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  1. Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    I actually find the normal enemies, almost across the board, more of a nuisance/challenge than bosses. Bosses behave in general, patterned ways but depending on the floor layout and the enemies present, they can be much, much more erratic. ESPECIALLY WITH SPIDERS and their damn semi-random movement patterns...
  2. A Song Of Ice And Fire

    Oh, don't be sad. In the end it's all for the Watch. For the Watch. For the Watch...
  3. Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    The Haunt is a VERY tough boss and the only one I'd say that's actually harder for Azazel than any "standard" build.
  4. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Oh I understand that intent is, ultimately, more important than actual word definitions (we can't ALL be as cool as the kid in Wet, Hot, American Summer who says the line "Douches are hygienic, I take that as a compliment" after all), it's just, to me, emblematic of how hilariously slipshod this whole operation is. As I said further up: when we look back in ten years, they may very well be the catalyst for a lot of positive change entirely in spite of themselves and their abhorrent actions.
  5. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    It is one of my absolute favorite things that they're using as a pejorative something that sounds objectively AWESOME. My only fear is that it works like how "liberal" worked in American politics.
  6. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    I've actually been thinking about this too. GG has done more in the last 6 months to expose the misogyny and inequality in the Video game, tech and science fields/industries than all the op-ed pieces of the last decade. The GRANDEST irony of this movement will likely be that they will unintentionally change the world for the better because the internet loves nothing more than to forget passion causes within days, but since they're SO DEDICATED to the constant campaigns of harassment and threats, it doesn't LET the internet forget. Someone trying to advance the cause of equality couldn't have planned it better...I wouldn't be surprised if THAT'S their next move: try to blame all this on the "SJWs" by claiming GG started as a false flag operation to try and bring attention to inequality in video games... No need to be baffled: these people are at war with indie games that feature characters other than Whitey McLanternjaw. They never go after "big" publishers because those are the publishers who make the games they love (and I love! I love me some Arkham games, and I can't WAIT for the new MKX, partially because it looks like I won't have to explain to my fiancee why all the female characters are dressed like Renn Faire prostitutes) and they seem to operate under the misguided notion that the more indie games come out, the fewer AAA games will come out. As though there were some arbitrary limit...
  7. Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    Without items I'm not actually sure you're ever "guaranteed" a Devil (or Angel) room, but I do know that taking no Red damage definitely increases the chances of one spawning by a TON.
  8. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    I mean did you SEE the comments in that blog quoted around page 132? The one Klepek linked to that had some great, objective facts about why "the movement" never gained the traction they like to pretend it did? MOST of the top comments (which I think are chronological, not vote based) were about how this was "yet another article reporting on incidents with no citations" (there were plenty of citations) and once again HILARIOUSLY misusing Occam's Razor ("Which is more likely? That thousands of people are leading a campaign of misinformation and harassment or that these bitches are just doing it for attention? CHECK. MATE.") I mean it'd be hilarious if it weren't so infuriating...
  9. Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    But you unlocked Samson, right? Cause I unlocked him with Azazel actually by accident! I both love and hate playing as him since he plays SOOO different, but SOOO many pickups you get don't do crap-all for him (every time I get a range booster, it grinds my teeth down just a little more).
  10. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    I mean these are guys who are drinking the Bill Maher kool-aid and taking it to UNHEARD of levels. They seem to genuinely think that "Beautiful, ephemeral, intelligent woman married to a dumb fatass" is complimentary and pandering TO THE WOMAN. That right there could have entire classes taught about misunderstanding how power dynamics in society work. (Or I'm misunderstanding your post, I kinda feel like it could go either way...but I feel like the point still stands)
  11. Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    This is all fantastic to learn/know! The way I made my way through the initial slog wasn't to go for a full-on victory, but to go for character unlocks. Try and get those "No heart pickups/no damage for the first two floors" unlocks and those will, at the very least, unlock more different ways to play.
  12. An email I sent to Giantbomb

    That we can surely agree on!
  13. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    He has put out so many incredible comics about this topic...
  14. An email I sent to Giantbomb

    I get that and I agree 100%, but that still leads into: maybe they did. Maybe they reached out to some people and got turned down. Maybe they either already had a job they liked, or weren't interested in relocating for a job. I mean GB, and not just them but damn near every job in the country, tend to hire people they know first or go for a "safe" hire. Though ultimately if they do wind up hiring to replace Klepek, I truly do hope they get someone with a new perspective.
  15. Star Wars VII - Open spoilers

    This isn't that unlikely. I mean Marvel got chomped up by Disney and began to/just as they started making movies that were basically genre films featuring superheroes. Like GotG is a straight-up sci-fi movie, Winter Soldier is an action-thriller, both Thor movies are more fantasy than superhero. This is why I can't understand people who think the Marvel bubble MUST INEVITABLY BURST CATASTROPHICALLY!! It's also why I feel Marvel's movies are doing better and holding up better than DC's, but that's another story for another time. The point is: Disney as a holding company is clearly okay with their IPs being used to explore unlikely, different routes and I think they'd be daaaamn smart to do that with Star Wars. Honestly? If they announced tomorrow they were making a Bounty Hunter movie, I'd be looking forward to that far, FAR more than Episode VII.
  16. An email I sent to Giantbomb

    I mean I'm somewhat torn on the issue here, and I'm not sure this is even the place to be airing it as OP said, but let's call it what it is: Dan is the closest they've come to filling the content void that Ryan left. He's aggressive in his love of video games, he's got a lot of great ideas for new content and he has a really infectiously positive energy (seriously, listen to the podcasts before he showed up, the Bombcast was becoming increasingly by-the-books and dour). Yeah, I'd LOVE for them to have a more diverse hire this next time, but A) we don't know who all applied, so just assuming they turned down equally qualified more diverse hires is extremely conclusion-jumpy and I'm not going to be pissed at a guy for having a good year when other people (even within his industry) had a less good year. Oh and C) The fact that they've featured people like Zoe Quinn and Samantha Kalman, both on their podcasts and in the GOTY lists while telling the likes of Zodiac MF to hit the bricks says plenty too. Frankly, I don't mind them using GG to tend their own garden, and them saying "Yeah, don't harass in our name for any reason and if you're trying to spout that GG crap, do it elsewhere" is plenty and actions, even on the internet, speak louder than words. They've been openly contemptuous of them on their podcasts (ESPECIALLY on their morning show)...and this WHOLE thing seems like it's spiraling, so I'll cut myself off there before this thread (and post) gets any more jacked. I don't know if this sounds needlessly harsh, and I'm not meaning for it too. I'd love for someone like Cara Ellison or Kalman to start showing up as a GB regular, but until that happens there's not much one can do besides not consuming their content if one feels THAT strongly about it. Feel free to even send Rorie a message or email like "Hey, I'd be a bit more into voting with my wallet if we could get some different perspectives as regulars on content."
  17. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    For me it was when he declared, essentially, "TORTURE FOUND US OSAMA BIN LADEN!! FUCK YOU WHINING LIBERALS!!!" parroting an out-and-out fallacy as if it were objective fact. Yeah, dude's a real anti-establishment rebel...
  18. An email I sent to Giantbomb

    As someone who also does DDP Yoga: it's AWESOME. He's toned down a lot of the macho BS that was apparently a part of it when it first burst onto the scene, and he's got this SUPER positive energy that makes you not feel shitty if you aren't an expert your first year. I know this sounds like an ad, but I really do recommend it. I'm also gobsmacked by Dan's ability to be utterly convinced of his own rightness but not be a total jerk about it (ON THE INTERNET, NO LESS!) He seems very "live and let live."
  19. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    You're right and that's what I get for posting well after I should've been in bed: laaaaaziiiiiiness leading to a somewhat vapid post. You're also mostly right: I honestly can't tell where the schtick ends and the man begins, if such a line exists. THAT'S the part where it all fell apart from me. He both declares himself "the majority" for his beliefs in liking the Video game establishment just the way it is, then rants for pages about what a "rebel" he is and how "rebels" don't mean anything anymore. Yeah, weird that the one single real fan of his on the staff dies (RIP Ryan Davis, that one still stings) and he's suddenly BAFFLED as to why no one wants to hear him all-caps about how torture is awesome and liberals are pussies. He's either lazy performance art or a screaming manchild. That's really it.
  20. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Oh if you wanna see a total lack of cognitive dissonance, check out what ZodiacMF has to say on the topic (I could link, but...I mean if people want it that bad, I'll link). Now he's obviously a polarizing figure, but generally he's managed to do a decent, if inferior, Seanbaby impression in being acerbic, obscene, low-brow and yet somehow make salient, often hilarious, points. At this point he's either taking the schtick intentionally too far, or believing his own hype.
  21. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Fair dues and you are, of course, correct! They had to deal with having PARENTS who drank the PTSD away...that probably didn't do much for their outlook... My point wasn't that "just because something is tradition that makes it 100% correct," my point was that some people treat the whole "real men don't cry" thing as though it's a self-evident, perpetual truth. Like, for instance, pink being a girly color when, again, in the '50s it was actually considered incredibly manly.
  22. Fantasy Finale XV

    One step forward, two steps back. Cultural differences aside, that's Video game social progress in a nutshell, really... I mean...sure...that's...a certain kind of father figure, certainly...
  23. Fantasy Finale XV

    I mean...not to over-generalize, but...yeah, that seems about right in terms of a lot of Japanese games. I mean...it's pretty much a trope for these AND ESPECIALLY for fighting games. Not saying that makes it RIGHT, I guess I'm saying I'd have actually been more shocked if they HADN'T had a character design like that...
  24. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    The hilarious irony of that is that the whole "real men don't cry" isn't much older than 50 or so years. It was basically the 'boomers way of not dealing with all the emotional baggage of going to war since...you know, we were righteous and good and everything was great and emotions are yucky! Before that it was actually considered the height of masculinity to cry. Look at ancient Greek and Anglo myths: it showed that, even as a warrior, you were still in touch with your emotions and that "side" of yourself.
  25. Fantasy Finale XV

    You're not wrong about the crazy development cycle, but honestly? The new look and seemingly new setting are enough to perhaps get me back on. Last game I played to the end was FFX. Didn't care about XI, didn't finish XII cause I just couldn't get into the weird gameplay, and didn't even bother with XIII or XIV. So it's definitely NOT a day-1 purchase for me, but it's something I'll be keeping my eye on. At this point Persona's the only JRPG series (or game) I consistently play and that's because they seem like they realized, with P4G that you can make a long game without requiring 40% or more of it to be grinding. And perhaps ratcheting down the melodrama.