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HMS Boromir posted:This is my issue with Video Games Hot Dog but maybe it's just me being a cellphone-abjuring luddite. I just got an ios device for the first time a month ago and finally got to play a bunch of cellphone games I've heard people talking about so much. The experience left me retroactively even angrier about all the words i've had to listen about cell phone games all these years.
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I'm going to +1 the recommendations people have made for Super Best Friendscast. I had written them off for a long time because the two best friends play videos on Machinima are kind of obnoxious. If you’re on a similar boat don’t let that stop you from checking out their podcast. Yes they can be a little shouty at times, but they have a genuine enthusiasm for video games that is infectious to listen to. They also cover certain games that I find are a little underrepresented on other gaming podcasts. ie – fighting games Also, since they play a boatload of videogames you never run in to that thing other video games podcasts run in to where it’s been a week but half the crew didn’t manage to play anything, or they don’t have anything interesting to say because they plugged a couple hours in to a game just to have something to talk about on the podcast. They never sound like they’re tired from having to play a video game. They’re the antithesis to that feeling. It’s refreshing.
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Apr 2, 2014 20:31
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This is the exact reason people dislike the word problematic. It's not that they disagree with you at all, they're just tired that any time it is mentioned a bunch of goons show up to sling hyperbole around.
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Apr 3, 2014 17:54
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Dr. Stab posted:Are you saying that there would have been less poo poo about what she said if she had just used the word "bigoted" to describe South Park? In relation to this thread, yes I think Fingers of Fury wouldn't have felt compelled to post and this whole discussion could have been avoided. In terms of people throwing a tantrum in other forums - those poo poo heads where going to complain regardless of what word she used.
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Apr 3, 2014 19:57
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Captain Internet posted:Speaking of not needing to play a game, the most recent thumbs about W_D and Wolfenstein was just silly. I'd rather someone just not talk about something if they had no interest in said thing and did not experience said thing. It was one of my favorites in a long time. It had an energy Idle Thumbs hasn't had since... pre-kickstarter return? I'll gladly take them pooping on some boring AAA open world titles over those weeks and weeks where no one had played anything but time-waster phone games and all sounded like they wanted to lie down. Edit : I was conflating eps 160 and 158. They're both great, but 158 is my favorite in a long time. 160 is great too! I hope they keep playing games and having stuff to talk about. Trexy fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Jun 3, 2014 |
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Jun 3, 2014 01:48
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Ulta posted:Good summation of the current bullshit on the internet Thumbs guys. I'm actually kinda sad Kotaku and Polygon are actually responding to it by making contributors not contribute/disclose all contributions to crowdfunding. Not that transparency is a bad thing, but seriously who gives a gently caress if Ben Kuchera backed a game or once gave a homeless dude 5 dollars and that man was Nick Breckon. I don't disagree with anything they said but I feel like they kind of misrepresented your average angry 14 year old. 14 year olds are single-minded assholes who are all terrible to each other.
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Aug 28, 2014 02:27
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SoulChicken posted:The adverts have cooled me off idle thumbs a little. We get an intro, a middle and a final ad skit, talking about their "friends" at Squarespace and Naturebox. I'm generally amicable when it comes to podcast adds but Idle Thumbs spend way more time on adds than any other podcast I listen to. They're on the shorter end as far as podcasts go too, so if you're listening to them back to back in a car ride it's that much more apparent how much time you're listening to adds. Podcasts are also going to have to make some smart decisions about what adds need a 'shooting the poo poo' add vs a succinct pre-recorded message. Every time I hit the Squarespace add in Roderick on the Line I'm instantly thankful that I'm not listening to a bunch of guys spend too much time to say nothing about Naturebox I haven't heard 100 times before.
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Sep 16, 2014 17:30
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Hakkesshu posted:Too much of the discussion on Thumbs lately has revolved around "here's a well-liked game that I played for an hour, let's spend 30 minutes talking about this one thing I don't like". This is why the Super Best Friendscast has become one of my favorite gaming podcasts. Sure they're a little shouty and talk over each other, but they play the poo poo out of games, and do so enthusiastically. They're the antithesis of the "here is what I gleaned from the 1-2 hours I forced myself to play a videogame this weekend" feeling.
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Nov 4, 2014 19:54
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Captain Invictus posted:Oh no, anime. The biggest roadblock to goons. There has got to be some kind of anime-hate time dilation going on because I can't recall the last time they said much more than "I'm watching x and y and I like it a lot/not so much" and moved on, but I see goons bring it up all the time.
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I'm not a big fan of Polygon, but I am a big fan of MBMBAM, and the episodes of quality control where it's specifically Justin and Griffin are absolutely worth listening to.
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