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I love WOFF, Bonfireside, Suffering, DOFC, and Radio Free Midworld. Don't do their music casts because they have bad music opinions. Starting an entire podcast about boring old white guy band REM is all the proof you need of that. But in general love the network. I feel like this last season of BFSC broke them though. Gary and Cole are now both constantly defending almost everything they say and arguing with a straw man who's not there about stuff on every show. I'm sure that comes from all the dumb poo poo they got from idiot dark souls 3 fans for them not sucking that game off the entire season, but it's starting to get grating even as someone who likes their output.
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It's a fairly early one, but I can't remember which.
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Feb 21, 2017 18:29
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Yeah I kinda had to stop listening for the same reason. I feel like the breaking point was the Profaned Capitol episode where it felt like they were constantly reiterating their views on Yhorm being a disappointment in slightly different ways for like 40 minutes straight? It probably wasn't 40 minutes, but it did feel like that. Gary in particular seems to have gotten way more defensive about stuff. His stuff about Nioh on social media in particular just seems like he played the beta, made up his mind that he doesn't like it, and that's that. Which like, fine, it's their show, but it's a little disheartening for someone who got into the show cause they seemed to have a real love and passion for this stuff. I'm wondering if maybe they should just so a few month long break from the game stuff in general to just kind of reset.
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Feb 21, 2017 18:57
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Was worth the $10 for the baked potato jamboree down stairs.
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Feb 27, 2017 23:45
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I don't think I "get" this episode of BFC in the bundle. Like, I know Souls of Darkness is not real. But is there actually a reference to the book Gary wrote in FF2, in the form of a fake tiger LCD game?
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Feb 28, 2017 02:06
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Did anyone read Gary's first book? I have zero connection to the Worlds of Power stuff he's riffing on, but with him doing a kickstarter for a second I'm wondering if I should check it out and maybe back it.
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Mar 10, 2017 04:12
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END ME SCOOB posted:It's good but it's going to lose a little if you're unfamiliar with either the title he's paying homage to or the WoP novels. I have a decent enough understanding of both Dark Souls and Fallout that I'd get that end. And from what I understand WoP were basically kids books written by people who were given like, a paragraph about the game and told to go nuts. Is the first one funny?
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Mar 10, 2017 09:36
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I guess I'll pick it up then. Hopefully I'll be able to get through it before the Kickstarter is over for the new one so I can back it if I like it. E: oh hey, $5 audio book. E2: While I've never read any Worlds of Power stuff, I did read a lot of Goosebumps when I was a kid, and I immediately recognized the style he's doing here. And it's really spot on. Vince MechMahon fucked around with this message at 22:29 on Mar 10, 2017 |
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Mar 10, 2017 18:43
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I thought they were a little harsh on DS3 on the whole, but this new DLC is basically every single issue they had with the story telling and "more hard=better" design of that game wrapped into one package, even more so than the previous one.
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Mar 28, 2017 07:30
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Well guess I won't be listening to Bonfireside Chat again anytime soon, because the circular discussions they had anytime they didn't like something were driving me crazy This time they're going to be totally right, though.
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Mar 28, 2017 17:37
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I'm almost caught up on Teenage Dirtbags. Ding dong, it's me... THE WEIRD MAN.
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Apr 1, 2017 22:09
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Mordekai posted:Every game they play apparently contain something "really gross!". Like very drat game Oh hey, it's one of the straw men they spend too much time arguing with, right here in the thread.
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Apr 5, 2017 20:19
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There is no bad Teenage Dirtbags episode. Start at the start for maximum in jokes.
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Apr 8, 2017 01:48
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Song For The Deaf posted:Teenage Dirtbags is one of my favorite things. Pick a song/video you like and know, listen to that to see if you dig their style, then go back. It's hard to be completions about it because a some number of the in-jokes are from The Pitch, and the 30+ years they've been doing the show on other platforms. Teenager & The Dirtbag made me laugh so hard I nearly crashed my car.
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Apr 8, 2017 03:27
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Bring back Bonfireside Cat.
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Apr 9, 2017 07:53
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I like Banjo-Kazooie, and get sick of the episodes about stuff like that because they always handle it with kid gloves. It's always the same "well I get that people like this, but I don't understand it," platitudes that are boring. Even as someone who likes those games, it would be much better if they just tore into them than this. At least that's funny, and I don't get upset because people don't like the same games as me. Then again, their twitter feeds are already kind of nightmares, so I can't imagine what that would lead to.
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Apr 25, 2017 05:29
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Yeah, at this point when there's an episode like Rocket Powered Robot on Wheels I give it ten minutes to see if it's going to be a crazy tangent episode, and if not usually just skip it. Not a huge deal. On the other hand I pay your salary through patreon rabble rabble rabble *farts in own mouth* E: Also it's not so much the disclaiming, it's more the same reason you guys don't do edutainment kids games anymore. There's only so many ways a person can say "collecting a bunch of stuff is boring and sucks" before I get the idea. Vince MechMahon fucked around with this message at 06:57 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 05:29
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That game makes so much more sense, now.
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Apr 28, 2017 04:17
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This is a good plan and I'm excited for it.
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May 4, 2017 17:14
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Woffle posted:Thanks! I thought you guys were going too hard on the game until the DLC came out and it was basically all the worst parts of the base game, condensed into two things I slogged through with basically no joy. Now I think maybe you were going too easy on it, in retrospect. I am probably never going to touch it again, and that makes me really sad. I can't loving wait for the new WOFF stuff.
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May 5, 2017 08:14
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The Berzerker posted:I love the Dark Souls series but I gave up on the DLC for DS3, I made it past the angel cover shooter nonsense, fought the Demon Prince boss a few times and went "this isn't even fun anymore" and haven't gone back. If they ever do an HD rerelease of Dark Souls or Demon Souls I'd be all over it though WOFF is top tier stuff. Find a couple games you like in the archive and give it a shot. I beat the DS3 dlc, but also was having zero fun with it. I'm going back to the old games now and they are much better balanced.
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May 5, 2017 20:17
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Guw posted:I love you Gary and Kole. Legitimately excited to hear Gary's hate for Nioh. I like Nioh a lot but am also ready for this.
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May 8, 2017 02:49
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I like that the historical version of the sword man from Kill Bill was in it.
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May 8, 2017 19:15
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rumble in the bunghole posted:Or just don't compare to stuff you don't know anything about and then try to avoid criticism with insecure waffling I like anime. Some anime is good. I know exactly what they mean when they say something is "anime as gently caress." And so do you. So shut up.
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May 25, 2017 19:03
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EC posted:Didn't realize there was an arbiter for which digressions are good and which are bad. Please, tell me more. Weirdly enough, this is The Arbiter from Halo's job.
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May 27, 2017 01:01
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Gary could probably get behind it being time for the Jedi to end.
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Jun 1, 2017 23:23
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I'm taking a break from BFSC until the victory lap season anyway cause I would like something more positive than what I know Nioh is going to be and don't give a Fuuuuuuck about Hollow Knight.
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Jun 2, 2017 19:58
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Xenolalia posted:I've actually managed to miss almost everything about Nioh, so I'm pretty excited to listen to it. I have such a weird image of what the game is right now. It's Dark Souls in Japan with loot.
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Jun 3, 2017 07:47
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Nioh is good. Not great, but good. I also didn't finish it, though. Boring rear end too long water blob monster made me put it down.
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Jun 5, 2017 07:08
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Abject Suffering on Blitz: The League, please.
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Jul 5, 2017 08:05
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jred250 posted:I bowed out of the Duckfeed podcasts for a while, but I started listening again and I forgot how well done they are. I remember truly loving Bonfireside Chat and wanting to explore more of their content so I started listening to Watch Out For Fireballs. I had tried listening to The Level many years ago, and one of the people on it had a really grating voice that made it hard to listen to. Watch Out For Fireballs is really good though. The two hosts have really great chemistry and they play the games I have a deep affection for. It seems like the new format of WoFF is going to allow for longer discussions.
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Aug 15, 2017 04:38
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I can't go back to city or origins just because getting around the city is such a slow moving pain in them after Knight. And I don't mean the batmobile, just the new grapple poo poo.
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Sep 24, 2017 18:31
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The Halogens posted:Is it me, or has Jeremy Greer made himself scarce on Radio-Free Midworld (Autumn is great, don't get me wrong)? Seems like he kind of noped out after being around a lot in the early seasons. I miss having him on the show, although all the other guests are good, too. Speaking of which, I'm really glad for the sheer variety of nerds Kole can get rustle up to talk about Uncle Stevie's self-insert masterpiece. Punching out after book 5 or so is the smart thing to do honestly.
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Aug 7, 2018 19:30
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EC posted:Doesn't look like anyone has mentioned it in here, yet, but the dates for the 2019 Duckstream have been announced! The Wolverine is good, though.
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Hyrax Attack! posted:It took me a while to figure out Braden is a real person, and not a "Hey Vern!" character in Gary's imagination. Did you think Teenage Dirtbags was just Gary doing a voice?
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Feb 13, 2019 23:51
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Hyrax Attack! posted:I have not yet listened to that show. There’s so much content! I still need to finish File Under Water. Teenage Dirtbags is the secret best show on the network.
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Feb 14, 2019 07:02
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Just listened to the Sekiro episode. I'm 100% with Gary on the boss runs thing. Just put a loving bonfire right outside the boss door forever, please.
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Mar 25, 2019 04:56
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I feel like the parts that are good are from at their best, and the parts that aren't are them at their worst. Multiphase boss fights with lovely one hit kill attacks and poison swamps.
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Mar 30, 2019 21:35
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Woffle posted:That whole fight, and the area after roofboss 2, were the two parts that felt exquisitely From to me so far. I feel like I'm going to listen to this season and think you're going too easy on the game, from this post. I just stopped playing after 8 hours because the frustration wasn't balancing out the fun, which I've never done with a From game before.
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Woffle posted:Comparatively, we're not very easy on it. We recorded the first "real" episode today and there's a pretty lengthy part where we discuss the difficulty and the conversation around it. I'd love it to be the exact opposite of that. Remove all bosses and let me figure out these cool stealth sections.
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