/r/GiantBomb Loves Mondays | April 24th, 2017

What games have you been playing?

I've been trying to get into PLAYERUNKNOWN's BATTLEGROUNDS, and that game is REEEEEALLLLYYYYY spotty for me. I've played five or six matches, and only ONCE was the game playable. FPS is all over the place (from 10fps to 60+), with zero consistency. I've only played one match where the audio wasn't COMPLETELY blown out. It is the most early access thing I have ever played.

Since PUBG was such a shaky/frustrating experience, I decided to put on my space helmet and dive into Kerbal Space Program. I was feeling something sandbox-y, and re-watching Project B.E.A.S.T. has been in the back of my mind, so this seemed like a solid choice. Fuck, this game is fun. I'm doing everything in sandbox mode, so far, and having a blast. In 6-7 hours between the last two days, I have lost zero brave souls. Does anyone know if career mode is also a good time?

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

Both podcasts, UPF, and the Spoilercast: Fate of the Furious.

A Jeff-less UPF was better than I'd expected. I don't love Rorie (I am genuinely sorry about that), but he really carried things well! His segments ran a little long for my tastes, but both were fun, and great games/ideas for the UPF format. Also, that Rick & Morty game really makes me want to get a Vive. Like, right now.

I'm currently halfway through the Spoilercast, and it's so, so good.

What do you plan on playing this week?

I'm sure more Kerbal, at least! I still need to finish Event[0], too. I also keep eyeballing Stardew Valley, thinking I may need to jump back in and make a new farm, pick a new lady to woo, and possibly even side with Joja this time...

Hey duders, hope everyone had a cool weekend.

What games have you been playing?

Bloodborne- been replaying the game on NG+ while also checking out the DLC areas. I actually checked a forum today and I was pretty underleveled for the DLC, which explains why I was getting my ass kicked so thoroughly. Still fun though.

Full Throttle Remastered: I needed a break from heavy games and this was pretty perfect. Fun story, they did enough work on the art to make it worth it and it's only about 4 hours long.

Civilization 5- I accidentally launched this the other day and ended up playing for about 5 hours straight. I think my Civ is screwed because of where I started and how many other players I border, but I'm going to see it through.

I also went back to Barcade on Saturday and played a whole bunch of stuff. Spent most of the time on Street Fighter 2, but I was pretty drunk so my timing was off. Still had a good time.

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

Work is still dead, so I watched a good amount of stuff, a few quick looks, the GBE Friday stream and beast in the east. I'm watching UPF right now. Also did both podcasts as usual, really enjoyed the Beast Cast this week.

What do you plan on playing this week?

More Bloodborne. Probably some Dirt Rally and maybe some of The Walking Dead season 3

What games have you been playing?

87 Hours and 8 Minutes.

Is the time it took me to complete Persona 5. Probably a few hours less if I'm being honest as I walked away more than a few times without hitting rest mode.

And as usual, I'm pretty bummed the ride is over. The game has it's faults, it's story being the major offender, but it's absolutely one of my favorite games in recent years.

The wound is a little too fresh, but I'd still say Persona 3 is still my favorite. Between 4 and 5, eh, it's a really close tie. P4 might just be a little more put together.

But now I can play other videogames! But I'm not sure I want to, P5 left me feeling pretty drained.

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

Didn't watch anything this week. Plan on watching more Tender Loving Care.

What do you plan on playing this week?

I thought about firing up Battlegrounds. There's this itch to play some Guild Wars? What?

What games have you been playing?

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS continues to take up a lot of my time. That game... it just... works in a way that I can't describe. I was crying laughing last night as I got in a fist fight upon landing and when the other player took off running, I chased them on foot for a solid 2 minutes. They found a jeep and hopped in, but before they could drive off, I got in the back seat, so they just drove me around for a while. I got sniped, but I had literal tears in my eyes from laughing so hard.

I'm currently in the top 20 of all time in horde mode on 3 different maps of Robot Roller Derby Disco Dodgeball... so... that's a thing.

I played a disgusting amount of Stardew Valley this past week. It's just such a zen way to end a day.

When I don't feel like sitting at my computer, I will play a bit of Breath of the Wild on the couch. That game continues to impress, but at this point, it is old hat to discuss its merits.

I also played about an hour each of Massive Chalice and Crusader Kings II this past week. Both good games.

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

Tender Loving Care got real steamy. Good thing I didn't watch it at work, like I do most GB content.

My mom's coworker brought in his Oculus Touch and let everyone in her office try some VR. She played a game called First Contact and said it was really fun. I told her she doesn't know fun in VR until she watches a VRodeo or the East Meets VR holiday stream. She was in tears watching Vinny in the Drunkn Bar Fight game.

What do you plan on playing this week?

Honestly, more PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS and probably more Breath of the Wild. All other games are up in the air.

What games have you been playing?

Working my way through Persona 5 still. Finished the third Palace in a single day because the SP Adhesive 3 is broken and I love it. Now I'm just enjoying the time I've saved working on all my Confidants and increasing my attributes. I still need to unlock the Star and Fortune Confidants, but I'm not quite there, Charm or money-wise, respectively. I also have no idea who my protagonist is romantically interested in, unlike Persona 3 or 4. Maybe no one? I've played around 30 hours in at this point. I'm really loving the style of Persona 5, but I'm not entirely sure how it ranks in my head among Persona games and Shin Megami Tensei games, as a whole.

Otherwise I've been playing Hoplite and Trails in the Sky. I've been a bit too busy for much else, he says, putting at least 20 hours into Trails in the Sky in less than a few weeks.

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

The Old Music and Numismatics stream might be one of my favorite things Giant Bomb has ever done. I love watching people who are passionate about something, especially when they're able to convey that passion to a wide audience.

I haven't listened to the podcast in a while because I recently discovered that I'm kinda into audiobooks?

What do you plan on playing this week?

Definitely more Persona 5, I'd like to see what the next Palace is.

What games have you been playing?

I still can't get away from the Battlegrounds...it's literally all I've been playing...I'm not even that good at it...HOLY SHIT! I JUST NOTICED THE LIVE SHOW LINK AND THEY'RE STREAMING IT...I'll finish this post later :D

Edit: that was amazing! I really hope they incorporate it into a regular feature.

anyway where was I?!

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

I really enjoyed UPF with Will and Regina I would like to see them more often

What do you plan on playing this week?

well...I don't mean to be predictable or anything but I'll probably be playing a certain battle royale themed competitive video game

What games have you been playing?

Pretty much the only thing I played this week was Mass Effect 2 and wow, what a game. I know this is treading pretty old ground at this point but they seemed to take the ideas of ME1 and made the game that they originally wanted to make. Mechanically it plays better, there's more dialogue and more great missions, and it's just pretty much an all around improvement. It's been a long time since I had a game where I'd sit down and lose track of time and whoops I accidentally played for like eight or nine hours straight. The only bit I didn't like much was the whole Alpha Relay/Object Rho/Dr. Kenson stuff. First off, I hate it when games that are crafted for you to have your AI buddies with you take away the buddies but don't seem to adjust the enemies at all. Suddenly it's the same encounters as before but everything is shooting at me instead of only a third or so. It makes it a much slower trudge and is generally un-fun. Then story-wise it felt like the first time where I didn't have a say in what was going to happen. I had to kill all the Batarian colony because the game wanted that to happen so ME3 can start the way it does, not because I had chosen to do so.

I made it through the end and wowowow that final sequence of going through and choosing people to do stuff is so good. I did end up losing Jack which is a bummer, she was a cool character.

Shortly after finished ME2, I started up on Mass Effect 3. I haven't gotten particularly far yet but man even just four or five hours in I'm not feeling it anywhere near as much as I did with 1 or 2. I remember listening to Bombcasts when this came out and the one thing that stuck with me was everyone saying how dumb the stuff with that one kid on Earth was and... yup it's real dumb. Maybe it's just because I'm pretty early on still but I find it funny that the game with the most action-y combat has maybe had the least amount of combat so far. It's been a lot of talking to aliens. Not a complaint really, just an observation I thought was funny. I'm going to keep up with it and hopefully save the everything or whatever it is I'm supposed to do.

Oh and I have two questions about ME3 that maybe someone can help me with. First: I remember hearing on the bombcast about doing multiplayer to get Galactic Readiness up.. is that required to max out the readiness? Cause I'm super not interested in multiplayer. And second: Why are Sheperd's boots the loudest thing in the universe like holy heck her footsteps are booming.

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

I didn't really watch/listen to much outside of both podcasts plus UPF. I still have a couple things I missed out on while playing ME1 and 2 that I'm going to go back and watch at some point including TLC Pt. 2, that Guitar Hero and coin stream, and the Panzer Dragoon stream. Mass Effect has just completely taken over my free time lately.

What do you plan on playing this week?

I'll keep at Mass Effect 3. Depending on how much that grabs me I may or may not play anything else.

What games have you been playing?

Been playing Beat Cop and I try and take some time every day to find a few Kurok seeds in Breath of the Wild. I'm slowly trying to get everything in that game and max everything out.

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

I prioritize quick looks for some reason. I think I just want to see the games in action and make decisions if I want to play them or not, and so I made those decisions with Beat Cop, Cosmic Star Heroine, and Hollow Knight. Oh and I just saw the quick look for Mr. Shifty and got that for the Switch, since I'd like to fill out that platform with some more games whenever possible.

I also happened to watch the Giant Bomb East playdate for Tender Loving Care and it is absolutely hysterical. I would really recommend that, there's currently two parts up and they're likely going to wrap it up in a forthcoming third part. (Warning though, the game is "erotic" and there's definitely some nudity in there.)

What do you plan on playing this week?

Going to continue with Beat Cop and start jumping into Hollow Knight. I love me some Metroivania games so I can see that eating up all my time, but I would like to make some time for Mr. Shifty. Knowing me, I'm going to really put off Cosmic Star Heroine for later. It's one of those games I have to feel "ready" to play. Maybe next week...

What games have you been playing?

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild and Overwatch. BoTW is a special, special game. I'm 40 hours in and have done basically nothing story-wise. just wandering around in that game is an absolute joy. This game is probably my GOTY and is easily my favorite Zelda game. That new Overwatch mode is really fun. I plan on keeping up with that as well.

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

UPF and the weird GH2 stream were both great.

What do you plan on playing this week?

Zelda and Overwatch, and maybe some Gears of War 4.

What games have you been playing?

-Breath of the Wild and Legend of Mana. Not in love with BotW but it's an enjoyable experience, I like knocking out a few shrines at a time. And playing LoM primarily for Yoko Shimomura's compositions, a little stiff but still a gorgeous game. As well as messing around with NG+ in P5.

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

-Rewatching the Shenmue Endurance Run since I hate waiting for new Beast in the East episodes to come out.

What do you plan on playing this week?

-Not much, got a busy week of work ahead so I'll probably squeeze in some Legend of Mana on my breaks.

What games have you been playing?

I've been committing almost all of my limited free time to Persona 5. I think I'm almost done at this point which a bittersweet feeling. So far I think I like P4 a little more but it's probably tied with P2 (part 1) for my personal 2nd place. I did manage to squeeze in a little more Overwatch though not nearly as much as I wanted. I enjoyed the PvE mode but none of the event rewards really interested me so that might have influenced my decision to keep making my way through P5 instead of taking the time to play more Overwatch.

What Giant Bomb content have you been consuming? Any time that wasn't spent playing Persona 5 was spent watching the new MST3K so I haven't been keeping up well with Giant Bomb. I was able to watch their Quick Looks of Cosmic Star Heroine, Drawn to Death, and Beat Cop as well as the first part of the Playdate with Tender Loving Care.

What do you plan on playing this week? I should definitely be finishing up Persona 5 soon and after that I'll finally be free to try out the new Elite: Dangerous update (which should also help me catch up on all the Giant Bomb content I missed). Maybe a little more Overwatch as well.

What games have you been playing?

Persona 5 still. Over 40 hours in at this point, nearing the end of the 4th dungeon. It's a fantastic game.

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

The latest GBE Playdate where Alex plays Guitar Hero 2 while Vinny inspects Alex's grandfather's coin collection was amazing. I loved the infectious sense of wonder and enjoyment Vinny had during the whole thing.

What do you plan on playing this week?

Definitely more Persona 5. I have to finish this game!

What games have you been playing?

Horizon: Zero Dawn - still early in the story, loving every minute, and being amazed at how good games look now.

Pac-Man 256 - great for when I have just a few minutes. The little missions are really keeping me interested even though it's essentially the same run every time.

Star Trek: Timelines - I love Star Trek, and this keeps me engaged enough and dangles enough cool characters at me that I actually pay for the monthly premium currently stipend.

Ticket to Ride - I find myself coming back to it fairly often and hunting Steam achievements. Up next is the one where I win a game while claiming all of the black routes.

What Giant Bomb #content have you been consuming, and what do you recommend most?

Sadly, just the podcasts on my commute. I don't devote a lot of time at home to watching videos when I could be catching up on Class, Doctor Who, Better Call Saul or video games.

What do you plan on playing this week?

I'd love to get more time with Horizon: Zero Dawn, especially since my wife just started playing, too. It'd be nice to always be in about the same spot so we can talk about the story at whatnot.