Comments on: Giant Bombcast 12-08-2009

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:05:09 +0000

I listen to a few podcasts so if they go off on tangents I'm not really missing info as I usually get it in the others

By: AlfredPMcLovely

AlfredPMcLovely — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:14:02 +0000

I really enjoy when they go off on tangents, but then no particular podcast is my main source for video game news. Perhaps people who don't read the news sites on a regular basis have less patience for frivolity in their podcasts and this could explain some of the negative votes on this site. I often listen to podcasts just to make my commute go by faster so I am much more forgiving of silliness.

By: @mgscholar

@mgscholar — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:12:14 +0000

But that's what the beauty of the Giant Bombcast is – it never once got boring. I was laughing at loud during all of those moments – not the best show this year to be fair, but one of the few podcasts I've ever listened to that's actually made me laugh out loud. I feel that the shorter shows are the ones that just aren't as good; they've hit a very happy medium where anywhere from 120 to 150 minutes seems to be the golden mark.

On a side note, have they mentioned if they're going to be doing a Game of the Year show this year? To be honest, I wouldn't expect them to do one as there isn't any opposition to Uncharted 2 this year, and that seems to be like a pretty universal feeling. There have been good games, but none in the class of Uncharted 2. (I suspect that Jeff would lean toward Street Fighter IV.) The beauty of last year's Game of the Year show was the debate between Metal Gear Solid 4 and Grand Theft Auto IV; a similar feel probably won't exist this year.

By: Kire PDX

Kire PDX — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:48:05 +0000

This was one of the loosest Giantbomb episodes ever as they were all over the place on tangents. It was still really funny (and surprisingly vulgar), but this one stands for the randomness.

Normally I don't mind it when the show goes long, but this one could probably have been cut short. Maybe to around the point where Vinny dropped the "C" bomb.