Yet another GAF thread - I still haven't got over it :( (No spergfits allowed)

[thisismyusername]

gotta have an exit strategy in mind.

can't stay a reviewer/personality forever. see adam sesslor

Sessler could've stayed a reviewer perpetually if he didn't start to talk about things from the corporate mouthpiece/"shilling" mountain. That was his problem. He started to publicly do that and it earned ire from the hands that fed him for decades.

[Shaka Khan]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115356988&postcount=204

I'm shocked.

Stockholm syndrome.

[Shaka Khan]

I figured out Wrath's new alt. At least this time it doesn't have traces of his first/last/nickname.

[Tasty]

I figured out Wrath's new alt. At least this time it doesn't have traces of his first/last/nickname.

He's learning.

[SpeedStats]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115356988&postcount=204

I'm shocked.

It almost looks like Pac-Man & The Ghostly Adventures (TV show, not game), meets Sonic Heroes and Sonic Unleashed night in a blender.

yeah, what's wrong with it?

 

[Oblivion]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115356988&postcount=204

I'm shocked.

Wow that game looks and sounds like ass. Naughty Dog actually succeeded in making a Sonic game worse than Sonic Team. Good job, guys.

[Tasty]

Lol just called him out on that.

Three awful things put together? Huh, I wonder why people think it looks bad!

[Oblivion]

gotta have an exit strategy in mind.

can't stay a reviewer/personality forever. see adam sesslor

Sessler could've stayed a reviewer perpetually if he didn't start to talk about things from the corporate mouthpiece/"shilling" mountain. That was his problem. He started to publicly do that and it earned ire from the hands that fed him for decades.

Link(s)?

[Phoenix Dark]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115356988&postcount=204

I'm shocked.

Just think of all the dumb shit you'll be defending like that by this time tomorrow

[Shaka Khan]

"Tomodachi Wife looks like a nice blend of Pokemon X/Y, Animal Crossing, and Nickelodeon cartoons. My newfound sense of cynicism requires me to cite a few fluffy concerns, but I'll still be buy 5 eShop copies when it's released."

[Tasty]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115356988&postcount=204

I'm shocked.

Just think of all the dumb shit you'll be defending like that by this time tomorrow
(Image removed from quote.)

Nintendo's stream isn't until Tuesday breh.

If they show a game that looks worse than Sonic Boom then god help us all.

[thisismyusername]

gotta have an exit strategy in mind.

can't stay a reviewer/personality forever. see adam sesslor

Sessler could've stayed a reviewer perpetually if he didn't start to talk about things from the corporate mouthpiece/"shilling" mountain. That was his problem. He started to publicly do that and it earned ire from the hands that fed him for decades.

Link(s)?

I don't have particular links but the general order of events happened as:

-1080p-gate ("1080p is important this generation!" X-box 720 is actually 900p: "WHO CARES ABOUT RESOLUTION!?")
-Gamers lose their shit over his 180. Some (that he blames NeoGAF on) death-threats happen
-"Nuke Arm Dealers probably have a better user base than Gamers"
-(NeoGAF ire here) Some Gamer ire that is further fueled happens
-Decides to retire from the industry due to "gamer ire"/butthurt that him 180-ing and toeing the MS corporate line isn't being ate by the people he's supposed to be "reporting to"/informing that already were butthurt/ired toward MS and their initial 720 plans.

[Oblivion]

Seriously though, I thought I was watching some shitty Let's Play video until I realized the people speaking were actually Sonic and Knuckles. 

[Oblivion]

gotta have an exit strategy in mind.

can't stay a reviewer/personality forever. see adam sesslor

Sessler could've stayed a reviewer perpetually if he didn't start to talk about things from the corporate mouthpiece/"shilling" mountain. That was his problem. He started to publicly do that and it earned ire from the hands that fed him for decades.

Link(s)?

I don't have particular links but the general order of events happened as:

-1080p-gate ("1080p is important this generation!" X-box 720 is actually 900p: "WHO CARES ABOUT RESOLUTION!?")
-Gamers lose their shit over his 180. Some (that he blames NeoGAF on) death-threats happen
-"Nuke Arm Dealers probably have a better user base than Gamers"
-(NeoGAF ire here) Some Gamer ire that is further fueled happens
-Decides to retire from the industry due to "gamer ire"/butthurt that him 180-ing and toeing the MS corporate line isn't being ate by the people he's supposed to be "reporting to"/informing that already were butthurt/ired toward MS and their initial 720 plans.

Wow. That's a shame. I always thought Sessler was one of the good ones.

[Tasty]

Sess is still good in my book. He's not wrong about GAF being a bunch of fuckwits.

[thisismyusername]

i'm not sure it's possible to work in a job where you're interacting with a large group of gamers on a fairly regular basis and not become disgusted with them.  from there, it's just a hop, skip, and a jump into the welcome arms of the companies.

I don't disagree that people get burned out eventually. But he kinda brought the ire on himself when he was like "YEAH 1080p OR GIVE ME DEATH!" (X-box outputs 900p) "...Well, actually, who cares about resolution now? "

If you're not going to stand with your (strong) opinion, you kinda get the ire you deserve from it.

That said he was in the journalism industry for 20 years, so it isn't like people hated him. He simply was a dinosaur of the TV-era (Youtube killed the TV star...) that couldn't keep up with the consumers demands and then when he started to shill after so long people called him out on it.

He should've silently retired used his "consulting firm" to springboard into Microsoft's arms if that's what he wanted. Speaking of the consulting: Is he doing anything? Outside of E3 on Spike for like 1-3 days I haven't heard his consulting firm business taking off or anything.

[Kara]

Sess is still good in my book. He's not wrong about GAF being a bunch of fuckwits.

A salient point in a thread like this.

[nachobro]

No matter how many stupid threads are made on GAf each year, this one always remains the stupidest
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=831274

edit: nvm http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=833446 

[Himu]

What kind of eggs were in mgs4 again? I don't remember. Fried eggs?

[nachobro]

yeah. just regular ass fried eggs 

[etiolate]

These days I look forward to the Steam Summer sale more than e3.

Unless they reveal a non-shitty Metroid.

[Himu]

...

All you do is put oil, fat, or butter on high heat, wait till it's hot but don't let it smoke, then dump the eggs in and watch the sides depending in you want it cooked.

I remember those scenes being distinguished mentally-challenged but not that distinguished mentally-challenged. Surely there was a goal. Wasn't she trying to make sunny side up fried eggs?

[etiolate]

If you want to properly make good eggs, then:

-bring the eggs to room temp by leaving them in tap water
-heat pan and wait until the butter browns

Simple enough, but for omelettes:

-want a flat pan, wide spatula
-spoon eggs in a circular pattern
-tilt pan to bleed the eggs to the edge
-cook like 10 or so seconds and then use spatula to scrap in the edges of the omelette towards the middle
-repeat tilting the pan to spread the middle  uncooked egg out to the sides again
-cook, flip and melt butter on top

[Himu]

Post that in the thread. I'm sure most of us already know that.

[etiolate]

Post that in the thread. I'm sure most of us already know that.

You underestimate how lazy as fuck most people's cooking habits do be.

[Momo]

eggs

[Shaka Khan]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=833611

Well, we are for sure the weirdest family on earth. We don't really agree with each other, we don't even like each other half the time. Though none the less we are quite possibly the greatest community gaming has ever known. We create change in the industry. We post ideas and arguments that shake the very fabric of this industry and we fight against the status quo. We tear each others throats out, but if you look past all the gaffing and into the heart of what this community is about, it's about the industry and the fans and most of all.

[team filler]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115387081&postcount=444

[Rahxephon91]

Nintendo games do never get actually cheap. Fire Emblem 3DS a year later is still about $30. The main Pokemon games on the DS are still about $25 and up. It's kind of ridiculous. About the only Nintendo game I remember seeing for super cheap is Metriod Other M for $5 and well its obvious why.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Not that it matters to me, not like I want to buy thier crap.

[close]

[Oblivion]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=833497

"Not good enough. We demand BLOOD!" 

[Oblivion]

Smash Bros. Melee was still $30 in 2009 at Best Buy, before they finally got rid of their GC section.

Note: SSBM was also the only Player's Choice title to be $30 instead of $20.

[Rahxephon91]

Smash Bros. Melee was still $30 in 2009 at Best Buy, before they finally got rid of their GC section.

At the local used game stores around Chicago Brawl, Zelda, and Kart games for the N64 and Cube are the most frequently requested and out of stock games thanks to Nostalgia fegs.

[Joe Molotov]

Kirby's Return to Dreamland on the Wii still sells for $50 at Gamestop along with Xenoblade and Metroid Prime Trilogy.

[Rahxephon91]

Well Gamestop is just being dicks about Xenoblade. Copies you find of it are just ones they opened and made "used". They were also the only actual retailer for it here. Prime is also supposed to be rare. Which is not the case for Xenoblade as far as I can tell. Almost every Gamestop in the Chicago land area has it and it's not even a case of having "low stock" for most of them.

[etiolate]

Metroid Other M hit the bargain bin pretty fast.

[archie4208]

Nintendo treats their games as reliable long-term commodities.  Lots of other companies treat their stuff as slash and burn disposables.  It actually works for Nintendo, so I can't fault them too much for it.  Their games have super-long tails, and their classic titles have held their value quite well thanks to their Disney-esque fuckery.  Like, could you imagine them selling a collection of 48 16-bit era Nintendo games for $30, like Sonic's Genesis Collection?  That's unthinkable, and the only reason it *is* is because Nintendo guarded the value of that shit instead of selling it out for pennies on the dollar.

Nintendo will never put their games on Steam sale when they go third party. 

[Vertigo]

News like this should be fact checked with Sony America/Japan before posting anywhere. Especially when you are the biggest gaming site. IGN fucked up pretty badly this time.

And to post it on the eve of E3 and force Sony to make an official statement is really a disgrace. Not only could they have fucked up their conference and given a massive blow to the fanbase, but it casts massive doubts on where and how information is released.

And yes it's the internet, but as a journalist and editor no less, IGN and Steve Butts really should have checked beyond all doubt that the information was correct before posting what was obvious click-bait.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115413034&postcount=409

I didn't think the Sony faithful were as crazy as this. 

This is games journalism, not world stage politics. You would think IGN were leaking state secrets from some of the reactions in that thread. If anything this whole farce has forced Sony to actually talk about the game.

[Great Rumbler]

Metroid Other M hit the bargain bin pretty fast.

Even Nintendo realized that Other M had no long-term value.

News like this should be fact checked with Sony America/Japan before posting anywhere. Especially when you are the biggest gaming site. IGN fucked up pretty badly this time.

And to post it on the eve of E3 and force Sony to make an official statement is really a disgrace. Not only could they have fucked up their conference and given a massive blow to the fanbase, but it casts massive doubts on where and how information is released.

And yes it's the internet, but as a journalist and editor no less, IGN and Steve Butts really should have checked beyond all doubt that the information was correct before posting what was obvious click-bait.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115413034&postcount=409

I didn't think the Sony faithful were as crazy as this. 

This is games journalism, not world stage politics. You would think IGN were leaking state secrets from some of the reactions in that thread. If anything this whole farce has forced Sony to actually talk about the game.

IGN: So, we heard from a source that The Last Guardian is cancelled.

Sony: Oh...uh...yeah, it is actually. We were gonna sit on that for a while, but you guys found out! Go ahead and run with the story.

IGN: Okay, thanks.

[thisismyusername]

Over/Under on how fast GAF goes down this year?

[Vertigo]

Over/Under on how fast GAF goes down this year?

1st 20 mins of the MS conference.

We'll then be told that it was 'scheduled maintenance'

[king of the internet]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=833611

Well, we are for sure the weirdest family on earth. We don't really agree with each other, we don't even like each other half the time. Though none the less we are quite possibly the greatest community gaming has ever known. We create change in the industry. We post ideas and arguments that shake the very fabric of this industry and we fight against the status quo. We tear each others throats out, but if you look past all the gaffing and into the heart of what this community is about, it's about the industry and the fans and most of all.

We post ideas and arguments that shake the very fabric of this industry and we fight against the status quo.
We post ideas and arguments that shake the very fabric of this industry and we fight against the status quo.
We post ideas and arguments that shake the very fabric of this industry and we fight against the status quo.

 

[thisismyusername]

Over/Under on how fast GAF goes down this year?

Faster than you backstage at a Manowar concert

Don't be projectin' your fantasies on me.

Over/Under on how fast GAF goes down this year?

1st 20 mins of the MS conference.

We'll then be told that it was 'scheduled maintenance'

That's being generous. I'd say the first 10 seconds, personally.

[Joe Molotov]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=833611

Well, we are for sure the weirdest family on earth. We don't really agree with each other, we don't even like each other half the time. Though none the less we are quite possibly the greatest community gaming has ever known. We create change in the industry. We post ideas and arguments that shake the very fabric of this industry and we fight against the status quo. We tear each others throats out, but if you look past all the gaffing and into the heart of what this community is about, it's about the industry and the fans and most of all.

We post ideas and arguments that shake the very fabric of this industry and we fight against the status quo.
We post ideas and arguments that shake the very fabric of this industry and we fight against the status quo.
We post ideas and arguments that shake the very fabric of this industry and we fight against the status quo.

 

NeoGAF is a nexus of hardcore gamers, enthusiast press, and video game industry developers and publishers. This is a neutral ground where facts and evidence, presented within the confines of civil, inclusive discourse, prevail through careful moderation. We post ideas and arguments that shake the very fabric of this industry and we fight against the status quo.

Fixed.

[thisismyusername]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115435435&postcount=12
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115441708&postcount=127



Stan a flop of a shooter, brehs.

[fizzel]

Every FOTM shooter is the best shooter ever made to that bloke.

[Vertigo]

Lol Gaf looks like it's down and i was right. It took 20 mins 

[king of the internet]

...and I don't think anything has even happened yet. It's just another boring Xbox conference with Call of Duty footage and shit.

[Purple Filth]

and gaf is dead

[Vertigo]

And right on cue

Our apologies for the temporary inconvenience. NeoGAF is currently down for scheduled maintenance. Please be patient while the site is down.

 

[Sausage]

scheduled maintenance lol

[Mr. Gundam]

Can't they at least have a witty remark about the site being dead?

[recursivelyenumerable]

has anyone sent evilore a link to http://aws.amazon.com/ or http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/ yet

[fizzel]

 

[Tasty]

GAF's been up every time I've gone to check it today. No problems here

[doctavius bonbon]

  at popgaf walking into a death grips thread because they saw bjork in the title, only to recoil in horror at what such a collaboration brings.

[Take My Breh Away]

The salt in the MS conference thread is incredible. Platinum Games were never good, brehs. The main character looks sorta like Donte so it's already a failure

[Phoenix Dark]

Popgaf likes Bjork?

I guess a blind squirrel can find a nut every once in awhile.

I'm pretty sure they find their fair share of nuts.

[Vertigo]

The salt in the MS conference thread is incredible. Platinum Games were never good, brehs. The main character looks sorta like Donte so it's already a failure

Wat? Bayo,Vanquish and MGR says otherwise.

[Rahxephon91]

The salt in the MS conference thread is incredible. Platinum Games were never good, brehs. The main character looks sorta like Donte so it's already a failure

You sir are an idiot.

You don't get to use brehs.

Never good? Bayonetta and Vanquish are both unarguably good games. Rising's only problem is that it's short, but it's amazing that they turned around a very good and unique action game in such little time.  Madworld is a fun for $5 which is how much it costs.

I haven't played 101 because it's on a garbage system, but even then some people seem to like it.

I can't think of any other developer with a better track record for last gen.

[doctavius bonbon]

DG thread turned into a small battlefield. So many obnoxious posts.