Game of the Year 2017: Hottest Mess

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[@sonicyewth]

Here are the timestamps, enjoy! 00:01:40 - Lawbreakers 00:02:43 - Marvel Heroes Omega / the closing of Gazillion 00:03:34 - Star Wars Battlefront II 00:03:51 - PUBG hacks 00:05:49 - Destiny 2 PC bans 00:06:51 - Star Wars Battlefront II 00:09:00 - Middle-earth: Shadow of War 00:11:21 - Lootboxes in multiple games 00:12:31 - Atlus and Persona 5 streaming 00:14:15 - Nintendo Switch online app 00:18:21 - Marvel Heroes Omega 00:19:57 - The Destiny 2 XP thing 00:24:06 - The Visceral Games shutdown 00:25:10 - The Last Night’s developer 00:26:12 - Back to Visceral Games 00:28:23 - Back to Atlus 00:29:07 - Final discussion, and EA in general

[@elkswowse4066]

tfw giant bomb still doesn't pin these comments or put in description ಠ_ಠ

[@Gungho73]

I respect their ability to transfer between topics so quickly. Thanks pedro for this.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

Easily the GB Game of the Year deliberation I've been waiting the most for.

[@plmPissekatt]

EA - We break it, you buy it!

[@DanLong1212]

"Nintendo please stop being bad at the internet" about sums it up.

[@advocatefish3562]

EA putting numbers on the board.

[@Hultiore]

Thanks, Giant Bomb for the awesome content!

[@deathtrapcult9728]

Ahhhh that's why Destiny 2 wasn't in more of the more disappointing games of 2017. The DLC was not out at the point of recording. Makes a lot of sense how it could get overlooked.

[@Estragogon]

the year of EA

[@arhoads11]

two misspellings in that "thank you subscribers" graphic :/

[@BSMixi]

I mean, given how this year wrapped, there really only was one answer to this one, haha. *Queue bad cover of "We're Not Gonna Take It" from Wolfenstein 2.*

[@Argascend]

Destiny 2's exp thing is greater than just mechanics because they sold xp boosters through tie-in products.

[@CPTHAP]

Brad: I hope Anthem is okay. Me: Oh no

[@megalobsterface3552]

I can't believe I wasnt nominated for this

[@DanielLiljeberg]

Destiny 2 should definitely have been top 3. Perhaps not the xp thing alone, but the entire game from launch until today is such a mess. BF2 is the clear winner for me though. Such a mess connected to such a big IP, unbeatable.

[@jamster126]

Man it's such a shame about lawbreakers. It seemed like a good game. I want to play it. Such a shame nobody is actually playing.

[@WizardofWestmarch]

Just realized, they probably should've brought up the Campo Santo thing, listening to them talk about Atlus.

[@LookADistarction]

?

[@HowieGaming]

Google; Campo Santo PewDiePie

[@Bonerlord]

2nd place should easily go to Destiny 2 as a whole. Never have I seen a playerbase revolt for such an extended period of time. Even the BF2 fiasco died off after a bit. Destiny 2 has a been a sustained mess since launch and only gotten worse over time. Every new patch somehow digs Bungie into a deeper hole.

[@magickoopa24]

I don't understand how so many people, even those at GB, don't know why Nintendo hasn't put cloud saves out: it's very clear that it'll be part of the paid online, the same as on PS4. Does that suck? Of course, but it isn't because Nintendo doesn't know how to do it or that they're refusing to do it at all like the online.

[@tissot233]

I mean they have had some decade to do that. So I don't understand how that argument is valid.

[@aarongonzalez5775]

Here's the skinny: GB kills a half hour pretending like that whole table doesn't know that this is all inevitably coming down to "Which EA thing is the worst"

[@cyberexile3507]

1. Net neutrality 2.Ea 3.neogaf

[@Galacticbraindentist]

Cyber Exile only one of these is unique and about games specifically

[@cyberexile3507]

Galactic Brain Dentist they all effect games and gamers

[@Foggen]

48:08

[@kn0bhe4d]

Holy shit, your incapability to understand the Destiny 2 exp fiasco. Comparing it to other games' exp requirements increasing as you level up, comparing it to WoW of all things. Increased exp requirements as you level up was NOT the issue with Destiny 2, it was them dynamically THROTTLING your exp gains so you were forced to buy stuff on the store. This one thing just ruined the entire video for me personally, that you couldn't grasp it and were looking for ways to excuse it.

[@loganmulrooney357]

.... i like battlefront 2....