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#2421 User is offline   Aptorian 

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Posted 25 May 2018 - 10:35 AM

John Bain alias TotalBiscuit has passed away:

http://www.bbc.com/n...nology-44250597

He died of cancer, aged 33.

This really hit me. Haven't been sad about video game people kicking the bucket since Ryan Davis from Giant Bomb died.

I started watching TotalBiscuit back around 2009-2010. When he was doing the WTF series and was sort of one of the only PC and indie game centric game critics on YouTube. I really enjoyed his criticism and his wit despite not always agreeing with him or his attitude. When he started getting sick and his content output dwindled it really felt like a voice was missing from my news feed. I continued to follow him on the Co-Optional Podcast for a while but it lacked focus.

Sad day.
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Posted 25 May 2018 - 11:21 AM

Aw, that is very sad. I thought he seemed to be recovering at one point?
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Posted 25 May 2018 - 11:48 AM

Not so much recovering as just living with cancer while dealing with the side effects of the drugs. I saw an interview with him a while ago where he described some of the side effects. It was crazy stuff, like touching something cold could literally kill because it would make his nervous system clamp down on his respiratory system, etc.
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Posted 25 May 2018 - 12:28 PM

Brutal news. Always liked his reviews, and especially his E3 "snarkathons"

He was also one of the most high-profile advocates of PC gaming, holding the industry to a high standard when it came to PC ports.

He will definitely be missed.
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And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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Posted 25 May 2018 - 05:07 PM

Total Biscuit wasn't a good person. That doesn't mean everything he said was worthless or that you're wrong for liking some of what he said. But he wasn't a good person.
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Posted 29 May 2018 - 05:35 PM

View PostCause, on 08 January 2018 - 02:02 PM, said:

What are the Big games of 2018 and their release dates?

Farcry 5 - March
God of War 4 - TBA
Metro Exodus -TBA
Valkyria Chronicles 4- March
CoD 2018 -Nov :D


Genuine question: are you still excited about BlOpsIIII given it's gonna be MP-only?
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View PostJump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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Posted 29 May 2018 - 06:40 PM

Star Citizen to sell £20,000 ultimate pack in-game.

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Posted 29 May 2018 - 06:51 PM

@ Amph - Not a good person? What's that bases on? Please tell me this isn't the kotaku/feminism/gamergate bullshit you're dredging up.

TB was one of the few industry voices who had the balls to go against the grain and question the narrative. He didn't support any of the sides but asked some tough questions - for example the Totillo interview.

If that makes him a bad person then I don't want to be good.

... Or was it something else?

@ Ment - they'll add single player later supposedly. I am not that hyped for the future tech multiplayer but I am excited to see what COD and battlefield do with The 100 man Battle Royal modes.

PUBG and Fortnite are little league compared to the level of tech and know how I expect the two big shooter franchises could produce.
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Posted 30 May 2018 - 02:53 PM

My PC died during the weekend. So basically any games that I was in the Progress of playing are now dead. Not that big of a loss, my PC was so old that I had problems running most games at medium.

But the worst thing is that I have to browse the internet on my phone now. It makes replying to posts a chore (unless I am on a Work computer :D ).

Good thing I bought that PS4.
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Posted 30 May 2018 - 03:35 PM

View PostMentalist, on 29 May 2018 - 05:35 PM, said:

View PostCause, on 08 January 2018 - 02:02 PM, said:

What are the Big games of 2018 and their release dates?

Farcry 5 - March
God of War 4 - TBA
Metro Exodus -TBA
Valkyria Chronicles 4- March
CoD 2018 -Nov :D


Genuine question: are you still excited about BlOpsIIII given it's gonna be MP-only?


Just spotted this

the answer is that the game no longer exists for me. I hat MP-only anything.
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Posted 30 May 2018 - 04:47 PM

View PostCause, on 30 May 2018 - 03:35 PM, said:

View PostMentalist, on 29 May 2018 - 05:35 PM, said:

View PostCause, on 08 January 2018 - 02:02 PM, said:

What are the Big games of 2018 and their release dates?

Farcry 5 - March
God of War 4 - TBA
Metro Exodus -TBA
Valkyria Chronicles 4- March
CoD 2018 -Nov :headbang:


Genuine question: are you still excited about BlOpsIIII given it's gonna be MP-only?


Just spotted this

the answer is that the game no longer exists for me. I hat MP-only anything.


With Exodus pushed back to 2019, that doesn't leave you with much... battlefield V will have the mini-campaigns again a la 1.
-but then again, there's RDR2, that'll probably have some SP content...
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View PostJump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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Posted 30 May 2018 - 08:39 PM

I have a backloqg to keep me busy for years but it's def a dissapointed about exodus though. Battlefield 1 was fun but I find battlefield the weaker of the competing franchises

Has to be some. Kind of shooter coming up

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Posted 31 May 2018 - 12:49 AM

Well, there are Agony and Scorn... neither is really "AAA" though
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View PostJump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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Posted 31 May 2018 - 02:53 AM

Also there is Atomic Heart and Rage 2.
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Posted 31 May 2018 - 04:27 AM

View PostAlternative Goose, on 31 May 2018 - 02:53 AM, said:

Also there is Atomic Heart and Rage 2.


Rage 2 is coming out next year though

Atomic Heart could be a good one.
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View PostJump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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Posted 31 May 2018 - 05:32 AM

It is? I'd had hoped Bethesda would stick to that new marketing strategy where they only announce a game when it is close to ready. Like a 6 month window or something.
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Posted 31 May 2018 - 07:51 AM

View PostMentalist, on 31 May 2018 - 04:27 AM, said:

View PostAlternative Goose, on 31 May 2018 - 02:53 AM, said:

Also there is Atomic Heart and Rage 2.


Rage 2 is coming out next year though

Atomic Heart could be a good one.


Atomic Heart sounds like a Neptunia CPU I can get behind.
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Posted 31 May 2018 - 11:18 AM

View PostAlternative Goose, on 31 May 2018 - 05:32 AM, said:

It is? I'd had hoped Bethesda would stick to that new marketing strategy where they only announce a game when it is close to ready. Like a 6 month window or something.

The official reveal said spring 2019. Which would put it in the 10 months window, which isn't bad.
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View PostJump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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Posted 31 May 2018 - 12:12 PM

But I want it now!
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Posted 31 May 2018 - 12:38 PM

View PostAlternative Goose, on 31 May 2018 - 05:32 AM, said:

It is? I'd had hoped Bethesda would stick to that new marketing strategy where they only announce a game when it is close to ready. Like a 6 month window or something.



Well they didn't plan to reveal Rage 2 so early but some outlet let the cat out of the bag.
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