The Community Spotlight 2024.10.06

Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we check out the important site-related news and best community creations from the previous week on one handy article.

This week marked the stunning conclusion of Mike's incredibly dark journey through the Wii version of Alone in the Dark. So, that means we now need to begin praying for Lucy and what gaming torture Blight Club has in mind for her.

Fandom is celebrating its 20th anniversary. To mark that occasion, it will be having a presence during the New York Comic Con, at the Hard Rock Hotel on October 18th. Fandom will also be hosting a panel at the New York Comic Con about the development and construction of the newest area in Universal Orlando hosted by GameSpot staff.

Speaking of Fandom, I did have the meeting with a community manager last week and while I cannot divulge everything discussed during that meeting I can say that an attempt to make what they are doing behind the scenes more transparent to this community is coming in the future. Again, I can't say much, but there was a universal agreement that more needs to be done to make communication more clear and tangible on the site.

Finally, hopefully you enjoyed the site's "Infrastructure Week" and if you are worried about missing any of the streams themed to this topic, here are some links to make your life slightly easier:

• MUD RUNNER MONDAY (YouTube VOD Link)
• Skyblock in Minecraft(YouTube VOD Link)
• Building Giant Bombland (YouTube VOD Link)
• Unprofessional Fridays: Unprofrastructure Week
  

Tweets

Gallery

Rorie In Pajamas Strikes The Giant Bomb Couch Yet AGAIN! (By: @kone)

For those wondering, the Giant Bomb couch is safe! Jan has it and has been posting pictures on Twitter attesting to the fact that it is in good hands. After Jan posted a picture of Scout resting on the couch, Kone photoshopped Rorie in PJs in Scout's place.

Rorie On A Couch x Mike & Dan Pointing Meme (By: @clinteastman)

clinteastman decided to dabble in dark magic to edit even more Giant Bomb memes into Kone's work.

Solid Dan x Kojima (By: @kone)

Kojima has been drumming up support for the upcoming horror game project for Xbox and Kone (being a force that cannot be stopped) decided to have fun with one of the photos Kojima posted on Twitter.

Activities

Bros! Broforce Is The 20th Game Of UUGPBC Year 3! Finish By Octbrober 7! Mark All Sbroilers! +

Unsanctioned Unofficial Game Pass Game Club Voting Thread For Cycle Starting October 7 2024 (By: @bigsocrates)

The latest edition of the Giant Bomb Game Pass Game Club is for Broforce by Free Lives and Devolver Digital! Did you enjoy the game beyond its gory '80s, '90s and 00's action aesthetical choices? Is this the game Dudebro™ — My Shit Is Fucked Up So I Got to Shoot/Slice You II: It’s Straight-Up Dawg Time wanted to be?

Likewise, it is time to send in your votes for the next edition of the Game Pass Game Club. As you examine the list of nominees to the left, might I recommend that you vote for the spooky games on the list to help the rest of the community get in the spirit of Halloween?

Blogs

Despite All The Negativity I Played Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. And... I Liked It? +

Playing Suicide Squad Confirmed That The Sweet Baby Inc Backlash Was All Bad Faith. SPOILERS! (By: @bigsocrates)

bigsocrates went into Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League thinking they were going to play the big disaster that the internet made it out to be. However, after playing it for a bit, they ended up enjoying it.

Additionally, playing the game made them realize how much of the Sweet Baby Inc backlash was in total bad faith.

Mento's Month: September '24 +

Indie Game of the Week 390: Light Fairytale Episode 1 (By: @mento)

It's the dawn of a new month and that means moderator Mento is back summarizing all of the games and anime they enjoyed and did not enjoy the previous month! Read all about it and feel free to share your September highlights!

Furthermore, Mento also has a new edition of their "Indie Game of the Week" feature and this episode covers the first episode of Light Fairytale! Did they enjoy the game's fifth generation RPG nostalgia or were they left wanting more? Read to find out!

International Relations: Eurocentrism in Civilization VI (By: @gamer_152)

Things have gotten better over time, but is there still a twinge of Eurocentrism present in the Civilization series and Sid Meier's Civilization VI, in particular? Moderator Gamer_152 tackles this very subject and you can read what they think over here.

My Monthlong Quest To Win The 1872 United States Presidential Election As Horace Greeley (Part 2) (By: @zombiepie)

Last week, moderator ZombiePie started a blog feature in which they used the browser application, New Campaign Trail. In that blog, they detailed their efforts to win the 1872 US Presidential Election as Horace Greeley. This week they share their final results and if they were able to pull off a political miracle.

Discussion Threads

Anyone Playing Echoes of Wisdom? (By: @wollywoo)

How many of you have played The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom? What do you think of Zelda's first "real" game where she's leading the story and gameplay? Most people who have played it have spoken highly of it, but what do you think?

Election Day Gaming (By: @blitzfitness)

Next month is going to be... interesting. For those of you in the Giant Bomb community, do you have any games in your queue to get your mind off of the election or election-induced anxiety? Others could use your suggestions here.

F-Zero GP Legend And Climax Are On Their Way To Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack (By: @gtxforza)

F-Zero fans, rejoice! F-Zero: GP Legend and F-Zero Climax are on their way to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack! Is more good news coming for F-Zero fans in the future or do you think this gesture of goodwill is a one-off aberration?

Monster Hunter Wild's Minimum & Recommended System Requirements Discussion Thread (By: @leonokarin)

Have any of you seen the Monster Hunter Wilds system requirements? Here they are and share if these recommended specs are okay or too much over on! How bad do you expect the game to run on the Series S or minimum spec PCs?

Assetto Corsa EVO Announcement Trailer Is Here! (By: @gtxforza)

An announcement trailer just dropped for Assetto Corsa EVO! For all of you racing sim fans, did this trailer get you excited? Catch the trailer and share what you think of what was shown in it by clicking the link above!

Show Me Your Favorite Underrated Movie Fight Scenes? (By: @sombre)

Here's a fun discussion thread on the forums: What are your favorite fight scenes in movies or games that no one talks about or don't talk enough about? Also, here's the OP of the thread to get your thought juices running!

Lists

GOAT Games (By: @odysseyrpg)

After playing a few 2024 titles, OdysseyRPG ended up editing and updating their "Greatest of All Time" video game list. Which games from prior editions are still on it and which new games were added? Give it a read to find out and if you feel like there are new games that should be on your list, feel free to make your own list!

Reviews

@pauljeremiah's Astro Bot review talks about the ways the game successfully packs PlayStation's charm and past into a fun and riveting package. Whether you feel the same or not, consider making your own review of the game when you have the time!

Wiki Of The Week

Alone in the Dark

In honor of Mike finally defeating the Wii port of the 2008 Alone in the Dark reboot, I thought it would behoove us to memorialize our wiki page for the game, though, most of its information is on the 360 and curiously "different" PS3 release. If you want to update the page to include some juicy facts about the Wii port, that would be greatly appreciated!