Jim Sterling (The Jimquisition)

Pounding it.

Heh. I wonder what he thinks about the mindboggling amounts of TF2 porn out there.

I like to imagine Blizzard just doesn't want Overwatch to be the new Sonic the Hedgehog.

A franchise which at this point is almost more notable for the sheer amount of porn it produced than the output of games in recent years.

edited 30th May '16 12:54:21 PM by CobraPrime

Might also have to do with the target audience. With Sonic or MLP, the two distinct audiences are at least very removed from each other. Overwatch on the other hand is a Teen-rated online game.

I'm pretty sure Blizzard has no compunctions about comparisons to the Sonic the Hedgehog fanbase. PRETTY sure.

Going from the merits of a silent protagonist to how a loose story can lead to horrifying things pretty much covers the gambit of fan reaction to stories.

Did I miss something, or did he go through an episode about cartoony shooters without mentioning Team Fortress 2? When he said that DOOM went through the opposite process as Fuse, I wanted him to say how the same thing happened for TF 2 (except several years before Fuse).

Coz he's talking about the current trend. A game that came out 9 years ago isn't a current trend ;-P

I mean, "Why didn't he mention the original Wolfenstein 3D!" while you're at it.

edited 31st May '16 9:00:08 AM by CobraPrime

@Shadow Hog: To be fair, "Gotta go fast!" has kinda semi-transcended the Sonic fandom at this point. It's an obvious joke, but only for the people that know it's an obvious joke, if you get what I mean.

And since Jim didn't mention it, I'm pretty sure one reason why Blizzard's only targeting the porn using in-game assets is because the porn is using in-game assets. Pretty sure that's a big no-no.

Well, I was more pointing out the response by @sonic_hedgehog, and the response to that response by Blizzard...

Blizzard's marketing teams seem awfully open to playing with other brands, really. I mean, just look at this exchange between Blizzard's World of Warcraft account and Square Enix's English-language Final Fantasy XIV Twitter account. ...and Jason Schreier's amusing "now kiss" response.

I am with Jim on how I can understand how Overwatch attracted that type of following. The character design is terrific.

The characters are very likeable, and, unlike those of Gearbox' Battleborn, not overly deformed and pseudo-edgy. So it's of little surprise that some folks see wank material in them.

If there's one thing that the Uncanny Valley really, really hurts, it's porn. So, Overwatch's popularity in that regard is actually kind of obvious in retrospect.

So the dreaded Metal Gear Pachinko trailer has been released. I foresee an upcoming episode.

It'll probably be a bonus segment at the end of his regular Jimquisition.

Called it!

I knew he couldn't resist the ninja block on prom night .

Here's a TV that looks like an anime nerd on prom night.

Oh God, that Rahaan face.

Only authentic with accompanying kettledrums .

Watch Dogs 2 and the Steam Users Who Hate Black People

I'm glad a minority character is the protagonists. Hopefully he won't be as insufferable as Aiden. Racists be so salty.

Him being black already makes him somewhat more interesting than Pearce, who was the epitome of everything people had come to hate about the White Male Lead. And I'm laughing at all the people who say they preferred Aiden, because chances are a few days ago they would've been one of the people coming down on him super hard.

edited 9th Jun '16 11:23:59 AM by AlleyOop

Agreed. What really amuses me is when people try to use demographics to justify their bullshit, but even if the protagonist was one of minorities they mentioned, their reactions would probably be the same.

I want a game with Earl Sweatshirt as the protagonist.