The true story behind BioShock Infinite's Bread Boy
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Date: 2023-12-10
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-stevethepocket
I love how game devs come up with their little names for things. Another one that came out of Irrational was -frob- (short for -frobnicate-, for the objects you can walk up to and press the Use key/button to make them do something. I guess since a lot of the stationary NPCs in _Infinite_ will say a line of dialog if you hit Use on them, that makes them both chumps _and_ frobs.
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I love how game devs come up with their little names for things. Another one that came out of Irrational was -frob- (short for -frobnicate-, for the objects you can walk up to and press the Use key/button to make them do something. I guess since a lot of the stationary NPCs in _Infinite_ will say a line of dialog if you hit Use on them, that makes them both chumps _and_ frobs.
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-doggetay
I love these kinda stories. It reminds me of a different post-mortem I read for a game 20 years old, where the main menu was a stylized in-game environment, and main menu buttons were placed on a totem pole. Except, the totem pole would get up and leave, because it was coded as an NPC.
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I love these kinda stories. It reminds me of a different post-mortem I read for a game 20 years old, where the main menu was a stylized in-game environment, and main menu buttons were placed on a totem pole. Except, the totem pole would get up and leave, because it was coded as an NPC.
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-rossmallo
I really love how it always seems to be salvaged animation/rigging problems that result in iconic things in games. Because yeah, for those that don't remember - Minecraft's Creepers were originally created due to a spectacular rendering malfunction when he was trying to make a pig.
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I really love how it always seems to be salvaged animation/rigging problems that result in iconic things in games. Because yeah, for those that don't remember - Minecraft's Creepers were originally created due to a spectacular rendering malfunction when he was trying to make a pig.
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-BrightBlueInk
When I realized just a minute before it was mentioned that Bread Boy is literally just doing the dancing couple animation from the main game, only his partner is a BAGUETTE, I just about died. Beautiful, beautiful solution.
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When I realized just a minute before it was mentioned that Bread Boy is literally just doing the dancing couple animation from the main game, only his partner is a BAGUETTE, I just about died. Beautiful, beautiful solution.
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-Milabrega14
As a french person, i would like to clarify something: this is not a baguette. A baguette is a thin and long piece of bread. A larger piece like that boy is holding is called -un pain- or literally -a bread piece-.
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As a french person, i would like to clarify something: this is not a baguette. A baguette is a thin and long piece of bread. A larger piece like that boy is holding is called -un pain- or literally -a bread piece-.
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-sharkcpr1760
The bioshock series got me innitially into gaming. Now I want to play it again. I must say Simone's videos always throw me in a loop of nostalgia about some of my favourite games or help me discover new ones!
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The bioshock series got me innitially into gaming. Now I want to play it again. I must say Simone's videos always throw me in a loop of nostalgia about some of my favourite games or help me discover new ones!
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-CR1SPYofficial
Haha this is so funny my dad made a video just show casing baguette boy years ago and it went viral and now we have lore behind him. Well done dad. If only I could tell you ( the account was David Miles )
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Haha this is so funny my dad made a video just show casing baguette boy years ago and it went viral and now we have lore behind him. Well done dad. If only I could tell you ( the account was David Miles )
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-LolaliciousSmiley
The dragonite and chardizard remind me of a ps4 theme I bought five years ago. It was just a tropical background with 3 skeletons rigged up to popular dance animations. I paid 2. 25USD.
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The dragonite and chardizard remind me of a ps4 theme I bought five years ago. It was just a tropical background with 3 skeletons rigged up to popular dance animations. I paid 2. 25USD.
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-caitantczak7044
I used to be mutuals on Tumblr with someone who would regularly spam post a gif of Bread Boy so even though I couldn't afford the DLC I managed to get the experience indirectly
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I used to be mutuals on Tumblr with someone who would regularly spam post a gif of Bread Boy so even though I couldn't afford the DLC I managed to get the experience indirectly
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-soapybangsyoma
Watching Simone do the wink process at the end of the video was a lot to handle. Almost like an A. I. gaining sentience. I'll be keeping an eye on these developments.
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Watching Simone do the wink process at the end of the video was a lot to handle. Almost like an A. I. gaining sentience. I'll be keeping an eye on these developments.
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-BrandG.
Great video, I rewatched the wink content too many times. It was interesting for me to see that, because it was like watching the inner voice in my brain talk back.
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Great video, I rewatched the wink content too many times. It was interesting for me to see that, because it was like watching the inner voice in my brain talk back.
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-LolaliciousSmiley
I am also a little meme boy that was born out of technical limitations, the need to create a more dynamic scene, and a creative solution to the problem.
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I am also a little meme boy that was born out of technical limitations, the need to create a more dynamic scene, and a creative solution to the problem.
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-henrykessler9494
i love finding out things like -oh his arms are stuck up. well, let's put a baguette there, that's easier than making the model behave, and it's fun-
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i love finding out things like -oh his arms are stuck up. well, let's put a baguette there, that's easier than making the model behave, and it's fun-
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-connoremery9521
I love the little bread boy but I have diffiulty keeping track of stuff so what happens if he runs into you, does he just kinda go through the player?
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I love the little bread boy but I have diffiulty keeping track of stuff so what happens if he runs into you, does he just kinda go through the player?
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-operative2136
You know, given how much time has passed since Bioshock Infinite, it seems likely that the Bread Boy has probably developed into a Bread Man.
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You know, given how much time has passed since Bioshock Infinite, it seems likely that the Bread Boy has probably developed into a Bread Man.
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-CS1theFirst
As an ace person, I feel incredibly validated by the inclusion of an NPC who chooses to dance with a baguette instead of another person
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As an ace person, I feel incredibly validated by the inclusion of an NPC who chooses to dance with a baguette instead of another person
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-xstarsystemsx
it's endlessly fascinating to hear about the weird problems game devs have and the weird solutions they come up with. this is great.
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it's endlessly fascinating to hear about the weird problems game devs have and the weird solutions they come up with. this is great.
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-ThisIsTheTowne
Haven't watched yet but I'm excited! (I didn't okay bioshock - learn me the cool lore (I'm obsessed with Oxhorn's stuff on fallout.
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Haven't watched yet but I'm excited! (I didn't okay bioshock - learn me the cool lore (I'm obsessed with Oxhorn's stuff on fallout.
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-nomnoom8403
I literally never noticed this guy.
Elizabeth reminding everyone that she wants to go to Paris should be enough context clues
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I literally never noticed this guy.
Elizabeth reminding everyone that she wants to go to Paris should be enough context clues
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-dirkdiggler2218
Simone is really growing on me. More puns, please!
Lab Rat actually looked pretty funny in that one snippet we saw, too.
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Simone is really growing on me. More puns, please!
Lab Rat actually looked pretty funny in that one snippet we saw, too.
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polygon
Didn't even notice him. Dream Paris was so beautiful with that Louis Armstrong song and everyone saying hi to me. That was awesome.
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Didn't even notice him. Dream Paris was so beautiful with that Louis Armstrong song and everyone saying hi to me. That was awesome.
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-justsomefacts2118
This has always been an inside joke between me and my brother, glad to see someone talk about such an amazing character.
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This has always been an inside joke between me and my brother, glad to see someone talk about such an amazing character.
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-SlayerSeraph
Dancing with a Baggett in the street: Should become a norm and an acceptable public workout routine!
Am I right Polygon?
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Dancing with a Baggett in the street: Should become a norm and an acceptable public workout routine!
Am I right Polygon?
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-StrangeAesir
I feel like this video came out a few weeks ago, 4 months already went by.
-Universe by Scars on Broadway starts-
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I feel like this video came out a few weeks ago, 4 months already went by.
-Universe by Scars on Broadway starts-
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-altoclef4989
I don't even care about bread boy, I just want to hear this person say -burial- as promised. I have been hoodwinked.
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I don't even care about bread boy, I just want to hear this person say -burial- as promised. I have been hoodwinked.
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polygon
Loved seeing Gwen Frey, she-s a great presence. It-d be amazing if she could be shoehorned into other stuff somehow haha
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Loved seeing Gwen Frey, she-s a great presence. It-d be amazing if she could be shoehorned into other stuff somehow haha
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-lordkapuze9496
I Love Simone videos! because I love weird niche game tasks, and I can definetly appreciate a good bread pun: D
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I Love Simone videos! because I love weird niche game tasks, and I can definetly appreciate a good bread pun: D
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-ChichillasGM
Great video, thanks for sharing. PD: I appreciate the skiing love by having the equipment on someone-s bedroom -
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Great video, thanks for sharing. PD: I appreciate the skiing love by having the equipment on someone-s bedroom -
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-matthewgilpincom
I'm not even kidding: I just finished a therapy session where I talked about Bread Boy for over 20 minutes.
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I'm not even kidding: I just finished a therapy session where I talked about Bread Boy for over 20 minutes.
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-d0onut
I genuinely thought this was going to be about the history of French bread boys and what they contributed to society
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I genuinely thought this was going to be about the history of French bread boys and what they contributed to society
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