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silentmatt · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:03 pm Post subject: Everyday Shooter is beautiful.

More on this later.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Yes, it is. Did the PSN release keep the Porco Rosso themed level? That one was one of my favorites.
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silentmatt · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:50 pm Post subject:

Yup, it is level 4 ("Porco in the Sky").

I haven't actually unlocked it yet... got distracted by an IM during level 3 and died. But it is there.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Excellent. That and the final level are my favorites. I mean, all are great, but there's something quite special about both of those to me. I just can't put my finger on what that is.
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RadarScope1 · . Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Missouri

I knew I'd find some folks into this game here at TGQ. I don't have a PS3 but am really interested in this game. I can't seem to find any reviews so far today.

So please, give us some impressions...

captaincabinets · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject:

Does it still have that buyable / unlockable perpetual-sketchy/hand drawn option? Cos turning that up to maximum is pretty outrageous.
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silentmatt · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:24 am Post subject:

Ethoscapade · . Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 276

okay there's officially a ps3 game that i am jealous of not being able to play

SJ · . Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 61 Location: swamp

Is this going to see a release on the PC?

silentmatt · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject:

It was originally supposed to be (the Wikipedia article still says WIN and PS3 under platform) but, at the moment, it is kind of up in the air since noone really knows what the contract between Jonathan Mak and Sony actually stipulates.

I wouldn't be surprised if Sony bought exclusive rights.
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RadarScope1 · . Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Missouri

SuperWes · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:48 am Post subject:

This is a pretty damn good game. My biggest complaint is that the shooting is locked in certain directions despite being a dual analog game. You can only shoot in one of 16 different directions rather than a full 360. Kinda sucks since you're losing some potential aiming directions by moving to button aiming, but analog aiming isn't smooth enough with the stick to be 100% dependable.

So yeah, what happened to the PC release? I never really looked very closely, but I was always under the impression that it was released as freeware way back and just now ported to the PS3.

-Wes
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silentmatt · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:56 am Post subject:

Yeah, the directional shooting is a bit weird.

But, it makes sense in light of the fact that the designer prefers to play the game with the face buttons (square/triangle/etc) rather than the sticks!
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I finally got this last night and played a few games. I never really got a chance to play this by myself so it's a bit of a different experience than at GDC. I only got to play about 4 - 5 games and haven't made it more than 91% into level 3. Oh well!

About the dual analogue: It was never designed to be played like that. If you read the notes section of the game Mak even says to use the buttons because they're better. After I started using them I started scoring a bit better. And even though the PC version was playable with a 360 controller, you had to use the face buttons to shoot on that version.

Wes: This game was never released as freeware/shareware/anyware. It only previously had a trailer on the PC and it was entered in the IGF as a PC game.

My only comment on the game itself is that he could have worked a bit more on smoothing out the font. The font still looks like it's from a freeware PC game. Other than that this game is pretty perfect.
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silentmatt · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:03 am Post subject:

Haha, thats a funny observation... I actually really love the font - for that exact reason. It makes the game feel... more intimate, almost? I don't really know.

Playing the game by yourself is MUCH different than playing with other people around. When others were watching/playing, it was more of a "how high a score can you get? how close to objects can you get without dying?" kind of thing. Alone, it is much more relaxed, much more what I think Jon intended. It definitely is replacing flOw as my "ambient" relaxation type game.

As of this morning, I finally got to the last level - saw 91% of it, in fact, before dying. It was beautiful. I still haven't unlocked painter or sketch effect (as you have to beat the game to do so) but I've unlocked all of the other visual options. Damn, they are confusing (inverting the colors makes the game MUCH harder).

The boss in the final level is intense.
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Oh wait, is that just the number eight in the middle? In my mind, it was just a really minimalist black-and-white stage.

fish · . Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 113 Location: montreal

i still have a near final installer for PC because im special.

everyday shooter is one of my favorite stoner games.
yet jon is practically straight edge.
he's like a monk.
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SuperWes · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject:

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