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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:30 am Post subject: |
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herzog zwei is a sequel. i don't know if that counts. _________________
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 11:33 am Post subject: |
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Silent Hill 5 interview
Possibly the most unreadable color scheme I've seen in a hell of a long time. _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 11:35 am Post subject: |
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i kept waiting for a background texture to load but it never did. _________________
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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hey, who knew there was such a gorgeous port of ultima iv on the master system?
this isn't really new, but it's news to me. _________________
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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a pinball game including a construction kit is heading to the ds.
Interview with creators _________________
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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there is some good stuff on the ds this summer. _________________
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dhex Breeder
Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 6319 Location: brooklyn, Nev Yiork
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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i'm gonna commit some serious heresy, but the nes version of ultima 4 still looks the best out of all versions. _________________
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D-A-I-S .
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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dessgeega wrote: | there is some good stuff on the ds this summer. |
Really? Care to elaborate? I know about Sim City and Picross, but other than that, a lot of the titles coming out look....questionable.
(also, how do you feel about The Wild West - depressed or angry?) |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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i was pretty much referring just to nervous brickdown and that pinball construction game. which i know next to nothing about, but pinball construction games have a history of being pretty neat.
the wild west seems to be a touch-screen-controlled wild guns - that seems like a pretty good idea.
ultima iv nes isn't bad at all, though it suffers a bit from console-itis. _________________
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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And the Planet Puzzle League game! But somebody around here already has the Japanese version. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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it's good. _________________
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Dracko .
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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New Manhunt 2 trailer.
Hilarity. The Wii version of the game will include bonuses such as:
- Three exclusive weapons, a straight razor, mace and a broken bottle.
- The ability to decapitate enemies and wear their severed heads on your belt, which can be used as both a weapon or a distraction.
- Rockstar has used the Wii's horsepower to "Up the Gore", such as realistic blood effects, bruising, gunshot wounds, gashes and head wounds. In addition, blood will also spray the screen during combat and executions. _________________ "This is the most fun I've ever had without being drenched in the blood of my enemies!" |
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dhex Breeder
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | ultima iv nes isn't bad at all, though it suffers a bit from console-itis. |
indeed. the music is actually good. and you can do useful things for a console rpg, like use a ranged weapon and a melee weapon without having to swap from one to the other.
like many ultimas though, it is best played with a single party member. _________________
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JasonMoses .
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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helicopterp wrote: | And the Planet Puzzle League game! But somebody around here already has the Japanese version. |
A couple of days ago a friend of mine was playing Panel de Pon DS on his flashcard, and I mused that, if Nintendo took as long as they did to bring Picross over, we're bound to get Panel de Pon in another year. Then I checked the stories on nintendo's summer schedule again and slapped my forehead in bemused surprise. |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 8:23 am Post subject: |
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No killer7 Wii
NYC burning witches at the stake: News at 11
An interview with American McGee. Honestly, I thought Alice was terribly designed, and everyone else thinks all his other games suck. I think that familiarity was clouding their eyes. It was a neat concept with cool aesthetics, but as a game it was crap. He also has a crappy name!
Lastly, some ridicule for the new IGJA style guide. There’s some decent points here, but it also allows me to bring attention to the IGJA style guide. _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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dhex Breeder
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 8:37 am Post subject: |
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man, a class e felony?
other examples of class e felonies include insurance fraud, criminal sexual behavior (indecent exposure joined with harassment, or what's called criminal sexual abuse - i.e. forced touching/groping) and the like.
i mean, the industry's playing this all wrong and has from the get-go, and i generally don't care about id-requirements regarding children or extra labeling and other political grandstanding but turning this into a felony is beyond the pale. _________________
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Wow, the New York Times is spot on about Odin Sphere:
“This mix of cute, childlike characters and angst is not uncommon in Japanese games aimed at older children as well as adults, but I find it odd. It is like watching a first-grade class perform “Hamlet.””
Though I wouldn't rank the writing up with Hamlet, I would say that the metaphor is apt. _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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Yes. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Shapermc wrote: |
An interview with American McGee. Honestly, I thought Alice was terribly designed, and everyone else thinks all his other games suck. I think that familiarity was clouding their eyes. It was a neat concept with cool aesthetics, but as a game it was crap. He also has a crappy name! |
Yeah, pretty much. He made some cool levels for Doom 2, though. Dead Simple is awesome. _________________
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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metanet, whom we love, have a new blog. and a real website, finally. _________________
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:23 am Post subject: |
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Whoa! There is now a free Civ III mod available that lets you re-enact and alter Canadian history. This is just so cool. Fuck, I wonder if I can "find" a Mac copy of Civ III? I would love to try this out. |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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Shapermc wrote: | Wii/Nintendo on the cover of Fortune |
Flossin, of course. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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hey europeans, mawashite koron (aka cameltry ds) is out now under the inscrutable title "labyrinth". do not be deceived! here is your chance to pick up this rare game!
(cue shaper describing how he finished the game in forty-five minutes by abusing the charge mechanic.) _________________
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Dracko .
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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Vincent Baker on creating RPGS and other media. Specifically touches the question of thematic resonance. Vincent Baker is the creator of the utterly brilliant RPG Dogs in the Vineyard. _________________ "This is the most fun I've ever had without being drenched in the blood of my enemies!" |
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Lestrade Bug Fister
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Hey, Myst on DS! I would like to play this. It's the perfect way to play Myst, methinks. |
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simplicio .
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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I like this part:
_________________ "Worlds turn the new machine to thee. To thee. Though, thine the new machine space."
-Kurt Schwitters, 1919 |
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dhex Breeder
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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that's what happens when you play the fucking thing when drunk.
(which is the only way to play the fucking thing, so uh...class action lawsuit?) _________________
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dark steve .
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Who the hell actually plays wii sports by moving their legs around? _________________
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ApM Admin Rockstar
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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it's mean to describe babies as "collateral damage". _________________
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:40 am Post subject: |
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I'm sure we've all been down that road before. _________________
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:24 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, which one of us hasn't asked a rom-hacking question under the handle "luigi-master"? _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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antitype .
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't been interested in the DS for over half a year now, but this looks really cool. It's a new game by indie developer Renegade Kid called Dementium: The Ward — a first-person survival horror game featuring a nicely implemented flashlight. In fact, this is exactly the idea I wanted to see actualized on the Wii, so maybe if this is successful something like that could yet happen...
Anyway, that looks really damn nice for the DS. On par with Silent Hill 1, if not better. _________________ antitype.livejournal.com | last.fm |
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Dracko .
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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Everybody wants to rule the world. _________________ "This is the most fun I've ever had without being drenched in the blood of my enemies!" |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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so that video is basically the only notable thing about that game then. _________________
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Dracko .
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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That and you play by focusing on a specific combat role (infantry, air, support, etc...) rather than having to micromanage massive armies perpetually, along with using political power as the sole form of resource gathering, determining reinforcements as well as the weaponry you have access to, which includes napalm strikes and tactical nukes, which you deploy on fully destructible terrain.
Also, it's the spiritual successor to Ground Control and takes place in an alternate past where the Soviet Union invades key NATO positions while fighting on a diversionary front on American soil. _________________ "This is the most fun I've ever had without being drenched in the blood of my enemies!" |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:11 am Post subject: |
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so holy shit the forthcoming interactive fiction documentary "get lamp" has a pretty amazing list of interviewees. implementors, scott adams, don woods, contemporary authors, zarf.
i would probably burst if emily short were involved, but she is purportedly too cool for documentation. _________________
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:23 am Post subject: |
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also, aeon genesis is currently working on a more polished translation of live-a-live, the only squaresoft rpg worth playing. _________________
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:13 am Post subject: |
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Raw Danger (Disaster Report 2) apparently ships tomorrow?
-Wes _________________
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Swimmy .
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Dementium: The Ward, survival horror FPS for the DS. It's such a personal little system, this could be really good. It probably won't be, but I'll cross my fingers anyway because I'm in the mood for just such an experiment. _________________
"Ayn Rand fans are the old school version of Xenogears fanboys."
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Cycle Mac daddy
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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The Darkness looks terrible. It looks like you're playing as two hands with guns in them. There's no understanding that when you're playing in first person you're playing as the eyes of the protagonist, not the cameraman.
Trash.
And I was kind of looking forward to it.
-Wes _________________
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Lasa .
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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Ace Combat! |
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Dracko .
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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SuperWes wrote: | The Darkness looks terrible. It looks like you're playing as two hands with guns in them. There's no understanding that when you're playing in first person you're playing as the eyes of the protagonist, not the cameraman.
Trash.
And I was kind of looking forward to it.
-Wes |
The Hell you talkin' about, Wes? _________________ "This is the most fun I've ever had without being drenched in the blood of my enemies!" |
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ryan .
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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If you've seen the SeaDragon video - the one where a bunch of images from flickr are taken and they zoom up, out, and go all over the place without a loss in quality, with the focus being that only what's on screen is what's taking processing power - this is essentially that, but in a game engine. It's continuing from the Doom 3 engine '4' and with '5' it's expanding so that you can have a ton of detail, as in a field of individual flowers with unique textures, without a hit on your system because nothing but what you see is what's requiring resources. _________________ Come to me, Mordel. We shall depart. |
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Scratchmonkey .
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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So you want to be an ARCADE champion?
A blog by one of the guys from Way of the Rodent where he goes through a full MAME set and the Twin Galaxies score book to see which games have high scores that are reasonably attainable, with the aim of getting the high score in at least one title and encouraging others to do the same. |
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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So I was hanging out at gnomes lair, when he linked to a website called racketboy having a competition. I've never been to the site before, but it's actually pretty great and I suggest you all check it out.
The competition involves linking to a favourite article, so I'll go ahead and link to this series of articles called Games That Pushed the Limits. Good stuff. _________________
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