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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:05 pm Post subject: Endlessly Oceaning |
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So after raging on and on about how I'm starting to hate traditional video games and whatnot, I'm really in the mood for something different. Well lo and behold, Endless Ocean comes out today!
I went to the official site and now I'm thinking, "Underwater Enya? FUCK YEAH!" I keep bitching about wanting games about exploration, about being sick to death about pointless combat systems, and now I think I'm ready for this.
I want to buy it just to support this kind of bizarre creation. Fuck yeah — as soon as I have the money, I'm buying Endless Ocean. Would anyone consider diving avec moi? I might drink a little bit before each session. |
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Let me track down a wii first, then we'll talk. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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DO IT. I've got a fresh bottle of untasted Filipino rum that says this game is going to be awesome.
I hope Shane Bettenhausen reviews the game at 1up. I can't wait to see what kind of bullshit they come up with for this.
EDIT: Fuck me, it's only $30! I might even be able to get it for $25. Now that's what I'm talking about. |
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Scratchmonkey .
Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1439
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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For some reason this was released in Europe a couple months ago and a number of people in Euroland have been talking about how great this title is, which I kind of expected because it was made by the same people who did the Everblue series. |
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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I am just so down with petting dolphins right now. As long as your diver doesn't suddenly pull a harpoon gun in third-person, over-the-shoulder mode and grunts (through his breathing apparatus), "Let's take these bitches down!" |
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helicopterp .
Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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Lestrade, don't even lie. You would enjoy a game like that, as well. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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boojiboy7 .
Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 248 Location: Yeah, THAT Cleveland.
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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This game actually sounds pretty damn interesting, but also oddly frightening, but only because I have an odd terror of the vastness of water. Man, when I was a kid, Star Trek 4 was such a creepy experience in the theater. |
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Winged Assassins (1984) .
Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 996 Location: Super Magic Drive
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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It came out here last week though I've only been able to get it yesterday. It's a very lovely game, quite calming, you just swim around with fishes and interact with them and write rude messages on the screen with the underwater pen which I haven't got yet but I imagine that you can write rude messages on the screen. It's also a very nice looking game and this is without it running through a component AV cable. Who needs blue skies when you have blue seas. _________________
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Cycle Mac daddy
Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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damnit, it was released at full price here too!
i'm not buying this or ghost squad until it's $40-50. I 'mseriously considering just modding my wii and pirating everything because I'm sick of this shit! _________________
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Dude what
Don't write this stuff here, they will blacklist you from the magazines
I remember Amiga Format magazine used to have editorials saying that all people who pirated software should be hit by buses. They hate it because their advertisers hate it. |
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Cycle Mac daddy
Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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The real crime is the ridiculous prices I have to pay! _________________
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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Everblue is fucking terrible and I expect nothing less from this game.
Despite this opinion, I applaud Nintendo for bringing out pointless crap like this. Games shouldn't be limited to just a few small genres. I'm sure there are plenty of people that will dig it, but to me it's kind of like Nintendogs without the petting. I applaud them further for bringing it out for $30. I thought it was $50 and I was going to bitch about how they charge $50 for stuff that should be cheaper ($50 for Warioware Wii is pretty much when I decided I don't have blind love for Nintendo anymore), so I'm glad I don't have to!
Tell me how awesome this game is and that I should get it and I might be convinced.
-Wes _________________
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captaincabinets .
Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 121 Location: Trapped in cabinets
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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The only problem with this game is that the ocean is not endless - you really have a pretty restrictive radius from where the boat is placed in which to swim. Apart from this, it's ace.
Also I put a low pass filter and a flanger effect over Air's back catalogue for that authentic "head underwater" sound. I highly recommend it. _________________ Why am I being boiled into a bright red lobster by this little kid? |
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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At $79 au? _________________
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Winged Assassins (1984) .
Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 996 Location: Super Magic Drive
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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K-Mart has it for $66, a more tolerable price. _________________
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Worm .
Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 142
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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I don't even understand this. You pet dolphins? _________________
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Scratchmonkey .
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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You dive in the ocean and ah, swim around in it. You explore wrecks, caves, there's the possibility of befriending dolphins who I believe will swim off to find you things, including pointing the way to rare fish. I don't think you even get a harpoon gun or anything.
In other words, it's the logical extension of the aquarium screensaver, only you get to paddle around in it. |
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captaincabinets .
Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 121 Location: Trapped in cabinets
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Cycle, I was highly recommending filtering your mp3s for underwater pleasure. As for the game, it's one of those ones you either feel compelled to buy of your own volition, or you don't. Me, I'm very much attracted to water in games since I'm so fundamentally scared of the deep stuff in real life.
But yeah, I got it at JB-Hifi for $75, on release day, but since I had been frothing about this for some time, it was no big deal. You get rammed so much over the prices down here that I guess you just learn to accept it / pick your battles.
Interesting side note: Before I even heard of this last year, I was coding a DS game which was very similar, in which you explore randomly generated 2d (+ discrete z-axis) aquatic life - without danger - using the little guy from the film clip to Radiohead's Pyramid Song. I had gotten as far as putting in a sweet sinusoidal wavy effect and making a random rock formation generator before getting distracted. Now this is out, I don't even have to bother! _________________ Why am I being boiled into a bright red lobster by this little kid? |
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bleak .
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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I remember playing a game similar to this back when PSX was the jam and they had those Playstation demo discs packed full of demos for you to try. One of the demos included therein was this undersea treasure exploration game which I think lacked weapons or anything, and it was pretty neat! I can't remember the title of this game for the life of me though, and I'm pretty sure it did abysmally badly. _________________
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Cycle Mac daddy
Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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you are thinking of aquanauts holiday _________________
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captaincabinets .
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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I think he's thinking of Treasures of the Deep.
Edit: Or maybe not! That actually had weapons in it. _________________ Why am I being boiled into a bright red lobster by this little kid?
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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i thought that too, until the LACK OF WEAPONS bit
treasures of the deep had lots of weapons! it also had way too much action which dissapointed me so much. i never played past the first couple levels. _________________
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captaincabinets .
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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yeah yeah but memory is a fickle thing, no? In regards to Bleak thinking it had no weapons. _________________ Why am I being boiled into a bright red lobster by this little kid? |
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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your ds game sounds cool btw
i always wanted to try aquanauts holiday, but never have. i played the guys other game though... TAIL OF THE SUN. that had a similar thing going. _________________
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captaincabinets .
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Wikipedia wrote: | your ultimate objective is to build a tower of mammoth tusks that reaches the sun |
Is it as good as it sounds? _________________ Why am I being boiled into a bright red lobster by this little kid? |
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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depends what you mean by good. it's actually a pretty hilariously bad game, but i loved it. you basically just run around, eat things, fight things and level up your "tribe" in different ways (resulting in different endings depending what you leveled up the most) and yeah, beasically the only goal is survival, exploration, and making that damn tower. _________________
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Swimmy .
Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 990 Location: Fairfax, VA
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:11 am Post subject: |
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Tail of the Sun has some great ideas, but its fans always forget to mention the unplayably-bad part. The camera's constantly fixed at a barely-overhead position, so going south (towards the camera) is ridiculously dangerous and frustrating.
I ought to play it again. _________________
"Ayn Rand fans are the old school version of Xenogears fanboys."
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bleak .
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:27 am Post subject: |
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captaincabinets wrote: | yeah yeah but memory is a fickle thing, no? In regards to Bleak thinking it had no weapons. | Correct. It was in fact Treasures of the Deep. I don't know why I didn't remember the game having weapons. Maybe they didn't serve a purpose in the demo? Anyway, that was a fun game. _________________
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Six .
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:54 am Post subject: |
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Swimmy wrote: | Tail of the Sun has some great ideas, but its fans always forget to mention the unplayably-bad part. The camera's constantly fixed at a barely-overhead position, so going south (towards the camera) is ridiculously dangerous and frustrating.
I ought to play it again. |
Yeah, every once in a while give it another whirl to see if it's as bad as I remember. (It usually is!)
I think my favourite Artdink game is still No One Can Stop Mr. Domino. I haven't tried their hot-air balloon sim yet, though!
Anyway, a lot of mainstream press for Endless Ocean seems to believe it's yet another Wii game pandering to the casual market, which is... odd. I figure it's more of a niche thing -- after all, underwater exploration games are pratically an established subgenre by now, neh?
I wish I could play it, but I can't see any of my Wii-owning pals renting it, yet alone buying it. I guess I'll try it in a few years! |
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:18 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, I want this game, but damn that price! I'm totally looking into modding.
This reminds me, my dad, he was playing CRYSIS and asked if there were any beautiful games where you like, just walked around and look at pretty things. He has said that a couple times, so I've been trying to think of games... he liked Myst but I'm trying to think of games where exploration isn't hampered by puzzles and what. _________________
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Winged Assassins (1984) .
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:46 am Post subject: |
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There's LSD though it's a different kind of beautiful than what your dad would be after. _________________
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:13 am Post subject: |
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Oh yeah that would be good, but I'm looking for something a little more recent. _________________
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Lasa .
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:07 am Post subject: |
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It seems like this is a total downgrade from Everblue 2.
Where's my treasure hunting and fetch questing? |
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:16 am Post subject: |
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I'm glad this thread is getting as much attention as it is. I have to wait a bit before I can get this game, but sweet fuck, I will! Maybe I'll make an official TGQ YouTube video of me playing the game, overlaid with pulse-pounding action music and Gears of War one-liners. Every time I pet a dolphin, you'll hear the bristling "chk-chkkkk!" of a Lancer being reloaded, and Marcus Fenix saying, "BRING IT!!!"
Wow, I think I've lost my mind. |
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fish .
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:02 am Post subject: |
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EAT SHIT AND DIE, WHALE. _________________ you cant spell selfish without fish |
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boojiboy7 .
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Lestrade, just use all of Cole Train's lines.
I want to see a dolphin jumping out of the water and hear "Soooo HOT!" |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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i totally forgot about this game. is it out now? it looks lovely. _________________
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, this is probably a perfect game to get my dad... _________________
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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Make sure you get him Lestrade's modified version. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Lasa wrote: | It seems like this is a total downgrade from Everblue 2.
Where's my treasure hunting and fetch questing? |
This... is disappointing. I guess I'm not getting Endless Ocean!
-Wes _________________
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boojiboy7 .
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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So I have spent about two hours with this. Spotting my first whale was awesome. Just the relaxing feeling of it all is really awesome.
Does anyone who has it know if there is a way to make it play more than one song on a dive? That part is minorly annoying.
God, exploring the ocean terrifies me and is really awesome.
Deeper thoughts on all this later. |
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captaincabinets .
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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boojiboy7 wrote: | Does anyone who has it know if there is a way to make it play more than one song on a dive? That part is minorly annoying. |
I don't think it's possible. I ended up just stitching my mp3s together into blocks of 5, for ~20 minutes of dive time each. _________________ Why am I being boiled into a bright red lobster by this little kid? |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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fish wrote: | EAT SHIT AND DIE, WHALE. |
For you I recommend Harpooned: Japanese Cetacean Research Simulator. _________________ “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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boojiboy7 .
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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guys, the abyss is terrifying. |
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Lestrade Bug Fister
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Dammit, need money to buy this!!! |
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Mr. Mechanical Friendly Stranger
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bleak wrote: | I remember playing a game similar to this back when PSX was the jam and they had those Playstation demo discs packed full of demos for you to try. One of the demos included therein was this undersea treasure exploration game which I think lacked weapons or anything, and it was pretty neat! I can't remember the title of this game for the life of me though, and I'm pretty sure it did abysmally badly. |
Hey I had that same demo! I don't remember what it was called either but it was a pretty neat game, even though I could never quite grasp the control scheme. I spent more time playing the Intelligent Qube demo that was also on that disc, as well as this one demo where you could drive Formula 1 racers around a track, backwards, and smash them up real nice at high speeds.
I don't have a Wii yet so I guess I won't say anything about Endless Ocean, except that I think it's a neat concept. _________________ Mr. Mechanical |
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Redeye .
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Cycle wrote: | Yeah, I want this game, but damn that price! I'm totally looking into modding.
This reminds me, my dad, he was playing CRYSIS and asked if there were any beautiful games where you like, just walked around and look at pretty things. He has said that a couple times, so I've been trying to think of games... he liked Myst but I'm trying to think of games where exploration isn't hampered by puzzles and what. |
Oblivion?
hiking simulator
soon to be wearing a skin suit made from the raped corpse of the Vault Dweller _________________ I felt sheer anarchic joy when I ran over my first pedestrian. |
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Worm .
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Mercenaries. I mean if you think death is pretty. _________________
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bleak .
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:14 am Post subject: |
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Mr. Mechanical wrote: | bleak wrote: | I remember playing a game similar to this back when PSX was the jam and they had those Playstation demo discs packed full of demos for you to try. One of the demos included therein was this undersea treasure exploration game which I think lacked weapons or anything, and it was pretty neat! I can't remember the title of this game for the life of me though, and I'm pretty sure it did abysmally badly. |
Hey I had that same demo! I don't remember what it was called either but it was a pretty neat game, even though I could never quite grasp the control scheme. I spent more time playing the Intelligent Qube demo that was also on that disc, as well as this one demo where you could drive Formula 1 racers around a track, backwards, and smash them up real nice at high speeds.
I don't have a Wii yet so I guess I won't say anything about Endless Ocean, except that I think it's a neat concept. |
Yeah, I had tons of fun playing IQ as well! There were some other sweet games on it, although I can't remember any of them for the life of me. Maybe an Armored Core game? Who knows. Perhaps I'll look it up someday. _________________
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Lestrade Bug Fister
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:37 am Post subject: |
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Lestrade wrote: | I hope Shane Bettenhausen reviews the game at 1up. I can't wait to see what kind of bullshit they come up with for this. |
I stand very much corrected. I'm glad people are "getting" this. Now, I need to find a way to get this too! |
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