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helicopterp .
Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: message for Aderack |
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Playing Ikaruga on easy is NOT playing Ikaruga! _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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daphaknee just enemies now
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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aderack you jerk i wanted to play with you last night and you TOTALLY BLEW ME OFF |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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Playing ikaruga without chaining is not playing ikaruga.
This is pretty much the reason that I don't like the game as much as I did before I learned this. _________________ “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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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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aderack accept my friend request already _________________
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aderack .
Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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This is the first time I ever played Ikaruga on Easy, after having owned the Dreamcast version since it came out. And what do you know, BIG BROTHER WAS WATCHING.
And yeah, it's kind of vanilla that way. Doesn't even make the game easier! Just makes it boring. Hard mode is also kind of beside the point, I think. Normal is really where the dynamics fall into place.
Daph, I got several pop-up notices right on top of my ship while playing a bullet hell shooter. After I finished freaking out, I finished playing. Then I sent you some response or another, and you didn't reply. Whatever, woman!
Who are you, Cycle? I get lots of weird friend requests, and I don't know what to do about them all. _________________
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helicopterp .
Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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just razzing you. and hard mode is silly, too, you're right. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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I see that my comment remains unchallenged. This is pointing towards its scientific correctness. _________________ “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 .
Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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when you're right you're right. but i think it's more fun with the chains. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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daphaknee just enemies now
Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 892 Location: YAY AREA
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:52 am Post subject: |
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aderack wrote: |
Daph, I got several pop-up notices right on top of my ship while playing a bullet hell shooter. After I finished freaking out, I finished playing. Then I sent you some response or another, and you didn't reply. Whatever, woman!
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i thought you were mad at me and i was afraid to reply back i felt bad for killing your dude |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:45 am Post subject: |
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What, you guys are all falling over yourself to friend Aderack
where's my Xbox friend requests, turkey |
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aderack .
Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Shaper is right. Given that I still can't get past level four, after seven or eight years, I'm not too worried though!
That said: I find I'm actually way better at the game on XBL than on the Dreamcast. Not sure why that is. Maybe I've just mulched on it subconsciously. _________________
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Cossix .
Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 87
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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Harveyjames wrote: | What, you guys are all falling over yourself to friend Aderack
where's my Xbox friend requests, turkey |
I'll be your Xbox Buddy! My gamertag is Cossix! I don't think I have you on my list. |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hooray! Mine is Harveyjames!
What is Daph's, I bet it's KIM DONG IL or PLANET OF THE RAPES or something. |
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purplechair .
Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 378 Location: in my pants
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bleak .
Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 258
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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No it is not Daph's Cat.
It is something else. _________________
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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I sent out friend requests ^^ |
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aderack .
Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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bleak wrote: | No it is not Daph's Cat.
It is something else. |
So she's a jazz singer?
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helicopterp .
Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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harvey accept mine i put a sweet voice message with it. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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WarpZone .
Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 14 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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People often say you have to chain to enjoy Ikaruga or the game sucks if you don't, but I think it's a little more complicated than that. There is a huge gray area between shooting recklessly and high-level chaining. The game rewards you for not chaining (or not completely chaining) patterns if you don't want to worry about them. It lets you pick and choose, piecing together a level until eventually you are seeing and doing things where before you were only hiding or dying. The game doesn't just humble you, but encourages you to play in a humble way. I guess that's where people have a problem.
Easy mode's chapter 4 probably coheres with the game's themes better than Normal because you can just stay behind the outside wall in safety the whole time. It's easier to become familiarized.
Homing missiles don't make much sense until Normal, however. Like other Treasure games, Easy seems pointless after you've played Normal for a while. But it can be a good first step. |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:22 am Post subject: |
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helicopterp wrote: | harvey accept mine i put a sweet voice message with it. |
Ok, next time I get a chance. I have to wait for a moment when my dad is not watching the tv (almost never happens). |
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daphaknee just enemies now
Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 892 Location: YAY AREA
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:54 am Post subject: |
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NO YOU STUPID FUCKS ITS DAPH SCAT
LIKE DAPHNY GETS POOPED ON JESUS |
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bleak .
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:02 am Post subject: |
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Me and Dess were looking at Scatman videos a while back, he has made a LOT of music
Like he's considered a one-hit wonder over here, but in some countries he was like U2 big! Listen to this: Song of Scatland. In this song Scatman John outlines the philosophy running through his music. The comments on this video are amazing!.
Quote: | we can all make inpact on the earth we need to start to spread the word we cant just sit here wishing we need to all work together align all continets of the planet spread the word
I like this version better than the music video...
i wish this world would see what they are doing. its so sad i wish i was in scatland with my aunt who passed away at 31 this makes me sad and happy ty scatman rip john we all miss you cry <---- This person has confused heaven with Scatland
Scatman is the living incarnation of awesome. RIP bro~
| Spam scatman is right scat man is for every one
i ment scat man is right scat land is for every one
i hate to say it, strazku, but your right...this country is soo much hatred....if john was here, i just...nevermind..but all you john larkin fans, (including me) are listening to the right music....my comment is too long now, so ill stop....ALL HAIL JOHN PAUL LARKIN, AND HOPE HE'S ENJOYING SCATLAND....:')...
this song is just beautiful...i wish i could live in scatland...no war, no violence, no drugs, nothing to worry about...R.I.P scatman.
i just read your comment and almost cried lolz
Oh God. He's so amazing. I LOVE SCATMAN SO MUCH. GOD. HE IS ONE NOW. |
Daph have you ever considered making a scat record? |
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helicopterp .
Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:20 am Post subject: |
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WarpZone wrote: | Easy mode's chapter 4 probably coheres with the game's themes better than Normal because you can just stay behind the outside wall in safety the whole time. It's easier to become familiarized.
Homing missiles don't make much sense until Normal, however. Like other Treasure games, Easy seems pointless after you've played Normal for a while. But it can be a good first step. |
I would argue that the practice modes are better for the familiarization. Without the mechanic introduced in normal, the levels only make sense on the "here are enemies i must shoot them" level, a familiarity with which does not give you much knowledge of the game.
I wrote this post partially to respond to you, but mostly to steer the conversation away from scatting. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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