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[Myggen]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=941851

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You see this, Alex? Do you see this?

 

[Anjin M]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

 

[Glitchesarecool]

I want to see Myggen's GB reaction image folder. It must be in the terabyte range.

 

[Incandenza]

I'm only on Part 7 right now, but as someone who's never played any Metal Gear before, the story of MGS2 seems kinda... not good. Raiden's lame as hell, the codec characters aren't as fun as in MGS1, and the plot is taking forever to get moving. Maybe it picks up later?

 

[Piston Hyundai]

I'm only on Part 7 right now, but as someone who's never played any Metal Gear before, the story of MGS2 seems kinda... not good. Raiden's lame as hell, the codec characters aren't as fun as in MGS1, and the plot is taking forever to get moving. Maybe it picks up later?

Oh, it picks up. Holy shit, does it pick up.

 

[AuthenticM]

I'm only on Part 7 right now, but as someone who's never played any Metal Gear before, the story of MGS2 seems kinda... not good. Raiden's lame as hell, the codec characters aren't as fun as in MGS1, and the plot is taking forever to get moving. Maybe it picks up later?

oh, you'll see.

 

[The Dear Leader]

I'm only on Part 7 right now, but as someone who's never played any Metal Gear before, the story of MGS2 seems kinda... not good. Raiden's lame as hell, the codec characters aren't as fun as in MGS1, and the plot is taking forever to get moving. Maybe it picks up later?

You're going to look back on this comment and laugh when it's all said and done.

 

[Tamanon]

I'm only on Part 7 right now, but as someone who's never played any Metal Gear before, the story of MGS2 seems kinda... not good. Raiden's lame as hell, the codec characters aren't as fun as in MGS1, and the plot is taking forever to get moving. Maybe it picks up later?

I'm in the same boat. The plot is alright thus far, since I expect it'll go sideways soon. I hate Raiden and his interactions, especially with Rose. But Kojima loves his ill-placed philosophical conversations.

 

[Anastasia]

I'm only on Part 7 right now, but as someone who's never played any Metal Gear before, the story of MGS2 seems kinda... not good. Raiden's lame as hell, the codec characters aren't as fun as in MGS1, and the plot is taking forever to get moving. Maybe it picks up later?

I beat MGS2 a lot, and it's interesting playing through subsequent times (and also watching Dan and Drew go through it now); you notice little hints in the story, lots of foreshadowing, etc. that you didn't see before. But to answer your question, it does pick up. In a really crazy ass way.

 

[daydream]

I'm only on Part 7 right now, but as someone who's never played any Metal Gear before, the story of MGS2 seems kinda... not good. Raiden's lame as hell, the codec characters aren't as fun as in MGS1, and the plot is taking forever to get moving. Maybe it picks up later?

Same position as you with regard to the series, and to me, 2 seems clearly more refined and interesting in pretty much every aspect, including the narrative aspects. They really seized the opportunity to follow a bad game up with a good one.

 

[Incandenza]

Two possible developments that would make me appreciate the story much more:

- It is revealed that there is some grand sinister reason why Campbell sent a rookie kid with no field experience on perhaps the most poorly-planned operation in U.S. Special Forces history.

- Pliskin turns out to totally not be Solid Snake and is in fact some weird other clone of Big Boss who's actually the Pope or some shit.

No amount of plot twists can make the Jack/Rose dynamic not totally hilarious though.

 

[Will M]

Two possible developments that would make me appreciate the story much more:

- It is revealed that there is some grand sinister reason why Campbell sent a rookie kid with no field experience on perhaps the most poorly-planned operation in U.S. Special Forces history.

- Pliskin turns out to totally not be Solid Snake and is in fact some weird other clone of Big Boss who's actually the Pope or some shit.

No amount of plot twists can make the Jack/Rose dynamic not totally hilarious though.

I won't confirm anything other than I think you'll like the ending. The great thing about the series is that you can't really sum up any one game from a single revelation like you would a movie or TV show.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Two possible developments that would make me appreciate the story much more:

- It is revealed that there is some grand sinister reason why Campbell sent a rookie kid with no field experience on perhaps the most poorly-planned operation in U.S. Special Forces history.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Two possible developments that would make me appreciate the story much more:

- It is revealed that there is some grand sinister reason why Campbell sent a rookie kid with no field experience on perhaps the most poorly-planned operation in U.S. Special Forces history.

- Pliskin turns out to totally not be Solid Snake and is in fact some weird other clone of Big Boss who's actually the Pope or some shit.

No amount of plot twists can make the Jack/Rose dynamic not totally hilarious though.

I envy you, man. I'd love to be able to see all the shit you're going to see for the first time again.

 

[ThreePiMatt]

I played MGS2 years ago when it came out on the Xbox. All I remembered was there was a tanker, then the oil platform, then the ending made fuck-all sense. Watching this again all this stuff still feels new to me. I had completely forgotten about Rose (probably for the best) and pretty much all of the gameplay details.

 

[funkystudent]

Oh, it picks up. Holy shit, does it pick up.

I am not sure "picks up" is the right word but MGS2 sure does go places in the 2nd half.

 

[Dany]

How far is drew in MGS2?

 

[funkystudent]

How far is drew in MGS2?

He just talked to Aims and is about to

Spoiler

Fight the Harrier.

I would say he is just over the half way point.

 

[Red UFO]

He just talked to Aims and is about to

Spoiler

Fight the Harrier.

I would say he is just over the half way point.

Man, imagine reading that spoiler if you were one of these guys that hasn't played it before.

What a game.

 

[justjim89]

I just started playing South Park today and wow, I hope it gets some love in the GOTY awards. Brad and Alex both seemed to really like it, from what I recall.

 

[Daheza]

I just finished watching Akira after hearing about it on the bombcast.I'm not entirely sure what happened. My mind is kinda blown right now.

Does anyone remember what other recommendations Dan got? Since I have watched one anime tonight I might as well continue with some more.

 

[That Stone Dude]

I just finished watching Akira after hearing about it on the bombcast.I'm not entirely sure what happened. My mind is kinda blown right now.

Akira is in the same space as MGS2 for me. I've only ever seen/played it once and while I liked it I'll be damned if I can actually explain what happened afterwards.

 

[Chuck]

Man, imagine reading that spoiler if you were one of these guys that hasn't played it before.

What a game.

yeah, a reference to the first game. SO CRAZY!!1

would never expect that in a million years

 

[FStop7]

I'm only on Part 7 right now, but as someone who's never played any Metal Gear before, the story of MGS2 seems kinda... not good. Raiden's lame as hell, the codec characters aren't as fun as in MGS1, and the plot is taking forever to get moving. Maybe it picks up later?

Oh you just wait.

 

[FStop7]

You have to look at Unity within context, though. It's the follow up to 4, one of the best AC games, and it was a game that Ubisoft was putting a lot of weight behind as being the first game created purely for the new gen. What came out was one of the worst ACs not only from a gameplay perspective, but it was also a poorly optimized and buggy mess. Unity compared to 4 is a massive disappointment.

Driveclub wasn't much of a disappointment from a gameplay perspective as there wasn't much hype behind it. I think most of the crew expected it to be a fairly weak racer with how many dev issues it had, the fact that it was bad and barely functional online is what puts it in contention.

The other thing that was hugely disappointing about Unity was the lack of depth when it came to the French Revolution. I mean this was THE game they've been building up to since the very beginning. And they totally fucked it.

 

[hamchan]

What do we expect to the winners for Biggest Surprise and Most Disappointing Game?

For a time it seemed like Destiny was a lock for Most Disappointing, but Brad is so effusive about it that he may deflect the "award" to Driveclub, Watch Dogs, or Assassin's Creed Unity.

Biggest Surprise, I dunno. Mordor? Wolfenstein? They all liked those games.

I really don't think anything beats Destiny for Most Disappointing, even with the typical Brad filibuster or Drew to counter it. Driveclub they didn't care about and Watch Dogs/Assassin's Creed is just the typical Ubisoft formula game albeit crappier than normal.

Destiny is by the creators of Halo, the most hyped game of the year easily. The fact that the game controls well and has great art, makes the horrible game design and story parts of it even more disappointing. I totally expect Jeff to heavily argue for Destiny.

Biggest surprise is probably Mordor I guess.

I also expect biggest technical screwup this year, to take over the best apology award because boy, there sure were a lot this year.

 

[elfinke]

Here's a Google doc with a detailed overview of what they played and what happened during every stream, complete with timestamps. You can probably figure out what you want to watch from there!

This is a fantastic thing, thanks for sharing!

I just started playing South Park today and wow, I hope it gets some love in the GOTY awards. Brad and Alex both seemed to really like it, from what I recall.

I agree, I played it and Jazzpunk around the same time and had so much damn fun with both. Terrific stuff.

 

[Dany]

Is the weekend over, I'm literally hearing nsync here

 

[The Dear Leader]

I wonder if Dan is still playing World of Warcraft.

 

[Dany]

Now I'm hearing edm shit, is drew here

 

[AcridMeat]

Now I'm hearing edm shit, is drew here

Are you sure that's not sai_kun.

 

[Dany]

Are you sure that's not sai_kun.

He's here haha. But he's mixing music.

I need some content for when I wake up

 

[Sai-kun]

Are you sure that's not sai_kun.

SUP BRUH

EDIT: HEY BUDDY


EDIT 2: HEY ACRID

WHATS HAPPENING

HOWS IT GOING

DANNY SAYS HI

 

[Dany]

Sai_kun is a total drew newb.

 

[Lonestar]

Danny O'Dwyer ‏@dannyodwyer 50m50 minutes ago
"Zelda picked up a coin.
Better tell everyone about that shit!"
- @PaulRyckert on myself & @DanRyckert returning to work on Monday.

:lol @ Dan's dad

 

[Haunted]

weekend eh

this page is why you guys got thrown into community

 

[AcridMeat]

Hey there.

Sai_kun is a total drew newb.

Drewb Member

I got through part 7 of the first MGS. The circle mashing looked painful, it really is becoming a Breaking Brad series.

How many load your last saves are there with Vinny and Dark Souls?

 

[daydream]

weekend eh

this page is why you guys got thrown into community

combining the weekend meme with the community topos

so original

 

[Jintor]

Kindle it is, thanks guys! I also browsed the kindle store and came to the horrifying conclusion that i barely know which authors are good or not, basically from the cover alone most book look like shit. I think i'm gonna search on the internet for a list of essential reading for new readers, in the meanwhile i got for free the Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie.

This is my problem. Going into the kindle store without a concrete idea of what I want is very intimidating.

Never judge a book by it's cover (alone). You'll find that like most media the cover is really only useful as signposts for the demographics that publishers wish to target and the quality of the cover itself will vary with the budgets publishers choose to throw behind certain books.

If you guys like sci fi look at authors Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut and Philip K. Dick. Not all of their novels are sci fi but the themes are excellent.

Oh and if Jeff were here he'd say read Neuromancer. I'll endorse it too.

You left off Frank Herbert. Dune is essential sci fi imo.

November's Whatcha Readin' thread is here, but December's will be up soon! Hang out with BookGAF!

 

[Antiwhippy]

Fuck books read manga.

 

[Jintor]

Fuck books read manga.

acc. mumei's goodreads account, manga is books

 

[daydream]

Finding out/reconfirming every month that 90% of BookGAF only read genre fiction is a bit of a bummer, though, to put it mildly. I wonder if there are others who are suffering with me.

 

[Antiwhippy]

acc. mumei's goodreads account, manga is books

What about mangas adapted from light novels?

Can you solve this paradox?

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Two possible developments that would make me appreciate the story much more:

- Pliskin turns out to totally not be Solid Snake and is in fact some weird other clone of Big Boss who's actually the Pope or some shit.

This is exactly what I'm expecting. Seems waaaaaaaay too obvious.

 

[Fevaweva]

Finding out/reconfirming every month that 90% of BookGAF only read genre fiction is a bit of a bummer, though, to put it mildly. I wonder if there are others who are suffering with me.

I occasionally look in on BookGAF and I have to agree. Not everyone can read...I dunno Remains Of The Day or Lolita but holy crap there is a lot of Sci fi and Fantasy in that thread

 

[Jintor]

What about mangas adapted from light novels?

Can you solve this paradox?

They equal 1 book because light novels as everyone knows are only worth half a book

Finding out/reconfirming every month that 90% of BookGAF only read genre fiction is a bit of a bummer, though, to put it mildly. I wonder if there are others who are suffering with me.

I occasionally look in on BookGAF and I have to agree. Not everyone can read...I dunno Remains Of The Day or Lolita but holy crap there is a lot of Sci fi and Fantasy in that thread

It's just easier to read genre fiction sometimes. That and nonfiction don't require any brainpower for me to really read. Also I'm trying to write some genre fiction so that sort of informs my reading choices.

also I read lolita last year so BLEH

 

[Myggen]

Lolita is a bad book, so there's that too.

I now read mostly nonfiction. Just finished reading David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. Oh man what a book that is!

 

[strafer]

Giant Bomb should do a Live Stream playing old Star Wars games in celebration of the new Star Wars teaser.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

When i first played mgs 2 I had to make sure I wasn't wasted playing it. Damn that game goes places.

 

[randomlyrossy]

Giant Bomb should do a Live Stream playing old Star Wars games in celebration of the new Star Wars teaser.

They played a bunch of Star Wars games on a livestream when Lucasarts got shutdown.