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Giant Bomb 18: Everything is always a surprise on some level
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Archaic is the wrong word there IMO, it's was actually clearly very experimental for the time.
Blue Steel
Old games like this are often really fascinating to play because there's so much in them that can actually surprise you in a way that new games cannot. Obviously some are more of a chore to play than others.
N
Noray
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The writing
isn't
bad.
Teens are awkward. It's supposed to be awkward! If I heard half the shit I said and wrote when I was 18 I'd probably die of embarrassment. LiS makes you feel an iota of that, and I guess it makes a lot of people uncomfortable.
I don't mind them playing this. It is interesting because it actually is something I don't know and it seems weird.
Would I have rather seen them play the rest of Phantasmagoria 2? Absolutely.
I didn't buy that excuse when Austin kept trying to make it and I don't buy it now. None of the language used makes me feel uncomfortable, it just sounds bad. Yes, teenagers sometimes use words that they don't really know in awkward ways but not to the extent that they do in this game. And aside from that, the voice acting is not very good at all.
Death Metalist
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That's why I post a list of games and tell them to play whatever they feel like from the list. I don't care much for voting to be honest, I'm more a "Here are my suggestions" kind of dude.
ThreePiMatt
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God I hope so. It was getting to be just as good as Phantasmagoria 1.
Interesting curiosity piece, but doesn't seem worth playing. Seems like reviews at the time were not kind to it either.
old games show was a good feature, i agree
It'd be great to have a backup game for times like this.
After the ending of Ep. 3, I was suuper hyped. Like, "oh my god, are they really going through with this messed up reality? How is she going to live from now on knowing that even though her friend's family is together, they are probably in a miserable situation? And how is this new world, is there going to be new interactions with old people?"
But then, after some talking with Chloe and that scene in her bedroom (which did not moved me enough because I had only met that Chloe for some minutes), we went back to the old reality and yeah, none of that happened or mattered besides a strong hug between them.
I bought Ep. 4 just because of how the previous episode ended, and got played hard by Dontnod when I learned it was a ruse. A recent famous adventure game did a similar trick between its episodes and I also got mad at that.
But then, after some talking with Chloe and that scene in her bedroom (which did not moved me enough because I had only met that Chloe for some minutes), we went back to the old reality and yeah, none of that happened or mattered besides a strong hug between them.
I bought Ep. 4 just because of how the previous episode ended, and got played hard by Dontnod when I learned it was a ruse. A recent famous adventure game did a similar trick between its episodes and I also got mad at that.
broncobuster
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Calling it an excuse puts you on the wrong foot to begin with. Life is Strange never shies away from acknowledging it in the text of the game. Characters often voice criticisms about other characters. To deny its intent is, well, if you want to say the voice acting isn't good, it's an opinion. Regardless of how I feel about Life is Strange, all three at GBeast say they're really enjoying it. It's another story if they weren't and the community pestered them to finish. It's a no-lose scenario.
Klipklop's evil twin is in the new Psychonauts documentary.
If you squint it reads "Saturn sucks!" on the whiteboard.
Haunted
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Already better than the old setup.
cactrotofrbc
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Who is guest?
I want to get people to start voting for one of the Journeyman Project games.
Probably 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKk4p9suTXw
Probably 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKk4p9suTXw
ratcliffja
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I own a book.
Everybody's asking that, but nobody stops to ask how is quest.
Master_Funk
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Yeah don't understand the backlash . It was fucking hilarious. Those faces gave me outcast vibes.
shortsFortallPeople
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This game makes overblood 2 look like ocarina of time.
Chew a comet!
Twin Tails
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I missed it as well. I was hoping the archive would have been available when I got off work. Shit balls
Master_Funk
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The game was terrible but the crews reactions to the dialogue and systems was hilarious. I think it was way funnier than the toon game stream.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
hahahaha oh Alex https://twitter.com/alex_navarro/status/674714794407149568
I take it you don't like Random PC Game? And Flight Club? And Quick Looks? And every other piece of content where they don't finish the game?
Why do they need to finish a game for you to be entertained by the content?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Man, people sure are salty that gbeast actually likes life is strange.
A valid approach but I can see them ignoring long lists. I get the impression that Vinny just quickly scans through looking for which game is mentioned most often.
Funny thing is that it was only really one dude who championed Sentient but he posted some amusing screencaps and a bunch of other people piled in on it.
I can see his point. If it is a funny game like Toonstruck then maybe one and done is enough but for story based games it can be over just as it is getting good.
They could still revisit games like Phantasmagoria 2 in the play day slot though. It would be a shame if they did not
People are salty about everything. Seems like a lot more people are positive about that than negative though. So...
Tweeted the beast crew this morning about it, but I really want to see them play this Ben & Ed game. Looks silly.
Is the archive up yet of COOAdventure?
Is the archive up yet of COOAdventure?
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So far, it's probably in the running for my game of the year... And I haven't even played it. It's been great to watch.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Argh, missed the live stream. Hopefully the archive will be up soon, I need it.
LurkerPrime
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So, Austin tweeted about a really good blog by GB user feignamnesia, re: GW2 Heart of Thorns xpac. It does a really good job of deconstructing some huge design problems facing the game and its community. In short, ArenaNet is really taking a dark path with the game.
That blog makes me think I should read more GB blogs. The only issue is... GB blogs are always so long. So I dunno.
That blog makes me think I should read more GB blogs. The only issue is... GB blogs are always so long. So I dunno.
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