I must have been playing it wrong as well. The experience that Brad had in the quicklook was pretty much the same one that I had playing about 4-5 hours of it before watching the quicklook.
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I must have been playing it wrong as well. The experience that Brad had in the quicklook was pretty much the same one that I had playing about 4-5 hours of it before watching the quicklook.
I didn't watch the Polygon Spiderman 2 video, but were they just using the "LB For AWESOME!" where Spiderman just flies across the screen automatically? It's the Uncharted of web swinging, it looks cool but it feels just dreadfully boring when playing. The swinging itself isn't completely awful, but it's not great either. The traversal is serviceable, the rest of the game is the problem.
(The GB Mercenary Kings video was just terrible though)
(The GB Mercenary Kings video was just terrible though)
Haunted
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Didn't someone say that those videos are done MST3k style where they talk over gameplay recorded earlier? I'd say that has a lot to do with it.
Jimmyfenix
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Could be true. He did review the Jak and daxter games though maybe someone else got the Ratchet and clank role back in the day
I can see the good in that, but to be fair, Etrian Odyssey is a significantly denser game than Spiderman or Mercenary Kings. For example, when I watched the Demon's Souls quick look I wasn't particularly surprised by their lack of knowledge or ability because, hey, it's a souls game. The early ones were really thick in terms of explanation.
But something like Spiderman it seems (I haven't actually played the game so I can't speak from a literal experience) like it just takes you actually putting effort into doing it right, rather than just trying to brute force through.
Nah they weren't. Griffin showed it off but most of the time it was regular web swinging, as well as explaining how stuff like the slingshot move looked and seemed cool but were totally worthless.
I would 100% all the way support this. My favorite dude at on the Besties and MBMBAM.
Yeah they do, and I considered that, but even if that's the case, getting more hands on time to at least understand how the game is would allow them to say "Hey, talking and playing is hard, when I'm not talking I play the game differently than this."
Looks like Jeff reviewed the first 3 at least, and it seems like he thought they were all great.
I think Vinny has been the main catalyst for random funny moments for the past 6 years. He's always been the one that experiments the most.
TharpDaddy
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Ryan brought a lot of energy to stuff, which i feel Vinny definitely does as well.
GB Video out of sync again.
Thought I'd give a tip for those who want to view it with correct audio, but don't want to download the whole thing but stream it instead.
Hope this helps some dudes out, and if this continues to be a problem, perhaps Patryn can add this to the OP?
Thought I'd give a tip for those who want to view it with correct audio, but don't want to download the whole thing but stream it instead.
- Go to the GB video page and click download
- Right click the quality you want, and copy the URL
- Open up VLC, and go to Media > Open Network Stream
- Paste your copied URL into the field and hit play
- Once the video is playing, use the "J" and "K" keys to decrease or increase the audio delay. For example, on the Sunset Overdrive video, about ~200ms is appropriate.
Hope this helps some dudes out, and if this continues to be a problem, perhaps Patryn can add this to the OP?
Nymphae
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I initially thought the same thing. You kind of have to use it at certain times to get the best use out of it. It totally is boring as hell to just use the Web Rush for all or most movements, but if you use it as another tool in the swinging arsenal, you can make it work really well for you. I use it to zip into the sky in the general direction I want to move, then take over with my swings. And it's obviously really great for indoor sections when you want to get onto a particular pipe near the ceiling or something, or zip to an exact spot on a ceiling.
It's also great if you want to land on a particular wall at the end of a swing, for a long time I was trying to use the wall run button, or the wall crawl button, as I swung myself at a wall, and those are really finicky options. But as you're swinging, if you tap it at the wall face you want on, he just zips to it. It's one of those mechanics that can be used really lazily and take all the fun out of the swinging, but you can also use it sparingly to add a bit of flourish to it, and to make certain movements a bit easier. I'm actually really coming around on this game, it's not AAA amazingness, but for a big Spider-man fan like me, it's a great game, and the swinging is actually some of the best I've seen in a SM game (I still prefer Web of Shadows though). In particular I love how it feels to do the L/R swing buttons, it doesn't make a huge difference really, but it just feels a bit better, it's closer to how you would use your hands as Spidey.
Krathoon
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They need one more energy guy. John Drake was doing a good job in that last Vinnyvania segment.
That's really useful, thanks a lot! Downloading a 3Go file for every premium stream was getting a little annoying.
Hot Coldman
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Tempted to pledge now.
Freedom = $1.05
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I'm not sure I've seen a game kickstarter as hungry/desperate as Amplitude. I feel bad for them, but it doesn't seem like it's going to happen. I wonder what shape their studio is at given the push they're giving it : /
They really are desperate.
I think Harmonix in general is in pretty good shape, but the kickstarter itself isn't. They've put themselves behind it in a big way and don't want to see it fail, but I don't think that reflects harmonix as a whole.
TharpDaddy
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I think what Patrick said on the podcast was right. It being a Sony exclusive is really harming it. I like the concept, but i'd only pledge if i could get a PC version. They should have just gone for a spiritual successor so they could get the PC crowd.
Yeah, I wasn't feeling it much for the first 10-15 minutes. I think that there's enough there that if they do great things with the story it could be worth it, but the gameplay alone wouldn't do it for me I don't think.
He said Sony owned certain gameplay concepts, so it doesn't seem as easy as expected.
Well it's not looking good for the Kickstarter but they seem enthusiastic about the project so it's understandable. I love Amplitude and wish the Kickstarter was doing better. (I backed it).
Yep, that's the big problem apparently. Otherwise I bet they would have done it.
broncobuster
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It did. The footage shown didn't match the enthusiasm the guys had for it. Must be a fun game that does not show well. Sunset Overdrive, Dead Rising and Infamous are of a similar type.
JoeyJungle
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Maybe they can try again when PS4 has a bigger install base and get more traction?
Agreed. It looks very pretty but nothing of what I have seen looks like I want to play it. Maybe showing of real missions it will change my impression.
The Kickstarter is also already for PS3 so if that doesn't work....
Not the discussion for this thread and no not at all. No one wants to fund it so it's the only chance for the game to exist. Also if you are a smart business man you don't invest your own money in a shaky project.
I love to virtually razz Harmonix/GB over their relationship and all but no, the Kickstarter's not slimy in any way.
Jimmyfenix
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Just like our boi Shaq.
I doubt it would have made it even with the PC crowd, I just think the number of people that A) have played and have fond memories of that game and B) would be willing to kickstart a reboot just isn't there.
That's something that a lot of devs trying to remake old games like Outcast realized: nostalgia is numerically quantifiable, and if that number doesn't match your KS goals you're boned. Drake even hinted at it when he said RB Blitz didn't do great, that audience is kinda gone.
I don't buy that this is the only way for a game like that to exist but the reason I brought it up here is because it looks like Giantbomb will be promoting the kickstarter during UPF.
When does EA have a kickstarter? The premise was originally for smaller start ups to help get money to fund a small project.
Does a company that have working relationships with Disney and Sony not have the ability to fund their own game development? And don't forget that Harmonix just had layoffs in December so I'm not sure I would want to bet on a company that's future games are a F2P music shooter and a Kinect game during a time when Microsoft is getting rid of Kinnect bundles.
Exactly.
It doesn't matter who they have relations with if those people don't believe in the potential sales of the game. In this case only Sony would be able to fund it because it's their IP. They don#t believe in it. Only alternative is Kickstarter because like I said you never want to use your own money.
Looking at how the Kickstarter is going it seems like Sony might have been right in not believing in it.
BTW You could have also asked why Obsidian needs a Kickstarter, or Double Fine. Yet you probably didn't.
Infinite Justice
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eh Sunset Overdrive looks fucking boring tbh.
hopefully it can give a better impression when its out
hopefully it can give a better impression when its out
ChieSatonaka
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Yeah...I'd have to agree. The enemy designs look generic and boring as fuck. The most interesting thing in the entire video they showed was the boss fight which had some personality to it.
ShockingAlberto
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They've merely said it's not their fault, so I'm guessing it just hasn't been fixed.
THOUGH IF YOU WANTED TO ENGAGE IN CONSPIRACY it probably benefits their bottom-line for people to be fed-up with archived content and watch everything live.
Done.GB Video out of sync again.
Thought I'd give a tip for those who want to view it with correct audio, but don't want to download the whole thing but stream it instead.
- Go to the GB video page and click download
- Right click the quality you want, and copy the URL
- Open up VLC, and go to Media > Open Network Stream
- Paste your copied URL into the field and hit play
- Once the video is playing, use the "J" and "K" keys to decrease or increase the audio delay. For example, on the Sunset Overdrive video, about ~200ms is appropriate.
Hope this helps some dudes out, and if this continues to be a problem, perhaps Patryn can add this to the OP?
holy shit my eyes rolled so far back into my head i think they're stuck i can't see anything help
The Dear Leader
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Slap yourself in the back of the head, should fix it.
Zomba13
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Play Barkerville backwards while kneeling at a lake for 30 seconds.
Hot Coldman
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Thanks for that guide on manually fixing the audio sync, Alo. Very helpful.
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