I played Uncharted 2 for the first time earlier this year and that's the only one I played so far. I thought it was pretty good, looked gorgeous, and had some really good setpieces, but a lot of pretty boring fights. Especially the blue guys. But I can see why it got such high praise when it came out
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I played Uncharted 2 for the first time earlier this year and that's the only one I played so far. I thought it was pretty good, looked gorgeous, and had some really good setpieces, but a lot of pretty boring fights. Especially the blue guys. But I can see why it got such high praise when it came out
KillerDark
Member
Yea I could see that, I think that was my problem (coming to the game way later), it wasn't anything new/special like I imagine it was at the time? Not trying to say they are bad by any means, just seemed like any other third person shooter haha. Had good setpieces but man the shooting got so old
I think austin and patrick take them very seriously
OdysseusVA
Banned
#TeamFlight
Invisibility is for anime jerks
Invisibility is for anime jerks
i think i've seen like one of their posts here 4 OTs ago
Fly away jerk. Invisibility is the best
petethepanda
Member
Alright. So.
I don't know if I can whole-heartedly recommend a 25-30ish hour game to most people when I thought nearly the entire first half was kind of bad, but I just finished Steins;Gate, and yeah,
that was fucking awesome.
I don't know if I can whole-heartedly recommend a 25-30ish hour game to most people when I thought nearly the entire first half was kind of bad, but I just finished Steins;Gate, and yeah,
that was fucking awesome.
ratcliffja
Member
Invisibility doesn't even matter when you're still making noise.
Alright. So.
I don't know if I can whole-heartedly recommend a 25-30ish hour game to most people when I thought nearly the entire first half was kind of bad, but I just finished Steins;Gate, and yeah,
that was fucking awesome.
why was the first half bad
Uncharted 2 was great, but all four games are relatively the same when it comes to gameplay. Playing the Uncharted Collection and UC4 in close proximity to each other does highlight their sameyness. I think they are all a bit too long as well, even if I enjoyed all of them. Including the Vita game.
Invisibility is for pervs. So I agree with your assessment.
Glad the second half redeemed it for you. You get all the side endings or just mainline it to the true end?
Invisibility is for pervs. So I agree with your assessment.
Alright. So.
I don't know if I can whole-heartedly recommend a 25-30ish hour game to most people when I thought nearly the entire first half was kind of bad, but I just finished Steins;Gate, and yeah,
that was fucking awesome.
Glad the second half redeemed it for you. You get all the side endings or just mainline it to the true end?
KillerDark
Member
Flight would be the best, basically being able to go anywhere at any time. Can't beat that 
. Have they said when this splatfest is going to be?
. Have they said when this splatfest is going to be?Death Metalist
Member
Alright. So.
I don't know if I can whole-heartedly recommend a 25-30ish hour game to most people when I thought nearly the entire first half was kind of bad, but I just finished Steins;Gate, and yeah,
that was fucking awesome.
I don't know about the game(I have it but I never really finished it, maybe I will someday) but the anime is the same in that you have to watch the first 7 episodes for it to get real fucking good all the way to the end. Yet even upon reflecting on the series, without those first 7 episodes, you wouldn't really become attached to the characters when shit hits the fan.
Steins;Gate has a really slow opening third to half, mostly to establish a strong sense of normalcy (but even then it could stand to be paced better); part of the normalcy it's establishing is also intentionally very anime tropey.
I was coming off of playing Chaos;Head a few months before, and every member of the cast (particularly protagonist-wise) as well as the pacing were such a significant improvement that it didn't bother me at all. But if you're going in cold, and (reasonably) aren't up for a ton of tropey stuff right off the bat, I could see it being reaaaaaally offputting.
Alright. So.
I don't know if I can whole-heartedly recommend a 25-30ish hour game to most people when I thought nearly the entire first half was kind of bad, but I just finished Steins;Gate, and yeah,
that was fucking awesome.
Welcome to the club, brutha. Welcome.
EL PSY KONGROO
The anime is like a watered down/abridged version of the game. Missing way too many good scenes. It also doesn't even have the alt story branches/endings that add so much more impact to the true ending.
Glass Shark
Banned
Anyone who says flight is a liar
The game takes place in Akihabara in 2010, a den for anime and otaku culture. As such, it makes sense that most of the cast are some form of otaku and is a part of their identity. As such, they hit some of that otaku stuff real hard and it can be a bit much if you aren't expecting it. I can deal with some of it, but there are definitely some eye-roll moments where it just becomes too much.
Okabe can also be a bit rough due to his character in the first half.
I'm not trying to scare anyone off, it is worth experiencing in either the anime or VN form, but you should be aware of what you are getting into.
Human Trashcan
Banned
water reported to be wet
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Why did you watch that?
Because I'm weak.
It's a really slow burn. Really slow. But once you get past it, it made it all worth it because of where the story goes. I thought it was brilliant.
Infinite Justice
Member
While uncharted is cool i could see that been weary on people if they had to go through the entire series in quick succession.
Its been a while since i have played those games (haven't played 3 or 4 yet) so its shouldn't be as daunting.
Its been a while since i have played those games (haven't played 3 or 4 yet) so its shouldn't be as daunting.
Alright. So.
I don't know if I can whole-heartedly recommend a 25-30ish hour game to most people when I thought nearly the entire first half was kind of bad, but I just finished Steins;Gate, and yeah,
that was fucking awesome.
It's the best
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Nidhogg II is still fun to watch. I hope they play it on UPF.
EL PSY KANGAROOOOOAlright. So.
I don't know if I can whole-heartedly recommend a 25-30ish hour game to most people when I thought nearly the entire first half was kind of bad, but I just finished Steins;Gate, and yeah,
that was fucking awesome.
Glass Shark
Banned
New surprise Mike Bithell game is cool, but it also means I have one more game to add to my list 😩
CypherSignal
Member
It took me a lonnnng time to warm up to it. I still think some of the backgrounds are a bit too noisy in conjunction w/ some of the foreground gameplay but seeing a lot of it in action I can dig it.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Flight is more fun, invisibility more useful
SuperStiltzkin
Member
Yeah, but who's gonna go "I heard a noise. Must be an invisible person!" Like I need context here. Do people know that invisible people exist? Cause if they do, the invisible person will be at the center of every conspiracy ever.
What is your definition of "useful"?
Add them to the list of great things Vinny despises because he's *google translates devil into Italian* diavolo.
Basileus777
Member
Water melons are not very good. And I would say that even were I not allergic to them.
Mayo
TheMadMan007
Member
Kinda sad that it looks like the community multiplayer stream/return of TNT was a fluke. I really wish they kept it going with something different every time
OdysseusVA
Banned
Watermelons are great
Pineapples are great
Mangos are great
Pineapples are great
Mangos are great