BreezyLimbo
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nah Dan would be played by Adam Sandler
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"I eat egg whites all the time, dude!"
OdysseusVA
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Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I mean knowing his luck Dan ryckert will be playing dan ryckert in a HBO biopic about his life.
Piston Hyundai
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so basically Private Parts but stupid
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Googling private parts somehow showed actual cartoon (like, actual nicktoons) porn on the side bar where they show the images and wikipedia summary.
So uh, warning I guess.
So uh, warning I guess.
OdysseusVA
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what happens when you google splatoon private parts
You get ink everywhere
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Ugh I don't even watch anime anymore but I would buy a sub on a crunchyroll twitch stream.
Explain? Just to support the company or...?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Because twitch chat was a part of the experience I never knew I needed.
watching a high school band anime with the stream monsters was a treat
based on your phrasing you'd fit right in
Fucking yes! I hated how they handled it. That flying through the sky bullshit was so much less satisfying than the final conversation and 2-second duel in the book.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
You can't make wand based combat look good no matter how hard you try.
In the filmmakers' defense, I don't think there's a way to make wizarding duels look cool.
They're basically this:
https://twitter.com/addison_angelo/status/890027834932166657
Edit: Goddammit, anti.
They're basically this:
https://twitter.com/addison_angelo/status/890027834932166657
Edit: Goddammit, anti.
I don't give the Harry Potter films too tough a time, though, because there are very few book-to-screen adaptations I enjoy as much or more than the book. I can only think of one adaptation I actually enjoyed more than the book off the top of my head, which is Scott Pilgrim vs The World.
Also, 3 more hours until that Kingdom Hearts thing, get hype
Also, 3 more hours until that Kingdom Hearts thing, get hype
Yeah, I dont fault them for that but that doesnt mean I like them.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World is an awesome movie altought it had to compromise book stuff too. I still love it. The HP movies are very action based which is kinda why they never gave me the feeling of the books.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World is an awesome movie altought it had to compromise book stuff too. I still love it. The HP movies are very action based which is kinda why they never gave me the feeling of the books.
Piston Hyundai
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Kinda on Team Dan when it comes to story in games.
You can bring up Metal Gear all you like, but the dude was basically bait-and-switched by that game heading into it (How many people actually knew Metal Gear Solid had that much narrative before they played it back then?), and it just so happens that the narrative is ridiculous and entertaining in a way that resonates with him.
You can bring up Metal Gear all you like, but the dude was basically bait-and-switched by that game heading into it (How many people actually knew Metal Gear Solid had that much narrative before they played it back then?), and it just so happens that the narrative is ridiculous and entertaining in a way that resonates with him.
Can you clarify what you mean by Team Dan in that case? I don't quite recall exactly where he landed.
Also the best game movie is easily Mortal Kombat. It was 90's as fuck and far more earnest than it had any right to be.
Piston Hyundai
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Too much focus on storytelling can be a tough hurdle for me to get over with a game, with the exceptions being games that either tell their story very well (Dan brings up the Last of Us in his case) or have themes/settings/etc that I particularly enjoy.
Dan isnt against story in games, he just wants it to be cinematic instead of static text.
Personally I see both ways very similar since they are a passive way to experience the story. I rather have something like Firewatch that never takes me out of the game to tell me stuff for example.
As much as I like The Last Of Us Im still conflicted about how 90 per cent of the good story bits are cutscenes. Except for
. The DLC was better about this.
Personally I see both ways very similar since they are a passive way to experience the story. I rather have something like Firewatch that never takes me out of the game to tell me stuff for example.
As much as I like The Last Of Us Im still conflicted about how 90 per cent of the good story bits are cutscenes. Except for
the final scene and how the switching perspectives also switches your understanding of Joels character.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I kind of think that's just most people really?
I think his beef is mostly with presentation moreso than story.
And that his criteria for story is cool guys and exploding helicopters which hey. fair enough. I'm not really that kind of guy but variety is the spice of life y'know?
I think his beef is mostly with presentation moreso than story.
And that his criteria for story is cool guys and exploding helicopters which hey. fair enough. I'm not really that kind of guy but variety is the spice of life y'know?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That's mostly because mainstream videogames are like B-tier stories even at their best.
Basileus777
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I think Firewatch is a funny example as it's from a genre that has kind of struggled with storytelling and poor writing. The actual perspective and conventions in these "walking sims" may actually make it hard to tell good stories.
I'd put Gone Girl up there, mainly because Fincher is a genius and somehow got a good performance out of Tyler Perry. Plus Pike/Affleck freaking kill.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Because I think it's rare for a story to be just a set perspective from 1 character in a 2 hour time period.
Piston Hyundai
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you know what game was cool
warmed my heart to hear Jeff recommending it on the Bombcast not too long ago
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
warmed my heart to hear Jeff recommending it on the Bombcast not too long ago
But Firewatch tells a compelling story and it explores its themes and characters in a great way. The dialogue system is what sets it apart from those types of games to me. It brings a layer of extra gameplay that pulls you in further.
I think the telling stories from one characters perspective is harder argument is a good one. Altought it can be used for great effect it makes it hard to tell some kind of stories.
That's almost a style over substance thing. Just like three and half hours of grimy low-fi misery. That's my aesthetic.
Yeah. I have a strange fondness for that series.
I know The Last of Us gets flack for its gameplay and how the "best parts of the game are the parts where you don't play it", but I recently went through the game on Grounded mode and I thought the gameplay added to the experience. Every encounter was more intense and a greater emphasis is placed on the stealth/conservation aspect, where I feel like people tend to play the game more like a 3rd Person shooter on lower difficulties. The gameplay is definitely not perfect but I do think it deserves some credit because it adds to the atmosphere and tension of the world and connects you more deeply to the characters in a way that a movie could not.
It's still one of my favorite stories ever told in a game, tied with The World Ends With You.
It's still one of my favorite stories ever told in a game, tied with The World Ends With You.
Piston Hyundai
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Fucking A right, man. It gets in and gets out without overstaying its welcome. The only problem with the game's length is that they were asking $60 for it.
Semi-related thought: A Reservoir Dogs-style story would have potential in the Telltale/Life is Strange framework.
Anyone who says TLoU has bad gameplay didn't play the MP.
Shame almost all of my friends went "TLoU doesn't need a MP, I'm not going to even try it". Screw you! TLoU MP Survival is easily a Top 5 MP experience.
I agree that a lot of different stories that would be otherwise loathsome to adapt to a video game would in the Telltale formula, but that's almost cheating because the only gaminess is explicit story choice-making. Not that I wouldn't like to see it. For instance:
A Reservoir Dogs that was a single player Velvet Sundown-esque but with guns would be both much tougher to make with more potential to fail, and also potentially far more interesting than the modern adventure game version.
It was excellent. I really liked the meta game stuff as it added more pressure on you to perform well, plus the Facebook integration was neat. Support roles were viable and important. If you didn't have a teammate rolling medic/crafting you were screwed. The material boxes provided natural places for fights to happen.
Just solidly designed. Shame the B2P weapons stuff soured so many people, and for good reason.
WrenchNinja
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Wonder which one of them is playing Kingdom Hearts? They've never really given this series a chance so I'm really curious how far they'll get.
It's unclear if they're going to be playing it at all. If they do, though, I think it'll be Ben.
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