Man of Steel was really bad, and despite me liking some of Snyders past stuff, that makes me afraid of him being involved so much in the DC films.
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Man of Steel was really bad, and despite me liking some of Snyders past stuff, that makes me afraid of him being involved so much in the DC films.
stump sock
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quokkas are so cute
Antiwhippy
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Also the new toejam & earl should just be run the jewels 3.
RepairmanJack
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Far Cry Primal sounds like the definition of a 3 star game.
TheMrPliskin
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Sucker Punch was real cool.
This is a joke, right?
Keyser Soze
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I will singlehandedly fund a Kickstarter for Brad Muir to take a selfie with a Quokka
No, no it wasn't, like at all. That movie was so bad it made me question if Snyder did anything good before.
Death Metalist
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Yeah, I guess the actions scenes are ok but that's about it. Could never get into that movie. The best thing he ever did was the Dawn of the Dead remake then Watchmen and finally, 300.
RepairmanJack
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Sounds like you don't have to worry about that too much longer depending on the reception of BvS. Sounds like DC wants to go all in on Affleck and move away from Snyder, but then Justice League started filming which kind of seems in contrast of that.
Edit: I kind of liked Sucker Punch, just for weird stupidity of it.
TheMrPliskin
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What are you all talking about? Sucker punch had girls and guns, it's basically the best movie ever made.
Antiwhippy
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I will singlehandedly fund a Kickstarter for Brad Muir to take a selfie with a Quokka
I think that will pretty much drain the world's supply of happiness for at least 50years.
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Noray
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Snyder is kind of a hack but Watchmen was good. Hard to fuck up source material so good when you have no imagination of your own and basically use the comic as a storyboard. I know some people think it sucked but I like the movie. I even like the new ending.
TheMrPliskin
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Watchman is the closest that Snyder has come to making a good movie. Although the best part of that movie is the intro credits scene.
Sounds more like a 2 Star game to me, but I haven't actually played it yet
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Noray
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Jeff going in on Crash Bandicoot is exactly why Demo Derby is the best feature.
Correct. If you told me someone else did that bit I would believe you.
I had a whole diatribe about how I liked Superman, but I realized that I was veering way off topic and would lead to a whole bunch of nonsense.
So I'll simply say that I disagree that Superman is boring. He's just being used improperly.
I am, however, very wary about BvS.
Jeff talking about how he beat it without realizing it on the Bombcast makes me think of an MMO more than anything. And for a more story-driven experience, that's not a good thing.
So I'll simply say that I disagree that Superman is boring. He's just being used improperly.
I am, however, very wary about BvS.
Jeff talking about how he beat it without realizing it on the Bombcast makes me think of an MMO more than anything. And for a more story-driven experience, that's not a good thing.
Of course the only MMO I ever got deep into was SWTOR and I played that for the story so I honestly don't know what the fuck I'm saying.
RepairmanJack
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I mostly say it's a perfect 3 star game because it's a game that sounds like it could just as easily get a 5 star if it's the right person reviewing it. There doesn't seem to be much issue with the game, it just overstays its welcome and has a focus on stuff Jeff doesn't really care about. It seems competent but pointless unless you really like what it offers.
I don't even like most stories he is supposedly properly used in. The only Superman comic I enjoyed was Red Son and of course that Millar doing his twisted spin on everything.
RepairmanJack
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Coming from someone who never really liked Superman, DC You supes has been pretty cool with him being depowered and running around like Batman. But I guess that's because he's not really Superman if he is depowered?
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Noray
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Red Son is dope. I really like Superman For All Seasons tho, which is very much a quintessential back to basics Superman story, but it's mostly because it's some of Loeb & Sale's best work. Sale's art is amazing there.
Which is why this is still the hottest of all burns by Batman:
Didn't care for it. Same with All-Star Superman everyone was so excited about.
I am normally the guy who says there are no bad characters just bad stories, but Superman quite often makes me question that stance.
Felix Lighter
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I remember around the same time Super Mario 64, Nights and Crash Bandicoot were games that could be found on their respective platforms' kiosks and I remember Mario 64 was just head and shoulders above the others, to the point, it inspired me to sell my PS1 for an N64. A decision I later regretted but luckily that was also the time that I had my first job so I was able to actually buy a second console.
People that liked Nights were always crazy people to me. I think we go through that discussion quite often in the GB threads though. One of the few things Jeff is very right about, unlike his SSX opinions again in this Demo Derby.
skLaFarebear
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Only made it an hour in last night but this demo derby is soooo good.
TheMrPliskin
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Death Metalist
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Mario 64 is obviously the superior of those three but hey, those other two are not bad choices. (OK, NiGHTS is weird as heck, but if you bought a Saturn you should have known what you were getting into)
Hot Coldman
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What, as Not!Reagan's attack dog? He's positioned well opposite old Batman but it's a very selective view of Supes.
The best Superman is for sure the DCAU Supes. Particularly in Justice League/Unlimited. I loved him in the Superdickery episode of Brave & Bold too (which is a must-watch for anyone who's ever given a damn about DC)
BvS is basically ripping off that comic so I think you'll like it.
Yup, that's great. Batman beating the shit out of Supes is just one of my favorite things.
funkystudent
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Brock Lenser is a cool dude.
Brewster's Wallet
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He hasn't. At best he's made mediocre comic book movies (the movies being mediocre, not the comics).
stump sock
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I'd pay a lot of money for a Timesplitters 2 HD remaster
If they reworked the controls then yes. That part really doesn't hold up at all.
Hot Coldman
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They need to get it on Steam. Unreal that an FPS that good never made it to PC.
RepairmanJack
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So someone who is commenting Skate4 on EA videos is also who sent in that email right? My money's on Burgerdicks.
Salty Catfish
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Yeah, that bit with Batman and the goons was cool and felt straight out of one of the Arkham games in how he busted through the floor, use of gadgets and movement, etc. Everything else in those trailers has been borderline trash so far.
Absolutely. The opening credits are the single best thing Snyder's ever done and nothing else that he's made comes close to that level.
shortsFortallPeople
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Synder is only as good as the material he is working with. Even then, that Watchmem ending was and still is a total wtf given how it played out in the comics.
So really, the only good movies he's made are 300 and the Dawn remake.
So really, the only good movies he's made are 300 and the Dawn remake.
Glitchesarecool
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Amiibo for your amiibo!
I think the ending works fine. They couldn't get all the subplots into the film and I think it was still able to get the point across that the comics had.
RepairmanJack
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Even with 300 it's big selling factor seems like a rip off of Sin City just applied with a different color palette.
Felix Lighter
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At the time, the thing that stuck out more than anything to me was Crash and Nights felt so confining compared to the freedom of movement you had in Mario 64. Back then, outside of first person shooters, that freedom of movement typically meant poor camera and awkward controls. Mario 64 gave you that freedom with limited camera controls and it actually felt intuitive to play. Crash was a good game but it worked because they designed it in a way to avoid the problems other 3D 3rd person games ran into. Mario 64 actually solved a lot of those problems instead.
Also, I remember not being terribly impressed by Timesplitters' visuals back then but its art style holds up much better than a lot of the games that did impress. They look better to me now, than they did back then, which is strange.
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