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[ViewtifulJC]

Eventually Hale, Baker, Blum, and North will form up like Voltron and voice all characters in all media

"AND I'LL FORM THE HEAD!" says Johnny-Yong Bosch

 

[Dark Schala]

Well, I'll play through the series regardless. The games shouldn't be that long, right?

Nolan North's best performance is Spec Ops: The Line

I thought it was when he talked to himself.

Don't lie to me! You and everyone else want to break my soul!!!!!!

If it's so hard on the second day, maybe you should forfeit.

 

[Meccanical]

Because proper platforming in shooters hadn't been proven to be total garbage time and time again, of course.

Anyway, the shooting's fine. Just aim for the head. Duh.

The hit reactions are lacking as all hell though.

It gets even more annoying especially at the end.

Sure it was functional, but it could have been better.

I don't know, U2 was good enough for what it was. However I would like to see Naughty Dog try to make Uncharted something more than just a linear set piece shoot em up thing.

 

[Hot Coldman]

They aren't too long, no. I can't remember how long 2 was... about 10 hours? Maybe? Depends how good you are I suppose.

I don't know, U2 was good enough for what it was. However I would like to see Naughty Dog try to make Uncharted something more than just a linear set piece shoot em up thing.

But that's what people wanted from the series. Look, if we're gonna get a lot of games that follow that design- and in a world dominated by CoD campaigns, we sure are- I'd like there to at least be a series and developer that does really fucking good work with the linear shooter. If you didn't like what it was... then I dunno what to say to you. Don't play it?

Your other complaints are valid. That series is a perfect example of "more than the sum of its parts" to me, or maybe just how certain impressive elements of a game can carry others. UC2 at least felt designed around its flaws (if that makes any sense) whereas 1 was kinda mauled by them, and 3 let itself slip into frustration too often.

 

[Seven Force]

I was about to mention how UC2 is my least favorite in the series but someone beat me to it. 1 and Golden Abyss are tops for me. Haven't played 3.

Is Golden Abyss really that good? I haven't really heard much about it, at least in relation to the console entries.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

UC3 hit reactions were worse

and you wanna talk about bullet sponge enemies, that's UC1's modus operandi

Never knew t-shirt wearing pirates could soak up so many shots

 

[Meccanical]

It's all that rum.

 

[qq more]

If it's so hard on the second day, maybe you should forfeit.

Hahaha! What do you think I am? A quitter?! I'll keep going even if it means the end of my sanity!

 

[Dark Schala]

They aren't too long, no. I can't remember how long 2 was... about 10 hours? Maybe? Depends how good you are I suppose.

Let's see...
UC1 - 8-10 hours
UC2 - 10-12 hours
UC3 - 8-10 hours
Golden Abyss - 9-11 hours (oh lawd that completionist time)

Are these in some sort of chronological order?

Hahaha! What do you think I am? A quitter?! I'll keep going even if it means the end of my sanity!

Well, you sound like you don't like the challenge at all.

 

[Sciz]

Recent (or at least recently lively) GAF memes that need to be taken out back and shot:

Have Platinum make it
Have Retro make it
DBZ power level comparisons
Nintendo should buy Studio X
Should be more like Dark Souls

/soapbox

 

[Hot Coldman]

Is Golden Abyss really that good? I haven't really heard much about it, at least in relation to the console entries.

As someone who doesn't own a Vita, never mind Golden Abyss, you probably should ignore my opinions on the matter.

But... that game's touchscreen horseshit looks like The Worst Thing.

Are these in some sort of chronological order?

1/2/3 all follow each other chronologically, Golden Abyss is a prequel to either 1 or 2, I can't remember. It probably doesn't matter, they've all got safe-contained plots (if not casts).

 

[Meccanical]

Let's see...
UC1 - 8-10 hours
UC2 - 10-12 hours
UC3 - 8-10 hours
Golden Abyss - 9-11 hours (oh lawd that completionist time)

Are these in some sort of chronological order?

Kind of...

Isn't Golden Abyss before UC1?
It's not like it really matters, there is no overarching plot to keep track of.

 

[qq more]

Well, you sound like you don't like the challenge at all.

Doesn't mean I'm ready to give up! I can do this! YES I CAN! I WILL WIN THIS CHALLENGE!!!! YEAHFKSDGJSSDJKL;HJSDHJKDHJKSDHJKLSDGH


oh and on a completely different subject

Looks like Emerald Ties is about to continue development! Looking forward to SAGE 2013!

 

[Dark Schala]

Recent GAF memes that need to be taken out back and shot:

Have Platinum make it - agreed
Have Retro make it - agreed
DBZ power level comparisons - wait, people do this?!
Nintendo should buy Studio X - agreed
Should be more like Dark Souls - definitely agreed

People do DBZ power level comparisons?

Isn't Golden Abyss before UC1?
It's not like it really matters, there is no overarching plot to keep track of.

The games are kind of talky, so I wanted to know if there was any chronological order I should play them in, lol.

I've played a bit of UC1 and didn't dig it that much in the past.

 

[Shadow Hog]

 

[qq more]

Have Platinum make it - agreed
Have Retro make it - agreed
DBZ power level comparisons - wait, people do this?!
Nintendo should buy Studio X - agreed
Should be more like Dark Souls - definitely agreed

People do DBZ power level comparisons?

Yes

"SO THE WII U IS BASICALLY GOKU AND PS4 IS BLAH BLAH"

 

[Meccanical]

Doesn't mean I'm ready to give up! I can do this! YES I CAN! I WILL WIN THIS CHALLENGE!!!! YEAHFKSDGJSSDJKL;HJSDHJKDHJKSDHJKLSDGH

This is you.

 

[Noi]

Is Golden Abyss really that good? I haven't really heard much about it, at least in relation to the console entries.

It has it's hang ups like any other launch game where the dev feels forced to use every single input for a handheld, but it has some of my favorite gunplay in a shooter in years. Using the analog to do general aiming and then the gyro for precision aiming feels so good, and I can pop headshots all day with it using any weapon. It has the best hidden treasures in the series because they're actually related to the game's plot and setting, and it actually has a lot of chapters with no combat, just either shooting the breeze with another character or doing some platforming. The former are some of my favorite chapters in the series.

 

[Sciz]

People do DBZ power level comparisons?

You haven't set foot in any next-gen hardware threads, clearly.

 

[qq more]

This is you.

Does this mean I'll eventually blow up the moon?

 

[Meccanical]

You haven't set foot in any next-gen hardware threads, clearly.

I don't even know if I want any next gen consoles.

Now that my initial high for Monolith Soft's "X" has faded I'm kind of waiting to learn more about it,

Does this mean I'll eventually blow up the moon?

Go for it.

 

[Hot Coldman]

You haven't set foot in any next-gen hardware threads, clearly.

And good on her. Those are the worst. "HE-HEY YOU GUYS, THE PS FORFLE WILL HAVE SIXTY SIX TERAFLOPS OF MEGABYTES" fuck off, just tell when you're unveiling it, and what the online services will be like.

Fucking specs for consoles, who the hell cares?

 

[Nocturnowl]

You haven't set foot in any next-gen hardware threads, clearly.

It's funny though because the one I glanced in earlier today for like 15 seconds did indeed have a DBZ power comparison, i'm pretty sure its why I jumped straight back out now I think about it.

Oh and agree with the rest of that list of yours.

 

[Shadow Hog]

Does this mean I'll eventually blow up the moon?

You already did.

 

[qq more]

You already did.

Wait so I was the one who blew up the mustache moon? I'm a terrible mustache person! For shame............,.,.,,.,.,.,.,,,.,.,....

 

[Meccanical]

You already did.

What was this even about.

I am so confused.

 

[Sciz]

And good on her. Those are the worst. "HE-HEY YOU GUYS, THE PS FORFLE WILL HAVE SIXTY SIX TERAFLOPS OF MEGABYTES" fuck off, just tell when you're unveiling it, and what the online services will be like.

Fucking specs for consoles, who the hell cares?

On a purely technical level, the specs are interesting information as they give us an idea of what sort of price range to expect and what sort of philosophy the companies behind them are going to be pushing

Spoiler

and how hard PCs are going to be able to outmuscle both of them

.

But the endless "BUT WHICH IS BETTER" dick waving is already unbearable.

 

[Shadow Hog]

What was this even about.

I am so confused.

The madness starts here

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I'm just ready to see these damn consoles in action

and hopefully some games worth the price of admission

 

[Meccanical]

So I have come to the conclusion that Sonic Rush has the best OST after Sonic 3 as far as sidescrolling sonic goes.

I have also come to the conclusion that the Blaze mixes are better than Sonic's tracks.

 

[Hot Coldman]

On a purely technical level, the specs are interesting information as they give us an idea of what sort of price range to expect and what sort of philosophy the companies behind them are going to be pushing

Spoiler

and how hard PCs are going to be able to outmuscle both of them

.

But the endless "BUT WHICH IS BETTER" dick waving is already unbearable.

Yeah, I'd be super tolerable of it all if they all showed a genuine love/fascination for the info like proper techies or something. But they really don't.

At least 10 years ago specs would be defining what games were gonna look like for the next few years, but nowadays so many other things are defining that. Those new Orbis rumours? I just went straight to any mention of a controller and that's all I read.

 

[Dark Schala]

This is you.

An incredibly apt comparison.

You haven't set foot in any next-gen hardware threads, clearly.

I did once a while ago, and then I realized that the thread was simply irritating nonsense so I decided to stay out of them.

Yes

"SO THE WII U IS BASICALLY GOKU AND PS4 IS BLAH BLAH"

what

And good on her. Those are the worst. "HE-HEY YOU GUYS, THE PS FORFLE WILL HAVE SIXTY SIX TERAFLOPS OF MEGABYTES" fuck off, just tell when you're unveiling it, and what the online services will be like.

Fucking specs for consoles, who the hell cares?

The worst part of it is the console wars stuff, really, which has already started despite the systems not even being unveiled yet.

Does it have good software? Will I have fun with it? Does it have an OFF/ON switch? Edit: Is it region-free? Okay. That's all I need to know. :|

 

[Shadow Hog]

It's pretty much devolved into petty fanboy "let's look at these specs and see how much we can mock Nintendo and [insert Microsoft/Sony here as relevant] fanboys over it" territory, honestly.

 

[Hot Coldman]

The funniest part is the idea of mocking the Wii U for its graphics. Sure, it's 360/PS3 level. Great. There's a million other things that are objectively wrong about it though, and you shoot at that? :lol

 

[Meccanical]

Don't they know it's all about the games?

None of this matter without games.

Not specs, not tech demos, nothing matters unless there's an actual game involved.

Gaming...gaming has changed.

Spoiler

Not really

 

[qq more]

I would say specs are important so Wii U could get great third party support but then I remembered the N64 and Gamecube's support. So uhhh... yeah specs stopped mattering to me when I realize that they wouldn't support the Wii U regardless.

I'm going to continue having fun with the Wii U (once more games comes out for it) and wait for a good price on the PS4.

 

[Noi]

Don't they know it's all about the games?

None of this matter without games.

Not specs, not tech demos, nothing matters unless there's an actual game involved.

Gaming...gaming has changed.

Spoiler

Not really

I used to think this, but with the Networks and the like have grown more complex, I'm being forced to start to be stingy towards companies doing stuff that I don't agree with. Like the Wii U and it's whole mess of issues.

Fake edit: Green Scar has the right idea.

 

[qq more]

The funniest part is the idea of mocking the Wii U for its graphics. Sure, it's 360/PS3 level. Great. There's a million other things that are objectively wrong about it though, and you shoot at that? :lol

Yeah the Wii U has a lot of issues such as slow loading OS and the whole account thing.

Fortunately the OS thing is getting addressed in the future Spring update! The ridiculous tied to console account issue...? No idea. Hopefully they'll fix that once Miiverse is accessible to the 3DS and whatnot.

 

[Meccanical]

WHEN I WAS DOOOOWN, YOU PICKED ME UP

WHEN I WAS BROOOOKE, YOU FIXED ME UP

YOU TOOK ME HIIIIGHER

 

[Hot Coldman]

Why wasn't this in Generations

 

[Dark Schala]

Gaming...gaming has changed.

Spoiler

Not really

We need to look up old posts from Usenet from the PS1/N64/all those darn consoles released about the 16-bit era and around that time. Just for the laughs.

Edit: As usual EmCee's done all the work:
SFX sux http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=39841609&postcount=78
shitty bullshots! / DC has an edge in texture mapping over PSX2? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=39870146&postcount=121
Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube lose to the PS3 http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=39878341&postcount=143

Square has shot themselves in the foot, PS1 version : http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=39932483&postcount=173

Looks like Emerald Ties is about to continue development! Looking forward to SAGE 2013!

Is Andy Tunstall still doing music for you guys? New zones?

It's pretty much devolved into petty fanboy "let's look at these specs and see how much we can mock Nintendo and [insert Microsoft/Sony here as relevant] fanboys over it" territory, honestly.

So the threads are generally the same thing, but different thread?

The funniest part is the idea of mocking the Wii U for its graphics. Sure, it's 360/PS3 level. Great. There's a million other things that are objectively wrong about it though, and you shoot at that? :lol

Slow OS, the region-lock (which is important to a few of us), account tied to a console, downloadable games being apparently tied to the console as opposed to the account, etc.

The last thing I'd ding it for is graphics. Because if I'm having fun with a game, artstyle takes precedence over graphical quality.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

The popularity of Street Fighter 2 (classic, CE, HF) is definitely dying fast,
if it isn't already almost dead. I guess what I am wondering about is: does
anyone think that this endless series of SF2 updates and its clones will
ever end? I have a feeling that once SF2 is no longer popular, neither will its
clone games retain their popularity. I predict that fighting games will
disappear into the abandoned corners of the arcades as quickly as they became
the dominant arcade game genre. - some guy in '93

The death of fighting games!

That reminds me to make a thread for best revivals/worthy follow-ups to classic dormant franchises.

 

[qq more]

Is Andy Tunstall still doing music for you guys? New zones?

We haven't really spoken to Andy about the music lately. He probably doesn't need to do much for this year's demo since half of the new songs were already composed (sometime before SAGE 2012, the demo originally planned to have more zones but we ran out of time).

We recently just kind of come back, all we've accomplished today was planning things for the demo.

Andy has also uploaded the new songs to youtube many months ago so I think it's alright for me to link them.

Heated Heights Zone
Vermillion Voyage Zone

 

[Seven Force]

I'll be honest, those DBZ power level comparisons actually do give me a decent grasp on what's being discussed in those threads, since I know fuck all about console specs.

 

[Professor Beef]

Don't they know it's all about the games?

Chad Warden tried to tell us, but people were too busy defending their systems of choice. We could all learn from Chad Daddy.

 

[Nocturnowl]

That reminds me to make a thread for best revivals/worthy follow-ups to classic dormant franchises.

Sonic 4!
Aha, no, DKCR though? oh yes.

 

[Meccanical]

Chad Warden tried to tell us, but people were too busy defending their systems of choice. We could all learn from Chad Daddy.

I miss Chad Daddy.

"Its all about dat PEE ESS TRIPLE"

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Chad Warden tried to tell us, but people were too busy defending their systems of choice. We could all learn from Chad Daddy.

"c'mon man...c'mon...the WII!? that look like a dildo man...I aint trying to play my games with no DIL-DO"

 

[Noi]

"Jak, go kill these enemies that shoot at you from really far away in the forest"

Oh, ok, that doesn't sound too ba-

"Btw, there's 30 of them and they're all invisible. And if you die, you have to start all over."

 

[Meccanical]

get gud noi