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STEAM | August 2015 - Three versions of Windows since the last Half-Life
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Uruguay is part of the CSA classification.
That's quite the example of laziness.
Dsyndrome
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reading on steam forums about people wanting / prefering old style MGS camera rather than this 'next-gen controls stuff that looks like any other game'
oh boy I certainly miss this
the best
Don't get seen. I don't remember ever being in a situation like that in MGS 1, mostly because you always saw where people were looking. MGS 4 on the other hand...
I may have though, it's been a while (>15 years).
YOU DIED.
Backlogger
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Sounds awesome, can't wait
Leafhopper
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reading on steam forums about people wanting / prefering old style MGS camera rather than this 'next-gen controls stuff that looks like any other game'
oh boy I certainly miss this
the best
Quality post from Salsa as always.
not like that guy is playing how you're meant to play the game at all
but boy do I remember some cheapness with that camera
Chance Hale
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The floors that bottom out in MGS 1 and 2 are some of the best laughs I've had in gaming.
Jawmuncher
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I'll give you MGS3 with the original camera. That could be a bit tough to work with. However MGS1 and 2, their camera's were fine. Especially with the solitron radar, which let you see enemy vision cones. Sure you can't see that during alert. but I really don't recall too many instances of being overwhelmed and unable to see.
i did like the "metroidvania" (big quotation marks) aspect of metal gear 1 and 2, i think the old fixed camera just lent itself well to that backtracky level design
i really missed that in the ultra linear 3 and 4
me i just stop watching if i think it's shit lol
completitionism is like a waste of time imo
i'd like to see liv go zombie mode more often tho
she's so damn cool lol
i still like first season, mostly cinematography wise but also i enjoyed the nihilistic rambling, i don't necessarily think it was super deep or anything, but it had a real sense of style and atmosphere and i enjoy that a lot. i also really liked how it had like a hint of horror and fantastical elements that made it feel really unique. dem lousiana swamps too good
season 2 is indeed really bad. you can tell they tried to do things different and keep the overall pulpy and gritty feeling and all that but the writing is just unbelievably bad and the way the story unfolds is really cliche and just plain boring
it's really bad sadly
i really missed that in the ultra linear 3 and 4
i c
me i just stop watching if i think it's shit lol
completitionism is like a waste of time imo
probably not
i'd like to see liv go zombie mode more often tho
she's so damn cool lol
i liked most of true detective 1, tho i found the gratuitous nudity and stuff was like kind of detracting in that hbo kind of way. i also found the last episode very anti-climatic and pretty much a complete 180 in tone and and just like a really bad episode overall lol.
i still like first season, mostly cinematography wise but also i enjoyed the nihilistic rambling, i don't necessarily think it was super deep or anything, but it had a real sense of style and atmosphere and i enjoy that a lot. i also really liked how it had like a hint of horror and fantastical elements that made it feel really unique. dem lousiana swamps too good
season 2 is indeed really bad. you can tell they tried to do things different and keep the overall pulpy and gritty feeling and all that but the writing is just unbelievably bad and the way the story unfolds is really cliche and just plain boring
it's really bad sadly
I still have all the episodes saved up on my dvr, I don't think I'll ever end up watching them as pretty much everyone says it's much worse than the first series. Oh well.
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I finished up Back to Bed. Most of the puzzles were pretty easy, although the nightmare versions were much more challenging. The controls were a little wonky, but still good enough to play with. They were only frustrating when the puzzles required tight timing between the apple placements and Bob's movements. I kind of got bored about halfway through the nightmare puzzles, but I was able to beat it after taking a break. It's a pretty short game (I clocked four hours), but it's fairly decent.
Regarding that previous Metro 2033 VA discussion: both versions are somewhat lacking, but the English one appears to be somewhat worse. Like the main character's voice sucks in both versions, but Russian Bourbon is much better (despite me finding his language tastless, but that's something that would only matter to Russian speakers) etc.
There's also a very questionable decision they made regarding translating station names. The main part of the appeal of the setting is that Moscow Metro is actually a real place and you can look all those stations up if not visit them in person. I understand that names such as Sukharevskaya would sound weird in English, but translating it as the "Dry Station" is even more weird.
It also doesn't make sense as a translation the name Sukharevskaya doesn't have anything to do with dryness, it was named after Sukharev, a XVII century Russian army officer, whose family name comes from the word "sukhar" which is very similar to the word "sukho" (dry), but actually specifically means dried-up bread.
There's also a very questionable decision they made regarding translating station names. The main part of the appeal of the setting is that Moscow Metro is actually a real place and you can look all those stations up if not visit them in person. I understand that names such as Sukharevskaya would sound weird in English, but translating it as the "Dry Station" is even more weird.
It also doesn't make sense as a translation the name Sukharevskaya doesn't have anything to do with dryness, it was named after Sukharev, a XVII century Russian army officer, whose family name comes from the word "sukhar" which is very similar to the word "sukho" (dry), but actually specifically means dried-up bread.
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Chance Hale
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Apparently you can use key items in Stasis to commit suicide if you want, grim but a nice evolution of point and click item dialogues.
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Not sure what but something on this page keeps crashing my android browser. Have stop loading of page early for it to not crash.
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On MGS camera. I still fondly remember playing the MGS demo on a PS1 at my cousins as much as I could, haha. At first it was tough but after a little while I could move just the way I wanted. First-Person shooting was constantly tough though. Probably the shift between views.
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On MGS camera. I still fondly remember playing the MGS demo on a PS1 at my cousins as much as I could, haha. At first it was tough but after a little while I could move just the way I wanted. First-Person shooting was constantly tough though. Probably the shift between views.
AHA-Lambda
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Oh, and the game (Metro 2033) itself is pretty good, suprisingly so. I always wrote it off as a low-key offering, but all aspects of it are really solid. It reminds me of Half-Life in an unusual setting for some reason, which is a good thing, plus there's the peculiar gunplay, survival aspects, shops and upgrades. Kinda wish I'd be playing the Redux version though, I initially assumed it was just a graphical overhaul, but it actually seems to add a bunch of meanigful stuff (moral system, safes and keys, maybe something else).
Chance Hale
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Moral system is the same in the original and redux versions of Metro 2033. It's very subtle and not something you'd really look for unless you knew about it ahead of time. Last Light is the same way.
It just affects the ending.
It just affects the ending.
yea i wouldn't recommend it
Oh, really? I got stuck during the outside section and referred to a walkthrough for the Redux version which mentioned those things, so I assumed it's something new. Good to know then.
Chance Hale
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Oh, Doorkickers is the game I kept confusing Breach and Clear with and wondering why the reviews were much more muted than I thought they were.
Yeah, as I said it's very subtle things. Don't steal from civilians, help out where you can, don't shoot people surrendering(Last Light), and so on.
CheesecakeRecipe
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Baron von Loathsome
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I should probably grab the first. Maybe I'll wait it to get bundled or something.
Backlogger
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Hmm I probably wouldn't have noticed this if someone hasn't pointed it out. I think using the Russian names would have made it feel more immersive. Interesting choice...
Leafhopper
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If Drawful 2 doesn't have the ability to change brush thickness ill cut someone.
Dongs Macabre
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Wee, hopefully it's not too expensive.
That will probably never happen. Just like there will probably never be an erase function.
Kurt Russell
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The camera in Ground Zeroes is pretty good, I guess that it'll be the same in TPP.
The Dear Leader
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I heard they had Platinum come to Kojima Productions at the last minute to work exclusively on the camera, so who knows.
It will be like Ground Zeroes which is fine, standard 3rd person action style camera.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Only a few weeks left to go until the final episode, if they're able to meet their release schedule!
I already thought the camera was crappy, only because the fov is so ridiculous most of the time.
-MD-
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yo
I can't get excited because VR.
Yeah but hopefully they those games will come out when there are more palatable VR headsets / prices / requirements etc
Hopefully the early positive reviews translate into some nice buzz and sales for the game.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Exactly like the film. Monotonous.
Leafhopper
Banned
Damn it all.
Dongs Macabre
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Leafhopper
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It's called Drawful for a reason.
Fair point lol. At least give me an eraser though!
Dsyndrome
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You're monotonous.
I'll do like I did with Mordor and get it when it's cheap as hell, then never play it as it sits at the end of my backlog.
Anyone have speculation on when GMG will finally allow purchase of Metal Gear 5? Im in a conundrum of deciding whether to preorder or not. Im not finding many reasons though. I own GZ and there is no pre-load. Collectors video will be put on YT in no time and so probably best to wait and see if GMG goes up on release.
More_Badass
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Been playing Stasis and it's been fantastic so far
Will be posting the release OT tomorrow
Will be posting the release OT tomorrow
freshVeggie
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Mediocre
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