DoktorEvil
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So I finally grabbed DMC HD for 7 bucks :3
Were gonna be Stylin' and profiling tonight!
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Super Best Friends Thread 11: COMP! COMP! COMP! COMP! C-O-M-P
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I don't. I'm tired of silent protagonists. It's just not a character, no matter how well you do it. Guess what people, Gordan Freeman isn't a good character at all, he is barely a character in the first place.
That's what the Arcana item does in Dota 2 for specific characters, but it does even more stuff for the hero! IIRC, it's also the exact same price.
It's weird how the DMC series just skips a number, probably a printing error. Boy I hope someone got fired for that fuck up.
skLaFarebear
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I have to wonder how much possible money you can spend on that entire game. Must be in the thousands at the least. And people have probably bought it all.
Teenage girl sings the Opera song from fifth element for the Voice talent show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5dvu4feCFk&x-yt-ts=1421782837&x-yt-cl=84359240
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5dvu4feCFk&x-yt-ts=1421782837&x-yt-cl=84359240
It has cosmetic armor and weapons made by the community that are sold in the game along with stuff by Valve. There's just so much stuff to buy for your favorite hero! I hear Liam doesn't like it for some reason but it's fine since you can go to the Steam marketplace and get items cheaper there than the actual ingame store.
RecursiveFault
Banned
I was gonna put a gif but spoilers.
HYPE THOUGH
It's more of a self insert than a character, so I dunno, I kinda like "being" the character. There's backstory and plot significance, but it's mostly your avatar.
RecursiveFault
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While I don't like the core game, you know if they had all that cosmetic shit in a fighter you'd be tempted.
GlassEmpires
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Guys, Citizens of Earth(bound) is out. Wait until the weekend for 10% off the PS+ price if you're thinking of picking it up on PSN
Although the 10% off is a one time thing
Although the 10% off is a one time thing
Yeah I still don't like that, it's just avoiding making a character. I'm not saying Gordan Freeman should talk in HL3 but I wish he talked from the start. Bioshock Infinite did a bunch of things wrong but I think Booker worked fairly well in the game. He beats the Bioshock 1 protag thats for sure.
DoktorEvil
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Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Looking at Kojima's Twitter, he thinks Lucy is a great movie.
Because of course he does.
Because of course he does.
DoktorEvil
Banned
gotta be those recessive genes.
He can probably enjoy it without obsessively needing every detail to add up properly.
Sometimes you have to be able to just "enjoy the ride", just like 99% of this thread does with TTGL and KLK.
RecursiveFault
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I think a bad protagonist is far worse than a nonexistant one. If they pulled it off in a way that was super awesome and interesting that's fine, but I think Booker spends most of the game time saying random generic shit. Acted decently, but there's a marked difference playing as a character and being "the character yourself". Goofy as that sounds.
As far as Portal that game is on a budget. and Half Life is that way because of the restrictions on Half Life 1. It works way better in that game too, since you see people far less often, and there's less cinematic scenes where people stand around and talk to you in situations where humans would answer them.
2 will take 5 minutes for you to skip it.
3 depends entirely on how gud you are. I had an arduous 20 hours or something.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
I'll never get over how perfect this gif is.
Except TTGL and KLK are great shows and Lucy is a very mediocre if not downright bad film, your argument is a bit lacking there.
No protagonist is better than a bad for sure but the characters in Valve games are hardly bad. They could easily make the protagonist a good character if they tried. And you can insert yourself into protagonists that have a character easily enough. I just hate silent protagonists because it's wasted potential.
Gurren is actually good tho. Idk about KLK.
I saw Lucy in theaters and it was disgustingly bad
Yes but all you're saying is "I like thing but not that thing therefore this is good and that is shit."
Which wasn't the point.
IDKAboutThat
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My problem with that movie is that it starts as a shitty Bourne ripoff and gradually becomes a shitty inception ripoff
RecursiveFault
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I'd agree, but I'm just paranoid about it. The best benefit of a silent protagonist is he's actually destined to appeal to everyone, he never says anything annoying. A cool guy is way cooler and can do stuff, though, so I can at least see where you're coming from.
Ewwww
Have you seen Lucy tho? Like the writing is really.....really bad
DoktorEvil
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I haven't seen it, but did everyone who saw it really took that 10% of our brains line literally?
GlassEmpires
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Science
IDKAboutThat
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But I would be fine with the premise if the movie was self-aware or even good, is the thing
But it's not
So fuck that movie
DXLelouch153
Banned
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=975920
so looks like the best friends will have another cage game to play soon
so looks like the best friends will have another cage game to play soon
Who's the first one. I know the second one is Hex Maniac.
Hi Tharja! What are you doin-
I just would say to get over your paranoia. How many games are there that have protagonists so bad that it ruined the game? Besides games that just have terrible writing to begin with? I just never think a silent protagonist is a good thing. If Valve can't do it, which they completely can do, then I would lose all my faith in Valve from a writing standpoint.
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http://superbestfriendsplay.com/video/matt-plays-heroes-heroes-paradise-part-5/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea1XrxwPuHY
http://superbestfriendsplay.com/video/matt-plays-heroes-heroes-paradise-part-5/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea1XrxwPuHY
DoktorEvil
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Aaron-Lagann
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IDKAboutThat
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I don't really mind the concept of a silent protagonist, some things are more enjoyable when there is a certain mystery to them. I don't see him as a "Self insert medium" like Persona protagonists for example. Gordon freeman's fame as a character is because of the fact his silence implies certain qualities about his personality based on how you play the game and how other characters interact with him, qualities that get discussed and exaggerated by the players over time, it's very interesting.
So I think that is a perfectly acceptable form of a "character".
So I think that is a perfectly acceptable form of a "character".
ArclightBorealis
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If it weren't for certain moments in Battle Tendency, Part 4 of JoJo would've been my favorite part of the manga if mostly for her.Old, but good
Of course, you forgot the mega evolution
RecursiveFault
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Yaaaaaaay
I suppose, considering Left 4 Dead's characters and how most of them are... ok, I think it's mostly Portal as a budget game and Half Life 1's reasons for not having VA.
Like, have you listened to the Portal 2 developer commentary? I could even believe they just like saving money on VA. (spoilers)
The whole GLaDOS is Caroline subplot was only done because they wanted a dorky scientist assistant for Cave to play off of, thought hiring a VA was too expensive for a few lines, wanted to economize Ellen, and then were like HEY WE CAN SHOEHORN IN A UNNECESSARY GLADOS ORIGIN STORY, AWESOME
I enjoy this canon.
Extrinsic value of a silent protagonist is kinda hard to judge. It only worked because the game was so popular.
I agree that they're something under there, but it's nothing too comparable to an actual character with depth. he fits Half Life, but the game is made around it.
Banana Aeon
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DoktorEvil
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Yeah. I turned my brain off for that film.
I'm sure I can do it for Scarlett <3
Also YOOOOOO
http://youtu.be/jCWXWgg5H9g
Salma Hayek doing action stuff.
ArclightBorealis
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Even David praises the sun.
Aaron-Lagann
Banned
Again I'm not saying let's make Gordan Freeman talk but if they make a new game with a new protagonist and they don't talk at all I will be heavily disappointed in Valve. Self insert characters are fine every now and then but why not just make a good character instead? 9 times out of 10 it's always better anyway.
Ultimate_Trainer
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Yoooooooooooo
RecursiveFault
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If Valve makes a new IP ever, I'd be happy, but I gotcha. I guess a new IP really has no standards, in fact, if that's the case I'd rather it not be an FPS, yeah.
ArclightBorealis
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Also, House of the Dead 2 is still a kick ass game, second best lightgun game ever made. The fact you can make certain route choices that place you at different start points in later chapters is incredible.
Also hard as hell to dual wield both wii remotes and shoot with them. Plus you burn through credits much fast. But it's fun as hell. There really needs to be a lightgun with an actual DDR Doubles style mode, so it doesn't scale the game's difficulty to be handled by two different people. Too Spicy would've been fucking perfect for it.
Also hard as hell to dual wield both wii remotes and shoot with them. Plus you burn through credits much fast. But it's fun as hell. There really needs to be a lightgun with an actual DDR Doubles style mode, so it doesn't scale the game's difficulty to be handled by two different people. Too Spicy would've been fucking perfect for it.
IDKAboutThat
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