Criminal Upper
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Survival: Shadows of Katmai |OT| Survival Horror that's worth more than 8/10!
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Criminal Upper
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Either is good, but I'd say the "Mad World" trailer is a bit better.
But showing him this thread will also do the trick!
But showing him this thread will also do the trick!
Criminal Upper
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More pics added for hype!
Criminal Upper
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Today's the big day!
Queing up outside the EB Games as I speak.
Queing up outside the EB Games as I speak.
OccamsBlender
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Foo. I doubt this will come out in Japan. I guess that's what friends in the US who drop copies in the mail are for.
Criminal Upper
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Genjikage said:
Just picked up the TOP SHOT ELITE BUNDLE. They were out of Derpy Cougar.
Impressions soon!
Neuromancer
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You don't need the top shot though, right?Criminal Upper said:
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Neuromancer said:
No, you do not.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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An OP that's featuring a Cabela game?
...Is this real life?
...Is this real life?
DangerStepp
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Those pre-order head trophies cannot be real.
Square Triangle
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I'm so glad you didn't do the MGS OT now, I'm glad you spent time on this. The Greatest OT ever on GAF. Holy shit lol.
Neuromancer
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Still no reviews?
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/cabelas-survival-adventures
Once again, the gaming enthusiast press has failed us.
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/cabelas-survival-adventures
Once again, the gaming enthusiast press has failed us.
magnificent83
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Any actual gameplay for me to be inspired by, need some proper understanding of what the game plays like
Neuromancer
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I'm not sure anyone actually knows.magnificent83 said:
Neuromancer
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I think it's mostly taking the piss but some of us are genuinely curious about the game.GrayFoxPL said:
Criminal Upper
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IMPRESSIONS MOTHER FUCKERS:
Shit is awesome/bananas.
REAL IMPRESSIONS:
Graphics are surprisingly good, some jank here and there, but some snow-capped vistas are pretty detailed/impressive, snow effects are also pretty well done. It's no Uncharted, but it doesn't need to be, cuz Logan James is cooler than Nathan Drake. Character models are pretty decent throughout, but I've only met two other people, and one dead frozen dude in the snow.
Basically you follow the story mode, and you do platforming to get to the next area, jump from ledge to ledge, to get to the next story point, along the way, your finding collectibles (journals from a bunch of desperate prospectors from 70 years ago who are turning on each other during a blizzard) and fighting shitloads of asshole animals who want to kill you even though you haven't done anything to them.
The platforming is not hard per se, but it doesn't have as many super obvious/durr/dumb visual cues as PoP games or Uncharted has, like scrapes and markings and ledges. You definitely have to feel around and try some stuff to know what you can and can't climb onto.
Aiming is where it gets weird, you actually use the control stick to move your crosshair across the screen while James fires and shoots. It takes some getting used to, and it would be better if it had standard RE4/Gears aiming, but then you'd blow away any animal that gets close in less than a second. So even though this method is slower, you have enough time to adjust your aim, as time slows down because you have "focus time" and it shows each animals internal organs so you can make a killer shot, like their lungs/heart/asshole.
Blood splatters when you shoot these areas, and you'll often get 6 wolves attacking at you at one time, and I've fought two grizzlies at once without even thinking twice about it. You have an adorable Huskie dog friend called Togo, (but I call him Ghost) who distracts the animals to give you more time to blow their brains out.
You have a pistol, semi automatic rifle, shot gun, flare gun, and sniper rifle. Haven't unlocked the shotty or sniper yet.
You also have melee attacks and a dodge roll to get out of the way of rampaging animals. Watta bunch of dicks.
The story is actually kinda fun so far, there's a crazy old guy who sees things and thinks there's demons running around the mountain, and you literally have to stop the t-virus from killing everyone in the nearby town. There's a geneticist involved, who's tasking you with retrieving vials of the cure to the virus, so you can safe the entire village!
Voice acting is also pretty decent for this type of game.
The more points you get for getting killshots, finding all the collectibles and not taking damage gets tallied up, so you can unlock more scenarios and modes for the multiplayer/co-op stuff, which I have not yet tried.
There's also a point where you cut open a moose carcass, roll a prone body inside, and then Logan James leaves the person unconscious inside the carcass for hours.
The game is 39.99.
Shit is awesome/bananas.
REAL IMPRESSIONS:
Graphics are surprisingly good, some jank here and there, but some snow-capped vistas are pretty detailed/impressive, snow effects are also pretty well done. It's no Uncharted, but it doesn't need to be, cuz Logan James is cooler than Nathan Drake. Character models are pretty decent throughout, but I've only met two other people, and one dead frozen dude in the snow.
Basically you follow the story mode, and you do platforming to get to the next area, jump from ledge to ledge, to get to the next story point, along the way, your finding collectibles (journals from a bunch of desperate prospectors from 70 years ago who are turning on each other during a blizzard) and fighting shitloads of asshole animals who want to kill you even though you haven't done anything to them.
The platforming is not hard per se, but it doesn't have as many super obvious/durr/dumb visual cues as PoP games or Uncharted has, like scrapes and markings and ledges. You definitely have to feel around and try some stuff to know what you can and can't climb onto.
Aiming is where it gets weird, you actually use the control stick to move your crosshair across the screen while James fires and shoots. It takes some getting used to, and it would be better if it had standard RE4/Gears aiming, but then you'd blow away any animal that gets close in less than a second. So even though this method is slower, you have enough time to adjust your aim, as time slows down because you have "focus time" and it shows each animals internal organs so you can make a killer shot, like their lungs/heart/asshole.
Blood splatters when you shoot these areas, and you'll often get 6 wolves attacking at you at one time, and I've fought two grizzlies at once without even thinking twice about it. You have an adorable Huskie dog friend called Togo, (but I call him Ghost) who distracts the animals to give you more time to blow their brains out.
You have a pistol, semi automatic rifle, shot gun, flare gun, and sniper rifle. Haven't unlocked the shotty or sniper yet.
You also have melee attacks and a dodge roll to get out of the way of rampaging animals. Watta bunch of dicks.
The story is actually kinda fun so far, there's a crazy old guy who sees things and thinks there's demons running around the mountain, and you literally have to stop the t-virus from killing everyone in the nearby town. There's a geneticist involved, who's tasking you with retrieving vials of the cure to the virus, so you can safe the entire village!
Voice acting is also pretty decent for this type of game.
The more points you get for getting killshots, finding all the collectibles and not taking damage gets tallied up, so you can unlock more scenarios and modes for the multiplayer/co-op stuff, which I have not yet tried.
There's also a point where you cut open a moose carcass, roll a prone body inside, and then Logan James leaves the person unconscious inside the carcass for hours.
The game is 39.99.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Is this the new Deadly Premonition?
Janky as fuck, but compelling awesome at the same time?
Janky as fuck, but compelling awesome at the same time?
Criminal Upper
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u_neek said:
The voice actor for LOGAN JAMES is the same guy that played Travis Touchdown.
One of my co-workers picked this up on the Wii yesterday and played it for a few hours last night. Said it was not bad. They said the play control was not bad, has some strange camera issues but it has a lot of crazy "uncharted" like cliff climbing and a pretty interesting story so far.
Criminal Upper
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Story mode is very short though, around 4 hours if you're playing on medium. But that was kind of a breeze to get through, hard seems much more enjoyable, and you're given alot less time to react to things, so I'd imagine that would extend it to 5-6 hours the first time through.
The on rails co-op/ multplayer modes are ABSOLUTELY CRAZY! It's like an accelerated story mode on crack/drugs.
It's exactly like a Sega-style light gun game, as animals and shit are coming at you every fucking 5 seconds, and you constantly have to switch between a shotgun for groups of enemies, like murders of crows coming at your goddamn face, or switching to your rifle for cougars/bears/moose.
If you don't, you wind up with a shit score, and this classic buy annoying sounding announcer keeps telling you that you're shitty at hunting. These modes are alot harder too, because you take way, way more damage.
The on rails co-op/ multplayer modes are ABSOLUTELY CRAZY! It's like an accelerated story mode on crack/drugs.
It's exactly like a Sega-style light gun game, as animals and shit are coming at you every fucking 5 seconds, and you constantly have to switch between a shotgun for groups of enemies, like murders of crows coming at your goddamn face, or switching to your rifle for cougars/bears/moose.
If you don't, you wind up with a shit score, and this classic buy annoying sounding announcer keeps telling you that you're shitty at hunting. These modes are alot harder too, because you take way, way more damage.
Neuromancer
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Apparently yes.GrayFoxPL said:
What about Move support? Or is it only the top shot thingy?
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Neuromancer said:
I couldn't find a PS3 version in store anywhere. So I don't know if you can use the move regularly, or does it fit in the Top Shot gun shell. Really unclear about that.
The 360 version of the gun is completely wireless, and is a full gun with electronics and shit inside.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Criminal Upper said:
*sold*
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I'll have a full video review early next week!
Criminal Upper
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DLC news incoming!
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NubInaTub said:
^___^
AlphaTwo00
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I'm lost. This seems different enough than the 3 other Cabela games that came out on the same day, can someone do a comparison chart for me?
Criminal Upper
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UrbanRats said:
IT's comfy couch co-op, but it's for the on-rails section of thegame. Which are actually pretty challenging and feel like sega light gun shooters, power ups and perks and animals coming at you every which way!
MY VIDEO REVIEW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALoendIlpRU
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AlphaTwo00 said:
Dangerous Hunts 2012 is a sim-like hunting game.
Cabela's Adventure Camp is a mini-game compilation for kids/babbys.
Shadows of Katmai is a bomb-ass 3rd person shooter where you murder animals while simultaneously being eaten by them.
Neuromancer
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So I played it and beat it.
You know what? It wasn't bad. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad.
All humor aside, your dude is in a pretty shitty situation pretty much throughout the game. He's not so much an invincible badass as he is a hapless idiot who has terrible luck. He has some pretty decent lines too. I actually liked the story; it was simple and to the point, without the myriad twists, turns and betrayals game writers who think they're really clever usually throw into games.
Just from a platforming/combat against animals/wilderness perspective, this game kind of reminds me of a Tomb Raider game. In fact I'd compare it favorable to the Uncharted games, sure it's not as pretty but you don't have to shoot 800 dudes in the face. Instead you're shooting 800 animals in the face, which is somewhat refreshing.
I'd say if you have any interest in the game, $20 would be a fair price.
My only real complaint is the fucking birds that attack you when you're hanging precariously from ledges. They're not fun to fight, just annoying, and it happens pretty much every level.
In the fantasy world in which I live, I'd love to see a sequel set in a somewhat open world where you really do have to scrounge for food and shelter with a day night cycle.
You know what? It wasn't bad. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad.
All humor aside, your dude is in a pretty shitty situation pretty much throughout the game. He's not so much an invincible badass as he is a hapless idiot who has terrible luck. He has some pretty decent lines too. I actually liked the story; it was simple and to the point, without the myriad twists, turns and betrayals game writers who think they're really clever usually throw into games.
Just from a platforming/combat against animals/wilderness perspective, this game kind of reminds me of a Tomb Raider game. In fact I'd compare it favorable to the Uncharted games, sure it's not as pretty but you don't have to shoot 800 dudes in the face. Instead you're shooting 800 animals in the face, which is somewhat refreshing.
I'd say if you have any interest in the game, $20 would be a fair price.
My only real complaint is the fucking birds that attack you when you're hanging precariously from ledges. They're not fun to fight, just annoying, and it happens pretty much every level.
In the fantasy world in which I live, I'd love to see a sequel set in a somewhat open world where you really do have to scrounge for food and shelter with a day night cycle.
Criminal Upper
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PRO TIP, SON!
Just climb/jump past them! It took me a while to figure out, but if you simply continue on whatever path your moving along, the birds always go away after just a few steps/shimmies.
Neuromancer
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Yeah I ended up doing that after a while as well. It's still annoying though, I am mostly mentioning it so the devs will know not to make the same mistake next time!