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SatansBestBuddy posted:
Might not be possible. Shadows have an annoyingly-large collision area, so you can't get past them in narrow areas.
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Kloro posted:^^ I've seen a couple people mention this new rule but the newest post in the gbs Rules thread is from January, the username/post combo thing. I'm only asking because it seems like there's a rules thread I don't know about and should probably read.
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skoolmunkee posted:I've seen a couple people mention this new rule but the newest post in the gbs Rules thread is from January, the username/post combo thing. I'm only asking because it seems like there's a rules thread I don't know about and should probably read.  Are you seriously telling us you never noticed this?
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While they're weak, I think the combat sections are okay mostly because of the amount of discussion they can generate - just look at everyone trying to figure out what the shadows are and how metaphorical it may or may not be in this thread alone, for instance. If York had to hide from them all he couldn't be nearly as smug about it.
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Feb 21, 2011 11:09
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b00n posted:
Considering I never actually go into the LP forum (I usually just check on bookmarked threads), yes. In fairness, the other threads where a 'no page sniping' rule has been brought up were in other forums, and when I checked those forums' rules threads didn't see anything to that effect, so it looked like I was missing some universal rules thing. So I guess I just didn't check the LP forum rules in this case because that didn't work elsewhere. Guess I should bookmark the various rules threads. :]
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Feb 21, 2011 11:26
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SatansBestBuddy posted:You know, I can picture this game without combat... and it's actually more interesting than with combat. That's bordering on SH: Shattered Mem's. It tried that, and I don't think it really succeeded. On the other hand, DP would probably get it right.
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Feb 21, 2011 11:32
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SatansBestBuddy posted:Actually, can I request that one of the combat sections be done without firing the gun or using melee attacks? LP Bot goes pacifist, since the only ones deserving to be beat up are living people. Most money is probably from all the bonuses to get for killing shadows and the gamedesigners forgot to adjust the agent honors.
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I thought I'd try my hand at the Sinner's Sandwich, since so many others have experienced its transformative powers. First, I thinly spread some strawberry preserves on both sides of the bread, to help keep everything together.  Click here for the full 3072x2304 image I didn't have any plain cereal like Chex or Corn Flakes, so I'm working with this smiling gentleman here:  Click here for the full 2304x3072 image I don't have turkey, but I do have some thick-cut chicken, which should suffice pretty well.  Click here for the full 1365x1024 image The Final Result?  Click here for the full 3072x2304 image I can understand York's surprise; It's got a confusing flavor. Imagine your taste buds being assaulted by the flavors of honey, strawberry, rice, and grilled chicken all at once. It is crunchy, but soft. I don't think I'd make this regularly, but at least I'm not wasting food here.
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Feb 21, 2011 17:50
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With all this talk of eating sinner sandwiches just because the game talked about it, I'm surprised no one's tried eating cicadas yet. Out of a skull they've urinated in.
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Feb 21, 2011 17:55
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In It For The Tank posted:With all this talk of eating sinner sandwiches just because the game talked about it, I'm surprised no one's tried eating cicadas yet. They're kinda hard to come by, ya know.
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Feb 21, 2011 17:57
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Yeah, it's not like you can just go out and find pre-urinated skulls anywhere. You've got to work for those things.
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Feb 21, 2011 18:03
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God, you Americans and your cuisine raffinée is making me sick. One more sandwich recipe and this thread will turn into a big Deadly Epic Premonition Meal Time.
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Feb 21, 2011 18:05
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Well, my roommate who followed the whole game when i played had a Sinner Sandwich last night and also declared it delicious, our third roommate is due to try it too but is currently sick. Experimental foods when sick is probably not a good idea. I expect he'll like it too though!
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Feb 21, 2011 18:17
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In this thread: people eating crazy poo poo
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wildzero posted:That's bordering on SH: Shattered Mem's. It tried that, and I don't think it really succeeded. I could go into detail about how SM could have gotten it right but that's really for another thread.
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Feb 21, 2011 18:54
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In It For The Tank posted:With all this talk of eating sinner sandwiches just because the game talked about it, I'm surprised no one's tried eating cicadas yet. (yeah, I know the joke was in the other part)
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I still think chex was the perfect choice.
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wildzero posted:That's bordering on SH: Shattered Mem's. It tried that, and I don't think it really succeeded. I thought Shattered Memories' otherworld sections worked quite well.
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Deadbeat posted:I still think chex was the perfect choice. I'd figure plain corn flakes would work well, too.
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Feb 21, 2011 20:10
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One thing I don't think would work well is Raisin Bran.
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The honey taste must have put a spin on things... The Chex I used had no flavor of their own really, so they just added the crunch. I'm sure other plain cereals would pull the same, but it's good to experiment with variety, too! And re:Shattered Memories, I hated the combat sections fiercely. It'd been better if they weren't all the same and if they weren't all mazes. I got so frustrated that it wasn't scary or fun, and it might have been the way I was sitting with the wii-mote, but if I ever got a guy on my left side I was doomed. I could get them off the back and I could get them off the front and the right but no matter how much flailing I did on the left I'd go down like a mangy dog. No combat in DP could go two ways - without it would have made for a very interesting variation... the combat sections could be more strategy than shooter with more room for puzzles which would have been SO much fun. It also would have made the Raincoat Killer QTE sequences make more sense since we run from him instead of beating him to death with a wrench. On the other hand, some of the unlockable weapons in this game are hilarious and some of the gunning sequences we've yet to encounter are heavily reliant on distance.
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Xander77 posted:Are those the same thing as locust? Because they're just... crunchy. If you fry them without adding anything, you get an essence of fried crunchiness. Can't wait for the first Sinner's Sandwich with locust instead of cereal! 
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So will they ever explain the (episode 18 Becky's house spoilers) elaborate death trap setup with curtains coming out of no where and choking becky to death? If it were something else, it'd be more believable to me. Oh and Anna is very stoned looking in that scene (I can't find the bucktooth smilie that would be totally appropriate for her expression).
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Feb 21, 2011 21:23
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I really, really wish they did, GoldenNugget, but no. They don't explain it.
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AllenR posted:I could go into detail about how SM could have gotten it right but that's really for another thread. Yeah, I would say that, while I didn't feel it got it right, it came really, really close. The combat sections in DP feel like a ride on the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. You know you're not gonna get hurt or overly frightened, but it's fun and it sets a mood. And while tempting, I'm not going to try the Sinner's Sandwich. For one thing, I don't want to find out that I love it and need more, and secondly, based on York's description of its purpose, it seems counter-productive. To atone for sins, you eat a sandwich that you really like? Just seems like an excuse to keep eating that sandwi-- Oh, well, ok. That makes sense, I guess.
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Actually, York is the one who calls it the "Sinner's Sandwich", assuming that it's terrible. Harry insists that it isn't, and convinces York to try it. York decides it's actually really good. Therefore, calling it the "Sinner's Sandwich" is a misnomer, as eating it doesn't seem to be punishment at all. I may have to try one this Thanksgiving, when we visit my in-laws. I can already imagine how they'll react. Should be pretty funny, right Zach? Does anybody else think an LP-Bot only LP would be pretty funny? It would depend on the game, I think, but I'm imagining him doing Shin Megami Tensei I and I can't stop laughing. 
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RickVoid posted:Therefore, calling it the "Sinner's Sandwich" is a misnomer, as eating it doesn't seem to be punishment at all. I may have to try one this Thanksgiving, when we visit my in-laws. I can already imagine how they'll react. Should be pretty funny, right Zach? It's so good, it's a sin (or at least it should be)
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RickVoid posted:Does anybody else think an LP-Bot only LP would be pretty funny? It would depend on the game, I think, but I'm imagining him doing Shin Megami Tensei I and I can't stop laughing. It'd probably have to be something for the Short Game Theater thread. Like something really short. LP-bot would wear pretty thin after a while, so you don't want to give him a long game.
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TwoPair posted:It'd probably have to be something for the Short Game Theater thread. Like something really short. LP-bot would wear pretty thin after a while, so you don't want to give him a long game. LP Bot doing any Katamari Damacy level.
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GoldenNugget posted:So will they ever explain the (episode 18 Becky's house spoilers) elaborate death trap setup with curtains coming out of no where and choking becky to death? If it were something else, it'd be more believable to me. I figured that the curtains might be a sort of... metaphorical vision thing, partially to censor it. Given that we saw red fabric on Becky's bed, which turned out to be a blood stain, I wouldn't put it past York to "see" blood from a cut throat as some kind of magical curtain dance. Of course, it's actually just a magical curtain dance.
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Tindalos posted:I figured that the curtains might be a sort of... metaphorical vision thing, partially to censor it. Given that we saw red fabric on Becky's bed, which turned out to be a blood stain, I wouldn't put it past York to "see" blood from a cut throat as some kind of magical curtain dance. Those curtains were her bedsheets.
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The Worst Unicorn posted:LP Bot doing any Katamari Damacy level. Only if he sings all the lyrics. Naaaaa. NaNaNaNaNa, Na, Na, Na Katamaree damasheeeee.
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Now that I think about it, the curtains of death might be a metaphor for thin fishing wire choking her to death with blood spraying everywhere... Maybe actually depicting that was too much for the censors?
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ETB posted:Now that I think about it, the curtains of death might be a metaphor for thin fishing wire choking her to death with blood spraying everywhere... Maybe actually depicting that was too much for the censors? Not for the US ratings board. It's already an M rating, so aerosolized blood wouldn't matter. Maybe it matters in Japan. v  v
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How close was the strangling scene to the dream-hallucination that York had? If we're operating on the idea that the shadow world is at least partially in York's head then maybe the red velvet (which represented blood on the bed in the shadow sequence) was how York pictured the blood coming out of Becky's neck. The proximity to the scene with Becky and Anna meeting might point towards the curtains being a stylized hallucination on York's part. Honestly I think it's just a quirk of the game, and there is no real explanation other than that's just how the game decided to portray Becky's death. There are certain parts where the quirkiness is an asset, and others where it's more of hindrance, in my opinion.
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Guys guys guys! Becky's blood IS bedsheets. Now stop fighting.
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Feb 21, 2011 23:54
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GoldenNugget posted:Oh and Anna is very stoned looking in that scene (I can't find the bucktooth smilie that would be totally appropriate for her expression). 
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BlueArmyMan posted:She's like a goddess...
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SatansBestBuddy posted:You know, I can picture this game without combat... and it's actually more interesting than with combat. This is from a bit ago, but to me this is a really overrated way to play games, and a good way to kill what fun and charm there is in DP's combat once you get rolling, clunky though it may be. Once you learn the game a ton of enjoyment comes from getting all the cool rewards like Grecotch and the Spiritual Map stuff, which all goes right out the window when you remove combat from the game. Not only that, but you really devalue and possibly even end up removing a lot of NPCs whose only real role in terms of game mechanics is to provide you with stuff that helps in combat.
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BlueArmyMan posted:Well yeah, okay, but does Anna swim swim hungry? Or did she, rather, being dead and all.
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