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OK; this might seem a bit... I dunno culturally insensitive or what have you; but why on earth does the main character's assistant act so unrealistically ditzy? I mean, I am ok with any character being a klutz and that being played for laughs (as long as, you know, it's done well, with the character being more than these adjectives); but this level of clumsiness is obnoxious and un-funny whenever it isn't flat-out confusing. Is it some kind of a... Japanese cultural-meme thing? And if so, why? I mean... isn't it seen as very irritating over there too? Edit - Also, if they were based on the dark side of the moon, how the hell would they have been able to see Earth? I was under the impressio the dark side of the moon never turned towards Earth; though I freely admit I am no astronomer.
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They say one of the better types of boss fights in games is fighting a dude who's just like you (think DMC3), and I think David fits that archetype kinda well. His fight is pretty involved compared to some other stuff. These earlier levels are slow to start off and seem to have soured a lot of people's opinions on the game. Especially the next level, which I've heard complaints about, but it's one of the more interesting things in the game. Also yeah, that is definitely Liam O'Brien as David. Mondo called him a cat burglar cause he stole the moon I guess. Speedball posted:Is there a clearer source for all the text that flashes at the beginning of an episode? It's literally the story board/script for the level. "Mondo enters the room, does the thing etc etc" with dialogue here and there. Samovar posted:OK; this might seem a bit... I dunno culturally insensitive or what have you; but why on earth does the main character's assistant act so unrealistically ditzy? I mean, I am ok with any character being a klutz and that being played for laughs (as long as, you know, it's done well, with the character being more than these adjectives); but this level of clumsiness is obnoxious and un-funny whenever it isn't flat-out confusing. Is it some kind of a... Japanese cultural-meme thing? And if so, why? I mean... isn't it seen as very irritating over there too? I think that CPR/heart massage was actually kinda amusing though if only because of how nonsensical it is. Mondo's beaten back to life by the embodiment of all shrill voices.
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Jun 6, 2014 07:52
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It's an anime stereotype; the (Warning TVTropes) Genki Girl. I'm... honestly not actually sure why.
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Samovar posted:OK; this might seem a bit... I dunno culturally insensitive or what have you; but why on earth does the main character's assistant act so unrealistically ditzy? I mean, I am ok with any character being a klutz and that being played for laughs (as long as, you know, it's done well, with the character being more than these adjectives); but this level of clumsiness is obnoxious and un-funny whenever it isn't flat-out confusing. Is it some kind of a... Japanese cultural-meme thing? And if so, why? I mean... isn't it seen as very irritating over there too? The only other person/thing/caricature I've seen that clumsy is Colette from Tails of Symphonia. But the one thing she has going for her is that she's not aggressively unpleasant to listen to. The only thing more annoying is that one short chick from Scrubs; Josephine. Neruz posted:It's an anime stereotype Oh god no.
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Jun 6, 2014 09:21
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Every other character in this game is some kind of weirdo, so Mika being what she is doesn't strike me as any more strange than any of the other screwed up poo poo that goes on in this game. A guy who's half metal? A lady with THING WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN THE LP YET? A guy wearing nothing but gold filigree and a weird crown? I mean, sure, game. Whatever you wanna put in there. A shrieky pink girl seems relatively realistic compared to all that... Holy balls is that voice grating, though.
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Jun 6, 2014 09:30
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Geop, are you saying whoever lives on the moon doesn't immediately own the earth? I thought it was anime law that whosoever dons the most stupid swimsuit and/or lives in the most ridiculous location is rightful king of this Earth, this realm, this Japanimerica.
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Jun 6, 2014 11:46
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David is giving me a huge Michael Fassbender vibe, I'm not really sure why. Maybe it's the creepy smile.
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Jun 6, 2014 12:08
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ishikabibble posted:I'm partial to the "he was fired out of a big fuckoff canon aimed straight at the moon" theory. My hypothesis is he jumped really, really high.
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Jun 6, 2014 13:32
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He cut off a piece of it with a really long anime katana windslash, then hopped on it and tapped its holistic powers to fly it back.
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Jun 6, 2014 13:40
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Giant slingshot.
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Oxxidation posted:My hypothesis is he jumped really, really high. I personally subscribe to the sweet jumps theory. That's why you can't jump in this game, his legs are simply too powerful to be manageable for small jumps.
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Jun 6, 2014 14:13
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HGH posted:Mondo's beaten back to life by the embodiment of all shrill voices. As much as I loved the hyper-realistic style of The Last of Us, I'm digging this almost pop-art treatment, too; it seems to be a perfect fit for the overall tone and gameplay. It sounds like I'll have to go watch the Killer7 LP for more of it.
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Jun 6, 2014 14:44
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I honestly like Geop's idea better, that Mondo simply found a way to walk to the moon. The idea is hilarious to me, and fits into that sort of subtle magic stuff that I like to see in stories, like Gandalf in LotR.
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Jun 6, 2014 15:01
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Okay, man, I gotta ask. These assorted challenges and "giggalo missions" you aren't showing, what are they? Why are they so bad that they can't be shown?HGH posted:They say one of the better types of boss fights in games is fighting a dude who's just like you (think DMC3) It was the one in DMC4 that did it for me; I got my rear end kicked by Dante so many times, I can't even count, but I didn't care. The fight was just that awesome!
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Jun 6, 2014 15:19
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azren posted:Okay, man, I gotta ask. These assorted challenges and "giggalo missions" you aren't showing, what are they? Why are they so bad that they can't be shown? Geop is a prude. Give the people what they want already.
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Jun 6, 2014 15:19
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It'll be in the next episode, promise! HEH. Geop fucked around with this message at 15:33 on Jun 6, 2014 |
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Jun 6, 2014 15:23
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azren posted:Okay, man, I gotta ask. These assorted challenges and "giggalo missions" you aren't showing, what are they? Why are they so bad that they can't be shown? As far as I know, they're pretty skeevy and pervy.
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Jun 6, 2014 15:47
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Having played them, they're... a bit skeevy, but what little I saw was honestly PG-13, just sorta juvenile. It's also extremely boring gameplay-wise, has nothing to do with the plot, and really has no business being in the game. But you have to do it to unlock certain things. The combat challenges aren't bad, just also not super interesting and mostly are just there to let you get more cash and exp as far as I can tell?
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Jun 6, 2014 15:56
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Samovar posted:Edit - Also, if they were based on the dark side of the moon, how the hell would they have been able to see Earth? I was under the impressio the dark side of the moon never turned towards Earth; though I freely admit I am no astronomer. Yeah, it doesn't. It's because of the moon's rotation that the same side always faces the Earth; if it didn't rotate then the orbit would mean we could see different sides at different times of the month. Edit: Also the real problem with living on the dark side is that, as the name implies, the Sun cannot reach it. It is ridiculously cold and you would freeze to death pretty darn fast. Lotus Aura fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Jun 6, 2014 |
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Jun 6, 2014 15:58
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I just found this lp and watched all the episodes. I own this game but could never finish it. I'm hardcore super gay, so if anyone saw they knew I wouldn't be watching some weird hentai, but the gigolo missions still made me so uncomfortable that I would only play this game alone when no one was around. I was so afraid of someone walking in and thinking I switched teams. And then when I tried to just not 100% a game for once and just play the story missions I was smacked in the face with clunky combat and the most disjointed story that never seemed to go anywhere. I kept meaning to pick it up again and finish it but now I don't have to! Now I can figure out this game's dumb story without feeling like I'm going to be sent to jail.
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Jun 6, 2014 16:04
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David looks like he escaped from a piece of Jojo media and he doesn't wanna go back dammit *flees to moon*
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Dragonatrix posted:Edit: Also the real problem with living on the dark side is that, as the name implies, the Sun cannot reach it. It is ridiculously cold and you would freeze to death pretty darn fast. It's the far side of the Moon, not the dark side of the Moon  (It faces the sun sometimes, but never faces the Earth)
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KozmoNaut posted:It's the far side of the Moon, not the dark side of the Moon Fun fact: the reason people keep calling it "the dark side of the moon" is because the phrase uses an old definition of "dark" which means "without knowledge." So it's essentially "dark" to our understanding and the occasionally irritating phrase was correct all along.
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Jun 6, 2014 18:56
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The reason people keep calling it the Dark Side of the Moon is because it's Pink Floyd's best album.
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Jun 6, 2014 18:58
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Yeah, there is no dark side of the moon! As a matter of fact, it's all dark.
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Jun 6, 2014 19:06
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Dark Side can't be the best one. No oxygen means no Echoes.
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I'm digging the monster design in this game. I'm basically watching this to see what kind of hosed up monstrosities Geop will be fighting next.Kaboom Dragoon posted:What was it Moon River tried to pay Bryan with again? so deep
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Atomikus posted:Dark Side can't be the best one. No oxygen means no Echoes. No animals either.
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Everyone keeps talking about David's ridiculous outfit, but I keep thinking about those teeth of his. He has a very toothy design.
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Jun 7, 2014 19:55
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That's also very JoJo.
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Speedball posted:Everyone keeps talking about David's ridiculous outfit, but I keep thinking about those teeth of his. He has a very toothy design. His near constant shark grin is just the best. 
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Gologle posted:I honestly like Geop's idea better, that Mondo simply found a way to walk to the moon. The idea is hilarious to me, and fits into that sort of subtle magic stuff that I like to see in stories, like Gandalf in LotR. Well. He got a couple of miles down the road, but there was this trucker was going in the same direction, and it was a long haul, so *Gigolo Mode joke here*
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Judge Tesla posted:His near constant shark grin is just the best. The weird thing about him is that his smile is huge but his eyes are so sleepy-looking. Like he's high on moon rocks or something.
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That 4th wall break was super painful. David's absurd outfit was almost a relief after it. That teleport though looked super cheap. Just like "Here, take some damage" This is a very strange game. Though I was amused by Mika beating your heart back to life.
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Veloxyll posted:David's absurd outfit was almost a relief after it. That teleport though looked super cheap. Just like "Here, take some damage" It's very dodgeable using sound cues and such. It doesn't look that way and the first time it's very hard to dodge but it's not especially unfair.
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Veloxyll posted:That 4th wall break was super painful. Agreed. I generally don't like 4th wall breaking humor. A lot of the time it's lazy humor: the writer can't come up with a joke so they just rely on the standard of having a character say which medium they occupy. And then this game has the surreal atmosphere that tries to really capture the audience, but throws it away with one, rather clichéd, line.
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Jun 9, 2014 14:46
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I really disappointed that this boss fight didn't end with Mondo dramatically saying KILLER......GOT AWAY.
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InspectorCarbonara posted:I really disappointed that this boss fight didn't end with Mondo dramatically saying KILLER......GOT AWAY. While looking right in the camera and doing a hip thrust.
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I knew I recognized Bryan's voice; it's the same actor who did Big Bo in Binary Domain!
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