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 01: Nucleolab 02: NYPD 03: Escape From NYPD + Tutorial 04: Cornelius (K) 05: Cornelius (L) 06: Zorg's HQ (L) 07: Zorg's HQ (K) 08: Escape From Zorg's HQ 09: Depths of N.Y. (K) 10: Depths of N.Y. (L) 11: The Factory (K) 12: The Factory (L) 13: Astroport (K) 14: Astroport (L) 15: Call From Zorg 16: Fhloston Flight (K) 17: Fhloston Flight (L) 18: Fhloston Paradise (K) 19: Fhloston Paradise (L) 20: Machine Room (K) 21: Machine Room (L) 22: Free Cornelius 23: Bomb Alert (K) 24: Bomb Alert (L) 25: Egyptian Temple (L) 26: Egyptian Temple (K) The Fifth Element is a 1998 third-person action-adventure game developed for the Playstation by Kalisto Entertainment (Nightmare Creatures, Fury of the Furries) and published by Activision (Apocalypse, Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style). Following along with the events of the 1997 film, players assume the roles of Korben Dallas and Leeloominaï Lekatariba Lamina-Tchaï Ekbat De Sebat on a mission to gather up four ancient stones and save the world from Absolute Evil. Get in your hover-taxi and buckle up, because this game is primed to explode -- this is the ride. I'm Phenwah, joined once again by Lobst and DemoWeasel. Welcome to The Fifth Element! Note: this game uses solely footage and dialogue from the film for its cutscenes, and we're going to be talking over them. If you haven't seen the film, you'll probably get lost pretty quickly, as the game makes very little effort to fill in the gaps between story beats. Also, it's a genuinely good piece of entertainment and worth a watch on its own. Phenwah fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Nov 17, 2014 |
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Jul 4, 2014 02:12
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Oh man. I remember hearing about this game a few years after it came out. Always wanted to see what was up with it. I'm kind of amazed that the in-game video quality, as small as the video itself may be, actually looks pretty good. The rest of the game so far though? Not so much. As someone who really enjoys the movie, I'm looking forward to the rest of this LP.
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Jul 4, 2014 02:40
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Can't wait to see where this goes for a few reasons. One, I love the movie to death. I would go so far as to say it's my favorite movie of all time. Secondly, as a kid I always wanted the game and never got it. Thirdly, I wondered if anyone would ever LP this and, lo and behold!
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Jul 4, 2014 02:40
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I remember owning and beating this game, looking forward to how horrible it actually is and the first video already shows promise.
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Jul 4, 2014 03:02
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Holy crap I am baffled that this even exists. Huge fan of Besson and The Fifth Element in particular, so I guess I'm stoked to see how terrible this is? Also, is Ruby Rhod a playable character? This is important.
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Jul 4, 2014 03:13
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Yeesh, this game looks super clunky. Must be terrible to control. Guess it's at least a good excuse to rewatch the film. Looks like it's on Netflix streaming now, even.
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Jul 4, 2014 20:29
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Mr. Soop posted:Oh man. I remember hearing about this game a few years after it came out. Always wanted to see what was up with it. I'm kind of amazed that the in-game video quality, as small as the video itself may be, actually looks pretty good. The rest of the game so far though? Not so much. Aside from the Attract Mode segment, I'm actually substituting in Blu-ray footage from the film for the FMV cutscenes wherever possible -- which was a pain in the rear end for a number of reasons, mostly because I think they used the PAL version for the game. dracura posted:Can't wait to see where this goes for a few reasons. I will do my best not to disappoint! Demicol posted:I remember owning and beating this game, looking forward to how horrible it actually is and the first video already shows promise. I remember the Astroport levels more than anything else. They have not aged well! Blind Sally posted:Also, is Ruby Rhod a playable character? This is important. Sorry! Wanamingo posted:Guess it's at least a good excuse to rewatch the film. Looks like it's on Netflix streaming now, even. And now I've subtly edited a link to it into the first post. Thanks for the tip! Phenwah fucked around with this message at 22:52 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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Jul 4, 2014 22:49
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I played a little of this years ago. I remember it getting something like 37% in a game magazine. Not the greatest game, but it had it's moments. But it's good to see it being LP'd. There are some good ps 1 games that could do with being dusted off. Leeloo Dallas multi-pass!
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Jul 4, 2014 23:50
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gently caress this game so hard for making me play it because I loved the movie so much. I will enjoy this playthrough and experiencing your pain.
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Jul 4, 2014 23:53
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Worth it just for that interpretation of Ruby Rhod. That was incredible.
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Jul 5, 2014 00:06
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It's like Shadows of the Empire. Only much, much worse.
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Jul 5, 2014 07:26
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Any reason why the replaced cutscenes don't fill the frame? Alternatively, any reason why you've padded out the game footage to widescreen? You probably want either a 4:3 video where the game footage fills the frame and the cutscenes are letterboxed or a 16:9 video where the cutscenes fill the frame and the game footage is pillarboxed. Not sure which is best; it probably depends on the proportion by time of each mode.
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Jul 5, 2014 21:40
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Living from one medkit to the next is a mark of a really good game  The movie owned btw
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Jul 6, 2014 00:05
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Tin Tim posted:Living from one medkit to the next is a mark of a really good game It could be to be honest. The problem is this game isn't designed well enough for it to be a fun mechanic.
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Jul 6, 2014 00:15
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I can unironically call The Fifth Element my favorite movie, but even as a kid I picked up the box for this at a Blockbuster, looked at the art, then put it down in disgust. And I played the Danger Girl game. Godspeed, gentlemen. I'll be with you all the way. Please don't necessitate tattoo removal.
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Jul 6, 2014 01:30
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Samovar posted:It's like Shadows of the Empire. Only much, much worse. Whoa, whoa, hey now! This game looks way too awful to be compared to Dash Rendar's glorious bar story. Too bad about Ruby Rhod. Seeing his character model so lovingly rendered, I was hoping he could be playable with cheats or something. Ah, a person can only dream. Ruby Rhod is amazing across all languages. And cosplay too. Sally fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Jul 6, 2014 |
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Jul 6, 2014 02:41
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Blind Sally posted:Ruby Rhod is amazing across all languages. And cosplay too. There aren't enough thank yous in the world for gifting this to the thread.  Wasn't there some other Bruce Willis game for the PSX? Don't think it was this one, though. Actually, with Die Hard Arcade, Fifth Element, and whatever that other game was, Willis (or at least his characters) were in video games quite often.
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Jul 6, 2014 11:20
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Wasn't there also a driving/racing game based on the movie that had literally no other connection or tie-in save the car designs? I remember it shared the same cover design as the movie and came out a good dozen years after for no real reason. Very strange game.Shinjobi posted:Wasn't there some other Bruce Willis game for the PSX? Don't think it was this one, though. Actually, with Die Hard Arcade, Fifth Element, and whatever that other game was, Willis (or at least his characters) were in video games quite often. Apocalypse, which shares a game engine with the Tony Hawk series  Though you're getting confused there, Die Hard Arcade was a Sega beat-em-up, Die Hard Trilogy, was the game you're thinking of.
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Jul 6, 2014 12:36
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Blind Sally posted:Whoa, whoa, hey now! This game looks way too awful to be compared to Dash Rendar's glorious bar story. Oh, the French voice actor for Ruby Rhod is Tom Novembre, forgot about that.
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Jul 6, 2014 15:26
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Oh wow. This looks like an Ouya game. 
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Jul 6, 2014 23:37
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The PS1 era was hilarious... LP seems okay so far, gonna watch this.
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Jul 7, 2014 10:37
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I loved this game as a kid, even with the horrid PC controls and the game missing half the cutscenes for some reason or other. The plot was a confusing mess for me. Eagerly waiting for the OP to crush my rose tinted glases.
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Jul 7, 2014 11:25
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jawbroken posted:Any reason why the replaced cutscenes don't fill the frame? Alternatively, any reason why you've padded out the game footage to widescreen? You probably want either a 4:3 video where the game footage fills the frame and the cutscenes are letterboxed or a 16:9 video where the cutscenes fill the frame and the game footage is pillarboxed. Not sure which is best; it probably depends on the proportion by time of each mode. I squished the movie down to the frame presented by the game because there's still segments here and there where the developers chopped and screwed with the footage to the point that I can't fake it and I still have to cut between the BD and the on-disc FMV, and I stuck with a 720p aspect ratio because I can never get YouTube to play well with 4:3 videos larger than 480p. For the next video (which should be going up later today), I'll try cropping the frame and rendering out at 960x720 and 640x480 and post whichever looks crisper once it's online and compressed.
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Jul 7, 2014 15:16
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Oh man, I remember this: I loved The Fifth Element movie when I watched it and a local PC gaming magazine included this game, which I eventually finished. It's not what some would consider a "great" game, or even a "good" game, but younger me still had a lot of fun playing it. Good luck, guys. 
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Jul 7, 2014 18:50
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For all the (presumably) clunky controls and camera placement and the horrible compressed cutscene video, this game doesn't actually seem that bad for what it is. By 1998 licensed game standards this actually looks pretty good. Or maybe I've watched too much Retsupurae and have too many memories of horrible FMV games from the same era. Goddamn FMV was the worst thing to happen to mid-90s video games.
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Jul 7, 2014 21:07
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It really isn't that bad for what it is. Has its highs and lows for sure. I actually played this before I ever saw the movie. I was disappointed that the movie did not feature Ruby as much as the game did.
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Jul 7, 2014 22:22
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I didn't even know this game existed. Looks kinda bad even for a ps1 game, but I don't care because I love this movie. One of my favorite Halloweens was when I ran into a lady in a Leeloo costume. I'd share a pic if I was smart enough to figure out how.
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Jul 7, 2014 22:57
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Leeloo's been reconstructed, but Korben got arrested during the procedure and now we've gotta break him out! 02: NYPD
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Jul 8, 2014 00:48
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I can't decide if whomever decided to have Chris Tucker's Ruby scream as the sound clip to accompany level loading should be given a medal or a death sentence.
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Jul 8, 2014 04:43
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Works great at 960x720, thanks.
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Jul 8, 2014 07:45
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I especially appreciate being reminded of things that I had forgot happened in the original film. What a well designed game!
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Jul 8, 2014 20:51
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Is there a legal way to see the movie this is "based" on that doesn't cost 10+ dollars?
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Major_JF posted:Is there a legal way to see the movie this is "based" on that doesn't cost 10+ dollars? Do you have Netflix?
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Jul 9, 2014 03:55
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David D. Davidson posted:Do you have Netflix? No, but I could get a free 1 month trial... That might just work. Thank you.
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Jul 9, 2014 04:06
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Kibayasu posted:I can't decide if whomever decided to have Chris Tucker's Ruby scream as the sound clip to accompany level loading should be given a medal or a death sentence. Clearly it's the former.
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Jul 9, 2014 04:07
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Wait. They really spoiled something within the last ten minutes of the movie but didn't bother to include anything from the prologue about how the stones found their way to Earth or mention the giant ball of evil that Korben and Leeloo are meant to be stopping?
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Jul 9, 2014 06:00
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Well, Korben doesn't get arrested or break Leeloo out of the facility, so I don't think the devs really care that much how they frame this thing.
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Jul 9, 2014 06:03
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True. I guess I should have given up on the story making sense when Leeloo gained psionic abilities and climbed backwards with her creepy disembodied doll head.
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Oh, I think they took a bit of creative license in order to NEVER show Bruce Willis. Remember, Leeloo is the main character.
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