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AstroWhale posted:Also the soundtrack is amazing. And the James Bond references. And the gadgets. And the story. And the bosses I can't remember where I read/heard it, but there was a deliberate attempt to make the soundtrack as completely un-Bond like as a possible to give it its own identity - Bond is all strings and brass, NOLF is Lounge and Bossa Nova.  I played NOLF2 first, was blown away by how fun it was, and then tracked down NOLF1, and was enthralled. Glad to see an LP of it. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Nov 18, 2015 |
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Oh man this game looks amazing, I can't wait to see how it'll turn out. Eagerly looking forward to watching this through.
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Nov 18, 2015 17:45
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I never expected a random mook to start talking about correlation vs causation but NOLF managed to pull it off - it's amazing.
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Pesky Splinter posted:I can't remember where I read/heard it, but there was a deliberate attempt to make the soundtrack as completely un-Bond like as a possible to give it its own identity - Bond is all strings and brass, NOLF is Lounge and Bossa Nova.
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So part of the included CDs for the game include a bunch of remixed music tracks which aren't heard in the game itself. I feel pretty confident in saying that the additional tracks are definitely not Bond-ish, but I'll leave that up for interpretation. I'm working on a good way to put them online at the moment.
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Nov 18, 2015 17:52
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anilEhilated posted:Interesting, because this game's theme song always sounded plenty Bond-y to me. Are you sure you didn't read it about the second one? Looks like I was misremebering the quote - it was on the wikipedia page; quote:Whitmore's task as composer was "to capture the flavor of the '50s/'60s spy genre, without infringing on any existing copyrights." In order to avoid any legal troubles over music from the James Bond franchise of films and games, Whitmore was initially asked to refrain from using brass instruments; a directive he compared to "being asked to produce a blues album without guitars". And that led me to this article about the music. "Composer posted:The powers that be quickly got over the legal paranoia, however. I did have one theme refused because of a subtle P5, m6, M6 melodic progression (made famous by composer John Barry), even though I thought it was the least ‘Bond-ish’ of my themes. Actually, I drew more influence from German composer Peter Thomas, whose film scores have more of the lighthearted feel we were after. The Barbarella soundtrack was also required listening. Welp. Wrong about the Bond.
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HolyDukeNukem posted:I would be completely behind this. I don't know many companies that can pull off humorous games, but Valve definitely has the writing staff to do it. Another bond parody type game would be something I'd pre-order and play the hell out of.
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Right! So! I finished putting uploading/together a playlist of bonus music and remixes that were included in the game box. This also has the title track. I figure since the game is likely not getting a re-release and it's not so easy to find these days, this is the only chance some people will get to hear it! In The Lounge: Bonus Music and Remixes
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Nov 18, 2015 21:33
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Aw poo poo son I loved NOLF. One of the best FPS games of the day.
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I love this game! It just oozes everything I love about the sixties. The writing is great and it makes for the best reason to be stealthy, you don't get caught you hear more funny dialogue. NOLF 2 is a great improvement on the first game, while it's expansion isn't great I think it is an ok little action campaign. I really wish there were more games with this kind of fun atmosphere, the only ones I can think of are Team Fortress 2 and Evil Genius. The 60s is a great setting wish there were more games to have fun with it.
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Nov 19, 2015 04:26
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You look like a man who needs a monkey! Misfortune In Morocco Scene 2/Polsy I'd say this is the first scene where the game really hits its stride. And it comes so early! dscruffy1 fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Nov 19, 2015 |
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Nov 19, 2015 19:15
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Does the video stop at 25:34 for anyone else?
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Nov 19, 2015 20:25
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Yeah, it hangs up there for some reason. Skip a few seconds ahead and it'll still work (though at oddly reduced quality).
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Nov 19, 2015 20:27
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I'm...not getting the same issues on Youtube. I can reupload, it but that's weird. 25:34 doesn't have any hangup for me on the hard drive or on Youtube. If there's more complaints I'll reupload it and see if that fixes it!
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Nov 19, 2015 20:34
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Yes sir! I mean, no, sir! I mean yes to the first part and no to the second part. Sir! I'll make a complaint if it hangs in about 25 minutes.
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Nov 19, 2015 20:37
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I can confirm it hangs for me, too.
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Nov 19, 2015 20:37
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It did not hang for me. A browser issue, perhaps? I was watching it on Firefox.
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Nov 19, 2015 20:54
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Not sure about that but I could swear some of the moroccan goons' voicework is done by Bruno's VA trying to mask his British accent with mixed degree of success. Anyway, note the drunk guy in green suit. He's bit of a recurring gag who pops up in some rather unexpected places. Also note the level design; we're running through the same place twice but it's hella more action-packed the second time around with the bombs and hostages as opposed to the first time spent sneaking and exploring. Not a bad lesson for modern games there, too bad no one listened. e: No hanging here; maybe it was still processing?
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Nov 19, 2015 20:57
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Wow, that last scene. That guy is a grade-A certified MORON. 
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Nov 19, 2015 21:05
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Aumanor posted:It did not hang for me. A browser issue, perhaps? I was watching it on Firefox. anilEhilated posted:Not sure about that but I could swear some of the moroccan goons' voicework is done by Bruno's VA trying to mask his British accent with mixed degree of success.
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Nov 19, 2015 21:09
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I didn't get any hangups watching on an iPhone. Anyways, I did a little testing and it seems that the Petri .38 and P38 deal almost the same damage. IMFDB claims the revolver is more powerful, but in my experience both are reliable 2 or 3 shot kills as long as you're not making limb hits. The main advantage is that it has two ammo types later in the game that the P38 can't use, one of which is totally unique to it.
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There's also a very good reason to get familiar with the revolver's handling: you'll be relying on it in a couple of fairly desperate situations.
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Yeah it's a browser issue. It stops working at the 25 minute mark or so on Chrome but I can watch it just fine on Firefox.
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Nov 19, 2015 22:26
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Wow, you're releasing videos at an impressive pace. For your efforts, do you want a monkey?
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Nov 19, 2015 22:53
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We're a little early in the game so far, but I will say that NOLF actually has a surprising amount of variety in its missions and gameplay. I'd best compare it to the console versions of 007 Nightfire.
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I think you might want to work on your one-liners...IN HELL!
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Nov 20, 2015 00:06
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So in less than half an hour both the mentor and The AMERICAN were killed. I know the second one was kind of the guys own fault but I really our track record improves.
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Nov 20, 2015 00:06
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As usual, Some of the mission comments are rather amusing. For example, shoot the monkey.
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How could you be enough of a monster to shoot the monkey? Do you want his children to starve!? This dialogue is great.
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double nine posted:Wow, you're releasing videos at an impressive pace. For your efforts, do you want a monkey?
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Another Chrome user here - it hangs in that spot for me, too. I've been holding off on updating Chrome, so maybe that'll fix it. edit. Nope, still hangs on Chrome at 25:34ish. racerabbit fucked around with this message at 01:13 on Nov 20, 2015 |
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Night10194 posted:How could you be enough of a monster to shoot the monkey? Do you want his children to starve!? You can also be a jerk and shoot Bruno's body, though why you'd want to is beyond me.
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Sel Nar posted:You can also be a jerk and shoot Bruno's body, though why you'd want to is beyond me. You can do something else with the body, with one of your inventory items. The details are probably best left to much later in the LP, though, for sake of spoilers of what the item and reaction are. For the record, shooting his body gives you a game over for desecrating his corpse.
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Yeah, I got a hang at 25:34, too. Managed to skip past it. Glad I did! This game is fantastic, and I'm not sure why I've never managed to hear about it until now.
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So basically, killing THE AMERICAN was a thing, but it's pretty plain to me that this whole thing was more of a setup to kill Bruno and Cate. Also, I much prefer if you do grab as much of the intel as you can, Scruffy. So far, if little else it's been useful for gleaning just exactly how much homework H.A.R.M.'s done on our girl here.
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Nov 20, 2015 05:35
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I don't think Bruno's really dead. I EXPECT PLOT TWISTS.
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Derek Barona posted:So basically, killing THE AMERICAN was a thing, but it's pretty plain to me that this whole thing was more of a setup to kill Bruno and Cate. Oh yeah, I second this! The Intel is too wonderful to miss!
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Nov 20, 2015 05:43
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Does anyone mind for a moment for me to mention the outfits, god those leisure suits with the fez, are amazing pure camp! I also love that git up Cate is wearing to so groovy. Also this whole stage of the game reminds me of the movie OSS 117. A great french comedy where a spy is sent to Egypt. Trailer below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0tlOdn5Mc
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Nov 20, 2015 05:50
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This game absolutely adores what it's parodying and totally gets what makes it work, too.
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SubponticatePoster posted:Are you insulting my monkey?! Someone get this monkey off my back.
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