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Probably been mentioned before, but in GTA V the characters tend to go through dialogue when you're driving to a mission or whatever. If you crash, it will cut off the dialogue, but once you've got your bearings it picks right up from the same sentence that was cut off. No missed dialogue, no unnecessary redundancy.
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Jehde posted:Probably been mentioned before, but in GTA V the characters tend to go through dialogue when you're driving to a mission or whatever. If you crash, it will cut off the dialogue, but once you've got your bearings it picks right up from the same sentence that was cut off. No missed dialogue, no unnecessary redundancy. They also have a few different variations of the same dialogue, so if you gently caress up the mission and restart they'll tell the same basic conversation with different anecdotes, jokes, or at least different phrasing on the same instructions.
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Apr 15, 2015 08:30
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They had that in GTA IV already, it was pretty cool. I think after all the variations had played you'd just drive in silence if you had to retry again. If I'm not mistaken they even put in some "let's just drive, Niko" lines for those events.
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Apr 15, 2015 08:37
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Jehde posted:Probably been mentioned before, but in GTA V the characters tend to go through dialogue when you're driving to a mission or whatever. If you crash, it will cut off the dialogue, but once you've got your bearings it picks right up from the same sentence that was cut off. No missed dialogue, no unnecessary redundancy. I gotta wonder what sound engine they're using, does anyone know? Is it custom, or middleware like Wwise? I've wondered how they keep track of EVERYTHING audio-related, like how all of the music tracks will sort of 'keep playing' the background. Switching away from Radio Ga-ga (why would you?!) for 10 seconds and going back, you'll be 10 seconds later in the song. I've worked in FMOD a bit, and I know that keeping track of all of those radio stations, constantly, is quite the process. EDIT: vvv Good 
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Apr 15, 2015 13:44
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My Lovely Horse posted:They had that in GTA IV already, it was pretty cool. I think after all the variations had played you'd just drive in silence if you had to retry again. If I'm not mistaken they even put in some "let's just drive, Niko" lines for those events. In GTA 4 they didn't really stop talking if you crashed or started shooting though. I remember picking up one of my dates in a stolen police helicopter and proceeding to fly around blowing up cars while she told me about her day. After blowing up a few dozen police copters she asked me if I was involved with organized crime. I flew up as high as I could and bailed out and followed. After I landed safely I found her body lying limp in the middle of the street. About 20 minutes later I got a text from her asking me to pick her up at the hospital. One great little thing about GTA 4 was typing "child porn" into the search browser at the Tw@ Internet Cafe. You would get an instant 5 star wanted rating and the cops would show up almost instantly and blow you away.
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Apr 15, 2015 13:45
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:I gotta wonder what sound engine they're using, does anyone know? Is it custom, or middleware like Wwise? I've wondered how they keep track of EVERYTHING audio-related, like how all of the music tracks will sort of 'keep playing' the background. Switching away from Radio Ga-ga (why would you?!) for 10 seconds and going back, you'll be 10 seconds later in the song. I've worked in FMOD a bit, and I know that keeping track of all of those radio stations, constantly, is quite the process. Apparently at one point each radio station was a single long sound file that kept playing at all times, and tuning the radio just turned the volume up on the one you were going to and down on the one you left. Not sure if that's true now though.
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Apr 15, 2015 13:57
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carry on then posted:Apparently at one point each radio station was a single long sound file that kept playing at all times, and tuning the radio just turned the volume up on the one you were going to and down on the one you left. Not sure if that's true now though. Man, that seems so RAM-intensive 
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Apr 15, 2015 13:58
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Heavy Lobster posted:Did you not get the shortcut? right before the BSB, a werewolf bursts out of a cathedral door, you can go up it and unlock a door that leads right up to the lantern at the start of the area so you only have to even see like two enemies on your way to the fight. Eventually. When I fist got down there the werewolves wouldn't stagger or even make any indication they were feeling my attacks so I just panicked and scrambled past them all. Then I got the shortcut, leveled up a bit, and it became way easier. I'm still not sure what changed for when I finished BSB. I just kept getting obliterated and then one run everything lined up just right.
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Apr 15, 2015 14:02
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At the very least, the radio stations in GTA III and Vice City were single long audio files. Matter of fact, straight up MP3s in the PC versions - for VC you could simply change the file extension and you were good to go.
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Apr 15, 2015 14:02
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I was playing Mortal Kombat X's story mode last night. During the first Kotal Kahn (Mayan god looking guy) fight, I was able to grab an old lady that was walking by and use her to beat Kano. Then I got an achievement for it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykIFHBuPMY&t=36s
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Apr 15, 2015 14:04
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My Lovely Horse posted:At the very least, the radio stations in GTA III and Vice City were single long audio files. Matter of fact, straight up MP3s in the PC versions - for VC you could simply change the file extension and you were good to go. This still blows me away. Yes, mp3's (or ogg files, which are like the free-range mp3 alternative) are small files, but when being played, they're uncompressed to their full PCM file size. I'm just blown away by the audio magic that Rockstar seems to be constantly wielding.
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Apr 15, 2015 14:06
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:This still blows me away. Yes, mp3's (or ogg files, which are like the free-range mp3 alternative) are small files, but when being played, they're uncompressed to their full PCM file size. I'm just blown away by the audio magic that Rockstar seems to be constantly wielding. Why would you uncompress all of it at once?
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Apr 15, 2015 14:14
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Subjunctive posted:Why would you uncompress all of it at once? Well, the whole file probably isn't uncompressed at once, no, but if you've got like.... 5-6 audio streams happening simultaneously, that can get crazy, even if it's only loading 5-10 seconds chunks into ram at once.
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Apr 15, 2015 14:17
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Didn't the PS2 era GTA games take advantage of the fact that all PS2s had a whole PSX on a chip inside them? I seem to recall that those games used all of that vestigial PSX's computing capacity to handle their audio processing. I could be completely wrong, though.
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Apr 15, 2015 14:20
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Song For The Deaf posted:Didn't the PS2 era GTA games take advantage of the fact that all PS2s had a whole PSX on a chip inside them? I seem to recall that those games used all of that vestigial PSX's computing capacity to handle their audio processing. Iirc only the first gen PS2 had the PSX chip, since the later ones dropped backwards compatibility.
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Apr 15, 2015 15:10
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Replaying Human Revolution, I just noticed that if you alert one member of a pair of guards, they'll both move to where you were seen, but only the one who saw you has their gun out. The other guy just lazily follows him, telling him it was nothing. There's a few variations of it too, which is pretty impressive for a situation I only encountered on my third playthrough.
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Apr 15, 2015 16:32
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jojoinnit posted:Iirc only the first gen PS2 had the PSX chip, since the later ones dropped backwards compatibility. That's the PS3 and PS2 backwards-compatibility. There are actually a bunch of PS1 games incompatible with the PS2 Slim though.
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Apr 15, 2015 16:34
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My Lovely Horse posted:At the very least, the radio stations in GTA III and Vice City were single long audio files. Matter of fact, straight up MP3s in the PC versions - for VC you could simply change the file extension and you were good to go. If you have the actual PS2 discs it's trivial to convert them to MP3s, too.
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Apr 15, 2015 21:46
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Hobo By Design posted:In Deus Ex Human Revolution it's a necessity that poo poo gets hacked so plot stuff happens, and I like that they make the effort to justify it by making Pritchard a bad sysadmin with STOP DOWNLOADING SHAREWARE GUYS emails. Why's that bad? I know nothing about being a SysAdmin.
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Apr 16, 2015 00:12
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My favorite little thing about Tales of the Abyss is this mini-arc the main character has regarding Killing People. I haven't played it in years so I may have the details wrong, but as I remember it: You're captured by an enemy army and have to fight their soldiers to escape. Despite the fact that before this section starts you've probably Killed dozens of People in random encounters your character starts having a nervous breakdown because he can't bring himself to Kill People. The rest of your team, a bunch of battle hardened manslayers with a median age of something like 16, constantly treat him like poo poo for the duration the arc over his fear of Killing People. When he finally saves the day by cutting down some nameless soldier in the nick of time the resulting conversation reads like a pamphlet on puberty given to 10 year olds. Protagonist: I was so nervous and ashamed to Kill a Person, but when I did, it just felt right. Big Sister Figure: That's right, everyone starts Killing People as they grow up. Gynophobic Butler: I mean, yeah, I've Killed a few People in my day  Smarmy Mage: I've Killed so many People that they call me the Butcher of Badical  10 Year Old Girl: I love Killing People! I Killed five People this morning  Big Sister Figure: See? Killing People is a completely normal part of being an adult. Why, when we first met I was trying to kill you! *party shares a laugh* This seems like an odd message to send to the Japanese middle schoolers I assume are the Tales Series's target demo. I guess Battle Royale was real?
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Apr 16, 2015 00:32
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Anatharon posted:Why's that bad? I know nothing about being a SysAdmin. Because shareware is not a security threat, and if you really need to, you can just disallow installation of exe files.
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Apr 16, 2015 00:40
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Tales of the Abyss has probably the WORST and most unlikable cast in RPG history, the villain is more sympathetic than any of them.
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Apr 16, 2015 00:47
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Alteisen posted:Tales of the Abyss has probably the WORST and most unlikable cast in RPG history, the villain is more sympathetic than any of them. They're bad but I think that one Star Ocean game with the pedo-bait cat girl has Abyss beat easy.
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Apr 16, 2015 01:15
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Yeah, you'd be hardpressed to find a cast that can top Star Ocean 4's cast in terribleness. They even commit genocide to add the finishing touch to the poo poo sundae of creepy anime poo poo.
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Apr 16, 2015 01:58
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Do any of the Tales games have a likeable cast? I'm burning through Hearts R when my 3DS battery dies after several hours of delays at the airport (NOT THAT I'M BITTER OR ANYTHING) and good god it's like they tried to make the worst characters possible. The other ones I've played are Symphonia and Xillia and they're both pretty similar although not to the level of Hearts R. Actually, I take that back, the main characters Kor, Hisui and Kohaku are unbearably bad as is that dumb painter girl, but the old man and the wandering merchant lady who are clearly fed up with their poo poo are okay I guess. The battle system is great, though.
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Apr 16, 2015 02:00
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Alteisen posted:Tales of the Abyss has probably the WORST and most unlikable cast in RPG history, the villain is more sympathetic than any of them. Drakengard 2 Ryoshi posted:Do any of the Tales games have a likeable cast? I'm burning through Hearts R when my 3DS battery dies after several hours of delays at the airport (NOT THAT I'M BITTER OR ANYTHING) and good god it's like they tried to make the worst characters possible. The other ones I've played are Symphonia and Xillia and they're both pretty similar although not to the level of Hearts R. I'd say that the games have good characters but never manage to have an entire group of characters that're all great. Maybe. I've played Symphonia and Vesperia and read the LP of Abyss so I can't comment on too many of them though.
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Apr 16, 2015 02:00
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From what I've learned of the series, most Tales games have pretty bad writing and are decent at the very best.
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Apr 16, 2015 02:01
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I liked the ballsiness of that guy from Tales of Fresh Mutton who betrays and rejoins you, like, 4 times. Alvin I think?
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The Moon Monster posted:They're bad but I think that one Star Ocean game with the pedo-bait cat girl has Abyss beat easy. I found the SO4 cast to be pure otaku bait and in many cases creepy as all gently caress like the cat girl and the 15 year old girl that looks 6 years old and talks like one, that poo poo was just disgusting and weird. Abyss tries to be like your typical JRPG but everyone is just a total rear end in a top hat, its sort of refreshing to play a game like that but it makes it really hard to root for anyone.
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Apr 16, 2015 03:25
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Alteisen posted:I found the SO4 cast to be pure otaku bait and in many cases creepy as all gently caress like the cat girl and the 15 year old girl that looks 6 years old and talks like one, that poo poo was just disgusting and weird. Cross-quoting from the RPG thread; Mill Village posted:SO4 was directed by Mitsuo Iwao, who wanted to make porno games. He has not made any games since. The previous games were directed Yoshiharu Gotanda, and there was no pedophilia in those games. They were just Star Trek inspired anime style dramas. Thankfully, Tri-Ace have gone out of their way with the announcement of Star Ocean 5 to admit they hosed up bad with SO4, to the point they deliberately designed the logo of SO5 to remind people of SO3.
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Alteisen posted:15 year old girl that looks 6 years old and talks like one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNauq6_9iP0  
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Something from a few pages ago that'll fit here: I read recently that the folks at Black Mesa are going to be updating the game at some point, and part of it will be retuning the marine's reaction times and the jumps. Not sure where I read this, of course, but at least it sounds good.  EDIT: I can't really decide what to really cite, but Subnautica is an early-access survival game set underwater that is just robust enough that a lot of whats in it fits the bill for Little Things that are awesome. One thing I really love is the wonderfully designed creatures you'll see during your explorations. Most are inherently passive to you, giving you a strong sense that you're the alien to this world. gently caress it, I'll add another thing: early in the game you'll find a harmless pink/purple airbag of a creature called a Floater. Generally, your interaction with Floaters is collecting and attaching them to small boulders to reveal caves. 95% of Subnautica is underwater, except for a small island. Seems normal until you swim underneath it, and see big daddy Floaters keeping the island afloat. MisterBibs has a new favorite as of 05:37 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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Apr 16, 2015 05:05
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The new Final Fantasy mobile game has sprite versions of the non-sprite Final Fantasy characters. Sazh's sprite looks fairly normal unless you look really closely at it. That small patch of yellow in his hair?  Baby Chocobo.
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Apr 16, 2015 05:19
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GTA 5 on the PC has a new Director mode. It allows you to be and character or NPC from the game, and you can record gameplay then edit it from alternate camera angles or even with a free camera. Add your own soundtrack and music, filters and all that good stuff, then export directly to youtube. Bonus: Director mode also lets you control time of day, weather and gives you a bunch of literal cheats via an ingame menu (god mode, no wanted level, moon gravity etc) and removes money and gives you unlimited ammo. The result is a sandbox mode where you can go absolutely crazy and not worry about your cash being lost due to deaths/arrests, and look like anyone you want to.
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My Lovely Horse posted:At the very least, the radio stations in GTA III and Vice City were single long audio files. Matter of fact, straight up MP3s in the PC versions - for VC you could simply change the file extension and you were good to go. Oh, yeah, I remember burning them to 2 CDs and listening to them on the walk to and from school, most of them were just 12 minutes long but Chatterbox was an hour and the funniest thing of all time to 14 year old me. I could probably recite most of it from memory. "Are you sane? Are you a sane caller?" "Absolutely, Lazlow! Killer Bees!" "K...killer bees.  "
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princecoo posted:GTA 5 on the PC has a new Director mode. It's insane how good it is.
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Walton Simons posted:Oh, yeah, I remember burning them to 2 CDs and listening to them on the walk to and from school, most of them were just 12 minutes long but Chatterbox was an hour and the funniest thing of all time to 14 year old me. I could probably recite most of it from memory. I literally downloaded the Chatterbox file ages ago so I could listen to it wherever. My brothers and I will still waggle our eyebrows at each other and do Fernando's "Cinco Cinco Cinco Neuve-Dos Neuve-Dos".
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Tales of Destiny is pretty good, as is the SNES Tales of game. (that I cant think of the name atm) Symphonia I played but never finished. The main character and the little boy were so goddamn annoying. VV Yes, that. The Swordians from destiny was pretty cool. Johnny Aztec has a new favorite as of 18:35 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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Ryoshi posted:Do any of the Tales games have a likeable cast? I'm burning through Hearts R when my 3DS battery dies after several hours of delays at the airport (NOT THAT I'M BITTER OR ANYTHING) and good god it's like they tried to make the worst characters possible. The other ones I've played are Symphonia and Xillia and they're both pretty similar although not to the level of Hearts R. Tales of Phantasia. Yeah, it's super old, but the art, battle system and somewhat generic story holds up. I played through the snes version several times in my life and I really enjoyed it. I did not enjoy any of the updated versions since they cocked up the art and a lot of the mechanics but eh.
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Horrible Smutbeast posted:Tales of Phantasia. Is it generic? Maybe it is now, but I believe it was ever notable for being a really early attack on the "destroy the sealed dark lord" plot when it was generic. Me, I feel like the original version fails to hold up and the only good one is the PSP one for being properly real-time. My favorite little thing in Tales of Phantasia is the puzzle that requires you to take advantage of one of the party members being an actual witch on a flying broom to have her bypass part of a dungeon.
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