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The latest video has the first of the two set-piece boss fights I mentioned earlier as cementing this game as awesome for me. Ninjas and a superspy facing off in a trailer park during a tornado. Awesome and hilarious at the same time. Just wait till we see the second boss fight. 
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Akron was a pretty unique level, one of the better ones in the game though endless spawning of enemies goes on a little too long and the fight at the end can be very frustrating if you don't know what you're doing. Funnily enough the opening sequence of Portal 2 always reminded me of this game due to the way your little motel room breaks apart. I have to wonder though, what do you think the authorities made of all those dead Japanese women they found shot to death strewn all over the place? The ones in the house didn't vanish in a puff of smoke...
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Sep 2, 2017 23:40
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HARM and Unity probably have body cleaners that clean the scenes. Though, if that Twister was going the right way, nothing is left of Blitznys House anyhow. Edit: This part and the next are why I love this game more than NOLF1. NOLF1 felt really warehousey to me, but this has a few Setpieces I remember very very fondly. Jack-Off Lantern fucked around with this message at 00:08 on Sep 3, 2017 |
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Sep 2, 2017 23:45
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I like that the actual lead is a piece of superspy junk mail.
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Sep 3, 2017 02:30
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The part in the house when you're searching for evidence has a lot of great atmospheric creepiness, and then it's followed by the most absurd ninja fight. It's not often whiplash is this fun.
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Sep 3, 2017 04:02
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I liked the quiet looking for clues scene. It's nice for a little bit of exploration and intrigue, even if it shows a questionable lack of competence on UNITY's part.
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Sep 3, 2017 04:21
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:I liked the quiet looking for clues scene. It's nice for a little bit of exploration and intrigue, even if it shows a questionable lack of competence on UNITY's part. It's a spy thriller/action movie. If an agent doesn't have a name, on either side, they're both doomed and very bad at their job.
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Sep 3, 2017 04:21
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Glad to see you getting to NOLF 2. I've been craving doing a run through of the game, but good lord is it picky about running properly for me. 
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Sep 3, 2017 04:48
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Glazius posted:I like that the actual lead is a piece of superspy junk mail. And that the only reason it was there in the first place is because Blitzny sucked at destroying documents.
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Sep 3, 2017 11:06
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Good news! Cate isn't dead! Also welcome to India, where it's really just a jolly old time. Double Cross Scene 1/Polsy
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Sep 4, 2017 18:33
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The French assassin. Just wait.  What, you didn't listen in on that stupid phone call? It's piss easy to get ahead of him. 
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Sep 4, 2017 19:12
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Wow, that is one bullshit scene transition. We're stuck in an airborne building in the middle of the tornado and it's being shredded into firewood as we speak, aaaaand we wake up in a hospital bed and also we're completely fine. gently caress offff
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Sep 4, 2017 19:23
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Hey at least we didn't end up in Oz!
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Sep 4, 2017 19:33
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- I love that they brought back Armstrong. He's great. The mime guy is also great. - "It's not like I blend in." - I enjoy Calcutta. You're forced to rely on stealth to avoid the cops. - Oh come on, you HAVE to bug his hotel room. The conversation which the bug records is great. I don't remember having a difficult time getting there either. - Banannas falling on the ground are as loud as gunshots. - The requirement to plant a bug/rifle the safe is important because just listening at the door will give you the wrong password.
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Sep 4, 2017 19:37
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Armstrong might've been a cheap fanservice but damnit it warms my heart to see him back. He does take part in some of the game's best segments though.
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Sep 4, 2017 19:45
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Gustav posted:Wow, that is one bullshit scene transition. We're stuck in an airborne building in the middle of the tornado and it's being shredded into firewood as we speak, aaaaand we wake up in a hospital bed and also we're completely fine. gently caress offff At this point I'm kind of hoping that every single mission will end with Cate's imminent demise, which will be dropped with increasingly more bullshit explanations over the course of the game.
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Sep 4, 2017 20:16
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I have been peer pressure shamed into recording the phone call, which I have never heard before. Double Cross Bonus/Polsy
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Sep 4, 2017 20:18
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I'm not sure whether the rupee counts are supposed to be a joke, or just that the writers didn't bother to look up the exchange rates for rupees, but if Cate didn't have enough money to pay Harij then she literally went to India without a dollar to her name.
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Sep 4, 2017 21:18
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WFGuy posted:I'm not sure whether the rupee counts are supposed to be a joke, or just that the writers didn't bother to look up the exchange rates for rupees, but if Cate didn't have enough money to pay Harij then she literally went to India without a dollar to her name. Probably just a writer mistake, but it does seem in character for UNITY.
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Sep 4, 2017 21:39
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dscruffy1 posted:I have been peer pressure shamed into recording the phone call, which I have never heard before. Peer pressure or beer pressure?
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Sep 4, 2017 21:53
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NHO posted:Peer pressure or beer pressure? we can do both
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Sep 4, 2017 21:59
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So that was basically like making the password "chicken soup"? Like it was what he had for lunch? I can see why the boss is ticked off.
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Sep 5, 2017 00:58
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dscruffy1 posted:I have been peer pressure shamed into recording the phone call, which I have never heard before. Listening to that made me remember parts of the conversation and the fact that I did the bugging thing and not accessing the safe.
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Sep 5, 2017 01:31
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So, I played a bit of the first level of the first game, and did we find out what HARM stood for?
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WFGuy posted:I'm not sure whether the rupee counts are supposed to be a joke, or just that the writers didn't bother to look up the exchange rates for rupees, but if Cate didn't have enough money to pay Harij then she literally went to India without a dollar to her name.
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Sep 5, 2017 12:56
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Wanted for shooting a man, and stabbing them, and getting an elephant to step on them. Armstrong! He's one of the better characters in this game. It's odd that he seems so familiar and informal with Cate, assuming the last time they saw each other was when Cate handed Magnus his rear end in Switzerland.
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Sep 5, 2017 21:38
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They're both Scottish, and they probably spent a few hours at the airports and trains traveling to Unity HQ and then again from there all the way to India.
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Sep 5, 2017 21:44
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Also remember why Armstrong fought Cate instead of just killing her last game. They're both Scots- he respects that and her, so he remembers her- especially since she kicked his arse. He's not pissed about that.
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HardDiskD posted:So, I played a bit of the first level of the first game, and did we find out what HARM stood for?
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Sep 5, 2017 22:19
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achtungnight posted:Also remember why Armstrong fought Cate instead of just killing her last game. They're both Scots- he respects that and her, so he remembers her- especially since she kicked his arse. He's not pissed about that. I think beating Armstrong in a fair fight is probably the most certain way to make friends with him.
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Sep 5, 2017 22:45
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Did someone say forced stealth section?!?!? Oh. I did. poo poo. Double Cross Scene 2/Polsy
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Sep 6, 2017 21:07
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Everything would have been so much easier with some sleep darts...
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Sep 6, 2017 21:46
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Yeah, that's definitely the worst part of the game. Fortunately it's relatively short.
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Sep 6, 2017 21:59
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When the guards have their conversation at the top of the stairs they aren't looking at you sneaking into the office. Piece of cake. If you know about that of course.
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Sep 6, 2017 22:05
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Poil posted:When the guards have their conversation at the top of the stairs they aren't looking at you sneaking into the office. Piece of cake. If you know about that of course. If you're not a completionist and know ahead of time which door has the office, sure. Otherwise, you're gonna have issues.
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Sep 6, 2017 22:10
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Ignatius M. Meen posted:If you're not a completionist and know ahead of time which door has the office, sure. Otherwise, you're gonna have issues.  But I do remember how frustrating it was the first time. Not fun. But it's at least not a game over if you fail. The guards have endless patience with you sneaking around. The staircase is just too open with not enough view of the guards patterns. Poil fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Sep 6, 2017 |
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As far as forced stealth sections go, this is super forgiving. You have quicksaves and if you get seen it's not a failure state. Really painful forced stealth is Return to Castle Wolfenstein, where you need to get across an open map in daylight which has guard towers that have alarms. It's not at all clear when an enemy in a distant tower is looking in your direction, and most annoying you can get spotted at times after you think you're in the clear. There can be a little delay between being spotted and the alarm going off. There's not much more frustrating than quicksaving and second later hearing the alarm going off, forcing you to load an older save or restart the whole thing.
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I spy with my little eye a great LP! I'm late to the party, but I'm happy to catch this before it's ended. I love both NOLF games and enjoyed the last LP so I'm pleased to come back to check on the forums to see this gem is happening<3 All that said I have some quick silly doodles because that's just what I do.  Cate got buff between games. I'm all for her just lifting and tossing lil buggers around.  Sure they go and retrieve Cate Archer, but do they grab Yamata, too? NooOOOooo. Poor guy had to get back to base all by himself.  With all the lipstick (among other things) Cate finds all over the place it's a shame there's no conversation about it. Lipstick is pretty good at helping chapped lips and all, which would totally be a problem in the cold.  I mean, sure she might be able to smell it, but it's cold and her nose is most likely compromised so tasting it would be the next best option. Cate's nothing but thorough about her findings.  All the civilians are just labelled friend in India and just <3<3<3
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The banana doesn't have to be on the ground to trip people. You can just toss them right in their face and they'll slip. I call this technique "The Offensive Banana".
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Akogare Zephyr posted:I spy with my little eye a great LP! I love everything in this post.
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