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Fun Times!: Dec 26, 2010

haldolium posted:

drat hope my child will be chill enough so I get a few hours to play this.... Probably won't happen.

Have you considered suspending your child in a liquid-filled frontpack to be worn while gaming?

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 12:17

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Dead Island might be the least tasteful game I have ever played. Like, I'm having fun with it but also I feel like I need a shower. I'm exploring this wrecked zombie resort and just found a room that was clearly set up for recording pornos, complete with zombied lady in a bikini on the bed and trashy music playing

Then I look up the feminist whore skill and the torso preorder thing and I really, really need a shower

Gameplay-wise it's also clearly Dying Light but without parkour and with more melee. And stupid door opening mechanics.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 19:41

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

Surprisingly enough, Dead Island was released almost four years before Dying Light, so if there's any inspiration going on there, it's in the other direction.

But yeah, it's a really tasteless game.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 19:43

Mierenneuker: Apr 28, 2010; We're all going to experience changes in our life but only the best of us will qualify for front row seats.

Cardiovorax posted:

Surprisingly enough, Dead Island was released almost four years before Dying Light, so if there's any inspiration going on there, it's in the other direction.

But yeah, it's a really tasteless game.

The games are made by the same developer, they just have a different publisher.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 19:47

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

Huh, now that you say it, that would explain a lot. I don't really pay a lot of attention to dev studios anymore these day except for the really big names, they just come and go so quickly.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 19:49

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Yeah I should have clarified, this is an early version of Dying Light. They kept all the good mechanics, added in parkour, and then decided that instead of being tasteless with the writing, they'd just be stupid instead. Hopefully Dying Light 2 fixes all this.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 19:52

anilEhilated: Feb 17, 2014; But I say fuck the rain.; Grimey Drawer

Cardiovorax posted:

Huh, now that you say it, that would explain a lot. I don't really pay a lot of attention to dev studios anymore these day except for the really big names, they just come and go so quickly.

Techland has been around for quite a while. They're the ones behind Call of Juarez games, for example.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 19:52

sirtommygunn: Mar 7, 2013

SelenicMartian posted:

Remember when a bucket falls down the well in LotR? It nearly falls on top of your party at the other end of the well.

Also, Gandalf keeps sending you video mail talking over movie clips the whole loving game.

There's one battle where Gandalf fights Balrog, and your party is standing near Gandalf, and your main task is really to make sure everyone's checked in and alive by the end to get the full XP.

At the end you get guest Aragorn with the dead on speed dial. You use his Call the Dead and a green wave comes and fucks everything up.

It ends with you party beating up the eye of Sauron.

My favorite is definitely that the elf has a spell that resurrects a character when they die, that can be cast on herself, and restores enough mana to use that spell again. Very balanced game.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 19:57

Mordja: Apr 26, 2014; Hell Gem

What even is the name of this game?

# ? Mar 2, 2020 19:58

Mierenneuker: Apr 28, 2010; We're all going to experience changes in our life but only the best of us will qualify for front row seats.

Mordja posted:

What even is the name of this game?

I believe it is The Third Age. For some reason I fused that game together with War in the North in my memory, even though they are a console generation apart.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:00

Underwhelmed: Mar 7, 2004; Nap Ghost

StrixNebulosa posted:

Yeah I should have clarified, this is an early version of Dying Light. They kept all the good mechanics, added in parkour, and then decided that instead of being tasteless with the writing, they'd just be stupid instead. Hopefully Dying Light 2 fixes all this.

It's a zombie game. It isnt stupid it will be grim dark misery. I'll take stupid over yet another nihilistic gloom and doom slog any day of the week.

Evil Dead > Walking Dead

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:05

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

Dead Rising 1 and 2 manage to not be grimdark without also being aggressively dumb. Dying Light is just badly written.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:09

DatonKallandor: Aug 21, 2009; "I can no longer sit back and allow nationalist shitposting, nationalist indoctrination, nationalist subversion, and the German nationalist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious game balance."

StrixNebulosa posted:

Dead Island might be the least tasteful game I have ever played. Like, I'm having fun with it but also I feel like I need a shower. I'm exploring this wrecked zombie resort and just found a room that was clearly set up for recording pornos, complete with zombied lady in a bikini on the bed and trashy music playing

Then I look up the feminist whore skill and the torso preorder thing and I really, really need a shower

Gameplay-wise it's also clearly Dying Light but without parkour and with more melee. And stupid door opening mechanics.

That's actually the exact room when I decided to close the game and uninstall it. I don't give a poo poo about how good your "gameplay" is, if that's what you write and you put it in the game, gently caress you, good day sir.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:09

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Underwhelmed posted:

It's a zombie game. It isnt stupid it will be grim dark misery. I'll take stupid over yet another nihilistic gloom and doom slog any day of the week.

Evil Dead > Walking Dead

I should clarify - Dying Light's plot is stupid in the sense that if you think about it for 2 seconds every character in it is a moron and it's not fun. The sidequests meanwhile are stupid in the sense that they're funny, and worth doing. The one where the protagonist was asked by a person behind a door to bring alcohol, his wife is delivering a baby! Okay you brought five bottles bring five more! Okay five more! And the protagonist is all ".... uh huh. sure." and when he finally goes in it's a drunk party singing about zombies. That was great.

I enjoy brutally grimdark zombie stories, and I enjoy silly ones. I just don't enjoy it when the writing is brain-dead.... or when it's tasteless. God, I do not want to see a zombie in a bikini ever again.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:10

Dias: Feb 20, 2011; by sebmojo

I remember that terrible trailer for Dead Island, and worst of all, I remember people thinking it was emotional. I guess revulsion is an emotion.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:15

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

StrixNebulosa posted:

I should clarify - Dying Light's plot is stupid in the sense that if you think about it for 2 seconds every character in it is a moron and it's not fun. The sidequests meanwhile are stupid in the sense that they're funny, and worth doing. The one where the protagonist was asked by a person behind a door to bring alcohol, his wife is delivering a baby! Okay you brought five bottles bring five more! Okay five more! And the protagonist is all ".... uh huh. sure." and when he finally goes in it's a drunk party singing about zombies. That was great.

I enjoy brutally grimdark zombie stories, and I enjoy silly ones. I just don't enjoy it when the writing is brain-dead.... or when it's tasteless. God, I do not want to see a zombie in a bikini ever again.

Kyle Crane is the most gormless dunked-on protagonist in history and it is the worst/best

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:20

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Here's a shoutout to an actually good game: Bad North! Finally gave it a shot after picking it up in one of the humble monthlies and yooo, this is RTS at a scale I can comprehend and enjoy. You control 3-4 units and have to defend an island with a couple houses on it from vikings that come in several waves. It's elegant and thoughtful and I love how the spear unit guys are handled. If they're moving they're useless. If they're being attacked from behind they're useless. But get guys up against those spears and you win. I love it.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:26

Mordja: Apr 26, 2014; Hell Gem

Mierenneuker posted:

I believe it is The Third Age. For some reason I fused that game together with War in the North in my memory, even though they are a console generation apart.

Oh wow it really does just look like a final fantasy or whatever. Didn't realize it was actually turn-based. I know people liked those third person action rpgs when they came out, though those were just retellings of the movies.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:28

CV 64 Fan: Oct 13, 2012; It's pretty dope.

Kyle Crane sucked on ice.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:30

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Underwhelmed posted:

Evil Dead > Walking Dead

I haven't seen either of these and oh man, just from googling it Army of the Dead might have one of the best movie posters I've ever seen. That belongs on the cover of a trashy horror novel so I can read it.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:31

SelenicMartian: Sep 14, 2013; Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

The Third Age also had Evil Mode where you played as Sauron's troops or boss monsters murdering the gently caress out of the heroes in specific story battles.
The catch was that in the later fights the party has a ton on bullshit moves, so if the AI decides you're not winning, you're not winning.

StrixNebulosa posted:

I haven't seen either of these and oh man, just from googling it Army of the Dead might have one of the best movie posters I've ever seen. That belongs on the cover of a trashy horror novel so I can read it.

Watch Army of Darkness, like, right now. Both endings.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:32

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

StrixNebulosa posted:

I haven't seen either of these and oh man, just from googling it Army of the Dead might have one of the best movie posters I've ever seen. That belongs on the cover of a trashy horror novel so I can read it.

Army of Darkness is completely hilarious and you do not need to have seen any of the other Evil Dead movies to enjoy it.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:33

Orv: May 4, 2011

Mordja posted:

Oh wow it really does just look like a final fantasy or whatever. Didn't realize it was actually turn-based. I know people liked those third person action rpgs when they came out, though those were just retellings of the movies.

The Two Towers and Return of the King brawlers are some of my favorite games of all time and while I'm not sure they deserve remasters god I wish they'd have gotten them.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:34

Fargin Icehole: Feb 19, 2011; Pet me.

Cardiovorax posted:

Army of Darkness is completely hilarious and you do not need to have seen any of the other Evil Dead movies to enjoy it.

Third. Army of Darkness is a must watch

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:43

sebmojo: Oct 23, 2010; Legit Cyberpunk

Dias posted:

I remember that terrible trailer for Dead Island, and worst of all, I remember people thinking it was emotional. I guess revulsion is an emotion.

Lol those stupid sheeple amirite experiencing feelings at the death of a child.

The trailer was good, if exploitative, it just had hilariously little to do with the tone of the game.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:45

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Alright alright I'm on it, I'll watch Army of Darkness soon.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:45

HopperUK: Apr 29, 2007; Why would an ambulance be leaving the hospital?

I never Final Fantasied before. X/X2 is a v good price, is it decent? If not which one, if I'm only getting one?

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:47

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

HopperUK posted:

I never Final Fantasied before. X/X2 is a v good price, is it decent? If not which one, if I'm only getting one?

X and X-2 are basically one fully-featured game/story plus its cash-in side-story sequel. X is good, one of the highest rated Final Fantasy games of all time. If you're just getting one of them, get that one. I played it back on the PS2 and found it more than worth the price.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:52

Dias: Feb 20, 2011; by sebmojo

sebmojo posted:

Lol those stupid sheeple amirite experiencing feelings at the death of a child.

The trailer was good, if exploitative, it just had hilariously little to do with the tone of the game.

It was RIDICULOUSLY exploitative, my dude. It just got even worse after the game was released.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:53

HopperUK: Apr 29, 2007; Why would an ambulance be leaving the hospital?

Cardiovorax posted:

X and X-2 are basically one fully-featured game/story plus its cash-in side-story sequel. X is good, one of the highest rated Final Fantasy games of all time. If you're just getting one of them, get that one. I played it back on the PS2 and found it more than worth the price.

Maybe I will! Thanks!

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:54

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

HopperUK posted:

Maybe I will! Thanks!

If you do, here's a little tip: when the game asks you which one you want, take the advanced sphere grid. It's much more flexible.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:58

threelemmings: Dec 4, 2007; A jellyfish!

sebmojo posted:

Lol those stupid sheeple amirite experiencing feelings at the death of a child.

The trailer was good, if exploitative, it just had hilariously little to do with the tone of the game.

The little backwards/forwards storyline meaning two different things was definitely a cool little moment when you get to the end where they're letting her go. Not calling it high art but as trailers go it was pretty interesting and definitely captivating at the time.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:58

sebmojo: Oct 23, 2010; Legit Cyberpunk

Dias posted:

It was RIDICULOUSLY exploitative, my dude. It just got even worse after the game was released.

Yes, that's what I said.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 21:00

Mordja: Apr 26, 2014; Hell Gem

The CG Dead Island trailer was excellent and grim and nothing at all like the actual game.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 21:00

Dias: Feb 20, 2011; by sebmojo

Goddammit, you all have bad taste. Although I guess my reaction was also based on knowing for sure it was a bullshit "games are art" trailer even at the time, so the phoniness of it all just made it unbearable.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 21:07

Orv: May 4, 2011

Ain't nobody care dawg.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 21:11

Cowcaster: Aug 7, 2002

remember that time gears of war had an artsy trailer set to mad world

gears of war

# ? Mar 2, 2020 21:12

Andrast: Apr 21, 2010

Cardiovorax posted:

X and X-2 are basically one fully-featured game/story plus its cash-in side-story sequel. X is good, one of the highest rated Final Fantasy games of all time. If you're just getting one of them, get that one. I played it back on the PS2 and found it more than worth the price.

X-2 is good! great even

Definitely one of the better incarnations of the ATB system too

# ? Mar 2, 2020 21:13

Propaganda Hour: Aug 25, 2008; after editing wikipedia as a joke for 16 years, i ve convinced myself that homer simpson's japanese name translates to the "The beer goblin"

lol if you remember video game trailers

# ? Mar 2, 2020 21:14

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 12:17

Dias: Feb 20, 2011; by sebmojo

Cowcaster posted:

remember that time gears of war had an artsy trailer set to mad world

gears of war

The "sad version of pop song" trailer era will reign eternal.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 21:14

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