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  MindJack is a third-person cover-based shooter published in 2011 by Square Enix for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The year is 2031 and the progress of technology has been grossly overstated. Twitter has been usurped by Packet_Feed and Facebook is compulsory in this nightmare dystopia. Our hero is a man named Jim who works for a shady governmental organization. He must navigate the datascape and reformat his future according to the AI... of his heart. He does this by stalking an unknown woman at an airport (in the future) when things go awry for the two of them. We must fight to survive as Jim and uncover the secrets of this lady's past as well as our own using the amazing ability called "MindJacking" (we assume) to inhabit the brains and circuits of men and machine alike. If you like inaccuracy and the passive voice, then the manual is for you: The Manual posted:AD 2031, an era where technology has begun to advance beyond the realm of human imagination. Jim Corbijn, FIA agent, was waiting for a woman: Rebecca Weiss, an anti-government activist due to arrive on the last flight of the day from Shanghai. The pair's encounter is marred by a sudden terrorist attack. As they fight to survive, they are soon sucked into a vast, overwhelming conspiracy. To the masterminds behind the scenes, however, this battlefield is nothing but a game. To them, everything is an illusion, a figment of their imaginations. They participate in this battle without anyone being aware of their presence. They have the power to access the vast networks spread across the cities, taking over the hearts and minds of other people. To them, Jim, Rebecca, and the soldiers and citizens on both sides of the conflict are but mere pawns in their game. They are the Mind Hackers, and the technology at their fingertips makes them the true overlords of the 21st century. MindJack has a MetaCritic rating of 43. Eurogamer called it "a strange blend of Resident Evil 5, Uncharted and Minority Report," if that helps put things into perspective for you.  I'm judge "data loop" reinhold, joined once again by my two bestest buddies from the year 2031, Diaper "Java Virtual Machine" Chris and No Internet Name "Squawker" Anthony. Net neutrality is not an option because MindJack offers a unique co-op experience: players can join your active single-player campaign as an ally or enemy (Xbox LIVE! Gold Only and whatever PS3 has). Will friends become foes? Or will foes invade friends? Watch and find out!\ NOTE: Our blip account has been issued a death sentence, so all the videos are YouTube only.                 Elian Gonzalez helps us out with the things we missed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaajHtfK7rc MindJack Tabletop Adventure: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Full MP3 you can listen to on your iPod or Walkman. http://www.mediafire.com/listen/wvttkwdcdf9kt5s/DandDFullAudio.mp3 or https://soundcloud.com/mendrinkincoffee/danddfullaudio judge reinhold fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Jul 3, 2014 |
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  Tom Cruise: Hollywood leading man and star of the box art, Tom Cruise has appeared in such films as Eyes Wide Shut and Jack Reacher. His role in MindJack, beyond cover-art eye-candy, is unknown as well as his allegiance. Jim "MindJim" Corbijn: Apparently a Gulf War veteran or something, Jim has hung up the M16 in favor of a Bluetooth hands-free set. Jim has an ability that's either unique to him or ubiquitous in the future: he can mind-control both humans and machines at whim. He also has some sort of past he regrets. Rebecca Weiss: A firebrand who shops at Target. It's not known what her importance is, but she will be the co-op partner for the foreseeable future. Lyle McLilo: Lyle is cool. Randy Johnson:    supermikhail immortalizes the terrorizing, ever-present threat.  MassRafTer welcomes us to MindJacksonville.  Starving Wolf created MindJackolas from The Ring Lords.  Danny DeVTOL. Art by Devious Vacuum, name by Red Minjo.  AstroWhale fought the law and the law scooted.  your evil twin saw this robot doing a Yosemite Sam thing.  AstroWhale has found the next viral meme, maybe replacing the awkward seal?  Melaneus cashed in a million-dollar idea.  Suspect Bucket gives us the dark Lilo and Stitch reboot fans have been craving for years.  Pigbuster lies to adults.  How could anyone DO this? Ask Seshoho Cian.  Our dear friend and promoted Best Partner, Elian Gonzalez, is the gift that keeps on giving. judge reinhold fucked around with this message at 12:44 on Jun 20, 2014 |
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May 7, 2014 18:42
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I love that you shoot your team with medicine bullets to revive them. I also like that you can just take over the minds of random, innocent civilians and force them to fight to the death on your behalf. I like to imagine that they still have control of their thoughts (like when Yeerks control people) when this happens. "I just wanted to buy some groceries, why am I fighting highly-trained soldiers? I've never fired a gun before! Where did this pistol even come from?"
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May 7, 2014 19:13
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Glad you're showing this game off, until this thread I thought it was a game about babysitting a baby named Jack.
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May 7, 2014 19:14
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We're already off to a great start: the frame rate tanks during fade transitions, cover woes, and a bad aiming system among other things. A worthy successor to Ride to Hell.
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May 7, 2014 19:19
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Have your parents ever walked in on you when you were MindJacking?
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May 7, 2014 19:22
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SkeletonHero posted:Have your parents ever walked in on you when you were MindJacking? Can you clean up a cyberghost with a gym sock?
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May 7, 2014 19:24
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I have to know what Resident Evil 5, Uncharted, and Minority Report taste like, and whether a competent... confectioner?... can make this blend palatable. I don't think I'm sold on the pitch.
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May 7, 2014 19:57
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Nanomashoes posted:Glad you're showing this game off, until this thread I thought it was a game about babysitting a baby named Jack. It is.
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May 7, 2014 20:05
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This is going to be good. 
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May 7, 2014 20:14
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I've never heard of this game but I can't wait for more Anthony 
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May 7, 2014 20:21
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I think Jack has a problem talking to women, he doesn't seem to know what to do with his hands.
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May 7, 2014 20:26
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WeaponBoy posted:Can you clean up a cyberghost with a gym sock? I hope you intended this question to have the same tone as someone saying, "Does a bear poo poo in the woods?"
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May 7, 2014 20:34
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Why were you so rude to the guy trying to audition to join your group? There's no reason to play this game so he must have figured it was some sort of casting call.
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May 7, 2014 20:44
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This game looks loving abysmal
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May 7, 2014 20:48
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On several occasions, you had the weird main character guy and 4 mind puppets and no one made a MindJackson 5 joke. Rated 1. 
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May 7, 2014 21:01
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Rated 5 for Dragonatrix's incredible MindJackson 5 joke. Just gotta keep the books balanced. Great [first episode], all! Be sure to be mindful of [hackneyed plots] and [awful game design]! I can't wait until the part with the [game breaking glitch]. ... I haven't watched the episode yet.
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May 7, 2014 21:07
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Dragonatrix posted:On several occasions, you had the weird main character guy and 4 mind puppets and no one made a MindJackson 5 joke. Rated 1. Please edit out this joke so I can use it. I will give you hush money.
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May 7, 2014 21:13
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judge reinhold posted:Please edit out this joke so I can use it. I will give you hush money. The dark secrets of LP revealed!
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May 7, 2014 22:01
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At least three of us saw it, Judge. We're all gonna need a kickback.
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May 7, 2014 22:07
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Another magical Blokes Quaffing Java joint! Everything you do makes me happy. I can't believe someone was still earnestly playing this game and invading people. Imagine the joy of that man to discover that he's not alone when he ran across you guys.
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May 7, 2014 22:08
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Starving Wolf posted:Another magical Blokes Quaffing Java joint! Hey, glad you're around, my man. Not a day goes by I don't try to piece together the remaining puzzle pieces of Super Trix.
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May 7, 2014 22:09
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Starving Wolf posted:Another magical Blokes Quaffing Java joint!
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May 7, 2014 22:20
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Good first episode. My roommate got mad at me for laughing too loud. I hope you're happy.
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May 7, 2014 22:24
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judge reinhold posted:Hey, glad you're around, my man. Not a day goes by I don't try to piece together the remaining puzzle pieces of Super Trix. Judge slaving away over ancient Hebrew texts, a cold sweat running down his brow. Crumpled, coffee stained pages with scribbled formulas and diagrams on them scattered amidst the clutter of his rare Super Trix memorabilia and fanart collection.
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May 7, 2014 22:26
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This game isn't actually about mind control, it's about time travel. This is an early ps2 game that fell through a time rift.
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May 7, 2014 22:31
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I'll take Lesser-Known Synonyms of Skullfuck for 500 please.
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May 7, 2014 22:34
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I think the evil Judge Wisp was actually No Internet Name Anthony. He's just jealous he does not get to play this high quality game as a good guy and now will destroy the MenDrinkin'Coffee from the outside.
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May 7, 2014 22:37
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Brassherald posted:I think the evil Judge Wisp was actually No Internet Name Anthony. He's just jealous he does not get to play this high quality game as a good guy and now will destroy the MenDrinkin'Coffee from the outside. MenDrinkinCoffe, actually.
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May 7, 2014 22:38
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Suspicious Dish posted:MenDrinkinCoffe, actually. Potato, Pota't
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May 7, 2014 22:39
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I heard this game was awful. This should be good.
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So the guy talking to us over the blue tooth from inside a coke can just disappears after a while, huh? Other than what is probably going to be a laughably bad story, the game doesn't seem too bad. Sure the setting isn't anything new (I'm pretty sure the stewardesses walking around are literally the flight attendants from the Fifth Element) and it doesn't look amazing but it has interesting mechanics and it's not as buggy as ride to hell. The robots will probably get wackier too, and wacky robots (or wobots, as they are sometimes known) are always welcome. Does Anthony ever play or would wisping around make him sick?
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May 7, 2014 22:52
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Centzon Totochtin posted:So the guy talking to us over the blue tooth from inside a coke can just disappears after a while, huh? I'm really sad you didn't go for wackobots, which I feel is a far superior name.
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May 7, 2014 23:00
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I remember being strangely interested in this game when I first heard about it a few years ago. I think the main character VA sounds a little like Ted McGinley, but there's no way they had TMG money backing this game.
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May 7, 2014 23:00
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Okay what the hell. We're told twice to observe the lady only and not make contact. What does Mr. Jim Mindjack do? Walk right up and stick his face into her so the other guy notices and pulls a gun on him. When you're ordered to not approach someone, don't. Already the script has tripped and fallen on its own shoelaces unless it's going for some Goosebumps "everything past 20 seconds into the game he was mindjacked!" twist.
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May 7, 2014 23:04
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Centzon Totochtin posted:So the guy talking to us over the blue tooth from inside a coke can just disappears after a while, huh? There is a plot explanation for the former, and no explanation for the latter.
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Bricoleur posted:Okay what the hell. We're told twice to observe the lady only and not make contact. What does Mr. Jim Mindjack do? Walk right up and stick his face into her so the other guy notices and pulls a gun on him. When you're ordered to not approach someone, don't. Already the script has tripped and fallen on its own shoelaces unless it's going for some Goosebumps "everything past 20 seconds into the game he was mindjacked!" twist. Maybe the guys with guns are just the cops coming to apprehend the man that literally just snapped another man's neck.
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We can only hope the sole remaining online Mindjack player dogs you throughout the game.Centzon Totochtin posted:So the guy talking to us over the blue tooth from inside a coke can just disappears after a while, huh? I'm going to go out on a limb and say that, with the exception of boss fights, we have already seen literally every gameplay element the game has.
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May 7, 2014 23:27
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The riot shield roomba really tells the real story behind this grimdark future.
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Titty Warlord posted:The riot shield roomba really tells the real story behind this grimdark future. Riot Shield Roomba is the most 3 dimensional character in this game so far. It has multiple motivations of vacuuming the floor and mopping the floor with your corpse.
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