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Pfft. My TV Tropes page is four times the size. In ANY EVENT: Mindjack was in competition with another Square Enix game with a similar gimmick at the time it came out: the PSP game "The 3rd Birthday." Which, uh…well, I don't think it was a good game but it certainly was a lot more fun to play than Mindjack. It had an actual color scheme, for one.
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SkeletonHero posted:Let the record show that, despite my numerous and graphic threats thereof while viewing MDC streams, I had absolutely nothing to do with that TV Tropes page, and in fact have no idea how that site even works. Anime child porn, mostly.
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May 10, 2014 03:19
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Judge, I finally know how you can get your dream girl!
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May 10, 2014 05:11
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You mean how he can become his dream girl? I guess some people would get their rocks off this way... Hey, I'm not judging!
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May 10, 2014 06:15
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supermikhail posted:You mean how he can become his dream girl? I guess some people would get their rocks off this way... Hey, I'm not judging! Or someone else can...  I'm so sorry judge 
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May 10, 2014 06:53
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So since your youtube channel 2 years of men Drinking Coffee thing shows a video of you guys playing Mega Man Zero..."3", does that mean we will see that in the future? (I know it's a typo, but I would actually not mind seeing you guys play that game, or the 4th one as well why not). Edit: Ok, so I actually watched the video now and how the gently caress did you actually run into people playing this game? goldjas fucked around with this message at 09:49 on May 10, 2014 |
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May 10, 2014 08:58
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That was one of their first LPs, right?
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May 10, 2014 10:46
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supermikhail posted:
this is magnificent
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May 10, 2014 11:33
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You made a very professional-looking OP for the game's story and characters... and I cracked up when I actually read them.  I assume that the manual actually provides some backstory and useful info. Believe it or not, that is still occasionally a thing in this day and age. As to whether knowing the backstory would improve the experience... that's another matter entirely! (Dammit, replacementdocs.com doesn't have the manual. What a glaring omission!) OK, totally gonna buy this game now so I can become a red ghost and mess with you guys. Gotta let me know when you are next playing.
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May 10, 2014 15:19
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The thread is a bit restless, and I think I know why: people want to know more about the MindJack universe! So this video will put your questions to bed, some sort of futuristic bunk bed, I'm sure. It's the introductory cutscene.   There's no commentary on it, but I remember Chris saying one of the women looked like Ellen DeGeneres to him. your evil twin posted:I assume that the manual actually provides some backstory and useful info. Believe it or not, that is still occasionally a thing in this day and age. As to whether knowing the backstory would improve the experience... that's another matter entirely! I dug out the manual and it's better than Ride to Hell's. However, the backstory is fairly incorrect and uses a lot of passive voice construction: 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. MassRafTer posted:Or someone else can...
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May 10, 2014 17:12
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judge reinhold posted:The thread is a bit restless, and I think I know why: people want to know more about the MindJack universe! So this video will put your questions to bed, some sort of futuristic bunk bed, I'm sure. It's the introductory cutscene. So the mindjackers are essentially...the game players themselves? Toying with the lives of armed soldiers and armed civilians alike? If the game were actually smart that could honestly be an interesting deconstruction. I like how in the cutscene jacked civilians just randomly have guns appear in their hands like it is in the game. It shows a strong dedication to verisimilitude.
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May 10, 2014 17:21
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I didn't know FIFA would have so much power in the future
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May 10, 2014 17:25
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judge reinhold posted:this video will put your questions to bed Although any confusion I had concerning the plot has been expanded tenfold, this DID totally answer my question of, "When someone gets MindJacked, does a pistol just materialize in their hands?" In light of overwhelming evidence, I can say with 100% certainty that yes, a pistol does indeed materialize in a person's hand whenever they are MindJacked. Now THAT'S some crazy technology.
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May 10, 2014 17:29
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The guns don't appear out of thin air, it's just that in this world everyone knows that the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is with a good guy with a gun. Gun nut utopia.
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May 10, 2014 17:37
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That woman was wearing some VERY skimpy clothes. This is far too family friendly a gosh darn LP to explain the only possible places she could have been storing that pistol.
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May 10, 2014 17:42
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Steak Flavored Gum posted:That woman was wearing some VERY skimpy clothes. This is far too family friendly a gosh darn LP to explain the only possible places she could have been storing that pistol. She kept it in one of those darn newfangled pocket dimensions all the cool kids have these days.
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May 10, 2014 17:43
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I'm curious about one thing. Is this magic or technology? Also, did that event in the intro occur before or during the events of this game? And, why are the Mindjackers color coding their jacking balls? Can not Mindjackers see the balls? Can Mindjackers see the balls? Why is it that a civilian aims a gun at a cop for a few seconds, and it takes a Mindjacker for a cop to retaliate after they have shot? When people have guns, do they not know how to shoot if they are not Mindjacked? If there were so many Mindjackers and they can freely move through bodies, why have we only seen 3? (I'm assuming Diaper is playing a Mindjacker) Are the Wisps the actual bodies of the Mindjackers? Just the one question, though.
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May 10, 2014 17:49
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Having played through the game before, you guys can rest easy knowing that none of the story in the manual past the point about the terrorist attack is relevant to the game. At all. The tutorial is literally more relevant to the ending than all that. I'm serious, play through it and see if you can't guess what the ending will be. Also pretty much none of that intro past the soldier bit is relevant as well.
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May 10, 2014 18:00
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I like to give credit where it is due, and I must say that intro was pretty cool. Also, like everyone else I thought 'huh' when the possessed civilians suddenly had guns. In the game I just assumed civillians suddenly had guns for reasons of gameplay, but they even put that into the intro cutscene, so... huh. Of course, it could simply be that the game is set in America. Where everyone has a gun. EDIT: Hahahaha, I went and did something else for a couple of minutes, then finished my post, and discovered everyone else already beat me to it.
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May 10, 2014 18:02
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This is a cool gameplay mechanic, but a stupid story idea, although on par with much military sci-fi. Let's say the magic guns are nano-machines. Yes, that's exactly how humanity flourishes in the 21st century (to create this amazing technology) - by endlessly manufacturing (nano-lego) single-shot pistols, and conflicts are resolved by random skirmishes.Brassherald posted:I'm curious about one thing. Is this magic or technology? I think it was all a dream.
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May 10, 2014 18:07
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Snowden warned us about all of this.
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May 10, 2014 18:11
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I can answer most of these questions if the OP wants me to. I don't remember them leading to any significant spoilers, mostly because the game never deals with any of this story.
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May 10, 2014 18:12
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SSNeoman posted:I can answer most of these questions if the OP wants me to. I don't remember them leading to any significant spoilers, mostly because the game never deals with any of this story. If the questions are revealed via the story, I would prefer they be addressed around whatever segment they are so there's a bit of pacing and discovery. If they are never brought up in the story, sure. goldjas posted:So since your youtube channel 2 years of men Drinking Coffee thing shows a video of you guys playing Mega Man Zero..."3", does that mean we will see that in the future? (I know it's a typo, but I would actually not mind seeing you guys play that game, or the 4th one as well why not). That was actually MMZ3, though. judge reinhold fucked around with this message at 21:53 on May 10, 2014 |
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May 10, 2014 18:14
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judge reinhold posted:If the questions are revealed via the story, I would prefer they be addressed around whatever segment they are so there's a bit of pacing and discovery. If they are never brought up in the story, sure. Okay, I'll wait until we're a bit further into the plot.
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May 10, 2014 18:23
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Brassherald posted:I'm curious about one thing. Is this magic or technology Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic
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May 10, 2014 20:12
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What is this game's tagline? "This is a game, and you are the player."
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May 10, 2014 20:17
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your evil twin posted:I like to give credit where it is due, and I must say that intro was pretty cool. Also, like everyone else I thought 'huh' when the possessed civilians suddenly had guns. In the game I just assumed civillians suddenly had guns for reasons of gameplay, but they even put that into the intro cutscene, so... huh. I am American, and I have a bat I keep in my bedroom closet.
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I couldn't help reading that stuff from the manual like Rod Sterling. 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 dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. They were about to cross over into The MindJack Zone! Redundant fucked around with this message at 21:32 on May 10, 2014 |
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May 10, 2014 21:29
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Samizdata posted:I am American, and I have a bat I keep in my bedroom closet. What do you feed it?  Also, this world apparently has inexplicably armored cyber-gorillas. I like this vision of future armed forces already. (We're gonna be mindjacking one of those at some point, aren't we?)
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Redundant posted:I couldn't help reading that stuff from the manual like Rod Sterling. Someone should pay a voice-over artist to put that at the start of every episode of the LP. Samizdata posted:I am American, and I have a bat I keep in my bedroom closet. Everyone knows true Americans are always armed and ready for action in case we try to re-colonise you. You think that bat is going to do the trick if the King of England comes to your house and starts pushing you around? Japanese game developers teach me everything I need to know about the US. I was very impressed at the amount of research they must have done for Metal Wolf Chaos.
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Redundant posted:I couldn't help reading that stuff from the manual like Rod Sterling.
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your evil twin posted:Someone should pay a voice-over artist to put that at the start of every episode of the LP. Look, if there's a job and a reasonably attractive woman in it for me, colonize away. I just live in an apartment building with some questionable neighbors. And if said monarch shows up, he's going to end up telling ME "Hail to the king, baby."
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May 11, 2014 02:40
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You had me at cybergorillas
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I'd let you guys jack my mind any day. Are you gonna do anything with the "multiplayer" because I actually own this loving game
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May 11, 2014 03:13
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coleman francis posted:You had me at cybergorillas It is a travesty that the cybergorillas are not a tenth as cool as they should be. I want to see this in the next Deus Ex game. Weaponized cyber-animals. More cyber-animals than Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon!
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judge reinhold posted:The thread is a bit restless, and I think I know why: people want to know more about the MindJack universe! So this video will put your questions to bed, some sort of futuristic bunk bed, I'm sure. It's the introductory cutscene. Man "Red vs. Blue" was a lot funnier back in 2005
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May 11, 2014 05:27
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Speedball posted:I liked how this game had it so that guns either acted as a way to lock door consoles or unlock them. I guess it all depends where on the computer you shoot. Someone thought the gun interface from the Super Mario Bros. movie was a good idea? Cool use of multi-cam in this LP, guys.
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The Aquaman of game protagonists.
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To be fair, those are actually useful. Their main function is to get possessed (hopefully by you) and then suicide into enemies. To be fair, this would require you to leave your character under AI control which is not a good idea.
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