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Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!
UPDATE

Border Patrol


More concept art:

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marshmallow creep
Dec 10, 2008

I've been sitting here for 5 mins trying to think of a joke to make but I just realised the animators of Mass Effect already did it for me

When I played this game before, I don't think i really realized how much ground Pigsy was covering, or that he'd apparently been so close to Cash right at the start.

Uncle Kitchener
Nov 18, 2009

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I gotta give it to Starkweather; he gave a new meaning to 'character development' with Piggsy.

rotinaj
Sep 5, 2008

Fun Shoe
I'm super excited about seeing the end of this game thanks to you, Fiendly! I hope you're able to motor through the end of the game as easily as you did Little Inferno! Any idea what you're gonna LP next? The Warriors, or another underappreciated Rockstar gem? Bully's a really good one...

Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!

rotinaj posted:

I'm super excited about seeing the end of this game thanks to you, Fiendly! I hope you're able to motor through the end of the game as easily as you did Little Inferno! Any idea what you're gonna LP next? The Warriors, or another underappreciated Rockstar gem? Bully's a really good one...

I got sick the day after finishing Little Inferno, but I'm almost to where I can record commentary again, then we can call this thing done pretty quickly. Coming up on the docket, I haven't considered The Warriors since dscruffy1 did such a great job of it already and Bully I've unfortunately never played, but what I am planning is certain to be of interest to anyone who enjoyed Manhunt, and for precisely the same reasons they enjoyed Manhunt.

Instruction Manuel
May 15, 2007

Yes, it is what it looks like!

Fiendly posted:

I got sick the day after finishing Little Inferno, but I'm almost to where I can record commentary again, then we can call this thing done pretty quickly. Coming up on the docket, I haven't considered The Warriors since dscruffy1 did such a great job of it already and Bully I've unfortunately never played, but what I am planning is certain to be of interest to anyone who enjoyed Manhunt, and for precisely the same reasons they enjoyed Manhunt.

Oh, how interesting! Can't wait to see what it is :)

Iron Chitlin
Sep 3, 2011

I need to use the bathroom!

Fiendly posted:

I got sick the day after finishing Little Inferno, but I'm almost to where I can record commentary again, then we can call this thing done pretty quickly. Coming up on the docket, I haven't considered The Warriors since dscruffy1 did such a great job of it already and Bully I've unfortunately never played, but what I am planning is certain to be of interest to anyone who enjoyed Manhunt, and for precisely the same reasons they enjoyed Manhunt.

Is...is it Manhunt 2? :ohdear:

King Vidiot
Feb 17, 2007

You think you can take me at Satan's Hollow? Go 'head on!
Manhunt does seem like a game for those who like hurting other people... hmm...





Postal 2, clearly!

Derek Barona
Dec 8, 2009

WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?!
I'd watch it. I love that game.

paragon1
Nov 22, 2010

FULL COMMUNISM NOW

King Vidiot posted:

Manhunt does seem like a game for those who like hurting other people... hmm...





Postal 2, clearly!

That's for hurting yourself, not others.

Uncle Kitchener
Nov 18, 2009

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Postal 2 is a superior experience as it's:

1) a fun game
2) enjoyable to watch.

Both of which Manhunt 2 are not.

Let's go Postal 2.

marshmallow creep
Dec 10, 2008

I've been sitting here for 5 mins trying to think of a joke to make but I just realised the animators of Mass Effect already did it for me

uncleKitchener posted:

Postal 2 is a superior experience as it's:

1) a fun game
2) enjoyable to watch.

Both of which Manhunt 2 are not.

Let's go Postal 2.

I have no experience with Postal 2 to comment, but Manhunt 2 is pretty drat dire.

rotinaj
Sep 5, 2008

Fun Shoe

Fiendly posted:

Bully I've unfortunately never played,

:stare: fix that. Bully is one of Rockstar's best games ever. You should play Bully.

Everyone should play bully.

Espresso Steampunk
Sep 27, 2008
Didn't some company make a Saw game?

Seyser Koze
Dec 15, 2013

Mucho Mucho
Nap Ghost
Konami released two, actually.

azren
Feb 14, 2011


Yeah, I watched YouTube LPs of them (they were surprisingly decent, LP wise), and they looked kinda... not... good.

Seyser Koze
Dec 15, 2013

Mucho Mucho
Nap Ghost

azren posted:

Yeah, I watched YouTube LPs of them (they were surprisingly decent, LP wise), and they looked kinda... not... good.

I think they hit the general atmosphere well, but the first game's combat was basically "mash your attack button and catch the enemy in a looping stun animation" and otherwise exploration boils down to a series of key hunts, sometimes with a bomb counting down to spice things up.

Then the second game decided that combat would be better if it consisted entirely of QTEs.

Jimbo Jaggins
Jul 19, 2013

rotinaj posted:

:stare: fix that. Bully is one of Rockstar's best games ever. You should play Bully.

Everyone should play bully.

I think you'll find its called Canis Canem Edit in educated countries.

Everyone should play it.

tight aspirations
Jul 13, 2009

Fiendly posted:

I got sick the day after finishing Little Inferno, but I'm almost to where I can record commentary again, then we can call this thing done pretty quickly. Coming up on the docket, I haven't considered The Warriors since dscruffy1 did such a great job of it already and Bully I've unfortunately never played, but what I am planning is certain to be of interest to anyone who enjoyed Manhunt, and for precisely the same reasons they enjoyed Manhunt.

The Punisher? I loved every second of that game.

Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!
UPDATE

Key Personnel

an_mutt
Sep 29, 2010

I was,
I am,
and I remain a soldier!

Sworn to dedicate my heart and soul to the restoration of human kind!

I quite like the ending segments that you've included in later updates, Fiendly. I played Manhunt back when it was a new release but the last few scenes are really hazy for me so I'm struggling to remember the last few of the game - totally looking forward to the last update to see what happens!

Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!
UPDATE

Deliverance


CONCEPT ART


Bonus videos coming soon.

Derek Barona
Dec 8, 2009

WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?!
Out of all the executions, that last one is surprisingly well-detailed. They really wanted to make it special.

Uncle Kitchener
Nov 18, 2009

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I'm glad you won't be doing Hotline Miami. It's doesn't lend itself well to LPs.

I've been playing through the game myself and I'm actually finding it enjoyable and the game throws enough curve balls at you to approach every level differently despite the usual formula of ditract -> sneak -> kill and hide -> cover -> shoot.

What are your least and most favorite levels in the game?

Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!

uncleKitchener posted:

What are your least and most favorite levels in the game?

I was actually thinking about that and I decided Graveyard Shift is definitely my least favorite. As for most favorite, it's hard to say because the various parts of the game each have their own flavor as guns become more and more prevalent, so I'm gonna say Drunk Driving is my favorite non-gun-based scene and Kill The Rabbit is my favorite gun-based scene. Pretty much all the scenes have their own sort of charm, though, so it's purely nominal to call any of them a favorite.

radintorov
Feb 18, 2011
I find it weird that the devs did not have the Ramirez boss fight work like Pigsy's, except instead of luring him on a specific spot just have it so that if his health is below a certain threshold the stealth attack kills him instead of wounding and chasing him away.

Iron Chitlin
Sep 3, 2011

I need to use the bathroom!
The two guards that stay behind to guard the door to Starkweather can be stealth killed without getting them to move as they are both looking away from the stairs. Strangely the chainsaw is a silent takedown.

Thanks a lot for showing this game off. Manhunt will always have a place in my heart, the atmosphere of the world and the unapologetic way it carries itself have a strange way of smoothing over a lot of the flaws. This was a fun LP, and I'm looking forward to the bonus vids and whatever you may be working on next.

Garrand
Dec 28, 2012

Rhino, you did this to me!

Man, Starkweather's got a lot of lines for a 'fight' that would only normally last like 15 seconds.

Samovar
Jun 4, 2011

I'm 😤 not a 🦸🏻‍♂️hero...🧜🏻



So... Starkweather is modelled after Orson Welles, according to the art book?

Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!

Samovar posted:

So... Starkweather is modelled after Orson Welles, according to the art book?

I can see that, with a bit of Hitchcock in there as well. Really any famously dickish brilliant filmmaker would be an appropriate choice for Starkweather.

Garrand posted:

Man, Starkweather's got a lot of lines for a 'fight' that would only normally last like 15 seconds.

Yeah, he had to make up for all those scenes where he maintained radio silence. Each line is a great little character moment for a guy who is finally about to be taken down from his ivory tower.

While we're on the subject of character voices, I can now post the YouTube channel that contains ALL the audio from Manhunt. That's every voice clip in the game and the full soundtrack. I particularly recommend Mark Margolis' Tramp, our other escort The Journalist (who is indeed voiced by Debbie from Sealab), and James Urbaniak's Innocentz #5.

And while we're here, I can post another major world-building highlight of Manhunt, the full game manual/snuff film catalog.
PAL PS2 version
NTSC PC version (higher resolution scans)

Paul Revere 3000
Dec 8, 2007

So like a pimp I'm pimpin'
I got a boat to eat shrimp in
Nothing wrong with my leg
I'm just B-boy limpin'


Since we're talking about character voices, I'm just going to mention Hood #1 is John Doman (Rawls from The Wire, Caesar from Fallout New Vegas)

Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!

Jonathan Yeah! posted:

The Punisher? I loved every second of that game.

Nailed it.

Uncle Kitchener
Nov 18, 2009

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Oh poo poo! Akimbo shotguns were pretty sick in that game. Will definitely follow this one.

Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!
UPDATE


Bonus videos are finally happening! For this first one, Scruffy joins me to discuss Manhunt's sloppiest mechanic, melee combat.

Fiendly fucked around with this message at 06:56 on May 1, 2015

Phanos
Jul 24, 2006
So who made the sandwiches?
Anyone else notice that Piggsy's dong is flopping around?

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry

Garrand posted:

Man, Starkweather's got a lot of lines for a 'fight' that would only normally last like 15 seconds.

Somehow it feels appropriate that you're supposed to be savoring the experience.

Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!
UPDATE


Here's the rest of Manhunt's bonus scenes. I didn't expect the bonus material to drag on this long, there's just been a lot of delays. I swear I'm not just trying to keep the thread alive as long as possible, we've actually got some solid content remaining and I aim to show off every last bit of it. Hopefully it's been worth the wait and won't take much longer to finish for good.

Iron Chitlin
Sep 3, 2011

I need to use the bathroom!
Nice to finally see the entirety of Monkey See, Monkey Die, as many times as I've played this game I was never able to beat that scene. Time 2 Die is a scene I kinda wish was included in the main game, but I guess it clashed too much with way the game usually played. I think it could have worked as the final section of another scene.

I never thought to check but is there a cutscene or anything special if you let the time run out?

Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!

Iron Chitlin posted:

I never thought to check but is there a cutscene or anything special if you let the time run out?

Not at all, unfortunately, just an instant "Scene Failed" screen. I had hoped there'd at least be a line of dialogue about it, but I didn't get my hopes up because I remembered that letting Cash's entire family die in the scene where they're being held hostage also prompts an instant failure screen, so it would be a lot to ask of a bonus scene to do better.

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Fiendly
May 27, 2010

That's not right!
UPDATE


This is it, the last thing Manhunt has to offer us after fully mastering the game. I'm usually disappointed when cheats are used as an incentive for completion like they are here, which is why I was never interested in unlocking them until this LP, but I think this videos proves that it was well worth the effort this time. I love how this LP turned out and it looks like Baldurk just got back to archiving duty, so I'm really looking forward to the day Manhunt finally gets an entry on his esteemed site. Thanks for watching!

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