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 Let's Play Hidden Invasion Hidden Invasion is a lost game. There are no comprehensive playthroughs, there are no guides, no discussions, no... anything. The few videos that exist are so unpopular that the game itself may as well have never been released. Why? Well, it's very bad, but it's bad in a bizarre way. Bad in a way that isn't humorous, or interesting, or remarkable. It tried to be something simplistic and fun, and it failed on a fundamental level. It's the PS2 equivalent of an unfinished indie Steam title, and no one shed a tear or dug it back up to see what was "hidden" inside. So what is inside? A 3D beat 'em up that bears striking resemblance to some of the genre's best... but lesser. It's like Oni, but with less interesting guns and no acrobatics. It's like Dynamite Cop or Fighting Force, but without the assortment of creative weapons. It's like Tekken: Devil Within, but without the brilliant enemy AI. It easily attracts so many comparisons to much better, similar games, but it doesn't come anywhere near their levels of idiosyncrasy or polished game design. It's almost the most average 3D beat 'em up that ever was, or ever will be. Almost. Almost? It has a lot of problems. Glitches, fundamental programming mistakes, game design oversights, that sorta thing. It's not pretty. And the depressing thing is, these flaws are the only thing that stop it from being overwhelmingly middle-of-the-road. So why play it? Consider this Let's Play something of a history exhibit, examining a stepping stone on the road to modern 3D action games. It'll be a pseudo-comprehensive, exhaustingly well-played look at a game that no one cared about, all for the sake of preservation and education. Videos:       Fan-Art SelenicMartian posted:The president telegraphs his next attack That's that! GamesAreSupernice fucked around with this message at 06:04 on Jul 12, 2016 |
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So it's like Deep Black only even less remarkable and even less good?
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Lotish posted:So it's like Deep Black only even less remarkable and even less good? On the bright side, I really don't think I can find an action game more boring than this one.
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Jul 4, 2016 15:35
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GamesAreSupernice posted:On the bright side, I really don't think I can find an action game more boring than this one. Well, it has to excel at something 
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Jul 4, 2016 17:51
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Remember, kids, when a cop arrests you, kill a nearby moth and tell him you're saving the planet from Yu Yevon.
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Jul 4, 2016 18:28
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SOLarian posted:Well, it has to excel at something I never thought about it that way. That's actually something it's special at. It is the single most boring action game I have ever played. SelenicMartian posted:Remember, kids, when a cop arrests you, kill a nearby moth and tell him you're saving the planet from Yu Yevon. I laughed, thank you.
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Jul 4, 2016 19:07
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I'm thinking less Oni and more Urban Chaos in terms of combat and gunplay here. At least the graphics are closer to the latter than the former. Seriously, how big is his chin?
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berryjon posted:I'm thinking less Oni and more Urban Chaos in terms of combat and gunplay here. At least the graphics are closer to the latter than the former. Oh wow I forgot about Urban Chaos.
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Jul 5, 2016 15:45
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That "red fist"-mechanic seems really badly implemented. One way to artificially increase the difficulty, I guess? Also "Barry R." made me snicker. I'm a sucker for puns.
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Jul 5, 2016 17:47
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SOLarian posted:That "red fist"-mechanic seems really badly implemented. One way to artificially increase the difficulty, I guess? At least it sounds like a villain.
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Jul 5, 2016 18:32
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Did anyone else get a ReBoot vibe from that pic?
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Hoss Corncave posted:Did anyone else get a ReBoot vibe from that pic? That's what these models remind me of
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Why do the all cops in the opening cutscene look like waluigi rejects?
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Jul 7, 2016 02:53
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Esoteric Banana posted:Why do the all cops in the opening cutscene look like waluigi rejects? Budget.
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Jul 7, 2016 03:00
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The White House has painted wooden doors sliding upwards?
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Jul 7, 2016 07:24
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SelenicMartian posted:The White House has painted wooden doors sliding upwards? Only after the World Government made some renovations.
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Jul 7, 2016 07:39
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Why do so many games mistake "too dark to loving see anything" for "athmospheric" or whatever? I guess you can hide lovely graphics that way?
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Jul 7, 2016 07:59
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SOLarian posted:Why do so many games mistake "too dark to loving see anything" for "athmospheric" or whatever? I guess you can hide lovely graphics that way? Considering how the in-game graphics look better than the very well lit cutscenes, I assume there was some other reason.
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Jul 7, 2016 08:08
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These levels are so boring please help.
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GamesAreSupernice posted:These levels are so boring please help.
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Jul 7, 2016 22:21
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With a name like that, how can it not be terrible?
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Jul 8, 2016 00:33
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I've heard complaints about the repetition, but as someone who enjoyed Dark Cloud, I bet I could stomach it.
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Jul 8, 2016 00:53
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Oh, CT is playable, and the combo system is neat for a beat em up, and you get three characters who can rescue one another if one falls in the dungeon. It's just that it's also a roguelike with degrading weapons, very low healing item caps, and a few enemies later on can steal items.
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SelenicMartian posted:Oh, CT is playable, and the combo system is neat for a beat em up, and you get three characters who can rescue one another if one falls in the dungeon. I'm not sure if that made me bump it up on the list in my mind or not.
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GamesAreSupernice posted:I'm not sure if that made me bump it up on the list in my mind or not.       There's one more character, but we don't talk about him.  Actually, he dual-wields guns SelenicMartian fucked around with this message at 08:53 on Jul 8, 2016 |
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SelenicMartian posted:How do you like random loot and branching combo trees? Oh cool I didn't hallucinate this post before passing out. Yes this looks good and I want it.
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The US president telegraphs his next attack
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Jul 11, 2016 09:45
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SelenicMartian posted:The US president telegraphs his next attack *world president
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