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 Let's Play Mort the Chicken Mort the Chicken is a 3d platformer for the PS1 that is nothing like its contemporaries. It's not open-world, at least not open open (Mario 64, Rocket Robot on Wheels), it doesn't have mechanics that reinvent the genre's standards or create deep challenges, (Glover, Chameleon Twist 1/2), but... it does have presentation nailed down. The game feels more like a made-for-DVD surrealistic kids flick than an actual game, for better or worse. That's not to say the gameplay is abhorrent or joyless, but it's not something anyone would expect to see when they hear "3D platforming". I'm going to be speeding through the game showing off elite, expert runs of each stage, by which I mean ignoring all the "for points" collectibles and only fulfilling the goals required to complete the game. Videos       Maybe it's okay to be brave. GamesAreSupernice fucked around with this message at 10:46 on Oct 26, 2016 |
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I hope you continue to do LPs of weird/weirdly good obscure games. This game's presentation...certainly is something. Looking forward to actually watching this LP since I have no desire to play this game.
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Oct 18, 2016 05:14
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Genocyber posted:I hope you continue to do LPs of weird/weirdly good obscure games. I feel like it would be difficult to recommend this game to anyone. Even the intended age group would probably get stuck on the second to last level. But that's why it's perfect for Let's Play.
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Oct 18, 2016 07:14
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This is weird. But fascinatingly weird. Can't wait to see the rest!
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Oct 19, 2016 22:18
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GooCubelets
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Oct 20, 2016 03:26
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Huh, apparently the creative direction and story for this game came from the creator of Ecco the Dolphin.
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Oct 20, 2016 03:48
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Man Dancer posted:Huh, apparently the creative direction and story for this game came from the creator of Ecco the Dolphin. You know, considering he also had a hand in Mr. Bones, I can see that
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Oct 20, 2016 04:27
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What a strange little game. Also going right for the goal and ignorong collectibles and side stuff is know as following the critical path.
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Oct 21, 2016 01:34
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Carl is smart and always right and he has nothing to prove to anyone
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Oct 22, 2016 08:51
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I get the feeling that this is like the Grow Home game Thornbrain is LPing right now in that someone was screwing around and they realized that it could be sold as a game for kids and so made it goofy on purpose.
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Oct 22, 2016 19:10
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We learn Mort's superhero origins in this video
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Oct 23, 2016 17:13
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Space!
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Oct 24, 2016 19:07
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Wait, so Mort got his chicken super(?)powers by being strapped to a rocket sled going 500mph? Seems like he'd need to already be super to survive that.
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Oct 24, 2016 21:35
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I really wish this had been a TV series. I love the cutscenes.
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Oct 24, 2016 22:43
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bbcisdabomb posted:Wait, so Mort got his chicken super(?)powers by being strapped to a rocket sled going 500mph? Seems like he'd need to already be super to survive that. Bravery is a superpower all on its own Shoeless posted:I really wish this had been a TV series. I love the cutscenes. I wonder what format that would even take
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Oct 24, 2016 23:11
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Bare in mind that Mort's backstory is presumably based on the story of John Stapp and other similar experiments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4tuvOer_GI The fact that it gave Mort superpowers might as well be the plot from a Silver Age origin story comic.
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Oct 25, 2016 00:33
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Chimera-gui posted:Bare in mind that Mort's backstory is presumably based on the story of John Stapp and other similar experiments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4tuvOer_GI Mort the Chicken should've gotten a comic adaptation while we're at it
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Oct 25, 2016 00:57
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GamesAreSupernice posted:I wonder what format that would even take I'm not entirely sure. Probably something with Cubicles and the Cubes constantly scheming to get the chicks, and all the chickens never understand why any of this is happening or what's going on. I imagine the bits dealing with Mort and the kidnappings (chicknappings?) would be relatively short, and the main focus would be on the news channel, which would be used as a framing device for everything, excepting speeches by Cubicles to his loyal citizens. Alternately, a skit-type show might do better. Edit: On further thinking, I think a sketch show like All That would work best. Shoeless fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Oct 25, 2016 |
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Oct 25, 2016 01:06
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I think my favourite cutscene so far was Chicken Little: "Where do the Nuggets Come from?" Professor: 
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Oct 25, 2016 06:39
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I can't remember which cutscene, but in one of them, it's possible to hear the jazzercise video playing faintly in Carl's office
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Oct 25, 2016 16:37
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What are the chicks saying when you pick them up? It sounds a bit like "Hi, Mort!," but I can't trust my ears.
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Oct 25, 2016 21:38
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Man Dancer posted:What are the chicks saying when you pick them up? It sounds a bit like "Hi, Mort!," but I can't trust my ears. I actually don't know either, I always assumed it was gibberish
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Oct 25, 2016 21:40
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This game is kinda eh, but those cutscenes are fantastic.
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Oct 25, 2016 22:58
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Esoteric Banana posted:This game is kinda eh, but those cutscenes are fantastic. Yeah, I don't know if I'd recommend it to anybody
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Oct 25, 2016 23:20
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Man Dancer posted:What are the chicks saying when you pick them up? It sounds a bit like "Hi, Mort!," but I can't trust my ears. That's what I had been hearing too.
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Oct 26, 2016 00:21
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Final Curtain
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Oct 26, 2016 10:44
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I guess Cubicles shouldn't have counted his chickens before they hatched
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Oct 26, 2016 12:38
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They just don't make games like Mort the Chicken anymore. Maybe that's for the best. Thanks for showing this off!
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Oct 26, 2016 15:48
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MonstrousMouse posted:They just don't make games like Mort the Chicken anymore. Maybe that's for the best. Thanks for showing this off! http://store.steampowered.com/app/359250/
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Oct 26, 2016 16:04
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This is the kind of weird, obscure game that would've done well back in the day when Blockbuster rentals were a thing. Thanks for showing it off.
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Oct 26, 2016 18:38
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Chimera-gui posted:This is the kind of weird, obscure game that would've done well back in the day when Blockbuster rentals were a thing. Ah, but you see... it's not an N64 game. And there is this unwritten rule that only Nintendo 64 games may be rented from a Blockbuster, ever.
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Oct 26, 2016 22:10
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GamesAreSupernice posted:Ah, but you see... it's not an N64 game. And there is this unwritten rule that only Nintendo 64 games may be rented from a Blockbuster, ever. I don't understand. I rented many a PS2 game from Blockbuster in my day.
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Oct 26, 2016 23:22
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Shoeless posted:I don't understand. I rented many a PS2 game from Blockbuster in my day. I'm making a joke about their N64 exclusives
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Oct 26, 2016 23:43
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Blockbuster may have had N64 exclusives, as well as those printer kiosks for Pokémon Snap, but the N64 wasn't the only platform you could rent games for. I remember renting Ape Escape at Blockbuster years ago only because I got very close to finishing it before it had to be returned and I wanted to play it again ever since.
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Oct 27, 2016 00:46
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No one said it was a very clever joke!
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GamesAreSupernice posted:No one said it was a very clever joke! Let's call in our expert, Carl Cockerel, to see if he can explain this mystery joke to us.
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