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Post by Hucklebubba on Feb 6, 2008 0:42:42 GMT -5
I lucked out and found a copy of Ico (I've been passively looking for a while), and combined with a DS trade-in, got it for $3. I can see what everyone was so excited about back then (2001), but by today's standards, whoof. The lack of proper camera control, the extremely repetitive combat with the shadows... it's ugly. But the game's big hook, leading a largely helpless girl around by the hand while you try and find the path forward, is still surprisingly strong. And when you unlock a puzzle to bring her forward to the next step, there's a great feeling of accomplishment. Too bad about the combat though...
- JustinMy sister, who is awesome, bought me a copy of Warriors Orochi for my birthday. The plot therein goes a little something like this: Orochi the serpent king has created a time rift--as naughty serpent kings are wont to do--which serves as a handy excuse for bringing all of the characters of the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors franchises together into one game (because their respective characters would normally be separated by more than a millenium, you see). For this, he must die. I assume. For those familiar with the Warriors games, expect more of the same. Yes, it's very button-mashy, and combat can get a tad repetitive, but for me, sending hordes of feckless cannon fodder flying in all directions takes a long time to get old. I'm also positively elated with the way character growth is handled. Whacking officers and eating the sword or shield-shaped cookies they leave behind is a thing of the past; replaced by an experience-based leveling system yoinked straight from any RPG you care to name. At last, mowing down the grunt masses is actually rewarding (as opposed to merely gratifying)! I'm guessing at some point someone is going to mention how Oda Nobunaga and Cao Cao look almost identical. Developments as they happen. |
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Post by eatmyshorts on Feb 7, 2008 16:59:16 GMT -5
I purchased Unreal Tournament 2004, hated it, and never played it again. Maybe it's because my graphics card is messed up, but the graphics looked like N64.
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Post by Hucklebubba on Feb 8, 2008 0:14:32 GMT -5
What on earth did I link to? It was supposed to be Mega64's ICO skit.
I'm terribly sorry, and just as terribly baffled.
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Post by Head Mutant on Feb 8, 2008 5:59:39 GMT -5
It was a lot of mostly naked girls wearing fluffy moonboots and cat ears. I'm just as baffled as you.
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Post by Storm_Rider on Feb 8, 2008 6:14:01 GMT -5
Darn it, now I regret not clicking on it...crud.
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Post by PoolMan on Feb 8, 2008 12:58:32 GMT -5
I have seen the Mega64 video in question, and while it was funny before I played Ico, it's truly excellent now. Go out and find it, but beware the naked cat eared girls, or whatever...
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Post by Hucklebubba on Feb 8, 2008 13:34:14 GMT -5
I purchased Unreal Tournament 2004, hated it, and never played it again. But you have to love the Snot Gun. Or rather, I have to love the Snot Gun. . . It was a lot of mostly naked girls wearing fluffy moonboots and cat ears. I'm just as baffled as you. Oh that. . . I am actually passingly familiar with the page in question, and believe it or not, have an explanation/rationalization/desperate flailing excuse that is at least moderately compelling. Unfortunately, it's also kind of long and uninteresting, so if we could just pretend this whole thing never happened, that would be greeaat. |
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Post by Head Mutant on Feb 8, 2008 16:24:22 GMT -5
You have it on your "favorites" bookmarks, don't you?
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Post by Hucklebubba on Feb 8, 2008 18:46:47 GMT -5
Well, now you've gone and done it. Looks like I'm gonna have to tell the whole story. And it's not like I was secretly hoping for something to use as an excuse for an opening, or anything.
In the magical realm of the internet, there exists a website called The Wilde Home for Wayward Catgirls--an online art portfolio of sorts, structured as a reform school or somesuch for anime-style catgirls. Yay gimmicky fun.
Anyway, on this website, there is a forum. Much like this one, except uglier, less active, and populated entirely by not-as-likable weirdos.
One of the sections of said forum is labeled Catgirl Artwork. I actually posted a drawing or two there some time back, but, after having received only one reply, was heard to shout (but not actually post), "Hey, this isn't anything like being showered by accolades! Screw all y'all!"
And so, nursing a grudge born of not having my ego properly fattened, I fled into the tundra, ne'er to return. And by "ne'er" I of course mean "occasionally."
One such rare visit was paid a couple of days ago, whereupon I spotted a thread titled "Neko Girls (NSFW)."
After doing what I always do when I see the NSFW tag--switch the S and F, and pretend that it's the acronym for the greatest cross-franchise cooperative effort ever; EA/Lucasarts' Need for Speed: Wookies--I roared defiantly, "Bah! You do not frighten me with your not-safe-for-work-ness! I stopped being afraid of nudity, like, a week ago!"
So, sure enough; page o' boobies. I clicked a couple of thumbs, checked out the second page (Due diligence! Nothing more!), uttered a series of five "meh"s in rapid succession, and trundled on my way.
The trouble is, the link in the post was inactive, meaning I had to copy n' paste, and blah-de-blah you can figure out the rest for yourself.
Further disappointment results from the fact that, although catgirls are neat and all, that's just one more anime trope that does not translate well to real life at all, and, though it may be mean of me to say so, the girls in question seemed a touch homely.
I know, that shouldn't even be relevant to the discussion, it's just. . .if I had known beforehand that I was going to accidentally post a link to porn, I would've hoped that it would be something really amazing.
Shucks.
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Feb 8, 2008 21:17:55 GMT -5
Sorry, all I heard was "Blah blah blah, I'm a dirty pervert."
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Post by Head Mutant on Feb 8, 2008 21:54:34 GMT -5
And then he waggled his bushy eyebrows at us.
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Post by pfrsue on Feb 9, 2008 8:29:41 GMT -5
It was supposed to be Mega64's ICO skit. Honestly, officer! |
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Post by Rett Mikhal on Feb 9, 2008 21:38:49 GMT -5
I purchased Unreal Tournament 2004, hated it, and never played it again. But you have to love the Snot Gun. Or rather, I have to love the Snot Gun. . . No we don't. The biorifle was useless enough. Go away now, evil-doer. And just to crush your dreams: Lightning gun. Lightning gun Lightning gun Lightning gun Lightning gun Lightning gun Lightning gun Lightning gun Lightning gun Lightning gun Lightning gun. |
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Post by Hucklebubba on Feb 9, 2008 22:34:50 GMT -5
No we don't. The biorifle was useless enough. Go away now, evil-doer. It's obvious you aren't familiar with the war cry. It doesn't work right unless you do the war cry. Sorry, all I heard was "Blah blah blah, I'm a dirty pervert." You need to come on down to the cellar. I got a whole freezer full of popsicles. Mmmmm. |
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Post by Head Mutant on Feb 12, 2008 8:50:52 GMT -5
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