Oath

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    I just found the way he presented the character really predictable and sometimes annoyingly over the top. I think it would be better if he held back, just slightly (as it's still an animated show about a magical head that sockets nicely into premade bodies).

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    WHOA !!!

    Well maybe not that good, but it was still great. David Hyde Pierce went over the top a bit much as Emperor Zombie, but besides that the voice acting was fantastic. His voice is a good fit though.

    The visuals are definitely the best part, with some simply amazing work at bringing Mignola's art to life. Potential avatar material throughout, pretty much.

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    Since there are no differences in gameplay they could use the info they get from the PCusers right?

    There can't be that much difference:erm:

    The games will probably be a bit rebalanced for the consoles, perhaps slightly reducing the number of enemies and the pace. Some things are harder to do with a controller, some easier.

    If they don't change anything, it could be just right or maybe it'll be way too hard. I guess we'll see, but I think it could be a definite problem.

  7. Posted

    OH NO! They actually have to design and playtest and balance their game on their own!!:violin:

    Dude, their games are very well tested and balanced. The sort of thing I'm talking about is stuff that's hard to catch or plan for in-studio. It's not like they rebalanced the whole game, just reduced the difficulty slightly in one minor section.

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    One thing that will be interesting to see is how Valve handles user input on the consoles. With a PC user, they have full control. They can see where people are having trouble and reduce the difficulty (which they have done) and balance the game more effectively. I doubt neither Microsoft nor Sony will let them track user data from their platforms, which kind of leaves console players a bit left out.

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    Well some other companies were involved as well when EA's Summer Showcase was presented, but I think it's safe to assume that Valve stole the show. Gamespot has the full report, with timestamps and everything! At 2:26 and 2:34 you can read the Valve stuff.

    Here are the main points however:

    • Team Fortress 2 will be bundled with Episode 2. Apparently has a "'60s spy feel".
    • New game called Portal also bundled. Based off Narbacular Drop, which was coincidentally featured in the latest episode of Consolevania!
    • A guy called Gray Horsfield, from [wiki]WETA Digital[/wiki], has been helping develop new "cinematic physics". If you have watched the LOTR extended DVD's you'll know him as the guy who did the destruction of Barad-dûr pretty much by himself. Also "new particle systems, better foliage, and more".
    • HL2, with all back content, to be released for Xbox360 and PS3.

    I love you Valve. :tup:

  12. Posted

    Oh man haha. An amazing non-existent forum.

    I honestly can't tell whether you hated or loved it.

    Serious stuff:

    It's really, really depressing and I find both sides at fault. Israel for running some deplorable tactics against Palestine and being general assholes at select times and the Palestinians for continously striking back (I guess the same should be said for Lebanon. Didn't they learn from Egypt's mistake the last time around?).

    In short: disco sucks, fuck everything.

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    Well that sounds vaguely interesting, but how about some more info? Is it humorous, is it very fictional and so on. Not looking for a plot summary, just a sense of what kind of book it is.

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    The other day I found a cheap, brand new copy of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (Lucifer's Call in Europe for some reason) and started playing it. It's been really long since I touched a turn-based RPG, much less a japanese one, so it's all very refreshing for the time being.

    It's a pretty cool game, even if a little hard. I'm still at the start since I got distracted for a bit, but I'll continue playing later tonight.

    I guess I really shouldn't have bought a game that takes a two-digit number of hours to complete. I have so many games still left over, half-finished, used and abused, left for dead or any other way of saying "abandoned".

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    They pretty much publish whatever and start a lot of rumors. Some of their writing is ok, but the site overall doesn't hold up. To answer your question: they have really low credibility, which is saying something since it's an internet gaming fanzine.