Ben X
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That's a shame, I was finding the other stuff quite useful (if very slow). Ah well, good to know it's not me or the main game anyway. I'll just have to check the manual for other stuff. Thanks!
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Well, I'm currently not able to get past the fucking stealth training section so it's not looking good. Perhaps I need to take auto-run off? Am I crouch-running?
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I finished Gunman Chronicles. The ending was a little underwhelming but overall it was very fun. As clever as the weapons system was, however, I pretty much stuck to sniper rifle and shotgun the whole way through. That's a common problem with FPSes - there's often not much motivation to play about with the different, often more outré weaponry when your shotgun is always reliable and well-stocked. Now onto Deus Ex (GOTY edition). I'm a bit worried that I'm not going to stick with this for very long. It's so revered and it's a game I'm really hoping I enjoy, but my experience with Ion Storm games so far hasn't been very successful.
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Saw Cap: Civil War and didn't enjoy it very much. Overstuffed, with no real plot (and what it has is recycled) and the action is well-choreographed but badly directed. I think it would have worked much better as a Captain America film (this really isn't, it's Avengers 2.5) where: Either that or it should have committed to being an Avengers film and re-structured accordingly. Black Panther and Spidey are okay, but add nothing; I suspect their own films will suffer for the characters being introduced in so perfunctory a manner elsewhere. Vision and Scarlet Witch's chemistry is great but is utterly irrelevant to this film.
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Hooray! Looking forward to it! Temptingly, I just found out that I can rent the digital Stephen Fry audiobooks for free from my city library.
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[Updated] [V/4 Feedback Request] Rogue Robot Rogues or Disable Enemies to Reveal Enemies
Ben X replied to Mythalore's topic in Wizard Jam 3 Archive
I like the mechanics here, especially with the chance to recover your errant data cells, and the presentation is nice and clean. Good stuff! -
This was hilarious, a really nice mix of styles and a short, sweet joke. Love the conspiracy theorists!
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This is really evocative and polished. I love the feeling that you're out of your depth, especially when you suddenly dip into a dune and lose sight of everything. The relief when you see some pylons or a sign in the distance is palpable. Plus the handling makes it feel like you're boozed or drugged up, kind of heading out into the desert to die. The missing burnout of the title is you. Unfortunately, I got stuck at the point where I had to head west towards the setting sun - it just didn't seem to lead me anywhere. Hopefully someone will post a full playthrough video at some point!
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Any idea when you'll start this podcast?
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[Release] Zombie Train Beyond Earth Episode 1
Ben X replied to ke51n's topic in Wizard Jam 3 Archive
Your forum jokes are not as good as your game jokes -
[Release] Zombie Train Beyond Earth Episode 1
Ben X replied to ke51n's topic in Wizard Jam 3 Archive
Sorry, I misphrased - I meant lots of small details. Like, you did a lot within the lo-fi trappings of the game. I loved -
I really liked the character of this - the cute turtle and music, and the mix of enemies. The platforming was a bit wonky, though, and unfortunately I couldn't get the lift switch to work.
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Great to see you progress so far since your last jam game (iirc) - tighter design all round, looks and sounds even better. Loved the webcam and all the other little touches, and the puzzle and eogb were pitched just right.
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[Release] Zombie Train Beyond Earth Episode 1
Ben X replied to ke51n's topic in Wizard Jam 3 Archive
This is really good! Great storytelling, humour, visuals and sound, all using minimal details. I'm just disappointed you can't -
[RELEASE] [FOR REAL THIS TIME] Read our Lips, or soundboard.cool
Ben X replied to gerbilsinspace's topic in Wizard Jam 3 Archive
This was surprisingly good fun! I, also, enjoyed the wizard easter egg. -
Congrats!
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Very nice! Would be great to see a few difficulty-escalating levels and maybe have a bit of optional background music.
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Ah, I've got to the bit with the chemical mixing weapon now. I'm also carrying an evil AI with me trying to plug it into places, so it feels very Portal 2. I've also just gone through a vehicle section where you have to get out and do physics stuff or flip switches, so it also feels very Half-Life 2! I wouldn't be surprised to hear Valve paid attention to what this mod did with its engine and were influenced by it. Now I've got the sniper rifle it's a lot more fun fighting the space cowboys, and there's a cool mix of Old West type buildings to have firefights in and sci-fi bases with giant aliens breaking loose.
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https://www.omaze.com/experiences/independence-day-resurgence
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Any idea when you'll start this?
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Excellent action/puzzle mechanic and the mix of music and sprites works really well to balance the feel of action vs silliness too. It's great seeing so many really solid games in this jam!
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This looks, sounds and feels really sharp, as with your previous games. I found it damn difficult, but I'm a baby. I really enjoyed destroying Dot Gobbler!
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This is gorgeous, love your art and characterisation as always, and the mechanics are tantalisingly fun - MORE please!
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This was really funny and just at the right difficulty (except making shout the goddamn Enter key) - I loved the Monty Python-esque feel to it, especially the dying-butler noise which sounds very Terry Jones!