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Project Eternity, Obsidian's Isometric Fantasy RPG
mikemariano replied to TychoCelchuuu's topic in Video Gaming
Yes; most of my weapons were enhanced with crafting. You can't make anything dramatically better than you can find, though I took some mid-game unique weapons and upgraded them, making them just as good or better than the unique weapons I found later in the game. I got to the end of the endless dungeon and couldn't win in a straight-up fight! The game gives you other options, but I wanted to be tough for once!- 214 replies
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Sorry to pile on with kvetching about the art, but I will reserve all judgement until I see the animation. Day of the Tentacle is deeply in debt to Warner Brothers animation and cartoon logic, so only by seeing the game in motion can I make any real determination on how effective the new art is.
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My friend from college hosts a pop culture podcast, and this week she and her husband discussed Twin Peaks! http://thexhour.podbean.com/e/an-hour-with-your-ex-142-twin-peaks/ There's nothing as in-depth as Twin Peaks Rewatch, but they have a brief interview with Brad Dukes, the author of the oral history of Twin Peaks, so that might be interesting to some of you.
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Whaaaat??? I am very thankful I didn't pre-order. LOL
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Thanks for this overview. I'm still a little gunshy; the mechanics weren't as fun as Shadowrun to me and the story was way too dry. But if you end up completing it this time maybe I will, too!
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Oh wow! I would have probably trolled that service by uploading a pre-blurred photo.
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Project Eternity, Obsidian's Isometric Fantasy RPG
mikemariano replied to TychoCelchuuu's topic in Video Gaming
Me, too. I started Shadowrun: Hong Kong after finishing this game and just fund turn-based combat more satisfying. I never thought I'd be one of those RPG players who had a strong preference either way! Nearly all of my characters were ranged combatants, and from the Kickstarter updates it seems like they spent most of their time trying to get melee combat to work correctly. So maybe next time I'll make some barbarians? But I'll probably wait for the entire White March for that.- 214 replies
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David Lynch's Josh Brolin's Campo Santo's Fire Watch With Me: A Motion Picture Event
mikemariano replied to TychoCelchuuu's topic in Video Gaming
I think it will be priced the same as other fine software products from Panic: -
This is all very good.
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Idle Thumbs 231: Computer Processing Unit
mikemariano replied to Jake's topic in Idle Thumbs Episodes & Streams
Historian Jason Scott gave a talk in 2009 about Super Mario 64 that gushes about Mario's movement, like Jake said. But he spins the rest of the game in a more positive manner, too. -
On Twitter Muir is emphatic that he is there to make and release a game. He will not. Valve will crush him.
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Wait does anybody still work at Double Fine?
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Search seems to be broken again. Sorry!
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Oh man, finally the return of the caveman genre, like Bonk! Chuck Rock! Joe & Mac! Tomba!
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Quitter's Club: Don't be ashamed to quit the game.
mikemariano replied to Tanukitsune's topic in Video Gaming
This was my Fear of Fez from when I played the Xbox demo—I just didn't like the jumping! I bought it years ago in a bundle, too! I told myself I would play it when the Steam Controller came out. -
So the creator of The Stanley Parable has a new game out
mikemariano replied to namman siggins's topic in Video Gaming
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Catherine Coulson, Log Lady on ‘Twin Peaks,’ Dies at 71
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Idle Thumbs 229: Sneaking for Carl
mikemariano replied to Jake's topic in Idle Thumbs Episodes & Streams
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Yeah, Ozzie I was re-reading the thread before I posted and thought, "Did anyone have fun solving these puzzles?" And you did! Some of the harder Act II puzzles were OK; there were "Kitty Hat Day" aspects to the snake puzzle and the boots puzzle. But to make the end of the game all wire puzzles really killed me. I replayed the last puzzle of Full Throttle over and over again, too, unable to figure out how to escape the back of that truck trailer. When I finally figured it out, I felt a little dumb, but it led to a cool moment. Broken Age had already shown half of its ending, so the results of finally figuring it out weren't as exciting. Tim Schafer should take tips from whoever did Full Throttle!
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I finished Broken Age! It was miserable! It was a self-loathing slog that ran out of ideas halfway though and replaced them all with tying wires blindly on the backs of robots. It felt bad to play it. But here are some good points! I loved the relationship between Vella and the knife; he had some of the best dialogue in Act II. I liked Vella in general.
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A Dedicated Thread For Talking About Star Trek Episodes
mikemariano replied to BigJKO's topic in Movies & Television
Hey, Jennifer Lien, the actress who played Kes on Voyager, is making national headlines! *clicks* *closes browser*