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Re: American vs. PAL vs. Japanese

Galerians Ash. Japanese and US versions.

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This one is strange, since I actually really love the original artwork for the Galerians games. But despite that, I can't help but like the US cover better on this one.
Despite being a nice bit of character artwork, the Japanese one just feels like it lacks much offhand impact. To me at least, it doesn't feel like it would stand out from the crowd, and make you want to check it out just based on the box art. A little too much white in there, and the colors present are a bit too neutral. It's a nice piece when you single it out and really look at it, but on a shelf full of games, it probably wouldn't make much of an impression.
The US boxart is a bit more mysterious though, with kind of an odd, creepy edge to it, and a good little splash of color. Kind of a sense of menace to it, and I love that. Come to think of it, it was probably this piece of boxart that made me want to check the series out to begin with.
by OL
Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:03 am
 
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Re: Oddest Food You Had (Or Wanna Try)

Ate a worm when I was a kid.

Otherwise I've mostly just had normal stuff.
My fiance made me some vegan enchiladas last year... that was a little odd I guess. As a side-note, enchiladas just shouldn't be made with artificial cheese.
It... doesn't melt the same as real cheese.
by OL
Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:49 am
 
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Re: Gaming thoughts of the day

So the Ni No Kuni pre-order promotion has already had some stuff added on.
http://www.ninostarter.com/home
They made enough pre-orders so they're adding some art cards to the Wizard's Edition, as well as a small selective soundtrack disc. Nothing huge, but it's still really cool that they're actually adding things because of larger amounts of pre-orders.
It says that the next incentive added would be a golden wizard's coin, which sounds like another nice little bonus. That's if they make the pre-order quota. The gauge seems to indicate that they've made it already, but they haven't updated the page saying anything about it, so I'm not sure.
Regardless, this whole thing is making me like Namco more and more. Pretty cool of them to do all this.

EDIT: Nevermind, clicked the "goals" button and apparently the coin is already a done deal.
Not sure what the third thing will be, but they seem well on their way to it.
by OL
Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:11 am
 
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Re: Gaming thoughts of the day

Nah, would have been 90s. Bonk was always a 90s series.
by OL
Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:33 am
 
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Re: Last Game/System/Peripheral You Bought

It's one of those games that isn't particularly original, but its sense of charm is just far too endearing for you not to love it.
Unless you happen to be one of those snobs that hated it because it didn't turn out just like Ico or SotC.
But they can all go suck a butthole and die.
by OL
Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:56 pm
 
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Re: Yakuza series

Very true, actually. I still find it funny that anyone ever thought Shenmue was an RPG.
by OL
Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:07 pm
 
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Re: Favorite Anime Opening/Ending Songs

^^I was going to put that in my next post before you beat me to it. :)
EDIT: Segata, I mean.

Posted this once in the topic you just mentioned.
I just love how un-pop it is. It comes off as really classy in a way. Just a really nice tune.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clOQmsGFCsA[/youtube]
by OL
Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:11 pm
 
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Re: Yakuza series

I didn't expect it initially, but Tanimura may have ended up as my favorite character to play as in the game. I'd love to see more of him in the series, but it's kind of iffy since he's modeled after a real person. Image-licensing issues and all that. Be nice if Hiroki Narimiya wanted to come back at some point in the future.

But yeah, you're playing likely my favorite in the series. This is the whole reason I have such high hopes for Y5, since Y4 is already so damn big and complex and involved, and the next game is supposed to be even bigger.
by OL
Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:53 pm
 
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Re: Gaming Merchandise & Collections

I haven't thought about Double Dragon in the longest time... just doesn't get mentioned enough anymore.
A classic among classics though. Looks like an interesting little package there.

Preorder bonus for Rayman Origins at Best Buy, but I guess they had a surplus at my local store so they were selling them individually.
A mini blowup punching bag. Weighted at the bottom so it always stands up again.

http://oi48.tinypic.com/id6ltw.jpg
by OL
Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:00 pm
 
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Re: Assassins Creed Series

Brotherhood definitely expands everything quite a bit.
Most people seem to regard Revelations as being the same basic game as Brotherhood, but with a different coat of paint over it. Which is fair, to an extent, but it doesn't change the fact that Revelations is my favorite overall. The setting, characters, and visual style are all a bit more "foreign" to my eyes, which makes it even more interesting (not to say, by any means, that Rome and its surrounding ruins aren't interesting). And the actual narrative is almost more of an "Assassin's Creed meets Indiana Jones" kind of thing; while AC2 and Brotherhood are both pretty focused on the same old cliche of revenge, Revelations is all about uncovering the past. In telling a story like that, it also adds a lot of extra development to Altair from the first game, who may have seemed a bit bland in AC1, but gains a much richer history and background here.

Sorry, I know you didn't ask. Just felt like rambling. I'm in a complete AC "mode" right now. :)
by OL
Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:53 pm
 
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Re: Your favorite SEGA Console

Genesis/Megadrive easily.
Never had a Saturn, but I've looked through its library of games many times, and there are still only a scant few gems that really catch my attention. And the Dreamcast is great, and has a few of the greatest exclusives ever, but I think the system gets built-up a little too much by "cult" gamers these days as some kind of golden shining moment in gaming history, going on about some kind of nonexistent "cohesion" between the various Sega-made games in its library and whatnot. But at the end of the day, I just see it as another gaming console with only a small few games that truly appeal to me. Granted, some of those games are among the greatest ever made, but the amount of them is far too small for me to give much credit to the DC itself.

The Genesis is pure gold, though. The original Sonic games are near perfection, and the system is home to a huge host of brilliantly fun titles.
Rocket Knight Adventures, Ranger X, Shining Force, Wings of Wor, Comix Zone, Gunstar Heroes, Flashback, Shinobi III, Bonanza Brothers, Target Earth, Landstalker, Phantasy Star series, Alisia Dragoon, Beyond Oasis, Rolling Thunder series, Uncharted Waters and New Horizons... the list goes on and on.
So many games with so few negative points to them.
More than almost any other era of gaming, the 16-bit era was all about good, simple fun . And the Genesis/MD was absolutely exemplary of that.
by OL
Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:10 pm
 
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Re: Favorite Gaming Characters, Designs, and Artwork

I quite like the artwork for the new DLC Double Dragon game. Wish I could find more of it.
It actually translates really well in-game, too. The character models look excellent.


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by OL
Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:45 am
 
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Re: Things that pissed you off


She obviously didn't care about you enough if she killed it so quickly.

Feels awful when the only friend you had doesn't give two shits. I'm just not the type of person to be alone, I need a social life otherwise I'm unhappy. I know some people who are content with being by themselves but I'm not one of them, I guess.

Here huuuuuu mps .

Fixed.
You know it's what you meant to say.
by OL
Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:20 am
 
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Re: What Anime are you watching right now?

I might not mind it so much if it actualy came off as a cultural thing. But instead it comes off as an incredibly odd attempt at sudden redemption for these characters, which just doesn't really work in the wake of all the rest of the guys that Kenshiro has plowed through and brutally dispatched.
Actually, that's one of the things I love most about the show; Kenshiro's usual cold-bloodedness when it comes to the majority of his enemies. He's not one of these new-age, politically correct "spare the villain, because I won't stoop to his level!" kinds of heroes (which I've been booing since I was a kid). If you're a bad guy and Kenshiro knows it, he will fuck you up and make your damn head explode.
And because I love that about him so much, it was just disappointing to see him being forgiving to a select few of them, especially when they were usually the worst ones of all.
Still absolutely love the show, I was just disappointed with those parts.
by OL
Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:24 pm
 
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Re: Favorite Gaming Characters, Designs, and Artwork

I don't get it.

I've always felt Genzoman's art was so generic and very amateurish. Its like he's almost got it, he can get the structure in there but how do his designs stand out from other deviant art members?

I know its "your" favorite, but how do you differentiate him from a ton of other people who all have the same style? Is it just because of Double Dragon Neon?

also this is his profile: http://genzoman.deviantart.com/

Wasn't really aware of him before. I agree it's nothing special in the grand scheme of comic-style artwork, but western-made videogames rarely tend to show off a good "cartoony" style, so this stood out to me when I played the demo. It's not about the designs being particularly creative or anything, I just like how smooth and clean the style is.

Should probably change the topic title I guess. I wasn't trying to imply that this was actually a favorite , just that I liked the artwork.
by OL
Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:42 pm
 
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Re: Wii U

Try using the edit button. :nice!:
by OL
Thu Sep 13, 2012 1:19 pm
 
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Re: Online Music Shops

Not silly. Saying that makes it sound like you're embarrassed for being in love. That's a great thing that many never find. Be proud of it. I know its something I will never find. (who wants a Schizoid? :lol: ) Seriously that's kinda cool really.

Oh, I'm not embarrassed about that part. The term "our singer" just isn't something you hear every day, so it sounded kind of odd to my ears.
by OL
Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:06 pm
 
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Re: Online Music Shops

^^Just sent a message to the guy on Ebay, coincidentally. I didn't cite an actual dollar amount (maybe I should have...) but I did mention being willing to pay much more.
Only problem is, I think the seller is set up as more of a professional merchant, so my inquiry might not actually reach the right person who would have a legitimate say in the matter...
I guess I'll find out in a couple days.
I smell Spontaneous trip to italy

:lol:
Yeah, if only I had that kinda cash.
Saving that for the honeymoon, actually.
by OL
Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:32 pm
 
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Re: Bayonetta 2

"WiiU, GET OVER IT."
:lol:
Yes, I think I'll live.
by OL
Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:58 pm
 
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Re: Gaming thoughts of the day

I'm thinking I might actually want to get the upcoming Kirby Collection for the Wii. I've never been into Kirby really (wasn't so much a Nintendo kid in the past), but the more I look up on the series, the more it strikes me as a kind of Klonoa-style platformer series, which is actually pretty appealing. Might want to get into that.
by OL
Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:30 pm
 
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Re: Gaming thoughts of the day

Starfy is great (only played the DS one). Nemo on the NES always looked awesome (kind of creepy too, since he puts animals to sleep and then climbs inside their mouths to control them :lol: ).
by OL
Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:45 pm
 
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Re: Last thing you bought

Bluecast wrote: I don't know anyone with a double door fridge.


You do now.
by OL
Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:29 pm
 
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Re: Yakuza series

You know, now that I think about it, all three of this gen's western Yakuza releases have already provided me with nostalgia (or, at the very least, memories that will eventually become nostalgia).
With Y3, 4, and Dead Souls, I can very clearly remember getting up early, buying them on release day, making lunch while the install process goes on, playing them as much as I could before work, all the way through to the days (usually sometime in the morning) that I would end up beating them. It really only just dawned on me now, but most current gen releases didn't do that for me. I remember the games themselves, of course, but I don't necessarily have fond memories of what was going on while I was playing them.
The Yakuza releases (and Binary Domain as well) all gave me that sort of "Christmas morning" sense of excitement at finally getting to play them all, kind of like how I can still remember my first time playing MGS or Wonder Boy in Monster World.
That's something special.
by OL
Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:19 am
 
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Re: Gaming thoughts of the day

This isn't anything official (otherwise I would have put it in the art topic), but regardless, I think it's a fantastic piece of artwork. For some reason it feels like it captures that 60s action spy movie vibe perfectly. Just great to see this cast mocked up in a movie poster style like this.

http://oi45.tinypic.com/2qbxe7s.jpg
by OL
Sat Sep 15, 2012 2:31 am
 
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Re: Things That Made You Laugh Today

Don't know what that picture is from, but that video felt like a David Lynch film.
by OL
Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:11 pm
 
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Re: Online Music Shops

The ebay seller replied and said that he normally does include international shipping on his listings, but didn't with this one because he thought there would be no demand outside of Italy.
So I clicked "commit to buy" and sent him another quick message, so I'm just waiting for an updated invoice with the new shipping charges added in. Hopefully everything works out.
Honestly didn't think I'd find the cd so quickly. This made my day (provided everything works out, like I said). :D
by OL
Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:04 pm
 
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Re: Favorite Anime Opening/Ending Songs

:lol:
Dear lord, I hate that song so much that I laugh with glee every time I hear it. :lol:
Its title is wrong on the video though. The actual second opening theme was this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZSVSDQa0qk

...which I do actually like despite it's obvious 80s cheesiness. The opening guitar melody is awesome (starts at about :20). Even though it was only used for the very last season of the first series, that melody partly defines HNK for me. Just fits it so well. I'd love to hear it covered in some way with the ultra-heavy metal style of the Hokuto Musou games.
by OL
Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:30 pm
 
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Re: What TV Series Are You Watching

No Reservations is fucking awesome. Makes me envy the hell out of the guy.
by OL
Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:13 am
 
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Re: Kirby

I'm really tempted by the 20th anniversary collection too. If it's out at the game shop tomorrow, I'll more than likely pick it up.
I think the only thing that ever put me off about Kirby was that it was a first-party Nintendo platformer. I'm very much not a Mario fan, nor do I like the Donkey Kong games, or Yoshi, or much else in the same vein. Most Ninty platformers just always struck me as the "bland and dusty" members of the platformer world, so to speak. So little about their personalities ever really appealed to me, and I guess that as a result, Kirby always got lumped into that group simply by way of association.
It wasn't until a little more recently that I randomly watched a video of one of the Kirby games (probably 64... not sure) and felt differently towards it than I ever do with other Nintendo platformers. It felt more like Klonoa, or (now that Segata mentioned it to me) Starfy, or a variety of other similarly-kooky and distinctly-Japanese games I've seen.
And I like that. Quite a lot.
So yeah, I may end up becoming a new fan. Same mindset as Ryudo; never tried it before, but what better way to try it out than with a collection of six games all in one place?
I think I'll enjoy them quite a bit.
by OL
Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:45 pm
 
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Re: Gaming thoughts of the day

So I played the demo for Binary Domain.


I...I..liked...playing a shooter........

And the best part is, the demo is relatively light on story. If you ever get to the main game, you'll like it at least twice as much, since the story ends up being excellent late into it. Some cheesy bits here and there, but it's still really well-done with a few incredibly good twists.
by OL
Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:28 pm
 
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Re: Wii U

Oh, I know that. I didn't misunderstand that part.
I was just saying how retarded it was that I was expecting to just hear the quick little sound clip when I clicked on it, but was instead met with an "embedding disabled, watch on youtube" message. Had me laughing at how unnecessary and stupid it was to disable embedding on a two-second clip, something which is practically made for embedding.
by OL
Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:04 pm
 
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Re: What Anime are you watching right now?

^^Trigun starts out good (first five episodes or so), but quickly devolves into crappy animation and major inconsistencies in tone. I'm so torn on the series, since I love those first few episodes to death, but was about as disappointed as can be with the rest of it.
by OL
Sat Sep 01, 2012 3:31 pm
 
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Re: Things That Made You Laugh Today

^^Sorry man, no porn.
by OL
Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:39 pm
 
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Re: Things That Made You Laugh Today

It's okay, I got a good eyeful out of it.
Off to the john with a dixie cup of canola oil.
Wish me luck!
by OL
Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:58 pm
 
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Re: Things That Made You Genuinely Happy Today!

This is the greatest thing I've read in a while.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/dog_paradox
by OL
Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:31 pm
 
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Re: Last Game/System/Peripheral You Bought

Image

Pinkest damn box I've ever bought.
Nice little release though. Haven't played the games yet, but the included art/series history book is pretty sweet. Just reading a little bit into it has me kind of excited to play it already.
by OL
Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:27 pm
 
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Re: Brave Little Toaster remake...except it's an iphone

Fuck that.
Seriously, it's not even the fact that it's going to use more modern technology as the characters. I could accept that, given the right implementation.
The thing that murders it for me is the fact that it's going to be live-action/cg. Which of course implies that there are going to be human characters in more prominent roles, rather than focusing almost entirely on the objects.
No doubt the human characters will play the "straight man" role to the wise-cracking, goofball iphones and whatnot.

This one hurts.
by OL
Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:31 pm
 
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Re: American vs. PAL vs. Japanese

I wouldn't say always.
Nothing wrong with cg, as long as it's used well (the Infamous one isn't cg by the way; it's just computer-colored to have that look).
I prefer the cg US cover for Dirge of Cerberus, for example, as opposed to the Japanese version, which uses artwork.

http://oi46.tinypic.com/2qmg7ti.jpg

http://oi46.tinypic.com/2a613m1.jpg

The problem is, the Japanese cover just looks like a totally random piece of concept art, rather than a legitimate cover design . It's like they opened a book of concept art, closed their eyes, pointed to something, slapped it against a boring gray background, and that's what ended up as the cover.
The US cover may be cg, but it still comes off as a very deliberate piece of covert art, besides also being a very high-quality bit of rendering work.

I also don't see what's so bad about cg in general when, let's face it, the games themselves are cg. It makes less sense to have a shot of artwork on the cover, something which likely never shows up in the game, than it is to have a cg rendering, a more legitimate representation of the game's contents.
by OL
Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:13 pm
 
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Re: Gaming thoughts of the day

God, that's heartbreaking.
The silver lining is that he's actually alive though. A while back, he apparently just kind of... disappeared. Nobody could say what happened to him, so I kind of always assumed the worst.
I kind of like the way he's talking though. Pay close attention, and it doesn't seem like he's bowing out from console games altogether. When he says he's "retired" from console games, he specifies that his boss told him he has to say that. :lol:
It sucks that Japanese gaming has basically come down to this, but I still have hope that a great like him can make a comeback. Still one of my favorite developers/personalities in the business.
by OL
Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:21 pm
 
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Re: What Game/Games Are You Currently Playing?

I don't think I've seen the elevator scene... apparently the public demo is different from the one that was with Dragon's Dogma (I think it even says so when you go to download it).
But that's kind of the point I was making to Ryudo before; multiple scenarios focusing on different styles is a good thing. From what I played, I liked Leon's stages most as well.

I love survival horror, I just won't hold the general lack of it against RE4 and 5 when they're so good otherwise.
by OL
Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:00 pm
 
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Re: What Game/Games Are You Currently Playing?

That was... possibly the most random recommendation I've ever seen.
by OL
Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:06 pm
 
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Re: Metal Gear series

First day buy. That looks hella good. Nice to see there's actually some stealth in it too.
by OL
Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:02 pm
 
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Re: Wii U

Don't remember when the biggest games on ps3 were full auto 2 and Ridge Racer 7 (which were just full auto and ridge racer 6 ported over).

I wasn't saying no system has ever been like that, just that I cease to care about a system until there's something truly new and worthwhile on it. As it is right now, WiiU is just set to be a PS3/360 with a touchpad.
The excitement I see people developing over that doesn't make any sense to me.
All I was saying is that I'm waiting to get excited until I see something new, exclusive, and interesting. And right now, almost nothing on it fits that criteria for me.
by OL
Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:33 pm
 
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Re: What movie are you watching right now?

Horrible Bosses.
I actually liked it a lot. Hard not to with the combination of Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day (probably three of the most likable actors working in comedic movies these days). It's just a dumb-funny comedy, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. The movie was made for a laugh, and it did its job.
Also Jennifer Aniston is fucking hot .
Still .
And she spends the whole movie stripping down and talking dirty.
There is nothing bad about this whatsoever .
by OL
Thu Sep 20, 2012 3:37 am
 
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Re: Catherine

I just feel bad I don't like it. Mainly because niche games are usually my ally and I try and support them esp when quirky and stylish.

I think, if it ever drops in price far enough, you should try it again. The demo is obviously a bit limited. It only shows the bare bones of what the games ends up doing, and it doesn't get anywhere near the real meat of the story.
The gameplay is such that as you keep progressing, and as you keep overcoming new obstacles in different ways, it starts to get addicting. You're constantly learning new ways to do things with the admittedly simple mechanics, and the game keeps surprising you with how unexpectedly deep and functional it actually is. It eventually gets to a near-Tetris kind of addictiveness, and the story does an incredibly good job of constantly urging you forward.

It's not a game for everyone, so I fully understand if it just never really grabs you. But at the very least I'd still recommend trying the full game, as the demo doesn't even scratch the surface of its appeal.
by OL
Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:31 am
 
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