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Re: Way of the samurai 4 (Is it worth $40 on psn?)

I like japanese games, especially these niche style ones. Has anyone played this game yet (yes I know it just got released). I bought Shinobido Revenge of Zen on the Vita and I was kind of dissapointed with that game (lost interest), and this looks like it was made by the same team Acquire. If it has the same feel as Shinobido as far as controls and graphics I might pass.

For those who have this game please share with the rest of us what you like about the game and hate about the game.

Thanks

The appeal usually comes more from the concepts and atmosphere that they present. There aren't many other places you can find honest-to-goodness ninja stealth games anymore, or open-environment samurai adventure games. Their games present something different from the current norm, but you shouldn't expect them to have Uncharted-level production values or anything like that.

Nailed it. These games have such a charm to them that normally outshine all of the jank (and oh boy, is there a lot of jank in Acquire's games). Acquire to me, are one of the last bastions of those Japanese developed PS2 era sort of games alongside creative gems (Sumioni, Shinibido series, What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord?, Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls, Way of the Samurai series the list goes on and on) who create a wide variety of games. I so hope they don't shut down like so many of their ilk have this gen.
I'm glad that despite the asking price, XSEED are continuing to support Acquire's games (like Sumioni for Vita, Wizardry for PS3 and this) since they obviously recognise the strengths of their games.
by Henry Spencer
Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:38 pm
 
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Re: Way of the samurai 4 (Is it worth $40 on psn?)

I'm going to import it as well. 40$ for digital only is asking for trouble.
by Segata Sanshiro Jr.
Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:40 pm
 
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Re: Gaming thoughts of the day

YES! PEople saying nice things about the Vita!

and yea it looks interesting
by Segata Sanshiro Jr.
Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:42 am
 
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Re: So, yea, Tony Scott....

Really bummed out by this, True Romance has got to be one of my favorite films of all time.
by Riku Rose
Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:00 am
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

I finally found a way to keep the original ending for DEUX while at the same time give it a perfect feeling of closure. While at the same time setting the stage for the sequel.

Now it's time for the final polish....which i'll start first thing tomorrow since i'm too damn tired now.
by Kenny
Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:16 am
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

Cam!! Fuck sake man where you been?? Hearin some wild rumors bud, are you alright???


Oh and many congratulations OL!! :D
by Peter
Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:09 am
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

OL wrote:Well I got engaged a few days ago. So that's a thing.

Congratulations! :D What type of ring did you end up going with?
by Bambi
Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:18 am
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

Well I got engaged a few days ago. So that's a thing.

Sorry I have to speak up. What the fuck. The last few days you have barely posted I'm assuming because of this. It's like we barely know you anymore. We rarely see you enough as it is now compared to the old days. Before you know it we will just see you once a month, then holidays and then it will just be major events like Kenny's film premieres. Your a shadow of what you was and I can't go on with out speaking up.

Congrats man I assume I'm best man.
by Riku Rose
Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:50 am
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

Did we ever REALLY know OL? He's always been a shadow, much like Kiba.
by Sailors?
Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:59 am
 
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Re: Psygnosis (developers of wipEout) shut down by Sony

If Ryudo were here he'd just tell you how WipEout sucks and F-Zero is better

:lol:

F-Zero is good but I think I prefer WipEout tbh. Each to their own and all that but WipEout had a classier design and felt more like a proper futuristic racing sim rather than have the arcadey feel and terrible character/ship design that F-Zero had. Plus the soundtracks for the WipEout games are immense.

I always loved WipEout. One of the first games I marvelled at on the original Playstation.

True dat yo.

Never had a full copy myself, but it's a series I always made a habit of playing the demos for.

I would highly recommend getting hold of WO 2097 (XL in the States), WO 3: Special Edition and the WO HD/Fury combo for PS3. All great games and the one thing I like about WipEout is the learning curve; it's not too steep. F-Zero felt like it was a bit of a breeze for the first few races or so and then BAM - it would get pretty difficult. Where WipEout takes things slowly but once you're near the end of the games the speed on the later classes is ridonkulous.
by QWERTY
Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:53 am
 
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Re: Psygnosis (developers of wipEout) shut down by Sony

I'll always identify Psygnosis with the Amiga. The games looked and sounded best by far on that platform.

Lemmings and Shadow of the Beast were fantastic, but don't forget about Barbarian! A classic.

And their box art goes down as among the best in the biz:

http://i.imgur.com/j5xVT.png
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http://i.imgur.com/3cFFe.png
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http://i.imgur.com/9TtFt.jpg
by Mitsuzuki
Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:30 am
 
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Re: Psygnosis (developers of wipEout) shut down by Sony

Shit I missed that they made Lemmings I put so many hours into that on the Mega Drive.
by Riku Rose
Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:36 am
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

Sailors? wrote:^ What?


It was a reply to Gboy. Did the post get deleted or did I just post in the wrong topic?

And OL, I say congrats now, but just wait a few years...
by MiTT3NZ
Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:31 am
 
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Re: Things That Made You Laugh Today

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky9VvH8fKhA[/youtube]
by Kenny
Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:41 am
 
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Re: Yakuza series

personally I kind of regret already knowing the situation of characters, I loved going nearly completely blind in to yakuza 4
by south carmain
Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:58 pm
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

OL wrote:Well I got engaged a few days ago. So that's a thing.

Grats! :)
by Axm
Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:17 pm
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

Well I got engaged a few days ago. So that's a thing.
Congratulations! :D What type of ring did you end up going with?

Decided to go in a bit of a different direction than what I was planning before.
It's white gold with a natural opal in the middle, and two pink sapphires on either side of it. We don't care so much about what's traditional, so it didn't matter if it had diamonds or not.
I liked it because no matter what lighting it's in, the opal and pink sapphires make it look like it's glowing. She loved it.

But you still popped the question in DC I take it.

I hope all is well between you two and I hear about your 50th wedding anniversary celebration in 2063 or whenever it is. (How long until the wedding?)
by Spokane
Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:29 pm
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

Sounds beautiful man, best of luck to ya.
by Sailors?
Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:19 pm
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

congrats OL and welcome to the club
by south carmain
Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:45 pm
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

OL wrote:We were sitting in my front yard drinking wine and eating strawberries on a totally clear night,


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN1YxjhxTCk[/youtube]

Seriously though the stag do?
by Riku Rose
Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:33 pm
 
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Re: You crazy sexy SOBS What is on your minds!

EDIT: After posting this I just read OL's news. Congratulations man!

I'm really excited. I've been back and forth with what I want to do in college but I always come back to one thing. I keep finding excuses for why I shouldn't but now I've decided to do what I love. So, I'm now officially a music theory and composition major with my instrument piano and a minor in guitar. Really excited for the future but I've got my work cut out for me. I must prepare to not have a social life at all for a while, haha.
by Thief
Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:19 pm
 
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Re: Psygnosis (developers of wipEout) shut down by Sony

I think that's the main problem, people forget that gaming is for
fun
and most reviewers are smugger than wine tasters these days
by south carmain
Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:51 pm
 
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Re: Great Videogame Music

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTdcJWDNsao[/youtube]
by Riku Rose
Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:34 pm
 
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Re: Batman 3

Big rant coming this way...

I only have one question. Where is Christopher Nolan? I'd like to know so I can ask him who the fuck he thinks he is, and who he thinks Batman is, because I thought he had an idea. Now, I know he hasn't. Fair enough, his brother and Goyer have a lot to answer for as well, but let's have a look at a few things...

First off, Gotham in Batman Begins was perfect. What seems to have been overlooked is the fact that Gotham is a character of it's own. This shone through in Batman Begins. Hell, it even did in Burton's Batman films and Batman Forever (to an extent) This was dropped in The Dark Knight. I was hoping because Nolan wanted it to be seen less as Batman's turf and more like the Joker's playground. I always had that belief, and I thought it worked. Now, you could argue that it was a more realistic and regular city in TDKR because it makes it seem more shocking that he's doing this to a real city, but I don't believe that. The transition from BB to TDK & TDKR was "Gotham City" to "Random city called Gotham" to, well, the same again.

Onto the characters. Bane was brilliant. Fucking fantastic. Until the painfully obvious twist that it's in fact Talia's who's behind it all. I know it wouldn't be obvious to someone who doesn't read the comics, but I feel offended that as a reader of Batman comics that I've essentially been ignored as far as the "audience" goes. I kinda feel cheated too. So, if it's Talia's plan n everything, then Bane has once again been relegated to intimidating thug. Not the mastermind he actually is. Thanks guys, loved that.

I've heard a lot of both negative and positive shit about Catwoman, and all I can say is that the performance was great. It's probably the most faithful adaptation of any of the characters in the Nolanverse, so I applaud that. She was, as Bruce Willis once famously said "...[she's] a fly in the ointment [...], a monkey in the wrench, a pain in the ass..." No doubt that she's the most spot-on adaptation of a character they've picked. Except for the fact that she wants out. Catwoman would never want out. What she does is simply too much fun for her.

I wasn't at all happy with Blake. Like Ramirez should have been Montoya, and the guy from LA Noire should've been Bullock, he should've been someone else. The Question, Tim Drake, anyone. Random character with a quite frankly silly reference to Robin thrown in? No thank you. He wasn't a character that was needed, wasn't at all relevant. Catwoman could easily have filled in the role of someone who cares about the orphans and keeps her ear to the streets, and he could've just been a detective working alongside Gordon. His little pep talk to Bruce was shite as well. Whilst JGL put in a good performance, Blake just wasn't a good character at all, and I've seen too many of the exact same character model in the comics. I mean, for fuck sake, it would've made so much sense for him to be that little kid from Begins, but just a random character they've decided is going to be the next Batman? That's just fucking laughable. Wouldn't have made the ending what it is you say? Don't get me started. Not yet.

It just seems that, amidst all Nolan's bitching about what he would and wouldn't do, he's just made himself look like a massive tit. He doesn't want to use villains that've already appeared in a Batman film? Did he miss Batman Returns and Batman & Robin? He also said he wouldn't want to over-saturate the film with villains like they did in Spider-Man 3 because of what it'd take away from the focus of the story and other characters. So, what, other minor characters are okay to steal precious screen time? The number of utterly useless characters was a sheer joke, and I again feel like I've been cheated. Cheated out of seeing the film that I went to see. I only hope that Nolan's involved in a potential sequel just for the sake of getting the cast back together. Other than that, I say good riddance.

Alfred's characterisation got ballsed up too. Yes, he left during the KnightFall saga, but he realised (thanks to a little help from Nightwing) that he had to come back, and was wrong to leave Bruce. The fact that he left and only came back for Bruce's memorial is a slap in the face of one of comic book's greatest characters and unsung heroes. Fox had a role just as small and insignificant too. His involvement almost seemed forced. I know that in certain ways he's needed, but it felt like he, Alfred, and even Gordon at times were an afterthought. Almost as if Nolan was essentially just doin his own film, and just using Batman characters to fill in roles.

Combining the Lazarus Pit and Santa Prisca Prison was a pretty decent idea, I'll give them that. I don't like the fact that they replaced Bane with Talia as the little kid who grew up in the prison though. Yes, it made sense that it was Talia. I'm not arsed that it was Talia. I'm more arsed about it not being Bane. If anything, it should've been a case of Bane not wanting her to succumb to the same fate that he did, so he climbed out of it with her holding onto his back. They just took so much away from Bane that it was almost heartbreaking.

The ending... The ending spat in the face of Batman. They thought they were wrapping up the legend of Batman in a satisfying way. Yes, it is a satisfying way to wrap up the legend of Batman, but it wasn't right. Not at all. He did three things. Three huge things, but is that seriously it? This film would've been a great conclusion if it was a fifth, sixth, ninth, or tenth film, whatever. A great way to end an illustrious career as a hero/saviour/whatever, but seriously? That's it? And the point has been made on several occasions that Bruce Wayne is Batman until he dies. Not retire. Neil Gaiman wrote it quite well. He isn't just going to retire and spend the rest of his days playing golf. Death is the only natural conclusion for him, and then somebody (Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, whichever) take over.

And how exactly do you expect to wrap up the (Bruce Wayne as) Batman legend without the Joker? Yes, Christopher, we all feel sorry for you that you lost a great friend in Heath Ledger. You think that we liked losing arguably one of, if not the best adaptation of the Joker? (I don't care what anyone says, Mark Hamill is good as the Joker, but Ledger took it to a whole other level) No, course we didn't, but it's something he needed to get over to give Batman a satisfying conclusion. Even if he was just let loose for the last half hour of the bomb's countdown to slow Batman down, he should've been there, and the fact that he wasn't just proves that the whole team behind the series lost their way.

The perfect solution to all the negativity would've been something Nolan didn't want. More films. Dent should've become Two-Face at the very end of TDK and carried over to a third film, as originally intended. Talia should've been introduced in the third film as a background character, to build up the grand reveal in the TDKR. You can't throw anyone off in the space of a film, it just doesn't work. Dick Grayson should've been involved, even if he was just Batman's eyes and ears on the streets. It should've been him to take over from Bruce in the end. Not some random arse character who's not even had any significant training outside the police academy. They just got so much shit wrong, and I blame us. The guys who praised BB & TDK. WB ended up putting too much faith in Nolan, almost as if he had free reign to do whatever he wanted.

Don't get me wrong, as far as films go, TDKR has a very good and very satisfying conclusion. But not for a Batman film. That ending would've worked well in a number of possible projects. Like I said though, it's almost as if Nolan had a film project in the works, and just applied Batman characters to it. Great, great ending. Wrong film. Besides that, it just reeked of the final episode of House.

I can't deny for a second though that I think the film was a clever mixture of The Dark Knight Returns, KnightFall, and No Man's Land. I thought it'd mainly be KnightFall, and I'm glad I was wrong. And the fanboy inside me couldn't help smiling this huge, cheesy grin when I saw Batman return in the first act. Actually, every time Batman was on screen, it was a great moment. I actually can't believe how well they did it, he had a hell of a lot more presence than he ever has done in any other film. Absolutely brilliant. Again though, as with every Batman film, he wasn't in it enough. It's almost as if people don't know how to make a film that focuses on Batman. Not Bruce Wayne, not the villains, not the supporting cast, I'm talking Batman.

The fight scenes also impressed me. I was very surprised that Nolan recognised that it's something he needed to work on (can't remember if it was Kenny, Joe Pesci, OL or Clint who mentioned how bad they were in the previous two) but I reckon he made up for it somewhat anyway. Loved how brutal Bane looked as well in the first fight with Batman. I woulda liked to have seen more damage on Bruce afterwards, that kinda disappointed me. The second fight didn't make much sense either. Bane almost seemed like he was pulling his punches. It would've made a hell of a lot more sense if they brought back the fear factor for Begins, set it at night, and Batman actually does put the fear of God into Bane through a mixture of his League of Shadows training and his old friends... Bats. Again, the fanboy inside me almost leapt for joy when the bats appeared as he crawled out of Santa Prisca, but I was hugely disappointed that they never expanded on the use of bats. Especially after how well they were used in BB, as they were completely absent from TDK. They shoulda used em more.

But yeah, there were plenty of absolutely brilliant moments in the film, and I wouldn't even consider calling it anything other than a really good film, but as the third Batman film in the Nolan series, it's shite. Like I said, it should've been Batman 5, 6, 9 or 10. The way I see it is that Begins was the best Batman film, TDK was the best film of the series, and TDKR as the best standalone film, whilst also being the worst in the series.

In conclusion, it would've been a brilliant ending to the Nolan series if more films preceded it, but they didn't, so as far as the over-arching story goes, the timing was woeful. It was rushed. Out of place. Whatever. It didn't work well like that. If you just ignore that though, and only take the in-film references into consideration, it was fucking fantastic, and a great amalgamation of three classic Batman stories.

So, whilst I'm distraught about the decision to cut everything so short in a manner such as this, I also come away from the film feeling that I got real value for money. Great film, but from the standpoint of a Batman fan(boy) and geek, totally and utterly wrong.

Rant over for now, but when I see it again, I'll probably have more to say. Oh, and somebody actually read this and reply to it, coz I've been typing this since I got back from the pictures and it'll otherwise seem like a massive waste of time.
by MiTT3NZ
Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:11 pm
 
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Lamewad Music

Hey guys, I recently became a music major and not only do I get free 1 hour lessons in my instrument (piano) but I also get a half hour lesson in a second instrument! I've chosen guitar because I've taught myself some guitar but never really had lessons and would love to be get better. I'm also going to start taking voice lessons from my mom (also free) because she was a Music Education Major in Voice and she said she'd help me out :)

Anyway, I've started a channel on youtube to serve as a sort of improvement log. I've posted four videos; three videos from when I was in high school (they're pretty bad), and one "starter" video to begin showing off my progress (also bad haha :P). I want to post a video every month or so in order to help myself see how I'm improving over time. You don't have to subscribe or anything because I'm not really looking for that, but it's just something for myself that I figured I'd share with friends and family. You guys fall under the friends category... unless there's something I don't know about. Uncle Bob?...

Oh and this is going to be pretty much just Guitar and Vocals, no piano... unless I change my mind in the future.

Anyway my channel is Schmeman
http://www.youtube.com/user/Schmeman

And here's the first video. Thought I'd pick one of my favorite songs to start off with, "Place to Be" by Nick Drake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm3ur0cXj5I
by Thief
Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:29 pm
 
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Re: Sleeping Dogs

I remember true crime LA being huge but lacking content and too big for no reason, the combat was stiff as well and the last boss was a bitch to beat for no apparent reason, NY was kind of fun but far from gta, I liked being able to plant drugs on people and buy music and that though also I was pretty big in to hip hop at the time and it kind of had that vibe
by south carmain
Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:39 pm
 
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Re: Have most of the forum members dissappeared?

So I sniffed this place out for a while and realised that things have changed.

There's less negativity than before. Less bitching, it seems. Think i'll stick around for a while.

I'm sure you've all missed me, fellas.
by Clint
Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:48 pm
 
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Re: Favorite Gaming Characters, Designs, and Artwork

Main character from Growlanser VI is the best character design in the series, imo.

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Some characters from Magna Carta 2:

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by Henry Spencer
Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:39 am
 
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Re: Im Lance Armstrong and Ive won 0 Tour De France titles

I remember playing an online game against this guy like 8-10 years ago and we exchanged where we were from, he was French and hated Armstrong worth a passion and this was only after 3 wins or so. That guy is probably happy right now, anything that makes that French bastard happy is not a good thing.

ys already said what's on my mind. It's only fair if they stripe every admitted cheater of their titles also.

^ And AXM, he never admitted, he just gave up fighting for his innocence because he knew they would never believe him.
by Spokane
Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:51 pm
 
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Re: Im Lance Armstrong and Ive won 0 Tour De France titles

True, hell im suprised the french have not demanded 50,000 tests for Team GB's cyclists as they called us cheats every chance they got during the Olympics simply because we keep beating them.
by Who Really Cares?
Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:00 pm
 
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Re: Im Lance Armstrong and Ive won 0 Tour De France titles

What a crock of shit. A legend like him being tainted by the jealous French like that, shameful, just shameful.
by Henry Spencer
Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:55 pm
 
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Re: Im Lance Armstrong and Ive won 0 Tour De France titles

I don't think they would have let it go until he was stripped of his titles regardless of passing tests. I think they were hellbound to get the verdict they did. They could threaten some diplomatic bullcrap if they disagree and it would never end. If we would have deemed him innocent then the French would have said "Your just doing that because he is American". They would have found an insult against them in any ruling other than the one they wanted.

This is all about politics.
by Spokane
Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:13 pm
 
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Re: What Game/Games Are You Currently Playing?

Played the demo for the PSN release of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Absolutely loved it. Didn't really know what I was doing, but it was fun as hell anyway. I'll be keeping my eye out for the old Dreamcast release of it now.

I have the Dreamcast game and it's mighty fun. I recommend reading the manga in order to get all the references and tiny bits of fan-service they added (like you said you did for FotNS).

http://i.imgur.com/7YLWs.jpg

About to start this.
by Calshot
Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:12 pm
 
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Re: Batman 3

Crimson Ryan wrote:You wouldn't get on your knees if Marion Cottilard asked you to?


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by Who Really Cares?
Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:27 am
 
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Re: Sleeping Dogs

And there was a bazillion bad endings.

(did you know bazillion is a word that the Firefox dictionary recognizes?)
by Spokane
Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:53 pm
 
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Re: Yakuza series

More goodies from Captain Epic at KHHSubs.

New Battle System

The concept of "Anyone can do it, it's simple, it's cool!", which is a feature of battles in the Ryu ga Gotoku series, is still present, but the fundamentals of the system have had a complete reform! Not just the attack and movement animations of the existing characters, but also the AI and the battle staging have been completely redesigned from scratch. The protagonists' engage in dynamic and realistic battles with plenty of emphasis on each character's idiosyncrasies.

The strategic and exhilarating new battle system has content which can be enjoyed by everyone who plays this game - both those who have played previous games in the series and those who are playing a Ryu ga Gotoku game for the first time.

In addition, this game introduces a new "Ultimate Technique" system - an exciting evolution to the battle system. "Ultimate Technique" is a powerful attack, unique to each character, which can be unleashed in battle when specific conditions are met. It overwhelms enemies and is easy to use, making "Ultimate Technique" a powerful weapon for the protagonists' in these new battles.


Kiryu Kazuma
Do not anger this man...

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Kiryu's toughness, which earned him the name of "Dragon of Dojima", is still present in this game. He is an all-round fighter who knows a wide variety of techniques and has unyielding strength, no matter how many enemies he comes up against. The whole host of new techniques, as well as many familiar techniques from the series, he learns will get him out of all kinds of sticky situations.

Ultimate Technique - Pride of the Angry Dragon

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Kiryu's Special Heat is "Pride of the Angry Dragon", which releases all his built up anger. He thrusts himself into the face of an enemy attack and beats them down with an unforgiving and overwhelming attack. He is able to strike with many violent techniques with no holding back, as he takes out his anger on an opponent.


Saejima Taiga
This man with unrivalled, superhuman strength is even more violent!

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Saejima's overwhelming superhuman strength, which crushes anything in his path, is more refined. In addition to dealing a crushing blow with built up power, he can now beat down opponents with powerful charges and throws.

Ultimate Technique - Knowledge of the Ferocious Tiger

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Making the most of his absolute superhuman strength, Saejima is able to use any object as a weapon. He can rip up the likes of signposts or other huge equipment set up on the streets and can beat down an opponent with the use of many special attacks, or by swinging it around as a weapon against the enemies in front of him.


Akiyama Shun
The Speed Star Soars!

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2426/photo4co.jpg

Akiyama is skilled with his agile feet, with which he can turn on a dime. With his bombardment of hits, he doesn't even leave himself open to counterattack opportunities. He certainly lives up to his name of "Speed Star" when he makes sport of his enemies with his movement. He has a wide variety of consecutive strikes with which he gracefully crushes his opponents, coupled with a unique side of him as demonstrated by his characteristic taunt.

Ultimate Technique - Air Strike

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Putting both his agility and footwork to good use, Akiyama attacks with an acrobatic air strike. He launches an opponent into the air with a powerful kick, then proceeds to unleash a graceful kick combo attack. He can play around with an opponent who falls back down with more attacks that will once again send him into the air.


Shinada Tatsuo
I don't care about doing it in style; I'll win MY way!

The new protagonist Shinada's style of fighting - "Do absolutely anything it takes to win" - Is different to that of the other characters. If he has a weapon he will naturally put it to use, and he has a wide variety of techniques, that are by no means graceful, used to recklessly wrestle enemies when he fights bare-handed.

Bare-Hand Fighting

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Shinada, the former baseball player, has both power and the ability to judge the exact moment to take advantage of opponent's weakness. If Shinada gets hold of an enemy, he can attack consecutively without ever releasing him. He can unleash a consecutive series of attacks - He can smash an opponent into a wall, then ram into him, then smash him into the ground. After that, he can once again smash the opponent into the wall.

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In addition, he can attack with a sliding leg sweep, which is a characteristic move of a baseball player.

Weapon Fighting

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The policy of a baseball player is to handle one's gear with care. When Shinada has a weapon, its real power is shown. Shinada can use a weapon for a significantly longer time than the other characters and can attack with extraordinarily powerful strikes to bring out the maximum potential of these weapons. Among these weapons, there are some he can continue to use without ever breaking them.

On top of that, the real power of a weapon is shown by Shinada when he holds a cylindrical weapon in particular. One can clearly see that he is a slugger when he blows his enemies away with powerful swing attacks

Ultimate Technique - "My Way" Meteor Tackle

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Shinada strikes opponents with a powerful tackle attack using all his strength. After grappling with enemies, he can use various attacks such as smashing enemies into a wall, smashing them into the ground, and throwing them around with all his strength. He can unleash various techniques with the press of a single button, dependent on the timing.
by Crimson Ryan
Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:34 am
 
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Re: Yakuza series

Heat Actions

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Heat Actions, which have made battles more exciting throughout the series, have undergone a major evolution in this game. The force of these overwhelming techniques are still here, but the way they are handled is different; they no longer affect the flow of battle. There has been a drastic increase in variety of techniques - ranging from powerful attacks to comical attacks. Each character starts with techniques typifying their own battle styles, as well as gaining new heat actions from their local area.

Climax Heat
Bring out the big guns with an attack that turns the tables!

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Climax Heat is a newly added aspect of battle. It is an attack which boasts a huge amount of power and can pave the way to victory in a fight. Unlike regular heat actions, this is a technique which can completely turn the tide of a battle and is used when special conditions are met. The attack is extremely flashy and the power varies with button input.

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Revelations
Drastic power-up and with its own storyline!

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Revelations, a popular feature of the series, are back in this game. All the protagonists, including Haruka, can learn a new technique by witnessing events around the city. Acquiring revelations has been dramatically improved with the inclusion of its own story, which one can enjoy in the same way that one would enjoy any other substory. In addition to this, the characters are now able to suddenly have revelations in battle to gain new techniques.

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by Crimson Ryan
Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:53 pm
 
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Re: Great Videogame Music

As mentioned elsewhere I picked up Dark Souls recently and I must have spent a good while in the character creation screen, not just to determine my starting stats and appearance but because of this song.

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To me, I felt the same vibe as being in a typewriter room in the early RE games. It's soothing, beautiful and a little sinister. It also lends itself well to the game, just like in RE, where it provides a sense of security and comfort. A time to rest and meditate before stepping out into hell.
by Tuffty
Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:11 pm
 
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Re: Great Videogame Music

^ Awesome game!

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by KiBa
Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:53 pm
 
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Re: What movie are you watching right now?

Premium Rush.

Which is basically JGL riding on a bike. It's a good flick. But i'm disappointed cause it started out great then kind of dwindled down towards the end to just merely 'good'. I blame it on the main antagonist, he played the part like a cartoon sometimes. Plus the non-linear narrative worked against it towards the end, where in the beginning it did wonders.
by Kenny
Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:54 pm
 
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Re: What movie are you watching right now?

He's great in it. Ever since (500) Days of Summer, Inception, 50/50 and even his bit in TDKR, i'll watch anything he's in now.

He's not in it all that much after the second act, unfortunately. He should've been in it more.
by Kenny
Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:07 pm
 
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OL's Stag Do In Vegas

We are going to Vegas for OL's stag do.

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Myself, Spokane, Kenny and OL

Also Mr Chow will be Mittens and Black Doug Brothaman.
by Riku Rose
Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:39 pm
 
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Re: Im Lance Armstrong and Ive won 0 Tour De France titles

France has been spiteful of the US ever since we liberated them from Nazi Germany. I can't say for a fact if he ever doped or not, though there is no proof, nor is it fair to strip someone of their accomplishments based on an accusation and a hunch. I suspect many of his colleagues have doped at one point or another, that would account for the whole "Give Lance up and we'll look the other way" plea deal they cut them. The whole affair reeks of people willing to send someone else up the river to spare themselves from taking personal accountability for their actions combined with Nationalism of France not being able to accept defeat at the hands of Americans. If he did dope, he does deserve to be held responsible for his actions. But the unending witch hunts and disproportionate amount of scrutiny placed on Armstrong suggests ulterior motives.
by Sonikku
Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:00 pm
 
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