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voodoopanda said:
I have a hard time tolerating deliberate ugliness as it is, but games based purely around it? I can see why the kids would dig it, I guess. And KZ2 never seemed to get slammed for it, so hey.
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I have a hard time tolerating deliberate ugliness as it is, but games based purely around it? I can see why the kids would dig it, I guess. And KZ2 never seemed to get slammed for it, so hey.
I AM JOHN!
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My favorite part of the Dante's Inferno Quick Look is that Charon is a big angry boat for some reason... and then you murder him just because.
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That's pretty much why I want to play it, to see all the crazy shit you do. I love that kind of stuff. Scythe babies, etc.I AM JOHN! said:
LeMaximilian
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Wow, Dante's Inferno looks really damn good from that QL.
I really like how they're openly offended by the unbaptised scythehand babies.
But to be honest, I feel like Dante's Inferno would've done a lot better as some kind of adventure game rather than an action game. The real main character of the game seems to be the environments and mythical beings of hell.
But to be honest, I feel like Dante's Inferno would've done a lot better as some kind of adventure game rather than an action game. The real main character of the game seems to be the environments and mythical beings of hell.
AltogetherAndrews
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Myomoto said:
Even the damned creatures feel like reskinned GOW creatures, though. But I guess if they dropped the focus on making God of War: War in Hell, the rest would follow.
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AltogetherAndrews said:
What the hell is it suppose to look like.
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AltogetherAndrews said:
Of course it doesn't get slammed. Killzone 2 looks fantastic in part because of it's uncompromising take on a barely inhabitable, war torn planet. Dante's Inferno looks Hellish because it's in Hell. The "ugliness" makes the games no less impressive or imaginative.
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Rated-Rsuperstar said:
I'm not suggesting it should look otherwise, I'm saying that what is there is unappealing. But as I also said, I can see why the kids would like it.
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AltogetherAndrews said:
It's using the same level design as Gow. Long vistas, huge set pieces, and environments that are constantly shifting. I think Visceral games achieved what they needed to, create a game that appeals to the god of war audience.
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Rated-Rsuperstar said:
I have yet to see a single object or environment of beauty in this game, and the environments do not seem to feature much escape from the This is Hell atmosphere, with the few deviations from the norm being the extra-squirmy and the extra-out there deliberate ugliness. Understandable as it is set in literal hell, but it's unappealing and uninteresting.
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the Dante's QL was interesting. definitely going to rent it to see just how far they go with the premises.
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demon babies are Visceral Games' trademark enemy.Weenerz said:
OMG Aero said:
Jeff also bought DJ Hero twice. The second version being the 200 dollar renegade edition, of course.
And Ryan sure does change the vibe of the STO videos. :lol In episode 7, it was hilarious as hes urging Brad to leave the station at the beginning
"BOOOOUUUUNCE!!!!!"
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Man, looking back at how much I've spent on WoW, that really is an amazing deal.OMG Aero said:
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Holy fuck anyone that's never lapsed has paid at least $900 for WoW.Jtwo said:
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Rated-Rsuperstar said:
Brutal Legend has a few good examples of freaky dark environments that don't look like the sets of a bad scifi movie.
That's part of what I dislike about Dante's Inferno. The whole thing just has that aggressive aggro shitty metal high school kid who loves Mortal Kombat aesthetic up the wazoo. Instead of tempering it with classic mythology like GoW does, it Dooms it up with a heapin' helping of heavy handed hell. Somehow I doubt hell looks so....conventional.
LCfiner said:
Heh I remember when he was talking about buying that on the podcast
Girl: Isn't their a cheaper version you can buy
Jeff: Yeah but I already own it :lol
The best part of him buying the lifetime patch is the long protruding newspost where he justifies the purchase.
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-PXG- said:
Is there any way to get the podcast through the app?
OMG Aero said:
Jeff is awesome but he really is an idiot when it comes to buying things. He'll buy anything for insane amounts of money, regrets it, then does it all over again. He never plays his PSP but buys a Go!. He buys a DSi and regrets it. He buys DJ hero twice(for some plastic stand I think?). He's bought new SKU's of PS3's and 360's even when his worked perfectly fine. Honestly, I think he'd pay $600 for a Collectors Edition of something if all it had was a cloth map.
He justified buying that so he doesn't feel forced to play. Won't he feel forced to play for 16 months now?:lol
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He buys tons of games all the time too. Is he rich or something?
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Massa said:
Yep same here on firefox also, wish they would sort that out.
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Aaron said:
Yep that works, cheers, strange that you have to do that though.
I think Justin from Joystiq actually expressed my feelings toward Dante's Inferno best when he said of the demo that when a game has that much blatant contempt for you the player, it's hard not to reciprocate.
I honestly don't think it qualifies as just being a hater to not enjoy being blatantly talked down to.
I honestly don't think it qualifies as just being a hater to not enjoy being blatantly talked down to.
Aaron said:
It's Hell. I'm glad they pushed it to make it unpleasant. It's meant to give you an uneasy feeling. Dante is a violent crusader, Hell is just violent. If you make a game based in Hell you have to make it like that because that's the way it should be made.
The sad thing is I guarantee there will be more people offended by the nudity than the violent or graphic images, especially in America.
It's more than that, though. Why the hell did he sew a cross into his skin? Because it's extreme! Why is his lover topless in every single scene? Because that's awesome! Why is there a cinematic with a cross protruding from a dude's eye? Because that's edgy!
The game just seems to deliberately pander to every negative stereotype about gaming that exists. I mean hey, at least it's not ashamed to be up front about what it is, but what it is feels very condescending to me personally.
The game just seems to deliberately pander to every negative stereotype about gaming that exists. I mean hey, at least it's not ashamed to be up front about what it is, but what it is feels very condescending to me personally.
Dante's Inferno looks fun to play, just to go through and see what other ridiculous stuff they can pack in there. The gameplay is too much of a complete God of War clone for me to purchase it at 60 bucks, though, since the actual God of War is coming out later in the year. Good for me that I have a friend that absolutely loves God of War so much (and that's pretty well the only game he really gets into) that he's going to buy this one purely because it is God of War. I'll just borrow it from him when he's done and get my fill of it.
stupei said:
Half of the nudity scenes aren't meant to be hot at all. It's either in a cartoon for a second or less or on a dead body. It annoys me in games when they have tons of blood and gore but then covers over a girls nipples with her hair like that's pushing it too far. Give me a break.
Why did he sew a cross into his skin? I dunno, maybe they liked the design? Maybe they wanted to show what a devout and extremist crusader he is? Believe it or not people have fucked them self up a LOT worse than that in the name of religion.
Everything I've seen add that level of depth to the atmosphere in little bits. Hell is a seriously messed up place, Dante is a violent person himself. It's not like Gears of War where they just go "OMG CURBSTOMP YEEEEAGH WHOO!". God of War is exactly the same. There are tits, there is a heap of violent. I think showing a guys head getting torn off my Kratos' bare hands and using that decapitated head as an item is pretty messed up too but it adds to the game. Why? Because ancient mythological Greece had tons of nudity and tons of violence. Just like this game. Don't get me wrong, they did that because God of War does it too but that isn't to say it's a bad thing.
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The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom looks so, so good. Reminds me a lot of Braid. For 800msp I'm completely sold. Hell, I would be at 1200.
Also, Jeff will never cease to amaze me with his impulse purchases. :lol I can see him buying every bit of crap from a home shopping channel on TV when he's old and sat in his house all day.
Also, Jeff will never cease to amaze me with his impulse purchases. :lol I can see him buying every bit of crap from a home shopping channel on TV when he's old and sat in his house all day.
Don't get me wrong, I see no fault in someone being excited for the game. I just think being way turned off by it is a totally legitimate response -- one which I happen to share.
I'm not sure I get your point. You really think the girls in the game are constantly topless for any reason other than for 13 year olds to go, "Dude, that's so awesome"? Like, what, for the artistic merit? I'm not saying I'm shocked and offended, I just think it's a really lame attempt at pandering.
I just completely disagree with this. It doesn't add any depth or come across as legitimately hellish or messed up. It just seems like a very juvenile interpretation of what Hell is. It's Like Brutal Legend except instead of being self-aware and tongue in cheek, it's completely earnest. Honestly, it's funny that you bring up Gears of War, because they both feature muscular archetypes with zero depth in search of their wives. The difference being that Dante's Inferno tries to pull off Biblical and literary references in the same breath as minotaur decapitation and cut scenes played out over silk sewn into his bellybutton.
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I'm not sure I get your point. You really think the girls in the game are constantly topless for any reason other than for 13 year olds to go, "Dude, that's so awesome"? Like, what, for the artistic merit? I'm not saying I'm shocked and offended, I just think it's a really lame attempt at pandering.
Darklord said:
I just completely disagree with this. It doesn't add any depth or come across as legitimately hellish or messed up. It just seems like a very juvenile interpretation of what Hell is. It's Like Brutal Legend except instead of being self-aware and tongue in cheek, it's completely earnest. Honestly, it's funny that you bring up Gears of War, because they both feature muscular archetypes with zero depth in search of their wives. The difference being that Dante's Inferno tries to pull off Biblical and literary references in the same breath as minotaur decapitation and cut scenes played out over silk sewn into his bellybutton.
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