Keyser Soze
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Gexecuter said:
Maybe they are waiting for the English language FF13?
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Maybe they are waiting for the English language FF13?
Fimbulvetr
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Keyser Soze said:
Wouldn't be as funny as P4.
BlazeHedgehog
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infinityBCRT said:I think for endurance run they should really look at games that today's gamers likely haven't played so very recent or best selling titles should be out of the question. Something like a Sierra adventure game or one of Kojima's lesser known games (Snatcher, Policenauts) would be great for the next endurance run... or Star Control 2
Snatcher would be a bad idea because that may be indirectly encouraging piracy. The game is pretty hard to find. The Persona 4 Endurance Run was genius because it probably bolstered P4's sales. A lot of people went out and bought the game because of the Endurance Run. North American Sega CD copies of Snatcher are extremely rare - the few that are on Ebay start at $140.
That goes double for Policenauts because they'd have to use the translation patch just to play it. While I'm sure somebody on GiantBomb Staff would know how to apply that sort of thing, I've never really pegged them as the kind of site to openly talk about a subject like that - let alone glorify it through the medium of "Endurance Run".
Star Control 2 may be in the same "gray area, so they won't touch it" boat.
An Endurance Run I wouldn't mind seeing is back-to-back-to-back-to-back Metal Gear Solid. Ripe conversational material there.
EmCeeGramr
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I recall hearing that when Kojima was informed of the Policenauts translation, his reply was "no comment," which is apparently just what the translators wanted to hear. Not acknowledging the translation's existence was essentially giving it a green light, since his job means that acknowledging it would require him to put his fist down.
Also, I think Snatcher might be abandonware at this point.
Also, I think Snatcher might be abandonware at this point.
firehawk12
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Dizzy-4U said:
The original excuse for Endurance Run was to force themselves to play P4, and Vinny finished the original P3 back in the Gamespot days.
I'm not sure what they could do. I figure they need something long - which basically means JRPGs. They also need a game that they'll enjoy playing but has enough cultural dissonance that it freaks them out. P4 worked so well because of all the weird anime stuff that confused them (everything from the cross dressing beauty pageant to the weird bathhouse scene).
I'd almost suggest Metro 2033, just because it's a wacky Russian game... but I have a feeling that it'd be fairly boring to watch.
I AM JOHN!
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Ryan's Inferno - 37:13
And this is why there is no Dante's Inferno review.
EDIT: aw man, this is what I get for leaving this tab open while engaging in a twenty-minute drama chat.
And this is why there is no Dante's Inferno review.
EDIT: aw man, this is what I get for leaving this tab open while engaging in a twenty-minute drama chat.
The Dutch Slayer
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Yeah that is very frustrating if that happens I have that on a few games as well man I hate that.Absol said:
:lol :lol :lol
DevelopmentArrested
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Felt sooo good when they beat it.
TemplaerDude
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watching that video i almost screamed "GIVE ME THE DAMN CONTROLLER" at the screen a number of times.
usually seeing something as frustrating as that kills my interest in a game pretty fast but i am unusually intrigued and want to play that game a lot more now. maybe i shall download the demo.
usually seeing something as frustrating as that kills my interest in a game pretty fast but i am unusually intrigued and want to play that game a lot more now. maybe i shall download the demo.
God I wish I could just take the fucking controller. :lol
I haven't played Dante's Inferno aside from the demo but it seemed to me that Ryan was really underutilizing his options. First of all, his scythe seemed to do a lot more damage + knock back so he really should have used it more when they little guys started showing signs of getting closer. Secondly, why not use magic attacks on the final big dude?
I remember from the demo that Dante has a pretty powerful ice dash that also knocks enemies back. Seemed like a perfect move to throw around.
That said, congrats Ryan! :lol
I haven't played Dante's Inferno aside from the demo but it seemed to me that Ryan was really underutilizing his options. First of all, his scythe seemed to do a lot more damage + knock back so he really should have used it more when they little guys started showing signs of getting closer. Secondly, why not use magic attacks on the final big dude?
I remember from the demo that Dante has a pretty powerful ice dash that also knocks enemies back. Seemed like a perfect move to throw around.
That said, congrats Ryan! :lol
PandaPandaPanda
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Musan said:
If you need a guide to play, let alone beat a game then it's poor game design. Reading the comments it seems he didn't use all his available options so I don't know what to think. Either way seemed like a dumb, irrelevant part of the game but hey that's just me.
That said, I had zero interest in playing this game prior to watching this and that hasn't changed.
PandaPandaPanda
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well i'm not a reviewer so I don't know what's in said guide but what I was referring to is if it's suggesting you go a certain path(ie certain amount of holy/unholy) whereas ryan himself went mostly unholy in the video and it still gives this much trouble-then that's poor design. I'm sure some people out there had no trouble beating that part in mostly one skill tree but still seemed kind of ridiculous. Either way personally I probably would have gone for a mix of the two trees personally but then again as already stated haven't played the game and still don't want to.
Ryan doesn't seem like he's really skilled at action games, but that's probably true for most of the people picking up DI. I think the problem isn't that this sort of trial is in the game, but that it's mandatory to progress. It should have been an optional challenge room, not a barrier in the way of a less skilled gamer.PandaPandaPanda said:
People bitched to hell about GOW's turning spikes, when personally I found that section easy. For the type of player that enjoys these games, you shouldn't be making such demands on their skill, especially at the end of the game.
A walkthrough of the tougher segments of a game are usually in a review guide. They tend to tell you exactly what you need to do to get past the harder bits, but don't cover the full game.wmat said:
PandaPandaPanda
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Aaron said:
Well either way, this being mandatory I agree wasn't a great idea. They could have had it so you get a hefty bonus if you can do it in one combo as opposed to having to restart it if you lose it or something
To be clear I'm not saying his inept at all. He's skilled, just not really skilled. On normal, Bayonetta really isn't that hard. You can use items to get past the harder bits. I'd be surprised though if he had completed some or all of the Alfiem gates, which are optional challenges much like this part he was stuck on. The only difference is in Bayonetta these challenges are rigidly timed and you can only take 3-5 hits before it fails.C-Jo said:
Azure Phoenix
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Regardless of if Ryan was doing a poor job utilising his available skills, that seems to be an incredibly poor and lazy design choice. Mandatory challenge arenas or boss rushes do not serve as a way to build atmosphere or anticipation of the climax of the game, they are little more than a cheap excuse to pad out the length of the game and artifically ramp up the challenge.
I've got no issue with challenges if they are kept as side missions, but they should never take the place of a well crafted and atmospheric final level.
I've got no issue with challenges if they are kept as side missions, but they should never take the place of a well crafted and atmospheric final level.
I AM JOHN! said:Ryan's Inferno - 37:13
And this is why there is no Dante's Inferno review.
EDIT: aw man, this is what I get for leaving this tab open while engaging in a twenty-minute drama chat.
why in hell they put these kind of challenges ( like this combo-based one ) near the end of the game anyway ? seems way out of place , and not only this game , many games shove all kind of crap in the final parts of the games (especially JRPGs ) why devs do this , most of the time it's not even fun.
Foliorum Viridum
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Ha, can't believe I watched Ryan try and do that for forty minutes. Poor guy. We've all been there, though - brings back many memories of retrying sections of various Call of Duty games on Veteran.
I've never been slighty interested in Dante's Inferno, but that sounds like such a shitty end game. "Here, ten abritary challenges to extend the length of the game!" Hate it when that happens.
I've never been slighty interested in Dante's Inferno, but that sounds like such a shitty end game. "Here, ten abritary challenges to extend the length of the game!" Hate it when that happens.
Foliorum Viridum
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I just meant the whole concept of the ten challenges, really.
EmCeeGramr
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guess what i'm posting on right nowHaunted said:
i feel his spirit smiling over me
John Rabbit
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i'm guessing he's terrible at the game.SteveO409 said:Im guessing he didn't pick up the relic which makes your combos last longer
Hellsing321
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Now I want a C.C. Lemon.Dizzy-4U said:
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