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1UP Yours - 02/15/2008
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BrodiemanTTR
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No_Style said:
Ask Y2Kev. :lol
No_Style said:
He's a champion of his people, and his people decided that the name which he was born with wasn't representative of his significance to his people, and so his people decided to name him, his champion, MANGOD.
Champions always have nicknames.
And y2kev, regarding the animation/art direction, think outside the box. Anime, do you think the over the top facial expressions and body animation of certain characters aren't part of the artistic direction?
They are.
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You're a good addition to 1upurz but you were a big part of gfw.
BrodiemanTTR
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Jtwo said:
He's not leaving. You were griefed.
D
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BrodiemanTTR said:
OSNAP!
That's some great news!
best podcast in a long time !~ Ngai raises the intellectual level of this whole show by a mile.
everyone sounds well spoken, fun, educated, and very top notch.
I downloaded from work, put on my iphone, listened on the train and even kept it on all the way home even while i made dinner.
Well done guys !
everyone sounds well spoken, fun, educated, and very top notch.
I downloaded from work, put on my iphone, listened on the train and even kept it on all the way home even while i made dinner.
Well done guys !
Holy fuck. Note to self: Don't say shit about Resistance (and NMH, I guess ... hm, maybe I should just not say shit about anything!).
Anyway, Shawn, when you were discussing different means of conveying story and character traits other than using cutscenes, I think you were sort of referencing Bioshock there with the tapes and stuff hanging on the wall. I don't want to get into everything that game did (good or bad), but one of the things that I felt it did really well was providing a really interesting background story for you to discover. Like, walking into a room and seeing the skeleton couple lying in the bed and thinking to yourself: "Holy shit. What happened here?" and you find the tape and start listening. Meanwhile, as you're listening to the tape, you find yourself kind of looking at the room and learning about their daughter and what happened with that. It's just such a great way of expanding upon the idea of narrative in games and how they can be different than film and novels.
Also, I think that's where the Alyx example is perfect. The more time you spend with her and the more shit that happens, you do feel a certain attachment to the character, but you're never really having this "Okay, kill two more bosses and we will have sex now." kind of scenario. She'll do these subtle little things like wink at you in the car, or hug you in moments that may or may not be romantic. There's never a moment where she's like: "Ohhhh, Gordon! You're sooooo strong!" ... it actually respects the idea of the development of a relationship from a perspective that you're not used to seeing in a game. The only time you ever really get it thrown in your face is when Eli starts joking about how they need to start repopulating. And that didn't even feel forced. It was funny and natural.
Anyway, Shawn, when you were discussing different means of conveying story and character traits other than using cutscenes, I think you were sort of referencing Bioshock there with the tapes and stuff hanging on the wall. I don't want to get into everything that game did (good or bad), but one of the things that I felt it did really well was providing a really interesting background story for you to discover. Like, walking into a room and seeing the skeleton couple lying in the bed and thinking to yourself: "Holy shit. What happened here?" and you find the tape and start listening. Meanwhile, as you're listening to the tape, you find yourself kind of looking at the room and learning about their daughter and what happened with that. It's just such a great way of expanding upon the idea of narrative in games and how they can be different than film and novels.
Also, I think that's where the Alyx example is perfect. The more time you spend with her and the more shit that happens, you do feel a certain attachment to the character, but you're never really having this "Okay, kill two more bosses and we will have sex now." kind of scenario. She'll do these subtle little things like wink at you in the car, or hug you in moments that may or may not be romantic. There's never a moment where she's like: "Ohhhh, Gordon! You're sooooo strong!" ... it actually respects the idea of the development of a relationship from a perspective that you're not used to seeing in a game. The only time you ever really get it thrown in your face is when Eli starts joking about how they need to start repopulating. And that didn't even feel forced. It was funny and natural.
Kamakazie!
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Indeed. Shawn, whatever you do, do not dislike Uncharted. I don't think Gaf could handle such a thread....MirageDwarf said:
futnownarcade
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Wow did anyone on the podcast actually play Indigo Prophecy? There is a lot more to it than a sex minigame.
I had exactly the same problem as Shawn with The Boss at the end of MGS3. That was extremely frustrating to me and soured the whole game. I felt that I was doing something wrong but I couldn't figure out what the hell I was supposed to do. I could never get CQC to work and the game wasn't much help in teaching it to you. The ending was great though.
I loved MGS2 and played the hell out of it and I'm really looking forward to MGS4 but MGS3 was a disappointment. It's only now that I've picked up MGS3 Subsistence and I'm giving it another shot to see if I GET it this time. I'm cautiously optimistic and the unbroken camera does help A LOT in the 2-3 hours I've played so far.
I've always heard a lot about ICO on GAF and I played and loved SotC. I really need to see if I can find a copy of ICO. Now I want to play it REALLY BAD and I'm disappointed that I missed it. :'(
I loved MGS2 and played the hell out of it and I'm really looking forward to MGS4 but MGS3 was a disappointment. It's only now that I've picked up MGS3 Subsistence and I'm giving it another shot to see if I GET it this time. I'm cautiously optimistic and the unbroken camera does help A LOT in the 2-3 hours I've played so far.
I've always heard a lot about ICO on GAF and I played and loved SotC. I really need to see if I can find a copy of ICO. Now I want to play it REALLY BAD and I'm disappointed that I missed it. :'(
futnownarcade said:
There's actually a "love arc" before it, but i guess a believable scenario like a couple that was broken apart and is still picking out the pieces, as they still feel for each other, which allows the player, if he has it in him, to fight for whatever is left between the two characters as he plays a guitar, in an interactive sequence mind you, under the moonlight...
...just ain't as good as a spy soldier from the people's republic of China walking around in a bikini and seducing a FOXHOUND soldier with the beauty of her body scars, and getting him on the sack in order to steal from him the legacy of the philosophers, estimated in billions...
Yeah, it's just not good enough.
Resistance was a good co-op campaign with funky weapon, kind of similar to how I pld Gears of War and halo 3 too (co-op). I cant play mediocre games by my self their just so much better playing in co-op. Just your good old run and gun action fps games.
and wtf with the MGS3 spoiler, but kind of dont mind as end of the day the end boss is going to end up
and wtf with the MGS3 spoiler, but kind of dont mind as end of the day the end boss is going to end up
Dead anyways
GodfatherX
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he acts like he resents it, then when you ask 1up staffers they say he secretly likes the attentionNo_Style said:
Suburban Cowboy
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now that jaffe has canceled his appearance, it would be great for you guys to get Adam Sesslar on the show next week.
Livin_Lovin
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LukeSmith said:
Just for this reason, I'll never refer to him as "Shane" again. Mangod now and forever.
GodfatherX
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after i thought i embarrassed him when i saw him in the "media room" at pax i asked Sienna about it, and she filled me in on the whole situationLukeSmith said:
Danne-Danger
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LukeSmith said:
BrodiemanTTR
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LukeSmith said:
Oh my god I hope this is true. :lol
The thing about No More Heroes for me, is how immediately pleasing and visceral the combat is. I am in no way "desperate for an action game on the Wii" either, having just played through DMC4. Pretty much all the complaints on the show were valid; it's just a matter of personal taste if the style of the game plus the combat can keep the player wanting more.
The environments were repetitive,
the "open world" was a mess, the bike controls are absolutely terrible, the graphics for anything other than the main characters are bad, and the game forces you to do too much crap to get to the good parts. That being said, I'll be damned if I didn't love the boss encounters, presentation, and swinging my Wiimote to watch random dude #55 with his three buddies get split in half and explode in a shower of blood and coins. That shit was just hilariously awesome, and the ultimately I felt like the good overcame the bad. The bad is a hell of an annoyance though. I'd stick it out a little longer Shawn. It only gets better, but if you're not feeling the combat, you probably won't like the game too much.
Dude, you should have typed "Shane" in your post. Otherwise he may not see it. :lol
The environments were repetitive,
(just wait until you get to the assassin where the only thing you do is run down a hall only to watch him get his ass kicked by some other dude. Yeah that's fun...)
Y2Kev said:
Dude, you should have typed "Shane" in your post. Otherwise he may not see it. :lol
BrodiemanTTR
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Dartastic said:
:lol :lol :lol :lol
I have to disagree with Shawn on the maps from valve for TF2 being good, ctf_well is the biggest heap of junk, hydro isnt that fun and i can never stand 2fort. However, badlands kicks some major ass, that map is amazing. Easily joins dustbowl and gravel pit as my favourite maps, the 2nd last point makes alot of the games i have played really intense. So at least half of the maps are great, the others not so much.
Great podcast though guys, i did fall asleep towards the end but that was due to me lying in bed on a warm saturday afternoon, Will listen to it all again later on. Can't wait for next weeks GDC'casts, should be killer!
Great podcast though guys, i did fall asleep towards the end but that was due to me lying in bed on a warm saturday afternoon, Will listen to it all again later on. Can't wait for next weeks GDC'casts, should be killer!
I AM JOHN!
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Shawn, I ask two things of you:
1) Get Garnett to stop with the NPDs, because honestly, who gives a fuck? The industry was way more fun when we didn't know or care.
2) Come back to the warm, loving embrace of Brodeoland thread.
Also hi Shane.
1) Get Garnett to stop with the NPDs, because honestly, who gives a fuck? The industry was way more fun when we didn't know or care.
2) Come back to the warm, loving embrace of Brodeoland thread.
Also hi Shane.
Shawn, I understand that you can't stand talking about NPDs, but come on, it would be nice if you as the GFW guy could address it when people still bring up things like Call of Duty 4 piracy.
For Call of Duty 4, it's quite obvious how remarkably successful it's been on PC, right alongside the console versions. If Crysis' first month of 88,000 sales can turn into a million worldwide, then surely Call of Duty 4's first month at around 350k could turn into millions. Especially considering that Call of Duty 4 has been Steam's top-selling game, while Crysis wasn't even released on Steam. And the fact that Call of Duty 4 has been beating Crysis in sales charts all over too.
The Call of Duty 4 piracy thing still confuses me - if people are playing with pirated copies online, then it's the fault of no one but Infinity Ward. There is not a single other online game released for years that has allowed that.
Yeah, it's not the end of the world, but it couldn't hurt to let the other console-focused 1up Yours members in on the secret of just how successful Steam has been.
For Call of Duty 4, it's quite obvious how remarkably successful it's been on PC, right alongside the console versions. If Crysis' first month of 88,000 sales can turn into a million worldwide, then surely Call of Duty 4's first month at around 350k could turn into millions. Especially considering that Call of Duty 4 has been Steam's top-selling game, while Crysis wasn't even released on Steam. And the fact that Call of Duty 4 has been beating Crysis in sales charts all over too.
The Call of Duty 4 piracy thing still confuses me - if people are playing with pirated copies online, then it's the fault of no one but Infinity Ward. There is not a single other online game released for years that has allowed that.
Yeah, it's not the end of the world, but it couldn't hurt to let the other console-focused 1up Yours members in on the secret of just how successful Steam has been.
rollingstart
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Shawn is awesome on the brodeo, but on 1upyours he barely talks. He should atleast work in a "what the hell" or "dang" every once in a while even if he doesnt want to speak about topics at hand, clearly Ryan understands that really well.
WrikaWrek said:
I thought the uncensored sex scene took place with (his name escapes me) the black detective and his girl friend before heading to work. I think the screen just turns away in the American version or something similar.
I'm assuming you're thinking of the scene near the end of the game in the subway?