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Steve SI · 25-05-2012, 00:52

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Originally Posted by waveform

Finally, a film that is relevent to my A&R interests.

I noticed a few nice candies in some of the background arcade scenes. I guess you could fap to them old chap

Not a bad little documentary actually and well worth a look.

Grab it here if anyone wants to download it in case it gets pulled at some stage.
http://keepvid.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2...%3Dzw3_6ZyTTbo

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DinoRex · 25-05-2012, 02:26

Wow... if you think River Song is annoying in the TV series then wait until you see how f*cking annoying the AI they gave her in The Eternity Clock is.

Ah. 2 pressure plates that we both have to stand on to open the door. I'll just bush a box onto one of the plates, you stand on the other and then I can get through and open things up from the other side... oh... wait... you no longer want to stand on the other pressure plate as you want to stand on top of the box that is already pressing down the switch! Grrrr...

It's actually not that bad a game... it just doesn't feel like it was play tested properly as there's lots of bugs.

When I started playing it last night there was absolutely no dialogue or exposition so the game was totally devoid of a plot. I didn't know what I was doing or why I was doing it... Oh... I failed because I was supposed to be getting to a location before the cybermen... but I didn't know that!!

But I turn it on today and suddenly it's full of dialogue, so it looks like it was just a bug that removed all the speech from the game yesterday.

Just did a stealth section against the Silence where you have to avoid them and yet also keep them in your line of site as if you're not looking at them then you forget why you're there in the first place.

Steve SI · 25-05-2012, 04:43

@Pyongy

This might be of interest to you as you're heading over shortly (or anyone else who wants to see how Akihabara actually looks).

Retro Core Akihabara Special:

It's from 2005 but it's still definitely worth a look. I just got the full Retro Core library so am going through all the episodes at the moment. Few interesting ones in the mix.

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Steve SI · 25-05-2012, 07:31

http://gizmodo.com/5913133/8+bit-gam...we-really-want

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Sera · 25-05-2012, 21:17

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Originally Posted by Sera

Video Games Live concert on TV
On Friday night Sky Arts and Sky Arts HD will be showing a full concert recorded at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.

this is ~~on tonight~~ started at 9PM

have it recording
and there's a repeat on 26 May @ 7:00AM

80s Synth Pop · 25-05-2012, 22:13

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Originally Posted by Sera

this is ~~on tonight~~ started at 9PM

have it recording
and there's a repeat on 26 May @ 7:00AM

We went to that in the National Concert Hall around two years ago and were very impressed by it - the orchestra were actually the local NCH people. It must of been weird for them getting the sheet music sent over for the first time to practice. "WTF is this bubble bobble song?"

James Howlett · 26-05-2012, 01:32

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Originally Posted by Sera

this is ~~on tonight~~ started at 9PM

have it recording
and there's a repeat on 26 May @ 7:00AM

Nice one.

Sera · 26-05-2012, 01:33

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Originally Posted by James Howlett

Nice one.

SkyArts Page

DinoRex · 26-05-2012, 02:05

Iron Sky was absolutely brilliant.

I was just expecting a bit of a laugh... but there was so many wonderful cinematic references that I don't think most of the audience even got.

Film needs a proper general release. The effects are fantastic and the whole thing was crowd sourced.

The same guys did the Star Trek Versus Babylon 5 movie a few years back:

**Retr0gamer** · 26-05-2012, 09:45

Finally beat Xenoblade last night. Monolithsoft couldn't resist having a totally bananas ending just like with Xenogears and Xenosaga. The only difference here is that it was deeply satisfying. So overall great story, gorgeous looking and an amazing battle system. Also characters in a JRPG that act realistically. Shulk in particular and his inability to save everyone should have lead to some existential crisis and Breakdown in lesser JRPGs. Shulk just gets on with it like any normal person.

So overall I'd go out on a limb and say other than Dark Souls it's the best RPG of this console generation.

Steve SI · 26-05-2012, 16:29

Ahh, I do believe I watched this guy in Hamlet in the London Globe theatre not too long ago

Language is NSFW:

http://guyism.com/tech/game-consoles...s-kitchen.html
http://www.destructoid.com/this-man-...s-228002.phtml

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Mr.Saturn · 26-05-2012, 21:57

Sony now specializing in piss-taking.

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Sony has patented an application that interrupts game playing to display an advertisement.
The patent, spotted by a user on NeoGAF, was filed in July 2011 by Sony Computer Entertainment America. It's called "Advertisement Scheme for use with interactive content".
Here's how it works: interactive content is suspended, an advertisement is displayed, then interactive content is resumed. Sony's patent images go into better detail, and are below.
First, game playing gradually slows down. You then get a warning that the game is about to stop. You then get the ad. Sony's example is: "BEST BRAND SODA. You've got to try it!" You then get a warning that the game is about to resume. The game resumes. There's mention of rewinding the game after the ad has run its course, too.
This latest patent is actually a continuation of a patent filed back in 2006, which shows Sony is at least still interested in the tech. But, as with all these patents, it remains to be seen whether ads interrupting gameplay will ever come to fruition.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ing-with-an-ad

Steve SI · 27-05-2012, 00:08

Just watched "The 8bit Philosophy" documentary on Commodore 64 music.
Very interesting stuff for those into that scene. I'm not mad about that side of things myself but still enjoyed it.
Definitely worth a look.

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waveform · 27-05-2012, 11:53

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Originally Posted by Steve SI

Just watched "The 8bit Philosophy" documentary on Commodore 64 music.
Very interesting stuff for those into that scene. I'm not mad about that side of things myself but still enjoyed it.
Definitely worth a look.

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That must have been very low key to have slipped my radar!

Never even remotely heard of it.

Only 1000 views on youtube too:

Cheers.

**CiDeRmAn** · 27-05-2012, 13:28

I reckon the thing to do, if we have to have in game advertising, is stick them in the title and pause screens so they don't impinge on gameplay.
Like, you are having a good time playing Streets of Rage ( unlikely I know), feel a thirst coming on and pause the game and the console says "Drink Slurm!".
Of course they could put some sort of statistical engine in there that can predict your reason for pausing it would be even more powerful, knowing your going to take a dump and popping up an Andrex advert!

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25-05-2012, 02:26	#8417
DinoRex Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,312 Adverts \| Friends	Wow... if you think River Song is annoying in the TV series then wait until you see how f*cking annoying the AI they gave her in The Eternity Clock is. Ah. 2 pressure plates that we both have to stand on to open the door. I'll just bush a box onto one of the plates, you stand on the other and then I can get through and open things up from the other side... oh... wait... you no longer want to stand on the other pressure plate as you want to stand on top of the box that is already pressing down the switch! Grrrr... It's actually not that bad a game... it just doesn't feel like it was play tested properly as there's lots of bugs. When I started playing it last night there was absolutely no dialogue or exposition so the game was totally devoid of a plot. I didn't know what I was doing or why I was doing it... Oh... I failed because I was supposed to be getting to a location before the cybermen... but I didn't know that!! But I turn it on today and suddenly it's full of dialogue, so it looks like it was just a bug that removed all the speech from the game yesterday. Just did a stealth section against the Silence where you have to avoid them and yet also keep them in your line of site as if you're not looking at them then you forget why you're there in the first place.

25-05-2012, 04:43	#8418
Steve SI Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,150 Adverts \| Friends	@Pyongy This might be of interest to you as you're heading over shortly (or anyone else who wants to see how Akihabara actually looks). Retro Core Akihabara Special: It's from 2005 but it's still definitely worth a look. I just got the full Retro Core library so am going through all the episodes at the moment. Few interesting ones in the mix. .

25-05-2012, 07:31	#8419
Steve SI Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,150 Adverts \| Friends	http://gizmodo.com/5913133/8+bit-gam...we-really-want .

26-05-2012, 02:05	#8424
DinoRex Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,312 Adverts \| Friends	Iron Sky was absolutely brilliant. I was just expecting a bit of a laugh... but there was so many wonderful cinematic references that I don't think most of the audience even got. Film needs a proper general release. The effects are fantastic and the whole thing was crowd sourced. The same guys did the Star Trek Versus Babylon 5 movie a few years back:

26-05-2012, 09:45	#8425
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 29,828 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Game Development, Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	Finally beat Xenoblade last night. Monolithsoft couldn't resist having a totally bananas ending just like with Xenogears and Xenosaga. The only difference here is that it was deeply satisfying. So overall great story, gorgeous looking and an amazing battle system. Also characters in a JRPG that act realistically. Shulk in particular and his inability to save everyone should have lead to some existential crisis and Breakdown in lesser JRPGs. Shulk just gets on with it like any normal person. So overall I'd go out on a limb and say other than Dark Souls it's the best RPG of this console generation.

26-05-2012, 16:29	#8426
Steve SI Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,150 Adverts \| Friends	Ahh, I do believe I watched this guy in Hamlet in the London Globe theatre not too long ago Language is NSFW: http://guyism.com/tech/game-consoles...s-kitchen.html http://www.destructoid.com/this-man-...s-228002.phtml .

27-05-2012, 00:08	#8428
Steve SI Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,150 Adverts \| Friends	Just watched "The 8bit Philosophy" documentary on Commodore 64 music. Very interesting stuff for those into that scene. I'm not mad about that side of things myself but still enjoyed it. Definitely worth a look. .

27-05-2012, 13:28	#8430
CiDeRmAn Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Black Mesa can kiss my bankrupt ass! Posts: 12,557 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Arcade & Retro, Arcade & Retro Trading & Swapping	I reckon the thing to do, if we have to have in game advertising, is stick them in the title and pause screens so they don't impinge on gameplay. Like, you are having a good time playing Streets of Rage ( unlikely I know), feel a thirst coming on and pause the game and the console says "Drink Slurm!". Of course they could put some sort of statistical engine in there that can predict your reason for pausing it would be even more powerful, knowing your going to take a dump and popping up an Andrex advert!