Son Of General Retro Discussion

Steve X2 · 30-05-2012 11:04pm

Must be a very different version of "Game of Thrones" they get over in China

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Hank Scorpio · 31-05-2012 1:21am

Mamma mia!

DinoRex · 31-05-2012 10:57am

Google Translate in Chrome is pretty great.

Currently trying to navigate through the Japanese website to sign up for the open beta for PSO2.

Have reached block with a Katakana based captcha though.

johnny_ultimate · 31-05-2012 12:54pm

Another amazing trailer for the GotY:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HAJhuL1p2s

TOOOOKKKYYOOO JJJJUUNNNNGGGLLLLLEEE!

Professey Chin · 31-05-2012 12:57pm

Out next week isnt it?

Atavan-Halen · 31-05-2012 2:03pm

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

Out next week isnt it?

:eek: is it really?!

Professey Chin · 31-05-2012 2:05pm

atavan-halen wrote: »

:eek: is it really?!

Listed as June 7th on play asia

Myrddin · 31-05-2012 2:06pm

DinoRex wrote: »

Was just trying out the preview for Resonance. It's very nice. Story really pulls you in from the get go... But going to stop now and wait till the full game is released.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KlFyjyUM3Y

Now that, looks like my kinda game :cool:

DinoRex · 31-05-2012 2:08pm

If you haven't already played them then try out the Blackwell games.

They're just $8.99 for all four on GOG right now.

Myrddin · 31-05-2012 2:09pm

DinoRex wrote: »

If you haven't already played them then try out the Blackwell games.

They're just $8.99 for all four on GOG right now.

Played them? I hadn't even heard of them - cheers!

DinoRex · 31-05-2012 2:17pm

They really capture the feel of the old school graphic adventure games in a manner that I never found with the Tell Tale Games titles.

The first 2 Blackwell games are really short as well, but there is an ongoing story running through them all that's great.

johnny_ultimate · 31-05-2012 2:29pm

It has fedora simulation elements. How can it be bad?

DinoRex · 31-05-2012 2:31pm

Gotta play something to keep you going between Tex Murphy games.

Pyongyang · 31-05-2012 2:33pm

I suppose you'd have to own/know your candy cabs to get this joke:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18280491

Steve X2 · 31-05-2012 2:39pm

Pyongyang wrote: »

I suppose you'd have to own/know your candy cabs to get this joke:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18280491

I remember when I first started researching the Egret 2/3 and I was getting loads of hits for those stupid birds.

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o1s1n · 31-05-2012 2:46pm

I have this vision of us all gathered at Dublin port with a huge container from Japan waiting in front of us.

Steve_SI, with a massive grin on his face, opens the doors expecting us all to be blinded by candy glory - and instead a huge flock of egret birds fly out, blinding us with white creamy bird ****e.

johnny_ultimate · 31-05-2012 6:39pm

I saw this and thought of some of you guys

Andrew76 · 31-05-2012 7:39pm

Holy crap he's let himself go! :pac:

o1s1n · 31-05-2012 7:45pm

Here's how Johnny Ultimate would like The Terminator to look

johnny_ultimate · 31-05-2012 7:49pm

You joke about Japanese advertisements, but it gave us Charles Bronson's best role:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEqA84R0lYU

Look at him working that Mandom!

Jack burton · 31-05-2012 7:59pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1daIIDQsXI

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 31-05-2012 9:26pm

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Pay what you want for Psychonauts, LIMBO, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. If you choose to pay more than the average price, you will also receive Bastion!
Each game comes with its soundtrack in both lossless (FLAC) and MP3 formats.

Myrddin · 31-05-2012 9:52pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I saw this and thought of some of you guys

Lol, the meme is so apt for him these days. If it doesn' look like this, it's not Guns N Roses

Todays razzle is just embarrassing

BlitzKrieg · 01-06-2012 12:20am

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joylabs/makey-makey-an-invention-kit-for-everyone

BRAINSTORM PEOPLE!

o1s1n · 01-06-2012 12:40am

Great little device, I'll definitely be picking one of them up.

I wonder, will this be useful for arcade control/pad hack setups? For example Steve SI's Gameboy mod. Could he just use this to connect the regular Gameboy controls to the Pi board? Seems like it'd save a load of trouble.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 01-06-2012 12:59am

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joylabs/makey-makey-an-invention-kit-for-everyone

It was posted before either here or on FB, anyway, they have my money

CiDeRmAn · 01-06-2012 8:15am

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I saw this and thought of some of you guys

LMAO!

Had to turn off the radio ad for GnRs upcoming concert... "if you want to see a real rock band...." or something like that.
They should have had a competition to get the best ending to that sentence given the subject matter, aka the fact that GnR isn't GnR anymore and that the lead singer doesn't even look or sound like the original singer although, sadly, he is

So, Velvet Revolver anyone? No? Fair enough, lets just let it die already!

80s Synth Pop · 01-06-2012 8:49am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

LMAO!

Had to turn off the radio ad for GnRs upcoming concert... "if you want to see a real rock band...." or something like that.
They should have had a competition to get the best ending to that sentence given the subject matter, aka the fact that GnR isn't GnR anymore and that the lead singer doesn't even look or sound like the original singer although, sadly, he is
So, Velvet Revolver anyone? No? Fair enough, lets just let it die already!

The show in the point two weeks ago was great and his voice is blasting out powerful. Izzy (the other founding member) was playing with them to a sold out O2 in England last night and people are raving about it. (I'm not into rock too much and really enjoyed it. Dave Clarke on Sunday is more my cup of tea

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o1s1n · 01-06-2012 9:59am

I are so disappoint that people went to the concert this year after the shambles last year :mad:

Just goes to show, a promoter and act can screw thousands of people over and they'll still mindlessly go again the following year.

Myrddin · 01-06-2012 10:01am

Apparently this years one was brilliant, I suppose it shows just how good some cover bands really are

o1s1n · 01-06-2012 10:06am

So I heard! Was secretly gutted to be honest. Had my best 'na na na naaaa na told you so' face ready.

Myrddin · 01-06-2012 10:26am

o1s1n wrote: »

So I heard! Was secretly gutted to be honest. Had my best 'na na na naaaa na told you so' face ready.

Take solace in the fact that it's not Guns N Roses

That band broke up in the 90's man...as Cidey says, leave them well enough alone these days!

Also, to p1ss Retr0 off, after clearing Max Payne 3 I started LA Noire & am actually enjoying it so far

Steve X2 · 01-06-2012 10:33am

EnterNow wrote: »

Take solace in the fact that it's not Guns N Roses That band broke up in the 90's man...as Cidey says, leave them well enough alone these days!

Also, to p1ss Retr0 off, after clearing Max Payne 3 I started LA Noire & am actually enjoying it so far

Max Payne 3, worth getting on the PC?

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Pyongyang · 01-06-2012 10:39am

EnterNow wrote: »

LA Noire.....actually enjoying it so far

Awesome game. Best soundtrack of 2011 too (rightly acknowledged by the industry/consumer as well).

Myrddin · 01-06-2012 10:47am

Steve SI wrote: »

Max Payne 3, worth getting on the PC?

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If your a fan, then definitely. I loved the first two, Rockstar have done an incredible job on the third :cool:

Pyongyang wrote: »

Awesome game. Best soundtrack of 2011 too (rightly acknowledged by the industry/consumer as well).

It IS awesome! Both the game & soundtrack. Dare I say it, another Rockstar classic

Steve X2 · 01-06-2012 10:55am

EnterNow wrote: »

If your a fan, then definitely. I loved the first two, Rockstar have done an incredible job on the third :cool:

Yeah, I liked the first 2 games and even got the recent iPad version. Will check it out later and see if the hotel bband here is fast enough to grab it from Steam.

Any idea as to the download size of it?

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Myrddin · 01-06-2012 10:57am

Steve SI wrote: »

Yeah, I liked the first 2 games and even got the recent iPad version. Will check it out later and see if the hotel bband here is fast enough to grab it from Steam.

Any idea as to the download size of it?

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Hmm not sure, the 360 version is two full dvd's anyway so I'd imagine the superior pc version will be quite large. So worth it though! I love the character, & once you hear those violas, its goosebump city

Retr0gamer · 01-06-2012 11:01am

EnterNow wrote: »

Also, to p1ss Retr0 off, after clearing Max Payne 3 I started LA Noire & am actually enjoying it so far

It's like playing Pheonix Wright if Pheonix Wright was a Sociopath. Must play it a bit more tbh. As for Max Payne 3, I've no interest in it. Found the previous two games one trick ponys.

Myrddin · 01-06-2012 11:04am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

As for Max Payne 3, I've no interest in it. Found the previous two games one trick ponys.

I think they're the kinda games where you have to really like the character. I couldn't give a damn about bullet time etc, in fact it's rare I use it. I love the story & in that video-game way I really wanna see how it all turns out for him.

I think if you played the games in their day, you've a better chance of liking this one - either way though it's a fantastic game, if maybe a little cut scene heavy...I preferred the comic-strip style noire stuff of the first two

Steve X2 · 01-06-2012 11:07am

EnterNow wrote: »

I think they're the kinda games where you have to really like the character. I couldn't give a damn about bullet time etc, in fact it's rare I use it. I love the story & in that video-game way I really wanna see how it all turns out for him.

I think if you played the games in their day, you've a better chance of liking this one - either way though it's a fantastic game, if maybe a little cut scene heavy...I preferred the comic-strip style noire stuff of the first two

I loved the pc mods for the previous 2 games. And I actually quite enjoyed the bullet time sillyness

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Myrddin · 01-06-2012 11:08am

Steve SI wrote: »

I loved the pc mods for the previous 2 games. And I actually quite enjoyed the bullet time sillyness

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What were these mods you so speak of? The bullet time stuff had its day, & it was oddly satisfying gliding along taking out multiple bad guys with perfectly aimed headshots...these days though, I could take it or leave it.

valleyoftheunos · 01-06-2012 11:10am

This isn't really retro but I know some people here are in the know so I'll ask anyway, The 3DS fund got a major shot in the arm yesterday, so presuming that a new iteration isn't announced at E3 it looks like one is going to come into my life next week.

So my question is what are the must have games for it, both retail and eshop?

Cheers!

Steve X2 · 01-06-2012 11:16am

EnterNow wrote: »

What were these mods you so speak of? The bullet time stuff had its day, & it was oddly satisfying gliding along taking out multiple bad guys with perfectly aimed headshots...these days though, I could take it or leave it.

The mods were the best part about the game once you'd finished it. Matrix mods, Kung Fu mods, Half Life mods, zombie mods, skin packs, weapon packs, bullet time mods.
There were and still are loads of them around.

http://www.moddb.com/games/max-payne/mods

http://www.moddb.com/games/max-payne-2/addons

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Retr0gamer · 01-06-2012 11:42am

Well I played the games when they came out and didn't like them back then. Also thought the writing in Max Payne was awful, like a terrible graphic novel. I know that's what they were going for but without the 'terrible'. So there's not much hope for me. Also some of the complaints I heard levelled at it at HG101, like how it interrupts gameplay with cutscenes rather than the previous game were you got story bits from the conversations of the bad guys and max's monologues as you play, mean I know I'll hate this one as well so not even going to bother with it.

DinoRex · 01-06-2012 12:00pm

I got a bit of a Cho Aniki vibe off the aliens in Prometheus last night.

Myrddin · 01-06-2012 12:02pm

DinoRex wrote: »

I got a bit of a Cho Aniki vibe off the aliens in Prometheus last night.

Never, use Cho Aniki in the same sentence as the word vibe. Ever.

o1s1n · 01-06-2012 12:12pm

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

So my question is what are the must have games for it, both retail and eshop?

Cheers!

Sticking with purely new games and none of the ports we're seeing, these should keep you going a while -

Kid Icarus Uprising
Marioland 3DS
Resident Evil Revelations
Shinobi
Ghost Recon

Then for downloadable games on the store -

Pullblox (Absolutely brilliant game!)
Mighty Switch Force
Zen Pinball 3D

o1s1n · 01-06-2012 12:12pm

DinoRex wrote: »

I got a bit of a Cho Aniki vibe off the aliens in Prometheus last night.

Can we hold off on absolutely all Prometheus talk..until I at least see it?

Steve X2 · 01-06-2012 12:15pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Can we hold off on absolutely all Prometheus talk..until I at least see it?

Yeah, no spoilers please.

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johnny_ultimate · 01-06-2012 12:15pm

Yeah, rarely has there been a film where the Internet seems to have taken itself upon to spoil everything for everyone. I don't know how I've managed to avoid it all while trying to mod the film board (my co-mod did a big clean up one day I was thankfully AFK)! But tickets booked tonight, although early feedback seems mixed.

As for LA Noire? That game seriously shows up its limits at later points, where some of the interrogations involve increasingly absurd and flawed logic, but demands you play along. Some serious storytelling shortcomings mar what is otherwise an enjoyable game with a fantastic atmosphere.

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