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Son Of General Retro Discussion

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    #8582
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,095 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Blandness is worse than badness in many cases. Nothing worse than an uninventive game that simply bores: at least a bad game can be a failed experiment or ironically enjoyable (Superman 64 anyone? :P I'd say Dinorex but we all know that's misunderstood genius). There's just absolutely nothing to Doom 3 IMO, and couldn't suffer anymore than a few hours with it.


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    #8583
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Blandness is worse than badness in many cases. Nothing worse than an uninventive game that simply bores: at least a bad game can be a failed experiment or ironically enjoyable (Superman 64 anyone? :P I'd say Dinorex but we all know that's misunderstood genius). There's just absolutely nothing to Doom 3 IMO, and couldn't suffer anymore than a few hours with it.

    Largely agree with this, but maybe there's an actual game in Doom 3 ya know, if ya could actually see stuff? Here's hoping anyway :p


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    #8584
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,812 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Blandness is worse than badness in many cases. Nothing worse than an uninventive game that simply bores: at least a bad game can be a failed experiment or ironically enjoyable (Superman 64 anyone? :P I'd say Dinorex but we all know that's misunderstood genius). There's just absolutely nothing to Doom 3 IMO, and couldn't suffer anymore than a few hours with it.

    Yup, that's why I hate Legend of Dragoon so much. There are much worse games that are laughably bad or incredibly buggy. You can get a good laugh out of them and they are a curiosity. Legend of Dragoon isn't a badly made game. It just ticks all the boxes for what a JRPG and does none of them well.

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    #8585
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    CD Projekt Red summer conference live now:

    http://www.gog.com/news/see_our_summer_2012_conference_live


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    #8586
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    That aquarium is a complete want


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    #8587
    johnny_ultimate
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    EnterNow wrote: »
    Largely agree with this, but maybe there's an actual game in Doom 3 ya know, if ya could actually see stuff? Here's hoping anyway :p

    All you're going to see is a **** load of corridors and the occasional hellspawn :P


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    #8588
    Retr0gamer
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    DinoRex wrote: »
    CD Projekt Red summer conference live now:

    http://www.gog.com/news/see_our_summer_2012_conference_live

    More Dungeon Crawlers please!
    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    I'd say Dinorex but we all know that's misunderstood genius

    Ray Barnholt agrees:

    http://scroll.vg/blog/arcade-games-that-time-forgot-dino-rex.html
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    #8589
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    All you're going to see is a **** load of corridors and the occasional hellspawn :P

    I fear your right, I've just watched the trailer & it's a light-blinking squint fest. No thanks


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    #8590
    Myrddin
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Ray Barnholt agrees:

    http://scroll.vg/blog/arcade-games-that-time-forgot-dino-rex.html

    In all fairness, I know Dinorex is a cult A&R classic...but as an actual game, it's absolute muck :D


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    #8591
    Retr0gamer
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    EnterNow wrote: »
    In all fairness, I know Dinorex is a cult A&R classic...but as an actual game, it's absolute muck :D

    It takes a while to get used to it but once you master the controls and combo system and the depth of the cross up, parry and knock down system become apparent it's a very deep game that rivals Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike for complexity.
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    #8592
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    Cyberpunk the video game!

    Witcher 2 is just $29.99 on Gog this week as well. Everyone should get it... much better than Mass Effect.


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    #8593
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    It takes a while to get used to it but once you master the controls and combo system and the depth of the cross up, parry and knock down system become apparent it's a very deep game that rivals Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike for complexity.

    Too cool for school :cool::D


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    #8594
    johnny_ultimate
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    EnterNow wrote: »
    In all fairness, I know Dinorex is a cult A&R classic...but as an actual game, it's absolute muck :D

    The words of someone who hasn't witnessed The Twist (The twist! The twist!). The final moments transfrom the game from a bat**** insane fighting game with odd side-scrolling bits into The Interactive Allegory of Our Times (caps purposeful).


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    #8595
    Andrew76
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    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    The words of someone who hasn't witnessed The Twist (The twist! The twist!). The final moments transfrom the game from a bat**** insane fighting game with odd side-scrolling bits into The Interactive Allegory of Our Times (caps purposeful).

    I've yet to witness the "twist" either so still under the impression it's utter scutter. Does it have a comparison in the film world I wonder? Something so bad that manages to change your mind if you can stick it til the end.

    Or is my sarcasm detector broken and you're still extracting the urine? :pac:


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    #8596
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,095 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    It's kind of like Signs in reverse. That's a creepy, interesting alien story until the ****ing dreadful ending that makes you regret ever liking it in the first place (see also: The Village). DinoRex's ending, on the other hand, makes you wonder why you ever doubted it.


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    #8597
    Andrew76
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    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    It's kind of like Signs in reverse. That's a creepy, interesting alien story until the ****ing dreadful ending that makes you regret ever liking it in the first place (see also: The Village). DinoRex's ending, on the other hand, makes you wonder why you ever doubted it.

    Hah knew I should never have asked the film question. Love Signs and The Village (thought Pheonix and Howard were very good in that)! No hope for me says you. :pac: Please don't tell me you have the same dislike towards Lady in the Water? The Happening had a good story but nothing else, tripe.

    Back to Dinorex - it can only redeem itself if the ending is actually some other good game hidden inside it, SFII or something.


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    #8598
    Retr0gamer
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    Well we never seen the ending.... yet. Many A&R regulard were felled by the final bosses cheapness and even my OCD which saw me to the end of Ghouls n'Ghosts that night could not fell the beast. So we only saw the twist before the final boss but the ending remains elusive.
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    #8599
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    123reg are offering 99p .eu domains. Offer expires tonight so get in quick!

    https://twitter.com/123reg/status/207909327942590464

    Enter EU99 in the checkout cart.

    Grabbed pinkbullets.eu for my troubles. :D


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    #8600
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Pyongyang wrote: »
    123reg are offering 99p .eu domains. Offer expires tonight so get in quick!

    https://twitter.com/123reg/status/207909327942590464

    Enter EU99 in the checkout cart.

    Grabbed pinkbullets.eu for my troubles. :D

    Cheers, grabbed retrovia.eu.
    Cant go wrong for that price I suppose.

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    #8601
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    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


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    #8602
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


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

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    #8603
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Mamma mia!
    :D


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    #8604
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    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.


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    #8605
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,095 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Another amazing trailer for the GotY:

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


    TOOOOKKKYYOOO JJJJUUNNNNGGGLLLLLEEE!


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    #8606
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Out next week isnt it?


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    #8607
    Atavan-Halen
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    The Great Chinholio wrote: »
    Out next week isnt it?

    :eek: is it really?!


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    #8608
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    atavan-halen wrote: »
    :eek: is it really?!

    Listed as June 7th on play asia


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    #8609
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    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:


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    #8610
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    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.


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    #8611
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    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!


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