Keep Calm And Discuss Retro Generally!

Mr.Saturn · 21-02-2013 03:10AM

I'd echoed the point about Knack looking interesting. The Witness looks like it could make for a few enjoyable hours too.

Beyond that, we've a new pad and a few tech-demos from 3rd parties.

I did enjoy the dev VT, where they had Tim Schafer followed by David Cage, which strikes me as something like Neil Gaiman followed by Dan Brown. On the one hand you've a guy who gets what it is to make a compelling, sensible videogame story whilst still making a game, and on the other, you've got David Cage.

knuckles89 · 21-02-2013 03:14AM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Cart only:

Hello all, was in a retro games shop in Amsterdam a year or so ago and a cart only wily wars was on offer for 190 beans, so things could always be worse. About a quarter of the label was missing too

Nerdkiller1991 · 21-02-2013 03:15AM

richymcdermott wrote: »

Thought the conference was pretty boring. Was weird seeing killzone 4 not using black and white tone and actually had colour but i wasant impressed by its scale.

Alot of mehs and hmm but overall im not excited for it

Well, I was impressed...but I'll only be interested in the multiplayer if it comes with a server browser. No matchmaking for me at all.

DinoRex · 21-02-2013 08:46AM

Doesn't look like it was aimed at the shareholders anyway... Stock took a nosedive:

21-02-2013 09:35AM

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

I'd echoed the point about Knack looking interesting. The Witness looks like it could make for a few enjoyable hours too.

Beyond that, we've a new pad and a few tech-demos from 3rd parties.

I did enjoy the dev VT, where they had Tim Schafer followed by David Cage, which strikes me as something like Neil Gaiman followed by Dan Brown. On the one hand you've a guy who gets what it is to make a compelling, sensible videogame story whilst still making a game, and on the other, you've got David Cage.

I really find this guys games highly overrated, omnikron I barely remember, farenheit the story ridiculosly turned into the matrix all of a slap and heavy rain (aka inhaler simulator 2010) was extremely boring with an awful story to boot.

Myrddin · 21-02-2013 10:14AM

knuckles89 wrote: »

Hello all, was in a retro games shop in Amsterdam a year or so ago and a cart only wily wars was on offer for 190 beans, so things could always be worse. About a quarter of the label was missing too

One big rip off doesn't make a smaller one any less so.

Re the Sony video, still havn't watched it...hardly surprising it was full of marketing horsesh1t. I'll watch the main bits today

knuckles89 · 21-02-2013 11:20AM

EnterNow wrote: »

One big rip off doesn't make a smaller one any less so.

Agreed, just though ye would have found the excessive price tag interesting. Not trying to justify rages prices.

Atavan-Halen · 21-02-2013 12:44PM

The only games that interested me were drive club and watch dogs. I also don't like the whole social aspect of it. I'd rather not spam my Facebook page with updates on everything I do in game. Also, what if you have no friends?

DinoRex · 21-02-2013 12:49PM

atavan-halen wrote: »

The only games that interested me were drive club and watch dogs. I also don't like the whole social aspect of it. I'd rather not spam my Facebook page with updates on everything I do in game. Also, what if you have no friends?

Yep. It's funny. You have both Watchdogs and Infamous being about surveillance. The guy doing the intro for Infamous was almost crying talking about big brother and cameras everywhere... all while the console itself puts a camera in your living room and a share button on your controller.

Wonder if the share button will also share all your credit card details.

MrVestek · 21-02-2013 01:02PM

So here was me thinking I was getting a good deal on Moonwalker for Mega Drive at a non silly price (ohhh MJ, why did you have to go and die on us?). Aherm anyway even though I have feck all cash I grabbed it at £4.95 including delivery.

Bargain. Or so I thought... when I went back to view the auction it turns out that I've just purchased an A4 advert for the game. Whoops.

Ahh sure stick it in a frame and hang it on the wall of the soon to be games room. Not a total loss.

MrVestek · 21-02-2013 01:11PM

atavan-halen wrote: »

I also don't like the whole social aspect of it. I'd rather not spam my Facebook page with updates on everything I do in game. Anyway I don't have any friends so...

Fix'd that for ya! :P

johnny_ultimate · 21-02-2013 01:19PM

There's an hilarious yet also extremely depressing 'argument' waging on RAGE's facebook about a competition they just ran to win a copy of Lode Runner 3D. Well worth a read out of sheer morbid curiosity. Some gamers really do give us all a bad name.

DinoRex · 21-02-2013 01:23PM

Ha.. Spotted that a guy answered Loderunne r3-D and they didn't give it to him and thought that would cause trouble.

CiDeRmAn · 21-02-2013 01:24PM

Maybe they'll announce LoD 4 for the PS4 and LoD 2&3 will be on the Vita? To try and get some momentum behind the unpopular handheld!

MrVestek · 21-02-2013 01:29PM

4 friends in common.

Ahh jaysus.

Atavan-Halen · 21-02-2013 01:29PM

Achilles wrote: »

Fix'd that for ya! :P

Hey!!

Will you be my friend?

MrVestek · 21-02-2013 01:29PM

atavan-halen wrote: »

Hey!!

Will you be my friend?

Ahh sure why not? At least then you'll have one. Like for like. Sub for sub. MySpace the... something...

Yeh.

johnny_ultimate · 21-02-2013 01:30PM

DinoRex wrote: »

Ha.. Spotted that a guy answered Loderunne r3-D and they didn't give it to him and thought that would cause trouble.

The winner's eventual comment had me in stitches.

DinoRex · 21-02-2013 01:36PM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The winner's eventual comment had me in stitches.

Oh yeah... he just kept on digging.

MrVestek · 21-02-2013 01:39PM

Guess which comment is mine :P

CiDeRmAn · 21-02-2013 04:31PM

So, members of the Billy No Mates Association seem to be spamming this thread!
Back on topic!
Keep your sad lives to yourselves!

MrVestek · 21-02-2013 05:55PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

So, members of the Billy No Mates Association seem to be spamming this thread!
Back on topic!
Keep your sad lives to yourselves!

Will you be my friend? :P

CosmicSmash · 21-02-2013 06:22PM

That's so funny, some of the comments:pac:

CiDeRmAn · 21-02-2013 07:24PM

Achilles wrote: »

Will you be my friend? :P

Ehh, no....

o1s1n · 21-02-2013 07:28PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Ehh, no....

MrVestek · 21-02-2013 07:40PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Ehh, no....

Fine, I'll go get my own friends! With blackjack... and hookers... in fact, screw the friends!

CosmicSmash · 21-02-2013 07:48PM

Achilles wrote: »

Fine, I'll go get my own friends! With blackjack... and hookers... in fact, screw the friends!

Jack burton · 21-02-2013 09:32PM

I was away from home the last 2 days so i just googled ps4 to see what info i could get fast, here's the first line i got

"PS4 is powerful, always-connected and ready for the online world"

just wow.....how innovative Independent

Jack burton · 21-02-2013 09:36PM

Also Kenji Eno died!

Retr0gamer · 21-02-2013 09:47PM

Jack burton wrote: »

Also Kenji Eno died!

Seriously? Ah balls. The man was an absolute legend.

Warp made some of the weirdest most f-ed up games around. Even still they were never as strange as the man himself. His interview with 1up was legendary, the stunts he pulled were insane. Giving Sony the finger and announcing Enemy Zero for the Saturn at a Sony event and then basically taking Michael Nyman hostage until he agreed to do the soundtrack for Enemy Zero. The industry is full of ass lickers and needs for no nonsense crazy bastards like him.

Also this is the guy that gave Fumito Ueda his big break.

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