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06-20-2011, 01:28 AM
megladon8

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Originally Posted by EyesWideOpen

I've been keeping busy I'm now about 35 hours into Dragon Age Origins and I'm pretty hooked.

I played through Vanquish which was incredibly fun and only took about 4 hours. I also played through Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper which was not fun but occasionally hilarious.

I tried to play through American McGee's Alice (the original) since it came free with Alice: Madness Returns and even though I'm on the last world I can't force myself to finish it. No hyberbole it's the worst game I can remember playing. The controls, combat, platforming, story, voice acting are all horrendous. You have to manually save after almost every platform jump since falling (which happens often due to the poor controls) makes you have to redo a huge section of gameplay. My current manual save puts me at a spot where my legs are clipped through the ground so I can't move and my character is going through a hit motion where my health is constantly being drained even though there is no enemies around. My choice was to quit or replay 20 minutes of the worst underwater platforming in gaming history so I chose the sane choice.

Maybe it's a bad port, because "American McGee's Alice" is one of the best games I've played.
06-20-2011, 01:38 AM
Winston*

American McGee's Alice is no MediEvil. That game was awesome.
06-20-2011, 01:40 AM
megladon8

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Originally Posted by Winston*

One of the best you've ever played? It's kind of a generic action platformer with a somewhat interesting aesthetic (though not as intersesting as it feels it should be as most of the character re-interpretations are kind of bland).

It's an old favorite, yes.

One of the few PC games I had a great time with, and got to work properly.

I can't see anything in it bad enough to warrant a "worst game ever" label.
06-20-2011, 01:41 AM
Winston*

I changed my post to make myself less pretentious. "Aesthetic"? Blegh.
06-20-2011, 01:43 AM
megladon8

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Originally Posted by Winston*

I changed my post to make myself less pretentious. "Aesthetic"? Blegh.

What's pretentious about the word "aesthetic"?

I use it every day at work.
06-20-2011, 01:45 AM
Winston*

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Originally Posted by megladon8

What's pretentious about the word "aesthetic"?

I use it every day at work.

Yeah but you work in a nerd factory.
06-20-2011, 01:45 AM
megladon8

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Originally Posted by Winston*

Yeah but you work in a nerd factory.

Your mom's a girl.
06-20-2011, 05:13 AM
Qrazy

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Originally Posted by Winston*

I changed my post to make myself less pretentious. "Aesthetic"? Blegh.

Which website do you think you're on here?
06-20-2011, 05:16 AM
D_Davis

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Originally Posted by Winston*

American McGee's Alice is no MediEvil. That game was awesome.

MediEvil was awesome. Sony should have never let that franchise die.
06-20-2011, 05:41 AM
EyesWideOpen

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Originally Posted by megladon8

Maybe it's a bad port, because "American McGee's Alice" is one of the best games I've played.

It's definitely not the port because that really would have only affected the graphics or controls but it's everything that I don't like about this game. I consider platformers to be my favorite genre and Alice is anti-fun. I'll start the sequel here soon and I really hope it's better.
06-20-2011, 05:43 AM
EyesWideOpen

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Originally Posted by D_Davis

MediEvil was awesome. Sony should have never let that franchise die.

Yep. The PS1 had a lot of great platformers. MediEvil, Tomba, Klonoa, Pandemonium, etc.
06-20-2011, 03:18 PM
number8

Skullmonkeys, mofos.
06-20-2011, 03:26 PM
D_Davis

Tomba 1 is a masterpiece.

Skullmonkeys had the best bonus-level music ever.
06-20-2011, 05:31 PM
Spun Lepton

Sega was hacked, user info stolen.

http://consumerist.com/2011/06/sega-...se-breach.html
06-20-2011, 05:34 PM
number8

It's clear now. Microsoft did it. All of it.
06-20-2011, 07:35 PM
Spinal

Picked up L.A. Noire and started it last night. Moderately enjoyable thus far. I have to remind myself that all Rockstar games start slow. I definitely miss the chaos of playing the villian. Also, the central character is utterly devoid of personality. I can't tell him apart from his partner most of the time. But still, it's pretty slick and I'm looking forward to playing more.
06-20-2011, 08:30 PM
Scar

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Originally Posted by Spinal

Picked up L.A. Noire and started it last night. Moderately enjoyable thus far. I have to remind myself that all Rockstar games start slow. I definitely miss the chaos of playing the villian. Also, the central character is utterly devoid of personality. I can't tell him apart from his partner most of the time. But still, it's pretty slick and I'm looking forward to playing more.

I started it last night, too. Have to be careful driving, can't just punch it and e-break it around every corner.
06-20-2011, 08:33 PM
number8

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Originally Posted by Scar

I started it last night, too. Have to be careful driving, can't just punch it and e-break it around every corner.

Reminds me of Mafia. Really frustrating having to obey traffic laws, but I came to like it.
06-20-2011, 08:53 PM
number8

A very distinct show that Gabe's art has improved greatly. Penny Arcade's American McGee parodies, from 2003 and 2011.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/...97d238cb69.jpg

http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/i.../i-tRQ6LSb.jpg
06-21-2011, 12:22 AM
[ETM]

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Originally Posted by number8

Reminds me of Mafia. Really frustrating having to obey traffic laws, but I came to like it.

I remember trying to drive by the rules in GTA:VC... but those people just drove like fucking idiots.
06-21-2011, 12:24 AM
Spinal

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Originally Posted by [ETM]

I remember trying to drive by the rules in GTA:VC... but those people just drove like fucking idiots.

:lol:
06-21-2011, 12:40 AM
megladon8

I actually prefer the 2003 drawing to the 2011.

The 2011 is more technically polished, but it's also so much more generic.
06-21-2011, 02:55 PM
number8

Ehhh. Hm. Okay...

http://i.newsarama.com/images/Robin_...nder_PR_02.jpg
06-21-2011, 02:59 PM
Dukefrukem

I don't like Robin as a character in the Batman universe.
06-22-2011, 01:58 AM
megladon8

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Originally Posted by Dukefrukem

I don't like Robin as a character in the Batman universe.

You should read "Dark Victory" and "Robin: Year One"

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