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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: August 31, 2010, 08:42:53 PM »
Fleisher knew how to do stuff. This and Popeye are among the gems I remember from the old days.
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Gaming / Re: Dead Rising 2: Case 0 is out on XBLA!
« on: August 31, 2010, 08:02:50 PM »Awwww, looks like ps3 isn't getting it (or at least isn't listed yet). I only have a JP 360 and play-asia says the US version of the main game is only US compatible (unlike the first one) so I'm assuming the DLC will be the same way ; ;It's 360 exclusive, yes. And Case Zero isn't out on Japan yet because of some problem they had with the japanese rules for trial games of XBLA.
Actually P-A says its unknown so *shrug* o.o
Posted on: August 31, 2010, 12:38:35 PM
Never mind, it's download so I guess it's fine ^^;;;;;
Guess I'll have to get the 360 version of the main game now if stuff carries over
If you've got an american account, then just download it.
I got the Ending A first time I finished it, but I'm a Dead Rising veteran, and know the ins and outs of playing a game like this. You can NOT dilly-dally, exploration is very important, and the survivors can always be conciliated with the main missions.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: August 31, 2010, 07:37:53 PM »Oh yeah. They have all the themes of the classic 60's TV shows. I think the most important one though is that of the Fleischer Superman cartoon.The Fleisher Superman cartoon is so amazingly awesome. And it holds up really well. I remember watching the shorts at night, as a kid.
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Gaming / Re: Dead Rising 2: Case 0 is out on XBLA!
« on: August 31, 2010, 07:24:54 PM »Soooo... worth getting or should I jus wait for the game?Nope, not included in the game.
Though I'm guessing this isn't included in the game o.o
And YES, worth getting. It's amazing, you get plenty of knowledge on how the whole game will work, a boss fight, multiple endings, tons of survivors to rescue and a wide enough area to explore for awhile.
For 5 bucks, it's one hell of a deal.
(I think I saw the Blue Badger there too)
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: August 31, 2010, 07:21:57 PM »It's why cleaning up & organizing comics can take [tornado fang]ing forever. Cause you just start reading and reading them, and it's 5 hours later and you haven't done [parasitic bomb].The First Flight theme alone makes it worth the buy.
It'd be nice, yeah.
Also, on a PB IS SUPER HAPPY NOTE...
Experience The Music of DC Comic: 75th Anniversary Collection
This is soooooooooo [tornado fang]ing awesome. I love soundtracks & compilations like this, containing all the old, classic, awesome themes. This will be bought immediately!
and oh my god i had no idea this existed
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-2EeqD3rbs[/youtube]
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Gaming / Dead Rising 2: Case 0 is out on XBLA!
« on: August 31, 2010, 06:49:49 PM »
I know there's a (really really really old) Dead Rising topic, but instead of bringing back a topic whose last thing was "possible footage of game", let's restart over by talking about the new pre-game DLC chapter for the new Dead Rising game.
My first impressions are positive. Now, for anyone who knows me, with games I enjoy, I like to take the bad stuff out of the way first. So let's see...
- You take too damn long to level up. This can be annoying.
- Yes, the time limit is back. (But the story's much better, easier to follow, logical and the design/save points make sense now.)
- Area's really tiny. (but well used)
- Framerate doesn't seem as smooth as the original.
All of this seems minor compared to how the game handles. The gameplay and overall animations seem better, the weapon handling as well, and one thing to note... the survivor AI is VERY improved. Yes, it still has the stupidity of any gaming AI, but this time around, they can actually defend themselves and follow you more easily. The new kinds of weapons are really fun to use, although the items are hard to find, and this prologue shows us a very tiny area, which is easily exploreable but it's taken advantage of in the game quite nicely. The boss at the end of the prologue seems fairer and more balanced than some of the psychopaths in the first game (those [tornado fang]ing snipers, god dammit) and the whole game seems like a typical Capcom sequel, improving upon certain things from the original.
Oh, and there's a Protoman cardboard standup you can beat up zombies with.
My first impressions are positive. Now, for anyone who knows me, with games I enjoy, I like to take the bad stuff out of the way first. So let's see...
- You take too damn long to level up. This can be annoying.
- Yes, the time limit is back. (But the story's much better, easier to follow, logical and the design/save points make sense now.)
- Area's really tiny. (but well used)
- Framerate doesn't seem as smooth as the original.
All of this seems minor compared to how the game handles. The gameplay and overall animations seem better, the weapon handling as well, and one thing to note... the survivor AI is VERY improved. Yes, it still has the stupidity of any gaming AI, but this time around, they can actually defend themselves and follow you more easily. The new kinds of weapons are really fun to use, although the items are hard to find, and this prologue shows us a very tiny area, which is easily exploreable but it's taken advantage of in the game quite nicely. The boss at the end of the prologue seems fairer and more balanced than some of the psychopaths in the first game (those [tornado fang]ing snipers, god dammit) and the whole game seems like a typical Capcom sequel, improving upon certain things from the original.
Oh, and there's a Protoman cardboard standup you can beat up zombies with.
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Gaming / Re: Vanquish
« on: August 31, 2010, 06:35:19 PM »
I don't see it. Major Nelson has it on the website, but it's not on either of the marketplaces.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: August 31, 2010, 03:29:26 PM »
Honestly, I'd tell you to just skip Final Crisis when you're on GL/GLC. Only thing you need to know for Blackest Night is that Batman's "dead", and the have a corpse. Keep following those two comics, then when you get to Final Crisis, just skip ahead to Blackest Night, so you can enjoy the Geoff Johns Trilogy (as he said, Rebirth-Sinestro Corps War-Blackest Night) as it's meant to be read.
Once you're all caught up on Brightest Day and all the latest stuff that's going on, start with Batman. Because Final Crisis is much more related to the Batman run than all of the other stuff, and you NEED to play very close attention to the run, or you'll miss alot of things.
...BTW, does anyone else think that what's currently happening on Booster Gold is kinda depressing? I mean, I love the current arc. DeMatteis basically decided that as DC at least doesn't allow him to bring Blue Beetle back just yet, he's making Booster go back in time to the JLI years in order get something there, and he basically meets up with Blue Beetle and ends up having a few lighthearted comedic adventures with him and other JLI regulars. It's awesome to have such a classic story like this, but doesn't this feel like "Oh man, we used to be so happy back then, remember?"? As great as Generation Lost is being, it's still a run where, aside from the usual jokes, they're being chased all over the world and looking for a madman on the loose. And Booster's growing alot as a character, but he still quite misses Ted.
I just hope DC does what's right and does for DeMatteis what they've done for Dini. Basically granting them their fanboy wishes and let them write what they want about the characters they want. I want Ted back, and I'd love it if the Booster Gold book was turned into something like "Blue and Gold", or something similar. They could have awesome time adventures with classic humor.
Once you're all caught up on Brightest Day and all the latest stuff that's going on, start with Batman. Because Final Crisis is much more related to the Batman run than all of the other stuff, and you NEED to play very close attention to the run, or you'll miss alot of things.
...BTW, does anyone else think that what's currently happening on Booster Gold is kinda depressing? I mean, I love the current arc. DeMatteis basically decided that as DC at least doesn't allow him to bring Blue Beetle back just yet, he's making Booster go back in time to the JLI years in order get something there, and he basically meets up with Blue Beetle and ends up having a few lighthearted comedic adventures with him and other JLI regulars. It's awesome to have such a classic story like this, but doesn't this feel like "Oh man, we used to be so happy back then, remember?"? As great as Generation Lost is being, it's still a run where, aside from the usual jokes, they're being chased all over the world and looking for a madman on the loose. And Booster's growing alot as a character, but he still quite misses Ted.
I just hope DC does what's right and does for DeMatteis what they've done for Dini. Basically granting them their fanboy wishes and let them write what they want about the characters they want. I want Ted back, and I'd love it if the Booster Gold book was turned into something like "Blue and Gold", or something similar. They could have awesome time adventures with classic humor.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: August 31, 2010, 01:43:24 PM »So, I'm slowly moving through both Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps. I forgot how easy it is to just read and read these books. Especially when they tie into each, you don't wanna put them down.They only start tying into each other in the Sinestro Corps War. But yeah, events are referenced in each other, Mongul goes through one another, and stuff.
Damn, I'm gonna hate this week. There's literaly nothing to read. Just Brightest Day #9.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: August 31, 2010, 07:35:40 AM »
I haven't read DC One Million in such a long time... really should re-read it.
And dammit, as simplistic as it is, I LOVE Solaris the Tyrant Sun.
And dammit, as simplistic as it is, I LOVE Solaris the Tyrant Sun.
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Gaming / Re: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Wii, PS3, 360, iPhone)
« on: August 31, 2010, 05:49:12 AM »THEY suck balls at Unleashed's daytime segments, jumping into bottomless pits and generally playing like a 2 year old with ADD, and therefore, suddenly, its "bad level design", or, "Sonic is too fast"I have that opinion. Unleashed's levels are a textbook of bad level design. And the gameplay's awful. Sonic can just run, he can't walk or gain speed, he pretty much just has one single speed. The level design's something that you would see on some kind of bad romhack. Reviewers agree, and alot of gamers agree.
That wasn't just a one-time thing, though, they've continued to tear into the Dreamcast titles long since, including during Shadow reviews (which ironically enough makes Shadow sound a lot better than it is). You know me well enough to know that's not my only issue with them, as well. Maybe for you their track record's been decent, but for me, I don't buy Secret Rings > Black Knight either. And whether you do believe that or not, their quality is a lot more comparable than most reviewers will admit.I actually haven't seen any reviews of the recent games that say anything about the old Dreamcast titles, to be honest. I've had the chance to try out Black Knight and Secret Rings recently, and found Black Knight to have atrocious level design and mostly gimmick-based gameplay which didn't make sense, while Secret Rings had halfway decent level design and average but very unresponsive gameplay.
Nor do I believe that Dimps sidescrollers are the be-all end-all of hope for new-age Sonic. Rush games are fine and dandy, but they're not without their hiccups. And frankly I didn't find either of them all that much more enjoyable than either Storybook game.
It's hard to read a Sonic review and not see a double standard. Even when the game they're reviewing is genuinely bad, they have a tendancy to over-hammer it. The journalists simply believe that Sonic belongs as a sidescroller single-player racer with a dash attack, and have no real standards beyond that.
The Advance/Rush games may be alot of things, but they don't suffer from any of the problems the new games do. They have good and intuitive level design, their gameplay actually FITS the levels, and they're at least games which fit in nowadays' basic gaming standards, something I'm not able to say for other recent Sonic games. And don't put all of the journalists on the same bowl. Tons of them have very good reviews.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: August 31, 2010, 05:17:24 AM »
Yep, fits in there.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: August 31, 2010, 02:52:38 AM »
I've decided to post the reading order for the Grant Morrison Hypercrisis books. Most of the stuff takes place in the Bat-books, but there's quite alot of outer stuff.
Now, this isn't the required order to read. These are simply all of the Bat-books Morrison wrote over pretty much 20 years, and how they managed to all link together in some way to conclude in this big epic we're reading. These are all of the references he gives through the years, all the stuff that clicks together in an awesome way.
Now, this isn't the required order to read. These are simply all of the Bat-books Morrison wrote over pretty much 20 years, and how they managed to all link together in some way to conclude in this big epic we're reading. These are all of the references he gives through the years, all the stuff that clicks together in an awesome way.
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Gaming / Re: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Wii, PS3, 360, iPhone)
« on: August 31, 2010, 02:35:37 AM »
You shouldn't lump all of the reviewers in one basket just because of the Adventure debacle. They've been pretty much right about Sonic ever since.
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Gaming / Re: Metroid Discussion Thread
« on: August 31, 2010, 02:18:13 AM »
Man, I missed the space jump. "Flying" around feels like Super Metroid.
...just as an aside, I find it hilarious how people are bitching about Samus' personality being revealed as insecure and emotionally unstable. After so many years of having an almost-silent protagonist in all of the Metroid titles, somehow, people got the mental image that Samus was some kind of ultimate badass beneath her armor, and being constantly referenced as a fantastic example for all female characters worldwide. "This is how you make a female character who is strong and brave!"
The moment they started showing MORE of Samus, was the moment that people started disliking her. Making her hot in Smash Bros? She's always been hot according to 100%ed game endings, but actually SHOWING it? No way. Now giving her an actual personality, realistic in the fact that she saw both her families be slaughtered (in theory making her BATMAN SQUARED), and presently maintains a mentality of respect for people who respect her in return, and a narration of the events that brought her to where she was in the first place? (along with grief for the only creature who had ever protected her in her entire life, out of love?) This is purely realistic. Samus can't be some kind of female Duke Nukem to get in a planet, exterminate all of its creatures and get out. Her narration of the events is extremely Ender Wiggin style (From the Ender's Game book, for the few of those who don't understand the reference) which is actually fine by me, because although it's insecure and respectful, she realises she has a task to do, and NEVER shys away from it.
This is Samus Aran. A human being, just like you and me. Get used to it.
...Adam is still a [tornado fang]ing [dark hold], though.
...just as an aside, I find it hilarious how people are bitching about Samus' personality being revealed as insecure and emotionally unstable. After so many years of having an almost-silent protagonist in all of the Metroid titles, somehow, people got the mental image that Samus was some kind of ultimate badass beneath her armor, and being constantly referenced as a fantastic example for all female characters worldwide. "This is how you make a female character who is strong and brave!"
The moment they started showing MORE of Samus, was the moment that people started disliking her. Making her hot in Smash Bros? She's always been hot according to 100%ed game endings, but actually SHOWING it? No way. Now giving her an actual personality, realistic in the fact that she saw both her families be slaughtered (in theory making her BATMAN SQUARED), and presently maintains a mentality of respect for people who respect her in return, and a narration of the events that brought her to where she was in the first place? (along with grief for the only creature who had ever protected her in her entire life, out of love?) This is purely realistic. Samus can't be some kind of female Duke Nukem to get in a planet, exterminate all of its creatures and get out. Her narration of the events is extremely Ender Wiggin style (From the Ender's Game book, for the few of those who don't understand the reference) which is actually fine by me, because although it's insecure and respectful, she realises she has a task to do, and NEVER shys away from it.
This is Samus Aran. A human being, just like you and me. Get used to it.
...Adam is still a [tornado fang]ing [dark hold], though.
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Off The Wall / Re: Request [parasitic bomb] Here: The Thread
« on: August 31, 2010, 01:27:44 AM »
Try those paints figures are painted with. Those are specially made for plastic, and very durable.
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Gaming / Re: Metroid Discussion Thread
« on: August 30, 2010, 10:34:13 PM »
FINALLY.
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Gaming / Re: Metroid Discussion Thread
« on: August 30, 2010, 10:01:47 PM »Well, the guy's not psychic, it's not like he can know you'll absolutely need the weapon before the battle. Yeah, the whole autorization thing can be kinda stupid at times but at least it makes some sense. As for why she obeys him, it's a little bit of him being her superior in the mission, him being an important person for her, and bit of spoilers.He can see your weapons are having no effect. And he saw me try to press a switch I absolutely needed for progression 20 minutes before, before I backtracked, fought the monster, and had to go back to press the switch only because the guy granted me permission only after I was almost dying there.
...not just that... making me suffer through tons of fire life-sapping rooms before granting me the Varia suit? Why did he grant me the thing THEN? Hell, why doesn't Samus switch to a more powerful weapon to kill a tough enemy when she's almost dying? Makes no sense.
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Gaming / Re: Metroid Discussion Thread
« on: August 30, 2010, 03:58:44 PM »
They were evil in the manga, but I dunno if it's canon.
...but seriously, it's [tornado fang]ing bullshit. I pass through a Super Missile door and a Grapple Beam hook every five minutes. Many of these lead to easily-seeable-upgrades on the other side. Samus just doesn't have a damn mind of her own in this game. Couldn't she just have the excuse to be wearing a new prototype suit or something? Since it doesn't look much like her old suit, it would be a good excuse. She doesn't even get the big shoulders when she goes Varia. And Adam waits for me to tango with an unbeatable enemy for a bit before even authorizing me the weapon before I die. It's like the guy wants me to die. Not even small thanks or congratulations when I beat a boss, save someone or do something else.
...but seriously, it's [tornado fang]ing bullshit. I pass through a Super Missile door and a Grapple Beam hook every five minutes. Many of these lead to easily-seeable-upgrades on the other side. Samus just doesn't have a damn mind of her own in this game. Couldn't she just have the excuse to be wearing a new prototype suit or something? Since it doesn't look much like her old suit, it would be a good excuse. She doesn't even get the big shoulders when she goes Varia. And Adam waits for me to tango with an unbeatable enemy for a bit before even authorizing me the weapon before I die. It's like the guy wants me to die. Not even small thanks or congratulations when I beat a boss, save someone or do something else.
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Gaming / Re: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Wii, PS3, 360, iPhone)
« on: August 30, 2010, 03:53:17 PM »I'm sure there's no way in hell anybody would buy this if it wasn't a downloadable title and therefore far cheaper than average.I actually would buy both games if they look good and have good reviews.
As for the "burning money" thing, I'm already at that point with the main Sonic series. The only way I'm ever playing Colors is if I pirate the disc.
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Entertainment / Re: At The Movies With RPM
« on: August 30, 2010, 11:55:26 AM »I went to see The Expendables last night. Our closest theatre was showing it in their 21+ only theatre, where the patrons could drink while watching the movie!All theaters have that around here.
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Gaming / Re: Metroid Discussion Thread
« on: August 30, 2010, 11:53:50 AM »
Played a bit more so far. You know, I'm liking the game much more, but it's still much too linear. I know you can come back to previous areas, but the whole thing's such a straight line that you never really backtrack, just appear in past areas when required.
But the action parts and bosses are really, really well-done. Although I still lament the loss of pickups.
...oh, and Adam is a [tornado fang]ing [dark hold].
Very mild spoilers here, not of story, but just of stupid situation:
I don't even know why Samus is obeying this guy so blindly. Since it's an SOS she received, she's probably got jurisdiction to do whatever the hell she wants and screw the Federation. Hasn't the Federation proven to be evil before anyway?
But the action parts and bosses are really, really well-done. Although I still lament the loss of pickups.
...oh, and Adam is a [tornado fang]ing [dark hold].
Very mild spoilers here, not of story, but just of stupid situation:
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Gaming / Re: VC / WiiWare / DSiWare / XBLA / PSN (Collection & Updates!)
« on: August 30, 2010, 03:36:56 AM »No argument here. But it is a true test of manliness to try and make it through the NES Lost Levels with no permanent states. Sometimes, though, you just want to get through the damn game.Yeah, but I'd like to be given the choice to go through the game with save states or not. =P And mappable buttons for any kind of game.
Makes me kinda sad that Nintendo had such an oportunity and kinda threw it away. Each game is just as it was. Specially with every PAL game being in old 50Hz format, stupidly in this day and age...
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Gaming / Re: ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE (The MvC3 topic)
« on: August 30, 2010, 02:30:02 AM »
They're really pushing C.Viper as a character lately, huh? They haven't promoted the other SF4 characters so much, and for her, she was the first to be revealed of the SF4 new characters, and I think she got her own figure and promotional material before others.
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Off The Wall / Re: The Mystery of the Forum Users - Take 4
« on: August 29, 2010, 09:57:53 PM »
See? I told you they remember nothing when they go back to normal.
This proves it to be true.
This proves it to be true.