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Seriously, I need a beer after that one. Big time.
Feeling like James?
I have an eight letter word for this game that I won't write on this forum, but it's a favourite word of James, the Angry Video Game Nerd.
I enjoyed the game for what it was, I did. And I can see a ton of potential in the series. I just have some really major gripes with how some of the design decisions were handled and I cant, for the life of me, understand why people fawn over this game like they do. Maybe because I didn't play it back in the heyday of it's arrival, I don't have the proper prescription Nostalgia Goggles on. But, I just don't get it. I didn't really feel that it did anything too special and yet, when people talk about it, they cream themselves.
I'll chalk it up to `Just one of those things`, I suppose.
Oh. And I S-ranked it too.
I've been waiting for this one to go on Steam sale for a little while. Looks like a game I might enjoy, but this is the first I've heard anyone say about it. I assume the writing is good, but how is the actual gameplay?
Well, that's done. I probably will end up plugging in Ep II this weekend, even though it's getting put on hold once I get my hands on Dragon Age II.
I have to say...I picked up on so many more things this time that I didn't catch last time around. This is definitely a multiple playthrough series.
The writing: I like all the references thrown around, and the fact this is a not so serious. The writing is good enough and I did chuckle more than a few times.
Gameplay: It's rather simplistic at first glance, but you could easily die if you are not careful. The fights are turn based, and every character gets two skills. So it's not about using 800 different skills and more about unit placement. You only get one designated healer, so you need to be careful with that unit. You do get some equipment, and you have to buy some of it, and potions come in handy. There is an "Obsession" counter that works like this.
Drake: when his obsession counter fills, he gets stronger during that period, but it is followed by a few turns where he is depressed(weaker).
When The Semidivine Humble Self fills his, he needs to tell stories about his previous adventures, making everyone in his vicinity to fall asleep, friend and foe.
If your healer gets hit while her Obsession bar is full, she will get mad and smack the closest friendly unit.
After a battle is done, you can freely search the battle location for all the remaining chests.
And last, you can change difficulty at any time. I played the entire game on Normal.
Forget finishing the first trilogy by the time Specter's Flute hits... can I finish it by the time Black and White hits? Stay tuned, true believers!
That may have been my Alpha Protocol (PS3) you were credited with, actually. As I posted it on 1-21-11, but it's not listed on my completed games. Same username letter, and all.
Steam: SpaceLion_Bear
Good design with fairly simple but fun gameplay. Finding all solutions for every mission can be a headscratchet, but oh, the joy when you figure them out. Think I had 61% completion. Will go back and 100% it when my backlog shrinks.
Well keep in mind that the game was released back in 2003. It's over seven years old now, and at the time it was a very unique game. Stealth/Adventure hybrids hadn't really been perfected yet (no Assassin's Creed back then, the closest comparison would have been the stealth sections in Zelda games) The picture-taking element was probably what sold it for most people; not many games sport photography as a gameplay element.
I didn't finish it when I first played it (like you, I saw many problems with the game). But I have to admit, the concept was gold, even if the execution was a little rough around the edges. I still have my PS2 copy in my collection, but haven't broken it out in a long while.
SNES - Final Fantasy II (4), Super Metroid, Secret of Mana
PSX - Castlevania SOTN
360 - Eternal Sonata, Star Ocean TLH, Castlevania LOS, Castlevania HD, Star Wars TFU:2, Assassins Creed 2,
PS3 - 3D Dot Game Heroes, Disgaea 3
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I won't deny that it got a little dusty at Casa du Shaymin come the end of it. And yes, I had nothing better to do yesterday.
Call me a slowbe, it's even my original main character. Yes, I've been spoiled to death by now, but I arranged the ending how I liked. Or as close as I could.
Working on Awakening next and honestly, if Anders wasn't so awesome, I'd probably have stopped by now.
Then again, it was just more Dragon Age, Which I'm a flat out sucker for anyway... So I guess I can't say too much.
I dunno. I think I'm an addict.
Nier was a much better ride, and if you're looking for cool puzzle-solving games on Arcade, I suggest Braid and Limbo.
Um...yes and no. More like it gives you a good idea of what she was trying to do without giving away what her plans are in the future. It's a bridge plot. You need to have played the game in a very specific way to get Morrigan to give you meaningful answers (ie. you need maximum favour from her). The DLC is crap, so I say watch it on YouTube and try to find one where the player gets the "best" answers from Morrigan. I can imagine some of her answers being necessary to answer future questions in the storyline.
3/7/2011 - Dead Space: Extraction (PS3 via Dead Space 2) - Normal difficulty. Fun little light gun game, but not THAT distinctive against other games in the genre. Interestingly enough, it suggests
"What the f--- is a Shakespeare?"
-Rico Valasquez, showing off why no one likes him.
-Kel
Fun game for sure, and certainly one of the most different shooters I've ever played. The 2nd half especially was super fun when the player finally access to all the guns and charges. Reminded me of a western FPS take on Vanquish or Bayonetta, and it succeeded mostly. Would have loved to see some split-screen Co-op.