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Songbearer posted:Unique little thing about the Detective: Someone pointed out earlier that he can turn around faster than other characters and even has an animation for it if you swing him around fast enough, but I've discovered that he can actually finish off downed enemies if he's holding a shotgun (Via a blow to the head, no ammo expended) and will maintain posession of it afterwards. He can execute with any gun, which is unique to him. paint dry posted:Most of it, I think. HM2 was probably in development before HM1 was released. There's detailed previews of it dating back to Spring 2013. The whole thing doesn't make any sense though because San Francisco was NUKED. RBA Starblade posted:The Son starts talking to his father and the other guy who turns into Richard too, but only Evan at the end gets to choose what he does. Well The Son talks to his dad, it's the ninja girl that turns into Richard. I doubt there'll be a comic or anything because well, the devs' self inserts nuked the world. 
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I finished this morning after going back and playing some HLM1. I didn't know what to expect, but that was not what I expected. One story question though - was the San Francisco bombing from the comics or something? I didn't see any reference to it in HLM2. The similar character designs was really confusing - I thought Richter was the henchman for the longest time, and couldn't understand what was happening. I also thought Richter was "the Son" since his mom is a character. And then we met Pardo's "son" and I thought JESUS CHRIST I AM GOING TO PLAY AS THAT?! But no, that was probably too messed up. And then I realized who the Son actually was,, and it was just kinda "oh." Looking back, I think most of the issues I had with the game could have been fixed by the camera zooming out, like in Teleglitch. One of the nicer things about pixel art is that zooming out makes it look better, and there's a just too much important information off-camera. Some FPS games use a subtle indicator of enemies that are in your LOS but off-camera - that would have made things a lot less frustrating. (Or just zooming out.) Playing back through some HLM1 helped me figure out what I didn't like about the larger level design. In the first one, a whole "kill puzzle" typically fits on one screen. In 2, the screen only covers a fraction of what you need to know. It's effectively a blind jump problem in platformers. I also felt like my options were crippled with regard to how I'd want to play a level. There's something magical about the first game's mask menu, and deciding which gimmick you want to employ. Choosing between Fans is probably the closest thing, and it's generally a non-choice after I the Swans finally clicked for me. Definitely got my $17 worth.
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moths posted:I finished this morning after going back and playing some HLM1. I didn't know what to expect, but that was not what I expected. One story question though - was the San Francisco bombing from the comics or something? I didn't see any reference to it in HLM2. Jake's three masks change the playstyle of his levels quite a bit. It would be fun if you could have a 'replay any stage with any character' kinda mode.
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Mar 14, 2015 22:48
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I'm sure it'd be hard but I hope people can figure out ways to mod in new masks, if only so The Son can get some unique techniques and Richter can get his trademark uzi. Seriously what the heck Dennaton. If the level editor allows for intro/outro scenes too I'll be interested in seeing alt versions of Miami 2. Cuntellectual fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Mar 14, 2015 |
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Mar 14, 2015 22:59
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This is actually a pretty impressive feat of game design because he managed to make people go from "wtf this is such frustratkng bullshit" to "holy poo poo this game is awesome" again. It's literally the process everyone went through playing HM1. It's not easy to have essentially the same gameplay but to raise the bar another level so that even people who got crazy good at the first one had to work again.
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Mar 14, 2015 23:26
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My main complaint is you can't just play through the levels minus the story stuff. I'd love to be able to just redo/choose levels from score screen. I think you can only redo a level when you're still on it.
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Groovelord Neato posted:My main complaint is you can't just play through the levels minus the story stuff. I'd love to be able to just redo/choose levels from score screen. I think you can only redo a level when you're still on it. EDIT: I can't read.
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Mar 14, 2015 23:33
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Anatharon posted:If the level editor allows for intro/outro scenes too I'll be interested in seeing alt versions of Miami 2. Evan: hey pardo i am writing my book on dicks Pardo: boy i love dicks i enjoy sucking many OBJECTIVE: kill all the dickmen Yes. I see wonderful things ahead. E: Personally I can't wait to make a level full of Henchman's Cat 
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 i don't know why i can't stop laughing at blinking, toothed Richard when he's a still image the german is icing on the cake
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DOWN JACKET FETISH posted:
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I really want to like Corey, but the dodge feels way more stylish than useful, so I keep using him anyway.  Hard mode is fun. :doubledowns:
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Daily reminder to play with the Dallas mask.
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Erata posted:I really want to like Corey, but the dodge feels way more stylish than useful, so I keep using him anyway. Corey is a she 
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I made the mistake of going for A+ in all levels, quite possibly the worst idea I've had in a long time. I was proud of this at least, so long as I ignore the total time.  (Death Wish) I never want to see another loving glitchy doorway ever again. And yet I know I will 
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Erata posted:I really want to like Corey, but the dodge feels way more stylish than useful, so I keep using him anyway. Corey's roll is best used for baiting. Charge into a room, go "cya shitlords" and roll back out, then slaughter everything who rushes after you.
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Overall time is entirely unrelated to Time Bonus, right? I saw a review that said it was, but I guess they were just misinformed. Also, what does Special mean? Is it related to a character's special abilities, or..? vvv The boat is by far the worst level. Just push through it and it's gravy. Songbearer fucked around with this message at 00:41 on Mar 15, 2015 |
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Mar 15, 2015 00:31
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I just got to the boat level. I don't think I'm having much fun anymore.
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Scrub-Niggurath posted:Corey is a she Good good, now tell me which one is Alex and which one is Ash. Songbearer posted:Evan: hey pardo i am writing my book on dicks Everybody comparing this game to a romhack of the first will get to experience firsthand what a real romhack of the first game would be like. 
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Sykic posted:I made the mistake of going for A+ in all levels, quite possibly the worst idea I've had in a long time. whoa gently caress and i thought my 30 minutes were already an eternity
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Scrub-Niggurath posted:This is actually a pretty impressive feat of game design because he managed to make people go from "wtf this is such frustratkng bullshit" to "holy poo poo this game is awesome" again. It's literally the process everyone went through playing HM1. It's not easy to have essentially the same gameplay but to raise the bar another level so that even people who got crazy good at the first one had to work again. This. All I had to do was walk away for a day. Granted I switched to the snipes in the level I was pissed at (casualties), but I went from swearing at my ps4 to beating it and all the Richter levels on my goddamn Vita for christs sake.
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King Vidiot posted:Good good, now tell me which one is Alex and which one is Ash. Alex uses the chainsaw, Ash uses the pistol.
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Choosing to play the final stage from the Continue menu is a bit of a  moment.
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Oxxidation posted:Choosing to play the final stage from the Continue menu is a bit of a please stop
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Oxxidation posted:Choosing to play the final stage from the Continue menu is a bit of a please stop
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Something I noticed about the twins - one of the best things is doing a chainsaw execution while the other provides covering fire. You get to directly control her aim, it's fantastic! Everything about the twins is the best thing about the twins.
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moths posted:Something I noticed about the twins - one of the best things is doing a chainsaw execution while the other provides covering fire. You get to directly control It's also an achievment, and it's a great tactic to kill big guys.
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moths posted:Something I noticed about the twins - one of the best things is doing a chainsaw execution while the other provides covering fire. You get to directly control her aim, it's fantastic! Everything about the twins is the best thing about the twins. poo poo I never thought to try that
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Milky Moor posted:Alex uses the chainsaw, Ash uses the pistol. This is the biggest mistake of the entire game.
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freeipods posted:This is the biggest mistake of the entire game. Nah, chainsaw maniac girls are hot as heck
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Oh yeah, I forgot about Corey's ability to get into levels by rolling through windows from the outside. I recall they advertised that feature in an interview once, can you still do that in the final game? If so I might have a reason to play as her on a couple levels on hard mode (but maybe not, because Alex/Ash).
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Yeah, I didn't catch that until my second playthrough. I guess she's wearing armor or something?
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At first I totally missed what was going on when Pardo visited Alex's house. Didn't know who the girl was, or why the clothes got shoved under the bed
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I remember in the first game when the janitors/devs were making a big point about how they didn't pressure people at all to go on those missions to slaughter people -- that they just left the voicemail, sent the masks and let them do their own thing. Was that a lie/meta bullshit? It seems like 50 Blessings was actively threatening people with physical harm.
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Feminition posted:I remember in the first game when the janitors/devs were making a big point about how they didn't pressure people at all to go on those missions to slaughter people -- that they just left the voicemail, sent the masks and let them do their own thing. Was that a lie/meta bullshit? It seems like 50 Blessings was actively threatening people with physical harm. Retconned so that HM2 could be a lorefest. Similar to how Jacket vomited after the first level of HM1 but now in HM2 he's actually a trained war veteran.
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Pirate Jet posted:Retconned so that HM2 could be a lorefest. Homeless people get him nauseous, that's totally reasonable.
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Mar 15, 2015 01:14
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Probably not too farfetched to say that killing other soliders is one thing but murdering a homeless guy is another
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Songbearer posted:Probably not too farfetched to say that killing other soliders is one thing but murdering a homeless guy is another Or that he vomited from the fact that he was killing again, after he had thought he had left the war behind him.
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Food poisoning, totally unrelated.
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