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Upon reflection, even though I think Amnesia was much scarier and had better enemy mechanics overall, SOMA was more interesting and subtly horrifying with a real whammy of an ending that tops off the horror of it all, with a theme that was super effective and engaging from A to Z. Whereas Amnesia is the scariest game of all time that has a meh setting and ending.
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Foxhound posted:Well, yes. But I was thinking more "terrifying that I'm left alone on the ocean floor as (probably) the only sentient being on the planet, possibly stuck in the dark in a chair until my batteries run out." I honestly hated Simon to such an extent that very little of SOMA's plot landed for me, because he was such a blundering dunce that I never saw him as an extension of myself and never feared for his safety. It doesn't help that I considered all of the game's philosophical quandaries to be solved in advance - I never deliberated or hesitated over any of the moral dilemmas, so none of them had any impact. For some reason my playthrough of that game was dickish to an extent I almost never indulge. Christ, I remember thinking that I'd have probably smashed the ARK too if I'd gotten the option. Humanity's kaput! Had to happen sometime! Who gives a poo poo!
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I'm actually kinda happy this one version of Simon gets dicked over for eternity. Or however long that techno fluid keeps him "alive". Mostly cause he kept murdering people (though Pat's to blame).
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Catherine's existence on the ARK is the most worrying thing. Are there now two Catherine's existing inside it? And as she knows how the transfer works she knows that Simon 3 and Catherine 2 are still left on earth, which she doesn't tell the new Simon.
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DrSnakeLaser posted:Catherine's existence on the ARK is the most worrying thing. Are there now two Catherine's existing inside it? And as she knows how the transfer works she knows that Simon 3 and Catherine 2 are still left on earth, which she doesn't tell the new Simon. To be fair, there's only one or two lines of dialogue between them, at the end of the ARK sequence. "Hey Simon, welcome to the ARK, btw your third body is still trapped at the bottom of the ocean" doesn't seem like a natural thing to hamfist in there. Besides, that extra bit is supposed to be celebratory and relieving, in a way -- arguing about what happened to Catherine 2/Simon 3 would be contrary to the scene's purpose.
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DrSnakeLaser posted:Catherine's existence on the ARK is the most worrying thing. Are there now two Catherine's existing inside it? And as she knows how the transfer works she knows that Simon 3 and Catherine 2 are still left on earth, which she doesn't tell the new Simon. Catherine 2 (and 3 by extension) thought that Simon understood the consequences of the transfer, because she'd explained it to him clearly, parts of it multiple times. There's probably a date they have three days later where she has to break the news over spaghetti, but Simon 4 doesn't really care because Simon is a selfish idiot who doesn't listen, and just wants to be comfortable. I would have loved a companion hacking game where you play as Catherine, and can choose how frank or manipulative you want to be.
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I imagine that the first Catherine on the ARK gets overwritten by the second. Though, for me, the implication that there is a nuclear bomb of "humanity" floating in space is the scariest thing. The WAU/ARK has already proven that humanity's consciousness can be digitized and transferred onto a once-living being, who says it can't be transferred onto a currently-living being? Imagine some alien motherfuckers popping open the cap on the ARK, and suddenly all of the people trapped inside for millenia wanna stretch their legs. A whole planet of beings just totally taken over by humans if something crazy happens - and around Simon, crazy stuff is guaranteed to happen: the WAU isn't a localized thing to Earth, a bit of it is stuck on the inside of the ARK's external casing, or something insane enough in the infinite of space. Could be a good sequel, to be honest.
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I feel especially bad for Cath 2 cause the last thing she will ever see, experience, or think about, or BE ABLE to think about, is arguing in vain with the dumbass who cares more about his fundamental misunderstanding of the system than the fact that he just saved humanity. In the ending she just blinks out in mid sentence and boom, gone, no more electricity, no more consciousness.
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Catherine knew he didn't understand which is why she tied the scan to the launch button so he couldn't flake out on her, because he would have.
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pulp rag posted:I imagine that the first Catherine on the ARK gets overwritten by the second. I mean humanity being Yith+The Thing sounds alright.
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pulp rag posted:I imagine that the first Catherine on the ARK gets overwritten by the second. Given the ARK has been running for almost a year of simulated time, that's a terrifying thought. There's nothing wrong with 2 Catherines being on the ARK, it's weird, but they're two different people at this point. Catherine 1' and Catherine 3 have a fair bit different life experience since the copy was made, it's probably fine to just let there be two Catherines. The ARK being discovered is an awesome sequel pitch.
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Is Liam going to the wrong date or something? He said he's going to the PS experience "not this weekend, but the next"
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ArmyOfMidgets posted:But the next weekend they're using that location for the Big Butts Convention Clearly, this is actually a setup for an intervention.
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I can't really fault Simon for freaking out about his situation. To him, the "transfer" worked twice before, so it's incredibly hard to grasp what not being transferred is like. I'd like to imagine it's more a matter of anger and denial then it is not really understanding.
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I can't believe the Best Friends aren't Hype for Cracker Jack. He's the single coolest boxer in SF history. Dude's a liar and a cheater and dresses like a Louisiana dandy moved to Miami Vice.
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Dec 1, 2015 20:16
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ZenMasterBullshit posted:I can't believe the Best Friends aren't Hype for Cracker Jack. He's the single coolest boxer in SF history. Dude's a liar and a cheater and dresses like a Louisiana dandy moved to Miami Vice. Because he's nowhere near as awesome or cool as Dudley.
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Al-Saqr posted:Because he's nowhere near as awesome or cool as Dudley. Dudley was a neat idea but he's kind of one note and a bit played out. Like even Boxer is a little cooler than Duders. Dudley is still the most fun to play though. Oh and I can't wait for the Best Friends Game Grumps cross-over coming soon as Woolie and Matt land in california.
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ZenMasterBullshit posted:Dudley was a neat idea but he's kind of one note and a bit played out. Like even Boxer is a little cooler than Duders. Dudley is still the most fun to play though. Woolie gets super exposed in Excellent Adventures of Gootecks and Mike Ross feat. Hellpockets.
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Dias posted:Woolie gets super exposed in Excellent Adventures of Gootecks and Mike Ross feat. Hellpockets. I can;'t wait
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Oxxidation posted:I honestly hated Simon to such an extent that very little of SOMA's plot landed for me, because he was such a blundering dunce that I never saw him as an extension of myself and never feared for his safety. It doesn't help that I considered all of the game's philosophical quandaries to be solved in advance - I never deliberated or hesitated over any of the moral dilemmas, so none of them had any impact. For some reason my playthrough of that game was dickish to an extent I almost never indulge. Christ, I remember thinking that I'd have probably smashed the ARK too if I'd gotten the option. Humanity's kaput! Had to happen sometime! Who gives a poo poo! You must be fun at parties.
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Hey matt what's the good episode of game of thrones that you said was really funny because I can only make it through like 3 minutes at best due to how boring and poo poo the game is
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pulp rag posted:I imagine that the first Catherine on the ARK gets overwritten by the second. thats the plot of the tommyknockers
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ZenMasterBullshit posted:Dudley was a neat idea but he's kind of one note and a bit played out. Like even Boxer is a little cooler than Duders. Dudley is still the most fun to play though. Pat kills Danny, due to being both tall and possessing a surplus of hair.
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The ending to Revenge of Kuma was somehow even more anticlimactic than I ever imagined.
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Solaris Knight posted:The ending to Revenge of Kuma was somehow even more anticlimactic than I ever imagined. remember, it was supposed to be three episodes!
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Oxxidation posted:I honestly hated Simon to such an extent that very little of SOMA's plot landed for me, because he was such a blundering dunce that I never saw him as an extension of myself and never feared for his safety. It doesn't help that I considered all of the game's philosophical quandaries to be solved in advance - I never deliberated or hesitated over any of the moral dilemmas, so none of them had any impact. For some reason my playthrough of that game was dickish to an extent I almost never indulge. Christ, I remember thinking that I'd have probably smashed the ARK too if I'd gotten the option. Humanity's kaput! Had to happen sometime! Who gives a poo poo! Eh I think Simon did a pretty good job considering how discombobulated he must be to wake up as a robot after 100 years passed in the blink of an eye. It's such an alien concept that I don't think anyone can predict how they would react in a situation like that.
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So Woolie missed a third game that was removed from steam, though far less high-profile than even afro samurai: http://www.siliconera.com/2015/12/01/sekai-project-explains-why-it-pulled-yohjo-simulator-from-steam/ Liam, if anything will make you hesitate on your principle, please let it be this.
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Dias posted:Woolie gets super exposed in Excellent Adventures of Gootecks and Mike Ross feat. Hellpockets. I'd watch this. A lot. Tae posted:So Woolie missed a third game that was removed from steam, though far less high-profile than even afro samurai: http://www.siliconera.com/2015/12/01/sekai-project-explains-why-it-pulled-yohjo-simulator-from-steam/ He'd not only argue harder for that he'd probably call it 'an alright game'.
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Tae posted:So Woolie missed a third game that was removed from steam, though far less high-profile than even afro samurai: http://www.siliconera.com/2015/12/01/sekai-project-explains-why-it-pulled-yohjo-simulator-from-steam/ vhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jHNs6mkG7I
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Dexie posted:Motherfucker. 1.4 mil now with 3 days left. It definitely started to pick up momentum now.
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Shindragon posted:1.4 mil now with 3 days left. It definitely started to pick up momentum now. Only needs 67,000 now. e: 66,000 sirtommygunn fucked around with this message at 04:08 on Dec 2, 2015 |
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C'MON INDIVISIBLE! PIERCE THE HEAVENS! WHO DO THOSE DOUBTFUL CRETINS THINK YOU ARE?!
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Al-Saqr posted:C'MON INDIVISIBLE! PIERCE THE HEAVENS! WHO DO THOSE DOUBTFUL CRETINS THINK YOU ARE?! A would be Valkyrie Profile dragged down by fighting game mechanics? E: still hope it passes though, because I like Mike Z and Co
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Rodyle posted:A would be Valkyrie Profile dragged down by fighting game mechanics? Boo this man! 
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Are there actually fighting game mechanics, it's just Valkyrie Profile with slightly more complex combat. And probably better platforming and voice acting.
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What happened, did they get featured on CNN or something? Usually the last-day skyrocketing happens on...the last day, not 3 days before. I reiterate, Indivisible is basically the teaming up of every major indie game of the last few years to bring it to success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kznHGYGw088&t=50s http://i.imgur.com/mRX4ags.webm 
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Dias posted:Are there actually fighting game mechanics, it's just Valkyrie Profile with slightly more complex combat. And probably better platforming and voice acting. I don't like the blocking and combo system. I like everything else, especially the art, but I just want a turn based RPG.
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