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Ciaphas: Nov 20, 2005; > BEWARE, COWARD

Zaphod42 posted:

Shouldn't be that bad? that's like the whole point of XML. (Although JSON's better)

There's also assuredly a library to do it for you in any language.

im crying reading this post

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Snooze Cruise: Feb 16, 2013; hey look,
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The XML is my favorite version of the 3ds

# ? Aug 5, 2016 22:03

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Ciaphas posted:

im crying reading this post

Sorry?

# ? Aug 5, 2016 22:18

Ciaphas: Nov 20, 2005; > BEWARE, COWARD

You're right it should be easy and painless and I'm using libraries that do all the hard work for me and it's still not loving working

gently caress

# ? Aug 5, 2016 22:28

Mak0rz: Aug 2, 2008; 😎🐗🚬

Ciaphas posted:

im crying reading this post

# ? Aug 5, 2016 22:28

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Ciaphas posted:

You're right it should be easy and painless and I'm using libraries that do all the hard work for me and it's still not loving working

gently caress

That sucks dude. I've def been there a million times, banging your head into the monitor because it should work but it just isn't and you don't know why.

What language / environment you working in?

# ? Aug 5, 2016 22:57

FactsAreUseless: Feb 16, 2011

Shadow of Mordor clicked with me. Thanks to whoever said to focus on vertical movement.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:28

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

The devs said Shadow of Mordor was supposed to feel like a "trilogy of games in one game" but in the end they were only able to (barely) implement 2 parts of that trilogy. It's a shame, because the game really does feel like it runs out of content when you're nearing the end of the second act. You can almost see the deadlines and compromises.

It's still really fun to decap attack a bunch of orcs in freeflow, though.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:31

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

The end sequence is so bad

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:33

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Real hurthling! posted:

The end sequence is so bad

Yeah, it is linear and boring and terrible. It's barely above a series of quicktime events.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:36

FactsAreUseless: Feb 16, 2011

That's not a surprise. I assume it'll peter out when you kill the last warlord with no real conclusion. I think it's a consequence of companies always pushing for more and more with their AAA games, which is silly. Why would you try to make "a whole trilogy in one game?" What is the purpose of that? Just make three good games instead of two-thirds of one really big game.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:36

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

FactsAreUseless posted:

That's not a surprise. I assume it'll peter out when you kill the last warlord with no real conclusion. I think it's a consequence of companies always pushing for more and more with their AAA games, which is silly. Why would you try to make "a whole trilogy in one game?" What is the purpose of that? Just make three good games instead of two-thirds of one really big game.

Well the idea wasn't to make the game a huge bloated monstrosity that's the size of 3 GTAs or whatever, the "trilogy" design was more about how the mechanics are introduced and evolve. Each "chapter" was supposed to feel like its own self contained game with its own set of rules, then a new thing gets added and changes it up drastically. That's not a bad goal, really, but the game was very obviously not able to achieve it. It's unclear if it's unreasonably moved deadlines, which is common for WB, or if the team really did just bite off more than they could chew.

Either way, I'd really like to see a Shadows of Mordor 2 that adds more meat and polish on top of the really fun core.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:39

devtesla: Jan 2, 2012; Grimey Drawer

FactsAreUseless posted:

That's not a surprise. I assume it'll peter out when you kill the last warlord with no real conclusion. I think it's a consequence of companies always pushing for more and more with their AAA games, which is silly. Why would you try to make "a whole trilogy in one game?" What is the purpose of that? Just make three good games instead of two-thirds of one really big game.

Metal Gear Solid V

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:39

Ciaphas: Nov 20, 2005; > BEWARE, COWARD

I really liked Shadow of Mordor and hope like hell the ideas behind the Nemesis system aren't lost to time. A better game with the same ideas behind it, polished up of course, would be amazing.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:40

corn in the bible: Jun 5, 2004; Oh no oh god it's all true!

Maybe devs should focus on making a good game instead of half of one

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:40

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

Shadow of Mordor took the bold path of being a assassins creed clone with a lord of the rings brand. truly incredible, a powerful achievement of gaming.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:50

Snooze Cruise: Feb 16, 2013; hey look,
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In Training posted:

Shadow of Mordor took the bold path of being a assassins creed clone with a lord of the rings brand. truly incredible, a powerful achievement of gaming.

This is unrelated but I am honestly still very angry about what you said about Chunking Express in this thread.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:52

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

I love Chungking Express, I don't think I flamed it in this thread

# ? Aug 6, 2016 00:59

Jay Rust: Sep 27, 2011

It looks like Rimworld is the new hotness on Steam and YouTube, anyone try it yet?

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:02

Snooze Cruise: Feb 16, 2013; hey look,
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In Training posted:

I love Chungking Express, I don't think I flamed it in this thread

Sorry i got you confused Sakurazuka because you posted something about Chunking Express when they rudely attack it. This was very wrong of me.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:22

Guy Mann: Mar 28, 2016; by Lowtax

Real hurthling! posted:

The end sequence is so bad

The penultimate mission with you playing hide-and-seek with the big bad was pretty fun as far as attempts at boss battles in stealth-action games go, if you think of that as the ending and the final mission QTE as an epilogue it works a little better.

Lurdiak posted:

Well the idea wasn't to make the game a huge bloated monstrosity that's the size of 3 GTAs or whatever, the "trilogy" design was more about how the mechanics are introduced and evolve. Each "chapter" was supposed to feel like its own self contained game with its own set of rules, then a new thing gets added and changes it up drastically. That's not a bad goal, really, but the game was very obviously not able to achieve it. It's unclear if it's unreasonably moved deadlines, which is common for WB, or if the team really did just bite off more than they could chew.

Either way, I'd really like to see a Shadows of Mordor 2 that adds more meat and polish on top of the really fun core.

The DLC campaigns did a pretty good job adding new rules and opportunities to use them, to the point where if they really were going for a "trilogy" it feels like a fitting final part; Lord of the Hunt focusing on the ability to control animals and giving you even more beasties to ride and command with your dwarf bro was a pretty fun laid-back denouement to the original story and The Bright Lord shook up almost every aspect of the core gameplay completely and even gave you a huge fuckoff battle with Sauron himself to slightly make up for the base game's anticlimactic final boss.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:26

Ciaphas: Nov 20, 2005; > BEWARE, COWARD

Guy Mann posted:

The penultimate mission with you playing hide-and-seek with the big bad was pretty fun as far as attempts at boss battles in stealth-action games go, if you think of that as the ending and the final mission QTE as an epilogue it works a little better.

The DLC campaigns did a pretty good job adding new rules and opportunities to use them, to the point where if they really were going for a "trilogy" it feels like a fitting final part; Lord of the Hunt focusing on the ability to control animals and giving you even more beasties to ride and command with your dwarf bro was a pretty fun laid-back denouement to the original story and The Bright Lord shook up almost every aspect of the core gameplay completely and even gave you a huge fuckoff battle with Sauron himself to slightly make up for the base game's anticlimactic final boss.

Whoa wait I never played any of the DLC and that sounds awesome as heck

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:28

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

i have shadows of mordor still installed because i got the GOTY version so i still have the DLC campaigns to do

but drat its like 50 gigs installed and i dont get how, the world size isnt large the textures arent megatextures. it must be the cutscenes

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:33

Scaly Haylie: Dec 25, 2004

what's the express and why is it chunking?

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:37

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Quest For Glory II posted:

i have shadows of mordor still installed because i got the GOTY version so i still have the DLC campaigns to do

but drat its like 50 gigs installed and i dont get how, the world size isnt large the textures arent megatextures. it must be the cutscenes

As far as I understand the Nemesis system is a huge memory hog.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:38

FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

Help Im Alive posted:

Sandslash was definitely one of the coolest Pokemon when I was 7 along with Scyther so it's a good move to bring him back for todays children

You might be interested to know that there is a new grass mantis type too, but it is not scyther

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:40

Guy Mann: Mar 28, 2016; by Lowtax

Ciaphas posted:

Whoa wait I never played any of the DLC and that sounds awesome as heck

Yeah, I remember hearing them get some flack at release but I enjoyed them. Of course I got the entire GOTY bundle with the core game and all the DLC for like $15 so the price was right at least.

Plus there's free DLC that adds a bunch of timed challenges where you need to complete certain objectives in the time limit while also being scored on your actions. If you thought the main game was too easy it really pushes the core gameplay to its limits, one of the final challenges has you kill every single Uruk captain and chieftain in the game in less than an hour.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:46

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

FirstAidKite posted:

You might be interested to know that there is a new grass mantis type too, but it is not scyther

Scyther is really cool and then they gave him an evolution that turned him into children's safety scissors.

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:54

FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

Fomantis and Lurantis

Lurantis is more clearly a praying mantis type of thing so that's neat

# ? Aug 6, 2016 01:56

axelblaze: Oct 18, 2006; Congratulations The One Concern!!!

You're addicted to Ivory!!

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oh my...}; Grimey Drawer

I have about half the set I want for my witch doctor in Diablo 3 which is cool but I don't know what I'm gonna do once I have the full thing :colbert: