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Bobbin Threadbare posted:
Can anyone really own a boat?
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Dec 27, 2017 05:21
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Yes.
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Dec 27, 2017 06:42
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boy howdy that sure was a movie. jesus loving christ korea.
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Dec 27, 2017 08:19
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GenHavoc posted:1 Count Failure to Appreciate Fine Craftsmanship Azure Dreamer posted:boy howdy that sure was a movie. jesus loving christ korea.
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Dec 27, 2017 09:38
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Shei-kun posted:I think I missed this one. What brought this charge up? That was from Wei Shen's failure to realize that the motorcycle Jackie had been paid with was probably perfectly reasonable compensation for the load he had fenced.
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Dec 27, 2017 10:22
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 That movie. It's hilariously relentless in punching you in the junk until you're curled in the fetal position. The other movies in the so-called "Vengeance Trilogy" have shades of this, but this is the most brutal one.
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Dec 27, 2017 13:02
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:I didn't grab the shopkeeper in either instance; the shopkeeper was the guy who asked me to grab the random drunk and get him out of the store, which is what I did. Both times. Hence the mystery. It doesn't really affect the crime list, I just wanted to clarify what was going on. I think what may have happened is that the shopkeeper wandered into traffic while you were putting the drunk in the trunk. Since the favour is programmed to fail if you attack the shopkeeper instead of the drunk, the result was a failed favour. I suspect you just got screwed by bad AI pathing. I think the worst example of that I ever saw was in "The Saboteur" on PS3. There is a side mission in the middle of that game where you assist a Chinese doctor by protecting him from the Nazis. Obviously, if the doctor dies you fail and have to start the mission over. Several hours later, there is a story mission where you have to man a turret in the back of a truck during a vehicle chase. I'm in the middle of the chase when I get the message "Mission Failed: The doctor was killed." Turns out that after you do the side mission, the doctor goes to a bench in Chinatown and sits there with his "fail on death" flag still active. Guess which bench my AI driver kept smashing into during the vehicle chase? I had to do that stupid chase mission about a dozen times before I got lucky and was actually able to finish it.
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Dec 27, 2017 16:11
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GenHavoc posted:That was from Wei Shen's failure to realize that the motorcycle Jackie had been paid with was probably perfectly reasonable compensation for the load he had fenced.
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Dec 28, 2017 07:56
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Jan 1, 2018 20:22
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Mrs Chu don't gently caress around
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Jan 1, 2018 21:47
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 Mrs. Chu is loving Hardcore.
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Jan 1, 2018 22:10
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Miz Kriss posted:
I have been doing everything I can not to hint that that poo poo was coming. Do not gently caress with Mrs. Chu. Ever.
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Jan 1, 2018 22:20
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Since everyone has already said "Don't gently caress with Ms. Chu" (though it can't be stated enough) I'll just say "GenHavoc will have a field day with THIS!"
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Jan 1, 2018 23:09
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You might have noticed that when the Po was trying to chose a temporary Chairman, Jiang cuts Lee off from suggesting himself. We know that Lee is after the position with Dogeyes outright saying that Lee is going to be Chairman although it's easy to dismiss him given that Wei and Jiang are intent on keeping that from happening. And if you thought Mrs Chu was dangerous, imagine what Jiang's capable of since unlike the former she doesn't need a meat cleaver to kill her enemies.
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Jan 1, 2018 23:28
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My only thoughts on the Dogeyes segment that haven't been posted already are "Bobbin can be creepy when he wants to be." That evil chuckle... 
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Jan 1, 2018 23:35
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I appreciate just how clearly out of his depth Jackie is, and that they don't really shy away from how badly it winds up screwing him up, either.
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Jan 2, 2018 00:05
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"The Last Dragon" is a movie with a genuine affection for its source material, whether it be the city of New York, contemporary popular music, or the cinematic works of Bruce Lee. The film is thick with references to Lee, from Leroy's yellow jumpsuit to the wooden darts Leroy uses to disarm gunmen(just as Kato did in "The Green Hornet"). It even extends behind the scenes, as the film's fight choreographer was American martial artist/actor Ron van Clief, known in films as "The Black Dragon". There are a bunch of first appearances in this film beyond William H. Macy. Chazz Palmienteri appears briefly as a switchblade-wielding goon, a very young Keshia Knight-Pulliam plays Leroy's little sister, and it's the first film role for Ernie Reyes Jr., who would go on to get his own TV series alongside Gil Gerard and Keye Luke(who played Kato in the 1940s and was the blind master Po in the original "Kung-Fu" TV series). Reyes has done stuntwork and motion capture for several films and his cinematic opponents include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Leslie Nielsen. I was pretty young when I first saw "Last Dragon" and I'm probably the only person who didn't see it coming when Sho-Nuff busted out the Glow in the last fight. It made an already intimidating villain absolutely terrifying. Leroy's acceptance of his own mastery still gives me goosebumps when I watch it.
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Jan 2, 2018 00:13
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Ernie Reyes Jr. also stars in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Secret of the Ooze, a childhood favorite film of mine. I saw the Last Dragon a while back and liked it a lot. I wonder if Jiang would hire Mrs. Chu as an Enforcer... Be afraid. Be very afraid. 
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Jan 2, 2018 00:24
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Chimera-gui posted:You might have noticed that when the Po was trying to chose a temporary Chairman, Jiang cuts Lee off from suggesting himself. Jiang is outright the smartest character in Sleeping Dogs.
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Jan 2, 2018 01:33
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Night10194 posted:Jiang is outright the smartest character in Sleeping Dogs. Yeah, I think that's pretty likely an accurate assessment. It's also why I find her less intimidating than Mrs Chu. Smart criminals tend to hold back, keep some distance, leave their options open. If you might be useful later, smart criminals might give you enough rope to get out or hang yourself. Taking it for mercy is suicide, of course, but you might be able to argue your way into survival based on long game utility. Mrs. Chu is not about the long game. Mrs. Chu is not about second chances. Mrs. Chu knows what you did, and what she's going to do, and you don't really having options past that point.
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Jan 2, 2018 01:58
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As this LP has shown many times though, both through the movie reviews and characters like Uncle Po, you don't have to be visibly intimidating to be dangerous. Her report mentions that she is believed to have killed her way into a red pole position and won't hesitate to do so again if necessary hence why most lower level gangsters are afraid of her. This makes her similar to Uncle Po whose own rise through the ranks of the Sun On Yee was marked by extreme violence even though he's kept his own hands clean once he chairman.
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Jan 2, 2018 02:38
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Chimera-gui posted:As this LP has shown many times though, both through the movie reviews and characters like Uncle Po, you don't have to be visibly intimidating to be dangerous. Hey, I'm not saying Broken Nose is someone anyone in his or her right mind would cross. I'm just saying I'd be less scared of her than Mrs. Chu.
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Jan 2, 2018 03:02
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VolticSurge posted:My only thoughts on the Dogeyes segment that haven't been posted already are "Bobbin can be creepy when he wants to be." That evil chuckle... His best evil laugh was in a much older Let's Play of a Microprose adventure game where he made the main character jump in a well at the very beginning. I can't find it on the LP archive so the evidence may be lost forever but it lives on in my heart.
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Jan 2, 2018 04:01
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Also, I really like how Dogeyes gets taken out and no-one loving cares. The assessment early on of 'He thinks he's a way, way bigger deal than he is' from your phone was 100% dead on.
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Jan 2, 2018 04:04
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Night10194 posted:Also, I really like how Dogeyes gets taken out and no-one loving cares. The assessment early on of 'He thinks he's a way, way bigger deal than he is' from your phone was 100% dead on. Because caring would mean potentially crossing the path of Mrs Chu, and there ain't no one willing to do that. Even Wei, brutal as he is, shuts up and does what she tells him to do, no questions, no failure.
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Jan 2, 2018 04:31
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berryjon posted:Because caring would mean potentially crossing the path of Mrs Chu, and there ain't no one willing to do that. Even Wei, brutal as he is, shuts up and does what she tells him to do, no questions, no failure. Wei respects anyone more bloodthirsty than he is too much to argue over details.
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Jan 2, 2018 05:28
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Mrs Chu never forgets, and she never forgives
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Jan 2, 2018 05:41
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Maybe it's videogames and other violent media making me think that killing happens more often than not but it seems weird to me Jackie hasn't popped his killed a human cherry before.
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Jan 2, 2018 06:54
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Azure Dreamer posted:mrs chu is loving hardcore. also, to a lesser degree, broken nose jiang was in top form in today's episode. i really love the smug-rear end smirk she has when wei gets made an official red pole.
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Jan 2, 2018 07:34
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I'm surprised that you didn't choose another film for the review, Bobbin, especially after that Galleria fight. I refer, or course, Action Doctor. Edit: Does Jiang really have a broken nose? I can't see anything untoward about it, as far as noses go. Samovar fucked around with this message at 12:17 on Jan 2, 2018 |
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Jan 2, 2018 10:58
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I love that Mrs. Chu scene. As sexist as Asian cultures tend to be, there is one truth that always seems to pervade, especially in media: You do not gently caress with a mother. Motherhood is sacrosanct and highly respected, and a mother's vengeance, whether in the form of a curse or more physical retribution, is always feared over any other kind of revenge. As such, such retributions tend to be portrayed a lot more grisly than that of a sibling, a father, or friend. At least, that's been my experience.
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Jan 2, 2018 11:40
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I'll just add myself to the chorus of 'holy gently caress, Mrs. Chu.'  Speaking of American martial arts, anyone with an hour to spare should listen to the saga of Count Dante, the DEADLIEST MAN ALIVE.  There's even an organised crime connection! Yvonmukluk fucked around with this message at 16:42 on Jan 2, 2018 |
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Jan 2, 2018 16:39
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I'm afraid the usual roundup of criminality will be delayed until later this week due to the flu.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:18
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GenHavoc posted:I'm afraid the usual roundup of criminality will be delayed until later this week due to the flu. Wei's worst crime yet! Get well soon.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:31
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Bruceski posted:Wei's worst crime yet!
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Jan 3, 2018 08:24
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Shei-kun posted:1 Count Conspiracy to commit Biological Warfare You know, I think that'll work for me. Sorry for the extended delay, guys, but I came down with a case of DEATH and had to take a few days to recover. However, if the comments are anything to go by, I've got one hell of a pile of crime to tabulate now that I'm back in business, so let's see what we've got... ... oh my. ... oh MY. Um... yeah, so... People almost certainly permanently crippled/maimed by Wei Shen: 25 (total: 353) People definitively killed by Wei Shen: 31 (total: 319) Crimes: 1 Count Conspiracy to commit Biological Warfare 1 Count Possession of a Kickin' Rad Panel Van 2 Counts Conpiracy to Commit Murder in the First Degree 25 Counts Reckless Endangerment 1 Count Vandalism 1 Count Grand Theft Boat 1 Count Misdemeanor Hit-and-Run 13 Counts Assault and Battery 27 Counts Murder in the Second Degree 2 Counts Assault and Fishery 3 Counts Murder in the Second Degree (Fishy Circumstances) 1 Count Aggravated Kidnapping in the First Degree 1 Count Possession of an Assault Weapon 5 Counts Assault with a Deadly Weapon 4 Counts Attempted Murder in the Second Degree 17 Counts Malicious Destruction of Property 3 Counts Felony Hit-and-Run 1 Count Moral Depravity 1 Count Manslaughter in the First Degree 1 Count Aggravated Mayhem 1 Count Vehicular Homicide 2 Counts Accessory to Motherfucking Cannibalism 1 Count Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Mayhem 1 Count Conspiracy to Commit Torture 1 Count Simple Assault 1 Count Associating with Fat Bastard 1 Count Solicitation That's a nasty little rap sheet there, and it comes out to a total sentence of Two Life Sentences, plus 1,173 Years, 4 months, which believe it or not is actually less time than the last session had. But good god... GenHavoc fucked around with this message at 00:14 on Jan 5, 2018 |
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Jan 5, 2018 00:09
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Sleeping Dogs is one of only two games I know of where you can be an Accessory to Cannibalism. The other I am currently LPing on these boards. I am repelled by the idea of Cannibalism, despite a reluctance to mess with the perps. Wei I could handle- maybe. I am not f-ing with Mrs. Chu.
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Jan 5, 2018 00:19
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Mrs Chu’s rap sheet would be short but scary.
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Jan 5, 2018 06:30
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BurningStone posted:Mrs Chu’s rap sheet would be short but scary. I dunno, I would imagine a TON of health code violations in there, ESPECIALLY now.
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