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Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

The Colonel posted:

also unironically yoko taro's pretty open that all of his big game scripts are co-written by women cause he thinks it's a good idea to actually have women write women in stories instead of having them all written by a dude, so i don't think he's going to have some big self-inflicted fall from grace as a genius auteur

Its always weird to me that the inspiration for nier was the wtc attacks. 9/11 really changed errythang

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# ? Jun 8, 2024 19:05

The Colonel: Jun 8, 2013; I commute by bike!

Real hurthling! posted:

Its always weird to me that the inspiration for nier was the wtc attacks. 9/11 really changed errythang

i wanna play nier so bad

square enix please port nier so that i don't need to play a new ps3 with a working disc drive, and also drakengard 3 so i can play it with a good framerate

and maybe also drakengard 1 but only if i can cheat max weapon levels

# ? Aug 8, 2018 05:32

Taintrunner: Apr 10, 2017; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Real hurthling! posted:

Its always weird to me that the inspiration for nier was the wtc attacks. 9/11 really changed errythang

what in tarnation

poo poo I guess I'll have to play OG nier now. also wanna say I'm still loving SMTIV:Apocalypse, it hits this sweet spot of post apocalyptic Tokyo as a battleground for heaven versus hell and the humans forced to live in the subways to try and survive. also you summon demons from your smartphone

# ? Aug 8, 2018 05:40

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

Taintrunner posted:

what in tarnation

poo poo I guess I'll have to play OG nier now. also wanna say I'm still loving SMTIV:Apocalypse, it hits this sweet spot of post apocalyptic Tokyo as a battleground for heaven versus hell and the humans forced to live in the subways to try and survive. also you summon demons from your smartphone

Theres a yt interview you can search for where taro explains his writing style and how 9/11 shook him

# ? Aug 8, 2018 05:46

bloodychill: May 8, 2004; And if the world
should end tonight,
I had a crazy, classic life; Exciting Lemon

The Colonel posted:

also unironically yoko taro's pretty open that all of his big game scripts are co-written by women cause he thinks it's a good idea to actually have women write women in stories instead of having them all written by a dude, so i don't think he's going to have some big self-inflicted fall from grace as a genius auteur

This is true... unless the woman is Taro wearing another hat-head.

# ? Aug 8, 2018 06:15

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

I've gone back to finish AC Origins and my save file is at 60 hours. The last big plot event was the naval mission followed by fighting a couple bosses to help Caesar and then Cleo's brother died

How much more game is there?

# ? Aug 8, 2018 06:24

Accordion Man: Nov 7, 2012; Buglord

Real hurthling! posted:

Theres a yt interview you can search for where taro explains his writing style and how 9/11 shook him

So Yoko Taro is the Anti-Frank Miller?

# ? Aug 8, 2018 07:37

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

journalism isn't as dead as cliffyb's company is

# ? Aug 8, 2018 07:52

Mak0rz: Aug 2, 2008; 😎🐗🚬

Wasn't CliffyB notorious for ragequitting UT matches or something?

# ? Aug 8, 2018 07:59

FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

Internet Kraken posted:

I actually like doing requests (would like getting paid more but oh well) but you probably don't want me doing anything that relies solely on lineart. My lineart is uh, not great. Also inking lines is probably the most tedious part of drawing.

What do you use anyway, do you use some kind of tablet or do you just draw freehand on paper or what?

# ? Aug 8, 2018 09:29

Jay Rust: Sep 27, 2011

I don�t think Yokō Tarō is a genius.

My phone autocorrected what I wrote and added the accents, that�s kinda weird

# ? Aug 8, 2018 09:29

dioxazine: Oct 14, 2004

Too late. It's canon now.

# ? Aug 8, 2018 10:23

Infinitum: Jul 30, 2004

Nerds are cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV4l2yeSjDQ

# ? Aug 8, 2018 10:28

Chev: Jul 19, 2010; Switchblade Switcharoo

Taintrunner posted:

what in tarnation

poo poo I guess I'll have to play OG nier now. also wanna say I'm still loving SMTIV:Apocalypse, it hits this sweet spot of post apocalyptic Tokyo as a battleground for heaven versus hell and the humans forced to live in the subways to try and survive. also you summon demons from your smartphone

Basically Yoko Taro's original stance was "only madmen would kill lots of people", which is apparent in Drakengard. But after 9/11 (the attacks but also the US reaction to it) it changed to "People will kill if they think it's for a just cause", thus NieR.

Chev fucked around with this message at 11:37 on Aug 8, 2018

# ? Aug 8, 2018 10:38

exquisite tea: Apr 21, 2007; Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."

Perhaps the same could be said of all religions.

# ? Aug 8, 2018 10:49

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

precision posted:

I've gone back to finish AC Origins and my save file is at 60 hours. The last big plot event was the naval mission followed by fighting a couple bosses to help Caesar and then Cleo's brother died

How much more game is there?

You've got maybe two hours of main story left.

Hwurmp fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Aug 8, 2018

# ? Aug 8, 2018 11:29

DisDisDis: Dec 22, 2013

Jay Rust posted:

I don�t think Yokō Tarō is a genius.

why would you say something so controversial yet so brave

# ? Aug 8, 2018 12:25

Taintrunner: Apr 10, 2017; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

I've been drinking for the past 8 hours but I'd like to take a step back and really give loving credit for this Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJVxPAiB7as

You think about so many other videogame trailers and so much other wannabe "games are art now" poo poo and for all the criticisms of MGSV that I would totally agree with, these last trailers were so loving goddamn absurdist that looking back really need to be applauded, especially in context of what has passed since then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9JV0EvCkMI

The guarantee that Death Stranding will be a loving masterwork is in how off the cuff and intimate the last trailers for Phantom Pain are, cinematically, contrasted with how gameplay focused MGSV was. Stefanie Joosten singing the last jam over the Greatest Hits of all the tearjerkers of the series was a final goodbye, and the final mirror conversation of Phantom Pain was a Fourth-Wall Breaking moment that was nothing more than a genuine thank you to his most dedicate fans for elevating him to the position of infamy he now enjoys.

And you look at the news today, the news the past year, the news ahead of us - this sort of doomsday economics - and really, how can you not call it a death standing? Kojima is truly ahead of us all.

# ? Aug 8, 2018 12:26

Jay Rust: Sep 27, 2011

DisDisDis posted:

why would you say something so controversial yet so brave

We all know the only certifiable genius in video games is ~~Will Wright~~

e: vvv I should�ve said Kojumbo :gonk:

Jay Rust fucked around with this message at 13:06 on Aug 8, 2018

# ? Aug 8, 2018 12:44

free hubcaps: Oct 12, 2009

Taintrunner posted:

I've been drinking for the past 8 hours but I'd like to take a step back and really give loving credit for this Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJVxPAiB7as

You think about so many other videogame trailers and so much other wannabe "games are art now" poo poo and for all the criticisms of MGSV that I would totally agree with, these last trailers were so loving goddamn absurdist that looking back really need to be applauded, especially in context of what has passed since then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9JV0EvCkMI

The guarantee that Death Stranding will be a loving masterwork is in how off the cuff and intimate the last trailers for Phantom Pain are, cinematically, contrasted with how gameplay focused MGSV was. Stefanie Joosten singing the last jam over the Greatest Hits of all the tearjerkers of the series was a final goodbye, and the final mirror conversation of Phantom Pain was a Fourth-Wall Breaking moment that was nothing more than a genuine thank you to his most dedicate fans for elevating him to the position of infamy he now enjoys.

And you look at the news today, the news the past year, the news ahead of us - this sort of doomsday economics - and really, how can you not call it a death standing? Kojima is truly ahead of us all.

well yea but he�s no kojumbo

# ? Aug 8, 2018 12:47

Taintrunner: Apr 10, 2017; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

drat owned lmaoo

gently caress me nicolas winding refn has a new show and I can't see it until next year gently caress my life

# ? Aug 8, 2018 12:50

CharlieFoxtrot: Mar 27, 2007; organize digital employees

I bought Dead Cells yesterday and EXAPUNKS comes out tomorrow... this week, man

# ? Aug 8, 2018 13:10

Help Im Alive: Nov 8, 2009

There's also a smash direct in 2 hours!!!

# ? Aug 8, 2018 13:17

CharlieFoxtrot: Mar 27, 2007; organize digital employees

They already spent an hour on it at E3..

# ? Aug 8, 2018 13:23

Sakurazuka: Jan 24, 2004; NANI?

Simon Belmondo in Smash

# ? Aug 8, 2018 13:24

Cowcaster: Aug 7, 2002

bronkie the bronchiasaurus in smash

# ? Aug 8, 2018 13:29

Jay Rust: Sep 27, 2011

Every year is the new best year in gaming, the old games don�t go anywhere

# ? Aug 8, 2018 13:32

Raxivace: Sep 9, 2014

Sakurazuka posted:

Simon Belmondo in Smash

I really hope this happens...

# ? Aug 8, 2018 13:38

less laughter: May 7, 2012; Accelerock & Roll

Raxivace posted:

I really hope this happens...

I hope it�s Jonathan and Charlotte (from Portrait of Ruin) as Echo fighters of the Ice Climbers.

# ? Aug 8, 2018 13:42

Sunning: Sep 14, 2011; Nintendo Guru

I said come in! posted:

Jesus you have to really gently caress up to get fired from IGN.

The position he used to be in was a good springboard to work at Nintendo at America. Several IGN Nintendo staff had gone on to be writers/video editors/hosts etc. at NoA.

Mak0rz posted:

Wasn't CliffyB notorious for ragequitting UT matches or something?

He's notorious to not listening to Tim Sweeney who told him that there wasn't much of a market for old-school arena FPS games and they would make more money with games like Fortnite.

# ? Aug 8, 2018 14:23