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I'd definitely watch a Lance Hendrickson Terminator. Make it. He's looked the same for like 40 years.
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purple death ray posted:I like the idea that after you wrap them in human tissue to conceal the endoskeletons enough for them to make it through the time gate, terminators are just kind of huge dudes I honestly laughed a little when ever the T-600s got revealed in Terminator Salvation, because 8-foot tall humanoid in rubber skin is not inconspicuous at the least. Xenomrph posted:The role was originally conceived by James Cameron with Lance in mind, he even did early concept art with Henriksen as the Terminator: Yeah, there's definitely a "Second Variety" vibe to that idea. If they looked like normal dudes, The Terminator future war would look almost exactly like Screamers, with Skynet building infiltrators with different strategies to appeal to humans, like the Lost Child, the Wounded Soldier, or Sexy Lady Contraband Dealer, and not just burly dude who barely passes as a human.
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I occasionally wonder how the franchise would've turned out if OJ Simpson had gotten the role.
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Vagabundo posted:I occasionally wonder how the franchise would've turned out if OJ Simpson had gotten the role. I mean, he is a remorseless killer in real life, soooo...
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Dec 29, 2019 21:43
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As long as we're on Terminator chat, I'd like to say that I think Robert Patrick was the best one. Look at Arnold in T1 when he's gunning people down: lots of flinching and squinting. Then look at Robby P as the T1000: mag dumping with a stone cold face, dropping the clip and reloading without looking or skipping a beat, and carries on shooting. gently caress yeah.
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That's a good point. He completely comes off as a creepy robot.
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The Zombie Guy posted:As long as we're on Terminator chat, I'd like to say that I think Robert Patrick was the best one. Look at Arnold in T1 when he's gunning people down: lots of flinching and squinting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6kOV5hD6T4
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Anyone gonna play that new terminator game that's coming out?
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Resistance? I thought it was already out.
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I’ve got it on PC but I haven’t tried it yet. I don’t think it’s out on Xbox/PS4 until after the new year.
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It's out on consoles in the UK, I found a copy for cheap on Amazon and ordered it. I'm an sucker for terminator stuff and there hasn't been a non movie terminator game since the ps3 days.
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Holy poo poo I've never even heard of that. I don't really play FPSs anymore but it's on sale for $30. The reviews are excellent. edit: i own it now Pennywise the Frown fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Dec 30, 2019 |
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Dec 30, 2019 03:12
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Holy poo poo I've never even heard of that. I don't really play FPSs anymore but it's on sale for $30. The reviews are excellent. It's pretty bad overall but on the bright side does capture the visual look of post-Judgement Day LA from the films.
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Dec 30, 2019 03:14
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I bought it. It got one of the 2019 best new release awards. Can't be that bad.
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It’s one of those games where the critics shat all over it but apparently players and fans of the series liked it. This video talks about it quite a bit: https://youtu.be/H5wi-c0v2wk
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Holy poo poo I've never even heard of that. I don't really play FPSs anymore but it's on sale for $30. The reviews are excellent. My copy hasn't shipped yet. Tomorrow I hope.
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Xenomrph posted:It’s one of those games where the critics shat all over it but apparently players and fans of the series liked it. Well that video pretty much justifies my purchase. They said, you don't need a ground breaking blockbuster all the time and sometimes you want a solid adventure game with the lore from the original movies. Sounds perfect. 
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Well that video pretty much justifies my purchase. They said, you don't need a ground breaking blockbuster all the time and sometimes you want a solid adventure game with the lore from the original movies. The enemy AI is really bad and the game gets broken once can start buying the sniper weapons + upgrading out your skills. I still enjoyed it since it does capture the atmosphere of the flashback scenes.
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pffft... just play terminator future shock in your browser https://archive.org/details/msdos_The_Terminator_-_Future_Shock_1995 note that that game did a bunch of stuff in 1995 that quake got all the credit for in 1996  hell yeah. just how i remember it gary oldmans diary fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Dec 30, 2019 |
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Dec 30, 2019 05:12
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https://www.thewrap.com/syd-mead-blade-runner-and-aliens-concept-artist-and-futurist-dies-at-86/ Rip Syd Mead, you were a real one 
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Holy poo poo I've never even heard of that. I don't really play FPSs anymore but it's on sale for $30. The reviews are excellent. Whoa, how the hell did they make an entire drat Terminator game that I didn't know about? Looks kinda good. I'm cautiously optimistic in the same way I am for the asymmetric Predator game that's supposed to be coming out soon.
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Torquemada posted:https://www.thewrap.com/syd-mead-blade-runner-and-aliens-concept-artist-and-futurist-dies-at-86/ He put a mustache on a Gundam  EDIT: He designed most of the robots in Turn A Gundam    
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Beet Wagon posted:Whoa, how the hell did they make an entire drat Terminator game that I didn't know about? Looks kinda good. I'm cautiously optimistic in the same way I am for the asymmetric Predator game that's supposed to be coming out soon. I haven't played it but I opened it for a sec and they had the music from T2. Almost got chills just hearing it. Off to a good start.
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Anyone want to punch up/critique this basic outline for an Aliens RPG scenario? I am going to flesh out and add to it but this is sort of the stream of conscious get something on paper version:quote:The PCs should come to realize this a piece at a time, with the reveal of what they’re up against coming at a dramatic moment. But the basic layout is this: Clarity Point station is a Weyland Yutani skunkworks research station on a remote temperate planet. The players are responding to multiple distress calls either out of duty or opportunism (in my session they are freelance salvagers).
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"dong advanced research" I like it.
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Pennywise the Frown posted:"dong advanced research" They are pouring a lot of hours into recreating the telescoping spear.
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I haven't played it but I opened it for a sec and they had the music from T2. Almost got chills just hearing it. Off to a good start. The game was able to licences the soundtrack and also all the sound effects for things like plasma rifles are spot on. It's still pretty dated for things like the half-rear end skill true, stealth and enemy AI.
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Owlbear Camus posted:They are pouring a lot of hours into recreating the telescoping spear. When the spear extends, it had better make a "schwing" sound. The game scenarios sounds cool as hell. Hopefully your players are smart enough to just grab the kids and GTFO. Do they have prior knowledge of the Predators and what they're capable of? Is there any way for them to communicate, or is this strictly an actions speak for you type of thing?
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Owlbear Camus posted:Anyone want to punch up/critique this basic outline for an Aliens RPG scenario? I am going to flesh out and add to it but this is sort of the stream of conscious get something on paper version: I like your ideas but I don’t think your PCs are gonna stand a chance against one, let alone two predators. In my game one neomorph maimed or killed almost the entire party. Are you planning on giving your players competing agendas? That was the most entertaining aspect of our last game. None of the players knew if they could trust each other and several of them had diametrically opposed goals which led to a final three way showdown for the escape shuttle that was interrupted by the arrival of the neomorph.
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The Zombie Guy posted:The game scenarios sounds cool as hell. Hopefully your players are smart enough to just grab the kids and GTFO. Do they have prior knowledge of the Predators and what they're capable of? Is there any way for them to communicate, or is this strictly an actions speak for you type of thing? I've explicitly advertised it as an "Aliens" game and am going to head fake about what's going on as much as I reasonably can depending on how they approach things "We heard a scream and he was dragged off into the woods leaving only his rifle behind" fits for either. Their characters will have no knowledge of either but I'm also going to mess with metagame expectations. The Predators should be a surprise when they find the trophies or temple lodge.  I'm going to try to help them intuit the "correct" solution through the Predators actions and some hints from survivors... while hoping avarice over getting priceless tech or hotheadedness and a desire to blast monsters gets them in trouble.  E: I should tweak the timeline so that there are USCM and UPP survivors concurrently, allowing for an opportunity for the PCs to potentially play peacemakers between strange bedfellows to band together and survive. Owlbear Camus fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Dec 31, 2019 |
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If tabletop RPGs have taught me anything, it's that 9 times out of 10, players can and will pull defeat from the jaws of victory by being too greedy or too horny. You don't have any Space Bards that try to seduce anything that moves, do you? Unrelated: If anyone has ever been watching Terminator, and thought to themselves "I wish that they would re-make this as a cheesy kung-fu movie with a low budget", then you should check out the video for Metallica's Spit Out The Bone. e: punctuation The Zombie Guy fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Dec 31, 2019 |
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Torquemada posted:https://www.thewrap.com/syd-mead-blade-runner-and-aliens-concept-artist-and-futurist-dies-at-86/ I have Syd Meads 'Sentury 2' to read right here. Unironic F.
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Phi230 posted:There's rules for predators?? I'm gonna homebrew some up. The Zombie Guy posted:You don't have any Space Bards that try to seduce anything that moves, do you? After a Delta Green game where a player uttered the phrase "I attempt first aid on the Byahkee" I guess I wouldn't be surprised by "I try to seduce the Yuat'ja."
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So I got a small Xenomorph statue that Weta Workshops made. https://www.wetanz.com/shop/vinyl-figures/mini-epics-xenomorph 
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Vasquez is the bard.  And Jonesy is the druid.
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Xenomrph posted:Resurrection does have Ron Perlman, who can do no wrong.
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The Zombie Guy posted:As long as we're on Terminator chat, I'd like to say that I think Robert Patrick was the best one. Look at Arnold in T1 when he's gunning people down: lots of flinching and squinting. I think thats why he got the job. Firing a gatling gun without worries of blinking
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roarpower posted:I think thats why he got the job. Firing a gatling gun without worries of blinking There are a few articles about R. Patrick training for the role. It seems he wanted to act very calm, collected, and machine-like from early on. They were able to give him supplementary training towards that goal. Keeping your eyes open through the shot is a fundamental part of proper marksmanship so that's what he was taught, proper marksmanship. I like stories like that. The actors and actresses in All Creatures Great and Small went out to help a country veterinarian I think every week is another favorite. If you're supposed to be acting out a role, why half-rear end it? Get out there and learn!
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