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Ugly In The Morning posted:I loved HL2 when I first played it, but when I went back to play it a few years later I just couldn't get into it. If I could just skip the cutscenes, or they were shorter, it would be a lot easier to enjoy. I still love the mood and vibe of hl2 and think the gameplay stands up really well. The AI of the combine isn't as nasty and the smg is anemic but otherwise it's great imo
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HL1 cutscenes were like "ah, gordon, let's begin the test......... I'll open this side of the door......" *awkward pause for several seconds, simultaneously rotates and walks to switch* "yes dr freeman, this should be an interesting test indeed, most enjoyable" *awkward pause, walks to switch on opposite side of the door* *blunk* *blonk* *door clanks open* like there's a reason speedruns glitch through all this stuff! HL2 isn't really the same kind of game, it's way more ambitious in its setting and storytelling so it's gonna be a different experience than running around and platforming while stuff appears to attack you. I feel like it did all the kinda setpiece stuff way better too (firefights against squads of baddies, shoot down the big bad without getting wrecked). It's just not as tight and compact because it's trying to create a world and build tension
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Feb 14, 2020 21:28
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Half-Life 2 is better because it has this (technically episode 2, but still) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZRNd6osQrk
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Feb 14, 2020 21:34
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HL1 starts well, then kind of slows around On a Rail and the next few stages suck until you get to Surface Tension and then the game loving sings until you arrive in Xen, when it gets a completely different pacing. I liked Xen, but I understand the criticism of it. Opposing Force is good all the way through.
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Gotta agree about On A Rail. Seems like thats the reason that Black Mesa didn't include it. You can download a mod to put it back in but the games momentum definitely grinds to halt at that point Speaking of Half-Life 1, if anyone goes back to play that ABSOLUTELY use the Half-Payne mod that adds bullet time to the game. Its so fun you guys SolidSnakesBandana fucked around with this message at 21:42 on Feb 14, 2020 |
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Feb 14, 2020 21:38
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HL1 does have the YOUR DED FREMAN graf though while everyone in HL2 treats him like Jesus so this is a tough call well except that vortigaunt in ep2 who delivers a masterclass in sarcastic admiration every time Gordon does a thing
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:Is that the one with Cherry Venus? Nah, that was The Demon Rush and it had nothing to do with the French revolution. I looked it up a while ago because there was some amazingly funny goonmade content about it, and the guy is still making games. One for the PS4 no less. They all look terrible.
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Feb 14, 2020 21:53
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That's cool tbh, guy never gave up on his dreams 
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Feb 14, 2020 22:13
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You do kind of have to admire that kind of persistence. Also, The Demon Rush was just conventionally bad instead of bad and super creepy, so it's a higher quality of game than some of the worse stuff that has been posted in this thread already.
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Cardiovorax posted:You do kind of have to admire that kind of persistence. Also, The Demon Rush was just conventionally bad instead of bad and super creepy, so it's a higher quality of game than some of the worse stuff that has been posted in this thread already. As a failures-make-me-quit-fast sort of person* I genuinely admire folks who can get up and forge onward after a blow like that  * working on it. lot of goddamn inertia to beat tho
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:You're doing a very good job of selling it... right now the biggest thing holding me back is that art style What's wrong with Void Destroyer 2's art? It's clean, easy to read and most of all it's not grey like most space sims are.
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Feb 14, 2020 23:31
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StrixNebulosa posted:What's wrong with Void Destroyer 2's art? It's clean, easy to read and most of all it's not grey like most space sims are. yeah its pretty serviceable, and in game when tons of poo poo is popping off it looks pretty good!
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StrixNebulosa posted:What's wrong with Void Destroyer 2's art? It's clean, easy to read and most of all it's not grey like most space sims are. It looks like something out of an edutainment title.
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Feb 14, 2020 23:34
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:It looks like something out of an edutainment title. Yeah it does look clunky, but its developed by a single person so it gets a free pass on that front (and tons of bonus points for being a good game made by one person) I find the art even charming, but I do wish for a bit more polish on the sound side.
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Feb 14, 2020 23:48
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haldolium posted:Yeah it does look clunky, but its developed by a single person so it gets a free pass on that front (and tons of bonus points for being a good game made by one person) The sound design is easily the worst thing in the game, bar none. I think you could improve it by muting the entire game and playing other music instead. That said it's still a ton of fun and I like the art. I like the cel-shaded style and wish more games used it.
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Feb 14, 2020 23:51
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Rolo posted:Anyone ever play mouse/keyboard games on a coffee table lol? I now play all games in a sofa chair with an extra board I had. Even at a desk.
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Feb 15, 2020 01:32
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zedprime posted:Get a lap tray. Or even just a board but that's slightly less adjustable and maybe more strain inducing depending on your body. Is it comfortable enough for twitch shooters? I wanna play some Overwatch and CoD:MW.
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Rolo posted:Is it comfortable enough for twitch shooters? It's far more comfortable than a drat coffee table
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On the occasions where I bothered to use my Steam Link I'd just put the top of an old particle board desk on my knees and that worked just fine but getting comfortable with the vastly oversized piece really hosed with my posture so depending on what you're using I wouldn't recommend it for a particularly long time.
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Feb 15, 2020 01:42
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SelenicMartian posted:It's only a US deal. Steins;Gate 0? Yeah, don't play that, play any of the other spinoffs, up to and including Steins;Gate NES Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYqpY61tM5k
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Feb 15, 2020 01:44
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Rolo posted:Is it comfortable enough for twitch shooters? But you really just need a surface to mouse on and desks and computer chairs are the most common furniture to give you an adjustable version of that but hardly need to be a monopoly.
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Feb 15, 2020 01:50
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Flimf posted:Anyone tried this Final Fantasy Tactics/Fire Emblem looking "french revolution but anime" game? Looks kinda neat. Hey, I've played that, and Too Shy Guy has streamed and reviewed it. It's a pretty fun SRPG with a rock-paper-scissors thing going on and some alternate history VN hijinx. The new English script has been cleaned up -- it's not perfect, but it's a lot less jarring than it originally was, and it's one of the few games I've ever seen where they've bothered to subtitle the battle cries. Definitely a fun time.
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Feb 15, 2020 02:26
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Oh here we go. 
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Feb 15, 2020 02:46
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Goddamn that thing is 160 fuckin bucks! But now that seed has been planted and I feel like I can just make that with things I have lying around
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Feb 15, 2020 02:49
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Even the stock photo model can barely conceal her disdain
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Rolo posted:Oh here we go. Lmao I love the implication that a hot lady will hang out with you if you get the gamer sofa stool. That thing does look pretty cool though if you've got a living room setup like a steam link or whathaveyou.
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Feb 15, 2020 02:53
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love to GAME with a giant pile of firewood in my living room.
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And the generic energy drink in the pocket
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Feb 15, 2020 03:07
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i dunno about you but i only trust GAMER ENRG drinks
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Feb 15, 2020 03:09
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160 bucks for something you can make with 2 throw pillows and a plank of wood.
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drat horror queefs posted:Even the stock photo model can barely conceal her disdain crammed into the corner near the... woodpile?
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I'm pretty sure she was shooting a fitness set in the studio next door and walked in to laugh at how dumb this shoot was.
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Feb 15, 2020 03:13
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Love to wear my shoes in the house while I'm chillin on the sofa like a freak
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Feb 15, 2020 03:20
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Why would you sit around your house in distressed jeans. He's gonna have a disparately cold knee.
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It's not gonna work for competitive first person shooters, but I found it easier to couch game with a track ball and a keyboard than balancing a lap board.
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That guy doesn't look real Did you post a stealth ad for gamer realdolls or taxidermized boyfriends?
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Imagine being stuck with the dumb baby version and not having this spaceship command console version. A bad gamer.
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Feb 15, 2020 03:33
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The most absurd part is somehow the ashtray.
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Void Destroyers 2 had been vaguely on my radar for a while, so it leaving EA is a good an excuse as any to check it out. Anyone who has played already got any "wish I knew this at the start" tips?
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