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Samovar posted:It's kinda the same with the ED-209. I'm having such trouble parsing this message. I keep reading, "ED-209 and the kid are extremely charming", and I'm like, are we talking about Robocop 3 here? Because I used to have it on VHS. And I used to watch it, because it was somehow acceptable for me to watch as opposed to the other two movies...? It had ninja robots!
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While this seems pretty solid in terms of gameplay and videogame plot standards, what I'm genuinely enjoying most here is the little side pieces showing Robocop just doing ordinary police stuff day to day, when he isn't dealing with a major motion picture-worthy crisis. Aside from being charming, it makes me a little nostalgic for the old police quest games and their emphasis on being procedural. Of course this isn't trying to be particularly accurate or educational, but looking into details of day-to-day policework and how robocop wold deal with the mundanity is a great foil to the otherwise heavy stuff around corruption and going loose cannon to save the day.
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painedforever posted:I'm having such trouble parsing this message. I keep reading, "ED-209 and the kid are extremely charming", and I'm like, are we talking about Robocop 3 here? Because I used to have it on VHS. And I used to watch it, because it was somehow acceptable for me to watch as opposed to the other two movies...? Sorry, should have put some kind of a divider between the two paragraphs. I was referring to the kid asking Murphy to do the robot, and him doing it, as what was charming.
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White Coke posted:I wonder how much of Stonehenge is going to be used to make Delta City. ... Not sure what this is in reference to, the only Stonehenge I can think of that's relevant is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOzbMBk8J-c
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Episode 12: Resistance I can't believe Becker would lie to us about the whole domestic terrorism thing! Oh, wait, yes I can.
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Volmarias posted:... Not sure what this is in reference to, the only Stonehenge I can think of that's relevant is this one: I imagine it's a reference to Halloween III; Dan O'Herlihy played the villain in that. His toy company put little bits of Stonehenge stone in holiday masks to kill kids with magic.
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DMorbid posted:
What's in the box, DMorbid? What's in the boooxxxxxx?????
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Episode 13: Be Kind Rewind VHS tapes (but no LaserDiscs)! Paul Verhoeven references! Interventions! Vehicle repairs! Hostage rescues! Tattoos! Politicians! Torch Heads! Vultures! This episode has it all (except LaserDiscs)!
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"Music by LABORO DOLORE" "Story by ADIPISCING ELIT SEO DO" Pretty sure the poster behind Pickles used Lorem Ipsum for the various roles. Also, saw someone on twitter point out that the P-Roxy poster is also a Black Lagoon (anime/manga one) reference somewhat, with how the character is posed and holding the dual pistols. Cooked Auto fucked around with this message at 16:00 on Apr 7, 2024 |
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That "homeless by choice" bit at the start really has the taste and smell of the Reagan Era.
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SIGSEGV posted:That "homeless by choice" bit at the start really has the taste and smell of the Reagan Era. So... Perfect for Robocop?
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Oh yeah, they understood the assignment perfectly.
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Terminator Resistance was a bit rough around the edges, but had a lot of charm - seems like a good choice for the IP.
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Episode 14: Ghosts from the Past CLICK HERE for cut commentary version! Photosensitivity warning: Flashes of static throughout, especially 17:09 - 17:51 We found out where Wendell is, so now all we need to do is--[SYSTEM ERROR] I'm not going to be regularly making cut commentary versions of these episodes, but I figured some people might want to enjoy the atmosphere of this part without us talking over it.
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One of the better [REDACTED] sequences I've seen in a long time because it makes so much sense and fits nicely into what we already know about Robo.
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Boy, the Murphy's had a really shallow kitchen sink.
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DMorbid posted:
I'm sad they couldn't get more of the actors from the first movie. Kurtwood Smith would have been brilliant! Still, at least Peter Weller got to do more than just Robocop. Still sounded slightly robotic though.
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I think Weller just sounds kinda old there, which certainly makes sense because the guy is 76 years old.
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berryjon posted:One of the better [REDACTED] sequences I've seen in a long time because it makes so much sense and fits nicely into what we already know about Robo. Yeah, I think my yardstick for these sorts of things is Max Payne, which I guess isn't a very high bar. In any event, a big part of Robocop is that he's still reliant on very experimental and glitchy technology, and also that being killed and resurrected (or near enough to) is hella traumatic and it really speaks volumes about the setting when you consider that the psych support he's getting is mostly about performance evaluation with a token "so how are we feeling" on top of it
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Crazy Achmed posted:Yeah, I think my yardstick for these sorts of things is Max Payne, which I guess isn't a very high bar. In any event, a big part of Robocop is that he's still reliant on very experimental and glitchy technology, and also that being killed and resurrected (or near enough to) is hella traumatic and it really speaks volumes about the setting when you consider that the psych support he's getting is mostly about performance evaluation with a token "so how are we feeling" on top of it Which Max Payne, and which sequence? Because the Blood Maze in 1 was awful, but the bit where he goes meta about it being a comic or a video game was tops. And Max Payne 2 was just overall great storytelling.
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Max Payne was awesome except for the blood mazes. 2 sucked because of the convoluted plot. 3 was awesome all around. My opinion.
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achtungnight posted:Max Payne was awesome except for the blood mazes. 2 sucked because of the convoluted plot. 3 was awesome all around. My opinion. Aw. "Max, dearest of all of my friends."
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Somehow not as good a line as all the others in the first and third games imo. But enough about that, this is a Robocop thread. He was tossing out great one liners and tanking damage long before Max Payne was ever conceived.
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achtungnight posted:Somehow not as good a line as all the others in the first and third games imo. But enough about that, this is a Robocop thread. He was tossing out great one liners and tanking damage long before Max Payne was ever conceived. Kurtwood Smith though, more than Frank Welker. Did I already post the video about "Bitches, leave"? Because that was great. Mind, most quotable movie ever is probably The Crow. That's full of one-liners.
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Episode 15: The Future of Law Enforcement Hey, these guys look familiar. As I was gonna say before I got distracted, the screaming skull in the RoboCop 2 scene apparently inspired the Revenant design in Doom 2016, as id wanted something that looked a bit goofy.
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I love how that ends up at the end of the video. That whole big fight and then it turns out to be a presentation that backfires horribly and makes you look even better.
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I like how the successful demonstration would have resulted in the destruction of the one working version of an OCP product. Absolutely perfect.
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DMorbid posted:
I don't think I quite understood what happened at the end there. Does Robocop arrest Becker? Is he allowed to (Robocop being an OCP product and Becker being an OCP executive)?
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painedforever posted:Does Robocop arrest Becker? Is he allowed to (Robocop being an OCP product and Becker being an OCP executive)? This whole thing does at least suggest Becker isn't working with Wendell and the brain-stealing crew, because his robots don't need brains and he never wanted them to have any. This was his project, and whatever Wendell's thing is all about, Becker doesn't seem to be involved with any of that.
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Episode 16: Wendell's Confession We pay a visit to Wendell in prison to find out who his OCP contact is, but of course it's not going to be that simple as we discover Wendell has another trick up his sleeve...
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It is kinda weird that there's crime evidence in the prison, but the implication may be that it's corrupt. Although if it is, you'd think the warden would be less happy to see RoboCop.
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malkav11 posted:It is kinda weird that there's crime evidence in the prison, but the implication may be that it's corrupt. Although if it is, you'd think the warden would be less happy to see RoboCop. I tend to treat it as "crunch". Like, it's a collectible, it doesn't really mean anything aside from XP. I mean, if we're looking for "fluff", I've read a good number of stories that suggest that a lot more illegal activities go on within prisons than you'd think. It's like finishing school for criminals.
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There are a lot of reasons America should really be rethinking its approach to prisons but that is one of them, yes.
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painedforever posted:Which Max Payne, and which sequence? Because the Blood Maze in 1 was awful, but the bit where he goes meta about it being a comic or a video game was tops. And Max Payne 2 was just overall great storytelling. Yeah, the bad trips & blood mazes in MP1 - but you're right, the fourth wall breaking was absolutely on point. Is there any advantage to trying to take the high ground during the big robo-brawl? Assuming it's even possible to get up to those catwalks.
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Crazy Achmed posted:Is there any advantage to trying to take the high ground during the big robo-brawl? Assuming it's even possible to get up to those catwalks.
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I'm forgetting, but did the raised walkways have barriers on either side? That's always an advantage, provided that the video game treats them as barriers and doesn't allow shooting through. Does it? Can you shoot through obstacles? And can Robocop crouch? Take a knee behind some boxes while you heal? Antithetical to the idea of being Robocop, but still...
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The catwalks have flimsy railings that provide basically no cover whatsoever. You can easily shoot or get shot through those huge gaps and possibly through the catwalk itself. You can shoot through breakable objects as well as wire mesh fences and metal grating, at least sometimes (I haven't shot every fence and grate to find out if it always works). As for crouching, RoboCop is definitely not designed for that and it's not an option here. Which is just as well, because the idea of RoboCop taking cover behind a waist-high wall seems a bit... inauthentic.
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Episode 17: Mercenaries Naturally, Wendell has escaped and the riot was a distraction to help him do exactly that. As we pursue him, we run into some old and new friends, the latter of whom are quite heavily armed and armored...
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Of course they'd give the mercs the G11. Also not the least surprised Wendell is a dweeb enough to read Machiavelli and think he's cool.
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I wonder if they realize that it was meant to be satire. Also... "Just let me read the note!"
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