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Blind Sally posted:hippies I read that somewhere else too and thought, this can't be right.
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I mean, the idea of "hippies" has changed and evolved over time, but hippies of the 60s and 70s were definitely appropriating Native American/First Nations culture. I don't have a tonne of time at the moment, but here are some relevant links if anyone is interested in something educational: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/08/19/hippies-and-indians-pathway-mainstream-129736 http://www.academia.edu/943758/New_Buffalo_Playing_Indian_and_the_Culture_of_Counter-Culture Basically hippies just co-opted a lot of stuff and turned it into the meaningless New Age crap we are familiar with today, watering down any significance things might've had: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuzPoidV4nI
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Feb 26, 2016 06:39
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I grew up in Old Hippie Mecca (Taos/Santa Fe area) so I'm kinda ashamed that hadn't jumped out at me already. Generic NMican culture is already a mashup of Native, Mexican and Catholic stuff but there was definitely a line between turquoise jewelry and the (white)people who went on 'vision journeys'.
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Today's video covers two full chapters of Turok! We knife our way through what's probably the closest thing the game has to a "stealth" segment, and meet back up with plenty of people who aren't Slade. 04: Death Valley, Reunions I appreciate, by the way, that this thread is being probably more culturally-sensitive toward Native Americans than any of the Turok games. Crabtree posted:Did this game really have a white guy shame Turok about not being proud of his heritage by not being interested in using a composite bow in the age of loving Space Marines? Is this the reason why Turok left Wolf Pack? Because he couldn't go 5 minutes without Grunge Colonel Kurtz never loving shutting up about knowing apparently everything about the tribe he comes from? PSWII60 posted:This seems really easy to get lost in. Blind Sally posted:In the final encounter, he rides around on a Rocket-Launcher-Flame-Thrower-TRex and you kill him by dropping trees on him (Tal'set is such a badass that he can cut them down in a single axe stroke). Too bad its absurdity couldn't save Turok: Evolution from being pretty boring. Phenwah fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Feb 28, 2016 |
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Feb 28, 2016 01:17
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Blind Sally posted:The Confederate soldier in question was Captain Tobias Bruckner:  I lost track of the Turok series after Turok 2. I was not aware, or was briefly aware but forgot, that this game existed or that there was a ps2 Turok. This thread is full of revelations for me.
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Feb 28, 2016 02:59
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I remember when that style of duel wielding was incredibly popular. Thank Christ it has gone extinct. 
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I blame Halo 2. Or, more accurately, I blame the Matrix.
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Did he really do the "Turok, let me tell you about Indians" thing again? Also, Wolf Pack going from a small exclusive unit to a full size army reminds me of Bulletstorm, except this did it three years earlier. Episode: 23(!) large raptors, 4 Helghast, 4 dogasaurus, 1 compsognathus Total: 18 small raptors, 32 large raptors, 11 Helghast, 4 dogasaurus, 1 compsognathus
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Feb 28, 2016 11:54
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Fish Noise posted:
I'm basically rooting for the dinosaurs at this point. Watching that knife animation again and again and again has forced me to conclude that Turok is the real monster.
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Ok so found this lets play, discover existence of Redfaction movie watch said movie, its the least bad video game movie I've ever seen, But very much lacked in blowing up things for redfaction. it cant be cannon though, a building survived in Eos. I actually tried to play This Turok a few months ago, I didn't even get to the elevator, I kept dieing in building whit said elevator, for and fps with regening health its actually pretty brutal if your outa cover for a few seconds you just die, unless you qte kill something. One thing thats really werid is that your hold time on a compound bow is so short, the reason modern compound bows have all those pulleys and poo poo is so you dont have to expend effort to hold the draw, that is the entire point of a compound bow. Now when do we get half robot dinosaurs ?
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Fish Noise posted:Did he really do the "Turok, let me tell you about Indians" thing again? Not gonna include the Carnotaurus? I never understood the whole gimmick of can only hold the bow for so long before it fires on its own. Doesn't that make it less effective that nearly every other gun in your inventory? Especially when you include the lower rate of fire and lack of sniping specialization. There would need to be a huge payoff in damage to make it worth using. Does the bow at least have a silent property where it doesn't alert everyone if you kill someone with it?
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PSWII60 posted:Not gonna include the Carnotaurus? From the videos, the bow is silent, but stealth appears to very much be a "technically present" shallow afterthought.
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Fish Noise posted:Only counting the canned animation knifekills. Gun kills and first person repeated-wimpy-stabs are skipped. Oh right, nevermind.
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Fish Noise posted:I like this post. Oh wow, this is amazing. I just want to know if Turok had the worst luck ever in finding a Space Hippie commander or if Family Tree Search/DNA Profiling is how all Wolf Pack is trained. "Lebowitz, you're ethnically Jewish so you use this sling in combat zones. YES, EVEN IF THEY WEAR STANDARD ISSUE POWER ARMOR. By next week we will begin using call signs only in Yiddish." "Smith, the pictures of the Dinka show there were plenty of women without clothing so I've already taken the liberty of incinerating all of your fatigues and armor. Here is a Fishing Spear." "Frank, unfortunately you're a bit of a mix of everything so you'll just have to take a longer approach. First month is Scotish Month. I will expect you to become and remain fluent in Gaelic as I will switch to it and any other language I put into you at a moment's notice!" Crabtree fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Feb 29, 2016 |
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Today's video is brought to you by ragdolling! In his search for the ship's missing comm unit, Turok meets up with more members of Whiskey Company - as well as a familiar foe. 05: Ghost In The Shadow A couple of folks have pointed out that the compound bow in this game is pretty useless -- and you're right! In addition to the limited wind-up window, arrow kills are also not considered "stealthy" -- at least, I was never able to pull one off without alerting nearby guards. Klaus88 posted:I remember when that style of duel wielding was incredibly popular. Panboy posted:I actually tried to play This Turok a few months ago, I didn't even get to the elevator, I kept dieing in building whit said elevator, for and fps with regening health its actually pretty brutal if your outa cover for a few seconds you just die, unless you qte kill something. Panboy posted:Now when do we get half robot dinosaurs ?
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Wow, not only are they aping the character design of Gears of War, they're also aping the unintended homoeroticism, too! Also, what type of a dinosaur were those gecko-things supposed to be?
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I'm just calling them dogasauruses since they have ears and are probably made up. Episode: 1 compsognathus, 11 dogasaurus, 11 large raptors, 3 small raptors, 1 Helghast Total: 21 small raptors, 43 large raptors, 12 Helghast, 15 dogasaurus, 2 compsognathus That's 93 QTE knife kills by my count so far, and we've still got a whole pile of "I can't remember who any of these people are" miscellaneous dudes to go through, so I'm guessing... 400 by the end of the game.
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Good to see you guys back, I thought Fifth Element had broken you. BTW: Your giving Activision too much credit, it was 10,000 to name your kid Turok. syzpid fucked around with this message at 16:46 on Mar 3, 2016 |
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I rented Turok when it was new, and it was so bad. It was so bad and full of unlikeable characters and had so little to enjoy. The masochist in me is curious as to how it will end, and this video was the point at which I got stuck - I hated those hit-and-run dinosaurs. Of course, I had no idea you could abuse the knife mechanic. Thanks for playing for my amusement!
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Samovar posted:Also, what type of a dinosaur were those gecko-things supposed to be? The gecko things are based on Postosuchus a not dinosaur that is more closely related to crocodiles. The Turok wiki also mentions the Pristichampsus as a possible inspiration for them. Neither is exact but the first one is closer I think.
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Wasn't it Acclaim and not Activision that did all that crazy poo poo?
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What dinosaur-hunting game would be complete without a T-Rex battle? 06: Mother Superior I actually would really like to see a dinosaur-hunting game that uses fluffy feathery dinosaurs instead of sharp scaly ones. NotAnArtist posted:I rented Turok when it was new, and it was so bad. It was so bad and full of unlikeable characters and had so little to enjoy. The masochist in me is curious as to how it will end, and this video was the point at which I got stuck - I hated those hit-and-run dinosaurs. Of course, I had no idea you could abuse the knife mechanic. Thanks for playing for my amusement! PSWII60 posted:The gecko things are based on Postosuchus a not dinosaur that is more closely related to crocodiles. Gargamel Gibson posted:Wasn't it Acclaim and not Activision that did all that crazy poo poo?
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Phenwah posted:I actually would really like to see a dinosaur-hunting game that uses fluffy feathery dinosaurs instead of sharp scaly ones. Episode: 6 large raptors, 1 compsognathus, 10 baby rex, 1 adult rex, 1 dogasaurus Total: 21 small raptors, 49 large raptors, 12 Helghast, 16 dogasaurus, 3 compsognathus, 10 baby rex, 1 adult rex 112 combined QTE knife kills. Has an asteroid been named after Turok yet?
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Phenwah, I remember now why I stopped playing: it wasn't fun. I'm reasonably sure this was asked of you by one of your co-commentators, and I don't remember your answer. You're a better man than I for plodding through this underwhelming mess! I wonder what the devs where thinking when designing the T-Rex fight: "How can we make this gigantic, terrifying creature really drive in how dangerous it is?" "Give the player a space that protects them 100%?" "BRILLIANT"
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You guys are right, the T-Rex does look like it has buck teeth; they tried to make it look intimidating with extended fangs, but instead made it look goofy.
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It's another two-fer! In today's video, we're introduced to multiple new enemy types, another boss encounter, and more plot details conveyed in the form of cutscenes! Also in today's video, I cut out enough deaths to make myself look like a competent video-game player. 07: Killing Fields, The Shortest Straw Fish Noise posted:Off-Road Velociraptor Safari, I poo poo you not. NotAnArtist posted:Phenwah, I remember now why I stopped playing: it wasn't fun.
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So Wolf Pack's "thing" is knife kills? Then why did he bother doing any bow bullshit when they were supposed to all be knife bros?! What the gently caress is the purpose of the bow anyway if most of this game is shooting and stabbing things?
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Eurypterids got pretty big but they were aquatic and only vaguely resembled scorpions. I quite like how these radscorpions have a near-instantaneously lethal poison gas or something that conveniently doesn't get released by bullet punctures! This does not offset my disappointment at their unknifekillability, however. Episode: 3 small raptors, 2 large raptors Total: 24 small raptors, 51 large raptors, 12 Helghast, 16 dogasaurus, 3 compsognathus, 10 baby rex, 1 adult rex 117 combined
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Crabtree posted:So Wolf Pack's "thing" is knife kills? Then why did he bother doing any bow bullshit when they were supposed to all be knife bros?! What the gently caress is the purpose of the bow anyway if most of this game is shooting and stabbing things? What is a bow and arrow if not a long range knife.
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Kibayasu posted:What is a bow and arrow if not a long range knife. A way to kill a lot of Frenchmen.
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I appreciate the effort that Phenwah is putting in to the LP, but I can't help but agree with the co-commentators regarding how phoned in the game is. Doesn't appear to stop me from watching, but the level design, the enemies, it's all so uninspired and very much a reflection of how popular gears of war is/was, especially with regards to character design. jeez.
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Agreed, really love that spider tank.Fish Noise posted:Eurypterids got pretty big but they were aquatic and only vaguely resembled scorpions. Yeah they were definitely the largest scorpion-ish animals The biggest land one was pulmonoscorpius but they were not even a quarter of the size of these guys. Still like seeing Slipknot live, not even a little ashamed.  \/\/\/\/\/\/\/ PSWII60 fucked around with this message at 07:03 on Mar 10, 2016 |
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I had a friend who said this was the best game of the year when it came out. He also thought slipknot was a "really cool band".
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NotAnArtist posted:I appreciate the effort that Phenwah is putting in to the LP, but I can't help but agree with the co-commentators regarding how phoned in the game is. Doesn't appear to stop me from watching, but the level design, the enemies, it's all so uninspired and very much a reflection of how popular gears of war is/was, especially with regards to character design. jeez. Yeah I think that makes it a really good candidate for LP actually; there's little in the game worth discovering by itself so you might as well watch someone else do it for you. I've described this to a friend who was really into N64 Turok and called it "Gears of Turok" which seems to sum up the entire low effort approach. "Turok: Space Marine" was my second choice.
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I just can't imagine a dev team lazy enough to yawn this game into existence. Like it couldn't have started out as a Turok game. It had to be something else that was trying to be Gears of War, but someone paid someone else for Turok and uh -- well -- you got 7 months to pull this off Steve. So Dances with Skinheads was hastily crafted together over existing environments, 5 months entirely spent adding hundreds of the same Raptors to stab and TUROK 08. Also did you know this Dinosaur would be a good addition to liven this game up because I'm worried you guys will run out of patience to not just scream as the video keeps going on.
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Today's video brings us another boss battle that overstays its welcome! Hope you like scorpions. 08: Down And Out Crabtree posted:What the gently caress is the purpose of the bow anyway if most of this game is shooting and stabbing things? Crabtree posted:I just can't imagine a dev team lazy enough to yawn this game into existence. Like it couldn't have started out as a Turok game. It had to be something else that was trying to be Gears of War, but someone paid someone else for Turok and uh -- well -- you got 7 months to pull this off Steve. NotAnArtist posted:I appreciate the effort that Phenwah is putting in to the LP, but I can't help but agree with the co-commentators regarding how phoned in the game is. Doesn't appear to stop me from watching, but the level design, the enemies, it's all so uninspired and very much a reflection of how popular gears of war is/was, especially with regards to character design. jeez. PSWII60 posted:Agreed, really love that spider tank.
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The noise that plays when you talk to someone over the radio sounds like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3SxEOvAOEg
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XENOZOIC TALES IS A COMIC FIRST AND FOREMOST! Cadillacs and Dinosaurs should have gotten more episodes but they can't use it much because GM owns the successful title by the word Cadillac.
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No sprinting, but dodging. Now that reminds me of the Unreal series. This game is just weirdly reminiscent of all sorts of things. Episode: Not a single goddamn scorpion, 1 compsognathus Total: 24 small raptors, 51 large raptors, 12 Helghast, 16 dogasaurus, 4 compsognathus, 10 baby rex, 1 adult rex 118 combined. Is the game trying to put the brakes on its own knife train?
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Well the head of the beast looks like it came from the Dunkleosteus, the closest thing I can find for the rest of it is this thing from Devil May Cry 2. Try as I might I could not find any thing about a plesiosaur genus that had tentacles instead of flippers, or tentacles at all for that matter. I think they may have made it up.
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