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 WHAT IS THIS GAME? Ju-on: The Grudge is a game for the Nintendo Wii, released in 2009. Based on the wildly popular Japanese and American movie series of the same names (and directed by the same guy), the horror story tells us of a curse that's reborn again and again with each victim it claims, which takes the forms of a ghostly brother and sister. This game sucks, you guys. Like, really badly. I touch on a lot of my problems in the first episode, so I won't bore you here, but just know that it makes some other bad horror games look like masterpieces. PRIOR EXPERIENCE Because there's something wrong with me, I've already played Ju-on twice all the way through, because I didn't realize that I needed to get every collectible to unlock the final chapter. Amy, on the other hand, had only heard my sobbing, tear-filled stories of my own time with it until now, but she's excited to see the mechanic of getting to throw jump scares at me and the audience. (By "jump scares," I mean covering the screen with so much crap at once that it'll probably eventually get me killed.) SPOILER POLICY "People die, and then ghosts!" There, I just summarized the entire story of the game (and the original Japanese movie, really). Spoilers shouldn't be a problem. :-P If you know of any particular parts that you want Amy to experience for the first time, though, hide those behind spoiler tags. I think that about covers it. I hope you all enjoy! EPISODE LIST Part 1: Uuuuhhhhhhhgh Part 2: Pick up the second Wii Remote Part 3: Purple-boy floor Part 4: What are you doing with your diary? Part 5: We haven't even finished The Witness yet! Part 6 (FINALE): Time for bed pedrovay2003 fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Jun 29, 2016 |
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You know, it's poo poo like this that makes me appreciate Dreadout. Sure fans give it poo poo, but it is creative with its scares. Or at the very least its scares are placed and used to really gently caress with you (The Lady in Red, as Pete no doubt remembers  )This feels really, really half-baked. Like  , the horror game.quote:"Dude, the walls are like whoah man  "
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Jun 11, 2016 08:45
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You know, one thing that gets to me about The Grudge is that you're hosed. Like, that's the basic plot beat. If you're in the world of The Grudge, then you will be murdered by ghosts, then become a ghost to ghost-murder more people. There is nothing but wondering at the exact method of ghost-murder you will receive. Like, what's even the loving point? It's not like there's going to be a shocking twist three missions in where the victims make a call to the Talk About Spirits Agency, or someone realizes that bustin' makes them feel good. The only thing you get from not getting murdered by ghosts in the middle of a level is murdered by ghosts at the end of the level. I guess what I'm saying is, if this game does curse you to be murdered by ghosts, you probably should call the Talk About Spirits Agency instead of wandering around with a flashlight. I hear they have very competitive rates.
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Jun 11, 2016 10:53
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SSNeoman posted:"Dude, the walls are like whoah man That's pretty much what she always looks like. She's a horrible influence on hear ghost brother. chiasaur11 posted:It's not like there's going to be a shocking twist three missions in where the victims make a call to the Talk About Spirits Agency... The shocking twist is that there's an unlockable final episode that gets you killed and turned into a ghost. :-P pedrovay2003 fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Jun 11, 2016 |
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Jun 11, 2016 14:22
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This game didn't seem all that bad, it's basically what it says on the tin. "Haunted House Simulator." It's on par with walking around a haunted house and maybe freaking out sometimes because a weird guy jumps out at you or the walls start screaming.
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Jun 11, 2016 17:49
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It seems like a lot of scares could be avoided if Erika just learned to kick in doors. She'd have sent the cat kid loving flying.
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Jun 11, 2016 18:27
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GamesAreSupernice posted:This game didn't seem all that bad, it's basically what it says on the tin. "Haunted House Simulator." It's on par with walking around a haunted house and maybe freaking out sometimes because a weird guy jumps out at you or the walls start screaming. Also yeah, behind that is the fact that there's easily missed bits of side story that as pedrovay2003 mentioned are necessary to finish the game which means that you'll have to slowly replay levels to actually finish the game and that the overall plot is pretty stupid. But that's what makes the game so great. It does absolutely nothing right.
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Jun 11, 2016 20:58
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chiasaur11 posted:You know, one thing that gets to me about The Grudge is that you're hosed. Like, that's the basic plot beat. If you're in the world of The Grudge, then you will be murdered by ghosts, then become a ghost to ghost-murder more people. There is nothing but wondering at the exact method of ghost-murder you will receive. The thing is, that's the way a lot of Japanese ghost stories tend to go. Person gets cursed/haunted -> person is hosed. Doesn't mean it makes a good movie/game though. I kinda like to feel that my actions in a game have meant something. At least The Ring/Ringu gives people a way out, even if it does mean cursing someone else. But yeah, this game is awful. This is the third playthrough I've seen of it, and it never gets any scarier. Or better. Or anything. In terms of failing a scenario, I seem to recall the hospital giving people I watched the greatest amount of trouble. I wait with enthusiasm. 
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Jun 11, 2016 21:43
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I was honestly worried about playing this one, because I thought people would lose interest. I'm glad I seem to have been mistaken. :-D
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Jun 11, 2016 22:10
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Heck yeah! I was wondering about what game you two were going to do.
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Jun 11, 2016 22:42
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pedrovay2003 posted:I was honestly worried about playing this one, because I thought people would lose interest. I'm glad I seem to have been mistaken. :-D There's some weird joy in watching people play lovely games. lovely horror games? There'll be a line.  With this game it might be more for the "player curses the abysmal control scheme" parts. The question is: which is worse, the controls for Fatal Frame 4 or the controls for Ju-On?
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Jun 11, 2016 22:44
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I didn't think "haunted house simulator" would be so literal, but that really seems to be the aim of this whole enterprise. Just, like, Spooky's House of Jump Scares. Not sure why the battery life is such a concern.
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Jun 12, 2016 00:59
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Glazius posted:I didn't think "haunted house simulator" would be so literal, but that really seems to be the aim of this whole enterprise. Just, like, Spooky's House of Jump Scares. Not sure why the battery life is such a concern. Because you get a Game Over if your batteries run out.
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Jun 12, 2016 03:01
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I'm pretty sure Lowtax covered better crappy horror games back when he was doing a thread here.
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Jun 12, 2016 03:42
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I'm pretty much a huge pushover for scary games, and this is definitely not even giving gibblies. Calling was WAY scarier than this by a mile.
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Jun 12, 2016 03:54
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Oh man this game is shiiiiit. The EU cover is both terrible and the only one that encapsulated the quality of the product. It'll be nice to see this get poo poo upon in long form.
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Jun 12, 2016 04:31
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This game really is before its time with all the jpeg jump scares.
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Jun 12, 2016 05:59
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CryingAthena posted:Because you get a Game Over if your batteries run out. Which is what helps make the game so utterly poo poo, since you're restricted to a ponderously slow pace and have a hard time limit to complete a level.
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Jun 12, 2016 07:22
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pedrovay2003 posted:I was honestly worried about playing this one, because I thought people would lose interest. I'm glad I seem to have been mistaken. :-D I just like watching people suffer. This is one of my favourite kinds of LP's.
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Jun 12, 2016 12:33
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chitoryu12 posted:Which is what helps make the game so utterly poo poo, since you're restricted to a ponderously slow pace and have a hard time limit to complete a level. The thing is that there are games that do exactly that, but they're good. At least probably because it's not about a slow pace for them.
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Jun 12, 2016 13:33
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Holy poo poo, that EU cover is so bad.
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Jun 12, 2016 15:09
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It's perfect. You've lost your keys behind the couch minutes before going on a concert and have to keep your old flashlight going with old batteries you find in the dust there. The rest is just your imagination. http://www.mobygames.com/game/ju-on-the-grudge/cover-art/gameCoverId,231096/platform,82/ Those might not be her fingers.
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Jun 12, 2016 15:16
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What do you actually do during this game? Collect batteries and keep moving forward? I don't understand.
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Jun 12, 2016 15:23
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What kind of lovely-rear end flashlight or batteries is Erika using? Jesus.
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Jun 12, 2016 17:46
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Anoia posted:What do you actually do during this game? Collect batteries and keep moving forward? I don't understand. It looks like you do have to collect items to unlock stuff, like getting the power thingy to plug into the fusebox. The challenge is getting there when you can't see poo poo and move at a snail's pace.
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Jun 12, 2016 17:49
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CryingAthena posted:The question is: which is worse, the controls for Fatal Frame 4 or the controls for Ju-On? I think the controls in Ju-on are worse. They're certainly not good in Fatal Frame 4, but just having an actual joystick makes such a huge difference that nothing else seems as bad in comparison. Ju-on just feels weird to control.
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Jun 12, 2016 20:10
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azren posted:At least The Ring/Ringu gives people a way out, even if it does mean cursing someone else. Ha! No it doesn't. I've read the books, of which the movie was based on the first one and ignored the others, which elaborate heavily on Sadako's nature and the nature of what is going on, and it is hilarious how elaborate the situation gets. The series is Ring, Spiral and Loop by Koji Suzuki. I did a writeup in PYF terrible books because I love them..
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Glazius posted:I didn't think "haunted house simulator" would be so literal, but that really seems to be the aim of this whole enterprise. Just, like, Spooky's House of Jump Scares. Not sure why the battery life is such a concern. I still think Spooky's House of Jump Scares would be a good one-off bonus thing. I want to see Pete jump at cardboard cutouts of adorable pumpkins.
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Echophonic posted:I still think Spooky's House of Jump Scares would be a good one-off bonus thing. I want to see Pete jump at cardboard cutouts of adorable pumpkins. Shame he probably won't have the patience to get to the more elaborate floors.
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Jun 13, 2016 03:49
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It's Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion now.
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Jun 13, 2016 04:20
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I still can't get over the "Haunted House Simulator" subtitle. And that PAL box cover... "Uuuuhhhhhhhgh" indeed.
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Jun 13, 2016 11:53
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Part 2 is up now, you poor people, you! You can tell my blood pressure is beginning to rise in this one. Maybe that's the curse!
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Jun 15, 2016 00:51
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http://i.imgur.com/Bw8hdi1.webm This is just fantastic.
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Jun 15, 2016 03:34
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I'm so sorry you're doing this to yourself. Why are you doing this to yourself?
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Jun 15, 2016 03:51
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Avatarized the bed-hands. 
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Jun 15, 2016 04:30
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tlarn posted:Avatarized the bed-hands. a shaka shaka, shaka shaka
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Jun 15, 2016 13:12
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tlarn posted:Avatarized the bed-hands. Her brothers a cat, she's a racoon. It works. She's just washing the floor.
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Jun 15, 2016 13:42
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She just wants to hold your hand, gosh. Why did you have to shake her hand off that violently?
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Jun 15, 2016 13:50
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tlarn posted:Avatarized the bed-hands. Give 'em the magic hands!
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BioEnchanted posted:Ha! No it doesn't. I've read the books, of which the movie was based on the first one and ignored the others, which elaborate heavily on Sadako's nature and the nature of what is going on, and it is hilarious how elaborate the situation gets. The series is Ring, Spiral and Loop by Koji Suzuki. I did a writeup in PYF terrible books because I love them.. Wow, I was just thinking of the movie, since it's all the experience I have. That's... oof.
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