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!vgp Spec Ops: The Line looks like another generic shooter. All the commercials make it look otherwise. I'm pretty torn.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:38:16 UTC from StatusNet Android-
@carcino The other "spec-ops" games played terribly.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:38:50 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:40:05 UTC from StatusNet Android
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@carcino It's a series, yeah. It's not a direct sequel or anything.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:46:52 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:47:30 UTC from StatusNet Android
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@carcino I think the first one or two came out on original xbox or something.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:47:56 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:48:44 UTC from StatusNet Android
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@carcino I only played nothing on xbox because I hated original xbox
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:49:02 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:51:04 UTC from StatusNet Android
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@carcino I didn't because I was busy playing Gamecube at that point in my life.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:51:58 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:53:01 UTC from StatusNet Android
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@carcino I had a PS2, but I never played it. I hate most PS2 games. I think my time was split between Super Mario Strikers, SSX: on tour, and Guitar hero 3. I still need to get guitar hero again.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:54:17 UTC from web-
@abigpony On my PS2 I had Alien Hominid, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, Viewtiful Joe 2, Metal Arms (totally a game I recommend) and Guitar Heros 2 and 3.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:56:12 UTC from StatusNet Android-
@carcino @abigpony I had both GodOf War games, Godzilla: Save The Earth, and Area:51. I loved all of them.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:57:26 UTC from web-
@wafers Save the Earth was REALLY fun. I forgot about that one. Gotta find that again, too.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:57:57 UTC from web-
@abigpony Speaking of which, I gotta buy that again to play on my 360. Man, I love that game.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:00:18 UTC from web-
@wafers Save the Earth? Is that on 360?
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:03:00 UTC from web-
@abigpony No, but i'm pretty sure it is among the original xbox games you can play on 360.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:03:47 UTC from web-
@wafers We shall see.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:05:04 UTC from web-
@abigpony At least I HOPE so. I don't want to have to dust off the old xbox with its weird controller.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:06:26 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:08:27 UTC from web
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@techdisk42 *throws on pants and runs to nearest classic game store*
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:10:22 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:11:21 UTC from web
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@techdisk42 *wafers has assumed this form for now* http://claireshropshall.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/happy-cabbage.jpg
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:13:12 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:14:52 UTC from web
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@wafers I know. The controller was just too odd for me to be attracted to it. I guess you could say the same about the gamecube.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:10:24 UTC from web-
@abigpony The gamecube controller is also odd to me but I love it for some reason. Not as odd as the N64 controller.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:11:26 UTC from web-
@wafers Hey, the N64 controller had probably the best design I've seen. I'm not even joking.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:12:19 UTC from web-
@redenchilada I do miss the blisters one would get from rotating the joystick for 10 years playing mario party.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:14:10 UTC from web-
@wafers Ok, the joystick had issues, but otherwise the design was superb.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:16:56 UTC from web-
@redenchilada and even then the joystick was the first of its kind. You couldnt expect anything TOO amazing.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:18:06 UTC from web-
@techdisk42 It's actually an interesting beast when you open it up and see how the mechanism works. :o
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:19:01 UTC from web-
@redenchilada i never had an N64... If i did though, the thing would be in peices already.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:21:25 UTC from web -
@redenchilada i do remember not minding the controller at all when i played someone else's. As long as i didnt have to use the L button or the D-pad while im control sticking.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:22:59 UTC from web-
@techdisk42 Yeah, the controller was designed with the idea that you'd pick one or the other. Works out all the better for it, IMO.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:24:15 UTC from web-
@redenchilada True that! Its kinda like the wii remote and nunchuck. But mostly the nunchuck.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:25:58 UTC from web-
@techdisk42 The Wiimote and Nunchuck were designed for very specific kinds of games... ones I find myself playing less and less. :(
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:27:21 UTC from web-
@redenchilada Yes. Though the nunchuck is practically a necissity for decent playing of any game on the wii. I hardly play my wii anymore. Though that might be because the novelty of my NES hasnt worn off.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:29:47 UTC from web-
@techdisk42 There are a few exceptions to it though. Super paper mario is amazing. No nunchuck.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:31:49 UTC from web -
@techdisk42 The remote by itself works decent enough for platformers, and the nunchuck helps with certain games, but the flooding of cheap gimmick games with motion control has kind of turned me off from most games that use it. And that's kinda the Wii's big selling point, y'know? :/
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:32:33 UTC from web-
@redenchilada Very much so. It seems only nintendo makes any good usage of their system.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:33:52 UTC from web -
@redenchilada i mean, name one good wii game that ISNT made by nintendo.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:35:06 UTC from web-
@techdisk42 No More Heroes.
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@techdisk42 NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:35:43 UTC from web-
@redenchilada Lol... So, not MANY that make good use of the controls... (i need better games dammit)
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:36:58 UTC from web
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@wafers Same. I liked it. I never did learn how to properly hold the N64 controller.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:13:15 UTC from web -
@wafers The game cube controller is my absolute favourite to hold. ITS SO. DAMN. ERGONOMIC. i literally can sit for hours just holding a gamecube controller.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:13:27 UTC from web-
@techdisk42 Whoa there, clean up your puddle, man.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:14:28 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:15:43 UTC from web
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@techdisk42 Call me stupid, but I don't get it.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:17:10 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:19:49 UTC from web
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@techdisk42 Oh, but I DO need to.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:21:42 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:23:58 UTC from web
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@techdisk42 I haven't seen spongebob in forever.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:26:10 UTC from web
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@techdisk42 I do love the gamecube controller as well.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 05:15:22 UTC from web
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@carcino I had Kingdom Hearts 1, but it didn't have too much appeal to me.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:59:44 UTC from web
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Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:51:42 UTC from StatusNet Android
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Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:52:43 UTC from StatusNet Android
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@carcino Dude, they are commercials. Of course they are trying to make the game look better than it is.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:40:03 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:40:31 UTC from StatusNet Android
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@carcino Well they know people are going to buy it anyway.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:41:33 UTC from web-
@wafers I like to shoot things that are nothing more than reskinned enemies. As long as it's call of duty.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:43:11 UTC from StatusNet Android-
@carcino I prefer shooting something besides the same respawning enemies over and over and over again.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:44:28 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:46:16 UTC from StatusNet Android
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Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 04:48:06 UTC from web
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@carcino !vgp In terms of gameplay, Spec Ops IS a generic shooter. It's the story, and the way that the story is told that makes it great. You know, if you care about that sort of thing.
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@puzzlemint Oh but I do. Tell me of these innovations.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 06:11:42 UTC from StatusNet Android-
@carcino !vgp Instead of the typical "Buck yeah, American war hero!" storyline of most MMS games, Spec Ops takes the "War is hell" approach and really drives it home. || You are sent on what initially seems like a rescue mission, only to find yourself caught in an active war zone with no idea which side (if either) is "the bad guys", and having to defend yourself against both. || There are cutscenes -- perhaps a few more than strictly necessary -- to drive the story forward, but most of the story is told through in-game chatter between yourself and your teammates. || The game also allows you to make choices (with consequences) through the gameplay, rather than through any RPG-style dialogue. "Do I shoot this guy, or let him walk away?"; "Do I use this rocket launcher to clear the room of hostiles, or do I try to find another way around?"; "Do I go in guns blazing? oops, I just gunned down a civilian who was running for cover."
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@puzzlemint @carcino !vgp In short, Spec Ops is a shades-of-grey style game that does its best to make you feel like crap. Which is refreshing, in a morbid kind of way.
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@puzzlemint Oh fun.
Tuesday, 03-Jul-12 11:59:14 UTC from StatusNet Android
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