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  • JonBobJonBob Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Synthesis wrote: »
    My unbridled enthusiasm for this has been somewhat diminished by the total lack of "inverted" controls or camera controls.
    Huh? There are settings for inverting both the normal camera and the first-person camera in the game options.

    I was bummed at first that they didn't add separate settings for horizontal and vertical inversion, but I got used to that bit pretty quickly.

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    One of the things that absolutely sucked me in besides the light, fun gameplay is just the whole atmosphere. It was bright and colorful right when things really started to go down the grimdark path. Their was a lot of humor too, which isn't unique but the gentle nature of the humor is pretty rare. I felt like I was in a video game version of some whacky, short run eighties comic book. Throw in the awesome soundtrack, the fun characters, the fantastic art design, animation, and character expressions with the solid gameplay and it was just the right recipe for me.

    The optimism of the game still gives me a lift to this day.

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  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    JonBob wrote: »
    Synthesis wrote: »
    My unbridled enthusiasm for this has been somewhat diminished by the total lack of "inverted" controls or camera controls.
    Huh? There are settings for inverting both the normal camera and the first-person camera in the game options.

    I was bummed at first that they didn't add separate settings for horizontal and vertical inversion, but I got used to that bit pretty quickly.

    That's what I mean--we only have "reversed", which inverts both Y and X. Very disorientating, but oh well.

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  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    So I tried the demo, and I'm all for playing this game again on HD and widescreen, but there's one significant hurdle that I must see addressed before I plop down the cash.

    The subtitles: I could have sworn you could disable them in the original. I see no way to do that here, and they take up an obnoxious chunk of the screen along with tossing in character portraits (because I'm apparently too stupid to decipher who is saying what).

    If I can't turn this off, then no sale.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    See OP. You have to do it from the in-game pause menu, the top level title screen options menu omits it for some reason

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  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Yeah, it annoyed me as well, since they include those big 'head' icons as well. Rather unnecessary.

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  • mere_immortalmere_immortal So tasty!Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    It's weird, the subtitles were automatically disabled for me but everyone else seems to have them on.

    Maybe it's a region thing.

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  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    It's weird, the subtitles were automatically disabled for me but everyone else seems to have them on.

    Maybe it's a region thing.

    Maybe it reads your universal settings?

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    Synthesis wrote: »
    Yeah, it annoyed me as well, since they include those big 'head' icons as well. Rather unnecessary.

    It's why I can't stand to play most modern JRPGs. Not only is the camera focusing on the characters as part of a dialog, but then you show a gigantic set of pictures of all the characters in 2D looking at each other then brightening/dimming the portraits depending on who's talking? And their name is on the top of the text? It's like 4 different reminders of who's talking on screen. STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT

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  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    See OP. You have to do it from the in-game pause menu, the top level title screen options menu omits it for some reason

    Man, so there's no way to watch the opening without the subs. Very stupid.

    At least the demo reinforced that the game has some of the best use of music ever. Truly a fantastic soundtrack in every conceivable way.

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  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    It works in some games (Sakura Taisen wouldn't be just that without it), but it's serves little purpose in this one..it's a 3D game with changing expressions, and the portraits never change. Plus, the timing sucks.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    People randomly have the default to off for subtitles.. but this is Ubisoft UIs we're talking about here.

    One person even had the subtitles off for the trial, and when he unlocked the full version the subtitles were turned on.

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  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    That is strange. Normally, demos and trials don't offer subtitles, rather than force them, at least in my experience.

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Whatever. It's $10 for a game that nobody gave a chance to back in the day. I gave them my money then, and I gave it to them again on Steam. And now they can have my money again, because it's the only way to tell them that BG&E is a franchise I will pay money for.

    It has a permanent residence on my hard drive, now.

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  • fragglefartfragglefart Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Well no way do I have the time to play this right now, but it scored 9/10 on Eurogamer so fuck it, downloading anyway...

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Good man

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  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    The mere hint of it being a gauge for interest in a sequel was enough to push me over my reservations.

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  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Well no way do I have the time to play this right now, but it scored 9/10 on Eurogamer so fuck it, downloading anyway...

    It's a pretty short game.

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  • fragglefartfragglefart Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I bought it, missed it last gen so glad it's been jazzed up for re-release!

    Picked up Pacman : CE : DX at the same time on sale.

    I sure love DD.

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I bought it, missed it last gen so glad it's been jazzed up for re-release!

    Picked up Pacman : CE : DX at the same time on sale.

    I sure love DD.

    High five, me too!

    Now I have 500 points left over for character DLC on MvC3.

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  • l337CrappyJackl337CrappyJack Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Well no way do I have the time to play this right now, but it scored 9/10 on Eurogamer so fuck it, downloading anyway...

    It's a pretty short game.

    I already beat and 100%'d it. It is most definitely not a long game, but it's most definitely worth the ten bucks.

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  • OrogogusOrogogus San DiegoRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Synthesis wrote: »
    It works in some games (Sakura Taisen wouldn't be just that without it), but it's serves little purpose in this one..it's a 3D game with changing expressions, and the portraits never change. Plus, the timing sucks.
    Aren't subtitles intended for people who are hard of hearing or outright deaf? I could see some utility in including the portraits.

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  • Zilla360Zilla360 21st Century. |She/Her| Trans* Woman In Aviators Firing A Bazooka. ⚛️Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Is there a trick to the pellet/air hockey game I'm forgetting? I remember getting that pearl fairly easily on the Gamecube, and now I suck at it.

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  • JonBobJonBob Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I think "aim well, click fast" covers it. It took me a couple practice runs to get back into the groove, then I nailed the pearl challenge on my first attempt.

    Re: subtitles, I definitely have a setting on the main menu screen for that. No idea why that would differ for other people.

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  • rabblerouserrabblerouser Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Zilla360 wrote: »
    Is there a trick to the pellet/air hockey game I'm forgetting? I remember getting that pearl fairly easily on the Gamecube, and now I suck at it.

    I just came here to complain ;-)
    I guess you can just reload save over and over to save credits

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    So my subtitles came automatically turned off.

    I don't understand why some people's are turned on.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    I don't know, but I just looked and now I have a subtitles option on the title screens options screen, when it was DEFINITELY not there before. I was even streaming when I was showing it wasn't there.

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  • Niceguyeddie616Niceguyeddie616 All you feed me is PUFFINS! I need NOURISHMENT!Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Bought this today, love this game and never finished it on PS2, and y'know I can't help but feel this game was meant to be longer. Just considering how many of the pearls are purchasable and how,
    When you go to the IRIS hideout after the factory the game just gives you a bunch of them. Seriously, here's four pearls now go buy them from everyone else. the hell? I wanted to go through some dungeons for those

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Mine defaulted to off too.

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  • OptimusZedOptimusZed Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I played this for most of the day.

    Great game, just about finished the Factory.

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  • rabblerouserrabblerouser Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    is the website thing endgame?

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Factory spoilers:
    I realised that the MDisc Pey'j gave me was going to be a heartfelt message right before I put it in, but man, it was still sad :(

    And what is it with rats being out to kill me and doing a whole heart of damage? There's always so many of the bastards around too.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    Kick them to mine them for money.

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I know, but there's the odd time where the camera angle is wonky and I have to mash X in the hope that I'm actually hitting them.

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  • tsmvengytsmvengy Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Get this game if you like action/adventure games starring a girl and an anthropomorphic pig where you get to take pictures of animals and sneak around.

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  • OptimusZedOptimusZed Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Not to seem callus, but
    When they took Pey'j about half my heart containers went with him. Now I'm worried I won't be able to get the achievement.

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  • Zilla360Zilla360 21st Century. |She/Her| Trans* Woman In Aviators Firing A Bazooka. ⚛️Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I can't help but feel this game was meant to be longer.
    AFAIK they had a version they showed at E3 2002 that was much longer, but it was panned and the team ended making a ton of cuts.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    OptimusZed wrote: »
    Not to seem callus, but
    When they took Pey'j about half my heart containers went with him. Now I'm worried I won't be able to get the achievement.
    They're laying on the floor at the spot they knocked him out at.

    Even if they aren't there though, you can still get the achievement.

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  • OptimusZedOptimusZed Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    OptimusZed wrote: »
    Not to seem callus, but
    When they took Pey'j about half my heart containers went with him. Now I'm worried I won't be able to get the achievement.
    They're laying on the floor at the spot they knocked him out at.

    Even if they aren't there though, you can still get the achievement.
    Huh, I guess I need to head back in, then.

    I'd hate to leave that stuff laying there.

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    We're reading Rifts. You should too. You know you want to. Now With Ninjas!

    They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
  • Zerozaki IshikiZerozaki Ishiki Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Make sure you have fresh batteries in your controller. Ran out in the middle of a boss fight, and the game did not pause. Had to run around looking for fresh ones while Jade died repeatedly on screen.

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