apropos of nothing, I think Ratchet and Clank, i.e. the first game in the series has the best narrative
the later games improve on the mechanics, and that's really what's important, but the narrative is pretty thin after on PS2
full disclosure: I have not played any of the PS3 games
Yeah, the first one probably had the best story.
But my favorite (story wise) is still Up Your Arsenal because Dr. Nefarious is so good.
yeah see my problem with Nefarious was that I just don't like "silly blundering mastermind"
Whereas Drek, while a typical "menacing plutocratic corporate bastard", was executed in a pretty compelling way, I thought
the voice was fucking perfect
uh but yeah, Ratchet basically just shifts to a slightly different kind of soldier each time after the first game
I guess personalities just stabilize after a while, but compared to the first game, there was hardly any character development at all in the sequels
I saw it when I wasn't a kid, maybe that matters? All of the faux commotion and yelling is just really annoying. Short Round is annoying. The fat kid is annoying. Half of the movie is the group trying to create a sense of chaos and it's really hammy and dumb.
this isn't even a bad opinion, you need to see a doctor
Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson were about the only two good things about that movie
but their storyline made me sad
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The GeekOh-Two Crew, OmeganautRegistered User, ClubPAregular
One of the things I loved about MMX is how the the bosses would actually be affected in different ways when hit with the weapon they were weak against. It didn't just take off more damage, it actually did stuff.
Like how Chill Penguin actually caught on fire, Spark Mandrill actually froze, etc.
I saw it when I wasn't a kid, maybe that matters? All of the faux commotion and yelling is just really annoying. Short Round is annoying. The fat kid is annoying. Half of the movie is the group trying to create a sense of chaos and it's really hammy and dumb.
this isn't even a bad opinion, you need to see a doctor
he's also annoying in indiana jones and the temple of doom!
speaking of
Secret of Mana
I can't think of a single game that had mechanics like that before
granted, after you get magic, the Dude is basically useless in boss battles
Many 80s movies - BTTF, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Die Hard, any teenage/high school drama, etc etc I didn't see until I was at least 16, in many cases not until my mid-twenties
so no nostalgic value attached
it is good to see how many are legitimately good movies
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Shortytouching the meatIntergalactic Cool CourtRegistered Userregular
One of the things I loved about MMX is how the the bosses would actually be affected in different ways when hit with the weapon they were weak against. It didn't just take off more damage, it actually did stuff.
Like how Chill Penguin actually caught on fire, Spark Mandrill actually froze, etc.
the boomerang cutter also does some cool stuff
you can cut off:
flame mammoth's trunk
launch octopus' tentacles
and it knocks sting chameleon off the walls/ceiling
I saw it when I wasn't a kid, maybe that matters? All of the faux commotion and yelling is just really annoying. Short Round is annoying. The fat kid is annoying. Half of the movie is the group trying to create a sense of chaos and it's really hammy and dumb.
this isn't even a bad opinion, you need to see a doctor
he's also annoying in indiana jones and the temple of doom!
you know, it's funny, indiana jones in the first movie is completely incompetent
literally fails at every turn
if had never even gotten involved, the nazis would have dug up the ark, opened it, everyone dies, the end
but he's much more proactive and effective in the second movie
you can cut off:
flame mammoth's trunk
launch octopus' tentacles
I did not know this.
The Geek on
BLM - ACAB
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Shortytouching the meatIntergalactic Cool CourtRegistered Userregular
yeah
the effect on flame mammoth is pretty negligible since he almost never uses his oil attack anyway, and the best possible strategy to beat him renders it irrelevant even when he does (that is, stay on the wall in the corner that the conveyer belt is moving AWAY from-it is impossible for him to hit you. drop down and shoot him in the ears with storm eagle's weapon right after he jumps and it'll hit him twice. do this well and not only will you never take a single hit, but you'll beat him in the most efficient time possible)
but it's extremely useful on launch octopus, as it keeps him from using those damn homing fish and his whirlpool attack
for the record, the rolling shield, which you're supposed to use on launch octopus, is worse than the buster since one missile destroys it and it can't be rapid-fired
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Caulk Bite 6One of the multitude of Dans infesting this placeRegistered Userregular
it was one of the only SNES games I owned when I was growing up so I played the ever-loving fuck out of it
this is why I can beat sting chameleon with just the buster
hell I think I'll play it right now
haha, same here
I never got that good at it, but I knew where all the hidden stuff was. I think I still do, actually
I tried playing it on the PS2 collection earlier this year and couldn't get past the first part of Spark Mandrill's stage. I must've been sick or something
I know Mori loves Big Trouble in Little China, and we own it, so I'll no doubt watch it one day
I've either seen Alien or Aliens (not sure which), and it was not my thing, but I will give it a go (I've also seen the fourth film, again, didn't like it).
But the first is the bunch of miners on their ship, trapped with the lone Alien roaming throughout the inner structure.
Aliens is when the survivor from the first film is brought in with marines to investigate the loss of contact with a colony on the planet they first discovered the Alien eggs.
Big Trouble in Little China isn't that good of a flick, but I still love it.
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FishmanPut your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain.Registered Userregular
It really is remarkable that Alien/Aliens are such good films in completely different genres.
I mean, it's remarkable that a sequel is in a different genre entirely. That both are also such exemplar examples of their genre is simply inconceivable.
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yeah see my problem with Nefarious was that I just don't like "silly blundering mastermind"
Whereas Drek, while a typical "menacing plutocratic corporate bastard", was executed in a pretty compelling way, I thought
the voice was fucking perfect
uh but yeah, Ratchet basically just shifts to a slightly different kind of soldier each time after the first game
I guess personalities just stabilize after a while, but compared to the first game, there was hardly any character development at all in the sequels
this isn't even a bad opinion, you need to see a doctor
but their storyline made me sad
Like how Chill Penguin actually caught on fire, Spark Mandrill actually froze, etc.
he's also annoying in indiana jones and the temple of doom!
NO. BOTH OF YOU ARE WRONG.
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Secret of Mana
I can't think of a single game that had mechanics like that before
granted, after you get magic, the Dude is basically useless in boss battles
so no nostalgic value attached
it is good to see how many are legitimately good movies
the boomerang cutter also does some cool stuff
you can cut off:
flame mammoth's trunk
launch octopus' tentacles
and it knocks sting chameleon off the walls/ceiling
Though I will admit I first saw Star Wars as a kid and it blew me away then
you know, it's funny, indiana jones in the first movie is completely incompetent
literally fails at every turn
if had never even gotten involved, the nazis would have dug up the ark, opened it, everyone dies, the end
but he's much more proactive and effective in the second movie
yet this is the one nobody likes
Pity!
Pity for this poor, deranged man
I did not know this.
the effect on flame mammoth is pretty negligible since he almost never uses his oil attack anyway, and the best possible strategy to beat him renders it irrelevant even when he does (that is, stay on the wall in the corner that the conveyer belt is moving AWAY from-it is impossible for him to hit you. drop down and shoot him in the ears with storm eagle's weapon right after he jumps and it'll hit him twice. do this well and not only will you never take a single hit, but you'll beat him in the most efficient time possible)
but it's extremely useful on launch octopus, as it keeps him from using those damn homing fish and his whirlpool attack
for the record, the rolling shield, which you're supposed to use on launch octopus, is worse than the buster since one missile destroys it and it can't be rapid-fired
I don't think I've ever seen that.
and I honestly can't imagine why.
it was one of the only SNES games I owned when I was growing up so I played the ever-loving fuck out of it
this is why I can beat sting chameleon with just the buster
hell I think I'll play it right now
I will fight anyone that wants to call it names.
In the same way that, say, getting shot in the leg is probably a little less bad than getting shot in the head
You forgot Bill Nighy
it is
amazing
do you have some kind of a disability?
No fair, all I have to do is punch you in the kidneys and I win
:^:
Prove me wrong I dare you.
haha, same here
I never got that good at it, but I knew where all the hidden stuff was. I think I still do, actually
I tried playing it on the PS2 collection earlier this year and couldn't get past the first part of Spark Mandrill's stage. I must've been sick or something
Fix this immediately.
Back to the Future.
You should watch Aliens, at least, it's a really good movie
I've either seen Alien or Aliens (not sure which), and it was not my thing, but I will give it a go (I've also seen the fourth film, again, didn't like it).
But the first is the bunch of miners on their ship, trapped with the lone Alien roaming throughout the inner structure.
Aliens is when the survivor from the first film is brought in with marines to investigate the loss of contact with a colony on the planet they first discovered the Alien eggs.
I also love that film! Its brilliant.
As they are very different films
I mean, it's remarkable that a sequel is in a different genre entirely. That both are also such exemplar examples of their genre is simply inconceivable.