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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Chrono Cross may be my favorite PS1 game

    It was a gorgeous game with a watercolor style that actually worked (suck it, Nintendo and Skyward Sword), it had an amazing soundtrack, combat was strategic and involved without being overly complex, the game had 45 playable characters that, while not all being completely unique, all had little personality quirks and speech patterns unique to them, the story was great

    Shifting dimensions felt so much better than time-shifting in CT because everything was so wildly different in CT's plotline that it just felt like completely new areas rather than altered versions of the same

    Battles were fast-loading and from an artistic standpoint I feel it's probably the best work Square ever did

    It is just so. Fucking. Good.

    But what do I know, I thought CT was massively overrated and thought CC was a great breath of fresh air

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    agoaj wrote: »
    SimBen wrote: »
    Gamespot is remarkably restrained in comparison.
    Gamespot wrote:
    Super Mario Galaxy 2
    Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
    Chrono Cross
    Soul Calibur
    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

    This list is all the ingredients for the perfect game.

    Just have to find the right mix.

    Cinematic open-world role-playing 3D platform skating fighting game set in Hyrule with prerendered backgrounds

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    august wrote: »
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    Oh man I hope that's real.

  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    august wrote: »
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    Oh man I hope that's real.

    It's not, unfortunately.

  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    Drew's handwriting is almost as awful as mine!

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    -Tal wrote: »
    people fucking adored Tony Hawk

    we can't we drum up that kind of enthusiasm for silly sports games anymore

    (why people gotta be so mean to SSX 2012)

    SSX 2012 was good fun but it just didn't last, and it was far-removed from the feel of old SSX games

    As for why that enthusiasm isn't there anymore, it's because extreme sports games aren't good anymore!

    I thought they might have been onto something with THPS HD but then they gave it to the Ride developers who managed to somehow supremely fuck up something as simple as taking a good game and making it look pretty

  • CorporateLogoCorporateLogo The toilet knows how I feelRegistered User regular
    Arkham City was not GOTY with that story

    Do not have a cow, mortal.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    What was wrong with Arkham City's story?

    But even if it had none, it would still be GOTY

  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Top of the list for Wrongest Opinions of 2012: UnbreakableVow on Chrono Cross, CorporateLogo on Arkham City

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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    wow what is the hate for resident evil. i thought resident evil 5 was amazing, i loved it.

    granted i have not played RE6 yet, will be playing tonight. but my god i have never heard such hard ridiculous unfair bashing of this game.

    the bottom line is BRAD SUCKS AT GAMES period. he sucks so bad that he takes his anger out on the game being that there is something wrong with the game that is the reason that it sucks. for example Deadly Premonition, fun little game, that Brad bashed because he SUCKS.

    FUCK OFF BRAD stick to your artistic appreciation of games like DUST and other horseshit games, and turn based strategy games. YOU SUCK.

  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited October 2012
    arkham city's biggest problem is its hideous art direction

    i mean they perfectly accomplished the look they were going for but it is a look that totally repulses me

    which is why i remain hella pumped for the silver age game they're making

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  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    august wrote: »
    august wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    august wrote: »
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    Oh man I hope that's real.

    It's not, unfortunately.
    aww booooo

  • HugmasterGeneralHugmasterGeneral Poopmaster General YobuttRegistered User regular
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    arkham city's biggest problem is its hideous art direction

    i mean they perfectly accomplished the look they were going for but it is a look that totally repulses me

    which is why i remained hella pumped for the silver age game they're making

    I agree. I especially hate how Batman himself looked, in physical proportions, costume and everything.

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Batman is by far the best-looking character in the Arkham games. In fact I like this Batman better than all other Batmans. I get the criticism about the other characters, especially the females (though really all the males look okay), but if you're extending it to Batman himself, it's just not valid.

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    arkham asylum/city both look like david finch headed up the art department

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  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    SimBen wrote: »
    Batman is by far the best-looking character in the Arkham games. In fact I like this Batman better than all other Batmans. I get the criticism about the other characters, especially the females (though really all the males look okay), but if you're extending it to Batman himself, it's just not valid.
    uh huh

  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    basically if your interpretation of batman doesn't look at least kind of like btas, adam west, or the nolan films i'm probably not gonna like it

    and even with the nolan films i kinda feel like three movies is enough of that type of batman to last me for a good long while

  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    I liked arkham asylum well enough but didn't even bother with arkham city because I was just fed up with absolutely everything looking as stupid as it was possible for them to make it look

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    The Arkham batsuit is the only batsuit I've ever seen that an actual Batman might wear.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    I feel like I would enjoy the Arkham games a lot more if they weren't Batman games

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  • agoajagoaj Top Tier One FearRegistered User regular
    I found the art style more tolerable in Arkham City because everyone was wearing coats. Gordon looked ridiculous in Asylum. Cover him up with a poncho and he looks fine.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    august wrote: »
    wow what is the hate for resident evil. i thought resident evil 5 was amazing, i loved it.

    granted i have not played RE6 yet, will be playing tonight. but my god i have never heard such hard ridiculous unfair bashing of this game.

    the bottom line is BRAD SUCKS AT GAMES period. he sucks so bad that he takes his anger out on the game being that there is something wrong with the game that is the reason that it sucks. for example Deadly Premonition, fun little game, that Brad bashed because he SUCKS.

    FUCK OFF BRAD stick to your artistic appreciation of games like DUST and other horseshit games, and turn based strategy games. YOU SUCK.

    How can someone call Dust horseshit and praise DP at the same time?

  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    SimBen wrote: »
    The Arkham batsuit is the only batsuit I've ever seen that an actual Batman might wear.

    which may very well be why some people don't like it

    because Batman isn't real, he is modern myth

    realism doesn't have to be necessary

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    i'm fine with arkham batman

    but then again 90% of the time all you see of it is a billowing cape and the back of his cowl

  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    also just saiyan chrono cross was a complete mess and it boggles the mind that it was headed up by the same guy as chrono trigger yet managed to be an asinine tangle of moronic plotlines that managed to thoroughly contradict the entire message and theme of the previous game

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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    arkham asylum/city both look like david finch Violent J headed up the art department

  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    -Tal wrote: »
    I feel like I would enjoy the Arkham games a lot more if they weren't Batman games

    But they are Batman-ass Batman games.

    Their Batmanness completely soaks every single part of the games, it's completely ingrained in everything the games are. If you took the Batman out of them you would have nothing left.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    I like how everyone in the Arkham games looks outside of Gordon

    *shrugs*

  • Ms DapperMs Dapper Yuri Librarian Registered User regular
    The only Arkham design I have a big problem with is Harley Quinn and at least she's better then her New52 version.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    SimBen wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    I feel like I would enjoy the Arkham games a lot more if they weren't Batman games

    But they are Batman-ass Batman games.

    Their Batmanness completely soaks every single part of the games, it's completely ingrained in everything the games are. If you took the Batman out of them you would have nothing left.

    eh I don't know

    I don't think either one tells a particularly interesting Batman story

    it's all just "hey this is Batman stuff. Batman does this kind of stuff. it's Batman"

    I adore the gameplay but something about its style feels off

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    I can deal with Arkham Batman but he is not my favorite looking Batman at all

    My favorite Batmen do not look like they have been taking anabolic steroids for ten years

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  • GR_ZombieGR_Zombie Krillin It Registered User regular
    Anytime Batman's eyes aren't totally white he just looks wrong to me, realism be damned.

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    I like how everyone in the Arkham games looks outside of Gordon

    *shrugs*

    the penguin has the bottom of a beer bottle jammed into his eye socket instead of a monocle

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    The nurse costume in AA was a bit much, but AC has my favorite look for Harley

  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    this would not be out of place in the arkham games:

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    that's a problem

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    shit replace two-face with the joker and that basically is something that happened in AA

  • Vargas PrimeVargas Prime King of Nothing Just a ShowRegistered User regular
    I still say that I will be utterly shocked if they completely abandon the tone and style they've established with the Arkham games in the next game.

    They used the term "silver age" (and I'm not even sure any of the devs have used that term, it was just the journalists reporting on what the devs hinted at), so everyone is assuming a more cartoony and "pure" art style to the game, but I think they'll want to retain at least some connection to the existing games. A complete shift in design would be strange, given how well the two games have done, despite some people not really digging on the character designs.

  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    I like how everyone in the Arkham games looks outside of Gordon

    *shrugs*

    the penguin has the bottom of a beer bottle jammed into his eye socket instead of a monocle

    Wait

    Is this supposed to be an example of a good thing or a bad thing

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  • Ms DapperMs Dapper Yuri Librarian Registered User regular
    shit replace two-face with the joker and that basically is something that happened in AA

    The Titan Joker is a fucking horrible idea/design. No one is going to fight you on that.

    Also man, new 52 is the fucking worst.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Despite loving the look, I am anxious for them to try something new

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