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[Dead Space 3] - EA shuts down Visceral Games... Add another EA victim to the list.

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Igpx407 wrote: »
    I've been watching a bunch of monster-y horror films to get myself pumped for Dead Space 3. So far I've gone through The Thing, Slither, and The Mist. I haven't watched The Mist in a while and the ending hit me like a sledge hammer. UGH

    Besides Alien and Aliens, are there any other films you guys could recommend that are in a similar vein?

    The ending to The Mist is MGS3 levels of depressing...

    V/H/S is one of the best fucked up horror films I've seen in a while. I recommend checking it out. It does have monsters in it, but it might not be exactly what you're looking for. Still recommend it, though.

    V/H/S is just an sad excuse to constantly show tits.

    Every story did have boobs in it, didn't it?

    Ah well, high boob count aside, it was awesome and you know it!

    Edit: The Halloween haunted house story didn't have boobs, I think!

    I know the exact opposite. They didn't just have boobs in them they were overstressed, like someone with a sign saying HERE'S THE TITS WAKE UP FRAT BOYS. No, the house story didn't have boobs but they also cut out the end of it.

    BUT DEAD SPACE

    One of my biggest hurdles to getting this game is the same one I have with Assassin;s Creed now; there's too much to the story in too many different places and I'm barely paying attention as it is.

  • Fists of DissentFists of Dissent Registered User regular
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Karl wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Honestly gamers as of late have made a habit of being over entitled whiners. I swear to god.
    No company would sell the ending to a game as DLC. It would be PR suicide.

    Ubi did it. Remember that PoP reboot that was so good that two years later they went and released a game from the series it was supposed to replace? Yeah.

    I mean, the DLC was named Epilogue.

    Anyways, I wonder how much of the target audience for DS3 is made up of all of the people complaining on the internet, because i'm sure the game will still make some nice sales. People are even complaining about the ending a week before its been released (supposedly it's been leaked).

    PoP '08 still had a proper ending without the DLC. I think I liked it better, actually. The Prince was just standing there holding Elika's body while the credits rolled, right?

    In all fairness I never finished the game, I found it quite boring, though I found every PoP game I've played to be boring so maybe I'm not the target audience for the series.

    I do know however that you don't get to beat the Big Bad without playing the DLC.


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  • Fists of DissentFists of Dissent Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    Double post'd.

    Fists of Dissent on

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  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Karl wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Honestly gamers as of late have made a habit of being over entitled whiners. I swear to god.
    No company would sell the ending to a game as DLC. It would be PR suicide.

    Ubi did it. Remember that PoP reboot that was so good that two years later they went and released a game from the series it was supposed to replace? Yeah.

    I mean, the DLC was named Epilogue.

    Anyways, I wonder how much of the target audience for DS3 is made up of all of the people complaining on the internet, because i'm sure the game will still make some nice sales. People are even complaining about the ending a week before its been released (supposedly it's been leaked).

    PoP '08 still had a proper ending without the DLC. I think I liked it better, actually. The Prince was just standing there holding Elika's body while the credits rolled, right?

    In all fairness I never finished the game, I found it quite boring, though I found every PoP game I've played to be boring so maybe I'm not the target audience for the series.

    I do know however that you don't get to beat the Big Bad without playing the DLC.

    You beat the big bad, but then you re-release him to save the heroine.

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  • Fists of DissentFists of Dissent Registered User regular
    SyphonBlue wrote: »
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Karl wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Honestly gamers as of late have made a habit of being over entitled whiners. I swear to god.
    No company would sell the ending to a game as DLC. It would be PR suicide.

    Ubi did it. Remember that PoP reboot that was so good that two years later they went and released a game from the series it was supposed to replace? Yeah.

    I mean, the DLC was named Epilogue.

    Anyways, I wonder how much of the target audience for DS3 is made up of all of the people complaining on the internet, because i'm sure the game will still make some nice sales. People are even complaining about the ending a week before its been released (supposedly it's been leaked).

    PoP '08 still had a proper ending without the DLC. I think I liked it better, actually. The Prince was just standing there holding Elika's body while the credits rolled, right?

    In all fairness I never finished the game, I found it quite boring, though I found every PoP game I've played to be boring so maybe I'm not the target audience for the series.

    I do know however that you don't get to beat the Big Bad without playing the DLC.

    You beat the big bad, but then you re-release him to save the heroine.

    That sounds it could work as an ending on its own, without the need to release a DLC called Epilogue.


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  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    SyphonBlue wrote: »
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Karl wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Honestly gamers as of late have made a habit of being over entitled whiners. I swear to god.
    No company would sell the ending to a game as DLC. It would be PR suicide.

    Ubi did it. Remember that PoP reboot that was so good that two years later they went and released a game from the series it was supposed to replace? Yeah.

    I mean, the DLC was named Epilogue.

    Anyways, I wonder how much of the target audience for DS3 is made up of all of the people complaining on the internet, because i'm sure the game will still make some nice sales. People are even complaining about the ending a week before its been released (supposedly it's been leaked).

    PoP '08 still had a proper ending without the DLC. I think I liked it better, actually. The Prince was just standing there holding Elika's body while the credits rolled, right?

    In all fairness I never finished the game, I found it quite boring, though I found every PoP game I've played to be boring so maybe I'm not the target audience for the series.

    I do know however that you don't get to beat the Big Bad without playing the DLC.

    You beat the big bad, but then you re-release him to save the heroine.

    That sounds it could work as an ending on its own, without the need to release a DLC called Epilogue.

    It did. People are dumb. News at 11.

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  • DreadBertDreadBert Registered User regular
    EA does have a precident for ripping core content out of the origonal game to sell as dlc. Was one of the big problems with mass effect 3. Without From the Ashes dlc core plot points were not covered.

    I am all for dlc as long as its not core game stuff pulled out as 0-day dlc... Thats just plain evil.

    Panda4You
  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    SyphonBlue wrote: »
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Karl wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Honestly gamers as of late have made a habit of being over entitled whiners. I swear to god.
    No company would sell the ending to a game as DLC. It would be PR suicide.

    Ubi did it. Remember that PoP reboot that was so good that two years later they went and released a game from the series it was supposed to replace? Yeah.

    I mean, the DLC was named Epilogue.

    Anyways, I wonder how much of the target audience for DS3 is made up of all of the people complaining on the internet, because i'm sure the game will still make some nice sales. People are even complaining about the ending a week before its been released (supposedly it's been leaked).

    PoP '08 still had a proper ending without the DLC. I think I liked it better, actually. The Prince was just standing there holding Elika's body while the credits rolled, right?

    In all fairness I never finished the game, I found it quite boring, though I found every PoP game I've played to be boring so maybe I'm not the target audience for the series.

    I do know however that you don't get to beat the Big Bad without playing the DLC.

    You beat the big bad, but then you re-release him to save the heroine.

    That sounds it could work as an ending on its own, without the need to release a DLC called Epilogue.

    Epilogue was supposed to build into a sequel... but that wasn't to be.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Igpx407 wrote: »
    I've been watching a bunch of monster-y horror films to get myself pumped for Dead Space 3. So far I've gone through The Thing, Slither, and The Mist. I haven't watched The Mist in a while and the ending hit me like a sledge hammer. UGH

    Besides Alien and Aliens, are there any other films you guys could recommend that are in a similar vein?

    The ending to The Mist is MGS3 levels of depressing...

    V/H/S is one of the best fucked up horror films I've seen in a while. I recommend checking it out. It does have monsters in it, but it might not be exactly what you're looking for. Still recommend it, though.

    V/H/S is just an sad excuse to constantly show tits.

    Every story did have boobs in it, didn't it?

    Ah well, high boob count aside, it was awesome and you know it!

    Edit: The Halloween haunted house story didn't have boobs, I think!

    I know the exact opposite. They didn't just have boobs in them they were overstressed, like someone with a sign saying HERE'S THE TITS WAKE UP FRAT BOYS. No, the house story didn't have boobs but they also cut out the end of it.

    BUT DEAD SPACE

    One of my biggest hurdles to getting this game is the same one I have with Assassin;s Creed now; there's too much to the story in too many different places and I'm barely paying attention as it is.

    You don't need to know the stuff in the comics or the books, its just accessory story to the journey of Isaac. If you just play DS and DS2 you'll get the meat of the story.

    Kind of like reading LOTR without reading the sub addendum.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • Panda4YouPanda4You Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    Also also, I missed the Security Suit in my first DS2 playthrough. Had to wait until chapter 8 to get a new RIG... That made the game so much harder.
    How!? Security suit is the coolest, SWAT in space. Also, iirc, it had some bonus for the pulse rifle and that's the best weapon so there you go! :rotate:
    SyphonBlue wrote: »
    Don't watch event horizon

    You'll thank me later
    Ceno wrote: »
    Yeah, I use the word "recommend" in the loosest possible sense.
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Event Horizon is a dumb boring dumb stupid movie...
    WHERE'S THE GODDAMN IGNORE BUTTON! :E

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  • Fists of DissentFists of Dissent Registered User regular
    Does Isaac make an appearance anywhere other than the games?


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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Not that I'm aware of, I think he might have shown up in a comic? Maybe?

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • Panda4YouPanda4You Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    Not that I remember... Movies and comics have presented and used "in-house" characters just for that specific occasion. I certainly don't recall any mention of Isaac, but I also haven't read the books.

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  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    DreadBert wrote: »
    EA does have a precident for ripping core content out of the origonal game to sell as dlc.

    This is entirely incorrect.

    And the Dev team was already completely finished crafting Mass Effect 3 well before they began work on From Ashes.

    Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    Panda4You wrote: »
    Not that I remember... Movies and comics have presented and used "in-house" characters just for that specific occasion. I certainly don't recall any mention of Isaac, but I also haven't read the books.

    Other than Altman, I don't think any of the game characters have appeared in the novels.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    I was about to say something about some of these DLC comments.

    But then I remembered I think DLC arguments are stupid and usually a waste of time so instead I will say Dead Space is cool.

    Dragkonias on
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  • Panda4YouPanda4You Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    Panda4You wrote: »
    Not that I remember... Movies and comics have presented and used "in-house" characters just for that specific occasion. I certainly don't recall any mention of Isaac, but I also haven't read the books.

    Other than Altman, I don't think any of the game characters have appeared in the novels.
    Yeah, and he's kinda more background fluff to the games, rather than a character :)

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Yeah lets not get into a stupid argument after I already made a joke to start this conversation. I mean I thought it was obvious I was joking. I'm personally excited to know there will be more dead space. So after I finish Aliens I'll get to go back and murder some mofo'ing necromorphs.

    I wonder if this will have a female character as a main character for a first in Dead Space.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    Panda4You wrote: »
    Panda4You wrote: »
    Not that I remember... Movies and comics have presented and used "in-house" characters just for that specific occasion. I certainly don't recall any mention of Isaac, but I also haven't read the books.

    Other than Altman, I don't think any of the game characters have appeared in the novels.
    Yeah, and he's kinda more background fluff to the games, rather than a character :)

    Now that I think about it,
    in a sense the Markers are characters that appear in both the books and games. :P

    edit: actually nah, there are several different ones.

    edit2: but the entities behind them could be the same?

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  • JOE_1967JOE_1967 Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    I don't object to DLC per se. What I object to is single-player story DLC that's not released on all platforms.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    And has there been any indication that this DLC will not available on all platforms?

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • Fists of DissentFists of Dissent Registered User regular
    So Isaac is the only major character in the series that doesn't appear anywhere else but the games.

    Also, Panda, you know how the Security Suit is on a shelf to your left when you enter that storage room in chapter 4 (or is it 5?)? Well, I looked to the right and went straight ahead through the door...


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  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    And has there been any indication that this DLC will not available on all platforms?

    DS2's wasn't, so I won't hold much hope for 3.

    That said, ehhhh I don't really care.

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  • JOE_1967JOE_1967 Registered User regular
    Short version: I'll be buying DS3 on the PC -- probably preordering in the next few days so I can get the bonus suits and have it available at launch. If they release story DLC for the PC, I'll most likely buy it. If they release it for PS3/360 only, then I won't. If they would've released the DS2 DLC on PC, I would've bought it. They didn't, so I didn't.

  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    JOE_1967 wrote: »
    Short version: I'll be buying DS3 on the PC -- probably preordering in the next few days so I can get the bonus suits and have it available at launch. If they release story DLC for the PC, I'll most likely buy it. If they release it for PS3/360 only, then I won't. If they would've released the DS2 DLC on PC, I would've bought it. They didn't, so I didn't.

    Not buying something because it was incompatible with what you have seems logical to me. I guess what you're saying is that you want the DLC but are concerned that it won't be available on your platform?

    Not directed at you, but at that other controversy... seeing as not every PC gamer is using bleeding edge hardware, I'm not sure why people are upset about it just being a console port either... but eh.

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  • JOE_1967JOE_1967 Registered User regular
    I guess what you're saying is that you want the DLC but are concerned that it won't be available on your platform?

    Yes, exactly.
    Not directed at you, but at that other controversy... seeing as not every PC gamer is using bleeding edge hardware, I'm not sure why people are upset about it just being a console port either... but eh.

    I'm not particularly bent out of shape about that one either. It'd be nice to have HD texture packs, DX11 support, etc. But as long as I can run it at 60FPS at 1920x1200 (which, based on the previous 2 PC versions, seems likely) I won't complain.

  • Panda4YouPanda4You Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    Also, Panda, you know how the Security Suit is on a shelf to your left when you enter that storage room in chapter 4 (or is it 5?)? Well, I looked to the right and went straight ahead through the door...
    Ah ok, never thought of it. I'm the "Must. Look. Evrywhirr!" kinda player, so if there isn't some super-regenerating mutant fuck on my ass I'll vacuum-clean every nook and cranny. This probably adds on one hour playtime or so on the first playthrough though :3
    Panda4You wrote: »
    Panda4You wrote: »
    Not that I remember... Movies and comics have presented and used "in-house" characters just for that specific occasion. I certainly don't recall any mention of Isaac, but I also haven't read the books.

    Other than Altman, I don't think any of the game characters have appeared in the novels.
    Yeah, and he's kinda more background fluff to the games, rather than a character :)

    Now that I think about it,
    in a sense the Markers are characters that appear in both the books and games. :P

    edit: actually nah, there are several different ones.

    edit2: but the entities behind them could be the same?
    You could almost say that the marker in the first game was a character, since Nicole is used as a sort-of avatar for it. Edit - Oh yeah, there's some avatar'ing in the second game as well! Well, I'll get to that:
    Markers are one of the things I disliked in the DS1->DS2 evolution btw. In the first game it was portrayed as a thing-man-wasn't-supposed-to-know™, hella dangerous and alien, but quite far from evil. In DS2 it's demon spawn from hell straight up (even though the GUNA DESTROY UR MIND endfight was quite cool), and that's kinda flat compared to 'something so advanced beyond human comprehension that any attempt to use it will end poorly'.

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  • SirialisSirialis of the Halite Throne. Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    In today's PlayStation Store update, Sony revealed the details on Dead Space 3's controversial microtransactions and downloadable content, spilling the beans on what you'll be able to buy and how much it'll set you back. Let's see if it's everything those mobile gamers expect!

    A basic resource pack will set you back a buck, with more significant upgrades and item packs costing five dollars each. The microtransactions will help you get non-paid gear too, as you can buy more scavenger bots (and purchase "personalities" for them) in order to reap in-game rewards. Available is an "accelerator" for the bots -- presumably a way to get your resources faster than the game ordinarily allows.

    The list also confirms something we all expected -- an online pass, charging secondhand buyers $9.99 for the privilege of accessing the online co-op mode.

    Check out the full microtransaction details below.

    Bot Capacity Upgrade $4.99
    Bot Personality Pack $4.99
    First Contact Pack Free
    Marauder Pack $4.99
    Sharpshooter Pack $4.99
    Tundra Recon Pack $4.99
    Witness the Truth Pack $4.99
    Bot Accelerator $4.99
    Epic Weapon & Resource Pack $2.99
    Online Pass $9.99
    Ultra Weapon & Resource Pack $1.99
    Resource Pack $0.99


    http://www.destructoid.com/dead-space-3-microtransaction-dlc-prices-revealed-243522.phtml

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Those all seem quite reasonably priced. And the online pass thing has been around for basically all games now.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    Ugh online pass

    Well, guess I'm not Gameflying it so we can co-op, afterall, Preacher.

    Maybe this'll teach you a lesson to get the game on a proper system next time.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I knew you would abandon me in my time of need syphon.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I tried to get my wife on board with co-op'ing ds3, but the eye part in ds2 told her she couldn't do it, and she can't watch my pc screen.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • ShadowhopeShadowhope Baa. Registered User regular

    Hopefully, all of the DLC will be released on PC this time around.

    Civics is not a consumer product that you can ignore because you don’t like the options presented.
  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Those seem expensive. They better give hella resources.

  • JusticeforPlutoJusticeforPluto Registered User regular
    My seeker rifle progress in dead space 2 got reset. Its as if I have no nodes placed in it. I blame unitologists.

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  • Igpx407Igpx407 Registered User regular
    Shadowhope wrote: »
    Hopefully, all of the DLC will be released on PC this time around.
    I was a bit miffed they didn't release the dlc for 2, so add me on to that hope train.

  • G RolG Rol Dorsia? Nobody goes there anymore... Nell'sRegistered User regular
    I was really bummed to see a QTE rear it's ugly head in the demo, especially after the first two games took such pains to mask the HUD as Isaac's holographic interface. That's more concerning to me than microtransactions.


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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Except there were qte's in Dead Space already, especially when enemies grabbed isaac.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • G RolG Rol Dorsia? Nobody goes there anymore... Nell'sRegistered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Except there were qte's in Dead Space already, especially when enemies grabbed isaac.

    D'oh..good point. I forgot about the mash A prompt to get enemies off of you.


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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Yep, it was in both games. I mean QTE's are not my favorite thing in games, but they aren't satans asshole. Unless its a fucking knife fight with god damn dialogue... FUCK YOU RE4 Far Cry 3.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
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