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Barkley: Shut up and Play: Gaiden

dsplaisteddsplaisted Registered User regular
edited April 2008 in Games and Technology
OK, so it's a post-cyberpocalyptic RPG where you're Charles Barkley...

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The Great B-Ball Purge of 2041, a day so painful to some that it is referred to only as the "B-Ballnacht". Thousands upon thousands of the world's greatest ballers were massacred in a swath of violence and sports bigotry as the game was outlawed worldwide. The reason: the Chaos Dunk, a jam so powerful its mere existence threatens the balance of chaos and order. Among the few ballers and fans that survived the basketball genocide was Charles Barkley, the man capable of performing the "Verboten Jam"...

Flash forward 12 years to the post-cyberpocalyptic ruins of Neo New York, 2053. A Chaos Dunk rocks the island of Manhattan, killing 15 million. When the finger is put on the aging Charles Barkley, he must evade the capture of the B-Ball Removal Department, led by former friend and baller Michael Jordan, and disappear into the dangerous underground of the post-cyberpocalypse to clear his name and find out the mysterious truth behind the Chaos Dunk. Joined by allies along the way, including his son Hoopz, Barkley must face the dangers of a life he thought he gave up a long time ago and discover the secrets behind the terrorist organization B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S.

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YouTube trailer

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So the trailer looked pretty funny so I thought I'd bring this to the attention of the PA community.

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  • ArikadoArikado Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    What....what the hell is this?

    Basketball RPG?

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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    This looks pretty good, but it looks like the money/merchant system is lol lol Jews. From the trailer.

    Feel free to correct me on that.

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  • cocheseisdeadcocheseisdead Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I'm pretty far in this. Just make sure when you play this to read the instructions for combat (you'll see this on the combat screen).

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  • ArikadoArikado Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    That angel statue reminds me of Seiken Densetsu 3. I hope my memory is still strong after 10 years.

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  • RichardTauberRichardTauber Kvlt Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Haven't we had four threads on this already?

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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Maybe, but the search function is broken, so you can't really blame people.

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  • GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, Probably Watertown, WIRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    This sounds like what TNT would use to lead into the Slam Dunk Contest. "One year, Charles Barkley dunked a ball so hard that he destroyed New York. But now these eight ballers DARE TO JAM AGAIN!"

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  • RichardTauberRichardTauber Kvlt Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    august wrote: »
    Maybe, but the search function is broken, so you can't really blame people.

    Okay then. Why is everybody hopped up on this game?

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  • FoodFood Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Arikado wrote: »
    That angel statue reminds me of Seiken Densetsu 3. I hope my memory is still strong after 10 years.

    Yup, you're absolutely right. Looking at the screens, they took all their art resources from various SNES rpgs and RPG maker 2000.

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  • The Raging PlatypusThe Raging Platypus Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    RichardTauber wrote: »
    august wrote: »
    Maybe, but the search function is broken, so you can't really blame people.

    Okay then. Why is everybody hopped up on this game?

    It's Charles Barkley.

    In an RPG.

    What more could you ask for? (I guess this seems all the more humorous if you're an NBA fan.)

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  • firewaterwordfirewaterword Satchitananda Pais Vasco to San FranciscoRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    But can you gamble all your money away and then try to run for governor of Alabama?

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I don't know if the game will be any good, but just the premise of it is hilarious, and it's so horribly stupid and funny that I must try it.

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  • Jblade35Jblade35 Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I played through this, and even if you ignore the humour the combat system itself is fun. It's basically a standard JRPG except that instead of just having 1 attack, you can choose from a selection that are somewhat interactive. Fights are over quickly and you don't need to grind to get through. It's a fun game that takes about 4 hours to go through, so I'd say it's worth a shot. I'm not a fan of JRPG's in the slightest, but I enjoyed this one (yeah it's not actually one but it plays like Chrono Trigger and FF6 - enemies are visible)

    I'm not a basketball fan but I found it funny so it's not like you need to be a b-ball fan to appreciate it in anycase.

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  • F-Zero_RacerF-Zero_Racer Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    What, no mention of the CHAAAAAAOOOOOOS DUUUUUNK!?

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  • Jblade35Jblade35 Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    F-Zero_Racer wrote: »
    What, no mention of the CHAAAAAAOOOOOOS DUUUUUNK!?
    that's the best part of the game right there

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  • DagrabbitDagrabbit Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    This does break the proud tradition of "Shaq-Fu" and "Jordan and Chaos in the Windy City" by not having the titular b-ball star be on his way to a charity basketball game before shit goes down.

    That's how you know they're the hero. They play basketball. For charity.

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  • Rear Admiral ChocoRear Admiral Choco I wanna be an owl, Jerry! Owl York CityRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    As amazing as this game is, I raved about it nonstop in another thread.

    But still, this is just awesome. After beating it once,
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    Granted, all it really does is change names and portraits, but it's hilarious that it's even there.
    The game is basically the longest straight-faced joke I've ever seen.

    I love it.

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  • FireWeaselFireWeasel Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Rear Admiral Choco wrote: »
    As amazing as this game is, I raved about it nonstop in another thread.

    But still, this is just awesome. After beating it once,
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    Granted, all it really does is change names and portraits, but it's hilarious that it's even there.
    The game is basically the longest straight-faced joke I've ever seen.

    I love it.

    How long is the game?

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  • Recoil42Recoil42 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Supposedly a good 4-5 hours. And yeah, we've had like 4 threads on it. With not nearly enough attention, none of them passing 2 pages. So more threads must be made, dammit. because this game is too awesome. The basketball gods demand it.

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  • arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2008
    The people behind this game are humor gods

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  • Rear Admiral ChocoRear Admiral Choco I wanna be an owl, Jerry! Owl York CityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Recoil42 wrote: »
    Supposedly a good 4-5 hours. And yeah, we've had like 4 threads on it. With not nearly enough attention, none of them passing 2 pages. So more threads must be made, dammit. because this game is too awesome. Clispaeth demands it.

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  • PlutoniumPlutonium Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    This is glorious.

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  • Jblade35Jblade35 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Plutonium wrote: »
    This is glorious.
    the dialog is best (sorta spoiler):
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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    That is pretty amazing.

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I showed the trailer to my friend, and he flipped. Downloaded immediately. The voice-overs alone sold us. Now that I know it's fairly short, we'll have to sit down and play it all the way through.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    F-Zero_Racer wrote: »
    What, no mention of the CHAAAAAAOOOOOOS DUUUUUNK!?
    That is incredible. The warning marquee just makes it.

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    It's only 4 hours, and you don't have to grind?

    Sweet. I know what I'm doing all day tomorrow.

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  • Rear Admiral ChocoRear Admiral Choco I wanna be an owl, Jerry! Owl York CityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Oh, holy shit. I hang around the actual forum where this was made, and it turns out Gamespot has given them some coverage on their show. I believe it's showcased around halfway through.

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    This must be what heaven looks like.

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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Yes.

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    When they said it was in Al Bhed, I thought they were just joking.


    There's actually an Al Bhed language option. You actually can play the whole game in Al Bhed.

    Jesus.

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Slams N Jams!

    Why isn't there more discussion on this? It's hilarious, and yet the combat is ridiculously fun and well-done.

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  • BaratusBaratus Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Ya, for someone who grew up watching Space Jam, playing rpgs, and following the NBA (also I own, and have played extensively, Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City), this game is beyond amazing. The only things bugging me are the decisions...
    Who should get the F.I.N.A.L.G.U.N.? What about the pole from the diabetes monster? I kept them both for myself, but I did fight the Squeenix guy who wanted the gun...

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  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    This is absolutely the most amazing concept for a game ever.

    DOWNLOAD GET!

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Snowbeat wrote: »
    This is absolutely the most amazing concept for a game ever.

    DOWNLOAD GET!

    The gameplay is beyond solid for an RPG, too. There's actually combos and activities you have to pull off to successfully do your attacks.

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  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    OK, DLed it, extracted files, now the game won't work. It gets to the Togsound vanity plate, fades to black, then freezes. Any fixes?

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    God, this thread title is killing me. It's Barkley: Shut up and Jam Gaiden. You know... as in a side story to the Barkley Shut up and Jam series of games.

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  • FireWeaselFireWeasel Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    TheSonicRetard wrote: »
    God, this thread title is killing me. It's Barkley: Shut up and Jam Gaiden. You know... as in a side story to the Barkley Shut up and Jam series of games.

    I think the Play part of the title is an encouragement to PLAY the game. It's a very mild word pun.

    Unless you have a problem with the colon placement, in which case, carry on.

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  • PuddingSenatorPuddingSenator Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Any way of getting this working in Vista x64? I'm dying to play this but all I get is a black screen. Tried running as administrator and in WinXP compatibility mode (I have yet to see WinXP compatibility mode ever resolve any conflict, ever. I am convinced that it actually doesn't do anything.

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  • ZampanoZampano Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Jblade35 wrote: »
    Plutonium wrote: »
    This is glorious.
    the dialog is best (sorta spoiler):
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    Well then. That right there just sold me on this game.

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