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by Mechner
November 17th, 2021, 6:27 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Death Stranding
Replies: 23
Views: 21911

Re: 497 - Death Stranding

I’ve one thing only to say about Death Stranding which I believe will tell you how I feel about my Platinum trophy: Spending hundreds of hours grinding hard, racing across the world in trucks and flying up and down snow covered mountain zip lines, delivering as much as humanly possible to contribute...
by Mechner
August 29th, 2021, 5:42 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Tomb Raider (1996)
Replies: 12
Views: 10471

Re: 491 - Tomb Raider (1996)

Nathan McCree’s theme and music is utter brilliance Tomb Raider is one of those many mid-90’s games that newcomers and returning players spoiled by the many niceties and conventions of video games today often stick their noses up at. That is to say they all recognise it’s place in the pantheon of ga...
by Mechner
June 3rd, 2020, 9:18 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Curse of Monkey Island
Replies: 12
Views: 14769

Re: 427: The Curse of Monkey Island

Having began my pirate adventures with Guybrush in Lechuck's Revenge as a young boy, it was fitting that I should go forward in the series rather than backwards. Curse of Monkey Island somehow masterfully pulls off, nearly completely disregarding the weirdness of MI2's ending right in its opening cu...
by Mechner
May 7th, 2020, 10:02 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Detroit: Become Human
Replies: 15
Views: 17700

Re: Our next-but-one podcast recording (16.5.20) - 419: Detroit: Become Human

I’m a life long fan of Quantic Dream as I do believe whilst some of their games run some people up the wrong way, they truly are trying to create and provide players with something unique within the industry. That alone is enough to give them praise, but I do find myself enraptured in their narrativ...
by Mechner
April 25th, 2020, 1:51 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Prince of Persia (Classic)
Replies: 7
Views: 14868

Re: 437: Prince of Persia (Classic)

To put it lightly.. Jordan Mechner and his Prince of Persia...has had a deep and lasting impact on my life, and not only to be my namesake on many internet forums like this one. I have even in fact, named my musical solo project "Mechner" to pay homage to his influence on my life. Simply, ...
by Mechner
September 4th, 2019, 3:53 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Evil Within
Replies: 7
Views: 6286

Re: 391: The Evil Within

Having only played this game for the first time this year, I wasn't sure what to expect. Surely it will be as good as Resident Evil 1 or 4 considering Shinji Mikami returned to create a new horror experience. I came away from it over all feeling flat, the story is convoluted and seems to run rings a...
by Mechner
September 4th, 2019, 3:26 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Replies: 21
Views: 19756

Re: 393: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Gameplay is pitch perfect and the story suffered greatly for it, it was an anaemic version of Kojima's usual prowess (or insanity) as a story teller and world builder, it obviously suffered mostly from Konami's recent and unusual, business practice. I found myself longing for the 70 minute cutscenes...
by Mechner
March 3rd, 2019, 12:50 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Final Fantasy IX
Replies: 22
Views: 14278

Re: Our next Final Fantasy podcast recording (13.4.19) - 365: Final Fantasy IX

This was the first Final Fantasy game I ever played, and it remains my favourite in the series. It was both mine and my older sisters birthday, and I vividly remember my dad bringing us to a local shopping centre, so we could get one game each, from the now long defunct gamesworld. (I still remember...
by Mechner
January 18th, 2019, 11:12 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Hitman (2016)
Replies: 9
Views: 6289

Re: 354: Hitman (2016)

Hitman 2016 is an absolute return to form after the abysmal "Absolution", and whilst at first I was a little annoyed and scared of the episodic nature of the release, I must say, it kept the game fresh all throughout that year for me as I regularly returned to play new missions and try out...
by Mechner
January 18th, 2019, 11:09 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Replies: 31
Views: 22095

Re: 383: Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes/The Phantom Pain

Gameplay is pitch perfect and the story suffered greatly for it, it was an anaemic version of Kojima's usual prowess as a story teller and world builder, it obviously suffered mostly from Konami's recent and unusual, business practice. I found myself longing for the 70 minute cutscenes... to be hone...
by Mechner
January 18th, 2019, 11:03 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: All things DOOM
Replies: 183
Views: 123269

Re: 367: DOOM (2016)

Doom 2016 was a welcomed breath of fresh air in the FPS genre, it captures and builds on the original, all while being it's own thing. I am so glad it did not have "regenerating" health. Beautifully fast and gorgeously gory! The world building was fabulous and the sudo retcon/reboot style ...
by Mechner
January 18th, 2019, 11:01 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Replies: 16
Views: 11939

Re: 371: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

Monkey Island 2 is aptly the second game I ever played, to this day it remains my second favorite game of all time (behind the original Prince of Persia) . I vividly remember my dad installing it on our first family computer, I still have the copied floppies my dad got off a friend in work. I was so...
by Mechner
October 1st, 2018, 5:18 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Biohazard 7: Resident Evil)
Replies: 51
Views: 34331

Re: 349: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Biohazard 7: Resident Evil)

I think Resident Evil 7 is exactly what the waining series needed. Like Resident Evil 4 changing up the series before it, Resi 7 changed it up again, returning to its horror, slow moving roots with an underpowered protagonist. All the while providing new gameplay, I think the move to first person he...
by Mechner
February 9th, 2018, 11:39 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Def Jam: Fight for NY
Replies: 8
Views: 6089

Re: 337: Def Jam: Fight for NY

I remember picking this up on release, having absolutely no expectations, only to be surprised by the interesting fighting mechanics in the game. It plays unlike any other fighting game I have ever played, it has touches of the usual affair (Tekken, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat) mixed in with a hea...
by Mechner
January 31st, 2018, 1:30 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Stanley Parable
Replies: 5
Views: 4786

Re: 318: The Stanley Parable

Probably the best example of a what you would call a walking simulator.

It also has some great comedy, which often is an afterthought in video games.
by Mechner
January 31st, 2018, 1:27 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Far Cry 2
Replies: 9
Views: 8907

Re: 339: Far Cry 2

3 WORD REVIEW:

"MOST" "REALISTIC" "FIRE"
by Mechner
January 30th, 2018, 8:50 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: BioShock, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite (SPOILERS)
Replies: 283
Views: 140662

Re: 310: BioShock Infinite

Bioshock Infinite has far too much to talk about, the narrative, the gameplay, the themes, and the world building is a lot ... so I want to focus on 1 thing and present a theory and give a brief review of things I enjoyed and disliked. Its use of "Music" is possibly one of the most origina...
by Mechner
January 30th, 2018, 8:16 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (Biohazard 3: Last Escape)
Replies: 15
Views: 9855

Re: 313: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (Biohazard 3: Last Escape)

3 WORD REVIEW: Weirdest Resi Game
by Mechner
January 30th, 2018, 8:14 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: All things Resident Evil (Biohazard)
Replies: 259
Views: 169976

Re: 307: Resident Evil 2 (Biohazard 2)

Rather than give a play by play into why I think Resident Evil 2 is one of the best in the series and all the reason I love it and Leon S Kennedy, I’d rather regale the strange and intricate 3 part history I’ve had with “one” copy of this game. before I begin…. that “game.com” version is utterly biz...