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- November 17th, 2021, 6:27 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Death Stranding
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22403
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...
- August 29th, 2021, 5:42 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Tomb Raider (1996)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10656
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...
- June 3rd, 2020, 9:18 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: The Curse of Monkey Island
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14862
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...
- May 7th, 2020, 10:02 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Detroit: Become Human
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17855
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...
- April 25th, 2020, 1:51 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Prince of Persia (Classic)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14983
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, ...
- September 4th, 2019, 3:53 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: The Evil Within
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6371
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...
- September 4th, 2019, 3:26 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19996
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...
- March 3rd, 2019, 12:50 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Final Fantasy IX
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14499
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...
- January 18th, 2019, 11:12 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Hitman (2016)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6375
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...
- January 18th, 2019, 11:09 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
- Replies: 31
- Views: 22403
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...
- January 18th, 2019, 11:03 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: All things DOOM
- Replies: 183
- Views: 124592
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 ...
- January 18th, 2019, 11:01 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12091
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...
- October 2nd, 2018, 3:03 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Resident Evil 5 (Biohazard 5)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20103
Re: Our next Resident Evil podcast recording (13.10.18) - 341: Resident Evil 5 (Biohazard 5)
3 WORD REVIEW:
WESKER WON'T DIE!
WESKER WON'T DIE!
- October 1st, 2018, 5:18 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Biohazard 7: Resident Evil)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 34799
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...
- February 9th, 2018, 11:39 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Def Jam: Fight for NY
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6193
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...
- January 31st, 2018, 1:30 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: The Stanley Parable
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4859
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.
It also has some great comedy, which often is an afterthought in video games.
- January 31st, 2018, 1:27 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Far Cry 2
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9046
Re: 339: Far Cry 2
3 WORD REVIEW:
"MOST" "REALISTIC" "FIRE"
"MOST" "REALISTIC" "FIRE"
- January 30th, 2018, 8:50 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: BioShock, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 283
- Views: 142396
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...
- January 30th, 2018, 8:16 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (Biohazard 3: Last Escape)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9996
Re: 313: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (Biohazard 3: Last Escape)
3 WORD REVIEW: Weirdest Resi Game
- January 30th, 2018, 8:14 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: All things Resident Evil (Biohazard)
- Replies: 259
- Views: 171753
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...