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by Flabyo
September 13th, 2013, 10:35 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Ni no Kuni
Replies: 81
Views: 63888

Re: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

I knew I waited too long to sell my copy on after deciding I didn't like it... hehe...
by Flabyo
September 13th, 2013, 10:33 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: I love it in games when...
Replies: 25
Views: 13219

Re: I love it in games when...

One thing I like that I suspect most hate is a good 'in medias res' opening. Monkey Island 2 is the most silly and extreme version of it, but even subtler ones like the first God of War are fun. I also quite like it when you have a playable prologue before the music swells and the games logo appears...
by Flabyo
September 12th, 2013, 9:05 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11699
Views: 6933563

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Just finished the last few quests in Dragon's Dogma. Have you 'finished' finished it, or just got to the credits? I'm playing Saints Row 4, which is pretty obvious in it's origins as a DLC for the third game, but is so silly and fun of pop culture references I'm willing to forgive it's massive asse...
by Flabyo
September 9th, 2013, 1:46 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Game suggestions for the podcast
Replies: 2123
Views: 1446827

Re: Game suggestions for the podcast

Shame, but there's no point doing it if you're mostly ambivalent towards it.
by Flabyo
September 7th, 2013, 10:26 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: L.A. Noire
Replies: 20
Views: 13538

Re: This week's podcast: L.A. Noire

The arc of it's plot seemed a little weird to me. Having you... ...essentially get promoted to the 'best' role in the precinct (homicide) and then get bumped out of it after solving one of the most notorious cases of all time before even reaching the games halfway point... ...killed all of the momen...
by Flabyo
September 5th, 2013, 3:15 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2013
Replies: 1014
Views: 478237

Re: Games completed 2013

This year so far it looks like: Dishonored: 8th January Dust: An Elysian Tale : 16th February Tomb Raider : 15th March Bioshock Infinite: 31st March Saints Row 3: 6th April Gears of War Judgment : 21st April Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon : 9th May State of Decay : 11th June Remember Me : 22nd June The Las...
by Flabyo
September 3rd, 2013, 6:09 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Edge - Top 10 Consoles
Replies: 54
Views: 31124

Re: Edge - Top 10 Consoles

A lot of the ordering of a list like this comes from what criteria they're using to justify the positions. For example, if you were to make a list of 'most important' then I'd have a hard time arguing for any other number one than the original PlayStation, which changed the entire target market.
by Flabyo
September 3rd, 2013, 11:58 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Game suggestions for the podcast
Replies: 2123
Views: 1446827

Re: Game suggestions for the podcast

Thought about doing the Dynasty Warriors series? I'd say 7 would be the one to concentrate on, but there's plenty of spin offs and related series to talk about if you want to go 'wide'.
by Flabyo
August 27th, 2013, 9:54 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: I'll tell you what your DLC needs... an empty tin case!
Replies: 6
Views: 5113

Re: I'll tell you what your DLC needs... an empty tin case!

The special edition of 'The Last Story' on the Wii was the same. Inside the box you get the game in a normal Wii case, and an empty steelbook case to put the disc in if you feel like changing it up... I do remember when getting a steelbook case was the ONLY difference between the normal and special ...
by Flabyo
August 27th, 2013, 9:52 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Flashback (and Fade to Black if you like)
Replies: 17
Views: 13237

Re: Flashback (and Fade to Black if you like)

I always thought of Conrad as being French Canadian when I played the original game. No idea why.
by Flabyo
August 27th, 2013, 9:50 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Gone Home
Replies: 15
Views: 13471

Re: Gone Home

Going to have to spoiler this... please don't read this if you've not finished it... It's strange how by the end of the game you feel you actually know all of these people fairly well, except for Katie herself. Sure, you know she's very sporty and also academically gifted, but there's no hint as to ...
by Flabyo
August 27th, 2013, 9:41 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy
Replies: 6
Views: 4827

Re: This week's podcast: Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy

Fahrenheit is one of those games that I tend to think of as being a 'glorious failure'. The opening sections of the game, with you playing as both the criminal and the cops trying to track him down were very clever indeed, but at some point they seem to have ran out of ideas for that and the game go...
by Flabyo
August 17th, 2013, 7:39 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: Book Recommendations
Replies: 70
Views: 48640

Re: Book Recommendations

There are a lot of 'broad history' books on the games industry, but not so many on very specific topics. One's that I've read: Masters of Doom - David Kushner - About John Carmack and John Romero, written as a narrative but is the product of lots of interviews. A lot of people have called into quest...
by Flabyo
August 17th, 2013, 2:34 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Microsoft Xbox news and discussion thread
Replies: 1077
Views: 576785

Re: Xbox One

The accents in Switzerland are very distinct though (especially the dialect of French they speak in the South West around Geneva), could easily cause it a problem. I get the impression that Sony's strategy is going to cause more annoyance here though. MS are going to be able to get decent stock into...
by Flabyo
August 13th, 2013, 11:45 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: The C&R football thread - armchairs & plastics welcome ;-)
Replies: 115
Views: 71029

Re: The C&R football thread - armchairs & plastics welcome ;

Speaking of Udinese... West Brom could be an interesting team to plunder for the fantasy league the way they're going with their loan signings...
by Flabyo
August 8th, 2013, 9:29 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: The "Introduce yourself" thread
Replies: 758
Views: 706422

Re: The "Introduce yourself" thread

Hi, I'm Flabyo, known in the real world as Glen. I probably met some of you at GPlex this year, and you've heard a couple of three word reviews from me on the podcast. I used to be a senior coder in the AAA games industry, where I worked on simulation and AI for the Fable series amongst other things...
by Flabyo
August 8th, 2013, 9:25 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: The C&R football thread - armchairs & plastics welcome ;-)
Replies: 115
Views: 71029

Re: The C&R football thread - armchairs & plastics welcome ;

Decent start for Forest so far... although I think like most Forest fans I'll settle for a decent run at the playoffs and none of the off pitch crazy of last season... Got a bad run of games now though against all the teams I expect to be contesting for the promotion positions, so we'll see just how...
by Flabyo
August 8th, 2013, 9:12 am
Forum: Videogame Music (VGM)
Topic: The videogame music thread
Replies: 1260
Views: 1577595

Re: The videogame music thread - share your favourite tunes

I have plenty I could post here, I do love my game music. I usually always go with this one first these days though whenever I see a thread like this... It's everything I love about excessively over the top Japanese game music in a single track. Give it time, it sounds like it's just going to loop b...
by Flabyo
August 8th, 2013, 8:55 am
Forum: Play Together
Topic: Fantasy Football League
Replies: 58
Views: 39468

Re: Fantasy Football League

I'm in,

I'm Glen Watts and my boys are Nottingham Deforested.