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stray
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Fuck. I'd buy the shit for you if I could.
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Trippy
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God of War is also a one sitting game.
This one sentence is why I haven't bought it. If Blockbuster has it in I might rent it but I'm not parting with my money for something that will only take me a single Saturday to beat. It's the same reason I didn't get Tomb Raider Legend even though the demo was quite fun.The reviews said it was a <10 hour game which totally turns me off. It's only a one sitting game if you are good at those sorts of platform games. I got stuck on the part where you have to dive under a bunch of sliding pillars and haven't played it since. The combat part is easy -- it's the time-dependent platforming crap that annoys the heck out of me. DMC had a much better balance, in my opinion. Some jumping puzzles but that's about it -- i.e. it was almost all about killing stuff which is how it should be. TRL took me a lot longer than 10 hours as well though part of the problem was the fucked up camera angles in one of the motorcycle levels. Edit: typos |
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« Last Edit: March 06, 2007, 08:02:57 AM by Trippy »
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stray
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DMC is all a lot harder as well. At least 3 is.
Personally, I think it's much better than GoW, but both are must play games if you have a PS2.
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Trippy
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DMC is all a lot harder as well. At least 3 is.
Personally, I think it's much better than GoW, but both are must play games if you have a PS2.
Heh yeah, DMC 3 is really hard (for me). I was referring to DMC 1, though 2 was easy as well. |
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Riggswolfe
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DMC is all a lot harder as well. At least 3 is.
Personally, I think it's much better than GoW, but both are must play games if you have a PS2.
Heh yeah, DMC 3 is really hard (for me). I was referring to DMC 1, though 2 was easy as well. I played the first DMC and maybe the 2nd. I enjoyed the visceral action in the game. Don't get me wrong, GoW just sounds awesome, I just dislike short games. If I find it for $15 though I'll probably pick it up. This thread is making me want to break out a DMC or Onimusha game and replay them. |
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« Last Edit: March 06, 2007, 08:47:44 AM by Riggswolfe »
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"We live in a country, where John Lennon takes six bullets in the chest, Yoko Ono was standing right next to him and not one fucking bullet! Explain that to me! Explain that to me, God! Explain it to me, God!" - Denis Leary summing up my feelings about the nature of the universe.
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stray
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DMC3 is a big improvment over 2 and even 1. 2 wasn't that good imo.
But like I said, it can be really tough (even in Normal mode). It should last a bit.
[EDIT] God of War makes up for all this because of it's presentation though. DMC doesn't have the cool panouts, the epic score, the same sense of scale, not much scenery or a coherent world, etc.. GoW is a cool experience all around, while DMC is the better, deeper, and more challenging game.
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« Last Edit: March 06, 2007, 10:49:17 AM by Stray »
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Yegolev
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Just play God of War through the first boss. Not a big commitment.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Rasix
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I played the first DMC and maybe the 2nd. I enjoyed the visceral action in the game. Don't get me wrong, GoW just sounds awesome, I just dislike short games. If I find it for $15 though I'll probably pick it up.
This thread is making me want to break out a DMC or Onimusha game and replay them.
It's been 20 bucks for at least a year. Like 17 if you get it used. It took me 10-15 hours to beat (I think). 10 at the shortest. But I play in 1 to 2 hour chunks and I'm not a badass at these games. |
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Velorath
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Back on the subject of console RPGs for a sec, it looks like not only will Blue Dragon hit the States in August, but Lost Odyssey will also be getting a worldwide release this fall. I really wasn't expecting Lost Odyssey to get released here that soon.
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« Last Edit: March 06, 2007, 06:02:53 PM by Velorath »
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schild
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Lost Odyssey - supposedly - has been produced in English alongside Japanese for most of development.
Mistwalker has a lot of work to do to become the new Square-Enix, and at the moment, they seem to be doing things Very Right. Also, they need to hit Christmas in America. Japan won't really buy enough to matter I don't think (maybe they will). Releasing Blue Dragon during the slow summer months is brilliant.
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Velorath
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I was expecting Blue Dragon to hit before the end of the year, and it got pretty good reviews in Japan from Famitsu. I think that the 360 having two major RPG's hit in the second half of '07 though is a huge deal and will do a lot to make the 360 appeal to a broader audience come Christmas. Hironobu Sakaguchi also said at GDC today that he wants to make an MMO for the 360.
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stray
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A little off topic, but I just realized today that Mistwalker mainly functions as a design team -- they outsource the development to other teams.
Are there other game studios that do that (and by game studios, I don't mean studios big enough to be a publisher)?
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