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Games and Stuff; Gaming talk, and so forth...
Topic Started: Oct 18 2004, 05:49 AM (230,044 Views)
Dan 9410
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Ok, I know I've been playing too much Kingdom of Loathing.

Last night I actually dreamt about ascending.
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And TP'd my campground... YOU BASTARD!!! :P
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Yeah, and you don't even have a tent. That's no fun!

Also, you're apparently a girl. How about that.
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MikePB,Dec 31 2006
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And TP'd my campground... YOU BASTARD!!! :P

How can you Twilight Princess a campground?
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So...

Playing Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus. I wouldn't know if someone's brought it up already.

Despite what bad reviews you may have heard, in my humble opinion, this game freaking rocks.

When I get done from another round of playing, and if anyone mentions it hasn't been brought up before, I'll go into further detail.
"When the sun goes down, the stars come out like the ghosts of yesterday,
So drink'em down, 'cause some things never change.
Baby sing, get loud. We ain't gonna fuck around.
When the sun goes down, let me hear you say...this is my town."

~Hollywood Undead, My Town

It's been fun guys.
Hasta.
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Dan 9410,Dec 31 2006
07:29 PM
Yeah, and you don't even have a tent. That's no fun!

Also, you're apparently a girl. How about that.

... you can get a tent?


Wish I'd known that.


And how the hell DID you TP my campsite? I woulda done worse back if I know how :P
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In my experience, most people who like RPGs (and therefor the Final Fantasy franchise) don't really care much about FPS games.

This would go some way towards explaining bad reviews for a good game.


I don't think it's been talked about yet.
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In my experience, most people who like RPGs (and therefor the Final Fantasy franchise) don't really care much about FPS games.

I'm in that bandwagon.
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I can understand people not caring for shooters that much. *shrug* I'd just appreciate RPG purists giving a little more consideration before slapping a bad score on some games, no offense to any RPG purists here. :P

Anyway, it's a really good play. For gameplay, it is, indeed, a TPS. You've pretty much got three static types of firearms (handgun, machine gun, and rifle), but you can slap all kinds of customization on them (like Materia, little boosts on some stats, or something like that). Anyone who plays this game will find themselves using firearms a lot.

Firearms are basically controlled by the shoulder buttons and right analog stick, and it'll take a bit of getting used to. Don't expect to be mixing up buttons by the second stage, though. Firing is done with R1, Materia shots with L1. Etc. Play the tutorial, it'll help ya.

Of course, all this information is kinda moot since you can configure controls.

You can also do melee combat, which is preferable against certain enemies, as melee tends to stun easier than firearms, even though firearms kill faster. I haven't used Materia often enough to know exactly how effective it is, but...it looks pretty when you fire it.

Stages can get freaking epic as you progress; shootouts and explosions are commonplace, and you'll probably find yourself paranoid a few stages in. Maybe. Items are a big help, being relatively inexpensive; you can't hold many, but you probably won't need a lot of them. Also, Phoenix Downs have become one of the most broken items ever. You can only hold one at a time, but using one on yourself is like casting Life 3, and they only cost 1000 apiece. Trust me, money won't be an issue after the first stage.

Gameplay aside, let's address something else...well, first off, graphics.

The big cinemas are exactly like Advent Children. The ingame models...are barely a step away. These people almost look real, or at least they almost look like Advent Children figures. It's really amazing how well done they are.

Environments are amazing, and gigantic to boot, and they're not always very linear as you'd usually expect from gameplay like this. I mean, they can be pretty linear, but you're too busy exchanging gunfire to care, most of the time.

Next up, story. It's really a pretty good story. I like the use of old and new characters blended with new ideas. Etc. I'm not spoiling anything. But the story is pretty impressive.

What else is there...maybe replay value? Game length? All things considered, I'd say the game is disappointingly short. That and several difficulty levels give it a pretty high replay value, I think. I wouldn't know, exactly, since I haven't quite beaten it, yet, but eh.

I'm not sure how much or little I covered just now...but anyways, Dirge of Cerberus is definitely worth a look by anyone willing. If you're not a fan of TPS, you won't be a fan of this game, I don't think. For everyone else, I highly recommend this game.
"When the sun goes down, the stars come out like the ghosts of yesterday,
So drink'em down, 'cause some things never change.
Baby sing, get loud. We ain't gonna fuck around.
When the sun goes down, let me hear you say...this is my town."

~Hollywood Undead, My Town

It's been fun guys.
Hasta.
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Bioshock thread on Something Awful. Lot's of screenshots and trailers and stuffs.
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I'll support a tps FF just because I hate FF. I'm evil that way. Also I did kinda like goldeneye.
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MikePB,Jan 1 2007
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Dan 9410,Dec 31 2006
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Yeah, and you don't even have a tent. That's no fun!

Also, you're apparently a girl. How about that.

... you can get a tent?


Wish I'd known that.


And how the hell DID you TP my campsite? I woulda done worse back if I know how :P

Just buy one from the market, they're about 500 meat. Or, if you've completed the meatcar quest for your guild, head to The Shore inc. and go on the Distant Islands Dude Ranch holiday until you get some anticheese, and combine it with some cottage cheese, for a cottage. It gives better health and mana restorations than anything but the house, which you can't get at your level.

As for the toilet paper, it's dropped by an enemy in the Haunted Bathroom of Spookyraven Manor. I'll leave it up to you to work out how to get there.

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oh god. kingdom of loathing! Keep away, lest I get your sickness again!
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Oh man... I WANT to finish the Meatcar Quest, but I can't find the rims...
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You know the hermit?

He has them for trading.
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That bastard!! He was holding out!!!


:P Thanks
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Don't hermits for the most part have a trade item of some sort?
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Don't worry, if the Bison ever take over the midlands Godzilla will take care of them. Just like he did with Bambi.
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Yeah. I got the sweet rims from the hermit for a useless gewgaw.


Now I have dope tires...
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man, that car is PHAT!
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It might be... I can't figure how to put the rest of it together... :unsure:
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