Verno wrote on Jan 30, 2024, 17:43:It wasn't the ending that bothered me. It was the section where you had to use white phosphorous. The aftermath of that shook me to my core.meezookeewee wrote on Jan 30, 2024, 15:15:
I haven't played Spec Ops: The Line in years, yet it still haunts me. Anybody who's played the game all the through will know exactly why. This is weird, but as was mentioned, it's most likely due to a licensing issue, especially in terms of music.
It’s one of the few big video game stories with great commentary on the industry itself and that ending…really stays with you. The gameplay itself hasn’t aged well but it doesn’t overstay its welcome.
Prez wrote on Jan 30, 2024, 16:18:Yeah...I only played through it once, and that was all I needed. Decent gameplay, but the story was thematically brutal.
Definitely not the game you want to play if you're just looking for some light-hearted, thoughtless shootbang action.
Jim wrote on Jan 19, 2024, 00:28:A game based on a legendary IP looks reminiscent of a game that was clearly inspired by said legendary IP. Irony: It's everywhere! In all seriousness, though, I think the game looks like a lot of fun. I loved the new Tomb Raider games and Uncharted, so this is definitely up my alley. I just wish it wasn't in first-person. Doesn't seem right to me. But who knows, it might work.
looks reminiscent of tomb raider.
phinn wrote on Dec 26, 2023, 17:29:I wouldn't say there's no value in extended versions of movies. A lot of it tends to be more character development as was the case with Terminator and Aliens. If you want an extended version that is superior to the original theatrical release: Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven. The extended version is vastly superior, with fleshed out character motivations and a subplot that's actually vital to the story, and it flows better. So, I do like extended versions, but I do prefer the theatrical release.
Good to know and this is usually the case. A couple examples come to mind -
T2 Ultimate - the idiots added a bunch of dumb scenes that ruined the pacing, had Arnold smiling like a clown, etc. Terrible version. Theatrical is perfect which is the version I kept.
TLOTR Extended - added a bunch of silly scenes that weren't even in the books, ridiculous character breaking moments such as Gandalf screaming like a little kid when he saw the Witch King and had his staff broken (!?).
Anyway yea, the original theatrical cuts are often the best.
Acleacius wrote on Dec 13, 2023, 23:15:Well, know that's just a crappy pun.Kxmode wrote on Dec 13, 2023, 14:22:I'm near certain that's more, a Declaration of Flaming Apocalyptic War Burrito, going in and coming out!
A "Flaming Yule" is an apt descriptor of what a person will go through after they have one of those. 😄
Primalchrome wrote on Oct 17, 2023, 21:15:Thank you, Mr. Capone.Prez wrote on Oct 17, 2023, 20:43:You just don't understand. It's multiplayer, see? And you have to load the inventory of all 8 people you see walking around you when you're in town, see? And THAT is why we have to charge you for additional inventory space, to support the massive bandwidth to transmit 25k of data, see?
And before someone comes in and says it's a multiplayer game, no it's not. It's an action RPG that has multiplayer. Diablo 2, Titan Quest, Grim Dawn, etc all had robust multiplayer without being online only.
Prez wrote on Sep 15, 2023, 10:44:It was a full-on remake using the same visual style and gameplay mechanics of Legend. Legend was released first, then Anniversary, then Underworld.meezookeewee wrote on Sep 15, 2023, 10:38:HoSpanky wrote on Sep 15, 2023, 10:10:I believe you are actually referring to Tomb Raider: Anniversary.
While I understand remastering 2 and 3, 1 was already remade, and looks significantly better. Or did everyone just... forget that Tomb Raider Legend exists?
If so it was more of a reboot than a straight-up remaster if I remember correctly.
HoSpanky wrote on Sep 15, 2023, 10:10:I believe you are actually referring to Tomb Raider: Anniversary.
While I understand remastering 2 and 3, 1 was already remade, and looks significantly better. Or did everyone just... forget that Tomb Raider Legend exists?
jdreyer wrote on Aug 23, 2023, 19:14:I just played Dark Forces a little bit ago. It does NOT hold up very well at all. It FEELS old. It was great in its day, but a full-blown remake is needed to get it up to even early 2000s standards.
This game was a revelation when it came out. Not sure how it is going to hold up. I played Boltgun for an hour before returning it, sometimes retro gaming just feels old.
The Half Elf wrote on Jul 12, 2023, 16:52:meezookeewee wrote on Jul 12, 2023, 14:23:
As someone who has worked at an Amazon warehouse during Prime Day, it's a fucking nightmare. Mandatory over-time and excessive hours for something that really doesn't save people a lot of money. I make it a point NEVER to buy anything on Prime Day.
Mandatory overtime? You mean working 1 extra shift for a week if you're full time? It's nothing compared to the Holiday season, but still isn't the "oh dear god we are slave labor" people make it out to be.