Dustforce is pretty cool. I didn't really like extra stages that came with Dustforce DX though, especially monochrome aesthetics.More people need to play Dustforce. It really is one of the best games of the last 5+ years IMO.
Dustforce is pretty cool. I didn't really like extra stages that came with Dustforce DX though, especially monochrome aesthetics.More people need to play Dustforce. It really is one of the best games of the last 5+ years IMO.
i tried but i can't get into itMore people need to play Dustforce. It really is one of the best games of the last 5+ years IMO.
Oy, wtf ... do I have to play story mode to unlock anything?
More people need to play Dustforce. It really is one of the best games of the last 5+ years IMO.
All I remember is you have to unlock Frost. The story mode seemed a lot worse this time, game seems alright. Only thing in it I hate right away is the new Kombo Breaker is DUMB.
First... god dammit...
Second... is the kombo breaker this time the one where you can make yourself fall faster? If so I remember that being stupid good when I first saw it.
Absolutely! It really is a fantastic platformer. The soundtrack in particular is a joy to listen to! It is very challenging if you want to perfectly complete the levels. but I didn't really mind that since I found it well balanced. By the time you reach the end game you'll start feeling like:
Yeah they just plummet, stand up, and maybe get a punish.
Oh God, that wasn't changed at all? Good shit, NRS.
From what I recall of it, Dustforce seemed like it got way too complicated way too quickly, and I personally also had some trouble with the controls. The soundtrack is phenomenal though. I still listen to it on occasion.
I'm sorry if I came across as kind of a douche. My goal really wasn't to "career shame" the guy... BUT, in this instance you can clearly see that most of his arguments are not objective at all and don't necessarily reflect other developers' experience. In this case, the fact that he's made those games is important... It's like asking Randy Pitchford whether bullshots and enhanced "vertical slices" are ethical.Yup, he worked at Milestone as well.
But I didn't want to explicitly call him out for his career and his stakes in this whole thing because it's not the point, is it?
I mean, personally, I believe these people have a vested interest in this "war", but I can't back it up with data like everything else I wrote in the post, so I'd rather just leave it be.
Also, let me thank all the mad folks who went and read my long ass post through Google Translate.
You are crazy, I love you so much!
What game is this?
What game is this?
I'm sorry if I came across as kind of a douche.
I'm sure he would have sold more copies had Valve decided to put a banner on the front page to promote his game... but he talks like he isn't responsible for his lack of success. According to him, it's because of Valve's lack of curation and other people's shovelware.
Well, back when greenlight wasn't even a thing, I don't think he could have gotten on Steam... and I'm not sure Epic are going to allow him either...
Adoro la scelta del termine "querele" per i commenti... e vista la qualità dei messaggi ricevuti, direi che è appropriata.
Alright, that completes Spec-Ops: The Line.
What a hell of a ride, game deserves all the praise it gets.
This image sums it up in a nutshell (huge spoilers):
Also those loading screens get scathing (Huge spoilers as well).![]()
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Thanks, just started listening to it.It really is fantastic.
I mentioned it in the podcast thread in postmeta, but the Watch Out for Fireballs! podcast did a great episode on Spec Ops that goes into a lot of the details and thematic layers to the game. It's a great listen if you've just finished it and would like to hear about interesting stuff you might've missed. It's been a few years since I played Spec Ops myself, but I really enjoyed listening to it.
#Italietta and #GamingJournalism indeed....Oh no, it wasn't my intention!
It's just that I did think if talking about his career in the post, and decided against it.
Though, on Facebook, I'm totally bashing him for all the negative reviews of his game.
Fun fact: the only positive "pro" reviews I could find come from Italian sites, from authors that know him personally (some of them at least), so I mean, like, totally #italietta amirite)
That's what I'm telling him on FB!
But he literally keeps saying that the Steam home is overrun by shovelware when in fact I need to click several times and change pages at least once to get to a list of crappy games. ¯\(ツ)/¯
AH! Thanks!
That's actually a bit of an inside joke from many years ago, when the site was properly alive and well.
We got threatened with defamation charges twice: once from Vigamus (the scummy videogame museum in Rome), and the other from Francesco Carlà (you might know him for Simulmondo, responsible for a shit ton of mediocre adventure games and the phone-controlled games on kids programmes back in the 90s).
Unfortunately we had to remove both posts (for circumstances beyond my control) and couldn't actually fight those charges.
What are the rules about piracy here? Can you talk about it? Admit to it? Everything is striked down?
I wasn't aware of either Vigamus or Simulmondo... I can't believe you got threatened by them. Either your website used to be sort of a big deal or they were being really petty.
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i swear - no one reads ToS ... you literally had to wait 5 minutes with a countdown and read this stuff during that time!![]()
scale your images, that thing is huuuuuge(click on the image and just use the resize handles)
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Epic was trying for a mortal kombat deal last month but i heard talks fell through briefly mentioned it in discord at time![]()
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Thanks, just started listening to it.
And the first thing I've heard is that... apparently the gameplay was seen as bad?
I thought the gameplay was a lot of fun too. Well, 'fun'.
well at least not everyone is willing to bow down to papa Tim's huge wallet ... that's something, i guess
Or Papa Tim's wallet not open wide enough.
I don't think Ubi and Pitchford needed much convincing.if they could afford ubi and Blands - they can definitely afford MK
I don't think Ubi and Pitchford needed much convincing.
Both were ready to leave Steam for quite a while, just needed a final push.
I loved Spec ops, but the fact that they forced them to add that multiplayer mode was a waste of everybody's time.Alright, that completes Spec-Ops: The Line.
What a hell of a ride, game deserves all the praise it gets.
This image sums it up in a nutshell (huge spoilers):
Also those loading screens get scathing (Huge spoilers as well).![]()
Damn.![]()
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I'll never understand the hate SpecOps gets for its gameplay. It's perfectly good 3rd person shooter with a great story. It didn't need to reinvent the wheelSpec-ops: The Line is pretty good until you decide to play it on the hardest difficulty. That's one of the most unfun experiences to be had in gaming. Gave up near the end because it was too dumb. Even for me.
I'll never understand the hate SpecOps gets for its gameplay. It's perfectly good 3rd person shooter with a great story. It didn't need to reinvent the wheel
Alright, that completes Spec-Ops: The Line.
What a hell of a ride, game deserves all the praise it gets.
This image sums it up in a nutshell (huge spoilers):
Also those loading screens get scathing (Huge spoilers as well).![]()
Damn.![]()
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I agree on the praise for SpecOps, an example of an entertainment product, that only works as a game. I would argue even that far in the future it should be thought in "games history" classes haha.
I've finished the first Ace Attorney.
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I must admit, I thought people were exaggerating when they said the final case was super long. They didn't. I thought case 4 was superb and would be hard to top too, but somehow case 5 managed to wipe the floor with it. It was quite a ride and seeing Phoenix and Edgeworth dismantling the true antagonist of the case was pretty great. And the parting messages were quite nice too!
I'm going to start the second game tonight, after a small break.
I would be interested what you think about the second AA game, Justice for All - once you are done with that too. The first game in contrast is almost universally lauded, it's the second one that is often seen as the lesser game in the trilogy (which isn't really harsh criticism, considering how great the series overall is)I've finished the first Ace Attorney.
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I must admit, I thought people were exaggerating when they said the final case was super long. They didn't. I thought case 4 was superb and would be hard to top too, but somehow case 5 managed to wipe the floor with it. It was quite a ride and seeing Phoenix and Edgeworth dismantling the true antagonist of the case was pretty great. And the parting messages were quite nice too!
I'm going to start the second game tonight, after a small break.
Gonna check this out! Looks cool and it'll help me get another game completed for April! (Still trying to get 36 games done this year!)