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post #351 of 396
9/7/07 at 4:35pm
So that is why almost all of the text is black?
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post #352 of 396
9/7/07 at 4:37pm
Dude, your shit's all fucked up.
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post #353 of 396
9/7/07 at 4:40pm
Fixed, have no clue how that could have possibly happened.
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post #354 of 396
9/7/07 at 4:52pm
I'm surprised Aerosmith didn't jump on the Guitar Hero bandwagon earlier, actually. They had a basic rhythm game included on their Nine Lives album. If I remember correctly, there were only a few tracks you could play but each song had multiple parts. You just tapped any key in time with predetermined beats to "play" the song. There was some special, ridiculously overpriced guitar pick peripheral you could order instead, too.

I would get Phil Collins' Drum Hero if it featured "In the Air Tonight".
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post #355 of 396
9/7/07 at 4:53pm
Great roundup. Nice job.

And christ, do I hate Aerosmith.
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post #356 of 396
9/7/07 at 4:57pm
As a child I was in the Aerosmith fan club. Aero Force One.
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post #357 of 396
9/7/07 at 5:07pm
Incidentally, "Phil Collins' Drum Hero" would be his second video game, after "Phil Collins' Divorce Hero"
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post #358 of 396
9/7/07 at 5:09pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Riviello
As a child I was in the Aerosmith fan club. Aero Force One.
I hope you didn't own Revolution X.
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post #359 of 396
9/7/07 at 5:11pm
No, but I think I'm one of maybe 10 people to purchase "Done With Mirrors".
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post #360 of 396
9/7/07 at 5:20pm
I put more money into Revolution X at the arcades than I am comfortable in admitting.
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post #361 of 396
9/7/07 at 6:28pm
You shoot motherfuckin' cds!
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post #362 of 396
9/14/07 at 6:06pm
Thread Starter 
JC knows his business

http://chud.com/mastercontrol/11793
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post #363 of 396
9/14/07 at 6:30pm
Maybe it's just because I'm sick of everything being a franchise but I would rather not see a direct sequel to BioShock. Yes, I loved the world and wanted to see more of the world but the story wrapped itself up nicely, there's no need to return and dilute the mythology. Use the engine and play mechanics all you want but put it in a new place with a new story.

I don't get what prompted this Molinaro guy to write that column. Has there been a general apathy to the news of this football guy's injury? There seems to be no lead-in relating game violence to this tragedy- other than a guy trying to make a name for himself ala Jack Thompson.
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post #364 of 396
9/15/07 at 4:38pm
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Originally Posted by gravedigger
Maybe it's just because I'm sick of everything being a franchise but I would rather not see a direct sequel to BioShock. Yes, I loved the world and wanted to see more of the world but the story wrapped itself up nicely, there's no need to return and dilute the mythology. Use the engine and play mechanics all you want but put it in a new place with a new story.

I'm inclined to agree with you, but I have to admit that playing SPOILERas one of the little sisters all growed up in, like 1980 would be kind of neat, if only to see how the genetic tampering matures with them into adulthood. No need to even return to Rapture, as far as I'm concerned. There would be a risk of diluting, but the developers took such great pains in the details of this game, I doubt they would be careless in that regard.
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post #365 of 396
9/15/07 at 5:04pm
While I'll agree that the WSVG coverage was terrible, I'd argue that a lot of the problems had to do with presentation. Now, that flaw doesn't just fall upon those covering the event, but the developers of competitive games in general. There were plenty of games on display that simply did not do a good job of clearly defining objectives, let alone clearly establishing who was who and what we should care about.

There is clearly an audience for this type of stuff, though, as entire sites are devoted to movies of particular games, let alone the desire of players of a particular game to see where they stand.
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post #366 of 396
9/21/07 at 3:29pm
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Just in time for the weekend,

http://chud.com/mastercontrol/11882
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post #367 of 396
9/21/07 at 4:54pm
...is that a FREEJACK reference? Nice.
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post #368 of 396
9/21/07 at 5:02pm
I feel dirty. On the one hand, I can't fucking wait for Halo 3. Jesus H. Christ, I don't know what it is.

On the complete other hand, I hate seeing my favorite past-time invaded by ignorant, frat boy fuckers.

And on yet a third hand, I take comfort in knowing that if the biggest problem in my life right now is this, well, then I guess I'm doing alright.
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post #369 of 396
9/21/07 at 5:19pm
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Originally Posted by Doc Happenin
And on yet a third hand, I take comfort in knowing that if the biggest problem in my life right now is this, well, then I guess I'm doing alright.
Quoted for truth. Enjoy it, brother.
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post #370 of 396
9/28/07 at 10:38am
Jon's latest - http://chud.com/mastercontrol/11963

Hysterical.
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post #371 of 396
9/28/07 at 11:35am
Good stuff. In regard to the LaRouche Political Action Committee crap, the complete ignorance of people never ceases to amaze me.
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post #372 of 396
9/28/07 at 11:37am
There was much maniacal laughter in the blue team last night. And that is what's great about playing with you guys. I don't really care that I suck and get blown to bits because how it happens is usually pretty funny.

This:
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what the fuck is that, it’s only the biggest fucking game of the year and they have seventeen people sitting around who have absolutely no clue about their department anyway, so put someone on the goddamn phone
is awesome.
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post #373 of 396
9/28/07 at 11:39am
Like I needed another reason to think LaRouche is a whackjob.
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post #374 of 396
9/28/07 at 3:25pm
Nick mentioned this in today's Leak Letter's, but I wanted to echo his statements about feedback. While writing about video games is a wonderful endeavor, reading your comments and e-mails, makes it the experience pure bliss. And don't think I get tired of hearing "good job". I'm a praise whore.

So to everyone that comments, thanks.
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post #375 of 396
9/28/07 at 3:37pm
Well if you makes you feel better, you whore, I was just on the phone with Sam telling her what a funny motherfucker you were and reading parts of the article to her. I love these articles.
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post #376 of 396
9/28/07 at 3:39pm
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Originally Posted by Jcassady
Nick mentioned this in today's Leak Letter's, but I wanted to echo his statements about feedback. While writing about video games is a wonderful endeavor, reading your comments and e-mails, makes it the experience pure bliss. And don't think I get tired of hearing "good job". I'm a praise whore.

So to everyone that comments, thanks.
You're like Cassamassina. Only better.
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post #377 of 396
9/28/07 at 3:40pm
You know I love it when you call me "whore". (I couldn't resist)
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post #378 of 396
10/4/07 at 4:59pm
While this could also fit into "Shameless Self-Promotion", but whatever, I'm taking some liberties, in the most recent Cheapass Gamer Podcast (CAGcast #92), yours truly gets a nice shout out. It's at the very end and very nice of him to do that.
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post #379 of 396
10/4/07 at 5:12pm
That's pretty awesome. I'll have to check that out. Remember the little people when you become the toast of the podcastosphere.

I think that's a new word.
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post #380 of 396
10/5/07 at 2:19am
Thread Starter 
JC is on the move,

http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=m...ntrol&id=12051
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post #381 of 396
10/5/07 at 8:53am
Those BAFTA noms are fucked up. Crysis (seriously?) and Kane & Lynch (wtf) as GOTY? Are they on crack? Or horse-shit? Where's Assassin's Creed? If they're going to nominate games they've never fucking played...

JC, what're your in-depth thoughts on the shittery of the noms? Or do you really not care? I don't think I should care, but I feel like the awards process effects the way videogames are viewed amongst the general public. As though everyone expects cutsey little games and fucking Halo to win everything, and as such, they roll their eyes and carry on reading their Ayn Rand (heh) or listening to their cheesball pop.

Wow, that's a little too much bile.

Anyway, good to see the Orange Box listed. Half-Life and all its little children rock my world.
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post #382 of 396
10/5/07 at 8:59am
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Originally Posted by gravedigger
Maybe it's just because I'm sick of everything being a franchise but I would rather not see a direct sequel to BioShock. Yes, I loved the world and wanted to see more of the world but the story wrapped itself up nicely, there's no need to return and dilute the mythology. Use the engine and play mechanics all you want but put it in a new place with a new story.
Y'know, I don't think the folks at 2k are going to do a sequel. I don't know what's been reported, but I know what I've been told, and that is that they want to do a spin-off. Not a direct sequel but not a total abandonment of the world/mechanics etc. But yes, a sequel would be wholly unnecessary. How's about a new System Shock? Anyone?
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post #383 of 396
10/5/07 at 9:14am
I cant believe it took so long for a Phantom Hourglass post on CHUD. This is like the second biggest game of the year behind Halo 3. Regardless, I'm glad you wrote something up and you like the game, because it is truly a blast to play.
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post #384 of 396
10/5/07 at 11:55am
Phantom Hourglass is the second most anticipated game behind Halo 3? Holy hyperbole.

"“Mission Accomplished” banner wrong." is beautiful.
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post #385 of 396
10/5/07 at 2:17pm
I said second biggest game of the year.. not anticipated game of the year.

The reality is that there have been 50 million nintendo ds' sold in the world. Its the biggest selling console/handheld period. If Zelda's name is a gameseller, its an instant hit and will be one of the biggest games of the year. I"m not trying to hyperbolize.. just trying to do the math.
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post #386 of 396
10/5/07 at 2:29pm
Oops, I misread your post. Sorry about that.
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post #387 of 396
10/5/07 at 2:32pm
I wonder if Nintendo will actually market Hourglass so that it does sell as well as Halo. Actually, if it even sells near as well. Let's face it, it's not. Name recognition does not a million seller make. Second biggest game of the year is surely going to be Assassin's Creed? Are you taking into account those games not yet released? Or do you mean, second biggest, so far... We need to know!
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post #388 of 396
10/11/07 at 11:59pm
Thread Starter 
Better get a bigger boat,

http://chud.com/mastercontrol/12121
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post #389 of 396
10/12/07 at 8:52am
These comments on Halo 3 do sound about right.
Granted, I've only played Halo 1, but based on how people are aying it compares, I'd be surprised if it was any less mediocre.
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post #390 of 396
10/12/07 at 9:41am
All the backstory that anyone knew going into HL2 on launch day was that Gordon had been involved in a disatrous experiment at a Los Alamos-type facility that resulted in a bunch of creatures being teleported in. At the end, Gordon seemingly stopped the creature behind the invasion and was put into stasis by the G-Man.

And the beauty of HL2 is how it pulls you out of stasis several years later and drops you right into a situation that doesn't initially feel congruent with the end of the previous game, and you gradually piece a lot of it together over the course of the game. And I love how all the characters basically just assume you know what's going on, not knowing you've been in stasis, and thus don't give big speeches catching us up on recent events.

edit: by the way, now that I've finished the new stuff, I'm running through HL2 again, and I'm thinking I might be reaching double digit play-throughs for this game.
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post #391 of 396
10/12/07 at 11:46am
What kind of voodoo did you use to get your wife to sit and watch you play video games for hours?
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post #392 of 396
10/12/07 at 11:52am
Know what game works well for that, too? Indigo Prophecy. It's like watching a movie. Probably the most cinematic and interesting game for someone not playing to watch.
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post #393 of 396
10/12/07 at 1:13pm
I would bet Deus Ex would work as well.
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post #394 of 396
10/12/07 at 1:19pm
Totally agree about the Halo 3 campaign. I was playing the other day, in chapter 5 or 6 I think, and it suddenly occured to me that I was just completely fucking bored by the whole thing.
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post #395 of 396
10/12/07 at 1:20pm
My girlfriend actually enjoys watching me play God of War. And I enjoy telling her what she's doing wrong in Viva Pinata.
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post #396 of 396
10/12/07 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by Jacob Singer
Totally agree about the Halo 3 campaign. I was playing the other day, in chapter 5 or 6 I think, and it suddenly occured to me that I was just completely fucking bored by the whole thing.
Completely agree. If I don't finish this by Saturday, it's never going to happen. I refuse to abandon yet another Halo campaign!
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