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Reviews, Previews & First Looks / Chrome ( and im not talking rims)

« on: October 01, 2003, 07:49:26 AM »

well after more gameplay i must say that the AI is really hard if this transfers into the actual game is left to be seen (or till i buy it). the gameplay and premise is almost done to strict Deus Ex style even with body enhancements. the gameplay seems so familiar that you have to check the menu to make sure its still chrome.
there is even a bullet time effect (seems most games have it in someway nowadays) thanks to a nifty reflex enhancement. i cant really say whether the fact that the gameplay is is done deux ex style is a plus or minus to the game. i personally never liked deus ex (yes you can gasp in horror) and its so called genre influence (how dare they call it an RPG), so naturally after making the link my liking for the game steadily decreased. yet chrome isnt deus ex ( with its poor graphics and vacant non-linear content ) so puttting eye candy aside its still a good game. ill give it a buy and give you my final thoughts after.                    

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Anime / WAS THE BEST ANIME EVER

« on: September 30, 2003, 09:06:22 AM »

i actually refrained from making a quick answer cause i felt it would just end up being an anime i like at present. with alot of deliberation id have to say for me Macross Plus is what animation is all about. sure there are movies like mononoke, spirited, etc but Macross Plus stood out not only for its animation when it was released but its haunting sound track.                    

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Anime / dragonball Z vs. samurai X

« on: September 30, 2003, 08:58:36 AM »

jeese get over it. join a video club and rent some anime and after you send a good bit youll realise how silly that question is.                    

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PC Gaming / WHY IS TERRY BADDER THAN ANDY ?

« on: September 28, 2003, 09:32:54 AM »

ok being a serious terry player i take this as insult to even class his brother in the same legue as him. if you take the snk storyline faq to heart andy is the wimp. after a defeat (its never said who maybe terry) he ran to master jubei (ff2) friend of the other master rue ( tung fu rue from FF1). it is here he learn the so called way of the ninja that is present in subsequent episodes ( ff3, rb, rbs, rb2). yet the reason that terry is better that andy boils down to phillosphy something that SNK has work hard to show through the many apperances of these 2 characters. andy fight cause of his honour and to prove himself (as well as keep an eye on mai) terry fights cause he born with the will to fight ( fighters spirit ) that is unmatch by most other fighters ( as well as an overpowering need stay alive to kick both geese and krauser arses ).

now for the other issue of ken vs ryu, i cant say cause unlike snk  capcom doesnt really care to keep characters story effective. there have been attempts to make ryu stronger and represent his potential but the fact is ken is better than ryu simply cause ken can use his full potential. it sounds half crazy but although ryu potential is greater than kens, ryu cant bring himself to use it, maybe its the evil hadou, maybe he still has a grudge with ken, but as far as the capcom camden goes up to ssf2 ryu has never beaten ken. ofcourse this is the storyline base on the shakey capcom planning.                    

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Reviews, Previews & First Looks / Chrome ( and im not talking rims)

« on: September 28, 2003, 08:56:39 AM »

Chrome is a new beautiful game curtesy of the wonder Unreal2 engine. let me say this first "this bloody game looks mad". this is what unreal should have looked like and play like instead of that crap they game us. there is a demo and although a bit chunky id advise everyone to have a look. i must say that its a bit chunky and definately not one for the gFX deficient but dont be dishearten cause the gameplay is worth it. although the halo like interactivity has become kinda cliche in fps these days the ability to use planes, buggys and other equipment does add the joy of the game.
the demo stage greets you with a lush highly rendered open feild from where you start your mission. the kinda feild that would make you GFX card blush at the opportunity to perform (or shudder and cringe in pain). the kinda field that make you glad you did buy your g/f a birthday gift cause you were saving for that GFX card. the kinda feild bill gates probably saw when he was prattling on about XP. anyway you get the point.the actual demo itself is a bit cliche, with your typical raid the barn type mission but youll be too busy bussin caps to care and with rag doll physics that put ann and andy to shame you have even more fun.
chrome is A MUST GET. look, break your piggie bank, do your chores, pull out all your teeth so you can jack the tooth fairy but get this game  (but please dont download it unless its the demo).

http://www.chromethegame.com/en/                    

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PC Gaming / samurai shodown

« on: September 28, 2003, 08:31:20 AM »

do you guys know that there is a new samuria spirits game being released by the end of the year?. its called Samuria Spirits Zero. there are screenshots on gamespot have a look.