Posts by -HP-

A lot of facepalm moments thus far... lol

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Yeah, that looks pretty fucking good! I love that you guys raised the "tech" look too, making it a very futuristic and clean art direction, but still very unique to this IP!

Where the hell was Quantum Break?

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Can't wait to hear Nintendo announce their next console tomorrow! I'm getting bored of my Wii U, it's about time they released a new home console.

lol, what? do you even own a WiiU? WiiU has just started to raise, with Markio Kart already here, Smash Brothers and the next Zelda to come. It's already a better lineup than even the PS4.

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Oh that was cheap by nowadays and Ubi standards

Indeed, didn't GTA4 cost around 100 mil to make?

68 actually sounds like a very low number, Ubi threw everything it had at this game, literally hundreds of people worked on this (2700+ people work in Uni Montereal campus alone, and I'd bet a big part of it worked on this)

Also, It seems they outsourced most of their interior environments to another studios.

So yeah, 68 actually sounds pretty low, unless it's only the dev costs, but even then.

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http://games.on.net/2014/06/ubisoft-game-the-review/

ahah, holy shit that cracked me up. Absolutely genius.

Fucking hell man... what the fuck!

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You make Nottingham sound like the UK's Canada lol

I actually heard it can get quite dodgy.

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Look at the background in that pic, the game looks pretty ugly.

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*Haven't played the game yet*

Wait... whaaaa ? Really ? Not sure......... How ?

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Mmmm, so many games took inspiration from HL2 at this point, it's hard to say.

Wolf takes inspiration from a lot of places, many of them from oldschool FPS games, sure.

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Picking up armor in Wolfenstein:

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dude, have you played the last MK ?

or any MK at all.

People still get pissed at PogoP hating on shit?

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Should I get this game?

Heh, wondering this too. if you run out of games to play this year, sure, otherwise... wait for it to get cheaper or something, that's what I'm doing.

Trailer looks pretty good. It's a bit strong sided in the sense of the guards being all like "hah, so cute, Wake up America, poor resistance fighters!" It's never that black and white and I prefer when it's left a little bit more ambigous.

It looks good but I can't shake the feeling I've played this kind of game a thousand times.

But hey, MachineGames surprised us all by making an otherwise boring premise be really good with Wolfenstein, right? So I'm staying caustiously optimistic for this one. Also I know the UK guys were hungry to have a say and do their own thing, so I'm sure they're putting a lot of passion in it too!

PS. Loving the Sci-fi elements, MORE of it!

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I've moved into my new house, the commute times are even longer than before but I found a train station not too far from my place so I rely on my car for only a little bit each day, which is better. I'm always stressed on relying on an old cheap car for my daily commute because I just never know when it's going to break down and prevent me from going to work.

I booked a 1-year parental leave because that's a thing in Germany, looking forward to that, as my wife got pregnant just as my last crunch was finishing and I feel like I never had a chance to recover due to her moods and my child and commute and exhausting holidays back to France to see family.

There's quite a few things to do around the house to make it good, and the incoming birth of my second child puts a lot of pressure on getting at least the kitchen, living room and one bedroom done as soon as possible to greet the baby in a clean/safe environment, so I'm rushing through those tasks as fast as I can. Had to put my indie project aside for a few weeks because of that, I hope to get back to it for good during my parental leave. Also the train I take in the morning and evenings now is long but nice and has electrical plugs in it so I'll probably be able to use my commute time to do some coding, so that's a positive thing I guess. I find being in charge of my own project creatively reminds me why I wanted to make games in the first place. After 10 years of modding, going back to an independent project feels just right, even with the limited time and energy I have to pour into it.

Not sure yet if buying a house right now (that house in particular) is a good thing or just not a bad one. I don't expect to stay in it for too many years because of its distance to some of the schools we want to put our children in, as I don't want to spend hundreds of euros a month in gas for driving them to and from school. Hopefully I can sell it back quickly and for a added value after I repaired the shit out of it, but I'm avoiding major structural changes to it because the prices can go up real fast if you have to call on a professional to do it.

Only the future will tell, at least I'll have learned a lot of very valuable lessons I'll be able to apply to my next purchase and renovations. I'm still always surprised how life can go so fast and so slow at the same time, especially after having kids. I sometimes, for instance after reading Furyo's interview, regret having had a kid so early and thus not being flexible and free to move/travel to seek better opportunities, not being able to save up money, etc. It doesn't really help to think like that, but when I see other people moving around the world and having fun joining cool projects and companies, able to have hobbies that are time-consuming and expensive, or able to do side projects properly while having a full-time job, I can't help but question my past actions that led me to this situation. Not sure I was made to be a family guy, I just happened to fall into it and now I feel a bit trapped. That'll pass I guess.

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I wish you the best of lucks man! We've known each other for like what, 15 years now? And you're one of the best guys I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.

Regardless of what happen, remember that we cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. Life is full of intricacies for sure, and I'm sure I don't need to tell you this but whatever you do, never loose sight of the shit that you love doing, and the shit that you still wan't to do.

Even if you only have 30 minutes a day, those 30 minutes will give you enough satisfaction to go through another day, it's a marathon, remember that.

I've seen too many people getting lost in midst of how busy their life's are, their affairs and their obligations. Almost like they fell asleep along the way, and they need some sort of awakening to bring them back on track.

That said, I like to think that what imprisons us, also points to our freedom -- the situation you're in right now, might actually allow you to see with a lot more clarity what kind of goals you want to achieve in the future, and man also remember that it's not the destination that counts, but the journey. You got two fucking kids now, even tho I can believe that might be a lot of work, I can only imagine the joy it must be to be a father, to pass that torch!

Best of lucks man, and send my regards to Silvia and little Jazz! (From Lili too)

That's a good story man! I actually just bought a Genesis for $15 plus shipping too. This collecting old consoles business is addictive.

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