Posts by blackdog

Didn't realise there's a bonus mini-game attached to the pre-order. A rehash of the Sniper Challenge that came out before Absolution. I remember having expectations of that mini-game to grow laterally with several things that have appeared in World of Assassination. Wonder if this will tie in together the main game at some point.

New game announced last night (should be a new topic?)

Looking for the TWD thread made me find this one again... and I actually have pulled through an effort and finished this Batman Season 1.

Games shouldn't be an effort, but it was a bit like that, so you can tell I'm not happy with the experience (I'm thinking I'll give my first negative review on Steam).

First of all technically I think this was subpar, there was something wrong with this Batman, not actual performance I think, but some sort of stutter in camera changes and that sort of thing, in general didn't feel smooth. If was performance, then the game is poorly put together as my powerful gaming laptop runs games like Doom (4) easily. Also not so impressed with the art, I kinda feel Wolf Among Us was nicer as actual quality. Then there was stuff like press conferences with very few NPCs as public, which felt just cheap.

I guess I would overlook that aspect if the story was very good, but I don't think was as good as TWD stuff. Is a completely new Batman story (afaik) and I just didn't like how it used existing and well known characters (who turns out to be the baddie for eg, but also Harvey Two Face really annoyed me until he went off the rail). Most of all it was quite a struggle to go past chapter 1-2, then it picked up the pace a bit (if I hadn't purchased the whole thing on a sale I surely wouldn't have gone past the first free episode).

The other thing regarding gameplay, is that of course this is a QTE game but considering Batman Arkham and its influence in recent games, I think they should have explored a more predictable/systematic QTE system, to make you feel empowered.

Finally, considering the couple branching bigger choices, I was expecting not to complete -as far as achievements go- the game at first play. I haven't uninstalled it because for the sake of interactive narrative interest I'm curious to replay a chapter and see how it goes, how much it changes, or if the order of a couple scenes just shuffles, but certainly not even spending the time to track a different achievement doesn't give an incentive to players to replay "a game experience shaped by your choices" as they always advertise a lot.

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Season 2 has been coming out and I hadn't paid attention (didn't even watched the trailers) since I hadn't played the first. This duality for the Joker is kinda interesting, but considering the first season how can you trust to pick it up.

I thought we had a topic on this series: necropost!

I still haven't played Season 2 ? (but played Michonne's game - must say I didn't feel as sucked in as the first TWD game)

I like the character design a lot, and also the powers, in particular the man in blue waistcoat that reminds me of cartoons from my youth, stuff like "by the power of greyskull" when he calls for his

The red highlight on interactive objects stands out a lot and visually seems less stylish in the trailer, but I can understand you need those to stand out in the chaos of the enemy waves. I'm just debating with myself if is better have something constantly standing out (choosing a dedicated colour like many games do) or have this solution that only highlights when the crosshair is hovering.

New trailer

https://9gag.com/gag/azXZg6Z/th…at-is-brilliant

Quote from Dea

1 hour ago, Dea said: I loved the environmental CG a lot in the movie! The city of Wakanda in particular. Some of the design choices might've been a bit questionable though... like this the rightmost building with the hut roof... [Blocked Image: https://airandspace.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/callout_half/public/images/editoral-stories/thumbnails/0218-WI-APAFRO-01_sq_0.jpg?itok=VGLlS9fQ]

That’s left lol ?

But I’m talking about characters, the animations, jumping, stunts in general made me think of Matrix and the fight with the Smiths.

Was really breaking immersion.

LoL they are spinning off the franchise with a Bumblebee movie, casting John Cena and a little mechanic girl that looks too much like the girl in the last (terrible) movie

Yeah, Generals was the only RTS I was really liking (the more grounded setting) and actually able to complete (I always got stuck at some point in the campaigns of Dune 2 and C&C1).

I also played a bit around the map editor, as at the time we used to LAN party and I wanted my friends to play something I made.

Another dig today ? sorry, I blame the "related videos" sidebar! ?

Sorry for the dig, the game is mentioned in this interesting documentary exploring the infamous Ghost game that never saw the light of day, but which main character ended up in LotV.

I find it most interesting how the class-based multiplayer seems to have influenced the design of the mega-successful Overwatch (sorry if this is not news, I don't really follow Overwatch).

Stumbled on this (re)tweet for those interested in an expanding studio in Seattle

Junior Level Designer among other positions

I know was in the air for Maggie/Lauren to leave (I sometimes watch Emergency Awesome YT videos), even that she might not be in the new season at all… despite the finale set her up for a potentially big arc that could easily get her killed.

But Rick/Lincoln is very unexpected. I mean it’s been ages and I guess actors have enough themselves, but I would have imagined him doing a full season. In his case, considering how things have gone for him in the second half, it’s easy to make him walk away, suggest he’s a loner or something. Although I wonder if/how this will affect Michonne’s role.

Or how will affect Neegan/Dean Morgan. I would have not expected him to make it out of last season in the first place, but the way it’s set up, he was there to stay.

But was clear they would need to “clear house” at some point, considering the AMC heads “threatened” to continue for 50 more years of TWD content

Oh this is huge, Noclip has managed to land a behind the scenes for a game that hasn’t been released yet

coming out same day as public unveil of the game.

Remake of the train ride in Source 2 Unreal Engine 4

opened twitter and saw this

Quote from Radu

17 minutes ago, Radu said: Stopped watching FTWD last season. Haven't watched TWD for two or three seasons. It got to a point where the writing just became plain terrible; also ninja zombies..

Sorry, I meant S3 of FTWD! I only watch on streaming services so stuff arrives late.

I don't remember ninja zombies? But yeah, TWD has been going down. I think second half of S8 was slightly better but still.

Guess eventually now is the end of a bug arc/cycle if people want to stop watching without feeling they are missing out.

Just wanted to say I caught up with Fear The Walking Dead already two weeks back, and I enjoyed it more than TWD. I think is because this season was centered arout the social aspect, there was more "community" feeling, whereas in TWD, despite the abundance of secondary characters and groups, it feels they are a background for the main. I mean to me felt like FTWD problems where everybody's, and in TWD they are Rick's

Yeah I think the CG in Black Panther was pretty bad. Guys is the amount he was on screen compared to civil war. Also stunts were too crazy to begin with, that doesn't help.

The villain is called Kill monger