Ultimadrago

"This guy are sick"
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Oct 25, 2017
6,320
Looks good (obviously Pre-Alpha footage has work to do on framerate). I'll keep my eye out on this!
 

Psychonaut

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Jan 11, 2018
3,207
I will definitely be playing this, but I'm afraid that maybe my middle school memories of loving these games after renting them from Blockbuster won't quite hold up.
 

Mr. Keith

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Oct 31, 2017
1,951
I'm excited hearing this is a full remake and not just updated. There are a lot of things that could be improved with a more modern take.

I was worried after they first announced the game because it does not hold up. It had that low budget PS2 GTA clone feeling with a UFO gimmick.
 

pixelation

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Oct 26, 2017
3,548
Art style looks different than the OG and not in a good way (this looks more "realistic" as opposed to a more cartoony look).
 

Drain You

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Oct 27, 2017
5,066
Connecticut
Was super surprised when this got announced. Loved these games on the original Xbox. I think I tried emulating the PS2 version on my Surface Pro 3 last year with middling results. Day 1 for this for sure.
 

Spinky

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Oct 25, 2017
5,331
London
Don't forget about all the things you're supporting when you consider any THQ Nordic games.

Here's a helpful summary post of all the events for the uninitiated.

Mod statement: "To address a few recurring points: We will not be banning games published by THQ Nordic and subsidiaries like Deep Silver. You are instead welcome to continue raising the issue in threads relevant to the publisher and its games."

If you use Steam and want to ignore all games that THQ Nordic publishes, go to their publisher page while you're logged in, then click on the little gear icon below where it says "Beta" and choose "Ignore this creator."
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These games are being published by THQ Nordic. For those who may not be aware or who may have forgotten, THQ Nordic had a marketing effort where it intended to gain attention using a website that is known primarily for its support of child pornography, as well as for support of Neo-Nazism, doxxing, and other extremely damaging behaviours.

THQ Nordic's provided no response to this fiasco except for an apology claiming they did not do enough research. As the website is unlisted by Google, they had spoken to the board owner about removing "nasty stuff", and content was viewable both before and during the campaign, this claim is beyond belief. The individuals responsible are known not to be rogue PR interns, but go up to THQ Nordic's board. THQ Nordic has not dealt with the individuals responsible.

Consider that by supporting their games, you are supporting a publisher that is complicit with child pornography.

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I'm fairly sure we all know about this.
 

chrisypoo

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Oct 27, 2017
3,457
It looks cool but I don't know that it looks different enough from the original to warrant another purchase. Perhaps when it's on sale for less than ten bucks I'll grab it up some time down the road.
 

Spinky

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,331
London
Quite a lot of on foot gameplay here (timestamped). Although for some reason the audio during cutscenes is out of sync.




Kind of iffy on some of the stylistic choices, those breathing things on the back of Crypto's head are distracting. But the updated gameplay looks pretty good, with flying, shooting and dashing (which is new) at the same time.

There's also definitely some "new" dialogue, which I assume was cut from the original or something since none of it's actually newly recorded.
 
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