tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post5109425237751993926..comments2024-03-28T13:43:13.495+00:00Comments on Super Adventures in Gaming: The Nomad Soul (PC) - Part 2Ray Hardgrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-10313060027089583822016-08-31T04:35:49.079+01:002016-08-31T04:35:49.079+01:00Really good review thank you for sharing. I was al...Really good review thank you for sharing. I was always curious about this title. It's not my cup of tea but the write up you did is fantastic and really conveys and carries with it a lot of the strange territory explored in these games released on the cusp of Y2K. This seems to capture that feeling, and it's a unique feeling, with a lot of style and themes (maybe fledgling 'metas' that are distinct to the pre-youtube world?) that you see in interactive media that piques my curiousity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-28197506051481845032014-09-09T23:54:54.057+01:002014-09-09T23:54:54.057+01:00I could get a Dreamcast -> USB PC connector and...I could get a Dreamcast -> USB PC connector and play the PC game using the Dreamcast keyboard! Actually I do want to play Overkill, the game's caught my interest, but it's not the kind of thing I'm in any hurry to get around to. I can hang on until it's genuinely retro... or until I see it in a bundle, whatever happens first.Ray Hardgrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-40057795991810805542014-09-08T10:33:36.161+01:002014-09-08T10:33:36.161+01:00Typing of the Dead: Overkill is on Steam, complete...<i>Typing of the Dead: Overkill</i> is on Steam, complete with DLC for Shakespeare and dirty words...of course that kinda defeats the original purpose of finding a use for the Dreamcast keyboard...Bob Violencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-76473794302696593522014-09-05T03:30:35.443+01:002014-09-05T03:30:35.443+01:00Plus if you think about it, Typing of the Dead is ...Plus if you think about it, Typing of the Dead is really just QTE sequences from start to finish! Ray Hardgrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-35446719816717392192014-09-04T21:18:03.202+01:002014-09-04T21:18:03.202+01:00Well I would... but my Dreamcast screenshots alway...Well I would... but my Dreamcast screenshots always come out looking terrible. Plus the game wasn't even released in my country, so I'm taking myself off the hook! Sorry folks.Ray Hardgrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-35082218203825375022014-09-04T17:36:23.855+01:002014-09-04T17:36:23.855+01:00I totally agree!!!!! =DI totally agree!!!!! =DLuna Mariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607519481118377057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-47952004381211049352014-09-03T14:59:30.069+01:002014-09-03T14:59:30.069+01:00Oh my poor poor Dreamcast keyboard, used for two g...<i>Oh my poor poor Dreamcast keyboard, used for two games of Quake III and then stored away ever since. Don't worry old friend, I'll find a purpose for you some day.</i><br /><br />Okay, now you <i>have</i> to write about <i>Typing of the Dead</i>.Bob Violencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-17049843571600648152014-09-03T01:53:55.126+01:002014-09-03T01:53:55.126+01:00Yeah, for sure. Someone that isn't Quantic Dre...Yeah, for sure. Someone that isn't Quantic Dream should develop a HD remake of it, one which takes the basic premise and setting but then makes an entirely different game out of it. In HD! They could give it a full Silent Hill: Shattered Memories style reimagining, with all-new plot twists and more interesting uses of the body swapping mechanic (plus they could maybe stick some gameplay in there too while they're at it.)<br /><br />And while this imaginary developer is busy with that, Quantic Dream can go make something down to earth and sensible, about people dealing with issues, making choices, having emotions and all those other things they like. I haven't played the game myself, but it seems like they were really on to something with Heavy Rain, and if they could go further in that direction (while holding back on the QTEs), they may eventually come up with something worthy of those amazing visuals.Ray Hardgrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-50351751173462848982014-09-02T21:47:01.391+01:002014-09-02T21:47:01.391+01:00I must say, this game seems to have all of the ess...I must say, this game seems to have all of the essential Quantic Dream game characteristics: an excellent idea full of originality and ambition, ruined by crappy gameplay and a dumb plot twist.<br /><br />I mean, the idea of a videogame that acknowledges is a videogame, whose characters tell you that they know they look like a videogame to you but they're real... it's trippy, and it's absolutely intriguing! But suddenly... it was demons from some old school rpg all along.<br /><br />I mean, the idea of mixing all kinds of gameplay, from first person shooter to fighting game to adventure game.... but then, none of them works.<br /><br />I'm getting the idea there were lots of good ideas here but it all went lost in the actual process. Kinda like how modern Quantic Dream videogames are absolutely beautiful with a very compelling and original story (I loved Heavy Rain most of all), but the gameplay is weak.<br />LunSeinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-73344653652489448962014-08-31T08:20:21.434+01:002014-08-31T08:20:21.434+01:00The original Command & Conquer started with a ...The original Command & Conquer started with a series of fake futuristic TV ads. I'll never forget that supercool rollerblading kid drinking a popular energy beverage out of a bottle shaped like a car oil container.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102646148403119742noreply@blogger.com