Eternal Darkness: I broke down and got it
PANIC
Huge rip-off of Resident Evil. Anyone telling me it's different is lying or
hasn't played Resident Evil enough to know. The way everyone looks at
things and talks in text about the light shining through making things
eerie, etc.. Not to mention the mansion. The keys. The key breaking. The
clock setting. Somebody said it was only the same cuz there was a zombie
here or there. That person never played Resident Evil. The game is so
identical in so many ways that I'm thinking Nintendo bought the rights to RE
so Capcom wouldn't sue when they saw ED.
The control setup SUCKS. Really, really bad. Can you change this? I
couldn't find a way. I think it would be sweet to be able to look at things
using the left trigger and run using the b button. Or, here's an idea ...
run by pressing all the way down on the control stick! It worked for Mario.
He could tiptoe, walk and run. AND THAT WAS HALF A DECADE AGO! For some
reason the people in this game can only tiptoe and walk. You have to press
the left trigger button to run, as you press the control stick on the left
side of the controller, and it's really awkward, and pretty uncomfortable.
My left wrist is hurting like a bitch thanks to this left trigger/control
stick run thing.
The camera angles. They make me sick. Literally. I got really dizzy and
nauseous while playing.
The graphics. JAGGIES! Scott, my friend, why didn't you warn me?!? The
graphics were bad, and I accepted that, but I didn't know they were so full
of jaggies that they would make the PS2 proud. The characters are all
shitty. Their arms are too skinny for their body and it's obvious nothing
connected. It's all cut and paste body parts.
The battles. Terrible. This whole "press right trigger to target and
shoot" shit is stupid. Really dumb. Why can't we aim ourselves? I guess
we can tap the left trigger, or some such thing to target the next closest
monster but, whatever. No one who likes this game ever gets to bitch about
the controls in RE again. Resident Evil's controls put Eternal Darkness's
to shame. And that's saying something.
The scares. There is none. Yes, they play rip-off Friday the 13th type
music. Ooh. Creepy.
The acting. Bad. Not Resident Evil 1 bad, but not as good as Resident Evil
the remake. The dialogue is also stupid. Not to mention Jill Valentine
part 2 discovering all this stuff in the mansion TWO WEEKS LATER. Why not
just make it the next day, or something?
Overall: I hate it. Well, I liked the Edgar Allen Poe quote. Anyway, I'll
play it for a couple more days in case I change my mind, and then it goes up
for sale on eBay. It really is a pretty lame game, and if you haven't
already bought into the hype and bought it, I highly recommend you rent it
first. It's too bad the ONE store in my town that rented Gamecube games sold
all of them since last I was in there and stopped renting them. Great. So
I paid $49.99 for it. Yippee.
Love,
me
http://www.juicycerebellum.com
"Napoleon should have had an Alex complex."
SnareLuvaMC
opposite of what the game really is. Maybe you should actually PLAY it first
and NOT hear about it.
PANIC
news:20020628035530...@mb-mf.aol.com:
> What in the hell are you talking about? Everything you said is
> completely opposite of what the game really is. Maybe you should
> actually PLAY it first and NOT hear about it.
I did play it. And why don't you tell me what is opposite of what I said?
Let me know. Otherwise shut up. I'm entitled to my opinion. You're
entitled to disagree with it. You're not entitled to simply type a
paragraph of crap accusing me of not playing it in regards to the detailed
post of impressions I had after my first 2.5 hours with the game. You sound
like the one who hasn't played the game, being that you didn't mention a
single thing that I said that was the "opposite" of the game. Everything in
my post is exactly how the game is. I just got done playing it less than an
hour ago.
Who the hell are you anyway? I don't recall seeing you in this group
before.
PANIC
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> snare...@aol.com (SnareLuvaMC) wrote in
> news:20020628035530...@mb-mf.aol.com:
>
>> What in the hell are you talking about? Everything you said is
>> completely opposite of what the game really is. Maybe you should
>> actually PLAY it first and NOT hear about it.
And if everything's the opposite of what I said, that means I *CAN* change
the control set up. Please let me know how I do this. Also, since
everything I said is opposite, the shitty puke-inducing camera can be
changed. Tell me how! Please. Lend me your wisdom, oh wise one.
(And while you're at it, tell me how to get rid of those jaggies. If
everything's the opposite of what I said, that means this game has good
graphics. Where do I find them?)
PANIC
and sound FX up. You just have the option of turning them both down or both
up. At the same time. Why can't you turn the stupid music off? That
soundtrack blows.
SnareLuvaMC
there are tons of differences.
1) The control setup: What's wrong with it? If you're too used to Resident
Evil, then fine, maybe it sucks for you. But most people praise it because
it's NOT as quirky as RE. My one complaint...fighting with swords in tight
corridors
2) Resident Evil and Eternal Darkness have the same type of "collect item,
solve puzzle, go there, kill" equation. Nothing wrong with that.
3) Graphics....I don't care too much. Looks good for me since I'm 1/2 blind.
4) Music....I don't care much for non-existant music. Why should you be able
to adjust music volume when there's barely any music? The sound effects is
where it's at.
5) Try posting all your opinions one post dumb ass. By the way, I don't see
anything on that thread that says "Private" I can post anything I want, when I
want. Fortunately for you, I don't wanna post about the countless things I did
to your mom in bed last night. So fuck off asshole
PANIC
thread of thoughts. I hope people will take my thoughts (the negative) with
the positive, and decide if they really want to buy this game. I think a
LOT of people are gonna be damn disappointed. But nobody will admit it, of
course.
Anyway, here's something else I was thinking about the game. It was bugging
me all along. I was happy to see somebody else in the group had already
posted sort of complaining about it, also. There's some minor spoilers
regarding the game in the paragraph below.
It's so friggin' LINEAR. It's like playing a Mario, or something. If
there's one thing a wanna-be Resident Evil game shouldn't be, it's linear.
Plus, it's got stupid junk in it that just doesn't, in my mind, feel scary.
What's up with the Tomb Raider crap when the blades swing out of the walls
in that one temple, or whatever? And that idiotic skeleton soldier guy.
UGH! So cheesy. Like if Nintendo did a Resident Evil. Wait, that's what
this is, isn't it? There are some genres Nintendo should stay the hell away
from. Stick with what they know. Mario.
It really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,
really, really isn't my kind of game.
Peter Ibrahim
controversial as possible. The soundtrack has been praised by several
sites, and yet you loathe it. In fact, you seem to loathe every single
thing about the game. While its consistently getting marks in the 90's, you
seem to struggle to string together two positives about the game. Honest
opinion or just trying to conform to your earlier slagging off of the
game...?
Peter
"PANIC" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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slapkicksy
> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
>
> Huge rip-off of Resident Evil. Anyone telling me it's different is lying
or
> hasn't played Resident Evil enough to know.
You seem to be the only person saying this, so forgive me if I think your
being your usual charming self.
>The way everyone looks at
> things and talks in text about the light shining through making things
> eerie, etc.. Not to mention the mansion. The keys. The key breaking.
The
> clock setting. Somebody said it was only the same cuz there was a zombie
> here or there. That person never played Resident Evil.
::sigh:: Sorry, but again, you are the only person saying this.
>The game is so
> identical in so many ways that I'm thinking Nintendo bought the rights to
RE
> so Capcom wouldn't sue when they saw ED.
Nintendo did not buy the rights to Resident Evil, they instead bought an
exclusivity contract.
> The control setup SUCKS. Really, really bad.
Again, you are the only person saying this.
>Can you change this? I
> couldn't find a way. I think it would be sweet to be able to look at
things
> using the left trigger and run using the b button. Or, here's an idea ...
> run by pressing all the way down on the control stick! It worked for
Mario.
And? Don't you think Mario is completly different to Eternal Darkness?
> He could tiptoe, walk and run. AND THAT WAS HALF A DECADE AGO! For some
> reason the people in this game can only tiptoe and walk.
Perhaps then you don't need to run quite as much.
>You have to press
> the left trigger button to run,
boo hoo, it's not that hard to press the left trigger button.
>as you press the control stick on the left
> side of the controller, and it's really awkward,
Why?
>and pretty uncomfortable.
> My left wrist is hurting like a bitch thanks to this left trigger/control
> stick run thing.
Oh well, you seem to be the only person complaining about this game. Infact,
you have complained before its release as well.
> The camera angles. They make me sick. Literally. I got really dizzy and
> nauseous while playing.
Perhaps then you should consider another hobby?
> The graphics. JAGGIES! Scott, my friend, why didn't you warn me?!? The
> graphics were bad, and I accepted that, but I didn't know they were so
full
> of jaggies that they would make the PS2 proud.
Again, you seem to be the only person to notice this.
>The characters are all
> shitty. Their arms are too skinny for their body and it's obvious nothing
> connected. It's all cut and paste body parts.
People, the above is reason enough for Zelda to be cell shaded. Imagine if
it was not, people like Panic here would think that Realism = Real World and
suddenly Link would* look strange.
> The battles. Terrible. This whole "press right trigger to target and
> shoot" shit is stupid.
Its very similar to Zelda's Z-Trigger feature. And since your the only
person that hates this way of fighting I again must asume your being your
usual charming self.
>Really dumb. Why can't we aim ourselves?
Because fighting is not a huge part of the game.
>I guess
> we can tap the left trigger, or some such thing to target the next closest
> monster but, whatever. No one who likes this game ever gets to bitch
about
> the controls in RE again. Resident Evil's controls put Eternal Darkness's
> to shame. And that's saying something.
Read all my statements above about you being the only person to have said
this.
> The scares. There is none. Yes, they play rip-off Friday the 13th type
> music. Ooh. Creepy.
If you had rented* like we suggested you may have found out you liked the
game with spending $50 odd on it.
> The acting. Bad. Not Resident Evil 1 bad, but not as good as Resident
Evil
> the remake.
Read all my statements above about you being the only person to have said
this.
>The dialogue is also stupid. Not to mention Jill Valentine
> part 2 discovering all this stuff in the mansion TWO WEEKS LATER. Why not
> just make it the next day, or something?
Because the developers did not want to. I have said it many times, why don't
you* come up with an original gaming experience, try to sell to a game
developer (or try to get a bank to give you a hefty loan) and see it
through.
> Overall: I hate it. Well, I liked the Edgar Allen Poe quote. Anyway,
I'll
> play it for a couple more days in case I change my mind, and then it goes
up
> for sale on eBay.
Would you mind shipping abroad?
> It really is a pretty lame game, and if you haven't
> already bought into the hype and bought it, I highly recommend you rent it
> first. It's too bad the ONE store in my town that rented Gamecube games
sold
> all of them since last I was in there and stopped renting them. Great.
So
> I paid $49.99 for it. Yippee.
And, nou doubt, you'll get some of that money back to spend on something
else.
PANIC
news:01HW.B941FC6100363D531FAC97D0@news:
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:05:01 +0200, PANIC wrote
> (in message <Xns923B1F66EC5A5v...@137.192.100.18>):
> Will you sell it?
Hell yes!
Do I have a buyer?
It's only been played for about 3 hours (I put in another 20 or 30 minutes
just now). I just noticed something else about it that bugged me: it's
hack n slash. So much so. Like Gauntlet if Gauntlet had a lot of
cinematics and puzzles.
Yes, I'll sell it. I'm gonna put it on eBay, but if you're interested, let
me know. Maybe send me an email, so we don't have to bore everyone in the
group conducting business..
PANIC
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> With all due respect, it seems you're literally just trying to be as
> controversial as possible. The soundtrack has been praised by several
> sites, and yet you loathe it.
NO, NO, NO! You're thinking of the effects. I think the sound in the game
is EXCELLENT. I don't like the music. There's not much of it, but what
there is, I don't like. But I hate the music in all games. If it's an
option, I always turn it off. The sound itself, all the effects,
it's/they're really good.
> In fact, you seem to loathe every single
> thing about the game.
Most of it.
> While its consistently getting marks in the
> 90's, you seem to struggle to string together two positives about the
> game. Honest opinion
Yes.
PANIC
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>
> "PANIC" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns923B1983081B8v...@137.192.100.18...
>> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
>>
>> Huge rip-off of Resident Evil. Anyone telling me it's different is
>> lying or hasn't played Resident Evil enough to know.
>
> You seem to be the only person saying this, so forgive me if I think
> your being your usual charming self.
Forgive me if I think you're being a typical fanboy.
And I'm not the only one saying it. Just in this group there have been at
least 3 others voicing complaints/concerns about the game. If you look at
reader reviews at other sites you'll find a lot of people complaining about
the game. Not as many as like the game, admittedly ...
Fuck it. Think whatever the hell you want. I don't care. I'm just giving
my opinion on it. I praised the fuck out of Resident Evil, and you didn't
give me shit for that. This is exactly what I hate about any gaming group.
Give your opinion on something, and if it's negative, you're scorned.
>>The way everyone looks at
>> things and talks in text about the light shining through making things
>> eerie, etc.. Not to mention the mansion. The keys. The key
>> breaking. The clock setting. Somebody said it was only the same cuz
>> there was a zombie here or there. That person never played Resident
>> Evil.
>
>::sigh:: Sorry, but again, you are the only person saying this.
A. That's not true. B. If it was, I wouldn't care. C. If everyone said
the sky was green it wouldn't make it so.
>>The game is so
>> identical in so many ways that I'm thinking Nintendo bought the rights
>> to RE so Capcom wouldn't sue when they saw ED.
>
> Nintendo did not buy the rights to Resident Evil, they instead bought
> an exclusivity contract.
Nitpick.
>> The control setup SUCKS. Really, really bad.
>
> Again, you are the only person saying this.
Again, no I'm not.
>>Can you change this? I
>> couldn't find a way. I think it would be sweet to be able to look at
>> things using the left trigger and run using the b button. Or, here's
>> an idea ... run by pressing all the way down on the control stick! It
>> worked for
> Mario.
>
> And? Don't you think Mario is completly different to Eternal Darkness?
>
>> He could tiptoe, walk and run. AND THAT WAS HALF A DECADE AGO! For
>> some reason the people in this game can only tiptoe and walk.
>
> Perhaps then you don't need to run quite as much.
Oh, trust me. The part with the metal pole and stuff (I'm trying not to
spoil anything, so you'll just have to see what I'm talking about once you
play it). Oh, the backtracking in that part. It's worse than RE and you
can't even friggin' run half the time cuz you get winded.
>>You have to press
>> the left trigger button to run,
>
> boo hoo, it's not that hard to press the left trigger button.
If you haven't played the game yet, I'm gonna say you're about the biggest
ass alive. Wait to confront me once you've played it.
>>as you press the control stick on the left
>> side of the controller, and it's really awkward,
>
> Why?
I think it is. I explained why I thought that. If you want to think
otherwise, go for it.
>>and pretty uncomfortable.
>> My left wrist is hurting like a bitch thanks to this left
>> trigger/control
>
>> stick run thing.
>
> Oh well, you seem to be the only person complaining about this game.
> Infact, you have complained before its release as well.
Yes, cuz it looked like shit. It plays even worse.
>> The camera angles. They make me sick. Literally. I got really dizzy
>> and nauseous while playing.
>
> Perhaps then you should consider another hobby?
There has been a couple of other games that have done this to me, but not
many. I can't even think of any others right now.
>> The graphics. JAGGIES! Scott, my friend, why didn't you warn me?!?
>> The graphics were bad, and I accepted that, but I didn't know they
>> were so full of jaggies that they would make the PS2 proud.
>
> Again, you seem to be the only person to notice this.
Even the most positive reviews have some critical things to say about the
graphics.
>>The characters are all
>> shitty. Their arms are too skinny for their body and it's obvious
>> nothing connected. It's all cut and paste body parts.
>
> People, the above is reason enough for Zelda to be cell shaded. Imagine
> if it was not, people like Panic here would think that Realism = Real
> World and suddenly Link would* look strange.
That's right, realism is all evil to you. You will hate ED, I guess.
>> The battles. Terrible. This whole "press right trigger to target and
>> shoot" shit is stupid.
>
> Its very similar to Zelda's Z-Trigger feature. And since your the only
> person that hates this way of fighting I again must asume your being
> your usual charming self.
The "only" person?!? I don't think so. If you pull your head out of your
ass once in a while you might be able to wake up and smell the reality
around you, and outside of this group.
>>Really dumb. Why can't we aim ourselves?
>
> Because fighting is not a huge part of the game.
Actually, it's a GIGANTIC part of the game. It's Gauntlet with puzzles.
>>I guess
>> we can tap the left trigger, or some such thing to target the next
>> closest monster but, whatever. No one who likes this game ever gets
>> to bitch about the controls in RE again. Resident Evil's controls put
>> Eternal Darkness's to shame. And that's saying something.
>
> Read all my statements above about you being the only person to have
> said this.
So I can laugh at them all over again?
>> The scares. There is none. Yes, they play rip-off Friday the 13th
>> type music. Ooh. Creepy.
>
> If you had rented* like we suggested you may have found out you liked
> the game with spending $50 odd on it.
If you would read the post you're responding to, you would realize that I
couldn't rent it.
>> The acting. Bad. Not Resident Evil 1 bad, but not as good as
>> Resident Evil the remake.
>
> Read all my statements above about you being the only person to have
> said this.
Just stop. It's too funny.
>>The dialogue is also stupid. Not to mention Jill Valentine
>> part 2 discovering all this stuff in the mansion TWO WEEKS LATER. Why
>> not just make it the next day, or something?
>
> Because the developers did not want to. I have said it many times, why
> don't you* come up with an original gaming experience,
And why don't they? Eternal Darkness doesn't have an original moment. At
least not 5 characters into it. Plus, it seems bloody damn easy.
>> Overall: I hate it. Well, I liked the Edgar Allen Poe quote.
>> Anyway, I'll play it for a couple more days in case I change my mind,
>> and then it goes up for sale on eBay.
>
> Would you mind shipping abroad?
You can be such a cock without even playing it. Making statements defending
the game as though it's been an extension of your hands for the past 3
months.
*cough* Fanboy *cough*
>> It really is a pretty lame game, and if you haven't
>> already bought into the hype and bought it, I highly recommend you
>> rent it first. It's too bad the ONE store in my town that rented
>> Gamecube games sold all of them since last I was in there and stopped
>> renting them. Great. So I paid $49.99 for it. Yippee.
>
> And, nou doubt, you'll get some of that money back to spend on
> something else.
I've already stated that.
slapkicksy
> "slapkicksy" <slapk...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
> news:afhbtk$eahm4$1...@ID-78070.news.dfncis.de:
>
> >
> > "PANIC" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:Xns923B1983081B8v...@137.192.100.18...
> >> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
> >>
> >> Huge rip-off of Resident Evil. Anyone telling me it's different is
> >> lying or hasn't played Resident Evil enough to know.
> >
> > You seem to be the only person saying this, so forgive me if I think
> > your being your usual charming self.
>
> Forgive me if I think you're being a typical fanboy.
Your forgiven.
> And I'm not the only one saying it. Just in this group there have been at
> least 3 others voicing complaints/concerns about the game.
Skye, Angry, and Stinky are known trolls. Their opinions, although rather
biased and uncontrolled, do not matter to me.
> If you look at
> reader reviews at other sites you'll find a lot of people complaining
about
> the game. Not as many as like the game, admittedly ...
And I see no Link to one review.
> Fuck it. Think whatever the hell you want. I don't care. I'm just
giving
> my opinion on it.
That's ok, but you were complaining about the game before* you got it. It
was obvious that you were not going to like which is why I suggested renting
it, just to make sure if the purchase price was worth it.
>I praised the fuck out of Resident Evil, and you didn't
> give me shit for that.
Why is that Relevent? Resident Evil is not Eternal Darkness. They do* have
similarites. But then, if you look hard enough, everything in this world is
similar to something else.
>This is exactly what I hate about any gaming group.
> Give your opinion on something, and if it's negative, you're scorned.
That because postive opinions are ones that people agree with.
>
> >>The way everyone looks at
> >> things and talks in text about the light shining through making things
> >> eerie, etc.. Not to mention the mansion. The keys. The key
> >> breaking. The clock setting. Somebody said it was only the same cuz
> >> there was a zombie here or there. That person never played Resident
> >> Evil.
> >
> >::sigh:: Sorry, but again, you are the only person saying this.
>
> A. That's not true. B. If it was, I wouldn't care. C. If everyone
said
> the sky was green it wouldn't make it so.
Actually, if everyone said the sky was green then it would* be green. You
have to remember that colours names are not based on anything to do with
they way they look.
> >>The game is so
> >> identical in so many ways that I'm thinking Nintendo bought the rights
> >> to RE so Capcom wouldn't sue when they saw ED.
> >
> > Nintendo did not buy the rights to Resident Evil, they instead bought
> > an exclusivity contract.
>
> Nitpick.
Indeed.
> >> The control setup SUCKS. Really, really bad.
> >
> > Again, you are the only person saying this.
>
> Again, no I'm not.
I don't see anybody else saying it. Do you have imaginary people living
inside your head?
> >>Can you change this? I
> >> couldn't find a way. I think it would be sweet to be able to look at
> >> things using the left trigger and run using the b button. Or, here's
> >> an idea ... run by pressing all the way down on the control stick! It
> >> worked for
> > Mario.
> >
> > And? Don't you think Mario is completly different to Eternal Darkness?
> >
> >> He could tiptoe, walk and run. AND THAT WAS HALF A DECADE AGO! For
> >> some reason the people in this game can only tiptoe and walk.
> >
> > Perhaps then you don't need to run quite as much.
>
> Oh, trust me. The part with the metal pole and stuff (I'm trying not to
> spoil anything, so you'll just have to see what I'm talking about once you
> play it). Oh, the backtracking in that part. It's worse than RE and you
> can't even friggin' run half the time cuz you get winded.
So, you can't run because you can't be bothered to hold down L... Or because
after running for some time the character gets exhausted... Please do
explain because I have no idea what you said in that last sentence...
> >>You have to press
> >> the left trigger button to run,
> >
> > boo hoo, it's not that hard to press the left trigger button.
>
> If you haven't played the game yet, I'm gonna say you're about the biggest
> ass alive. Wait to confront me once you've played it.
My Left hand goes around the left side of the controller, the thumb goes on
top of the joystick, and the index finger goes nicly into the L trigger
button.
Why is it not hard to push again?
> >>as you press the control stick on the left
> >> side of the controller, and it's really awkward,
> >
> > Why?
>
> I think it is. I explained why I thought that. If you want to think
> otherwise, go for it.
>
> >>and pretty uncomfortable.
> >> My left wrist is hurting like a bitch thanks to this left
> >> trigger/control
> >
> >> stick run thing.
> >
> > Oh well, you seem to be the only person complaining about this game.
> > Infact, you have complained before its release as well.
>
> Yes, cuz it looked like shit. It plays even worse.
Again, you are the only person to say this.
> >> The camera angles. They make me sick. Literally. I got really dizzy
> >> and nauseous while playing.
> >
> > Perhaps then you should consider another hobby?
>
> There has been a couple of other games that have done this to me, but not
> many. I can't even think of any others right now.
>
> >> The graphics. JAGGIES! Scott, my friend, why didn't you warn me?!?
> >> The graphics were bad, and I accepted that, but I didn't know they
> >> were so full of jaggies that they would make the PS2 proud.
> >
> > Again, you seem to be the only person to notice this.
>
> Even the most positive reviews have some critical things to say about the
> graphics.
Crisp and sharp is all I keep hearing from ign.com, planetgamecube.com,
which reviews are you reading?
> >>The characters are all
> >> shitty. Their arms are too skinny for their body and it's obvious
> >> nothing connected. It's all cut and paste body parts.
> >
> > People, the above is reason enough for Zelda to be cell shaded. Imagine
> > if it was not, people like Panic here would think that Realism = Real
> > World and suddenly Link would* look strange.
>
> That's right, realism is all evil to you. You will hate ED, I guess.
No, I know that ED is a game, and there fore is not realistic. You have
magical powers for fucks sake.
> >> The battles. Terrible. This whole "press right trigger to target and
> >> shoot" shit is stupid.
> >
> > Its very similar to Zelda's Z-Trigger feature. And since your the only
> > person that hates this way of fighting I again must asume your being
> > your usual charming self.
>
> The "only" person?!? I don't think so. If you pull your head out of your
> ass once in a while you might be able to wake up and smell the reality
> around you, and outside of this group.
Where are these other imaginery people that complain? Where oh where.
> >>Really dumb. Why can't we aim ourselves?
> >
> > Because fighting is not a huge part of the game.
>
> Actually, it's a GIGANTIC part of the game. It's Gauntlet with puzzles.
Could you aim in Resident Evil? Up, Down... That was great. In this game
you can* aim, you just use a targeting system to do it.
> >>I guess
> >> we can tap the left trigger, or some such thing to target the next
> >> closest monster but, whatever. No one who likes this game ever gets
> >> to bitch about the controls in RE again. Resident Evil's controls put
> >> Eternal Darkness's to shame. And that's saying something.
> >
> > Read all my statements above about you being the only person to have
> > said this.
>
> So I can laugh at them all over again?
Why would you laugh at the truth? Nerves perhaps?
> >> The scares. There is none. Yes, they play rip-off Friday the 13th
> >> type music. Ooh. Creepy.
> >
> > If you had rented* like we suggested you may have found out you liked
> > the game with spending $50 odd on it.
>
> If you would read the post you're responding to, you would realize that I
> couldn't rent it.
Oh well, that's a shame. Perhaps you should have waited, or rented when you
had the chance.
It does not bother me, however.
> >> The acting. Bad. Not Resident Evil 1 bad, but not as good as
> >> Resident Evil the remake.
> >
> > Read all my statements above about you being the only person to have
> > said this.
>
> Just stop. It's too funny.
Again with the Nerves.
> >>The dialogue is also stupid. Not to mention Jill Valentine
> >> part 2 discovering all this stuff in the mansion TWO WEEKS LATER. Why
> >> not just make it the next day, or something?
> >
> > Because the developers did not want to. I have said it many times, why
> > don't you* come up with an original gaming experience,
>
> And why don't they? Eternal Darkness doesn't have an original moment. At
> least not 5 characters into it. Plus, it seems bloody damn easy.
I still don't see you coming up with an original title.
> >> Overall: I hate it. Well, I liked the Edgar Allen Poe quote.
> >> Anyway, I'll play it for a couple more days in case I change my mind,
> >> and then it goes up for sale on eBay.
> >
> > Would you mind shipping abroad?
>
> You can be such a cock without even playing it. Making statements
defending
> the game as though it's been an extension of your hands for the past 3
> months.
I am making statements based on everyone's but your review.
> *cough* Fanboy *cough*
Yes. Go look in the google archives, I am a self confessed Nintendo
Loyalist. I will Play games on all consoles, but I will defend whom I think
to be the best video game developer (and developers) on the planet. Sorry
if you take offence to this.
RickB
<snip wild rantings>
You know, everyone is not going to like every game that you like. I think
you should have learned that in 1st grade if you were paying attention. My
take on your rant is that if you feel that strongly against the game then if
I were you I would refrain from putting comments like "I dare you to tell me
why I'm wrong" in your rants. I don't care if you like the game or not but
when you say that it's only your opinion and you don't want people to jump
on you then don't put these things in there:
-Anyone telling me it's different is lying or hasn't played Resident Evil
enough to know.
-No one who likes this game ever gets to bitch about the controls in RE
again.
If you are writing about your opinion of the game then please only state
*your* opinions of the game and not try to sound like you're making general
statements that include everyone.
IMHO <<this also helps alot.
Just my nickels worth. Back to playing more of the AWESOME Eternal
Darkness.....IMHO.
RickB
death-tech
redsniper7000
Shock 2 and it has spoiled me for life. Have you tried it yet?
~redsniper7000~
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> "slapkicksy" <slapk...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
> news:afhbtk$eahm4$1...@ID-78070.news.dfncis.de:
>
> >
> > "PANIC" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:Xns923B1983081B8v...@137.192.100.18...
> >> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
> >>
> >> Huge rip-off of Resident Evil. Anyone telling me it's different is
> >> lying or hasn't played Resident Evil enough to know.
> >
> > You seem to be the only person saying this, so forgive me if I think
> > your being your usual charming self.
>
> Forgive me if I think you're being a typical fanboy.
>
Well I'm pretty critical, and am certainly no fanboy, and I think it's
great.
D2ł
>
<snip>
Ok... Jaggies.....dude if this game has Jaggies then games like Halo and
Project Gotham racing must look like PONG to you.
Sounds like you've somehow grown this huge resentment for Eternal Darkness
and are just blatantly shitting on it, even at the risk of sounding like a
person inept of thinking. Whatever your prob with ED is, stifle it. Not one
person on this planet beside you thus far has said such negative things
about this game. So Im assuming that the world is wrong and you're the only
one that can see the truth? The great prophet, Nintendamus perhaps?
Great, if you have your gripes with the game, have them. Just do us a favor
and stop posting them every 15 hours. The rest of us like the game and are
enjoying it, so live with it.
blizzard
This game is awesome.
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DaRQueSLaYeR
"SnareLuvaMC" <snare...@aol.com> wrote in message
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DaRQueSLaYeR
<snip>
> Fuck it. Think whatever the hell you want. I don't care. I'm just
giving
> my opinion on it. I praised the fuck out of Resident Evil, and you didn't
> give me shit for that. This is exactly what I hate about any gaming
group.
> Give your opinion on something, and if it's negative, you're scorned.
Ok, you praised the hell out of RE and you said you loved it, correct?
Then you say ED rips tons of ideas off RE, but you hate ED, what gives?
Plus, where are the damn jaggies you are talking about? I have noticed
jaggies once in the game and thats after 6 hours of play. To me the graphics
are beautiful.
DaRQueSLaYeR
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DaRQueSLaYeR
think the graphics are right on and definitely some of the best graphics I
have seen on a console. Are they the best, probably not, but they don't
suck! Very high quality.
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Gene Poole
<smip>
wait a minute...
Alex, how far did you make it?
I found the first two chapters incredibly boring, it wasn;t until
Chapter 3 where the magic system kicked in, and things started clicking,
that I really enjoyed it...the plot in Chapter 3 and 4 gets a lot better
too...
are you basing all your gripes on the first two chapters?
--
Gene Poole
Skadar
> I don't care much if any game is supposed to scare me. I've played System
> Shock 2 and it has spoiled me for life. Have you tried it yet?
I've seen you post about System Shock 2 before... and I have to say
that I agree with you. I played it quite some time ago and was blown
away. It's a fantastic game.
You're making me want to load it up again.
Kin
news:Xns923B1983081B8v...@137.192.100.18:
Tought you had it on pre-order, so why did you have to go out and get it?
Liar-liar?
Didn't knew headless chicken were liar too. We learn something every day.
As for being a rip-off of RE... *cough*Alone in the dark*cough* Means
anything to you?
It's way more an interpretation of the Call of Cthullu myth than a RE
ripoff. The story is not even close to RE. Didn't read the rest, it's
worthless, you are a RE fanboy and you are feeling insecure right now when
you should not, RE is a very good game, and everyone is waiting for RE0 and
4, but ED has it topped for the moment.
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redsniper7000
Skadar wrote in message ...
It's the ULTIMATE game. Almost everything about it is perfect. And yes, it's
very very scary. It makes Resident Evil and SIlent Hill look like horror
games for kids (seriously).
PANIC
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>
> "PANIC" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns923B3D922DBEEv...@137.192.100.18...
>
> <snip>
>
>> Fuck it. Think whatever the hell you want. I don't care. I'm just
>> giving my opinion on it. I praised the fuck out of Resident Evil, and
>> you didn't give me shit for that. This is exactly what I hate about
>> any gaming group. Give your opinion on something, and if it's
>> negative, you're scorned.
>
> Ok, you praised the hell out of RE and you said you loved it, correct?
> Then you say ED rips tons of ideas off RE, but you hate ED, what
> gives?
Rip offs are usually lousy (there are some notable exceptions). The game is
a bad rip off. If it would have been a good game, it wouldn't have had to
steal from Resident Evil in the first place.
> Plus, where are the damn jaggies you are talking about? I have
> noticed jaggies once in the game and thats after 6 hours of play. To me
> the graphics are beautiful.
More power to ya.
I was giving MY opinions. And the jaggies are throughout the entire game.
Love,
me
http://www.juicycerebellum.com
"Caffeine Free should mean Free Caffeine."
PANIC
I'm on chapter 4 or 5. When I wrote the first comments it was BEFORE the
magic system. Since then I've gotten to the magic system. I don't really
think it's much improved (for one thing, I don't like wizardy magic stuff in
ANYTHING, books, movies, games, whatever). But I do think it seems as
though you could beat the entire game in like 15 hours, easy (unless it gets
a LOT harder or goes a LOT longer than it appears that it will). So I don't
know where this "100 hours for the best gamer" talk that I heard at the end
of last year was coming from.
PANIC
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>
> "PANIC" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns923B1983081B8v...@137.192.100.18...
>> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
>
> <snip wild rantings>
They were actually fairly calm impressions of the game.
PANIC
> IMHO <<this also helps alot.
It's the online version of Political Correctness run amuck. I have said it,
and do say it, since I know that people for some reason NEED to hear that.
But I usually don't use it, because if you're too stupid to figure out that
it's IMO (my opinion isn't humble, bitch) you're too idiotic for me to waste
my time on.
> Just my nickels worth. Back to playing more of the AWESOME Eternal
> Darkness.....IMHO.
It's in your humble opinion that you'll be playing more Eternal Darkness?
PANIC
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> I don't care much if any game is supposed to scare me. I've played System
> Shock 2 and it has spoiled me for life. Have you tried it yet?
Nope. And because one thing is scary then nothing else ever will be again?
I don't get what you're saying when you say, "I don't care much if any game
is supposed to scare me."
Love,
PANIC
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>
> "PANIC" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns923B1983081B8v...@137.192.100.18...
>> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
>>
>
> <snip>
>
> Ok... Jaggies.....dude if this game has Jaggies then games like Halo
> and Project Gotham racing must look like PONG to you.
LOL! That was a pretty funny comment. I think Halo's chances at good
graphics were lost thanks to the jaggies. You can find plenty of posts
where I bring the jaggies up in that game. PGR is pretty bad, also.
PANIC
news:f9%S8.173782$_j6.89...@bin3.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com:
> I don't see the jaggies either, as I have stated in an earlier post.
> I
> think the graphics are right on and definitely some of the best
> graphics I have seen on a console.
Oh, come on! You know that isn't true.
> Are they the best, probably not,
You just said they were "definitely some of the best graphics."
Make up your mind.
> but they don't suck! Very high quality.
For an N64 game.
PANIC
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> Get a Life Panic
I'm not the one telling someone to get a life because they don't agree with
me on a video game.
redsniper7000
PANIC wrote in message ...
>"redsniper7000" <redsni...@NOSPAM.yahoo.ca> wrote in news:iOZS8.6189$%
>N4.18...@news20.bellglobal.com:
>
>> I don't care much if any game is supposed to scare me. I've played System
>> Shock 2 and it has spoiled me for life. Have you tried it yet?
>
>Nope. And because one thing is scary then nothing else ever will be
>again?
No video game will ever be.
>I don't get what you're saying when you say, "I don't care much if any game
>is supposed to scare me."
Because I know it won't. I like scary games, but scare can't be a selling
point anymore for me in games, since I've been spoiled by System Shock 2.
>Love,
>me
>http://www.juicycerebellum.com
>"Caffeine Free should mean Free Caffeine."
Hehehe, sweet quote.
redsniper7000
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>
>>
>> "PANIC" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns923B1983081B8v...@137.192.100.18...
>>> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
>>>
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> Ok... Jaggies.....dude if this game has Jaggies then games like Halo
>> and Project Gotham racing must look like PONG to you.
>
>LOL! That was a pretty funny comment. I think Halo's chances at good
>graphics were lost thanks to the jaggies. You can find plenty of posts
>where I bring the jaggies up in that game. PGR is pretty bad, also.
Chances are your TV is the main cause for excessive jaggies. I played the
PS2 at my brother's house (he's got a big screen TV) and the jaggies are
omnipresent. They really stand out and distract the player. But on my TV,
it's not that bad. The jaggies aren't really that noticeable. But the DC is
the best in this department (IMHO).
~redsniper7000~
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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt...
...and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!"
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P.S. I just bought Shenmue II. If you haven't played it yet, I strongly
recommend you do.
PANIC
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> PANIC wrote in message ...
>>"D2ł" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote in
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>>
>>>
>>> "PANIC" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Xns923B1983081B8v...@137.192.100.18...
>>>> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Ok... Jaggies.....dude if this game has Jaggies then games like Halo
>>> and Project Gotham racing must look like PONG to you.
>>
>>LOL! That was a pretty funny comment. I think Halo's chances at good
>>graphics were lost thanks to the jaggies. You can find plenty of posts
>>where I bring the jaggies up in that game. PGR is pretty bad, also.
>
> Chances are your TV is the main cause for excessive jaggies. I played
> the PS2 at my brother's house (he's got a big screen TV) and the
> jaggies are omnipresent. They really stand out and distract the player.
> But on my TV, it's not that bad. The jaggies aren't really that
> noticeable. But the DC is the best in this department (IMHO).
The DC RULED. Like System Shock 2 did to you for horror games, Dreamcast
did for me with consoles. It spoiled the hell out of me and made me despise
jaggies in a way I never thought possible.
D2ł
> LOL! That was a pretty funny comment. I think Halo's chances at good
> graphics were lost thanks to the jaggies. You can find plenty of posts
> where I bring the jaggies up in that game. PGR is pretty bad, also.
Damn yo! Whats up with that? You a graphics designer or something? You must
have like laser corrected eye surgery or something, cuz I cant see jaggies
in those games either. Maybe your tv is sucky?
redsniper7000
The best example (well, the best I can come up with) for the no-jaggies
miracle on DC is Sega GT. Not exactly gorgeous, but everything is so sharp.
reastlack
>
> Skadar wrote in message ...
> >"redsniper7000" <redsni...@NOSPAM.yahoo.ca> wrote in message
> news:<iOZS8.6189$%N4.18...@news20.bellglobal.com>...
> >> I don't care much if any game is supposed to scare me. I've
played System
> >> Shock 2 and it has spoiled me for life. Have you tried it yet?
> >
> >I've seen you post about System Shock 2 before... and I have to say
> >that I agree with you. I played it quite some time ago and was
blown
> >away. It's a fantastic game.
> >
> >You're making me want to load it up again.
>
> It's the ULTIMATE game. Almost everything about it is perfect. And
yes, it's
> very very scary. It makes Resident Evil and SIlent Hill look like
horror
> games for kids (seriously).
Did you play the first one?
RickB
> "RickB" <rber...@attbi.com> wrote in
> news:s1ZS8.214171$6m5.1...@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net:
>
> > IMHO <<this also helps alot.
>
> It's the online version of Political Correctness run amuck. I have said
it,
> and do say it, since I know that people for some reason NEED to hear that.
> But I usually don't use it, because if you're too stupid to figure out
that
> it's IMO (my opinion isn't humble, bitch) you're too idiotic for me to
waste
> my time on.
>
> > Just my nickels worth. Back to playing more of the AWESOME Eternal
> > Darkness.....IMHO.
>
> It's in your humble opinion that you'll be playing more Eternal Darkness?
Obviously reading comprehension isn't one of your strong subjects, huh? When
you 'dare people to prove you wrong' then you are not just giving opinions
but trying to pass your beliefs off as being the fact/truth/end-all.
I do have a question for you though, I have never visited your website due
mainly to the fact that you portray a middle school aged persona that has to
argue with everyone that does not agree with your so-called opinion or you
base your so-called opinions on snippets of other peoples' posts and try to
sound mature/educated/informed while doing so and quite honestly it's not
working.
Oh, and for my last statement from the last post that you had a question
about, if you notice that I fully capitalized the word 'awesome' because
that was what my 'IMHO' was referring to, but since we all now know that
reading comprehension eludes you then I guess I'll just shrug off the last
question in your response as being blissfully ignorant.
Happy Gaming : }
RickB
RickB
PANIC
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I was actually trying to lighten things up a little bit. Sure, it was at
the expense of your horrible implementation of, "IMHO," but it was meant to
lighten things up. Being that you didn't comprehend that, it did the exact
opposite, but I tried, damnit.
Kevin Sullivan
wrote:
>"blizzard" <vze2...@verizon.net> wrote in
>news:4E_S8.342$6Y3...@nwrddc04.gnilink.net:
>
>> Get a Life Panic
>
>I'm not the one telling someone to get a life because they don't agree with
>me on a video game.
>
No, but you are the one who is repeatedly posting everything you hate
about the game. If it's so awful why are you obsessing over it?
Just out of curiosity, what games do you actually like? It sounds to
me like you should probably just stop playing video games as you
obviously have no idea what constitutes a good one. Maybe you should
take up cross stitch or basket weaving?
Then again your intention is to be contrary to what ever anyone says
so.
Anyone who thinks Resident Evil's control scheme is better than ED's
needs to have their head checked. Do you also feel that Pole Position
plays better than Gran Turismo 3?
redsniper7000
reastlack wrote in message ...
>"redsniper7000" <redsni...@NOSPAM.yahoo.ca> wrote in message
>news:Wx4T8.1050$j23.4...@news20.bellglobal.com...
>>
>> Skadar wrote in message ...
>> >"redsniper7000" <redsni...@NOSPAM.yahoo.ca> wrote in message
>> news:<iOZS8.6189$%N4.18...@news20.bellglobal.com>...
>> >> I don't care much if any game is supposed to scare me. I've
>played System
>> >> Shock 2 and it has spoiled me for life. Have you tried it yet?
>> >
>> >I've seen you post about System Shock 2 before... and I have to say
>> >that I agree with you. I played it quite some time ago and was
>blown
>> >away. It's a fantastic game.
>> >
>> >You're making me want to load it up again.
>>
>> It's the ULTIMATE game. Almost everything about it is perfect. And
>yes, it's
>> very very scary. It makes Resident Evil and SIlent Hill look like
>horror
>> games for kids (seriously).
>
>Did you play the first one?
>
>
I didn't have a computer back then, and I can't find the damn game anymore.
But at least I've tried. I heard the first one was even scarier for its
time, is it true?
Kevin Sullivan
wrote:
Not liking a game because of jaggies is like not liking a book because
of the paper it's printed on or the ink used. Resident Evil has as
many jaggies as ED does (not much). Have you ever taken a look at the
shadows in RE? It looks like the shadow of a LEGO person. Does that
make the game crap? No.
Jaggies are called pixels, they are square, all TV's have them. You're
stuck with them until a new display technology comes along. You may as
well stop playing games until then...
Fat Grandma
<vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
>
Personally, I think this game is fantastic. Not since Chrono Cross have
I been up until 4 in the morning playing a game. For the most part I
find the voice acting to be superb. There are a few parts that cause me
to wretch in disgust, like Alex零 response to viewing her Grandfathers
dead body. The control is pretty solid for the most part. On about
three occasions I have changed the direction of my analog stick and the
character I have been playing continues to go forward. The graphics are
really good. Most of the character models are really well done. I
notice no jaggies except in some of the FMV sequences, which from what
I have read is due to the compression used to fit them onto the
Gamecube disc. Once in a while though you run into some blocky models.
Take the statue with the moving head on the second floor whose eyes are
fixated on Alex零 chest. I雋 guessing it has something to do with the
game originally being developed for the N64. I would take ED any day
over Resident Evil. I have Resident Evil: Directors Cut and Resident
Evil 2 for the PSX and quite frankly I雋 sick to death of them. I
rented the Gamecube Resident Evil for a weekend a few weeks ago and
while the graphics were absolutely stunning, there wasn靖 enough
innovation over the previous titles to warrant me buying it.
PANIC
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> On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 21:54:42 GMT, vitia...@hotmail.com (PANIC)
> wrote:
>
>>"D2ł" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote in
>>news:52_S8.20498$Wi.80...@twister.nyc.rr.com:
>>
>>>
>>> "PANIC" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Xns923B1983081B8v...@137.192.100.18...
>>>> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
>>>>
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Ok... Jaggies.....dude if this game has Jaggies then games like Halo
>>> and Project Gotham racing must look like PONG to you.
>>
>>LOL! That was a pretty funny comment. I think Halo's chances at good
>>graphics were lost thanks to the jaggies. You can find plenty of posts
>>where I bring the jaggies up in that game. PGR is pretty bad, also.
>>
>>Love,
>>me
>>http://www.juicycerebellum.com
>>"Caffeine Free should mean Free Caffeine."
>
> Not liking a game because of jaggies is like not liking a book because
> of the paper it's printed on or the ink used. Resident Evil has as
> many jaggies as ED does (not much).
ED has a lot more jaggies.
PANIC
news:280620022044128757%je...@jesus.jesus:
Good alternate viewpoint. You didn't even lower yourself down to calling me
a headless chicken. Amazing.
PANIC
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 21:56:54 GMT, vitia...@hotmail.com (PANIC)
> wrote:
>
>>"blizzard" <vze2...@verizon.net> wrote in
>>news:4E_S8.342$6Y3...@nwrddc04.gnilink.net:
>>
>>> Get a Life Panic
>>
>>I'm not the one telling someone to get a life because they don't agree
>>with me on a video game.
>>
>
> No, but you are the one who is repeatedly posting everything you hate
> about the game. If it's so awful why are you obsessing over it?
>
> Just out of curiosity, what games do you actually like?
How many fucking people need to ask me this? Read my damn posts. Not just
the negative ones.
On the Gamecube I have LOVED SSBM, Pikmin, Resident Evil, Super Money Ball
and Rogue Leader. Anyway, I have loved five games for the system, at this
point, and like quite a few more. I posted my top ten games of the past 12
months. I post positive posts frequently. It's just that fanboys like you
only choose to focus on the negative postings I make.
> It sounds to
> me like you should probably just stop playing video games as you
> obviously have no idea what constitutes a good one.
Because I don't agree with you?
> Maybe you should
> take up cross stitch or basket weaving?
So I can stitch your fingers together and prevent you from typing more
mindless posts?
> Then again your intention is to be contrary to what ever anyone says
> so.
Yes. All those positive remarks about the upcoming Metroid Prime. All of
those positive remarks about Super Monkey Ball. All of those positive
remarks about Resident Evil. All beloved games. All games that I heap
praise upon. How contradictory of me.
> Anyone who thinks Resident Evil's control scheme is better than ED's
> needs to have their head checked. Do you also feel that Pole Position
> plays better than Gran Turismo 3?
I feel you need someone to pull that controller out of your ass.
slapkicksy
> Gene Poole <pool...@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:3D1CA526...@yahoo.com:
>
> >
> > <smip>
> >
> > wait a minute...
> >
> > Alex, how far did you make it?
> >
> > I found the first two chapters incredibly boring, it wasn;t until
> > Chapter 3 where the magic system kicked in, and things started clicking,
> > that I really enjoyed it...the plot in Chapter 3 and 4 gets a lot better
> > too...
> >
> > are you basing all your gripes on the first two chapters?
>
> I'm on chapter 4 or 5.
What?
You don't fucking know what fucking chapter your on
I smell shit, and it's coming from your posts.
reastlack
news:afkpv0$fav8p$1...@ID-78070.news.dfncis.de...
Nice catch there, kicksy, you're probably right.
reastlack
Yeah, it was very creepy, and there weren't any other games with more
than a superficial resemblance. In a way, there still aren't. No
ghosts in that one, the backstory unfolded through old messages and
exploration. The insane computer became more and more focused on your
presence as you progressed through the game (which was unnerving to
say the least.)
The game was not in true 3D, but it was closer to 3D than Doom was. I
bet it would still look fairly decent on a modern computer, the CD
version had a 640 x 480 mode with higher resolution textures. I've
never seen it running in that mode, the engine wasn't fast and at that
setting it wouldn't run on my computer. I think that even a Pentium
wasn't enough to get it to run smoothly. I still have the disk, I
might have to load it up and see if I can get it to run under Windows.
It probably won't, but it's worth a shot, anyway.
Pluto \(M\) ³
> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
Y'know, Panic, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I enjoy saying
'yeah, he's entitled to his opinion...' But y'know what? Your views of this game
are SOOOOO far removed from what every single other person (besides Stinky) is
saying about it, it's not even cute. I can't even give you the benefit of the
doubt because, obviously, you're either horribly prejudiced against this game
and hate it simply because you convinced yourself that it's bad, OR you havn't
even played it and are just speaking out of your ass.
Pluto \(M\) ³
<snip>
> And I'm not the only one saying it. Just in this group there have been at
> least 3 others voicing complaints/concerns about the game. If you look at
> reader reviews at other sites you'll find a lot of people complaining about
> the game. Not as many as like the game, admittedly ...
Dude, there are ALWAYS crappy reader reviews. People have given Ocarina of Time,
Resident Evil and GTA3, amongst others, 1's on fucking reader reviews. And then
there are people who give them 10s. Reader reviews are bullshit and you KNOW it.
They're almost invariably inflated or downgraded, with the occasional honest,
well-written review intersperced.
Pluto \(M\) ³
"RickB" <rber...@attbi.com> wrote in message
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<snip>
You, Rick, are my new best friend.
PANIC
news:afkpv0$fav8p$1...@ID-78070.news.dfncis.de:
Yes. I have a life. I don't memorize every detail of every game. Sorry.
I wish I could be a fat 17-year-old zit-covered British prick like you, and
then I'd have to memorize meaningless facts.
Love,
me
http://www.juicycerebellum.com
"Spider Loafers."
PANIC
news:nHqT8.737$lH6.23...@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com:
I think professional reviews are even heavier bullshit, for the most part.
Remember when "The Blair Witch Project" was being hailed as the scariest
movie EVER by like every critic alive? It was all hype. And the mainstream
critics bought into it.
PANIC
It's neither. I've played it and think it sucks. I'm sure you've went
against the grain at certain times in your life.
Pluto \(M\) ³
> Pluto \(M\) ³ <plu...@nospam.flash.net> wrote in
Actually I tried to ignore the Blair Witch Project. And I never listen to movie
critics. I've noted that most of them are full of shit. In fact, I have a
standing rule. I go to see any movie that Roger Ebert says is crap. If he hates
it, I know I'll love it.
Pluto \(M\) ³
> Pluto \(M\) ³ <plu...@nospam.flash.net> wrote in
Not THIS fantastically against the grain. Even when I hate something I can
usually see the good points. But frankly, you're the ONLY one I've seen making
these points. I mean, hell, even when I do hate something, at least someone
agrees with me. So far I've read not a single review that says anything
resembling what you have been.
Scott
>I actually posted this in response to Gene, but decided to put it in this
>thread of thoughts. I hope people will take my thoughts (the negative) with
>the positive, and decide if they really want to buy this game. I think a
>LOT of people are gonna be damn disappointed. But nobody will admit it, of
>course.
>
By saying nobody would admit it if they were disappointed in the game
you're basically saying nobody is going to give an honest opinion. Given
that why should anyone take your opinion seriously?
--
Better Monkeying Through Gongon
Extra DOT not required for e-mail.
PANIC
news:4idthuok0nihhql4n...@4ax.com:
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 09:28:24 GMT, vitia...@hotmail.com (PANIC) wrote:
>
>>I actually posted this in response to Gene, but decided to put it in
>>this thread of thoughts. I hope people will take my thoughts (the
>>negative) with the positive, and decide if they really want to buy this
>>game. I think a LOT of people are gonna be damn disappointed. But
>>nobody will admit it, of course.
>>
> By saying nobody would admit it if they were disappointed in the game
> you're basically saying nobody is going to give an honest opinion.
> Given that why should anyone take your opinion seriously?
Hey Scott, remove your boyfriend's dick from your ass for a minute and shove
all your lectures up there. I'm sick of them.
D2ł
> Hey Scott, remove your boyfriend's dick from your ass for a minute and
shove
> all your lectures up there. I'm sick of them.
>
Well, that certainly is a shining example of how mature you are. You seem to
be making more friends than Stinky as of late, J. Maybe you should take a
step back and analyze that attitude of yours.
Speaking of being sick of things, I can speak for most of this group when I
say we're sick of your constant whining about Eternal Darkness. After
reading all your posts, I am certain you haven't even played the game yet.
redsniper7000
>then I'd have to memorize meaningless facts.
Add Pokemon-loving while you're at it.
IH8U4IT
news:eMIT8.55166$QD2.14...@twister.nyc.rr.com:
After your post I am certain that you are an idiot.
Love,
me
http://www.juicycerebellum.com
"The little blue starfish is living in exile in Spain."
m
> Here are my initial thoughts after two and a half hours of playing ...
>
but if you wrote that you liked it you wouldn't BE a troll. duh.
Scott
*hunts for his envirosuit*
Scott
<redsni...@NOSPAM.yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>I wish I could be a fat 17-year-old zit-covered British prick like you, and
>>then I'd have to memorize meaningless facts.
>
>Add Pokemon-loving while you're at it.
>
Don't you be dissing Jigglypuff you mother trucker! :)
Scott
wrote:
Sorting reader reviews is like separating the wheat from the chaft most
times. Everyone likes to play home critic or armchair quarterback.
Scott
>I think professional reviews are even heavier bullshit, for the most part.
>
For the most part, yes.
>Remember when "The Blair Witch Project" was being hailed as the scariest
>movie EVER by like every critic alive? It was all hype. And the mainstream
>critics bought into it.
>
It was an interesting idea when it "hit" and they ate it up. Personally I
liked The Last Broadcast much more and you can see where Blair Witch lifted
ideas from it.
Scott
wrote:
>Actually I tried to ignore the Blair Witch Project. And I never listen to movie
>critics. I've noted that most of them are full of shit. In fact, I have a
>standing rule. I go to see any movie that Roger Ebert says is crap. If he hates
>it, I know I'll love it.
>
I saw it twice. First time was a "date" movie and I went with my mom the
second time around. I agree, most "professional" critics are slanted one
way or another. One thing I'll say for Roger Ebert is that he seems to (or
he used to when Sneak Previews was a little PBS show) give some movies a
fair shake where others would have just shrugged them off. He actuually
recommends some of the chese*ball horror flicks I enjoy. I haven't really
read or heard anything he's had to say in the past few years though.
IH8U4IT
news:4ne4iu0ohms1fkguo...@4ax.com:
> On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 06:14:57 GMT, vitia...@hotmail.com (PANIC) wrote:
>
>>I think professional reviews are even heavier bullshit, for the most
>>part.
>>
> For the most part, yes.
>
>>Remember when "The Blair Witch Project" was being hailed as the
>>scariest movie EVER by like every critic alive? It was all hype. And
>>the mainstream critics bought into it.
>>
> It was an interesting idea when it "hit" and they ate it up. Personally
> I liked The Last Broadcast much more and you can see where Blair Witch
> lifted ideas from it.
Sounds very similar to the ED/RE situation.
Gene Poole
>
> On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 16:41:20 -0400, "redsniper7000"
> <redsni...@NOSPAM.yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> >>I wish I could be a fat 17-year-old zit-covered British prick like you, and
> >>then I'd have to memorize meaningless facts.
> >
> >Add Pokemon-loving while you're at it.
> >
> Don't you be dissing Jigglypuff you mother trucker! :)
diss Jigglypuff all you want. but say one word about mankey and the
gloves come off...
...unless it's some reference to me spanking my mankey. heh.
--
Gene Poole
Gene Poole
>
> On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 06:14:57 GMT, vitia...@hotmail.com (PANIC) wrote:
>
> >I think professional reviews are even heavier bullshit, for the most part.
> >
> For the most part, yes.
>
> >Remember when "The Blair Witch Project" was being hailed as the scariest
> >movie EVER by like every critic alive? It was all hype. And the mainstream
> >critics bought into it.
> >
> It was an interesting idea when it "hit" and they ate it up. Personally I
> liked The Last Broadcast much more and you can see where Blair Witch lifted
> ideas from it.
I really liked it.
but then, I grew up in the canadier wilderness, and went camping often.
I recall the scares of not knowing where those noises out there at night
are coming from, so real you can taste it, thinking of bears and violent
college students (was a wee lad at the time) and the like...and the
terror the first time anyone shook my tent like that, when I didn;t
expect people around.
it's a very creepy movie...if you come from a similar background, I
guess.
but again; its definitely the sort of movie that builds on what you
build up in your imagination.
much like Lovecraft horror, IMO, actually.
--
Gene Poole
Scott
Lecture? No. Comment on why no one seems to take you seriously? Yes.
Hearing you call anyone who disagrees with you a fanboy? Priceless.
And that particular orifice is an exit only. Sorry to disappoint you.
--
redsniper7000
Scott wrote in message ...
LOL!!
Gene Poole
myu dyke friend used to lecture me about that ad nauseum. when asking
why I didn't try out men, I told her it was "because I don't want to be
fucked in the ass, and there's nothing sexually appealing to me about a
big, hairy ass."
so I'd get lectured that most gay men didn't even do that, in part from
worries of anal sex, and most of them just did the oral thing.
so I had to change my answer.
the only way I'll ever taste semen is if I can manage to fold myself in
half without breaking my neck.
--
Gene Poole
that last bit was a joke.
slapkicksy
"IH8U4IT" <vitia...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "D2ł" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:eMIT8.55166$QD2.14...@twister.nyc.rr.com:
>
> >
> >
> >> Hey Scott, remove your boyfriend's dick from your ass for a minute and
> >> shove all your lectures up there. I'm sick of them.
> >>
> >
> > Well, that certainly is a shining example of how mature you are. You
> > seem to be making more friends than Stinky as of late, J. Maybe you
> > should take a step back and analyze that attitude of yours.
> >
> > Speaking of being sick of things, I can speak for most of this group
> > when I say we're sick of your constant whining about Eternal Darkness.
> > After reading all your posts, I am certain you haven't even played the
> > game yet.
>
> After your post I am certain that you are an idiot.
Amazing, we all think the same thing about you every time you post.
Weird, huh.
Scott
>Scott wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 16:41:20 -0400, "redsniper7000"
>> <redsni...@NOSPAM.yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>
>> >>I wish I could be a fat 17-year-old zit-covered British prick like you, and
>> >>then I'd have to memorize meaningless facts.
>> >
>> >Add Pokemon-loving while you're at it.
>> >
>> Don't you be dissing Jigglypuff you mother trucker! :)
>
>diss Jigglypuff all you want. but say one word about mankey and the
>gloves come off...
>
Keep them on. You're in Canada and if you take the gloves off your hands
will freeze and you won't be able to manipulate your joystick anymore.
>...unless it's some reference to me spanking my mankey. heh.
>
See above...
--
Gene Poole
heh. well done.
--
Gene Poole
Summer, damn it!! 32 degrees!!
90 for you merkans!
Scott
::bows::
Scott
>Scott wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:56:29 -0600, Gene Poole <pool...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Scott wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 16:41:20 -0400, "redsniper7000"
>> >> <redsni...@NOSPAM.yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >>I wish I could be a fat 17-year-old zit-covered British prick like you, and
>> >> >>then I'd have to memorize meaningless facts.
>> >> >
>> >> >Add Pokemon-loving while you're at it.
>> >> >
>> >> Don't you be dissing Jigglypuff you mother trucker! :)
>> >
>> >diss Jigglypuff all you want. but say one word about mankey and the
>> >gloves come off...
>> >
>> Keep them on. You're in Canada and if you take the gloves off your hands
>> will freeze and you won't be able to manipulate your joystick anymore.
>>
>> >...unless it's some reference to me spanking my mankey. heh.
>> >
>> See above...
>
>heh. well done.
>
Donkey shirts. Or something like that.
Gene Poole
Betty shirts, or something similar.
--
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Disclaimers:
1) I didn't say what I clearly said, I said the opposite
2) It's not my fault I can't articulate in the slightest, you need
to learn to read
3) Get a grip. This is USEnet, for God's sake.