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Re: Willco gives impressions for all games coming out
« Reply #60 on: September 10, 2008, 02:31:42 PM »
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« Reply #61 on: September 10, 2008, 03:07:44 PM »
Glad I'm sticking with the decision to rent Fable 2.

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« Reply #62 on: September 10, 2008, 03:09:20 PM »
Harmonix's presentation is so mundane, but I got your information. 20 free songs will be available via DLC and it will cost $5 to bring your songs from the first Rock Band to the next installment. World Tour mode is fully online.

Bah But WHAT ARE THOSE 20 songs. :(

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« Reply #63 on: September 10, 2008, 03:15:26 PM »
I'm not sure how a conference results in a business cult. Its not like I am saying or ANYONE is saying it's the greatest company ever - the conference is meant to educate SMs on Q4 products and blow off steam. The event has become so huge because we are the number one videogame retailer (we surpassed Wal-Mart) and vendors want to rally support behind their individual products.

I will say that corporate spent a good deal and a lot of money on training us on how to deal with the - and this was a surprise to me - the core gamer. There is some really cool shit that GameStop will be rolling out to make things easier for gamers in the store. Plus, they've spent a truckload of money developing tools to train store associates and we have an actual timeline (along with the tools) for it now.
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Re: Willco gives impressions for all games coming out
« Reply #64 on: September 10, 2008, 03:16:49 PM »
I think honestly, its best to keep stuff heard at company meetings, within the company. Regardless of the meetings true intent, it comes off as whorish to most.
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« Reply #65 on: September 10, 2008, 03:27:21 PM »
I posted impressions and gaming news! I didn't post anything corporate until prompted by cult remarks!

I work for a company - like many who work for MOST companies, I do not find it without fault nor do I think of it as the best company ever. I enjoy my job for the most part, regardless of the actual corporate policy.
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« Reply #66 on: September 10, 2008, 03:29:01 PM »
my advice? Ignore the comments and keep doing what youre doing
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« Reply #67 on: September 10, 2008, 03:31:56 PM »
Why do people hate the new Dash? Do you really prefer the blades? New Dash is a huge step forward. I'm stoked for it. I bet it will look sexy as hell on my TV. It just oozes sheen.

It's fucking hideos.

If you want sheen, get a PS3. XMB and Blu-rays :hump

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« Reply #68 on: September 10, 2008, 03:34:17 PM »
I posted impressions and gaming news! I didn't post anything corporate until prompted by cult remarks!

I work for a company - like many who work for MOST companies, I do not find it without fault nor do I think of it as the best company ever. I enjoy my job for the most part, regardless of the actual corporate policy.
I certainly appreciated your impressions!   :D

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« Reply #69 on: September 10, 2008, 03:37:19 PM »
Red Faction's destructible environments are the real deal. We got a sneak peek at some great weapons like the nano rifle that literally eats apart matter. The had like some kind of crazy implopding mine too.  The actual physics and the way the buildings fall apart is incredible. How come nobody else has pulled this off?
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« Reply #70 on: September 10, 2008, 03:40:39 PM »
Because Volition is pretty awesome.

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« Reply #71 on: September 10, 2008, 03:41:01 PM »
This looks like Mercs but on Mars and visually/tech impressive.

We just saw a mech walk through a building a destroy piece by piece - simply incredible.
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« Reply #72 on: September 10, 2008, 03:58:56 PM »
Can you expound a bit on Dead Space?

Does it control exactly like RE4? It seems from the videos that you control the camera and hence the crosshair with the right stick, is that the case? Is there a quick 180 turn (I have a serious game boner for the quick 180 turn.) How was the framerate? Which platform did you play it on? Which platform, if any, did the PR drones recommend you play it on?

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« Reply #73 on: September 10, 2008, 04:02:13 PM »
Red Faction's destructible environments are the real deal. We got a sneak peek at some great weapons like the nano rifle that literally eats apart matter. The had like some kind of crazy implopding mine too.  The actual physics and the way the buildings fall apart is incredible. How come nobody else has pulled this off?
Crysis managed it (though obviously its focus was a bit different) and it looked more impressive in motion as well (due to the object motion blur).  Still, what they've achieved in the new Red Faction is really impressive.  I just wish it wasn't an open world game.  :\

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« Reply #74 on: September 10, 2008, 04:06:36 PM »
Mercs 2 is awesome
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cool breeze

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« Reply #75 on: September 10, 2008, 04:08:44 PM »
Crysis does it the same way Mercs 2 does it.  It has mainly metal sheets that make up the building, then they just fall away like a house of cards.  Mercs 2 and Bad Company also rely on destruction by swapping out models, so shoot a wall and it swaps with a broken wall.  It is on a much smaller scale than Mercs 2, but RF3 has the most impressive destruction I have ever seen in a game.

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« Reply #76 on: September 10, 2008, 04:34:10 PM »
No way, mercs 2 has large concrete explosions. Blowing a wall to a fortress with C4 is win
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« Reply #77 on: September 10, 2008, 04:40:11 PM »
Crysis does it the same way Mercs 2 does it.  It has mainly metal sheets that make up the building, then they just fall away like a house of cards.  Mercs 2 and Bad Company also rely on destruction by swapping out models, so shoot a wall and it swaps with a broken wall.  It is on a much smaller scale than Mercs 2, but RF3 has the most impressive destruction I have ever seen in a game.
This is true.  However, there are many more individual pieces used to create structures in Crysis and you can't forget the detailed vegitation destruction (which doesn't simply replace models).  It's the high number of objects interacting with one another coupled with the incredible post processing that gives Crysis its look and feel.  It is different from Red Faction in that you can't actually destroy material, though, you're right.

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« Reply #78 on: September 10, 2008, 04:49:56 PM »
No way, mercs 2 has large concrete explosions. Blowing a wall to a fortress with C4 is win

That is the swapping out model effect at work.  I just hope Mercs 3 gets the same destruction that RF3 is getting.

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« Reply #79 on: September 10, 2008, 04:56:12 PM »
Thanks for the impressions Willco, keep em coming  :)

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« Reply #80 on: September 10, 2008, 05:20:26 PM »
Total Stinkers:

Mortal Kombat vs DC: Moves are not mapped out well, slow response time, matches last forever and certain moves are unblockable. Really dumb button masher.

Socom: Boring and ugly. Played it for five minutes and northing happened.

So I take it they didn't give you free copies of those?

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« Reply #81 on: September 10, 2008, 05:31:50 PM »
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Dead Space: Holy crap - I loved it. Extremely fun, very intuitive, slick visuals and pretty polished. Just wish you could run. Atmosphere was incredible.

Dead Space is a game that, from the beginning, I thought had a lot of potential to be really good. Gameplay is one area that I've had a bit of concern about, though. Would it be accurate to say it's a bit like RE4 in space?
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Re: Willco gives impressions for all games coming out
« Reply #82 on: September 10, 2008, 07:19:43 PM »
Jewco, can you tell why you dont like Lightsaber Game on Wii?
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Re: Willco gives impressions for all games coming out
« Reply #83 on: September 10, 2008, 07:31:36 PM »
is Left 4 Dead there?

if so, are they letting you play as the infected?
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Re: Willco gives impressions for all games coming out
« Reply #84 on: September 10, 2008, 07:43:53 PM »
Infected aren't making it into L4D playable at launch.

Mrbob

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« Reply #85 on: September 10, 2008, 07:56:32 PM »
Free update on PC, 800 points on 360. 

Just a guess.

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« Reply #86 on: September 10, 2008, 08:30:00 PM »
There is some really cool shit that GameStop will be rolling out to make things easier for gamers in the store.

Moving Wii to a new concept store - NonGameStop?
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Re: Willco gives impressions for all games coming out
« Reply #87 on: September 10, 2008, 08:48:44 PM »
Oh yeah, the positive Dead Space impressions continue.

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« Reply #88 on: September 10, 2008, 09:51:04 PM »
Free update on PC, 800 points on 360. 

Just a guess.

Free update on PC, never appearing on 360. Come on now.

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« Reply #89 on: September 10, 2008, 09:53:43 PM »
Left 4 Dead line was so long I couldn't even see the television.

Blizzard is giving their presentation right now and it's fucking hysterical.

Dead Space was smooth and handled like Halo but in third person. They were pushing it hard on the 360.

Will detail more on Friday.

Resistance 2 looked good btw
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« Reply #90 on: September 10, 2008, 09:57:30 PM »
Willco, did you not play Last Remnant then? A friend said it was there but he hadn't played it yet.

Nope - didn't remember it.

Wow, Wrath of the Lich King looks pretty neat surprisingly.
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« Reply #91 on: September 10, 2008, 09:57:54 PM »
Willco, any truth to MS selling a 60 GB hard drive for the X360 at $99 with 3 months of Live and an Ethernet cable?
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Re: Willco gives impressions for all games coming out
« Reply #92 on: September 10, 2008, 10:01:48 PM »
Resistance 2 looked good btw

Is this true?





And the CE cover is a rip off of Fable 2 cover.
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« Reply #93 on: September 10, 2008, 10:02:12 PM »
I don't know what you are talking about

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« Reply #94 on: September 10, 2008, 10:02:44 PM »
I don't know what you are talking about

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« Reply #95 on: September 10, 2008, 10:06:08 PM »
I knew Fable II was going to be total shit.  :)

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« Reply #96 on: September 10, 2008, 10:08:31 PM »
Fable II looks promising but I predict a good amount of backlash.

Resistance 2 looked neat visually, but it didn't seem terribly fun.
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« Reply #97 on: September 10, 2008, 10:13:10 PM »
Blizzard is nice enough to show us internal video from their corporate show and tell meetings, and GameStop SMs  respond by talking throughout the presentation. Jerks!

Wrath of the Lich King has kickass vehicles!
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« Reply #98 on: September 10, 2008, 10:14:27 PM »
All that matters for me this fall is Gears of War 2. As long as that delivers, Im happy.

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« Reply #99 on: September 10, 2008, 10:14:47 PM »
StarCraft 2 exclusive multiplayer walkthrough!!!
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« Reply #100 on: September 10, 2008, 10:16:41 PM »
All that matters for me this fall is Gears of War 2. As long as that delivers, Im happy.

You'd really like Dead Space, dude. Super atmospheric.

Gears was like sex.
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« Reply #101 on: September 10, 2008, 10:17:05 PM »
Wow those boxarts are fucking generic.  Who would want to copy Halo 3 in the first place?

Oh, you're just being facetious.  Who doesn't copy Halo?

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« Reply #102 on: September 10, 2008, 10:36:30 PM »
Wow those boxarts are fucking generic.  Who would want to copy Halo 3 in the first place?

Word, the Halo 3 cover is shit.

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« Reply #103 on: September 10, 2008, 10:37:47 PM »
Fable II looks promising but I predict a good amount of backlash.


So is it an open world this time a la Oblivion? Or are you still on rails?
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Re: Willco gives impressions for all games coming out
« Reply #104 on: September 10, 2008, 10:42:21 PM »
Fable II looks promising but I predict a good amount of backlash.

Resistance 2 looked neat visually, but it didn't seem terribly fun.

I think Fable 2 is a game that needs to be enjoyed for a couple of hours before understanding if it comes together or not.

Resistance 2 looks as fun as Resistance 1.

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« Reply #105 on: September 11, 2008, 12:11:54 AM »
SOCOM is crap. So is Uncharted. Why should I qualify my opinions when sony fucktards have proven time and time again that they'd rather live in the shit bubble theyve created.

Well, if you don't play tactical shooters, your opinion on SOCOM is pretty much irrelevant to somebody like me, who's a big fan of them.  Your opinion might matter to somebody like you, who doesn't play them, but why the hell would somebody like me take you seriously? 

And that sony fucktards remark?  Take that shit back over to NeoGAF, dude.  I play games to have fun.  I am not brand loyal.  I just know a good game when I play one.

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« Reply #106 on: September 11, 2008, 12:15:54 AM »
MAF has played a metric fuckton of tactical shooters.
Alright, then I guess I'm wrong about him.  I still say the SOCOM beta is the fuckin bomb diggity and if you haven't played it, your opinion still doesn't mean shit no matter how many shooters you've played.

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« Reply #107 on: September 11, 2008, 12:18:16 AM »
I knew Fable II was going to be total shit.  :)

I preordered it to get the free Pub Games, then canceled my preorder and put the money down on Rock Band 2. :rock
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« Reply #108 on: September 11, 2008, 12:22:12 AM »
Resistance 2 looked good btw

Is this true?

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And the CE cover is a rip off of Fable 2 cover.
god damn, you are definitely distinguished mentally-challenged. 

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« Reply #109 on: September 11, 2008, 12:31:11 AM »
doesn't matter anyway since they gave it to slant 6 and zipper is working on that mag abortion
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« Reply #110 on: September 11, 2008, 12:32:20 AM »
By socom guys do you mean socom fans, or the dev guys?

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« Reply #111 on: September 11, 2008, 12:53:59 AM »
Resistance 2 looked good btw

Is this true?

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And the CE cover is a rip off of Fable 2 cover.
god damn, you are definitely distinguished mentally-challenged. 


What. Are you blind or something? Or your just being yourself, a natural born, corn eating dumbass.

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« Reply #112 on: September 11, 2008, 01:04:02 AM »
What. Are you blind or something? Or your just being yourself, a natural born, corn eating dumbass.
the yellow sky is a theme for resistance 2.  the stance is your standard guy holding a gun - nothing noteworthy there.  saying it's a "ripoff" is distinguished mentally-challenged -- there are similarities, but it's more a coincidence and not a ripoff. 
« Last Edit: September 11, 2008, 01:06:46 AM by JustinP »

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« Reply #113 on: September 11, 2008, 01:06:02 AM »
What. Are you blind or something? Or your just being yourself, a natural born, corn eating dumbass.
the yellow sky is a theme for resistance 2.  the stance is your standard guy holding a gun - nothing noteworthy there.  saying it's a "ripoff" is distinguished mentally-challenged -- there are similarities, but it's more a coincidence. 

Oh yeah!!!???

Is this a coincidence too???




AH! I think not

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« Reply #114 on: September 11, 2008, 01:17:09 AM »
fable 2's box art is just an update on the original fable box art -- same concept, which can be found used in many pieces of art where there's a good/evil contrast as a focus. 

you're acting like these are super original ideas that these xbox covers invented.  they are well proven concepts that these games happen to use.  you could say they are both ripping off the original, but that's excessive -- the point is that it's silly and distinguished mentally-challenged to act like one of these games ripped off the other when neither are original concepts to begin with.   

both fable and resistance 2 have good/evil concepts within the game -- it's not surprising they'd express that on the cover, and a mirror image is, like i said, a well established way to do this. 
« Last Edit: September 11, 2008, 01:37:42 AM by JustinP »

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« Reply #115 on: September 11, 2008, 01:30:35 AM »
So is the second "reflection" boxart the real one for Resistance 2?

Because the composition on the first one looks like it was done by a monkey.  Presumably it's a horrible fan mockup.

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« Reply #116 on: September 11, 2008, 01:55:56 AM »
thank god euros arent so stupid they need 84 "PLAYSTATION" fonts/logo's on the cover
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« Reply #117 on: September 11, 2008, 01:58:01 AM »
Well the second one is Euro and the first one is NA, so it figures ;)

:lol  Oh wow, so typical.

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« Reply #118 on: September 11, 2008, 08:33:45 AM »
The second box art with the reflection thing going on is the Limited Edition box art, the ugly Halo 3 rip off is the standard one.  And the Standard one is pretty clearly influenced heavily by Halo, but the LE one isn't influenced by Fable 2 at all.  Even if that type of mirrored image isn't anything new to Fable, the difference in content is pretty strong.  One features two sides to the war and the other features two sides to life.


Wait, was Fight Night round 4 shown? any impressions of that?
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« Reply #119 on: September 11, 2008, 10:05:38 AM »
 :lol
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