Author Topic: Hotel Dusk is like getting raped by a 95 year old man (Read 2691 times)

TVC15 · « **on:** April 23, 2009, 04:10:50 AM »

Jesus, it took me like 20 fucking minutes or more just to get to my hotel room in the very beginning. Why is there no fast text option? Yes, the animation is gorgeous and it's got style, but MOVE FUCKING GODAMN IT. I fucked up by making the chick on the staircase cry (thus leading to a game over a bit later). It restarted me back a bit, right in front of the girl, and I figured "hey, it appears to have a fair, timely checkpoint system. This is only like 2 conversations before I got the game over screen for making her cry." But I forgot--each conversation takes like 10 fucking minutes, so I had to sit through 2 long, slow, boring dialogs that I had already been through before.

This game goes on the train to Auschwitz.

Vizzys · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:12:46 AM »

i beat this game

I can tell you now it wasnt easy, the boredom i overcame was amazing

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:14:43 AM »

there was a really good X-Files episode about an geriatric rapist, who was also invisible or using his newly acquired spirit power or something. Whateva, it didn't suck.

drohne · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:15:29 AM »

i dunno, if the 95 year old man was raping you he would at least get right to the point -- it's more like dating a 95 year old man and then being raped after several nights of tedious senile conversation

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:19:37 AM »

Most boring game ever. I don't know why I bothered to finish it.

drohne · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:22:12 AM »

i'm sure you can diagnose yourself with something that explains it -- attention surplus syndrome, say

lol that spells ass

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:36:54 AM »

I usually trade games back in if I don't enjoy them after two hours.
But seriously, this game gave me a wicked headache out of fucking boredom and I have no idea why I put myself through it. Maybe it was that perfect 10 from egm and I was looking for the fun.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:52:51 AM »

i already get bored during shit like phoenix wright. this looks even more fucking boring and im glad i skipped it. if i wanted to read a book id read a book, or at least the 100 classic book garbage

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:55:47 AM »

Hotel Dusk sucks so fucking hard

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:58:50 AM »

I liked the courtroom in Apollo Justice. Everything else $:-\$
Well until I hit a terrible attempt at logic by the game designers.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:59:40 AM »

I liked the courtroom except that it takes 10 minutes between objections and shit. i have the second one here but i cant be bothered

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2009, 05:06:49 AM »

oh yeah, I forgot that failing a case = 20 minutes of doing what I already know how to do again.us Ugh. They need to find a better way to penalise, or have branching outcomes for different valid evidence presented for any one situation.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2009, 05:39:09 AM »

Hotel Dusk love describes everything that annoys me about Nintendo Wii fans and early DS fans.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2009, 05:45:34 AM »

Hey buddy, meteos and canvas curse were great. Wait, when did hotel dusk come out?

Lafiel · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2009, 07:42:54 AM »

that's the same exact thing that happened to me, i lost all interest in playing it after that. Which is a shame since i really liked the 20 minutes i played, i should get back into it someday.

demi · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2009, 07:59:26 AM »

I just read the story on gamefaqs

pilonv1 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:08:06 AM »

what about wikipedia

Reb · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:12:09 AM »

I'm still waiting. :'(

pilonv1 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:18:02 AM »

demi · « **Reply #19 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:23:06 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 23, 2009, 08:08:06 AM

what about wikipedia

it explains it but not in the context of the game. even still if you read a guide on gamefaqs, the story is absolute trash.

omg a painting

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #20 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:25:41 AM »

Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on April 23, 2009, 05:45:34 AM

Hey buddy, meteos and canvas curse were great. Wait, when did hotel dusk come out?

2006 I think.

The problem with the mindset of the early DS era was that any game that wasn't total trash was automatically awesome. Hotel Dusk was one of these games.

The same mentality exists on the Wii today. If it isn't total garbage, it's gold.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:27:46 AM »

I think it was that total garbage games got a pass if they were a newish genre that western gamers hadn't had before. There weren't many interactive story games on DS so things like Hotel Dusk and Phoenix Wright were hailed as fantastic new games. Now there's real games on the system these things look like utter trash

MCD · « **Reply #22 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:29:53 AM »

he never finds his gay lover.

demi · « **Reply #23 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:36:25 AM »

Quote from: Jinfash on April 23, 2009, 08:28:35 AM

...I really really tried to be positive and patient. I really tried liking the game. 3 attempts since the release, all from the beginning (to fully "appreciate" the narrative).

... shit game.

Demi, spoil the ending please.

Hyde discovers the truth about Osterzone, and Dunning gives him a key from the fake Kyle Hyde (Bradley). Hyde calls his company, and turns out the client who wanted him to find those items (the red box that was locked, etc) was in fact Bradley. Hyde opens the box and it's a letter saying "lol, i knew u would figure it out ur so smart. but guess what you'll never find me cause the mafia and the cops want me dead. lol bye."

So in the end, Hyde never finds Bradley, and Jenny returns to Hotel Dusk in the bonus ending (have to beat the game without losing, or fucking up period)

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #24 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:42:56 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 23, 2009, 08:27:46 AM

I think it was that total garbage games got a pass if they were a newish genre that western gamers hadn't had before. There weren't many interactive story games on DS so things like Hotel Dusk and Phoenix Wright were hailed as fantastic new games. Now there's real games on the system these things look like utter trash

How do you explain Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time?

I thought that game was terrible. The sequel looks interesting though.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #25 on:** April 23, 2009, 09:01:33 AM »

GBA legacy?

archie4208 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 23, 2009, 10:40:54 AM »

I enjoyed the game.

cool breeze · « **Reply #27 on:** April 23, 2009, 11:17:42 AM »

I enjoyed Hotel Dusk, but yeah, the slow text is ridiculous. Even more ridiculous is that a speed up text option is an unlockable for beating the game once.

Grecco · « **Reply #28 on:** April 23, 2009, 12:02:31 PM »

Great look

thats it

the game sucks. Hated the stupid pop quiz segments after each chapter.

Himu · « **Reply #29 on:** April 23, 2009, 12:30:37 PM »

The game is feces. I bought it because it was hyped in EGM. Someone gave it a 10!

It's obvious the ds adventure game fans lack taste in their adventure games, Broken Sword aside.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #30 on:** April 23, 2009, 12:47:11 PM »

Proof that if your game has a unique art style fan-things will faun over it.

It's a boring piece of shit with a writing style geared towards teens that doesn't match up to its interesting art style.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #31 on:** April 23, 2009, 01:53:45 PM »

Little Girl: Whine whine
Me (thinking): "Lucasarts games teach me that incorrect or mean dialogue can never result in game over"
Me: Shut up little girl, no one likes you
Little Girl: Boo hoo hoo
Me: Lool
Some guy: (20 minutes later) You made my daughter cry, game over bitch
Me: WTF

Himu · « **Reply #32 on:** April 23, 2009, 02:06:03 PM »

GilloD · « **Reply #33 on:** April 23, 2009, 02:37:38 PM »

The plot is fucking distinguished mentally-challenged.

Tucah · « **Reply #34 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:05:14 PM »

I "played" it for like a half hour, reading excruciatingly slow text. Never touched it again.

Reb · « **Reply #35 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:11:06 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on April 23, 2009, 02:55:29 PM

:'(

I'll send rebiak his game. Totally forgot.

Reb · « **Reply #36 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:17:28 PM »

Yes, it's my parents house, they are my PO box.

Himu · « **Reply #37 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:24:50 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on April 23, 2009, 02:56:10 PM

What reviewer gave this a 10?

Michael Donahoe

Yeti · « **Reply #38 on:** April 23, 2009, 05:59:14 PM »

I was about to start up Hotel Dusk, I hope it isn't as awful as you all say it is.

Himu · « **Reply #39 on:** April 23, 2009, 07:56:10 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on April 23, 2009, 04:16:43 PM

And people were wondering why Ziff Davis cratered.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #40 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:57:12 PM »

anyone who gave this 10 obviously didn't play it or has too much time

bork · « **Reply #41 on:** April 24, 2009, 04:33:54 AM »

Quote from: Yeti on April 23, 2009, 05:59:14 PM

I was about to start up Hotel Dusk, I hope it isn't as awful as you all say it is.

It is. Boring as shit; it basically got its popularity from people wanting more after Phoenix Wright, but it's nowhere near as fun to play. If you need a sleep-aid, however, the game might work wonders.

Yeti · « **Reply #42 on:** April 26, 2009, 02:39:03 PM »

I just finished chapter two. It's like reading a book, only there is a pop quiz at the end of every chapter. $:-\$

How many chapters are there? $:-\$

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Author Topic: Hotel Dusk is like getting raped by a 95 year old man (Read 2691 times)