Author Topic: Gladius is the best game you shits never played (Read 3205 times)

Am_I_Anonymous · « **on:** February 19, 2015, 11:12:21 AM »

Seriously, Shadow of Rome is the best game in the Roman setting? C'mon.

Play Gladius.

demi · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:13:34 AM »

Rygar is better

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:16:34 AM »

Quote from: demi on February 19, 2015, 11:13:34 AM

Rygar is better

That is your opinion. You are allowed to be wrong you lovable little bastard you.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:25:16 AM »

R-type is better.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:33:34 AM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on February 19, 2015, 11:25:16 AM

R-type is better.

:geoff

demi · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:35:05 AM »

R-vie the R-tard

kick51 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:39:56 AM »

Shadow Of Rome and Gladius are those games I see in the store that I'm like "didn't people like this one" then i put it back on the shelf

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:42:10 AM »

Quote from: kick51 on February 19, 2015, 11:39:56 AM

Shadow Of Rome and Gladius are those games I see in the store that I'm like "didn't people like this one" then i put it back on the shelf

brob · « **Reply #8 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:58:26 AM »

I really liked Shadow of Rome until I had to play as the cool young dude.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #9 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:02:53 PM »

I had a Gladius poster on my wall for years, but I never owned or played the game itself.

brob · « **Reply #10 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:06:55 PM »

Does the sword and sandal beat em up Mark of Kri get a mention here or are we strictly roman?

I remember liker Mark of Kri, but I don't think I ever finished it. In fact, what I remember most about it was how smoothly the transition from the loading screen (concept art of the upcoming stage) into gameplay was.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:08:36 PM »

Quote from: demi on February 19, 2015, 11:13:34 AM

Rygar is better

Fuck that guy

mormapope · « **Reply #12 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:11:16 PM »

Two gens ago there was a surge of gladiator games for some reason. Always wanted to check this one out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum:_Road_to_Freedom

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:14:16 PM »

Quote from: mormapope on February 19, 2015, 12:11:16 PM

Two gens ago there was a surge of gladiator games for some reason. Always wanted to check this one out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum:_Road_to_Freedom

Wasn't there some chariot racing game that came out for the original Xbox?

mormapope · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:17:57 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on February 19, 2015, 12:14:16 PM

Wasn't there some chariot racing game that came out for the original Xbox?

I never heard of it, but it does exist

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:21:40 PM »

Do you like gladiator movies, AIA?

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:26:20 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on February 19, 2015, 12:21:40 PM

Do you like gladiator movies, AIA?

Watching Spartacus right now.

Rufus · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2015, 02:11:52 PM »

Gladius was sooo. fucking. slow. When I tried to play it a year or so ago. Maybe the Gamecube version at least feels snappier than the PS2 version, I dunno. Gonna try it again some time, but I didn't get very far the first time.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2015, 02:19:16 PM »

I somehow fell into owning this on GameCube, couldn't really get too into it.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2015, 02:58:17 PM »

Bought it for 5 dollars on clearance (back when Circuit City was a thing), but never opened it.

I miss those CC clearance sales. They didn't give a fuck towards the end.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #20 on:** February 19, 2015, 04:07:01 PM »

just got Shadow of Rome for Xmas; looking forward to playing it

mormapope · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2015, 04:23:57 PM »

Quote from: Big Jumbo on February 19, 2015, 04:07:01 PM

just got Shadow of Rome for Xmas; looking forward to playing it

Don't make the same mistake I did, start on normal difficulty. You can't switch in the middle of game and hard mode is more frustrating than challenging.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #22 on:** February 19, 2015, 05:36:48 PM »

Shadow of Rome is boss, except the stealth sections.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #23 on:** February 19, 2015, 05:54:02 PM »

Quote from: mormapope on February 19, 2015, 04:23:57 PM

Quote from: Big Jumbo on February 19, 2015, 04:07:01 PM
just got Shadow of Rome for Xmas; looking forward to playing it

Don't make the same mistake I did, start on normal difficulty. You can't switch in the middle of game and hard mode is more frustrating than challenging.

ugh...the ultimate challenge for me is NOT starting on hard mode. what's frustrating about it?

mormapope · « **Reply #24 on:** February 19, 2015, 05:59:35 PM »

The gladiator matches have more enemies than usual, and they have more health.

Now that sounds dandy, except when you have to fight three lions/tigers with your bare fists, when originally it would be one or two. You'll end up fighting beefy dudes with no weapons left because they all broke when fighting the other beefy dudes. Shit just feels unbalanced.

It is gratifying though if you survive an onslaught of dudes and chicks with a sliver of health left. Have no idea if hard difficulty changes the stealth sections.

chronovore · « **Reply #25 on:** February 22, 2015, 07:18:00 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on February 19, 2015, 12:21:40 PM

Do you like gladiator movies, AIA?

Kara · « **Reply #26 on:** February 22, 2015, 07:53:06 PM »

I might be a shit, but I did play Gladius.

On GameCube.

There is nothing you can do to me that I have not already done to myself.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #27 on:** February 22, 2015, 09:31:16 PM »

i played it onna xbox you reclined fuckcycle

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #28 on:** February 22, 2015, 10:28:07 PM »

I think I might have rented it on PS2 you second hand sodomy seadoo

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #29 on:** February 23, 2015, 04:45:56 AM »

There was years of Lucasarts not making a sequel before they couldn't anymore.

Gladius was from the last wave from when Lucasarts was actually trying. Watching the slow, self-inflicted spiral of Lucasarts was endlessly painful. Like watching a videogame company with Alzheimers, they forgot how to do things they were really good at (adventures), they stopped doing anything new (IP), and eventually they even stopped doing basic sorts of brush-your-teeth kinda things (Star Wars).

and just when they were starting to show some mild signs of life again, the plug gets pulled and Grandpa goes back to rubber pants. Lucasarts depresses me.

chronovore · « **Reply #30 on:** February 23, 2015, 07:07:06 AM »

That’s the saddest assessment of LucasArts’ fall I’ve read, largely because it feels so true.

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Author Topic: Gladius is the best game you shits never played (Read 3205 times)