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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2004-03-23 18:20 [#01115491]
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Might be getting this tonight, if indeed it's out. Some Americans have it already, and places are selling it, even though the commercial says it's out on the 26th.
Anyway, Splinter Cell is my favorite game of this generation, so I'm getting the shakes thinking about Pandora.
EGM gave it a 10, 9.5, and 9.5... better than Ninja Gaiden, and by all accounts, the multiplayer is absolutley revolutionary and the solo campaigns are better than ever. Seems like people either loved or hated the first one though... the gameplay is very structured and linear, and the trial-and-error style isn't to some people's tastes, what with MMORPGs and Deus Ex and the like preaching freedom over rigid missions. Even Hitman gave you lots of choice, but that was tempered because it was ugly as hell and everything looked and moved silly-like (Contracts should fix that).
I loved SC though, it's old school and I like not wasting time. Sam gets right to the nitty gritty, and casts a mighty fine shadow. My favorite looking game of all time, art-direction wise. I don't mind being on a track, as long as the track is awesome, a la Panzer Dragoon Orta.
There's tons of stealth games on the way... MGS3 is going to tear a black hole in the atmosphere because it's going to be so radically bodacious... Starcraft: Ghost looks like a shameless Splinter Cell ripoff, so naturally it should be great... Thief- Deadly Shadows will get medieval on your hineys... the recent Metal Gear Solid- Twin Snakes and Tenchu (both disapointing, but decent)... Hitman: Contracts... it's a great time to be a chickenshit.
Do n-e of u guyz liek splitner cell as much as i dew? Any lame-o haters?
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2004-03-23 18:22 [#01115492]
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Not to mention Michael Ironside is the coolest voice actor to ever voice act.
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promo
from United Kingdom on 2004-03-23 18:22 [#01115493]
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Have u played Painkiller yet? Its fucking awesome!
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X-tomatic
from ze war room on 2004-03-23 18:22 [#01115494]
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I haven't the patience for all the stealth stuff. I'm more the bash-in-the-door-and-kill-anything-that-moves kinda player.
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2004-03-23 18:27 [#01115496]
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Speaking of that, I hope Neo Contra doesn't suck like all the other 3D Contras.
Promo- haven't played Painkiller yet (is it out?), but I'm definitely looking forward to it. Big time.
I got The Suffering the other day, it was fun but I need to be sneaky for some reason. The killing just desensitized me. Manhunt was the perfect blend of insane carnage and intense stealth.
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promo
from United Kingdom on 2004-03-23 18:29 [#01115498]
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Painkiller will definitely be your thing then. Its rocks full stop.
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promo
from United Kingdom on 2004-03-23 18:30 [#01115499]
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U can download the demo. Download the demo it'll keep you occupied for quite a while.
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X-tomatic
from ze war room on 2004-03-23 18:31 [#01115501]
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It looks uber-cool though, I bet I could be entertained watching an able player work it through.
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2004-03-23 18:42 [#01115509]
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Neo will rock, the third time is the charm. I can't see it being as obscenely insane as the side scrollers, though. As long as they don't incorporate RPG elements into it as per the usual, it should be ace. Shattered Soldier was unfairly ignored.
I'll have to settle for Painkiller movies for now, the CPU I have now won't run the thing very well, or at all. It would tear my video card a new poopchute.
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X-tomatic
from ze war room on 2004-03-23 18:43 [#01115510]
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No I played that demo but was bored to death. It felt like playing DM versus a horde of zombies and offering nothing more than that. I tend to go for games the likes of Max Payne (2) ,Call of Duty,Half-Life (2), Far Cry, Doom III, which (should) have that sensation of "I'm playing this movie"to them whilst retaining copious amounts of action.
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zero-cool
on 2004-03-24 04:13 [#01115844]
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have you got xbox live to play this game on
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2004-03-27 21:59 [#01122270]
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Soon, I have to now. Haven't gotten around to doing it yet, I'm not a big fan of online gaming, for the most part. I love playing through games just to ''see what happens''... hell, I think I'd rather an RPG have no battles at all. So random fragfests just don't interest me.
But this is the best game ever and just thinking about having two human controlled mercs wandering around scared shitless, knowing I'm SOMEWHERE in the shadows waiting to break their neck or jump on them from a high perch is just too awesome.
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IronLung
from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2004-03-27 22:07 [#01122274]
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I am looking forward to playing this game....Whens the official release date?...
The screenshots looked beautiful...
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kochlear
from aud-stim.com on 2004-03-28 12:26 [#01122770]
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wait, is manhunt out on xbox?
the suffering is pissing me off because i keep getting stuck at obvious puzzles. there's some glowing hole in the ground with a constant stream of monsters from it and i can't figure out what to do.
i got unreal 2 which is an awesome bust-in-the-door-and-kill-anything-that-moves game. awesome single player or co-op campaign. haven't tried multiplayer yet.
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kochlear
from aud-stim.com on 2004-04-22 22:41 [#01157058]
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i just acquired pandora tomorrow and the first two stages are ace. :D
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Aesthetics
from the IDM Kiosk on 2004-04-22 23:18 [#01157075]
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great game but it is too short
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pf
from Finland on 2004-04-23 00:58 [#01157107]
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this game roxors my soxors.. but i cant wait for the new metal gear allso..
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giginger
from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2004-04-23 03:30 [#01157183]
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How comes this was out in England already then?
My mate has bought it an completed it before you've even played it!
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Raz0rBlade_uk
on 2004-04-23 03:38 [#01157189]
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i have played the painkiller demo. It's a brilliant mixture of shooting and... Mindless killing. Great game though, quite freaky in places.
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ozone
from Warsaw (Poland) on 2004-04-23 05:57 [#01157308]
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in Poland full original painkiller costs 4$ (in "dobra gra" cheap as borshch series :))
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kochlear
from aud-stim.com on 2004-04-23 19:59 [#01158552]
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pandora tomorrow does not give you nearly enough pistol ammo. D:
maybe i just suck.
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2004-04-23 20:25 [#01158573]
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Yeah, you definitely just suck. :-p The ammo is in abundance in this game, more than the last.
Holy fuck, I love the TV station level. And the train level. And the airport. And the jungle levels. And the whole game. If it wasn't for Ninja Gaiden, it would be my early favorite for game of the year.
I saw Hitman Contracts for PS2 last night, but I didn't see the Xbox version. That's the one I'm getting.
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Doomed Puppy
from on and off and on and off and on 2004-04-23 20:32 [#01158579]
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I'm starting SCPT tomorrow. Hitman Contracts will be rawsome
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kochlear
from aud-stim.com on 2004-04-23 21:59 [#01158638]
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nevermind i didn't realise i had 3 shocker sticky things and there were only 2 enemies left on that level.
it's all good now. i'm stealthing it out on a train and keep losing at a part where i have to trace some dude's phone call.
also...i never played the first splinter cell which could explain my sucking. i was trying to shoot every single light out out of paranoia then i just ran out of ammo.
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