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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: Natako on August 16, 2012, 10:19:56 PM
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Now that I have the time and privacy I didn't have when I lived with two roommates about a year ago, I think it's time I dusted off this project again. Yeah, I know, I know. It's been forever and I've already proven to be a master at procrastination. Let's just see how it goes this time now that I have more of a motivation to do these.
So I decided today to go through my inbox and review one of them. What I found was that most of the download links don't work anymore, and, in the case one of Proguy's games, I could download the file but some of the media didn't compress correctly and therefore I can't finish the game. I will continue to go through and see how many I can play, though so far I have only found two that work. Advance apologies in case I don't do a game that you had submitted to me - if it isn't done within a couple weeks, it's safe to assume that it was one of those cases where the file was either corrupted or not downloadable.
The first game I stumbled upon that worked was WarxePB's "Nice Boat". It isn't the greatest video I've ever done (even as far as Let's Plays go) but hopefully it's still enjoyable. :P
Nice Boat by WarxePB
Part 1 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFpb04JsTJE[/spoiler]
Part 2 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0rpzlykmnkccc[/spoiler]
Graveyard Rumble by greenraven
Part 1 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDRF2U4jq6k[/spoiler]
Part 2 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teuU6vJbnrg[/spoiler]
Part 3 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yerdS3-jsLE[/spoiler]
Untitled, aka Inane Alien Fetch Quest with the Intention of Pissing Off Natako by MissingName
Part 1 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hg1y47nSBg[/spoiler]
Part 2 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCvk0C1Y2-4[/spoiler]
Shouzen vs. the Retards 2 by Captain Obvious/Zerodius
Part 1 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC8BFcXmv0Y[/spoiler]
Part 2 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv2Qnqqwres[/spoiler]
Part 3 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-0tkzUpSIw[/spoiler]
Part 4 - [spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85JSX9xdS8U[/spoiler]
Shouzen vs. the Retards 2, Take 2 by Captain Obvious/Zerodius
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSxSnIqaqUg
NCGR - Shouzen vs. the Retards II TAKE 2 - Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxodm9FXutE#)
NCGR - Shouzen and the Retards II TAKE 2 - Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8iZ11hhXGs#)
NCGR - Shouzen vs. the Retards II TAKE 2 - Part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUua7Z1-Ab0#)[/spoiler]
5 Minutes Part 2 by greenraven
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOHninPv9Q[/spoiler]
5 Minutes Part 3 by greenraven
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tlbx1ES3zA[/spoiler]
If you have any crappy games sitting around waiting to be reviewed or feel like making one up, please pm me. I'll try to do at least one of these a week, or at least I'll do them as quickly as I get them. I need to set deadlines for myself like this or else it will never get done.
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Liked it. Nice voice acting.
Was going to mention that you should have used all of [insert name]'s abilities, but then I saw the ending.
Hopefully you'll be able to somehow revive the reviews thing!
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I enjoyed watching those. Warxe is hilarious as always and your voices really added to it.
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I shall be PMing you with a shameless self-promotion plug posthaste! :D
Also this is probably a creepy thing to say, but I find your voice very soothing. >_>
Also if you try and find any, review any games by Mr Big T.
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Oh God, I didn't realize Warxe had created a new crappy game. His are always amazing.
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New as in a year old. :P It has been sitting around in my inbox but I never got around to doing it. Sad thing is that Warxe seems to be AWOL right now so he might not see this for a bit.
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So... I should check back here in a year or so? :P
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Hehe nah. As I said, I used to not have much privacy back then and that prevented me from doing many reviews because I used the little time I had alone to do other things. Now it's a little different. I still have a full time job with weird-*** hours, but I actually have free time and privacy whenever I'm at home so I feel much more motivated to work on this again. I considered doing a second game today but decided against it in the end because I didn't want to make myself tired of it.
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Ah, good ol' warxe. Master of games.
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I would also like to take this opportunity to announce that I am in the process of designing a crappy game for someone that I had promised a long, long time ago. Not sure if he'll accept the task or not, so if not, I'll post it on the forums for public download. Hint: it's not one of the regular crappy game reviewers, so it may stand a chance of being done.
This will be the first project I've released on the forums since I joined. Some of you may have even doubted that I know how to use RPG Maker. What a surprise you're in for. What a pleasant, pleasant surprise...
Or you'll just tell me that I'm not as funny as I think I am and I'll cry myself to sleep at night! In which case there will be no hard feelings. I swear. Honestly.
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Also this is probably a creepy thing to say, but I find your voice very soothing. >_>
Fun fact: Her Abomination "voice acting" is actually her real voice.
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I'm sure that's very believable seeing how I slipped out of voice multiple times during the review. :P
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Oh, yeah, forgot to add "Just kidding" somehow. Not that anyone would have believed it anyway. But hey... The Game.
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That was hilarious.
...is it bad that I didn't know you were a girl? >_>
Anyway, the abomination, man XD Amazing
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...is it bad that I didn't know you were a girl? >_>
Nah, most people didn't. Cerebus only found out last week, I heard.
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I've only been here for about a week and caught on the Y chromosome. Little clues like "perpetually tired CHICK" and little things like that. Maybe it's just me. >_>
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Profiles some times lie, though. You've got to be careful.
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Yeah, but it's easier to take things at face value. Paranoia just drains you too much. XD
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You also thought I was a girl, soo...
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Yeah, but face value. So... *shrugs* XD
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Bumping because CGR#2 is done - Graveyard Rumble by greenraven. Here are the links, also posted on page one for your convenience. This time, greenraven annoys the crap out of me with tons and tons and tons of zombie encounters. It may get monotonous at some point, but at least stick around for my voice acting of...well...that one character in part two. It'll be worth your while! I promise!
Also, I suck at accents and usually don't even try to do them. You've been warned.
Part 1 - Natako's Crappy Game Reviews - Graveyard Rumble - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDRF2U4jq6k#)
Part 2 - Natako's Crappy Game Reviews - Graveyard Rumble - Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teuU6vJbnrg#)
Part 3 - Natako's Crappy Game Reviews - Graveyard Rumble - Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yerdS3-jsLE#)
Will edit text in the OP later. I'm too lazy to do it now.
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Oh my god I laughed my *** off the entire time. I mean it's one thing to make a game with evil intentions, but to actually watch someone suffer through it is simply priceless. I feel like a proud dungeon master watching his contraptions in action. XD
Both the 5 minute games should be pretty quick, and then the 2nd Graveyard will take an hour or two if you're feeling brave enough for that.
Thanks for doing this, you definitely put a smile on my face. :D
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I shall work on something. Just need to think of something no one else has done. Cause originality can cause giggles if you aren't expecting it.
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You also thought I was a girl, soo...
It happens, man. Don't let it get to ya.
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Okay, I watched it, and here is my opinion.
The review was fun, but the game was crappy. But not a good, funny crappy. A bad, lazy crappy.
Sorry greenraven, but this was way too repetitive. Willie's quotes got old after the third zombie. And the French surrender thing? Old and unfunny.
I sure hope your next games are better, because you didn't put any effort in this game.
Check the other crappy games that were done in the past. Or just check Warxe's that Natako reviewed. These are the "crappy" games that are actually enjoyable to watch. This one grew boring pretty fast.
Not because Natako did a poor job, but because there was nothing in your game, just the same thing over and over.
No offense nor anything, though. I think you said you made this game a while ago and that it wasn't intended for such reviews, so it's kind of understandable.
But I sure hope if you make something new, it'll be more enjoyable to play, therefore more enjoyable to watch.
So... yeah, that's that. Fun review, I liked it, but the game itself wasn't fun to watch.
On another note... the person who IM'd you didn't wonder why you didn't reply because he had just realized, after pressing Enter, that you were currently recording...
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No offense nor anything, though. I think you said you made this game a while ago and that it wasn't intended for such reviews, so it's kind of understandable.
But I sure hope if you make something new, it'll be more enjoyable to play, therefore more enjoyable to watch.
No worries, none taken. I made Graveyard Rumble all the way back in the crazy year of 2005, today in 2012 even I agree that it's pretty crappy. But have no fear there's still 3 other games in that gamepack, one as "fresh" as 2010. ::)
Fun little fact, I just forced my brother to sit through the review. His moaning was almost in sync with Natako's. The memories of him being my beta-test guinea-pig all came flooding back. He sends his deepest sympathies to Natako for having to review it. XD
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I never imagined that you would actually bother to go through and kill them all. That's dedication!
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Yes, Natako's a very dedicated person. Part of being a perfectionist, I'd say.
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This game didn't have a title before I reviewed it, but it does now: Inane Alien Fetch Quest with the Intention of Pissing Off Natako. Thank you, MissingName, for your game which just so happens to be missing a name. What a coincidence.
Part 1-
Natako's Crappy Game Reviews - MissingName - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hg1y47nSBg#)
Part 2-
Natako's Crappy Game Reviews - MissingName - Part Two (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCvk0C1Y2-4#)
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Ah yes kleptomania, a time honored RPG tradition. Clean'em bare, leave no stone unturned. XD
Oh man, that was... um... that actually reminded me of the old Leisure Suit Larry game.
(http://i50.tinypic.com/20sxhg1.jpg)
You pretty much spend the entire game in and around Lefty's Bar fetching items for people and trading them for items to fetch for other people. Fun times.
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Great fun to watch, they sure put you through a lot. A shame there were some bugs in it.
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Yay! You reviewed the game!
Ya, the missing sound effect should have come up in testing. Sorry about that. The rest was deliberate. If you ate enough unusual objects or key items, you couldn't get any farther. Without anyone telling you, of course.
And the graphics were made in about 10 minutes in paint. Shoulda made them more pukesome, although Pokemon was indeed an influence. The gibberish spoken by aliens was English halfassed to Russian, butchered back to English, sent through Enigma coding, then converted to faux-Russkie (pronunciation and such).
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Seems like a lot of trouble for the equivalent of rolling your face on the keyboard. :P
Then again, for a game that involves going to hell and back just to get some bourbon, that's pretty appropriate.
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The gibberish spoken by aliens was English halfassed to Russian, butchered back to English, sent through Enigma coding, then converted to faux-Russkie (pronunciation and such).
Any particular reason you chose Communism as the alien language?
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Seems like a lot of trouble for the equivalent of rolling your face on the keyboard. :P
Then again, for a game that involves going to hell and back just to get some bourbon, that's pretty appropriate.
This
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Why Communist moonspeak (I forgot to mention there IS some legit speak in there)? Mainly for shigs and gittles. I like the overly complicatedness of stupidity.
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Oh, ya prosta doomal shto te som communist e hatel nachate kakooyta revalutziyu, *shrugs* oh well. XD
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I liked it. Still not exactly the kind of game I'd like reviewed, but I liked it. Shame there were bugs, yeah...
Oh and by the way, that music you thought would give you something played backward... It's actually [noembed]this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jC8JIjW2cw#)[/noembed]
I won't lie, I don't know the origin of it, but I had seen it before and recognized the music.
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We have a tag that removes that feature.
I can't remember what it is, though.
ed: Quote me to figure out how to do this!
[noembed]Do this! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2mZVOd0jWY)[/noembed]
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All right, thanks. Much better!
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Thank you for posting that, Fruck. The embed thing is nice and all, but sometimes it's better just to have a link. I'll have to go through and edit my original post with that when I get a chance (aka when I'm feeling less lazy).
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I think we should have some sort of PSA about it.
Maybe when Mic makes the next NewsIsCool, he can put it up there.
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Personally, I kinda like the ways your reviews are showing on your main post. But well, of course, it's up to you to decide. Guess it may become a very long post when you do more reviews...
Or well, I guess you can leave it as is for any new posts in the topic, but use the URL thingy on the main post, yeah. I guess it'll look better than Spoiler Tags.
More reviews, plz.
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Oh you silly internet and your silly memes. -_-
Let's try this again banditos... [noembed]click it or die!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUuMXB0qNYo#)[/noembed]
/nerd rage
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Well, thanks for that, I now know the origin of the origin!
The accordion player looks... very not-happy to be there. Probably the first to jump into action and tear the enemies apart. I can see it in his eyes...
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Welp, now that that's over, I'm going to keep tinkering with RMXP and work on something serious. Thanks for reviewing my game, Nat!
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I enjoyed that!!! Did your prawn adventure thing ever get reviewed?
This has inspired me to finally get to work on Walrus Etherington. It makes Invasion of the Sexy Chimps look like Apathy of Angels (in terms of making sense and having a plot)
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Hey natako. i got a game for you to review that drakiyth never got around to. i def need to just edit it so its less... offensive and obnoxious. but ill let you know soon!
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Haha, I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. Just as a note, I'm going to be pretty busy for the next couple weeks so the next crappy game might come a little later than the previous ones. My work schedule doesn't allow me much free time. But rest assured, it'll get done. I'm on a roll with these.
Did your prawn adventure thing ever get reviewed?
I wasn't aware that I told anyone about this other than mentioning that I had a crappy game on the way. Shows how well I remember things! :P
When I got my new laptop, I had to start it over again, but it's close to completion and should be done sometime in early September. I'm going to see if the person I was supposed to make it for will actually review it, but if not, I'll...well, I'll find something to do with it. I think it's pretty funny...though that's not a guarantee that anyone else will.
Hey natako. i got a game for you to review that drakiyth never got around to. i def need to just edit it so its less... offensive and obnoxious. but ill let you know soon!
Excellent! Feel free to send it my way when it's done.
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Completed Shyouzen Vs The Retards 2. The first game was reviewed by PROGUY and can be put up for download again if anyone want to try it out. Regarding the sequel, I'll probably set it up for public release once it's reviewed.
Any plans for your own games to be freely available? I admit I quite enjoy those surreal games (I still got "Appease Masamune", one of the older ones Drakiyth reviewed but never beat... and well, I actually beat it. Not super great but there's definitely a lot of stuff he missed due to getting stuck in that pyramid back when he reviewed the game).
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Oh cool, you still do these? I still do love your playthrough on that robot game (forgot what it was called) in Drak's channel :)
brb sending some games for review... wait a minute...
What I found was that most of the download links don't work anymore, and, in the case one of Proguy's games, I could download the file but some of the media didn't compress correctly and therefore I can't finish the game.
Are you talking about 20 Blocks? Oh... A masterpiece it was...
Well I do have another game for you (made with RMXP) but I don't know if your Fraps (or whatever recorder you have) can work on it. I'll send it over anyway. Best of luck ;)
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Yeah, Fraps works fine on RPG Maker XP games. If you have a registered version (which I do), you can set it up to record the entire screen. As long as you run XP in windowed mode, fraps will record it that way. You just have to crop the rest of the screen out in virtualdub or another video editing program. Either way, it's fine and new games are greatly appreciated. :P
Yeah, it was 20 Blocks. Got as far as the first building before it seemed like every option I took caused a fatal error.
Edit: Also, it is highly probable that my next crappy game review will be done tomorrow or the next day.
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Just don't forget to eventually do the other 3 games in my gamepack. ;)
And how's this for a creative signature? (Clickable sig.)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/1gha34.jpg) (http://www.youtube.com/user/Natakokatan/videos)
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And why exactly does it show a typical plumber porn intro scene?
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Because sex sells?
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Shameless plug here, but if you don't have any projects to video atm and don't mind doing a serious game, could you do one of my demo I just put out? It wouldn't take long, and I'd very much enjoy seeing someone pick at in :P
There is no text, so all there would be is commentary. Not sure if that is your kind of thing. If not, then no worries.
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That's fine, MIC. I've been considering trying my hand at some serious games and I could certainly give it a try.
Greenraven...while I appreciate your efforts in making a sig, I'm not sure I want to go with the sex sells type of thing. I'm a classy lady. *Dons plumed hat and dark lipstick.* I do appreciate it, though, and I kind of like it in a way. Just a little over-the-top for an advertisement. :P
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Over the top IS advertisement. :P
When I'm bored and have time to spare I might make you something classier then. :D
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I support it... as long as it doesn't involve anything too... well, anything like your last attempt.
After all, a clickable sig would be nice, indeed.
I'd say, it should represent the product; crappy games. So... I'm not sure what exactly can be done, but I'm sure you'll come up with something, eh?
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I'm getting a sneak peep preview of what's to come because I'm on my phone and I get instant notifications. Ha ha suckers! :P
Natako, I think your dog is just scared and/or jealous it's being replaced. That or it's hungry. O_O
Also: So... many... words...!
edit:
Metal Slug, Red Shirt marine guy is from Metal Slug.
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It's new review time! Yay!
This time the game is Shouzen vs. the Retards 2 by Captain Obvious, aka Zerodius. Took me a while to understand the game mechanics because I didn't play the first one yet (seeing that he wanted me to review the second one more) and I don't tend to retain instructions when they're heaped on me all at once. Because of this, I accidentally skipped the first level. Oops. Zerodius/Captain Obvious/Bob, if you want me to go back and play it and upload a video of that, I will.
The recording I took this time clocked in at about an hour, but I decided to only post 30 minutes for the time being. The reason for this is that I don't think it's necessarily a good thing to upload too much material at once. It's much easier when it's in bite-size chunks. Don't worry, though, I'll post the other half hour at a later date and even possibly go further into the game.
Anyway, here it is, enjoy.
NCGR - Shouzen vs. the Retards 2 - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC8BFcXmv0Y#)
NCGR - Shouzen vs. the Retards 2 - Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv2Qnqqwres#)
NCGR - Shouzen vs. the Retards 2 - Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-0tkzUpSIw#)
NCGR - Shouzen vs. the Retards - Part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85JSX9xdS8U#)
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To be honest I thought there would be no battles after watching the first two. XD
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yiff yiff
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I'm only half way through watching the second part and I want to die.
Oh, the marine's from Metal Slug, by the way.
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Oh, the marine's from Metal Slug, by the way.
Kinda answer that already. :P
Metal Slug, Red Shirt marine guy is from Metal Slug.
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In which thread? I didn't see it.
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Dear lord... so much dialogue 0_o
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In which thread? I didn't see it.
In this very thread, go back a page. Preemptive time critique. :P
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Like it really matters that it was already brought up...
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yiff yiff
3:<
Why?
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Because it's the hottest thing out on the market these days.
I'm not sure of my sarcasm there...
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Because it's the hottest thing out on the market these days.
I'm not sure of my sarcasm there...
My hatred runs deep.
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Okay, so to address what may or may not be an elephant in the room (most likely a minor annoyance for most people, not unlike an itch in an unsightly place when you're among company), I wasn't too proud of this one, so I feel the need to discuss why. I'm sure that half of you really don't care, so you're free to ignore this post and go about your merry way. :p
The reason that I had set the deadlines, for those of you who don't know me well from my past...presence on the forums...is because I am notorious for saying I'll do things and then not doing them. So to counter this, I set deadlines that I felt I HAD to get things done by because then I wouldn't look like an *** for making empty promises that I couldn't keep. Okay, so I gave myself a week to complete a CGR. Easy enough. Well, seeing that I work full time, that turned out to be not as easy as I thought it would be. The first couple reviews went fine, were done in my own time, and I was very relaxed throughout the duration of my recordings. Then, I got hit with the work schedule from Hell and the obvious downside to the deadlines kicked in as I felt forced to do them on days when I didn't feel up to the task, when I had spent the whole day working and truly just wanted to curl up on my bed with my laptop and watch stupid **** on youtube. I'll spare you the details, but when I recorded this, I had literally just gotten home from running back and forth all day, practically driving all around the state of NJ buying stuff for my new pet and running errands for family members who were away at a Labor Day picnic while I tried to make the most of my single day off. Obviously not the best conditions for a review, but I decided not to be an asshat and went through with it anyway, to...mixed results.
My attention was elsewhere - and this is saying something considering that I'm usually a huge mass of ADD-related forgetfulness - and it unfortunately showed when despite being warned that there were level skips in the game, I went ahead and skipped a level without thinking much about it. Believe it or not, I didn't mean to do it - it's like when I started playing Dungeon Defenders with Cerb and he warned me three or four times about the spikes in one level, and the first thing I did was jump into the spikes. I have a tendency to do stupid, clumsy stuff like this, and, in my opinion, that's okay. In most cases, I would have turned that around and made a joke about it. What made it worse was that not only did I mention it, I failed to realize the possibility of reloading from my last save and doing the level and instead went on to level 2. I want to stress that I am pretty much a perfectionist when it comes to things like this and it kind of bugged me afterwards.
Then comes the issue of not having planned for a long review. Yes, I knew going into the game that it was long, as in beyond the scope of a normal crappy game review. Yet when I approached it, I treated it like it was a normal review and, upon seeing all of the instructions and dialogue, I began to panic internally and wondered how I was going to make the review entertaining if 99% of it was text boxes seeing that it was meant to be posted as a 30-minute video. This is what led to me pretty much glancing over certain things - believe it or not, I don't edit these videos much except in the case of something being TOO drawn out in boring, so there is a sense of stage fright about the whole endeavor. I imagine this will get better with time and as I figure out more clearly how to go about reviewing these longer games. I don't want to be a clone of any other reviewer - I just want to do these things how I see fit to do them. Next time, I'll probably go for a more let's play approach, slowing down during the parts that I need to pay attention to (unlike in this case, where I was cycling through them quickly because I didn't want to bog the review down) and just editing them out if they get to take up too much time. I think that in the end that leads to a better experience for everyone rather than me forgetting about the level skips and other things mentioned in the tutorials, such as the "I win button" of sorts that makes it so you don't have to sit through every long random battle that pops up. This was purely my fault. Yeah, my attention span makes a fly's memory look like an elephant's in comparison, but usually if I slow down enough and read twice what needs to be reread, I don't have these issues.
Anyway, I've said what needs to be said. I have another longer one coming up and I'll try to modify my style accordingly. Most importantly, I'll be doing it on my own time (which will probably be sometime next week, and I think I've established that I can get things done this time around). Constructive criticism is always welcomed and taken into consideration. Thank you to all the great people who have commented thus far in support of this project. It's a pretty big undertaking and I'm hoping I get better at it as time goes on.
Love all of you. Except Cerebus because he's French.
TL;DR: I'm a retard but I'll try to be slightly less of a retard.
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As a fellow game reviewer let me just impart some wisdom and secrets of the trade to a young rookie like yourself. XD
Ok, seriously though.
Deadlines are a double-edged sword. As you've noticed sometimes you just don't feel like doing ****. I generally try to stick to 1 review every 2 weeks, it's flexible enough. But of course I review commercial games and you review games made by people you know, so that changes things a bit. You have a bit more pressure on your shoulders to release them sooner.
Second thing. Research. Before I wrote my first review I watched episodes of X-Play, various IGN video reviews, and a ton of written reviews. I sort of mixed and matched parts here and there until I created a format I was comfortable with. Like you I didn't really want to be a clone, but I'll settle for being Frankenstein's Monster. :P
You can still do a "lets play" style video with in-game commentary as you go, but you can also finish it up with a final results screen of sorts. What was the worst moment in the game? What was the music like overall? What did you think of the story? What would be the final score? Your scores can be realistic where the worse the lower, or ironic where the the worst is inverted to be the highest. They may be crappy but you still are calling them "reviews" are you not?
Now as for your issue of "stage fright", simply go back and edit in the voices later. You're not streaming these reviews live, you have the comfortable luxury of not having to record your voice at the exact same time that you are recording the screen.
An interesting thought that just came to me though, why is a perfectionist doing crappy reviews? You're a contradiction, lady. ::)
Five paragraphs of you criticizing your criticizing, I hoped it helped you to vent a little. :)
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Second thing. Research. Before I wrote my first review I watched episodes of X-Play, various IGN video reviews, and a ton of written reviews. I sort of mixed and matched parts here and there until I created a format I was comfortable with. Like you I didn't really want to be a clone, but I'll settle for being Frankenstein's Monster. :P
Well, that's a little different. I've done a few written reviews before and I'm not so shabby at them, if I do say so myself. I frequent That Guy with the Glasses (home to a wide variety of reviewers and review formats) and if it came down to a regular review, I think I'd do pretty well. My antisocial tendencies wouldn't come into play as I could write up a script and read off of it versus trying to come up with things off the top of my head. The name "crappy game reviews" is a bit of a misnomer started by Drak when he would post these let's plays of games that were MEANT to be crappy and call them reviews. I just continued the tradition under the same misnomer because that's what people are used to. In addition, "crappy game let's plays" doesn't sound quite as catchy.
Now as for your issue of "stage fright", simply go back and edit in the voices later. You're not streaming these reviews live, you have the comfortable luxury of not having to record your voice at the exact same time that you are recording the screen.
As I said, I wasn't the one who started this tradition. Crappy game reviews have always been a blind let's-play-type-deal. The point is that the reviewer isn't supposed to know about the game beforehand and the humor comes from seeing how the player adapts to various situations, such as in your game when you were laughing at how I kept falling into your traps. If it were a normal review, it would have hardly been as fun. In the case of most of these games, they're designed to be funny and random so the reviewer's reaction to the strange events that go on are part of the appeal. That's one part that, even though I don't want to be a copycat, I won't change because that's the spirit of these crappy game reviews. It's much like watching a blind run let's play on youtube. You may have played the game before, but it's really fun to see how someone else tackles challenges that took you forever to do or struggles on a boss that you defeated in the blink of an eye.
The overall review thing at the end might be a good idea, though. I might incorporate that, though it's a little harder to do with nonsensical games than it is with commercial ones.
Also, I just started a blog not long ago where I'll be posting written reviews on commercial games that I'm in the process of playing, and I'm also considering trying some let's plays of commercial games to get better used to the craft. I'll post these once they get enough momentum.
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In addition, "crappy game let's plays" doesn't sound quite as catchy.
How about "Let's play crappy games"? :P
The overall review thing at the end might be a good idea, though. I might incorporate that, though it's a little harder to do with nonsensical games than it is with commercial ones.
True. I think you might be able to use a non-uniform review criteria for each game. Treat each game on it's own merits.
Also, I just started a blog not long ago where I'll be posting written reviews on commercial games that I'm in the process of playing, and I'm also considering trying some let's plays of commercial games to get better used to the craft. I'll post these once they get enough momentum.
Looking forward to them. :D
Also, I'm going to go do a quick google search on this "Guy with Glasses" thing. Sounds interesting.
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I've read your point and well, it's alright. Not every review can be perfect ; I did contact you because I found your other reviews funny and wondered if you'd like to play my game and do a review/playthrough of it.
You can delete this current review and have another take at it if you want, although you could also keep it online for the sake of posterity (it's your blind run reactions after all) ; I'm still curious as to the second set of videos for the review (if you got better with them) as you mentionned at the end of part 4 that this is the first half of your initial run of the game.
Regarding the game itself...
From the point of view of the creator, the review is a bit unfortunate because it doesn't really showcase the game too well... and considering the game was designed to be Let's Played/be commented upon, that is problematic. I partly blame my own style for it ; I tend to really get carried away when I create games, even joke ones. The game is meant to be beaten faster than the first game, where I dramatically overshot my mark, but it's still a rather long game for a joke game (especially if one is determined to go through all of the extra content).
I think another take would be really best ; you've missed an entire stage worth of jokes after all. Not only that but the mix of the intro and the stage 2 transition cutscenes playing back to back meant that it took 2-3 videos until gameplay could be seen (although the intro is long like Gulpy Gulpy's, it wasn't meant to fill up two videos back to back).
As for the 'yiff' thing... as stated above, each stage is themed around a different gimmick/type of stupid thing. Stage 2 is themed after 'furry' characters and other such stereotypes (hence the cosplayer & catgirl enemies as well as why they rave on and on about it despite the fact that you're only there to beat them up). So in short, it was on purpose.
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Yeah, I think I'll do a take two on it when I'm prepared to do so. However, this time I'm going to be fair and tell you well in advance that my work schedule is really not favorable for this, so I'll do it when I feel ready.
Not sure what I'll do with the original yet, though. We'll see.
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Long ago I had made a rating system similar to Metacritic, except all flocked over in traditional crappy games manner. I can't seem to find it however. I guess I can make a new version.
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IMO you don't need to be professional or anything... this is done for entertainment's sake.
If she missed a level, oh well. Games have optional content, and if the optional content doesn't go with her desire to keep the game short, then it shouldn't be videoed.
I for one didn't finish watching because it was so long and boring. Too much dialog, too many turn based battles, and control of only one character.
A future idea, you could always take out the random encounters in the video. Show the first one or two then be like "for time's sake all random encounters have been cut out".
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A rating system would be cool with your videos. Because, personally, I think Natako does a great job reviewing stuff, even when it bores the hell outta me. But seriously,
I always thought the crappy games contest was about making something at least remotely funny or obscure, but nowadays, a lot of submissions seem to just be drawn
out and lacking in any humour. MissingName's game was hilarious with the item collection, but there's still piles of games which are just heavy in dialogue and random encounters.
We need a rating system to inspire people to put in more effort into making stuff not just crappy, but truly abysmal!
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Yeah, and MissingName's was short, it actually respected the time limit. Only reason it took so look was due to bugs and stuff.
If you want an example of a good crappy game, look at the first one, Warxe's game. Games don't need to follow this exact formula, but they should take some notes about it.
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I love how we're trying to set expectations for crappy games.
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There's "crappy" as in just crappy with no redeeming qualities, technically being crappy down to the definition.
Then there's "crappy" as in ridiculous, stupid, funny, outrageous, etc. That's what I wanna see.
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Oh. I watched the most recent videos the other day and forgot to comment.
So..
Me gusta. Also, your dog was a hilarious unintended addition.
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The recent replies above somehow remind me of those days when games like Ketchup, Final Fantasy 7, Gulpy Gulpy, and many others were just that good to be crappy.
I wish those days would return...
Minus Gulpy Gulpy of course.
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I remember those 3, they were great.
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I remember those 3, they were great.
Indeed, the "golden standard" of crappy games in my opinion. We need another masterpiece.
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This was a busy week, but the good news is that I have a couple of days off coming up (Wednesday/Thursday) and that's usually when I feel the most inclined to do these. :)
If you're waiting patiently for your review to be done, please review the information below as, in the absence of deadlines, I've implemented a new system...that I should have thought of sooner, really.
**Please read the following information**
I've been doing some thinking, and I've come up with a more organized way to do these. Rather than outright eliminating deadlines and anything that might give you a clue as to when the next game review will be coming out, I'll be keeping a queue of all the games that are submitted to me that all of you can look at to see which are the next games to be done. That way, no one feels cheated out if it takes me a month to get around to your game. If there is some reason why I will not review your game, I will let you know, so don't be discouraged if you don't receive a PM back from me right away. I sometimes forget; I swear I don't mean it as any type of hidden message. >.>
Also, when you submit a game, please indicate the game's approximate length to me. So far, all of the people who have submitted me long games have warned me ahead of time, but this needs to be stated for the records as I'm going to be conducting my reviews differently depending on the length of the game you're submitting to me. Here's the plan:
[CGR] - If you submit a short game to me, I'm going to do it in a similar manner to the reviews I've already produced. It will be a simple let's play ordeal with over-the-top crappy voice acting and stupid jokes and comments littered throughout, just like the grand ol' CGR tradition. Regular crappy game reviews should be no longer than 30-45 minutes in length, so please give me a heads up if your game might take more time than this.
[CGR - Extended] - If you submit a longer game to me, I WILL play through and complete the game but will most likely take more time during the process. I may or may not complete it in one sitting. It depends on my free time available. I will slow down with these reviews, try to inspect every element of the game regardless of the time required to do so, and carefully edit these in the event that any part becomes too long or drawn-out. In addition, I'm going to be releasing an Abridged Version as a separate video for those who might want to see an overview of the game without sitting through the whole thing, and I'll include a Comprehensive Review of the crappy game including what I thought worked well and what didn't. What makes these reviews more complex is that at some point, these games often transcend the crappy game category and become a regular game with random humor.
[Game/Demo] - Then there are serious games and demos. I plan to make a different topic out of this once I start doing them. Currently, the only one I have lined up is my LP of Meiscool's demo. These will be included in the queue however to give a better representation of the overall release schedule.
Here's the lineup. I will be updating the front page later.
1. (Captain Obvious) Shouzen vs. the Retards 2, TAKE TWO [Extended]
2. (PROGUY) Pokemon Black and White [Extended]
3. (Drenrin) RTP Adventure II [CGR]
4. (Meiscool) Infinite Unreality [Game/Demo]
5. (Greenraven) 5 Minutes [CGR]
Secondary Queue (Games that do not take priority as I'm trying to cycle through submitters to provide some variety, but they will be done.)
1. (Greenraven) Graveyard Rumble II [Extended]
2. (Greenraven) 5 Minutes Deux [CGR - Will probably be done as an extra as it only lasts 5 minutes]
I hope this makes things a bit better for you guys. My OCD compels me to have some kind of order whenever I attempt something like this. If I forgot your game, please let me know. Any other questions/comments/suggestions? Post 'em below.
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Sounds good to me.
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Since I've already had my game reviewed I have no objection to being put at the back of the queue (even though technically "first come first serve"). ::)
Seriously though, I'm fine.
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Is 5 minutes part deux a sequel to part 1 or an entirely unrelated game? If it would sate your appetite, I could probably release that one as an extra since it's apparently only 5 minutes. XD
And yeah, I was going to go for taking one game from a reviewer at a time, but then I realized that your stuff might not get done. 5 minutes part 1 will stay where it is in the queue regardless of new submissions.
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The second 5 Minutes is in no way related to the first.
The first 5 Minutes (taking your perfectionism into account) might take up to as much as an hour. The actual game is very short, but I crammed A LOT of hidden content into it.
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I'm okay with your rules as well. Take your time :)
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One quick thought. If you do decide to put the (shorter) 5 Minute game ahead of it's time, could you swap it for 5 Minutes III (http://www.gamefront.com/files/22227824/5_Minutes_Bare_Minimum_rar) instead?
Mainly because it's meant to promote the current contest that's running, and if it shows up on the youtubez, well... might have more people flocking with entries.
5 Minutes The 3rd:
- Total running time: Under 5 minutes.
- Total game size: Under 2 megabytes.
So if you can squeeze this in before the October 1st deadline, thanks. If not, I totally understand. :)
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Yeah, go ahead and send it. Doesn't matter much to me.
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The first 5 Minutes (taking your perfectionism into account) might take up to as much as an hour. The actual game is very short, but I crammed A LOT of hidden content into it.
Now I sure hope it wouldn't last that long due to having to fight the same enemy over and over and over 9000!!!
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Now I sure hope it wouldn't last that long due to having to fight the same enemy over and over and over 9000!!!
No. :P
That first game was made almost 7 years ago.
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If you got flaunt it! :D
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2iravib.png) (http://www.youtube.com/user/Natakokatan/videos)
...hopefully this'll be a little better than the last you. ::)
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I love this one. Thanks, greenraven! Totally using that as my sig as soon as I can be assed to change it. :P
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Take your time. I'm used to highly motivated people of the internet. :P
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The quality is terrible. Resize it differently lol
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New reviews to be posted and list to be updated somewhere in the next couple days. I did a lot of recording yesterday so now I just need to find the time and drive to sit down and edit the slow bits out. Expect them soon!
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Ooh, I didn't realise people still did crappy game reviews. I should get back into it.
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Have you done mine yet? Hopefully not, because I am going to have a new demo soon that has bugs corrected and some item-throwing systems.
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Not yet. I'll wait until after your release, then. :P
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Okay, well this was a really unproductive two days off that I just had, but to be honest, it came at the tail end of an extraordinarily bad week at work so I think I deserved a bit of rest and relaxation. For the time being, I'm going to upload both of greenraven's 5 minute entries to my youtube channel. The first level of Shouzen vs. the Retards II will be up for your viewing pleasure tomorrow night. If I have even more time on my hands, I'll do another recording off the list and upload that as a reward for your patience. But tonight, I'm just going to kick back and relax...hopefully you'll forgive me. :P
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Forgiven. And thanks. :P
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1000th post, and it's a big update!
The first level of my second take at Shouzen vs. the Retards II is now uploaded to youtube. I think you'll find it a lot more enjoyable this time around. I tried to inspect every little nook and cranny this time and I also abridged some of the longer fights to make it a bit more watchable. It's still long due to dialogue, but considering that it's meant to be viewed as a let's play, that's fine.
Shouzen vs. the Retards II Parts 1-4:
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSxSnIqaqUg
NCGR - Shouzen vs. the Retards II TAKE 2 - Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxodm9FXutE#)
NCGR - Shouzen and the Retards II TAKE 2 - Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8iZ11hhXGs#)
NCGR - Shouzen vs. the Retards II TAKE 2 - Part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUua7Z1-Ab0#)[/spoiler]
As an added bonus, greenraven's "5 Minutes Part Two" and "5 Minutes Part Three" have been done as extras!
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOHninPv9Q
NCGR - 5 Minutes - Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tlbx1ES3zA#)[/spoiler]
Next up on the list are Drenrin's RTP Adventure 2 (which has already been recorded but needs to go through editing) and Proguy's Pokemon Black and White, part one. Shouzen vs. the Retards level two is also recorded so expect that to land around the same time as the other two.
Now let's talk about greenraven's 5 minute game contest, mmkay? If you're not familiar with it, the rules can be found HERE (http://www.charas-project.net/forum/index.php?topic=28467.0). The bottom line is that you create a game about five minutes in length (can be longer, so don't worry if you go over the limit) and submit it. Easy as pie. Greenraven recently hired me against my will to do reviews of every entry, so if you submit one, that means I get to poke fun at your 5 minute game. Sounds like a blast, huh? Especially with the work that I already have piled up...thanks a lot, greeny. Of course, priority goes to games that are submitted directly to me, but 5-minute reviews are easy to do as extras and they're less stressful for me since I don't have to edit them.
Also, I just want to mention that I deprived myself of sleep to finally do the editing on these. Have to be up for work in five hours and I still have other things to do since I have...company tomorrow. You're welcome. :P
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Go ahead and take a break, you earned it gurl. Just want you to know all your work and sacrifices are not going unnoticed. :D
So... much... talking... @_@
Also the fox is a she not a he. Renoman, a second generation digimon. /nerdlyness >_>
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Again take your time :)
I also made a lil' teaser trailer thingy a while back that took like two days to make to show you guys what my game, Pokémon Black & White, is about before Natako plays it and posts her reviews on it. Enjoy!
[spoiler]http://youtu.be/wH6vMcR5sJQ[/spoiler]
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xD I love the preview proguy. I have to say, me and my friend have been talking seriously about buying some recording equipment for console games and also computer games. I'm so damn excited about the prospect of recording LPs. Just saying, I got a huge list of rm2k3 games I want to LP but that teaser was pretty damn good, I may have to do a little LP of it alongside whatever Natako's doing for it.
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I kinda wanted to do a Lets Play for a while now, but for consoles.
A few years back I had this amazing Killzone 2 murder-thon binge. It was me doing online multiplayer with nothing but a bare basic pistol and ending up at the #1 spot of the scoreboard for a whole week running. Just match after match after match I would just dominate everyone.
Now the world may never see my awesomeness again. :x
Any of you that have me on PSN go check out my Killzone 2 trophies. The "top 1% player" trophy didn't just fall on my lap. ::)
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xD I love the preview proguy. I have to say, me and my friend have been talking seriously about buying some recording equipment for console games and also computer games. I'm so damn excited about the prospect of recording LPs. Just saying, I got a huge list of rm2k3 games I want to LP but that teaser was pretty damn good, I may have to do a little LP of it alongside whatever Natako's doing for it.
Thanks :D
Also Zerodius asked me to do a playthrough of Shyouzen Versus The Retards 2 before he asked Natako, so I'll just share my playthrough I've just uploaded for now if anyone's interested (since I've played the prequel before and I played his other games that have similar game mechanics).
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJV_wLZ6BY4[/spoiler]
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Cool to see someone doing crappy game reviews. Wasn't aware of this until now.
I got a game I would like you to review. Can I pm you the game?
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Yeah, sure thing. PM me any crappy games you have and I'll get to them in time.
For those who might be wondering, I'm going to try to update this Friday since that will be my next day off for a while. I'm in that nasty part of my work rotation right now where free time is a valuable commodity. But yeah, expect some things then.
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It is alright.
I eagerly await the next update. Not just because of the next stage of my game but also because I'm curious as to what other games you've made reviews of.
Oh and Dark Legend? Been a while since you last submitted a game. If I remember well, you were the one who made Marisa Stole The Precious Thing game and Masochist Tower, right? Or I'm confusing people here?
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Oh and Dark Legend? Been a while since you last submitted a game. If I remember well, you were the one who made Marisa Stole The Precious Thing game and Masochist Tower, right? Or I'm confusing people here?
Indeed! MSTPT game was my least favorite game I made. Masochist Tower wasn't made for crappy games and it is sadly discontinued due to losing interest in the project.
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I admit I've been wanting to try out your games for myself. Since you mentionned you're pretty ashamed of MSTPT now (probably because of some of the fake difficulty in the way of the trial & error with the switches leading to tough Gandalf fights or the final stage and its unbalanced boss rush), I guess it means you got other projects other than it that have been completed or at least playable, right?
As for Masochist Tower, what killed it for you? Something with the plot or mechanics that you couldn't pull off? Or didn't manage to make a party that was engaging enough for you to write it through a full length game (even if humorous)?
(I'm asking the last point because this is a big point for full length RPGs ; like with novels, fanfics, comics, or what not, a RPG is driven primarily by the main characters, whenever protagonists or antagonists. Without engaging characters (to the author), a RPG is likely to grind to a halt.
... alternatively, did you run out of ways to kill the player in creative ways? IWBTG works not just because it kills the player a lot ; many games, like Mario Frustration did that before. It succeed because it did it in creative, unpredictable ways... which is part of why creating a full length IWBTG game is not something many creators manage to do despite the game's fanbase)
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@Captain Obvious
For MSTPT: I felt I was really uncreative with that one since it had ideas that were done before. Also, lame jokes.
For Masochist Tower: I lost the motivation to work on it and ran into issues I did not feel like fixing. Plus, I felt some stuff were/would be confusing to the player. It's possible I may revive the Masochist Tower though.
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Yo.... update.... yo...
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Natako's current situation prevents her from putting too much time on this right now, unfortunately.
She should be able to come back eventually, though. Just... not now.
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Crappy game reviews are on indefinite hold for the time being until I can get my life and my stress level back under control. I apologize for the long waits and the lack of updates. Free time is precious these days and there are other things that I'd rather dedicate it to.
I'm trying to switch jobs to (hopefully) reduce my workload, but right now this just isn't a possibility for me if I want to keep my sanity. Hate me, love me, mock my posts. The choice is yours.
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(http://i47.tinypic.com/33wtd29.gif)
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Take your time. Get back to it when you're ready. :)
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Considering one of my relatives is suffering from approximative nervous breakdown due to real life issues, I can sympathize with your decision.
I do happen to be disappointed as this means I likely will not see much in the way of updates for the next months... but real life has the priority.
So take as much time as you need. I (and many others) will await your return.
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Don't stress yourself up with the crappy game contest. Sounds like you currently have enough of it in your real life.