darthhomer said:
Oh god, that snow level is insane. Is it just me, or does your opponent just seem that much better than you - like, their units buff like crazy and weaken your stats like no tomorrow.
That level is actually very easy. This is how I did it (SO OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE ELSE IGNORE THIS IF YOU WANT TO FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELVES).
Use R2 facemelt to knock out the first round, build the two Merch booths at the top and then bascially defend those ONLY. Don't ever send your trrops from the top of the hill. Fly down to the third merch booth and take it yourself with Facemelt. Don't even get your troops to defend it. Bide your time, build up to Stage 3 level troops and then just keep defending the top of the hill. As Eddie go around killing the octopus looking things and witches (using zap and facemelt and let the rest of them fight the rest of them, with you buffing whenever you have time. From time to time the third merch booth will go back to the enemy, just fly down there and take it back, but never send your troops away from the main stage.
Well, I put it down for a couple fo days and figured I'd have to give it a go before I forgot all those damn controls.
I did well, whipped through two missions. RTS games are so stressful for me, I have to gird my loins before I play them, so if I am tired at all I don't play.
The quality has held up, I'm finding the Stage missions to be easy, beating them on their first attempt. Each time I start though, I'm getting ready for my ass to be handed to me.
The dialogue in this game is quite good, as is the delivery.
I heard someone say the other day that when a game is made at it's highest level it transcends genre preferences, and I think this is such a game. I am clearly not an RTS person, but I'm enjoying this game. Not as much as I would, say a very good FPS or JRPG, but the fact that I am into it is a sign of it's quality. This also worked for me with SMG, Advance Wars and Oblivion, games that are in genres I usually avoid.
If I am as close to the end of the game as I think I am, I am fairly sure the single player mode on the default (normal) difficulty clocks it in somewhere between 7 and 8 hours. Which is short. If they ramp up the difficulty on the last missions to lenghten that, then I'll be miffed.
I think the writing, the plot and the humour do a lot to carry it well over genre preferences and even gameplay imperfections/limitations. I find myself caring for the characters and laughing out loud at some of the lines. Also recognising cameos from some metal dynosaurs is good fun
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Lemmy is great. Ozzy sounds a bit too coherent. Who is the shaved dude on the bike (if you've got to him yet).
Haven't met him yet but ... Rob Halford of Judas Priest perhaps? I know he is in the game somewhere.
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That's got to be him.
The greatest/funniest thing about Rob Halford was that he single-handedly gave the "metal" scene its look and fashion sense back in the 70ies which he picked from the leather / s&m scene many years before anyone knew about his sexual preference. He must have had a lot of private laughs seeing macho metalers dressed as "masters and slaves" thinking they looked well-hard.
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In the game he has a commanding presense, which he maintains whenever shown. I love him.
bugsonglass said:Haven't met him yet but ... Rob Halford of Judas Priest perhaps? I know he is in the game somewhere.
Yup. Rob Halford's in the game. Does some of the best parts to boot.
I'm out. To many games to play to waste my time on one I don't feel the urge to finish. I need to stop finishing games just to finish them and focus on the ones I do want to play.
I'm barely hanging in there, but I haven't played in a couple of days. I plan to change that tomorrow. My problem is I tried to juggle too many games at once.
I'm now at the final battle. I have not opted it down to easy yet in the game, but we'll see how I go.
I can totally see the appeals to RTS games now, the slow boil, the tipping point, the rout (or defeat). It's still a bitt too much like work for me to get into, but I do see the appeal.
Finished it. The last stage level wasn't bad at all, in fact that, and what followed made it one of the best game endings ever.
Not just the story stuf either, which was both sweet and funny.
Just a tremendous game, it's funny to think how close I came to never playing it.
Technically I'm still playing it even though in reality I haven't had time to play for several days now. But I haven't started anything else ... and this is what I look forward to playing once I do get some gaming time. So, yeah I'm still in it ...
Really glad you enjoyed it so much Aspro, gives me even more motivation to get back to it
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You know what that means don't you, Aspro? Time for Psychonauts! 
I think so. I was going to play either Halo 3 or Twin Snakes... But fuckit, Psychonauts it is.
Bought it for cheap a couple weeks ago, I'm at about 30% completion, it's a fun enjoyable romp. Easygoing, great soundtrack and lots of small, nifty jokes.
I forgot how much I totally enjoyed this game. I wish I could just go back and watch the cutscenes back to back.
I probably find Brutal Legend to be maybe an even better, even more special game than it would be otherwise just because its a tribute to a form of music I have loved my entire life. I have always lived and breathed metal...hell I give the music more credit for making me the person I am today than I do for most humans I've known. So to see such a well made adventure game that pays it tribute is just awesome...I had a smile on my face the entire time I played it.
Also, there are so many little in jokes and little nods that only a long time fan of the music will understand, that it gives you the feeling of being in a tight group that "gets it" when you play this game.
I'm actually replaying it now, little by little.
Oh god, that snow level is insane. Is it just me, or does your opponent just seem that much better than you - like, their units buff like crazy and weaken your stats like no tomorrow.