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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:58:15

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I wasn't aware there WERE any Scottish porn stars? Don't Scottish girls usually look like ugly Irish girls with giant teeth?

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:47:33

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There was at least one Scottish porn star. . . Pat McGroin.

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:23:45

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Eww. Clever name though.

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:32:09

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I just went to download the RE6 demo on the PS3 and realised that its fucking 360 exclusive until....September?! Are you fucking serious?

Shit like that is so lame its not even funny. Fucking Microsoft and their cheesy exclusive DLC, exclusive demo bullshit. Fuck you.

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:00:40

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OK I have sunk in almost 3 hours into the RE6 demo so lets get right to it. Leon's demo is so boring, in the actual game I am sure it will work great as it is very atmospheric, almost old school RE. The camera was moving around too fast so I adjusted that. It is a bit too close to the character but i got used to it. Normal classic third person controls in RE is kind of weird but I played enough games like this for it to work but the close camera mixed with this control scheme does make things a tad bit hectic.

The graphics are generally gorgeous but small objects on tables and such look really simple, like blocky cups. Screen tearing everywhere in this demo, hopefully fixed for release. So I move through the boring slow opening Leon section and finally get to the part with the girl where I notice how cinematic the camera is. There are moments where the camera shakes, or zooms in or out to give you one hell of a cinematic view, this could work very well. I noticed how current gen this game is with its slick hud and that radar cell phone mode, feels like Batman, splinter cell, ass creed, basically every game this gen. The item screen is different, seems like limited inventory is a thing of the past, booo but everything is easy to navigate.

Once the zombies came and I could shoot I noticed how loose the aiming was. My shots clearly dont have the same impact they do in RE4 or RE5. I shoot zombies in the leg and they sort of simply absorb the bullet. Shoot them in the head and a chunk of their skull comes off but they slowly die, so slow that I thought I had to keep shooting them. The melee works well as it is not context sensitive so you can use it a lot more and damn is it effective. Leon's action is over before it even begins so I couldn't get into it much.

Chris' demo is where the action is at. Here enemies with guns are constantly shooting at you but dont worry you are bulletproof it seems. i hope the difficulty is in super easy mode cause there is no need to take cover, which is nice cause cover in a RE game is stupid, still I want a challenge. Here the enemies mutate into flying guys or big armed dudes. A mix of shooting and melee make quick work of them, I started to use dodge a bit more as well. It all seemed a bit sloppy to me, just a lot of shooting.

Then I tried Jake and wow is he cool. It starts with a cinematic run, I hope the game has segments like this where a little more control is needed, platforming in RE would be cool. Jake as an option for fists so I chose that and went at bad dudes Wesker style, so awesome. This demo has a boss battle, a classic red barrels around the room you lead the big giant dude into them boss fight. Amazing effects going on here as the roof is collapsing, the barrels explode really nice and the big monster has some great animation.

I started to try the other characters out, Piers in particular is fantastic cause he gets totally different guns than chris. One is a sniper rifle with thermal mode, this comes into play when he gets separated from Chris and you have to cover for him. His machine gun as different fire modes which is nice. As a played as Piers it felt the closest to RE4/5. I tried Sherry as well and damn is she quick and badass, this girl went through some training. Oh and I switched to classic laser sight mode, huge improvement.

After many playthroughs everything just clicked, this is NOT just a RE like shooter. The dodge and melee attacks change the action dynamics completely. It wasn't until I was diving all over the place and running meleeing, and shooting that it all became amazing. This is like Vanquish meet RE meet god hand and it is AWESOME!! When enemies come out run full speed at one, smash him in the head, dive roll around and shoot the next guy, get up roll back, get a punch in dive around again, shoot a barrel, dive back throw a grenade. That is how the game is meant to be played, the action is fantastic!

I was worried at first but now that I see the light I am super excited. The core gameplay mechanics are there for something really special, now it is up to the game design to live up to the last two games.

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:04:05

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Download links for 360 owners without Dragon's dogma, put the file in a usb and you can play the demo:

From gaf:

No need to buy Dragon's Dogma.

You need to put it in the correct folder structure too content/000000000000000/4343882D/00080000/60CBBE264CC205195AD91592D44756A2B3BD2C2343

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:32:38

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Shit I don't have usb stick.

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:38:00

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Have just played Leon's demo and this game looks fantastic. His demo didn't have much action in it but it had great atmosphere. Hopefully the screen-tearing gets fixed up. I really dig the new gameplay such as the melee system and moving while shooting.

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:05:16

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Just played Chris' demo and holy shit that was awesome. Very action packed. The gunplay in this game feels great. Graphics look fantastic as well.

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:37:43

#51

Robio did you make those? I like the bottom three best.

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Microsoft's iTunes,rival Xbox Music out this year

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:52:27

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?Isn't this just the Zune music service being re-branded? I read the story, maybe it's news in EU because they didn't have Zune?

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:11:28

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That's great news, hearing this from both you and Vader. I am back on the RE6 hype train.

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:55:20

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No I can't take credit for those. It was just a coincidence that I found them on Pintrest, and figured I'd post it here. I was working on some video game/porn covers of my own, but I haven't had the time to finish them. Maybe this weekend.

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:17:15

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But everyone else hates it.

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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:42:59

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Some notes for you guys without the demo:

The AI partner has no health it seems, also no inventory. You can totally ignore them, they will do as they do. In co-op items multiply so each of you can pick up the same ammo, again no inventory swapping. When dying you can help up your partner or give them some of your health.

Using melee and quick fire (LT+RT) uses up this energy bar, it refills slowly over time. It takes a lot to use the bar up at which point you will be tired and walk injured.

Health is split into small blocks, each block regenerates over time but never goes past that block, use herbs to gain back the lost blocks.

There are some context sensitive kills like going up to an enemy close to a ledge and then hitting the prompt, you will shove him over the edge. Or if they are up in a raised area and you are under them at their feet level you will grab them by the feet and drag them down to you.

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Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:36:58

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I, drunk Leo, will now try to explain Theatrhythm Final Fantasy:

It is really cool! It is very simple to play. You basically Tap, Slide, Hold the Stylus to the Screen or Swipe in a particular Direction. In the 'Series' mode you pick a numbered Final Fantasy game, then you play through certain musical portions of the game. You get the 'Title Screen Epilogue' where you tap the screen as musical notes hit the center of a Crystal (You accumulate Rhythmia that way). You then play a 'Battle Screen' song where you see your party and they 'Fight' various monsters from the game. There's a 'World Map' song where you see one of your party members walking throughout the world, and, finally, there is an 'Event' song. This is usually the most emotional song, the most pivotal in that game's storyline. You see actual footage from the game as you play that particular song! Although the gameplay remains similar throughout all of the different songs, the game changes things up by either having notes pass over your static cursor --or-- having your cursor move and you do the motions as t reaches certain points on the screen.

There's a crap ton of stuff to unlock and earn. There's already a menu option to download DLC songs. You play all of the mentioned Songs throughout ALL 13 games in the Series so far!

Although the gameplay is simple, they will throw cool triggers into most songs, for example, hit the Silver then Golden notes on Final Fantasy 1's Ending theme, and the game will automatically transition into the 'Extended Version' earning you more points and of course more Rhythmia.

Everything I just said is Secondary to the very important fact that there is a Chibi Kefka on the box. That alone makes this game the Game of the Infinite Forever +1.

That is all.

Edited: Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:38:01

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