Video Game Chat Thread - Pre-Alpha Experimental Version

Are videogames for children?

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Both puzzling choices. Space Channel 5 is about a news reporter in the future who stops an alien invasion by making the aliens dance along with her. You'd really have to stretch to get a movie-length plot out of it, but it might be fun if they keep in the kooky irreverence of the original.

Comix Zone is about a comic book author who gets sucked into the book he is writing, while the villain of his book gets sucked into the real world and then draws on the comic to put the author in danger. Clever idea and amazing graphics, but gameplay-wise it was pretty much yet another Final Fight/Streets of Rage/Battletoads clone. It never saw a sequel and as far as I know never appeared in any official rereleases, so who knows why Sega might be seeing value in it now. Also,

Zone, an adaptation of the cult console game, follows a jaded comic book creator and a young, queer writer of color who
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ffs of course. No, that second character does not exist in the game.

Anyway, I wonder if some production company just went to Sega and asked them what licenses they could pick up for two rolls of dimes and a handful of car wash tokens.
 
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Space Channel 5 into a live action movie is almost 20+ years too late. They could have done it with a pop group like Spice Girls or even 3LW if this were the early 2000’s.

If they make a movie out of it today, it will not be good at all. This is just pure honesty.
 
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Royce Reeves-Darby and Erik Feig are overseeing both projects for Picturestart and will produce alongside the company’s Samie Kim Falvey. Picturestart already has a toe in video game adaptations as it is one of the companies producing Borderlands, Lionsgate’s fantasy based on the Gearbox/2K Games video game.
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In May 2019, Feig announced the launch of Picturestart, a "new media" company. Scholastic granted the company access to its IP. Picturestart intends to produce four to six films and four to six TV series per year.
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Yeah, there's no way these are going to be any good. Out of three of them, one hasn't done much of anything before this year, the other seems to be involved in some weird feminist spin off to the movie Grease, and really the whole company seems to be geared towards shitting out direct to video schlock.


We make films and shows about people and for people finding themselves. Defining themselves. Discovering their voice. Coming of age – at any age. Finding their purpose. Finding their people. Telling their truth.​

Because the stories that matter most are the ones that become a part of who you are.​

Because of The Golin Rules.​

Because of all the good rom-coms that still need to be told.​

Because THESE movies are amazing and you hope that anything you work on makes someone’s ‘Best of List’ some day.​

Because movies always lift me up and I want to put the same wonderful thing back into the world.​

Because of literally every Julia Roberts movie.​

Because “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?”​

Because of 1997 in movies.​

Because having lines and scenes of this “made up stuff” you work on become part of the real life cultural conversation makes you feel happy and proud and connected to everyone.​

Because working with someone talented before anyone else sees their talent but you know it’s huge is one of the most exciting things in the world.​

Because of the feeling you get when someone quotes a movie you love.​

Because when Hogarth told the Iron Giant “you are who you choose to be” it changed my life!​

Because of the conversation the stories provokes.​

Because hearing an audience gasp or cry or laugh at all the parts you wanted them to and even some of the parts you never imagined they would makes it feel like you are part of the human fabric in a deep and meaningful way.​

Because stories show you possibilities.​

Because I am a first generation American and a latchkey child and movies and tv shows told me how to BE in life.​

Because I can watch CLUELESS, PRETTY WOMAN, and LA LA LAND over and over again.​

Because, after a bad day, you have the option to escape into another world.​

Because I’m always looking for my next movie character crush.​

Because movies are our way to shape the way the world sees us and the way we see the world.​

Because the first albums I bought were movie soundtracks.​

Because my father always told me to “live life and grow, always” and that’s what stories help me do.​

Because I want to support the next generation of female filmmakers.​

Because there can never be too many awesome montages or just the perfect musical cue.​

Because working in storytelling beats any other job out there.​

Because I love coming to work in the morning.​

Because I love to read.​

Because of how it feels to wake up in Vegas.​

Because on Wednesdays, we wear pink.​

Because I want to give other people the feeling I get when I finish the latest binge-able TV series.​

Because there’s no better way to show others how you see the world.​

Because I was convinced Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were my best friends for several years of my life.​

Because of the feeling you get when the lights dim and trailers start playing.​

Because of the hours that my friends and I spent on the floor of my bedroom eating snacks and quoting our favorite movies back and forth to each other.​

Because in middle school I watched Nightmare on Elm Street too young and never got it out of my head.​

Because growing up as a child of immigrants, movies were the only way to connect with the world around me.​

Because I love hearing a good story told and then figuring out how to put it on screen.​

Because I thought Liz Lemon was so cool I even considered her a fashion icon.​

Because I still get chills when the lights go down in the movie theatre.​

Because I’ve never seen myself or my story on screen and want to be a part of bringing it to life.​

Because truth is oftentimes best communicated through fiction​

Because my life changed from that first shot of 4 Privet Drive.​

Because I was definitely too young when I saw Cruel Intentions. Still worth it.​

Because Shonda gifted us “McDreamy,” “McSteamy,” and, of course, “vajayjay.”​

Because Friday takes place entirely on a porch and it’s so. damn. good.​

Because I just can’t imagine doing anything else for the rest of my life.​

Because “if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen”​

Because “bitches get stuff done”​

Because of the way Celine and Jesse look at each other​

Because a good movie can move the world forward​

Because great stories knit us together even when we have nothing else in common.​

Because there’s nothing like imagining your favorite book as a movie—and then actually watching it come to life on screen.​

Because when Jo rejects Laurie in Little Women, my heart still shatters.​

Because that feeling when you completely enthralled by a new show is euphoric.​

Because there is nothing better than reading, binge watching, discussing, being a part of the creative process of making film and television. We literally get paid to create and create content for the whole world to consume. There is nothing cooler than that.​

Because it’s just so satisfying how M. Night Shymalan surprises us, or how Dan Fogelman pulls our heart strings.​

Because nothing feels as indulgent as taking a Wednesday off to see a solo, middle-of-the-day movie in the theater.​

Because “I know you can be overwhelmed and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?”​

Because every subsequent film version of LITTLE WOMEN just gets better.​

Because every time I hear Nicholas Brittel music from Moonlight, my eyes well up.​

Because the world of HARRY POTTER still makes me feel like a 12 year old girl inside.​

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Better hope SEGA actually pays attention to these, because if left to their own devices Space Channel 5 will be turned into a shitty romcom oozing with Snark.
 
albert the programmer said:
Space Channel 5 into a live action movie is almost 20+ years too late. They could have done it with a pop group like Spice Girls or even 3LW if this were the early 2000’s.

If they make a movie out of it today, it will not be good at all. This is just pure honesty.
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The best casting choice for Ulala would have been this chick:


which would have been impossible anyway given the history between her and Sega:
In 2003, Space Channel 5 and its protagonist Ulala was the subject of a lawsuit against Sega from Kierin Magenta Kirby; the lawsuit alleged that Sega approached her about licensing her likeness and music, but after she refused they used those elements anyway.[19][122] During the lawsuit, Sega was able to show that the game was released in Japan the year before Kier stated that she was contacted by Sega about using her likeness, and that the developers had never heard of either Kier or her music. The case lasted until 2006, when the judge ruled in favour of Sega and Kier lost her appeal. She was obliged to pay Sega's legal fees of $608,000 (reduced from $763,000 on request).
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Looking for another cyberpunk game to play. Just finished Cyberpunk 2077 for a second time. Modded this time. Which fixed a lot of the problems.

Is that one with the cat any good?
 
Morgan Blackhand said:
Looking for another cyberpunk game to play. Just finished Cyberpunk 2077 for a second time. Modded this time. Which fixed a lot of the problems.

Is that one with the cat any good?
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Dunno about Stray but Deus Ex is basically the cyberpunk game.

Has some trouble running on modern PCs though so if you need a hand setting it up lemme know.
 
Morgan Blackhand said:
Looking for another cyberpunk game to play. Just finished Cyberpunk 2077 for a second time. Modded this time. Which fixed a lot of the problems.

Is that one with the cat any good?
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Shadowrun Dragon Fall and Shadowrun Hong Kong are just fantastic games, Shadowrun Returns isn't that great though. Fine at the time but not so memorable. They don't have raytracing and Keanu Reaves so if you're a graphics whore that must have that AAA shit you might be disappointed.
 
Scanline said:
Dunno about Stray but Deus Ex is basically the cyberpunk game.

Has some trouble running on modern PCs though so if you need a hand setting it up lemme know.
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Already played Deus Ex. I also tried out Revision which was like a fan updated version.

Smaug's Smokey Hole said:
Shadowrun Dragon Fall and Shadowrun Hong Kong are just fantastic games, Shadowrun Returns isn't that great though. Fine at the time but not so memorable. They don't have raytracing and Keanu Reaves so if you're a graphics whore that must have that AAA shit you might be disappointed.
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I haven't played Dragonfall, but I did finish Hong Kong. I enjoyed it a lot. I think I will give Dragonfall a look at.
 
Nightmare Reaper is so fucking fun. Just doing arenas, slow-mo air dashing and wrecking shit with dual smgs and scrap launchers with the heaviest soundtrack since nuDoom. All for like $20.

God bless Civvie11 for showcasing it.
 
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The latest Humble Bundle has six RPG/strategy games for only $12, and all six have Mac and Linux support.

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Seems like a pretty… uh, a pretty good… um…
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word of advice, if you buy from humble be sure to adjust the amount on the right, and be sure to check which charity the money goes to. humble likes to brag with "for a good cause" and then you see the charity only gets like $1 out of a $25 bundle or something.
also, the sliders to adjust said duration were made annoying as fuck on purpose, there was a time you could put in the amount directly, now you have to constantly move shit left and right till it hits the right numbers by accident.

tbh if you want bundles better check fanatical...
 
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word of advice, if you buy from humble be sure to adjust the amount on the right, and be sure to check which charity the money goes to. humble likes to brag with "for a good cause" and then you see the charity only gets like $1 out of a $25 bundle or something.
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I'm fine with those particular charities receiving as little money as possible. I've unsubscribed from Humble's notification emails and won't be patronizing them in the future. They've done troon/genderspecial charities in the past so this isn't totally unexpected, but still I have to draw a line somewhere and that line is baby murder.

But anyway, video games. Saints Row reviews are coming out, and it looks like it's pretty much as mediocre as people were fearing, with a sprinkling of modern-day open-world-game bugs on top.


I've background-noised two other video reviews besides this one and all of them have brought up the "cops on the overpass" issue. Oof.
 
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I haven't played this game in a long time but Guild Wars 2 is having a steam release. Now that in of itself is not the interesting thing. A user posted a "Community Warning" on steam, that seems to be getting activity.

Considering the current player base, and the company proudly displaying pronouns this seems somewhat plausible. But I am led to believe this is a troll post.
Responses seem mixed and I also I wonder how this leftists hugbox will react to the average steam user in-game?
Warning: Community
This game is good but the players in this game are very sensitive people. I hope steam users can civilise the GW2 population but I don't have much hope.

There is generally free speech in the PVP lobby and WVW maps, however be warned in PVE maps, there are certain guilds and users with multiple accounts that will mass report you for saying you dislike certain things or saying things they disagree with.

If you say you dislike the following things with the wrong people around you may get global muted, temporary or even permanent ban.

Steven Universe
Star Wars
Star Trek
Life is Strange
Communism
The Saints Row Reboot
Funko Pops
Fallout 4
The Last of Us 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
Marvel Movies

There is probably many more silly things that will get you banned. Most normal people have moved on to discord or other chat programs because of these people. Be careful out there guys.
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Some cherry picked responses:
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Of course with any topic you will have defenders.

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This particular guy lacks comprehension since the OP said PVP was the only one with acceptable chat.

 
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Tried replaying animal crossing wild world tonight and the 15fps (it's also blurry too just really bad looking) made my eyes bleed. Really made me sad because I swear to god it was never this bad. I love that game passionately. It was a big part of my youth and I wish there was some way I could play. According to some forum posts this isn't even a 3DS issue it was this bad on DS. Is there some way to emulate it better then that?
 
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Tried replaying animal crossing wild world tonight and the 15fps (it's also blurry too just really bad looking) made my eyes bleed. Really made me sad because I swear to god it was never this bad. I love that game passionately. It was a big part of my youth and I wish there was some way I could play. According to some forum posts this isn't even a 3DS issue it was this bad on DS. Is there some way to emulate it better then that?
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I tried to play Fire Emblem on the switch, but the poor frame rate on even a turn based game seemed to agitate my eyes and mind.
 
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lmao, I didn't think I'd actually get the name of the game with that, but Google knew exactly what I was talking about. Unfortunately, it's a PS4/PS5 exclusive, so I can't really do anything with that knowledge. Maybe they'll bring it to PC in a decade.
 
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Is Mordhau still the best big team objective sword game right now? I was a big dick sucker for War of the Roses when it was around. Bannerlord's multiplayer is practically dead so I think it's the closest thing i'll find that can scratch that itch.
 
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