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Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by fabio 02/20/2012, 11:01pm PST
Arbit wrote:

The battery thing was a fuckup of massive proportions. I bought the silent movement aug and never used it once I found out that I would either need to 1) keep two batteries charged at all times, which meant I'd have to use a candy bar to do a takedown even if I didn't use silent movement, or 2) I'd have to silently run up to dudes and then determine whether I could hang out and let my battery charge back up or pause the game and eat a candy bar. Each path leads to immersion-breaking, candy bar munching ridiculousness.

Make takedowns take 50% of a battery. OR, 99% of one battery so if you have two batteries charged it would still recharge the second one. OR, Jesus, there are like a billion different alternatives they could have used that would have been so much better than having your death dealing cyborg be fueled by fucking PowerBars®.

I didn't take the cloak aug.


I've started using the cloak as way too much of a crutch. As long as you have a FOUR inventory slot sized jug of protein shake powder, it's god mode for any encounter. It doesn't even break cloak when you shoot or snap necks! Enemies still have no idea where you are.

As long as I'm griping on how to turn game of the year into a flawless classic, fuck the inventory limitations. Do I waste a quarter of my inventory space carrying around this totally kickass weapon I found but with only 4 shots, not knowing when the game will deem to dole out more ammo or a dealer that carries said ammo? Meanwhile I'm coming across hundreds of revolver rounds and I never even saw one of the damn things until Montreal. I think I found about 5 tranquilizer rounds total, ammo for the very first gun you get in the game and occupier of EIGHT slots.

You're almost forced to carry the boring vanilla weapons that drop the most ammo: assault rifle, machine pistol, shotgun. Two of which are worthless because the game forgot that shotgun range = neck snap range.

Gripe #3: what is this pussy "kind soul" bonus with absolutely no downside for non-lethal takedowns? Show mercy while taking down scumfuck Blackwater baby killers? The game already discourages lethal takedowns by making you hold down the button for a length of time slightly longer than it takes a guard to gib you with a shotgun (meanwhile non-lethal is an instant effect). Frantic spasms and kicking from a sleeper hold results in a silent takedown as opposed to the ear-splitting shriek of a sliced throat. Who knew?

Gripe #4: Here I was, playing along with what the game wanted me to do. Putting all my weapon upgrades into the assault rifle because it was the only useful weapon the game gave me constant ammo for. Three damage upgrades, extended clip, reduced reload time, silencer, laser sight. Now the hacker I've been tracking says he needs a weapon to survive an ambush and my prized assault rifle is the only choice to give to him. Fuck! I've played enough RPGs to know that you're well rewarded for this shit, so fine. Here. I'll probably get some huge help in the storyline later on or he'll go on to be a major character.

*Hours later*

A short radio transmission giving me 2000 credits, less than one-fifth the cost of all those upgrades (let alone finding all those upgrades again). Thanks, game.
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Has there ever been a game where a stamina meter really worked by Rafiki 02/19/2012, 9:50am PST NEW
    It's sole purpose in Deus Ex: HR by fabio 02/19/2012, 10:38am PST NEW
    What's best is when your flashlight draws energy from the same pool O_O by Jerry Whorebach 02/19/2012, 8:32pm PST NEW
        I'm still pretty sure the worst is also dxhr by jeep 02/19/2012, 8:40pm PST NEW
            I'm still confused by the battery thing by fabio 02/19/2012, 10:01pm PST NEW
                Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/20/2012, 10:42am PST NEW
                    Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by fabio 02/20/2012, 11:59am PST NEW
                        Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by Arbit 02/20/2012, 9:34pm PST NEW
                            Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by fabio 02/20/2012, 11:01pm PST NEW
                                Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by jeep 02/21/2012, 6:59am PST NEW
                                    You can use one unconscious guy to bait others and tran dart them one by one. by Worm 02/21/2012, 10:58am PST NEW
            No, Skyrim (or any Elder Scrolls game) by Arbit 02/20/2012, 9:01pm PST NEW
        Probably! On a SSD transitions tend to cut off mid-sound/animation/whatever. NT by Mischief Maker 02/19/2012, 8:47pm PST NEW
            Keep in mind, even REGULAR hard drives aren't standard equipment on consoles yet by Jerry Whorebach 02/19/2012, 9:34pm PST NEW
                They were on the original Xbox :( NT by Mischief Maker 02/20/2012, 1:14am PST NEW
                    One of the reasons it was only in production for four years. HDDs are expensive! by And they don't get much cheaper. 02/20/2012, 1:38am PST NEW
        I'm playing Bulletstorm right now, and that game uses ACTUAL SPEEDBUMPS. by Jerry Whorebach 02/20/2012, 9:54pm PST NEW
            HOLY SHIT-PISS by Rafiki 02/21/2012, 8:02am PST NEW
                I'm halfway through the campaign on 'Very Hard', and I still feel like I'm in a by mandatory tutorial. 02/21/2012, 3:50pm PST NEW
                    Finished the campaign. Maybe the other modes are better? by Jerry Whorebach 02/27/2012, 8:47am PST NEW
                        What do you know, score attack mode is actually a little bit better. by Jerry Whorebach 03/02/2012, 5:56pm PST NEW
    Demon's Souls/Dark Souls? NT by Entropy Stew 02/19/2012, 9:54pm PST NEW
        This is correct. by Lizard_King 02/24/2012, 10:10am PST NEW
    fear 2 has a sprint meter by sdroa jists 02/24/2012, 2:41am PST NEW
    Jagged Alliance: Back in Action kicks you in the balls with stamina bullshit too by Eurotrash 02/24/2012, 9:33am PST NEW
    Do racing games count? by Last 02/24/2012, 9:56am PST NEW
    stamina meter goes on the pile with save points, cutscenes and...combat? by jeep 02/24/2012, 11:58am PST NEW
        Your ideas on games are pretty abhorent to me. by Arbit 02/24/2012, 1:28pm PST NEW
            He's the opposite of right NT by about everything 02/24/2012, 5:55pm PST NEW
                I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what tards think, but just this once by jeep 02/25/2012, 3:20pm PST NEW
                    it wasn't an insult by about everything 02/25/2012, 9:27pm PST NEW
                        oh well then thanks that's what I was going for from the start by jeep 02/26/2012, 8:58am PST NEW
            Why is he wrong? by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 9:45pm PST NEW
                Are games more like reading books (boo) or playing hockey (yay)? by Jerry Whorebach 02/25/2012, 2:50am PST NEW
                    Here's a better(?) example. by Jerry Whorebach 02/25/2012, 6:10am PST NEW
                        tl;dr - you don't fix boring games by making them less like games, you do it by NT by making them more like games. 02/25/2012, 6:23am PST NEW
                        Jerry Whorebach: Ludologist by Let's Make Everything Into Games 02/26/2012, 5:39pm PST NEW
                            A nerd who likes games is about the last thing you'd expect to find on-- by wait, where am I again? 02/26/2012, 6:19pm PST NEW
                Re: Why is he wrong? by Rafiki 02/25/2012, 9:10am PST NEW
                    Don't think of it as a skip gameplay button then. by Mysterio 02/25/2012, 12:33pm PST NEW
                        I think we might be talking about different things now by Rafiki 02/25/2012, 1:49pm PST NEW
                            Re: I think we might be talking about different things now by jeep 02/26/2012, 9:14am PST NEW
                                Re: I think we might be talking about different things now by Rafiki 02/27/2012, 1:51pm PST NEW
                                    I see what you're worried about but I don't think it's that big a risk by jeep 02/27/2012, 7:35pm PST NEW
                                Out of hundreds, I've only played 3 (maybe 4) games whose story was "worth it." NT by Mischief Anachronism 02/27/2012, 1:58pm PST NEW
                                    True. Mostly I don't even remember plots, just certain scenes. by Last 02/27/2012, 2:29pm PST NEW
                                    same by jeep 02/27/2012, 6:46pm PST NEW
                        "Think of it as adding a sandbox mode, then removing all the non-sandbox modes." by GAME GENIE 02/25/2012, 1:55pm PST NEW
        Re: stamina meter goes on the pile with save points, cutscenes and...combat? by Hans Clastorp 02/24/2012, 3:47pm PST NEW
            I knew when I put "combat" in people would get twitchy by jeep 02/25/2012, 5:08pm PST NEW
                Re: I knew when I put "combat" in people would get twitchy by Mischief Anachronism 02/25/2012, 6:55pm PST NEW
                    How can you not like any Mario games? NT by Entropy Stew 02/25/2012, 11:46pm PST NEW
                        Not challenging, setting is as bland and corporate as McDonaldland. NT by Mischief Anachronism 02/26/2012, 3:05am PST NEW
                            The only excuse for not loving the NES version of original Super Mario Bros... by Jerry Whorebach 02/26/2012, 6:59am PST NEW
                                You're partly right by Mischief Maker 02/29/2012, 9:08pm PST NEW
                If you were running for Difficulty Czar, you'd have my vote. by Jerry Whorebach 02/26/2012, 6:56am PST NEW
                    re: ironman by jeep 02/26/2012, 8:57am PST NEW
                        I wasn't being sarcastic. I wish every game had such a robust selection of by difficulty settings. 02/26/2012, 9:49am PST NEW
                            you're still fucking with me right by jeep 02/26/2012, 10:20am PST NEW
                                Oh, I see where the miscommunication came in. by Jerry Whorebach 02/26/2012, 11:31am PST NEW
                                    Re: Oh, I see where the miscommunication came in. by jeep 02/26/2012, 3:32pm PST NEW
                Re: I knew when I put "combat" in people would get twitchy by Hans Clastorp 02/27/2012, 3:28pm PST NEW
                    I kind of liked the bit of The Void I played by jeep 02/27/2012, 8:14pm PST NEW
                        How much do you think writers cost? by Jerry Whorebach 02/27/2012, 9:49pm PST NEW
                            The problem with hiring decent writers isn't cost by fabio 02/28/2012, 7:44pm PST NEW
                                american mcgee's the third policeman NT by jeep 02/28/2012, 7:52pm PST NEW
                                Re: The problem with hiring decent writers isn't cost by Arbit 02/28/2012, 8:10pm PST NEW
                                Re: The problem with hiring decent writers isn't cost by Arbit 02/28/2012, 8:11pm PST NEW
                                    LET'S BLAME THIS SHIT ON APPLE TOO NT by Arbit 02/28/2012, 8:12pm PST NEW
                            Re: How much do you think writers cost? by jeep 02/28/2012, 7:49pm PST NEW
                                Re: How much do you think writers cost? by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/29/2012, 10:18am PST NEW
                                    Wasteland 2? by laudablepuss 02/29/2012, 11:43am PST NEW
                                        Re: Wasteland 2? by jeep 02/29/2012, 1:13pm PST NEW
                                It really is just ego by fabio 02/29/2012, 11:06am PST NEW
 
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