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by FABIO 04/04/2003, 8:41pm PST |
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Damocles wrote:
FABIO wrote:
Damocles wrote:
it wasn't as good as the first, but it was a good proof-of-concept that games stacked with FMV (or as we refer to them nowadays, "anime/CG cutscenes") can still provide a worthwhile gameplay experience. Good thing, too, because after Phantasmagoria, I was just about ready to give up on adventure games completely.
(Hey, was Roberta Williams responsible for that mess?)
It was some other woman she was impressed with I believe. I'm trying to find a copy of those games just to see how laughably bad they are, plus I'm a stickler for bad FMV games (horror ones especially, anyone remember Harvester?).
I only saw a bit of that, thanks to a friend who hadn't the faintest clue what the hell a "game review" was and inevitably bought mounds of shitty games based solely on interesting screenshots on the box. What I saw, however, was pure shit.
Me and my friend were unbelievably psyched over that game ever since the first screenshots on the first issue of PC gamer. It promised to be a grisly horror adventure game with Mortal Kombat type 2D fighting sequences and feature voices for all the lines (a big deal back in '94). It sounded like the greatest thing in the world (the fact that we were 14 at the time might have had something to do with it). We even hung up a magazine ad for it (with the grim reaper) on the wall with "coming Summer '94". This was soon replaced with the "coming Fall '94" ad, followed by the "coming Winter '95" edition until eventually we just left up the "coming soon" copy. Years passed, it faded to vaporware. Some rumors that it had received a graphical overhaul went unheard, E3 press releases were laughed off. Then one day in '97 I noticed it lying in the bargain bin for $20. The game I had drempt of for 2 years straight was released straight to bargain bin. I got it as a gag gift.
Holy fucking shit was it bad
This ranked right up there with Mechwarrior as the most looked foward to game ever on young FABIO's wish list. Figures that both of them were delayed over 3 years. |
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Dynasty Warriors 4 rawks! It won't convert non-believers. Voicework sucks. Etc. by curst 03/27/2003, 9:25am PST 
What the hell is with this English-only shit? by Damocles 03/30/2003, 5:58pm PST
Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by curst 03/31/2003, 8:47am PST
Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by Damocles 04/01/2003, 7:50pm PST
Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by FABIO 04/01/2003, 9:51pm PST
Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by foogla 04/02/2003, 3:00am PST
Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by curst 04/02/2003, 9:11am PST
Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by FABIO 04/02/2003, 1:34pm PST
Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/02/2003, 1:56pm PST
correction by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/02/2003, 2:01pm PST
The Pandora Directive -nt- by Entropy Stew 04/02/2003, 6:33pm PST
Gabriel Knight 2? by Damocles 04/04/2003, 3:03am PST
Only played the first, but heard the second was good like you said NT by Entropy Stew 04/04/2003, 3:18am PST
It's the main reason I don't piss and moan when I see "FMV" by Damocles 04/04/2003, 1:03pm PST
Re: It's the main reason I don't piss and moan when I see "FMV" by FABIO 04/04/2003, 2:54pm PST
Holy crap, Harvester by Damocles 04/04/2003, 8:17pm PST
Re: Holy crap, Harvester by FABIO 04/04/2003, 8:41pm PST
Mechwarrior 2 actually NT by FABIO 04/04/2003, 8:41pm PST
So did you actually like Mechwarrior 2? -NT- by Damocles 04/04/2003, 8:50pm PST
Re: So did you actually like Mechwarrior 2? by FABIO 04/04/2003, 10:09pm PST
As long as the thread necromancy is going on... by Damocles 07/06/2003, 11:35pm PDT
One, maybe. by Damocles 04/02/2003, 2:34pm PST
multiple DVDs cost more money by sabo10 04/02/2003, 5:30pm PST
Re: multiple DVDs cost more money by Damocles 04/04/2003, 3:02am PST
Something I forgot to say: non-believers are infidel scum. DW akbar! by Damocles 04/04/2003, 8:53pm PST
Re: Something I forgot to say: non-believers are infidel scum. DW akbar! by curst 04/05/2003, 3:19pm PST
why I could never get THAT into the three kingdoms period by FABIO 04/05/2003, 4:05pm PST
Re: why I could never get THAT into the three kingdoms period by curst 04/05/2003, 6:21pm PST
Does this mean Zhang He is a furry? by Damocles 04/06/2003, 12:08am PST
Re: Dynasty Warriors 4 rawks! It won't convert non-believers. Voicework sucks. Etc. by @!)@M 07/03/2003, 8:44pm PDT
Re: Dynasty Warriors 4 rawks! It won't convert non-believers. Voicework sucks. Etc. by mark 07/03/2003, 11:35pm PDT
You're in luck! Maybe! by Mood: Perplexed 07/04/2003, 2:38am PDT
Meh, here's my new long short review of it by curst 07/04/2003, 3:12am PDT
expansion pack question by K. Thor Jensen 07/05/2003, 2:22pm PDT
stand alone NT by FABIO 07/05/2003, 9:48pm PDT
But far better with both. NT by No Body 07/06/2003, 1:00am PDT
Why on earth would you buy both???? NT by FABIO 07/06/2003, 2:17am PDT
Old game Musou with new game difficulty/sidekicks NT by Principal Scudworth 07/06/2003, 3:30am PDT
Re: Old game Musou with new game difficulty/sidekicks by No Body 07/06/2003, 10:59pm PDT
Re: expansion pack question by curst 07/08/2003, 10:40am PDT
FABIO-esque? NT by FABIO 07/04/2003, 10:18am PDT
I summon all the dark spirits of Thread Necromancy! NT by Damocles 07/04/2003, 11:18am PDT
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