Caltrops - Gamerasutra - Re: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video

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by Fussbett 07/18/2003, 3:23am PDT

FABIO: any concerns whether S.T.A.L.K.E.R will turn out to be a half life 2 killer?
Sanitario666: Pffft. Because of it's advanced rat system?
Sanitario666: Because it's got ragdoll physics ala Unreal 2K3? Hitman 2?
Sanitario666: I saw no wood breaking. FAIL.
Sanitario666: Looked pretty though. And since it was made by people who probably have to work on a communal computer in the town square, it's impressive on that level.
FABIO: Their countrymen DID produce IL2
FABIO: It didnt help that they got a female to try pounding the keys to make it through the demo
FABIO: and attempt to drive that car...like a GIRL!
FABIO: Like that muslim bitch who said her freedom of religion was being repressed by having to take off her veil for her license photo
FABIO: Saudi Arabia's solution to the dilemma?? WOMEN CANNOT DRIVE. Problem solved!

(notice the FABIO vs Fussbett IM style: Block of text without retort, countered with a block of text without retort. Speaks volumes of our conflicting views on life and things)

Sanitario666: Some people are wondering if the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game will compete with HL2.
Sanitario666: Boy are they wrong.
Sanitario666: It's cool to blow up a school of rats, but otherwise, WHATEVER.
Jhoh Cable: Hururrh.
Jhoh Cable: That STALKER trailer was nice, but yeah.
Jhoh Cable: It's like, I like the idea of having an entire city to have like a role playing adventure in.
Jhoh Cable: But.
Jhoh Cable: No gravity gun.
Jhoh Cable: No striders knocking over buildings and shit?
Sanitario666: The big catch was that they've got ragdoll deaths.
Sanitario666: Welcome to Hitman 2, I say.
Jhoh Cable: Yeah.
Jhoh Cable: WOW
Jhoh Cable: They looked nice.
Jhoh Cable: But we've seen it.
Sanitario666: But yes, I do want to walk around that city.
Jhoh Cable: Every game with bodies should have some kind of ragdoll code pasted in.
Jhoh Cable:
Doug Lombardi: Only that at this point we're not releasing too many details about the gameplay modes. Valve is very committed to online gaming. Our Source engine was built to support a number of online gameplay modes, and Half-Life 2 will ship with full multiplayer gameplay for at least 32 players.

Sanitario666: Perpare to fly out a third story window, Creexul.
Sanitario666: I'm (gravity) gunning for you.
Jhoh Cable: I am totally prepared for that muthafuckin shit.
Jhoh Cable: We'd just rush at each other with radiators in our gravity gun buffers.
Jhoh Cable: Then we fire them at each other at the same time and they smack off each other and fly sideways, accidentally crushing some other dude.
Sanitario666: KAFLANG!
Sanitario666: Maybe he'd break something too.
Jhoh Cable: Or they just cancel each other's inertia out, like that one scene in The Shadow when the bullets hit each other head on.
Sanitario666: Then it's all worthwhile.