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Are you saying there's a co-op Heart Attack mode?

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I want Space Harrier 2.

(Not to be confused with Space Harrier II.)

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From the beginning, the only thing that anyone had to say about Lair was how expensive the 3D scanners were that were used to scan in the macquettes used to model the dragons. I was forced to write an article on that very subject. Twice! A year apart! (The other one was for GDC; can't find it immediately.) And nothing changed, really, between the two demonstrations.

The fact that nobody seemed to notice how generic their game looked, for as pretty as it was and how expensive it was, technically, was another point that sent up a warning signal. They were all too proud that they used some of the same methods that Weta used in Lord of the Rings.

And here we are.

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No, you're right, it's not. That's not what I'm saying, though. I'm kind of hinting at the psychology behind the game's development.

These are people who were in awe of the idea of making a game about generic fantasy dragons. And they put lots and lots of time and money into making the most sophisticated generic fantasy dragons ever thrown into a videogame.

There's... a sort of an issue of priority here, and a sort of an issue of taste. This game is a living, boring fetish; not an idea. They got across all they wanted to get across when the dragons exploodged across the screen.

So what I'm saying is, having seen how the game was made and how the people who made it think about it, I'm the opposite of surprised that the game sucks.

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Yeah, people were jabbering about that, mildly, a couple of months ago. Maybe in this very thread.

I read that they basically want to do a Metroid Prime with it. And... well, all right. I'll give 'em the benefit of the doubt. This is pretty ominous, though, yes.

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Nine bucks is pretty good for Mark of the Wolves.

Just saying.

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Tyres? Speak English!

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http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3162888

Silvergun XBL? Sure, why not. Might take a while, though, as they'd want to redraw it.

Also, Wii game by Gunstar/Guardian team and stylus something-or-other for Bangai-O. But no PS3, right now.

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So is "motion control" the new "Flip-flop"?

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Request word filter for "motion control" to "motion control".

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Tell me: do you think it will work for me, too?

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It's a port with a different protagonist, different enemies, different bosses, different graphics, and a different control scheme?

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Okay.

They should keep the Japanese name.

RYGAR: MUSCLE IMPACT.

How do you think that will sell?

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So how many "new" releases have appeared on the VC to date?

There's that Lode Runner game for the TG16. Battle Lode Runner?
Sin and Punishment.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (as I guess it's officially called now)

Wasn't there something else, after the Lode Runner game?

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The word he wants is "binary". You can get that by leaping from "digital", since digital information is encoded in binary. It could be clearer, though.

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http://www.bioniccommando.com/

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If you look at the second video, it seems there might be a bit of aiming in there. I hope so. That would be so amazing, that moment of freefall where you're searching around for something, anything, to hook onto...

Also, the music. Goddamn, that series has the best main theme ever...

Then there's stuff like "jumping" by shooting the grapple arm at the ground and launching yourself into the air. Which makes some sense.

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No!

That answer will soon be untrue, however.

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Yeah, that looks like pretty much what I was expecting from NiGHTS.