April 26, 200916 yr Well, seeing as it will be released this week and, at least formally, there was some interest in the game, I thought I would make this topic to discuss Velvet Assassin. Is anyone else planning on buying it? Has there been any word about what DRM will be used (I haven't heard anything)? "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
April 26, 200916 yr What's it about anyway? "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!"
April 27, 200916 yr it's a spy game where you don't have to kill everyone, set in WW2. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
April 27, 200916 yr I'll buy it if it gets good reviews and the feedback is generally positive. Anyone heard of a demo? "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan
April 27, 200916 yr Author What's it about anyway? Give us a linky, D_N, for those of us too lazy to google. Wikipedia Page Official Home Gamespot Portal Gamestop Page Steam Page "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
April 27, 200916 yr Some friends of mine played it at a convention, they claimed it was sub-par but I dont know if I trust their taste in games. edit: I just read its a German game. Thats enough of a warning flag for me, not touching it. Edited April 27, 200916 yr by Kaftan Barlast DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
April 27, 200916 yr Author Some friends of mine played it at a convention, they claimed it was sub-par... Most likely that was the alpha and, yeah, that had more than a few things to tweak. Still, it sounds like it's a lot better now. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
April 27, 200916 yr Asked my friend and apparently it was a beta build, so feature complete but with some bugs to get rid of and a bit of tweaking. But what kind of german game is this? Is it a local thing meant for mostly german players thats being exported, or is it a proper game meant for the international market? DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
April 27, 200916 yr Author Is it a local thing meant for mostly german players thats being exported, or is it a proper game meant for the international market? The latter I believe. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
April 27, 200916 yr I don't understand. Are German games bad? I'm being honest, here, Kaftan, you yutz, so give me a straight answer. Anyhow, I figured I'd get Velvet Assassin because it's a stealth FPS and I tend to buy those when I see them. A demo could be nice, but I'll probably buy it as long as it doesn't have universally terrible reviews. ...And, by reviews, I mean word of mouth here. haha
April 27, 200916 yr Velvet Assassin has almost been as long in development as DNF. I remember back in 1999 when I saw first gameplay footage (formely known as Sabotage). It was a FPS with some stylish cutscenes and such. Now, ten years later, it gets released finally. But I won't give it a chance if there's no demo, as the team has been unproven, and it just reeks after Splinter Cell in WW2. Rain makes everything better.
April 27, 200916 yr I don't understand. Are German games bad? I'm being honest, here, Kaftan, you yutz, so give me a straight answer. German developers generally have a very different approach to how a game is designed, and german gamers also seem to have very different taste. This along with lower budgets, leads to games that people outside of germany find awkward and unplayable. But this isnt a problem for them, as there are enough german players buying these games to keep the developers afloat. Germany is a very inbred place gamewise, german games for german people. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
April 27, 200916 yr As far I know The Settlers 2 was a German game for German people, and it's one of the most awesome games in the history of forever and ever. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
April 29, 200916 yr Gothic 2 was German, so good games can come from there. But then so did Drakensang..... Edited April 29, 200916 yr by Bos_hybrid
April 29, 200916 yr Author And I should have a copy either tomorrow or Thursday and since no-one else has it yet, not sure when it's coming out on Steam but it should be soon, I guess I'll be Guinea Pig number one. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
May 1, 200916 yr Author Well I have my copy and I am installing it via Steam (it turns out that the retail version is still linked to Steam unless you're from Russia and then it has Starforce) and will have the first impressions up soon. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
May 1, 200916 yr Feel free to share a little, I'm interested. I have nothing to play at the moment. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
May 1, 200916 yr According to IGN it sucks donkey balls. IGN Review 5/10 No wonder really, being a German game and all... Rain makes everything better.
May 1, 200916 yr Bummer "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan
May 1, 200916 yr Heh, I might still get this game, no matter the review. I was looking forward to it as I'm a huge WWII history buff. Heck, I played Frank Herbert's Dune which got horribly reviews everywhere, but I still managed to finish it (even moderately enjoy it) despite the game's problems simply because I'm a huge Dune fan. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
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