Purkake Posted May 10, 2009 Author Posted May 10, 2009 Was the original any good on PC? Played it briefly on a friend's Gamecube many moons ago and seem to recall it being rather spiffy indeed. Unless you have a severe aversion to keyboard and mouse, it's awesome.
Daaave Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) Intriguing... May have to purchase it at some point in that case, was more concerned it wouldn't work with the keyboard and mouse combo than anything. Had too many bad experiences regarding control schemes not translating well to another platform :''( Edited May 10, 2009 by Daaave Just because you're a bit thinner than your even fatter mum it doesn't mean you're in excellent physical shape, if you could fit through the door and view the normal people you'd notice that cheeseburger boy. Squid suck.
Purkake Posted May 10, 2009 Author Posted May 10, 2009 Intriguing... May have to purchase it at some point in that case, was more concerned it wouldn't work with the keyboard and mouse combo than anything. Had too many bad experiences regarding control schemes not translating well to another platform :''( I didn't have any problems. You can also use a gamepad if you want, but you'll need something to make the gamepad keys correspond to keyboard buttons, the game doesn't automatically detect most gamepads. Also, it's dirt cheap, they were giving it away with cheese(yes cheese) in Canada and you can get it on Steam and Good Old Games.
Daaave Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 Only five of my English pounds on Steam it seems, I've got no reason not to try it now really. Gutted I didn't get it free with cheese though, why do we never get offers like that Just because you're a bit thinner than your even fatter mum it doesn't mean you're in excellent physical shape, if you could fit through the door and view the normal people you'd notice that cheeseburger boy. Squid suck.
Purkake Posted May 10, 2009 Author Posted May 10, 2009 Only five of my English pounds on Steam it seems, I've got no reason not to try it now really. Gutted I didn't get it free with cheese though, why do we never get offers like that You can't have it all. Now go play it and enjoy it!
Wrath of Dagon Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) I think the biggest problem with the sales of the first one was that the concept when summed up briefly doesn't really appeal to most people. I didn't have much interest in it at first, but after hearing repeatedly how great it was, and not having anything to play at the time, tried it and it won me over. People who don't follow games as closely would likely never bother with it. Edited May 10, 2009 by Wrath of Dagon "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan
cronicler Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) It was also one of those "not so hot" graded B titles at the time. I'm not sure but being released near a lot "Big Name" titles like Prince, Lara etc with a really small marketing slowed the game's initial sales. It was the word of mouth and viral advertising that made a lot of people become aware of it. If my memory is not deceiving me, I became aware of the game reading about it on a random post in a game magazine's (from my own country) board by chance. Sure the game probably would never rival the "BIG NAMES" (use a gothic loud voice) even with decent advertising but at lest it wouldn't need to crawl and bleed to survive. (Not to mention Devs selling organs; robbing federal vaults; sacrificing virgins, and kittens, and virgin kittens and other things ) Edited May 10, 2009 by cronicler IG. We kick ass and not even take names.
Purkake Posted May 10, 2009 Author Posted May 10, 2009 It was also one of those "not so hot" graded B titles at the time. I'm not sure but being released near a lot "Big Name" titles like Prince, Lara etc with a really small marketing slowed the game's initial sales. It was the word of mouth and viral advertising that made a lot of people become aware of it. If my memory is not deceiving me, I became aware of the game reading about it on a random post in a game magazine's (from my own country) board by chance. Sure the game probably would never rival the "BIG NAMES" (use a gothic loud voice) even with decent advertising but at lest it wouldn't need to crawl and bleed to survive. (Not to mention Devs selling organs; robbing federal vaults; sacrificing virgins, and kittens, and virgin kittens and other things ) It's one of the few games that I bought back then when it came out. It was like 30 Euros. I guess I liked the cover and wasn't plugged into the evil internet hivemind.
HoonDing Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 IGN dissects the BG&E2 gameplay video: Clicky The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Tagaziel Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Meh, not so much a dissection as a brief analysis. I'd like to see some examination of the assets used, like the police and their XM8s. HMIC for: [ The Wasteland Wiki ] [ Pillars of Eternity Wiki ] [ Tyranny Wiki ]
Purkake Posted August 24, 2009 Author Posted August 24, 2009 From some gaming website dude's twitter: I got confirmation at Cologne's Gamescom that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is on hold for now. No idea if it's def or temporary but it sucks.
Wrath of Dagon Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 Fine, Ubisoft goes back on my evil crap publisher list. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan
Purkake Posted August 24, 2009 Author Posted August 24, 2009 They don't really anything too good coming up either: 2009 + 2010 Avatar (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) I Am Alive (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Red Steel 2 (Wii) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up (Wii) Tenchu: Shadow Assassins (Wii, PSP) R.U.S.E. (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Rabbids Go Home (Wii) Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes (Nintendo DS) Assassin's Creed II (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (PSP) Ghost Recon 4 Academy of Champions (Wii) Your Shape (Wii) C.O.P. The Recruit (Nintendo DS) The Price is Right (PC, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS) Press Your Luck (PC, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (PC, Xbox 360) Silent Hunter 5 (PC)
Wrath of Dagon Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 AC2 might be good if they fix the problems of the first one as promised. Also I might try Conviction if there's a demo. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan
Guest Slinky Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 Oh man, when I saw Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes (Nintendo DS) on that list, for a blink of an eye I thought it was a sequel for Dark Messiah
Bos_hybrid Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) They don't really anything too good coming up either: 2009 + 2010 [*] I Am Alive (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) I Am Alive sounds ok. I Am Alive FAQ Edited August 24, 2009 by Bos_hybrid
HoonDing Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 So Ancel goes back to working on more Rabbids crap. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Purkake Posted August 24, 2009 Author Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) They don't really anything too good coming up either: 2009 + 2010 [*] I Am Alive (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) I Am Alive sounds ok. I Am Alive FAQ If it ever comes out... Still putting BG&E2 on hold was a horrible move, unless they want to only sell the petz titles and rabbids... It's like giving the finger to the hardcore people. Edited August 24, 2009 by Purkake
HoonDing Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 Link (in French). A spokesperson from Ubisoft Montr The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
cronicler Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 Don't you love how some companies are clueless about what they are doing? IG. We kick ass and not even take names.
Syraxis Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 clueless about what they are doing? This year's E3 showed as much, what a waste of time and money their presentation was.
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