[–] 14 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Except that Ground Zeroes exists and also Episode 46 of Phantom Pain. This would actually have made sense if ...

Tap for spoilerHayter were involved to voice Naked Snake for his parts and then if Sutherland had only voiced Venom Snake.

But that didn't happen. No, Hideo and Konami were just idiots about it starting with Ground Zeroes.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    This is why I sometimes enjoy Ubisoft trash. Especially Ghost Recon Wildlands and Breakpoint. Just the same old shit on a massive map, an okay story, fun gameplay. Easy. Simple. Nice for mindless bullshit.

    For an RPG, try Kingdoms of Amalur Re-reckoning.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    They should not have it near the max fill line right after a change. Certainly not all the oil has settled and more will. Especially if they put oil in the filter before adding it like they should. If it's near max, then I guarantee more than max is actually inside there. There's a reason there's a range that's acceptable.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Even worse they say "the wife." I've met a few of those. Could not believe they actually talk that way.

    Up there with people who use "female" far too much. Especially "females."

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    I rememeber this controversy. I also played the game.

    There is a scene in the game where Jodie goes to shower, and it creatively never shows anything. It's a normal scene that isn't controversial at all. To be clear, Jodies character is NEVER intentionally shown nude in this game.

    Some people with certain Playstation 3's were able to use it to scrape game files in a way where they could see the character model in full, which was "nude."

    I don't believe the studio made literally every nude thing on the body in detail, I think it was your typical base nude body, enough to have a game asset or character model.

    I specifically recall the studio pointing out that this was a generic nude body made for the game character the way they would for any made-up game asset, and in no way were they looking at and recreating or using Page's body for it. Of course Page was harassed by assholes and was upset I think.

    I can understand the studio not simply wanting a floating head as they're trying to make the movements and scene seem realistic. I can also understand Page being upset at the entire situation and possibly feeling betrayed.


    On a different note. This was never my kind of game. I feel like this studio should simply make movies.

    I don't know why but the story seemed interesting so I rented and played it fully one weekend back closer to its release. That's why I remember all this. Despite the fact the gameplay style absolutely is NOT for me, this was an incredibly well made game with an excellent story.

    It was a highly memorable time I stepped outside my usual comfort zone.

    I also believe Page was one of the first major actors to do a video game this seriously to this level early on. Props to them for such a great acting job on something typically seen as risky back then. Also Willem Dafoe had a supporting role in this too and he was also excellent.

    Definitely recommend a play on sale since it's a great story and unique point in gaming history with respect to game design and style.

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    Today is Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty from the Master Collection, Volume 1 on Steam. This is really just the HD edition from a decade ago though. But they did seem to enhance the visuals a bit, and like the other collection games, it comes with some background material like a Screenplay. This was probably my 20th time playing this game on yet another platform since the original.

    Here messing around with soldiers. I like the markers over their heads.

    Magazines come in handy.

    I also like a lot of the in-game posters. There's some mods for these too. You should give Ghost Babel a try. It's non-canon, but still a great game.

    More "interesting" posters.

    There's an easter egg early in the Tanker if you find a specific poster of a woman in a locker and stare at it just right, then call Otacon.

     

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    Here's a bonus screenshot of how this collection handles the games swap to disc 2. It does a disc flip animation showing one disc exiting and another inserting. I liked it.

    And here's Johnny freaking out in Japanese.

     

    Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, Volume 1. Mostly played streaming to my TV via Steam Link, but also played a bit on Steam Deck. I think this is an English dub of the MSX version. This isn't the NES version. It was an excellent game for its time.

    Snake also seems really concerned with Christmas as you can see.

     

    Been having issues with lots of pics and getting errors. Apparently I have to reduce the already potato quality down to even more tater quality just to get it to allow upload.

    Anyways, here's more Ys II on Steam Deck. A frozen statue allegedly holds interest in our red-haired swordsman.

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