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Astral Rag
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spekkio
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Enemies are not only evil, but also rude!
Holy Knights to the rescue!
(Yeah, right. They are fucking useless...
)
It looks like Yunica has a "special relationship" with the Godesses indeed.
:yurialert:
Judging by her boobs' size, enemy wizerd must be truly evil!
(She is.
)
Let's teach the bitch some manners:
"Simplistic weeboo area design":
Time to take out the trash:
Shit just got real!
Holy Knights to the rescue!
(Yeah, right. They are fucking useless...
)
It looks like Yunica has a "special relationship" with the Godesses indeed.
:yurialert:
Judging by her boobs' size, enemy wizerd must be truly evil!
(She is.
)Let's teach the bitch some manners:
"Simplistic weeboo area design":
Time to take out the trash:
Shit just got real!
zwanzig_zwoelf
Graverobber Foundation
Nothing special, just a dude yanking in front of the crowd while hugging his girlfriend (wife? daughter?) w/ one hand.
Astral Rag
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GrainWetski
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Hipster Dogs 2
Baron Dupek
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I feel... satisfaction
I feel... fulfillment
I feel.... empty
Oh boy, can't wait to import my party of heroes to next adventure
who am I kiddin
HansDampf
Arcane
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"Alpha 1, stick to your mission objectives!"
Let's not jump to any conclusions. Maybe they just need some private time.
Looks pretty cool when your wingmen try to stay in formation. You can even lead them into cruisers. Idiots.
Helping the innocent.
Restoring peace.
Fighting terrorism.
Access to advanced technology.
Career opportunities.
Turns out the Empire isn't so evil after all.
warpig
Incel Resistance Leader
Palpatine did nothing wrong imo.
potatojohn
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Ivan
Arcane
Great Deceiver
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There's no way to turn off this fucking godawful border. Other than that, Raiden IV is pretty good. Not nearly as good as the best games in the series (DX, Raiden Fighters series, RFJ), but it's better than both Raiden III (which was too simple) and Raiden V (which seems like it was made for popamole weeabos).
zwanzig_zwoelf
Graverobber Foundation
Swampy_Merkin
Learned
Fucking Breeders...
Endemic
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Heh. Sylvia's a good character gameplay-wise, but...
She's a horrible mother. Leaves her kids in an orphanage and disappears.
Alec's going to get barbequed (along with about 50% of the party) in a few chapters, so this is about as good as it gets for them.
Alec's going to get barbequed (along with about 50% of the party) in a few chapters, so this is about as good as it gets for them.
Astral Rag
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Alone in the Dark 4 : The New Nightmare.
After purchasing the GOG quadrilogy I finally had to finish this part, since I only had a chance to play a demo long time ago. To my surprise, there is no need for custom patches and fixes. Game is powered by Nocturne engine, which was used in Nocturne (duh) and Blair Witch trilogy. I must say, that this is one of the best looking survival horrors with static backgrounds, and have consistent style. Plus we've got widescreen resolutions and no crashes at all. The bad thing, is that soundtrack was converted from Dreamcast version, and you can hear that music has some quality issues. Too bad, because some of the tracks are really good.
In New Nightmare we investigate Shadow Island, either by controlling detective Edward Carnby (no mustaches, but long hair though) or Aline Cedrace, who is a scientist. The intro explains the plot in a short time manner, and our heroes are quickly divided. It's good to start with Edward's path, because the whole island and the mansion can be overwhelming at first. Plus he is better suited for combat, having a revolver from the beginning. Aline starts on the roof and has no weapons, and it will take some time before we find one. The only option is to escape from the enemies at the beginning.
The gameplay is a standard mix of action and puzzles. We investigate different places, gather clues and try to solve a riddle occasionally. Most of the time they aren't frustrating, although just like in an adventure game, it's good to do a slow reconnaissance when we enter a new location. There is also a lot of reading to do, mostly just lore elements, but eventually we will find something more. Combat is really simple, and the interface which was always a problem when it comes to the series is fantastic. What I found really cool, is how some monsters react to the flashlight. The bestiary is big enough to keep you occupied, and in Aline's scenario we have a Nemesis like monster as well to deal with.
Instead of ink ribbons we have save gems, which we can use at any time. The enemies are respawning in some of the parts of the game, so don't bother cleaning the whole floor and do it, because you just lost a lot of ammo. And speaking of ammunition, there are some good weapons that will give you an upper hand, and totally useless (rocket launcher with almost no ammo for example).
Overall, it felt really good to finish both scenarios. Edward and Aline communicate with each other through radio, and help each other out with the tasks at hand. A couple of times they exchange items and tasks at hand. Some of the story sections are same for both of them, others are exclusive. Aline can sometimes be really funny when she is being patronized. It reminds me of George and Nicole interactions from Broken Sword series. The only letdown was an outro that felt so cheap after taking so much effort to finally finish the game.
After purchasing the GOG quadrilogy I finally had to finish this part, since I only had a chance to play a demo long time ago. To my surprise, there is no need for custom patches and fixes. Game is powered by Nocturne engine, which was used in Nocturne (duh) and Blair Witch trilogy. I must say, that this is one of the best looking survival horrors with static backgrounds, and have consistent style. Plus we've got widescreen resolutions and no crashes at all. The bad thing, is that soundtrack was converted from Dreamcast version, and you can hear that music has some quality issues. Too bad, because some of the tracks are really good.
In New Nightmare we investigate Shadow Island, either by controlling detective Edward Carnby (no mustaches, but long hair though) or Aline Cedrace, who is a scientist. The intro explains the plot in a short time manner, and our heroes are quickly divided. It's good to start with Edward's path, because the whole island and the mansion can be overwhelming at first. Plus he is better suited for combat, having a revolver from the beginning. Aline starts on the roof and has no weapons, and it will take some time before we find one. The only option is to escape from the enemies at the beginning.
The gameplay is a standard mix of action and puzzles. We investigate different places, gather clues and try to solve a riddle occasionally. Most of the time they aren't frustrating, although just like in an adventure game, it's good to do a slow reconnaissance when we enter a new location. There is also a lot of reading to do, mostly just lore elements, but eventually we will find something more. Combat is really simple, and the interface which was always a problem when it comes to the series is fantastic. What I found really cool, is how some monsters react to the flashlight. The bestiary is big enough to keep you occupied, and in Aline's scenario we have a Nemesis like monster as well to deal with.
Instead of ink ribbons we have save gems, which we can use at any time. The enemies are respawning in some of the parts of the game, so don't bother cleaning the whole floor and do it, because you just lost a lot of ammo. And speaking of ammunition, there are some good weapons that will give you an upper hand, and totally useless (rocket launcher with almost no ammo for example).
Overall, it felt really good to finish both scenarios. Edward and Aline communicate with each other through radio, and help each other out with the tasks at hand. A couple of times they exchange items and tasks at hand. Some of the story sections are same for both of them, others are exclusive. Aline can sometimes be really funny when she is being patronized. It reminds me of George and Nicole interactions from Broken Sword series. The only letdown was an outro that felt so cheap after taking so much effort to finally finish the game.
Great Deceiver
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It looks like the game assets were made for a 4:3 aspect ratio, regardless of it supporting widescreen resolutions natively. Things look stretched. Otherwise, cool! I remember playing this when it came out, I never finished it, though.
Would you say it's better than AitD 3?
Would you say it's better than AitD 3?
This thing pisses me off so much in certain games. I like cleaning the place out, damn it!
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