tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post115810098490323893..comments2024-03-28T20:46:33.836-04:00Comments on Final Girl: I cracked.Stacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1159324780540975392006-09-26T22:39:00.000-04:002006-09-26T22:39:00.000-04:00Can you believe that I haven't even been playing t...Can you believe that I haven't even been playing the damn game?<BR/><BR/>No? It's true.<BR/><BR/>I <I>could</I> use a shower though. Thanks for the reminder!Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1159162978579651552006-09-25T01:42:00.000-04:002006-09-25T01:42:00.000-04:00It's been 8 days Stacie; please shower and come ba...It's been 8 days Stacie; please shower and come back to the real world. Dead Rising will be there when you return!!!! :)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318056886420896448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158843420483140482006-09-21T08:57:00.000-04:002006-09-21T08:57:00.000-04:00On a semi-related note: in a recent issue of Enter...On a semi-related note: in a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, they give a good review for the book WORLD WAR Z (forgot the author but he had something to do with the ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE which came out a few years back).<BR/>It sounds cool. If i understand it right, the book is all interviews, like a Studs Turkel book, interviews with people around the world describing they're hellish encounters with zombies-- oh, yeah, that's the set-up, duh! Zombies have overrun the world.<BR/>It's essentially neat made for movie situations, cool stressful scenarios, like zombies overtaking a sub was one thing the review mentioned, and then interviews with the people who were there.<BR/>It sounds worth a look for any zombiephiles out there, if they can manage to pull their blood spattered selves away from an undead infested mall...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158672200305841502006-09-19T09:23:00.000-04:002006-09-19T09:23:00.000-04:00Des, everything you've heard is absolutely true. ...Des, everything you've heard is absolutely true. The game (and therefore the text) was made for HDTV-- on SDTV it's <I>terrible</I>. I got used to it after a while and could read with no problems, but initially when a text block would come up, I'd move to within a foot of the TV, squint like Mr. fucking Magoo, and yell "What?! What'd that say?" repeatedly. <BR/><BR/>That said, I honestly don't think I missed anything- many portions of the game bear repeating, and any text that's absolutely essential is bigger and appears on static (rather than timed) screens.<BR/><BR/>There's gobs of dialogue in the cutscenes, but none beyond pre-scripted exclamations while you're playing. It doesn't really detract from the game- and I'm used to RPGs. :D<BR/><BR/>The text issue is my biggest complaint about the game, and uh...hey, it's my OWN fault for not having a 2 zillion dollar TV, right?Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158641043431313212006-09-19T00:44:00.000-04:002006-09-19T00:44:00.000-04:00Me ams fucking jealous!!!!How is the text in the g...Me ams fucking jealous!!!!<BR/><BR/>How is the text in the game? I've heard there's a lot of text and little audio dialogue. I've also heard that if you don't have an HDTV then the text is unreadable it's so small.Deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254545092911234284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158612859981806072006-09-18T16:54:00.000-04:002006-09-18T16:54:00.000-04:00Lead me not into temptation... I have neither the ...Lead me not into temptation... I have neither the money nor the time to spend killing zombies... haven't...felt... this... torn... since... grand... theft... auto... why... am... I... talking... like... shatner...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158598620261116012006-09-18T12:57:00.000-04:002006-09-18T12:57:00.000-04:00I'm afraid I'm just old enough for the video game ...I'm afraid I'm just old enough for the video game revolution to have passed me by. As a kid, I had Pong (whee!) and we had actual pinball machines in our game room, but the video revolution took place while I was otherwise occupied.<BR/><BR/>Of course, my kids were/are into games. In the 80s, I almost got hooked - I used to send my kids to bed early so I could stay up all night playing Mario Bros. and Fester's Quest. Then, I took a good look at myself and said "No more." It was sad, really.<BR/><BR/>Stacie, all I ask is this: Please take a shower soon, okay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158589508110549592006-09-18T10:25:00.000-04:002006-09-18T10:25:00.000-04:00Cattle, I know where you're coming from. Once I g...Cattle, I know where you're coming from. Once I get going on one of these games, it's hard to pull myself away...I end up losing alot of sleep because I won't start playing until the end of the day when I SHOULD be going to bed. Bah. <BR/><BR/>Just think, though- I <I>could</I> be robbing houses! Or taking the drugs! Or <I>smoking!</I><BR/><BR/>And I'm with you, m13b- I generally loathe games that make you escort survivors. I've had pretty good luck with this one...though I have lost a few to the zombie hordes on the way back to the hideout. Oops! Sorry about that, terrified old lady! At least I got some good pictures. :D<BR/><BR/>I like the fact that you simply CANNOT save everyone in this game in one go at it. I like a game that rewards repeat play.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158583390729194522006-09-18T08:43:00.000-04:002006-09-18T08:43:00.000-04:00I too love this game. The only thing I don't like...I too love this game. <BR/><BR/>The only thing I don't like about it, is just how bone <I>stupid</I> the survivor AI can be. Be very careful when trying to get survivors through Paradise Plaza. A couple of those little water moats along the sides are impossible to rescue people from if they should fall in. <BR/><BR/>Apparently, the folks you're trying to save aren't smart enough to step up 10 inches to save their own lives...<BR/><BR/>Apart from that, it's great fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158561628648892522006-09-18T02:40:00.000-04:002006-09-18T02:40:00.000-04:00I... remember Pong.And, I found Missile Arcade (th...I... remember Pong.<BR/>And, I found Missile Arcade (that was the name, wasn't it?) difficult, always impressed by those expert players who just spun that friggin' ball control at the start, spitting out missiles at the bombs falling down.<BR/>In other words, I'm no computer game geek.<BR/>This is a culture that I am not even at the level of a tourist with a lame Berlitz translation book to help him out.<BR/>Some friends of mine have traded stories of video games they grew up with, and they're younger than me, and THEY'RE talking generations of technical development... the quaint, humble beginnings of the Commodore whatever. Shit, i don't even know. but they're talking nostalgically about the little sounds and melodies of some games, titles that are off the moon. It's like I don't even LIVE in this world..!<BR/>Sigh.<BR/>But, that's not why i write...<BR/>My wife and I have more or less decided that we can't invest in a computer game because we are such ridiculously, pathetically, compulsive, obsessive blobs of flesh, we'd never leave the house, never do any chores, never do ANYTHING that requires us being away from the TV and more importantly, away from dismembering zombies with spontaneous weapons of messy destruction.<BR/>There's some place in Canada, some big-ass amusement place built by Sega that I guess is just amazing. My wife got kicked off the House of the Dead game there for hogging it-- during a high school senior field trip she was chaperoning (she was one of the teachers).<BR/>My god! I lost my wife for a week to the internet when she discovered Harry Potter fan-fiction! When would I see her if we owned a game that allows you to kill literally THOUSANDS of zombies!?<BR/>Therefore, in the same responsible way that we decided to have cats instead of small humans, we're content to indulge in the occasional excursion to a 2-player Area 51 game in the game room of a Fuddruckers...<BR/><BR/>So, I must live vicariously through people like you.<BR/><BR/>Vicarious is the color green.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158530040752242242006-09-17T17:54:00.000-04:002006-09-17T17:54:00.000-04:00See, PC games are a mystery to me. I've never had...See, PC games are a mystery to me. I've never had a computer good enough to game on, but how people manage to play things like Tomb Raider by using a keyboard and a mouse just boggles my mind. I'm not that skilled.<BR/><BR/>Josh- sadly, no, you can't use the tank (to the best of my knowledge, anyway), but there are cars, trucks, and motorcycles you can run zombies over with. And believe me, I have!<BR/><BR/>'nae- there are 2 versions of the 360 available, a 'core' system for $300 and one with fancy stuff for $400. This is why I tried to hold out- for a price drop. But with all my trade-ins, I managed to pick up the core system fo pretty damn cheap. Those prices don't seem SO ludicrous when you consider the upcoming PlayStation 3, which is supposed to sell for $600! Yikes.<BR/><BR/>But Dead Rising is worth every penny.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158529167880267002006-09-17T17:39:00.000-04:002006-09-17T17:39:00.000-04:00I wish I could crack like you, but I am a slave to...I wish I could crack like you, but I am a slave to my computer games. I can't even hold a controler. I don't know what buttons to push. <BR/>I love my horror video games, but I will have to wait for it to hit the PC in about 5 years.<BR/>Good GamingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158526651950010372006-09-17T16:57:00.000-04:002006-09-17T16:57:00.000-04:00oh god... must see game.... this looks AMAZING!!! ...oh god... must see game.... this looks AMAZING!!! <BR/><BR/>How much is the system??<BR/><BR/>'naeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1158526318842779912006-09-17T16:51:00.000-04:002006-09-17T16:51:00.000-04:00Please tell me they let you get in that tank and s...Please tell me they let you get in that tank and squish some zombies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com