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| Arngrim 356th Post
 
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|  "VVVVVV" , posted Wed 9 Dec 10:03
I don't know how into the indie game scene you fellow café members are, but I'd like to draw your attention to a recent project which has positively impressed me.
Indie game developer Terry Cavanagh, best known for his allegorical retro side-scroller Don't look back, inspired by the classical myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, and his contundent Pathways, is currently developing VVVVVV, a game paying tribute to Spectrum ZX and 8-bit golden era, which has received much appraisal from different sites.
He boldy decided to make this project shareware as he is trying to make a living from his talent. However, much to his distress, the beta for his game seems to have been leaked on a very popular site.
This raises several questions about to which extent this is positive or negative, being all together an ambivalent metaphor of success and a sardonic milestone in his career as a developer, which I hope does not depress him.
But I still want to quench your thirst.
Because I am the one that put you into the desert.
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| Toxico 4813th Post
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|  "Re(3):Sky Stage" , posted Sun 13 Dec 03:35:
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Relatedly off-topic, I've always been dying to play the Ryuu Ga Gotoku series because I loved Shenmue to death, but could I reasonably start with 3, or would I need to go in order to enjoy it?
For what I heard, 1 and 2 are more or less closely related sharing locations, motives and characters; but the 3rd is more or less of a gaiden story as the game takes place after the main tried to reset his life in hokkaido, or something.
Oh, and whether you play 1, 2 or 3; you'll fell like playing the rest of the series as well, believe me.
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| Ishmael 3638th Post
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|  "Re(4):Sky Stage" , posted Mon 14 Dec 04:54
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Relatedly off-topic, I've always been dying to play the Ryuu Ga Gotoku series because I loved Shenmue to death, but could I reasonably start with 3, or would I need to go in order to enjoy it?
For what I heard, 1 and 2 are more or less closely related sharing locations, motives and characters; but the 3rd is more or less of a gaiden story as the game takes place after the main tried to reset his life in hokkaido, or something.
Oh, and whether you play 1, 2 or 3; you'll fell like playing the rest of the series as well, believe me.
I agree with Toxico. While you could conceivably skip around in the order of the games, once you get into the groove of having Kazuma solve the world's problems by beating the hell out of street thugs you're probably going to want to enjoy the entire series.
While on this subject, has anyone seen Miike's film adaptation of the game? Yes, I know there's never been a good video game movie. But considering how often the games go off in random, bizarre directions, Miike's bouts of attention deficiency might make him a good match for the material in spirit if not in form.
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| Maese 553th Post
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| "Re(5):Sky Stage" , posted Mon 14 Dec 16:33
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While on this subject, has anyone seen Miike's film adaptation of the game? Yes, I know there's never been a good video game movie. But considering how often the games go off in random, bizarre directions, Miike's bouts of attention deficiency might make him a good match for the material in spirit if not in form.
I watched it a few years ago, and found it rather enjoyable. I tend to see Miike as a man of extremes: a guy who can pull off the most unwatchable crap you would imagine, but who can also deliver some absolute postmodern masterpieces. Strangely enough, this Ryuu ga Gotoku falls in the middle of the spectrum. Not the greatest movie ever, but a good way to spend 2 hours indeed. It is a bit far from what you would expect from your random japanese mafia flick, but it works pretty well overall.
Not having played the games I cannot tell how faithful to the original sources it is, but surely it's worth to give it a chance. There are quite a few memorable scenes and lovable characters on it. Special mention to the thug who spends most of his screen time yelling "Kiryuu chan...!" while practising his baseball swing with the protagonist's temples.
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