The Wii U Death Vigil (again)

Arc Tempest · Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 4881 Location: Oregon

As I said (and got jumped for saying) on Facebook, I'm honestly amazed it didn't happen sooner. Lucasarts was once a giant, but has been an empty husk for ages now.
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Felgraf · Joined: 10 Jul 2012 Posts: 703

Really hoping they'll, if not sell, at least allow other people to use some of their properties.

We could get Doublefine or Telltale games to make another DAY OF THE TENTACLE game!
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Arc Tempest · Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 4881 Location: Oregon

To my understanding, Lucasarts will still kinda sorta exist, but it will exist solely to manage licensing their IPs to other developers. So, a new Tentacle game is possible, but still unlikely.
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Darqcyde · Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:30 pm Post subject:

Lego City might as well be called Grand Theft Lego, but not in a bad way. Instead of many characters, you're a cop who wears disguises and goes on missions and get different abilities depending on the disguise. BTW, you can only jack cars when you're disguised as a criminal.
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Darqcyde · Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:45 pm Post subject:

Darqcyde · Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:54 pm Post subject:

Hat trick!

Fire Emblem: Awakening is the best game in the series. I like the forging system (Logs, laddles, and tree branches FTW), the whole class/reclassing system pretty fun, and overall it seems like they fixed most of the flaws . . .

Except the story. It's not bad, it's just sort of kinda good, like a 6/10. definitely the weakest feature.

Gameplay wise though, it's a beast.

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Felgraf · Joined: 10 Jul 2012 Posts: 703

WheelsOfConfusion · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 12069 Location: Unknown Kaddath

Finally, another worthy Humble Bundle weekly sale! This one focuses on Blendo games.
Flotilla is a simultaneous turn-based 3D space adventure/fleet combat game. Unfortunately it's the one game in this bundle that is Windows-only and doesn't include a soundtrack album as a bonus.
Atom Zombie Smasher is a lot like those top-down zombie outbreak simulators, except you command military forces to neutralize them and rescue civilians with air strikes, orbital nukes, and mercenary armies.
Air Forte is an educational game that covers geography, math, and and vocabulary.
Thirty Flights of Loving (the sequel to Gravity Bone, which is also included in this deal) is a quick interactive fiction game. You have to pay more than the average price of the bundle (just $3.18 as I type) to unlock it, along with the soundtrack. Unfortunately this one doesn't have a Linux option.

All the games are DRM-free, come with optional Steam keys, and (mostly) cross-platform. Don't forget that Humble Bundles are a convenient way to support Child's Play and the EFF!
http://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

Darqcyde · Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:34 pm Post subject:

It works really well when you have a character getting a new weapon type with a class upgrade or change. I've found that they're not worth replacing, and by the time they finally do break the character will usually have gotten at least C rank.
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CTrees · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 3772

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-04-09-hackers-crack-ubisofts-uplay-security-able-to-download-games-for-free

URL speaks for itself.
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Darqcyde · Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:12 am Post subject:

Darqcyde · Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:50 pm Post subject:

I wonder why this happened: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/10/electronic-arts-worst-company-consumerist_n_3052000.html Rolling Eyes

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CTrees · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 3772

Remember the tweet's from Microsoft's creative director, Adam Orth, about the next XBox having an "always online" requirement? Guess who's no longer a Microsoft employee https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/10/following-twitter-tirade_2c00_-microsoft-designer-adam-orth-resigns.aspx

Not to worry though, I'm sure EA is already trying to get him onboard.
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