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balls187
06/05/09

In reply to Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
I love the concept, but its a real fail because you're stuck using a Sony camera instead of a real camera made by Nikon or Canon.
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Luke Plunkett
06/05/09

In reply to Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
Oh, for everyone asking.

You can't get EATEN by predators.

You just get attacked, then "knocked out". After which, you wake up back at your base camp.
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P3nnst8r
06/05/09

In reply to Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
Does the camera have a full-manual mode? If so, that'd be pretty sweet.

And how much is this going to retail for?
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jamesjohnson01
06/05/09

In reply to Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
Anyone remember that arcade game where you drove around in a jeep and caught lions and wildebeest and stuff with a net?

That was so awesome.

Make this game a bit more...action-oriented :D
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jayntampa
06/05/09

@jamesjohnson01: Jambo Safari -- it's actually coming out for home systems.

[kotaku.com]
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MrBionic
06/05/09

@jamesjohnson01: ahhh, the culture of attention deficit and instant gratification.

Not every game needs to be action oriented.

This actually sounds like a really cool, relaxing, fun little distraction. Especially for someone that might happen to be an actual photographer that can't really go to Africa, and would like to pretend a little more interactively than imagination can provide.

It's unfortunate that we're losing people who can actually sit back and take a slower paced experience.
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Bard of Awen
06/05/09

In reply to Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
I've heard the camera is manipulated using sixaxis controls. Does anyone know if this game can be played without motion controls?
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jayntampa
06/05/09

@bardofawen: It's barely used, if you turn the controller sideways while looking through the viewfinder, it turns the camera sideways. That's about it.
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Thehuttjack
06/05/09

@jayntampa: On "talk among yourselves" could you write up a Preview of this game for those of us who are interested... Most of the information I've seen (this article included) doesn't approach it with very much enthusiam. I really appreciate your insight.
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jayntampa
06/05/09

@Thehuttjack: Hey there - I wrote up a little bit about it for you. I'll check back to see if you have any questions. It's right here:

[kotaku.com]
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AngryEddy
06/05/09

In reply to Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
I remember the last time I went to Africa.

I stopped an old man along the way, hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies. He turned to me as if to say "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you!"

Maybe Afrika will mirror these experiences...
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TitillatedOcelot
06/05/09

@AngryEddy: Greatest song of all time right there. No, I'm not high.
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MrBionic
06/05/09

@TitillatedOcelot: maybe just a little bit high?
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Tenshigure
06/05/09

@AngryEddy: Don't you know this will be put on loop during gameplay, hehe.
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jayntampa
06/05/09

In reply to Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
Wait, you didn't get to see the whole game -- there is TONS more than grass fields.

there are swamps and different environments that you begin to gain access to as the game expands. There are tons of missions, varied environments, lots of animals, and it's free roam -- you can drive the jeep anywhere, get out and stalk an animal ... but, don't get too close to the big game -- they might attack.
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jayntampa
06/05/09

@jayntampa: Oh, I forgot to mention it has a day/night cycle that's gorgeous - you can even camp out in the different areas. What's more, you have complete control over every aspect of the camera - just like a real digital SLR. Check this video out at about the 2 minute mark -- you'll see a new area with water, etc.

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Van_Occupanther
06/05/09

@jayntampa: huh...what? sorry your display pic is....huh?

Can't concentrate.

Can't wait for this game personally, although I hear the camera stuff get's pretty technical which scares me.
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MrBionic
06/05/09

@jayntampa: You should go into advertising or something, because now I want to buy a PS3 just for Afrika.
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d_r_e
06/05/09

@Van_Occupanther:

A word of advice, don't stare at the awesome jubblies for too long ... you will go blind.
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drawp
06/05/09

@d_r_e: Why are you typing so blurry?
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jayntampa
06/05/09

@drawp: lol That's my girlfriend, she'll appreciate the attention. And, I'll write up a little preview about the game for everyone -- at least my experiences with it.
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jayntampa
06/05/09

@Van_Occupanther: Don't worry about the camera stuff too much -- you can play it perfectly fine on auto-focus. And, there is a guide in game that you can read to learn about the features of the camera. So, if you want to learn more and use more features, you can ... but you're not penalized for simply playing it with the camera in AF.
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Who the eff is GlassAdam?
06/05/09

@jayntampa: Is the camera stuff that in-depth? What I mean to say is, could I theoretically play the shit out of this game, then go out and buy the real camera and be comfortable with using it?
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jayntampa
06/06/09

@Who the eff is GlassAdam?: I think you could actually get the basis of using a full SLR camera -- as a matter of fact, they are real licensed Sony cameras in the game. So, yes, I think you could really begin to understand how everything affects a shot.

Of course, hold a real camera is a lot different, but I think it'll give an excellent education so you won't feel nervous changing f-stop, shutter speed, and aperture manually.
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TRT-X
06/05/09

In reply to Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
Pokemon Snap was somewhat amusing, but ultimatley it felt like an on-rails shooter without the...shooting.

Does Afrika at least implement some kind of system to allow you to set up shots? One of the cool things about Pokemon Snap was that some of the pics were almost puzzle like.
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Rctdaemon
06/05/09

In reply to Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
And oh, the shame!
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Chaosrayne
06/05/09

@Rctdaemon:

He was ashamed!

(Thought of changin' the game!)

What's in EA's name?

(And I got downhearted)

How did ya feel?

(Everytime that I-)

Hey, Capcom, not in front of the kids.

HAKOOONAAAA MATA-TAHS
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MrBionic
06/05/09

@Chaosrayne: You over-try almost as bad as I do.
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kw4k
06/05/09

@Chaosrayne: no worries! z0mg i heart pumba
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
06/06/09

@kw4k:

Lion King = The GREATEST children's' movie of all time.
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Channing
06/05/09

In reply to Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
Pokemon snap was good, damn it. =|
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Komrade Kayce
05/28/09

In reply to Natsume's E3 Plans Much More Than Harvest Moon
Hey Natsume

How about you bring back the Legend of River King.

As addictive as pokemon, but with fish! Man I loved those games.

And this is not sarcasm.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
05/28/09

In reply to Natsume's E3 Plans Much More Than Harvest Moon
Why oh why hasn't their been a good HM game from the N64/PS1 releases? Why? I love this series, but I'm not buying any more of the games till the translation errors and bugs stop.
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Figcoinc
05/28/09

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.:

Better play Rune Factory then. I would suggest Rune Factory Frontier for Wii, or Rune Factory 2 for DS. The bugs are less frequent, the characters are well done, the game is a bit more balanced (Rune Factory 1 for DS is a bit unbalanced), and Xseed in the Wii Version did a solid job for translation. While it still has its moments it is no where near Natsume level.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
05/28/09

@Figcoinc:I picked up RF2 during Amazon.com's fantastic Black Friday sales. I'll have to finally dig into it once I get done with Luminous Arc 2.
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excel_excel
05/28/09

In reply to Natsume's E3 Plans Much More Than Harvest Moon
hehehe 100 pieces of tackle. hehehe. Afrika looks great, interested in how Animal Kingdom turns out.
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Marty McFly
05/28/09

In reply to Natsume's E3 Plans Much More Than Harvest Moon
Personally I've never really seen the draw in Harvest Moon, but from what I've heard from fans I'll have to give it a shot sometime.
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Desmondia
05/28/09

@Indrajit: You'll have to play the SNES and the N64 ones, those were the best ones of all of them.
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Xagest
05/28/09

@Desmondia: Rune Factory Frontier (a harvest moon spinoff game for Wii) is also pretty choice.
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Pombar
05/28/09

@Indrajit: I got heavily addicted to Harvest Moon SNES back in the day, and have found, going back to it or any other game in the series, that it's actually very tedious and boring. It really is all about throwing yourself into it and getting addicted, because (like puzzle games, for instance) on the surface it's very shallow.
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DigitalHero
05/26/09

In reply to Afrika Is Finally Coming To American PS3s
I'll pick this up when it comes stateside.
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