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    Image of Blore07 Blore07
    11/16/09

    In reply to EyePet Review: His Master's Voice
    *memories of trying to play eye of judgement in a poorly lit university apartment*

    NO! THE HORROR! #eyepet
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    Image of Ad-hominem Ad-hominem
    11/14/09

    In reply to EyePet Review: His Master's Voice
    I was hoping for it to succeed, but one of the folks expecting it to fail.
    I was one of the people who bought Eye of Judgment, and the game struggled to even read the cards correctly on a set placemat. Expecting it to react realistically would have been absurd.
    Of course, I don't expect any better from Natal, as it still suffers from that "real world" problem. #eyepet
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    Image of Laute Laute
    11/14/09

    @Ad-hominem: Then again, I remember a lot of people being wary of the Wii and its technology when it was first announced.

    I know, I know, they're entirely different projects in terms of scope and depth, but there's still room to be pleasantly surprised.

    That said, emotiv's headset dealy has been described by various sources I generally trust as either good or bad, so the jury's still out on that one.

    I don't think non-traditional gaming is a necessity yet, but pushing the boundaries past the virtual-reality shooter of 1995 county fairs is a welcome change. #eyepet
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    Image of Ad-hominem Ad-hominem
    11/14/09

    @Laute: Using the Wii as a comparison isn't a particularly good idea, when you realize that there are still people complaining about poor responsiveness with Wii controls. #eyepet
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    Image of MrBionic MrBionic
    11/14/09

    In reply to EyePet Review: His Master's Voice
    I was kind of hoping this would succeed, having bought an eyetoy on sale... but looking at it sitting there unused most of the time.

    *sigh*. #eyepet
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    Image of PoweredByHentai PoweredByHentai
    11/14/09

    @MrBionic: What about video conferencing? #eyepet
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    Image of MrBionic MrBionic
    11/14/09

    @PoweredByHentai: What about it? It's for people that like to stay in touch that know each other really well and have a reason to want to see each other. None of that applies to me at all. #eyepet
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    Image of PoweredByHentai PoweredByHentai
    11/14/09

    @MrBionic: Well, if you don't have anyone to keep tabs on from time to time, then yeah, I can see how the EyeToy isn't going to be all that useful to you. I guess you'll have to wait until the Sphere comes out so that you can grief your LBP buddies. #eyepet
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    Image of MrBionic MrBionic
    11/14/09

    @PoweredByHentai: Yah, I pretty much only got it because it was on sale and I wanted to make rude gestures at people in Burnout: Paradise, but that got old really fast, and I meant to get LBP at the time, so I could import textures and stuff, but never did end up getting LBP. I should really do that. #eyepet
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    11/14/09

    In reply to EyePet Review: His Master's Voice
    Ugly pet, shabby game. I thought London Studio developed the PS2 EyeToy and all it's games. So what happened here? #eyepet
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    Image of FP_slomo788 FP_slomo788
    11/14/09

    In reply to EyePet Review: His Master's Voice
    Yeah, it's what I feared. Not just the technical problems, but also the absence of design. Media Molecule, Insomniac or Naughty Dog (teams that know how to make good platforming games). It's a half-baked tech demo, and its potential will probably never be fully achieved as SCE will file this under "Big Failures."

    Shame, indeed. #eyepet
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    Image of Golgari Golgari
    11/14/09

    @FP_slomo788: well its just because this game is not a priority for SCE. Thats why ND, Insomniac, Molecule and top tier developers won't do this title (or any on PS eye).
    There is just no potential interest in camera yet (or market), but for kids this will be a nice present.

    If your child will smile, then its enough about this game. #eyepet
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    Image of dd528 dd528
    11/14/09

    @Golgari: If your child will smile, then its enough about this game.

    Exactly. #eyepet
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    Image of FP_slomo788 FP_slomo788
    11/14/09

    @Golgari: I agree 100%, but (well I guess 99%) I think everyone should still expect quality from the game, even if it's targeted at children. If they will be frustrated by the technical problems or if they will get bored after one hour of doing the same things, then it was not ready to be sold.

    But then again, who can predict how a child will react? Maybe they will love it all the way after all. #eyepet
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    Image of Dark_Mirage Dark_Mirage
    11/15/09

    @FP_slomo788: I doubt it. It'll probably be several initial moments of "Awww!" followed by immediate frustration.

    I wish we knew what was more at fault here. Is the EyeToy simply too outdated to allow a game of this sort to work, was the development team simply cut short with their time, or were they incompetent in their development? #eyepet
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    Image of Kanik Kanik
    11/14/09

    In reply to EyePet Review: His Master's Voice
    They should move onto Eyetoy Kinetic 2.

    I want to see a sequel to the only videogame that gives an actual work out. #eyepet
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    Image of DoktorGoku DoktorGoku
    11/14/09

    @Kanik: YES! Wholeheartedly agreed. I work out every day, and when I picked that one up, it kicked the crap out of me. #eyepet
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    Image of rich8606 rich8606
    11/14/09

    In reply to EyePet Review: His Master's Voice
    I fucking called it!!! #eyepet
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    Image of Vipre77 Vipre77
    11/14/09

    @rich8606: Congrats, Nostradamus. Your powers of foresight are truly a sight to behold. :rolleyes: #eyepet
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    Image of rich8606 rich8606
    11/14/09

    @Vipre77: Thank you, thank you. :bows: #eyepet
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    Image of jayntampa jayntampa
    11/14/09

    In reply to EyePet Review: His Master's Voice
    "You know something's wrong when the tutorial tells you to empty your living room of furniture ..."

    Yeah ... that's a pretty big issue there. I was hoping I'd be able to run the pet on my coffee table, but I'm not going to move everything when I want to turn the thing on.

    Natal is supposed to be able to adapt to furniture in the room, so it'll be interesting to see how it compares ... whenever it is actually released. #eyepet
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    Image of Veltis Veltis
    11/14/09

    @jayntampa: With Natal when you will hit your first corner of a table with your toes you won't need a tutorial to tell you to move it ^^. #eyepet
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    Image of jayntampa jayntampa
    11/14/09

    @Veltis: Tactile feedback without having to pay for it? Priceless! #eyepet
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    Image of fanboyish fanboyish
    11/14/09

    @jayntampa:
    This is proof of the technical disadvantage that the PS Eye has when compared to Natal.
    A regular webcam + software can only go so far... #eyepet
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    Image of lanion lanion
    11/14/09

    @jayntampa: Unlike, say, Steel Battalion, where 'construct an apparatus to hold your controller' is simply a given. #eyepet
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    11/14/09

    @lanion: ... I wanted to build an entire cockpit :P #eyepet
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    Image of Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft
    11/14/09

    In reply to EyePet Review: His Master's Voice
    "Drawing involves sketching something on a piece of paper, holding it up to the PlayStation Eye then seeing the creature replicate your drawing."

    I can tell that people will misuse this feature which will result in many eyepets playing with penis monsters. #eyepet
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    Image of nipsen nipsen
    10/07/09

    In reply to PS3’s The Getaway, Eight Days Not "Abandoned"
    'Doucet says the decision by Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida has "benefited everyone."'

    He added: and I would like everyone to know that I am, as a matter of fact, not bitter in any way at all. Neither bitter or disappointed.
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    Image of pandafresh pandafresh
    10/07/09

    In reply to PS3’s The Getaway, Eight Days Not "Abandoned"
    i love the Getaway games, but PLEASE! hire a new character modeler! the models in the 2nd game and in the above screenshot look so bad, especially when they're compared to the amazing London renderings!
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    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    10/07/09

    In reply to PS3’s The Getaway, Eight Days Not "Abandoned"
    Eight Days looks boring... Reeks of so many recent games with bullet time shooting and all that crap...

    The Getaway interested me for a similar reason that Assassin's Creed did: The architecture and landscape. I'd love a game that recreates London somewhat accurately. I never played the first few games in the series, though, because this is something I think really needs, at minimum, a PS3 / 360 caliber machine to pull off.
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    Image of RicoTheSaboteur RicoTheSaboteur
    10/07/09

    @bobtheduck: Actually the first Getaway pulled it off pretty well. The game had its flaws for sure, but the total lack of interface, the attention to details put in the (re)constitution of the different locations and the dryness of the gunfights really gave a bleak and visceral feel to the game.
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    Image of dd528 dd528
    10/07/09

    @bobtheduck: I played the first one and whilst the recreation of London was interesting, and the combat was satisfying in a sense, it seemed like a sandbox with no sand in it.

    I mean, you could do the missions, and apart from that there was almost literally nothing to do. Sure, you could steal cars, and then run from the police, or try and kill a cop and take his gun, but then what?

    No side missions, virtually no buildings to enter, no shops, no minigames, no interesting street scenes or vignettes. It was like being in a model village, only it was the size of central London. If you just glanced, it looked real, but if you actually tried to find something to do, all the fruit turned out to be made of plastic.
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    Image of Ehardergardens Ehardergardens
    10/07/09

    @bobtheduck: The original getaway got mediocre reception and a lot of complaints about a mechanic that a lot of games since have used, and is almost the norm now. That is the no health pack, seek cover until health regenerates mechanicI thought it was pretty nice. It did break realism (which it was crticized for), but these are games and not real life, and absolute realism doesn't make things more funnerererest.
    The acting and look was very good, but frankly GTA style game play doesn't really do much for me. (i.e. open world with gangster/mafia style missions). Getaway had a more appealing style than GTA for me though.
    I was really interested in this on the Ps3 because I feel the series has a lot of potential.
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    Image of Paradox me Paradox me
    10/07/09

    In reply to PS3’s The Getaway, Eight Days Not "Abandoned"
    partly to dedicate more effort to EyePet

    Oh boy.

    partly due to one game's lack of online features

    Can't have a game without multiplayer, can we?

    Millions of gamers across the globe would stare blankly at the game's case, completely speechless, confuzzled, lost. They would then question whether the Internet ever existed in the first place. Looking at the case again, they'd decide 'No, it must not' thus begins the decline of modern society.

    FOX blames this solely on video games and green alien side-boob.
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    Image of Mark Pearson Mark Pearson
    10/07/09

    In reply to PS3’s The Getaway, Eight Days Not "Abandoned"
    Loved the getaway games, it could be a reason to finally invest in a PS3 if it ever gets released.
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    Image of Archaotic Archaotic
    10/07/09

    @Mark Pearson: ...you'd wait that long for a theoretical Getaway game with all the awesome games on the system now?
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    Image of Thorax Thorax
    10/07/09

    In reply to PS3’s The Getaway, Eight Days Not "Abandoned"
    Man, I could never enjoy The Getaway games.

    But if they can polish up the game mechanics I may be willing to give them another try.
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    Image of Frazzlet Frazzlet
    10/07/09

    @Thorax: It was just too clunky. Scrape a car along a wall and it'd stop working. Shoot someone and be arrested. It wasn't forgiving enough imo.
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    Thorax promoted this comment Frazzlet was starred Frazzlet was unstarred
    Image of Thorax Thorax
    10/07/09

    @Frazzlet: And the blinker as navigation annoyed the hell out of me, and leaning against a wall to recover health is still the silliest mehanic I've ever heard.

    Other than...you know, just having it regenerate...Ok so maybe it isn't so bad.
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