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12/08/09
I also want chocolate raindrops to fall into the mouth of the dragon in my backyard.
;_;
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Man. Am I really getting so old that it's unrealistic to think that people might recognize him like this from, I dunno, the actual game?
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Yes.
Don't worry, though, you're not alone. At 29 I've been gaming for longer than most gamers have been alive. And as someone who played StarFox to death when it first hit the SNES, the Smash Bros. comment angered and depressed me, too.
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Just because I(Can I bold that? or italisize?) may recognize this form from SSBB doesn't mean I DON'T know that he's from Starfox on the NES.
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Wait wrong Star Fox
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"Were Star Fox!"
*wwwoooosssshhhhhh*
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Great minds do think alike :P
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And I think that the tremendous feeling of motion and speed while having such a great view of the landscape around you during a major flying sequence was what made me like the fifth colossus in Shadow of the Colossus my favorite. Whenever I think of awesome flying in videogames, for some reason that boss batte, despite the fact that I'm not actually controlling the flying during it, always pops into my mind. #flyinggames
11/09/09
Best Flying Mechanic: Super Mario World (Tricky, but can take you as far as you like if you're skilled enough)
Worst Flying Mechanic: Rayman 2: The Great Escape (Felt like you weren't really in control and if you made a mistake, you died) #flyinggames
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The feeling of no longer having to be contained to the ground after spending the first few hours running everywhere, combined with the fact that not everyone could do this and it was part of the uniqueness of my character, was amazing #flyinggames
11/09/09
Though it didn't include flying, might I add Spiderman 2 for PS2? That game just had a ton of freedom.
But yeah, the second I saw, "Flying in Video Games", only one game came to mind: Kingdom Hearts. It's exactly as Mr. Stemmle explained- you go from little jumps, to double jumps, to floating, and then all of a sudden, flying! It was like nothing ever before. #flyinggames
11/09/09
I really hate when a flight game lacks a free-flight mode. I don't always want to be gunning down enemies, sometimes I just want to fly between buildings and cliffs or create my own challenges. #flyinggames
11/09/09
As far as gameplay go, I really enjoy flying by repulsion such as the jetpacks in Pilotwings or Super Mario Sunshine (or in 2D: Cave Story with gun recoil). I guess it's easier to involve the player that way and make them feel the acceleration and the trajectory rather than with classic flight controls.
Motion sensing can also work pretty well, like in Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction or Flower.
About freedom of movement it is also important to once again mention Descent and its truly 3D design for both control and levels. I guess it's just too intimidating for modern players and, by extension, modern publishers. #flyinggames
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@RicoTheSaboteur: Screenshot from Descent 2 key config screen. Yep: 12 (Twelve) buttons just to steer your ship. #flyinggames
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Eventually I got over my own boundaries and was able to set my sights on the stars and fly through space and to the moon fast as thought. When you move like that in a dream, the next day when you awaken you get an overwhelming sense of well-being and that nothing can stop you. Liberating, empowering and other big words.
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nuff said #flyinggames
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Tribes was amazing. I've had trouble playing "smaller" multiplayer shooters since.
I used to play it all the time on my goddamn 4meg video card.
Learning to "ski" and to duel with a spinfusor are some of my best gaming memories.
Server-side mods were also great, like Renegades with its different classes. Placing tiny super precise laser turrets along the terrain so ski-ing enemies would get bugzapped on their way to our base...
But the Mortar was a fucking overpowered piece of shit :P
Oh, btw... Tribes will soon be a browser game: [playtribes.com] #flyinggames