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    Image of MrBounce MrBounce
    02:04 PM

    In reply to Testing Out DSi XL's "Multiplayer" Aspect
    The last paragraph of the article sums it up for me. If I had company with me who didn't have a DSi / PSP with them, I would be talking to them, not playing my portable.
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    Image of kagekiri kagekiri
    01:32 PM

    In reply to How Modern Can Zelda Get?
    WoW's inclusion of motorcycles is not a great example of badly matched tech, because they've had steam-punk style stuff from goblins and gnomes since WCII.

    The truly out-of-place and technologically-ridiculous-for-its-setting is the giant trans-dimensional spaceship that the Draenei arrived in. Space-goat people? Riiiiiight.

    (And yes, I know it's all powered by magic or whatever...still more confusing and out of place than steam vehicles.)
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    Image of Ashurahori Ashurahori
    01:23 PM

    In reply to Ubisoft Turns Back Time With Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
    Speaking as someone who frankly thought the cell-shaded reboot was awful when compared to the previous trilogy, with unlikeable characters, areas that seemed the same over and over, and gameplay mechanics which lacked the innovations of the previous ones (let's not even talk about the combat), I think this is a good idea. The Two Thrones was already a bit of an ode to The Sands of Time, with all the elements being brought back. It'd be nice to see a game connecting the movie to the original Sands of Time, or bringing more lore about the movie's universe.
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    Image of madog madog
    01:14 PM

    In reply to How Modern Can Zelda Get?
    Tentacle rape and giant robots are also common in Japanese culture but that doesn't mean I want it in Zelda.

    Kidding aside, a Zeppelin or regular riding helium balloon would seem a more logical step in technology before a train, but so far in reading about it a train seems fine. Just as long as a special skin flute doesn't need to be played in order to change it's direction then we're good.
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    Edited by madog at 11/30/09 1:15 PM madog was starred madog was unstarred
    Image of Kicken Kicken
    01:24 PM

    @madog:
    Tentacle rape and giant robots? Mayhaps not. But bestiality? Well, that's a big hit with Zelda fans. :P
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    Image of kagekiri kagekiri
    01:36 PM

    @madog: What confuses me is that he equates trains with exploration when they're on tracks... As in, someone went before you and built the tracks, rather than free-roaming vehicles of nearly any type.

    I guess he could mean the excitement of visiting new places (like personal exploration) rather than being an actual fore-runner who discovers a new area, but all told, trains seem like one of the least obvious choices for a vehicle that's venturing into the unknown. Your examples of blimps would make a lot more sense.
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    Edited by kagekiri at 11/30/09 1:37 PM kagekiri was starred kagekiri was unstarred
    Image of madog madog
    02:05 PM

    @kagekiri: If I haven't been there it's new to me!
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    Image of madog madog
    02:06 PM

    @Kicken: Hey now. Becoming one with a wolf, and coming in a wolf are two completely different things.
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    01:06 PM

    In reply to How Modern Can Zelda Get?
    Im still waiting for my Victorian Steampunk Zelda
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    01:07 PM

    And on a side note, I think a cyberpunk Zelda would be orgasm inducing.

    Twilight Princess already had some of the elements, particularly in some of the effects
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    Image of Gemini-Phoenix Gemini-Phoenix
    01:45 PM

    @Altima NEO:

    I was just going to post a similar comment. I think fans of the series are crying out for a steampunk style Zelda game. I don't think it would be too out of place, and some dungeons in previous games have had a very similar feel to them which felt like they could be almost steampunk

    I think a clocktower would be a good setting for Link. A church and also maybe an underground network of tunnels beneath a bustling city

    I also think muskets would work in Hyrule - I am sure we've already seen pirates with muskets, but anything like a Colt.45 or modern-day Glock wouldn't really work. Could you really imagine Link with an MP5 or RCP90? Me neither.

    The Zelda games are more about swords, slingshots, and boomerangs. Whatever happened to the Fire Rod and Ice Rod? Something which hasn't really carried over well to the modern Zelda games
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    Image of Psudonym Psudonym
    12:13 PM

    In reply to Testing Out DSi XL's "Multiplayer" Aspect
    You guys ever do that thing where you share one headphone ear bud with another person. It's cute but ridiculous from a practical perspective. That's what this sounds like to me. Everyone trying to share the same headphones.

    Handheld gaming isn't necessarily a private experience, but it ain't gonna be kicking the TV's ass for social gatherings.
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    Image of PuffyTail PuffyTail
    12:12 PM

    In reply to How to Comment and Not Get Banned
    Just out of curiosity, is there any sort of function to block comments/messages from other posters? Is there any chance of such functionality being added in the future? It just seems like if you can follow/friend people, you should be able to block them too.
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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11:38 AM

    In reply to Ubisoft Turns Back Time With Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
    Any bets on whether the movie and/or game will feature Cher's "If I could turn back time" ?
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    Image of shichi shichi
    11:48 AM

    @Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...: damn it now that image and song are stuck in my head!! gahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
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    Chirotera promoted this comment shichi was starred shichi was unstarred
    Image of Chirotera Chirotera
    01:29 PM

    @shichi: How about a video to match the image? You like that? HUH! YOU LIKE THAT?

    ::coughs::

    Sorry - must have woken up in my torture people with Cher mode today. :-(
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    Edited by Chirotera at 11/30/09 1:31 PM Chirotera was starred Chirotera was unstarred
    Image of hot_heart hot_heart
    11:26 AM

    In reply to Ubisoft Turns Back Time With Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
    I take it you'll be Jake Gyllenhaal following 'time trails', burning down padeo's houses and killing scary rabbits all whilst avoiding falling jet engines.
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    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    12:28 PM

    @hot_heart: I think you mean "rabbids." We are talking about Ubisoft.
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    Image of hot_heart hot_heart
    12:30 PM

    @spiderweb1986: Hehe. Rabbids and paedoz!
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    Image of jandlecack jandlecack
    11:22 AM

    In reply to Ubisoft Turns Back Time With Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
    A new Prince of Persia with the awesome game mechanics from the old trilogy! Aweso-

    to coincide with the release of Disney's feature film

    No thank you.
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11:19 AM

    In reply to How Modern Can Zelda Get?
    I'm waiting for Grand Theft Triforce, where you play as Gannon.
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    Image of MrBounce MrBounce
    11:05 AM

    In reply to Ubisoft Turns Back Time With Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
    Considering I haven't played a Prince of Persia game since the original Apple game, I'm curious what the plot line is about. Or is it just "save the princess" like in the original?
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    Image of Tzion: Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more. Tzion: Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more.
    11:14 AM

    @MrBounce: He breaks an hourglass full of time and spends the next 3 games cleaning it up.
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    SuperSonik promoted this comment Tzion: Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more. was starred Tzion: Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more. was unstarred
    Image of fauxbravo fauxbravo
    11:19 AM

    @MrBounce: 4 minutes of awesomeness. This sums it up in a hilarious fashion.
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    Image of cap-n-crunch cap-n-crunch
    11:24 AM

    @MrBounce: Anyone who hasnt played Sands of Time owes it to themselves to play it immediatly. One of the greatest games ever!!

    Then they can see why the 2008 cel shaded reboot was such a travisty.
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    Image of Patient Patient
    11:05 AM

    In reply to How Modern Can Zelda Get?
    So would it be safe to say that Link's cellphone will have a "Hey! Listen!" ringtone?
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    Image of AceofCase AceofCase
    11:30 AM

    @Patient: That's the tone for people whose calls he screens =P
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    Image of Patient Patient
    11:44 AM

    @AceofCase: Hahahaha! Nice.
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    Image of Protector one Protector one
    11:01 AM

    In reply to How Modern Can Zelda Get?
    Cyber punk Zelda? Count me in!
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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11:00 AM

    In reply to Ubisoft Turns Back Time With Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
    You lost me at movie tie-in.
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    Image of Trey Trey
    11:02 AM

    @Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...: I agree. It just sounds like a cash-in. It doesn't sound ambitious or charismatic at all.
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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11:35 AM

    @Trey: I loved how the 'birth' for Batman: Arkham Asylum came form a few executives at Warner Bros strong desire to make a video game from a famous franchise with no movie tie-in to get in the way.

    It's hard enough trying to make a great game and even harder when you want it to appeal to casual and hardcore players. Add in the whole problem of having to tie-it into ta movie and it becomes next to impossible.

    The biggest problem I have with movie-tie in games, is that they purposely leave things unexplained so that the player is more inclined to see the movie. The game is their to drive interest in the movie and not necessarily be a good game. In that regard, the game is far from a complete experience (on its own) and is just movie marketing in disguise.
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