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    This Is What "Toned-Down" Looks Like In Dead To Rights

    Dead To Rights: Retribution Waives Rights To 2009 Release

    Dead To Rights: Retribution - Welcome To Grant City

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    Image of jdskeleven jdskeleven
    11/28/09

    In reply to This Is What "Toned-Down" Looks Like In Dead To Rights
    Jesus Christ, that's a big dog.

    To be honest, the violence didn't bother me at all. The lousy-looking gameplay probably distracted me. (Yes, you shouldn't be negative based on a single video and all of that, but this screams 'open world game with floaty 'loose' combat and gunplay.)

    Also, I want to be a 'Senior Concept Visualizaer'.
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    Image of NoelVeiga NoelVeiga
    11/28/09

    In reply to This Is What "Toned-Down" Looks Like In Dead To Rights
    I don't think I've ever heard a professional artist sound so disinterested in their own work when they're talking about it. It sounded like a pharmacist listing possible side effects of a laxative.

    Also, isn't it weird how the Dead to Rights series has gone from classic videogame saga to cheap Arkham Asylum ripoff overnight?
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    Image of John_Norad John_Norad
    11/28/09

    @NoelVeiga: Dead to Right, a classic videogame saga ? In what univers ?

    (the negavers ?)
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    Image of NoelVeiga NoelVeiga
    11/28/09

    @John_Norad: I was focusing more on the timeline than on the quality. DTR has been out there for a while, but when I saw the main character fighting multiple enemies around him all I could think was "so this is like Batman... only worse".
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    Edited by NoelVeiga at 11/28/09 8:54 AM NoelVeiga was starred NoelVeiga was unstarred
    Image of pinshot pinshot
    11/28/09

    In reply to This Is What "Toned-Down" Looks Like In Dead To Rights
    Hearing this studio talk about this shit game in the way they do explains exactly how those pieces of shit scribbles of canvas make it into an art gallary!
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    Image of rinerdar rinerdar
    11/27/09

    In reply to This Is What "Toned-Down" Looks Like In Dead To Rights
    If they are going for generic and bland, then they totally hit their mark
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    Image of ppppp ppppp
    11/27/09

    In reply to This Is What "Toned-Down" Looks Like In Dead To Rights
    That must be the biggest Huskey I've ever seen... seriously that's like twice the size they should be.
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    Image of Salen Salen
    11/27/09

    @ppppp: It's a Malamute, not a Husky. But yes, that thing isn't a normal dog. I think it's a giant mutant malamute werewolf, or a pony with very sharp teeth.
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    Image of Span_Wolf Span_Wolf
    11/27/09

    @Salen: I love ponies with sharp teeth, could it be a unicorn with sharp teeth?
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    Image of Vintage Vintage
    11/27/09

    @Salen: malamute can be huge dog's the one up the street from me is 150 pounds!
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    Image of Salen Salen
    11/28/09

    @Vintage: I know they can be heavy and large, but seriously, the one in this video game is probably 250 pounds of pure muscles. I'm thinking that the dog's on Canine Growth Hormones, just like Barry Bonds.

    It's too bad about Barry. At least he can wear a flea collar though.
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    Image of Vintage Vintage
    11/28/09

    @Salen: that dog doesn't look big at all, maybe 100 pounds max. i live with a big dog and my dog looks bigger than that one!

    and if that dog is 250 how much does the human weigh? 500? cmooon!!
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    Image of Salen Salen
    11/28/09

    @Vintage: No way does that dog only way 100 pounds. His HEAD is bigger than the main character's head. The picture shows both of them. If that dog stood on it's hind legs, he'd be taller than the character too. Seriously, that thing's a bloody dire pony with nasty big pointy teeth.

    Maybe it's a very fast moving bear with dyed fur.
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    Image of Vintage Vintage
    11/29/09

    @Salen: or manbearpig . just sayin!
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    Image of ExploadingAlah ExploadingAlah
    11/27/09

    In reply to This Is What "Toned-Down" Looks Like In Dead To Rights
    video games have come so far in recent months/years and yet we are still expected to be impressed by unrealistic rag-doll physics?
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    Image of Shinta Shinta
    11/27/09

    @ExploadingAlah: I know I am :)
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    11/27/09

    In reply to This Is What "Toned-Down" Looks Like In Dead To Rights
    The only thing 'uncomfortable' about this game is how bad it looks.

    I get what they're going for but compared to the likes of Uncharted 2 it's just sad.
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    Image of NoBodysGamer NoBodysGamer
    11/28/09

    @Friedhamster: Looks like a solid AAA Title to me.
    Not all games are Uncharted, some are better.
    Why would you compare Indiana Jones game to Beat em up game?
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    11/28/09

    @NoBodysGamer: Then I'll compare it to Devil May Cry 4, a year old title, or Bayonetta (on the PS3 even, that 'sub-par' port,) or Batman: Arkham... it looks worse than all of those.
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    Image of NoBodysGamer NoBodysGamer
    11/28/09

    @Friedhamster: Lets wait and see.
    I dont like when people craping on unreleased games.
    Give them a chance.
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    Image of sonicsurge sonicsurge
    11/27/09

    In reply to This Is What "Toned-Down" Looks Like In Dead To Rights
    Oh, I get it. The dog represents his feral, dark side...

    Didn't try too hard with these metaphors, did they? <_<
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    Image of LilSpitfire LilSpitfire
    11/27/09

    @sonicsurge: Nothing says evil like a shaved collie.
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    Image of Bleemo Bleemo
    11/28/09

    @sonicsurge: So the dude himself is a dark, sombre nut case and his dog is a feral, part wolf, canine killer. Where exactly is his light side? does he go home and play Pokemon on his DS on his day off?
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    Image of Rachel Fogg Rachel Fogg
    11/27/09

    In reply to This Is What "Toned-Down" Looks Like In Dead To Rights
    Mmmm, Jack now looks like Chris Redfield's little brother. Or that they shared the same trainer...

    .....I like where this is going....
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    Image of Shinta Shinta
    11/27/09

    @Rachel Fogg: And he's got a dog so it's kind of like Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. This is a total girl game.
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    Image of Rachel Fogg Rachel Fogg
    11/27/09

    @Shinta:

    Mmmm...Bara...LOL!

    Nah, I remember the first one having a stripper QTE, I liked the first DTR pretty well..

    The second DTR was horrible so here's hoping that this one is better.
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    Image of Shinta Shinta
    11/27/09

    @Rachel Fogg: I completely forgot about that. I just wish it was less guns, and more Streets of Rage, then this series would be a huge hit.
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    Image of Rachel Fogg Rachel Fogg
    11/27/09

    @Shinta:

    I agree, the story was pretty good but I remember it came out around the same time Max Payne came out and I HATED Max Payne....it bored the crap out of me.....

    Then again, me and my brother played Final Fight Street Wise....and that was just nuts!?!
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    Image of Shinta Shinta
    11/27/09

    @Rachel Fogg: Oh my god lol. I played that too. Had more swearing than any game I've ever seen in history. And puzzles. Total insanity.
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    Image of Rachel Fogg Rachel Fogg
    11/27/09

    @Shinta:

    It was SOOO bad....I didn't know why I played the games but we did.
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    Image of geiko geiko
    11/28/09

    @Rachel Fogg: You hated Max Payne? And you liked the first D2R? What kind of horrible monster are you? Did you play Max Payne on a console or on a PC? Cause that makes a world of difference. If you take it back though, I'll forgive you. Go ahead, I'm waiting.
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    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    07/08/09

    In reply to Dead To Rights: Retribution Waives Rights To 2009 Release
    Another victim of the MW2 effect?
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    Image of Str8_Jihadin Str8_Jihadin
    07/08/09

    In reply to Dead To Rights: Retribution Waives Rights To 2009 Release
    You're safe for now, Gotham City...
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    Image of Brett Ryans Brett Ryans
    05/18/09

    In reply to Dead To Rights: Retribution - Welcome To Grant City
    Why is every game developer trying to out do each other in the "fucked up city" category. Can't I play a nice city? Some place that doesn't make me want to kill myself? Some place with a decent school system? WTF!?!
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    Image of Heliophage Heliophage
    05/18/09

    @Brett Ryans:


    I tried that in Sim City once. In the end, I just hit it with an earthquake, because chaos is intriguing.

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    Image of EsquireBob EsquireBob
    05/18/09

    In reply to Dead To Rights: Retribution - Welcome To Grant City
    What is with every game needing a dog sidekick, seriously?


    This makes:

    1.)Fable 2

    2.)Fallout 3

    And now this. It just feels tacked on.D:

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    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    05/18/09

    @EsquireBob: FYI, Dead To Rights had a canine sidekick back in 2002. When Max Payne returns with a dog, then you can say it's tacked on. :P
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    Image of beanspeppin beanspeppin
    05/18/09

    @EsquireBob: Uh oh. Somebody's first game system was a 360.
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    Image of Heliophage Heliophage
    05/18/09

    @beanspeppin:


    Not that there's anything wrong with it, but it's a definite possibility.

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    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    05/18/09

    In reply to Dead To Rights: Retribution - Welcome To Grant City
    Wow, their version of New York looks like it was lifted directly from the Narrows in Batman Begins.
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    Image of Neon Neon
    05/18/09

    In reply to Dead To Rights: Retribution - Welcome To Grant City
    I know that i greatly enjoyed teh first dead to rights back in the day, so I have some hopes for this one
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    Image of BubbleF**kingBuddy BubbleF**kingBuddy
    05/18/09

    @Neon: teh?
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    Image of Spike-Strife Spike-Strife
    05/18/09

    @BubbleF**kingBuddy: @BubbleF**kingBuddy: Rember where on the internet here teh counts as the
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    Image of BubbleF**kingBuddy BubbleF**kingBuddy
    05/18/09

    @Spike-Strife: @gessyca: Rember teh Alamoo.
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