Game Progress Topic Tau

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feeds@yuku.com (SETZERtheGREAT) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:46:02 GMT

Man, I loved the first Banjo-Kazooie game, but hated Tooie with a passion. I liked it better when some worlds were large and some were small (like in Super Mario 64), but everything in Tooie was DK64-sized, which I also hated.

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feeds@yuku.com (Captain Ladd Spencer) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:18:57 GMT

I beat Fable. Three times, in fact.

The first time, after the credits the Guildmaster phoned in and said I was evil enough to use the Expressions to give people the middle finger and curse, but I threw away the mask and I still had the halo and butterflies over me, so I don't know what was going on with that. I guess it was because I accidentally ate a chick during the fight while hammering the button for Health Potions, and it turned into the chick without my noticing.
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feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:30:02 GMT

Banjo Tooie seems to be based on bigger is better, and totally f-ing enormous is best of all. Seriously, just the first world of this game is big enough to hold the entire first world of BK several times over. Even even the hub areas are huge, and this all bogs the frame rate down a bit.

Unfortunately, so far, while there's more to explore, most if it is not nearly as interesting as in the first one. And the whole tone of the story and environments is noticeably darker. It's...

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feeds@yuku.com (scream4bruce) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:35:33 GMT

Checked my Banjo Kazooie file - it took me 27:11:43 for 100 Jigsaws and 900 Notes (this was years ago).

Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2) - Helped Prince Charmless get an Argon heart. After what he done, something awful better happen to him!

Medal of Honor (PS) - This is my second time playing through this game. The first time (many years ago) I was not able to accustomise myself with the analogue controls so I stuck with digital control and thus would strafe...

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feeds@yuku.com (Kairobi King) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:33:38 GMT

I beat A Boy and His Blob, but I had to resort to a FAQ a few times. After 5 times of getting all the way through the first half of the game, and then wiping out on the blob's world, I also used the trick that gets rid of all the enemies. The game is maybe a little too creative for its own good.

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feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:08:08 GMT

Yeah, as someone who did get all the notes in CCW, I don't feel particularly inclined to "brag" about it.

I think the main reason I singled it out as being tedious in my above post is that even in one life, even if you're doing other stuff while getting the notes, it still could be annoying to basically have to do the same stage 4 times in a row to get all the notes.

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feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:33:03 GMT

I saw people on the 360 Banjo Kazooie board saying how insanely difficult it would be to get everything in Click Clock Woods if the game didn't save notes after dying. I didn't do it because I didn't particularly like Click Clock Woods, (the four seasons were just too similar and boring), and yeah, it's a little time consuming with some tricky platforming, but it's clearly quite doable, and probably not even something you'd want to go bragging about accomplishing....

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feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:12:23 GMT

I didn't play so much as one second of Banjo tonight.

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feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:26:26 GMT

MaskedSheik wrote:
Well, there's also the difference that in Mario 64 you usually go after the 100 coins after having started and restarted the course several times (as collecting Stars removes you from the level), whereas it's normal to collect 100 notes on the first playthrough of any level in BK if you make sure not to die. So you start off the run unfamiliar with the level.

I'm not sure I agree with...

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feeds@yuku.com (da dick) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:41 GMT

reading the black swan: the impact of the highly improbable. for some reason, i could only find it in a chinese bookstore(which sold some english books too). heck, it had a 5 dollar discount on it. and i guess i'm in love with the witty arrogance of the author.

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feeds@yuku.com (Captain Ladd Spencer) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:07:23 GMT

I got two of the three souls I need to unlock what I'm guessing is the final boss's room.

I also got the Bright Plate armor set, and it sets my defense at almost 1,000. Physical attacks don't do much to me now.

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feeds@yuku.com (Captain Ladd Spencer) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:57:48 GMT

Dug around a graveyard looking for some stones. There were also a lot of fake ones that caused monsters to spawn in. Wasn't as bad as that prison bullshit, though.

I haven't married anyone, never planned to, and I'm not bothering now because my character's 65 and probably impotent. Besides, everyone else is, like, 30 and marrying somebody now would be a little creepy. But then again, I did decide to buy and live in my childhood house in my childhood village that got...

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feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:55:51 GMT

Regarding the Ghostbusters, I'm nearing the end of (I think) the second disc. I laughed at this one line last night, but I can't quite remember how it went. "I never thought it would end this way, fighting a giant cat from inside a shoe."

"Look Homeward, Ray" is one of my favorite episodes. It has a lot of great lines like that.

There's an exchange that's something like,

Egon: I've got a plan...

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feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:50:05 GMT

I played through the intro of Banjo Tooie, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to attempt to actually go through the game. It might just be a Banjo overload.

Regarding the intro, there was, I think, a little bit too much dialogue to get through before the game starts. And even after that, it took a long time to get to the first real world. The visuals seem noticeably more detailed than the original, though.

I was a little disappointed that Grunty stops rhyming, but I...

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feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:15:02 GMT

I beat the first world of Boulder Dash for the NES tonight, but good god, this game is insanely difficult and has no real learning curve.

I'd like to stick with this game for awhile as I sometimes have a fondness for these Kickle Cubicle-style games, but I can see it might be a little mentally-draining. So, I'll probably end up alternating between playing it and drawing scenes for AT6. I haven't worked on that sketch in so long, I'm going to have to reread the script...

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feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:31:40 GMT

The original game ended with Jack of Blades, and you got not very much more than a credit roll.

Anyways, I beat Banjo Kazooie! It took four or five attempts to beat Grunty. As I said, I cheated by studying on what her attacks would be, but I worked out my own strategies for things, too.

It's unlikely that I'll go back and get the remaining Jigsaws and Notes, as I'm not really a completionist. And it sounds like the main reward for doing so is having Mumbo...

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feeds@yuku.com (Captain Ladd Spencer) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:17:01 GMT

I beat Jack of Blades by spamming health potions and the Slow Time spell. The second round was actually easier than the first, when I had to use my bow.

Then I solved a bunch of flipping tile puzzles.

Then I got the Tear of Avo, which I'm guessing is the strongest sword in the game, and it seems you get it just for being good and reading a sign.

It's pretty funny how big my guy is now. I took on a quest to find some chief's youngest son, and one of...

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feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:39:51 GMT

Damn it, I just got to the very last round of the Grunty fight, but I didn't have enough Gold Feathers with me to finish it up. I got two of the four Jinjonator holes completed.

For the most part, I'm pretty comfortable with the whole fight. Mostly, that's because I kind of studied it in advance via Youtube and Gamefaqs. I just didn't realize she would start firing an unlimited number of those homing attacks that never miss. I'm trying to do this with just the...

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feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:15:42 GMT

I just accidentally exited Click Clock Woods while halfway through it. A confirmation message would be nice...

Still, I've got 91 jigsaws, 833 notes. Getting there.

Update: 93 Jigsaws. Got the missing one from F. Peak and the 9th Grunty one.
I have the Jinjos and the propellor in Rusty Bucket Bay, 4 in Click Clock Woods (Jinjos, Tree, Acorns, Caterpillars) and the last Grunty Jigsaw.

For notes, I can scrounge up a handful in Rusty Bucket Bay and Mad...

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feeds@yuku.com (Gray leader rules) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:42:27 GMT

Flying Omelette wrote:
Edit - Uh, Ragey did give you the FTP information, right? I noticed your stuff still isn't up yet.

I've uploaded a few bits and pieces (I was in the middle of re-organising my files anyway) and they seem to be up: http://randomhoohaas.flyi...TRONSCORNERSHOP/Main.html

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Game Progress Topic Tau

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:23:14 GMT

Okay, so I picked up Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii version) and I've been messing around with it a little bit tonight. It's a bit different from GH3 and GH: Aerosmith. Because of the success of the Rock Band games, Guitar Hero is now band oriented as well. It therefore leans more to the multiplayer side, but the single player content is quite solid.

The career mode has a section for each instrument. Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, and Vocals (Microphone). Guitar and Bass Guitar...