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Re: Pathways into Darkness review

Posted By: VikingBoyBilly Date: 6/18/15 6:04 a.m.
In Response To: Pathways into Darkness review (Lion O Cyborg)

I learned some stuff I didn't know! There's been strafe buttons all these years? That will make my OSx playthrough easier than backing up and turning to try to dodge. I didn't even know your health increased, I thought the points were just that: useless points.
You're not even exaggerating about the typhoid poo monsters bit, because that's exactly what the level with the yellow tar monsters is (I guess I'll call them typhoid poo from now on). Can't fight them with your shoddy weapon, but you need the infrared goggles there even if you go the other way.
I wouldn't call source porting it to only OSx lazines... more like it's an exponentially greater load of work to get it to work on windows and the only people who know or care about PID are the old fans who played it on an apple anyway. I played a more recent version of that guy's windows remake, and it still has no clipping (he got the distance shading and the slow crawl of motion nailed perfectly).
The pictures aren't in your blog. What happened?
PID is truly representative of a lost age of experimental adventure games. It's weird that you call it an RPG. I call it an FPS, but it does have leveling up. You can see the steady decline of depth and mystifying nonlinearity in favor of combat and simplicity from PID->Marathon->Halo, and from what it looks like, Destiny has gone back to having gameplay depth, but I haven't played it or seen much of it other than extremely opinionated reviews so I don't know what it's like.
This should be a fun series of write ups, I like your writing style.

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Pathways into Darkness review Lion O Cyborg 6/18/15 2:50 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review VikingBoyBilly 6/18/15 6:04 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Lion O Cyborg 6/18/15 6:42 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Lion O Cyborg 6/18/15 6:45 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Bob-B-Q 6/18/15 7:52 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Lion O Cyborg 6/18/15 8:06 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review VikingBoyBilly 6/18/15 9:07 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Lion O Cyborg 6/18/15 9:21 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Lion O Cyborg 6/18/15 9:26 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review treellama 6/18/15 10:10 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Lion O Cyborg 6/18/15 10:23 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review VikingBoyBilly 6/18/15 4:09 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Bob-B-Q 6/18/15 4:33 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Martin 6/18/15 5:02 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Philtron 6/19/15 5:55 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review VikingBoyBilly 6/20/15 12:17 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Philtron 6/20/15 2:41 p.m.

fine *NM* VikingBoyBilly 6/20/15 4:11 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review VikingBoyBilly 6/19/15 5:26 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review xcalibur 6/18/15 10:59 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review VikingBoyBilly 6/20/15 4:38 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Lion O Cyborg 6/21/15 8:19 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review VikingBoyBilly 6/21/15 9:19 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Lion O Cyborg 6/21/15 9:30 a.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review VikingBoyBilly 6/21/15 5:08 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Martin 6/21/15 6:11 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review VikingBoyBilly 6/22/15 3:07 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review Martin 6/22/15 4:40 p.m.

Re: Pathways into Darkness review VikingBoyBilly 6/23/15 12:03 a.m.

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: I learned some stuff I didn't know! There's been strafe buttons all these : years? That will make my OSx playthrough easier than backing up and : turning to try to dodge. I didn't even know your health increased, I : thought the points were just that: useless points. : You're not even exaggerating about the typhoid poo monsters bit, because : that's exactly what the level with the yellow tar monsters is (I guess : I'll call them typhoid poo from now on). Can't fight them with your shoddy : weapon, but you need the infrared goggles there even if you go the other : way. : I wouldn't call source porting it to only OSx lazines... more like it's an : exponentially greater load of work to get it to work on windows and the : only people who know or care about PID are the old fans who played it on : an apple anyway. I played a more recent version of that guy's windows : remake, and it still has no clipping (he got the distance shading and the : slow crawl of motion nailed perfectly). : The pictures aren't in your blog. What happened? : PID is truly representative of a lost age of experimental adventure games. : It's weird that you call it an RPG. I call it an FPS, but it does have : leveling up. You can see the steady decline of depth and mystifying : nonlinearity in favor of combat and simplicity from : PID->Marathon->Halo, and from what it looks like, Destiny has gone : back to having gameplay depth, but I haven't played it or seen much of it : other than extremely opinionated reviews so I don't know what it's like. : This should be a fun series of write ups, I like your writing style.

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Pathways into Darkness review	Lion O Cyborg	6/18/15 2:50 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	VikingBoyBilly	6/18/15 6:04 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Lion O Cyborg	6/18/15 6:42 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Lion O Cyborg	6/18/15 6:45 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Bob-B-Q	6/18/15 7:52 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Lion O Cyborg	6/18/15 8:06 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	VikingBoyBilly	6/18/15 9:07 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Lion O Cyborg	6/18/15 9:21 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Lion O Cyborg	6/18/15 9:26 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	treellama	6/18/15 10:10 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Lion O Cyborg	6/18/15 10:23 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	VikingBoyBilly	6/18/15 4:09 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Bob-B-Q	6/18/15 4:33 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Martin	6/18/15 5:02 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Philtron	6/19/15 5:55 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	VikingBoyBilly	6/20/15 12:17 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Philtron	6/20/15 2:41 p.m.
fine NM	VikingBoyBilly	6/20/15 4:11 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	VikingBoyBilly	6/19/15 5:26 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	xcalibur	6/18/15 10:59 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	VikingBoyBilly	6/20/15 4:38 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Lion O Cyborg	6/21/15 8:19 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	VikingBoyBilly	6/21/15 9:19 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Lion O Cyborg	6/21/15 9:30 a.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	VikingBoyBilly	6/21/15 5:08 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Martin	6/21/15 6:11 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	VikingBoyBilly	6/22/15 3:07 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	Martin	6/22/15 4:40 p.m.
Re: Pathways into Darkness review	VikingBoyBilly	6/23/15 12:03 a.m.



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