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Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)
Posted By: nevets01Date: 12/3/17 5:43 a.m.

In Response To: Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective) (PerseusSpartacus)

: Marathon nailed this – the
: story of Marathon is not something you affect, not something you can
: change or interact with. Rather, it is something you explore ; it is
: static, unchanging, but it is so deep that you can, as this site proves,
: spend literally years pulling it apart and never feel like you've explored
: it 100%. The fact that this can be achieved merely with a bunch of
: monochromatic text terminals, with no audio and minimal visuals, makes
: modern video game cutscenes feel like the biggest waste of money ever.

A wise person once said that if something breaks when you look closely at it, then it's already broken.

: : All that said, there ARE annoyingly slow places in Marathon. Colony Ship
: For

: Yes, but I think Marathon does manage to use those slow points to good
: advantage – they offer a break from shmup-type gameplay, give you a chance
: to work your brain rather than your reflexes, and soak in the dark,
: claustrophobic atmosphere. It struck me recently just how much Marathon
: reminded me of Aliens – the feel of it all, especially on the Pfhor ship,
: is very similar. And nothing Aliens-related would work if it were just
: non-stop action – the slow moments of building tension are vital to the
: experience.

I do agree with you, but at least in Colony Ship, they could've made it so that you don't have to do 5 minutes of backtracking every time you wanted to hit a switch. Or maybe I'm just bad at puzzles. By the end of that level, I'm just happy to be done.
Still, tension is well-maintained through the games, and the silence is often scarier than the battle, especially in light of Durandal's taunting (the candles burn out for you...) and the often eerie music.

-Nevets01

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XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)General-RADIX 5/22/17 1:51 p.m.
     Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)Can-ned Food 5/22/17 11:22 p.m.
           Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)Martin 5/23/17 2:06 a.m.
                 Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)Forrest of B.org 5/23/17 12:51 p.m.
           Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)Bob-B-Q 5/23/17 10:25 a.m.
                 Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective): LeelaCan-ned Food 5/27/17 5:13 p.m.
                       Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective): LeelaGeneral-RADIX 5/27/17 5:47 p.m.
                       Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective): LeelaGodot 5/28/17 7:59 a.m.
                             Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective): LeelaCan-ned Food 5/30/17 7:11 p.m.
                                   Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective): LeelaGodot 5/31/17 7:30 a.m.
                                         Yes, I know. ;-) Sorry for the confusion. *NM*Can-ned Food 6/1/17 7:39 a.m.
     Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)treellama 5/25/17 5:25 a.m.
     Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)VikingBoyBilly 5/28/17 4:20 p.m.
     Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)DeChief 6/11/17 5:33 a.m.
     Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)General-RADIX 12/1/17 11:32 a.m.
           Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)Bob-B-Q 12/1/17 12:34 p.m.
           Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)VikingBoyBilly 12/1/17 12:59 p.m.
                 Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)Nevets01 12/1/17 1:27 p.m.
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                             Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)PerseusSpartacus 12/2/17 11:20 a.m.
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                             Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)nevets01 12/2/17 2:43 p.m.
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                                               Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)nevets01 12/3/17 5:51 a.m.
                                                     Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)ukimalefu 12/3/17 10:48 p.m.
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                                                                 Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)PerseusSpartacus 12/4/17 7:24 a.m.
                                         Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)nevets01 12/3/17 5:43 a.m.
           Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)Nevets01 12/1/17 1:46 p.m.
                 Re: XBLA Assets (and a Retrospective)Shining Raven 12/1/17 10:17 p.m.
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