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Offline StAnZo
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« on: December 05, 2001, 08:52:15 AM »
Well after watching my wife play it for the last 2 hours this is what i can say..

Firstly, you may have heard all about the graphics and the hype surrounding the game, well
imho it lives upto it in a very respectable way, and in some areas surpasses it.
Theres a 60Hz mode for the Pal Version but i tried it and i believe the game to look much better in the normal pal mode.
This is the first game ever that i believe to look better in the normal 50hz mode but props to ND for catering
for all our tastes and it all comes at a ROCK SOLID 60FPS!

The sound is technically perfect.. all the dialogue sounds excelent and has been recorded brilliantly.
there\'s little sounds everywhere and this brings the atmosphere to life.

Gameplay is probably the best that iv\'e seen since Mario64. yeah, the controls are just as tight but the fluidity
puts the above mentioned to shame. The characters are great and the game structure superb.

I Have very high praise for this game, simply because i just cannot see how it could be done better..

I give it a 9.7 out of 10.. i\'ll be playing with it through the weekend and see what surprises it brings.
I\'m looking forward to it.

Another thing, i had the chance of this or DMC... yeah you heard me, my local shop has it in Pal TODAY!
but after playing the demo yesterday i was hooked so DMC will have to wait till next week..

Anyway, all in all this game has StAnZo\'s seal of Approval, if that means anything.
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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2001, 08:59:39 AM »
OMG!
Thanks mate...

I cant wait to get this game.. *preorders* :shy:
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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2001, 09:05:41 AM »
Thanks StAnZo!  I knew this game would be ground breaking  from all the reviews I\'ve seen.   You also need to get DMC too soon.
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« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2001, 09:09:13 AM »
WOW!! can\'t wait!! It isn\'t out here yet, but hopefully I\'ll be able to pick up my copy next week. I\'ll probably get this game instead of DMC, since I heard it doesn\'t really have much replay value and J&D does have gameplay of 20+ hours.

Thanks for the impressions. :)

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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2001, 09:52:41 AM »
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Originally posted by pstwo
Thanks StAnZo!  I knew this game would be ground breaking  from all the reviews I\'ve seen.   You also need to get DMC too soon.


Thanks for the great feedback guys.. just a quick msg to pstwo.. i\'m not sure if you\'re aware of the shoddy conversions
that Capcom push onto us pal gamers. Onimusha was totally wrecked due to the sloppy and downright crap
conversion. I would like to see it in pal form but i sided with J&D not just because i liked it so much, but i\'m waiting for
the forums to come alive with reviews of the proper pal conversion.. I just didn\'t want to gamble. Even if
i had an extra £45 i doubt that i\'d have picked it up without seeing it first. I believe that i\'d enjoy DMC as ive been looking forward to it for ages,
but as time has gone on better games have come out and i have my hands full at the moment with...

Tony Hawk 3
SSX Tricky
Jak & Daxter
Silent Hill 2

Now, just got to figure out how to get the missus off my PS2 now that J&D has arrived :(

*StAnZo wanders off to hunt for info on Pal conversion of DMC.*
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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2001, 09:54:39 AM »
Yep this game in on my wish list for sure now, I wasn\'t quite sure before but a lot of people are praising it, now I just have to wait till christmas

damn it isn\'t to long till christmas, normally in Ohio at this time its like 30 but today its like 60 degrees out, I\'ve got shorts on in December, amazing

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« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2001, 11:01:15 AM »
Thanks StAnZo :)

Can\'t wait !
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« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2001, 12:56:17 PM »
i should be getting this game tomorrow!!!!!!!! and twisted metal black....... would get dmc but im saving it for christmas cos over the last  few weeks ive got

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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2001, 01:34:38 PM »
I picked up muy copy less than a hour ago

I also picked up BG: DA about 4 hours ago.


I have to admit I was admiring my PS2 game collection quite extensively today and thinking how nice BG: DA and J+D were going to look next to all my other AAA titles



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« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2001, 01:51:20 PM »
ddaryl, do your initial impressions seem somewhat like mine? or do you have any disagreements with me.
It would be nice for people to see it from different points of view.
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« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2001, 03:15:43 PM »
Thanks for the info stanzo.

Your going to have to let me in on the secret of where you get these PS2 games early. ;)

Glad to hear naughtydog has added 60Hz mode but its a shame that other developers don\'t seem too.

Is there screen centering options ?

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« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2001, 05:02:23 PM »
Cool.........good impressions I\'ll will try to pick it up soon....
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« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2001, 05:29:37 PM »
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ddaryl, do your initial impressions seem somewhat like mine? or do you have any disagreements with me.
It would be nice for people to see it from different points of view.


Ok

but you\'ll have to wait a day since I haven\'t playe dit yet

I did unravel the cellophane though, and I found it to be quite a bit easier to get off then all my other games.

high quality cellophane that removes easily from the case. those are my initial impressions ;)



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« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2001, 05:33:16 PM »
Its a frikin nightmare!!!

I\'ve only just bought Bond, GTA3, Smackdown 3, PES and THPS3, and then they shove Jak and Daxter, TM:B, SSX Tricky and Silent Hill 2 in my face??!!

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« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2001, 11:05:27 PM »
:laughing: @ ddaryl.. nice impresions m8.. also, RichG... it has screen centering options and in pal mode,
the borders are small yet again.. looks like most of the recent pal conversions are getting very small borders
except for Crapcoms games. just read a post from a pal gamer who\'s picked it up and he\'s quoted as saying
that it actually seems to play slower than the demo and the borders are exactly the same as the demo.
now, why did it take 6 months to be released over here when absolutley nothing has been done to the conversion again
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