andrew8798
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Post by andrew8798 on Nov 9, 2013 21:30:06 GMT -5
Back in 96 what was everyone's thoughts on the game? If my brother never brought the game for his PS I might not became a fan of the series. People make fun of the voice acting and how bad the live action stuff was but back then I didn't give it a thought.
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Post by MGH on Nov 9, 2013 21:33:37 GMT -5
Oh the voice acting couldn't be worse lol. These days I consider it a charming quality though. There's a difference between bad and BAD. I can handle BAD. Especially from that time period.
I remember a friend and I driving around to Blockbusters all over looking for it. Finally tracked it down at one all the way across town. Loved the game then. I never took to it as an all time favorite the way I have Resident Evil 2, but it's a really good Survival Horror game. It isn't scary compared to a Silent Hill 2, but for the time it had a real creep factor. Some nice unnerving sounds and music.
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Jiren
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Post by Jiren on Nov 9, 2013 21:33:53 GMT -5
I loved it back then but nowadays its a bugger to play (and cheesy as hell)
REmake is awesome as hell too (and still playable)
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Sektor
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Post by Sektor on Nov 9, 2013 21:38:16 GMT -5
"NO, DON'T GO!" "What a mansion!" *Dogs make public domain dinosaur noises* Man, I thought it sucked, but I really love that terrible voicework. And obviously the game was great. It's weird that the best version of it is on the DS. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}JILL SANDWICH! |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 10, 2013 10:19:25 GMT -5
Great at the time but I don't think it has aged well. REmake addressed a lot of the issues.
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Post by Yami Daimao on Nov 10, 2013 12:25:48 GMT -5
I remember going to Toys R Us and getting the Director's Cut on my birthday when it first came out. I got home around the evening, my parents went out for a while so I was by myself. Put the game in, turned off the lights, and was immediately hooked into the creepy atmosphere. Yes, even the now incredibly cheesy, but charming, live-action intro scared me a bit at the time. As cliche as it's become (though rightfully memorable), I remember jumping and dropping the control when the dogs first burst through the windows.
It hasn't aged well from a technical standpoint, but it still has that certain strange charm to it. The REmake is amazing though, and is vastly superior in almost every way.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2013 12:27:37 GMT -5
"NO, DON'T GO!" "What a mansion!" *Dogs make public domain dinosaur noises* Man, I thought it sucked, but I really love that terrible voicework. And obviously the game was great. It's weird that the best version of it is on the DS. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}JILL SANDWICH! DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR!!!! |
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Post by MGH on Nov 10, 2013 12:31:32 GMT -5
"NO, DON'T GO!" "What a mansion!" *Dogs make public domain dinosaur noises* Man, I thought it sucked, but I really love that terrible voicework. And obviously the game was great. It's weird that the best version of it is on the DS. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}JILL SANDWICH! DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR!!!! BUT CHRIS IS... |
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Nov 10, 2013 12:56:59 GMT -5
I loved it back in the day. It's dated as hell now, but sometimes I might still pop it in, even though the GameCube remake is far superior.
WHAT??? What is this...?
Blood. Hope this is not Chris's blood!
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Magnus the Magnificent
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Nov 10, 2013 15:16:32 GMT -5
I was blown away by it.
I had never played anything like it. The atmosphere, tension, jump-scares (Damn dogs!) and general creepiness were all awesome.
You never knew what to expect around the next corner, and I miss that today.
The, by today's standard, clunky controls never bothered me. I think it added to the feeling of being alone, outnumbered and generally in a hopeless situation.
It was also that fun B-movie factor. The game didn't take it itself too serious, unlike todays Resident Evils.
"JUST A MOMENT!"
"It might be better if you, the Master of Unlocking took this."
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Nov 10, 2013 18:13:05 GMT -5
"I thought you were a JILL SANDWHICH!"
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Sektor
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Post by Sektor on Nov 10, 2013 18:20:35 GMT -5
...Our old partner, you know. |
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