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Re: April's Together Retro Theme: Elkin's Eccentric Extravag
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:07 am
by BogusMeatFactory
Xeogred wrote:I think stuff like Resident Evil or others with a cutscene or two for FMV is a HUGE stretch... but maybe it's just me. Point and click adventures is what came to mind to me, or games like you the player actually trigger an FMV scene by interacting with something in game, not just reaching a forced cutscene. I get the vibe others were thinking that too honestly. If a cutscene gets them in that seems kind of too broad?
FMV games are not all adventure games. Here is a list of heavy FMV games that are not adventure and are fun to play.
Wing Commander 3 and 4
Command and Conquer Red Alert Series.
Realms of the Haunting
Crime Patrol
Who Shot Johnny Rock
Supreme Warrior
Skull Monkeys
Wirehead
A Fork in the Tale
Police Quest SWAT
Mad Dog McCrea
Star wars rebel assault series
Dark Forces 2
And this is all stuff off the top of my head that are not adventure games and are genuinely fun.
Re: April's Together Retro Theme: Elkin's Eccentric Extravag
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:13 am
by ESauced
I voted Neo Geo and Army Men. I have fond memories of Sarges Heroes and Air Attack but I haven’t revisited them since I was a kid.Neo Geo is just an easy one because of all the ports. I might end up switching either one to FMV though and revisit Rebel Assault and Skullmonkeys, or play Shinobi Legions again.
Re: April's Together Retro Theme: Elkin's Eccentric Extravag
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:01 am
by alienjesus
Xeogred wrote:I think stuff like Resident Evil or others with a cutscene or two for FMV is a HUGE stretch... but maybe it's just me. Point and click adventures is what came to mind to me, or games like you the player actually trigger an FMV scene by interacting with something in game, not just reaching a forced cutscene. I get the vibe others were thinking that too honestly. If a cutscene gets them in that seems kind of too broad?
Elkin's criteria was 'has live action cutscenes'.
It's far less broad than 'Every game that ever came out for the Neo Geo, a system that lived for over a decade and has several of it's biggest games already done in Together Retro in the past'.
Re: April's Together Retro Theme: Elkin's Eccentric Extravag
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:12 am
by noiseredux
I think FMV would be an awesome month. There's so many options and lots of those games are on the short side as well. But I think it'll remain a dark horse. And I think we'll see it again during Bogus' month. (Bogus has a month, right?)
Re: April's Together Retro Theme: Elkin's Eccentric Extravag
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:31 am
by ElkinFencer10
AlienJesus wrote:It's far less broad than 'Every game that ever came out for the Neo Geo, a system that lived for over a decade and has several of it's biggest games already done in Together Retro in the past'.
Well damn, just twist the knife, why don't you...
BogusMeatFactory wrote:LET'S DO THIS AND MAKE TOGETHER RETRO HISTORY BY IMMORTALIZING FMV GAMES!
#MakeTogetherRetroGreatAgain
Re: April's Together Retro Theme: Elkin's Eccentric Extravag
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:51 am
by BogusMeatFactory
noiseredux wrote:I think FMV would be an awesome month. There's so many options and lots of those games are on the short side as well. But I think it'll remain a dark horse. And I think we'll see it again during Bogus' month. (Bogus has a month, right?)
Nope! Didn't have a month. Was too busy preparing for my second daughter's birth to participate in the discussion. I am kicking myself now since the two categories I've been super excited for (90s Mechs and FMV) have and will be glossed over. I will not give up my crusade to represent my beloved design style! FMV LOVERS UNITE!!!
Re: April's Together Retro Theme: Elkin's Eccentric Extravag
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:55 am
by alienjesus
ElkinFencer10 wrote:AlienJesus wrote:It's far less broad than 'Every game that ever came out for the Neo Geo, a system that lived for over a decade and has several of it's biggest games already done in Together Retro in the past'.
Well damn, just twist the knife, why don't you...
Hey sorry dude, I wasn't trying to have a dig at you here.
I was just trying to point out the irony of saying 'games with live action FMV cutscenes' being too broad was a weird stance to take when voting for every game on a particular console.
Re: April's Together Retro Theme: Elkin's Eccentric Extravag
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:07 am
by dsheinem
I, too, would love to see FMV randomly pull this out much like 80s Ladies Night did last month.
C'mon folks...do you really need to play Metal Slug or King of Fighters or Samurai Shodown again? FMV games are a much more fascinating rabbit hole to go down...
Re: April's Together Retro Theme: Elkin's Eccentric Extravag
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:19 am
by noiseredux
dsheinem wrote:FMV games are a much more fascinating rabbit hole to go down...
I totally agree.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_i ... ive_moviesThere's adventure games, shooty games, weird sci-fi movies, b-movie horror, and even total smut. It sounds like a fun month to me.
Re: April's Together Retro Theme: Elkin's Eccentric Extravag
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:54 pm
by BoneSnapDeez
I have to admit I'm not crazy about the whole FMV thing. Lots of corny kitschy stuff and various others things I'm just not into at all.
Neo Geo is a huge wide spectrum. If chosen I'd encourage people to try some of the puzzle games, sports games, RPGs, or even something like Sonic the Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure. (I will concede that much of this kind of thing requires real hardware, or, of course, emulation. No doubt that the "same ol' stuff" keeps getting released via Steam, compilations, etc.)