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  Tron 3D because Seth Rogan plays the same old Seth Rogan character : redfive
  • Which is awesome? : pun][sher
  • ^^^ truth : gornl1
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    which is good because I avoid 90% of SR movies : proclone1
    • 99% Can't believe I semi-enjoyed Knocke up : shirif
• Tron of course duh. : waxthirteen
• Tron was fun, but lacking. Green Hornet is stupid fun and that's it. : Fenring42
• Tron 3D. : Jonathan
• Tom Greene 3D : drucifer
• Tron because Tron is always better than the Green Hornet, always. : one random winner
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  you tell me http://www.mydaywillcome.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olivia-wilde-tron-legacy-couc... : darcspeed
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    page not found on the second one :/ : one random winner
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      dragon drop : breadsticks
      • Weird, the first time I did that it said pnf but just now it let me through. : one random winner
  • i have no idea why Howard Stern was going off this week about how hot Cameron Diaz is... : hirez
• TRON DAMN YOU : DonkeyPopsicle
• Tron is good. : RogerDandy
• Tron 3D : furiouschuck
• Haven't seen either but I'd vote TRON. : Thund3rball
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  i think tron 3d would be better watched without 3d glasses on a bluray player with a 40-60" LCD or plasma : gyokuro
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    was really disappointed when the text at the beginning came up and said the majority of the movie was in ... : dantastic
    • The majority of the movie is in 3D. : Jonathan
    • the majority of the movie is disappointing : gyokuro
    • You read the text wrong. The majority is in 3D. : Conan
  • You think wrong : ColoradoCNC
• tron 3d : dantastic
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  neither. go see true grit or black swan : sanewave
  • This, or at worst Tron 2D. : SeaLlama
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  http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110112/REVIEWS/110119995 : Lone Swordsman
  • haha. SCATHING!! : SirX
  • ok, thanks. had no idea it was that terrible. (ok a little bit of an idea.) : hirez
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  Tron. But no need to go 3D. I found the 3D underwhelming. : Dorf
  • its only showing in 2D at the drive in now. : hirez
• Tron 3D : FreshlyShavenGreasedAndAngry
• tron in 2D, not 3D. : pullmyfinger
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  Don't watch Green Hornet in 3D : VivaMachete
  • Don't watch Green Hornet in 3D : shirif
• lol. Tron, duhhh : shirif
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  the fuck kind of question is that : opengl128
  • its a question I asked! that's what fuck kind of question that is. : hirez
• The Kings Speech 3D! : trOmblyj
• Tron non-3D : hanged_man
• Tron is a visual masterpiece with an amazing soundtrack. See it twice. : ieGod
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  Both. At the same time. : Dschinghis Khan
  • Giggedy giggedyt. : capt tripps
• Tron : Mmmmmoo
• Tron IMAX : theydobecauseitis
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  I would see TRON in NON 3D, except its only showing at the drive in in 2D : hirez
  • Isn't Tron non-3D considered Tron 2D? unless im missing something here : Mmmmmoo

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  Yeah, I can't say that you are a little smug either. : trove
  • hahaha : pancake humper
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    Says the Shack's political troll in residence. : Fred Garvin
    • You too should have a troll off. I got winner : Phreakin
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  still too early to tell : Dravenport
  • the bar is set so low on the games so far and the device still sold so well. my brother has one and i ha... : handofthrawn
  • This. : zehh
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  After having seen the hack videos, I am firmly in the "this technology has other applications" camp. Esp... : jimmy-buffett
  • Yeah, we are waiting for the PC SDK to use it as cheap mocap. : Fred Garvin
• I bet the next-gen from Microsoft will bundle this tech by default. From what I've read, it's currently b... : sgtsanity
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  I never said it would fail, just that it would suck for games. : Boxelder
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    yup. a little surprised it did so well, but i still think it sucks and will always suck. : waxthirteen
    • Have you played it at all? Even the mediocre games they have right now are great party games. : Fred Garvin
  • It's going to take a lot to show otherwise. : kingdepork
• They were optimistic to sell 5 million by the end of 2010, and sold 8, that's pretty impressive. http://... : MatthewPhillips
• its awesome tech but now we need software or it will die pretty quickly. : headbone
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  Cool tech but there's no software for core gamers. : BouillonCubes
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    And yet it's flying off the shelves. Kind of a bad omen for us old fuddy duddy core gamers :( : Entity
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      It worked great for Nintendo, for the first three years... Then whoomph the floor gave way. MSFT is on t... : dedgecko
      • The floor gave way because of all of the cash piled up on it. : thecray
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        Except for that whole other part of the system called the Xbox 360 which has an awesome game library and ... : Halen
        • Nintendo has wonderful first party content, first party content that sells extremely well, and they have ... : BouillonCubes
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          I'm specifically addressing the software / hardware for the Kinect. Aside from the 1st gen party / "sp... : dedgecko
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            There's nothing that Kinect offers that can't be replicated by a controller. How did you even manage t... : derelict515
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              aside from the microphone, the tracking is impressive, but waving your arms wildly, to contact shapes on ... : dedgecko
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                Voice and face recognition and head tracking will never be replicated by a controller. Nevermind the assu... : derelict515
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                  Replacing a button press with waving your arms is wrong imho. If the input lag was unnoticeable to the... : dedgecko
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                    And if replacing that button press with a wave is offset by the speed advantage of searching by voice ins... : derelict515
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                      again, you're focusing on the microphone, which I specifically excluded. I'm speaking of the motion trac... : dedgecko
                      • I could talk again about what facial recognition could do in an RPG. Head tracking in a racing game. And ... : derelict515
              • I don't think you could mimic anything like Dance Central with a remote effectively. : ieGod
      • "The floor gave way?" But that is not true in any way! : Dong Patrol
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      See what your PC friends are going though? You're next. : LoioshDwaggie
      • through - i smrt : LoioshDwaggie
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        Eventually we'll all be huddling around our indy titles trying to warm our hands over hardware that can't... : one random winner
        • Magicka is a pretty awesome indy title :) : LoioshDwaggie
      • WoW aside, I play more games on the console than I do on the PC. I play games where they're the most fun;... : Entity
  • A number of things in the pipe that we know of though. Children of Eden has been demoed publicly, and it ... : derelict515
• i think it's still too early to tell : sreyes22
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  Yeah, I've been getting a bit of schadenfreude watching all of the haters be proven utterly, utterly wron... : ColoradoCNC
  • I never said it would fail but I haven't seen any games that make me want to buy one. : Haku-Jin
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  How many people have the Kinect that don't use it? I got it for Christmas, played it for ~4 hours and got... : pun][sher
  • Me, I always knew it was going to be a stupid gimmicky piece of shit. But my relatives work for MS so of... : R@zzle
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    i'm thinking about unplugging mine. i played the shit out of DC and now i'm bored : gyokuro
    • I might too. The developers won't be pumping out anything cool for another year or so... : pun][sher
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  i have a kinect. but i'm worried if there will be games for it. Most of the initial release game were bas... : gyokuro
  • even dance central is a lot like a tech demo. no depth to the game at all. it's just pick a song and do... : dantastic
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  Kinect is here to stay? with its one big game? so far it seems the dance game is anyone seems to like. ki... : sanewave
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    The Wii died? And here I thought it sold millions of units, just like the Kinect... : MaxPete82
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      http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/29/nintendo-profits-plunge-wii-sales just the first articl... : dedgecko
      • Sure, the Wii had a record-breaking run that was sure to end. It was still the #1 selling console in 201... : MaxPete82
      • This article is from 2009 btw : MaxPete82
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    with a ton of hardware sales, developers are going to see a bunch of people waiting for more games and st... : dantastic
    • The issue Nintendo has is that casual gamers just don't buy many games. : Boxelder
• We got one and Sports, Dance Central, You Shape or whatever the fitness and yoga one is, and Kinectimals ... : Rauol Duke
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  It's cool tech but the input delay is a fucking killer. If they can get that down to 50ms I'll buy one, b... : gokart.
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    I think delay is a per-title issue. Some are quite responsive. : Merconium
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      I've read a bit about it and apparently the hardware itself only has like 10ms, but of course the box has... : gokart.
      • There is no way Kinect Sportd I'd 250ms. Have you even played the table tennis?! : kershner25
      • I haven't played sports, but Kinect Adventures is kinda like sniping on a 56k modem in 2000: about 130ms ... : Merconium
  • Your delay will depend a lot on your tv : headbone
  • this.If you can live with the lag, then kinect is a lot of fun. : ultramega
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  I think the really impressive Kinect stuff will come with the next MS console. : MaxPete82
  • My thoughts too. : pun][sher
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  Thought it would flop. Watched the demos. Not impressed. Played it at several parties. Still not impresse... : natural born chaos
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    You hear that guys? we all got tricked into buying kinects! what suckers we are! : maulla
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      what have you done with your Kinect that isn't dancing in front of your tv? : grendel
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        Why is dancing in front of the tv excluded? That is fun. : thecray
        • don't mind him. he's just grasping for any reason to not like it : Korban
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        what have you done with your 360 that isnt pushing sticks with your thumbs : maulla
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          not much i rarely turn it on anymore. : grendel
          • omg owned : derelict515
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  there is not one Kinect game that would make me buy it at this point. : grendel
  • also smug isn't the word when it comes to Microsoft and you Fred. it's not a big enough word. : grendel
• +1? : spaceless
• Oprah Effect. : RyDogg1
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  You know, one day the Kinect tech will be miniaturized enough to fit into something the size of a cell ph... : Goto10
  • I was also thinking about increasing the number of dots or resolution of the datapoints. We talk about u... : Goto10
• I didn't think it would flop, I just won't get one until core games are released for it. And comparisons ... : David Craddock
• Hijack The success of Kinect points to a big market for casual gamers, but does anyone really think that ... : David Craddock

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  This looks... bad :( sorry valcan :( : kikilupo
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    Well now that you mention it(second view to see if I was on drugs), Yoda does not look that great that wa... : valcan_s
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      Yeah, that's my thing. Right now, Rift is the best looking MMO in my opinion. Well, it's between that and... : kikilupo
      • I agree Rift really is amazing it is insanely polished and good for a Beta. Not to mention Guild Wars ... : valcan_s
    • Theres no way thats yoda, listen to his voice. : doctorbfunk
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  Btw, what a brilliant idea to have your own character to have a voice, that is one of my number one beefs... : valcan_s
  • Yes, but it seems like they have focused on the voicework rather than other aspects of the game that are... : mattavius
  • There are a few notable exceptions, of course. : Merconium
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    I hate it in an RPG because it means I cannot define my character. : BouillonCubes
    • In Mass Effect 2 I wanted to be super evil, and my decisions were evil, but every time my character spoke... : BouillonCubes
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  I hear very bad whispers about this game on the internet :( : Visceral Monkey
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    If it flunks the MMO industry is going to be very dull. : Jonathan
    • Hell no PLANETSIDE NEXT MOFUCKAS : MercFox1
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      Guild Wars 2 coming this year, and Firefall is up next after that. : sreyes22
      • wh40k please be good please please : xxx2xxx
  • I'm predicting that it will be a huge disappointment. : RetroRedEyeJr
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    dude of course it's going to suck. all the people who are like "I'M JUST WAITING FOR TOR IT'S GOING TO B... : electroly
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      I think the focus on story? Which just means it'll have shit combat. : skinlab133
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        if that's the case then this game is fucked. nobody is going to stick with an MMO that has shitty gamepl... : electroly
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          and i'm guessing the "good story" here still pales in comparison with single player games : electroly
          • This, not to mention that do get anywhere in the later stages of the story you'll be forced to group up w... : Darkstarblade
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      I'm hoping for good combat, zero grind, focus on storytelling and classic BioWare morale decision charact... : freakynipples69
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        HAHAHAHHAHAAHAHA zero grind : Ebu
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          I'll go so far as to say that MMOs can't have zero grind. They can't (and won't) pump out quality con : Ebu
          • Yeah, even a less grindy MMO (WoW, for instance) has obvious grinds within it. I always laugh when people... : Ambient80
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            let's be fair. there's another option: the game could just be totally devoid of replayability. once you... : electroly
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              What's there to do at the end of WoW? Can't this game do the same thing? More loot, more instances and ... : BouillonCubes
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                i'd consider those to be in the "grind" category. if the game has zero grind, i don't see how it can hav... : electroly
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                  Oh. Yea, it has to have grind, and compelling grind at that. If not it'll die a quick death like Star T... : BouillonCubes
                  • conan is still alive :( : xxx2xxx
    • YOUR GUY TALKS!!!!!!!!! : pancake humper
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      I think a lot of people have blind faith in Bioware. I think it looks good, but I agree that it will be ... : atom519
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        It's not blind faith in Bioware, they are a proven company, but regarding this game, it's questionable if... : sreyes22
        • You're right, blind faith was prob a bad term. I was more referring to the fact that you can't rely on d... : atom519
    • It'll be fun for the free month (and maybe even a couple pay months) for the main campaign(s). : BouillonCubes
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    It just seems so behind the curve on the game engine, models, and colors. It doesn't feel like start war... : greenbergMD
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      Which is the style they were going for. : pancake humper
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        And it's absolutely the wrong style to use in a MMO that will be played by adults... Lego Star Wars etc w : MeestaNob
        • They already did the 70's style, and it sucked. They were too hampered by the rules. At least this one ha... : saunders45
    • I love those cartoons though. I just have no desire to play them. : Visceral Monkey
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    I play poker with 2 of the IT / server design people there and they whisper similar sentiments. : mwasher
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      hehe yeah. A friend of mine works on TOR and he's already started looking for a new job because he belie... : riptyde
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        hahaha that's horrible if true. i know a lot of mmo devs are always looking for new jobs after the game i... : xxx2xxx
        • No, he is looking to leave now, while the game is still in development and he still has a secure job. : riptyde
  • I hear bad whispers about this game from within Bioware : riptyde
• They have yet to release a video to make me think this game will be good. Damn shame. : freakynipples69
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  lol, anyone else think Shepard from ME at the 1:00 mark? : dedgecko
  • Haha it is Shepard's move : Mondo
• Bioware could literally take a shit into a box and I'd buy it at this point. I need to play this. : Rauol Duke
• I hope it's good enough for me to love, because that's all that matters. : NukemForever
• The more I look at it the more I think doom is what awaits this game. KOTOR3 would have been easy and pro... : Dr_Cube
• I like Star Wars as much as anybody. I really want a good Star Wars mmo, but every video I see of this ma... : rodneystubbs
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  While I sincerely doubt the success of this game commercially and even critically, I still look forward t... : ServiusOrtus
  • it will be the best selling mmo ever at release. everything after that point depends on too many factors ... : xxx2xxx
• Looks like shit. like someone did a bad mod from mass effect. : ihya
• haha man, you guys are brutal! : wendigo
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  Goddamit, I hope that's meant to be a different dude in Yoda's race, cause it neither looks like him or s... : MeestaNob
  • yoda was only 900 years old not 3900 : porp
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  I would call myself a pretty big Star Wars fan (not so much anymore) but honestly, why is there any debat... : stophelping37
  • For real. Seriously, Bioware can afford to throw most of this out and start again, why haven't they? : MeestaNob
• Why is everyone saying this game is bad? It looks like WoW gameplay with story content that is actually ... : BouillonCubes
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  what the fuck is up with Yoda's voice? : PixelPie
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    There are at least three other jedis of his species, and they don't all talk like him. : TheMonkeyWench
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      wtf when did this happen? : PixelPie
      • Did you watch the movies? : saunders45
    • Also, wouldn't this be before Yoda was born? I thought the old republic was supposed to be waaaaay in the... : rodneystubbs
  • He may not be Yoda. : nakedsavage
• Free to play will save this game. : Cashh
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  This game is going to fail for a really obvious reason. There idea of end game content is to roll a new c... : AgentPothead
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    there will be raids and all that : xxx2xxx
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      Can you point to a link or something with this information? Everything they've made public has been to re... : AgentPothead
      • http://swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=188836#anchor23 Quote: "We're looking at classic [endgame]... : xxx2xxx
• I don't want to have to pay for an MMO, but I concede that I will probably buy this game : Cheeziologist
• The beginning of this reminded me of Galadriel's monologue at the beginning of LotR: Fellowship of the Ri... : Ambient80
• Lot of talking, ten seconds of combat, lot of talking, lot of talking, ten seconds of combat, ten seconds... : locater16
• Sigh, still waiting on video showing actual gameplay with UI and everything. Tired of all this cinematic ... : InfoBiter
• what the fuck happened to this game between now and the last gameplay trailers we saw? this looks terriba... : maulla
• LOL. wow : jonin
• looks the same as it always has : MamiyaOtaru