Finished Lost Planet 3 (thanks to the bro who gifted that game)
I started the game, tapped Esc and other keys to skip movies. They were unskippable so I deleted them.
Next day I was unpleasantly surprised when Steam informed me about update for LP3. That "update" was actually a file check, which restored these removed movie files.
Oh and I should mention that this "file checking"
literally torture my HDD. It's the most demanding (for HDD) process I ever experienced. Even antivirus scan+defragmentation+ watching movies in HD simultaneously didn't spin my HDD's plate that hard'n'fast.
This is the thing I hate in Steam and this "update" mumbojumbo. Update few megabytes, then apply and listen how your HDD suffer. Fuck u Gaben.
Did not played linear cinematic game in long, long time so my impression might sounds too positive but whatever. Characters acts cool, I likes two science sociopaths - Kovitz and weathergirl named Roman (despite the name - it's black woman. No diversity here.) not being cliche hackers/science trope a'la Abby from NCIS or else.
Lost Planet 1-2 was action TPP game made by japs that feels like average TPP shooter from PS2/X360 era.
LP3 give more cinematic feelings, like average sci-fi movie. Face animations are noticeably better than average action games (or I just don't play that much popamole garbage?)
It's another example, after Bioshock Infinite and similar, proof that video games are not good for story telling. Especially when combined with bad gameplay.
Gameplay should be smooth. Some old games did that well. This one not. Old game have smoother gameplay because they did not tried hard to design them to least smart players, which lead to awkward control and gameplay in result.
Worst of it - QTE. Dozen. Boss fight are QTE fest in mech and "shoot the weak spot" on foot.
I have no idea why people defend this shit, beside 2-3 games in two decades - nobody did it good.
Control is all out of place. Different key to open, different for pickup, different to operate machines. Sometimes game show what keys to press but turns out - you should press different one. Though that console port will have few functions (because few buttons on pads) for every function but nope.
Besides shooting you need to collect resource (warm energy) and repair borked machinery. Could be cool but all you do is to hold one button
The relation between main character and his wife sounds boring. Like contest of "who write love story for 10h action game that's bearable with vidyagames cliches".
Playing this game was p.awkward because main character looks like my cousin, who got cucked and deserve his own story in r/relationships on reddit.
Same thing with sociopath dr Kovitz, who looks like old classmate, who have squicky voice and was into nazi stuff. Awkward playthrough, like playing Lula 3D with family or Spec Ops: The Line with kwan soldier watching your playthrough.
Last boss battle would be great (you and him in mechs, punching each others) but potential was wasted by QTE fuckfest
Funny how you meet final boss right after start of the new game.
Now something else.
RtCW - I finally found patch that make it playable on modern systems (thanks to separate .exe).
Then Doom3+RoE with ductape mod (can see what I shot) and Realistic Weapons so shotgun will be close combat weapon, not melee like in original D3. How ID fucked this up is beyond me.
Despite his age and no proper widescreen - textures looks good. Might test some textures packs but have no urge for it.
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