Daikatana Teaser

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• adam_y@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Voice over: the thing is, kids, he really, really didn’t… He didn’t in a spectacular fashion. He didn’t so hard that he unbitched a few people who were already critically bitched.

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• PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I enjoyed Daikatana.

  The first episode was very, very, very mediocre - with it’s excessive green hue, annoying buzzing enemies, and lack of titular Daikatana.

  The rest of the game was decent though, and dare I say good in places - and it had a fairly decent soundtrack too.

  It’s a shame that it left such a poor impression at the start, the AI at launch was shit state, and the game-breaking bug on the penultimate mission at launch was unforgivable really.

  If anyone’s ever at a loss for what to play and see Daikatana on offer - then honestly grab it, get the community-made 1.3 patch, and try the game beyond the first two or three hours. It’s not an amazing game by any means but it’s reputation is generally perpetuated by people who have played twenry minutes and thought “lol green frog enemies everywhere!!!”

  If you’re really keen, then the multiplayer still has a hardcore fanbase, and it’s probably the closest “pure” death match experience there is to QuakeWorld.

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  • chipt4@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I was definitely in the “played less than an hour” boat. Believe I got the demo from PC gamer, tried it (after reading a lot of the backlash) and never really gave it a chance. Based on your comment, I may have to correct that.

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• Cruxifux@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I feel bad for John Romero. He was apparently not stoked about this add campaign.

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  • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It was also very premature. By the time it actually released, the hype had died. And was replaced with disappointment.

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• pezhore@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I wonder if there’s any interest in HD scans?

  Yes, a million times yes. Put them up on Archive.org and share the wealth of 90’s geekery.

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  • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think I’ll start reaearching and pricing acanners. I probably wouldn’t get around to it until springtime, but I will open a community here on lemmy.sdf.org when I do and start posting.

    Additionally, I also have a near complete set of the demo discs that came with the issues. I’ve already ripped them to .ISO. I should probably get those up on Archive.org.

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• Outtatime@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That’s quite a collection.

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  • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’ve got a real problem lol.

    I also have a huge retro console and handheld collection. A 300+ LaserDisc collection, and 3 decks. Probably 200+ VHS, and 4 decks. A small camcorder collection, and some rackmount Teac hi8 decks, because I really like filming in hi8. An unspeakable amount of moden and retro computing gear. Etc, etc, so forth.

    I basically have a curated museum, all delicately taken care of.

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    • Outtatime@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s pretty good. Are all those PC magazines ones you’ve owned since they were released or did you buy them all at once?

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• TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  If you do end up scanning the magazines please post it. That would be a great trip down memory lane!

  I especially like how this ad captures the silly edginess going on at the time.

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