Escapist News Network: GearGasm 5: The Perspectiving

[E-Hybrid]

What an opening Great Episode

 

[omega247]

yup, I think Ive pirated my life too

great episode as always, i want a copy of Death Scream 2: Scream-ageddon

 

[Pyotr Romanov]

I vaguely remember playing a Half Life 2 mod where you could play in "second person". It was a horror-ish game.

 

[Tharwen]

Wouldn't second person mode be more like the little window at the bottom of DOOM which showed your marine's face getting covered in blood and looking angry?

 

[Brainst0rm]

Fantastic episode. I have SO much respect for your guys for managing to keep straight faces through your lines (at least long enough for a take). It's that impressive. I could never do it.

 

[OblivionSoul]

Did everyone pirate their life? T.T

 

[Adventurer2626]

Yes! Yes! I've been wishing for so long to have a 2nd person shooter that I was already drawing up plans. Awesomesauce! /nerdgasm

 

[Magnax]

Graham's line about pirating his life really made my day.

 

[blankedboy]

What about EyeToy and Wii games? They're technically second person.

 

[MasterSplinter]

the 2nd Person perspective kill in God of War 3 was neat!

Came here to say 2nd Person was already done in GoWIII in the Poseidon (I think?) kill. At the time I thought it was very cool and innovative.

I dimly recall boss fights in Psychonauts and a Ratchet & Clank game pulling it too...

Yes, you had to run from a giant mutant fish monster at the bottom of the sea, but you saw yourself from the perspective of the giant mutant fish monster. I think it is a very effective way of doing that because being your avatar chased from behind (mostly) you don't have to change the controls much, it's like a very uncomfortable and far third person view.

 

[Vuirneen]

There's no e in wobbly.

Or is there a canadian E?

 

[soapyshooter]

lol funniest epi in a while. And I demand more this of the sexy time!

 

[SirCannonFodder]

Earliest use of second person I can name is a boss fight from Ape Escape [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDAEHgOn6LQ] (just skip ahead to around 3:00 if you don't want to hear a bunch of poorly voiced dialogue).

 

[AllLagNoFrag]

Second person mode... begins constant battle between the gamer and the camera angles.

Good note on the piracy of life XD

 

[Gammaj4]

Wait- wha- Second person...
Curses!
They've stolen my Idea!

But seriously, if I could find a way to make it work, I would make a second-person game.

Someday.

 

[captain underpants]

Nice episode, and you thought you were joking about the second person view. HA!

 

[Something Amyss]

"Did I pirate my life?"

"How's that for innovation?"

"Spoken by someone who's never had a Denny's salad."

Some of the best one liners come form this ep.

 

[Mycreativename]

Rofl, that was a genius ending. And Kathleen is hot... and uh... I don't have a good comment. Hurray for taking up space.

 

[Abengoshis]

Argh the advert keeps playing when its gone. >.<

 

[Cray Z Munkey]

the 2nd Person perspective kill in God of War 3 was neat!

Came here to say 2nd Person was already done in GoWIII in the Poseidon (I think?) kill. At the time I thought it was very cool and innovative.

I dimly recall boss fights in Psychonauts and a Ratchet & Clank game pulling it too...

Yes, you had to run from a giant mutant fish monster at the bottom of the sea, but you saw yourself from the perspective of the giant mutant fish monster. I think it is a very effective way of doing that because being your avatar chased from behind (mostly) you don't have to change the controls much, it's like a very uncomfortable and far third person view.

I think the fight against the girl scout leader was also 2nd person and if I remember correctly, she would jump around a bit.