Turrets are better than people?
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Slightly off-topic but, about the whole companion cube business: If they had let you (as in, optionally) carry the companion cube around for an extra level (by sneaking it past GladOS' camera's somehow, I might have connected to it. Plus have a few more levels where it helps you, and NOT just as a paperweight mind you......
Come to think of it, I wish they would let you reprogram on of the Aperture turrets, and carry THAT with you. It has an adorable voice, AND a machine gun? I could grow attached to that.
Outside of that.....I dunno. I guess there has been the occasional weapon from some RPG's (like the Laser RCW from New Vegas. Laser Tommygun ftw)
I'm honestly surprised no-one has mentioned Minecraft Wolves yet.
Come to think of it, I wish they would let you reprogram on of the Aperture turrets, and carry THAT with you. It has an adorable voice, AND a machine gun? I could grow attached to that.
Outside of that.....I dunno. I guess there has been the occasional weapon from some RPG's (like the Laser RCW from New Vegas. Laser Tommygun ftw)
I'm honestly surprised no-one has mentioned Minecraft Wolves yet.
I must agreeHankMan said:
That machine alone carried us through
It never complained, whether it was immobilised by EMP
or if tank fire broke it's back.
If ever the resistence was in trouble that drone would take the blows
And when their was no other option
It made the ultimate sacrifice
to offer hope
and freedom
unlike conner, who was an idiot
Well, there's the shockroach from Half-Life: Opposing Force. It's a giant alien bug that shoots lightning, so what's not to love? Also, because I'm such a big fan of Shephard's Mind, I just couldn't help referring to it as "Sparky" all the time. Then there's Dog's ball from Half-Life 2 (that defunct roller mine that you play catch with in the scrapyard), mostly because it actually turned out to be pretty useful in Ravenholm; you could shoot it at enemies with the gravity gun, it could distract zombies while I wailed on them with the crowbar to my heart's content, and it could kill headcrabs on its own without me even having to lift a finger, and all I had to do was carry it and make sure it didn't touch any fire. Plus it belongs to Dog, so it's almost like having him there to protect you. Lastly, there's these pink mouse toys you occasionally come across in Dead Space 2. You can't carry them with you, but if you touch them or pick them up and bash them against something, they squeak. Not just any squeak, of course, but the most goddamn adorable squeak you'll ever hear. I just love them. A lot.
Yeah I do too. I hamstring myself by trying to use it against much too tough opponents but I enjoy every second of it. Handguns are undeniably awesome.teebeeohh said:
Edit: OMG YOU CAN RESIZE THE BOX YOU WRITE POSTS IN... my world is rocked, I never knew.
Mine's turrets too, but the child-like Aperture Science ones. When I play Portal, I go to every length to avoid deactivating them, such as picking them up and making them all face a corner until I leave. That way I don't have to bite my lip when they say "I don't hate you" or "No hard feelings..."
Damn you Valve, you evil geniuses.
Damn you Valve, you evil geniuses.
You can take all the turrets in the first defense section and bring them alll to the end battle of Nova Prospct. Whats funny is that in the end, your (normally) three turrets will be taken down by the combine elite (scripted event) but the other 2-3 wont. So when the eiltes are done doing the animation, they will just stand at their spot getting gunned down by the first three.Mr Pantomime said:
The characters in the L4D series are fine enough, I'll never get tired of hearing what Ellis and his buddy Keith got up to in the day, but nothing in that game will ever compare to my trusty fire axe I often name Steve.
He's gotten me out of some sticky situations many a time in that game, even got me the Tank Burger achievement
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He's gotten me out of some sticky situations many a time in that game, even got me the Tank Burger achievement
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I'll be That Guy and point out that the player was never supposed to feel attached to the Companion Cube. It was a joke that demonstrated GLaDOS' complete lack of understanding of interpersonal relationships: she gave you a box and said "LOVE THIS. OKAY, NOW KILL IT. YOU'RE SAD NOW."
I myself actually felt a lot of attachment to the Half Life 2 resistance members, mostly due to the quality of the digital acting and distinct character models. The first time I played through that game, I made a concentrated effort to keep them all alive as long as I could and gave them all names.
In Mafia 2 there was an achievement for driving 50 miles in one car - I kept the first car the game gave me and drove nothing else for the whole story. I got it customized and drove it for around five in-game years. There was a certain feeling of ownership by the end of the story.
I myself actually felt a lot of attachment to the Half Life 2 resistance members, mostly due to the quality of the digital acting and distinct character models. The first time I played through that game, I made a concentrated effort to keep them all alive as long as I could and gave them all names.
In Mafia 2 there was an achievement for driving 50 miles in one car - I kept the first car the game gave me and drove nothing else for the whole story. I got it customized and drove it for around five in-game years. There was a certain feeling of ownership by the end of the story.
There's a certain dagger in Oblivion that I always hold onto and never sell.
It's called Sufferthorn. You get it as a bonus for a Dark Brotherhood mission.
It's really just an enchanted elven dagger, and I could probably make a better one via enchantment. But it's my buddy. I love the red glow of the Damage Health enchantment and the general appearance of the elven dagger itself.
It's called Sufferthorn. You get it as a bonus for a Dark Brotherhood mission.
It's really just an enchanted elven dagger, and I could probably make a better one via enchantment. But it's my buddy. I love the red glow of the Damage Health enchantment and the general appearance of the elven dagger itself.
As a note, that says "HomeRfront". Just to let you know.HankMan said:
OT: Hm.. Can't say I really have had much of this. I mean, I have it with decent NPCs, but not.. Bad ones.
