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[–] RightHandOfIkaros 60 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oni was a slapper. Would love to see it done justice. Not by Bungie though.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Rockstar acquired Oni to get its proprietary engine and killed its sequel, Oni 2 because they got what they wanted

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Or, Angel Studios became Rockstar San Diego and they made Red Dead Revolver instead.

But I admire your hate version.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Rockstar is pretty shitty to devs, but okay, the Midtown Madness devs did have a glow up because they were under new management

I just recenly learned about Oni 2s leaked prototype existence and I'm salty that they piecemealed that IP into oblivion.... HOWEVER...Oni's engine would become the RAGE engine that powers and gave life to GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 (...and perhaps GTA VI..?)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Boo rockstar. That game’s mechanics were some of the most fun I ever experienced. It was absolutely crying out for a sequel.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I absolutely loved Oni. I didn't own a copy for a while but I'd play it round a friends house once a week.. Those fighting mechanics just felt so tight (for the time) and the gun play was weighty and responsive.

Shame to hear about the fate of Oni 2 from here, I had no idea

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bungie’s Oni was really good for the era. Right before halo and when they were still releasing games for Mac. Think I still have that disc in storage somewhere alongside my Mac copy of Halo CE.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Neverhood was a fantastic experience. If you like puzzlers.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And that soundtrack was so good

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Bandcamp link here - one of my all-time favourite VG soundtracks. Never heard anything like it before or since!

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[–] skygirl 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I thought neverhood was just a fever dream I had as a child

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

That game is so good, one of my early gaming memories

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Neverhood is deeply underrated. It got a spiritual sequel a few years back.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There is also a platformer set in the same world, using the same main character, on PS1 called Skullmonkeys.

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[–] cybervseas 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Some classics in there for sure. For those that haven't played it, Oni was a quiet favorite of mine from around then. I don't think it got a lot of attention at the time, or even today. This was Bungie near the end of its Mac-first pre-Halo era.

[–] False 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] couggod 19 points 1 month ago

Ahh the paperboard case for Deus Ex. That brings back some memories. It's amazing that it is in such good condition.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] glorkon 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I still use the song "Operator Plays a Little Ping Pong" from the Neverhood OST as my ringtone. Never fails to amuse.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My favorite was always "dum da dum doi doi."

[–] glitches_brew 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

absolutely loved Oni, still one of my favorites ever.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Gunman Chronicles is unironically great. Granted, I love games with ludicrous numbers of weapons, but the fact that the weapons have a bazillion firing modes is fun.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Fuck yeah Neverhood!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I remember playing Project IGI, that one was hard. Die and you have to redo the entire mission, brutal.

[–] SmoothOperator 6 points 1 month ago

Was the same with the first Hitman

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Sharing your cd key, are you now?

[–] ThunderWhiskers 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I never thought I would see blade of darkness again. Thank you for sharing.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] MIDItheKID 7 points 1 month ago

I seriously don't think this game gets enough credit. It basically invented the combat system used in a bunch of AAA titles today. Like the Batman games. Sure they have been refined and improved it, but it was revolutionary at the time.

[–] TheEighthDoctor 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now I can finally activate my RtCW

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[–] poolhelmetinstrument 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Omg, thanks for this. I was looking for the name of Gunman and Oni. Played them when I was younger and forgot what they were called.

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[–] Acidbath 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didnt know oni was on pc. Ive been playing it recently on ps2 and let me say the movement in that game is amazing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I recently went through getting it to run on Linux. It’s one of the only Bungie games I haven’t played. Shockingly in depth combat, I’m enjoying it, but I’m bad at combo based fighting games, so I’m playing it in very bite sized pieces.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Man, my brother and I were obsessed with the Neverhood back in the day. That game was so weirdly satisfying

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Eidos, I know that name.. Anyone remember commandos?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There were quite a few games using the same formula (and improving on it), to the point where I feel Desperados would be my favorite in that genre, not Commandos itself.

I still remember having to reparation my drive and reinstall windows, upgrading from fat16, because commandos wouldn’t fit on either partition.

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[–] Modern_medicine_isnt 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

If it's on a cd, it ain't old yet.

[–] qbus 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Your computer still has a CD drive. How retro

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I didn't know for like six months that mine has a cd/dvd drive. It's practically hidden.

[–] essell 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Exactly.

Old games come in large cardboard boxes to accommodate the manual, with disks rattling around inside.

And in one case, a vacuum packed t-shirt too!

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[–] PugJesus 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Blade of Darkness was kickass

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Looove Dues Ex. I just looked up The Neverhood, and it looks so interesting. Definitely going to need to watch a long play of that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Igi, Deus ex, NASCAR 2, there's a lot of milestone games there

[–] boaratio 6 points 1 month ago

The Never Hood is so good.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Agent 47 looks like he's seen some shit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I don't remember that Oni game by Bungie. That cover art looks nice.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wolf's logo rocks. I believe all id games have that touch, even Rage.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Their logos and packaging were designed by focus2 in Dallas, TX. I used to work there. Fun fact: The lead designer for Return to Wolfenstein project was flying back from Hong Kong, from a press check/approval of the metal tin packaging, on 9/11. He was stuck out of the country for a while. Really cool guy. But I’m not sure focus2 was involved in Rage. They were decimated by the economy after 9/11, never did really recover from that. I think they had gone under by then.

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