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[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago

Oni is so good.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago

Fuck yeah Neverhood!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Blade of Darkness was kickass

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

Wait, those games came on CD? I thought they came as ISOs with a nocd_patch.exe

[–] [email protected] 7 points 22 hours 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] 2 points 22 hours 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.

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

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

I swear one day I'll beat it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours 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] 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

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

Klaymens Theme is an all time banger

https://youtu.be/Wh4WnHlsbvM

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

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I still sometimes hear music from the game used in videos

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

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

I used to play one of those demo disc games where you get to fly an aircraft and do missiona, but back then i had bo clue what the mission was i was just happy being able to fly.

I never stopped playing games, i was always taught that you can't pilot when you're colorblind so i was convinced video games would allow me to do things real life would never let me.

Skyrim really caught me and after that cyberpunk took it's place, i just love being rewarded for your work and getting to do cool shit with that money.

Real life barely feels like you're being rewarded anymore imo.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 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..?)

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

That's interesting, I didn't know it was the basis for the Rage engine. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

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

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

Now I can finally activate my RtCW

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day 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] 17 points 1 day 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] 11 points 1 day ago

Sharing your cd key, are you now?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Neverhood was a fantastic experience. If you like puzzlers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

I laughed so hard the first time I saw this.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

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

Was the same with the first Hitman

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 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.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago

One of my favorite games. One time I was able to dismember a guy completely before his body hit the ground.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

absolutely loved Oni, still one of my favorites ever.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day 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] 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Your computer still has a CD drive. How retro

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Not yet, but I am old enough... lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 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!

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

Ahhh the manuals... and the mail order hint guides. Those were the days.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Did anyone ever fill out those registration cards?

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