MMCC0203
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Post by MMCC0203 on Mar 17, 2013 10:07:14 GMT -5
So PD XBLA came out 3 years ago today. Despite being an XBLA title and a port it's still one of the best games I've played this generation. As I said before it isn't perfect (online play is terrible/dead), but it's more than worthy of the Perfect Dark name.
Such a shame that it never got the attention it deserved. Despite selling fairly well we still find ourselves sitting here three years later without a new installment, an update on a possible future installment, or even GE XBLA. It really makes you wonder: Why did Rare/4J bother with a port of a decade old game when they clearly had no interest in making a proper sequel? We'll probably never have an answer to that question as Rare is a shadow of its former self.
Anyway, never would have thought I'd still be talking to some of you three years later. This is easily the best and most passionate gaming community I've ever belonged to. Thanks for staying together over the years. Most of my friends IRL simply can't appreciate the greatness that is PD, so it's reassuring to belong to a community that understands how truly special this game is.
I'll leave you with this:
One of the most exciting moments for me this gen was seeing this trailer. It was amazing to see PD running on hardware that could actually handle it.
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Post by Blade Runner 07 on Mar 17, 2013 11:43:29 GMT -5
Thank you MMCC0203. Happy PD day. Perfect Dark is Forever.
Perfect Dark... Forever
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Post by JMMREVIEW on Mar 17, 2013 12:00:15 GMT -5
3 Years!!! 3!!!! That is crazy it fells like less than 2 years ago we were all posting on the forums. Now that I think ago we probably were posting 2 years ago. When did microsoft mess up the forums?
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Post by Blade Runner 07 on Mar 17, 2013 12:10:43 GMT -5
I don't know. I just remember being on the Xbox forums every single day for 9 months leading up to the release of this game. I went crazy around the end. I wanted it for New Years Day.
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MMCC0203
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Post by MMCC0203 on Mar 17, 2013 12:15:06 GMT -5
Wasn't the original release date supposed to be Winter '09? I remember it getting delayed a few times.
I also remember PD XBLA's announcement being an insignificant tweet from some random dev at E3. Once again the game had absolutely no publicity.
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Post by Blade Runner 07 on Mar 17, 2013 12:18:27 GMT -5
They said "Winter", thats all.
New years came and went (2010) and we were all like "What the hell???" a few weeks later they said "March 17. Still technically Winter"
I lost it. I rage spammed the forum and left for about 2 days.
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Post by JMMREVIEW on Mar 17, 2013 12:29:35 GMT -5
They said "Winter", thats all. New years came and went (2010) and we were all like "What the hell???" a few weeks later they said "March 17. Still technically Winter" I lost it. I rage spammed the forum and left for about 2 days. I remember that people were going mad it turned into a running joke! "Winter in what country"lol anyone remember the first time they seen this image?
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Post by Blade Runner 07 on Mar 17, 2013 14:40:59 GMT -5
Yes I remember that. I was so suspisious though. It could have been photoshopped or something but that was what sparked the rumor that lead to the E3 announcment that started the wait that drove us all into madness...
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Xargen
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Post by Xargen on Mar 17, 2013 14:42:50 GMT -5
3 Years!!! 3!!!! That is crazy it fells like less than 2 years ago we were all posting on the forums. Now that I think ago we probably were posting 2 years ago. When did Micro$oft mess up the forums? Seems like only yesterday you were asking me... "You getting Perfect Dark?"
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Post by JMMREVIEW on Mar 17, 2013 15:04:02 GMT -5
No Xargen from what I remember I never asked you that, it was more like "You are getting Perfect Dark". It wasnt a question.
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MMCC0203
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Post by MMCC0203 on Mar 17, 2015 20:45:27 GMT -5
Another year, another disappointment for fans. It's been half a decade since the port's release and we still don't have anything to look forward to with this franchise. I'm thinking the chance of a proper sequel died with the Klobb's interview last year. Still, at least the original/port is...well...forever. Happy PD day
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Post by Blade Runner 07 on Mar 18, 2015 17:49:26 GMT -5
Happy PDay once again. GoldenEdge would not exist without it. MMCC0203To quote myslef in another thread: "They (Microsoft) might be surprised how refreshing (successful) a game without modern gameplay mechanics can be. I mean, CMON! Resident Evil Remastered!!! A game that we thought would be practically crippled by it's "aged" gameplay in the eyes of today's youth, BROKE RECORDS as Capcoms fastest selling digital title to date and was PSN's biggest day one launch EVER!!! That was a remaster of a remake of a game that was all but forgotten by the majority of today's gamers. Nobody asked for it, and it seemed like nobody cared, then it launched and it's all I saw on twitch for the following two weeks. You get my point. Maybe people are getting tired of new "survival horror", and new "first-person shooters". Hey Microsoft! Want to make a quick profit? Bring back Perfect Dark!" Having said that. I can still play Perfect Dark on my Xbox 360 without an internet connection so I'm pleased. Much like Resident Evil Remake, I was all but certain Nintendo had at least partial publishing rights to Perfect Dark and without any ties to major 3rd parties I was sure it would be stuck on the N64 forever but the impossible happened, Perfect Dark was remembered, and I got to play pistols only on facility on a current-gen console. Happy PD day everyone. I hope my tone is different in 364 days and we are covering the progress of PD-XONE as details come out.
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