GDC: Magicka: Vietnam expansion announced
The wizardly action-RPG is astonishingly headed to Nam, it was revealed today, with a remarkable rendition of Surfin' Bird.
Having promised a Magicka surprise at GDC, publisher Paradox Interactive today announced an expansion for Arrowhead's action-RPG named, against all odds, Magicka: Vietnam.
"Have you ever wondered what it would have been like if wizards were allowed to roam the jungles of war-torn Vietnam, attempting to bring peace and stability to the region by casting spells on all opponents?" Paradox asks in the announcement.
You'll get to find out just that this spring, when the expansion is released for download. Pricing has not yet been confirmed.
More than that, though, have you ever wondered what it would be like if The Trashmen's Nam-era song Surfin' Bird was sung in Magicka's nonsense language? Because you can answer that question right now by watching the announcement trailer:
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replyComment on GDC: Magicka: Vietnam expansion announced, by Alice O'Connor.
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They certainly have a lot to offer this year http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/24/the-paradox-convention-preview-blowout/
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Well that definitely came way out of left field and onto my must play list.
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Is this now the 4th Magicka: Vietnam thread?
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I am totally offended by the fact that their promotional material features F-22 jets which were not present during the Vietnam Conflict. This blatant lack of historical accuracy is just appalling.
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Count me as one of the offended. *Monocle*
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There's this poster: http://cf.shacknews.com/images/20110301/magicka_vietnam_poster_17140.jpg
I'm afraid the only shot with the jets is a trailer snap, though.-
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It's okay! But I thought gnomish was look more for wallpaper fodder, and 720p is small for wallpapers.
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Well they're supposed to look similar and are ever so slightly different.
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I guess you didn't notice that the staff and the arm holding it are at different angles, not just in 2 dimensions but it's actually more "forward" in one of them, you can see farther down the sleeve. Also, the staff itself isn't flipped horizontally, it's in the same orientation as the one in the foreground. Finally, the guy in the background has far different lighting than the guy in the foreground and you can even see some of his face.
While I'm sure they started with copying, flipping, and pasting, there are quite a few differences between the two.-
Noticed all of that, but it's not nearly as jarring as the initial copy and paste of the full figure less the arm and the staff. It's mostly the flap of the robe being on the opposite side that's so annoyingly eye-catching.
If they had just kept that the same, none of this would have been just a jarring visual experience.-
So your problem is that it's not similar enough to the foreground guy?
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There -- I fixed it. Looks better already.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bellyitch/5490217704/#/photos/bellyitch/5490217704/lightbox/-
It really doesn't bother me either way.
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+1 to this
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We should totally have the option to at least read posts nuked for being stupid. I was enjoying it quite a lot.
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I can see why they would want to moderate craziness like that in the frontpage stuff a bit more strongly than in the chatty, though.
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I got your back bro http://www.thomwetzel.com/greasemonkey/shacklol/user.php?authoredby=Xulu
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Well that is a veritable goldmine of quotes.
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I'm looking forward to his upcoming monster threads.
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pretty sure shaming people in the stocks went out of fashion a few centuries ago
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It could prevent you from posting to them and also prevent them from showing up for those who don't want to see nuked posts and for people who don't have accounts.
I'm not seriously saying you guys SHOULD change it. I just often wish I could keep reading posts that got nuked for being stupid because I usually find them entertaining.
On the other hand there are reasons to nuke posts such that no one can see them, like if someone put too much information in a post and asked for a nuke or whatever. -
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Awww. =(
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coarse hairs with an oblong cross-section, vs finer hairs with a softer texture. at a guess.
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Yup. This is a fantastic example of how having front page threads in the chatty is a great idea.
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This one thread has pretty much single-handedly justified its existence
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Wow - that guy founded DOTA! I'm impressed
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That's not how the system works. These news posts are automatically generated
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No, we don't.
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This is awesome. Magicka rocked and I know they can take this game *anywhere*. Magicka in space anyone?
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Call it "Magicka vs. Aliens"
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there better be prone in this.
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There should be a "Prone" magicka that makes you duck under all incoming projectiles.
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or even better, a dolphin diving spell that makes you look so ridiculous and distracting that your teammates will want to kill you just to get you to stop...
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Their bug team is still working on it.
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WTF?!
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Next up, Magicka: Alive Space.
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That is rad. Count me in.
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Sensational.
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