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lolozaur




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PostPosted: Wed, 6th Oct 2010 00:43    Post subject: The Ball
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The Ball is a first person action-adventure game featuring a full single-player experience built on Epic’s Unreal™ Engine 3 technology. As a swashbuckling archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, you get stuck in a cavern. It doesn’t take long before you realize this is more than just a cave.




Tripwire Interactive announces The Ball is gold, and this first-person action/adventure/puzzler from Swedish developer Teotl Studios will be released on October 26 through Steam and eastern European retailers,


lookin good Smile
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consolitis
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PostPosted: Wed, 6th Oct 2010 01:01    Post subject:
It was a mod..


TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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consolitis
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PostPosted: Mon, 18th Oct 2010 22:00    Post subject:
Pre-purchase on Steam and save 10%: http://store.steampowered.com/app/35460/

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* Six hours of single-player adventure
* Game mechanics that are very simple to pick up, immersing the user in the physics-based gameplay right from the start
* 8 huge levels to explore
* Includes bonus Survival game mode, with 4 additional levels
* Wide range of enemies to overcome, including mummies and an undead gorilla
* Unique vehicles – an underground train and the mysterious “Ball Chariot”
* 35 secrets hidden away to be discovered, as well as multiple achievements for the player to earn
* Steamworks™ features including achievements and leaderboards


TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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djvelho




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 16:20    Post subject:
wondering when this is going to be released in scene.Hopefully soon! Very Happy

Cheers
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human_steel




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 16:22    Post subject:
Stop upping threads unless there's a release. Oops, I just bumped it. Sad
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 16:42    Post subject:
One and a half hour before it's unlocked though so until then it can't be released.
(Doubt there's a disc image or anything like that, unsure about other direct download sites like Gamersgate but it's probably via Steam as well.)
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Ankh




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 18:01    Post subject:
consolitis wrote:
It was a mod..


Yeah so?


shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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consolitis
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 18:28    Post subject:
Ankh wrote:
consolitis wrote:
It was a mod..


Yeah so?


I don't know, you tell me. Laughing
I have nothing more to add.


TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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pakrat2k2




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 19:46    Post subject:
another on watch list
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john2ss




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 21:11    Post subject:
The Ball is out now!
I'm playing it right now.
Cool game.
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 21:39    Post subject:




Various images, simple puzzle game so far but seem interesting and could be fun, apparently has MP as well or so I've understood it and was originally a mod for UE3, unsure if it was in the UE3 Make something Unreal contest but Tripwire had a few projects such as Red Orchestra so it could have been some other title, OK so far and will probably pick up in the later stages as challenge increases in various ways.
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madmax17




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 21:41    Post subject:
Give us a review JB Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 21:49    Post subject:
From what I understand Tripwire made Red Orchestra which was a mod first, then became a whole series. They just helped the guys that made The Ball after they saw the potential in that game I think, Tripwire didn't make the game. So yeah, tell us what you think of the game, seems like a good puzzle-game.
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 21:53    Post subject:
There isn't much I can say so far, I just completed the second area and currently the puzzles are easy and rather simple but the first level is apparently a large tutorial so that's not a issue and from the screen creatures and such will be introduced soon.

Uses a UE3 or UDK (?) variant though Tripwire is used to it such as from Red Orchestra (UE2.5) and it's upcoming UE3 driven sequel, looks OK but focused on MP play so visuals are kept a bit simple and levels are perhaps a bit basic in terms of detail but it works fine and keeps one focused on the game and such objects plus it's a bit obstructed as you move around that ball thing so it's not something you think too much about while playing.

Runs good but that's not too surprising and story seems to work even if it's a bit generic about a architecture dig and discovering a artifact that manipulates this thing, not very far into it though, just past the second "room" or puzzle area or what to call it on the first level.

Shouldn't use anything advanced as far as I can see, this version is tied to Steam but it'll probably get cracked shortly such as with Deathspank for those who want to "demo" the game, pricing wasn't that bad with the pre-order extra but it's not comparable to a full game as such but I'm not saying it's a bad game or anything.

EDIT: Ah so the guys who made it is that other studio mentioned in the intro credits and not Tripwire as such, interesting.
(Both are mentioned, seems I might have confused things a bit.)

EDIT: Hehe, yeah I'm a bit active now with all the new games being released.
(Autumn period is quite hectic what with all releases and the holiday rush especially.)


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moosenoodles




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 22:32    Post subject:
JB you make me tired lol, pls for godsake rename urself to HAL9000 or admit your a woman that multitasks.. ugh breeeaathh...
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lolozaur




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Oct 2010 22:43    Post subject:
jb is gabe newell undercover
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pakrat2k2




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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 00:59    Post subject:
ncf depot file now on cs site! so hopefully scene rls soon?
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 01:21    Post subject:
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 02:44    Post subject:
The.Ball.v1.0.multi9.cracked-THETA


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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 02:54    Post subject:
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consolitis
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 02:59    Post subject:
The scene is dead long live P2P?


TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 03:07    Post subject:
THETA always releases steam rips.


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ixigia
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 03:09    Post subject:
Yup, THETA is a rather recent group but their many releases (mainly steam rips as Pey correctly said) are always perfectly working Smile
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consolitis
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 03:12    Post subject:
I know of Theta, but Skidrow were so fast in the past with their Steam rips..


TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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ixigia
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 03:19    Post subject:
consolitis wrote:
I know of Theta, but Skidrow were so fast in the past with their Steam rips..


Probably they're still busy at repacking their old releases Cool Face

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consolitis
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 04:07    Post subject:
ixigia wrote:
consolitis wrote:
I know of Theta, but Skidrow were so fast in the past with their Steam rips..


Probably they're still busy at repacking their old releases Cool Face

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TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 08:34    Post subject:
A 17 MB update was released, I'll try to find more info.

EDIT: Was just the exe, unsure what they did with it, also includes NCFs.
http://www.multiupload.com/JVYCW3156C
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potatoman




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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 12:23    Post subject:
JBeckman wrote:
A 17 MB update was released, I'll try to find more info.

EDIT: Was just the exe, unsure what they did with it, also includes NCFs.

Unlikely. That's just a same file that originally came with my copy when the game released.
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 12:41    Post subject:
Might have been Steam then re-downloading the exe for some reason, can happen though it's not that common.
(Any missing files will be redownloaded when a update is released but modified files will remain unless a re-verification is done, might have updated the NCF's and in the process re-validated the exe and downloaded it again as well but I'm not to sure about that.)
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human_steel




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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Oct 2010 15:00    Post subject:
Game is surprisingly good. It has cleverly-made puzzles and well-structured levels. And it's not short. Well, at least, it's not that swift of an experience such as the latest MOH for instance.
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