http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make By Pentadact Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:37:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-115159 Tom Lawrence Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:44:09 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-115159 Lungs is now avaialable for listening on Spotify, for their customary no pennies: http://open.spotify.com/album/3OoDl71DoYeATqaeelKgT0
http://open.spotify.... ...TqaeelKgT0]]> http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-114384 Pentadact Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:13:00 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-114384 I actually missed Falling until just recently, because stupid Amazon mislabelled it as a demo version of Dog Days - which I'd have no interest in. I was then bonus annoyed to find that what I thought would be a new song, Falling, was just a slightly rubbish version of Dog Days. I hate you Amazon. Between Two Lungs might be my favourite too.
Between Two Lungs might be my favourite too.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-113979 Mr. Brit Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:11:57 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-113979 'Falling' is another bonus disc treat if you ask me. Currently swaying between 'Bird Song' and 'Between two lungs' for favourite. Which two songs weren't you excited about? I'm guessing 'Cosmic love' and 'Blinding' as I have listened to all the others enough to know the lyrics of by heart by now. Also, never heard The Sounds before but thank you! Which two songs weren't you excited about? I'm guessing 'Cosmic love' and 'Blinding' as I have listened to all the others enough to know the lyrics of by heart by now.
Also, never heard The Sounds before but thank you!]]> http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-106288 nine Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:18:02 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-106288 Yeah it is, that and Bird Song are the redeeming factors. Thanks for recommending Florence.. again. PS, if you aren't a wilco fan yet try the latest album.
PS, if you aren't a wilco fan yet try the latest album.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-105806 Pentadact Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:15:17 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-105806 Am I right in thinking The Hardest of Hearts is only on the bonus disc? For the most part, yeah, I don't want shitty demos when I have the good version of the songs on the main disc. But that song is magnificent, well worth it. http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-105588 nine Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:13:58 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-105588 Just got my copy of Lungs today. The bonus disc with the deluxe edition is pretty poor, but the main disc is GREAT! http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-101723 Pod Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:17:57 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-101723 I like this http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-97582 Jason L Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:23:30 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-97582 Dagda: Earth Defense Force/Chikyuu Boueigun. Especially Chikyuu Boueigun 2 for the PS2, which includes a jetpack. MartinJ: But so many Cthulhoids look like vaginas in the first place...Of course, 'sometimes a giant monster is just a giant monster'.
MartinJ: But so many Cthulhoids look like vaginas in the first place...Of course, 'sometimes a giant monster is just a giant monster'.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-97317 Pentadact Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:18:32 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-97317 Yeah, region restrictions are why I can't buy MP3s from Amazon.com - last time I tried, at least. I'm not whinging though because the UK Amazon has since caught up in selection, and is still pretty goram cheap. Young Tom used to pay £15 for albums at Our shitty Price. http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-97300 nine Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:52:12 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-97300 This is what annoys me about the music industry. I can't buy Lungs from iTunes or Amazon because of region restrictions. So I've pirated it, and now I need to remember to buy a real copy once it's out. Which, of course, will be lower quality. Argh. http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-97013 nine Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:40:56 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-97013 Lungs is cheaper on amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Lungs/dp/B002F6FQGK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1247118015&sr=8-2 http://www.amazon.co... ...amp;sr=8-2]]> http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-96910 EGTF Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:31:31 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-96910 @MartinJ How do we take you right? Freud just had a heart attack in his grave. http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-96704 MartinJ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:26:25 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-96704 Don't take me wrong, but did anyone else think that Elisabeth Greene as the boss looks like a mix up of a Cthulu monster and a female reproduction organ? http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-96568 Dagda Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:33:43 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-96568 @Redhawk: Yeah, can't say I disagree with you on that score; Mercer's characterization kinda takes a last-minute swerve on that matter. @Pentadact: On the topic of bosses, the final battle with Elisabeth Greene is an overly-long slog against a laughable monster design that I lost at the last minute on my first try- after half an hour of play- because the 30th helicopter I hijacked flew out of the combat zone while I was doing so. I absolutely loved it. It's the epic sense of scale- the fact that you're taking cover behind skyscrapers and engaging this titanic enemy, soaring through the air a hundred stories up. It makes me dream of more boss battles against more giant foes, mobile ones who slowly clamber between the upper sections of different skyscrapers or trundle down streets and have to be ambushed from side alleyways.
@Pentadact: On the topic of bosses, the final battle with Elisabeth Greene is an overly-long slog against a laughable monster design that I lost at the last minute on my first try- after half an hour of play- because the 30th helicopter I hijacked flew out of the combat zone while I was doing so.

I absolutely loved it.

It's the epic sense of scale- the fact that you're taking cover behind skyscrapers and engaging this titanic enemy, soaring through the air a hundred stories up. It makes me dream of more boss battles against more giant foes, mobile ones who slowly clamber between the upper sections of different skyscrapers or trundle down streets and have to be ambushed from side alleyways.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-96562 Redhawk Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:21:36 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-96562 @Dagda: considering the amount of concern you have for the surviving population in the rest of the game, I don't see why this is a problem. http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-96492 Pentadact Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:34:06 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-96492 Beat him, pretty much the same tactic. I forgot I hadn't upgraded my Devastator juice to the max, so that let me get three blasts ready by the time the countdown started. Rubbish boss. http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-96253 Dagda Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:22:27 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-96253 I beat him on my first try, with the help of two Critical Pain devastators as soon as the countdown started. The bomb is going to go off right next to the island if you just leave it there, killing much of the surviving population.
The bomb is going to go off right next to the island if you just leave it there, killing much of the surviving population.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-95833 Pentadact Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:40:41 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-95833 This fight makes me sad. Once the time limit starts, I can't find out a way to do damage to him fast enough without losing all my health, and with the troops gone I've got no way to regenerate it. The parked choppers are all blown up by then, and stealing the attacking ones takes a while and doesn't get much damage in before he one-shots them with his ultra-pounce. I am moved to wonder: the bomb is basically a sound tactic, so why can't I swim to shore?
I am moved to wonder: the bomb is basically a sound tactic, so why can't I swim to shore?]]> http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-95700 MartinJ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:28:15 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-95700 Not helicopters, helicopter rockets. http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-95629 Robert64 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:28:07 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=924#comment-95629 Just completed it. My main problem was that the bosses seemed to drag on and on, with not many new interesting elements introduced to keep me interested. Anyone else beat the final boss by repeatedly throwing helicopters at it? Anyone else beat the final boss by repeatedly throwing helicopters at it?]]>