Favourite 'Act'?

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Favourite 'Act'?

Post by Henry Spencer »

For me, and what I have played thus far of the game; it has to be Act 2, I mean, so much happens in it, but I shall not list them here, since it shall ruin the experience. I have only gotten up to act 4, then gave up after I decided to wait for the translation. Act 2 though, so filled with suspense, twists, drama, great music, emotion and action throughout, with a brilliant climax to boot, that kept on giving! A brilliant section of the game!

What about the rest of you, what are your favourite acts in the game? (For those of you that have played it that is).
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Post by Charlie Johnson »

Since I barely understood something and there's much dialogue in Act 2 it wasn't my favourite, although the end of Act 2 is one of my favourite parts in the game, but Act 2 overall isn't.

Without much knowledge of the story I can just judge it based on visuals and sound and in that case, I'd say Act 1 and Act 6, those are my favourite acts so far.
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Post by Marc »

Act 2 is my favorite as well. A lot of suspense and action in it. It's when the plot begins to thicken too.
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Post by Henry Spencer »

Yeah, the second Act certainly seemed to be very epic (it's the longest act, isn't it?), also I loved how mysterious a lot of the characters got in it as well, like Ishida and Redwood especially (you know why :P). The amount of action at the end reminds me of the film, Strange Days; for the amount of times that we keep thinking it's the climax of that act, all of the time, when it just keeps going and going, until it becomes so intense that it becomes something really special, I loved that. It certainly sent me through a lot of emotions throughout.
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Had I been able to understand any of the dialogue, Act 2 would probably have been it. As it is now I feel I don't possess enough information to choose a favorite. The mood set by music and on-screen action gives me some idea, though.
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Post by seraphssavior »

I like that scene in the beginning of 7 (or maybe the end of 6...) When Johnathan's loading the magazine, having the flashbacks...that was amazing!
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Post by gatse_becker »

I always personally liked Act 3 the best... interesting twists and turns there.
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Post by CygnusZ »

I like acts IV and V the best. The developments in those acts are what really sort of defined the game for me. I'm probably the only person that thinks Act II dragged on quite a bit, with the action segments feeling like filler stuffed into the "real" game.
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Post by Marc »

My favorite scene from any Kojima game is the opening of PC98 Policenauts. The images, the music... Just beautiful.

Should I make a video of it and post it? Just keep in mind it wouldn't be direct feed.
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^ That would be goddamn wonderful. Of all the versions I've seen, the PC 98 version really catches me cuz of the pixle-pushing... I mean, they're all pretty in their own senses, but... you can't beat the original...
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