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kalato

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Posted: Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 16:23 Post subject: Harpooned

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Harpooned is a socially conscious shoot ‘em up that puts you at the helm of a Japanese whaling boat. It was created by artist Conor O’Kane as a criticism of the Japanese practice of “scientific whaling.

The game definitely argues its point well for the most part, and its message is bolstered by the fact that its production is fantastic and the actual gameplay is challenging and fun.

http://harpooned.org/files/Harpooned_Setup.exe

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shole

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Posted: Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 16:34 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

here's a gameplay video note that this is not the hardcore naval warfare simulator navies use to train people with

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NinjaCool

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Location: Denmark

Posted: Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 16:38 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

scientific whaling yeah right! Ryzen 5900X @ 4.8Ghz \| 32GB DDR4-3800 \| RTX 3080 Ti Gaming X Trio \| Samsung 870 EVO SSD / HGST 4TB \| NZXT H510E Case \| S2417DG - 1440p/165Hz Game collecting!

lhzr

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Posted: Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 16:39 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

good idea, but the execution is not violent enough. killing those whales feels somehow soft and understated, almost like you're throwing them food, not blowing them to pieces. more gruesome sounds, more gibs and some aggressive music would have gotten it a long way

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Posted: Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 17:03 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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Location: South Pacific Ocean

Posted: Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 22:43 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

You have to wonder about those japanese For the record. this is a HUGE issue down here in New Zealand and Australia.. (they come down here and hunt in the anarctic waters) and there are some pretty intense activists who follow/ram/throw stink bombs at the japanese ships, who the NZ and AUS gov's let refuel at our ports. (The japanese not the protesters) Also our govs spend shitload on legit whale research (eg no whales are harmed) to try and counter the japanese "research" And in other news 1 day ago.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/4434274/Whalers-use-grenades-and-water-cannons-on-protesters.html "Japan describes Sea Shepherd (Protest boat) as a terrorist organisation and has asked the authorities in Australia and New Zealand to refuse to permit its vessel to refuel at their ports."

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Posted: Wed, 4th Feb 2009 01:07 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I've heard the whale issue a political fabrication. The minsk whale is like the rabbits of the sea and there's not a significant threat to the population. Hence why aus/japan agree to disagree on the issue. But it's just what i've heard and may not be true. omg I can't help but be affected by it though :/ EDIT: just played it. I must say it's one the best built games i've played in a while. all the gameplay elements were explained well and help contribute to sense of how wrong the japanese are in this game. i find myself questioning too much stuff in normal video games, like if this alien civilization is so advanced that it can master space travel, why does it lose to one human over and over and over again? those problems don't exist here, which is such a refreshing change. it's really how all game should be, the story/setting should exist to complement the gameplay, not fight against it. i'd prefer it, if it didn't end on such a depressing note. but i suppose if you are the only character in the game and the only changing elements are the environment, you can't really conjure up a meaningful resolution for the issue.

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