Akyho

@HarlequinRiot said:

@Akyho: I must be a huge idiot, but what's the intel in Blood Money you're talking about? I'm playing through the game right now and don't remember that ever being mentioned (and I can't find any info online about how to buy it in game). Where do I go to buy it in the game?

When you are in a mission not before when you are in the gameplay. Go to the mission briefing screen. The one that has your targets. At the bottom it as "Buy Intel" and you will be met with Intel for $5000 you pay it and then it tells you stuff. Like "The guided tour may prove useful for looking around even for potential death traps." and the price increases as the info is more useful.

Looking at it now...yes it is easily missed. Its been that long since I actually acknowledge it existence. I had to load up the game again and said to myself. "Did I make that up and replace it with Alpha Protocol?!" But no IT IS there. Alpha Protocol also had a Buy intel feature.

Actually Alpha Protocol is a game of stealth without much trial and error.

You played Hitman:Blood money on easy didnt you?

And just watched the motion sensor of the map to tell you EVERYTHING.

Since its not so helpful on Normal and zero use on Expert and Pro.

Besides unless you have it on easy and pay for ALL the intel. You know nothing. Were people will be, when they are vulnerable. What uniforms you need. What items are around to use on people, you dont know what people will do. You dont know alot, even with Intel.

Its is Trial and error and not just slight trial and error.

I have played Hitman Bloodmoney a ton. Completed on all difficulty and now play on Pro for the one perfect run all the time. I have plans that get me Silent assassin on most Pro runs, they even allow me to get my suit back.

Except It was all learned by Trial and error, refined to a point that it only needs to be done and that's still a challenge is doing it.

I am just going to watch a walk through. Not a noisy lets play. A silent Walk through.

Played by a competent person. I should know. sat in his bedroom and I watched him take on most of the challenge rooms almost untouched or close. While I get a score just into the thousands let alone hundreds. He is a bit rusty in the videos, come near the end he is back on form...just the very last fight tho.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auFiFhgmFmk&feature=relmfu

@FourWude said:

WTF is this shit? Why was that boy shaking his ass at me, telling me he reads the Bible and then calling me a bitch?

I can only think of this with your avatar.

I was all for it I was feeling it. He said Birthday cake...I went "Cibo matto!? This little boy can twerk to some CIBO MATTO! THATS OK!" Nope....fucking Rhinananananananananananananana.

If any of yous know that song. Then you probably played Jet Set Radio future. I have been enjoying Cibo Matto for 11 years now...it wasnt untill a a recent Bombcast I found out it was in Jet set Radio Future. As i have not played either despite wanting to.

@AnimalFather said:

@CptChiken said:

Any chance of linking the article?

im not sure GB likes linking to other sites but its on joystiq front page

Relax duder. This is Giantbomb. Not IGN , Gametrailers or Gamespot....oh wait. Overall Giantbomb is happy with links to other articles on the web. They state plenty of times there is no rivalry, more so they would rather work with other sites, except the heads of the websites go "No no no, you cant. Just keep it simple." Times are changing. Jeff was on IGN the other month there even tho he is under the Gamespot banner he is allowed to move around.

You know the interns? Most of them are forumites and database editors who contributed. Like this were they found some news and reported on it. More detailed that "Title here is a link." however there was a title and if they were putting care into it, more than one link.

More than anywhere are these forums teeming with people practicing journalism and game reviewing and GB is just all the more happy to help.

So link away. You are more likely to be locked if you dont, as you didnt put enough substantial effort in your topic.

@benspyda said:

@Barrock said:

I don't care who you are. If you replace Vinny on a podcast, I get sad.

oh man i just started listening and realized something was missing.

awww....now i shall only do it with 85% of passion...wait hang on....Alex is on...fine..I will go threw the motions...but my heart wont be in it.

WOOT CAST!! Now I can go to sleep with it!!

@dangeRUSS04 said:

@Akyho: i asked him nicely when a bombcast was coming out cause a junkie needed his fix

And I am sure you were not the first or tenth. I figure Ryan would just rather not have a direct line to him for EVERYTHING. The blocks are measure so he dosnt ALWAYS have to put with people all the time.

I dont now how Jeff and everyone else handles it. Ryan has his own choice of keep things quiet. I for one kind respect that and more so If I was in his shoes. I would rather have it that way too.

@Barrock said:

Also he's just kind of a dick at times.

Yes, that is true. Were the "Can be "Short" with people." Implied. One dude on Whiskey media phoned in and asked questions, as he was ushered offline. he asked quickly "Ryan! I tweeted you and you blocked me. With the Reply. "Fuck off!"" Ryan said "Yes yes, that sounds like something I would say." Guy asked "Could I be unblocked?" Ryan "uh no. Bye,"

Sevrel times this happened on the Whiskey show. Al lways kinda brought me down. Not as bad as TNT one day were Perry the intern was talking during the star of the stream. Ryan shouts "Shut the fuck up perry!" boy he was not in a good mood for that whole stream.

@buttle826 said:

@dangeRUSS04: He actually blocks people?! I thought he was just joking around whenever he said that

Nope. He openly admits that unless you A:Give him a reason to reply to you or B: make him laugh. He will block you. Ryan likes a quiet twitter. If you are not a friend of his or coworker, blocked. It is a necessary delivery device for news and byproduct of social interaction.

Ryan would probably prefer to keep the two separate except twitters the one place every can go to. So its either keep quiet or your gone son. Its a little heavy handed however I can understand his view point. However Ryan can be a little..."short" when blocking. He is pretty open about too when questioned usually by people who phone into old Whiskey shows or radios shows.

@dangeRUSS04 said:

@Akyho: i'd follow him but he blocked me

Demonstration on why you shouldn't try to talk to Ryan. That man is block happy.