Random PC Game: Blade Runner: Part 01

@Max_Cherry: You mean Philip K. Dick.

I was never a fan of Blade Runner. I felt the movie didn't live up to Isaac Asimov's novella "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" (I Love that title). Hence, I wish they would pick something else next time.

This video series is literally the only reason I keep my subscription alive. For a while there I was worried they stopped doing them.

I've owned this game for over 10 years, but I've never played it. Maybe I should, some day.

@Russcat said:

@BurningStickMan said:

SO much potential with this game. I remember the promises of randomly decided replicants, the real time activities, opposing Blade Runners who would pick up clues you missed and get your mark before you do, holding off on uploading clues to the police database for the same reason, all sorts of crazy, ambitious stuff.

Beautiful game they ended up with, and still a lot of fun, but not so variable. Bunch of things that don't get used like the conversation moods and the whole clue/suspect database. And I didn't care for the blatant Roy Batty knockoff as a main villain, but ah well. Still a fine adventure.

I agree. I felt very misled when it came out. The reviews I had read were completely onboard with these promises, showing that they had either not played through the game more than once, or were deliberately misleading their readership at the request of developers.

Having said that, it was still a fun game, even though it felt like I was basically going through the paces of scenes duplicated from the movie. My memory is that there was much more than just Roy ripped out of the movie, the protagonist also seemed like a blatant Deckard ripoff to me as well. I also seem to remember that there was a female good-guy replicant who mirrored Rachel's role from the film. Could be wrong though, it was probably 1997 when I last played this.

Hmm, but the game DID randomise whether certain characters were replicant or not for each play. There were whole locations where major events happened that I hardly even visited in other playthroughs. And if you missed clues, you could progress in other ways, and sometimes other cops would find clues if you didn't. And there were multiple endings that were more than just different cutscenes So those promises weren't really a million miles off. Perhaps it didn't quite live up to the ambition, but it still did a lot of very impressive things.

@Marokai said:

Best feature on the site, just a pity there's not more of it. The first bits were a little frustrating, only because I was worried they'd run into a wall by missing clues, but it was really great to see them play a game that is really good and that Dave has such an affection for. And relax Dave! So what if you had lost 10 minutes or so by getting arrested after killing that shop owner? It would've been entertaining!

I eagerly anticipate more and also hope that Phantasmagoria 2 is right around the corner once they wrap up Blade Runner. How has that not happened yet?

YES YES YES!! We need Phantasmagoria 2!

Blade Runner is my favorite movie of all time. Seriously.

If this game ever comes out on Gog.com I'm getting it immediately.

I seen Blade Runner for the first time last year. I LOVE IT! I would suggest you to watch it if you have not seen it.

The city got a lot cooler when the government mandated fans on every street and every room.

You know you played a game a lot when you were younger when the dialogue that comes out is 1:1 with your memory of the game. Man that game was great in all sorts of ways.

This was amazing. Thanks for doing this. Can't wait to see Part Two!

Best feature on the site, just a pity there's not more of it. The first bits were a little frustrating, only because I was worried they'd run into a wall by missing clues, but it was really great to see them play a game that is really good and that Dave has such an affection for. And relax Dave! So what if you had lost 10 minutes or so by getting arrested after killing that shop owner? It would've been entertaining!  
 
I eagerly anticipate more and also hope that Phantasmagoria 2 is right around the corner once they wrap up Blade Runner. How has that not happened yet?

2019?

We're never going to get to the world of flying cars and skin jobs, are we?

@snide whenever i try to play a video over 2hrs like this it never works. and i have to download it :(

RUN, RUN!

@Phished0ne regardless, hearing the music makes me want to get the movie soundtrack as some ambient music to listen to at work.

Funny how this and Final Fantasy VII came out the same year and this looks significantly better.

@snide said:

@InvaderSkooj said:

Dave talks about how the game is in real time

Chase Ensues

Dave wants to investigate the area...

What can I say. I'm more of a detective!

I was screaming at the monitor, "JESUS JUST GO ALREADY HES GETTING AWAY"

Its super weird to be watching this video on my Nexus 7.

@Death_Burnout said:

@Nightriff said:

@Skanker said:

@Hamst3r said:

To those who have already watched this, where does it rank for a Random PC Game segment?

I'm downloading it right now to watch later.

It's no Phantasmagoria, but nothing ever will be. It's good.

I'm hoping the eventual RPCG of Phantasmagoria 2 will be an instant classic

Add Ripper to that list, PUH-LEASE.

Can we all agree on this order?

1. Phantasmagoria
2. Police Quest: SWAT
3. Ripper
4. Burn: Cycle
5. Blade Runner

1. Phantasmagoria
2. Police Quest: SWAT
3. Burn: Cycle
4. Ripper
5. Blade Runner

Shes a ruuunaway RUUUUUNAWAY

Loved this game. Never beat it, though, so I'm looking forward to these guys playing through the whole thing (hopefully)

RUN, RUNNNNNNNN!

This is what I did for a friend's birthday:

I booted up the game, went to McCoy's apartment balcony, and proceeded to record the sound (on cassette tape!). The rain, the flying cars, the music. Filled the tape, present got!

I love this game, probably replay it every year or so. With this and Sim Golf they're pretty much playing through my childhood. If the play The Nomad Soul / Omikron next I'll start to get worried.

Most of the story of the game follows the that of the book. Although it takes it an interesting direction towards the end. I recently read through the book and was a little freaked out at how similar it was. Would love to see Telltale create something in this universe.

Fact: Steele (the lady bladerunner) is voiced by the same actor who plays Cuddy in House MD

@Vrikk: I though I was the only one!

There's a glitch in the shooting section due to the game coming out when CPU's were a lot slower.

I found this out the hard way...

So excited that you guys are playing this game. I loved it when it came out and played it several times, which is practically unheard of for me.

Man...the bomb scene happening over and over was hilarious. The timing and clicking required to get out of there seemed obnoxiously difficult, though, so props to Dave for persevering.

Never played Blade Runner back in the day, but this actually seems like a pretty good game! Color me surprised.

The book was better.

This is such a fantastic series! Thanks Dave, Drew & Vinny

@InvaderSkooj said:

Dave talks about how the game is in real time

Chase Ensues

Dave wants to investigate the area...

What can I say. I'm more of a detective!

I gotta say, they did a REALLY good job recreating the music from Blade Runner. Dave is wrong in the video, its not the original soundtrack, they couldnt license it so they had Frank Klepacki re-record the soundtrack. Did a great job too.

"Why did I shoot that guy!!?!?!?!"

"Cause he was a Voxel"

hahahahahahahaha

@jakkblades: Doesn't matter if it's obvious or not; it's still a good quote, so it was worth mentioning. Not everyone has seen this film.

Dave/Technical crew, please fix the HD streaming. It being broken makes watching these long videos a huge pain.

I love this game. Last played it only about a year ago, once again going for one of the Replicant endings.
 
So I, for one, am looking forward to the next part.

Dave talks about how the game is in real time

Chase Ensues

Dave wants to investigate the area...

@Vrikk said:

I just want to say that this game is great. Very underrated.

Also:

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

I've watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.

All those ... moments will be lost in time, like tears...in rain.

Time to die."

Thanks for providing the most obvious quote. Also, "NO, I am your father."

@blacklab said:

@Vrikk said:

I just want to say that this game is great. Very underrated.

Also:

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

I've watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.

All those ... moments will be lost in time, like tears...in rain.

Time to die."

Came here to say this...freaking amazing film.

It's my favorite film of all time! I watch it about twice a year.

This game seems really cool

@Vrikk said:

I just want to say that this game is great. Very underrated.

Also:

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

I've watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.

All those ... moments will be lost in time, like tears...in rain.

Time to die."

Came here to say this...freaking amazing film.

One of my favourite ever games!

Random PC-game must be the best feature on GB. So glad that more people got to see this absolutely underrated gem. Hoping they come back to this one, like Dave said and finish it. There is some great moments coming up later in the game.

Blade Runner... so damn good!

@BurningStickMan said:

SO much potential with this game. I remember the promises of randomly decided replicants, the real time activities, opposing Blade Runners who would pick up clues you missed and get your mark before you do, holding off on uploading clues to the police database for the same reason, all sorts of crazy, ambitious stuff.

Beautiful game they ended up with, and still a lot of fun, but not so variable. Bunch of things that don't get used like the conversation moods and the whole clue/suspect database. And I didn't care for the blatant Roy Batty knockoff as a main villain, but ah well. Still a fine adventure.

I agree. I felt very misled when it came out. The reviews I had read were completely onboard with these promises, showing that they had either not played through the game more than once, or were deliberately misleading their readership at the request of developers.

Having said that, it was still a fun game, even though it felt like I was basically going through the paces of scenes duplicated from the movie. My memory is that there was much more than just Roy ripped out of the movie, the protagonist also seemed like a blatant Deckard ripoff to me as well. I also seem to remember that there was a female good-guy replicant who mirrored Rachel's role from the film. Could be wrong though, it was probably 1997 when I last played this.

Maybe I enjoy playing this game too much, but watching some of this was a little painful. Why do they keep shooting things and then wondering why it doesnt pan out.

I love Dave's freakout after Vinny uh, got him to do that thing *would be a spoiler*

and then how he does it again...and again

I love random pc game.

Still own this along with Monkey Island, Full Throttle, and Grim Fandango. Didn't expect this on the site!