Did some research, looks like rubbish - Fight Club (2004) Discussion

[–] GreyCleric08 20 years ago

This is an edit from my other post...
I got this for Christmas...and it is a pile of crap...I mean a fighting game based on Fight Club is doomed to fail as it is never about the fighting...and Hell, I wanted a decent story mode...didn't get it...I wanted to customize a member...all you can change it the pants, hair and style...

One thing I have to say...I like the names of "Jack's" moves: I am Jack's Headache is a headbut...left rules the world is a 3 hit combo..."we've lost cabin pressure" is something else...(sigh)...So don't get this game if you truly love Fight Club...save yourself the pain...

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[–] moviemagic-1 20 years ago

I'll tell you this much.......I bought the "Rocky" video game when it came out and I'm gettin' this sucker opening day!

"You tell them I'm coming, and hell is coming with me." - Tombstone

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[–] gothicsoldier 20 years ago

Ah, indeed, that was what I had hoped for so viruantly, that thus would be included.

This game would be so much better if it was some rts, third-person strategy, action, anything but 1 on 1 brawler..

From what I can tell, the campaign mode is not holding to a true Fight Club story. No Project Mayhem. No homework.

Just...fighting one other person.

Jack fighting Tyler fighting Angelface fighting Ricky fighting Bob fighting Irvin.

Wearing Shirts. And shoes. And Jack and Tyler fighting in front of other people.

I hope the game company is screwing with us, and right before the release it'll be revealed that what they've told us so far is a hoax, and it really will be an underground antisocial terrorism game, and not a crappy 3D brawler.

Something worthy of Chuck's name.

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[–] Ertai23 20 years ago

Add to that the fact that the main character isn't even called Jack. He's nameless.
Add to that the fact that the critics against the movie were against it because they tought it to be nothing more then half naked guys beating eachother up.
Add to that the fact that most of the people working on the game probably haven't seen the movie.

Then I think you can say it's a pretty save bet that the world would be a better place without this game...

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[–] compiled 20 years ago

Judging from your post Ertai23, you haven't read the book.
In the book the main character has no name.
The video game could just as easily be based on the book.

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[–] moviemagic-1 20 years ago

Technically, as it is with the film, in the book the name "Jack" is instead "Joe" for all the "I am Joe's smirking revenge" lines. Therefore, you could make the argument his name is "Joe" in the book.

However, I always refer to him as the Narrator. Because that is how he was credited in the film.

"They're IN the computer?!" - Hansel

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[–] xtcl6 20 years ago

then you must have gotten an older book.. because they re-releaced it, and in the book it was 'jack.' The movie was based off of 'jacks angry revenge' and chuck pala.. cant spell his name any way, wanted them to use 'jack' in the movie. If you want this game to be good, have good story line, and good ideas, you'll need to hope that chuck pala.. who ever, is lending a helping hand..

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[–] prherbst 19 years ago

in my 2003-copy it's "joe".

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[–] birchy99 20 years ago

am i the only person who thought the book sucked?
the film just took everything so much further and just rounded everything off a lot more

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[–] Mr-Blonde-5 20 years ago

in the game u should be able to thing for project maham

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[–] Ertai23 20 years ago

""Judging from your post Ertai23, you haven't read the book.
In the book the main character has no name.
The video game could just as easily be based on the book. ""

Compiled: I did read the book. In the book, the main character's name is not given. It even goes so far that when he proves to Marla he's not Tyler, he shows his driver's license, but the actual name on the driver's license is not given to the reader.

""Technically, as it is with the film, in the book the name "Jack" is instead "Joe" for all the "I am Joe's smirking revenge" lines. Therefore, you could make the argument his name is "Joe" in the book.

However, I always refer to him as the Narrator. Because that is how he was credited in the film. ""

moviemagic-1: The point is, that his emotianal state is given in that way, referring to a series in Reader's Digest written by an organ (belonging to a fictional (in the story, fictional, man this is getting complated) character named Joe) in the first person. I believe that they didn't get copyright approval by Reader's Digest, so they went with Jack instead of Joe. This is not the main character's name.

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[–] Darwinian 20 years ago

This game looks *beep*, I certainly wont be buying it.

What's next, they make a game based on Choke were you can either help Denny collect rocks or you are timed to see if someone will stop you from choking? Oh and to add insult to injury, they put the name "Jesus Christ" in the life bar of Victor.

Are programmers so out of ideas they need to make a game like this?

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[–] Ertai23 20 years ago

Let's not forget the American Beauty FPS and the Hulk MMORPG...

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[–] Darwinian 20 years ago

LOL! That's a classic.

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[–] Haka316 20 years ago

Looks like crap, but they do get credit for showing the bones breaking.

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[–] MovieGuy13 20 years ago

this game makes me mad!!!!!!! Fight Club is my favorite movie of all time (and thats saying a lot cause Ive seen many) but one of the main points of the movie is against marketing. And to put out a game 5 years after the release of the movie just ruins the idea. They know they can make more money from thisa movie so they are doing it. This disgusts me and to make it even worse, the game doesn't even follow the plot lines of the movie.
The stuff you own ends up owning you -Tyler Durden

It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything.
-Tyler Durden, Fight club

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[–] rager4ever 20 years ago

i like how you said rubbish, i havent heard that in awhile

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[–] cybertooth85 20 years ago

A movie/book about anti-materialism and they make more stuff to sell? If this game engine isn't great, it becomes a real festering turd, and "Tyler Durden" is proven right once again.

On an unrelated note, listen to the director's commentary on the DVD (the track with the author), and hear the names of Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter's characters were created. I thought it was hilarious.

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[–] anybody-here-like-movies 20 years ago

This game isn't like the movie because they don’t want it to be. Its a fighting game not an RPG. It be cool if it was an RPG but wouldn’t that be a bit odd with (if you don’t know this why are you on this board) the two main characters being the same person. Now I'm not a die hard fan like most of you guys but maybe that’s how I realise that this is just a fighting game where you can kick ass as your favourite character from a movie. I'm not really a big fan of fighting games ether but this one looks better then most. Hey but if your a die hard fan of the movie don’t buy the game leave it to the people who just want to see a fat guy with boobs fighting a guy who Isn't real.

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[–] Jeremy_Bentham 19 years ago

Hey but if your a die hard fan of the movie don’t buy the game leave it to the people who just want to see a fat guy with boobs fighting a guy who Isn't real.

*clap clap*
lmao

I am a die hard fan and that post was awesome.

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[–] ROBRAM89 19 years ago

I hope it does well.

Yes, I know it probably sucks, but think about it. If it does well, it could start a whole new resurgence of the movie, possibly even the book (FX plays it constantly now, coincidence?)

Also, if this game is a hit (very unlikely, but possible), they could make that cool GTA-style Project Mayhem game some people brought up on these boards.

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[–] jeff07-1 19 years ago

Quote: "Commercialism is bad"

Maybe this is exactly the reaction the makers wanted.

Or would that give them way too much credit(?)

"The things that you own end up owning you"

You know, that quote ain't just about material things. For example: movies, books, quotes.

Conforming to non-conmormist ideas makes you a comformist.

You get the idea.

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[–] joepub88 19 years ago

Jeff 07 =

I liked that point! Did anyone else catch that:

the things you own end up owning you: Makes you wonder, is everyone's disgust in this game merely dependant on their attachment to a mere movie?

Just a thought.

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[–] Thursday2113 19 years ago

You might as well just buy Mortal Combat or something else. And how much of the movie is actually based around fighting itself? Not much.

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[–] xtcl6 18 years ago

mortal Kombat, dumbass.

and the basic principal of the movie, was the point of fighting. How are we to free ourselves, with out primal instincts of abuse? It was a form of releacing themselves, to be free, and when they were all free, fightclubs no longer existed, because it became project mayhem. The after affect of having a clear head, and freedom because of Tyler Durden.

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