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Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
FFX-2 absolutely is a Barbie simulator and that's why it's awesome.

Skypie posted:

I've never actually played a FF game except 9

This is the smartest choice of all.

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exquisite tea
Apr 21, 2007

Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."


Skypie posted:

I sat down with her the other night and watched her play FFX for an hour and a half or so before I had to go to bed. I think she was still at the beginning bits maybe?

e: I don't mean to disparage X-2. I make every attempt to be fashionable in games with customizable armor and stuff. I wasted like 2 hours last night in Horizon Zero Dawn doing side quests and killing random machines so I could buy a better sniper bow that had feathers to match my quick bow

The blue tier Oseram Sparkworker outfit is IMHO super underrated for fashiondawn purposes.


Skypie
Sep 28, 2008

exquisite tea posted:

The blue tier Oseram Sparkworker outfit is IMHO super underrated for fashiondawn purposes.




I'm wearing a Nora stealth outfit right now so Aloy has a weird green mesh over her torso but it looks cool. I'm only a few hours in so I don't have many options but I may or may not have wastes all my fast travel packs hunting for merchants with cool looking gear

LawfulWaffle
Mar 11, 2014

Well, that aligns with the vibes I was getting. Which was, like, "normal" kinda vibes.

The Colonel posted:

spotted a game called omega boost in my ps1 folder i forgot i downloaded and it ended up looking surprisingly awesome for a ps1 game and also has really great controls



so of course i looked it up and the dev makes gran turismo lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JFvhaqT7Sc

LawfulWaffle fucked around with this message at 12:23 on May 17, 2018

Sakurazuka
Jan 24, 2004

NANI?

Missed that post, Omega Boost owns and all the mecha design was done by Shoji Kawamori.

I could never beat the timed boss near the end though. :(

Also the song on the EU intro was way better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AIjsqHvhOY

Sakurazuka fucked around with this message at 12:03 on May 17, 2018

Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
Melman v2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDxOGmi_1rE

LawfulWaffle
Mar 11, 2014

Well, that aligns with the vibes I was getting. Which was, like, "normal" kinda vibes.
edit isn't quote, but I'll just chime in to say that since I beat the story mode in Splatoon2 I've been playing the opening stages of Mario + Rabbids and I think it's fun so far.

Samuringa
Mar 27, 2017

Best advice I was ever given?

"Ticker, you'll be a lot happier once you stop caring about the opinions of a culture that is beneath you."

I learned my worth, learned the places and people that matter.

Opened my eyes.

exquisite tea posted:

I buy games full price at release which motivates me more to finish them. Almost every single game I've paid the full 60bux for I have completed.

I think this is an important factor, but it also has its limits. Persona 5 is probably the most expensive game I've bought for the Ps4 so far but I'm probably not finishing it even with that motivation.

Even when buying at a higher price there's still a "bang for your buck" factor, it's just somewhat more lenient.

exquisite tea
Apr 21, 2007

Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."


I try not to buy 100+ hour games, except I guess D:OS2 which is probably going to take me that long.

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal

Skypie posted:

I'm wearing a Nora stealth outfit right now so Aloy has a weird green mesh over her torso but it looks cool. I'm only a few hours in so I don't have many options but I may or may not have wastes all my fast travel packs hunting for merchants with cool looking gear

If you advance the main quest a bit you can get an infinite-use fast travel pack :ssh:

univbee
Jun 3, 2004




The power of Funky Mode.

https://twitter.com/GameDataLibrary/status/996963704964112384

Saint Freak
Apr 16, 2007

Regretting is an insult to oneself
Buglord
I refuse to believe there were even 118,000 Wii U's in existence.

oddium
Feb 21, 2006

end of the 4.5 tatami age

the wii u was so good

FirstAidKite
Nov 8, 2009

The Colonel posted:

it's a streamer who got sent a random box by a viewer four years ago that only arrived today and when he opened it up it was full of moldy old candy and porn

Now I'm thinking about that one speedrunner, Trihex, who streamed himself opening up some box he was sent from a hentai site that sponsors him and he was all super excited to get out the hen ties they sent him


e:

FirstAidKite fucked around with this message at 13:35 on May 17, 2018

Harrow
Jun 30, 2012

Internet Kraken posted:

I actually really enjoyed the combat, it was just way too loving easy. Master Mode could of improved it a bunch but it didn't change any of the core problems. All it did was inflate enemy HP and damage.

:same:

The core of BotW's combat is a lot of fun, it's just that there's not much challenge to it. All Master Mode does is make it more tedious--inflating monster HP in a game with weapons as fragile at BotW's is just added tedium, in my book. Really the best way to have a satisfying hard mode for BotW would be to:

- Limit the effectiveness of armor (honestly I'd remove the Defense stat entirely if I was modding the game, and lower enemy damage accordingly, because it would let players use a wider variety of outfits without having to worry about getting half their hearts knocked off whenever they get hit), and
- Limit or remove the availability of in-combat healing. Maybe you can only carry one fairy at a time and food heals slowly over time so you can't just spam it, something like that. Or, hell, implement the "fullness" meter people have thrown around to just limit how often you can use food in the first place.

That's all it really needs. That healing limitation could be a hard mode-only thing--I understand that some players don't want a hardcore combat challenge and being able to heal from the pause menu is great for them.

Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

I am very happy that Pillars of Eternity doesn't have romanceable companions

MysticalMachineGun
Apr 5, 2005

Yeah, I respond a lot better now to focussing on one game and knocking it off since, when I had multiple nights a week to game I used to switch around, play multi on Saturday night, that kind of thing.

Now when I can have like 2 hours max in a week, it's easy to stick to one. I beat Persona 5 but it took me months. Only problem is NG+ is out of the question especially when you have to go through all the content again.

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Saint Freak posted:

I refuse to believe there were even 118,000 Wii U's in existence.

No you don't

Harrow
Jun 30, 2012

Jay Rust posted:

I am very happy that Pillars of Eternity doesn't have romanceable companions

I will apologize in advance for the sequel

That said it's a good thing you're playing through PoE1 first because there's a bug right now that makes companion relationships and the player's reputation progress way too quickly and the patch to fix it isn't out yet. I'm holding off on playing all the way through until then.

Also there's a bug that gives Aloth two conflicting behaviors he likes which means no matter what you do he gets mad. He's supposed to have one or the other depending on his PoE1 ending.

Help Im Alive
Nov 8, 2009

The Wii U, Vita and Sega Dreamcast were the three tests to see if you're allowed into gamer heaven

Harrow
Jun 30, 2012

Help Im Alive posted:

The Wii U, Vita and Sega Dreamcast were the three tests to see if you're allowed into gamer heaven

What if I only got two out of three, but also I had a Sega Saturn

Do I go to gamer purgatory or what?

corn in the bible
Jun 5, 2004

Oh no oh god it's all true!
I genuinely don't get why people love breath of the wild. If anyone but Nintendo made that game everyone would admit it's an empty open world tech demo and also pretty boring.

Help Im Alive
Nov 8, 2009

Harrow posted:

What if I only got two out of three, but also I had a Sega Saturn

Do I go to gamer purgatory or what?

I'll see you in hell (because I never had a dreamcast)

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


Buglord

Help Im Alive posted:

The Wii U, Vita and Sega Dreamcast were the three tests to see if you're allowed into gamer heaven
Only if you're a console gamer, all PC users go to heaven.

Saint Freak
Apr 16, 2007

Regretting is an insult to oneself
Buglord

Accordion Man posted:

Only if you're a console gamer, all PC users go to heaven.


What if I exclusively play my PS4 remotely through my PC

Real hurthling!
Sep 11, 2001




corn in the bible posted:

I genuinely don't get why people love breath of the wild. If anyone but Nintendo made that game everyone would admit it's an empty open world tech demo and also pretty boring.

I got 50 hours out of it but finishing it made me just want a more traditional zelda. The dlc was a big waste of money for me but oh well.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


Buglord

Saint Freak posted:

What if I exclusively play my PS4 remotely through my PC
A few years in purgatory, though if you give an indulgence to Gaben it can be reduced.

MMF Freeway
Sep 15, 2010

Later!

corn in the bible posted:

I genuinely don't get why people love breath of the wild. If anyone but Nintendo made that game everyone would admit it's an empty open world tech demo and also pretty boring.

As far as open worlds go its very nicely designed. Say what you will about the combat or the dungeons or the story but the world itself is dope as hell.

exquisite tea
Apr 21, 2007

Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."


Help Im Alive posted:

The Wii U, Vita and Sega Dreamcast were the three tests to see if you're allowed into gamer heaven

The Dreamcast was the most creative and weird console ever. Sometimes I still remember how it died and think "drat, there really is no justice in this world."

suuma
Apr 2, 2009
I only remember like 3 Dreamcast games and jet grind radio was the only good one

I guess crazy taxi was ok

univbee
Jun 3, 2004




corn in the bible posted:

I genuinely don't get why people love breath of the wild. If anyone but Nintendo made that game everyone would admit it's an empty open world tech demo and also pretty boring.

I had a great time with the game but I'd have a hard time articulating to you as to why, as someone who had a hard time getting into any other open-world RPG. I don't think it's the Zelda angle because I hated all the 3D Zeldas with the fury of a thousand suns and barely played them, although I liked all the 2D Zeldas I played (1,2, LttP, Link's Awakening, the 3DS LttP sequel). I also went into the game absolutely blind and really had a good time exploring. But I definitely wouldn't fault anyone who isn't grabbed by it.

Master Mode was a really strange experience for me, I didn't see it through all the way to the end. It was weird because if you've been through the main game once before the increased difficulty isn't really noteworthy because you know where everything is, you just have to be a little bit more strategic and escape-y on the starting plateau (and avoid that Lynel, but that's easy), and once you get the glider the floating platforms have really good weapons and shields from the get-go and are pretty easy to raid without provoking an actual fight.

Would have probably been too much effort but MM could have benefited from items being shuffled around if they really wanted to maintain the challenge angle. If people work out randomizers for the Wii U version or at least ways to make "expansions" with new worlds and the like I could see myself playing that until the heat death of the universe.

univbee fucked around with this message at 14:30 on May 17, 2018

Harrow
Jun 30, 2012

corn in the bible posted:

I genuinely don't get why people love breath of the wild. If anyone but Nintendo made that game everyone would admit it's an empty open world tech demo and also pretty boring.

It's a well-designed open world game with fun physics puzzles, good atmosphere, and a good visual style. I think people would still like it quite a bit.

One thing is that I think many people (myself included) were really disappointed with BotW's dungeons, but if BotW wasn't a Zelda game I don't think that would apply. It'd probably get treated much more harshly for its combat and balance issues, but nobody would be disappointed by the lack of traditional Zelda dungeons. Probably wouldn't exactly balance out but I think it's worth factoring in if we're playing the "would people still like BotW if it wasn't Zelda" game.

FirstAidKite
Nov 8, 2009

corn in the bible posted:

If anyone but Nintendo made that game everyone would admit it's an empty open world tech demo and also pretty boring.

I don't think that's true, but also, there's no way to prove it your way or my way unless there just so happens to be a game similar to BotW out there that isn't a nintendo-made zelda game.

corn in the bible
Jun 5, 2004

Oh no oh god it's all true!
Breath of the Wild is the assassin's creed 1 of Zelda games

exquisite tea
Apr 21, 2007

Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."


suuma posted:

I only remember like 3 Dreamcast games and jet grind radio was the only good one

I guess crazy taxi was ok

Shenmue, Space Channel 5, ILLBLEED, D2, Seaman, JGR, then the more mainstream stuff like RE:CV, PSO, Soul Calibur, and all the other arcade perfect ports. So many games on that console were just so out there and unlike anything else before or since. I loved the Dreamcast.

Real hurthling!
Sep 11, 2001




corn in the bible posted:

Breath of the Wild is the assassin's creed 1 of Zelda games

I forget, was rear end creed ones ui loving terrible?

Motto
Aug 3, 2013

corn in the bible posted:

I genuinely don't get why people love breath of the wild. If anyone but Nintendo made that game everyone would admit it's an empty open world tech demo and also pretty boring.

this is a really dumb post

Harrow
Jun 30, 2012

corn in the bible posted:

Breath of the Wild is the assassin's creed 1 of Zelda games

I wanted to argue with this but I kinda get it.

Real hurthling! posted:

I forget, was rear end creed ones ui loving terrible?

The menus were real sluggish but there wasn't an inventory or anything so eh

The controls were real idiosyncratic though.

MysticalMachineGun
Apr 5, 2005

Grandia 2 and Skies of Arcadia kept me busy for a long time

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exquisite tea
Apr 21, 2007

Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."


Oh man I completely forgot about Skies of Arcadia! Dreamcast really was the GOAT.

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