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Dias posted:Trials of Mana looks kinda ugly but it feels pretty good. SD3 is one of my favorite games so I'm looking forward to that one. Yeah, I was pretty pessimistic after how back the Secret of Mana remake was, but the demo has me really excited for it. I love SD3, and this feels like a great modern update of it. The graphical style is kinda weird, though, that's true. It has really nice colors and environments and monsters, but the characters look a bit awkward. Like they tried to make them too realistic, when the original game was so stylized and cartoonish that it ends up looking like normal people wearing weird costumes. The combat is great, though. It moves so much faster than the original, no more stopping every few seconds to watch the animation for a spell or special move. They totally redid the leveling system, which is nice because the old one was a super boring stat point assignment thing. It really feels like a modern take on the same material rather than a straight-up rehash, it's really nice to see Squenix putting more effort into their back catalogue.
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StrixNebulosa posted:Batman Arkham Asylum, City and Knight are on sale for 12$ Quick reminder just in case: All three were free on Epic sometime back, so if you've been collecting free games you might already have all three!
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Akham Knight played way better on a SSD IIRC. and I played long after launch
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StrixNebulosa posted:I expect I will put an hour into Far Cry 1, enjoy it as a historical experience (FPS design history is wild to me) and then drop it like a hot potato.  No idea about the Wii one
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So I have secure employment (for now) and I'm actually saving money due to no transport costs / not eating out. Talk me out of getting an Xbox Elite Controller instead of the standard one to replace my old 360 pad with drifty sticks
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Apr 9, 2020 18:23
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huh this sounds like a pretty cool idea https://twitter.com/patrickewald/status/1248284830644580352
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Party Boat posted:Talk me out of getting an Xbox Elite Controller instead of the standard one to replace my old 360 pad with drifty sticks
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Apr 9, 2020 18:27
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If you are set on getting an elite, make sure you’re aware that the elite version 2 came out last year or so and is across the board improved for the same price point.
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Apr 9, 2020 18:28
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Party Boat posted:So I have secure employment (for now) and I'm actually saving money due to no transport costs / not eating out. Talk me out of getting an Xbox Elite Controller instead of the standard one to replace my old 360 pad with drifty sticks No, the Elite 2 owns
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Apr 9, 2020 18:29
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The elite 2 is seriously great. It’s got a lot of heft to it, the paddles are great for letting you use a thumb stick and press buttons at the same time, and the build quality is just overall really good.
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Apr 9, 2020 18:31
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gently caress me if 180 dollars for a video controller isn't crazy money, though. It may be better than the regular ones, but is it three times the money better?
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Apr 9, 2020 18:36
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Cardiovorax posted:gently caress me if 180 dollars for a video controller isn't crazy money, though. It may be better than the regular ones, but is it three times the money better? Yeah
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Apr 9, 2020 18:38
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Man, you know what I could get for 180$? I could get the complete boxed set of Battle Angel Alita manga and preorder that new Gears Tactics game. And I'd probably have a bit left over, enough to get a few cheap games from fanatical or something.
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Begemot posted:Yeah, I was pretty pessimistic after how back the Secret of Mana remake was, but the demo has me really excited for [Trials of Mana]. I love SD3, and this feels like a great modern update of it. The thing that has me incredibly curious about the scope of this remake is that apparently there is now a) a NG+ and b) there is a tier 4 of classes in NG+, which implies that maybe they rescaled the bonus boss content/are giving you a reason to do a run with the characters you didn't before for more gameplay.
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Anonymous Robot posted:If you are set on getting an elite, make sure you’re aware that the elite version 2 came out last year or so and is across the board improved for the same price point. And the upcoming controller released with the Xbox Series X has improvements based on the elite controllers (but obviously not the whole package). It's a long wait until November though. I created a Steam collection titled "I NEED A CONTROLLER" and after quickly browsing through my library it already has 20 games it. Mostly fighting games and platformers.
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Dear Capcom: The game over sequence in RE2make where Claire's throat get ripped out by a zom is about 5 seconds too long. Next time it happens hopefully hammering the buttons will let me skip that sadistic poo poo
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I've just beaten The Witness. The final area just about made me want to die but somehow I made it through. I am fairly pleased with myself that in 28 hours I didn't look up a single hint or solution. But I should also temper that with the fact that I left a lot of loose ends. Some areas only half-beaten, a couple optional ones never started and a whole mechanic that I never fully figured out, which also blocked me in some other places. And then there are also the black pillars and the maps which are obviously A Thing. I'd love to go back and solve the rest of it, but I also definitely need a break. And I have a tendency to not actually return to a game once beaten despite wanting to, so who knows. Genuinely great game, though.
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Cardiovorax posted:gently caress me if 180 dollars for a video controller isn't crazy money, though. It may be better than the regular ones, but is it three times the money better? Yeah, it kind of is. I’ve spent more on my PS controllers over the last three years because the build quality is rear end and parts keep breaking. This is the kind of controller that’ll last a long, long while. Feels really nice, too, and you can customize a lot of aspects like trigger sensitivity or the cap on the thumb sticks. The weird circular dpad with the segments rules, too, if you play fighting games it’s a game changer.
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Trickyblackjack posted:Dear Capcom:
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Yeah, it kind of is. I’ve spent more on my PS controllers over the last three years because the build quality is rear end and parts keep breaking. This is the kind of controller that’ll last a long, long while. Feels really nice, too, and you can customize a lot of aspects like trigger sensitivity or the cap on the thumb sticks. The weird circular dpad with the segments rules, too, if you play fighting games it’s a game changer.
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Glare Seethe posted:I've just beaten The Witness. The final area just about made me want to die but somehow I made it through. I am fairly pleased with myself that in 28 hours I didn't look up a single hint or solution. But I should also temper that with the fact that I left a lot of loose ends. Some areas only half-beaten, a couple optional ones never started and a whole mechanic that I never fully figured out, which also blocked me in some other places. And then there are also the black pillars and the maps which are obviously A Thing. About the pillars. Did you find anything related to their purpose? If you ever go back to the game, this is an aspect of the game that's definitely worth finding out; albeit you don't really have to be completionist about it because that may prove to be a chore rather than fun) About the ending. The game has two of those, so it's something worth exploring further. It's definitely one of my favorite games of the last years by the way 
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I'm getting the itch to re-install The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim after almost 5 years since I last played. In addition to the original, I apparently also have the Special Edition, but I don't see any "Workshop" section on that page. It might be a silly question (or better asked in the Skyrim modding thread), but is the Special Edition mod-capable at all? Assuming so, are the differences between the two versions enough that finding SE-compatible mods would be more difficult?
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:I'm getting the itch to re-install The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim after almost 5 years since I last played. In addition to the original, I apparently also have the Special Edition, but I don't see any "Workshop" section on that page. It might be a silly question (or better asked in the Skyrim modding thread), but is the Special Edition mod-capable at all? Assuming so, are the differences between the two versions enough that finding SE-compatible mods would be more difficult? Yeah the special edition is the one everyone uses now and is very mod friendly. Don't use Steam workshop though, and check in with the good folks here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3787350 It's SA's very own Skyrim modding thread and it's still very active considering the age of the game. e: LOL I see you had the thread hyperlinked in your own post but yeah, they're super friendly and helpful and can probably point you in the direction of a good mod guide or two depending one what kind of stuff you're looking for.
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If I want a fun Tycoon game, should I grab Megaquarium or Two Point Hospital? Leaning towards the latter.
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DrNutt posted:Yeah the special edition is the one everyone uses now and is very mod friendly. Don't use Steam workshop though, and check in with the good folks here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3787350 It's SA's very own Skyrim modding thread and it's still very active considering the age of the game.
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AbstractNapper posted:About the pillars. Did you find anything related to their purpose? Not sure. I found two puzzle solutions that looked like maps - one in a cave in the mountain and another in a cave underground near the tree temple. I know these can be applied to a puzzle in the area under the windmill, but that was one place that I didn't complete, so that's about as far as I got. quote:About the ending. The game has two of those, so it's something worth exploring further. I imagine that's to do with the one puzzle at the very end that was unlit... and I think I can guess how to light it up but I also think that probably means completing almost everything else. quote:It's definitely one of my favorite games of the last years by the way Yeah I can see why! I thought the voice acting was a bit iffy at times but that's about my only complaint (other than a couple of irritating puzzles, but well). The island design especially is wonderful, just a great place to wander and tinker and fiddle with puzzles.
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Cardiovorax posted:It is, however expressly not mod-compatible with anything made for the older 32-bit of Skyrim, so any mods that have not been updated for Special Edition (which is a ton of the really good ones) will not be available to you. Fair warning. That's what I was afraid of, but on the other hand, I've always shyed away from installing dozens of mods and have forgotten most of what I used to use anyway.
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Deep Rock Galactic is the bee's knees. I'm very pleased with how Risk of Rain 2 and Deep Rock Galactic have been progressing during their Early Access phases. Very nice.
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Glare Seethe posted:I imagine that's to do with the one puzzle at the very end that was unlit... and I think I can guess how to light it up but I also think that probably means completing almost everything else. If you want a hint about the alternate ending, the speedrun record for achieving it (no glitches or tricky poo poo) is 1 minute and 25 seconds. It's sort of tangentially related to the black pillars, too
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Barry Convex posted:huh this sounds like a pretty cool idea That's a cool group of devs, at least the ones I've heard of! I was wondering what the Dusk guy was teasing on Twitter the other day and now I know
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Xtanstic posted:If I want a fun Tycoon game, should I grab Megaquarium or Two Point Hospital? Leaning towards the latter. Haven’t played mega aquarium, but two point hospital is great, and I had a lot of fun with it. Also, the radio stations are some of the best content of this type I’ve ever encountered- I haven’t played for a while, but I still get the “two point raaaaaaaaadio” jingle stuck in my head. I think I played the base game for free on Xbox game pass, then bought it with all the DLC on steam because I liked it so much.
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END ME SCOOB posted:The thing that has me incredibly curious about the scope of this remake is that apparently there is now a) a NG+ and b) there is a tier 4 of classes in NG+, which implies that maybe they rescaled the bonus boss content/are giving you a reason to do a run with the characters you didn't before for more gameplay. From what I've been able to gather NG+ is a misunderstanding of "after beating the final boss you can continue from your last save with new content." It's not starting from the beginning, it's bonus stuff that requires clearing the normal game first.
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Gotcha. I was basing that off this recent incredibly poorly phrased tweet, in that case: https://twitter.com/ManaGame/status/1246785021563846656
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i'm not a mathomologist but if there's a tier 4 of classes wouldn't there have to be 8
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Nah. 6 protagonist choices who formerly had 2 tiers of light/dark class change choices. Now it's three.
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oh did they flatten it out to just light or just dark? in the snes version it was a tree where you could end up with light + light, light + dark, dark + light, and dark + dark adding another layer onto that binary tree would make it 8 possible combos
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Oh, ohhhhh, I see what you're saying. No, far as I know the old tree is all in there and I hadn't run the math in my head. You're right. Maybe T4 is just binary, gently caress you? They are not doing the best messaging on this.
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The T4 are a hybrid of that character's light or dark classes. Which in some cases sounds great and in others sounds lackluster but we'll have to wait to see how they're actually implemented.
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Bruceski posted:The T4 are a hybrid of that character's light or dark classes. Which in some cases sounds great and in others sounds lackluster but we'll have to wait to see how they're actually implemented. Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how all the classes play differently with the new battle system. Especially ones that are really different like Duran's light side getting shields or Carlie's necromancer class that summons monsters to fight for you.
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Batman Arkham Asylum: oh! It's Shadow of Mordor combat, but earlier. I like that combat, so this is awesome. I almost wish the atmosphere weren't so World of Darkness-flavored gothic grunge, but it's executed so well I can't be mad. This entire asylum is hosed up and I love love love it. Obligatory shoutout to how good the VAs are, as of course they are.   Bonus: I especially enjoyed the camera's lingering shot on batman's package before it drifted up to linger over his perfect pecs 
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