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Probably a dumb question since I assume the answer is yes, but if I'm interested in Nioh 2 but not in the mood for total relentless masochism atm, I assume it's still pretty easy to just summon and get competent help? I'm in the mood for the Souls gameplay loop and even difficulty but not in the mood to spend 3 hours mastering a boss if it comes down to it, if that makes sense.
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Nioh 2 is real good and it's easy to join/summon coop partners. Also players can drop AI versions of themselves you can summon, it's more expensive and not as good as a real player but you pretty much never have to solo if you don't want to
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May 23, 2020 22:35
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May 23, 2020 22:36
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Am I correct in believing that I can play Nier: Automata without playing Nier/going down the drakengard rabbit hole? Should I maybe at least watch a video? The one I checked out just started right off with spoilers for automata.
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May 23, 2020 23:12
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Finished the first chapter of FF7R. Game is slick so far. Hard to resist the impulse to hack 'n' slash everything and take time to get a sense of the enemies. I also have zero clue as to what Cloud or Barrett are doing when I switch away from them. But the menu is snappy and the button shortcuts are really useful for staying in the action.
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May 23, 2020 23:16
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TenTonHammer posted:Weird I guess, but for me 4 wasn't too bad, but I had a real hard time finishing up 5. I felt like they added in just way too many characters to play as, and some of the stuff, like Saejima's storyline out in the mountains, and Haruka's whole section just really dragged on forever. I had to walk away from it for a couple of weeks before I could go back and finally finish it up last night. I've only played the start of 5 (I try to have a bit of a break between yakuza games usually), but I really think it helps that it starts out with you playing as kiryu, instead of starting you cold with a new character, much as I eventually ended up liking Akiyama. One thing with 4 that I think is also true of 5 is that I feel a sort of... I'm going to say time pressure? In that I feel like I have to do all the side stuff and training as soon as it becomes available because I'm never sure when the next story mission will end their section and mean I cant come back to that character to finish stuff up for another 6 chapters or whatever. So there was no way in hell I was going to do the fighter management stuff in 4 for example, because I cant do it in bits and pieces between story missions like I would with say the property management stuff in zero.
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May 23, 2020 23:18
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Peacoffee posted:Am I correct in believing that I can play Nier: Automata without playing Nier/going down the drakengard rabbit hole? Should I maybe at least watch a video? The one I checked out just started right off with spoilers for automata. Only one character is really shared and that characters backstory isn’t terribly necessary. Nier is important to why the world exists the way it does. But that does not matter in the slightest to the actual plot
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May 23, 2020 23:20
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I'd say you should play nier anyways even without it being necessary for automata but there is that remaster/version we never got coming out eventually so that's probably more of a 'when that happens' thing.
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May 23, 2020 23:24
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Also you are better off watching a video on drakenguard because that game is tedious
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May 23, 2020 23:30
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Hmm. Well I guess without an older system I am sol on playing either for now anyway. Maybe i’ll just watch a lets play of nier and read a little of the other, then
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May 23, 2020 23:59
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Hey. You guys remember "The Bouncer"? Cool
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May 24, 2020 00:01
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Firstborn posted:Hey. You guys remember "The Bouncer"? I loved The Bouncer. I unlocked every character and ending. It was very good.
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May 24, 2020 00:02
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Peacoffee posted:Am I correct in believing that I can play Nier: Automata without playing Nier/going down the drakengard rabbit hole? Should I maybe at least watch a video? The one I checked out just started right off with spoilers for automata. I went I with 0 Nier or Drakengard knowledge and it was one of my favorite games ever. Totally stands on its own.
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May 24, 2020 00:05
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Bust Rodd posted:grok. Why do you use this word
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May 24, 2020 00:18
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Vikar Jerome posted:nah veni is right. videos games and their remakes are in a weird place, some of the remakes are good and some are whats been discussed on the last few pages, then theres remasters and enhanced remasters and the original is the masterpiece everyone still remembers it was. if full BC and re-releases were the norm, or the option to include the original in the remake or a modern easy access to it, poo poo wouldnt be a problem. older graphics, lower polygon counts dont matter in the end, nintendo keep telling you this but you wont listen. FF7 is in a bit of a unique position when it comes to remakes, because it came out at a weird transitional point graphically speaking that everyone realized at the time acted as a constraint on the visual design. The design was and remains rather unique, and still shone through because the backgrounds allowed for so much detail that would be lacking in the shift to 3d-model environments. So there was a desire to see the world fleshed out that couldn't be accomplished at the time. One of the big things the remake does visually is allow you to see the plates above the slums, which very rarely happened in the original because the view was almost always top-down.
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May 24, 2020 00:44
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fridge corn posted:Why do you use this word I keep having the urge to use it like "check this out" but I can't quite bring myself to do it
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May 24, 2020 00:45
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Oi mate, ya grok is a gormless slog!
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May 24, 2020 00:47
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Inspector Hound posted:I keep having the urge to use it like "check this out" but I can't quite bring myself to do it Fear is the Mind Killer. Free yourself from these invisible chains and actual is your true self
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May 24, 2020 01:14
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Zedsdeadbaby posted:The USA is, Europe isn't The US version is the international English version.
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May 24, 2020 01:20
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When is PSO2 coming out anyway. I heard it’s insanely good
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May 24, 2020 01:38
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Next week is the PC version, it's already out on Bone.
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May 24, 2020 01:46
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Imhotep posted:I believe you can still get attack power from the boss I’m talking about, and the other Hirata Estate fight you mentioned, but cool, you should definitely try that boss, I’m pretty sure beating the Fountainhead boss, the dragon, is required before you can fight it. Ok FYI you have to do this before the boss you mentioned. I’m at the bird now after the two mini bosses. He’s definitely hard as hell but I’ve also now had a drink and that makes the timing much harder. However does anyone actually go toe to toe with him? Even parrying wipes you out. I’ll get him tomorrow
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May 24, 2020 02:36
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It's a drat shame we aren't getting Sekiro DLC
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May 24, 2020 03:09
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Boy I forgot how awful the boss gauntlet at the end of KH1 was. 4 bosses, only one time to restock on items and no save point in between them.
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Man, Tanimura's final boss in Yakuza 4 sure is something. I can't wait to be done with this game, even the boss designs feel like total poo poo. EDIT: Complaining on the internet works again! Beat it, but I think overall Yakuza 4 leaned too heavily into semi-bullshit setups for bosses and some "pivotal" plot encounters. It felt like this one had a larger number of boss mobs who could stunlock you, etc. Really liked the story and new characters overall, but the gameplay didnt jive with me this time around. Time to take a break, maybe clean up some sidequests, and then move on to 5. Agrias120 fucked around with this message at 05:44 on May 24, 2020 |
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May 24, 2020 05:11
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bows1 posted:Ok FYI you have to do this before the boss you mentioned. I’m at the bird now after the two mini bosses. He’s definitely hard as hell but I’ve also now had a drink and that makes the timing much harder. However does anyone actually go toe to toe with him? Even parrying wipes you out. Nah it just takes a bit to learn it, I always tried to bait him into the shuriken throw followed by the overhead slam which always lets you get a few free hits in. I remember I started using Mortal Draw with candies and killed him by using it when he was exposed after that attack, and he always follows up the firecrackers with a long mikiri-able thrust attack. He does so much posture damage, or just straight up knocks you down and breaks your posture if you block instead of deflect, so its tricky, but you can definitely get the timing down. Also in his second phase maybe try using the umbrella for the like owl transformation attack, he flies around as an owl then jumps out somewhat randomly and does an overhead attack, which can be tricky so I’d probably use that mainly, as far as prosthetics. Also what do you mean, you need to do the boss I mentioned above before the dragon? I think once you’ve fought him at least once you can always go back and fight him even after you’ve beat the game, but I could be wrong. Also I’m pretty positive the boss I’m talking about, a late late game optional boss only shows up once you’ve killed the dragon
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Escobarbarian posted:The newer Wander does look better though  JollyBoyJohn posted:
Origins is one of the best 2D platformers ever made, criminally overshadowed by its lesser but flashier sequel. precision posted:The use of crowd noise as a key instrument and the faux-live instrumentation make it way more interesting than any other version, besides having a lot more energy. When the crowd noise is at its height, it's basically a punk song That's an interesting point. Makes it more of a beehive undergroung song in that way.
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May 24, 2020 05:41
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MeatwadIsGod posted:It's a drat shame we aren't getting Sekiro DLC Yeah... 
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May 24, 2020 07:03
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Let go of your nostalgia, you know it to be true.
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May 24, 2020 07:03
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Yelling at people about nostalgia is just about the laziest way to tell someone they're wrong, imo
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May 24, 2020 07:06
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Yelling?
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May 24, 2020 07:07
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Escobarbarian posted:Yelling?
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May 24, 2020 07:17
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More like screaming.
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May 24, 2020 07:19
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Escobarbarian posted:Let go of your nostalgia, you know it to be true. I'm just not a 'fidelity' type. Bluepoint Wander is quite dumb looking.
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May 24, 2020 07:35
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Just look at the Colossi instead
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May 24, 2020 07:38
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:I'm just not a 'fidelity' type. Bluepoint Wander is quite dumb looking. So they remade him perfectly.
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May 24, 2020 07:46
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some of it's hipstery, but there are things worth appreciating about the old ways or old versions (i mean this very generally) that don't boil down to nostalgia. sometimes we don't realize this before it's too late.
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May 24, 2020 07:51
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Accusing people of being angry or yelling on the internet is worthless, always has been and always will be. It's completely deniable and unprovable no matter what written evidence you can point to.
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Peacoffee posted:Am I correct in believing that I can play Nier: Automata without playing Nier/going down the drakengard rabbit hole? Should I maybe at least watch a video? The one I checked out just started right off with spoilers for automata. You can go in cold and do just fine. I did. This video goes through the Drakengard and Nier stories and stops where Automata starts. https://youtu.be/JE6n2KGbaZ0
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