March Comes in Like an Atari Jaguar [March 2020 Games Chat]

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DOOM ANIMAL CROSSING MARCH TWENTIETH This poll is closed.
DOOM	39	13.36%
ANIMAL CROSSING	41	14.04%
DOOM ANIMAL CROSSING	84	28.77%
Melinda Megamelons and her gang of busty felons (Inc Bowsette)	56	19.18%
hotgirl69	72	24.66%
Total:	292 votes

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FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

I feel like the "they have assist trophies in the game" thing probably won't matter much.

I assumed they were going to do something like the Hero, Bowser Jr & the Koopalings, the inklings, the villagers, or Olimar & Alph. I'm glad ARMS will get a playable rep though since while I wasn't interested in getting the game itself, I think it looked like fun and looked like something that'd be neat and original to pull from for Smash.

RIP Etika though, I imagine he'd have loved to see whoever ends up getting picked, especially if it is Min Min or Twintelle. Also if Twintelle ends up playable then Bayonetta won't be the only playable character with magic hair :v:

# ? Mar 27, 2020 14:46

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# ? May 30, 2024 23:08

bushisms.txt: May 26, 2004; Scroll, then. There are other posts than these.

FirstAidKite posted:

I feel like the "they have assist trophies in the game" thing probably won't matter much.

I assumed they were going to do something like the Hero, Bowser Jr & the Koopalings, the inklings, the villagers, or Olimar & Alph. I'm glad ARMS will get a playable rep though since while I wasn't interested in getting the game itself, I think it looked like fun and looked like something that'd be neat and original to pull from for Smash.

RIP Etika though, I imagine he'd have loved to see whoever ends up getting picked, especially if it is Min Min or Twintelle. Also if Twintelle ends up playable then Bayonetta won't be the only playable character with magic hair

It's currently got a free trial until the 6th, if you're able, you should definitely try it out

Rip etika
https://youtu.be/0OiDCMheo3Q

bushisms.txt fucked around with this message at 14:59 on Mar 27, 2020

# ? Mar 27, 2020 14:56

Looper: Mar 1, 2012

Katty! posted:

i can finally stop playing this game that i love

great job, ~~skeleton~~ hunter

# ? Mar 27, 2020 15:06

Barudak: May 7, 2007

I do not know why this is the case in games like Phantasy Star Online 2 and its ilk but I just want to get arranged into a group and murder instanced monsters, why is this overly complex and difficult to arrange?

# ? Mar 27, 2020 15:08

Harrow: Jun 30, 2012

Katty! posted:

i can finally stop playing this game that i love

Bloodborne is the only game I've ever loved enough to platinum. Feels good.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 15:13

homeless snail: Mar 14, 2007

GUI posted:

It's canon, just not really referenced outside a throwaway line in Peace Walker since Kojima didn't write it.

I mean, that throwaway line is snake and kaz laughing about how they're glad that stupid bullshit is over. that's kojima telling you not to give a poo poo about poops, and you shouldn't cause those games are rear end

# ? Mar 27, 2020 15:15

LawfulWaffle: Mar 11, 2014; Well, that aligns with the vibes I was getting. Which was, like, "normal" kinda vibes.

So my joycon drift is evolving from a quirk to a nuisance and I�m looking into my options. I know I can send them to Nintendo but I don�t want to be without any controllers during prime Animal Crossing time. Are the new joycons any better about not drifting or should I just suck it up and buy a pro controller? The portability of the switch is a big plus for me and I play it undocked as much as I do docked.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 15:40

Phantasium: Dec 27, 2012

You can't actually send them to Nintendo right now because their repair centers are shut down due to the coronavirus, iirc.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 15:43

Grapplejack: Nov 27, 2007

FirstAidKite posted:

I feel like the "they have assist trophies in the game" thing probably won't matter much.

I assumed they were going to do something like the Hero, Bowser Jr & the Koopalings, the inklings, the villagers, or Olimar & Alph. I'm glad ARMS will get a playable rep though since while I wasn't interested in getting the game itself, I think it looked like fun and looked like something that'd be neat and original to pull from for Smash.

RIP Etika though, I imagine he'd have loved to see whoever ends up getting picked, especially if it is Min Min or Twintelle. Also if Twintelle ends up playable then Bayonetta won't be the only playable character with magic hair

Assist trophies are the only things I consider to be 'hard stops' since they have mechanics built into them and removing them would be weird.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 15:46

FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

Grapplejack posted:

Assist trophies are the only things I consider to be 'hard stops' since they have mechanics built into them and removing them would be weird.

Why remove them?

# ? Mar 27, 2020 16:14

stev: Jan 22, 2013; Please be excited.

One day I want to see Waluigi use a Waluigi assist trophy.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 16:16

Harrow: Jun 30, 2012

FirstAidKite posted:

Why remove them?

It'd probably be visually confusing if there was a player and an assist trophy of the same character on screen at the same time.

It's not an unsolvable problem, I guess. They could probably just make it so if you're playing as a character who also has an assist trophy, that assist trophy can't spawn. Not really ideal, but if they did want to make an assist trophy into a playable character at some point without removing the assist trophy, that's probably the best option.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 16:27

Waffleman_: Jan 20, 2011; I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

I don't think they would ever remove an assist trophy either, because you'd have people going ballistic about REMOVING CONTENT THAT I PAID FOR

# ? Mar 27, 2020 16:36

hatty: Feb 28, 2011; Pork Pro

Spring Man has the worst most boring design in the game. Pretty much anyone else would be more appealing

# ? Mar 27, 2020 16:36

Harrow: Jun 30, 2012

I haven't really played ARMS. Are the characters distinct enough that it would matter for Smash Bros. gameplay which one was added?

If not, it'd be cool to do the Bowser Jr./Koopalings thing and add multiple characters as different "costumes."

# ? Mar 27, 2020 16:38

Waffleman_: Jan 20, 2011; I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

I mean, there's some distinction between characters, but the basic gameplay is not radically different. The biggest variation comes from which fists you equip.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 16:48

Amp: Sep 10, 2010

People (well, barely people, mostly monsters) are reselling Ring Fit Adventure for $270 minimum on Amazon.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 16:55

bushisms.txt: May 26, 2004; Scroll, then. There are other posts than these.

LawfulWaffle posted:

So my joycon drift is evolving from a quirk to a nuisance and I’m looking into my options. I know I can send them to Nintendo but I don’t want to be without any controllers during prime Animal Crossing time. Are the new joycons any better about not drifting or should I just suck it up and buy a pro controller? The portability of the switch is a big plus for me and I play it undocked as much as I do docked.

Electrical contact cleaner is the home fix until you can call Nintendo, which as mentioned is closed for Corona. We don't know where the good joycons begin and end, but the lite has completely different contacts.

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# ? Mar 27, 2020 16:57

Looper: Mar 1, 2012

Harrow posted:

Bloodborne is the only game I've ever loved enough to platinum. Feels good.

i kinda unwittingly platinumed god of war because it's so easy to, and now feel compelled to do the same in games i like more like nier and bloodborne

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:01

FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

Harrow posted:

I haven't really played ARMS. Are the characters distinct enough that it would matter for Smash Bros. gameplay which one was added?

If not, it'd be cool to do the Bowser Jr./Koopalings thing and add multiple characters as different "costumes."

They are definitely distinct visually and I think they get different loadouts for the kinds of weapons they can use but I imagine a smash bros fighter would probably just give them a little bit of every weapon like how Ness uses stuff from his party members or Byleth has stuff from the other house heads.

Harrow posted:

It'd probably be visually confusing if there was a player and an assist trophy of the same character on screen at the same time.

Shadow's an assist trophy and Sonic's still playable

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:03

Waffleman_: Jan 20, 2011; I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

FirstAidKite posted:

Shadow's an assist trophy and Sonic's still playable

Whatever, Mr. President.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:05

Stux: Nov 17, 2006

bushisms.txt posted:

Electrical contact cleaner is the home fix until you can call Nintendo, which as mentioned is closed for Corona. We don't know where the good joycons begin and end, but the lite has completely different contacts.

also dont even the new contacts still have the same issue, theyre just more durable and will take longer to break?

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:09

oddium: Feb 21, 2006; end of the 4.5 tatami age

you're describing entropy

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:11

bushisms.txt: May 26, 2004; Scroll, then. There are other posts than these.

FirstAidKite posted:

They are definitely distinct visually and I think they get different loadouts for the kinds of weapons they can use but I imagine a smash bros fighter would probably just give them a little bit of every weapon like how Ness uses stuff from his party members or Byleth has stuff from the other house heads.

To clarify: Every character can eventually get and use every arm, but they each start with their own, which their individual abilities enhance. The fighters also have another passive, like minmin can kick to parry, and ribbon girls multi jump.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:11

FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

bushisms.txt posted:

To clarify: Every character can eventually get and use every arm, but they each start with their own, which their individual abilities enhance. The fighters also have another passive, like minmin can kick to parry, and ribbon girls triple jump.

Ah cool, like mario kart games (well, mario kart ds, I think later mario karts just have you unlocking parts of karts for customization rather than new karts that can eventually be driven by anyone)

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:14

bushisms.txt: May 26, 2004; Scroll, then. There are other posts than these.

Stux posted:

also dont even the new contacts still have the same issue, theyre just more durable and will take longer to break?

No actual data on that yet, if you mean the lite. Some YouTubers jumped on what they thought was drift, but it wasn't, and initial reports were never publicly corrected. The joycons though, don't know if they've ever been fully fixed.

FirstAidKite posted:

Ah cool, like mario kart games (well, mario kart ds, I think later mario karts just have you unlocking parts of karts for customization rather than new karts that can eventually be driven by anyone)

The titular ARMS refers to the 'gloves' they wear, but every fighter has different abilities, weaknesses and strengths, way more diverse than mk's weight divisions. Really good game that didn't get a fair shake because of perceived lack of content.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:18

FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

bushisms.txt posted:

Really good game that didn't get a fair shake because of perceived lack of content.

What content did it have? I know at launch they only had a few characters and I don't know what else the game had beyond that and the different weapons. Admittedly I thought it had only a bit less content than a fighting game usually has.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:25

Cowcaster: Aug 7, 2002

it's got me thinking, what console launch title is the console launch titleyist? i'm going to say clockwork knight, for the sega saturn

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:25

Barudak: May 7, 2007

FirstAidKite posted:

What content did it have? I know at launch they only had a few characters and I don't know what else the game had beyond that and the different weapons. Admittedly I thought it had only a bit less content than a fighting game usually has.

That was it. You also had to play singleplayer to unlock the ability to play online multiplayer which was a weird decision.

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:26

FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

Cowcaster posted:

it's got me thinking, what console launch title is the console launch titleyist? i'm going to say clockwork knight, for the sega saturn

Wii Sports

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:27

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Cowcaster posted:

it's got me thinking, what console launch title is the console launch titleyist? i'm going to say clockwork knight, for the sega saturn

Heavenly Sword

# ? Mar 27, 2020 17:28

bushisms.txt: May 26, 2004; Scroll, then. There are other posts than these.

FirstAidKite posted:

What content did it have? I know at launch they only had a few characters and I don't know what else the game had beyond that and the different weapons. Admittedly I thought it had only a bit less content than a fighting game usually has.

8 characters and about 30(x2) arms, which i understand doesn't seem alot when you stack it against long time standing series, but the depth of those arms adds a lot. It had multiple modes and a tutorial at launch, so besides character count had roughly the same content as SFV, which it may have out sold.