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Ruth Negga who plays Tulip in Preacher is also the voice of the Emerald Herald in Dark Souls 2. She suppressed her Irish accent in Preacher but you can absolutely hear it in the Herald’s dialogue. Going back and listening to the Herald’s dialogue gave me chills. She owns.
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packetmantis posted:She alao got a poo poo ton of awards and noms for playing Mildred Loving but I guess the edgy atheist vampire show is more important! I saw that on her IMDB page but haven’t seen the movie. She got an Oscar nomination for it. I just discovered all of this tonight so I get that I’m a bit behind. I never said any of this was “more important” than her other roles? Just blew my mind that she was the Herald.
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Warbird posted:Dodgeball Academia appears to be real real real good. Triply so if you’re horny for the early Camelot Mario Sports games and justifiably found the most recent Mario Golf story lacking. Is this like the old super dodgeball games for the PC engine? I had that and the 4 player turbo-tap thingy. Was an absolute blast to play.
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flatluigi posted:hades is a great game and it's definitely the best game from a company I was already incredibly sold on Sold.
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Captain Hygiene posted:I enjoy how Aloy is equal parts oblivious to and tediously annoyed by everyone's romantic advances, much like me, the player More the latter. There’s one guy that says something about her body and her response is just to stare at him intently until he gets uncomfortable. Made me lol. Actually she tells quite a few people that she has her own poo poo to deal with and to solve their own problems but she will usually make time if they press her. Do dialogue options actually affect anything in this game? “Yes” or “no” is fine. Not looking for spoilers.
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Aug 22, 2021 20:42
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Pook Good Mook posted:But, to be clear, when taking with the matriarchs, always choose the option they seems most likely to poo poo on them. I already passed that point in the game. I’m farting around doing side quests before I go look for the dude with the hidden trap-door his house who also has a futuristic phone glued to his face. Finding creative ways to take down bandit camps that are too high level for me has been fun. Bad news is I’m like level 27 now and am overleveled for a bunch of the stuff I need to do.
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Aug 23, 2021 01:30
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Ghost Leviathan posted:IIRC if you insist on chaste Shepherd your 'love of your life' photo is with the original Normandy. Haha this rules. I always avoid the romance poo poo in games like that because it's tedious and sometimes more than a little creepy - unless it has an impact on the plot/content in which case I will fast-forward through as much as possible.
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Aug 23, 2021 13:54
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Well at least squenix isn’t charging $20 per mobile title anymore.
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Aug 24, 2021 03:45
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The climbing poo poo in horizon zero Dawn is easily the worst part of the game. It requires no skill. The only challenge lies in finding what surfaces you can actually climb. It’s clunky as hell and I have fallen through the floor and had to restore saves 3x now. Why even bother? Also the slo-mo jump thing was neat the first time it happened but by late game, please just stop
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Aug 28, 2021 22:16
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Len posted:What game has climbing that does require skill? The best I can think of is BotW and even that's mostly "grind shrines/eat food to get stamina" I get this confused with the “bitch about one thing dragging games down” thread. Sorry.
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Aug 28, 2021 22:26
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Len posted:Honestly I thought it was too no worries. I'm just curious what your idea of good climbing in a game is because I can't think of anything that uses anything that resembles skill I dunno but the “run around this structure 5x before you figure out where the handholds are” OR “we highlight everything yellow to tell you where to climb” (but oddly never both) just gets old. It’s especially bad in the DLC where you can’t use your focus to scan for collectibles and they are like, super camouflaged. Climbing done right? Only game I can think of where that is a core mechanic and was done well was Shadow of the Colossus.
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Aug 28, 2021 23:27
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Philippe posted:The death animations are graphic, yes, but so are the ones in Dead Space. It's male gazey, because it's happening to a young woman in a tank top, but it was also the style at the time. I am super excited for the Dead Space reboot but I know in my heart that EA will gently caress it up somehow.
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Sep 2, 2021 20:49
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Kruller posted:Hey now, let's be fair. Final Destination was schlocky Rube Goldberg violence, which is more entertaining. Cartoonish in some respects. Silly poo poo like dropping a piano on someone from 20 stories up or having someone walk directly in front of a speeding bus.
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Leisure suit Larry getting AIDS and dying with a glowing red crotch right at the start of the game sure was something 12 year-old me was not ready to see.
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Retro Futurist posted:It all starts with Dragon's Lair I own that game on so many formats at this point lol. I love me some Don Bluth laserdisc games.
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Sep 4, 2021 18:03
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Casnorf posted:Invincible is a deconstruction of the violence you're complaining about, and neither the show nor the comic shy away from depicting the reactions and consequences of that hyperviolence. The comic loses its way after a bit bit is a fun ride, and the show has only had one season yet. The Boys does this extremely well too. Season 1 was perfect. Season 2 was a step back although it did feature a villain who was an actual honest-to-God Nazi named… Stormfront Lol
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Casnorf posted:Also really like The Boys, even though Karl Urban was the reason I started watching. I don’t do the binge watching thing that often but I got through both seasons of that in a couple weeks.
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oldpainless posted:I tried Obra Dinn and got really frustrated and then tried again a few months later with my wife and we finished it and it was a lot more fun. Plus the soundtrack slaps. It’s a horror story right? I’m definitely interested now. If I can play it in bed at night with my ladyfriend, I’m down Edit: not a sex thing, just something to do instead of watching Netflix
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Sep 5, 2021 00:43
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RoboRodent posted:I beat Hades last night. Limped out of the last fight with a whole 7 hit points, but I did it. I was aware I was getting close, while also knowing there was a lot of stuff in the game I hadn't done, skills to unlock and weapons to enhance, people to make friends with, and I wasn't sure if I was going to want to keep playing past that point, even if there was so much more to unlock. I beat the final boss for the first time yesterday with aegis/aspect of chaos and the ares special doom buff along with a bunch of the Artemis + crit perks. As if that wasn’t enough, I also got the legendary perk that makes the Ares call do incremental damage on consecutive hits from Charon’s shop in Styx. It ate half his 2nd form’s health bar in one use lol. I think it’s kinda cool that bosses will react to what you’re doing situationally. Like the final boss will shield himself and summon minions if you damage him too fast. Also occasionally if you use a call ability on him, he’ll say “how dare you drag the olympians into this” and throw up an invulnerable shield. Now I have to go back and beat it again but I’m not looking forward to it since the only weapons I like are the shield and the spear and I have no more titan blood to upgrade the others. Edit: also I’m kinda annoyed that the achievements for this game are hosed just like Returnal. Some of them unlock fine, some refuse to no matter what (catching fish from each region, killing the skeleton guy 15 times) Frank Frank has a new favorite as of 13:24 on Sep 7, 2021 |
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Alhazred posted:I also like that while Senua looks "regular" she still looks distinctive. She has tattoos, blue facepaint and is one of the few white people that looks good with dreads. Same but with Aloy from HZD. She’s just a normal looking woman. They don’t even make her wear female boob armor or any of that bullshit.
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Sep 7, 2021 13:18
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bewilderment posted:This doesn't actually happen at all. The shields and minions happen at set health percentages. He absolutely does say the thing about "the other olympians" - maybe shielding at that exact moment was a coincidence but it didn't look like it
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Sep 7, 2021 13:32
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christmas boots posted:Shielding is at set percentages, which is what I think they were referring to Win #2 came with the lovely bow of all things and in a heat run to boot
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packetmantis posted:The bow owns. I did it with the vanilla bow. Just unlocked the homing special perk and it does indeed own now. The vanilla bow just kinda sucks. 4 clears now. I’m either getting better or stronger or both. The last kill on the final boss I had that duo perk where if your cast diamonds are on the ground, they deal continuous lighting damage. I had a 4th cast diamond from chaos. I just shot my spell nonsense at the pillars in the middle of the room and ran away screaming for the entire fight. Worked like a charm.
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I just finished Hades and man, I just wish there was more of it. Supergiant doesn’t really do DLC or sequels. What a fantastic story and a fun twist on the original Greek myth. The ending was just perfect - especially the final boss fight. I haven’t been into a game like this since Binding of Isaac and I’m sad it’s over after just a few days.
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Dewgy posted:So when you say “finished”… Through the epilogue I have some dialogue tree things I can still do and some companions I can unlock. I guess I could stick around to 100% all the weapons but I don’t see the point. Edit: it’s still fun though. Now that I know the win condition formulas, it’ll be a fun game to smoke a bowl to and just zone out. I had a couple runs I thought were doomed that I managed to pull out somehow due to weird interactions. Frank Frank has a new favorite as of 04:07 on Sep 9, 2021 |
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Len posted:I think I have all the weapons, still trinkets to get Also I’m the opposite of this dude. Why even play the game if that’s your attitude?
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Brandfarlig posted:Yeah Styx is close to free, it's Elysium that can be a huge bitch. The only thing dangerous in Styx is poison spam being annoying as poo poo when you have low damage to bosses. Elysium especially when you start turning the heat up and suddenly everything there has healthbars 2x normal size + armor. Those loving archer swarms are the absolute worst. I have found very few builds which can dish out the necessary damage to deal with +10 heat in there. The machine gun/grenade launcher thing works well. If you can swing the rocket launcher upgrade and triple shot with it, it's pretty much easy mode assuming you can get a couple Chaos/Artemis power-ups to boost the damage a bit. I have rarely had issues with Styx unless you get super unlucky and have to do all 5-6 chambers. Plus you get a heal at the end without having to fight the boss and a ton of cash for last-minute upgrades. quote:there's never a god that I'm disappointed to encounter Aphrodite's stuff is pretty weak except for her insane call ability that does a metric fuckton of damage along with a 7 second charm that actually works on some bosses Also don't sleep on turning up the heat especially the "extreme measures" thing that remixes the boss fights. The Elysium fight is particularly hilarious: Theseus gets a horseless chariot, gold armor and dual wields motherfucking machine guns. He spends the fight racing around the arena cackling like a madman. Funny as hell Frank Frank has a new favorite as of 04:51 on Sep 10, 2021 |
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By the time you get to Styx, you'll likely have a build that will obliterate all the little chambers though. The only tough part is the final rooms in each chamber that are filled with poison/blade trap spam.
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Yeah, I figured out pretty quickly that trying to melee the final boss was a risky strategy at best. He has very few windows where you can get in, hit him and dodge away. His swing arcs are incredibly wide, especially in his 2nd phase so if you don’t have some sort of mobility upgrade from Hermes, one screw up will cost you quite a bit. I usually use something like a spell or ranged attacks while constantly running away to whittle down his health and take melee shots only when I’m sure it’s safe. I think that’s the main reason I hate the sword weapon. You can have a fantastic melee build that will get you all the way to the final boss and he’ll just wreck you since he’s immune to knock back and hit stun. The only way I was able to ever beat him with the sword was to use aspect of Poseidon and go full caster build which is incredibly luck-dependent in the early game - because you aren’t getting through Elysium with a cast build unless you’re really racking up damage - and the set of boons you need are fairly specific (exit wounds, casting speed, one of the bigger “nuke” spells etc). I haven’t tried out excalibur yet but it looks kinda promising. Speaking of which, I’ve unlocked most of the hidden weapon aspects except for the machine gun and the fists. I have both upgraded to at least level 4 in one aspect with another at at least level 2 but haven’t had anyone give me the key phrase for either. Zeus and Artemis both commented on the gun but neither did anything with it. Am I doing something wrong or is it just one of those “keep playing and it’ll eventually happen” things? Edit: also if you’re having trouble with the final boss, Eurydice’s keepsake is incredibly useful for both learning his attack patterns and staying alive. I usually run Persephone’s for the first 3 levels and then switch to Eurydice for Styx. Frank Frank has a new favorite as of 12:13 on Sep 10, 2021 |
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Cleretic posted:The fists actually need to be shown to Asterius solo, so it can be a little bit of a tough one. The gun needs to be shown to Zeus, which you can rig for; all you should really need to do there is have spent five titan blood into the gun, so presuming you've done that... just keep going in with Zeus' trinket and the gun? Ah to the Bull? I didn’t know that. I actually did that last night but he had his new fancy armor on so we talked about that instead. Oh well. One of the things I love about these sorts of games is that everyone develops their own strategies for dealing with challenges. There’s no right or wrong way to go about it as long as you win in the end. Always fun to hear other people’s impressions. Frank Frank has a new favorite as of 12:18 on Sep 10, 2021 |
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Biplane posted:Im at about 35 runs and I can reliably hit Hades now but still no win. Closest I got was with the bow actually, got some insane upgrades for the spread and it did hellacious damage. I got hades to about 25% on his second health bar The vanilla bow/Zagreus aspect is hot garbage but both aspect of Chiron and aspect of Hera are incredibly good for the final boss. I actually have more wins racked up with the bow than any other weapon which is funny because I thought it was too slow/clunky at first.
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FFXIV Porn posted:i did a bunch of hades speedrunning and at the time gun with soak your own special aspect was the go-to strat. it utterly demolished everything in the game no problem, with the only caveat that it was murder on my hands so i didn't try it for very long. i got the run down to 9:xx or so before i had to tap out, i'm sure the wr is way shorter now. 9 minutes?!? Jesus I think my best time is like 25. My favorite builds are the gun with either Hestia or the “soak your own special” aspect boosting special crit damage as high as I can get it to go or the shield with aspect of chaos and huge ares doom buffs on special paired with that Daedalus upgrade that makes the shield ricochet 4x. The mayhem is hilarious. I also like that the 20% darkness/gem bonus on a random weapon each run really forces you to learn them all instead of just fixating on one. Good game design. Frank Frank has a new favorite as of 12:43 on Sep 10, 2021 |
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Brandfarlig posted:I hear good things about the Chiron upgrade but Hera shreds bosses with any decent cast. It's about as safe as you can be without the shield. The shield chumps the last boss since he can't hit through it for poo poo. You need the right upgrades to make Chiron work. Like the Daedalus upgrade that makes consecutive hits with your special do incremental damage and +special crit. Also another thing some people don’t seem to realize is that the Chiron “mark” isn’t just for one special hit. You can land an attack and then land 2-3 tracking specials before you have to attack again. Hera is still my favorite though.
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Theseus can be a pain - it totally depends on what god he calls. Some are just horrific (Zeus, Dionysus). Others not so bad. I just had the funniest run ive had so far. I got the crystal beam Demeter cast early on and then like, every single boon to buff it somehow: Chaos +cast damage Crystal Beam Glacial Glare Pressure Points Battle Rage Deadly Flourish (barely used lol) Greatest Reflex Hunters Mark Demeter's Aid - which builds CRAZY fast with the doom beams active Drunken Dash Strong Drink Crystal Clarity (duo that makes the beams hit harder and last longer) Urge to Kill Positive Outlook Arctic Blast Flurry Cast Cruel Thrust and Double Nova (barely used again) I’d just walk into a room, drop all 3 death laser turrets and everything would instantly melt. I didn’t actually have to do anything else. Theseus and the bull melted almost instantly. Theseus took a little more time due to his shield but it was still a joke. Hades went down without even touching my acorn. Aspect of Poseidon/sword. Hilariously, I knew the build I was going for but asphodel was rough because of a +60% enemy spawn chaos thing and I lost 2 respawns. Shortly after, I got the laser tracking thing and it was all over. Edit: wow ok the Lucifer aspect is super disappointing. I turned the difficulty way down to just run buck wild with it and it’s so slow and lovely I just got fed up and let myself die in Styx. Double Edit: Also just FYI - you don't have to be wielding the weapon to get the unlocking phrase from Zeus. I was using the fists and he gave it to me anyway. Frank Frank has a new favorite as of 15:02 on Sep 11, 2021 |
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Lowtax was kinda obsessed with EDF. Is it fun? Is it anime? Is there another comparable franchise?
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Ok I’ll poke around for used EDF games for PS4/5. Any particular one I should start with?
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Jesus Christ the prices for EDF5 for PS4 on eBay are insane
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christmas boots posted:How many good console shooters were there before Halo? I know there was Goldeneye but it seems like Halo was the big moment for console shooters hitting the main stream. I really dug Marathon when I was a kid but it doesn’t hold up. Then again I had a Mac so my options were limited
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John Murdoch posted:Some fun Hades interactions: Yeah the fishing thing is funny. He accuses the fish of mocking/taunting him. All of the gods apparently say something unique when you try and use their own call against them. Dionysus said,” Seriously bro?”. I want to see the others too but it’s such a specific set of circumstances you have to set up in order to make it happen. The amount of unique dialog in this game is astounding. Seriously, I have no idea how many “Zagreus dies” narrations there are after he escapes, but I have yet to hear a repeat. Also little stuff like - if you happen to fight Tisiphone a LARGE number of times, she starts attempting (and failing) to say your name rather than just screaming “MURDER!” over and over. Frank Frank has a new favorite as of 03:25 on Sep 23, 2021 |
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RoboRodent posted:My favourite "Zagreus dies" narration bit that I've heard is "Zagreus met a snake and greeted it as a friend! The snake bit him and he died." The narrator starts saying stuff like “yeah let’s just say he inhaled mold or something” later on. My favorite one is where he steps on a rake Sideshow Bob style and somehow that kills him. I think he also got murdered by a goat at some point. Edit: I also genuinely laughed at the part where the narrator gives away a major story beat just before Zagreus discovers it himself. Zagreus freaks out (because he can hear and often comments on the narrator’s dialogue) and the narrator says “Well, he would have found it anyway”. Frank Frank has a new favorite as of 03:26 on Sep 23, 2021 |
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