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Adam Bowen posted:Twilight changed vampires fundamentally by turning them into whiny pussies that sparkle in the daylight, not by making them sexual/romantic creatures. They're still creepy rapists, it's just that now the audience is totally into that. Like, if a vampire suddenly appeared in your bedroom while you were sleeping, that'd be the scariest loving thing that could possible happen. But in Twilight, it's a romantic gesture.
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MarsDragon posted:Oh no! Such an incisive and cutting argument! I am undone! It was about as incisive and cutting as "People only hate Twilight because teens like it!" so you deserve nothing less.
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Feb 20, 2014 22:04
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For me Twilight is bad for just one simple reason. Sparkling isn't a weakness. The whole point of it is that daylight stops these fuckers dead and is one of the few things actually holding back the dark hordes. I mean there's shitloads of other weaknesses like running water, wooden stakes, not being allowed in a room without permission, etc etc. Symphony of the Night actually handles the running water as a weakness really well. Twilight's is literally sparkles and massive massive blood loss. There's no compelling reason why vampires aren't all over the place ruling like kings. Also horror movies from the 80s/90s really makes this stuff look unbelievably tame.
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Feb 20, 2014 22:47
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I feel like judging the combat based on this tutorial level is maybe a bit quick to judge, I'm sure we'll get hella powers to mix it up. Mirror of fate has good boss fights and looks neat as heck but it is very shallow and suffers heavily from their decision to split it up. If you just played as one guy with all the toys and the rooms were the same, just more connected, it would be strictly better.
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Feb 20, 2014 23:12
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The atmosphere and art direction in LOS2 looks slick, and I have no doubt that the demo is the typical "Let's dumb this poo poo down for new players" that every game unfortunately does now; the first one had that similarly weak village and forest section before it took off. Plus, the promise of Darksiders 3/Zelda with Dracula is tempting.
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Feb 21, 2014 01:09
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At this point I'd sooner get a Castlevania game out of Dark souls 2, running around with a whip.
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Feb 21, 2014 01:11
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Buckwheat Sings posted:For me Twilight is bad for just one simple reason. Sparkling isn't a weakness.  The only reason I'm okay with this is in the hopes that somebody looking for Twilight will get a nasty surprise.
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Feb 21, 2014 13:25
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So Lords of Shadow 2 is almost out. For all of Lords of Shadows 1's problems I actually prefer it to God of War 3 (both those games share quite a few as a matter of fact) as far as braindead action game spectacles go. The demo seemed decent I guess even though they're reusing the light/dark mechanic again. Hopefully the power balance is better because each subsequent power in the first game in either tier made the previous power completely obsolete. no need for a cross beam power if you just spin at a million miles an hour for a similar amount of magic.
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Feb 21, 2014 13:38
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Hakkesshu posted:I've been going through Mirror of Fate and holy poo poo is that game awful, so this will probably seem like a revelation by comparison. I can't figure out what they were going for. It's just.. So bad.
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Anatharon posted:I can't figure out what they were going for. It's just.. So bad. I have to think it's just a case of "we didn't know how the gently caress to develop for that system", because although LoS isn't perfect, the gap in quality and scope between that and Mirror of Fate is astronomic. It's so loving bad. Everything is dark as poo poo and you can't see anything, the controls are horrible, the physics are a mess, what you can see is ugly and grungy as gently caress, the framerate is aaaaawful, death traps everywhere, loving FALL DAMAGE IN A 2D PLATFORMER HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIT, etc. It's one of the worst games I've played in years. Note I'm playing the XBLA version. Like when I booted it up I almost couldn't believe how bad it looked and how poorly it ran/felt. Hakkesshu fucked around with this message at 13:53 on Feb 21, 2014 |
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Feb 21, 2014 13:50
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I bet it still sold better than OoE or HoD 
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Finally completed Mirror of Fate. I enjoyed it. The boss fights were really fun, and while I didn't really like the music tracks of Lords of Shadow all too much, the music tracks I did hear in Mirror of Fate started to grow on me and become enjoyable. The story I thought was rather interesting in how they meshed old Castlevania lore with the new timeline. I also think it does a much better job of showing how the Brotherhood of Light are a bunch of dicks. The game also had some genuinely decent platforming moments as well. Where I think the game fails is that the combat against many of the enemies is pretty simplistic. You get all the aerial dodge moves that you will barely use, but when you do execute them properly, it feels nice. The backtracking is monotonous as well to the point where I didn't even bother to return to previous areas because it was just a hassle to get over there.
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Was I the only one who loved the cheesy 3D effects they used on the 3DS version of Mirror of Fate? I mean if you're going to use 3D, you might as well go for stuff like killing a zombie enemy causes their arm to fly "out" at the viewer like a boomerang during their death animation instead of holding back to be "tasteful" or something.
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:I bet it still sold better than OoE or HoD OoE DID sell pretty well which is part of what annoys me so much. My opinion of OoE is well established in this thread but c'mon. blackguy32 posted:Finally completed Mirror of Fate. I enjoyed it. The boss fights were really fun, and while I didn't really like the music tracks of Lords of Shadow all too much, the music tracks I did hear in Mirror of Fate started to grow on me and become enjoyable. Do you really, really, really like God of War? I didn't think anyone liked Mirror of Fate.
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ThePhenomenalBaby posted:So Lords of Shadow 2 is almost out. For all of Lords of Shadows 1's problems I actually prefer it to God of War 3 (both those games share quite a few as a matter of fact) as far as braindead action game spectacles go. I actually really liked LoS1 for some reason I can't put my finger on. But with the reviews it's getting I think I'm going to wait for LoS2 to go on sale for $20 in a month and half.
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Feb 28, 2014 22:05
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The Moon Monster posted:I actually really liked LoS1 for some reason I can't put my finger on. But with the reviews it's getting I think I'm going to wait for LoS2 to go on sale for $20 in a month and half. This is the correct option. Even if you end up liking it more than I did you're almost not going to like it $60 worth.
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Feb 28, 2014 22:07
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So far the parts of LoS2 that take place in the past with you just going through your castle are pretty cool. I've fought a golem and the gorgon sisters so far and that's pretty rad. The parts in the future where you are changing into a rat and platforming over electrified water and throwing bats at grenade-launching mooks to stealth by because they can kill you in one hit and you're not able to attack are incredibly stupid.
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Feb 28, 2014 22:11
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Phantasium posted:So far the parts of LoS2 that take place in the past with you just going through your castle are pretty cool. I've fought a golem and the gorgon sisters so far and that's pretty rad. Forced stealth in an action game is always a bad idea. How have devs not learned this yet?
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I've been playing LoS2 and I'm having a ton of fun with it. Enemies could stand to have a lot fewer unblockable attacks but, whatever. I'm especially loving the new take on the original lore with the Belmonts and Alucard. I haven't beaten it yet but at this point I have high hopes for the conclusion.
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Monkey Fracas posted:Forced stealth in an action game is always a bad idea. How have devs not learned this yet? The best part is that they keep the forced stealth long after you're doing things like slaying "the most powerful class of demon to ever exist" and stuff like that. Killing the ultimate forces of Satan? Piece of cake. Wooooah, these guards with grenade launchers? gently caress no, I gotta sneak! SpazmasterX posted:I've been playing LoS2 and I'm having a ton of fun with it. Enemies could stand to have a lot fewer unblockable attacks but, whatever. I'm especially loving the new take on the original lore with the Belmonts and Alucard. I haven't beaten it yet but at this point I have high hopes for the conclusion. Prepare for disappointment. Even people who like the game think the ending sucks.
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ImpAtom posted:Prepare for disappointment. Even people who like the game think the ending sucks. Eh maybe. But I still like ME3 in spite of its ending. Protip though people, definitely install the game to your hard drive. Some of the loadtimes can be painfully long if you don't.
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SpazmasterX posted:Eh maybe. But I still like ME3 in spite of its ending. It isn't ME3 bad so it isn't like that. It's just a total fizzle.
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I liked Mirror of fate, as well. I thought it was a lot better at the end when I had more attacks, but still pretty good. It's a shame that the design philosophy of the classic series seems to be lost to the mists of time though. The last one done in that vein was (i think) the snes port of dracula X, which wasn't as good as many entries in the series, but it still holds a special place for me as it was the first castlevania I actually owned.
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SpazmasterX posted:Protip though people, definitely install the game to your hard drive. Some of the loadtimes can be painfully long if you don't. Eh, what? Did you mean SSD? How bad can they be without an SSD?
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Full Battle Rattle posted:I liked Mirror of fate, as well. I thought it was a lot better at the end when I had more attacks, but still pretty good. It's a shame that the design philosophy of the classic series seems to be lost to the mists of time though. The last one done in that vein was (i think) the snes port of dracula X, which wasn't as good as many entries in the series, but it still holds a special place for me as it was the first castlevania I actually owned. There's Castlevania Adventure Rebirth on Wii, and it's pretty decent.
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Pomp posted:Eh, what? Did you mean SSD? How bad can they be without an SSD? He's probably referring to consoles.
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Monkey Fracas posted:Forced stealth in an action game is always a bad idea. How have devs not learned this yet? Prince of DARKNESS duhhh! Dark. Sneaky. Shadows... Right?  Apart from that, so far LoS2 is scratching my DMC itch nicely, and it looks fantastic. Definitely n'thing way too much shiny stuff in combat though. Losing way too many combos because I can't see a enemy starting to swing due to a overabundance of  AWESOME DAMAGE EFFECTS when getting my rampage on.
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in case you guys missed the news, the development of LoS2 was a mess. one guy has anonymously posted how awful and lovely it was, and specifically mentioned the shoehorned in stealth sections.
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Full Battle Rattle posted:in case you guys missed the news, the development of LoS2 was a mess. one guy has anonymously posted how awful and lovely it was, and specifically mentioned the shoehorned in stealth sections. Yeah, it sounds like the game basically got John Romero'd, minus the hilarious advertising.
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limited posted:LoS2 is scratching my DMC itch nicely Uh what? Or do you just mean you wanted to play any brawler / action game?
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Full Battle Rattle posted:in case you guys missed the news, the development of LoS2 was a mess. one guy has anonymously posted how awful and lovely it was, and specifically mentioned the shoehorned in stealth sections. Got a link? I'd love to read about it.
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:Uh what? Or do you just mean you wanted to play any brawler / action game? He might mean DmC not DMC, maybe?
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Phantasium posted:Got a link? I'd love to read about it. This post has some of the allegations.
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:This post has some of the allegations. Well poo poo, for some reason I didn't bother looking for a topic for LoS2.
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Rollersnake posted:There's Castlevania Adventure Rebirth on Wii, and it's pretty decent. I love Rebirth. It plays just like a classic style game, looks great with totally original sprite work, and it has a pretty cool Dracula fight too. My one kinda gripe with it though is that you can't jump on and off of stairs.
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Dresh posted:totally original sprite work Not even close, but it's still a cool game.
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Phantasium posted:Well poo poo, for some reason I didn't bother looking for a topic for LoS2. I did, but for some reason all I found was this one.
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I'm playing through Dawn of Sorrow for the first time and holy poop, drawing those Seals is annoying. I think I've killed Zephyr like ten times now through the game deciding my lines aren't accurate enough, or something.
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DeathChicken posted:I'm playing through Dawn of Sorrow for the first time and holy poop, drawing those Seals is annoying. I think I've killed Zephyr like ten times now through the game deciding my lines aren't accurate enough, or something. Trick is not to rush, you have all the time in the world to pull out the stylus, the timer doesn't start until you start drawing. I don't think I ever failed one in the entire game.
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DeathChicken posted:I'm playing through Dawn of Sorrow for the first time and holy poop, drawing those Seals is annoying. I think I've killed Zephyr like ten times now through the game deciding my lines aren't accurate enough, or something. Remember, the timer doesn't start until you start drawing so you have all the time you want to get ready.
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