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Inco posted:Fishing is boring and annoying in real life, so I don't get why developers keep putting it in their games. There's a lot of wrong things posted on this thread but bad mouthing fishing is incredibly wrong.
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Captain Lavender posted:I'm finally playing Halo 4 for the first time, thanks to the Master Chief Collection that came out today. My first major gripe... I'm guessing was a common one? I purposefully didn't read anything about the game before now. I thought that was a problem with all of the new enemy types in 4. They were all ammo sponges that took way too long to kill.
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Nov 12, 2014 11:15
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muscles like this? posted:I thought that was a problem with all of the new enemy types in 4. They were all ammo sponges that took way too long to kill. I was going to go back and try to beat the game again. This was the reason why I quit the first time around. Is it worth just dropping the difficulty so things are wet noodles? or should I just trudge through the sponges.
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Nov 12, 2014 16:28
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m.hache posted:I was going to go back and try to beat the game again. This was the reason why I quit the first time around. Frankly, I'd say it's not worth retrying the campaign at all, since it's basically just Microsoft beating the corpse of a dead franchise with a few hours' worth of limp, samey gameplay that's basically only there to accompany/pad out a "shocking" (read: bullshit) new story, half of which you can't even access within the game itself but can easily find on YouTube in all its fan-fictiony, semi-animated glory. Really, if you're that interested in Halo 4's campaign, you're probably better off just looking up all the cutscenes on YouTube and saving yourself the trouble of actually trying to play it again.
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Nov 12, 2014 20:12
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Jesus Christ, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, could you maybe give me a little bit of time to get acquainted with you before Zerg rushing me with 11 killer robots?
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Nov 12, 2014 21:27
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I picked up Dungeon of the Endless recently and I love it, I can't find any problems with the mechanics. The gameplay is satisfying and forces adaptation in a really elegant way. I've sunk a lot of time on it and will sink much more in the future. That said, I can't stand how every single character is a boring psycho version of Han Solo. The between-level dialogue on the elevators is so insipid, it makes me want to hand-gently caress my own rear end each time I beat a level just to get my mind off it. "Huh, I haven't killed anything in a few minutes. Feels weird." "I'm claustrophobic, sorry in advance if I fly into a psychotic rage." "Whoever is humming that song. Stop it or I will kill you." "So where's the button for the floor full of hot chicks?" Really? You designed all these cool looking characters, a plethora of combinations for me to enjoy as part of my team of survivors and you're going to make them all spout the same wack vernacular, no significant dimensions of character to speak of? Though I suppose it's rare for a video-game to actually be well-written.
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Nov 12, 2014 22:46
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Coolie Ghost posted:I picked up Dungeon of the Endless recently and I love it, I can't find any problems with the mechanics. The gameplay is satisfying and forces adaptation in a really elegant way. I've sunk a lot of time on it and will sink much more in the future. Interestingly enough some of the heroes actually do have unique combinations if you use both of them. Like the Chef and the guy obsessed with pain (can't remember his name). That particular combination gives an actual passive skill for both after like 3 unique elevator conversations. In general though yeah, some more elevator dialogue would have been good.
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Nov 12, 2014 22:55
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Captain Lavender posted:I'm finally playing Halo 4 for the first time, thanks to the Master Chief Collection that came out today. My first major gripe... I'm guessing was a common one? I purposefully didn't read anything about the game before now. The weapon mechanics are conventional but fun. The vehicle sections are better when you're with a friend. One major thing that I think Bungie/343 learned from Halo 1 and 2 is that not every level has to be an 'Attack on the Control Room' slog through 20 different areas. The levels in 4 are much shorter and varied than previous games. The best thing for Promethean Knights is to take out the Watcher first with a DMR or Light Rifle then find a plasma weapon and melt the Knight's shields off quick and try to get a double tap on that teeny head. Beating the game on Legendary is doable even without plasma pistols or storm rifles, but trying for example to finish the level Forerunner with Tilt on is drat near impossible even on heroic. People say Promethean weapons are better against shields, but that's not true at all. Don't punish yourself. If you think Legendary is a slog, knock it down to Heroic, but don't even bother with the weekly challenges that ask you to do any level with Promethean Knights and Tilt skull on. Rick_Hunter has a new favorite as of 00:32 on Nov 13, 2014 |
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I know we don't post game reviews here, but Stephen Totilo's AssCreed: Unity review just reads like 'Thing dragging this game down.txt' for every AssCreed game ever made.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:17
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I think I prefer the original Binding of Issac, new is one full or far to many cheap gotcha hits or taking damage literally as you enter the room, I could generally beat the original with even trash but not here, lots of items mix very poorly with others as well. I also apparently need to crank up my brightness to max or some poo poo because I literally cannot see certain enemies on dark floors till I eat a hit.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:19
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Rick_Hunter posted:I know we don't post game reviews here, but Stephen Totilo's AssCreed: Unity review just reads like 'Thing dragging this game down.txt' for every AssCreed game ever made. Ouch, he really enjoyed the much-maligned AC3 but hates Unity. Doesn't bode well. e: quote:You'll need some good lockpicking skills to open some of them. That's fine. But to open the so-called Initiates chests? You need to be signed on for Initiates, Ubi's web-based Assassin's Creed series hub. Oh, this poo poo again? Who can be arsed with hubs for every game? I think the only one I ever used was for Halo 2. quote:This wouldn't be so aggravating if there weren't other treasure chests that could only be opened if you have been using the game's iOS and Android companion app. Walton Simons has a new favorite as of 03:15 on Nov 13, 2014 |
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Nov 13, 2014 03:06
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The thing currently dragging the Choice Of games down for me is the way they limit your ability to explore the game. You have one 'save slot', and it auto-saves with each decision you make, so if you want to see the effects of a different decision, you have to start the game completely over. I'm sure it's a design philosophy, and I'm equally sure it's a sucky one.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:10
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AC:Unity has a micro transaction that costs $99 dollars. AC:Unity is amazing really, it should be game design curriculum from this point forward as to how you not make a game.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:32
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Alteisen posted:AC:Unity has a micro transaction that costs $99 dollars. Like 90% of games with purchasable currency include the $99 option.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:42
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Aphrodite posted:Like 90% of games with purchasable currency include the $99 option. https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Something_Special_For_Someone_Special
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Nov 13, 2014 04:25
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DotA 2 has items that are literal thousands of dollars but that doesn't really make it better.
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Nov 13, 2014 04:44
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Anatharon posted:DotA 2 has items that are literal thousands of dollars but that doesn't really make it better. To be fair aren't they just things traded between the community? Its not like Valve is actually selling "sparkly hat of sperg, 12,000 USD  " at the store is it?
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Nov 13, 2014 04:55
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Aphrodite posted:Like 90% of games with purchasable currency include the $99 option. Aren't those usually F2P though?
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Nov 13, 2014 04:58
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FredMSloniker posted:The thing currently dragging the Choice Of games down for me is the way they limit your ability to explore the game. You have one 'save slot', and it auto-saves with each decision you make, so if you want to see the effects of a different decision, you have to start the game completely over. I'm sure it's a design philosophy, and I'm equally sure it's a sucky one. This is especially annoying in games with multiple paths, but even in the most straightforward FPS or whatever, sometimes you just want to gently caress around and see what happens without it affecting your game. 
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Nov 13, 2014 05:19
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Alteisen posted:Aren't those usually F2P though? Yeah, but they're definitely mimicking a freemium game. They have the whole multiple currencies thing going on. Apparently you have a generic currency, one for upgrading equipment and then you have the premium funbux that can be used as a replacement for the former two. It's all very scummy in freemium games, so I can't imagine what made anyone think it would be a good fit in a paid game. If the equipment carries over to a PvP mode, it'll also turn the first weeks of multiplayer in a "pay2win game".
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Nov 13, 2014 09:32
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Who What Now posted:Jesus Christ, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, could you maybe give me a little bit of time to get acquainted with you before Zerg rushing me with 11 killer robots? Wait, isn't the first one like, a month old? How the gently caress is there a sequel?
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khwarezm posted:To be fair aren't they just things traded between the community? Its not like Valve is actually selling "sparkly hat of sperg, 12,000 USD Sort of. They basically obey the hat barons when they say "Don't make this item available" again though. (see: Alpine Ursa, Dragonclaw Hook, etc) Cleretic posted:Wait, isn't the first one like, a month old? How the gently caress is there a sequel? It's not a really complex game.
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Cleretic posted:Wait, isn't the first one like, a month old? How the gently caress is there a sequel? Make hay while the furries are jerking off, as the saying goes.
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Nov 13, 2014 13:00
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Mierenneuker posted:Yeah, but they're definitely mimicking a freemium game. They have the whole multiple currencies thing going on. Apparently you have a generic currency, one for upgrading equipment and then you have the premium funbux that can be used as a replacement for the former two. Especially considering that Microsoft tried the same thing with all of their Xbone titles and got nothing but bad press and poor sales.
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Cleretic posted:Wait, isn't the first one like, a month old? How the gently caress is there a sequel? Scott Cawthon works fast. Also, strike while the iron is hot. Didn't he take like 2 weeks to make the first one?
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Luisfe posted:Scott Cawthon works fast. Also, strike while the iron is hot. Didn't he take like 2 weeks to make the first one? He also decided to release the game a month early because he didn't like his vendor's demo policies or something.
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Oxxidation posted:He also decided to release the game a month early because he didn't like his vendor's demo policies or something. Works for me. I actually find the game really charming and I enjoy speculating about the story because I am a huge nerd. I avoid the community around the game as much as possible though. E: FNaF1 came out in July. So a little under four months. And yeah, it's just 90% still images so it's not like he has to program complex animations or anything. Who What Now has a new favorite as of 19:46 on Nov 13, 2014 |
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Nov 13, 2014 19:44
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The sailor moon arcade beat em up is one of the most bizarrely difficult games I've ever played, mobs are dense as hell, your standard combo does almost no damage, bosses can stunlock you into infinity and the timer is the least forgiving thing I've ever seen.
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So I got BoI: Rebirth thanks to PS+, and jesus gently caress did they just gut the difficulty or something? I put 18 hours into the original and never beat mom, sat down with Rebirth and got to her on my first go, beat her on my second. Between that, those loving annoying hands that don't do anything more than annoy you by sending you back to the start of a floor, and the fact that the nice drawn art is now generic indie pixel poo poo, I'm not sure if I want to play any more of it.
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ShootaBoy posted:So I got BoI: Rebirth thanks to PS+, and jesus gently caress did they just gut the difficulty or something? The difficulty is the same as ever. Turn it up to Hard if you're not being challenged. And I'm still laughing at people who are mourning the trashy Flash scribble art, like this: ha ha ha ha haaaa
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Oxxidation posted:The difficulty is the same as ever. Turn it up to Hard if you're not being challenged. The only thing I'm missing from the original is the music. There's a mod for the PC version, but I'll wait until it's a bit further along before installing it. That's not to say I don't like the new music, and there are some great sound effects like the discord that plays whenever the Devil Room is opened. I've also been playing Rebirth on Hard from the start, and it definitely is an uphill struggle. There are very few health drops, but enemies still do the same damage, so you just need to get better at getting through unscathed.
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ShootaBoy posted:So I got BoI: Rebirth thanks to PS+, and jesus gently caress did they just gut the difficulty or something? Isaac controls ten times better now which makes it so much easier to not get hit by enemies. That's probably why it seems easier.
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ShootaBoy posted:and the fact that the nice drawn art is now generic indie pixel poo poo, I'm not sure if I want to play any more of it. I don't understand how people say this. The art is the exact same. The only thing that's really changed is the paintbrush, not the design itself. Edit: Radically different art!  
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Morpheus posted:I don't understand how people say this. The art is the exact same. The only thing that's really changed is the paintbrush, not the design itself. In all honesty the art style works much better with vectors.
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Xoidanor posted:In all honesty the art style works much better with vectors. Oh I agree, I personally prefer the hand-drawn look more than the pixel stuff, but it's not something that'd turn me off from the game or anything. Some people are getting really annoyed at it for some reason. Fun fact, the creator of the game prefers the pixel style.
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There's a filter option. Also, you BOI purists are nuts. I could never go back to that flash abomination.
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Nov 14, 2014 21:53
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The old vectors suck poo poo and were one of the worst parts of the old game, the new style is way better in every way. Just be glad they didn't go with the 8 bit idea that was floated around
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The only issue with the new art style is that some of the old item sprites were just run through a converter, while the new items all had new sprites drawn specifically for the new style. Since the old items wayyyyy outnumber new ones, some of the new ones look like total poo poo EG: Magic Fingers.
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Oldstench posted:There's a filter option. Also, you BOI purists are nuts. I could never go back to that flash abomination. Purist? All I said was my experience with the game made it seem like the difficulty was really pared down, and that I liked the original art style. When it came out 99% of indie games were retro 8-bit things, and I found it a refreshing change up. Plus I haven't played BoI in like 2 years, I got my fun out of it.
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Morpheus posted:Oh I agree, I personally prefer the hand-drawn look more than the pixel stuff, but it's not something that'd turn me off from the game or anything. Some people are getting really annoyed at it for some reason. Fun fact, the creator of the game prefers the pixel style. I think BoI was neat and I got it the day it came out but I don't know how people play it so much and little naggling things like that are enough for me to say "Not worth buying a second time" 
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