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Rhonne
Feb 13, 2012

HGH posted:

Man that was great. MK cross Friends, Test Your Might, the Krypt... I wonder if the other ladder endings have poo poo like the Kamidogu or Shujinko too.
And Shinnok is voiced by Troy Baker? Man I didn't even notice that was him, seeing him get his face beat down is even better now. Although him turning into litteraly Diablo as the final boss is such a move down from Shao Khan.

Cassie Cage's ending is great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r6d8HJVrIQ

This guy also has all of the other ladder ending on his channel.

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CJacobs
Apr 17, 2011

Reach for the moon!

Ahaha gently caress yes

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
I got really scared when Matt said there's bigger fanatics than them at MK, the same group that can name illogical dumb lore off the top of their heads.

HGH
Dec 20, 2011
I like the guys' observation on the news kids. So far there isn't really much to them at all(although they're still cool design wise). Then again, MK shouldn't be looked upon as some pinnacle of storytelling. Or should it rise up to the challenge?

Rhonne posted:

Cassie Cage's ending is great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r6d8HJVrIQ

This guy also has all of the other ladder ending on his channel.
Oh man those were all so great. This is like, callback/callforward porn.

Tae posted:

I got really scared when Matt said there's bigger fanatics than them at MK, the same group that can name illogical dumb lore off the top of their heads.
I have all the MKs memorized. Especially the PS2 ones. Suddenly I'm worried about myself.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




Tae posted:

I got really scared when Matt said there's bigger fanatics than them at MK, the same group that can name illogical dumb lore off the top of their heads.

They're the same as 2BF but the only difference is they're not negative on it. It's like how people enjoy Sonic 06 somehow. They're just kinda not put together right.

Kimmalah
Nov 14, 2005

Basically just a baby in a trenchcoat.


HGH posted:

I like the guys' observation on the news kids. So far there isn't really much to them at all(although they're still cool design wise). Then again, MK shouldn't be looked upon as some pinnacle of storytelling. Or should it rise up to the challenge?

Oh man those were all so great. This is like, callback/callforward porn.

I have all the MKs memorized. Especially the PS2 ones. Suddenly I'm worried about myself.

I should probably be worried too, since I knew as soon as Pat started talking about him that Quan Chi's very first appearance in the franchise was actually Defenders of the Realm (the kids cartoon) rather than MK Mythologies.

I get a little fuzzy on the newer ones, but I know way more about the "lore" than I should.

Kimmalah fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Apr 18, 2015

Charles Martel
Mar 7, 2007

"The Hero of the Age..."

The hero of all ages
After finally having some experience with Bloodborne, I started watching Pat and Woolie's videos of it and of course one of the very first things Pat does is book it past the werewolf that's supposed to kill you and runs through town without a weapon or anything. I didn't know those axe/torch guys can climb ladders after you. :stare:

Charles Martel fucked around with this message at 05:42 on Apr 19, 2015

Kimmalah
Nov 14, 2005

Basically just a baby in a trenchcoat.


I love how long it took them to notice that was Li Mei, to the point that Matt was joking about how silly it would be after she'd already mentioned her name. :v:

Charles Martel posted:

After finally having some experience with Bloodborne, I started watching Pat and Woolie's videos of it and of course one of the very first things Pat does is book it past the werewolf that's supposed to kill you and runs through town without a weapon or anything. I didn't know those axe/torch guys can climb ladders after you. :stare:

Running past enemies is kind of an old Souls game standby, usually if you're just focusing on killing a boss and don't want to risk dying/using your healing items on regular guys. Most of the Bloodborne levels I've played seem built with this in mind once you open all the shortcuts.

Of course with Pat it was more of a pride thing I think, although it didn't make much sense when he didn't have any weapons or items at all. Even Fromsoft is not that cruel.

Kimmalah fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Apr 19, 2015

HGH
Dec 20, 2011
For whatever reason he seems to consider the bloodvials in the same vein as healing gems/grass, as opposed to Estus flasks.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




HGH posted:

For whatever reason he seems to consider the bloodvials in the same vein as healing gems/grass Elixirs/Mega-Elixirs, as opposed to Estus flasks replenishable resources.

hoobajoo
Jun 2, 2004

HGH posted:

For whatever reason he seems to consider the bloodvials in the same vein as healing gems/grass, as opposed to Estus flasks.

It's really a hybrid, where the bloodvials are an item you have to farm for, but you can only carry 20 instead of 99. They're more like grass overall though, since enemies drop them frequently and healing too frequently can mean grinding for more.

Wordnumber
Jan 13, 2015
I think Liam mentioned that your Bloodvials should just refile like Estus and I have to agree because it really doesn't add much that they're so limited.

Kimmalah
Nov 14, 2005

Basically just a baby in a trenchcoat.


Wordnumber posted:

I think Liam mentioned that your Bloodvials should just refile like Estus and I have to agree because it really doesn't add much that they're so limited.

On the other hand, I enjoy the fact that I can just keep on exploring different areas without having to rest to refill my vials (and respawn all the enemies I killed). Enemies drop blood vials so often that I can just keep on going however long I like without stopping or having to kill the same stuff all over. So in that sense I think it adds something.

The regain thing is also a big help and has saved me a lot of vials.

Radio Paranoia
Jun 27, 2010

It is now safe to turn off your computer.

Kimmalah posted:

The regain thing is also a big help and has saved me a lot of vials.

Leaving helpful messages is handy too. Nothing quite like being low on vials/health and suddenly getting "Your message was rated 'fine'" popping up!

CJacobs
Apr 17, 2011

Reach for the moon!
I think Matt and Pat are the only 2 people on this planet that I've seen that can take apart the individual parts of a puzzle, know every facet of the puzzle and how it works, know the solution 100%, and still not solve the puzzle.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




CJacobs posted:

I think Matt and Pat are the only 2 people on this planet that I've seen that can take apart the individual parts of a puzzle, know every facet of the puzzle and how it works, know the solution 100%, and still not solve the puzzle.

Forest Maze.

Never forget.

CJacobs
Apr 17, 2011

Reach for the moon!
I'm fine with them not grabbing the shotgun (talking about the latest Rev2 episode) because for Barry the shotgun's just not very useful and since it's in the last episode you never really get a good stock of ammo for it... but drat, it is astounding to me that they completely solved the puzzle and then didn't solve the puzzle. They solved the REAL puzzle by accident while trying to figure out how to do the optional one!

Wordnumber
Jan 13, 2015
I think they just forgot that you could pull the switch the platform is already at to send it to the opposite side, or they never put together that that's what they were doing in the first place.

CJacobs
Apr 17, 2011

Reach for the moon!

Wordnumber posted:

I think they just forgot that you could pull the switch the platform is already at to send it to the opposite side, or they never put together that that's what they were doing in the first place.

See I figured they were gonna do it the hard (but still working) way when Pat told Matt to go back across to the other side, but then it turned out it was because he wanted Matt to ride on the top, not to have Matt put the platform on the other side while he rode it across, and my excitement deflated like a wilting erection.

I like the puzzles in RE: Rev2, they're a good combination of the easy stuff like "put item in this door = you can go through door" and the harder stuff like the crane switch fuckery.

Andrast
Apr 21, 2010


Pat and Woolie could kill those bag guys pretty easily if they just realized how great the Charge R2 on the halberd is. Yahar'gul is also a really cool zone.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
Are they not at a point yet where they can just buy a poo poo ton of vials?

Andrast
Apr 21, 2010


Tae posted:

Are they not at a point yet where they can just buy a poo poo ton of vials?

They have always been able to buy them and the vials are fairly cheap too. There is really no reason to ever run with under 20 blood vials or less than full health. It will probably take a while before they realize that, like lifegems in DS2, you should always have a shitton of vials on you.

MagusDraco
Nov 11, 2011

even speedwagon was trolled

Tae posted:

Are they not at a point yet where they can just buy a poo poo ton of vials?

They are. Just get some souls and buy them from the merchant in the hunter's dream. They are never that expensive. Right now they shouldn't be more then 360 echoes a vial. The price goes up as you go farther along in the game. They always restore 40% of your health.

Think the costs are like 180 (start), 360 (after the cathedral ward video), 540, and finally 720. They increase in price when plot thing happens.

hubris.height
Jan 6, 2005

Pork Pro
doing repeat attempts at a boss results in having no souls for buying the vials and also in a shortage thereof

i'm pretty deep in the game and often find myself choosing between a level up and stock piling a ton of vials for the next boss

Andrast
Apr 21, 2010


hubris.height posted:

doing repeat attempts at a boss results in having no souls for buying the vials and also in a shortage thereof

i'm pretty deep in the game and often find myself choosing between a level up and stock piling a ton of vials for the next boss

That's why you save all those consumable items that give you souls until you really need them and don't want to grind. A single level really isn't much in the grand scheme of things so I would always choose the vials in that situation. After a while I just stopped running out of vials though.

That said, they really should have just used the system from DS1. Vials (or ammo to be honest) being consumable doesn't really bring anything to the table, it's mostly just an annoyance.

Silentman0
Jul 11, 2005

I have a new neighbor. Heard he comes from far away
Upcoming MKX fisticuffs surprising literally nobody.

pulp rag
Feb 25, 2013

AGDQ 2018 Awful Block Survivor
Since they're doing a Fisticuffs when all the Kombat packs come out, I hope they revisit Skullgirls once Robo Fortune comes out since Beowulf just dropped this past Friday.

DPM
Feb 23, 2015

TAKE ME HOME
I'LL CHECK YA BUM FOR GRUBS
Woolies insistence on face loving every enemy in Bloodborne will surely be the saviour of the playthrough

Kimmalah
Nov 14, 2005

Basically just a baby in a trenchcoat.


It never stops being funny how much stuff completely shocks them in MKX because they're so busy talking amongst themselves that they didn't see it the first time 10 minutes before.

DumbparameciuM posted:

Woolies insistence on face loving every enemy in Bloodborne will surely be the saviour of the playthrough

Yet still playing just defensively enough that he barely gets any health back. And they've completely neglected the tried and true "spin2win" R2 on the axe. I know it's tricky to time, but drat the enemies just rush right into your weapon every single time.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




I'm surprised that they've decided to favor the axe now. I would've thought they'd still be all over the Kirkhammer.

Rody One Half
Feb 18, 2011

The Kirkhammer's not very good.

Silentman0
Jul 11, 2005

I have a new neighbor. Heard he comes from far away

pulp rag posted:

Since they're doing a Fisticuffs when all the Kombat packs come out, I hope they revisit Skullgirls once Robo Fortune comes out since Beowulf just dropped this past Friday.

Hopefully more of them besides Woolie will know how to play!

Kimmalah
Nov 14, 2005

Basically just a baby in a trenchcoat.


RareAcumen posted:

I'm surprised that they've decided to favor the axe now. I would've thought they'd still be all over the Kirkhammer.

As much as I hate big two-handed weapons, even I switched to the axe once I tried it. The Kirkhammer is mainly good only if you can get the timing of that big slow hit down perfectly and I'm sure you know how that would probably go. :v:

Edit: And yeah the range too. Of course then Woolie would have an excuse for all that face time.

Kimmalah fucked around with this message at 04:04 on Apr 21, 2015

CJacobs
Apr 17, 2011

Reach for the moon!
The Kirkhammer is awesome, but the hammer part of it has such an insanely short range that it's pretty much useless against the creepier enemies who have big giant multiple-jointed scraggly arms.

lets hang out
Jan 10, 2015

Kirkhammer has that whole sweet spot thing and none of the other really heavy weapons have to contend with that so it ends up just being straight up worse for some reason.

Ailumao
Nov 4, 2004

The wheel is the best weapon use the wheel.

Yinlock
Oct 22, 2008

Kimmalah posted:

It never stops being funny how much stuff completely shocks them in MKX because they're so busy talking amongst themselves that they didn't see it the first time 10 minutes before.

Mortal Kombat history has an endless well of Dumb Bullshit. There's always more.

EDIT: That's what's great about it, mind you.

sexpig by night
Sep 8, 2011

by Azathoth

Magna Kaser posted:

The wheel is the best weapon use the wheel.

Wheel is love, wheel is life.

Yinlock posted:

Mortal Kombat history has an endless well of Dumb Bullshit. There's always more.

EDIT: That's what's great about it, mind you.

Yea I consider myself a 'seasoned' MK dude and even paying 100% attention to things I find myself going 'wait WHAT?!' a ton because Ed Boon is a goddamn crazy person.

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord
MKX is good but the PC version is poorly optimized and leans really heavily on the CPU

Still a good game though even if I wish my PC could run it better. Don't get the PC version unless you have a really beefy CPU.

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HGH
Dec 20, 2011
You can blame HighVoltageSoftware for that. The bastards utterly ruin every game they get their hands on to port to PC, and they get a lot of loving games considering the quality. I hope the Best Friends mention this at some point, it's utterly baffling how companies keep going back to HVS just to get a cheap rear end buggy port out. Even the cutscenes in MKX are all messed up and waaaaay too dark.

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