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paradoxGentleman posted:Today I remembered a game that might or might not have existed that I played when I was younger. I have vague memories of it, and would like to know if I dreamed it up or if it really exists. sounds like netstorm, but you can't actually destroy other people's island, also, far from being a 4x
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Nasgate posted:The problem with Mass Effect 1 was that part of its charm was being pretty. But the art styles Bioware use do not age well. So ME looks like rear end, plays like a 3rd person shooter of its time, and has the good/hilarious/awful/embarrassing writing Bioware is known for. It was great at first but by the 5th or 6th planet I explored, it had worn out its welcome. By the end I was very much done with it and never wanted to see it again. e: That said, I would love to see a game about galactic exploration that gets down to the planetary level. That one indie game looks like they're going for that but it looks overly-ambitious for such a small team. bloodychill fucked around with this message at 16:46 on May 15, 2015 |
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It's something they really should have refined for 2 rather than dumping completely and replacing with a lovely boring mini game.
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Sakurazuka posted:It's something they really should have refined for 2 rather than dumping completely and replacing with a lovely boring mini game. I think it kind of fits the tone of the game to drop it. 1 was more about exploration whereas in 2 you had a more specific mission and bosses who were less willing to let you go do some peaceful planet-hopping. It wouldn't have fit at all in 3 because of the urgency of getting to the shitshow last third of the game.
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# ? May 15, 2015 16:49 |
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Bicyclops posted:i have lost my talents for making people angry about stupid things these days, but i don't really miss it.
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# ? May 15, 2015 17:25 |
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bloodychill posted:It was great at first but by the 5th or 6th planet I explored, it had worn out its welcome. By the end I was very much done with it and never wanted to see it again. I'll admit the planets got old, but the gameplay of the Mako was more fun than the on foot BS imo
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# ? May 15, 2015 18:04 |
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What is a 4x anyway? I like them but I don't understand the name.
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# ? May 15, 2015 18:05 |
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RoanHorse posted:What is a 4x anyway? I like them but I don't understand the name. Explore Expand Exploit Exterminate Basically the key tenants to any 4x game.
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# ? May 15, 2015 18:07 |
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Somehow ended up listening to Video Game soundtracks and ended up on Windwaker's ost Windwaker owns and i will buy a wiiU just to play WW HD.
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Nasgate posted:Somehow ended up listening to Video Game soundtracks and ended up on Windwaker's ost The good news is the Wii U has tons of great games of you don't need to buy it just for WW! Also I'm glad to see you're starting to move out of your 'insanely bad videogame opinions' phase Nasgate
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# ? May 15, 2015 18:29 |
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A Steampunk Gent posted:The good news is the Wii U has tons of great games of you don't need to buy it just for WW! They're still there, I just feel less of a need to preach about the awfulness that is JRPGs and the overt amount of poorly made Isometrics. Enjoying these games seem to be a genetic deficiency and I cannot get mad at people for being who they were born to be. In the spirit of Good Games: Do you like fire Emblem? Do you like Endless Legend? Do you like Civilization but wish you could cast spells and charge an enemies flank? You should get Age of Wonders 3
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# ? May 15, 2015 18:42 |
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I wish AoW 3 would go on sale, I can't bring myself to pay $40 for it when I've seen it for like $15.
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# ? May 15, 2015 19:00 |
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summer sale will be here before you know it. also might show up in humble's current sale still
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program666 posted:sounds like netstorm, but you can't actually destroy other people's island, also, far from being a 4x You are correct. Thanks for the info.
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# ? May 15, 2015 19:04 |
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i would like a cute pixelated avatar. please, free me from the ugly ms paint link i'll repay you in 5s and gratitude
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# ? May 15, 2015 19:38 |
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Adam Bowen posted:I wish AoW 3 would go on sale, I can't bring myself to pay $40 for it when I've seen it for like $15. I got it and the first expac for pretty cheap last sale. I will say though that the latest Expac, Eternal Lords, is completely worth full price for what it adds. Also, we are currently holding a tournament and goon Thyrok is streaming the match soon. http://www.twitch.tv/Thyrork/ Match is starting
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# ? May 15, 2015 20:06 |
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So 4x is literally 'be an imperialist rear end in a top hat' gotcha
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RoanHorse posted:So 4x is literally 'be an imperialist rear end in a top hat' gotcha You should write a thinkpiece about this.
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RoanHorse posted:So 4x is literally 'be an imperialist rear end in a top hat' gotcha yes, but the fun kind
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RoanHorse posted:So 4x is literally 'be an imperialist rear end in a top hat' gotcha They literally are, in the same way that most platformers including Mario are kind of like murder simulators. Like platformers, they can also totally be a lot of fun.
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RoanHorse posted:So 4x is literally 'be an imperialist rear end in a top hat' gotcha what do you think the x's stand for?
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Imperialists have all the fun.
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# ? May 15, 2015 22:58 |
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Picked up Répiblique a few days ago. So far it has had the most professional feel of any mobile game I have played. The totalitarian big brother story isn't too strained and the gameplay doesn't feel forced.
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RoanHorse posted:So 4x is literally 'be an imperialist rear end in a top hat' gotcha alternately, play europa universalis as a native power
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Real hurthling! posted:i liked it better than what the series became but yeah its rough as hell. It is the best Bioware game but yeah pretty uneven. The highs are 10x as good as the lows though. Jumping on/off cliffs in the Mako was so fun, and shooting rockets at the earth from the Moon, and the 'sticky' cover system owned better than most other games'.
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Sleeveless posted:
i wish i could find the picture where all these guys are in their overdrive e3 bus, but all i could find is the image of them outside it
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# ? May 16, 2015 07:50 |
Those guys made the game they wanted to make and it's a lot better than the wasteland of uninteresting grey poo poo that has been flooding the new console gen. They are cool in my book.
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# ? May 16, 2015 08:05 |
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I guess sometimes life really does imitate art
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It's just unfortunately not a very good game. And still, I like Tank Girl and Transmetropolitan as much as any shameless goon but I'm not going to glue together a punk kangaroo costume and show up to e3 in it.
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bloodychill posted:It's just unfortunately not a very good game. And still, I like Tank Girl and Transmetropolitan as much as any shameless goon but I'm not going to glue together a punk kangaroo costume and show up to e3 in it. Yeah I mean I didn't say it was great or good just, at least it's not Watchdogs.
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Lurdiak posted:Yeah I mean I didn't say it was great or good just, at least it's not Watchdogs. To be fair, it doesn't take much to be better than the Ubisoft Formula.
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# ? May 16, 2015 08:58 |
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Are those assholes ever going to give up on uplay? It keeps me from buying even their games that sound fun.
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Lurdiak posted:Those guys made the game they wanted to make and it's a lot better than the wasteland of uninteresting grey poo poo that has been flooding the new console gen. They are cool in my book. just because it's colourful doesn't make it good also mass effect 1 is by far the worst and the mako is one of the dullest video game mechanics ever invented
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bloodychill posted:e: That said, I would love to see a game about galactic exploration that gets down to the planetary level. Maybe just play Star Control II again. You know, the game where Mass Effect copied the whole planet exploration shebang from, except making it boring and bad. The mako is fine, it's just that you only get to drive it in fractal wasteland and crappy shooting gallery canyon.
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# ? May 16, 2015 10:15 |
Where'd the whole "Sunset Overdrive's wacky exterior is actually made up by SOULLESS MARKETERS" thing come from anyway? Is it really that hard to believe that the people behind Ratchet & Clank would want to make a carefree parkour shooty game?
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bloodychill posted:e: That said, I would love to see a game about galactic exploration that gets down to the planetary level. That one indie game looks like they're going for that but it looks overly-ambitious for such a small team. Are you talking about the game I'm making? http://itch.io/jam/tojam-10/rate/25351 StoryTime posted:Maybe just play Star Control II again. You know, the game where Mass Effect copied the whole planet exploration shebang from, except making it boring and bad. That's also what I'm copying.
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Great Joe posted:Where'd the whole "Sunset Overdrive's wacky exterior is actually made up by SOULLESS MARKETERS" thing come from anyway? Is it really that hard to believe that the people behind Ratchet & Clank would want to make a carefree parkour shooty game? probably from the entire game being based around a zany energy drink company going evil accompanied by "fake" marketing twitter account tie ins etc. also that the interview where they describe how they pitched it shows that they are literally and exactly that.
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Great Joe posted:Where'd the whole "Sunset Overdrive's wacky exterior is actually made up by SOULLESS MARKETERS" thing come from anyway? Is it really that hard to believe that the people behind Ratchet & Clank would want to make a carefree parkour shooty game? You see, the xbox one has a very inappropriate type of RAM
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Lurdiak posted:
Based on this gif you're doing a better job than Bioware. Congrats.
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Lurdiak posted:Are you talking about the game I'm making? Will there be a graphics downgrade between now and final release? Just be honest so we don't have a Witcher 3 situation all over again.
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