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khy posted:I'm curious whether there's any current or upcoming MMO games which have a class that has a heavy emphasis on pets. I mean like City of Villains Mastermind type emphasis - where the pets deal the bulk of the damage/tanking and the player actively supports them. Preferrably if the class supports multiple pets at once.
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Sixto Lezcano posted:I want wuxia fights in an interesting world that's maybe a little open. A more modern Jade Empire kinda thing I guess? Or like an ancient-China Sleeping Dogs. You might be interested in this.
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al-azad posted:You might be interested in this. This intrigues me somewhat but I cant make heads or tails of what I'm seeing here
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al-azad posted:You might be interested in this. Holy poo poo, the first 轩辕剑 was the first game I had ever played, me and my cousin saved up our lunch money for months to buy that thing. That's fuckin' rad as hell, thanks for linking to it. I have a question of my own. My brother and I are looking to start playing the 3DS Fire Emblems soon, and I managed to dig up my GBA Fire Emblem (Blazing Sword?) cart but my save is gone. I think I got up to ch. 18 of Eliwood's story. Is it worth playing the originals or are the newer ones' mechanics much much better? The stories are completely unconnected like Final Fantasy, right? SolidSnakesBandana posted:This intrigues me somewhat but I cant make heads or tails of what I'm seeing here Basically, chinese anime
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al-azad posted:You might be interested in this. I'm interested in this and I have no loving idea what it is but I think maybe it seems rad and now I have to get it??
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Sixto Lezcano posted:I'm interested in this and I have no loving idea what it is but I think maybe it seems rad and now I have to get it?? It's one of the longest running Wuxia videogame series, the first one came out in 1990. Jade Empire is to Wuxia what General Tao's Chicken is to Chinese food, still pretty good, but pretty westernized.
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Does anyone have a recommendation for someone who has severe autism? My brother is visiting this weekend. If not, here's some particular wants: - Doesn't focus on mechanical skills: Something like Meat Boy or Dark Souls wouldn't be very good. - Simple gameplay (he's very inexperienced with video games, and gaming in general). - "Humorous". Animated/humorous faces would be ideal. - Inexpensive. - Doesn't dwell on failure ("YOU DIED"). Meat Boy or Dust Force would be very good for this reason, but they're also mechanically intense games. I'm thinking of trying Undertale because I happen to have it and its really not that hard of a game. Also, I think he'd really like the character portraits. The 'bullethell' segments would likely frustrate him quite a bit, but they're easy to get through as long as you have good guidance on items to equip or use. He wouldn't be very interested in a sandbox game so something like minecraft wouldn't be very good, especially if its only for a couple hours in the afternoon.
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Mar 12, 2016 03:02
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How about one of the goofy "simulator" games like Goat Simulator or I Am Bread? Maybe Who's Your Daddy or Octodad. If you have a PS3 then Noby Noby Boy which is basically a digital toy box.
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Zaphod42 posted:Yeah Wargame Red Dragon has no empire building. Its also a really weird RTS, I kinda want a refund on it but I didn't spend enough to be upset. The UI is so minimalist it feels like they ran out of time and called it a day. The game does nothing to explain itself to you AT ALL so if you aren't already a military officer, good loving luck. Yeah, it's a bummer about the Wargame series. I played the one that came before Red Dragon and couldn't really wrap my brain around all the different units. What's the sci-fi game you're thinking of?
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Mar 12, 2016 03:45
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ProfessorBooty posted:Does anyone have a recommendation for someone who has severe autism? My brother is visiting this weekend. If not, here's some particular wants: Tales from the Borderlands, or some of the other Telltale games?
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ProfessorBooty posted:Does anyone have a recommendation for someone who has severe autism? My brother is visiting this weekend. If not, here's some particular wants: Maybe stuff from the Humongous Entertainment back catalog? For the most part they're point and click adventure games, and are basically more overtly cartoony, kid-oriented offshoots of the "no death" LucasArts-style adventure game. Each individual game is $7 on Steam, but I've got a sampler pack of keys from an old Humble Bundle lying around if you're interested.
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I wish to avoid games specifically aimed at children - he's and adult and knows whether he's playing a kid's game or not. A telltale game sounds interesting, I might look into some adventure games in general. He's not terrible at games. He made generally good headway when he played Journey, though at some point he got bored. I don't think failing or 'dying' is even a big deal, but a lot of games really rub failure in your face. I just realized I should take a look at my NES/SNES collection.
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Fair enough. I didn't mean to be patronizing, I just think HE games hold up as fun little adventure titles.  Telltale stuff would very probably fit the same bill without being kiddy-ish.
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Mar 12, 2016 06:06
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I picked up super house of dead ninjas recently; it's quite fun.
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The Lego games might also fit the bill, with the bonus of local co-op.
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John Murdoch posted:Fair enough. I didn't mean to be patronizing, I just think HE games hold up as fun little adventure titles. Its no problem. I'm taking a closer look regardless. As well as I know him he can be a real mystery to me, so I'm not offended by blind stabs folks would make based on my very vague criteria. Ultimately he's happy to have a change in scenery so I'm not worried about things being absolutely perfect.
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ProfessorBooty posted:I wish to avoid games specifically aimed at children - he's and adult and knows whether he's playing a kid's game or not. Depending on how tight the "not for kids" and "Simple gameplay" requirements are, and if you have a playstation 2/3, the Ratchet and Clank games could be great. Basically Pixar movies but with a shitload of ridiculous guns instead of any story depth.
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Unreal_One posted:Depending on how tight the "not for kids" and "Simple gameplay" requirements are, and if you have a playstation 2/3, the Ratchet and Clank games could be great. Basically Pixar movies but with a shitload of ridiculous guns instead of any story depth. I considered that, as well as Jak and Daxter. Good alternatives provided they're available on the PS3 via the store.
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Good news on that front - every R&C game worth playing is available on PS3, since the HD collection. Fair warning, because it was ported by morons, the HD collection looks worse than the PS2 games. Jak & Daxter requires a lot more skill at platforming, but a lot less at combat.
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Geektox posted:I have a question of my own. My brother and I are looking to start playing the 3DS Fire Emblems soon, and I managed to dig up my GBA Fire Emblem (Blazing Sword?) cart but my save is gone. I think I got up to ch. 18 of Eliwood's story. Is it worth playing the originals or are the newer ones' mechanics much much better? The stories are completely unconnected like Final Fantasy, right? They are essentially unconnected. There are a few characters in FE Fates that also showed up in Awakening, but it's less of a connection between the two and more of an easter egg. I think the mechanics in the new games make the old games less fun, specifically not having a limit on support conversations, pairing up in combat, and (at least in Conquest, holy poo poo) casual mode.
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So, I think I pinpointed a little more about what feeling I want from the game I want to play. Superhot was a lot of fun, because you got to be a total badass fighting guys who could one-shot you, but you can be super skilled and dodge bullets and do cool things. I liked Prototype 2, because you're a monster fighting monsters. The enemies can really take a chunk out of you, but for the most part, skilled play can have you rip people apart. There's a lot of counter-moves you can make that lets you, say, rip off an enemy's arm using specific moves, or dizzy/throw enemies, stuff like that. XCom 2 was a blast in later levels. I may have modded in much larger alien squads, in exchange for more powerful soldiers, so once I had colonels, it was a desperate struggle where a small group would barely triumph over lots of aliens. I liked the game better when I had a group of really good people who wouldn't get one-shot by a lucky crit, because then it involved a lot more about skill choices, positioning and taking purposeful risks, than "lol that lancer just saw you and instantly killed the person all the way in the back in one shot." I sorta kinda liked Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition. Vergil was fun, but I have difficulty with fine motor control sometimes, so pulling off things like Just Timings is very difficult. I know there's a Simple Mode, where you basically just constantly push one button, but that kinda forces you to use some bad moves at bad times. It's a nice idea, but it doesn't really work. Like, Dante using Gilgamesh will randomly use Divine Dragon, and standing still for like 5 seconds is not the best idea. I'm not too much of a fan of Dynasty Warriors series, because, unless you're fighting someone who has stats in the Millions, it's way too easy to just stomp everyone to oblivion. And then it's just kinda... they're winning with superior stats. I've beaten Lu Bu with starter characters, it's just a question on if he decides to just kinda ignore what I've done due to high stats or not. It's pretty rare for me to beat a level and not have full health. So, I want to feel like a bit of a wrecking ball, going against worthwhile opponents. It can definitely be an action game, but it can't be so precise that my hands can't keep up (which, unfortunately, takes Hotline Miami out of it). I don't really care what style of game it is (I've noticed early access games Chronicon and Dungeon Souls, which are both kinda roguelite games, might be fun and explosive), but I do know that there's a lot of games where you kinda... you're like a weak person struggling for survival. That usually was a bit boring. Edit: Stealth Games: Stealth is... ok. I played Dishonored, and it was ok. I had more fun when I got a trainer to give me Infinite Energy, but I don't feel the need to play it again. Mark of the Ninja didn't blow sand up my skirt, either. Edit: RPGs: Final Fantasy XIII was a lot of fun... but oh my god the characters were so incredibly annoying. Combat was great, but I don't think I can play that game again. (Someone mentioned Ronin earlier, and I grabbed it. I don't know yet if it's the kind of game I'm looking for, since I haven't had time to try it.) Most games seem to have either a "You're a badass flattening chumps" feel, or a CRUSH MY BONES feel, and I'm looking for something a bit in the middle. Gharbad the Weak fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Mar 12, 2016 |
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God Hand has been fun. I'm looking for something where I'm playing something a bit more overtly powerful than in Dark Souls.
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Metal Gear Rising. Not as dauntingly technical as DMC4 and it will definitely make you feel like a badass.
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Seconding Metal Gear Rising, with two pieces of advice that it's good to have when first playing that game: - Make sure to buy the dodge move ("Defensive Offense") as soon as you're out of the prologue - Take the game seriously when it says parrying is important. If you're having trouble with it, make sure you're letting the stick go to neutral before doing towards+light attack
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I've seen some LPs of Revengeance, and I was worried that I'd have difficulty with some of the controls (specifically parrying), but if it's easier to control than DMC4:SE, I'll give it a look. Anything else?
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The parry (or block move, in any other game) is very lenient in MGR on account of it not being a single button press. It's the same button as your light attack. Parrying is basically attacking into an oncoming attack, so it's context-sensitive and only works when an attack is actually coming towards you. Now, the parry-counter is the one with the tight timing window. It's pretty powerful and makes you look badass, but it's also entirely unneccessary to get through the game. Here's a 3 minute video that tells you everything about parrying in MGR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2MHp6_SSMs
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So, I'm going out of town for a week, and all I'm going to have is my ASUS Transformer book. I want to play an RPG or a Strategy RPG that's touchscreen friendly. - Can be new or old (At least Mouse friendly for the touchscreen) - Needs to be less than ~3.0 GB (I only have 3.21 GB free) - I'd prefer that it's not on Steam (My Desktop will be in use while I'm away.) I'm up for any suggestions. RPG's are preferred, but I'm open to anything that can hold my interest for about a week. I've tried some of the old Gold Box D&D games from GOG, but they didn't really play well with the touch screen. I really don't like using the little mouse pad on the keyboard, but if I have to. 
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Gharbad the Weak posted:I've seen some LPs of Revengeance, and I was worried that I'd have difficulty with some of the controls (specifically parrying), but if it's easier to control than DMC4:SE, I'll give it a look. Anything else? Maybe Transformers: Devastation?
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I'm gonna say Shadows of Mordor for sure, and I think Dark Messiah of Might and Magic would fit that criteria as well. Ninja Gaiden Black is also exactly what you want but that's only on the original Xbox and PS3. All the Batman Arkham games would fit this too I think. I'm mainly thinking of games that you can bend over your knee if you were just good at it.
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future ghost posted:From a few pages back and it's not a MMO, but Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen has a pretty good pawn system where you have one main pawn you can customize at will and you can hire two additional pawns to suit your needs. So you can play a mage or sorcerer on your PC and support fighters and archers if you'd like, or you can hire or build a healer and play an archer or fighter-type class instead. You can change vocations for yourself and your main pawn at will so if you get bored with a class you can try something else whenever you'd like. It's more of an ARPG so not as point and click as a MMO, but it's not terribly difficult. I have DD:DA, but I have to admit it's annoying the lack of a fast-travel system in the game.
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khy posted:I have DD:DA, but I have to admit it's annoying the lack of a fast-travel system in the game. I'm kind of confused about this comment because not only does DD:DA have a fast travel system but it lets you put the destination points wherever you want which I found pretty convenient.
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drat Dirty Ape posted:I'm kind of confused about this comment because not only does DD:DA have a fast travel system but it lets you put the destination points wherever you want which I found pretty convenient. Yeah once Dark Arisen came out it became a LOT easier to do fast travel. Especially if you were lucky enough to get the Eternal Ferrystone from having a previous save file. Either way after a few hours the cost for ferrystones becomes trivial.
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mune posted:Yeah once Dark Arisen came out it became a LOT easier to do fast travel. Especially if you were lucky enough to get the Eternal Ferrystone from having a previous save file. Either way after a few hours the cost for ferrystones becomes trivial. With Dark Arisen everyone gets an eternal ferrystone as soon as you get to Gran Soren (I had never played it and got one). I think it's in the Gran Soren storage.
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drat Dirty Ape posted:With Dark Arisen everyone gets an eternal ferrystone as soon as you get to Gran Soren (I had never played it and got one). I think it's in the Gran Soren storage. Hmm, that's weird, I thought that was only in the PC version. I do know in my two PS3 files, the one I carried over from the original game got one but my new DD:DA file did not.
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mune posted:Hmm, that's weird, I thought that was only in the PC version. I do know in my two PS3 files, the one I carried over from the original game got one but my new DD:DA file did not. My bad, I was posting about the PC version.
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drat Dirty Ape posted:My bad, I was posting about the PC version. Ah, that's what the conversation was originally about anyway. That one's on me. I did buy the PC version (because I badly want a sequel) but haven't played it because there don't really seem to be any good mods, and that's disappointing.
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I'm looking for a management sim that is most likely going to be sports-related, but doesn't have to be. Football Manager 2016 looks interesting since it's got a cool looking simulation engine showing your team in action, but it looks a bit too in-depth compared to the amount of time I'm willing to put into it. The concept of relegation looks really cool since you have the potential to rise and fall repeatedly over the years. I remember NBA2k having a pretty neat GM mode where you could play games and manage the team, would that be a good alternative to someone who knows almost nothing about soccer? Or are there better management sims on the PC that I'm not thinking of? It doesn't necessarily have to be sports-related.
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Looking for a new game on PS4. I like platformers and action/adventure. Just finished The Last of Us and Batman: Arkham Knight. Thinking about Witcher 3 or Mad Max, but I don't really care about story (so I'm afraid Witcher won't hold my attention) and am afraid Mad Max will just be an Ubisoft collectathon/towerathon. Suggestions?
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