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People warned me that Phantom Breaker's bosses were a difficulty wall and that you needed to grind to be able to beat them and it killed the game, and I understand their grievances in that regard. But in playing it for myself, it turns out the game's manual should probably just say "it's Guilty Gear, if you don't know how to play Guilty Gear, go learn that". The game includes a gatling combo system, guard gauges, faultless defense, burst triggers, just defends, etc, all stuff you need to know to handle the bosses. It just doesn't really make that very clear. It's a surprisingly good game, if you can jive with fighting game mechanics from the starting gun.
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Anonymous Robot posted:
yeah, it's pretty fun and I played though it multiple times. If you can beat the first real boss, you've cleared the initial hurdle of difficulty and it's likely nothing will be as hard from that point on. I played through it without replaying stages to level but the first boss is definitely a " you've got to do more than just mash buttons" check. The reason there's a lot of mechanics compared to your average beat 'em up is probably because it's a spin-off of a fighting game series.
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Deakul posted:Rogue owns, sorry you have bad taste. I didn't say it was a poo poo game did I? Just that the flaws are a lot more present since I played the most recent one first and it makes me way more aware of them. Sorry you misinterpreted my post I guess.
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Mar 17, 2016 09:25
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Morter posted:I read it and piggy-backed with my own thoughts.  , it's a cool game that should be played.
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Mar 17, 2016 09:48
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Someone buy Emporea and tell me how it is.
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Mar 17, 2016 11:50
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Zotix posted:Someone buy Emporea and tell me how it is. ...It's free to play, dude.
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Mar 17, 2016 12:07
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END ME SCOOB posted:...It's free to play, dude.  At least I hope.
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Mar 17, 2016 12:20
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My apologies if this is the incorrect thread for this but how legitimate is G2A and Gamesplanet UK? Like they seem really low prices for certain things but how fishy/or not are they and have there been any issues experienced by people in this thread?
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Mar 17, 2016 12:34
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G2A is fishy as hell man.
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SkySteak posted:My apologies if this is the incorrect thread for this but how legitimate is G2A and Gamesplanet UK? Like they seem really low prices for certain things but how fishy/or not are they and have there been any issues experienced by people in this thread? The best way of determining if a site is legit is if it shows up on is there any deal. GamesPlanet UK shows up but G2A doesn't. Also G2A pretty much forces you to buy key insurance from them so give them no business because they're shady as gently caress.
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Mar 17, 2016 12:39
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Anonymous Robot posted:People warned me that Phantom Breaker's bosses were a difficulty wall and that you needed to grind to be able to beat them and it killed the game, and I understand their grievances in that regard. But in playing it for myself, it turns out the game's manual should probably just say "it's Guilty Gear, if you don't know how to play Guilty Gear, go learn that". The game includes a gatling combo system, guard gauges, faultless defense, burst triggers, just defends, etc, all stuff you need to know to handle the bosses. It just doesn't really make that very clear. Except you have to grind to unlock all those features on your character after the first stage because they pull a Metroid Prime on you and whoops, hope you skilled the right stuff or you literally can't fight boss 2!
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Mar 17, 2016 13:15
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SkySteak posted:My apologies if this is the incorrect thread for this but how legitimate is G2A and Gamesplanet UK? Like they seem really low prices for certain things but how fishy/or not are they and have there been any issues experienced by people in this thread? G2A is a no-go unless you stick to their own front page sales, and even then you'd have to untick the dumb insurance and make sure you don't commit tax fraud by "forgetting" to click the right VAT box. gamesplanet UK/DE/FR are legit and great all around.
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BlueKingBar posted:Except you have to grind to unlock all those features on your character after the first stage because they pull a Metroid Prime on you and whoops, hope you skilled the right stuff or you literally can't fight boss 2! I played all the characters in rotation so I beat stage 4 (halfway point of game) on a level 0.
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NaDy posted:I didn't say it was a poo poo game did I? Just that the flaws are a lot more present since I played the most recent one first and it makes me way more aware of them. Sorry you misinterpreted my post I guess. Uh, no, you see you said bad thing about game I like so gently caress YOU! God, what a jerk, am I right guys?
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No Man's Sky will be a bunch of empty space. Sorta like Star Citizen. /endofbadjoke
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END ME SCOOB posted:...It's free to play, dude. Yeah, that's right. I typed that up on the way to work this morning. Didn't remember it was F2P
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March of  Day 1: 80 Days Day 2: The Journey Down: Chapters 1 and 2 Day 3: Contradiction: Spot the Liar! Day 4: Gray Matter Day 5: Fran Bow Day 6: Syberia Day 7: The Dream Machine: Chapters 1-5 Day 8: Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments Day 9: Gone Home Day 10: Shardlight Day 11: Bad Mojo Redux Day 12: Her Story Day 13: Valiant Hearts: The Great War Day 14: Oxenfree Day 15: Waking Mars Day 16: The Magic Circle Day 17: Dropsy    Dropsy was created by fellow goon Jay Tholen aka Gaspy Conona. Dropsy has its origins in the CYOA games Gaspy held in GBS years ago. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013 and getting helped along by Devolver Digital, Dropsy was officially released last year. You play the titular Dropsy, a creepy-looking yet endearing clown who only wants to help people and doesn’t have a mean bone in his body. Dropsy lived happily with his adoptive parents at the circus until a fire broke out during a show, killing Dropsy’s mother and closing the circus down. While not charged for it, the people of the town blamed Dropsy for the fire and began to fear him. Dropsy stayed in seclusion with his father and his faithful dog until one day his father falls ill and Dropsy and his canine buddy are forced to venture out into the world to help him. Along the way he helps the people of the town, making the townsfolk begin to realize that they were wrong about Dropsy. But as Dropsy continues his quest he soon realizes that the nearby pharmaceutical company might be up to something… Dropsy is a traditional point and click adventure game, but of the new school of puzzle design. There was only like two instances of weird pixel hunting I had and the rest were all good. Dropsy actually has a fairly sizable world that you’re mostly free to explore once you start the game. There is no proper dialogue in Dropsy, everyone communicates through images in word bubbles. While you think this would be annoying, it’s executed quite well and there was rarely a time in the game I didn’t know what to do. Dropsy is a charming as hell game. The aesthetic and character design is delightfully cartoony, the soundtrack is really chill, and Dropsy is a lovable character. It’s a very silly, optimistic, and heartwarming game where Dropsy improves everyone’s lives out of the kindness out of his heart which the townspeople respond in kind. Hell this a game where you can give pretty much everyone a hug. The ending is also really goofy and comes out of left field but it fits the game well. Definitely check Dropsy out. Accordion Man fucked around with this message at 05:50 on Apr 2, 2016 |
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Dropsy didn't really grab me, but at the same time I don't regret dropping five dollars on me, since it's still a nice idea.
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Not exactly sure where to put this, but Klepek at Kotaku has a write-up of Noted Steam ParticipantTM Digital Homicide and their $10 million lawsuit against Jim Sterling. They're suing him for libel. They are representing themselves and briefly had a page up to try to crowdfund a legal team. They will have a very bad time in court.
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Oh hey, Skyshine's Bedlam just updated with a lot of stuff, among them changing the game to let you use all your squad members each turn. That's nice to hear.
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Teddybear posted:Not exactly sure where to put this, but Klepek at Kotaku has a write-up of Noted Steam ParticipantTM Digital Homicide and their $10 million lawsuit against Jim Sterling. Thanks
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My favorite part of the article was:quote:In his video, Sterling had criticized the game for using generic art assets purchased online, which Digital Homicide defended as necessary from a production standpoint and part of the “cycle of cash flow that is the lifeblood of hardworking people in the indie community.” The developers described Sterling as a “leech” who profits “from the hardwork [sic] of other people” and said his criticism “reduces sales which in turn reduces money that can be used to purchase more indie development assets.” This impacts “the livelihood of many people with no risk or cost to yourself.”
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Teddybear posted:Not exactly sure where to put this, but Klepek at Kotaku has a write-up of Noted Steam ParticipantTM Digital Homicide and their $10 million lawsuit against Jim Sterling. I don't think they actually understand the things you have to say to be libelous
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Teddybear posted:Not exactly sure where to put this, but Klepek at Kotaku has a write-up of Noted Steam ParticipantTM Digital Homicide and their $10 million lawsuit against Jim Sterling. I can't wait to see what Jim has to say on Monday, cause there's no way he doesn't do a Jimquisition on this. I don't know why Digital Homicide is doing this to themselves. They keep making themselves look worse and worse when they could've just never responded to Jim's first video and nothing ever would've came of it. He plays a lot of bad steam games on his channel that get on the store somehow and rarely does a creator of those games ever get on Jim about it, and the ones that do haven't gone anywhere near the extent that DH has. I dunno if they really believe in the "all publicity is good publicity" thing or what but it's not true guys
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Teddybear posted:Not exactly sure where to put this, but Klepek at Kotaku has a write-up of Noted Steam ParticipantTM Digital Homicide and their $10 million lawsuit against Jim Sterling. e: gently caress, apparently it's already a thing. Next time you'll tell me this electricity fad has caught on. Point is this clown's defense is going to be amazing. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Mar 17, 2016 |
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Macaluso posted:I can't wait to see what Jim has to say on Monday, cause there's no way he doesn't do a Jimquisition on this. He won't say anything, because you don't comment on pending litigation against you. anilEhilated posted:Here's hoping for the first livestreamed court session in the history of law. A lot of states and courts actually livestream their proceedings! I think the Hogan/Gawker trial is being livestreamed, for example.
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Teddybear posted:He won't say anything, because you don't comment on pending litigation against you. Eh well after it's over then
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If any of you don't subscribe to Jim Sterling on Youtube, here's the latest video that Jim posted about DigiHom, just yesterday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoNDahSe5J4
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Macaluso posted:I can't wait to see what Jim has to say on Monday, cause there's no way he doesn't do a Jimquisition on this. Maybe rename themselves to Digital Suicide
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Justin_Brett posted:Oh hey, Skyshine's Bedlam just updated with a lot of stuff, among them changing the game to let you use all your squad members each turn. That's nice to hear. Yeah. For those who haven't been paying attention, since release they - Completely reworked the campaign to be more unlock/roguelike focused. - Completely reworked the combat, adding in an XCOM style combat mode. and then after people pointed out the flaws in both of those things reworked them again, this time making a new campaign that encouraged you to explore the map more, and now have made the combat 1:1 with XCOM. It's a good game now, and it's a shame nobody is going back to take a look at it. They've been listening and reworking their game over the last year in ways most devs wouldn't.
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So Indiegala is having this sale and if you pay more than like $5 you get this bonus game called "Life is Hard". It's an early access city builder whose twist is that it's in a sidescroller format. It's very very early access (it doesn't even full screen correctly on OS X) but I like the general idea of it.
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A sick part of me hopes that Digital Homicide somehow wins and sets the precedent to destroy games journalism forever, but also it won't happen because this is all pretty laughable. "So, you released a huge number of incredibly lovely games, and were outraged when your audience found them incredibly lovely?" -The Judge (paraphrased)
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I've never played anything by Digital Homicide but I really like their website url, it's so bad.
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deadly_pudding posted:A sick part of me hopes that Digital Homicide somehow wins and sets the precedent to destroy games journalism forever, but also it won't happen because this is all pretty laughable.
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Update - 12:25 pm: Digital Homicide has taken down its crowdfunding request “due to harassers donating amounts specifically to cause charges rather than donations and charge backs to cause financial fees...[W]e will be seeking another avenue for donations” Okay that's loving funny
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deadly_pudding posted:A sick part of me hopes that Digital Homicide somehow wins and sets the precedent to destroy games journalism forever, but also it won't happen because this is all pretty laughable. I think they are going to go with the angle that Sterling was leading a harassment campaign but good luck proving that.
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I'm thinking they aren't a game dev but professional comedians. Would explain the game quality too.
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Who is Jim Sterling and who is Digital Homicide
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computer parts posted:So Indiegala is having this sale and if you pay more than like $5 you get this bonus game called "Life is Hard". It's an early access city builder whose twist is that it's in a sidescroller format. I'm looking at the store right now and it says $2 or 2 Euros for the Life is Hard key. They have a bunch of neat little indie games on sale for less than a dollar so I think I'm going to hoover a few up and give it a try.
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Has anyone been keeping up with Offworld Trading Company? A MULE-inspired game sounds like my jam, and I definitely wanted to play the next thing from the designer of Civ 4. But $40 for an Early Access game was a bit of an ask. It's still Early Access but now on sale at $20...
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