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FactsAreUseless posted:Being mad about "gaming fads" is stupid for the same reason being mad about a game being "overrated" is stupid: you're just creating in your mind an imaginary group of people who all like the thing you don't like, then getting mad about it. You're not even angry about a real thing, just about statistics you made up in your head. I don't like posts about other peoples posts.  Joking aside, yeah I don't get the whole "omg this game is so popular wtf?!", like you can dislike a game and still be happy other people enjoy it. They're not mutually exclusive. Except anime dating sim games, nobody should be allowed to play those.
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I would personally appreciate it if Dark Souls 3 chat is kept to a minimum for a little while. I think there's a certain intangible quality to experiencing those games for the first time with as little information as possible, and there are dedicated threads for people who are playing it or don't mind being spoiled. Since pretty much everyone's opinion is already made up as to whether or not they are going to get the game, it would mean a lot to me if there wasn't a lot of "oh man, so-and-so area is so cool" or "great to see this character return" not-spoilers. That's just one goon's request. I hope everyone is having a fine day and isn't plagued with a mysterious rheumy cough like yours truly.
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FactsAreUseless posted:And? Be happy for your friends that they're excited about something they like. What is this, middle school? I know how dedicated you are to calling every opinion I have stupid but it'd be nice if you just admitted I was right sometimes.
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I think the actual problem is you keep having horrible opinions. Anyways, BB has not yet sent me an e-mail confirming that DSIII will be ready for me to pick up today and I'm starting to get nervous 
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Apr 12, 2016 11:55
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I can't believe my friends like something
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axleblaze posted:I think the actual problem is you keep having horrible opinions. Pretty sure "I don't like a game series and wish it wasn't the most popular thing in the universe and seemingly the driving creative influence for the majority of up and coming developers" is a perfectly reasonable opinion. But whatever. I'm used to being treated like a pinata.
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No Such Thing posted:enjoyment is just a fad and i can't wait for it to go away.
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Apr 12, 2016 11:59
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Guy Mann posted:http://drat.dog 
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Lurdiak posted:"I don't like a game series and wish it wasn't the most popular thing in the universe and seemingly the driving creative influence for the majority of up and coming developers" That's not quite the same as you saying "Literally all my friends love Dark Souls and never shut up about Dark Souls." earlier. If you want to talk about another game just talk about another game. What are you planning to play this week? Are you close to finishing any games soon?
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Lurdiak posted:Pretty sure "I don't like a game series and wish it wasn't the most popular thing in the universe and seemingly the driving creative influence for the majority of up and coming developers" is a perfectly reasonable opinion. But whatever. I'm used to being treated like a pinata.  So you expressed that you wished a much beloved game series would go away attributing it's popularity to being a fad and now you seem shocked that a forum full the target demographic for that series does not welcome this opinion with open arms. Like, fine, yeah you don't have to like the series but what did you expect to happen when you posted your original post which just seemed like passive aggressive whining that the games thread was talking about a game that just came out that you don't care about?
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Golden Goat posted:That's not quite the same as you saying "Literally all my friends love Dark Souls and never shut up about Dark Souls." earlier. I beat Shadowgate yesterday as homework for an upcoming game jam. I tried going old school, and after finding the original mac version too.... mac-y, I played through the NES version, which has luxuries like music and an interface that functions. It actually holds up pretty well! Despite the game having a ton of really dumb "gotcha" traps and some Sierra puzzle logic, it's chock full of content in a way that draws you in despite the simplicity of the story. Framing a point and click adventure as a donjon delve and having elements like the pressure of torches going out and the risk of death makes things pretty exciting. It's a classic for a reason. axleblaze posted:
meh-meh meh meh meh me sarcasm me me forensic examination of benign statement as if this were debate club, rolleyes.
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Apr 12, 2016 12:16
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I never played Shadowgate, was the Steam version any use?
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Golden Goat posted:I never played Shadowgate, was the Steam version any use? I didn't play that one! It looks pretty neat but I was afraid the modern touch might obscure what I was trying to glean from the experience. I did buy the mac version on Steam, and it runs fine as an emulation of a very dated game.
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Apr 12, 2016 12:19
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Would dark souls 3 be a good first dark souls to play?
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Apr 12, 2016 12:20
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Ahundredbux posted:Would dark souls 3 be a good first dark souls to play? It's probably a little too early for anyone here to actually be able to answer this.
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Ahundredbux posted:Would dark souls 3 be a good first dark souls to play? Yes. Ignore the above poster and go play it. Lurdiak posted:I didn't play that one! It looks pretty neat but I was afraid the modern touch might obscure what I was trying to glean from the experience. I did buy the mac version on Steam, and it runs fine as an emulation of a very dated game. Actually is it a decent game to try on the go? If it's on NES i have some options to play it at work.
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Golden Goat posted:Actually is it a decent game to try on the go? If it's on NES i have some options to play it at work. Should be. You can save anytime and your inventory is easy to scroll through, and the NES version has a generous enough continue system. I suggest having a guide handy for some of the more completely impossible to deduce puzzles. I don't like to cheat, but sometimes it's just impossible to know you're meant to use a sugar lump on a statue of a demon or whatever, and there are way too many moving parts in Shadowgate to try and brute force it like a Lucasarts game. Not to mention wrong answers may well kill you. The start button sometimes gives hints!
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Ahundredbux posted:Would dark souls 3 be a good first dark souls to play?
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Lurdiak posted:Should be. You can save anytime and your inventory is easy to scroll through, and the NES version has a generous enough continue system. I suggest having a guide handy for some of the more completely impossible to deduce puzzles. I don't like to cheat, but sometimes it's just impossible to know you're meant to use a sugar lump on a statue of a demon or whatever, and there are way too many moving parts in Shadowgate to try and brute force it like a Lucasarts game. Not to mention wrong answers may well kill you. Cool! I'll either play it at work/on the bus or hotseat it at home. I think it's fine to use a guide sometimes for adventure games, I know for some parts of Grim Fandango we had to crack open a guide. E: In other news I saw a game pitch from SquareEnix's Collective thing http://collective.square-enix.com/projects/220/moonlighter#pitch You run a item shop and also go dungeoneering for items to sell. Looks interesting but I actually wonder if it's just worth it to pick up Recettear even though the anime-ness repels me. Golden Goat fucked around with this message at 12:45 on Apr 12, 2016 |
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Lurdiak posted:Pretty sure "I don't like a game series and wish it wasn't the most popular thing in the universe and seemingly the driving creative influence for the majority of up and coming developers" is a perfectly reasonable opinion. But whatever. I'm used to being treated like a pinata. Here are the games that have released so far this year: quote:Amplitude (PS4) January 5 You know what there are a ton of in the indie game section? Side-scrolling platformers, top-down shooters, and side-scrolling platformer shooters. Guess we should wait until that Mario, Robotron, Metal Slug fad goes away. Edit: I'm not going to list them all, but the upcoming releases don't look much different.
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Hyper Light Drifter I wouldn't call a Souls-like.
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Golden Goat posted:Hyper Light Drifter I wouldn't call a Souls-like.
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Golden Goat posted:Hyper Light Drifter I wouldn't call a Souls-like. I think the similarities people see is how obscured some game mechanics and story elements are
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I like when games solve problems I wasn't aware even existed. In BoI it did always suck to have to walk back through the empty dungeon to get to where you actually need to go but I never thought about. Enter the Gungeon just lets you teleport to most of the rooms you've already cleared. Like I never would have even thought of that as a thing that needed to be fixed but it's really nice to have it fixed.
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Yeah obscure game mechanics and Story elements are not a Souls only thing. Twenty bets somebody said "Hyper Light Drifter is the Dark Souls of indie games"
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Apr 12, 2016 12:50
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People say that about anything even if the only similarity is 'a bit hard'. Or especially.
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Golden Goat posted:Yeah obscure game mechanics and Story elements are not a Souls only thing. hmm game is difficult and the story isn't spelled out... must be a souls game!!
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Apr 12, 2016 12:52
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Finally someone is brave enough to stand up and say "I don't like this thing that a bunch of other people like"
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Apr 12, 2016 13:00
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It doesnt matter what people call it, hyper light drifter is pretty good and cool
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Apr 12, 2016 13:03
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Ahundredbux posted:It doesnt matter what people call it, hyper light drifter is pretty good and cool I wish I hadn't selected the console version from the kickstarter 
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Apr 12, 2016 13:05
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The bit at the end of Face/Off where Nic Cage is like 'Diiiiiieeeeeee' only instead of John Travolta it's my work day
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Apr 12, 2016 13:06
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Obscure gameplay mechanics and story? Super Monkey Daibouken was the first Souls game.
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Orange Fluffy Sheep posted:Obscure gameplay mechanics and story?
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I get more of a metroid feeling playing hyper light drifter but that's mostly from the atmosphere tbh
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Apr 12, 2016 13:12
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Ahundredbux posted:I get more of a metroid feeling playing hyper light drifter but that's mostly from the atmosphere tbh It's a dang ol' Zelda game
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Apr 12, 2016 13:19
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Manky posted:It's a dang ol' Zelda game 
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If someone would put Hank Hill's face on there, I'd change my av
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Apr 12, 2016 13:29
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I don't remember having space aids in zelda!!
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Soulslike is the new roguelike. Also, zeldroidvania is a real term some people use.
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Undertale is the Chulip of Dark Souls. Amazon sez my copy of DS3 will be here a day earlier than expected, and I found a decent pinball hall within walking distance of the auto shop I need to drop my car off later this week. Plus I got Friday off to play video games and eat steak without interruption or judgement. Looks like everything's coming up
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