March Games Chat: Wii would like U to Switch to a new console.

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Nier Automata

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:25

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# ? May 15, 2024 10:21

Paperhouse: Dec 31, 2008; I think
your hair
looks much
better
pushed
over to
one side

Somebody tell me what to play that's on Steam. I'm away from home atm and all I have is a laptop with no mouse so I'm looking for something that I can easily play with just keyboard and trackpad. Should probably also be a couple of years old at least otherwise it probably won't run. I'm thinking some sort of sim or not real time strategy game since they're not reaction based whatsoever but I don't have a lot of experience with those genres. I usually play RPGs but without a controller it feels all wrong to me

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:26

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Yeah but MK9 also pandered to fans of the series really hardcore so I think that's an example that just goes to his point.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:26

Andrast: Apr 21, 2010

How about the new Tomb Raiders?

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:27

exquisite tea: Apr 21, 2007; Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."

Mortal Kombat is almost a fanservice franchise by definition, except sometimes they also succeed at making a pretty good fighting game, too.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:28

a kitten: Aug 5, 2006

Paperhouse posted:

Somebody tell me what to play that's on Steam. I'm away from home atm and all I have is a laptop with no mouse so I'm looking for something that I can easily play with just keyboard and trackpad. Should probably also be a couple of years old at least otherwise it probably won't run. I'm thinking some sort of sim or not real time strategy game since they're not reaction based whatsoever but I don't have a lot of experience with those genres. I usually play RPGs but without a controller it feels all wrong to me

Long Live the Queen

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:30

bloodychill: May 8, 2004; And if the world
should end tonight,
I had a crazy, classic life; Exciting Lemon

exquisite tea posted:

Mortal Kombat is almost a fanservice franchise by definition, except sometimes they also succeed at making a pretty good fighting game, too.

Yeah, it's not like expectations on the MK lore was real high. It's been campy and a silly since day 1. MK9 and (to a slightly lesser extent) MKX are fun and it was neat that they just remixed all the lore into this silly thing.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:31

Macaluso: Sep 23, 2005; I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG, BROTHER!

Andrast posted:

How about the new Tomb Raiders?

It's good. It's loving buggy as all hell for some reason, but it's still really good

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:32

Monkey Fracas: Sep 11, 2010; ...but then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you!; Grimey Drawer

a kitten posted:

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# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:36

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

i'm one game away from 75% on steamcompletionist. i'd like the milestone game to be stardew valley but it's not gonna be unless i add other games and beat them in the meantime because I'm only in the fall of year 1 and taking breaks between seasons

I mean I assume years 2 and 3 will go a lot faster than year 1 but I still am pacing myself

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:37

a kitten: Aug 5, 2006

Monkey Fracas posted:

Treasure trove of good usernames

I'm using Karl Dandleton for something, i just don't know what yet.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:40

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

The new Tomb Raiders are great examples of how to reboot something. Rise Of wasn't quite as good as it should have been though.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:40

exquisite tea: Apr 21, 2007; Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."

Tomb Raider tells the story of a posh archaeology grad who becomes an unstoppable killing machine once she picks up a compound bow for the first time.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:45

fridge corn: Apr 2, 2003; NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN

a kitten posted:

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# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:45

Jay Rust: Sep 27, 2011

Quest For Glory II posted:

i'm one game away from 75% on steamcompletionist. i'd like the milestone game to be stardew valley but it's not gonna be unless i add other games and beat them in the meantime because I'm only in the fall of year 1 and taking breaks between seasons

I mean I assume years 2 and 3 will go a lot faster than year 1 but I still am pacing myself

The game "ends" on spring 1 year 3, just a heads-up

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:45

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

precision posted:

Yeah but MK9 also pandered to fans of the series really hardcore so I think that's an example that just goes to his point.

Is making a good game and bringing back the things people liked about the series before it went off the rails pandering now?

This loving Mario game is pandering to me so blatantly, having koopas and goombas and fun platforming. SMH.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:51

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Lurdiak posted:

Is making a good game and bringing back the things people liked about the series before it went off the rails pandering now?

Yes. Pandering can be fine, like most things it's not a negative by default.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:52

CharlieFoxtrot: Mar 27, 2007; organize digital employees

exquisite tea posted:

Tomb Raider tells the story of a posh archaeology grad who becomes an unstoppable killing machine once she picks up a compound bow for the first time.

Probably the most realistic depiction of graduate study in video games, tbh

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:52

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

Jay Rust posted:

The game "ends" on spring 1 year 3, just a heads-up

oh ok. you say "ends" meaning that it continues on after the 'ending'? I'm not sure if the game theoretically goes on forever or if there's an actual definite stopping point. i figure after grandpa rates the farm i would be 'done'

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:52

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Lurdiak posted:

This loving Mario game is pandering to me so blatantly, having koopas and goombas and fun platforming. SMH.

Can you really not tell the difference between MK and SMB in re their approach to fans of the series

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:53

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

precision posted:

Can you really not tell the difference between MK and SMB in re their approach to fans of the series

I genuinely don't understand the difference between New Super Mario Bros and MK9, no.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:55

Jay Rust: Sep 27, 2011

Quest For Glory II posted:

oh ok. you say "ends" meaning that it continues on after the 'ending'? I'm not sure if the game theoretically goes on forever or if there's an actual definite stopping point. i figure after grandpa rates the farm i would be 'done'

Yeah grandpa shows up on spring 1 year 3, but the game carries on past that, just with no new content. Even the TV shows start running reruns.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 20:57

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Lurdiak posted:

I genuinely don't understand the difference between New Super Mario Bros and MK9, no.

MK9 and MKX have assloads of Easter Eggs and references that only fans would get. They're good games that take the best of the series and present it in a better way, but they also contain a lot of pandering. It's not an either or thing.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 21:01

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

Lurdiak posted:

I genuinely don't understand the difference between New Super Mario Bros and MK9, no.

one has a lot of BWAHs in it

# ? Mar 12, 2017 21:01

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Quest For Glory II posted:

one has a lot of BWAHs in it

Babe With A Hat?

Bouncy Wooly Avian Honky?

# ? Mar 12, 2017 21:04

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Quest For Glory II posted:

one has a lot of BWAHs in it

They're Bahs, tyvm. Bwahs are what Hank Hill says.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 21:06

Snak: Oct 10, 2005; I myself will carry you to the Gates of Valhalla...
You will ride eternal,
shiny and chrome.; Grimey Drawer

Zaphod42 posted:

I think Food would also be an interface

Soup is within the set of Food which overlaps the set of Drinkables, which it is also in. Set theory is the answer here boys.

My thinking was that Food implements Eatable. Soup is a subset of food. All food is eatable, some foods are drinkable. Beverage would be another class, which would implement drinkable, because all beverages are drinkable.

Some things, like antifreeze, would implement drinkable, but are not beverages.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 21:13

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

Bahs Without Any Halting

# ? Mar 12, 2017 21:14

Guy Mann: Mar 28, 2016; by Lowtax

Paperhouse posted:

Somebody tell me what to play that's on Steam. I'm away from home atm and all I have is a laptop with no mouse so I'm looking for something that I can easily play with just keyboard and trackpad. Should probably also be a couple of years old at least otherwise it probably won't run. I'm thinking some sort of sim or not real time strategy game since they're not reaction based whatsoever but I don't have a lot of experience with those genres. I usually play RPGs but without a controller it feels all wrong to me

There's a puzzle game called Full Bore that you probably already own because it's been in budles before, once I was on a week-long trip and it gave me hours of laptop gaming fun. it's basically an open world puzzle platformer with no jump button and is instead built around digging and pushing crates and climbing all on a tile-based system so it plays great with just the keyboard. It's a good head-scratcher at parts but its still designed to be pretty forgiving with a rewind system that lets you undo mistakes on the fly. Also it has the usual charming minimalist pixie indie story quirk where of course being a mining company run by talking boars is just a cutesy for veneer for all the weird stuff going on as you dig deeper so it keeps the environments changing and gives you some cool ruins to explore as you keep digging.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 21:42

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

Full Bore is really really good

# ? Mar 12, 2017 21:52

Alfalfa The Roach: Oct 13, 2012; You need to be a badass first.

Lurdiak posted:

Is making a good game and bringing back the things people liked about the series before it went off the rails pandering now?

See also: Star Fox Zero getting tons of undeserved flak for "it's just Star Fox 64 again" when "just Star Fox 64 again" is what fans were asking for in the first place

# ? Mar 12, 2017 22:08

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Alfalfa The Roach posted:

See also: Star Fox Zero getting tons of undeserved flak for "it's just Star Fox 64 again" when "just Star Fox 64 again" is what fans were asking for in the first place

I''ll take 10 more 64 remakes before another Assault.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 22:25

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK: Sep 11, 2001

Alfalfa The Roach posted:

See also: Star Fox Zero getting tons of undeserved flak for "it's just Star Fox 64 again" when "just Star Fox 64 again" is what fans were asking for in the first place

The terrible control scheme didn't help

# ? Mar 12, 2017 22:34

Sakurazuka: Jan 24, 2004; NANI?

The control scheme was fine, assuming you have two working eyes and hands anyway.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 22:36

oddium: Feb 21, 2006; end of the 4.5 tatami age

star fox zero was not as good as star fox 64 but few games are

# ? Mar 12, 2017 22:54

Guy Mann: Mar 28, 2016; by Lowtax

It's like poetry, it rhymes.

# ? Mar 12, 2017 23:43

Macaluso: Sep 23, 2005; I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG, BROTHER!

Hello Rare and Hat in Time devs, please remove Jontron's voice from Yooka-Laylee and Hat in Time thank you

https://twitter.com/JonTronShow/status/841051513212547072

# ? Mar 12, 2017 23:46

Fur20: Nov 14, 2007; すご▞い！
君は働か░い
フ▙▓ズなんだね！

Guy Mann posted:

It's like poetry, it rhymes.

amazing

Macaluso posted:

Hello Rare and Hat in Time devs, please remove Jontron's voice from Yooka-Laylee and Hat in Time thank you

anyone with enough money can say the things they want and do the things they want; if jontron was as unwealthy as you or me, his voice would be just as removed as you'd like him to be. the problem doesn't lie with the fact that people are given loudspeakers, but with the one that loudspeakers can be purchased

# ? Mar 12, 2017 23:56

Help Im Alive: Nov 8, 2009

I'm not sure that youtube celebrities are untouchable

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