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If Portal games taught me anything, it's that a game doesn't need to be longer than it needs to be
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I love when a game turns out to be short but I'm guessing that's just because I'm old and have enough disposable income that I can buy more games than I can play.
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May 2, 2017 15:53
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I'm kinda hoping that it sells enough that they do a Kamiko 2 with a bigger team and make it a full fledged 6-8 hour game.
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May 2, 2017 16:07
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So for whatever reason, ACA NeoGeo Blazing Star was released on the eShop for Switch today in both North America and PAL regions.
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May 2, 2017 17:11
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Spellman posted:If Portal games taught me anything, it's that a game doesn't need to be longer than it needs to be This but Darksiders 2. Fremry posted:I'm kinda hoping that it sells enough that they do a Kamiko 2 with a bigger team and make it a full fledged 6-8 hour game. Yeah same, it really could be expanded out nicely from the looks of things.
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May 2, 2017 17:17
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inferis posted:I love when a game turns out to be short but I'm guessing that's just because I'm old and have enough disposable income that I can buy more games than I can play. Yeah, I'm happy to play one (maybe two) 100 hour games a year, but everything else I play pretty much needs to get to the drat point
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May 2, 2017 23:19
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Fremry posted:Kamiko totally has me sitting on a fence. It's really good and polished and fun, but it's so short. It's also only $5 though. I had a good time, but I beat the game with all three characters in under 3 hours. Then again, the characters all play very differently, but the "puzzles" are the same each playthrough. having a game on a nintendo console in australia that's under $10 and not total garbage is a bit rare, so i will pick it up
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May 2, 2017 23:36
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zaepg posted:I need someone to bitch about Dragon Quest 7, with it's 70+ hour completion requirment. I burnt out on the original Dragon Quest 7 for PSX grinding for monster class hearts and never actually completed it, so I picked it up for 3DS. I haven't started it yet though. It is an exceedingly long game; the intro sequence before the game proper starts is almost 2 hours.
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May 3, 2017 03:16
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irlZaphod posted:So for whatever reason, ACA NeoGeo Blazing Star was released on the eShop for Switch today in both North America and PAL regions. What do you mean "for whatever reason"? Blazing Star owns and is the origin of the biggest non-AYB meme on the internet.
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May 3, 2017 03:49
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Fremry posted:Kamiko totally has me sitting on a fence. It's really good and polished and fun, but it's so short. It's also only $5 though. I had a good time, but I beat the game with all three characters in under 3 hours. Then again, the characters all play very differently, but the "puzzles" are the same each playthrough. It was worth it to me, even though it's honestly more like 2 hours of gametime (1 hour for the first playthrough, and then 30-or-less for the followup speed runs). The aesthetic is my jam and I want the developer to make more, so it was worth it. My only sort of complaint is that the "secret" is just a sound test mode. I was expecting some combo-character wrap-up final level or something so that left a bit of a bitter last-minute taste.
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May 3, 2017 04:39
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Takoluka posted:What do you mean "for whatever reason"? Blazing Star owns and is the origin of the biggest non-AYB meme on the internet.
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May 3, 2017 08:13
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irlZaphod posted:Sorry, I meant in terms of the day. Tuesday is an unusual day to release a non-retail game on the eShop. Isn't Tuesday the release day for PSN and XBL?
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May 3, 2017 13:08
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Takoluka posted:Isn't Tuesday the release day for PSN and XBL?
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May 3, 2017 14:48
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eShop games have shown up on other days, so who knows.
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May 3, 2017 15:09
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It seems the rule is third parties can release multiplat whenever they want to be in sync with other consoles, exclusives go on Thursdays, and Nintendo first party games go on Fridays.
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May 3, 2017 15:13
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Hamster often drops games early in one region or another and they did it even earlier than usual this week due to a Japanese holiday. Blazing Star is a great game, by the way.
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May 3, 2017 15:17
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Tumbleseed owns and the hd rumble makes switch the best platform for it.
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May 3, 2017 16:59
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I have found tumbleseed needlessly punishing. Pushing you all the way down the mountain if you lose a life is some bullshit 1980s rental design.
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May 3, 2017 17:07
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parallelodad posted:I have found tumbleseed needlessly punishing. Pushing you all the way down the mountain if you lose a life is some bullshit 1980s rental design. I've only seen brief bit of gameplay but have you not been planting flags?
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May 3, 2017 17:07
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Overminty posted:I've only seen brief bit of gameplay but have you not been planting flags? You go to the flags if you fall down a hole. If you lose your three hearts you gotta start from there very beginning of the area.
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May 3, 2017 17:09
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parallelodad posted:You go to the flags if you fall down a hole. If you lose your three hearts you gotta start from there very beginning of the area. You can unlock teleports once you've completed enough quests.
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May 3, 2017 18:03
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If other roguelikes/lites with level skipping features is an indication, using those teleports is probably a really bad idea because you'll be underpowered for the area you skipped to
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May 3, 2017 18:04
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I don't necessarily agree. I feel that with better roguelikes (except for BoI), there is value in being able to skip ahead and practice a later section. Sure, you may not have as many upgrades as if you started from the beginning, but since your upgrades aren't consistent, you can use teleporting to grind more difficult levels in order to get better at them for when you do a full, non-teleporting run. In Spelunky, for example, the worlds in order of most to least difficult are 2, 4, 1, and 3. I'm really good at worlds 1 and 3, but world 2 kicks my rear end a lot. When I'm practicing to improve my skill with world 2, I don't want to slog through world 1 every time.
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May 3, 2017 18:27
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Ugh I didn't really realize this game is a roguelike when I got it but it totally is. I thought it was more a puzzle/physics/platformer. I'm not really into roguelikes since I don't have much time. I enjoy the game mechanics beyond that, but the game requires a ton of patience so when you do mess up the heavy punishment is real rough. I really do like the core mechanic and the music though so I'll probably power through.
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May 3, 2017 18:59
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I'm surprised you missed that because the devs keep marketing it as "TumbleSeed: a rolly roguelike"
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May 3, 2017 19:02
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I have only been exposed to Nintendo's marketing of it. They are my only source of news. I'm just lucky Bill Trinen talks about science on Twitter a lot.
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May 3, 2017 19:06
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Here's this week's eShop Drop. Switch ACA NeoGeo Blazing Star | NA | PAL | ($7.99 / £6.29 / €6.99) (May 2) Tumbleseed | NA | PAL | ($14.99 / £11.99 / €13.99) (May 2) WiiU Bonk's Revenge (TG-16) | NA | ($5.99) Citadale - The Legends Trilogy | NA | PAL | ($9.00 / £7.25 / €7.49) FIFTEEN | NA | PAL | ($1.49 / £1.39 / €1.49) Triple Breakout | NA | PAL | ($4.99 / £4.99 / €4.99) WinKings | NA | ($9.99) 3DS Infinite Golf | NA | ($1.99) Triple Breakout | NA | ($4.99) DLC Blaster Master 0 (EX Character: Gunvolt) | ($? / £? / €1.99, free until May 17) Bonk's Revenge (TG-16 VC on WiiU), WinKings, Infinite Golf and the 3DS version of Triple Breakout are NA-only for now. irlZaphod fucked around with this message at 16:11 on May 4, 2017 |
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May 4, 2017 14:40
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Cool. Bonk's Revenge is the best Bonk.
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irlZaphod posted:Here's this week's eShop Drop. BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! BONUS!
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Here's a partial drop for this week. I really wish they'd put out a PR. Switch ACA NeoGeo Garou: Mark of the Wolves | NA | PAL | $7.99 / £6.29 / €6.99 Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical | PAL | £ ? / € ? Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition | NA | PAL | $29.99 / £ ? / € ? NBA Playgrounds | NA | PAL | $19.99 / £ / €19.99 (May 9) WiiU Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | PAL | £ ? / € ? (free upgrade for owners of Shovel Knight) WinKings | PAL | £ ? / € ? 3DS Elliot Quest | NA | PAL | $1.99 / £ ? / € ? DLC Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment | PAL | £ ? / € ? (free update for owners of Shovel Knight) Both NBA Playgrounds and Minecraft are hitting the Switch eShop this week. Also Hamster are continuing to fill the eShop line-up with NeoGeo ports, which is good. The Dark Witch Music Episode is a port of a stand-alone smartphone rhythm game which was originally a mini-game in Legend of Dark Witch 2. It's hitting the PAL Switch eShop this week apparently, no word about NA though. Spectre of Torment is out stand-alone on WiiU in PAL regions this week also. And the Zelda 2-esque Elliot Quest is coming to 3DS. irlZaphod fucked around with this message at 17:41 on May 8, 2017 |
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May 8, 2017 17:37
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mk8 deluxe reminded me that donkey kong invented dabbing look it up
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That Specter of Torment apparently isn't coming out on EU Wii U and 3DS eShops at the same time really loving baffles me.
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May 8, 2017 17:47
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I'd like Minecraft on Switch but for $29.99? Also the more I look at NBA Playgrounds the more I detest its art.
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KennyMan666 posted:That Specter of Torment apparently isn't coming out on EU Wii U and 3DS eShops at the same time really loving baffles me. Beastie posted:Also the more I look at NBA Playgrounds the more I detest its art.
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May 8, 2017 19:49
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zaepg posted:I need someone to bitch about Dragon Quest 7, with it's 70+ hour completion requirment. It's not the length, it's the poorly paced and constant backtracking and grind heavy job system
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May 8, 2017 20:53
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Beastie posted:I'd like Minecraft on Switch but for $29.99? And good luck ever seeing that on sale. I don't think it's ever gone on sale on any console.
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May 8, 2017 21:16
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Ineffiable posted:And good luck ever seeing that on sale. I don't think it's ever gone on sale on any console. It hasn't on PC either since it left beta. Does Minecraft Switch use the touch screen in any way?
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May 8, 2017 21:22
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Ineffiable posted:And good luck ever seeing that on sale. I don't think it's ever gone on sale on any console. I think the only way I got a "sale" was when I moved from 360 to Xbox One. I think they offered it for $10-$15.
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May 8, 2017 21:38
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SeANMcBAY posted:It hasn't on PC either since it left beta. The Wii U version didn't even use the touch screen, so it would be surprising if the Switch edition would.
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