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Feels Villeneuve posted:I can't wait for Night in the Woods to inexplicably cost $60 and for me to buy it just because the box art will look so cool This but Kentucky Route Zero Macaluso posted:I'll begrudgingly allow someone to not like the art style, even though they're a big stupid idiot, but to say the LEVEL DESIGN in Tropical Freeze is bland or BAD in any way is loving ludicrous and objectively wrong. Like holy poo poo This is a really good video on how Tropical Freeze's level design is extremely thoughtful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqHcE6B4OP4
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:What does this mean? The online aspect won't be hosted on a player's console? yeah. they are all like this tho i think? not sure, i've only played dark souls 1-3 on pc but i always thought they were peer to peer. i know they are shutting down the demon souls servers on ps3 next month tho, if you want a time frame or something.
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Macaluso posted:I'll begrudgingly allow someone to not like the art style, even though they're a big stupid idiot, but to say the LEVEL DESIGN in Tropical Freeze is bland or BAD in any way is loving ludicrous and objectively wrong. Like holy poo poo Tropical Freeze is basically unimpeachable but I do think the level design in Returns is a little more interesting in terms of weird gimmicks that work like the giant egg that loses pieces as it rolls. I'll have to play both again though to pass true judgment as one of our resident Kong experts.
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hcreight posted:There was a "Also Kirby fans check out the demo for the new 3DS Kirby game!" mention snuck in there. Seems more like it’s getting the “device that was their flagship handheld for six years but is now being phased out in favor of its successor” treatment.
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I can udnerstand why $60 is a dealbreaker for two ports but on the other hand I don't mind so much since they're absolutely A+ in terms of quality and replayability. TWEWY is more justified as a port for sure, I don't want to play that with touch-only on an iPad
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Jan 11, 2018 17:51
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How does Tropical Freeze compare to (3DS) DKC Returns? Because I loved DKC1 and 2 but could never get into 3 and lost interest in Returns rather quickly: it didn't feel like it brought anything new to the table, and at least as far as I got actually felt like it had fewer gameplay styles than 1/2.
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Jan 11, 2018 17:53
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Hammer Bro. posted:How does Tropical Freeze compare to (3DS) DKC Returns? DKC Returns is great but Tropical Freeze eclipsed it, and possibly all the other DKC games. The level designs in Tropical Freeze are a clinic in god-tier platforming. You get 3 buddies to play with now too so you get even more playstyles.
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Jan 11, 2018 17:55
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I played a chunk of TWEWY on iPad years ago and didn't like it that much Souls and Mario Tennis are more appealing
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Hammer Bro. posted:How does Tropical Freeze compare to (3DS) DKC Returns? DKCR is good but Tropical Freeze is a huge improvement in every way
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Vikar Jerome posted:yeah. they are all like this tho i think? not sure, i've only played dark souls 1-3 on pc but i always thought they were peer to peer. 2 and 3 use a matchmaking server but the actual coop happens peer to peer I think. While 1s matchmaking is peer to peer too, and takes forever to populate signs.
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Hammer Bro. posted:How does Tropical Freeze compare to (3DS) DKC Returns? It's even better than Returns, although the fact that you didn't like returns means this probably tells you nothing. I thought Returns had really great and creative level design, and Tropical Freeze just takes it up a notch. There are fewer levels, but the levels are a lot longer, so in terms of sidescrolling distance travelled it's probably still on par with the others. Mark Brown did a whole video on how DKCR2 successfully evolves Nintendo's traditional level design philosophy.
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Tender Bender posted:Tropical Freeze is basically unimpeachable but I do think the level design in Returns is a little more interesting in terms of weird gimmicks that work like the giant egg that loses pieces as it rolls. I'll have to play both again though to pass true judgment as one of our resident Kong experts. The mine cart stage with the egg was indeed REALLY awesome and one of the most memorable bits from the first game, but I still think TF is just way better in general in terms of level design. The way each level builds itself up and ramps up is so so impressive. One of the endgame stages where you go up a mountain during an avalanche is SO loving cool. Like I'd love to see the level design documents when they were creating that level because nothing in that stage is static Also the rocket barrel stage where you go through the fruit processing plant is one of the most creative levels in any video game I've ever played. It absolutely blew me away The first game edges TF out though in terms of difficulty. The first one is WAY harder. I had to put my 3DS down multiple times during a lot of the temple and endgame stuff because I was getting so angry I didn't want to risk breaking my 3DS in half Macaluso fucked around with this message at 18:03 on Jan 11, 2018 |
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Fuzz posted:So I'm mostly going to be using this in portable mode and I have huge hands (can palm a basketball,most of the size is in the fingers Looked at the others you mentioned as well and I have to say this one in the quoted post is pretty good as long as you dont plan on removing it often. The TPU is of a very good quality, perfect grip without feeling sticky. Some parts are thin enough that I could see them stretching or cracking with repeated removal and reapplication. This does add a noticeable amount of weight but not enough to be fatiguing. I love how it now feels much nicer to plunk down on a desk or granite counter. The bump outs aren't quite big enough to palm grip the switch but holding it with just 3 or 4 fingers (depending on trigger use) is very comfortable now. For reference, I can't quite palm a basketball but have no trouble swinging a leather football around in one hand.
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) and from my experience with the 3DS, I need a grip. Any goons have one? Was thinking about this:
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Macaluso posted:The mine cart stage with the egg was indeed REALLY awesome and one of the most memorable bits from the first game, but I still think TF is just way better in general in terms of level design. The way each level builds itself up and ramps up is so so impressive. One of the endgame stages where you go up a mountain during an avalanche is SO loving cool. Like I'd love to see the level design documents when they were creating that level because nothing in that stage is static Yea, that's true. And the big circle of life savanna level was awesome... And the storm level... I love the mountain world 2 setting with the owls a ton too. You know what I think I'm edging more towards team tropical freeze.
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BotW is gonna ruin my life if I don’t start exercising some willpower.  Forgot to eat dinner last night and got literally zero sleep because every time I was like “ok after this I’m going to bed” I’d spy another shrine or a shooting star or the Lord of the Mountain would make an appearance or any of the other slew of ways this game hooks you.
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Bopopolis gave me more trouble than anything I'd encountered in DKR, and that was playing with waggle.
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Tender Bender posted:Tropical Freeze is basically unimpeachable but I do think the level design in Returns is a little more interesting in terms of weird gimmicks that work like the giant egg that loses pieces as it rolls. I'll have to play both again though to pass true judgment as one of our resident Kong experts.
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Jan 11, 2018 18:07
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quadruple cuck posted:I played a chunk of TWEWY on iPad years ago and didn't like it that much Honestly TWEWY probably isn't the same experience at all without two screens. The more I think about it, the more I'd rather see an enhanced 3DS version than a Switch version. Without controlling two characters separately with two different input methods on two screens, I can't imagine it's all that special (except with the aesthetics/music, I suppose).
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njsykora posted:It is time. It's literally everything I wanted and more. God bless Nintendo.
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Dark Souls on switch. Best console ever.
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Tropical Freeze was great. I hope you suckers getting it for triple what I got it for two years ago have a great time with it! 
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Vookatos posted:DKCR had way better minecart and rocket barrel levels (I'd prefer to have them over water levels in TF), but I think generally the gimmicks and overall atmosphere in Returns was a bit more bland. Rocket barrels and minecarts had eggs, bats, bombs, all kinds of weird poo poo. Normal levels, hovewer, would often focus on a single enemy type, or something quite basic (climbing, vines, floating platforms, etc.). As mentioned in the video posted above, TF usually combines its gimmicks, so levels never really feel like they just focus on something too hard. The only level in Returns that feels that way is that Ruins level where you go to the beach, then board some ships and sink one of them. I still love Returns and think it's one of the best platformers, but TF really is better in almost every way. I think the big difference that TF does when it comes to level design compared to Returns, is that TF's levels tell a story. Especiallly the mine cart and rocket barrel ones. In the first game, it's mostly just you going through a stage avoiding obstacles. It really didn't go deeper than that most of the time. Sure the bat chase ramps up and sort of has a beginning middle and end, but just barely. Not that it made the levels bad of course, but the second game seems to have an actual beginning, middle, climax and resolution to MOST of their stages (the avalanch stage and the last rocket barrel stage don't really tell a story as much) almost like telling a story. The rocket barrel and mine cart stages especially. To use my favorite level again, Reckless Ride, you start off entering the fruit processing plant. It starts off pretty calmly with just weaving around the fruit being collected from the jungle. Then you hit the first encounter with the penguin and his "mech". You then enter the factory itself, and have a second confrontation with him. You then enter the deep cutting up and juicing section of the factory and it climaxes with a final "battle" with the penguin. It resolves at the end with him hitting a bridge and getting ejected letting you safely exit the factory. Like if this was a cartoon you could easily retell that without gameplay. But it has gameplay and it's awesome edit: I don't agree about DKCR having better minecart or rocket barrel levels. TF blew them out of the water IMO
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Hammer Bro. posted:How does Tropical Freeze compare to (3DS) DKC Returns? Returns on 3DS was kinda meh for me. I beat it but didn't feel anything particularly stellar about it. Tropical Freeze however is one of my favorite 2D platformers of all time.
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Hi just popping in to say I'm going to buy the TWEWY Remaster thing unless they balls it up somehow.
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Is Mario Tennis out yet? I haven't played any since the N64 version.
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I can't wait for the Mario 3D World port that adds Wario with the warioland charge
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Pureauthor posted:Hi just popping in to say I'm going to buy the TWEWY Remaster thing unless they balls it up somehow. The World Ends With You is fantastic. I couldn't justify buying it again at full retail, but I think other people absolutely should, especially if it means we eventually get a sequel.
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can't wait for a chrono trigger ds switch port set at $60.
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We need modern Diablo 3 with the awesome PS4 controls on this thing.
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No FZero Ranmers turns out that leaked pic was fake!
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Patter Song posted:Tropical Freeze was great. I hope you suckers getting it for triple what I got it for two years ago have a great time with it! How much did you REALLY pay for it when you factor in the Nintendo Switch Beta Hardware that you bought?
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Vikar Jerome posted:can't wait for a chrono trigger ds switch port set at $60. If other DS games are getting ported, I'd like to see a Dragon Quest IV-VI DS collection HD port. That would probably be worth $60 because those games are pretty pricey now. (Dragon Quest VI DS costs nearly $60 now on its own) Still think that Square-Enix missed a real chance with not doing Final Fantasy V or VI for the 3DS the way they did III and IV for the DS.
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The only thing I'm hoping for Mario Tennis is that they don't cock it up with gimmicky powerups like pretty much every game since 64
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Not getting my hopes up for the new Mario Tennis after how they pulled 3DS's Golf single player.
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a.lo posted:No FZero Ranmers They removed it for a later time due to the leak.
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Here’s hoping we can set up Tennis tournaments like we could with golf on the 3DS
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GreenNight posted:New Mario Tennis too. I don't know, the last ones really haven't been good. The last good one was GBA and... njsykora posted:Made by Camelot with a story mode, basically fixing every issue I've had with recent Mario Tennis games. Well gently caress me. I cannot wait to buy this. Dark Souls is great too and gonna buy it. It's amazing that the first console I buy since the Wii is just this good. Is Tropical Freeze Wii U like the 3DS version? I played it a bit after having binged the SNES games and I really didn't like. Felt too floaty and janky. I could revisit it as I love the genre... but I don't know.
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Never played a mario tennis game, will it have bowser? This is important.
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Oxygen Deficiency posted:Never played a mario tennis game, will it have bowser? This is important. Yup.
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