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Heavy Metal
Sep 1, 2014

America's $1 Funnyman

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Crash was rebuilt off the original level data, iirc. It's about as easy as it was gonna get for them. The changed physics, however, made a few rare spots in Crash 2/Warped more brutal than intended.

Crash Bandicoot 1 just remained a brutally-mean-spirited slog.

I've never played the Spyro games, so I am excited as hell that they're getting their own gorgeous remastered collection :swoon:.

I haven't played the Crash remakes yet, but Crash 1 for me holds up on PS1, is my fav of the trilogy. Just a great fun platformer, one of my favs in the genre! Call me crazy.

Also, I want them to make a new Crash game by the way.


irlZaphod posted:

Anyway last night I did the side mission in Yakuza 0 where Kiryu has to buy a "magazine" for a little kid, and while it was kinda funny, it was also a little hosed up. I did like that they turned it into a stealth mission.

I love that mission, and I like that this classic magazine section is back again in Yakuza Kiwami, and it's even funnier. Kiryu is such a richly layered complex man, and what a man he is.

Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 10:40 on Apr 6, 2018

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Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Heavy Metal posted:

Also, I want them to make a new Crash game by the way.

Why make new games when you can just make HD versions of old games and bank on nostalgia to sell a billion copies? :nyoron:

Heavy Metal
Sep 1, 2014

America's $1 Funnyman

I want them to get a coup from Nintendo or something and make the biggest budget Bandicoot game ever made. Bet it all on Bandicoot! Roll the dice. Crash the market.

henpod
Mar 7, 2008

Sir, we have located the Bioweapon.
College Slice
This is a dumb question, but how can I play user created tracks in Trackmania? There are some very creative people out there and I just want to fly around in ridiculous roads.

Smol
Jun 1, 2011

Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus.
Is Rise of the Tomb Raider better than the first one? While the first one was decent, I'm not sure if I'm that interested in the sequel if it's just more of the same.

Oxxidation
Jul 22, 2007

Smol posted:

Is Rise of the Tomb Raider better than the first one?

It’s worse. Much worse, in some areas.

Gravy Jones
Sep 13, 2003

I am not on your side

Smol posted:

Is Rise of the Tomb Raider better than the first one? While the first one was decent, I'm not sure if I'm that interested in the sequel if it's just more of the same.

I'm the outlier who prefers Rise, but most people think the first game is better. Either way, it's pretty much more of the same.

LawfulWaffle
Mar 11, 2014

Well, that aligns with the vibes I was getting. Which was, like, "normal" kinda vibes.

Ah Map posted:

It is Evensong by Lester Del Rey. He also writ "For I am a Jealous People" where God is on the side of the aliens during an invasion of earth.

Thanks for this. I wish the collection of his short fiction was on Kindle.

Quantum of Phallus
Dec 27, 2010

Oxxidation posted:

It’s worse. Much worse, in some areas.

Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?

Guillermus posted:

PS4 Pro Dad of War edition looks amazing:


Edit because phoneposting sometimes is poo poo.

Is that supposed to be a move controller?

It’s ugly imo, especially the controller, but I hope others like it so Sony doesn’t go under.

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."


Smol posted:

Is Rise of the Tomb Raider better than the first one? While the first one was decent, I'm not sure if I'm that interested in the sequel if it's just more of the same.

The gameplay is better but the story is much weaker. Fundamentally it's just more TR2013, I'd say they're about equal.

WaltherFeng
May 15, 2013

50 thousand people used to live here. Now, it's the Mushroom Kingdom.
I dont see any gods or war in that picture.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




Infinitum posted:

Why make new games when you can just make HD versions of old games and bank on nostalgia to sell a billion copies? :nyoron:

Crash Bandicoot hadn't had a game come out in seven years. I'm all for them remaking the first three to gauge interest before maybe making a new version.

Makes more sense to me than Nintendo releasing Pokemon Red on the 3DS, completely unchanged in every way.

poptart_fairy
Apr 8, 2009

by R. Guyovich
Nabbed Thief 4, £2. Hugely guilty pleasure on the PC.

Between this and Metal Gear Survive, it appears my brain thrives off mediocrity.

WaltherFeng
May 15, 2013

50 thousand people used to live here. Now, it's the Mushroom Kingdom.
I would buy MG Survive for 5 or less.

Or I could just get my immediate MGS fix from replaying MGS5 or the older games.

Heavy Metal
Sep 1, 2014

America's $1 Funnyman

poptart_fairy posted:

Nabbed Thief 4, £2. Hugely guilty pleasure on the PC.

Between this and Metal Gear Survive, it appears my brain thrives off mediocrity.

Also a big fan of that Thief game, high five! It hit the spot for me. And of course Metal Gear fan, though I'm more interested in the tactical espionage ones.

Healbot
Jul 7, 2006

very very very fucjable
very vywr very


Rolo posted:

Is that supposed to be a move controller?

It’s ugly imo, especially the controller, but I hope others like it so Sony doesn’t go under.

No, it's part of the console decal and super ugly, Guillermus has to be legally blind.

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."


I don't really understand the rune design of that PS Pro, though maybe someone with the ancestral berserker rage roiling in their blood can more readily identify with it.

Cinnamon Bear
Aug 29, 2016

by FactsAreUseless

Gaius Marius posted:

The second episode had am idyllic farm house filled with nice people who bake pies...but shockingly they're actually cannibals!? The writing was loving trash

I agree with you about TWD, but I also think the source material is trash.

When it comes to Telltale, they are extremely inconsistent. I can really only safely recommend three of their games:

-Tales from the Borderlands, which is both the best thing they've done, and leagues better than the source material
-Batman Season 1/2, which manage to clear the very low bar of being better than most Batman stories. It goes in a lot of very unexpected directions with extremely fresh takes, and they make Bruce Wayne as interesting as the villains for once. It really surprised me.

I've tried some of the others and never bothered finishing because they were so bad (looking at you, free PS+ Game of Thrones)

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."


I'm just glad that some creative outlet out there is finally giving a voice to Batman, perhaps one of the most underrepresented properties in modern fiction.

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

BOOING! BOOING!
Grimey Drawer

exquisite tea posted:

I don't really understand the rune design of that PS Pro, though maybe someone with the ancestral berserker rage roiling in their blood can more readily identify with it.

Looks like fake constellations or something because they didn't want to go with real norse runes for fear of the inevitable internet outrage about "Nazi symbols on muh PS4" or some poo poo.

revolther
May 27, 2008

RareAcumen posted:

Crash Bandicoot hadn't had a game come out in seven years. I'm all for them remaking the first three to gauge interest before maybe making a new version.

Makes more sense to me than Nintendo releasing Pokemon Red on the 3DS, completely unchanged in every way.
Wouldn't the increased performance of the 3ds be the same as the HD treatment?
It's on a physically better screen capable of more colors and clearer image.
The loading times or any animation lag is going to be virtually eliminated because of the 3ds being a hardware beast by comparison.

Plus they know they have a market for upcoming pokemon games due to the success of Go, so re-releasing that seems more like it's "for the fans".

Ugly In The Morning
Jul 1, 2010
Pillbug

RareAcumen posted:



Makes more sense to me than Nintendo releasing Pokemon Red on the 3DS, completely unchanged in every way.

That was really dumb, that game is unplayable now AND they even did a GBA remaster that has modern-ish QoL features. Nope, gotta release the 20 year old monochrome one instead.

Grabbed Tales from the Borderlands finally, are there any other TellTale games I should get? Played WD1 at release. I think it was vastly improved by having to do it one episode at a time. WD2 didn’t grab me at all.

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

The Wolf Among Us starts strong and falls apart by the end. Game of Thrones is complete poo poo. I haven't played Batman but I got the first one with PS+ so I'll try it sometime since people say it's good.

But really you've already got the two best ones so just quit while you're ahead.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

Ugly In The Morning posted:

That was really dumb, that game is unplayable now AND they even did a GBA remaster that has modern-ish QoL features. Nope, gotta release the 20 year old monochrome one instead.


Yes, how dare Nintendo do this dumb thing that sold 1.5 million downloads. Truly, it was a stupid move to make that they shouldn't have bothered with.

Also GBA games do not work on the 3DS.

Selenephos
Jul 9, 2010

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Yes, how dare Nintendo do this dumb thing that sold 1.5 million downloads. Truly, it was a stupid move to make that they shouldn't have bothered with.

Also GBA games do not work on the 3DS.

They do via homebrew. It has everything needed to run GBA games except a slot that accepts GBA cartridges.

Morpheus
Apr 18, 2008

My favourite little monsters

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Yes, how dare Nintendo do this dumb thing that sold 1.5 million downloads. Truly, it was a stupid move to make that they shouldn't have bothered with.

Also GBA games do not work on the 3DS.

No you don't understand, Nintendo is dead obviously, definitely going to go out of business by next year.

Tei
Feb 19, 2011
Probation
Can't post for 16 hours!

Infinitum posted:

Sorry this looks like absolute rear end.

I don't say rear end, but the real stuff is much prettier

https://www.tumblr.com/search/viking%20knotwork

enojy
Sep 11, 2001

bass rattle
stars out
the sky

Managed to get the Bloodborne amiiboTotaku. The local GameStop got one extra. The clerk told me most stores only took 5 preorders. Taking that artificial scarcity route that works so well for Nintendo, I see!

Looks pretty nice, the quality is on par with the better-looking amiibo.

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

BOOING! BOOING!
Grimey Drawer
What's a totaku?

Sakurazuka
Jan 24, 2004

NANI?

It's a bit like a nendo

codenameFANGIO
May 4, 2012

What are you even booing here?

Hopper posted:

What's a totaku?

It is an amiibo-sized figurine and base that does not have a chip of any kind and costs about $10. They made a bunch of Playstation ones like Bloodborne Dude, Crash Bandicoot, and Parappa The Rapper. I am going to buy a bunch of them

I heard Aloy is coming soon too hell yeah

SiKboy
Oct 28, 2007

Oh no!😱

Hopper posted:

What's a totaku?

Not much, whats a totaku with you?

Quantum of Phallus
Dec 27, 2010

I want some tacitos

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal
viva gorditas

Quote-Unquote
Oct 22, 2002



Can't you just say 'doll' so people know what you mean? Or figure? Or odd looking... figurine?

Manatee Cannon
Aug 26, 2010



that's what they're called. google totaku and these figurines are all you'll find

Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?

Healbot posted:

No, it's part of the console decal and super ugly, Guillermus has to be legally blind.

I know it’s a drawing, I’m just saying it looks like a drawing of a move controller.

The drawing on the actual controller is worse I think. Let’s add one black thing like a pornstar from 1998 would have on her ankle and ship it.

The idea of Norse designs could be cool but man they just didn’t try.

Attitude Indicator
Apr 3, 2009

They’re not dolls mom, they’re totakus!!!

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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."


This is embarrassing totaku bout.

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