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Blowjob Overtime posted:Is this related to the Pharoah/Cleopatra games? They had the same visual representation of all resources, and I loved building the supply chains and watching the monuments progress. They started simple with brick mastabas, then stepped pyramids using sandstone blocks. Being able to quickly look through and see where supplies were running thin was great. The only drawback was them distributing resources with randomly wandering peddlers, so you had to design your street layout perfectly to avoid them hitting any intersections. Yup. It went Caesar III -> Pharaoh -> Zeus -> Emperor. Zeus is probably the pinnacle of the series. Emperor is still pretty damned good though.
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Okay this was cool to me. In God of War, Kratos has two slots on his ax, a light attack slot and a heavy attack slot, these attacks being done using the R1 and R2 buttons respectively. Basically enchantments or whatnot can be put into them and if you hold L1 while pressing either attack button, the slotted enchantment/special attack/etc. will go off. Anyway, these slots are shaped, one being square, the other a triangle. And if you played the previous games, you'll know square was your light attacks, and triangle were your heavy attacks. So, duh, guess which slot on your ax is the light attack one and which is the heavy attack. 
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Apr 25, 2018 06:05
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The square and triangle ones?
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Apr 25, 2018 06:53
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Neuronyx posted:Okay this was cool to me. So now I have to play the entire franchise just to figure out a game mechanic? Happy I gave this "10/10" a pass.
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Apr 25, 2018 12:43
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Douche Wolf 89 posted:So now I have to play the entire franchise just to figure out a game mechanic? Happy I gave this "10/10" a pass. lmao
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Apr 25, 2018 13:12
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Douche Wolf 89 posted:So now I have to play the entire franchise just to figure out a game mechanic? Happy I gave this "10/10" a pass.
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Apr 25, 2018 13:14
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FactsAreUseless posted:It's a terrible game but this is a stupid criticism. More like SarcasmIsUseless. I think.
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marshmallow creep posted:More like SarcasmIsUseless. I really hope it's a sarcastic post because if not holy poo poo
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Apr 25, 2018 13:57
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marshmallow creep posted:More like SarcasmIsUseless.
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FactsAreUseless posted:It's PYF I thought it was Chinatown.
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Bunni-kat posted:I thought it was Chinatown.
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Dead Rising: If you get a lucky strike with a heavy weapon, like a dumbbell, you can instantly kill a zombie by crushing its head. Since FF is on you can also instantly kill the survivors you're escorting with an unlucky strike 
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Apr 25, 2018 15:12
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Neuronyx posted:Okay this was cool to me. if you switch the controls to "classic" you can use the face buttons for the attack buttons instead of the shoulder, making it more obvious. still a neat little thing.
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Apr 25, 2018 17:57
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FactsAreUseless posted:It's a terrible game but this is a stupid criticism. More like MyOpinionsAreUseless. 
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Apr 25, 2018 20:44
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Blowjob Overtime posted:Is this related to the Pharoah/Cleopatra games? They had the same visual representation of all resources, and I loved building the supply chains and watching the monuments progress. They started simple with brick mastabas, then stepped pyramids using sandstone blocks. Being able to quickly look through and see where supplies were running thin was great. The only drawback was them distributing resources with randomly wandering peddlers, so you had to design your street layout perfectly to avoid them hitting any intersections. Having to set up roadblocks to direct distribution was a tricky system, yeah. The temples in Zeus were similar to the pyramids in Pharoah, with every marble or sculpture delivery adding new tiles or statues that artisans would build into the ongoing construction. Such an awesome series. Zeus was also a delightfully good looking game, being right at the end of the 2D era and having so many vibrant colors and generally fun art design.
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Apr 26, 2018 00:42
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it seemed pretty obviously a reference to MGS chat
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In God of War (2018) Kratos single-handedly moves a massive mechanism structure. After he does it Atreus genuinely asks if hurt his back. Kratos says he did not in a very fatherly voice. 
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Kratos is voiced (and mo-capped) by Christopher "Teal'c" Judge, so a deep fatherly voice is to be expected.
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https://giant.gfycat.com/FancyOffensiveCowrie.webm
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hahaha holy poo poo
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That sure is a modestly funny multiplayer prank in a pretty generic-looking game I have no hope of identifying. Maybe it's got little things from a game in it, I don't know, but I guess being able to see your legs when on the ground is pretty new in general for FPSes?
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Cleretic posted:That sure is a modestly funny multiplayer prank in a pretty generic-looking game I have no hope of identifying. Maybe it's got little things from a game in it, I don't know, but I guess being able to see your legs when on the ground is pretty new in general for FPSes? Rainbow Six: Siege. I've never played it but I've heard good things.
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Apr 26, 2018 13:18
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It's a cute moment and rainbow six:siege has been a fixture in the top 5 games played on steam for months and months now
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Apr 26, 2018 13:29
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Kanfy posted:Kratos is voiced (and mo-capped) by Christopher "Teal'c" Judge, so a deep fatherly voice is to be expected. I guess Phil Lamaar was too expensive. 
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Apr 26, 2018 17:59
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Teal'c does an awesome job in the new game, as demonstrated by the viral BOY phenomenon.
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Apr 26, 2018 18:45
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The funny thing is, German Kratos in the old games has always been voiced by the same dude that also voiced Teal'c (and most of Judge's roles), so it's like nothing ever changed.
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Apr 26, 2018 20:39
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Cleretic posted:That sure is a modestly funny multiplayer prank in a pretty generic-looking game I have no hope of identifying. Maybe it's got little things from a game in it, I don't know, but I guess being able to see your legs when on the ground is pretty new in general for FPSes? It's funny because somebody would only need to play at least two FPS games in their life to recognize how not generic looking R6 is.
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Neuronyx posted:It's funny because somebody would only need to play at least two FPS games in their life to recognize how not generic looking R6 is. On their post history all I could see was the word Final Fantasy Megathread scrolling infinitely, so potentially they just don't play any FPS games. I guess every FPS would look generic except maybe Overwatch because of cheerful palette and cartoon-town vibe.
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I think it's kinda cheating to say this, but my favorite little thing is that Xbox One now has a bunch of old Star Wars games on it's backwards compatibility list and chief among those being the original Battlefront 2. It probably was not intended this way, but i can't help but feel like this is partially an apology for the new Battlefront 2 and major Nelson going "yeah here just play the good one"
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Apr 26, 2018 22:08
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Well except that the online has been dead for years so thats kind of rubbing salt in the wound if anything.
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Online support is back for the PC version though iirc.
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Been playing Battle for Bikini Bottom, it's pretty fun. I like that the other characters get appropriate lines for certain collectibles, like when Patrick picks up a health point (floating underpants) he can say "I don't think Spongebob's underwear fit's quite right..." Also the slides on Sand Mountain show you where the shortcuts are by placing the arrow signs facing each other like this: [>>>] [<<<]. When you see that, jumping over the sign and off the slide skips massive amounts of it.
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Jeza posted:On their post history all I could see was the word Final Fantasy Megathread scrolling infinitely, so potentially they just don't play any FPS games. I guess every FPS would look generic except maybe Overwatch because of cheerful palette and cartoon-town vibe. I do play Overwatch (badly, I should say). The majority of FPSes in my repertoire are FPS/RPG hybrids like Deus Ex and Fallout. The most 'straight FPS game' I've played in the last couple years is the new Doom. I straight-up cannot tell modern, 'realistic' FPS games apart, because the most experience I have with them is watching my family play Call of Duty. I couldn't tell Rainbow Six apart from Battlefield or other Tom Clancies because I don't know what the difference is.
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Cleretic posted:I do play Overwatch (badly, I should say). The majority of FPSes in my repertoire are FPS/RPG hybrids like Deus Ex and Fallout. The most 'straight FPS game' I've played in the last couple years is the new Doom. Ok, hipster. Now tell us how you don't even have a TV
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I didn't recognize what game it was either but you don't see me fart-huffing about it
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Glagha posted:I didn't recognize what game it was either but you don't see me fart-huffing about it I wanted to know what the little thing was, it looked like silly griefing that didn't fit the thread and I felt like poking at that!
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In God of War there's a part where Kratos is in apart from his son for maybe a minute or two, but from his son's, Atreus's, perspective Kratos is gone for what might be hours, during which he had to fight off dozens of enemies alone. After Kratos returns (he's pulled out of the time-dilating realm his son) Atreus is resentful because he thinks his dad abandoned him. A lesser game would have let that resentment fester for dramatic reasons, but soon after there's a scene where the two actually butt heads and then talk things out admit they were both wrong. There's a reasonable resolution in a reasonable time frame!! Also, any time is Kratos being a bad dad but clearly trying his best is a good little thing.
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Cleretic posted:I do play Overwatch (badly, I should say). The majority of FPSes in my repertoire are FPS/RPG hybrids like Deus Ex and Fallout. The most 'straight FPS game' I've played in the last couple years is the new Doom. That's completely fair. It's distinct enough to stand out if you play those sorts of FPSes but if you don't, it's juuust normal enough to blend in with everything else. Glagha posted:I didn't recognize what game it was either but you don't see me fart-huffing about it Sheesh, I don't see anything resembling "fart-huffing" or whatever, no reason for anybody to dogpile the person. Unless you're into that sorta thing, Cleretic. You filthy fart-huffing dog piler. 
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I really like it when a game has its own sort of operating system/ecosystem kinda thing. OpenTTD/Transport Tycoon feels like this very carefully designed OS with its own sharp edged windowing system and fonts and stuff. Even has a little jukebox thing that I never use because Windows has terrible MIDI. Space Rangers kinda has this too. There’s this underlying simulation running scads of independent agents and you’re trying to make your way in this little 2D ecosystem that has these half hidden doors into other weird text games and stuff. Anno 1404 was made in this midway point where UbiSoft wasn’t sure they were ready to take on the world and force them into their lovely store yet, and so all the unlockable things in it don’t depend on external servers and exist in this storefront from inside the game’s menu system. You buy stuff like portraits and faction colors with points you earn by playing the game, but it all lives locally. I dunno what you’d call this, but I think of it as an “exquisiteness” that some games have. There’s a sense of self containment to the game, or some portion of it.
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