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Oh thank goodness my disability stuff has been postponed, that's one stresser down. also, monster high animation is so bad, the characters look like someone is stretching their heads up and down to make them talk
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hey that's how i talk. check yourself
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May 22, 2018 16:54
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what monster would stretch a face like this
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Jay Rust posted:So what makes a game action-adventure vs plain action or plain adventure? Most games that I'd categorize as "action-adventure" feature some element of free-form exploration to them. Zelda games and Horizon Zero Dawn fall under that umbrella, while something like Uncharted doesn't (even though it's about adventure) because it's generally a straightforward action game. "Adventure game" has come to mean point-and-click adventure and anything in that category so unlike the term "action-RPG" I don't think "action-adventure" is meant to imply a fusion between two genres, so much as it means an action game where the player is free to direct their adventure to a certain degree. exquisite tea posted:I am more or less an RPG literalist when it comes to meaningless distinctions like these and would personally define an RPG as "any game where the player character expresses a distinct role within the game world." So if there are some trendy mechanics like skill trees, crafting, stats and loot in the game that doesn't necessarily mean it's an RPG to me. Assassin's Creed Origins isn't a roleplaying game just becase Bayek has some dialogue choices and unlocks chained shot at level 5 or whatever, he's always an assassin. There have to be distinct character classes, jobs, whatever the game wants to call them to really inhabit a role and therefore make it an RPG. So Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher, Zelda -- just action-adventure games, not RPGs. Diablo, Final Fantasy, Divinity -- all under the spectrum of RPGs. What about the Final Fantasy games where you don't really have a say in what role the characters play? For example, Final Fantasy IV (in most of its versions) doesn't feature any sort of character building or even determining your party members. Every party member has a set class, with a set skill progression, and you never get to choose your party--at the end, it's always going to be Cecil, Rosa, Kain, Edge, and Rydia. I mention that because those characters' roles are pretty much the same as, say, Bayek's in AC Origins: he's got the character class Assassin, and you don't get to change that. Same for the FF4 characters (Cecil does change jobs but it's part of the story), and FF9 as well (Vivi's never not going to be a Black Mage). I'm not really trying to argue that AC Origins is an "RPG," necessarily. I guess I'm just sorta talking myself out of even trying to define "RPG."
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DisDisDis posted:which one is monster high 
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May 22, 2018 17:01
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oddium posted:hey that's how i talk. check yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ZVXcIojDU A video of oddium lip syncing
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May 22, 2018 17:03
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"RPG elements" have infused pretty much every other genre because designers figured out those elements are a great way to satisfy player needs for progression, keep a difficulty curve manageable, sell them microtransactions, etc.
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May 22, 2018 17:05
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Has anyone said that Diablo is the Dark Souls of ARPGs yet?
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May 22, 2018 17:15
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didn't think there'd be one that made me think twice about ghost girl, but there she is
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May 22, 2018 17:16
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The correct term for a Diablo-like should be
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FirstAidKite posted:Diablerize This is when you make a diablo clone by committing rampant asset theft right
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May 22, 2018 17:25
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haveblue posted:This is when you make a diablo clone by committing rampant asset theft right No, it's when you take ownership of a diablo or diablo-style game and take its power for your own, becoming stronger in every way at the expense of losing more humanity and your peers fearing you for doing such an ethically wrong thing
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May 22, 2018 17:29
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Jay Rust posted:Something interesting is Witcher 3's main story is about 50 hours but doing side quests can bump it up to 100, whereas (according to howlongtobeat.com) Persona 5's main story is 100 hours but 110 with the side content. Yeah same, I love P5 but a LOT of the game is spent skipping through days or watching story scenes, or doing side stuff like Tartarus Subway. I haven't even beaten it yet, I let it languish when I got to the Casino lol. Someday I'll beat it.
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May 22, 2018 17:34
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https://twitter.com/surfbordt/status/998967281542750208?s=20
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May 22, 2018 18:01
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Does Gamestop take bitcoin yet
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May 22, 2018 18:03
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stupid banks making me keep overdrafting my account, if only there was a better way
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Harrow posted:What about the Final Fantasy games where you don't really have a say in what role the characters play? For example, Final Fantasy IV (in most of its versions) doesn't feature any sort of character building or even determining your party members. Every party member has a set class, with a set skill progression, and you never get to choose your party--at the end, it's always going to be Cecil, Rosa, Kain, Edge, and Rydia. Still an RPG to me because your party members have a distinct, well-defined role in the game world, even if their class, stats etc. are predetermined. And yes it's still an RPG even if your party's classes are never defined by name.
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May 22, 2018 18:06
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My favorite RPG is Battlefield 4. Maybe FIFA
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May 22, 2018 18:07
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this is rpg gaming https://twitter.com/frog_kun/status/986406897870766080
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exquisite tea posted:Still an RPG to me because your party members have a distinct, well-defined role in the game world, even if their class, stats etc. are predetermined. I guess I wonder how that differs from AC Origins. Bayek's role is "assassin," and it's well-defined and distinct. You can't change it, but you do get equipment, level up, learn new abilities, etc. The core difference is how you interact with enemies: in FF4, it's through pseudo-turn-based battle, while in AC Origins, it's through stealth and action combat. Well, I guess another difference is that you're solo in AC Origins and have a party in FF4--maybe that pushes it over the edge? Is it more that your party members in FF4 have different roles to play in relation to each other? CharlieFoxtrot posted:Maybe FIFA I actually do wonder why there aren't more specifically sports-themed RPGs. Obviously there's Golf Story, and Pyre is based around a ritualized sport instead of violent combat, but I can't think of many beyond that.
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Harrow posted:I guess I wonder how that differs from AC Origins. Bayek's role is "assassin," and it's well-defined and distinct. You can't change it, but you do get equipment, level up, learn new abilities, etc. The core difference is how you interact with enemies: in FF4, it's through pseudo-turn-based battle, while in AC Origins, it's through stealth and action combat. Well, I guess another difference is that you're solo in AC Origins and have a party in FF4--maybe that pushes it over the edge? Is it more that your party members in FF4 have different roles to play in relation to each other? I love playing definition games because if we went down that road, that makes The Witcher 3 less of an RPG than Call of Duty WWII Harrow posted:I actually do wonder why there aren't more specifically sports-themed RPGs. Obviously there's Golf Story, and Pyre is based around a ritualized sport instead of violent combat, but I can't think of many beyond that. People have been saying that NBA 2K is a legit great RPG and it is. You have a character that you level up and you have a story arc that involves making decisions that shape your character. I really like that it inspired FIFA and Madden to do the same thing CharlieFoxtrot fucked around with this message at 18:15 on May 22, 2018 |
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May 22, 2018 18:12
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I love playing definition games because if we went down that road, that makes The Witcher 3 less of an RPG than Call of Duty WWII I agree.
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May 22, 2018 18:13
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Loot em ups
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May 22, 2018 18:14
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I have $21,000 in savings but today I am going to transfer it all into Gamestop pre-orders.
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May 22, 2018 18:15
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I would pay $60 for a Blitzball sports sim
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May 22, 2018 18:15
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I said come in! posted:I have $21,000 in savings but today I am going to transfer it all into Gamestop pre-orders. How does it feel to be wealthier than 90% of all Americans.
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May 22, 2018 18:16
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exquisite tea posted:How does it feel to be wealthier than 90% of all Americans. I'm going to be depressed if that's not a joke.
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May 22, 2018 18:17
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I said come in! posted:I'm going to be depressed if that's not a joke. lol
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May 22, 2018 18:18
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I said come in! posted:I'm going to be depressed if that's not a joke. It's really not. http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/18/pf/lack-of-savings-cover-unexpected-expense/index.html
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Well might as well start now because pretty much nearly everyone is knee deep in debt and loans.
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I said come in! posted:I'm going to be depressed if that's not a joke. Hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahhahah The majority of Americans have less than $3,000 in savings.
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:Hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahhahah $1200 checking in
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May 22, 2018 18:20
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I said come in! posted:I'm going to be depressed if that's not a joke. 
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May 22, 2018 18:21
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I've got around $200 in savings whoop
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It's almost like genres are an artificial construct designed to label games to advertise to consumers by evoking certain processes and themes in divides that no longer make sense in a modern technological era.
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May 22, 2018 18:25
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What? You don't consider your non-digital video game collection a savings account?
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May 22, 2018 18:25
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wait, lol, do you have to account for debts when it comes to savings? if so i have negative $35,000 then
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Serf posted:wait, lol, do you have to account for debts when it comes to savings? if so i have negative $35,000 then
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Serf posted:$1200 checking in I'll hopefully have my car paid off by October and then I can start saving a little more. But I read the article about having twice your yearly salary in saving by age 35 and I just laughed until I cried.
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my savings account is the concept of capitalism failing within my lifetime
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