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Feenix posted:My kid in the car seat would be operating the ball. Gross
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And now we’re waiting for Target to email us saying our Poké Ball is ready for pickup. This escalated quickly.
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Nov 17, 2018 21:28
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Dr. VooDoo posted:I’m surprised people did get all pissy about random battles being axed that's not really true and also people like different things? I don't understand why anyone is pissy about it though, this game is essentially a spin-off and I don't think people got this angry that say, Pokémon Pinball was ~ruining the franchise~
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Nov 17, 2018 21:49
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Your Computer posted:that's not really true and also people like different things? They have been moving away but more towards enemies on the map. They don’t just replace it with nothing.
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Nov 17, 2018 21:50
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I’m shocked how many RPGs still have random battles. They’ve always sucked and I can’t play many RPGs with them.
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Nov 17, 2018 21:51
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SeANMcBAY posted:I’m shocked how many RPGs still have random battles. They’ve always sucked and I can’t play many RPGs with them. They're much easier to develop and build around because there's an established precedent. Developing for nonrandom battles requires a lot more asset creation and balancing, or else you get something that looks lazy like some Tales games where you encounter enemies on the map but they look like random black gooblobs or the same generic models with palette swaps.
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Nov 17, 2018 21:55
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Random battles suck because rpgs should be filled to the brim with pretty backdrops and random battles make exploring those backdrops a slog. If you're going to have them then do what Bravely Default did. Give the player the ability to turn it off or adjust the frequency of them. That was a great quality of life feature and it's insane that it's not more common. Elderbean fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Nov 17, 2018 |
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Nov 17, 2018 21:56
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CharlestheHammer posted:They have been moving away but more towards enemies on the map. They don’t just replace it with nothing. I mean, Octopath Traveler just came out and did really well and that had random battles. As did Bravely Default and Second before it. also I enjoy it
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Nov 17, 2018 21:57
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Elderbean posted:If you're going to have them then do what Bravely Default did. Give the player the ability to turn it off or adjust the frequency of them. oh yeah 100% this though. Every RPG released after Bravely Default should have the options that game has being able to turn random encounters to 0% or 200% as well as the robust auto-battle system, being able to control animation speed in battle, being able to turn on/off exp, items, jp, etc. was just crazy good
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Nov 17, 2018 21:59
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drat I was pining for some Lethal League on my Switch and just found out it’s already been announced for switch next year.
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Nov 17, 2018 22:04
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Your Computer posted:I mean, Octopath Traveler just came out and did really well and that had random battles. As did Bravely Default and Second before it. I mean octopath is developed as a throwback so that isn’t surprising. Either way I wasn’t making a value judgment just stating a fact.
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Nov 17, 2018 22:07
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Your Computer posted:I mean, Octopath Traveler just came out and did really well and that had random battles. As did Bravely Default and Second before it. It’s why I didn’t buy Octopath. A shame since I love how the game looks and sounds.
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Nov 17, 2018 22:13
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The Silver Snail posted:This is a bunk compromise and your kid is gonna think so too. It’s better than when I say 100% of the time “no” to using my phone.  besides, maybe it’s just day 1 novelty but he got a huge kick out of it.Is it able to /can it make sounds when used with Pokémon Go?
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Nov 17, 2018 22:16
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I'm exactly the guy that complains about Pokemon Let's Go and how I prefer the old encounters, while using repels in Ultra Moon because the random encounter rate is so annoying.
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Nov 17, 2018 22:26
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I have the week off work, I’m under a comforter playing Pokémon while the first 10 seasons of The Simpson’s is on the tv. The pizza is on the way. Turns out I peaked at ten because this owns hard.
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Nov 17, 2018 22:36
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I just sold Hyrule Warriors and Disgaea 5 and nearly broke even. They're good but I just cannot play these crazy-dense games anymore. I'd rather pay more overall for smaller games with more structure.
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Nov 17, 2018 22:43
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Rolo posted:I have the week off work, I’m under a comforter playing Pokémon while the first 10 seasons of The Simpson’s is on the tv. The pizza is on the way. I’ve been doing pretty much the same thing and it owns. 
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Nov 17, 2018 22:50
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SeANMcBAY posted:It’s why I didn’t buy Octopath. A shame since I love how the game looks and sounds. speaking as a person who still refuses to ever play FF6 because of how numerous random battles are: Octopath definitely is a great game and they are not obnoxious about random encounters in the way older games were/are. In fact one of the abilities scales down random battle chances even further.
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Inzombiac posted:I just sold Hyrule Warriors and Disgaea 5 and nearly broke even. I’m so many hours into both of these. It’s only been possible because they’re portable though. No way I could still play them tethered to a tv.
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DLC Inc posted:speaking as a person who still refuses to ever play FF6 because of how numerous random battles are: Octopath definitely is a great game and they are not obnoxious about random encounters in the way older games were/are. In fact one of the abilities scales down random battle chances even further. It's pretty on par with SNES JRPGs as far as encounter rate goes (well, Final Fantasy anyway. Let's not speak of Breath of Fire), but it's still bizarre to me how they went from Bravely to Octopath, leaving out every single QOL feature  You finally learned how to do it perfectly!Octopath was still fantastic, but it would be so much better if they kept that stuff in. e: gently caress, Bravely Trilogy on the Switch when???
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Yeah I was expecting Octopath to have the nice features from Bravely but they're missing. Wtf square?
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They wanted you believe there was, but there's no relation between Octopath and Bravely.
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So how do you use the X and Y functions on the PokeBall Plus? Like if I’m in the Pokédex and want to look at some options, how do I access them? Do I keep a joycon around just to do that? Edit: you shake it! Beastie fucked around with this message at 23:10 on Nov 17, 2018 |
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Nov 17, 2018 23:06
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DLC Inc posted:speaking as a person who still refuses to ever play FF6 because of how numerous random battles are: Octopath definitely is a great game and they are not obnoxious about random encounters in the way older games were/are. In fact one of the abilities scales down random battle chances even further. Interesting. Well maybe I’ll give the free prologue a go sometime and see what happens. FF6 is also a game I feel like I should play but I’m also dreading encounters.
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ColdPie posted:I enjoy the whole article, but the part that really sticks with me is the bit about Mario 64 just being fun to play. You don't need a bunch of game mechanics, todo lists, achievements, whatever. You can spend an hour just loving around outside the castle and it is a joy. I think about that passage a lot when I'm playing games. he eventually develops this into an idea of like, good games providing a certain satisfying friction to response that makes action a reward in itself. he's making a big thing about mario 3 and i imagine he'll talk about some of that stuff in there
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Dragon Marked For Death pushed back to January https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb3eA4GrCws
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Is this Pokeball plus supposed to make sounds out of game? I thought I saw a promo video where it was like a tamagotchi thing. Mine will not make sounds except in-(Switch)game
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I went to one of those Nintendo Experience events today. Short line for Smash, no lines for Labo or Pokemon or other games. They were also all out of the check in rewards, but said they "ran out for the weeK' so they must be rationing them. Uh, those are my impressions. I didn't wait for smash because I didn't want to waste half an hour with my kid there.
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Nov 17, 2018 23:44
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Feenix posted:Is this Pokeball plus supposed to make sounds out of game? I thought I saw a promo video where it was like a tamagotchi thing. It does. To put something in the ball, from the save menu in the game choose to take a pokemon for a stroll and then press and hold the button on the ball until it glows and the move the stick around and it will make noises.
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I've got some Let's Go Eevee exclusives to trade for the Pikachu exclusives - anyone wanna do the swaps?
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Pokémon let’s go what are you supposed to do i this game, just keep catching the same Pokémon over and over and sending them to the professor? The game explains nothing about any of this Reposting this from Pokémon thread cuz I’m impatient
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Empress Brosephine posted:Pokémon let’s go what are you supposed to do i this game, just keep catching the same Pokémon over and over and sending them to the professor? The game explains nothing about any of this
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Empress Brosephine posted:Pokémon let’s go what are you supposed to do i this game, just keep catching the same Pokémon over and over and sending them to the professor? The game explains nothing about any of this That’s Pokémon Go. You’re describing the mobile one, where you endlessly catch Pokémon and keep the ones that are perfect, or shiny, or your favorite. The one on switch is Pokémon Let’s Go which has an actual story and also you can dress up your friend Pokémon. I hope this helped clear up your confusion.
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You can also mulch your extra pokemon into candy to make the ones you actually like stronger. It's the best of all the worlds.
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Am I reading the Amazon listing for the digital version of Smash Ultimate in that it's also eligible for the Prime $10 gift card pre-order thing? I had assumed it was just for physical copies like the old Prime pre-order gaming thing. If so, does Amazon email you the code right away so you can pre-load, or do you have to wait for release day? Or do they do something insane like mail you a physical copy of the code?
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Licarn posted:You can also mulch your extra pokemon into candy to make the ones you actually like stronger. It's the best of all the worlds. 
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I've played enough of Paladins to have a good enough grasp of how it works as a game, so here's my mini-review. Until Overwatch is ported to the Switch, this is pretty much your Team Fortress clone for the console. I was a fairly dedicated TF player who dabbled with clans and such, so this is a good substitute until something better appears. It's certainly great for the price they ask, which is none, although they do offer cosmetic lootboxes and season passes to somehow fund the game. But, so far, no pay2win nonsense. The games last around 7 to 15 minutes, depending if the opposing team is a total blanket or both teams suck. You get your regular Team Deathmatch, Onslaught or zone control and then Siege where you try to push the payload up the opponents base. All modes more or less rope you into the mechanics of the game, but Siege is the mode of choice when it comes to serious Ranked matches. (Ranked games only open for you when you're level 15 and have enough unlocked champions to play with. This is so total noobs don't wander into them, although I can't say I notice the difference sometimes.) That's the objective part, now is it fun to play? I guess so. There is an element of satisfaction of winning a game due to some good gameplay from one's part, but it can be frustrating to play, like when the sole medic in your team doesn't understand to heal your teammates. So far the future looks bright for the game, with future updates promising voice chat, cross-multiplatform online compatibility, more content and so on. It'll be interesting to see what 2019 will bring for Paladins. They might alleviate the need for Overwatch on Switch if they play their cards right. What I liked:
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mancalamania posted:Am I reading the Amazon listing for the digital version of Smash Ultimate in that it's also eligible for the Prime $10 gift card pre-order thing? I had assumed it was just for physical copies like the old Prime pre-order gaming thing. Kind of unrelated to this... but I did the $10 gift card thing for Spider-man, and they waited a good month to apply it to my account, like it was after the return window was over
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Shining Resonance Refrain is on sale for $25. Is it a decent ARPG?
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