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Mahoning
Feb 3, 2007
There's probably Guardian tentacle porn isn't there?

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JBP
Feb 16, 2017

You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

Mahoning posted:

There's probably Guardian tentacle porn isn't there?

"Probably". Son are you new here? Do we need to set up an orientation desk?

No Wave
Sep 18, 2005

HA! HA! NICE! WHAT A TOOL!
wouldnt it be funny if someone drew a picture of yoshi pooping an egg and looking embarrassed? i just want to see it for a few laughs ha ha.

John Wick of Dogs
Mar 4, 2017

A real hellraiser


PantsBandit posted:

I saw what happened to the AGDQ thread. I don't want no part of this poo poo!

What happened to the agdq thread

Hi. Im Leeroy
Oct 8, 2008



JBP posted:

Lmao I got the exact same

:same:

PantsBandit
Oct 26, 2007

it is both a monkey and a boombox

AlBorlantern Corps posted:

What happened to the agdq thread

Some arguably over the line fanart was getting posted and empty-quoted so the mods banned/probed a shitload of people and locked the thread.

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations

Neddy Seagoon posted:

There's zero point to doing so considering they're ramping up to SNES games on the Switch. Once those start pushing out alongside some SNES Joycons, the SNES Classic's redundant.

unless you want a better tiny PSX.

John Wick of Dogs
Mar 4, 2017

A real hellraiser


PantsBandit posted:

Some arguably over the line fanart was getting posted and empty-quoted so the mods banned/probed a shitload of people and locked the thread.

Of what? The runners?

Modus Pwnens
Dec 29, 2004

JBP posted:

Lmao I got the exact same

:emptyquote:

Rupert Buttermilk
Apr 15, 2007

🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

PantsBandit posted:

I saw what happened to the AGDQ thread. I don't want no part of this poo poo!

I survive on a diet of doritos and AGDQ-related cringey drama (I love AGDQ itself, though). I need to know more.

EDIT: Posted way too late, nevermind!

PantsBandit
Oct 26, 2007

it is both a monkey and a boombox

AlBorlantern Corps posted:

Of what? The runners?

Nah just whatever the game was they were running at the time. I think it had been going on for a while but apparently there was some picture of a Splatoon character eating a hotdog that led to the great collapse lol

PantsBandit fucked around with this message at 16:15 on Jan 17, 2019

KingSlime
Mar 20, 2007
Wake up with the Kin-OH GOD WHAT IS THAT?!
another thing i am wondering is what do you think yoshi's eggs smell like haha im just curious for laughs haha i would like to smell them

John Wick of Dogs
Mar 4, 2017

A real hellraiser


Rupert Buttermilk posted:

I survive on a diet of doritos and AGDQ-related cringey drama (I love AGDQ itself, though). I need to know more.

EDIT: Posted way too late, nevermind!

Well the guy who invented the thing you plug your controller into and it shows your inputs on stream, convinced a non agdq streamer to fly out to the event and stay with him, and because he paid for the flight and room thought this obligated her to have sex with him. When she didn't he kicked her out of his room and cancelled her return flight ticket. He ate a lifetime ban. And had increasingly desperate Twitter meltdowns where he threatened to blackmail everyone at the event unless they gave him his badge back within 12 hours.

So that's pretty good cringey drama.

avoid doorways
Jun 6, 2010

'twas brillig
Gun Saliva
:yikes:

What is it about doing video games faster than normal and people like that

Jay Carney
Mar 23, 2007

If you do that you will die on the toilet.
Which should I buy to scratch my JRPG itch since octopath is Boring me to death, the new tales game or xenoblade (will be my first time with either series)

John Wick of Dogs
Mar 4, 2017

A real hellraiser


Licarn posted:

:yikes:

What is it about doing video games faster than normal and people like that

That's the beauty of it, that guy doesn't do video games fast, just invented a device for people to show off their inputs while doing it

Inzombiac
Mar 19, 2007

PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY


SNES games as part of the yearly sub is pretty great.

$20/year (hopefully it stays that low) is an incredible price considering they have sold all of those games for $10-20 a pop before.

Oxxidation
Jul 22, 2007

Jay Carney posted:

Which should I buy to scratch my JRPG itch since octopath is Boring me to death, the new tales game or xenoblade (will be my first time with either series)

vesperia will probably be your better bet, the Switch port supposedly has some issues but the game overall has way less intrusive weirdness than xenoblade (no gatcha, for starters)

Nancy
Nov 23, 2005



Young Orc

Jay Carney posted:

Which should I buy to scratch my JRPG itch since octopath is Boring me to death, the new tales game or xenoblade (will be my first time with either series)

I like Xenoblade 2 a lot, but it's real messy with poo poo tons of bolted on RPG systems that makes it tough to engage with. Vesperia is really rightly focused and if you have any desire to play in handheld it runs way better too.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!
Xenoblade easily, I’m playing Vesperia now and the combat just doesn’t feel very good in Vesperia.

It seems more for nostalgia than anyone else. I wish a better Tales game was on the switch.

I heard people say Vesperia gets better in late game but that’s a long investment.

Rupert Buttermilk
Apr 15, 2007

🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

AlBorlantern Corps posted:

Well the guy who invented the thing you plug your controller into and it shows your inputs on stream, convinced a non agdq streamer to fly out to the event and stay with him, and because he paid for the flight and room thought this obligated her to have sex with him. When she didn't he kicked her out of his room and cancelled her return flight ticket. He ate a lifetime ban. And had increasingly desperate Twitter meltdowns where he threatened to blackmail everyone at the event unless they gave him his badge back within 12 hours.

So that's pretty good cringey drama.

Oh, wow, this is incredible. Thanks!

Oxygen Deficiency
May 19, 2008



Jay Carney posted:

Which should I buy to scratch my JRPG itch since octopath is Boring me to death, the new tales game or xenoblade (will be my first time with either series)

Vesperia has a more classic 3D jrpg feel to it if that's your jam, combat is fun as heck and some fights can be quite challenging. You can also dress up your party in ridiculous outfits

Xenoblade has a lot of different concepts and mechanics vying for your attention and can be overwhelming at times but I think it's possible to enjoy the game without paying too much attention to these, including the infamous gacha system. It has incredible music.

Nancy
Nov 23, 2005



Young Orc

CharlestheHammer posted:

Xenoblade easily, I’m playing Vesperia now and the combat just doesn’t feel very good in Vesperia.

It seems more for nostalgia than anyone else. I wish a better Tales game was on the switch.

I heard people say Vesperia gets better in late game but that’s a long investment.

This is a real weird statement to me cause I've always felt that Vesperia had better combat than other Tales games I've played.

No Wave
Sep 18, 2005

HA! HA! NICE! WHAT A TOOL!
My favorite game people don't like is SaGa Frontier. Is Octopath anywhere near as good?

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Charles Get-Out posted:

This is a real weird statement to me cause I've always felt that Vesperia had better combat than other Tales games I've played.

Everything in Vesperia moves so slow. Characters have insane windups that just go to long.

The other two I’ve played is Xillia and Bersaria and both are so much better it’s insane.

Mad Wack
Mar 27, 2008

"The faster you use your cooldowns, the faster you can use them again"
this YIIK game looks cool but the metacritic is pretty dire...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vJHpfIzfvo

has anyone played it?

Oxygen Deficiency
May 19, 2008



I'm a big fan of Vesperia but I would kill for Graces F, one of my favourites in the series. Berseria would be nice too since it's been taunting me during steam sales for a while now.

Deceptive Thinker
Oct 5, 2005

I'll rip out your optics!

CharlestheHammer posted:

Everything in Vesperia moves so slow. Characters have insane windups that just go to long.

The other two I’ve played is Xillia and Bersaria and both are so much better it’s insane.

Berseria has the most fun combat of any game in the series, but also has almost 10 years of development on the combat systems beyond Vesperia.

Vesperia combat sucks for most of Act 1, but then opens up a bit later in the act as you get more skills, fatal strikes, overlimit, and burst artes.
By Act 2 it smooths out enough to be less "frustrating" and more "fun"

Nancy
Nov 23, 2005



Young Orc

CharlestheHammer posted:

Everything in Vesperia moves so slow. Characters have insane windups that just go to long.

The other two I’ve played is Xillia and Bersaria and both are so much better it’s insane.

Berseria loses me because you can auto-pilot too easily and Velvet boils down to R2ing endlessly. It's fast, which is good cause it means I don't have to engage with it much, but I generally want to engage with the gameplay side of my RPGs.

edit: Seconding the other dude's desire for Graces though, plot was kind of a mess, but I enjoyed it a lot.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Deceptive Thinker posted:

Berseria has the most fun combat of any game in the series, but also has almost 10 years of development on the combat systems beyond Vesperia.

Vesperia combat sucks for most of Act 1, but then opens up a bit later in the act as you get more skills, fatal strikes, overlimit, and burst artes.
By Act 2 it smooths out enough to be less "frustrating" and more "fun"

That’s my main issue is that it takes a lot of time to iron out and no two people seem to agree when that point is.

I heard act 2, 30 hours, and new game plus floated by different people.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!
Though I will say Vesperia despite being an older game looks really good.

Jay Carney
Mar 23, 2007

If you do that you will die on the toilet.
Is the gacha system in xenoblade like micro transactions? I’m fine with complicated systems but that’s a bit much.

Ugh knowing me I’m just gonna get both and continue my insane backlog.

Fancy Hat!
Dec 5, 2003

In spite of how he's dressed, he ain't nobody's fool.

Mad Wack posted:

this YIIK game looks cool but the metacritic is pretty dire...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vJHpfIzfvo

has anyone played it?

So, I'd been following this game for a bit when it was announced and it looked dope, and
I was really excited! Until reading up on it recently... it's uh... hmm...

I haven't played it, but see if you can stand the incessant inner monologue for long in this hour-long preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjYAR6BYbXo

For me, I couldn't, and the sub-par voice acting doesn't really help either.

Andrast
Apr 21, 2010


Jay Carney posted:

Is the gacha system in xenoblade like micro transactions? I’m fine with complicated systems but that’s a bit much.

Ugh knowing me I’m just gonna get both and continue my insane backlog.

There are no microtransactions. It's just an in-game gacha system.

Deceptive Thinker
Oct 5, 2005

I'll rip out your optics!

CharlestheHammer posted:

I heard act 2, 30 hours, and new game plus floated by different people.

All 3 of these are true, depending on which aspects bother you the most, and how much they bother you. The nature of the skill system makes things improve as the game progresses.

The new features you get around Act 2 give you more to do in combat other than just attack and artes
~30 hours you've got all of the features and enough skills/sp to improve the combos and speed
New game plus lets you ignore the skill system entirely and basically just use every skill

Not a Children
Oct 9, 2012

Don't need a holster if you never stop shooting.

Me, seeing NES joycons on sale for $50: Jesus Christ, what kind of hopeless nerd would shell out for this kind of nostalgia bait

Me, briefly thinking of SNES joycons: I will undergo any shame to acquire this sacred item

Rupert Buttermilk
Apr 15, 2007

🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

Not a Children posted:

Me, seeing NES joycons on sale for $50: Jesus Christ, what kind of hopeless nerd would shell out for this kind of nostalgia bait

Me, briefly thinking of SNES joycons: I will undergo any shame to acquire this sacred item

At least they'd (theoretically) be backwards compatible with the NES games.

John Wick of Dogs
Mar 4, 2017

A real hellraiser


Rupert Buttermilk posted:

At least they'd (theoretically) be backwards compatible with the NES games.

I bet you'd have to use X and A instead of Y and B though (I actually prefer it due to this being farther away from the right stick but I'm the only one)

Waltzing Along
Jun 14, 2008

There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here
I hope the Switch 2 has gamepad ports to reduce input lag.

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Pablo Nergigante
Apr 16, 2002

I've never enjoyed the combat in any Tales game I've played

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