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oddium: Feb 21, 2006; end of the 4.5 tatami age

help!! trying to remember the name of a game that came out recently. it was like persona but the high school classes were all about war and you would have to do a little advance wars-style mini game in between s-links

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:17

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 22:32

Cowcaster: Aug 7, 2002

i think it's called "the bus that couldn't slow down"

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:18

Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

Phantasium posted:

Comix Zone has always sucked and it gives me new life every time another person finds this out and makes up for the unwarranted praise I used to hear it get all the time.

I'd say it's like the Kirby's Adventure of the Sega Genesis, a game that surprises folks with how good a game can look and sound on aging hardware, pushing limits like no other, except that Kirby's Adventure is a masterpiece of a game, where as Comix Zone is, uh, not.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:18

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."

axelblaze posted:

If someone reminds me, I'll put it in the OP next month

Anyways, if it weird that I think my current most anticipated game of the year is River City Girls?

It seems strange for JT and Yung Miami to be branching out into video games but I'm all for it.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:19

CharlieFoxtrot: Mar 27, 2007; organize digital employees

oddium posted:

help!! trying to remember the name of a game that came out recently. it was like persona but the high school classes were all about war and you would have to do a little advance wars-style mini game in between s-links

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:21

Looper: Mar 1, 2012

Rarity posted:

https://twitter.com/Kotaku/status/1159563339711832064

why would you post this when i just got to work and will probably forget before getting home

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:21

oddium: Feb 21, 2006; end of the 4.5 tatami age

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

yes!! thank you

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:22

Visti: Apr 26, 2010

The 7th Guest posted:

comix zone:

a tryhard game that really goes for it in 1995, the transitional year between console generations... BUT..... BUT... but

Okay so.. the aesthetic is fully realized, the palette is intentionally restricted and it is very good for its time, the effects on the water, the engine framerate, it all generally holds together well. the combat is TECHNICALLY fast and fluid, and the game isn't too long, only 4 chapters, so it THEORETICALLY shouldn't wear out its welcome. BUT... but

the actual gameplay is extremely shallow and kind of bullshit at times. a lot of rooms are just a couple of encounters with one or two enemies where you just wail on them whether they're blocking or not until eventually they die. you get items sometimes that you can use to take out enemies faster, but some rooms REQUIRE items to get through (like your rat pal for example) so if you don't have them you'll end up in a really dire position. in chapter 3, there's a well you go down where you kick wall enemies like Battletoads, and then there's just a giant bear trap at the bottom that takes off a big chunk of health, unless you managed to save a dynamite pickup going into the room that you can drop under you. just one example

the combat is not good enough to hold up over an entire game. unlike most of sega's brawlers, there is no walkspace, it is a purely 2D plane, and just.. the rooms are so small, and there's not much enemy variety, and it's just endless wailing on someone. i know you could be reductive and say all brawlers are like that, but they're not. positioning matters in those games, and being able to back off before an enemy tries to grab or use one of their special abilities (like in the SOR series). not so here.

also, holding on to your health is difficult, because punching any obstacle hurts you. if there's a manhole you need to open, or a crate that has a powerup (including health pickup), or a trap you need to get through, it'll cost health to keep wailing on it until it's destroyed. some rooms are 'puzzle' rooms that give you a tool you need to take care of the obstacle, but other rooms aren't and just exist to drain your health. by the way? you only get one life for the entire game. that's it.

i dunno what the deal is, because this game came out after game rentals were no longer a boogeyman to the industry. but i needed the emulators rewind button just to back out of a room and choose a more fair room several times, and trial & error gameplay sucks.

the final boss takes a page out of revenge of shinobi and has you fighting against a boss while also pulling a lever to keep a hostage alive. i'd like to think this is an homage but.. it feels more like they just re-used an idea than paid tribute. also the final boss doesn't even have any particularly challenging aspect to him, he's practically a regular enemy but with more hitpoints. combined with the four total chapters makes me wonder if this was rushed to market to keep the genesis going late in life.

next:
wonder boy III: ocarina of crime

Yes, dude. Comix Zone sucks, the thing that it has going for it is that it looks as good as people remember it and the concept is tight. Like a lot of games are remembered fondly and you look at it and go, oh my memory is *wrong*, but you can be validated by looking at stills from Comix Zone.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:24

Regy Rusty: Apr 26, 2010

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Wow never heard of this before, sounds neat

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:29

Looper: Mar 1, 2012

Regy Rusty posted:

Wow never heard of this before, sounds neat

i took my students on an unauthorized field trip to a volcano

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:31

RBA Starblade: Apr 28, 2008; Going Home.

Games Idiot Court Jester

No guys, he's talking about XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:35

CharlieFoxtrot: Mar 27, 2007; organize digital employees

https://twitter.com/BulbaGanda/status/1159834276323459076

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:45

The Dark Souls of Posters: Nov 4, 2011; Just Post, Kupo

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

https://twitter.com/BulbaGanda/status/1159834276323459076

Okay, but now we need the Nailed It! version

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:55

CharlieFoxtrot: Mar 27, 2007; organize digital employees

I don't think I've had a fondant cake in a long time so I wouldn't know if that even tastes good

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:58

BisbyWorl: Jan 12, 2019; Knowledge is pain plus observation.

Looper posted:

i took my students on an unauthorized field trip to a volcano

I didn't know Ms. Frizzle was a goon.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 15:58

Mzbundifund: Nov 5, 2011; I'm afraid so.

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

I don't think I've had a fondant cake in a long time so I wouldn't know if that even tastes good

Fondant tastes like toothpaste without the mint, and with a layer that thick I'm betting not. It's a display cake. Cute though.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:12

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

oddium posted:

help!! trying to remember the name of a game that came out recently. it was like persona but the high school classes were all about war and you would have to do a little advance wars-style mini game in between s-links

Trails of Cold Steel

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:14

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

oddium posted:

help!! trying to remember the name of a game that came out recently. it was like persona but the high school classes were all about war and you would have to do a little advance wars-style mini game in between s-links

Dark Souls

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:27

Barudak: May 7, 2007

Phantasium posted:

Comix Zone has always sucked and it gives me new life every time another person finds this out and makes up for the unwarranted praise I used to hear it get all the time.

Absolutely the same. I had a friend in college I got to watch this happen to in real time and it was incredible.

To this day I just assume everyone hyping it up literally never played it

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:27

The Walrus: Jul 9, 2002; by Fluffdaddy

the best mule type drink is actually just a moscow mule but made with gin instead of vodka. Half a lime's juice, 3oz gin, 355ml Grace's ginger beer or the spiciest ginger beer you can find, maybe like 6 or 7 big dashes of bitters, over lots of ice. gently caress thats a good drink,

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:32

Help Im Alive: Nov 8, 2009

Is there a Manga Zone

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:34

Accordion Man: Nov 7, 2012; Buglord

Help Im Alive posted:

Is there a Manga Zone

Jump Super Stars.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:35

CharlieFoxtrot: Mar 27, 2007; organize digital employees

I should find some ginger beer, I think I would enjoy it even outside of a cocktail context

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:38

RBA Starblade: Apr 28, 2008; Going Home.

Games Idiot Court Jester

Help Im Alive posted:

Is there a Manga Zone

I think that's adtrw

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:40

Amp: Sep 10, 2010

I really like Fever Tree for ginger beer.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:48

CuddlyZombie: Nov 6, 2005; I wuv your brains.

I really like Dark and Stormies, which are Moscow Mules but with rum instead of Vodka.

ShallNoiseUpon posted:

I really like Fever Tree for ginger beer.

This is a good choice. I also like Cock and Bull ginger beer.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:53

Monkey Fracas: Sep 11, 2010; ...but then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you!; Grimey Drawer

Vice: Project Doom's cover looks like a Malaysian action movie from the 80's or something

title itself is also appropriately non-native-english-speaker-ey

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:53

FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

I had a dream last night that there was gonna be some new rpg where the gimmick was that you gave basic orders but didn't actually have full control over your party members at all and you could change up their skill loadout and tactics to try and get them to follow my commands.

It was also a crossover game with a lot of shadow hearts characters tossed in as references. I was so happy that shadow hearts would be making a comeback in some form. Then the dream took a turn for the real fuckin weird.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:55

Barudak: May 7, 2007

Minus Shadow Hearts that exists, its called Last Remnant.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:56

MMF Freeway: Sep 15, 2010; Later!

I was gonna say dragon quest with the ai tactics turned on

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:57

RBA Starblade: Apr 28, 2008; Going Home.

Games Idiot Court Jester

Barudak posted:

Minus Shadow Hearts that exists, its called Last Remnant.

Yeah lets kick some a

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:57

get that OUT of my face: Feb 10, 2007

Monkey Fracas posted:

Vice: Project Doom's cover looks like a Malaysian action movie from the 80's or something

title itself is also appropriately non-native-english-speaker-ey

The cover for Contra in North America has two characters on the front that are very obviously supposed to be Arnold Shwarzanegger and Sylvester Stallone.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 16:59

Phantasium: Dec 27, 2012

Barudak posted:

Minus Shadow Hearts that exists, its called Last Remnant.

my first thought as well

also why i hate that game

# ? Aug 9, 2019 17:05

Monkey Fracas: Sep 11, 2010; ...but then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you!; Grimey Drawer

get that OUT of my face posted:

The cover for Contra in North America has two characters on the front that are very obviously supposed to be Arnold Shwarzanegger and Sylvester Stallone.

old videogame box art

# ? Aug 9, 2019 17:09

Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

Monkey Fracas posted:

Vice: Project Doom's cover looks like a Malaysian action movie from the 80's or something

title itself is also appropriately non-native-english-speaker-ey

In Japan it's called "GUN-DEC" and the cover is some guy not wearing shoes

# ? Aug 9, 2019 17:12

Accordion Man: Nov 7, 2012; Buglord

Yippie ki yay, Mr. Falcon.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 17:15

LawfulWaffle: Mar 11, 2014; Well, that aligns with the vibes I was getting. Which was, like, "normal" kinda vibes.

I thin Guerrilla War starred famous soldier pals Fidel Castro and Che Guevara.

# ? Aug 9, 2019 17:19

Help Im Alive: Nov 8, 2009

FirstAidKite posted:

I had a dream last night that there was gonna be some new rpg where the gimmick was that you gave basic orders but didn't actually have full control over your party members at all and you could change up their skill loadout and tactics to try and get them to follow my commands.

It was also a crossover game with a lot of shadow hearts characters tossed in as references. I was so happy that shadow hearts would be making a comeback in some form. Then the dream took a turn for the real fuckin weird.

Persona 3 FES is kinda like that except they pretty much do what you want them to 99% of the time

# ? Aug 9, 2019 17:24

Looper: Mar 1, 2012

FirstAidKite posted:

I had a dream last night that there was gonna be some new rpg where the gimmick was that you gave basic orders but didn't actually have full control over your party members at all and you could change up their skill loadout and tactics to try and get them to follow my commands.

It was also a crossover game with a lot of shadow hearts characters tossed in as references. I was so happy that shadow hearts would be making a comeback in some form. Then the dream took a turn for the real fuckin weird.

have you played either ogre battle game

# ? Aug 9, 2019 17:24

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 22:32

RBA Starblade: Apr 28, 2008; Going Home.

Games Idiot Court Jester

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDUj_FSarGI

# ? Aug 9, 2019 17:25

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