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The best part of Steam is how the little green notification indicating I received a message while offline takes weeks to clear from the Steam interface.
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Triarii posted:After the first one I went into this with low expectations, on the level of "walk through these pretty environments and look at all the nice trees they painted" but I keep being pleasantly surprised. Only issue is I wish I hadn't played in on normal difficulty because the game is really easy, and has absurdly generous checkpointing to the point where dying often means it reloads your save from literally 10 seconds ago, so nothing really feels like a threat. What does Hard difficulty change?
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Mar 13, 2020 00:07
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Ori 2 is on game pass, so it's pretty low investment to try it out other than your time.
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Triarii posted:After the first one I went into this with low expectations, on the level of "walk through these pretty environments and look at all the nice trees they painted" but I keep being pleasantly surprised. Only issue is I wish I hadn't played in on normal difficulty because the game is really easy, and has absurdly generous checkpointing to the point where dying often means it reloads your save from literally 10 seconds ago, so nothing really feels like a threat. Mzbundifund posted:What does Hard difficulty change?
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Mar 13, 2020 00:10
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I copypasted a macro from the Steam forums to see if that would work and it still wasn't fast enough. I loving hate QTEs.
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Mar 13, 2020 00:50
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I bought The Surge 2 on sale because I have a bad habit of thinking that this soulslike game will be the one that finally clicks for me. Finally that weird feeling was right. I’ve only played an hour but something about it feels really good to me. Maybe it has exactly the right jank levels or something.
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Mar 13, 2020 01:05
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Was hearing on GB that Ori 2 had some bugs/framerate issues, are those already fixed?
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Mar 13, 2020 01:27
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Mordja posted:Was hearing on GB that Ori 2 had some bugs/framerate issues, are those already fixed? I've had no framerate issues, but a few bugs - got stuck inside a wall one time, had one hard crash, and had one sidequest get fucky and look like it was broken, but I was able to fix it by repeating the previous step again.
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Mar 13, 2020 01:32
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Mordja posted:Was hearing on GB that Ori 2 had some bugs/framerate issues, are those already fixed? I haven't encountered a framerate issue but I definitely did have a respawn issue where it would respawn you in a place where there is supposed to be an item (Like a sprit light cache) and dump you there even if you had never been there before. I actually had it place me in an area behind a locked door. Fortunately there are backup saves you can use to get yourself out that situation.
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Mar 13, 2020 01:33
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Ugly In The Morning posted:I bought The Surge 2 on sale because I have a bad habit of thinking that this soulslike game will be the one that finally clicks for me. The Surge 2 is the only non-From Souls game I would call "Great". Like it's the only one I've played that stands entirely on its own, not just as a "souls clone for people who want more souls" It has so many great systems and the combat just feels fantastic. It has better level design than even the actual Souls games (outside of DkS1) and I appreciate having a more directed narrative in a game like this that can still take the backseat. Can't wait for the DLC because the first Surge had excellent DLC (haters come at me, I burned out on Souls before Bloodborne came out and despite having attempted to play it several times I just can't get into it, but Surge 2 sucked me right in and I enjoyed it to the end) deep dish peat moss fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Mar 13, 2020 |
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Mar 13, 2020 02:41
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This is deeply unfair to Nioh, my personal favorite in the genre.
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Mar 13, 2020 02:54
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Stop talking about Soulslikes, I still need to finish DS1 first!!!! Seriously though, I'm currently mulling over whether I want to keep pushing through the series (don't @ me about DS2), switch off to an alike to keep things similar but fresh, or move away from Soulslikes entirely to avoid getting burned out on the format.
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Mar 13, 2020 03:14
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ok that's fair, Nioh was also great and I forgot about it, pretty excited for Nioh 2!
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Mar 13, 2020 03:15
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deep dish peat moss posted:(haters come at me, I burned out on Souls before Bloodborne came out and despite having attempted to play it several times I just can't get into it, but Surge 2 sucked me right in and I enjoyed it to the end) Pretty much the same, though I was basically finished after Demons' and Dark Souls 1. I just have no interest in playing any more of the genre, but Surge 1 managed to grab me and I suspect 2 will if I feel like playing it.
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Mar 13, 2020 03:18
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nioh's biggest flaw was its repetition and i don't see nioh 2 fixing that, it's kind of baked into the game's structure
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Mar 13, 2020 03:24
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That's actually kind of what I liked about it, but only in the late-game Abyss stuff. At that point it basically became Diablo, but with Souls Combat. I hated all the grinding through the same missions of several different difficulties just to get there part, though
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Mar 13, 2020 03:30
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deep dish peat moss posted:That's actually kind of what I liked about it, but only in the late-game Abyss stuff. At that point it basically became Diablo, but with Souls Combat. I hated all the grinding through the same missions of several different difficulties just to get there part, though Diablo-style loot is great in theory, but the itemization is by far the worst part of Nioh. There's no consistency in where you find what kind of stuff, and the differences are way too granular. It's a lot of comparing percentages between different bonuses. That's the main thing I'm hoping they fix in the sequel. Well, that and fewer boring cave levels. To be clear: otherwise? Absolutely my favorite souls-like, better than any actual From game except maybe Dark Souls 1. The combat is so loving good it makes up for a lot.
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Mar 13, 2020 03:39
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Ori 2 chat: I haven't played Ori 1 in the longest time, but is Ori 2 really supposed to be this open/non-linear? After prologue, I literally can go to everywhere that I'm confused on where I'm supposed to go actually. I kinda remember Ori 1 to be a lot more linear than this, at least on the start. Also, there are multiple stuff that you can do that the game just assumes you have prior knowledge on. Things like wall jumping, etc. Is there a movelist somewhere for me to get my bearings, or do I just have to skim through a LP of the 1st game or something?
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Mar 13, 2020 03:41
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srulz posted:Ori 2 chat: Ori 2 loads you up with half the first game's movelist in the first hour and it can get a little overwhelming, but it's not as open as it looks - go in the wrong direction and eventually you're going to run into purple water or a jump you can't manage without later skills
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Mar 13, 2020 03:53
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Ori 2 has Deepnest, except even more hostile than Hollow Knight's Deepnest. The Rayman influence is showing, with the exact mechanic that Rayman Origins used for deep underwater darkness, except not underwater. (mid-late game area spoiler)
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Mar 13, 2020 03:59
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I played Ori 1 well after release (the definitive edition) and it was opened up pretty quickly too. Like most metroidvanias.
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Mar 13, 2020 03:59
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Is there a competitive game that doesn't have a large community of grown men throwing tantrums? I've played Dota, HotS, League, Siege, Overwatch, and Apex, and the one thing all of these games have in common is that when things are going poorly, the overwhelmingly male population acts like the most entitled children. Is there not a chill competitive shooter?
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Mar 13, 2020 04:34
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Boba Pearl posted:Is there a...that doesn't have a large community of grown men throwing tantrums? I'm afraid not
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Mar 13, 2020 04:38
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Is Ori 1 worth getting if I'm more concerned with a solid metroidvania than I am pretty gfx and setting? Its why I never got it, didn't quite trust the videos to be selling me more form than function.
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Mar 13, 2020 04:47
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Boba Pearl posted:Is there a competitive game that doesn't have a large community of grown men throwing tantrums? I've played Dota, HotS, League, Siege, Overwatch, and Apex, and the one thing all of these games have in common is that when things are going poorly, the overwhelmingly male population acts like the most entitled children. Is there not a chill competitive shooter?
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Mar 13, 2020 04:57
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Serephina posted:Is Ori 1 worth getting if I'm more concerned with a solid metroidvania than I am pretty gfx and setting? Its why I never got it, didn't quite trust the videos to be selling me more form than function. It depends on what "solid metroidvania" means to you. I like Ori 1 but I can't say it has most of the elements people tend to call out in their favorite 'troids.
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Mar 13, 2020 05:03
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Serephina posted:Is Ori 1 worth getting if I'm more concerned with a solid metroidvania than I am pretty gfx and setting? Its why I never got it, didn't quite trust the videos to be selling me more form than function. ori 1's nuts-and-bolts platforming is extremely good, but it's also hard to a degree you don't often see in metroidvanias. it fulfills the basic premise of poking around each map for hidden goodies but don't expect anything on the level of proper metroid titles in terms of exploration
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Mar 13, 2020 05:31
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Boba Pearl posted:Is there a competitive game that doesn't have a large community of grown men throwing tantrums? I've played Dota, HotS, League, Siege, Overwatch, and Apex, and the one thing all of these games have in common is that when things are going poorly, the overwhelmingly male population acts like the most entitled children. Is there not a chill competitive shooter?
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Mar 13, 2020 05:32
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Serephina posted:Is Ori 1 worth getting if I'm more concerned with a solid metroidvania than I am pretty gfx and setting? Its why I never got it, didn't quite trust the videos to be selling me more form than function. Give it a miss, it's very linear, there's very little exploration and the combat is garbage. Get Ori 1 if what you want is fluid platforming through gorgeous landscapes. Skip to Ori 2 if you want a meaty metroidvania.
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Mar 13, 2020 05:46
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Commander Keene posted:IME, that's part and parcel of the whole "competitive" aspect. It absolutely sucks and is a large part of why I've largely abandoned online gaming aside from occasionally and only with RL friends. Way back in like 2010 I played a few matches of League of Legends with one of my irl best friends, someone who I had never seen be mean to anyone IRL, and in every single match we lost he broke down to the point of throwing slurs at our teammates and blaming them for his mistakes. Not only did I stop talking to him a few years later but I have refused to play a competitive online game ever since because gently caress that
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Mar 13, 2020 05:54
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Boba Pearl posted:Is there a competitive game that doesn't have a large community of grown men throwing tantrums? I've played Dota, HotS, League, Siege, Overwatch, and Apex, and the one thing all of these games have in common is that when things are going poorly, the overwhelmingly male population acts like the most entitled children. Is there not a chill competitive shooter? Stay away from CS: GO, which is manbaby central and they all have mics.
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Oxxidation posted:ori 1's nuts-and-bolts platforming is extremely good, but it's also hard to a degree you don't often see in metroidvanias. it fulfills the basic premise of poking around each map for hidden goodies but don't expect anything on the level of proper metroid titles in terms of exploration Ori 1 is extremely not difficult because you can put plonk down a save point pretty much everywhere so you lose like 5 seconds of progress if you die. The only part that can get harder are the few escape sequences (and they are pretty easy if you aren't going for the collectables).
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Mar 13, 2020 06:07
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Boba Pearl posted:Is there a competitive game that doesn't have a large community of grown men throwing tantrums? I've played Dota, HotS, League, Siege, Overwatch, and Apex, and the one thing all of these games have in common is that when things are going poorly, the overwhelmingly male population acts like the most entitled children. Is there not a chill competitive shooter? Unfortunately BFV sucks rear end, but from what I hear BF1 is still pretty active.
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Boba Pearl posted:Is there a competitive game that doesn't have a large community of grown men throwing tantrums? I've played Dota, HotS, League, Siege, Overwatch, and Apex, and the one thing all of these games have in common is that when things are going poorly, the overwhelmingly male population acts like the most entitled children. Is there not a chill competitive shooter? Destiny is my current go to for this. The majority of people ingame barely speak, and if they do it's usually positive. Most builds work and are fun. We just hit a PvP focused season. Most matches win or lose are just usually random people dicking around, and it's rare you even see teamstacks. You can sweat it up and do Comp stuff solo, and hit end tier stuff if you are willing to put in the world/learn the guns. They are introducing Trials, which is a 3v3 "hardcore" mode that runs Fri-Sun. The goon server is full of chill people who are planning on running it for fun every weekend. It's the most laid back competitive scene I've ever seen.
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Mar 13, 2020 07:22
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Mechwarrior online is actually p chill, surprisingly
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Mar 13, 2020 07:31
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Serephina posted:Is Ori 1 worth getting if I'm more concerned with a solid metroidvania than I am pretty gfx and setting? Its why I never got it, didn't quite trust the videos to be selling me more form than function. It's a good game but feels more like a platformer that happens to take place on one big map than it does a "metroidvania" -- there are optional pickups but they're mostly obviously signposted bonus challenges diverging from the main path. So far the second game is MUCH more in line with the exploration, branching areas, and the feeling of "oh poo poo I need to go back to that place I couldn't get to before" when you get a new ability that you'd expect from a metroidvania game. Skip to the second if that's what you're in it for -- it's really really good goferchan fucked around with this message at 08:31 on Mar 13, 2020 |
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Mar 13, 2020 08:21
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Commander Keene posted:IME, that's part and parcel of the whole "competitive" aspect. It absolutely sucks and is a large part of why I've largely abandoned online gaming aside from occasionally and only with RL friends. I agree, you are not going to find “chill” AND “competitive” unless you are playing with friends and your opponents have zero way to communicate with you (beyond sprays, emotes and the ancient art of teabagging). If you want chill you are better looking at PvE than PvP.
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Any competitive multiplayer game can be chill if you just play with voice + party chat disabled and think of your teammates as slightly more advanced MeatSims.
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Mar 13, 2020 09:47
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Is Microsoft Store/Xbox Beta crap with game downloads for anyone else? It'll download for one minute before an error occurs (apparently losing connection to the server, but I have no issues with Steam or anything else). I've tried looking stuff up online (clearing the cache, resetting the apps) but it still is poo poo. Any ideas?
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srulz posted:I haven't played Ori 1 in the longest time, but is Ori 2 really supposed to be this open/non-linear? After prologue, I literally can go to everywhere that I'm confused on where I'm supposed to go actually. I kinda remember Ori 1 to be a lot more linear than this, at least on the start.
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