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Mr. Locke posted:Yeah, Disk 1 is more then half the game. He's not quite at what I'd call the mid-point of FF7, but he's probably closer then 1/3. I can deal with that. Keeps feeling like there isn’t much more to deal with after the Temple but who knows
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I got Pikmin 3 Deluxe for Christmas and it's still great. New controls took some getting used to but I liked them in the end, even if I think they shoulda brought back right stick control. I really liked the Olimar side story, it's much more my speed than mission mode. Nice variety and a bit more wiggle room to get platinums. I do kinda want to try to get all the badges, but I'm not sure I'm up to getting platinums in mission mode. I don't think I ever got any on the Wii U version. For the badge I only have to pull out 10 but the timer seems so harsh on even the easiest ones. Though defeat bosses got me an easy 5 so it's really only 5 more I have to work out from the other 30. Any Pikmin experts out there with mission mode tips?
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Dec 28, 2020 01:57
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MechaSeinfeld posted:I can deal with that. Keeps feeling like there isn’t much more to deal with after the Temple but who knows If you're going in blind there are a couple of important things you can miss by that point in the game. Scroll over for hints: There are two optional party members you can recruit. One is asleep when you first meet them and one you first meet as a random encounter. The second one has a whole story arc in a place you can only reach after you get the plane that you can skip accidentally
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Dec 28, 2020 02:12
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Slay the spire is cool and good
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Dec 28, 2020 02:14
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Slay the Spire is hopes and dreams / gambling which is cool and good for some people but not for others. The promise of fun combos that you may or may not get is more compelling than actually getting said combos.
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Dec 28, 2020 02:22
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You just broke magic: the gathering down to its bare essentials
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Dec 28, 2020 02:26
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ThatWhiteGuy posted:Ring Fit Adventure is fun as hell, it’s such a cool way to do a fitness game. I consider myself to have above average physical fitness and was decently challenged by the first few levels, no wonder this thing was impossible to find at the start of the lockdowns. It’s a great way to get some exercise without going outside. I’m glad I’ve had this sitting around untouched for a few months, because I’m going into 14 days home quarantine starting today and it will be very useful to not feel too sedentary
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Dec 28, 2020 02:46
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Definitely get Slay the Spire. I was addicted to it for quite some time.
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Dec 28, 2020 02:54
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I liked slay the spire a lot but I honestly got sick of it pretty quickly. I liked the defect a lot but didn't gel with any of the other characters which kind of explains why I have good memories of it and put a decent whack of hours into it but I haven't played it since they introduced the witch and I gave it a crack again and didn't like her
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Dec 28, 2020 02:55
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ThatWhiteGuy posted:Ring Fit Adventure is fun as hell, it’s such a cool way to do a fitness game. I consider myself to have above average physical fitness and was decently challenged by the first few levels, no wonder this thing was impossible to find at the start of the lockdowns. It’s a great way to get some exercise without going outside. I got this as a Christmas gift and it's kicking my rear end! I am a lazy out-of-shape almost-30 lump though, so I look forward to Ring Fit at least preventing my heart from giving out by the time I'm forty years old. :P Is there a recommendation for how many levels/worlds/whatever they're called to do in a day?
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Dec 28, 2020 03:14
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If I'm already a sedentary shlup--not rotund or anything, just not active other than walking around the house while i'm on work calls--I assume Ring Fit Adventure would be a net positive?
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Dec 28, 2020 03:18
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Oh no, the best game of the year got pushed back. Was looking forward to replaying it in handheld. 
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Dec 28, 2020 03:30
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I bought World of Final Fantasy Maxima since it was on sale for 20 bucks on the eshop. Haven't played a "100 hours to do everything" JRPG in a while.
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Dec 28, 2020 03:33
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Morter posted:If I'm already a sedentary shlup--not rotund or anything, just not active other than walking around the house while i'm on work calls--I assume Ring Fit Adventure would be a net positive?
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Dec 28, 2020 03:51
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MechaSeinfeld posted:I've been playing final fantasy 7 a lot and its great has anyone ever played this. anyone played final fantasy 7. Shortly after reaching the 24 hour mark while playing I hit the "end of disc one" screen. I decided at that point I probably didn't have the time to finish it.
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Dec 28, 2020 03:54
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Morter posted:If I'm already a sedentary shlup--not rotund or anything, just not active other than walking around the house while i'm on work calls--I assume Ring Fit Adventure would be a net positive? Absolutely. You’ll feel a lot better just doing Ring Fit regularly. SeANMcBAY fucked around with this message at 03:56 on Dec 28, 2020 |
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Dec 28, 2020 03:54
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Inferior Third Season posted:I was really expecting a lot more retro games from the big companies after the success of Mega Man 9. It seems like a no-brainer - just dedicate a team of like 12 people to continuing old NES and SNES franchises, and rake in the money. Even if some games tank, the development costs are a drop in the bucket compared to modern games. This actually was a trend for a while. Particularly with Capcom and Konami. The issue is that the games didn't perform so hot. Mega Man 9 definitely shook some ground when it released but Mega Man 10 didn't sell anywhere near as well. They gradually realized that the best approach to take was either rerelease old games ala Mega Man Legacy Collection, M2 Sega eShop titles, and Disney Classic Games or put in a ton of effort with a full fledged sequel ala Sonic Mania, Mega Man 11, and Streets of Rage 4. There's no real middleground that will work anymore, especially in the day of age where there are dozen quality 8-bit/16-bit indie games being released every week.
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Read After Burning posted:I got this as a Christmas gift and it's kicking my rear end! I am a lazy out-of-shape almost-30 lump though, so I look forward to Ring Fit at least preventing my heart from giving out by the time I'm forty years old. :P Is there a recommendation for how many levels/worlds/whatever they're called to do in a day? I think overall for most people who don't normally exercise, the important thing is to just be consistent in playing daily. I personally shoot for 30 minutes a day on the in-game timer, but I also increased the difficulty by 3 levels after about day 12. I plan on increasing difficulty again next month. Morter posted:If I'm already a sedentary shlup--not rotund or anything, just not active other than walking around the house while i'm on work calls--I assume Ring Fit Adventure would be a net positive? Ring fit is super good and perfect if you're just looking for a way to be more active with decent exercise. It actually motivates me to do it regularly and is a lot more fun than running by myself or following a youtube routine.
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Dec 28, 2020 05:13
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MechaSeinfeld posted:I've been playing final fantasy 7 a lot and its great has anyone ever played this. anyone played final fantasy 7. I just started as well. I thought I gave this game a chance on PC years ago but turns out I only played for 2 hours. I get impatient with random battles and turn-based combat but this version has triple speed and an I Win button. Press the right stick to fill HP and limit gauge lol whoever thought of that was a genius. I wish FFX/X-2 had a similar function Fun Times! fucked around with this message at 06:01 on Dec 28, 2020 |
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Dec 28, 2020 05:58
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punk rebel ecks posted:This actually was a trend for a while. Particularly with Capcom and Konami. Issue kinda is that it's a one-time high for the most part, once the novelty wears off you're stacking them up against AAA releases and hardcore nostalgia, two of the biggest pillars of video games.
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Fun Times! posted:I just started as well. I thought I gave this game a chance on PC years ago but turns out I only played for 2 hours. I get impatient with random battles and turn-based combat but this version has triple speed and an I Win button. Press the right stick to fill HP and limit gauge lol whoever thought of that was a genius. I wish FFX/X-2 had a similar function Yeah, the speed-up and insta-win functions are godsends. I can't stand ATB, so I'm essentially playing the original FF7 as a visual novel before I take a shot at the remake.
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Dec 28, 2020 07:20
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In Shiren I can’t seem to go on rescue operations. The dude only forces me to send out revival or undo grasses. What am I missing here?
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Fun Times! posted:I just started as well. I thought I gave this game a chance on PC years ago but turns out I only played for 2 hours. I get impatient with random battles and turn-based combat but this version has triple speed and an I Win button. Press the right stick to fill HP and limit gauge lol whoever thought of that was a genius. I wish FFX/X-2 had a similar function yeah the god mode and 3x speed just bypasses the open world stuff. I turn it off for the ‘main’ bits because, much to my surprise, I’m having a great deal of fun playing it.
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Read After Burning posted:Yeah, the speed-up and insta-win functions are godsends. I can't stand ATB, so I'm essentially playing the original FF7 as a visual novel before I take a shot at the remake. You will be glad you did, because a lot of stuff in the remake doesn't make sense at all unless you have played the original.
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Regy Rusty posted:I got Pikmin 3 Deluxe for Christmas and it's still great. New controls took some getting used to but I liked them in the end, even if I think they shoulda brought back right stick control. I really liked the Olimar side story, it's much more my speed than mission mode. Nice variety and a bit more wiggle room to get platinums. I do kinda want to try to get all the badges, but I'm not sure I'm up to getting platinums in mission mode. I don't think I ever got any on the Wii U version. For the badge I only have to pull out 10 but the timer seems so harsh on even the easiest ones. Though defeat bosses got me an easy 5 so it's really only 5 more I have to work out from the other 30. I was able to platinum all of mission mode, and here are a few ides that helped me out. 1. Don't try to complete the mission when you first start it. It's helps to first scout the area and develop a specific strategy. Each mission definitely has a broad intended solution (that can sometimes be quite creative) that is easier to deduce if you get a good look at the map first. 2. Very very rarely will you ever have to manually break down a regular wall with pikimin. You can almost always destroy it with a bomb or finds some way around it. On a related note, bombs are absurdly vital to understand and use efficiently. They can destroy regular and glass walls, one-shot most enemies, and unearth hidden treasures. Discovering where the bombs are is an important part of scouting the area. 3. It tends to be more optimal to use fewer pikmin on a specific job than more. Using more pikmin means having more pikmin waiting idle that you have to spend time collecting. For example, treasures like the pile of gold rocks or grape clusters usually only require 1-3 pikmin to complete. As long as they get it done before time runs out, it is basically the most optimal solution. Clearing out specific sections of the map is also good for similar reasons 4. I've found that the "defeat enemies" missions are quite a bit easier to platinum than the "collect treasures" missions. Since the pikmin don't necessarily have to carry anything, that's one less problem to plan around. If you want to start with the easier stuff and then work your way up, starting with "defeat enemies" might be better.
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I forget who asked about it and if it was this thread or the Rocket League one, but local multi/split screen was broken/disabled for a few months on Switch. But it's back now, so whoever you are, y'all can play with someone now apparently.
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Slay the Spire is great, and it's hard not to buy it for switch, but now I've got Diablo 3, Stardew and Dragon's Dogma on both switch and PC, so I won't. Also, Hard was a bad idea on Dogma, normal is way better. I think that was my conclusion on PC too.
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gently caress. I thought they actually fixed Bloodstained on Switch. I've had so many crashes. I really need to always save before doing anything when I get back to town. I just lost maybe 30 minutes of progress.
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Dec 28, 2020 10:49
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Hammer Bro. posted:Slay the Spire is hopes and dreams / gambling which is cool and good for some people but not for others. Funnily enough, that's not necessarily the way to think about building a deck in StS. The main goal is to set yourself up such that you can defeat whatever situation you need to, which means having counters for the boss of the act, the elites of the act, and the hallway fights. Sometimes that means the potential to scale up, sometimes that means the potential to do large amounts of AoE right off the bat (especially for hallway fights), etc. Relics can cover some gaps, certain cards cover other gaps. Some cards are better in combination with other cards and with certain relics, but a deck that scales up massively by turn 10 is useless when you fight three jaw worms in act 3 who all start attacking you on turn 1 for substantial damage. It's a pretty interesting challenge, because you want to thin your deck to make it more powerful, but at the same time you need niche cards that are only powerful in certain situations to make it through certain fights.
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Shyfted One posted:gently caress. I thought they actually fixed Bloodstained on Switch. I've had so many crashes. I really need to always save before doing anything when I get back to town. I just lost maybe 30 minutes of progress. maybe they. .. introduced more crashes?
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Shyfted One posted:gently caress. I thought they actually fixed Bloodstained on Switch. I've had so many crashes. I really need to always save before doing anything when I get back to town. I just lost maybe 30 minutes of progress. Yeah it’s still terrible and crashy. Sorry people mislead you.
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Shyfted One posted:gently caress. I thought they actually fixed Bloodstained on Switch. I've had so many crashes. I really need to always save before doing anything when I get back to town. I just lost maybe 30 minutes of progress. Are you playing on cartridge? Have you checked for an update?
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Dec 28, 2020 12:48
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Yeah I played the most recent update not too long ago and there wasn’t any crashes. Plenty of slowdown but nothing game breaking. Terrible port though.
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Dec 28, 2020 12:50
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Social Animal posted:In Shiren I can’t seem to go on rescue operations. The dude only forces me to send out revival or undo grasses. What am I missing here? For rescues in the main story dungeon you just send out herbs. Once you get to the postgame dungeons or the optional ones in the dungeon house you’ll do real rescues where you actually explore the dungeon.
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Sam Faust posted:I was able to platinum all of mission mode, and here are a few ides that helped me out. Thank you! I had absolutely no idea bombs could dig up buried items, that's amazing. I'll start on defeat enemies and see how they go. If I can get the 5 I need at least that'll take the pressure off.
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Snowmankilla posted:Been following the excellent advice of the goons. Picked up Hades and Donut County (for super cheap). I don’t think I need any big games once I get Hades going, but any other eshop games that are cool, but too short for full price? Because I am very in love with Donut Country. Like playing Katamari for the first time. Here's some short indie games I've enjoyed on Switch, in rough recommendation order. The only one I'd give a strong recommend is Gris. The rest are fine, get them if they look interesting to you, or don't. Gris Neo Cab The Gardens Between When the Past was Around Pikuniku Minit Sayonara Wild Hearts
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John Wick of Dogs posted:Are you playing on cartridge? Have you checked for an update? eShop, not cart. I'm just surprised how frequent it is. I figured it'd be a lot better by now.
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