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Feb 28, 2021 00:45
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yup. and i'm perfectly willing to acknowledge that my brain is hosed, too.
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To me DS1 has the most interesting world in the meta sense, but I prefer the minutia of 3. In the first game the whole world comes together as this big puzzle that has the pieces slowly come together to form this interconnected, more easily traversable area. Everything is built on top of each other in an almost hive-like structure. 3 doesn't really have that, but as far as exploration is concerned it my favorite for stumbling on a new area and seeing 5 new things to do in my vision cone. "Ok, there's a room up there and a ladder over here. But how do I get there? And I can see a cave down in that pit. I need to get down there too" I think DS3 does the best job of giving you a mental checklist of things to do right in front of you. I think part of the problem with continuing with the world design of DS1 is that it was probably a lot of work to get it all working like that, but it wasn't really needed, since From had already decided to lighten up on fast travel and you aren't running around the whole map anymore. Therefore shortcuts within individual levels become a lot more important than linking the whole map. It's really a return to Demon's Souls after DS1. I will always appreciate the design of Dark Souls 1, and it will probably always remain the most memorable game for a lot of people because of it. At the same time I think that style of design would just be redundant now and more for show than anything, unless they decided to remove fast travel. Which I don't think most people would like. veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Feb 28, 2021 |
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Feb 28, 2021 00:57
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Yeah I don't blame them for being like "That was a ton of work, we probably can't do that again and BETTER, so lets do something different with DS2 and try to have more variety" Which is cool. But its a shame that nobody else in the industry is making anything like DS1. Its just, so epic.
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Feb 28, 2021 01:42
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There was a good video about how DS3 does the interconnected world thing. It’s still more linear and not as ‘built upon’ as DS1, but areas you see from one spot are the areas you visit later. Or approximated close enough. With some skyline dramatised. The way it was measured was so meticulous too. The guy placed those glowing orbs and then glitched teleported to a different vantage point and looked for the glow.
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Feb 28, 2021 02:01
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rabidsquid posted:considering the problems people have had trying to buy psnow games or ps+ games during lapsed subscriptions i am very skeptical this will go that smoothly While it’s certainly possible PSN could gently caress something up initially, given how many people will likely be chomping at the bit to play the PS5-exclusive Yuffie DLC I imagine they’ll sort it out if needed.
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Feb 28, 2021 02:33
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I wish I had had the sega channel
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Feb 28, 2021 03:21
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Poop! I am steamed! I was following an NPC guide for DS3 but the flags for these quests are such bullshit. My thief died because I walked into a room I wasn’t supposed to walk into  Oh well I know it’s only a couple items and I can just do it on NG+, but trying to balance these quests without spoiling the whole game is annoying :p
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Feb 28, 2021 03:36
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Bust Rodd posted:Poop! I am steamed! I was following an NPC guide for DS3 but the flags for these quests are such bullshit. My thief died because I walked into a room I wasn’t supposed to walk into You're meant to miss out on all the quests your first run, that's why its that way. Don't sweat it.
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Feb 28, 2021 04:38
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Zaphod42 posted:Don't sweat it. I mean or sweat it if you want; you feel how you feel and even if every dingus here thinks it's dumb they're still your feelings to feel so it's valid as heckfire.
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Feb 28, 2021 05:19
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Yeah i mean that character is apparently destined to die anyway no matter what I do, it's just more frustrating to have the experience of "ok finally thank goodness I made it to the next bonfire... *consults my guide* "whatever you do, don't go into that bonfire or your friend dies and his quest is cancelled and youre a LOSER, you IDIOT HA HA" like... ok Dark Souls thats cool. Pontiff was a cool fight! i really like the gameplay of 3v1 and I must have burned like 10 embers so i could go in with a full crew lol but it was very satisfying to take him down.
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Feb 28, 2021 05:26
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rabidsquid posted:considering the problems people have had trying to buy psnow games or ps+ games during lapsed subscriptions i am very skeptical this will go that smoothly Someone posted a link in either this thread of the PS5 thread but this is something they fixed recently.
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Feb 28, 2021 06:20
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welp no E3 this year. rip to christmas in summer. rip to a real one, the institution is dead 
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Feb 28, 2021 08:05
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We are in a new era defined by Keighleys Summer of Games
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Feb 28, 2021 08:09
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The Game Awards is the new game christmas, rip
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Feb 28, 2021 08:12
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Bust Rodd posted:Yeah i mean that character is apparently destined to die anyway no matter what I do, it's just more frustrating to have the experience of "ok finally thank goodness I made it to the next bonfire... *consults my guide* "whatever you do, don't go into that bonfire or your friend dies and his quest is cancelled and youre a LOSER, you IDIOT HA HA" like... ok Dark Souls thats cool. Sulyvahn is one of my favorites in DS3! 
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Feb 28, 2021 08:31
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I do like that From is willing to put a ton of effort into an area that a lot of players might miss. Archdragon Peak needs you to do a bunch of stuff in order to get to it, and how are you supposed to know to do the Dragon pose at that one location in the Irihthyll Dungeon to travel there? And even before that you need to know to fight Oceris and then hit a hidden wall behind him, going to an alternative Firelink. I only knew about it because i had watched every single VaadiVidya video before playing it. Even then there are things i miss, like i never met Leroy Jenkins in DS1. I know Souls players are crazy obessive but not everyone is going to hit every wall in the game. After getting a bunch of late game trophies for GoT, I realized that a majority of people who own that game actually got that far. That's impressive as a lot of games I notice that maybe only a 3rd of people with the game have gotten far in it.
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Feb 28, 2021 09:35
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I can't believe I'm saying this but the 3 million yen from doing a management session is pretty low returns... Is this metal slime thing people keep talking about a better moneymaker
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Feb 28, 2021 10:18
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(That is in reference to Yakuza LAD)
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Feb 28, 2021 10:18
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I can't believe I'm saying this but the 3 million yen from doing a management session is pretty low returns... Is this metal slime thing people keep talking about a better moneymaker No, it's great experience (the Kamurocho version anyway) but for money the shareholder meeting is gonna be fastest. Just do something else while you mash through it.
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Feb 28, 2021 10:24
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I can't believe I'm saying this but the 3 million yen from doing a management session is pretty low returns... Is this metal slime thing people keep talking about a better moneymaker Board meetings make money. Metal slimes make XP.
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Feb 28, 2021 10:24
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I can't believe I'm saying this but the 3 million yen from doing a management session is pretty low returns... Is this metal slime thing people keep talking about a better moneymaker The only faster way to grind money than the management game is selling drops from the extra version of the final dungeon, which only unlocks after you beat the game.
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Feb 28, 2021 10:37
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Hmm OK, I guess the only major expense I'm looking towards is upgrading the crafting place and I honestly Do Not Want To Deal With Crafting so I think I might be ok, I am here for the story and sub-stories
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Feb 28, 2021 11:09
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heavy breathing https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1365844188458287105
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Feb 28, 2021 14:21
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Yeah it has pages alright... pAGES before it gets released!!!
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Feb 28, 2021 14:28
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The fist post-game final dungeon in Like A Dragon contains five bosses, each dropping 5-6 million as a base. If you equip nouveau riche crowns on all seven characters and down a sengoku coffee during each boss fight, a single run that takes about 20-30 minutes will net you around 75 million yen, along with a small selection of endgame crafting materials. For beating the base game, you can do this without significant difficulty using just the level 3 Romance Workshop, or even skipping it entirely (the battle arena items are definitely strong enough).
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Feb 28, 2021 14:38
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I should probably finish Yak 7 I played it for like 30 hours but I'm sure I only got like 15% into the real story
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Feb 28, 2021 15:00
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ps5 version is out next week, might as well wait. edit: oh thought this was the ps5 thread, uhhh anyway, unrelated but im gonna be starting again in y7 next week, only got up to chapter 5 when it came out. excited. 60fps, magic haptics
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Feb 28, 2021 15:03
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I think I'm on chapter 5 or 7 myself? I have a really hard time going back to games after a few weeks, even if they're as good as Yakuza
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Feb 28, 2021 15:07
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i think theres 12-13 chapters but the later half last a while when the new side stuff unlocks. too many games came out at the same time when y7 dropped and when the new year hit i just decided to wait lol
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Feb 28, 2021 15:19
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I hope there is some way to transfer the save data in Yakuza 7 from the PS4 version to PS5. The trailer for the PS5 version of FFVII remake specifically mentions this feature so it must be possible. I don’t care about trophies so it doesn’t matter to me if they have separate trophy lists.
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Feb 28, 2021 15:45
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That loving Sned posted:I hope there is some way to transfer the save data in Yakuza 7 from the PS4 version to PS5. The trailer for the PS5 version of FFVII remake specifically mentions this feature so it must be possible. I don’t care about trophies so it doesn’t matter to me if they have separate trophy lists. Probably because the Xbox ecosystem does it for them for free so it would only be for the Sony side. Edit: actually is it even a smart delivery game? I forget. Akuma fucked around with this message at 16:25 on Feb 28, 2021 |
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Feb 28, 2021 15:59
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:welp no E3 this year. rip to christmas in summer. rip to a real one, the institution is dead Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if E3 just dies after this or shifts dramatically.
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Feb 28, 2021 16:50
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There's a few ps4/5 games that just read the existing save. AsscreedV and Watch_Underscore_Dogs_Underscore_Legion do.
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Feb 28, 2021 16:58
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Would you ever go to a crowded convention center full of greased up showerless nerds ever again after the last 2 years? I mean, I really don't see anything besides sports coming back to US. If there is a big industry gaming show happening ever again, i really doubt it'll be in the US. The way vaccines are going here, COVID is probably gonna be a part of our ecosystem forever.
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Feb 28, 2021 16:58
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It probably really will. The Spanish Flu burned itself out after two years, but travel back then wasn't nearly what it is today and the world population was a quarter of what it is now. There's no way we're ever going to get all of it.
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Feb 28, 2021 17:03
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Travel just took longer but tourism and free movement were super easy and common.
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Feb 28, 2021 17:07
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Sorry this one's a pet peeve of mine. People been wandering basically the entirety of the earth since before there was an oral history, and the myth of never leaving your one horse town is a fuckin' myth. Leibniz traveled all over Europe, during the black plague. Prior to that a King's most prized possessions might be his folding chairs, because he were almost constantly on the move and a light portable place to keep your rear end out of the dirt was a godsend. Even before that there was a robust trade across the Pacific between South America and the Pacific Rim and even to the Middle East. Mostly I think covid ain't going away is because the only person who cares whether or not you are alive is all too frequently you, and the only way to have a big gathering of smelly nerds crashing an industry convention again is to give a flying gently caress about anyone, everyone, else. Cough, cough. Also games are awfulbad and I shot six over on a nine hole pitch and putt in 2K21 this morning.
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Feb 28, 2021 17:14
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Cardiovorax posted:It probably really will. The Spanish Flu burned itself out after two years, but travel back then wasn't nearly what it is today and the world population was a quarter of what it is now. There's no way we're ever going to get all of it. Also America never shut down and never mandated masks and never forced businesses to close and didn't freeze rent or provide financial support or had clear guidelines about how we would ever get through this oh and also when the Post Office was like "Hey actually we can just mail everyone in the country like 5 masks and that would at least curb the spread somewhat" our president said no and then fired the guy that suggested that.
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Feb 28, 2021 17:15
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Casnorf posted:Sorry this one's a pet peeve of mine. People been wandering basically the entirety of the earth since before there was an oral history, and the myth of never leaving your one horse town is a fuckin' myth. Leibniz traveled all over Europe, during the black plague. Prior to that a King's most prized possessions might be his folding chairs, because he were almost constantly on the move and a light portable place to keep your rear end out of the dirt was a godsend. Even before that there was a robust trade across the Pacific between South America and the Pacific Rim and even to the Middle East.
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Fair, but in this case you'd think disease would spread in waves rather than instantly all over the globe. It really does have to do with a sort of governmental nihilism that's overtaken the whole fuckin' world since oh poo poo this is another bad rant to go on
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