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Lol, Brian Blessed and Samantha Bond are voices of two pc's in Evil Genius 2. Blessed is returning character Red Ivan who is now a boss instead of a henchman. Too bad about the whole 'rockets indoors' thing he had going on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ni7IHanWFA Saint Freak fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Mar 4, 2021 |
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homeless snail posted:the battle pass is pretty easy to level if you're playing consistently, I generally just do the easiest daily/weekly quests and skip some of the more annoying ones and still cap the bp when I try, my tip is just look at the list and do the math and figure out what you the bare minimum you need to do each week. also, you don't level it any faster if you buy it, so you're better off waiting until the end of the season and seeing if you reached a high enough level to bother spending money Thanks, I'll probably redownload the game and give it another go this weekend. I'll drop by the thread when I inevitably have more questions. I watched some youtube videos of high-level gameplay and the combat looks like a blast so I want to give it a real try at some point.
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Mar 4, 2021 20:14
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by far the best thing about genshin impact as a gacha game, is that it is an incredibly easy going and undemanding one. most gachas are constantly using new content and events to push you towards specific builds and pulling the new characters, even uma musume is running an event right now that incentivizes you using certain horse girls and cards to get event progress faster, but in genshin once you have a team you like built out there is very little reason to change things. the pressure does exist, they rework encounters in the endgame dungeon seasonally to favor certain elements and characters, but that dungeon kinda sucks and is largely whale bait, and also seasonal events do occasionally give you extremely marginal bonuses for running certain guys (but routinely it's not the featured 5*, the best guy during the dragonspine event was just Some Dude that had already been in the game for months) I've used essentially the same crew since launch, and three of them were freebies, just because I like the way they play. I haven't even bothered to fully upgrade them even though I'm at max world tier because if you are good at the game you can punch way above your weight, which is not something that is generally true for gachas
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Mar 4, 2021 20:16
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FirstAidKite posted:Why was Breath of the Wild called that anyway, what is the breath of the wild "Link, you truly are the Breath of the Wild." -Zelda maybe
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Mar 4, 2021 20:18
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I've probably posted this before but I legitimately like gacha systems; I think if they're done right you can have a lot of fun with having to figure out how to complete challenging content with just the characters you pull instead of whatever the current OP meta team is. The problem of course being that a lot of gacha games don't work like that, in fact most of them are designed to make you constantly wanna spend money in order to beat the next weekly event or whatever. But still, there are a few here and there where you can have a bunch of fun without spending a dime.
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Mar 4, 2021 20:25
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homeless snail posted:I've used essentially the same crew since launch, and three of them were freebies, just because I like the way they play. I haven't even bothered to fully upgrade them even though I'm at max world tier because if you are good at the game you can punch way above your weight, which is not something that is generally true for gachas That's encouraging, too. I'm concerned I'll see videos with gameplay of certain characters who look really cool/fun and then get frustrated when I don't pull them (like I just watched someone kick rear end with Diluc and he looks real strong and fun to play as because I'm a sucker for big phoenix flame attacks), but I'm hoping that I enjoy the characters I do get enough that it doesn't end up mattering. Arzaac posted:I've probably posted this before but I legitimately like gacha systems; I think if they're done right you can have a lot of fun with having to figure out how to complete challenging content with just the characters you pull instead of whatever the current OP meta team is. The problem of course being that a lot of gacha games don't work like that, in fact most of them are designed to make you constantly wanna spend money in order to beat the next weekly event or whatever. But still, there are a few here and there where you can have a bunch of fun without spending a dime. This is why it actually kinda worked in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for me. Obviously there's no money pressure there, you couldn't pay for more blade cores even if you wanted to, but it still has the "randomly acquire characters" aspect. It was fun to put together strong teams with the blades that I happened to have. gently caress now I kinda want to replay XC2
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Mar 4, 2021 20:30
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Updating: Downloading Dragon Quest X on Switch now. Reading up on it, sounds like the game is in a similar place with its free trial to Final Fantasy XIX. Basically you get all of the original game for free, plus the first expansion.
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Mar 4, 2021 20:32
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I said come in! posted:Final Fantasy XIX gently caress I completely missed 17 and 18
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Mar 4, 2021 20:34
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Rarity posted:gently caress I completely missed 17 and 18 You wouldn't have played them yet anyways 
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Mar 4, 2021 20:36
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FirstAidKite posted:Why was Breath of the Wild called that anyway, what is the breath of the wild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iflGTN9Lt9s
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Mar 4, 2021 20:41
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Huge missed opportunity by the QWERTY layout designers to not have all the roman numeral letters in the same row.
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Mar 4, 2021 20:41
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FlowerRhythmREMIX posted:You wouldn't have played them yet anyways The attitude of a non-time traveler 
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Mar 4, 2021 20:43
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uh oh
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Mar 4, 2021 20:50
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Weedle posted:uh oh 
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Mar 4, 2021 20:52
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Weedle posted:uh oh 
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Mar 4, 2021 21:05
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what are you supposed to do when you see someone dealing a f2p gacha scheme? once someone starts "Actually, it's not that bad..." and starts talking about battle passes and scheduled gameplay times and all you gotta do is play this game all the time since launch with limited options and get used to that and it's great etc etc Feels like watching a meth addict convince a kid to give it a try, and hey, who am I to say meth isn't fun or worth trying, but still feels like at a minimum I should grab at broom and shoo away the gacha guys going door to door asking if you've heard the good value of the platinum gem pack.
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Mar 4, 2021 21:06
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Do phone games still do that “watch this ad and earn 1,250 platinum gems” thing?
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Mar 4, 2021 21:09
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The entire market is made up of games that "aren't that bad" tbh. Part of the psychology is tricking you into thinking they're being unusually generous when it's actually just industry standard stuff As for genshin specifically, I took one look at the levelup system and the accessories and the weapon leveling system and went "yup this is a mobage system". It's absolutely bog standard.
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Mar 4, 2021 21:09
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Jay Rust posted:Do phone games still do that “watch this ad and earn 1,250 platinum gems” thing? You can get currency by watching ads in the Romancing SaGa one, I know
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Mar 4, 2021 21:11
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Mar 4, 2021 21:12
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Saint Freak posted:Lol, Brian Blessed and Samantha Bond are voices of two pc's in Evil Genius 2. Man I hope EG2 is good, I really loved 1 back in the day
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Mar 4, 2021 21:13
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Harrow posted:You can get currency by watching ads in the Romancing SaGa one, I know Oh, does that work now? When I played the ads would fail to load or I'd get a sniper game ad that I couldn't escape from.
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Mar 4, 2021 21:13
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FirstAidKite posted:Why was Breath of the Wild called that anyway, what is the breath of the wild The real breath of the wild was the friends you made along the way Saint Freak posted:Lol, Brian Blessed and Samantha Bond are voices of two pc's in Evil Genius 2. So happy this is getting a sequel. It does look a bit budget but they're also not charging full price for it. It seems like everything good about EG1 so I'm happy so far.
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Mar 4, 2021 21:14
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Zaphod42 posted:
in the words of former forums poster "zyborne cock," quote:In this moment, Luigi is demonstrating more of the ephemeral qualities of "Mario" than Mario himself. Mario Mario is, in essence, learning from Luigi Mario how to be Mario Mario.
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Mar 4, 2021 21:14
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Khanstant posted:what are you supposed to do when you see someone dealing a f2p gacha scheme? once someone starts "Actually, it's not that bad..." and starts talking about battle passes and scheduled gameplay times and all you gotta do is play this game all the time since launch with limited options and get used to that and it's great etc etc cheetah7071 posted:The entire market is made up of games that "aren't that bad" tbh. Part of the psychology is tricking you into thinking they're being unusually generous when it's actually just industry standard stuff homeless snail fucked around with this message at 21:18 on Mar 4, 2021 |
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Mar 4, 2021 21:15
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Weedle posted:in the words of former forums poster "zyborne cock," To further explore the deep and subtle themes that the director intended, you can see that Mario Mario's green jacket is in fact red on the underside. This represents the duality of man, and that Mario is repressing his inner self, but... *fart*
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Mar 4, 2021 21:16
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100 degrees Calcium posted:Oh, does that work now? When I played the ads would fail to load or I'd get a sniper game ad that I couldn't escape from. Yeah, it worked when I tried it, though it gave so little currency that I never did it again. Dunno if that's intended or not, or maybe it gives you more if you watch more ads.
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Mar 4, 2021 21:19
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homeless snail posted:80% of that stuff also applies to ff14, though grinding isn't better than stamina imo, it's much worse. I'd rather have a button to turn stamina into resource than be told "you can grind it as much as you want! have fun doing that for hours!" every time
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Mar 4, 2021 21:19
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At least you'll actually be playing a game instead of just being expected to just get your dopamine rush from seeing the number go up.
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Mar 4, 2021 21:21
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From what homeless snail said, it really sounds like a lot of the "bullshit" in Genshin (in as much as it, like every "forever game" or service game, has bullshit) is closer to MMO bullshit than mobage bullshit. It clearly has some of each but most of what was described sounds more like MMO or even like Destiny-like endgame stuff.
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Mar 4, 2021 21:21
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I can't speak for all MMOs but at least in ffxiv most endgame stuff is closer to stamina, in that things have weekly or daily locks on them
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Mar 4, 2021 21:22
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cheetah7071 posted:grinding isn't better than stamina imo, it's much worse. I'd rather have a button to turn stamina into resource than be told "you can grind it as much as you want! have fun doing that for hours!" every time
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Mar 4, 2021 21:22
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FlowerRhythmREMIX posted:You wouldn't have played them yet anyways I feel very attacked by this post 
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Mar 4, 2021 21:24
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Weedle posted:in the words of former forums poster "zyborne cock," imagine four balls on the edge of a cliff. say a direct copy of the ball nearest the cliff is sent to the back of the line of balls and takes the place of the first ball. the formerly first ball becomes the second, the second becomes the third, and the fourth falls off the cliff time works the same way
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Mar 4, 2021 21:24
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cheetah7071 posted:I can't speak for all MMOs but at least in ffxiv most endgame stuff is closer to stamina, in that things have weekly or daily locks on them Genshin stuff is generally stamina locked too once you're done with the exploration gameplay
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Mar 4, 2021 21:26
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cheetah7071 posted:I can't speak for all MMOs but at least in ffxiv most endgame stuff is closer to stamina, in that things have weekly or daily locks on them Well that's because FFXIV is relatively light on MMO bullshit. Like it doesn't tie your overall progression to world quest and daily/weekly quest grinds the way WoW does. If you just wanna progress one job you can just get your weekly tomes and do your weekly raid lockouts playing a few hours a week and you're good. It has MMO bullshit for sure but it's lighter on it than WoW or even like GW2 sometimes (even if most of GW2's rewards are cosmetic there's a lot of grind to get the fancier things).
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Mar 4, 2021 21:26
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GenshOUT impWAIT
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Mar 4, 2021 21:27
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all I'm saying is, I've played a lot of gachas and mobage and have a pretty good understanding of how they work, and genshin isn't just "a good gacha game" but rather a good game that also happens to have some gacha elements. there's a lot to complain about in gachas generally and genshin specifically, but when the premise is "I'm bummed about gacha games because they're all bad in the same ways" genshin just, doesn't do a lot of those things
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Mar 4, 2021 21:33
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homeless snail posted:80% of that stuff also applies to ff14, though "friends don't let friends play MMOs*" I think is basically the same thing, minus an arbitrary amount since the crappy business model of an MMO is less-bad than the contemporary models. Plus they tend to ask for far more of your time and it's a wash on how much either will ever respect your time. *this does not apply to your mmo-friends, who are expected to string each other into different mmos chasing the same dragon in different iterations as they ebb and flow in quality over time. anyway its just japes, play what u want, have fun how u like, and convince anyone u want into playing them. we all know videogames are the devil are are going to hell for playing them, the wholesome business model of noah's ark 3d cannot save you from gamergod
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UFO50... I want to play that, also I want the soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZMCnyB2CAw
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