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Oct 29, 2021 01:07
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Tagichatn posted:Did they even have video games 30 years ago? Nah. We just rolled a big hoop down the road with a stick.
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Oct 29, 2021 01:10
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Tagichatn posted:Did they even have video games 30 years ago? We had a Super Pong console that I believe my parents got in '75 or '76, so...yes.
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Oct 29, 2021 01:48
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SubponticatePoster posted:We had a Super Pong console that I believe my parents got in '75 or '76, so...yes. We had that, it came in such a lovely shade of pale brown.
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Oct 29, 2021 01:56
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30 years ago was 1991. The Super Nintendo was out. PC gaming was a thing. SMDH
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Oct 29, 2021 02:18
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External Organs posted:Is anyone playing Guardians of the Galaxy? I'm...tempted, but probably will wait for a sale. Looks kind of fun imo. Wondering about this one as well. It is getting decent to good reviews from the reviewers I follow so I am tempted to use the 20% off code for GMG.
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Oct 29, 2021 03:35
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BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:30 years ago was 1991. The Super Nintendo was out. PC gaming was a thing. SMDH Yeah, but wasn't that still in black and white? I don't know if it counts.
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Oct 29, 2021 03:39
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StrixNebulosa posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266100/Vampire_The_Masquerade__Parliament_of_Knives/ I am mildly interested in VtM but my interest is extremely piqued by a game that takes place in Ottawa of all places. I'm genuinely curious at how much of the city is in the game.
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Oct 29, 2021 03:49
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Tagichatn posted:Yeah, but wasn't that still in black and white? I don't know if it counts. I think it was red and something, yeah. Pixels as big as cats.
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Oct 29, 2021 04:15
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Tagichatn posted:Yeah, but wasn't that still in black and white? I don't know if it counts. When I was young I asked my dad if life was black and white when he was a kid. He uh, wasn't impressed.
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Oct 29, 2021 04:31
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Play posted:From Amanita Design
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Oct 29, 2021 04:40
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‘The SNES was literally out 30 years ago!’ I say As I age before your eyes and decompose into a skeleton.
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Oct 29, 2021 05:05
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Morpheus posted:I am mildly interested in VtM but my interest is extremely piqued by a game that takes place in Ottawa of all places. I'm genuinely curious at how much of the city is in the game. Yeah that really stood out to me as well. I don't think I've ever played a game set in Canada, except maybe Cross Country Canada and that doesn't really count.
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Oct 29, 2021 06:39
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There's also Scott Pilgrim and Sangfroid.
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Oct 29, 2021 06:45
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The Long Dark, the incredibly meta modern-day parts of AssCreed 4, part of Deus Ex: HR, and for a more recent title Moonglow Bay are all set in Canada
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Oct 29, 2021 08:05
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Hub Cat posted:The Long Dark, the incredibly meta modern-day parts of AssCreed 4, part of Deus Ex: HR, and for a more recent title Moonglow Bay are all set in Canada Shame on you for excluding Celeste!
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Oct 29, 2021 13:53
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cant cook creole bream posted:Shame on you for excluding Celeste! It's set in Canada? I thought it was a fantasy game?
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Oct 29, 2021 14:00
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StrixNebulosa posted:It's set in Canada? I thought it was a fantasy game? Yep, the magical fantasy land of Canada. The flag appears at one point, and Madeline herself is Canadian. It's made more explicit in the tie-in Instagram stuff though.
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Oct 29, 2021 14:18
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StrixNebulosa posted:It's set in Canada? I thought it was a fantasy game? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Celeste The game makes a point that it's just real live Canada with a girl who has to get over some issues. Just that mountain is magical for whatever reason. StarkRavingMad posted:https://twitter.com/microtrailers/status/1453755673825656841?s=20 I just played the demo and it was really bland. The music seemed to be nice, but nothing of that demo hooked me at all and the plot was nonexistant. Just the most generic JRPG (with a sort of nice art style). Does the full game turn into something more than that? cant cook creole bream fucked around with this message at 15:17 on Oct 29, 2021 |
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Oct 29, 2021 15:14
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The full game is more of the same, I only like the combat skill system and the protagonist is comically petty but the game is supposedly only 10 hours. Even worse is all the animations are unskippable and slow
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Oct 29, 2021 15:48
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I guess that's a pass then. Too bad. 
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Oct 29, 2021 16:09
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Lakbay posted:The full game is more of the same, I only like the combat skill system and the protagonist is comically petty but the game is supposedly only 10 hours. Even worse is all the animations are unskippable and slow This is a plus for me. Not sure why RPGs need to always be 30+-hour endeavours.
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Oct 29, 2021 16:44
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Morpheus posted:This is a plus for me. Not sure why RPGs need to always be 30+-hour endeavours. agree, I really wish there were more RPGs that were 20 hours or less. I'm actually happy to hear that Echo Generation is only 6-10 hours, to name another recent release
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Oct 29, 2021 19:25
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Atelier Sophie took me 27~ hours overall, which makes it short for a jrpg - and it was a super fun and charming experience.
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Oct 29, 2021 19:32
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Ziggurat 2 fully released. Apparently it's a pretty good roguelite FPS. I only played the first one but it was very solid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFShLdBRRwQ
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Oct 29, 2021 20:10
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MH Knights posted:Wondering about this one as well. It is getting decent to good reviews from the reviewers I follow so I am tempted to use the 20% off code for GMG. Most of the low marks have come from the combat which is said to be adequate but not great. But pretty much everyone is saying the writing, characters and story are top notch. Some saying it’s better than the movies. Shame it doesn’t have its own thread to generate interest.
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Oct 29, 2021 22:18
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Palpek posted:Ziggurat 2 fully released. Apparently it's a pretty good roguelite FPS. I only played the first one but it was very solid. I played the first and got bored after an hour. Just imagine Immortal Redneck with worse graphics, boring weapons and the humor removed.
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Oct 30, 2021 00:01
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I don't know why I remember this but parts of SOMA are set in Canada, too! For actual thread content, last month I bought a Brazilian action platformer called SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER and it turned out to be a nice enjoyable weekend diversion. It's cheap, nicely difficult if you like your platformers that way, and nice to look at.
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Oct 30, 2021 05:19
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Morpheus posted:This is a plus for me. Not sure why RPGs need to always be 30+-hour endeavours. I just finished it and I don't mind that it's short but there is a lot of filler trying to extend the length. Really wish there was more music. It probably would have worked better for me if it was cheaper.
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Oct 30, 2021 08:14
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theblackw0lf posted:Most of the low marks have come from the combat which is said to be adequate but not great. But pretty much everyone is saying the writing, characters and story are top notch. Some saying it’s better than the movies. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3983435 This game has unfortunately had noone talking about it (probably because it looks at first glance like the lovely Avengers game) and I really hope that as word of mouth spreads it'll get more attention because it deserves it.
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Oct 30, 2021 20:29
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Tagichatn posted:Yeah, but wasn't that still in black and white? I don't know if it counts. That was 50 years ago.
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Oct 31, 2021 00:21
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SirSamVimes posted:https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3983435 I might be stuck in a retro midset, but I automatically assume that any movie game is going to be mediocre at best.
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Oct 31, 2021 02:48
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Dr_Amazing posted:I might be stuck in a retro midset, but I automatically assume that any movie game is going to be mediocre at best. Me too. Even when directly presented with evidence to the contrary, the acceptance is only temporary. As soon as I stop thinking about it, I forget and revert back to the original belief/starting assumption next time it comes up. e: reading that back, it's a bit frightening. What if I do the same thing with important stuff? burial fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Oct 31, 2021 |
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Oct 31, 2021 04:27
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Dr_Amazing posted:I might be stuck in a retro midset, but I automatically assume that any movie game is going to be mediocre at best. It's more of a comic book game than a movie game. edit: To clarify: It is not based on the versions of the characters or the events of the movies, it's more based off the comic book versions and has an original plotline. It's no more a movie game than say, the Batman: Arkham games or the PS4 Spider-Man games are. SirSamVimes fucked around with this message at 07:23 on Oct 31, 2021 |
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Oct 31, 2021 04:39
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From what Ive watched, the writing for Guardians is indeed pretty good. So Moonglow Bay devs decided to not include any kind of autosave, no idea why but thats a hard pass from me.
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Oct 31, 2021 13:45
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Guardians of the Galaxy is surpringly good. When I watched the E3 trailer I thought the constant babbling is annoying but it kinda works well, is entertaining and audio tech is extremely good, providing clear understanding of voice lines without loving every other track and working perfect on a stereo setup, maintaining great 3D atmo. gameplay feels solid, adding a bunch of known mechanics together in a new mix which works very good.
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Oct 31, 2021 23:26
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SirSamVimes posted:It's more of a comic book game than a movie game. That's a good point. Comic books usually do pretty good. Even kid's shows often make decent videogames.
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Oct 31, 2021 23:28
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I loved X-Men Origins: Wolverine and have been waiting for a good single player comic book/movie game to come around, so I'll probably check out Guardians of the Galaxy...when it's like $20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iESAoq8x-so
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Oct 31, 2021 23:35
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burial posted:Me too. Even when directly presented with evidence to the contrary, the acceptance is only temporary. As soon as I stop thinking about it, I forget and revert back to the original belief/starting assumption next time it comes up. Best to stop thinking about it and revert back to the comfort that nothing is wrong.
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Nov 1, 2021 04:17
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Dr_Amazing posted:I might be stuck in a retro midset, but I automatically assume that any movie game is going to be mediocre at best. The Riddick game of olden days was loving excellent. All the other ones...not so much so I get where the feeling comes from. GotG looks just average to me and I dont like the visual style so a pass from me. Doesnt mean its a bad game though.
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Nov 1, 2021 09:38
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