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Going to start writing up my gotfhoty 2022 list this evening... sneak peek: my #1 will be what many have called "the dark souls of 2022"
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Jay Rust posted:Going to start writing up my gotfhoty 2022 list this evening... sneak peek: my #1 will be what many have called "the dark souls of 2022" Kirby and the Forgotten Land 
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Jun 16, 2022 18:47
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Jay Rust posted:Going to start writing up my gotfhoty 2022 list this evening... sneak peek: my #1 will be what many have called "the dark souls of 2022" Congrats to ridge racer
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Jun 16, 2022 18:55
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Elden Ring is my favorite game of the year so far.
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Jun 16, 2022 18:56
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gotfhoty is triangle strategy but kirby, blaster master zero 3, and blue reflection second light are strong runners up
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Jun 16, 2022 18:58
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Jay Rust posted:Going to start writing up my gotfhoty 2022 list this evening... sneak peek: my #1 will be what many have called "the dark souls of 2022" Vampire Survivors?
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Jun 16, 2022 19:16
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FF14: I met this woman who was receiving unwated secret admirer gifts from a thief so I went to confront and things happened and he wound up dead and then it turned out that thief was her long lost brother whoops Then I went to this little castle and got attacked by a giant rock monster and one of Thirteen from Kingdom Hearts but I killed it and Yda and Pompouslimo showed up and I started tripping balls and seeing into their past spooo~oooo~ooooky
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Jun 16, 2022 19:21
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Meanwhile I filleted some fish in Project Gorgon
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Jun 16, 2022 19:23
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Rarity posted:FF14: you've unlocked your most powerful weapon: the ability to trip balls
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Jun 16, 2022 19:32
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Don't worry, despite it being an MMO you still get to be the Chosen one
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Jun 16, 2022 19:40
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Jay Rust posted:Don't worry, despite it being an MMO you still get to be the Chosen one Don't tell other players though it is a super secret.
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Jun 16, 2022 19:44
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Holy poo poo I did the double liver transplant plus Stigma mission my hands are killing me
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Jun 16, 2022 19:46
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Rarity posted:Holy poo poo I did the double liver transplant plus Stigma mission my hands are killing me drat FF14 really goes places huh
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Jun 16, 2022 19:47
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Rarity posted:Holy poo poo I did the double liver transplant plus Stigma mission my hands are killing me What does Papalymo need all those livers for anyway?
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Jun 16, 2022 19:49
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Wait so we have two of our mystery masked villains dead or in surgery and at no point do we take their find out their identities?! What the gently caress is this Trauma Center?
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Jun 16, 2022 19:49
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 this is Rarity and Video Games but each monitor is just one of the dozen games they place at once
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Jun 16, 2022 19:51
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stev posted:What does Papalymo need all those livers for anyway? Stigma nuts lol
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Jun 16, 2022 19:51
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I said come in! posted:Elden Ring is my favorite game of the year so far. now that the shine has worn off, the game has way too many things that make it frustrating unless you're already very good at their games, which is understandable and not a bad design choice, but it's unfortunate that such a beautiful world has such a high barrier of entry they really should release a "discovery tour" mode like the AC games have so that you don't HAVE to put up with a bunch of instakill bullcrap and combat if you want to just explore the amazing world
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Jun 16, 2022 19:51
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verbal enema posted:
This is far more accurate than you know 
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Jun 16, 2022 19:52
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Rarity is the gametrix.
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Jun 16, 2022 19:52
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Rarity posted:Wait so we have two of our mystery masked villains dead or in surgery and at no point do we take their find out their identities?! What the gently caress is this Trauma Center? Where is my trauma center X scooby doo crossover
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Jun 16, 2022 19:52
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precision posted:now that the shine has worn off, the game has way too many things that make it frustrating unless you're already very good at their games, which is understandable and not a bad design choice, but it's unfortunate that such a beautiful world has such a high barrier of entry if you are on pc this already exists via mods/cheat engine iirc if you're on console, perish
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Jun 16, 2022 19:55
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Other than actual bosses and maybe the grave things I never touched I don't think there's really any insta-kill stuff is there? Maybe the little bastard gargoyles early on.
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Jun 16, 2022 19:59
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Should’ve been more instant death stuff imo
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Jun 16, 2022 20:00
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Rarity posted:Wait so we have two of our mystery masked villains dead or in surgery and at no point do we take their find out their identities?! What the gently caress is this Trauma Center? Dishonourable to unmask them while they're incapacitated.
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Jun 16, 2022 20:04
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Elden Ring lets you explore plenty without making any progress on the critical path at all. If there's any issue there it's how often what you'll find is a boss pasted from elsewhere in the game into a tiny uniform arena.
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Jun 16, 2022 20:09
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precision posted:now that the shine has worn off, the game has way too many things that make it frustrating unless you're already very good at their games, which is understandable and not a bad design choice, but it's unfortunate that such a beautiful world has such a high barrier of entry the big thing for me is the fact that builds are by-and-large relatively homogenous (40-60 VIT if you're not doing a challenge run and then some combination of a single strong weapon and magic), which is then combined with so much of the actual runtime of the game being riding a horse between bland open world puff pieces that're enjoyable to discover the first time and tedious to complete every subsequent time after i had a pretty good time the first 2/3rds of the way through but it's a game i will probably never reinstall again unless they put out significant changes
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precision posted:now that the shine has worn off, the game has way too many things that make it frustrating unless you're already very good at their games, which is understandable and not a bad design choice, but it's unfortunate that such a beautiful world has such a high barrier of entry Elden Ring (and Fromsoft games in general) work best if you go into them as a willing participant in a dark comedy IMO If you're laid-back enough about it, Elden Ring is pretty drat funny. I was talking with a friend about this last weekend. So many of the meaner deaths come off as jokes that the designers are hoping you're laughing along with. And then there's the Lake of Rot, which feels like an extended inside joke and is pretty hilarious from that angle. "Hey, remember the poison swamps you love to hate? Here's one that does scarlet rot. Actually it's super scarlet rot, it's even worse. And it has like no landmarks. And there's a boss fight in the middle of it. And a tree spirit in the corner. And, oh yeah, some loving basilisks." The whole thing is so over-the-top mean that it can only be a joke. And it's made even better by the fact that you can beeline for the goal and skip almost all of it if you want. You don't have to play along, you can just sprint through and be done with it if you want. Or you can explore and have a laugh with Miyazaki.
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Jun 16, 2022 20:18
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precision posted:now that the shine has worn off, the game has way too many things that make it frustrating unless you're already very good at their games, which is understandable and not a bad design choice, but it's unfortunate that such a beautiful world has such a high barrier of entry Are you basing your opinions on youtube videos you've watched
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Jun 16, 2022 21:04
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and as usual anything less than "elden ring is the best" gets a billion fromsoft lads to tell me how i'm wrong, actually lmao it's still a very good game, settle down! and no i did not mean there's too much "literal instant kill stuff" but even though i'm okay at FROM games and already know what to do to minimize the bullshit, there's still a lot of "oh, you died" i know this is on purpose, but it could still be done better! simply having enemies do big number and/or constantly spam big attacks at you is not great when it's like all that happens. its just a lazy way of increasing engagement without adding much value
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Jun 16, 2022 21:05
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Define engagement and define value
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Jun 16, 2022 21:08
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Vermain posted:the big thing for me is the fact that builds are by-and-large relatively homogenous (40-60 VIT if you're not doing a challenge run and then some combination of a single strong weapon and magic), which is then combined with so much of the actual runtime of the game being riding a horse between bland open world puff pieces that're enjoyable to discover the first time and tedious to complete every subsequent time after Hard disagree with the homogeneity of the builds! I love that you can not just be a miracle user, but specialize in specific types of miracles (next build I do is gonna be dragon miracle man)! You can forge any weapon type into one that works for you, and buddy there are like twenty million weapon types! Plus the cool unique abilities that some weapons have to fool around with! I do co-op ocasionally and rarely will you see the same weapon twice!!
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Jun 16, 2022 21:13
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Gaius Marius posted:Define engagement and define value Video Games 1 is really good value I'm not paying that much to get on Video Games 2
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Jun 16, 2022 21:15
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Upgrading to VideoGames 2 to get rid of the Dog Murderer drawback
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Jun 16, 2022 21:17
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I platted Elden Ring and it was good, maybe the second best Fromsoft game, but then I played Demon's Souls immediately after and was reminded why it's still da best.
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Jun 16, 2022 21:17
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I don't like Fromsoft games but I could not be happier that they exist (relatively slow-paced, methodical combat and I don't super get along, I like fast-paced CAG stuff more)
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Jun 16, 2022 21:19
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Try sekiro
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Jay Rust posted:Hard disagree with the homogeneity of the builds! I love that you can not just be a miracle user, but specialize in specific types of miracles (next build I do is gonna be dragon miracle man)! You can forge any weapon type into one that works for you, and buddy there are like twenty million weapon types! Plus the cool unique abilities that some weapons have to fool around with! I do co-op ocasionally and rarely will you see the same weapon twice!! this is probably a matter of differing aesthetic preferences in gameplay, since my standard of non-homogeneity is "does selecting these options make me play the game in a meaningfully different way" (mechanical execution, degree of setup required to efficiently kill something, differing defensive options, general gamefeel, etc.) and the answer in elden ring is rarely "yes" what varies between builds is mostly how good you are at dealing with poo poo at long range (e.g. frenzied burst makes everything that isn't melee range a joke versus someone who just has throwing knives getting clobbered in certain sections) and how many basic attacks you can squeeze in between boss flurries. the only build that truly felt meaningfully different for me to play was using endure to intelligently tank through specific boss combos to trigger stagger, and i'd love if more of that was in the game
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Jun 16, 2022 21:23
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haveblue posted:Try sekiro yeah I've been planning to lol. it's still like $50 on the xbox though, wtf didn't they buy Activision, Phil fix it
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drat, I forgot about Nirvana Initiative. Next week?! It's pre-ordered so I own it but this means I need to at least finish the first Great Ace Attorney soon, plus my kid has fallen in love with Path of Radiance but will only play if I'm hanging out with him. gently caress it, I'm playing Turtles after dinner.
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