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BeanpolePeckerwood: May 4, 2004; I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK

Infinitum posted:

Nah not the original. New Tales

From Destructoids review. t/w Kinkshit

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It pains me to even have to talk about this, but the people need to know. Episode 4 of New Tales from the Borderlands is full of weird kink/fetish poo poo. I�m no prude, and if there�s a place to make �edgy� sex jokes, Borderlands is the place to do it. But oh my god, nothing about it was funny, or cheeky, or enjoyable in any way. It was just awkward and gross and made me deeply, deeply uncomfortable.

That episode alone evoked pee stuff, milking, force feeding, restraints and domination, public humiliation, a robot fully just having a prolonged orgasm in front of everyone, and an anal rape joke about said robot getting STDs. That doesn�t include other instances like allusions to necrophilia, and one of the main characters openly stating she wants to have sex with her surrogate son on multiple occasions. What the gently caress? What the actual gently caress?

None of the original writers from the first game have returned, as far as I can tell, so... yeeaaaaahhh

holy poo poo

BeanpolePeckerwood fucked around with this message at 10:07 on Oct 21, 2022

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# ? Jun 5, 2024 21:21

VideoGames: Aug 18, 2003

That is pretty Yikesaroo.

Tonight I get to enjoy Classic PS1 2D platforming again which I am very much looking forward to because this weekend is packed!
I am fully saying goodbye to my old place and doing the deep clean and trash removal all of Saturday and the morning of Sunday. Busy, busy!

# ? Oct 21, 2022 10:17

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

Infinitum posted:

Nah not the original. New Tales

From Destructoids review. t/w Kinkshit

None of the original writers from the first game have returned, as far as I can tell, so... yeeaaaaahhh

They should never have hired that writer from Waypoint to do a Borderlands game

# ? Oct 21, 2022 10:17

Toast King: Jun 22, 2007

I was hoping it wouldn't be the case but it sure seems like they just took all the wrong things from the Telltale game, then gave it the good old Gearbox Borderlands joke quality. The one thing that basically everyone praised Tales for actually making good, against all odds.

# ? Oct 21, 2022 10:32

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

Infinitum posted:

Nah not the original. New Tales

From Destructoids review. t/w Kinkshit

None of the original writers from the first game have returned, as far as I can tell, so... yeeaaaaahhh

# ? Oct 21, 2022 10:33

Jokymi: Jan 31, 2003; Sweet Sassy Molassy

Jerusalem posted:

Sad but not overly surprising. But nothing can change my memories of how wonderful the first game was. Let's remember the good times!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMhuQ4GRzZc

Every time this video gets posted somewhere I end up watching the whole thing. That was such a great game.

I've never replayed a Telltale game, but I've really been feeling like going through this one again. Might have to do that again soon.

# ? Oct 21, 2022 10:36

Infinitum: Jul 30, 2004

It's just frustrating to read that's the direction they've seeminly gone for as the original Tales is SO GOOD.

Seriously if you have not played it, and as we've just had a multi page discussion about visual novels, you are in for an absolute treat.

# ? Oct 21, 2022 10:47

Macaluso: Sep 23, 2005; I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG, BROTHER!

Infinitum posted:

Nah not the original. New Tales

From Destructoids review. t/w Kinkshit

None of the original writers from the first game have returned, as far as I can tell, so... yeeaaaaahhh

Oh huh. well then

# ? Oct 21, 2022 11:06

Infinitum: Jul 30, 2004

Help I'm meant to be playing Mario + Rabbids, but I'm playing Marvel Snap cause it's legitimately really loving good and quick.

Each round takes like 3-5min max, and there's not really much pay-to-win nonsense.
Just play the game and unlock cards.

Ho ho ho, did somebody snap and think they'd hand me a garbage hand when we swapped on Turn 6, only to lose the mind game when I played a card to the lowest powered lane?

# ? Oct 21, 2022 12:00

Saint Freak: Apr 16, 2007; Regretting is an insult to oneself; Buglord

Infinitum posted:

Help I'm meant to be playing Mario + Rabbids, but I'm playing Marvel Snap cause it's legitimately really loving good and quick.

Each round takes like 3-5min max, and there's not really much pay-to-win nonsense.
Just play the game and unlock cards.

Ho ho ho, did somebody snap and think they'd hand me a garbage hand when we swapped on Turn 6, only to lose the mind game when I played a card to the lowest powered lane?

They gave Professor Bessie tenure...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh47iBu9ckA

# ? Oct 21, 2022 13:12

Infinitum: Jul 30, 2004

Best thing? That's literally how the game is played.

:allears:

# ? Oct 21, 2022 13:24

Saint Freak: Apr 16, 2007; Regretting is an insult to oneself; Buglord

Looter shooter The First Descendant is giving away beta keys if you just watch 15 minutes of a twitch stream. It's not my type of game, but hey for free I'll try it.

https://tfd.nexon.com/en/twitch-drops

# ? Oct 21, 2022 13:24

Gripweed: Nov 8, 2018; Women are wonderful animals, they should be making music and writing novels about having a complex relationship with your mother.

https://twitter.com/E1podcast/status/1583243087739953152?s=20&t=N1R7hAvB969UhYUM8cuNqg

# ? Oct 21, 2022 13:45

Rarity: Oct 21, 2010; ~*4 LIFE*~

Feeling very chuffed whenever I get Guess the Game on the first go, especially when it's a game I've never even seen before :clint:

# ? Oct 21, 2022 13:46

Arrrthritis: May 31, 2007; I don't care if you're a star, the moon, or the whole damn sky, you need to come back down to earth and remember where you came from

I felt very proud when I got Okami on the first screenshot.

# ? Oct 21, 2022 14:10

TheWorldsaStage: Sep 10, 2020

Arrrthritis posted:

I felt very proud when I got Okami on the first screenshot.

Ah you made me think about Okami, thank you!

# ? Oct 21, 2022 14:31

Waffleman_: Jan 20, 2011; I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

Infinitum posted:

Nah not the original. New Tales

From Destructoids review. t/w Kinkshit

None of the original writers from the first game have returned, as far as I can tell, so... yeeaaaaahhh

# ? Oct 21, 2022 14:33

Rarity: Oct 21, 2010; ~*4 LIFE*~

Arrrthritis posted:

I felt very proud when I got Okami on the first screenshot.

My best was getting FF14 off a random bush and Death Stranding off a close-up of a cliff

# ? Oct 21, 2022 14:59

Shindragon: Jun 6, 2011; by Athanatos

sadly not surprised. I was like oh gently caress yeah sequel and when realizing that none of the telltale writers are on it, my reaction turned into oh gently caress no�

# ? Oct 21, 2022 15:51

Help Im Alive: Nov 8, 2009

Is common/rare/epic/legendary loot in games borderlands fault or did something else make it popular

# ? Oct 21, 2022 16:00

RBA Starblade: Apr 28, 2008; Going Home.

Games Idiot Court Jester

Help Im Alive posted:

Is common/rare/epic/legendary loot in games borderlands fault or did something else make it popular

World of Warcraft

# ? Oct 21, 2022 16:02

Stux: Nov 17, 2006

diablo

# ? Oct 21, 2022 16:02

Volte: Oct 4, 2004; woosh woosh

Help Im Alive posted:

Is common/rare/epic/legendary loot in games borderlands fault or did something else make it popular

I would say Diablo probably started it and World of Warcraft made it standard

# ? Oct 21, 2022 16:03

Saint Freak: Apr 16, 2007; Regretting is an insult to oneself; Buglord

Tabletop games started it I suppose. Diablo was probably what blew it up in video games.

# ? Oct 21, 2022 16:04

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

I doubt either of them were the first game ever to have loot tiers but wow definitely standardized the terms and colors

# ? Oct 21, 2022 16:05

exquisite tea: Apr 21, 2007; Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."

Diablo 2 in particular really brought loot drops into modern focus but the most insidious implementation of it at the time was Phantasy Star Online and the infamous SPECIAL WEAPON ???? red box.

# ? Oct 21, 2022 16:16

RBA Starblade: Apr 28, 2008; Going Home.

Games Idiot Court Jester

exquisite tea posted:

Diablo 2 in particular really brought loot drops into modern focus but the most insidious implementation of it at the time was Phantasy Star Online and the infamous SPECIAL WEAPON ???? red box.

PSO remains a top tier game

# ? Oct 21, 2022 16:28

exquisite tea: Apr 21, 2007; Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."

Kids these days complaining about "grinding" for a new gun decal or whatever don't know the struggle, how about trying to get a Psycho Wand that was a literal 1/10,000 chance from a monster that appeared maybe 5-6 times in the entire dungeon depending on your Section ID.

# ? Oct 21, 2022 16:31

The Good Queen Clitoris: May 11, 2008; You raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly, bravo sir!

Saint Freak posted:

They gave Professor Bessie tenure...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh47iBu9ckA

Now I want the cow game. :smith:

# ? Oct 21, 2022 16:55

CharlieFoxtrot: Mar 27, 2007; organize digital employees

The Good Queen Clitoris posted:

Now I want the cow game.

Yeah I also thought the parody game seemed more interesting than the one actually being promoted

# ? Oct 21, 2022 17:17

Kerrzhe: Nov 5, 2008

Infinitum posted:

Just remembered they're also filming a Borderlands movie, and this cast shot photo is up

holy poo poo they actually put krieg in the movie

krieg is my favorite character of all time

can't wait to see how they ruin him

# ? Oct 21, 2022 17:22

Shinjobi: Jul 10, 2008; Gravy Boat 2k

How comfortable do you gotta be at your job that you think "yeah sex fetish stuff seems like the ticket for this video game aimed at general audiences"

Not envious of...that, but I'd like to be that comfortable.

# ? Oct 21, 2022 17:40

Pwnstar: Dec 9, 2007; Who wants some waffles?

The most generous interpretation is someone trying to go the extra mile and thinking anything that makes people uncomfortable must be good comedy because its pushing boundaries.

# ? Oct 21, 2022 18:05