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HopperUK posted:Every year on my birthday I go with my sister and her little girl to the zoo. A couple of years ago the kiddo was about two and a half and we went on the little steam train thing that goes around the zoo. We adults were all gasping and pointing and showing her elephants and stuff and she was politely interested, and then suddenly she leapt to her feet and pointed and shouted "TRACTOR!!!" This reminds me of when I saw a coworker giving a tour of some stuff to a bunch of kindergartener's where I worked. I won't get into details, but needless to say the workshop had some really cool stuff that you don't see every day. The kids seemed kind of bored until he used the crane to pick up something to show them better. The kids pointed and stared in amazement and for the next 10 minutes just asked him to make the crane go up and down.
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Lotta great recs for my kids, thanks everyone! Might get bugsnax and slime rancher for myself tbh
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I was thinking of getting back into Stellaris. I played about a hundred hours when it came out, the only DLC I have is Leviathans. There's a bundle for literally over a hundred bucks for all the DLC (with the sale) - is there a list somewhere on which DLC are most relevant? It's a bit overwhelming.
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Sprenk posted:I was thinking of getting back into Stellaris. I played about a hundred hours when it came out, the only DLC I have is Leviathans. There's a bundle for literally over a hundred bucks for all the DLC (with the sale) - is there a list somewhere on which DLC are most relevant? It's a bit overwhelming. Covered in the OP of the Stellaris thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3850079
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RandomBlue posted:Covered in the OP of the Stellaris thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3850079 Oh, thanks. For some reason I didn't find it when I searched for a Stellaris thread.
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Resdfru posted:Lotta great recs for my kids, thanks everyone! Might get bugsnax and slime rancher for myself tbh Slime rancher is delightful, strong recommend
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Stux posted:there is no fight in any souls game where you are expected to use summons
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kazil posted:Honestly, if you strongly disliked the characters and story from one Final Fantasy you'll probably dislike all Final Fantasies thinking on it I'd probably only recommend 4, 7r/crisis remake, and maybe 9 or 12 depending on the reader's tastes 16 is probably a safe bet too and maybe tactics if you prefer srpgs, but tactics isn't... it's not really anything like the mainline games 1-3 are just ancient at this point, 5 is a ton of fun from a mechanical standpoint but the rest is whatever, I have a fondness for 6 but I think its settings and ideas don't hold up to its presentation these days, 8 is goofy as gently caress, X is goofy as gently caress, 11 lol, 13 lol, 14 is an mmo (though increasingly its edging towards 'you can play the whole story solo if you want'), 15... I actually like 15 a lot, but I completely get why a ton of people don't
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I know that materialist subtext has become chic in games lately but was not expecting a full uprising of the proletariat and discussion of class consciousness in loving Tinykin of all things e: an ant named Max is quoting Das Kapital directly. dreamworks foresaw this Oxxidation fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Jan 2, 2023 |
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Supraland Crash is such a bummer. I knew going in it wasn't going to be as good as the base game, but it's worse in an almost scientifically precise way where every aspect is exactly 65% worse across the board.
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John Murdoch posted:Supraland Crash is such a bummer. I knew going in it wasn't going to be as good as the base game, but it's worse in an almost scientifically precise way where every aspect is exactly 65% worse across the board. On a positive note, Six Inches Under is just as good and possibly even slightly better than the base game.
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ymgve posted:On a positive note, Six Inches Under is just as good and possibly even slightly better than the base game. hard disagree
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Koburn posted:Some games from this months Humble Monthly have leaked: Oh nice I almost bought olli olli world
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Boy I sure have been seeing this error for a while now. Anyone else been having trouble signing in and general friends network connectivity problems consistently for a while?(I swear it's all been acting up for me for almost 3 weeks now)
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Resdfru posted:So anyone got any recommendations for games that 3 to 6 year olds can play? For an idea of what they like: they love Wobbly Life and Grand Theft Auto 5 (with the family friendly mod). So basically open world driving but you can get outta the car and do stuff too.
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ultrafilter posted:The Final Fantasy games are pretty much unrelated to each other except for the title. There are some mechanical similarities, but not as much as you might expect from the fact that they all share a series title. The earlier games in the series basically defined JRPGs as a genre*, so they might be worth checking out to see how it evolved. That said, the NES games (1-3) are pretty old school and may not be that appealing if you like more modern games. The SNES sequence (4-6) is the high point of the series IMO, and I would definitely recommend looking at those. The PSX games (7-9) are more of a mixed bag, and they're also a bigger time commitment, so I'm going to recommend those less strongly. They also love to reuse Proper Nouns even if they mean a completely different thing in each game. Like there are 14 different Shivas across the 16 numbered Final Fantasy games
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:They also love to reuse Proper Nouns even if they mean a completely different thing in each game. But only one Gilgamesh.
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Deakul posted:Boy I sure have been seeing this error for a while now. I posted about the same thing a while ago and I think you might have replied then too, this just comes and goes sometimes for me and I have no idea why it happens or why it stops happening when it does. It's particularly frustrating when you want to buy a game and it keeps saying you're logged out but refuses to log you in despite being definitely logged into steam. It definitely hasn't dragged on for 3 consecutive weeks though, it's usually more like a couple days for me.
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Xander77 posted:If a friend started playing Elden Ring, would Seamless Co-Op be the way to go? Unless your friend is interested in doing pvp stuff, yeah this is 100% the way to go. Default ER co-op doesn't work for exploring the open world at all, although it's fine for castles and dungeons and whatnot.
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Mokinokaro posted:It's a stand alone story. You can import it into a main campaign if you want to keep unlocks but it'll be a bit easy. That being said it actually has more gimmick missions and gimmicky classes even if the difficulty is lower. To add to this, you can jump in and out of JotL whenever you want. Like do two JotL missions, then one base campaign one, then two more JotL ones, etc. JotL missions don't count for retirement because the intention is that you finish it with the same core group of characters, also ensuring you unlock the four spotlight scenarios for the JotL classes if you play the campaign as those. Also the JotL campaign has one of the hardest missions ever made for a Gloomhaven product so uh, be warned lol
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kazil posted:hard disagree not as great as the main game but much better as the crash DLC though
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Azran posted:To add to this, you can jump in and out of JotL whenever you want. Like do two JotL missions, then one base campaign one, then two more JotL ones, etc. JotL missions don't count for retirement because the intention is that you finish it with the same core group of characters, also ensuring you unlock the four spotlight scenarios for the JotL classes if you play the campaign as those. Are progress and item unlocks completely separate or should I make a different campaign run for main and JotL? Sorry I hope that makes sense.
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Jack Trades posted:FFX is the most boring game I have ever played and I have suffered through 30 hours of it become one of my friends kept insisting that "it gets good soon". FFX "gets better" once you leave the first island where you meet all the main characters I'd say. You get some more control then, there's more characters to interact with, and the story actually gets going. Which means 30 hours in you're well past it. I think the next "it gets better" point would be shortly after the Calm where you get a bunch of revelations. But that's more of a story/stakes ramps up thing, it doesn't change the game fundamentally. After that there's the point where the map opens up and you get your usual airship. None of them are going to change your mind unless your complaints were specifically "the story is a little slow" or "I wish I had more freedom". The point after Calm might be a point where you like it better because it recontextualizes the story and characters, but if you're truly bouncing off probably not. Jack Trades posted:Do any of the Final Fantasy games hold up if I strongly disliked FFX's characters and story? FFX is the best entry in the series IMO and it fits into the general style of FF games so... probably not. I'd say if the characters and story were a problem then any of the FFs from 7 onward are going to be a similar problem. You might like some of the earliest FFs because I think they are more story-light? You'd have to ask someone who played them though. John Murdoch posted:Supraland Crash is such a bummer. I knew going in it wasn't going to be as good as the base game, but it's worse in an almost scientifically precise way where every aspect is exactly 65% worse across the board. I got stuck in Supraland and quit it. It was just after the point where you make a health drought by putting a wet sponge and a red seed into an underground device. Past there you can get into an area where there's a barred window and if you do it a certain way the door closes behind you and there appears to be no way forward. Or back. Phigs fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Jan 2, 2023 |
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Phigs posted:I got stuck in Supraland and quit it. It was just after the point where you make a health drought by putting a wet sponge and a red seed into an underground device. Past there you can get into an area where there's a barred window and if you do it a certain way the door closes behind you and there appears to be no way forward. Or back. The way back is completing the zone and getting the device in it. You are stuck on purpose.
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You could maybe try FF 12 if you liked 14. It’s got similarly flowery dialogue and is less overtly “anime” overall. The combat feels more like an MMO than the traditional FF combat, much to the ire of some fans. The modern port includes lots of QOL stuff to that end, like a fast forward option. Avoid anything from the 13 series of games if you’re allergic to anime.
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man nurse posted:The combat feels more like an MMO I am very confused because usually when I see people say this they mean WoW or FFXIV which are the only MMOs they've ever played, but FFXII combat is nothing like either of those It is a pretty huge departure from typical JRPG combat if you use it as intended (setting up gambits and autobattling) though, for sure. Fajita Queen fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Jan 2, 2023 |
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I kinda forgot about it for a while, but the remake of Solium Infernum is due out sometime this year! It's a resource building/political game where you and other demons try to claim the throne to Hell after Lucifer goes missing. It's being developed by the same team that did Armello, so they know their way around boards and hexes. The original game seems pretty drat impossible to find, and the creator quit to make board games instead 
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Tism the Dragon Tickler posted:I am very confused because usually when I see people say this they mean WoW or FFXIV which are they only MMOs they've ever played, but FFXII combat is nothing like either of those I guess I mean like, you mostly just auto attack things and set a bunch of parameters like “heal when I’m this low on health” etc. it mostly plays itself with very little input on your part beyond setting up gambits. It tends to feel very grindy. I’ll admit though, 14 has way more input on your part with all your skills and poo poo.
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The 7th Guest posted:FF12 is actually RTWP combat Correct, and this is why it sucks.
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kazil posted:The way back is completing the zone and getting the device in it. You are stuck on purpose. Ah I looked up a walkthrough and I didn't realize you could jump across that gap.
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Calling FF14, the game with cat girls, less anime is hilarious. It’s the most anime of them all
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Waffle! posted:I kinda forgot about it for a while, but the remake of Solium Infernum is due out sometime this year! It's a resource building/political game where you and other demons try to claim the throne to Hell after Lucifer goes missing. It's being developed by the same team that did Armello, so they know their way around boards and hexes. The original game seems pretty drat impossible to find, and the creator quit to make board games instead I'd forgotten about that too! Amaaazing
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CharlestheHammer posted:Calling FF14, the game with cat girls, less anime is hilarious. It, and 12 which is what I was actually referring to in the first place, are much less overtly anime than say X or XIII or VII Remake which is gasping and grunting all day to extremely melodramatic situations. But thanks for the input, worst poster in Games.
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what's anime
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Unlucky7 posted:Are progress and item unlocks completely separate or should I make a different campaign run for main and JotL? Sorry I hope that makes sense. It's basically treated as a big sidequest chain, accessible whenever you want, with whatever items and progress you have. It's basically just another node on the world map.
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man nurse posted:It, and 12 which is what I was actually referring to in the first place, are much less overtly anime than say X or XIII or VII Remake which is gasping and grunting all day to extremely melodramatic situations. But thanks for the input, worst poster in Games. Oh your one of those grunting weirdos FF14 is still the most anime of them all ignoring your weird hang ups
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Unlucky7 posted:Are progress and item unlocks completely separate or should I make a different campaign run for main and JotL? Sorry I hope that makes sense. Nah they're shared, it's just that JotL missions rarely reward Prosperity (since that wasn't A Thing in JotL) so you won't be unlocking new items in the shop doing those missions (you will however get the treasure chest items, of course). It's literally just more missions but exclusively set in the city, basically.
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