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| Win at video games |
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37 | 23.72% |
| Hone gaming skills |
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27 | 17.31% |
| Unlock hardcore mode achievements |
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14 | 8.97% |
| More grinding |
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24 | 15.38% |
| Post about video games |
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54 | 34.62% |
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Ibram Gaunt posted:I mean the sidequests in 16 are basically the same crap as in every other game. I don't really get the complaints people have about them other than that there's more of them. I mean if not much has improved, I'm not surprised people are complaining about the same thing. It came up a lot with FFVIIR too.
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Jul 2, 2023 18:49
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I think the side quest felt worse in FF7R because I played the original so they all felt like unnatural padding
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Jul 2, 2023 18:51
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Blue Labrador posted:So I never really got into the Zelda games, but why do they resonate so hard with people? Does the atmosphere just hit people super specifically? I have tons of friends who love the series to death, but they never really quantified why. they're good
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Jul 2, 2023 18:52
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Blue Labrador posted:So I never really got into the Zelda games, but why do they resonate so hard with people? Does the atmosphere just hit people super specifically? I have tons of friends who love the series to death, but they never really quantified why. I'm gonna echo Ibraum, but also I'd certainly admit to nostalgia. I grew up playing various Zelda games from the OG Gameboy brick, Gameboy Color, N64, Gameboy advance/sp, etc. The sound and music design were all also great and memorable, as a person who really clicks with audio stuff. I'm contrast I haven't played any of the newest Zelda games (BotW, TotK) cause I just don't have the same interest anymore tbh.
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Jul 2, 2023 18:53
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Blue Labrador posted:So I never really got into the Zelda games, but why do they resonate so hard with people? Does the atmosphere just hit people super specifically? I have tons of friends who love the series to death, but they never really quantified why. Great fusion of action adventure and puzzles. (I haven't played enough of the Switch games to see whether that's changed).
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Jul 2, 2023 18:54
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Evil Kit posted:I'm gonna echo Ibraum, but also I'd certainly admit to nostalgia. I grew up playing various Zelda games from the OG Gameboy brick, Gameboy Color, N64, Gameboy advance/sp, etc. The sound and music design were all also great and memorable, as a person who really clicks with audio stuff. The top down games (at least post NES) still hold up, imo. Good game design is timeless (to a extent).
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Jul 2, 2023 18:57
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You know, I was mainly thinking of the 3D Zeldas when I say they never enthralled me, but I did play a little of Link to the Past when I was a teen and I remember finding it pretty snappy and charming.
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Jul 2, 2023 19:01
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Ibram Gaunt posted:They have good game design and fun and memorable locations and characters. there's also a lot of self-referential nostalgia baked into the core design (the same basic core cast of link/zelda/ganon, recurring brand elements like the boomerang and bombs, action-adventure gameplay with simple gimmicks for flavor, etc.) that's appealing to adults who grew up with the series, who can then pass that love down to their children
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Jul 2, 2023 19:02
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Blue Labrador posted:You know, I was mainly thinking of the 3D Zeldas when I say they never enthralled me, but I did play a little of Link to the Past when I was a teen and I remember finding it pretty snappy and charming. with the caveat that I haven't played all the 3D Zelda games, imho: 2D Zeldas > 3D Zeldas
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Jul 2, 2023 19:04
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It's a straightforward, pure, manichaean setup of separating the Good Guys from the Bad Guys by going to cool places and doing cool poo poo with a sword. It has none of the cruft of modern fantasy (moral relativism, brutality) and it gets away with this because it established its pattern of remaking the same premise over and over almost 40 years ago. It always has top-notch art direction and audio. The original designer wanted to capture the feeling of a kid exploring the great outdoors and he succeeded and it turns out a lot of people want to feel that way sometimes Also the recent ones have leaned hard into emergent mechanics so you can choose what level of goal-orientation you want and they support just loving around to kill some time if that's what you want to do
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Jul 2, 2023 19:05
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haveblue posted:Also the recent ones have leaned hard into emergent mechanics so you can choose what level of goal-orientation you want and they support just loving around to kill some time if that's what you want to do while i really admired what they did by bringing immsim sensibilities to an open world action game, for me botw ended up feeling aimless. i'm sure eventually i'd fall in love, but it didn't pull me in strong enough for me to try (i'll at some point give it another go). to be clear, though, this is a skill issue.
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Jul 2, 2023 19:13
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Just try TotK. BotW was a beta test and people can just play the release version now
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Jul 2, 2023 19:16
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They're just pretty much the perfect Sword and Shield High Fantasy Rescue The Princess games, and have continued to evolve as the series progressed over the years.
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Jul 2, 2023 19:16
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If you want charm then play Wind Waker. It's the most charming game on the planet.
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Jul 2, 2023 19:31
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Blue Labrador posted:You know, I was mainly thinking of the 3D Zeldas when I say they never enthralled me, but I did play a little of Link to the Past when I was a teen and I remember finding it pretty snappy and charming. Link to the Past is very good. The best, some might say. If you'd like something in a similar vein, Minish Cap or Link Between Worlds are a bit newer and also very good. Of the Ocarina style games I'd say Windwaker is the best one. Breath of the Wild and Tears are their own thing. Both are excellent. Some people even claim Zelda 2 is a good game, but I can't tell if they're serious or not.
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Jul 2, 2023 19:32
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OOT and Majoras Mask still hold up insanely well and are two of the best games of all time tbh. Nostalgia be damned.
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Jul 2, 2023 19:38
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I think Majora tops the list for Zelda games that everyone should play tbh. speaking of remakes, my only strongly held RE opinion is I hope they don't remake RE1 anytime soon. that time would be better spent on anything else. hell it's kinda old at the point, they should just bundle it in with new RE games. I love the REmake so much
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Jul 2, 2023 19:46
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Blue Labrador posted:So I never really got into the Zelda games, but why do they resonate so hard with people? Does the atmosphere just hit people super specifically? I have tons of friends who love the series to death, but they never really quantified why. Some kids were just unfortunate to grow up in a nintendo only household and it was the only thing they had
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Jul 2, 2023 19:47
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Zelda Crimes (Games I have not actually played/finished) - Majora's Mask - Oracle of Seasons/Ages - Wind Waker - Minish Cap - Skyward Sword - Tears of the Kingdom I guess Four Swords, Tri Force Heroes, and Hyrule Warriors technically count? Should correct My Crimes at some point.
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Jul 2, 2023 19:53
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Khanstant posted:Just try TotK. BotW was a beta test and people can just play the release version now I have tried every single (mainline) Zelda game and TotK is the first Zelda game I've genuinely enjoyed. That probably says a lot about my taste if I've never enjoyed a Zelda game before, but I'll instead attribute it to TotK being really really good.
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Jul 2, 2023 20:03
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The 3 that come up every time there’s a discussion of Best Zelda are all on that list so yeah fix that
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Jul 2, 2023 20:06
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save the realm as its tiniest hero
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Jul 2, 2023 20:08
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bone emulator posted:Link to the Past is very good. The best, some might say. This is basically how I feel, with the addition of Links Awakening being maybe my actual favorite due to nostalgia reasons, because I had a Gameboy as a kid.
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Jul 2, 2023 20:17
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haveblue posted:The 3 that come up every time there’s a discussion of Best Zelda are all on that list so yeah fix that Skyward Sword, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages 
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Jul 2, 2023 20:26
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people posting their "played in 2023" game lists have a distinct lack of Pizza Tower on them, and that is a sin that needs rectifying immediately  it's on sale for fifteen bucks right now and one of the best platformers ever made with some of the tightest controls and one of the best soundtracks EVER, get on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlq6fFOqI28&hd=1 my games of the year so far: pizza tower hi fi rush minecraft mtg arena end list
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Jul 2, 2023 20:32
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Vermain posted:there's also a lot of self-referential nostalgia baked into the core design (the same basic core cast of link/zelda/ganon, recurring brand elements like the boomerang and bombs, action-adventure gameplay with simple gimmicks for flavor, etc.) that's appealing to adults who grew up with the series, who can then pass that love down to their children You know, I'm a massive Fire Emblem fan, and they do something very similar and I love that aspect of the franchise, so I can understand how that kind of archetype play might resonate with longterm Zelda fans as well.
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Jul 2, 2023 20:33
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Waitin for pizza tower to come out on the Swutch
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Jul 2, 2023 20:34
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Sudden Loud Noise posted:I have tried every single (mainline) Zelda game and TotK is the first Zelda game I've genuinely enjoyed. It does a remarkable job of linking itself to Zelda directly, while also not burdening itself with perceived expectations of what being a Zelda means. Leave that to the imitators. They tried something new to them in BotW and they inspired themselves in new ways in the process and made TotK expanding those good ideas into just a straight up Great Game. I think it's worth a shot regardless of past experiences or opinions of Zelda games.
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Jul 2, 2023 20:34
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They put dungeons in the game.
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Jul 2, 2023 21:58
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I have to confess that while I enjoy puzzles on their own I hate puzzles with any amount of pressure, like a time limit or an element of timing or execution. This includes most physics puzzles and so I find it difficult to really get into any Zelda games This also killed my interest in Crosscode despite multiple friends recommending it to me because they thought it was going to be right up my alley. And so did I at a glance, but they at the time were not aware of just how strongly i dislike action puzzles.
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Jul 2, 2023 22:26
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Evil Kit posted:even if we did lose the statue chase in the process.
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Jul 2, 2023 22:30
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capcom is dead to me
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Jul 2, 2023 22:30
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We lost the statue chase but I think the firebreathing statue in the tower climb is new? The new fight against Salazar is actually my least favorite part of the whole thing, it's too maneuverable and its attacks are too hard to dodge
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Jul 2, 2023 22:44
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re4 remake has outstanding speedrun gameplay, just top notch, but just about everything regarding the setpieces and characters is a step down. ashley's the only thing i'd say was improved across the board
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Jul 2, 2023 22:59
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Also big missed opportunity to name all the trophies with quotes from the original (i.e. why "wave goodbye, right hand" and not "your right hand comes off?")
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Jul 2, 2023 23:03
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Anyone want to give me a refresher of what happened in FFX? Did I misunderstand a conversation, or did Yuna lose some of her memory? Looks very nice on the Vita. It did run pretty warm, though.    I played FFX-2 for about 10 hours once before, but because of the game's non-linear structure, everything after the prologue has been new to me. 
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Jul 2, 2023 23:11
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Help me choose: Attorney of the Arcane, or Rain Code?
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Jul 2, 2023 23:12
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The 7th Guest posted:capcom is dead to me counter point, Ghost Trick is on steam now
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Jul 2, 2023 23:26
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Blue Labrador posted:So I never really got into the Zelda games, but why do they resonate so hard with people? Does the atmosphere just hit people super specifically? I have tons of friends who love the series to death, but they never really quantified why. Played my first Zelda game only a couple of months back when I finally played Breath of the Wild, absolutely loved it, but thought when I was finished that was probably enough and it would be too soon for me to start Tears of the Kingdom. Anyway, like a week later..... https://i.imgur.com/TTnXehn.mp4
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Jul 2, 2023 23:28
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Blue Labrador posted:So I never really got into the Zelda games, but why do they resonate so hard with people? Does the atmosphere just hit people super specifically? I have tons of friends who love the series to death, but they never really quantified why. https://twitter.com/Naotgerai/status/1675576728071319553?t=ML4PKhy0L_8uuP8NNEQgPg&s=19
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