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Alan Wake is another game that's way better on easy, as the combat is incredibly repetitive.
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i play every game possible on easy because life is already loving exhausting and difficult
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Jan 25, 2019 22:07
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ETPC posted:i play every game possible on easy because life is already loving exhausting and difficult I play every game possible on hard because life is already loving exhausting and difficult, and I would like to actually succeed at something that is exhausting and difficult
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Jan 25, 2019 22:16
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My life's easy as gently caress and I play every game on the hardest difficult because I'm an ally.
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Jan 25, 2019 22:19
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Convex posted:Alan Wake is another game that's way better on easy, as the combat is incredibly repetitive. Disagree. It was really easy even on normal and not really repetitive, as far as I remember.
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Jan 25, 2019 22:19
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:I play every game possible on hard because life is already loving exhausting and difficult, and I would like to actually succeed at something that is exhausting and difficult honestly i can understand that
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Jan 25, 2019 22:19
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I played a MOBA for 3 years and so now I no longer can play games for fun and/or enjoyment.
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Jan 25, 2019 22:25
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Difficulty is such an inconsistent thing, even within the same franchise: Wolf:TNO - my first run through the game was done on Hard and it felt like a fair, enjoyable challenge that put up enough resistance to feel satisfying but not so much to be frustrating (except for specifically the big guys with the flak cannon shotguns, they can eat my entire rear end) Wolf:TNC - my first (and current) run is on Normal, I'm about a third of the way in, and I'm wondering at what point I get to turn from a busted-rear end puppet into a real live boy 'cause this poo poo ain't cutting it
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Jan 25, 2019 22:29
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DoombatINC posted:Wolf:TNC - my first (and current) run is on Normal, I'm about a third of the way in, and I'm wondering at what point I get to turn from a busted-rear end puppet into a real live boy 'cause this poo poo ain't cutting it Halfway through. Having 50 health for the first half of the game makes sense story-wise, but it's a bizarre gameplay decision.
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Jan 25, 2019 22:35
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DoombatINC posted:Difficulty is such an inconsistent thing, even within the same franchise: Yeah, with by the way is a reason to also want the ability to change the difficulty on the fly, because you never know what the hell means 'Normal' or 'Hard' in a game, it depends of the developer, and also it depends on the player (their skill can vary depending on the genre, each player can have different amounts of experience with similar games, etc).
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Jan 25, 2019 23:00
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To completely change the subject I am rediscovering the goodness that is the plutonia midi pack and was wondering if there are any other quality midi replacement packs for the iwads
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Jan 25, 2019 23:05
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site posted:To completely change the subject I am rediscovering the goodness that is the plutonia midi pack and was wondering if there are any other quality midi replacement packs for the iwads Tvr There’s another currently in development as well. Jimmy led.
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anatomi posted:I find it hilarious that anyone's self-esteem would be so fragile that a tongue in cheek riffing (and suitable given the context) would them feel the sads. Cream-of-Plenty posted:Realistically, we should probably be tracking who played those games on that difficulty, so we can throw them in prison for the crime of being bad at video games. SolidSnakesBandana posted:The games are mocking you for being too sensitive and your reaction is to... be more sensitive? How insecure are you that such a thing bothers you? It's just a joke. The only thing that I can come up with is you're offended because you know in your heart that what they are saying about you is true. fadam posted:Every adult is allowed to make the decision of what difficulty they play on, just like how every adult is allowed to decide if they want to wear diapers and carry around a giant rattle. Cephalectomy posted:I can't imagine being so emotionally fragile that a video game calling easy difficulty 'baby mode' could upset you. Life must be loving exhausting to people like that.
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Linguica posted:literally no one in the thread complained about a particular game's skill levels making them feel bad and this was the response lmao. fragility indeed All of those except the image response came after ToxicFrog posted:
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Linguica posted:literally no one in the thread complained about a particular game's skill levels making them feel bad and this was the response lmao. fragility indeed I recall it was a big sticking point last time this discussion happened. It went exactly the same way too.
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Jan 26, 2019 00:16
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Blood didn't even allow strafing originally right? That game is difficult.
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Old shooters do have some of the best higher difficulties. Often they had greater number of enemies who were also more lethal. That can be a fun challenge if it's not all hitscan. Plenty of other games just add tedium with their difficulty. Vastly increased hit points so combat takes forever or encouraging tedious tactics/prep. Most RPGs the difficulty slider is just "how much time do you want to spend screwing around with consumables and buffs" slider
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Linguica posted:literally no one in the thread complained about a particular game's skill levels making them feel bad and this was the response lmao. fragility indeed Linguica I am deadly serious about throwing people in prison for playing games on lower difficulties and I am the least fragile person you'll ever know. They call me "old hickory" because I never bend to nothin (which is what most fragile things tend to do).
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On the topic of difficulty in shooters I tried the iron man mode on Wolfenstein 2 yesterday and died in the final 10 minutes of the game. 
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Linguica posted:literally no one in the thread complained about a particular game's skill levels making them feel bad and this was the response lmao. fragility indeed Nice damage control pussy. Jealousy is a disease.
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BattleMaster posted:All of those except the image response came after yeah, which in itself is a pretty benign statement that i can't imagine anyone getting themselves in a twist over unless they're genuinely taken aback by their worthless videogame achievements being besmirched literally what the hell you weirdos
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Jan 26, 2019 01:02
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I love it when nerds get into pissing contests.
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Jan 26, 2019 01:02
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To be fair the real hard mode back then was convincing your parents why they should let you play Duke Nukem 3D even though you were 12 and it had an 18 rating VVV even stranger, I was allowed to play Duke3D (18 rating) but not Doom (15 rating), I never understood why. Fortunately I got a copy of Doom from someone at school 
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Jan 26, 2019 01:17
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Amusingly my parents refused to buy me doom but had no problem buying me Duke 3d
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Convex posted:To be fair the real hard mode back then was convincing your parents why they should let you play Duke Nukem 3D even though you were 12 and it had an 18 rating All I had to do was spend a lot of time writing a report about the biology of an animal of my choice (the Cuttlefish) which I went way overboard with and my parents were so proud that they bought me the Megaton Edition of Duke 3D. This was like...5th or 6th grade. It was all downhill from there. I've been in a rapidly decaying moral orbit ever since.
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:All I had to do was spend a lot of time writing a report about the biology of an animal of my choice (the Cuttlefish) which I went way overboard with and my parents were so proud that they bought me the Megaton Edition of Duke 3D. This was like...5th or 6th grade. Didn't Megaton edition come out in 2013? 
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Convex posted:Didn't Megaton edition come out in 2013? Yeah, thats why hes so hosed up. He didnt see a 3d game until last year.
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Jan 26, 2019 01:25
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Honestly if you spent a lot of time playing Duke 3D when you could have been playing the vastly superior Doom or a year later even Blood, you probably are a little hosed up.
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Convex posted:Didn't Megaton edition come out in 2013? Barudak posted:Yeah, thats why hes so hosed up. He didnt see a 3d game until last year. I meant Atomic Edition but I'm not gonna change it because now it's less clear how old I am and none of you fuckwads can properly dox me. 
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Sodomy Hussein posted:Honestly if you spent a lot of time playing Duke 3D when you could have been playing the vastly superior Doom or a year later even Blood, you probably are a little hosed up. Doom and Doom 2 are much better games (especially with custom content) but you have to understand just how novel Duke 3D was when it came out. I remember when a friend showed me the shareware episode and it blew my mind; it felt like anything was possible and we spent like 10 minutes trying to get a pipe bomb to land in a toilet bowl. Looking at the game now you would see immediately the toilet is just a sprite and it's obviously impossible to do something like that, but at the time...
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Man what is UP with shooters and lovely sound design!!! Latest update of Ion Maiden changed the reload sfx for the smg and it's just horrible. It sounds like something you'd buy for 1$ off of freesound that some dude recorded in his bedroom with his webcam mic. It doesn't feel good to hear and doesn't seem to match what you'd expect to hear from reloading the smg at all. UGH. Sound design is important! You gotta hear these sounds THOUSANDS of times over the course of a playthrough they better be sweet as gently caress! I love Half-Life 2 but it had this problem so bad. I don't understand how Kelly Bailey could have made such a good series of slammers for the soundtrack and then have such godawful weapon sfx. Thank gently caress for MMod.
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Al Cu Ad Solte posted:Man what is UP with shooters and lovely sound design!!! Latest update of Ion Maiden changed the reload sfx for the smg and it's just horrible. It sounds like something you'd buy for 1$ off of freesound that some dude recorded in his bedroom with his webcam mic. It doesn't feel good to hear and doesn't seem to match what you'd expect to hear from reloading the smg at all. UGH. Sound design is important! You gotta hear these sounds THOUSANDS of times over the course of a playthrough they better be sweet as gently caress! A post after my own sound designer heart  I haven't worked on anything famous, but I do strive for excellence no matter what.
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my parents bought me duke, doom, hexen, heretic, dark forces, quake and quake 2 before i was eight years old they drew the line at kingpin and sof though. fair tbh.
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:Brutal Chex Quest ~Difficulty~ Milk Juice -> No Milk <- Dry Wheatbix BattleMaster posted:Doom and Doom 2 are much better games (especially with custom content) but you have to understand just how novel Duke 3D was when it came out. I remember there was a patch notes for the shareware and my friend exclaimed: "The rockets have smoke trails now!!! "
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:A post after my own sound designer heart I don't know if my having really acute synesthesia has something to do with it but sound effects in movies/games is a super huge deal for me. I had a hard time with Resident Evil 7 because they were still using 10+ year old SFX from RE4.  ETPC posted:my parents bought me duke, doom, hexen, heretic, dark forces, quake and quake 2 before i was eight years old I wanted to get Quake 2 but my dad convinced me to play Half-Life instead. Parenting done, uh, right? ....Left?? I was allowed to play SOF but NOT Kingpin.
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Jan 26, 2019 04:36
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Good games will let you change difficulty between missions. Better games will let you change it during play.
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:Brutal Chex Quest
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site posted:To completely change the subject I am rediscovering the goodness that is the plutonia midi pack and was wondering if there are any other quality midi replacement packs for the iwads the best suggestion I can give is these here midis which are recordings of the original soundtracks being performed on an SC-55 like they were composed on (as opposed to the instrumentation being imitated by the user's sound card like it normally is).
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Al Cu Ad Solte posted:I don't know if my having really acute synesthesia has something to do with it but sound effects in movies/games is a super huge deal for me. I had a hard time with Resident Evil 7 because they were still using 10+ year old SFX from RE4. Good dad, also letting you play SOF and not Kingpin is good: imagine how much swearing you'd start to do in public.
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Casimir Radon posted:I'm really disappointed that someone hasn't done this yet.
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