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Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Ddraig posted:

Is the Xbone going to be the new Dreamcast, a piece of crap that has a few good games that will be the subject of obsessive fetishization over the next decade or so that it could have been good if *insert any reason that isn't to do with it being a terrible system*?
Dreamcast had a lot of unique and/or good games though.

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Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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BottledBodhisvata posted:

That video sucks, so is there a new Battletoads game or some poo poo?
Rash is the newest playable character in the new Killer Instinct.

Accordion Man fucked around with this message at 01:05 on Aug 5, 2015

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Zombies' Downfall posted:

Good to know gamers are out there keeping them honest!



Those are the two most popular comments btw
In ten years gamers have only gotten worse since the days of CJ and San Andreas.

I for one am looking forward to black Punisher fighting the mob in 1960's New Orleans so long as 2K doesn't completely gently caress it up like they did with 2.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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precision posted:

if i ever see anyone use the term "SJW" again i swear to god

WHO GIVES A SHIIIIIIIIIIT
It's a great calling card to know when to completely ignore a person at least.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Lurdiak posted:

The only bad part of MGS3 is when you have to cram entire turkeys down Eva's throat every 3 seconds during the escort section.
That's why you should just knock her out.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


Buglord
precision show us your Oculus Rift.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


Buglord
2 is good despite is flaws and its satire is good poo poo.

I feel Peace Walker is by far the worst mainline MGS, its frickin' boring as hell. People poo poo on 4 but at least that was fun to play.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Sleeveless posted:

They're interesting counterparts in the 4 has some great gameplay but there isn't very much of it while Peace Walker has a poo poo-ton of content but most of it is grinding the same few missions over and over to unlock things.
Yeah, I think 4 actually had the best gameplay in the series (Though 5 is looking like it will easily trump it) when you actually got to play it.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Ciaphas posted:

I'm trying to remember P4 characters being particularly anime in the bad ways and coming up kind of empty, though it's been several years

Except Teddie of course but he gets a pass 'cos he's hot as hell~
Rise.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


Buglord
Kojima can be pretty equal opportunity with the fanservice what with the series' love of man rear end. Hell 4 has two of the most homoerotic fights in a video game ever.

Accordion Man fucked around with this message at 07:41 on Aug 12, 2015

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Its kind of weird they have those jokes considering Nier, DP, and Persona 4 either have trans and intersex characters that are portrayed as actual characters or have fighting against cultural gender roles as as a recurring theme.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Real hurthling! posted:

wait how is Thomas in deadly prem a step forward for representation?
Thomas ain't a shining star but he is sympathetic due to George's years of abuse which made him go nuts and the game hints that he's a untransitioned transwoman because he's considered to be one of the Goddesses of the Forest. The game treats him sympathetically, intentionally or not.

Accordion Man fucked around with this message at 22:04 on Aug 12, 2015

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Motto posted:

i haven't played persona 4, but based on what i've heard i don't think it has any trans characters
It doesn't, when it comes to 4 I was only applying the latter part to it because Kanji and Naoto's arc deal with it.

Could have been more clear but I was trying to avoid spoilers.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


Buglord
A little bit late, but even though Kaine is intersex due to magic/scifi reasons, the game never goes "LOL, SHE'S GOT A DICK" or makes a big deal out of it and she's one of the best characters in the game. Her whole backstory where everyone in her village torments her because she's intersex but her tough as nails grandma teaches her to be confident in herself and her identity and not take people's poo poo is like one of the best parts of the game.

Accordion Man fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Aug 13, 2015

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Lurdiak posted:

I think the worst example of Kojima writing women was in MGS4, the end of Meryl's arc. That was a "I cannot believe this is really happening" moment, and it was really bad, no matter how many layers of irony or trolling went into it..

I heard that one of the side games adds a bunch of retcons to the Boss' characterization, which I guess makes sense considering the nonsense Big Boss spouts in MGS4 and how none of it has anything to do with what actually happened in MGS3. It's a shame, because I thought she was a really good character and didn't need to have more convoluted nonsense added to her motivations.
They didn't retcon anything, a major part of the post 3 games is that everyone that knew The Boss just either incorrectly assumed what she wanted or just dressed up what they personally wanted as what they claimed The Boss wanted. Big Boss himself is totally subject to this.

Accordion Man fucked around with this message at 13:56 on Aug 13, 2015

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Otacon had a hard life...

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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No Such Thing posted:

which fascist was it that really hated kotaku?
Franco.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Botnit posted:

I played the first Witcher all the way through but I'm 30 minutes into the second and I have no idea what the gently caress any of this stuff going on is besides Foltest/Triss. Am I supposed to know the guy interrogating Geralt? I like that the story seems complicated but between Geralt losing his memory and not knowing stuff I don't know if I'm supposed to have known it either.
No, Roche is a new character. Stuff will start making sense, I understood what was going on and I never even played the first game at the time.

Accordion Man fucked around with this message at 19:45 on Aug 15, 2015

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


Buglord
The guy who designed 2's engine left halfway through development so the game barely functions.

2 would be poo poo even if it wasn't Deus Ex. Hell it probably would be completely forgotten if it wasn't Deus Ex.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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Sleeveless posted:

Invisible War being terrible isn't the mystery, the mystery is how Deus Ex 1 managed to avoid being terrible like everything else Ion Storm made.
Anachronox was a good game.

Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


Buglord
Deus Ex has aged pretty well though? Like I played it years after it came out and it didn't feel that janky at all aside from the graphics and voice-acting.

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Accordion Man
Nov 7, 2012


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The Taint Reaper posted:

Is the Wild Arms series good? Because I just found 3,4, and 5 at gamestop, this a day after purchasing Nier and some Japanese Saturn game I can't read the title too but it's an anime game.

Also i got the third Ar Tornelico game for the PS3 and Stella Deus
I've always heard 3 is a genuinely good game, though I haven't gotten around to playing it. 4 and 5 aren't very good though.

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