August general chat thread: It is possible I played the game wrong.

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Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

I like Twin Snakes idgaf what anyone says.

# ¿ Aug 3, 2015 06:54

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 01:56

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

I miss the gamers.txt threads before gamergate ruined them.

# ¿ Aug 5, 2015 15:39

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Healbot posted:

WoW wouldn't have bled so much if content was delivered in a timely manner. People got burnt out even faster than back during Cataclysm because Blizzard has no concept of keeping deadlines.

I find that's a problem in a lot of the industry right now. Delaying a game so it doesn't fall apart on release is fine and good, but it seems a lot of companies have gotten comfortable just releasing things months or a year later than they were supposed to, and are surprised that affects sales.

# ¿ Aug 5, 2015 18:20

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

precision posted:

yesssss my girlfriend's mother finally caved and said we could buy their wii u

they already have captain toad and NSMB and Mario Kart and some others

Way to rip your girl's relatives man.

# ¿ Aug 5, 2015 18:37

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

precision posted:

they literally never play it. they also own TWO XBones because her dad likes to play Titanfall or calladuty or whatever in a separate room so he can yell at people

# ¿ Aug 5, 2015 18:52

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

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.

# ¿ Aug 6, 2015 16:57

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

People talking about the declining playerbase of wow as if it's some kind of fall of Rome comeuppance is stupid to me. They made a bazillion dollars and then found out it's not actually possible to make people play the same game forever. Ok.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2015 01:06

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Awesome! posted:

you know there will be a lot of people playing wow until they turn off the servers.

I obviously meant you can't make enough people to turn a sizeable profit play the same game forever.

E: bad grammar

# ¿ Aug 12, 2015 01:22

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

victrix posted:

Shadowrun: Dragonfall Director's Cut

You can't start with Dragonfall, it's so much better than Returns. It'll make it really hard to go back.

It's a shame Returns didn't get its own Director's Cut, it could really use it. I think it still has some typos.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2015 03:52

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

corn in the bible posted:

"yeah start with the mediocre game people didn't like because otherwise you'll ruin it for yourself" -- a crazy person

Returns isn't bad or anything. It's just a much shorter and less polished game than Dragonfall, so it's definitely better to play it first. I mean, it's self-contained enough that you can skip it entirely, but I think that'd be a waste.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2015 06:10

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Accordion Man posted:

fanservice

Please do not call it that.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2015 13:54

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

This Japanese indie game festival sale on steam is a nightmare procession of anime garbage.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2015 15:11

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

theultimo posted:

FF XIV really is a lot of fun, but sadly wow still has the better endgame if you are a raider.

Every time people talk about raiding in MMOs I picture this:

Then I remember that it just means a really long and boring dungeon that you automatically fail if one of your 50 teammates makes a single mistake.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2015 15:24

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

I hate cheevos because when you enter cheat codes or use mods they turn off so it's like punishing you for having fun.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2015 17:00

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

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.

# ¿ Aug 13, 2015 12:55

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

In Training posted:

He's said repeatedly that Otacon is the character "most people who play the game identify with" so it makes sense that he's lonely and sad, like me.

Think again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU6WbF0EEKE&t=314s

# ¿ Aug 13, 2015 21:05

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

In Training posted:

Games are different from most media in that sequels are almost always better because it usually means mechanical refinement and addition of new technical bells and whistles while delivering a similarly enjoyable story. Almost every game sequel is better than the previous iterations.

Maybe back in the SNES era. That hasn't been true for a while. A lot of sequel games actually have less content than the original, rarely in a good way. Or they go the other direction and add a lot of crap that detracts from the fun of the original.

# ¿ Aug 17, 2015 16:17

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

TheScott2K posted:

I bought Deus Ex when it came out. Most of what people gloss over because it's old was also lovely back then. It's really, really overrated.

I tried to play Deus Ex in 2012 and gave up almost immediately.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2015 03:55

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Chomp8645 posted:

in the end everyone has his price.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

# ¿ Aug 18, 2015 18:15

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Med School posted:

David Hayter as Cloud in the VII remake please.

A meteor?

# ¿ Aug 19, 2015 00:39

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Quest For Glory II posted:

"Our company is a Pachinko Slot maker, but we're also video game developers. We'd like to work hard to make video game fans into Pachinko Slot fans."

That's Konami in like 2 years.

# ¿ Aug 19, 2015 02:51

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

I just hope they eventually remake Deus Ex and System Shock so I can play them without my eyes burning away.

# ¿ Aug 19, 2015 19:32

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

hubris.height posted:

diddy kong racing is really difficult, i remember getting really frustrated with the difficulty.

I find that a lot of fun racers are ruined by the racer AI being bs.

# ¿ Aug 20, 2015 00:58

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Blister posted:

It works for telltale, don't fix it if people keep buying

pretty sure that's called the Bethesda game plan

# ¿ Aug 21, 2015 06:48

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

precision posted:

if you want to talk about unplayable NES garbage lets talk about loving DEADLY TOWERS and goddamn LEGACY OF THE WIZARD

no 10 year old should be subjected to that poo poo, scarred me for life

Deadly Towers' unplayableness is exaggerated, in my opinion.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 02:34

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

You can't compare old games to old movies because old movies didn't have UI issues, and there isn't really a movie that's made of lovely early CG that's got redeeming values.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 23:54

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

The Taint Reaper posted:

The Last Star Fighter

No I mean like a movie made of nothing but that. Early 3D games look hideous the entire time you're playing them, not just for a couple of effect shots.

# ¿ Aug 24, 2015 02:19

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

The Taint Reaper posted:

First full 3d animated movie was Toy Story. If you don't think that's old let me tell you it was made in a time before Inverse Kinematics and they animated everything with Forward Kinematics.

It's old but it doesn't look like dog doo doo, is what I'm saying. Old games totally do. If Toy Story hit theaters looking like Deus Ex, I don't think it'd be remembered that fondly.

# ¿ Aug 24, 2015 05:09

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Stux posted:

shirt

shut the fuckup both of u

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 04:35

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Baal posted:

Anime

Junpei Hyde posted:

Manga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aGOpjqAW3M

# ¿ Aug 26, 2015 00:10

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

It looks like Street Fighter 4, again.

# ¿ Aug 26, 2015 07:25

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Real hurthling! posted:

in that they are both good games.

Street Fighter 4 was teeeeerrible.

# ¿ Aug 26, 2015 08:36

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

program666 posted:

we also got this exclusive re-skin of wonderboy with a popular children comic book character

even as a kid I would notice that this didn't fit the game at all

The original Adventure Island-style Wonder Boy? Or the strange RPG-ish sequels?

I think there was a PC engine exclusive version of Wonder Boy in Monster World or something that was reskinned to follow a weird japanese collectible card-game's lore.

# ¿ Aug 26, 2015 17:22

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

What a strange history the Wonder Boy franchise has.

# ¿ Aug 26, 2015 17:26

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

The real tragedy is that Wonder Boy on SMS is a much better game than Adventure Island.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOS8pruPV7o

:dance:

# ¿ Aug 26, 2015 17:37

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

program666 posted:

I post between small breaks on my work of course, when stuff is compiling and poo poo like that, but I can't stop working completely and play a videogame.

Sure you can.

# ¿ Aug 26, 2015 19:31

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

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# ¿ Aug 27, 2015 01:03

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Kanfy posted:

But Order of Ecclesia was released after DoS and is the superior game?

Being superior to Dawn of Sorrow is still not enough to be a good game.

# ¿ Aug 28, 2015 08:21

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

I don't really think any of the DS games are very good. Not that Harmony of Dissonance was the best game ever, but I think Symphony, Aria and Circle are all quite a few steps above anything on the DS.

# ¿ Aug 28, 2015 09:22

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 01:56

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Mak0rz posted:

I feel like Circle of the Moon doesn't get near enough love. IIRC it's not really highly regarded in the community, but I certainly liked it better than Harmony and Portrait.

I haven't played it in goddamn years. I need to fire it up again.

Huge part of that is that IGA had nothing to do with that one, and has said it isn't canon (much like Sonia Belmont) AND it was made by the team that made the N64 Castlevanias.

But yeah, it's really great. Love the soundtrack, just wish it could be remastered somehow, because early GBA games don't sound too good.

# ¿ Aug 28, 2015 20:13

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