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  The original Viva Piņata (spelled without the ņ from here on) was released in 2006 as a launch title for the Xbox 360. Developed by the team behind the original Banjo-Kazooie for the Nintendo 64, the game definitely showed its pedigree, with light colourful visuals, horrible puns, and an unmistakable undercurrent of horrible darkness. The game spawned several sequels, a computer-animated cartoon series, and a line of merchandise. Whatever the reason, the Pinatas resonated with children and adults alike, and lasted until Rare imploded. Viva Pinata is a life simulation game, in which players assume the role of a gardener. In order to level up, players must attract, romance, feed, and generally increase the happiness of their Pinatas, and then ship them off to birthday parties around the world for children to bludgeon and feast on. Trouble in Paradise, the Xbox 360 sequel to Viva Pinata and the third in the series, expands on the original formula, increasing the number of pinatas, adding new mechanics, and generally increasing the depth and complexity of the admittedly shallow gameplay. For that reason, we'll be looking at this interesting, charming, and often hilarious game.  I don't have a format for this as such - the game tends to just throw things at you in rapid succession and lets you find your own path. The first few videos will involve setting up the garden, explaining some game mechanics, and leveling up. Once we have a pretty good handle on how the game works and what I'm trying to achieve, I'll open it up to you, the viewers, to help me decide what pinatas I should pursue, how I should decorate the garden, and what I should show off next. Participation, discussion, and going :3 are strongly encouraged, as I intend to show off every pinata species, as well as their tricks and wildcard variants.  Prologue: Once A-Piņa Time there was an island 1. Dipping a toe in the Sweet End 2. The Candaries and the Buzzlegums 3. A Taffly in the ointment 4. The Power of Sour 5. Really tying the garden together Skippy Granola fucked around with this message at 22:31 on Nov 8, 2015 |
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Oct 4, 2015 20:09
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Dang yo. I've been waiting for you to start this ever since the hot preview you put up on Twitter. This is one of those weird games where I don't enjoy playing it, because the pace is way too slow and also I need actual goals, difficulties, and the threat of failure, but I do enjoy watch other people playing. It's relaxing... just... not when I'm playing it.
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Oct 4, 2015 20:12
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After years of waiting, it finally begins. Good luck skippy. As said on twitter i want to guest in an episode where you get ducky pinatas.
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Oct 4, 2015 20:13
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So the game clearly states that there is trouble in paradise, but what about outside of paradise? What are the states of the Pinata Barrios down south? If paradise is this bad, I can only imagine the living conditions in the barrios and ghettos being severely worse.
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Oct 4, 2015 20:13
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Please don't think of the state of Pinatas in the Favelas of Sao Paolo. Focus on the task at hand I haven't decided whether I'd like to bring in guests, actually!
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Oct 4, 2015 20:21
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Pinata Island has always been at war with Pin-The-Tail-On-The-Donkey-Topia. Ask no questions.
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Oct 4, 2015 20:36
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Been waiting on this for years skip. Glad to see your doin it.
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Oct 4, 2015 20:37
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LET THE CANDY MONSTER FUCKFEST BEGIN.
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Oct 4, 2015 20:56
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Your little story narration in the first video is adorable. 
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Oct 4, 2015 21:12
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This better be cute as gently caress like, REALLY fuckin' cute
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Oct 4, 2015 21:16
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The cartoon's, uh....it's not bad I guess? 
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Oct 4, 2015 21:49
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Lizard Wizard posted:The cartoon's, uh....it's not bad I guess? It was had its funny moments, mostly stemming from the sheer absurdity of the premise.
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Oct 4, 2015 22:07
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I will never forgive you for Boopsiebuns.
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Oct 4, 2015 23:17
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This game is incredibly cute
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Oct 4, 2015 23:21
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Non-EuclideanCat posted:I will never forgive you for Boopsiebuns. Never forget who's in charge here.
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Oct 4, 2015 23:21
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I played the poo poo out of the first one, could never really get into this one because I missed all my stuff too much to start again. Will be nice to see what new things there were. Also I love the music in this (well, it is Rare). Especially the little bit when a new critter appears. That one is burned into my head. And most of the pinata noises are adorable. And Pyroi posted:This better be cute as gently caress Oh, you don't need to worry about that.
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Oct 5, 2015 00:01
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GeneX posted:This game is incredibly cute   Oh man, thanks for picking this, Skippy! I've never played much of this series but it seems like extremely my thing! Between this and the Harvest Moon LP currently going, it's a good time to be into light-hearted farming/gardening simulators! e. That prologue video was really sweet! 
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Oct 5, 2015 02:00
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Non-EuclideanCat posted:I will never forgive you for Boopsiebuns. That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen live, no lie.
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Oct 5, 2015 02:37
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Skippy Granola posted:Never forget who's in charge here. If that's how you welcome guests into your house remind me never to accept any dinner invitations.
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Oct 5, 2015 03:00
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RickVoid posted:That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen live, no lie. Yeah, it was fantastic.
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Oct 5, 2015 03:04
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This might just have the makings of the most relaxing LP ever.
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Oct 5, 2015 03:18
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I am so confused.... I like it, and i don't know why. Much like my experience with the game. ( I have like 150 hours between the two.)
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Oct 5, 2015 03:38
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It's because Viva Pinata induces tonic immobility in nerds. I recorded footage until like 2 am last night cause I couldn't stop rubbing pinatas against each other to make babies come out. THEN I PLANTED A TREE
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Oct 5, 2015 03:51
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Skippy Granola posted:I couldn't stop rubbing pinatas against each other to make babies come out. The true Pinata experience
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Oct 5, 2015 04:39
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Ah yes, the only decent Rare release in recent memory.
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Oct 5, 2015 05:43
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Wow, Rare made three Xbox 360 launch titles? Never realized the first Viva Pinata shared that hallowed ground with Perfect Dark Zero and Kameo. In fact, what I don't know about pinatas could fill a warehouse, and this is already a delightful way to start correcting that. I'm interested to see how the thread approaches naming when that time comes, since there's no way we're going to out-pun this game.
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Oct 5, 2015 05:46
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Ho man, this is gonna be good! Viva Pinata is one of my favourite games and though I keep meaning to find a copy of this I never have, maybe this LP will finally give me that push.
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Oct 5, 2015 08:05
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Can't sleep, Professor Pester will kill my Pinatas! I played the heck out of these games when I had my 360 a while back, very fun games, shame they didn't get the proper recognition they deserved.
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Oct 5, 2015 09:40
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Aw man this is charming as heck.You're definitely the guy to LP this Skippobeth. Also if it's not out of line I would like to suggest that you name a piņata Lumpkin.
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Oct 5, 2015 10:33
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This is nice and I like the fact that you're doing it. 
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Oct 5, 2015 14:15
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I just love the bumblebees in this game, those are the chillest motherfuckers ever.
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Oct 5, 2015 17:12
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so you don't need a house to make a pinata stay, you just need to do the thing on their list? The house is just for Pinata fun times?
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Oct 5, 2015 17:57
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Stallion Cabana posted:so you don't need a house to make a pinata stay, you just need to do the thing on their list? The house is just for Pinata fun times? Basically. A pinata will just plop down to sleep anywhere, but the house lets you breed them. It is helpful in keeping some away from predators if I recall, but I haven't played this game in six years.
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Oct 5, 2015 18:19
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Judging by some of the romance dances, pinata romance can only bloom in The Octagon
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Oct 5, 2015 19:31
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Skippy Granola posted:Judging by some of the romance dances, pinata romance can only bloom in The Octagon The terrible secret of UFC...
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Oct 5, 2015 20:58
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Really enjoying this LP already. Looking forward to more! These pinatas are too cute.
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Oct 5, 2015 21:36
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Stallion Cabana posted:so you don't need a house to make a pinata stay, you just need to do the thing on their list? The house is just for Pinata fun times? Nocturnal Predator Pinata's will murder any Prey Pinata's who sleep outside at night, it's why Chicken Pinatas are hard to keep safe as Foxes and Wolves will beeline for them.
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Oct 5, 2015 21:58
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Thank you so much for playing this, I have super fond memories of my college roommate obsessively doing everything necessary to attract and keep a Chewnicorn in the first Viva Pinata. It was such a chill and cute experience that really helped take the edge off of a very stressful time of my life. I still have dreams about growing a gem tree in my yard.
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Oct 5, 2015 23:31
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This makes me want to hunt down a copy and play it myself
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skoolmunkee posted:This makes me want to hunt down a copy and play it myself If you have an Xbox One, I believe its included in the Rare Replay set.
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