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Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

I'm a special kind of asshole!

Manager Hoyden posted:

The TROUBLESOME CACA CHOMPER

The IRKSOME DOODOO NIBBLER

That character was genuinely unsettling but that name was a real choice

Also, it's weird seeing the discourse about the Harry Potter game around different corners of the internet. I wonder how the grand total sales are going to shake out

Keep in mind, the implication is that he's removing souls through the rear end in a top hat first before consuming them, in order to deny a return to the Erdtree. There's a video on YouTube that goes over that and the relevant Japanese lore. So you're not wrong.

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Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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BeastOfTheEdelwood posted:

I specifically remember a toilet in The Godfather video game, because it turns out you, the player character, were the one to hide the gun for Michael Corleone to kill Sollozzo.

Not sure how popular this opinion is, but that game was kind of fun back in the day.

No, you're right. It was a good time.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Vic posted:

yeah... wrestling games are great* too

*the 1998 - 2008 era ones

NO MERCY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZB-_H6eJ9c


Also this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KBk7kewAY

Vile_Nihlist666 fucked around with this message at 05:54 on Aug 27, 2023

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Real talk, Starfield is a good game so far; I daresay a great game. HOWEVER, despite being surprisingly bug free by Bethesda standards, the lack of seamless travel is really disappointing. That said, and I tested this myself, you CAN seamlessly travel between astrological bodies if you want
... it's just gonna take a long rear end time. Elite Dangerous it is not.

It honestly does get better the more you play. That said, I am NOT looking forward to crafting/settlement shenanigans. Hasn't come up yet though.



THIS SHOWSTOPPING SIGGY MADE BY JOURNEYMAN SIGSMITH Dick Fontaine

Vile_Nihlist666 fucked around with this message at 04:36 on Sep 7, 2023

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Drunk Nerds posted:

Outer wilds was so good. You can do all the interplanetary travel to beat it just using your jetpack

I am generally completely uninterested in all space fiction stuff, but I loved that universe to death.


I just want AAA company to make Outer Wilds, but bigger. I don't think that's too much to ask. I only need 1 solar system with 10 planets, plus a couple cool hidden things. All these other games do too much and accomplish a fraction of the space travel immersion Outer Wilds does.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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All I know is, heavy armor, big sword, high poise, gently caress the haters.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca0HXn4KdBQ

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Caesar Saladin posted:

What do you guys name your characters in games? I always name them Borkus because everytime they're like "Nice to meet you, I'm Borkus." it cracks me up.

I am always Klaatu. And always whatever a game's barbarian equivalent class is. I am here to judge your world.

Vile_Nihlist666 fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Oct 28, 2023

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

I'm a special kind of asshole!
Here's my hot pro-nintendo take: Twin Snakes is the definitive version of MGS1. You're wrong if you disagree. I want it ported yesterday.



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Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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mind the walrus posted:

I turned off MGS5 because the loving opening hospital tutorial sequence can suck my fat nuts. It's good you want to acclimate new players Konami, but give players an option to loving skip it.

Oof yeah that poo poo sucked. I should have stopped playing then... but then again, MGS4 wasn't too different for drawn out poo poo either.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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WILDTURKEY101 posted:

if we're talking bad voice acting then we must pay homage to every voice actor in Shenmue

Do you know where I can find some sailors?

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

I'm a special kind of asshole!
Thing is, most metroidvanias seem to forget that the Metroid franchise are primarily 2-3 hour games, stretched purely by the player's skill level and propensity for 100%ing a game. That's why they're fun. If you drag it out artificially, the experience tends to suffer.

I said, speaking from my rear end.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Reoxygenation posted:

Yeah nobody's first run of those games is speedrun worthy but the whole shtick is that getting better at them and clearing them faster is part of the fun. Making a Metroidvania that is like 20 hours of mandatory gameplay is kind of a drag is the point I think.

I feel the need to specify that I am not bitching about Hollow Knight though, just the genre at large

This is what I meant, yeah. Articulated my point better than I did.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Let me be clear: I've not played more than 5 minutes of Hollow Knight and have no opinion of it. What I meant is that, in my opinion, a good Metroidvania's core content is best when short, while providing tools for the player to explore and extend that time in an emergent sort of way. But many games in this category go too hard and basically make a 2d bloated Ubisoft game (No, not like Rayman) that becomes a chore to run through.

For the record, I'm very much a Metroid Stan.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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The Moon Monster posted:

100%. Apologists always trot out this "not playing a videogame is actually a very important part of playing a videogame" line and it's the dumbest thing ever.

The difficulty in Jedi Survivor is weird because the combat system is clearly designed for humanoid enemies so it's mostly easy as hell when you fight them, but monster enemies can be hard because the combat system kind of sucks and barely works against them.

I think part of the reason that game got such acclaim is because going on an adventure in starwarsia as store brand Luke, Han, and Leia is legitimately a huge draw for a lot of people.

I'm playing it now, and I was trying to explain this to my SO. Jedi Survivor is a lot of fun, really, it is. But there's something about the combat that just doesn't flow right. Dodging for example feels like it has no real feel/rhythm, the aforementioned "I don't react to being hit with a heavy attack all of a sudden" and, given all the options for dealing with being surrounded in the game, I astonished that it still is a pain in the rear end the be shoved into some very tight quarters but surrounded on all sides, and not in a "this is a challenging encounter" kind of way.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Hmmm.... can't crawl in Dark Souls.... Metroid can't crawl ... might be onto something!

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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I'm enjoying your eldritch journey of self-discovery, please keep it coming.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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syntaxfunction posted:

Sonic was NEVER good.

Should have played Vectorman instead.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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galagazombie posted:

As the threads officially designated N64 liker I can tell you with 100% certainty that it’s because Goldeneye sucks rear end.

Well at least y'all didn't poo poo on the actual best N64 game, Perfect Dark

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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BG3 is a good game, nerds. I have yet to play a game that nails tabletop D&D so perfectly. Everyone talks about Divinity or Dragon Age or any other number of CRPGs they think are the same game, but ain't none of them as fun to play, sandboxy, and system driven as this game. And I'm a barbarian, creative for me is throwing a dude at an environmental hazard half a mile away and exploding 6 other dudes, then following that up by tossing a steel chest at the baddie's domepiece. (20 Strength is loving tops!)

For me, it's just as fun as all the D&D 2.0 sessions my old squad leader ran back in the Army, and that's a win for me.

Sure as hell beats 90% of the bullshit getting released lately.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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!Klams posted:

Alright... So I loved the Talos Principle 2, and it 'was' my GotY.

But, at the last possible second, it's been pipped by 'The Invincible'. I feel like this post is probably fitting in this thread, given that the game is a walking simulator. But holy moly. I'm so glad I played it. It had a similar feeling as finishing a really good book. I was actually teary eyed at the end, but not for any one exact reason, just a swell of emotions that I couldn't really describe without some introspection.

I saw a picture of it pop up on Steam about a year ago, and thought the graphics looked nice so put it on my watchlist, and that was literally all the prep I had going in. Knowing it's a walking simulator you'll be more prepared than I was, but I'd still say, just play it raw if you can. I wanna gush about the visual design, voice acting, vibe, themes, sense of wonder and horror, emotional resonance etc etc.

I wanna hear you all go "Played it, couldn't skip the boring dialogue, uninstalled"

Nah we're on the same page, it was a good game I enjoyed. Don't know about GOTY but one of the few games I could bother to beat this year.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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roomtone posted:

actually baldur's gate 3 is excellent, i've changed my mind

it's just got a really cold start if you aren't familiar with all this dnd stuff.

Welcome to the popular videogame opinion thread. Sometimes, the public is right!

This poo poo is just fun. But I do think one has to find their groove first.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2dQBhbg9Cc


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


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhWn2tB-Ec

Vile_Nihlist666 fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Jan 2, 2024

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Konar posted:

We tried but goons who love bad games won't shut the gently caress up about dark souls 2

:hai:

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Duck and Cover posted:

I don't think people are very good at identifying reality. Probably from playing too many video games. It's pretty obvious that I'm a gaming god, and yet here we are doubting me.

You're dead, and we have killed you.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Caesar Saladin posted:

I don't think you really need to take on the sins of every artist you enjoy. If it actually bums you out enough that you don't want to listen then hey, you don't want to listen and that's fair enough. But people aren't being immoral by listening to the beatles.

I love Ozzy and Sabbath, despite the fact that Ozzy has murdered 1 bat, 2 doves, and multiple dogs with a shotgun, and Tony Iommi beat Lita Ford. But the music is still kick rear end and important.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Darksiders feels like OoT not at all.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Y'all are nuts. It goes Doom, Doom 64, Doom Eternal, everything else.

Also GBA Doom is kickass.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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QuarkJets posted:

DVD menus have always sucked rear end and I wish they didn't exist. Like we seriously need to pass a loving law to get rid of that bullshit.

Only registered members can see post attachments!

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Vakal posted:

I haven't played too much yet so I don't how good it is, but Atomic Heart is a very pretty looking game.

I really, really wanted to like that game, and it's got some cool concepts, but man, it just never got good enough for me. And I hate those loving security cameras and the game's alert system.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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deep dish peat moss posted:

This is why helldivers 2 owns

Unpopular Gaming Opinions: Deep Dish Peat Moss Likes A Game

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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HOW IN THE gently caress ARE WE ON DARK SOULS AGAIN?

It's so funny. This thread cannot go more than 2 pages without Dark Souls chat. My wife and I laugh everytime you all veer back onto subject, like clockwork.

Clearly the franchise is amazing, 'cause all roads lead back to it.

Also Elden Ring is a perfect game and I won't hear otherwise.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Nice Van My Man posted:

I knew there was a repressed memory stopping me from replaying that game. Thank god the era of box puzzles is over.

You should be allowed to post since you're playing it but everyone else should only be able to answer questions directly asked by you about Dark Souls.

I'm into that idea.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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RPATDO_LAMD posted:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_in_video_games
other cool games that released 10 years ago in 2014:

shovel knight, fez, guacamelee, gta5

Stick of Truth?

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Top 4 for me:

Perfect Dark
Ocarina of Time
Doom, Doom 2, Doom 64
Gex (3DO)


The Worst:

Night Trap (3DO)
Rise Of The Robots (3DO)
Crime Patrol (3DO)


Not that the 3DO was ONLY filled with poo poo, there were some decent stuff on there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9JS3lM4FaE

Vile_Nihlist666 fucked around with this message at 01:56 on Mar 27, 2024

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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MSPain posted:

that version of road rash was life changing for me. probably in a bad way.

My favorite thing to do was crash the bike and run to the finish line, just because they would let me do it.

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Very few of those FMV games were, and most were just softcore porn. Look at that video I put up, and look at how many "erotic" games there are for a system with only 300 of them.

Vile_Nihlist666 fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Mar 27, 2024

Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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haddedam posted:

Top
Ubisoft, hard to pick they are all so good cause they have all the same good design

Bottom
Outer wilds: worst outer brand game, no story


Why do you want to get into a fist fight so bad?

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Vile_Nihlist666
Jan 15, 2009

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Hey, have you guys heard of this fantasy series called Dark Souls? I really think it's a hidden gem.

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