The Colonel posted:

tbh even with ff7's janky translation it has like. way better writing than golden sun lol. it gets really goofy but it at least has a sense of humor and a good feel for keeping stuff moving forward, there are some slow bits but there's memorable characterization and its big moments are genuinely strong

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

Shadow of War was fun but everything about the narrative, starting with the title, was incredibly dumb and only rarely gets to the point where it's so dumb that it's entertaining

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

exquisite tea posted:

Anybody who says "anybody who says video game stories are good has never read a book," has never read a book.

Real hurthling! posted:

Ms just said its primary business is azure now, the os is headed for zune land

Harrow posted:

New pet peeve: people complaining about games getting free updates post-launch because it means the game they bought was somehow "incomplete."

Right now it's Divinity Original Sin 2, which is getting a Definitive Edition that's a free update for people who already own the game. In multiple places I'm seeing poo poo like "why did I buy the game when it came out then" or "oh so I guess I should've waited to buy it until it was complete."

Like, is the new rule that games can only ever get bug fixes post-launch and anything else is somehow ripping off people who bought it on launch? I've seen that kind of poo poo about story DLC, too.

I am probably more annoyed by this poo poo than I should be.

In Training posted:

I know this is old hat for most people but I finally picked up BOTW and this is the most impeccably designed game I've played in a long time outside of the combat shrines.

Ciaphas posted:

I actually kind of want to start a new file of BotW but I gather the only way to do that without erasing my current (VERY incomplete, but still) one is to play Master Mode, which I am not too enamored of

I mean making the game more difficult somehow would be great but that regen stuff I've heard about is not it

Motto posted:

The neo-neogaf thread on this is awful as hell both ways, but this was funny

"Is this a ploy by the NRA to have more kids playing with guns and not themselves?"

FirstAidKite posted:

Not Groose that's for sure >:[


Toon Zelda's in though, she's possessing the armor from Spirit Tracks. There's a Toon Link weapon from Spirit Tracks too, the Sand Rod, and it lets you hit enemies with sand blocks as well as summon the train so you can go drifting your train into enemies, it owns.



I hope they don't add any additional characters to the switch version though. I'd rather have a sequel before they add a third season pass.

In Training posted:

What does story have to do with auteurism

precision posted:

It might be in a scene I didn't get to see because of branching because it looks like it's from earlier in the game than I'm at

Point is, yeah there's some heavy handed symbolism and all but those moments are tiny compared to most of the game.

I'm just going to shut up though because I'm 100% certain this is one of those cases where the goon echo chamber is so strong that everyone has decided long ago that the game is bad and refuse to even entertain the notion that it isn't.

Rarity posted:

Soon we will reach a point where the video game industry can start doing remasters of remasters and then we'll never need to invent a new game again

Waltzing Along posted:

Are there any other big releases this year other than RDR2 and Spider-Man?

I mean that have a release date. Smash is only announced to be happening, not a release date.

glam rock hamhock posted:

I mean, only a loving idiot would consider putting a black guy or a woman on the cover controversial

Help Im Alive posted:

Some would say that e3 is the "super bowl" for gamers

cheetah7071 posted:

It's alright, you can't evolve the starter eevee/pikachu anyways

no seriously

oddium posted:

my favorite pokemon go moment was when i stopped playing and then they came out with murkrow and dunsparce so i got them. and then i stopped playing again