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Video Game Bored / Re: What did you finish in 2024?

« Last post by Let's Cyber on Today at 06:33:25 AM »

Pokemon Ultra Moon-3DS

I remember getting stuck on the Ultra Necrozma boss fight like 6 years ago and never went back. I was underleveled and all my transferred team were too high level and wouldn't obey me.  Did some leveling and came back and beat him first try, but it was actually a fun fight? I wasn't ready for a pokemon boss fight to actually test my team like that.

Also realized all of my kept 20+ years of transferred pokemon are on that cart, I should move them over to switch at some point lol.

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Video Game Bored / Re: Dragon's Dogma II, brehs

« Last post by Let's Cyber on Today at 06:21:59 AM »

When you first get that riddle, it's the most anxiety inducing shit in the world.  But if you do find it...

In that moment, you'll be euphoric. Not because of any phony Sphinx's blessing. But because, you're enlightened by your intelligence.

 

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It's also super easy to get on NG+, because like you said, just take a screenshot on the map where you pick up your first seeker token

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Video Game Bored / Re: Random Gaming Talk Thread

« Last post by Himu on Today at 03:32:38 AM »

I wasn't going to play AC whatever. I do think it's lame they have chosen Yuske as a main character when it really should have been a Japanese person.

There is a Japanese person as the main character- the game has two of them.

Yeah.but why is one fixgional and one based in a real guy

Kinda dumb

The kunoichi is based off the Iga clan so still kinda real.

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Video Game Bored / Re: Random Gaming Talk Thread

« Last post by MMaRsu on Today at 01:57:41 AM »

I wasn't going to play AC whatever. I do think it's lame they have chosen Yuske as a main character when it really should have been a Japanese person.

There is a Japanese person as the main character- the game has two of them.

Yeah.but why is one fixgional and one based in a real guy

Kinda dumb

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Video Game Bored / Re: Random Gaming Talk Thread

« Last post by bork on May 16, 2024, 10:36:42 PM »

https://x.com/soulkinglives/status/1791097859305070642

Yasuke (弥助 or 弥介) was a man, likely of African origin, who served as a servant and retainer to the Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga in 1581–1582, during the Sengoku period.[2] He was retained by the daimyō as a koshō (小姓, page) for a period of 15 months until Nobunaga's death in the Honnō-ji Incident.[/b]

And while most accounts say that he was African, it's not confirmed and one account said that he was from India.  Nobody even knows what his real name is!  "Yasuke" is what Nobunaga called him.

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Video Game Bored / Re: Random Gaming Talk Thread

« Last post by bork on May 16, 2024, 10:29:32 PM »

I wasn't going to play AC whatever. I do think it's lame they have chosen Yuske as a main character when it really should have been a Japanese person.

There is a Japanese person as the main character- the game has two of them. 

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The Superdeep Borehole / Re: The Japan Thread

« Last post by Polident Hive on May 16, 2024, 09:49:25 PM »

Call it misplaced pride or whatever but I’ve only now used the translator app when making larger purchases to know I’m not messing something up. It’s easy to figuratively and literally eat the mistake at a restaurant. When I’m looking for a laundry machine, and typically refer to it as a washing machine, and get shown dish washing machines. Yeah. Not a headache I want to deal with.

One thing I’ll add. This came together somewhat sooner than expected. Initially the aims were August/September. Tried delaying it to avoid summer. Out of my hands. Still need to head home for a week or two to bring some stuff. But it’s mid May and already 28c. Trying to strategically plan when best to. Mid June last year was hitting 35c regularly…

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Video Game Bored / Re: The Free Games We Give Each Other Thread (use PMs)

« Last post by D3RANG3D on May 16, 2024, 09:38:20 PM »

https://store.steampowered.com/app/282800/100_Orange_Juice/

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Video Game Bored / Re: Random Gaming Talk Thread

« Last post by Rahxephon91 on May 16, 2024, 08:51:32 PM »

I really enjoyed Rise of The Ronin myself. Really was kind of an interesting entry into Japanese history and culture.

I wasn't going to play AC whatever. I do think it's lame they have chosen Yuske as a main character when it really should have been a Japanese person.

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Video Game Bored / Re: What did you finish in 2024?

« Last post by Rahxephon91 on May 16, 2024, 08:49:27 PM »

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth-Bloat, that's the word I'd use to describe this game. It took me 100+ hours to finish the game and it would be insane to say there weren't moments of enjoyment. The game's production values should make any jrpg fan scream. Amazing animation and those stylistic cutscenes during boss battles turly live up to the dreams of what HD JRPGS could be. But beyond that you finally have Square capture the feeling and scale of PS1/PS2 worlds. But what they fill that world with, the Ubisoft side stuff is....obxnious and pretty archaic. There's so much of it, it really feels like it makes up most of the game. The stuff you're actually here for being few and far between. That said, I loved Yuffie's energy and playing as her.

Rise of The Ronin-A good game, at 80 hours though maybe too long. In a way it feels like a soulsbourne mixed with Batman Arkham. An emphasis on countering/parrying as you clash rhythmically with other blade users. It's fun and very engaging, but once you find what you like you kind of just stay with it and progression dosen't keep up.  That said, I really enjoyed it. The story was interesting and the characters fascinating as they are based on real people. It's obviously not 1:1 history with the game sometimes breaking it's realism. That said it for sure made me interested in Japanese history.