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Title: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Bebpo on August 05, 2016, 04:34:06 PM
Off-topic still seems fairly active with regulars plus everyone loves to bitch about gaf for some reason, but man the gaming side is a ghost town these days.  Like 4-5 threads updated per day.  Did all the people who actually play games leave the forum? 
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Tasty on August 05, 2016, 04:47:27 PM
Gaming sucks these days. :yeshrug

I bought a SNES last week just to escape the shitshow that is modern gaming. Gonna stay in my warmed up nostalgia blanket.  8)
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Rufus on August 05, 2016, 04:52:40 PM
I play a lot of the same shit these days, nothing to contribute from my side.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Stoney Mason on August 05, 2016, 05:13:11 PM
Gaming side has slowed down but honestly I also don't think a lot of great single player games have come out recently. Doom was popular but outside of that I've been spending all my time with multiplayer games and there is not really a lot to post about when it comes to that. Still enjoying overwatch. Still enjoying Rainbow Six siege, etc.



Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 05, 2016, 05:16:40 PM
Play better games then we'll talk. 
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Stoney Mason on August 05, 2016, 05:19:59 PM
Mainly I found myself playing old games recently also. Then I forgot to post about them in the what have you been playing thread. Like I'm playing Chronotrigger and Dust an Elysian tale at the moment.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Bebpo on August 05, 2016, 05:29:05 PM
gaming side is dead because gaming is dead

Yeah I'm sort of seeing this a bit.  Which is weird because I thought 2016 was like big year of games with FFXV and stuff, but gaming seems so quiet these days.  I think that transition to the mobile world is definitely becoming noticeable.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: archie4208 on August 05, 2016, 05:30:34 PM
Gaming sucks these days. :yeshrug

If you're a Nintendo fan.  :teehee
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Human Snorenado on August 05, 2016, 05:30:54 PM
I could post about my special fellow level dedication to Diablo and Fire Emblem grinding more if it would please you sick fucks
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Positive Touch on August 05, 2016, 05:51:50 PM
Mainly I found myself playing old games recently also. Then I forgot to post about them in the what have you been playing thread. Like I'm playing Chronotrigger and Dust an Elysian tale at the moment.

zomg i am playing Chrono Trigger too let's chat

i got the ds version so i can finally see the shitty new content they added in. i hope to God it's not as padded out as the bonus Final Fantasy content Tose did. that shit was horrible. otherwise it's still a great game. now that I've played most of the Dragon Quest games i can really see the influence in CT, most notably in the fast-paced scenario design. which, not coincidentally, was the biggest thing missing in Chrono Cross and the main reason that game sucked.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Positive Touch on August 05, 2016, 05:53:52 PM
but yeah like most of yall I'm playing older shit. panzer dragoon saga, blue dragon, chrono trigger, and asura's Wrath atm

next two months are gonna be crazy when i get dragon Quest 7, final Fantasy 15, dragon Quest builders, and world of final fantasy
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: thisismyusername on August 05, 2016, 05:56:05 PM
Gaming side has slowed down but honestly I also don't think a lot of great single player games have come out recently. Doom was popular but outside of that I've been spending all my time with multiplayer games and there is not really a lot to post about when it comes to that. Still enjoying overwatch. Still enjoying Rainbow Six siege, etc.

This. The Bore doesn't really have an active multiplayer community and that's where most modern games are at.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Tasty on August 05, 2016, 06:07:17 PM
Gaming sucks these days. :yeshrug

If you're a Nintendo fan.  :teehee

Well yeah. Am I being too subtle about that stuff? :doge

To be honest even if gaming weren't sucking for me I have quite a bit of games to still get through. Still haven't beaten The Evil Within, LoZ TP HD, Pokemon AlphaSapphire, haven't bought Link Between Worlds, MH Generations, etc.

I just don't game much these days even though I have a lot of content I want to get through. The fire just ain't there brehs. :yeshrug
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 05, 2016, 06:13:12 PM
Me and demi play Vita games and discuss their merits amongst each other.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Stoney Mason on August 05, 2016, 06:34:46 PM
Mainly I found myself playing old games recently also. Then I forgot to post about them in the what have you been playing thread. Like I'm playing Chronotrigger and Dust an Elysian tale at the moment.

zomg i am playing Chrono Trigger too let's chat

i got the ds version so i can finally see the shitty new content they added in. i hope to God it's not as padded out as the bonus Final Fantasy content Tose did. that shit was horrible. otherwise it's still a great game. now that I've played most of the Dragon Quest games i can really see the influence in CT, most notably in the fast-paced scenario design. which, not coincidentally, was the biggest thing missing in Chrono Cross and the main reason that game sucked.

I'm playing the DS version also just via emulation. I'm still relatively early.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: demi on August 05, 2016, 06:52:01 PM
Me and demi play Vita games and discuss their merits amongst each other.

Then we discuss our fap methods, when we last fapped, its pretty lit~
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Steve Contra on August 05, 2016, 07:18:23 PM
Most people are avoiding it entirely to make sure they don't see any No Man's Sky spoilers.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: D3RANG3D on August 05, 2016, 07:19:16 PM
Play better games then we'll talk.

.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: toku on August 05, 2016, 07:24:12 PM
I'm just playing CoD and Overwatch until Titanfall|2 comes out.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: D3RANG3D on August 05, 2016, 07:25:48 PM
But are you drinking Natty Ice?
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: demi on August 05, 2016, 07:47:09 PM
I'm playing games like... every day, can't be bothered to type about it man. Rise of Iron is out next month. Gonna be pounding fist to the new raid.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Rahxephon91 on August 05, 2016, 08:37:38 PM
Honestly nothing too big has come out recently, even I've been playing less and less new games. Sure stuff like Tokyo Mirage Sessions and what not are solid games but what is there really to say about those?

When some of the heavy hitters like Deus Ex, Final Fantasy, and the October/November FPS Apoclypse happen I'm sure there will be more to talk about.

Right now gaming is perfectly a ok and that doesn't breed a lot of cool conversation.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: El Babua on August 06, 2016, 01:49:30 AM
Yeah, my most played games this year are Dark Souls 3 and Blood and Wine. Getting into Doom, but not much new strikes me this year. Deus Ex and Dishonored, I'll probably get. Otherwise, ehh.

Might buy Final Fantasy just to bitch about it on here.  :doge
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: benjipwns on August 06, 2016, 01:49:58 AM
It's too intense and hectic to take your attention off clicker games to post about them on forums.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: toku on August 06, 2016, 02:27:03 AM
But are you drinking Natty Ice?

I like vodka and miller high life.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: tiesto on August 06, 2016, 09:56:13 AM
but yeah like most of yall I'm playing older shit. panzer dragoon saga, blue dragon, chrono trigger, and asura's Wrath atm

next two months are gonna be crazy when i get dragon Quest 7, final Fantasy 15, dragon Quest builders, and world of final fantasy

That's one hell of a list of games you're playing, absolutely loved all of them. Also don't forget Trails of Cold Steel 2 is coming in September!

I'm playing too and usually post in the "What are you playing?" thread, though I take a while on games and my opinions don't really change much from day to day. I don't really think people are too interested to hear about my incremental progress through SO5's bonus dungeon :P I did play the demo of KOF14 and holy fuck is it good.

Mainly I found myself playing old games recently also. Then I forgot to post about them in the what have you been playing thread. Like I'm playing Chronotrigger and Dust an Elysian tale at the moment.

zomg i am playing Chrono Trigger too let's chat

i got the ds version so i can finally see the shitty new content they added in. i hope to God it's not as padded out as the bonus Final Fantasy content Tose did. that shit was horrible. otherwise it's still a great game. now that I've played most of the Dragon Quest games i can really see the influence in CT, most notably in the fast-paced scenario design. which, not coincidentally, was the biggest thing missing in Chrono Cross and the main reason that game sucked.

I'm playing the DS version also just via emulation. I'm still relatively early.

Is this your first time playing CT, Stoney? I'm wondering what you'll end up thinking since iirc it's different from the usual for ya.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Stoney Mason on August 06, 2016, 10:22:20 AM
Is this your first time playing CT, Stoney? I'm wondering what you'll end up thinking since iirc it's different from the usual for ya.

While I don't like a lot of Japanese games, I do like JRPG's. (And Nintendo platformers)

I played like a few hours of chronotrigger years ago but have forgotten nearly all of it so this is essentially my first playthrough.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Mr. Nobody on August 06, 2016, 10:28:11 AM
Still gaming, I just haven't been posting here (or on Bore period) that often lately (http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hamster.png)
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Rufus on August 06, 2016, 10:34:39 AM
Side bitch forum problems. :brazilcry
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Positive Touch on August 06, 2016, 11:06:03 AM
what's a good Trails/Legend of Heroes game to start with? i tried LoH3 on psp and it was hell
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: demi on August 06, 2016, 11:18:54 AM
Your only options is Sky and Cold Steel. The PSP Namco games are garbage and have no relation.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Bebpo on August 06, 2016, 12:24:46 PM
Yep.  Play Sky FC.  Just be warned it is slow.  Like you think you know slow?  Nope, this is slow.

But the payoff is worth it.  Also the writing and characters are great and the world is very well established and feels like a living breathing place.  Battle system is dated in Sky FC (gets better each game), but there's some good strategy for some of the main and optional boss fights.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on August 06, 2016, 12:44:19 PM
Play better games then we'll talk. 

gaming side is dead because gaming is dead
I thought 2016 was like big year of games with FFXV

:dead
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Bebpo on August 06, 2016, 01:04:50 PM
Play better games then we'll talk. 

gaming side is dead because gaming is dead
I thought 2016 was like big year of games with FFXV

:dead

Well, for me 2016 is a big gaming year since I'm playing Persona 5 in a month    ;)
But I figure FFXV is big deal too and at least that'll be in English this year so everyone can play that & is a better example.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 06, 2016, 03:32:53 PM
Not much to say about Hearthstone, Fifa 16 or whatever game I'm into like Overwatch a while back.

Soon WoW Legion is out as well.

Uc4 was meh, Division was aight
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Tasty on August 06, 2016, 03:44:22 PM
Man the SNES was so fucking good. :lawd

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/048cc1fc4dcb4ef2f53413289951da54/tumblr_miw5hzhyuS1rrftcdo1_400.gif) (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kj8y5NUhjsg/T95KrAKkccI/AAAAAAAASxI/rXo-rFW72jg/s1600/Legend_of_Zelda-A_Link_to_the_Past_(SNES)_06.gif) (http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/yoshispeedruns/images/8/86/Piranhahitbox.gif/revision/latest?cb=20130430215844) (http://66.media.tumblr.com/2d15efca432f2b85b2f23775cd62018a/tumblr_mfcxiavi011rh1o43o2_400.gif)

So excited to be taking back my Yoshi's Island cart from my parents this weekend. Haven't played it in 15 years because I refuse to play the butchered GBA port that Nintendo puts on the VC instead of the real deal.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 06, 2016, 03:57:16 PM
im kind of bummed i never had a snes, why did i prefer to get a mega drive again?
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Tasty on August 06, 2016, 04:10:38 PM
im kind of bummed i never had a snes, why did i prefer to get a mega drive again?

Sega had Europe by the balls for some reason.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 06, 2016, 04:14:54 PM
I had a NES and a GB though... weeeird

But then I went on MD, GG and Saturn streak.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Tasty on August 06, 2016, 04:31:47 PM
The Genesis was great. The SNES and Genesis are on the same level in my book, I prefer the Genesis.

Super Metroid is the best game on either, though.

Honest question, because I don't know: what did the Genesis have aside from Sonic?
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Rufus on August 06, 2016, 04:43:41 PM
Sports games were huge, I think.

Then there's Phantasy Star, Shining Force, Gunstar Heroes, Mortal Kombat 2 (with blood), and uh... I was never a Sega guy.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Tasty on August 06, 2016, 04:48:50 PM
Sports games were huge, I think.

Then there's Phantasy Star, Shining Force, Gunstar Heroes, Mortal Kombat 2 (with blood), and uh... I was never a Sega guy.

Hmm...

SNES MK2 had blood btw, it was only the original that lacked it. Same for MK3 (which I prefer anyways.) Cyrax :lawd
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Post by: Freyj on August 06, 2016, 05:32:26 PM
Bloodlines was a better game than Castlevania IV as well.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: mormapope on August 06, 2016, 05:40:50 PM
I'm in the same boat of playing older games and not touching anything new. Been doing another no kill run through Deus Ex Human Revolution on the hardest difficulty, playing through MGS2, might try getting through the second half of Tales of Vesperia.

This gen has no interesting gimmicks or dynamics.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Tasty on August 06, 2016, 05:52:32 PM
There's not a lot of talk about Genesis games that aren't Sonic when it comes to a lot of the retro youtube sectors since a lot of them are born and bred Nintendo fans that grew up on that. Isn't much of an issue since a lot of them were NES kids first so I get it.

Is this the Genesis kid version of "media is teh bias against Nintendo?" :lol Come on man.

I really think you should dig into some of the Genesis library, Andy-kun. You might find a lot you like.

Cousin had a Genesis so I had some exposure but nothing really stuck out as much as LttP, Yoshi's Island, DKC2, Final Fantasy, etc.

Streets of Rage, Ristar, Dynamite Headdy and Toejam & Earl certainly looked cool enough but didn't really hold my interest as a kid.

Never got to try Phantasy Star, Golden Axe or Shinobi and I know those have huge amounts of fans. Will probably try them out some day.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: thisismyusername on August 06, 2016, 06:06:53 PM
The Genesis was great. The SNES and Genesis are on the same level in my book, I prefer the Genesis.

Super Metroid is the best game on either, though.

Honest question, because I don't know: what did the Genesis have aside from Sonic?

Streets of Rage, Phantasy Star, uncensored Mortal Kombat if you were into that, Contra: Hard Corps...


...Rystar, Gunstar Heros (I think Treasure was primarily Genesis/Mega Drive of that generation), Phantom: 2040 or whatever the year was...
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 06, 2016, 06:12:59 PM
Also: Gunstar Heroes, Rocket Knight Adventures, Landstalker, Sub-Terrania, Shining Force, and Shadowrun.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: tiesto on August 06, 2016, 06:13:31 PM
Genesis / MD games I like aside from Sanic:

Phantasy Star 2 and 4
Gunstar Heroes
Shining Force 1 and 2
Landstalker
Warsong
Crusader of Centy
Streets of Rage series
Thunder Force series
Gaiares
Exile
Granada
MUSHA
Burning Force
Aladdin
Sinobi series
Alisia Dragoon
Rocket Knight Adventures
Castle of Illusion
Elemental Master
Quackshot
Toejam and Earl
NHL '94
Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf
Outrun 2019
Ristar
Socket
Alien Soldier, Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Gleylancer and Monster World IV if you're into importing
Beggar Prince, Pier Solar and Star Odyssey if you're into postmortem releases / homebrew
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Fifstar on August 06, 2016, 06:42:58 PM
Genesis had a lot of hardcore arcadey games. There is a gaf  thread about cool effects in 16 bit games and it lots of great looking games. Back then I thought the snes  was technical superior but it couldn't push big sprites like the Genesis could.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: demi on August 06, 2016, 07:07:41 PM
Genesis just wasnt a weeb showcase. Theres not much to be had in that library.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Huff on August 06, 2016, 09:37:57 PM
I haven't unpacked any of my consoles since moving in June. Don't think I've played anything since quitting clash royale
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on August 06, 2016, 10:25:52 PM
I pretty much stopped playing games ages ago.  I haven't even played Pokemon Go in well over a week.

Not sure what, if anything, will get me to play games again.  I will still probably buy that mini NES that is coming out on the Fall :-\
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Positive Touch on August 06, 2016, 10:39:03 PM
Genesis just wasnt a weeb showcase. Theres not much to be had in that library.

i think it tends to get overlooked now, but EA had a lot of great games on Genesis, and in my personal experience ppl preferred the genny versions of their multiplatform titles.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Shuri on August 07, 2016, 08:13:00 AM
I pretty much stopped playing games ages ago.  I haven't even played Pokemon Go in well over a week.

Not sure what, if anything, will get me to play games again.  I will still probably buy that mini NES that is coming out on the Fall :-\
I'm more hyped about the mini NES than the playstation VR that I have on pre-order  :lol

Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: bork on August 07, 2016, 11:08:46 AM
I play a lot of the same shit these days, nothing to contribute from my side.

This is pretty much me.

Or I'll post something about a game and nobody will reply.
:idont

But hey, this thread got plenty of responses.   Seems like people are just waiting for something to talk about.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Tasty on August 07, 2016, 11:26:20 AM
But hey, this thread got plenty of responses.   Seems like people are just waiting for something to talk about.

You're welcome.  8)
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Mr. Nobody on August 07, 2016, 12:28:26 PM
Play better games then we'll talk. 

gaming side is dead because gaming is dead
I thought 2016 was like big year of games with FFXV

:dead

Well, for me 2016 is a big gaming year since I'm playing Persona 5 in a month    ;)

 :pacspit
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Let's Cyber on August 07, 2016, 01:13:33 PM
The games I put the most time into nowadays are FTL and Age of Empires II HD.

 :idont

I'm excited for The Last Guardian but that might last a total of 5 hours and my PS4 will be getting zero work after that until the NA version of Persona 5 in February. 
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: benjipwns on August 07, 2016, 03:54:10 PM
I blame that cuck Pallando.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Atramental on August 07, 2016, 05:09:05 PM
It's CuckLord MemeMaster to you, pleb.   :snob
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on August 07, 2016, 07:19:55 PM
The Genesis was great. The SNES and Genesis are on the same level in my book, I prefer the Genesis.

Super Metroid is the best game on either, though.

Honest question, because I don't know: what did the Genesis have aside from Sonic?

Herzog Zwei and now you can shut the fuck up :ufup
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 07, 2016, 07:24:58 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/0ecU0T5.jpg)

Played this game a lot. It was pretty freaking hard.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: naff on August 07, 2016, 08:11:56 PM
The Genesis was great. The SNES and Genesis are on the same level in my book, I prefer the Genesis.

Super Metroid is the best game on either, though.

Honest question, because I don't know: what did the Genesis have aside from Sonic?

The sickest shooters, and that goddamn synth  :rejoice

Entire genres of electronic music are defined by archaic pieces of equipment and loved because of their limitations, some of the arguments re explicitly declaring superiority of one soundchip over another because "clarity" is so goddamn dumb. But that's nerds for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJop8l6emb8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psSamm93uCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlcvaRDCo9g
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: naff on August 07, 2016, 08:53:28 PM
Also, you gotta scope some of the parallax effects in Thunderforce IV, so beautiful, the aesthetics of that game (http://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ym5yDLxf1qiyde3.gif)
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Rufus on August 07, 2016, 08:54:03 PM
The Hard Corps soundtrack.  :lawd
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Atramental on August 07, 2016, 09:56:13 PM
I wonder if implementing "Borito Bucks" would be a good way to incentivize posting on the gaming side.  :doge


/wine fueled thought
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: naff on August 07, 2016, 10:15:47 PM
The Hard Corps soundtrack.  :lawd

Everything gets turnt up on Genesis

Great track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaVM9MUp-lc

But the genesis gabba remix  :dice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf06_j4GDu8
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: The Sceneman on August 07, 2016, 10:49:28 PM
To answer OP, I havent had the time/money/inclination for vidya lately. Been playing paper MTG and going to university and yeah. I'll get back into at some point, if I ever splash out on a Bone or PS4.

TURNT AF GENESIS MUSICS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDA0YAvgJfs
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: tiesto on August 07, 2016, 11:10:02 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psSamm93uCE

The Omake tracks on the TF4 soundtrack are sooooo good. I actually like them better than the main game's music! Wonder why they never got used in the game proper, though?
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: thisismyusername on August 08, 2016, 01:43:47 AM
Real Talk: Contra: Hard Corps is one of the best games on the system. Even though it's (IMO) Nintendo Hard. I think I only "beat" it once and it was with the secret Time Warp ending. The later stages get pretty tough.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: qq more on August 08, 2016, 02:20:21 AM
The 16bit era was and is still amazing  :lawd

So many classics still waiting for me to play on both systems. SNES and Genesis are godlike.


Also Andrex, you should definitely look into the Genesis library. Even if the SNES has more games and arguably better games (depending on taste), Sega's offering is still something to not miss out on. Lots of cool unique games there too. Rocket Knight Adventure and Gunstar Heroes ranks as my favorite non-Sonic Sega Genesis games.

Real Talk: Contra: Hard Corps is one of the best games on the system. Even though it's (IMO) Nintendo Hard. I think I only "beat" it once and it was with the secret Time Warp ending. The later stages get pretty tough.
One of the games I want to really give a shot. The soundtrack is sick.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Trent Dole on August 08, 2016, 02:51:34 AM
The Hard Corps soundtrack.  :lawd

Everything gets turnt up on Genesis

Great track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaVM9MUp-lc

But the genesis gabba remix  :dice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf06_j4GDu8
Goddamn that shit is fire.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: benjipwns on August 08, 2016, 04:52:33 AM
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 :bolo

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i got nothin

i liked hell yeah! and renegade ops and alpha protocol were alright five years ago and like relic/creative assembly's stuff is generally fine
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Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: benjipwns on August 08, 2016, 04:53:46 AM
*Rick Pitino Celtics rant edited to use Sega examples*
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: benjipwns on August 08, 2016, 05:37:01 AM
boo, thought i might have had an extra key for it

transformed way better than prior game
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: bork on August 08, 2016, 07:14:15 AM
Transformed is awesome.  Get it on PC if you can for 60 FPS.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Rufus on August 08, 2016, 10:12:09 AM
Real Talk: Contra: Hard Corps is one of the best games on the system. Even though it's (IMO) Nintendo Hard. I think I only "beat" it once and it was with the secret Time Warp ending. The later stages get pretty tough.
In the Japanese version you can take a couple of hits before you die. Makes learning it much easier. I still didn't get very far, mind, but I didn't try for very long.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: qq more on August 08, 2016, 11:21:28 AM
Man, SEGA from like the mid 80's to right before the Sammy acquisition was sooooooo fire. I miss the shit out of that Sega. Now it's all terrible Sonic games, Yakuza games that take too long to localize even if they get localized, and slew of bad decisions. I get why business wise, but still disappointed by it.

The dumb fanboy in me creeped back out when they were publishing Platinum Games thinking this was the start of silver age, didn't realize they didn't own Platinum and then their small moment of taking risks stopped very quickly. Aside from the Platinum games and Binary Domain, what has Sega done lately that's worth noting?
From what I recalled, Sega of America(?) got a new boss and they stated they want to take things seriously again and focus on quality. So after Sonic Mania, they seem to be listening to their fans a little more. Even letting Shenmue III being a thing seems like a nice thing to do for their fans as well.

But of course maybe I'm just being too optimistic, because I really loved Sega of the old.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: D3RANG3D on August 09, 2016, 02:23:19 PM
I was a SNES tard back in the day, Genesis has better games though.

Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Himu on August 10, 2016, 06:58:37 PM
Super Nintendo vs Genesis is pretty easy: Super Nintendo.

I used to be a Genesis person but, you know, I think that was nostalgia and holding the flag for the team more than anything. On inspection, Super Nintendo outclasses Genesis on every single level and it's not even close.

While Sega's slogan during that era was Genesis does what Nintendon't it couldn't be further from the truth. What Genesis does, Super Nintendo does just as good or better. But Genesis rarely if ever does what Super Nintendo does well.

It's mostly in the game library. Sega Genesis mostly had an arcade game and action game emphasis given Sega's arcade roots. It mostly succeeds there. Games like the Shinobi series, Streets of Rage, Gunstar Heroes, Alien Soldier, stuff like that, were excellent on the Genesis. But even then, Super Nintendo has Pocky and Rocky, Ninja Warriors, Wild Guns, Captain Commando;etc. What Genesis does, Super Nintendo does also. Sometimes (in the case of Ninja Warriors) even better. Remember, this is Genesis' cream of the crop as well, and Super Nintendo is still about Even Steven. Even in the 2d shooter category, which Genesis (and its successor the Saturn) is famous for, SNES isn't a slouch. It's probably the one category I'm willing to give the Genesis over the Super Nintendo and even then, Super Nintendo has the likes of Gradius III, R-Type III, Pop ‘n’ Twinbee, Parodius, and Axelay. Again, the Super Nintendo matches Genesis with what it's famous for.

When it comes to platformers it's not even close. Genesis has the occasional platformer that outclasses Super Nintendo equivalent such as Aladdin Genesis or Castlevania Bloodlines being better than IV (but let's be honest, IV is one of the worst CV's, just reality), but Super Nintendo has it beat. Sonic does not compare to Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island. Games like Ristar and Dynamite Headdy are good but not what's on par with what's available on the SFAM. Let's get this out the gate. Adding games likes Demon's Crest, Donkey Kong Country 2, ActRaiser, Doremi Fantasy, the original Umihara Kawase, and Goemon games? The only thing that's approaching SNES quality in this department is probably Rocket Knight Adventures, which for my money is the best Genesis game next to Shinobi III.

RPGS makes this shut and closed. Genesis had good games like Phantasy Star series, and Shining series, you've go the Monster World series which I don't think SFAM has any answer to, and I mean that's about it. Action rpgs like Beyond Oasis and Crusader of Centy are systematically outclassed by what's available on the Super Nintendo games like Terranigma and Illusion of Gaia. Lufia? Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest I+II, III, V, AND VI? Tactics Ogre LUCT? Ogre Battle? Front Mission? And that's without mentioning the obvous stuff like Seiken Densetsu III, Secret of Mana, Bahamut Lagoon, Live-A-Live, Earthbound,  Final Fantasy IV-VI, Shin Megami Tensei series. The SNES is so lopsided in this category it's a joke to even compare them. When we get into the really niche shit like Popful Mail and Marvelous, like, just end it already - he's already dead.

When we get into just other random shit like The Firemen, you won't see a game like Clock Tower on Genesis. The SNES exclusives like Super Metroid and Zelda: ALTTP make this a blood bath.

Then the multiplatform games are fine on the SNES, which makes it even more harrowing.

In the past recent months I have bought an SNES Mini and modded it to play imports. Buying cheap ass Super Famicom games and the library combined, Genesis isn't even on the same level. Most of its best games are Sega developed and either tight arcade experiences (Shinobi III :bow) or experimental stuff like Ecco the Dolphin. It doesn't have the luxury of Super Nintendo or Super Famicom's vast library diversity. What Genesis does it does very well. The problem is, Super Nintendo does it just as well if not better. They're both complimentary systems, but in the end, I'd choose Super Famicom any day of the week. No nostalgia.

The Super Nintendo is basically the 16 bit ps2. Genesis is probably the equivalent of an Xbox. While Xbox has its fans, most people are going to agree that ps2 demolishes the Xbox. It's not a bad system, but it's no ps2. Super Nintendo is a top 3 system; Sega Genesis is a top 10 system.


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Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: brob on August 10, 2016, 09:54:04 PM
my pc runs both snes n megadrive emulators for free. leave the comparative essays in 1996 imo
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: naff on August 10, 2016, 10:12:43 PM
Yeah i don't think we, (at least not me) were trying to argue one is necessarily better than the other. I prefer strictly different vs. strictly better, i love the Genesis for it's idiosyncrasies and certain games. I don't have any solid opin about multiplat quality because I was too young to care much, though I remember really liking my friends SNES because SSF2 sounded so good (really obviously better) and the RPGs were so slick. I never had any of the Genesis RPGs, and haven't played them to this day.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: naff on August 10, 2016, 10:24:08 PM
Oh and answering the og question, i don't contribute because I never contributed much anyway, and I p much only play MTG now which is such a diverse topic and so few people play it here there's no point talking about it
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Himu on August 10, 2016, 11:25:00 PM
my pc runs both snes n megadrive emulators for free. leave the comparative essays in 1996 imo

But I thought the bore was supposed to be a better game discusso than neogaf?

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Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Himu on August 10, 2016, 11:34:58 PM
Yeah i don't think we, (at least not me) were trying to argue one is necessarily better than the other. I prefer strictly different vs. strictly better, i love the Genesis for it's idiosyncrasies and certain games. I don't have any solid opin about multiplat quality because I was too young to care much, though I remember really liking my friends SNES because SSF2 sounded so good (really obviously better) and the RPGs were so slick. I never had any of the Genesis RPGs, and haven't played them to this day.

If you're interested in Genesis RPGS, play Wonder Boy in Monster World, Monster World IV, Phantasy Star IV, and Shining Force I+II. Every thing else is honestly not required. PSII has aged like milk and has a superior PS2 remake. Crusader of Centy is pretty ok for a Zelda-like but it's nothing compared to something like Alundra, Landstalker sucks, and Beyond Oasis isn't too special.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: brob on August 10, 2016, 11:38:04 PM
my pc runs both snes n megadrive emulators for free. leave the comparative essays in 1996 imo

But I thought the bore was supposed to be a better game discusso than neogaf?

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no, I think a high effort argument for why one console is categorically better than another is probably better served on gaf tbh.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Himu on August 10, 2016, 11:44:06 PM
Given the amount of people back into collecting and playing retro systems, it's not as pointless as you think. Some people may be interested in collecting one type or another. And sometimes playing retro games can be expensive. Not everyone pirates like you. :doge I listed great games from both systems. You can pick and choose whichever is your taste from it. It's just my view. For a person who likes to talk about neogaf and its inferior discussion, you sure are a big fan of Censoring (tm) other viewpoints!

Maybe that's why there's less people talking about games on the bore now? Maybe even gaf is better for that purpose these days.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: brob on August 10, 2016, 11:59:09 PM
tbh I don't really have an opinion on what The Discourse is like at gaf these days as I don't read it, but I suspect it is better for that sort of debate. I will take credit for censoring the bore tho, that's all me.  8)
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Positive Touch on August 11, 2016, 01:58:25 AM
guys it's ok to admit snes is better. Sega lost the war. we don't have to pretend anymore.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Trent Dole on August 11, 2016, 03:25:05 AM
my pc runs both snes n megadrive emulators for free. leave the comparative essays in 1996 imo
:dead
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Positive Touch on August 11, 2016, 03:35:45 AM
I owned both since I was a kid and after going back I do still like the Genesis better. Doesn't really matter, as both are excellent.

ok liar
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: bork on August 11, 2016, 07:31:23 AM
If you're interested in Genesis RPGS, play Wonder Boy in Monster World, Monster World IV, Phantasy Star IV, and Shining Force I+II. Every thing else is honestly not required. PSII has aged like milk and has a superior PS2 remake. Crusader of Centy is pretty ok for a Zelda-like but it's nothing compared to something like Alundra, Landstalker sucks, and Beyond Oasis isn't too special.

No way.  Landstalker is the best action-RPG on the system.  Amazing, amazing game with some challenging jumping puzzles, only brought down by its terrible, almost non-existent ending.

The people who made Landstalker made Alundra, BTW.  One day I'd like to play Alundra-- I mean, I have it but I don't want to play Working Designs crap.  Did anyone ever do a new translation from the original, unaltered gameplay/difficulty crap by WD, Japanese version?

guys it's ok to admit snes is better. Sega lost the war. we don't have to pretend anymore.

I was totally a Nintendo fan back in the early 90s, but later on after getting to play everything...man.  The Genesis kicked the SNES' ass all over the place and the games have generally aged better, since a lot of them still run faster.  I guess it must have been that blast processing.
  :doge
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Himu on August 11, 2016, 11:29:50 AM
isometric arpg with a dpad doesn't work lyte and you know that fucking shit so hard and you should play alundra and terranigma instead. landstalker is not better than monster world 3 and 4. it's not even approaching best arpg on the system.

saying that an isometric 2d action rpg slash platformer is the best action rpg on the genesis makes me very very concerned and I need to check your head to see if you've got a fever because I'm really worried.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: demi on August 11, 2016, 11:36:17 AM
Light Crusader > Landstalker
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Positive Touch on August 11, 2016, 11:53:25 AM
 don't be a weebo purist - the English version of Alundra is great. wd only altered the platforming in a few seconds, iirc to make the penalty for failure less tedious, and they upped boss attack damage while lowering their hp to make fights faster but harder. it plays great and outside of their random corny jokes and some overdone accents, the translation is great of course. play that shit
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: demi on August 11, 2016, 11:54:51 AM
Why would you not play Alundra? Why is lyte edge such a fucking virgin? Get that ass banned, cuck
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: archnemesis on August 11, 2016, 12:25:25 PM
Yep, Alundra is a fantastic game. I still need to play the much less popular sequel some day.
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Post by: Positive Touch on August 11, 2016, 12:27:16 PM
not enough doge emojis in the world for that sequel
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: mormapope on August 11, 2016, 12:29:28 PM
I've only played an hour and a half of Alundra, but the localization was excellent for the most part. Way better than a lot of other stuff around that time.

Soundtrack is also excellent
https://youtu.be/Ww-YhMfRvVY

 :delicious
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: demi on August 11, 2016, 12:35:53 PM
Yep, Alundra is a fantastic game. I still need to play the much less popular sequel some day.

They never made a sequel.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: bork on September 22, 2016, 10:52:27 AM
isometric arpg with a dpad doesn't work lyte and you know that fucking shit so hard

It works just fine.  Not my fault you suck at those controls.

don't be a weebo purist - the English version of Alundra is great. wd only altered the platforming in a few seconds, iirc to make the penalty for failure less tedious, and they upped boss attack damage while lowering their hp to make fights faster but harder. it plays great and outside of their random corny jokes and some overdone accents, the translation is great of course. play that shit

I've grown to really dislike WD's localizations over the years.  It's not so much the translations/stupid jokes they add so much as it is what they do to change game play.  With Alundra, they fucked around with the difficulty.  Apparently this was to make the game easier, but somehow this was fucked up and IIRC it is generally-considered to be harder, in a bad way, because of what they did.  Is this wrong?

I've never been able to get into the game.  That goes for pretty much all of Climax's games after Landstalker.
:idont
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: archnemesis on September 22, 2016, 11:26:42 AM
The final boss battle in Alundra is very intense, otherwise it's not that hard. I remember a really frustrating platforming section, but maybe I was just tired that evening.
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Positive Touch on September 22, 2016, 11:43:11 AM
they reduced boss hp but upped attack power for shorter but harder bosses. like arch says only the final boss is hard, and even then not really. the best sword in the game is only available if you suck and keep dying anyways
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: bork on September 22, 2016, 11:44:38 AM
I'd like to play Ladystalker (that name  :lol) someday.  It was like 80% fan-translated, but never completed.
https://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=lady
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Tasty on September 22, 2016, 03:00:18 PM
Respond to posts from over a month ago brehs
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 22, 2016, 03:37:49 PM
mods pls, ban bork for necrobumping
Title: Re: Is it just me or is the gaming side of this forum pretty dead?
Post by: bork on September 22, 2016, 08:22:55 PM
I missed all those replies and decided to respond.
 :esports