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The Superdeep Borehole / Re: Pray for Ben Garrison
« Last post by D3RANG3D on April 12, 2024, 05:50:36 PM »
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Video Game Bored / Re: What are you playing?
« Last post by tiesto on April 12, 2024, 03:18:22 PM »Well, since I cleared IW and Star Ocean: Blue Sphere, I've been playing a lot of Rebirth. Currently just started Ch 11 and hoping I can put in some serious time this weekend to make further progress. I'm really impressed with Rebirth, sometimes the minigames get a bit too overbearing and their quality is mixed, but everything else is just awesome... best FF since 9. I think they really nailed the mix of open world and more linear, focused exploration, which really helps with the pacing. You never feel bogged down. There's a lot to see and do, the game also captures the wackiness and "soul" of earlier FFs, and the amount of music/remixes in this game is ridiculous.
I also won an auction for a cib copy of Knight Quest for Game Boy. It was a LOT of money but a good deal less than I've seen it go for over the years. I had this game as a kid and recall making it to the final area but never finishing it. I started playing it again and it's pretty basic and quite grindy (at least at the onset) but has some nice things going for it. I currently made it to what the instruction book calls chapter 3 (of 5), and it seems like a game you can finish in 5-10 hours (considerably less if you use an emu to speed up the grinding). I'm playing on a mix of Analogue Pocket and Super Game Boy.
It's a one on one RPG where you can select from 4 different attacks to use against enemies, and every enemy type has its own weakness. The overworld graphics are very simple but the in-battle graphics really shine. Animated characters/monsters, nice backgrounds. Also it's cool that there are multiple battle themes.
And as for non-RPGs, well I've been continuing with Super Mario All Stars - finished 1, 2, and 3, and up to 8-4 in Lost Levels. Finished Demon's Crest, including the hidden ending which you get a password for if you collect everything in the main game. It's an excellent almost-Metroidvania style game although some of the secrets feel a bit obscure and it definitely requires a guide to 100%... the graphics and art direction are also stellar, it's one of the best looking SNES games IMO, oozing with atmosphere and perfectly-selected palette choices. Also tried a bit of Super Adventure Island and made it reasonably far in my first shot. It's not that great of a game, it feels extremely basic in terms of gameplay and level design, like comparable to the original Adventure Island. Even the NES sequels of 2-4 (especially 4) felt more advanced than this with world maps, more exploration, dinosaur partners and more than 2 weapons. The Koshiro soundtrack kicks ass however.
I also won an auction for a cib copy of Knight Quest for Game Boy. It was a LOT of money but a good deal less than I've seen it go for over the years. I had this game as a kid and recall making it to the final area but never finishing it. I started playing it again and it's pretty basic and quite grindy (at least at the onset) but has some nice things going for it. I currently made it to what the instruction book calls chapter 3 (of 5), and it seems like a game you can finish in 5-10 hours (considerably less if you use an emu to speed up the grinding). I'm playing on a mix of Analogue Pocket and Super Game Boy.
It's a one on one RPG where you can select from 4 different attacks to use against enemies, and every enemy type has its own weakness. The overworld graphics are very simple but the in-battle graphics really shine. Animated characters/monsters, nice backgrounds. Also it's cool that there are multiple battle themes.
And as for non-RPGs, well I've been continuing with Super Mario All Stars - finished 1, 2, and 3, and up to 8-4 in Lost Levels. Finished Demon's Crest, including the hidden ending which you get a password for if you collect everything in the main game. It's an excellent almost-Metroidvania style game although some of the secrets feel a bit obscure and it definitely requires a guide to 100%... the graphics and art direction are also stellar, it's one of the best looking SNES games IMO, oozing with atmosphere and perfectly-selected palette choices. Also tried a bit of Super Adventure Island and made it reasonably far in my first shot. It's not that great of a game, it feels extremely basic in terms of gameplay and level design, like comparable to the original Adventure Island. Even the NES sequels of 2-4 (especially 4) felt more advanced than this with world maps, more exploration, dinosaur partners and more than 2 weapons. The Koshiro soundtrack kicks ass however.
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The Superdeep Borehole / Re: Dragon Ball Thread - RIP sensei
« Last post by Polident Hive on April 12, 2024, 12:45:17 PM »Exploring ways to rewatch the whole* series. Seems there’s no great “official” source? Fans built their own copies using broadcast audio from home VHS tapes and fixing color degradation. Also some recuts, like Kai, but with original music and audio. Dragon Ball is brought down to 82 episodes (from 153). DBZ fan recuts aren’t complete, that I’ve found anyway. Kai already cut 130 episodes of filler.
It’s honestly impressive how thorough the fans are. Some DBZ files are large for including six or so audio tracks. I’m only interested in the original audio but it’s nostalgic to hear the Ocean dub.
It’s honestly impressive how thorough the fans are. Some DBZ files are large for including six or so audio tracks. I’m only interested in the original audio but it’s nostalgic to hear the Ocean dub.
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The Superdeep Borehole / Re: Generic RIP Thread
« Last post by benjipwns on April 12, 2024, 02:40:13 AM »75
The Superdeep Borehole / Re: Generic RIP Thread
« Last post by Occam on April 11, 2024, 03:01:20 PM »OJ Simpson (76).
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Video Game Bored / Re: Dragon's Dogma II, brehs
« Last post by Let's Cyber on April 11, 2024, 12:16:38 PM »I didn't like most of the mages in the rift so I was like "I'll do it myself". So many players don't have the right skills on or dress their pawns in the string bikini. Started a new character on a different profile so I can make another pawn.
Sent over endgame gear and equipment, dragonforged. Just need to get the Mage super skill and she should be set. She'll be the best low level mage in the game, at least on PS5.
Sent over endgame gear and equipment, dragonforged. Just need to get the Mage super skill and she should be set. She'll be the best low level mage in the game, at least on PS5.
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Video Game Bored / Re: What did you finish in 2024?
« Last post by demi on April 11, 2024, 01:18:22 AM »Since last post...
Xbox:
Blinx The Timesweeper
Xbox One:
Remnant 2
Alone in the Dark
Dead Island 2
Gamecube:
Freedom Fighters
PS3:
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Sly 4: Thieves in Time
PS5:
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Nintendo DS:
Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled
PC:
My Friendly Neighborhood
Ad Infinitum
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Xbox:
Blinx The Timesweeper
Xbox One:
Remnant 2
Alone in the Dark
Dead Island 2
Gamecube:
Freedom Fighters
PS3:
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Sly 4: Thieves in Time
PS5:
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Nintendo DS:
Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled
PC:
My Friendly Neighborhood
Ad Infinitum
Bendy and the Ink Machine
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Video Game Bored / Re: Random Gaming Talk Thread
« Last post by bork on April 10, 2024, 10:22:27 PM »79
Video Game Bored / Re: Dragon's Dogma II, brehs
« Last post by bork on April 10, 2024, 10:17:31 PM »
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The Superdeep Borehole / Re: The TV shows you've seen recently thread.
« Last post by Phoenix Dark on April 10, 2024, 05:25:11 PM »Gonna peep it this week, looks good