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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #21960 on: December 13, 2013, 10:06:56 PM »
Samurai Gunn  :lawd

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« Reply #21961 on: December 13, 2013, 10:10:35 PM »
Samurai Gunn came out? I didn't know it was this year.

broin' out with some samurai duels tomorrow! :hyper

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« Reply #21962 on: December 13, 2013, 10:51:51 PM »
Yeah it came out earlier this week I think... still on release sale for 12.

I've been looking forward to it since reading about it on RPS over a year ago and it didn't disappoint.
It does seem a little buggier then I expected (mostly in the showdown levels) with the longish time it's been around but it's still super fun. I love local multiplayer games and this one has the potential to be a new classic. It's totally pick up and play friendly so it should be great at parties.

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« Reply #21963 on: December 14, 2013, 06:07:11 AM »
Something's wrong with me and I bought these today:


Killer is Dead
Splatterhouse (?)
Brink ($2.69)


Killer is Dead is better than expected.
Game is game-y although the Suda charms (in whatever form they're now in) are wearing even thinner.
The story is either brilliant or more likely incomprehensible.
Don't mind the fighting and would wager it's the best Suda has had (not the tightest though).

GREAT music.
Graphics are alright.
The style just makes me want Killer 7HD.

6/10 game and not bad for cheap.
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« Reply #21964 on: December 14, 2013, 07:17:00 AM »
Was gonna rent Splatterhouse around Halloween, to keep in the theme of the holiday, but I didn't want to waste my time on a game that is probably "alright" at best. I have to really be in the mood for shit like that.
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« Reply #21965 on: December 14, 2013, 10:46:39 AM »
Still playing Spelunky, still a great game, working on getting to the temple consistantly. I think I have to get the tunnelman the key from the mines, that seems really difficult, not sure if it's worth it or if I should just try to make good complete runs and try to beat the temple. Everytime I get to the temple I get killed in like 2 seconds though  :-\ :lol. Game is easily in my top five from the last generation, super addictive and just fun to play, no content tourism shit like too many games nowdays.
« Last Edit: December 14, 2013, 10:48:11 AM by Fifstar »
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« Reply #21966 on: December 14, 2013, 11:47:06 AM »
CT is an exception. It wasn't until FFXII when jrpgs had the tech to pull off no separate screen for encounters. Even still, CT style encounters are still rare.
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #21967 on: December 14, 2013, 12:45:43 PM »
Risen 2 - Dark Waters. Well, I'm still trying to solve performance issues. At 1080 I'm getting sub-20 no matter what I do. And yet the GPU usage doesn't go above 50%. Reading about it online there seem to be people who are getting much better performance with the same card. I might just wait until I get a new GPU, because I have less and less patience for this nonsense...
edit: Downgraded to older drivers and that seems to help a little bit, but performance still sucks. The game doesn't look like much, so it kinda sucks that it's this demanding, but I guess I can't expect much with any more with my ailing GPU.

That said, this POS just crashed on me twice as I tried to jump. WTF Piranha Bytes...
« Last Edit: December 14, 2013, 02:03:29 PM by Rufus »

Himu

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« Reply #21968 on: December 14, 2013, 12:50:32 PM »
Also, how in the world is FFVII's story convoluted, at least on disc 1? It's pretty fucking simple. :wtf

If you want a less convoluted, simple story with a large and memorable cast, play FFVI after CT, Ruz. They are peas and carrots.
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« Reply #21969 on: December 14, 2013, 01:39:48 PM »
Still playing Spelunky, still a great game, working on getting to the temple consistantly. I think I have to get the tunnelman the key from the mines, that seems really difficult, not sure if it's worth it or if I should just try to make good complete runs and try to beat the temple. Everytime I get to the temple I get killed in like 2 seconds though  :-\ :lol. Game is easily in my top five from the last generation, super addictive and just fun to play, no content tourism shit like too many games nowdays.

I haven't even gotten to the Temple yet :(
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« Reply #21970 on: December 14, 2013, 02:19:35 PM »
Square, Square, Triangle will get you through God of War for the most part. It won't for Bayonetta and probably not Revengeance, either.

Nah, you can use the same combos in Bayo and MGR.  Hell in MGR you don't even need combos. 

All that matters in these games is learning enemy patterns and timing to dodge them.  You can then counter with PPK or whatever you want and it'll work.


Not to say Bayonetta isn't deep.  It has a lot of depth to the combat because of all the stuff you can do.  But you can also get through them with finding a good combo and rocking it the whole game after dodges.  MGR isn't very deep, probably about the same as GoW, maybe less so.  You counter and slice, counter and slice, watch a bunch of QTEs, zzz.

Ok i got Bayonetta today for a fiver, might as well try it :)

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« Reply #21971 on: December 14, 2013, 04:42:27 PM »
Still playing Spelunky, still a great game, working on getting to the temple consistantly. I think I have to get the tunnelman the key from the mines, that seems really difficult, not sure if it's worth it or if I should just try to make good complete runs and try to beat the temple. Everytime I get to the temple I get killed in like 2 seconds though  :-\ :lol. Game is easily in my top five from the last generation, super addictive and just fun to play, no content tourism shit like too many games nowdays.

I haven't even gotten to the Temple yet :(

One day you will. But then you'll die five seconds into it and never see it again.
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« Reply #21972 on: December 14, 2013, 06:05:23 PM »
Still playing Spelunky, still a great game, working on getting to the temple consistantly. I think I have to get the tunnelman the key from the mines, that seems really difficult, not sure if it's worth it or if I should just try to make good complete runs and try to beat the temple. Everytime I get to the temple I get killed in like 2 seconds though  :-\ :lol. Game is easily in my top five from the last generation, super addictive and just fun to play, no content tourism shit like too many games nowdays.

I haven't even gotten to the Temple yet :(

One day you will. But then you'll die five seconds into it and never see it again.

:(

I have to figure out what the tunnel man does. I gave him all the shit he asked me for and nothing happened. Lazy asshole.
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #21973 on: December 14, 2013, 07:05:47 PM »
whoever decided to put that slashing shit in the final boss of metal gear rising can die of a distended asshole
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« Reply #21974 on: December 14, 2013, 07:16:45 PM »
want to know the best part - to get S rank you have to not get hit during any part of that whole thing. even the "scripted" event on top of the Metal Gear Spider
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« Reply #21975 on: December 14, 2013, 08:26:06 PM »
lol  no fuckin way im 1000ing this so im not worried. game was fun but damn those flaws could get annoying sometimes - even worse than the loose blocking was the way this game used more stick shaking than fucking mario party. by the end i was just slowly moving the stick around so i wouldnt damage my controller. really stupid idea putting that in. when the game worked tho it was awesome. running from enemy to enemy, hitting them just enough to stagger them and then carefully aiming to slice and absorb as many dudes as possible at once was really fun. also the bosses were all fantastic and did a great job of playing to the combat systems strength.

onto the dlc now.
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« Reply #21976 on: December 14, 2013, 08:30:21 PM »
as for la-maulana, i stopped at the same part you did magus. you really need to have a lot of clues on hand to make it through that part and on to the last third of the game. thats why i wasnt mad at the game tho - there were hints EVERYWHERE, all you had to do was decipher them and remember them. there was never a time where i felt like "well how the fuck was i supposed to know THAT?!" because the game will tell you; you just gotta be paying attention. it demands a lot more of you than any game released in years. i love it. cant wait for the sequel.

btw everything i said applies to the steam version. the puzzles are supposed to be harder in the original version.

heres a brand-new hardcore 101 article on it too:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lamulana/lamulana.htm
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« Reply #21977 on: December 14, 2013, 10:42:15 PM »
Still playing Spelunky, still a great game, working on getting to the temple consistantly. I think I have to get the tunnelman the key from the mines, that seems really difficult, not sure if it's worth it or if I should just try to make good complete runs and try to beat the temple. Everytime I get to the temple I get killed in like 2 seconds though  :-\ :lol. Game is easily in my top five from the last generation, super addictive and just fun to play, no content tourism shit like too many games nowdays.

I haven't even gotten to the Temple yet :(



One day you will. But then you'll die five seconds into it and never see it again.

:(

I have to figure out what the tunnel man does. I gave him all the shit he asked me for and nothing happened. Lazy asshole.

?

The shortcuts for each world should appear after you give him 3 items.
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« Reply #21978 on: December 15, 2013, 01:52:40 AM »
Still playing Spelunky, still a great game, working on getting to the temple consistantly. I think I have to get the tunnelman the key from the mines, that seems really difficult, not sure if it's worth it or if I should just try to make good complete runs and try to beat the temple. Everytime I get to the temple I get killed in like 2 seconds though  :-\ :lol. Game is easily in my top five from the last generation, super addictive and just fun to play, no content tourism shit like too many games nowdays.

I haven't even gotten to the Temple yet :(



One day you will. But then you'll die five seconds into it and never see it again.

:(

I have to figure out what the tunnel man does. I gave him all the shit he asked me for and nothing happened. Lazy asshole.

?

The shortcuts for each world should appear after you give him 3 items.

i just looked it up. i never bothered to check that area over on the left side. i've wasted so much fucking time jesus christ kill me
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« Reply #21979 on: December 15, 2013, 03:56:46 AM »
ACIV

25 hours in and getting kind of burned out.  It's still a great game and can be fun adventuring, but by this point it's a check all the ticks off the boxes Ubisoft game outside of the story, which is still entertaining.  It's a great game, but they reaaaally need to scale back on all the collectibles and copy-paste sidestuff.  I hear Far Cry 2/3 had a lot of that too.  It gives the games a lot to do, but it also makes them very easy to burn out on and makes them feel far too long if you're compelled to try to do it all.  It's funny how AC games didn't used to be that bad outside the feather hunts.  AC1 was like 15 hours, AC2 was around 20 hours, AC:B was around 25 hours, AC:Rev was around 25 hours.  Then AC3 went nuts and was like 60 hour bloated collectible/sidestuff game in a game with about the same amout of real content as AC2.  Now ACIV is another 50-60 hour game with really only about 30 hours of true content.  ACIV does move at a much better pace than ACIII though.  ACIV probably has about 1.5x the amount of locations/content of ACIII and is about 10 hours shorter to complete it all.  But usually there's no going back with big franchises like this.  Only bigger, longer and more explosions!  So I expect the bloating and overstaying to plague the franchise until it dies from this point.
« Last Edit: December 15, 2013, 03:59:07 AM by Bebpo »

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« Reply #21980 on: December 15, 2013, 06:45:47 AM »
You don't have to cut through the rocks that the final boss throws at you in MGR, you can just run under/around it.

Anyway, just got 1.224 trillion in Saidaioujou. Beat the B-L WR, but I'm still 16b behind the overall WR. I was so nervous during the overflow that I started breathing like a 400lb guy who had just run a marathon  :lol
« Last Edit: December 15, 2013, 06:49:30 AM by iconoclast »
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« Reply #21981 on: December 15, 2013, 12:04:02 PM »
You don't have to cut through the rocks that the final boss throws at you in MGR, you can just run under/around it.


 :o :o :o

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« Reply #21982 on: December 15, 2013, 12:06:30 PM »
CT is an exception. It wasn't until FFXII when jrpgs had the tech to pull off no separate screen for encounters. Even still, CT style encounters are still rare.

There's some other games that had 'same-screen encounters' too - Treasure Hunter G and Arc the Lad 2 off the top of my head. It's just a stylistic thing, not really a technological thing (though it might have been in the case of PS1).
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« Reply #21983 on: December 15, 2013, 12:07:23 PM »
That's how I did it when I played. I never really *learned* how to zaibatsu in the game so when it wanted me to do it with little warning my brain broke. Luckily it was avoidable.

MGR is pretty awesome. The last two bosses were SO HARD and I literally was stuck on them for close to 6 hours.
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« Reply #21984 on: December 15, 2013, 12:26:44 PM »
"i think im getting pretty good at this game now; lemme just knock out the intro stage to see what very hard mode's about"

*dies six times on the first fight*

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« Reply #21985 on: December 15, 2013, 12:33:40 PM »
Just use the wig, no homo
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« Reply #21986 on: December 15, 2013, 12:33:43 PM »
CT is an exception. It wasn't until FFXII when jrpgs had the tech to pull off no separate screen for encounters. Even still, CT style encounters are still rare.

There's some other games that had 'same-screen encounters' too - Treasure Hunter G and Arc the Lad 2 off the top of my head. It's just a stylistic thing, not really a technological thing (though it might have been in the case of PS1).

Even if it is a style thing, it feels like a downgrade going to random battles after CT.
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #21987 on: December 15, 2013, 12:38:10 PM »
Still playing Spelunky, still a great game, working on getting to the temple consistantly. I think I have to get the tunnelman the key from the mines, that seems really difficult, not sure if it's worth it or if I should just try to make good complete runs and try to beat the temple. Everytime I get to the temple I get killed in like 2 seconds though  :-\ :lol. Game is easily in my top five from the last generation, super addictive and just fun to play, no content tourism shit like too many games nowdays.

I haven't even gotten to the Temple yet :(



One day you will. But then you'll die five seconds into it and never see it again.

:(

I have to figure out what the tunnel man does. I gave him all the shit he asked me for and nothing happened. Lazy asshole.

?

The shortcuts for each world should appear after you give him 3 items.

i just looked it up. i never bothered to check that area over on the left side. i've wasted so much fucking time jesus christ kill me

i never use the short cuts as i seem to get most of my items in the first area.

but i'm also really bad so probably ignore my advice
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« Reply #21988 on: December 15, 2013, 01:36:46 PM »
Still playing Spelunky, still a great game, working on getting to the temple consistantly. I think I have to get the tunnelman the key from the mines, that seems really difficult, not sure if it's worth it or if I should just try to make good complete runs and try to beat the temple. Everytime I get to the temple I get killed in like 2 seconds though  :-\ :lol. Game is easily in my top five from the last generation, super addictive and just fun to play, no content tourism shit like too many games nowdays.

I haven't even gotten to the Temple yet :(



One day you will. But then you'll die five seconds into it and never see it again.

:(

I have to figure out what the tunnel man does. I gave him all the shit he asked me for and nothing happened. Lazy asshole.

?

The shortcuts for each world should appear after you give him 3 items.

i just looked it up. i never bothered to check that area over on the left side. i've wasted so much fucking time jesus christ kill me

i never use the short cuts as i seem to get most of my items in the first area.

but i'm also really bad so probably ignore my advice

I think if you want to beat the game, you almost have to start from with the mines cause as you said you get the most items there (hell, the compass is almost essential for the ice caves). The shortcuts are still usefull for practising the later worlds though.
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« Reply #21989 on: December 15, 2013, 03:18:58 PM »
That's how I did it when I played. I never really *learned* how to zaibatsu in the game so when it wanted me to do it with little warning my brain broke. Luckily it was avoidable.

MGR is pretty awesome. The last two bosses were SO HARD and I literally was stuck on them for close to 6 hours.

On the final boss fight I couldn't tell if it was hard or easy because I couldn't even tell when I was playing or when it was a scripted movie.  Goddamn that last fight is everything bad about QTEs and scripting in action games + playable movies all confined to one terrible 10 minute fight.

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« Reply #21990 on: December 15, 2013, 03:21:00 PM »
You can beat the last boss just by slashing at him for 15-20 minutes. Lol.

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« Reply #21991 on: December 15, 2013, 03:44:28 PM »
never got the hate for qtes. the game says push buttons -> you push buttons -> crazy shit happens on-screen. what is the problem
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« Reply #21992 on: December 15, 2013, 04:11:00 PM »
They're ok for cinematic stuff during levels, but during a boss fight they interrupt the actual gameplay flow and on repeat plays are boring forced cutscenes you have to watch in the middle of a fight you are concentrating on. 

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« Reply #21993 on: December 15, 2013, 05:05:01 PM »
RE4 is full of qtes during combat and it rocks.
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« Reply #21994 on: December 15, 2013, 05:16:29 PM »
Himuro, it's been a while since I played RE4 but I think those ones are really quick one two second things, right?

MGR is like you're boss fighting and then 2 minute cutscene, dodge punch punch cutscene for 2 mins dodge punch punch cutscene for 2 mins.

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« Reply #21995 on: December 15, 2013, 05:37:29 PM »
I have tried playing The Last Express: Gold Edition a couple of times, but the movement in the game is giving me a headache. It's dungeon crawler first person movement inside a narrow train. Add the animated character routines in the backdrops and it's really disorienting for me.

The worst thing is that I followed t hat up with Fez. I could probably handle Fez's rotating world if I hadn't just been stuck in that tiny train. I need a break from 90 degree spinning.

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« Reply #21996 on: December 15, 2013, 05:39:23 PM »
I thought Dark Arisen did teleporting with an infinite stone. Problem is, it doesnt do fast travel like Skyrim. You can only go TO Gran Soren - not vice versa.

And I think equipment is locked by level or some such.
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« Reply #21997 on: December 15, 2013, 05:43:23 PM »
Bought Race the Sun and Re-Volt on GOG.

Re-Volt is just difficult, mostly because of the controls. The cars are so incredibly squirrely. Tried to screw around with the controls, but I haven't found a sweet-spot yet. Even the most managable car that I've found spins out at the slightest provocation. Managed to win a race regardless. Not impossible, but frustrating. 
The track design kind of blows in general though, judging by the couple that I looked at. Conceptually and technically. Take Toys in the Hood 1 for example. Why do I get oncoming traffic from the slower cars when I'm doing well? Oncoming traffic that can shoot rockets or water ballons at your front bumper? That just makes me want to turn weapons off. There's also a pipe that's nearly impossible to drive through without bouncing around its hexagonal inside. There's a plane where you can drive without toppling over, but the controls make it extremely difficult to stay on it. Not to mention that it's a bad place to be when the AI is near.
Supermarket 2 has a hairpin turn through a freezer. I have never not spun out at that point. Feathering the throttle was somewhat effective, but the AI whizzed past me (or shot at me), so I guess I'm still doing it wrong.

Race the Sun looks neat so far, will have to spend more time with it later (Re-Volt kinda put me off of racing for today), but it seems like one of those games that is best played when you're kind of zoned out.

I have tried playing The Last Express: Gold Edition a couple of times, but the movement in the game is giving me a headache. It's dungeon crawler first person movement inside a narrow train. Add the animated character routines in the backdrops and it's really disorienting for me.
Yeah, I couldn't deal with that game. I've heard great things about it, but it's so unwieldy I stopped after not even ten minutes and un-installed it.
« Last Edit: December 15, 2013, 07:24:00 PM by Rufus »

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« Reply #21998 on: December 15, 2013, 05:53:53 PM »
i played re-volt as back when it was released and i remember it as an incredibly fun racing game,in fact i should revisit...

there is a special car that

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« Reply #21999 on: December 15, 2013, 07:03:30 PM »
Bebpo, RE4 has split second reflex dodge qtes in boss fights. Aside from Shenmue, RE4 has the only qtes I like.
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« Reply #22000 on: December 15, 2013, 07:12:20 PM »
yeah fully agree. QTEs are fine when they are reaction based, not some bullshit Parappa style sequence, which is anus
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« Reply #22001 on: December 15, 2013, 07:13:29 PM »
Well cunt, parappa isnt QTE. How about that. You like that?
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« Reply #22002 on: December 15, 2013, 07:19:04 PM »
i played re-volt as back when it was released and i remember it as an incredibly fun racing game,in fact i should revisit...
Try the PC version, if you haven't already. I suspect the controls were better on console...

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« Reply #22003 on: December 15, 2013, 07:30:17 PM »
Well cunt, parappa isnt QTE. How about that. You like that?

I never said Parappa was any good :sabu

Sweet gfx, story and songs, BS game
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« Reply #22004 on: December 15, 2013, 08:13:43 PM »
Still playing Spelunky, still a great game, working on getting to the temple consistantly. I think I have to get the tunnelman the key from the mines, that seems really difficult, not sure if it's worth it or if I should just try to make good complete runs and try to beat the temple. Everytime I get to the temple I get killed in like 2 seconds though  :-\ :lol. Game is easily in my top five from the last generation, super addictive and just fun to play, no content tourism shit like too many games nowdays.

I haven't even gotten to the Temple yet :(



One day you will. But then you'll die five seconds into it and never see it again.

:(

I have to figure out what the tunnel man does. I gave him all the shit he asked me for and nothing happened. Lazy asshole.

?

The shortcuts for each world should appear after you give him 3 items.

i just looked it up. i never bothered to check that area over on the left side. i've wasted so much fucking time jesus christ kill me

i never use the short cuts as i seem to get most of my items in the first area.

but i'm also really bad so probably ignore my advice

I think if you want to beat the game, you almost have to start from with the mines cause as you said you get the most items there (hell, the compass is almost essential for the ice caves). The shortcuts are still usefull for practising the later worlds though.

yeah, the practice in the jungle is what i need.
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« Reply #22005 on: December 15, 2013, 08:35:02 PM »
Well cunt, parappa isnt QTE. How about that. You like that?

I never said Parappa was any good :sabu

Sweet gfx, story and songs, BS game

:gurl
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« Reply #22006 on: December 15, 2013, 11:14:56 PM »
Just beat the main game of Tales of Graces F, now on to the future scenario. Very dungeon-heavy in the later parts of the game, I just kinda wanted it to be over I think... though the future scenario seems a bit more light-hearted so far. Man, Asbel totally has a thing for Richard... lol.
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22007 on: December 15, 2013, 11:15:50 PM »
Well cunt, parappa isnt QTE. How about that. You like that?

I never said Parappa was any good :sabu

Sweet gfx, story and songs, BS game

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« Reply #22008 on: December 16, 2013, 11:59:42 AM »
Just beat the main game of Tales of Graces F, now on to the future scenario. Very dungeon-heavy in the later parts of the game, I just kinda wanted it to be over I think... though the future scenario seems a bit more light-hearted so far. Man, Asbel totally has a thing for Richard... lol.

I was so burned out after the main game that I've never bothered with Future.
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22009 on: December 16, 2013, 12:00:24 PM »
Future is actually the best part of the game...
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22010 on: December 16, 2013, 12:08:22 PM »
Anyway, just got 1.224 trillion in Saidaioujou. Beat the B-L WR, but I'm still 16b behind the overall WR. I was so nervous during the overflow that I started breathing like a 400lb guy who had just run a marathon  :lol
Gotta love gamer's high, happens even in single player games.

Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22011 on: December 16, 2013, 12:12:19 PM »
Future is actually the best part of the game...

Yeah, I'm sure it is, but the end game of Graces drug on so long that I just needed a break. Maybe I should go back to it now.
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22012 on: December 16, 2013, 08:17:22 PM »
Picked up Outland for 2.50, it's pretty cool

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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22013 on: December 16, 2013, 08:51:35 PM »
Not a bad game at all. Some great boss fights! The music is one of the highlights
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22014 on: December 17, 2013, 09:36:33 AM »
I 1000'd Splinter Cell Blacklist with the help of Bz. Had to drop the difficulty for him..... but that's ok, it wasnt required to play eSports level in multi anyway.

This game is pretty crap, those who say it "goes back to its roots" are dead wrong and stupid. They actually include a segment where you play the game as a FPS. This is nothing new, since it is part of Spies vs Mercs, but why in the fuck would you drag it into the single player? Stupid shit.

Lots of glitches and bugs as well, especially in the multi I played with Bz.

Glad to move on from this turdzilla.



Still playing Soul Sacrifice, I am quite enjoying it. It is super repetitive, but the fact I am still playing it means it is better than Monster Hunter. It really is more of a Phantom Dust - but co-op, not versus.
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22015 on: December 17, 2013, 03:19:03 PM »
I honestly don't understand why Dark Souls is so universally loved. It's like a competition for who can take the most abuse from bad design decisions and justify them with nostalgia for equally as awful old video games.

Off the top of my head, the negatives about the game are easy to list:

- Ridiculously bad camera
- Zero extrapolation (this one's been spun by people explaining that it doesn't handhold you, which is bullshit -- it's just lazy design)
- Often meaningless fight mechanics that bug the fuck out if you run right at an enemy
- Rules that change depending on whether you do something or an enemy does something -- e.g. every single enemy can swing a weapon through a wall but you can't, which is a big help when you're fighting in the frequent tight corridors
- Required level grinding that might as well ensure that only those with hundreds of hours to spare can progress
- Zero guidance (again spun by people explaining that it doesn't handhold you)

Worst of all, if you complain about any of them, because the game is even slightly difficult, you're accused of being bad at video games, which is the only reason I can imagine that so many reviewers gave it glowing scores in spite of buggy gameplay, an awful PC port and lazy writing.

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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22016 on: December 17, 2013, 03:33:03 PM »
sounds like you're just bad at the game. no shame in that breh. i'm pretty bad at RTS games but i don't blame them because I'm terrible at it. just accept it's not a game for you and move on :)
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22017 on: December 17, 2013, 03:43:10 PM »
I honestly don't understand why Dark Souls is so universally loved. It's like a competition for who can take the most abuse from bad design decisions and justify them with nostalgia for equally as awful old video games.

Off the top of my head, the negatives about the game are easy to list:

- Ridiculously bad camera
- Zero extrapolation (this one's been spun by people explaining that it doesn't handhold you, which is bullshit -- it's just lazy design)
- Often meaningless fight mechanics that bug the fuck out if you run right at an enemy
- Rules that change depending on whether you do something or an enemy does something -- e.g. every single enemy can swing a weapon through a wall but you can't, which is a big help when you're fighting in the frequent tight corridors
- Required level grinding that might as well ensure that only those with hundreds of hours to spare can progress
- Zero guidance (again spun by people explaining that it doesn't handhold you)

Worst of all, if you complain about any of them, because the game is even slightly difficult, you're accused of being bad at video games, which is the only reason I can imagine that so many reviewers gave it glowing scores in spite of buggy gameplay, an awful PC port and lazy writing.

I'm a huge Dark Souls fan, but I agree all of your points could be considered valid complaints. Except for: "- Required level grinding that might as well ensure that only those with hundreds of hours to spare can progress". That's straight bullshit. Skilled players can beat the game with minimal leveling
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Re: What are you playing?
« Reply #22018 on: December 17, 2013, 03:57:13 PM »
I honestly don't understand why Dark Souls is so universally loved. It's like a competition for who can take the most abuse from bad design decisions and justify them with nostalgia for equally as awful old video games.

Off the top of my head, the negatives about the game are easy to list:

- Ridiculously bad camera
- Zero extrapolation (this one's been spun by people explaining that it doesn't handhold you, which is bullshit -- it's just lazy design)
- Often meaningless fight mechanics that bug the fuck out if you run right at an enemy
- Rules that change depending on whether you do something or an enemy does something -- e.g. every single enemy can swing a weapon through a wall but you can't, which is a big help when you're fighting in the frequent tight corridors
- Required level grinding that might as well ensure that only those with hundreds of hours to spare can progress
- Zero guidance (again spun by people explaining that it doesn't handhold you)

Worst of all, if you complain about any of them, because the game is even slightly difficult, you're accused of being bad at video games, which is the only reason I can imagine that so many reviewers gave it glowing scores in spite of buggy gameplay, an awful PC port and lazy writing.

i finished the game and they pull the "u are bad" shit on me still the same...
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« Reply #22019 on: December 17, 2013, 03:59:52 PM »
sounds like you're just bad at the game. no shame in that breh. i'm pretty bad at RTS games but i don't blame them because I'm terrible at it. just accept it's not a game for you and move on :)

Exhibit A.

I honestly don't understand why Dark Souls is so universally loved. It's like a competition for who can take the most abuse from bad design decisions and justify them with nostalgia for equally as awful old video games.

Off the top of my head, the negatives about the game are easy to list:

- Ridiculously bad camera
- Zero extrapolation (this one's been spun by people explaining that it doesn't handhold you, which is bullshit -- it's just lazy design)
- Often meaningless fight mechanics that bug the fuck out if you run right at an enemy
- Rules that change depending on whether you do something or an enemy does something -- e.g. every single enemy can swing a weapon through a wall but you can't, which is a big help when you're fighting in the frequent tight corridors
- Required level grinding that might as well ensure that only those with hundreds of hours to spare can progress
- Zero guidance (again spun by people explaining that it doesn't handhold you)

Worst of all, if you complain about any of them, because the game is even slightly difficult, you're accused of being bad at video games, which is the only reason I can imagine that so many reviewers gave it glowing scores in spite of buggy gameplay, an awful PC port and lazy writing.

If you are saying Souls games require grinding... LMAO, I know you are a poser. Here is the thing, dude, Souls games are skill based more than level based. Levelling up changes very little, equipment does. SL1 players would like to have a word with you.

Grinding for souls to buy equipment is still grinding.