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Joe Molotov · « **Reply #15840 on:** October 27, 2015, 09:41:31 AM »

ayyy lmao

Positive Touch · « **Reply #15841 on:** October 27, 2015, 10:57:28 AM »

they've had that problem for many, many years

archie4208 · « **Reply #15842 on:** October 27, 2015, 11:12:16 AM »

Doge is such an outdated meme anyway tbh fam

Mods Help · « **Reply #15843 on:** October 27, 2015, 12:19:26 PM »

Quote from: mormapope on October 23, 2015, 03:31:12 AM

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I honestly think it's a social criticism on the rote and student-trivializing nature of modern education.

I never thought about the minigames this way, but that explanation actually makes those minigames a lot more clever.

When it comes to open world games in general, I love when you get enough stuff to become overpowered. I love the progression of starting out with next to nothing and amassing tons of gear, and tons of perks. Bully doesn't ramp up in ways that are enjoyable to me. Eventually you get kicked out and live in your own place, you get a motorized scooter. That kind of stuff is neat contextually for the main character, but it isn't that neat for me as the player. The incentive to play is the game's charm and characters I feel.

I've recently put a large amount of time into Saints Row 2. The stuff you unlock from activities and doing main missions is incredibly rewarding. Buying storefronts, buying and decorating cribs, collecting cars, earning cars. Getting unlimited sprint, automatic pistols with infinite ammo.

The progression of cash and gear is why GTA San Andreas is still a contender for the best GTA game. The pacing is perfect for unlocks, along with the game giving you enough activities from the start to get really cool perks and a ton of cash. By the end of the game you should own all the property in San Andreas, have a couple million dollars left to spare, the best weapons, fully modded vehicles, fancy clothes.

Saints Row 2 is the GOAT sandbox game.

It's one of the few games that truly gets and understands the genre: that you're molding your character and that the goal is to give an ever increasing roulette of toys to play with. It rewards you for everything. It doesn't hand out rewards, but it rewards experimentation, putting time into the game, exploring, and playing the game well, which even GTASA doesn't do.

Co-op makes it even better.

Bebpo · « **Reply #15844 on:** October 27, 2015, 12:36:04 PM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on October 27, 2015, 10:57:28 AM

they've had that problem for many, many years

Yeah, but fwiw Paper Mario was funny as hell in English because they like to be silly. I remember playing Paper Mario 2 in Japanese and it was dry and standard and totally not funny at all.

I mean face it, Nintendo games aren't really known for their writing or stories, so I'm fine with NoA injecting humor into their localizations even if some of it is cheesy.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #15845 on:** October 27, 2015, 12:47:53 PM »

oh I like their humor most of the time too, but played-out memes need to be excised from their scripts

archie4208 · « **Reply #15846 on:** October 27, 2015, 02:55:19 PM »

Is Persona Q worth 20 dollarydoos? How does the dungeon crawlan compare to EO?

Bebpo · « **Reply #15847 on:** October 27, 2015, 03:03:41 PM »

Sure. It's about the same.

Kara · « **Reply #15848 on:** October 27, 2015, 04:10:58 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on October 27, 2015, 11:12:16 AM

Doge is such an outdated meme anyway tbh fam

much satiation

wow

such ennui

Freyj · « **Reply #15849 on:** October 27, 2015, 07:27:09 PM »

I think I hated Persona Q overall despite liking EO in general, but I'm of the opinion that these games should be about 15-20 hours max rather than 60-80.

Bebpo · « **Reply #15850 on:** October 27, 2015, 08:25:19 PM »

Yeah, they're all way too goddamn long.

demi · « **Reply #15851 on:** October 27, 2015, 08:47:00 PM »

I loved PQ and EO. You will enjoy it.

VomKriege · « **Reply #15852 on:** October 28, 2015, 08:30:53 AM »

Robinson, the Crytek VR title, turned out to be a PS4 exclusive.

Also out of early access :

The Legend of Sunblade · « **Reply #15853 on:** October 29, 2015, 01:46:04 AM »

new trailer for the Dissidia arcade game. Love how it looks visually, just hope they fix up the UI for the console release. If they do:

Positive Touch · « **Reply #15854 on:** October 29, 2015, 08:59:56 AM »

team ninja

Rufus · « **Reply #15855 on:** October 29, 2015, 01:16:06 PM »

Team Ninja what? Speak, you fucker.

Mods Help · « **Reply #15856 on:** October 29, 2015, 01:20:11 PM »

Quote from: The Legend of Sunblade on October 29, 2015, 01:46:04 AM

new trailer for the Dissidia arcade game. Love how it looks visually, just hope they fix up the UI for the console release. If they do:

holy fuck please have omega force make final fantasy musou

Positive Touch · « **Reply #15857 on:** October 29, 2015, 01:39:58 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on October 29, 2015, 01:16:06 PM

Team Ninja what? Speak, you fucker.

TEAM NINJA SUCKS NOW DON'T TRY TO DENY IT

Rufus · « **Reply #15858 on:** October 29, 2015, 01:59:26 PM »

Well, can't say that I disagree. We'll see how Ni-Oh turns out.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #15859 on:** October 29, 2015, 06:18:25 PM »

Ninja Gaiden 3 was bad, but DoA5 wasn't and in general Koei makes decent stuff.

Take My Breh Away · « **Reply #15860 on:** November 01, 2015, 04:32:06 PM »

spoiler (click to show/hide)

[close]

Ubisoft found that shit that makes your soul burn slow

Beezy · « **Reply #15861 on:** November 01, 2015, 05:31:39 PM »

That's really in the game?

tiesto · « **Reply #15862 on:** November 01, 2015, 08:32:10 PM »

Kara

Kara · « **Reply #15863 on:** November 01, 2015, 08:45:46 PM »

I can never order espresso downtown again.

VomKriege · « **Reply #15864 on:** November 02, 2015, 01:57:22 AM »

Suspicions confirmed : Ubi are Bakuninists.

toku · « **Reply #15865 on:** November 02, 2015, 04:23:53 PM »

archie4208 · « **Reply #15866 on:** November 02, 2015, 07:13:46 PM »

Persona Q's soundtrack.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #15867 on:** November 02, 2015, 08:41:48 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on November 01, 2015, 05:31:39 PM

That's really in the game?

In AC Unity, they had some similar stuff where the bios were written from the perspective of a history nerd working on the animus program rather than a textbook and there'd be lots of snipey comments. It made it funny to read.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #15868 on:** November 03, 2015, 12:16:03 AM »

Quote from: brawndolicious on November 02, 2015, 08:41:48 PM

Quote from: Beezy on November 01, 2015, 05:31:39 PM
That's really in the game?

In AC Unity, they had some similar stuff where the bios were written from the perspective of a history nerd working on the animus program rather than a textbook and there'd be lots of snipey comments. It made it funny to read.

That's always been the case. Shawn/the history dude is the one that fills out the animus comments. Well, until Black Flag. I dunno if Unity/Rogue bring Rebecca and him back for the "not-Abstergo" animus writings, but they've always had "comedic"/sarcastic snipes since at least 2.

Take My Breh Away · « **Reply #15869 on:** November 03, 2015, 07:24:20 AM »

Quote from: thisismyusername on November 03, 2015, 12:16:03 AM

Quote from: brawndolicious on November 02, 2015, 08:41:48 PM
Quote from: Beezy on November 01, 2015, 05:31:39 PM
That's really in the game?

In AC Unity, they had some similar stuff where the bios were written from the perspective of a history nerd working on the animus program rather than a textbook and there'd be lots of snipey comments. It made it funny to read.

That's always been the case. Shawn/the history dude is the one that fills out the animus comments. Well, until Black Flag. I dunno if Unity/Rogue bring Rebecca and him back for the "not-Abstergo" animus writings, but they've always had "comedic"/sarcastic snipes since at least 2.

They are in Unity and one of the better things about that game. Especially since Shaun is a Brit and doesn't even pretend he's holding back his biases about the French in his side notes. It always felt like it was worth popping open the menu just to see what he wrote about events.

bork · « **Reply #15870 on:** November 04, 2015, 08:50:45 AM »

Looking better than in the last trailer, but still 'off' and lacking in detail/animation compared to other fighters.

VomKriege · « **Reply #15871 on:** November 05, 2015, 06:43:12 AM »

Question : What Front Mission would you recommend to play ? Game must be available (have a PS3 and a PC) and localized in english. Saw a video yesterday evening of the beginning of 3 and it scratched my tactical itch.

I played FM3 back in the day and had tremendous fun with that (I was able to cheese the last mission, tho) and I had forgotten how the game had such good mechanics and was right up my alley. I would not be adverse to playing 3 again (it's on the PS store for pretty cheap) but I figured I might as well ask for a new experience.

Priority is for a solid tactical experience in battle. I'm lukewarm on the worst excesses of JRPG tropes (FM3 didn't strike me as the worst there, except for the protagonist repeating the last word of the phrase just uttered as a question. MIDAS ?)

archnemesis · « **Reply #15872 on:** November 05, 2015, 06:45:39 AM »

I enjoyed Front Mission for the SNES when I played it fifteen years ago. It ran well in an emulator back then.

tiesto · « **Reply #15873 on:** November 05, 2015, 07:43:47 AM »

The original Front Mission came out on DS with an extra, optional path that unlocks when you beat the game (speaking of which, I never played through that). I've heard good things about 5, and although it never got an English release there's a fan patch for it.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #15874 on:** November 05, 2015, 09:55:29 AM »

Everyone says 5 is the best.

demi · « **Reply #15875 on:** November 05, 2015, 10:02:06 AM »

I've never played a Front Mission but you have a lot of options available.

Front Mission (1) - Emulator (SNES/DS)
Front Mission 3 - Emulator (PSX); PS3 (Retail or via PSN)
Front Mission 4 - Emulator (PS2)
Front Mission 5 (fan translation) - Emulator (PS2)

Positive Touch · « **Reply #15876 on:** November 05, 2015, 11:17:57 AM »

if your pc can run it then you should go for 5

chronovore · « **Reply #15877 on:** November 05, 2015, 11:30:07 PM »

I applied for the position this gentleman now fills at Google:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Falstein

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Noah Falstein is a game designer and producer who has been in the video game industry since 1980.[1] He was one of the first 10 employees at Lucasfilm Games (which became LucasArts Entertainment), DreamWorks Interactive (which became EALA), and The 3DO Company (which became defunct).

Formatting humor, ftw.

VomKriege · « **Reply #15878 on:** November 06, 2015, 03:42:16 AM »

Thanks for the info on Front Mission. I doubt the PC will run a PS2 emulator. The 16 bit one looks pretty interesting.

archnemesis · « **Reply #15879 on:** November 06, 2015, 04:31:01 AM »

I remember using frame skipping a lot. The combat animations aren't as interesting the 200th time.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #15880 on:** November 06, 2015, 10:06:33 AM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on November 05, 2015, 11:17:57 AM

if your pc can run it then you should go for 5

Which if your PC is anything decent you probably can. I mean if my PC can emulate it, i feel like anyones can.

HCG101 has a good article on the series.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/frontmission/frontmission.htm

benjipwns · « **Reply #15881 on:** November 06, 2015, 07:17:54 PM »

brob · « **Reply #15882 on:** November 06, 2015, 11:01:26 PM »

The Legend of Sunblade · « **Reply #15883 on:** November 06, 2015, 11:04:50 PM »

"key features"

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #15884 on:** November 07, 2015, 12:52:23 AM »

Apparently the change was made in April, and people (read: #GG) just noticed in November.

but muh panty shots! :'(

toku · « **Reply #15885 on:** November 07, 2015, 01:29:43 AM »

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #15886 on:** November 07, 2015, 08:55:32 AM »

What game had these key features removed from?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15887 on:** November 07, 2015, 09:40:11 AM »

Quote from: D3RANG3D on November 07, 2015, 08:55:32 AM

What game had these key features removed from?

Skullgirls

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #15888 on:** November 10, 2015, 01:07:13 PM »

I played Front Mission on DS (which I understand is pretty faithful/improved from the SNES original). It was alright but these games feel so slow /ponderous I really don't have the patience to get through (I played for about 10 hours) and start thinking about all the other things i could be doing with my time. The soundtrack is one of my favorites from Shimomura & Matsueda, and there's only about 45 minutes of it vs. 50+ hours getting through the game so I'll just listen to that =P

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #15889 on:** November 10, 2015, 01:16:20 PM »

the Skullgirls thing is sort of, uh, funny in that they are effectively psycho stalking fictional characters.

Rufus · « **Reply #15890 on:** November 10, 2015, 01:17:19 PM »

That's my main problem with SRPGs. They feel so unbearably slow. I tried to play Devil Survivor on the DS, but that's an SRPG where you then go into JRPG battles when you engage enemies and that's just... No.

Kara · « **Reply #15891 on:** November 10, 2015, 02:18:49 PM »

It's like playing EVE, you do it on another screen while you're doing something else.

tiesto · « **Reply #15892 on:** November 10, 2015, 02:41:42 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on November 10, 2015, 01:07:13 PM

I played Front Mission on DS (which I understand is pretty faithful/improved from the SNES original). It was alright but these games feel so slow /ponderous I really don't have the patience to get through (I played for about 10 hours) and start thinking about all the other things i could be doing with my time. The soundtrack is one of my favorites from Shimomura & Matsueda, and there's only about 45 minutes of it vs. 50+ hours getting through the game so I'll just listen to that =P

I didn't remember FM1 to be that long (though I only did the main mission, not the optional mission exclusive to the DS version), think it took me ~25 hours. Which is pretty short by SRPG standards.

Rufus · « **Reply #15893 on:** November 10, 2015, 06:11:57 PM »

Quote from: Kara on November 10, 2015, 02:18:49 PM

It's like playing EVE, you do it on another screen while you're doing something else.

The only way, sadly. I would have quit SMT3 already if it weren't for Twitch.

toku · « **Reply #15894 on:** November 10, 2015, 07:06:09 PM »

Bebpo · « **Reply #15895 on:** November 10, 2015, 08:55:47 PM »

This is mainly for Bork, so Koei Tecmo sale on PSN...if I wanted to play DoA5 the fighting game, does the Last Round F2P version make the disc release DoA5 that's on sale outdated?

Trent Dole · « **Reply #15896 on:** November 11, 2015, 01:50:49 AM »

Lol, if they just now noticed then they ain't been playing Skullgirls. I haven't fired it up in a while but you'd get assaulted with what the kids called pantsu at a pretty heavy rate pre-alterations.

..a colleague has pointed out to me that the game only had 2 moves that resulted in such flashing, but either way it's still a pretty damn fanservicey game.

archie4208 · « **Reply #15897 on:** November 11, 2015, 10:15:48 AM »

I just spent 2 dollars buying crane game plays to get crappy Zelda sprites to put on my 3DS homepage.

Someone hand me a big ass L.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #15898 on:** November 11, 2015, 10:45:28 AM »

Quote from: archie4208 on November 11, 2015, 10:15:48 AM

I just spent 2 dollars buying crane game plays to get crappy Zelda sprites to put on my 3DS homepage.

Someone hand me a big ass L.

Please insert two dollars for your L.

demi · « **Reply #15899 on:** November 13, 2015, 09:42:46 AM »

The $80 Fire Emblem version is going to be the superior version. Actually comes with both games on a single cartridge, unlike having to buy two separate cartridges.

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