i am reminded of the birds, in any NES game
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 3 December 2020 06:47 (three years ago) link
all respect to that, because i fucking hate those birds in ninja gaiden, and i fucking love those birds
Any luck finding the save lady yet?
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 3 December 2020 07:03 (three years ago) link
yep! i also managed to find the name of the shell (through she save lady) and add a couple upgrades. no luck in any of the directions yet. or rather, moderate success in several of the directions, but kept dying. it's fun, though! like dark souls, it's fair (most of the time)
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 3 December 2020 07:18 (three years ago) link
You may want o start with the miniboss behind the castle past the swamp. The game is well organized, so take the path of least resistance.
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 3 December 2020 07:23 (three years ago) link
the one that's behind all the beartraps (fuck!) ?
it did seem to be right in my face, i should probably take that on
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 3 December 2020 07:25 (three years ago) link
back on my slay the spire bullshit
― sir kieth scamper QC (||||||||), Monday, 7 December 2020 09:29 (three years ago) link
played 80 hours of breath of the wild over the fast 3-4 weeks and wow was everyone not kidding about how incredible it is
― la table sur la table (voodoo chili), Monday, 7 December 2020 14:14 (three years ago) link
*past
― la table sur la table (voodoo chili), Monday, 7 December 2020 14:15 (three years ago) link
i gave Just Cause 4 a few hours because it was free and it's not great. i remember thinking the first one was a lot of fun, but something about the expansion of capability in sequels just goes to tedium right away
― goole, Monday, 7 December 2020 16:21 (three years ago) link
aww I have played 2 & 3, gonna play the freebee 4 just 'cause...I like blowing things up. I'm expecting a certain tedium but I don't know other series that allow me the same easy havoc with heavy weaponry.
― All cars are bad (Euler), Monday, 7 December 2020 16:30 (three years ago) link
I loved the second one, right up until I was something like 94% complete including finding all the items etc but one oil rig bugged out and stopped me from accomplishing my dream.
― Two Meter Peter (Ste), Monday, 7 December 2020 16:53 (three years ago) link
The third was trash enough to make me stop being interesting in the series.
I liked the dumb semi-Mediterranean vibe & blowing things up. I may have liked it more because I bought an edition with dlc which included a weapon that made lightning come from the sky & blow up everything even faster.
― All cars are bad (Euler), Monday, 7 December 2020 16:57 (three years ago) link
thinking about going back to MGS Ground Zeroes tbrr
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 7 December 2020 17:51 (three years ago) link
Zs how is mortal shell treating you?
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 01:22 (three years ago) link
i need to go back! having a great time with it, but only 3-4 hours in. i think i'm at the first boss, basically. lots of fun small stuff happened, and i like the system for using items, incentivizing actually using things. it works well for me because i'm always saving up items and not having fun
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 01:29 (three years ago) link
i had kind of a meltdown at work/life all last week, so i'm crawling back up ((down?)) work mountain today and tomorrow, but I hope to be playing some serious videogames again soon
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 01:30 (three years ago) link
They will wait for you!
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 01:38 (three years ago) link
bumped into someone playing 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim on twitch last night and i think it's kind of perfect looking? very undiscussed but a likely winner? I may pony up the sixty bucks i was saving for cyberpunk for this insteadhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhq-0aWa7GU
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 18:15 (three years ago) link
Yeah that game looks cool. Hard to believe it's from the same team that did Dragon's Crown
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 18:27 (three years ago) link
I haven’t found a review of it that isn’t an insane rave. Seems like the perfect “if you like these kind of games, you’ll love this game” game. I just don’t know if I like this kind of game!
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 19:04 (three years ago) link
read quite a few people saying that they put it on easy to quickly get through the not very good gameplay sections to get back to the very good story sections
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 19:10 (three years ago) link
It made Polygon's top 15 games: https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/14/22166004/best-games-2020-ps4-xbox-one-switch-pc-series-x
― Stone Cold Steve Ostentatious (Leee), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 19:20 (three years ago) link
i bought it when it came out but i haven't played it yet because i'm lazy. everyone in my social media bubble loved it. looking forward to it
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 20:13 (three years ago) link
there was a Consolevania review that I wasn't sure was serious but ultimately was super gushing and got me interested. bought it during Black Friday sales for the backlog
― Nhex, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 20:41 (three years ago) link
Finally playing the copy of Astral Chain I bought one year ago in a dying suburban mall. This game is hilarious. The control scheme takes getting used to, as does controlling your pet robomonster. I kinda wish the characters weren't cops, but the fact that they're imaginary universe anime cops makes it a little easier to take.
― american primitive stylophone (zchyrs), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 20:52 (three years ago) link
Also, while this kind of frenetic 3rd person DMC-style action isn't usually my thing, I'm getting into it
― american primitive stylophone (zchyrs), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 20:54 (three years ago) link
i need to play more of that game, i loved the intermission stationhouse wandering/chatting.
― adam, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 21:53 (three years ago) link
Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf (iOS/Android): Really great chess tutorial
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 20:08 (three years ago) link
my 9-y-o's pretty into it
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 20:46 (three years ago) link
I'm looking for some 2D Zelda-like games with no random or procedural generation. Anything good recently? I think the last ones I played were Minit and 3D Dot Game Heroes.
I am currently playing the Spyro Reignited games on PS4. I never got into the originals because the first one gave me serious motion sickness. These ones don't, thankfully. I'm also playing some idle crap on my PC and phone (Synergism, Ordinal Markup, NGU Idle, etc.)
― wasdnuos (abanana), Sunday, 20 December 2020 18:56 (three years ago) link
Oh, and there's a connection: There was an entertaining stage in Spyro 2 based on the fetch quest from Link's Awakening. Maybe that gave me the urge for more Zelda.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Sunday, 20 December 2020 18:59 (three years ago) link
there's that Blossom Tales game which is straight up a 2d zelda clone if that's what youre looking for
― ciderpress, Sunday, 20 December 2020 19:22 (three years ago) link
Blossom Tales is really good! I'd recommend it as well.
― american primitive stylophone (zchyrs), Sunday, 20 December 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
Other Zeldalikes I'd recommend:
The Count Lucanor - Maybe less of a Zelda since there is no combat, but a nice short horror game that is actually a bit scarier than its cartoon-y art belies.
Anodyne - I actually haven't finished it yet, but it is very dreamlike and almost Lynchian.
― american primitive stylophone (zchyrs), Sunday, 20 December 2020 20:24 (three years ago) link
anodyne 2 is even better though it adds a 3d overworld so its not purely a zeldalike anymore
― ciderpress, Sunday, 20 December 2020 20:27 (three years ago) link
I played some Anodyne. Great stuff so far! The others mentioned go in my wishlists.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:06 (three years ago) link
Anodyne was a lot of fun. I bought Blossom Tales and Count Lucanor on sale.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
horace - got this for $2 on sale. i'm pretty tired of the emo 8-bit aesthetic but this is a very good platformer. challenging but not impossible, fluid controls, little minigames that break up the platforming.
ori & the will of the wisps - prettier than horace but similarly challenging in a satisfying way. looks very nice.
ring fit adventure - i am very sore
― na (NA), Monday, 28 December 2020 17:48 (three years ago) link
just finished Find Satoshihttps://findsatoshi.com/
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 2 January 2021 21:20 (three years ago) link
I just finished Miles Morales: Spider-Man. Great semi-sequel to Spider-Man as expected. Funny though, how both this and The Last of Us II came out in the same year and both have major set-pieces involving battles in ruined museums, complete with playable flashbacks to better days. Almost like there was something in the air over the last few years nudging the writers make a broad statement about science and history and the dissolution of such institutions...
― Nhex, Sunday, 3 January 2021 01:11 (three years ago) link
Gone Home (2013) on the Switch, a creepy little horror story that I read about after finding that Emily Carroll did the art for it. It’s on sale on the UK switch store, very very slow burn. Wandering around the house piecing together diary entries, expecting something horrible to happen all the time, cortisol sky high. Very early in, it’s beautifully done for the kind of thing it is.
― scampish inquisition (gyac), Sunday, 3 January 2021 16:52 (three years ago) link
I wouldn't exactly call Gone Home a horror story, though it does play with those tropes. It's a great game to be sure. I loved collecting all the tapes!
Inspired by a podcast by some acquaintances of mine, I've found myself dipping back in to SKYRIM, which is not something I expected to happen in 2021! unfortunately, I only have it on Steam and it taxes the hell out of my little laptop, even with the lowest possible settings. I've toyed with the idea of getting it on Switch, but the cost is balk-worthy.
I've also been getting in to Slay the Spire, finally. Definitely a compulsively playable game.
― american primitive stylophone (zchyrs), Sunday, 3 January 2021 17:02 (three years ago) link
oh christ slay the spire is consuming. do we not have a thread yet? i want a thread.
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 3 January 2021 18:19 (three years ago) link
xp yeah I’ve already realised how inaccurate that description is, but it’s dark and unnerving to play nonetheless!
― scampish inquisition (gyac), Sunday, 3 January 2021 18:21 (three years ago) link
never even occurred to me that gone home would code as a horror game to some. makes sense I guess. great game
and slay the spire is everything. nails but
― ||||||||, Sunday, 3 January 2021 21:18 (three years ago) link
yeah I was bringing my thinking about the artist to it, she does horror stuff, as well as my general fear of the whole Marie Celeste scenario. Great game though, loved piecing together the various storylines gradually.
― scampish inquisition (gyac), Sunday, 3 January 2021 21:22 (three years ago) link
I also assumed Gone Home was a horror game until I finally played it in recent times. The images you see from it, description and logo all make you think there's going to be murder or ghosts involved. But really it's not, it's more like, a nostalgic, period-piece family indie film? But yeah, very cool. Makes me interested in trying other first-person-walk-'em-ups.
― Nhex, Sunday, 3 January 2021 21:55 (three years ago) link
it was the progenitor of that whole subgenre, pretty influential game
― ciderpress, Sunday, 3 January 2021 22:25 (three years ago) link