Link's Awakening is the only zelda I've ever enjoyed enough that I finished it, if that's indicative of anything (I don't like zeldas much) (I haven't tried BOTW yet) (I mean I've had BOTW waiting for over a year and haven't bothered to start it up so...)
― JimD, Thursday, 14 February 2019 13:52 (five years ago) link
agree that LA is best Zelda handheld game. apparently they were heavily influenced by Twin Peaks while making it, which explains a lot of the oddness.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 14 February 2019 13:54 (five years ago) link
The only Zelda handheld I've played is Spirit Tracks...I think they could pass over that one in their remasters.
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:00 (five years ago) link
a perfectly executed melancholy tone.
Yeah. I'm wondering whether the diorama-like art style from the trailer is really the right thing to recapture that. Feel like Link's Awakening should be more hazy and ethereal.
― jmm, Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:01 (five years ago) link
dammit Jim, get on that shit!
― Nhex, Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:40 (five years ago) link
i didn't even like hollow knight and that trailer looks good
― ciderpress, Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:41 (five years ago) link
Was going to say, be careful admitting you haven't played Breath of the Wild.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:47 (five years ago) link
BAN JimD
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:57 (five years ago) link
seconded
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:58 (five years ago) link
i haven't finished breath of the wild
― ciderpress, Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:58 (five years ago) link
We don’t ask for much around here. But we do ask that you complete a 100+ hour game and regularly report out your progress AND that you love everything about the game
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:58 (five years ago) link
Jim, can you please gauge your level of confidence in this chart: http://www.fromkarenskitchen.com/tips/produce_weight_yield_chart.php
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:59 (five years ago) link
yes KM otm. ban ciderpress
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:03 (five years ago) link
<whispers> but but I've got a 2 year old so I only play games about an hour a week these days and I've promised myself I'll finish Witcher 3 before I start anything new so that'll take me another 2 years at least but yeah i know, i know
― JimD, Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:12 (five years ago) link
i didn't finish witcher 3 either
― ciderpress, Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:14 (five years ago) link
2-year-olds nap for 2 to 3 hours each day. that leaves you 30 minutes of main quest progress after you've settled on the day's horse mane style
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:21 (five years ago) link
I’m sorry but what is more important levelling up your two year old or saving hyrule from ganondork. some people
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:33 (five years ago) link
You need to kill time until your 2yo is at least 11 and has their shit together, play zelda
― Norm’s Superego (silby), Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:34 (five years ago) link
Easier to level up children than Link, imo.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:39 (five years ago) link
he said, while shaking a can of deer antler spray
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:42 (five years ago) link
JimD, just wait until they get older and *compete* with you for game time.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:50 (five years ago) link
Oh well yeah we've got a 13 year old too so that's the other issue (I mean the switch belongs to him not me tbf)
― JimD, Thursday, 14 February 2019 16:04 (five years ago) link
has he played Zelda?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 February 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
100% and he says it's his favourite game of all time.
― JimD, Thursday, 14 February 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
at least there’s one good D
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:27 (five years ago) link
more than can be said for the press family
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:28 (five years ago) link
don’t even speak to me about the in chicagos
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:32 (five years ago) link
you have achieved the goal of every parent - your child has exceeded you. go to the grave peacefully
― Nhex, Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:39 (five years ago) link
i mowed the lawn for my father. my sons will harvest lynel hooves for theirs.
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:49 (five years ago) link
this yoshi demo is impressive. won't be a difficult game, but very pretty and fun.
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:53 (five years ago) link
the new fire emblem game doesn't look very fire emblemy
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Thursday, 14 February 2019 18:18 (five years ago) link
still hype about astral chain i think thats surpassed fire emblem as my most anticipated switch game
― ciderpress, Thursday, 14 February 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link
... according to Nier Automata director Yoko Taro, Astral Chain director Takahisa Taura’s nickname is “USB” or “Ultimate Sex Beast.”
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 21:07 (five years ago) link
hmmmmmmm.
― Nhex, Thursday, 14 February 2019 21:09 (five years ago) link
hmmm what's this Tetris 99 thing *two hours later* shit where did the time go? best Battle Royale game (highest I got was 4th)
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:12 (five years ago) link
nintendo's antisocial approach to online multiplayer is the best
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:28 (five years ago) link
i like how in mario kart or tetris99 there's almost always a user named "dad" that i'm competing against
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:30 (five years ago) link
This looks like the most horrifically addictive form of Tetris.
― jmm, Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:32 (five years ago) link
Sufjan otm, ppl bitch about voice chat or whatever but like I don't want to talk to randos online I just wanna verse them
― Norm’s Superego (silby), Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:45 (five years ago) link
useful tips for tetris99 players:
When your garbage blocks are the ones that push another player over the edge and into the game over screen, you’ll get credit for the kill with a “KO.” This is where Tetris 99 gets really interesting. Every KO counts as one “bit” of a badge. The first two bits gives you one full badge. After that, the number keeps going up: four bits for the second badge, eight bits for the third badge, and 16 bits for the fourth badge, which is the maximum number of badges that you can have.These badges are crucial because each one increases how much garbage you can send to opponents: 25% more for the first badge, 50% more for the second, 75% more for the third, and 100% more for the fourth. You can get pretty far without them, but at some point when there are only a few players left, you’re going to be fighting an uphill battle if your opponents are dumping twice as much garbage on you as they’re getting in return.While you earn a badge bit for each KO, you also get all the badges of the player you just defeated. As a result, you’ll want to target players who are either near death, or who have a lot of badges, or ideally both. Just like in a traditional battle royale like Fortnite or PUBG, you can pull off come-from-behind victories by taking out the right person at the right time and stealing all their power ups.Finally, the garbage you send to other players and that they send to you doesn’t go into effect immediately. Instead, it’s on a timer and will show up on the left side of the screen, giving you a rough idea of how much is about to hit you. During these periods, any garbage you generate will just go toward canceling the incoming attacks. While it can be fun to try to play offensively, there’s also value in keeping your pieces stacked well enough that you can always pull out a tetris to defend if need be.
These badges are crucial because each one increases how much garbage you can send to opponents: 25% more for the first badge, 50% more for the second, 75% more for the third, and 100% more for the fourth. You can get pretty far without them, but at some point when there are only a few players left, you’re going to be fighting an uphill battle if your opponents are dumping twice as much garbage on you as they’re getting in return.
While you earn a badge bit for each KO, you also get all the badges of the player you just defeated. As a result, you’ll want to target players who are either near death, or who have a lot of badges, or ideally both. Just like in a traditional battle royale like Fortnite or PUBG, you can pull off come-from-behind victories by taking out the right person at the right time and stealing all their power ups.
Finally, the garbage you send to other players and that they send to you doesn’t go into effect immediately. Instead, it’s on a timer and will show up on the left side of the screen, giving you a rough idea of how much is about to hit you. During these periods, any garbage you generate will just go toward canceling the incoming attacks. While it can be fun to try to play offensively, there’s also value in keeping your pieces stacked well enough that you can always pull out a tetris to defend if need be.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 15 February 2019 06:13 (five years ago) link
https://kotaku.com/tetris-99-doesnt-have-a-tutorial-so-heres-what-you-need-1832626364
do i have to play Tetris 1 through 98 to understand the story?
― ciderpress, Friday, 15 February 2019 06:14 (five years ago) link
you just have to perform a t-spin 99 times in one session, then the secret is revealed
(the secret is to believe in yourself!!)
― Karl Malone, Friday, 15 February 2019 06:15 (five years ago) link
very weird how i'm much worse at tetris after drinking!!!!!!!!!!
― Karl Malone, Friday, 15 February 2019 07:03 (five years ago) link
yesterday evening was regularly getting in top 10 of T99, this morning barely scraping into the top 30. why did everyone suddenly git gud? then I looked at the names of those placing above me - ah, japan is awake now >.<
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 15 February 2019 10:48 (five years ago) link
Wumbotize's T99 streams are just nuts.
― jmm, Monday, 18 February 2019 22:58 (five years ago) link
lol i was taking clips of triple t-spins from his + hard drop's streams to try to wrap my mind around wtf is going on there spatially and ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
i got 12 wins in 200(!) games
― (ADVANCE) (320k vbr) (--V2) (aps) (diVX) (2CD) OST - SB (2019) (esby), Monday, 18 February 2019 23:58 (five years ago) link
goose game delayed to late 2019
― ciderpress, Thursday, 21 February 2019 14:10 (five years ago) link
NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime retiring in April, to be replaced by Doug Bowser (really)
― Norm’s Superego (silby), Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:07 (five years ago) link
the rare corporate executive who is also a well-liked pitchman who is also someone seemingly without a reputation for being a sociopathic dickhole
― Norm’s Superego (silby), Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:08 (five years ago) link