Is it important to be good at fighting in BoW? because I'm awful at it. e.g. every time I try to backflip I just end up crouching.
― lukas, Saturday, 4 January 2020 21:34 (four years ago) link
not really? you will have to fight a few bosses at some point but they're not that hard and pretty much all overworld encounters can be bypassed via stealth or various cheese strats
― ciderpress, Saturday, 4 January 2020 22:15 (four years ago) link
cheese is good. thanks.
― lukas, Saturday, 4 January 2020 23:22 (four years ago) link
using the magnetism ability to wave a chunk of metal around and whack enemies does a fair amount of damage is all i'm saying
― ciderpress, Saturday, 4 January 2020 23:53 (four years ago) link
For music theory nerds. Last half of the video goes into the creator having fun making his own arrangement, but the first half is solid content.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owkk5s4w1eQ
― Nhex, Saturday, 11 January 2020 16:50 (four years ago) link
three houses - only just started but digging it so far. do we have a thread for it?
― Mordy, Thursday, 16 January 2020 15:45 (four years ago) link
FIRE EMBLEM
― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 January 2020 15:51 (four years ago) link
Kentucky route zero is out in a couple weeks. Looks really interesting but some of the reviews make it seem like the whole game is basically a non-interactive cut scene. Anyone played?
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 24 January 2020 10:49 (four years ago) link
yes it's very good and has some really memorable bits of writing and visuals but yes it's a narrative adventure game aka "walking sim" where the gameplay is just walking around and examining/talking to things/people. somewhere in-between a visual novel and a point and click adventure game.
― ciderpress, Friday, 24 January 2020 13:34 (four years ago) link
Ah, so the very-goodness negates the lack of gameplay?
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 24 January 2020 15:25 (four years ago) link
depends what you're looking for, i don't really know how to explain the appeal of these interactive story / visual novel type games if you haven't played one. lack of 'gameplay' isn't a flaw it's just not within the scope of what the game is doing
― ciderpress, Friday, 24 January 2020 15:34 (four years ago) link
just got luigi's mansion 3 and link to the past but also two new jobsfuck being an adult
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 24 January 2020 15:35 (four years ago) link
links awakening you mean? lttp is "free" with the online sub
― ciderpress, Friday, 24 January 2020 15:36 (four years ago) link
How’s Luigi?
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 24 January 2020 16:00 (four years ago) link
very green
― ciderpress, Friday, 24 January 2020 16:06 (four years ago) link
yeah, link's awakening i mean
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 24 January 2020 17:18 (four years ago) link
Luigi is great
― Evan, Friday, 24 January 2020 17:23 (four years ago) link
I couldn’t help myself, I bought Shinobi and Bad Dudes
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 27 January 2020 17:21 (four years ago) link
posts that define my existencei chose the college i went to at least in part because they had coin-op Rush-N-Attack at the cafeteria
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 27 January 2020 17:28 (four years ago) link
Bad dudes is great/cheesy/addictive obvs, but imo the original arcade shinobi is one of the greatest games ever, and still holds up pretty well! Upgrading from the throwing stars to the blue lazer thingy then blasting through everyone is peak arcade game
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 27 January 2020 20:03 (four years ago) link
Not sure if driving games are especially popular here but would recommend Rush Rally 3. Dude who made it is ex-Sumo Digital, who did the Outrun 2 conversions, Sega All-Stars Racing, etc. Really tactile, arcadey handling (on beginner/intermediate level at least) and will certainly do me until M2 get given Sega Rally to convert.
I'm also in the grip of Puzzle Quest. The 'quest' part is the usual sub-Tolkien guff but the match-3 hook is strong.
― Twelves, Friday, 31 January 2020 12:00 (four years ago) link
there's another puzzle quest game without the tolkien guff...
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 31 January 2020 22:25 (four years ago) link
haha nooooooo don't infect him
― Nhex, Saturday, 1 February 2020 00:50 (four years ago) link
puzzle quest has a version that's not Free to play. that seems important!!
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Saturday, 1 February 2020 01:38 (four years ago) link
that's its original form!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 1 February 2020 22:59 (four years ago) link
for sure! it's sad that it became a ftp thing for several years
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Saturday, 1 February 2020 23:01 (four years ago) link
Wonderful 101 kickstarter is up, seems like Platinum cut a deal with Nintendo over the IP rightsalready smashed the (very low) Switch port goal,stretch goals for Steam and PS4 ports + others as yet unannouncedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/platinumgames/the-wonderful-101-remastered
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Monday, 3 February 2020 20:33 (four years ago) link
one of the rewards is to be blocked on Twitter by Kamiya lol
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Monday, 3 February 2020 20:34 (four years ago) link
not a fan of such a big company with private investors using kickstarter like this, it's still somewhat of a scam even if it's highly likely to work out fine for everyone
― ciderpress, Monday, 3 February 2020 20:51 (four years ago) link
that said i will gladly buy and play a normal retail release of the game
― ciderpress, Monday, 3 February 2020 20:55 (four years ago) link
It’s def just a marketing tactic
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Monday, 3 February 2020 20:56 (four years ago) link
agree with u, ciderpress. it's like tricking a bunch of people to pre-order, without even having a set release date.i'll buy it after it releases
― Nhex, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 03:04 (four years ago) link
Seems kinda lame to me that Animal Crossing is reportedly only one island per Switch. That is, the whole family can play, but only in the same playground. I was under the impression that building your own world/town/island/whatever was one of the game's biggest draws?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 12:40 (four years ago) link
Well, to counterpoint that, the thing we as a family LOVED about New Leaf on 3DS was the fact we shared a town, same neighbours, shared progress, etc. My eldest was still very young at the time and getting letters from him in game was honestly really touching.
― JimD, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 13:29 (four years ago) link
yeah that's the standard setup for the series
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 13:36 (four years ago) link
It doesn’t feel like a limitation because the whole game’s designed to be played that way.
― JimD, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 13:44 (four years ago) link
Ok. All I know of the game is via my daughter, who got into the Wii version. She seemed into the personal nature of the game, birthdays and whatnot.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 14:01 (four years ago) link
it's a life sim not a city builder, the world persisting without you is a feature
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 14:08 (four years ago) link
But if you're sharing an island or whatever with other family members, does that mean someone can login and mess up the stuff you've worked on? Go into your house and sell your furniture?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 14:16 (four years ago) link
Yes, that is why it’s such a popular franchise, letting other players steal your expensive stuff
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 14:28 (four years ago) link
iirc they have to do that
― juntos pedemos (Euler), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 14:44 (four years ago) link
that's when it gets like dark souls
― juntos pedemos (Euler), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 14:45 (four years ago) link
Would play.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 15:17 (four years ago) link
Heh I mean to answer that properly, nah, they can’t pick up your furniture so can’t sell it. They can dig up your garden I guess but if they’re doing that then...raise nicer kids?
― JimD, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
Don’t seek technical solutions to social problems
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 16:43 (four years ago) link
Only one of my kids plays this game or is even interested in it, so that's not even an issue. I was just asking, because it looked like limiting the game was yet another way for Nintendo to make money. I didn't realize it's always been like this in Animal Crossing.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 17:03 (four years ago) link
yes, asynchronous multiplayer is part of the design of the series, it's not a limitation
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 17:09 (four years ago) link
josh
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
please allow nintendo to make some money on their wares
― zuck zuck lucify (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 19:07 (four years ago) link
I didn't realize after the first Picross S, Jupiter released S2, S3 and this game apparently?https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/picross-lord-of-the-nazarick-switch/
― Nhex, Wednesday, 5 February 2020 14:41 (four years ago) link