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!š (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!š (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
Itās 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 doesnāt feel like a limitation because the whole gameās 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 itās 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 canāt pick up your furniture so canāt sell it. They can dig up your garden I guess but if theyāre doing that then...raise nicer kids?
― JimD, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
Donāt 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
yeah lots of picross available. i think i was on the last page of puzzles in S1 when i burned out
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 5 February 2020 14:43 (four years ago) link
I totally burned out similarly, then picked it up again like... two years later? Now I'm hungry again
― Nhex, Wednesday, 5 February 2020 15:08 (four years ago) link
lol at this from kamiya's design notes on the w101 kickstarter page
In this initial stage, I was fixated on the number 100 instead of 101. Then, towards the end of development, when we had to decide on the official title, the client said: "We'd like you to get a little more creative with the title. For example...what about adding one more to the number?"
― ciderpress, Thursday, 6 February 2020 16:09 (four years ago) link
I kind of feel like the Switch Animal Crossing might deserve its own thread. Anyway, the ātrouble with neighboursā thread on ILE made me imagine an intentionally adversarial, passive-aggressive version of this, and Stardew Valley, etc
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 8 February 2020 17:53 (four years ago) link
I'm sure I read about (an urban myth maybe?) game where you have buried a number of bodies in your garden and have to get on with your neighbours ala animal crossing while making sure that no one digs up your garden and finds out the truth. But I've just searched and can't find anything about it.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 8 February 2020 18:03 (four years ago) link
yes that's right, no reason to search for anything. there's nothing to find here. let's just head toward town and pick up some supplies, yes this way
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!š (Karl Malone), Saturday, 8 February 2020 18:07 (four years ago) link
zappiās idea sounds like a dreamI imagine youāre also a recent homebuyer in this scenario; the implication is that Tom Nook is trying to frame you, and you also have to convince a white-shoed defense attorney to consider your case
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 8 February 2020 18:26 (four years ago) link
animal cross(examin)ing
― Homegrown Georgia speedster Ladd McConkey (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 8 February 2020 18:27 (four years ago) link
does this game have 6ft fences
― ||||||||, Saturday, 8 February 2020 18:35 (four years ago) link
and who is starting the AnCro thread
Iām not. Iām in a pizza place on Zing
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 8 February 2020 18:39 (four years ago) link
don't make me start it with a dumb HRO inspired thread title
― ||||||||, Saturday, 8 February 2020 18:40 (four years ago) link
Just put the name of the game in all caps and donāt forget the plural like Tim Rogers did
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 8 February 2020 18:47 (four years ago) link
Forget it man, youāre unreliable
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 8 February 2020 18:51 (four years ago) link
We should prereview
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!š (Karl Malone), Saturday, 8 February 2020 21:01 (four years ago) link
it didn't make my shortlist of 2020 games i'm allowing myself to buy before finishing my dozen backlogged games. 8 out of 10
― ciderpress, Saturday, 8 February 2020 21:05 (four years ago) link
this will be the first animal crossing game i've ever played, and i will accept nothing less than the greatest animal crossing game of all time. this is that game. 9.8 out of 10
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!š (Karl Malone), Saturday, 8 February 2020 21:12 (four years ago) link
i'm not even sure how the asynchronous mechanics work, tbh, but zappi can i visit your world? i want to, uh, look in your backyard
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!š (Karl Malone), Saturday, 8 February 2020 21:14 (four years ago) link
or wherever you keep your garden, that is. i assume that's the backyard, given your situation there
you can all visit me but weāre having a 6ft fence
― ||||||||, Saturday, 8 February 2020 21:20 (four years ago) link