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Media Videogame thread
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RODAN
Banned deucer.
played this, its fun and good. tana is best girl. some of the art is really weird at times, barely human. they look like scary puppets
Acklow
I am always tired. Don't bother me.
idk, I haven't played through the English version yet. I plan on doing so once I'm done with the Russian version (I want to read source material first before hitting the translated stuff).
Is xenoblade chronicles x good looking bad looking or somewhere in between? I havent gotten to see any stuff from the source (mostly lower qual yt vids) so I cant tell if the wiiu is putting in work graphically or not
Risk of Rain is currently just $2.50 on steam! It's a great game that gets you a ton of playtime for the money. It was the first roguelike game I ever played, and it doesn't SUPER focus on random level generation or permadeath like others. Instead It uses the same maps (with some random variation) with variable items and a wide assortment of characters, something I think gives it huge replayability. Think contra+Metroid 1 with MOBA characters that have 4 unique abilities.
Also, their new game, Deadbolt is coming out soon!
Also, their new game, Deadbolt is coming out soon!
Stratos
Banned deucer.
i own it and it looks pretty crisp. i'm personally not a huge graphics fiend so XCX more than satisfies me in that department. biggest complaint about the game: one of the characters is voice acted by Cassandra Lee Morris, who did Taiga Aisaka in the dub, and they sound the exact same.
Karxrida I don't know much about the ports but I've heard that they play well on other consoles. Still, I would highly recommend getting the PC version on Steam because it's the only version on patch 1.3, it'll be the first version to move on to 1.3.1, it has the most active modding community, and it just plays well on PC. Plus it'll be super cheap - Terraria routinely falls below $3 bucks on Steam, which is a steal considering that I've spent hundreds of hours on it.
If portability is a huge selling point for you then yeah, go ahead with the 3DS version. Otherwise I support the PC version 100%.
If portability is a huge selling point for you then yeah, go ahead with the 3DS version. Otherwise I support the PC version 100%.
Focus
Ubers Tester Extraordinaire
I'm also not a high-end PC gamer or whatever, but the official trailers are pretty true to how the game actually looks. It looks gorgeous, in my opinion. There is a lot of pop-in and such (especially when you go really really fast), but otherwise yeah. The framerate isn't terribly consistent outside of cutscenes, but that is usually barely noticeable, and it never gets as bad as the first Xenoblade did at times. You can really tell that the Wii U is being pushed to its absolute limits, just like its predecessor pushed the Wii to its limits.
I finished Firewatch earlier. I've been super excited for it ever since I saw the E3 reveal trailer but it was probably the most disappointing game I've played in a long, long time. ;_; It was basically a hiking simulator, and not even a good one at that because it's super linear, has invisible walls everywhere, and is just... so empty. Not many things to explore anyway. The story was really good though, and satisfying without the need to complicate things. Writing, dialogue, narrative, everything was really good. Visually, it's nice, but for whatever reason the frame rate sucked ass when I played it even though I'm fairly certain my PC can easily run it.
Would not recommend buying unless its 75% off or whatever but considering it was released a couple days ago that's probably not happening. I'd watch a lets play of it or whatever. Not worth spending $ on.
Would not recommend buying unless its 75% off or whatever but considering it was released a couple days ago that's probably not happening. I'd watch a lets play of it or whatever. Not worth spending $ on.
Majora's Mask is my all time favorite Zelda game. So, since there wasn't a thread for it, I made one. We can talk about our favorite characters, side quests, masks, mask transformations, etc. Or we can talk about stories that happened in our playthroughs of MM.
My favorite mask and mask transformation is the Zora Mask. I just like the design and swimming is cool, albeit not as cool as in the original N64 Version (I only have the 3DS version btw). As for characters and side quests, my favorite character is probably... Majora's Mask. It's creepy, got a cool design, and a cool but easy boss fight! My favorite side quest is getting the Zora eggs back. You just feel so sad for Lulu, and desperately want to get her children back. Not only that, but raiding a Pirate Forretress is pretty cool :^).
My favorite mask and mask transformation is the Zora Mask. I just like the design and swimming is cool, albeit not as cool as in the original N64 Version (I only have the 3DS version btw). As for characters and side quests, my favorite character is probably... Majora's Mask. It's creepy, got a cool design, and a cool but easy boss fight! My favorite side quest is getting the Zora eggs back. You just feel so sad for Lulu, and desperately want to get her children back. Not only that, but raiding a Pirate Forretress is pretty cool :^).
Sorry if this is the wrong thread for this but the StarCraft II thread doesn't seem to be around anymore and I recently re-installed that shit so if anyone wants to go trolling around in 4v4s, hit me up. I only have Heart of the Swarm expansion but if you have Legacy you can upgrade me automatically I guess. Preferably looking for people at least Gold League+
ID is Django Friend Code #212, feel free to message me if you wanna play!
ID is Django Friend Code #212, feel free to message me if you wanna play!
I'm debating getting it, would you recommend? I've never played FE before but both storylines look pretty interesting... and apparently they still have large amounts of content regardless of version?
RODAN
Banned deucer.
i mean i've been playing it nonstop since i got it if that tells u anything
RODAN
Banned deucer.
i'd recommend Birthright first, as it is more traditionally like a FE game.
And its story seems to be the "True" story, especially with how Nohr is painted in the prologue.
FE Fates is a really enjoyable game, much better than awakening. Gameplay is much more engaging thanks to the revamped Pair up system, re-addition of breakable terrain, and much better map design. The story and characters (so far) has more depth and personality than awakening, which had rather one dimensional characters along with a very confusing story.
I like the new features as well. My Castle is a pretty great addition, as it allows the player to interact and understand their characters better. Best new change is the addition of the skill capture, allowing you to capture enemy units. This is great since you can now play as otherwise Unplayable classes in whichever version you chose (ie Dark Mages in Birthright).
The OST is just absolutely amazing. I recommend playing the game with a good pair of headphones, as the 3DS speakers don't do the game justice.
I like the new features as well. My Castle is a pretty great addition, as it allows the player to interact and understand their characters better. Best new change is the addition of the skill capture, allowing you to capture enemy units. This is great since you can now play as otherwise Unplayable classes in whichever version you chose (ie Dark Mages in Birthright).
The OST is just absolutely amazing. I recommend playing the game with a good pair of headphones, as the 3DS speakers don't do the game justice.
I don't know what you mean by this because Birthright was designed to be like Awakening (and by proxy fe8 I guess) while Conquest is designed more like every other FE game. Also the 'true' route is obviously the third route DLC, which you have to shill out an extra $20 for no matter which game you bought.
I'd still recommend Birthright for people who've only played Awakening or no FE at all, but it was kinda boring for me because it has zero map objective diversity and was pretty easy even on Lunatic (with no grinding).
Unrelated: anyone who has SFV and wants matches hmu. Random matchmaking kinda sucks atm because it doesn't really skill-match very well and has no real punishment for ragequitting.
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Meanwhile the PAL regions still lack a release date...
Speaking of JRPGs, the PAL release of Inazuma Eleven Go: Galaxy comes around later this year (although we also lack a release date for that... figures) and I'm psyched for it.
On another note, does anyone have any recommendations for a free game which is good to unwind to?
Speaking of JRPGs, the PAL release of Inazuma Eleven Go: Galaxy comes around later this year (although we also lack a release date for that... figures) and I'm psyched for it.
On another note, does anyone have any recommendations for a free game which is good to unwind to?
