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RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - TickTickTockTock - 07-10-2013 SO earlier today I decided that I wanted to play Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey it turns out that this is not a very easy game to obtain so if I don't want to pay $45+ on Amazon, I have to drive to the nearest Gamestop that has one which is 60 miles away my question to those of you who've played it is: is this actually worth it? I've heard it was good but I don't know if anything is that good RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Mehgamehn - 07-10-2013 "There's nothing wrong with a short game, if it plays well short" is the only caveat that's needed there. Length IS a quality that can enhance or detract from the gaming experience. Games of pure player skill have a tendency to need to be on the short side, as once the player conquers the game's mechanics and the game loses the novelty of any uniqueness it had, the game has to actively fight to keep the player's interest. With no levelups or new skills, it basically comes down to either creating exponentially difficult levels, which has a hard ceiling before you walk onto the roof called "Impossible", or gimmicky levels which can completely throw out everything the player has learned and make them feel like they wasted their time. OR they can pad out time with cinematic cutscenes because we're always in the mood for a movie. Your run-of-the-mill RPG, on the other hand, tends to need to be longer. The primary pleasures of the Vidya Game RPG are Exploration, Story, and the basic feeling of Work-Reward that comes with gaining EXP to level-up a character from weak peasant to Dragon-Knight-King or with furthering the plot, all of which are qualities that fare better in a longer game. RPG's want to be grandiose about everything, because otherwise its just pressing buttons so the characters can do something somewhat independent of you, the player. Obviously these are just me discussing the extremes, and most games have combination of these elements or other elements not discussed. I'm just trying to explain what factor length plays in a game. For example of a combo-o-elements-o, SOTC plays long because, even though its just a series of boss battles, exploring its world on horseyback is a huge part of its experience, and exploration fares better when you have time to feel the emotions of anticipation and excitement. RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Norivia - 07-10-2013 I've played Strange Journey. I found it had kind of a slow start, but it's a lot of fun! Lots of numbers and such. I haven't played much of the original SMT games but it's certainly a lot closer to Etrian Odyssey (which I've also only played a bit of) than, say, Persona 4. It's been a while since I played it, so nothing specifically jumps out in my head about it. Fight demons with demons and etcetera. I'm not sure it's worth a 60-mile drive nor $45+ for it though. When I first got it I got a few hours in and didn't pick it up again for ~8 months. Not sure why, it just didn't grab me right off. I'm not very good at explaining what's good and bad about games... If you really like SMT games or first person dungeon crawlers, and want more of the same go for it? Otherwise I'd say go for a cheaper game that plays similarly. RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - TickTickTockTock - 07-11-2013 The ridiculous part became moot, since I found out I have to drive almost all the way for something else, so I'll be giving it a try RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Pick Yer Poison - 07-11-2013 Wowee, okay, that was quite a TF2 update we just had. My thoughts (on the things that I thought were notable in the list):
RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - MaxieSatan - 07-11-2013 Related to the DR nerf, I think removing set bonuses was a good idea - in general, but with the DR in particular, since it means its biggest drawback (extremely loud decloak) can't be removed anymore. RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Stij - 07-12-2013 Some of you huge nerds will probably enjoy this article about finding the best TV for retro games RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - MaxieSatan - 07-12-2013 (07-11-2013, 03:50 AM)Superfrequency Wrote: »ee: Just made $6.83 of non-exchangeable store credit on Steam selling pretend trading cards. Just in time for the Summer Sale. And somehow, even though I feel like I cheated Valve, they still win. I mean that's probably because they skim a bit off the top of any given marketplace transaction RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - BRPXQZME - 07-12-2013 (07-11-2013, 03:50 AM)Superfrequency Wrote: »I think the real loser here is the user who paid two dollars for a "foil" pretend trading card that does not even look foiled and is just flat grey.And now you know the true motivation for Valve’s support of the Oculus Rift: Headtracking for shiny foil cards. RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - weirdee - 07-12-2013 (07-12-2013, 02:22 AM)Stij Wrote: »Some of you huge nerds will probably enjoy this article about finding the best TV for retro gamesi swear if this is anything like people talking about vacuum tubes for music i'm just gonna deny everything having to do with older games RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - weirdee - 07-13-2013 and yet valve still made money on your transactions play with us forever RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Stij - 07-13-2013 And The Valve Man Get Paid Off All That RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - BRPXQZME - 07-13-2013 Another set of games I don’t care to buy now / can’t afford. Have I finally broken the cycle of steaṃsāra, or have I merely clung to avidyā? RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - AgentBlue - 07-15-2013 Supes It's Australian rules football RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - BRPXQZME - 07-15-2013 That’s not a football. THAT’S a football. RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Stij - 07-15-2013 rated M for Sports RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - weirdee - 07-15-2013 do they call it the yoshi sacrifice RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Mehgamehn - 07-15-2013 Surprised you didn't go for the other fun thing on that wiki page RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Solaris - 07-15-2013 i think my least favorite thing about the steam sale right now is how i would rather buy have all of the bigger super duper publicized games on my peacethree because my laptop isn't the even close to the best gaming computer RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Infrared - 07-15-2013 My least favourite thing about the Steam sale is that none of the games i haven't played look remotely interesting, also i'm poor. RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Infrared - 07-15-2013 I approve of the above post, i have very fond memories playing Pocket Fighter. As someone who has meticulously examined the sprites from all the versus-like Capcom fighters i can say Pocket Fighter's aren't as detailed but that doesn't make them any worse, they have their own charm and it really does feel like they were just messing around and having fun with it. I think there's a place for both kinds of fighting games, casual and super hardcore, as long as one doesn't dominate over the other in the "market". The thing is that the majority of people is intolerant about things they don't enjoy. Obligatory gush about Darkstalkers: I think Vampire Savior/Darkstalkers 3 is a big contender for the title of the greatest fighting game of all time, aside from having exquisite art design it's extremely easy to pick up and play, there's a very small learning curve but it's deep enough to allow for competitive play. It's also kind of unique since it's focused more on super fast rushdown and not on long strings of combos, the game simply does not allow giant combos and as a result, there's a constant back and forth - this coupled with the unorthodox push block mechanics and the regenerating health bar makes for an extremely fun, fast paced and competitive game and i fucking love it in case there was any doubt about it. RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - BRPXQZME - 07-17-2013 Sony is auctioning off props. The fiendish catch: You have to bid using gold trophies from your PSN account. RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - MaxieSatan - 07-18-2013 Rogue Legacy. Rogue Legacy. ROGUE LEGACY IS SO GOOD YOU GUYS. rogue legacy RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - Phish - 07-18-2013 Yes Yes it is Unless you only get horrible filthy children with terrible traits And then it is a nightmare RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories. - MaxieSatan - 07-18-2013 (07-18-2013, 03:06 AM)Phish Wrote: »Yes can i interest you in a giant with vertigo and a quantum translocator, my good madame |