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[Freeman]

Bought DB Butoden lauch day. Already sold. Maybe better if you got some pal to play against

[Turo602]

Halo 5 was great. The gameplay has honestly never been better. It's also good to see 343 has learned from their mistakes because enemies no longer feel like bullet sponges and the Promethean weapons have all received a nice update making them more unique than before. They've also added a nice layer to fighting the Promethean Knights which I thought was a nice touch, considering they don't appear as often as they used to. And while a lot people may disagree, the Warden boss fights were actually really cool. I didn't find it repetitive at all. If anything, they're the Promethean equivalent of the Hunters.

With all that being said, the campaign was fun and all, but the story was a huge disappointment for me. Before the game's release they were hyping up this rivalry between Locke and Chief, calling it a hunt, and telling us to find the truth and in the end it was all poorly done and was rather pointless to the actual story. Out of 15 missions you only get to play as Master Chief 3 times which was rather disappointing. His 3 missions alone felt more important to progressing the narrative than Locke's meaningless hunt. It also wasn't until about the last 3 missions where I felt the story was starting to pick up and boy did it pick up. The opening to the 13th mission was amazing even if brief and after an ending like that I can't honestly wait for Halo 6.

Originally Posted by AquaParade

I would buy an x-box today for halo 1-3,odst, and 5 if I was just a little more impulsive/short sighted.

How's the music?

What's wrong with 4?

And dude, it's Halo. The soundtrack is just as amazing as ever.

[Icebot]

Just played Mario Kart 7 on 3DS.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Turo602

What's wrong with 4?

And dude, it's Halo. The soundtrack is just as amazing as ever.

Forgot about 4. I haven't played it yet.

I alwaye love the music in Halo, but was under the impression that there was a new composer.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

Forgot about 4. I haven't played it yet.

I alwaye love the music in Halo, but was under the impression that there was a new composer.

There is and while it's sad not having some of the classic tunes back the new music is still very good and has a rightful place in the series. If you haven't heard the soundtrack yet, I recommend that you look for it on YouTube. But more importantly, play Halo 4! Despite what a lot of idiots say about Halo 4, it's actually really good.

[Cure]

The Halo 5 campaign was doooope. I'm really looking forward to 6 to see what happens.

Spoiler:

Cortana, noooooooooooo. You broke my heart. And she turned on a Halo! AAAAAAaaaaah.

[Freeman]

Yesterday I got Shovel Knight for WiiU (got the amiibo on pre-order) and today I spent my morning with it.

Great game, great feeling and epic dialogues.
Old school difficulty but I'm having tons of fun with it.

[Peanut]

Dear Game Developers,

Never, under any circumstances, tie win/lose conditions directly to the competence of your sh*tty AI. Replaying entire sections of games, or failing in any way, because of the incompetence of something out of your control is the worst thing in video games.

Sincerely,
Someone Who Can't Believe We Still Haven't Learned To Deal With Obvious Issues That Are Over A Decade Old

P.S. F*ck you.

[Freeman]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Dear Game Developers,

Never, under any circumstances, tie win/lose conditions directly to the competence of your sh*tty AI. Replaying entire sections of games, or failing in any way, because of the incompetence of something out of your control is the worst thing in video games.

Sincerely,
Someone Who Can't Believe We Still Haven't Learned To Deal With Obvious Issues That Are Over A Decade Old

P.S. F*ck you.

What happened dude?

[Peanut]

The late game DBZ Xenoverse stuff is what happened.

[Powder]

Are there any legit DBZ games out there? All the ones I played were pretty crummy, but it's only been a handful, to be fair.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Powder

Are there any legit DBZ games out there? All the ones I played were pretty crummy, but it's only been a handful, to be fair.

This one was a fan favorite back in the day, its also on PS2. It also has the largest roster of fighters.

[Peanut]

DBZ Xenoverse is actually a lot of fun, coming from someone who played it without liking or knowing anything about the series.

It's an action/fighting game that actually has a full on single player story revolving around your own created character. Lots of RPG elements to it. Has my seal of approval.

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

It also has the largest roster of fighters.

I wonder if this still holds true, cause Xenoverse is absolutely packed with characters and seemingly every variation of each character imaginable.

[Peanut]

Double post.

Anyone else playing Yo-Kai Watch? I'm super into it and it has ruined my entire weekend. The demo does the game such a grave disservice, because it doesn't convey what it's actually like to play in the slightest. It's such a Level 5 game in all the best ways.

My only gripe right now is that the befriending mechanic is somehow more obtuse than SMT games, so I felt really stuck when it came to creating a team. By the time I figured out how it worked I was so deep that my fairly standard team will probably be with me until the very end.

I do love that there is a legitimate rarity to rare Yo-Kai, though. Unlike rare Pokemon, which outside of shinies, you're guaranteed to come across in one way or another, the Crank-A-Kai gacha stuff ensures rare actually means rare. It might be the obsession I've had with the One Piece and DBZ Puzzle & Dragons style games on Android for the last few months, but I love that feeling of rolling for something and getting gold. I managed to get an A-rank rare Yo-Kai out of the Crank-A-Kai today, which was Reversette. It seems pretty good, but it looks dumb as all hell.

Which is another thing I have to say for the game; I looooove the designs, especially the ones that are so heavily Japanese influenced. Because they're not trying to create living creatures, or animals or whatever, they just go nuts and there's some great stuff in there. I love how you can just recruit one of those old looking Japanese walls with a face on it, or a limp sword picking its nose.

I also really love the sense of place in the game. It reminds me of something like a more modern My Summer Vacation, or Attack of the Friday Monsters, in that it's creating this very specific town and fleshing out every single detail. It gives it so much character, way beyond the world of Pokemon. It's also weirdly nostalgic, because you could almost take the entire game as a kid just playing and having fun. Stuff like finding a little gap in a row of hedges you can squeeze through for a short-cut is such a "kid" thing that it can't be anything but intentional. Riding your bike around, looking in grass and by a pond, or under a car for little creatures that no one but you can see.

I understand why it became such a huge thing in Japan now. I love it.

[Freeman]

Originally Posted by Peanut

I do love that there is a legitimate rarity to rare Yo-Kai, though. Unlike rare Pokemon, which outside of shinies, you're guaranteed to come across in one way or another, the Crank-A-Kai gacha stuff ensures rare actually means rare. It might be the obsession I've had with the One Piece and DBZ Puzzle & Dragons style games on Android for the last few months, but I love that feeling of rolling for something and getting gold. I managed to get an A-rank rare Yo-Kai out of the Crank-A-Kai today, which was Reversette. It seems pretty good, but it looks dumb as all hell.

Which is another thing I have to say for the game; I looooove the designs, especially the ones that are so heavily Japanese influenced. Because they're not trying to create living creatures, or animals or whatever, they just go nuts and there's some great stuff in there. I love how you can just recruit one of those old looking Japanese walls with a face on it, or a limp sword picking its nose.

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I understand why it became such a huge thing in Japan now. I love it.

While I don´t understand a word of what you are talking about (yet) I'm really waiting for this game to come out. When I was in Japan it was actually EVERYWHERE, way more than Pokemon. Me and my gf love Level 5 games (although they do all Inazuma the same and have no online so I can't random play with my samurai team...) so it may be our next big hit.

[Powder]

I really enjoyed the demo, but I'm not sure if I'll get the actual release or not. If it's on sale, maybe. I'm just a bit tired on the Pokemon styled stuff at this point in time, however fresh it feels.

[Roland]

I currently Space channel 5 part 2. I just don't have rythm and I mess up the steps but I just can't put it down. Up down chu... chu-chu. Doh! X10

[Netkeeper]

I can't wait until I can spend money again so I can get Yokai Watch. Ugh. Eviction sucks.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Powder

I really enjoyed the demo, but I'm not sure if I'll get the actual release or not. If it's on sale, maybe. I'm just a bit tired on the Pokemon styled stuff at this point in time, however fresh it feels.

I can tell you as someone who had this feeling as recently as a week ago that Yo-Kai Watch isn't Pokemon. It's a game about building a team out of monsters, but the comparison really does end right there.

[Freeman]

Currently almost finishing Shovel Knight
Good Lord this game is hard but you can't but love it