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*Ninjinister* · 12-03-2015, 10:57 PM

Pretty much.

Although I also did end up enjoy Konami getting called out. That was pretty savage.

Peanut · 12-05-2015, 01:04 PM

I have to say, I've been a pretty big Xbox fan for a lot of years, especially in the era of egotistical PS3 Sony, but they really are just starting to lose me to the weird Japanese game segment Sony is locking down the way they were in the PS1 era.

They're making the effort to bring over niche stuff like Yakuza and them announcing Yakuza 0 at PSX, and even weird sh*t like Nioh, is just making me care less and less about the stuff Microsoft is doing. Sony is a company hanging on every dollar. Microsoft is a billion dollar corporation who is routinely trying to throw money away. They need to pick up the slack, because if someone as locked into the Xbox ecosystem and Live as I am is starting to shift my stance, they're losing way too much ground.

Edit: but dear god this VR sh*t can't die soon enough.

Edit 2: NI NO KUNI TWOOOOOOO

*shuriken* · 12-05-2015, 06:45 PM

finally completed Extermination. YAAAAY

*CyberCubed* · 12-05-2015, 07:00 PM

Anyone here pick up Xenoblade X? The Wii-U was starving for a good JRPG but I hear its more like a MMORPG-lite rather than a traditional RPG.

I'm tempted to get it anyway to show support to the developer and for more huge open world games on Nintendo platforms. First impressions I'm reading online is people overwhelmed by how how huge the worlds are.

TonySiegel · 12-10-2015, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Anyone here pick up Xenoblade X? The Wii-U was starving for a good JRPG but I hear its more like a MMORPG-lite rather than a traditional RPG.

I'm tempted to get it anyway to show support to the developer and for more huge open world games on Nintendo platforms. First impressions I'm reading online is people overwhelmed by how how huge the worlds are.

Me and the bro are rocking this game... havent gotten into it deeply yet... but I may let fallout 4 rest now... this game has taken its spot...

*Icebot* · 12-14-2015, 03:03 PM

Just played Sonic Advance on Game Boy Advance.

*Ninjinister* · 12-16-2015, 02:36 AM

Stuff from this month so far

I love me my Famiclones but this one sucks nuts. The joystick is terrible and there are very few of these 108 games worth playing for even the shortest of whiles. Oddest thing is, I bought it at a Fred Meyer (local Kroger-owned store).

Another game that is not very good at all, but I am glad they finally made a KFP fighter. It just may be the worst Smash clone I've played.

This of course. Nothing special, but I do enjoy it.

Then of course this, which came out today.

*Candy Kappa* · 12-16-2015, 02:59 AM

Getting back into Killing Floor 2, some Dragon Age Inquisition. And Fallout Shelter.

*Powder* · 12-16-2015, 11:33 AM

I've been playing Doom 3 & the original Half Life.

Freeman · 12-17-2015, 05:41 AM

Got back into Fantasy Life recently.
Already at 340h or so, I'm crafting perfect gear set for each life (max vitality for paladin, max Sp. Charge for crafting jobs etc)

Still missing some fountain items...

~~Etsyturtle2~~ · 12-17-2015, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ninjinister

Stuff from this month so far

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5809/2...06b438f1_o.jpg
I love me my Famiclones but this one sucks nuts. The joystick is terrible and there are very few of these 108 games worth playing for even the shortest of whiles. Oddest thing is, I bought it at a Fred Meyer (local Kroger-owned store).

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/640/23...e2a7b6c5_o.jpg
Another game that is not very good at all, but I am glad they finally made a KFP fighter. It just may be the worst Smash clone I've played.

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/...20151213051402
This of course. Nothing special, but I do enjoy it.

http://www.mondoxbox.com/images/copertine/big/3738.jpg
Then of course this, which came out today.

I had a penguin shaped famiclone. The games I recognized were contra, ms PAC man, and a weird mario hack.

*Netkeeper* · 12-17-2015, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freeman

Got back into Fantasy Life recently.
Already at 340h or so, I'm crafting perfect gear set for each life (max vitality for paladin, max Sp. Charge for crafting jobs etc)

Still missing some fountain items...

I still need to get started on that game. I haven't done so because I know I'll get hooked so I'm trying to go through my backlog first.

Aaaaand instead of going through the backlog I keep replaying bits and pieces of Ace Attorney Dual Destinies.

Freeman · 12-17-2015, 08:36 AM

I also got Game & Watch Gallery 4 on the WiiU eShop
Zelda is a good reason enough to pay anything for that game ^o^

*Icebot* · 12-17-2015, 11:05 AM

Just played Volleyball Beach Spikers on GameCube.

*Ninjinister* · 12-18-2015, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etsyturtle2

I had a penguin shaped famiclone. The games I recognized were contra, ms PAC man, and a weird mario hack.

Oh my brother loves penguins. I'd like to see what that looks like.

*Icebot* · 12-18-2015, 08:19 AM

Just played Tetris on Game Boy. Beat level 9, height 5 on type B!

*Storm Eagle* · 12-18-2015, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Icebot

Just played Tetris on Game Boy. Beat level 9, height 5 on type B!

Try that on the NES version. It's harder.

*CyberCubed* · 12-19-2015, 02:44 AM

So I'm now 3 hours into Xenoblade Chronicles X...and I am rather overwhelmed and confused. So far the battle system hasn't really "clicked" for me and I don't really know what the hell I'm doing. I'm mostly just using all the attacks I have hoping something works.

The game is definitely massive, but you can't really sense the scale of it as a person running around. I heard you don't get your skell mech until you're like 30 hours into the game, which is bizarre to me because that's a long way away. So I'm mostly just running around doing the main story missions and even then a lot of the boss fights are pretty difficult.

This is definitely a dense RPG. I'm going to have to study the manual tomorrow and read up online about the battle system and the differents arts/classes. I'm going to give the game a good chance so I hope it grows on me.

*CyberCubed* · 12-21-2015, 11:09 PM

Double post, but its been 3 days and I've now put over 20 hours in the game. I'm up to Chapter 7 and want to get my Skell license.

There's a lot more grinding in this game than I would have liked. Before you can do each story chapter they basically force you to be a certain level before you can accept it, and they force you to explore a certain region to a percentage before you can continue. This can take hours if you're underleveled or didn't explore a region thoroughly by planting research probes and finding material. A lot of the basic quests to level up are filler with "go kill x amount of beasts" or fetch quests where they want you to collect a certain amount of nonsense in the wild.

I like the game, and its beautiful and has a good battle system, but man. Now I understand why people played this game for 80+ hours, the game is structured in such a way that you HAVE to devote time to it to even progress the main story.

*Netkeeper* · 12-22-2015, 10:23 AM

Sounds like fake playtime stretching, but may end up saving your ass later in the game and can help avoid people going through the game underleveled, which creates fake difficulty instead. I'd consider the former the lesser of the two evils there. God I want that game.

Been juggling Resident Evil 4, Sonic Adventure 2, and Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga depending on what room of the house I'm in. Gamecube's in the living room, Dreamcast is in my room, and I keep my game boy in my brother's room.

12-03-2015, 10:57 PM	#9301
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Pretty much. Although I also did end up enjoy Konami getting called out. That was pretty savage. __________________

12-05-2015, 01:04 PM	#9302
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I have to say, I've been a pretty big Xbox fan for a lot of years, especially in the era of egotistical PS3 Sony, but they really are just starting to lose me to the weird Japanese game segment Sony is locking down the way they were in the PS1 era. They're making the effort to bring over niche stuff like Yakuza and them announcing Yakuza 0 at PSX, and even weird sht like Nioh, is just making me care less and less about the stuff Microsoft is doing. Sony is a company hanging on every dollar. Microsoft is a billion dollar corporation who is routinely trying to throw money away. They need to pick up the slack, because if someone as locked into the Xbox ecosystem and Live as I am is starting to shift my stance, they're losing way too much ground. Edit: but dear god this VR sht can't die soon enough. Edit 2: NI NO KUNI TWOOOOOOO Last edited by Peanut; 12-05-2015 at 01:43 PM.

12-05-2015, 06:45 PM	#9303
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	finally completed Extermination. YAAAAY __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

12-14-2015, 03:03 PM	#9306
Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,225	Just played Sonic Advance on Game Boy Advance. __________________ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Icebot7/videos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Icebot251

12-16-2015, 02:36 AM	#9307
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Stuff from this month so far I love me my Famiclones but this one sucks nuts. The joystick is terrible and there are very few of these 108 games worth playing for even the shortest of whiles. Oddest thing is, I bought it at a Fred Meyer (local Kroger-owned store). Another game that is not very good at all, but I am glad they finally made a KFP fighter. It just may be the worst Smash clone I've played. This of course. Nothing special, but I do enjoy it. Then of course this, which came out today. __________________

12-05-2015, 07:00 PM	#9304
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,899	Anyone here pick up Xenoblade X? The Wii-U was starving for a good JRPG but I hear its more like a MMORPG-lite rather than a traditional RPG. I'm tempted to get it anyway to show support to the developer and for more huge open world games on Nintendo platforms. First impressions I'm reading online is people overwhelmed by how how huge the worlds are.

12-16-2015, 02:59 AM	#9308
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	Getting back into Killing Floor 2, some Dragon Age Inquisition. And Fallout Shelter. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

12-16-2015, 11:33 AM	#9309
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	I've been playing Doom 3 & the original Half Life.

12-17-2015, 05:41 AM	#9310
Freeman Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Sebastian - Spain Posts: 480	Got back into Fantasy Life recently. Already at 340h or so, I'm crafting perfect gear set for each life (max vitality for paladin, max Sp. Charge for crafting jobs etc) Still missing some fountain items... __________________ Long is the way of learning. Endless the way of perfection.

12-17-2015, 08:36 AM	#9313
Freeman Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Sebastian - Spain Posts: 480	I also got Game & Watch Gallery 4 on the WiiU eShop Zelda is a good reason enough to pay anything for that game ^o^ __________________ Long is the way of learning. Endless the way of perfection.

12-17-2015, 11:05 AM	#9314
Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,225	Just played Volleyball Beach Spikers on GameCube. __________________ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Icebot7/videos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Icebot251

12-18-2015, 08:19 AM	#9316
Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,225	Just played Tetris on Game Boy. Beat level 9, height 5 on type B! __________________ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Icebot7/videos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Icebot251

12-19-2015, 02:44 AM	#9318
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,899	So I'm now 3 hours into Xenoblade Chronicles X...and I am rather overwhelmed and confused. So far the battle system hasn't really "clicked" for me and I don't really know what the hell I'm doing. I'm mostly just using all the attacks I have hoping something works. The game is definitely massive, but you can't really sense the scale of it as a person running around. I heard you don't get your skell mech until you're like 30 hours into the game, which is bizarre to me because that's a long way away. So I'm mostly just running around doing the main story missions and even then a lot of the boss fights are pretty difficult. This is definitely a dense RPG. I'm going to have to study the manual tomorrow and read up online about the battle system and the differents arts/classes. I'm going to give the game a good chance so I hope it grows on me.

12-21-2015, 11:09 PM	#9319
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,899	Double post, but its been 3 days and I've now put over 20 hours in the game. I'm up to Chapter 7 and want to get my Skell license. There's a lot more grinding in this game than I would have liked. Before you can do each story chapter they basically force you to be a certain level before you can accept it, and they force you to explore a certain region to a percentage before you can continue. This can take hours if you're underleveled or didn't explore a region thoroughly by planting research probes and finding material. A lot of the basic quests to level up are filler with "go kill x amount of beasts" or fetch quests where they want you to collect a certain amount of nonsense in the wild. I like the game, and its beautiful and has a good battle system, but man. Now I understand why people played this game for 80+ hours, the game is structured in such a way that you HAVE to devote time to it to even progress the main story.

12-22-2015, 10:23 AM	#9320
Netkeeper tactical blackquill Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas, but not for much longer Posts: 3,645	Sounds like fake playtime stretching, but may end up saving your ass later in the game and can help avoid people going through the game underleveled, which creates fake difficulty instead. I'd consider the former the lesser of the two evils there. God I want that game. Been juggling Resident Evil 4, Sonic Adventure 2, and Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga depending on what room of the house I'm in. Gamecube's in the living room, Dreamcast is in my room, and I keep my game boy in my brother's room. __________________