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- Thunderhead
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3+ hours to get abilities and leveling, sooooooo, yeah...
- Delthazar
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Heh, and maybe another seven hours after that just for all the battle system functions to unlock
- Delthazar
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I miss the days of the JRPG Optional Tutorial House. FFVI, Chrono Trigger, and Xenogears all had one, and FFVII scattered a similar idea around its world. They didn't take themselves very seriously either. A fun and inventive way to teach the basics and refresh the memory.
- John Layfield
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It's a slow-ass burn and I don't blame anyone for falling off it long before it hits its stride. But I think the characters and plot generally hold up okay in hindsight.
- Delthazar
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Aye, Lightning is a legit good lead and Sazh is maybe one of my favourite supporting characters in the series. XIII feels like it'd be worth another run just for his story. I really liked how they (intentionally or otherwise) introduced him as comic relief and then super quickly subvert that expectation and turn him into a super solid father figure.
- Bier_Engel
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I remember liking Sazh a lot. The thing with his son was heartbreaking, and his relationship (platonic, in my mind) with Vanille was interesting. But it wasn't enough for me to beat the game for.
- Thunderhead
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Well, if I end up not liking XIII, that's okay. I may have picked up another turd on the cheap...
- John Layfield
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I'll defend the first two seasons (1 and a half?) of Andromeda as... better than Earth: Final Conflict.
- Thunderhead
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- John Layfield
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Now the real question is how accurate a Dylan Hunt can you sculpt in ME:A.
- Delthazar
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It was certainly a cool idea for a show. Shame about, uh, the entire execution of that idea, I guessJohn Layfield wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2019 2:35 amI'll defend the first two seasons (1 and a half?) of Andromeda as... better than Earth: Final Conflict.
Earth Final Conflict, same deal. First Wave. Alien Nation. Seven Days. Sliders. fuck, the 90s was weird with all those not-space sci-fi shows.
- Delthazar
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Two new Switch models incoming, according to Eurogamer and WSJ sources.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019 ... ources-say
Following the evolution of the 3DS, it sounds like one of the new models will be a cheaper, sturdier, no-frills version a la the 2DS, possibly with no docked mode, so I hope y'all don't mind a handheld-only Switch. The other model will be more like the XL or whatever, fancier, flashier, more powerful, probably more expensive. No idea if the current base model will continue after these are out.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019 ... ources-say
Following the evolution of the 3DS, it sounds like one of the new models will be a cheaper, sturdier, no-frills version a la the 2DS, possibly with no docked mode, so I hope y'all don't mind a handheld-only Switch. The other model will be more like the XL or whatever, fancier, flashier, more powerful, probably more expensive. No idea if the current base model will continue after these are out.
- Bier_Engel
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Excellent! Kind of glad I've held off since I planned on using my future Switch as handheld-only anyway. That said, it depends on if that model comes out before 3 Houses or not, and what other features they remove (sounds like it'll lose other functionality... I don't mind paying for a regular Switch if that's the case). It'd be cool if the regular Switch got a price drop with these releases.
- Delthazar
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Borderlands 3 was revealed, as expected
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4o5g_PGkiA
it's, uh, kinda dull looking, plus Gearbox has been a tire fire these last few years, so I dunno. I gotta wonder if the time has passed for this series now that shlooters loot shooters are everywhere.
but fuck all that, there's a Hyper Light Drifter series in development from the Castlevania people, holy shit
https://www.polygon.com/tv/2019/3/28/18 ... di-shankar
HLD is probably one of the most evocative tone pieces I've ever seen in games, the way it looks and moves, its music and sound design, the total lack of dialogue - perfect ground to build on for a super wild TV project. just its opening alone is something I can watch at random at any time and still get goosebumps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVdUufUBss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4o5g_PGkiA
it's, uh, kinda dull looking, plus Gearbox has been a tire fire these last few years, so I dunno. I gotta wonder if the time has passed for this series now that shlooters loot shooters are everywhere.
but fuck all that, there's a Hyper Light Drifter series in development from the Castlevania people, holy shit
https://www.polygon.com/tv/2019/3/28/18 ... di-shankar
HLD is probably one of the most evocative tone pieces I've ever seen in games, the way it looks and moves, its music and sound design, the total lack of dialogue - perfect ground to build on for a super wild TV project. just its opening alone is something I can watch at random at any time and still get goosebumps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVdUufUBss
- Falcon Critical
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It's been long enough since Borderlands Pre-sequel that I could be into Borderlands again. It helps that I pretty much exclusively play that series as a co-op shooter which keeps it fresher as an experience.
- cybersix
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I can't wait to play overly muscley Zenyatta.
Okay honest take: yeah, that trailer is pretty boring, but I'm going to be cautiously optimistic. I wasn't very fond of The Pre-Sequel, but apparently I played about 160 hours of Borderlands 2. Like Falcon I play it as a co-op thing, which makes it a lot more fun*.
* or a lot less fun if your friends are whiny jerks who complain that they have to share loot
Okay honest take: yeah, that trailer is pretty boring, but I'm going to be cautiously optimistic. I wasn't very fond of The Pre-Sequel, but apparently I played about 160 hours of Borderlands 2. Like Falcon I play it as a co-op thing, which makes it a lot more fun*.
* or a lot less fun if your friends are whiny jerks who complain that they have to share loot
- Delthazar
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I think a not-small part of me just wants Gearbox to do something more with the Homeworld IP they're still sitting on.
but yeah, I guess I kinda lack co-op folks most of the time, so something like Borderlands ain't gonna hit for me in quite the same way
but yeah, I guess I kinda lack co-op folks most of the time, so something like Borderlands ain't gonna hit for me in quite the same way
- cybersix
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come be my co-op bro
I'm kind of mad at Gearbox for obtaining We Happy Few and jacking up the price like 4x what it cost beforehand but that's pretty minor in the land of gaming fuckupery.
I'm kind of mad at Gearbox for obtaining We Happy Few and jacking up the price like 4x what it cost beforehand but that's pretty minor in the land of gaming fuckupery.
- Thunderhead
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Okay, fam, we have a decision to make. I've been trying to enjoy FFXIII, but every time I'm ready to say I like it, it seems like it goes out of it's way to piss me off. Well, Mass Effect: Andromeda finally arrived in the mail today. So, do I finish FFXIII, or move on to ME:A? If I do move on, do I patch it?
- cybersix
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How far into FFXIII are you? If you're only like 10 hours in, and not digging it, probably best to drop it.
... on the other hand, I never got into Mass Effect Andromeda when it came out, so I don't know if that's a better choice? You should probably patch it, because LORD some of that facial rigging is awful.
... on the other hand, I never got into Mass Effect Andromeda when it came out, so I don't know if that's a better choice? You should probably patch it, because LORD some of that facial rigging is awful.
- Delthazar
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My understanding is that stuff got patched officially before the studio got shuttered but as for how deep those patches went, I dunno. They probably prioritized bugs over character models unless the models themselves were bugged.
I think Falcon finished it? Falcon would know.
I think Falcon finished it? Falcon would know.
- Delthazar
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speaking of games that'll probably need lotsa patches (tosses a basketball into a nearby hoop) Bethesda is putting Grandma Shirley into Elder Scrolls 6
https://kotaku.com/skyrim-grandma-will- ... 1833678841
https://kotaku.com/skyrim-grandma-will- ... 1833678841
- Thunderhead
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Oh, I'm a good 40 hours into FFXIII...
As for not patching MEA, that would be for giggles, not playability. All my research(quick Google search) says that MEA is actually decent these days, fully patched. It's why I was finally willing to part with the $5 to buy it.
As for not patching MEA, that would be for giggles, not playability. All my research(quick Google search) says that MEA is actually decent these days, fully patched. It's why I was finally willing to part with the $5 to buy it.
- True Perception
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If you've reached the more open area (you'll know it when you get there), tough it out. If not, fuck it! Once you're to that point, you can rush to the end pretty quickly if you avoid side stuff.