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No. 262569
General Video Game discussion, aside from games that have their own threads.
What are you currently playing, what you are looking forward to, favorite games, favorite consoles, gamer set discussion, reviews, praises, complaints, questions, etc.
Previous thread:
>>>/m/231080 No. 262577
>>262491>where the story will go from hereHopefully space.
I am really loving that design btw, love Yoji Shinkawa.
>>262497Sorry, but I'm pretty sure he doesn't have the rights to MGS or any of his Konami properties anymore.
No. 262580
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>>262569Was just finishing up the final checking the spelling of the new thread I was going to post when I saw this, kek!
Anyway here is the image that i was going to use. I can't wait for the next game
No. 262650
>>262580Nice pic, Im so addicted to Hades. Finally managed to
unite the gods with a party. Now I just need to get that bisexual threesome going and then most major achievements are done kek
No. 262761
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Just played NORCO and liked it a lot. Set primarily in an alternate future version of the real refinery town of Norco, Louisiana, where AI and robots are more commonplace. You play as a female protagonist who returns to Norco after discovering her mother died of cancer, and a mystery unfolds. Very atmospheric game with writing that is both good (prose and story setup) and kinda bad (story resolution). It's occasionally creepy but also pretty funny and made me laugh out loud a couple times. If you liked games like Backbone, Night in the Woods, and Kentucky Route Zero (haven't played this one personally but they're both Southern Gothic), you'll probably like NORCO. I've also seen comparisons to Disco Elysium due to the literary descriptions and general atmosphere.
No. 263190
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Damn, they finally put armor I want in a dungeon. I wanna cute cowboy hat, though not enough to deal with LFG and voice chat.
No. 263194
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kek some anon in the previous thread posted that plagiraized posed from the Bayonetta 2 cover art and someone sent the picture to Kamiya. He truly gives no fuck whatsoever.
No. 263364
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I've been playing SIGNALIS for about six hours and I absolutely love it so far. The inspiration from Silent Hill and Resident Evil is obvious but it still has its own aesthetic and atmosphere. It was developed by a mainly two-person team (a man and woman I THINK) and nearly all the characters and enemies are female. It's full of literary and art references in a way that feels purposeful rather than pretentious. Plus it's decently challenging, with a casual mode if you prefer.
No. 263374
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Any other Geometry Dash nonas here? I played lite in middle school but I recently bought the full version on my pc and have been playing non stop. I would like to become a god at it someday. It does get pretty lonely when the community is mostly twelve year olds and man-children, though, so it would be nice to make friends from here that play the game. If you haven't played it but like rhythm games, you should totally check it out, the lite version is free on ios.
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>>263364>>263365kinda sus to me… "she" sure likes a lot of tranny-adjacent and coomer stuff
https://twitter.com/antihelios_ No. 263412
>>263389>>263390That reminds me of when DMC5 just got released and Itsuno liked a lot of posts about it on twitter, including some explicit but not pornographic just yet Nero/V art before everyone knew
they're father and son which means it was gay incest. So I guess some people truly don't care and are grateful for all their fans.
No. 263431
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>>263405picrel, it's from MtF thread #94
No. 263450
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>>263448samefagging, but this is the "retarded" way the protagonist walks. Honestly I can empathize with the anon in the MtF thread, I'm on edge anytime I hear about women in game development because at this point I just assume it's a troon. But there is really nothing wrong with this walk cycle kek.
No. 263474
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>>263364>It was developed by a mainly two-person team (a man and woman I THINK) Top photos are Barbara, taken from her photo archive website
http://antihelios.de/indexhibit-photo/ Also her flickr has photos of her body
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fivel/page2Bottom is Alex, he is half-chinese.
No. 263524
>>263511nothing yet but I'm sure it'll get me eventually
>>263517I do it near the end right before we reach the victory screen so they don't have the chance to type back. moids love getting in the last word so I don't give them the chance
No. 263527
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Anons, what's the most fucked up game you've ever played? I'm curious.
No. 263651
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https://youtu.be/l8dQWezhBFsLooks meh, I like Shinigami's design but the rest are pretty terrible.
No. 263672
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i've been revisiting some JRPGs lately to get inspo for the RPG i'm planning to make, right now I'm playing an english re-localization of Mother 1. it's always cool to play games that a ton of game devs cite as an inspiration for their own games, picking out similarities and all that. picrel is a mr. saturn strap that was given to people who pre-ordered Mother 1+2 back in the day, pretty cute!
No. 263846
>>263729I literally looked up "crush fetish game" LOL, I'm grateful you remembered that because there's no way I would have found the dude's website otherwise.
That Dahmer game is pretty creepy though, you probably can't "win" it but I tried drilling different spots anyway lol.
No. 263873
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I was wondering why the music felt so familiar. I was right KEK. Here's a lil comparison, trevor philips industries vs plump. Interesting..
No. 264023
>>263190I've been tempted to buy witch queen deluxe now that it's price fell and it's pretty affordable for me but I'm still burned out/bummed out from Bungie's garbage pricing strategy.
I'm still bitter over them selling the dungeons separately it's such bullshit.
No. 264055
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I was interested in this since it has a space theme, talking gun like Skippy from Cyberpunk and looked fun i general, watched the first hour and fuck, it's annoying. The game was made by the creator of Rick and Morty so I expected the lame humour but they also added the retarded dialogue type where all of the characters stutter and use a fuck ton of filler words.
I can only blame myself for this
No. 264106
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>>264085can we talk about cruelty squad? because holy fuck is it hard to find another woman into cruelty squad. god i love it. the creator is cute too. i wish he didnt have such a huge twitter presence because its loser behavior and his fanbase is insane but i adore the game. it's weirdly comfy and often cute.
No. 264160
>>264106aw yeah anon it's a cool fucking game! I really appreciate the LSD dream emulator
and old MDE influence, it makes me nostalgic. I'd like to revisit it and catch all the fish sometime.
No. 264427
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>Find a cute looking game on sale
>Look up reviews
>'From the creators of some other game and Celeste…'
>gets bad feeling
>look up devs
>every single one is either a TiM, TiF, or have pronouns in their bios
Money well saved.
No. 264469
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already played through this entire game and started a replay, it's so much fun. I really hope they remaster the other pacman world games, I loved them as a child. even just hearing the music was a huge hit of nostalgia
No. 264504
>>264469Oh I remember these games! Didn't know there was a remaster. Now I'm sad there is no Ms. Pac Man Maze Madness remaster. It was my fav.
>>264427I don't even waste my time with games that got that cutesy look anymore, I just know there is a big chance of being troon made. It's creepy that troons keep making games that look like that, no way they aren't trying to appeal to children and/or teens.
No. 264536
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I've been wanting to play this game but I just noticed it's labeled as "LGBTQ+ friendly" which worries me kek. I thought the game was just about the main couple? If there's some gay characters that's fine, but dnfw any trannies. Any anons have some insight?
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>>264055>enemies all look like cartoony aliens>except the female alien>she must have a small mouth, high cheekbones, eyelashes and titskill men
No. 264648
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>>264597>Not a kidThat's a real shocker to hear.
I've never played the game myself but saw my little sister play it and felt so skeeved out by the whole thing of a man projecting his tranny feelings on to a character who looks exactly like a little girl. You can't tell me this character is supposed to be an adult TiM when most 21 year old women don't even look this petite.
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>>264717It's kind of funny how the game went from simple scenarios about a girl's daily life to a fantasy adventure. I love it. I think I will like this new game because it's like Majora's Mask on steroids, but cute, I hope the story is nice.
No. 264739
>>264578Thanks nonna! That's a nice update then
>>264717I just think it's neat little girls can have such an expansive game made for them
No. 264780
>>264731>>264738>>264739>>264744>>264763I'm OP who posted and complained about it, you nonnas are so sweet. I am bothered about it because it just does not look
cohesive and it
triggers my autismo.
No. 264793
>>264780I get you tbh, the scenarios look kind of dark for some reason, I would've expected it to be as well more like the mobile 2D game, a more pastel palette at first or something.
And I also would've expected it to be more like running around and doing fashion fights with random people, but this trailer is showing something definitely more awesome! It's better than just fashion fights, you get to use the outfits in a way that kind of makes sense and you get to explore a cool fantasy land with functional clothes that are pretty.
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>>264648The creator himself being a TiM whose troon name is Madeline makes me think the character is just his pathetic self-insert, which makes it even creepier that he's depicted as this 21 year old 'legal loli.' But of course the real thing will always look like a hulking male he is kek.
No. 265016
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Anynonna picked up The Knight Witch yet? I started playing it a few days ago and already can't put it down. It's a shoot-em-up metroidvania bullet hell with some of the best writing I've encountered in a game lately. And our character is a 35 year old married woman!! I can't remember the last time I played a game with a female lead older than her late 20s, let alone a game where we don't lose our spouse in the inciting tragedy.
The gameplay itself is challenging but there are cheat codes programmed into the game if you want an easier time getting through levels to experience the story (I've had three cheats equipped since partway through the tutorial, but I'm bad at vidya.) I'm in the third act of the game and excited to finish it, but wanted to share it with all of you first!
No. 265090
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i keep jumping between FFXIV and WoW Dragonflight. I like to RP cute stories in the first, but thesecong caught me in its gameplay loop.
I really hate paying 2 subscriptions for games overrun by trannies and furries.
No. 265971
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Nonna what was the website tutorial to homebrew your 3DS, I'm about to sell all of my games for january 2023
No. 265974
>>265971Nta but I used 3ds.hacks.guide for all of my 3ds consoles (I have 5 lol)
You can use GodMode9 to dump the saves from your cartridges too, I believe. GM9 is part of the homebrew/hacking process. Lmk if you have questions
nonnie!
No. 265975
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how do you guys feel about the mgs1 remake rumor? I feel like konami will probably go through with it since it seems like they're trying to reboot all their old IPs. I will probably watch someone stream it out of sheer curiosity, but I don't see it being as good as the original. Not necessarily because kojima won't be apart of it (tbh, it annoys the fuck out of me that people always ignore the fact that there were multiple writers and the localization team did a lot of heavy lifting) but i just dont think it will have the same charm. especially if they don't get the same voice actors we would get a glorious HD rendering of solid snake tho, so it might be worth it just for that
No. 265997
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>>265996It will look the MGS3 pachinko machine for sure
No. 265998
>>265987Once you homebrew your 3ds you'll be able to play games from any region! I use
https://hshop.erista.me/ to download games. You should be able to find whatever language version you want. If the region of the game doesn't match your 3ds (for instance playing an English game on a Japanese console) you'll need to use a homebrew app called Luma Locale Switcher to change the game's region to match your 3ds. It's pretty easy to use though! I had to do that because I have 2 Japanese 3ds consoles (why does JP have the best special editions orz)
Though some games are "global" meaning they aren't region locked!
No. 266002
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>>265975They should remake the original Metal Gear games first instead of MGS.
The devs would have a lot more creative freedom with them due to their relative simplicity.
No. 266037
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>>265705It does imo, there's tonnes of outfits and I think a new one is released weekly. Some are definitely coomerish, but there's so many to choose from. You can also mix and match outfit parts and create unique looks. Valoren is a full plate armour outfit available for all classes, I quite like it. Dark Rose in picrel is my favourite, wish it didn't have the stupid little gaps everywhere but I still like the look of it.
No. 266107
>>266093Hoping Starfield gets a release date soon so I can upgrade my computer for it.
But currently playing Destiny, Genshin and a bit of Warframe.
Should really get around to playing some of my PS+ games or that free copy of Horizon Zero Dawn Sony gave out years ago.
And one last playthough of DX Mankind Divided for one last trophy.
No. 266137
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playing Tokimeki Memorial now that there's an english fan translation (plz no bully i know its a scrote wish fulfillment game but the art style is so cute) and i love Yuina so dearly she is my STEM queen i want to cheat at poker and build robots with her
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>>266137I love tokimeki memorial and I don't find it as scrotal as many other contemporary VN, it's actually really good. Pic rel is my fave
No. 266186
>>266093Botw2, Hogwarts legacy, Stray, Rune Factory 5, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, Salty Hounds, Oxenfree 2, Haven, Sea of Stars, Harvestella, Forspoken (depending if I like the demo), and whatever else catches my fancy
No. 266262
>>266093>started (want to finish):Hades
Turok
Inscryption
>want to play:Dishonored
Sanitarium
Fallout New Vegas
>back burner:Stalker SoC (started)
Metal Gear Rising (started)
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines (started)
Alan Wake
Risk of Rain 2
Halo Master Chief Collection
No. 266405
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I started playing this game because I've seen quite a few anons on LC mention it. Almost done with the Bachelor route, so pls no spoilers. I am intrigued but at the same time playing this fills me with hopelessness and existential dread. If there's a video game that could be considered a work of art it would be this, damn…
No. 266653
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Any old school nonnies remember Yohoho Puzzle Pirates? I've been spending a gross amount of time revisiting it. It's sadly much smaller than it was in its prime, but there's still a decent sized community.
No. 266655
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Anyone here played hypnospace outlaw? I really loved it and I’m super excited for Dreamsettler, the sequel, but devs have gone radio silent since they announced it in April.
No. 266657
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>>266655I love this game
Also fun fact, this game is what opened my eyes to "Drake" and the truth about "him".This is in my top ten games of all time. I not only watched multiple people play it but I finally played it this year and it was just as fun. I love it so much and I can't wait for Dreamsettler.
No. 266659
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>>266656Job with crews on pillages which consist of various puzzles such as carpentry, bilging, sailing, etc. Fight other vessels to plunder booty. There are also parlor games such as poker, spades, hearts… After you build up some wealth you can customize your outfits, buy a house. It's a great concept and probably one of the most player driven game economies as anyone is able to own a shop, start a crew, etc. If you play, I'd suggest checking it out on a weekend when more people are online.
No. 266662
Bought a mid-range Steam Deck for Christmas for myself, any nonnies have any suggestions about good games to play on it?
I want to install windows on it too to play Genshin Impact, that would be comfy as all hell.
>>266659Man, I remember this game from when I was a tween! It was so fun. Glad to see it's still somewhat kicking.
No. 266667
>>266657 I have no idea what you're talking about, can you explain?
Also, yeah! It is super fun just to play with and click around on. I LOVE how in depth the internet culture is in the world they've made with music genres, original memes, people with vendettas against the server owners, etc etc. it just felt SO real and I can't wait to see what they do with the next one.
No. 266672
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Man I really wish Rockstar would remake GTA London, instead of the shitty new GTA. I'm so sick of da ghetto/gritty urban realism/black guys shooting one another in turf wars in brown, gray, and beige buildings, and all that other gay shit. I want 60's London. I want the mod clothing. I want the attitude. I want the beautiful cars. I want to strangle a guy with a Union Jack flag.
No. 266821
>>266093Currently playing
>Dragon Quest TreasuresI'm having a lot of fun with it. I don't like the gameplay of the main DQ games but I love the monsters and the humor so this is right up my alley. Dragon Quest Builders 3 when??
Backlog
>Atelier Ryza 2 (started, only like 4 hours in)>Atelier Sophie 2>Blue Reflection>Rune Factory 5>So many more….Also I hate that Atelier Ryza in particular is so sexualized in the promo art when she is not like that at all in game. Also her outfit in 2 is so damn stupid I had to change it. The girls in Blue Reflection are also sexualized but the story and premise are so interesting to me…
No. 266901
>>266093I recently started playing Rune Factory 4 Special and have been loving it. Tbh I wasn't familiar with Rune Factory at all before I saw some people talk about it (I can't quite remember where, but I feel inclined to say it was here on lolcow) and then I put it on my wishlist on Steam (where it sat for a while). I only just got it right after my dad fixed my computer on Christmas and I saw the Steam winter sale happening. It was one of the games I got and so far the one I've played the most lol.
Ngl I'm excited to romance the bachelors, specifically Dylas and Leon, and Vishnal to a lesser extentAside from that I want to get back into the Yakuza games (last year I played Yakuza 0 which was fucking amazing, and I was playing Yakuza Kiwami but never got around to finishing it)
No. 266924
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even thought I don't play soul-like games and I wonder wtf is up with all these pinocchio remakes, lies of P looks like an interesting game and "Pinocchio" looks pretty
No. 267218
>>266093currently playing
>Persona 5 Royal>Yakuza Kiwami 2>Higurashigoing to play
>Hypnospace Outlaw>Umineko>Corpse Party: Book of Shadows>BOTW2, when it comes out>STEINS;GATE No. 267248
>>266093Currently
>I Was A Teenage Exocolonist>Knight Witch>Sail Forth>Gnosia (replaying)>Strange Horticulture (replaying for like the fifth time)Waiting to play
>Persona 3 FES (played it 10+ years ago, super excited to replay on Switch!)>Roots of Pacha>Hogwarts Legacy>Pokemon Scarlet (I know it's already released, but I'm waiting a few months to see if they re-patch the game first)Anynonny have upcoming indie game recs?
No. 267249
I don't play a lot of games lately, and mostly it's old as fuck shit that I've played for 10 years straight (M&B, CK2, modded HL), but recently I've been thinking about buying a gaming laptop (I need a laptop over a PC because of reasons). The problem is, I don't think that it would be a worthwhile purchase. I can get a regular laptop for a way cheaper price than a gaming laptop, but I don't play a lot of games (especially modern ones), so obviously I don't need it that much. On other hand, a regular laptop has an absolutely shitty video card, so I sure it will struggle running most games. What do, nonnas? The price is considerable, but for some reason I really want a good gaming laptop, but for what? Playing FNV for millions of times? It's difficult to choose. I don't like playing games anymore, but sometimes I like to spend an evening playing a session of CKII, but spending twice as much on a laptop is a bit too much for me for something that I do only occasionally.
For the record, I'm choosing between ASUS TUF Gaming F15 and ASUS X515. With the later I also can buy a drawing tablet on top of that, which I also need. Sorry if off-topic, but it still kinda gaming related, so…
No. 267388
>>267249Actually you might very well be able to run New Vegas and CK2 on the ASUS X515. My very own not-gaming laptop has these specs :
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06361886, and it had no problem running M&B
No. 267425
>>267249Ah, my last laptop was a Dell XPS 15, but in the last year I bought a Lenovo Legion Slim, and that's an actual gaming laptop, minus the gay RGB keyboard. I'm also like you, I prefer playing older games (FNV is extremely cozy, ain't it? You better be romancin' Joshua). I say as long as it can handle games up to, say, Skyrim-era, and can handle a game that could have dozens of mods, you'll be fine. I prefer laptops over a PC myself, I've been using them for 10+ years now. I managed to play Mass Effect 2 on a shitty Macbook that had taken a beating during college, and I was happy as a clam.
No. 267446
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I finally beat SMT5 and went with the law ending. I managed to do almost all the side quests except the one that requires beating Shiva because fuck that, I got all the mimans and amalgams, and I found the last boss fight to be way easier than the second fight against Zeus because I didn't get the true neutral ending. Fuck Chiyoda, easily the worst part of the game.
Anyway, I'm now going back to Pokemon Legend Arceus, which I started months ago and I'm now done with the tutorial and I'm given missions here and there. I'm still at the very beginning of the game though. How long is it if I want to 100% the game? Is it possible to complete the pokedex without trading, since it's a spinoff? I'm guessing it's still an easy game like the rest of the series compared to SMT, because I took a long time beating SMT5 but it was still very intense.
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>>267446the dex isn't too hard to fill since it inly has a few hundred pokes. pretty sure you can finish without trading, there's an item you can buy to evolve pokes like gengar that normally evolve by trading.
It's a really great game that has a lot of cool concepts like mew capture mechanisms and alpha pokémon. picrel is me an my big boye
No. 267603
>>267446I shall give you my data.
I played for 50 hours, I have not 100% the game but I have done all endgame story content and some extra stuff I don't think it would take much longer.
The most time consuming thing to 100% is your bag storage capacity.
No. 267827
>>267607Sounds like I'm not gonna 100% the game then.
>>267603What do you mean by that? I'm playing on my Switch so if you're talking about emulating the game and using your save file that won't be possible.
>>267601Your Gengar is cute! I want one, I hate that you need to trade pokemon to get one usually.
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>>267827 not in legends arceus! you can evolve him with an item so anyone can live the gengar dream
No. 267967
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>>267960Samefag, also recommend the Case of the Golden Idol. Great game, although I'm not good with details and stopped playing after a few chapters because my brain was hurting kek
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>>267960pentiment is great. makes me think of disco elysium
No. 267981
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>>267960>>267976Makes my heart so happy seeing other nonnas playing Pentiment! It's refreshing to have an RPG that doesn't give the player the "illusion" of choice. It's been so cool seeing how your decisions effect the world and characters. Ended up buying a few calligraphy pens because of it too.
>Tfw you will never work in a scriptorium No. 268112
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I bought the La Pucelle/Rhapsody combo pack port for the switch and it's very fun so far. La Pucelle has some coomer elements but I like the main character from what I've played so far. I've been absolutely loving Rhapsody and would have been obsessed with it had I played it as a little girl. The only real nitpick I have is with the musical numbers which I feel could have been improved by making them a sort mini rhythm game segment.
No. 268155
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>>268112I was obsessed with Rhapsody as a kid too! I had a crush on picrel… I remember her talking about how she swam some insane distance (I think to a ship) when the MC asked her how she got there, and thinking that she was soooo cool, haha.
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>>268112My main issue with Rhapsody was the dungeon design. Maybe they changed this in later releases, but on the playstation it seemed like every dungeon was just a boring maze with no map.
All the other environments were so nice, it's a shame they couldn't put the same amount of work into the dungeons.
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Hi nonnies, would you recommend Monster Hunter Rise for a casual gamer? Someone recommended it to me and it's on sale on the nintendo eshop for just under $40 right now with the sunbreak expansion+dlc. I don't usually play games very often but my top two switch games are ACNH and BOTW.
No. 268542
>>268539I'd look up gameplay first. It's a pretty casual MH game, but MH in general has a learning curve and its def not for everyone. Its more arcadey than open world, loop of prepare for fight -> fight monster -> make weapon/armor. there's some chill exploration elements; you can explore the maps and find hidden stuff.
Now, my biased gamer take: Rise/Sunbreak are amazing and worth the money lol
No. 268571
>>268539Rise is made for hand held consoles. It is more casual and easier but have to agree with
nonnie, the game is not for everyone and the learning curve on some weapons are harder than others.
Except the hunting horn, which I am still mad about it. It was my favorite weapon in World but I can't stand some changes they did in rise. No. 268675
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Sage for random complain
I finally managed to get a decent graphics card so I can run games on my pc without lag. I really wanted to fully play FFX since I never finished it but the remaster is SO FUCKING UGLY. It's been 10 years and I'm still pissed they fucked up the character faces this badly. It makes me wanna emulate the ps2 version instead even though the remaster has a bunch of perks aside from updated graphics.
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Other than Hylics, does anyone know well known games that were made with an RPG maker?
No. 268956
>>268675You can google some mods that "fixes" the remaster faces or texture mods that can make them less ugly.
https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasyxx2hdremaster/mods/143Here is a link, but ofcourse you can search other online the suit your taste more.
No. 269035
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does anyone have recs for games i could play while listening to podcasts? i used to play stardew and listen to a podcast but i have like 400 hours in the game and have gotten burnt out on it. any relaxed games with a simple look and quests/missions, some kind of progress. preferably not pricey
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>>269035I haven't played it just yet but I bought it for the same purpose as what you're asking: I heard art of rally is good for this
No. 269103
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So I was watching a video on Youtube about one of my favorite computer game companies, Humongous Entertainment. They made games like Freddi Fish, Putt-Putt, Pajama Sam, etc. The video went over the demise of the company, and I was so fucking pissed when I learned about a game that they were making at the time of their demise.
"A Gas Pocket Adventure: Aliens Ate My Cookies" is picrel. At the time of its development, H.E. was bought by Infogrames, the French video game publishers, and Infogrames was losing money and looking to cut corners. They laid off 40% of H.E.'s staff (in a really shitty, impersonal way too), and then they cancelled "Aliens Ate My Cookies". Their reason? "Infogrames did not have faith in a game featuring a female protagonist." FUCK INFOGRAMES. FREDDI FISH WAS A GIRL YOU FUCKING FROG SCROTES
No. 269133
>>269035Here's some of what I play when listening to podcasts
>Ooblets>Sail Forth>Lil Gator Game>Imp of the Sun/Iconoclasts/other platformersAll of these have some dialogue, but most of it is easy to read and doesn't require a lot of active thinking. Seconding
>>269097 that Disco Elysium is hard to play when you are focused on other things since most clues are subtly hidden in the text. Ooblets has the most content out of the games listed here (I assume, haven't gotten that far in Sail Forth.) Hope you find lots of fun games to play over podcasts!
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>>267598Late but same. I just started Cold Steel too and the coomery outfits on the girls made me want to vomit. Looking past all that it really is a lovingly crafted game with so much lore and world building. I love small things like how you can talk and play cards with your team members in the train!
OG Estelle really is the best. Sucks how they gave her thigh highs in the remakes ugh.
No. 269147
>>269035I would honestly recommend looking into some kind of platformers. I usually play something like Risk Of Rain 2 (the 1st game is good too, but it's a lot more different and difficult), it's really pretty and IMO you don't have to think too much. To me it turned out to be quite easy once i got a crossbow girl, you just spam buttons and run around random worlds. Speaking of which, Lost In Random is an insanely beautiful game!
Other than that, I would recommend something like Project Hospital if you are into the genre, but in my honest opinion, Heart's Medicine is the best 'time management' game on steam, and it has an incredibly sweet story, very cute!
>>269046I am a Discofag and that wouldn't work at all.
now i remembered that I saw people turn Harry into a tranny and make arts out of it… No. 269153
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I don't get it. Do you have to play several runs for it to click or something? Sounds tedious, especially when you consider you've discovered most areas/events on your first playthrough.
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>>269035>>269133seconding ooblets, it's such a chill and cute game. i would die for glanter
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Happy weekend! What are you playing?
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>>270846Going to try to finish the main story of Dragon Quest Builders 2
No. 270869
>>270846Happy weekend to you too! I'm returning to Sims 3, trying to relive my teen years.
What about you, are you playing Rune Factory?
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>>270846happy weekend! starting Laplace no Ma tonight since i found an english patch on a rom site and it looks cool. it's a Lovecraftian JRPG about a spooky mansion in a fictional suburb of Boston. i love this art style so much
No. 270903
>>270891Keep us posted on how you like it! Seems interesting.
>>270846Deathsmiles, I cringe at the lolishit but it had everything I wanted for my first shmup in terms of gameplay.
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>>270846I recently started playing Guild Wars 2 again, any other nonnies play?
>>270891I'd be interested to hear how this is, it looks neat.
>>269035>>270905Seconding Moon: Remix!!
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Factorio's price increases next week. If you want to get it it's time to buy it, as it never ever goes on sale so it'll never go cheaper than now
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>>270846I was going to keep playing Pokemon Legend Arceus but I got distracted by Persona 5 Royal. I wanted to just be done with the first arc/the tutorial and put it aside for once I beat Pokemon Legend Arceus but maybe I'll do the reverse instead. I played P3P and P4G a decade ago and loved them, then played a bunch of other, much harder Megaten games so now I'm just half-assing everything because I know I'll beat this game very easily on normal. I played the original at an acquaintance's place long ago and only did the first two arcs, and it was annoying as fuck because the guy was annoying himself and we only saw each other from time to time so just going through that part of the game took months. I'm already having way more fun right now.
By the way, I accumulated a lot of gold coins in my Nintendo account so I decided to buy a year of Nintendo Online subscription with a discount. I still play ACNH from time to time, and I have a bunch of duplicate DIY recipes, if anyone would be interested in visiting my island. I posted codes in the AC thread a few months ago when I used the free trial and some anons came and took a bunch of recipes, clothes and pieces of furniture so I'm sure other anons would be interested as well.
>>271027>The English voice acting is badCan't you just switch to the Japanese voice acting? I do that as soon as it's possible because I'm ESL and I don't see why I would have to endure this torture when it's not even the original stuff. Is the story as botched as Fates when it comes to translation? I've seen rumors about that.
>I'm kinda sad I bought this for full priceShit like this is why I'm asking about the game. It looks like shit and it's not like the gameplay is different from the previous games. Did you buy a physical copy? Because if that's the case, at least you could just sell it later even if it's at a loss. I think I'll just replay Awakening, Birthright and Conquest and just stick to that, and maybe try to beat Sacred Stones once and for all instead of buying this one.
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The rumors about MGS1 and MGS2 getting remakes seem to be true. I don't believe those even need remakes (great games and movies just don't need them), but on the other hand, if that means I could see Snake's ass in high quality, maybe I can handle this… I just hope they won't give him a flat ass like they did with his character model in Smash Bros Ultimate. I also hope they won't change his voice actor if they redo the dub, I don't want anyone else but David Hayter for the role. Sucks it's going to be a PS5 exclusive too
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>>271066Looks like it. Smash bros brawl just did everything right
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>>271062>MGS2 remakeRAIDEN!!!!!!!! RAIDEN RAIDEN RAIDEN HE BETTER LOOK SEXY, but yeah the remakes better just be a slight graphics revamp and not an entirely new thing.
>PS5 exclusiveNevermind. I hate it.
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So, is anyone playing this shitstain of a game? I keep seeing clips of it on Twitter and it looks incredibly painfully quirky. I've been a fan of Fire Emblem for over a decade now and man… it's sad to see this franchise turn into absolute garbage.
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Any nonnas got suggestions for good rogue-likes? I finished Hades a month ago and I've currently got Binding of Isaac and Crypt of the Necrodancer on my wishlist, but I'd love to know your gulls faves. Also purchased Vampire Survivors for £4
jermafag and after only an hour of gameplay I'd recommend it!! It's so much fun and I've heard so many great things about it. I also purchased
Muse Dash because it was on sale for cheap, though I'm not particularly excited about the waifushit that horny Steam moids are talking about.
>>266655Yes! I loved its atmosphere so much. I can't believe it gave me such a weird sense of nostalgia considering I wasn't actually on the internet in the 90s.
>>266568I feel the same way about it not living up to the hype, and I definitely can imagine TRAs gleefully claiming its because it's a reflection of ~le ebil JKR~, and not because it just might not be a good game? I'm excited nonetheless. Gonna make a
terf witch in Joanne's honour.
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https://www.pcgamer.com/5-reasons-my-hopes-are-high-for-amazons-fallout-tv-series/I don't know what's more pathetic: the fact that the "writer" for the show thinks Fallout 3 is the "great American novel", or the fact that the journalist didn't even know what Fallout was. God moids are fucking PATHETIC and I already know this show is going to suck more dick than a fag in the Castro district.
No. 271384
>>271244I decided to get it and don't really know how to feel about it right now. I'm still in the early chapters, but I keep thinking how I I want to replay Awakening.
If only my 3DS didn't destroy my wrists these days kek I agree with others that it feels like they want to rope in Genshin players and Heroes players instead of making a game for their core audience (outside of tossing in fan favorite characters). The animations and 3D animations do look better I'll give it that. My biggest pains are the art direction. All the female characters look like they're from fucking Whoville. F!Alear looks cross eyed all the time and it kills me how her tie is tucked under a bodice to emphasize her boobs. I keep thinking how annoying that would be to wear kek. Moids are screeching that this is a girl game now because of treehouse localisation and the male character designs, but they don't have an ikemen look at all to me. Actually they feel like apology designs to scrotes for making 3H so female-friendly. Anyway, shows what I value in a game kek. Wish I could give more input on the gameplay. I'm not that far along yet but I feel like I'm in a long tutorial. I normally play on Normal mode but I should really switch to Hard
No. 271390
>>271276Reeeeeeee, Fallout3 is the worst installment of the series. (I've never played 76). I have no hopes for the show, nor do I have any hopes for any video game show anyway.
>war never changes… the channelOMG ROFLMAO! But nobody has channels anymore. Why didn't Christopher do any research on the game? If the writer of the show likes Fallout3 so much is the show going to be set on the east coast…?!
No. 271412
>>271390>I have no hopes for the show, nor do I have any hopes for any video game show anyway.AYRT, you and me both anon.
>If the writer of the show likes Fallout3 so much is the show going to be set on the east coast…?!Probably. I hope he also adds giant radscorpions, too, on the EAST COAST, just to really piss me off. I guaran-fucking-tee neither of them will have seen any of the movies or read any books that inspired Fallouts 1 and 2, or NV.
No. 271456
>>271384Kek none of the males have an ikemen look to me either
nonnie. I'm cringe and usually can find a husbando or pairing that I like immediately based on design but everyone in Engage is ugly or moid pandering so I hate them all
No. 271605
I just discovered there was an audio drama for MGS Peace Walker and they made an english language version with Snake's and Miller's voice actors and it makes me lose my mind. It literally sounds like a fanfiction written by a horny fan
>It's either women or us>Bothoh gooood
>>271087It's just some leak shared by a spanish gaming website, it claims they will officially announce the remake before May 2023. Well, we will see
No. 271625
>>271622I don't know, I'm watching the shitshow from afar so that's why I said "apparently" but it seems like there are more bi characters than in 3H so I can't really guess. It's funny though, by preventing the 17yo playable character from marrying 17yo characters of either gender, they're committing the heinous,
problematic crime of erasing canon and obvious LGB representation. I don't get how the people who would be offended by that don't even realize this.
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>>271664It's actually the moids who are sperging on Twitter about how the localization is shit because they removed the romance (picrel). They're throwing fits that the 11-year-old girl doesn't confess her love to you, as if that somehow benefits or changes the story in any way. Besides, these changes are worthless lolicon males, they'll find the next underage anime girl of the week to jack it to tomorrow. People tend to play Fire Emblem games in English(if they're English speaking individuals), unless they're huge weebs. And even then, it doesn't really matter if you play in Japanese with English subs because it's not like you'll understand the language anyway.
No. 271709
>>271681Unfortunately, the coomers here are the ones in the right, but they don't look credible at all. I've seen many normal people complaining about it before as well for other games, and for FE Fates especially, but it went nowhere because now the localizers go to Japan to bother the devs directly on top of changing scripts and making characters OOC. For FE Fates people were complaining that the localization made sincere scenes between family members and friends look retarded because of memes and removed DLCs but retards thought we just wanted to have the petting minigame back and that everything else was intact.
Shout out to Gamefreak for not allowing Nintendo of America to ruin Pokemon gen 1 by changing all the pokemon's design and not making Pikachu a tiger with big breasts and fuck Square Enix for making FF characters more edgy and 2cool4school until FF10 by the way.
No. 271723
>>271681This is definitely not a good thing. If you let a localization studio do whatever they want, they will eventually make changes that you also dislike. This time it was a change that you supported, but next time it might not be.
But this is actually not a good thing for you. Unlike anime, video game overseas sales actually matter. This shit is weird, even for japanese standards. And I think FE is a pretty well known franchise right? So it's not some weird weeb obscure game. In that case, it would be better if western audiences saw this and spoke against it en masse. If western audiences make a big deal about it, the japanese company would feel more obligated to avoid this in the future.
I'm pretty shocked at this and it's a shame it will remain hidden to most western players. Even in anime and manga, you do not normally see lolicon relationships unless you are specifically reading or watching lolicon manga/anime. I don't understand why they would think this was a good idea.
No. 271727
>>271704You ever heard of "traduttore, traditore"?
That's why I learn foreign languages, this happens is in every single medium
No. 271755
>>271667Depends, I think the majority of the ones I've seen are the type who are against
problematic shipping and stuff.
No. 271756
>>271704You're not an idiot, we're largely agreeing with this sentiment here.
>>271709I wouldn't go as far as to say the coomers are in the right, because they want this shit included so that they can purchase the game and enjoy it.
No. 271778
>>271625I think that Anna wouldn't be as much of an issue if her type of character was a new introduction specifically in the installment intended to appeal to younger audiences. But because FE has had an ongoing issue with weirdly sexual loli designs, I take umbrage with her presence as a romance option.
In Rune Factory 4, for example, I don't have a problem with Kiel and Amber being romancable. Some adult players to find their romances uncomfortable, but I think that the argument that they're there for younger players is completely plausible.
Anna… I don't think so. Not when designs like Nowi and Nyx (love her writing, but really think they could have still gotten the point across with a different design) exist.
No. 271798
>>271779I would have mentioned him if I weren't responding specifically to the possibility of excessively young romance options being present as an option for younger players, in which case the sexual designs of Nowi and Nyx are what most makes the likely intent of loli/shota characters' repeated inclusion clear.
This is also why I said that Nyx's writing isn't the issue for me. It's difficult to defend her design to those who are made uncomfortable by it because at the end of the day, it IS a preteen girl's body in extremely revealing clothing. It's made clear in the game that her complex about her appearance isn't just because she's a womanlet, she really did stop aging very young as a result of her curse.
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>>271811I hate Aigis, she feels very out of place compared to the rest of the cast and is too fanservicey. Like, you'll have Yukari having nearly the same backstory as the MC and relating to that so they gradually become closer but her goals are her own from the beginning and Mitsuru and Fuuka act normally with the MC and you can date them if you want, meanwhile Aigis' purpose to be the mandatory "uwu I'm forever devoted to (you), MC-kun" waifu even in the main story. The whole appeal of this series is that it's about random teenagers (and adults in P2) being stuck in shitty supernatural situations, and then they shove a fucking waifu robot in the middle of the game. Teddie did the whole "I want to become a real boy" archetype way better since he's a shadow and is important since the very beginning of the game so he doesn't feel out of place at all and he gets plenty of development
I can't stand his voice in English though… Other than her and Marie in P4G I don't think I dislike any of the main Persona characters nearly as much. I'm at the beginning of P5R though and if Morgana won't shut the fuck up he'll be on my shit list as well. I'm surprised the girl exclusive to P5R isn't shoved down my throat just yet like Marie and I started the second dungeon now.
No. 271815
>>271813i used to dislike aigis too but for some reason she doesnt bother me too much anymore. she's just kind of there, not really adding much. i like her design so maybe thats why i can tolerate her now.
ot but isnt there a cc anon whos obsessed with aigis?
>marieoh god you reminded me how much i fucking hate marie. literally the epitome of a character shoved in there for moids. i feel like persona 4 was worse with the pandering in a lot of ways - rise comes to mind as a fanservicey character thats just there to simp for the mc.
No. 271831
>>271821>I want Yosuke to fall off of a cliff almost as much as I want Adachi to.Same (as a salty kanjifag). Him being homophobic
triggered 14 y/o me as a baby lesbian who related to Kanji throughout the game.
>>271811Kanji is my persona best boy. I feel like he would give good hugs and would be really fun to hang out with. I was genuinely upset when I realised we would never be able to knit or go on motorbike rides alongside one another. However Maya is my favourite Persona character of all time, alongside Yukino who I used to write self insert fanfiction about kek
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just beat persona 5 royal after my bf and brother kept nagging me about it. I think next up is Death Stranding. I have mostly heard bad things about this game but still want to check it out.
No. 271856
>>271854Fire Emblem has always been sort of degenerate and Nintendo has had a long and exclusive relationship with it regardless. It's the bizarre double standard around what parts of it are accepted and the way its embraces compared to other comparably bad media that stands out.
IMO the main shift nowadays is that FE has become less "degen as an aspect of its identity" and more "degen geared specifically towards profit". But that's a lot of stuff nowadays.
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Lowry did nothing wrong and had every right to hate Halligan
No. 271907
>>271873This is from Mystery of the Druids, I never played the game, only saw the meme cover. I was suprised after watching Mandalores review to find that it had some solid voice work, and what seemed like a decent plot.
The protagonist Detective Halligan is a straight up psychopathic retard and is acknowledged as a lunatic asshole in the plot
here's an example
>halligan needs money for payphone>homeless person has some change>halligan tries to steal it>homeless person gets pissed off>halligan thenpoisons him with medical alcohol laced with some apple juice instead No. 271927
>>271813>I'm surprised the girl exclusive to P5R isn't shoved down my throat just yetJust you wait nona, she's going to become unbearable about halfway in. Before P5R I used to dislike Makoto the most because of her "I look and behave like a badass but I secretly want fwends and I'm shy teach me MC" but compared to Kasumi she's fine.
>>271823I hate that the Velvet room attendants were all waifus since P3 (not counting the female MC with Theodore). I'd love to see an attendant that's just canonically male and doesn't change based on the MC. I couldn't stand the lolis in P5. Theodore is truly the best boy.
>>271903I know people think Kojima is a fucking genious and I know he has good ideas sometimes but this shit isn't good. It's not even funny, it's just embarassing and people drink it up because it's Kojima. If it didn't have Kojima's name and expensive Hollywood actors in it no one would be calling this funny or clever.
No. 271928
>>271831Self-insert fanfiction… that's so cute, nonna! I haven't played Maya's games, but she seems cool.
I played P4 when I was already a bit older, but whether people view him as GNC, gay, or bi, he has something about him that just makes you want to support him while he works things out. The kid has a good heart!
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>>271873The edits are really funny
No. 271977
>>271927Sorry to be a sperg, but a bunch of stuff in persona is pulled from Jungian psychology, and in particular the Velvet room attendant is supposed to be based on Jung's idea of the anima/animus, which is supposed to be like the feminine part of a man's soul/masculine part of a woman's soul respectively.
TLDR the velvet room attendant is specifically supposed to be the opposite sex of the mc and I don't think they'll change that. I also love Theo and I especially wish Atlus would just add a femc again like just about every other silent protagonist/self insert type jrpg has
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>>271982nta but the attendants aren't based on the exact same concept in P1 and P2 iirc but it's been so long since I played them. One of them is literally just Kaneko's self-insert because a bunch of devs put themselves in P2 kek. However the Persona series takes place in the same timeline/universe as the Devil Summoner series, and Igor's equivalent is Victor and his assistant in Soul Hackers is Marie or Mary, and if anyone played Soul Hackers 2 I'd like to know if she shows up in that one. These two, Igor and all the Velvet Room attendants starting from P3 are named after characters from the Frankenstein novel iirc, I assume it's to reference the fact that they're not human but very similar to humans.
No. 272051
>>272050Naoto was, is and will always be a
terf icon.
No. 272089
>>272083i don't think she's waifu bait (in p4 that'd be marie and rise lol) but i think it's more that the writers were incapable of writing a female character without making her simp for the mc. it's especially bad in 4 where they try to push this idea that heros got this harem of girls who want him at all times. i agree with
>>272047, a lot of p4 characters feel bland and like they were just shoehorned in (and i never even thought about yukiko but youre right that she has 0 personality except haha bad at cooking, which is a joke atlus feels the need to shoehorn in every game for some reason)
No. 272159
>>272091NAYRT But she's not unjustified in disliking Naoto for her writing past her dungeon/her writing as a romance option.
>>272089 is correctly identifying the issue with many female characters in this game, in that despite meaningful substance present in their writing… The writers are unable to get past the ultimate need for women to feed into a (assumed male) player's ego. That's something to be rightfully rubbed the wrong way by.
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>>272159It's just weird being angry about the most tolerable female character when there's Rise, Marie, Chie and Yukiko in the game as well.
No. 272172
>>271811i wanna rant cuz i'm a personafag.
in p3 i like yukari the most, she feels the most "realistic" to me. akihiko and shinji are good husbando material, and koromaru is adorable.
fuukas voice is annoying af and she's kinda bland (ik its a common opinion), fuck ken for obvious reasons and also his route with femc is disgusting, everyone else is ok.
p4 i don't really like anyone that much but for ai. ai is really underrated imo. marie is a guilty pleasure cause i like tsunderes. but everyone else i find either kinda bland or annoying. the friendship dynamics are good outside of the links tho which makes up for it.
p5… is the worst. i didn't actually enjoy any characters social links. i feel like they could've done a lot better.
i thought hifumi was cute but her link is still kinda meh.
anns route annoys the shit out of me, which is a shame cause i liked her outside of it. kasumi got on my nerves a lot too but ig they kinda redeem it later.
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I'm sick of being interrupted whenever I play P5R. Everytime I'm going further into a dungeon this retarded cat won't stop telling me I need to leave and go back next time because of some retarded cutscene that need to happen before I go in the next room or floor. LET ME FUCKING PLAY ALREADY! I'm never ever complaining about the lack of story in SMT5 again.
>>272172>in p3 i like yukari the most, she feels the most "realistic" to meThat's exactly how I feel about Yukari, she's one of my favorite Persona characters in the whole series. I love her.
No. 272197
>>272191What point of the game are you playing? I remember being able to do every palace in two days, one for the route and one for the boss battle aside from the first two palaces where there's a bit of tutorial and story bits going on. Morgana's annoying but imo it gets toned down a lot as you progress.
>>272172>kasumi got on my nerves a lot too but ig they kinda redeem it later.The little character development she has gets obliterated at the end though. Some of her shady sides never get explored for some reason like
her wishing to be her dead sister instead of wishing that she was still alive which could have been an interesting addition to the good girl uwu persona. As usual they bring up interesting comcepts but never explore them correctly.
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Can anyone recommend me good point and click adventure games? Could be old or lesser known
Some that I played and loved are Pentiment, The Longest Journey, the Wolf Among Us, Clock Tower, Papers please, The Case of the Golden Idol, Cat Lady
No. 272218
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>>272216I recommend the (post 1989) LucasArts ones, as well as the Broken Sword series, the Gabriel Knight series, the Myst series, and Fran Bow. I also recently enjoyed The Darkside Detective
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>>272216Beneath a Steel Sky
No. 272234
>>272216Seconding
>>272218 with all the LucasArts games, those are the cream of the crop. Also play all the old obnoxious (but charming) Sierra games like King's Quest and Space Quest. There's also a FANTASTIC game called Zork: Grand Inquisitor, based on the text adventure series (except this is a 3D point and click with some fantastic voice acting).
No. 272308
>>272216Edna & Harvey
Thimbleweed Park
Rusty Lake
KillMonday games
Amanita Design games
Oxenfree
Deponia (disclaimer mc scrote is very annoying)
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>>272420nayrt, but holy fuck i completely forgot about this game. i remember loooooving it, even though its a little dated the art style is fantastic and its a genuinely funny game. im gonna have to replay it soon
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>>272427(also nayrt )Yess! And if you haven’t played yet, Broken Age is another good game by the same creator. Elijah Wood voices the MC and Jack Black has a cameo
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I unsubbed from ffxiv to play ffxi, and have been loving it. Not seeing any trannies around (so far) is super refreshing. The game is also super fun and laidback.
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EA really gave us a base game update for this…Anyone disagreeing is being given clown awards on the steam comments.
No. 272693
>>272690Man, I always wanted the sims to include wheelchairs because when I was a kid I remember playing a sims game on gba and they had a character in a wheelchair and I thought that was a really cool thing to include since I had a friend in a wheelchair and also a family member, that was what we called a bit of diversity back in the day, I get why they wouldn't include this kinda thing in the pc game though but this whole "diversity" schtick baffles me. Girls with ridiculous big ass self harm scars and men in wigs and clothes that don't fit is apparently peak diversity these days. Are we still supposed to believe troons are an oppressed class while having enough power to get these companies tripping over themselves to accomodate them? What makes these updates so bad is that they're forcing it on people. You just can't deactivate dumb pronouns and shit and now you have this. This can't be anything else but grooming tactic, I will gladly wear my tinfoil hat but you can't change my mind.
(The fact that simtroons look like real life troons make me chuckle.)
No. 272700
>>272693Yeah, someone complained the TIFs looked too much like women with top scars. kek
I think wheelchair/handicap diversity would have been a great addiction, especially since most people have friends or family who have handicaps. EA just pushing the troon agenda. At least some of the comments are by normies saying wtf. I can't wait until people who tired of this troon shit. Why are they pandering to the mentally ill 00.02 percent of retards?
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So sick of this bullshit. When has this series ever even used pronouns to refer to the player? It's also funny the term 'non-binary' is only used in English translations; in the Japanese version it's just 'other' and in Harvestella non-binary was 'neutral.' Still pointless, though.
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>>272872I've only played once and I did it with mods. I think it's much more enjoyable like that. I didn't use anything crazy, just quality of life mods and better character portraits.
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I'm normally pretty bad at Souls games/souls-likes but I've really been enjoying Death's Door. It has everything I thought I hated about this type of game, i.e. challenging boss fights with phases, waves of enemies attacking you all at once, savepoints that make you trek back to the boss room and so on, but the game is so much fun that I can't get mad even when I'm getting my shit kicked in. It helps that the art and music are gorgeous and there are lots of cool secrets to find by poking around. Definitely check this one out if you like Souls games, or if you're like me and wish you were better at them so you could enjoy them more.
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Okay so I had a dream last night I bought another Nintedo DS game (the original DS), so I'm here to ask: What DS game should I buy? Feel free to recommend Gameboy Advance games as well, as they are backwards compatible with the DS! I'm kind of interested in maybe trying a Kirby game as I've never played a Kirby game before.
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>>273429I don't mind the pivot to hack n slash combat. Much rather have that than the weird pseudo mmo gameplay from DAI. I'm more disappointed that we apparently can't control party members. What's the point then? I am interested that the player's class(?) is Grey Warden. I hope this means that origin choices are coming back.
No. 273701
>>273429I’m not going to buy DA4 since the devs are troons, just like how troons didn’t buy Hogwarts Legacy since it’s written by a
terf.
but seriously, i’m not too keen on the shift the series took from tactical to watered down hack and slash. besides i don’t care about solas so i probably won’t like the story either. No. 273926
>>273909The consensus is "holy hell that was a depressing game but holy hell I wish I could forget about it so I could experience it all again"
It's cheap too so I'd check it out.
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>>273912kek i was literally about to ask if anyone plays ffxiv and if its worth making a thread for it. i got burnt out too and agree main city rats are cringe but i used to love raiding. now i just hang out playing dress up through mare
No. 273975
>>273912Ascension WoW. It's a private server, which means no giving money to misogynist Blizzard.
>>273701>I’m not going to buy DA4 since the devs are troonsOoooh I would like some more info on this please. I know they're SJWs but who is a troon?
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Very late to the party but I finally beat bayo 3. The ending's so lame that even kamiya is trying to gaslight everyone about it. The gameplay is fun although demon slave feels like a cheat to use, I tried to improve my scores up to platinum but I can't be bothered re-doing all the arcade sections so many times. The environments weren't all that interesting and the characters look unwashed, it's made me want to replay bayo 2 instead.
I kind of want to try the new game (cereza and the lost demon) but for $60? hell no
No. 274007
>>273999I honestly don't mind the ending. I expected it to be like the other two games where the ending is similar to the beginning with
Luka and Bayo getting married on a cruise in a restored NYC or whatever but what actually annoyed me was that
Viola's mom was implied to be resurrected like all the Bayo and Jeannes who got absorbed bt the bald guy and she's not even trying to see her? Bitch what? I would have disowned her. I'm looking forward to the next game.
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HAHAHAHHAHAHA here's the newest director for Dragon Age 4, oh my god I'm crying
No. 274131
>>273429its disappointing about the genre change.
i'm currently playing dragon age 2, and to be honest i feel like the series died with inquisition. like yes i would love to see more dragon age games, but i also know that no dragon age game is ever going to come close to how good origins was. 2, despite its flaws, still maintains a lot of the spirit of dao. inquisition to me felt soulless. i like solas enough to be interested in da4, but theres no way in hell i'm expecting it to be a good game. i'm actually surprised they've even made any progress with it; i figured it'd be stuck in development hell then quietly dropped
No. 274135
>>274062Man this sucks, why do troons have to ruin everything. DAO is one of my favorites games of all time, I consider it one of the best games I've ever played if not the best. DA2 was not as good but it was still pretty fun imo (it felt more like a spinoff than a sequel to me). Never got to beat DAI because of a living situation that resulted in me losing my gaming equipment but it seemed alright.
I remember the gamergate controversy and there was all that shit about "women in video games" and people losing their shit at women saying some video games are sexist. There were all those antisjw YouTubers screeching about how "men are the majority of gamers so why should games pander to women yadada" meanwhile games have to pander to troons now even though they're (supposedly) like .001% of the population.
Sorry for my autistic rant lmao.
No. 274184
>>273909"soy boy cult classic" jesus fuck i wish male "video essayists" (failed theaterkids) never existed so this game would have just remained off the radar. in both games you can see a small town & its citizens get transformed in under 2 weeks due to a deadly plague. characters & town feel realistic not just boilerplate shit. first one is novel for having 3 different characters PoV's of the same 12 days, personally this & the isolated quarantined plague town setting really drew me in even back when the translations were shit. some characters will lie to the city doctor and only tell town info to the more local doctor, you realize this on the second playthrough & your 12 days are wildly different for each 3, it's not like NG+. dialogue heavy & there's some real gems in the cast. game is old so it's a bit of a slog, u easily enable cheats. both games have a theater that no matter what puts on thematically relevant or prophetic plays at 12AM, second game has lucid dreaming. second game has one character but it's a full length game, graphically beautiful, less of a time sink than the first. if you want to dip your toes in you might want to pick this one, if you wanna jump right in pick classic HD. if any of this sounds interesting then buy it, if none of it does then skip it. i avoid video essays and fandom shit so idk how it's talked about, I tried to be succinct here. second character for the second game is being worked on.
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I was just shopping for some rimworld mods and I came across this and I fucking busted out laughing this cannot be real?
No. 274382
>>274250Never fails to make me laugh. You can be whatever sex you want in video games but these mfers want to be mentally ill characters specifically.
>>274288I have no shame I’m hyped!
No. 274383
>>274288Yep I'm looking forward to it too
since I fancy Leon and he still looks cute but I share the same concerns. They focus more on realism and scariness now but the original had it's charm because of the goofiness.