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What was the last game you got truly obsessed with? I'm talking shovelling 150+ hours into it no problem in a matter of weeks level obsessed. I'm not in a good place lately and need something to really take me out of it.
My last one was picrel when it released.
No. 359321
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>>359305They're both worth playing in my opinion. They have selectable difficulty levels, so you should be able to get through them even if you aren't used to survival horror.The first game has tank controls but you'll soon get used to them.
There aren't too many deliberate jump scares from what I remember. In both games you have a radio that plays static when monsters are near, so it's rare that they'll catch you completely by surprise.
No. 359322
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>>359185Definitely Outer Wilds. I finally got around to playing it and for once the hype is well deserved. I got so into it I ended up dreaming about what I was gonna do next in the game kek. Worth forcing myself to play despite having a bad case of motion sickness with first person games
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>>359305i'd really recommend all three as the first game was really fantastic at setting up the whole series in regards to the lore of silent hill and the cult especially which isn't really explored in 2 but just used as a jumping off point. 2 is fantastic as a standalone game, but i feel like you really are missing a lot if you don't know the underlying lore of the town even if it works. I'd 110% recommend the 3rd one if you play the games, it follows up on the story started in 1 and the mc Heather is one of my favourite female characters of all time along with Claudia. it brings the series to a very satisfying conclusion and if you ignore the following games, you could see the ending of the 3rd game being the end of it all.
the first one is really, really old feeling though so if that's a turn-off then maybe watch a "movie the game" of the 1st one then play the others. it's not a bad game at all, it's just rather janky if you're not used to older games. make sure auto-aim is on for 1 and 2 at least, trust me, it's not about skill kek
also get a map or no-spoiler list of the things you need to get the good+ endings, in the first game you can very easily miss a required object for the good ending. no idea on the other games as i didn't play them without a guide after the first one. oh the old days of gaming where you had to read the dev's mind lol
No. 359444
>>359185I've bought FF12 for my Switch Lite three months ago (since my old PS2 version of the game decided by 2010 to stop working on me) and I've already put 68 hours into it. There's just the mechanic "right weather to
trigger hunts" that's being frustrating right now so I've switched to Ni no Kuni 2, which I bought on sale last week or the week before, and I've already put 48-48 hours into it.
No. 359447
>>359322AYRT, can you or another nonna tell me what's so compelling about it?
I've heard about this game several times and I'm definitely interested, but every time it comes with the caveat of "don't read anything about it" so I'm scared to look things up in case I spoil myself. Being able to make an informed purchase would be great, though.
No. 359452
>>359447if you want as much information as possible this video might be enough.
I played it last year and I loved it, it really felt like I was on some beautiful, immersive journey through space and ancient civilizations and making strange alien friends. it does have a huge "optimistic nihilism" theme though and a few puzzles so if you hate the sound of that maybe avoid it.
No. 359626
>>359322Everyone always mentions Outer Wilds, nobody mentions Outer Worlds.
>>359620VN/Otome/BL thread, god I hate these omni western VN's. Just focus well on one demo instead.
No. 359640
>>359620I've been playing all kinds of VNs for years and I'm not beyond playing trashier ones kek. somewhat interested in how it plays out because the origin system reminds me a bit of Dragon Age and I wonder if it will do anything interesting with it and the horror elements. probably not gonna touch it until the full game comes out.
>>359626I played both and and Wilds eclipsed World for me.
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Has anyone tried using a voice modifier for games with VC? is that even a thing? i bought an extremely moidish game and i really want to play it but i dread moids hearing my voice
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>>359452i couldn't get into this game because the style is so damn ugly to me. this alien species is revolting
No. 359906
>>359889I'm horrid at mobas, specifically the 5v5 maps where each player has a specific role. I could never learn to coordinate well or bothered figuring out how each role should divide their time despite how formulaic it all is really. I played smite before a lot but I mostly stuck to assault, arena and 3v3 which I did fine at. I sucked at dota kek
On the other hand, I'm good at anything that is 3rd person and is action combat and requires quick reflexes and learning boss attack patterns. I also enjoy those types of games the most. I revel in the part where you memorize the whole fight for the first time and you don't have to rely on your thinking at all, it's just pure reflexes. Sends an adrenaline rush.
Everything else, it really depends.
No. 359921
>>359889I can't parry, so I can't get into action games that are heavy on that like Dark Souls etc.
Also don't like RTS kind of games cause it's just too slow and I'm not great at thinking ahead
Even though I'm only ok at FPS games and can't play on higher difficulties I still find them really fun though.
No. 359963
>>359889> what kind of games are you good atRPGs, fighting games (Tekken, Super smash bros, Soul Calibur etc.), "racing" games (Mario kart etc.), casual puzzle games (We love Katamari, Warioware, Mario Party etc.), platformers (Hollow knight, Tomb raider etc ), retro gaming (like old NES/SNES/PSone/Game Boy color games I grew up on), text based games and visual novels.
>what genres do you avoid because you can't play themFPSs and most war/shoot IRL opponents third person shooters cuz I can't aim for shit. The only ever exception in all my gaming life was RE4 cuz my youngest sister bought the game and was blocked at the first mission and wouldn't continue playing after I helped her and I wanted to know how the story continued. Any real racing games cuz fuck that shit, same with all the sports simulation games, fucking hate it. MMO, whether it's a MoBA like League of Legends or MMORPG because I grew up on console gaming, we had the internet late and I had enough games on console to entertain myself. The only MMO back then we would do IRL was fighting games, Eye Toy 3 or Wii sports bowling (those who know, know).
Stealth games. Played some MGS as a kid, always sucked at the stealth. I remember even my father gifting my a Splinter cell game, never even moved on from the tutorial.
And finally horror games. I'm too much of a flake to play them, I can only watch people play. I remember having a PS2 demo of Forbidden Siren and I could legit not move from the spot where the character, a little girl, was hiding in a cursed and haunted hospital to get to the elevator because the atmosphere was too goddamn scary.
No. 359964
>>359889>GoodPuzzle games, card games, horror games, roguelikes, strategy games and 3rd person action games. I'm not good at shooters, just average. I can get by without too much trouble.
>BadFighting games, online shooters and mobas. I'm dogshit at these 3. I'll never play them. I dont understand fighting games, mobas are the most boring thing on earth to me, and online shooters are just annoying. The only shooter I've enjoyed was TF2 and I sucked ass, had to play pyro or engie all the time.
No. 359983
>>359889>What games are you good at I'm really good at rhythm games, 2d platformers. Ok with bullet hell, MOBAs (unwillingly from being forced to play hours of LoL with friends), RPGs, strategy games like civ
>What games are you bad at Pretty much all shooters especially PvP. Competitive PvP in general tbh. Splatoon is the exception but it's so different from every other shooter out there. Soulslike games, mainly because memorizing a boss's moveset after countless deaths is not fun for me. Card games like MTG and hearthstone too.
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>>359921anon jsyk you don't need to parry to play soulsborne games (except sekiro.) i have thousands of combined hours in dark souls, bloodborne and elden ring and i have parried maybe like 2 times. join us!
No. 360009
>>359999You talking about playing as a mage or something else? I thought parrying was sorta essential to melee in those games. There's other reasons I don't play them though, no difficulty selector, medieval fantasy aesthetic, super minimal storytelling.
>>359994Any examples?
That whole thing with Eidos and the Embracer Group is because they were expecting a giant investment from some Saudi's that fell through, but maybe that was a good thing.
I was sorta annoyed with so many companies being bought by Microsoft and Sony buying Bungie, but it's probably good to have a stable money base behind them.
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Any cardfags here?
No. 360082
>>360009Not that anon but, even though magic is a good alternative for those who don't want to bother with melee combat, parrying isn't necessary at all; rolling is enough. You can also go for a sturdy shielding build if you want even more leniency with the combat.
I know the Dark Souls games have a reputation of being super hard, but they really aren't, they just require a little bit of patience
No. 360140
>>359321>>359345Thank you nonnies!
>>359380I'm more familiar with SH 4 because of that retarded circumcision theory some scrote made kek
Personally I liked it
No. 360142
>>359620The nonas are gonna kill me but I thing the art style is fine.
I do find it funny that the girl looking character with white hair is a they/them kek. Of course.
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Anybody else playing Unicorn Overlord's demo? It's the first strategy JRPG in a while that I think I can really disappear into, and I feel spoiled knowing that SaGa Emerald Beyond (I just trust that I'll always like SaGa releases at this point) is also coming out in April. The plot of UO seems mid but the gameplay loop is already addicting + it's the first Vanillaware title in a genre I really like. Could a girl ask for more?
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I have bad taste but I'm liking this edgy little game and looking forward to Chapter 3.
No. 360167
>>360158Wouldn't the more obvious equivalent be Yaoi scenes?
If a game was great but had unavoidable gay sex scenes, most men would as uncomfortable with that as women are with busty fanservice characters.
No. 360240
>>360224Nintendo has always been more litagious about this kind of stuff so it was only a matter of time. The links are still out there though, and maybe some other devs will take over.
It's not like retroarch and all those older emulators will ever go down. And it's only possible to hack not stand alone emulate PS3 and up so Sony/Microsoft probably don't care as much.
No. 360247
>>360240>it's only possible to hack not stand alone emulate PS3Have you ever heard of RPCS3?
Anyways it's always funny to see emulation fanboys seething whenever nintendo does something. Sure they're stingy as fuck and act like assholes when they feel like it, but yuzu had it coming when the TOTK leaks happened.
No. 360248
>>360247>RPCS3Actually hadn't heard, but I don't really keep up with this stuff.
Apparently MGS4 is buggy though. Can't think of another PS3 exclusive that would be worth playing.
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nonas, what are your favourite obscure/not well known games? i adore the last door, it hits basically every trope i love, plus the pixel art style looks great. i wish there was still hope for a season 3, but oh well.
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Nonnies is it possible to jailbreak/pirate a ps3 super slim?
I wanna play a goddamn game I've been wanting to get since I was young but I can't find it anywhere and my pc can't run the emulator.
I'm afraid of doing something irreparable to my ps3 but I want to play new games kek
No. 360578
>>360577Depends on the firmware I think.
Look it up on the emulation wiki or piracy reddit or something.
No. 360994
>>360694Yay I'm glad, I've been messing around with it and will likely mess around more this weekend.
Anyway is anyone excited for the new Stardew Valley update coming out March 19th?
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Nonnies, i miss playing fps games and i might try Counter Strike 2 but i have no experience with it and i have a bit of anxiety at the thought of interacting with retards, how was your experience with it?
I just feel like hoppin in because it's free, also i don't know if it was only an EU thing but i hope it doesn't pair me with too many slavic loser moids.
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>>361026AYRT, I got the game and have been crazy addicted, it's so fun! I don't mind the story being meh, I find the characters more enjoyable than anticipated and the gameplay loop is just perfect for my brain. And despite the coomery elements to some of the female designs, there's still at least a wide enough variety that I'm seeing plenty of women I can personally get into… I'm in love with picrel and Berenice. What units/builds have you been enjoying?
I really recommend any nonna curious tries the demo! Definitely one of the best demos I've played in years, with how much freedom and content it offers you.
No. 361166
>>361154Strange to complain about me liking something that seems moidy when i want to play an fps game…
Anyway i gave in and it wasn't that bad, i don't feel forced to interact with anyone but i wish i didn't have to hear those usual slavic moids chimping out
No. 361536
>>359889>GoodRhythm games Osu, DJ Max, any Miku game, Guitar Hero (especially drums) I can pick up super quick
Platformers
SoulBorne but that's because I just keep trying until something works
>BadFighting games. I've tried but either special moves is too hard to do or it's too hard to remember
Shooters. It feels like chance rather than skill when you get the drop on someone
Rhythm games where I have to sing. I can't sing. My voice is terrible
No. 361576
>>359889>goodRpgs, rpgs that involve strategy or just general strategy (CKII?), platformers; honestly I mostly play rpgs. Fallout games, elder scrolls games, mgs games, etc. Fps? If the shootings parts of those games count as fps then yes, I'm pretty decent. Survival strategy games (Rimworld?), just mainly action games I think
>badMultiplayer except mmorpg because I just personally don't like most multiplayer. Unless it's team based and without vc.
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I just bought this game on super sale and I am loving it so far. Why are the yakuza type games so much fun?
No. 361902
>>359889I consider myself good at puzzle games and shooters. I have a knack for min/maxing resource games and ending up in places earlier then I should in rpgs because I tend to play ranged/stealth and sneak everywhere.
I suck at platformers even though I love them. I’m so terrible, I don’t know what’s wrong with me but I can’t gauge jumps to save my life. No matter how much time I spend on them I never seem to get better! It’s maddening, I could barely get through mario odyssey and I still haven’t completed it.
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This game has been like crack to me since it debuted Friday. Highly recommend to any nonnas who like strategy shit.
Story isn't worth much but honestly most JRPG attempts to seriously engage with political intrigue and war piss me off with how poorly thought out they are so I don't mind that it doesn't even try here. All of the support conversations between units are very cute, though.
And it goes without saying that the graphics are beautiful since it's a Vanillaware title.
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Anyone into text based games? I really could use some (free/wip) recs or just talk about them with normal women. I am tired of always having to talk about it with the queerios in the overmoderated tranny heaven forums, but this shit just isn't that popular.
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started playing these on the switch recently. it's fun to revisit old games through their online catalogue but i wish they'd add more n64 titles
No. 362338
>>362291I played a lot of games in choicescript but I have been recently trying some twine games. Unfortunately I don't know many twine authors besides the choiceofgames forum refugees
I think it was thanks to the nft drama people left. Since then, some have came back quietly, which is funny as hell, they have no principles but I guess I am expecting too much from handmaidens and gaydens. So since I played lots of choicescript Imma talk about them:
I started with Choice of Robots and Hollywood Visionary (this last one is free but you gotta wait like 2 hours before playing the next chapter unless you pay for it).
I really like Hollywood Visionary. The romance in it is quite shallow, I was not expecting any romance at all but since it was there, I just wish it was less generic. Seriously, I'd rather romance our funny friend there (forgot his name) because he's got more personality. There isn't much reaction when it comes to your character being gay either but I suppose this has to do with the author trying to sanitize things because he was a cog writer and it's kinda mandatory so these games tend to avoid "
problematic" content even when it could serve the story, I mean, it's 1950 and you can be a commie, there is a whole chapter about it and you can even
end up being blacklisted, but I am supposed to believe people respect my pronouns even kek
I do wish there were more games like this though.
Played Heroes Rise which I think the first one was for free at some point, dunno if it still is. I love super hero games and this one was the first I played, but the railroading made me not buy the others, I noticed the choices don't matter much because I did initially like this game so I obviously played it again. Don't recommend unless it's free so you know what to not do if you ever want to write a game kek
Also played Psy High because powers but it's not a rec unless you really have the patience for school kids drama, it was kinda fun though but I wouldn't play it again. Don't remember if this one was free, maybe not. Def don't rec if you have to pay for it, not worth the money.
Paid games that I liked:
I liked Rent-a-Vice despite some railroading, this one is not free and I am sad there aren't more scifi games like this also where your character is not a blushing retard in their 20s. I, Cyborg was really fun too, def recommend of you're into that kind of stuff.
Heroes of Myth. Don't care about the romance so can't comment on it. Been a while since I read it but I remember having lots of fun being a loser wizard faking a prophecy.
Not a favorite but from cog there is also choice of the vampire and it's still free I think, the story was quite short I am guessing because I didn't engage in romance, so I didn't like it much. Only played it once though, felt the writing was dull and it had too many choices that did not reflect in the narrative (maybe I missed them or they are just not there?) The author is the retarded power tripping moderator of cog so maybe that explains it, he's got a stick up his ass
seriously, this guy (Jason Stevan-Hill) bans people for no reason and if you go to chooseyourstory(dot)com you get a bunch of cog drama archived. There was also this author who accused a published cog author of plagiarism and Jason shut down all discussion and refused to engage with the accusations which makes me think she is probably right, I didn't play either game but I really hate Jason and seen him being completely unreasonable many times. Fucker also moderates the reddit sub, which many prople complained as they go there to speak their mind since cog is overmoderatedNow for hosted games (paid)
Zombie exodus, it gets rec a lot and I played a bit but didn't like it enough to go past the demo. I do like all the choices and how some are reflected in the narrative, but I guess the player character felt like an unperson if that makes sense, like, had no personality of their own and this is probably the first thing that throws me out of the game.
Unnatural, I don't remember much but I guess it's like Psy High grown up, never played the sequel. I don't think it's bad but I remember stopping playing it because it felt like a chore. I think it has to do with the other characters, I remember them annoying the hell out of me kek I think it might also have something to do with me being fed up of playing young whimpy characters/school settings after Rent-a-Vice and Parenting Simulator
Parenting Simulator
Apparently the author said this story was not very popular, and I guess you can see why when hg and cog have lots of games on school settings. But I like it, look, I just like having kids in games for some reason, there are a lot of games where you are the kid or the student, and I'd love to play one where I am the one teaching them the ropes, but there aren't many games like that. Would be fun to be an old hero training their successor.. I am still waiting for that game, one day someone will write it and I hope it won't have to be me.
Speaking of heroes, there is Community College Hero and Unsupervised (wip so it's free for now). I know I said I was fed up of school settings and teenagers but what can I do? They wear capes! Unsupervised is really fun and I can be unhinged Superboy. If superdad ever comes back from that suicide mission he will be so disappointed and I live and breath for that. Unsupervised is written by a man but he's got another game I like (Highlands, Deep Waters) and I have no complaints. To me it's obvious this guy watched/read the same cartoons/comics I did, Unsupervised does feel like Young Justice at some points. All good in my book.
Community College Hero series has a few games and I like it well enough to keep playing, like it checks all the boxes Heroes Rise didn't, but something about the writing felt dull, like, I dunno, it could be better and the romance sucks but you can play without romancing anyone because there is a plot so that's good. I don't remember if that one was finished, the author kinda disappeared from the forums, guess he is taking a break.
Fallen Hero is another cape game but the writer is a woman and is leagues better than most authors that also write superhero games
but she is an enby retard that is almost 50 years old and used to identify as a lesbian, so that really makes me sad. She was cancelled some time ago on tumblr for not getting involved in discord drama, something to do with american politics, she is not even american kek now wish she'd drop the trannyism but she gets lots of messages thanking her for the story that it helped them to figure out they're trans, shit is really depressing, the game has troon shit but you can pretty much avoid it as long as you don't make your mc trans. I made my mc trans by accident once, I think selecting some choice that felt like I was just going to be gnc or "I don't care what people think of me" made me non binary or questioning, I dunno, I totally got it wrong but in my defense I stopped drinking the troon juice years ago and can't recognize that shit anymore Fallen Hero is very popular and 2 books are already released, book 3 is a wip in early stages and you're a hero turned villain.
Since the author is a handmaiden tif, I have more criticism, and this is in regards to her gay male character that can get in a romance with a female as long as she doesn't identify as a woman. I remember people raging at the "homophobes" in the forum/tumblr aka the straight women that asked the author to make said gay character bi. I don't even know where to start with this mess, gaydens calling straight readers homophobes because they wanted to romance a gay character is a fucking game book. It's better if I just go back to the games… so
Highlands, Deep Waters
You're investigating a muder but something worse is going on. Obviosly lovecraftian type of story. I like that I can be a cop and the overall creepy atmosphere. There isn't much romance there either, and it really doesn't matter, it is better without it.
Speaking of cops, my biggest disappointment with hosted games: Wayhaven Chronicles. Basically Twillight but you're a cop. When I bought it I thought it was going to be a story of a muggle detective in contact with supernatural shit, but nah, it's just romance with some weak plot, I'm not trying to trash the game, it's just that I bought something based on the marketing blurb and it was a lie. Probably not the author's fault, but man, imagine buying a muggle cop story with chances of muder mystery and then finding out Edward… I mean, Adam and Nate want to bang me.
They're Ava and Natalie in my game cus I played a guy attracted to women but still… I just wanted to shoot vampires and I fired my gun once in the entire game. Heard later that the author hates guns…. why the fuck am I a cop then??? Couldn't I be a intrepid reporter? That'd be fun too. Also since it's a cash cow series, you bet you only hold hands in the first book, don't remember if I can actually kiss the characters, wasn't really invested in the romance aspects, I sure ain't wasting my money on vampires ever again. There are currently 3 books released if I remember correctly, more to come.
Special mention of my favorite dead wip:
From Ashes We Rise, you could be Jason Todd, that's all you need to know. Because it's dead. The author was last seen in 2019 and this is a wip started in 2015, I don't think she is ever coming back even though I pray everyday I am wrong.
No. 362444
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Stellar blade looks like those shitty mods for skyrim or fallout. Picrel is what I see when scrotes spam videos and images of that game.
No. 362494
>>362444I just wish the guy was wearing something similarly tight and shiny, but that would never happen.
But who cares, it's just so obviously Korean junk and PS5 exclusive on top of that.
No. 362515
>>362444You're right about it looking like a shitty skyrim mod, the background looks copy-paste from Skyrim and the girls look like when you mod the npcs too much so they stick out weird. And even if we took this as a stupid porn mod, the outfits don't even look sexy. It looks like an outfit made by an autistic moid who thinks more skin = better so you get panty designs that don't flatter a woman's pubic area and whatever the fuck is around her jaw. If you told me his was a screenshot of a mod from nexus I'd believe you. If you asked a straight female artist to draw sexy fantasy armour you'd get something better I'd bet.
Also I hate that moids are acting like this game succeeding will be "proof" of what gamers want from big studios as if porn games don't already exist with demographics and numbers we can see. Not to mention they're usually the most pirated and this is a ps5 exclusive anyways so it's not really going to show anything new vs the countless other porn titles that do ok there. And the retards who meme themselves into buying it are probably better off just rebuying the newest edition skyrim and modding it anyways. This straight up looks bad and I doubt it's going to actually be a blip on the gamer radar after the initial release. It's not going to be replacing Baldur's Gate for what the studios see gamers wanting unless they realize they can scam coomers for microtransactions easier. But then expect porn games more coming out like EA sports titles and Gacha games
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>>362514>>362515Kek no nonnas, that picture
was a modded skyrim sc. It's just whenever I see posts about Stellar Blade it really gives me nexus mods vibe. The small face weird face with giant boobs and tacky overdesigned clothing with weird openings and transparencies, I should have worded my post better. This is what the game actually looks like. Of course, the graphics are more polished than a modded skyrim, but I still feel it's just a horny mod over whatever gameplay stellar blade is copying from.
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>>362342i think they're fun. there's different locations you can explore once you gather items and cute characters to interact with. the storyline is simple and none of the missions are particularly difficult
though some of the boss levels have given me trouble kek so they're a good choice if you're looking for something relaxing to play.
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the background for the Steam Spring Sale is kinda cute i wish i didn't associate pink hair and cat accessories with troons
No. 362653
>>362648>Repetitive without friendsI agree but I think this about all sandbox games. Part of the appeal of them for me is creating like lived in worlds with groups of friends, like for example whenever me and my friends start a Minecraft server we always make a bunch of lore and stuff to make things more entertaining. The one time we played Starbound together it was really fun colonizing the whole solar system and creating little colonies everywhere with unique histories kek.
>>362645I wish it wasn't abandoned too! I've seen that there are a lot of really popular mods that expand the game like Frackin' Universe, but I wish that ChuckleFish did more work on the game before deciding to abandon it.
No. 362713
>>362669Kek I am a turbo autist when it comes to worldbuilding, a few years ago me and my friends started a medieval roleplay server and we even drew a few maps for it and everything so deep was the lore of that server. I could never get into terraria, I think because I bought the game soo late that it was already like way too updated for me as a newb to gitgud at. Way too overwhelming for me.
>>362688I hope you get a computer soon nona. I used to play the novakid race because I like the wild west theme and I thought they had the funnest armour plus I liked the train-themed spaceship
No. 362947
>>362939Oh man I completely forgot about The Golden Rose in my long ass rant, played the demo during wip stages and I loved it. I know people complained about the purple prose but I really liked it, wish I could write like that. Also The Passenger and I, The Forgotten One are other games I forgot about that I also played during wip stages and liked, they're on my list. Heard good things about VtM but I couldn't finish the demo, I just can't get into vampires for some reason.
So, romanced anyone in Fallen Hero? I did Herald in the second game even though I
broke his leg during that fight in book 1 book 3 gotta be fun, I am probably very fucked. I expected consequences of my actions but I wasn't expecting banging my nemesis kek
No. 363076
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I really enjoy replaying (mostly flash) games from my childhood/teenage years, every few weeks when I have a free Saturday I spend the afternoon and evening playing them. Today is one such day! I'll start with picrel, has anyone else here played it? And if so, which was your favorite world? Mine is World 3 because of the great music, the night scenery and the falling stars in level 3.
No. 363129
>>362947The Passenger was good too. I wish there were more creepy/horror stuff.
>So, romanced anyone in Fallen Hero?Yea, Ortega. I am really interested in a trainwreck that is their relationship.
>spoilerI bet he'll forgive you kek
No. 363132
>>363024Just got to the research sector and met the security lady.
I guess the random mods/quests aren't too bad, but I don't like the random timed quests that pop up. It really breaks the flow, even though I don't think it really matters if you fail the timer just makes you feel pressured to back track.
No. 363175
>>362217i read a handful a few years ago but haven't read much since. but i loved Tally Ho, its a comedy story about being a butler and getting into silly and dumb situations. some people don't like the humor but its really my type (and i wanted my boss to be my husbando). i also liked A Study in Steampunk, it was a short Johnlock inspired detective cog that i ended up loving. there is also a philosophical story called Creatures Such As We; an emotional story about loneliness. i can't sell these well because i'm autistic but i hope someone reads one of them
and speaking of trannies, i tried to play a cog called 'Heart of the House' and it had this cringy scene where you're forced to get undressed by an enby servant and the story purposely doesn't tell you its sex. jarring when the story was normal until then..
No. 363209
>>363175I heard of Study in Steampunk, always get recommended but I haven't tried yet, sounds interesting. Now, Creature Such As We is free I think, so I might try soon. Tally Ho is not my cup of tea, it's very popular though. There is Jolly Good by the same author, not really a sequel but it takes place in the same universe if I am not mistaken.
Enby characters always sound to me like they're meant to be women. Only a few times where I thought the enby character was meant to be a guy and that is when the author provide art of said character,
throne of ashes by 13leagues comes to mind, that enby guy even gets misgendered by his dad I think kek, and then he asks my pronouns double kek shame cus that story could be good, some paths sound interesting. I think it's funny how this author wants to be accomodating of the delicate tranny crowd (lets be honest, they're all tifs. That story could've come straight out of a YA novel) all while writing "problematic" content I always avoid the enby characters if I can, it's so awkward, especially when the author uses them as mouthpiece plus very annoying to read the singular they, gets really confusing after some time but you can't really say it in the cog forum without getting dogpiled. Unfortunately enby characters are everywhere now if the author wants to be "inclusive". Rip characters turned xir/them I shall never bother to get to know.
>>363129Well, the fallen hero author said she used to write horror. Maybe when she is done with fallen hero we get some nice horror by her? Would be nice, or honestly any other established author. I just lost hope on new authors, most horror wips in the forum get abandoned or focus way too much on romance and the plot feels secondary. The genre simply isn't that popular so I guess they have to sprinkle some romance to attract readers but it keeps getting in the way instead of complementing the narrative.
There is also the problem of them sounding pretty similar too, my guess is that these new authors are very young and get inspired by the exact same media that happens to be popular at the moment.
No. 363593
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I'm 140 hours in Baldur's Gate and barely gotten into act 2 because I keep trying different classes and builds, making new characters to RP as, and romance companions. The mods available are really really good as well and it makes character customisation so much more amazing. Every time I'm starting a new playthrough it's genuinely a new experience with different events happening, I absolutely adore this game and the freedom it gives you, and the enormous amount of detail devs put in.
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Who else is excited for Dragon's Dogma 2? I've already downloaded the character creator
No. 363661
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I've been seeing so much stuff (not on lolcow) about certain games being "stressful" and it's a complete mindfuck to me. Getting into a car accident, moving, work deadlines, THAT'S stressful. Playing a shooter isn't. Like, please start treating yourselves like adults.
Really I'm just upset my friends won't play schmups with me. Just got pick related and it's really fun. I put 5 hours into it in a day.
No. 363692
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>>363609Me! I liked the first one a lot even if the npcs were a bit annoying and when it was announced i was quite hyped but i didn't keep up with the development, i have to finish some other games first so i hope to hear good things once it's out!
I'm finally playing the RE4 remake, i'm at the last character but… remake Krauser looks really cute to me….
also i don't remember the original too much, i think there was something like that but the wolf interactions were cute here No. 364166
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So apparently it looks like Dragon's Dogma 2 is gonna have adaptive difficulty instead of difficulty selection like the first game. Annoying as hell considering I used to play hard mode to earn the big bags of gold.
No. 364177
>>363609Character creator is so much better than the first game, I was disappointed because some people really hyped up DD's character creator to me and then I couldn't get pretty characters at all.
>>363837Apparently character creator has all settings on Ultra? Sounds stupid, not sure if true. It crashes for me from lack of VRAM after an hour too.
No. 364178
>>363692>i'm at the last characterDo you mean at the last boss? Your post is a bit confusing,
nonnie. The wolf parts are pretty similar, the differences are very subtle. Hope you're enjoying the game.
No. 364200
>>363661Nonna, have you played Guwange? It's an old CAVE title where you play in a horror/youkai themed old Japan. Now that's a stressful shmup.
Or Dangun Feveron if you want something less stressful and more memey.
No. 364203
>>364178Sorry sorry you're right, i wrote that when i was so sleepy.
I've finished it and i liked it a lot! Tbh Ada looks kinda hot too but anyway it was fun, i didn't remember that there were insect enemies and they creeped me out so much because i have a phobia and i kinda have one for eyes too so the last boss really loved me kek.
The scene were Ashley hugs leon was cute too and i've come to accept that the merchant is british at the last chapters.
Next game i'll play will be the Dead Space remake!
I was waiting for it for so long but it seems to be a bit buggy at least when it comes to loading the models and stuff, i hope i'll find a way to fix it or that it gets better, it's not unplayable but it's a bit troublesome and i'm glad Isaac wears a helmet because i hate his face, he's not cute like Krauser at all.
No. 364224
>>364200No I've been working my way through their catalog. So far I've done:
>Ketsui>Mushihimesama>Dodonpachi Resurrection>ESPgaluda 2>ESPRaDe>Akai Katana>Deathsmiles 1+2>ProgearI'm running out of ones I can get for my consoles (Switch+PS4). Like I think maybe there's only Dodonpachi DaiOuJou. It's a shame. I really want to try ESPgaluda 1, Mushimesama Futari, and the final Dodonpachi game.
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>>364234You don't remember based PS Move?
No. 364331
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I ended up playing Lobotomy Corporation (SCP management game/visual novel) and liking it a lot!! I moved onto Limbus Company, the free gacha spinoff and I love it still but god, I can't get over how comically convoluted the combat is kek.
also I can't wait for Dragon's Dogma 2 to come out, I bet it'd feel like a respite. the ending of the first one still annoys me though.
No. 364350
>>364234Somehow I knew somebody would make that mistake when I chose that picture…
>>364224If you really love these kinds of games why don't you figure out arcade emulation? No computer?
No. 364463
>>364415Agreed. Even if you pirate it, giving it free advertisement without even mentioming the studio's misogyny is counterintuitive.
I'm not shocked that the West got over it so quickly, though. They love to just say "Korean gender politics are more complicated than we can understand" and then just smoothbrain their way through taking any accountability for their consumerism. When what they're finding "complicated" is the reality of a first-world culture in which the irreprehensible nature of men is still so transparently visible instead of being veiled under pseudo-leftist nonsense.
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When are people going to snap out of their "Capcom redemption arc" phase? They never stopped being scummy money grubbers and are getting worse as time goes on. I guess they can make another couple of good RE games and everything will be fucking forgiven for another five years. Gonna "break glass in case of emergency" and flop out the Code Veronica remake. Seriously, fuck this dev.
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Has anyone here played Homebody? What did you think the story was? Was it all in her head?
No. 364781
>>364633I told myself after BG3 ok no more buying AA games taking advantage of their player base and DD2 was there to prove yeah it's totally possible to ignore these assholes.
The additional oh you can't make a new character without manually deleting your current save (going through files) is ridiculous.
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>>364781>No new game option>No difficulty selection>Made the health gauge mechanic way more punishing than the first game>Dragonsplague mechanic which can wipe out entire towns of NPCs>Have to use a wakestone to revive npcs>Overall enemy difficulty seems much harderDisappointed honestly. I should have waited for a sale to buy it.
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>>365486Samefag here but I wanted to add more shit I'm so pissed about this game
>Fewer spells in sorcerer vocation >Character can't fully heal due to heal gauge change>Required to sleep at your house or inn to fully heal>Dragonsplague mechanic can initiate when sleeping at inn >Dragonsplague can wipe entire cities of NPCs including important quest givers>If enough NPCs die you get locked into a specific ending>Multiple endings like first game, still no "good" ending>Fewer enemy types>Romance system is still odd >Can visit a brothel with an awkward fade to black scene >Many missable side quests, similar to first gameMy overall opinion is negative
No. 365686
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Nonas what are your top 3 RPGs and why? Need some good recommendations ASAP
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>>365686Romancing SaGa 2 (but a new SaGa game is coming out late April that is supposed to be a good entry point to the series), Moon Remix, and Trails in the Sky are my top 3 favorites.
Storywise, the Trails series is THE story-heavy JRPG series, so I'd recommend that the most for you. Your mileage may vary with later arcs, but the general consensus with other Trails nonnas on this site seems to be that the Skies games are one of the rare JRPGs that provide a fulfilling experience with a female lead.
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>>365686Tales of Destiny and Tales of Destiny 2 if you like shoujo and don't mind having an English script open alongside them. If not Tales of Symphonia is always a safe bet.
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Anybody else play Slay the Princess? Bought it over the weekend. I thought it was more pure horror but it's kinda weak. It had some neat ideas but I thought it didn't explore them enough. I think it says a lot when you have to look up a guide to figure out what was going on.
Art work is pretty neat though. My favourite route was Nightmare.
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>>365858I'd say so. Personally, I don't find real golf entertaining at all but have over 100 hours in walkabout. The game is designed in a way that allows you to pick it up relatively quickly. It's not too flashy, but the maps will keep you entertained. Some have gimmicks, but most of them are simple but charming minigolf maps.
Although I will say, it's more fun with friends/in a lobby. Playing solo and improving can be fun, but sharing strats and witnessing cool shots is what keeps me coming back. There's also the feature of everyone being able to play the DLC maps, as long as 1 person in the lobby has it. So if you ever pick it up and want to play with someone, feel free to ask here and I'll set up a lobby if I catch the post in time.
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I'm pretty late but I am finally playing god of war on ps4 (came with the ps4 when I bought it) and I am absolutely loving it. My mom played the old ps2 gow games but I was never interested cus the protag is a violent bald buff man and I have no interest in greek and norse mythology so I couldn't see the appeal but I like he's got a kid in this one, so now we started playing it together (mostly me but she is there helping me to solve the puzzles and explore cus I miss so much stuff lol) and it's so fun. I love that kid, even when he goes "wish mom was here" when I am taking too long solving a puzzle. Thank God he dropped the "I am a God" bullshit, it was driving me crazy… and I realized I suck in a fight when I am all alone or he does whatever he wants, all my great combos and finishing moves happen after he goes zapping the enemies, so alone the fight lasts three times longer and I almost die trying to remember how to do certain moves, most of the time I have no idea what I just did and how kek. The story is quite easy to understand (for someone that knows nothing about gow) and a bit predictable though that is not really negative, I like it when I can go "I knew it" just by taking the details of the story. Since I am invested in the story now I might give the old games a try some day, but I'll definitely play the sequel once I finish this.
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How do I counter that fucker, seriously? Yes I'm paying very close attention to sound cues, I check the cams when I hear them and I find nothing. I still end up having him randomly killing me when I leave my computer. This coupled with perma death is driving me insane. Did anyone here beat normal mode? Just how??
No. 366590
>>366571But get gud is literally how you play souls likes, if you can't do it, you can't, you have to get good. I see more people whining about how it's not fair that a game genre that revolves around being hard and needing practice isn't easier for them, like asking for platformers to have less jumping because you have shit depth perception and can't gauge jump distance.
Basically since Elden Ring came out and yknow what, Elden Ring proved that get gud worked. When people had the chance of missing out on this fantastic game because of a skill issue, they practiced and got good. Sorry if this is an overreaction I'm just so tired of the please everything needs to be casual for me please, like play hades or something.
No. 366594
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>>366590the thing about fromsoft games is that they make the games fair. save for a few notoriously dumb bosses, hidetaka miyazaki did not make his games with the sole purpose of fostering an elitist group of nerds to shout "git gud" at each other. his design philosophy is that a game should be challenging not to prove how good someone is at it so they can brag, but to make the player feel accomplished for overcoming extreme difficulties. in that, he succeeds wonderfully. it's not his fault losers spew the "git gud" thing. games that try to copy the "soulslike" formula never get it right, though. they aren't concerned with balancing difficulty and respite, but instead, they ARE made for those elitist losers who have to cling to video game accomplishments to feel good about their lack of other achievements. miyazaki cares a lot about player experience. he wants people to have fun. soulslike wannabes just want to boast a "hard" game for people to chatter about.
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I'm playing Dragon's Dogma 2 slowly, i'm still at the start but i think that i will end up changing my Arisen into a guy, i always struggle in games where you have to create your character and almost always replay them as the opposite gender but i wanted to isekai myself even if i'm apparently too short for that world.
I played the original offline so i'm experiencing that online Pawn stuff for the first time and i don't love seeing the same kind of skimpy and make-up filled Pawns around, i think that i will turn my Pawn into a guy too because there are also a lot of child-like ones like mine (sorry, i find them cute but not if i played a moid? kek).
When i was doing one of the main quests in the city gaol i was weirded out when my arisen flashed her chest scar on the old man?? lmao i know it wasn't shown but still, just odd , i hope to find a cute raider to romance, i miss how much i hated Julien and his retarded accent, so far no one took his place.
No. 366648
>>366594I genuinely had a good time with Dark souls 1, 2 and Bloodborne. I think that Elden Ring has a harder learning curb and I felt that when i first got through the beginning of the game. It forces you to play more aggressive, and I'm not super into that. Some of the bosses can be punishing, where I really just want to play a game casually. I hate what the souls fandom has become. Similar to
>>366590 and their reddit-like views.
I think the first few games are actually a masterpiece, and it felt good to get through, but I couldnt finish Elden Ring, and I'm okay with that. Now when it comes to the shitty souls clone games, I hate them the most because they really don't know how to balance the system.
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>>366646>Ogres only go after femalesTbf the elder orgres in BBI reverse that by only targeting males
But yeah DD1 definitely had a lot of weird vaguely sexist shit in regards to women. Like all the major female characters seem like weeb waifu stereotypes.
Mercedes the proud dark skinned warrior woman tomboy who gets humbled.
Madeline is slutty big boobed con-woman and you constantly bail her out of trouble.
The princess literally looks and acts like a child and the scene where her old man husband (twice her size ofc) strangled her on the bed is akin to rape scene. And you have to save her like a damsel.
Selene is the classic "she only looks 14, she's actually 200 years old you guys" combined with mystical goth girl stereotypes. And surprise surprise you save her.
Quina is the sweet girl next door who is so pure she literally becomes a nun which I always thought was stupid. Ironically the most proactive female character in the game after the nunnification.
Ophis the bandit queen is wearing a skirt with a boob armor corset. Compare that to male bandit leader with his cool armor and helmet.
The prostitutes in the city seemed to be programmed with the presumption that you're playing as a male arisen with a female pawn and ask you why you're playing with a doll instead of them.
And lets not forget the 'sill lingerie' that can only be worn by female characters.
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>>366844this new specimen is from dragons dogma 2 but apparently both sexes can wear which is a step up at least
No. 366899
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Just git gud
No. 366901
>>366594You're right
nonnie. Not only that but a ton of bosses in fromsoft games are perfectly cheeseable in hilarious ways and if you really find something too hard you'll find a way around it to make it easy.
>>366899I guess you didn't manage to watch the second half of the video but this is memeing on DS2 mostly. DS2 is known for having horrible hitboxes and slower combat with shorter iframes but in this video it's shown as the game with better hitboxes while ds1 and ds3 are shown as the ones with shitty hitboxes.
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>>366901Yes I did get the joke in the video kek. But let's be real, ds1 has a lot of hitbox issues. It can be quite frustrating
Actually funnily enough I had the most fun with DS2's bosses and hated 3's the most. DS1 is in the middle somewhere but overall thought the enemy and level design was the best. DS2 is supposedly better in the original form but only played scholar of the first sin (though I'm glad for story reasons), nearly gave up in the forest area because the ganks were just stupid but glad I didn't cause I had the most fun with it. I stopped taking it too seriously and stayed for the plot and an altered good time. I had a cheat engine turn off the petrification so I used every summon which was a lot of fun and gave some sweet story moments. They mostly ended up hilariously eating shit at the start of every boss fight so I'd be stuck with a boss with much higher health but I don't remember any bosses feeling unfair or miserable. Aside from the swamp area where I needed a guide, the middle of the game felt long but satisfying to go through. I also cheated about halfway through to double wield the blue flame which was fun as shit and looked pretty cool.
Also got to fight side by side with my waifu so weirdly enough despite knowing ds1 is the better game, I think I'm probably coming back to ds2 first and have more love for it overall in regards to story and characters I really cared for.
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>>365734>>365787Does any nonna here know what happens in the Estelle/Joshua cameo on Cold Steel?? I'm deathly curious about it but I would never touch that dumpsterfire.
I remember being so disappointed after trying out the first Cold Steel game because the millitary academy setting was actually genuinely so interesting to me and I was expecting Alisa to at least be a secondary protagonist similar to Joshua but… Yeah anyway thanks God that FE Three Houses made a cool millitary academy game.
No. 367001
>>366915Ironic because as much as Cold Steel was a dumpster fire, I still like it more than 3 Houses because the existing world building made it more compelling than the mess of Fodlan. Like, even if her design was retarded, Alisa grappling with her family's turmoil amidst their involvement in Erebonia's militarization was more interesting than, say, Edelgard's vendetta founded on stubborness and incomplete information. And both characters got watered down with waifu pandering anyways. I think both FE and Trails are similar cases of series losing their substance as they chase profitable trends in modern day (or rather, FE got elevated beyond something it ever was? It never really had the writing chops for serious war stories, the appeal beyond gameplay has always been on the ensemble cast with the player filling in the blanks.)
Estelle and Joshua were alright. As returning characters, I liked them better in the Crossbell arc but it was good to see Joshua get some of the closure you'd expect from an Erebonia arc.
No. 367014
>>367001No, I completely agree that FE never had that good of a writing, specially compared to Kiseki but if I'm going to play a semi-harem game I'd rather play something like FE where I can choose the gender of my self insert, romance whoever I want and also play matchmaker. Alisa is cool, I actually like her design, my main problem was that I didn't like Rean and the side cast - and the things I've seen/heard about the later Cold Steel games seems very wanky of his character.
That said, I did dislike the Black Eagles routes due to Edelgard's nonsensical reasoning.
>Estelle and Joshua were alright. As returning characters, I liked them better in the Crossbell arc but it was good to see Joshua get some of the closure you'd expect from an Erebonia arc. Aw, maybe I'll look up some walkthrough of it on youtube to sate my curiosity
No. 367018
>>367014Reasonable opinions, that's totally fair. FE's structure works well for Fire Emblem, especially when the things you listed are what you go to it for. I honestly ended up liking Rean more than expected (more than Lloyd at least) but the sheer length of the Cold Steel arc and Persona-esque social link system were my biggest complaints… Like, I come to Trails for the lore and these games are crazy long. And they seriously thought it was a good idea to lock important details behind optional missables? Trails needs to be itself instead of stealing elements of FE and Persona that don't really work for it.
I'm looking forward to Kuro no Kiseki and hoping it's something of a return to form.
And yeah, I'd recommend that! No need to suffer through this longass arc for scraps.
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This would be logistically difficult, especially with Falcom's limited resources, but if they split the game up a little like they did in Skies SC with the choice between Schera and Agate as your companion to allow players to choose between playing as a male or female character in some capacity, I'd be so happy.
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>>366844I'll give it to Dark Souls 2 for the one fanservice outfit they had in the game men wore the exact same thing.
Also gutted Lucatiel of Mirrah never got a ref in future games.
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>>366844elden ring also let you thot it up as a guy so that was nice
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>>367276i enjoyed wearing this slutty silly set while i did my stupid poison trolling in pvp
No. 367772
>>366590For some reason the only game that made me want to improve and get better was Sekiro. Something about it just made me want to try more than DS1 which made me swear off the rest of Fromsoft games.
I wish the story was a bit longer
No. 368572
>>368473Poison swaps
also the gulag level in ds2 . Ugh not to mention the shrine of Amana can die in a fire.
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>>368468>>368572ngl, i look back on those areas with fondness (blighttown at least because it's pretty easy to get through on subsequent pts but feels like the hardest thing ever at the time), and i was kind of sad that "the poison swamp" in elden ring wasn't that difficult
No. 368690
>>368560I liked it when playing with friends. With randos it gets pretty
toxic. Either have a mic or predict whatever the current meta is perfectly.
No. 368825
>>368815Bought a new computer but don't really have money for new games so just Destiny and Warframe like always. At least they load way faster on PC compared to PS4.
And now that I can play Destiny without needing PS+ I should try to play all the games I've redeemed before my current subscription runs out.
No. 369018
>>368815Destiny 2 (I don't know why I keep coming back tbh)
The Hex
Lethal Company
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>>368815Cheating and just including my current games
>Dave the Diver>Love&Deepspace>Mini Metro/Mini Motorways (for the daily challenges)Also binging the Nancy Drew series with my sister. Picrel is the one we just finished. 10/10 one of my first emo husbandos is in it and you get to play segments as Bess. One of the most satisfying ones to finish, great atmosphere, cool characters, good amount of puzzles that are organically integrated into the game, and very fun. You may want to use UHS for some hints on some of the endgame puzzles though kek.
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>>369027Episode I and II can be played singleplayer completely offline. Although I do think dolphin has ways of going online but I haven't looked into it.
No. 369052
>>368815Don't Starve
Rimworld
Princess Maker 2
No. 369066
>>369035I recently downloaded i think maybe all Nancy Drew games kek. Can't decide which i should play first.
>>369063NTA I have been playing only cRPG for several years. I hope Nancy Drew will fix my brain damage.
No. 369083
>>368815stardew valley
elden ring
civ 5
No. 369105
Today I was reminded that Life is Strange existed, and also how much I hated Chloe. It's the reason I never played Before the Storm because it's just about Chloe and her not-gf that I also didn't like or care for. I don't know if other nonnies here played it and how they felt about her, because I've wondered before if I'm the weird one for disliking her since people talk about how she's actually the best friend ever and if you don't you just don't understand good character writing.
>>367014Playing matchmaker was always one of my favorite things in recent FE titles. I still need to play engage but I heard it only gets good later on. But I'm also craving a game again where romancing is secondary to the main game, it always makes me feel more attached to characters compared to otomege.
>>369052Is it worth the price getting princess maker 2? The price isn't that high but I'm still unsure on getting it.
No. 369119
>>369105>Life is StrangeI played it for the first time last year and didn't finish (got up to episode 3 or 4) because I got busy and I was playing with borrowed time so I'll probably never finish it unless I buy it. But I also didn't like Chloe. I found her annoying and wish the game had ended where you save her dad and she ends up paralyzed. Otherwise, I really liked Kate and Nathan Prescott and remember wishing they had more scenes. I also remember looking into the tumblr community for life is strange and found out that there was apparently supposed to be more than 5 episodes and I really hope that those episodes were meant to flesh out other characters that weren't just Chloe.
>Princess Maker 2You can try the dos version online for free if you want.
No. 369125
>>368815Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Lost Judgment
(to be fair, they were last opened in Feb 2024, Nov 2023 and Sep 2023 respectively, I don't game much but when I game I game)
No. 369211
>>369116Agreed, I think the game had some heart put into it but I would hardly call it the pinnacle of writing (even outside of Chloe) because the game has some massive plotholes/things that don't make sense in general. And like you said, the awful dialogue writing.
>>369119I have bad news for you, the entire game builds up to you having to decide between saving the town or letting Chloe live. Never made an easier choice in my life. I forgot her name but the evil short haired bully girl does get a little bit of grace in the last or second to last episode. The rest is just working towards the ending at that point really.
Also thanks, will be trying it for free!
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>>369105Engage is fun, I'd say the quality is pretty consistent throughoit the game; it's either for you or it's not. I enjoyed it as it honed in on the fun of a diversely lovable cast without being overambitious with the story, and the maps felt much better than 3H (although that's not a high bar) to me. Give it a whirl!
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>>369066Here are some of my faves:
Danger on Deception Island: A conspiracy involving an orca and a small town on an island with a dark history. Includes one of the best crazy lady characters, good puzzles that aren't too hard, and a really fantastically woven mystery that weaves a few storylines together that you don't know how it all fits until the very end. I come back to it a lot because I love the story so much. A really good flow to solving it too, not much back and forth.
Treasure in a Royal Tower: The best crazy lady Hotchkis is here who also comes back in later games as a phone character occasionally, Marie Antoinette related mystery in a cool castle. An early game but still holds up imo. Like a lot of games, where it ends isn't where it starts so honestly don't remember the premise but it's a story set on humanizing Marie Antoinette on top of the mystery. A few of the games have done this where they take a controversial woman from history and add depth to her. Picrel is based on a grump in the game and the hilariousness of the goodbye lines after pissing people off.
Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon: You're invited on a train by Paris Hilton to try and solve the mystery of it. The owner had a secret mine and one day the train was found abandoned without him and only a dead conductor on board. Your mission is to figure out the location of the mine and what happened before the others who were invited solve it do (including the first instance of the Hardy Boys as characters beyond just guys you can call on the phone). Between deception island for my favourite. The puzzles are quite unique and while the location is interesting (mostly taking place on a train), it's more about the characters and the puzzle chains that are all well done. The plot is more straight forwards but it's cute and wholesome, it's also got a hilarious Paris Hilton stand-in whom I adore. Cause it's a parody written by women it doesn't feel hateful and if anything, she's actually quite smart.
The Final Scene: your friend is kidnapped and being held in an old theatre that's set to get demolished in 3 days, on the last day after a certain point there is actually a demolishion countdown and if you don't complete the game within the time period you and her are in the building when it demolishes (they made a game over sequence where you see the ball flying into the building in front of you before cutting to black supposedly, people claim it only happens if the timer goes off if you're in a particular room). I don't remember the puzzles too much, I think it's less about the puzzles and more finding clues but it's a game that sticks with me for the characters and the cool end sequence. Plus it keeps you on your toes the whole game and teaches you about Houdini cause the theatre is supposed to have been one of his favourites with lots of hidden passages. I might play it again soon I think.
Honourary mentions: Shadow at Water's Edge (set in a Ryokan outside of Tokyo, spooky), Warnings at Waverly Academy (set in an all-girls' school), Alibi in Ashes (play after a few games, set in River Heights and Nancy is the suspect), Danger by Design (France + catacomb exploring), Ghost of Thorton Hall (really great dark mystery imo, kinda spooky too with cool effects).
Honestly if you pick any of the games you're in for a fun time, there are maybe 1-2 duds across the whole series and there's still something to like about them. Ransom of the 7 Ships and Creature on Kapu cave are the ones I'm thinking of but are worth trying after you've done some others. They just don't have a great mystery cause I think both got rushed for some reason. Ransom literally only has one suspect and Kapu Cave has to explain the ending in the end sequence kek.
As for solving them, UHS (Universal Hint Sytem) is your friend.
https://www.uhs-hints.com/ It gives you progressively detailed hints for solving the puzzles but also the answer if you're stuck so much better following a walkthrough imo, especially since you might do things in a different order from the walkthrough you are following. You feel more satisfaction at least trying the puzzles using help. The later games sort of integrated this into the checklist, for jr detective difficulty you can click a "hint" button under your objectives. But all games let you call Bess and George and/or Ned and/or the Hardy Boys for hints too so if you're stumped try them. If you have any questions or anything let me know! I've played these games so much cause I found the series back in 06 and been a massive fan ever since
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>>369238NTA but this is a very solid list. Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon was always my favorite, both because of the setting and having the Hardy Boys show up as actual characters. The shopkeeper in the prospector suit terrified me as a kid, though.
>>369066I second everything the other anon wrote, and I think Message in a Haunted Mansion is another must-play. It has a sort of classic haunted house vibe with some mildly spooky stuff that is probably not nearly as terrifying as I found it at the age of 6. The Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake is also a good one, if only because of the 'isolated in the woods' setting. The NPCs are weaker in this one, but it has probably my 2nd favorite setting and atmosphere of the whole series. The Secret of Shadow Ranch is also fun, and I really liked finding the petroglyphs and getting to ride horses.
No. 369461
>>369413Ghost Dogs at Moon Lake scared me the first time I played it cause I was so scared of dogs haha.
I refused to go out at night cause I was scared the dogs would attack again. It really got the atmosphere down for sure. And Shadow Ranch really is top tier for the horses yeah. I can't believe I forgot about it, especially the love story that gets revealed which was beyond adorable.
Message in a Haunted Mansion might be actually one of the most subtly scary ones cause it pulled a lots of little tricks to make you think you're seeing things
if you pay attention, every few locations you go the game will run an animation somewhere on the screen to move something. I think it's mostly moving things at the corner of the screen so it's less obvious. Once I saw a pillow move slightly to the left and I thought I was going insane until later noticed a mirror also move and realized the game had been doing this the whole time No. 369465
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>>369238NTA but also want to add Blackmoor Manor to the list, scared the shit out of me as a kid
No. 369476
>>369461I was SUCH a scaredy-cat as a kid, so the
subtle animations in Message in a Haunted Mansion messed me up. I used to play the Nancy Drew games with an older family member, and this family member was used to me getting freaked out by the smallest stuff. During that game,
I kept INSISTING there were crazy things going on in the background, like the engraving of a swan on a table leg moving for a split second, and my family member wouldn't believe me kek. I remember very distinctly someone whispering 'I see you' in the big entry hall, but the person I was playing with had poor hearing, and thought I was being paranoid because only I could hear it! I felt like I was going insane the entire time, which made me even more scared.>>369465That's another good one! I still get that "Brigitte with her eyes so bright" song stuck in my head. Blackmoor Manor had some legitimate
jumpscares, especially with that Ethel lady. No. 369478
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>>369465The frog dream was so creepy and the various other random events are cool, every time I play I feel I get new sequences. Unfortunately I had to stop recently cause I managed to soft-lock the game somehow haha. I'm gonna leave the game running so I can hopefully
trigger an event to happen
I need new food but the game isn't giving it to me. I think it's expecting me to do something to advance time instead of just sleeping but I'm out of things to do now lol.
Also Loulou is the best. I love feeding her treats, she'd gain so much weight if I was actually at the manor for a week.
No. 369484
>>369245but doesn't mass effects future hinge on the success of DA4? It better be performing well.
but I agree with you, female bioware fan analyst are the best
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>>367276i don't think i'll ever manage to play through ds3 as a man without wearing this set at least once
No. 369561
>>368815Paranorma Sight
Danganronpa 3…
Needy Streamer overload
Oh God, I swear I'm not ManlyBadassHero
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>>369238>>369413>>369465Thank you for the recs, anons, i wrote it all down. Think i'll start with the Last Train and few spooky ones. Also i really like how these games look.
No. 369622
>>368815Card Quest
RE4 2005
Blasphemous
This post made me reflect on my steam account and now I'm second guessing all my life choices. No. 369650
>>369603Seems like that's a private server for pc? I knew the game was on pc but I didn't think people were still keeping it alive. Someone is hosting a GC server for dolphin so there's that as well. Either way hope
nonny has fun with whatever she chooses, I guess I'll just stick to my offline GC version kek.
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we're gonna see five million games like this aren't we
No. 369814
>>369797NTA but I liked it for the denpa elements, stat raising, and the sheer number and diversity of endings. I also liked how many references it had to other VNs. I thought it got a little too fake-deep and preachy at parts, which prevented me from loving it, but it was a fun experience. I also wasn't wild about the twist near the end, as it felt cliche. I do understand your thinking it was strange, but most of the weirdness was well-executed.
>>369561>Needy Streamer overloadInternet Overdose, Rainbow Girl, and the religion ending were easily my favorites, but they apparently added more endings since I finished it, so maybe I should download it again to check them out.
>Danganronpa 3I never know how to feel about Danganronpa; it's so varied in terms of quality, and I usually spend as much time frustrated by the writing as I do actually enjoying it. This was my favorite entry in the series, but I can see why a lot of people were angry about it.
>Paranorma SightJust started this one on Switch, myself. It seems interesting so far, and I really like it aesthetically. I don't have high expectations because someone told me the ending was poor, but I hope it'll be good until then.
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Has anyone played Minami Lane? It seems like a cozy/chill simple game but i wonder for how long i would play it since i prefer other kind of games
No. 369985
>>3656861. Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines
2. Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines
3. Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines
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>>369985absolutely based nona, agreed
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>>368815don't know what you're trying to get at
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I can't stand this moid, he's been out of the Dragon Age franchise for almost a decade and he still feels the need to inject himself in every conversation about it as if he'd been the sole writer.
My tinfoil is that he's butthurt because none of his later projects got anywhere and so he spends his free time "covertly" shit talking DA.
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I know we got some fighting game stacys around here. Which would be an accessible title for complete newbie? I'd love some tips and advice on avoiding bad habits
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>>371606its always good to find a character that calls to you and pick up the game, but if you really want a nice way to ease into the genre you should pick up a more recent/popular release that will have a larger player base such as sf6, GGST, t8 or mk1 since there will be players at your level you can play against and work your way up through the ranks (dont be afraid of ranked!). granblue and sf6 have modern controls that will help with some of the harder inputs, but a lot of these new releases have lots of tools for beginners. there are often guides on youtube you can watch (starting with just bread & butter tutorials can be a game changer) and teching in the practice room will help a lot. good luck, anon!
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Anyone else hyped for this? Not preordering it but, I'm just burnt out from TCM and DDB. I really just want a single player game from these horror franchises but, if the asym curse must live on through each of the withered corpses it creates then so be it… But, I really hope this game is just a slightly less buggy F13 experience pre all the weird balances "patches" nerfs that game went through.
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Finally playing gow ragnarok and it's funny how Heimdall is so bad at fighting once you're done with his precog bullshit, almost makes Atreus look like some fearsome warrior with his stick, he fights like a teenager kek. Really, I died more to some light elf at Alfheim, Heimdall's only real attack are that bifrost crap, not even when he does that slow shit, like, dude, I am God of Evasion. Anyway, that was really fun, fought him again because I like his quips despite everything. Also he is so ugly.
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>>368815It usually looks better than this, I simply picked a bad time to scroll up in this thread.
>>371606Personally I think Tekken is the easiest to pick up, as each button corresponds to a certain limb and the directional attacks aren't too hard. It's also more clear in terms of translating attacks, as I find 2D games too fast-paced and 'random'. Tekken 8 worked overtime on creating the best tutorial and features for learning as well.
But overall what the other anon said is right, just find a charater you really love and try picking them up. Fighting game players are the biggest husbando/waifufags there are.
Also tips would depend on the game, but generally the main thing that made me get better was learning how to block and punish by studying the opponent moves.
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>>372012Admittedly I'm quite bad at spotting
problematic themes, but the only noncey thing I can remember was one of the victory images where they are having a bath. It's honestly not too bad, you can google it.
But the music, map designs and gameplay are extremely enjoyable. I keep getting filtered by the later stages so I still haven't finished it without dying, but it's satisfying to see the improvement and I don't think it's a drag to start it from the beginning due to how nice the game is.
I got it in a bundle and wouldn't recommend it at the price it's at right now, especially with how unnatural the port feels at times (my main gripe is with the menu). You can always torrent it to try it out and see if it's something you want on your account.
There's also a giant cow boss.
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>>372124She is probably talking about the sexualized female characters. It's an awesome game regardless, even more interesting when you play as a woman and manipulate male characters. I don't remember having a single quest that felt boring. Do it, you won't regret it. Just make sure to install the unofficial patch.
No. 372340
>>372012Deathsmiles is one of my favorite shmups bc i love the aesthetic and the directional shooting gimmic, I didn't notice any egregious nonceyness other than the tagline having the word "loli" but I just force myself to believe they're referring to EGL fashion. I'm more sensitive than average to this kinda stuff but theres nothing in the gameplay itself that bothers me.
That said I've only played it untranslated in an arcade so I could be missing creepy vibes in the story and I can't speak on the port quality/pricing.
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I bought Hypnospace Outlaw a while ago but I didn't finish it until yesterday and I absolutely adored the whole experience, the 90's Internet aesthetic with the humour and writing were so good! I recommend it a lot if you want a chill and funny game. Do you nonas know more games that parody the Internet like this? I know the guy is making a sequel game but who knows when that'll be done.
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>>371606In my opinion, I think a Street Fighter game is a good game for learning the basics, since they're slower-paced and more focused on your neutral game. They tend to have larger communities too, I started with SF3 myself (because I'm a poorfag lmao), but I think SF6 is good for learning from what I know of it. But honestly, I'm in agreement with both of the nonas that replied to you, pick a game that looks cool, and pick a character that also looks cool. One of the things I was told as a beginner was to not pick a character that I like, but a "character that's easy", and all it did was burnt me out.
For avoiding bad habits, it depends on what game you want to learn, but I think you should learn fundamentals first, like trying to keep cool and not let nerves let you mess up. If you notice a move is being blocked by your opponent constantly, you might want to use a different move for instance. Also, I agree on knowing the basic bnbs of your character is important, but you should also have a basic idea of what your character is supposed to be doing. Is he rushdown? a zoner? etc, it helps you at least feel less confused while you play.
The fighting game glossary is a very good resource, and the wikis for several games are as well. Sirlin's "playing to win" is also a good read. Most importantly though, have fun with the game you pick up, and good luck.
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>>373120Any particular genre? If not:
-The Ace Attorney series are sort of point-and-click adventure games mixed with a visual novel. There are three total, and they're mostly just fun mysteries with an incredibly likable cast of characters.
-Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors is an escape-the-room and visual novel hybrid about nine people who are kidnapped, trapped on a replica of the Titanic, and forced to play something called the 'Nonary Game.' If they don't find a way out in the next nine hours, they'll die. It's an interesting mystery that brings up a lot of pseudoscientific concepts and has some genuinely brilliant plot twists. There is one particular plot element that is kind of dependent on playing the DS version as opposed to the PC version.
-Magical Starsign is an obscure, quirky turn-based RPG about kids at a magic school set in space. The characters go on adventures around space, and everyone is named after food. The plot seems silly, but it gets weirdly dark near the end. It kind of reminds me of Earthbound, if you've ever played that. It's one of my most favorite RPGs, but it may not be for you. You can play as a girl, though!
-The Professor Layton titles are puzzle games where an archaeology professor and his apprentice go and solve mysteries. The solutions to these mysteries are often incredibly dumb (and often as crazy as the initial mystery you were trying to find a rational explanation for), but the characters are very lovable.
-Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is also a puzzle game made by the people who did Ace Attorney. It's about an amnesiac ghost who gains supernatural powers after his death. He's trying to figure out how he died before the night ends. The characters and humor are great, and it has some of the best foreshadowing I've seen in a mystery game.
-Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is an RPG that was ported from PlayStation. It's a cute story about a girl with the power to talk to puppets. The protagonist is in love with a prince, and has to save him, which sounds very cliche now that I'm writing it out, but the writing is genuinely funny at parts. There are also whole musical sequences like a real musical with vocal tracks and everything.
-Theresia is a point-and-click adventure game with some horror thrown into the mix. Your protagonist wakes up in an unfamiliar place, and slowly, must uncover both their past while surviving a bunch of horrific hazards and traps. It's a really unique title for the DS, in my opinion.
No. 373261
>>373120Hotel Dusk: Room 215.
I started playing it on an emulator back then and sadly never finished it, but I loved the art, the music and the story was super intriguing.
No. 373341
>>373178>Magical StarsignI played this and I wrote a note on my gamefaqs that apparently the ending is terrible, but I don't remember a single thing about it.
Don't really remember much about Ace Attorney, Zero Escape, or Ghost Trick either.
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>>373261Man, hotel dusk is great I totally recommend it too.
>>373120There is also a sequel to hotel dusk that is fun too (last window: the secret of cape west) I played both on an emulator, the art is really nice, the music too and the dialogues get so funny sometimes.
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>>373341Kek the ending wasn't necessarily bad, but I can understand being disappointed. If you'd like a reminder about the ending,
you eventually find the teacher for whom you've been searching. Unfortunately, it's too late to save her and she ends up dying anyways. Of course, there's world-saving stuff, so it's not all pointless, but still a bit disappointing if you've been really focused on saving the teacher. I can see how that could be a bit of a downer, but for some reason, this game has had me in a chokehold for the past 15 years. I found it really vibrant and colorful, and I've always been attracted to cute/kiddy games with some dark undercurrent (but it has to hit that sweet spot where it's not too edgy or tryhard). The planets were very creative, and I loved the idea of a magic school in space. It's nostalgic for me, and I still have the cartridge from when I was a kid. I'm shocked anyone on this site has heard of this game, much less played it, though.
>Don't really remember much about Ace Attorney, Zero Escape, or Ghost Trick either.I'd still recommend all of these if you really remember almost nothing. 999 in particular is such an amazing experience if you don't know what to expect. The later games in the series are… questionable. I really disliked VLR, but the third game is unintentionally hilarious (the creator went for a more 'cinematic' approach as opposed to a VN format, but the 3D models looked bad at the time they released. There were also numerous absurd writing choices that were very hard to take seriously).
No. 373437
>>373392>shocked anyone on this site has heard of this gameyeah, before I got my PS4 I played a bunch of pirated PSP and DS games that just absolutely didn't stick with me at all for some reason.
>>373120Avalon Code and Okamiden.
Games I played but completely forgot about, Infinite Space and Contact.
Flower Sun and Rain, is trippy and I do remember I had to look up a guide for most of the puzzles.
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New kuro no kiseki 3 info. Falcoom once again proves they’re incapable of making attractive male characters. Wish they could stop being insecure and dress their men sexy again
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Someone here enjoy retro arcade games fron 70s to 90s?
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>>373486I don't think Van is ugly but I wish "I'm so old haha" would stop being his schtick when he's only 25 kek
I think it's just a preference thing, I actually think the characters have gotten more traditionally ikemen over time but I personally prefer the Skies designs. Cold Steel was the worst for me and Kuro is the best since Skies. Picrel was cute but I hate his personality
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>>373584Unrelated, picrel has to be my favorite iteration of the "redhead with a heavy weapon" so far. The Orlandos were not to my tastes… Shirley was genuinely the worst from both personality to design. Cold Steel was a mistake.
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>>373584I haven't actually played kuro and dropped the series altogether on cs1 because they really ramped up the coomshit and it made me uncomfortable (it was hard enough to finish azure kek but i persevered for picrel) but that honestly sounds based in an age where female characters in universe and by real people are constantly mocked for dare being over the age of 30, so that sounds funny.
>I actually think the characters have gotten more traditionally ikemen over time but I personally prefer the Skies designsAgreed, sky also has my husbando so naturally i have a soft spot for it kek but yeah enami really does know how to design an attractive male. The one grandpa gralsritter repulses me though, make him a cute bishounen.
>The Orlandos were not to my tastes… Shirley was genuinely the worst from both personality to design. Cold Steel was a mistake.I really loved randy when he wasn't acting like a revolting scrote like in the azure intermission (idc when he's just flirty or whatever obviously) and he's one of my fav trails characters altogether. I fucking hate shirley and i sincerely hope falcom kills that annoying retard off. No depth for that otaku pandering waste of a character beyond "haha i'm a loli brocon that assaults women!". Sigmund was mid too. Also celis has a great design and she's voiced by ai fairouz so i can't say much on her character but she is very cute
No. 373640
>>373590>honestly sounds based in an age where female characters in universe and by real people are constantly mocked for dare being over the age of 30, so that sounds funnyEh, it would be if other characters were calling him old but it's more like him acting like he's so fucking old which is retarded when kiseki has always had older guys running around
>I really loved Randy when he wasn't acting like a revolting scrote like in the azure intermissionKek, my feelings exactly on Randy, I liked that I could """"romance"""" him in a bromance way with Lloyd to make the Crossbell arc a little more bearable. Honestly he wasn't the annoying scrote shit in that game for me, the way every woman had the hots for Lloyd for no reason was what pissed me off. He wasn't even cute, if he was Wazy I'd get it but really? Lloyd??? I digress though, my original point was more that I actually liked Agate's stupid 2000s ass design more than Shirley or Agate's. It has a certain charm to it.
>Also celis has a great design and she's voiced by ai fairouz You totally get it on this point, that's a source of bias for me too, kek.
I had to drop CS after the 2nd game because I just couldn't deal with it anymore (I think the high point for me was stuff like Laura and Fie's interpersonal conflict or Alisa's opening up to Rean, but the haremshit got in the way of me taking anything seriously), but I'm going to pick up the English release of Daybreak when it drops this year. At least in terms of how mechanics integrate with narrative, it seems like they've made some improvement. And it also seems like they've scaled back the haremshit from CS levels to Zero levels… So fingers crossed.
Feel like pure shit just want Skies back. Kiseki should have gone the Atelier route and stuck to female protags so that female fans could have at least adhered to a pretense of the games being somewhat for us.
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>>360527Kathy Rain, a point and click crime themed adventure pixel video game published in 2016. The game is set in the 90s and has a really fucking interesting plot. The character designs are also fascinating. I love it, if you're into these type of games I suggest you nonnas try it out!
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>>373736how does this picture make you feel
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I can't get over how bad this looks. The original creator didn't even know this shit show was being made. Who the fuck thought turning clock tower into some generic anime was a good idea.
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>>373800The writing definitely surprised me, I'd say it's one of the best written games I've played in a while. I can definitely tell that a lot of characters were based on Internet stereotypes and even if some are exaggerated, nothing feels made fun of and they feel like actual real users on the web. I love too that they change depending on your actions, their posts will be different and they'll change their website.
The ending is definitely one of the best I've seen, very impactful. I can't wait for Dreamsettler! Hypnospace Outlaw was more inspired by Windows 98 era Internet but Dreamsettler looks more Windows XP. I grew up with that one so I hope the nostalgia hits me hard.
No. 373936
>>373834It's not like they're changing meat of the actual game, but yeah. Beyond stupid. Wayforward seems to be incapable of making anything that isn't the most cookie cutter mix of anime/cartoon.
Also, not contacting original creators seems to be usually the norm in the industry. Even if they're still active and actively searching for work.
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Didn't know they added new wolf variants. I literally gasped when I saw a woods wolf lol
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I started playing Darksiders 3 after a few years and holy fuck I forgot how much I loved this queen since I played it for the first time. If it weren't for the capped 30fps this game would be perfect
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Why are Nintendo like this
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I never bought or wishlisted a porn game on steam so why did it recommend one based on AC6 in my wishlist, I'll never know.
No. 375503
>>375408Steam is so awful for porn, I don't want to filter NSFW because then it gets rid of horror and all that so I just whitelist "hentai" and "porn" but it still gets through, I wish all genuine porn games had something (like a tag) that you could whitelist without it whitelisting games that might just be violent.
Also if you ever ask how to filter out porn on steam spaces all the dudes get offended.
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I don't know if this was a universal thing but even if Rikku's costume was questionable to say the least she was always the most liked between my female friends, i admit that i liked her a lot too but i always liked Yuna more.
I just think that it's odd how some kids would see her and their first thought was "i want to play as her" kek, maybe it's the bright colors and her lively look.
No. 375808
>>375524When you are a kid, you barely register sexy designs, because you are… well, a kid, and you don't think about sex or the implications of sexualization. Your body is not sexual, so you don't identify (?) with what you see on screen. Kinda like how a young woman won't be able to relate to an aging woman, menopause, etc.
Like, I'm currently playing a MMORPG I loved when I was 12 and I'm baffled at how I can see my character's panties any chance I get.
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>>375524Her design in FFX was not so bad anon
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I SAID WHO UP SERVING THE OMNISSIAH
No. 375885
>>375503I'll definitely start filtering if this becomes a frequent occurrence.
>>375742True but there are so many other games with robots that they could have suggested instead like haiku the robot or even cyberpunk. I don't even play visual novels. It's the first jarring steam recommendation I got and because of AC6 no less.
>>375801Yeah and I also dislike ironic/meme reviews. Occasionally it's fine but I do like to read reviews both positive and negative before making a purchase and having to scroll a long way down to find a non memeish one sucks. This depends on the game of course but so many people seem to be baiting for awards with very little playtime.
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>>375524My favorite was Lulu, no one ever mentions her. I loved her crazy belt dress
No. 376203
>>375820Yeah but i didn't develop basic conversation skills to make friends at that time yet so my friends got introduced to FFX2 Rikku instead, i still prefer the FFX2 design even if it's silly.
>>375836Rikku was actually planned to have Yuffie's "role" in Kingdom Hearts but they replaced her because the name similarity would have been too confusing for that chapter apparently.
>>376175Kek, i've always liked Lulu too, she's cool.
No. 376316
>>376296Probably Kingdom Hearts. As time went on his emo anime style got more pounced and didn't work well with the Disney characters.
Also zippers, everywhere
No. 376355
>>376296He mainly gets hate for his pointlessly convoluted writing, not his design work.
People also blame him for the stupid time travel/parallel universe bullshit in the FF7 Remake, but that might have been Nojima's fault, not Nomura's.
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Any nona has mil-sim/shooter recommendations? I'm not into those games like Apex or Overwatch that have cartoony themes mixed in (or sci-fi in this case), i want something more realistic but other than Call Of Duty that i've abandoned i don't really know what to try, i'm not knit in that genre yet and i'd prefer something modern, to be honest maybe online only too.
Don't like aircrafts/warships/tanks so i doubt i'd be into anything like that, i don't know what to look for when i check these games and i don't want to waste money either.
No. 376376
>>376356If you want super realistic I'd say Escape from Tarkov. I didn't find it very fun though probably because I don't like multiplayer games.
If you have VR I played Into the Radius and you actually have to oil your guns and shave off rust. It's a single player horror thing so I liked that more.