Does EA still own the IP? A proper, current-gen only Mercs 3 would be magical.
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Does EA still own the IP? A proper, current-gen only Mercs 3 would be magical.
Incandenza
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Mr Worldwide is back on Mixlr.
Glitchesarecool
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Right as I sit down to a meeting. Damnit.
Antiwhippy
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stump sock
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OdysseusVA
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Jeff listening to the superior album
Shit, that takes me back.
For gamers who weren't around back then (though I take it a lot of people in this thread were), I suspect that it's hard to fathom how goddamn great Konami and (to a lesser extent maybe?) Capcom were back then. In the NES and SNES days, they were basically churning out several all time classics each and every year. I don't think we have publishers with that kind of track record anymore.
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speaking of phenomena, I'm with Jeff in being really interested in that Mario PaD game. I played the demo on the eshop and I'm into it.
I played a lot of the phone game but eventually the F2P hooks wore away my interest in the game itself. If I can just pay up front and not have to worry about SP or time units then I'll be thrilled.
I played a lot of the phone game but eventually the F2P hooks wore away my interest in the game itself. If I can just pay up front and not have to worry about SP or time units then I'll be thrilled.
I'm playing it, it's a really great and challenging puzzle game, chaining combos takes some real thought.
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stump sock
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yeah I'm definitely not a noob to the series, I easily put >100 hours into the ios version. the actual combo system and team-building stuff is really well done. I just hated the f2p angle. I'm hoping this is exactly what I'm looking for.
It is. Two games in one package at a budget price makes it a no-brainer, imo.
I also enjoyed the Puzzle and Dragons eShop demo, downloaded it after watching the Treehouse's mechanics explanation. "Died" a couple of times.
stump sock
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oh. timely!
TheMrPliskin
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Looking forward to watching the Puzzle and Dragons quicklook, I could go for a puzzle game like that without having to deal with F2P crap.
Keyser Soze
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Coming from someone that never played the series, the Puzzle & Dragons gameplay looks like magic to me.
Dan is basically swishing around an orb for a second and then bang, there it is, noises happen, and he won.
Dan is basically swishing around an orb for a second and then bang, there it is, noises happen, and he won.
Yeah, all the explosions and blings and filling bars are doing their magic.
stump sock
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and then after you do that for a few hours you start being able to see like 5 combos into the future and it gets really crazy
the thing that PaD gets that most other f2p games don't is that if you have actually interesting gameplay with a long skill ramp, it will keep people coming back forever because they always feel like they're getting just a tiny bit better over a super long time scale
loving the new format. even with the guide, it's entertaining as hell. Alex is like the navigator in a rally race, lol
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EmCeeGramr
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Since we're on the topic of mobile games being the future and a mobile game being interesting once the F2P aspect is removed, Nintendo just surprise launched a F2P Pushmo on 3DS.
fantastic, this week is really ramping up
And it makes a lot of sense, the full price amounts to ~10 bucks for all the level packs, people who want less can save some money.
Curious to see how the new mechanics work. One of the best new puzzle series of the decade, for sure.
Put this in a context I understand - does it mean we're closer or further to Nintendo putting a Picross 3D game on iOS?
stump sock
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we had a little bit of a heads-up, the real stealth release happened in JP
stump sock
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oh man, I really do want some more Picross. I really, really liked Picross 3d.
Antiwhippy
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Nintendo is just following Beyonce.
Surprise releases are the new thing.
Surprise releases are the new thing.
Jimmyfenix
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i need this
Glitchesarecool
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I'm so fucking confused and amazed by what Dan is doing. Is that a skill that just comes from playing the game?
Me too.
I'm trying to resist downloading P&D again. That was an addiction of a couple months I was glad to be rid of.
IIRC your skills basically charge based on turns taken in a fight.
Freedom = $1.05
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and much like beyonce, they're letting minecraft buy their home right out from under them.
stump sock
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yeah, although if he seriously only played 3 hours prior to the QL, he picked up on it faster than I did. feels good when you get the hang of it.
I think he's talking about the player's skill at manipulating the board prior to making your match.
Glitchesarecool
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no i meant his actual ability to move the pieces around so smoothly on the bottom screen
if any of you decide to pick it up, feel free to join us over at the OT (made by a cool dude)
stump sock
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legit jealous at EU right now
Oh hahaha. Yeah that's just something you learn from playing it. It's crazy since it breaks the mold of match 3 games. It took a while for me to actually do it rather than just making simple matches.
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Wow those are really good reviews. I'm worried about not being able to do combos well though.
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so it's not just Mario Bros: Puzzle Quest? Cant watch the videos now but that's what i always assumed P&D to be.
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