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Death Metalist
Member
I mean it's Snipperclips, Fast RMX & Zelda: BOTW.
Hey, Japan has that magical witch girl riding scooters anime game thing. It's got games.
Snipperclips does look cute and fun.
RepairmanJack
Member
I think the Waypoint may be getting too loosey gooseyhorny for me. Bring back Match 3!
GustyGardens
Banned
Agreed.
Middle-Earth has such amazing locales. I don't know why they're not using them. Hell, I can't understand why the game doesn't take place during the War of the Ring. I mean, hell, it took Frodo 18 years to get to Mordor.
There's a lot of free space during those years to have the same kind of game, but with a lot more variety.
SuperBanana
Banned
It might be that they can't use some parts of the book or movies? They NEVER say Lord of the Rings and I remember things like Wargs had a different name. I wonder if they can only use non-movie stuff (excluding Gollum).
That might be true. Remember that weird hobbit game that came out after the movies that wasn't allowed to use anything from them? It could be like that.
Basileus777
Member
I found it amusing when Rorie was talking about how tolerant the license holders are considering how much the Tolkien Estate surely hates what is being done in these games.
Incandenza
Banned
nippleslips
GustyGardens
Banned
Warner has the rights to use the Middle-earth characters in video games, though. Even if they couldn't use movie stuff, the characters and events existed way before the films. They used them fairly recently in the LEGO games and mobile games.
Eh. I'm sure they have their reasons.
The Tolkien Estate seems like they hate everything.
Fried Food
Banned
I'm confident Brad can get Zelda to #1 over Jeff's wishes. Jeff has gotten soft in married life. I say this as not yet having played Zelda yet and without listening to any Zelda conversations.
Exterminieren
Banned
We've never seen the power of a Dan/Brad alliance for Game of the Year before. Could be a hell of a thing.
Basileus777
Member
Brad will turn on Zelda like he did with Doom.
Brad betrayal will depend on if Destiny 2 comes out this year and it's at least halfway decent.
That's a handhold only title.
That's a handhold only title.
Remembering horizon by next month let alone in December lol
Incandenza
Banned
I wouldn't be surprised if Horizon got the Uncharted 4 treatment.
AuthenticM
Member
As someone who has played neither Horizon nor Zelda, I find Zelda to be a much more impressive and attractive game.
I intend to play both, so we'll see how that thought holds up.
Even before either game were out, it was easy to call that Jeff would prefer Horizon. It's more focused and hand-holdy than Zelda, and that's Jeff's jam.
I intend to play both, so we'll see how that thought holds up.
Even before either game were out, it was easy to call that Jeff would prefer Horizon. It's more focused and hand-holdy than Zelda, and that's Jeff's jam.
I dunno, Destiny 2 still releases this year. If Brad has a Destiny game that is actually good I think that could end up being Brad's horse in this year's GOTY. Its far Too early to say for sure and there could still be a surprise game like Hitman that pops up in the next year.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Is Shadow of Wardor set outside of Mordor? They need to show off, say, Gondor or something if so.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
As much fun as I poked at Destiny, I really hope the sequel is great. Great on PC, in particular.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Osgiliath was in the Alpha footage, right? That's geographically close enough to Minas Tirith that it could conceivably be in the game, no?
I hope it's good. The first one had so many issues but I still played hundreds of hours, the shooting really is so good.
Tea and Toast
Member
I just like saying Snipperclips. So satisfying.
LurkerPrime
Member
I didn't realise Ghost Recon: Wildlands was out.
QL when?
QL when?
Hot Coldman
Banned
Ooh really? I hope so. I think if they match the scale of Minas Tirith as it looked in the films, they could make something incredible looking.
He literally ends the segment saying it's a really impressive game. Yeah, for whatever reason he isn't seeing a lot of the encounters on the road, and has his entirely correct criticisms, but he's liking it. He likes Horizon more, which isn't too surprising, but he still recognizes Zelda for what it is.
You dont ignore the horse because Links climbing and traveling is so good. You ignore it because the horse doesnt fast travel with you for whatever stupid reason
He thinks its cool that it exists.
Which is what he's said about several games that he doesn't like. 'It's cool that Nintendo made this' is like the most Jeff backhanded 'i'm not liking it' trope. Come GOTY time when its heated, he will be saying a lot more 'fucking inventory system and fucking durability' especially when Zelda fans get mad at him for not recognizing it as GOTG
He thinks its cool that it exists.
Which is what he's said about several games that he doesn't like. 'It's cool that Nintendo made this' is like the most Jeff backhanded 'i'm not liking it' trope. Come GOTY time when its heated, he will be saying a lot more 'fucking inventory system and fucking durability' especially when Zelda fans get mad at him for not recognizing it as GOTG
Sure do wish they would do a East/West four player co-op Quick Look of Wildlands. I know Jeff is pretty low on the game, but it could make for decent content if they at least try to show it off in its best light.
a decade since the last gbeast playdate
I think that time's going to Yakuza.
brainzelda
Member
I think what's impressed me about BotW is how much freedom I have in choosing what I want or do not want to engage in.
I don't like combat (in any Zelda), so I just run past everything, and I don't feel punished by it because there's no XP.
If you don't like puzzles, then skip the Shrines.
If you don't like wandering around aimlessly, turn on the quest waypoint and go straight there.
It's probably the most "open" open world game I've ever played.
I don't like combat (in any Zelda), so I just run past everything, and I don't feel punished by it because there's no XP.
If you don't like puzzles, then skip the Shrines.
If you don't like wandering around aimlessly, turn on the quest waypoint and go straight there.
It's probably the most "open" open world game I've ever played.
petethepanda
Member
"Denied, motherfucker!" :lol
The faces in Snipperclips are kind of amazing.
The faces in Snipperclips are kind of amazing.
I mean, if you like the combat but dont like the puzzles, you still kind of have to do the shrines. You can't earn more heart pieces any othr way.
Listening to the Bombcast now and I'm not at all surprised by Jeff's complaints about Zelda. And a lot of his complaints, like the cooking and item management aspect of the game, I really enjoy. I still have only 3 hearts and feel delicate as hell, even though I have some better armour and weapons. I really dig the idea of having to prepare myself to explore new areas of world, and there's a risk/reward thing at play with having a limited supply of weapons that all have limited durability. I find myself weighing the pros and cons of a lot of my combat engagements, in a way that's fun.
But I understand why Jeff doesn't like it, because he's never seemed to liked systems like that. I'm also no surprised to hear he thinks the overworld is boring and empty. He never struck me as the type of person who likes exploring for the sake of exploring.
I think Austin's and Jeff's opinions on the game contrast in a real interesting way.
But I understand why Jeff doesn't like it, because he's never seemed to liked systems like that. I'm also no surprised to hear he thinks the overworld is boring and empty. He never struck me as the type of person who likes exploring for the sake of exploring.
I think Austin's and Jeff's opinions on the game contrast in a real interesting way.
When he said the whole "Baby makes three" stuff on the Bombcast I almost died, that can't be real.
brainzelda
Member
Sure. I mean I was being pretty hyperbolic. Obviously if you buy a Zelda game there's a certain expectation of puzzle-solving. But at least in this one you can just do the main dungeons and be ok with the hearts they give you, and then master the combat and dodge everything. The fact that you even have that choice is impressive to me.
Throughout the beta, my character would randomly yell "shitballs!" so I believe it.
I think they'll probably rotate another series in as a palette cleanser and yeah probably drop it in the long term. I'm enjoying it a lot but I'd be totally fine with them hopping to another feature after it wraps - I think the hype and rallying around 0 is what's made it fun to watch in part.
I'm fine with just Yakuza 0 given how long this is probably going to take if they finish the game.
Have they said anything about Shenmue 2 yet?
I almost need to buy this game just to hear the stupid dialogue.
Ok, I looked into it on youtube, lol at the dude randomly shouting shitballs haha.
Like I never liked the alchemy stuff in Witcher either. I just don't like those kinds of gameplay systems. I have to worry enough about having the right mats and pots in WoW and that feels like work.
The only time I found it kind of fun in Zelda was the cold weather stuff.
The only time I found it kind of fun in Zelda was the cold weather stuff.
move over Zelda, the GOTY and true open world rpg is here (assuming it actually comes out this year) http://www.pcgamer.com/mount-blade-2-bannerlord-teases-its-gorgeous-calradian-empire-in-new-screens/