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[hamchan]

One of those pics looks like Rugby League, I.e Rugby with a lot less strategy.

 

[NZNova]

One of those pics looks like Rugby League, I.e Rugby with a lot less strategy.

Yep. League's a simpler variation that's pretty fun to watch too. Easier to understand than union, I'd say.

 

[daydream]

a childhood friend of mine started playing rugby when he moved to ye olde

i just remember him talking about how brutal it is

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Rugby League sounds dope. Why don't they make a game of that? They made four FIFA Street, for Christ's sake, so give Rugby League a chance.

No, I won't look up whether or not there already is one.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

One of those pics looks like Rugby League, I.e Rugby with a lot less strategy.

But way more fun and not just penalties and scrums every 20 seconds.

 

[Zebetite]

Nah, man. It's the best-best Castlevania game. IV is up there for me, too, but that was the first one I played (and it also happens to be the perfect entry point).

I really dislike IV, it just feels kinda floaty and messy in a way that no other Classicvania was, and I think eight-way whipping was bad for the series. I'm a big super-picky baby when it comes to Castlevania physics, haha.

Rondo, though. What a game. It's the only 16-bit 'vania to nail the physics in the same way manner as the NES games (well, the good ones), it adds a few new twists on the gameplay (backflips, dude! backflips! extendo-whip inputs!) and it compliments them with some of the most ball-bustingly difficult level designs in the history of video games. If it had been an arcade cabinet and I needed to punch in a quarter for every death, I'd have singlehandedly financed the development of Symphony of the Night-- and yet I couldn't put the controller down, nor would I ever give in to temptation and play as Maria to make things easier on myself. The game was too tight, too much a joy to play for me to quit.

And then you realize every level has a secret exit that leads to an alternate stage and there's a whole other game still lying in wait... and it's even harder. Rondo of Blood is game with deceptive amount of meat on its bones, and it's all your favorite cuts. You grill it up and eat it and you can't believe how bloody it still tastes and when you're done you realize your mouth is bleeding because the steak was full of broken glass but you can't really be mad about that fact because you just ate the best steak of your life.

 

[CaptainTiptop]

When I lived in Wales everyone wouldn't shut up about rugby. Fuck rugby, man.

 

[funkystudent]

As someone who has to work at that Ireland v England game on sunday. FUCK RUGBY

 

[Megasoum]

Hey guys... Hockey is fucking cool.

 

[Zebetite]

Hey guys... Hockey is fucking cool.

I live in the Greater Toronto Area.

Me and Hockey are on hiatus until I move.

 

[sjack]

As somebody who was actually FORCED to play Rugby in school, FUCK RUGBY SUPER HARD.

I bunked out of it so hard, that I opted to do a weekly saturday morning detention rather than ever attend another lesson of Rugby.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

I loved rugby

sure i hit my head a few times

but i turned out okay

 

[funkystudent]

I think this play through Jeffs GF is doing of FFX has taken longer then the Persona 4 ER

 

[Liquid Shake]

Kalmania is running wild

 

[Alfredo]

I could listen to Jeff talk about Final Fantasy X forever. It's just so...bizarre.

 

[daydream]

more ffx talk, perfect

i don't remember how i feel about wakka, hmm

I loved rugby

sure i hit my head a few times

but i turned out okay

debatable m8

 

[Piston Hyundai]

I really dislike IV, it just feels kinda floaty and messy in a way that no other Classicvania was, and I think eight-way whipping was bad for the series. I'm a big super-picky baby when it comes to Castlevania physics, haha.

I guess going from the original games to IV would give someone that reaction, but I think the looser feel and the diagonal whipping is a part of the game's appeal. As I said, it's the perfect Castlevania to start with, and it's because those factors you mentioned pretty much make it training wheels for the classics of the series, with some amazing music to boot. I'm not too fond of the SNES sound chip, but SCIV is pretty much a showpiece for the thing.

(also a good hockey game is better than the best castlevania)

(I mean actual hockey not video game hockey but NHL 94 cuts it pretty close)

 

[Infinite Justice]

FFX expert Jeff

 

[ratcliffja]

It's nice to see that the chat comments are so supportive of Samantha. It's a stark contrast to how Withelde is treated by twitch chat on the GDQ streams. Of course, twitch chat is awful no matter what, so I guess that has something to do with it.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

well it doesn't hurt that those in the chat that aren't supportive would be almost immediately silenced

 

[Infinite Justice]

dat Seymour voice

 

[komplanen]

I missed Samantha but now they are just talking about Pax. It's like easter and christmas creeping in earlier every time.

Talk about non-Pax Samantha stuff, pleeeease?

 

[ratcliffja]

well it doesn't hurt that those in the chat that aren't supportive would be almost immediately silenced

True. Also, kettle corn is pretty awesome.

 

[Brashnir]

Is it just me or does it seem like another PAX happens every 15 minutes now?

 

[ratcliffja]

Is it just me or does it seem like another PAX happens every 15 minutes now?

PAX, PAX, all around, and not a drop to visit (for me).

 

[TharpDaddy]

Is it just me or does it seem like another PAX happens every 15 minutes now?

In the time it took you to type that another PAX came and went.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

I am enjoying peanut M&Ms right now. I am going to Sweden later in the year. I must find the saltiest of salty sweets.

 

[stump sock]

what's up with all of these people who have never heard of Rising Zan

I hate everyone

 

[TharpDaddy]

Oh my what is this game?

 

[Dizzy-4U]

Bon Jovi, eat your heart out!

 

[stump sock]

Oh my what is this game?

one of the raddest games on PS1 that apparently nobody's ever heard of

 

[Piston Hyundai]

I never realized Rising Zan's cutscenes were so shitty. Cool.

 

[Infinite Justice]

the song is the best thing about this game

 

[daydream]

i learned about this game last year

really need to get me a copy

 

[komplanen]

Gunblade!

Spoiler

Whatever...

 

[Piston Hyundai]

the mere mention of samurai gunn made me realize something

there's a near over-saturation of all these local multiplayer competitive indie games

meanwhile, bomberman is fucking dead

god damn it man what happened fuck konami forever

 

[giant_frying_pan]

Did Jeff stealth-confirm The Raid?

 

[stump sock]

meanwhile, bomberman is fucking deadr

the problem is that they already made the perfect game. they have nowhere else to go.

 

[KingKong]

games used to be so good, what happened

 

[Glitchesarecool]

This game looks amazing.

 

[TharpDaddy]

Take notes, RAD, this is now you do cinematic storytelling.

 

[daydream]

games used to be so good, what happened

japan jumped ship

GUA GUA GUA

 

[giant_frying_pan]

More games need double framerate powerups.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

meanwhile, bomberman is fucking dead

god damn it man what happened fuck konami forever

Soccer
Baseball
METAL GEAR
Other

 

[SteveWinwood]

sin fine holy shit rofl

 

[Xater]

Soccer
Baseball
METAL GEAR
Other

And their baseball games don't even make it out if Japan. Fuck I want English Power Pros. I would be fine with Japanese teams.

 

[Kimaka]

games used to be so good, what happened

Not visceral enough.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

the problem is that they already made the perfect game. they have nowhere else to go.

you make a free to play bomberman for every platform where the microtransactions are tied to customization for your bomberman, throw in other hudson (and konami) mascots like in saturn bomberman, add a procedurally generated single player mode, and you call it a fucking day

 

[Glitchesarecool]

I feel like this was the prequel to Platinum games.

 

[ratcliffja]

Why was Zelda just hanging out in the background there?