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Giant Bomb |OT31| I Think it Might Be for Show
- Thread starter Death Metalist
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Spirit of Jazz
Banned
That might be what people enjoy though? Playing on an easier setting isn't going to hurt anybody, it just gives them the chance to get more out of the $60 title they bought. It might not always lead to people enjoying a game more, but sometimes it will.
I think Nier's a great game but I think most of that's in-spite of the combat mechanics.
Fair does. Not knowing what to expects probably better than expecting too much or too little.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
We need Paul to make a special appearance in GBEAST.
Death Metalist
Member
Egg talk is good talk
I know it was posted in the previous thread, but I'd have to look to see where the official shirt is from. I just pulled that down from google images.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Huh, I actually always thought you were fairly meh towards the game.
oh, Sonic Youth, not Sonic the Hedgehog.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
They should have him take Dan's slot on a Friday show, introduce him as "Mr. Ryckert", and pretend like nothing's different.
Honestly, I wasn't too hot on the game as soon as I finished it and the combat never did much for me and a lot of that was because I found it less mechanically interesting than the first game. Then when I thought about it over time I started to appreciate it more and more. I will say that I didn't find the need to obsessively finish side-quests in games I probably wouldn't think it was as good.
Human Trashcan
Banned
The show is still running, I think it's uncool to throw out spoilers for something completely unrelated to the thing if there's a decent chance that people watching might not know about it.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Ah alright, I think it might be one of the earlier conversations in the spoiler thread that gave me that impression.
Honestly I would say I had the same arc at you, I just reached a different level of... intensity.
it's been 7 years. shrug. i give people a year to watch a season of a tv show. 7 is plenty of time.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Eggs are disgusting and I'm not saying that because I'm not allowed the eat them anymore. I don't miss them at all, nope, not me.
Do you have high cholesterol?
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Eh, I think playing a game on a setting that's too easy can definitely hurt the overall experience by just making a game boring or not have you make use of all the mechanics.
And Nier Automata on easy is too easy for anyone with opposable thumbs. Normal is still pretty easy really.
Man, that's a bummer. I love eggs so much.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
... would you still eat the schnitzel?
Human Trashcan
Banned
You've never watched something more than a year after it came out?
I don't get why people can't just be considerate about it. If there's no reason to publicly spoil something, don't do it. Not everyone gives a shit about being part of the zeitgeist. I watched Twin Peaks without knowing who Laura Palmer's killer was a few years ago, and I'm glad for it.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Nothing stops the Schnitzel Express.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
So it's only allergic through touch?
Man, I don't know how you pulled that off. I first watched TP in like the 8th grade, 2004 and even then I knew who the killer was going in.
Because I talk freely in public about shit I've watched because people are usually asking me for recommendations. That usually leads to conversation which leads to spoiler talk. I can't help it if someone else hasn't watched some old show. I also can't help them if they can't find time to watch it despite these current times of streaming and staying at home are at the highest they've ever been. People are watching more tv now then they ever have before, not my fault they're watching Bridezilla or The Office for the tenth time 🤷🏾*♂️
I also consume a lot of media. I've watched a lot of television and if I come across a spoiler on something I've miraculously never seen I know I'll forget about it. I've got a very lax rule set about spoilers for myself, I don't expect everyone to have it but I also can't filter myself because I really don't want to.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I mean, I wouldn't drink egg white but I'm not noticing anything when I eat something containing it so I try to not think about it too much.
I knew the killer + a few other details but was able to go through moooostly unspoiled in the past few weeks, somehow.
I'd actually forgotten that I knew the killer but I was buying the Diary and Secret History books and a blurb about them mentioned BOB and I remembered.
There's an acceptable amount of time where the blame shifts to you for waiting so long
7 years is a long ass time.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Fried egg and avocado toast
Mhmm I know what I'm doing this weekend.
And also not buying a house. Avocados are expensive.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
I think it's an easy game too, but that doesn't mean everybody has to. If people honestly thought they'd have more fun on medium/hard then that's the way they'd play it. On top of that accessibility is a thing. Some people have limited motory skill and don't have the time and dedication that somebody like Half Coordinated or Brollylegs does.
Easy existing as an option hurts nobody, but might lead to people enjoying a game they wouldn't if the option didn't exist.
petethepanda
Member
There's no way I'm playing Yakuza 6 anytime soon but it's rad enough that I'm probably going to have to get it.
I played 1 last year but didn't end up getting to 2 this year; I'm thinking I'll get that soon and try to play at least it, 3, and 4 within the next year?
See you at the end of 2018, Yakuza 6.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
If you can still eat schnitzel who's to argue about it really?
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
SeriuzBiznus
Member
I bet I could outgun you with my diet of beans and homemade sauerkraut...
why is it ok when nintendo ships a sub 30 fps game and we should 'wait for patches'
broncobuster
Banned
Yeah. I can see buying that special edition of Yakuza 6. Although I probably won't play it until there's a PS4 Plus Plus or PS5 or whatever the tick console will be. Based on the Japanese demo, Yakuza 6 is pretty rough on a standard PS4.
Googling this shirt just takes me to the original version of the shirt. Where are y'all finding this?
The google search autocorrects your search to sonic youth, if you click the part that forces it search for sonic yorha you can find the one. Or if you want to have all the fun taken out of it you can just go here:
https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/1490805-sonic-yorha
VeryGooster
Banned
Email segment made me want some steak and eggs so bad
Aw nice it's also on sale too. Thanks dude.
Same here on the Twin Peaks thing, and this also tends to be my approach to spoilers. But something like early GoT exists in a space where it's pretty natural to me that different people will have different sensitivities to spoiling things. It's been several years, GoT is a highly watched show, and dicussion surrounding plot points has been so ubiquitous that it's hard to believe there's a non-watcher out there who hasn't been spoiled on something. If you decide that the imperative for discussion outweighs the imperative for avoiding spoilers in this case, I would understand completely.
On a different note, what's the go to difficulty for Nier Automata? Is normal a good sweet spot, or does Nier's combat benefit a lot from higher difficulties?