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Top 5 GOTY
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
It looks amazing but I dunno if the gameplay will land with them.
Death Metalist
Member
The gameplay is tight. Like there's little room for error here when going through levels or bosses, if the gameplay sucked then the entire game falls apart. It definitely plays much better than it looks.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I meant more about the type of gameplay.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That said, the only reason I'm holding off for now is that I've bought danganronpa, golf story and ruiner all in the same period and I haven't finished any of them.
I need to exercise some discipline
I need to exercise some discipline
Death Metalist
Member
I'm almost done with world 2, trying to A- the bosses. It'll definitely fit in my top 5 from 10 of this year, everything about it is sublime and the challenge while brutal at times is never unfair. The game has this constant rhythmic feeling to it. You're always in a state of "I know I could do way better" and the game knows it as well, it is satisfying as fuck.
Same. I've got Danganronpa, Pyre, Golf Story and Sexy Brutale all started recently and none finished.
And I just ordered an snes classic, because I really have no discipline
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
At this point I'm glad I don't give a shit about the usual November AAA big games because Jesus Christ at October. Though I guess quite a bit of it is late September.
The creativity in the character design alone is stupendous.
And I also really love platformers. This feels challenging but not unfair. Love it.
What I don't really engage with so far is the parry mechanic.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
The flower boss is my favorite
those jazz hands
those jazz hands
Twin Tails
Member
and music
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Did cuphead have legendary engrams though?
Or 8x scopes?
Or 8x scopes?
Cuphead has joy and love.
Backfoggen
Banned
It certainly could use some Ceremonial Bathers
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
MontyBrown
Banned
I'm sure many enjoy it but I hate that the Raid has taken up like 16 hours of content...
HappenstanceUK
Member
Who's turn is it this week on Exquisite Corps?
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I dont mind it.
If only because it highlights the very big issues the game has.
The shooting feels good. Too bad thats it.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I actually genuinely do.
But only on the stipulation that it's a one off and not a weekly series that will go on for months.
Death Metalist
Member
Half of it is because of what Dan did and to think people gave him shit for it...
I ceremonially bathe in people's salty tears
didn't they build a genetics lab? alex getting all soft on human experimentation when its a mechanic in the game!
I find it strangely relaxing to have it playing in the background.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Xcom spoilers.
Noooooooo Austin & Kish.
At least ryckert made it out alive.
At least ryckert made it out alive.
Death Metalist
Member
The best strategy when faced with an unexpected foe is not to miss.
Now I understand
Now I understand
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Like really, at this point they should just wait for the aliens to come and then squadsight all of them to death.
Poor dan though, I think it's just rngesus taking its toll after being kind to Alex and Abby.
Poor dan though, I think it's just rngesus taking its toll after being kind to Alex and Abby.
BlackLagoon
Member
Wait, did you just skip to the end? Cheater!
Anyway, a pity it turned out how it did. Dan played mostly decently at the start, even managed to use Abomination effectively, but he advanced too fast and as soon as the shit hit the fan he panicked started making bad calls. Should have retreated with Mary instead of leaving her alone, flanked and in the crosshairs of multiple enemies.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I mean I find the gameplay segments kinda boring so I usually just watch the intro, skip to the results, and then go back to fast forward through the rest of the video. If I was at home I'll put it in the background but these usually release when I'm on my commute home so I'm more actively consuming them.
Dan episodes are at least better because he isn't just passively listening to Vinny giving instructions.
I watch the intro and skip through the video. Everything I need to know will be discussed in this thread anyway. Watching them play XCOM isn't that entertaining.
HashtagLapsed
Member
Dan
This isn't XCOM 2. Taking a turn to reload everyone and turtle is fine. Hopefully they figure out going into overwatch at the end of the turn when nobody can do anything is the best way to go. If you move someone then put them into overwatch before moving everyone else, the others could reveal pods and you don't have as much of a chance to take shots without the reaction fire penalty.
made some mistakes but fuck the RNG gods seemed a bit against him.
This isn't XCOM 2. Taking a turn to reload everyone and turtle is fine. Hopefully they figure out going into overwatch at the end of the turn when nobody can do anything is the best way to go. If you move someone then put them into overwatch before moving everyone else, the others could reveal pods and you don't have as much of a chance to take shots without the reaction fire penalty.
I guess I didn't really find that stuff to be super engaging. The first game leaned more in the digging aspect and this sequel seems to have much less of that. At least that's my impression based on my memory of the first game... I could be fabricating that.
I didn't dislike 2, but once I finished the main storyline I don't really feel very compelled to go back, tho that could just be me.
Human Trashcan
Banned
Man I'm 3 episodes behind on Xcorps now. Turns out I think there's only so much bad XCOM being played that I'm interested in watching. I think I'm gonna just watch the intros and kind of scrub through the videos to see if there's anything interesting.
AlephAlpha
Member
What's up with the horrible resolution of the paper texture in the intro? Was it always that bad and I just didn't notice?
It would not have been 16 hours of *other* content. At most there would have been SMS, UPF, and Playdate (and maaaybe kingdom hearts). So, what, like 8 hours? It's not a zero sum game with the content they produced. Plus, I think it's kind of disingenuous to say they shouldn't have done this because they clearly wanted to.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
See I'd probably value all three more than the raid stream.
But like I said, one off, don't mind the break in schedule for 1 week.
But like I said, one off, don't mind the break in schedule for 1 week.
NumberThree
Member
I'm not against them playing Destiny (even if I'm never going to watch the full videos) but I hope they don't skip SMS this week.
So are they finishing up the raid tonight or just leaving? Just saw that easy allies beat the raid in 8 hours. Huber didn't give tips until a 3 or 4 wipes but then explained each encounter. Much better than Brad just having having bang their heads at it for hours until they figure it out and by then they're mentally exhausted and find it hard to execute. Doesn't help that Brad himself has a partial understanding of the raid mechanics and they seem to never want to use power weapons too.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
To be fair they constantly complain about running out of power ammo.
HashtagLapsed
Member
Valtýr;250661888 said:
I had fun enough watching the Destiny streams despite not caring about Destiny, but the stuff people are upset about not seeing would imply they are customers, not fans.