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[Incandenza]

Agreed on Bastion. It's kind of just a dumb hack and slash with a gimmicky narrator. Transistor is way better in basically every conceivable way, but the press that loves the mediocre Bastion seemed to turn up their collective nose at Transistor.

Also Pyre seems completely uninteresting.

Bastion had way more variety, better pacing, and more emotional impact than Transistor. Transistor has some genius ideas (so does Bastion) but the "let's make our story intentionally obtuse and only told through item descriptions" thing didn't work for me in Souls and it didn't work for me in Transistor either.

 

[Angry Grimace]

You are living it

Shane's wife is the only adult in this photograph who has not been hit with the Stone Cold Stunner

 

[Salarians]

I've seen videos but I'm still not sure I have a grasp on what Pyre actually is

also, no TWAU season 2 is a real fucking bummer but I'm not sure I trust Telltale to do it well, so maybe this is for the best

 

[robotrock]

I had the same reaction at the Danny comment

please stop 2017 : robotrock

Joke

 

[OdysseusVA]

I've seen videos but I'm still not sure I have a grasp on what Pyre actually is

Umm
Turn based basketball

 

[Salarians]

Umm
Turn based basketball

so it's land Blitzball

 

[Ashby]

Shane's wife is the only adult in this photograph who has not been hit with the Stone Cold Stunner

America deserves wrestling

 

[Antiwhippy]

Fun to have people who actually know a little about the FGC talking about EVO on the bombcast.

 

[Karspankey]

LMAO.

Glad you thought it was funny

 

[Blitzrules240]

And Crash 3 is done.

THOSE MOTORCYCLE LEVELS CONTROL LIKE ASS.

 

[pizzacat]

Fun to have people who actually know a little about the FGC talking about EVO on the bombcast.

Haha this'll be fun from the last time they spoke fighting games

 

[Antiwhippy]

I mean yes.

Evo is fun.

Fighting games.

Are.

Great.

I just wish I have the time for them. ;_;

 

[pizzacat]

I mean yes.

Evo is fun.

Fighting games.

Are.

Great.

I just wish I have the time for them. ;_;

Make the time? I don't really even watch gb content, but the podcasts are prime grinding material when I don't understand a concept yet. Schedule is a bitch sometimes for me but I've gotten 70+ hours in tekken 7 (and still suck mega ass) but it's so great

First tekken too

Also trying to jump into p4u again ever since that announcement of BB cross

 

[Piston Hyundai]

And Crash 3 is done.

THOSE MOTORCYCLE LEVELS CONTROL LIKE ASS.

it's almost like the game got too far away from the purity of the original game's platforming

 

[Antiwhippy]

Eh, I work so late nowadays I don't really want to play a game where I have to study it beyond just playing in matches. I get too hardcore about fighters once I get into them. I don't even want to play games most days just from tiredness.

Which is why I'm looking forward to splatoon 2 a lot.

 

[Ashby]

How late do you work?

 

[Antiwhippy]

Usually not too bad, just have periods of crunch. Been getting back around 9-10pm the past month.

 

[pizzacat]

Eh, I work so late nowadays I don't really want to play a game where I have to study it beyond just playing in matches. I get too hardcore about fighters once I get into them. I don't even want to play games most days just from tiredness.

Which is why I'm looking forward to splatoon 2 a lot.

Im looking into investing in some silent buttons because prime time is around 1am

I love the sounds but whenever someone is over and my tv is right next to my bed Im waking them up with even the slightest taps

Sleeping is overrated compared to beating someone down

 

[Ashby]

Crunch? Do you work in games? Did you make Nier?

 

[pizzacat]

Crunch? Do you work in games? Did you make Nier?

That automatically means you can't have nier as your goty whippy, it wouldn't be classy

 

[Scizzy]

Periodic, "I'm two Beastcasts behind thought" - Margaret is the video nasties of Australian relatives.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Crunch? Do you work in games? Did you make Nier?

They call me Mr Nier where I work.

 

[Blitzrules240]

it's almost like the game got too far away from the purity of the original game's platforming

Yeah, I mean call me crazy but I liked Crash 1 the best.

The difficulty drove me mad at times but it was by far the most rewarding game.

Crash 2 added the jetpack levels and the animal riding levels. The Jetpack controlled like garbage too.

Crash 3 added these fucking horrible motorcycle levels (felt like I was driving a tank) and the underwater levels (fine) and jet ski (meh) and the air fights (serviceable)

And I gotta say they most likely focus tested because the bosses in 2 and 3 are so easy compared to 1.

And 3 gave me so many powerups, I felt unstoppable in the final stages of Warped.

So deep dive, I'd rank them in order of release.

1. Crash Bandicoot
2. Cortex Strikes Back
3. Warped

So that concludes my thoughts on Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Yeah, I mean call me crazy but I liked Crash 1 the best.

The difficulty drove me mad at times but it was by far the most rewarding game.

Crash 2 added the jetpack levels and the animal riding levels. The Jetpack controlled like garbage too.

Crash 3 added these fucking horrible motorcycle levels (felt like I was driving a tank) and the underwater levels (fine) and jet ski (meh) and the air fights (serviceable)

And I gotta say they most likely focus tested because the bosses in 2 and 3 are so easy compared to 1.

And 3 gave me so many powerups, I felt unstoppable in the final stages of Warped.

So deep dive, I'd rank them in order of release.

1. Crash Bandicoot
2. Cortex Strikes Back
3. Warped

So that concludes my thoughts on Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy.

I'm soon reaching the point in my thread where I talk about Crash Bandicoot, but pretty much. As it stands in N. Sane Trilogy, Crash 1 is best thanks to the improvements made. If this were the PSX games we were talking about, though, I'd probably give it to 2.

 

[Catvoca]

The N.sane trilogy makes the first Crash game seem a bit better than it was by fixing its arcane, broken save system.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Yeah, I mean call me crazy but I liked Crash 1 the best.

The difficulty drove me mad at times but it was by far the most rewarding game.

Would you say that it's the Dark Souls of crash games.

 

[LiK]

Bless you Rorie.

 

[Karspankey]

Was this fan made Super Mario 64 Maker video posted yet?

 

[Twin Tails]

they should make a video from the mega man maker

 

[Dangansona]

All these years later, I still don't really get why people gushed so much about Bastion. It's a fine game, but nothing super special. It doesn't make sense why the GB crew was so quick to drop Renegade Ops during GOTY 2011 but gave Bastion a top 10 spot even though to me they seem so incredibly similar in terms of depth.

Agreed on Bastion. It's kind of just a dumb hack and slash with a gimmicky narrator. Transistor is way better in basically every conceivable way, but the press that loves the mediocre Bastion seemed to turn up their collective nose at Transistor.

Also Pyre seems completely uninteresting.

The disparity in love for Bastion and Transistor is also odd to me as someone who thinks the latter is a far better game. I've tried to play Bastion on three different platforms and can only get about half way each time. Now I want to go re-download Transistor. I'm not saying everyone shouldn't love or prefer Bastion, but at least give the game a shred of the credit.

Hopefully Pyre is great and reaches the levels of Bastion. I'm probably going to spend my $15 from PlayStation's E3 thing on it.

But I also kind of want Night in the Woods or Undertale...

What prompted this discussion? ^^`

 

[Scizzy]

Am I crazy or is there a chance Dan would actually like Dog Day Afternoon?

 

[Antiwhippy]

The disparity in love for Bastion and Transistor is also odd to me as someone who thinks the latter is a far better game. I've tried to play Bastion on three different platforms and can only get about half way each time. Now I want to go re-download Transistor. I'm not saying everyone shouldn't love or prefer Bastion, but at least give the game a shred of the credit.

Hopefully Pyre is great and reaches the levels of Bastion. I'm probably going to spend my $15 from PlayStation's E3 thing on it.

But I also kind of want Night in the Woods or Undertale...

Both are better games.

edit: better than bastion I mean. Dunno about pyre yet. Misread as you spending money on bastion.

 

[Dangansona]

Both are better games.

You played Pyre?

 

[Antiwhippy]

Nah, misread. Clarified in edit lol.

Not really looking forward to it though. I dunno.

 

[Blitzrules240]

Am I crazy or is there a chance Dan would actually like Dog Day Afternoon?

That movie where Al Pacino has a picnic?

 

[Antiwhippy]

Am I crazy or is there a chance Dan would actually like Dog Day Afternoon?

Dan is at once super close minded and also super open minded with the things he thinks he'll be close minded to.

 

[Phatmac]

Speaking of Crash, I got the HD trilogy for $6 on Amazon. I feel compelled to play it even if I kinda don't want to.

 

[Karspankey]

the first person i ran across in destiny 2 was named xX_swag365_Xx

 

[Blitzrules240]

Speaking of Crash, I got the HD trilogy for $6 on Amazon. I feel compelled to play it even if I kinda don't want to.

Damn, that's like $2 per game.

Well worth the price of admission.

 

[Mr. F]

This has probably made the rounds already but I was kind of surprised to see ME: Andromeda for 20 bucks at bestbuy today

To be a fly on that on that boardroom wall...

 

[Antiwhippy]

This has probably made the rounds already but I was kind of surprised to see ME: Andromeda for 20 bucks at bestbuy today

To be a fly on that on that boardroom wall...

Isn't it still a multi-million seller?

Maybe not enough to recoup all the dev time spent though.

 

[Karspankey]

This has probably made the rounds already but I was kind of surprised to see ME: Andromeda for 20 bucks at bestbuy today

To be a fly on that on that boardroom wall...

I saw someone post a pic of what appeared to be 20 or more deluxe editions at Goodwill for $12.99

 

[BreezyLimbo]

This has probably made the rounds already but I was kind of surprised to see ME: Andromeda for 20 bucks at bestbuy today

To be a fly on that on that boardroom wall...

didn't it come out last month?

 

[Teddified]

didn't it come out last month?

March

 

[Mr. F]

I saw someone post a pic of what appeared to be 20 or more deluxe editions at Goodwill for $12.99

"We got

Spoiler

20 of

this"

 

[BreezyLimbo]

March

man what a flop

 

[Blitzrules240]

man what a flop

Most disappointing front runner.

 

[Dangansona]

Most disappointing front runner.

I can't imagine anything beating it.

 

[Mr. F]

I can't imagine anything beating it.

Dunno, they could make the argument that there had been warning signs for a while since all they had to show for like 3 e3s was people working at their desks and talking head footage

 

[LiK]

I can't imagine anything beating it.

Got another half year to go.