Shadow Hog
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Professor Beef
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A few days ago I had to lie to a customer and make the Wii U sound appealing enough to purchase. Yesterday, I had to do the same thing with the Mortis Vita.
Why, customers? Why??
Why, customers? Why??
ViewtifulJC
Banned
You should just tell them the truth, they'll probably appreciate you more
Professor Beef
Banned
I almost cracked when the customer looked at the Wii U games section and said "THIS IS ALL THEY HAVE?" Had to start fake coughing to cover the laughs.
Smoky pls
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Beef, I apparently hate video games and I can do a better job at selling systems that aren't doing that well than you could.
Learn to sell things better. If some WWE wrestlers can do it, you certainly can.
With that said, though, what I really liked back when I was lurking was the GAF reviews thread because you had a lot of people with trusted opinions in general posting reviews for games with a certain amount of depth and reasoning in their reviews. Those were the reviews I trusted the most over any reviews I'd read elsewhere because a lot of them aren't biased, nor are they writing to entertain a certain segment of an audience. If I could write unhinged like I do here in a professional sense, I'd certainly like to do it sometime to get a feel for what it's like. I've already done it for soundtracks (until the first half of the year got really really stressful for me), but games are another story.
Learn to sell things better. If some WWE wrestlers can do it, you certainly can.
DPizza would've been disappointed with you had you lost.
Well, there was a time when I would've liked to do it (I probably still would on a casual basis). Though you do have a word limit to adhere to in circumstances like that (usually 1500-2000). Sometimes you do have to sugarcoat things depending on how your EIC likes things, you can't go as in-depth with mechanics or narrative as you'd like to, and other little "political" things like that.
With that said, though, what I really liked back when I was lurking was the GAF reviews thread because you had a lot of people with trusted opinions in general posting reviews for games with a certain amount of depth and reasoning in their reviews. Those were the reviews I trusted the most over any reviews I'd read elsewhere because a lot of them aren't biased, nor are they writing to entertain a certain segment of an audience. If I could write unhinged like I do here in a professional sense, I'd certainly like to do it sometime to get a feel for what it's like. I've already done it for soundtracks (until the first half of the year got really really stressful for me), but games are another story.
Professor Beef
Banned
I'm just glad that our gaming section is essentially overlooked, otherwise I actually would be putting more effort into it.
Nocturnowl
Member
I for one would love to see a professional Schala review paid for by Doritos and Dew, masses of positive hyperbole and nary a whisper of game mechanics.
Why such a review could be like stating how hip and trendy Jak 2 is, not only does it ape GTA in a way that would make Rockstar seethe with envy but now i've discovered it's grand venture into the territory of one Mr Hawk, it handles the addictive trick based gameplay in a way that surpasses the now outdated skateboard ventures. Playing Jak 2 is like playing a combination of the greatest hits of the PS2 era united under one glorious banner, how fortunate we are to have that boorish platforming take a back seat to ever trendy extreme sports, frantic firefights and exhilarating racing wrapped up in a mature gritty open world package, truly a product of the times.
Why such a review could be like stating how hip and trendy Jak 2 is, not only does it ape GTA in a way that would make Rockstar seethe with envy but now i've discovered it's grand venture into the territory of one Mr Hawk, it handles the addictive trick based gameplay in a way that surpasses the now outdated skateboard ventures. Playing Jak 2 is like playing a combination of the greatest hits of the PS2 era united under one glorious banner, how fortunate we are to have that boorish platforming take a back seat to ever trendy extreme sports, frantic firefights and exhilarating racing wrapped up in a mature gritty open world package, truly a product of the times.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Damnit Beef, you're 30 years old, you can't keep half-assing it at Wal-Mart forever
You gotta get in there. Show just how godlike this gaming section is. You walk out of here without a game and a guide you can get with 15% with every purchase, you are failing.
And put that coffee down. Coffee's for closers.
You gotta get in there. Show just how godlike this gaming section is. You walk out of here without a game and a guide you can get with 15% with every purchase, you are failing.
And put that coffee down. Coffee's for closers.
Shadow Hog
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I'm trying to find an official announcement but people on the clickteam boards are talking about it. Apparently it was announced in a livestream at the Click Convention but someone tweeted all what happened:
https://twitter.com/gdcon
Prepare to scroll down a lot. A bunch of infodump lol
Uh, yeah, I don't think that completing a game fully and then painstakingly detailing the mechanics and design are what's wanted in reviewers. It seems to be more snap judgments based off 2 hours of gameplay. That whole "completing Time and Eternity twice and doing all the sidequests before giving the final writeup" thing wouldn't have flown.
PS3 version. I've played the 360 version for reference now, and it seems to have better performance and load times. The framerate is usually fine... well, 30FPS locked in a game as fast as this barely qualifies as "fine" to begin with, but 30FPS with drops is problematic. There are points where the framerate even drops to about 10FPS such as running down the side of the building in Speed Highway Act 2 and basically anytime you stomp/break boxes.
I would get a gaming PC if it had more exclusives I was interested in and I wasn't already very satisfied with my non-gaming laptop.
PS3 version. I've played the 360 version for reference now, and it seems to have better performance and load times. The framerate is usually fine... well, 30FPS locked in a game as fast as this barely qualifies as "fine" to begin with, but 30FPS with drops is problematic. There are points where the framerate even drops to about 10FPS such as running down the side of the building in Speed Highway Act 2 and basically anytime you stomp/break boxes.
I would get a gaming PC if it had more exclusives I was interested in and I wasn't already very satisfied with my non-gaming laptop.
I was reading an article the other day that argued for the hidden depth of otaku-centric games like Neptunia, Ar Tonelico and the Atelier series, and I was actually in agreement with it until it said that Time and Eternity had a hidden depth to it's gameplay and characters that most people brushed off just because of the type of reputation those games get.
Some people don't know how to pick their battles.
Some people don't know how to pick their battles.
LOL T&E having depth. I'm convinced that they've played a different game. T&E looked really shallow.
Also I still wouldn't play Neptunia even if it had the best battle system ever. :V
..."interesting characters"
LOL yeah okay, I guess he loves cookie cutter shit.
Also the comments section has me rolling:
Also I still wouldn't play Neptunia even if it had the best battle system ever. :V
Article in question said:
..."interesting characters"
LOL yeah okay, I guess he loves cookie cutter shit.
Also the comments section has me rolling:
Shantae's fanservice is practically non-existant compared to shit like Neptunia.
Meccanical
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I will agree with the hidden depth of Atelier games.
Those actually have some good systems in them it's just the...overly saccharine nature of it all.
Those actually have some good systems in them it's just the...overly saccharine nature of it all.
Shadow Hog
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Y'know, am I the only one who gets a strange feeling when I'm running around all-new terrain in a game that's clearly supposed to be above my level at the point I'm doing it? Frequently get that with NES games, ones where I get slaughtered fairly easily, so seeing new areas are always kind of a tense "crap, am I gonna die and have all this progress invalidated" sensation.
Right, well running to the far east of Gaur Plains in Xenoblade while only L16 or so was kinda like that. I'm surprised I made as much progress as I did without completely wiping, given how few Landmarks (check/warp points, essentially) there were over there, and how many ~Lv75 enemies there were looking around for me. If I'd managed to aggro any of them, they could've tapped me and I'd have lost all that progress.
Right, well running to the far east of Gaur Plains in Xenoblade while only L16 or so was kinda like that. I'm surprised I made as much progress as I did without completely wiping, given how few Landmarks (check/warp points, essentially) there were over there, and how many ~Lv75 enemies there were looking around for me. If I'd managed to aggro any of them, they could've tapped me and I'd have lost all that progress.
Meccanical
Member
That's the thrill of adventure boyo.
I felt that when I accidentally bumped into a drake in Dragon's Dogma. At night.
I felt that when I accidentally bumped into a drake in Dragon's Dogma. At night.
Shadow Hog
Member
I'm guessing the Souls games are basically nothing but that feeling for hours on end.
Meccanical
Member
Very much so.
Nocturnowl
Member
Xenoblade's very generous to players exploring out of their depth since defeat just knocks you back to the last landmark you were at without losing any of the progress you may have made since.
Basically what i'm saying is you wouldn't really have lost any progress Shadow Hog, being stomped by that giant ogre fellow shortly after you entered the Gaur Plains is practically a rite of passage.
Now Jak 2, there's a game that is overly punishing if you die and is also overly punishing to play, this game offends me on so many levels, it's almost impressive.
Basically what i'm saying is you wouldn't really have lost any progress Shadow Hog, being stomped by that giant ogre fellow shortly after you entered the Gaur Plains is practically a rite of passage.
Now Jak 2, there's a game that is overly punishing if you die and is also overly punishing to play, this game offends me on so many levels, it's almost impressive.
Seven Force
Banned
We're shitting on ToeJam & Earl now? I swear to god son I will fight you
Oh! Time and Eternity. My bad, carry on!
Professor Beef
Banned
We're lucky that we even have a 3DS download station here. We're not taking anymore PS4 preorders.
And it's Best Buy, not fuckin Walmart. Now buy some Geek Squad or get out!
And it's Best Buy, not fuckin Walmart. Now buy some Geek Squad or get out!
Shadow Hog
Member
Oh, no, I was stomped by the ogre guy a few days ago when I was fighting those zebra monsters, so that rite was passed a while back.
My point is, my furthest east landmark was this sort of Aztec monolith thing, but I was way east of the big lake with the mushrooms and the bridges, and that landmark was west of all that. I didn't find another landmark until I'd wrapped around on the north, heading westward again. If I'd died, I'd have to redo that entire trek; a little stronger for the wear, I suppose, but nevertheless, annoyed.
Funnily enough, that kinda-sorta happened in the Gen/MD thread.
This is me in FFXIV every time I venture into a new area. Or alternatively, playing as a Gathering class and using their stealth skill to sneak by enemies three times my level to mine the good shit.
I remember I came back to the site of a previous boss battle in gaur plains later on in the game whilst grinding. Thing was, I used fast travel, so when a gigantic level 90 monkey sloth thing spawned RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME the minute the screen faded in I almost had a heart attack. My parents actually came to check why they heard a loud thump as I fell off the sofa in fright. Great game though.
Meccanical
Member
Shadow Hog
Member
@NeoGAFShitPosts has been full of the Warz for a few months now, soooo
(Although right now it's full of people in OT who'd like to bone their cousins. I'm not even gonna comment.)
(Although right now it's full of people in OT who'd like to bone their cousins. I'm not even gonna comment.)
Seven Force
Banned
I was probably better off not knowing about that.
Shadow Hog
Member
Yes. Yes you were. As was I.
Meccanical
Member
This is why I'm gonna mostly stick to community :/
ViewtifulJC
Banned
"I hate Sonic, I always liked Mario more"
I'm having second thoughts about this girl, man...
I'm having second thoughts about this girl, man...
Meccanical
Member
Show her the door.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
SonicGAF has spoken, I'mma have to break it down to her over dinner tomorrow. Unless the night ends with sex, because I'm shallow like that.
Professor Beef
Banned
Ask her for her thoughts on Ni No Kuni.
Shadow Hog
Member
I dunno, seems like it'd be a rather shallow reason to break up with a girl over.
Meccanical
Member
THE PLOT THICKENS
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I'm just overcome in emotions right now
ViewtifulJC
Banned
qq monique...I don't think this is gonna work...
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