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Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Are you doing Siren? I was gonna stream a little Shadow Hearts tonight as well.
We're not really getting a lot of kids tonight, but I think that may be a consequence of everyone around here being older (though when I was in high school, people were -still- going trick-or-treating).
We're not really getting a lot of kids tonight, but I think that may be a consequence of everyone around here being older (though when I was in high school, people were -still- going trick-or-treating).
Professor Beef
Banned
Would it surprise anyone if I said I wasn't giving out candy tonight?
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Nope. We all know that you're a mean one, Mr. Grinch Beef.
Professor Beef
Banned
It's true, I really am a heel.
Nocturnowl
Member
Heels always lose in the end, the last kid who turns up on your doorstep will trick you good and in your bewildered state they'll steal treats from your kitchen.
Professor Beef
Banned
Triple H is winning, though.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Nocturnowl
Member
Trips always wins, he doesn't run by the same rules and face it Beef, you just ain't at that level.
Professor Beef
Banned
Giving out candy to a bunch of kids just isn't good for business.
We never gave out candy. Still don't. Hell, it's more of a tradition for us to just turn off all the lights and act like we're not home.
My parents were those "Halloween is a demonic holiday" types. I say "were" because they don't act like it now, but they simply don't give a fuck.
Nocturnowl
Member
I think we had just one group of people knock on our door, didn't even have to go full on "pretend we're not at home" mode like usual, truly this is a brand new era and now the leftover treats are mine for the taking.
The only trick that I got through my door on this most frightening of days was another job rejection letter, now that's SPOOKY!
You're going to leave the Big Show of your neighbourhood kids weeping on your doorstep.
The only trick that I got through my door on this most frightening of days was another job rejection letter, now that's SPOOKY!
You're going to leave the Big Show of your neighbourhood kids weeping on your doorstep.
Meccanical
Member
Every year kids knock and every year I ignore them.
I don't even have the decency to pretend I'm not home or open the door to say I don't have candy.
I don't even have the decency to pretend I'm not home or open the door to say I don't have candy.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Y'all bunch of grinches, I tells ya. I got off of work and then handed out candy for 2 1/2 hours. And it was raining like nobodies business, yet there were still tons of people out.
Edit: And a big thumbs up to Noi for the new avatar!
Edit: And a big thumbs up to Noi for the new avatar!
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Where do you stream Schala?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
You would point out all the black people
my parents dont do this shit either, the last black conservatives ya'll
Professor Beef
Banned
I don't tip more than 15%
Shadow Hog
Member
I'll PM you the answer; she doesn't like having the link too public.
Shockingly, you're a better man than I. I tend to tip 10%. Dad thinks I'm insulting everyone as such.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Ah, thanks.
Lightning Lord
Banned
Oh, I was just on Steam a little while ago. Next time I get on I'll be sure to add you, as well.
Speaking of Steam, I've been playing Batman: Arkham Asylum for the first time on PC. Figured it would be a good game for the holiday. I really am enjoying it thus far. Being able to sneak around and pick off enemies one-by-one, while the rest get slowly thrown into a panic is awesome.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Tipping is silly. Pay your workers a proper wage, USA!
Shadow Hog
Member
I swear Ace Attorney 5 is eating battery away faster than any other 3DS game I've played. I don't quite get how. Am I just playing it more than other games and losing track of time, or is it really a power hog?
Actually, getting caught tends to be an issue I have with Metal Gear... It's not as easy as just flying to a gargoyle and hopping around, you actually have to hide. I wonder if killing enemies is a better option in a pinch... I've been trying to play those games non-lethal, which I've noticed tends to make things harder than needbe.
The Arkham games are really awesome like that. The non-stealth fighting flows surprisingly smoothly, and the stealth segments themselves are incredibly fun to watch - especially since getting caught is incredibly easy to get out of.
Actually, getting caught tends to be an issue I have with Metal Gear... It's not as easy as just flying to a gargoyle and hopping around, you actually have to hide. I wonder if killing enemies is a better option in a pinch... I've been trying to play those games non-lethal, which I've noticed tends to make things harder than needbe.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Been looking up stuff about Castlevania Lords of Shadows 2. So much yes.
Yes to the art direction.
Yes to the combat shown thus far.
Yes to character designs shown thus far.
Yes to the voice acting so far.
Just, yes.
Yes to the art direction.
Yes to the combat shown thus far.
Yes to character designs shown thus far.
Yes to the voice acting so far.
Just, yes.
target b2g1f on all games!
w101 + gta v + asscreed iv
batman ao + mlb 13 + into the nexus
i think that should cover it. the only games i'm still picking up this year after that are tearaway, mario, zelda, and ys. ys will probably have to wait until next year, as will mlb, asscreed, and maybe even w101. i'm not that interested in a lot of those though, so i might just do w101 + gta v + batman.
fake edit: i'd have to be able to find the wii u batman in stores first, i think.
w101 + gta v + asscreed iv
batman ao + mlb 13 + into the nexus
i think that should cover it. the only games i'm still picking up this year after that are tearaway, mario, zelda, and ys. ys will probably have to wait until next year, as will mlb, asscreed, and maybe even w101. i'm not that interested in a lot of those though, so i might just do w101 + gta v + batman.
fake edit: i'd have to be able to find the wii u batman in stores first, i think.
SonicGAF's Song of the Day - #38
Song: Death Yard Zone ~ BOSS
Game: Sonic Rivals
Composer: Chris Rezanson
Feliz día de los muertos, amigos! La serie es muy deficiente en las canciones que se adapten al día, por lo que sugiero escuchar la banda sonora de Grim Fandango lugar.
Okay that's enough abusing Google Translate. Sonic Rivals was a Backbone game, and it's got the music to fit. They're short, they're mixed too loudly, and they're loaded with riffs that even Senoue wouldn't touch. But most frustrating of all is that most of them actually do have the grains of potential to become something good, but Rezanson failed to capitalize on them every single time. This one's got the guitar squeals at 0:14, the strings immediately thereafter, and the brass picking up the pace immediately after that. But they're all so basic. They sound good in isolation but don't develop into anything, and don't flow into one another well either. It's a song begging for a good guitar solo to fill in all the empty space.
Song: Death Yard Zone ~ BOSS
Game: Sonic Rivals
Composer: Chris Rezanson
Feliz día de los muertos, amigos! La serie es muy deficiente en las canciones que se adapten al día, por lo que sugiero escuchar la banda sonora de Grim Fandango lugar.
Okay that's enough abusing Google Translate. Sonic Rivals was a Backbone game, and it's got the music to fit. They're short, they're mixed too loudly, and they're loaded with riffs that even Senoue wouldn't touch. But most frustrating of all is that most of them actually do have the grains of potential to become something good, but Rezanson failed to capitalize on them every single time. This one's got the guitar squeals at 0:14, the strings immediately thereafter, and the brass picking up the pace immediately after that. But they're all so basic. They sound good in isolation but don't develop into anything, and don't flow into one another well either. It's a song begging for a good guitar solo to fill in all the empty space.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
It looks okay, but as someone that was pretty indifferent to LoS and MoF I'll be waiting for a price drop. I'm sure it'll be alright for whatever I end up paying for it, but I'll be happy to see the back of this subseries.
The reasoning is kinda weird too. Like "we realised people were using the internet to add each other's friend codes and then send stuff that might be inappropriate." The first bit is a complete "no shit" like what, they thought people were only giving their friend codes to people they know IRL? I don't need to be online to multiplay with people I know IRL Nintendo. Hell, the only drawings of dicks I've gotten on Swapnote were from people I do know in person.
RIP in peace Nikki
I've only played the second Rivals game, so my first response is I ALWAYS RACE TO WIN. After that, I'm not sure if it's just the Youtube reaching the point where the track's supposed to loop and just cutting or what but, apart from being a bit of a cacophony, it seems to end rather abruptly.
I've been keeping count on how many games I've beaten this year so far.
Now I'm tied with my last year's record which was 41. My 41st game this year was Dark Void Zero, neat little DSiWare game.
EDIT: I want to vent here for a bit because it's been driving me fucking insane, but holy shit @ the defense force on Swapnote's removal. Fucking sad shit I'm reading. Now you have people telling you "use your phone instead!" Uh yeah because both are totally comparable at all. Jesus.
Now I'm tied with my last year's record which was 41. My 41st game this year was Dark Void Zero, neat little DSiWare game.
EDIT: I want to vent here for a bit because it's been driving me fucking insane, but holy shit @ the defense force on Swapnote's removal. Fucking sad shit I'm reading. Now you have people telling you "use your phone instead!" Uh yeah because both are totally comparable at all. Jesus.
Holy crap, dude. I think I finished like 5 or something...
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Just checked Backloggery and I've apparently beaten 56 games so far this year. There were a number of carryovers from the end of last year though, which I suppose is only natural really, and a couple small DLC things like Harley Quinn's Revenge rather than full games.
There's also a lot more new games than beaten ones there.
There's also a lot more new games than beaten ones there.
After that Tearaway thread, I wouldn't be surprised. That thread showed me why people rag on Nintendo fans so hard, but I'll stop there since this is borderline sneakdissing posters.
More on topic, make #42 Sonic 2.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Maybe it's because I've never been a big fan of Castlevania (I've only played Super Castlevania 4 and Symphony of the Night) and because I didn't play the first iteration. I'll be giving it a rent before I buy though (there are very few games that I just go out and buy for 60 smackeroos).
In other news...
Devil May Cry 4: 2.8 million
Devil May Cry 3 (vanilla + SE) : 2.3 million
Devil May Cry: 2.16 million
Devil May Cry 2: 1.7 million
DmC Devil may Cry: 1.2 million
Well done, Capcom. In an effort to expand the fanbase (with exception to #2 it was already going up with each entry, all things considered) and reach that "90's metacritic score"... you failed to meet sales expectations by 40% (1.2 million shipped instead of 2 million shipped), made an entry that sold less than every other game in the franchise (even DMC 2), failed to get a 90 or above for a metacritic score (85/100 was what it got), trashed what momentum the franchise had, and alienated the fanbase. And now that everything is said and done, the franchise may or may not be dead/shelved. Brilliant.
Capcom gonna Capcom.
The rip floating around isn't looped properly, no.
Shadow Hog
Member
Heh, I like how they even have the dog sleeping on top of the dog house in the first shot.
My right ear feels left out, though.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Lightning Lord, isn't it your birthday today? My records indicate that it's your birthday today. >.>
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You know, after pondering it around a little bit, the controversial thing to say about Sonic Lost World is perhaps that it tried to add stuff to appease or address things that people who don't like Sonic games typically don't like... but it doesn't do it very well (this is a broad generalization, do not take it as fact--because it does address stuff that some Sonic fans take issue with, too).
I've been saying to myself that it doesn't necessarily feel like a Sonic game, and experimentation certainly doesn't hurt in the slightest, but the game lacks consistency and its own identity that the experimentation truly hurt it. I have to wonder how the divisive reaction with respect to the game itself is like with respect to Sonic fans as opposed to general platformer fans.
I still haven't gone back to the 3DS version. I... dread to. :/
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You know, after pondering it around a little bit, the controversial thing to say about Sonic Lost World is perhaps that it tried to add stuff to appease or address things that people who don't like Sonic games typically don't like... but it doesn't do it very well (this is a broad generalization, do not take it as fact--because it does address stuff that some Sonic fans take issue with, too).
I've been saying to myself that it doesn't necessarily feel like a Sonic game, and experimentation certainly doesn't hurt in the slightest, but the game lacks consistency and its own identity that the experimentation truly hurt it. I have to wonder how the divisive reaction with respect to the game itself is like with respect to Sonic fans as opposed to general platformer fans.
I still haven't gone back to the 3DS version. I... dread to. :/
5?! get workin' on beating them games, son!
I'll stop too since I only posted that to really let that out. I was absolutely pissed off at the defense.
Sonic 2 won't be #42 but it will certainly be one of the games this year!
You're right, it is his birthday. Happy Birthday Lightning Lord!
Don't go back to the 3DS version... not just yet. Take a break from awful games pls
I have no idea what Lightning Lord likes so I don't know what kind of cake to post, but happy birthday anyway.
I haven't played it but it seems like it's trying to cater to classic fans, modern fans, and Mario fans all in one go. Sega needs to commit to one focus and make the best game they can from that.
Hot Coldman
Banned
*cough*21onSunday*cough*
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Man I thought you were like, 30
Hot Coldman
Banned
god fucking damn it that's the second person who's said that to me this week
Meccanical
Member
I'm older than Coldman?
The fuck?
The fuck?
But you're 12 and what is this?
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