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Super Best Friends Thread 9: "Don't Get Cocky, Jesus!"
- Thread starter Zenfalcia
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A writing contest we're doing, which is regrettably full if you wanted to join in. Sorry.
But! Since Aaron decided not to be a judge, would you like to do that?
CthulhuSushi
Banned
I might start it soon since I have a ludicrous amount of free time. Heh yea..I'm quick on the draw..the fastest panic edit lol
Ultimate_Trainer
Member
Its understandable. It's clearly dated in decent combat, but the story still holds up pretty well.
Smash, Danganronpa, Freedom Wars, Lone Survivor.
Oh okay. Never mind then. Writing drives me crazy because I hate starting it the exact way I want it to. Also I will have to respectable decline the offer to be judge
Prepare to get rekt abu.
ArclightBorealis
Member
I started playing Red Faction Guerrilla this afternoon, finished the Paper Trail missions for inFamous Second Son as well, and I did a couple more runs of arcade mode in After Burner Climax.
And Stepmania. Because I need to keep those note charts for DDR Extreme fresh in my mind whenever I go to the Gameworks.
JooseBawcks
Member
Ah jeez I'm getting my ass beat.
Nah it's cool. The story is pretty good though
zedreamcast
Member
Oh my god I forgot how fucking amazing this game is....oh god....my hype boner wont go down....uuuuugh why you so based arc systems!?
CthulhuSushi
Banned
You playing Xrd?
Xux
Member
Beat Wario Land 4 and got the bad ending; gonna get the good one eventually. Pretty great game; gonna have to check out the older ones again someday.
Beat Operation 5 in The Wonderful 101. The combat's really fun but everything else is pretty inconsistent.
zedreamcast
Member
No Ultimax.
Ultimate_Trainer
Member
Xrd might be their magnum opus, but its not nearly as fun as Ultimax
CthulhuSushi
Banned
Oh nvm I haven't played it yet. I gotta save up for the PS4 hype train.
I don't know..I like the Blazblue games for what they are..but I'm pretty fucking hype for Xrd because that was my childhood..along with RE
C and RE2PfantzyPantz
Member
Just Smash 4, though I'm cutting my late night play because For glory+being tired= way too much salt
He's right, Vergil is easily my favorite rival in gaming and I would be way too happy if DMC4SE had a story mode for him.
zedreamcast
Member
I stopped playing story since both of my mains are P3 bros and I decided to play arcade and....oooooh aegis is so fucking good....
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
So I finished reading The Road for school. Man is that book just like The Last of Us.
skLaFarebear
Member
Its a really good game. Still super hyped for Xrd though.
zedreamcast
Member
Thats cause it is.
Cormac McCarthy flat out plagiarized Druckmann's work.
CthulhuSushi
Banned
As long as you don't say DmC is better your time will not come and neither will I.
RecursiveFault
Banned
I'm going strong in TLOU: Remastered and started playing Destiny the past two hours. I feel weird for not having a desire to play Smash for the past week or so, but I'm sure it'll come back around when I have less on my plate or I get some local shenanigans.
Okay, recap post and the final solution to our problem:
What?
A writing contest between these people (no late entries, but judges are welcome).
They will write a short 2-4 page story based on this prompt: The Life and Times of Baby Ashley: "Four Men and a Baby". Suggestions for writing include focusing just on the "4 men and a baby part" or just a story about Baby Ashley. Based on this bracket, judges will decide the winner of a matchup, and will continue until we have a winner.
Of whom should I be afraid?
The judges: Banana Aeon, 360pages, and GlitchesAreCool. Potentially a 4th if anyone wished to volunteer.
Who?
Baby Ashley is a baby doll that our very own Pat received in the mail, and has since been made canon.
Here is a great video explaining this further.
Baby Ashley
When?
Deadline is Jan 1.
Format?
Double spaced, times new roman, 12pt font.
How do I submit?
Send me the link to your story as a google doc accessible to anyone with the link, which will allow ease of access when judging begins.
My story didn't get picked? Why?!
The judges decisions are final, this is a dumb contest, so calm down.
You can write whatever the fuck kind of style or genre you want, but Baby Ashley has to be in it somehow.
What?
A writing contest between these people (no late entries, but judges are welcome).
They will write a short 2-4 page story based on this prompt: The Life and Times of Baby Ashley: "Four Men and a Baby". Suggestions for writing include focusing just on the "4 men and a baby part" or just a story about Baby Ashley. Based on this bracket, judges will decide the winner of a matchup, and will continue until we have a winner.
Of whom should I be afraid?
The judges: Banana Aeon, 360pages, and GlitchesAreCool. Potentially a 4th if anyone wished to volunteer.
Who?
Baby Ashley is a baby doll that our very own Pat received in the mail, and has since been made canon.
Here is a great video explaining this further.
Baby Ashley
When?
Deadline is Jan 1.
Format?
Double spaced, times new roman, 12pt font.
How do I submit?
Send me the link to your story as a google doc accessible to anyone with the link, which will allow ease of access when judging begins.
My story didn't get picked? Why?!
The judges decisions are final, this is a dumb contest, so calm down.
You can write whatever the fuck kind of style or genre you want, but Baby Ashley has to be in it somehow.
Ultimate_Trainer
Member
Does our story have to be dumb? I kinda wanna do a serious story on baby ashley
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
I think its time you talked to Pat.
RecursiveFault
Banned
I assume you can do whatever. Taking a goofy topic seriously is pretty fun in and of itself.
I can see disliking 4 for the level design, bosses, etc. You at least will agree that DMC3 is the game of forever?
You're already dead...
skLaFarebear
Member
Its fine, as long as its the Citizen's Kane of Baby Ashley writing.
Those drop bears must have chewed on your brain.
It's alright. Some people like a casual experience and aren't good at action games.
ArclightBorealis
Member
I don't hate the game as much as everyone else here does, basically sharing the same opinion on it as Dahbomb does and that dude fucking lives and breathes DMC with every fiber of his being. But it's still not as good as the main games, DMC 2 being an exception because fuck DMC 2.
Again, I'll give DmC Definitive Edition a go just to see how that GAF style list of balance changes and tweaks pan out because I need to know how a "Must Style" mode would play out.
CthulhuSushi
Banned
Never played it. I own it, but I got distracted by everything else when I bought a copy.
:<
"Fuck you" -Donte
Shots fired. I had to stop the porn torrents to load that blow up and all it's glory.
skLaFarebear
Member
That makes sense. You've never played one of the best action games ever, so your expectations for DmC were significantly lower.
Go play DMC3 and realize how much wrong is living inside you.
"Fuck youuuuuuuu"
CthulhuSushi
Banned
Yea..it was the only copy of the gif I have and couldn't find a smaller size..
Banana Aeon
Member
DMC4 isn't without its flaws. Seriously. It has severe backtracking and mind numbing pacing issues. That said, the combat is absolutely sublime, and once everything clicks you won't find a deeper experience.
DMC3 is the whole package, and has excellent pacing and story through and through (even with missions 13-18 that people generally find weaker). If you get a chance, give it a try.
DmC is just a watered down experience with a WB teenybopper script. It has a large set of problems, many of which are only masked by the recent DmCDE changelist. DmCDE will undoubtedly be a much much stronger game than DmC was, but the game has inherent flaws.
RecursiveFault
Banned
I admit I have a love/hate relationship with 4. The bosses, level design, etc are all iffy, mostly due to how rushed it was. Even if you don't appreciate crazy combat depth, DMC3 is super worth your time, and one of the most memorable games I've played.
skLaFarebear
Member
Ultimate_Trainer
Member
Should I use the DMC3 style switching mod? I know it makes it the best game in the series, but does it break the difficulty?
RecursiveFault
Banned
Don't do it your first time through. Play the game like it's meant to be played, the challenge is a part of the fun. Styles are balanced around having only one availible.
Have you played DMC1 or 2 or 4?
Ultimate_Trainer
Member
RecursiveFault
Banned
Special Edition or the original?
The Style Switching mod only works with the PC and PCX versions. I think it might be more consistent with the emulated version of the game than the PC version, but I'm not sure. Honestly, the game doesn't need it and if you're playing it for the first time you're not going to taking full advantage of it. It's perfectly find to just play it without mods.
That said, you can do stuff like this with the style switching mod:
