i didn't finish witcher 3 either
― ciderpress, Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:14 (five years ago) link
2-year-olds nap for 2 to 3 hours each day. that leaves you 30 minutes of main quest progress after you've settled on the day's horse mane style
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:21 (five years ago) link
I’m sorry but what is more important levelling up your two year old or saving hyrule from ganondork. some people
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:33 (five years ago) link
You need to kill time until your 2yo is at least 11 and has their shit together, play zelda
― Norm’s Superego (silby), Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:34 (five years ago) link
Easier to level up children than Link, imo.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:39 (five years ago) link
he said, while shaking a can of deer antler spray
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:42 (five years ago) link
JimD, just wait until they get older and *compete* with you for game time.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 February 2019 15:50 (five years ago) link
Oh well yeah we've got a 13 year old too so that's the other issue (I mean the switch belongs to him not me tbf)
― JimD, Thursday, 14 February 2019 16:04 (five years ago) link
has he played Zelda?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 February 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
100% and he says it's his favourite game of all time.
― JimD, Thursday, 14 February 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
at least there’s one good D
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:27 (five years ago) link
more than can be said for the press family
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:28 (five years ago) link
don’t even speak to me about the in chicagos
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:32 (five years ago) link
you have achieved the goal of every parent - your child has exceeded you. go to the grave peacefully
― Nhex, Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:39 (five years ago) link
i mowed the lawn for my father. my sons will harvest lynel hooves for theirs.
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:49 (five years ago) link
this yoshi demo is impressive. won't be a difficult game, but very pretty and fun.
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 17:53 (five years ago) link
the new fire emblem game doesn't look very fire emblemy
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Thursday, 14 February 2019 18:18 (five years ago) link
still hype about astral chain i think thats surpassed fire emblem as my most anticipated switch game
― ciderpress, Thursday, 14 February 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link
... according to Nier Automata director Yoko Taro, Astral Chain director Takahisa Taura’s nickname is “USB” or “Ultimate Sex Beast.”
― ||||||||, Thursday, 14 February 2019 21:07 (five years ago) link
hmmmmmmm.
― Nhex, Thursday, 14 February 2019 21:09 (five years ago) link
hmmm what's this Tetris 99 thing *two hours later* shit where did the time go? best Battle Royale game (highest I got was 4th)
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:12 (five years ago) link
nintendo's antisocial approach to online multiplayer is the best
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:28 (five years ago) link
i like how in mario kart or tetris99 there's almost always a user named "dad" that i'm competing against
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:30 (five years ago) link
This looks like the most horrifically addictive form of Tetris.
― jmm, Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:32 (five years ago) link
Sufjan otm, ppl bitch about voice chat or whatever but like I don't want to talk to randos online I just wanna verse them
― Norm’s Superego (silby), Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:45 (five years ago) link
useful tips for tetris99 players:
When your garbage blocks are the ones that push another player over the edge and into the game over screen, you’ll get credit for the kill with a “KO.” This is where Tetris 99 gets really interesting. Every KO counts as one “bit” of a badge. The first two bits gives you one full badge. After that, the number keeps going up: four bits for the second badge, eight bits for the third badge, and 16 bits for the fourth badge, which is the maximum number of badges that you can have.These badges are crucial because each one increases how much garbage you can send to opponents: 25% more for the first badge, 50% more for the second, 75% more for the third, and 100% more for the fourth. You can get pretty far without them, but at some point when there are only a few players left, you’re going to be fighting an uphill battle if your opponents are dumping twice as much garbage on you as they’re getting in return.While you earn a badge bit for each KO, you also get all the badges of the player you just defeated. As a result, you’ll want to target players who are either near death, or who have a lot of badges, or ideally both. Just like in a traditional battle royale like Fortnite or PUBG, you can pull off come-from-behind victories by taking out the right person at the right time and stealing all their power ups.Finally, the garbage you send to other players and that they send to you doesn’t go into effect immediately. Instead, it’s on a timer and will show up on the left side of the screen, giving you a rough idea of how much is about to hit you. During these periods, any garbage you generate will just go toward canceling the incoming attacks. While it can be fun to try to play offensively, there’s also value in keeping your pieces stacked well enough that you can always pull out a tetris to defend if need be.
These badges are crucial because each one increases how much garbage you can send to opponents: 25% more for the first badge, 50% more for the second, 75% more for the third, and 100% more for the fourth. You can get pretty far without them, but at some point when there are only a few players left, you’re going to be fighting an uphill battle if your opponents are dumping twice as much garbage on you as they’re getting in return.
While you earn a badge bit for each KO, you also get all the badges of the player you just defeated. As a result, you’ll want to target players who are either near death, or who have a lot of badges, or ideally both. Just like in a traditional battle royale like Fortnite or PUBG, you can pull off come-from-behind victories by taking out the right person at the right time and stealing all their power ups.
Finally, the garbage you send to other players and that they send to you doesn’t go into effect immediately. Instead, it’s on a timer and will show up on the left side of the screen, giving you a rough idea of how much is about to hit you. During these periods, any garbage you generate will just go toward canceling the incoming attacks. While it can be fun to try to play offensively, there’s also value in keeping your pieces stacked well enough that you can always pull out a tetris to defend if need be.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 15 February 2019 06:13 (five years ago) link
https://kotaku.com/tetris-99-doesnt-have-a-tutorial-so-heres-what-you-need-1832626364
do i have to play Tetris 1 through 98 to understand the story?
― ciderpress, Friday, 15 February 2019 06:14 (five years ago) link
you just have to perform a t-spin 99 times in one session, then the secret is revealed
(the secret is to believe in yourself!!)
― Karl Malone, Friday, 15 February 2019 06:15 (five years ago) link
very weird how i'm much worse at tetris after drinking!!!!!!!!!!
― Karl Malone, Friday, 15 February 2019 07:03 (five years ago) link
yesterday evening was regularly getting in top 10 of T99, this morning barely scraping into the top 30. why did everyone suddenly git gud? then I looked at the names of those placing above me - ah, japan is awake now >.<
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 15 February 2019 10:48 (five years ago) link
Wumbotize's T99 streams are just nuts.
― jmm, Monday, 18 February 2019 22:58 (five years ago) link
lol i was taking clips of triple t-spins from his + hard drop's streams to try to wrap my mind around wtf is going on there spatially and ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
i got 12 wins in 200(!) games
― (ADVANCE) (320k vbr) (--V2) (aps) (diVX) (2CD) OST - SB (2019) (esby), Monday, 18 February 2019 23:58 (five years ago) link
goose game delayed to late 2019
― ciderpress, Thursday, 21 February 2019 14:10 (five years ago) link
NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime retiring in April, to be replaced by Doug Bowser (really)
― Norm’s Superego (silby), Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:07 (five years ago) link
the rare corporate executive who is also a well-liked pitchman who is also someone seemingly without a reputation for being a sociopathic dickhole
― Norm’s Superego (silby), Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:08 (five years ago) link
Doug Bowser? (Really?)
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:11 (five years ago) link
really!
― Norm’s Superego (silby), Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:12 (five years ago) link
will miss reggie being the face of nintendo at events, thats the only real change here from a fan perspective
― ciderpress, Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:24 (five years ago) link
That's the most ridiculous case of nominative determinism i've heard for some time.
― *there's (Noel Emits), Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:38 (five years ago) link
RIP Reggie Era
― Nhex, Thursday, 21 February 2019 23:19 (five years ago) link
what would all do if Reggie started hyping PS4 releases, kind of like when the "can you hear me now?" guy switched phone companies?
― Karl Malone, Friday, 22 February 2019 00:23 (five years ago) link
For some reason, I picture him as more a Microsoft guy.
― beard papa, Saturday, 23 February 2019 04:42 (five years ago) link
surprised there hasn't been some chatter on here about the rumored xbox/nintendo collab
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/02/why-putting-xbox-games-on-switch-isnt-as-ridiculous-as-it-might-sound/
Here at Ars, we tend to be skeptical of the regularly recurring rumors that two major video game competitors are going to be merging or teaming up in some way. From the early 2000s whispers that Microsoft would buy a struggling Sega to suggestions that Apple should buy Nintendo, these rumors often reflect wishful thinking at least as much as actual insider knowledge.That said, we're still intrigued by recent rumors that Microsoft could be bringing certain Xbox One games—and a version of its Xbox Game Pass subscription service—to the Nintendo Switch and other consoles.As the current scuttlebutt has it, an Xbox app to be released for the Switch would let players with an Xbox Game Pass subscription play a selection of Xbox One games on Nintendo's hardware. High-end games would work on Nintendo's lower-end hardware thanks to streaming via Microsoft's recently announced Project xCloud. Meanwhile, Microsoft would also sell certain low-end first-party Xbox One games, like the Ori series, to the Switch directly, according to the rumors.These latest reports originate with a video from Direct Feed Games, who cites "several" unnamed sources creating "teasing and hinting [that] has reached a point to which I can no longer ignore it." The Direct Feed Games channel is mainly known for extremely basic gameplay videos, though, and it has a spotty history of accurate rumor reporting. Last March, the channel confidently but incorrectly stated that "Call of Duty will come to Switch in 2018," for instance.But Game Informer also cites its own sources as saying that Xbox Game Pass on Switch could be announced "this year." And the usually reliable Windows Central says that they've been "hearing for almost a year that Microsoft was aiming to put Xbox Game Pass on Nintendo Switch, and even PlayStation 4."
That said, we're still intrigued by recent rumors that Microsoft could be bringing certain Xbox One games—and a version of its Xbox Game Pass subscription service—to the Nintendo Switch and other consoles.
As the current scuttlebutt has it, an Xbox app to be released for the Switch would let players with an Xbox Game Pass subscription play a selection of Xbox One games on Nintendo's hardware. High-end games would work on Nintendo's lower-end hardware thanks to streaming via Microsoft's recently announced Project xCloud. Meanwhile, Microsoft would also sell certain low-end first-party Xbox One games, like the Ori series, to the Switch directly, according to the rumors.
These latest reports originate with a video from Direct Feed Games, who cites "several" unnamed sources creating "teasing and hinting [that] has reached a point to which I can no longer ignore it." The Direct Feed Games channel is mainly known for extremely basic gameplay videos, though, and it has a spotty history of accurate rumor reporting. Last March, the channel confidently but incorrectly stated that "Call of Duty will come to Switch in 2018," for instance.
But Game Informer also cites its own sources as saying that Xbox Game Pass on Switch could be announced "this year." And the usually reliable Windows Central says that they've been "hearing for almost a year that Microsoft was aiming to put Xbox Game Pass on Nintendo Switch, and even PlayStation 4."
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 23 February 2019 21:29 (five years ago) link
i'd believe it, Microsoft doesn't really seem to care about console exclusivity anymore as much as just selling their subscription service. they want to be gamer netflix
― ciderpress, Saturday, 23 February 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link
what's the best jrpg on switch? should i just wait for dq11?
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 24 February 2019 20:11 (five years ago) link
consensus seems to be octopath traveler for the old school style actionDQXI looks amazing and you know what you're going to get
note that i haven't played either
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 24 February 2019 20:13 (five years ago) link
i think i read a bit too much about octopath traveler before i got a switch and bought into the backlash. i should probably just get it b/c i like old grindy jrpgs
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 24 February 2019 20:41 (five years ago) link
do you want turn based or action jrpg?
― ciderpress, Sunday, 24 February 2019 21:32 (five years ago) link
DQXI is more old school than octopath gameplay wise, theres not really anything in it that couldn't have been in a 90s game other than the graphics. whereas octopath's combat system builds off of mechanics from more recent stuff like persona and bravely default, it feels a lot more modern to play even if the presentation is retro
― ciderpress, Sunday, 24 February 2019 21:43 (five years ago) link