and the divine beasts are basically just big puzzle shrines so I like those too. certainly not as good as the better traditional Zelda dungeons though
― ciderpress, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:19 (six years ago) link
yeah, the puzzle aspect is good. the shrines are generally so much prettier than the divine beasts, though.
― Scatperson (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-whore.) (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 8 January 2018 17:26 (six years ago) link
Are the Skyrim game ending bugs in the Switch version too?
― Jeff, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:27 (six years ago) link
my wishlist for the next zelda is to keep the open overworld design and the new physics/interactions engine but bring back the GameCube era dungeons and have some bigger-feeling towns
― ciderpress, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:28 (six years ago) link
that wishlist otm. forgot about the yiga hideout. I actually enjoyed that one very much because I wasn't stuck in a small beige animal.
― Scatperson (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-whore.) (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 8 January 2018 17:30 (six years ago) link
really I think the biggest lesson is not that dungeon items e.g. the hookshot are lame, it's that gating overworld exploration behind having them is lame. outside of their dungeon they should just be tools, not keys.
― ciderpress, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:37 (six years ago) link
^Absolute heresy, tools have always been overworld keys, right back to the first Zelda, Alundra.
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:40 (six years ago) link
first zelda had nintendo power subscription gating overworld lost woods exploration
― Scatperson (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-whore.) (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 8 January 2018 17:47 (six years ago) link
To be more precise: I enjoy the whole Zelda/Metroid thing of showing you an item or entrance you can't get to and making you think 'oh I can come back here when I have the hookshot'. I don't enjoy as much when I can't explore an entire quadrant of the map until the second half of the game because it's behind a ravine you can only get across with the hookshot.
― ciderpress, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:50 (six years ago) link
botw got rid of both these things by giving you every tool up front, I think you can still have a open world feeling game without getting rid of the first but you always have to get rid of the second
― ciderpress, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:52 (six years ago) link
BotW uses that thing you don't enjoy beautifully with the glider, actually
― Scatperson (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-whore.) (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 8 January 2018 17:55 (six years ago) link
sure, that's essentially the tutorial though. I'm okay with that
― ciderpress, Monday, 8 January 2018 18:05 (six years ago) link
I loved BotW btw, and thought "I like this as much as I liked Skyrim" and then decided to go back and replay Skyrim
Skyrim vs. BotW is like PC vs. Mac, lol
Skyrim has an inelegant battle system that is still weirdly fun, features a lot of "Quicksave, then take on an overpowered enemy" moments, "press A frantically to get through a tedious exposition about yet another splinter group/betrayal", and cool systems of resource management where I'm taking a moment to level up my Smithing and Enchanting abilities in between dungeon raids. The variety of play styles is super fun (I played a battlemage on my first run-through in 2012, now I'm playing pure assassin, sneaking up behind giants and one-hitting them). I haven't come across any bugs just yet, but the loading screens (which lengthen as the game progressed on my PS3 version) still take a long time when you're doing fetch-y stuff.
In comparison, BotW is just a sleek, gorgeous, endlessly delightful. I just wish they had ten-to-twenty proper dungeons instead of 120 shrines
― flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 8 January 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
Oh and Skyrim more than pretty much any other game is addictive. I've started bringing my Switch with me on public transit on my way to meet friends
― flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 8 January 2018 20:20 (six years ago) link
Bought Thumper on sale today, that game is cool and would probably be really awesome if I was on drugs. Also got Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and Thimbleweed Park, because they looked fun. Busy with Shovel Knight right now, though, that game is super unforgiving!
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 8 January 2018 20:56 (six years ago) link
Darkest Dungeon on the 18th!
― thos beads (jamescobo), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:25 (six years ago) link
Ppl online are losing their shit waiting for Nintendo to announce a Direct. Nintendo of America is tweeting things like this:
pic.twitter.com/BkhTYDNnpY— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 10, 2018
― The Bridge of Ban Louis J (silby), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:33 (six years ago) link
I have no idea what that means...?
― DJI, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:45 (six years ago) link
They’re just seemingly fucking with people by tweeting enigmatic nonsense
― The Bridge of Ban Louis J (silby), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:48 (six years ago) link
i think i remember that game.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:50 (six years ago) link
ah yes, here it is: chibi-robohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi-Robo!
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:51 (six years ago) link
Cool thx for the explanation...
― DJI, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 20:27 (six years ago) link
https://twitter.com/i/moments/951143807093035010
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 22:13 (six years ago) link
Yeah, man, I am afraid to even start with Stardew. Younger kid has been really into Animal Crossing for Wii, though.
Speaking of Switch, Shovel Knight is so stupidly unforgiving, I think I might be playing it wrong. Like, touch a spike, die instantly. Maybe I need to buy better armor? But there doesn't seem to be a place just to mess around and amass gems, only levels that you have to beat to bring anything back to the town and trade later. But the levels are so hard! Grrr.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 22:59 (six years ago) link
git gud
― pee-wee and the power men (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 23:04 (six years ago) link
That's one strategy. Having flashbacks to Contra codes and Zelda maps.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 January 2018 00:49 (six years ago) link
Chibi Robo hasn't really excited anyone in a long ass time, i think is the joke
― Nhex, Thursday, 11 January 2018 03:20 (six years ago) link
Nintendo internet is in a frenzy over when the Nintendo Direct announcing the first half 2018 stuff is going to be so they're just tweeting cryptic stuff to troll everyone now, is the joke
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 14:01 (six years ago) link
oh we covered this already nvm
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 14:05 (six years ago) link
and lol they just dropped it with no pre announcement https://youtu.be/a_u7g5BlfiY
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 14:09 (six years ago) link
the world ends with you remasternew mario tennisdonkey kong tropical freeze portHyrule warriors portdark souls remastersome other anime games and stuffrelease date for Kirby (mid March)
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 14:28 (six years ago) link
Some good shit and the first party announcements don’t even go that deep into the year :oI’m excited to play Dark Souls for the first time and probably TWEWY again and the Mario Tennis game looks rad and I’ve been excited for Celeste and etc etc VIDEO GAmEs
― The Bridge of Ban Louis J (silby), Thursday, 11 January 2018 16:00 (six years ago) link
Oh and I’m real jazzed for Kirby, I love Kirby
oh yeah ys 8 port too which is apparently one of the best ys games
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 16:01 (six years ago) link
I never got to play the world ends with you so I'm excited for that
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 16:02 (six years ago) link
same w tropical freeze
yeah i am down with just about everything in that direct except the SNK fighter and celeste
― jamiesummerz, Thursday, 11 January 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
Celeste is from the creator of Towerfall and will be the best thing since sliced Super Meat Boy
― The Bridge of Ban Louis J (silby), Thursday, 11 January 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link
just need ports of tokyo mirage sessions and wonderful 101 now and we can pretend the wii u never happened
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 17:04 (six years ago) link
not true, we need a Captain Toad port too
― thos beads (jamescobo), Thursday, 11 January 2018 19:42 (six years ago) link
not happy until new DQ installment and some Suikoden remasters
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 11 January 2018 19:59 (six years ago) link
DQ11 is getting a switch port though no date yet
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 20:33 (six years ago) link
psyched to own dark souls on a fourth gaming system
― pee-wee and the power men (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 11 January 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
I've never played the dark souls games since every impression they gave off was that they're Not For Me but maybe this will be the time to try
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 20:47 (six years ago) link
dark souls is life my dude
― pee-wee and the power men (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 11 January 2018 20:52 (six years ago) link
I guess I don't trust the opinions of an entire generation of gamers
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 20:53 (six years ago) link
i mean that's a good idea in every other context except this one
― pee-wee and the power men (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 11 January 2018 20:56 (six years ago) link
ok fine I'll play it but I'm not playing 2 and 3 even if I like it
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 January 2018 20:59 (six years ago) link
deal
― pee-wee and the power men (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 11 January 2018 21:02 (six years ago) link
Didn't Super Meat Boy come out this week? Or am I thinking of something else? Oh, wait, it's a sequel that came out this week.
Not too excited about most of these announced titles (for lots of reasons) except maybe Kirby but I'm cool with that because the handful of big titles and indies I have should keep me occupied for months. Looking forward to more ports later, like Captain Toad or Smash Bros, plus something fun like Luigi's Mansion.
Funny observation about Dark Souls on Switch in Forbes:
Also, I'm really not sure how this will work on the Switch, at least when you're on the go. Think about it: You can't pause Dark Souls. If you're playing on a bus and have to get up at your stop in the middle of a fight, well, you'll just have to miss your stop. Or die.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 January 2018 21:27 (six years ago) link