I love the Yakuza series unreservedly but being confused about labyrinthine plots is an integral part of it, and I would argue most yakuza media in general (good luck trying to keep track of what's happening in any of te 70's Fukusake films!).
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 21 January 2022 12:03 (two years ago) link
lol true. is saw the first Battles without Honor and Humanity and loved it but also wondered how much crazier the series gets
― Nhex, Friday, 21 January 2022 14:49 (two years ago) link
Moncage (2020) is something like Gorogoa but with a cube that you rotate. If you like that "just roll with it" type of game, where it's hard to define exactly what's going on, it's a good one.
― adam t. (abanana), Monday, 31 January 2022 19:31 (two years ago) link
Vampire Survivors - finally someone made a good video game and it's $3
― ciderpress, Monday, 31 January 2022 22:56 (two years ago) link
Cool game, but PC only :/
― Nhex, Monday, 31 January 2022 23:50 (two years ago) link
This is my first season doing Fantasy Critic, which is fantasy sports for video game reviews? It's a hoot so far.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 2 February 2022 20:50 (two years ago) link
link?
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 3 February 2022 01:52 (two years ago) link
https://www.fantasycritic.games
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 3 February 2022 19:36 (two years ago) link
cute but i dislike the review aggregator sites too much to play something based on them
― ciderpress, Thursday, 3 February 2022 19:49 (two years ago) link
sounds like it'd be very frustrating given how many games are delayed a year out (unless there are keeper leagues)
― ✖, Friday, 4 February 2022 06:23 (two years ago) link
They account for that somewhat with the "counter pick"... From the FAQ:
After everyone has drafted their roster of games, the players will draft their counter picks. A counter pick is a game from someone else’s roster, but instead of getting points for it, you LOSE points for it. The goal is to choose a game from someone else’s team that you think will be bad, or one that you think won't even release.
I chose Breath of the Wild 2 for my counterpick. If it's released I'm kind of screwed.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 4 February 2022 07:39 (two years ago) link
released in 2022 you mean? it's certainly coming out in the next 2 years
― ciderpress, Friday, 4 February 2022 18:24 (two years ago) link
Yeah, exactly. Final league scores are based on whatever the average score is on the last day of 2022.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 4 February 2022 20:54 (two years ago) link
nintendo's too hard to predict. it could be way behind schedule or it could be completely finished and sitting in a vault somewhere waiting for holiday release
― ciderpress, Friday, 4 February 2022 21:00 (two years ago) link
I just played through Cuphead and beat the whole thing in like a week, I was OBSESSEDalso having a bit of a thing for nontraditional RPGs rn and have just started Parasite Eve, which is perfect (Square RPG in a contemporary setting w/ zero fantasy elements and zero horror ones) and also started Secret of Evermore a few weeks ago
― Stevie D(eux), Saturday, 12 March 2022 11:08 (two years ago) link
I got the Collection of Mana on Switch and I'm starting with the first one, Final Fantasy Adventure originally on the Gameboy. I had that game as a kid but I don't know if I ever beat it. It's a primitive Zelda clone with a fast pace and garbage combat.
They mapped start and select to X and Y so the game resets if I mash on the buttons. No button remapping I could find, either.
― adam t. (abanana), Saturday, 12 March 2022 14:12 (two years ago) link
I could've sworn that Parasite Eve was horror?
― Vladimir Poutine (Leee), Saturday, 12 March 2022 23:58 (two years ago) link
Oh whoops I meant to type LOTS of horror ones!!
― Stevie D(eux), Sunday, 13 March 2022 02:09 (two years ago) link
Stevie D! I was just talking about you with someone who met you in Philly.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 13 March 2022 04:04 (two years ago) link
omg what who???
― Stevie D(eux), Sunday, 13 March 2022 04:16 (two years ago) link
my buddy Em? They said it had been many years
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 16 March 2022 05:00 (two years ago) link
i impulse purchased TRIANGLE STRATEGY despite some of my most opinion-similar friends talking about how annoyingn the endless dialogue is. i played through the first battle and have now fallen asleep twice before even reaching the second battle. it's out of control how fucking wordy this game is.
― Kompakt Total Landscaping (Will M.), Wednesday, 16 March 2022 20:14 (two years ago) link
sounds good
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 20:22 (two years ago) link
if you're trying to sleep maybe!!!
― Kompakt Total Landscaping (Will M.), Wednesday, 16 March 2022 21:57 (two years ago) link
I've been playing Hades for a few days now, and I think I might be getting obsessed. I am and always have been terrible at combat games but it's so fun and has so much other stuff, I truly love it.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 22:03 (two years ago) link
i fell asleep a lot at the beginning of the visual novel 428 Shibuya Scramble but I eventually got into it and liked it. Maybe you'll get into the groove of it.
I am mostly playing variety sudokus I see on Cracking the Cryptic right now. The puzzles have leveled up since the last time I did sudokus. Have a look at this nonsense for instance: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/8DfMHmLpqP
― adam t. (abanana), Thursday, 17 March 2022 00:04 (two years ago) link
finally dragged myself away from Slay The Spireplayed a few hours of Tunic. it's very well made and I'm enjoying it when I play it, but for some reason I'm not feeling much compulsion to pick it up between sessions. maybe a Slay hangover?
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 24 March 2022 03:42 (two years ago) link
You all need to play Hypnospace Outlaw ASAP.
Feel like ilxors should really dig it
― Evan, Thursday, 24 March 2022 21:07 (two years ago) link
that was my 2019 goty
― ciderpress, Thursday, 24 March 2022 21:46 (two years ago) link
I played Hypnospace for a bit but it didn't feel like there was that much "game" to it, at least early on? Maybe that changes.
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Thursday, 24 March 2022 21:49 (two years ago) link
It’s not much of a game, more of a puzzle and story. The layers of parody are so well done it’s very entertaining on that front more so than anything else.
― Evan, Friday, 25 March 2022 00:24 (two years ago) link
i consider that a game
― ciderpress, Friday, 25 March 2022 00:29 (two years ago) link
I’m happy with it but I got the gist of the question
― Evan, Friday, 25 March 2022 00:30 (two years ago) link
There should be a game called Hypnotoad Outlaw.
― Ace of Base Are Belong To Us (Leee), Friday, 25 March 2022 04:09 (two years ago) link
The music is incredible I might add.
― Evan, Friday, 25 March 2022 14:35 (two years ago) link
coolpunk forever
― ciderpress, Friday, 25 March 2022 15:30 (two years ago) link
the fake nu-metal song actually slaps
― ciderpress, Friday, 25 March 2022 15:31 (two years ago) link
I legitimately like a couple of the goofy Chowder Man songs, and the Dirthaze stuff is right up my alley.
― Evan, Friday, 25 March 2022 15:32 (two years ago) link
ready to shave
― ciderpress, Friday, 25 March 2022 15:40 (two years ago) link
yup and Christmas Pain... pretty great!
― Evan, Friday, 25 March 2022 16:01 (two years ago) link
just bought it and played it for a few hours. good stuff!
― adam t. (abanana), Friday, 25 March 2022 20:08 (two years ago) link
awesome!
― Evan, Friday, 25 March 2022 20:15 (two years ago) link
i just started The Misadventures of Tron Bonne for PS1 and it’s really fun
― Stevie D(eux), Sunday, 27 March 2022 00:08 (two years ago) link
Thanks for the Hypnospace reminder, I wanted to buy that and forgot about it, because there are too many games to remember
It's six quid on Nintendo Switch right now, so that's a done deal
My one reservation is - the last time I tried a retro experimental game with a cool visual aesthetic, Return of the Obra Dinn - I was like, "this has a cool visual aesthetic!" but kinda lost interest in the actual gameplay
I also started playing 10,000,000 for a third time. I think it might the best mobile game ever made
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 28 March 2022 10:43 (two years ago) link
I assume you've played You Must Build a Boat by the same guys.
― adam t. (abanana), Monday, 28 March 2022 11:16 (two years ago) link
Yes! But I preferred 10,000,000. Not sure the added complexity of YMBAB added anything to the gameplay
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 28 March 2022 11:31 (two years ago) link
Anyone playing Tunic? It rules
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 16:51 (two years ago) link
yes I've been enjoying it, figuring out stuff from the manual is great. boss battles are haaaaaard tho.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 16:54 (two years ago) link
want to play that but i'm waiting until a month where i have more free time to do my $1 gamepass trial
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 29 March 2022 17:24 (two years ago) link
Tunic is definitely something that's up my alley but I don't have anything that plays it ATM!
― Ace of Base Are Belong To Us (Leee), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 17:30 (two years ago) link