Ultimate Videogame Topic 3: The Next Generation

[Hiraki]

Because I like you guys, here's a good deal.

Walmart is selling the 3DSXL Bundle for A Link Between Worlds for 200 dollars on the 22nd and 23rd (or 23rd and 24th--too lazy to check)

But as usual, don't go to Walmart to get it.

[Hiraki]

You can get the 3DS XL for $149, how much are games usually?

That's the 3DS. XL is priced at Gamestop right now for 200. Games are usually 30-40, so you're getting the XL at base price with a new game.

[Hiraki]

You can get the 3DS XL for $149, how much are games usually?

That's the 3DS. XL is priced at Gamestop right now for 200. Games are usually 30-40, so you're getting the XL at base price with a new game.

Black Friday deals at 149, and that's Canada

You're correct, I didn't realize this, but there's still a bit of a problem.

The base game is 40 so if you get both, which to be fair is certainly plausible but is a risk, you're saving 10 dollars rather than going in on Black Friday.

I'll take the pre-Black Friday deal any day.

[Hiraki]

Titanfall is also coming out on 360.

[Hiraki]

So, the new Zelda game: any thoughts from anyone so far?

Best since Wind Waker, on Season's tier.

[Hiraki]

Oh my god, what innovative gameplay and really unique mechanics! They've redefined the genre, and really taken things to another level.

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No One Ever

I wish you could play this game, now that I've beaten it. This is by far the best Zelda so far. The characters actually have subtle depth (it's no Final Fantasy) and there's a real driving story. The music is top notch, again by far the best. My opinion should not really matter since I'm a huge Nintendo fan but that's coming from someone who finds Skyward Sword "eh" and Twilight Princess to be the worst 3D Zelda game.

[Hiraki]

Does it even come close to being worth the money?

If you like Nintendo games (read: Super Mario 3D World, Smash, Pikmin 3[this isn't a system seller though], Zelda (Wind Waker or waiting for the Wii U title), Metroid and FE (since SMTxFE is somewhat still real?) then you should buy a Wii U.

Anything else? No, not really.

[Hiraki]

Persona 5 was finally announced yesterday.

Along with like 3 spin-offs.

I'm still waiting for SMTxFE news. Persona 5 will be good once they release something more than that ambiguous trailer.

[Hiraki]

Batman: Arkham Origins: Buy now for 30$ or wait a while until it gets to 20$. Or wait until the GOTY/whatever edition comes out and goes down to 20$, sounds good.

No, buy now on PC. It's 20 dollars on Amazon. Ends midnight tonight, presumably.

The DLC is probably watchable.

AC4 is fantastic but just looks like shit if you don't have a high-end PC (due to bad optimization) or a PS4/Xbone (I'm not sure how WiiU looks but I've been told it does actually compare to nextgen)

If you don't care about graphics, then go for 360/PS3 when they get down to 20. There's no reason in a holiday season that you should be paying more than 30 dollars for a game. If the price is that high, you can wait.

That being said, old-me can go fuck itself. The 3DS XL is on sale at Target tomorrow for 150 (170?) dollars. That does include the Zelda which may be 170 but still--that's the lowest.

[Hiraki]

I feel like it's maybe a ten hour game, probably more like six. No dungeon took me longer than 30-45mins to beat, and there are only ten of them.

Hero Mode has some pretty cool shit and is harder. Granted the cool shit isn't really cool until you find it but there are some differences.

[Hiraki]

Please don't buy the DLC. Just watch it.

And yes, it does get worse

[Hiraki]

Definitely play it if you like the story of inside the machine (outside is just, yeah..).

I don't think it's possible to truly like that story.

There is nothing likable about Connor and killing off Haytham was the biggest crime of the game.

[Hiraki]

It might be possible if you weren't playing as Connor. If you were playing as Haytham for the entire time it might be pretty good.

Maybe.

But Haytham still dies after finding out this cause, which he thought was the correct one, was flawed anyway due to Lee's actions. They killed his character once Connor revealed that Templars were being dicks and he realized he was being a dick but did nothing about it because...well because

But yes. Skip AC3. You can learn everything you need to learn about AC3 online.

[Hiraki]

I hate to de-hype you guys, but I have a pretty good feeling that they're going to finish Season 2 of TWD before Fables.

[Hiraki]

I like TTT. It's fun.

[Hiraki]

was it worth the price or should I wait until it comes down?

It's two hours worth of content at best. It's not worth 5 dollars. Just watch it on Youtube.

[Hiraki]

anyway... Is crusader kings II worth it if not on sale?

Yes. It's a great game in general and just about the only one in it's genre.

Keep in mind that it's somewhat hard to get the hang of it.

Disagree. Wait for the Winter Sale. There's just too much DLC to justify the cost of getting the full package now. (This goes with literally any game from that developer...Pandora? Not too sure but you should get the point)

[Hiraki]

The Game Grumps might just do it justice.

Is it a playthrough with Jon?

[Hiraki]

The chances that those same affects are added to NHL are none (I can't even say little to none here)

[Hiraki]

Everyone who decided to choose Nick over Pete has learned nothing about TWD.

Did you forget how Clementine did just about the same thing with Pete and Co.?

[Hiraki]

Huh...? What are you talking about?

Did you know that he was bit? Did you see the zombie bite Pete?

[Hiraki]

Spoiler:

What was even the point of bringing back Christa and Omid, given that they kill Omid and ditch Christa in the first five minutes? They could have simply decided that Clem never found them, left their fates ambiguous, and the story would be exactly the same.

Krista is heavily rumored to be the person in Episode 2 (along with KENNY and some people are being absolutely dumb and saying that its Lee/Omid my bet is on Vernon or someone who just don't know that Clementine met within the 18 month jump)

Uh, yes, and yes... which is

why I saved Nick.

Spoiler:

Just like Pete knew that the dog bit Clementine, right? I have to say that most decisions in Telltale games are fairly distributed 50-50 (exceptions being keeping Lily on the bus and choosing what-his-name over sex-appeal Carla) but this is the one that

I'm sure

is made to test you. You can see that Pete got hurt by the zombie but the game never shows you that he got bit. Some people are saying that there's a good assumption that it is a bite due to the fact that the preview for the next episode, if you pick Pete, goes with his "cut off leg and you ok" theory (which we already know is false due to the fact that this is what Lee did and he did not turn out ok) but the key point is that Pete is part of the house and due to the previous rumors, assuming that the next episode (which is named a House divided) is either titled that due to Pete's wound/Nick's actions or due to the Foogler (or whatever its name was) that killed the people near the fishtraps

[Hiraki]

Spoiler:

As a note, the "Chop off your leg and you're fine" thing is established in both the comics and the TV show as something that is done to a character successfully (Dale in the comics, Hershel in the show).

I'm not going to pretend I know the show but didn't we see Lee do this and it failed? I thought this was Telltale's way of saying that they're not into that voodoo magic.

[Hiraki]

zeruda

[Hiraki]

The Nintendo E-Shop is really taking a dump right now.

[Hiraki]

until then it could be renamed the persona 4 box and nobody would really know the difference

I'd rather call it the port box. All of its good games (excluding a select few like Gravity Rush) are all ports. And 2014? Borderlands 2? Really?

[Hiraki]

If it's that long, I'll wait for a sale. Thanks for the info.

[Hiraki]

That's completely unacceptable for the amount of money they kickstarted for it.

[Hiraki]

Pikmin 3 is fun but it's not worth 60 dollars for the time given.

Wind Waker HD is also good but it's not worth 60 dollars if you've played the GC Game. It's an upgrade but it's not significant enough to warrant a 60 dollar pricetag.

[Hiraki]

Cue David Hayter controversy part 4

[Hiraki]

-Games Owned: 166
-Games not Played 48 (29%)
-Hours Spent: 1,329.2h
-Account Worth: 2245.70

get on my level

[Hiraki]

Green Team or bust

[Hiraki]

It's really confusing and for the most part it doesn't matter.

Go on the Store Page, scroll down to Summer Adventure, and click that.

This will show you the rankings and how Purple is rigged. You want to scroll down to Step 3 and click the box. You will automatically be put into a team. Cross your fingers for Purple!

As the page says:

"Everyone is randomly assigned to a team when they click the "Join a Team" button above or when they craft a badge. Your points count toward your team’s daily total.

Each day the team with the most points wins. 30 members of that team who contributed points that day will win 3 games off their Wishlist. Make sure to update your Wishlist.Anyone who contributed points to that win will get 2 bonus Summer Sale trading cards. Everyone else who contributed points that day will get 1 bonus card.

The points are totaled and a new day begins at 10am PDT."

[Hiraki]

Spoiler:

It shows that Bigby, even when he thought he had all of the puzzles in the right place, wasn't 100% right. I dislike (and by dislike, I mean that there are some glaring problems with some of the newest choices in these games--don't get me started on how fucking dumb I felt with TWDS2 Episode 4) most of the new Telltale stuff but TWAU did some really nice stuff.

It doesn't add any relevant information. Your choice at the end probably doesn't matter. This is Telltale we're talking about. However, it gives your Bigby's story closure. Will you go after this person who now looks awfully suspicious or will you close the case? There's an awful lot of thinking you'll have to do in those 5 seconds, depending on your playthrough. If you killed the Crooked Man in the warehouse, then I don't think there's that much thinking involved. However, if you brought The Crooked Man to court, the testimony that really convicted The Crooked Man was the one that Nerissa/Faith gave you. So, if she's lying, that means that The Crooked Man was

somewhat

innocent. You as Bigby know that he's guilty. There's no way he can't be. Does Fabletown know that he's guilty? They were pretty swayed by the arguments that The Crooked Man gave.

It's just food to chew on at the end of the game. It's not relevant but it's a nice ending.

[Hiraki]

I agree, unless its teasing that the game is coming in the near future. Like that one.

[Hiraki]

WHY ISNT THIS A MOVIE!

this is why i won't be buying batman tank edition: look at the graphics and hit triangle one more time

[Hiraki]

http://www.konami.jp/mgs5/

IT'S TIME.

[Hiraki]

http://www.konami.jp/mgs5/

IT'S TIME.

[Hiraki]

I like Ground Zeroes and have played at least 30 hours of it. I understand where you're coming from but if you're just going to take it that the story was the most important part of the game and that nothing else is important, then you should've just watched it on Youtube.

[Hiraki]

I'm 80% sure in 5 years that we will be talking about VR like 3D television sets

[Hiraki]

Without going into spoilers, I'm about 20-25 hours in - about half (supposedly) of the main story's quest and I have done a lot of the non-main story but definitely related story side quests. I've taken out about 3-4 guardians(not really a big deal but kind of shows people where I am and my equipment) and done 30-50 shrines. If I went to the end-game, I feel like I could succeed.

Weapon durability is not bad. It is a little bad in the early game just because it's new. Once you're pretty deep in and are able to expand your inventory, it's very easy. I wish there were buttons to quickly drop shields (or throw them) and bows (not really throwing them) but it's OK without these things. Controls can be clunky if you're trying to be very precise with inventory management and such. A lot of it stems from the fact that the Switch's controls are just weird. Not sure if a Pro Controller fixes this but maybe?

Cooking/Elixir building is a great new concept. Really puts an emphasis on preparing for fights before engaging or entering an area. Death Mountain is not traversable without using this mechanic and the game never forces you to go back and look for something that could help with the heat. The game really never tells you anything - null for me but definitely could be a negative for someone else.

Dungeons are few in number, a little challenging and short. Bosses are not as easy as usual - expect to die at least once. There's one that I am sure was c/p right from Nioh because of its bullshit.

Gonna absolutely disagree with the story part because it's probably the most expanded upon Zelda story yet that isn't just "hey Zelda was kidnapped, you never knew her but go save her??" There's one cutscene in particular that is practically Nintendo breaking the fourth wall. At the moment, the biggest problem I have with the story is with one of the enemy factions but I'm not done so this might go away. Voice acting can be great or just outright shit. Zelda is the main offender of the shitty voice acting as well as one of the Zora VAs.

[Hiraki]

I watched some streams of the new Zelda game and it was just so unZeldalike. I felt like I was watching someone play an Oblivion mod.

I dunno, maybe it's gr8 fun but ughhhhhh the feel was so wrong.

It feels exactly like a Zelda game to me. It reminds me so much of Wind Waker, the feeling of exploration, the feeling of seeing something cool on the horizon and going to it, the feeling of finding something cool around the corner.

I told my friend that this is Wind Waker 2 if sailing was actually fun.

how's the switch?

It's a zelda machine - I'm not mad that I spent money on it (I used gift cards I had from the holidays so I can't honestly say I paid 400 dollars for zelda and 1 2 switch) but I think I will enjoy it once more games come out, especially Binding of Issac and those indie games. Was originally going to buy them for PS4/PC but after playing the Switch I would opt to buy games for the Switch rather than the PS4/PC just due to the portability aspect.

If you're someone who's always on the go, this is a great system. If you play games at home and you don't care about moving around, leave this one until it gets a price drop. The battery life is a problem if you don't have a power brick. I personally have never had a power problem.

[Hiraki]

I agree with hasdgfas - this is the first game (after Wind Waker) that I've wanted to 100%...maybe not the 900 Korok seeds though.

[Hiraki]

12 hours into Persona 5 and it is

superb

. I love how slick everything is - graphically, the music and the storyline blending. Slowly getting into the proper game which involves social links and stuff so here comes the anxiety about missing stuff and doing stuff wrong but it's just so much fun.

~55 hours here - keep enjoying it and make sure you focus on those social stats, they are harder (i.e. more points needed) than the last two games.

[Hiraki]

12 hours into Persona 5 and it is

superb

. I love how slick everything is - graphically, the music and the storyline blending. Slowly getting into the proper game which involves social links and stuff so here comes the anxiety about missing stuff and doing stuff wrong but it's just so much fun.

~55 hours here - keep enjoying it and make sure you focus on those social stats, they are harder (i.e. more points needed) than the last two games.

As in guts etc.? You're telling me, I've only got charm and intelligence up so far.

Yup, maxing out knowledge takes around 110 points. It's ridiculous.

[Hiraki]

If you want to get into the SMT games, it is very advisable that you start with a Persona game - mainly because long runs of SMT can be unbearable at first but I think the Persona charm makes it cool.

Persona 5 is making me really really excited for how the SMT 1 HD remake and SMT 5 will be on the Catherine engine.

[Hiraki]

The themes in Persona 5 are a step back to the themes found in 1, 2, and 3 (somewhat on the last one). I agree that the execution was sort of wrong in some spots but I enjoyed the change in tone.

[Hiraki]

Witcher 2 is only good because of the gimmick but I really don't think that makes it good either. Just unique

[Hiraki]

Majora's Mask is a must play. It's one of the truest unintentional hits.