Ultimate Videogame Topic 3: The Next Generation

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Post Post #1350 (ISO) » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:44 pm

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Post Post #1351 (ISO) » Wed Nov 05, 2014 4:57 am

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Has anyone checked out Hex TCG? It was kickstarted last year and just entered open beta. It was designed by people who worked on WoW trading card game and some others. It's a lot closer to MTG than hearthstone with emphasis on drafting. Not much in the way of playing against AI.
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Post Post #1352 (ISO) » Wed Nov 05, 2014 6:00 am

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Playing Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon on DS.

Solid game.
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Post Post #1353 (ISO) » Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:38 pm

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Post Post #1354 (ISO) » Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:47 pm

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that's exciting!
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Post Post #1355 (ISO) » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:12 am

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so I've been playing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellavie ... no_Sekiban and it's a lot of fun because I always wished they had done more with the LttP engine, but it's kind of disappointing at the same time. hard to explain why.
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Post Post #1356 (ISO) » Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:11 am

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In post 1352, Oman wrote:Playing Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon on DS.

Solid game.

If you haven't played Awakening yet, I'd recommend it. Really good game.
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Post Post #1357 (ISO) » Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:24 am

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I like all the FE games I've ever played, but they all kind of have their own unique flavor due to them always adding and removing mechanics and such. Awakening does some things really well, but also takes out some things that I miss (like the rock-paper-scissors magic triangle), and some people have complained about the difficulty changes (grinding is a possibility and you can have virtually unlimited reclasses, vs not in most other FE games).

So mostly I'd say that if those changes would bother you, go play FE 7 and 8. They're originally for GBA but easily emulated if you can't track down a hard copy. If they don't bother you, go play Awakening for sure.
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Post Post #1358 (ISO) » Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:40 am

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I am also a huge FE fan, and have liked all of them except Shadow Dragon, which feels super clunky to me after playing the newer games.

Don't play FE8(Sacred Stones) if you dislike being able to grind. Sacred Stones had that as well with the two towers or whatever they were called.
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Post Post #1359 (ISO) » Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:29 am

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Oh yeahhh. Still has the magic triangle though IIRC, and reclassing is limited.
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Post Post #1360 (ISO) » Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:35 am

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I bought Shadow Dragon for like $15 clearance. It was fun for the first play around but I eventually got lazy and thus it was difficult to progress. Since then I've been able to commit to actually beating it.
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Post Post #1361 (ISO) » Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:27 am

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In post 1357, esuriospiritus wrote:I like all the FE games I've ever played, but they all kind of have their own unique flavor due to them always adding and removing mechanics and such. Awakening does some things really well, but also takes out some things that I miss (like the rock-paper-scissors magic triangle), and some people have complained about the difficulty changes (grinding is a possibility and you can have virtually unlimited reclasses, vs not in most other FE games).

So mostly I'd say that if those changes would bother you, go play FE 7 and 8. They're originally for GBA but easily emulated if you can't track down a hard copy. If they don't bother you, go play Awakening for sure.

I didn't have much of a problem for grinding because of StreetPass. I carried my DS with me to and from the school I taught at last year in England, so I would max out my streetpass on the train. It made it really easy for me to level, though I feel like you could do the same just from overworld grinds.

I will say, I really didn't like the infinite reclassing just because it made things like my Chrom and Robin hilariously OP.
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Post Post #1362 (ISO) » Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:00 pm

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so the new binding of issac is pretty cool
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Post Post #1363 (ISO) » Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:21 pm

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it seems like such a great game. I thought everyone hated it tho?
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Post Post #1364 (ISO) » Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:38 pm

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I've been watching Silent Hill Let's Plays recently. Fascinating series.

I can't believe Five Nights at Friedies 2 came out already.
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Post Post #1365 (ISO) » Wed Nov 12, 2014 2:01 am

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In post 1363, Chevre wrote:it seems like such a great game. I thought everyone hated it tho?

uhhhh who told you they hated it? that game is fucking awesome.
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Post Post #1366 (ISO) » Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:50 am

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Isn't it one of the most beloved Indie games out there?
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Post Post #1367 (ISO) » Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:02 pm

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My only complaint with Rebirth is that Danny B's soundtrack was superior.

Although the chanting chorus when you start a new run is actually super chilling so props there.

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Post Post #1368 (ISO) » Wed Nov 12, 2014 3:45 pm

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I guess I just heard someone was not happy with it and I generalized that to mean everyone.

I do think it looks super good and probably should've gone with my gut and got it when the first was on sale.
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Post Post #1369 (ISO) » Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:35 am

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the second one is FAR better. get the second one.
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Post Post #1370 (ISO) » Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:19 pm

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Wow. So I remember all the time I spent struggling to beat Dragon Slayer in F2P Runescape, until I finally did it for the first time like a year ago.

Now however, I started a new account on Halloween and beat it just now at level 36 combat. I've only been playing about 1-3 hours a day casually, a lot of which was thorough Dungeoneering and of course doing all the quests required to get the 33QP for Dragon Slayer.

It's just very shocking to see how the game has changed so much, how I can beat this so easily (I had about a full inventory of lobsters yet I used no more than ten of them). Or maybe I've just gotten wiser and more tactical about how the game works. Shrug. I still love it and will never ever let it go probably.
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Post Post #1371 (ISO) » Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:15 am

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I downloaded the new(i think) binding of isaac for free on PS4. It's p good

Does anyone here play sports games on PS4?
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Post Post #1372 (ISO) » Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:20 am

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I have a DS gathering dust. I want to remedy this. I got it unexpectedly for free a long time ago, and i can't be fussed to do any research. What should i get?
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Post Post #1373 (ISO) » Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:34 am

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DS or 3DS?
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Post Post #1374 (ISO) » Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:41 am

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In post 1371, PJ. wrote:I downloaded the new(i think) binding of isaac for free on PS4. It's p good

Does anyone here play sports games on PS4?


I've got fifa 15 and nba 2k14, but don't play them terribly often. Might get madden during Black Friday sales.
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