Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

[Dark Cloud]

I mean I also am extremely biased when it comes to Zelda, my favorite game IS Ocarina of Time. That game has numerous problems, and also sadly the best and only port of it was on the 3DS.

[Dark Cloud]

On another unrelated note I've been playing Throne & Liberty for the past bit since it recently released like...early this week or last weekend I believe. I have a few thoughts on the game so far from playing it, while I do enjoy it and think the gameplay is similar to Final Fantasy 14 in it's more fluid it lacks in some other areas functionally as do most things that are live-service these days. It goes without saying this is a Korean MMO so it has the good, and the bad that comes with most MMO's such as the impressive graphics to the egregious monetization.

First the game is very good looking even on my Ps5, and even better on a good gaming PC. It's combat is solid and more action focused like in FF14. It is generous at least with the fact it hands out free character passes that let you hop servers for no premium currency that you can buy up to two of. However on the opposite end it has a battle pass and a leveling pass both for like almost 14 bucks CAN which is what it would cost for the premium currency to buy both. You cannot earn it in game, you don't get it as a reward for leveling or progressing through the either pass. And not to mention an in-game auction house to trade items so if you LOVED Diablo you surely won't (or will) like this.

Other than that the game is great, it's a bit of a grind sometimes but it isn't unrewarding for those who aren't going to "Whale" on it. And other than the leveling pass the real money you spend on things are mainly for cosmetics. I'd recommend it if you have the time and patience for it but not if you don't like the monetization.

[Lith]

The best port for Ocarina of Time was on PC.

Decompiled.

[Gelatinous Cube]

Awww...Minish Cap is a top five for me. I love that game.

[Lith]

My overall series favorite thus far is Oracle of Seasons/Ages (played back to back with cross-over.)

Really nailed that 2D Zelda stride for me.

[Dark Cloud]

My second favorite is Link Between Worlds cause I liked Ravio and thought Lorule and the idea of a opposite dimension was cool. I know right, and Majora is pretty much that lol.

[Sky Blue]

undertale yellow. everything is just peak, especially the music.

the undertale fandom music is just fire.

[Dark Cloud]

undertale yellow. everything is just peak, especially the music.

the undertale fandom music is just fire.

@Sky Blue

Depends, some AU's suck ass. The original will always be better than anything else IMO music wise ofc. But I do like interstellar's music.

[Sky Blue]

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Depends, some AU's suck ass. The original will always be better than anything else IMO music wise ofc. But I do like interstellar's music.

@Dark Cloud

the au's, yes, they suck. but the music...

[Gelatinous Cube]

@Dark Cloud
I love A Link Between Worlds, another top 5 for sure. It was a cool take on A Link to the Past and just a real satisfying game to play overall.

[Dark Cloud]

@Dark Cloud
I love A Link Between Worlds, another top 5 for sure. It was a cool take on A Link to the Past and just a real satisfying game to play overall.

@Gelatinous Cube

I beat it on Master Mode and it was well worth my time as a kid, I really miss the 3DS and DS. The Switch is fine, though I sold mine awhile ago cause (and yeah this might be a bit controversial) I just don't think Nintendo is really putting out bangers anymore. And I don't like them as a company anymore. Also I just think Tears of the Kingdom was just not as good as BOTW. It was fun yeah, you can make cars and shit but a lot of the story, the gameplay and mechanics just felt like they were not trying anything too new.

I would have liked a new game that did something different rather than BOTW 2. And the Switch is just losing it's charm on me unfortunately. :(

[Lith]

Hider

Embrace the Sega CD Dark Cloud. It calls for you.

[Carlyle]

store.steampowered.com/app/1018130/Ca… free to keep as of right now.

[Dark Cloud]

Knights breaking blocks?! Heck yea

[Carlyle]

store.steampowered.com/app/3062930/Un… more free shit

[Carlyle]

omni movement fucking sucks

"press crtl + shift + wasd" yeah lemme just put in the konami code in the middle of a firefight

[SleepingSilence]

Northern Journey: I enjoyed the vast majority of this game. Sudden difficulty spikes notwithstanding. But the quicksave button was a lifesaver. (The haunted glacier level & glider part sucked. And I could’ve done without 2 or 3 of the final five boss fights in the end game.) Hard to recommend to just anyone. But it’s nice to enjoy an FPS for once.

Overbowed: The things the game does get right (like little character interactions and health upgrades to reward exploration), doesn’t save it from being a little mediocre overall. Bosses aren’t fun to fight, and I really dislike how the map is designed to be one color/unable to be viewed in its entirety. (No custom map markers either. And for a metroidvania…that’s an odd choice to make.)

Dead Island 2: The gorey-looking combat and decent multiplayer doesn’t really save this game from being just okay either. As the plot and characters (and their dialogue) are pretty bad. And I got a little sick of how often it spammed enemies behind you & how long it took to kill literally everything.

I Wani Hug That Gator: No, it’s not actually a lewd game. Has genuinely good characters, and decent dialogue that lets you engage with the teenage melodrama of a plot. I don’t usually play visual novel games like this. But the internet (and the heaps of praise it gave this) got this one right.

Gris: I gave this one a try. But it was a very boring experience. Play something like Omno instead of this.

Nimbusfall: Just a bad arcade boss rush, that might be a little better with a friend. But I didn’t have one to play it with. So the simple one button combat and bad enemy hitboxes made me not want to finish this.

I’m very much enjoying Perennial Order. (Though I did want to play its Co-Op. I’m flying solo atm.) Though I’ve heard that it’s a bit of a “Boss Walk/Crawl”, because it has a lot of downtime between its fights. But the bleak world is nice to look at, and the character interactions are interesting. So I certainly haven’t minded it yet.

I will attempt to play more of Darkwood too. Because it really does have a nice spooky atmosphere. But its controls seem strangely unresponsive. (Especially with my mouse.) Maybe I’ll try using a controller instead?

Regardless, I'm getting closer to completing my last Christmas purchases. So I'll have plenty of room for more new games...

[mickilennial]

I like Manor Lords.

[Carlyle]

new totally spies game unironically good