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Threads of Fate. This game is pretty bad. If they gave Rue's mechanics to Mint, it could have been a videogame, but instead you're forced to choose between a terrible game with a fun story or a competent game with a boring story.
I tapped out during Mint's side-scrolling stages a couple hours in. I don't think I'm going back.
Demon's Souls (PS3)
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It's taken me quite awhile to come up the curve on this game as the initial stages are just brutal and like the games of old, it tells you nothing of how the mechanics of combat and the worlds really work so sharing strategies with other gamers is likely the intent of the developers and without it, I would think most gamers would quit very early on. Anyhow, after grinding forever, completely cleared Stonefang Tunnel, Tower of Latria and Shrine of Storms. Hoping to clear the game over the coming weekend.
Blazeon (arcade, 1992/Atlus): This shooter is easy to mistake for an R-Type clone at first (even graphically, the art style isn't that far off), except for the capture system. Instead of limited capture balls like G. Darius, the ship fires a probe that can hijack certain enemies to transform into them. That's necessary to get far, since its default form has a weakass peashooter and will die in one hit. Some alternate forms can take 2 hits before reverting.
Stage 2's boss battle features an R-Type style mothership. Is THAT the stage boss? No. When it goes down, it will drop... SURPRISE! It's a clone of the three-part boss from R-Type stage 4, only kitted with different weapons. Hopefully your ship is morphed, because it'll take forever to total this with the vanilla shot. Even though it may be lacking in originality except for the capture system, Blazeon is worth a look.
Been playing Max Anarchy (finishing up some post-game stuff, trying to play online), Resident Evil Zero, and Legends of Grimrock.
I don't know who told me RE Zero was bad. It's pretty cool so far. Grimrock is going kinda slow, though.
That series has suffered a lot of revisionist history.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tain
Dark Blood - It's an online F2P side-scrolling beat 'em up like Dungeon Fighter Online, but uses 3D graphics, has controller support, and has a worse translation. I was in the closed beta but they didn't have controller support so I didn't bother with it, but it went into open beta today with half-assed controller support so I started playing (half-assed because while the combat is fine there's a lot of menu and UI selections that still need to be chosen with the mouse). There's four classes which can each go into one of two specialties at level 20, and the fighting is pretty decent. There's obviously a lot less content than DFO has but it's nice to have an alternative.
PSO2 - I was playing this until maintenance started a few minutes ago, I'm up to level 6 and starting to encounter some tougher foes. There was giant gorilla-like enemy about three times my height that knocked me out a few times until I was able to bring him down, and I'm hoping the game starts to pick up the pace and put in more stuff like that. This game seems a little more of a grind than I was expecting for the levels, but that's probably just from being away from PSO for so long.
FFXIV - Two jobs max level, another one did 1-25 last night from getting power-leveled for a couple hours.
FFXI - Played some more, going to see if I can get something max level before I stop again. I keep meaning to put in more time but even with all the extra content it's almost painful to go back to after XIV, since they're just similar enough to warrant comparisons but XIV just stomps it into the ground with so many quality of life and UI improvements. I still need to figure out some proper macros for targeting in groups, the ones I looked up weren't working today.
Persona 2, Monster World IV, and now THIS? I don't know who you are anymore. I don't think i ever did in the first place. I just can't. Just CAN'T.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Robot Bit Me
I thought I liked or would like all of those games. I don't know what's happening to me.
I took a little break from Famicoming to try a new method of cleaning the cart slot on my CMVS, which has always been problematic and picky about loading games. As a test I popped in Garou MOTW since it has always been problematic, and I forgot how damn GOOD this game is. I also, strangely, seem to be better at it than I used to be, I'm probably using new tactics from playing lots of SF4 a while back.
Alien vs. Predator (arcade) - 2554400/Stage 7 on 1 credit
Played as Predator Warrior on defaults.
One of Capcom's best beat-em-ups, with a fun combo system. Predator Warrior's short slide is good for more than kicking downed enemies- it cancels nicely into the flying kick (down, up+attack) for a nice OTG.
The cancellation of the Sega 32X version really bit hard. With Sega holding the AvP license now, they should hit up M2 and Capcom to get this onto XBL/PSN.
Thanks to Team Tochiro for this vid. There's even 2P & 3P combos here. I love the part where the Predator Hunter juggles 2 discs.