No.12736
What have you been playing recently?
The last thing I played was DS, it was my fifth and last time completing it. It's a good game, but I don't wanna play it so much that I get sick of it.
No.12737
>>12736
I dont play much vidya.
Currently Im playing FF1 (Nes version)
No.12739
I've been playing a mixture of games, but the main one I'm playing at the moment is Nier. Since 2 got announced I thought I'd play through it again and actually finish the sidequests. I have one left but holy fuck it's the most tedious shit to do and it's to do with growing flowers.
Thanks for this thread OP, /v/ has me depressed.
No.12743
>>12739
You're welcome, friend.
No.12745
I am grabbing the remaining endings and other cheevos in Neptunia Re;birth 1 and 2.
I've also been into PSX stuff since I got a PS2 this year. Been really enjoying Ace Combat, I've halfway through 5 now.
No.12748
I can't seem to enjoy games anymore, at all. I don't know why. I've played less than 20 hours this entire year. I guess I've gotten my fair share of it during childhood or something.
No.12750
>>12748
Same.
I remember the last game I really enjoyed tho, it was Limbo.
No.12752
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>>12736
Mostly replaying a few games, haven't played too much for the first time
>Blood II
Finally got it to work on Windows 7, it was fun but the difficulty balancing is awful
>FEAR
Dunno why I didn't play it earlier, it's pretty fun to be honest
>007 Nightfire
It's James Bond Half-Life, basically, it's not bad but it's not that good either
That's about it, dunno what I'm going to play after those.
No.12753
>>12750
Oh I played that last year I think, I expected nothing as I got it for free but it turned out to be pretty nice and comfy. I don't think I finished it so maybe I'll do it now.
No.12755
Been trying to finish my KMS, no damage, no upgrades run on God Hand, though I think I might be overextending myself since I'm not good enough to finish it without struggling in one stage for a few hours.
Also replaying Red Dead Redemption. This is my 6th time playing it over again, I think. I love this game so much
No.12756
I just bought a new video card so I'm planning to go on a Skyrim modding rampage next week.
No.12762
Last things I've played were:
Metal gear solid ground zeroes
Insurgency
And way before those, Valkyria Chronicles
But I haven't played much the last few days.
No.12763
>made a new friend recently
>really happy about it tbh, they're really nice
>playing CS:GO comp for the first time because my friend wanted me to
>first half I did well, defused the bomb as the last survivor twice
>everyone was being lovely to me saying i did a good job and stuff
>second half I messed up a bit by killing someone who was defusing the bomb just a moment too late
>everyone turned on me and started being mean
>tried to noscope someone as last survivor because i was behind him and he was oblivious
>died
>everyone got savage as fuck and kicked me
>friend wouldn't reply for a while and now is acting distant
No.12764
>>12763
just remember anon,there's plenty of people that aren't that shitty.
No.12767
>>12763
People get pretty angry about silly mistakes made by random players they find on lobbies.
Pretty much the exact same thing happened to me when I got invited to a L4D session by a friend.
Though to be honest after that my opinion of him changed, never joined him again.
No.12768
>>12767
People taking things too seriously kills fun like nothing else.
No.12771
>>12763
CS:GO has a really, really bad community. I'd wait a few days to see how your friend reacts, hopefully he gets over it.
If you still enjoy playing the game then I'll gladly join you in competitive (if you're in the US, internet is too bad for international), though be forewarned I'm not super good
No.12774
>>12768
It's a byproduct of the ranking system. No one wants to drop down after working hard to climb up.
>>12767
>L4D
Or maybe not.
Getting mad at someone for getting you killed by faked zombies is kinda real silly.
No.12780
>>12771
im from bongbong tbh but i dont think im gonna go back to competitive anytime soon cuz the only reason i did it in the first place was for him and i didnt enjoy it much but it gives you lots of xp
No.12813
I play a lot of f2p grindfests and spend money on them. Planetside 2 is my go to game right now. SOE/Daybreak is a flawed company, but the game is still fun. The community is dying, so I'm getting what I can out of it.
I was playing World of Tanks one day, and suddenly got messaged by someone from 8/v/. He had seen a video I posted, and remembered my name from it. After talking for a bit and deciding he wasn't a creepy stalker, we grouped up and played for a few hours. I never have anyone to play with, so that was nice (I hope I didn't hold him back). It was the last thing I would have expected to happen. Problem was I was bored with the game, so I just couldn't be bothered to sign back on. I hope he doesn't think I blocked him or something. I may have been hiding, too. Not sure. Someone actively wanting to play with me is so rare it's off-putting.
I have to finish up Dark Messiah of Might & Magic. Not sure why, but I always stop playing a game when I get close to the end. Terrible habit.
No.12814
>>12780
Competitive is only fun if you're an expert at the game. You're not allowed to make any mistakes. Some people have that mindset even in casual modes. I quit playing MOBAs because of that.
No.12824
I've been playing Splinter Cell blacklist. Having never played splinter cell before, I quite like it.
also had one go at the co-op, it seemed kinda cool. maybe I will do that again. Does anyone else play multiplayer with internet people on PS3? Most of you all seem to be PC gamers with Steam and stuff…
I also recently booted up Open Arena, reminding me of good times past in Quake 3.
>>12748
That's sad. Do you have other hobbies? I abandoned my childhood pastime of reading, but only because games took its place.
>>12762
>Valkyria Chronicles
that game was amazing. I played it not long ago. It's up there with my top games now. I never really realised these turned based games could actually have a story.
No.12826
>>12824
I've been meaning to play that. Alright, after Dark Messiah I'm going to play Valkyria Chronicles.
No.12832
I haven't played any vidya lately. They all bore me after a few hours every time, I hate it.
No.12839
>>12824
>Do you have other hobbies?
Yeah, a few, namely drawing. I used to read a lot too but games eventually took over.
I just can't help but feel like I should be doing something more productive if I'm playing. Which doesn't make sense considering how much I waste time on chans. But I just can't get immersed in it anymore.
No.12852
>>12839
your new pastime is posting on chans
embrace it!
No.12870
>>12748
I think it just happens with age, I too have been noticing a slight decrease in interest in most of my hobbies.
No.13468
>>13462
Of all people in the vidya industry, it's him who dies early.
No.13483
>>13468
The good ones always die early.
No.13485
>>13462
I got this news via Smash 4 online. Two people had their tags as IWATA and RIPIWATA. When I read the 2nd tag it hit me.
I had no will to fight out the match. Rest in peace.
No.13486
>>13485
I'm distracting myself with vidya to not think about it.
No.13488
>>13486
I'm a lazy cunt and use video games to distract myself from duties and responsibilities.
For once I'm gonna use work to distract me from vidya. I'm a Nintendo peasant anyways so gaming will not distract me from this news.
No.13489
>>13485
Wait what what wha
I didn't know
the tears are coming
No.14276
im playing like 2 games atm and both the endings got spoiled for me somehow
No.14277
No.14579
Been rotating between Transistor, Ikaruga and Love Live! School Idol Project.
No.14620
>>14277
valkyrie chronicals and the other wasnt a game but was actually an anime and it was berserk
No.14632
>ctrl+f "Isaac"
>no results
This game is easily 10/10 for me.
No.14664
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Can't stop playing Victoria 2, never gets old. Different countries, different outcomes, you don't even have to do anything and The World always looks extremely different.
No.14710
What would you recommend for someone who hasn't played vidya for the last two years?
No.14715
>>14710
It really depends on what kind of games you like, but I'd suggest a classic you can't go wrong with. Pic very related
No.14719
>>14715
Nice, I remember playing that 9 years ago. But I was looking for something more modern, the genre doesn't really matter.
No.14721
>>14719
Well if you like FPSs I like Red Orchestra2/Rising storm. If you like Grand strat, I'd go with Total war or any of the Paradox games, under RTS I'd say Men of War or Sins of a Solar Empire. If you want a relaxing game where you don't have to think to much about it, I'd say Euro Truck sim2, or, city builders like the new Tropicos, Cities Skyline, and Banished, or cozy games like Kerbal Space Program, and Space Engineers (Personal favorite). All these games I have on or are available on Steam.
No.14736
>>14721
>Men of War
>Ro2
>Paradox Games
Why and how did /kind/'s taste become so good?
No.14740
Not the /kind/est game, but I find the Tactical RTS to be refreshing and thought-provoking.
>>12763
Try CS:S, the community is a bit more mature. still a fun game.
>>14664
Do you get to fight Zulus as well?
Damn shame
>>12745
psp is love, psp is life
>>14715
Good stuff
>>14736
IKR? You would expect things like dating sims
and Japanese imports. no offense, /kind/
/kind/ should be called /k/ind now.
No.14758
>>14740
>Do you get to fight Zulus as well?
You can be them or fight them.
No.14799
>most of the games listed are Western
I'm just surprised, what with this being a weeb-friendly board. Not that I care, a good game's a good game.
No.14803
>>14799
I like anime but I'm not a Eastern culture/Japanese Otaku anime obsessed weeb.
No.14805
I'm currently playing a Touhou mod for Civilization IV; it's kind of fun.
No.14852
>>14758
YESSSSS
>>14799
"weeb friendly" is an understatement
I am genuinely surprised as well. Perhaps i've sold /kind/ short as of late, and I apologize for it. gif unrelated.
No.14938
I've been playing some old school runescape, but most of the time I'm just afking magic. Other than that I play counter-strike to kill time.
No.14952
I've been playing a lot of Warframe lately and Shantae: Risky's Revenge. I don't have too much time for vidya these days, but those are quick to pickup and play and quick to put away again.
No.14970
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>ctrl+f
>No Doom mods
>No Monster Hunter
You disappoint me /kind/.
No.14978
>>14710
>>14799
I'm a Nintendo peasant so I don't really give recommendations unless someone already has a N console or is looking into buying one.
Also I don't usually give recommendations to people who don't game or who have given it up. Your life is probably more productive than a regular /v/irgin so why would I fuck with that?
Anyways my recommendations are
Tales of the Abyss
SMT4
Fire Emblem Awakening
Link between worlds
Resident Evil Revelations
Super Mario 3D Land
Super Mario 3D World
Bayonetta
Splatoon
Mario Kart 8
Smash 4
No.15202
>played Vanilla WoW on a very small and comfy private server
>shut down a couple of days ago because of a Cease and Desist from Blizzard
There goes my main holiday activity.
No.15205
No.15216
The Tony Hawk games. They are fantastic to just go around and get high combos and scores. They have awesome soundtracks too.
No.15225
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No.15430
I'm replaying dark souls 2 and half-hife 2.
No.15484
>>15225
who is this semen demon?
No.15489
>>15484
I don't know, but I think it's cool that /kind/ showed up on the reverse image search. http://4zip.pw/l/1p
No.15491
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>>15484
Nevermind I found it for you, friend.
Gita from Granblue Fantasy
No.15777
The most recent game I played was the DS version of My Sims, pretty comfy game.
Also been playing some Doom, which I just started a few days ago.
No.15806
>>15777
I've always disliked sims and racing games tbh
No.15820
>>15806
I don't blame you, the games are not for everyone. There the kind of games that have flaws but makes them up by overall feel of the games. If you don't feel like spending time with sims then there really isn't much that it can offer you
What sort of games did you play recently?
No.15821
>>15820
This is me >>15430
DS2 is disappointing even with the dlc, but I'm having a lot of fun playing Half-Life again.
No.15827
I'm playing Fate/Extra and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon right now.
No.15829
>>15821
Glad to hear you're having a good time with it.
No.15830
Currently playing through a neat puzzle game called The Talos Principle
It's making me question what it's like to be human, which I suppose is the point of the game.
No.15835
Bloodborne and Bastion. Mostly been playing those two. Finished Bastion today and got Gascoigne in Bloodborne on my second try.
Apparently, I got gud.
No.15841
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>>15830
I still find it strange that the guys behind Serious Sam made that game
>>15835
Bastion's soundtrack is the shit
No.15866
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I have been playing the Atelier games recently.
Also MGS for the first time.
No.15877
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The Thrasher: Skate & Destroy soundtrack is the shit.
This song somehow got through uncensored in a T for Teen game.
No.15883
>>12748
>>12870
Me too.
Either I'm getting old, or the increasing trend of online gaming is just too high paced for me; everything seems to be a competition nowadays.
Moreover, the shitty political and social going ons in the gaming industry puts me off of vidya even more. It's just so exhausting, I just want to play simple things that make me happy so why make such a big deal out of it?
>found my old GBA in my storage room along with some of my old gamepaks recently
>still works
>Super Mario World
>mfw remembered about Iwata and what happened recently while playing what essentially is the game of my childhood
Fucking hell.
No.15909
>Liru cancelled
Fuck! I don't like big tits, but that game was important. I want Japanese porn makers to cater to the west more, but they think we're all pirates (we are, but personally it's because I can't read moon). That game could have sold well over here, and encouraged even more western sales.
No.17444
>Dark Souls
Accidentally hit the blacksmith aggroing him so I have to restart
>Darkest Hour
PTSD losing friends
Pic related (cause this is what it feels like)
No.17448
>>17444
>Accidentally hit the blacksmith aggroing him so I have to restart
There's an NPC that will fix that. You just have to pay them. Think they're at the Gargoyle bell tower.
How's the online community these days? Getting many invasions still?
No.17449
>>17448
its 46000 for me to unaggro him
Its iffy. Not really (thank god)
No.17451
>>17448
>How's the online community these days?
Not him, but the forest hunters covenant is still pretty active. But like half of the people I invade are modders so it can be kind of annoying sometimes.
No.17457
>>17448
The only people you'll still find playing playing it are the hardcore PvP veterans that have been playing since release.
They all went back to it because they found the PvP in 2 and BB sub-par compared to it.
No.17460
>>17449
I can't remember if that's a lot. I'd probably prefer to pay that than restart completely. I hate losing progress.
>>17451
>>17457
That's what I figured. 2 really was disappointing. Sounds like it split the community, too.
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>>17457
B-but the fashion souls!
No.17466
>>17460
I enjoy the pvp, but the pve, level design and story are terrible.
No.17492
>>17460
I didn't enjoy it as much as Demon's and DkS1. I played through those two games dozens of times, and only played through 2 once.
Honestly, I still haven't played the DLCs for it, either. I wouldn't say it split the community. When DkS1 first came out, the same thing happened and Demon's Souls PvP purists when back to it and started talking smack about DkS1's PvP.
You'll always have "that" group of people among competitive communities in video games. It's the same thing with 3rd Strike purists and tournament USF4 players, and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite players only playing that single game because they feel the newer games are too easy, or something to that effect.
No.17495
Currently steaming Jackbox Party Pack if anyone's interested in joining in. Jump on in to the steam group chat if you want to be a part of it
No.17497
>>17495
Never mind! Done for tonight, if you want to play either chill in the group chat or watch this thread and I'll post here if we start up again!
No.17512
>>17497
>watch this thread and I'll post here if we start up again!
That's a good idea. I know there's been interesting in organizing games in a thread.
No.17548
A few days ago I preordered MGS5 Phantom Pain :^)
No.17551
Minecraft! I was never super interested in it, but new neighbors moved in recently and their young son loves it, so I play with him and give him resources, cook food, and do other /kind/ things. It's my only social outlet other than this website.
>>12762
>Valkyria Chronicles
This game hits me right in the feels. I cried so hard at multiple points in the story. I could never deal with my "regular" troops dying either; I'd rather just reload than keep going after having lost someone dear to me, even if they only exist in a video game.
No.17553
>>17507
I've popped in a couple of times, the Steam Group is pretty nice. Be sure to say hi to A Wood though when he's there, he'll appreciate it.
No.17557
I feel bad for messing up the good taste trend, but I've been playing Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea. Mogeko games are great before or after a long day at work.
No.17562
>>17557
Never heard of them. Are they bad games?
No.17575
>>17495
Will be doing this again in about 30 minutes time. (11PM NZST)
If you're wanting in, we'll be playing Drawful and/or Fibbage if we get enough people. You don't even need to buy anything to join, you just need a phone or you can use your internet browser!
I'll make another post here when/if we start, so keep checking here or jump in the steam chat to keep updated. This is all reliant on how many people we get, probably a minimum of 4 and we'll start it up.
No.17603
>>15771
Because we're not interested in Marine Biology, Jotaro. You can stare at Dolphins by yourself.
No.17650
>>17562
I really enjoy them, but they're moe and don't focus on gameplay, so I assumed they'd be considered bad by default.
No.17711
Tried Skyforge this week. A f2p instanced MMO made by Russians. Needless to say, it has some flaws. Not very challenging, or at least not yet.
>>17492
>When DkS1 first came out, the same thing happened and Demon's Souls PvP purists when back to it and started talking smack about DkS1's PvP.
I forgot about that. I play on PC, so that wasn't a crowd I paid any attention to.
No.18035
>>17603
Don't disrespect dolphins, I spent plenty of time staring at my Dolphin. I've actually been replaying Resident Evil 0 lately to get my survival horror fix.
No.18047
>>17575
>Waiting intensifies
No.18071
>>18047
My bad! Didn't get enough people so it never happened. Should've posted here but I forgot to. We can definitely do it again sometime though, I recently got a lot of spare time which is great.
Also, just for future sessions, how early in advance do you guys want a notification? Can't really commit to a set time each week, so that's kind of out of the question.
No.18074
Video games are too complicated for me. I'm not very good at playing, but I like to. I have a Commodore 64 that I'm playing X-Out on currently. It's an easy system because there's only one button.
No.18075
>>17495
>>18074
This is a good way to get into some fun party games if you want. Very simple stuff.
No.18077
>>18075
I don't have Steam because it's too complicated for me and I don't understand it. It's like online video games or something? I like tower defence games on Kongregate sometimes.
No.18079
>>18077
You don't even need that for this, you can just use your internet browser on your computer or your phone. One person streams it so that everyone can see the question, and the rest all connect like I mentioned. If you can watch a stream and use the internet, you can play this.
No.18081
>>18079
OK, grand! Do I use the link for the Steam Group? How do I watch the video?
No.18083
>>18081
It's not up just yet, I'll post in here and/or in the steam group when I start it up. It's just a little awkward with time zones.
Gotta wait for probably at least 4-5 people for it to get really good. I'll keep you posted!
No.18085
>>18083
Thanks, Anon, looking forward to it!
No.18122
I kind of want to mess around on ARK, but it seems like a pain without a tribe. The people I was playing with just wanted to be on a private server, which took some of the fun out of it.
No.18147
>>18035
I don't care what anyone says. I loved my Gamecube.
No.18150
Does anyone play The Old Republic?
No.18151
>>18147
yeah same, I copped a lot of flak back in the day from the sony fanboys, but I enjoyed playing games like Pikmin and Mario Sunshine.I picked up a ps2 much later and caught up on all the games I missed though
What games did you used to play on the cube?
No.18161
I've been playing a lot of TF2 again after taking a 3 week break. Also been playing Final Fantasy Tactics: A2, it's really fun!
No.18197
>>18161
>Final Fantasy Tactics: A2
The penalties for breaking the law were more tolerable in this game, the first one's was just annoying
No.18219
>>18197
>breaking the law.
No.18224
World of Warcraft!
For so many hours every day!
I was making soooo much gold (basically the only thing to do this expansion).
Then I got super bored of it all of a sudden, with like 15 days left on my sub, which is a shame.
I guess I can level another character to max level in that time.
But now I'm preparing to play Skyrim again! It's been about a year since I played it obsessively so my burnout has passed.
No.18257
Anyone in here play Endless Legend? I'm terrible at these kinds of games but it looks like fun so I want to try to learn.
No.18309
>>18151
Friends and I were always looking for multiplayer stuff. We played Melee every day, but sometimes we'd throw in other stuff like Double Dash. One game we liked (that wasn't an exclusive" was Operation Desert Storm. A fun shooter before COD came along and ruined everything.
No.18332
>>18257
I've recently just started playing Endless Legend. I'm playing as the mannequin cultists right now, and just trying to get a handle on things like the tech tree, unit armament upgrades and enslaving natives assimilating other cultures. As a game, it does seem pretty easy to get into, especially if you've played the Civilization beforehand, I'd say they're around the same difficulty.
No.18340
>>18332
Those guys look fun to play. I've been playing the self harming mages, but I've never played anything like civ before and slowly but surely my points end up low and by late game I get pushed out of the match. It's hard trying to understand what to aim for and what's not worth pursuing. I guess it'll come with time.
Would you be interested in a multiplayer game sometime? I've never gotten the chance to try a game with other people yet.
No.18367
>>18340
I'd like to play with you, but I'm a sea dog with salt water running through my veins who hasn't used his ground legs in some time now, so multiplayer isn't going to work.
Unfortunately, I don't have any particular advice for winning since I have yet to finish my first game, just little things like making sure you found cities in areas where they can access the most high production tiles, and making sure your economy can support your military while still building up a nice surplus for emergencies.
No.18417
>>17548
Now I am downloading it. Still about 2 hours left. God damn
No.18498
I rotate between csgo wargame and old school runescape. Been wanting to play more VNs lately but I can't find the motivation to pick one up
No.18526
>>18498
we should play csgo mate. whats your name
No.18528
downloaded ffXXIII on steam. In a box at the bottom was a message from 8-chan's /v/. It said 'Have fun playing in a straight line, friendgot'
yeah they were pretty much right
No.18529
>>18528
>>friendgot
No they were not that kindly I'm afraid. lol
No.18530
>>18528
I was so disappointed with FFXIII I never bothered to finish it. It was pretty much 'Press X to win' and maybe change roles every few minutes. Easily the worst game in the series.
No.18542
I finished playing Ghost Trick for the first time the other day. I was mostly into it since people were saying the twists were similar to the anime Punchline but it sill managed to surprise me a few times. I had a lot of fun with it.
Do you guys know any other good puzzle/mystery games like it for the DS?
No.18569
>>18542
You could try 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors although it's more like a VN with puzzles.
No.18635
>>18542
There are a few puzzle/mystery games for the DS.
There is Hotel Dusk, along with its sequel Last Window, both feature an ex-cop doing his detective thing. Both have very good stories, and have a light film noir feel. Thinking about these two, I should get around to replaying them.
Theresia is a thriller themed adventure game, where you play as an amnesiac who wakes up in a dungeon full of traps. Movement is made in typical dungeon crawler fashion, and when you get to any areas of interest, you are presented with a picture n the bottom screen which you tap to interact with things, some of which are trapped and can hurt you.
Another Code: Two memories is another puzzle game, but I never got into it, so I can't vouch for it.
Flower, Sun and Rain is a puzzle game developed by Suda51, the guy that made Killer7, No More Heroes and Killer is Dead, so the story gets confusing and abstract at times. It's about a private detective that get's called out to an island resort to investigate some problems they are having. The music is nice, consisting of remixes of various classical pieces.
As >>18569 Mentions 999 is a good one, the only problem would be that trying to discover the true route on your own will have you replaying the puzzles repeatedly, which gets boring, so try playing it twice(or maybe it was 3 times) on your own to go through all the different puzzles, then use a guide to get the endings you want to see, as your dialogue choices along with which combination of puzzles you pick will determine which ending you get.
Fug, I almost forgot to mention the Phoenix Wright series. If you haven't played it, you play as a lawyer, and in order to protect your client, you investigate crime scenes for evidence, then use that in court to expose any contradictions and blatant lies in the prosecution's assertions.
I wish there were more English puzzle VNs
No.18979
I beat three games within the last week: NOTAHERO, Alpha Protocol, and Call of Juarez: Gunslinger. Currently I've been switching it up between Dirty Bomb (The only game I've been able to play with /v/ on) and Rust (I only play because I know a coworker who plays it and he's the only one I can play games with)
Lately I've been kinda sad because my friends are too busy or going away and aren't able to play games, or even talk about them. So I'll end up beating a game and then have no one to talk about it with and be stuck with these memories and no one to talk to. It kind of sucks.
No.18981
I've been playing Spelunky on my computer these past three months. Kind of a hard game but it was worth playing because I finally beat the final boss a few days ago.
Been thinking of playing a Metroid game since I've never played one yet.
No.18982
Not much, mainly getting my giant robot fix with Super Robot Wars. I just finished L (really easy) OG 2 (pretty good and above average difficulty) and Alpha Gaiden (fun as hell, with some neat voice units).
Currently going into Alpha 1.
No.18986
>>18635
I picked up Hotel Dusk and I'll into the others when I'm done with that. Thanks.
No.18988
I've been playing Pokemon ORAS lately. Mostly so I can get back to PvP.
Regarding the game itself, it is really lackluster. I seriously have no idea what happened at Gamefreak during this Generation but even XY itself was a very disappointing games and so are ORAS as both game and even as a remake.
I know Gamefreak are very incompetent developers but this is a brand new kind of idiocy from them. What I wouldn't give for Pokemon to be given to more competent people. It's a franchise ripe with potential but sorely wasted right now.
No.18990
This game is not /kind/ friends. But I love how depressing it is, it really shows that games can be serious. I just wished they could have finished making Dead Island 2 but sadly they went bankrupt. Rip in peace.
i almost started crying at the big fuck up
No.19017
>>18979
>So I'll end up beating a game and then have no one to talk about it with and be stuck with these memories and no one to talk to
I know this feeling, except my friends aren't really into video games to the same extent that I am, so I can't tell them about getting good at Contra or anything like that since they only play Fifa
>>18981
I'd play Super Metroid first, that's what I did and I enjoyed it immensely
>>18986
>picked up Hotel Dusk
Don't you have an R4 card? I do but I prefer buying physical copies of games, that's why I imported a copy of Knights in the Nightmare and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey for £20 each and this was last year
No.19026
>>19017
I prefer physical if I can get for a reasonable price. I just have a collector's itch or something.
No.19095
>>18988
>XY itself was a very disappointing games
How so? I thought X was the most polished game in the series so far, plus it had some pretty cool Pokemon, pic related.
No.19413
>>12736
is it naughty if i pirate arrg videogames instead of just buying them lol?
i want some stuff but im scared that ill get arrested and ill get in trouble
No.19440
>>19413
It's been seven years since I began my voyage, and the landlubbers have yet to get me.
If you like a product, please support the developers.
No.20519
>>17457
I'm going to try to make an INT build in dark souls. Any tips on which spells to use in PvP?
No.20521
>>20519
Homing Crystal Soulmass, Dark Bead and Pursuers. They become infinitely better if you have a laggy connection, too.
The rest of the sorceries in the game are shit. Unless you want to go for a buff hybrid and use CMW.
No.20525
>>20521
Thanks for the advice, friend.
No.20536
>>20525
Don't mention it, bud.
Just a few more things to note, don't forget your Crown of Dusk and don't go past 50 INT. Magic damage slightly stops scaling after that. Hell, even 40 INT is a good break point.
No.20559
Who owns Guns of Icarus and wants to form a crew?
No.20561
Just bought my kid this game.
Hatsune Miku Project Mirai DX
No.20562
>>12763
lol sounds about right
No.20565
>>20559
Have there been any big changes to that game? Think I played it about a year ago.
No.20566
>>20565
I wouldn't have a clue. I played awhile back too. I mean, it looks the same but I had fun last time at least.
No.20568
>>20561
Are you going to try it?
No.20570
>>20568
I honestly prob will not play the game as I don't have a 3DS of my own. Perhaps I will play if my kid is having trouble with it.
No.20592
>>12736
I just got done playing some Nuclear Throne, though I'm getting even worse at it, which is making me sad. I used to be halfway decent, but… For some reason I just can't do that well anymore.
Besides that, I've been playing some Smash 4, which I also have waning degrees of talent playing.
I should be programming MY game, but I just haven't given myself the desire to do so lately. It's pretty shit. The game probably will be, too.
No.20595
I have that classic problem of wanting more games but not having the motivation to play what I have. Right now more specifically if I do get in the mood to play a game I tell myself I gotta grind my crap up in Splatoon even though it'll never be perfect or whatever. That disc jusg aint coming out anytime soon. Enough people here to warrant giving that squad battle thing a try?
No.20655
Trying to gauge interest in a Jackbox Party/Cards Against Humanity night.
If we get enough people, I'll stream it to hitbox or twitch or something and we can all make a night of it. However, thanks to stream delay, the only two games we can play from Jackbox are Drawful and Fibbage. We could make a Skype call or something as well, if all goes well. We really need about 4 people to get this thing going, so make sure to speak up if you want this to happen. NO ONE ELSE NEEDS TO OWN THE GAME. YOU PLAY THROUGH YOUR INTERNET BROWSER.
I'd probably be hosting it this Friday around 8pm New Zealand time, hopefully this works. We can change this later though, if needed.
pic related: last time we played
No.20717
>>20655
I play Jackbox games regularly with some friends online. Hitbox is absolutely fine for it, the delay is only a couple of seconds at worst, so you can play anything (Though only Quiplash, Drawful and Fibbage are worthwhile).
I'm up for more.
No.20728
I really enjoy playing Smash, specifically Project M, and to a lesser extend Melee. I wish I had more people to play PM with, but I guess that's what happens when you barely have any friends.
Not one of those assholes who'll just denounce Brawl and Smash 4 completely, I had tons of fun with both, but it's what I enjoy most right now.
No.20736
>Phantom Pain
Welp, it sure was dissapointing story wise and the gameplay gets repetitive due to the repeated missions.
I still had fun but its not what I expected.
No.20795
>>20728
I played melee competitively for the two years before last summer. Then I started playing 64. I play PM a bit, but only when 64/melee are unavailable.
No.20828
Wildstar whenever I can actually log in. I love the game, but goddamn.
No.20829
>>20828
Hmm, is it difficult?
No.20840
>>20828
Tried making an account for that since it went F2P, but the authentication link doesn't even load.
No.20844
I just started Undertale which is pretty fun. I want to hug Papyrus. I also play a lot of Payday 2 but that's not great without friends.
No.20845
>>20844
Undertale is my current GOTY.
Love that thing
Also, I'll play payday with you, friend.
No.20848
No.20895
How to make friends in video games.
No.20896
>>20873
>>20895
>bullying
Well, at least it's humorous bullying.
No.20918
>>20829
Yeah, it's a tough game. They've made the barrier to getting into content incredibly easy, but it still seems to be challenging.
>>20840
It seems to be better now; give it a shot.
No.20926
>>20918
Tried it again, made an account but now it fails to download a file and throws an error. This is going great so far!
No.20964
>>20873
Truly a master of his craft
No.21006
>>20964
His second life videos are pretty great too.
I love his reactions to everything though, he's so calm in every situation.
No.21093
>>21006
>I love his reactions to everything though, he's so calm in every situation.
Yeah, that's the best.
>OK
No.21094
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>>21093
>Can you hear me?
>Is my mic working?
>Hello?
No.21488
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Anyone else excited for DS3?
No.21496
>>21488
I loved DaS1 but I think From Software are really milking this series now and are going the route of ATLUS with Persona and are forgetting that they have other IPs. People have been asking for a new Armored Core game for example.
No.21553
Ive been playing ADOM
I used to play lots of ArmA and Total War
No.22928
Lately, I've been feeling less and less motivated to do things, and it's actually kind of frightened me, it's kinda just popped up, this strange unsettling feeling. I started spiderman 2 for the GameCube, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit, but I'm worried I'll just drop it, and not pick it up again for weeks upon weeks, and it'll take me months to actually beat it.
I've had this feeling for awhile (showed up maybe a couple of days ago, or so?) do you think it's good I don't play nearly as much as I used to. Should I fill my time with other activities instead?
Oh, and spiderman 2 is super fun. Combat is really nice, moving around the city feels really fluid, quick and satisfying. There's a bit of a learning curve to the game, combat wise, but i think it's easy to pick up. And there's a ton to do. I was suprised at all this, and I think anyone who's into open world stuff should give it a shot.
No.22944
>>22928
You're just getting burnt out that's all. I use to play video games all day erry day for nearly 20 years and that's a long time to do the same hobby for. I'm not saying that you should give them up forever but it's not a bad thing to put it on the back burner for a while and pick up a new hobby somewhere else. There are anons who have quit for a year or more and have come back to it with a new appreciation for it.
No.22946
What does /kind/ think of Cloud in Smash? /v/ is having a meltdown of sorts.
No.22948
>>22946
Personally I think it should have been a character from either IV, V or VI or the Black Mage
No.22950
>>22946
My friend called it a month ago, I said that there wasn't a chance.
No.22951
>>22946
Cloud is a meh. Missed opportunity. I guess.
No.22954
>>22928
Had similar feel at some point. Mostly because I felt all games are made to give me an illusion that my input makes a difference, while it's all conveniently standardized, simplified and predetermined. I just moved to browsing the Internet full time which turned to be a more fun game, less repetitive, more creative and productive with better dopamine rushes
No.22956
>>22946
/v/ is always having a meltdown, whether it's memes or announcements.
No.22968
No.22980
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Just finished RE4, and it was great. Leon was a riot.
No.22992
Everybody and their grandmother is playing fallout 4.
It probably a good game, but is it a good addition to the fallout series? A good RPG? I think not
No.22993
>>22992
>It probably a good game
Nigga what?
The game is horribly optimized and has a bunch of bugs, terrible AI, and unsatisfying gameplay.
No.22994
>>22993
Well, I know some people are having fun with the game, at least.
No.22995
blade & soul NA open beta.
It's been OK so far I guess, but FGM style "button combos" on a PC game when you have the whole keyboard seems really really stupid.
No.22996
>>22995
The combat is very immersive.. first MMO where I didn't want to stop "grinding" mobs…
No.22999
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Dragon's Prophet, mostly. The North American servers are shutting down right away so we have a private one set up. Still getting settled but it's already a lot better in many respects. There's a full client download on the site/forums now.
http://dpdragonfang.com/
Also been playing Dark Souls on and off to get my fix of something mildly challenging. I like to save somewhere hard to get to/get out of and then go a while without playing so my ability to use the controls isn't so hot anymore and see what I can do. My favorite was going down to Ash Lake at a low level, no curse ring or Lord Vessel, not playing for several months, then trying to climb my way out again. Feels good.
No.23160
>>22999
How's Dragon's Prophet? Been looking for some interesting MMOs since FFXIV is pretty boring now.
No.23168
These days I mostly play VNs and some CS:GO to fill the time until Overwatch arrives. I hate CS:GO but it's the only game my friends play, so there's that.
No.23183
>>22993
Watched my little brother play the new Battlefront after going to the midnight launch. Unsurprisingly it isn't anything like the old games and looks very bad. From what I can tell the extent of the content is like less than ten dull game modes, no campaign, no galactic conquest, no clone wars teams, seeminly no ability to get in vehicles, maps are pretty much decorated rooms more than anything- just a generic shooter. Oh, and they shove girl power in your face with both the commanders who give directions (overly-specific to you) being women and the rebel survival mode character being a girl. At one point an AT-ST was called a "chicken-walker".
So yeah, not to bum anyone out but I felt it the kind thing to do to confirm anyone with doubts' fears.
No.23192
>>23183
My friend says he's excited for Battlefront III despite the fact he's played the first two, which came as a shock to me because I thought the only people who were looking forward to it were people who have never played any other Battlefront.
Although if I had to guess I'd say he's trying to find reasons for justifying buying an Xbone.
No.23199
>>23183
Okay, so in all fairness there's a lot more now that online has been paid for but that's bullcrap in itself. Still nothing looks very good though. He says he's having fun though so whatever.
No.23202
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Lately, I have been playing a pirated copy of Blood Bowl Chaos edition with my team of Khorne Daemons known as kill_maim_burn.exe, where my team concentrates on beating the shit out of hugging the enemy team in an attempt to fucking murder or at least cripple bring happiness to them.
Also, we at least try to get a 1-point lead so that we don't have to worry about the enemy team winning out of nowhere.
No.23234
>>23202
So it's worth a play? I've had a copy of the legendary edition sitting in my library for a long time now and I've never gotten around to playing it.
No.23237
>>23160
I like it. The community was pretty comfy on NA before it closed down. Been seeing lots of old and new faces on the new servers, especially since it's run by the players and we had a thing in place for account recovery. If you decide to play on DF throw me your username so I can send you shit. I keep finding a fuckton of dungeon eggs.
No.23238
>>23237
I was actually about to download it, but it looks like that link you put up is down at the moment. I guess I'll try again later. I'll let you know if I start playing.
No.23239
>>23238
Scratch that, seems fine now!
No.23271
>>23234
It is fun in my opinion, although it can be difficult for beginners to understand, and the dice can and eventually will screw you over.
If you do get this game, get the Chaos Edition since that is the complete version of the first Blood Bowl game (and while Blood Bowl 2 is more beginner-friendly and has a better UI, it only has 10 teams compared to Chaos Edition's 23), and for videos, look on Youtube for a guy named cKnoor who plays this game on his channel. There are also tournaments on Youtube like the TGS Blood Bowl League and the Crendorian Invitational.
No.23272
>>23234
>>23271
One more thing, remember to press G and N at the opening kickoff to turn on the grid and to cycle between you team's positions, names, and SPP respectively.
No.23277
>>23234
>>23271
>>23272
Yet one more thing since I'm dumb and forgot something important. There is a site called bbtactics that is really useful for giving tips and tricks to the game.
No.23409
>>23237
Odd, downloaded and registered yesterday but it's telling me to check my email/pass. I'm 100% sure it's fine, but maybe my account hasn't been activated yet or something?
No.23680
>>23409
Eh, site's been having hiccoughs. Make sure you registered on the Dragonfang site and not EU, and also have the correct client.
>DF account + EU client file = nope
>EU account + DF client file = nope
>DF account + DF client file = aw yeah
The client.ini should have "IP=dp.initiogaming.com" in it, not an ip number.
No.23682
I'm pretty passionate about video games as a whole. I like to look at the history of it and stuff. I remember emulating yet to be translated games as a kid. I'm fine with most genres, eras, and platforms of games. Some of my favorite series are Smash Bros, Castlevania, Fire Emblem, Tales of, Street Fighter, F-Zero, Devil May Cry, Final Fight, Rockstar games, Metal Gear, and more. Recently been emulating alot of beat em ups. I do have PC games, but my laptop is pretty terrible and can't run more demanding games like Warframe. I plan on getting a good gaming Computer in the summer though. It seems most people I meet online just play TF2/Counter-Strike/Battlefield all day. Which is fine, but I don't have a good gaming computer yet. Its rare I meet someone who's deep into console, handheld, and PC stuff.
I still follow gaming news and everything, but I can't enjoy them as much as I used to anymore though. I don't think I have "grown out of it" or "gotten tired of it". I just guilt myself so much. "Why are you playing this game when you could be studying or doing chores?". I need to learn how to relax again. I also honestly waste too much time online. All of the time I wasted online could've been used for movies, games, music albums, reading, stretching, working out, cooking, etc. the list goes on. The internet literally causes me to procrastinate from leisurely activity.
Anybody else have this issue?
No.23698
>>23682
I'd say most people here probably struggle keeping their passion for games for similar reasons. I don't even much know what else to get into. I'm not even great at any games but it's all I've got.
No.23707
>>23682
Anon are you me? I do the exact same thing, I reading into vidya history, learning about devs, that sort of thing. I'm kinda scared though, because I also feel like vidya and the internet is just wasting my life away, but I also love the vidya itself and the people, like you guys. I recently quit league of legends after wasting more than 1200 hours into it over the course of 3 years. I love online games, but they just eat away at my life. I don't feel nearly as bad playing story based games though, they make me feel like I'm accomplishing something atleast. I don't wanna grow up anon…
No.23708
>>23707
It was a perfectly fine thing to stop playing LoL. How much of that time would you say that you enjoyed playing it?
No.23709
>>23707
I don't have that problem with online games, probably due to a lack of a good gaming computer. I do play Smash online alot though instead of starting new games. What I tell myself is I'm too busy to start a new game because I'm too busy to give it the attention it deserves, so I just keep playing the same couple of games. My backlog just keeps growing too. I think that's why there are people out there with 500+ steam games.
It's especially easy to fall in that trap in online games because beating other people feels fun and you also get to interact with people as you play them. I spent so much time this past summer playing the same two games with my ex instead of starting new ones.
I dwell alot on the time I wasted, but I don't think it's healthy. All it does is make you paranoid and unable to relax, it makes you sit there and choose what activity you want to do in your leisure time, before you know it 2 or 3 hours have passed.
Honestly I think 1/2 hrs a day of vidya isn't so bad. I feel like I "grew up too much" and now I can't enjoy things. I just have to relax. Also man that anime was qt. I still have to finish Shin Mazinger.
No.23721
Recently tried Total War: Arena. It's a multiplayer only Total War with some influence from World of Tanks. It's 10 vs 10 with each player controlling 3 units of their choosing (can bring 2 units of archers and a unit of cavalry, for example).
I've been looking for an open ended RPG to get lost in. Too bad Sword Coast ended up being terrible.
>>23707
>I recently quit league of legends after wasting more than 1200 hours into it over the course of 3 years.
I played LoL almost every day for a year. I don't know how much time I spent on it, but I know I spent too much money on it. Drinking with a credit card nearby is a bad idea. I quit years ago.
No.23725
>>23682
I'm seeing people get married or growing their careers.. so I can't keep playing vidya..
You have awesome vidya taste my friend but sometimes you have to leave games behind to play other games. Maybe life is a game that could be shitty or good depending on circumstance, skill, luck and/or effort.
I've shifted my time to exercise, work, cooking and cleaning. There are times I feel overwhelmed or sometimes just afraid. But I keep going.
>>23709
>1/2 hrs a day of vidya isn't so bad
Agreed, but I over do it, so I've cut it out completely for about a month now. It wasn't hard to stop because my consoles are at my brother's and not with me.
No.23742
>>12736
I recently played TF2 Mann Up mode. I did really well, despite dying quite a bit.
Stickyspam is a really great strategy because the bots tend to bunch up a LOT.
No.23797
>>23708
I'd say I enjoyed the first two years of it, but the last year was just wasting time for the sake of wasting time, and a way to hang out with some old friends.
i feel pretty good about quitting right now, because i've convinced a few of them to quit as well in favour of other games
No.23819
>>23725
You can still play a bit. I play them because they're entertaining and I love them, in addition to this I plan on making games on my own some day. Just little side projects. So I don't feel as if I'm wasting my time.
Of course I feel like our situations are different. My big problem is internet addiction, I don't game as much as I used to. Why? Because the internet is such a distraction it's making me procrastinate from entertainment, like gaming or movies or whatever. Also I have a pretty good resume for where I am at so I'm not worried about that.
May I ask how old you are? I'm 22, so not many of my friends are marrying yet.They are doing decent career wise though. Also goodluck with all the self improvement stuff. It's pretty difficult being consistent.
No.24073
I recently got into CS:GO after buying it from the Steam Sale last week.
It's been a really rough few hours so far; I pretty lose almost every engagement and I've just been a hindrance to all the unfortunate players that are forced to be my teammates. I've even gotten kicked from a few games because of how bad I am, but I'm actually having alot of fun.
Playing CS has really humbled me because I usually don't have trouble performing well in FPS games, but now I know how much effort it takes to become good at this game. The process of learning a game is really exciting to me.
No.24074
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>>24073
It's never been a game I could really get into, but I understand where you're coming from. Hope you have fun with it!
No.25706
Nintendo is /kind/ approved.
Sony and Microsoft are bullies.
No.25710
>>25706>>25706
A severe shitstorm has suddenly changed direction from /v/ to /kind/, hit the deck!
No.25742
CS:GO, Arma, Left4Dead. That's about it.
No.25791
No.25797
Lightning Returns for shits and giigles. A lot of Kancolle.
No.25807
Played Sonic CD on my actual Mega CD. Goddamn this console is fucking noisy when it wants to be.
No.25832
I really love the X-COM Long War mod. These are some old screenshots from the mission where you board an alien battleship. It was intense, but we completed it.
Recently, I had a lot of fun in Phantom Pain, trying to S-rank missions on the first try, with minimal use of the cheap tranquillizer gun. Man, that story was disappointing, but I got like a 160 hours of sneaking fun out of it. Thank god you can turn reflex mode and marking off.
I got GTAV as a present for chrismas, so I've been having fun there.
More recently, I started catching up on the Advance Wars games I missed out on. I'm almost done with Dual Strike and excited to be starting Days of Ruin.
No.25836
>>22993
Im actually having fun with it.
>horribly optimized
Im a console pleb and no issues there (so far, at least)
>bad AI […] not fun
Cant complain about either, but its an extremely subjective matter anyways
I find most people who dismiss it are longtime fans, so maybe thats it (its my first game of the series)
No.25952
>co-op run of dark souls with someone is terrible at the game
It's almost over just need to kill kalameet.
No.25954
I recently picked up a game called Lovely Planet again. It's really difficult, and I don't play FPSes much, so I gave up on it a while ago, but I forgot just how fun it is! The cutesy aesthetic and upbeat music are also pretty relaxing. It seems like the kind of game some /kind/ friends might enjoy!
No.25998
>>15883
>Moreover, the shitty political and social going ons in the gaming industry puts me off of vidya even more. It's just so exhausting, I just want to play simple things that make me happy so why make such a big deal out of it?
Same here, its particularly discouraging how total posers who were never into this think they deserve respect and can't be criticized
Sometimes I sort of get why kurt cobain hated how corporations were making grunge commercial and mainstream then became so depressed he killed himself. I get its easy to mock it when its not you and its not your hobby whats getting destroyed by posers and wannabes
No.26105
>want 3DS games
>they're a pain in the bum to buy online in my country
No.26106
Anyone else play Dankest Dongeon?
No.26107
>>26106
Dankest Dungeon isn't a very kind game, anon.
It's dark and spooky.
No.26113
>>26107
It may be spooky, friend, but I feel it's a kind game because you have to be mindful and take care of your mercenary friends' mental health. By getting them help when something is troubling them, giving them a quiet place to meditate, or buying them hookers.
No.26121
>>26105
>buy
Doesnt the 3ds support flashcarts? Im sure someone sells them in your country, just dont be dumb and dont upgrade your firmware.
No.26122
>>26121
i'm not good at that hacking kind of stuff and i prefer to own an actual physical copy of a game too
No.26127
>>26105
If I ever end up getting a jailbroken 3DS or just feel like selling all my stuff I might send you mine at a /kind/ price. I probably have most of what you'd want if you can use NTSC.
No.26131
I need to relocate for a job for a few months, so I'm about to switch to a Wii U/3DS combination with a laptop that can really only handle VNs. I guess I should find some good VNs to play and practice Japanese.
No.26132
>>26127
I doubt you're from bongbong though, most games have an area lock thing where you can't play foreign games on them
No.26134
>>26132
I guess I'm not hip enough to know where that is but no, America here, hence the NTSC statement.
No.26181
http://steamcommunity.com/id/tbctbh/
I'm >>23682. If anyone wants to add me to discuss games or whatever I'll be down.
No.26624
>>26181
there's a /kind/ steam group but the chat is pretty dead a lot of the time
No.26627
>>26625
Ah, I have good memories of playing that on GameCube when I was a kid. But Jesus Christ, it's weird. I should probably go back and look at it again.
No.26628
>>26627
they have a new one for 3ds that's a action platformer for some reason
they also had two on ds one that was about gardening and one that was good that never released outside of japan
No.26629
>>26627
it's a game about making friends and working hard, it's perfect for kind~
No.26631
>>26131
>I guess I should find some good VNs to play
would recommend katawa shojo, otomaid@cafe, and dramatical murder
No.27145
I've been playing a lot of warframe recently. It's fun, but the grind can be a pain in the ass sometimes.
No.27463
I sold all modern consoles and games and was/am happy somewhat with old tech only.
Even not as angry at games anymore.
Now tempted again to get an Xbox One because I miss playing games with friends.
Either an Xbox One, or spend money on more old games for collection.
But aside from that, playing some Sonic Adventure now on my Dreamcast with a VGA box. Looks great.
No.27478
>>27463
Have you the strength to get all the emblems? -even the grinding hell chao award ones?
No.27505
>>27478
I've never gotten into chao anon, so I couldn't do it.
No.27677
there's a /kind/ minecraft server now 66.189.43.75 come and be pals with us and build stuff an have adventures
No.27774
No joke, I've been playing Bully. It's a really fun game that I didn't play the first time around.
No.27831
No.27834
>>27831
>neopets
well, there's something I haven't touched in some years. How does the game hold up these days?
No.27844
I've been playing Dark Souls in anticipation for the new one. I've sunk over 1,500 hours into this series, and my hype is reaching critical levels. Thought I'd mention it here, halfchan's /v/ and /vg/ have god-awful Souls communities.
No.27845
>>27844
I'd say all Souls communities are awful, that's why I don't talk about the series with anyone despite liking the games.
And come on man, halfchan?
No.27858
>>27774
When I first saw a commercial for Bully way back when on Adult Swim I thought it looked like a really lame game. I consistently hear people celebrate it on the chans though so now I feel it's a must-play. Who knows, maybe a chunk of it was that the latent /kind/ spirit in me didn't want to embrace anything under a bully label.
Sort of vidya-related I've been having a real good time reading the Pokémon Adventures manga. I got the whole series of 14 volumes for something like $60, probably some of the best money I've spent. I mean it has it's flaws definitely but it has a ton of fun with the source material and what seems like a questionable story element often redeems itself in a cool way. I wanna go back and play the old second generation games now but it wouldn't be possible for me to trade (like, in the unlikely event I had a pal to trade with) or get the time working right if I emulated on my flash cart and finding a working cartridge would be more of a hassle than it's worth. Nintendo will probably release them digitally but I'll bet they gimp the letter function to that nonsense they have going now because they need to let bullies ruin things before they can even lift a finger.
So there's my lengthy blog post for you.
No.27859
>>27844
>Has nearly twice my hours in kerbal space program in dark souls
Jesus Christ, man. Is it that good? I've been looking to get into the souls games but what little I've seen of them seems to show they took the japanese approach to lore, ie. disjointed and self-contradictory snippets with no actual thought behind the story.
So is it just a good-looking fighter with good atmos or is there an actual story behind it?
No.27872
>>27859
>what little I've seen of them seems to show they took the japanese approach to lore, ie. disjointed and self-contradictory snippets with no actual thought behind the story
I think I know exactly what you mean. Certain, if not most of the Final Fantasy titles are this, right? They take the hands-off approach to storytelling, leaving much of the really juicy bits for the player's imagination to fill in. However, they do this out of laziness, and it shows. The characters are shallow, and the story has a bunch of gaping holes in it that leave story nerds feeling very unsatisfied.
I am a biased as fuck Dank Sauce fanboy, so take this with a grain of salt, but Dks1's story is not self-contradictory or lazy. But it is a lot of work to figure out on your own. The devs actually encourage guide-reading, and talking with others to collaborate in figuring out both gameplay and lore subjects. They say this harkens back to the old days, when games had real secrets and you would explore them together via forums and chat rooms. So if that sounds terrible to you (not judging, it's a matter of taste) then you won't like it much. But I suggest giving it a pirate anyway.
Demon's Souls is a mystery to me because no ps3. So is BloBo. I still don't understand why no PC release. It's like they hate making disgusting amounts of money.
Dank Sauce 2 swings and misses at nearly all the points that made the first one great. But it's servicable, and the PVP is more fun no thanks to the increased artificial input delay. You will not like this one.
No.28260
I'm currently playing 999 on a DS emulator.
This will be my third attempt in playing the game to full completion. It's not that hard of a game, so far. It's more or less whether or not I have the time to play that eventually gets me to stop playing.
Here's hoping I can actually finish it.
No.28269
No.28287
>>28269
Well, the game itself is basically a visual novel with a bunch of puzzles thrown into it. A key element, lack of a better word, is the use of "digital roots" which the game does very well to explain to you.
The story itself; however, has a very ominous tone. I won't spoil anything, but I'm actually very scared on how my decisions will effect the rest of the characters.
Music is good. I think I'll get the soundtrack when I'm finished with the game
I currently have progressed farther in one day and have entered storyline territory that I haven't been in before.
Also, the game seems to run well despite being played on an emulator.
No.28294
>>28260
Like most people I liked the fhe first over the sequel but they're both pretty great in their own way (and likewise each have their issues). Here's to welcoming Zero Escape 3!
You got the axe ending first didn't you?
No.28295
>>28294
I haven't gotten very far into the game yet.
Sadly, I feel as though as I am still in the portion where the branching paths are not implemented yet. I could be wrong though.
No.28296
I can't really enjoy vidya anymore, probably the same reason why I can't enjoy anything else.
Any recommendations for fun vidya I could get into easily?
No.28310
>>28294
UPDATE!
I,apparently, got the coffin ending as my first ending.
No.28313
I have been playing 100% Orange Juice on Steam. I recommend it to you /kind/
No.28325
>>28296
>Any recommendations for fun vidya I could get into easily?
Depends on what you like doing, and what you have already played.
I dunno, if you like waifus, cool music and Castlevania, then try Shantae
No.28339
>>28310
With all luck you would have gotten that last but it's a giant middle finger and you gotta get it again later for 100% completion.
No.28340
>>28325
>Depends on what you like doing
nothing, really.
In terms of genres, I suppose my biggest one has been JRPGs, but I'm tight with platformers too. I dunno, though, something about Shantae always rubbed me the wrong way. The game, not the character. Maybe the hair whipping thing.
No.28342
>>28340
I won't bother with those games because it doesn't look special, but more importantly shantae friends are insufferable twats. I'm glad shantae will never be in smash.
No.28350
>>28342
Who even cares really? Smash 4 ended up being probably my least favorite of the series because of all the bullcrap they pull on one hand and the lack of common sense on another. I like Shantae but I wouldn't spend a cent on her with their overall underwhelming performance. As for the voting congrats to the Project M dipshits for getting Roy in regardless (or if it was a plot just to piss off Project M fans a non-sarcastic congratulations).
No.28351
I'm playing ACNL! It's a really cozy game, and taking care of my town and trying my best to design it cutely with flowers and public works projects is very satisfying.