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I thought that you knew one of or the developer, so I am a bit surprised that this is your first time going through the game.
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bumpsy daisy
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bumpers
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SquareCells for PC

Hexcells far superior
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Eets Munchies for PC
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Logan Lucky and Atomic Blonde
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bumpers
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bumps
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bumpsy daisy
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Mimpi for PC

I was surprised at how brutal some of the puzzles were
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Bumpers
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Man, this bullpen really sucks after trading our five best relief arms.
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Lost Grimoires 2: Shard of Mystery for PC
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Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs - Ranlom
Oakland Raiders
Washington Hawks (formerly San Diego Chargers) - crazy

Buffalo Bills - stevr
Miami Dolphins - KCF
New England Patriots - Jukkie
New York Jets

Baltimore Ravens - Wiki
Cincinnati Bengals
Mexico City (formerly Cleveland) Browns - stuntman
Pittsburgh Steelers - Shattered

Columbus Pioneers (formerly Houston Texans)
Indianapolis Colts - Prophet
Jacksonville Jaguars - Sultan
Tennessee Titans - Stan

San Francisco 49ers - Scare
Seattle Seahawks
St. Louis Rams
Toronto Wildcats (formerly Arizona Cardinals) - prof

Dallas Cowboys - Wiz
Las Vegas Pumpkins (formerly Philadelphia Eagles) - Insane
New York Giants - Eddv
Washington Redskins

Detroit Lions - Nee
Green Bay Packers - Tangicide
Minnesota Vikings
Los Angeles (formerly Richmond and Chicago) Bears - cheyene

Anaheim Lightning (formerly New Orleans Saints) - Kora
Atlanta Falcons - mudders
Carolina Panthers - Emerald
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - MZero

*Insane will instead take over the Browns if stuntman doesn't return
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4. Shining Force

One of a few entries on the list from the 90s, this is also the game that I have the longest history with. I began playing this in the mid-90s, and across four platforms and probably 20 or more times that I started a file, I finally beat it. Fair or not, it is perhaps the nostalgia and the elation from having quelled the beast that was finally completing the game that vaulted this into Top 5.

Units have fixed stat increases. The sheer variety of units and how each is unique aesthetically and functionally is incredible, especially for its time. However, it is a shame that regardless of how you compose your squad and your approach to battles, some characters will become liabilities as the game goes on since they were programmed to be inferior to other units. The reverse of useless characters eventually becoming studs is also true. Maybe this doesn't bother anyone, but I find it disappointing, and nothing is worse than having to try and get healthy doses of experience for shitty characters just to hope that it will pay off in the future.

The game's pacing in battles is also quite slow. I shudder to think how much time I spent not simply playing the game but waiting for all of the enemies to make their moves. This is actually one of the better SRPGs from back then in terms of game speed, but I would imagine that it would be a major turnoff for people now.

Aside from those two flaws, I don't really have anything to complain about the game (or its sequel). It really emphasizes the strategy in SRPG. As I mentioned with Path of Radiance, the Fire Emblem games don't really emphasize strategy (unless Awakening on have or pre-GBA did), but Shining Force is definiely does. You don't have comically strong allies that can solo missions, and many missions lack the openess that were commonly featured in Fire Emblem games, so, and maybe it was just me, but I found myself branching out everyone into two to four groups with carefully selected characters to maximize their strengths and minimize the chances of losing an ally (luckily not permanently).
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5. Persona 4

In some ways, Persona 4 is considerably worse than its predecessor. The shift from a single, massive dungeon to a series of smaller, thematic dungeons wasn't an issue. It was that they were practically just pallette swaps with the occassional incorporation of a single, unique feature that wasn't even remotely interesting. There is also the issue of having a plot that was ill-suited for the slice-of-life structure of the recent Persona games as it completely ran out of steam well before it ended. It more than makes up for it by having two things RPGs tend to lack: Chemistry and a true sense of unity.

The overwhelming majority of JRPGs that I have played use a party system. While I have come to begrudginly accept it, the party members largely lack chemistry at the team and individual level. From flimsy rationale to being part of the group to most of the party members almost exclusively interacting with the main character (and maybe one other character), I feel like I often have to suspend my disbelief to accept their inclusion and all that comes with it. To say Persona 4 was a godsend would be an understatement.

They all had their own idiosyncrasies that for better or worse cemented their role within the party. Not only that, but they all came across as believable (well, maybe not Teddie). Despite all their disparities, hey were all on the same page in what they were ultimately trying to accomplish. Most JRPG parties hardly resemble a cohesive unit or support wide-range of deep personalities but Persona 4 managed to nail both. This is a true outlier.
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Oh crap, I didn't get on my laptop for almost two days, I realized that I had Microsoft Word open with the entries I apparently forgot to post on Monday. I can get distracted with other things with there being a 2-posts-per-minute limit.
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I'd argue Road to Perdition since Layer Cake barely made a presence outside of the UK
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Justified
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Monthly Progress
Live a Live
Escape Goat - Nee
Dragon Quest Heroes - LotM

Nominations
Wickle - Saints Row 2
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bumpers
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bumpsy daisy
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I was going to say Nightcrawler or Silver Linings Playbook for some recent movies. 12 Angry Men and On The Waterfront for some classics.
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Mudders is returning to the Falcons
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Bumpers
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Bumps
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Until a few days ago, it was just two. Hell, the amount of 2016 games that I have played is also probably small. I never used to be so behind in gaming.
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1. Aliens Go Home Run
2. SmuggleCraft
3. I Am The Hero
4. Lil Tanks

I need to play more games from this year.
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5. Beat a game released in 2017

Aliens Go Home Run
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Aliens Go Home Run for PC

It is my 2017 Game of the Year thus far
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If only this were for an XB1 code
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6. Monster Rancher Advance 2

As previously mentioned, I was a huge Monster Rancher fan. I own all of the mainline games except the original and DS game. While they do something differently from each other, the core has always stayed the same. Create monster. Train and feed monster. Enter monster into fighting tournaments. Retire monster. It sounds simple, and it is rather simple, but it is amazing and equally as challening once you hit the higher ranked tournaments.

When the series first started out, you had only a few breeds to choose from. Also back then, the games were famous in that you could put discs (CDs, DVDs, those AOL trials, other PS games, etc...) into your Playstation to receive your monster. This was a clever way to mirror the in-game creation of monsters as they came to existence through discs with the series' insignia. As the series went on, more and more monster breeds were added, which in turn created so many sub-types as you could cross-breed monsters. As it went to handheld, discs were no longer an option, and were replaced with the familiar word codes. While it is a shame that the novelty of the disc insertion was now gone, it was now incredibly easier to ensure that you could raise a new monster every time. For a game with nearly infinite replayability, that was more than worth the cost.

They all technically had an overarching story, but it was with the second GBA game (Advance 2) that I actually became quite invested in not for any of the sparse plot details but the challenge of raising a monster worthy of defeating a major, menacing Monster Rancher enemy called Joker.

Even after I finally achieved the ultimate goal, my interest never waned. With the seemingly endless amount of monster types comes different strengths and weaknesses, which in turn means you need to train, feed, and fight differently. Despite my long history, I have failed (as in make it to or right near the top) about as many times as I have succeeded in raising due to all the little nuances. This makes the each successful monster raising almost as rewarding the 15th time as it was the first.

The reason why I specifically put in Advance 2 is because it is the only one that I am certain that I have beaten, which was a prerequisite for making the cut. Had it not been, 2, 3, 4, and the original Advance would have all made it, likely in the 10-20 range.
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Sorry for being unusually busy the past few days. I will post now.


7. Final Fantasy XII

As the only Final Fantasy game on this list, it goes without saying that I never cared for the franchise. It also shouldn't come as a surprise that I got this game by accident. I forget the ocassion (Easter?), but my dad wanted me to pick out a game for him to give me. I thought that I was going to get Shadow of the Colossus, but the store was sold out. I don't know why, but I panicked and picked out a game that was available. I forget what my options were, but it was FF XII that I ended up holding in my hands.

To the game though, it was the first in the series that I didn't feel like I was going through the motions at one point or another. The departure from the series' turn-based formula (I never played XI) was the main factor but that was more due to deep dynamics of the Gambit system (a wide series of commands that have X character use Y action when Z occurs) than the fact that you weren't just sitting around with the same battle screens. I don't know if this is just on B8 and just a vocal minority at that, but I am kind of surprised at the reaction to the Gambit system, specifically the complaint that the game “plays itself.” Not only is the Gambit system completely optional, but it isn't an either/or situtation. You can just have Gambits in place for healing and support magic and be in complete control of the offensive front. You could do the opposite. You could just have one character use gambits. You can do whatever the hell you want! Most complaints that I have heard on B8 regarding the Gambit system have just come across as contrarian and point fingers at it and Vaan (the main protagonist for those who don't know) for the Square Enix's decision to have the franchise evolve and go into a different direction.

I was also a huge fan of the license board, which has made me undecided if I am going to get the recent remake (I know that I totally will end up getting it). I am fine with characters being locked into a class from the get-go, especially if it is integral to their character/character arc. I am also fine with having the choice to choose what class each character belongs to, which will then get locked in. The freedom to make characters have whatever strengths and weaknesses I desire and change them as I please though is not just fine, it is ideal.

The game is basically flexibility in JRPG form, and you will hear no complaints from me about that.
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I spoke with my sister about this, and she vaguely remembers what I am talking about but assumes it was one of those who-the-hell-knows kind of companies that started and remained in obscurity, so this is probably a lost cause.

If it helps, I'd say that it was about the size of a deck of playing cards, maybe just slightly thinner.
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bump
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digiiiiiiiii posted...

vertical and squarish? what surf boards are you talking about

Relative to the brands that have been suggested
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1. Go to Daily Records

2. Click the button resembling a calendar at the top until it goes from daily to yearly

3. Click the button right button that says Page View

4. Total Play Time will be listed as well as each game/app in order from most time played to least

5. Cycle through each year until you are satisfied
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bumps
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Dick LeBeau (Rams D-coordinator) and Joe Gibbs (Colts head coach) retired from coaching. I forgot to mention that if anyone cares
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My highest wouldn't even be in your Top 5. Animal Crossing: New Leaf is the only one to cross the 60 hour mark and barely at that.
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bump
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Nah, though I loved Mambas in high school.
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mnkboy907 posted...

Was it this? I googled "taffy like laffy taffy" and this came up. Doesn't have the beach wrapper though so probably not.

https://www.subscriptionboxmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/0098.jpg

Yeah, that is a long rectangle. This was more vertical and squarish.
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No, this wasn't gross.
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S3&K >= Colors > 3D Blast > rest
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