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https://www.destinythegame.com/battlenet

Couldn't give a toss personally, but apparently some people think it's good. 104 gig install though.

Also, what is it with developers giving away free stuff after they've crashed out of the contest?
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I thought they were doing a whole new set of Amiibos for every character, but apparently they're just reprinting the existing ones and adding the newcomers. Which probably means still no Girl Robin, which is a shame. But fingers crossed I can get Girl Corrin for less than the price of a brand new AAA console game.
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WrestIeMania posted...

NowItsAngeTime posted...

Just play Dragon Ball FighterZ

I cant have my dream 4 way battle of Link, Mewtwo, Cloud and Goku Im Fighterz

I'm pretty sure at least one fanmade Smash clone has Goku in it.
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Remember when Phoenix Wright got a redesign, and loads of fans held lengthy debates about whether this 'Wright' guy was really Phoenix or not? No, because Phoenix has a recognisable personality.

But that totally happened to Redfield.
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FF squandered a lot of its popularity when Square-Enix released the beta version of XV as a full product and then refused to finish it until we bought two season passes. And made it not very good.
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MoogleKupo141 posted...

https://imgur.com/W38c7mB

WTF is the one on the right? Looks sort of like a girl wearing a mech suit with a giant wolf head?
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I have only ever bought two, and I knew what was in them (the early Halo Mega Bloks blindbags had unique barcodes for each figure, so I got a Sanghieli (because there wasn't an actual Arbiter figure at the time) and Cortana.)

I actually stopped buying Comic Relief Red Noses because the last few years have been blindbags. I always used to get one, and when they started doing collectable designs I bought most of them, but getting an unknown one at random? No.
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You can get through maybe two-thirds of the game through brute force without really having to learn the battle system, and then you hit a wall and all the quirks that were sort of hinted at ten hours ago suddenly become really damn important, and you either learn how it all works in a hurry, or give up.

Once you get forced out of the 'attack attack attack' mindset and start mixing up roles to exploit bonuses and chains and whatnot, it's great. It just takes a long time before any of it becomes relevant, and doesn't really teach you any of it when it does.
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Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds.

CTRL + F = good
Randomly clicking through the seek bar until a bit looks familiar but... no, they've apparently just come back to this area after already finding the thing I'm looking for in a previous video and now I have no idea what this bit is supposed to help with... is he talking about his cat now? = bad
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Doesn't DQX already have an offline (or at least single-player) portion? Like a prologue storyline before you get thrown into the MMO world?

That should theoretically make it easier to implement solo versions of the online content, if the game already had solo content they can bolt it onto.
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Every MMO would be better if it was converted into a single-player game, so the sooner someone sets the precedent the better.
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I like Lightning and dislike Noctis.

Then again, I like FFXIII and dislike XV, which is apparently an unpopular opinion in general?
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To celebrate the sixth anniversary of the XCOM reboot (and, hopefully, to build hype for the imminent announcement of XCOM 3: Terror From Even Deeper), Firaxis have just released a new DLC pack for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen on PC. And if you already own WotC, or buy it between now and December, the Tactical Legacy Pack will be included as a free update!

The new DLC adds-
> New maps and weapons ported from XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Enemy Within
> Skirmish mode
> Offline Challenge mode, allowing you to attempt any of the 100 Challenges at will instead of rotating daily
> Central Ops mode, a series of four mini-campaigns (seven maps each) set between the first and second game, focusing on John 'Central' Bradford's memories of how he escaped the ruins of XCOM and built a new team to oppose the rise of ADVENT
> Soundtrack selector allowing you to pick between the XCOM 2 OST, the XCOM EW OST, or a new soundtrack inspired by the original X-COM: UFO Defense

So, basically, XCOM 2 is a fantastic game, now is a fantastic time to buy it, and if you're still on the fence, you can try the base game for free until the end of the week.

And no, the TLP isn't coming to consoles as far as anyone knows.
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I feel like he gets overshadowed by Robin and Lucina- the story mosty revolves around them, while Chrom is just there because there's always someone like him (or rather, someone like Marth) in the 'protagonist' slot, even when he's not really the focus.

He's a cool character, he's just not as cool as his co-stars.
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I read Part 5 recently (the Coloured Adventure version) and the translation seemed fine. And consistent all the way through, so if it's a new one, then I guess that means it's finished.

Stone Ocean's translation feels a bit off though.
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I've been playing through a couple of Doom mods that try to apply Mario 64-style level design philosophy to the Doom formula. They're pretty damned amazing, IMO:

Doom: The Golden Souls:
https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=35135

Doom: The Golden Souls 2:
https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=47574
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Time for adventure!
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SIMULACRA is the sequel to a free mobile game called SIM (Sara Is Missing), which is pretty good. It's one of those ones that pretends to be a replica of another OS, with you going through someone else's phone to figure out who they are and what happened to them.

SOMA is the only one there I own- it's basically sci-fi Amnesia with the horror toned down a bit (and, optionally, disabled) mixed with Bioshock. The big twist is easy to see coming once you think about it a bit, and it does veer into the heavy handed "We will railroad you into doing awful things and then blame you for doing them" school of 'morality-based gaming', but aside from that, it's a great atmospheric exploration and hiding-from-twisted-monster-things game.

I do want Momodora...
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Kazuma Kiryu or Princess Remedy
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Shonen_Bat posted...

but does he chuckle

this is important

Unlike Sonic, he does not.
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Maybe this came up in one of the rally topics, but if so, I missed it and only just found out, so... more people be aware of this!



It's a party fighter thing starring all of Ludosity's characters, including weird diamond things, fishbuns, Ittle Dew and, most importantly, future GameFAQS Character Contest champion Princess Remedy.

It's currently $7 in Early Access on Steam, and the price is set to rise as more content gets added.
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Punnyz posted...

wasn't there an ANOTHER version too? one that had more content? or did they use that version for the PSP one?

That would be the Saturn version. It had a new area, some new enemies and new items, as well as playable Maria, but it suffered from technical issues so nobody likes it much. It was also never released outside Japan.

The PSP version only borrowed two things from it- Maria being playable (although with a different moveset), and Alucard having to fight Maria to get a key item rather than her just handing it over in a cutscene.
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So they're rereleasing Dracula X Chronicles, but taking out the remake?

Even when they're doing something right, Konami do it wrong.
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FFnut posted...

I've been thinking about picking up VC4 on Switch, but I haven't really played any of the others (have the original on Steam but only got a few missions in before my gaming computer crapped out). Am I going to be missing anything critical plot-wise (or any-wise, really) if I just jump into VC4?

I haven't played 4, so I don't know for sure, but I doubt anything from VC2 or 3 will be referenced. VC3 is unlikely to come up partly because it was about a "top secret, everything you do we'll deny" squad, plus the lack of English release might mean Sega doesn't want to risk alienating those of us who didn't get to play it (although there is a fan translation).

VC2 won't be referenced because it hasn't happened yet- VC1, 3 and 4 all take place during the same war, following the same conflict from different perspectives, and VC2 is the only game to take place after that war ends. It's also kinda crap- the battles are still good, but the story is... ugh. I think they were trying to catch the Persona 3 bandwagon with its "Schoolkids fight evil between classes", and just failed miserably.
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How about the 3DS remakes of Dragon Quest Monsters 1&2 on PC?

Better still, how about the 3DS remakes of Dragon Quest Monsters 1&2 on 3DS in English?

(Also Builders 2 on as many things as possible, because Builders is awesome)
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I actually kinda like the Jurassic Park game. I wouldn't necessarily call it good, but... I dunno, it entertained me. Just had way too many QTEs (and the plot's pretty stupid, but come on, it's Jurassic Park, all the plots are stupid. Hell, Jurassic World's trailers even seemed to be ripping off Aliens just like the game did).
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Portable Girl > Original MC.
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Team Rocket Elite posted...

BlackMageJawa posted...

I'm... kinda concerned about what happens to all the games in my Telltale account. I was trying to support a company I love by buying direct, but if their downloads go down, I'm pretty much screwed unless they issue a bunch of Steam/GOG keys.

How does their system work? Is it not possible to download what you can now to prepare for the worst?

The installer is usually just Episode 1, and then you download the other episodes from within the program. Which probably makes it difficult to archive a whole series, since by the time the data's all there, it's installed and possibly not movable. You also have to be logged in to a TTG account and authenticate online at least once.

It might be doable, but.. I'd feel much happier if they were in a GOG account right now.
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I'm... kinda concerned about what happens to all the games in my Telltale account. I was trying to support a company I love by buying direct, but if their downloads go down, I'm pretty much screwed unless they issue a bunch of Steam/GOG keys.

I haven't been keen on a lot of their recent output, but I've been a fan since Sam & Max, was hugely excited when they brought back Monkey Island, wondered what the hell this 'Fables' nonsense they'd just licensed was and ended up finding a comic I adore, and Tales From the Borderlands is just a masterpiece.

And even though they had 'trendier' licenses to play with for the last few years, part of me hoped they'd one day go back to their roots and surf the highway with the Freelance Police one more time. RIP Telltale. I'll miss you.
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redrocket posted...

BlackMageJawa posted...

Well, the mobile port of ToP was a real Tales game for 'free', and it was one of the worst, most blatantly exploitative cash-grabs in the infamous history of F2P games.

So maybe gacha is the lesser of two extreme evils.

What was wrong with it?

Basically, they ramped up the difficulty, increased the amount of EXP required per level, and cut the encounter rate. Meaning that grinding took ages and was insanely dangerous, but don't worry, because the new IAP shop lets you buy special items that let you continue a fight after a TPK (with a stat boost that makes the fight actually winnable)!

There's also far fewer save points, making it almost impossible to just push on through without needing an anti-TPK purchase, and all saves are serverside, meaning you need a constant internet connection to play. And then they turned off the servers, rendering the whole game unplayable, no refunds.
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Well, the mobile port of ToP was a real Tales game for 'free', and it was one of the worst, most blatantly exploitative cash-grabs in the infamous history of F2P games.

So maybe gacha is the lesser of two extreme evils.
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As much hatred as Mass Effect 3 gets for its ending, I still maintain that it contains within it one of the best stories ever- if you get the best possible ending, then the entire Quarian/Geth war arc (spanning back to ME2) is just amazing. One of the best speeches too.

"Your whole history is you trying to wipe out the Geth. You forced them to rebel, you forced them to ally themselves with the Reapers. The Geth don't want to fight you. If you can believe that for just one minute, this war will be over. You have a choice. Please. Keelah Se'lai"

And of course, you find out earlier that 'Keelah Se'lai' means 'by the homeworld I hope to see someday', and you realise that Shepard means it literally- the Quarian fleet is reclaiming their homeworld, but Earth is still in danger, and Shepard is doing everything he/she can to take it back.

So yeah, I love that game.
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Dammit Nintendo, I have a Wii U, stop making me rebuy all the games just because silly people failed to realise how good that console was!

(I'm OK with you remaking Treasure Tracker on 3DS, because that game should have been there in the first place and looks great in 3D. But if you think I'm going to rebuy NSMBU just to play as Toadette... you're probably right.)
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Leonhart4 posted...

Exactly. She wasn't originally Peach.

She was in Japan.
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Ah, yeah, Double Dash makes sense. And apparently the Paper Mario ones didn't have pigtails either, but hair under their 'caps'. Which I always assumed were what Toads had instead of hair.

And when did she appear in a mainline platformer? Unless you're counting Treasure Tracker, which is awesome, but definitely still a spinoff.
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I know there were generic female Toads as far back as Paper Mario (possibly Mario RPG, although I don't think they had the 'pigtails' look then if there were any), but I'm not sure when we first had a specific one designated as 'the' Toadette.
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Cowboy Bebop
Avatar
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She's watching Alien 3 on her laptop and thinks it's OK, but wishes she was watching golf instead?

I mean, it was a fairly dull film, but it wasn't that boring.
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https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/9/12/17850530/alan-wake-tv-show-peter-calloway-legion

Obviously I still really want a proper sequel, but I bet they do some sort of blending-the-layers-of-fiction stuff with this to make it both its own continuity and yet in-continuity with the game.

Anyway, Alan Wake is cool, there's more Alan Wake to look forward to, and maybe he's worth getting in the contest, right?
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I absolutely loved the previous two, but felt a bit burnt after pre-ordering both and seeing them drop in price really quickly, so told myself I'd wait this time... but now it's imminent and my resolve is wavering and I'm finding myself with my mouse cursor hovering over the 'Purchase Croft Edition' button (55 on GMG).

I know PC players get to play it now, and I'm sure someone's got hold of physical console copies by now, so... is it as good as its predecessors? Should I buy it now while Square-Enix are still counting sales so that we get another game sooner rather than later?
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Shaduln posted...

Windows 10 is fine.

I briefly had Win10, as part of their free 'upgrade' offer. Literally the first thing it did was download a bunch of crap that I've been actively trying to keep away from my computer, without even telling me it was doing it, let alone asking me for permission. That's not an OS, that's the textbook definition of malware.
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Windows 7. Dreading its end of life, as W10 is awful, Linux still isn't viable as a gaming OS, and macOS isn't viable as anything.
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XV isn't even the best Final Fantasy game on PS4, let alone the best game.
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Also worth mentioning that this is entirely separate from KHUX itself- it's launched through the same app, but you don't need to start the main game at all, so if you want the keyblade but don't want to have anything to do with gacha, you're covered.

(That said, the keyblade you unlock is the starting one from UX, so it won't mean much to you if you don't play the main game).
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Garies- They look like perfectly ordinary humans... but they all look like exactly the same perfectly ordinary human, and are all called Gary.
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Rub it down with wool from an electric sheep
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Genies- phenomenal cosmic power, but can only use it at the request of whoever holds the object they're bound to.
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Jane Kelly from XCOM 2
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Does it matter, nomination-wise?
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Go see Eugenius at The Other Palace.
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