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More obvious ones:

- Overworld themes
- Character themes (or subcategories like villain themes)
- Relaxing, sad, upbeat, etc. themes

Random ones:

- Air themes (e.g. in an aircraft or when flying)
- Minigame themes
- Escape themes
- Cutscene themes
- Menu themes
- First or last level themes
- Shopping themes
- Save room themes

Went with 9, but I could pick any from 6-9 really.

Incineroar is the coolest starter since uh... Greninja.

Pretty good, but mostly on the software side, including programming.

I don't have much experience on the hardware side, mostly due to disability preventing me from physically doing much of it. I know some of the theory at least.

It's a good game, but I prefer most other 2D Metroid games (including AM2R). I was never a fan of Metroid II, particularly being gated by the Metroids in each area (meaning sequence breaks are almost non-existent). I also prefer pixel art to the 2.5D graphics. And I prefer the catchier music in the other games (again including AM2R).

Funkydog posted...

It's already got episodes for 2019 scheduled.

Ah, good to know.

Anyone see the new (UK) series with Jeremy Clarkson? I'm not his biggest fan, but I did enjoy it. The 'Ask the Host' lifeline was interesting. I hope they bring it back. They won't though, since Clarkson was too 'out there'.

Oblivion for sure.

But Morrowind has the Morag Tong!

Nah, they can fuck off.

Even if it's "voluntary", they probably define that very loosely. It could mean anything short of being held down and forcibly injected. There are many ways that people could be pressured into it, with it still ultimately being "voluntary".

If I had to pick... probably drops. Ideally, I think both should be useful.

Diablo II (the expansion, as the base game only has drops) does this fairly well (but certainly not perfectly). There are drops, crafts and Rune Words. Admittedly, Rune Words are very overpowered, but you can't get by with just them (as there are only RWs for weapons, body armor, helms and shields, and not rings, amulets, gloves, boots, belts and charms). Crafting is best for amulets and rings and occasionally good for gloves/boots/belts. Drops (particularly uniques) cover more or less everything (and indeed all components for crafts and RWs are drops).

Generally what happens is that you mix and match drops, crafts and RWs. All three can shine depending on the build/class.

It reminds me a little of this from Dawn of Sorrow (which I'm playing for the first time currently), mainly the part at 13s:



Other than that (which it probably isn't tbh), I'm not sure. I do feel like I know it though. It's annoying when this happens.

MGS2 (probably on the HD Collection) then REmake.

I bought a PS2 (Slim) for San Andreas pretty much, and it delivered. MGS3 then came out (in 2005 here in the UK), and I was in heaven. Both remain my favorite games in their respective franchises.

Also loved Symphonia on the GameCube. Zero Mission and Echoes were great, being a Metroid fan.

Garioshi posted...

2004 and 2005 are the single greatest years in gaming, period.

Gotta be 1998 for me.

Interestingly, I read an article yesterday where Warren Spector talked about BioShock, among other games.

https://www.pcgamesn.com/underworld-ascendant/warren-spector

A lot of people describe BioShock as an immersive sim and as the spiritual successor to games like System Shock. I describe it as more like theres an expression kissing cousins. Its similar in some ways to a System Shock game, or a Deus Ex, or an Underworld. Ken Levine is one of the most talented people in this business, and one of the best writers. But if you boil it down, I think hes more interested in telling his story than we are. Were much more into the player telling his or her own story. Whereas BioShock is is very much Kens story, and its a great one. But its fairly different than what we do.

The bolded part is spot on.

SS2 is the GOAT.

BioShock is really good (Rapture is the best part), but I like 2's RPG elements (plus it and SS1 being the originators counts for something). I'm also not a fan of the ending (post-twist). I think SS2 handles that better.

"Single player games I like are dying."

"Also, I'm completely jaded and like none of those trash modern games."

27. Driver?

87. Metroid Prime 3
106. SoulCalibur IV

Not doing so well with this one, but then I did appear late. :(

slothica posted...

I'm sorry but you're all just wrong.

That was my first thought to be honest.

Hairistotle posted...

what issues?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wednesday

In the months leading up to Black Wednesday, George Soros had been building a huge short position in pounds sterling that would become immensely profitable if the pound fell below the lower band of the ERM. Soros recognized the unfavourable position at which the United Kingdom joined the ERM, believing the rate at which the UK was brought into the Exchange Rate Mechanism was too high, their inflation was also much too high (triple the German rate), and British interest rates were hurting their asset prices.[6] Soros made over 1 billion[7] in profit by short selling sterling.

There definitely are issues by virtue of him being a billionaire, but the hatred, anti-semitism and conspiracy theories are ridiculous. People aren't exactly helping their cause with that crap.

As it happens, I'm playing Dawn of Sorrow at the moment. I missed out on it and Order of Ecclesia.

As for difficulty, it depends on the game. In the Metroid series, Fusion and Echoes are fairly difficult at times. The rest aren't too bad IMO. Of the Igavanias, Circle of the Moon is probably the difficult one. I hear OoE is difficult too, but I've never played it.

hotcegaI posted...

I'm trying to not break the game in half and actually get far.

In that case, I'd just go with a straight up Warrior type character. They're more than good enough to get through the game. The skills don't need to be too fancy. Long Blade, Heavy Armor, Block, at least one magic skill (probably Mysticism), Speechcraft/Security, etc. Try and cover each Attribute in your Major/Minor skills. A Combat focus and Strength/Luck for your attributes are fine. For the sign, probably either The Lady or The Steed.

Oh, and as for the race... probably Redguard or Imperial (or even Dunmer). Or Nord or Orc lol.

A Telvanni Mage is my personal favorite, but it's too tempting to break the game with one (for me anyway). Go with one if you want. It takes more investment than the above class to become good.

hotcegaI posted...

And whatever mods ye recommend

For graphics, I like the STEP guide (it covers some other mods too): https://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:Morrowind

MGSO is an easier alternative (it installs various graphics and sound mods with a single installer), but it's not as good as the STEP guide and has a few bugs/problems.

The essentials are: Morrowind Code Patch, Morrowind Patch Project, MGE XE, Tamriel Rebuilt (probably too much content for a first playthrough though), LGNPC, LGNPC Pax Redoran, LGNPC Tel Uvirith, Less Generic Nerevarine/Tribunal/Bloodmoon, Herbalism For Purists, Talrivian's State-Based HP, Illy's Solstheim Rumour Fix

There are loads more, but that's enough to be going on with for now.

Gotta love the GHOUL engine (which, for those that don't know, basically allows body parts to be blasted off). Especially when using the OP shotgun.

I had a pretty unusual experience with the first two games. I played single player exclusively in the first game, and multiplayer almost exclusively in the second. Loved both.

Never used it, never plan to.

The creator died recently, didn't he?

Impossible to choose. :(

There's the obligatory Moonlit Wilderness.

I'll go with Law's theme from 3:

catboy0_0 posted...

you know, I know it's a different genre, but I feel like survivor horror does progression well

RE1/REmake's mansion is great for this.

Jim Sterling has a good video on that sort of progression:

I prefer games that are somewhere in between. Voted for "linear" since what I'm talking about is closer to that.

I'm a big fan of Metroidvania-style progression, where you gradually obtain more items/power-ups which open up new areas. I find it quite disappointing when I already have all the necessary stuff and can go anywhere right from the start. Half of the fun for me is in the journey to get to that point.

However, I don't want my exact route determined beforehand either. The player should have *some* say in the order they do things and there should be some optional distractions. You should occasionally feel that you've ended up somewhere you're not meant to be (this doesn't really work in open world games since there usually isn't anywhere you're meant to be at any one time).

At the end of the day, it's all about finding the right balance.

For me, OoT comes pretty close to this, which is why I like it so much.

catboy0_0 posted...

play the oracles

I love those games. I think they're actually my favorite 2D Zeldas.

Edit: Actually, I got mixed up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_people#Ten_oldest_living_people

Oldest from 1903.

I was thinking of the oldest people ever:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_people#Ten_oldest_living_people

122 is fucking crazy.

I mix and match the two to be honest. If there's a clear favorite, I'll vote for them. If not, I might go with the one that would favor my bracket. Mostly the former, since it is only 1 vote.

Axiom Verge is close. It's an indie Metroidvania with run-and-gun elements. It's like Super Metroid, but with (many) more guns and more shooting.

I'm not sure about anything more linear, in the mould of Contra for example.

It gets better. Much better.

On the "intelligence" agency Wohl set up (Surefire Intelligence):

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2018/10/30/unintelligent-design-surefire-intelligence/

When searching for the various employees who list their employment as SureFire Intelligence, nearly all of them use stolen profile photographs. In particular, many of these photographs use the sepia-toned filter that was likely used to disrupt reverse image search algorithms.

Their Tel Aviv Station Chief uses a photograph of Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli.

One of their Investigators from Boston uses a stock photograph with extra filters added on.

An LA-based Private Investigator at SureFire Intelligence bears a strong resemblance to Nick Hopper, a British model and photographer.

Edit: Actually a model called Oran Katan.

A woman who describes herself as the Head of Government Relations at SureFire Intelligence either does not exist, or is actually a stock photo model.

And the best one:

Other employees at SureFire Intelligence also stole their profile pictures from others, but perhaps the most brazen is their Zurich-based Financial Investigator Christoph Waltz.

https://017qndpynh-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fakewaltz.jpg

Fucking brilliant. Can't stop laughing.

Maybe I'm just pessimistic, but I think he will. I don't trust the Dems not to fuck things up again. And with voter disenfranchisement and the like, they're fighting an uphill battle. Also, remember GWB?

Zodd3224 posted...

Super Metroid

That's my fave. CT is definitely up there though.

King_Hellebuyck posted...

TC do you think economic systems should be decided by the will of the voters?

Only if they vote the right way.

Teen Vogue is real and good.

King_Hellebuyck posted...

A black centric website posts a story about a black man getting murdered for trying to be a good person and TC is pissed off because he doesnt understand why stranded motorist is in quotes in the headline.

Probably didn't even read the article.

TheDarkCircle posted...

I loved CotM.

Same. I've just seen people complain about the card system (mainly not knowing who drops them and the randomness of the drops) and the 'frustrating' difficulty (I personally don't find it that bad, but I can see how some would struggle), among other things.

In terms of the Metroidvanias, SotN is generally seen as the best (the other ones are great too, except perhaps Harmony of Dissonance). Circle of the Moon is probably the closest one to the classicvanias. Not everyone is a fan, but it's one of my favorites. As is Aria of Sorrow.

Great game. I just wish it had the Physical/Special split for moves.

Taking a page out of Bolsonaro's book.

Caution999 posted...

Only a mentally ill person would read this and go lets kill people

To be perfectly honest

It's not like someone reads a couple of lines and then flips. They're pushed towards the dark recesses of the internet (among other places) where they're immersed (over a number of years potentially) in conspiracy theories and scaremongering (false flags, refugee caravans backed by Soros/"them", the "deep state", pizzagate, etc., all backed up by the fake news media / enemies of the people). It doesn't end with Trump, but it can certainly start with him and be whipped up by him.

And it's not just the mentally ill that are susceptible. If you play to people's worst fears and insecurities, it can have a similar result.

There's also this:

https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1056318287179628544

*runs*

Unimpressed posted...

It's entirely possible that "letting off steam" amongst his fellow shitbags is what (along with Trump's anti immigrant rhetoric) galvanized the shooter and gave him the [courage] to do what he did.

I mean, he did say something along the lines of, "OK guys, I'm going in," right before the attack, which suggests exactly that.

Skye Reynolds posted...

They're welcome in so long as they leave censorship and surveillance at the door.

You have enough of that yourselves.

C_Pain posted...

geez you guys are wicked

anyone who doesn't agree is literally a nazi to you

If they don't agree that slaughtering Jews is bad, that is

s0nicfan posted...

Letting angry people shout hate into the ether so they can let off steam isn't going to actually hurt anyone. Forcing them to bottle it up can though.

The last week or so doesn't really back that up.

A friend mentioned the site, then I came here for Pokemon Red/Blue info. I used GameWinners previously, and it sucked.

Hicks233 posted...

Utter disgust. You can have Scotland but hands off the rest.

(In the voice of Fat Bastard) That hurts ma feelings, you know.

Bring on Indyref 2! :P

I'm not gonna disagree too strongly, since it is a great tune. I do probably prefer VII's if I'm being honest though, in terms of just the regular boss theme.

If you add in "special" boss themes, then of course there are plenty of great ones. The Dreadful Battle (Elemental Lords) (IV), Battle on the Big Bridge (V/XII), The Fierce Battle (ATMA Weapon) (FFVI), Birth of a God (VII), Premonition (VIII), Dark Messenger (IX), The Extreme (VIII), etc.

Cesar Altieri Sayoc = lizard alien false flag (or eery asocial racist)

Being serious though, this is the dumbest 'evidence' for it being a false flag (not that you're saying it is, but a few idiots are).

That'll definitely stop fanatical neo-Nazis with a death wish...