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Topic | Are metroidvanias actually an rpg subset? |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 8:36:06 PM #17 | foolm0r0n posted... How about Timespinner?I'm not familiar There are probably a few other games that follow the formula tightly enough that "Metroidvania" isn't a weird term |
Topic | Are metroidvanias actually an rpg subset? |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 8:35:40 PM #16 | Mac Arrowny posted... So you don't think definitions can change over time?Well the term "Metroidvania" is really terrible because the etymology of the word specifically refers to SotN, because it was the first Castlevania to use Metroid-style level design. There are some other games that do this but it's weird to call them Metroidvanias - a "Castlevania that is like Metroid." |
Topic | Are metroidvanias actually an rpg subset? |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 8:33:22 PM #13 | I really hate the term Metroidvania for anything other than SotN, CotM, HoD, AoS, DoS, PoR, and OoE. And Bloodstained I suppose. Those are Metroidvanias. The term is awkwardly applied at best to any other video game |
Topic | Are metroidvanias actually an rpg subset? |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 8:14:09 PM #11 | Anyone who thinks any of the Metroid games are Metroidvanias should stop contributing to the discussion |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 2 Divisions 1-6 |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 7:53:10 PM #121 | CHANGE Mass Effect 2 - 61% |
Topic | Are metroidvanias actually an rpg subset? |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 7:20:11 PM #7 | I don't consider Monster Boy a Metroidvania at all. Something's only a Metroidvania to me if it's a game that's quite similar to Symphony of the Night, the original Metroidvania; a Metroid-like labyrinth of tightly and complexly interlocked hallways, and equipment/stats/leveling up. Yes, they are a subset of RPGs, but only if they're actually Metroidvanias. Otherwise, it's just a Metroid-like, or just some kind of other platforming action adventure. |
Topic | ~GotD10s Spread Betting~ Day 18 feat. Round 2 Division 2 |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 7:16:09 PM #24 | 30000 parlay on Mass Effect 2, Bloodborne |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 2 Divisions 1-6 |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 7:15:44 PM #112 | CHANGE Mass Effect 2 - 66% |
Topic | Your Round 1 Score. |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 5:26:35 AM #2 | Check the leaderboard! ...no really, check it, I'm about to fall off today and I want people to see :( |
Topic | Is Dark Souls an rpg? |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 5:16:16 AM #24 | Xiahou Shake posted... I straight up disagree with this. RPG isn't some vague term that a ton of games can fit - we know exactly what they are. RPGs are all derived mechanically from DnD; you hand-waved strict adherence to mechanical keywords but if they don't have those mechanics then they're actually something else.I agree with this interpretation although I would add to it that it's not necessarily directly derived from DnD, but rather I call it a "lineage" of sorts - from pen-and-paper RPGs to DnD, to the earliest video game RPGs like Wizardry and Ultima, to the early japanese RPGs like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, and from there you have the most basic mechanical foundations for what makes a video game RPG - almost any video game you'd describe from an RPG found its inspiration in the genre conventions laid down by those early series. Not every RPG follows every rule - I would say there are RPGs where you don't level up, for instance - but it provides a pretty clear picture of what an RPG generally is, mechanically, which is generally what defines whether or not something is an RPG. People get the etymology of RPG wrong a lot I think - in video games, RPG isn't "a game where you roleplay as something" since that describes a lot of games (or on the other hand, doesn't describe most of them well at all, compared to what a "real" RPG is like), rather, it's "a game that is similar to the mechanics of a pen-and-paper RPG" which is where the term roleplaying game was originally derived from. Video game RPGs don't really have anything to do with narrative content since you can be an RPG with bare minimum story (such as the early games I mentioned before) and you can be a complicated story without being an RPG. It's just something that you expect from the genre as a rule. |
Topic | Is Dark Souls an rpg? |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 4:15:48 AM #19 | KokoroAkechi posted... NBA 2K has a career mode where you take control of a new player. You play games to raise stats like shooting, passing, etc and raise your overall rating. It has a sort of built in story where you rise from scrub to super star. No one calls NBA2K an rpg (I say everyone as like almost all people being that I'm sure someone has at one point). Despite it technically meeting some mechanical requirements.dude you can just not like dark souls, it's ok |
Topic | I just had to have my cat put down and I'm completely devastated |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 4:13:49 AM #3 | Sorry to hear about your kitty. She's a cutie. |
Topic | Is Dark Souls an rpg? |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 1:50:16 AM #10 | KokoroAkechi posted... No. It's an action game with some rpg mechanics. It doesn't have the narrative to really make it an RPG. And before you go like "oh but the narrative is in like the environment and atmosphere" give me a break. Dark Souls has a lot of lore packed into the game but its actual story telling is a piece of garbage.Ah, I see you haven't played Zelda 2 |
Topic | Is Dark Souls an rpg? |
Paratroopa1 04/12/20 1:49:46 AM #9 | Yes, it is an action RPG; its primary mechanics trace their lineage back to pen-and-paper RPGs (though far removed) and it would not confuse the average person to refer to it as an action RPG, therefore it is appropriate to describe it as one. |
Topic | How take: Metroidvanias need extensive fast travel. |
Paratroopa1 04/11/20 9:55:20 PM #15 | Fast travel would ruin the metroidvania genre for me completely. The slow burn exploring is why I'm here, retreading old ground to find new things is why I'm here |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 Divisions 7-8 |
Paratroopa1 04/10/20 7:34:14 PM #118 | CHANGE Celeste - 64% |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 Divisions 7-8 |
Paratroopa1 04/10/20 7:30:37 PM #117 | CHANGE Divinity: Original Sin II - 63% |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 Divisions 7-8 |
Paratroopa1 04/10/20 4:16:47 PM #104 | CHANGE Divinity: Original Sin II - 59% |
Topic | ~GotD10s Spread Betting~ Day 16 feat. Pokemon (-54), NieR (-36) |
Paratroopa1 04/10/20 2:56:41 PM #12 | MAX on Pokemon |
Topic | What's been your dumbest pick so far? |
Paratroopa1 04/09/20 10:25:58 PM #8 | Yuri_LowelI posted... Neither of those picks are dumbwell yeah, I haven't made any dumb picks |
Topic | What's been your dumbest pick so far? |
Paratroopa1 04/09/20 10:22:44 PM #3 | LeonhartFour posted... based on the margin of victory, Berseria > Hollow Knight |
Topic | INVITATION TO THE MAFIA CHAMPIONSHIP (SEASON 7)- MU Invite |
Paratroopa1 04/09/20 9:55:09 PM #14 | Keeping this alive |
Topic | Switches goin for 400-500 on ebay |
Paratroopa1 04/09/20 8:57:11 PM #7 | This has been a really huge problem for me as someone who has wanted to buy a Switch for Animal Crossing. I was too late and now they are EXTREMELY sold out everywhere |
Topic | Some animal crossing amiibo cards sell for more than the game |
Paratroopa1 04/09/20 8:38:24 PM #21 | Grand Kirby posted... It's actually terrible this isn't in alphabetical orderIt's ordered within the tier based on the exact level of popularity, haha ctrl+f'ing the spreadsheet is better for finding someone specific |
Topic | What's the best game you played this decade that didn't make the bracket? |
Paratroopa1 04/09/20 6:41:55 PM #48 | CrossCode. Incredible game, not enough hype around it. Didn't expect it to get in though. As far as actual snubs, maybe one of the Ace Attorney games? Most of my favorites actually got in, surprisingly. |
Topic | to the 40% of this website that played ff7 but never beat the weapons |
Paratroopa1 04/09/20 6:53:34 AM #8 | I didn't like the game and stopped played it in disc 1 |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 Divisions 7-8 |
Paratroopa1 04/09/20 4:18:52 AM #58 | CHANGE Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn - 73% Mario Kart 8 - 52% |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 2 Divisions 1-6 |
Paratroopa1 04/09/20 4:04:46 AM #13 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 83% Final Fantasy XV - 53% Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 50.23% Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age - 71% Mass Effect 2 - 72% Borderlands 2 - 51.35% Resident Evil 2 - 53% Bloodborne - 60% Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 64% Marvel's Spider-Man - 55% Shovel Knight - 57% Super Mario Odyssey - 72% Grand Theft Auto V - 56% Persona 4 Golden - 50.67% Xenoblade Chronicles - 66% Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 59% The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - 71% Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 65% Fallout: New Vegas - 59% God of War - 73% Persona 5 - 69% Sonic Mania - 53% Portal 2 - 63% Red Dead Redemption 2 - 52% |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 Divisions 7-8 |
Paratroopa1 04/08/20 7:42:00 PM #29 | CHANGE The Last of Us - 83% |
Topic | ~GotD10s Spread Betting~ Day 14 feat. Batman (-28), The Last of Us (-60) |
Paratroopa1 04/08/20 5:45:58 PM #17 | Actually nevermind I need to make money CHANGE MAX on Diablo III it should be fine |
Topic | ~GotD10s Spread Betting~ Day 14 feat. Batman (-28), The Last of Us (-60) |
Paratroopa1 04/08/20 5:44:33 PM #16 | 1000 on Diablo III I have slightly cold feet on Diablo III's strength and the other three spreads are pretty good |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 Divisions 7-8 |
Paratroopa1 04/08/20 7:56:27 AM #5 | CHANGE Batman: Arkham City - 62% Diablo III - 75% The Last of Us - 81% |
Topic | Some animal crossing amiibo cards sell for more than the game |
Paratroopa1 04/08/20 3:24:17 AM #14 | https://docs.google.com/document/d/102XBHex86UkYmGm8ThB_WGSFsU9YvFgKMqdVJyowPcE/preview The tier list and attached spreadsheet here are probably a good start to having an idea of how much villagers are worth. |
Topic | Rocket League must win - I am going to alert the discord with 200,000 |
Paratroopa1 04/07/20 7:47:12 PM #13 | KinjiMuto_3 posted... You're probably right but someone has to try we dont need a Wii u game winning the whole contestYou're allowed to just not like BOTW without taking it personally, I give you permission |
Topic | Rocket League must win - I am going to alert the discord with 200,000 |
Paratroopa1 04/07/20 7:39:52 PM #9 | ZeldaTPLink posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6456-one-year-later-have-you-ever-played-undertalewell no, what he's going to accomplish is nothing, because this won't work |
Topic | The All Time Guru Rankings, plus Guru of the Decade (2010-2020) |
Paratroopa1 04/07/20 7:36:03 AM #23 | Nice, I did pretty well overall |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 Divisions 3-8 |
Paratroopa1 04/07/20 7:19:21 AM #379 | CHANGE Dark Souls - 77% Yakuza 0 - 70% Metal Gear Solid V - 71% |
Topic | ~GotD10s Spread Betting~ Day 13 feat. Dark Souls (-62), MGSV (-48) |
Paratroopa1 04/07/20 7:17:43 AM #2 | MAX on Yakuza 0 |
Topic | I created a Tier List maker for all 128 games in the bracket |
Paratroopa1 04/07/20 4:50:16 AM #31 | Ranked within tiers. "Didn't play want to" ranked from most interested to least interested. "Didn't play don't care" ranked from highest likelihood I think I might have a nice time to lowest likelihood. Tiers are just my personal experiences with the game, not necessarily how good I think they are. I don't really think Dark Souls, Inside, or Bayonetta are "bad" games, but I didn't personally enjoy them so that's where they went. |
Topic | top ten guru club |
Paratroopa1 04/07/20 1:49:25 AM #12 | azuarc posted... Was tied for 3rd prior to yesterday's matches. With Nioh winning, I'm down to tied for 9th (though I'm listed at 16th.)This wasn't the case when I made that post, the guru has already been updated with today's results and that moved some people down |
Topic | top ten guru club |
Paratroopa1 04/06/20 7:51:39 PM #6 | I am the only member of the club with a cookie bracket the rest of r1 |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 Divisions 3-8 |
Paratroopa1 04/06/20 7:07:57 PM #354 | CHANGE Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 73% |
Topic | top ten guru club |
Paratroopa1 04/06/20 7:00:54 PM #2 | oh, cool |
Topic | ~GotD10s Spread Betting~ Day 12 feat. Red Dead Redemption 2 (-56)/Portal 2 (-34) |
Paratroopa1 04/06/20 6:08:13 PM #15 | MAX parlay on Tomb Raider, Animal Crossing, Red Dead Redemption 2 |
Topic | When you stumble upon a match where you haven't played one or more games... |
Paratroopa1 04/06/20 5:20:50 PM #5 | I vote for whichever game interests me more. I have at least some fundamental knowledge of all but about 2 or 3 games in the bracket, which I can just look up - since most matches involve two fairly different games it's not too hard for me to decide which I'd like more. I know my own tastes almost depressingly well at this point and I'm usually not wrong about how much I'll generally like a game. |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 Divisions 3-8 |
Paratroopa1 04/06/20 6:40:03 AM #330 | CHANGE Kingdom Hearts III - 68% Red Dead Redemption 2 - 85% |
Topic | Politics Containment Topic 289: You Down to Invoke P? Yeah You Know Me! |
Paratroopa1 04/06/20 12:53:44 AM #367 | HeroDelTiempo17 posted... my jaw fucking dropped at marianne williamson being the voice of reason |
Topic | cooking mama has gone rogue |
Paratroopa1 04/05/20 7:32:52 PM #19 | this is an intensely weird story |
Topic | Game of the Decade 2 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 Divisions 3-8 |
Paratroopa1 04/05/20 7:19:31 PM #310 | CHANGE Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - 61% |
Topic | Why did they lose? AC:O, SCII, Destiny, Return of the Obra Dinn |
Paratroopa1 04/05/20 7:37:38 AM #3 | sorry, I decided I wanted to win this one |
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