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Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 219: Conker's Bad Fur Day |
plasmabeam 01/20/22 3:00:39 PM #12 | Bump --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Have you ever read Infinite Jest? |
plasmabeam 01/20/22 9:32:21 AM #2 | Got halfway through, admitted to myself I wasn't enjoying it, and set it aside. There's only so much tennis and furniture polish sunscreen I can handle. DFW's short story "Girl With Curious Hair" is dynamite though. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Best Game of 2021: Round 1, Day 1 **With Metroid Dread and Pokemon!** |
plasmabeam 01/19/22 8:39:36 PM #26 | Metroid Dread (Nintendo Switch) Mario Golf: Super Rush (Nintendo Switch) Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (PS4, Switch, PC) Sumire (Switch, PC) --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 219: Conker's Bad Fur Day |
plasmabeam 01/19/22 8:38:23 PM #7 | paulg235 posted... Nominate: --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Banjo Kazooie releases on Nintendo Switch Online this Thursday |
plasmabeam 01/18/22 9:29:11 PM #2 | Rare and Square died in 2002. I miss them both. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 218: Trace Memory (AKA Another Code: Two Memories) |
plasmabeam 01/18/22 9:22:54 PM #6 | Never heard of it --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 217: Heavy Rain |
plasmabeam 01/18/22 7:54:32 AM #24 | Nominate SOMA --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 217: Heavy Rain |
plasmabeam 01/18/22 7:43:43 AM #23 | LeonhartFour posted... I'll preface this by saying I've only watched an LP of the game on YouTube, so feel free to disregard this vote if that's not enough. We're rating story, and you're not influenced by the gameplay, which is great IMO. Strife2 posted... 3 points for the finger scene, nothing else. That has stuck with me the most. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 217: Heavy Rain |
plasmabeam 01/18/22 7:38:34 AM #22 | 6/10 Not gonna lie, I enjoyed it. It's tropey and not particularly mind-blowing or memorable, but it kept me curious till the end. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Giving FFXII another shot. |
plasmabeam 01/17/22 6:51:07 PM #2 | Hated it back in 2007 but bought the PS4 version for $10. Interested in your thoughts. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 216: Shenmue |
plasmabeam 01/17/22 11:55:30 AM #16 | Axl_Rose_85 posted... The story, characters and the dialogue. It was like peak tv drama in video game form. While I liked the combat I admit it wasn't anything special (however do note that it is a huge step up from the rest of the series which may be a deal breaker for you). Good to know. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 216: Shenmue |
plasmabeam 01/17/22 9:56:57 AM #14 | Axl_Rose_85 posted... It is insane how I used to think Yakuza was a bad Shenmue/GTA wannabe hybrid when I first played the original on the PS2. I played Yakuza 0 in 2019 and found the main story to be great while everything else (combat, side stories, minigames) bored me to tears. What blew you away about it? Just curious because part of me wants to give Kiwami a shot. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 215: Persona 4 Arena |
plasmabeam 01/16/22 11:04:34 AM #18 | UshiromiyaEva posted... 4/10. Bad just like all P4 story content in anything outside of the original game. Only played P4G, and I totally see what you're saying. I could've done without the bonus ending content, although --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | It's 2022, time for new contest? |
plasmabeam 01/16/22 11:01:57 AM #9 | dilateDChemist posted... Character Battle. 20 year anniversary. Samus, Sonic, and Sephiroth in the same division, let's do this! --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Must read 'classic' literature? |
plasmabeam 01/16/22 11:01:05 AM #31 | Raka_Putra posted... And Then There Were None This. Definitely this. You can read it in one sitting and it's both thrilling and mind-blowing. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Best Game of 2021 **TIEBREAKER ROUND** |
plasmabeam 01/16/22 11:00:18 AM #25 | Group 1 Scarlet Nexus Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye Group 2 Nier Replicant Cruis'n Blast Group 3 (Top 4 voted will make the tournament, bottom 3 will miss it!) Astalon: Tears of the Earth Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 215: Persona 4 Arena |
plasmabeam 01/15/22 8:18:36 PM #4 | Don't know much about P4A. Figured it was a fighting game like Dissida, so I'm interested in seeing these scores. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Must read 'classic' literature? |
plasmabeam 01/15/22 8:17:51 PM #20 | Snake5555555555 posted... Frankenstein Guy has taste. I'd also recommend Melmoth the Wanderer for horror fans, although it's a bit of a slog/challenge. Brave New World is also excellent if you can fight through the first 40 pages or so. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 214: Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal |
plasmabeam 01/15/22 3:43:33 PM #13 | Bump --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | If you won a large powerball jackpot would it solve all your problems? |
plasmabeam 01/15/22 9:11:46 AM #32 | Financial security for life would be great, but I want more than that. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 214: Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal |
plasmabeam 01/15/22 8:51:45 AM #8 | Nominate Blasphemous --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 213: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA |
plasmabeam 01/14/22 4:35:22 PM #15 | 6/10 Game itself is a masterpiece, but the story is pretty meh. Nominated Ys IX: Monstrum Nox --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Sony addresses PS5 shortage, cranks up production |
plasmabeam 01/13/22 3:03:29 PM #10 | Mac Arrowny posted... Most people aren't buying a PS5 for exclusives, they're doing it for better performance. Same reason you'd buy a new graphics card for your computer. Bingo. I've actually been holding off on playing my PS4 copy of Doom Eternal because I want to play it on hard mode, die 100s of times, and not have to sit through hours of loading screens. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | JRPG characters you always use even if they aren't great. |
plasmabeam 01/13/22 3:00:05 PM #50 | Albel Nox in Star Ocean 3 --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 212: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story |
plasmabeam 01/13/22 2:58:34 PM #13 | Leonhart4 posted... Dunban is good but he's no RPG Bowser. I'll have to withhold judgment on Path of Radiance (perhaps forever because it might be stuck in purgatory for the rest of time). Ike is fantastic in that game. Shame Nintendo never capitalized on his status as a Smash character. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Sony addresses PS5 shortage, cranks up production |
plasmabeam 01/13/22 2:55:42 PM #7 | Surskit posted... I'm just going to wait for a slim version to come out tbh, although at this pace I don't expect it before like 2024 lol. Same. I learned my lesson after my $500 Fat PS3 died: wait a few years, then get the cheaper model with better hardware and more storage space. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 212: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story |
plasmabeam 01/12/22 8:16:40 PM #4 | Leonhart4 posted... It's a game starring Nintendo's best character We already rated Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Best New Character 2021 R3D2: Seong Gi-Hun v King Shark, Herlock v Ratcatcher2 |
plasmabeam 01/12/22 12:48:54 PM #33 | Seong Sholmes --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 211: Metal Gear Solid V |
plasmabeam 01/12/22 12:43:25 PM #20 | Nominate Castlevania: Lords of Shadow --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 211: Metal Gear Solid V |
plasmabeam 01/11/22 9:31:56 PM #14 | Phantom Pain: 6/10 Lot of wasted opportunity here. There were some interesting concepts at play, but nothing got the development or conclusion they deserved. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 210: Dishonored 2 |
plasmabeam 01/11/22 3:47:57 PM #13 | Haven't played. @Snake5555555555 Got another Silent Hill 3 question for you. What do you make of the fact that darkness replaces the fog for the first half of the game? I always thought Team Silent just wanted to keep the fog from getting stale after two games, but now I'm wondering if there's a thematic purpose behind it. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 209: Silent Hill 3 |
plasmabeam 01/10/22 7:17:00 PM #18 | Snake5555555555 posted... @plasmabeam Great insight on the train station... The frustration of someone with so many possibilities who can't act on any of them. I envy your interpretation skills. Is this something you're naturally gifted at, or did you take a class or something? I wish you'd write a book on how to interpret horror--or stories in general. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 209: Silent Hill 3 |
plasmabeam 01/10/22 5:48:43 PM #16 | Snake5555555555 posted... In some ways, I find SH3 scarier than SH2. But they are two very different experiences. SH2 is an inwards journey into the soul and mind, while SH3 focuses more on external threats due to its far more vulnerable protagonist. SH3's true core is that of the specific female teenage experience - stalkers, (such as Douglas Cartland in the game's opening sequence), sex and teen pregnancy (this one's obvious, but one other aspect of this is how many monsters have phallic attacks or even in the case of the Slurper straight up sexually assault Heather in their attacks), finding your identity (confronting yourself in the Memory of Alessa), the very idea and nature of what it means to be "feminine" (Heather's tomboyish appearance is constantly confronted by idealized mannequins & sexualized nurses, the first area is a shopping mall and shopping is typically stereotyped as a feminine activity, the game even gives you perfume to wear which attracts more "attention" to you). @Snake5555555555 I've told you this several times, but your analysis is always insightful and a joy to read. Great point about the shopping mall being a go-to spot for teen girls. What about the train station? Does that symbolize the fact that she has the potential to go many places (or become many selves)? The train station was the most terrifying part of the game IMO. Also, what's your take on the haunted house? --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 209: Silent Hill 3 |
plasmabeam 01/10/22 3:10:30 PM #13 | andylt posted... 3/10 I actually agree with everything you said, but I thought it was decent overall. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | How do you like to eat steak? |
plasmabeam 01/10/22 7:53:23 AM #20 | Well done. Any other way makes me nauseous. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 209: Silent Hill 3 |
plasmabeam 01/10/22 7:52:44 AM #10 | 7.5/10 This is the only one of the original four Silent Hill stories that didn't blow me away. Never quite connected with Heather (aside from that one particular tragic moment she endures about midway through), and the cult left me underwhelmed. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 208: Last Window: The Secret of Cape West |
plasmabeam 01/09/22 9:13:49 AM #10 | I need to play this duology --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 207: AI: The Somnium Files. |
plasmabeam 01/08/22 1:26:52 PM #13 | 9.5/10 Amazing cast of characters, clever use of sci-fi concepts, great creepy futuristic atmosphere, and a wild plot... What's not to love? The only thing stopping me from giving it a 10 is that some of the revelations toward the end were more predictable and thus had less impact. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Best Game of 2021 Tournament **NOMINATION TOPIC** |
plasmabeam 01/08/22 1:23:37 PM #41 | 1) Metroid Dread 2) Ys IX: Monstrum Nox 3) Resident Evil Village --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | I want to get back on the writing horse... Post stuff to write about |
plasmabeam 01/07/22 5:48:07 PM #24 | Write about a character who loses one of their five senses, then has to navigate a dangerous situation without that sense. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 206: Golden Sun |
plasmabeam 01/07/22 5:46:33 PM #25 | Axl_Rose_85 posted... The world building in this first half of the duology is really good and they established some memorable characters. I remember being all kinds of hyped for the conclusion to the story in the second game. The mystery behind the lost civilization of Lemuria is one of the most intriguing plot elements an RPG of its time had. However all of these epic things are saved for the second game. I can't understate how hyped I was for TLA after playing the first Golden Sun. This was before I got into FF and other JRPGs, but still. The mystery of Lemuria was as compelling as it got back on the GBA. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 206: Golden Sun |
plasmabeam 01/07/22 5:43:41 PM #23 | Nanis23 posted... How does one get a 20 years old game for Christmas? Ebay --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 206: Golden Sun |
plasmabeam 01/07/22 5:42:58 PM #22 | 5.5/10 Pretty bland but the search for Lemuria gripped me as a kid, so I'll give it an extra 0.5 --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Should I play KotOR on switch before the PS5 remake comes out |
plasmabeam 01/07/22 5:41:47 PM #12 | Yes, I first played it in 2017 and it holds up pretty well. Plus, I've got a bad feeling about the remake. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Best Console Mario Party Day 6 |
plasmabeam 01/07/22 5:40:59 PM #2 | Pleased to see MP1 survived after things looked grim yesterday --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Sidney Poitier passed away. |
plasmabeam 01/07/22 5:40:15 PM #4 | Guy was magnetic in A Raisin in the Sun. What other movies of his would you recommend? I've only seen Raisin and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 205: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga |
plasmabeam 01/06/22 1:57:31 PM #15 | 7/10 Amusing but not great or memorable. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Here's how every GotY winner reviewed |
plasmabeam 01/05/22 7:29:38 PM #34 | andylt posted... Edit: FFVIII's dominance in 99 was ridiculous, wow: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/38-the-best-of-1999-game-of-the-year If that same poll were held today, you'd have a three-horse race between FF8, Pokemon Yellow, and Smash 64. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Here's how every GotY winner reviewed |
plasmabeam 01/05/22 7:27:20 PM #33 | KamikazePotato posted... 1994 - Final Fantasy VI Damn, that list is FIRE. And it doesn't even include Xenogears and Parasite Eve. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1368 |
plasmabeam 01/05/22 1:41:43 PM #327 | HaRRicH posted... And I'll concede Dread is likely closer to MP1 than I was first considering. Still not convinced MK8D is a gimme-match, but MD can likely find itself as the Switch's fourth biggest game at the moment. Prime vs Dread is a match I'd love to see as a division semi-finals matchup. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
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