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I'd say 1997 has the most genre defining/biggest games
2017 has a huge number of quality games though. Probably way more than 1997.
2007 is a mix of both
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Tyranthraxus posted...

This causes problems in the case of mixed reviews where an author liked the movie despite being critical of its flaws is erroneously reported as rotten when it should be fresh. The reverse also happens if someone is critical of a movie but praises a specific aspect very highly it might be considered fresh instead of rotten.

What are some examples of this?

Generally a reviewer seems pretty clear if a movie is worth watching or not no? That's generally how I look at it. 97% of critics think the movie is worth watching.
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Some examples
1987
Punch Out!
Contra
Double Dragon
Zelda II
Maniac Mansion
Mega Man
Final Fantasy
After Burner
Metal Gear
California Games

1997
Goldeneye
Final Fantasy VII
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Fallout
Star Fox 64
Tomb Raider 2
Age of Empires
Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey
Crash Bandicoot 2
Tekken 3

2007
Portal
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Bioshock
Halo 3
Assassin's Creed
Crysis
Mass Effect
Super Mario Galaxy
Uncharted
Team Fortress 2

2017
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Super Mario Odyssey
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Persona 5
Nier Automata
Resident Evil 7
Assassin's Creed: Origins
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Cuphead
Divinity: Original Sin II

Each year had a lot more games than this but there's a small sampler.
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bevan306 posted...

seems like a strange weighting system to me

It's not. People just assume it's the same as Metacritic. Probably because most of us here are gamers.

Scores for movie reviews are no where near as specific as video game reviews too.
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EvalAngell posted...

BP is very good but it's definitely not worthy of the 97% rating. It's slow at times and T'Challa comes across as weak during several parts. It's like an 83% movie at best imo.

You're thinking of the average rating. That's 4.1/5.

The RT score is percentage of reviewers that gave it a positive review.
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If a kid shot himself in the head in a classroom or school bathroom that's a school shooting yeah.
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__aCEr__ posted...

Twitter really does have to be absolutely infuriating if you're a celebrity.

I remember Taylor Swift getting backlash early this year because she said she had a good 2017. This angered a lot of people who believed 2017 isn't a good year. It's a shame that fuckwits on social media ruin it for everyone.
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I feel like they've spent most of this phase grooming the audience in getting used to the newer characters just to make sure it will work. We started out phase 3 with what was essentially Captain America vs Iron Man and that's basically been it from them until Avengers (outside of Iron Man having a big supporting role in Homecoming). No Iron Man solo movie at all. Their character arcs seem like they're coming to a close too. Civil War was a big climatic moment for both of them and I think the next Avengers movies will resolve it.

I'm not expecting Iron Man 4 in the next phase either. I think the next Captain America movie will be lead by Bucky (perhaps to see if audiences will accept a transition like that). Avengers 4 will probably end with them passing the torch to the new team (Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Ant-man, Wasp, Spider-man and Doctor Strange).

On top of this they recently got the X-Men and Fantastic Four which I'm guessing has totally shifted whatever their previous plans were for movies after Avengers 4.
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mew4ever posted...

Bucky is definitely taking up Cap's spot. Is Thor done with standalones? I really hope he isn't. He's kinda important, and they really had something special in Ragnarok. Would like to see more Thor films like that.

Yeah I think we'll see Thor 4 since Ragnarok set a new direction for that franchise. I don't see Thor as a leading man for the MCU though. I don't see him headlining the Avengers or having a Civil War moment for example.
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Dash_Harber posted...

I would love it if they let some of the other heroes shine for awhile, but they'll probably just recast. I mean, they could at least pull some 'time travel' shenanigans like it was a comic, but I'm sure they wouldn't do that.

Really? I don't even think the MCU needs them considering how big all of their new stuff has been. Wouldn't surprise me if Bucky becomes the new Captain America and Tony Stark 'retires' and is only used as a supporting character like in Homecoming.
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Joker said six
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They've got;
- Spider-man (probably not thanks to Sony)
- Black Panther (huge box office success so I could see this happening)
- Doctor Strange
- Captain Marvel
- Bucky

Those would be my potential picks.
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https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/WP0KG/the-crime-situation-in-sweden-compared-to-the-us-in-4-charts
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What kind of president doesn't get playing golf after a school shooting isn't the thing to do? Detached from reality he is
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We're gonna see a real looking lion get fucking murdered next year. Along with his real looking lion son crying over his corpse.
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Up and Toy Story 3 weren't that long ago.
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Scaramanga posted...

Zack Snyder shouldnt have even been allowed to watch a DC movie.

i dont know how anyone could watch Sucker Punch and think "This is the guy to lead our franchise"

They probably based it on 300 and Watchmen.

If you stick him on an adaptation of a specific graphic novel he'd be okay. He's great at recreating visuals. But give him his own creative control over a story? No. He has a fundamental misunderstanding of these characters.
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I played Leon and Chris. People say one of those two campaigns tend to be the best.

So I didn't bother playing any more. Those were bad enough.
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Outside of Batman the characters in Justice League were fine really. Superman just has the issue of being a bit jarring thanks to his character BvS and Man of Steel.
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Tbh it really doesn't bother me that Mario Kart and Splatoon doesn't have voice chat.

They really need to make some sort of party chat system though.
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Yeah I think Doom would be a returning villain like Loki. Black Panther is often used in F4 stuff right? It would be neat to turn it around and introduce F4 stuff in BP2. The MCU seems to like doing that sorta stuff now.
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Kraven is great wtf
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AvantgardeAClue posted...

That being said he'd feel rather out of place in there

I believe Doctor Doom is often used as a villain for Black Panther. They're both monarchs so it's a natural fit.
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Tbh Army Men and Bubsy 3D may as well be Early Access games. They're just as janky as them.

I don't buy any early access games personally.
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Could be a neat way to introduce him to the MCU without yet another F4 reboot.

I'm guessing the story will be about invaders trying to take Wakanda's resources/land for themselves after they go public. Maybe Doctor Doom and Latveria could be a good antagonist for that plot?
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Complete_Idi0t posted...

First Trump gets elected and now this. Coincidence?

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/437784258686767104?lang=en

Russia beat the United States in the Olympics-another Obama embarrassment! Isn't it time that we turn things around and start kicking ass?

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Bayonetta has got my attention at the moment and I definitely want to play Celeste on Switch. I still need to play Steamworld Dig 2 as well.
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There was something different about computers when you'd wait several minutes for them to boot up and everything looked so grey and basic. Back when ripping music to the computer wasn't really a thing either (or at least for me) and you'd just hear the silent computer humming away and the noises from Windows.

I remember getting demo discs and playing games I'd never heard of until they eventually ended up on GOG and I was like "shit I remember that!" Desperados was an example.

Post all the random videos, sounds, games etc. that make you nostalgic! It's fun to vaguely remember something and then go hunting for it on YouTube or Google.
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apolloooo posted...

SGT_Conti posted...

Darmik posted...

I liked the game but I didn't love it as much as others seemed to.

I was legit hoping it would tackle mental health issues or at least represent it in a realistic way and that's why I was hoping that's what the warning was about and not some of the more graphic aspects of the game.

it does with sayori

I get what he's saying.

Sayori's depression conversation was great and impactful. But after that it's written off with freaky meta game stuff. It turns out she was depressed because Monika was messing with the game code. That's not really representing it in a realistic way.

It's more used to support the twist later on. After the suicide that angle of the game is done and Sayori is deleted until the ending.
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ZombiePelican posted...

Gears of War 3 has no microtransactions but 4 does

https://gamerant.com/pay-money-unlock-gears-war-3-skins-robk-104651/

For a game which arguably gives gamers the best value for their buck this year thanks to the inclusion of a larger campaign and so many multiplayer options, news that players will have to succumb to microtransactions to acquire all of Gears of War 3s content is such an unnecessary bit of bad news.

ZombiePelican posted...

Dead Space 3 of course has microtransactions, it was one of the first few full priced games to have the audacity to add microtransactions

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-AU/Product/Dead-Space-3/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024541099d

According to your definition it doesn't.

ZombiePelican posted...

DoA 5 doesn't but it has an insane amount of DLC

Which you can buy with microtransactions

ZombiePelican posted...

What is the term they use? If you still don't get it I'll speak slowly so you can understand

Cosmetic microtransactions. Just like Gears 3 and DOA5.
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People forget all of the broken shit that released in the 90's that you had no idea about until you either bought or rented the game.

Manipulative business practices and rip-offs have always existed.
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ZombiePelican posted...

Yes it's DLC. The only person calling it microtransactions is YOU.

Nope.

Would you say that Gears of War 3, Dead or Alive 5 and Dead Space 3 don't have microtransactions?

And why doesn't this;

Either way content still needs to be downloaded from the internet in some way whether It's the animation itself or the key to unlock the content on the disc

Apply to Sea of Thieves?
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ZombiePelican posted...

Either way content still needs to be downloaded from the internet in some way whether It's the animation itself or the key to unlock the content on the disc

My entire point is that neither DLC or microtransaction is a catch all term that explains completely different business models.

Picking apart Monster Hunter World doesn't fit your completely binary definition of each of them. Monster Hunter World has microtransactions and it has DLC. It's not one or the other. Generally you can't even have microtransactions without DLC. It's really not complicated.
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ZombiePelican posted...

Is the gesture already on the disc just behind a paywall? Serious question

Either it is or it's included in an update. Otherwise other players wouldn't be able to see it.
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ZombiePelican posted...

Stop calling all DLC microtransactions

Don't know why I bother

ZombiePelican posted...

Only Darmik would consider downloading content to not be DLC.

When you buy a gesture for Monster Hunter World what is it downloading after the purchase?
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ZombiePelican posted...

It is a literal micro transaction, yes

And that's where the term comes from so...?

ZombiePelican posted...

But it's not a microtransaction, microtransactions have consumability attached to them

That's not a prerequisite at all. Microtransactions started out primarily as weapon skins and cosmetics and then consumable/currency stuff came onto the scene to make more money. Those are the more common microtransactions now but that doesn't mean the definition magically changes.

A microtransaction is a microtransaction. What that microtransaction is can differ greatly.

ZombiePelican posted...

DLC for the most part doesn't you buy it once and that's it

DLC is downloadable content. It doesn't even need to be purchased. It's just more content that's downloaded to the game.

ZombiePelican posted...

that's itAnd that's what's featured in MHW, you buy the emotes once and move on, you don't keep endlessly buying the same emote over and over

In the case of MWH you're paying for the luxury of using it. Other players can see your emote because they have also downloaded it/it's already in the game. They just can't use it because they didn't pay. It's not even really a DLC purchase in that sense. It's not a purchase you make and then you download it to use like expansion DLC or whatever.

It's a microtransaction.
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Buying a weapon skin or a gesture for a couple of bucks is a microtransaction though.

The point of microtransactions is to make money from players who make small payments that accumulate over time. This can be done in a variety of ways. Lootboxes, in-game currency, consumables, cosmetics etc. A game can use one of those or all of those.

Capcom's plan with MHW is to keep releasing gestures and little cosmetic stuff over time. As far as I know they're not releasing any paid expansion content.

DOA5 is an example of a game that is absolutely filled to the brim with cosmetic microtransactions.

How microtransactions are done can differ greatly between games. It's not really an umbrella term that tells you exactly what the game has.
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NibeIungsnarf posted...

Link to topic please. This one is dumb and I want the context.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/76319459?page=2

Stuff with ZP starts on post 117.
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ZombiePelican posted...

You literally did

Feel free to find the quote where I said microtransactions and DLC mean the exact same thing. The topics are still up.

Or will you welch again?
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Tmaster148 posted...

Darmik posted...

I wonder how future generations will look back on Trump. I'm guessing all of these clips and tweets won't age well.

Not every president will get much time dedicated to them unless they manage to leave a major impact. So unless Trump somehow turns into the best president ever or gets impeached due to the Russia business, I wouldn't expect many people looking back at him.

I think his status as a pop culture celebrity before being elected has already been a huge impact in that sense. The status quo of what a President should be before they get elected has been flipped upside down.

Though perhaps there'll be more study about why a guy like him got into power more than the man himself.

Hopefully that clip of his hair flapping in the wind survives for centuries.
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I wonder how future generations will look back on Trump. I'm guessing all of these clips and tweets won't age well.
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"I must go now. My planet needs me"

Note: Jar Jar died on the way to his home planet

TheVipaGTS posted...

I still dont understand what they were thinking with Jar jar...

Merchandise sales for the kids. Problem was I think Lucas was a bit out of touch with what comic relief should be at that point. Dumb looking creatures with a silly voice were about 10 years too late.
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Has there been any nostalgia movies about this period yet?

Other than Remember Me?
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Protest with a donkey sauce vote
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Sami1000 posted...

I watched skyrim comparison with pc and i thought switch version looked like shit tbh. Is ps4 version really as bad looking?

Skyrim isn't really a pretty game unless you use PC mods.

M_Live posted...

Does the Switch version include all DLC? Also, I thought it was a port of OG Skyrim, and not the re-released special edition

Yes and it is the special edition with some settings turned down.
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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/clash-of-the-monsters-the-horror-fighting-game/9nk87m87j5cf
http://store.steampowered.com/app/431500/Clash_of_the_Monsters/

Free for a limited time on Xbox One and Windows 10

Seems to be Free to Play on Steam

Clash of the Monsters brings the most classic and iconic horror film and literature figures together in the traditional 3D fighting game style! The name quite literally says it all.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if the Living Dead faced off with Nosferatu? Or what about the Headless Horseman vs the Phantom of the Opera? It's time to find out! Take control of your favorite classic horror genre monster or hero and get ready to fight.

Clash of the Monsters makes use of legally licensed characters from both film and novel works of art. Clash of the Monsters includes the following characters:

-Living Dead, from the film classic 'Night of the Living Dead'
-Nosferatu, from the film classic 'Nosferatu'
-Phantom of the Opera, from the film classic 'The Phantom of the Opera'
-The Headless Horseman, from the classic short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
-Ichabod Crane, from the classic short story 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'
-The Bride of Dracula, from Bram Stoker's novel 'Dracula'
-The Invisible Man, from H.G. Wells' novel 'The Invisible Man'
-Bones, a 'Clash of the Monsters' original character

Many other characters are being actively worked on and will be released in content updates over time.

Please be excited.

And yes The Invisible Man has no character model.
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Muffinz0rz posted...

Darmik posted...

By the way the only reason he made this butthurt poll is because I pointed out that Jim Sterling was a hypocrite.

Why would you engage with this guy anyways? He's a W-word (which I can't say because it's apparently moddable now) so you can't take anything he says seriously

I dunno tbh. His tantrums can be amusing.

This is the exchange that triggered this btw

ZombiePelican posted...

Darmik posted...

untrustful posted...

It's funny because he doesn't harp on the issue of cosmetic monetization for Warframe, but he does for sea of thieves.

To be fair in that case that game is F2P so that does match his logic.

Here he is praising Monster Hunter World for doing the exact same thing as Sea of Thieves though

Monster Hunter World has no microtransactions, you worthless corporate mouthpiece

Darmik posted...

ZombiePelican posted...

Monster Hunter World has no microtransactions, you worthless corporate mouthpiece

I would have done an account bet over it but we all know how that would go.

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ZombiePelican posted...

You're conveniently ignoring how you can't grind to unlock any of the things you call "microtransactions" and HAVE to spend real money on them.

And? How does that mean it's no longer a microtransaction?

ZombiePelican posted...

Because one of the things corporate mouthpieces like yourself always justify them with is they're optional and can earn everything in game by grinding?

No. Why would 'microtransaction' be that specific?

ZombiePelican posted...

Answer the question I asked in the other topic, did you call horse armor a microtransaction back when it first dropped? Because that's the logic (although calling it logic is a joke) you're arguing with

I don't remember if that was a known term back then. It was before the rise of F2P mobile games.

How about this. Would you claim that Dead Space 3 and Gears of War 3 don't have microtransactions? They both sold weapons and skins that couldn't be earned in-game with in-game currency for a few bucks each.
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The poll is stupid because it's both.

By the way the only reason he made this butthurt poll is because I pointed out that Jim Sterling was a hypocrite.

I'll quote my explanation again because you're still seem to think I use DLC and microtransactions interchangeably.

Darmik posted...

Nope

Microtransactions are small in-game purchases. It can be content or in-game currency.

DLC is any form of downloadable content

Premium currency is in-game currency that can be bought with real world money. Sometimes it can earned in-game as well

You seem to think microtransactions and premium currencies are the same thing.

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