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TopicFire Emblem Heroes Discussion Topic Part 32: Reed Brothers robbed once again.
KamikazePotato
12/04/23 11:53:24 PM
#417
Vaike seems like the kind of character that was made better by a funny localization. Wouldn't be surprised if he's less endearing in the original and no one in Japan votes for him.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 404: Fox Tuckers Out, CNN Sours On Lemon
KamikazePotato
06/05/23 1:34:15 PM
#369
GuessMyUserName posted...
last time Rs were chanting his name it was for a hanging
Most Rs don't have enough long-term memory formation to...well, remember that

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
05/29/23 5:02:36 AM
#400
pjbasis posted...
Man I wish I got to this "super easy" tactics. Tried a few times to get into the game just to get into some forced encounter with a party I wasn't serious about and then you can't go back and ugh
I don't trust people who say that FFT is super easy because they usually follow it up with "I also grinded a ton on the side". If you're just playing it straight through then it has multiple points that will trip up new players.

(Orlandu is pretty silly though).

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
05/24/23 1:40:23 AM
#358
First two discs of FF9 are peak JRPG. Second half is still good but it doesn't quite live up to the first half.

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TopicContest Stats and Discussion - Part 1371
KamikazePotato
05/21/23 10:20:53 PM
#487
I don't expect TotK to be anywhere as strong as prime BotW, so it would suck if instead of one game capable of challenging the nostalgic elites on this site, we get two high tiers instead.

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TopicFire Emblem Heroes Discussion Topic Part 32: Reed Brothers robbed once again.
KamikazePotato
05/18/23 12:08:22 AM
#100
Dark_Young_Link posted...
Hrm, what were the most popular Male Robin pairings now that I think about it?
Lucina-

TeamRocketElite posted...
The most popular one by far is Chrom.
...Hmm. It's close.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 404: Fox Tuckers Out, CNN Sours On Lemon
KamikazePotato
05/16/23 1:09:06 PM
#246
LightningStrikes posted...
I would occasionally stick my head in there and it was mostly similar to the level of discussion you have here, progressive dominated and so on, with a few obvious trolls and problem users.
'A few' is underselling it. That board had a lot, a LOT of alt-rights shills who posted constantly.


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TopicMercenaries 5 Test Run, Week 6 Results: So Scream All You Like...
KamikazePotato
05/14/23 4:50:21 PM
#221
GANON1025 posted...
Interesting.... let me ask what we're all thinking: If Sonic were turned into a woman, married and had children with Hero, which one of them according to their writeup would gain Sonic's speed and reflexes?
Therrs probably a fanfic out there that answers that.

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
05/05/23 4:41:52 PM
#335
Heavensward is so good. The final confrontation will forever live rent-free in my head.

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TopicContest Stats and Discussion - Part 1371
KamikazePotato
05/04/23 5:34:48 PM
#455
TeamRocketElite posted...
All the more reason to double down on the opinion that the original movies were superior. Like I would expect FF7 and FF10 to still be beasts even if the site has been mostly down on Final Fantasy's output for the last 20 years or so.
Those are two of the games I was internally comparing to Star Wars! I think they both underperformed by a bit in 2015. So did FF8. Still strong, just not at their peak.

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
05/04/23 3:46:31 PM
#318
FF8 is a profoundly weird game. Fun in the moment, but when you take a step back and stop to think about everything happening it's kind of a mess. Still finished and enjoyed it though, so it was doing something right.

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TopicContest Stats and Discussion - Part 1371
KamikazePotato
05/04/23 1:11:10 PM
#448
Let's not pretend that GameFAQs isn't a bunch of oldie diehard types who wouldn't be put off by the Sequel Trilogy. In 2007 Luke Skywalker was untainted. It's not a gigantic drop but the peak is gone.

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TopicContest Stats and Discussion - Part 1371
KamikazePotato
05/04/23 1:02:14 PM
#444
I don't know how much this poll means, but either way I would've assumed Star Wars' peak was long gone. Disney sucked the magic out of that franchise.

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TopicAnime & Manga Discussion Topic 290 - Isekill this genre please
KamikazePotato
05/03/23 8:00:58 PM
#446
Ike and Beastars? I approve.

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TopicMercenaries 5 Test Run, Week 6 Results: So Scream All You Like...
KamikazePotato
04/28/23 1:37:43 AM
#197
Red seems really good if used correctly, but I'm not sure what the respect for random Pokemon is

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TopicStar Wars Jedi: Survivor review zone
KamikazePotato
04/28/23 1:04:54 AM
#21
UshiromiyaEva posted...
150GB on PS5.
Inexcusable, honestly.

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TopicStar Wars Jedi: Survivor review zone
KamikazePotato
04/27/23 5:15:28 PM
#17
The first game was flawed, but it had a surprising amount of heart for a corporate AAA title, so I enjoyed it. Glad the sequel seems to be an improvement.

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TopicGame of Gen 8: NieR: Automata vs. Red Dead Redemption II
KamikazePotato
04/26/23 8:28:52 PM
#9
Nier

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TopicContest Stats and Discussion - Part 1371
KamikazePotato
04/26/23 5:51:19 PM
#418
Shepard boosted quite a bit.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/3272-division-8-round-1-shepard-magus-sandbag-sonic
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/5226-character-battle-ix-division-1-round-2-shepard-vs-tharja-vs

Although since then...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7299-division-8-round-1-shepard-vs-k-rool

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TopicGame of Gen 8: Resident Evil 2 vs. God of War
KamikazePotato
04/26/23 12:29:45 AM
#29
This topic's voting is low-key metal

Choose EVIL or choose GOD

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
04/25/23 5:29:50 PM
#185
As someone who is tepid on FF7, the whole ghosts + meta narrative killed my desire to play it.

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TopicGame of Gen 8: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze vs. Hades
KamikazePotato
04/24/23 8:08:43 PM
#6
Hades

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
04/24/23 5:41:13 PM
#151
This is a muddy topic these days due to extended game life cycles, but for a single-player RPG you can't really say a game is good because of DLC released a year after the fact that 95% of people won't touch.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 403: Indictment's excitement and incitement.
KamikazePotato
04/24/23 5:14:22 PM
#496
Kenri posted...
Bouta shoot water in this mfers mouth to blow up a balloon and win a minion plush at the state fair
Suspiciously specific example

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 404: Fox Tuckers Out, CNN Sours On Lemon
KamikazePotato
04/24/23 3:57:54 PM
#4
Deplatforming people like Tucker is always good news. Very few people who watch Fox are actually going to switch for anything else. They'll just grow disillusioned with Fox.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 404: Fox Tuckers Out, CNN Sours On Lemon
KamikazePotato
04/24/23 3:45:00 PM
#2
How long has it been since one of these topic titles was good news?

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 403: Indictment's excitement and incitement.
KamikazePotato
04/24/23 3:35:52 PM
#490
Tulsi Gabbard is way too female to be a Tucker replacement. She's best used as a supporting opinion to make chuds feel like their viewpoints totally aren't harming women. Tucker 2.0 needs to be the most gormless-looking white man imaginable.

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
04/23/23 9:24:08 PM
#141
Stranger of Paradise had one of the worst marketing for a major (or semi-major) game I've seen in recent years. I only hesitate to say the worst because Forspoken exists. Not a great track record for Square!

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TopicBest pinball game video game?
KamikazePotato
04/23/23 9:22:01 PM
#24
hombad46 posted...
3D Pinball Space Cadet


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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
04/23/23 6:25:08 PM
#122
https://twitter.com/VGChartz/status/1630968231945961475

Although this is actually better than I thought considering all the shortages. Still, the install base for the PS5 is currently lower than the PS4's was when FF15 released. 15 was also multiplatform, including the PC. Actually it's pretty nuts that a PC version of FF16 doesn't seem to be in the dev pipeline at all. That cuts a lot of people out of getting it - myself included.

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
04/23/23 5:09:51 PM
#117
I'm gonna be really sad when FF16 comes out, is great, and sells poorly because of FF15's reputation and being locked on an underperforming console.

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
04/23/23 4:44:42 PM
#112
It's incredible how Luminous Engines ruined Square development cycles for like, two console generations. Imagine an alternative timeline where they bite the bullet and learn Unreal Engine early on.

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
04/23/23 4:29:49 PM
#110
trdl23 posted...
My dude, watch the video
It's 52 minutes long. I've watched it too but if you want the points to be expressed, you should probably summarize it.

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
04/23/23 3:33:50 PM
#107
The final state of FF15 can't be laid at any one person's feet. The fact of the matter is that Square as a whole botched it from start to finish.

Nomura earned some points when I learned that he was the one pushing against the weird plot choices in FF7 Remake. Not enough points to offset KH3 though.

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TopicI started Mario & Luigi on a whim last night.
KamikazePotato
04/23/23 1:27:28 AM
#35
RikkuAlmighty posted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vonUENWrLQ

If I have to suffer, I'm taking this board with me.
This seems fine, but I get it. Sucks when the tune of a hub area drives you crazy. This really hurt my enjoyment of Three Houses.

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TopicGame of Gen 8: Persona 5 vs. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
KamikazePotato
04/23/23 12:23:09 AM
#31
Gear

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TopicDo you like this character? Day 1459: Les Grossman (Tropic Thunder)
KamikazePotato
04/22/23 8:14:30 PM
#18
Yes

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TopicGame of Gen 8: Super Mario 3D World vs. Outer Wilds
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 9:41:17 PM
#4
Outer Wilds

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TopicGaming news
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 5:57:10 PM
#32
VintageGin posted...
I heard from a user named KamikazePotato that apparently Hi-Fi Rush didn't do so well? Can anyone verify?
It's true. I am Jeff Grubb

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TopicGaming news
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 5:44:12 PM
#29
He probably heard something, but that doesn't mean it was true or had the full context, because the comment he made on his podcast completely goes against comments by Microsoft and the devs both previously and currently.

https://www.trueachievements.com/n52956/shinji-mikami-leaving-tango-gameworks

In a company-wide email sent to ZeniMax employees seen by TrueAchievements and verified authentic by Bethesda...Vaughn called Hi-Fi Rush "one of the most successful launches for Bethesda and Xbox in recent years," adding that the rhythm-based action game has "generated significant positive momentum for the business and Tango."

The developers have also started hiring more people as a result of the launch.

https://twitter.com/tango_jpn/status/1646444264228806657?t=RgnbJIrVJYAFZfgaBInKDQ&s=19

Conversely, Grubb is trying to backtrack as much as he can while still retaining plausible deniability.

https://twitter.com/JeffGrubb/status/1649463739953938463

Bonus google search image that I thought was funny.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/4/2/AAIpcmAAEZ8a.png

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TopicGaming news
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 5:30:14 PM
#27
Bane_Of_Despair posted...
Unless Microsoft is doing some damage control, which is also possible.
It's absolutely damage control, but that doesn't mean they're lying. Companies can't allow bad press to foster. If this was about a more high-profile game than HFR their stock prices might randomly drop.

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TopicGaming news
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 5:19:11 PM
#26
MacArrowny posted...
Again, Square Enix on Tomb Raider, a game successful enough that it got two direct sequels.

When did Grubb backtrack his original claim? He still stands by him hearing that from the employee, just says that employee's statements don't represent all of MS.
I don't get why you keep bringing up Tomb Raider in this context. It's a completely different apples/orange situation that isn't comparable to this at all.

Grubb's second statement is pretty obviously him trying to minimize his original claim while covering his ass. He includes the "I heard" because you can't just come out and say you were wrong lol. That's PR suicide.

LightningStrikes posted...
Yeah its Jeff Grubb, a very established journalist whos had many, many accurate scoops and has real sources.
This is the exact opposite take I've seen of this person elsewhere.

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TopicNook's FF Topic [FF16 hype] [Series Ranking]
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 5:10:35 PM
#72
You really need to be deep in the retro JRPG hole to enjoy FF2 and FF3 in the modern era.

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TopicGaming news
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 4:57:33 PM
#16
MacArrowny posted...
And his source was a Microsoft employee. MS is just better in that their official PR statements don't make their games look bad lol.

I can't even remember the last time a game company released a statement completely misrepresenting the success of their game to a point where it would be factually wrong. Here we have multiple statements from Microsoft and Tango (the devs) saying that the game is a success. And an internal correspondence. And news that Tango is starting to hire more people due to the game's success.

vs.

One podcast analyst who has since backtracked on his original claim.

Why are you getting suckered by in the equivalent of a facebook rumor?

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TopicGaming news
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 4:49:20 PM
#11
GANON1025 posted...
Hey, that guy was Jeff Grubb
Let's see what the man himself has to say!

https://twitter.com/JeffGrubb/status/1649420498411847680

I was just trying to say that I heard Hi-Fi Rush didn't make the money it was expected to make. But to be clear, I don't really know how Microsoft measures success. This was just a small, passing statement in a larger conversation. It wasn't meant to make people worry about HFR

Huh.

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TopicGaming news
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 4:44:53 PM
#9
MacArrowny posted...
Eh, it's possible that all of those are true, due to the way company financials work. Say you project you're going to sell 10 million games in the financial year, but you've only sold 5 million copies once your final game of the financial year is about to release. This means that for your original projections to come true, the final game needs to sell 5 million copies, even if you only expect it to sell 1 million. If it comes out and sells 2 million, it's a huge success by one metric, but a giant flop by another (stupid) metric.

This is what happened with Tomb Raider 2013, where it needed to sell a ridiculous number of copies to make up for previous games doing poorly, making it a "disappointment."
Except with Tomb Raider the comments on it being a disappointment came from the devs and Square-Enix themselves. In this case, it's just an analyst on a podcast. Actual numerous statements from Microsoft have been directly positive.

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TopicGaming news
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 4:37:58 PM
#4
TomNook7 posted...
If it's really not making money, I'll go out and buy it right now.
It literally is making money! That was the whole point of the topic!

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TopicGaming news
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 4:30:16 PM
#1
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/9/5/AAIpcmAAEZ7r.jpg

tl;dr - Guy on a podcast claims he has insider info saying that Hi-Fi Rush was considered a flop. His statement gets uplifted to an article, which gets spread around to other websites. In response, Microsoft releases a statement directly contradicting the claim, saying that Hi-Fi Rush was a big success. For context, there was also a leaked correspondence a few weeks back where a different Microsoft exec also says they considered Hi-Fi Rush a success. The corrections/retractions have gotten less exposure than the original wrong articles.

Bit surreal to watch misinformation spread in real time.

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TopicI need to know the most boring and unimposing female names.
KamikazePotato
04/21/23 2:02:34 AM
#2
Beth

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TopicGame of Gen 8: Bloodborne vs. Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
KamikazePotato
04/20/23 8:21:46 PM
#10
Bloodborne

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