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The Outlast Trials

There's even more mobile games that are either impossible to get or outright shut down! And of course there's pachislot stuff too.

Resident Evil (39 games total)

10 main series (1, 2, 3, CV, Zero, 4, 5, 6, 7, Village)
3 remakes (REmake 1, REmake 2, REmake 3)
15 spin-offs (Survivor, Gaiden, Survivor 2, Dead Aim, Outbreak, Outbreak 2, UC, DC, Mercs 3D, Rev, ORC, Rev 2, Umbrella Corps, Resistance, technically Re:Verse)
11 mobile (Zombie Shooter, The Missions, Confidential Report, 4: Mobile, The Stories, The Operations, The Episodes, Survival Door, Degeneration, ATN, ZombieBuster)

and my second most would be

Call of Duty (31 games total)

18 main series (COD1, 2, 3, MW, WAW, MW2, BO1, MW3, BO2, Ghosts, AW, BO3, IW, WWII, BO4, MW 2019, BOCW, Vanguard)
4 spin-offs (Warzone, Finest Hour, Big Red One, Final Fronts, Online)
7 handhelds/mobile (Roads to Victory, Mobilized, World at War DS, Black Ops DS, Defiance, Declassified, Mobile)
2 remasters (MW, MW2)

Blue-Eyes White Dragon (LOB) - 10
Blue-Eyes White Dragon (SDK) - 9
Dark Magician (LOB) - 5.5
Dark Magician (SDY) - 6
Venusaur (Base) - 5.5
Charizard (Base) - 9
Blastoise (Base) - 5

Nominate:
Nightmare Penguin (Rise of Destiny) [Yu-Gi-Oh]

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I thought this was gonna be some weird American Horror Story spin-off thing.

Nanis23 posted...

But uh...that one? this is by far the weakest and most out of place AOT opening

Can't help your favorites I suppose! I know it's a little out of place but can't help but love how beautiful and emotional the whole thing is.

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Suprak the Stud posted...

Dang I was hoping Paul could get at least one more win.

Lightning Strikes posted...

RIP Paul.

I echo both of these too

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Cum

It's white or grey. It has sperm cells. It's a part of where we all originate from. It feels damn good to release. These are the bonafide facts. At its base level, cum is obviously hugely important in the reproduction of life, and far better than the other waste products we excrete from our bodies, but perhaps even more spectacular is its uses beyond that, as a pleasurable sexual activity that can relieve stress and provide relief that almost nothing else can. You can drink and swallow it if that's what you're into it or even enjoy a nice cream pie (am I allowed to say that on here, guess I'll find out). Hell, you can even be charitable and donate it to someone in need. Cum does have its risks, including potentially carrying many diseases and viruses, so leaving messes (and it does get messy) is inadvisable and safety should always be a factor when releasing it from your body if you're not looking to cause any harm or accidental pregnancies. That's about all I can think of to say!

Attack on Titan - Season 3, Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swwUoExDIng

I highly enjoyed the game throughout and I think it definitely gets better as it goes on, especially by mid-late game where the hordes and storyline start getting genuinely intense. Like it's a pretty cheesy story for sure but I found it rather endearing all the same. And riding the motorcycle through the apocalyptic wasteland never really got old for me, it was really all I wanted from the game and in that it delivered highly.

Zigzagoon posted...

Rats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ijc7A5oAc

Rats are... a complicated animal to say the least. Widely considered pests by a majority of the world, their penchant and association with being the top spreader of pestilence and infestation makes it easy to see why. I wouldn't say I'm scared of rats; I've seen them in my apartment building staircase or in the garbage room and walk around them no problem, but I certainly wouldn't want to get up close and personal with one either. From a distance or isolated in a vacuum, I actually think rats can be adorable, just about as much as mice can really. Personally, I got no problem with rats overall. Yet, it's quite hard to shake that social stigma that surrounds them. The Black Death, the most deadly pandemic in our history, instantly makes you think of swarming rats over running the streets and invading homes. Now, that's far from the truth, but our perception of rats, like most things, is colored by our stories in fiction and culture. Dishonored, which depicts a Victorian Era fictional alternate history, takes inspiration from the bubonic plague and Black Death, using rats as a conduit for horror, a representation of personal choice, and as a common enemy that has no care for heroes or villains. The game clearly portrays rats as disgusting and something to be dreadfully avoided at all costs, while also using them to demonstrate the power imbalance between the upper and lower classes; as Corvo, you can gain the power to control and become the beasts, infiltrating the electric fences and large walls of the rich, and if as a player you choose to cause chaos and death around Dunwall, you see the effects first hand as rats appear in more and more areas and swarm people and bodies literally stripping them bare down to their very flesh and bones. It's one of the more up close sickening depictions of rats but highly effective in terms of demonstrating rats' danger and more symbolic meaning as well. Arguably more symbolic is the use of rats in Brian Jacques' Redwall series. The very first book in the series depicts Cluny the Scourge, a fearsome rat warlord with a poisoned-tip tail that commands a vast army of rodents. Without fail, rats are always depicted as villains in the series against the heroic mice, and they're not very flattering depictions either, as rats are portrayed as cruel, deceitful, and ultimately, cowardly. You can probably see where I'm going with that.

With all that being said, are there any heroic portrayals of rats? Yes, of course, one I would imagine most are familiar with, that's right, Marcell from Ratatoing.

Oh wait wait, no it's actually Remy from Ratatouille, easy mistake to make, apologies! It's a film that shows both sides, the rat as pest, and the rat as pet, and offers a more thoughtful portrayal of rats that shows off their intelligence and ability to work and learn simple tasks and behaviors. Another fantastic example is Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH which depict rats in an advanced technological society and cleverly commentates on the ethics of animal testing whilst telling a compelling family drama in the process. The rat is also featured in the Chinese zodiac, and is not a bad thing at all as the rat zodiac is associated with intelligence and drive.

While it's easy to tell rats are still more associated with negativity, it's also important to remember they are animals and simply living beings too and do not mean to spread the harm or diseases they bring about. That sort of makes me root for the rat just a little bit more then most. Sure, caution is definitely advised with wild rats, but they can also make truly excellent companions for the right person too and I think both sides of the animal should be viewed and respected in equal measures.

Shonen_Bat posted...

Great writeup, really captures why it's such a strong game.

Thanks very much! And there's even so much more depth and intrigue than I can capture in just one post.

Nooooo Gabriel would've absolutely slayed the GIF round, literally.

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Shonen_Bat posted...

The game Omori

Omori is a wonderful game that continues the fantastic new trend of indie psychological horror in the same vein as Doki Doki Literature Club, Inside, Inscryption, Fran Bow, Mad Father, or Ib. On paper, some of these games seemingly share very little qualities or even art styles, but what I think binds them is there attempts at utilizing horror not in a traditional sense but in ways that feel authentic to the human condition and also hugely relevant to the mental state of youths around the world. Omori is no different, exploring anxiety and depression through the lens of dreams, trauma, and colorful lies & illusions. Omori stars Sunny, a teen hikikomori (social shut-in) still reeling from the suicide of his sister Mari four years ago and the effects of that event on Sunny's friend group as well. Omori is full of clever gags and tricks, mixing and matching art styles from the whimsical to the grotesque, and you think it would make the game land less but no somehow everything feels even more heavy and present because of it, perfectly matching Sunny's emotional wellbeing at any giving point, personifying it a way any one person can relate to it easily, like the colorfully vibrant world of Headspace. In a way, Omori is a recontextualized Silent Hill both in the way it presents its worlds and how its story escalates and grows more horrific with each passing event as new details are revealed and unfolded. I see someone like Sunny as similar to James Sunderland, but where they differ is how they each choose to cope with their guilt and trauma while Sunny also has the added baggage of being a teenager which makes emotions even more volatile and ever-fluctuating.

Omori is scary because anyone can relate to it. Headspace is that colorful escapism we seek in our darkest moments, that laughter and joy we find or pretend to show just to try and feel happy again. The haunting monster, "Something", is all our fears, guilt, regrets, and flaws hanging over us every single day we look in the mirror or floating there regardless even if we look away. Sunny, Basil, and the rest of their friends are the people we push away or wish to get back but don't do enough. Even the game's combat system is our emotions battling for the spotlight, jostling each other around, wrecking our brain with a constant stream of thoughts that we can never quite get a grasp on. That Omori captures these elements so succinctly and so effortlessly is something to be applauded and lauded for years to come.

You can be as broad or specific as you want. It can be on or about anything. One per post until I do yours. This probably won't be a rapid fire topic and quality may vary. I may skip around a bit too if I feel like it.

Just looking to start writing again and I'd like to get kickstarted back into it.

Gawain vs. Rivet was closer than I was expecting

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KokoroAkechi posted...

Oh I beat murdered soul suspect too. Just kind of an underwhelming game

Ugh oh yes I will count this too as one of mine.

No joke, I was just thinking the other day how I miss talking about comics and stuff with you scarlet, and just doing gauntlet stuff in general as well. But thanks for the kind words and accurate portrayal of me!

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Yes

Johnbobb

Man I want a ton this year

My rough top ten right now

1. The Outlast Trials
2. God of War Ragnark
3. Dead Space
4. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
5. Somerville
6. Oxenfree 2
7. Bramble: The Mountain King
8. A Plague Tale: Requiem
9. Atomic Heart
10. Metal: Hellsinger

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Close call between Horizon and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.

The Lighthouse is pretty good isn't it, definitely grew on me since the first time I watched it.

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Umbrella Corps
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Dino Crisis for sure.

SpikeSetsFire posted...

It was Phantasmagoria!

This is the best answer in the topic

Johnbobb posted...

Herlock/Rob (9-8) way closer than I expected tbh

Oh this is so heartbreaking!

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I'm going to count God of War 2018 because I disliked the other games in the series and never played them for more than a few hours combined, it's easily one of the best games of last generation and one of my favorite combat systems and stories in any game.

Another one that fits better is Spec Ops: The Line. I didn't even know it was part of a franchise at the time. I played the demo and really enjoyed it and had no idea of its psychological and subversive elements. Now it's one of my top ten favorite games of all time.

I might even say Batman: Arkham Asylum. At the time I thought most licensed superhero games were pretty bad and I had no reason to think it would be different but needless to say it's also one of my favorite games of all time.

Safer_777 posted...

Someone mentioned Silent Hill. I searched and I didn't see a single Silent Hill game on PS 4 store. So where are the Silent Hill games?

You can still buy SH1 on the PS3 store. Otherwise it has never been re-released.

SH2 & 3 are now only available as part of the HD Collection, which is a far inferior way of playing them. It's backwards compatible on Xbox Series X et. al but no such luck on PS4.

Silent Hill 4 was recently re-released on GOG. It was actually a pretty great port too, even better than the old PC version.

Honestly your best bet is getting the Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition as a start.

As for me, I'm playing through the Japanese PS2 version since I just got it for Christmas.

Most likely either Silent Hill 2 or Guardians of the Galaxy

I did not like Reloaded on my rewatch and it turned me off from rewatching Revolutions.

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Resident Evil Village, no matter how a new RE turns out (and I thought it was excellent) it's like Christmas morning getting to play a new entry in my favorite series.

Wish I played Guardians of the Galaxy before submitting my list, that game is fantastic.

First thought was Dead Rising. You can do it in Killer7 too.

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junk_funk posted...

Dang Cruella was likely the best animated to live action Disney movie so far. It was a very original story with some great acting from Stone. Too bad this Board hasnt seen it.

Agreed I quite liked it too! Emma Stone is one of my favorite actresses so I'm a little biased but I think she turned in an amazing performance.

Sister Golden Hair just slightly over Ventura Highway

8/10

Ramps up the insanity while still keeping the first game's heart. The game does an especially good job of making you care even more about Blazko through brilliantly done flashbacks and a trip to the childhood home.

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Snake5555555555 posted...

Mine's a favs bracket, I think Omni Man will do decently well actually.

This aged well

tcaz2 posted...

The actual best time loop game I'd say but is a massive spoiler for it so I won't.

Someone else played Slide in the Woods too!

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FFDragon posted...

Inject all time loop media directly into my veins

this

I'll say Forgotten City from what I've seen so far. I can't wait to get a PS5 for Deathloop and Returnal though.

Yeah I mean I guess they don't have to but I just didn't feel like answering with V for Vendetta.

As a pure "superhero" movie, I gotta go with Avengers: Infinity War. So far it's the film that does the best job at translating the event comic into blockbuster gold, juggling all these characters and grand events into something cohesive, exciting, and game-changing while also giving you anticipation for that next issue or story (i.e Endgame).