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| Topic | All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic II |
| YoBlazer 04/30/23 2:44:19 PM #145 | Beat it on Professional without any bonus weapons (though I abused the hell outta Cat Ears) and scored a perfect game in the shooting range so I can finally say CUZ BOREDOM KILLS ME (101/101 in-game Challenges complete) With more playtime under my belt, I now feel my initial impressions may have been a bit too critical - I chalk that up to this being a remake of one of my favorite games ever. This was an excellent remake, lovingly crafted by a development team that largely understood many of the things that made the original an instant classic. The gameplay is addictive with an even larger assortment of fun weapons to experiment with, attention to detail pours out of every corner, and the pacing is tight with very few missteps. I still don't think it hits quite the same peak as RE2Make (which well and truly blew me away), but this still stands as one of the finest entries in one of gaming's great franchises. With the old-school fan in me fully sated (I really can't expect anything else after this and RE2 just a few years apart - hell even RE3 wasn't COMPLETE crap), the only thing I hope for now is that Capcom isn't listening to any of this forum talk about RE5. If they're gonna keep this train a-chuggin, the next stop is obvious RE-REMake --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Harry Belafonte has died at 96. |
| YoBlazer 04/25/23 10:08:59 AM #13 | All-time great American, RIP. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Being an office worker in Japan must be really nice |
| YoBlazer 04/25/23 9:52:56 AM #18 | DKBananaSlamma posted... Thinking back to college where there's always hot women everywhere you go and how beautiful it made everyday This is one of the reasons why working at a university has been one of the healthiest developments of my life. It doesn't need to be perverted or gross to simply acknowledge that being around young, energetic, attractive people all the time can have a brush-off effect on you. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Ocarina of Time Amiibo up on Amazon. |
| YoBlazer 04/24/23 2:11:47 PM #7 | Picked it up - the Zelda line are pretty much the only amiibo I'm still collecting. Thanks TC! --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Which of the following do you regularly do in the shower? |
| YoBlazer 04/24/23 1:53:58 PM #15 | I use an electric shaver to buzz my head in the shower before actually turning the water on. It's easy to collect the hair and toss it in a bin I keep just outside the shower - that's definitely the most convenient way for me to shave. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 403: Indictment's excitement and incitement. |
| YoBlazer 04/24/23 1:50:57 PM #480 | Tucker was on MSNBC like 15 years ago. These top news personalities all bounce around, so I expect he'll go to CNN soon, and I can only hope that all this will be bad for both Fox News and CNN. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic II |
| YoBlazer 04/23/23 2:24:41 AM #143 | My friends I just paid to plat =( --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic II |
| YoBlazer 04/15/23 4:25:42 PM #121 | https://youtu.be/83BhJAZrXrc This topic might be a little higher on RE4make than I am, so I hesitate slightly to post this... but does this guy have a leg to stand on? He originally titled the video "Soul vs Soulless" but got ratio'd/flamed hard, so he changed the title to what we see now lol. While I do think he shouldn't have gone for such a tryhard original title (this isn't a souless remake by any means - the dev team clearly cared), I do feel there are many aspects of it that just can't live up to the original. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Final Tears of the Kingdom trailer tomorrow morning |
| YoBlazer 04/13/23 11:49:23 AM #28 | Yeah, the second one, which also dropped about a month before launch. I'd still say the E3 2016 BotW trailer is the best in history. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Final Tears of the Kingdom trailer tomorrow morning |
| YoBlazer 04/13/23 11:38:14 AM #26 | _Blur_ posted... Nintendo. Every time. Legit wasn't feeling like the magic was there for gaming anymore and they bring it backSeriously. They had me skeptical and then THIS mic drop. Legendary fucking trailer - rivals the big two from BotW. The one moment that stood out most for me was Link "gravity" jumping between small platforms. I've never seen him that fluidly animated. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Has Goldeneye 64 aged well? |
| YoBlazer 04/12/23 12:39:08 PM #15 | It's been a good 20 years since I've played Goldeneye, and I just can't give it the benefit of the doubt when thinking about that control scheme (though at the time, console gamers widely preferred Goldeneye's control setup versus Turok's, which was practically its only relevant competitor). HOWEVER, seeing people levy similar criticisms against the original RE4 - which I just played recently and feel aged beautifully - makes me wonder if I just have more "tolerance" for older games and could still enjoy Goldeneye today. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic II |
| YoBlazer 04/11/23 6:44:13 PM #102 | Seems like the HC has been nerfed in the remake. Anyone have an opinion regarding HC vs Chicago Sweeper? --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | I dreamt we had another Character Battle and not even Board 8 cared. |
| YoBlazer 04/11/23 11:52:06 AM #1 | We're done with contests, aren't we. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic II |
| YoBlazer 04/10/23 2:31:20 PM #72 | FFDragon posted... On the other, I don't think it is racist to say this was at best, a lackluster performance.In her kinda-sorta-defense-ish, after a full playthrough under my belt, I now find Krauser's VA performance to be just as bad! Hell, maybe worse ROOKIE --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic II |
| YoBlazer 04/08/23 11:13:48 PM #40 | UshiromiyaEva posted... You can leave the water room at any time to save before the final section, so it's way easier on that merit alone.Couldn't you do that in the original? The water room doors never locked, and respawns were pretty limited (if they occurred at all). Also, I'm reiterating the opinion that unlocking the Handcannon through Mercs is a joke. I got the S ranking on my second or third attempt on each stage with Leon. In the original, I only ever touched the Handcannon in the Wii version, which I still think may have had the best utilization of Wiimote controls ever. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 04/07/23 12:43:53 AM #497 | I remember some (admittedly mild) criticism when Capcom allowed RE2 owners to buy all the bonus weapons (including the infinite rocket launcher and mini-gun) for $4.99. Well at this rate, the fucking Handcannon is gonna be like $15. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 04/05/23 2:01:40 AM #482 | I feel like much of the cut content fits the game's more serious tone... and that somehow makes this game's more talkative merchant even better. Also I don't think it's been mentioned yet, and I'm not gonna let us go 500 posts without bringing up this absolute nostalgia bomb banger: https://youtu.be/ZVqlt1DSpN0 --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 04/04/23 9:49:26 PM #476 | colliding posted... I want Code Veronica next, but I was also thinking that they could make the first one for the third time and have a highly revisioned Zero as DLCYeah, the REMake itself is 21 years old at this point, so they're more than justified in revisiting it. Considering the recent successes (with 2 and 4 anyway), I'd love to see what they can do with a reimagined Spencer Mansion, which is essentially hollowed ground to RE fans. Either that or CV sound so much more enticing to me than a remake of 5... do many fans honestly want that? --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 04/04/23 9:03:00 PM #470 | KamikazePotato posted... I'm pretty sure that the RE3 devs were actually not the RE2 devs.Yep, I don't think the team that made RE2 would have allowed RE3 to be sent out the door in the state it was in. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Resident Evil...FOUR |
| YoBlazer 04/04/23 8:24:14 PM #11 | Beat the remake this morning - really enjoyed it, but the original is still the definitive version to me. It's just too iconic and the core gameplay holds up addictively well. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 04/04/23 8:21:16 PM #466 | FFDragon posted... This just in, if you are wearing sunglasses Leon doesn't put his hands up to protect his eyes when throwing flash grenades.Giving such meticulous attention to detail has always been so impressive to me. Suggests that the devs put their hearts in this one (RE2 had similar impressive details, RE3 didn't). --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 04/02/23 8:43:30 PM #446 | Nevermind, got it much more easily than anticipated. I assumed you needed to shoot every pirate for a realistic chance at the S, but that wasn't so. SHINE, did you also do the "Perfect Game" challenge? If so, which gun did you choose? --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 04/02/23 7:34:56 PM #445 | SHINE_GET_64 posted... But I did thatI'd feel ten times more disheartened had this *not* been the case --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 04/02/23 7:30:15 PM #442 | Am I really gonna be kept from the platinum because of shooting range 4-C? This is an exercise in gaming skill and patience that I doubt I have anymore. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 03/31/23 11:12:02 AM #394 | FFDragon posted... Like the red cloaked cultist with the lantern.Very true, they're an amazing upgrade. So far, the red cloaks and the "broken neck" ganados from the village are my two favorite enemies. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | E3 Cancelled |
| YoBlazer 03/31/23 9:01:17 AM #48 | Yeah Nintendo dominated E3 with one game in 2016 lol --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 03/31/23 1:44:17 AM #381 | I'm nearing what is presumably the end of Chapter 10. Don't get me wrong, I'm having a great time with the game, but despite its triumphs (especially after the middling RE3), this remake is falling short of the legendary og. Leon's enhanced mobility, knife play, and stealth abilities are cool, but the enemies aren't as fun to fight, the music and sound don't have nearly the same oomf, and the game simply isn't as creepy. Enemies in the original had an "awkwardness" to them, and whether intentional or not, it contributed to a completely unique and discomforting experience. Examples include:
I've read chunks of this topic and do agree with the common sentiment that most characters have lost some of their charm thanks to the modernizing of the script and line delivery (and Ada just sounds bad), but I expected that and can let it go. I'm having a tougher time accepting the dev team kinda neutering many of the enemies and making them less creepy/threatening. Am I being crazy here, or did anyone else notice this? --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | E3 Cancelled |
| YoBlazer 03/31/23 1:15:45 AM #43 | I miss the live Board 8 aim chats during the press conferences, but I don't think we've done one of those in years and years. E3 was about as close to a Super Bowl as the gaming calendar had, but its time has long passed. Can't help but reminisce a bit - I still remember live-streaming *that* famous Twilight Princess trailer in 2004 (which also marked Reggie's first major appearance for Nintendo). I was watching it in my high school library near the end of my senior year and could feel the rush of excitement pour over me. Considering we were still in the early 2000s, that may have been the first thing I live-streamed (certainly the earliest one that comes to mind). --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 03/29/23 2:20:14 AM #345 | _Blur_ posted... Also I think I barely ever move while shooting and forget it's a thing. I mean you move so slowly it almost might as well not be. Certainly designed very much around aiming while shooting and not really moving like the original.Same for me. You move really slowly and lose a ton of precision. It was a more viable strategy in RE2 when an individual zombie might shuffle toward you somewhat slowly, but here, it seems pointless. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | 10 minutes of Tears of the Kingdom gameplay being shown tomorrow |
| YoBlazer 03/28/23 1:37:05 PM #89 | Six minutes in... "I fused a mushroom to my shield." GotY --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 03/27/23 1:23:06 PM #281 | I only started last night and am busy for the next couple days, so progress will be slow. Made it to the start of Chapter 4, found So far, I'm really enjoying the reimagined/expanded world - this definitely seems larger than the original game, and the beginning of Chapter 4 allows for more open-world exploration than RE4 ever had. The exploration is my favorite aspect so far, and I'm undecided on how I feel about the gunplay relative to the og. It just feels a little less "impactful," though that may be because the original's sound design is one of the best in gaming history and made things like critical headshots and melee attacks truly satisfying. Finally, one surprising thing I noticed is that the knife parry seems fully spam-able. You can stand in front of a singular ganado, mash L1, and be guaranteed the parry every single time. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Did your parents buy you a car? |
| YoBlazer 03/20/23 1:14:24 PM #36 | Yeah It was a "family vehicle" for all of us to use, but realistically, I used it more than anyone else to commute to college, and they probably wouldn't have purchased it had I not started going to college in the first place. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Help settle a (very stupid) debate between me and my straight friends |
| YoBlazer 03/17/23 12:14:22 AM #48 | It's difficult for me to contextualize this in *strictly* the manner you're talking about. Like... if a woman has agreed to get topless in front of me, I'm going to assume that we've been flirting and there's some level of mutual attraction or chemistry there... such that there's a reasonable chance the "boob flash" can turn into something much more intimate. For that, I'm probably driving. If it's just a boob flash like some strange contractual agreement, I'm not driving. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Star Wars is a bell curve. |
| YoBlazer 03/16/23 10:28:22 PM #6 | Most people think the OT is way better than either the prequels or the Disney trilogy, so you're generally right. I've always thought IV is every bit as good as V though. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | In your opinion, at what age is a male considered a "grown ass man" |
| YoBlazer 03/16/23 7:37:30 PM #1 | "Grown ass man" at what age?
Vote
We've all heard the term, but can you associate it with an age? --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Favourite Oscars Best Picture winner of the last 10 years? |
| YoBlazer 03/13/23 8:25:52 PM #7 | EEAAO is amazing but I still gotta go with Parasite. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | The critical re-evaluation of films is a topic of interest to me. |
| YoBlazer 03/13/23 1:42:48 AM #2 | Doe posted... I'm pretty confident Lebowski is a better known film nowadays.True, but Fargo is so fucking good that it honestly feels overlooked 25 years later. I wonder if it would be more talked about it today *had it* been more divisive (or ignored) back in the 90s. Fargo was loved by critics immediately and never had to "fight" for anything. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | What is your favorite movie that has ever won Best Picture? |
| YoBlazer 03/13/23 12:18:52 AM #24 | When Return of the King went like 12/12 at the Oscars, I saw that as the industry acknowledging the entire trilogy, so that. Other favorites: Lawrence of Arabia Rocky The Silence of the Lambs No Country for Old Men Parasite --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Have you seen Everything Everywhere all at Once? |
| YoBlazer 03/12/23 7:35:49 PM #36 | FFDragon posted... Yes --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Game of Gen 7 Championship: Super Mario Galaxy vs. Portal 2 |
| YoBlazer 03/10/23 11:11:08 PM #33 | Galaxy --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 03/10/23 1:59:16 PM #99 | Snake5555555555 posted... I haven't been this excited over a demo since like RE5's way back.Honestly same. I remember the anticipation back in early 2005 as I walked back from GameStop (it was walking distance) with my copy of the RE4 demo in hand. It probably took me a good half dozen attempts to beat it - the change in gameplay hit me HARD. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | With RE4Make on the horizon, let's have an All-Purpose Resident Evil Topic |
| YoBlazer 03/10/23 1:22:18 PM #97 | Hoping I have the time to demo this like I have never demo'd a demo before. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Do you like going to the strip club? |
| YoBlazer 03/09/23 3:22:17 PM #59 | Nope. If I'm feeling horny af, I just get a happy ending massage. Way more pleasurable experience for probably less cost than a night at the club. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | apparently they buffed almost every character in MK8 |
| YoBlazer 03/09/23 7:51:41 AM #2 | viewmaster_pi posted... waluigi+wiggler/biddy buggy+rollerWhy was this setup considered the best? --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Game of Gen 7 Semifinals: Super Mario Galaxy vs. Portal |
| YoBlazer 03/08/23 10:51:29 PM #39 | Galaxy --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | What is the most overrated American city? |
| YoBlazer 03/05/23 2:59:42 AM #58 | I like LA, lived in LA county as a kid, and still visit frequently because my brother lives there... but my answer is LA. It's the second most famous city in the country after New York, but I'd honestly encourage tourists to visit San Diego first if they're considering SoCal. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | They really turned cnn into Fox News-lite |
| YoBlazer 02/26/23 1:08:22 PM #6 | My parents have MSNBC in their home, and they get the same type of commercials. Only old people watch cable news (and probably TV in general). --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Another RE4 remake trailer (el gigante, krauser) |
| YoBlazer 02/24/23 4:11:30 AM #29 | Leon's melee attacks don't look as impactful. I'm sure the suplex will return since it's iconic, but I hope the roundhouse kick is as powerful as before. Also, we're getting way more Luis this time which is great... I just wish he didn't look so grimy. --- Burnin, Blazin |
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