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Tales of Phantasia - Freezekill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br4Rdpu1Z24

Tales of Symphonia - A Snow Light (remix of the above)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yagG4igj5vg

Pokemon X/Y - Snowbelle City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iabhM-i43XI

Metroid Prime - Phendrana Drifts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbbUv1hz6mE

Persona 3 - Memories of the City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJ6v40BZCQ

C for the most part, assuming "it matters" means you prefer it with them, but occasionally without is fine too.

Rathinor posted...

This guy would also love it if sex with siblings was made legal

Only in the pussy without a condom would be acceptable going by his logic. If it leads to a child, it's God's work!

Kitt posted...

E-Van-Jelly-On

Same way.

Meanwhile in Poland: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/03/poland-plans-to-set-up-register-of-pregnancies-to-report-miscarriages

Still gotta play it actually.

I remember that 8.8 review shitstorm like it was yesterday.

They definitely have my 2 favorite libraries. Honorable mentions to the PS1, PS3, 360, DS, 3DS and GBA (probably the Switch now too). I have a special place in my heart for the GameCube too, but its library could be bigger.

Pokemon Red.

I searched for the ones I was thinking of.

Turns out the Richard Ayoade one is HSBC (does it count?):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFoSkmtdquI

A Nationwide one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbra7YyrNd4

Can't find the specific McDonald's one since there are so many.

No lies detected.

I can think of two like this straight away: Nationwide (currently with Richard Ayoade IIRC) and McDonald's.

The biggest trend has to be the ads with a female singer with a breathy voice.

The 3DS if you're including backwards compatibility (and digital distribution). It and the DS are arguably the two best handhelds of all time, and you can play both libraries and more in one package.

I do love the GBA, but those two have far bigger libraries.

The good thing about X/Y was the selection of Pokemon. I think you could get 400+ without trading. Also, the new Pokemon, however few, were some of the better designs.

Feature-wise, it was decent too.

The big disappointment was the post-game/optional content. The Looker quest was a nice change of pace though.

At least it wasn't $14.88.

treewojima posted...

Could be worse, could have been four cents less

Beat me to it. :(

I'm sure someone has, but the contenders I can immediately think of are:

• Gunman Chronicles (I think Octillery said he'd played it, but I'm not sure if he's still around)
• T.R.A.G.: Mission of Mercy (a.k.a. Hard Edge)
• Galahad (a.k.a. Leander)
• Hogs of War
• Mega-Lo-Mania (a.k.a. Tyrants: Fight Through Time)
• NAM (a.k.a. Napalm)
• Super Robot Wars 4 (I've played other SRW games but I think this is the one people are least likely to have played)
• Cross Edge

Not sure exactly how obscure they all are, but I may as well throw them out there and see who's played them)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aPX8nqJ1zY - Deus Ex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aMTYLZz8o4 - Super Robot Wars Alpha / Alpha Gaiden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI7w6_GIAXc - Super Robot Wars Alpha 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN00p8MNajg - Super Robot Wars OGs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3HNSZZHHGQ - Super Robot Wars T
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhSvbuANn0U - Knights in the Nightmare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbh0FXaD6_0 - Killer7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br4Rdpu1Z24 - Tales of Phantasia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SZ72iqw-j4 -Legacy of Goku 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdhZBPNQ_kM - Gundam Wing Endless Duel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrBUewQDuGo - Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_PGYjYJDLU - Thunder Force 3

Deus Ex
Super Metroid
Skies of Arcadia Legends

DepreceV2 posted...

-Super Robot Wars OGs released in full English

A fan translation was recently released if you're unaware, but an official release would be nice.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. SCIV and SotN are legendary, but OoE probably has my favorite Castlevania OST. Michiru Yamane really knocked it out of the park.

Chapel Hidden in Smoke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Feh1QvEEE

A Clashing of Waves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPIy8RuVEFI

Rhapsody of the Forsaken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Lz5onDscA

Jaws of a Scorched Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1nRjNO5qvQ

Emerald Mist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDynplObnQE

Unholy Vespers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgMLxdZne6g

Wandering the Crystal Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWaesmfD2V8

Dissonant Courage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhBGR2bIfaE

Edge of the Sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAT50diA4fo

Lament to the Master
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55vpmYsm3mc

An Empty Tome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj3T7cVy5eA

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. It's hard to beat the dream team of Yamane, Koshiro, Sakuraba, etc.

Boss Battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lXdJHb_Sp8

Crystal Caves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRoTHTat-V4

Green Fields
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-HloEoBPDI

Castle of Lupia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2yuKoson2s

Castle of Lupia Phase 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FraSbAukV-k

Misty Woods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3dj-3OmHSQ

Haunted Manor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8lJHbKFtv8

The Temple
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkXfLGVkswE

Last Dungeon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WgbbayqbQU

Final Boss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znf_CxflS_Q

Meh, I'd rather have a brand new game (and IV isn't that old anyway). I think R*/TakeTwo have the resources to do both though.

UnfairRepresent posted...

Probably

No time soon though

People forget a chunk of England was against joining the EU in the first place for the same bullshit racist nonsense they were pro leaving it

I remember reading that back in the day, de Gaulle blocked the UK from joining the precursor to the EU (the EEC?) because he thought we'd be trouble. Perhaps he was right lol.

Edit: according to Wikipedia, that's not strictly true. It says "President Charles de Gaulle saw British membership as a Trojan horse for U.S. influence and vetoed membership."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Community#Enlargement_and_elections

Roaming charges won't come back, we'll remain in the single market, food will get cheaper, the NHS will get 350 a week, red tape will be reduced, food and drink exports won't be hit, etc. Or not...

Anyone got that image of the Express Brexit headlines contradicting each other?

It's actually one of my favorite gens, and I started with Red. I do agree with the speed complaint in D/P though.

As much as I loved G/S/C (probably my favorite gen along with R/B/Y at the time), in hindsight, in gen 4 I prefer the level curve (peaking at the 60s rather than the 40s) and Pokemon distribution. The trainers also aren't quite as dumb as in the first two gens, and can occasionally not be total pushovers (that's mainly Cynthia to be fair). And of course, the physical/special split is great.

I quite like the size and diversity of Sinnoh, even if the HM requirements can sometimes be a pain.

The Battle Frontier is pretty good in Plat (and the Underground is an OK distraction). The Vs. Seeker is possibly my favorite way to rebattle trainers.

As for the online, it was certainly better than what we had up to then (i.e. no online).

CountDog posted...

A friend of mine. He was a play tester. Started during the NES days. Metroid Prime, and GTA vice city were his last two games. He loves both of them. But he told me why he left the industry was because both games reached about 75% completion. In terms of it being bug free and polished. Not sure about content wise.

Speaking of cut content, I recall this neogaf thread showing some of it:

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/my-research-into-metroid-prime%C2%92s-gargantuan-cut-content.470310/

Amazing games. 1 > 2 > 3 for me. The first is in my top 5 along with Super, with Echoes not far behind.

It was a big surprise, because before release it seemed like a huge mistake to go down that path, but the first game certainly delivered, minus one or two issues.

The atmosphere is off the charts, thanks the graphics, music and sound effects all being on point. The power-ups have mostly been translated as well as possible (with one or two absent). The level design is great, giving us those "a-ha!" moments when we work out where to use a newly acquired power-up, plenty of interesting ways to use power-ups, and the same joy of exploration from the 2D games. Sequence breaking is surprisingly good, with plenty of ways to break the game open.

The bosses are... alright? 2 certainly improves on them.

inb4 that poster that absolutely hates the games despite having never played them, and can't be convinced to even try them.

Both.

I usually place more emphasis on the "atheist" part (since it's the more general and important one tbqh), so I voted for that.

The Mad Max wasteland has come to pass:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/19/david-davis-brexit-britain-mad-max

Whatever is happening is basically the opposite of Daniel Hannan's infamous Brexit fan fiction:

https://archive.md/KWZoh

The Sorc is certainly the best for MFing, but it's not as easy to get one through Hell due to immunities and them being the squishiest class (outside of well equipped Energy Shield Sorcs).

As mentioned, the Wind Druid is pretty good and doesn't have as many immunity problems.

Probably Metal Gear Solid 2. Honorable mentions: Melee, Pokemon Crystal, Final Fantasy X, etc.

I wouldn't go that far (well, it's not a million miles away).

Samus certainly controls better than ever, and I enjoyed the bosses more than most previous 2D Metroid bosses (although that style of boss isn't for everyone).

That said, I think the level design was better in Super and Zero Mission (but it's still decent in this one), although the sequence breaks in Dread are a pleasant surprise. There are quite a few one-way paths (some that remain for good) and places where you're locked in, more so than in Super and Zero Mission at the least. Plus, the path forward is generally placed very conveniently (e.g. teleporters that take you where you need to go), so if you like figuring out where to go, it may not feel quite as satisfying.

To be fair though, the others are quite linear without sequence breaks, even Super.

A few things are a matter of taste, like the melee counter (especially against bosses, where it's occasionally required), the music (most people prefer that in previous games), EMMIs (there isn't a huge amount of variety with them), Adam, the (over?)use of 2-way teleporters/trams, the fiddling with buttons/levers to change the environment, etc. These things will no doubt greatly offend the purists.

Don't get me wrong though, it's a great Metroid game, and near the top of my 2D Metroid ranking.

I wouldn't worry too much about playing the others first, except possibly Super (and 1/2 if you want to play them). Some find the controls in that one hard to adjust to (with the run button, switching between weapons with Select, etc.), others would say "git gud".

Prime 4 as I'd rather have a brand new game.

Both would be nice though.

Went for Godot.

Smashingpmkns posted...

Guess not

Came in to say that lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY85a15n5QY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0F3kY3uxU

All politics is sexual pathology.

CapnMuffin posted...

Any other good places to MF as Blizz? Or should I respec to Meteorb?

Mostly the Ancient Tunnels (in the Lost City), which is an alvl 85 area (i.e. anything can drop).

I think I had Desert Strike on the Mega Drive. It was a decent enough game, but I wasn't very good at it.

I played the first 2 fairly recently and enjoyed my time with them. 2 is definitely one of the best JRPGs out there.

I'll need to try 3 and 5 one of these days. I hear 4 is the weakest.

That'll be the norm now with SSDs.

NeonOctopus posted...

The miniboss afterwards is pretty tough tho

I didn't find him too bad, but I did play defensively. I'd hit him then jump on/off the platform to get him to follow, rinse and repeat. The pattern was fairly predictable.

Persona 5 Royal - Ideal and the Real ~ End Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8CZXpAM4e0

Radiant Historia - Mechanical Kingdom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5WMv9e1jD4

Lufia 2 - Sinistral Battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBnYGYa6l3M

Xenosaga 3 - Godsibb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjPWTEtuv74

Super Robot Wars 3 - Another Time Diver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI7w6_GIAXc

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Lament to the Master
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55vpmYsm3mc

Tales of Symphonia - Beat the Angel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlZ-M9mWxq0

Mega Man Battle Network 4 - Save Our Planet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qns9Q1LIIh0

DeathVelvien posted...

Don't worry too much about that, plenty of sequence breaks have already been found, along with a way to walljump up single walls.

Hell, if you sequence break to get the bombs early, you can do a built-in quick kill on Kraid. They clearly intended sequence breaking in this game.

Good to know, thanks.

That's a cool detail, and reminiscent of the Draygon quick kill in Super.

It's great, although I do have my (relatively small) gripes, like Adam's voice, the two-way teleporters/trams (instead of more seamless transitions), and the point of Ariana's I've quoted below.

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Damn, that sucks (and doesn't bode well for sequence breaking). One of the best things in Super, Prime and Zero Mission was that any expansion gave you the ability.

It's really good so far (just got the scan ability in what seems to possibly be a minor sequence break).

I have a few nitpicks, but nothing too big. Adam's voice is unnecessarily annoying, I don't like the two-way trams/teleporters (I'd rather have more seamless transitions between areas), the E.M.M.I.s aren't as interesting as the SA-X (nor is the story as a whole as interesting as Fusion's so far), etc.

Veggeta_MAX posted...

OMFG after nearly 100 runs on Hell Meph I get an Arach's and this baby

Wait, where did you find the Tals Armor? Mephi couldn't drop it in the original game.