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ninkendo 12/31/19 11:08:02 PM #51:	TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #7. Mortal Kombat 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zwQPJmg-Kg The sole fighting game on this years list (I feel there wasn't a ton of new fighters I was interested in this year outside of playing Smash and SFV DLC and listening to a certain someone ramble endlessly about the day to day happenings of Tekken 7). This game was the thrilling conclusion of the reboot started in 2011's Mortal Kombat. I've never been much of a competitive fighter (although I feel I'm decent enough at most of them to at least hold my own against random competition), I've always been the guy who plays through every character's arcade mode to get every bit of lore and no other fighting game franchise is more about doing that than Mortal Kombat. NRS doubles down on their story modes and I love every moment of them. I was concerned going into it because Mortal Kombat X's story was a bit of a let down with the Kombat Kids introduction and the whole Shinnok storyline done again (Shinnok was never good), but they really made both that game's story and MK9's story pay off in this one where the keeper of time, Kronika, has been the one pulling the strings throughout every game in the series going back to MK1 and has constantly been rebooting the timeline as she see's fit. Eventually Liu Kang and Raiden break the cycle of Konflict and defeat her although in the process Raiden becomes just a dude and it's Liu Kang who has ascended as the FIRE GOD and is now in control of remaking time as he sees fit. This is all very exciting for whatever they end up doing for Mortal Kombat 12 or whatever they end up calling it and I'll be on board when it happens. It might be crazy to say this was my favorite video game story of 2019, but I loved it that much. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932307000] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #7. Mortal Kombat 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zwQPJmg-Kg The sole fighting game on this years list (I feel there wasn't a ton of new fighters I was interested in this year outside of playing Smash and SFV DLC and listening to a certain someone ramble endlessly about the day to day happenings of Tekken 7). This game was the thrilling conclusion of the reboot started in 2011's Mortal Kombat. I've never been much of a competitive fighter (although I feel I'm decent enough at most of them to at least hold my own against random competition), I've always been the guy who plays through every character's arcade mode to get every bit of lore and no other fighting game franchise is more about doing that than Mortal Kombat. NRS doubles down on their story modes and I love every moment of them. I was concerned going into it because Mortal Kombat X's story was a bit of a let down with the Kombat Kids introduction and the whole Shinnok storyline done again (Shinnok was never good), but they really made both that game's story and MK9's story pay off in this one where the keeper of time, Kronika, has been the one pulling the strings throughout every game in the series going back to MK1 and has constantly been rebooting the timeline as she see's fit. Eventually Liu Kang and Raiden break the cycle of Konflict and defeat her although in the process Raiden becomes just a dude and it's Liu Kang who has ascended as the FIRE GOD and is now in control of remaking time as he sees fit. This is all very exciting for whatever they end up doing for Mortal Kombat 12 or whatever they end up calling it and I'll be on board when it happens. It might be crazy to say this was my favorite video game story of 2019, but I loved it that much. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 12/31/19 11:36:47 PM #52:	TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp7Ofgpfxoc Now this is the only game on this list I haven't finished yet because I'm actively playing it right now (just started over the weekend). I'm maybe 1/3 through it, but I felt that was already enough to rank it this high on the list. Not sure I've played a game this year where the moment to moment combat feels so satisfying. Every swing of the sword and parry of the other enemies attacks feel like they matter and one mistake means your death. I'm not a good gauge of the difficulty of FROM games, but I feel like other than Bloodborne they had been progressively easier with each installment. Sekiro, however, is unique in that I feel like it's harder than these games have ever been, but at the same time your player character also feels more powerful than they've ever been. It's a constant power struggle between the two sides and why deflecting and countering attacks is so important. The majority of the time you're not even killing enemies by reducing their HP to 0, but instead deflecting attacks to lower your enemies posture meter so that you can do a OHKO once it breaks. There's also a collection of ninja tools for your prosthetic arm and different sword techniques you can learn that seem to be more situational in defeating various enemy times although I've found a lot of success with the firecrackers to distract enemies. Most of the boss encounters I've come across have been me pretty much dying in record time and constantly retrying until you find the one opening in their attack pattern and exploiting it to a victory. The resurrection mechanics is nice, but is also probably what allows them to make this game as difficult as it is. Die too many times thought and NPCs around you get affected with DRAGONROT and they become too sick to interact with and thus locking you out of content until you can heal them. Luckily healing them seems easy enough just obtaining a certain collectable and using it at Buddha shrine, but I'm guessing they're limited over the course of the game. If I had more time to play this game maybe it would finish higher, but who's to say? I do look forward to playing it more over the next week or two and hopefully obtaining the platinum. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932307951] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp7Ofgpfxoc Now this is the only game on this list I haven't finished yet because I'm actively playing it right now (just started over the weekend). I'm maybe 1/3 through it, but I felt that was already enough to rank it this high on the list. Not sure I've played a game this year where the moment to moment combat feels so satisfying. Every swing of the sword and parry of the other enemies attacks feel like they matter and one mistake means your death. I'm not a good gauge of the difficulty of FROM games, but I feel like other than Bloodborne they had been progressively easier with each installment. Sekiro, however, is unique in that I feel like it's harder than these games have ever been, but at the same time your player character also feels more powerful than they've ever been. It's a constant power struggle between the two sides and why deflecting and countering attacks is so important. The majority of the time you're not even killing enemies by reducing their HP to 0, but instead deflecting attacks to lower your enemies posture meter so that you can do a OHKO once it breaks. There's also a collection of ninja tools for your prosthetic arm and different sword techniques you can learn that seem to be more situational in defeating various enemy times although I've found a lot of success with the firecrackers to distract enemies. Most of the boss encounters I've come across have been me pretty much dying in record time and constantly retrying until you find the one opening in their attack pattern and exploiting it to a victory. The resurrection mechanics is nice, but is also probably what allows them to make this game as difficult as it is. Die too many times thought and NPCs around you get affected with DRAGONROT and they become too sick to interact with and thus locking you out of content until you can heal them. Luckily healing them seems easy enough just obtaining a certain collectable and using it at Buddha shrine, but I'm guessing they're limited over the course of the game. If I had more time to play this game maybe it would finish higher, but who's to say? I do look forward to playing it more over the next week or two and hopefully obtaining the platinum. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 12/31/19 11:44:27 PM #53:	Updating because near the end if my shift might not get another entry until I get home Top 5 Old Games of 2019 1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero/Trails to Azure 2. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered 3. Dragon Quest V (PS2 Remake) 4. Yakuza 6/Yakuza Kiwami 2 5. Vanquish Top 8 Games I Wish I Played In 2019 1. Judgment 2. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox 3. Kingdom Hearts III 4. The Outer Worlds 5. Luigi's Mansion 3 6. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 7. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 8. Monster Hunter World Iceborne TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE 1. ??? 2. ??? 3. ??? 4. ??? 5. ??? 6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 7. Mortal Kombat 11 8. Control 9. Astral Chain 10. Blazing Chrome ---------------------------- - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Devil May Cry 5 - Outer Wilds - Super Mario Maker 2 - Untitled Goose Game --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932308210] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Updating because near the end if my shift might not get another entry until I get home Top 5 Old Games of 2019 1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero/Trails to Azure 2. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered 3. Dragon Quest V (PS2 Remake) 4. Yakuza 6/Yakuza Kiwami 2 5. Vanquish Top 8 Games I Wish I Played In 2019 1. Judgment 2. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox 3. Kingdom Hearts III 4. The Outer Worlds 5. Luigi's Mansion 3 6. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 7. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 8. Monster Hunter World Iceborne TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE 1. ??? 2. ??? 3. ??? 4. ??? 5. ??? 6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 7. Mortal Kombat 11 8. Control 9. Astral Chain 10. Blazing Chrome ---------------------------- - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Devil May Cry 5 - Outer Wilds - Super Mario Maker 2 - Untitled Goose Game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 1:12:02 AM #54:	TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuYcOkulhTA Full Disclaimer I backed $100 to this kickstarter Also Full Disclaimer I was scared to death this was going to be another Mighty 9 situation, especially after the multiple delays Turns out IGA still has that magic to make another great game in the genre he basically invented. Ever since he left Konami I've played my fair share of metroidvanias that have come into popularity in his absence and while they all had their own unique spins on the genre, none of them really captured the same magic as the Castlevanias that IGA made. Turns out all you had to do was make Symphony of the Night again because that's basically what Ritual of the Night is. This game feels like the natural progression of what he would have made if he had kept going after Order of Ecclesia. I also respect it's willingness to let you completely break the game if you want to with equipment and shard builds that can kill any boss in 2 seconds if you really want it to. I hope IGA gets a chance to make another game whether it's another Bloodstained or something different because he's certainly earned it here. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932310838] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuYcOkulhTA Full Disclaimer I backed $100 to this kickstarter Also Full Disclaimer I was scared to death this was going to be another Mighty 9 situation, especially after the multiple delays Turns out IGA still has that magic to make another great game in the genre he basically invented. Ever since he left Konami I've played my fair share of metroidvanias that have come into popularity in his absence and while they all had their own unique spins on the genre, none of them really captured the same magic as the Castlevanias that IGA made. Turns out all you had to do was make Symphony of the Night again because that's basically what Ritual of the Night is. This game feels like the natural progression of what he would have made if he had kept going after Order of Ecclesia. I also respect it's willingness to let you completely break the game if you want to with equipment and shard builds that can kill any boss in 2 seconds if you really want it to. I hope IGA gets a chance to make another game whether it's another Bloodstained or something different because he's certainly earned it here. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 1:33:21 AM #55:	TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #4. Death Stranding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVWUddPvASo I mean look....nothing I say is going to convince you one way or the other if you're going to like this game. You just need to play it and find out for yourself. I'm sure my Kojima BS tolerance is much higher than the average person, but from my perspective the story made perfect sense and is perfectly serviceable. Is it a mastercraft in story telling? Absolutely not and Kojima has never been about that, but for me it's also the part of the game that factored least into how much I enjoyed this game. For me it was layers upon layers (upon layers)^[UPON LAYERS] of systems this game lays on you and just keeps building on them over the course of the game. The actual act of playing the game where you're keeping your balance and delivering cargo and maxing out every point on the map for upgrades that will almost always improve your ability to deliver things was just so engrossing I couldn't stop. I was playing this game 12-16 hours a day just delivering and delivering and delivering and I loved it. I love it so much even after I finished the game when other B8ers like @WiggumFan267 I would willingly watch his twitch stream and help him out with his deliveries. There's so many systems that are so deep that no single delivery is the same as the last. There's always something that pops up I've never seen before and seeing the way other people do deliveries is fascinating. Maybe I should quit my job as a medical professional and sign up for UPS I don't know but the core loop of this game is addicting and once it hooks you it's got you for good. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932311484] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #4. Death Stranding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVWUddPvASo I mean look....nothing I say is going to convince you one way or the other if you're going to like this game. You just need to play it and find out for yourself. I'm sure my Kojima BS tolerance is much higher than the average person, but from my perspective the story made perfect sense and is perfectly serviceable. Is it a mastercraft in story telling? Absolutely not and Kojima has never been about that, but for me it's also the part of the game that factored least into how much I enjoyed this game. For me it was layers upon layers (upon layers)^[UPON LAYERS] of systems this game lays on you and just keeps building on them over the course of the game. The actual act of playing the game where you're keeping your balance and delivering cargo and maxing out every point on the map for upgrades that will almost always improve your ability to deliver things was just so engrossing I couldn't stop. I was playing this game 12-16 hours a day just delivering and delivering and delivering and I loved it. I love it so much even after I finished the game when other B8ers like @WiggumFan267 I would willingly watch his twitch stream and help him out with his deliveries. There's so many systems that are so deep that no single delivery is the same as the last. There's always something that pops up I've never seen before and seeing the way other people do deliveries is fascinating. Maybe I should quit my job as a medical professional and sign up for UPS I don't know but the core loop of this game is addicting and once it hooks you it's got you for good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonair 01/01/20 1:38:34 AM #56:	Its art --- FALCON PUNCH! <cite>Dragonair posted [p:932311623] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Its art </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nelson_Mandela 01/01/20 1:44:35 AM #57:	ninkendo posted... I was playing this game 12-16 hours a day just delivering and delivering and delivering and I loved it. Bro how --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso <cite>Nelson_Mandela posted [p:932311779] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>ninkendo posted... </cite> <quote>I was playing this game 12-16 hours a day just delivering and delivering and delivering and I loved it.</quote>Bro how </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 1:47:34 AM #58:	it's a big game! By the time I had finished the platinum my final time was.... https://i.imgur.com/C2HCQft.png that many! --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932311848] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>it's a big game! By the time I had finished the platinum my final time was.... https://i.imgur.com/C2HCQft.png that many! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:10:02 AM #59:	TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #3 Apex Legends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEAWC9eK1Ts And now for my most played game of 2019. I don't have a counter, but I'm sure I've easily put more than 1000 hours into this game. Anyone who saw my 2017 list knows what a revelation for me that PUBG was. After playing pretty much every shooter in the 90s I had pretty much given up on playing them throughout most of the 21st century. The one thing I loved back then were the online deathmatches where every player only had 1 life and they didn't respawn until the next match. The entire battle royale genre is just that blown out into modern times. Apex builds on what PUBG started with better controls, better presentation, unique guns that feel great to shoot (PUBG's still feel better, but compared to stuff like Fortnite it's incredible), hero characters and its biggest feature being the pinging system so I can play with more than just my friends. As someone who hates talking to random strangers I would never play in random matches as a team in PUBG I would only ever do solo, but with pinging I can instantly just mute all my team mates and just ping where everything is and it works great! The only thing that really makes me still prefer PUBG is the atmosphere. Apex is very much a party atmosphere where everyone's having a good time while PUBG is straight up one of the most terrifying games I've ever played where I'm able to envision myself as the character in the game and getting overwhelmed with dread where if they die then I also die. I've played hundreds if not thousands of matches with the likes of @WiggumFan267 , @Arti , @iiicon and TLO . A different crowd than the people I played PUBG with, but a diverse group nonetheless. They helped me keep my interest in this game as long as I have and I'll still probably continue to play it into next year...... .....until Phantasy Star Online 2 comes out >___> --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932312465] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #3 Apex Legends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEAWC9eK1Ts And now for my most played game of 2019. I don't have a counter, but I'm sure I've easily put more than 1000 hours into this game. Anyone who saw my 2017 list knows what a revelation for me that PUBG was. After playing pretty much every shooter in the 90s I had pretty much given up on playing them throughout most of the 21st century. The one thing I loved back then were the online deathmatches where every player only had 1 life and they didn't respawn until the next match. The entire battle royale genre is just that blown out into modern times. Apex builds on what PUBG started with better controls, better presentation, unique guns that feel great to shoot (PUBG's still feel better, but compared to stuff like Fortnite it's incredible), hero characters and its biggest feature being the pinging system so I can play with more than just my friends. As someone who hates talking to random strangers I would never play in random matches as a team in PUBG I would only ever do solo, but with pinging I can instantly just mute all my team mates and just ping where everything is and it works great! The only thing that really makes me still prefer PUBG is the atmosphere. Apex is very much a party atmosphere where everyone's having a good time while PUBG is straight up one of the most terrifying games I've ever played where I'm able to envision myself as the character in the game and getting overwhelmed with dread where if they die then I also die. I've played hundreds if not thousands of matches with the likes of @WiggumFan267 , @Arti , @iiicon and TLO . A different crowd than the people I played PUBG with, but a diverse group nonetheless. They helped me keep my interest in this game as long as I have and I'll still probably continue to play it into next year...... .....until Phantasy Star Online 2 comes out >___> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:46:28 AM #60:	TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkYgqHZKcsM Feels like most of my 2019 was building up to this release. After years of wondering if we would ever get it in English, Falcom finally switched from XSEED to NISA not just for Ys but for Trails as well. Once it was confirmed I kicked things into overdrive playing the Crossbell games as well as replaying Cold Steel 1 and 2 when they were re-released on PS4. This was finally the game that brought together everything from all 3 story arcs in an almost Infinity War type fashion and it was glorious to see. However just like every other set of games in this series, this game is just part 1 of 2. There's still Cold Steel IV End of Saga waiting in the wings to wrap up the Erebonian arc in what I'm hoping is an Endgame type of fashion before we can finally move on to the future arcs that are currently in development. The game itself is structured pretty much the same as Cold Steel 1 was where you switch back and forth between events at school and going on field studies before the game decides it's time to get the big plot going and the you know what hits the anime fan and it gets all over the place. I really liked the new Class VII that was introduced they have their own unique style to them that's different from the old Class VII. I also really liked the new UI for the battle menus. Instead of scrolling through a menu, even part of it is assigned to the 4 directional buttons and 4 face buttons. It's kinda weird at first, but you quickly get used to it. The biggest surprise was that added the QoL improvements that were added to the later ports of CS1 and 2 like turbo mode to speed through traversing and battles faster as well as dual audio. It's definitely the best Cold Steel game and in the Top 3 for series along with SC and Ao. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932313300] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkYgqHZKcsM Feels like most of my 2019 was building up to this release. After years of wondering if we would ever get it in English, Falcom finally switched from XSEED to NISA not just for Ys but for Trails as well. Once it was confirmed I kicked things into overdrive playing the Crossbell games as well as replaying Cold Steel 1 and 2 when they were re-released on PS4. This was finally the game that brought together everything from all 3 story arcs in an almost Infinity War type fashion and it was glorious to see. However just like every other set of games in this series, this game is just part 1 of 2. There's still Cold Steel IV End of Saga waiting in the wings to wrap up the Erebonian arc in what I'm hoping is an Endgame type of fashion before we can finally move on to the future arcs that are currently in development. The game itself is structured pretty much the same as Cold Steel 1 was where you switch back and forth between events at school and going on field studies before the game decides it's time to get the big plot going and the you know what hits the anime fan and it gets all over the place. I really liked the new Class VII that was introduced they have their own unique style to them that's different from the old Class VII. I also really liked the new UI for the battle menus. Instead of scrolling through a menu, even part of it is assigned to the 4 directional buttons and 4 face buttons. It's kinda weird at first, but you quickly get used to it. The biggest surprise was that added the QoL improvements that were added to the later ports of CS1 and 2 like turbo mode to speed through traversing and battles faster as well as dual audio. It's definitely the best Cold Steel game and in the Top 3 for series along with SC and Ao. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:57:36 AM #61:	TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #1 Resident Evil 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbg1fDcUSA WE DO IT! I revisited this game just a few weeks ago when they put in a new trophy to crossover with the upcoming RE3 remake and yes I confirmed this is indeed my Game of the Year. RE2 was already an all time video game and Capcom managed to top it with the perfect mix of old and new to make it feel like a completely new game. It combines the best elements of all 3 generations of Resident Evil. The originals survival horror gameplay and small enclosed areas, RE4's over the shoulder camera and shooting and Capcom's new RE engine they used for RE7, but have also since used it for this and DMC5, which gives it its hyper realistic yet stylized look. To me this a perfect video game and a perfect REmake. Obviously the best thing they did was taking Mr. X, who previously only showed up in your 2nd playthrough of the original game and made him a constant threat throughout the entire game. The routes were different enough to warrant their own playthroughs and even had new segments where you played as Ada and Sherry in their respective routes. Resident Evil is also one of the few series where I really enjoy speedrunning going back to Code Veronica and the first REmake. Memorizing the exact order you're supposed to go through these environments and taking out enemies in the most efficient way possible and seeing what makes these games really tick. I'm excited to see if they can use what they did in this game to make RE3 go from an average game to an incredible game and we only have a few short months to find out! --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932313486] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #1 Resident Evil 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbg1fDcUSA WE DO IT! I revisited this game just a few weeks ago when they put in a new trophy to crossover with the upcoming RE3 remake and yes I confirmed this is indeed my Game of the Year. RE2 was already an all time video game and Capcom managed to top it with the perfect mix of old and new to make it feel like a completely new game. It combines the best elements of all 3 generations of Resident Evil. The originals survival horror gameplay and small enclosed areas, RE4's over the shoulder camera and shooting and Capcom's new RE engine they used for RE7, but have also since used it for this and DMC5, which gives it its hyper realistic yet stylized look. To me this a perfect video game and a perfect REmake. Obviously the best thing they did was taking Mr. X, who previously only showed up in your 2nd playthrough of the original game and made him a constant threat throughout the entire game. The routes were different enough to warrant their own playthroughs and even had new segments where you played as Ada and Sherry in their respective routes. Resident Evil is also one of the few series where I really enjoy speedrunning going back to Code Veronica and the first REmake. Memorizing the exact order you're supposed to go through these environments and taking out enemies in the most efficient way possible and seeing what makes these games really tick. I'm excited to see if they can use what they did in this game to make RE3 go from an average game to an incredible game and we only have a few short months to find out! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 3:00:14 AM #62:	Updated! I'll do Top 15 of the Decade tomorrow. I don't expect that to take as long because I remember less about those games considering how long it's been. Probably just a few words here and there! Top 5 Old Games of 2019 1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero/Trails to Azure 2. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered 3. Dragon Quest V (PS2 Remake) 4. Yakuza 6/Yakuza Kiwami 2 5. Vanquish Top 8 Games I Wish I Played In 2019 1. Judgment 2. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox 3. Kingdom Hearts III 4. The Outer Worlds 5. Luigi's Mansion 3 6. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 7. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 8. Monster Hunter World Iceborne TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE 1. Resident Evil 2 2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III 3. Apex Legends 4. Death Stranding 5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 7. Mortal Kombat 11 8. Control 9. Astral Chain 10. Blazing Chrome ---------------------------- - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Devil May Cry 5 - Outer Wilds - Super Mario Maker 2 - Untitled Goose Game --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932313531] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Updated! I'll do Top 15 of the Decade tomorrow. I don't expect that to take as long because I remember less about those games considering how long it's been. Probably just a few words here and there! Top 5 Old Games of 2019 1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero/Trails to Azure 2. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered 3. Dragon Quest V (PS2 Remake) 4. Yakuza 6/Yakuza Kiwami 2 5. Vanquish Top 8 Games I Wish I Played In 2019 1. Judgment 2. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox 3. Kingdom Hearts III 4. The Outer Worlds 5. Luigi's Mansion 3 6. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 7. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 8. Monster Hunter World Iceborne TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE 1. Resident Evil 2 2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III 3. Apex Legends 4. Death Stranding 5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 7. Mortal Kombat 11 8. Control 9. Astral Chain 10. Blazing Chrome ---------------------------- - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Devil May Cry 5 - Outer Wilds - Super Mario Maker 2 - Untitled Goose Game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wallmasterz 01/01/20 7:54:57 AM #63:	Good stuff. So many games I need to play! --- I need to update my signature. <cite>wallmasterz posted [p:932317297] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Good stuff. So many games I need to play! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 11:28:21 AM #64:	I rise into a new year! Let's get this Game of the Decade stuff out of the way --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932321668] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>I rise into a new year! Let's get this Game of the Decade stuff out of the way </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 11:42:08 AM #65:	Here are some games that didn't quite make the cut for my 15 favorite games of the decade! Also reminder I did limit this to only 1 game per franchise so I basically just took my favorite game in those franchise TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE HONORABLE MENTIONS Persona 5 - The wait from P4 to P5 took forever! I think I still prefer P4 although I never played P4G. Still unsure if I'll be getting Royal I'm sure I will at some point. Sonic Generations - Tough pick between this and Sonic Mania. Both feed into my Sonic nostalgia in different ways, but I am a known fan of 3D sonic and that's one of the other few franchise I enjoy speedrunning Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep - This is the best KH game. You should play it some day (in the process of playing all the others) Asura's Wrath - Maybe best ending to a video game ever? Deadly Premonition - Hey Zach, did you know they're actually making a sequel to this game? That's wild. Professor Layton & the Unwound Future - Layton time travel adventures and the twist of how it was all possible had me glued to my DS screen Monster Hunter Tri - I convinced all my high school friends (although we were all like 24 by the time this came out) to get the game and Wii Speaks and we played this game for like 200 hours. I don't know if they've ever forgiven me, but I certainly loved it. Mass Effect - I'm the weirdo that likes ME1 more than ME2 (I still haven't played ME3). I liked when it was more RPG focused over being a shooter and that first game was all about the world building which I'm super into --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932322096] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Here are some games that didn't quite make the cut for my 15 favorite games of the decade! Also reminder I did limit this to only 1 game per franchise so I basically just took my favorite game in those franchise TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE HONORABLE MENTIONS Persona 5 - The wait from P4 to P5 took forever! I think I still prefer P4 although I never played P4G. Still unsure if I'll be getting Royal I'm sure I will at some point. Sonic Generations - Tough pick between this and Sonic Mania. Both feed into my Sonic nostalgia in different ways, but I am a known fan of 3D sonic and that's one of the other few franchise I enjoy speedrunning Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep - This is the best KH game. You should play it some day (in the process of playing all the others) Asura's Wrath - Maybe best ending to a video game ever? Deadly Premonition - Hey Zach, did you know they're actually making a sequel to this game? That's wild. Professor Layton & the Unwound Future - Layton time travel adventures and the twist of how it was all possible had me glued to my DS screen Monster Hunter Tri - I convinced all my high school friends (although we were all like 24 by the time this came out) to get the game and Wii Speaks and we played this game for like 200 hours. I don't know if they've ever forgiven me, but I certainly loved it. Mass Effect - I'm the weirdo that likes ME1 more than ME2 (I still haven't played ME3). I liked when it was more RPG focused over being a shooter and that first game was all about the world building which I'm super into </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snrkiko 01/01/20 11:51:31 AM #66:	tag --- ...Snrk. And theeen, we do stuff like, 'Persona!' with our Personas and beat the crap outta Shadows... <cite>Snrkiko posted [p:932322395] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>tag </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snrkiko 01/01/20 11:53:11 AM #67:	asuras wrath needs a pc/switch port --- ...Snrk. And theeen, we do stuff like, 'Persona!' with our Personas and beat the crap outta Shadows... <cite>Snrkiko posted [p:932322440] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>asuras wrath needs a pc/switch port </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 11:57:57 AM #68:	Asura's Wrath needs anything --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932322603] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Asura's Wrath needs anything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snrkiko 01/01/20 12:00:44 PM #69:	i would have bought mvci if he was a character --- ...Snrk. And theeen, we do stuff like, 'Persona!' with our Personas and beat the crap outta Shadows... <cite>Snrkiko posted [p:932322676] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>i would have bought mvci if he was a character </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 12:04:43 PM #70:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #15. Mortal Kombat (2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfqmGy98Mw4 The that that kickstarted the current generation of Mortal Kombat. It was a retelling of the stories of MK1-3 all in one game. The coolest thing it did was having seamless transitions between the story cutscenes and immediately going into a fight without load times. This game is also famous to have come out (along with Portal 2) the same day that the PSN month long outage happened. I got this game and immediately couldn't play it online so I just spent all that time practicing characters and working on the trophy list. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932322787] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #15. Mortal Kombat (2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfqmGy98Mw4 The that that kickstarted the current generation of Mortal Kombat. It was a retelling of the stories of MK1-3 all in one game. The coolest thing it did was having seamless transitions between the story cutscenes and immediately going into a fight without load times. This game is also famous to have come out (along with Portal 2) the same day that the PSN month long outage happened. I got this game and immediately couldn't play it online so I just spent all that time practicing characters and working on the trophy list. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 12:12:31 PM #71:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #14. NieR: Automata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4BV4A35bQ NieR is rad. Automata is radder. I'm glad Yoko Taro finally broke through into the mainstream and I'm still hoping they're going to let him do Final Fantasy XVI because he would turn that franchise on its head. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932323019] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #14. NieR: Automata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4BV4A35bQ NieR is rad. Automata is radder. I'm glad Yoko Taro finally broke through into the mainstream and I'm still hoping they're going to let him do Final Fantasy XVI because he would turn that franchise on its head. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 12:23:02 PM #72:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #13 Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIMMp8_ceI This is tough for me because I love every Ys game how can I choose just one? Ys Seven brought the change to the series of having a 3 party system and while maybe the series was no longer true to what made Ys what it was, I loved the changes that game brought to the series and has continue with to this day. Since I haven't play Ys IX yet, Ys VIII was the most recent refinement of this system. Adol and an entire cruise ship of passengers get shipwrecked on an island and they all must come together and build a community to survive and solve the mysteries of this Island in reality this game is actually pretty similar to Death Stranding ~~including having a woman who's destined to wipe out humanity and remake them over and over. It might actually be the first Strand game!~~ Other than that it's the core Ys gameplay I've come to know and love and definitely worth a check out --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932323362] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #13 Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIMMp8_ceI This is tough for me because I love every Ys game how can I choose just one? Ys Seven brought the change to the series of having a 3 party system and while maybe the series was no longer true to what made Ys what it was, I loved the changes that game brought to the series and has continue with to this day. Since I haven't play Ys IX yet, Ys VIII was the most recent refinement of this system. Adol and an entire cruise ship of passengers get shipwrecked on an island and they all must come together and build a community to survive and solve the mysteries of this Island in reality this game is actually pretty similar to Death Stranding including having a woman who's destined to wipe out humanity and remake them over and over. It might actually be the first Strand game! Other than that it's the core Ys gameplay I've come to know and love and definitely worth a check out </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snrkiko 01/01/20 12:24:12 PM #73:	ninkendo posted... TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #13 Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIMMp8_ceI This is tough for me because I love every Ys game how can I choose just one? Ys Seven brought the change to the series of having a 3 party system and while maybe the series was no longer true to what made Ys what it was, I loved the changes that game brought to the series and has continue with to this day. Since I haven't play Ys IX yet, Ys VIII was the most recent refinement of this system. Adol and an entire cruise ship of passengers get shipwrecked on an island and they all must come together and build a community to survive and solve the mysteries of this Island in reality this game is actually pretty similar to Death Stranding ~~including having a woman who's destined to wipe out humanity and remake them over and over. It might actually be the first Strand game!~~ Other than that it's the core Ys gameplay I've come to know and love and definitely worth a check out best game --- ...Snrk. And theeen, we do stuff like, 'Persona!' with our Personas and beat the crap outta Shadows... <cite>Snrkiko posted [p:932323401] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>ninkendo posted... </cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #13 Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIMMp8_ceI This is tough for me because I love every Ys game how can I choose just one? Ys Seven brought the change to the series of having a 3 party system and while maybe the series was no longer true to what made Ys what it was, I loved the changes that game brought to the series and has continue with to this day. Since I haven't play Ys IX yet, Ys VIII was the most recent refinement of this system. Adol and an entire cruise ship of passengers get shipwrecked on an island and they all must come together and build a community to survive and solve the mysteries of this Island in reality this game is actually pretty similar to Death Stranding including having a woman who's destined to wipe out humanity and remake them over and over. It might actually be the first Strand game! Other than that it's the core Ys gameplay I've come to know and love and definitely worth a check out</quote>best game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 12:38:28 PM #74:	more people should play Ys games true fact --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932323849] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>more people should play Ys games true fact </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 12:47:56 PM #75:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #12. Yakuza 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utU3hfD3ge4 I don't know if this is the best Yakuza game, but it is certainly the MOST Yakuza game. 5 Playable stories that I spent 100+ hours playing; this game is so massive the PS3 was on life support even trying to run it. I look forward to the PS4 port hitting very soon! Also for real Akiyama is the best non-Kiryu character in the series, I would play a whole game as just him. For me this was the actual end of Kiryu's storyline while Yakuza 6 was more of an epilogue. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932324163] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #12. Yakuza 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utU3hfD3ge4 I don't know if this is the best Yakuza game, but it is certainly the MOST Yakuza game. 5 Playable stories that I spent 100+ hours playing; this game is so massive the PS3 was on life support even trying to run it. I look forward to the PS4 port hitting very soon! Also for real Akiyama is the best non-Kiryu character in the series, I would play a whole game as just him. For me this was the actual end of Kiryu's storyline while Yakuza 6 was more of an epilogue. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 12:52:30 PM #76:	also thanks to @Xiahou_Shake for pestering me enough to finally play the series a few years back --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932324320] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>also thanks to @Xiahou_Shake for pestering me enough to finally play the series a few years back </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 1:03:23 PM #77:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #11. Mega Man 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftTX6mCnQkU I swear I didn't do that on purpose... Mega Man was slim pickings this past decade and I'm not going to count all the collections that came out. It was a decade known more for the death of the series and cancelled games like Mega Man Universe and Mega Man Legends 3. 11 really brought back the series in a way I was hoping. After Mighty No. 9 I wasn't even sure if I liked this style of game anymore, but Capcom was able to prove me wrong and it ended up being my 2nd favorite overall game in 2018. The new gear system I thought was the biggest change the series had seen since the introduction of the Mega Buster and I certainly hope they're working on a Mega Man 12 as we speak (or maybe an X9 I'd be okay with that too) --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932324652] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #11. Mega Man 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftTX6mCnQkU I swear I didn't do that on purpose... Mega Man was slim pickings this past decade and I'm not going to count all the collections that came out. It was a decade known more for the death of the series and cancelled games like Mega Man Universe and Mega Man Legends 3. 11 really brought back the series in a way I was hoping. After Mighty No. 9 I wasn't even sure if I liked this style of game anymore, but Capcom was able to prove me wrong and it ended up being my 2nd favorite overall game in 2018. The new gear system I thought was the biggest change the series had seen since the introduction of the Mega Buster and I certainly hope they're working on a Mega Man 12 as we speak (or maybe an X9 I'd be okay with that too) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 1:07:47 PM #78:	Update! Removing ME1 from the HM's because it was pointed out to me it was before 2010 although I probably didn't play it until 2010. Not going to replace it with ME2 though just gonna leave that blank! Top 5 Old Games of 2019 1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero/Trails to Azure 2. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered 3. Dragon Quest V (PS2 Remake) 4. Yakuza 6/Yakuza Kiwami 2 5. Vanquish Top 8 Games I Wish I Played In 2019 1. Judgment 2. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox 3. Kingdom Hearts III 4. The Outer Worlds 5. Luigi's Mansion 3 6. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 7. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 8. Monster Hunter World Iceborne TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE 1. Resident Evil 2 2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III 3. Apex Legends 4. Death Stranding 5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 7. Mortal Kombat 11 8. Control 9. Astral Chain 10. Blazing Chrome ---------------------------- - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Devil May Cry 5 - Outer Wilds - Super Mario Maker 2 - Untitled Goose Game TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 11. Mega Man 11 12. Yakuza 5 13. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA 14. NieR: Automata 15. Mortal Kombat (2011) ---------------------------------------------- Persona 5 Sonic Generations Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Asura's Wrath Deadly Premonition Professor Layton & the Unwound Future Monster Hunter Tri --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932324790] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Update! Removing ME1 from the HM's because it was pointed out to me it was before 2010 although I probably didn't play it until 2010. Not going to replace it with ME2 though just gonna leave that blank! Top 5 Old Games of 2019 1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero/Trails to Azure 2. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered 3. Dragon Quest V (PS2 Remake) 4. Yakuza 6/Yakuza Kiwami 2 5. Vanquish Top 8 Games I Wish I Played In 2019 1. Judgment 2. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox 3. Kingdom Hearts III 4. The Outer Worlds 5. Luigi's Mansion 3 6. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 7. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 8. Monster Hunter World Iceborne TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE 1. Resident Evil 2 2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III 3. Apex Legends 4. Death Stranding 5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 7. Mortal Kombat 11 8. Control 9. Astral Chain 10. Blazing Chrome ---------------------------- - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Devil May Cry 5 - Outer Wilds - Super Mario Maker 2 - Untitled Goose Game TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 11. Mega Man 11 12. Yakuza 5 13. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA 14. NieR: Automata 15. Mortal Kombat (2011) ---------------------------------------------- Persona 5 Sonic Generations Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Asura's Wrath Deadly Premonition Professor Layton & the Unwound Future Monster Hunter Tri </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonair 01/01/20 1:09:26 PM #79:	ninkendo posted... Update! Removing ME1 from the HM's because it was pointed out to me it was before 2010 although I probably didn't play it until 2010. Not going to replace it with ME2 though just gonna leave that blank! I didnt say anything also ME2 is better :( --- FALCON PUNCH! <cite>Dragonair posted [p:932324848] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>ninkendo posted... </cite> <quote>Update! Removing ME1 from the HM's because it was pointed out to me it was before 2010 although I probably didn't play it until 2010. Not going to replace it with ME2 though just gonna leave that blank!</quote> I didnt say anything also ME2 is better :( </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 1:16:20 PM #80:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #10. Resident Evil 2 ninkendo posted... TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #1 Resident Evil 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbg1fDcUSA WE DO IT! I revisited this game just a few weeks ago when they put in a new trophy to crossover with the upcoming RE3 remake and yes I confirmed this is indeed my Game of the Year. RE2 was already an all time video game and Capcom managed to top it with the perfect mix of old and new to make it feel like a completely new game. It combines the best elements of all 3 generations of Resident Evil. The originals survival horror gameplay and small enclosed areas, RE4's over the shoulder camera and shooting and Capcom's new RE engine they used for RE7, but have also since used it for this and DMC5, which gives it its hyper realistic yet stylized look. To me this a perfect video game and a perfect REmake. Obviously the best thing they did was taking Mr. X, who previously only showed up in your 2nd playthrough of the original game and made him a constant threat throughout the entire game. The routes were different enough to warrant their own playthroughs and even had new segments where you played as Ada and Sherry in their respective routes. Resident Evil is also one of the few series where I really enjoy speedrunning going back to Code Veronica and the first REmake. Memorizing the exact order you're supposed to go through these environments and taking out enemies in the most efficient way possible and seeing what makes these games really tick. I'm excited to see if they can use what they did in this game to make RE3 go from an average game to an incredible game and we only have a few short months to find out! that was easy --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932325098] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #10. Resident Evil 2 ninkendo posted... </cite> <quote>TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE #1 Resident Evil 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbg1fDcUSA WE DO IT! I revisited this game just a few weeks ago when they put in a new trophy to crossover with the upcoming RE3 remake and yes I confirmed this is indeed my Game of the Year. RE2 was already an all time video game and Capcom managed to top it with the perfect mix of old and new to make it feel like a completely new game. It combines the best elements of all 3 generations of Resident Evil. The originals survival horror gameplay and small enclosed areas, RE4's over the shoulder camera and shooting and Capcom's new RE engine they used for RE7, but have also since used it for this and DMC5, which gives it its hyper realistic yet stylized look. To me this a perfect video game and a perfect REmake. Obviously the best thing they did was taking Mr. X, who previously only showed up in your 2nd playthrough of the original game and made him a constant threat throughout the entire game. The routes were different enough to warrant their own playthroughs and even had new segments where you played as Ada and Sherry in their respective routes. Resident Evil is also one of the few series where I really enjoy speedrunning going back to Code Veronica and the first REmake. Memorizing the exact order you're supposed to go through these environments and taking out enemies in the most efficient way possible and seeing what makes these games really tick. I'm excited to see if they can use what they did in this game to make RE3 go from an average game to an incredible game and we only have a few short months to find out!</quote> that was easy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 1:34:56 PM #81:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #9 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67m6e2gedd8 I doubt I'll ever be able replicate what happened with PUBG. Obviously I talked about what happened with me and the battle royale genre back in my Apex entry. It just came at the perfect time and place. I gathered a ton of old high school friends together and we started our own discord server just to play this game. The beauty of the battle royale is the downtime where you're collecting weapons and ammo and armor and haven't really run into any other teams yet. At that point it's basically a glorified chat room where I can joke with my friends and also strategize for what's to come Then it all hits like a brick and at the end of it either you and your friends have survived and you move on to the next encounter or you're all dead and you try it again. I've learned this genre isn't for everyone, but it's certainly for me EDIT: Also only ever play this game on PC. The controls on the console versions are a broken mess. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932325801] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #9 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67m6e2gedd8 I doubt I'll ever be able replicate what happened with PUBG. Obviously I talked about what happened with me and the battle royale genre back in my Apex entry. It just came at the perfect time and place. I gathered a ton of old high school friends together and we started our own discord server just to play this game. The beauty of the battle royale is the downtime where you're collecting weapons and ammo and armor and haven't really run into any other teams yet. At that point it's basically a glorified chat room where I can joke with my friends and also strategize for what's to come Then it all hits like a brick and at the end of it either you and your friends have survived and you move on to the next encounter or you're all dead and you try it again. I've learned this genre isn't for everyone, but it's certainly for me EDIT: Also only ever play this game on PC. The controls on the console versions are a broken mess. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voltch 01/01/20 1:38:54 PM #82:	Yakuza 5 sure is great. Big fan of each character's main minigame too. --- Congrats to Eli Ayase's #1 fan BK_Sheikah00 on winning the BYIG Guru Contest. <cite>voltch posted [p:932325974] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Yakuza 5 sure is great. Big fan of each character's main minigame too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 1:44:20 PM #83:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #8. The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure (Ao no Kiseki) ninkendo posted... #1 The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero/Trails to Azure (Released in Japan 2010 and 2011 respectively) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCFars0Xyxg Really just two halves of the bigger story that is the Crossbell duology. After spending the first chunk of 2019 finishing my PS2 collection, I spent the majority of my spring and summer catching up on all the Trails games I hadn't played yet (and replaying some that I had already played) in preparation for Trails of Cold Steel III in the fall and obviously the Crossbell games were the biggest gap that I needed to fill. I had been following the Geofront translation for a year or two and when it became clear they weren't going to even finish up Zero before Cold Steel III was out I took it upon myself to acquire the Chinese PC versions of these games that had been patched with a fan translation and the voice acting from the Evolution versions of these games. Zero is pretty similar to Trails in the Sky FC where it's a lot of worldbuilding (specifically Crossbell and the tensions between Erebonia and Calvard), but also twice is long as TitS FC was. It also tied off some storylines that were still hanging around from the TitS trilogy. Azure was the big payoff though. This game is a thrill ride from beginning to end featuring a lot of old and new characters and accompanied by an engaging plot you come to expect from the Trails series. Whenever I make my MCU comparisons if Trails of Cold Steel III is the Infinity War of the series, then Azure is the Civil War. By the end I think I would consider it my favorite game in the series and definitely one of the best JRPGs of all time. Now of course just a few weeks ago they finally announced PS4 ports of both of these games, so if they ever bring them over I'll gladly play them both again for trophies and I implore you all do the same. I'll just add that I've never wanted to have a daughter more than I did playing this game and wanting to protect KeA forever. And as much as I like Rean Schwarzer in Cold Steel, it's Lloyd Bannings who's the real GOAT. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932326189] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #8. The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure (Ao no Kiseki) ninkendo posted... </cite> <quote>#1 The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero/Trails to Azure (Released in Japan 2010 and 2011 respectively) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCFars0Xyxg Really just two halves of the bigger story that is the Crossbell duology. After spending the first chunk of 2019 finishing my PS2 collection, I spent the majority of my spring and summer catching up on all the Trails games I hadn't played yet (and replaying some that I had already played) in preparation for Trails of Cold Steel III in the fall and obviously the Crossbell games were the biggest gap that I needed to fill. I had been following the Geofront translation for a year or two and when it became clear they weren't going to even finish up Zero before Cold Steel III was out I took it upon myself to acquire the Chinese PC versions of these games that had been patched with a fan translation and the voice acting from the Evolution versions of these games. Zero is pretty similar to Trails in the Sky FC where it's a lot of worldbuilding (specifically Crossbell and the tensions between Erebonia and Calvard), but also twice is long as TitS FC was. It also tied off some storylines that were still hanging around from the TitS trilogy. Azure was the big payoff though. This game is a thrill ride from beginning to end featuring a lot of old and new characters and accompanied by an engaging plot you come to expect from the Trails series. Whenever I make my MCU comparisons if Trails of Cold Steel III is the Infinity War of the series, then Azure is the Civil War. By the end I think I would consider it my favorite game in the series and definitely one of the best JRPGs of all time. Now of course just a few weeks ago they finally announced PS4 ports of both of these games, so if they ever bring them over I'll gladly play them both again for trophies and I implore you all do the same.</quote> I'll just add that I've never wanted to have a daughter more than I did playing this game and wanting to protect KeA forever. And as much as I like Rean Schwarzer in Cold Steel, it's Lloyd Bannings who's the real GOAT. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iiicon 01/01/20 1:45:01 PM #84:	i need an extended light mag --- ICON: Kiwami means extreme. <cite>iiicon posted [p:932326208] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>i need an extended light mag </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 1:52:04 PM #85:	iiicon posted... i need an extended light mag I need a long-range scope for a sniper rifle --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932326444] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>iiicon posted... </cite> <quote>i need an extended light mag</quote>I need a long-range scope for a sniper rifle </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:05:16 PM #86:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #7. Metal Gear Solid V https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krc1t4HU8GI Was going back and forth here between Peace Walker and Ground Zeroes/Phantom Pain and in the end the latter is simply an evolved form of the former and the final evolution of the Metal Gear gameplay. Similar to Death Stranding I could spend endless hours just sneaking around this game's environment and just playing around with how enemies react to all the tools you have at your disposal. I also like that despite technically being an unfinished game that Kojima managed to tie the story to Metal Gear 1 before taking off into the sunset. If Kiefer Sutherland just talked as much in this game as Norman Reedus does in Death Stranding this could have been so much higher. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932326956] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #7. Metal Gear Solid V https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krc1t4HU8GI Was going back and forth here between Peace Walker and Ground Zeroes/Phantom Pain and in the end the latter is simply an evolved form of the former and the final evolution of the Metal Gear gameplay. Similar to Death Stranding I could spend endless hours just sneaking around this game's environment and just playing around with how enemies react to all the tools you have at your disposal. I also like that despite technically being an unfinished game that Kojima managed to tie the story to Metal Gear 1 before taking off into the sunset. If Kiefer Sutherland just talked as much in this game as Norman Reedus does in Death Stranding this could have been so much higher. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:09:01 PM #87:	Also was THIS close to going with Metal Gear Rising Revengeance instead I should almost count that as a seperate series and have thrown it in too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuSSXOQ-1bI --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932327111] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Also was THIS close to going with Metal Gear Rising Revengeance instead I should almost count that as a seperate series and have thrown it in too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuSSXOQ-1bI </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:20:13 PM #88:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EvbqxBUG_c Leave it to Nintendo to completely revolutionize the open world genre. This was the first game where I felt I could truly do anything my dumb brain would come up with and it would actually work in game. Nintendo seemingly thought of every possible outcome for every situation the game presents you. Pretty much played this game non-stop for 3 weeks straight getting all 120 shrines and at least 400-500 korok seeds. Then came back when they did their DLCs for that HORSE MOTORCYCLE. One of my coworkers just got a switch 3 months ago and is playing BotW for the first time so I've been enjoying hearing their stories about how the game is going and how they're tackling various situations. With the sequel on the horizon my hope is that they add some proper dungeons because the Divine Beasts weren't it. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932327554] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EvbqxBUG_c Leave it to Nintendo to completely revolutionize the open world genre. This was the first game where I felt I could truly do anything my dumb brain would come up with and it would actually work in game. Nintendo seemingly thought of every possible outcome for every situation the game presents you. Pretty much played this game non-stop for 3 weeks straight getting all 120 shrines and at least 400-500 korok seeds. Then came back when they did their DLCs for that HORSE MOTORCYCLE. One of my coworkers just got a switch 3 months ago and is playing BotW for the first time so I've been enjoying hearing their stories about how the game is going and how they're tackling various situations. With the sequel on the horizon my hope is that they add some proper dungeons because the Divine Beasts weren't it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonair 01/01/20 2:20:44 PM #89:	Revengeance should be counted as a platinum series imho --- FALCON PUNCH! <cite>Dragonair posted [p:932327572] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Revengeance should be counted as a platinum series imho </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:21:57 PM #90:	Top 5 Old Games of 2019 1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero/Trails to Azure 2. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered 3. Dragon Quest V (PS2 Remake) 4. Yakuza 6/Yakuza Kiwami 2 5. Vanquish Top 8 Games I Wish I Played In 2019 1. Judgment 2. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox 3. Kingdom Hearts III 4. The Outer Worlds 5. Luigi's Mansion 3 6. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 7. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 8. Monster Hunter World Iceborne TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE 1. Resident Evil 2 2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III 3. Apex Legends 4. Death Stranding 5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 7. Mortal Kombat 11 8. Control 9. Astral Chain 10. Blazing Chrome ---------------------------- - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Devil May Cry 5 - Outer Wilds - Super Mario Maker 2 - Untitled Goose Game TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 7. Metal Gear Solid V 8. The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure 9. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds 10. Resident Evil 2 11. Mega Man 11 12. Yakuza 5 13. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA 14. NieR: Automata 15. Mortal Kombat (2011) ---------------------------------------------- Persona 5 Sonic Generations Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Asura's Wrath Deadly Premonition Professor Layton & the Unwound Future Monster Hunter Tri --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932327631] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Top 5 Old Games of 2019 1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero/Trails to Azure 2. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered 3. Dragon Quest V (PS2 Remake) 4. Yakuza 6/Yakuza Kiwami 2 5. Vanquish Top 8 Games I Wish I Played In 2019 1. Judgment 2. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox 3. Kingdom Hearts III 4. The Outer Worlds 5. Luigi's Mansion 3 6. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 7. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 8. Monster Hunter World Iceborne TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE 1. Resident Evil 2 2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III 3. Apex Legends 4. Death Stranding 5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 7. Mortal Kombat 11 8. Control 9. Astral Chain 10. Blazing Chrome ---------------------------- - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Devil May Cry 5 - Outer Wilds - Super Mario Maker 2 - Untitled Goose Game TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 7. Metal Gear Solid V 8. The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure 9. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds 10. Resident Evil 2 11. Mega Man 11 12. Yakuza 5 13. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA 14. NieR: Automata 15. Mortal Kombat (2011) ---------------------------------------------- Persona 5 Sonic Generations Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Asura's Wrath Deadly Premonition Professor Layton & the Unwound Future Monster Hunter Tri </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:49:50 PM #91:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #5. Dark Souls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So5hTxKmPrA PRAISE THE SUN! I am Sunbros for life I will come into your game and help you with whatever you're trying to fight. If we're going for most influential game of the decade this would be #1. Souls-like became its own genre and now as of 2019 we're even getting AAA produced Star Wars games that are heavily influenced by Dark Souls. I'm just glad someone had the balls to move away from handholding in video games and kicked your ass until you either overcame it or died trying. It rides against my need to explore every nook and cranny of the environement because there's always the fear if I go over there something's going to kill me, but I gotta see what's over there anyway. Like I said in my Sekiro comments they did seem to get easier over time (although I'm unsure if the games themselves were easier or I was just used to that formula over time), but I'm glad they brought it back with Sekiro. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932328732] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #5. Dark Souls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So5hTxKmPrA PRAISE THE SUN! I am Sunbros for life I will come into your game and help you with whatever you're trying to fight. If we're going for most influential game of the decade this would be #1. Souls-like became its own genre and now as of 2019 we're even getting AAA produced Star Wars games that are heavily influenced by Dark Souls. I'm just glad someone had the balls to move away from handholding in video games and kicked your ass until you either overcame it or died trying. It rides against my need to explore every nook and cranny of the environement because there's always the fear if I go over there something's going to kill me, but I gotta see what's over there anyway. Like I said in my Sekiro comments they did seem to get easier over time (although I'm unsure if the games themselves were easier or I was just used to that formula over time), but I'm glad they brought it back with Sekiro. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mac Arrowny 01/01/20 2:53:53 PM #92:	Out of curiosity, how would you rank the Ys games? I've played Felghana and thought it was okay, Dana and loved it, and now I'm playing with Celceta, which is also okay but feels like a massive step back from what we got with Dana (so much so that it's hard to believe Dana is only four years newer). --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. <cite>Mac Arrowny posted [p:932328886] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Out of curiosity, how would you rank the Ys games? I've played Felghana and thought it was okay, Dana and loved it, and now I'm playing with Celceta, which is also okay but feels like a massive step back from what we got with Dana (so much so that it's hard to believe Dana is only four years newer).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 01/01/20 2:55:04 PM #93:	Is 1 your favorite of the Souls games? --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:932328923] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Is 1 your favorite of the Souls games? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:58:25 PM #94:	Mac Arrowny posted... Out of curiosity, how would you rank the Ys games? I've played Felghana and thought it was okay, Dana and loved it, and now I'm playing with Celceta, which is also okay but feels like a massive step back from what we got with Dana (so much so that it's hard to believe Dana is only four years newer). 8 and 7 are my favorites. Celceta isn't that great, but it's fine. Before the switchover to the new gameplay style, Ys IV: Dawn of Ys was my favorite (which Celceta is sort of a remake of) --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932329028] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>Mac Arrowny posted... </cite> <quote>Out of curiosity, how would you rank the Ys games? I've played Felghana and thought it was okay, Dana and loved it, and now I'm playing with Celceta, which is also okay but feels like a massive step back from what we got with Dana (so much so that it's hard to believe Dana is only four years newer).</quote> 8 and 7 are my favorites. Celceta isn't that great, but it's fine. Before the switchover to the new gameplay style, Ys IV: Dawn of Ys was my favorite (which Celceta is sort of a remake of) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:59:22 PM #95:	ChaosTonyV4 posted... Is 1 your favorite of the Souls games? it's close between 1 and 3 like if I made this list on a different day I would have said 3 --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932329071] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>ChaosTonyV4 posted... </cite> <quote>Is 1 your favorite of the Souls games?</quote> it's close between 1 and 3 like if I made this list on a different day I would have said 3 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 2:59:50 PM #96:	also since I forgot it released in 2010 I'm throwing in Fallout New Vegas into the honorable mentions! --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932329086] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>also since I forgot it released in 2010 I'm throwing in Fallout New Vegas into the honorable mentions! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 3:10:11 PM #97:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #4. Super Mario Odyssey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhaxW1-mtuA Jump, Man! Another close one between this and Galaxy 2. While Sunshine and Galaxy 1/2 kinda did their own spins on the 3D Mario formula, Odyssey felt like the true evolution the series has been needing since Mario 64. I can say the same thing about this game that I said about Breath of the Wild. Every dumb idea that popped into my head worked in this game. Nintendo once again thought of every possible solutions to the obstacles presented to you and made sure no matter what you tried it would work to some degree. What set it apart from Breath of the Wild though was that every moment of the game I felt there was something to do with no downtime and I was having fun doing it the whole way through. Even when I didn't know if a moon would be in the area I was checking out or not, my experimentation and exploration was always rewarded. Mario can go anywhere and do anything, the only real limit is yourself. --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932329477] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #4. Super Mario Odyssey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhaxW1-mtuA Jump, Man! Another close one between this and Galaxy 2. While Sunshine and Galaxy 1/2 kinda did their own spins on the 3D Mario formula, Odyssey felt like the true evolution the series has been needing since Mario 64. I can say the same thing about this game that I said about Breath of the Wild. Every dumb idea that popped into my head worked in this game. Nintendo once again thought of every possible solutions to the obstacles presented to you and made sure no matter what you tried it would work to some degree. What set it apart from Breath of the Wild though was that every moment of the game I felt there was something to do with no downtime and I was having fun doing it the whole way through. Even when I didn't know if a moon would be in the area I was checking out or not, my experimentation and exploration was always rewarded. Mario can go anywhere and do anything, the only real limit is yourself. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mac Arrowny 01/01/20 3:20:22 PM #98:	2017 such a ridiculously good year. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. <cite>Mac Arrowny posted [p:932329841] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>2017 such a ridiculously good year.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xiahou Shake 01/01/20 3:20:44 PM #99:	ninkendo posted... also thanks to @Xiahou_Shake for pestering me enough to finally play the series a few years back Hell yeah! It makes me super happy when people end up going way down the Yakuza rabbit hole, so I'm thrilled you ended up liking it this much. You've still got a crazy good game ahead of you with Judgment/Judge Eyes, too. (Also ^5 for the Akiyama love, he's so damn good.) --- Let the voice of love take you higher, With this gathering power, go beyond even time! <cite>Xiahou Shake posted [p:932329858] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>ninkendo posted... </cite> <quote>also thanks to @Xiahou_Shake for pestering me enough to finally play the series a few years back</quote>Hell yeah! It makes me super happy when people end up going way down the Yakuza rabbit hole, so I'm thrilled you ended up liking it this much. You've still got a crazy good game ahead of you with Judgment/Judge Eyes, too. (Also ^5 for the Akiyama love, he's so damn good.) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/01/20 3:23:05 PM #100:	TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #3. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoyYtqi5u54 You know this year's presenter of GotY had to show up at some point! DQ is like the only series where I'm hit with nostalgia so hard that just hearing the main theme for the first time when a new game hits is enough to send tears to my eyeballs. I've been playing this series since the very first one back when I was 5 years old and I've never stopped. Dragon Quest XI being the 30th anniversary game leans into this hard by including aspects of practically every game that came before it (and if you're playing the 3DS or Switch versions also visiting the previous games in 16 bit format). At the time Dragon Quest VIII was like the perfect RPG for me because at the time RPGs were beginning to move to more actiony systems (hey Kingdom Hearts) and all I wanted was something that had modern production values, but played like the NES RPGs I loved. DQVIII accomplished this for me and I couldn't help but feel disappointed when they regressed a bit with DQIX, then went MMO with DQX (Bring over DQX you cowards). Once again all I wanted was a single player JPRG that I could say was a true followup to DQVIII Dragon Quest XI is that game. Yuji Horii knocked it out of the park and he's already confirmed he's working on the next mainline DQ. If they somehow reveal it between now and when I put up my most anticipated list I will edit it into that list right away --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:932329943] in SHINE's En... [t:78295528]...</cite> <quote>TOP 15 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE DECADE #3. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoyYtqi5u54 You know this year's presenter of GotY had to show up at some point! DQ is like the only series where I'm hit with nostalgia so hard that just hearing the main theme for the first time when a new game hits is enough to send tears to my eyeballs. I've been playing this series since the very first one back when I was 5 years old and I've never stopped. Dragon Quest XI being the 30th anniversary game leans into this hard by including aspects of practically every game that came before it (and if you're playing the 3DS or Switch versions also visiting the previous games in 16 bit format). At the time Dragon Quest VIII was like the perfect RPG for me because at the time RPGs were beginning to move to more actiony systems (hey Kingdom Hearts) and all I wanted was something that had modern production values, but played like the NES RPGs I loved. DQVIII accomplished this for me and I couldn't help but feel disappointed when they regressed a bit with DQIX, then went MMO with DQX (Bring over DQX you cowards). Once again all I wanted was a single player JPRG that I could say was a true followup to DQVIII Dragon Quest XI is that game. Yuji Horii knocked it out of the park and he's already confirmed he's working on the next mainline DQ. If they somehow reveal it between now and when I put up my most anticipated list I will edit it into that list right away </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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