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KCF0107 12/01/22 3:49:09 AM #1: |
Decembers Games: Murasaki (PC) Hob (PC/Switch/PS4) Road 96 (PC/Switch/XB1/PS4) Paradise Killer (PC/Switch/XB1/PS4) Xenoblade Chronicles (Switch/3DS/Wii) What is Game of the Month Club? Game of the Month is a community project open to all B8ers where users share, discover, play and/or discuss a select few games every month. The games featured each month are chosen by YOU the users (and Lady Luck) The Basics - Each month will usually feature three games that were chosen via a random drawing from a pool of games that users nominated - For each game you beat, you get a cool point on our just-for-fun standings as well as a nomination for next month's randomized drawing - In order to receive the point and nomination, you must beat said game within the calendar month - If you beat one of the current month's games in the previous month, you can apply for a "recently beaten waiver," but you will only receive a point and no nomination should you do so - Drawing for next month's games is usually on the 25th - If you periodically keep us posted on your progress and/or talk about different aspects of the games, then everyone will obviously think you are super awesome! Nomination Rules - You get one nomination automatically each month - You receive additional nominations each month for every featured game that you beat - Each game you nominate has to be unique from all other nominations and cannot include a game that has already been selected for GotM - Each game must be a standalone game that can be acquired and played on its own (aka cannot be DLC/expansion that requires the base game) - Nominations only carry over if you beat a featured game after the drawing for next month's games but before the end of the month - You have 9 supports you can use throughout the year. Your only limitations are that you can't support your own nomination, and you can only use one support per game per month --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/01/22 3:49:18 AM #2: |
Just-for-Fun Top 20 Standings KCF - 156 gameking - 116 ArkOfTurus - 96 Mr Crispy - 92 Lolo Guru - 70 Cody - 56 KnightOfNee - 35 MegamanX - 28 ViolentAbacus - 25 Wickle - 25 Arti - 23 scarletspeed - 23 FakeAccount - 21 darkx - 18 GreatPaul - 17 Fenny - 16 MZero - 16 Seanchan - 16 Suprak the Stud - 14 tazzyboy - 14 Spreadsheet with history https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X8E8oqzES42W4S82j7WTfNnzNa8c3uXdSE1rnqYG7WM/edit?usp=sharing Additional noms this month Crispy --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/01/22 3:51:57 AM #3: |
Road 96 and Paradise Killer are on Game Pass for console, PC, and cloud --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MZero 12/01/22 3:59:22 AM #4: |
This might be the first month I've never heard of any of the games (well, except for Xenoblade) --- MZero, to the extreme https://www.twitch.tv/kabazame ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ViolentAbacus 12/01/22 10:30:49 AM #5: |
I played Paradise Killer December of last year when someone on here got it as a Christmas gift for me. I enjoyed it. I've owned Hob for a long while and started it once, but didn't get very far. Excited to try it again. --- https://backloggery.com/zayakza ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mr_Crispy 12/01/22 11:06:08 AM #6: |
I guess I should give some advice about Murasaki since it would probably come up shortly you'll probably know what I'm talking about when you get there. I find it kind of hilarious now, and it's interesting in a "show don't tell" way about the lore. But I'd also probably consider it a possible flaw of the game and turn off or demoralize a lot of new players when they first get to it and might cause them to drop it. --- The only certain death in the universe is Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons. Not changing this line until I beat Seven Heroes (2/24/07) - Fulfilled 2/20/18 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JONALEON1 12/01/22 11:16:19 AM #7: |
Started Road 96 a couple of months ago and only did one run where I managed to get across. Also started Paradise Killer a while ago on Switch but didn't get too far so I'll start a new game on Xbox. --- Congrats to azuarc who beat me by 1 point! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ViolentAbacus 12/01/22 4:30:45 PM #8: |
Stage four of Murasaki. I am absolutely awful at it. --- https://backloggery.com/zayakza ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ViolentAbacus 12/01/22 5:18:53 PM #9: |
Well, beat --- https://backloggery.com/zayakza ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/01/22 5:46:44 PM #10: |
I started Road 96, and as someone who likes to go into games predominantly blind, this is not what I was expecting (neither in a good nor bad way). We'll see how terrible my decisions so far will turn out for me. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mr_Crispy 12/01/22 7:28:13 PM #11: |
ViolentAbacus posted... Well, beat --- The only certain death in the universe is Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons. Not changing this line until I beat Seven Heroes (2/24/07) - Fulfilled 2/20/18 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UF8 12/01/22 7:34:10 PM #12: |
heck yeah getting the board to play murasaki is based ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Cody11533 12/01/22 11:26:51 PM #13: |
Tag, excited to try Road 96. --- "Video games are meant to be just one thing. Fun. Fun for everyone." -Satoru Iwata "11533 >>> 1001 imo" - Jeff Zero ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/01/22 11:38:33 PM #14: |
I played through a run/episode of Road 96. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/02/22 2:31:06 AM #15: |
I was successful in my second run as well. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/02/22 11:36:53 PM #16: |
Xenoblade Progress: Chapter 15 - 56 hours - Level 68 Lot of big story beats at the end of Chapter 14. ...Also a lot of tough boss battles I had to try multiple times... I'm not sure if I'm underleveled or using bad strategy or what. I just know I've slept walked through the combat and then all of a sudden I'm getting my ass kicked. I just find myself suddenly getting swarmed and then having characters die to a strong attack. Very fucking annoying. The boss fight in Chapter 15 where I stopped is another example of this. Starts off okay, then he summons ads, then I've got to destroy these 3 plyons (or whatever) in 2 minutes. But as soon as the ads appear, I get overwhelmed. Might just drop down the difficulty to get through this... --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/03/22 2:03:39 AM #17: |
I did two more runs of Road 96. On my third run, On my fourth run, Character rankings so far: Alex > Stan & Mitch > Zoe > Fanny > John > Sonya > Jarod --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/03/22 2:57:45 PM #18: |
Okay, Xenoblade just went full anime --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/03/22 8:15:00 PM #19: |
I'm finally in the home stretch of Xenoblade. Just a few more boss battles left. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JONALEON1 12/04/22 12:26:09 PM #20: |
Beat Road 96 Took 8 runs. 4 were able to cross, 3 failed and not sure what happened to my last one. Cleared Runs: Failed Runs: Ending: Pretty interesting combination of Telltale with some roguelike elements. I liked all the different interactions you could make with your form of travel helping decide which event you would get, the decisions you make that can help change the ending and the survival aspects regarding your money and health. I liked that events could range from being goofy, tense or both and with some of them throwing in a unique minigame. Events can end in different ways and you don't get any repeats so playthroughs can be pretty unique. It can get kinda repetitive listening to characters' backgrounds several times due to the nature of them constantly meeting new teenagers. Had a good time with it even if it was brief and that it doesn't reach any particularly high peaks. --- Congrats to azuarc who beat me by 1 point! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JONALEON1 12/04/22 12:29:59 PM #21: |
KCF0107 posted...
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KCF0107 12/04/22 4:35:14 PM #22: |
I finished two more runs: On my fifth run, On my sixth run, --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/04/22 9:28:43 PM #23: |
KCF has beaten Road 96 It worked better, and very well at that, when it gave off the air of being a series of vignettes, but I never got into the overarching narrative, which for me ended on an underwhelming and bizarre note. Honestly, Sonya might have turned out to be my favorite character of the bunch. Both the writers and voice actress actually did a great job with the vain and sincere combo. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/04/22 10:20:35 PM #24: |
Xenoblade Chronicles beated! 63.5 hours - Level 76 I broke down and switched to Casual Mode starting with the boss fight with Overall, I guess I just don't see what the big deal with this game is. It's not bad but there's also nothing special to it, though I'll admit I'm past the point in my life where JRPGs are a thing for me; I don't need a game to be 40-50-60 hours long for it to be "epic" or whatever. I spent literal hours walking down huge, long ass corridors, traveling barren landscaping, and criss-crossing back and forth between objective points. And yes, this is with ample use of fast travel. It's just that sometimes the trek is unavoidable. I will also admit that there were many parts of the game I didn't engage with: gem crafting, trading, most of the skills, challenges, gifts/affinity system, etc. It all just seemed so superfluous. In a way, that's just modern game design that doesn't punish you for not min/maxing everything. At the same time, like, what's the point of all that shit? Maybe someone can tell me why this game is held in such high regard. I know it was a bit hard to come by (Gamestop exclusive?) when it first came out, so perhaps people hyped it up because of scarcity. But I can't recommend this to someone who's not a big JRPG fan. I guess, at the very least, I've made sure that there isn't a 3rd GotM game that wasn't completed by someone. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/05/22 4:36:56 PM #25: |
I started Paradise Killer last night. The absurdity in a surreal setting with characters playing it straight with the audience not expected to reminds me of the good era of Suda51, and I'm here for it. After recently playing Return of the Obra Dinn and yearning for an open-ended investigation game since they went the linear route when it was the perfect set-up for complete player freedom, this is perfect. Perhaps the map is too big with an unhelpful laptop map, but I am still in an exploration-only mode, so maybe there is still hope that it won't rear its ugly head once I decide to dedicate myself toward crime-solving.I have no idea how long I have played the game (maybe two hours?), but I have basically met only one suspect since I got out of the intro stuff, Sam the bartender. The only other non-intro suspect that I have even spoken to was Crimson who told me to find in her some sewers. I think that I left the game while just outside of a convenience store in the apartment area. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/06/22 2:51:35 PM #26: |
I feel like I spent a lot of time with Paradise Killer yesterday. I think that I have met everybody at this point, and most of my collectible counters are in the 70s and 80s. As much as I like exploring, I wish that it didn't feel so stiff, especially with a lot of things in various nooks and crannies that are difficult to get to, not to mention how easy it is to get stuck on geometry. As for the case, --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/06/22 9:52:33 PM #27: |
My time counter has me running Paradise Killer for nearly 9 hours, so roughly 3 a day since I began. That's a lot by my standards. I could end up wrapping it up in the next day or two. Once I feel like I have all the info that I'm going to get, I will peruse what evidence/info I have in detail. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/07/22 10:24:48 PM #28: |
Started Road 96. First run was a success. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/08/22 2:00:53 AM #29: |
Okay, I scoured the island for all that I could, so I think that I have all the evidence gathering that I can get. I suppose it is trial time, or more accurately trial time the next time I play. Starlight conveniently lists all of the crimes and evidence by character. I'm assuming that I will be going through all of the crimes, so I will go through each one in reverse order, since the first one listed is the major one, and say who I think the culprit is: The Murder of Grace Bloodlines The Mystery of the Dead Killer Demon Who Opened the Third Seal The Second Holy Seal Who Kills the Holy Seal Marshals Who Breached the Fourth Holy Seal Henry's Demonic Possession Henry's Escape K. HX is Missing The Crime to End All Crimes I'm realizing that most of these are probably pretty obvious and didn't need to make this giant post, but I already went through the effort, so whatever I am posting it. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/08/22 3:03:45 PM #30: |
KCF has beaten Paradise Killer I ended up changing one of my answers to where Great game, I loved exploring, but once I pretty much discovered all the places, the loop of the game came into focus, and it could very tedious at times despite really getting into the investigation. The biggest culprits for that are the largely unhelpful map and the poor fast travel system (both uses finite resources and is just a text menu with no real helpful indicators if you are trying to figure out where to go). I get how these are immortal beings who have such an inflated sense of self to where all of their worst qualities come into focus, but I wish the cast, while being great in their role, were more likable. I wanted to punch nearly everyone all the time. I have a save from just before the trial, and I am partially motivated to load that back up and This really scratched an itch that was created after going through Obra Dinn last month. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/08/22 3:06:28 PM #31: |
With my birthday next month, I'm going to put forth some games I love and would be on board to replay: Linelight PixelJunk Shooter 2 Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FL81 12/08/22 3:19:43 PM #32: |
I have Murasaki still sitting in my Steam library been listening to the OST over and over again, but still haven't touched the actual game yet --- Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images https://i.imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v.jpg https://i.imgur.com/N43HJYv.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/08/22 11:38:16 PM #33: |
Road 96 update: 2nd run - Failure - 3rd run - Failure - It was practically over before it started, as I don't think I got closer than 800 miles. 4th run - Success - This game is not what I expected, but I've been enjoying it. Love the music! --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kenri 12/10/22 3:49:26 AM #34: |
Hob beaten Great game aside from a lot of crashes, which kinda killed my enjoyment by the end. --- Congrats to BKSheikah, who knows more about years than anyone else. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheArkOfTurus 12/10/22 4:59:53 PM #35: |
ArkOfTurus has beaten Paradise Killer Only thing I did differently in the trial this time was --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JONALEON1 12/10/22 7:04:17 PM #36: |
Beat Paradise Killer Great game once you start to get into the swing of things and knowing where everything is. It took me way too long to figure out how to get to Akiko and Henry. I did everything I could in the game until my Notes section was completely empty. In my trial, I had --- Congrats to azuarc who beat me by 1 point! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/10/22 11:35:42 PM #37: |
Road 96 finished youngblood! I didn't end up getting everyone to 100%. Not sure it matters. Sounds like I got the same ending as JONALEON1. ...Seems like there was a lot of familiarity between between the various runs and outcomes of everyone in the topic, though they might have happened in different orders. While I generally enjoyed the journey and never really knowing what was going to happen next, I think I liked this a little bit less the more I played of it. Certainly I wasn't that impressed with the ending. A step below some of the other games in this style that I've played like The Walking Dead (Season 1 only), The Wolf Among Us, and Batman: The Telltale Series. Really enjoyed most of the music in the game though. I know it gets played slightly too often, but this was a favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmz4oqN3AmE --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/11/22 11:14:11 PM #38: |
Nominate: Black Mesa Anodyne 2: Return to Dust --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/12/22 5:06:25 AM #39: |
Monthly Progress Murasaki Hob - Kenri Road - JONA, KCF, Sean Paradise - KCF, JONA, Ark Xenoblade - Sean Nominations KCF - Linelight, PixelJunk Shooter 2, SMB: Lost Levels Sean - Black Mesa, Anodyne 2 Supports --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/12/22 8:34:17 PM #40: |
I've started on Paradise Killer. This is another "not usually my type of game" games. I started with a plan to follow a path. Then I jumped off the path, not realizing the extent to which you can just run and jump all over the place. Couldn't find a way back up so went down. Met the Doctor by the boat. Started just going "wherever" and seeing what I see. Not sure yet how much this game is going to require my to put the pieces together versus just finding all the pieces by exploring and exhausting all dialogue options. We shall see... --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/14/22 5:25:01 PM #41: |
I started Hob but didn't get too far as I started it just before going to bed, and I didn't want to feel overwhelmed with the lack of direction. I also started Murasaki. I finished the first stage and thought that I could do this. Then I started the second stage and got wrecked immediately multiple times. This was also late at night, so maybe I can figure out what I did wrong with a fresher mind. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mr_Crispy 12/14/22 6:11:07 PM #42: |
Like I said earlier, just bomb your way through it if you don't think you can dodge it. It's possible to dodge without bombing or getting hit (and there's an achievement for it. plus you have to on hard mode and you don't start out with bombs). since the attack's aimed at you, you just need to make sure the first shot is aimed at a corner, then move far enough away from the first shot so the follow up shots are aimed towards the other side of the screen so you have the space to dodge them. this is on hard mode but to give you a general idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIEy4CwfGJw --- The only certain death in the universe is Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons. Not changing this line until I beat Seven Heroes (2/24/07) - Fulfilled 2/20/18 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UF8 12/15/22 8:27:12 AM #43: |
also yeah just to clarify until you know what to do the start of stage 2 is literally the hardest part of the game lmao ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/15/22 10:47:32 AM #44: |
Been enjoying Paradise Killer. Its much more of a platformer/collect-a-thon than I expected. Ive gotten 2 movement upgrades and the power to focus and temporarily see all the pickups. Ive also gotten all the upgrades to be able to use the Nightmare Computers. So Ive spent quite a bit of time just running around getting those little dopamine hits collecting/using everything. Theres the narrative stuff too but its so far been just going through all the dialogue options each time I talk to a character. Im getting a sense of the overall picture but its kind of secondary for me. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/15/22 4:26:11 PM #45: |
I will either be doing the drawing on Christmas Eve or the day after Christmas. I haven't decided. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kenri 12/16/22 2:57:59 AM #46: |
Started Paradise Killer. I really thought this was more of a VN than it is. So far I've been mostly just running around grabbing collectibles, only really talking to people when I run into them incidentally. I will say that it definitely has big "first-person platformer built in an FPS engine" energy. Lots of making jumps by standing on a waist-high railing or on the 1-inch wide molding of a building or whatever. Please just give me a better jump to start with so I don't have to do this nonsense. Overall vibe of the game is pretty cool. I love how they just went for it with character names. As someone who comes up with the dumbest character names possible I really appreciate names like Lady Love Dies or Doom Jazz or One Last Kiss. --- Congrats to BKSheikah, who knows more about years than anyone else. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/16/22 9:40:14 PM #47: |
Road 96 and Paradise Killer are back on sale on Steam, though the former is on sale for less than 24 hours remaining: Road 96 - $10 USD - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466640/Road_96/ Paradise Killer $8 USD - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/Paradise_Killer/ --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 12/16/22 10:55:28 PM #48: |
Paradise Killer fully beated! That was fun! Not what I expected. I got all 1000 achievement points, so I'm pretty sure I collected and did everything. Even bothered doing the <10 minute speed run, since it was the last thing I needed. I enjoyed the platforming/exploration, even if there was a certain amount of odd jank and annoyance to it sometimes. The setting and characters were interesting, and thankfully the game basically lays all the dots out for you and makes it pretty damn easy to know who to convict. Certainly I enjoyed it more than Obra Dinn, even though I recognize that Obra Dinn is a little more ambitious of a game. That's all for me this month, so I'll give my last nominations (forgot I get 4 total: 1 + 3 for games finished): A Plague Tale: Reqiuem Psychonauts 2 --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 12/16/22 11:09:50 PM #49: |
I will go ahead and support Psychonauts 2 --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JONALEON1 12/16/22 11:32:07 PM #50: |
Nominate: The Wonderful 101 Chicory: A Colorful Tale The Legend of Tianding --- Congrats to azuarc who beat me by 1 point! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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