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General Gaming / Re: Evan_B's Recommended RPGs

« on: August 19, 2015, 02:02:45 PM »

Oh boy, here we go. It's time to put Pokemon on the list.

Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver:
Before the franchise added a type, ridiculous evolution options, and an increased emphasis on story, we had a remake of a game which... Added two types, ridiculous evolution options, and increased emphasis on story. However, HeartGold and SoulSilver are what I consider to be the essential Pokemon experience because it's twice the game any other entry in the series, featuring a narrative that takes you from Johto to Kanto, with a number of quirky narrative arcs along the way. It also brings back the unnecessary but fun feature of Pokemon Yellow where your first team member follows you outside it's Pokeball. The mechanics are sound, the graphics are crisp, the music is wonderful, and it's a meaty experience that doesn't feel empty. Sure, the more recent games have nicer graphics, but HeartGold and SoulSilver are classic looking and feeling games.

Dokapon Kingdom:
Take Mario Party. Make it even more destructive. Turn it into a deep, job-based and turned-based RPG and you have Dokapon Kingdom. The impressive thing is, the game functions as both a cooperative story based RPG as well as a friendship-destroying party game. The mechanics are deep, the potential to ruin your friends is present and delightful, and the story campaign is extensive. Best party game ever.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (Unprecedented partnership with Square Enix?)

« on: August 19, 2015, 10:26:10 AM »

Anyway, I'm surprised anyone can still be so confidently on the hybrid train despite all evidence to the contrary. On more than one occasion, Nintendo has essentially said, "No, we're not making a hybrid."

Can I have a source for that? Because I follow news pretty religiously and I've heard nothing of the sort.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U moved just 46,000 units in the U.S. in July according to leaked NPD figure

« on: August 19, 2015, 01:32:37 AM »

If Nintendo likes money so much, they could have made something that appealed to a broader market.

But I forgot, they need to "do their own thing" AKA make 2D platformers.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (Unprecedented partnership with Square Enix?)

« on: August 19, 2015, 12:52:24 AM »

Give me Final Fantasy XV on NX and I'll reconsider Square's support.

Nintendo has shot themselves in the foot yet again with the announcement of the NX, so much so, that I believe they screwed Wii U sales further by making everyone anticipate a successor- which the NX will be, there's no doubt. I think NX has great potential to be the console that helps Nintendo rise from the ashes as long as they appreciate backwards compatability for the system.

I'm fully convinced at this point that NX will be a hybrid and it will play 3DS and Wii U games.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U moved just 46,000 units in the U.S. in July according to leaked NPD figure

« on: August 19, 2015, 12:39:46 AM »

The hilarious thing about the Wii U is that, with the current rumblings, it's biggest game isn't even going to be exclusive to the hardware.

I like my Wii U a lot, but it's an impossible sell to anyone who doesn't love Nintendo games, or someone who wants variety in their gaming experience. Nintendo was straight up lazy went it came to the lineup, focusing on titles that sold ungodly numbers on Wii because the the Wii sold ungodly numbers, and the worst thing is, they don't seem to have any concept of what people want to play.

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TalkBack / Re: North America's Next Splatfest: Autobots Vs Decepticons

« on: August 18, 2015, 12:14:57 PM »

I'm going to play the hell out of this one. Love Transformers.

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General Gaming / Re: What is the last game you beat? Thoughts/impressions?

« on: August 18, 2015, 09:44:14 AM »

Oh, D-pad is the way to go no matter what controller you're using. It's so much more tactile, I think the only exception would be in the water levels.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Don't mind me, I'm just THE LEGEND OF LEGACY FOR NORTH AMERICA!

« on: August 18, 2015, 01:17:05 AM »

I think it's more along the lines of a SaGa game, actually.

And yes, I'm a happy man.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Don't mind me, I'm just THE LEGEND OF LEGACY FOR NORTH AMERICA!

« on: August 17, 2015, 09:07:12 AM »

hey hey, hey now no hatin on default bro!

What's that? You want me to hate on Bravely Default?

It was an overrated attempt to recreate the mood of a traditional RPG with mechanics that allowed easy breakage of the combat system and virtually all difficulty with awful voice acting, a terrible story they used to justify the worst gameplay decisions, and no appreciation for world building.

If the entirety of Bravely Default had been more like the demo, it would have been a far better game.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Don't mind me, I'm just THE LEGEND OF LEGACY FOR NORTH AMERICA!

« on: August 16, 2015, 02:54:27 PM »

The team that made this has a good track record, though.

And the game's premise and mechanics are pretty neat.

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Movies & TV / Re: IT'S MAHVEL BAYBEE!! [OT] for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movies & TV)

« on: August 15, 2015, 02:06:00 AM »

My real question is, where is Black Goliath?

Clone Thor killing Black Goliath is a HUGE part of Civil War! WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT MOMENT!

Just kidding. No one cares about Black Goliath.

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General Gaming / Re: What are you playing?

« on: August 14, 2015, 12:42:11 PM »

Mega Man gameplay has never really clicked with me. Tried Mega Man, Mega Man X, Mega Man Zero... my friend told me that, since I like RPGs, I should give Battle Network a try but I've been so consecutively let down by the series I am hesitant.

Mega Man-alikes do nothing for me either. Tried Shovel Knight. Great soundtrack, mediocre gameplay. Azure Striker Gunvolt was terrible, and I fully expect Mighty Number 9 to be awful as well.

As for me, I'm still chipping away at Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and enjoying it for the most part. It's just a terribly slow game. The characters are either dull as a brick or trying too hard. Gameplay is solid, much like Conviction, the game I played before this one briefly. I also just recently finished the original Phantasy Star, which I quite liked, but it had some serious dated aspects that made it hard to love. I'm moving on to Phantasy Star II right now and I'm blown away by the upgrade in presentation.

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TalkBack / Re: Temper Your Expectations For N64 Virtual Console

« on: August 12, 2015, 08:42:44 AM »

I want Mario Party 3 so bad.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 439: Grapple Dem Tears

« on: August 10, 2015, 03:00:48 AM »

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who made a COP reference.

Love you guys, love the show, and I can't wait to see what comes next.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X. Monolith Soft's Next Game.

« on: August 07, 2015, 01:26:38 PM »

I guess this is why Nintendo of America promotes Mario and Zelda games as their biggest franchises, since they require minimal localization effort.

Honestly, I wish that Nintendo would use the relationships they DO have to localize games- Atlus and Capcom put out massive RPGs yearly, with Atlus doing numerous titles. XSEED brought over the games that NoA didn't give two shits about localizing, and sure, the costs were minimal for them since NoE was behind a lot of the work, but that's still a distribution of workload.

The most annoying thing is that Chris states the audience isn't there on Nintendo systems. I mean, I'll stand by the Captain Rainbow statement, I don't give a damn about that title. But for RPGs? Honestly? Something that's the meat of the 3DS library somehow doesn't have a chance on consoles? Sure, there are certain standards to be upheld and with those standards their is budgeting issues, but come on- maybe the reason the audience isn't there is because you market your console terribly and shun gamers away from your "family friendly" lineup instead of promoting the more mature titles and celebrating them.

Of course, I say this when we're getting XCX, Fatal Frame, #FE and Devil's Third very soon, so I guess I can't complain. This is such a weirdly polarizing comment, in my opinion, since there's very clearly a huge effort by Nintendo to buff out the Wii U lineup and Chris is obviously working hard at it, but they probably wouldn't have to work so damn hard if Nintendo figured out what the hell they were doing with the Wii U in the first place.

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TalkBack / Re: Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows Development Completed

« on: August 05, 2015, 11:58:25 AM »

I'm guessing that, outside of NWR, this game is still considered overrated, seeing how this is still the only site that cares about this game enough to post a news article like this.

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TalkBack / Re: Final Fantasy Explorers Localization Announced

« on: August 04, 2015, 12:55:40 PM »

Again, I think Final Fantasy Explorers leans more towards being a bit more character-growth centric in its execution. Mon Hun is very loot grind-like, but Explorers has job changing and equipment wearing based on jobs, also share-able skills from class to class...

In short, it feels more... Final Fantasy ish? So I think for people who aren't totally keen on the Mon Hun thing and like their ARPG with a bit more magic and adaptability, this might be a nice fit. I also think this game will be good for people who are craving something a bit more Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles-esque.

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General Gaming / Re: What are you playing?

« on: August 04, 2015, 12:46:53 PM »

The Playstation Vita version [of Galak-Z] was cancelled

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Sounds like a game right up my alley. Eventual Windows release, I suppose... *sigh*

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Podcast Discussion / Re: RFN RetroActive Game Nominations

« on: August 04, 2015, 12:38:33 PM »

let's just get Pokemon Black and White on here and be done with it.

Within the confines of that series those games are bizzare.

I second this. Those games are very distinct from others in the series, in my opinion, and they're worse for it. But I can appreciate what they tried to do differently.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (July 2016 Release? $150? Third Parties?)

« on: July 30, 2015, 11:03:15 PM »

At first, I laughed at the possibility of the NX being a Wii U able to stream to multiple gamepads- but now that I think about it, it does make sense. They clearly spent a lot of development time on the streaming capabilities of the Wii U and while it didn't take off quite as well, if they dedicated themselves towards pushing that idea further and doing this "NX family" sort of idea, where the handheld streams to the home console, it might just work.

But how do they sell this sort of thing? I think telling people to buy two separate sets of hardware is a risky venture. Two SKUs, one for a handheld NX and one that has the console version isn't viable, especially if the console version is lacking features the handheld version has, or vice versa. Therefore, I believe that the console version will come with a disc drive/tv-connection device but also be a NX handheld as well.

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TalkBack / Re: Final Fantasy Explorers Localization Announced

« on: July 30, 2015, 01:57:44 PM »

I heard this is basically Square Enix's take on Monster Hunter.  If I want Monster Hunter why don't I just buy the real deal?

Because Explorers underperformed in Japan, so Squeenix wants to try to maximize the audience. Seeing as they know there's a dedicated fanbase for MH on 3DS in the west, it might have a second life there.

However, Final Fantasy is a recognized brand. Dragon Quest is not. So don't get your hopes up. I'd pathetically advise you to buy this if you want Squeenix to believe there's a market in the west for them, but that's a terrible reason to do so and if you don't like the gameplay style, who cares.

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TalkBack / Re: Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight (3DS) Review

« on: July 30, 2015, 01:50:56 PM »

If you liked this game, Zach, I strongly suggest the now-heavily-discounted Etrian Odyssey IV, which has just about everything you mentioned but a more original and enjoyable labyrinth system, and lacks the overly wordy story mode and cafe stuff.

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TalkBack / Re: Three Kirby Games Coming To Wii U This Week In North America

« on: July 28, 2015, 09:00:31 PM »

Gee whiz, I sure hope they do something like this for Metroid when it comes around! Like, you know... RELEASE ZERO MISSION IN NORTH AMERICA?!

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TalkBack / Re: Tempering Dragon Quest XI 3DS Excitement with Sad Truths

« on: July 28, 2015, 07:42:09 PM »

I mean, it's always exciting to see a new Dragon Quest title- I grew up playing Dragon Warrior Monsters 1 and 2 and I've played a bit of VI and IX, but if Square Enix was going to give the series a shot again, they could have done it on Wii U where it would had literally no competition, or even 3DS which is still in more people's hands than any other system. Not factoring in their refusal to localize the 3DS remakes of VII and VIII (maybe? I've been hearing weird stuff about that one) which are considered even by western fans to be some of the biggest and best titles in the series, I feel like Dragon Quest has no audience in the west because Square has dug the grave themselves. The series has had a number of periods of inactivity in the west, of course, but I feel that there are so many ways one could promote the series- it has a beloved character artist, stagnant gameplay akin to Pokemon, a rich history in the industry. Hell, I'd go as far to say that if they did MORE with the gameplay and mechanics instead of letting it be so rooted in its traditions, they'd do more for the franchise as a whole. However, people play DQ games for a specific reason, and I can't fault that.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Screw it, I'm making a Devil's Third Topic

« on: July 28, 2015, 03:18:44 AM »

Again, I don't understand why an action game that's flawed in the same way many action games are flawed is deserving of such flak. Don't people remember the review scores for the Wonderful 101?