Video Games General

So, checked 2077 to see when the update is, because a lot of it sounds pretty neat- and realized they released a Build Planner with the entire perk system.

It's... a whole new game.

 

Found a fun game that brings to mind a lotta old school rpgs. The ones where you have an open world and you can wander into a lv 99 zone to get shanked by accident.

It's a wuxia and it's surprisingly entertaining while keeping the themes very well. Wandering Sword.

 

Oh MK1

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A literal dragonbreak happened so Liu Kang and Shang Tsung both won and lost thus becoming Titans and getting their own timelines

 

Oh nice, I see images of, so far, Rebecca and David from Edgerunners for some of the perks

 

I think "Finisher: Live Wire" is Lucy, upper left of the Intelligence perks. It's a tiny one though.

 

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So which timeline is the sexy timeline?

 

Would be pretty damn funny and neat if this happened lol

 

I'd love it if they have Peter go that ham in the game

 

So, a bit of a background detail that's something of a spoiler for one of the AC6 endings:

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You know how the Xylem gets shot at by the closure system defense sats in the fires of raven ending? Well the system and the Xylem don't stop shooting at each other when you and Ayre are fighting one another. It's just that you probably won't have noticed it because you're focusing really hard on not getting killed by Ayre

 

I was looking through Steam, as one does, and I came across an interesting platformer called Pseudoregalia. It's only six bucks so I picked it up and I ended up enjoying it a ton. I'm not very deep into it, but I've had a blast with the few hours I've played.

The game is a 3D Metroidvania though it's not very heavy in combat. I'd say it's pretty reminiscent of Mario 64 for the most part, and it does look like an N64 game. The areas do have enemies, but outside of bosses only a handful actively attack you. The vast majority of what I've played is exploration and platforming puzzles. Not that that's a bad thing because the movement is solid and there's a lot of depth there once you figure out all the mechanics. Music is pretty good and I like all the map designs. It's very easy to lose track of time playing since all the areas connect in various ways so you'll be walking around and either find a new area or loop into a different part of a map you already explored most of. I do have a slight issue with some abilities like wall jump feeling difficult to control, but my main issue is that there's no map at the moment, so you have to memorize how all these paths connect and where. The game isn't huge, but it can still be a bit of a chore trying to remember which area leads where when some of them loop back into themselves. Though the dev is currently working on that so it won't be an issue too much longer.

All in all, very much worth the cost of entry if you're into these style of games.

 

Im playing the mass effect Legendaty edition right now. Let's just remember this gem of a trailer.

 

I know that this is wishful thinking more than anything but I wish F.E.A.R One and Two were on the Switch.

 

So, bit of a question.

My birthday was earlier this month and I've got some loose change from it. Lucky for me, the Switch has a sale for the Atelier games right now, which I've been meaning to get into for years now. I played Atelier Iris 2 way, wayyyyyy back in the days and I've wanted to get back into it for ages but never managed for a variety of reasons.

Now, the question is, which game ? I could go for the sure thing and get the first Ryza since it's 50% off BUT one of the offers on sale is the Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack, which is basically three games for the price of one with the sale. I just don't know if those three are any good compared to the one sure thing.

 

If you'd like Ryza you'd like the trilogy as well, so I'd go with that.

 

Okay, Mechwarrior 5 won me over. Ryana is still a flat bitch, but the DLCs characters like Jackson Davion and Christian Mansdottir is great.

I set my calendar for The Dragon's Gambit already. Let's see if the Gunji-no-Kanrei live up to the hype.

MW5: Clans


I'm not sure if I'll play this one. On one hand, I hate the clanner. On the other, Tukkayid.

 

If nothing else, I appreciate the fact that the trailer's thumbnail is a clear reference to the boxart for Mechwarrior 2.

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I think the idea is that Dragons Gambit gets you to really hate the Dracs, so then ripping and tearing through them as Clan Smoke Jaguar in Clans is cathartic.

 

I'm a proud Feddie (Hanse Number 1!), so of course I already hate those crazed space weebs. Well, except for Theodore Kurita. He's cool.

 

I mean, they already did that with the previous DLC, considering that it was all about the Free Rasalhague Republic's war to gain independence from the DC.

 

Got Subnautica. Don't quite see what the rave is about- but I've only JUST gotten the Seamoth, so I haven't even been down to the apparent multitude of underground layers.

Will say the game has a moderate case of Guide Dang It. Not good at explaining things, it is. To get new recipes you have to use the Scanner on ship parts you find. Four hours on my first game not knowing that, having all of jack and shit. And, not wanting to have to re-find all the wrecks because I had no maps and no beacons, I restarted. Much further along this time.

Also, reinforce your habitats. I thought those numbers on the upper left were because the nearby sandshark was hitting my walls, NOT that hull integrity gets lower with every new piece you add except foundations and extra armor and such. My base started springing holes... and didn't stop until I figured out what was wrong, added some armor, and sealed up the fucking 40+ holes that kept reappearing until I brought up the integrity. The game really could display those someplace consistently, instead of giving you a popup that lasts maybe two seconds with no explanation.

Also fuck Stalkers. I'm sure I'll say fuck a lot of things by the end of the game, but right now Stalkers are the real nuisance. Fighting underwater sucks, especially when all you have is a fucking knife.

EDIT: Oh, and am I on a time limit after being infected? I'm intimidated.

In other news:

30XX: Tried to get the Chronovane. Three pieces by stage 4. Still three pieces at the end of stage 7. Fuck you RNGsus.

Beat Saber: If you're modding and you like Gloryhammer, pick up Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol, it's a banger. The visuals are good, the rhythm is excellent, feels cool as hell. Tiring and pretty complex though- I thought I was playing on Normal, but the description says ~800 notes and the final notecount said ~1k, which matches Expert. I dunno what happened there. I know I'm exhausted though.

Wanted the Keeper of the Celestial Flame of Abernathy too, but it only has Expert and the notes/ count is high enough I'm pretty sure it's not joking.

 

Don't worry, the infection is there for plot reaons but you can still take your time

 

Thank goodness. There's nothing I hate worse in a game than a global time limit. Escape sequence? Short timer for this one event? Sure. Global timer that destroys your game once it ends? Fuck that shit. I'm anxious enough making dialogue choices and entering my fucking character name, thank you very much, I do NOT need that.

 

The Dracs gave Rasalhague it's independence, courtesy of Theo K. No fuss, no muss.

The problems were the ronins, who felt that Theo was giving away their property, and the Lyrans, who lost their 4th Succession War territorial gains.

 

Looks like Sony got breached. Probably time to change your password, and refresh your backup login codes if you have a Playstation.

 

It has almost been a decade since the last big sony hack.