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Tempy

I’m just pulling your leg

hylian_elf

Oh.

Ok, I got that wrong then. But I’ve seen a vid of yours... and you’re definitely way better at this. I watched a DMC5 vid of yours and you’re great at that too! I wonder how you never managed to gel with vs fighters.

Tempy

Sorry I was bored at work and just joking with you!

Vs fighters? Too high a barrier for input control, pressure against a real opponent, need to understand too much conceptual stuff. Spectacle fighters tend to have more relaxed input stuff, enemies don’t have a broad range of tactics and mind games to pull from. I did enjoy trying to get into SFV, but it was too much.

hylian_elf

Key difference I suppose is also that it’s a completely different ball game vs a human opponent in a vs fighter. While in the likes of DMC you can learn the enemy and prep accordingly, even if there are complex mechanics at play. And yes, more forgiving inputs.

Nina

hylian_elf wrote:

Boy is playing Smash while I work. All I can hear is him screaming and cursing the game and WHY IS THERE A GIANT DOG IN MY WAY GET THIS DOG AWAY

What mode is he playing?

For both Smash mode and online you can set the rules. Set stages to battlefield and omega and you won't get the ones with moving platforms etc, turning all items (or specific ones) off might also get rid of unwanted dogs.

hylian_elf

Dunno I just put it on for him and left him to it! After a while he was doing training and all I could hear was the same attack again and again...

He’s only 5, he’ll get there.

I’ll edit the options for him next time.

Nina

I can imagine all the extra things happening is half the fun for a 5 year old!

Was only telling so you'd know there is a way to maybe reduce the screaming and cursing and actually get rid of the dog

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Moot_Geeza

yourfavouriteuncle wrote:

In fact, has anyone with experience of the game have any idea how long Iconoclasts is?

Surprisingly long. 12hrs maybe.

yourfavouriteuncle

Moot_Geeza wrote:

yourfavouriteuncle wrote:

In fact, has anyone with experience of the game have any idea how long Iconoclasts is?

Surprisingly long. 12hrs maybe.

Oh fuck...

Moot_Geeza

It's good for it though, plenty of decent boss battles and not much padding or fetching.

Moot_Geeza

There's a bit in Owlboy where you get fired from a cannon than just makes no sense to me at all in terms of controls. Also, people need to lay off the chase scenes in Ori until they've tried a couple in this. I'm enjoying it, but there's a lot wrong with it for a game that was initially so well received.

Tempy

I got bored within an hour

Moot_Geeza

The lack of map or signposting is practically trolling in this day and age. Turns out I didn't need to do the bit I was stuck on, which I ended up Googling. Some good ideas, the platform/airborne shmup hybrid gameplay works, but it's definitely on the dull side.

Nina

Picked up Mario Odyssey again.

If there ever will be a game where I will throw a joy con towards the TV it's this one. Got very close today and haven't seen the credits yet. But I think I'm close.

Still love it, but the camera can be so frustrating, specially if you fall from really high into hot pink stuff and Mario needs to go "ow ow ow hot hot hot" at least 3 times before he dies and then you need to watch 10 coins or so being subtracted from 3000+ coins and it gets annoying real quick. I did it in the end though.

MattyJ

Can't see a Mortal Kombat thread - anyone pick it up? I want to, weirdly, play all the story stuff but don't have a way to play IX... And want to play em all.

Any fans? Any interest?

Vela

Nina wrote:

Picked up Mario Odyssey again. If there ever will be a game where I will throw a joy con towards the TV it's this one. Got very close today and haven't seen the credits yet. But I think I'm close. Still love it, but the camera can be so frustrating, specially if you fall from really high into hot pink stuff and Mario needs to go "ow ow ow hot hot hot" at least 3 times before he dies and then you need to watch 10 coins or so being subtracted from 3000+ coins and it gets annoying real quick. I did it in the end though.

Cant say I ever got frustrated with Odyssey, but neither could I say I was enamoured with it as much as with Galaxies. Those were special, and the first I think I have played to completion at least 3 times.

I started playing Mario v Rabbids today and the combat seems incredibly fluid but also broken up by tedious areas which are obviously designed for backtracking. It feels padded out, and Im only on world 1-6.

SpaceGazelle

Odyssey was overkill. You couldn't fall off the edge without picking up 20 moons on the way down.

SpaceGazelle

And it'd take 5 mins to die because of all the moon collect animations you'd have to sit through.

LivDiv

MattyJ wrote:

Can't see a Mortal Kombat thread - anyone pick it up? I want to, weirdly, play all the story stuff but don't have a way to play IX... And want to play em all.

Any fans? Any interest?

Yeah I will be getting it on Bone at some point.
If it helps the story for IX is an embellished version of the story from 1 to 3. It is quite good though.

Unfortunately they are struggling to get it on back compat for bone because of character licensing.

monkey

Vela wrote:

Nina wrote:

Picked up Mario Odyssey again. If there ever will be a game where I will throw a joy con towards the TV it's this one. Got very close today and haven't seen the credits yet. But I think I'm close. Still love it, but the camera can be so frustrating, specially if you fall from really high into hot pink stuff and Mario needs to go "ow ow ow hot hot hot" at least 3 times before he dies and then you need to watch 10 coins or so being subtracted from 3000+ coins and it gets annoying real quick. I did it in the end though.

Cant say I ever got frustrated with Odyssey, but neither could I say I was enamoured with it as much as with Galaxies. Those were special, and the first I think I have played to completion at least 3 times. I started playing Mario v Rabbids today and the combat seems incredibly fluid but also broken up by tedious areas which are obviously designed for backtracking. It feels padded out, and Im only on world 1-6.

MvR is very padded unfortunately. The level design is one thing but then the missions start getting a bit samey as well. Less should have been more. The core game is great though.

Moot_Geeza

Initially I thought the block push puzzles were okay, but they'd outstayed their welcome before halfway. I had no problem walking about as it didn't take long to get to the next battle, but those puzzles were impressively dull. I like to be prepared in grid tactics games as I'm not the best at them, which means I felt the need to grab all the goodies. Which meant a lot of block sliding. They're in the (also very good overall) dlc too.

MattyJ

LivDiv wrote:

MattyJ wrote:

Can't see a Mortal Kombat thread - anyone pick it up? I want to, weirdly, play all the story stuff but don't have a way to play IX... And want to play em all.

Any fans? Any interest?

Yeah I will be getting it on Bone at some point.
If it helps the story for IX is an embellished version of the story from 1 to 3. It is quite good though.

Unfortunately they are struggling to get it on back compat for bone because of character licensing.

Ah that's the issue. Sucks!

LivDiv

Just bought MK11 btw.

Doing some tutorials while it installs. Looks good.
Apparently there are some microtransactions grundy issues, I'm not too fussed as they are cosmetic and the story/ fundamental game isnt effected.

Lots of people down rating it as well because there is some "SJW bullshit" with Jax at some point and all the white virgins have hurt penises over it.

Kara_Jane_Adams

LivDiv wrote:

Lots of people down rating it as well because there is some "SJW bullshit" with Jax at some point and all the white virgins have hurt penises over it.

Is that the “They made her boobs smaller” ranting that’s all over the angry manbaby community?

LivDiv

Same people I imagine "keep yu politics out ma geeeermz"

LivDiv

So far I'm very much amused by one of the in game currencies being "Time Crystals"

Nina

Vela wrote:

Cant say I ever got frustrated with Odyssey, but neither could I say I was enamoured with it as much as with Galaxies. Those were special, and the first I think I have played to completion at least 3 times.

I don't know what it is with Mario games but I tend to fall off every ledge and run into every enemy possible. Makes me wonder how I ever managed to navigate 3d software.

Probably also didn't help that I started it again after a couple months and forgot when waggle does anything etc. Should I try and learn to do the thing where he jumps on his hat? My brother showed it to me but I ignored him at the time.

Think it's still a fun game, I like that all the worlds feel different to previous games, and now I'm in

Spoiler:

I've found a really cute enemy that you can control

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Moot_Geeza

That's the best controllable enemy imo. I'd pay for a dlc spin off.

MattyJ

OMG YES. SO BEST

Paul the sparky

They're no accordion caterpillar type things.

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