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Post by Nemjen on Feb 7, 2016 4:09:25 GMT -8
I am surprised that no one has created this considering it is one of the highlighted discussion areas on the sub section, I hope you lot are not getting tardy on me.  Today as was my trend for this weekend I am mostly playing XCOM 2 to try and get the game style understood, I am not a huge fan of the number of timers in this game however I will say that they have taken the bar up in terms of difficulty since Enemy Unknown. Every now and again I am having to retreat to 100% Orange Juice to try and defuse my frustration of losing high ranked units, amusing that I go from one RNG game to another to try and calm down.  As my consoles have a tenancy to break very early on I mostly play exclusively on PC, I do not have a favourite genre anymore since I dropped Dota 2 but I like to think I have fairly rounded tastes in most genres. Some of my long term favourite titles are; Dark Cloud, Hyperdimension Neptunia (Re;Births), Oddworld (Abe's Oddysee & Abe's Exoddus), Kingdom Hearts (1 & 2), Zelda: Twilight Princess and Grabbed by the Ghoulies. How about you folks, do you have favourites? What is your current gaming project? |
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Post by vaendryl on Feb 7, 2016 5:17:31 GMT -8
I can get horribly sucked into the disgaea games. there's something about being able to grind your way to doing billions of damage when 5000 damage is enough to defeat the final boss of the story :3 same thing with the rune factory games, actually. I also really like recettear, though I wished it had more in-depth trading/production gameplay instead of the dungeons. I'm very much looking forward to see how ALFINE will turn out. space trading/combat/fleet building games are also great. I got really into X3 for a while. wish there was something like that with decent depth but still some reasonable user-friendliness. playing games on steam for longer than a few hours is rare for me as my attention regularly gets snatched away by the next thing, so having completed deus ex human revolution and dishonored multiple times says quite a lot, I think. though it will probably surprise some considering my work on Sunrider, I don't actually play turn-based strategy games often xD only touched the fire emblem games a little, and also never got too far into the advanced wars series. I liked them, but they're hard! I quite liked Valkyria Chronicles though, but again got distracted before I got very far. I did beat XCOM though. really cool game. probably won't play the sequel till it drops in price a lot. I play and enjoy tons of different kinds of games however. played a ton of skyrim, endless space (space 4X game), mass effect, borderlands, euro truck simulator, torchlight/diablo, supreme commander 1+2 and more. honorable mentions to Stanley's parable, The Talos Principle and Undertale. there are many more games on consoles that are worthy of mention, but I'll leave it at this xD |
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Post by Drath on Feb 7, 2016 5:29:44 GMT -8
Well currently I'm back for the holidays and regular normal people celebrate holidays by getting in holiday mood, do holiday stuff, get together with friends and family and well you know do social thingamajigs.  Social outcasts Crazed Dedicated gamers like myself on the other hand use this opportunity to scan Steam for sales and hopefully get some good titles for cheap So far I got myself " The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming" which wasn't really that cheap but was pretty much worth it IMHO. But I installed it on my desktop (which I can't access at the moment), my saves are all there and I generally am loathe to repeat stuff so I had to find something else to occupy my time with on my laptop (hint: impulsive buyer sighted ). So then I bought Thea: the Awakening and Guardians of Graxia. I think Thea is pretty hardcore though, I went into my first combat, couldn't make head or tails out of it (with the in-game explanation) and promptly got slaughtered. Time to look for a proper manual (I think the combat part actually asked me to watch a youtube video to get into grips with the game...  ) I would like to play XCOM 2 yes but 190 in local currency is way too much for me to fork out for a game (yes, ironically I'm paying quite a bit to support a particular game via Patreon (no prizes for guessing ), but well I'm a sucker for indie devs lol). As there are lots of titles I still have my eye on, including 2nd chapter of Trails in the Sky, Age of Decadence and Banner Saga 2 (whenever that is)... I'm not going to flush my wallet just for one game. I really need to finish up some old Spiderweb games too... been holding off on them for way too long... Favorite games, hmm... it's hard to pick a few amongst so many. I mostly play TBS and RPGs so I won't comment on other genres. I will still say the Heroes of Might and Magic series (especially 2 and 3) was what captured my attention the longest, but that was due to community involvement (making records, reviewing maps, beta testing, etc) as much as being due to the strength of the game itself. I'm not really playing it any longer though. Almost a decade spent on it is quite enough lol. Lately, apart from Sunrider, the better turn based games IMHO would be: X-COM Lords of XulimaBlackguardsTemple of Elemental Evil (not available on Steam) Honorable mentions: Avadon, Avernum: Escape from the Pit, Banner Saga, Expeditions: Conquistador, Shadowrun: Hong Kong, Legends of Eisenwald, Trails in the Sky, Valkyria Chronicles, Warhammer Quest All quite playable and have their pros. In terms of pure gameplay and storyline I would actually put the first two on that list really high but the graphics are very basic. For non-turn based games (including realtime with pause gameplay), fairly recently I've enjoyed both Aarklash Legacy and Pillars of Eternity (massive RPG, which really brings back memories of the old Black Isle/Bioware games) and the old Total War games like Shogun are always a blast to play. I've also played other popular ones, like Diablo, World of Warcraft (which literally ate up months of my time, yes my /played is pretty embarrassing lol) but I somehow always make my way back to the turn based titles and I expect that's the way it will be for the years to come. |
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Post by yuuki on Feb 7, 2016 5:38:44 GMT -8
I personally like most games that involve strategy of some sort. Sunrider is definitely my favorite indie Tactical RPG for sure. I have a particular devotion to the Valkyria Chronicles series (So plzplz finish that Vaendryl) though I have to say that the first is still my favorite. I also like the Neptunia series, even though they are quite easy in terms of gameplay, they have some of the most light-hearted fun in any game I've played.
Probably my favorite game, however, is Recettear. Only Recettear got me into doing the same thing over and over again, swindling poor old guys as much as I could for the little money they must have left, or little girls out of whatever pocket change they might have acquired from their parents. Capitalism, Ho!
The game I'm currently spending the most time in right now is Blade and Soul, however. I do like it quite a bit.
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Post by Samu-kun on Feb 7, 2016 5:50:22 GMT -8
I play mostly simulation games on the PC. It looks like the most played games in my steam library are Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, Cities Skylines, and Kerbal Space Program. On consoles, I think the last game I really liked was Valkyria Chronicles and Sleeping Dogs, and currently playing Xenoblade Chronicles.
It's a shame there are not more good waifu games on PC. Ironically enough, I don't really like VNs, and the games I want would have complicated game play, anime girls, and a good story.
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Post by yuuki on Feb 7, 2016 5:57:31 GMT -8
I play mostly simulation games on the PC. It looks like the most played games in my steam library are Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, Cities Skylines, and Kerbal Space Program. On consoles, I think the last game I really liked was Valkyria Chronicles and Sleeping Dogs, and currently playing Xenoblade Chronicles. It's a shame there are not more good waifu games on PC. Ironically enough, I don't really like VNs, and the games I want would have complicated game play, anime girls, and a good story. Vaendryl, look, Samu-kun finished Valkyria Chronicles, so you should too. Also, Samu-kun, I do have a question (off-topic and stuff, so no worries about ignoring it), because it felt like a pretty big coincidence (a happy one that is) but was Chigara based at all off of Isara and Alicia? Or is that a taboo typa rude question? |
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Post by Nemjen on Feb 7, 2016 6:46:57 GMT -8
There seems to be an ongoing love of Valkyria Chronicles which is always good to see, sadly I have only ever played the first one (PC port) so I can only say I enjoyed playing that one. Ah man, I have got so used to Xenforo when it comes to forums that replying to multiple things on here is fiddly - lets give this a go: vaendryl : Does this mean we are going to see you on Disgaea PC in just over two weeks time? I have never played it myself but I got an right earful from a friend a few nights ago when I said that I had not heard of it. Drath : Yikes, the exchange rate on Steam have always been weird though - the Australian clients seem to have it the worst with the total cost being up to 25%+ more expensive in comparison to other regions yuuki : Worst NPC, always looking for a present for her Mommy. I officially decided early on that they are not welcome in my shop. Samu-kun : It was for this reason that I actually bumped into you guys, Sunrider has a similar structure to the Utawarerumono VN where you have a combination of VN and SRPG elements. I'm always keeping an eye out for these as games that break the generic mould can be really refreshing. On that note, Touka best waifu... vaendryl : Same here, although for me I found it disappointing how the game over system worked. The whole letting you take your stock over into your next attempt. The game over screen in that game was adorable: |
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Post by Drath on Feb 7, 2016 7:09:05 GMT -8
I don't actually play turn-based strategy games often xD only touched the fire emblem games a little, and also never got too far into the advanced wars series. I liked them, but they're hard! Blasphemy and lies! The day I believe that is the day I believe you're not actually a genius at maths. But it's ok, finish up Blackguards and all will be forgiven xD I must try Fire Emblem some day. But I think a 3DS would set me back nearly 1K in local currency and that's not counting the game itself, which probably comes up to a few hundreds as well. If I'm only getting it for Fire Emblem and no other 3DS games, that doesn't really sound like a good investment. 'I don't really like VNs' 'I play mostly simulation games' ! Ok then can we have Sunrider Tycoon as the next spin off? xD Wait, I know... what about a simulation on making games lol. Of course make it a better one than say this one: store.steampowered.com/app/327000/Eat your heart out, Shirobako, "The Making of Sunrider" is coming!!! P/S - I hear recruiting Vaen and Melon was a real challenge |
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Post by Azure on Feb 7, 2016 7:29:20 GMT -8
My favorite would have to be either Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic or the first Mass Effect. Even though the later mass effect games added improvements, I felt the overall story of the first one was superior. Dragon Age Origins is also high on my list of favorites. Besides Bioware RPGs, I've played a lot of Raptor Call of the Shadows and Sim City 2000.
Unfortunately, I still have yet to finish Divinity Original Sin, Pillars of Eternity, and Dragon Age Inquisition. I wonder if I'll ever finish those.
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Post by Blackhead on Feb 7, 2016 7:30:57 GMT -8
I come from the RTS department... so to speak. Used to play Starcraft 2 on a semi-professional level, before I had to drop it because of time constraints. Also a big Command and Conquer fan. Especially the Red Alert series with its silliness has taken a special place in my heart. Other notable games/franchises: Mass Effect, Bioshock, Modern Warfare, Dead Space, Metro, GTA, Wolfenstein (old ones, rtcw was the best one) Fallout, Deus Ex, Valkyria Chronicles (Seems like quite a few people in this community liked the game, and I'm no exception.) I played some other visual novels but Sunrider stands out: Interesting setting, waifus, great music. But what really puts this game above any other visual novel I looked into is the gameplay. It's simple to understand, a lot of room for different play styles, casual or challenging depending on the difficulty you choose. On that note I want to share one of my darkest gaming experiences... After I finished MoA I bought Academy, not knowing what might await me down the road. I had to find out the hard way, that it lacked everything I enjoyed about the main series. If you're used to super fast RTS games, this slow paced stat grinding - in a slow paced slice of life environment - accompanied by slow paced music - is absolutely toxic.... After approximately 5 hours I was completely broke... but I kept playing. I wanted to at least finish Ava's (who is my #2 behind Icari) route. Yes, and then I got screwed over by this damn, random day where you have to reach a certain affection level. It just came out of nowhere and I had to start from an old save again. Oh god, I was so pissed guys... I somehow managed to finish the game after what felt like a century. Did I consider to play another route? No... not a second. Devasted, mentally damaged from clicking the same stuff for 20+ hours, with no more strength left, I cried myself to sleep.  |
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Post by Nemjen on Feb 7, 2016 8:31:10 GMT -8
After approximately 5 hours I was completely broke... but I kept playing. I wanted to at least finish Ava's (who is my #2 behind Icari) route. Yes, and then I got screwed over by this damn, random day where you have to reach a certain affection level. It just came out of nowhere and I had to start from an old save again. Oh god, I was so pissed guys... I somehow managed to finish the game after what felt like a century. Did I consider to play another route? No... not a second. Devasted, mentally damaged from clicking the same stuff for 20+ hours, with no more strength left, I cried myself to sleep. I will have to remember that the weakness of the RTS player is resource management VNs. I didn't find Academy as engaging with the stats as say something like 'Gaokao.Love.100Days' just because there are quite a lot of large gaps where nothing happens and putting the game into 'auto' to try and get past these can sometimes lead to you missing a large section of the dialogue. The reading between the lines is still really entertaining and you get that vibe of spin off silliness, but once I finished all the routes I did not really feel like a Space Whale run. |
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Post by Samu-kun on Feb 7, 2016 16:25:33 GMT -8
I play mostly simulation games on the PC. It looks like the most played games in my steam library are Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, Cities Skylines, and Kerbal Space Program. On consoles, I think the last game I really liked was Valkyria Chronicles and Sleeping Dogs, and currently playing Xenoblade Chronicles. It's a shame there are not more good waifu games on PC. Ironically enough, I don't really like VNs, and the games I want would have complicated game play, anime girls, and a good story. Vaendryl, look, Samu-kun finished Valkyria Chronicles, so you should too. Also, Samu-kun, I do have a question (off-topic and stuff, so no worries about ignoring it), because it felt like a pretty big coincidence (a happy one that is) but was Chigara based at all off of Isara and Alicia? Or is that a taboo typa rude question? I don't think she's based off Isara in particular, by the time I played ValkChronicles, Chigara's character was already almost set. The major contribution ValkChronicles made for Sunrider is the gameplay innovation that a unit could perform more than one action in a single turn. I'd say she's just based on a lot of characters of the same type, like Karen from Sky Girls or Tsukasa Hiiragi. |
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Post by yuuki on Feb 7, 2016 16:46:16 GMT -8
Vaendryl, look, Samu-kun finished Valkyria Chronicles, so you should too. Also, Samu-kun, I do have a question (off-topic and stuff, so no worries about ignoring it), because it felt like a pretty big coincidence (a happy one that is) but was Chigara based at all off of Isara and Alicia? Or is that a taboo typa rude question? I don't think she's based off Isara in particular, by the time I played ValkChronicles, Chigara's character was already almost set. The major contribution ValkChronicles made for Sunrider is the gameplay innovation that a unit could perform more than one action in a single turn. I'd say she's just based on a lot of characters of the same type, like Karen from Sky Girls or Tsukasa Hiiragi. Thanks for the reply! That's a relief to know. Now I feel less guilty about holding a grudge against her from Academy. Though I feel a little bit of a pang because of Tsukasa. Magpie: B-but she's so cute! You can also get her at the tiems when she wants sometring that has it's price raised. I think you can make her pay like 200% of what it's worth. That's a nice revenge for the lil girl. Also, if you really want to play the game right, you can also try to play it where you don't go to the dungeon whatsoever. It's pretty hard, but it's funny just buying and selling all the random stuff you buy at the shops. It takes a bit of luck with what goes on sale and stuff, however. Blackhead: Magpie: I have to say I had somewhat of the same experience, though for me, I had the drive to keep going my first run because of the steaming anger I felt towards Chigara. The big block of space where you don't get the next event didn't help aslleviate it but it helped build my explosion for the climax. I can say that Chigara was my favorite character before Academy, but Sola took over dat spot because of Academy, so it evened out nicely. Also, I am asking Samu-kun a lot of questions, and this probably has been asked somewhere where I didn't see it but, in Chigara's route was there a specific moment deliberately set into the events where you got to see the switch back from Lynn to Chigara? Before the reveal at the end, that is. I remember thinking it was weird at either the second-to-last or last exposition (or the event before. my memory is bad) because Chigara starts calling you Mr. Manager again, when Lynn-acting-as-Chigara never did, as far as I had remembered. |
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Post by Drath on Feb 7, 2016 19:34:33 GMT -8
I come from the RTS department... so to speak. Used to play Starcraft 2 on a semi-professional level, before I had to drop it because of time constraints. Also a big Command and Conquer fan. Especially the Red Alert series with its silliness has taken a special place in my heart. But what really puts this game above any other visual novel I looked into is the gameplay. It's simple to understand, a lot of room for different play styles, casual or challenging depending on the difficulty you choose. Ah good to see another strategy fan around  I did dabble in a bit of casual Starcraft during my uni years but my "actions per minute" is retard level so to speak, so it was never really my cup of tea. And getting older hasn't really helped my reflexes or fast decision making skills either You might want to have a look at this though and see if it piques your interest: zero-k.info/The gameplay is also what brought to me to Sunrider too, so cheers to that! Magpie: Well I think it's mostly my local currency not having a good exchange rate with the USD lately. Anyhow I don't mind waiting a bit with so many games on the backburner. Before I got Steam, I was a "one game at a time" person. Now it's akin to being at a buffet and able to sample lots of stuff. It's good to have more games at one's disposal but I find I tend to get distracted more easily and don't explore each game as thoroughly as I would otherwise have. azure: Yea both KOTOR and Dragon Age had epic stories and are definitely amongst my all time favorites too. And yes I haven't really finished D:OS and DA:I either. Again both are good, especially D:OS. I keep telling myself it requires a little too much of a time commitment and I'll get to it later, and sadly haven't really done so. |
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Post by Blackhead on Feb 8, 2016 7:52:21 GMT -8
I come from the RTS department... so to speak. Used to play Starcraft 2 on a semi-professional level, before I had to drop it because of time constraints. Also a big Command and Conquer fan. Especially the Red Alert series with its silliness has taken a special place in my heart. But what really puts this game above any other visual novel I looked into is the gameplay. It's simple to understand, a lot of room for different play styles, casual or challenging depending on the difficulty you choose. Ah good to see another strategy fan around I did dabble in a bit of casual Starcraft during my uni years but my "actions per minute" is retard level so to speak, so it was never really my cup of tea. And getting older hasn't really helped my reflexes or fast decision making skills either You might want to have a look at this though and see if it piques your interest: zero-k.info/The gameplay is also what brought to me to Sunrider too, so cheers to that! Thanks for the recommendation. Uni Exams are approaching and I've currently a lot of things on my plate, but I will definitely check it out once I have more free time in march. |
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Post by Nemjen on Feb 8, 2016 12:58:50 GMT -8
yuuki200%?!? - I was lucky to get 115% off those loiterers so I just went into auto pilot when I saw them and inflated the price to 300%+ to scare them off. The thing is with that approach is it is possible (and very easily done) by abusing the game over system with the carry over, that was how I accidentally cleared it the first time after spending too much of my first play through exploring the dungeon looking for new adventurers. DrathI have just accepted that I am never going to be able to play everything in my Steam library, it grows faster than I can clear content. I was very much 'one game' back when I spent most of my free gaming times on consoles and I had access to the local video renting store (PS1 + PS2 at pocket money prices). Thinking back on the number of times I took out Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu and Jade Cocoon I could have properly just brought them outright with a bit of saving.
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Post by Marx-93 on Feb 13, 2016 5:27:06 GMT -8
My backlog is tremendous too. Honestly, I'm more of JRPG gamer, but have dabbled here and there: I love strategy games, but after playing 50+ hours at Crusaders Kings and 100+ hours at Rome:Total War, I now quickly grow tired of anything that doesn't have a narrative hook for me to hang on. However, Valkyria chronicles, Fire emblem and Devil Survivor, I ate them all up. Oh, and Trails, but Trails is almost on another level (of how good it is) for me. And Drath, on Fire Emblem, I would actually recommend you to use an emulator and try either FE7 or FE4 first. Both are the peak of the series, both are very challenging (specially FE4) and both have a "classic" game aura you will probably love (Awakening or fates will probably be way too easy for you; the gameplay is good, it's just, well, not needed to learn at depth because except for some cheap bosses and difficulty modes there will be nothing forcing you to think that far). Though if you still haven't got Trails in the Sky SC, I don't know if I should tell you this, that is a capital sin after all  ... (in which region you are?) |
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Post by Drath on Feb 13, 2016 8:48:18 GMT -8
And Drath, on Fire Emblem, I would actually recommend you to use an emulator and try either FE7 or FE4 first. Both are the peak of the series, both are very challenging (specially FE4) and both have a "classic" game aura you will probably love (Awakening or fates will probably be way too easy for you; the gameplay is good, it's just, well, not needed to learn at depth because except for some cheap bosses and difficulty modes there will be nothing forcing you to think that far). Though if you still haven't got Trails in the Sky SC, I don't know if I should tell you this, that is a capital sin after all ... (in which region you are?) I'll see if I can find any good emulators for it. The last time I tried stuff for running things meant for other platforms or old games, it didn't work so well. The only one that even worked was Bluestacks for iOS/android games and even then the performance wasn't very good. I do want to support the FE devs. I just don't want to pay that much for 3DS for that alone. Well if there were other good titles on 3DS that I would want to play (TBS/RPG) or if the price came down, it could be worth it I guess. Read a lot of good reviews for Awakening. Trails SC is still 56 bucks (local currency) for me. I'll get it on the next sale, promise. Apart from beta 12, I'm spending my time on Storm Guard lately. I like that it relies little on RNG (if properly played), resources are appropriately tight and while not super demanding, you really cannot afford mistakes on the battlefield or you will be punished harshly. |
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Post by lolimeta1 on Feb 16, 2016 2:44:24 GMT -8
Oh man if I'm not in the middle of reading Sunrider I'm usually either playing The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, or Deathstate. I have a ps2 with my Persona games (mostly 3 and 4) but haven't touched them in the longest time ever which is kind of sad. The last game I finished playing for the second time was Shovel Knight. These days I find that I'm more into indie games I find on Steam than anything else really.
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Post by Nemjen on Feb 16, 2016 10:10:21 GMT -8
Lately with XCOM 2 now out of the way I have migrated back to Rabi-Ribi - a 2D platformer with elements of bullethell. I don't really play many bullethell games but this one has been a surprisingly fun and upbeat. Hopefully going to finish my initial walkthrough over the next couple of days so I can start my non linear walkthrough on the weekend. |
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Post by terra on Feb 25, 2016 5:24:45 GMT -8
Hahaha Sengoku rance hahaha. No, seriously, that game is kinda cool with storyline and his own gameplay. Of course its eroge with tons of H-scenes. Anyone has tried that game?
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Post by Nemjen on Feb 27, 2016 1:32:43 GMT -8
Hahaha Sengoku rance hahaha. No, seriously, that game is kinda cool with storyline and his own gameplay. Of course its eroge with tons of H-scenes. Anyone has tried that game? I have heard of it but as there are quite a few in the series (26 years corr) I never got round to looking them up. Is this a recommendation to try and put them a few spaces higher on our 'to look into' lists? |
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Post by terra on Feb 27, 2016 6:18:03 GMT -8
Hahaha Sengoku rance hahaha. No, seriously, that game is kinda cool with storyline and his own gameplay. Of course its eroge with tons of H-scenes. Anyone has tried that game? I have heard of it but as there are quite a few in the series (26 years corr) I never got round to looking them up. Is this a recommendation to try and put them a few spaces higher on our 'to look into' lists? Well, personally i would recommend this game to others if they dont mind of H-scenes, i am usually skiping them. |
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Post by Mirilene on Feb 27, 2016 8:25:51 GMT -8
Hmmm ... while I normally see myself more of a RPG gamer (equally split between W-RPG and J-RPGs) I have a couple of friends which I know since ~15+ years, and these guys usually drag me into games I'd normally never even touch.
A few examples? I started playing Planetside 2, League of Legends and even Armored Warfare just to play with them, but none of these are games which I like very much. Still play them because it's fun to do them with friends, but when I'm on my own I don't touch either of these.
The first western RPG I played was Eye of the Beholder, and I absolutely loved it. By coincidence it was also one of the few RPGs I completed; I also completed the sequel (The Legend of Darkmoon), that was a great game too, but I loathed the third game and never got into it very far.
The RPG I liked the most still is Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds. I really fancied all the possibilities you had in that game, and the eight different worlds felt different for me. Especially the concepts of hunger and tiredness, which you nowadays usually only find in survival games, appealed to me.
Later I got into MMOs - come to think of it, I played Ultima Online roughly for 8 years, at some times I even paid two accounts at the same time. I was mainly a roleplayer though, PVE (and of course PVP) didn't really interest me much. Tried a few other MMOs too, but I never got much into WoW; after the sandbox nature of UO I got used to, the pretty linear progression of WoW felt quite alien to me. Besides - in UO you could perfectly well pick only crafting skills and never even touch a weapon, but still make quite a living.
Ah, where was I? Eastern RPGs, mhm. I played quite a few Final Fantasy titles - in hindsight it's kinda funny that I never got my hands on FF7 (the PC version flat out refused to run on my computer). Like the aforementioned Persona 3/4 titles quite a bit; I even got a PSP just to play Persona Portable. Right now I'm still working on "The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky", and if I wasn't saving up money for Liberation Day, I would have bought the sequel to TLoH already.
I also like turn based games, but I thoroughly suck at them. Spent a lot of time with Heroes of Might and Magic II and III, a bit Age of Wonders and various Civilization titles. But as I said, I really suck at these - I never managed to beat Sunrider without cheating. *cough* I think, the only turn based strategy
game I played without ever cheating (or setting the AI to easy) is Super Robot Wars Judgement, but apparently that's one of the easiest games around.
Normally I'm not too much into that kind of game, but as I have seen almost all of the series featured there (Gundam Seed, Brain Powerd, Full Metal Panic, to name a few) playing that game was a must.
While I hate to admit it, I'm also prone to Match-3 games. You know, Bejeweled and the myriad of 'free' clones on Facebook. Oh, and I got quite some VNs & Dating Sims. I'd rather not go into details here though.
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Post by Marx-93 on Feb 27, 2016 14:37:52 GMT -8
Rance games are.. special. Well, they're probably the most solid RPG series of eroge, and Sengoku Rance one of the best Tactical Turn based games, but they're very rapey (normally with a very dark humour, but sometimes playing it straight too; they squirt the line between very comical and surprisingly dark) and have very heavy H-content. Not for everyone. Also, very hard; makes Sunrider in Captain look easy.
Oh, and as I see mention of the trails series again, I want to repeat that both Trails in the sky and Trails of cold steel are very good (still haven't finished the latter though, damm backlog...). If you want a traditional RPG with (and above) Visual Novel level storytelling, go look for them.
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Post by Nemjen on Feb 27, 2016 15:52:45 GMT -8
Hm, that reminds me that I never finished 'Trails in the Sky' - I drifted away from it at some point. I get the feeling it might have been a side effect of playing it roughly the same time that Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty came out. *Re-adjusts his priority list. In daily news, it hurts - I went back to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc to try and make some ground on School Mode, completed four characters up to 'trigger happy hearts' and then failed the crafting on the last day due to some really bad resource RNG. That was a couple of hours down the toilet. I never managed to beat Sunrider without cheating. *cough* Don't worry in this genre it is not called cheating but 'pretending to be a dev'. |
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Post by vaendryl on Feb 28, 2016 2:01:58 GMT -8
Don't worry in this genre it is not called cheating but 'pretending to be a dev'. this is painfully accurate emoticon_sola_small |
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Post by Nemjen on Feb 28, 2016 6:24:33 GMT -8
Also at the end of the day you can just blame the computer for actually applying the changes, all you did was press keys in the hope something would happen. You know? Context sensitive! (Thank you Conker's Bad Fur Day)  |
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Post by admiralcheese on Mar 4, 2016 10:33:57 GMT -8
My vidya tastes have always been something of a mixed bag. From survival sims to strategy to RPGs to waifu games.
I've actually only started to get into VNs within the last year and a half or so and have found them rather enjoyable. Especially when they include other elements like strategy. So this series ended up being something of a natural fit for me.
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Post by Nemjen on Mar 4, 2016 13:54:40 GMT -8
My upcoming day of gaming (because someone has to say it):   I've actually only started to get into VNs within the last year and a half or so and have found them rather enjoyable. Especially when they include other elements like strategy. So this series ended up being something of a natural fit for me. Come on now share, what sort of VNs have you been playing? Drop us some titles. |
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I did dabble in a bit of casual Starcraft during my uni years but my "actions per minute" is retard level so to speak, so it was never really my cup of tea. And getting older hasn't really helped my reflexes or fast decision making skills either 
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