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[Espilan]

Still playing 1001 Spikes, now most of the way through the game. I just made it to level 10-4 "Vostok", which is generally considered one of the most difficult levels in the game. In a game that already was considered very difficult. I imagine it'll take me several hours and a few hundred lives to make it through.

 

edit: Never mind the "several hours" thing, I just completed the main game.

Edited by Espilan, 17 June 2014 - 03:46 AM.

[Ventus]

Finished TLoZ: Skyward Sword, after replaying it for a second time I can say that I hate this game. (I like TP more then this and thats saying a lot since I hate that game too).

[DCEnygma]

Continued playing Ys I last night. I have determined that this is a game first and foremost about grinding, and then there's some story or something also going on.

 

When I first started, I died to the first enemy 3 times before I even understood how the combat engine worked. Even after that I was baffled that it took me like 15 hits to kill the enemy right outside the starting village when, by comparison, I died in 4 hits. Eventually I figured out that I was unarmed and trying to take on goblins and wood golems while naked and armed only with good old Pride and Prejudice wasn't going to do the trick. So I marched north and eventually found a village (which the entrance wasn't visible at all) where I could buy some equipment. Armed with a short sword and the 1st tier armor, I now took 1/4 the damage I did before and killed enemies in 3 hits. Then I leveled up, which doubled my health and now I only took 1 point of damage from attacks while killing enemies in 1 hit.

 

Basically, the game is telling me that leveling up is the only way to win, and to prepare for a LOT of running into the same enemies over and over again to get stronger. I'm going to give it longer, but it's a pretty dry concept. To be fair though, the game was made in like 1987 originally.

[The Satellite]

I went down to the local game shop to see if they had an NES, cuz I felt like grabbing an NES (I either have one without cables or don't have one at all) and some old-school games to play, yes I can emulate them but nothing beats the feeling of playing them in their original glory. Unfortunately they didn't have one, and I was hoping to pick up some of the Megaman games but all they had was 2 and I was going to pass on that overrated mess anyway, so that was disappointing. But they had Sonic Lost World for cheap, and since I'm a masochist, I picked it up. It was the Deadly Six Edition, so it had an extra level I could grab as well as the Yoshi and Zelda DLC levels.

 

I've beaten the first two worlds and my verdict so far is this: There's some questionable design decisions, but these levels actually can be decently enjoyable. ... when the physics cooperate, and they don't like to. The physics are the worst I've played in a Sonic game. I'm starting to get used to them but they're still a pain. That's not to say this would be "greatest Sonic ever 10/10" if the physics were good, as there's still been a boring level or two, but it would still be fun. But I know the worst has yet to come, having seen streams in the past when I was checking out to see if this game was worth it until the price dropped. So I'm not gonna hold to any hope.

 

The Yoshi and Zelda DLC levels are actually kinda fun though. Again, if the physics cooperate. The music is nice and the Zelda level is great for farming animals and twenty lives at a time. Unfortunately they disappear and won't reappear until you get 100,000 more points, which is stupid, but that's also a number that's not hard to achieve, so... eh? The NiGHTS level is quite fun too, if not basic. Also I haven't played a single NiGHTS game so I couldn't judge that very well anyway.

[Dawnlight]

Playing Minish Cap on Wii U Virtual Console. It's been about 8 years since I played this game.

[The Satellite]

Finally finished up the "second quest" of Wind Waker HD, and it's made me want to check out the other 3D Zelda games again, besides Majora's Mask because who cares. Well, it was partially WWHD, but it was likely influenced by other things as well, maybe the Zelda U announcement did it, I dunno. Either way, I started a new file in OoT 3D and got to Dodongo's Cavern, so that's my current Zelda progress.

 

Meanwhile I've beaten the third zone of Sonic Lost World and my opinion so far remains "This would actually be a fun game if the controls and physics didn't suck ass."

[Ventus]

I haven't been playing anything, but I felt like saying I'll be pre-ordering two games tomorrow for the 3DS the two games are Fantasy Life, and Persona Q. At least I'll have something to look forwards to later this year  

[Dawnlight]

Fantasy Life reminds me of Animal Crossing on steroids after looking at the trailer. Persona Q is just Etrian Odyssey with a Persona skin IMO.

 

I'm about 45 hours into Bravely Default. Are the asterisk bosses the 2nd time around supposed to be harder? I'm not seeing that at all. The Free Lunch/Amped Strike combo seems to be the most broken from what I played. Though the AI in this game is smart enough to know my combo and the enemies usually target any character who I use this combo on. High jump is also another broken skill.

[DCEnygma]

Persona Q is just Etrian Odyssey with a Persona skin IMO.

That sounds like it's just a fantastic combination, honestly.

 

Haven't gotten to play Ys any more, but I did finish up Gunman Clive from the 3DS eShop, which is a fun little megaman-esque platformer with a very distinctive artstyle. I'd recommend it.

[Ventus]

It looks like Persona Q is just a reskin of EO But I believe its more then that when it was first shown off I knew it was going to be a day one buy! 

[Dawnlight]

It looks like Persona Q is just a reskin of EO But I believe its more then that when it was first shown off I knew it was going to be a day one buy! 

At least they added a feature where if you strike the enemy's weakness with a magic attack, your next magic attack cost no MP. Now I don't have to preserve MP that much anymore.

[kurt91]

Well, I've been trying my best to restrain myself with the Steam Summer Sales, considering this time around I actually have some money and intend to keep it that way. I've bought Portal and Portal 2, because I had played them before, but as a pirated copy. Now I can have a clear conscience about those two games. They were really good and I promised myself that I would actually buy them once I had the money to do so. (Plus, now I can actually get the achievements done and try some of the custom map packs.)

 

Other than that, the only other game I've bought so far was Bioshock. I've never played it before (but already know the main plot, who doesn't by now) and the Vita-Chamber mechanic seems like it'll be a good game to help me learn to play an FPS. (Portal doesn't count. There's no real rushed moments or fire-fights) It was during the current flash deal, and I got it for around 5 bucks. I'd have gotten the sequels, but according to System Requirements Lab, I'm going to be barely running the first game on this laptop. I don't mind waiting on the sequels until I've got a better rig.

 

Basically, my plan of action to help my wallet survive this is to only buy games on my wishlist, and only if they're around 5 dollars or so during the flash sales or daily sales. If not, I've got enough games already to last me a while, so I don't mind waiting a while longer.

Edited by kurt91, 21 June 2014 - 06:26 AM.

[Dawnlight]

The only game I got from the Steam sales was State of Decay. Robin recommended that game to me. I can't wait to play it once I get this school work out of the way.

[SpacemanDan]

You all talk like a Persona-skinned Etrian Odyssey is bad or something. (Kidding, kidding.)

But seriously, I'm kinda hyped for it. I enjoy what I've played of Persona and I loooove Etrian Odyssey, so this is pretty welcomed in my book. Plus, if I'm not mistaken, some folks from the EO team are also working on it.

On that note, finally hit 3rd stratum in Etrian Odyssey II, though I've been doing quests from earlier before progressing.

[Dawnlight]

I'm personally excited for the Persona 3 and 4 crossover portion of the game. Arena wasn't really a great crossover as it only focused on four of the Persona 3 cast (including Fuuka). It would be interesting to see how Yu Narukami and Makoto Yuki interact with one another. 

Edited by Dawnlight, 21 June 2014 - 10:26 AM.