Out of all the games coming out taking inspiration from classics to give us modern takes and spins on their formulas, the CD-i Zelda games was not one I expected to see. But I gotta admit, this looks really charming XD
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I love when small developers opt to make games that you just don't see anymore. I actually picked up Ex-Zodiac because I just gotta accept we're never getting another proper Star Fox game. I've got not one, but two Command & Conquer-inspired games on my radar. There's one that looks like an old-school Treasure title. And I mean there are so many cool ones out there that I could just keep going on about.
In a sea of roguelikes, metroidvanias, soulslikes, and whathaveyou, it's great to see people taking the reins on formulas that don't really get much spotlight nowadays.
WAIT THIS IS A TREASURE GAME? I LOVED MISCHIEF MAKERS!!! help me mariaaaaaaaaaa!!
WAIT THIS IS A TREASURE GAME? I LOVED MISCHIEF MAKERS!!! help me mariaaaaaaaaaa!!
No, no. Sorry for the misunderstanding. There's a game coming out by the same indie team who developed Sonic Mania called "Penny's Big Breakaway", and it just happens to kinda look like something Treasure might have developed.
Though if you're as big of a fan of Mischief Makers as I am, there's a team out there making DLC for Smash Bros. on the N64 that's completely playable on real hardware, and Marina Lightyears is one of the many characters they've added to it <3
2nd turdbox is actually pretty aight. Much more interesting story to follow. It really opens up the story you get zero of in the first one. It's a shame people aren't going to see this one.
I rewatched D&D Honor Among Thieves yesterday. It's one of the few movies that I could stand rewatching, and I'd almost say it was better the second time around. Just a really good movie. Well-paced, good characters, fun set-pieces.
The whole thing feels like a proper tabletop RPG and has tons of great nods to its source material, yet its storytelling, action, and comedy are all strong enough to carry it even if you don't know a thing about D&D.
I've been working my way through some older anime lately since very little new stuff really grabs me.
One upside of so much of this stuff never making it over here back when I was a kid is that it's all new to me. :D
I rewatched D&D Honor Among Thieves yesterday. It's one of the few movies that I could stand rewatching, and I'd almost say it was better the second time around. Just a really good movie. Well-paced, good characters, fun set-pieces.
The whole thing feels like a proper tabletop RPG and has tons of great nods to its source material, yet its storytelling, action, and comedy are all strong enough to carry it even if you don't know a thing about D&D.
It's probably my favourite film of the last decade at least, if not longer. Can't really put into words why, other than it's just fun.
It's probably my favourite film of the last decade at least, if not longer. Can't really put into words why, other than it's just fun.
It's way up there for me as well. I think everyone who made the movie had a good time making it, and that usually transfers to the audience.
Another big part of it is that most action movies in the last decade or so have been relying very heavily on the protagonist being quippy for all of their jokes. Honor Among Thieves has jokes beyond that. I'd almost go so far as to say it sort of reminds me of the first Ghostbusters movie in terms of humor and pacing.
I rewatched D&D Honor Among Thieves yesterday. It's one of the few movies that I could stand rewatching, and I'd almost say it was better the second time around. Just a really good movie. Well-paced, good characters, fun set-pieces.
The whole thing feels like a proper tabletop RPG and has tons of great nods to its source material, yet its storytelling, action, and comedy are all strong enough to carry it even if you don't know a thing about D&D.
I rewatched D&D Honor Among Thieves yesterday. It's one of the few movies that I could stand rewatching, and I'd almost say it was better the second time around. Just a really good movie. Well-paced, good characters, fun set-pieces.
The whole thing feels like a proper tabletop RPG and has tons of great nods to its source material, yet its storytelling, action, and comedy are all strong enough to carry it even if you don't know a thing about D&D.
Oof. War of the Visions global version will be rebranding to "worldwide" version and catching up to Japan because they're consolidating the two dev teams. After the catch-up, seasonal units will release at the same time, and collabs will release ~1 month afer Japan at most. No foresight means no spending for me. Not that that really changes how I play anyway, since I only pull on collabs to begin with. Pull for FF chars, then save for the next. FFV soon(er than expected).
Last time a game I played started rushing out content like this, it was First Soldier, because they were just trying to get everything out as fast as possible before the EoS announcement. Hope it's not the case here, but if it is, I guess that just means I'll have more time to play Ever Crisis when that comes out. :I
If you have one bucket that hold five gallons and one bucket that holds two gallons, how many buckets do you have?
yes is the answer.
Also, random thoughts: When did FFXIV become more of a social game than XI ; ;
Also going to watch D&D since you guys hyped it up so much. Ever since Thor 4 and Dr Strange 2, I don't pay for movies.
I'll bootleg D&D and if turns out to be good, I'll buy a digital copy or something.
Ugh, PC bluescreened. First time I've had that happen since Windows 98. I guess the hard drive is getting worse. @_@;
EDIT: Welp, FFV collab for WotV has been pushed up to this week. Already had to skip Kefka in the VI rerun to save for this and I still don't even have enough visiore to pity a single character, let alone both Lenna and Faris. Feels like it might be about time to drop the game.
Also, random thoughts: When did FFXIV become more of a social game than XI ; ;
When XIV 1.0 launched the social aspect of XI was already in trouble due to trusts and multi boxers. The party structure and slow leveling of XI was the basis of its social side.
XIV 2.0 wasn't at all a social game. Many ways to level but XI's forced party leveling wasn't among them. As the game progressed it got more and more possible to level without ever talking to anyone. Today you can effectively solo the game.
But surprise! Player inventiveness and player housing led to a rich social scene which was aided by its party finder system. Today for every combat entry in the party finder there are 6 - 10 listings for venues or other player driven social activities.
As to when? I would guess the introduction of the BRD quest, Plucking the Heartstrings in patch 4.15 (11/27/17), which introduced the ability to preform as a BRD, was the tipping point.
Edit: Odd note, we have linkshells in XIV but they are hardly ever used.
This is a thread that I found on another website I post at. It can be really really interesting. I thought it deserved a place here.
Post your random thoughts for the day here, or anything else that intrigues you.
For starters, is it possible to give constructive critism to someone who doesn't have a neck? I totally just walked by a girl who didn't. Someone isn't getting a necklace for Valentines day!
And who decided black and white can't be colors? I want to say a racist. I really do.
