General Discussion 5

Flapjacks · Apr 20, 2015 3:49 AM

I was excited for Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and was considering trading in my current 3DS for a new one because of it and also some other things like amiibos.
But holy *bleep* it looks like absolute garbage.
I'm not really a graphics snob, although I might be now that I just bought a $650 PC so I could run games at high graphics, but it just looks terrible.
And I wouldn't really mind it so much if they didn't put the game for n3DS only, but judging by how it looks I can tell Nintendo forced it in attempt to get people to buy the n3DS.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D looks worse than some N64 games; they can't be telling me that the 3DS, with better power than the GameCube, can't run it without a faster processor.

Paranoia · Apr 20, 2015 5:08 AM

Yeah, that game would have been so much better upscaled and put on Wii U. And considering how poor that console is selling, it could have been a good business move to. :/ Oh well, I guess I just won't ever play Xenoblade Chronicles.

Mr. John · Apr 20, 2015 10:29 PM

To be brutally honest it's a commercial failure. Like you said. I live the Wii U and GamePad. Also it's lineup of games Super Mario, Super Smash Bros, and Mario Kart, being prime examples. The Wii U did decent but it's lifespan maybe short. But we'll probably look fondly on it later I will it's my second favourite console and with my second favourite controller. But hey it's still chugging along. If Nintendo keeps up it's consistency with the releases. And the overall enjoyment as well as finding good ways to use the GamePad the Wii U will continue to deliver.

Paranoia from the sounds of it you have a Wii U correct? If you can't play Xenoblade Chronicles. There's always the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles which is a Wii U Title. It has a lot of immerse exploration and plenty of content. From the looks of it to combat, and using the dolls, and also the story if creating a new habitat on a new planet. It should suffice in place of Xenoblade Chronicles it's up to you though if course.

36IStillLikeSpyro36 · Apr 23, 2015 2:27 AM

so... i'm really not a big gamer, but most (if not all) of my friends are. as such, i often see and hear about new games coming out, and something's consistently gotten my attention.

has anyone else noticed how many games today resemble the first two Legend of Spyro games? it's really, really uncanny how similar some of them are. my one friend's really into Bloodborne (rated M) these days, and it's just so much like TLOS. the choir tracks, the medieval architecture, the dark atmosphere, the glowy magic stuff, the controls and battle mechanics, the two bars (health *and* stamina) (edit: health is even red, and stamina is green!)... heck, some of the enemies and areas feel almost copied from TLOS games.

i'm struggling right now to think of other examples, but it just seems like there are tons of games that seem to want to be TLOS somehow. were there other games like it before that i just missed? or ... did the TLOS series actually manage to influence the gaming industry somehow?

edit: incidentally, i don't really care for Bloodborne myself. if i wanted to play a "dark" game, which i generally don't these days, i could just skip all the rated-m shock value and just play TLOS again.

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Mr. John · Apr 23, 2015 2:42 AM

Never really noticed it. But since you bring it up it's interesting to note.

Paranoia · Apr 23, 2015 5:41 AM

Bloodborne is certainly not like a lot of other mainstream video games. Ever heard of Dark Souls? Demon's Souls? They are extremely difficult games designed around the players' skill rather than how much money they have to spend for a triple A game. If anything, tLos was based of a lot of other 'mainstream' games at the time (ala God of war). If I had a PS4 I would definitely get Bloodborne and Infamous, Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid 5, etc...it's just that consoles are so expensive nowadays. neutral

RangerOfIthilien · Apr 24, 2015 12:29 PM

Yeah that's why I went with WiiU. Speaking of which, Xenoblade Chronicles X Nintendo Direct today! And Flapjacks, personally I forgive Xenoblade Chronicles for looking crappy consider just how huge of a game it is, the console couldn't handle that plus the good graphics. All the more reason it should've been on the WiiU instead of the new 3DS though

Flapjacks · Apr 24, 2015 8:17 PM

RangerOfIthilien wrote:

Yeah that's why I went with WiiU. Speaking of which, Xenoblade Chronicles X Nintendo Direct today! And Flapjacks, personally I forgive Xenoblade Chronicles for looking crappy consider just how huge of a game it is, the console couldn't handle that plus the good graphics. All the more reason it should've been on the WiiU instead of the new 3DS though

That's not really an excuse for the characters looking like garbage. I'm sure they could've spared, I dunno, maybe a bit higher resolution on the textures of the characters? I'm fine with the rest looking bad, because you're not looking at that, you're looking at the characters. It's just pure laziness, by the look of it.

Mr. John · Apr 24, 2015 10:12 PM

It doesn't look the best. But the game is great! And definetly a gem.

Clock-la · May 02, 2015 11:16 AM

Oft It was a girl tongue

#Royal Baby ;-)

Steinar · May 02, 2015 2:10 PM

Personally i think MGS1 was the best, after that it went into a different direction. Although the graphics are awesome in later games though, i just feel the game atmosphere before and in MGS1 was perfect!

I may want to try Dark Souls, i have heard good things about it.

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Paranoia · May 02, 2015 5:24 PM

Dark Souls is great if you can take the time to learn the mechanics and don't mind getting a little frustrated. Although the PS3 version has an area called Blighttown that's super laggy and frustrating which almost ruined the experience for me. I'm not a patient person myself, but even I was able to get through it. It's really rewarding when you finally overcome the challenges.

Mr. John · May 03, 2015 9:36 PM

Dark souls sounds cool.

Flapjacks · May 04, 2015 10:20 PM

Dark Souls is a great game, and 2 is also great, but 1 did some things better, such as the world. Dark Souls 2 used a crutch of allowing the player to travel between any of the bonfires, whereas Dark Souls 1 had a very inter-connected world where you could access other areas from later ones very easily, and was a lot more fun to explore, while Dark Souls 2's world is very disjointed, makes no sense, and traveling without using bonfires is impossible without wasting a lot of time. However, I think 2 did the estus flask and humanity systems a lot better. Also, playing Dark Souls 1 with friends is *bleep* near impossible. In 2, you can buy a ring very early in the game that allows you to pick from 10 different gods, and you will only see the summon signs of other players wearing the ring who picked the same god as you. So, if you want to summon a friend/be summoned by a friend, just tell them to pick the god of blood or something, put their sign at wherever, and you'll find them quickly, however, in 1, the summon signs are put onto a random server, so you need to place a sign, ask your friend if he sees it, then if not, wait ten seconds and place it again to put it onto a different server, rinse and repeat, 10 minutes later you will have found your friend. It's honestly not even worth trying to play 1 with friends. It used to be easier, with the DSFix mod (absolutely needed to play Dark Souls for PC,) where it'd sync the summon signs better, but now that Dark Souls has switched from GFWL to Steam, it doesn't work anymore.

wow i typed a paragraph about dark souls without even noticing
i like video games

SpyroGirl101 · May 07, 2015 11:55 AM

This is off topic, but I'm finally finished with my junior year of college! Woo!!!

Paranoia · May 08, 2015 12:00 AM

Congrats! Hopefully you have a good summer break.

Just one week left in my college career yikes

SpyroGirl101 · May 09, 2015 4:28 AM

Thanks! I think this summer is going to be a great one.

That's awesome! Wish I could say this was my last year.

Steinar · May 09, 2015 11:19 AM

Have a nice summer too big_smile

The weather sure is nice ^^

Mr. John · May 09, 2015 11:42 PM

Not off topic at all congrats. Yeah the weather is awesome. Makes you feel like chilling on a beach. And catching some rad waves surfing.

Swaffy · May 11, 2015 2:06 AM

Mother or not, happy Mother's Day to everyone. Went to church in the morning then went to a state park to walk around, it was raining so everything was really green and grown out. sparx

And tonight we are making dark chocolate brownies with vanilla bean ice cream on top for my mom and the family :]

Paranoia · May 13, 2015 9:12 PM

Just finished my last college final! Now for a 2 week vacation smile

Also, I got my old laptop up and running, did a factory reset, and then installed Windows 10 preview on it...it's actually pretty good so far

RangerOfIthilien · May 15, 2015 4:16 AM

congrats super moderator man of justice!

I can't sleep so I'm here to wreck stuff and post crap

Stormy · May 15, 2015 4:43 AM

Congrats on finishing college!

I was on the fence about getting Windows 10, but now I think I'm going to do it just because I accidentally clicked a sketchy link while trying to download Stepmania packs (don't ever click on Megaupload links, guys. Whoever bought the domain after they shut down has some kind of redirect bounce thing going on) and now I'm getting paranoid about viruses. No viruses if you reinstall Windows! tongue

I'm only awake right now because I'm waiting for my scan to finish.

Clock-la · May 15, 2015 3:35 PM

Nice Stormy.

Flapjacks · May 16, 2015 12:11 AM

Stormy wrote:

Congrats on finishing college!
I was on the fence about getting Windows 10, but now I think I'm going to do it just because I accidentally clicked a sketchy link while trying to download Stepmania packs (don't ever click on Megaupload links, guys. Whoever bought the domain after they shut down has some kind of redirect bounce thing going on) and now I'm getting paranoid about viruses. No viruses if you reinstall Windows!
I'm only awake right now because I'm waiting for my scan to finish.

I thought you had a mac?
I'm definitely considering getting Windows 10, especially considering I can get it for free since I have Windows 7. How I avoid viruses is I just run scans on Malwarebytes after I download stuff. I also have Microsoft Security Essentials, even though it's not really good antivirus at all, but it's just in case something gets past me; plus it never gives you annoying pop-ups - that's my main problem with other free antivirus software like avast and norton. Also, before I download stuff from sketchy sites, I search up the site to see if it's good by other people's standards. Usually just something in google like "is freecooltoolbars.com safe" and you'll get some results.

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