GameDadGrant

4 hours ago, eventide11 said:

It's been in souls games since Adam and Eve. If you play his games like casual games he'll show you he doesn't make games for casual gamers

4 hours ago, best3444 said:

 

I get it but casuals will be confused and frustrated. But when you play a From game you should know what you're getting in to.

4 hours ago, AbsolutSurgen said:

This game was a best seller, and was universally acclaimed.  Lots of casuals are able to figure it out.

3 hours ago, best3444 said:

 

Not @GameDadGrant 

 

I personally think it's one of the greatest games ever made. Masterpieces like this come around every 10 or so years.  

What the...?!? Are you goons calling me a "casual" gamer because I don't like From Software's BS?  

YOU'RE ALL PERMABANNED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. 

Listen. I don't mind challenging games. I've gone through the OG Xbox's Ninja Gaiden. I beat Gamecube's F-ZERO GX. Practically the entire Castlevania series is my bitch. But those games at least don't pull this garbage of putting an enemy that can "stomp you into a mud hole" right up front. And the excuse of "oh, well you can just go somewhere else what's the problem?" doesn't hold water. Why is there anything near the start that can do that? It doesn't make any sense. 

I'll give it another shot soon. See how it goes.

Of course Nintendo is suing. I mean...what did anyone think was going to happen?

It'll be interesting to see the results of this, especially if it goes to court. I don't really follow Xbox or Playstation news, but if emulators were available on PC to play those games for free...would Microsoft and/or Sony just let it slide?

I know back in the day Sony didn't take kindly to bleem! which was disappointing. (though I was still able to snag the discs to allow me to play Gran Turismo 2, Tekken 3 and Metal Gear Solid on my Dreamcast. Huzzah!) 

17 hours ago, XxEvil AshxX said:

 

Oh yeah, I own Cruis'n Blast too, lol. I forgot about that one. I think I paid about $20 for it but to be fair, it's only worth about that much. It's.... not great.

 

I don't have a problem paying full price for a game like MUA 3 or Mario Odyssey.... but their business of double-dipping into the Wii U's library and re-releasing those older games for $50+ was a kick in the nuts for some of us who owned them the first time. I owned Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, New Super Mario U, Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3 all on the Wii U, and would've totally double-dipped at the right price. 

 

I'll be real though, if Nintendo announces the Switch 2 and fully supports all Switch games (like it's rumored to) without any of that profile transfer bullshit, I'd be tempted to go back and buy some of those games again. But I gotta know my shit will carry over seamlessly.

Dang...poor Cruis'n Blast. Never gets any respect!  

To be fair about your point of "re-releasing" Wii U games on Switch...those games were not just simple ports. Several of them had to be changed so that Gamepad usage wasn't required at any point, and ALL of them had added content. (Bowser's Fury, Funky Kong, Peachette and Super Luigi included, all Pikmin 3 DLC included, and Bayonetta 1 was bundled with Bayonetta 2.) And still "only" $50 a pop. Would I have liked those for even cheaper (or free?)...yeah, of course. But that's not the world we live in. And the offerings they provided aren't what I would call terrible or anything. *shrugs*

I'll agree with you on your last point. The Switch successor better damn well have backwards compatibility. It would *almost* be an instant no-buy for me if that's the case. 

16 hours ago, eventide11 said:

How is it bad game design when you can literally go ANY where else and increase your stats and come back?

Do you guys not read my posts? I specifically said I went in the direction AWAY from it! To avoid fighting it. And it still chased me down and killed me, LOL.

11 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

Try going any other direction than forward.

I mean...okay.

3 minutes ago, crispy4000 said:

It took them 6+ years of the Switch to cut any full price game they published by 50% in an official capacity.

 

To be fair, that’s entirely unprecedented.  People are right to be put off by it.

Sure, but it’s not unheard of when the games are discounted by 25%-41% (which admittedly is an odd percentage).

My point was more about how their games are sometimes not even $60. In recent(ish) memory, games like Cruis’n Blast, WarioWare and Mario vs Donkey Kong launched at $50 or less. 
 

Again, for whatever that is worth. *shrugs*

5 hours ago, Firewithin said:

 

Tree Sentinel? 

What?

5 hours ago, best3444 said:

 

He litteraly played 5 minutes of the game. It's the rider right next to the church of Elie. It's litteraly the very beginning and you don't have to even fight him lol. 

My play log says I played for around half an hour. Some of that was character creation and tutorial stuff, though.

But you’re not wrong, it’s in the beginning of the game…and that’s what pisses me off about it! Why put something like that right in the beginning?! That’s NOT good game design, that’s just trolling the player.  I hate that. 
 

And I tried not fighting it. But it chased me down and one-shotted me. So I rage quit. *shrug*
 

I dunno. Maybe since I’ve calmed down I’ll give it another try. I WANT to give this game a fair shake. I just hate, hate, *HATE* this kind of garbage right up front in an adventure RPG. 

16 hours ago, XxEvil AshxX said:

 

I do like Nintendo games. But I rarely buy video games at full price anymore, and while MS, Sony and PC regularly see some pretty good discounts, Nintendo sales suuuuuck.

 

I own Mario Kart 8, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, and had Mario Odyssey and those are literally the only first party titles I've been willing to buy. The Switch has been mainly a third party indie console for me.

Oh, I see…you like Nintendo games. You just don’t want to pay for them! LOL  

I keed, I keed.

To be fair, Nintendo’s games are often not full price to begin with (and only Tears of the Kingdom has hit that dreaded $70 price tag so far). Don’t forget if you’re downloading indie games on Switch, you earn Gold Coins which can be used to discount games form the eShop. For whatever that is worth. 
 

Switch is a good spot for indies, but lately I’ve been using my Steam Deck for those. (And Elden Ring, but maybe for not much longer. I hate that game but I’m going to try to give it another fair shake. Maybe.)

2 minutes ago, XxEvil AshxX said:

 

Yep.

That’s cool. Not sure why, but I was under the impression you didn’t like Nintendo games. Maybe I misunderstood.

1 hour ago, Bacon said:

You refuse to learn the controls even once?

Yeah. Not for stuff like these that are so frustrating to play. I’ve got a huge backlog of games that are more to my tastes. I won’t waste my time on Souls or even Elden Ring.

If others enjoy them, that’s cool. But From Software games just don’t vibe with me.

1 minute ago, Bacon said:

Yes. Like, literally, Yes. Yer out of your mind if you think otherwise.

 

I meant "No" as in, "I refuse." 

1 hour ago, Bacon said:

Since 2009 these games have had the same controls. You only need to learn one.

No.

1 hour ago, best3444 said:

 

I guess you never played Elden Ring. 

Actually, it was Elden Ring that sent me over the edge! LOL. I was playing it over the weekend and when I got immediately killed by the first monster thing you come across, I was like "oh shit, here we go again" but then it might have been a story beat? Because when the game continued there was this story sequence and I started from a completely different area. But when I went out exploring, I saw some enemy on a horse in the distance. So I made sure to do my best to avoid it and not get close. 

Sonuvabitch chased me down and one-shotted me. I was even engaging it! I was trying to avoid the battle and make some actual progress. 

Not gonna lie, I was pissed and rage quit. 

I don’t understand how people enjoy this game (or any game from From Software). 
 

Starting a new game, getting used to the controls and world…then get one-shotted by the first enemy you happen across? How is that fun?

Screw you, From. Freakin’ troll development studio. Bah. This team and its games are NOT for me. They are dead to me. 

On 2/19/2024 at 8:00 AM, XxEvil AshxX said:

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I'm playing all the switch games on my deck OLED.

 

Yuzu? 

3 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

Unite was more like a Moba

 

Pokken Tournament was more of an "arena" fighter

Okay. Yeah I wasn't quite sure what was meant by a "Pokémon arena" game. Though to be fair, a MOBA has the word "arena" in it, sooo...half credit?  

Played the demo, and I like it. Looking forward to the final game. 

4 hours ago, Remarkableriots said:

Have they made a Pokémon arena recently?

You mean like Pokémon Unite? Came out a few years ago, IIRC.

3 hours ago, Biggie said:

Endless Ocean is going to be amazing! Are you getting it?

 

I hope it’s a Silver/Gold remake for Switch. Just like Pearl/Diamond. I prefer those types of Pokémon games. 

Hell yeah I’m getting it. I don’t think it will have a customizable soundtrack, unlike the Wii game. But that’s not a huge deal.

And whatever they announce at the Direct, I’m keen on.

On 2/22/2024 at 12:17 PM, Biggie said:

Going to preorder Endless Ocean Luminous

 

The Pokémon Direct is on February 27th. 

Good choice on Endless Ocean.
 

Looking forward to the Pokémon Direct!

I’m gonna play Mario vs Donkey Kong today.

I’m out of town at the moment so I obviously didn’t pick up my copy from GameStop yet (physical forever!) so I instead pulled out my 3DS and played the original GBA version for a while.

Holds up pretty well, it’s still fun. DK’94 seems to have had more personality though. So I booted that up on 3DS and was having more fun with that one, haha.

Mickey and Goofy in Fortnite, then? Ha! Let’s go.

No Donald, though. That duck has enough PTSD.

2 hours ago, 5timechamp said:

It means im an ignorant ass that goes off half cocked to do stuff without thinking…

 

I saw the e-reader levels were accessible but ignored that they were on the Gba version of smb3…  I dont have the online expansion for the Switch, thus no access.. I am dumb

Ah, gotcha. Yeah you’ll need the Expansion for SMA4:SMB3 and its related e-reader stages. 
 

Or if you were lucky enough to download the game on Wii U Virtual Console, the card stages are all available there, too.

So glad Nintendo included all those stages since they are a blast. I actually had a few of the actual cards for the GBA back in the day, but having them all from the jump is awesome.

On 2/4/2024 at 5:03 PM, 5timechamp said:

Went in to Switch virtual console expecting to play SMB3 E-reader levels but apparently that wasnt a thing

Whatcha talkin’ about? You decided not to play it, or something?

The e-Reader stages are pretty fun. It was the closest we got to a new 2D Mario that generation. 

My son just downloaded this yesterday. Hasn't played it yet, but I'll pass along any impressions he had when I get them.

On 12/26/2023 at 5:27 PM, chakoo said:

What for? Hacking or just general WiiU usage? The eshop is closed so I can’t imagine you’re downloading much.

Yeah, you nailed it on the head. Hacking.

On 12/26/2023 at 11:44 PM, Keyser_Soze said:

Grant's family had a weird Christmas. Are you sure all your minds are right over there?

No. 

On 12/28/2023 at 1:57 AM, cusideabelincoln said:

External AC adapter is indeed required.

 

You can buy an external enclosure and then put any hard drive in it. I have a 500GB drive connectd to my WiiU and it holds almost all of the major games on it, but 1+TB would be recommended to fit just about every interesting/unique game.

 

Unless things have changed since I modded mine, I think original Wii games that were not in the eShop need to be on a separate hard drive.

I think a 1TB is what he's gonna get. Seems like the "safest" route. 

Pretty crazy numbers. No mention of Xbox? (I didn't click the article, haha) 

On 1/12/2024 at 4:53 PM, Slug said:

Y'all remember all those "Nintendo is done/should go 3rd party" arguments back in the day?

Ah, good times. Good times.