toxicitizen
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Yeah, I'd probably be more inclined to give the game a serious shot if I could get into the competitive scene. I mean, I don't follow the StarCraft 2 scene religiously but I enjoy watching pro matches every now and then. It helps that I like the game but, even if I wasn't already familiar with it, it's pretty easy to understand what's happening on-screen. Two distinct races fighting each other, fairly easy to follow. But whenever I watch Dota 2 stuff, I just have no idea what the fuck is going on.
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Yeah, same for me. I tried Dota 2 and it's just not my kind of game. I almost kinda wish it was, honestly. The people that get into it seem to get really into it. It's not uncommon to see Dota 2 players with thousands of hours of playtime. It kinda feels like I'm missing out on something big.
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That's the thing, we don't know that it's a MOBA but the F2P part kinda limits what it could be. I seriously doubt it's another MMO and I can't really see it being a shooter either. What does that leave outside of MOBA? Perhaps some kind of ARPG? Now that I think about it, that's much closer to Bioware's wheelhouse and could be kind of interesting.
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Yeah, that's what I thought. Oh well, nothing to see here. For all we know, it might not even be a "real" Bioware title. Just another team with the Bioware brand slapped onto it. Like that Command & Conquer game, Generals 2 was it? That was canned, right?
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Yeah, no combination of words makes me lose interest in a game faster than free-to-play. Although the MOBA part was just me speculating, those seem to be all the rage right now. I honestly don't get why everyone's making them. We sure as shit don't need more... Is it just about trying to get that Dota/LoL money? Did the industry seriously learn nothing from their complete failure when they similarly tried to go after WoW?
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Mostly the theme. Nightmare and Shadow Realm/Lord don't seem too far removed from each other. It could be unrelated, I actually hope it is, but it looks like there's a real possibility that it's not. And yeah, Gamescom seems like a safe bet. That's in what, a couple weeks?
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Well, shit. Based on some url registrations from a few months ago, looks like it could be a free-to-play game. :/ Did anyone say MOBA?
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Yeah, not a fan of live-action either but for such an early teaser I don't really have an issue with it. It's when it's supposed to be a proper unveiling or closer to launch that it bugs me. At that point, it's really not what I want to see. But I'm with you, I have my issues with Bioware but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on a new IP.
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I think it was vaguely known that Bioware have been working on a new IP? Looks like this could be it. Looks like a departure from their usual fantasy/scifi fare so that alone intrigues me.
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Started playing Trails in the Sky today. I'm about 7 hours in and so far I'm enjoying it a lot. Which is kinda surprising considering how uneventful and even mundane the story has been so far. People aren't kidding when they say it's a very well-written and fleshed out world. The first five or so hours were pretty much someone going "I have to go on a trip, please do all my side-quests for me" and then you just kinda do that for a while. And yet, I kept playing all day because every little bit of lore or dialogue has been interesting or entertaining. By comparison, in Tales of Symphonia you're on a quest to save the world pretty much right off the bat, which sounds exciting but holy shit I was so fucking bored the entire time I played. The combat system is alright, too. It's standard turn-based RPG fare but with Disgaea-like grid-based movement. It's not the most exciting system ever but there's some room for strategy, which is always nice.
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TC had the right idea. You guys are the worst! I'M LEAVING THE FORUM TOO!
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Cooler than Batman? Are you even listening to yourself?! You're not making any sense, man.
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Yeah, my friend keeps telling me about it every chance he gets. I'll check it out eventually.
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Green Arrow is stupid and only losers like him. You probably like Aquaman too!
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Can I at least attack Cowboy, then? What he just said about Batman, that's not okay. I'm pretty sure there are laws in place to prevent this kind of heresy.
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Lol. Oh man, I wish I hadn't missed that. Was that guy for real? But uh, yes. Batman, indeed.
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He made a thread about leaving? What did it say? I'm assuming it got completely deleted because I can't find it.
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I don't know if Goh was joking but it's not like getting him to leave was my goal or anything. It's just hard to get along with someone this obnoxious. I've never seen anyone so delusional about their opinion being right, I'm seriously still considering the possibility that he was trolling. I kinda hope he was...
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I won't be grabbing it at launch but it's been on my radar for a few weeks. Looks pretty cool. There's a free browser version if you guys want a sneak peak. http://www.deconstructeam.com/games/gods-will-be-watching/ Haven't taken the time to try it, though. I've no idea how different the new one is supposed to be but I assume it expands on the concept significantly.
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Holy shit, what's this? Actual evidence?! But... but you're clearly right! I was heading to bed soon but now I won't be able to sleep until I see your reasoning for why those are all wrong!
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How's that crow tasting?
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Hahahaha jesus fucking christ, man. No, you are wrong. I've played the game to completion numerous times, both on PS3 and PC, and on the hardest difficulty. Counters do not fucking break combos. Ask anyone. If it does, then that means the combo window has elapsed. A punch would also break it at that point. This is bordering on self-parody, jesus. I seriously hope you've been trolling us all this time. I sincerely do. Because the alternative is just too fucking sad. Oh and look at that, thread merge.
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It is and we don't. If you had bothered to look, you'd know it's not specifically about Asylum but about the series as a whole. There's a new game on the way, the thread isn't anywhere near its "natural conclusion". We don't start a new thread whenever someone has a new thought on the series. I'm not sure I follow you there. It's not been discussed by someone else, it's been discussed by everyone else. What makes your opinion deserving of its own thread? Everyone else's goes in the general Arkham thread, so should yours. I wasn't trying to be dick by pointing that out, you know.
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Actually, reading your review more attentively, you got one major thing wrong. The bolded is simply false. Countering doesn't break combos, it's basically the core of the combat system. I didn't mention it in my post because I thought it went without saying but the freeflow combat system is probably the biggest reason why the game was popular. It's just fucking tight. The way you seamlessly chain up hits, counters and takedowns, nothing makes you feel like Batman more than demolishing a dozen guys without taking a single hit or breaking combo. If you button-mashed your way through the game, you were doing it wrong.
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There's already an Arkham thread http://forum.pressxordie.com/topic/990-batman-arkham-blank/ Might want to search first before starting threads about older games. Chances are it's already been discussed. But to answer your question, I think the game's popularity was a combination of a few factors: 1) Batman is awesome 2) it was the first good Batman game in quite a while 3) the 3D metroidvania structure was semi-novel at the time About 3, keep in mind it's a five years old game by now. It's old enough for other games to have imitated it and improved on the concept. Tomb Raider being a prime example. So while Asylum might not seem very refined by comparison, it laid the foundation pretty well for a new IP. City is definitely the better game, though.
