toxicitizen

You don't think you were condescending but people that like things you don't are either dumb or have no taste? Lmao, right. That's not even remotely close to what I said but good to know I was right about you.

Just looked and neither the PS1 nor PS2 games are available on PSN. That's a bummer because this is really starting to sound like something I'd enjoy. Guess I'm gonna have to settle for Assault Horizon until AC7 comes out.

Alright, cool. That's good to know, thanks. One more question because wut. Is this just typical myths/religion stuff like we have in the real world or is there a fantasy element to this setting? Are there literal demon gods sleeping in the oceans in Ace Combat?!

Ugh, I really wanted to wait but this fucking game, man. It's calling to me. Think I might have to do my madhouse run soon after all lol. All it took was for me to see a single screenshot of a molded in a surprising location and my curiosity was piqued. Goddamnit! edit: Oh, so madhouse is basically "Fuck you" mode, then. Is it going to toy with my expectations from normal the entire time?

Interesting. Did you feel like you were missing out on some context or just general setting knowledge by getting in so late into the series? And did you ever go back and play the previous ones? If they're mostly self-contained stories, that would make me less apprehensive at jumping in with AC7.

Except pretty much all of those are constantly criticized for being convoluted nonsense? So, I don't know what you're going on about here. Well, I don't know about Metroid, didn't realize that was supposed to have deep lore or whatever. It's also kinda condescending of you to assume that people are "just too dumb to realize their beloved game stories are shit". Has it occurred to you that maybe they do and still enjoy the cheesiness of it all? That's certainly true for me and Metal Gear. I mean, is loving a story that's actually kinda bad such an alien concept to you? Do you not enjoy b-movies?

Yeah, looks like they deleted them from Greenlight for some reason. It's odd but I'll remain optimistic until I have a reason not to. In an ideal world, they simply acted without consulting Falcom and were told no because they were stepping on XSEED's toes. Honestly, I kinda hope that's what happened. Obviously, I have zero interest in buying the Chinese versions of the games and I'm not too keen on using fan translations either. If Joyoland getting on Steam has even the tiniest of chance of preventing XSEED from ever touching the games, then they can fuck right off.

Lol yeah, apparently it's "the bad one". Not knowing what to expect from even the good entries, I'll be going in with an open mind whenever I get around to checking it out. What's so bad about it, though? Like, just looking at its wikipedia page I can see it's set in the real world as opposed to the series' usual setting. So, I imagine that wasn't a popular move.

I've been hearing praise for this series for years now. Apparently the fictional setting of the series is pretty good and well-developed. I'm pretty curious about this one despite my usual apprehension at jumping into a series at installment 7. I do have Assault Horizon on Steam, so I should probably check that one out.

To be fair, though,

Quoting from the other thread since the reply kinda belongs here more. Don't you mean

So, I haven't really had the chance to talk about it yet but I've been playing N++ almost every single day since getting it in that Humble Bundle a couple weeks ago. It's, uh... it's pretty damn good! And I'm still nowhere near close to beating it. There is an absolutely insane amount of content in this game. I haven't even completed half the levels yet, although that's in part due to my playstyle where I don't move on from a level until I can clear it while also collecting all the gold, which is technically optional. And the best part? The devs are currently working on a massive update essentially doubling the amount of levels and adding a whole bunch of other things. If you enjoyed Super Meat Boy, definitely check out N++. If you wanted to enjoy Super Meat Boy but were put off by the intentionally gross art style, definitely check out N++. Hell, even if you didn't like Super Meat Boy, N++ is still worth a look. Even the hardest levels I've encountered so far are very manageable if you just want to clear them. It's when you're going for all the gold that shit truly gets real. It's that perfect storm of challenge and addiction. It's infuriating at times but it's the kind of frustrating where you can't stop retrying over and over until it's 6AM and you're still going "One more try, goddamnit!". Oh and the soundtrack is absolutely fantastic! If it was available on Steam, I would be all over it. It's the kind of music that would normally just kind of blend into the background while you're playing but it's so damn good that I find myself constantly noticing it and having to stop to appreciate it between levels.

Welp, that's the collectibles done. Man, I can't remember the last time I actually played a game three times in a row. Even just twice is pretty rare for me these days. Pretty sure the last time I did that was when REmake HD came out like, shit two years ago already? I finished my first run with Jill and felt like doing another with Chris right away. Anyway, I think I'm good for a while. Madhouse can wait. Don't wanna get burned out and I'll probably enjoy it more if I wait until I've forgotten about the game a bit. Now I kinda want to go back to REmake, though. Its achievements feel a lot more doable after doing the RE7 ones.

I'm using a guide too but the one I was using is kinda poorly written. It doesn't have warnings for stuff that's very missable AND used the exact same opening sentence for two coins in a row to describe when to get them. So, while skimming the list to double check I accidentally skipped over one of those two, assuming it was the one I already had. I totally should've been more attentive but up to that point the x-ray glasses were just too damn useful to avoid missing anything and it didn't occur to me that I didn't have them during that particular section.

You know what, Capcom? If you're gonna have fucking collectibles, how about not putting them in sections you can't go back to, you dumb fucks? Having points of no return and entire levels you can't go back to is one thing, but if I miss a fucking coin in a goddamn air vent and then you lock me from going back into said vent WHILE I'M STILL IN THE SAME DAMN LEVEL, then you're just being an asshole. Thank fucking God for cloud saves. I was able to disable Steam Cloud before quitting the game, delete my current save and revert to my save from last night. Really glad I thought to try that because holy shit, I was so fucking pissed. I did not feel like restarting my entire collectibles run just because of a single goddamn fucking coin. I lost all the progress I had done this afternoon but I don't even give a shit right now. Also, I couldn't help but notice that RE7 has 1.99GB of cloud space available lmao. I mean, what? My save barely takes 10MB. I can't imagine anyone ever needing that much space. Whenever I need to mess around with Steam Cloud, I always end up wishing Valve would improve the feature a bit. Space clearly isn't an issue, so it would be nice to have some kind of version control feature where reverting to a previous version of a save isn't so clunky. And don't even get me started on when you actually want to delete what's in the cloud. That process is just convoluted as fuck and only works like half the time.

Hahahaha, nice. But yeah, you can take him out temporarily. I never bothered trying because it seemed like a complete waste of ammo but the launch trailer showed him falling down and getting back up. Speaking of which, that was one stupid fucking launch trailer. Pretty much shows everything, including a bit of the fucking ending. Avoid at all cost if you haven't played the game yet and don't want to get spoiled! I was warned off so I only checked it out after finishing the game but man, I would've been kinda pissed if I had watched it earlier. Don't know wtf they were thinking.

I see. I guess all the minutes wasted going for an item, or hesitating on where to go next added up after a while. On another note, holy shit! This game, man! This fucking game!

Speedrun complete! How the fuck did you do it in 2h35m, Jack?! It took me like 3h20m and there isn't any particular section I feel I could've done significantly faster. Actually, I was kinda shocked by how insanely fast you can clear I kinda want to jump right back in and do my normal collectibles run right away but I don't know if I want to go through that intro for a fourth time just yet. Shit's getting tedious. Really wish you could skip cutscenes or start NG+ at the dinner table scene. :/

There's an achievement for it anyway, so I figure I might as well go for it while I'm on easy since there's more health regen. Then I'll do another normal run where I go for all the files, coins and Mr. Everywhere so I'll have all the good unlockables for when I do Madhouse. Have you done the "don't open the item box more than 3 times" one, too? I imagine it's probably a good idea to do it on easy, as well.

Hmm, I started a new game and was going for a collectibles run at first but at some point I guess it turned into a speed run lol. Now I'm a little over halfway through with only 1h left on the 4h limit. Don't think it'll be possible, so I'm kinda tempted to just say fuck it and start over on easy just to get the unlockables done. If you love the old-school gameplay style like in REmake and don't mind the switch to a first-person perspective, then you're pretty much guaranteed to love it. It's a fantastic game!

Was even able to get a little extra discount since they have a "complete the bundle" thing with the first game. So I got the Digital Dood Edition for slightly cheaper than the price of just getting the game.

Lol, it was obvious it could go much faster on a replay like the older games but damn. Were you actually trying to rush it or just going for the 4h thing? I was gonna wait but now I kinda feel like starting a new run right away lol.