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Yeah, I've been hearing that criticism of Super a lot and I totally get it but it just doesn't really bother me, personally. Never really cared for the supporting cast all that much, so I was fine with them taking a back seat around the Saiyan/Frieza arcs. Although, apparently at one point Gohan or something like that? Lol, that's kinda ridiculous considering how he strong was in Z. I like the idea of an arc focusing on getting him back into fighting shape, though, so I hope you're right about that. Anyway, honestly, I just want to at least get through the Beerus and Frieza Resurrection arcs so that I can get back to Xenoverse and finish the story mode already. I didn't know it at the time but it actually goes a little bit beyond the Buu saga. And considering how poorly the story is presented in the game, I'd rather watch it before playing those parts. Plus, it looks like Xenoverse 2 actually covers Super arcs, so being up to date on the show would be a good idea if I ever want to play it.

Just found out that Crunchyroll has acquired the simulcast rights for Dragon Ball Super. Seems like they'll be releasing the latest ep soon (along with all the eps from the start of the current arc, I think) and will be adding older eps in batches of 10 starting Oct 30. That's pretty good news (and timing) for me because I was starting to look into what the best way to watch the show is. Looking for fansubs is kind of a pain in the ass for me these days. None of the groups I liked back in the day seem to be active anymore, and the ratings on anidb.info aren't much help in weeding out the shitty ones. So, I'm stuck downloading them blindly and hoping the ones I pick have decent quality subs. Having shows available on Crunchyroll just makes things much easier. Anyway, looks like I need to hurry up and at least finish the first season of Stardust Crusaders by Oct 30. Almost done anyway, maybe I'll try to marathon the second one as well.

Yeah, 3DS BC should be doable, just need to simulate the two screens on the Switch's display. Pretty sure they did something like that for NDS BC on Wii or something? Only issues would be lack of 3D (not a big loss, imho) and, from what I can tell, they've yet to confirm whether or not the Switch has a touch screen. If it does, no reason why it couldn't happen. If it doesn't get 3DS BC, then at least that'll give me a reason to hold on to my n3DS for 3DS/NDS games.

Well, there's also how that thing clearly doesn't take discs. Hopefully they'll port all the big Wii U titles over to it. Could give them a decent launch line-up and be a nice incentive for people who skipped the Wii U. As long as I can get Bayonetta 2, Wonderful 101 and Super Mario 3D World on this thing I'll be fine without a Wii U. Tokyo Mirage Session and the Zelda remasters would be nice to have as well, though.

So, this looks basically identical to some of the leaks. It's basically the Wii U but with the actual hardware inside the tablet. Kinda funny to see them doubling down on the tablet since it was my understanding that they had ultimately failed to justify that gimmick. Anyway, looks interesting enough to me but I need more info before getting excited. I imagine BC is not going to be possible, so now the question is do I get a Wii U on the cheap or hope they port all the games I care about... Also, holy crap is it ugly. Hopefully there will be better looking options color-wise. Gray and black is just kinda blergh.

Yeah, calling the brotherhood the "Assassin's Creed" is seriously fucking dumb but it's hardly a surprise. "Hurr durr audiences won't get it if we don't hit them over the head with it!"

Looks much better than I would've expected. But the main thing I got from this trailer is that Hugh Jackman needs to play Joel if that TLoU movie ever happens. I mean, just look at the bit at 1:30.

That Mobius Final Fantasy game is coming to Steam in Japan. Presumably a western release is also in the cards. Anyone played the mobile version? Is it any good?

Fair enough. But between this and your comment on REmake in the spooktober thread, it sounds like RE is just not the series for you. Those are the respective peaks of the series two styles of gameplay. I have a feeling the third time probably won't be the charm.

Yeah, I'm really hoping for a RE4-level of successful reinvention. I want this to be an amazing game. But my cynicism towards the AAA industry has been at an all-time high in recent years, and I have zero blind faith in modern Capcom. Not after RE6. So, I'm keeping my expectations in check. Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. Although, to be fair, I do like the sound of some of what they're saying. Apparently they took a lot of notes from the original RE and I can kinda see it from that second clip I posted. That gives me at least a little bit of optimism. Were you done solely out of principle or did you actually try to keep playing? Because I'd argue RE4 is one of the few games that did the whole "entire game is an escort mission" thing right. Obviously, it's been topped by more recent releases but the escort mission never got in the way of the game. Besides, Ashley's not even with you for large chunks of the game. I can understand the sentiment in general, but it's RE4 we're talking about so it kinda comes off as a complete knee-jerk reaction in this case.

Was gonna post those clips the other day but they were unlisted at the time, which I guess disables embedding because it wouldn't work. Anyway, here's two more. I'll edit to embed them once they're no longer unlisted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxW4eBdRF_I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-whnhK8IxU Honestly, I'm a little disappointed that the save station isn't a typewriter lol. It's good to finally see something that actually looks like RE, though, even if it's just short clips. Hopefully they'll release a proper gameplay trailer closer to Halloween.

You're a bit late on that one, it's already done airing and apparently isn't that great. And it's even weirder than just an anime, it was two anime series that aired concurrently. One was a prequel featuring the cast of DR 2 and the other was a sequel featuring the cast of the original. Then there's New Danganronpa V3, which is a new game that features a completely new cast and starts a new story. I'm hoping the anime will show up on Crunchyroll now that they have that deal with Funimation. I still need to play that third-person shooter spin-off first, though. I have a Vita copy but it runs like shit and they've already teased the Steam release, so at this point I'll just hold off for that, I think.

If it's a cheap mystery bundle on GMG then all you need to know about the selection pool is that it's filled with nothing but shit.

I don't remember it being that bad in REmake. It definitely takes some getting used to but the map is pretty well designed, so it doesn't take too long to learn to navigate it efficiently. Shit, just talking about it I can still remember its layout and it's been almost two years since I last played it. Now that's good map design. If you can look past it, REmake is a genuinely great game, I think. Arguably the best of the entire RE series. So yeah, I'd recommend trying to stick with it. But lol, if it really bothers you that much then stay far away from RE0. They did away with the item boxes and replaced them with a "just drop everything on the fucking floor!" mechanic. So, you need that item you dropped earlier? Check on your map which room you left it in and you have to make your way back wherever the fuck that specific room was. It doesn't take long to start missing item boxes. About halfway through the game I started doing "item runs" where I'd drop most of my non-essential shit in a typewriter room and whenever I reached a new one that looked like I'd never go back to the previous one, I transferred all my shit to it. Now that was tedious. Worst part is at the very last typewriter room of the game I still ended up going "well, shit. looks like it's final boss time. better go back to get that grenade launcher..."

First game down! Just beat Resident Evil 0. It took longer than I would've liked due to both Slime Rancher and Shenzhen I/O stealing all my attention for pretty much an entire week but I think I got them both out of my system now. Not sure which one to do next, though. I picked RE0 pretty much at random out of my list, so I might do that again. I just can't bring myself to start Amnesia. I did try Shadow Warrior a bit earlier today (it was still daytime, so I didn't want to play RE0 yet). It's not spooky but it's got demons in it, so whatever, close enough. Not sure yet if I'll stick with it or not, though. Don't want to get side-tracked again...

I liked Oceanhorn. For a shitty Wind Waker clone that I got from some cheap bundle, it was way more fun than it had any right to be. Got close to 20h out of it and I'm on board for a sequel. Just don't go in expecting something on par with Zelda. It's not.

Yeah, Stardew Valley looks great. The launch hype got to me so I bought it back then even though I didn't really have the time for that kind of game. I've been meaning to go back to it for a while now. Oh and I missed it earlier but yeah, Hyper Light Drifter starts out pretty brutal. It gets much easier once you get good at the combat. Best advice I can give if you're just starting out is go east, not west.

Yeah, at some point I'll do like I did with Subnautica and just stop playing and wait for the full release. But man, this game is addictive in a way Subnautica simply wasn't. Last night I kept telling myself I'd turn off the game soon but ended up playing until my butt was numb. The core gameplay loop is just that much fun. It's borderline Civ-levels of "just one more trip out to grab some stuff". Then you get back and it's "well I guess gotta check on my slimes and gardens and collect/sell". You go to bed and the next morning "wellll.... maybe just one more trip out to grab some stuff". It's just straight up hard to stop playing. The Far, Far Range isn't actually that big, though. There are a few extra areas you can unlock, so I'm probably gonna stop before I unlock them all. At least keep some content fresh for the full release.

Slime Rancher is a game where you catch slimes with a vacuum cleaner gun and put them in force field cages. Then you feed them and they poop, you collect the poop and sell it at a vending machine for money so that you can buy stuff to catch more slimes and get their poop to also put in the vending machine for more money to buy more stuff to catch more slimes to sell more poop and also you can grow vegetables and stuff. In other words, Slime Rancher is the motherfucking GOTY and holy shit where did my saturday evening go?!

Even if it's only half as good as the first one, it's gonna be great.

Dead Space 2 is arguably better than Dead Space 1. It's a bit more action-y but it's not like the original wasn't, so I didn't really have a problem with it. At least it's not like Dead Space 3 where you're getting into cover-shooting gunfights against human beings. :/ But yeah, I thought DS2 was just a better game overall. As for me, I decided to start on a low-stress note with Resident Evil 0. I put a few hours into it back in January but wasn't able to finish it before the onslaught of winter releases, so it got shelved indefinitely. Started over and I'm already almost back to where I was. It's not as good as REmake but it's old-school RE so it's still pretty good. Also, playing it reminded me that January isn't too far off and the last couple years we had HD remasters of REmake and 0. So, I started wondering if Capcom might announce something soon, like maybe Code Veronica HD or something? It wasn't until the next day that I remembered that Resident Evil 7 is a thing and is, in fact, coming in January. I think you might have a marketing problem, Capcom! Show your fucking game already if you want me to get hyped for it! https://uk.gamesplanet.com/game/alien-isolation-steam-key--1096-1?ref=itad

Damn, must be something on my end then. Weird. I've already tried different browsers and disabling extensions, so that's not the problem. :/

If you guys aren't big on horror games, I guess Mafia III is also pretty spooky?

Bought this yesterday because Zachtronics is the best. Also, today was Humble Monthly day. I got Grim Dawn like a week ago as the early unlock but only got the rest of it today. I usually approach this as a "Do I want the early unlock game for the price of the bundle?" kinda purchase and everything else is a bonus. It would be foolish to look at it any other way. I was vaguely interested in Grim Dawn but not enough to buy it at this price, I was actually planning to cancel this month and forgot. Some months have been better than others but so far there hadn't been any month where any of the secret games were particularly amazing. That all changed today because I got Slime fucking Rancher! Been interested in it for a while now but it never quite hit the right price for me to bite. So, that was a really nice surprise. I would've been so bummed out if I'd actually cancelled. Oh and btw, has anyone else been having issues with imgur lately? It's been a pain in the ass for me for a couple weeks now, I wasn't even able to upload these pics, it just hangs on "processing" forever.

Since Mal posted the last one, here's Super Bunnyhop's newest video. Another one from his trip to Japan, this time about gaming restaurants. Doesn't look as great as their arcades but still kinda neat. The dorkiness of that Capcom bar is just adorable in the cringiest way.