TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 So Nintendo's strategy to release IP on mobile to pull people to their dedicated hardware is actually working. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 How many Wii Us have they sold this past week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Probably not as many as 2/3DSs, there's no Pokemon on WiiU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Let me know when we get those 2DS and 3DS numbers then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 I bought a use Wii from Gamestop. It was $50 but they give you a $20 rebate, so its $30. I sold them my launch Dualshock 4 with the peeled sticks and the wonky left analog for $27. Installing the homebrew channels has gotten so damn easy now. It all worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Yeah win is pretty sweet for home brew. We had one kicking around so did the letter bomb thing on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baconrath Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 Loaded up on (flawed) strategy jrpgs for the DS: Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth Remix Luminous Arc Luminous Arc 2 (EU version, sans audio CD ;_; ) Hot damn is Hoshigami a clunky mess. So far my experience with it has been going into the tower thats there at the start, having my units hit each other for better exp gain, and then steamrolling lvl 7s as lvl 20s. The game has a rep for being stupidly hard like its PS1 counterpart but I guess I haven't hit the difficulty spike yet since I've been grinding. Attack sessions are a pain to set up and can be interrupted. I've heard they fixed a lot of issues in the the spiritual successor Stella Deus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Word is the port is a bit rough so this will be a gamble but yeah... EDF EDF EDF EDF EDF! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) After passing up on it multiple times at five bucks, Duke Nukem Forever has finally hit the sweet spot of one dollar, where I can finally justify buying it just to see how bad it actually is. This is the Humble 2K Bundle 2, and I think it might actually be the first time I get the 1$ tier of one of these. But more importantly, holy fucking lmao, Battleborn in the 15$ tier! Talk about a fucking bomb, holy shit. I'm guessing it's going F2P by the end of the year. Going up against Overwatch was complete suicide. I'm not one to generally enjoy seeing games or studios fail but I'd be lying if I said a part of me isn't happy to see that lying sack of shit Randy Pitchford crash and burn. edit: Fuck it. Normally I'd wait for a sale but if this is even half as good as Oniken it's worth paying full price for. Edited July 20, 2016 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 I too picked up the $1 tier (which changed from 75p to 76p in the space of a day) but more for Spec Ops: The Line which I've heard good things for and a few pence is worth throwing at it, I guess I can shoot at DNF too. The other tiers there's nothing except Mafia II I'm vaguely interested in that I don't already own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Wasn't sure about it but it was only 83p on Wii U so I'm not losing much if I don't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 A pre-order, really, but releasing early August. Since I have three friends who love Legendary Marvel and love Firefly, and I've heard nothing but great things about the Encounters games, it was a bit of a no-brainer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Ooooh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Been waiting for this one for what feels like forever. I liked everything I've played by Blendo Games, so it was always going to be on my radar. But the premise of this one is just right up my alley. I mean, a retro cyberpunk hacking/stealth game? Yes, please! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 I'd been eyeing it since launch but figured Mighty No. 9 might be a more interesting modern alternative. Lol, so much for that. Anyway, my current retro binge made me look it up again a couple days ago and it was on sale on GMG. Grabbed it just in time, too, because the very next day it was still on sale but at a much smaller discount. I'm still kinda confused as to why they didn't include all the original games up to Mega Man 10, though. Seems like a massive wasted opportunity. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baconrath Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) Devil Survivor Overclocked (3DS) Radiant Historia (DS) Bacon stop impulse buying DS rpgs and a pox on your mailman I'd been eyeing it since launch but figured Mighty No. 9 might be a more interesting modern alternative. Lol, so much for that. Anyway, my current retro binge made me look it up again a couple days ago and it was on sale on GMG. Grabbed it just in time, too, because the very next day it was still on sale but at a much smaller discount. I'm still kinda confused as to why they didn't include all the original games up to Mega Man 10, though. Seems like a massive wasted opportunity. :/ I have this for 3DS and it has really bad problems with slow down for no apparent reason Edited July 31, 2016 by Baconrath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Has anyone made the leap for Civ VI yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 I have this for 3DS and it has really bad problems with slow down for no apparent reason Do you mean the occasional slowdown when there's a lot going on on-screen (i.e. the kind you would see on an actual NES) or does it have problems beyond that? I'm playing on PC, so I can't say for sure about 3DS, but I'm also getting slowdown and at first I thought that was kind of insane but then I noticed my framerate remained at a rock-solid 60 regardless. So, I looked into it and found out that it's actually intentional. The aim of the collection was to perfectly emulate the way the games ran on the NES, for better and for worse. So, that means slowdown in all the same place, the same glitches, sprites flickering, etc. Personally, I would've preferred making the games run as well as possible but I can at least respect the intention here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Just bought it on this thing called "Steam". I guess it's a computer platform for buying and playing games. Think of it like PlayStation on your computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 I bought Colin McRae on Google Play for 10p cos it's essentially using free money and my dad might enjoy giving it a spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 (edited) It's the early unlock of the current Humble Monthly Bundle. I've been subbing on and off the past few months, mostly whenever the early unlock is of interest to me. I'll be getting like 5 or 6 other games in a month but so far there's never really been anything mind blowing beyond the early unlock so I'm not holding my breath. I've been waiting for a deal on SOMA for a while now and this one was good enough for me, whatever else I end up getting is just a bonus. Really looking forward to playing it, though. I was going to get it at launch but I really wanted to get around to playing the two Amnesia games first, and that never happened. So, the purchase got postponed indefinitely and at this point I sorta don't give a shit anymore. Besides, this one looks way more interesting. I've been hearing pretty high praise about how strong of a sci-fi story it actually is. Like, to the point where the horror game part actually gets in the way of the sci-fi story part a little bit. edit: Just beat the main game and it was pretty great. Checked to see if the DLC had ever been on sale and turns out it only came out about a month ago. Since I'm pretty sure I got the base game through some Humble Bundle, I figured what the hell, I'll throw some money at the devs. Actually bought the upgrade to the Global Megalord Edition, which includes the DLC plus a bunch of other stuff, but there's no store page/pic for it. Edited August 8, 2016 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 It's the early unlock of the current Humble Monthly Bundle. I've been subbing on and off the past few months, mostly whenever the early unlock is of interest to me. I'll be getting like 5 or 6 other games in a month but so far there's never really been anything mind blowing beyond the early unlock so I'm not holding my breath. I've been waiting for a deal on SOMA for a while now and this one was good enough for me, whatever else I end up getting is just a bonus. Really looking forward to playing it, though. I was going to get it at launch but I really wanted to get around to playing the two Amnesia games first, and that never happened. So, the purchase got postponed indefinitely and at this point I sorta don't give a shit anymore. Besides, this one looks way more interesting. I've been hearing pretty high praise about how strong of a sci-fi story it actually is. Like, to the point where the horror game part actually gets in the way of the sci-fi story part a little bit. IIRC the Giantbomb crew (Vinny and Austin) loved the game but wished there was less emphasis on typical video-gamey aspects like bad guys and what not. Also, I might be wrong but I'm sure I heard something about a mod (PC Only) that removes all enemies from the game. Might be of interest? http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=560988617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Now that you mention it, I remember hearing about that mod a little while ago. But nah, I don't really see the point in playing it like that. At least, not on a first playthrough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 I got the "Beat the Average" tier on the latest Humble Bundle so got: Tharsis Savage Lands Kholat Space Engineers Rust Shelter 2 Might throw out key for Kholat (should really do a give away on a bunch of keys actually) since it seems more of a horror survival thing and not quite my cup of tea. I've been interested in these kinds of games but not enough to throw out £10-£15 on one. Some of these have SP only elements too which I'm more interested in, have done a couple on free weekends like Ark that have multiplayer n not into that kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Oh, neat, I've been eyeing Tharsis but haven't wanted to actually spend much money on it, but if it's just in the pay-what-you-want tier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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