TheMightyEthan Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Bought Monster Hunter: World, because apparently I am psychologically incapable of letting my backlog get below 5. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 This is a FANTASTIC time to get into Monster Hunter World. All the Events are available, and while you may have missed the Spring and Summer festivals, there's still the Autumn and Winter festivals to recap. Though you'd have to speed through a lot of quests to get to a good spot and tackle the events before Iceborne. Though honestly Iceborne is going to mix up quite a bit, so it's not entirely worth stressing if you don't get a certain special item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Lol, we'll have to see, I tend to be done with games after finishing the story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Don't know if it counts as a purchase but I subbed to that Gamepass on PC beta. There was a promo to get 3 months for like 6 bucks and last night there was an Alienware giveaway for a free month code (you got 2 months if you turned on autorenew when activating the code). So I may have grabbed a few codes and now have Gamepass until May 2020. For 6 bucks. There's not actually a ton on it that I want to play (and most things I'd honestly still rather just own on Steam), but at the very least this is a pretty cheap way for me to play Gears of War 4 and 5. I'm curious to try 5 since it's coming to Steam but I'm not spending 80 bucks on part 5 of a series I have basically no investment in and no desire to play multiplayer on. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Where was that promo? That's an awesome deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 The 6 bucks thing? I got it through the new Xbox app on Windows 10 but I imagine you can just get it from the website. I think it's only for new subs, though. You can also just get 1 month for 1$ and I think there was also a deal for Ultimate Game Pass, which includes Xbox live, but I don't have an Xbox so I didn't get that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) Summer sale over on Fanatical and I noticed there was a pretty good discount on Guilty Gear 2, so I grabbed it along with the first one because why the hell not. It's pretty cool that they went back and ported the original Guilty Gear to PC. And for some reason Guilty Gear 2 isn't a fighting game but some weird 3D action/RTS hybrid that was originally exclusive to the Xbox 360. My expectations aren't very high... Anyway, I swear I'm done buying fighting games now! Edited August 21, 2019 by FLD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Just be aware that the original GG is unbalanced as fuck. It can still be fun to play just to see the series' roots, but don't take it too seriously or you'll just get frustrated. This is the only game in the series where you can spam the instant kill moves without sacrificing your meter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) On 8/21/2019 at 12:19 AM, Mister Jack said: Just be aware that the original GG is unbalanced as fuck. It can still be fun to play just to see the series' roots, but don't take it too seriously or you'll just get frustrated. This is the only game in the series where you can spam the instant kill moves without sacrificing your meter. Yeah, I only got it to play through the story stuff real quick and move on to the later, better games. I mean, since I have the option of starting at the very first game then why the hell not? I'll play on easy if I have to lol. Update: Holy fuck, you weren't kidding. I just played through arcade mode with Sol and it was the most infuriating fucking horseshit. The final boss simply does not play by the same rules as you, even by fighting game standards. I'd win a round once in a while and the next one it would just go fucking APESHIT and take away like 70% of my health within seconds of the next round's start. I only managed to beat him by using completely abusive, spammy corner tactics. And even then it still took multiple attempts and no small amount of luck. I mean, I spent all week playing Street Fighter V and unlearning all my bad, button-mashy habits and just like that this game brought me back to square fucking one. And I think there's something fucked with the input processing because half the times my specials wouldn't come out and my super was basically impossible to do despite being only a half-circle motion. And to be fair, I play Ryu so I haven't really practiced half-circle motions all that much but I actually used training mode for, well, training and at this point I can do a flawless quarter-circle in my fucking sleep. SO YOU CAN FUCK RIGHT OFF WITH THAT "HUR HUR GUESS YOU MESSED THAT UP" FUCKING BULLSHIT, GUILTY GEAR!!!!!! I don't even know if I want to play the other characters lmao. I was super close to just giving up and was actually thinking I might be tempted to refund the game if I had bought it directly through Steam. Jesus fucking Christ... Edited August 25, 2019 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mister Jack Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) @FLD Yeah Justice is one of the most bullshit bosses of all time, right up there with Rugal, Igniz, and Magaki. I honestly have no idea how I managed to beat her with every character back in the day. In other news, I bought a new game. Edited August 27, 2019 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) I bought two games lately and they're practically polar opposites. Super Mario Party and Control Mario Party to play something with the GF. That's honestly the primary reason why I finally bought the game. It always looked like a solid party game, but I mean most of the time I would be playing with CPUs. Control was because this game is interesting, reviewed well, and selling out everywhere. Essentially a sleeper hit because there has been so much coverage on tons of games lately, but not a lot on this one. While it's super trippy, its presentation and world-building are insane. Seriously, I grabbed the second to last Standard Edition in the store with only two retail exclusive special editions sitting next to them. Before I entered the store there were some guys excited about finally finding copies of the game in town, so I'm thinking there probably isn't any more copies left after today. It's reminding me of when The Last of Us came out. Edited August 28, 2019 by CorgiShinobi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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toxicitizen Posted August 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 So there's this build-your-own-bundle Bandai Namco sale over on Humble and uh, I was already tempted when I saw I could get both of those (and a season pass for Tekken) for like 30 bucks. Then I realized that I could actually bring the price down even further by adding cheap games like Tales of Symphonia and some Pac-Man thing to max out the discount. In other words... On 8/20/2019 at 10:38 PM, FLD said: Anyway, I swear I'm done buying fighting games now! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 1, 2019 Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 I've been playing Fire Emblem on the TV a lot, and I finally got sick of using the joycons with the grip. I hesitated at first, but figured I'm gonna want it for the BotW sequel and SMT too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Two indie games for the Switch: And the best PS3 (unless Black Flag counts??) era Ass Creed. "BREXIT THIS!!" *hidden blade through the throat* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 I broke down and got Control on the Epic Store. I considered getting it for PS4, but even on Pro the framerate drops into the teens... *shudder* @Ultra TCP Black Flag counts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheFlyingGerbil Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 9/2/2019 at 12:51 AM, TheMightyEthan said: but figured I'm gonna want it for the BotW sequel You'll be wanting the switch 2 for that... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 You're probably right, hopefully the controller is compatible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 *looks back at Wii U Pro Controller* I'm not sure about that, but at least it'll always have a home on PC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Yeah, I don't know what I was smoking that the thought of it being compatible even crossed my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 Just buying my own birthday gift. Don't know when I'll get to it, but the sheer nostalgia and emotion I have for Link's Awakening is strong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 I too bought myself The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, and I also don't know when I'm going to get to it, since I'm still on my second playthrough of FETH, and I'm probably going to do a third... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 Ditto 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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