No more heroes
I like how its a satire on "EPIC" plots in general not just games.
But I still consider Killer7 as a better game despite the change from its original script . Cant wait for
Flower, Sun and Rain in October so I can get some sort of understanding of his Kill the Past series.
after a half year pause (initially interrupted by disco elysium) I finished sekiro, i was already pretty far so I only needed to do the divine dragon, demon of hatred and final boss, I am glad i pulled through, I watched a guide video for the last boss but it didn't help me whatsoever so I just made my own "strategy" which was mostly dodge to the right in phase one and then dodge to the left in phase two, phase three was praying that he does the lightning often so I can punish hard
a friend gave me shit for not learning to parry him but i already unlearned most of it due to the passage of time and frankly was never good at it to begin with so I just used whatever approach seemed natural to me, just because it's a sword fight doesn't mean your legs stop working, foot work, left right, POW right in the kisser
I can't remember the last time I beat a video game.
>>286
I wish they would've given the mage the thrown flechette instead of the fighter, getting close to enemies to use the dropped flechette is just a rough spot, and the ice magic even at close range isn't too great. The fighter could've worked with the dropped flechette a lot better than the mage.
Also, fuck the slaughtaurs. Annoying blocking that can reflect all but ripper projectiles, ranged attack that they can do instantly from block, looks exactly like the chump cenataur. And their everywhere in the first few DK maps like they common fodder when they are more tedious to deal with than just about any enemy in the game.
>>289
I understand why they did the flechettes that way from a theming perspective, with the mage effect being a carry-over from Heretic's timebomb where Heretic had a more magely protagonist, but that's an interesting take gameplay-wise. Hexen II had its closest mage analogue (the Necromancer) lay explosives more like a seeker mine, and the even closer mage analogue from the expansion (the Demoness) threw them as gas grenades.
Beat Monster Bash, not for the first time, but for some good Halloween season nostalgia.
Somewhat tough game, especially that swamp section in episode 3 with the moving platform jumps. Count Chuck is a pussy though.
I beat the first episode of Blood for the first time. I don't really like episode 2 so far.
>>292
There are a bunch of people in the retro FPS circles who love to fellate Blood, but they really do oversell it.
Duke 3D was better.
God Hand on hard mode has been beaten! ╭( ･ㅂ･)و
I swear, if you want to attempt something like this, buy something to destress yourself, cause this stuff's t o u g h (´Д｀)
even now, my fingers still hurt.
I beat Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. I liked parts of it but I'm perfectly happy with never playing it again.
Mega Man for DOS. Weirdly short and features Dr. "Wiley" (not that the console entries have ever been 100% consistent on spellings either...) but not as bad as people say.
Since this board is slower than my autistic cousin, I thought we could post our thoughts about upcoming things in gaming and then come back awhile afterwards to reflect on how it actually turned out.
The two biggest things I can think of right now is the ps5 and Xbox series X|S. Will they be shit? Who knows. maybe they will make fun video games again. A new generation means new possibilities right?
VR (in terms of both display and control schemes) is pretty much the only thing that seems exciting in terms of new developments these days. Everything else these days just seems to be made to fuel upgradism and disposability. We had great games years ago and with moddability we can keep expanding them, so why get excited over something that's essentially the same idea just with fancier graphics and less moddability?
I don't think I played a modern video game in years with the sole exception of Doom 2016. Video games as a business fucking suck.
I wish this board was more active.
>this board is slower than my autistic cousin
>I wish this board was more active
And yet this may be the third most active board on 4-ch, after DQN and General.
I invested in a VR-ready PC a couple years ago, but I never actually ended up buying a VR headset. I previously predicted that there would be more good games but I was wrong and I'm glad I held onto my money. From what I understand, there's only a couple of really worthwhile non-coomer games. Those being Boneworks, Half-Life, and that one rhythm game. Not exactly enough to warrant all that equipment and setup.
At least I have my upgraded PC. I haven't had to worry about game requirements for the last 2 years, even if it's only 1080p 60fps.
>>8
There is also Superhot VR, which is quite an enjoable game from what i've played, and it makes you feel like you're in that one scene from the Matrix where Neo dodges bullets, but constantly
>>9
Superhots gameplay is pretty nice but its a shame that it feels like 75% of the game is anything but gameplay.
>>2
Your first scenario has been happening for the past decade and probably longer before then. Look at how many buggy and bad releases have been dropped, but still got purchased. Games don't need to be fun to sell anymore. Battlefront 2015 was so hyped up despite everyone knowing that EA is a shit company which pumps out garbage.
There is a wider problem in modern vidya though which is the fact that a lot of games are being dumbed down. Fallout 4 was an inferior product in every aspect but graphics (which don't fit the style well, but are better) and gunplay (which is terrible beyond low levels), and depends more on mods than previous Bethesda/Fallout games. Civilisation VI was so dumbed down from Civilisation V which already got rid of a lot of mechanics but is still an in-depth game if you play mutiplayer or mod it. SSBB was a worse game than SSBM even if played as chaotic as possible. There is a reason people still play Mario 64, TF2, SSBM, or SF3s. Those games are simply better than a lot of their competitions.
A lot of games are dumbed down to be easier for new players to play, but a lot of games are popular because they are hard or complex. Even casuals who aren't going to get gud and learn all of the advanced techniques are going to be attracted to a game with a higher skill ceiling because it gives them a better chance to get good at the game, or gives it more replayability.
SFIV died when SFV came out, Sm4sh died when Ultimate came out, and Civ6 only beat Civ5 in players years after its release. New games are good for a series since they bring new things, but a lot of games just aren't as good nowadays.
video games are dead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TMs2E6cms4
Thoughts on the first trailer?
I personally dislike the overall changes in the art department.
Agreed. Some games from the '00s (mainly call of duty ripoffs) had shitty monochrome filters for no good reason. Demon's Souls wasn't one of them.
Making it colorful destroys the atmosphere. A lot of the enemy designs are more generic now too.
>A lot of the enemy designs are more generic now too.
Frankly speaking, the Flamelurker and the Dragon God looked ridiculous in that trailer.
The game will be released soon and every new piece of shared info about it doesn't sound very good to me.
The game is out and I finally understand why they didn't show much of the game's new artistic direction before shipping the game.
In my opinion some of the new redesigns are straight up embarrassing e.g Fat Officials.
What are some essential games for Windows 9x? I'm thinking about building a vintage gaming pc specifically for these mostly forgotten games that rarely work on modern PCs.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Fire Fight
(Captain) Claw
>>6
PCem is shit.
Have any other recommendations for emulators then? Trying to figure out QEMU
Ikusa Megami.
>>8 You must know about DOSBox already. Was there something about it you didn't like? Personally, I'm still trying to get it set up in a way where I can just give it a path to a game and make it run. I'm glad it uses "exclusive" fullscreen rather than that borderless crap that's getting pushed so hard these days, but I still don't have a monitor that can take proper advantage of it.
Diablo & DiabloII. Still waiting for Diablo3.
>>1
The mech games
Stuff like MechWarrior, Heavy Gear, Earth/Starsiege, G-Nome, etc.
>>10
I mostly hate DOSBox. Why is the cycle detection so shit? Development is stagnant too but we have dosbox-staging, fortunately.
>>13
Define cycle detection being shit. Are you referring to the results of leaving it at "auto" (which I'll admit is shit and you shouldn't use the auto setting unless you're really unsure what to set it at), or are you referring to other weird speed issues that might crop up with particular games?
DOSBox is a bit irrelevant when it comes to Windows 9x games though. Yeah, there are instructions where you can jump through a bunch of hoops to run Windows 95 in DOSBox but it's janky and unstable. The unfortunate truth is that if you want to run 9x stuff that's not compatible with XP or beyond, your best bet is still to get an actual Windows 9x era PC. Understandably this is kind of a barrier to entry if space/cost is a problem, especially if you want to play stuff that calls for a Voodoo card and shit.
>>14
I'm referring to both problems. It gets to the point where I'm playing Wing Commander and I never know if the game is running at the speed it's supposed to.
>>15
"auto" cycles only swaps between "max" and a single fixed value, and doesn't even do that reliably in all cases, which is why I recommend not to use it if you can help it. The default value of 3000 when it doesn't auto-swap to max is approximately a 286... maybe. From what I gather there's no reliable 1:1 conversion of cycles value to CPU speed, which sucks.
The general good procedure for speed-sensitive games is to determine what type of CPU (and, if need be, accessory hardware) the game was ideally run on and making a config that sets cycles, and perhaps some other settings (e.g. core, cputype, possibly graphics and sound card settings) accordingly. Outside of very finicky games you should be able to get away with making a few configs that represent different emulated computers rather than having to make a unique config for every game (though that can have its advantages like a specific startup .BAT script) Useful reading:
https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Configuration:CPU
DOSBox-staging is supposed to have steadier/more accurate cycles but I haven't yet experimented with it enough to vouch for that. I'm pretty wary of forked builds in general since in my experience they've tended to be no better/actually worse, but I'm basing that opinion primarily on Daum and X.
Will buying a Wii-U help me sleep with teenage girls?
I remember when I was sixteen I went over to a girls house under the pretense of playing Mario Party and then I fucked her.
So...does that still happen? Which of these will help me? http://www.listnerd.com/list/best-mario-games I just know chicks get fuckin wet for Mario
Seconding SM64. I made her panties drop* in 0.5x A button presses.
*in a parallel universe
>>19
That doesn't make sense though. There are no objects in parallel universes or M64. How could she have panties to drop?
>>1
I remember I once had a date witha a girl and took her to a semi-dungeon flat to play Kirby´s adventure. In my head, I tought that the fact that you can share food mouth-to-mouth in cooperaitve mode was enticing. It wasn't, the moment the kirbys pased the food, ther was an awkward silence.
She asked to stop dating after that.
So, don't use kirby games.
I get mad that most Mario games don’t have toilets. I search all over. Completely immersion breaking to play a game about a plumber that doesn’t have a single toilet. I simply cannot believe that Mario is a plumber, ruining the entire Mario series.
The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M
>>24
He can traverse my pipe if you know what I mean
Overseas release date for P5R coming soon.
I'm new to the franchise but I really like P5, but since I don't have a ps4 I can't play it. I was thinking of buying one soon, but I don't know if I should wait until Royal comes out or not.
>I'm new to the franchise but I really like P5, but since I don't have a ps4 I can't play it.
So you're a fan of the TV anime?
>I was thinking of buying one soon, but I don't know if I should wait until Royal comes out or not.
Are you waiting for a new price drop for the PS4 models?
I actually watched someone else play it after my brother introduced me to it.
I am low on cash right now but I have enough to buy a ps4, the thing is I would rather buy P5 and a ps4 at the same time, so I don't know if I should buy it right now, or finish watching and buy Royal when it comes out in the US.
>>57
I'd recommend waiting and getting both at the same time so you can experience the whole game yourself.
I like Megami Tensei
Just getting into this series. Digital Devil Story is a much cooler title. Having difficulty beating this. Put all of my stat points into strength on both characters because seriously who cares about that shit, it'll be maxed out at some point anyway. Or at least they better let me max it out.
SMTV and SMT3 HD incoming!
The SMTV protagonist looks like a bender, lol.
This is unrelated to games but a scanlation group called Gouma-Den is translating Megami Tensei manga left and right so check 'em out.
Not just horror games but ones with dark themes. What scares you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxnWjyvmpnI
If you don't know the lore, Diablo in 2 is the fighter from Diablo1. The rogue is implied to became Blood Raven and mage is suspected to be the Summoner. So power corrupted the Diablo1 characters to betray their good intentions.
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Honestly, we should just abandon 4chan(nel) and regroup here.
>>6
Anyone who has the patients to browse a textboard is allowed. I doubt that will be many of you though.
This place does seem a lot more laidback than the shitposting storm that is 4chan. You can't go a post without people arguing and calling each other faggots and such.
>>5
Nah, sites tend to shape posters rather than vice-versa. The medium is the message. When all people had was geocities, everyone had to learn some HTML and make a website. When everything's centered on Twitter, even Doctors have to talk like teenagers.
This place does seem a lot more laidback than the shitposting storm that is DQN. You can't go a post without people going to Yoshinoya and asking if you really want that extra sauce and such.
yeah this is cooler
FOAD
DIABLO
no, fuck off
I get motion sickness probably after 3-4 hours of playing this game.
I really enjoy it - but I can't stand the feeling of my eyes popping out of my skull and my intestines being pulled from my mouth through my esophagus.
It really sucks.
Do I just keep playing TF2 until my body gets used to it? I've read up on the motion sickness thing and it seems to me like 'sea legs' in comparison.
This really fucking sucks. ;___;
Can some people who don't play anymore give me some items? My backpack is really empty
yeah me too anyone tha tdont play anymore or "cant" play anymore could i please have some items i only have some items that ant the basic one's could i have just a few please??
As a Quake boomer TF2 is the last remaining fun online game for me that's still somewhat popular.
>>20
fuck off.
Also damn, nice necro. I've put ~2600 hours into tf2 but lately I only really play on the 4/v/ server when it goes up.
>>22
Yeah, 4chan has some very nice tf2 servers, while casual/skial/blackwonder are fine for a few hours but gets boring very quickly. Unfortunately, the fun servers are only open on weekends which blows.
>"Quake boomer" doesn't even know what sage is
Yes I'm sure the handful of people who check this board just HAD to see what sort of insight your post brought.
>i get to sage a post even though it's the most recent bump
wew lad
Why are Maple Ridge, Monster Bash, and Slaughter locked to Scream fortress, most fun I've had playing tf2 in a good while.
The game "Skyroads" is fucking great. It has excellent music, too. The only thing that could possibly make it more perfect is if it had a level editor.
ITT, discuss favorite DOS games, including, but not limited to, Skyroads.
( ﾟ ヮﾟ) Quarantine!
Cliff Hanger and his brother Coat!
Oh, that was C64...
If you're a wargamer, the old Steel Panthers series from SSI was awesome in multiple senses of the word. Imagine the Advanced Squad Leader boardgame from Avalon Hill, but actually playable.
Too bad the AI was retarded.
I think Matrix Games / Shrapnel Games has rewritten some of them and ported them to Windows.
( ﾟ ∀ﾟ) kitamittens!
Yeah so many good DOS games. Love me some Heretic and Hexen. Also Abuse, Wolf3D and Blake Stone, classic Doom, Master of Orion and Master of Magic, classic Warcraft (Warcraft II especially), tons of Apogee shit like Bio Menace, Crystal Caves, Hocus Pocus, Mystic Towers; Vinyl Goddess From Mars, Xargon...
>No mention of System Shock
It is genuinely the best game ever made. Its spiritual successor, Terra Nova, is fantastic too.
>>48
This is the first time I've heard Terra Nova described as a spiritual successor to System Shock, I thought it was a mech battle game?
>>49
It is, but the game itself plays a lot like a faster, action-focused System Shock.
Crystal Caves is apparently getting an update with an added episode. Looks decent.