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[Monkey_Driven]

Anyone interested in the new Fire Emblem game? I've never played one and it getting rave reviews. Watched a gameplay video and it does not interest me in the slightest.

[tragabigzanda]

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)

[CopperTom]

Anyone interested in the new Fire Emblem game? I've never played one and it getting rave reviews. Watched a gameplay video and it does not interest me in the slightest.

I am currently playing Fire Emblem Awakening for the 3DS. That's a grid based strategy game. I'm enjoying it thus far. I'm very interested in the new Switch release. It looks great. A giant time investment.

[Orpheus]

I've always wanted to try one of the big name strategy/rpg games but I think they might just frustrate me. Especially the ones with permadeath. Is there a game on the chill end of that spectrum I could try?

[tragabigzanda]

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)

[CopperTom]

I think you can turn permadeath off in Fire Emblem. I recently played Valkyria Chronicles 4. It has permadeath, but you can rez after you complete the main campaign. I loved VC4 - I got an "A" in every campaign, skirmish and squad story. I surprisingly played it for about 75 hours. It's probably a good jumping on point to the genre since it is more action focused and real time ish than most in the genre. VC1 is also a very good game. I give VC4 my highest recommendation.

[CopperTom]

Project Sakura Wars is an action heavy strategy game coming next spring for PS4. That should be really good too. And another good entry point to the genre, probably.

[Simple Torture]

I've always wanted to try one of the big name strategy/rpg games but I think they might just frustrate me. Especially the ones with permadeath. Is there a game on the chill end of that spectrum I could try?

XCom 2 lets you save at your discretion, I believe. Though if you solely rely on auto save, then yes, you’ll lose characters to permadeath.

I got to the final boss fight in XCom and just kept getting walloped again and again; I couldn't even get one hit on the big baddie before all of my dudes died. It sucked because I had so much fun leading up to that. Have wanted to play XCom 2, but that left such a bad taste in my mouth.

[CopperTom]

I've always wanted to try one of the big name strategy/rpg games but I think they might just frustrate me. Especially the ones with permadeath. Is there a game on the chill end of that spectrum I could try?

XCom 2 lets you save at your discretion, I believe. Though if you solely rely on auto save, then yes, you’ll lose characters to permadeath.

I got to the final boss fight in XCom and just kept getting walloped again and again; I couldn't even get one hit on the big baddie before all of my dudes died. It sucked because I had so much fun leading up to that. Have wanted to play XCom 2, but that left such a bad taste in my mouth.

I quit Persona 5 for the same reason. Having your entire party 1-hit killed with no chance of success isn’t fun in any way.

[Orpheus]

Thanks for the recommendations, y'all. Might have to give one of those a try.

[scrub12]

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that might be good as a VR game

[scrub12]

It'll be on Game Pass so I'm going to try it out but I can't guarantee I don't turn it off after one spooky thing happens.

[Monkey_Driven]

Just spent $200 plus on a bunch of pre-orders to maximize every opportunity to receive my 20% discount from Best Buy before the Gamers Club membership expires.

[Ello Sailor]

You know what they say about pre-orders...

You're a dumb motherfucker if you purchase them.

[Monkey_Driven]

You know what they say about pre-orders...

You're a dumb motherfucker if you purchase them.

Thanks for your input.

In this case, I was planning to buy these games anyway and they seem to be pretty safe bets. I have the opportunity to save 20%, plus earn an additional $10 store credit for each game. I will not have the opportunity for those savings when each game is released. Plus, I can always cancel if the game has terrible reviews. It's a win win.

[bada]

Just spent $200 plus on a bunch of pre-orders to maximize every opportunity to receive my 20% discount from Best Buy before the Gamers Club membership expires.

I've been thinking about that. I think mine dies in Oct.

[Revelator]

I'm waiting on preorders for Ghost of Tsushima and Last of Us Part 2. I have a feeling those two will be solid....

[Monkey_Driven]

Sony bought Insomniac Games. Awesome news.

[tragabigzanda]

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)