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.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Fri July 26, 2019 2:50 pm
by 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)
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Fri July 26, 2019 5:18 pm
by CopperTom
Monkey_Driven wrote: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.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Fri July 26, 2019 10:40 pm
by 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?
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Fri July 26, 2019 11:39 pm
by 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)
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Fri July 26, 2019 11:59 pm
by 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.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Sat July 27, 2019 12:08 am
by 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.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Sat July 27, 2019 12:15 am
by Simple Torture
tragabigzanda wrote:
Orpheus wrote: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.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Sat July 27, 2019 10:16 am
by CopperTom
Simple Torture wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Orpheus wrote: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.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Sat July 27, 2019 10:21 pm
by Orpheus
Thanks for the recommendations, y'all. Might have to give one of those a try.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Wed July 31, 2019 5:26 am
by scrub12
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Posted: Wed July 31, 2019 1:49 pm
by tree_
that might be good as a VR game
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Posted: Wed July 31, 2019 5:34 pm
by 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.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Tue August 13, 2019 9:49 pm
by 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.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Wed August 14, 2019 6:06 pm
by Ello Sailor
You know what they say about pre-orders...
You're a dumb motherfucker if you purchase them.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Wed August 14, 2019 6:51 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Ello Sailor wrote: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.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Wed August 14, 2019 7:26 pm
by bada
Monkey_Driven wrote: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.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Fri August 16, 2019 12:44 am
by 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....
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Mon August 19, 2019 8:22 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Sony bought Insomniac Games. Awesome news.
Re: Upcoming Games / Gaming News
Posted: Sat August 31, 2019 12:29 am
by 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)