What video game are you playing?

[Cackalacky]

When the f*ck did you become a mod?

 

[ulukinatme]

Going retro~

FF IV on PC (it's basically the DS version, but on your PC, thus for me 42" TV).

It's making me super nostalgic for the old Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior in US) games.


I know everyone wants a remake of FF VII in a modern graphics engine (that would be so fucking sweet; 2017 is the 20th anniversary), but I was really hoping when Square and Enix merged that the Dragon Quest series would get some remake love as well.. not as in a Nintendo DS face-lift, an honest to God remake. I'd take Dragon Quest, but a Dragon Quest IV remake would rock my world (2nd favorite RPG of all time, to DUH if you know the genre) since the 2001 PS1 remake never made it out of Japan.

With the graphical capabilities of the current generation of consoles I don't see why a FF VII, Chrono Trigger or Dragon Warrior remake wouldn't make business sense. I bet they'd bring in a TON of money (especially in Japan), but that may be too much to ask for since it's all one company (Square-Enix) with finite resources.

Awesome...I've got a couple FFIV remakes, being my favorite game all time, but I haven't done the enhanced graphics version on the DS nor the PC. I really gotta get after that...might be sad that I've never played those newer ones, but I instantly knew what I was looking at when I saw that picture.

I would absolutely love a Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross remake too, less emphasis on Chrono Cross since it was done near the end of the PS1's lifespan. The Dragon Warrior/Quest franchise would be great as well. I was disappointed that Square shutdown the fan made remake of Chrono Trigger...it looked like it could have been awesome.

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[IrishInFl]

When the f*ck did you become a mod?

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[ulukinatme]

But ARE YOU a DRAGON WARRIOR? Answer questions (all original NES version):

1) Can you navigate the Swap Cave without any torches/radiate spell? And I mean North to South, vice-versa and to and from the Princess? Fuck yes. Princess took a little extra sometimes, but you only had to save her once. I made many, many trips to Rimuldar though without a torch or Radiant spell.

2) What guards the Princess (including color)? Green Dragon

3) Can you navigate to the exact square that hides The Fairy Flute? 4 steps south from the bath in Kol, the bath that supposedly cures rheumatism...my hands could use that bath in another 10 years after playing all these video games.

4) How about navigating to the exact square on the world map that hides Eldrich's Token? That one's easy enough once you have Gwaelin's Love. I don't remember the exact numeric coordinates, one of the NPC's tells you in game, but I remember if you go to the two swamps that are joined together, the token was in the middle of the eastern swamp.

5) Do you know the exact square where Eldrich's Armor is hidden? Yup, the f'in Axe Knight in those trees...Hawkness? It's the deserted town, there's a patch of swamp behind a shop owner's table, eastern part of the map. The trees are just to the right of the swamp. That town and it's music spooked the hell out of me as a kid.

6) What protects it (including color)? It's not really a color like the Green Dragon, it's just a bluish Knight.

7) How many hit points does the Dark Lord have? Too many, I couldn't tell you honestly even back then. I just kept smacking him and casting Healmore till he was dead. If I had to guess, somewhere between 200-250. I remember, before I even got to the Dragon Lord the first time, one of my buddies told me that he met the Dragon Lord and was offered to rule by his side. He took the offer, and was promptly slain, game over I had to try it myself after I heard that, but that was after I met him and killed him once already.

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0-2 = Dragon Warrior? More like lowly slime.
2-4 = Nice run through, rook.
5-6 = Dragon Warrior, fo sho.
7 = Motherfucking Dark Lord up in this biatch.

I'm kind of curious who'll get 7 without cheating (honor system here guys and gals).

Dragon Warrior was the first game I ever got on the NES, other than Mario of course. Having never played an RPG before, and this was one of the first of it's kind, I was pretty frustrated at the age of 8. For one, my reading skills were just developing, and secondly I wasted my starting gold buying crap like the Bamboo Stick. I was so frustrated with it at one point I hid it behind the TV and hoped to forget about it all together. After about 6 months it was like the elephant in the room and I gave it a fresh go, and everything clicked. I'm sure better reading comprehension had something to do with it too. Played the hell out of that game though. I not only knew the Swamp Cave front to back without a torch, but I knew the Rock Mountain Cave without a torch after awhile. I used to run it over and over to save up cash for pricier items at the beginning of the game, like the Broad Sword. It was awesome if you got "lucky" and picked up a Cursed Necklace inside the cave...that thing was worth big bucks.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

You sig is cracking me up how in the hell did you do it?

4 Step Process:

1) Google "ribbon rack builder" and find one of a ton of sites that want to sell you pre-built racks (really nice for your medals, ribbons not to much, stick with NEX). They all have different looking "preview" images so find one you like.

2) Once you have a complete ribbon rack "preview" capture your screenshot with CTRL+Print Screen (Might say Prt Scr on key).

3) Open your favorite capable image manipulation program (Photoshop, GIMP, etc.) and paste your screen capture in and crop and resize to your liking.

4) Host it on a photo hosting site like photobucket and get the direct link URL to paste into an

tag pair in your signature (under User CP -> Edit Signature).

TADA! Chest candy!

Dragon Warrior was the first game I ever got on the NES, other than Mario of course. Having never played an RPG before, and this was one of the first of it's kind, I was pretty frustrated at the age of 8. For one, my reading skills were just developing, and secondly I wasted my starting gold buying crap like the Bamboo Stick. I was so frustrated with it at one point I hid it behind the TV and hoped to forget about it all together. After about 6 months it was like the elephant in the room and I gave it a fresh go, and everything clicked. I'm sure better reading comprehension had something to do with it too. Played the hell out of that game though. I not only knew the Swamp Cave front to back without a torch, but I knew the Rock Mountain Cave without a torch after awhile. I used to run it over and over to save up cash for pricier items at the beginning of the game, like the Broad Sword. It was awesome if you got "lucky" and picked up a Cursed Necklace inside the cave...that thing was worth big bucks.

I'm going to rule your score a 5, a real Dragon Warrior.

For #4 I was really asking if you just knew where it was and didn't need Gwaelin's Love. And for #5 I'll accept blue-ish, since the Axe Night is black with blue "trim". So no points for #4 or #7, but I'll let you slide on #5; close enough. It's actually not trees. It's right next to some tree tiles, but it's the sandy patch directly behind the vendor counter, where the vendor NPC would be standing if everyone wasn't long since dead.

HINT: #7 is a bitch, for more than one reason. Think, fuck bitches, get money.

 

[ulukinatme]

I'm going to rule your score a 5, a real Dragon Warrior.

For #4 I was really asking if you just knew where it was and didn't need Gwaelin's Love. And for #5 I'll accept blue-ish, since the Axe Night is black with blue "trim". So no points for #4 or #7, but I'll let you slide on #5; close enough. It's actually not trees. It's right next to some tree tiles, but it's the sandy patch directly behind the vendor counter, where the vendor NPC would be standing if everyone wasn't long since dead.

HINT: #7 is a bitch, for more than one reason. Think, fuck bitches, get money.

No, it's the trees! There's no sand behind the counter. Check it out:

As for the token, I thought you wanted the coordinates. I think I was right about the Token being in the middle of the eastern swamp too, between the two swamps that are joined together:

You were gracious on #5 though, I'll give you that, he is more grey/black than all blue. I honestly remembered him as a light blue knight with darker blue trim...but that may have been the tint on the old TV I used to play on
....[searches online]
Damn it, I was thinking of the regular Knight, not the Axe Knight. Take away #5 for me, but I think you should give me #4 instead based on the above screenshots. This was the Knight I was thinking of:

Instead of this one:

 

[Andy in Sactown]

No, it's the trees! There's no sand behind the counter. Check it out:

As for the token, I thought you wanted the coordinates. I think I was right about the Token being in the middle of the eastern swamp too, between the two swamps that are joined together:

You were gracious on #5 though, I'll give you that, he is more grey/black than all blue. I honestly remembered him as a light blue knight with darker blue trim...but that may have been the tint on the old TV I used to play on
....[searches online]
Damn it, I was thinking of the regular Knight, not the Axe Knight. Take away #5 for me, but I think you should give me #4 instead based on the above screenshots. This was the Knight I was thinking of:

Instead of this one:

And there goes my chance at getting all 7 right. My recollection was that the armor was located exactly 3 squares down/south from that tile.

Doesn't change the outcome though, no one is going to get [#1-6 and] #7 without cheating. At least I'd imagine. Tricky question!

 

[ulukinatme]

Alright, Andy, I've got some Dragon Warrior questions for you:

1. Where is the best place to buy keys?

2. Where is the closest place from the King that sells keys?

3. What mob gives the most xp?

4. What 3 items do you need for the Rainbow Drop, and where can they be found?

5. I've mentioned where you can find the Death Necklace, but what locations can you find the Cursed Belt?

6. There are two items in the game that are virtually worthless and for the most part pointless. One of them has no effect on your stats and has never been proven to benefit you one way or another. The other item is a one time use only and can never be gotten again. What are the items?

7. What's the name of the kingdom that Dragon Warrior takes place in?

 

[ulukinatme]

And there goes my chance at getting all 7 right. My recollection was that the armor was located exactly 3 squares down/south from that tile.

Doesn't change the outcome though, no one is going to get [#1-6 and] #7 without cheating. At least I'd imagine. Tricky question!

Yeah, 200-250 was my best guess on #7. If it's a tricky question, that makes me think it's actually a trick question. Is his health scaled according to your hero's health? For instance, at level 20 his health is 200, and if you're 21 then his health is 210? Just spit balling.

Oh, didn't want to make a new thread, but coincidentally I've got a buddy that I used to go hunting NES carts with for our collections. When he calls, this is his ringtone:

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[IrishLion]

I play through "Fire Emblem" on my Gameboy Advance SP a few times every year still, been doing it since 2003.

It's a turn-based combat game, with the usual leveling, weapon wheel, get items to change class, etc.

I enjoy it because once a character is defeated in combat, you lose them for the rest of the story, so it truly requires strategy to get all of your units through the whole game (and if you're focusing on them, you'll need to make sure they stay alive). If any of your three heroes reach 0 HP on any given level, it's a flat game over. And there are a multitude of characters and different classes to use, so it has nearly unlimited replay value if you focus on different character every play through (you can unlock up to 42 characters, but can only take anywhere from 3 to 15 into battle each chapter). There are many different classes and items needed to evolve those classes, so it changes the whole outlook of the game when trying to level up specific characters each play through. The base classes go lvl 1-20, and then once they change class, they get another 20 levels to build stats, so it's a long process.

My favorite aspect is picking up weak characters way late in the game. It's a challenge trying to level them up and advance their class in what little time you have them for. If you can accomplish it, they usually end up being wayyyyy better than some of the characters you've had from the start.

Example: You've had a mage, Erk, basically since the beginning. If you've used him (you'd be a fool not to!), he's probably advanced all 20 mage levels, and now you've probably got him up to around a lvl ~10 Sage. So by now, he's a super stud, and you rely on him greatly each chapter. But with 6 chapters left, you pick up a new mage, Nino. She's a lowly level 6 mage, WAYYY outclassed by your entire party by now. But if you can somehow level her up to 20 in just 6 chapters and then change her class, she absolutely crushes Erk in every stat category.

I also enjoy the classic fake-out they throw: the weaker a character is when you first get them, they more boss they will be if you can max them out. My lvl 1 Pegasus Knight is weak sauce, has nothing on my lvl 1 cavalier. But if you max them both out, change classes, and max them again, the Pegasus Knight blows the cavalier away.

There are some truly large-scale battles too. It doesn't look like it in this initial map, but the enemy count essentially triples as this particular battle progresses, and you've only got 15 units to work with:

 

[Irish4Life09]

Got into the Big Alpha for the new game 'Evolve' that comes out in February for nextgen. You play as either 1 of 4 monster hunters, or the monster itself. It's pretty cool so far. Good graphics, fun gameplay, but very hard. Made by Turtle Rock Studios who made the very popular Left 4 Dead series.

 

[IrishinSyria]

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YESSSSSSSSSS!

 

[zelezo vlk]

I play through "Fire Emblem" on my Gameboy Advance SP a few times every year still, been doing it since 2003.

It's a turn-based combat game, with the usual leveling, weapon wheel, get items to change class, etc.

I enjoy it because once a character is defeated in combat, you lose them for the rest of the story, so it truly requires strategy to get all of your units through the whole game (and if you're focusing on them, you'll need to make sure they stay alive). If any of your three heroes reach 0 HP on any given level, it's a flat game over. And there are a multitude of characters and different classes to use, so it has nearly unlimited replay value if you focus on different character every play through (you can unlock up to 42 characters, but can only take anywhere from 3 to 15 into battle each chapter). There are many different classes and items needed to evolve those classes, so it changes the whole outlook of the game when trying to level up specific characters each play through. The base classes go lvl 1-20, and then once they change class, they get another 20 levels to build stats, so it's a long process.

My favorite aspect is picking up weak characters way late in the game. It's a challenge trying to level them up and advance their class in what little time you have them for. If you can accomplish it, they usually end up being wayyyyy better than some of the characters you've had from the start.

Example: You've had a mage, Erk, basically since the beginning. If you've used him (you'd be a fool not to!), he's probably advanced all 20 mage levels, and now you've probably got him up to around a lvl ~10 Sage. So by now, he's a super stud, and you rely on him greatly each chapter. But with 6 chapters left, you pick up a new mage, Nino. She's a lowly level 6 mage, WAYYY outclassed by your entire party by now. But if you can somehow level her up to 20 in just 6 chapters and then change her class, she absolutely crushes Erk in every stat category.

I also enjoy the classic fake-out they throw: the weaker a character is when you first get them, they more boss they will be if you can max them out. My lvl 1 Pegasus Knight is weak sauce, has nothing on my lvl 1 cavalier. But if you max them both out, change classes, and max them again, the Pegasus Knight blows the cavalier away.

There are some truly large-scale battles too. It doesn't look like it in this initial map, but the enemy count essentially triples as this particular battle progresses, and you've only got 15 units to work with:

This was my shit back in the day. Loved it so much. That pirate Dart I think? Level him up and step back, watch the wreckage. I always maxed my players at the arenas. Did you?

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[IrishInFl]

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YESSSSSSSSSS!

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[IrishInFl]

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[IrishLion]

This was my shit back in the day. Loved it so much. That pirate Dart I think? Level him up and step back, watch the wreckage. I always maxed my players at the arenas. Did you?

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I would abuse the arena at the Port of Badoon bonus chapter with Raven just to level him up and stash him for later chapters when he could tank Knights with his ax. It was a pain getting to that arena though because if you take the low route, the Pirates engage and they are silly difficult. And Dart is one of the few characters I've never used in all of my play throughs! I always forget to grab the Ocean seal at the desert chapter to change his class, so I have to stash him. I might have to break it out and try it haha.

 

[IrishLion]

Any Halo fans waiting on Master Chief collection?

I watched a gameplay video of the updated Halo 2, it looks niiiiiiiice.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I would abuse the arena at the Port of Badoon bonus chapter with Raven just to level him up and stash him for later chapters when he could tank Knights with his ax. It was a pain getting to that arena though because if you take the low route, the Pirates engage and they are silly difficult. And Dart is one of the few characters I've never used in all of my play throughs! I always forget to grab the Ocean seal at the desert chapter to change his class, so I have to stash him. I might have to break it out and try it haha.

Dart makes Hawkeye look like a "girly mahn". That arena chapter is worth it just for the Shaman you pick up. Crazy powerful.

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[IrishLion]

Dart makes Hawkeye look like a "girly mahn". That arena chapter is worth it just for the Shaman you pick up. Crazy powerful.

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Yes, Canas. He's a stud. You can basically beat the whole final chapter with just him using Luna. Disregards magic resistance, super high critical %. Finally someone else who is familiar with the joys of this game haha

 

[zelezo vlk]

Yes, Canas. He's a stud. You can basically beat the whole final chapter with just him using Luna. Disregards magic resistance, super high critical %. Finally someone else who is familiar with the joys of this game haha

I've met I think one other person who played it. Did you play any of the other Fire Emblem games for the GameBoy? I really didn't care for any of them.

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[greyhammer90]

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YESSSSSSSSSS!

My favorite game of all time. I'm crazy pumped. I'm also really worried about the visual differences though, Nintendo better keep it depressing or I'll be pissed.

 

[greyhammer90]

Any Halo fans waiting on Master Chief collection?

I watched a gameplay video of the updated Halo 2, it looks niiiiiiiice.

Its sad that the one game I want on next gen consoles right now is a remake.

 

[IrishLion]

I've met I think one other person who played it. Did you play any of the other Fire Emblem games for the GameBoy? I really didn't care for any of them.

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The only other one I heard of was Sacred Stones, and I just discovered there were other american releases recently. I actually looked into buying it the other day to try it out, but I didn't want to drop the cash at the time. Those games go for some serious money. May rethink that on payday though just for a new Fire Emblem fix for a while.

I know there was a recent release for Gameboy DS and another for Wii, but I still just have the Advance SD.

The original game with box and everything is worth a ridiculous amount of money. I just have the cartridge. I'll be sure to tell my future kids to keep all packaging for games just in case.

 

[greyhammer90]

The only other one I heard of was Sacred Stones, and I just discovered there were other american releases recently. I actually looked into buying it the other day to try it out, but I didn't want to drop the cash at the time. Those games go for some serious money. May rethink that on payday though just for a new Fire Emblem fix for a while.

I know there was a recent release for Gameboy DS and another for Wii, but I still just have the Advance SD.

The original game with box and everything is worth a ridiculous amount of money. I just have the cartridge. I'll be sure to tell my future kids to keep all packaging for games just in case.

If you have a 3DS the newest Fire Emblem is a must buy. It's soooo good.

 

[IrishLion]

Its sad that the one game I want on next gen consoles right now is a remake.

I'm jacked up for it. I got an Xbox 360 just to try Halo 2 and got into that for a bit, but got Red Ring of Death before Halo 3 dropped, and I didn't have the original Xbox, so I basically missed the entire Halo window after switching to PS3.

I'm pumped to play the original Halo, and to play multiplayer on Halo 2 again. If they suck me in, I'll have to preorder Halo 5 I guess.

 

[IrishinSyria]

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I feel like the 2 theories he put forward are contradictory. If the moon in the game is so small that it doesn't pose a threat to Termina, than it's also so small that it won't throw the world off orbit or shift the tides or anything radical like that.

eta: the other one was really good. I'd heard the Link dead theory before, but never so well laid out.

 

[JughedJones]

I just got NBA 2K15.

If any of you guys are on the fence about it... don't be. It's really that good. (It got some middling reviews because they had some network issues that were hampering some of its online components. From what I see, they're all sorted now.)

I've never seen a more beautiful sports game, and it plays out of this world.

 

[greyhammer90]

I feel like the 2 theories he put forward are contradictory. If the moon in the game is so small that it doesn't pose a threat to Termina, than it's also so small that it won't throw the world off orbit or shift the tides or anything radical like that.

eta: the other one was really good. I'd heard the Link dead theory before, but never so well laid out.

It's really spelled out that OOT Link at some point died in the Lost Woods and became a Stalfos. Whether that happened before or after Majoras Mask doesn't really matter to me though the very name Termina seems to indicate that it's some sort of death plane. ("Termina" could just be a thematic reference to the fact that you're going to watch this place get destroyed about 30 times though.)

Either way, if you compare what happens to other Links in the series, OOT Link really gets the shaft. He has to see Hyrule get destroyed, come back as a child with a severe case of PTSD, lose is only friend, go into a cursed place to find that friend, likely dies and goes to hell, and then because he dies in said cursed place he becomes a walking corpse that can't rest. Come on Nintendo give a guy a break.

 

[connor_in]

 

[nlroma1o]

AC Unity is pretty amazing. It has received some bad press since its release last week, but overall im pretty damn impressed with it. Im playing on PS4, and i bought it day 1, and I personally havent had any of the graphic problems/glitching people are reporting.

The game is absolutely gorgeous. The city is enormous, there is tons to do, and my god there are a lot of NPC in this game. You finally feel like you are 1 of millions of people in an environment. Its not perfect, but man, its close. Some of the game play does regurgitate the Assassins Creed formula of, climb this, reveal this. Go here to pick up this, and bring to here. But the environment is just so amazing im some how not bothered by the repetitiveness of some of it. It feels new.

Oh and the combat is hard. Like way more challenging than any other ac game. It took me a while to figure out how to defeat more than 2 guys in a fight. I still have trouble with fighting larger groups. If you are exposed at all, they can kill you with 1 accurate strike. Makes the game way more fun IMO. Im not that far in the main story, but so far it definitely has me interested. I recommend anyone picking it up. Even if you haven't played all of the previous installments in the series, this game can stand on its own.