It's a thread! (Games discussion, etc.)

[Hyperguy]

(This topic was originally in the Introductions thread, and was split into this thread.)

I'm...

Eh, kinda forgot.  I mean, I had it written down here who I was, but I kinda lost the index card.  I think it was in my back pocket, but on impulse I wore another pair of jeans, and may have accidently put the other pair in the wash causing the index card to become fluffy scraps only resembling what it was.

It's almost been 2 years since I've posted here.  I think.  I don't remember.

I have access to the admin panel for some reason.

Eh.

[Moge]

You can't be the HG, right?

Is it true you slew an army of bakunyuu bakas with the Hyper Fist?

[Hyperguy]

NO.

[JG]

Is it true you slew an army of bakunyuu bakas with the Hyper Fist?

If its an army of Loli Ruri, then you'd be right.


HG is a bad, bad man. 

[Moge]

Hypergai doesn't like roris? What's the story behind that one?

[JG]

Hypergai doesn't like roris? What's the story behind that one?

From the good old Ragnarok Online days.

[Hyperguy]

Which were eclipsed into World of Warcraft days, flavor of the month f2p MMO days, and so on ad infinitim.

Loli Ruri hit so hard that you couldn't really take them out without a healer.  We'd get a full party going and I'd max agi to go through those Ruri like a taekwon buzz saw.

Kim Kaphwan would be proud.

[Moge]

Is there an MMO that's tickling your fancy at the moment, Hyperdude?

[Hyperguy]

Not really.  I tried to get into Dynasty Warriors Online, but the community's so small and the gameplay's so redundant that I stopped midway through.

I really wanted to get into Final Fantasy XIV, but it was not meant to be.  I could go on for hours about that one.

For the sake of brevity though, at the moment I've been sticking to SSF4:AC for PC and Recettear, which reminds me, I probably should install support for Steam tags...

That and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.  It's single player unfortunately.  D:

I really want to get back into MMOs, but I haven't seen any good ones lately.  I played the hell out of WoW(October 2010-June 2011) and went on to quit since although I couldn't fathom it at the time, Cataclysm really is the worst WoW expansion ever.

I'm holding out for Guild Wars 2.  I'm like this close to getting the original Guild Wars and Eye of the North, if not for the promised extras Guild War 2 players will get from completing Eye of the North content.

[JG]

I really wanted to get into Final Fantasy XIV, but it was not meant to be.  I could go on for hours about that one.

The Final Fantasy series has completed derailed.  I haven't played the last few but its generally accepted that Square has completed squandered whatever market share this series used to have.  At the end of the 90s there was perhaps no more valuable video game franchise (maybe only Mario, Zelda, and Sonic could compete) and now I could name you probably 20 or 30.



You know, since RO satisfied several of our appetites a few years back I could probably set up a private RO server for a few of us regulars.   I mean, I have the bandwidth to spare.

[Moge]

Did you ever play FF XII, JGOO?  I enjoyed that one quite a bit, although if you don't like western-style RPG combat then you'd best stay far away.

Are single-player games just not that interesting to you anymore, Hipster Guy?

[JG]

Last one for me was X or Tactics A2, depending whether you want to include the escort titles with the main line or not.

[Hyperguy]

The Final Fantasy series has completed derailed.  I haven't played the last few but its generally accepted that Square has completed squandered whatever market share this series used to have.

Exactly.  What with the FF team's fallout during FF12's production it's pretty much been downhill from there.  It's as the immense amount of confidence they garned among gamers for releases in the 90s has pretty much been used up, especially after FFXIV's release.

You know, since RO satisfied several of our appetites a few years back I could probably set up a private RO server for a few of us regulars.   I mean, I have the bandwidth to spare.

All of our characters should still be on Legend RO, and while the idea of having an RO private server up sounds great, in practice I think the place might be a bit of a ghost town.  Like, max three people logged on at once.  A Terrania, Team Fortress 2, or Minecraft server would probably fare a little better.  Each of those games only supports a handful of people logged in at once.

Are single-player games just not that interesting to you anymore, Hipster Guy?

I've just always enjoyed multiplayer games ever since I first played Phantasy Star Online on Dreamcast so many years ago.

The ability to chat really adds to a game's immersion for me.  I usually find myself making observations about the game and its environment as I'm playing and relaying that information to my teammates.

Speaking of, Phantasy Star Online 2(not as in version 2), a surefire sequel is in alpha testing at the moment.  As much as I'd welcome the prospect of playing PSO again, I really wonder if it could keep my interest, seeing as how by now it's a 10 year old game that doesn't appear to have much new coming in this installment.

What I mean, is, the three races and classes from the original PSO will be present, but alongside nothing new.  No new race or new class.  It really is starting to look like an update through and through(and less like a true sequel).


But on the topic of single player games, I think part of the reason why I've been playing less and less of them is because in this generation it feels like it's harder and harder to find one that lasts the right amount of time.  I'm a little more cautious about which single player games I pick because I know many of them take around 70 hours to complete, and that's just time I'd rather invest into something else.  I'm more likely to get in burst sessions of Street Fighter or an FPS over the commitment necessary to enjoy a single player game.

I'll make exceptions for games that I know I'm going to like, like Deus Ex or Recettear, but other than that, I'm not too keen on single player games, especially the ones from gaming's current generation.

[JG]

I'll make exceptions for games that I know I'm going to like, like Deus Ex or Recettear, but other than that, I'm not too keen on single player games, especially the ones from gaming's current generation.

You're right.  Too many games today are either unneccesarily drawn out (ToS: DotNW that I'm playing right now which has about 30 hours of main story and 60 hours of sidequests), are very good but just too dang long (Dragon Quest IX, 120+ hours), or disappointingly short (Halo 3, 12 hours)

The older games I grew up with (late 80s and early 90s) had only short sidequests and kept the game length to 70 hours or less and usually well under 40.  And alot of them were harder and didn't have saves so they were meant to be played through end to end (SMB 1-3) or with maybe with one or two breaks via password (MegaMan 1-6.)  I think thats why the classics still sell and why relatively short, simple games like Plants vs Zombies sell so well on iPhones and Androids.




By the way,


It's a thread!

[Moge]

Despite all the flack XII has gotten, XII remains the most progressive rpg Squareenix has released in so many years.  It might not be up to the original director's specification, but i enjoyed it for what it was.

Once i get a new laptop i might challenge you to a few rounds of Street Fighter, HG. Plz upload some videos of you not getting your arse kicked.

Bailing out on DQX, JGOO?

[Hyperguy]

Once i get a new laptop i might challenge you to a few rounds of Street Fighter, HG. Plz upload some videos of you not getting your arse kicked.

Why?  It's not like I have anything to prove.  I mean, it's a video game.  For me, losing or winning in it's no different from the same in chess or Monopoly.

To be fair, I play a fairly decent Cody, but I know that without FADC mastered I'm just slightly above scrub tier.  I mean, I do have some matches recorded that I'm proud of, but they're nothing to write home about really.

Now that I think about it, all of my wins/near losses would probably make for a good montague video at least...

[Moge]

It's far more fun to watch a person play competitively and try to make an effort.

If i wanted to see you spaz around then it'd be for laughs, unless that was your intention. 

[JG]

Bailing out on DQX, JGOO?

Nope.  I was referring only to the Final Fantasy series.  Remember that Square, after buying Enix, was content to let their longtime rival series just die off and focus on their own properties, namely FF and Kingdom Hearts.

It was only becuase Enix was well into DQ8 that Square allowed it to get completed. And they nearly didn't bring it to America (it took nearly a year) and only did as a vehicle to package with the FF12 demo and even went so far as to make that the selling point, not the game itself (which is wonderful by the way.)  Of course, having it vastly outsell all other SquareEnix titles produced since FF10 did alot to encourage them to sign on for DQX.

Now if only they drop such a heavy requirement on the local wireless play in DQX.  That was the one thing that was a massive fail for DQ9 outside of the Japanese market.  I would encourage a true internet multiplayer option, but it drifts into the realm of MMORPG it'll be a big disappointment.

My own guess?  SquareEnix halfasses it and brings the single player campaign to us in the expected DQ brillance, but strips down the multiplayer component to be non-subscription but limited to local wireless play and large static downloads to flash memory: basically a repeat of how DQ9 worked.  I expect the Japanese version to support quite a bit of MMORPG functionality, but they'll rework it for the American and European releases.

[Moge]

How many MMOs have you played, JGOO?

I take it you didn't enjoy the FF XII demo that came with DQ8?

[JG]

How many MMOs have you played, JGOO?

I take it you didn't enjoy the FF XII demo that came with DQ8?

Just one, Ragnarok Online - and only becuase other CoA members were on it.  I prefer single player games.

And I don't recall ever playing the FF12 demo.  That's not why I bought DQ8.  Beleive it not, I actually bought the game before buying a PS2 to play it on - that ought to tell you how badly I was looking forward to it.