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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#301: Aug 31st 2011 at 3:08:37 AM

[up][up] The latter was EXCELLENT! Well, except the dialogues can be a bit cliched/corny at times, but never unbearably (lol) so. I also heard that the former has one hell of a Downer Ending.

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Fluid Since: Jan, 2001
#302: Aug 31st 2011 at 6:28:57 AM

My first thought would be The World Ends With You, though you probably got that one already. And I'm assuming you aren't going for turn-based strategy, so I'll skip my usual shtick.

Alichains Since: Aug, 2010
#303: Aug 31st 2011 at 2:34:39 PM

I don't have "The World Ends With You", it is on my radar though. Turn based strategy is fine. So are action RP Gs.

Schitzo HIGH IMPACT SEXUAL VIOLENCE from Akumajou Dracula Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: LA Woman, you're my woman
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#304: Sep 2nd 2011 at 4:33:22 PM

Can anyone recommend any real time Randomly Generated Dungeon Crawlers or Roguelikes ala Baroque or Ehrgeiz's Forsaken Dungeon?

edited 2nd Sep '11 4:34:10 PM by Schitzo

ALL CREATURE WILL DIE AND ALL THE THINGS WILL BE BROKEN. THAT'S THE LAW OF SAMURAI.
AckSed Pat. St. of Archive Binge from Pure Imagination Since: Jan, 2001
Pat. St. of Archive Binge
#305: Sep 3rd 2011 at 3:18:46 PM

@Alichains: Grandia II is one of my favourite PS2 RPGs. Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer and Etrian Odyssey are my favourite DS RPGs,but they're rock-hard. Only pick them up if you can take a challenge.

@Schitzo: Tricky. Most roguelikes are turn-based. This might offer some inspiration.

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#306: Sep 6th 2011 at 7:52:38 AM

Uh, hi.

I have UFC 2009 Undisputed on the Xbox 360, and I'm thinking about upgrading to UFC 2010 Undisputed for the same. It'll cost me about a tenner, anyone think it's worth it?

edited 7th Sep '11 12:56:27 PM by Plumbum

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NLK Mo A Since: May, 2010
#307: Sep 7th 2011 at 4:56:53 PM

Anybody know any simple, quick, addicting timesinks? Played Desktop Dungeons, a pretty simple game, and got sucked in. Know any like that?

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Jimmmyman10 cannot into space from polan Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#309: Sep 8th 2011 at 4:45:15 PM

[up][up]Peggle.

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SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#310: Sep 10th 2011 at 11:17:56 AM

Okay, you guys know free or cheap which are good:

1) Sim games? Preferably ones with deliciously many failures and playstyles?

2) RPG with good story?

3) Adventure/text games?

4) Games with multiple possible paths?

5) Game where I can play as something which is awesome? Like lizardmen, cool looking robots, etc?

Alichains Since: Aug, 2010
#311: Sep 10th 2011 at 11:48:44 AM

I remember renting Grandia II a while. Damn that game was fun. I'll give Shirenthe Wanderer and Etrian Odyssey a look as well. Just picked up The World Ends With You as well.

Does anyone know of any games with a Shadow Hearts feel? Cause that would be awesome.

AceNoctali A lil' bentô ? from France Since: Nov, 2009
A lil' bentô ?
#312: Sep 12th 2011 at 3:24:31 AM

[up][up] Can you read Japanese, or not? Depending on this, the list of games I'd recommend you falling under 1), 3) and 4) will be very different, as some of the games that come to my mind are JPN-only.

"Your kindness gives me the presentiment I can be reborn. Now, I want to believe at least in you." - Kaori Yae
AckSed Pat. St. of Archive Binge from Pure Imagination Since: Jan, 2001
Pat. St. of Archive Binge
#313: Sep 12th 2011 at 8:01:28 AM

@ Spooky: Planescape Torment is the archetypical "RPG with good story",as is Fallout 1 & 2. There's multiple paths too. Not free, but cheap. PT has a high-res patch out.

Even though I literally wrote the entry on ADOM,I hesitate to recommend it - Roguelikes aren't for everyone, and you have to use your imagination as there's no graphics. Buuut... Playing as lizardmen or trolls? Check. Multiple endings? Check. Deliciously many failures? ADOM is all about that.

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#314: Sep 12th 2011 at 8:35:14 AM

I already have Fallout 1 & 2 and Planescape. I guess I could try ADOM, but I haven't even completed Nethack yet xD

UltimatelySubjective Since: Jun, 2011
#315: Sep 16th 2011 at 2:02:36 AM

Can anybody recommend me some games for Ipod touch?

I'm fussy, I like good games but in some cases I will enjoy casual games.

I have about two pages of games and applications, so even if you reccomend me some of the more popular ones I'll probably see something I might like (although I would like some more obscure recs).

Also, don't recommend Angry Birds (But I like Final Fantasy III and Fruit Ninja).

Glowsquid Since: Jul, 2009
#316: Sep 19th 2011 at 3:41:07 PM

Does the Gamecube have any half-decent arcadey flight games (that isn't Rogue Squadron)? That Top Gun game looks interesting enough, but I'm wondering if there's anything else.

Firebert That One Guy from Somewhere in Illinois Since: Jan, 2001
That One Guy
#317: Sep 19th 2011 at 4:01:26 PM

Star Fox Assault was pretty fun.

edited 19th Sep '11 4:01:39 PM by Firebert

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Schitzo HIGH IMPACT SEXUAL VIOLENCE from Akumajou Dracula Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: LA Woman, you're my woman
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#318: Sep 19th 2011 at 4:42:54 PM

Killer7, from what I hear.

edited 19th Sep '11 4:43:06 PM by Schitzo

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Glowsquid Since: Jul, 2009
#319: Sep 19th 2011 at 4:47:29 PM

Star Fox Assault

I have that but I didn't mention it because half of the game is on-foot (and most of the rest is on-rail - I'm mostly looking for something like Ace Combat or Crimson Skies). Thanks for trying, though!

Killer 7

... That's a flight sim?

edited 19th Sep '11 4:48:03 PM by Glowsquid

Schitzo HIGH IMPACT SEXUAL VIOLENCE from Akumajou Dracula Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: LA Woman, you're my woman
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#320: Sep 19th 2011 at 5:21:10 PM

ooops. Though it IS a rail shooter.

Sorry, I've got nothing.

edited 19th Sep '11 5:21:50 PM by Schitzo

ALL CREATURE WILL DIE AND ALL THE THINGS WILL BE BROKEN. THAT'S THE LAW OF SAMURAI.
Anarchy just a medicine seller from Perak, Malaysia Since: Jun, 2010
just a medicine seller
#321: Oct 11th 2011 at 10:18:17 AM

I'm looking for games with post/human themes. Preferably stuff that can be played/emulated on a PC (including web-original adventure games/flash games/interactive fiction and so forth).

And on a completely unrelated note, violent video games that are targeted towards a female audience.

AceNoctali A lil' bentô ? from France Since: Nov, 2009
A lil' bentô ?
#322: Oct 12th 2011 at 1:51:20 PM

"Post/human themes"? What do you mean by that? Explanations + examples of games of that kind you have played before would help me to understand.

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flygon250 Since: Dec, 2010
#323: Oct 12th 2011 at 2:03:33 PM

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I believe the poster is talking about stuff where humans leave the human body and stuff like that.

I believe that Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri has some post human themes, whith one of the victory conditions being Transcendence. Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence counts as a post-humanist theme, right?

Schitzo HIGH IMPACT SEXUAL VIOLENCE from Akumajou Dracula Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: LA Woman, you're my woman
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#324: Oct 13th 2011 at 10:50:19 PM

What's a good video game (hopefully arcade, console or portable) to play if I've never played Dungeons And Dragons and want to get eased into what to expect out of the thing.

ALL CREATURE WILL DIE AND ALL THE THINGS WILL BE BROKEN. THAT'S THE LAW OF SAMURAI.
Fluid Since: Jan, 2001
#325: Oct 14th 2011 at 5:23:32 AM

Unfortunately, such games are very hard to play on consoles due to the required interface. For PC, people will generally recommend Baldurs Gate and Planescape Torment as good games, but they have simplified rules and gameplay as far as D&D goes. Icewind Dale is the closest one can get to the actual dungeon-crawler feel, I think. I hoped I could recommend the video game version of Temple Of Elemental Evil because it's really got the rules down, but it turned out to be a pile of shit in the end.

edited 14th Oct '11 5:30:37 AM by Fluid


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