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  Metroid Dread thread
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  Boom Bitchez! https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/its-official-metroid-dread-is-the-best-selling-game-in-the-metroid-series
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  EZA Forums' Noteworthy New Games of May 2022
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  Dolmen! Youtube Video
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  On the subject of 2017's Prey
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  @dipset I hope you enjoy it more than I did. Mind you I didn't play too much of, the thing I enjoyed most was its theme entitled "Everything Is Going to Be Ok".
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  Xenoblade Chronicles 3
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  Odyssey Problems?
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  @mbun I just played sunshine for the first time when All Stars came out. Was definitely worst then what I expecting and I went for it with low expectations. It's fine but it's the only Mario game I don't love. Some truly bad designed levels and sub par controls makes it impossible for me to put it above any 3D Mario. That's not to say that there isn't anything good about it, I still enjoyed it and it says a lot about a series when what I consider the worst game is still better than most in the genre.
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  Worlds Apart-Games Where Story And Gameplay Are At Odds
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  I don't have anything off the top of my head, but stuff like this in general doesn't bother me nearly as much as it does for other people. For example, everyone complains about the waist high walls in TLOU signifying a combat section is incoming. That doesn't matter to me in the slightest. So I don't think this is a big issue for me most of the time. I recently just finished Halo 2 for the first time and for a game that is all about shooting bad alien guys endlessly for 10+ levels without taking the foot off the gas, I was surprised how deep in the weeds it got with geo-political sci-fi. Like, I don't how how to put it into words exactly. Halo 2 gameplay = "Yo let's hop on the Warthog lets go fuck these aliens up." Halo 2 story and cutscenes = You are a heretic for failing to stop the foreign rebellion against our ancient prophecies. Now we must recover ancient information from 343 Guilty Spark to uncover the truth about our past. blah blah blah I just seems like there is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much political minutiae for a game where you literally just drive around in alien vehicles and blow shit up or just run through waves upon waves of bad guys just shoot shoot shooting indiscriminately at everything in sight.
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  Games that killed a franchise
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  I have a pair of games. Worms 3D and Worms: Open Warfare. The former was a complete reimagining that, while innovative, just didn't feel good to play. But if the classic 2D gameplay would also have new entries, hey, experiment away. But the latter took that classic 2D gameplay, and made the best parts of it - physics, art style, wry humor - flat out worse. The changes became the base of every 2D entry for the next 10 years until the most recent one, Worms WMD, brought back some of the old vibes, but halfheartedly.
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  Is a long running story always a bad thing?
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  @e_zed_eh_intern said in Is a long running story always a bad thing?: @sheria said in Is a long running story always a bad thing?: I think the understanding is you maybe go back and replay the previous ones if your memory is hazy. This of course this brings time into the equation, but both time and memory are really very personal issues that of course don't effect everyone. It's not just about time. Playing a game I've already played before and know everything that is going to happen is just tedious most of the time. Well I can't really agree there sorry. I personally love revisiting old favourites I've not played for a long time and I don't really think that's too uncommon. Thing is though, that was a response to when you've forgotten most of the game and it's story, so you wouldnt remember everything that is going to happen. 😊
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  Nintendo Switch Top 5
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  Xenoblade Chronicles 2 / Torna Super Mario Odyssey Deadly Premonition 2 Links Awakening Remake Bravely Default II
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  Whats your top 5 games from 2020 - onwards/current gen?
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  My top 5: Ori and the Will of the Wisps/Psychonauts 2 Mostly perfect games for me, which is why I had them as my 2020 and 2021 GOTYs. From start to finish, I was continually impressed by everything these games did. I'm not ready to pick a favorite, lol. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 I didn't think I would ever care about skateboarding games again but they actually did it. THPS 1+2 was exactly what it needed to be and I appreciate the restraint the developers showed by not changing too much of the classic THPS formula. RIP Vicarious Visions. The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog is still the best when it comes creating enthralling story's and realistic characters. They are also one of the best in the industry when it comes to technical and sound design. The attention they give to every little detail of their games is insane. And the gameplay is better than TLOU 1. Demon's Souls/Elden Ring Both are great. Elden Ring is way more ambitious with it's excellent exploration focused open world. If it's performance would have been better for me on PC then I would probably just give it this spot. Demon's Souls on the other hand, is one of the most beautiful, well performing games I've ever played. I was wearing robes and casting spells but Bluepoint are the real wizards of that game. Honorable Mentions: DOOM Eternal Wasteland 3 Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Desperados III Final Fantasy VII Remake Resident Evil: Village New Pokémon Snap Kena: Bridge of Spirits Before Your Eyes Pokémon Legends: Arceus
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  Next Community Vote
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  I don't know if we will have enough participation for this GOTY election but there's no way to know for sure. Let's give it a shot and see how many lists we have after 3 weeks.
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  Splatoon 3
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  Apparently the Splatoon 3 eShop page right now claims it'll support Cloud Saves, which previous ones did not because you could exploit Skill Acquisition RNG through abusing Cloud Saves. Another thing worth bringing up, is starting today, anyone with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack can play the EXCELLENT Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion DLC which is now included with the Expansion Pack. Seriously, DO NOT SKIP. It is the most fun I've had since Mario 64, which sounds hyperbolic, but it really is that good. If you already own Splatoon 2 but never bought that Expansion, go dig into that. It is way, way, way, way, way better than the base campaign with the game, which is just a glorified tutorial.
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  EZA Community Minecraft Server
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  @Pob Hello. I'm new to Linux and have some questions. I got my server working by following a guide. Do I need to enter the terminal and enter the command "java -Xmx... Minecraft_server.1.17.jar nogui" every time to start the server or is there a way to open a folder and start the server. Sorry if this is a stupid question this is all new to me.
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  EZA Forums' Noteworthy New Games of April 2022
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  Samurai Bringer is out today on Switch and PS4. It's a roguelite action game with a really cool retro-ish 3D art style published by PLAYISM. There's not much coverage on this yet but this review here made me interested in it. Sounds like a difficult game which I'm kinda craving for rn. Youtube Video
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  Saints Row Reboot
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  Kingdom Hearts 4
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  White suit Ray Lewis final boss of ESPN World
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  The EZA Forum Hall of Greats (January 2022)
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  I'm (always) set, so just put out the call when you're ready for us to submit!
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  Completed Games of 2022
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  @dmcmaster said in Completed Games of 2022: @sheria Nun Massacre just got released on Switch, so you might get your wish. Sadly I consider that game to be one of their worst. It's actually the only one available on Android here but its literally unplayable on the phone imo. Hopefully we will see more. I'm OK playing them on PC but add them to PS5 with some trophies and I'll happily go at them again.