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@bard91 Shall we start a new thread for this year?

I've played a bit of this and although cutting up enemies with the sword is great and the platforming is fluid and rhythmic I'm finding it to be more frustrating than anything else. Yes it could be that I'm not accustomed to tough games, but I don't think breaking shields just to cut down enemies who can already shoot at you makes it enjoyable. I don't care for the game's world and its story either, but indeed Ghostrunner doesn't seem to be that kind of game. Brad says "you'll feel like a badass in no time", but it's taking time to feel like that. In Hotline Miami you can waltz into a building and feel like a badass immediately because you know where to go , have the knowhow to kick ass, and the design is simple and engaging and doesn't anything particularly uninviting while making you feel like you always have a chance. Ghostrunner doesn't feel like you have a chance unless you know how to use the skills available to you, which stalls the immediacy of satisfaction as you wait to learn and probably grow impatient with the game's systems. This tetris-style upgrade tree is a nuisance too, just fiddling about trying to set the skills you want to use. I guess I'm in the minority here but Ghostrunner is a pain to enjoy.

Still left from last year: Dragon Quest VII Persona 4 Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne Shenmue II Devil May Cry 3 Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Shadowrun (SNES) Ultima VII Luigi's Mansion 2 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 12 new ones: Yakuza Kiwami Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Nioh Devil May Cry 4 Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic Halo 4 Gradius Advance Metal Slug Advance Castlevania Chronicles MediEvil Rhythm Tengoku Icewind Dale I also finished Metal Slug Advance. It was pretty decent but not as memorable as some of the numbred games.

@sheria its currently being processed for by amazon got the email the other day

Youtube Video Free PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade. I'm looking forward to playing this again before the sequel comes out.

@scotty Did Not Finish I did not finish anymore games so my backlog progress is lackluster overall. Probably won't get any better this year, lol.

@el-shmiablo said in Censorship topic (out of the news thread): @sheria Certainly. This is fromthe film study Men Talk and Women Show Skin "female characters were more likely to wear sexy, provocative clothing than males (26% vs. 5%) or to appear partially naked (24% vs. 8%). 29% of teen girls were called attractive by another person in the movie vs. 18% of women ages 21 to 39 and 8% of women 40 to 64. The study also found that 29% of teen girls were called attractive by another person in the movie vs. 18% of women ages 21 to 39 and 8% of women 40 to 64. Marc Choueiti, the project administrator, commented that this sends a message to teen girls that they are "eye candy": "the data speaks to an overemphasis on beauty, thinness and sexualization of women at younger and younger ages." This is further compounded by the fact that there is a gross deficit of females in prominent roles in general. My apologies, I shouldn't have said "out of whack", because it wasn't your point I wanted proof on. I'm happy to concede that there's an imbalance when it comes to that sort of thing because there's a genuine, biological difference in the genders when it comes to desiring that sort of content. Porn magazines for women never took off because there's just not a viable market for making money there. I was interested in proof that all of this censored content had a direct correlation to the inappropriate treatment of women. There's a large difference in natural urges when it comes to men and women, it's seen in just about everything. The material that gets made is simply catering for that difference, it's not a chicken and egg situation here.

@hazz3r I think deck building is a mess right now, mostly because the interface in the deck editor is just not clear, deck building in itself is already a kinda complex subject and heavily dependent on strategy so I too hope we see some changes to that. I also agree with your second point and I think it is one of the main problems with making the game more automatted and requiring less clicks, in the old platform you'd be able to set stops after every single step and it would only keep going until you said it was ok, this is definitively less flashy and can make games drag a bit but it allows for more direct control from the player as well as introducing a bluffing and posturing factors in similar ways to what you have when playing with paper, so it is an aspect that I enjoy and that may not be completely compatible with the direction they have with Magic Arena

I'm actually leaving for Japan in about a week, gonna be staying mostly in Tokyo but going to Kyoto as well. I really don't have any solid plans, only going to be there for about a week so its not a ton of time. Mostly I want to check out those big gaming stores and maybe pick up a super famicom.

Finished it today. Since I can't remember so many complex names, all characters blend together. And since I couldn't follow their relationships, the game felt very boring & unnecessary convoluted. Overall plot is fascinating, but it’s just a fraction of the puzzle. But while I can’t feel the meat of game’s story, I still see its structure. And I’m almost certain that if character’s names were simpler, I would fall in love with this game. It’s such a shame when such small and insignificant part prevents you from enjoying something great.

@naltmank in Royal, yeah... you need to have a condition met to even unlock the last 1/3 of the game... and certain other conditions met in order to get the "true" (I guess best) ending. It's a pretty short list, but it's in-game time sensitive, so if you really want to be sure to hit it, it's spoiler tagged below: Reach Councillor Arcana (Doctor Maruki) Rank 9 before 18th November to unlock 3rd semester Reach Faith Arcana (Kasumi Yoshizawa) Rank 5 before 18th December Reach Justice Arcana (Goro Akechi) Rank 8 before 24th November Refuse all offers presented by the big bad boss

Photo Mode has been released! This is pretty hype, I'm still early in the game so I have lots of time to play around with it. The official twitter page of KP has been sharing a lot of cool stuff, like this.

@Sieghardt I'm curious about Berseria, but I'll have to wait until I see how it is received, and even then I might wait until a price drop. I'm not gonna say that I'm not interested in anything else coming out soon, but not in even close to the level of anticipation of P5, and I tend not to buy games at launch, so I'll probably just try to clear some stuff from my backlog

If my start location has barbarian problems, (Spawn frequently), I'll almost always go Slinger -> Warrior -> Slinger -> Scout. Giving me 2 Warriors, 2 Slingers-Archers, and one scout. If I'm playing on a large map I'll probably go with a second scout. If I can easily defend my start location then I'll do Slinger -> Scout -> Worker. Higher difficulties the AI will declare war on you 20 or so turns in with a whole horde of enemies. Overall I'm pretty happy with Civilization 6. The major complaints of the game come down to balance issues, and the higher in difficulty you play, the more complaints you'll have. I've often found half the AI in the game will expand 2-cities, and then no more. One issue here I think is that the move from Renaissance -> Industrial -> Modern is far too quick for the human player. Because most of the AI has some sort of bug with expanding, their science gain falters heavily and you'll quicky outpace them. They also don't use ranged units, and never use modern ones. As soon as modders have access to the SDK, all of this issues and many more will be solved. Civilization VI provides a much better platform to build upon than any of the previous Civilizations, but for now, I'd recommend waiting to get the game if you play above Prince difficulty. Especially @alexwhiteplays, because it often feels like you are taking advantage of the AI in a very ungratifying way. It's basically the feeling of finding out someone let you win. Oh, they weren't even trying... - that type of feeling. But there's already quite a few mods, and I highly recommend going to www.forums.civfanatics.com - as they are the go-to place for the current non-SDK mods. (These mods are often just simple text files until the tools are out)

@bard91 Yup, my recommendation was based on the 3 Fates games only, but I agree with the others, if you just want any Fire Emblem game to dive into the series, Awakening is the best choice!