@neocweeny I’ve started Soul Hackers more times than I’d care to say but never finished it. I really like it but somehow always get sidetracked. I 100% agree on the vibes, they are incredible. It feels vintage but the themes are timeless, which good sci-fi most often is.
I’m jumping back in as soon as I have my house next week. Thanks!
Just ordered Soul Hackers 2 on sale. Feels like I’m turning i to @Yoshi with all these recent purchase posts. Looking forward to this one…but need to finish Soul Hackers first.
Just re-bought Devil Survivor Overclocked only because I’m likewise crazy and wanted to have my 3DS SMT collection back to full stock. Still a good game though, might play it again in a decade or two.
Another 3 seconds of Zelda and even more not Metroid. This one was not for me. At least I was on the clock, I guess.
Finally picked up Kirby and the Forgotten Land. I've been itching to play this since it was announced so I can't wait to jump in.
I’d like to tell a story, if I may. A story that opens with a man on a train. Not just any train but Tokyo’s infamous Hanzomon/Den-en-toshi line train at the beginning of rush hour. And not just any man but a man holding on to a shit with all the confidence of a two-fingered monkey holding on to a banana soaked in baby oil. Surely, no more than half of the sweat on his brow was brought on by the oppressive heat and humidity of Japanese summer. Destination: his mother-in-law’s house. And despite all this, this man wears a grin from ear to ear.
Something like seven years earlier, the same man and his wife (girlfriend at the time?) walk back to their hotel and come across a lineup outside of a restaurant. It’s too late to eat but the man’s wife takes note, as literally EVERY JAPANESE PERSON EVER would when they see a lineup (assuming they don’t blindly join the line for some reason). The following day, they return at lunch and this time, even the man can admit the lineup was right. It immediately becomes a must-go on their annual trips to Japan.
Covid, lockdown, no planes blah blah blah. 3 and a half years I was deprived of my one true love. A love I happily share with 2 legends of gaming: PR Balrog and the one and only Benjamin “yes, I’m tall. I don’t know why that surprises people” Moore. That’s right my friends. This swelling in my abdomen is the result of my most recent purchase: tsukemen from Tsujita.
I...only had 8 games that I was even willing to consider. And even then, I took two out. I went through the Wikipedia list several times to be sure but I guess I don't love as many Gamecube games as I thought I did; HOWEVER, the ones that I do love, ooooooooooooooh mama, they are each on a Boys Don't Cry level of love.
Taking a moment to talk games not on my list: Ikaruga is awesome but I have not played it enough and I never will because hard games no longer spark joy for me (don't know that they ever did if I'm being honest).
Did you hate Super Mario Sunshine because it was such a departure from the rest of the series, particularly 64? Well, while I may not have the cure for bad taste, I can definitely recommend Vexx as being much more Mario 64 than Sunshine is. I'm sure Tak and all those other mascots are too but I've only ever played Vexx.
Skies of Arcadia Legends is just ok.
Play Tiger Woods 03 and 04. For my money, the best blend of arcade and sim golf games ever made.
@yoshi well they’re obviously doing this to offset the salary increases they are doing across the board to help employees manage inflation.
Man, Hit and Run needs a remake. I hear only good things but never managed to play it and am not ready to pay new game price for it.
Sadly I just haven't played enough of their games. I would like to take a sec to just say Spider-Man was awesome. Probably my favourite superhero game.
Resistance I always confuse with Killzone. Pretty sure I've played one or two of them but no memory of how good they were.
Sunset Overdrive is one I wish I had the chance to play. What did people here think of it?
Fully down for a Gamecube list
I just remember being stoked they had a console Pokemon and then being super disappointed it was so bare bones compared to the Gameboy games. I feel like if they had made Pokemon for consoles from the beginning, I probably would have gotten into the series but for whatever crazy reason, devs never seem to take my opinion into account.
Ikaruga is so good and such a neat idea. I haven't played it in years but do remember thinking the colour switching mechanic would break the game and make it impossible to die. Anybody who has played this game knows how that ended. An awesome game I would have voted for had I only played it more.
Socom II - note on the series as a whole: Socom 1 was the first online game my friends really got into and I was marvelously terrible at it. It used every button on the controller and controller passing and waiting 10 minutes between turns didn't help me learn but the bigger problem was that this was one of the first dual stick games I played. I remain terrible at them but the contorls definitly put me off SOCOM long term.
Xenosaga 1 - There's some kind of collecting quest in this game that gets you the best weapon or something. One of the rooms you have to enter to get one of the pieces soft locks the game on the 80gb backwards compatible PS3. Getting the best stuff is a big part of RPGs for me so I hard quit after hitting that soft lock. It's too bad because I remember I was really enjoying it but no way I go back now.
https://kotaku.com/analogue-pocket-jailbreak-game-boy-advance-nintendo-1849351231
Time to finally power mine on and actually use it instead of just install the update.
I really wanted to make time to play at least 1 version of Demi Kids but sadly failed. I love SMT so am curious how I’d feel about those games. I recently started Revelations: Demon Slayer and it was ok but suuuuuper basic. I’m curious if these games are a step up. Any input?
I just want to take a moment to encourage discussion in these topics, PRE-reveal. Shit on games you don’t like, praise games you never played or didn’t play enough, tell stories about any game you did or didn’t vote for. Just because you talk about a game, doesn’t mean you voted for it or not. And who cares if you did? Nobody knows how many others voted for it. I think this was a thing before but we’ve gone pretty quiet pre-reveal of late.
Long story short, more discussion = good (shoutout to @Sentinel-Beach)
Moving. Will try to get a list in but not too hopeful.