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I highly recommend you start some of that delicious and nutritious Resi 5 and see how the series came from a slow paced survival horror into a faster paced gun shooting, monster killing, over the shoulder, head shooting, face smashing, Science-fiction esque glorious 2000s style action game series that Resident Evil has become!

Being driven mad? BEING DRIVEN MAD IS A BUFF! it will make you feel all of the rage, the anger, the passion, the drive, and the red hot lead, coming out of those gun barrels, and those fists of glory! And whenever you see a tyrant, you won't get scared! No, you'll be thinking its just another walking pile of meat that's about to be turned into delicious tyrant burgers and you'll be barbecuing all of that and be serving it all with the Jimmies and Jillies!

Like when you see a Tyrant, you won't be scarred stiff! You'll be screaming at it with your own murderyell and tell that Tyrant that you're about to turn it into piles of goo, and shove them all into UMBRELLA CORP'S MOMMA and Umbrella momma be like "OH NO TYRONE IS DEAD!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......."

okay i dunno what the heck i'm talking about but yeah. I might have a cringy opinion on how i kinda like Resi's change into a more action oriented game.
 
Whoah, whoah, hold on a second...who on earth said anything about Resi 6? I sure as hell didn't. I am most definitely not playing that pile of unscrupulously awful trash. It's not so much a downward spiral as a sheer vertical drop at that stage. Resi without Wesker is...well, not Resi. Unless Capcom follow through and really do go back to the series' Survival Horror roots, the chances of me picking up any Resident Evil that isn't a remake/remaster after Resi 5 is pretty minimal.

Don't get me wrong here, there is nothing necessarily wrong with Survival Action as a genre. But there are many series out there that do it better than Resident Evil, and the action isn't what is synonymous with the franchise, at least to me. The only thing remotely like those pulse-pounding moments of terror from earlier Resi games in Resi 4 is that godawful lab crawling with regenerators. Resi 5 has lickers, IIRC. But that's it.

I may take a break, though. I'm feeling like something a little more deep...or something a little more fantasy. I'll see what takes my fancy later on.
 
I'm quite surprised that my toaster of a laptop is able to run Postal 2, windowed, without any graphical issues or Frame rate drops as long as I'm not running any apps. Then again, its Postal 2, which is only running with some sweet and good ole Unreal Engine 2. Then again, Postal 2 is something from 2003, which should have no problem running on a 2009 toaster like what I'm stuck with for the following days, till the sweet new rig is done (when its done...I'm currently in development hell)

Then, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, one of my most faved shooters ever (and in the same level of FAVE AND LOVE with FEAR 1, that's how much i love it) is on a wickedly nice sale, and I'm fortunate enough for this laptop to pass up to the RECOMMENDED requirements! WHOOOOOOOOOOOO! TERRORIST HUNTING! TACTI-COOL SHOOTIN! and I can even play as a woman if i have to, because that's how awesome Rainbow Six Vegas is.
 
I had a Rainbow Six on my old computer...might even have been the original? The "one shot, one kill" thing meant I died repeatedly and quickly gave up on it; I haven't played one of the games since, haha.

I'm really in the mood for a grindfest JRPG right now...actually, what I'm really in the mood for is Star Ocean: The Last Hope. But I've got Atelier Sophie coming in a couple of weeks, and Star Ocean 5 is out on the 1st of July, soo...yeah, not a good idea. I'm game hopping again right now (I'mma go off on one in the relevant thread later probably) because what I REALLY want to play isn't out yet. Story of my life. xD
 
Vegas 2 was always one of those games that was really popular but even back then I could feel a lack of polish. It felt a fair bit disjointed and that lack of checkpoints in co-op was...Oooh. Wasn't bad fun, though.

It was loved, though, but my love was more for the older, more SWAT-esque Tactical titles.

Also, great news, we're getting the Vita version of Romancing SaGa 2's (a truly unloved classic) remake. I was incredibly bummed when it they decided to only bring over the mobile version, especially since they did the same with Seiken Densetsu 1 (Final Fantasy...Adventure, I believe, or Secret of Mana 0). Who knows, maybe they'll wise up and get us that Vita version, too.
 
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I'm in shock that Square Enix are displaying a modicum of sense with this. Sure, it'll probably be digital-only, but you take what you can, and digital-only is the first step towards the proper physical release we deserve.

I have hopes that Bandai Namco will see sense and give us a physical Vita release of the next Digimon game too...
 
I wish we can get the next Digimon game based on the current incarnation of the show, which is all of the characters being all grown up and like :)))))
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So even though the system specs said R6V2 passed even the recommended specs, obviously passing is not the same as actually performing xD. Oh well. But somehow slapping the lowest settings sorta helped but oh my jimmies, I clearly forgot how punishing any R6 game is D: but its manly.. still manly.

Classic Rainbow six. the true Hardcore experience. One shot one death. Oh yeah, that game traumatized me as a kid, and I had the PSX port of all things. So i quickly rage-quitted on it and just played Quake 2.

My only gripe with playing R6V2 right now is that some of the weapons don't feel like they have punch to be useful. You might as well be sticking around with starter weapons or at least some of the earlier unlocked weapons. Its like some weapons have less recoil or spread than others, or some may work better with some attachments.

But I was lucky enough to pick up an MG36 aka one of the best and RAREST LMGs with a hunting scope and its nice killing some of those terrorists in longer ranges. That sweet and large ammo clip really helps.
 
There actually was a Digimon game on the PSP that followed the events of the original series! Obviously, we never got it. It's probably been fan translated though. Becaue these things always get fan translations.

You know, it's been quite a while - not since Disgaea 4, really - when I've gotten THAT into a game. It's difficult to drum up the enthusiasm much of the time. That's part of why I'm playing Disgaea 5 right now...once I get into the grinding, I *really* get into it. I lose myself in systems more than I do in worlds these days. I wish I had your general enthusiasm sometimes, Xin D:

...although when I get Atelier Sophie in a couple of weeks I am probably not going to shut up about it. When I get Star Ocean 5 I'm probably going to spend whole days on it. Maybe it just takes something really special to bring out my inner nerd these days...or just a lot of people talking about something I'm passionate about. xD
 
People indeed are working on a Digimon Adventure translation. A bit slow, but they'll get it done eventually, just like Digimon World Re:Digitize got translated as well.

I played the game in Japanese back when it was released. It's good nostalgia, but the gameplay's pretty basic and nothing special. And sometimes it sticks to the canon so much that you get really hard stages since Patamon always evolves late. On the bright side, all Digimon get an Ultimate form at the end of the game, and I think those forms are canon in Tri as well.
 
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I only want to play as Shiki, because she's a girl, and like how i play my Pokemon games, I like playing as the girl.

Then again, I play as the girl in almost every game that allows the choosing of genders, especially in something like Ragnarok Online and other MMORPGs. So watch out dudes for anyone trying to pose as a girl. That might be me, or my equally crazy friend.

Its a thing i have. Not because I like "doing stuff" as a female avatar mmkay?
 
A variety of factors influence it for me. It's usually a matter of aesthetics or voices, or just what I feel like going with at the time. But I do generally find myself playing gals more than guys these days.

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Akiba's Trip is getting a...uh...

Acquire's making a new Akiba title. Akiba's Beat, their first Action RPG. Their first Action RPG. I...guess AT/AS wasn't one- or at least that's what they're asserting. And I'd disagree, but...details.

https://gematsu.com/2016/05/akibas-beat-announced-ps4-ps-vita

Anyway, didn't know the franchise was Akiba and Strip/Trip was one such title, but it makes sense. After all, it's a virtual tourism game in a lot of the same way the Yakuza series is, so this is less of a sequel and more of an adjacent entry.

Either way, if it gets released over here, I'll be interested. Been needing more Action RPGs in my diet.
 
Guys have such uninspired designs a lot of the time, even with character customisation options...I typically find myself playing as the girl when I've got the choice too. That said, in Fates I've got a male avatar, because the only characters I like the look of are female, so...

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Either way, if it gets released over here, I'll be interested. Been needing more Action RPGs in my diet.
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Have you considered Anima for an Action RPG? That's out this week and it looks pretty interesting.


In other news Dungeons II is now on PS4...I wonder if I should get it. I used to love those kinds of top-down strategy titles, although this was back in the day when I played mostly on my computer; I'm not sure how point-and-click would handle on a console...hrmn.
 
Crisis Core was better than the game that spawned it, in my opinion. Zack was more likeable than Cloud, Genesis was more interesting than Sephiroth - who was himself far more interesting in the game than he was in FFVII - and, whilst I HATED the level-up system and the fact that petrification was a death sentence, it was a fantastic game for its time. I'd be totally fine with it being one of the FFVII remake episodic titles if they gave it a straight-up adaptation with some gameplay tweaks...like the removal of that goddamn roulette.
 
I would agree (Though the original will always hold a special place in my hear). Its partially why I'm not completely put off by the FFVII remake being an action RPG. I'm still not a fan of the fact its episodic, though. I just feel thats unnecessary.

Are there any other games that play like this out there, preferably on consoles? I can only play through New Game+ so many times before I want something new.
 
I'm...very iffy about the FFVII remake. Episodic could mean literally anything. Considering they see FFXIII as a trilogy of titles - despite them being more or less standalone - I'd be inclined to believe they're going to split up the story into manageable chunks so that, when you have all of them, moving to the next game would be like swapping discs was back in the old days.

But this is Square Enix, who have taken a decade to release FFXV, have been giving us crappy smartphone titles of amazing franchises despite fan's pleas for console releases, and who are so out of touch with their target audience it's amazing they're still in business. Sparse episodic story-driven titles would be just the sort of thing I'd expect from them. A healthy dose of skepticism is required.

Hrmn...you could try Drakengard 3; asides from the flying segments it's a stage-based action-RPG, although it's a bit more geared towards hack-and-slash. The problem with Action RPGs these days is that they degenerate pretty quickly into button-mashers; Crisis Core had a combat system quite similar to Kingdom Hearts and was a lot more...technical, I suppose? Mission-based hunting titles like Soul Sacrifice Delta, Freedom Wars, and Toukiden are quite similar, though - they don't have the same rigorous equipment upgrading system that Monster Hunter does, and Soul Sacrifice in particular is a lot more technical. Might be worth thinking about if you want something similar-ish.
 
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Continuing on of why i do play female avatars more often than guys in MMORPGs is basically said earlier:

Example of what melly said earlier:
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Most of the time, Guy avatars in MMOs have (usually) less inspiring designs than the females, which i can't blame the game's art team. I mean, sure, most of the design team of an MMO are probably guys and these guys enjoy drawing and designing girls more than their own sex. Of course, I'm only refering to those MMOs that actually do some justice to female character designs and not the ones that overly sexualize females by giving them overly scantily clad clothing like in most other MMOs in their advertisements since the past few years.

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The bonus in RO is that the female overworld sprites are also very cute to look at. Especially for those who main Archbishops (3rd job super priests).

Disclaimer: I mained either a Knight up to its 3rd Job (Rune Knight) and an Assassin (Guillotine Cross).

The only few times I've played as the guy in an MMO were MMOs that i actually considered taking seriously, like in one server in RO where i decided to be a guy (Male Knight), and in some other MMO that i played a long time ago (Pristontale, THE ORIGINAL ONE). And Diablo 2 and 3, being a barb main. Oh wait, Diablo is an MMO? Oh wait its not. But Diablo 3 had selectable genders and i decided to be a barb main, and I'm a male Barb since Male Barbarians are manly and iconic.

Then again, my gripe with some MMOs is that why do they have to genderlock classes.. like okay? I wanna play as a female knight, with her big womanly breastplates, heavy armor, big swords and bigger BFGs, and my glorious hair of destiny. Or i wanna play as a murderqueen Guilottine cross because female assassins are 5ever cool! Genderlocking classes is not cool MMORPG Makers! We wanna play as Female Knights, Female Assassins and Male Dancers, Male Medics. oVo, even though RO did have their own genderlocked classes in the Bard (male exclusive) and the Dancer (Female exclusive)
 
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Because we're still bogged down in gender roles in video games...well, either that or limited resources. Some developers deserve the benefit of the doubt with these things...and others don't. It's a case-by-case basis thing again, in my opinion. Really, the best thing to do is to either lock down roles for the sake of the story - and make damn sure they're well-developed characters if they fall into the expected roles - or provide a very thorough character customisation system. With adjustable breast sizes, thank you, Nintendo.

That's one thing I love about Disgaea actually - it's pretty diverse. You get male and female Fighters, Clerics, Mages, Knights, etc. They come with their own bonuses, too. Same with FFXIV - I could be whoever I wanted. I was a female Gladiator/Paladin and I was amazing. I miss my character ;_;
 
AT THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT IN TIME, I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE A HEALTHIER AND A MORE DEEPLY FELT RESPECT FOR ANY OBJECT IN THIS UNIVERSE THAN MY PARTICULAR GAMING MOUSE!

Well its just a cheap white G-10 ARES mouse which I'll probably still use for my new PC once its done.

HUH? WUZZAT? I like what i see... an important looking news article!
BLIZZARD FINALLY DID IT! Overwatch prawns being taken off the door Sorta NSFW btw.

and I like to point out that this is Blizzard protecting their IP. I mean sure okay, prawns of Blizzo property are bad. I've also heard from other people that youtube content creators for Blizzo have to also watch their language since they can't use typical SpicyLingo when making Blizzard-related gaming videos. Which is why we barely hear anyone making like Hearthstone, WoW, Starcraft, HoTS, and especially now Overwatch vids go crazy... Blizzo why..

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To maintain and protect the image of our games, Blizzard also requires that Productions maintain the 'T' rating that has been given to its products by the ESRB."
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Also, no wonder why most of the Blizzo related youtubers that I've seen like Swifty (WoW) and Muzelk (with his OVW vids) are so careful with their language. It seems that motormouths will get Blizzo shanked if they even try. That means that if ever i try making videos on Blizzard's games, I'll probably get blizz-tagged ASAP. I'm already a motor mouth in both text form and especially in person D: HEEEEEEEELPPPPP!!!
 
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