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「Echo」

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Regarding FFXIII and IX i have to strongly disagree.
XIII's genocide is something that exists within the plot but you don't see anything of it. It's something you are being told happens but that you never actually get to see. Apart from that, the game often has a strongly upbeat or outright melodramatic atmosphere. Similar with FFIX which is more of a magical fairytale for the most part.

FFVII on the other hand has some real dark moments actually in game, like the entire Shinra Massacre, Cloud becoming a mentally disabled cripple in a wheelchair or that monster scare in the mako reactor flashback.

As well as tons of creepy music

I'd definitely say it's the darkest games in the mainline series.

It's definitely without a doubt that VII owes some of its popularity to nostalgia, but i think to the largest degree it's also well deserved.
Game is pretty strong on all aspects from Music to Story, and even the combat, if a bit simplistic, feels incredibly satisfying thanks to cool visual- and soundeffects
Agree to to disagree on all counts. Sorry friend. The OG FFVII is literally the "ok boomer" of Video Games to me. The FFVII I played in 2015 (or whenever PS4 Version launched,) was laughable in presentation and the constant overhype from older fans did it no favors. It doesn't hold up. And it's not even about graphics, because FFIX on the same console had masterful cutscene direction by comparison. No floppy tits CGI. No super awkward "flying" (seriously wtf when Sephiroth just started floating, turned 45 degrees on the dot, and started flying out of the mansion lol???)

But hey, like I said, maybe the remake fixes FF VII for me.

To address your criticisms;

- You have forgotten the actual happenings of Final Fantasy XIII haven't you? You literally start FFXIII during "the purge" and control active belligerents. This "purge" persists for the entirety of the game, in the background and foreground. Do you remember taking Hope back to his father?

- That FFIX is fairy-tale like in it's plot progression and ultimately it's resolution, is not sufficient cause to deny the inherent darkness of it's underlying themes. It's not even relevant really. Dark fairy-tales exist. That the game ends on a happy note does not negate the existential crisis we're forced to ponder with Vivi, Zidane, and Kuja.
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Anywho I have a bad habit of really lighting into fellow FF-fans, because older FF fans are the thing I hate most about the series unironically (despite being an older fan myself). I just cannot stand how much they whine about how things used to be. How much better they think it would be if we went backwards. Etc... The thing I love most about FF as a brand is that it keeps reinventing itself and changing. That it tries to maintain it's status as a large AAA-flagship in both presentation and game-design, especially in these days when JRPG's are no longer front-and-center.

That said, you're a good friend Hektor and I don't really wanna go to war with you over FF lol.
 
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Doom Eternal specs.

My specs are just good enough for recommended, but they are at the edge of being not at recommended.

Ampere can't come fast enough, gonna upgrade my whole computer when Ampere is out, well as long as I find the upgrade the 3080 will be from my 1080 good enough.



However, I play at 1080p with gsync so in that sense my specs are good enough for recommended.
 

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FF6's intro really sets the mood and has some pretty dark moments such as
Kefka murdering everyone in the castle including Cyan's family

...Then there's Celes' attempted suicide and that really struck me when I first played it on PSOne
 

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FF6's intro really sets the mood and has some pretty dark moments such as
Kefka murdering everyone in the castle including Cyan's family

...Then there's Celes' attempted suicide and that really struck me when I first played it on PSOne
Not just the suicide, but the uncensored torture as well. Though I'm not 100% sure the torture scene made it outside of Japan? The only western copy of FFVI I own is the Steam one and I haven't played it yet as I'm waiting for the Sprite rework mods which to my knowledge are still WIP.

Nobody ever really debates the quality of VI though. It's the perfect ending to the SNES gen of FF, almost universally praised by new and old fans alike.
 
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The OG FFVII is literally the "ok boomer" of Video Games to me. The FFVII I played in 2015 ...
Ok my better judgment tells me not to step into all of that, but it's friday so let's err anyhow ... didn't you kinda miss the boat with this one? I'd agree that FF7 does not hold up well ... but the context of the time it existed in matters a lot. I have great memories of it in the day. Can't play it at all now. It's wonky as hell. There's lots of old games like that, where if you miss the time it belonged in, you can't get back that context.
 
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That said, you're a good friend Hektor and I don't really wanna go to war with you over FF lol.
Friends can go to war too, and on the battlefield, i never hold back.

Agree to to disagree on all counts.
Yea, i could not possible disagree harder with you on most of your post.
FFIX is my second favorite mainline title, but i would consider it the most up-beat game of them all for a start, even if it has some sad moments.
I think we just have very different definitions of what constitutes as dark, because for me, it's strongly a matter of atmosphere and not just plot and lore.
 
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「Echo」

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Ok my better judgment tells me not to step into all of that, but it's friday so let's err anyhow ... didn't you kinda miss the boat with this one? I'd agree that FF7 does not hold up well ... but the context of the time it existed in matters a lot. I have great memories of it in the day. Can't play it at all now. It's wonky as hell. There's lots of old games like that, where if you miss the time it belonged in, you can't get back that context.
100% not denying this possibility at all. That is why I'm so open and excited for the remake. Not excited enough to waste money on PS4 copy mind you, I'll wait for PC Version. Being able to compare it in a more modern way will really help me to judge at least the main story beats better. (i hope.)
 

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FF7 was shit even when it came out.

:steam_pigblanket:

Final Fantasy ranking :

FF6
FF14
FF11
FF12

Rest is trash and not even worth talking about.
I can get behind the 7 was never good jokes, but trashing even 9 is unkind. That game had a ton of heart.

Speaking of 7, I dearly wish they'd expanded on the space aspect. I love the sci-fi side of that game and having an orbit-capable rocket just lying around hinted at a ton more that the original never really got into if I recall correctly.
 

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Well for my modern Playstation 1-era jones I wound up going with Lost In Vivo.

Not quite the sandbox/adventure I was looking for but it's been on my Wishlist forever as I heard it had strong Silent Hill vibes.

Based on the above screenshot I just took, I believe I have chosen wisely.
 
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Well for my modern Playstation 1-era jones I wound up going with Lost In Vivo.

Not quite the sandbox/adventure I was looking for but it's been on my Wishlist forever as I heard it had strong Silent Hill vibes.

Based on the above screenshot I just took, I believe I have chosen wisely.
paging Mor
 

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Just completed Half-Life, used a trainer to get through the game quickly. Great game, suprisingly playable despite it's age. Now I have completed HL, HL2, E1 and E2.

Will do Destiny 2 Shadowkeep campaign missions before doing Black Mesa.
 

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Final Fantasy Tactics is the best one, I'd care about other opinions on the matter but there's 48 other enemies taking a turn before you can state yours
 
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FF7 was my first FF and my favorite and I only ever finished 7 and 13 and I could never get into FF3/6 at all. But I'm not interested in FF7 remake (would feel different if it actually was the whole game). Chrono Trigger is better than all of em tho.

Final Fantasy Tactics is the best one, I'd care about other opinions on the matter but there's 48 other enemies taking a turn before you can state yours
God I want a new version of FFT that is exactly the PS1 version except turns go by much, much faster.
 
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FF7 was my first FF and my favorite and I only ever finished 7 and 13 and I could never get into FF3/6 at all. But I'm not interested in FF7 remake (would feel different if it actually was the whole game). Chrono Trigger is better than all of em tho.



God I want a new version of FFT that is exactly the PS1 version except turns go by much, much faster.
My main problem with the PSP version & the Mobile version is they removed the flavor text from using abilities and you sort of only notice it missing because its this like little nagging thing like something is a little bit off

I just went out of my way to try and find them, I know or at least vaguely remember their being more quotes for other abilities but they really added in more life to the game so I have no idea why they removed the shit

Plus it was random/didnt happen all the time at all so it felt really cool when it did happen
FFT Spell quotes
V2.0
(Compiled by: Matt Hobbs, YelseyKing@aol.com)
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This is some trivial info, but here's a list of quotes that are said
randomly when spells are cast. If I'm missing anything, or anything here is
wrong, please mail me and let me know.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

New: Added a version number, fixed some quotes, added a few notes, and wrote
who uses specific types of magic. If another skill name appears in the
"used by" box in brackets, it means that those spells are within a
specific command. (Like "Holy Sword" skills are also included in
Orlandu's "All Swordskill" command.)

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%%%%Various Magic%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

---White Magic---
Used by: Priests

Cure: "Life's refreshing breeze, blow in energy! Cure!"
Cure 2: "Life's refreshing breeze, heal from the sky! Cure2!"
Cure 3: "Blessing breeze, blow in energy! Cure3!"
Cure 4: "Mighty breeze, heal from the sky! Cure4!"
Raise: "Spirits of life, return us! Raise!"
Raise 2: "Spirits of life, give a new life to the soul! Raise2!"
Reraise: "Inject life's energy! Reraise!"
Regen: "Share lives with all things in nature.... Regen!"
Protect: "Precious light, be our armor to protect us! Protect!"
Protect 2: "Shining light, shield from all directions! Protect2!"
Shell: "Silent light, shield from evil! Shell!"
Shell 2: "Enduring light, shield from roaring magic! Shell2!"
Wall: "Ancient light, rise and revive! Wall!"
Esuna: "Heavenly wind, carry us to fountain of power! Esuna!"
Holy: "Bright light, shine down on bloody impurity! Holy!"

---Black Magic---
Used by: Wizards

Fire: "Destruction of nature, gather in flame! Fire!"
Fire 2: "Out of the ground, raze all greenery with flame! Fire2!"
Fire 3: "Star fire, awake and deliver your judgement! Fire3!"
Fire 4: "Smouldering flames far below, punish the wicked! Fire4!"
Ice: "Scatter your chilly sharp blades! Ice!"
Ice 2: "Drifting breeze, come down with fury! Ice2!"
Ice 3: "Freezing wind, speak of forgotten truths! Ice3!"
Ice 4: "Effortless water, break your silence, attack! Ice4!"
Bolt: "Strip away the ground with glistening blades! Bolt!"
Bolt 2: "Swirling bolts, gather and strike with power! Bolt2!"
Bolt 3: "Heavenly bolts, bring God's justice! Bolt3!"
Bolt 4: "Angry spirits of the world strike now! Bolt4!"
Poison: "Filthy blood of revenge, inject!! Poison!!"
Frog: "Know, live, become a frog! Frog!"
Death: "Death gods carving life, take their souls! Death!"
Flare: "Inscript the dark god into a rotting body! Flare!"

---Time Magic---
Used by: Time Mages

Haste: "Layer upon layer make your mark now...Haste!"
Haste 2: "Time's current, place me in your whirlpool! Haste2!"
Slow: "Time, rest and give your kindness to the worthy! Slow!"
Slow 2: "Obey the sky's will, slow time down! Slow2!"
Stop: "Spirits of time, hide us from the judging hand of God! Stop!"
Don't Move: "Land of all lives, suppress all rebels! Dont' Move!"
Float: "Land of mercy, loosen tight fists! Float!"
Reflect: "Spell break, turn into an avenging light! Reflect!"
Quick: "Restore lost time in the spiral line...Quick!"
Demi: "Revenge with dark-evil spell! Demi!"
Demi 2: "Black sheep of evil times, cover our light! Demi2!"
Meteor: "Time has come...crash down on the wicked! Meteor!"

---Yin-Yang Magic---
Used by: Oracles

Foxbird: "Cowards, weak, those rushing to die! Foxbird!"
Sleep: "Lose conscious, wash away into the silent sea.... Sleep!"
Blind: "All light, fall into darkness! Bound Darkness!"
Pray Faith: "God is watching.... have faith! Pray Faith!"
Zombie: "Great tree of life, inject rotten extract! Zombie!"
Silence Song: "Conjurors seek truth in silence! Silence Song!"
Confusion Song: "Smash all who hunger for destruction.... Confusion Song!"
Dispel Magic: "Illusions, lies to Heaven! Dispel Magic!"
Paralyze: "Mindless, spiritless, hear the immutable beat...Paralyze!"
Petrify: "Suffering spirits, to eternity! Break Seal!"
Doubt Faith: "Seek the true tone to form our will.... Doubt Faith!"
Life Drain: "Lost energy... raise the heartrate! Life Drain!"
Spell Absorb: "Guiding light, shed magic power from above! Spell Absorb!"
Blind Rage: "Reason with confusion, judge with recklessness! Brave
Insanity!"

---Summon Magic---
Used by: Summoners

Moogle: "Kupo! Round and round you go! Moogle!"
Shiva: "Wind, fade to silence and light, give us power! Shiva!"
Ramuh: "Master of creation, impart thy help! Ramuh!"
Ifrit: "King of flames, bear down upon the enemy! Ifrit!"
Titan: "Bear down with land energy! Titan!"
Golem: "Earth-minded soul, protect us! Golem!"
Leviathan: "Sea fang, attack with water's power! Leviathan!"
Bahamut: "Scorch with dragon flame! Bahamut!"
Silf: "Windy god, strike enemies silent! Silf!"
Fairy: "Shiny crystal light, energize! Fairy!"
Lich: "Death song, death door, death river awaiting! Rich!" (sic)
Salamander: "Evil flames, entrust your power to us! Salamander!"
Cyclops: "Scatter frozen blades of air! Clops!"
Zodiac: "Attack by the master of commandments! Zodiac!"

---Truth---
sed by: Heaven Knight (Rafa)

Heaven Thunder: "Deadly rumbles, strike from the sky! Heaven Heaven
Thunder!"
Asura: "Flames, gather and destroy! Asura!"
Diamond Sword: "Clear with a mighty breeze! Diamond Sword!"
Hydragon Pit: "Cut open the water-filled sky and pour! Hydragon Pit!"
Space Storage: "All becomes illusion after this evening-bell! Space
Storage!"
Sky Demon: "Underground souls, rumble! Quake! Sky Demon!"

(Note: The quotes for the Hell Knight's "Un-truth" spells are the same,
except that "Back" is added before the spell's name.)

---Starry Heaven---
Used by: Astrologist (Olan)

Galaxy Stop: "Destiny lies in my hands! Stop movement! Galaxy Stop!"


%%%%Sword/Fighting Skills%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

---Draw Out---
Used by: Samurai, Arc Knight (Elmdor [Sword Spirit])

Asura: "Legendary sword that kills freely! Asura!"
Koutetsu: "Evil souls of the dark, gather here...Koutetsu!"
Bizen Boat: "Nihilistic sky, inhale magic power...Bizen Boat!"
Murasame: "No more loss of precious life! Murasame!"
Heaven's Cloud: "Yagumo rising, all who know God! Heaven's Cloud!"
Kiyomori: "Innocent sword, slash evils and protect! Kiyomori!"
Muramasa: "Summon all ghosts of the sword! Attack! Muramasa!"
Kikuichimoji: "Brave weapon, turn to a deadly blaze! Kikuichimoji!"
Masamune: "Sword of fury, inject power! Masamune!"
Chirijiraden: "Flame-eating sword, swipe away the evils. Cirijiraden!"
(sic)

---Punch Art---
Used by: Monk, White Knight (Wiegraf [Punch Skill])

Repeating Fist: "Fight for justice...fists of fury! Repeated Fist!"
Earth Slash: "Earth's anger running through my arms! Earth Slash!"
Secret Fist: "Cast down to hell with your fingers! Secret Fist!"
Wave Fist: "Burning anger rising...Burst! Wave Fist!"

(Note: The rest don't have quotes. Don't ask me why I 'left them out'.)

---Holy Sword---
Used by: Holy Knight (Agrias, Delita), Lune Knight (Dycedarg [Sword Skill]),
White Knight (Wiegraf), Holy Swordsman (Orlandu [All Swordskill])

Stasis Sword: "Life is short...Bury! Steady Sword!" (sic)
Split Punch: "The devil's spirit of restlessness... Split Punch!"
Crush Punch: "The doom of a planet...Crush Punch!"
Lightning Stab: "Absorb power in the sky and strike! Lightning Stab!"
Holy Explosion: "Heaven's wish to destroy all minds...Holy Explosion!"

---Dark Sword---
Used by: Dark Knight (Gafgarion), Holy Swordsman (Orlandu [All Swordskill])

Night Sword: "Master of all swords, cut energy! Night Sword!"
Dark Sword: "Dead or alive .... slash magic power! Dark Sword!"

---Mighty Sword---
Used by: Divine Knight (Meliadoul, Vormav, Rofel),
Lune Knight (Dycedarg [Sword Skill]),
Holy Swordsman (Orlandu [All Swordskill])


Shellbust Stab: "Armor won't help the heart stay sharp! Shellbust Stab!"
Blastar Punch: "Curses from all directions! Blastar Punch!"
Hellcry Punch: "Demolish weapons with fury! Hellcry Punch!"
Icewolf Bite: "Disaster cries out to smash all.... Icewolf Bite!"

---Destroy Sword---
Used by: Arc Knight (Zalbag)

Speed Ruin: "Destroy all time! Speed Ruin!"
Power Ruin: "Stop with a mighty blow! Power Ruin!"
Magic Ruin: "Destroy evil magic! Magic Ruin!"
Mind Ruin: "Destroy magic attack power! Mind Ruin!"


%%%%Enemy Spells%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

---Bio---
Used by: Apandas, Impure King (Queklain [Impure])

Bio: "Go to the land of the dead! Bio!"
Bio 2: "Here's a drop of evil from me! Bio2!"
Bio 3: "Say good-bye to your souls.... Bio3!"

---Dark Magic---
Used by: Archaic Demons

Dark Holy: "Aurora, exhale bloody air! Dark Holy!"
Lifebreak: "Here's my hatred and charm... Lifebreak!"

---Night Magic---
Used by: Ultima Demons

Dark Holy: "Aurora, exhale bloody air! Dark Holy!"
Ulmaguest: "My spirit of rest will consume the purest of souls!
Ulmaguest!"
Nanoflare: "Open the doors to where power lives! Nanoflare!"
Ultima: "Brush off vanity and show reality! Ultima!"

---Fear---
Used by: Impure King (Queklain), Warlock (Velius), Angel of Death (Zalera),
Ghost of Fury (Adramelk), Regulator (Hashmalum)

Death Cold: "Inject evil spirits! Death Cold!"
Darkness: "Mercy? ...not from me! Darkness!"
Spell: "One step closer to hell! Spell!"
Nightmare: "On the verge of death.... Nightmare!"
Lose Voice: "Know the world of silence! Lose Voice!"
Chicken Race: "Run for your lives! Chicken Race!"
Loss: "Unseeing, unthinking brains.... Loss!"
Seal: "Suck away the spirits... Seal!"

---Ja Magic---
Used by: Angel of Death (Zalera)

Toad 2: "Join the froggers! Toad2!"
Flare 2: "Flames from hell, gather and fire away! Flare2!"
Gravi 2: "Attack with a silent cry! Gravi2!"
Confuse 2: "Listen to the Mad King.... Confuse2!"
Sleep 2: "Fall into the dark world of unconsciousness..... Sleep2!"
Blind 2: "Turn off Heaven's light! Blind2!"

---Dimension Magic---
Used by: Regulator (Hashmalum)

Melt: "Dissolve into a fiery world of chaos... Melt!"
Quake: "Assailants in the ground, it's time to rumble! Quake!"
Tornado: "Gusting winds, hear what I say! Tornado!"
Meteor: "Time has come...crash down on the wicked! Meteor!"

---Dark Cloud---
Used by: Serpentarius (Elidibs)

Poison Frog: "One unaware of their true self .... they pity themselves!"
Midgar Swarm: "Rays in the dark sky, let's see your dignity! Midgar
Swarm!"
Zodiac: "Attack by the master of commandments! Zodiac!"

---Ultimate Magic---
Used by: Holy Angel (Altima)

Ultima (2): "Open 7 doors to reach the tower of power! Ultima!"

---Saturation---
Used by: Arch Angel (Altima)

Mute: "Cease the evil flow.... Mute!"
Return 2: "Gods of time and tide, give me your power! Return 2!"
Despair 2: "Spirits behind breeze.... wipe out all evil magic! Despair
2!"

---Complete Magic---
Used by: Arch Angel (Altima)

Grand Cross: "Inject tons of evil spirits! Grand Cross!"
All-ultima: "Simmering life-light, be a tower of power! All-ultima!"

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I'd like to thank AeroStar13 for inspiring me to make this, and ErgGibbon's
FFT FAQ for some quotes I was missing.

Also, I'd like to mention the Gleemax, who tried so hard to get into the
credits section of an FAQ. :p
 

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Reminder, in 10 minutes:

BBC has a 23 minute piece on HL:A in tomorrow on BBC World News:



All except US:
Sat 7th March - 00:30 GMT

US folk:
Fri 6th March - 22:30 PST / Sat 7th March 01:30 EST
Sat 7th March - 11:30 PST / 14:30 EST

The most anticipated video game of the last decade finally releases in March 2020, but it won't be playable on any of the games consoles. Half Life: Alyx is only playable using virtual reality kit, its developers Valve have created a unique experience, a full length blockbuster video game in VR. The Half Life franchise is one of the biggest and most influential in videogame history, releasing this latest edition as a VR only title will likely reinvigorate the virtual reality industry and for many act as a reason to buy a VR headset. We gained access to Valve's secretive studio in Seattle interviewing key development personnel as well as spending a considerable amount of time playing the game and experiencing the new technology that has been created to bring the title to life.

EDIT - - So this didn't happen - guess they switched the episodes lol
 
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Doom Eternal specs.

My specs are just good enough for recommended, but they are at the edge of being not at recommended.

Ampere can't come fast enough, gonna upgrade my whole computer when Ampere is out, well as long as I find the upgrade the 3080 will be from my 1080 good enough.



However, I play at 1080p with gsync so in that sense my specs are good enough for recommended.
Well i make minimum, so that's a thing. Doom 2016 ran pretty good on my machine, so i expect this to play okay. Of course by the time i pick this up, i'll likely have a new machine
 

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Oh, I missed Black Mesa came out. Nice. Half-Life 2 level Half-Life 1 remake took about as long to arrive as it took to get next generation VR Half-Life, haha :D
 
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Reminder, in 10 minutes:

BBC has a 23 minute piece on HL:A in tomorrow on BBC World News:



All except US:
Sat 7th March - 00:30 GMT

US folk:
Fri 6th March - 22:30 PST / Sat 7th March 01:30 EST
Sat 7th March - 11:30 PST / 14:30 EST




EDIT - - So this didn't happen - guess they switched the episodes lol
So where can I watch this? And what got switched?
 

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Insomnia, yeah :blobvomiting:
Used the occasion to play the entirety of Superhot (not hard) and start and drop Rock of Age 1 (I guess I liked the humor but that's it).
Let's launch Borderlands 2 ! Yeah, I'm in a backlog mood.
 
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FF7 is shit
FF9 is shit

Absolute FF ranking:

FF8 >>>> FF6 >>> FF12 > FF14 > FF10 > FF13 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FF9 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FF7
 

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Did they change the Xen level designs in Black Mesa from the beta a few weeks ago at all? Xen felt about twice as long as it should have been and I nearly quit when they kept throwing plug this power cable into a power outlet puzzles at me over and over again. I just powered through because I was doing a Half Life series replay.
 

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Wait, didn't that RaveofRavendale keep complaining about steam and about another indieapocalypse?
IIRC he did complain about how some companies such as PlayWay abused the system of "new releases" by changing constantly their release date in order to be in "upcoming soon" as much as they can, which is true and hurts other games but also said there's no easy solution to that which is also true.

He also praised Gamepass as a service cause' it boosted the popularity of Descenders in the Xbox ecosystem, which again, is also true. I don't remember him complaining about another Indieapocalypse in a veeeery long time.

Did they change the Xen level designs in Black Mesa from the beta a few weeks ago at all? Xen felt about twice as long as it should have been and I nearly quit when they kept throwing plug this power cable into a power outlet puzzles at me over and over again. I just powered through because I was doing a Half Life series replay.
Yes, I think the team got a lot of feedback and re-adjusted Xen in order to make it more fun or less dense.
 

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Wait, didn't that RaveofRavendale keep complaining about steam and about another indieapocalypse?
The last big issue that I think he complained about Steam was the overall average amount that devs are making off Steam.


He does a lot of numbers stuff, which make sense at times but also feel off.

I think he is one of the few people from an indie publisher that shares data about stuff (since you might normally only see that from individual indie devs)
 
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Fuck, I changed primary email to my microsoft account and now xbox game pass doesn't work, well it "succesfully" signs in will a welcome text but it still isn't signed in. Sure it said it would take awhile for everything work properly when changing but it's been a day!
 
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Man, I missed to renew my Humble sub and now I gotta pay $14.99 or more to get those games. I just wanted one Planet Coaster :(
 

Wok

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Since the change of formula from Humble Monthly to Humble Choice, there are a lot less sell offers on the "Group Buys" forum on Steam.

Plus, because people can be on the classic tier without telling it, I have seen posts of people selling 3 games for the price of the classic tier, without acknowledging it, and justifying their sell offers because they were allegedly on the most expensive tiers. The posts have been deleted by the moderators of the "Group Buys" forum, because the group is not made to make a profit from others. However, one scalper found 3 customers before his post was deleted.

Basically, selling Pedro, Planet Coaster and F1 for 11€, and secretly keeping the 7 others games for free:
or:

Sad! It was better with the previous formula.
 
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Welp, I only want Turok from the bundle.
Nothing to play before Ori 2 :cryblob:
Maybe I should start Black Mesa before Alyx, just so I can wait for the release and still not buy the Index because it's too expensive. :smart-thinking-blob:
 
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fantomena

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Here's hoping they're energized enough to make a new traditional Half-Life. I don't know when will I be able to borrow my friends VR set to play Alyx.
The only reason Alyx exists is because of VR and as long as the reception to the game is great, HL3 will without a doubt be VR only.

They care more about VR headset adoption and getting people to start thinking about VR than they do about Alyx software sales, otherwise they wouldn't have given Alyx away for free to Index owners.
 

Acidote

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I know about that , but maybe they'll find other reasons to build HL3 as a traditional game, like using it to advance certain aspects of their engine. I guess I'm an "always look on the bright side of life" kind of guy.

That said, I'd also love if they kept doing other VR games of this level.
 

sprinkles

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In the last two weeks I finished Black Mesa (Xen is amazingly well-crafted), Opposing Force, Blueshift and HL 2 (100% achievements).
Currently playing the Episodes. Me and my Quest will be ready for Alyx.
And I am done. Waited a few days to see the end of Episode 2 which still hits like a truck. All them feels...

I could not finish Episode 2 with 100 % achievements as I missed some stupid ant lion grubs. Cba returning to those caves.
 
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