Wot I bought last - a fool and their money mystary edition

[Theonlygarby]

22 hours ago, melkathi said:

Grittier?

The Shinra raid on Corel.

The Nibelheim Incident.

The Sector 7 plate collapse.

Wedge? Dead in the Sector 7 plate collapse.

Biggs? Dead in the Sector 7 plate collapse.

Jessie? Dead in the Sector 7 plate collapse.

Dyne? Presumed dead. Then too crazy so killed by his best friend.

Barret's right arm? Shot to pieces so Dyne would fall to his death.

Aerith? Dead.

Zack? Dead.

 

Under all the big eyes and cuteness and Mogs and Chocobos, jrpgs are darker than most western rpgs would dare be.

Ff7 is darker than most jrpgs.  I've played more jrpgs where no one dies they just get knocked out.  1 game a genre is not

[melkathi]

Same darkness is in FF6. Pretty much every FF up to 7, the Ogre games. Heck, Ogre has tracks alignment and choices to such extend, it is super easy to be forced into conflict with every person you do not want to fight and wind up in a downward spiral to darkness.

One game isn't a genre, it is an example.

[Keyrock]

You want some examples of dark JRPGs? How about pretty much any MegaTen game. MegaTen games get really dark. Not necessarily in a main characters getting killed way, though there's some of that too, but more about exploring some really heavy themes of religion, morality, sacrifice, etc. For a bit of perspective, Persona, which is a MegaTen spinoff, tends to be less dark than the main series, and Persona gets pretty dark at times.

[Theonlygarby]

Yeah I'm not saying none are gritty.  Just most of the ones I've played the bad guys are obviously bad and the good guys are obviously good.  Persona is also quite dark.  And I like the dark ones

[Mamoulian War]

Tales of games have pretty dark themes as well, especially it's take on racism in Rebirth and Symphonia. Something like that would be impossible in western games. Also in Berseria, you are essentially playing (clicking the spoiler can pretty much completely ruin the whole story for you, if you never played it, and plan to play it, I highly recommend to not click on it. I've warned you )

Spoiler

The Lord of Calamity

 

Edited April 17, 2021 by Mamoulian War

[Keyrock]

Ace Combat 7 is 75% off on Steam. That's all the arm twisting I needed. 

[Katphood]

After quite a while, I managed to get myself some extra money and it was immediatly spent on games:

 

Cyberpunk 2077: spent some 7 hours playing it and it's ok. It runs good enough on the Xbox One X and I haven't encountred any game breaking bugs yet but honestly, Deus Ex feels a whole lot more 'cyberpunk' compared to this game. 

 

Mafia Trilogy: oh man, I had my sights on this one for quite a while. Haven't played it yet but it sure is worth it. All the games with the dlcs + complete remake of the first game.

 

I wanted to buy Nier: Replicant today but the retailer said they were out of stock.

 

[BruceVC]

On 4/17/2021 at 11:25 PM, Mamoulian War said:

Tales of games have pretty dark themes as well, especially it's take on racism in Rebirth and Symphonia. Something like that would be impossible in western games. Also in Berseria, you are essentially playing (clicking the spoiler can pretty much completely ruin the whole story for you, if you never played it, and plan to play it, I highly recommend to not click on it. I've warned you )

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The Lord of Calamity

 

Mamie what dark themes and what take on racism wouldnt be accepted in Western games, it sounds very interesting 

Can you give specific examples ?

[Mamoulian War]

59 minutes ago, BruceVC said:

Mamie what dark themes and what take on racism wouldnt be accepted in Western games, it sounds very interesting 

Can you give specific examples ?

Go and play Tales of Symphonia or Tales of Rebirth. Some people are labeling them, especially Tales of Rebirth, as racist games. Which makes as much sense as labeling any movie about post WWI Germany as racist movie... You find very hard similar themes in any western games...

[Katphood]

Bought Nier: Replicant. Yay!

It's going to feel weird to replay the game as a new character. Back in the days we had Nier Gestalt which was the western version of the PS3/Xbox 360 game and had a different protagonist.

 

It's good that PC gamers get a chance to play this game. If you want a good story and a colorful cast of characters then this is the game for you. Is it flawed? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely.

Edited May 5, 2021 by Katphood

[Hurlshort]

Empire of Sin was on sale on Steam, so I picked it up for some gangster escapades.

[Keyrock]

So I went ahead and caved and I got that big remaster everyone has been clamoring for. The game that's on everyone's lips. You loved it years ago and now it's back on modern hardware with improved visuals.

 

Wait, what did you think I was talking about?

Edited May 26, 2021 by Keyrock

[Gorth]

Bought two games recently on steam. Nier: Replicant for the depressing stuff and Dungeon of Naheulbeuk (no idea how to pronounce it, it's based on a French comic series) for the more lighthearted stuff

[melkathi]

9 hours ago, Keyrock said:

So I went ahead and caved and I got that big remaster everyone has been clamoring for. The game that's on everyone's lips. You loved it years ago and now it's back on modern hardware with improved visuals.

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Wait, what did you think I was talking about?

I thought you were talking about Kingdom of Amalur : Re-Reckoning.

[Mamoulian War]

19 hours ago, Keyrock said:

So I went ahead and caved and I got that big remaster everyone has been clamoring for. The game that's on everyone's lips. You loved it years ago and now it's back on modern hardware with improved visuals.

  Reveal hidden contents

Wait, what did you think I was talking about?

https://www.gog.com/news/release_saints_row_the_third_remastered

[Malcador]

On 5/21/2021 at 12:57 PM, Hurlsnot said:

Empire of Sin was on sale on Steam, so I picked it up for some gangster escapades.

Has Romero finally made you his bitch ?

 

[Hurlshort]

7 minutes ago, Malcador said:

Has Romero finally made you his bitch ?

 

I refunded it, so I guess not.

I might put the funds towards that Solasta game.

[Gorth]

Latest purchases... Rogue Squadron (because I like my hotas stick), Dungeon of Nahelbeuk (sp?) and Nier: Replicant 1.22.... (because I love Nier: Automata).

Regarding Nier... Kaine's swearing is just otherworldly bizarre

But it runs smoothly without hiccups, which is a relief considering what I had heard about the PC port.

[wolfrider100]

I ending up buying DRAGON QUEST XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition on Green Man Gaming cause it was on sale, I then grabbed Terminator Resistance, 9th Dawn III: Shadow of Erthil, Alan Wake and Alan Wake's American Nightmare since they were also all on sale on Steam.

Edited June 2, 2021 by wolfrider100

[melkathi]

The Secret Government.

I hope to be more successful at running the world than I was at running a cult in cultist simulator.

[Keyrock]

I scooped up Assetto Corsa Competizione. I probably won't touch it for a few months, but I plan to get a wheel, shifter, and pedals in the near future and I want a good hardcore racing sim. This series is well regarded, @Mamoulian War seems to be a big fan of the game, though I'm not sure if it's this one or the previous one, it has a gold rating on ProtonDB, so I should be good to go on Linux, plus it was dirt cheap on a Steam sale.

[Mamoulian War]

9 hours ago, Keyrock said:

I scooped up Assetto Corsa Competizione. I probably won't touch it for a few months, but I plan to get a wheel, shifter, and pedals in the near future and I want a good hardcore racing sim. This series is well regarded, @Mamoulian War seems to be a big fan of the game, though I'm not sure if it's this one or the previous one, it has a gold rating on ProtonDB, so I should be good to go on Linux, plus it was dirt cheap on a Steam sale.

I am bigger fan of the previous version, because I had ****ty PC I was unable to run ACC. It is very good sim, if you have specs for it, but one with more complicated car set-ups. You will need to watch few hours of youtube tutorials, how to set up the correct fuel economy and brake pads for different race lengths, for different cars

I would recommend you for start to pick a single car, and try to get used to it, and learn the set-up stuff you need for it and only then start experimenting with different cars

[evilcat]

Star Wars Bundle, mostly for Force Unleashed, but on the occasion some old Dark Forces. At least with Jedi Outcast the force if still strong.

[Gorth]

Bought Mass Effect: Andromeda - Deluxe Edition on Steam.... I may never get around to play it or it may suck badly or whatever. worst case scenario, it was less than 10 dollars, so a loss of about two cappuccinos. Best case scenario, I might actually play through it some day, unlike Dragon Age Inquisition, which is till gathering dust on my drive

[BruceVC]

38 minutes ago, Gorth said:

Bought Mass Effect: Andromeda - Deluxe Edition on Steam.... I may never get around to play it or it may suck badly or whatever. worst case scenario, it was less than 10 dollars, so a loss of about two cappuccinos. Best case scenario, I might actually play through it some day, unlike Dragon Age Inquisition, which is till gathering dust on my drive

Its a good game and definitely worth it. I literally didnt have 1 serious crash. I used one or 2 Mods with it like making the combat more realistic and tactical . Go to Nexus Mods and spend sometime seeing if anything appeals to you 

Dont expect engrossing Romance arcs Gorthfuscious, that was my one minor complaint