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[Amentep]

  On 4/13/2022 at 4:13 PM, ShadySands said:

Is Trent Oster's Saturday morning cartoon game co-op only?

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"MythForce’s early access launch will include four playable heroes (apparently the ones in the trailer) in a rokken-like-Dökken first episode titled Bastion of the Beastlord. “Players can brave the dungeon alone or join forces with friends in online co-op mode for up to four people,” Beamdog said."

[ShadySands]

  On 4/13/2022 at 4:31 PM, Amentep said:

rokken-like-Dökken

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I googled this and I still have no idea what it means

Thanks for the info!

[Amentep]

  On 4/13/2022 at 4:59 PM, ShadySands said:

I googled this and I still have no idea what it means

Thanks for the info!

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Pretty sure its a reference to the glam metal band Dokken whose biggest hits in the US IIRC correspond to the 1983-1988 period, so it fits in with the Masters of the Universe / Thundercats era.  There was a phrase at the time if you were going to rock out (not necessarily even musically) that you were "rockin' like Dokken*".

So "rokken-like-Dökken" just changes the spelling of Rockin' to match Dokken and would be a more elaborate way to say "it's rockin'" or, you know, exciting and good.

*I'm not sure Dokken is actually supposed to be pronounced correctly to rhyme with rockin'. Anyhow I do know people at the time did pronounce Dokken to rhyme with Rockin, because I've heard people say they were Rockin' like Dokken before.

[melkathi]

Mind you, Dokken didn't rock all that much.

Warlock rocked much rockier than that.

 

But I guess rokken like Dokken is catchier than roro like Doro...

Edited April 13, 2022 by melkathi
random melkathi musing

[Keyrock]

They better include a reference to Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round eventually. Otherwise, what's even the point?

[melkathi]

All I know is that to me it looks like you'll be having fun

[Keyrock]

I'm also hoping they're not Too Shy to throw in a Kajagoogoo reference.

No need to get up, I'll show myself out.

Edited April 13, 2022 by Keyrock

[melkathi]

Yeah, better hush hush

[majestic]

  On 4/13/2022 at 5:19 PM, Amentep said:

Pretty sure its a reference to the glam metal band Dokken whose biggest hits in the US IIRC correspond to the 1983-1988 period, so it fits in with the Masters of the Universe / Thundercats era.  There was a phrase at the time if you were going to rock out (not necessarily even musically) that you were "rockin' like Dokken*".

So "rokken-like-Dökken" just changes the spelling of Rockin' to match Dokken and would be a more elaborate way to say "it's rockin'" or, you know, exciting and good.

*I'm not sure Dokken is actually supposed to be pronounced correctly to rhyme with rockin'. Anyhow I do know people at the time did pronounce Dokken to rhyme with Rockin, because I've heard people say they were Rockin' like Dokken before.

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Here Dokken is best known for the title song of what's arguably the best Nightmare on Elm Street film.

[Amentep]

Mmmm, Dream Warriors...

[Keyrock]

 

[Mamoulian War]

  On 4/13/2022 at 4:31 PM, Amentep said:

"MythForce’s early access launch will include four playable heroes (apparently the ones in the trailer) in a rokken-like-Dökken first episode titled Bastion of the Beastlord. “Players can brave the dungeon alone or join forces with friends in online co-op mode for up to four people,” Beamdog said."

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Oh, it's a Beamdog game... Hmm... Hype gone... Will wait year or two then, to see how the score will be then...

[BruceVC]

  On 4/14/2022 at 2:08 AM, Keyrock said:

 

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Swansong looks good as usual 

[Wormerine]

Best D&D 5e based RPG on the market gets new DLC in about an hour - a new campaign, Lost Valley allegedly priced, at $12.99/£10.99. 

 

[melkathi]

One day there'll be a game called:

The valley everyone knew was there all along

[Keyrock]

Valleys are played out. When are we going to get a game about an isthmus?

[kanisatha]

  On 4/14/2022 at 7:12 AM, Mamoulian War said:

Oh, it's a Beamdog game... Hmm... Hype gone... Will wait year or two then, to see how the score will be then...

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Hehe. Beamdog and I have parted company, so I have no interest in anything from them.

[kanisatha]

The new Solasta DLC (it's a full new campaign from level 1 to 12) is out:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1723950/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister__Lost_Valley/

[Malcador]

 

[Wormerine]

  On 4/14/2022 at 2:48 PM, Malcador said:

 

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Once they started to expand the story I started to enjoy the game less - it shipped from realizing a grim, corporate, exploitative reality, to being over the top riddiculous.

[Wormerine]

 

[melkathi]

For a musical game I found the audio of the trailer very uninspiring.

[Malcador]

  On 4/14/2022 at 3:33 PM, Wormerine said:

Once they started to expand the story I started to enjoy the game less - it shipped from realizing a grim, corporate, exploitative reality, to being over the top riddiculous.

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I haven't actually played it much to see what the story is, what did they do ? And does the story matter all that much ?

[Oner]

 

 

[Wormerine]

  On 4/14/2022 at 7:36 PM, Malcador said:

I haven't actually played it much to see what the story is, what did they do ? And does the story matter all that much ?

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It doesn’t matter too much. Just different intro and more talking during the missions.