Ultimate Videogame Topic 3: The Next Generation

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I'd only get a Vita for the Katamari game.

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when do the steam sales start at this time of year?
wanna try and catch a deal on BoI:Rebirth

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oh rlly i missed a sales
well i did get battleblock for like 75% off so mayb it was part of that

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wonder if I'm the only one on mafiascum that plays this

dude i wish i could b so great at bemani but i have terrible reaction times for these kinda games and bad note memory lol
i tend to stick to simpler rhythm games like the rhythm tengoku series haha

Spoiler: This one looks really interesting though if u havent heard of it before

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after a 4-5 day marathon of playing Okami, I finally beat the game with 100% completion
i have no words
i feel so sad that its over
its such a fucking beautiful game

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Spoiler: top 24

1 Okami
2 Undertale
3 EarthBound
4 Paper Mario: TYD
5 Kingdom Hearts II
6 Persona 3
7 World Ends with You
8 Persona 4
9 Super Mario Galaxy
10 Binding of Isaac Rebirth
11 Zelda: Ocarina of Time
12 Kingdom Hearts
13 Zelda: The Wind Waker
14 Ratchet & Clank 3
15 Super Mario RPG
16 Paper Mario
17 Super Mario World
18 Banjo-Kazooie
19 Mother 3
20 Smash Bros. Wii U
21 Super Mario Galaxy 2
22 Super Mario 64
23 Super Mario Bros. 3
24 999

only 1 third of this list is not on nintendo consoles
the choice between 2 and 3 was extremely difficult though


also hey guys i got necrodancer and im getting my ass kicked but somehow ive stumbled my way to the third zone

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Finally someone else knows this game. Literally so much of my love is for this game it is truly a gem.

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Does anyone have any recommendations for co-op games with the same kind of feel as Terraria that I can play with my friend?
Something not too intense in the gameplay but with a wide range of things to do would be ideal, but I'm all ears for anything.

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I am heavily considering it but I showed it to my friend and he said its "too terraria-like" so I'd need some arguments and feedback to get past this.

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I am struggling to understand why that is an issue anyway since we both enjoyed Terraria so maybe I should just tell him to stop being a goose and buy the game :)

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yeah we played like 6 straight hours of the game together today i think its safe to say its a good recommendation :)
interplanetary travel kicks ass, yo

i got my sister to try it too but she put mods on before even trying the game vanilla smfh

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i am working my way through KH Re:CoM finally and honestly I have had such a hate-boner for the CoM games but they really aren't that bad

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I have gained so much more appreciation for 1 tho since the remake fixed all the issues I had with the controls by adding in the reaction commands for things like the trinities. Also the extra heartless were super fun. I'm at the point now where I just gotta get 6 more levels and beat Sephiroth and I'm basically 100% done with the game.

I am theorising that the key difference between 1 and 2 is 1 is action based and 2 is theatrical.

Also BBS is still really great imo but I overplayed the original so I'm totally putting off the final mix version (which is a shame bc i wanna fight all the extra secret bosses already :/)

Re:CoM is such a good way to pass the time tho especially since I only ever played the GBA version (and finished it on both stories) and have no experience with the PS2 one.

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I think 1 is more like an RPG, and 2 is more like an action game.

BBS is the best I think.

idk they are both obviously very actiony but 1 has constant action and simple battles (which for the most part are rather easily beaten just by mashing and healing :P) but 2 has not as constant action but tons of flashy moves from both the player and the opponents and tons of fights disguised as missions with varying objectives (like the 1000 heartless fight).

I very much think that 2 was designed heavily for looks.
also 2's halloween town and agrabah are shitty in comparison to 1 just saying

BBS has easy cheese attacks tbh thats probably its biggest downfall (Magnega/Thundaga combo for general enemies, Surges/Mines for bosses, dodge roll/cartwheel to dodge literally everything)

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BBS on Critical mode is the only way to play tbh. Critical mode in general is the only way to play.

Srsly tho Re:CoM is so much easier than GBA CoM like oh dear I played GBA on standard iirc (it was like 4-5 years ago by now) and I struggled through both stories but I'm doing Re: on Proud mode and sailing through like it's nothing and I'm not even exerting much effort to level up in the process.

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I found Days really fun on the first playthrough but it severely lacked the replay value to try for 100%.
Coded was the same.
(tbh i still havent finished 3D but at this point I will probs just wait for 2.8 to come out and beat it there (I wanna fight julius so bad))

I guess I am kinda surprised to hear other ppl agree that BBS is the best and I am not sure why. I always assumed everyone loved either 1 or 2. BBS lacks world depth but somehow that's not as much of an issue when you're actually playing. I guess I just really really love the attacking mechanics and melding and all that fun stuff. It also was the first english released game with stickers and that was super fun because I love collectibles :) Mirage Arena was cool too.

Also, Xaldin fight is one of the best fights in the series, agree/disagree? I'm mostly speaking about the data refight version (since its harder and more fun). Ice Titan was also super fun (and with enough tech boosts you can get at least 16k exp from the average fight which is a full level up in the 85-90s range).

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2 lacks world depth, too, other than Hollow Bastion.

I was thinking about this too, but honestly it never occured to me that the worlds are severely lacking until my 3rd final mix playthrough :P

Om, I didn't think the Xaldin fight was anything special. I didn't do the data refight though. Best fight in the series would probably be either Sephiroth in 2 or Iron Imprisoner 4 in BBS. I haven't played all the BBS bosses though, I still have yet to beat vanitas remnant and fight the other guy.

The data refight is way way way better. Original fight is super easy and takes like no time at all but the data refight adds some meat to him (but hes still pretty easy and farmable for defense ups huehue). Idk I always really appreciated the way the battle flows. The whole get him to attack you, dodge/block and then Learn and use it to attack him. It's a simple concept but I think they executed it really well. And the whole setting and music for the fight is spectacular. here is a vid if you havent seen a good one for it

Sephiroth in 2 is decidedly ~decent~. Idk I appreciate the setting and the intensity but I feel like its kinda just "get hit repeatedly heal and then try and hit him", rinsed and repeated. Maybe I'm just not great at the fight or something. Also, side note but there is a Xaldin fight vid done by someone who really really sucks at the fight yet has still beaten Sephiroth on Critical mode and that amazes me.

Iron Imprisoner is cool yeah, I had to look up a vid since I've only beaten it once I think. It was a very creative twist on a boss that already had 3 other separate forms. The whole using parts of the arena to fight was ingenious.

BBS non final mix secret bosses are really really cheesable but I did enjoy the Mysterious Figure fight anyway. The whole fight can be done with dodge rolls and surges like its nothing but it's still really great.

Oh and a funny story, I was fighting Larxene's absent silhouette on Critical mode at like level 20something and I killed her in like 30 seconds because I accidentally did a reflect that took off like 3 lifebars somehow

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Yeah, you couldnt finish a fight in 2 unless you ended on a combo finisher, magic attack (thank you thundaga) or a square button attack (not sure about the last one but iirc its correct).

Demyx is only difficult because of the water parts, and in the data refight its impossible without a good strategy (which is to go into a magic enhancing form and spam fire and ethers).

Idk, I never found any of the 2 bosses hard until Sephiroth and the Data refights. The entire cavern of rememberance section is difficult, but thats fm only stuff.
If we're talking regular game compulory fights I'd say the hardest fight is Xigbar. Xaldin is sooooo easy with basic strategy, and if you learn as much as possible you can whittle him down quickly. 3 Learns at around level 70 does an entire life bar and a bit more on the Critical Data fight. Use reaction boosts for maximum damage.

Worst fights in FM are Data Luxord (his games are so fkn fast and you actually have to do them to win the battle) and Lingering Spirit (have yet to beat this ever). I personally struggled with second Data Xemnas also.

Oh yeah and the Marluxia fight is super great.

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oh and can WE TALK ABOUT MUSHROOM VIII AND HOW FRUSTRATING IT IS

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if you have glide its no big deal

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idk ive still only beaten KH1 and it's one of my fave games partly because of the plot

"There's no way you're taking Kairi's

heart

!" <best line in the game

Im not much of a plot person in general especially with this game (since my sis went full teenage fangirl with the organization xii and ever since then I have been so extremely distant from the plot) but yeah the first game had probably the best plot since after that it became a metaplot heaven and then number 2 was like hey here's a game with disney as a feature but oh look now it actually has an entire original cast for us to do stupid things with. 1 kept it simple and it kept it cute and it kept it succinct and together.

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ok but like isnt it in KH1 where everytime you heal goofy he fucking says "Thanks Donald"

what an ungrateful piece of shit

it sounds like he says it in 2 as well but thats just him saying "Thanks pal"

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I probably never healed my allies and cure was basically the only spell I used.

You sound like my anti-magic sister and that makes me sad.
Aeroga is a godsend in 1 and Thundaga/Reflect in 2 (also fira solely bc of the demyx fight).

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Thundaga in 2, at higher levels (and lower levels in a magic enhancing-form) is basically poof and the enemy is gone. It's much the same as in BBS, except in BBS Magnega is more accessible and usable and really adds to Thundaga's effectiveness.

I've found after replaying 1 that Aeroga is a lifesaver, often blocking or reducing very threatening attacks to manageble stuff. The Phantom fight, for example is basically impossible without it. With the addition of the 1.5 bonus heartless, Stopga and Aeroga become very very important to succeeding.

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lemme know when you find the Lost Mind of Dr. Brain.

i still have the disc for that, one of my fav childhood games.

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I'm tryin 2 do a kh2fm level 1 run and I'm gettin wrecked in LoD and BC oops
Really not looking forward to mid-to-end game :s

at least i have this to look forward to!!!

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officially done with bbs final mix's extra content
no heart was such an amazing battle but i did it first try lol

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new copy of P4 arrived after i lost the old one but i still need to finish P3FES first after at least 6 years of owning it :P

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I started the latest Fatal Frame/Project Zero game last night and it's looking to be fairly great so I am excited.