Random Video Game Crap
- Thread starter Frank
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I'm gonna play the hell out of Mega Man when Smash Bros comes out.
Sadly, since my siblings no longer play, Donkey Kong will go largely unused. My brother's favorite thing was Donkey Kong suicide--sitting at the edge most of the match, waiting for someone to come close, then heaving them over his shoulders and making a leap of faith.
Sadly, since my siblings no longer play, Donkey Kong will go largely unused. My brother's favorite thing was Donkey Kong suicide--sitting at the edge most of the match, waiting for someone to come close, then heaving them over his shoulders and making a leap of faith.
I used to do the fake-out with Kirby. Swallow them, walk off, spit out, then float/Cutter back to the ledge.
One of my room mates (the guy who owned the console, in fact) was terrifyingly good at Fox, in the first Smash Bros game. It got to the point where the only way any of us could get him to ring-out was through Kong suicides.
I still have fond memories of sniping people from across the map with Samus.
I'm mostly excited to get good with Mega Man and hoping Bowser is more fun to play (as opposed to the old method of winning with him by butt-stomping till everyone was dead).
I was gonna defend him, and then you stated my favored Bowser tactic, so ... I got nothing.
Bowser is highly specialized... he's a tough fighter in a game where most characters are made of glass. But he's just so slow that it doesn't matter.
I liked that he was basically what would happen if Falcon dropped all his speed for power.
Warlock PAUNCH!
figmentPez
Staff member
And now Steam is handing out 75%-off coupons for a $7 early access game.
Ugh.
Ugh.
Is that bad? Does making it cheaper...make it bad? I don't get it. What am I missing?
The issue is that Steam is promoting tons of shovelware, when all the shovelware is kind of the problem with Steam right now. They don't have a tight enough lease on what gets in anymore and now the market is just flooded with crap.
I have a wishlist with about 30 games on it, but waiting for their big Summer Sale to get some of them.
I have a wishlist with 17 games on them, but to be honest I have so much to play already I won't even buy stuff this Summer Sale unless it's an astoundingly good price. Something like 99 cents for Bioshock Infinite, or something like that.
For me, Steam has become a victim of its own success. I have so many games to play now, I'm disincentivized to buy more.
figmentPez
Staff member
This, and it's a game that isn't even finished but still needs a heavy discount to get people interested in buying it. I assume that the makers are hoping that people will see the coupon, then check out the game, and enough will think $1.75 is worth a shot, and that it'll go viral from there, but it bothers me that this is the way Steam is heading.
Coupons have been used for ages to promote new products in grocery stores, but that just makes me worried that this game will end up having tons of DLC. The point of giving you a $1.00-off coupon for a new variety of cookies is to get you to keep buying the cookies later. You usually can't sell the same game to a person multiple times.
Not to mention there's absolutely NO quality control on the shovelware on Steam these days. Case in point:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vid...st&utm_medium=index_carousel&utm_campaign=all
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vid...st&utm_medium=index_carousel&utm_campaign=all
In terms of new memes, this is the absolute best one in awhile.
I'm sure I'll be sick of it in a week.
I'm sure I'll be sick of it in a week.
GasBandit
Staff member
Nintendo better not pull that shit, but they probably will. From what I understand, Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros are supposed to be there big sellers for 2014, which means likely we're not getting anything else cool this year. Argh.E3 in a nutshell
J/K I don't pay attention to E3 ever since they went full (console) tard.
Being disappointed with "only" getting Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash seems to be a bit of a pessimistic mindset to me, but even leaving that aside, there's also at least Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Bayonetta 2 (if we count games Nintendo is just publishing), and likely Hyrule Warriors.
I'm getting Smash Bros for 3DS this summer. There remains nearly half the year after that and I've no intention of buying a PS4 yet.
I know there are other releases, but to hear Nintendo say "we blew our load halfway through" is disappointing. I'm hoping I misunderstood the statement and that they meant fiscal 2014 as opposed to calendar 2014.
HA- Super Paper Mario.
