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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: February 03, 2019, 01:45:59 am »

Gone back to an old save file for Persona on PSP.

Now I remember why I put it down for a full year.

Although it does a lot of things well and in novel ways (in regards to its original 1996 release), it has too little narrative and too much dungeon slogging and random battles. This is tiresome.

I’ve also been playing Leap of Fate on PS4. This is a really fun twin-stick rogue-lite. Fast paced but also the sort of game you can pick up, play for 60 min, put down, and feel like it was gaming time well spent.

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General / Re: February 2019 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

« on: February 02, 2019, 01:19:21 am »

Big month this past 30 days 

DS
DS Lite (coral pink)

Hotel Dusk Room 215
Last Window: Secret of Cape West
Magical Starsign
Ontamarama
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Trace Memory

3DS
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
Pokémon UltraMoon
Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright

Switch
Flip Grip

PS2
Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia Limited Edition
Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of MetaFalica Limited Edition
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love Premium Edition

PS3
Ar Tonelico Qoga Premium Edition
Motorstorm
Trinity Universe

PS4
DualShock 4 (blue)

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book Collector’s Edition
Dragon Ball Fighter Z
XCOM 2 Collection

PSP
Ys 1 & 2 Chronicles Premium Edition
Ys Ark of Napishtim
Ys Oath in Felghana Premium Edition
Ys Seven Premium Edition

PSVita
Vita 2000 Aqua Blue
Vita 2000 Pink/Black

Civilization Revolution 2 Plus
Corpse Party: Blood Drive - Ever After Edition
God Eater 2
Ratchet & Clank Trilogy
Terraria
Virtua Tennis 4

and a NeoGeo Mini Japanese (my International was lonely)

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Modern Video Games / Re: Limited and Obscure releases

« on: January 31, 2019, 02:18:47 am »

LRG are release The Game Paradise Cruisin’ Mix Special for PS4 this Friday. Never mind that it’s already got a physical in Japan and has full English support....

Ignore this post. Degica (then verified in conversation with LRG) have confirmed this release is indeed different from the Japanese edition.

For starters, the standard release, at 39.99, will include the 29.99 digital came, and 30 USD of DLC (Homura, Claire, and voice pack).

The Collector’s Edition, at 99.99, includes a fourth DLC (Tatsujin), and a boatload of physical extras.

https://twitter.com/DegicaGames/status/1090799221190451200

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Modern Video Games / Re: Limited and Obscure releases

« on: January 29, 2019, 11:55:30 pm »

LRG are release The Game Paradise Cruisin’ Mix Special for PS4 this Friday. Never mind that it’s already got a physical in Japan and has full English support....

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Modern Video Games / Re: Limited and Obscure releases

« on: January 24, 2019, 02:49:30 am »

And today, LRG have pulled Super Mutant Aliens Assault from sale due to discovery of a trophy bug.... that’s been around for 2 years.

Also, SLG apparently will announce a Switch release for this weekend, to go with the PS4 release of Wonder Boy Returns.

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Modern Video Games / Re: Limited and Obscure releases

« on: January 19, 2019, 06:59:12 pm »

Jan 24th - EastAsiaSoft are releasing Oniken + Odallus Collection. You can buy each separately for PS4 (or buy both and they throw in a slipcover) or one one cart for Switch.

Jan 25th - Limited Run Games has Jak II, Tacoma, and lord knows what else.

Jan 27th - Strictly Limited Games will be selling Wonder Boy Returns.

FYI, Vita fans: the first casualty of the cart production ending has been announced, YIIK has been axed.

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Classic Video Games / Re: The top 5 games that defined your childhood

« on: January 19, 2019, 06:38:54 pm »

I’m defining childhood as anything up to around the time I started my teen years, FWIW.

King’s Quest (Apple IIe) - not my oldest gaming memory but probably the first with any lasting impact. Started a love affair with (then) PC gaming and the adventure genre.

Super Mario Bros (NES). - it only brought me back to consoles after I dismissed Ataris and Colecovisions (as a haughty 8-9 year old) as pure crap. No big deal.

Ultima VI: The False Prophet (MS-DOS) - I stupidly didn’t get into the earlier Ultimas “because graphics” (hey, I was a stupid kid), but when I finally did, my God. There are still few RPGs that understand the “R” part better than this game.

Blazing Lazers (TG-16) - Every vertically scrolling shooter has to meet the expectations firmly set in my brain by this one. I can still hear the first stage soundtrack clearly (and I haven’t owned or played a TG-16 in nearly 30 years).

Phantasy Star II (Gen). Best JRPG ever. Then, and now. It holds up. Fight me.

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: January 18, 2019, 01:14:11 am »

Bunny Must Die! Chelsea and the 7 Devils, on Vita. I love this game and its brilliant level design, but I hate the sluggish controls and how my thumbs hurt after a play session. The dev was definitely a sadist.

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General / Re: Did you ever Fall out of Gaming for a while and why did you get back into it?

« on: January 18, 2019, 01:08:58 am »

Short answer: yes, all the damn time. Why? Life happens.

Longer (but still not introspective) answer: In high school.... I just sorta of lost interest around 1993, but I got back into it hard in 1994 when I saw a friend playing Final Fantasy III. I rode that wave to Chrono Trigger and beyond. But then with the release of the Saturn and PlayStation I fell out of love again, as the crude polygons just weren’t (then) enticing me. I was also fiercely focused on getting good grades in university, and it wasn’t until 1998 when Metal Gear Solid and Gran Turismo hit that I ultimately plunged back in. Even then, I kept my gaming systems at my parents 500 km away while I was in school. I didn’t bring my consoles to campus until my very last year when I had perfected my study regime and knew gaming wouldn’t interfere.

I enjoyed the PS2/GC/Xbox era fairly guilt free for a few years, but a professional postgraduate program again saw me put gaming down (not drop it, but just ignore it) for years. It wasn’t until 2010 that I got back in and bought a PS3. I played off and on and even got a PS4 (in 2016) but it wasn’t until this past year that the hobby has brought me back fever pitched. Funny thing is, I have less time to play games now with my responsibilities in both my career and life as a parent than I ever did previously, but I’m not sad. I’ve struck a nice balance, and play when I can (this is why I like handhelds so much) but don’t regret that it will never take a priority over my family, nor would I ever want it to. It’s just a hobby. If I had to quit, I’d walk away anytime knowing it was fun while it lasted, and not have any regrets. Obviously, I don’t intend to do that without some provocation. I get a lot of satisfaction just talking with like minded hobbyists and looking for older titles I missed during my off periods.

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General / Re: Portland Retro Swap Meet

« on: January 18, 2019, 12:49:06 am »

This is on my collector’s bucket list of places to go, but right now with a 10 month old, and living roughly 7-8 hours away (incl 2 ferry trips), I just have to pass.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Pat the NES punk controversy. Thoughts on Pat's "gamers are entitled" remarks?

« on: January 14, 2019, 01:54:34 am »

I met Pat at his book signing, seems like a cool dude.  I've seen Ian a few times when I went to Luna, he didn't seem obnoxious when he rang me up.

I don't see anything wrong with Pat (or anyone for that matter) voicing their opinion on anything.

There is nothing wrong with Pat voicing his opinion, just as there is nothing wrong with us voicing our displeasure with how he (or more accurately, Ian) handled it (i.e. poorly, like a child, petulant, etc).

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Modern Video Games / Re: Limited and Obscure releases

« on: January 07, 2019, 12:50:58 pm »

LRG just added more games to their January 18 slate.

Proteus (PS Vita)

Tacoma (PS4)

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General / Re: Do y'all have your digital games added to your collection list on this site?

« on: January 04, 2019, 12:44:18 am »

For me digital only games just don’t exist, so not only do I not add them, I also won’t buy them. 

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General / Re: January 2019 - Recently added to collection/recently purchased

« on: January 03, 2019, 01:31:48 pm »

All my pickups from the past 30 days

Gamecube
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles

GBA
Advance Guardian Heroes

DS
Bangai-O Spirits
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Contra 4
Front Mission

3DS
Corpse Party - Back to School Edition
Starfox 64 3D
Sushi Striker

Switch
Battle Princess Madelyn
Capcom Belt Action Collection
Golf Story
Katamari Damacy Reroll
Moonlighter
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Oxenfree
Psikyo Vol. 2
RXN -Raijin-
Shikhondo: Soul Eater

PS3
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

PS4
Enter the Gungeon Collector’s Edition
The Game Paradise Cruisin’ Mix Special
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Phantom Breakers: Battlegrounds Overdrive Collector’s Edition

PS Vita
Bastion
Fast Striker
Gal*Gun: Double Peace
Gundemoniums
Phantom Breakers: Battlegrounds

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Classic Video Games / Re: Pat the NES punk controversy. Thoughts on Pat's "gamers are entitled" remarks?

« on: January 01, 2019, 02:37:04 pm »

Them: calling people “babies.”

Me: uh, you’re a grown adult in a room full of stuffed animals. Maybe you shouldn’t throw stones?

I’m not ashamed to collect and play video games. I am ashamed of simultaneously how toxic and childish how the people who cover the industry continue to behave. Criticism at a fan event is not analogous with behaving like a baby or acting entitled. It’s how one conducts that criticism that could engender such comments.

There was nothing I saw from BlizzCon that was entitled or childish. The “out of season April fool’s joke” comment could be seen as snarky, but given how people who worship the company’s PC products and strongly dislike mobile, paid money to attend the event, giving a little negative criticism in the face of Blizzard’s tone deaf presentation was more than deserved.