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Easy Allies |OT3| "That sounds like the GameTrailers guy!"
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No
The reason it's my favourite show to watch on any medium is all the dumb bullshit and going to do things that are blatantly going to kill then.
LiquidSolid
Member
I went with Gang Beasts.
PSASBR can be fun and has some neat stuff in it (I vaguely remember a God of War level with patapons and Kat as a DLC character) but it's a forgettable game that honestly shouldn't exist. Sony missed the boat not making a Power Stone clone instead.
And while Pokemon Stadium 2 would probably be a fun stream, there's no investment in rentals, so it's immediately a lot less appealing to me.
PSASBR can be fun and has some neat stuff in it (I vaguely remember a God of War level with patapons and Kat as a DLC character) but it's a forgettable game that honestly shouldn't exist. Sony missed the boat not making a Power Stone clone instead.
And while Pokemon Stadium 2 would probably be a fun stream, there's no investment in rentals, so it's immediately a lot less appealing to me.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Also voted Gang beasts. Its a shame huber will be off doimg the AC origins review. Hed be fun to have for this one
No
The reason it's my favourite show to watch on any medium is all the dumb bullshit and going to do things that are blatantly going to kill then.
Yeeeah, keep this real D&D out of my TTE.
Seriously though, dumb shenanigans are the best. I only hope for Jones to pop up every once in a while as some recurring (or non recurring) NPCs or something.
I don't think fights are that boring. They can be sometimes, but some of the best moments in TTE have involved fighting, and conflict via fighting can help propel the story forward. I at least got a bit frustrated in the first town they visited, because while there was a lot of funny stuff going on, plot development got stuck for quite a long while.
Following fights hasn't been very difficult for me because it hasn't seemed like the exact locations and such of characters has mattered very much. I just take them in one turn at a time, and go with the flow.
What has confused me, though, has been the amount of NPCs. So many NPCs have been introduced since the group left the puff place, that it's been hard to keep track of them all. A couple of episodes back I was totally lost on who was who, and although I do remember them a bit better now, I'm still not sure about all of them.
Following fights hasn't been very difficult for me because it hasn't seemed like the exact locations and such of characters has mattered very much. I just take them in one turn at a time, and go with the flow.
What has confused me, though, has been the amount of NPCs. So many NPCs have been introduced since the group left the puff place, that it's been hard to keep track of them all. A couple of episodes back I was totally lost on who was who, and although I do remember them a bit better now, I'm still not sure about all of them.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
People have different aspects of TTE they like but to me the campaign over the year and a half has been amazing. Its got epic stuff, its got small stuff, its got clearly defined arcs and a general sense of purpose with a realized world. You need the rules and the combat to add weight and consequence to the story.
Ben has done a great job of keeping things as focused as possible when you have Huber and Kyle...who are super wild cards that find ways to impulsively break campaigns. TTA was one that went way way too out there by the end. That was too much, from Huber just daring Ben to kill Hogger, to the over drawn spit wars, mecha suits, alien worlds and all sorts of nonsense.
Starting a campaign as small is all Well and good. They started TTE with a simple quest too (that they managed to bungle spectacularly). But theres always going to be some escalation.
In the end I like the variety and ben for the most part mixed it up. After the baron arc, they had fun boat adventure. After that crazy island. After that they chilled in khalveed. And then Ben decided its time to wrap it up with the final arc.
And then poor Ben has to deal with us and our nonsense in the patreon campaign!
Ben has done a great job of keeping things as focused as possible when you have Huber and Kyle...who are super wild cards that find ways to impulsively break campaigns. TTA was one that went way way too out there by the end. That was too much, from Huber just daring Ben to kill Hogger, to the over drawn spit wars, mecha suits, alien worlds and all sorts of nonsense.
Starting a campaign as small is all Well and good. They started TTE with a simple quest too (that they managed to bungle spectacularly). But theres always going to be some escalation.
In the end I like the variety and ben for the most part mixed it up. After the baron arc, they had fun boat adventure. After that crazy island. After that they chilled in khalveed. And then Ben decided its time to wrap it up with the final arc.
And then poor Ben has to deal with us and our nonsense in the patreon campaign!
Primethius
Banned
More grounded =/= less shenanigans. I'd prefer one of their campaigns to adhere a little more to standard D&D, I mean, less mystical stuff and less saving (or destroying) the world, a more cozy, intimate plot. They can have misadventures and crazy shenanigans without some epic main quest. Searching for a treasure, assaulting a castle, saving people, imprisoning an evil wizard... more self-contained, smaller scale stuff.
Case in point, the best parts of TTE have been when the group was in towns facing day to day situations, accepting crazy side quests and interacting with NPCs. I pretty much stopped following when in Khalveed suddenly hell broke loose without any warning: all the sidequests were forgotten once again, and we got back to the grind of the fighting.
The best part of TTE has been without a doubt (for me) the first town arc (the one with Moof betraying them and Law
dying
Anyway, just a matter of taste, Ben's a great DM when it comes down to it, much better than I ever was, especially at improvising.
The problem aren't fights per se, but the way they approach them IMO, as I said I'm quite behind right now, but for what I remember they mostly don't know the rules well, yet insist on following them. If you want to have fun fighting, you must know pretty well what you can and can't do, or else you risk spending dozen of minutes reading manuals and discussing about stuff. The other option is to just wing it and try to put the accent on role playing more than rules: that's what happened during the invasion with Law, the fight was much more fun to watch because Ben simply made up most of the rolls and attacks due to the weird situation (Law commanding troops, catapults, platoons of enemies everywhere): the result was a more dynamic situation that kept everyone on their toes, instead than something going on for hours with people mildly bored.
Cellsplitter
Neo Member
Didn't they clarify early on that his name is spelled Bill but he emphasize the 'I' so much it sounds like Bile?
Primethius
Banned
Didn't they clarify early on that his name is spelled Bill but he emphasize the 'I' so much it sounds like Bile?
Ah... well...
I'm still sticking with Bile. I deem it canon.
Gran Turismo preload done over night, can't wait for tomorrow morning (bought the US-version, cheaper than in GER and a day earlier). The Hard skip on the podcast recently was such a bummer, haha. The demo was really good.
All the while Stardew Valley is basically eating me alive on Switch. Can't wait for Odyssey to kill this devil for good. D:
Edit: Oh damn, before I forget to announce this: Ben dislikes Golden Sun. Ben, you're dead to me. :'-(
All the while Stardew Valley is basically eating me alive on Switch. Can't wait for Odyssey to kill this devil for good. D:
Edit: Oh damn, before I forget to announce this: Ben dislikes Golden Sun. Ben, you're dead to me. :'-(
Brock Reiher
Banned
Apparently he was recording off site, he probably didn't want to be talking loud.
Pokémon all day, every day lalala
Joke? Making me want to change my Gang Beasts vote to Pokemon now.
I mean, I did vote Pokémon, what's wrong with that?
ShaithEatery
Neo Member
Gang Beasts to me gets old fast, while Pokemon Stadium 2 sounds like it could bring some great moments. Voted Pokemon and hope it wins!
uomoartificiale
Member
I noticed the same thing, but then I wondered if he was trying something different with his delivery. At least that's what i hope it's happening.
EDIT
Ok, that explains it.
I think someone in the comments pointed out that Blood mentioned Jones recorded the VOs for South Park & TEW2 out of town.
Ah, that makes sense!
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
What does November and December bring for releases? Does review season ever end?
Primethius
Banned
Nintendo games 😏
Mikey Jr.
Member
Everything. So many things wrong. Too many to even list, so I won't. Neogaf forum can't support it.
you guys need to chill, just a joke. Pokemon is serious stuff.
Aside from Mario, Wolf 2, and AC: Origins, it looks like Call of Duty, Battlefront 2, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are the last big ones. Need for Speed if you want to count that one as well.
Dunno what EZA will review, and things won't be as crazy as the first quarter of the year or October, but there still is a good amount of games (some still with TBA 2017 dates though) that I could see them reviewing:
Code:
Ultra Sun/Moon
Xenoblade 2
Battlefront 2
Sonic Forces
.hack//GU remaster
Skyrim Switch
Mario Party Top 100
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
The Sims 4
Need for Speed Payback
LA Noire remaster
Okami HD
Doom Switch
Bubsy (!)
Zelda DLC
Horizon DLC
Snipperclips Plus
CoD WWII
Metal Gear Survive
Super Lucky's Tale
Dragon Marked for Death
South Park DLC
Death's Gambit
Battle Chef Brigade
Hand of Fate 2
Arena of Valor
FFXV Pocket Edition
RE7 DLC
Shakedown Hawaii
Floor Kids
Katana ZERO
+ some VR stuff
dickroach
Member
most of those are ports and remasters and whatever. those ain't getting touched
definitely:
Xenoblade 2
Battlefront 2
Wolfenstain 2
COD WW2
NFS Payback
maybe:
The Inpatient
Sonic Forces
Hello Neighbor
Bubsy
Lego Marvel 2
Mikey Jr.
Member
Man, there is nothing for me this holiday.
I used to get excited about holiday releases, but not so much anymore.
Seems like Spring is the next excitement for me.
Wolf: couldn't play the first one. Gave me a massive headache. Plus constantly picking up bullets/armor was a massive chore.
Creed: the thought of "open minimap and see literally 1 million icons" has me already anxious. Other than that, not into Creed anymore. Combat never feels fun.
Mario: not a lot of interest here. Feels like I've played this game for the sixth time already. These types of games really don't excite me anymore. No real love for Mario probably doesn't help.
Cod: first cod in a while that I have an interest in. Too bad it's for the sp only. Played about 5 hours of the mp and feels like I've had my fill. Will pick this up when it gets a lot cheaper.
Bf2: graphics look gorgeous. And I'd be all over this if I cared even a little about star wars. Like the movies, don't care too much about anything outside of it.
I might get this if I saw more about the sp game. But it feels like a complete enigma. Have we even seen any single player gameplay?
My fear is that it'll be just mp maps repackaged.
X2: Jesus, talk about an ugly artstyle. Typical anime artstyle, no noses, and the usual female protagonist with huge honking tits and "pants" that might as well be a thong.
Comparing the charm of this game to the original is night and day.
Still hard for me to believe that this game is the sequel to the amazing first one.
It'll be on my radar though because it's the sequel. That's the only reason I'll even consider it.
But I'll only get it when the hype has died down and we get the real verdict on the game.
Overall, a lot of this stuff I'd usually get over because I enjoy supporting this industry.
But I live in Canada, and with tax, games are now $90, so I am a LOT more discerning. I have to be more frugal with my money now. That's why I sold my switch and Zelda (didn't like it too much anyways). And it's why I don't buy digital too much, so I can trade in.
Plus, I'll be honest, I'm having so much fun with these new games I've found.
Just cause 3 is TONS of fun. Might start to wear thin later on, but right now, thanks to plus, it's a "free" game I'm enjoying a lot.
Also, fortnite br. Also lots of fun, especially with a 4 man squad. Never played a game like this before. It's like discovering a brand new genre you never knew existed. It's exciting.
Diprosalic
Banned
that's the first time i ever seen anybody call PSASBR "fun".
Mikey Jr.
Member
Haha, true enough.
Maybe fun in the sense of "look how bad this game is".
It'd be nice to revisit though to be honest.
I feel you Mikey, game prices here are crazy. I got dangonrompa v3 and south park (pre order from last year) and my budget wont allow for more new games really. Horizon GOTY edition is tempting but ill wait for a sale.
Theres lots of older ps4 games Ive been meaning to try so im good.
Theres lots of older ps4 games Ive been meaning to try so im good.
TheCowboyPoet
Member
I really liked PSASBR. Pretty sure I platinumed it on both PS3 and Vita. I wish they'd port it to PS4 already.
Primethius
Banned
I'm with you on Xenoblade Chronicles 2. If 1 didn't exist, I would have no excitement for the game. It doesn't look good at all and the character designs are awful. Every trailer that comes out has me telling myself that I enjoyed XC1 and I should be excited for it but... it's hard.
The story also looks like it's going to be filled with countless dumb anime tropes.
Blood mentioned that he'll be reviewing it once he;s done with FM7.
FWIW I love Playstation All-Stars, they screwed a lot of stuff up but I liked what they were going for.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
Thanks for listing stuff guys! Guess we get a little bit to breath before 2018.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
They should've fully copied Smash's design with stocks, blast zones, etc. Had it been an identical clone with its gameplay, it would have been more successful and had a larger following.
A Power Stone clone could've been cool too.
MAtgS
Member
I've been wanting them to do PS2 Random Cup rules for like a year now.
LiquidSolid
Member
I cut down your post because it was a long one but yeah, I'm in a similar boat. I'll probably buy Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon (not sure which) and I'm kinda interested in Assassin's Creed Origins, so might pick it up at some point depending on how the reviews go, but other than those, there's not a whole lot for me. I'm mainly just focusing on my backlog, keeping my eye on sales and gearing up for another insane Q1/Q2 next year.
Metal Gear Survive was already delayed to Early 2018 way back at E3. Whatever release list you used to make that list obviously missed that.