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KCF0107 posted...

Hitman: Absolution for Xbox 360

This isn't my favorite Hitman game (behind Blood Money, the recent game, and maybe even GO), yet I've beaten it four times since May of 2013.

Whats the proper way to get into that series? Which games should I start with first?
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pjbasis posted...

Law of ueki is something I need to read one day as a connoisseur of shonen battle manga.

It's a weird thing to be a connoisseur of.

Have you read other old ones like Flame of Recca? That's the show that got me started on "smart fights" and "Reading the Manga Because It Came First...Mostly"
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I didn't know Ellie from TloU was confirmed gay. Where was this said?
EDIT: Oh wait nvm, I reread the post

EDIT: Complete noms:

Todd Sanchez (Bojack Horseman)
Jughead Jones (Archie Comics)
Daud (Dishonored)
Kars (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)

all my noms are confirmed Asexuals afaik
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Law of Ueki would've been something I wish I had in my childhood. All I remember about it is that kid who whistles laser beams
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I came into Death Note late and just read the manga but without all the hype. It's decent. I admire the xanatos chess moments, but the parts leading to Light's capture were kinda weak imo
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Celestia. Awesome
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Omega Strike (PC)

Generic 2d Shooter that was pretty nice for its tight controls. Albeit, its difficulty mainly stems from unfair mechanics (checkpoint starvation mainly). It was still pretty neat. Music was annoyingly grating after awhile.
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I get that alot in Scythe that people come into it expecting a wargame when its just a very intricate eurogame. Its kinda like how wInis is just a better chess.
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MariaTaylor posted...

also give me a good chance to talk about 20th Century Boys.

Yes, please do. Have you also read Billy bat?
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I would watch this movie
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Bluebird of Happiness (Android)

Pretty good short game with Undertale undertones (I think the devs know each other or something)
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I learned Blood Rage pretty recently but I didnt like it. I also don't get its hype. Assuming all of us are veterans of the draft, the game will just be one huge cockblocking spree before the actual game starts and there won't be any alternate strategy to play.
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I prefer Queendomino though. King feels too random at times
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aaaand Kathy Rain (PC) is also done.

Was not expecting the sudden Silent Hill transition by the end. It started out as a mystery game and then it started devolving slowly.
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Post Mortem (PC)

What can I say, I'm a sucker for these oldschool adventure games. There's a certain charm towards the terrible voice acting, stilted animation, and outdated backdrops of Paris. At least it's not as terribly taxing as Syberia. But oh my god, this game was still too slow for me. Unskippable dialogue and everyone sounds American. In Paris.
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Btw guys, if you didn't know yet, Terraforming Mars is coming to Steam soon

http://store.steampowered.com/app/800270/Terraforming_Mars/
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My favorite ill-defined game is Grimslingers. I love the theme and the system but it attempts to be even worse than Netrunner by making the most convoluted glossary ever. It replaces every single card game term with its own, all for what is essentially modified rock paper scissors.
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For a minute I was wondering why does megaman 9 look nothing like megaman 9 and then I remembered I was thinking of megaman and bass
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The heaviest game I love is Arkwright but I never get it to the table because i don't know 3 accountabts :D
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SeabassDebeste posted...

Simoun posted...

Unpopular Opinion time: I actually love BANG the Card Game. People who complain about the elimination just don't know "how" to play it. The game at least for us is deliberate, social, and requires even amounts of tabletalk to truly work. Sure, you can just shoot each other and in 2 seconds everyone's roles become obvious. But I've seen some crazy plays like a rogue Deputy whittling the Sherrif within an inch of his life so that his enemies can fight amongst themselves.

Bang the Card game is the one game I regret I can't play anymore as absolutely everyone hates it and prefers the dice version.

it's not just the elimination, though - the game moves at a crawl. coup lets you get killed early, but you know it won't last long afterward. the onslaught of MANCATO! cards, and the fact that you need a bang card to deal damage, is just killer!

If it helps, there was a fanmade expansion that allowed the dead to play as ghosts who had limited but disruptive abilities.

Still doesn't excuse the pace I know but it's like Samurai Spirit when you know the round is over cos you've lost your last villager but you still wanna recreate kurosawa's Last Stand with the rest of the raiders. It's about immersion, and the deliberate tension that comes with hanging on to that last sliver of health.

I dunno what to tell ya. Our group is always glued to the remaining players no matter how long it takes
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Unpopular Opinion time: I actually love BANG the Card Game. People who complain about the elimination just don't know "how" to play it. The game at least for us is deliberate, social, and requires even amounts of tabletalk to truly work. Sure, you can just shoot each other and in 2 seconds everyone's roles become obvious. But I've seen some crazy plays like a rogue Deputy whittling the Sherrif within an inch of his life so that his enemies can fight amongst themselves.

Bang the Card game is the one game I regret I can't play anymore as absolutely everyone hates it and prefers the dice version.
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Call of Duty: Ghosts (PC) is done.

It's a nice game. I guess it's notoriety precedes it forever just like Asscreed Unity. It's a shame nothing came out of this storyline.
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Must be a hard game then
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Splendor aint really my jam but i can see why people like it
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I think its more on the definition of a finishing move. That it should be something that isn't spammed alot is a tough thing to find since some characters spam moves all the time.

I dunno, this was my experience finding noms. Maybe if it was a topic abt moves in general, thered be more interest
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5th Nom:

Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji - Kaiji - Slave Beats Emperor

Full Version: https://animostream.com/watch/kaiji/episode-22
Summary (Live-Action):

First off, here are the rules of the game in question:
http://tobakumokushirokukaiji.wikia.com/wiki/E_Card

Not a long read but what you need to know is that Kaiji has the Slave deck, he only has a 1/5 chance of beating Tonegawa who wields the Emperor deck (and in turn has a 4/5 win chance).

The game's currency is in the form of "depth", measured by the device you see in the anime (the live action doesn't make it that obvious). Whenever Kaiji bets a certain amount, it is translated to depth...that is how deep the drill attached to his head will go within his earlobe. As you can see, Kaiji is already bleeding by the time he wins. This is because he lost big in the first few rounds and suffered for it.

Also, you should know that Tonegawa was using his watch as a cheating device. So not only was Kaiji against the odds, he was also being played for a sap.

Other than those contexts, the videos should explain to you what happened. Kaiji uses psychology to read a Tonegawa's behavior and acted accordingly by performing a double fake trick.
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haha i also thought hungry hippos
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Portal 2 Co-Op (PS3)

This was a longtime coming, kept putting it off and finally finished it today with my brother.
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interesting
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Assassin's Creed: Unity (PC)

I can understand the flack this game gets but to be honest, it feels like a grown up version of Ezio's tale. It's not without its flaws though, but I can appreciate the work put into this game easily. It's a shame I hear that the next game will have a small and less detailed map to work with.
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Final nom:

The Legend Black Heaven Oji Tanaka / Gabriel (w/ Black Heaven) Let Me Go, Let You Go

Don't know if you know this old series so a little context:

Basically the show is about a ship's weapon system that can only be powered by hardcore rock, of which Tanaka (and his band) was doing wonderfully at. They get them to perform in order to win a galactic war against some evil aliens.

After a few episodes, the aliens decided to play them at their own game by using the band's asshole keyboardist Watanabe and retrofitting him with 8 arms to be a band on his own so that he can match Black Heaven's sound. He does so successfully.

Dejected, Tanaka is reinvigorated on the 11th hour by his ex-gf who manages to bring him all his old fans (Tanaka was a washed up artist by the start of the series) and after an emotional moment, plays a unique song from his heart. This one is even more powerful and since Watanabe could not possibly copy or fathom it, is utterly destroyed in one hit.
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Cavedweller2000 posted...

Simoun posted...

The Evil Within 2 (PC)

I came for the scares, I wasn't expecting any feels. We're talking Last of Us level feels here. I'm so sad this game didn't sell as well as it should. Hope a sequel comes out but I doubt it.

Just finished Evil Within 2 (PS4). Absolutely loved it!

Considering there was a sequel hook (which I loved), I really hope they follow through too.

I'm hoping the hook is legit. It would be nice to see the Ruvik storyline resolved. Although...it's just it appears Sebastian's story is done. The 3rd game will either set Sebastian up as Chris Redfield, an "expert" in STEM stuff, or it will go Silent Hill 3 and have you play as Lily aged all the way up.
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SeabassDebeste posted...

Lost Legacy sounds cool. It's an official spinoff?

Yes it is. I know AEG publishes it but I actually got the original Japanese one, just cos the art looks better:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/142039/lost-legacy

It's got english on the cards as well, which was super great.

th3l3fty posted...

Arkham Horror isn't a hard game at all

Are you serious? Have you ever fought Atlach-Nacha (all gates are bursts, and he's phys/magic resist) or Quachil Uttaus (the mummy with the dust deck that haunts the first player until he's devoured)?

That said, I've not known any other co-op that requires so much micro-ing as AH.
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I think he's rating them as they are being nommed
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Yes I agree Vorpal Sword is the best. Whenever someone uses the sword the wielder would shout THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
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I find the qualities of a filler game are something easily explained in 5 minutes, plays fast, and most importantly infinitely replayable. It's this reason that my favorite filler is 2 games. The first is Lost Legacy, which has dethroned Love Letter for us.

Lost Legacy adds an extra depth of special to the Love Letter formula. It is also draw 1 play 1 but it adds 2 things: a ruins deck where a card may go to and stay unknown (order is important) and an Investigation phase by the end which gives each player a chance to guess where the LL (this game's princess) is. BUT, the order of investigation starts from the lowest numbered card which is always the riskiest to play.

If you're looking for a Love Letter that plays over 4 Seabass, no problem with this game as combining any two Lost Legacy decks can go up to 6 players. Yeah, thats right: decks. For you see Lost Legacy comes in many flavors each with its own mechanical theme (card scrying, elimination, math draws, etc) so say if you want a cutthroat game with player reading you combine The Starship and The Vorpal Sword. If you want a math game with graveyard searching you combine the Sacred Grail and the Staff of Dragons. Even in those counts a 32 deck game is still very short at 6p.

And the 2nd filler I love? It is also our loudest game: Deep Sea Adventure. This very deceptive japanese microgame is at its core about greed. See, you're all on a quest for undersea loot, but everyone shares the same oxygen tank. So its not only push your luck, but a cutthroat game of chance as well. All it takes is one desparate guy in the back row to pick up treasure and consume oxygen for the rest of the pack to follow suit and drown. Very cerebral, and very loud. Lots of YOU GREEDY BASTARD tossed arpund here and there. The game shines brightest after about 50 plays when the metagame has gotten to a pt where nobody drowns but everyone is vocally unnerved by each other's greed.
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Thinking if i shud make my last nom a joke one
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nvm i reread your post, here:

Source Material Title Character(s) Attack Name Video Link

Rurouni Kenshin - Kenshin Himura - Amakakeru Ryu No Hirameki -

Super Robot Wars W - Valzacard - Dimension Breaker -

Injustice 2 - The Flash - Time Changer -

my 4th coming later
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oh yes I love Ra. Best Knizia game ever. I love teaching this game its so simple yet so very deceptive.
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handsomeboy2012 posted...

I'm starting to think nominating songs from anime no one else watches might have hurt my rankings.

I don't think thats a factor. If anything shouldn't the one with more watches get criticized the most? Good or bad i mean
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I listen to the ones tazz thinks is different. Good or bad. There are some tracks on the bottom that id rank high.

But in general I dont listen to them all because I can only listen to so much before it starts to sound generic
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Sorry for not linking the Soundcloud sooner. I didn't think it existed until I was forced to find one.

Also, if possible, I'd like to replace my 5th Nom (Beyond the Boundary) with Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider - Talking


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i mean, chrono cross is not good...in certain aspects
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Here we go. This should work!

https://soundcloud.com/noble-works_redokidokied/dont-have-an-umbrella
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