Current Events > MLP Social v2505: "Make us whole."

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Nintendo was offering a one-week trial for a new farming game called Fae Farm. However, by the time I finished Mario Wonder and found out about it, there was only two days left, so I didn't get to experience the combat and magic system.

It didn't really get its hooks into me, but it does have some great ideas. Your character can jump, and there's these bouncy mushrooms around, so there's more of a vertical scale, which is nice. You can tag any character or location on the map so you can always find a specific one. You have a good amount of control over where you cast your fishing rod, something I desperately wish Animal Crossing would do. Dealing with obstacles is context sensitive, so you'll automatically use the right tool to break down something.

I didn't like how zoomed-in the camera was. Made it easy to get lost. And when I got tired of farming and fishing, I wanted to see what combat was like, but the mines were still locked off over a week in. No idea what you had to do to unlock them. According to the store, story progress isn't dependent on the calendar. This might be a good thing if you know what you're doing, but it just left me lost as to what to do next. Having real-world time pressure hanging over me didn't help, but that's not their fault.

It seems to be getting decent reviews, but I can say with certainty that it's definitely not worth the $60 it's charging. Stardew is only $15 on Switch and has loads of content, with another big update on the way. It's still the gold standard in farming games for me, and 1000+ hours spread out over five years doesn't lie. Coral Island is seemingly inspired by Stardew and 3D as well, but only charges $30, though it seems to be in rough technical shape right now.

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My neighbor gave us a big-ass pot of beef stew and paid me $60 as an early Christmas present. This lady rocks!

MegamanXfan21xx posted...

My neighbor gave us a big-ass pot of beef stew and paid me $60 as an early Christmas present. This lady rocks!

awesome!

The AI-generated game FB page posted one for a Spongebob RPG. I think that could work. It's been going since the 90s and has lots of material to gather from, plus different characters with a variety of strengths and weaknesses. Especially if they add a bunch of original characters and creatures like Mario RPG did. If South Park can get two RPG games, so can Spongebob.

MegamanXfan21xx posted...

The AI-generated game FB page posted one for a Spongebob RPG. I think that could work. It's been going since the 90s and has lots of material to gather from, plus different characters with a variety of strengths and weaknesses. Especially if they add a bunch of original characters and creatures like Mario RPG did. If South Park can get two RPG games, so can Spongebob.

indeed. and it could sell better cuz it'd be family friendly.

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If this was real, I'd absolutely play it.

MegamanXfan21xx posted...

If this was real, I'd absolutely play it.

same, an open world mystery horror for Scooby and the gang would be awesome.
also I like how in the first image, Shaggy's shirt and Daphne's dress kinda swapped parts.

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I've got some demos I downloaded onto my Switch, but never got around to playing. Let's see what they're like...

-Silt: It's essentially Limbo, but underwater and with a possession mechanic. The colors are all greyscale and characters are mostly black silhouettes with white eyes. If a fish you're possessing gets eaten by another non-boss fish, then you possess that one instead. There's a little exploration, then a boss fight. The boss was a pain to figure out. Getting the first two hits on it was easy enough, but for the third one, I was stuck for a bit. Turns out you're supposed to possess a hammerhead and ram the ceiling above it to make another boulder drop down, but because of the art style, it was hard to see the breakable wall, so it was kinda just guesswork.

-Klonoa: Phantasy Reverie Series: A remake of the first two games. They're 2.5D platformers with some decently expansive levels that encourage exploration. I don't like how collecting all the little common collectibles is an optional objective. Stuff like that shouldn't even be considered one. Like, Mario doesn't expect you to grab every coin in every level. Unfortunately, I'm definitely no longer in the mindset to enjoy platformers like this anymore.

-Please, Touch The Artwork: A puzzle game with abstract art as the backdrop. Interesting concept, but some of these puzzles make no sense and practically seem to rely on random chance for you to ace them. I'm not a fan of having to master near-incomprehensible logic, so this is a pass for me.

-Spirittea: Something I've had my eye on. It's got some great pixellated graphics, looking like a Japanese-style Earthbound with more detailed sprites. There's a lot of creativity in it. Buildings and trees on the map dance to a little tune, the pause menu is a big bonsai tree with various things in its branches representing your options, your various collections are kept track of in photo albums, and I've only just started. I'm already fairly hooked and cheered up by the amount of personality I've seen. Since the game involves spirits, I named my town Spoopsville.

The soundtrack is very nice, consisting of the stuff you'd hear in one of those lo-fi music videos to have as background music.

The story is that you've moved to this little village that's had some odd activity, which turns out to be from upset spirits. To calm them, you have to get this bathhouse running again so they can relax in it. As someone whose favorite supernatural creature is ghosts, I approve. Running the bathhouse consists of getting clean towels ready, seating spirits next to others who won't displease them, cutting wood for the central furnace that heats the baths and towel dryer, and cleaning the place up between that. Failing to do your best will merely reduce the amount of money you'll get from their visit. You can open and close the baths whenever you wish, so you're not forced into anything. I know from articles that you'll also get visits from powerful spirits from time to time that you'll definitely wanna please.

I still have a couple demos to get through, but I just might get Spirittea. It's given me a very good first impression, and it's only $20.

Hmm... so physical Switch games give you these things called Gold Points whenever you insert a cartridge for the first time, and every Gold Point can be used to take one cent off a purchase in the store (so 253 GP means $2.53 off). I wonder, if I still lived near my library, could I borrow every Switch game they have and pop the cartridges in for a bunch of free GP?

MegamanXfan21xx posted...

Hmm... so physical Switch games give you these things called Gold Points whenever you insert a cartridge for the first time, and every Gold Point can be used to take one cent off a purchase in the store (so 253 GP means $2.53 off). I wonder, if I still lived near my library, could I borrow every Switch game they have and pop the cartridges in for a bunch of free GP?

that does sound like a possibility. in a way, it encourages trading w/ friends, too, assuming friends have completely different game collections.

Unbelievable... so we're getting a new fridge delivered today, and I unloaded some stuff ahead of time. Freezer stuff went into our backup freezer, and meats and dairy went into our mini fridge. Woke up to see that our mini fridge's door was wide open all night because I guess something wasn't placed properly, so that's all our meat and dairy wrecked. Guess the damn freezer just had to get one last laugh in before it got taken for good.

Edit: And I also just found out that save data from the Spirittea demo doesn't transfer to the full version. Greeeeeat.

Finally, that glorified buzzer is gone! Our new fridge, however, is just the tiniest smidge taller, so it won't fit under the cabinets above it, but my brother's gonna get rid of them since we never used them anyway.

Now begins the long wait to see if this thing doesn't start the same crap.

Spirittea is good, but a bit obtuse. Quests are kinda sloppily designed to the point where I often wondered if they were bugged. Only one actually was, and I could just quit and reload to fix it. But they're worth doing since they unlock new customers for the bathhouse management game. The first quest you're likely to complete gets you one who takes up a whopping 3x3 grid in an already fairly small starter tub, so you'll really be wanting to add smaller customers to your pool.

I really don't like the inventory system. Items don't stack, it doesn't pause the game, and there's no hotbar, so you'll have to open it every time you wanna grab an item, though you thankfully won't be needing to use them constantly.

Still, for all its faults, I'm still playing, and I can't say that about the other Stardew-likes I've tried.

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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

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heh

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/07/russia-my-little-pony-18/

CyricZ posted...

lol Russia

Huh, was the queer stuff in FiM that obvious? Every prominent relationship I recall was straight, and the only gay ones (Scootaloo's aunts, Lyra and Bon Bon, AppleDash) were either implied or in the background. Maybe G5 has more obvious ones?

There should be a GTA-like game with a six-star wanted system, but surviving a six-star wanted rating long enough should make the stars turn red, flip upside-down, and make all the cops demon possessed and aggressive enough so that a quick death is certain. But the climax of the game would give you a huge power boost so you can actually hold off a six-star demon cop assault.

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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

thicc gamer Sunset is best Sunset.

Decided to look up the Game Awards announcements. I'm glad to see that God of War: Ragnarok is getting a free roguelite mode. More games should have these, because sometimes they have great combat, but not many places to really stretch your muscles.

I would absolutely not recommend getting your hopes up for the Blade game by Arkane. They made a game a year or so ago called Redfall, and that was such an utter disaster that many of the veteran staff quit.

The crossover between Dredge and Dave the Diver was interesting, because those are precisely the last two demos on my Switch I have yet to play. They're both games about fishing, but Dredge is a creepy and oppressive Lovecraftian affair, while Dave is a bright and cheerful game with pixel art absolutely packed with personality, so seeing them clash should be amusing.

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Been watching these videos where it's the PoV of either a train driving along its route, or a person walking through a snowy night in Finland. They're pretty relaxing. Got me the first half-decent night of sleep in a while.

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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

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heh

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not sure who this is based off of but a cute design.

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An FPS styled after a black-and-white Disney cartoon from the '30s? Definitely wanna give that a try.

MegamanXfan21xx posted...

An FPS styled after a black-and-white Disney cartoon from the '30s? Definitely wanna give that a try.

for ppl complaining against violence in video games and violence in cartoons, this is like a puffy gloved middle finger. I like it.

Kung Fu Panda is back!
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Never mind, thought Kung Fu Panda was owned by Disney. After hearing how Pixar is making a bunch of sequels because of how their originals flopped, I thought KFP4 might have been one of them. But DreamWorks has actually made some damn good stuff like Bad Guys, and I've heard nothing but praise for Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.

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Well, looks like that Gold Points scheme I thought up won't work. My brother's copy of Mario Wonder I claimed points from didn't give him any, saying it was used. I was only able to get them because he didn't even know about getting GP from physical carts. Getting a decent little chunk of GP would have been a nice little mutually beneficial thing for us.

MegamanXfan21xx posted...

Well, looks like that Gold Points scheme I thought up won't work. My brother's copy of Mario Wonder I claimed points from didn't give him any, saying it was used. I was only able to get them because he didn't even know about getting GP from physical carts. Getting a decent little chunk of GP would have been a nice little mutually beneficial thing for us.

guess Nintendo thought it through and realized they could make more money if everyone had to get their own physical copy for the GP.

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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

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cue All I Want for Christmas is You (but the My Chemical Romance cover, not Mariah)

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very cute Coco.

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tsun Adagio Dazzle? I like it.

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HNNG

Cartoon Network is running a livestream of their Christmas specials right now. Like their last livestream, there's classics and modern stuff mixed together, so you could catch something unfamiliar.

Seeing the Ed, Edd & Eddy Christmas episode reminds me that I thought Ed's basement room was pretty cozy looking... if it were clean, I mean. Having a window and bathroom already makes it a major upgrade over mine.

I don't do name-drop posts for 2lewd art anymore, but there's two that simply must be pointed out. A hella thicc anthro Twilight by @longinius1 and an anthro dragon Luna by @amethyst_dust !

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Only Let's Game It Out could wreak such utter havoc in a game that's meant to be about running a parking lot.

We got our tree set up and decorated, but we seem to be missing some stuff, including the decorations that had pictures of the cats on them. Damn...

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I like listening to some soothing background music videos every now and then, but combining them with Animal Crossing's Happy Home Designer to make these cozy little cafe scenes with villagers as the staff and customers was a really brilliant idea that makes them even more welcoming!

Oh no... James McAffrey passed away. He was best known for voicing Max Payne. He had such a deep and smooth, yet gritty voice perfect for a hardboiled detective like Max.

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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

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aww

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very stylish

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I don't rly understand the meme but it's cute.

Did our yearly December tradition of watching Home Alone, a favorite since I was a kid. As I get older, I notice more holes in it, like how all these crazy coincidences had to happen to get Kevin alone and unable to call the police. How nobody ever watched that gangster movie and recognized the audio from it. How that little kitchen TV from the late 80s apparently had good enough speakers that it could fool people into thinking that a real gun was firing. Why Harry kept trying to climb the front steps when it was obvious they were covered in slippery ice instead of going around them.

Also reminds me of these two pieces of art:

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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

I feel like Home Alone is a live action movie that lives in the same comedy subgenre as Ferris Bueller's Day Off. they're basically if life was a cartoon, because cartoons are all about such ridiculous plot holes and lapse in logic being accepted.