Omegamanthethird
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- Comment on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Official Trailer 2 days ago:
All of the games have scaling of some kind (at least Morrowind and Skyrim do). Just as long as they make suboptimal builds viable rather than punishing, that’s all I need.
- Comment on Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake Reveal Livestream (starts in 23 hours) 2 days ago:
I’m hoping for remake. The game needs to abandon (or at least rework) their level scaling. It’s by far the worst implementation it that I’ve ever seen.
Then make everything less orange, shiny, and bulbous.
- Comment on Anbernic no longer shipping to the US 4 days ago:
I’m glad I got my (second) Anbernic earlier this month.
- Comment on What's a cancelled game you really miss? 1 week ago:
I think that was the only full price I’ve bought digitally, because my friend and I wanted to game share and play together.
MMO shooter seems like an undeserved concept. Buy I guess you have the scope of Defiance with the polish of an MMO. Or you have the scope of Destiny and the polish of a normal shooter.
- Comment on What's a cancelled game you really miss? 1 week ago:
Mag
There’s something so special about the command structure, having your own squad v squad, while a whole other battle is taking place around you. But also that you could be pulled for extra resources if needed.
I tried Hell Let Loose, but it’s too chaotic and open.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 1 week ago:
I beat the entire thieves guild quest line starting at basically level 1 by using the strategy of “run fast”. There were some major flaws that kept me from loving that game properly, so I’m hoping it’s more user friendly with the remake. But I could definitely see a lot of charm in it.
If it isn’t one of the ugliest games I’ve ever played though. Why is every character a shiny, pudgy, orange?
- Comment on Mario Kart Should Cost More - YouTube 2 weeks ago:
MMOs charge indefinitely.
- Comment on People who call the PS1 'PSX' make me want to kill kittens 2 weeks ago:
I’ve never heard someone verbally say “PSX”. Does that happen?
- Comment on Switch 2 game-key cards won’t be account- or console-locked 2 weeks ago:
I assume people were worried about them pulling an Xbox, especially since they are largely the same concept.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview 3 weeks ago:
I don’t like the idea of a game that can’t be played long after the servers have gone down.
But I’m glad that it can still be traded or sold after purchase unlike what Xbox tried to do.
- Comment on Best game ever? 4 weeks ago:
Playing one of the big multiplayer arcade cabinets like Simpsons or X-Men was the original couch co-op with whoever was at the arcade not playing pinball or pool.
I bought the 4-Player co-op X-Men arcade cabinet from Arcade1up and it’s been a blast playing it all the way through with my son.
- Comment on Best game ever? 4 weeks ago:
Most awe inspiring: Morrowind
Most depth of interest: Final Fantasy
Most emotional impact: The Last of Us
- Comment on Thank You for 20 Years of God of War - A Tribute to Kratos 4 weeks ago:
Bloody scenes? The whole game is made up of bloody scenes unless you’re intentionally avoiding doing the finishers. And even then it’s just less so.
- Comment on Palworld Update 0.5.0 Adds Crossplay Across All Platforms, Blueprint Upgrading, Photo Mode and More 5 weeks ago:
It’s on sale on PSN. I might actually pick it up now.
- Comment on Have you lost nostalgia for a generation of games? 5 weeks ago:
The NES. I remember a bunch of nonsensical or just plain frustrating games where you’re lucky to get past level 1. It was fun as a kid when I was just screwing around. But SNES and Genesis felt like the beginning of the expectation that you play through the game or at least take them seriously.
- Comment on What's your favorite Pokémon Game? 5 weeks ago:
Pokemon Master Trainer
- Comment on The PS2 turns 25 years old today. Crazy, right? Perfect day for revisiting some classics. What are some of your favourite PS2 games? 1 month ago:
Final Fantasy X is tied as my favorite game of all time. Funny enough, the game it’s tied with came out on Xbox.
Worth mentioning: Final Fantasy XII Kingdom Hearts I & II Ratchet & Clank (all) Tony Hawk’s Underground Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits Burnout 3: Takedown Rock Band NFL Street Amplitude X-Men Legends
- Comment on Are modern Final Fantasy games bad? 1 month ago:
For the record, I was also immensely disappointed in XV. However I loved XVI. The ability cool downs in particular felt very ATB-like to me and I loved the customization. The story is very good and one of my favorites from storytelling perspective (in other words, HOW the story is told).
I also really liked the combat and exploration of XII. And the Zodiac version makes it even better.
I thought XIII had some of the best moments in the series.
XIII-2 perfected the gameplay from XIII and made storytelling and exploration “fun”
XIII: LR is very experimental and has some of my favorite action-based combat in the series.
World of Final Fantasy is a lot of fun if you want turn based monster capturing.
Stranger of Paradise is a blast. My only issue with it is that you can’t really overpower by leveling up. I hit a hard wall with a boss and the only way through is “get good”.
I didn’t get much into Type-O but I keep meaning to.
Theatrhythm exists. I love it, but it’s also it’s own thing entirely.
- Comment on PlayStation VR2 is getting a price cut ($550 --> $400) 1 month ago:
No Man’s Sky was my favorite experience on the original PSVR and I know it runs on the PSVR2 as well.
- Comment on Lemmy’s essential 25 PS1 games 1 month ago:
I’ve got Hydro Thunder still. I literally played it like a couple weeks ago. When I was a kid I would use the GameShark to unlock all of the boats and tracks.
I don’t know that I ever made it past the first mission of the second city in Driver 2. I remember getting into that baseball field in free-roam though. Cops and Robbers was a hell of a multiplayer game too.
Worms Armageddon was way more difficult than it had any right being. I remember their challenges being nearly impossible. Like shoot a rocket through a pinhole using the wind.
- Comment on Lemmy’s essential 25 PS1 games 1 month ago:
So many RPGs. A few of my favorites.
Final Fantasy VIII - It may be the best looking game on the PS1, and my personal favorite. Unique leveling.
Arc the Lad III - The whole collection is worth it. But the third game had a streamlined polish that is rarely appreciated over the second game of the series.
Parasite Eve - Unique gameplay and weapon upgrading (GUNS). Very adult oriented.
Jade Cocoon - Monster capturing and MERGING. This creates completely new monsters with new stats and appearances. Infinite possibilities.
Honorable mentions: I played these a bit, but never enough to give a full endorsement. But still they are popular picks.
Azure Dreams - Rogue-Lite grid movement monster capture dungeon exploring.
Legend of Dragoon - Timing emphasized attacks. Bad translations.
- Comment on Games franchises that need metroidvania spinoffs? 2 months ago:
Yeah, I guess he’s really transphobic and every time someone reaches out to talk about Earthworm Jim, he gets really weird and political.
- Comment on Games franchises that need metroidvania spinoffs? 2 months ago:
Isn’t the creator/owner problematic?
- Comment on Games franchises that need metroidvania spinoffs? 2 months ago:
My first thoughts were Final Fantasy because you have all the enemies you need. And they’ve already branched out into monster catching and Souls-like. So might as well.
My second thought was X-men because the Genesis games were already kinda built for that.
- Comment on What's the greatest joy you have gotten from a video game? 3 months ago:
Wandering around in Morrowind before I really knew what I was doing, being happy just to find a few coins in a tree stump or a crappy dagger.
Other games have given more extreme emotions. But no other game has instilled such a joyous sense of wonder.
- Comment on What's the greatest joy you have gotten from a video game? 3 months ago:
I met my wife playing Rock Band. It was definitely a top gaming moment. But I didn’t realize at the time what it would lead to eventually.
- Comment on How many games do you manage to play at the same time? 3 months ago:
Secondary games are also my main. Rogue Legacy 1 & 2, Loco Roco, old Final Fantasy games, Spyro.
I need to have the energy and time to dig into a main game, and I usually do not have that after a long day when everyone else goes to sleep.
- Comment on Infamous vs Prototype | 15 Years Later 3 months ago:
I love the inFamous games. inFamous 2 in particular is in my top 5. I’m trying to remember some of the choices, but some of them are execute the mass murderer or not in one (or multiple) cases. But also, they have a variation of the trolley problem which I thought was a nice touch. The ultimate decision in 2 is pretty extreme, but it’s also the culmination of two games worth of selfish vs selfless decisions.
The biggest morality question though is whether to use area of effect vs precision damage.
Having said that, I think it’s interesting how these two games are so similar on a surface level. But in my experience, most people heavily prefer one or the other. I remember my friend and I were each obsessed with one of the two franchises when they came out, but neither of us were interested in the other.
Side note: inFamous 2 had a standalone DLC which just used the map from 2 with an entirely new powerset, and it was awesome. But it was a lot shorter than a full game. However, I remember losing interest in Bioshock 2 because it felt like I was just replaying the first game.
- Comment on what was the last game you played in 2024? 3 months ago:
Technically ∞ Loop on my phone. But the last real game I was playing was Jade Cocoon.
- Comment on PlayStation Plus Classic Catalogue For November 2024 | Retro Gaming News 24/7 5 months ago:
I’d feel much better about it if they hadn’t increased their already expensive prices.