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X / Re: Do you know what makes me sad?

« on: October 25, 2009, 07:52:09 PM »

Thing is, most people who use the L button to dash nowadays only adopted this once the Zero series came out. Well, that seems to be the case from what I see.

I was using L before I played the Zero games. Hell, I was using L for running in Super Metroid.

Also, I don't understand how you guys like the L for dashing. It feels so ridiculously uncomfortable and wrong for me, so I switch to dashing with the R button. I guess this could be attributed to using my right index finger for so many years to dash.

Maybe because if dashing was on R, I'd be pressing 3 buttons at a time with one hand, which might feel clumsy. With dash as L, there's equal distribution between both hands; right hand jumps and shoots, left hand moves and dashes.

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X / Re: Do you know what makes me sad?

« on: October 24, 2009, 06:34:00 AM »

Dashing is a very important part of X games. It's a very different experience playing an X game without a dash button (or in Xtreme1's case, a well positioned dash button. Select does not work like that). It never got in my way, but I can understand PB's complaint.

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Entertainment / Re: Top 10 Hottest Comic Book Characters

« on: October 23, 2009, 09:58:00 PM »

I guess I'll just list the few I've got. In no particular order:

• The Invisible Woman
• Harley Quinn
• Poison Ivy

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X / Re: Do you know what makes me sad?

« on: October 23, 2009, 09:53:39 PM »

That's not really going back to old school graphics, though. I mean, Contra Rebirth's graphics are only a little worse than Contra 4's. And Castlevania Rebirth seems to be a step up from the other 2Ds as well.

Also, MM9 omitted functions introduced in later games, most notably sliding and charging your buster. The gameplay itself also turned retro, not just the graphics. I can't say much about Castlevania Rebirth yet, but Contra gameplay hasn't evolved past what Rebirth presents.

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Gaming / Re: Top 10 Platform Gaming Levels, Worlds, or Areas

« on: October 23, 2009, 09:46:21 PM »

I mean, Castlevania already has set the standard in realistic 2D jump physics,

Incorrect. The same rules in Mega Man apply to all the games as of late. The NES games were the exceptions, and they're not realistic either.

Also, I'm merging this into Da Dood's Top 10 topic that was just bumped up.

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X / Re: Do you know what makes me sad?

« on: October 23, 2009, 09:42:13 PM »

No more retro. It worked for MM9 because that's special. That kinda thing shouldn't be done all the time. It loses its charm. Though I personally disagree, X9 is much lower on the general public's pecking order. It's only been 4 or 5 years since X8, while it took 10 years for MM9 to be made.

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Entertainment / Re: Top 10 Hottest Comic Book Characters

« on: October 23, 2009, 06:11:38 PM »

That's only 7, Vix.

Do manga characters count? Cause I can't make much of a list with just superheroes/villains.

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General / Re: Why is all caps cool in Japan?

« on: October 22, 2009, 10:57:16 PM »

You don't like anything, don't you?

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Gaming / Re: No More Heroes Discussion Thread

« on: October 22, 2009, 04:34:24 AM »

Where'd his trenchcoat go?

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General / Re: Why is all caps cool in Japan?

« on: October 21, 2009, 08:29:55 PM »

since Model A sucks when it has no BME upgrades.

Not if use Giga Crush a lot. Upgrading BME actually made using that worse.

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News and Announcements / Re: TatsuCap update: X series Zero ready to fight!

« on: October 20, 2009, 04:28:09 AM »

No, you're thinking of Axle.

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X / Re: Megaman X6. No parts. Shadow Armor. Gate 2....

« on: October 20, 2009, 03:53:57 AM »

Never tried that.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: October 19, 2009, 07:15:09 PM »

Not exactly.

Another example of Two Castle Syndrome is when there's a Light World and a Dark World, like in A Link to the Past and Metroid Prime 2.

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X / Re: Megaman X6. No parts. Shadow Armor. Gate 2....

« on: October 19, 2009, 06:41:21 PM »

Oh no. No matter which special weapon you use, that fight will take at least 2 minutes. Only by using the Mach Dash Guard Shell trick can that fight go noticeably faster. I'd go find the video that showed that trick, but I'm lazy.

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X / Re: Megaman X6. No parts. Shadow Armor. Gate 2....

« on: October 19, 2009, 03:19:54 PM »

Any special weapon except for Guard Shell can hit him. I believe Metal Anchor does more, though.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: October 19, 2009, 01:00:18 AM »

Two Castle Syndrome is when an area has an alternate version that's usually harder and includes a pallete shift. In SotN and HoD, it was the two castles, hence the name. The majority of OoE's areas have alternate versions, such as Tymeo Mountains and Trists Pass. PoR had it too late in the game, for example City of Haze and 13th Street.

I guess the Chaotic Realm in AoS could apply too, but that's more of a hodgepodge stage like Stage 5' in RoB.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: October 18, 2009, 07:50:29 PM »

There are a ton of environments in OoE. But the majority of them are very small. And there's Two Castle Syndrome even before you get into the castle.

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X / Re: Megaman X6. No parts. Shadow Armor. Gate 2....

« on: October 18, 2009, 07:47:39 PM »

1) Did what, exactly?

2) I don't think unarmored X was the main argument.

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General / Re: Why is all caps cool in Japan?

« on: October 18, 2009, 07:44:54 PM »

I didn't do it.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: October 18, 2009, 06:18:33 AM »

Just like all the classic Mega Mans are copies of 1, amirite?

But seriously, those kinds of people do irk me. SotN isn't the greatest game out there. And HoD was the only one that flat out tried to copy SotN. Juste was Alucard with a whip. And mad decorating skills.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: October 17, 2009, 09:36:07 PM »

Don't get me wrong. I don't think LoS is going to be a bad game. I'm just unsure if it'll be a good Castlevania.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: October 17, 2009, 09:29:40 PM »

That's what was rumored before OoE. It'll happen eventually.

I hope he does something other than a Metroidvania sometime... I find that they're getting a bit stale.

Many share your opinion. Many are more vocal about it than you are. Which is why Konami's starting from scratch.

And these same fans who are comlaining that the IGA games are too samey are going to be bitching about Lords of Shadow because it's too different.

Don't Fix What Ain't Broken.

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X / Re: Megaman X6. No parts. Shadow Armor. Gate 2....

« on: October 17, 2009, 07:54:19 PM »

Because you fall so slowly, normal invulnerability wears off while you're falling to the EX Tank. D Barrier gives you just enough more time to make it.

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Anime & Manga / Re: What Anime are you Currently Watching?

« on: October 17, 2009, 07:05:13 AM »

I got a lot on my plate right now. Revolutionary Girl Utena, Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, You're Under Arrest, Alice Academy, He is my Master, Clannad After Story, Orphen, and others I might be forgetting about.

I was watching Demon Lord Dante for a while, but got bored with it, and I couldn't stand the crappy dub anymore.

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Entertainment / Re: TMNT 25th anniversary direct to DVD animated movie

« on: October 17, 2009, 07:00:14 AM »

Dan Green as old Leo? Seriously? And yeah, old April did seem more stacked than I remember.