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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Bitchslap: What Do You Want To See In It?

« on: January 03, 2009, 12:09:30 AM »

Graphics
~Make the menus a bit darker.
~Free up the camera! Naughty shots are going to happen no matter how much you try to avoid it, and it's not going to change the game's rating!!!
~And make snapshots JPG's or something usable! Really, Nintendo, ****!

Audio
~Less orchestra, more rock.
~Same level of variety.
~Better F-Zero songs.
~...what happened to the DK Rap?! Put that back in!
~Be able to use songs on your SD Card to add to all levels (but you have to add them; it's not automatic.)
~More poignant sound effects (SSB64 level).

Roster
~Shorten it to 30, not including double characters (Zelda, Samus, etc.)
~Sonic and Snake, do what they want. Buff Sonic a bit to where he actually can K.O., and/or nerf Snake a bit and take out his infi-tricks.
~But Mega Man must be in this time, provided Megaman Scramble Battle isn't made. (I was going to suggest the TMNT in a Pokemon Trainer fashion, but we already have a TMNT fighter coming that's much like Brawl, so no need.)
~Ridley, for pete's sake. Just make a Bowser or Charizard-sized Meta-Ridley.
~Rosalina is a must. Luma is optional.
~Axe either Falco or Wolf, give the surviving character a Meteor Smash as instantaneous and useful as Melee Falco's. (See, now Falco has to be in just the right position to use that spike; wasn't the case, before.)

Gameplay/Mechanics
~No stickers.
~No convoluted Adventure Mode. Have an overarching story, just don't make it a platformer.
~Keep co-op.
~No more ridiculous achievements or Trophy Stands.
~Buff the Shield. Yes, it's helpful against Metaknight, but I've had enough of trying to shield against attacks, then they still work. Shield cancels all until it runs out (hence, why even bother having the shield breaking in the first place). This will also give Heavy characters who already have a large/better shield the edge they apparently still need.
~Give all characters a "Counter", perhaps as a result of Perfect Shielding. Replace "Counter" specials with other moves. EDIT: WHOA, and if you do that, increase the timing window on the Perfect Shield.
~Increase the range of grabs done by hand.
~Change. Ganondorf's. Moveset.
~Buff Mario!
~No Demos, okay? Thanks. Use that space for something, y'know, USEFUL. Leave VC demos to the VC.
~Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard. End of story.
~And don't flood the 1P mode with Giants, Teams, and Metal characters.
~Axe Home-Run Contest; Revive Board the Platforms. Make them character-specific, and only passable by knowing each character's advanced movement techniques (for example, Pikachu crawling under some hazard, or Sonic using Homing Attack on a target waaay out to the side).
~And, as always, remove the infinite loops. Metaknight, Sonic, whoever's got 'em, take 'em out.
~Same for chainthrowing. Ice Climbers, Falco, etc.

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: January 02, 2009, 11:35:52 PM »

Wow that's something you don't see every day....and you have to pre-order it?  Also anyone else notice a typo in the article?

"When the folks at Mnemosyne aren't busy running MMORPG Rubies Of Eventide, the busy themselves with other pursuits,"

Yeah, but typos are common, there. Apparently humanity can't function correctly without Microsoft's spellcheck, and even that shouldn't be relied upon.

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Fan Creations / Re: Rebirth of the Rockman-Themed Stolen *Bleep* Thread!!

« on: January 02, 2009, 05:04:05 AM »

Anyone know who made this? (Found on Photobucket)

Looks like the X sprite from this little project:

http://cardgallery.tales-tra.com/main.htm

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Gaming / Re: Aquaria

« on: January 02, 2009, 04:21:34 AM »

eccometroidvania?

That's a better description.

It's not entirely Ecco, and it has the exploration/items of Metroid, and the combat of Castlevania.

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Gaming / Re: What makes and kills replay value for you?

« on: January 02, 2009, 04:20:22 AM »

The Crash Bomb management is not memorization, it's basic mathematics.  Unless for some reason you were using it before the fight, that is.  Even so, all you have to do is camp on your next life.
And if MegaMan was a shmup, that would mean something.
I know, but that's the problem!

Now my poor brother Mario thinks he's a monkey!
Once you have memorized MM9's layout, there's not a whole lot left to the game (sans DLC; I'm talking about the core package).  It's otherwise dirt simple.  That's the imbalance.  I don't mind hard or easy games, but that specific combination comes off as unrewarding.

You know how HARD it is to camp in that stage?

Any game becomes easy after memorization. Even Star Fox 64 has that element.
But the Hero and Superhero modes, I eventually wound up buying because I'll never want to memorize three layouts, which should keep the game interesting. One layout, two layouts; second nature. Three? Too much to keep up with.

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Gaming / Re: Aquaria

« on: January 02, 2009, 04:14:55 AM »

The size ratio really bugs me. Like MM7 bugs me.

On top of that, the aforementioned dark/cyan mermaid really turns me off to this game; it's just Mermaid Metroid, and I barely like that series (but Ridley is too entertaining to pass up).

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Gaming / Re: Dissidia and the sequel Dissidia Duodecim (Final Fantasy)

« on: January 02, 2009, 03:46:32 AM »

On top of that, it's conveniently full, covering everything, and yet Terra is completely bare.

Confusing game.

Wait. Unless they're not shooting for equality, and this game's for the guys. I don't want to see man-parts, anyway.
But a bare Terra? No, doesn't show lady-parts, either, but one's more suggestive than the other.

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: January 02, 2009, 03:40:51 AM »

Have I done this before? Some of the folks over at GAF were doing a rant on Brawl and Smash in general and I happened to share a few notes with them from my own mind. I was wondering if I've done the same over here as well. The post is spoilered below due to size, but it's not too terrible. I'd love to know what RPM has to say in response as well, so be sure to leave a response or two should you read it.

(click to show/hide)

64 > Brawl > Melee here. Honestly, the only reason that 64 ranks so high up there is because even with everything that could possibly be enhanced and tightened, nothing matches up to that manic WTF feeling that Smash 64 seemed to get perfectly. Brawl came the closest though.

As for me putting it up over Melee, I'd say it's because it had a better sense of balance (in b4 a picture of MetaKnight or Snake) and scale. There's never a moment where things feel like they're moving too fast for their own good (a complaint I used to hear a lot with the non tournament crowd). That faster and more precise level of play is now (even moreso) up to the skill level of the opponents in the ring rather than who knows the better exploits. Keep in mind this is my preference speaking. There is never a moment when I put away Brawl and play a different game or Smash 64 over it. That happened to me numerous times while playing Melee and I will never understand why. Brawl simply manages to keep things more lively and energetic it seems.

If you want to talk mechanics, whether stage, character or in general, again in my opinion, Brawl easily has the best set of them. Items had solid and satisfying physics again when compared to Melee's "bucket of bricks" throwing physics, I didn't feel bad when playing as any specific characters and winning with them due to brokenness (Fox & Falco in Melee, I'm looking at both of you), and the level designs while bland at first, have grown on me quite a lot. Sure, as a Smash veteran, I was a bit miffed at the loss of a few things, such as L canceling (didn't care much for wave/dash dancing) but hey, you work with what you've got. Meanwhile, if you focus solely on what was lost and don't experiment, you won't find things in this game that will appeal to you and might even work better for you and your play style than in Melee.

My only gripes with the game come from the online mode and the diversity of the character roster. Granted, as of now lag isn't such a terrible problem for me due to messing with the Wii's wireless settings and my router, there are still instances where a slight input delay have cost me matches that I've done brilliantly in otherwise. You would think that by now, there would have been an overhaul on the infrastructure used for Brawl so that matches would run more smoothly, but then again, something like that doesn't seem plausible for the future.

As for the character roster itself, Nintendo played it very conservatively in terms of diversifying the characters. Lyn should damn well have been playable. She could have offered a different style of swordsmanship that Smash desperately needed. Saki is another one as well. Why couldn't he have been just like his AT, a nimble speeder with a crazy mix of short and long range prowess? Lil' Mac is another one, he's a [tornado fang]ing boxer, something that just screams interesting in the world of Smash. There are others though (Issac, Mike Jones, Takamaru, Lip, Ashley, Captain Syrup, Daisy, etc.). I guess what I'm trying to say for this part is, why is it that Brawl, that was supposed to be this hugely different game from Melee & 64 feels like it's trapped in the Melee days in terms of the roster? Why is it that Brawl didn't have more unique spell casters, witches and warlocks? Why do the Star Fox characters all still share heavy similarities? Why the [tornado fang] does Ganondorf, the [chameleon sting]ing king of darkness, still play mostly like Captain Falcon? Does that even make sense? (Excluding his side special which is of one of the best and most fitting and creative moves for him imo )

I think Jiggy made a note of this in the Dojo Thread GAF had a while back (I wasn't a member back then) and it's the truth, there were characters that should have been in Brawl because they would have played wildly unlike anything that was in the series up until that point and there are characters in the game right now that feel like they still have so much more progression and potential for unique skills and play styles.

All in all, I have to say that those of you who were simply looking for Melee 2.0, I can understand why you would feel that Brawl was a disappointment. As for myself, while I will never say that it isn't without it's fair share of quirks and issues, I can definitely say that it is a different and more varied experience to me than Melee was.

And to end this rant on a fun note, Lucas and Ganondorf for God Tier.

Roster was conservative for a reason: Leaves room for "improvement" for the sequel. Also, the roster for the first time CUT characters as well as okaying clone variations. Now while Ike is a better variant than Roy, Captain Ganondorf is inexcusable.

64 controls poorly compared to Brawl. It also doesn't have dodging and other mechanic features that make Melee and Brawl better. However, the design teams have felt the need to treat Brawl as a "top-shelf" game, meaning that it sacrifices the frantic, fun feeling you remember from the 64 version to prevent the series from staling with each release. Sadly, I believe they're right, and it helped to be "sterile" like that when Sonic and Snake were announced. The additions seemed more valid, and less like sales gimmicks. I still contend, though, that the artistic design and audio clips (see: Bob-Ombs) could "bend the rules" and make Smash fun, once again.

Lastly, no Smash game is balanced. Not 64, not Melee, not Brawl. They're all broken; they all have glitches, and Nintendo has this immutable fanbase that wants to **** every game they get their hands on, including the Mario Kart series (i.e. Snaking in MKDS). Until Smash's mechanics reach a point where EVERY exploit is finally eliminated (unbreakable chainthrowing, infinite loops, etc.), Smash will (unfairly) never be held as a fighting game.
That said, it's no less broken than other fighting games, and it's probably better than most if only because of its fast, simple, and intuitive controls (no input strings) and because of its ambition in offering the players a wide and balanced variety of fighting styles, strategies, and items.

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Gaming / Re: Dissidia and the sequel Dissidia Duodecim (Final Fantasy)

« on: January 02, 2009, 01:16:43 AM »

That's the worst case of wild growing pubic hair I have ever seen.

On top of that, it's conveniently full, covering everything, and yet Terra is completely bare.

Confusing game.

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Gaming / Re: Dissidia and the sequel Dissidia Duodecim (Final Fantasy)

« on: January 01, 2009, 11:17:43 PM »

Ultima Weapon, heck yeah! Go Cloud!

Also, sooo, that's Esper Terra. Creepy eyes. Lookin' kinda Jenova, there!

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: January 01, 2009, 06:18:54 PM »

*throws up his hands in the air*
It's official; this drink industry is gettin' crazy!

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Off The Wall / Re: The New Year Thread

« on: January 01, 2009, 09:22:54 AM »

Isn't the Mentos trick with Diet Cokes?

Either way, I saw it on Mythbusters. You need a ton of Mentos per bottle/2 liter, and the introduction of the Mentos into the soda has to be very sudden.

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: January 01, 2009, 09:21:12 AM »

Item fuckery was one thing. Peach floating around as if carried and protected by the hands of some unknown deity was enough to utterly break my spirit tonight.

Oh, I just finished a couple of rounds with a CPU Lv. 9 Peach the other day.

Her aerials are something else, and the CPU likes to spam 'em with perfectly spaced Small Jump/Hover combos.

Fortunately for me, Falco's Down+B makes quick work of floating Peaches.

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:53:11 AM »

Can I attest to it?

Yeah, PB is first to go on Bob-Omb rains!

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Forum Games / Re: What are you currently Eating?

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:39:45 AM »

"OHHH, a RED SNAPPAH!  IS VERY TASTY!"

-Name That Movie

UHF, with Weird Al Yankovic!

"SUPPLIES!"

and my favorite:

"Ah, what time is it?!"
*fist through wall from dojo next door*
*Weird Al looks at the guy's watch*
"7:30?!"

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:37:35 AM »

;_;

...I refuse to believe it! Miyamoto strongly hinted at SMG2! She's just gotta be back!

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:31:09 AM »

Man I wish they made better female Mario characters.

They did!

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:28:13 AM »

You'd think they'd have fixed this!

Really. I know Mario Kart Wii is a bit more simple, but by how much? Really?

They could up the power and server count for BRAWL.

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:27:06 AM »

"Man, no wonder I dedicated this drink to Mega Man; it's got a real KICK. Whoa, I'm dizzy."

"...wait, let me put a Mario spin on that."

"HI, I'M DIZZY!"

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:16:21 AM »

Now I don't mind a defeat if it's epic!

Save a replay? What happened? Falcon Punch?

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Fan Creations / Re: Noboka's Great Pile

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:11:04 AM »

Shadow: "I LIKE DOLLIES!"

Cream: "Oh shut the [tornado fang] up and help me catch a Manaphy so we can switch back!"

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:09:33 AM »

Oh hey, I just noticed; on PB's sig pic, that red emblem says "PB". Here I thought it was the Sword of Omens emblem!

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:05:37 AM »

THAT'S MOMMA PB TO YOU, MARIO

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Rockman Series / Re: MM Art Request thread.

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:04:38 AM »

Yeah, it's pretty rare stuff. Fanart or not, neither of the two subjects ever get much attention.

But all of that is good stuff! Thanks! Schoolgirl Roll is adorable.

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Forum Games / Re: Praise the above poster!

« on: January 01, 2009, 08:00:30 AM »

Reminds me of a Powerpuff Girl!