Recent content by ClockworkAngel

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    The worst video game ending ever

    This is going to be unoriginal, but I'm going to list Mass Effect 3. But not because the ending itself was stupid. It was, but that's not its worst crime. The reason I'm naming it the worst ending is because when I think about ME3, despite all of the great fun I had with it up until that point...
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    On story and evolving taste and sensibilities.

    The Neverending Story. I loved this movie as a kid. It was exciting, scary, mysterious, and magical. But I watched it a few years ago with a friend (who also loved it as a kid), and we both couldn't believe how bad it was. It's so shallow. Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This game blew me away when I...
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    THIS GAME IS SO zzzzzzz

    I Am Setsuna: I was so excited for this game. But then the game decides the best way to start is by throwing some tutorials at me before a setting is even established. Then the game loosened the leash a bit, but I kept waiting for combat to get interesting. Or the characters to get...
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    Is grinding bad/outdated design?

    It depends on the game for me, and I think it can be a relaxing activity in certain circumstances. I can grind for drops in a Souls game and be content, especially if I turn on some tv in the background and just kinda veg out. Or I can fight the same monster over and over again on Monster...
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    Scariest villain you've ever seen

    I feel silly for even admitting this but .. Agahnim from Zelda: A Link to the Past. As a kid, he scared me so much. Runner-ups would be: Chrono Trigger: First true encounter with Lavos. Dead Space 2:
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    Zero Punctuation: Salt and Sanctuary

    I haven't seen every area in the game yet (like the Mire of Stench mentioned in the review), but so far I haven't seen anything like those areas from Darkest Dungeon or Bloodborne. The first area features a beach and you can see the ocean, but beyond that, nothing like what you've described...
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    Zero Punctuation: Salt and Sanctuary

    This game is keeping me tide over until Dark Souls 3, even if in so many, many ways it's literally just "Dark Souls in 2D." I do enjoy how it uses player corpses, though. Seeing them swinging from gallows or seeing their heads impaled on spikes in a boss's lair does more for me than Souls'...
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    Zero Punctuation: Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

    Wow. I haven't thought about Pirates of Dark Water in forever. I used to have a Ren action figure that I played with all the time. I'm a big fan of the Fatal Frame series, but I suspected this game would be a pass. But most horror games are passes for me these days.
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    Criticize Something You Love

    Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate: I really wish the game made better use of all the 3DS controls. Metal Gear Solid 4: Making a single criticism against this game is hard, so I'll just say that it's a hot mess. Final Fantasy XIV: Easily the stupidest implementation of housing and vanity gear in a...
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    Games that you hate but everyone else seems to ape-shit about it?

    I'm sure the games I'm about to list have already been named, but here goes. Halo. I've played some of the games co-op with friends, and I can't remember a single moment of any of them. God of War 3. I loved the first God of War, and the second was a fun follow-up. But I kept feeling like I...
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    Most faithful adaptations

    I felt that Gankutsuou was a pretty faithful adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo (or, my favorite book, ever). The show took a great many liberties with the setting and the characters, but it was enjoyable to watch and each episode was sprinkled with a lot of little details from the book. It...
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    Secret of Mana: A Good Game With The Great Cut Out

    I know pretty much every game has cut content, but those kinds of cuts make me sad. It's never fun when a vision has to be butchered because of any kind of restraint. Xenogears suffered the same fate (as did Xenosaga, if what I've heard is true). Still, I have fond memories of Secret of Mana...
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    Truely forgotten games - that not necessarily were any good or even released

    I'm going to say Chameleon Twist 1 and 2 for the N64. I rented those games all the time when I was a kid, but I never see any mention of them these days. They're just forgotten platformers. I think Glover (also on the N64) would probably count, too.
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    Obsidian accused of transmisogyny in Pillars of Eternity

    In terms of things that are really harming the trans community, this poem is pretty benign. Nobody is going to remember this poem when the dust settles, so it strikes me as funny that people are getting so worked up over it, and in a lot of places are veering way off-subject. This poem...
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    Bloodborne hype thread

    I know very little about the nitty-gritty details of Bloodborne, but I am extremely excited for what is basically another Souls game. Nothing beats exploring that kind of game for the first time. Whatever else the game has, or how it's similar or different to the Souls series, exploring that...