Recent content by Llarys

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    Zero Punctuation: Dark Souls III

    I think the biggest issue with DS3's gameplay balance at the moment is currently poise. Everything, me AND the enemies (sans a few weird exceptions that ARE NOT the bosses), just get bounced around like fucking ping-pong balls if we get hit. Slap a boss with my frostysword and he's stunlocked...
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    Own 10 Or More Games On Steam? You Are Too Core For Many Developers

    Here's the thing though, he specifically called out (or rather, attacked) people who own games on "Steam," and by extension, any "main stream" form of gaming, whether you're a child who owns his first system - a 3DS - and a dozen Pokemon, Mario, and more games to go with it, a hardcore PS4/XBone...
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    Own 10 Or More Games On Steam? You Are Too Core For Many Developers

    >Core Demographic stifles creativity >Every game he has created is a derivative of an existing game turned into freemium garbage wfm< But back on point, I'm not even sure what his thesis is here. I'm assuming it's the "dividing people into hard/soft core demographics is bad for...
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    Zero Punctuation: Xenoblade Chronicles X

    Ok, be fair. I'm a huge fan of the game, but it DEFINITELY has issues with explaining stuff to the players. Potential is a great example: Yes, the higher your potential, the more HP you heal if you execute a soul voice. This is also the least important part of potential. By far...
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    Zero Punctuation: Xenoblade Chronicles X

    Yes, the original Xenoblade Chronicles has, more-or-less, the exact same combat system: A very MMO styled ability bar with "arts" that have timed cooldowns, moves that combo with other moves (due to status effects other moves cause), etc. The side-questing is also very much similar in that most...
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    Zero Punctuation: Xenoblade Chronicles X

    Don't worry Yahtzee, another 30 hours and you'll gain the ability to fly in your giant robot. nyuknyuknyuk. In all seriousness, I am having a lot of fun with the game, but their attempt at fusing JRPG storytelling (read: bloated cancerous mass that has little to no player urgency) with...
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    Zero Punctuation: Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

    Here's what always infuriates me about the "Why do you guys hate Sticker Star? It's different, and you hate different, so it's good!" Then you proceed to inhale more nitrous from your spray paint carts...or whatever. The Paper Mario games are intrinsically different. What defined them as...
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    AAA Games Have Stopped Innovating

    But has the Video Game industry (after the crash) ever truly innovated, in terms of their consoles, outside of Nintendo's awkward Wiggle and Waggle years? Everything, from the NES to the SNES. From the N64 to the Gamecube. From the Xbox to the 360. From the PS1 to the 2 to the 3 to the 4...
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    The Problem With the "Walking Around Simulator"

    I think a big problem with these "Walking Simulators" that I don't feel like anybody has addressed particularly strongly about is the fact that they just have weak stories. I mean, if we wanted to break down a "video game" into its core components, we could say: The Gameplay (what the player...
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    Upon The Mary Sue Character in Video Games

    See, I think you're going too far to one side of the spectrum with the "since the story is in the game, it's taking away from more gameplay." Rather, I feel that all the /bad/ fanfic writing in Furry Planet detracted from what could have been a relatively enjoyable story. I suffered through...
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    How Intuitive Does A Game Have to Be?

    Here's the deal, from my perspective: A game that forces an "open discussion" because the game is not intuitive isn't a game that is being clever. It's just a poorly designed game. Going with puzzle games, for example, a good puzzle game should rely on the player's wit and knowledge of the...
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    Valve Ends Steam's Controversial Paid Mod Program

    Here's the thing that always made the idea of ACTUALLY PAYING (as opposed to tipping/donating/etc) modders for their work always seem like a bad idea to me. From the release of Morrowind, back with the first TES Dev Kit, the deal was simple: Players can create whatever mods they want, just...
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    If Computers Acted Like They Do On TV

    Big surprise, Aaron's alt-I mean, one of his rabid 'fans' from his actual website has been banned for a few days. Joking aside, I'm surprised nobody has linked to Yahtzee's video on webcomics...especially since the first half of the video (before it turns into a hate-letter for CAD)...
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    Zero Punctuation: Axiom Verge & Stealth Inc 2

    Ahh, Escapist. People started turning the engines of destruction known as AdBlocker (and its friends) against you BECAUSE of your obtrusive, obnoxious, and quality-destroying ads. Whenever I watched a video on this site, there was 50/50 chance that after the Ad played, the actual video itself...