Video Game Thread 2.0

[Svata]

Was 4 doing that with Yukiko? I didn't notice... Besides, I always did 4 the same way you do 3. 'Cause you know what, screw it.

[RavynousHunter]

Well, either her or Rise, but Rise was far too blatant.  Everyone else had someone that they could conceivably go with: Chie and Yosuke had a tsundere/UST thing going on and Kanji and Naoto, while a lot more obvious in the anime, were pretty obvious in the game, as well.  Teddie and Rise kinda match up a bit, but Teddie is far too mentally young for it to not be weird and as a certain fic author put it, Rise kinda became a slut for Narukami.

[Svata]

Yeah, not a fan of Kanji/Naoto. It was toned down a lot in the american release, but Kanji was gay as hell.

[RavynousHunter]

Didn't see that, to be honest.  I saw a kid who might be bi struggling to be accepted in a society where the masculine macho man is the standard whilst being more sensitive and having "non-masculine" hobbies like sewing.  Kinda like Naoto dealing with misogynistic fucknuggets in her chosen field.

[Svata]

Yeah it was toned down a LOT in the american release.

[Cloud3514]

Yeah, I got "bi" from Kanji, as well. Of course, regardless of whether he's gay or bi, the writers could have gone without Yosuke's gay panic.

Come to think of it, considering how Yosuke reacts to Kanji and Hanako, why does he always seem to be the subject of the problematic jokes?

[SheChire]

Started playing Tera with hubby as of late(on account of having a one single mandatory mmo on a disk), anyone over here plays already or perhaps wanna join in?

[RavynousHunter]

Playing thru Duke Nukem Forever and... I can't see why people hated it so much, honestly.  Were they expecting Shin Megami Tensei storytelling?  D&D levels of mechanical complexity?  Its DUKE.  It's dumb, it's simple, and most importantly, it's fun.

[Svata]

The character hasn't aged well, and lots of the controls are a little clunky.

[RavynousHunter]

Meh, people expecting that, if ya ask me, were expecting too much to begin with.  He's not just gonna stop being Duke because the character's old.  He plays to a similar crowd that likes the more tongue-in-cheek Schwarzenegger flicks or Demolition Man.  Course, that's just me, and I can forgive a little awkwardness in the controls if a game is still fun.  If I want a complicated, narrative-driven shooter, I'll play Spec Ops and try to keep myself from drinking myself to death.

[Cloud3514]

Wait, we're allowed to talk about games that aren't Persona in here?

[RavynousHunter]

You might make the media-hungry Light Yagami Goro Akechi cry, but honestly, fuck him.

[Art Vandelay]

After a three month hiatus, I've gotten back into Minecraft. Holy shit, it's like heroin had a threesome with nicotine and meth. I pop back in just to see how my old world is going, and 8 hours later I have built an automated ore production and sorting system and am almost ready to get refining automated as well.

I have to say, I pity anyone playing with Ex Nihilo without Storage Drawers. Those things are a fucking godsend.

[RavynousHunter]

I pity anyone playing without Storage Drawers in general.  Even on their own, they make a fantastic way to store tonnes of crap.  Also great if you don't want to clog your AE system with said tonnes of crap.

[SheChire]

Meh, people expecting that, if ya ask me, were expecting too much to begin with.  He's not just gonna stop being Duke because the character's old.  He plays to a similar crowd that likes the more tongue-in-cheek Schwarzenegger flicks or Demolition Man.  Course, that's just me, and I can forgive a little awkwardness in the controls if a game is still fun.  If I want a complicated, narrative-driven shooter, I'll play Spec Ops and try to keep myself from drinking myself to death.

Personally I found the game to be at least a bit fun as well. Even with the inclusion of those idiotic references and puzzles but you had to play it after they gave back the arsenal. Duke is NOT a game about running with two pathetic guns. 

Right now started a dead space 3 co-op campaign with hubby, two big custom made pcs in the same livin room, junk food, beer and soda galore!  Nothing beats getting stoned and yelling like two idiots during the space-junk-avoiding sequence.