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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
Posts : 26411 Points : 25246 Join date : 2013-01-16 Age : 35 Location : Admintown
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sun 4 Dec 2016 - 11:59 | |
| Good stuff Dr. Jones! Enjoyed that. Panto joke a highlight. I will mention that you say nothing about the use of standard-issue Mario characters and Koopalings, and barely touch on the overuse of the generic Toad. This has been one of my biggest issues in Mario RPGs since I got bored with Dream Team Bros.. A penny for your thoughts? |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
Posts : 10465 Points : 9425 Join date : 2013-01-15 Age : 44 Location : North Midlands, England
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sun 4 Dec 2016 - 12:25 | |
| The game had bigger flaws, to be honest. On a personal note it doesn't bother me that you're talking to Toad after Toad after Toad - they differentiate themselves through their chat or actions rather than their appearance (though it is interesting that black Toads were tried out as concept art but not implemented in the game). The Koopalings get fleshed out a bit, but not enough for all of them to be truly distinct from the others. On the flipside, I don't care so much for one-off or the RPG series characters (Fawful the exception, natch). I found myself going "Who are you?" when Broque Monsieur turned up in DTB. Essentially, they're catering for the elderly like myself. |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
Posts : 23975 Points : 24373 Join date : 2013-01-18 Age : 34 Location : VITA Island
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Mon 5 Dec 2016 - 22:23 | |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
Posts : 23975 Points : 24373 Join date : 2013-01-18 Age : 34 Location : VITA Island
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 17 Dec 2016 - 17:31 | |
| I look at 2017 for PlayStation with all the exclusives I'm looking forward to and I do touch on a few other things like the Nintendo Switch in it |
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Buskalilly Galactic Nova
Posts : 15017 Points : 15195 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 34 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 21 Dec 2016 - 18:49 | |
| We've all started putting together our GAMES OF THE YEAR pieces! |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
Posts : 23975 Points : 24373 Join date : 2013-01-18 Age : 34 Location : VITA Island
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 21 Dec 2016 - 19:04 | |
| I've never heard of your choice but may look at playing it. I like the idea of putting in some honourable mentions but then I may give away my 5 before even doing the Podcast which only differ slightly.
Also on LGBT, it's been confirmed Tracer is a lesbian and so was Ellie back at PSX. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
Posts : 26411 Points : 25246 Join date : 2013-01-16 Age : 35 Location : Admintown
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 21 Dec 2016 - 19:31 | |
| That's a very interesting starting point Drunka. I've heard of this game through LKD, and read her review: I knew nothing more about it. It's very very very much not my cup of tea, but if the aim of these is to make us consider games we'd not have thought of otherwise, you've blown the competition away. |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
Posts : 10465 Points : 9425 Join date : 2013-01-15 Age : 44 Location : North Midlands, England
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 21 Dec 2016 - 20:50 | |
| YESSSSSSSSSSS! Someone else has used the Superman graphic I 'painstakingly' 'created' (ripped off wholesale). As for your choice, spot on. Can't wait for the Pokémon review, either. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
Posts : 26411 Points : 25246 Join date : 2013-01-16 Age : 35 Location : Admintown
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 21 Dec 2016 - 21:47 | |
| GOTY article number two is GO! I've kept some consistencies with Drunka's - sorry to people who wanted to go down a different route. |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
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| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 21 Dec 2016 - 21:51 | |
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Buskalilly Galactic Nova
Posts : 15017 Points : 15195 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 34 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 21 Dec 2016 - 21:54 | |
| That hokey cokey gag is one of my favourite bits of writing on Gintendo. I'm not even kidding. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
Posts : 26411 Points : 25246 Join date : 2013-01-16 Age : 35 Location : Admintown
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 21 Dec 2016 - 22:04 | |
| Too kind, sir, too kind! |
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Buskalilly Galactic Nova
Posts : 15017 Points : 15195 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 34 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Thu 22 Dec 2016 - 6:59 | |
| I've also just realised that we both gave our number one spot to a manga styled visual novel. I hope Muss turns up to give a surprise win to Psycho Pass. |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
Posts : 23975 Points : 24373 Join date : 2013-01-18 Age : 34 Location : VITA Island
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Thu 22 Dec 2016 - 17:22 | |
| Mine are also up, I've done mine sort of a similar to the ones so far but with a PlayStation twist on it. |
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Jimbob Bargain Hunter
Posts : 4625 Points : 4651 Join date : 2013-01-15 Age : 41 Location : Milton Keynes
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Fri 23 Dec 2016 - 22:43 | |
| Well done so far all. Well I certainly didn't expect that, Drunka. I'm still a bit as I think there's a fine line between discussing that sort of thing properly and *smooth saxophone*, having read some of the pages of vndb.org before, but I learned a lot there. Balla, I'm glad you liked that game (I'm trying to avoid spoilers here!) but I still feel that I'm going to spend too long looking at the screen with those things; I love the characters though, and I'm glad that series has found its form. Mas, you didn't have to sell me on that game anyway - it may well have been my choice had I played it myself! Instead I watched my mum get through it somehow; it really is one of a kind in terms of cinematic cleverness. I snuck past Zero and posted mine; sorry! Also it's a bit long - sorry again! |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
Posts : 26411 Points : 25246 Join date : 2013-01-16 Age : 35 Location : Admintown
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Fri 23 Dec 2016 - 22:52 | |
| No longer than you'd have spent with the characters first time around, I'd say! It's much more streamlined these days.
And I thought that last paragraph was clever! (claps Jimbob on shoulder in jocular manner, but has limited control over limbs so probably hits him too hard, then spends rest of evening apologising) |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
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| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Fri 23 Dec 2016 - 23:16 | |
| Jim, you write very well. And I'm aiming to follow that up... |
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JayMoyles Galactic Nova
Posts : 15889 Points : 15055 Join date : 2013-01-21 Age : 31 Location : The Shibuya River
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 24 Dec 2016 - 19:45 | |
| My piece is up for you lot to read! |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
Posts : 23975 Points : 24373 Join date : 2013-01-18 Age : 34 Location : VITA Island
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 24 Dec 2016 - 20:02 | |
| I'm glad you took that game over me as you reigned justice from above with that write up. |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
Posts : 10465 Points : 9425 Join date : 2013-01-15 Age : 44 Location : North Midlands, England
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 24 Dec 2016 - 20:27 | |
| I also have provided some wordage for the Gintendo GOTY festival. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
Posts : 26411 Points : 25246 Join date : 2013-01-16 Age : 35 Location : Admintown
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 24 Dec 2016 - 20:54 | |
| Good work both! Especially taking note of Jay's 'sound' review: very very different for my own, which is all part of the fun, natch. If I can't hum a tune I'm not interested in a game's sound design. |
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JayMoyles Galactic Nova
Posts : 15889 Points : 15055 Join date : 2013-01-21 Age : 31 Location : The Shibuya River
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 24 Dec 2016 - 22:37 | |
| I think for a multiplayer shooter, the sound design needs to be on point - knowing where the enemy is and what they're doing without seeing them as a huge strategic advantage.
I've enjoyed reading everyone's articles - surprised to see Papes topping your list, Zero, but I do remember you raving about it in the thread. |
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Buskalilly Galactic Nova
Posts : 15017 Points : 15195 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 34 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 24 Dec 2016 - 23:59 | |
| Got some catch up reading to do it seems! That will be ideal for avoiding my family tomorrow |
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The_Jaster Din
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Buskalilly Galactic Nova
Posts : 15017 Points : 15195 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 34 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sun 25 Dec 2016 - 12:25 | |
| I didn't mention Monster Hunter in mine because I'm saving my words for the overall GOTY. Speaking of which, I'll have to start recruiting contributors and getting bits written up once Christmas is out of the way . . . |
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