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StarTopic Nintendo General Discussion |ST10 2022 July| ve A Live

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Legion of Primes said:
Good to know. Was afraid my switch was on its way out. I really didn’t want to get a new one know the drake is coming
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Yeah, it has happened me twice in 4 years and usually after long periods without turning it off completely (which usually happens with the updates)
 
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DecoReturns said:
I’m playing Tales of Arise. Let see how far I get before Xenoblade.

This game was compared heavily to Xenoblade tho I think it was just cause Xenoblade is popular on gaming centric fourms lol. Probably not much else. Anyways. Let see, I’ve heard mixed things on it but for 15 bucks? I can get some enjoyment and Time killer on it
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Other than a few things like the flaming sword that you mentioned, I really don't think Arise and Xenoblade have practically anything in common at all. In fact I think that the comments about Arise being a big sea change for Tales games were pretty overblown - it's a much better engine than the last few PS4 games and the graphics are much improved, which also adds to the exploration and some other elements, but other than that it still felt very much like a Tales game. I think the combat is pretty fun, if a bit repetitive, but I ended up not being a huge fan of the game for a lot of reasons. I overall found Berseria to be quite a bit better.
 
Did the far future chapter yesterday and the prehistoric chapter today on Live Alive. Having fun with it, for sure.
 
SammyJ9 said:
Other than a few things like the flaming sword that you mentioned, I really don't think Arise and Xenoblade have practically anything in common at all. In fact I think that the comments about Arise being a big sea change for Tales games were pretty overblown - it's a much better engine than the last few PS4 games and the graphics are much improved, which also adds to the exploration and some other elements, but other than that it still felt very much like a Tales game. I think the combat is pretty fun, if a bit repetitive, but I ended up not being a huge fan of the game for a lot of reasons. I overall found Berseria to be quite a bit better.
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Haven’t played Arise myself yet, but I thought the whole Xenoblade comparison was just the hills in one level, shown prominently in a trailer, looked like the Gaur Plains hills.
 
Some good news from around the world, in case you need it. <3



- Botswana cuts HIV transmission to children from 40% to 1%.

Botswana Cuts HIV Transmission Rates to Children from 40% to 1% in ‘Groundbreaking Achievement’ (goodnewsnetwork.org)



- Wild bison return to the UK after thousands of years

Bison reintroduction & conservation | Rewilding Britain



- New dissolvable implant relieves pain on demand without the need for drugs

Dissolvable Implant Relieves Pain On Demand Without the Use of Drugs or Opioids (goodnewsnetwork.org)



- Doctors UK say we could see a cure for haemophilia B happen with the next few years, with 90% of patients in trial no longer needing clotting injections

Transformational therapy cures haemophilia B - BBC News



- Over the past 20 years global tree cover has increased by 130.9 million hectares - an area larger than Peru.

Where New Forests Are Growing | World Resources Institute (wri.org)



- Promising new treatment for Leukemia discovered in Brazilian tree bark

Scientists Turn Brazilian Tree Bark Into Promising Treatment for Leukemia (goodnewsnetwork.org)
 
Hey all I was in the claymation earthbound thread made by @Raccoon and it got me thinking about an awesome video by an individual called Worthikids. The video is called Captain Yajima, if you haven’t seen it I would absolutely recommend if you have love for Claymation/Stopmotion works.

 
Gabev said:
Hey all I was in the claymation earthbound thread made by @Raccoon and it got me thinking about an awesome video by an individual called Worthikids. The video is called Captain Yajima, if you haven’t seen it I would absolutely recommend if you have love for Claymation/Stopmotion works.

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This scratches something in my mind.. I.. think I've seen this?? Or at least pieces, maybe?

HockeyBird said:
You ever just find yourself thinking about how awesome the Forest Temple was?
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The Forest Temple music, absolutely. It sneaks its way into my head from time to time.
 
HockeyBird said:
You ever just find yourself thinking about how awesome the Forest Temple was?
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Hell yeah. There's something magical about that temple, especially with all the buildup of it being your first adult temple. Walking into it and hearing that music kick in was an experience. One of the best zelda dungeons period.
 
This reminds me, my favorite Forest Temple cover (from all the way back in 2005):

 
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Sailor Moon said:
hi I’m a dumb shit who gets Mad at The Gamers

someone please kill the internet, or my ability to connect to it, whichever is easier, tia
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Hello!! I'm a dumb shit who gets Mad at The Everyone

but I needs the internet for shitposting and contacting the few friends I have left because they're in other countries and international phone plans are expensiiiiivvvvve
 
Need to start saving for something and so I just cancelled a ton of subscriptions many of which I wasn’t even using and to my shock they totaled around $60 a month. Jeebus these add up, don’t they?
 
It's the return of the "ah, wait, no way, you're kidding
He didn't just say what I think he did, did he?"
And Dr. Dre said Xenoblade Three is gonna be at least a 90 on metacritic
 
been on the road over twenty hours for the second time this week babby

1.5x’d some of my critical prescriptions and I am fuckin’ vorp
 
Suswave said:
been on the road over twenty hours for the second time this week babby

1.5x’d some of my critical prescriptions and I am fuckin’ vorp
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I googled "vorp" and all I got is sportsball stuff so unless your prescription multiplier turned you into a basketball player I'm gonna assume it's an onomatopoeia OHMYGAHDWAIT i know what it is:

seriously though I hope you can get some good rest after all that, damn
 
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shoptroll said:
Oath is amazing with the right group and multiple plays. I wish I had a friend group that lived locally that was into that sort of game to justify buying a copy to have.
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I played it with my girlfriend for the first time yesterday but it was a bit overwhelming with just the two of us. Still, the potential here seems incredible and I love the presentation of everything. Luckily we’re getting two friends who live close by and are heavy into boardgames to join us regularly after we’re back from our holidays.

We have a second group of friends that we play with but I’m not sure they’d be into this type of game. My girlfriend got Hogwarts Battle for her birthday and we’ve been playing that for the past few weeks and in terms of complexity that seems about perfect. Don’t know what we’ll do once we’re done though. Maybe Marvel Champions (edit: mistakenly wrote United before), despite my dislike for licensed games (I say this fully aware that I’d absolutely eat up a good Zelda themed board game).
 
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This game is really going to be a big hit in Japan, isn't it?

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Amazon.co.jp 売れ筋ランキング: ゲーム の中で最も人気のある商品です

Amazon.co.jp 売れ筋ランキング: ゲーム の中で最も人気のある商品です
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Oof, my package from the UK with Klonoa and Somnium Files 2 arrived and it had no padding at all and has been squished so much that the case for Somnium is on a slight curve lol.

May send them an email because yuck 🤮

Actually they sent me an email asking for a review, I’ll oblige.
 
Finally got around to watching Season 4 of Stranger Things, think it might be my favorite overall? Probably need to look back at Season 1 first. Time to get back to not playing video games!
 
Mr_No_U said:
Need to start saving for something and so I just cancelled a ton of subscriptions many of which I wasn’t even using and to my shock they totaled around $60 a month. Jeebus these add up, don’t they?
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Yep they do. I cancelled all subs except Nintendo Online. Saves loads of money on content I did not even consume.
 
I saw an ending spoiler for Xenoblade 3 and hooooooooooooooooooooooly fucking shit this series is beyond saving

Just dump it straight in the trash
 
kimbo99 said:
Is it safe to assume that we should not buy any first party Nintendo DLC assuming that it'll drop on the Expansion Pass?
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For single player focused games it seems they are not bringing them and in cases like FE/XC that they give you almost a whole new game of content I expect it even less from Nintendo
 
kimbo99 said:
Is it safe to assume that we should not buy any first party Nintendo DLC assuming that it'll drop on the Expansion Pass?
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I would assume any new DLC will either be there day one or never at all.

Other old stuff could be added though like Octo Expansion was (eg BotW DLC).
 
Dardan Sandiego said:
I played it with my girlfriend for the first time yesterday but it was a bit overwhelming with just the two of us. Still, the potential here seems incredible and I love the presentation of everything. Luckily we’re getting two friends who live close by and are heavy into boardgames to join us regularly after we’re back from our holidays.

We have a second group of friends that we play with but I’m not sure they’d be into this type of game. My girlfriend got Hogwarts Battle for her birthday and we’ve been playing that for the past few weeks and in terms of complexity that seems about perfect. Don’t know what we’ll do once we’re done though. Maybe Marvel Champions (edit: mistakenly wrote United before), despite my dislike for licensed games (I say this fully aware that I’d absolutely eat up a good Zelda themed board game).
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Leder's games are something I've slowly come around to appreciating although there's a steeper than normal learning curve relative to most of the games I play. Root is also enjoyable but it's more like multiple subgames running concurrently on the same board, which is fascinating. Unfortunately I'm not sure you can play it with just two.

Hogwarts Battle is fun and a good intro to deck-builders with how it slowly adds mechanics. I've heard good things about Marvel Champions and I think that's using mechanics similar to Arkham Horror LCG / LotR LCG and it's a great system.

Some other alternatives to consider coming from Hogwarts:
  • Hero Realms - There's a co-op add-on for the base game and I think this would be a good next step if you enjoy co-op deckbuilders like Hogwarts. There's also an app version now which allows limited access to the game for free if you want to try the game without committing to it.
  • Sentinels of the Multiverse - Non-deck-building game of a team of super heroes fighting a villain. Basically it's an RPG boss fight in card game form using original characters (that are clearly inspired by other things). Not sure how it compares to Marvel Champions though.
  • Clank! - Deckbuilder with a board heist game but not co-operative. You're basically going into a dungeon to find a high value piece of loot and get back out before you get killed. Really fun game of trying to optimize your deck, while navigating the maze, while also trying to manage your risk of getting injured by creating noise and drawing the attention of the dungeon lord.
 
Dlc SP logo for midnight suns was found on Xbox store. I’m thinking
Legion of Monsters, those hints could be Elsa Bloodstone, Werewolf by Night, Morbius and Frankencastle

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At least the switch version being delayed means the wait for the dlc is shorter
 
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shoptroll said:
Leder's games are something I've slowly come around to appreciating although there's a steeper than normal learning curve relative to most of the games I play. Root is also enjoyable but it's more like multiple subgames running concurrently on the same board, which is fascinating. Unfortunately I'm not sure you can play it with just two.

Hogwarts Battle is fun and a good intro to deck-builders with how it slowly adds mechanics. I've heard good things about Marvel Champions and I think that's using mechanics similar to Arkham Horror LCG / LotR LCG and it's a great system.

Some other alternatives to consider coming from Hogwarts:
  • Hero Realms - There's a co-op add-on for the base game and I think this would be a good next step if you enjoy co-op deckbuilders like Hogwarts. There's also an app version now which allows limited access to the game for free if you want to try the game without committing to it.
  • Sentinels of the Multiverse - Non-deck-building game of a team of super heroes fighting a villain. Basically it's an RPG boss fight in card game form using original characters (that are clearly inspired by other things). Not sure how it compares to Marvel Champions though.
  • Clank! - Deckbuilder with a board heist game but not co-operative. You're basically going into a dungeon to find a high value piece of loot and get back out before you get killed. Really fun game of trying to optimize your deck, while navigating the maze, while also trying to manage your risk of getting injured by creating noise and drawing the attention of the dungeon lord.
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Oh, thanks for the recommendations. I'm definitely going to check out the Hero Realms app and look into Clank. Based on pictures I'm not sure I find Sentinels of the Multiverse that appealing. The quality of the art is pretty important to me.

Sadist said:
I don’t get the joke
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Sorry, that was my reaction to what I think Red Monster was referring to.
 
Dardan Sandiego said:
Oh, thanks for the recommendations. I'm definitely going to check out the Hero Realms app and look into Clank. Based on pictures I'm not sure I find Sentinels of the Multiverse that appealing. The quality of the art is pretty important to me.
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Oh yea, the art on SotM can be a bit rough. The new definitive edition is a lot better (10+ years of practice makes a difference!) but can be a little awkward since they went a bit "high concept" by using multiple art styles for each character depending on what comics era the card is referencing.

Also, I recommend perusing Dicebreaker's recommendation lists if you're looking for new things: https://www.dicebreaker.com/archive/best-games They cover a lot of different options including "best two player" and "best for couples".
 
Dardan Sandiego said:
Oh, thanks for the recommendations. I'm definitely going to check out the Hero Realms app and look into Clank. Based on pictures I'm not sure I find Sentinels of the Multiverse that appealing. The quality of the art is pretty important to me.


Sorry, that was my reaction to what I think Red Monster was referring to.
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Just passed thru the whole conversation, sorry if I misunderstood. What you're looking for is two players deck building with coop?
If you check BGG (BoardGameGeek) you can try to search games with deck construction and coop, or even look for lists with games for two players.
If coop is not a must, I'd take a look on dominion and mystic vale, and even if not a deck building, 7 wonders duel is a great two player game.
Sorry I can't help more, I don't care much for games which the main mechanic is deck building (even though my favorite Concordia uses it in some fashion).
 
Posting spoilers outside of their designated topic, even behind a spoiler tag, is quite inconsiderate. Doing so after the spoiler topic has been temporarily closed due to that very image is particularly inappropriate. -Donnie, hologram, paranoodle
Sadist said:
I don’t get the joke
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Warning: NSFL

Bleaching your eyes may be required after viewing this image

Edit: Spoiler removed

It's gross as fuck though
 
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Everyone getting pumped for XC3 and I'm just here trying to hatch a shiny Slugma in a crusty old Pokemon game... funny how many forms gaming can take
 
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