Finally got around to framing my commission from Anime Expo (whenever it was I went).

fuck yeah

this looks cool.

In other news 3d sonic still looks like shit, but people get exited thinking it'll be it's big comeback.
It's not hard to understand why people are excited about Sonic Forces. This game is a successor to Sonic Generations, one of the most popular Sonic games in the last decade. A continuation of that well received gameplay, with the addition of the character creator to keep things fresh, is a smart move for Sega to make.

People ALWAYS get exited about Sonic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc7bgh-qFFg
This looks like shit.

Looks like a slow E3 for Nintendo so far. The only major things announced for the Switch are a version of Fifa missing features, a port of Skyrim without the new content and a feral Mario crossover involving Rabbids. Hardly a good showing but indicative of Nintendo’s lacklustre third-party support.
Holy fucking shit dude, shutup. We get it you hate Nintendo. Good for you,noone cares. Also ubisoft announced a brand new game for NS,PS4 and XBO. Steep is coming to it and still rumor NS might have BGE2 for 1 year exclusive deal. Nintendo has a stream tomorrow. I know you were just itching to bash Nintendo at E3 and for the millionth time in this topic but maybe should have waited a day.

I've played through the first half of some games up to three times. I always start over because I don't know wtf I'm doing in the game. It's super annoying lol

I stopped somewhere around half way through persona 4 for over a year before going back and finishing it so I was a bit clueless of where I was at.

This happens far too often to me. I get into a game, something new and shiny releases and I make the mistake of trying it out. 6 months down the road I'm starting a game over from scratch because I don't know what's going on anymore. When I was younger I never had this problem, it all started once I got money lol. Back in the day I only bought one or two games at a time so it wasn't as much of a problem.
I miss those days personally, having no choice but to play one game made me get the most out of it.

Kintor wrote: This 'Metroid Prime 4' might as well not exist

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) But it does ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Go be a party pooper somewhere else.

Well I've seen enough. Nintendo Switch Purchase confirmed. Its funny because I have been contemplating taking it back old school and playing Xenogears again, for the 3rd time. I have been listening to the music from it alot lately, and the game is even sitting beside my PS3 right now ready to go when im ready.

Now Xenoblade 2, Yep thats correct folks Xenoblade Chronicles X was indeed not Xenoblade 2. And oh how happy I am about that fact, damn the low quality on that video but it looks like the character designs are solid, and I think I like the direction of the visuals, although it seems that Chronicles X may actually have better graphics than this game? Not quite sure but either way I still like the visual style, and look at that music team YES! What an unexpected treat this is, had no idea, great job Monolith coming with something I actually really wouldnt mind! But it has high standards to live up to against the likes of the original Xenoblade, we shall see. Cant wait for this one!

Also http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/animegamer183/splat.gif

We need a recovery group thread in Off Topic after everything this place has been through.

Did Shigeru Miyamoto beat your entire family to death with a range of blood-speckled Amiibo, Kintor?

I have a rather large Xenoblade collection. So I can easily say it's a game I will have in my hands launch day even without a Switch. getting one likely next year but will have something to play on it when I do. Too much PS4 stuff this year for me. This also means I need to get the OST for the 3rd time on this series. If they do another CE will get that also. Xenoblade is easily my favorite Nintendo franchise.

No on this system. If we make the switch we're contemplating however, you'll be notified of everything like modern social media.

:lol: This is why I came back. I missed this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utxb-kzvFZU

Apparently all the people that played SMO were very pleased:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg9oe88rKEU

So fucking hyped.

I'll be you 1-up girl is a stupidly cute quote. Loving the fucking song.

Yes, the best company around. It's not only a multinational that makes games that are not shitty sonics, it's also the friend, the caring mother, the lover, the cheese of the nachos.

I know what you mean.

Someone shoot me, please.

This last pages

https://i.redd.it/xbx1i78clo3z.jpg

#thefeels

I don't think he was holding back tears because he was proud of what he was made (even though he probably was), bur rather because Miyamotowas praising him directly for creating such a great game. I am damn sure I would be holding back tears too if Miyamoto was praising a game I spent a significant time making.That is like Nikolai Tesla himself praising an electrical engineer, Isaac Newton praising a physicist, Mozart praising a composer, Michael Jordan praising a basketball player, and so on... I don't see how one cannot break down when the one of the greatest of all time people in your field is directly praising you.

And here it is everyone! The finale of Peter's Shenmue II playthrough has now been uploaded onto YouTube for anyone who missed it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W05iCbWDZ4k

The entirety of both the Shenmue I and Shenmue II playthroughs can be found here:
Shenmue I (Undub): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOMn2ijJRJPEMq9F0bSn0ryGk4DK0Juag
Shenmue II: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOMn2ijJRJPE7-I3-Abse_TJba2xsUpZ3


Thank you so much Peter for all the hard work put into the streams and for making our weeks every week. It's been a fantastic journey!

And good luck to Mr357 on taking over. I look forward to watching!

It's been mentioned here and there for many months, but now it's official. With Peter's series complete, I will be taking up the reigns and starting a new one with the English version of Shenmue I. The first stream will be this Friday at the same starting time as before (9pm BST/ 4pm EST/ 3pm CST/ 1pm PST). I hope to see lots of you there!

http://i.imgur.com/2ifbY8i.jpg
See, this what I meant about sonic being irrelevant. The furries won't even dress up as sonic characters anymore, instead choosing a game that doesn't even have andromorphic animals in it. Soon they'll even stop making rule 34 on the series and they'll be no new results when you search "robert the hedgehog" on google images.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you... science.

http://i.imgur.com/JNxqPQi.jpg

Had to RMA a mouse to Steelseries (got to love that EU 2 year warranty) after I'd already bought a replacement, used my store credit for this. No idea how good it is but I've got more in common with a legally deaf person than an audiophile so I suspect it will be fine.

I'm obviously talking about ine-san and her crack addiction

Rakim wrote: Believe it or not Chai had his 6 months sober chip by the time the first game started.

Withdrawal is a hell of a phase.

So games I have atm that support the PSVR are..

Resident Evil 7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Star Wars Battlefront
Drive Club
Geometry Wars 3
Final Fantasy XV
Fallout 4 (update incoming)
Skyrim (update incoming)

Plus cinematic mode for other games and when watching movies.


Games that I will want anyways that can or will also support PSVR:

Ace Combat 7
Gran Turismo Sport
Rez Infinite
Farpoint
Dirt Rally


So then the question is are these games worth playing in VR?
Certainly I can say the most worth it would probably be Ace Combat 7 and Gran Turismo to me..
But after that whats coming out? Sony didn't showcase PSVR to the degree I hoped for at E3.

I guess I should consider the fact that PSVR even though nearing the 2 year mark, is still in its infancy. Also perhaps by the time it does really take off, a version 2 of the hardware might be out.
Also its only available in white.. I have all my entertainment center stuff in black. That would just totally clash like as if...

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Well Raithos brought up VanQuish so as long as we're talking re-releases.


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Darius Burst CS is just another great entry in the Darius series. It's no G-Darius tho but does have it's music in some stages in arcade mode. Tons of DLC but to start before DLC you have 3000 stages to play. Yup 3000. Maybe why it's full priced. I love the game.

Astebreed is one of and was the highest rated user reviewed game on Steam. It's a hybrid of Hack n Slash and Shmup. My god is the game fun. Like any Shmup it is short but is really repayable. Highly recommended. I think it's 15 bucks. Sometimes goes on sale on Steam or PSN.

Soldner Z-2 Final Prototype is a western developed Shmup that feels very Japanese. Not bullet hell either. . Soldner is a sequel to a PS3 game. It's great on the go and you unlock more stages the more keys you get by playing the stages again. Also a fun challenge mode. Can be had for 13 bucks including DLC on Vita.

None of these games are bullet hell. They can be easy to get into as a novice and get more challenging later.

Sold.
Should have probably watched that Nintendo Direct before but had a busy week.
Now its just a matter of finding one with black joy cons.
I'm glad the machine is region free too. However, ill probably just buy all my games digital. Not trying to keep track of more physical shit these days.

Ok so just sold my old PS4 like I said I would.
Got more than I thought too.
Then tried to find a Switch at all the big box retailers.. couldnt find it.
Finally decided to check out this small shop. Boom they had it and in all black like I want..
Then it just hit me.

What the hell am I doing? I still haven't finished countless games in my back log. Especially Persona 5, Mass Effect Andromeda (which ive barely touched) and Horizon Zero Dawn.

Do I really need to spend over ¥50,000 right now?
So I walked out the door with my cash in hand.
Fuck me right? I still want it but thats alot of money for a system I dont think ill be playing even half as much as the PS4 Pro.

This needs to sit in the oven for me abit.

Give me your friend codes.
Mine is
SW-6600-3863-0131

Glad to hear you guys are safe! I was just there at the beginning of June working Free Press Festival and really got to know the city and drove around a good bit too. Its hard to imagine that place over come with water the way it is, that storm was unreal. My other friends and co-wrokers in the area seem to be ok, but a lot of the photos and stories coming from it are tough to take in.

Just arrived this afternoon.

Lost my old PAL Saturn several years ago, which I have very fond memories of, so decided to order a new one. Opted for a Japanese model this time, for the wider game library.

Just had a heart attack with my new 5K iMac.
Incredible optimization by Turn 10 that im able to play Forza 7 at native 4K and 60fps with only the occasional dropped frame. All at high settings and never overclocked the computer at all.
The colors, the motion, the feels. Just holy mother of god..
BUT I played the demo. I didn’t buy the game and wont be for the foreseeable future. Why? Because they completely left out car part modding and customization. Like wtf.. what a shame. Maybe I’ll take a look at Project Cars 2 now..

It's quite surprising just how dead this forum is outside of the Shenmue III forum. The whole time we were waiting for SIII,
GD was the most active and now SIII is a reality everyone has fucked off.

For me it’s 2 things:
1. I don’t like the random thoughts or random gaming thoughts topics. I think after they were created people stopped making topics and just posted in them and if you missed the conversation it was too late to jump in.

2. The Shenmue III announcement brought a slew of people who don’t stick around and just want to talk about Shenmue. Before Shenmue III we had a strong 20 or so regulars that got along and knew each other’s likes and dislikes. If someone recommended me a game I took the suggestion seriously as I knew they knew what I was into. Even the general topics were normally a laugh from anything to people talking about their life, funny news stories or serious debates.

We even put rules in topics like the gaming music thread that no Shenmue music could be shared because we knew everyone liked it and we didn’t need to just talk about Shenmue. After 10 years of no Shenmue news most of the regulars were bored of talking about it, I’m still bored of talking about Shenmue and I’m just waiting for Shenmue III which I’m really excited about but have no interest disecting every screenshot. I imagine most of the old regulars feel the same as I don’t see many in the Shenmue forums and although they all at least liked Shenmue to most it wasn’t the best thing ever.

I’ve thought about trying to inject life into the forums and just posting tons of topics to try and get conversation flowing again. The thing that put me off was that I didn’t know most of the names posting anymore, I used to know every name that posted here and their personality. I don’t really have much interest in talking to a bunch of people who don’t hang around like 95% of those who posted in the introduce yourself topic. I’d take 20 people who come onto a forum to bullshit, have a laugh and discuss their hobby over 50 that have an interest in one topic. This forum has always been a Shenmue forum in name but the 10 odd years I was posting here it was more a general gaming forum with down to earth people.

Outlast is free on Humble Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/outlast-deluxe

DId they already patched a good game in ? Something like Mario Odyssey ?

The Bureau: X-Com Declassified is free on Humble Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/the- ... classified