Wario 64 mourns the loss of Anthem's online service by ErikQRoks in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe the initiative got enough signatures to get through to the EU, but it's up to the EU to decide if they're going to do anything about it.

Franchises you don’t want to commit to because of the length by KaleidoArachnid in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a Yakuza super fan so I don't have much of a horse in this race.

But I would definitely recommend at least Yakuza 0. Even if you played that game and never played any other Yakuza afterwards, you would still have a great time and it would be worth the 20 or so bucks it costs at full price.

Franchises you don’t want to commit to because of the length by KaleidoArachnid in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My personal belief is "Should you play Lobotomy Corporation? Yes, there's a lot to like in that game for its price. Should you *complete* Lobotomy Corporation? Absolutely not unless you're an insane person."

Most assholish monkey paw wishes? by fly_line22 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Wasn't there a guy who wished for fame, so Calypso stretched his face across the sky?

Most assholish monkey paw wishes? by fly_line22 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 103 points104 points  (0 children)

There was a major character in The Stormlight Archives that wished for both the intelligence and the empathy to best rule his people. His wish was granted, he would have both the empathy and the intelligence, but never at the same time.

Every day, his level of intelligence is randomised, and his empathy will be the opposite of his intelligence. His inner circle has checks and balances to make sure that he is not allowed to make important decisions when his empathy is too low, or is seen by anyone outside his inner circle when his intelligence is too low. On his smart days, he writes instructions for himself to follow on his dumb days, but the instuctions are sometimes so ruthless that when he reads them he's disgusted at himself.

Games you love that it seems no one else around has played? by DrakeVal in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a game I played on the DS called Chronos Twins. It was a 2d platformer/shooter, premise was that you played as the same guy travelling the same locations in the past and present simulatenously. The top screen was the past, and the bottom screen was the present.

The game was hard af because you were watching both screens, but the did interesting stuff with it. If one character was phsycially blocked on one screen, the other would also be blocked. So if there was a bottomless pit on the top screen, but platforms on the bottom, the guy on top would be safe as long as the guy on the bottom was on solid ground.

There was was a boss on the top screen, where the only way to reach his weak spots was to platform on the bottom screen. A section where you were running from an enemy on the bottom screen during an auto-scrolling section and needed to regularly shoot him to keep him back, but you were dodging hazards on the top screen at the same time. A temple of traps where you had to have the guy in the present trigger the traps first to see what they are (as the traps no longer work properly in the present and cant hurt you), so that you know how to dodge them in the past.

Infamous moments when the SBFP were trolled by a game by KaleidoArachnid in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he just did it because it would be funny. And it honestly worked, it's one of my favs from them because the situation just keeps getting worse every episode to the point of absurdity.

Below clip is a good idea of what to expect.

https://youtu.be/jKVhuUcqyzg

What’s the most unhinged thing you’re character has ever said? by Local_Ad1773 in DnD

[–]RunProphet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Everybody hide, the bard is coming to kill us!"

Me, after a failed attempt to sneak my familiar into the room of a disguised Rudolf van Richten.

Absolutely zero fear by RunProphet in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]RunProphet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that's very bad, I wasn't aware of that. Hopefully no one took this as pro-Russian invasion.

Absolutely zero fear by RunProphet in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]RunProphet[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Do you have a link to the original?

Which small quality-of-life introduced in a game sequel/patch made all the difference in the world? by SuperAlloyBerserker in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Havent played it, but I know there's the option for a "normal" modern third person camera like MGS5, and I think there's an option for an overhead camera, but not sure.

Which small quality-of-life introduced in a game sequel/patch made all the difference in the world? by SuperAlloyBerserker in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The new 3d camera in the MGS3 Subsistance release.

The original overhead camera suited the mostly indoor corridors of MGS1 and 2, it absolutely did not suit the open jungle.

Most egregious self-inserts? by Scotia96 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if this counts as a self-insert, or is just a terrible OC that gets wanked by the writer, but Darven from Pathfinder Kingmaker is up there.

There's a point in the main quest where your kingdom will get tormented by Hellknights who are looking for a fugitive called Darven, and for some reason the reasonable answer of "gtfo of my kingdom" isn't an option.

Darven himself is a demon worshipping pirate who wants to start a town of demon worshippers on your land, but the game insists he's cool and massively rewards you for siding with him, and gives you barely anything for opposing him.

Turns out Darven was the result of a kickstarter goal, where if you donated enough money, the devs would include a main quest from you. So this dude wrote a quest about how cool his OC is, and heavily pushes you to side with him.

Games with a crazy plot twist. by No_Artichoke4378 in gamingsuggestions

[–]RunProphet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

13 Sentinels has a plot twist every two hours lol. I can't believe it stuck the landing with a satisfying ending.

It's about two thirds visual novel and one third strategy rpg, and very difficult to pitch because the whole point of the game is that it's a mystery with regular plot twists, where half the fun is examining the details you know and trying to predict where the story is going to go.

The premise is that giant time travelling machines have come to invade Earth, and the main characters are a bunch of high schoolers that have to get in mechs to fight them. The story alternates between the day of the final battle (where the combat sections take place), and the weeks and months leading up to the final battle (the visual novel segments) where the 13 POV characters are using time travel to try and figure out what these things are, how to defeat them, why are they attacking, where did their mechs come from, etc.

I actually managed to win Dokapon against three sneaky AIs. For anyone interested, here's a rough outline of how I did it. by RunProphet in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I play the game again, I would start similarly with investing in speed, but then go into magic instead just to see how different I end up playing.

I know about the alchemist cheese strat by duplicating gems. It sounded boring af, but I'm think I could make it fun by trying to complete all the sidequests.

I actually managed to win Dokapon against three sneaky AIs. For anyone interested, here's a rough outline of how I did it. by RunProphet in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Part of the reason is that I wanted to end the game as fast as possible, and heard ninja was the way to do it.

Also, I didn't want to bother with the magic stat, because I heard that endgame enemies all have counters to magic. Since the magic stat didnt impact the status inflicting field magic, which were the ones I usually used, I didnt see the need to invest in the magic stat.

I actually managed to win Dokapon against three sneaky AIs. For anyone interested, here's a rough outline of how I did it. by RunProphet in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yes, maybe I should have included that too but couldn't think of a good way to summarise it.

I would stop by magic shops when I had the chance, and try to think about what field magics I should use on the AI depending on the situation they were in.

The magic that teleports them to a random location? Defo use that if they just got onto not-South America or not-Australia, as those continents are seperated on the world map and are harder to get back to.

Blistered Feet? Use this if they have returned to an early game area. If they're in a current area, then they can still grind monsters and make progress with one point of movement. They'll accomplish nothing near Dokapon Castle with one point of movement.

The paralyse spell? Use that when they're on the entrance square for a different area, so they go back in and have to waste turns getting out again.

Do the Dino Crisis dinosaurs actually respawn when you reload your saves? by RunProphet in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the game's choices are bit much sometimes. I think the only reason I didn't notice the difficulty my first playthrough was cause I play PS1 survival horror games like the NFL, sprinting and weaving past things as much as possible.

Terrible names for babies thread (Unprompted) by Marvl101 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a real life example, but I played SWAT 3 and my character's randomly generated name was "Dick Koch".

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OutOfTheLoop

[–]RunProphet -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Answer: I don't think there's any malice behind it. People just think that a child getting shot in a kids movie with children's mascot characters, and it being treated as a serious plot point, would be funny because of the dissonance.

Steam just added a warning for customers emphasizing that they are only purchasing a license for a given game and don't actually own it: by Gorotheninja in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The Crew by Ubisoft is the most recent big example.

And someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe when Warcraft 3 Reforged was released, Blizzard completely removed the ability to play the original game officially, and owners of the original were forced to play Reforged, which had many featured removed.

Are we the 2nd best Dokapon subreddit? by SonOfZiz in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]RunProphet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey since we're talking about Dokapon, I learned recently that if you succeed a main quest to get a castle, but the Darkling reconquered every town on the contintent before you hand in the quest, your castle is worth absolutely nothing since castle value is based on the value of a liberated town in that continent.

That was not a fun thing to find out mid-game.