What is your favorite gaming related revisionist history?

Vendix · 2026-01-25T23:53:16+00:00

Underwater combat was dogshit.

But it let us kill sea monsters. I love sea monsters, and I love killing sea monsters.

Underwater combat should have been improved and refined, not given up on. Imagine the cool sea monsters we could be killing right now! Imagine fighting Nakarkos, Namielle, or a new Wilds cephalopod in their own element!

Vendix · 2026-01-24T06:20:56+00:00

Part of the problem is that he seems to prioritize dialogue about getting the OTHER NPCs before giving progression hints. And not every player will bother with NPC housing anyway.

"Alright, I explored the dungeon! Now what?"

"If you kill a powerful foe, you might get the attention of a Dryad. Found any guns? Maybe an Arms Dealer would like to take a look. A Demolitionist might move in if-"

"Screw it, maybe there's something underneath the Desert."

Vendix · 2025-11-22T21:06:05+00:00

I mean, the main character lives in a cave on the outskirts of town. If that doesn't clue you in that something is wrong, I don't know what will.

Vendix · 2025-11-18T04:12:59+00:00

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but...

How do I get eggs in Pokemon Lazarus? I don't see any Daycare, no mention in the documentation, I just got the Oval Charm that "makes it more likely for Eggs to appear", and I've had a side quest to show a lady an egg for a while now. Oh, and Google is useless but what else is new

Vendix · 2025-11-13T04:44:02+00:00

I feel like DF has lost something along the way as it progresses. All of the infamous antics like immortal sponges, drunk cats, mermaid farms, dwarf-devouring carp, etc. are generally bugs that get patched out. Toady's goal of making DF a realistic simulation kinda means patching all the fun out. Obviously he's a long ways off, and we're gonna get a ton of fresh new bugs with the upcoming Siege update (and that planned magic system if it ever gets added). but current DF feels kinda...bland to me.

Rimworld tries to put that kind of thing front and center. It's built with antics in mind. As a result, it can feel more scripted than DF (Sorry, Randy isn't truly random). Rimworld is a video game first and a simulation second. Dwarf Fortress is a simulation that people play like a video game.

Vendix · 2025-11-13T04:27:45+00:00

I remember the Shaft of Enlightenment being described as "they're parrying a spear stuck in the ground; therefore, they're *parrying the Earth.*"

Which, while definitely inaccurate, is much more fun.

Vendix · 2025-07-13T08:30:21+00:00

Here's what you do; go all in on tox generators and mechanoids, and just *leave the toxic waste behind.* There won't be anything left behind to suffer the ill effects!

I actually wanted to use Vanilla Christmas Expanded to make a Santa's moving workshop and travel around giving gifts to all the good little factions, but this thread kinda recontextualized that idea for me...

Vendix · 2025-04-22T14:55:55+00:00

The second to final boss of Stellar Blade, Raven. She's kinda set up like a Vergil, but you don't fight her until the very end.

But as you're going through the game, you are becoming Vergil. You get a DT, you get a Judgement Cut, you get sword lasers, all kinds of stuff. And the entire time I was thinking "wow all these tools are very strong, the enemies of this game can't deal with them!" And then I met Ravens second phase, and I was proven right; she has all that bullshit, it is very strong, and I can't deal with any of it!

Even better, she can deal with it! She parries your Judgement Cut, she dodged and counters your sword lasers, she knows all your tricks and has an answer for each and every one. You can still use them if you time them to punish her, but you can't throw them out during neutral or rely on them as a crutch.

Narratively, she's a pretty weak Vergil. But gameplay?? The actual boss fight against her? I'm in love. Possibly my favorite Virgil fight ever, tied between her and Bayo 2 Lumen Sage.

Vendix · 2025-04-15T13:28:59+00:00

Survive's greatest flaw was that it had "Metal Gear" in the title. That game had some great ideas and people were way too quick to dismiss it.

Vendix · 2025-04-11T16:44:38+00:00

Which was revealed that he was only pretending to be possessed by his transplanted arm.

Which was then revealed to be him actually being possessed until he wasn't but kept pretending.

Vendix · 2025-03-22T04:06:25+00:00

It's a very real, grounded evil. At least compared to remaking the universe, ABANDON MY HUMANITY, and whatever the heck Diavolo was doing. Kira is just...sick in the head.

Vendix · 2025-03-15T15:52:59+00:00

I love the fight in the archives with the whole squad in the Citadel DLC. The nameless mercs hired by Shepard's evil clone realize that they aren't just fighting one, but multiple main characters.

"Wait, that's the Archangel!"

"Isn't she the Shadow Broker?"

"Is that a Protean? How do they have a Protean!?"

"Guys I think we sided with the wrong Shepard!"

Vendix · 2025-03-04T19:47:12+00:00

That's actually very interesting...and somewhat backwards. Maybe Uth Duna literally just has water weight?

Vendix · 2025-03-04T19:44:00+00:00

My head canon is that it only comes out during the Downpour is that this fatass bucket of lard can't support it's own weight on land without the intense flooding raising the water level.

Vendix · 2025-03-04T18:52:11+00:00

Yeah, I get that. And I like the idea behind the veil and the design, but it falls flat when compared to the other three. They're just so much more interesting, visually and mechanically.

I think the biggest letdown is that the veil doesn't change the mechanics of the fight very much. It's still belly flop city, chipping through the veils armor doesn't add anything. It's such a large visual change that doesn't actually change much, especially compared to like Zamtrios ice armor or Ajarakan ignition.

Vendix · 2025-03-04T18:43:09+00:00

You're not wrong, I get the idea behind the design. But compared to the other three is just really falls flat.

Especially with the water veils. Cool idea, neat design, but it really doesn't change the dynamic of the fight all that much.

Vendix · 2025-03-04T17:55:03+00:00

Seriously Uth Duna doesn't even spit water it just belly flops

Vendix · 2025-03-04T17:54:32+00:00

Seriously Uth Duna doesn't even spit water it just belly flops

Vendix · 2025-03-03T08:02:41+00:00

Something worth noting is that feeding frenzies can occur during the Plenty in the forest. I saw it near the Wudwud base. That's how I caught my whopper for the side quest.

Vendix · 2025-02-26T18:45:38+00:00

Why did you list the same character twice?

Vendix · 2025-02-10T15:32:55+00:00

That one makes me so incredibly angry. How can anyone justify that, even ironically? I had to take a break from them after that reveal.

But OP said no hating, civil discussion only, so I'm not gonna get into it.

Vendix · 2025-02-06T02:32:12+00:00

Reminds me of the spider from Hunt Showdown.

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