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Gaming Discussion / Re: Games with just ONE problem that keeps you from enjoying it

« on: March 16, 2013, 08:41:11 pm »

Does anyone around here know how to switch two songs out in a NES rom? That doesn't seem super-involved, but then again, I don't know how to do it, so maybe it's not so easy.

Konami has always been known to so some weird stuff, so you never know. The problem arises in the fact that the MSX version is vastly superior. Worth taking a look though.

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Gaming Discussion / Re: Games that are based on crewing a ship

« on: March 16, 2013, 12:42:10 pm »

Silent Hunter 4 (2007) has multiplayer, and I assume the newer one does too, but I don't know anything about that particular game in the series. They're listed in my original post, when I didn't understand what was being asked for =p

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Gaming Discussion / Re: Games that are based on crewing a ship

« on: March 16, 2013, 09:07:06 am »

I meant multiplayer, you know each person taking a position, maybe breaking off to repair etc.

I misunderstood sorry, I had no clue what you were talking about apparently.

Google gave me this http://www.spocean.net/

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Gaming Discussion / Re: Games that are based on crewing a ship

« on: March 16, 2013, 08:17:36 am »

Are there any games where multiple people take control of different stations on a ship/plane out there? I really like the idea of team work and everyone working together.

It's only a portion of the games, but in Wild Arms 3 you set your crew to positions on the sand ship, and in Skies of Arcadia you recruit crew members to various positions. If you're looking for whole games, I'd check things like simulation games. I'm sure there's a slew of ship, and submarine based games.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_simulator

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Gaming Discussion / Re: Victoly!

« on: March 16, 2013, 04:24:20 am »

I beat Ni no Kuni with a time of about 56 hours, and let me say it was an awesome game. It's not a perfect game, and the challenge is a bit erratic at the end, but the presentation is top-notch. The humor is always present, and it's got charm spewing in excess. It's a fun game, and even though it drags on for a couple hours too long, it more than makes up for it with a grand finale, and some beautiful music, and scenery. Totally happy I purchased it, and I hope the sales figures lead to more games like it getting released.

As a side note, I've got about 20 people on friends list on the PSN, of that 20, six were playing it withen the last week or so, and another just picked it up Thursday.

Edit for Vivfy: P2:EP is my favorite game in the series, and at least using the U.S. names, my favorite game in the greater SMT cannon. Which puts it on my short list for favorite game of all time, not that it means a whole lot, but I think it's the best of the bunch. 

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Gaming Discussion / Re: The 8 bit through 16 bit era

« on: March 15, 2013, 11:26:36 pm »

Not a clue, I've never beaten a single Metroid game in my life, I just played a lot of punch out, so that ref looked mighty familiar =p

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Gaming Discussion / Re: The 8 bit through 16 bit era

« on: March 15, 2013, 11:21:31 pm »

Quick Trivia Question: How many games in my list have Mario in them?

3

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General Discussion / Re: North Korea ends truce with South Korea.

« on: March 13, 2013, 07:08:12 pm »

Anything, anything that threatens high-quality South Korean television needs to be dealt with swiftly.

This is quite possibly the greatest post in the history of the internetz! That's all I have to say on this topic.

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General Discussion / Re: Steak Preference

« on: March 13, 2013, 07:52:44 am »

I noticed however that the definition of medium and medium-well differs significantly depending on the chef. One chef just cooked every order other than well done as medium rare, and no one ever complained.

I subscribe to this, as I've never seen a difference between medium, and medium well. I'm of the opinion that there's "walk a dead cow through a warm room", "rare", medium rare", "medium", "well done", and "toast". I've also never understood the need of some people to deride anyone for going to well done, it's their meet, and if they like it like that then so be it.

As a note, many places (particularly franchises, or chains) in the U.S. will not cook a steak less than medium anymore. This is because of the recommended internal temp of 141 (about 60 Celsius). There are plenty of exceptions, but if you eat out a lot, and you like rare steak, you'll notice this.

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General Discussion / Re: Steak Preference

« on: March 12, 2013, 10:11:54 pm »

It depends on a few factors; how well I trust the person cooking the steak? And how good the actual cut of meat is. If I'm cooking a steak it's medium rare for myself, if it's a goo cut. I don't do ground meat less than medium (and I prefer well done) unless I, or someone I know grinds the meat (which happens once every other year, tops). A poor cut of meat, or in restaurants, I get my steak medium (high end) or well done (everywhere else).

A steak being a big mass of muscle is much less likely to get you sick when undercooked because it's harder for germs to penetrate a thick muscle, and the steak should be seared, or braised on the outside anyway. That outside heat being over 180 degree Fahrenheit (82 degree Celsius) is going to kill any microbes anyway, but I still don't like to take chances. And I've always preferred the texture of cheap steak that's medium or well done, and that's usually what I buy.

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General Discussion / Re: Fantasy Novels and Series

« on: March 12, 2013, 06:25:09 am »

There's also a really good book of essays on Lovecraft's short stories but the title escapes me at the moment.

"Primal Sources" I think, it's about a decade old now.

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General Discussion / Re: Double Feature

« on: March 11, 2013, 01:51:32 pm »

Holy shit, can you imagine what Rogue Galaxy would be like with a ship combat battle engine based off of Panzer Dragoon Saga?

I can now!

I think both of those games are truly fantastic. For more Dragon riding fun, Panzer Dragoon into Drakengard. It's not the smoothest transition, but dammit, sometimes you just need more dragons!

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General Discussion / Re: Double Feature

« on: March 11, 2013, 12:16:32 pm »

Secret of Mana / Secret of Evermore (Snes)

Good call, that's about as good a transition as you can get, then play SD3 right after, and you're golden.

Cybernator into Front Mission Gun Hazard, I never tried Cybernator with with the translation patch, but those are fun games.

Final Fight into Streets of Rage, and then the evolution Devil May Cry into Bayonetta.

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Gaming Discussion / Re: Games with just ONE problem that keeps you from enjoying it

« on: March 11, 2013, 04:29:05 am »

I can totally understand this.  As far as Dragon Quarter is concerned, I do remember reading something that if you did nothing but run around, it would take about 100 hours to max out the counter.  Basically, as long as you don't over-use the abilities that rapidly advance the counter, you won't even come close to going over.  Goes up 0.01% every 20-25 steps or so and for each round in battle, except ex-turns, where it doesn't go up at all.  Still, it probably could've used some tweaking, something to still have that bit of tension without having it advance from walking and battles.  Maybe even something as simple as disabling those minor gains at a high percent, like say 98.00%.  Don't think that would be too gamebreaking.  Probably caused a lot of people to get quite upset when they got to 90% or so early in the game and realized there's NO way to lower it.  I thought the game was quite good, flawed as it may be. 

I'm really undecided on the game, and I fully intend to fully play through it some time soon, but everything else seems great, and it has that one flaw.

Inventory management can be frustrating in RPG's, and in some games it is just downright annoying. I like having it present in survival horror, and in games like Deus Ex, but not Legend of Dragoon, and Dragon Age.

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General Discussion / Re: Double Feature

« on: March 11, 2013, 01:01:24 am »

Cyber Knight and Cyber Knight 2.

Metal Max returns into Metal Saga, SMT and SMTII. In a non sequel manner, Skies of Arcadia into Rogue Galaxy, and Shenmue 1/2 into the Yakuza series.

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Gaming Discussion / Re: Games with just ONE problem that keeps you from enjoying it

« on: March 11, 2013, 12:57:16 am »

For me the first game that came to mind was Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter. It's the time limit on the game; I wouldn't mind the counter rising just in battle, or when skills are used, but every attack, and every couple steps you slowly raise the counter. When that counter hits 100% it's game over! I don't like time limits, and I never really will, time limits just frustrate, and fluster me.

[Spoiler:]

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Gaming Discussion / Re: The 8 bit through 16 bit era

« on: March 09, 2013, 03:05:20 pm »

I generally disagree, there were some clever tricks pulled off, and some games did wonderful things. Overall though I'm going to have to say from PSX to the end of the PS2 is my "golden age" of gaming. Except when it comes to arcades!

Spoiler:

I'm also just throwing this out there, but this place (not just RHDN, but the community as a whole) is a a lot like The Hotel California, you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave. No one every really leaves =p

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General Discussion / Re: How long did it take to get good at romhacking?

« on: March 09, 2013, 02:58:55 pm »

I feel like your own personal accomplishments should weigh more to you than the opinions of others. If you're happy with what you've learned, then you have every right to feel good about it.

This is pretty much how I think the op should look at it.

If you're having fun, or are interested in the hobby, then you should go for it. There's no real set definition of what good is, because systems, architecture, and even tools and methods evolve. There are people who we know are good, and some who are, or were great, with immense knowledge and skill. If that's ultimately your goal, then I say go for it, but keep your expectations realistic, and make sure that you're happy with what you're doing. You don't have to be one the most prolific hackers of all time to be a respected member of da "scene". Just make sure you actually enjoy it, or you'll get burnt out, disenfranchised, and bitter.

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General Discussion / Re: How did you met your significant other?

« on: March 08, 2013, 04:16:09 pm »

I don't understand these people who hold the attitude that physical attraction makes or breaks a relationship. If you commit yourself to a relationship because of a strong physical attraction, what are you going to do if your partner is disfigured in an accident or becomes grossly hideous as a result of some sort of illness? What about aging? One way or another, beauty fades.

Although I agree, as I said I think there has to be an attraction to one another initially. Now what we all find attractive is relative, but I think there has to be some attraction of the physical nature before initiating a relationship. At least that's my experience. 

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Gaming Discussion / Re: Sony needs PS4 Testers

« on: March 07, 2013, 10:30:24 pm »

I dunno, does anyone around here know how to break a game newer than SNES?

I'm very good at beta testing... which is why I don't do it very often, I hate it, and it's the most soul crushing work of all time. I'm too meticulous, and I get really bored. But yes, I can break anything =p