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[KeplerElectronics]

There are plenty of mods on Nexus that let you use any console commands without losing your achievements. I haven't tried it myself, but it should work :>
Try this!

Oh heck yeah, I didn't even think to look for mods to bypass it. Thanks so much!!

 

[Scott]

time to see if it's still my least favourite

 

[vgg19]

Star Citizen. Not even finished after like 12 years, still a top tier game. Continues to push the boundaries of what is feasible to include in a game.

 

[Lesdeux]

time to see if it's still my least favourite

Ah yes, the black sheep.

I stand by that if it wasn't so drastically changed design-wise people would have liked it more. (Love the Shion avatar change up btw.)

 

[dododoan]

Duck Duck Clicker

 

[Scott]

Ah yes, the black sheep.

I stand by that if it wasn't so drastically changed design-wise people would have liked it more. (Love the Shion avatar change up btw.)

it isn't like utterly irredeemable. there's just a lot of little things that drag it down to "firmly the least good" but it still has things going for it.

stuff like break/topple/launch going on to be further developed in the Blade games, generally very strong mecha designs (E.S's are better than pretty much all of the AGWS in the first game) and I think most characters' new outfits are good. i do think Shion and KOSMOS get it the worst in that regard though, landing the jump from 1's art style a lot more shakily than the rest. shion's is like.. good, but it doesn't really scream "scifi" like her vector uniform, which is honestly one of my favourite designs like, ever. the MWS is also significantly less cool looking than the first game which is a big part of what makes Shion's whole fit come together. i think KOSMOS just looks generally off, can't really pin it. maybe the difference in head shape? she just looks kind of less good than everyone else.

the GS campaign is a lot of mindless busywork but you can't really ignore it because there's good stuff locked behind it. even using a guide to do the ones that "matter" can feel like a chore. combat's also kind of mixed since I really don't like how much you have to Stock before you can do anything cool, just feels like it draws out each battle for little payoff. i DO kind of like how even random encounters can fuck your shit up though.

ultimately I think it's Fine, but it's wedged between two games that are Great and Incredible and you can't skip it since it's a trilogy, so it can feel like a pain to get through sometimes. playing it at release, you'd be comparing it to 1 and finding it lacking or too weird, and playing it now knowing that 3 is "the best one" can make 2 "the one you suffer through to get to the good stuff". it's an unfortunate position to be in

 

[Lesdeux]

ultimately I think it's Fine, but it's wedged between two games that are Great and Incredible and you can't skip it since it's a trilogy, so it can feel like a pain to get through sometimes. playing it at release, you'd be comparing it to 1 and finding it lacking or too weird, and playing it now knowing that 3 is "the best one" can make 2 "the one you suffer through to get to the good stuff". it's an unfortunate position to be in

I agree with this 100%. Typically, I end up liking the odd one out a lot more than others in my experience. I appreciate that they tried some new stuff--and if given the full time that Takahashi wanted and it wasn't cut to just 3 games so they had to rush--I'm certain it would have been better. It's just a shame that it's The Bad One between two phenomenal games. IMO it's still better than a lot of other games in the genre, but compared to its siblings, it couldn't live up to their potential unfortunately.

It did also give us Yuki Kaijura as a composer that would go on to entirely produce 3's soundtrack so that definitely a plus.

 

[KeplerElectronics]

Started playing Splitgate 2 since it entered beta last week, and it's very fun! The hype of it being basically Halo with portals is still pretty accurate, and the graphics are good, it runs decently on my brother's laptop, and it's got some cool maps. I played probably 60h of the original game back in early 2022 or 2023.

It does seem like it isn't quite as popular as the first game, which is unsettling for a brand new game (it's taking 30s to get into Arena matches and 2-3 mins to get into the unlockable fiesta playlist). I think the first game popped off at the perfect time, before Halo Infinite and in kind of a lull of live-service FPS games. Now there is way more competition, and while the game is solid and the portals are awesome, I'm not sure what will pull people away from COD, or The Finals, or Halo Infinite, or Marvel Rivals, or Overwatch 2, or Deadlock, or CS2.

I hope that if the game ends up bleeding players they flip the assets and mechanics into a singleplayer experience. Everything that's here is awesome and I'd hate to see it go to waste. using portal momentum to launch into the air and attack from above is something super unique on offer here.

 

[Super Crab Deluxe Turbo X]

I don't mean to alarm people by posting opinions that might be shocking or really controversial but: the new Mario Kart is fun