WhyNotZoidberg

9 minutes ago, Aguy said:

Congratulations, less stress and getting ripped sounds like a good change.

To oppose this, they give free beer regularly so might not actually get ripped lol

And there aren’t many people I can tell, so I’m telling you, sages.

I am leaving a position as a sales rep for a plastic bag company. Our clients are produce farmers and packers. Mostly potatoes and carrots. The Canadians among us have seen vegetables packed in our bags at some point I guarantee it.

I don't know if it’s the effects of Covid or what, but demand has exploded and our factory’s capacity has been going down. Weird times for a rep; can’t do visits, can’t get new business and we are actually talking about letting clients go. 
 

The phone calls and messages from clients asking when they’ll receive bags are incessant. I can never give a proper answer and I have 0 confidence in ETAs I gave people. Lots of political answers and lies. 

I have woken up with a cold ball of ice in my stomach everyday since September. So now I quit.
 

I got a job as a « merchandising specialist » for Labatt Breweries. Fancy title for « guy who stacks the cases of beer once they are delivered ». Nothing as exciting as managing accounts, but it will certainly be a breath of fresh air to not have all that stress in my life all the time.

Getting a new job was a new year’s resolution, so I guess I achieved this one rather quick!

In JRPG dungeons, which are essentially the equivalent of a stage: the boss

The whole dungeon is a build-up to get to the boss. The boss itself will be unique and much more epic than whatever critters I was auto-attacking until I got there. Fighting it is its own reward.

Hey maybe this applies to average beat ‘em ups also. 
 

In most any other genres: the stages

Even if a game is boss-oriented like Mega Man, getting through TO the boss is what I prefer. The fact that the bosses have weaknesses to exploit for easy kills really works for me because I prefer not to sit there and commit their patterns to muscle-memory.

Never played but keep meaning to.

Warcraft III pls!

EDIT: This thread got song stuck in my head.

Baby shark was a hit with my two older sons who are now 7 and 6 but of course they outgrew it. Yeah we had to sing and do the shark arms/hands and all that.

I have a 1 year old who will eventually be exposed to whatever popular kids thing comes next, and I’ll sing whatever he likes cause that’s what parents do lol.

like the title says. looking for someone to help me legitimize my ebay sales and get all my things done squarely

I’m in Quebec and looking for referrals from here please

Yes and yes imo XD

nah I really don’t care about other people’s old save files. However, I do have a kink for the GameCube Animal Crossing memory cards.

It’s a weird experience to load up some long forgotten village and romp around and have the villagers react to me. And kids usually put a lot of thought in arranging their homes and what not so it’s like taking a trip inside the brain of a 12 year old that has now outgrown all of this.

On 12/30/2021 at 12:46 PM, TDIRunner said:

I always wanted to try it.  I'm a HUGE Vandal Hearts fan, and I've been told that means I would probably enjoy this game as well.  I've owned it for a while, but haven't had a chance to try it.  

Ahhhhh Vandal Hearts! If that makes sense, Vandal Hearts is like the arcade version and FFT is the simulation. The latter’s job system is much more complex.

So much so that I can’t get into it. Whenever these systems become too involved, I feel like I’m fucking up and making bad character progression all the time and that’s an unpleasant feeling for me.

But Vandal Hearts nails it. There aren’t that many combinations so you could just try every possibility in just 2 playthroughs. And the game is short enough that it isn’t daunting to do that.

On 12/30/2021 at 3:32 PM, TDIRunner said:

I've always wanted to find something similar since the sequel to VH was pretty disappointing for me.  

Why?? Dont you like HAVING ENEMIES MOVE OUT OF ATTACKING RANGE BECAUSE TURNS ARE SIMULTANEOUS AND EVERYTHING IS JUST ONE BIG FUCKING GUESSING GAME?!? No? Me neither

edit: 9/10 yeah Everyone should play it.

Now playing Ultimate NES Remix on the 3DS.

8! I love Rad Racer but of course it doesn’t deserve a better score.

Guys guys guys.

DSEMBER!!!!  

ok that said, I ran through Chrono Trigger as promised. Unlocked all endings and everything.

https://i.imgur.com/1L5Has3.mp4

10 hours ago, FireHazard51 said:

Also my guess for @Secret Santa are.....

@WhyNotZoidbergbecause we share the same birthday and......why not???

@Hammerfestus also born just a few days away from me so......hammer time???

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9 hours ago, JamesRobot said:

I'm guessing @WhyNotZoidberg and @spacepup for Santa and Bender.  

I am afraid I did not take part in this Secret Santa, but thank you guys for thinking I’d be that person! There’s always next year.

I can’t answer because my pick for singular is too damn hard.

Frank Grimes or

Hank Scorpio.

We don’t talk about the 3DO or Atari Lynx much, but they’re my fetish consoles.

1 minute ago, the_wizard_666 said:

So Super Mario Bros is a shooter because fireballs? 

No because Mario and Luigi's magical fireballs are cast, not shot from a weapon

Jokes aside, SMB's core focus is running and jumping. You needn't shoot a single projectile to get through the entire game. Can't say that about Contra.

what a journey! It's a miracle the game showed up at all

On 12/17/2021 at 8:59 PM, the_wizard_666 said:

Single-screen = Arcade (genre)

Scrolling screen =/= Arcade (genre)

Or how about this definition: Arcade genre is typified by simplicity: in presentation, gameplay environments and rules. Arcade games generally evolve through difficulty rather than the introduction of complexity through new characters, new controls, or new mechanics.

 

Yeah you copy/pasted 1 dude's answer from a Q&A Forum from 5 years ago. I hate to say it, but it isn't a reliable source.

edit: Is Tetris an arcade game? edit2: is Arkanoid not an arcade game?

Old school? Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on SNES. It's basically a super easy version of Ninja Warriors. OR Mighty Morphing Power Rangers The Fighting Edition. (Thanks @Reed Rothchild for informing me this was a re-skin of a Gundam fighting game, which are mostly all awesome)

I remember not liking "The Movie" much. Is this the one where your attacks don't really combo? If my memory is right I thought that was dumb and made things more boring.

If you're into Fighting Games, Battle for the Grid is extremely solid. The controls are easy enough to master but the AI will still kick your ass if you don't actually git gud.

On 12/18/2021 at 6:08 PM, CMR said:

I hear my barbarian calling me.

Well then. If your Barbarian speaks, you should...

... Stay a while and listen.

On 12/17/2021 at 3:03 PM, the_wizard_666 said:

Wikipedia isn't exactly a viable source...and I can 100% say that nobody called run and gun games "shooters" back in the day.  They were action games, plain and simple.  As were platform games - that wasn't even considered a genre of their own until MUCH later.

I knew it. Every time one cites Wikipedia, one gets reminded that it isn't 100% reliable. We weren't agreeing on semantics so I thought Wikipedia would be a decent mediator in this situation. Because this is a light-hearted discussion about fun games we like to play.

It looks like the disagreement persists, so I'll keep on believing that games where one shoots a weapon fall under the category of "shooter" somehow. 

Still on Diablo III. I had never played adventure mode and now I can't get enough. Quick missions and epic loot.

15 hours ago, the_wizard_666 said:

Is Contra a shooter?  Or Rambo? 

They certainly contain shooting. I would never argue that they aren't shooters. They're "Run and gun", mostly.

Wikipedia defines "Shoot em ups" as the main genre encompassing all types of shooting games, and Run and Gun type is classified under the "Scrolling shooters" category.

Run 'n' gun or run and gun games have protagonists that fight on foot, often with the ability to jump. Examples include Commando, Ikari Warriors, Contra, Metal Slug and Cuphead. Run-and-gun games may use side scrolling, vertical scrolling or isometric viewpoints and may feature multidirectional movement.^[26][27][28]

1 hour ago, the_wizard_666 said:

Shooting alone does not make a shooter

 

32 minutes ago, Tulpa said:

Then it's settled. Every game is an RPG, and every game is a shooter.

When Crabmaster creates his puzzle game thread, every game is a puzzle game as well.

No. Every game is a rythm game. You press the buttons in sync with the action happening on screen.

I call Galaga a shmup without hesitation.

Now I would think Jackal is a shmup, but then that would also make Commando, Ikari Warriors, Heavy Barrel and maybe even Smash TV. All overhead shooters.

Paperboy tho? Nah that's just "arcade"