What Game Are You Playing Right Now?

Unitron · 10-12-2018, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

If the game is engaging right now, in this moment, shouldn't that be enough? For example: I'm dodging bullets, holding my breath as a bullet zooms right past my tiny spaceship and I thought for a second I was gonna blow up and lose one of my three lives... then I'm totally sucked into the moment and feeling engaged, in trying my best not to **** it up and get a game over screen.

Completely agree!

As much as what Reggie said is a meme, it really is true. Why would I keep playing a game that has a good story or possibly great ending, if I don't find it any fun? While that may work for some people, it doesn't work for me. If I'm stressed when I get home from work, I just want to turn on some metal and play some Doom.

DwnWthVwls · 10-12-2018, 04:11 PM

If im stressed when i get home i just want to turn on some cathartic cathedral choirs and play minecraft or stardew.

The Batlord · 10-13-2018, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Meanwhile you play fancy galaga games that have zero story, zero progression, zero achievements of any notable kind...you just shoot stuff and move through levels. Or you play fighting games that...again, have zero story, zero progression (outside of your own skill level), zero anything to reward you for playing. How is that more worthwhile? It's cool in an RPG when you actually have something to show for the effort you put in, like a maxed out party with sweet ass gear. I love reaching that peak of power in a game, it's more satisfying than anything else in the whole medium

Earthbound is absolutely nasty early on but eases up once you've got the full party. It's one of those games where I'm impressed people were able to beat it back in the day without any assistance from guides/message boards.

Bruh it's not hard to understand. Gameplay mechanics are as varied as music and people like different types of music. Mic engages with certain mechanics and you engage with certain mechanics. It's not or shouldn't be controversial, gamers are just too insular a culture and not appreciative of diversity in the way that many music fans are so people who think differently than the majority are marginalized in a way that would be seen as anti-creativity in other artistic contexts.

I absolutely see where Mic is coming from. I love RPG's that are about immersion in a world rather than immersion in pure game mechanics but I also understand that some people see the former as cheap and pointless and they aren't wrong given their mental perspective. TBH I wish I had more games that were the latter since the former can get tedious if that's all you have and a significant majority of popular games absolutely ignore pure game mechanics.

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-13-2018, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 66Sexy

Bruh it's not hard to understand. Gameplay mechanics are as varied as music and people like different types of music. Mic engages with certain mechanics and you engage with certain mechanics. It's not or shouldn't be controversial, gamers are just too insular a culture and not appreciative of diversity in the way that many music fans are so people who think differently than the majority are marginalized in a way that would be seen as anti-creativity in other artistic contexts.

I absolutely see where Mic is coming from. I love RPG's that are about immersion in a world rather than immersion in pure game mechanics but I also understand that some people see the former as cheap and pointless and they aren't wrong given their mental perspective. TBH I wish I had more games that were the latter since the former can get tedious if that's all you have and a significant majority of popular games absolutely ignore pure game mechanics.

Give me a game that nails both mechanics and atmosphere and I'm even happier than with a game that has excellent game mechanics. Armored Core V is such a game, for me at least. I feel like I'm drawn into a world, but I'm also very interested in the details of how you play it well.

The Batlord · 10-13-2018, 01:46 PM

I know you don't like Devil May Cry so die in a fire but Bayonetta could be your out.

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-13-2018, 01:53 PM

I've at least give the first 4 DMC games a try. Even completed number 2 and got far into number 4. I've played a decent amount of Bayonetta and, surprise surprise, I like it a lot better. Still not sure how I feel about it, but I liked the fights. Some of the bosses annoyed me and I wasn't so happy about some of those small gimmick sequences where the game introduces a new sort of gameplay. My brother told me that Star Fox esque sequence at the end of the game was balls, so I didn't get that far.

Key · 10-14-2018, 11:00 AM

Spider-Man is still really ****ing good guys. I'm almost 40% completion so I have a ways to go. But damn, I'm having a blast.

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-16-2018, 12:20 PM

Trying out the gameplay recording button on my new-ish laptop. I should probably bump the quality settings back up a bit.

Here's me playing Raiden IV at first well, then really poorly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re_SKh6mERM

YorkeDaddy · 10-16-2018, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiiii

Spider-Man is still really ****ing good guys. I'm almost 40% completion so I have a ways to go. But damn, I'm having a blast.

That's one of the rare games that I actually went out of my way to 100% and get the Platinum trophy. It is THAT good

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-16-2018, 01:31 PM

Did another little recording. Completing a duke nukem stage in 9 seconds

I start a new game, type in the level skip code to get to level 3-5. Then I complete that level super fast by doing a trick I discovered way back in the actual 90's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvHeP9VQiH0

10-13-2018, 01:53 PM	#11096 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	I've at least give the first 4 DMC games a try. Even completed number 2 and got far into number 4. I've played a decent amount of Bayonetta and, surprise surprise, I like it a lot better. Still not sure how I feel about it, but I liked the fights. Some of the bosses annoyed me and I wasn't so happy about some of those small gimmick sequences where the game introduces a new sort of gameplay. My brother told me that Star Fox esque sequence at the end of the game was balls, so I didn't get that far.

10-14-2018, 11:00 AM	#11097 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Spider-Man is still really ****ing good guys. I'm almost 40% completion so I have a ways to go. But damn, I'm having a blast.

10-16-2018, 12:20 PM	#11098 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	Trying out the gameplay recording button on my new-ish laptop. I should probably bump the quality settings back up a bit. Here's me playing Raiden IV at first well, then really poorly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re_SKh6mERM

10-16-2018, 01:31 PM	#11100 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	Did another little recording. Completing a duke nukem stage in 9 seconds I start a new game, type in the level skip code to get to level 3-5. Then I complete that level super fast by doing a trick I discovered way back in the actual 90's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvHeP9VQiH0