Social Swamp's Social Thread 3 - And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain...

[Deleted member]

Shut up, I barely slept

I went to sleep at 4am and woke up at 10am, your argument is invalid

 

[Chrono.]

Mystery Dungeon games don't have good gameplay? My reasons to buy it just decreased if it really is "ignore the gameplay, play for the story"

It's more that it's not for everyone.

That's par on course with Dungeon Crawlers really... You should look up some Mystery Dungeon videos if you're really unsure.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I went to sleep at 4am and woke up at 10am, your argument is invalid

Same, but woke up at 8:55

They really, really aren't slight though.

I won't post every example but WFT increased by like, 2 to 3 bust sizes.

Not to mention the fact that this is an official promotional screenshot:

Yes Smash hasn't got jiggle physics but it's not really any different to other fighters like DOA and that it seems to specifically have a female character that covers most major "attractive" female archetype, and specifically exaggerates the proportions of iconic characters like Princess Peach.

It's potentially more eyebrow raising since Smash is meant to be for the family, while games like DOA aren't, and they aren't using really iconic characters either.

First of all, remember the image on Lucina's announcement that immediately had people ship her with Palutena? That's also kinda pandering imo

Second, DOA had Ryu Hayabusa in a game or two iirc

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

This is why Miiverse gets a bad rap.

 

[MasterofMonster]

I am ok with a game having large, bouncy boobs as long as it also has a character with large, bouncy balls.

... I wonder if there is a game with balls-physics. Seriously.

 

[TimidKitsune129]

Second, DOA had Ryu Hayabusa in a game or two iirc

Actually, Ryu Hayabusa has been in every single DOA game. :3

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I am ok with a game having large, bouncy boobs as long as it also has a character with large, bouncy balls.

... I wonder if there is a game with balls-physics. Seriously.

I guess there's Digital homicide's Extra Large Testicle...

 

[Deleted member]

It's more that it's not for everyone.

That's par on course with Dungeon Crawlers really... You should look up some Mystery Dungeon videos if you're really unsure.

I mean, do I even have to say my opinion on dungeon crawlers?
I wish at least EMD or PSMD had demos in the E-Shop
I think Gates to Infinity had one but everyone says it's the worst game of the franchise

Same, but woke up at 8:55

First of all, remember the image on Lucina's announcement that immediately had people ship her with Palutena? That's also kinda pandering imo

Second, DOA had Ryu Hayabusa in a game or two iirc

Why? Did you end up drinking <<chocolate milk>> and getting <<lactose intolerance>>?

Lol at the PalutenaXLucina shipping
One of my friends takes "Palucina" way too seriously...

I am ok with a game having large, bouncy boobs as long as it also has a character with large, bouncy balls.

... I wonder if there is a game with balls-physics. Seriously.

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[Chandeelure]

I went to sleep at 4am and woke up at 10am, your argument is invalid

Same, but woke up at 8:55

LOL, you are gonna have a really bad time in university if you think that 5 hours is not enough time to sleep.
Prepare for 3, 2 or even 0 hours, if you go, of course.

 

[ChikoLad]

Same, but woke up at 8:55

First of all, remember the image on Lucina's announcement that immediately had people ship her with Palutena? That's also kinda pandering imo

Second, DOA had Ryu Hayabusa in a game or two iirc

Every female character except for like the Villagers, FemRobin, and Power Suit Samus, has had some degree of pandering in official promotional screenshots:

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Rosalina spanking Zelda or something.

Sexy stretch to show off her body

ZSS the playbunny who is literally "smoking hot" with peeping Luigi and Dedede

Palutena showing off her armpits

Lucina x Palutena

A very nice close up of Rosalina for no apparent reason (this was one of my favourite PotD's though since it was used to say that Rosalina literally isn't harmed when she takes damage :V).

And classic Smash Peach antics

What I find ironic though, is that Peach actually has a really petite butt, even in Smash. She just has a super poofy dress.

Also DOA has Ryu Hayabusa but he's not SUPER iconic and he's not been sexualised too much over the course of the series. Doesn't matter since DOA is for an older audience.

Also FYI I don't exactly have a problem with sexualisation even in Smash since Smash is a fan service game. They overdo it a bit with some characters though. Smash kinda ruined Palutena for me.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

LOL, you are gonna have a really bad time in university if you think that 5 hours is not enough time to sleep.
Prepare for 3, 2 or even 0 hours, if you go, of course.

...6 hours is barely enough for High School...

I mean, do I even have to say my opinion on dungeon crawlers?
I wish at least EMD or PSMD had demos in the E-Shop
I think Gates to Infinity had one but everyone says it's the worst game of the franchise

Why? Did you end up drinking <<chocolate milk>> and getting <<lactose intolerance>>?

Lol at the PalutenaXLucina shipping
One of my friends takes "Palucina" way too seriously...

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Couldn't sleep.

We ACTUALLY need an anime with that

 

[Solfiner]

I adore Mystery Dungeon's gameplay, and I got into it just a few months ago.

Also, feels weird to not be the only Swede around here.

 

[MasterofMonster]

I guess there's Digital homicide's Extra Large Testicle...

I have no idea what that is, but I am sure I will feel forced to Google for it. D:

@Zoroarking
Screw logic, I wanna see that for the cheer hilarity!

I adore Mystery Dungeon's gameplay, and I got into it just a few months ago.

Also, feels weird to not be the only Swede around here.

Det finns en annan Svensk här? Vart då!?

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Did you know Gaming did Golden Sun. Learnt some stuff. Wish Golden Sun was still alive

 

[Chandeelure]

...6 hours is barely enough for High School...

I know.

 

[Deleted member]

So you guys have ever wondered how a Smash game would look like if it had a roster of only Villains/Antagonists?

Well. I sort of made a roster for that:

SUPER CRASH VILLAINS (and antagonists):

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Bowser
Bowser Jr and Koopalings
King Boo

Kamek

Wario Land Wario
Captain Syrup
Waluigi?

Ganondorf
Pig Ganon
Vaati
Ghirahim
Skull Kid

Ridley
Dark Samus
Mother Brain

The original Donkey Kong from the arcades.
King K.Rool

Porky
Masked Man

Medusa
Hades
Eggplant Wizard (http://angstyguy.deviantart.com/art/Eggplant-Wizard-s-SSBB-Moves-54223163)

King Dedede
Meta Knight
Dark Matter

King Hippo

Wolf
Leon Powalski
Andross

Samurai Goroh
Black Shadow

Black Knight from FE
Medeus from FE

Alex from Golden Sun
Saturos with Menardi alt.

Plasm Wraith

Mewtwo
Team Rocket (something like this:http://professorfandango.deviantart.com/art/SMASH-ROCKET-527087689)
Meowth

Zanza from Xenoblade

Third Parties:
Dr. Wily
Pac-Man Ghost (Comes with Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde alts)
Dr. "Eggman" Robotnik
M.Bison
Sephiroth
Dracula from Castlevania

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Extra Large Testicle Steam Greenlight trailer, viewer discretion is advised

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[Kenith]

Its a personal thing really. A lot of people like the look of the game, I just dont. I rather have Indivisible be a fighting game than Skull Girls because I like how it looks and I like fighting games more than turn based RPG's. Its all opinions.

Well, since it's same team it isn't out of the question for Indivisible stuff in Skullgirls at some point.
I too, prefer the artstyle of Indivisible, but I also prefer the gameplay...sooo

 

[Knuckles the Knuckles]

They really, really aren't slight though.

I won't post every example but WFT increased by like, 2 to 3 bust sizes.

Not to mention the fact that this is an official promotional screenshot:

Yes Smash hasn't got jiggle physics but it's not really any different to other fighters like DOA in that it seems to specifically have a female character that covers most major "attractive" female archetype, and specifically exaggerates the proportions of iconic characters like Princess Peach.

It's potentially more eyebrow raising since Smash is meant to be for the family, while games like DOA aren't, and they aren't using really iconic characters either.

I feel like the original point of my post was lost...

 

[ChikoLad]

Wow, people are really salty to Ted's SMD review in the video's comments.

I thought it seemed fair.

 

[Arcanir]

Looking at the SMD review, it was pretty fair and there were only a couple points where I disagreed with him, and he said pretty much what what's been said about the game otherwise. The gameplay can be repetitive, some mechanics can be a bit troublesome, and you do have the difficulty spike a bit out of nowhere (in fact, Super can be a bit worse then its predecessors about some of those things at times), yet the story was enjoyable in its own right. Even considering that he's not a fan of the subseries, he pretty much hit the points that both fans and those unfamiliar with the games would want to hear about, with only a couple major points that he could've talked about a bit more in detail if he had a bit more familiarity (such as how the story stacked up compared to previous entries).

 

[LIQUID12A]

Wow, people are really salty to Ted's SMD review in the video's comments.

I thought it seemed fair.

It's the internet.

Nothing's fair.

 

[Solfiner]

Extra Large Testicle Steam Greenlight trailer, viewer discretion is advised

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I have several questions

 

[Kenith]

They really, really aren't slight though.

I won't post every example but WFT increased by like, 2 to 3 bust sizes.

Not to mention the fact that this is an official promotional screenshot:

Yes Smash hasn't got jiggle physics but it's not really any different to other fighters like DOA in that it seems to specifically have a female character that covers most major "attractive" female archetype, and specifically exaggerates the proportions of iconic characters like Princess Peach.

It's potentially more eyebrow raising since Smash is meant to be for the family, while games like DOA aren't, and they aren't using really iconic characters either.

Um...what's the difference?
It doesn't really seem like much of an increase at all.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I have several questions

It's DigiHom, don't question it, but summon Jim ****ing Sterling son

 

[Deleted member]

So i have recently defeated Julius in DDD.

Question: Which KH game should i play next? Anybody got any recomendations?

 

[ChikoLad]

Looking at the SMD review, it was pretty fair and there were only a couple points where I disagreed with him, and he said pretty much what what's been said about the game otherwise. The gameplay can be repetitive, some mechanics can be a bit troublesome, and you do have the difficulty spike a bit out of nowhere (in fact, Super can be a bit worse then its predecessors about some of those things at times), yet the story was enjoyable in its own right. Even considering that he's not a fan of the subseries, he pretty much hit the points that both fans and those unfamiliar with the games would want to hear about, with only a couple major points that he could've talked about a bit more in detail if he had a bit more familiarity (such as how the story stacked up compared to previous entries).

The problem is that you can't actually spoil the story in an official review like this.

Like yeah he could say "the story is better or worse than such and such a game" but ultimately that's completely subjective anyway and since he can't elaborate because of spoilers, there is no point going into detail even if he had played the games, since he really can't. And really, the story shouldn't have to be compared to the other games in the series, either it's good in it's own right or it isn't.

Um...what's the difference?
It doesn't really seem like much of an increase at all.

...I really don't know what to tell ya. It's pretty blatant.

Best way I can put it is that in Wii Fit, she has a similar size to Lucina, and in Smash, she has a similar size to what Samus does in Smash.

So i have recently defeated Julius in DDD.

Question: Which KH game should i play next? Anybody got any recomendations?

What games have you or haven't you played in the series?

 

[Kenith]

...I really don't know what to tell ya. It's pretty blatant.

Best way I can put it is that in Wii Fit, she has a similar size to Lucina, and in Smash, she has a similar size to what Samus does in Smash.

Uhhh...sure. OK.
What are trying to suggest?

 

[ChikoLad]

Uhhh...sure. OK.
What are trying to suggest?

What do you mean what am I trying to suggest?

Lucina has a small bust (almost flat, even), Samus has a larger one.

That isn't an insult, it's fact.

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This is official artwork.

I'm not insulting the characters or saying one is better looking than the other (I'm demisexual so since I have no attachment to Samus or Lucina, neither attract me). But don't take offense to me stating a blatant fact.

I mean if anything, Lucina being flat meant she had an easier time disguising as Marth, and her chest doesn't get in the way in combat.

 

[Kenith]

What do you mean what am I trying to suggest?

Lucina has a small bust (almost flat, even), Samus has a larger one.

That isn't an insult, it's fact.

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This is official artwork.

I'm not insulting the characters or saying one is better looking than the other (I'm demisexual so since I have no attachment to Samus or Lucina, neither attract me). But don't take offense to me stating a blatant fact.

No, I know that.
I mean what does Wii Fit Trainer's (small) bust size increase have anything to do with anything?
It's a new model, of course the proportions are a bit different.

(PS don't ever post that awful art ever again)

 

[Deleted member]

What games have you or haven't you played in the series?

Dream Drop Distance is the first KH Game i have beaten. I played RE: Chain of Memories back in 2011, but i never got past Traverse Town since i didn't had a Memory Card (i never could find one). I haven't even touced the other KH games.

 

[ChikoLad]

No, I know that.
I mean what does Wii Fit Trainer's (small) bust size increase have anything to do with anything?
It's a new model, of course the proportions are a bit different.

"A bit"

The point is that it's a blantant increase of at 2 or 3 bust sizes for fan service, and it's done selectively to certain characters, ergo, Smash isn't the best example of a "high brow" fighting game as it has plenty of fan service. Rosalina, Zelda, Lucina, and FemRobin didn't have their proportions exaggerated in Smash (if anything Rosalina was made smaller and skinnier. She's definitely not as tall), so it makes the increase in bust sizes for the ones who do get it, more apparent.

Dream Drop Distance is the first KH Game i have beaten. I played RE: Chain of Memories back in 2011, but i never got past Traverse Town since i didn't had a Memory Card (i never could find one). I haven't even touced the other KH games.

Get KH1.5 HD if you have a PS3, and play KH1FM then. It's the first game, and it's my personal favourite, so I definitely recommend it. Then move through the games on that and play 2.5 HD.

If you don't have a PS3, you can get 358/2 Days and Re: Coded for the DS and can play them on your 3DS.

 

[Deleted member]

...6 hours is barely enough for High School...

Couldn't sleep.

We ACTUALLY need an anime with that

I have no idea what that is, but I am sure I will feel forced to Google for it. D:

@Zoroarking
Screw logic, I wanna see that for the cheer hilarity!



Det finns en annan Svensk här? Vart då!?

We have so many "plot" heavy animes with unrealistic boob physics and sizes you would expect to have one that parodied all of that with the opposite

 

[Cutie Gwen]

We have so many "plot" heavy animes with unrealistic boob physics and sizes you would expect to have one that parodied all of that with the opposite

There's a magical girl with boys, close enough

 

[Arcanir]

The problem is that you can't actually spoil the story in an official review like this.

Like yeah he could say "the story is better or worse than such and such a game" but ultimately that's completely subjective anyway and since he can't elaborate because of spoilers, there is no point going into detail even if he had played the games, since he really can't. And really, the story shouldn't have to be compared to the other games in the series, either it's good in it's own right or it isn't.

That is true, though I do think there are elements that you can talk about without getting too much into spoiler territory (ex. characters). Having said that, it may not be feasible to focus a lot of time on that in a review since you also have to talk about the game to those who haven't tried the subseries at all, so how much time you can spend on it would be limited. That's why fan reviews can be a bit helpful there since they can delve a bit more in depth into that, though you have to be mindful of personal bias as well.

Also, while it is true that a story can also be seen as it's good in its own right, that doesn't mean that it won't be compared to others. In general, a common point I constantly see brought up about Super was "how does it compare to Gates?", "what about Explorers?" and so on. Whether or not it should be compared, many do want to know how the story stacked up and see if it's worthwhile in that respect, and while it can be a bit unfair depending on how you compare them, that's something that a lot of fans seem to want to know.

 

[AncientTobacco]

It's almost December.

Here's a strawpoll about the airdate of the broadcast: http://strawpoll.me/6134182

 

[Deleted member]

There's a magical girl with boys, close enough

Oh yeah, that was a thing. What was the name of it again?

And since it's so common to ask this in this thread, I need some anime recommendations
Now that I have free time, I can finally watch OPM and Jojo part 3, but I need to fill 3 months with animes and all good cartoons are on hiatus

 

[Babycowland]

Wow, people are really salty to Ted's SMD review in the video's comments.

I thought it seemed fair.

Are you talking about the GameXplain review? I thought it seemed alright. It sounds like his experience with the mystery dungeon series is pretty similar to mine (played an earlier game in the series, didn't especially enjoy it, and haven't played another one since), so I'm guessing I'd probably feel the same way about SMD.

Like any reviewer, he's going to have his own personal preferences about games. Since he's not a fan of mystery dungeon's core gameplay, his review isn't really as helpful for a longtime fan of the series who wants to know exactly how SMD compares to the other games in the series. I think it's fair to point that out, just like it'd be fair to point out that a review by a fan of mystery dungeon's core gameplay may not be as helpful for someone who has never played one.

And since it's so common to ask this in this thread, I need some anime recommendations
Now that I have free time, I can finally watch OPM and Jojo part 3, but I need to fill 3 months with animes and all good cartoons are on hiatus

If you can tolerate slice of life stuff, I'd highly recommend Non Non Biyori. It's pretty silly, but it also has some pretty heartwarming moments and great scenery.

 

[Dravidian]

It blows my mind how much better the character designs are in Invisible than in Skull Girls. Almost every character they showed I would love to play as in an actual fighting game, while Skull Girls has literally 0. The designs in Skull Girls range from bland to all over the place to almost deceant but ruined by something stupid, the animations are also too chaotic and why the boobs everywhere, with this cartoony art style (which isnt even that bad itself). Its like if Looney Tunes was entirely composed of Jessica Rabbits, I dont want to fap to that, man! There are actually even background characters in the game I would rather play as, and funny enough some of them actualy became playable as DLC.

I have to say though, Invisible is a pretty terrible name, which also doesnt really seem to relate to what I saw of the game. Like, if it was a stealth game at least I could connect it somehow in my brain, and even then the name is too generic to remember on the spot, so I have to be constantly reminded what its called or what game the title refers too. Odd because Destiny doesnt have that problem, but Destiny is also pretty vague term for what you could do in a game, plus marketing has hammered that name into my brain forever.

EDIT: I am stooped, its Indivisible. Still a meh name but better.

A lot of BG characters are were actually planned to be playable at some points.
Did you take part in the Great Waifu Wars?
Pretty much all of them were eligible to become playable, but Eliza and Beowulf won.

 

[Chrono.]

Are you talking about the GameXplain review? I thought it seemed alright. It sounds like his experience with the mystery dungeon series is pretty similar to mine (played an earlier game in the series, didn't especially enjoy it, and hasn't played another one since), so I'm guessing I'd probably feel the same way about SMD.

Like any reviewer, he's going to have his own personal preferences about games. Since he's not a fan of mystery dungeon's core gameplay, his review isn't really as helpful for a longtime fan of the series who wants to know exactly how SMD compares to the other games in the series. I think it's fair to point that out, just like it'd be fair to point out that a review by a fan of mystery dungeon's core gameplay may not be as helpful for someone who has never played one.


If you can tolerate slice of life stuff, I'd highly recommend Non Non Biyori. It's pretty silly, but it also has some pretty heartwarming stuff and great scenery.

Derrick pretty much pointed this out over at Twitter.

The fact that this even had to be pointed out speaks volumes