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

[Shroob]

"One Punch" Tourney. From 12 PM EST - 2 PM EST. 5 stock, 3 minutes, launching power x2, -2 for SD, up to 1000 matches, Mii's okay, start at 300%.

Good luck!

Will stream on twitch.tv/SourceCast

Everyone go Mii Brawler and dress as Saitama?

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Hey

was anyone ever curious what would happen if M Dickie made Undertale?

No?

Too bad

 

[---]

I have to ask you what you mean by "balance," because FE9 is sooner the least balanced than the most balanced the way I see it. Anyone with a mount makes anyone else superfluous. Like, Knights are almost never good, but in this game they are legitimately worthless because by the time they get anywhere the chapter is already done. Other foot units don't fare a whole lot better.

Best balanced is probably 7 or 10, though for the record, I find balance in these games to be a pointless metric to judge them by.

By balance I mean that you can pretty much use any team of characters you want, with the overall amount of benchwarmers being lower than past games. Granted there are bad characters like Bastian, but thanks to the Bonus Exp/Forge/Skill and revamped Support system you can at least make them feasible. FE2/8/13 also sorta of has this, but I would count them separately given the ability to grind exp, and smaller casts overall.

I found Knights useful for some levels such as the Ship, Inner Castle, and that one where you recruit Shinon (Chp 19?). Sometimes I bring Gatrie in just because I have room and he has decent supports. To be honest I've never experienced that type of foot soldier divide in an FE game, except maybe FE3 Book 2 for obvious reasons. Mounts I find are best for hit & runs given they're well balanced in terms of stats bar mobility, and that some enemies have special weapons for easily killing them at times.

 

[Deleted member]

"One Punch" Tourney. From 12 PM EST - 2 PM EST. 5 stock, 3 minutes, launching power x2, -2 for SD, up to 1000 matches, Mii's okay, start at 300%.

Good luck!

Will stream on twitch.tv/SourceCast

Because daylight savings mess me up, in how many hours exactly?

Everyone go Mii Brawler and dress as Saitama?

I'm gonna go as Samus and lose an arm and a leg and lose every songle fight I'm in
Alternatively, Wario for Mumen Rider shenanigans

 

[PushDustIn]

Because daylight savings mess me up, in how many hours exactly?

I'm gonna go as Samus and lose an arm and a leg and lose every songle fight I'm in
Alternatively, Wario for Mumen Rider shenanigans

In 2.5 more hours.

 

[Burruni]

Just to say.
The whole "Roy is 1/4th manakete thing."
Is technically canon.
Because Ninian leaving her meek younger brother to try to survive alone on the other side of the Dragon's Gate so she can hop onto Eliwood's lap is the ending used in the official novelization of the story.
How you add half a manakete to Eliwood and get a weaker child is something that will raise questions for eternity.

Edit: This also means that Lyn is an entirely vestigial character to be added INTO the story of FE7->6 because she makes no appearance and I don't think in any way gets mentioned in the entire game; if you remove the theory of her being Eliwood's bride.

 

[Frostwraith]

Just heard about this anime called Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress.

Then I checked the following bits of information:
- Same director as Death Note and Attack on Titan, Tetsuro Araki
- Animation by Wit Studio
- Music by Hiroyuki Sawano
- Story is in a post-apocalyptic setting with zombies

Then I notice how Wit Studio and Sawano have worked on post-apocalyptic series before, namely Attack on Titan and Owari no Seraph.

Either this is hype or it's just more of the same. lol

I do enjoy post-apocalyptic settings, but it does feel more of the same. Instead of titans or vampires, it's zombies and has a steampunk aesthetic to it. Even the visuals remind me of Attack on Titan a lot, especially the color scheme used.

Oh well, I guess I'll be looking forward to it anyway since it's an original anime story rather than a manga adaptation.

 

[Strofirko]

The president of Tectoy (Sega reps on Brazil on the 90s) talks a bunch about the fierce competition of console wars(including even a bit where Michael Jackson contacted Nintendo before Sega),playlist with 14 videos and over 1 hour of interviewing,if you understand a bit of portuguese is worth watching.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

*Egoraptor talk*
'WHY THE **** CAN'T I PROGRESS THIS IS ABSOLUTE BULL**** WIND WAKER YOU PIECE OF **** GAME WITH NO REDEEMING QUALITIES'
WWHD: All you need to do is press ZR...
'LALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU TUTORIAL THAT'S BLATANTLY IN MY FACE'
This was apparently a whole episode of Game Grumps

I'm conflicted. Part of me wants Weeb Emburemu because it's still FE, the other part is ashamed of that weeby popsinging ****. The gameplay is apparently superhard, so that's welcome I guess

 

[ChikoLad]

You know that news I posted yesterday about the singer from Crush 40 saying they might be doing songs for the 25th Anniversary Sonic game?

He deleted the Facebook post where he said it.

Which means it's probably actually happening.

 

[Deleted member]

In 2.5 more hours.

Sorry for late reply but I just joined it
20 minutes to go and only 3 people had joined, c'mon guys, come join the fun!

*Egoraptor talk*
'WHY THE **** CAN'T I PROGRESS THIS IS ABSOLUTE BULL**** WIND WAKER YOU PIECE OF **** GAME WITH NO REDEEMING QUALITIES'
WWHD: All you need to do is press ZR...
'LALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU TUTORIAL THAT'S BLATANTLY IN MY FACE'
This was apparently a whole episode of Game Grumps

I'm conflicted. Part of me wants Weeb Emburemu because it's still FE, the other part is ashamed of that weeby popsinging ****. The gameplay is apparently superhard, so that's welcome I guess

I still like his animations, only reason I ever watched sequelits
He may be dumb but he's funny

 

[PushDustIn]

Name: SourceCast #2

Theme:One Punch Tourney

Code: 4792-7576-024-752

Password: sgaming

Okay guys, 15 minutes!

Watch

 

[A Distant Demon]

YO AGDQ just started with the Splatoon speedrun!

If tournaments arent your thing then watch a speedrun marathon for charity!
http://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick

 

[Poots]

Sorry for late reply but I just joined it
20 minutes to go and only 3 people had joined, c'mon guys, come join the fun!

I would, b-but Jordan underneath just uploaded his silent hill 3/ 2nd movie review and I have to watch it now... I knew I should have watched it last night.

 

[Troykv]

I arrive too for the predictions!

Just to say.
The whole "Roy is 1/4th manakete thing."
Is technically canon.
Because Ninian leaving her meek younger brother to try to survive alone on the other side of the Dragon's Gate so she can hop onto Eliwood's lap is the ending used in the official novelization of the story.
How you add half a manakete to Eliwood and get a weaker child is something that will raise questions for eternity.

Edit: This also means that Lyn is an entirely vestigial character to be added INTO the story of FE7->6 because she makes no appearance and I don't think in any way gets mentioned in the entire game; if you remove the theory of her being Eliwood's bride.

Many other things in FE7 ships Eliwood/Ninian as a canon...

In fact, I found funny how one of the FE6's Supports say that it's likely that Roy's Mother is from Ilia (Between the Roy's Possible Mothers Options, Ninian and Fiora fit this)

"Marcus: Lord Eliwood loved his wife deeply. And one night…before the two became engaged, Lord Eliwood suddenly disappeared from the castle. When he returned to his love three days later, he presented her with a beautiful white flower which only grows in the snowy highlands. It was the flower which she loved the most."

- Marcus/Lilina Support B (Binding Blade)

 

[Frostwraith]

So, the Final Smash Presentation in Japanese has a segment where Sakurai explains how selecting her two costumes switches between English and Japanese voices. Her Bayonetta 2 costume has her Japanese voice and the Bayonetta 1 costume has her English voice.

This feature isn't found in the international versions, in which she only speaks English, regardless of the costume choice.

Well, watching that segment I found out that her "Ask your mum" line from her trailer is actually one of her taunt phrases. This is amazing. That line is pure gold.

You can watch that segment here:

 

[Chrono.]

Anyone watching AGDQ?

 

[Schnee117]

Anyone watching AGDQ?

Yeah.
Laughed more than I should have with the Other M reference on the Banana Blitz segment.

 

[AreJay25]

I don't know how the **** people can speedrun Monkey Ball

But I'd be lying if I said it wasn't entertaining

 

[Coricus]

The president of Tectoy (Sega reps on Brazil on the 90s) talks a bunch about the fierce competition of console wars(including even a bit where Michael Jackson contacted Nintendo before Sega),playlist with 14 videos and over 1 hour of interviewing,if you understand a bit of portuguese is worth watching.

I'm sorry, but every time someone brings up Brazil my focus drops off the face of the earth and all I can think of is that they had an officially licensed Mega Man comic in their country at one point that went in a lot of bizarre directions.

 

[Solfiner]

Anyone watching AGDQ?

The Splatoon run was insane.

 

[Tree Gelbman]

I feel so distant. I feel like I haven't been around so much.

But it's because I love money so much. Like...soooooo much.

I still love you guys too though.

 

[Poots]

Nice tourney, guys! I had fun!

 

[PushDustIn]

Nice tourney, guys! I had fun!

Thanks for joining! Will probably do another one next week.

 

[Oasis Dealer]

So, the Final Smash Presentation in Japanese has a segment where Sakurai explains how selecting her two costumes switches between English and Japanese voices. Her Bayonetta 2 costume has her Japanese voice and the Bayonetta 1 costume has her English voice.

This feature isn't found in the international versions, in which she only speaks English, regardless of the costume choice.

Well, watching that segment I found out that her "Ask your mum" like from her trailer is actually one of her taunt phrases. This is amazing. That line is pure gold.

You can watch that segment here:

As if I didn't need another reason to play as her. I know you can cancel the taunt, but if you can cancel it into other moves (Witch Time for example) like in the first Bayonetta, I'm going to love messing with people like that.

 

[Chrono.]

Interesting how the most rage inducing levels have the most relaxing music.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I missed Monkey Ball speedruns? Dammit

 

[Frostwraith]

I find it funny how some people complain about Bayonetta being a character from M rated games in Smash. I mean, it's not the first time it happened.

Both MGS and Bayonetta are games not quite meant for kids given their tone, themes and content.

Also, both Snake and Bayonetta were toned down in this game, so I don't see the big deal with them being from such kind of games. They fit in Smash, they're still in-character despite them being toned down and are fun additions to the roster that add to its diversity.

Well... Now that I think about it, it's kind of hilarious and amazing how there's content from mature games, to completely retro stuff such as Pac-Man and Duck Hunt, to casual games like Animal Crossing, Nintendogs and Wii Fit, to fantasy settings like Zelda and Fire Emblem, to sci-fi settings like Metroid and Star Fox, to video gaming long-running classics like Mario, Donkey Kong, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter and Pokémon...

All of it in one game. Many different facets of gaming, covering different genres, styles and eras. It's truly a sight to behold, no?

 

[PushDustIn]

I love watching Super Monkey Ball speedruns. Probably one of the best games to speedrun...watching it is super stressful.

 

[A Distant Demon]

Now it's time for Rayman Legends. With how much fun the movement is casually the speedrunning will probably look crazy

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I find it funny how some people complain about Bayonetta being a character from M rated games in Smash. I mean, it's not the first time it happened.

Both MGS and Bayonetta are games not quite meant for kids given their tone, themes and content.

Also, both Snake and Bayonetta were toned down in this game, so I don't see the big deal with them being from such kind of games. They fit in Smash, they're still in-character despite them being toned down and are fun additions to the roster that add to its diversity.

Well... Now that I think about it, it's kind of hilarious and amazing how there's content from mature games, to completely retro stuff such as Pac-Man and Duck Hunt, to casual games like Animal Crossing, Nintendogs and Wii Fit, to fantasy settings like Zelda and Fire Emblem, to sci-fi settings like Metroid and Star Fox, to video gaming long-running classics like Mario, Donkey Kong, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter and Pokémon...

All of it in one game. Many different facets of gaming, covering different genres, styles and eras. It's truly a sight to behold, no?

Snake detractors always used the age rating against him. It's a better reason for Bayonetta due to her sexualization and the fact there have been MG games with I think E ratings

 

[ChikoLad]

Now it's time for Rayman Legends. With how much fun the movement is casually the speedrunning will probably look crazy

Oh it does alright.

I know because I won a prize from a speedrunning contest for that game.

 

[Wario Bros.]

Snake detractors always used the age rating against him. It's a better reason for Bayonetta due to her sexualization and the fact there have been MG games with I think E ratings

I know Metal Gear: Ghost Babel is rated E & Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is rated T.

I can't find the ratings for Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, & Snake's Revenge (all of which made before Metal Gear Solid) though but I think they would all be rated E due to the lack of stuff in later installments.

 

[A Distant Demon]

"Yeah my ***** bear!"
"GAGA POOPOOS"
"DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

-SpikeVegeta AGDQ2016

 

[Wario Bros.]

I really hope the North American Wii U Virtual Console port of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 contains the 26 e-Reader levels that never got released in the original North America run (we only got 12 e-Reader levels released ).

If they do this also will mean those Japan only levels will finally have official English names.

 

[ChikoLad]

Time to get stuck into this game.

Don't mind Sanic he was Smashing.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

So I've finally beaten Sonic and the Black Knight. Overall, I thought it was pretty okay. It doesn't deserve the large amount of hate it gets, but at the same time, I can see were it comes from. It can be kind of frustrating at times and I didn't find the bosses fun (except for the final boss). The soundtrack is great and the story is very good. Though it was weird hearing Jason Griffith after hearing Roger Craig Smith for many years (not in a bad way).

 

[Cutie Gwen]

So I've finally beaten Sonic and the Black Knight. Overall, I thought it was pretty okay. It doesn't deserve the large amount of hate it gets, but at the same time, I can see were it comes from. It can be kind of frustrating at times and I didn't find the bosses fun (except for the final boss). The soundtrack is great and the story is very good. Though it was weird hearing Jason Griffith after hearing Roger Craig Smith for many years (not in a bad way).

I found the Lancelot rematch fun tbh. Black Knight is easily my 3rd favourite Sonic game. Despite it's gimmicks, it's fun as hell, and FINALLY we get multiple characters back!

 

[Schnee117]

FINALLY we get multiple characters back!

And then they're gone again.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

I found the Lancelot rematch fun tbh. Black Knight is easily my 3rd favourite Sonic game. Despite it's gimmicks, it's fun as hell, and FINALLY we get multiple characters back!

The multiple characters were handled very well. They play like Sonic but they have their own attacks that make them stand out, as it should be.