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

[Swamp Sensei]

I must be amazing at Sonic Adventure 2.

Security Hall was the first level I got an A on.

 

[Champ Gold]

I must be amazing at Sonic Adventure 2.

Security Hall was the first level I got an A on.

Mine was Green Forest and Wild Canyon

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

My dog saw I got my cat a toy and got super jealous

The first chance she got, she burst into my room and grabbed it for herself

 

[MainJPW]

It was always the Tails levels that got me.

Mission Street and Enternal Engine were the bane of my existence.

I hated playing as Tails, didn't like him being confined to that walker the entire game.

 

[FalKoopa]

Wait a minute, is that one of those channels that crap out a template of crappy/bizarre children games, with the channel host typing like a bot? Like Hey Kids?

Been a while since I came across one of these. They're fun to mess with though in how bizarre the videos can get, and the channel host just speaks either nonsense or seemingly automated replies in the comments sections similar to the TOYS in Japan one.

That accent seems familiar for some reason.

and no, I wasn't terrified.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

I must be amazing at Sonic Adventure 2.

Security Hall was the first level I got an A on.

You're guaranteed an A in Security Hall due to the 5 minute time limit. As long as you survive the time limit/enemies and gets all 3 Emeralds, well...

Also, I didn't mind Mad Space that much. Now, Meteor Herd, that's just an annoying stage. Especially the 100 Ring mission. Flying random meteors are so jank. Mission Street is the same issue. And Security Hall too. -_-

And yeah, the radar sucks in 2, but the controls feel more fluid for Knuckles. He can dig faster, attack better, and other than lacking a Homing Attack equivalent, he works fine. The stages aren't nearly as good sometimes, though. I think Rouge's(bar Security Hall) are a bit more balanced. Eggman's as well. Sonic and Shadow both have meh stages at times. Their final ones aren't too great, Crazy Gadget is plain annoying, and both Forests have some problemsome design. To be honest, none of Shadow's stages were designed that well(only his first one has some decent design. The rest are full of bullcrap). I love the game, but yeah.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

You're guaranteed an A in Security Hall due to the 5 minute time limit. As long as you survive the time limit/enemies and gets all 3 Emeralds, well...

...

...

Oh.

No wonder I got it when I was a kid.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

...

...

Oh.

No wonder I got it when I was a kid.

It's like a Rare Candy, except you gotta earn it.

 

[Khoru]

The Skell version tho

[✓] this thing on
[✓] all alone
[ ] anyone there
[✓] need a bigger gun

Spoiler

no ok but actually i don't really dislike any part of xcx's soundtrack
some songs are maybe a little lackluster or lack an identity of their own because of the way sawano does soundtracks, but

 

[Chrono.]

[✓] this thing on
[✓] all alone
[ ] anyone there
[✓] need a bigger gun

Spoiler

no ok but actually i don't really dislike any part of xcx's soundtrack
some songs are maybe a little lackluster or lack an identity of their own because of the way sawano does soundtracks, but

PLEASE WAKE ME UP
NOT TO SOUND CLICHE
BUT THIS WORLD SUCKS!

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I agree with you though.

I always thought Sawano's sound fit the industrial/sci-fi theme of the game, a lot of the anime he's worked on also have a similar atmosphere to XCX (mainly referring to Aldnoah.Zero here though)

 

[Solfiner]

[✓] this thing on
[✓] all alone
[ ] anyone there
[✓] need a bigger gun

Spoiler

no ok but actually i don't really dislike any part of xcx's soundtrack
some songs are maybe a little lackluster or lack an identity of their own because of the way sawano does soundtracks, but

That's probably because the soundtrack is pretty big, it gets hard to give everything a really unique vibe. The original had the same problem at parts.

I really love X's soundtrack personally, one of my favorites.

 

[Khoru]

That's probably because the soundtrack is pretty big, it gets hard to give everything a really unique vibe. The original had the same problem at parts.

I really love X's soundtrack personally, one of my favorites.

the issue i was alluding to was more like
for example, there are those two songs that (when decoded...) are z12 event and z13 event
z12 is actually three unrelated songs in one and z13 is two
it makes it kinda hard to say "oh i like that one" without explicitly knowing the context in which it plays (e.g. the divine roost)

 

[Solfiner]

the issue i was alluding to was more like
for example, there are those two songs that (when decoded...) are z12 event and z13 event
z12 is actually three unrelated songs in one and z13 is two
it makes it kinda hard to say "oh i like that one" without explicitly knowing the context in which it plays (e.g. the divine roost)

Ah, yeah that can get kinda confusing.

 

[Fenriraga]

.......

So here I am just playing X, doing some sidequesting, and wouldn't you know it...

Spoiler: "The Sword of Legendaryness" mild sidequest Spoilers

WILL THE PARALLELS NEVER CEASE?!

 

[Chrono.]

.......

So here I am just playing X, doing some sidequesting, and wouldn't you know it...

Spoiler: "The Sword of Legendaryness" mild sidequest Spoilers

View attachment 91007
WILL THE PARALLELS NEVER CEASE?!

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Please tell me you can use it

 

[Cutie Gwen]

2 Xenoblade X things:
1: You're welcome @Ivander
2: You can outright change your gender later on? Damn. I have to applaud Nintendo for this. For a company that's been yelled at for being homophobic, (Tomodachi Life and Fates) I guess they also want to prove they don't mind the LGBT as a whole

 

[Swamp Sensei]

2 Xenoblade X things:
1: You're welcome @Ivander
2: You can outright change your gender later on? Damn. I have to applaud Nintendo for this. For a company that's been yelled at for being homophobic, (Tomodachi Life and Fates) I guess they also want to prove they don't mind the LGBT as a whole

I don't think its because of the LGBT.

 

[Fenriraga]

2 Xenoblade X things:
1: You're welcome @Ivander
2: You can outright change your gender later on? Damn. I have to applaud Nintendo for this. For a company that's been yelled at for being homophobic, (Tomodachi Life and Fates) I guess they also want to prove they don't mind the LGBT as a whole

That option in particular has nothing to do with LGBT... it makes more sense in the context of the game, don't want to spoil it.

Spoiler

Please tell me you can use it

Spoiler

Nope, but you get a holofigure of a Shulk-ish looking Nopon holding it to the sky. Which is nice.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I don't think its because of the LGBT.

I know, but Nintendo feels like any normal company in which they don't want potential customers to be alienated, especially with their wonderful past 2 years with the lgbt community.

That option in particular has nothing to do with LGBT... it makes more sense in the context of the game, don't want to spoil it.

Spoiler

Nope, but you get a holofigure of a Shulk-ish looking Nopon holding it to the sky. Which is nice.

I only beat Chapter 5, how far is the reason?

 

[Chrono.]

That option in particular has nothing to do with LGBT... it makes more sense in the context of the game, don't want to spoil it.

Spoiler

Nope, but you get a holofigure of a Shulk-ish looking Nopon holding it to the sky. Which is nice.

Spoiler

lol and here I was hoping for it to be some sort of super secret end-game weapon

 

[Fenriraga]

I know, but Nintendo feels like any normal company in which they don't want potential customers to be alienated, especially with their wonderful past 2 years with the lgbt community.

I only beat Chapter 5, how far is the reason?

Oh. If you're done with 5 then it's the exact reason you just found out.

You'll have to do 2 side quests to get the option for it.

Spoiler

lol and here I was hoping for it to be some sort of super secret end-game weapon

Spoiler

I mean, there's tons of Nopon themed weapons. I would have taken it as a knife or something. All I know is the power of a Monado is not meant for the hands of Nopon...

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Oh. If you're done with 5 then it's the exact reason you just found out.

You'll have to do 2 side quests to get the option for it.

Well, I need to explore more to access Chapter 6 so lol
Quoting something with spoilers you don't want to see is haaaard

 

[Chrono.]

So the next AssCreed games got leaked.

A compilation and the next main title is in Egypt, apparently. Greece is after.

 

[FalKoopa]

So the next AssCreed games got leaked.

A compilation and the next main title is in Egypt, apparently. Greece is after.

I'm waiting when they're finally reach WWI and WWII.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

So the next AssCreed games got leaked.

A compilation and the next main title is in Egypt, apparently. Greece is after.

Compilation of what?

Also I found this.

It's really cool.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Compilation of what?

Also I found this.

It's really cool.

Do they have one of those of any other gen?

I wonder how accurate those sizes are

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Do they have one of those of any other gen?

I wonder how accurate those sizes are

I couldn't fine a good one for any other gen.

 

[Serpdrako]

Haven't been here in a while and wanted to return with a leak. Sorry if it's already been discussed.

http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/gen...tendo-tv-and-nintendo-go-nx-reveal-1789698/#3

Also goodnight. I will be sleeping and unable to discuss.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Sonic Lost World's controls and physics definitely don't mesh well with older stuff

You know, with some changes here and there with the gameplay, Lost World Sonic with this level design could work really well. It's interesting to see Lost World's gameplay with more "Sonic-esc" level design, as opposed to Lost World's flat levels.

 

[Frostwraith]

Aside from veteran cuts, especially Wolf and Snake, I'm actually very satisfied with the Smash 4 roster and easily is the most diverse character cast we've ever had in the series.

In fact, there are three major disappointments I have in regards to this game:

Spoiler

1. The aforementioned cuts.

2. How music was handled, especially the somewhat significant amount of songs that were shortened in length. Some still sound nice like Gaur Plain (Xenoblade) or Brinstar (Melee), simply looping earlier at feasible points for such, but others got really shafted like Engage the Enemy (Xenoblade) and DK Rap which have obvious cuts and the original flow of the songs is simply gone.
Truly an example of quantity over quality and generally poor music direction, which is jarring considering how Sakurai places so much importance in music. Otherwise, there's still plenty of good music and great remixes.

3. The stage selection being split between versions that has led to not every franchise getting a new stage in each version, i.e. some franchises only have past stages in each version.
Overall, the stage selection is too over-reliant on past stages, which while not a bad thing by itself as many fan-favorites returned, when combined with the fact described above, it ends up not having a fresh feel as Melee and Brawl had compared to their predecessors.

On the other hand, this game has plenty of positives:

Spoiler

1. Gameplay just feels better than Brawl and is, in general, an improvement. The lack of random tripping and slightly faster pacing are welcome changes.

2. First time in the series in which past stages aren't restricted to the previous game, featuring stages from all three predecessors.

3. Plenty of innovative characters such as Rosalina, Shulk, Little Mac, Ryu or Bayonetta, building upon what Brawl had done with Olimar and Snake.

4. The return of Melee characters that were absent in Brawl: Dr. Mario, Mewtwo and Roy.

5. The 3DS version marks the first portable entry in the series, allowing for playing anywhere.

6. All except two items returned from Brawl, which is a step up from the Melee to Brawl transition that cut 5.

7. Character customization adds depth to the game, though there is a lot of room for improvement, as most characters simply have variations of existing moves, with the exception of Palutena and Miis. This said, Ice Balls for Luigi, Fire Arrows for Toon Link, Mega Man's customs and such show there's potential in showing more of the characters' abilities: Mario could have different FLUDD nozzles, Ganondorf could be given a magic projectile, Pit, Samus and Link could be given more weapons from their games. It's just a matter of exploring and developing this feature a bit more in future installments.

Even after four entries, each being more massive than the one before, there's still plenty of room for improvement.

Haven't been here in a while and wanted to return with a leak. Sorry if it's already been discussed.

http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/gen...tendo-tv-and-nintendo-go-nx-reveal-1789698/#3

Also goodnight. I will be sleeping and unable to discuss.

Sounds like a run-of-the-mill fan dream under the guise of a "leak". In other words, likely fake.

I do admit the ideas in that post do sound interesting, but yeah, with no sources or evidence to back such claims, it could be just fantasy.

 

[Kenith]

I know Im a bit late, but being able to completely change your avatar in XBCX down to gender is NOT Nintendo being progressive.

It's Monolith separating story from gameplay.
Not having the option to modify your avatar in such a huge game would suck, so they added the option for player convenience.

The way they explain it actually does check out logically, but story-wise I don't think it's something the protagonist would ever do.

 

[Deleted member]

>When people start talking about XCX spoilers

Pfffft. none of you can ever guess how weird I am..... Or actually, nevermind, @Zoroarking knows.

But trust me, there's a billion examples of those nursery rhymes all over youtube.... Here's two fantastic examples, though i could post them all day, really, they're pure gold...

To anyone curious
He likes legs
Not in the way you'd expect tho
I have seen it. "All of it"

 

[Frostwraith]

I wish people stopped getting politics into video games, but that's not gonna happen, is it?

I remember when being able to change your avatar's gender/sex was a matter of gameplay and being able to customize and change your player character to your liking whenever you wished.

Now, that same option, which is nowhere near innovative, is seen as "OMG so progressive, so accepting towards the LGBT community". Seriously?

People really need to stop looking at things so deeply and just enjoy the damn games and have fun. I begin to miss the good old times in which gaming was about having fun.

Damn, I really am getting old.

 

[KenboCalrissian]

Wait a minute, is that one of those channels that crap out a template of crappy/bizarre children games, with the channel host typing like a bot? Like Hey Kids?

Been a while since I came across one of these. They're fun to mess with though in how bizarre the videos can get, and the channel host just speaks either nonsense or seemingly automated replies in the comments sections similar to the TOYS in Japan one.

Kids love Minecraft, so let's just stick that in the background. Also I'm on a tight budget, so, idc what else you do. We're gonna record this in one take, have fun with that.

I must be amazing at Sonic Adventure 2.

Security Hall was the first level I got an A on.

I recall getting an easy A there too. I legit think they realized how hard the level was and lowered the skill cap for the grade so you didn't have to suffer forever.

Mine was Pumpkin Hill. I liked the stage... when I started. Then I couldn't find a treasure spot for, like, an hour straight, and for some reason that kept happening every time I replayed it. So many different levels to check, there's a couple platforms way out in space you can't forget about... oh and MY NAME IS KNUCKLES.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I don't even remember my first A rank lol. I remember Egg Emperor in Sonic Heroes always getting beaten with an A rank

 

[Deleted member]

Poor guy just wanted someone to play with
No one wanted to so he killed everyone
At least the rebels played with him
But then he got salty that he lost

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Re: Fiora talk a few pages back - it's true that thanks to X, Elma has more of an edge over Fiora. But if PXZ2 does well and if Fiora is in more crossover projects (similar to the FE characters in Codename STEAM or even if she gets a Mario Maker costume or something) I'd say her chances would remain good then. But that would have to be for the next Smash/Ultimate Smash port.

I wouldn't be opposed to both Fiora and Elma tbh

Anyway the whole early shift thing is really taking a toll on my mind and body so I'll probably be quiet here for a while.

 

[NintenZ]

I now pronounce Marine the Raccoon officially dead, as Sticks the Badger recently murdered her, so let's have a moment of silence,

Spoiler: Big image

She died so young...

 

[Kenith]

Despite me thinking she's sorta boring in her game, I'm totally for Elma in Smash.

If only because she is the only Xenoblade Chronicles X rep that makes sense at all, and because she uses dual swords, and that's damn cool!

 

[PushDustIn]

Is Sakurai a Liar?

SG's research into the topic is finish. Hope you guys enjoy it. The header is amazing!