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by Donk
April 12th, 2020, 12:22 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Replies: 12
Views: 14486

Re: 411: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

But the part I hit the wall with wasn’t the bosses or the difficulty- it was the padding. Each boss or mini boss had a whole bunch of goons to remove before the one on one battle could commence. That was my feeling as well, particularly with the general in the courtyard and then Juzou the drunkard....
by Donk
July 9th, 2018, 4:31 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Braid
Replies: 9
Views: 7439

Re: Our next podcast recording (14.7.18) - 328: Braid

I got Braid when it originally came out on XBox Live Arcade and played 2-3 hours before rage quitting it. I'd occasionally give it a go but never made any real progress. Fast forward several years and I'm looking through my Steam library to find a game for my 4 year old to play. He was still learnin...
by Donk
December 18th, 2017, 10:49 am
Forum: Videogame Music (VGM)
Topic: The videogame music thread
Replies: 1260
Views: 1576586

Re: The videogame music thread (also Sound of Play submissions)

Golden Axe is one of the first 'real' game I played on PC. Up until then a lot of it had been golf simulators, flight simulators, shareware. But Golden Axe had arcade quality graphics and playing the game and dying and not having to put money in to play again my mind was blown, it was in equal to fr...
by Donk
October 17th, 2017, 4:41 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Grim Fandango
Replies: 13
Views: 11972

Re: Grim Fandango

I missed this game back in the day, looking at the time period I was exclusively competitive FPS at the time so it's not surprising. I'm partial to the Double Fine games so I made point of playing this not long ago. I made my way to Rubacava on my own feeling pretty good with myself, picked up some ...
by Donk
June 20th, 2017, 3:45 pm
Forum: Videogame Music (VGM)
Topic: The videogame music thread
Replies: 1260
Views: 1576586

Re: The videogame music thread (also Sound of Play submissions)

I usually listen to music from games I have played a lot, music that's permanently seared into my brain. I can't put my finger on why exactly I enjoy video game music so I've been making an effort of listening to game music from games, developers, platforms and generations I've never played or even ...
by Donk
April 12th, 2017, 5:15 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: Forum Changelog and Forum Suggestions
Replies: 357
Views: 529619

Re: Forum Changelog and Forum Suggestions

New forum looks great.
by Donk
January 2nd, 2017, 11:38 pm
Forum: Sound of Play
Topic: Sound of Play: 74
Replies: 2
Views: 3111

Re: Sound of Play: 74

Great show, lots of heavy hitters there. Anyone else having to adjust the volume between the dialog and music? I'm on my mobile crappy earbuds so that may be it?
by Donk
December 28th, 2016, 11:06 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: SOMA
Replies: 10
Views: 10263

Re: SOMA

Story and presentation was great, saw some of it coming and some of it straight up kicked me in the nuts. Loved all the story elements. But that game was about twice as long as it should have been, the monsters did not work at all and really did not like them. They just served as wall between you an...
by Donk
December 21st, 2016, 1:04 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11699
Views: 6924525

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Lumines: Puzzle and Music, I'm hooked. Dozens of hours already.
by Donk
December 20th, 2016, 11:06 am
Forum: Videogame Music (VGM)
Topic: The videogame music thread
Replies: 1260
Views: 1576586

Re: The videogame music thread (also Sound of Play submissions)

I discovered Jake 'virt' Kaufman through an online video game music radio station. I've only played one game he's created music for (Shovel Knight) but I've gone and bought most of his releases on Bandcamp. The man is a genious. It's hard to pick one tune but for now I'll submit this one from a game...
by Donk
December 19th, 2016, 10:13 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: INSIDE
Replies: 20
Views: 16533

Re: INSIDE (includes spoiler-filled narrative discussion)

I didn't play a lot of 2016 games in 2016 but this is probably my GOTY. The visual and especially the sound design, good lord. Controls, puzzles and length were perfect. I'll qualify this by being a busy family man, the simple controls and shorter playtime allowed me two consume it in two sittings, ...
by Donk
December 19th, 2016, 9:36 am
Forum: Sound of Play
Topic: Sound of Play: 72
Replies: 2
Views: 4232

Re: Sound of Play: 72

What a lovely track that is from Westerado. Hearing the introduction from Ryan I was even about to skip it (cowboy music with twangy banjos and fiddles) but I must have listened to it ten times since listening to the show. Went and bought the soundtrack on bandcamp too. You should too: https://samva...
by Donk
December 8th, 2015, 10:52 am
Forum: Videogame Music (VGM)
Topic: The videogame music thread
Replies: 1260
Views: 1576586

Re: SoP submissions *please read first post*

Good or bad, I always make a point of having the music turned up when playing a game, more often than not it will grow on me. Listening to the soundtrack on its own later will be more than just the music, it will bring back to your mind the experience of playing the game which is nice Trying to expa...
by Donk
January 9th, 2014, 9:30 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Replies: 51
Views: 32607

Re: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Just finished last night, damn how good does that game look. Loved it. Clever puzzles, good pacing, great minimalistic story. I get the feeling a regular studio might have crammed 10 hours of platforming in there to fill in for content but Starbreeze decided only to bring us the choice bits and they...
by Donk
November 14th, 2013, 9:46 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2013
Replies: 1014
Views: 478022

Re: Games completed 2013

Finished XCOM: Enemy Unknown yesterday, great fun, constantly throwing new stuff at you, new tech and enemies, challenging gameplay. I did a save/reload playthrough, I was still learning all the systems up until the end, didn't feel like doing an Ironman not knowing what was going on. Awesome game.
by Donk
November 5th, 2013, 9:27 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: NVIDIA ShadowPlay
Replies: 3
Views: 3419

Re: NVIDIA ShadowPlay

As I understand it there is a hardware video encoder on the video card? Is that correct? Have any of you tried it with live streaming? Does it work with XSplit and OBS?
by Donk
September 1st, 2013, 1:19 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Super Meat Boy
Replies: 15
Views: 10169

Re: This week's podcast: Super Meat Boy

SMB is one of my favorite games. I have only finished 'the campaign' once and am working my way through the dark worlds and bandages slowly now. What keeps me coming back is the control mechanics, they're perfect. The controls coupled with the instant retry make hours disappear. You always feel like...
by Donk
June 6th, 2013, 2:40 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Mobile phone gaming
Replies: 285
Views: 183924

Re: iOS Gaming

I played through Another World, amazing game, every bit as amazing as when I first played it 20 years ago (fuuu). Controls (swipe) take some getting used to but when you get them down they are spot on, very responsive and become second nature. Am playing Eufloria now, also amazing. They are not lyin...
by Donk
May 16th, 2013, 5:41 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Android games suggestion thread
Replies: 30
Views: 19177

Re: Android games suggestion thread

Just got an S4, the games I've been enjoying so far are:
Another World
Carmageddon
The Room
Pixel Dungeon
by Donk
April 22nd, 2013, 5:14 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Offensive games?
Replies: 33
Views: 22265

Re: Offensive games?

I'm often immature, juvenile and silly but Duke Nuke Forever was offensive in parts. Picking up poo and slapped boobs on a wall were not only vile but painfully unfunny at the same time. Duke Nukem Forever was the first and so far only title that came to mind, some sexist gags didn't go over too we...