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by aidopotato
October 3rd, 2023, 3:21 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Amored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Replies: 3
Views: 24531

Re: Amored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

Yo- cheers for starting a thread on this. Having a great time with ACVI notwithstanding the obligatory frustrations- I'm about halfway through Stage 5 now, so nearing the end. The stripped back presentation, the depth to the combat and the sheer versatility of the customization have got their hooks ...
by aidopotato
December 2nd, 2020, 2:48 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Devil May Cry V / Special Edition
Replies: 10
Views: 11736

Re: Our next podcast recording (6.12.20) - 448: Devil May Cry V

As others here have already said, DMCV's combat is the best in class (sorry Bayonetta, you had a good innings). Dante's more responsive and flexible than ever; Nero's style has deepened considerably since his debut and I thoroughly enjoyed playing as V once I got my head around his play style, which...
by aidopotato
August 16th, 2019, 2:57 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Replies: 31
Views: 22092

Re: Our next podcast recording (17.8.19) - 383: Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Having played a little of the earlier entries in the series, I'd decided I wasn't buying what the MGS series was selling. The staccato rhythm of play alongside the tedious incomprehensible storytelling just ground me down (come at me). I got GZ on Games with Gold, however, and decided I'd give it a ...
by aidopotato
July 5th, 2019, 3:31 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Final Fantasy XII
Replies: 16
Views: 11021

Re: Our next Final Fantasy podcast recording (10.8.19) - 382: Final Fantasy XII

Ooof. Scathing stuff Ixolite. All valid criticisms, as were the others mentioned above, but nevertheless, I found a lot to like about FFXII. I've never been a huge fan of the series, or even the genre really, but something about the buzz around XII attracted me and I decided to give it a go. First o...
by aidopotato
November 30th, 2018, 4:53 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Biohazard 7: Resident Evil)
Replies: 51
Views: 34329

Re: 349: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Biohazard 7: Resident Evil)

I was surprised and delighted with the direction Capcom took Resident Evil in in its latest reinvention. Its referencing of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and PT could be viewed as cynical or unoriginal; I felt it injected some real menace into a series that was skewing a little to far towards farce. A...
by aidopotato
October 5th, 2018, 2:44 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: Whatcha Been Watching?
Replies: 1921
Views: 1581614

Re: Whatcha Been Watching?

I've been watching Ken Burn's Vietnam documentary. Has kind of put me in a fowl mood. Having to take a break halfway in as to not fall down a angry, depressing hole. Yeah for real. Finished watching it last week, and while I'm happy I did (because it's an excellent doc, and really, I never had much...
by aidopotato
September 17th, 2018, 3:37 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 5 (Biohazard 5)
Replies: 25
Views: 19826

Re: Our next Resident Evil podcast recording (13.10.18) - 341: Resident Evil 5 (Biohazard 5)

While not as groundbreaking as RE4, this follow up still holds fond memories for me as it was the first time I'd taken my gaming online. I played through the whole campaign and sank many happy hours into mercenaries with a friend. I seem to recall, among the general controversy that greeted the game...
by aidopotato
August 2nd, 2018, 8:57 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 4 (Biohazard 4)
Replies: 67
Views: 48228

Re: Our next Resident Evil podcast recording (8.9.18) - 336: Resident Evil 4 (Biohazard 4)

so with RE3: Nemesis having taken the fixed-camera template of yore to its limits, it was time for Capcom to... ...release CODE: Veronica, Resident Evil 2002 and Resident Evil 0 before coming out with RE4 half a decade later... 😉 The Numbered entries in the series, by which I meant not spin-offs, r...
by aidopotato
August 1st, 2018, 6:45 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 4 (Biohazard 4)
Replies: 67
Views: 48228

Re: Our next Resident Evil podcast recording (8.9.18) - 336: Resident Evil 4 (Biohazard 4)

The numbered Resident Evil titles seems to have settled into a repeating pattern of Revolution / Evolution / Stagnation; so with RE3: Nemesis having taken the fixed-camera template of yore to its limits, it was time for Capcom to reinvent. Like seeing Donkey Kong Country for the first time, I couldn...
by aidopotato
February 19th, 2018, 5:46 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil (2002) (Biohazard)
Replies: 18
Views: 13023

Re: 324: Resident Evil (2002) (Biohazard)

just realised I posted my thoughts on the original here. D'oh.
by aidopotato
February 19th, 2018, 5:33 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Replies: 8
Views: 6524

Re: Our next podcast recording (25.2.18) - 308: Tenchu: Stealth Assassins

I'm generally not much of a fan of stealth-em-ups, but I remember Tenchu as a good example of how to make stealth fun (see also, the Arkham series and Mark of the Ninja- games with more than some Tenchu DNA in them). I played it shortly after release at the behest of a friend who was obsessed with i...
by aidopotato
January 23rd, 2018, 4:56 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: All things Resident Evil (Biohazard)
Replies: 259
Views: 169958

Re: 307: Resident Evil 2 (Biohazard 2)

After the wonderful time I had with RE1 in 96, I was salivating at the prospect of a sequel and RE2 didn't disappoint. It took the same essential infrastructure and applied it to a much more ambitious canvas, boasting a much larger play area, more onscreen enemies and a more pronounced difference in...
by aidopotato
January 9th, 2018, 10:24 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil (2002) (Biohazard)
Replies: 18
Views: 13023

Re: 324: Resident Evil (2002) (Biohazard)

This was the game I bought a Playstation for, the prospect of taking part in an interactive zombie movie proving too seductive for the teenaged me to resist. To this day I vividly recall the first encounter with a zombie; the dogs bursting through the windows; the battle with a giant snake; the firs...
by aidopotato
April 21st, 2016, 2:07 pm
Forum: Videogame Music (VGM)
Topic: The videogame music thread
Replies: 1260
Views: 1576488

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

Hallo guys. Just recently started listening to this wonderful podcast, no idea why it took me so long to give it a go but I'm loving it. I was gonna hold off on making suggestions until I'd worked my way through the backlog to make sure they hadn't already appeared, but you mentioned on a recent sho...
by aidopotato
November 24th, 2015, 5:33 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: All things Mass Effect
Replies: 47
Views: 32762

Re: Our next-but-one podcast recording: Mass Effect 3

Having played the ME trilogy back to back to back, the contrasts between the third installment and its predecessors were very obvious to me. The last few graphical and systemic rough edges had been sanded away, elevating the experience from a rickety, niche concern, to a super-sleek Blockbuster tent...
by aidopotato
January 8th, 2015, 12:38 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: All things Silent Hill
Replies: 85
Views: 54001

Re: Our next Silent Hill series podcast recording: Silent Hi

SH3 is probably doomed to be remembered as the 2nd best game in the series forever; though I still found plenty positive about it. Graphically and mechanically it's tighter than what has come before, and many of its scares and standout moments are up there with the series' best (the mirror room in t...
by aidopotato
December 3rd, 2014, 1:45 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: All things Silent Hill
Replies: 85
Views: 54001

Re: Our next Silent Hill series podcast recording: Silent Hi

yeah too late for the podcast too- but criminy, what a game. still get shivers just listening to the soundtrack, and haven't (after all these years) summoned up the balls to replay it. shant see its like again.
by aidopotato
December 3rd, 2013, 10:18 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Mark of the Ninja
Replies: 34
Views: 28367

Re: This week's podcast: Mark of the Ninja

I was very pleasantly surprised with Mark of the Ninja; despite not being much for stealth games, I picked this up on the strength of the reviews and found that, as with the Arkham outings, stealth was more a matter of choice than necessity. I immediately took to the aesthetic, loved the mechanics a...
by aidopotato
November 29th, 2013, 11:38 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Game suggestions for the podcast
Replies: 2123
Views: 1444834

Re: Game suggestions for the podcast

OK, apologies if this has already been mentioned somewhere in the 30-odd preceding pages, but I'd like to hear a podcast on Final Fantasy XII. I know, I know, I know, everyone has their own faves and you probably have a 'NO F**KING FINAL FANTASY' policy, but hear me out. I loved FFVII, but it's been...
by aidopotato
September 17th, 2013, 11:25 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Psychonauts
Replies: 9
Views: 7839

Re: This week's podcast: Psychonauts

I'd heard about this game upon its release, but only picked it up (like many others i'm sure) after yahtzee's anti-diatribe on zeropunctuation. So very very very happy i hunted it down. What at first blush seemed like a colourful but simplistic platformer, soon revealed itself to be something altoge...