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  • Still the best synthesis of story and gameplay I've seen. The game's phenomenal at attaching you to characters through gameplay (and it tells you early what exactly it's gonna do with that, too).

    The sequel does it too, but in a very different (and very bold) way.

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  • Skyward Sword was a weird one for me. The motion controls drove me nuts almost all the time, except when they didn't and I was having a blast. Unfortunately, that wasn't super often, and when I finally did get into a groove, it was the very end of the game. The final boss felt really good. But then it was over.

    The third dungeon is also one of my favorites in the series and the story has one of my favorite Zeldas (the character) in the series, too. At the same time, there were also large stretches I hated. So many ups and downs for me.

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  • I started a HG/SS Nuzlocke recently--first time I've done one--and ran into the same trouble I always do on hardcore/high-risk runs: as soon as it starts to get easy or too predictable, I completely lose interest.

    Miss that era of Pokémon something fierce, though.

  • No need to hurt me, GOG :(

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  • Crypt of the NecroDancer is a steal at $3. And it definitely made me feel old seeing it on this list 😭

  • Former Dragon Age writer says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Baldur's Gate 3 prove 'what's possible when a game is given time to cook'

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  • It's the dungeon design that's most like Dark Souls. Encounters are a bit taxing, and there's a bonfire-like checkpoint system that similarly respawns enemies and recharges your equivalent of estus flasks. It's fairly generous, but there are a few stretches (especially in the side content) where you'll have to evade combat or avoid damage enough to make it through all the encounters.

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  • This one feels like a case of patient gaming backfiring on me. It took me a couple of years to finish Ys IX, but now that I've waited on this, I just want to hold out until Proud Nordics comes out.

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  • Price isn't the only consideration with patient gaming, there are also features and bugs to think about. It's a good game, but there are lingering issues--softlocks (brutal in a game without manual saves), crashes, and especially sound problems--that I think would warrant patience for some players, especially on PC.

  • Another Crusade is what happens when turn-based RPGs get twitchy

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  • Legally distinct Super Mario RPG, eh.

    Good thing this one never took off with how litigious Nintendo's been lately.

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  • Yeah, I had to poke at Sky FC for a couple of years, and it took pandemic lockdown for me to get through it. I didn't get grabbed by the series until Sky 3rd. So glad I did, though. Zero and Azure are some of my favorite games ever.

    I like what I'm seeing with the scenes in the upcoming remake, but my replay of FC/SC wasn't long ago so I'll certainly be patient on that.

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  • It's a lot of fun. Round-less has always been my favorite way to do turn-based. I wish they'd do more with field positioning too (like the final boss of Zero), but the character kits are almost always cool and I like that they are always throwing in a tweak or two for the battle system.

  • Playing multiplayer titles is the best way to involuntarily become a Patient Gamer

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  • This is how I ended up almost exclusively patient gaming for years starting in 2013. I'd been locked into World of Warcraft for since its first release and Pandaria era was really the first time I started looking at other games to play. I had plenty to catch up on!

  • Square Enix Reveals Its Plan To "Reboot" The Company Over The Next Three Years

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  • FF12, 13, 15, and 7 Remake were all big sellers. It's more the recent, poor performances of Rebirth and 16 that have raised eyebrows (although I can understand the argument that 15 and 16 moved away from being JRPGs from a gameplay point of view).

    The big names they are left with right now are FF14 (the other MMO), Nier (the brainchild of an auteur, not regular work product), and Dragon Quest. Maybe FF17 will be end up being more traditional, but with the way that series' dev cycles have gone on top of the restructuring, who knows when that will surface.

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  • Kinda telling that not a single one of those revealed titles on that roadmap is new. Not even a new game in an existing IP.

    I'm not sure how much time they have before they start to be perceived as ceding their long-term dominance in their major genre. Persona 6 is around the corner, and RGG has also been growing.

  • Nvidia reportedly raises GPU prices by 10-15% as manufacturing costs surge — tariffs and TSMC price hikes filter down to retailers

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  • When it comes to semiconductors, there's always another grift.

    Unfortunately, after AI, it'll probably be military drones.

  • Clair Obscur Expedition 33 dev is about to nerf the RPG’s most overpowered skill

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  • I ended up just switching

    Lune over to the weapon that has her charge the gradient meter. By the end boss, I felt like I went a little too hard, hah.

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  • It's ridiculous, and like they said, a bit too easy to break the game with. Just stack a couple multipliers and you're one-shotting anything.

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  • The Great Ace Attorney! Just finished the third adventure. I'm a huge fan of the original trilogy and was skeptical this would measure up, but it's been a brilliant evolution of the series so far.

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  • Can't wait to play the new Star Wars game from XCom devs and miss a 90% as a freaking Jedi 😒

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  • Jumped back into Baldur's Gate 3 after the new patch dropped to try out the new subclasses. Giant barb is fun! My Tav is a relatively boring diviner, but I realized I haven't played a wizard face character before and some of the dialogue options have also been interesting. I rolled a Zariel tiefling so it's also been amusing to use Intimidate checks as a cloth-wearer. Got a Death cleric that's been not quite as exciting (planning on replacing with Circle of Stars druid a little later) and my crit build martial character I've run half a dozen times before will be trying the notorious Hexblade dip.

    Side note, I play on Honour difficulty and I've run into a few bugs/blips already, more than usual. Frustrating as hell, though I guess I could always dig into my file system if I really wanted to load a save for a (legit?) reason.

  • After years of hearing about it, I finally started playing Timberborn. Great chill city builder.

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  • Early Access games feel out of scope. Half of the point of patient gaming is waiting for a feature-complete product.

  • Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works
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    Final Fantasy XVI - Sometimes you just want to turn your brain off and punch big, dumb monsters

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    Citizen Sleeper: A Compact, Sci-Fi Exploration of Survival at the Fringes of Space and Humanity

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    My PC Survived Star Wars: Jedi Survivor

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    Reflections on Xenoblade Chronicles

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    Games that still need more patience: what games released a year ago (or older) are you waiting for a sale on? Or that need another patch?

  • Games @lemmy.world
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    Final Factory Launch Trailer

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    Best Buy offers to screen LGBTQ nonprofit donations after conservative pressure, filing shows

    www.nbcnews.com /nbc-out/out-news/best-buy-offers-screen-lgbtq-nonprofit-donations-conservative-pressure-rcna145603
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    Lost Odyssey - When the Well of Great Writing Runs Dry

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    Control - the first game to get me to turn on cheats in decades

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    Games that are good at getting you ready to play?

  • Gaming @beehaw.org
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    Unicorn Overlord details ally characters, nations, and exploration

    www.gematsu.com /2023/11/unicorn-overlord-details-ally-characters-nations-and-exploration
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    Persona 5 Tactica - Review Thread

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    What's the best game you played this year (that didn't come out this year)?

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    Blizzard announces World of Warcraft's next 3 expansions: 'We ain't screwin' around,' declares Chris Metzen

    www.pcgamer.com /world-of-warcraft-worldsoul-saga-announcement/
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    Star Ocean: The Second Story R - Review Thread

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    2023 Is The Best Year For Games In A While (And Maybe Ever?)

    kotaku.com /2023-best-year-games-goty-switch-ps5-xbox-1850968555
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    Investing a little time in Atelier Rorona seems to have paid off in a big way

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    The Secret Deal That Put a Real Rifle Into ‘Call of Duty’

    www.wsj.com /business/media/remington-gun-call-of-duty-video-game-93059a66
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    Metroid Dread - aside from the first few hours, one of my favorite Metroid experiences

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    Blizzard veteran Chris Metzen is Warcraft's new executive creative director

    www.eurogamer.net /blizzard-veteran-chris-metzen-is-warcrafts-new-executive-creative-director