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That's because they realized you can sell a console at a high price that more people will buy, along with controls, memory cards and games.
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I always thought console gaming was cheaper. I had to upgrade my PC every year to keep it at top specs and over 4 years (what used to be the average life of a console) I spent way more than what a console would have cost!
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Yeah, PC gaming has a lot of advantages but it costs a lot more and requires more knowledge of the system. When I get a new PC game I usually spend the first day or so messing around trying to get it working properly. Consoles aren't as powerful and you can't use mods and stuff but when I put in a game I know it's going to work straight away. Both have advantages and disadvantages.
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My advice on buying games? Wait a year after it comes out, or two, for good measure. It will become EXTRAORDINARILY cheaper after that time.

And it's also a good idea to look for games that have a lot of content, yet lower graphic specifications. Less is more, as they say.

By the way, Does anyone happen to know cool comedic fantasy games the likes of Overlord, the Bard's Tale, Orcs Must Die!, The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, and others like that? And, of course, it would be a gigantic bonus for me if they were available for PC.
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Silly Zealot wrote:By the way, Does anyone happen to know cool comedic fantasy games the likes of Overlord, the Bard's Tale, Orcs Must Die!, The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, and others like that? And, of course, it would be a gigantic bonus for me if they were available for PC.
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Silly Zealot wrote:My advice on buying games? Wait a year after it comes out, or two, for good measure. It will become EXTRAORDINARILY cheaper after that time.
Though the downside there is you don't get to be psyched for a new game while everyone else is. The hype and shared experience is part of the fun of a new game!
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That depends solely on whether you are hyped up by it or not. I for one, am not sure if modern games are less exiting now or I am just getting older.
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I've only played games in a videogame console about, I don't know, ten times in my whole life, give or take?
With friends and family that I was paying a visit to, so obviously, I inmedeately discard a game from my "I'd buy it" list if it's a console exclusive, which makes me be completely out of place in this thread.
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Unless your on PC with games, then you Are relevant
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Kyuubi Kitsune wrote:Unless your on PC with games, then you Are relevant
That's why I'm asking for them comical fantasy PC games.
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Silly Zealot wrote:By the way, Does anyone happen to know cool comedic fantasy games the likes of Overlord, the Bard's Tale, Orcs Must Die!, The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, and others like that? And, of course, it would be a gigantic bonus for me if they were available for PC.
Dungeon Defenders. It's a Tower Defence RPG with a whole load of extra content , DLC and stuff. While it isn't very comedic, it's still fun and very addicting.
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Who has played Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney? Because I'm stuck and have no idea what to do.
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I played it. what you do is save and try presenting and pressing everything individually :3
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I'm stuck at the part where Phoenix is framed for killing Mia. I can't figure out the contradiction in Redd White's second testimony.
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It was Professor Plum in the Kitchen....

Never played Phoenix Wright but I really want to. If you're really stuck you could always check a walkthrough?
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Yeah, but then I'd have to scroll down and look for about 10 minutes until I find the right thing.
You know, I've always wanted to play Katamari Damacy.
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Lifio13 wrote:Dungeon Defenders. It's a Tower Defence RPG with a whole load of extra content , DLC and stuff. While it isn't very comedic, it's still fun and very addicting.
I've read of that game, but I really hate tower defense games. I'm more of a bash and explode everything with complete disregard of lasting consequences kind of gamer. But thank you, nonetheless.

I also found this very interesting game, which I can't comprehend how it went completely under the radar after such a beautiful trailer!
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Well i did find that mildly amusing, but it was also just a bad game.

By the way i would also recommend Dungeon defenders, but only if you had some friends to play it with.
Orcs must die is very similar that it is also a third person action game mixed with tower defense in a very similar way it just has a different attitude and sense of humor.
in all honesty i do think Dungeon defenders is better than OMC, even if you do play it by yourself.

I also recently picked up roughly five or so games over on GOG just earlier today as well, only ran me 25 bucks. (UNepic, Zafehouse, Waking mars, Ghost Recon, and Strike suit zero.)
I nabbed torchlight for free as well at the very beginning of the sale, all of you should check the place out. I've already started in on UNepic and Torchlight, and i have to say both of em' are fun but I'll have to figure out which one I'll play first because i can see using them for the same purpose as a podcast listening game.
I'd really recommend checking out Faster than light (AKA FTL), the first or second Fallout, Gemini Rue which is an excellent point&click adventure game by wadjet eye games.
and Miasmata, which is kind of a bizarre game but i personally really liked it. all of these games excluding Miasmata only currently run you about five bucks, and Miasmata only 8$
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Speaking of point-and-click adventure games, has anyone ever heard of The Neverhood? I've heard many good things about that game.
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Ctrl + F is your friend when searching walkthroughs. :3
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The original Okami was for the PS2 and the drawing was kind of awkward.
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I'm actually having just as much trouble on the PS3 as I did in the Wii... mainly with circles...
Seriously, why is it so hard to draw a circle!? That's even my main problem when actually drawing! T_T

...At least lines are easier. Power Slash on the Wii was a pain for me to pull off, even using the straight-draw. I'd always skew it after hitting the Z button and there was no going back. Also no wonky sensor bar read fails spazzing out the brush. Plus attacking is easier too. Can't wait until I get my Glaive back. :3

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hypernovatic wrote:Who has played Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney? Because I'm stuck and have no idea what to do.
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Okami is a great game, but drawing was more difficult than anticipated. Having prior knowledge of Shinto gods actually helped, surprisingly.
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I've been wanting to play Okami for FOREVER. But when I saw it in GameStop I didn't have enough money to get it.
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You gotta love a game that's a blatant Zelda clone but is done so incredibly well (and is gorgeous enough) that you don't really hold it against it.
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It's not a full Zelda clone because it has a jump button.
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That and link became a wolf after Okami came out. :P
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hypernovatic wrote:It's not a full Zelda clone because it has a jump button.
Never played "Zelda II: Adventure of Link" and "Link's Awakening" before? ;)
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I have, but those didn't pop into my mind when I typed it.
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Zelda II is the only game you can jump without an item or attacking. And Awakening is the only game where the bow is optional. :lol:
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Kyuubi Kitsune wrote:Zelda II is the only game you can jump without an item or attacking. And Awakening is the only game where the now is optional. :lol:
Well... you can jump in "The faces of Evil" and "The Wand of Gamelon" (for CD-i) too. ;) (But yeah... those aren't "true" zelda-games for me :D )
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...Why are people comparing Okami to Legend of Zelda? That's a first for me. I can't see any similarities in gameplay between the two that aren't just basic game mechanics, really. I mean... WHAT?! Just... no...

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Hukley wrote:
Kyuubi Kitsune wrote:Zelda II is the only game you can jump without an item or attacking. And Awakening is the only game where the now is optional. :lol:
Well... you can jump in "The faces of Evil" and "The Wand of Gamelon" (for CD-i) too. ;) (But yeah... those aren't "true" zelda-games for me :D )
To be fair, those are non cannon.

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TarkaTarquol wrote:...Why are people comparing Okami to Legend of Zelda? That's a first for me. I can't see any similarities in gameplay between the two that aren't just basic game mechanics, really. I mean... WHAT?! Just... no...
What's different about them other than the art style?
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Sleet wrote:
TarkaTarquol wrote:...Why are people comparing Okami to Legend of Zelda? That's a first for me. I can't see any similarities in gameplay between the two that aren't just basic game mechanics, really. I mean... WHAT?! Just... no...
What's different about them other than the art style?
Before I attempt to answer that, let me try and figure out if these are why people compare them...

Dungeon crawlers
Amaterasu = Link
Issun = Navi/Tatl/annoying fairy being that's not as awesome as Issun I may be a bit biased...

Ganondorf = Orochi? Possibly Yami

Celestial Brush = ...The wide range of items Link carries?

Both have sidequests... But this all just seems like stretching things a bit. I mean, is it just because they're both dungeon crawlers and have small sidequests that make them similar? Those are game mechanics that many other games employ and not really a good 'comparison,' in my opinion. It's like comparing apples and oranges because they're both fruit.
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Though I never played any Zelda games, from what little videos I've seen in Youtube, the basis between the two games are similar. The original creators of Ookami even mentioned that they got some of their inspirations from several Zelda games.

Frankly speaking though, I still prefer Ookami just because of its Sumi-e art style.
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I've always wanted to play Katamari Damacy. I've watched videos of it and they were hilarious.
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The protagonist of that game has a chinesse finger trap with a face for a head! Hahaha!
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