GetTheTables

River City Girls just got added to Game Pass. 
 
Guess it's time to check out the hype. 

I identify with Dracula from Castlevania because I have this weird habit of hiding my chicken in the walls and under candlesticks.

I didn't feel the game felt forced at all.  I've always seen the series as being about deeply flawed people making poor choices in a world where violence can be both sudden and random.  I disagree that it was poorly written and think the exact opposite -- it was organic and natural, but the direction it takes is one that a lot of people were not happy with/not comfortable with.  I think the game took central characters and showed them in an ugly and uncomfortable way, which some people were not ready to accept.  Too many games focus on making you happy by reinforcing what you already believe or making you do things you agree with.  The Last of Us 2 does neither and I think some just could not handle that.  It's a depressing game filled with poor outcomes, but honestly I don't know what people were expecting.  Bad things are gonna happen and you're gonna hate it -- but that's also what makes for good drama.  But we can agree to disagree on this.
 
It's true people people sending death threats are in the minority, but why do they exist at all?  They are an acute symptom of a larger problem -- people simply do not like what they aren't familiar with, and when confronted with a change some people freak out.
 
I'm just tired of seeing gamers complain constantly over the years.  Every SF game needs to be SF2 but slightly tweaked, Strive isn't really GG, Yakuza can't be a RPG, stop making new FF games and just make FF7 Remake, etc.  Even if they sometimes fail spectacularly, big changes have often proven to be successful -- and yet the idea that what you grew up with is the only way for things to be still persists.  I think it's a real drag for anyone who ever wants to try making something new.  Imagine wanting to try new things/be creative and having an army of people constantly you to rehash what has already been done.  Even worse, when random people seem to think they know what your intentions are for adding things to a game better than you do yourself.

Thanks for your support, guys. I think I've decided where I'm gonna go. To my bedroom to become the best Cooking Mama player on emulators. See you in 30 years.

@FlyingVeProbably not tonight unfortunately. Due to how this week is shaking out not likely to have time again until Sunday or so. Maybe late Sat.

Why not right? More SKUs = more $$$. And if you're going to get a FG green lit, more $$$ sure is gonna help that pitch.
 
My understanding always was that SFV only ended up exclusive because Sony ponied up for it. If they didn't feel like doing that this time, or hell maybe even if MS came back waggling money saying "keep it multiplat plz", no reason not to release it on everything.
 
More FGs need to come out on more platforms anyways, with crossplay support. The genre is already niche enough to not have it be siloed off further.

CFN is definitely one of the niftier things to come out of SFV's life. I'm part of the tinfoil hat crew that thinks that it adds to some of the online issues though so like all the online this time round I'd really like to see significant revisions in implementation. Not exactly a novel sentiment though. 😁

CFN is definitely one of the niftier things to come out of SFV's life. I'm part of the tinfoil hat crew that thinks that it adds to some of the online issues though so like all the online this time round I'd really like to see significant revisions in implementation. Not exactly a novel sentiment though. 😁

There isn't anything inherently wrong with trying to change things.
 
When I was growing up the word 'gay' was thrown around as an insult, or used to describe something lame/stupid/bad.  Nowadays people don't that anymore because honestly it wasn't very cool.
 
In the 1950s there were lots of phrases and terms used to describe black people that definitely wouldn't fly anymore.  There was even a conversation here recently about Sean Connery, who said some pretty messed up stuff about hitting women that was somewhat acceptable at the time he was interviewed but definitely would not fly today.
 
Basically, times change.  Outrage about 'political correctness' in video games seems dumb to me.  Culture isn't static, and changes all the time.  20 years ago they probably could not have made Spider-Man: Miles Morales because the main character wasn't Wonderbread white, but in 2020 it's fine and I think a lot of people like that character.  Black Panther was a big hit when it came  out a few years ago, but it would have been unthinkable to do such a thing until very recently.  Was Black Panther some dumb 'politically correct' film?  Of course not.  Why is it ok to branch out in other forms of media, but games have to be stuck in the 1990s?
 
Capcom trying to modernize and create things in line with 2020 and the modern era shouldn't be seen as a bad thing.  I think it's great, and it's nice that they're trying to approach things in a different way.  People like to shit on a lot of Japanese games for being too pervy or too 'anime', but when they try to do something differently all of a sudden they're being 'politically correct' and it's bad.
 
 I don't know why gamers are so obsessed with keeping everything the same and freak out the minute something that doesn't fit what they already know shows up.
 
A lot of people who hated on Last of Us 2 were basically just mad that they didn't get to play a white guy this time around, and tried to mask it with all sorts of dumb arguments about what was 'realistic' or how 'politics' were ruining their games.  It's all just code for 'I want things to be the same way they always were and change scares me.'  The same game with a male protagonist would have been hailed as a masterpiece, but throw in some LGBT and all of a sudden people are sending death threats.
 
Western comics are dying because they are stuck catering to the same 30-40+ year old demographic, who never want things to change.  Can't have new characters, can't do anything original with the story, can't change from the status quo -- because otherwise the old men will be upset that what they grew up with will be too different.  New readers don't read Marvel/DC because they're not interested in the same boring stuff that has been repeated forever.  Media that doesn't keep up with the times will eventually get left behind.
 
Twitter often goes overboard but trying to pay attention to the era you're in when you make games is perfectly fine.  This isn't 'making games for Twitter', this is making games for 2020 and beyond.

JFC that Bethany chick must have a back of coiled iron to be able to carry those around. 

Damn.
 
Fiona and Bethany together at last.
 
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHvcNk6l1E3/?utm_source=ig_embed

This is the same company that dropped SFV while SFIV Ultra still had momentum. Or at least that is how I remember it, could be forgetting in my dotage.
 
The other thing to me is that SFV has already had a helluva long tail. There isn't a great reason to sit on/pad out the release of SFVI - which theoretically is a whole new revenue boom if they don't fuck the football - just to eke out a bit more from the saggy teat of SFV. Let the final season or whatever give them the time they need to get 6 right then roll that motherfucker out.

Holy fuck I thought I had long posts
 

Why not right? More SKUs = more $$$. And if you're going to get a FG green lit, more $$$ sure is gonna help that pitch.
 
My understanding always was that SFV only ended up exclusive because Sony ponied up for it. If they didn't feel like doing that this time, or hell maybe even if MS came back waggling money saying "keep it multiplat plz", no reason not to release it on everything.
 
More FGs need to come out on more platforms anyways, with crossplay support. The genre is already niche enough to not have it be siloed off further.

Street Lag Fighter V…EVERYONE!!!
More online Sagat play, will do some matches as Laura (my other main), though I hope the lag fest from Monday doesn’t occur again.

Looks like an official twitch umvc3 tournament by Maximilian. Yipes and tasty steve commentating
https://youtu.be/SIbX89I4E_Y

When you don’t have enough cookie dough to make a 3rd batch for either cookie but you don’t want to be wasteful. 
 
I made these. These are my children. 

So the update added a win streak bonus for those below Diamond.
 
Acquiring League Points
- A win-streak bonus has been added to Ranked Matches, allowing players to reach ranks better suited to their skill level faster.
For leagues from Rookie to Ultra Platinum, winning 6 or more matches in a row increases the number of League Points (LP) you earn.
Continuing to increase your win streak after 6 matches will slowly increase your LP rate. Once you reach 15 wins in a row, the rate will remain fixed. If your win streak ends or you reach the Diamond rank, your LP rate will return to normal.
- This change does not apply to the Diamond League or higher.
- The losing player's LP rate is not affected.
- If your opponent disconnects from a match, your win streak will not be reset.
- If you disconnect from a match, your win streak will be reset.
 
https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/systemfault/133091?lang=en
 
That's pretty cool.

Technically the KI2013/KI3 thread but if someone wants to come in here and wax nostalgic about KI Gold, I'm not gonna stop 'em. Odds are I'll probably join in.
 
Figured I could make a thread even if it seems like it is myself and @FlyingVeplaying for now. Theoretically we can stop shitting up the SFV thread with posts about KI, though we all know that isn't going to happen. 
 
Anyone with a passing interest or who wants to try something new: join in!
 
KI2013 has:
 
A huge roster with lots of playstyle variance A siiiiiiick soundtrack - all the stage music is bangin A F2P client on Windows/Xbox, and a less-than-full-price Steam version that comes with everything, so its a cheap (to no) buy in Low system requirements - if your rig can run SFV it can definitely handle this game Cross play between all versions in lobbies so we can all punch each other Excellent rollback netcode so we can all punch each other with confidence that the punches will come out A phenomenal resource in http://ki.infil.net/ - gaze upon it and realize how good a FG resource site can be Lightning fast rematches - no waiting for the next battleattleattttle.....here  
I've been away from the game long enough that I'm effectively fresh meat, and while Ve seems like a shark in this game he's still winding up. So we can enjoy all kind of learning a game together and mashing buttons. Or one of you who is a secret grandmaster at this game can tear through us like a chainsaw through a kindergarten. The matches are fast enough that it doesn't matter!
 
The important thing is that we all play together. And that at least one of us plays Rash so they can loop his taunts once a session.
 

MisterBee trying to tweak things that dont need it.
 
This here forum is for adult FGc members. Kids can go kick rocks.
 

Imagine Street fighter but good.
 
Also, neither @GetTheTablesnor I have any amazing degree of muscle memory/inate skill, so don't worry about grabbing games.

Streaming more Alien if y’all are interested:
https://twitch.tv/king_tubb

Nothing like getting two $60 games for under $50 combined. 
 

 
happy early birthday to me.