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Video games don’t have to have good graphics to be good:
Video games don’t have to be about combat to be good:
Video games don’t have to be linear to envelop players in their worlds:
Video game bosses don’t have to be difficult to be fun:
Video games don’t have to lack color simply because they are “post-apocalyptic”:
Video games can have lighthearted art design and still carry deeply dark themes:
But also don’t think that dark games can’t be beautiful in their own way:
Or that difficult bosses can’t be fun:
Don’t that games with combat in them can’t be light hearted:
Or that violent games can’t also be silly:
Don’t think that playing the game competitively ruins the fun:
Or that dreary, colorless, post apocalyptic games hold any less story value:
LeaRae90
I wish more people played the mother series. One of the best. It was a SMAAAAASH.
bienmenso
Mother 4 coming this june (supposedly) I've played them all mother, earthbound (twice) and mother 3 ( also twice) Best series ever.
ruinedeye
Uh, Journey is extremely linear - you literally have one singular goal of following a light beam. Having said that I FUCKING LOVE THAT GAME
opikal
I have tried it three times and could not navigate it. I also just noticed this post is 4 months old sorry.
Karuuv
Having only this post to go on, I can only assume this game is made for cats.
IAmASprinkler
I came looking for this comment. Definitely in my top 5 games of all time, but it is as linear as can be.
pewpschmear
for a game like that isnt linear good? im having trouble picturing it otherwise
CommandoPeach
Journey is fantastic, but it's also 100% linear. "Games don't need words to draw you into their story" would probs be more accurate.
CommandoPeach
...alternatively "games can make you develop a special and deeply emotional bond with a total stranger that ends up being named bonglover69"
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
Except Journey is actually linear.
SlurmsMcKenzie
Yeah, it's one of the most linear games on the list.
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
I'm betting this list was made by someone on Tumblr.
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
"Don’t that games with combat in them"
Janescheeseaddiction
All are base are belong to us
hobbermallow
Take me upvotes, all of them
GingerHeadMen
Journey is super linear though. Just go towards the mountain.
DingusMajoris
Minecraft graphics are great! If the graphics were "good" by mainstream photorealism standards, it would look really, really stupid.
IconicM
Journey is like the worst example of a non-linear game ever.
metalgearsolidv
you literally just copypasted this from tumblr
jordanpunkpants
Like the majority of posts around here. What's your point?
metalgearsolidv
usually it's just screencaps, but this person went to the effort of saving each individual image then reuploading them, and copying the text
Domalog
Don't tell me how to think
FelixDragon
Once again people don't know the difference between graphics and aesthetics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oK8UTRgvJU
vauhtihirmu
+1 for Extra Credits!
FelixDragon
Extra credit for Extra Credits? :D
SHAUNoftheSPACEDfuZZ
Mount and Blade: Warband... Pretty bad graphics... But the game... So quality. So many hours.
LoinKing
If you don't yet have Viking Conquest, I would STRONGLY recommend getting it.
SHAUNoftheSPACEDfuZZ
Heard mixed things about it. Waiting for the summer sale!
LoinKing
I picked it up at full price and it's PROBABLY worth it. At sale price, definitely. Most changes are small, and main story mode is buggy,
LoinKing
but there are a lot of small changes that add up (in my mind) to greatly improve the overall experience. *Your results may vary.
CaptainMarkoRamius
Hacking the game, however, does ruin the fun. I see you there you four mega evolutions at once...
IAmJonSnowAndIWearATinFoilHat
it's not a hack it's a double with 4 people so each person has a mega
CaptainMarkoRamius
I realized that as soon as I submitted the comment. Thanks for the clarification though!
flowseeker
So what you're saying is that games have different aspects which appeal to different types of players. ABSURD!
Frozenpasties
Well, it certainly is an absurd idea for the media...
flowseeker
The only good games are that which satisfy MY particular criteria! /s
TellusEidolon
NO! Only the games that satisfy MY particular and quirky criteria are good! /s
IlluminaBlade
What he is saying, I think, is keep an open mind and don't be a douchewad that hangs around that games audience just to insult its players.
baconsmellsreallygood
Same could go for ppl who judge others bc they enjoy popular fps games. Its the equivalent of a hipster telling you that your music sucks
AdmJota
Some of them even appeal to the SAME players.
MooseLucifer
don't be that guy.
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
This is like reading a horoscope, every type of gamer hears what they want and think it's so damn profound of a post.
orangechocolate
I don't think it's that profound and I love the games I play.
Confrontation
It's almost like it's an art or something.
JohnBrownAskMeAgainAndillKnockYaDown
There are very few games you could call art in my opinion.
QuadrilateralEnix
and it's almost like different game genres and their associated audiences are as different as music genres and their associated audiences
MisterDoodle
But.. Journey is hella linear. You only go to one place and there's not alternate endings. I don't think you know what linear means.
Namotatop
stfu
Threns
This post makes sense on the surface, but digging a bit deeper its kind of pointless given they had ready examples for each bit of advice.
SirDukeFillion
Less popular, less relevant, or just older one offs that other games haven't expanded on for the most part might have been better.
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
Though to be fair Mother has been pretty anonymous to Western gamers for a long time.
SirDukeFillion
RPGs like the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series would have been better examples.
BenShambrook
Was about to post that, it's a super linear game.
Mattbagels
Exactly what I was gonna say. It might actually be one of the most linear games out there.
Omnislash9
I. Fucking. Love. Journey.
ixxa2oo
YESSSSSS. Let's all get together and have a Journey party! We can all sing/hum the music while pretending we have magic flying powers! =D
lurkerindisguise
Well, everytime you play can be slightly different, journey is itself and alegory of videogames
YouCantKillTheMetal
Yes it is. It was a really shitty example of a non-linear game.
JaimeLannistersRightHand
So the third one is called Journey?
BIZaGoten
Isn't Linear basically the opposite of open-world? That's what I've been thinking for 10 years.
Chimwizlet
Yeah, Journey is great but there are plenty of great examples of non-linear gameplay (megaman, metroidvania, Elder Scrolls) why not use one?
ExtinctSurvivor
You merely adopted non-linear
hereforcake
That game gives me a serious emotional high.
ixxa2oo
It really stays with you too. It's been a year since my last playthrough and I still get chills thinking about the final level.
OrcaWinfrey
Yeah. And while we're at it, TF2 is reeeeeeeally damn violent.
ZlatanPSG
I love that game so much because even though you know where you're going, you don't know what to expect and it's all...about...the JOURNEY.
vulkenhyn
Should have been The Stanley Parable
ANorwegianMonarch
True dog. Snoop dog. Hot dog. Dog.
MissBlue
All the yes.
reijigin
Yeah I was gonna say, it's about as linear as a video game can be
mrsmusica
Journey is a good example of a game that's very different and still fun. They should have chosen some other way to explain it, definitely.
ixxa2oo
I think the uniqueness is that it's about the gamer's experience rather than making lots of challenges for them to overcome. It's relaxing.
mrsmusica
And occasionally terrifying! O.O
KingStannisTheMannisBaratheon
Still a fantastic game.
IconicM
Yeah, great, awesome, linear game.
MisterDoodle
Oh, I completely agree with that. It's still amazing no matter how many times I play. The fact that you only have one goal makes it (1/2)
MisterDoodle
Super relaxing to play. (2/2)
TellusEidolon
It's the best game ever
ixxa2oo
Probably my favorite game I've ever played. It's so emotional yet so simple... I get something different from it with every playthrough.
RoboLuddite
It would have been a better example of a linear game being great. Every game is trying to shoehorn an "open world" in these days.
ytrearneindre
I hate open world games
jyetie
I hate first person games. Doesn't mean they're bad.
Chimwizlet
Definitely, if anything linear needs more love than non-linear nowadays, so tired of big open worlds that end up feeling shallow and empty.
RoboLuddite
That's a great way to put it: broad means shallow for the same volume (amount of work put into the game in this case).
razetherunner
maybe talkig about the 'reincarnation' aspect? i dunno, that game was amazing because it made me care deeply about a culture and 1/2
ixxa2oo
Those feels, though.
razetherunner
feel pain that it had so tragically destroyed itself WITHOUT DIALOGUE. Jump, Ping, Weep like a baby, Repeat.
ActuallyMyNamesMarina
I've not played it, yet. Are there multiple routes to reach the same place? Because by definition that still wouldn't be linear.
Chimwizlet
Nope, one straight path to the end and no alternate endings. Its an amazing game, but 100% linear.
MisterDoodle
Though don't let that deter you from wanting to play it, as someone said, it's not about the destination, it's about the Journey.
MisterDoodle
Not at all. while some areas are very large, it's all one route. And it never changes when you reincarnate to play it over again.
TheLetterKay
Came here to say the same. Stuff like Fallout, Skyrim, Dark Souls and the like are not linear.
coolkid87
I think he meant because the game never tells you where to go or what to do you just wander aimlessly looking for the right path. 1/2
coolkid87
On a side note pretty good metaphor for life in general. 2/2
MisterDoodle
While it may not direct you with words, there's no "wrong path" in Journey. but if that is what OP meant, there's better words than "linear"
MisterDoodle
I mean non-linear, lol. whoops.
ZyonCross
Journey made me feel emotions that no other games have (Well maybe the prologue of The Last of Us was pretty damn moving too.)
Robvp
Journey was so relaxing for me, some parts gave me chills and made me feel things, the visuals and music gave me a weird high
PerrinAybara564
Video games are love. Video games are life.
Pumpkinbot
TIL video games are Shrek,
spike425
shrek is love. shrek is life.
boneapetite
You're in my swamp now.
MrL1ght
Ah, Team Fortress 2. Greatest shooter I have ever played and the greatest one I still play.
USSRsub
iEatTheCat
As a video gamer, I support this post.
jacerracer
Gaymer*
baconsmellsreallygood
As another video gamer, kinda support it. Video games are like art. Some people have different likes and enjoy different elements (1)
baconsmellsreallygood
Shouldn't really judge or tell anyone "what they should be playing" or "what they should enjoy" in a game. (2)
abovehi
That's fair but I think this post is more about breaking preconceived notions then telling people what's good or not.
OGFZ
As a post , I support this video gamer
DabblerTyper
As a video gamer, I support your comment
MadMontyMN
As a fellow gamer, I concur.
CHowell2010
As a gamer, I disagree with one thing. Seath the Scaleless WASN'T FUN.
SuitsandExplosives1
Not as bad as Ornstein and Shmough....
CuteThingsAreMyWeakness
Huehuehue, my friend and I have a lot of great memories of being frustrated and dying over and over to them
CHowell2010
FUCK THE TWO OF THEM. Such hate for them. I actually had the most fun against Great Lord Gwyn.
hefter02
I think I spent about 2 weeks trying to beat them. And about 4 controllers
heck9r
I have to disagree on the simple bosses thing tho, I really hate it when the final boss is too easy
irishfury
Fricken Fable 2...
GeeEm
Well sometimes it's used as a way to show how powerful a player has become (though in these cases the preceding boss is considered final)
WhoTheFuckisGavin
Like the ending of Final fantasy 7. The ending there was perfect for how the story developed.
GeeEm
Even better if you've never seen Omnislash before. It looked like it was all of Cloud's rage built up, unleashed to end it all.
theVoid1313
A boss should be difficult enough to impose a challenge, but not too difficult as to limit the player's chances more than he/she can handle
TheThingThatPeopleNeverTalkAbout
Ok the final boss being easy is pretty bad I can agree with that
ImJustHereToFuckSpiders
FFX did that for me. Unlock all the things and i killed him in 3 rounds :c
IDontKnowHowToHuman
I got that boss in 1 hit. ONE. HIT. I was furious about it for years & years after.
heck9r
I remember that boss! I think it was kind of okay in FFX tho, since there were other enemies that were alot stronger ;D
Camelotterduck
You should grab the remake if you can. The dark aeons don't fuck around!
UrbanMilk
And how did you feel the last boss in Mortal Kombat 9?
UrbanMilk
HOLY HELL I HATE SHAO'KHAN FROM THAT MOMENT. I SPENT 2.5 HOUR FUCKING WITH HIM! Also my relatives heard all my screams and laughed hard.
UrbanMilk
But I'm really proud of result.
TheSqueakerKnowAsKinouk
Just like the Dead Island Final boss,use the devil hand thing and then jumped on his head,that was it,a whole boss fight,less than 1 minute
Poiszyn
I agree. I like the challenge so that when I win I feel good
GiantFlyingDishwasher
LIke in Dark Souls 2 :(
bobbyismoore
I believe a final boss should put to test every skill you've gained throughout the game, not some lackluster quick-time event. Looking 1/2
cheeseywiz98
Oh wow you mean not all video games are the same? Who would have thought! /s But seriously this post is shit.
FlesHBoX
It bothers me that people confuse the *simple* graphics of minecraft with "bad".
LetsTalkGameDesign
Candy Crush still fucking sucks, though.
EdibleStupidity
Aye.
PrfctDrk
Especially when they blatantly ripped off their game off of an Indie producer and gave zero credit
someguyonthissite
So does minecraft, though. Much less so than any mobile game, but minecraft is pretty bad.
TheWholiganOfGallifrey
Well, that's your opinion.
someguyonthissite
minecraft doesnt really have anything going for it. all the new updates add dumb incoherent shit and the crafting isnt fun at all.
TheWholiganOfGallifrey
I bet you're fun at parties.
someguyonthissite
Ah, a classical imgur reply: devoid of any content, just parotting a dumb phrase.
Kleinstlebewesen
thank you. that made my day
ciokthisout
Tell that to their almost $1 Million dollars made everyday in in-game purchases
Lupine1982
that's not a game its a Ponzi scheme
BeifongMetalbendingAcademy
I'm proud to say I've never spent a cent on Candy Crush, and ashamed to say I'm currently on level 816.
zaphod
right with you there, I play it when waiting in the car, etc with nothing else to, might take weeks to finish a level but not a dime spent!
glacialbae
Dis: https://youtu.be/S-A3CuNja1g
thefragnar
well naturally.
Aldaron
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! - King CEO probably
ReptilianKnight
Madden too.
lozeldatkm
That god-complex ridden asshole never won a copyright on the word "Candy" did he?
Riakathii
Puzzle and Dragons eyyy, though not the actual one because that one has microtransactions too :c
tiduszecht
mostly because it's a game based off of a game based off of a game based off of a game based off of a game from about 2 decades ago
joshelliottthemanthemyththelegend
That's cause it tries to do about 8 of the thing listed above at once
jonasbm
makes it even worse that the game was completely stolen by a Swedish developer. He was cheated for millions of dollars.
QuadrilateralEnix
I'll cover it all in one fell swoop: FUCK THE ENTIRE GOOGLE PLAY STORE AND ALL FACEBOOK GAMES. WITH A CACTUS.
CoCoKing
they gave my android cavity!
ThisGuyOvaHere
Same
keksitse
King makes very good quality mobile games though, hard to replace them, I've tried but downloaded them again.
moop2000
I play it, but I refuse to spend any money on any of their games ever!
RoboLuddite
I've played it so much this last semester, I won't even use the free bonuses they give you because they're just a gateway drug!
ConnorFairchild
Because its not fun to pay for everything
alssst
TwoDots FTW
ThisFrickenGuy
If Candy Crush didn't delete all my progress I'd still play it
ronaldocafu
All King did was take the ancient concept of match 3 and paint it over with candy, but behind all those layers of color is an evil paywall.
Snooj
Technically, they took the very recent specific game Candy Swipe and changed one word and used their marketing prowess to crush Swipe.
SonOfLucifer
Hear hear!
NeoHelios
Don't forget the next generation of "click-bait" Clicker He--- no, I won't even put that out there for fear that my...
NeoHelios
.. Imgur bretheren and sisteren get hooked on that crap. (PS: Day 23 and the poop-bucket is full. Out of water. Please send help!)
jmeyers1983
If they weren't a malicious company and people didn't incessantly send you invites, then this game would be ok.
KarmaSutures
Your username is perfect
dangerousDoc
especially because they stole it from another smaller person and tacked on micro transaction bullshit
LoTRFanatic42
Your name makes me doubt your hatred for Candy Crush...
GhoughpteighbteauChips
OH, Candy Crush Saga is SUCH a GREAT game.
ImChrisHansen
What game is the last one and the one that says Video games don’t have to be linear to envelop players in their worlds:
Yourideatrain
Nonlinear one is "Journey." Idk the last one...maybe Metro 33? It's supposedly a really good dreary post-apocalyptic world game.
TheCuratingCurator
Strong Oxford Comma game.
Homsy
Well I mean yeah of course
sonofeve
I see real man play that game almost every day. I wonder, why.
SmiffyBoi
Same story for literally every fucking mobile game ever, With the exception of about 5.
stygyan
Should've been called Soul Crush.
johnson21
Amen
GaryFreakinOak
It's also stolen.
bart2pl
you forgot the most important lesson, FUCK EA
legolasmcm
I'm on level 780ish. They still won't get a penny from me.
goddessblade
Just hit level 970 without ever paying a cent. It is possible, you just gotta be patient
legolasmcm
I had several hundred powerups saved up and a few weeks ago I open the game and they are all gone. :(
goddessblade
Ouch, that sucks! I think they updated a few weeks ago because they added a bunch of levels. Might have wiped your stash?
legolasmcm
I keep posting on their facebook page about it. Eventually someone will see.
iseveryusernametakenforreal
850~ish. i paid to open levels once, because i thought it only had to be done once. boy, was i wrong
OneZebraInAHerdOfWildebeests
dumb*
PiSToLpETE33
Thank you!
ShanghaisFamousLittleDublinDistrict
Big time...fuck King and all it stands for!
Nk4512
Want an invite?
neen26
I will rip off your head and shit down your neck
pookieeatworld
I will skullfuck anyone who invites me to that game...
skrimple
Ill punch you
klucky
Today's Imgur winner Imgies and Imgurmen
HateWinslet
Why would anyone play Candy Crush when Bejeweled Diamond Mine exists?
TheWholiganOfGallifrey
I only downvoted so it would stay at 1000 points.
SKELETONMAAAN
Bejeweled masterrace
GuybrushThreepwoodMightyImgurian
WORD
ALiteralClown
I upvoted this so fast.
swaggyd
the fact that its 2015 and there is only 3 bejeweled games saddens me
yehaaa6
I played popcap games before there was facebook.
DeusMagnus
Pogo master race.
CorwinMacGregor
me too. Popcap masterrace.
Autocorrekt
Fuckin' Peggle Nights
HughLaurie
Yeah I remember playing Bejeweled on my flip phone back in 2002.
GingerTron2000
King is literally the devil.
BestNameOfAllTime
King (of hell)
Plebkill
Dat 666 points tho
mrmeseeks42
No they are the Canadian Devil.
SteveCraft
They copyrighted the word "Candy"
Americathehero1337
Literally worse than Hitler
fe1od1or
@MOTHERFUCKINGSATAN
MOTHERFUCKINGSATAN
Ive never had comcast so i dont know how bad they can be
fe1od1or
If not you, who the hell founded Comcast?
MOTHERFUCKINGSATAN
humans did! youre all sick little fucks
BeardKhan
Someone plays anything owned by those shitlords near me and i instantly judge and loathe them.
Vulspyr
No, they created the devil, because they are worse.
applerazmataz
http://imgur.com/IVR6ygA
pineapplecatastrophe
Worse. The Canadian Devil
vitfall
Literally Hitler.
superblue64
Fun fact- Notch used to work at King, before he made Minecraft.
cockiemonster
yes he did
eromitlab
Zynga is pretty fuckin' bad too.
ReidYouOweMeMoney
Popcap all the way
kamisan
momma said
Rawrihazshotgun
they took my mom from me!
GiftedAnimator
No, I am. Fuck King.
Karuuv
You got outplayed, son.
IDontKnowHowToHuman
-- Sandor Clegane
lwkells
What about Comcast?
danzafan37
King is worse. Comcast doesn't sue the ever living fuck out of everyone everywhere
Gmayor61
King is basically the Comcast of mobile games
JosephGordonLevittsLeftSock
gooblaster
*Claps*
ISOMETIMESWRITEINCAPS
But which one is Mega Satan?
Snowchill
The fucking fact that it's going to be fucking preinstalled in Windows 10 pisses me off
hughmungo
*10 fucking pisses me right the fuck off.
Garbledinawastaken
Please tell me you're not serious. Windows 10 is supposed to be the "good" version after "bad" Windows 8! I can't wait another cycle :\
TastyTastyScience
But... Windows 8 is literally just faster Windows 7 with extra features. How is that bad?
Snowchill
nope.
hoopyhoop
Ted Cruz says he's a gamer because he's at level 217 in Candy Crush.
Patilistan
Guess now we know where all the taxpayer money is going, in buying those golden bricks while he plays on the porcelain throne.
ProfessorCthulhu
This maybe an unpopular opinion, but he is. He plays games thus he is a gamer.
Thorbane
And still freaking nuts.
realscrumpysteve
Ahhh yes, those no true gamer fallacies
Patilistan
So, everyone is a 'gamer', no i get it. But gamer was a term used to describe the otaku of video games, not filthy casuals, and that's it.
ProfessorCthulhu
You run into the No true Scotsman fallacy when you try to decide what makes a person a gamer.
ProfessorCthulhu
What makes someone an "otaku of video games" or a "filthy casual"? What gives any person the right to decide when someone is a "real" gamer?
Patilistan
calm down there, lucy. A gamer is obsessive and very good with his/her games, and you can enjoy his gameplay. candycrush ain't the same.
Patilistan
looks like imgur is being imgur again, looking for those fake feel good internet points, truth be damned.
smaug777000
in-game purchases are the worst thing about modern videogames... at least with DLC it's sometimes worth it
Shermanator92
I love how Oblivion did dlc. A few different add ons for specific parts of the game.
Apostle
"Early access"- or that thing where developers can make people pay to play test their broken games.
SgtCookie111
Kerbal Space Program, Factorio, MINECRAFT, Invisible Inc, the list goes on and on. Early Access isn't inherently bad. Some just exploit it.
Apostle
Fair call.
Thristen
Only sometimes. Other times you get horse armor.
HughLaurie
Before I went back to college, I was making ~$6k/mo with a 40 hour work week, even then I still wouldn't pay $0.99 just for a skin DLC.
BabiesDippedInFondue
Would rather have the horse's dick become a usable weapon than horse armor but perhaps that says more about me rather than the state of DLC.
Thristen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tklf39vDJGc&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dtklf39vDJGc&has_verified=1 NSFW
SonOfLucifer
Eso? :p
Shepsus
Remember expansion packs? Used to love those.
smaug777000
starcraft expansion was my shitttttt
Shepsus
Brood Waaarrrr. Amazing. I played Baldurs Gate 2: Shadows of Amn expansion. Awesome stuff.
Antermosiph
I think blizzard and Witcher devs are like the only ones with expansion only games lately (Starcraft/Diablo)
ThisisBowieback2Bowie
It takes a retarded amount of money to make a great game. In game purchases allow the user to pay for the experience they want.
Shepsus
It gives a lot of replayability too. I'm fine with paying for additional story
ZacMuerte
Seriously, the game either takes decades to make because it's all from scratch in their spare time, or expensive to pay for everything
ZacMuerte
And seeing that pay-to-win is a lot more profitable, a lot of people do it. Still: fuck pay to win.
Imgonnatipyouwell
In game purchases can be fantastic if done right.
CooltrainerAida
Pokémon Rumble World I feel has done free to play right. You can either pay for a few diamonds or pay ~$30, which is the pay limit, and 1/2
CooltrainerAida
get a crapload of diamonds, plus bonus diamonds for reaching the pay limit. You're essentially playing a game that has a built-in demo 2/2
ZacMuerte
That's why I like being able to patch out in-app purchases on android. If they don't do double verification.
ZacMuerte
Had a game where you had to pay to play single player, but multiplayer was free (single player just added random number generator bots)
smaug777000
sorry but I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to android, what do you mean by patch out?
ZacMuerte
it's a bit more advanced, so it's fine. basically I add to/modify the code so that the in-app purchases are free, then install that version
gizarziza
+1 for Earthbound
IDontKnowHowToHuman
That's why we love it. And if you don't like it, feel free to shove it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtKA3hSA2wI
gizarziza
"BWAK BWAK BWAKBWAKBWAK
bienmenso
Hell yeah, my personal favorite game.
ButWhoWasPhone
Mine, too!
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
Mother series. Earthbound is only the second of a much larger trilogy.
Jackstraw84
All time favorite
machine3000
*Signed http://imgur.com/sBOv4Lt
IDontKnowHowToHuman
what the FUCK was that??????????
elephantpoe
You're my kind of people.
jawood2005
Upvoted solely for the first one (the rest are great, too). I sometimes wish games would have less emphasis on graphics and more on fun.
TK421isAFK
Until you die of dysentery on a monochrome green monitor.
kruton93
Right? I feel like only recently many American gamers got out of the slump of every game needing to be good graphics / FPS. Sly cooper
kruton93
is fun still, but those graphics are Wii-like!
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
... did you just turn a post about enjoying video games into racism?
kruton93
(1) I avoided saying most/all since it may not be true, but many definitely somewhat fit my description. I'm American btw, so it's not like
kruton93
(2) I'm just trying to be offensive. Many companies stopped making games like Sly Cooper b/c the FPS/graphics craze. Market was skewed
GavinScreaming
Minecraft has good graphics though. They're just simple.
AggravatedFerret
People confuse high resolution for good graphics. Minecraft doesn't have high resolution, but does have good graphics
jawood2005
That may be so, but I had friends who refused to believe there were any good Wii games because it wasn't HD. It's stupid to be that way.
AggravatedFerret
Oh god that hurts my soul
ToastyMozart
Minecraft runs at whatever resolution you set it to (the window size), what the hell are you talking about?
AggravatedFerret
It's not next gen pixel count, but it's art design is spot on
ToastyMozart
"Next gen pixel count" is not a thing that exists.
AggravatedFerret
...
deltajesus
I think he means resolution of textures, or simply texture quality.
ToastyMozart
Should have said texture resolution/quality then. And the textures aren't even a major stumbling block, an HQ pack barely hurts performance.
deltajesus
Mhmm, I don't think he really knows what he's on about.
keurah
dwarf fortress
GregKennedy
Nethack
keurah
also one of my favorites
TheStewart
Too many pixels. I just want 4 blocks of colour on screen that flash in patterns.
GregKennedy
Simon?
TheStewart
Says
LDSman7th
Awesome Metro 2033/Last Light shoutout there! Easily one of the most immersive games I've ever played.
ElLeon
I bought the redux and Completed both platinum trophies for both games because I love it so much! I wish there was more to explore.
JaimeFaireDesCroquettesAuChienLaaLaaaLaaaa
take a peak into S.T.A.L.K.E.R series then, open world, 1986 Cherno... oh who am i kidding, everyone knows them series.. i guess.. i hope 8)
ozjuggler
How does Metro Last Light compare to STALKER Call of Pripyat?
ApOrc
I liked Metro better, but don't take me seriously, Metro 2033 is my bible, also did you know Metro borrowed a little scene from COP?
AdmiralBoneToPick
Metro's linear and focuses on story. CoP's very open with a fair bit to do, but the story was a bit meh imo. Both have a great atmosphere.
webhead04
Basically, play something other than CoD
Kazzack
CoD is actually really fun with friends though
Iamverymucharousedrightnow
I gotta say, I loved the MW2 singleplayer and some of my best memories involve killing zombies with friends.
BlackStealth08
CoD wasn't bad just that the newer ones ruined the series. CoD 2 and 3 had the ebst story and online play.
GrouchyMarx
True. COD 2 had a really nice single player, and of the later ones I still enjoyed MW2 with friends.
BlackStealth08
They are enjoyable just get real boring real fast.
GrouchyMarx
Meh, i play heaps of games but I still enjoy the occasional online CoD nights with my friends. It can be amazing in the right company.
Jonyplaza
That!
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ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
*went. A lot of work went into CoD 4. After that, it's just copy paste
baconsmellsreallygood
Some people are like hipsters of the gaming community and will judge you bc you enjoy a popular mainstream game over their games.
Kendo2710
True, as well as consoles Movies, TV, music, books, clothes, it's not just video games sadly.=/
Snoweh
As someone who's never played any CoD game, I don't get why it's so hated. I thought everyone loved all the popular ones? :|
ItsAlwaysTimeToDiddle
Because they don't like that kids play it, which is a ridiculous thing to base your opinion of the game on.
Snoweh
My opinion on it is similar to my opinion of GTA. It looks like it could be really great, but it's not my sort of thing to play.
Vaanhalen
This. Everyone who hates CoD either never played it or never played it with friends.
Kendo2710
Some of the most fun I've had with friends has been playing LAN games of CoD and Nazi Zombies with friends.
SquirtleSquad420
I've done both, I progressively hated it every new time one came out because its $60 for the same multiplayer and a 5 hour single player.
IrohJR
"Just because a game is suggested for Mature players doesn't mean it's players will be Mature."
BenShambrook
Or just play games that you enjoy and stop judging people because of their choice of recreation.
boneapetite
CoD had its run for me though, man. Every day after school in freshman/ sophomore year of high school, me and the boys hit the sticks.
GavinScreaming
Or play whatever games you fucking want. I've bought every CoD, and I think I've played every game from the OP except Earthbound
MASTER0Fimgur
Gameplay over Graphics everytime.
ReallyGoodBee
I think part of Cave Story's charm was just how simplistic the graphics were.
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ToastyMozart
"Let me enjoy my games my way" That's like, half their entire argument.
UhPhrasing
3 billions hours a week spent looking at pretty things wouldn't be very fulfilling :|
Datrinity
My friends won't play any of the borderlands because the graphics look like "cardboard".
Telruin
Good Graphic is art. Good Story is literature. Without Gameplay, it isn't a game. And bad gameplay is hard to classify as a game.
KingoftheIntroverts
This is why I play PS1 games still. RPGs from those days had some actual substance and story.
JaxDagger
everytime? cause gams like minecraft fail in both areas for me, id rather play the original tetris if i was gona forfeit graphics xD
Shortdood
OldSchool Runescape represent!
BlakeyWakeySnakey
Yes
filipovic
That's why I prefer consoles.
wherearemytesticles
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/538/731/0fc.gif
wexipena
http://gifsec.com/wp-content/uploads/GIF/2014/09/Both-Both-is-good-GIF.gif
rashdanml
A good game finds the best balance between gameplay and visuals where both complement each other.
Alexfiend
This is I why still play ultima online after 15 years.
AtheistBearArms
Hey guys, graphics =/= Aesthetics. It can look great without being highly detailed and versa vice. Graphics=nice, Aesthetics=necessary.
JaimeFaireDesCroquettesAuChienLaaLaaaLaaaa
deus ex 1 is best thing ever happened, i was Doom3/Bioshock/F.E.A.R/ HalfLife2 etc before when i discovered that in 2010! yes, 2010! 8(
SKELETONMAAAN
Also, realism =/= graphics. Games can look great without looking realistic.
NigeBairen
A dark room is a great example of this.
Killeronice
Runescape says hi.
Rilder
Cataclysm:DDA and Dwarf Fortress are the perfect examples of this, ASCII graphics and fucking awesome.
MaximumZero
Both of those games are ‼FUN‼
xzxw
I don't agree. I'd rather play a game that plays like shit rather than one that looks like shit. At least I can see what is going on.
ohnogodno
diablo 2 over diablo 3 hombre
imnotthatguyiguess
One of my favorite games of all time runs at 160x144 resolution, in black and white
MASTER0Fimgur
Lol, I have a couple on my list of favs. Hercules Graphics enabled. :)
123somethingcreative123
Pssh, you're one of those guys who thinks "personality" is more important aren't you?
IHateYouSomeDays
Which is why Final Fantasy VII is still so awesome.
Elyut
I just Finished Morrowind, Fuck all of you who say that good games need good graphics
PlasticFantasticLover
Papers please! :D
TheCosmicist
Story > gameplay > graphics
Thezombieteabagger
Say that the the last of us.....
ItsAlwaysTimeToDiddle
Yeah, but it's not as fun playing a game with shit graphics. Graphics is half of the immersion.
shoopdawoop2000
My bro says megaman sucks just because its in pixels.
MASTER0Fimgur
But probably plays the crap out of minecraft.
MostTriumphant
The old Star Wars Jedi Knight games are proof of this.
EmCeeMiNacion
Said the console peasant...jk
jaffa5
I think this fact is some times lost on the "glorious master race". simply because they have to justify spending £300 on a graphics card.
mithiasthetruthug
"Money over everything!" - Hannibal Buress
TekkieX
Shhh, the Master Race will hear you.
Confrontation
The master race sees minecraft as a shining example of great game play.
ToastyMozart
They largely agree. And then typically fire back by (accurately) pointing out that framerate is on the "gameplay" side of that dichotomy.
Knutzi
Also a well crafted game, instead of a glitchy abomination that gets patched, and is still unplayable, saints row 2 , post-wotlk Wow...etc
Tsumino79
yeah but if the graphics are terrible to the point where it takes you out of the game...
TopsunPB
I don't understand this sentence. To me graphics are a part of gameplay. I would have had less fun playing farcry with tf graphics.
TopsunPB
Also, people who repeat this sentence over and over again are a major reason developers are fucking with gamers. (1/2)
TopsunPB
Developers say they're lowering the games graphs after getting lots of pre-purchase and people are still saying "ok the game is still good".
MASTER0Fimgur
The most beautiful game with crap controls or frustrating non-intuitive gameplay would suck.
Whatthepoptarts
N64 Master Race
geiokami
To a point really
DoaBrago
Sadly nobody pushes on either these days.. 4A Games, may generations to come remember how there were people pushing both envelopes, fuck EA.
ControlZee
This is what I mean when I say I'm sad that many newer games seem to only focus on realistic graphics as artistic achievement. I want to 1/2
ControlZee
also see what the newest consoles are capable of with crazy stylization in particular, as a game artist. 2/2
ExactlyZeroNipplesSeen
This can also go for sex...
NoAsBigAsMediumJockButBiggerThanWeeJockJock
Totally. I am still playing games like Civilzation II and Colonization (best games EVER). Also SimTower if i i have nothing to do.
chummschdruus
fo life bro
MacaroniAndDeath
Borderlands 2!
KrisDut
Diablo 2 over Diablo 3? I agree completely.
thisisntausername
Jusk ask Nintendo
myfatcathaslotsofhats
See the thing is, graphics don't but art style does. A game with a shit art style is going to seriously detract from its experience.
pointblankmos
Yes. I personally think Killzone:Shadowfall was very pretty to look at, but was boring as hell to play.
JcDent
Ur-Quan Masters/Mount & Blade every day, yo
Adula
I'm looking at you.. d3 vs d2..
MASTER0Fimgur
To be fair, it has gotten alot better, although all the account binding has gotten out of hand.
RickBo
This. This! A thousand times This!
CyriousLordofDerp
And thats why the UT99 online community lives on.
CarinotetraodonTravancoricus
DWARF FORTRESSSSSS!
noonecaresdude
ALL DAY ERRYDAY SON
JeptonGreen
(Hotline Miami)
PostManiacsEverywhere
Yes especially in minecraft and portal....those games were the shit
Naturally90
What game is #6?
RoboCritter
Seems obvious but I don't think it is
CoeusDarksoul
Agreed! Though having said that, Gameplay WITH graphics is amazeballs! *tries desperately to justify the GTX980 rig I just built!* :)
IvanTheRussian
And then you have The Last of Us Remastered which is a perfect combination of good graphics and good story.
thefrayedendsofsanity
That's why I still play ESPN NFL 2K5.
bluechalcedony
exactly
DarkWingDerpy
I think that people should judge games by every aspect, and shouldn't leave graphics out.
LadiesInboxMeYourInsecurities
Graphics mean next to nothing to me. In fact the "better" or rather more realistic; the less I like the game.
baconsmellsreallygood
Think people should enjoy what they like in a game without being told what they should like. If they like graphics vs gameplay no prob.
AtheistBearArms
Graphics =/= Aesthetics. Graphics is just how realistic or detailed it looks. Which is nice, but how GOOD does it look?
Galdornae
But it's OK to want it all sometimes.
jaffa5
Indeed. however I would say most people would look over graphics if the gameplay is amazing, rather than shit gamplay and good graphics.
Galdornae
For sure gameplay is the most important thing, but beyond that it just depends what sort of thing you prefer art/graphics-wise.
steampossum
Morrowind is a great game but fuck me if I can tell what I'm looking at. There's def a balance. Problem is people think graphics == realism
BoardmanOfCanada
You should pay Daggerfall. Great game, but it really hasn't aged well.
BoardmanOfCanada
BTW, Daggerfall is free to download, and I totally meant to say "play".
vauhtihirmu
Have you tried it with the Overhaul mod? It really makes the game look amazing imo, even if not as detailed as newer games.
Spitefultoast
I tried the overhaul, but it tanks my framerate. My rig is significantly over qualified for it, but morrowind runs very poorly outdoora.
nopost
That's why I don't care that I'm playing skyrim, bioshock infinite, etc. on a laptop that can't have amazing graphics
ninmonkey
Real gamers don't use tilesets: https://roguelikefan.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/nethack-priest.png
StonerCatJay
Even on the lowest quality BioShock Infinite still looks pretty damn great.
nopost
Indeed. Besides, the storyline is probably my favorite out of any video game
Sc1003
The storyline is the main reason I play the Elder Scrolls games. The gameplay itself can get very tedious, but the stories are amazing
beeratius
Welcome to Dwarf Fortress
overlyattachedgayfriend
i was trying to explain the minute idiosyncrasies of my dwarfs to my boyfriend and he just doesn't get it :(
MaximumZero
...where Losing is ‼FUN‼ and the lives don't matter!
RoboLuddite
Was going to make this comment if I couldn't find it ☺ ☻
NateintheNorth
BUT HAVE YOU EVER PUT SHADERS ON MINECRAFT! Dear God it's beautiful.
Acalia
20gb of ram later...
NateintheNorth
I have 8gb ... I *do* have to stop literally every other process running on my computer, but it looks amazing!
Leylynn
I've seen shaders and yes it does look beautiful, but god I can't stand seeing your shadow being choppy pixels it ruins it for me.
NateintheNorth
DON'T LOOK DOWN! LOOK AT THE TREES! THEY UNDULATE!!
TheStewart
Here here!
UncleTouchyCopaFeel
Where?
ToastyMozart
Over there, weren't you paying attention?
ninmonkey
Here
ToastyMozart
Por que no los dos?
StillNotYouTube
I don't think it's ever happened.
ToastyMozart
Metro, Half Life 2, Transistor, the first 2/3 of Crysis until the aliens show up and ruin everything...
CoeusDarksoul
SI!
IMakeAKillerMacAndCheese
I played FFVII for the first time a few years ago. The old graphics didn't stop me from loving every second.
LordNoodles
I have a friend that doesn't align with this and I don't know why. I don't understand, if it isn't fun then it was not worth it.
snurx
Bet he likes the Transformers movies
LordNoodles
She doesn't really watch movies.
noonecaresdude
BUT DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT ALL THE BLADES OF GRASS ARE MOVING INDIVIDUALLY!!!!
profoundgamer
As a young 3D artist creative and beautiful designs is the only thing I need sometimes, I can just go around and study the environment.
vauhtihirmu
It can do a lot. Personally I find that a good design or style is more important than the detail of the graphics.
justwondrinnn
Is there something wrong with the idea that if I'm going to be staring at something for hours on end, I want it to be visually appealing?
LordNoodles
But when that's the ONLY thing, that's where I get iffy. What's the lowest quality game (graphics only) you would play?
MrTurtleWrangler
Yeah, cuz who plays a GAME for GAMEplay am I right? :P
PlasticFantasticLover
a guy I knew commented on the shitty graphics of a DBZ game. I asked him what he was talking about. response: 'they look like cartoons'
LordNoodles
We all saw what real DBZ could look like. No. Just no.
dirkasnivs
1/2 Some aspects of video games stand out more to some players than others whether that's story, exploration, graphics, animation, etc.
dirkasnivs
2/2 We're all different and have our own reasons for playing video games.
BostonianB
His idea might be that if a game is marketed for its graphics they better be fucking good, despite plot. For example AC brotherhood.
LordNoodles
Her* and it was stuff as recent as borderlands
BostonianB
okay... that's a little different. To each her own I guess... o.0
LordNoodles
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I guess!
SteveHarringtonsLusciousLocks
and these are the players that say get bored with video games fast, cause they dont understand why it isnt fun.
eructator
Your friend (and others like him) is the reason why Michael Bay movies make a ton at the box office.
vauhtihirmu
Damn them! Everyone should like entertainment for the same reasons I do so there'd be more of it >:( /jk
GuardsmanMiku
sometimes graphics are more important, especially when immersion is involved. Sometimes I just want to be blown away by a pretty game.
Cthulhukitten
Why doesn't he just watch one of them fancy new CGI movies then?
LordNoodles
She occasionally does. Somehow I don't think she has the attention span for a movie most times, but will skyrim for days.
Cthulhukitten
Skyrim is actually a good game though haha.
fenix404
is he PC or console?
LordNoodles
She's PC now, that's happened in the last year. This will be and endless crusade
Atryos
Lately for me it has been I'm not interested if it doesn't have character creation.
LordNoodles
That's also a thing for her, but you're missing out a lot if you only play games with character choices!
bromop
My only argument is that, if you could have both why wouldn't you?
emirh12
I want to play star citizen so badly
Luftewaffle
PLEASE tell me he's a peasant. Then he will never be truly happy.
LordNoodles
She joined PCMR fairly recently in the last year.
LordNoodles
Her journey will be long and fruitless,
Jcclark122
As an (ameture) animator/game dev... There is a balance between both I look for, but a good story can make up for almost anything else
ZimDaFox
I disagree. You can make a game without a story, but a good story with bad gameplay makes it impossible to play for me.
Dictatorschmitty
If my first ME game was 1 instead of 2, I would never have played through that series. Story's amazing, gameplay not so much
ZimDaFox
Personally, of course, I think bad gameplay makes video games like a job. You gotta work at something dreadful to get a reward xP
LordNoodles
Do you get to write the stories? Sometimes I wonder how these things get through.
sm0115
there's a point where a game becomes really dated and I find it hard to play anymore, even if I really loved it back in the day (1)
LordNoodles
There are some games better left in nostalgia, as gameplay has evolved. I tried Digimon World, and I got fucking poo-mon twice in a row.
sm0115
For certain, some will last a long time. Wind Waker was also GC, yet its style will keep me coming back. Some are just too pixely, though.
LordNoodles
Some stuff ages well, others don't. I remember the awe of seeing Oblivion for the 360 when it was new, but now it looks like my poo-mon.
sm0115
Tales of Symphonia comes to mind the most. Favorite Gamecube game, yet I can't in comparison to new installations (Abyss, Vesperia) (2)
sm0115
And yeah, I know about Chronicles, but my brother took the playstation off to college :/
realscrumpysteve
Morrowind was mine. I love my memories, but when I got ESA...I was, disheartened. Welp, back to spending hours on getting mods to work
vauhtihirmu
ESA? Elder Scrolls Antline? I love Morrowind with the Overhaul mod btw, looks really beautiful even if it has edges.
Z0neTan
But good graphics are still important. A game that is fun but ugly does devalue the game
eggmuffin
If you're talking about graphics as "image fidelity"? Then no. Not at all.
kruton93
Mmmm. I agree, but only for some games.
AtheistBearArms
You're talking about aesthetics. Graphics is just how much detail there is. You can have horrible graphics, but great Aesthetics.
terithian
The problem is that people equate "good" graphics to realistic ones, whereas a good art style of any type makes a game much more memorable.
Killeronice
Runescape says hi...
StillNotYouTube
I disagree. I still play a few HL1 mods. Their gameplay is so much better than recently released games.
SaintPhoeniix
Pokemon was 8-bit and I spent about 78% of my childhood playing it.
Z0neTan
I should have worded this a bit better. I didn't mean stylized graphics like mincraft, I meant just plane bad graphics like bad textures etc
xRAINxOFxBLOODx
Bad lipsynching bugs the HELL out of me.
ninmonkey
What's important is not good graphics, but rather cohesive graphics.
Shermanator92
One of my all time favorite games is LotR: BFME II... That doesn't mean my eyes weren't bleeding every time I played it.
vauhtihirmu
I wish I could upvote this more.
jaffa5
personally i think minecraft is a good example of this. it's not a pretty game but it is very fun to play.
Shermanator92
The thing about Minecraft is that the graphics are actually pretty good, considering the massive scale of the game.
jaffa5
yeah true. plus texture packs/shaders do make it look a lot better.
Toonight
Not necessarily, try playing the original Deus Ex now. It really didn't hold up and thus doesn't feel as good while playing.
vauhtihirmu
The Revision mod is out soon (finally)! The screen shots look pretty nice, I'm looking forward to rehashing my DE experience with it.
Toonight
Oh awesome, I might finally be able to actually play it then. ^o^
Confrontation
But they don't always need to look realistic. Stylized graphics are still beautiful and can save on processing power.
vulkenhyn
Okami?
Z0neTan
this is what I'm saying! I love nintendos stylized graphics in hd more often than I like the hyper real graphics! they just age better
motleymot
did you read #1?
motleymot
although rereading your post, if you mean a well made art style, and not just something cobbled together last minute, then yes
NonExistingName
There's a different between "ugly" and "good graphics". A game can have cell-shaded simple graphics and still be beautiful.
TheTitor
There is a difference between low poly and just awfully done
walterpeck
Games don't have to be on PC to be good *hides*
DicksTakeDickpicsWithSelfieSticks
Based on graphics: Portable < Console < PC < Tabletop < LARP! (don't take this too serious please)
walterpeck
Play what you want how you want, brah
MOTHERFUCKINGDIOBRANDO
That's what Nintendo is for.
Pumpkinbot
BUT IF YOU PLAY A VIDEO GAME ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS THING YOU'RE WROOOOOONG
REV076
Who says that ? Last of Us, Uncharted, Halo were on consoles. 1/2
REV076
We just hate when a game loses its features in order to support another platform. 2/2
designatedskater
I bought a pc and now I can't even afford to throw rocks at people who don't like pcs
deltajesus
Buuuuuuuuuut many are better when they're on the PC. Seeing good games on console just feels like wasted potential.
walterpeck
I love Bloodborne and don't give two shots about wasted potential.
walterpeck
Yes, I'm leaving that typo.
deltajesus
So you're saying you wouldn't rather it was cheaper, looked prettier, ran better, had more choices for input and was moddable?
artydax
Other than graphics how are they worse in any way?
villlllle
Mouse+keyb > controller
artydax
Seeing as I'm left handed, a controller is better for me than having to swap the key bindings into uncomfortable positions.
Philliphobia
being able to play online without paying extra for a subsciption is one thing...
deltajesus
FPS is a pretty huge deal, the difference between 30 and 60 is massive. Also, way more options for controls etc.
artydax
It's not a huge deal. Besides, most games coming out nowadays are 60fps.
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
I'd say most games on the next gen consoles are locked at 30, sometimes even 24. Take bloodborne for instance
deltajesus
On console, with a reasonably pretty game? Barely any hit 60, and if you haven't played at a solid 60fps just try it, it's a big deal.
baconsmellsreallygood
More control to gaming community. Most PC games allow mods, private dedicated servers, and option to choose which server you can join
baconsmellsreallygood
For instance I enjoy playing some games on PC bc I have favorite servers I enjoy playing in rather than being "matched" in a random one.
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NightDany
What if the game is supposed to be SP? like the witcher?
pmaguire13
Mods was only 1 of the many things he listed moron
artydax
I don't use mods, I dislike dedicated servers (just let people set up custom games?) and being matched into a random game is part of MP.
baconsmellsreallygood
Just telling you why some people enjoy it over console. Nothing wrong with enjoying a game on console vs pc or vise versa
MrSpindles
Dislike dedicated servers? You prefer playing on a game hosted on someone's home connection that can only handle a few players? Your choice.
ljleonar
Seath was probably the easiest boss in Dark Souls...you can literally choose any other boss and it would be relevant
TheCosmicist
If they wanted to show an example of a hard boss, they should've had Ornstein and twat, or Ancient Dragon if you want to include dank souls2
CuteThingsAreMyWeakness
Ancient Dragon was so disappointing. Yes, he's hard, but he's hard in such a tedious and boring fashion. I was upset with from software
doufancyapickle
Fuck off with his nearly impossible to cut off tail
MrLeprechaun69
draw him near the crystal and move when he swings at you, he breaks the crystal and staggers himself long enough for you to cut it off
Buenocat
Seath as a pure caster is really really hard.
shmehh36
Nah, moonlight butterfly is easier.
fullstop
Really depends on your build. I just bought a bunch of dragonslayer arrows and ran back and forth shooting him. No damage taken.
SuitsandExplosives1
Ahem!! Iron Golem anyone?? You make him fall off in like 2.5, everytime
Svartsinn
If you know that he can be knocked off. You'd never aggressively wail on a boss until you know his attack patterns, especially if they 1hko.
LiterallyLiterallyLiterally
literally?
ChensHolyBollocks
This is why I very much dislike the DS community.All you ever do is say how easy everything is to you,Seath is not easy,nothing Souls is.
ihavenoidea2
The thing is that it gets easier the more you play. DS is all about punishing small mistakes and inpatience.
ChensHolyBollocks
I personally don't find it hard,as I've played a lot of it,but it's ignorant to go around with a superiority complex
MrLeprechaun69
get gud
ChensHolyBollocks
I'm probably better than you,I've played it enough,still doesn't make the game easy,it's not an apt statement to make.
MrLeprechaun69
It's a joke statement, lot's of people in the dark souls community say it to new players
ChensHolyBollocks
It's not unique to the Souls community,lots of people say it as a substitute for anything clever.
Diaminomaleonitrile
AceOfShovels
Biggy and Smalls! <3
CuteThingsAreMyWeakness
Snorlax and Pikachu!
WhatIfPandasCouldFly
I shudder from the nightmarish bad memories
WhiteGuiltMilkToast
https://youtu.be/dBfv3cYJBEY
kerms
They only took me 4 tries. I must have been one of the lucky ones. My hardest boss was the Four Kings.
HeartbreakOne
Took me two tries, I had a black knight sword and went for smough first. soltaire dealt with ornstein and just made sure they stayed apart.
J4Y1450
4 kings was easy a fuck in the first playthrough. it was only in ng+ when i had to use the base cannon with 20 humanity.
comebacklaterimthinkingofsomethingfunnytosay
Same here, four kings massacred me. I was doing an intelligence based spear and shield combo.
thatclimbingguy
Wow, really? It took me almost a week to kill those 2 fuckers. But I did the 4 kings ON MY FIRST TRY. It was ridiculous.
somebodywhoisntyou
You know who can suck all the dicks though? Capra.
ljleonar
Dude, that boss nearly made me throw my xbox out of a window
zlRebel
It was the hellhounds that made it horrible
AceOfShovels
2-3 hit kill with drake sword
NukeMuffin
You mean noob stick?
Imgonnatipyouwell
No he means perfectly viable weapon for that portion of the game.
AceOfShovels
YES THE NOOB STICK. SHUT UP I LIKE WINNING.
smorgado
What's not to like about a 2 machete'd Demon instantly jumping in your face, 2 Hellhounds, and fighting in a closet?
Iamcommandershepard
My friend claims to have beat Capra first ever try, I was like "No, no one ever does that, ever"
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
I did. It's really easy if you do it later in the game, such as if you use the Valley of the Drakes Blightown entrance.
JeffGoldblumWatchesYouPoop
If you had enough poise and a good shield you could block 100% of his atts.. I was a hit from first try... Then 30 latter I got it
Kalekus
Also goddamn Stray. Gives out aoe attacks like it's Oprah.
Svartsinn
Stray was never hard for me, but I cannot dodge firesage's AOE bullshit at the beginning. Really easy boss, but then you do a SL1 and
Svartsinn
that bullshit undodgeable stuff fucks you up so much.
RogueDiplodocus
Apart from the first time you meet him where its an insta kill no matter what.
RogueDiplodocus
I cant remember if you could use a homeward bone to avoid this though
Buenocat
Best thing is to wear one of those rings where you keep your souls when you die.
RogueDiplodocus
or die and go retrieve from the cell and THEN use a homeward bone. you posted this the same time i replied to @vulkenhyn s comment
vulkenhyn
I'm not sure that would be an effective sequence break cuz you need to end up in the jail
TKBaha
Most effective method is to jump off the elevator and hit the 3rd (pretty sure its 3rd) level on the way down
RogueDiplodocus
You're right. I'm remembering how to get your retrieve after you end up in the cell and still be able to keep it
pancreas
Seath isn't even intimidating (lol albino dragon). Even the taurus demon would have been better, more iconic too.
TheQUARRYTheBOULDERSLesserKnownFather
Taurus Demon was fucking easy, it's just a trap for noobs.
pancreas
Yeah but he's cool looking, scary, iconic, and a potentially incredibly tough fight for noobs. kind of a noob filter in a way.
Thisnameisrelevant
Seath is pretty damn intimidating, especially when you consider the sheer number of dragon corpses he was sitting on at the beginning.
pancreas
nigga doesn't even have scales. what a nerd.
Thisnameisrelevant
AIN'T EVEN GOT SCALES
SauronDidNothingWrong
"How does it feeeel Seath? To be a... bitch?"
pancreas
how's it feeeeel Seath? To be a bitch.
o0m9
Wouldn't Pinwheel be easier? He dies in maybe three hits from about any weapon in the game and his attacks are all super slow.
Anigon
He, can be deadly on later play throughs. When he had enough HP to survive to 5hits.
nelshai
I forgot he was even a boss. :X
SandyMakai
He's supposed to be fought way earlier than most people do. If fought before grabbing the lordvessel he's pretty tough.
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
He was also meant to have three of himself, like actually three of them. Thus the low health.
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
He was also meant to have three of himself, like actually three of them. Thus the low health.
o0m9
I typically fight him after the Hungering Dragon, once I can farm up titanite for a divine weapon. He still dies crazy fast.
SandyMakai
I once fought him on a fresh character... Not so good...
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
Hungering Dragon? Is that a localized name? We're talking the giant vagina dude right?
o0m9
Gaping Dragon* I always forget, since it's lore is that it was so ravenous it just turned it's whole ribcage into a mouth.
Astarion
Of course, most of the more difficult ones are not fun at all (looking at you Ornstein and Smough)
Mattbagels
One of my favorites. So many ways that fight can go!
Shoelebubba
Fatboy Slim was the only boss fight where I just entered a state of Zen. No other thought other than the game was on my mind.
thatclimbingguy
+1 for fatboy slim
AntikytheraMechanism
I actually found that fight fun. :( Difficult, but fun.
Astarion
If you know what you're getting into/have summons then yeah, its a fun fight. But if you don't, you're boned.
Thisnameisrelevant
Lies. One of the funnest boss fights ever, even when you summon friends or Solaire the Sun Bro.
Godislove1980
I had the most trouble with the Four Kings fight.
thatclimbingguy
I had the black knight sword+armor, I killed them in my first try.
Astarion
Four Kings is just a mad DPS race, if you've got the right gear you're golden. O&S like to spam AOE attacks.
o0m9
Ornstein and Smough are my second favorite fight, after Lord Gwyn. Only boss I really didn't like was the Bed of Chaos.
Astarion
Honestly, O&S were just the first that came to mind thinking about hard fights. I had forgotten about Bed of Chaos, she's bullshit.
SauronDidNothingWrong
O&S are my second favourite fight too, but they're second only to Artorias (DLC fight) - that fight was unbelievably intense!
thatclimbingguy
Holy shit, yeah. Artorias was AWESOME. But I still had him after like 5 tries.
Buenocat
Yeah Artorias is an adrenaline filled fight, constant moving/dodging
Anigon
With a soft enrage, so you know you needed to press the attack.
nelshai
Ornstein and Smough were my second favourite but Gwyn was probably my least favourite. He was too damned easy. :(
TgCCL
He was my favourite fight in DS1. Maybe because I never liked using a shield and I refused to parry, something I still don't do today.
nelshai
Haha. That's probably why, then. When it came to that fight I just put full havel's on with a giant shield and I was pretty good at parrying
o0m9
I found it kinda poetic. Gwyn's a burned husk of his former self, fuel for the First Fire. Also: I'm bad at parrying.
Buenocat
Yeah, a god that once fought the Everlasting Dragons, now defeated in single(withouth SunnyD) combat. Also train parry on the black knights.
Burritoheart
Fuck the Bed of Chaos. It's almost a coin toss to make that jump without being swatted by it's stupid tree hands.
smorgado
Or wear heavier armor. Poise and stability had their time to shine.
burnbojangles
You don't have to jump, you can literally rum off the edge and you will not get hit at all :)
Burritoheart
No logic can dissuade my hated of that 'Bed'. On reflection it is the fire attack that kills me in the roots.
Cmydagger
Anyone wanna give a list of whst these games are?
TellusEidolon
Legend of Rudecraft: The Sandstorm Journey
weriseandfall
Minecraft, Portal, Journey, LoZ: Wind Waker, The Last of Us, EarthBound, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Super Smash Bros, Team Fortress 2,
weriseandfall
Pokemon X/Y, & Metro: Last Light
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kittybuttwiggle
*If you're using Chrome
RossiferTaylor
Elighten me as to how to do this through the mobile app
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TheStewart
Minecraft, Portal, Journey, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, The Last of Us, Earthbound/Mother 2
fazisi
Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Smash Bros Wii U, TF2, Pokemon X/Y, Metro: Last Light
TheStewart
Bloodborn, Skyrim?, Super Smash Brothers, Team Fortress 2, Pokémon... something, Metro?
VegasTamborini
Commenting for when I have 300 hours lying around
sebthebrony
Did you just call Dark Souls skyrim
smorgado
Dark Souls. Do you even praise ?!? SunBros 4 Life!
Thisisatestoftheimgursystem
Commenting to find later and buy all these.
Petesneak
Probably Pokemon Omega Ruby or Alpha sapphire
ReportToTheShipAsSoonAsPossibleWellBangOK
every one of those pokemon is a mega! impossible!
Petesneak
Looks like a 2 v 2. So each person can mega evolve
SirShake
Metro Last Light. Great list! :)
Besimtar
Metro redux made me fall in love with rpgs again <3
awfulhero
I think its the vanishing of Ethan carter, not bloodblourne
TheStewart
I'll take your word for it. My strength lies in console games Dreamcast and older.
PlayingFavorites
#7 is 100% Bloodborne. That's the Hunter's Dream area, which is the "home base" of sorts.
awfulhero
yeah my mistake, got bloodborne yesterday and you're definitely right
SuitsandExplosives1
How do you not know Dick Souls, HOW???
smorgado
someone downvoted. had to +1 for DS being the best game in the past 5 years...on many levels.
TheStewart
Dick Souls ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Overdonespawn
Dark Souls not Skyrim. Great list though.
Higgas
I think you'll find it's Bloodborne actually, not Dark Souls.
TerrorTheory
Filthy casul
TheStewart
Damn, so close. I've played neither, so it was a shot in the dark.
ZlatanPSG
Shot in the dark souls. HAH. Please love me.