Nine Sols comes out
Threads everywhere
Have to dodge them like I dodge wrenches to avoid spoilers
Finally get to play it and finish it a whole year later
Blown the fuck away
Never felt such a strong itch to talk about a game in my life
Can finally enter all those threads and participate in discussion
There are none because everyone had their fill a year ago
Is it good because your penis said so, because you like undertale and/or hollow knight, or because it has actual merit?
nta but all of the above
the first two items being true undo the positive merits
wtf why doesn't a niche sekiro-lite metroidvania have 24/7 discussion on Anon Babble???
the threads on here were all furfags and/or people gooning to incest
I'd say there's still 2-3 threads a week. The bigger issue is they're usually either a picture of Goumang's thighs or just Yi with the OP saying "he killed millions" and in neither case do they actually put a thread subject. A lot of the productive conversation has died down but if you're willing to start the conversation people reply.
parryslop
furshit
chink
wind up attacks and three phases final boss
There's nothing to discuss.
I don't like parries, I am not a furry, I am indifferent towards the People's Republic of China.
The last part about wind up attacks and three phases I can't decide if it's good or bad.
We've already discussed everything to death and the authors are unlikely to continue working on this franchise.
Actual merit. I felt like it was an actual journey rather than just a videogame.
I did not like Undertale and I do not see how this game could possibly overlap with that rancid game outside of animallistsic character design.
Hollow Knight is an extremely competent metroidvania, but I strongly believe 9S mogs the shit out of it. Its downs are lower than HK but its highs are ever so much higher.
As far as merits go, if you're interested in what I think was good about it:
Compelling writing
I heabily disagree with its defeatist philosophy, but I believe that outside of my personal views the way the story and the characters were delivered was stellar. I loved the characters, I felt for them, I cried during the end.
Exploration
Secrets aren't overdone, it rarely feels like an obnoxious maze. The maps are compact and don't overstay their welcome, which is an issue even the "ever flawless" Hollow Knight was guilty of.
Combat
Weakest part, to be honest. I think the combat system is heavily flawed but still fun enough to be worth it + the rest of the game carries it. It is parryslop that feels like you're studying for a test rather than battling a powerful enemy, but when you do memorize the patterns, it at least looks cool when you win at a boss fight.
Soundtrack
Not only is it 10.5/10 on its own, it PERFECTLY emphasises the events it accompanies. It builds emotional connections in your brain between the sounds and the happenings extremely well.
Overall
I hate parry slop. I hate metroidvanias. I hate chink aesthetics. I hate games that cost more than 20 dollars (I waited for it to be 40% off). I hate every genre aspect and theme that this game represents. But it became one of my top 10 favorites due to the sheer style and quality of execution as well as the emotional stimulation it gave me. No game has made me as emotional as this one.
Im not a furry and didn't feel even remotely horny from the game and I consider it an actual 10/10 masterpiece. it's fucking incredible.
but if you're willing to start the conversation people reply.
That's a relief because I'll be trying to make more of these threads in the future.
Right now a question that's floating in my mind is, so it was basically this Tao thing's several century long keikaku to make Ji into an immortal mutant which will then prompt decadent scientists to try and reverse-engineer him for immortality only to end up accidentally birthing disease that wipes out their species and sends them to heaven because the species basically "reached endgame" and lived unfulfilling lives?
Also, do they actually have souls and go to heaven after they die? It felt like the game spelled it out for me in the true ending but I kept having this bad feeling like that bit with Heng reaching out to him was just a wishful hallucination.
Side note. Got any good reaction images, with Yi in particular? I admire the autism cat's stoic demeanor even if he is a midwit.
Aye, that's what I said. I'm just moping about it out loud.
and the authors are unlikely to continue working on this franchise.
Good, to be honest. It started solid as fuck and ended on a high note. Sequel'ing it would be far too risky, though Shuanshuan's biography saying that his experiences with Yi would change the fate of humans or someshit sounds like they at least left themselves some wiggle room to come back to it if they felt inspired enough. Personally, I hope this is where it ends. I'll pop a blood vessel if I have to buy a DLC.
So many things to shit on in good faith and you decided to pick ALL nothingburgers.
everybody laugh at this braindead retard for missing out on absolute kino of the highest order. the faggot would be filtered anyway since the only people who say "parryslop" are shitters. he is also too low iq to fully appreciate the story.
there are none
there are at least 2-3 nine sols threads on Anon Babble in a given day
Then I must be exceptionally unlucky because I've been struggling to catch any for the last week.
Not him but I'm OP and I say parryslop all the time and still love this game. Nine Sols is great despite being parryslop, not because of it.
Who are you quoting, retard-kun?
the correct term is parrykino.
Combat is fun
Thats all i need
How does Shadowhunter fare against Cloud Piercer during boss fights? I kept using Cloud Piercer because it staggers bosses, but Shadow Hunter seems like it deals so much more damage...
anon, you may not have realized it, but you can just create a thread about a subject you want to speak about and people will just show up of their own volition
on a scale of 1 to 10 how accurate was this image to you?
That's what I tried doing with this one.
About 6.5-ish, I think. I still think the third phase is hogwash because you get killed in a single combo before you even get to figure out where the strikes are supposed to be coming from, but when I finally memorized the patterns, it got pretty intense and felt pretty fulfilling to beat, despite the bullshit.
Nothing on this one?
Solarians deserved it
mods are on their hot pocket breaks, post every image featuring Ji you have
greatest one I own
This boss is officially bullshit kino:
A boss that is so bullshit that it becomes fun
The only other boss that deserves this title is Orphan of Kos.
I started watching Parks and Recreation because of that one.
I want to rape Goumang.
I was told the wall isn't kind to twinks, but this is just ridiculous.
I never thought it was that bullshit beyond the borderline guaranteed death you will take the first couple times you reach the next phase
struggle with phase 1 until you learn it
phase 2 is phase 1 but with an extra attack and the air combo
phase 3 is phase 2 but faster and with less HP, if you manage to survive her full screen attacks(that can be almost panic parried by spamming the parry button) she dies super quickly
Though this is only if you already got enough experience using unbounded counter from the previous bosses, I imagine it's really hard if you just dodged red attacks until the final boss forces you to learn.
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I think there's something wrong with my Yi.
I need more info on the incest thing
I just want to fug that fat gay orange cat.
I only ever used cloud piercer because I wasn't willing to grind for cash just to upgrade three arrows.
oh look it is another shitty side scroller metroidvania
No chest implant
Full sized
Is this some kind of alt universe scenario?
Main character's little sister was extremely fond of him, spent a lot of time with him while they were children and all around was a total sweetheart to him. They don't do anything beyond just an extremely close-knit sibling bond, but apparently the characters the two were named after were actually married, so it's not too far a fetch they'd go an extra mile if the protag wasn't such a giga-autist.
There is also a duo of twins who are very clearly in love with each other. There's a recording of one of them singing about their love.
Oh look, it's another shartroon who doesn't belong here but REALLY REALLY wants to.
I actually upped all 3 for completionism's sake, but only ever used Cloud Piercer because someone told me it's the best one to pair with upgraded Qi blast.
you call me troon yet you made this thread, curious!
I accept your concession and reject your axewound-reeking pressence.
Why respond to adolescent bait? You can get bumps easier than yhis by just saying obviously wrong yet credible enough shit to trigger autism actually about the game.
For example, I avoided red attacks even in the final boss and she was easier that way.
It's aight. Great final boss. But it should've been fully linear with levels like castlevania 3 or something, the 'exploration' added very little and just wasted my time.
I imagine it's really hard if you just dodged red attacks until the final boss forces you to learn.
this exactly
the game allows you to avoid mastering parrying all the way up to the final boss and then tells you to fuck yourself
I set it to story mode and I'm not sorry
This is how I felt about Blasphemous, and then I found out from a speed runner that you only ever actually use the mobility abilities twice in the entire game. Same one both times, the extending roots. So basically, it SHOULD have been a linear game, they did a poor job of building the world in a way that necessitates the world being there at all.
Their free DLC's made it more of an actual exploration experience, but here's the kicker: I played when they were done making those, and found all of the stuff blind first try (with lots of lucky accidents) and STILL felt like the overall progression through the stages used basically nothing worthy of making it a metroidvania. The red platforms was the answer to most secrets and they felt kinda slapped on, usually just a string of them leading to a single room thing that unlocks a step in a chain of secrets. There was also that annoying as hell area with the boat, it felt out of palce and I think it was all DLC because the difficulty jumps for no reason from either entrance.
I am going to suppose they fixed it up better with 2, but never felt the itch to play with all other games that came out.
2 is fine. Does some neat stuff where there's three weapons that are both combat styles and also progression tools, and you choose one for your starting weapon. The other two you have to find as metroidvania upgrades.
So gameplay is shit and you're just a furry?
Gotcha
sex with gramps
It's already pretty linear as is, took me 20 hours to 100% the game since the maps are fairly simple, which I'm grateful for imo
I can't stand big confusing maps