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    10 months ago

    That article was charming! I like that guy, and I like his gaming ethos. Play what you like, there is no “best game,” and you can find things to like in a lot of games.

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      I was hyped for the game and recall liking the game when I played it. I also got really stuck at one point because I didnt really make good use of my upgrades, so my playthrough ended up with me just meleeing everything because I felt the magic was so weak. Eventually I gave up

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    I remember renting this game a few times when I was around 8 or 9 and having no clue what I was doing but still enjoying it. I cannot remember the gameplay at all though, I’ll have to check YouTube to see if it’ll bring back any memories.

    One game that has for whatever reason stuck around with me even though it was never really popular is Illusion of Gaia for SNES. The story and music alone really blew my mind when I was young and I continued to replay it every 5 or so years throughout my life.

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        10 months ago

        Not OP but Substack has been pretty explicit that they will not be removing fascist/nazi accounts. I suspect the comment you’re replying to was referring to the story about how if you don’t kick the well-mannered “reasonable” nazis out of the bar the instant they show up, you quickly and inevitably discover that your bar is a nazi bar.

        Edited for clarity.

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    10 months ago

    My friends had quest 64 when we were kids, I had always wanted to play it. Maybe I should pick it up and give er a go

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    10 months ago

    While I did like Quest 64 as a kid, it has massive issues, even compared to the unfinished and buggy state of modern gaming releases.

    Here’s an idea for a remake. Quest 64 2, 20% more finished than the original release.

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    I rented Quest 64 back in the day but never beat or bought it. From that rental my impression was that it had some good ideas but need a lot more polish, add in the N64 price tag (especially since I could run burned CDs on my PlayStation at that point) and it was banished into the realm of “Maybe if I see it on sale”.

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    10 months ago

    This game had a lot of potential to be really good. I think its still got the framework for it, but could stand to use a mod to rebalance the magic and item drops to make the game a bit easier and less unbalanced.

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      Quest 64 French Vanilla more or less is that mod. Not totally sure what I think of it though. It’s a huge improvement over the game’s mechanics, but this is also one of those games where all the weird balancing quirks are part of the game’s charm.

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    10 months ago

    Great article! I have vivid memories of renting this from Hollywood Video (a southern california blockbuster equivalent), getting so confused, and giving up on it very quickly.