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#206126 Death Cloud Sat, 26th May '12 5:04:12 PM from Horsehead Nebula

Try Galactic Civilisation or Hearth of Iron.

At every planet you will element of puzzle and after last planet (what you can find after all other mane missions completed you finally know going on, however many stuff you know at Virime too)

edited 26th May '12 5:07:43 PM by DeathCloud

Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.

#206127 Psi 001 Sat, 26th May '12 5:04:28 PM

Bringing up the previous discussion for villains, anyone think something of a tragic antagonist would be an interesting twist to the show, sorta like a foe the heroes would regret having to take down?

Sorry, as has been pointed out today, I'm a big fan of grey morality.

edited 26th May '12 5:05:15 PM by Psi001

#206128 Mio Sat, 26th May '12 5:05:43 PM

So your looking for a game were the player participates in the guile and has a competent villain? With your definition of competent villain I don't think such a game exist.

edited 26th May '12 5:06:03 PM by Mio

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#206129 gingerninja 666 Sat, 26th May '12 5:06:59 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Psi I like sympathetic bad guys but I like KNOWING who I'm meant to root for, thanks

Sorry, bit bitter today. I'm slumping into one of my frustrated "I can't find anything to watch" moods

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206130 gingerninja 666 Sat, 26th May '12 5:07:40 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Mio Uh, fucking Ace Attorney

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206131 Psi 001 Sat, 26th May '12 5:08:48 PM

@ginger: That's a point I like too, though this is less in a Designated Villain case, more one that we know has to be taken out, but is sympathetic enough that even the heroes are empathetic about it.

I don't like villains that are so relatable and pitiful that they make the heroes bullies, but that's a different scenario to what I'm thinking.

edited 26th May '12 5:09:53 PM by Psi001

#206132 Mio Sat, 26th May '12 5:09:34 PM

I wouldn't have known since I have never played them before.

edited 26th May '12 5:09:41 PM by Mio

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#206133 Death Cloud Sat, 26th May '12 5:09:43 PM from Horsehead Nebula

@ginger How about game with War of the Worlds style villains?

Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.

#206134 marston Sat, 26th May '12 5:11:48 PM from America

I agree with Psi on that topic. Sympathatic villains are some of my favorite kinds of bad guys, along with the brillaint ones {Especially when they happen to also be a sympathatic villain as well} and the pure evil and vicious ones as well.

Yeah, Red Eye was pretty awesome IMO.

edited 26th May '12 5:15:36 PM by marston

#206135 gingerninja 666 Sat, 26th May '12 5:11:50 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Death I'm shit at strategy games.

... I don't know, War of the Worlds was one in a million in terms of aesthetic, I'm not sure if I'll ever like something that's only similar to them

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206136 gingerninja 666 Sat, 26th May '12 5:13:34 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Psi I still think you'd like Red Eye from Fallout Equestria

He's brilliant, clearly in the wrong, but the hero just can't help but agree with him on a lot of things, and actually really respects him.

Not to mention the fact that he's a Well-Intentioned Extremist

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206137 Death Cloud Sat, 26th May '12 5:13:57 PM from Horsehead Nebula

I'm not saying that exactly something similar but it give you feeling you fighting withg some thing unstoppable.

edited 26th May '12 5:14:17 PM by DeathCloud

Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.

#206138 gingerninja 666 Sat, 26th May '12 5:14:35 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Death Okay. What is it?

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206139 Psi 001 Sat, 26th May '12 5:17:37 PM

Similar to how I like a Straight Man to have at least one vice, I like a villain to at the very least have some charismatic charm or redeeming aspect to them, not to the point he's MORE likeable than the heroes but to the point you can almost get a gist of why they act like they are. Most of the villains in the series are kinda one note nasty, par maybe Discord, who, while still obviously evil, is Affably Evil and Actually Pretty Funny (at least to Pinkie).

Random idea, what if they pulled an E-102 Gamma type story with a Changeling?

edited 26th May '12 5:20:46 PM by Psi001

#206140 Seraphem Sat, 26th May '12 5:18:34 PM from Delamare

you could try some of the Fire Emblem games, those usually have decent villains, and require a lot of planning and thinking to beat even the mooks.

Build a fool proof system, and the world will create a better fool.

#206141 Chadaman 99 Sat, 26th May '12 5:20:02 PM

I like sympathy in the form that what motivates their actions are understandable. What I don't like is when their actions don't match their motive. Like their too far down the redeemable path.

Everything's been done. Everything is meaningless. You life at best is to serve as a building block for others.

#206142 Death Cloud Sat, 26th May '12 5:20:05 PM from Horsehead Nebula

@ginger Freespace (space sim) - Shivans. Both games of series when those guys show up it become hopeless war very fast, and you as player will see this in many missions.

BTW You would really like Bosh from second game.

Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.

#206143 Psi 001 Sat, 26th May '12 5:20:10 PM

Mostly I prefer cartoony villains over serious ones, though they can still have tragic or sympathetic motives.

@Chadaman: I agree I don't like villains that are too redeemable yet treated with a black and white manner by the heroes, again The Dreamstone (I know I refer to this show a lot but it did everything wrong in developing hero characters that it frustrates me to no end). Again this is about getting the right chemistry from the heroes and having them need to deal with them in more complex manner.

edited 26th May '12 5:23:08 PM by Psi001

#206144 gingerninja 666 Sat, 26th May '12 5:21:29 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Seraph I just said I'm terrible at strategy games -_-

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206145 Chadaman 99 Sat, 26th May '12 5:26:05 PM

Use your brain! It's fun coming up with strategies.

Everything's been done. Everything is meaningless. You life at best is to serve as a building block for others.

#206146 gingerninja 666 Sat, 26th May '12 5:27:41 PM from Aboard The Damocles

No it ain't.

I can't think on the fly and adjust my strategies.

Or if I can then I still don't feel like I'm having fun. I'm just stressed and frustrated

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206147 Seraphem Sat, 26th May '12 5:28:13 PM from Delamare

well it's turn based so you can take your time.

Build a fool proof system, and the world will create a better fool.

#206148 marston Sat, 26th May '12 5:30:12 PM from America

So, does anyone here wonder what kind of things could happen if the mane 6 ended up in a certain situation? Sometimes I wonder what would happen if they got involved in the making of a movie, for instance.

#206149 Chadaman 99 Sat, 26th May '12 5:31:11 PM

Chad's guide to turn base strategy! Grind levels, kill healers, kill whatever hits hardest.

Everything's been done. Everything is meaningless. You life at best is to serve as a building block for others.

#206150 Psi 001 Sat, 26th May '12 5:32:40 PM

Rainbow Dash would become completely starstruck and try to steal every scene, Rarity would refuse to take part without at least three hours preening herself in the wardrobe, while Fluttershy would get catatonic stage fright. Twilight would spend most of the time moaning about the script quality and plot holes, AJ would be moaning that it isn't "The Rainbow Dash Movie" and Pinkie would insist on turning it into a slapstick comedy (Someone throw a pie!).

edited 26th May '12 5:35:00 PM by Psi001