>you get extra points and can counter attack for massive damage if you dodge attacks at the last second
>combat-focused game has a deep, complex scoring system that gives you incentive to git gud
>any game that lets you beat the shit out of enemies with your fists
>any game that lets you do rapid fire fisticuffs
>any sort of 'charge-up' mechanic in a melee-focused game, where you can charge up individual moves to make them stronger or charge up to release a super powerful attack
>Game has a great character
>people want this character to do a thing in the next game
>in the next game, he does the thing
>game has a grapple button
>lets you do wrestling moves on grabbed enemies
>they're all real moves
>you can piledrive chumps into other enemies and damage all of them
Ooooooh yeeeah.
>>345179675
>When you crit there's a sound
>i-frames
>being able to turn enemies into allies
>4th wall breaks
>tutorial boss or a battle you're supposed to lose can be beaten and you get secrets/items
>>345179675
I love when the villain is truly hateable, because it makes beating them so satisfying. Bonus points if you really get to blow them the fuck out
you can throw people off high places
working mirrors
>kill cam cinematics
>gigantic enemy/boss
>you have to scale up them to damage them
I don't even know why I love this so much but I do.
>local co-op
>shotguns
>fighting system with actual combos instead of square, square, square...
>random map generation
>good music
>one of the main antagonists is basically the same kind of class/character as you are and you have to 1v1 them later
>>345180357
>charge up mechanic
>launching the attack right on the monster's head while it's charging you
>it does bonus damage and stuns them
>smooth aiming
>>345180357
>>345182215
DMC3 and Godhand boyz ww@
Also MGR just for the Raiden vs Sam fight.
>>345182286
>shooter with no reloading
>hidden mechanics that, when discovered and mastered, allow you to access parts of the game earlier than normal on repeat playthroughs
>weapon power-ups that combine
I fucking love super metroid.
>sarcastic protagonists
>>345179675
>blood, gore and tits
>game has alternate costumes
>game has a model viewer so you can see all the character models, enemies, bosses, even some locations, etc. in greater detail
>>345182762
Is this any good? I was considering it.
>final boss has multiple forms with each more fucking crazy and difficult than the last
>game has secret boss after the credits
I really wish the big releases did this more often. I mean, not every game needs a super extravagant final boss, but I really loathe the fact that more games are tending to go the "no final boss" route because it's "too video gamey."
Furi was a masterpiece.
>Perfect parrying allows for counterattack
>Enemies will dodge charge attacks unless you hit them at an opportune moment
>Bullet spam that you have to dodge or destroy
>Last phase of a boss becomes do or die, get KO'd at any point and you have to start the phase over
>Three voiceover options, Japanese, English, and French, and they're all good (except English, funnily enough)
>Speedrun mode
>Not much hand holding past tutorial boss
>Neon shit
>Bosses force you to play differently (for example, the Edge, pic related, only takes one hit before his guard is up, while evey other boss can take like 4. The Edge and the Burst (previous boss) will taunt, but it doesn't open them up to attack, unlike the earlier bosses. The Edge is also locked in close combat mode.)
>Epic music
>You see visible progress throughout the game
>You beat what you think is the last boss.
>The game reveals that there is one more boss to go after you shortly savor your previous victory
>>345182445
Oh god yes, this!
>>345180357
Love it. Love every last bit of it.
>secret bosses
>collectibles, minigames for items, etc. Diversions when you want to do something other than the story
>multiple customizable outfits
>secret bosses
>secret cutscenes
>incentive to git gud
>>345181682
>tfw guillotine throwing enemies off high ledges in NGB and NG2
>Game has unlockable costumes(bonus points if they appear real time in cutscenes. Fucking love that shit)
>Game has you fight with bare hands.
>Game has in depth combo system
>Game has upgradeable weapons, skills, etc.
>Game has skill tree
>Game has New Game+
>Game lets you earn extra money through completing tasks( i.e Crystal hunting in the Ratchet and Clank series)
>Game has awesome open world to explore( i.e Jak 3)
>Game has customizable shit (character, weapon skins, vehicle, etc.
>Game has final story after beating Good and Evil paths.
>A game with a good level editor
>Like, so good that you can make the game a different genre.
Alternatively
>Game with a level editor
>It is the editor that the developers used to create the game
>game has mostly orchestral soundtrack
>final boss music is a metal as fuck boss theme
>use string of weaker attacks
>the sound effects go together musically
>use powerful attack
>everything freezes in place for a split second
>beat the game
>you've unlocked [story mode from the villian's POV]
>>345186345
That sounds cool, what game does it?
>>345179675
>game
>good game on its own
>new game + completely changes the game
>its just as good
Thank you shovel knight, plague knight is a fuckin gem.
>>345179675
Despite not having a console and solely playing on PC/mobile
>Controller support
If it's applicable (like not a RTS or management game) it'll bump up my opinion every time if its well supported. Sometimes I like using a kb+m. Sometimes I like relaxing in bed and playing with a controller.
Super atmospheric and cool sounding alarm sounds, like the warning alarms in Alien: Isolation.
>you do something at the perfect moment
>freeze-frame, crisp sound effect, shows multiple angles
incredible
>post has no replies
>wont even bother reading it
>Movement is normally slow and there are hefty recovery times on attacking
>you become faster and ofher types of movement are possible as you learn to cancel attacks into one another
Not many games like this, sadly.
>you get a huge combo or amazing play
>announcer and/or on-screen text can hardly keep up but still blends satisfyingly
Photo modes.
>>345187602
>when your post gets 5+ (You)s
Its a special kind of feeling.
>>345182965
It's shit. The cancel mechanics are absolute trash
>>345179675
Great music or audio design. I'd seriously make saves or purposely revisit areas of games as a teen and kid just to hear sfx or music. That shit can make or break a game or even elevate mediocre ones to higher status.
>>345185675
>final boss music isnt the bosses theme but instead all the main characters themes merged together and alot more intense
>>345187336
Everything about immersing the player in the world went right for Alien Isolation.
>>345187602
>tfw no replies most of the time
>make images for the past five or six years that I sprinkle on random boards
>see them reposted or things based on them or bastardized versions
I feel like a proud parent.
>>345188123
Except for the voice acting.
Good thing it's rare.
>points
>throw or punch an enemy through the floor
> you jump down to follow them and you can see just as their body bounces on the ground
>falling attacks in general
>>345179675
>cutscene starts the boss fight with epic music
>music continues into the loading screen
>>345187654
This is best. It's accessible for noobs, while also providing a feeling of growth when you get better.
>>345188274
You're right, the VA wasn't as good as the rest.
lots of moves that may or may not be redundant, but are still different
>>345187023
Not so much the villain's side of the story, but Reverse/Rebirth mode in Kingdom Hearts: CoM for the GBA and the PS2 remake let you play as Riku after you beat the game as Sora. Was pretty cool back in the day.
MGR has free downloadable content that lets you play as Jetstream Sam.
>>345187750
Heres one to start off.
>>345187023
Hotline Miami
>incredibly broken move
>the game balances it by making it extremely hard to execute
mishima mains ww@
>>345189050
I love how no matter how much people hate the game these threads are always full of shit from MGR
>>345189417
Because it was the sickest fucking shit.
Where's my sequel, Konami?
>>345189749
go ask Platinum.
Konami has nothing to do with anything anymore.
>>345182762
>>345189904
Platinum can't make a sequel without Konami's permission.
>game is actually really good so i can go be contrarian on /v/ to piss off a bunch of people
>>345187336
As a MASSIVE Alien fan, I still need to play that game.
But Metroid does that too and I fucking LOVE it. I love all the ambient noises in the sound design and the soundtrack, and how sometimes the music has this really organic sound to it, to the point where it just sounds like noises off in the background, part of the environment.
>any time you use an elevator in any MP game
>any quiet, tense area of the game
>>345190019
It doesnt even need to be metal gear
>201X whatever
>Protaganist Sam taking down drug cartels and shit only using his skills and a red bad ass katana
>shits sci fi but not full sci fi
>slight easter eggs but nothing official
or
>202X whatever
>Protagonist Full armor cyborg ninja looking fucker
>doing whatever because they have freedom to write whatever they want
>full cyberpunk world
Same gameplay
Same kick ass soundtracks
Same kind of bosses
Doesn't even need to be metal gear but just a platinum game with swords
>>345190263
Alien's atmo is 10/10.
>you fight the main protagonist from one of the previous games
>alternatively, you bro it up with the main protagonist from the previous game to fuck up some great evil
>>345182965
Good enough.
>>345189289
>game has moral choices that are actually tough decisions between two morally ambiguous options that are both kinda bad and not just "be an angel or murder a puppy"
>>345190602
Just get Platinum to make a Star Wars game as a spiritual successor to MGR. There, done.
>going through an area
>kill everyone on your way to the boss
>kill boss
>start going the same way back
>see the ground littered with everyone's corpses
>you can throw enemies into other enemies and it does damage
>leveling up restores your hp/mp to max
>Gameplay and story are separate and uninterrupted
>Main character of first game is an NPC in the second and gets character development from being seen from a different angle
> status effects work on all bosses
