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Name a single game that's actually worth full price at $60 upon release

Hey Sup Forums a few weeks ago I made a thread asking if the Switch I purchased could be a scam or not and got asked...

Why Sup Forums claims that franchises such as Neptunia and Atelier are "pedophile shit" but at the same time Sup Forums...

Mr Bittler is ready for adventure!

What is the video game equivalent of this?

How much longer until we reach this level of graphics in games?

ITT: Characters that could beat the living shit outta Dante

What are some games where I can take the evil path?

FFXIV price hike

Name a game that you used to love but eventually realized was bad

Peach, Daisy & Rosalina appreciation thread

What are some games where the protagonist makes a miraculous comeback against all odds?

Was banning Chibi the right thing to do for the speedrunning community?

Okay, I'm really liking Corruption of Champions so far. Can anyone recommend me more similar games...

How the fuck is anyone able to play through this? It's so fucking boring and slow

Post your sister's favourite game

Why do PCfags tell people that PC gaming is cheaper than console gaming...

Vidya characters made for sex

What am I in for guys?

What went wrong?

I bought MGS1 on psn store (ps3) and damn it's good...

Hey Sup Forums, seen any vampires lately?

XXx_36o_n0_$c0p3_xXx has joined

What genre has the best girls and why is it the fighting game genre?

There's a new Fire Pro game out, it's extremely good and has workshop support, and nobody here is talking about it

Which pokemon would you keep as a pet?

/dbfz/ Dragon Ball Fighter Z

Is it September yet

BR here. So, I will be on the US for a week by the end of September. And I want a Nintendo Switch

Game revealed with a black main character

Gorons or Zoras?

Recommend me some good games for local co-op Sup Forums

.hack//G.U. Last Recode is Getting a Physical Release for North America

Look at this thing, LOOK AT IT

Why this game is so perfect?

This is a japanese knight

Why does the Fire Emblem series, especially the newer entries...

Overwatch is dead

HAGGAR, SPIDEY, FRANK, AND NEMESIS

Which Link is the best Link?

Someone stop them please

Best game valve has made this far?

Daily reminder that white women are atheists

Lightning in a Nissan commercial

Why are there so few games set in ancient Egypt?

So Sup Forums, how would you approach making a new Dead Rising title?

What's a good Switch case?

But will it be good?

Pls missah gib 5 credits

Can someone explain to me why people like this game and don't like 3? Or why people that like 3 don't like this game?

I stopped playing games about 5 years ago so I don't know anything about gaming since then

How did you post-rationalize your decision to buy and play Mass Effect: Andromeda?

Please everyone come play at Felmyst when it launches at 3 hours

Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy

I somehow missed Lords of Shadow 2, even though I thought the first was pretty good

History really does repeat itself

I've been trying to find a good list of all the kingdom hearts games in order so I can play it...

Does Sup Forums try to recognize voices in video games?

Chris will die in your lifetime

What are the best DOOM mods?

Why bf1 run bad on i5 cpus?

Are you enjoying your Switch Sup Forums?

What is The Room of video games?

ITT: We try to remember the title of games we've played when we were young

What went so right with FFVIII's localization...

Are there any vidya characters that could kill SCP 682?

What artstyle fits anime games better?

Are you looking forward to his remaster, Sup Forums?

Since anime has become a joke of a medium has there been any good Japanese action games lately? Have a PC+PS4

Why doesn't Baurus get mad at you when you the emperor dies?

What does Sup Forums think about visual novels?

Join random game

June NPD - PS4 #1

WHERE THE FUCK IS IT AMAZON???

Whats the most difficult game you've personally ever played?

Where the fuck are all the hack'n'slash games?

3x3 Thread, Friday Morning Edition

How do I meet girls that like videogames? All the girls I've dated have been basic normies

In what game can I just kill a bunch of Americans? I am sick of killing Russians, Arabs and German Nazis

Beloved RPG games In Japan

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The Switch is finished -- First roms out

Gamer fuel thread

Treehouse in charge of keeping character personalities instact

Okay, Sup Forums

Who here unironically buys gaymer shit (products aimed at gaymers, led mice keyboards, gaymer food etc.)

Games are better with busty anime girls. This is your mage for the night

ITT: characters that take no skill to play

UNIEL[st] thread

He hasn't modded GTA IV beyond recognition with realism mods

What game can be 100%ed entirely using the starting character/abilities? or getting gud is the only power up?

Is it true that Cody is canonically the strongest being in the SF universe?

Do you remember Cheat with Kristin Holt?

What went wrong?

Going to police academy soon, what are some good games where I can roleplay as a cop/SWAT...

Does Sup Forums expects anything from Bubsy's return?

The first release game splatfest is announced

That kid who always chose the Mclaren F1

It's not worth the amount they ask for

Was he in the wrong?

Gaming journalism

Fortnite begging continues

Remember logging into this screen?

Okay let's have one more thread about this

Five days until pic related gets released on PC and Xbox One

5 estus at start of game, 10 with humanity

How hype are you for DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Sup Forums?

Hide for 30 minutes

What games let me play as an empowered female?

What makes WoW so much more entertaining to watch over it's contemporaries?

ITT: reddit games

Development complete

What is the Linkin Park of vidya?

- 2017, has the graphics of a game from 2004

Why did six button controllers never take off? Shit's cash, yo

Is this actually Battle Royale: the game? And if so, is it any good?

What are some 7/10 and 8/10 PC FPS games?

Tale from the borderlands is one of the best Telltale game

What are some games that you used to think were good but you eventually realized they were garbage?

Realistically, when can we expect Nintendo to restock the Switch in the US?

What if your parents never got divorced?

ARe there any choice games,where your choices actually matter?

How strong is Geralt in Witcher Universe?

Explain why you hate it

Goblin model update

Sup Forumsidya Draw Thread

ITT: characters only you find attractive

I HURT MYSELF TODAY

The game has slowly reappearing capcha

Why do niggers smell like shit?

So am i gonna be meme'd by shills if i grab this off the psn sale?

When did tf2 die?

ITT the cutest video game girl

KETCHUP BROS WHERE WE AT

Are guardians the best designed enemies in zelda games so far

QUICK, WHICH ONE Sup Forums?!

Game you love dies a slow and painful death until it finally because a shell of itself

So Sup Forums I just got a new 4tb Drive I want to stuff full of steam games

Talk me out of resubbing to Runescape after not playing for 5+ years

Dubdubdubdubdubdubdub

Cataclysm did not ruin WOW

Shes the official mascot now, right?

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT

ITT: Characters nobody likes

What's a setting that you think should be used more in vidya?

Daily Witcher 3 argument thread

What was the first video game you played?

What does [Glass Him] mean?

Is kh3 going to be shit or unfinished?

What games have an all female cast?

I'm in love with Kat. Why can't she be real?

Going to take a shower

Can someone help me identify what this tune is?

yfw you hear the enemy whistles

Can someone redpill me on the mmos on the market right now?

Replay a game from your childhood

What went wrong?

Is this game any good?

"Little brother, were you up all night playing video games?"

GIMME THE MOTH, TEAM NINJA

What themes work best on PS4?

ITT: Games with bad water levels

What is the best game from 2011?

Is Moogy-denka right about Persona 5?

Developer refers to its playerbase as in game role

Worst castlemania

Best Hitman game?

It's okay when sony do it

What are some video games where the concept is good, but the whole thing is kinda shit?

You're at agdq and as ur getting ready to leave this guy sniffs ur gf's (male) seat. What do?

How come he was a sweet nerd in Peace Walker but in V he became a snivelling wreck of a man?

Strategy games are dead, I s-swear!

Why does Steam allow this kind of content?

TES is a trash series - even morrowind - and here's why:

Graphics thread?

He thinks Nier Automata is original in any way, let alone a masterpiece

Who is the Chester Bennington of video games?

What's the point of motion blur?

55 DAYS UNTIL GOTY COMES OUT

Reminder that you need a minimum IQ of 120 in order to appreciate grand strategy games...

ITS OVER ITS OVER ITS OVER ITS OVER ITS OVER ITS OVER ITS OVER ITS OVER ITS OVER ITS OVER ITS OVER

Man sometimes I ask people questions about video games and anons will reply with an answer because they know about the...

What exactly makes a good metroidvania to you?

Drakengard Thread

Isabelle is cute!

What are vidya with God-Tier soundtracks?

I want to get into this series but how do I actually start? Theres so many games released...

Tfw hating japanese games because of the weebs and not because of anything related to the game

Is it September yet

IS there an game that has insects as main protagonist or mainly bees?

What's the Bambi 2 of video games?

How much would you rage if this ever happened?

Post your current desktop and be judged Sup Forums

>five million sold

Where were you when Sonic became kino?

Download game overnight

Thoughts on sonic forces?

A FAILED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE?

Fun games to play that are actually fun

If you pulled out that horn, would he die?

Is Matthew right about Demon's Souls?

Is Marina /ourguy/?

How did they manage to put out SIX fucking SMT games on the 3DS? Which one do I start with?

Looking up New Vegas mods

Dark Souls 2 was a flawed diamond

Give me one good reason Nintendo shouldn't make a Waluigi game

Apparently this guy that killed his sister was a "well known" Counter Strike player

Do any games have comfy, well written romance that will make my heart floople?

Reminder that Squad is literally the most rewarding and engaging shooter out right now

This game is about the jews

He uses Steam to play games

Gran Tourismo Sport

Did MGS3 have a lore reason for why Snake couldn't use enemy guns, like NANOMACHINES in the other games?

ITT: gaims that Sup Forums memed you into playing but you didn't enjoy

Oh hey Sup Forums

Name literally 5 (FIVE) good WRPG games

How will capcombros ever recover?

Arika EX/Fighting Layer EX

Explain this please Sup Forums

I'm replaying BoF4 and now I remember why I liked Breath of Fire 3 the best

How goes your progress user, surely you beat o4s already...

The hero shooter genre is on its way out less than a year after it became a thing

Why do you keep coming here, Sup Forums?

Hanging out with older sister and her husband

The doctor is in

When will games stop doing this?

Literally a gift from God

This is fucking amazing

Best multiplayer fps of this generation

Morning, user. Did you stay up the whole night playing videogames again?

PS4 Was the Top-Selling Console for June 2017

Alright anons post your age and another user will post a game recommendation based on it

Games you rented the most when you were a kid

What the fuck is wrong with Kojima...

Filename thread?

Well Sup Forums? Can YOU handle the cult hit The Surge?

What went wrong with Sup Forums other than:

Why people masturbate to cartoons/pixels?

Can we have one of these threads?

Twitch grill nudes

What are some games where it actually feels like the enemy is afraid of you?

Where do Pikmin go when they die?

If you are old enough to browse Sup Forums then you are old enough to have self awareness and stop bringing your...

Which DLC is better?

>It's just a game, lol

How can anybody defend anti-piracy, when piracy is what Vidya was built upon?

Is vidya devaluing female companionship?

What worlds do you want in Kingdom Hearts 3?

What do you think about vita ports on PC, Sup Forums?

Getting a New 3DS XL soon, what games should I get? Pic unrelated

You now remember the (early) Ace Combat series

WHY THE FUCK DO THEY KEEP BULLYING PEARL

What are the best DSP Let's plays?

Are they really that bad? I mean they do shill for sony a bit too much but besides what's the worst thing they done?

Sequels that ruined the series

Do you use a screen protector Sup Forums? If not, do you have any scratches yet?

140hz or 240 for comp?

Walk in rain in game

How the fuck do you people get enough money to buy vidya?

Game has no men

What the fuck is a "Flexile Sentry"?

You should be able to solve this

Castlevania thread

What games involve the main character dying and then being revived?

ITT: awful games Sup Forums constantly recommends

Itt technical marvels

Tfw mario can finally into atmosphere

The new Uncharted game is coming out next month

Can I save her, or is she destined to die?

Have any of you played goty 2017 yet?

How is this game enjoyable? Even with a guide ammo and health is scarce. Then in comes Ashley fucking everything up...

Is 4 still the most overrated game in the series or has 7 taken that cake yet?

There will never be a good Stargate game in your life time

ITT: Never ever

Who was the wrongdoer in this situation?

Are QTEs really all that bad?

The great debate

Remake fails to capture the essence of the original game

What are some games that allow me to be a creep?

Filename thread

M rating: 17 years and older

Greatest RPGs of all time

Paying $60 for more of the same

The boss can one shot you

Itt: Under rated gems

You have twenty-five second to list every smartphone game you've played, and how much you've spent. Don't disappoint me...

This is fucking insane

Should Sup Forums be 25+ only?

Convince me to buy this

HAGGAR, SPIDEY, FRANK, AND NEMESIS

Is BB Hood the greatest fighting game character ever made?

You will never play Minecraft Alpha for the first time ever again

Were you as disappointed as I was?

ITT: Post the best girl from their respective game

Used to hate camping

Post shitgames Sup Forums memed you into buying

Is this the only decent subscriber only MMORPG left?

What did he mean by this?

Weekly reminder that battle brother Leandros did nothing wrong. He is your friend who fights for The Emperor

Is Naughty Dog 'our guy'?

The biggest problem with Atelier games is that they use the cute girl trope way too much

So to the people who spam WE WUZ KANGS EN SHIT in Assassins Creed Origin threads tell how the fuck is this a black...

Because it's their game

Explain why this isn't a fighting game

Post gamer fuel ITT

Just your daily reminder that Mr. House is far and away the best ending in fallout new vegas

Why are Japanese Developers

Why is modern vidya so big?

Pixel art thread? pixel art thread. sprites welcome

Arc System Works visiting RIOT

Quick claim your wife before it's too late

Rate my set up Sup Forums

ONE (1) HOUR LEFT YOU READY?

What games do you play to occupy your attention while fasting?

What games let me play as a cheerleader?

*blocks your path*

What are some good RPG Maker games?

Video Game Tattoos

Why do most anime fanservice games revolve around teenage girls and not adult women?

People have been clamoring for Doomfist since the original trailer

Who do you pick user?

What were they thinking?

You did get Phantom Speed, didn't you? Tempest is ending in 4 hours

This is Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca also known as Ashe - the 19 year old Princess in hiding of the Kingdom of Dalmasca...

Ishiwatari confirmed Robo-ky to be the next character in Rev 2

Was this quietly cancelled?

Well, Sup Forums?

ITT:Games nobody asked for

What game had the best story while still maintaining good gameplay? (so no post strong bad TTG)

This is OBJECTIVELY the BEST game ever made

Choose one hero for the rest of your Overwatch career-- pic related or Hanzo

Shadow Warrior Special Edition is free on humble bundle

/dbfz/ Dragon Ball Fighter Z

ITT hyped games that were instantly forgotten

I saw this at Gamestop today and decided to buy it

Person 5 Pick Up?

Post a sadder competitive gaming moment

Do you remember the last arcade you went to?

ITT: games that could really use a remake

Is Silent Hill 2 the scariest horror video game?

ITT: we predict how stuff will be satirized in GTA VI

Oh hey Sup Forums

How weeb are you?

Sonic Forces - Infinite

What is the oldest video-game you've played?

Anyone else think 3D models were a mistake?

Controller breaks after it falls off my desk

What do you want in bloodborne 2 Sup Forums?

Remember when we got a literal anime character in mario?

Name one thing you like about Sup Forums. Name one thing you hate about Sup Forums

Now that Linkin Park is dead due to the suicide of the main singer...

What video game makes you feel numb?

How do you sit while playing video games?

Absolver thread

Today is the birthday of this young and thin ninja

Crazy damage while shooting in the general vicinity of his targets

GLITCHWAVE BETA IS OUT

Games that play off of a cheesy cliche setting/

Did Kazuya rape Jun in Tekken 2? I doubt it Jun will ever fall for Kazuya in a million years...

What are some games with actually good first person melee combat?

Thoughts on Toob?

If this game existed, who would you want to see in the roster?

ITT: Games Sup Forums sold you on but turned out to be pretty shit

How would you launch a successful kickstarter?

Do you have any reason to reject the best souls game?

Im curious Sup Forums, did a videogame made you develop a fetish?Which was it?

ITT: Terrible character design

One day I will own this board

A single Lynel will give you more trouble than any Souls boss or "hardcore" game on any other platform...

Name one game developer that has never missed a step

Want to replay MGS4 every day for the last year

How much is too much for a gaming PC? Is a budget of $1300 or so overboard or just right? Not counting peripherals

Launch executable

ITT: recommend a game based on an image

Holy shit guys, Hideo Kojima wrote an article for the rolling stone about the Wonder Woman movie

Has a single game ever destroyed your enthusiasm for an entire series?

We are literally not allowed to talk about fallout new vegas anymore

Why do SSD make video games fast?

Overwatch world cup has less viewers than tyler1

On a scale of 1 to 10. How hyped are you for Kingdom Hearts 3

Arc System Works(Guilty Gear and BlazBlue) was just visiting Riot Games

How good are you at fighting games

Is grinding good or bad?

VIDEO GAME FACTS

Why is this board so full of Gohanfags?

Buy this on a friend's recommendation from Origin on the cheap

The Thalmor did nothing wrong

Present for Sup Forums

Only AAA game released in the last 3 years with a Multiplayer component that's not eSports focused

Best Fire Emblem girl coming through

June NPD is out nerds

Things that made you immediately drop a game

Roggvir did nothing wrong

Ape Escape got a film and it was pure kino

Steam games rate thread

Why don't you go to your Local Competitive Scene?

Could this BE any more of a New Vegas thread?

Tfw no cute penelo gf

King of the HillZ Thread

PS4 is best selling console in June: NPD

I have a $25 GameStop gift card but I play on PC...

Game has romance options

Every time I play REmake...

Why do people still play melee?

Is this good character design?

So how is this game? Path of Exile thread I guess

Why is he so useless?

This is genuinely a fun game

What the fuck happened to mobile gaming

Sup Forumsidya Draw Thread

What are your hopes and expectations for system shock 3?

BEST GTA EEEEEVER

Are these two the biggest Mary Sues in fiction history?

Who is, theoretically, the most overpowered character in all of vidya history?

# The code is python

Hands and brain are too slow to play fighting games

ITT: Games Sup Forums never shits on

IF YOU WANT TO BUY TOTAL WAR WARHAMMER BUY NOW ITS 66% ON STEAM!!!

So this is the true power of indie gaming

Shit-ton of games

Meanwhile in RR

What are some games set on the Moon?

Any good games for the PS4 that you recommend?

Is he the biggest hack in vidya history?

Tits aside why isn't it respected by the FGC?

What's his fucking problem? Why does he want Sonic dead?

I got 2 screenshots of "Super Smash Bros. DELUXE"

NPD sales for June

ITT: cutscenes that are pure kino

Sup Forums hates gay people now

Is Neverwinter Nights 2 a good game?

Ubisoft insider here. We've been working on this for a while and I decided to leak this

This console is fucking retarded

Alright I've heard too many good things about this from people whose opinions I respect

PC """"""GAMING""""""

Why has the open world meme been so prevalent these past few years?

Real talk, do you think Dragon Ball Fighters and Blazblue is going to kill off MvCI?

DARK SOULS 2 IS THE BEST IN THE SERIES

A game you were looking forward to gets cancelled

Not maining great sword

Why is this allowed?

Mario & Luigi Thread

Do you see yourself still playing video games when you're old?

Any good MMORPGs?

Where should I spend my money?

I have fond memories of Godzilla movies from my childhood. Thinking about buying this. What am I in for?

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle

Now that the dust has settled, is this good or not?

Where are all the mech games?

Is the PC version still fucked up?

Is this blackwashing?

ITT : Games that have never been made

Which one is the Wario?

So when will this pick up pace? I'm about 15 hours in and not much has really happened...

HOW DO WE STOP SONY?

Germans and Russians are always depicted as evil bad guys videogames

This shit is gonna bomb. Hard

Want to play MGSV

"Boss, this pain... it truly is.. The Phantom Pain™"

He fucking did it bros

Treehouse Fucked Up The Translation For Splatoon 2

PS4 owners have spent over $150 for nothing

Is Wipeout Omega actually good?

Why does Sup Forums like shitty games with terrible poorly aged combat, garbage pen & paper based stats...

The failed Rockband rennesaince

Is she the final boss of Team Fortress 2?

It's time to discuss the best Elder Scrolls game

What's so great about this guy?

"Fighting game"

I know I am late to the party, but why the hell are you only allowed to be an ass to this guy?

You ARE playing games with your steam friends right? Right?

I LOVE FUUKA SO MUCH!!!!!

What is the gaming scene like in Latin America?

ITT:Meme complaints

Can someone explain to me why Bethesda, Todd Howard, and people in general love Skyrim so much...

DragonBall FighterZ

Can your Nintendo Switch do that? Yes, ut's raspberry PI turned portable

ITT: voice lines permanently burned into your memory

Is despair better than hope?

Now that the mobile game has flopped, is there any hope for Skullgirls 2? It seems the interest has died down

Games that you love but didn't buy because they're single player

How dedicated are you to your favorite video game character?

Villains who were actually the good guy all along

Does this game have the cringiest OST ever?

What mobile games are you playing?

What do you want to see in the inevitable revision?

Who had it the worst?

The southern belle

Hi there! I ruined every video game video made in the early 2000s

When did Gamestop start selling M+ games? I tried to buy this but I couldn't because I'm 23 and only 25+ can buy this

Gabe Newell, CEO of Valve here. I know you want it so I'm going to give you one chance

Why do people play this piece of shit?

So what framerate will this game be on Switch, Sup Forums? This trailer has it running at 60fps...

Thoughts on it so far?

ITT: games only you played

3x3 thread, r8 h8 b8

That game you suck at but you keep playing it

Why do people hate sfiv so much? I thought it was a decent game

What if his phone had died though?

So i just started playing this, gotta say it's great

Best Sup Forumsree to play games (free)?

Actually adding people from Sup Forums

What went wrong bros?

2500 DISSIDIA NT CLOSED BETA CODES

ITT: post dem blue characters

Should swastika's be removed from vidya games?

Radscorpions rape me in the cave

Spider/Haggar/FWest/Nemesis confirmed for MCUinfinite

>Every hit does double damage for no reason

How does it feel to know that you will never get to play Half-Life 3?

Would you let her join your party?

Was it really necessary?

Top 10 RPGs of All Time

I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee

Why aren't you going to buy this game, Sup Forums?

Rate my battlestation, Sup Forums

Mfw when the Bad Guy wins

What the fuck is this shit and why is it the top seller on Steam

New wow mount looks neat as fuck

Be honest. How many of your favorite games come from this country?

ITT Weapons, items, tacics, builds, charicters etc. That combleatly trivialize the game they're in

So the Sup Forumss recommended games turned to shit by allowing faggot mods who don't know what Sup Forums is run it...

Thoughts on this Sup Forums?

Why aren't you playing Yonder Sup Forums?

What does Sup Forums think of dark cloud?

Did you have a cool apartment?

Which Aqua is better?

Why didn't Kojima just go into the film industry instead of the gaming industry...

Who do you usually play as in beat-em-ups?

You're going to play us in Blazblue Tag Battle,right user?

Is it really that important?

Night of the Final Day

Long story short, I decided to get into console gaming. Of the three platforms available right now...

What went wrong

What games do girls play other than mobile games?

So when does it get good

Is this the best rpg ever made?

Get really fucking drunk alone at apartment

Small company in Japan makes game

Why aren't you playing the new Layton game, Sup Forums?

Which of these is more overrated

ITT: Popular gaming opinions that make you agonizingly upset, and your reason why it's stupid

Mario is now faster than sonic

How're you enjoying the new class, Sup Forums?

N64 Mini Is Real

I just got this today, anyone else playing this!?

How did Lara Croft stand the test of time? The franchise is quite old, yet it still gets new games and even movies

ITT: Games we're currently playing and what we think of them

Would you rather be in the Enclave or the Brotherhood of Steel?

Big Boss is said to be the greatest soldier on the 20th century

What would a Dark Souls movie be like?

Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy

Is Sup Forums ready for more treasure hunting kino?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

Start playing Guilty Gear

Should i buy the ps4 ver or am I better off emulating it ?

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Perfectly ordinary thread

Sonic Forces - WHY???

HERE'S A SCHEMATIC FOR YA

Games Sup Forums can't hate

Post useless characters in fighting games

CRAAAAWWWWLING IN MY SKIIIIIIINNNNN:(:(:(:(

Ignoring gameplay, which Final Fantasy has the best (in your opinion) setting/lore?