e733f3 No.13955943
Since we're never going to get another Battle Network game, what else is there that can scratch the same itch?
I played The World Ends With You a while ago and was surprised by how much it reminded me of BN. Probably a combination of the visuals, the pin collecting, minor deck building, and the similarities between the noise and viruses.
Don't even really know how to describe what I'm looking for, but some kind of collecting aspect, a good combat system, lots of postgame content and good secrets, something that feeds my completionist addiction, etc.
>inb4 KoH: Chain of Memories
I tried it, hated it. Something else.
e733f3 No.13955946
>>13955943
Also no Star Force, I already played em all and they're inferior anyway.
60f759 No.13955954
There were more than six games released during less than ten years, what else do you want?
e733f3 No.13955961
>>13955954
More. I've played them all. Where's the confusion?
60f759 No.13955963
>>13955961
Even the Japan only one?
2a2aed No.13955969
>>13955946
>game gives us best drills
>inferior
Turrible, just turrible.
e733f3 No.13955971
>>13955969
Drills alone do not redeem the whole game, anon. I like Star Force a lot, but Battle Network is still better.
e733f3 No.13955978
>>13955963
Which, 4.5 Real Operation, or the Network mobile games? Do any of them have complete-enough translation patches? Because my moon runes aren't good enough to play a game raw yet.
60f759 No.13955982
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>>13955978
4.5 and this one
2a2aed No.13955987
>>13955971
As long as you acknowledge the glory of Luna's drills your heresy is forgiven.
Also, I don't really think there's a game that'll scratch the Battle Network itch outside of just replaying 1-3. There's also Operation Shooting Star which is a lazy remake of the first game.
e733f3 No.13955995
>>13955987
Barely a remake; the built-in maps aren't much of a bonus when I can just pull up better ones on my browser anyway, and the extra chapter isn't worth another playthrough of 1.
>>13955982
Oh shit, didn't know the wonderswan game was translated. Not quite what I was thinking in terms of gameplay, but I'll never say no to a new megaman game.
9be5d1 No.13956055
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>>13955943
>Since we're never going to get another Battle Network game, what else is there that can scratch the same itch?
Revolution 60
33d5d9 No.13956177
Maybe Medabots.
Guild Wars 1 isn't really a traditional deck style game, but the skills and collecting them are nearly the same as cards, you just don't randomly draw them and instead slot them into your skill bar outside of combat areas.
7ccddf No.13960445
>>13955943
Buying the .EXE Mii costume in Sm4sh
4093ea No.13960857
Honestly with how close we are to achieving the world of MMBN I wonder if that's the reason why we won't see a new entry in the series.
f17260 No.13960920
>>13960857
We've achieved it except the shit in the computers just spies on you for the benefit of corporations and government.
e733f3 No.13960952
>>13960857
Until we have netnavis with souls we will not have achieved it.
30c38b No.13960969
Did you play the Chrono X demo? Did you watch every season of the anime?
2a2aed No.13961168
>>13960969
Know any decent torrents for the anime?
40abde No.13961192
>>13960920
So we're living in the MMBN universe? Well shit.
80f002 No.13961275
>>13955982
>that first level
Is that game the Tails' Adventure of the MMBN series?
80f002 No.13961281
>>13961218
>that pic
Don't make me crash another thread.
4081fd No.13961297
>>13961275
There's no backtracking so no. Not that there's any point to it in Tails' Adventure either.
3ff555 No.13961307
>>13955943
Why didn't you like Chain of Memories? I fucking hate the kingdom hearts setting and characters but I really enjoyed the gameplay.
4081fd No.13961324
>>13961307
Well Kingdom Hearts is pretty fucking gay, that's always a reason.
673b8a No.13961327
>>13955982
How come I never heard of this before?
96e9ee No.13961344
Don't be so negative Anon! We'll get another Battle Network game some day right?
819721 No.13961346
>>13956177
>Picture 3
>Someone drew a perfectly good on model bunch of characters in some form of crossover
>Then there's these random anthropomorphized Pokemon with tits
The fuck is this.
4081fd No.13961350
>>13961327
You don't play enough videogames.
673b8a No.13961356
96e9ee No.13961366
Hey guys, out of curiosity…Which Battle Network anime was the one where May doesn't wear any panties? Is it the same in the dub or did they censor it?
4081fd No.13961372
>>13961356
Are you offended because I pointed out that you don't emulate enough shit?
96e9ee No.13961376
>>13961366
Woops, wrong pic.
2a2aed No.13961378
>>13961218
Dang, that's a bit bigger than I expected. Guess I need to clear up some room. Thanks for the help and enjoy some official lewd art of a possibly yandere drills.
673b8a No.13961379
>>13961372
I don't emulate japanese games but I do emulate a lot of shit.
7ccddf No.13961387
>>13961366
Why would you do this
b71f52 No.13961398
>>13961324
I think so too, it's one of the stupidest series I've ever encountered. I just really enjoyed Chain of Memories.
4081fd No.13961401
>>13961379
There's a bit more shit that's not too shit if you wade through the moonrunes a little bit.
fa0ebe No.13961412
What are the must plays in the Exe series?
103358 No.13961436
>>13961366
Who cares about that bitch when there's this sexy beast on the prowl
673b8a No.13961445
>>13961436
I think there's a forehead on your girl.
30c38b No.13961453
>>13961412
>Universally loved tier
MMBN2 and MMBN3
>Generally liked tier
MMBN6
>Tepidly recommended / acquired taste tier
MMBN1 and MMBN5
>Universally disliked tier
MMBN4
673b8a No.13961456
>>13961445
Oh shit I meant, nevermind. I suck at telling jokes.
4081fd No.13961465
>>13961412
2,3, and 6 I guess. People enjoy 5 for being less shit than 4, and 1 is completely skippable if you don't care for it.
066ab6 No.13961468
>>13961445
>>13961456
That was funnier than the joke would have been.
4081fd No.13961469
>>13961456
Her eyelids are foreheads.
103358 No.13961480
>>13961456
I knew what you meant. But you can't tell me you don't want to jizz on that forehead
30c38b No.13961508
>>13961445
God damn it anon
4081fd No.13961544
>>13961480
I'm afraid it'd jizz back.
96e9ee No.13961562
What do you think an adult Yai would look like?
f2e7e9 No.13961569
For those who aren't aware, check out this board - it's kinda dead, but maybe some interest can spur whoever the dev was into continuing their BN project.
https://8ch.net/secretarea/index.html
103358 No.13961570
>>13961544
She doesn't have a penis hole on her forehead, guy. It's perfectly smooth and shiny.
2a2aed No.13961572
52e63e No.13961573
>>13961480
Yai is pretty hot though, how old was she again
103358 No.13961595
>>13961573
She was 8, but she was also a genius and the most mature.
673b8a No.13961598
>>13961595
Fictional characters don't have age.
30c38b No.13961626
>>13961572
You mean Falzar vs. Gregar, or US vs. JP? I remember liking Falzar more, I never got around to playing the fan translation of the original.
103358 No.13961630
>>13961598
She was designed to be an eight year old. She is designated by the story and the other characters as an eight year old. She is eight years old. That doesn't mean jerking off to her is in any way comparable to raping an eight year old child, but it does mean she is eight years old. When I am asked how old she is I will reply "she is eight".
f2e7e9 No.13961634
>>13961569
On that note, try the couple of downloads on the board - they're just a short BN style battle but hyper fast and, well, nostalgic I guess.
Also check out the games Tri-Wing (think it's dead, Jim) and Endcycle (seems to be alive), kind of modern BN style games.
2a2aed No.13961641
>>13961626
I meant Falzar vs Gregar, and that's good to know. I just won a bid on a copy.
f2e7e9 No.13961649
>>13961634
>)
One last thing, a collaboration of various BN projects for those who are interested:
https://megamanbattle.network/
4081fd No.13961650
>>13961626
The Japanese translation hack adds back the Boktai content that they ripped out.
4093ea No.13961831
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tfw This music will never be truly appreciated.
4d0928 No.13961882
>>13960857
>>13960952
>Megaman! The oven got a virus and is shooting flames every where!
No, we're there.
5b5ec2 No.13961940
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There's a 2hu parody of MMBN. Look up Shanghai.EXE
30c38b No.13961963
>>13961650
Oh I'm aware, I think I have the translated ROM sitting in my files, I just never got around to playing that version. I never played Boktai anyway so I don't know if I'd really appreciate it.
b1dd92 No.13961967
Isn't there a romhack of BN6? I remember someone here linked a webm
40a110 No.13962015
its said that those who fall asleep wrapped in lunas drills will wake up inside of the other drill reborn as a loli
0ffdf2 No.13962073
d62d7b No.13962078
>>13961845
Holy shit, those drills.
3dea88 No.13962181
>>13961845
I can't like drills ever since my grandfather saw my exwaifu and said only men should have payot.
4e093c No.13962183
Iceman.exe could be cuter.
4ca453 No.13962196
>>13962078
Is there any such thing as a monstergirl with giant drills with their own set of internal organs, mainly a hair-pussy, because I would fuck the Shit out of that.
Oh, and can there also be a yuri rape scene with a Scylla, so we can get some tentacles(literally) up in this bitch.
b37948 No.13963012
>>13955946
>Starforce
>inferior
So you be sayin
uses 1900 damage air hock set up
So wait you be sayin
Activates 1200 megachip
So wait hol up you be saying
Activates darkness soul becoming literally untouchable
Ayy wait up you be sayin
top decks 3 area grabs since you can run 9/30
So excuse me but ya be sayin
Activates eraseman
So go be saying
Stacks stun on EX cannon causing for TOD off a common spammable PGA
AYYYYYYY so hol it, ya be sayin
activates Geddon 3
way a min ya be sayin
sets up eyeball while you're stuck on magnet pancels causing it to do retarded damage due to the forced movement
WE WUZ GUD GAIYMS 'n SHEEEEEIT
Starforce was a more balenced around multiplayer game while BN let you pull off miles of retarded combos that could OTK anything and actually had tournaments hosted by capcom for it in japan, 3 is hands down the best portable game ever when it had online interaction
**The only excuse for BN being better is muh side view, ignoring all the additional movement options in SF. *
d62d7b No.13963041
>>13963012
I don't want to try Starforce because of the unnecessary shitty 3D for the actual battling instead of just making a better still sprite based Battle Network.
b37948 No.13963065
>>13963041
>literally wont try because muh 3D
>Muh low animation static sprites teleporting to move.
>Why didn't they make another of muh (Insert any series series with multiple games and had a conclusive ending here)
20b910 No.13963079
>>13963065
>Why didn't they make another of muh (Insert any series series with multiple games and had a conclusive ending here)
Does it not occur to you at all that using sprites doesn't mean that you have to stick to one series? Do you just think that all games before 3D became a thing were all part of the same series?
Anyway, if you think that low quality 3D is better than timeless pixel art, you're a true pleb.
d62d7b No.13963102
>>13963065
If there's "spritefags", I'm shamelessly one of them.
And it's the almost 3rd person shooter shit in an empty panel battlefield I can't stand looking at and are talking about. They should have made like a 3D arena to move around on because my impression is Battle Network with worse graphics just for "muh 3D".
db7c0a No.13963115
>>13963012
I'd screencap that if you didn't fuck up that last spoiler. Maybe next thread.
33d5d9 No.13963138
>>13961346
Japanese version of autism.
b37948 No.13963139
>>13963079
Nice
Spacing
dude
did
you
learn
it
from
Reddit_Comp
>Does it not occur to you at all that using sprites doesn't mean that you have to stick to one series?
No but ending it on a conclusive note means time to move on.
>Anyway, if you think that low quality 3D is better than timeless pixel art, you're a true pleb.
>Battle network sprites
>Timeless
LMAO, look at it with something other than a blurry GBA screen.
>>13963102
Like seriously man play the game, you'll ignore it when you actually get to the playing game part, make sure you set camera to dynamic.
>>13963115
I actually did 3 asterisks and must have then deleted 2 when I tried to fix it.
d62d7b No.13963144
>>13963139
Let me look at some gameplay again and give it more thought.
I'll watch it in Japanese to not spoil anything.
b37948 No.13963152
>>13963144
Good source of footage would be the "Wave Masters Tournament" if you need a place to look.
a0047e No.13963190
Lost kingdoms 1+2 "kinda" has that feel.
Really it''s not that close, but not very many games have that sort of gameplay style.
d62d7b No.13963270
>>13963152
Alright, thanks. Didn't know it had a transformations gimmick, so that caught my attention.
1783e9 No.13963759
>>13963252
>>13963296
And she's still a sexy motherfucker!
d53469 No.13963765
>>13963759
That's Krillin crossdressing
fae528 No.13963777
An actually good series of games
6c8c5d No.13964095
>>13956177
>Pokemon with tits
ddb9d6 No.13964147
>>13963749
>Krillin as a grilin
f46c54 No.13964240
>>13963765
Where are his eyebrows then? Krillin couldn't hope to imitate the sublime figure of the Lady Yai
54bbad No.13964314
>>13956177
>third pic
I don't understand anything
>>13963012
>Eraseman
>Darkness Soul
That's illegal people, can't do that
30c38b No.13964416
>>13963296
Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?
b0e995 No.13967376
>>13961845
Post rare Luna's
40a110 No.13968604
>>13963139
mr prog
even looks
like the
reddit guy
30c38b No.13968606
>>13968604
I'm pretty certain Battle Network predates Reddit
629170 No.13968657
>>13963012
>Starforce
>Balanced for online
>SF2, actual online battles
>every single motherfucker using the free aura + tribe king cheat code and the all field undodgable 500 damage chips from codes
You are fucking stupid
>>13963115
He's fucking wrong though, idiot.
7e19d0 No.13968908
>>13968606
By more than four years.
52e63e No.13968925
>>13968908
We are the Undernet
>anonymous
>""viruses""
>highly skilled
>secret club
>reputation for tough guys
>the fucking site admin
d62d7b No.13968934
e733f3 No.13969043
Alright, new question/refined version of the original one. While I like just about everything about the BN games, I think the thing I have a real hankering for right now is the chip collecting aspect, and specifically how it ties into the viruses, what with viruses dropping unique chips and chips emulating virus attacks. So what games do things like this, namely let you use enemy powers, and have some way to collect them all? Anything along the lines of Battle Network, Castlevania: Aria/Dawn of Sorrow, most mon games, Medabots, etc. Not like Kirby, where you can only have one at a time, but specifically games where you can collect enemies or their powers. I've heard good things about the DQ:M series, do I need to have played other Dragon Quest games first?
4ca453 No.13969096
>>13969043
DQ:M, and there predecessors. Dragon Warrior Monsters, are more akin to SMT and Pokemon. Good games though. They're each their own independent games for the most part using the same engine. If you do decide to get into them, I'd recommend you start with the GBC ones before doing Caravan for GBA. The DS ones are so-so, but are entirely in 3D, so they've got that weird N64 Pokemon Colosseum feel to it, which you can either love or hate
30c38b No.13969103
>>13969043
>Not like Kirby, where you can only have one at a time, but specifically games where you can collect enemies or their powers.
Have you considered SMT?
e733f3 No.13969118
>>13969103
I've played loads of SMT, it's one of my favorite series. Still a similar issue though, where once you're finished with your demons they're gone. The Compendium is kind of okay, but it never felt as satisfying to fill out as a pokedex, and I never felt compelled to get every demon, especially not in the older titles. The SMT gameplay is far superior to pokemon, but no other series has ever compelled me to try to 100% complete it like the pokemon games have.
40a110 No.13969156
>>13969043
theres not much of a collection aspect to it but one of my favorite parts of the first 2 paper mario games is recruiting what you usually knew as "bad guys".
4093ea No.13969197
>>13968925
Since we're making all these comparisons, what would BN interpretation of our world look like?
a0047e No.13969248
>>13968657
Those dumbasses where so predictable, not a single one of em where good at the game. Wanna know how I used to beat them in spite of their usual 1500 hp lead? Build you deck with invis chips and always block at the start of the round. Since their entire deck is full of nothing but mega chips that can't shield break you usually end up stopping their first chip, then you wait for the second and invis. Having aura and holy field also helps, since most of their ships are weak power multi hitters and the holy field negates the tribe king double attack power passive. Then hit em with w/e chips you want. You only have to last three turns for them to be completely fucked cause they cant do shit once the tribe king transformation runs out and at that point your own tribe king should be up and you can bomb them intro oblivion.
The third one was far more balanced than 2. especially since they removed that code bullshit from the English release.
4ca453 No.13969251
So… 3 undisputedly has the best aftergame, right? The only thing that comes even remotely close in length was BN4's Shitty NewGame+ where you had to play the game 3 times to really "beat" it.
a0047e No.13969261
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>>13969043
Lost Kingdoms does this to a T.
Phantasy Star online ep 3 is kinda this if you have ever played ep 1+2.
Gatcha force in like that in a sense, you can unlock and recruit every (sort of) unit you face in the game and they all have their own mostly unique style of play, it's actually quite impressive since there is something like 205 units in the game.
Skip to about 7 min into the video if you wanna see what lost kingdoms combat is like.
e733f3 No.13969262
>>13969251
It only qualifies if you liked 5 to begin with, but there were three entire liberation missions hidden behind the final boss, and two full hidden areas. I loved 5 and the liberation missions so I'd say it comes close, but it still doesn't beat Secret Area.
>>13969156
funny, I'm actually playing through the first Paper Mario right now and was appreciating the same thing. Building a relationship with or otherwise fleshing out the enemies is one of my favorite tropes in games.
e733f3 No.13969329
>>13969262
Wait scratch that, Nebula was just one big area. It's split in two by the second darkness portal though, and I think there's 6 screens total, so it's still hefty.
>>13969261
Holy shit, that actually does look really neat. I thought I knew about most of FromSoft's titles, but that one's new to me. I'll definitely check it out.
4ca453 No.13969349
Moon-Drills was alright, but Sonia was the best girl. Now that I think about it she was probably my first waifu. Ever.
>Dem Shorts
>Dat perfect length hair.
>More down to earth than Luna despite being an idol.
Honestly the thing I liked least about her was her being an idol.
7ccddf No.13969385
>>13969349
It's too bad every single character in 2 was horrendous
4ca453 No.13969393
>>13969385
Who's item did you save in 3?
I cheated and saved just before the cutscene, tested all three choices, then chose Bud, the only true choice.
b37948 No.13970173
>>13968657
>y-yeah but this one game out of 3 opposed to 6 of 6 with a jank mutiplayer to a retarded DS gimmick opposed to the actual options the game has just being retarded.
54bbad No.13970734
>>13970173
>6 of 6
t. I never played 2 or 3
e733f3 No.13972774
>>13970173
4 is the only bad BN game. 1 is mediocre at worst, 5 is good, 2 is great, and 3 and 6 are damn incredible. Meanwhile 3 is the only consistently good SF game.
57e8d8 No.13978750
>this was official merch back in January
3633e9 No.13978764
>>13978750
Disgusting otaku pandering.
57e8d8 No.13979204
>>13978764
>not being an Otaku
f46c54 No.13986765
>>13978750
Where's the fucking sexy Yai merchandise?
4a8e0a No.13986931
>>13969197
>what would BN interpretation of our world look like?
Well I can tell you where the port would be.
4a8e0a No.13986971
>>13986765
>sexy Yai
Are you kidding me? Have you SEEN her hairline? She's got a forehead as wide as a niggers wrap sheet is long. Not to mention she's got a bad attitude. Besides there are so many better girls to choose from! Just look at some of them!
4a8e0a No.13986976
>>13986971
And I haven't even mentioned some of the NetNavi, if you're into the AI womens.
also I don't know why that last post was spoilered. It wasn't supposed to be.
f46c54 No.13989254
>>13986971
And yet Yai remains the most desirable