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dongsweep posted:Dang, Xenonauts really reminds me of SWAT 2. I really want to try it but the $20 cost of entry is a bit much. Do they have an estimated release date? No estimate just that it keeps slipping because it's their first game - current hurdle they are tackling in January is setting up their own render machine to process animations because they have millions of frames to piece together, and it'll take a few months. Most likely it'll slip to Summer at the earliest but should be very playable (in beta) during Q1. Don't be fooled though, it's X-COM redone, so only worth buying early if you have a love of that series. Price will go up at launch. Harmonica fucked around with this message at 02:55 on Jan 1, 2012 |
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A game like Penumbra (have already played Amensia and Call of Cthhulhu, but am somewhat weary of Cryostasis since it looks boring). Basically an adventure/mystery game that gets really weird but is still gripping. Preferably not old, preferably 3d.
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Kontradaz posted:A game like Penumbra (have already played Amensia and Call of Cthhulhu, but am somewhat weary of Cryostasis since it looks boring). Basically an adventure/mystery game that gets really weird but is still gripping. Preferably not old, preferably 3d. The Void is a really bizarre survival horror game. If you want really weird you can't miss it. It's about uh, well, you in a void world where you bring life to parts of it by using different types of color. Difficult to describe really. I really enjoyed it but it certinally isn't for everyone.
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Kontradaz posted:A game like Penumbra (have already played Amensia and Call of Cthhulhu, but am somewhat weary of Cryostasis since it looks boring). Basically an adventure/mystery game that gets really weird but is still gripping. Preferably not old, preferably 3d. It might have more combat than you want(though it's less of a shooter than Dark Corners of the Earth) but Cryostasis is actually badass.
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Im looking for a game along the lines of champions of norath for ps2. i downloaded an emulator for it (pcx2) but it wouldn't run. any suggestions would be appreciated.
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GrunderGretch posted:Im looking for a game along the lines of champions of norath for ps2. Better place to ask for help would be over in the PCSX2 thread.
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Alkanos posted:Better place to ask for help would be over in the PCSX2 thread. I gave up on the pcx2 thing, i was hoping someone knew of a good rpg like that for pc.
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GrunderGretch posted:I gave up on the pcx2 thing, i was hoping someone knew of a good rpg like that for pc. I haven't personally played it but I've heard people compare Dungeon Seige 3 to Champions of Norrath.
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I posted this in the Steam thread but I only got one or two replies, pretty much just recommending Grand Theft Auto. It's a bit of a weird request. I love games that pay incredible attention to detail and let you interact with it, a lot. A good example is Max Payne. That was a good game to begin with, but being able to go up to every soda vending machine, TV, computer, light switch, faucet, etc. and do something with it was almost all I needed. I bought Jumping Flash for the PS1 because in the amusement park stage you could jump on the Ferris wheel and go for a ride for no reason. Jumping in showers in Mario RPG, flushing toilets in FF6, stupid poo poo like that. Dead Rising with its fake retail stores was pretty high up there for me. I also bought COD4 just because I saw the carnival stage had broken down arcade stuff you could play with. Yeah I know this is a weird one but any recommendations would be great. Thanks! Chumbawumba4ever97 fucked around with this message at 10:01 on Jan 2, 2012 |
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Duke Nukem 3D had a lot of that stuff because it was impressive at the time.
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Hamburglar posted:I posted this in the Steam thread but I only got one or two replies, pretty much just recommending Grand Theft Auto. It's a bit of a weird request. Alan Wake (by Remedy, the same guys who did Max Payne 1 & 2) has a lot of good little details. Negative points for a bit too much product placement though. The game features something like 6 or 7 different fake T.V. shows you can watch on televisions throughout the game.
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Daeno posted:Alan Wake (by Remedy, the same guys who did Max Payne 1 & 2) has a lot of good little details. Negative points for a bit too much product placement though. This is awesome, thanks. Especially since I was considering Alan Wake a long time ago, and kind of forgot about it. Anyone with anything else, please keep 'em coming. Anything with, I don't know, a casino you can walk around and do stuff in, a cruise ship, anything like that. Again I know it's a bit of an odd request. But then again, sales of The Sims tells me it's not that weird. Chumbawumba4ever97 fucked around with this message at 12:34 on Jan 2, 2012 |
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Hamburglar posted:I posted this in the Steam thread but I only got one or two replies, pretty much just recommending Grand Theft Auto. It's a bit of a weird request. If you have an Xbox 360 I would suggest "Stacked" which is a simulation about child labor and the industrial revolution.
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:It might have more combat than you want(though it's less of a shooter than Dark Corners of the Earth) but Cryostasis is actually badass. Maybe something is off but I've played like halfway through and it's gotten dreadfully repetitive and... boring.
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Hamburglar posted:Yeah I know this is a weird one but any recommendations would be great. Thanks! The LEGO games, maybe? There's a ton of incidental things you can activate and mess around with in each level. They mostly extend to being simple jokey elements but they are fun with it. Deus Ex is the epitome of what you are after, if you have never played it (and as is its sequel and prequel).
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I have a weird ocd thing with certain games about npc allies. If they aren't scripted to die, I will do everything in my power to save them and bring them along with me to the battle/gunfight/whatever. Back when I played halo3, the soldiers that were meant to die right at the start of the flood mission? I learned by shooting the right parasites, you could save roughly half of them and they'd join you in the fight. In other games like dynasty warriors, if I see a group of allies fighting even a small enemy unit, I'll go out of my way to wipe them out just so they'll join my large swarm of allied units. The original resistance featured this prominently, even in the manual it listed 'hero moments' where allied soldiers were in the process of getting their poo poo ripped up but you could free them if your aim was quick. I unironically loved this part of the game and took every chance I could. EDIT: Another bizarre example that makes no sense is in might and magic 7, outside your hometown there is a fuckton of goblins and a few friendly swordsmen dispersed in the mobs that are obviously meant to die. I pull every stop to make sure they survive. Seeing the swarms of dead goblins with the soldier sprites doing their silly idle animations is a point of pride for some reason. So what I'm asking is, is there something similar to this in other games that'll let me satisfy my perfectionist tendencies like that? I love allied npc's for some reason and always want to protect my little swarm of good guys with my own gun/sword/demigodic powers Drakenel fucked around with this message at 10:03 on Jan 3, 2012 |
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Drakenel posted:I have a weird ocd thing with certain games about npc allies. Fallout New Vegas has a lot of moments like this. You can save NPCs in firefights from certain death if you're quick/good enough, and they'll be properly grateful and sometimes join you. It's a good game if you want to for feel like a hero (because you're not forced to be.)
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Ok Goons, Help a fellow out. I ask for 3 suggestions if you have any. 1. I am looking for a game to sink some time into. I would like it to be a management game or a strategy simulation thing or even a adventure game. I like my games turn based, and few years old. Any good ideas? (not much to go on but any ideas will be well received.) 2. Are there any sport RPGs? Sort of like Blood Bowl, but more reality based. A RPG dice style career mode baseball or football or any other sport for that matter. 3. Any Aircraft Carrier SIMs? WW2 would be the best. Not flight sims but tactical sims. My favorite game of all time is Master of Orion for reference. I have a older PC (ran Mass Effect 1 at lowest settings and still chugged along), and a PS3. Thanks for any help!
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ScottyJSno posted:Ok Goons, Help a fellow out. I ask for 3 suggestions if you have any. If you liked Master of Orion and you don't mind sinking some time into learning a complex strategy game, Sword of the Stars might be right up your alley. (Do not get Sword of the Stars 2, it's a horrible buggy mess. The first game and the expansions are very good, though.) Another turn-based strategy game you should definitely try if you haven't already is Alpha Centauri. It's the sort of game that's easy to get obsessed with, for a fan of the genre.
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I'm looking for an immersive PC RPG that lets me do stuff. What kind of stuff? Right now I'm leaning towards Neverwinter Nights 2, because I just found out about the Stronghold. Is NWN2 worth $20? I've played the kotors, ME's, Fallouts, GTAs , Elder Scrolls, Dragon Ages..I feel like there arent any other open ended RPGs left to play. Help me find one!! edit: I want a hideout! Or something. Thats why the stronghold interests me. The rest of the game, not so much. leg bones fucked around with this message at 00:56 on Jan 4, 2012 |
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leg bones posted:I'm looking for an immersive PC RPG that lets me do stuff. What kind of stuff? Right now I'm leaning towards Neverwinter Nights 2, because I just found out about the Stronghold. Is NWN2 worth $20? I've played the kotors, ME's, Fallouts, GTAs and Elder Scrolls..I feel like there arent any other open ended RPGs left to play. Help me find one!! Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga. A ton of fun things to do, and exploring the world is a joy.
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leg bones posted:I'm looking for an immersive PC RPG that lets me do stuff. What kind of stuff? Right now I'm leaning towards Neverwinter Nights 2, because I just found out about the Stronghold. Is NWN2 worth $20? I've played the kotors, ME's, Fallouts, GTAs and Elder Scrolls..I feel like there arent any other open ended RPGs left to play. Help me find one!! Play Baldurs Gate II, the greatest RPG ever made, or Planescape: Torment, the second greatest RPG ever made. They're mega cheap on good old games, and both absolutely amazing. There's still an entire thread devoted to BGII here (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3136028) even though it's like, 11 years old now, it's that good. Play it.
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Ashenai posted:Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga. A ton of fun things to do, and exploring the world is a joy. 0staf posted:Play Baldurs Gate II, the greatest RPG ever made, or Planescape: Torment, the second greatest RPG ever made. They're mega cheap on good old games, and both absolutely amazing. There's still an entire thread devoted to BGII here (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3136028) even though it's like, 11 years old now, it's that good. Play it. Do either of these games offer any sort of customizable stronghold, castle, hideout, or apartment?
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Is the Guild worth playing if I like money making games like Port Royale and Patrician?
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leg bones posted:Do either of these games offer any sort of customizable stronghold, castle, hideout, or apartment? In BGII a lengthy side mission will have you (at the time unknowingly) clear out a castle or something, which you will then be offered to take as your base allowing you to store stuff there, collect tax or something like that. The type of stronghold you get depends on the class you pick. A fighter gets a keep, a theif gets a thieves guild etc. You can't like, buy bookshelves and couches and pick the carpets (play the sims) or anything but they do give you a bonus or some sort. I'm not sure quite what you mean by customizable exactly
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Upgradeable, maybe? Some sort of Castle that can be defended when it gets attacked, have a trophy room, collect taxes... The Neverwinter Nights 2 stronghold I read about seems awesome, but the gameplay seems lacking or grindy.
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Kneel Before Zog posted:Is the Guild worth playing if I like money making games like Port Royale and Patrician? I hate those types of games and I liked the Guild. It's got way more of a character/"dynasty" focus, where you control your own buildings and the city does its own thing. pretty fun, and buggy.
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Are there any decent, real-time tank sims that aren't World of Tanks? Or any decent Golden Age of Sail sims?
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Is there such a thing as a decent, team-based asymmetric multiplayer game? I used to love Alterac Valley in WoW when it first came out because I could drop back and support my team by questing if I saw that I was outclassed and not helping on the front lines.
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Danger Mahoney posted:Is there such a thing as a decent, team-based asymmetric multiplayer game? I used to love Alterac Valley in WoW when it first came out because I could drop back and support my team by questing if I saw that I was outclassed and not helping on the front lines. The map is symmetric, but the classes aren't... you might like Dota 2, or games like it.
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leg bones posted:Do either of these games offer any sort of customizable stronghold, castle, hideout, or apartment? As far as I know Divinity 2 has something called the battle tower which is upgradable as well as having a creature lab to create your own frankenstein monstrosity.
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ScottyJSno posted:2. Are there any sport RPGs? Sort of like Blood Bowl, but more reality based. A RPG dice style career mode baseball or football or any other sport for that matter. Do you want something more individual or team based? What sport(s) are you into? Football Manager is basically the best thing ever for stat geeking over teams.
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Luminaflare posted:As far as I know Divinity 2 has something called the battle tower which is upgradable as well as having a creature lab to create your own frankenstein monstrosity. There's no tax collection or trophy room (there's a throne room though), but you have to defend against a major attack, and the tower is upgradeable. You have to choose your assistants (out of 2 choices for each type).
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grumperfish posted:It's basically your home base in the game. You get it a bit after the first major town area. Do everything that you need to do in the first area before heading to the quest-related temple. That's pretty cool, I'll have to check it out. That's basically what I'm looking for. Know of any other RPGs that have these features?
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leg bones posted:That's pretty cool, I'll have to check it out. That's basically what I'm looking for. Know of any other RPGs that have these features? Two Worlds II has exactly what you're looking for. Outside of RPGs you could also look at strategy games like Stronghold. And if you play FPSs, then the Arma II Warfare Mod involves base building and management as well as sending your troops to their doom. edit: Hinterland is also base building + Diablo style RPG stuff. Harmonica fucked around with this message at 10:11 on Jan 5, 2012 |
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ScottyJSno posted:1. I am looking for a game to sink some time into. I would like it to be a management game or a strategy simulation thing or even a adventure game. I like my games turn based, and few years old. Any good ideas? (not much to go on but any ideas will be well received.) Do you like Honorable mentions: you like MOO so naturally Galactic Civilizations II is a must if you've not played it. It's MOO, shinier and bigger. Pretty old now and everyone is waiting for the sequel. X2 is a spaceship simulator management game. It might make your PC creak a bit, though. Mount & Blade is more of an adventure, but has strong elements of management and strategy (especially if you look into modding it). For high-seas adventure you could go with Pirates! (2003), Patrician III or Port Royale 2. For base-building management style adventure the Anno games are really good. Beware though that the newer Anno 2070 is micro-management hell unless that's your idea of heaven. Finally there is of course, always, Dwarf Fortress. quote:2. Are there any sport RPGs? Sort of like Blood Bowl, but more reality based. A RPG dice style career mode baseball or football or any other sport for that matter. Football Manager. Seriously. That is, if you're emphasising the role playing part. There's no lucky dice rolls (okay, okay, there's a fair amount of luck involved) and certainly no pointy-eared types in this game, but if you fancy being a real person in a vast simulated sporting landscape, then this is the only game that matches up to your request. Again, above caveats included, if you don't care about football it might not really blow your mind. quote:3. Any Aircraft Carrier SIMs? WW2 would be the best. Not flight sims but tactical sims. Footbal-... No. There's Global Conflict Blue, which is a very nerdy hardcore tactical warfare sim. And keep an eye on Command, currently in development, which will boast a vast database of real world warfare units and technology, and well crafted scenarios. It's being worked on by people who ran/used to run the largest 'Harpoon' fan site, who contributed many of the best scenarios to that classic series. Harmonica fucked around with this message at 10:28 on Jan 4, 2012 |
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leg bones posted:That's pretty cool, I'll have to check it out. That's basically what I'm looking for. Know of any other RPGs that have these features? You really need to play the Overlord games. They are a lot of fun, and have a huge fuckoff evil overlord lair to upgrade between stomping on goodie good heroes and stupid slack jawed peasants. I never get tired of pointing my minions in the direction of a house, watching them loot and burn, steal and drink beer and piss on the flaming corpses of poor farmers, and then have them drag back piles of loot for The Overlord (me). Loot which then goes into upgrading the lair.
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Harmonica posted:Do you like Thanks for the ideas. It has been a while since I played any of the Football Manager games. Back in the day I had my super Man U team Scholes and Fat Ronaldo scoring like 5 goals a game.
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Chinook posted:The map is symmetric, but the classes aren't... you might like Dota 2, or games like it. Isn't DOTA 2 in closed beta right now? I don't think we should be suggesting games that you have to rely purely on luck to actually be able to get. vvv I was hoping you would answer with something like "No, it's in beta but anyone can get in now" or something like that. 
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^^^^ it's not TOO hard now, I guess, they have a lot away during the Steam Christmas sale.Funso Banjo posted:Isn't DOTA 2 in closed beta right now? I don't think we should be suggesting games that you have to rely purely on luck to actually be able to get. Yeah. Hey, read the whole sentence. edit: Similar games include Dota (surprise!), League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth Chinook fucked around with this message at 13:56 on Jan 5, 2012 |
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