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Teaches of Peaches posted:I have sort of an odd request. My little girl is fascinated by watching me play games and it often keeps her entertained (and hey I have fun to). But what I need is something that has as story line and voice acting. She is right at the reading stage but sometimes reading out all the dialogue can get a bit tiresome. So having some solid cut scenes where to story can make sense to her. The catch is here something that is relativity kid friendly. So nothing with over the top violence and cursing. Any genre would do but I would prefer to play it on PC. My little guy likes watching me play Mini Ninjas (this works for your criteria), The Maw (not sure if there is voice acting, but there aren't a lot of words, if any), Rayman Origins (not many words, just a platformer but very fun and colorful), and Stacking (requires reading, sadly, but again, it's not like playing an RPG or anything). Stacking absolutely cracks him up, by the way.  I realize that not all of my answers fit precisely what you are looking for, but if you have any of those, give them a try.
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Chinook posted:My little guy likes watching me play Mini Ninjas (this works for your criteria), The Maw (not sure if there is voice acting, but there aren't a lot of words, if any), Rayman Origins (not many words, just a platformer but very fun and colorful), and Stacking (requires reading, sadly, but again, it's not like playing an RPG or anything). Stacking absolutely cracks him up, by the way. I have done Stacking it is a lot of fun. I was just trying to find something more story specific because she really likes story with characters. Edit: Also thanks for the suggestions I forgot about mini ninjas.
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Maybe she would be interested in watching you play the Monkey Island games.
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Teaches of Peaches posted:I have sort of an odd request. My little girl is fascinated by watching me play games and it often keeps her entertained (and hey I have fun to). But what I need is something that has as story line and voice acting. She is right at the reading stage but sometimes reading out all the dialogue can get a bit tiresome. So having some solid cut scenes where to story can make sense to her. The catch is here something that is relativity kid friendly. So nothing with over the top violence and cursing. Any genre would do but I would prefer to play it on PC. Bastion is really cool, and is basically a fairy tale that develops as you play it, with a narrator that sounds like Morgan Freeman. The game is also totally awesome.
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:Maybe she would be interested in watching you play the Monkey Island games. We have actually already played that. It left her a bit curious but she did have fun with it. PotatoManJack posted:Bastion is really cool, and is basically a fairy tale that develops as you play it, with a narrator that sounds like Morgan Freeman. The game is also totally awesome. Hey I have that! I didn't even think about it having narration, so that is a good possibility.
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coleman francis posted:I haven't played the first stalker since it came out and I'd like to get back into it. Are the developer released patches good enough or is there a fan-made patch thats alot better? future ghost fucked around with this message at 04:25 on Sep 27, 2012 |
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Sep 27, 2012 01:54
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Teaches of Peaches posted:I have sort of an odd request. My little girl is fascinated by watching me play games and it often keeps her entertained (and hey I have fun to). But what I need is something that has as story line and voice acting. She is right at the reading stage but sometimes reading out all the dialogue can get a bit tiresome. So having some solid cut scenes where to story can make sense to her. The catch is here something that is relativity kid friendly. So nothing with over the top violence and cursing. Any genre would do but I would prefer to play it on PC. I remember Anachronox being a lot of fun for spectators. Engaging and funny characters, lots of cutscenes and a noir-ish sci fi setting with a decent if somewhat wacky story. The gameplay is inspired by older jrpg stuff like the Final Fantasy games, but they mix it up with mini-games and puzzle solving. It's 6$ on GoG now.
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Fruits of the sea posted:I remember Anachronox being a lot of fun for spectators. Engaging and funny characters, lots of cutscenes and a noir-ish sci fi setting with a decent if somewhat wacky story. I have never played this and I don't own it,so I will consider getting this over the weekend and giving it a shot. I seems to fit the bill really well.
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Teaches of Peaches posted:I have never played this and I don't own it,so I will consider getting this over the weekend and giving it a shot. I seems to fit the bill really well. Anachronox does have cutscenes with voice acting, but the parts in between are usually just text. Also there might be some language you don't want your kid to be hearing, not sure how you feel about that. I can't remember how bad the language gets.
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:Also there might be some language you don't want your kid to be hearing, not sure how you feel about that. I can't remember how bad the language gets. Oh, that's a good point. It's been a while for me as well, but I do remember there being some jokes that reference sex, although they were pretty light in tone and might go unnoticed by younger children. I'm not sure about swearing. If in doubt, all the cutscenes were re-cut into a two hour(!) movie by the director for a machinima contest. You can check it out online to get an idea of how suitable it is. Just beware, it's obviously full of spoilers. Edit: The ESRB rating is T for violence and mature themes, apparently. Also, that movie: http://archive.org/details/JakeHughesAnachronoxTheMovie Fruits of the sea fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Sep 27, 2012 |
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Elswyyr posted:I'd like a Zelda/Metroid style game. I've played most of those two series, plus La-Mulana and Cave Story. Platform/age of the game doesn't matter. The GBA/DS Castlevania games, particularly Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow fit the bill nicely. Also Aquaria on PC.
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Cliff posted:The GBA/DS Castlevania games, particularly Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow fit the bill nicely. Also Aquaria on PC. These, also if age doesn't matter, Clash At Demonhead is an often overlooked NES Metroidvania. It even features a single crucial choice and potentially justifies a second playthrough to see how things play out if you choose differently. Which is pretty nice for a NES game.
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drunken officeparty posted:Is there any such thing as a multiplayer roguelike? It's important that it has at least some semblance of graphics and isn't just ASCII too. Do they exist? Realm of the Mad God perhaps? It's more of a bullet hell mmo shooter thing, but features permadeath. You can play it safe and group with fifty other people just boosting your stats and getting some standard gear, or you can go all in and risk everything you have for the best items. I usually come back to it every month or so and quit whenever I die 
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drunken officeparty posted:Is there any such thing as a multiplayer roguelike? It's important that it has at least some semblance of graphics and isn't just ASCII too. Do they exist? The Diablo series can be like this if you play on hardcore mode.
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Cliff posted:The GBA/DS Castlevania games, particularly Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow fit the bill nicely. Also Aquaria on PC. Seconding Aquaria, I'm sure a mermaid protagonist is a plus for a little girl, and if I'd played it as a kid I'd probably have been as obsessed with it as I was with Ecco the Dolphin. (which also might be a good choice) Come to think of it I think I even remember seeing an Ecco mod for Aquaria floating around somewhere.
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Related to Aquaria, check out Eternal Daughter. It's by the same guy and is freeware. It's also super hard, so fair warning.
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Please recommend me some chill games. I have a PS3 and a Wii. I have a PC too but I'd prefer to do my chill gaming in prone couch position. I'm currently working extremely hard building up a new business. I've still got about a year and half to go before it's really turning any true profit (if we make it at all) and it's stressing me the gently caress out. So I'm running, which helps but in the evening I've been kicking back and shutting off my brain with some games. I've been out of touch with gaming for at least 3 or so years for the most part so this should be easy I would think. I've recently played: Red Dead Redemption - The game itself had plenty of non-chill action (especially the undead expansion) but I really enjoyed just going up into Tall Trees and shooting animals, checking out the sights, etc. It was pretty zen and peaceful in a weird way. I did that for days before I actually finished the ending chapters. Gran Turismo 5 - I can chill out a little just doing a free run around the Ring but all in all, it's not really that great for chill out and it gets old REALLY fast. Heavy Rain - Would have been perfect but all the "shake controller violently" parts were sort of annoying. QTEs don't bother me much, in this game they were fine but I remember being really annoyed by them back in the Shenmue days. Monster Hunter Tri - So this is like a single player farm-fest MMO but with somehow less rewarding gameplay? I didn't get it. I stopped playing after a few hours. Maybe I'll try it again later... I'm in my 30s, so my memories of playing some sweet turn-based RPG games and Adventure Games like Full Throttle, Myst, Siberia etc on PC are great. I liked being able to take my time, get a cool story, relax. There's a challenge present but it's not ridiculously high leveled, maybe relies on more cerebral than twitch. So I'm thinking the Adventure / RPG thing is cool but Turn-based RPGS seem to be a dead genre unless I'm missing something. I'm pretty open to anything though... hit me.
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a really chill game. There is good action and fighting if you want it, but it's also possible to turn invisible and just go exploring in safety. Skyrim also has good exploration, but the world is more dangerous so it's not as relaxing as Oblivion. Can anyone recommend me some good games based on escaping sinking ships? I think it would be an interesting thing to play, if there's any dynamic ship-escape games out there let me know.
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Anybody know a game sort of like evil genius, dungeon keeper 1&2, overlord 1&2 where I can be a bad guy? I've heard mixed things about dungeons and it's sequel. Doesn't have to be as specific as controlling an evil base I just want to be a bad egg.
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Anybody got any recommendations for me (I have some special circumstances at the moment): 1. I flipped my car (eh, might as well link pics/story http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3032526&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=33#post406946907) and my left pinky was severed and had to be reattached - I'm still in the rehab phase and its going well, I just can't use it at all when I'm playing PC games; that kind of fucks up most shooters and a lot of 3d first or 3rd person games. 2. As I'm recovering, I'm super isolated, terribly lonely and I've got cabin fever. So I'm just looking for something that would be fun and would occupy my time. Bonus if its got a good story line and/or is multiplayer. Thanks a lot guys.
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TabulaRasa posted:Please recommend me some chill games. I wanna say Stacking for either the ps3 or PC. It's a really great, charming, atmospheric and chill game. There's no real combat, it's more an adventure game with puzzles and plays like an old silent movie. The Walking Dead series maybe? It's more an interactive novel with you making some key decisions and some rather basic adventure story puzzle solving. It can get pretty tense at times, but very very little of it is twitchy. And Portal 2. An amazing game that requires more thought and problem solving then any twitchiness. Even the parts that require you to rush are more for effect.
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The Scientist posted:Anybody got any recommendations for me (I have some special circumstances at the moment): Sorry to double post. But I'm assuming you're looking for games that don't require any use of the shift or ctrl keys? There's a few recent ones that come to mind. Torchlight 2 is a diablo clone that just came out, and being a diablo clone requires minimal usage of the left hand, and you definitely don't need use of the pinky. It has multiplayer too. Any of the 4x games as well like Civ 5 (which you can get for cheap at http://www.getloadedgo.com/ with another game for the future), can be entirely one handed and will suck up lots and lots of time. Like all of it. Not sure what all you like, but those are pretty highly regarded and easy on the hand. Also, all the ones I recommended to TabulaRasa I would recommend to you as well. Edit: Actually, thinking on it some more, Torchlight 2 might not be a good idea. I think I was subconsciously using my pinky way more than I thought because of the way attacks works with movement. Though on normal it shouldn't be too much a problem I think. Leper Residue fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Sep 29, 2012 |
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Leper Residue posted:Sorry to double post. No problem at all man, I don't think anyone minds. Thanks for the recommendations. When you say "I don't know what you're into", its kind of ironic, because at the moment even I don't know what I'm into... I've been more specific in the past but lately I'm all over the place. Thanks again.
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Chamale posted:Can anyone recommend me some good games based on escaping sinking ships? I think it would be an interesting thing to play, if there's any dynamic ship-escape games out there let me know.
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The Scientist posted:Anybody got any recommendations for me (I have some special circumstances at the moment): I suggest you play Minecraft with some of your friends. One of you guys figure out how to start a server, and go with it. Or play it on 360, if you have it for that. As far as games with good stories goes, how about Grim Fandango? TabulaRasa posted:Please recommend me some chill games. The new Sam and Max games are AWESOME. They don't have (hardly) any of the aggravation of the old impossible to figure out puzzles of olde. Also, Grim Fandango for you as well! Scambl fucked around with this message at 04:56 on Sep 29, 2012 |
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The Scientist posted:Anybody got any recommendations for me (I have some special circumstances at the moment): FTL: Faster Than Light can be controlled almost exclusively with the mouse, is fun, is cheap. Can you use a controller?
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Laterbase posted:Anybody know a game sort of like evil genius, dungeon keeper 1&2, overlord 1&2 where I can be a bad guy? Exclusive posted:Final Fantasy Tactics is one of my favorite games of all time but I have never played another SRPG. I've heard Disgaea 4 is one of the best but also pretty crazy. I think I should work my way up to it. Can anyone recommend a few of the other top SRPGs? Fire Emblem for the DS (and the sequel, and the GC game) are very good and well regarded. Front Mission (first three games) are like FFT but with robots and similar to FFT have an actually serious plotline that isn't generic (TO) or saturday morning cartoon rejects (FFT:A and A2, Fire Emblem, Advance Wars games not subtitled Days of Ruin). The earlier Fire Emblem games were more serious as well, but we never got them. XCOM is the big Western entry into the genre, its very good and has a good theme thats halfway between Mars Attacks and Alien. Jagged Alliance is another western entry, it's a good game but its really obtuse and unfriendly by modern standards.
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The Scientist posted:Anybody got any recommendations for me (I have some special circumstances at the moment): Neo Scavenger is fun and has a free demo (Only limitation is no saving, not a major issue as you live for a couple hours at a time). Terraria is a fun building game, no major pinky work there. League of legends can work within these limitations. Orcs must die 2 is an action game that'll go your way. What genre are you looking for?
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I've got a hankering for a business sim. Preferably something to do with cars or airlines, but I'm open to ideas. I played and enjoyed Capitalism II, so I'm looking for something along those lines.
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Exclusive posted:Final Fantasy Tactics is one of my favorite games of all time but I have never played another SRPG. I've heard Disgaea 4 is one of the best but also pretty crazy. I think I should work my way up to it. Can anyone recommend a few of the other top SRPGs? The Advance Wars games on the GBA are some of the best GBA games and, honestly, some of the best strategy games I've ever played. I've never played the DS ones, but I've heard they're good too. Teaches of Peaches posted:I have sort of an odd request. My little girl is fascinated by watching me play games and it often keeps her entertained (and hey I have fun to). But what I need is something that has as story line and voice acting. She is right at the reading stage but sometimes reading out all the dialogue can get a bit tiresome. So having some solid cut scenes where to story can make sense to her. The catch is here something that is relativity kid friendly. So nothing with over the top violence and cursing. Any genre would do but I would prefer to play it on PC. Here's a list: Bastion Portal and Portal 2 The Longest Journey and Dreamfall Hope your daughter likes these games!
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Internet Friend posted:The only ship escape game I've played (aside from that one Jedi Knight level) is SOS for the SNES. If you love Mode 7, escorting slow NPCs and hard time limits it might be the game for you. It's made by the same people responsible for Clock Tower. I actually have played it, and like you said the hard time limit gets annoying. Playing a platformer is changing circumstances is really cool though. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare had a good level on a sinking ship, but it was more about shooting your way out rather than trying to escape from the bowels of a huge vessel. Singularity has some stuff on ships but again, it's not at all what the game is about.
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So, am I missing any fun multiplayer FPS's in my rotation? -Love Black Ops, my favorite game. Hate MW3 and not a big fan of MW2 either, something about BLOPs feels different though and put hundreds of hours into it -Blacklight Retribution (fun but I wish it had more maps or maybe perks) -CS:GO (love the slower pacing/strategic aspects of it, and the high skill cap. Wish it had new maps though) Dislike TF2 and Battlefield 3/BC2. TF2 just doesn't feel like some tightly tuned competitive game but a silly cartoon FPS with hats (I'm sure many disagree but I just don't like the feel of the game). And something about BF3 just feels completely wrong to me, I think it just does a poor job considering it's potential with having big maps and vehicles, and the team aspects are just poo poo compared to Counterstrike or the older Battlefields even. The only real criteria I have is the game still has an active playerbase. 3rd person action is fine with me too. edit: If it means anything, I've never played any of the Tom Clancy games (Ghost recon, rainbow six) but don't know if they are even worthwhile these days.
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Meta Ridley posted:Games Try out Tribes: Ascend. It's a competitive fps game, with a good f2p model.
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I've got a friend that wants me to join them in Adventure Quest: Worlds, but... ugggh. There has to be a free-to-play, browser-based MMO-lite out there that's better than this. Anyone have a recommendation?
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Not sure if this is the best place to ask general impressions instead of recommendations but it's the closest I can find so.. Has anyone played any of the portable Ace Combat games? There's X - Skies of Deception and Joint Assault on PSP, and Assault Horizon Legacy on 3DS. I'm looking for one that's easy to pick up and play, and preferably has more dog fights than the lame 'destroy ground targets until x amount of points' missions. Preemptive thanks to any fans of the series!
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Answers to questions asked of me: I can use a controller, but don't have one and have no income at the moment (but if I did I'd want a joystick and even, well in fantasy, on of those IR... Track? What are those things called? Where it tracks your head movement and changes your view in game? Oh well, irrelevant) As for genres: I love cars and racing, I have games like grid and dirt and f1 2010, but tragically they're worthless on keyboard and the wheel I bought at walmart for ps2 was equally worthless so I returned it. I used to like flight sims, could still see myself enjoying them if I could find my joystick. Even thought about modding an old keyboard with a circuit with a circuit that sees varying rates at which the w key, say, is being pressed based on how hard a stick I've built is pushed forward... I like all the total war games (see below) and have played every battlefield game up to 3, where I think my laptop has hit its limitations. Eh, all sorts of poo poo. I even liked this joh deere farming simulator I got. Only things I dont care for are sporting sims. Like I said, all over the place. There was this one game I wanted to play, but I think it was ps3 only, where it was a mix of adventure and fps, I remember the character carrying a revolver across a bridge from the e3 trailer, but that's about it. Aside form the games already recommended, which I'm checking out, something like that - slightly reminiscent of older resident evils, but not exactly - some kind of adventure game with action in it that gets you sucked in to the storylines line but also has shooting, I guess kind of like bioshock (which I liked but was a little too cartooney). I hope that's not too ridiculous of a request. Typical Pubbie posted:I've got a hankering for a business sim. Preferably something to do with cars or airlines, but I'm open to ideas. I played and enjoyed Capitalism II, so I'm looking for something along those lines. I was thinking about this, and believe it or not I think the latest "SOMETHING: Total War" games could fit this bill. They're actually turn-based strategy games, but the economy plays a huge role. There's even an economic domination mode where you start out with a few provinces, depending on what nation or faction you choose to play as, and the provinces all have natural resources that you can exploit, investing more money in them for better output. Then via diplomacy you arrange trade agreements with other nations, and the amount of income that nets you is directly proportional to how much you've upgraded your nation's infrastructure (on a province-by-province basis) like roads and ports and how much stuff you have to trade (as per natural resources you've got available). Then you build merchant ships to use shipping lanes to the colonies or whatever, and fleets of warships to protect those from pirates and rival factions. You would expand your nation by bribing other nations to sell you provinces or become protectorates, which is hard as you'd imagine so you develop your own as much as possible so that your word carries more weight in diplomacy. They're really good games.
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I've played 40 some odd hours of FTL, watched Firefly and Serenity, and still can't get enough of the "one ship against the world" concept. Are there any other games out there? I fired up X3: Albion Prelude last night and was scooting around for a few hours, but it really lacks the sort of character and pressure that I'm looking for. Is there anything out there that puts me in charge of a space ship and its crew? It can be a simulator like the X series, more strategy based like FTL, but not a 4X game; I love those but that's not what I'm looking for right now. I need something to hold me till the new XCOM comes out!
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TabulaRasa posted:Please recommend me some chill games. Xenoblade Chronicles for wii. It's a cool story and game to play through. none of the horrible jrpg mechanics and tons of character and personality. It's honestly one of the best RPGs this generation. For ps3 , check out zen pinball. I've spent hours just puttering away on the tables.
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Volo Airsport is nice wingsuit game to chillout to (helps to have a music program running in the background and you need an xbox 360 remote or something similair to play though) http://volo-airsport.net/blog/
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