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Captain Walker posted:Probably the best place for this: I can Persona 4 will run you about 50-60 hours, average. Xenoblade has a minimum playtime (not including the mountain of sidequests in each area) of 80 hours. They are both really good games, however.
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Captain Walker posted:Probably the best place for this: I can I have only played 10 hours of Xenoblade, but I have really enjoyed it. It introduces the game mechanics at a good clip and has lots of fun concepts to tinker with. So while neither system has a true killer app, I would lean toward the Wii U.
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Feb 22, 2013 02:26
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:What is the definitive puzzle bobble/bust a move experience? Other than arcade cabinets, if it's an arcade cabinet. I'd go with Bust a Move 4, which came out on like every platform at the time; PS1, Dreamcast, GBA, etc.
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Feb 22, 2013 04:46
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I really enjoyed Sleeping Dogs and am replaying the Saboteur because I like it even better. What similar games should I look at? I couldn't get into Far Cry 3 or the Just Causes. I guess I feel like SD and the Saboteur are interesting to me because of the location and atmosphere. I wish Rockstar would remake GTA London 1969.
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Feb 22, 2013 19:24
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Might be worth considering Red Faction: Guerilla. It's a pretty great open world game and definitely has a unique atmosphere, although how much you like it may depend on your feelings toward explosions.
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Feb 22, 2013 20:04
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Tagra posted:Have you played the Anno games? Not entirely sandboxy though I guess, since the manufacturing chains are pretty linear, but making efficient use of your space takes some thought. I enjoyed Anno 1404 I think it was, not a fan of the new one, have it with the expansion and there's just something missing. Fruits of the sea posted:Ceasar and Pharaoh are both amazing city-building games. Ceasar III is probably the most popular of the bunch, but I think Pharoah deserves an honourable mention because of it's absolutely epic pyramid projects. I will have to look into Caesar III, this isn't the first time I've heard good things about it. Pomp posted:As already mention, it's time for you to dive into the wonderful world of Dwarf Fortress. Haha is there a way to make this game not look like a bunch of ascii characters? The concept seems great, not sure if I could handle the "UI". edit: Found the Lazy Newb Pack, going to try this. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv ModeSix fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Feb 23, 2013 |
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Feb 23, 2013 00:14
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ModeSix posted:Haha is there a way to make this game not look like a bunch of ascii characters? The concept seems great, not sure if I could handle the "UI". There are tilesets but they're not always the easiest to set up: http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Tileset_repository [edit] Whoops I guess you probably want graphics instead http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/List_of_user_graphics_sets
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chairface posted:I'd go with Bust a Move 4, which came out on like every platform at the time; PS1, Dreamcast, GBA, etc. Guess I'll get the GBA one, hope it's good. Thanks.
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:Guess I'll get the GBA one, hope it's good. Thanks.
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Feb 23, 2013 00:27
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Regarding city builders, I've also been playing Tropico 4 and enjoying it but I'm feeling that a change of setting is in order. What medieval/fantasy city builders are available/good? I feel like managing one of those cartoony way too clean and quaint small fantasy villages/towns. Doesn't necessarily have to be fantasy I just want something pseudo-medievalesque, lighthearted and colorful instead of something where you manage a brown village full of shitfarmers. Also I'm not too much into micromanagement so something like tropico where I can just give general orders and trust that my little dudes can do their jobs would be good. How's the majesty series? Any good?
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Feb 23, 2013 11:36
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Okasvi posted:Regarding city builders, I've also been playing Tropico 4 and enjoying it but I'm feeling that a change of setting is in order. There's a kind of old one available, quite good, not medieval, set in ancient Egypt. Children of the Nile. It's a few years old, but good stuff.
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Okasvi posted:How's the majesty series? Any good? Majesty is a bit unique and people seem to either love it or hate it. You don't really control much, you put buildings down to spawn people or items and can offer rewards for objectives completed, and the dudes run around and do their own thing. So you can convince them to complete a task by offering awesome rewards for it, but there's not much else you can do but watch them do stuff, get money, buy upgrades, and venture off into the unknown. It also means they can make really dumb decisions and your best guys can get waxed and leave you scrambling when things come to crush the town. The difficulty curve is a bit ridiculous too, so I hope you like challenges...
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Feb 23, 2013 18:28
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I'm in the mood for something cute, but RPGish. Anyone have something along the lines of Magical Starshine, Chantelise, Fortune Summoners or a cutesy old school Final Fantasy type game?
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Sociopastry posted:I'm in the mood for something cute, but RPGish. Anyone have something along the lines of Magical Starshine, Chantelise, Fortune Summoners or a cutesy old school Final Fantasy type game? Ni No Kuni is almost exactly what you're looking for, which is why it's unfortunate that the gameplay is pretty poorly designed. I'd look into it, and see if it's still something you'd enjoy. Beyond that, I'm not really sure. Legend Of Heroes: Trails in the Sky isn't exactly cute, but it's pretty lighthearted for the most part.
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Feb 24, 2013 04:48
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Heres a weird one - I'm looking for any game that is free and able to be downloaded as an already-unpacked game. I'm unable to install anything on the computer I sit at for most of the day and would love something to occupy me when I'm not working. Thanks in advance! Alternatively if anyone wanted to unpack something into a .zip and dropbox it for me you'd be the sweetest goons ever.
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Feb 24, 2013 18:56
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Try a flash game? Bubble Bees filled that role for me a long time ago.
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VelociBacon posted:Heres a weird one - I'm looking for any game that is free and able to be downloaded as an already-unpacked game. I'm unable to install anything on the computer I sit at for most of the day and would love something to occupy me when I'm not working. Thanks in advance! Many roguelikes have this. I believe the free version of Stealth Bastard is the same way.
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Suspicious Dish posted:Try a flash game? Bubble Bees filled that role for me a long time ago. Unfourtunately we're running internet explorer 8 with no flash for some reason. E: Nevermind, it works! thanks.
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Feb 24, 2013 19:32
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I am craving for a city builder type of game, though it could have some mild combat features. I absolutely loved the Caesar games, Zeus, Pharaoh, children of the Nile, and am looking for something along those lines but a bit more recently released. (children of the Nile is recent enough, but i played through it a few months ago) Preferably with a non-modern setting (could never get into anno 2070) Anyone have any recommendations?
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Feb 24, 2013 21:04
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What about Anno 1404/Dawn of Discovery? It's on Gamersgate.
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Like Crusader Kings 2, are there any other games out there that truly let me scheme? That game's capacity to let me contrive and execute my own plots has impressed me. Do any other games come close?
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Feb 25, 2013 04:09
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Ineptitude posted:I am craving for a city builder type of game, though it could have some mild combat features. Have you played any of the Tropico games?
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Regarding my earlier question about medievalesque citybuilders, is Anno 1404 any good? I noticed that it's no longer available through steam and some cursory digging brings up some DRM shenaningas. If it's worth buying, is it safe to get the Gold version straight from uPlay or are there any hidden pitfalls I should be aware of?
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Anno 1404 is amazing. There's a reason the thread for it was titled "I 'occidentally' played for 8 hours" I think the reason it got yanked from steam was because there was a bug that would occasionally (frequently...) wipe your save files. A patch for it came out quickly, but there was some problem where Ubisoft wouldn't release the patch to the Steam version, so it got yanked from the store. I have the steam version and was able to patch it manually, but it's kind of dumb. All I remember about DRM was there was a big deal made out of them patching it out of most versions...
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Okasvi posted:Regarding my earlier question about medievalesque citybuilders, is Anno 1404 any good? I noticed that it's no longer available through steam and some cursory digging brings up some DRM shenaningas. If it's worth buying, is it safe to get the Gold version straight from uPlay or are there any hidden pitfalls I should be aware of? It's really great. If you have any interest in 'medievalesque citybuilders' Anno 1404 is the game. Venice adds some cool stuff, but there is so much content in the base game the expansion isn't necessary to enjoy it.
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Coming from someone who has never played Anno 1404, I'm currently playing Anno 2070 and liking it a great deal; especially with the whole meta-game aspect with resources and research. Throughout the forums and the internet in general the consensus seems to be that 1404 is the better game. Are there specific reasons for this? I would've thought 2070 was the pinnacle of the series with everything it has going for it but some people didn't seem to take to it anywhere near as much as 1404.
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Tagra posted:Anno 1404 is amazing. There's a reason the thread for it was titled "I 'occidentally' played for 8 hours" I need to figure out how to run that patch at some point here. I'd sort of like to give 1404 another go, but I bought the Steam version. Also, do I need to reinstall both in order, or just Venice or...?
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Lugaloco posted:Coming from someone who has never played Anno 1404, I'm currently playing Anno 2070 and liking it a great deal; especially with the whole meta-game aspect with resources and research. Throughout the forums and the internet in general the consensus seems to be that 1404 is the better game. Are there specific reasons for this? I would've thought 2070 was the pinnacle of the series with everything it has going for it but some people didn't seem to take to it anywhere near as much as 1404. I think it's mainly the setting change people didn't like. The basic gameplay is almost identical. I like all the future gizmos and whatnot of 2070, but there is a definite charm in the old world ships and buildings in 1404.
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Fintilgin posted:Also, do I need to reinstall both in order, or just Venice or...? You can just tell Steam to install Venice, but it will install both since they share assets. You don't have to specifically install both though.
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Tagra posted:Majesty is a bit unique and people seem to either love it or hate it. You don't really control much, you put buildings down to spawn people or items and can offer rewards for objectives completed, and the dudes run around and do their own thing. So you can convince them to complete a task by offering awesome rewards for it, but there's not much else you can do but watch them do stuff, get money, buy upgrades, and venture off into the unknown. It also means they can make really dumb decisions and your best guys can get waxed and leave you scrambling when things come to crush the town. Majesty is a great game, just unlike a normal city builder like Tropico.
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Some of the later levels in Majesty are almost impossibly hard. I had to resort to a walkthrough and they were full of instructions along the lines of "AS SOON AS THE MAP STARTS, make sure to build this building and upgrade this and that" because otherwise you'd lose. It's a fantastic game though.
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If I really, really liked Metal Gear AC!D, what other games will I like?
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I'm looking for first-person puzzle games in the vein of Antichamber, Kairo and QUBE. Anyone?
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Fintilgin posted:Weird question here. In case anyone else had the same question, after checking out the demos for Football Manager and Out of the Park Baseball, I think I have a pretty solid answer. No. Good god, no. 
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Fintilgin posted:In case anyone else had the same question, after checking out the demos for Football Manager and Out of the Park Baseball, I think I have a pretty solid answer. If you want to get into Football Manager, you should read this LP first: http://www.runofplay.com/category/vercelli/
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Malkar posted:If you want to get into Football Manager, you should read this LP first: http://www.runofplay.com/category/vercelli/ I skimmed through parts of that, and it's probably fun and epic, but let me just be clear. I was not in any way exaggerating or using hyperbole when I said I didn't even know the rules for Soccer. My knowledge of the rules of the sport  literally begins and ends with the fact I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to use your hands. I have actually, honestly never watched a soccer game in my life. I was curious if someone like me could pick up and enjoy one of these games and play it like "Soccer Tycoon", the way I might play Railroad Tycoon or Roller Coaster Tycoon.That was a no. But I did find myself strangely fascinated by the games. There's so much crazy detail, and the weird dialogue sequences in Football Manager had me pretending I was playing Planescape: Soccer, storming out of press conferences, screaming at my players after I assigned them totally random positions on the field, wishing for paragon/renegade responses, etc. I can only imagine that if I was a fan of either sport I would be madly in love with these games and sink hundreds of hours into them. Honestly, if it wasn't 40$ I'd be awfully tempted to do a comedy Let's Play where I fumbled my way around and tried to do the best I could despite the fact I didn't know what I was doing. A Coach who didn't play by the Rules A Team who never stopped believing in themselves A season of Maybe if it's 75% of in a Steam sale. 
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Started playing Xcom recently and I really like it, but I would love it if it were a fantasy setting. Anything out there that would scratch this itch?
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Alphagabe posted:Started playing Xcom recently and I really like it, but I would love it if it were a fantasy setting. Anything out there that would scratch this itch? One of the Fire Emblem games would probably do it. If you have a PS3 there's also Valkyria Chronicles, but that's a WWII setting.
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Why won't the release a "Football Manager" for Hockey  . I tried the demo of it and I'm disinterested enough in soccer/football that I couldn't really get into it, but I saw enough that if it were for hockey... oh man.I'm still waiting on the new hockey manager game from OOTP but it looks like they're planning on using existing leagues again, and I really want one that lets me form a completely fantasy league and go from there. I'm playing Powerplay Manager's hockey league and it's really good, but it's a browser game and I want something I can click "next day" on  Someone go program it. You have one guaranteed customer already, how can you lose! (actually I'd probably wait for a Steam sale...)
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