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I.W.W. ATTITUDE posted:I'm seeking recommendations for games that have unique interesting atmosphere/ambiance. I know that's a really freaking broad request, but I've got this weird craving for games that: EYE: Divine Cybermancy!  Gameplay video Also, Shadowrun Returns is supposed to be coming out in June, it also sounds right up your alley. Alpha gameplay footage. Ashenai fucked around with this message at 05:11 on Apr 9, 2013 |
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I.W.W. ATTITUDE posted:I'm seeking recommendations for games that have unique interesting atmosphere/ambiance. I know that's a really freaking broad request, but I've got this weird craving for games that:  
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I.W.W. ATTITUDE posted:I'm seeking recommendations for games that have unique interesting atmosphere/ambiance. I know that's a really freaking broad request, but I've got this weird craving for games that: How about Bastion? Most of that game takes place in a vibrantly colorful steampunk Moroccan city and the surrounding wilds, twisted into Escher paintings.
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I.W.W. ATTITUDE posted:I'm seeking recommendations for games that have unique interesting atmosphere/ambiance. I know that's a really freaking broad request, but I've got this weird craving for games that: The first thing that came to mind was Omikron: The Nomad Soul. It's an adventure game that also tries to be a mediocre first person shooter and button-mashing fighter, but it has David Bowie and the environments are just loving amazing, especially for the time it came out. There's about 3 major cities that you can run around in and get hit by cars and I loved just roaming around each one's particular nook and cranny. One time I stumbled into a David Bowie concert (have I mentioned this game has David Bowie) while randomly strolling around the red light district. It's on sale at GOG but the screenshots posted don't really do it justice. This and this are probably most representative, based on a 5-second GIS
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TehGherkin posted:Also, a third request (never used this thread before so I guess I'm catching up). I don't even know where you'd find it right now, but Pirates of the Caribbean by Bethesda was kind of fun to dick around with. It was supposed to be Sea Dogs II, then Disney happened and slapped vague movie tie-ins onto it, and then the movies became insanely popular and it vanished into the ether. Apparently there are a billion versions and they're all different  . I played the PC version and it was "okay" - kind of buggy and combat was dumb, but gently caress yeah I had a ship and undead skeleton dudes were trying to take my booty.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_%28video_game%29 Alternatively, maybe you can find the original Sea Dogs!
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I.W.W. ATTITUDE posted:
It's not an RPG, but have you tried Zeno Clash? It's a first person brawler, the gameplay is kind of meh, but the gameworld is crazy as all hell. http://store.steampowered.com/app/22200/ It goes on sale for pretty cheap kind of often, and the sequel is coming out soonish.
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I.W.W. ATTITUDE posted:I'm seeking recommendations for games that have unique interesting atmosphere/ambiance. I know that's a really freaking broad request, but I've got this weird craving for games that: If you want a good adventure game with those aesthetics, have a look at The Longest Journey - It's on GOG.com and pretty cheap. As to something set in modern Japan, have a look at The World Ends With You on the iPhone, or Persona 3 Portable on the PSP. edit: VVVVVVV I've heard good (ie: deeply depressing) things about Spec Ops: The line. Neddy Seagoon fucked around with this message at 07:14 on Apr 9, 2013 |
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How about this one? I want a game where the protagonist faces impossible odds against an overwhelming foe, and loses. The harder and more complete the loss at the end, the better. Max Payne 2 is an alright example, Limbo technically [e: not really, I guess] edges in, and Prince of Persia (the newer one, with you reviving the girl so the evil is re-released, dooming the world) all fit, but I need a real crushing loss for some reason. I'm struggling to come up with a quintessential example... like, if you couldn't win the final mission of Homeworld 2 and the planetkiller missiles wipe out your race would be a good example. The more  the better. Any genre.
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Well, any victory in God of War 3 is pyrrhic at best...
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Evilreaver posted:How about this one? I want a game where the protagonist faces impossible odds against an overwhelming foe, and loses. The harder and more complete the loss at the end, the better. Max Payne 2 is an alright example, Limbo technically [e: not really, I guess] edges in, and Prince of Persia (the newer one, with you reviving the girl so the evil is re-released, dooming the world) all fit, but I need a real crushing loss for some reason. I'm struggling to come up with a quintessential example... like, if you couldn't win the final mission of Homeworld 2 and the planetkiller missiles wipe out your race would be a good example. Well this one's easy. Drakengard.
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Evilreaver posted:The more You're looking for Spec Ops: The Line.
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Oh, drat, seconding both those. Spec Ops: The Line and original Drakengard, no question. Drakengard especially. Each new ending is harder and harder to unlock, and they all get worse and worse!
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AfricanBootyShine posted:You're looking for Spec Ops: The Line. Ah, perfect. Played it, loved it. In that case, Drakengard's on the menu!
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Once you're done with Drakengard skip 2 and play Nier.
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Evilreaver posted:How about this one? I want a game where the protagonist faces impossible odds against an overwhelming foe, and loses. The harder and more complete the loss at the end, the better. Max Payne 2 is an alright example, Limbo technically [e: not really, I guess] edges in, and Prince of Persia (the newer one, with you reviving the girl so the evil is re-released, dooming the world) all fit, but I need a real crushing loss for some reason. I'm struggling to come up with a quintessential example... like, if you couldn't win the final mission of Homeworld 2 and the planetkiller missiles wipe out your race would be a good example. n-thing Special Ops: The Line Other than that, Pathologic. An old Russian adventure game where you are one of three characters in a city that's been wrecked by a plague. Each of the three characters are trying to stop the plague, each one with a different approach (science, natural shamanistic medicine or outright magic). While there is a "happy" ending if you manage to finish the game, there are a lot of moments there. For example, the game helpfully points out how many people have died because of the plague in each of the 12 days the game is split into. As a more spoilery example after spending 4 days trying to make a "safe" quarantine zone with one character, another character will enter the quarantined area and infect everyone. Next day, everyone in the shelter is deadAnd the game manages to make you feel it's all YOUR FAULT. Have a review. Slight spoilers in there.
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A bit of a stretch (and not much of a "game" per se), but Telltale's The Walking Dead could count pretty well for this. As well as Spec Ops: The Line as previously mentioned, though don't play either of these back to back (I wouldn't even recommend playing TWD's episodes back to back).
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Even people who have the option of playing TWD episodes back-to-back often can't. It's a little TOO thrilling/depressing.
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dis astranagant posted:Once you're done with Drakengard skip 2 and play Nier. Yeah, Nier is pretty much the ultimate "and then everyone dies... THE END" kind of game. I can't really think of a single character for who things turn out well throughout the main quest, and basically by winning the game you doom humanity to extinction. And then you can replay an abridged version of the game where the game expands upon your enemy's back story which makes everything even more horrific and sad. And then you can replay the game again and... well I don't want to spoil everything, although the choices you can make at the end of this playthrough are fairly famous.
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I botched my run of Nier many moons ago when I misinterpreted the fishing main quest and got stuck, and sent it back to gamefly in a huff. I did run through the LP completely though  so I'm not completely missing out.
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Evilreaver posted:How about this one? I want a game where the protagonist faces impossible odds against an overwhelming foe, and loses. The harder and more complete the loss at the end, the better. Max Payne 2 is an alright example, Limbo technically [e: not really, I guess] edges in, and Prince of Persia (the newer one, with you reviving the girl so the evil is re-released, dooming the world) all fit, but I need a real crushing loss for some reason. I'm struggling to come up with a quintessential example... like, if you couldn't win the final mission of Homeworld 2 and the planetkiller missiles wipe out your race would be a good example. Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Which should be played by everyone, anyway. In darkness and using headphones. Kinda hard to recommend matching games without spoilers though.
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Thank you to someone a couple pages ago - I just got freelancer working on my work computer (and morrowind coming soon). Thanks!!Evilreaver posted:How about this one? I want a game where the protagonist faces impossible odds against an overwhelming foe, and loses. The harder and more complete the loss at the end, the better. Max Payne 2 is an alright example, Limbo technically [e: not really, I guess] edges in, and Prince of Persia (the newer one, with you reviving the girl so the evil is re-released, dooming the world) all fit, but I need a real crushing loss for some reason. I'm struggling to come up with a quintessential example... like, if you couldn't win the final mission of Homeworld 2 and the planetkiller missiles wipe out your race would be a good example. OOC, what do you feel draws you to these games? Is your life so upbeat that you require periodic downers to maintain sanity? Or do you seek to recreate the emotions felt at a specific depressing point in your life? Jokes aside I'm legitimately curious if you feel like sharing. I'm assuming you've played it but without wanting to spoil too much, Mass Effect 3 on a higher difficulty setting would fufill this role. Edit: That is to say mass effect 3 COULD fufill this role. Also, play bioshock infinite on hard. VelociBacon fucked around with this message at 18:58 on Apr 9, 2013 |
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I need some good group games to play that are on Android, and can be played by a group of people stuck in a van for several hours. Spaceteam doesn't exist for Android.
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Fat Samurai posted:Other than that, Pathologic. An old Russian adventure game where you are one of three characters in a city that's been wrecked by a plague. Each of the three characters are trying to stop the plague, each one with a different approach (science, natural shamanistic medicine or outright magic). Someone needs to fly to Moscow and give Ice-Pick Lodge a hug.
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Any game where you build a persistent online empire and take armies to attack other peoples empires? No Facebook games. Dawn of Fantasy was a huge dissapointment.
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Phone postin'VelociBacon posted:OOC, what do you feel draws you to these games? Is your life so upbeat that you require periodic downers to maintain sanity? Or do you seek to recreate the emotions felt at a specific depressing point in your life? Jokes aside I'm legitimately curious if you feel like sharing. Without getting too e/n, I'm clinically depressed and I guess it makes me feel at home; I've never really thought about it, but playing through a Bad End always feels satisfying. Any highly emotional end works as well, but most ends are just  "We did it, yay us" which is bah. Sad ends stand out.quote:Mass Effect 3  Couldn't get into The Void unfortunately. I'll find an LP.
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Evilreaver posted:Without getting too e/n, I'm clinically depressed and I guess it makes me feel at home; I've never really thought about it, but playing through a Bad End always feels satisfying. Any highly emotional end works as well, but most ends are just I get what you mean. I prefer sad/depressing music because I find it's more weighty and therefore satisfying than pretty much anything upbeat. As far as games go, what about... Shadow of the Colossus? Without spoilers, that game has a pretty sad ending.
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Metal Gear Solid 3 is the obvious one.
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How has no one mentioned Shadow of the Colossus yet?
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Rollersnake posted:How has no one mentioned Shadow of the Colossus yet? Someone did! I think we've covered most of the "digging your own grave" games so far...oh! I know. Most of the Fatal Frame series has the sad ending be the default one if you don't beat it on hard mode. The alternate ending is not guaranteed to be bright, either, just... less-sad. Maybe. Depending on the game.
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Speedball posted:I think we've covered most of the "digging your own grave" games so far...oh! I know. Most of the Fatal Frame series has the sad ending be the default one if you don't beat it on hard mode. The alternate ending is not guaranteed to be bright, either, just... less-sad. Maybe. Depending on the game. Even The Tormented's 'good' ending was bit of a downer, if I remember right.
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The bad endings in Fatal Frame also tend be the canon ones as well.
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The bad end in Metro 2033 is the canon one also.
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After reading this thread for a bit and seeing some great recommendations I'm hoping that you guys can help me out. I've been looking for a good sci-fi RTS lately with a decent amount of customization in the likes of Warzone 2100 ,the earth series and Impossible Creatures. I've played the Warhammer games(40K and Fantasy) and enjoyed them a lot but I'm stull hungry for more. I'd prefer a RTS in which you build your own base instead of the RTS games wich have you starting off with a fixed amount of units. My main system is currently a aging 4 year old laptop wich can run most modern-ish games on low or medium decently.
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STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl has 'good' ending that's easy to lock yourself out of without even noticing, and only get a choice of bad endings.
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AzMiLion posted:After reading this thread for a bit and seeing some great recommendations I'm hoping that you guys can help me out. Would StarDrive count? It's technically a 4x but it's realtime and has a very detailed unit designer. There's also Metal Fatigue where most of your units are mechs that can salvage parts from destroyed enemies.
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AzMiLion posted:After reading this thread for a bit and seeing some great recommendations I'm hoping that you guys can help me out. Supreme Commander and SupCom: Forged Alliance would probably do the trick - the franchise is the spiritual successor to Total Annihilation (which is another fantastic sci-fi RTS if you haven't played it. It's on GoG, incidentally). Just don't get Supreme Commander 2 - it's nowhere near as good as the others.
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Thanks for the advice guys, I´ve already played metal Fatigue and it is indeed amazing. especially the whole stealing parts from enemies and researching them so you can make your own(Missile legs+Missile arms+Missile Torso is amazing) is a great mechanic. I'm kind of burnt out on SupCom:FA and SupCom 2, I've played both of those to death.
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How about Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising? It's not quite as deep as the others you listed (it's a hybrid RTS-action game) but there's some weapon customisation involved as well as the fact you're limited to a max of ten units at a time. It's also pretty decent in the story department. Also, Nexus: The Jupiter Incident isn't quite what you're looking for but might be worth a shot. You don't build units, you get them based on the plot and what survives, but they are extremely customizable. Mokinokaro fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Apr 11, 2013 |
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What are some good 3D platformers for the PC, PS3, or 3DS? I already played the Super Mario Galaxy games and Super Mario 3D Land and I know no other games will match those but is there anything else that's good or decent on the platforms I just mentioned? I have a wired 360 controller for my PC so I'm set there.
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