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Fruits of the sea posted:Well that was easy. I vaguely remember deciding to wait on Shadowrun after hearing it needed patching, and lo and behold, now there is even a director's cut of the expansion. Is Shadowrun Returns worth playing first or should I jump straight into Dragonfall?
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Fruits of the sea posted:Any recommendations for a good turn-based game? rpg/4x/tactical combat/roguelike or any combination of the above. Heroes of Might and Magic forever Start with 5 (with the expansions) or 2, and then play 3. http://www.gog.com/game/heroes_of_might_and_magic_5_bundle
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I'd never played a shadowrun game but had no problems with Dragonfall (though I did spec decking, charisma/security, and rifles). If you've played Original Sin and XCom it should feel pretty familiar.
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Fruits of the sea posted:Well that was easy. I vaguely remember deciding to wait on Shadowrun after hearing it needed patching, and lo and behold, now there is even a director's cut of the expansion. Is Shadowrun Returns worth playing first or should I jump straight into Dragonfall? If you just absolutely fall in love with the stuff and want more, you can grab Returns afterwards. Just keep in mind it's a lot more linear. But Accordion Man posted:Dragonfall is a must play game and a huge improvement over Returns, but Returns is still a solid RPG and it introduces you to the gameplay and setting more. Dragonfall just throws you right in considering it started off as DLC, so it expects you to know how to play. Personally I'd say Returns is worth it. If you potentially end up not liking it, just skip to Dragonfall. Also if you get a hankering for more XCOM-like stuff, give Xenonauts a look.
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Great, I'll dip my toes into Returns and move onto Dragonfall when I decide to respec and start anew, as happens inevitably in every rpg I play. Really should give Xenonauts a try at some point too. Thanks as well to the person who mentioned HoMM. I've already spent countless hours in HoMM 3, don't think I'll ever get tired of it.
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May 30, 2015 18:18
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I played the Valdis Story demo and I really liked it except for the way boss fights give permanent stat bonuses based on your performance in the fight (I really hate missing out on things forever, enough to keep me from buying the game). Is there a good Metroidvania for PC/PS4 that leans more towards the vania side? I enjoyed Axiom Verge but that's practically Metroid with the numbers filed off, and I want something that's closer to the SotN style of play with gear and levels and stuff.
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May 30, 2015 18:58
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Fruits of the sea posted:Great, I'll dip my toes into Returns and move onto Dragonfall when I decide to respec and start anew, as happens inevitably in every rpg I play. Make sure you spec shotgun in Returns. It's a bitch if you don't.
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I really like games that have battles with a sort of epic scale to them, like a game set during a war and you can go to the front line and there'll be bullets flying everywhere, artillery shells pounding down around your ears, enemies around most corners, friendlies laying down covering fire, all that kind of stuff. I know a lot of the CoD games have some parts like that but it never seems to last long enough for my tastes.
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khy posted:I really like games that have battles with a sort of epic scale to them, like a game set during a war and you can go to the front line and there'll be bullets flying everywhere, artillery shells pounding down around your ears, enemies around most corners, friendlies laying down covering fire, all that kind of stuff. I know a lot of the CoD games have some parts like that but it never seems to last long enough for my tastes. CoD 1 is like this all the way through, along with other great WW2 movie tropes. It's literally WW2 movies the videogame. Planetside 2 also does this, alongside the now standalone Project Reality mod for Battlefield 2.
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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:CoD 1 is like this all the way through, along with other great WW2 movie tropes. It's literally WW2 movies the videogame. Planetside 2 also does this, alongside the now standalone Project Reality mod for Battlefield 2. Yeah, CoD1 is still my favorite of the series. Is there anything new though that might also fit what I'm interested in? Planetside 2 is great as well though it's also a bit hit-and-miss. Some battles are amazing and memorable but you never know in advance whether you're about to get into a badass epic fight or if you're going to roll in and the other side'll just give up and move on.
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khy posted:Yeah, CoD1 is still my favorite of the series. Is there anything new though that might also fit what I'm interested in? Multiplayer, you have the Project Reality mod for BF2, the Tactical Battlefield mod for Arma 3 and the Red Orchestra series. Singleplayer wise, the Medal of Hono(u)r games for PS2 got that feeling nailed down. Rising Sun started with Pearl Harbour, and that was an amazing sequence. Most games that really nail that feel though are actually flight sims. Falcon 4.0, Wings over Flanders Fields, IL-2 1946. Falcon is a fantastic game modelling modern air combat. If you or a wingman ejects, you can find the evac chopper going to rescue that pilot. It's one of the best dynamic campaigns out there, with fighting everywhere. Wings over Flanders Fields has a constantly active fight in No Man's Land. The gunfire and artillery are rather haunting as you struggle to fly your piddly little biplane. IL-2 1946 is the best WW2 flight sim. There are so many different planes and theatres, and with mods you can see hundreds of planes flying and bombing ground installments. Basically, if you want that kind of scale planes are really where its at.
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khy posted:Planetside 2 is great as well though it's also a bit hit-and-miss. Some battles are amazing and memorable but you never know in advance whether you're about to get into a badass epic fight or if you're going to roll in and the other side'll just give up and move on. PS2 is definitely hit-and-miss, but if you haven't played in awhile you should check it out again. They've made some changes that really contribute to people wanting to battle over certain areas rather than just give them up and constantly mover around and capture-recapture.
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Grump posted:If I wanted to play a game where I can shoot bad guys online on my PS4, what game would I get? Probably not a popular opinion but I actually like CoD:AW. The gear-with-rarity system is kinda weird but doesn't seem to really affect the gameplay much. Strangely enough I've only had good experiences with pubs on PS4, people were weirdly nice to each other in most lobbies I played.
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I'm kinda bored to tears here and outta options for games at the moment. I played the hell out of XCOM, FTL, Necrodancer, Don't Starve, Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne and looking for something to fill the void there. Something that is roguelike and has some randomly generated stuff, lots of different things to upgrade and fiddle around with, stuff like that. I've got Invisible Inc but I already know that game is gonna be short as poo poo and I'm looking at something to just kinda toss hours into to screw around with that follows some of the games above. Any take? I've got some old staple games I enjoy playing but having something else to play around with might be cool. Also have Starbound and Terraria which I totally enjoyed as well.
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Servaetes posted:I'm kinda bored to tears here and outta options for games at the moment. I played the hell out of XCOM, FTL, Necrodancer, Don't Starve, Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne and looking for something to fill the void there. Something that is roguelike and has some randomly generated stuff, lots of different things to upgrade and fiddle around with, stuff like that. I've got Invisible Inc but I already know that game is gonna be short as poo poo and I'm looking at something to just kinda toss hours into to screw around with that follows some of the games above. Elona+ ? Japanese roguelike with more sandboxy gameplay and an abundance of extra game mechanics to play with. Very grindy, so don't get base Elona, make sure you get Elona+.
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Servaetes posted:I'm kinda bored to tears here and outta options for games at the moment. I played the hell out of XCOM, FTL, Necrodancer, Don't Starve, Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne and looking for something to fill the void there. Something that is roguelike and has some randomly generated stuff, lots of different things to upgrade and fiddle around with, stuff like that. I've got Invisible Inc but I already know that game is gonna be short as poo poo and I'm looking at something to just kinda toss hours into to screw around with that follows some of the games above. Have you tried Darkest Dungeon? It's definitely more toward the XCOM end of the spectrum, being turn-based. The dungeon layouts are randomised, and it certainly has many fiddly bits to upgrade.
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Servaetes posted:I'm kinda bored to tears here and outta options for games at the moment. I played the hell out of XCOM, FTL, Necrodancer, Don't Starve, Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne and looking for something to fill the void there. Something that is roguelike and has some randomly generated stuff, lots of different things to upgrade and fiddle around with, stuff like that. I've got Invisible Inc but I already know that game is gonna be short as poo poo and I'm looking at something to just kinda toss hours into to screw around with that follows some of the games above. Xenonauts is a more roguelike take on XCom. You might like it.
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LLSix posted:Xenonauts is a more roguelike take on XCom. You might like it. Xenonauts is just UFO Defense but the soldiers look like janitors. I don't know what you mean by 'more roguelike'.
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I'm going to be going on a rather lengthy plane ride soon, and will be taking my laptop along. It's pretty decent as far as hardware goes, and can play Dark Souls reliably. Thing is, I won't be taking a controller along, and I will not have access to my mouse during the plane ride, so I'm stuck with games that use only the keyboard or very limited mouse input. I was thinking of starting a playthrough of either Might & Magic 4 or Dragon Wars, but don't want to limit my options to just RPG's. Anyone got any good games to recommend for this kind of situations? I'm open to pretty much any genre.
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What are some games that can totally screw you and make you lose unexpectedly? I want some Kobayashi-Maru bullshit difficulty spikes, to torment a friend of mine.
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AnonSpore posted:Kaizo Mario Eh, that one's hard all the way. I'm looking for something where you're cruising along for a bit, then the RNG suddenly drops an anvil on you.
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Chamale posted:Eh, that one's hard all the way. I'm looking for something where you're cruising along for a bit, then the RNG suddenly drops an anvil on you. The fan-made 'second expansion' mod to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM: Long War, has phyrric victories and unwinnable ambushes as a design goal, which is something I haven't seen in many games. But it is also meant for the long haul, to be played over weeks or months, and it requires a big investment in learning the systems of the mod on top of the original XCOM: EU game if they haven't played that already. If they already have XCOM: EU and Enemy Within then I'd say look into Long War, otherwise only if they are a mega nerd for strategy games.
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Chamale posted:What are some games that can totally screw you and make you lose unexpectedly? I want some Kobayashi-Maru bullshit difficulty spikes, to torment a friend of mine. FTL, Dungeon of the Endless Every so often there's a bad roll of the dice and you get instagibbed. BUT I'M NOT BITTER
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I'll second FTL. Holy poo poo can that game go from smooth sailing to everything falling apart quickly.
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Babylon Astronaut posted:I'll second FTL. Holy poo poo can that game go from smooth sailing to everything falling apart quickly. You know how great it is to get a Weapons Precharger on the Stealth2 ship first jump, you know the one with the Glaive starter? Boom, three sectors insta-clear, huge wealth. Then, an asteroid field that drills through 3 shields and 40% evade all at once, grinds down the engines and welp
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Babylon Astronaut posted:I'll second FTL. Holy poo poo can that game go from smooth sailing to everything falling apart quickly. I own that game and love it, just haven't played in a while. You're right, it's perfect for what I'm looking for. There's getting killed by random encounters, and then there's thinking I'm good at the game when I meet the Rebel Flagship.
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Chamale posted:Eh, that one's hard all the way. I'm looking for something where you're cruising along for a bit, then the RNG suddenly drops an anvil on you. NetHack is fairly notorious for this. If you know what you're doing it's almost always manageable, but even then there's the famous "gnome with the wand of death" that pops up every now and then.
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Servaetes posted:I'm kinda bored to tears here and outta options for games at the moment. I played the hell out of XCOM, FTL, Necrodancer, Don't Starve, Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne and looking for something to fill the void there. Something that is roguelike and has some randomly generated stuff, lots of different things to upgrade and fiddle around with, stuff like that. I've got Invisible Inc but I already know that game is gonna be short as poo poo and I'm looking at something to just kinda toss hours into to screw around with that follows some of the games above. How about sunless sea? That game just ate my whole weekend.
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I've recently discovered the wonder of gaming on my laptop in bed, but it means I only have a touchpad, no mouse. So I'm looking for a game that doesn't require precision mouse ability, or quick reflexes. So far I've been piling time into Hearthstone.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:I've recently discovered the wonder of gaming on my laptop in bed, but it means I only have a touchpad, no mouse. How powerful is your laptop? Heroes of Might and Magic, Civilization, Age of Wonders 3, Divinity: Original Sin (good turn-based games  )Duels of the Plainswalkers is a videogame Magic The Gathering if you want more just like Hearthstone, it doesn't require you to buy booster packs like Magic The Gathering Online since its more single player focused.
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Zaphod42 posted:How powerful is your laptop? Decently powerful. Can run GTAV at 720p at medium at 30fps. Divinity: Original Sin looks pretty decent, and seems to have largely positive reviews.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:I've recently discovered the wonder of gaming on my laptop in bed, but it means I only have a touchpad, no mouse. Just get a cheap wireless mouse, I have a holster on the side of my bed for my electronics, and I just pop the receiver in when I get into bed.
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Turtlicious posted:Just get a cheap wireless mouse, I have a holster on the side of my bed for my electronics, and I just pop the receiver in when I get into bed. What would I use the mouse on? Needs a hard surface.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:What would I use the mouse on? Needs a hard surface. I use my optical mouse on just my covers all the time, works totally fine.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:What would I use the mouse on? Needs a hard surface.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:What would I use the mouse on? Needs a hard surface. http://amzn.com/B00005T406
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:What would I use the mouse on? Needs a hard surface. just use it on the actual sheets, it works really well. almost as good as a mousepad, wayyy better than wood or marble, slightly better than plastic.
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