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You can do that in Skyrim with some stealth perks as well. Basically, stealth attacks do double damage by default but there's a perk that ups it to 7 or 9. With a good bow you basically have a railgun when firing from stealth.
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and that was nothing compared to the 15x sneak damage you could do with daggers which, when paired with the dark brotherhood 2x sneak damage gloves, could get up to 30x damage for a sneak attack. The level 100 sneak perk made it so if you crouched you'd be invisible for a second. This meant you could run up to dragons, crouch and ohk them with a dagger
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Been playing Color Splash, and it's actually a pretty funny game that got a few laughs out of me so far. I stole a washing machine from a laundromat and wave after wave of enemies came in chiming in how I've ruined their clothes, the last one claiming if it wasn't for his sunglasses, he'd be naked. Enemies also chat during fights, I've run across a goomba who's come to "avenge his family". You can also summon enemies as partners for one battle, I don't think its intentional but Boo's attack by slapping enemies and it reminded me of the good old days. Game still has a few problems Sticker Star has, so I can't say I would recommend it to everybody but it feels a lot more balanced - I've yet to run out of cards, I'm constantly swimming in money to buy more cards. I have come across a few instances where I probably would have died without a "thing" but the game actually gives you a heads up instead of just having you walk into a boss fight to die and there's a toad that gives you a hint of what you'll need in the next area.
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Persona 3 Portable: Trying the version of the game with a female main character for the first time. She does an impatient little foot-tap at the start of battles as you are getting your command menu, which I like. I don't like that you're locked to just one weapon class, but at least the critical attack animation is pretty cool (even when you're swinging a lacross stick rather than a spear.)
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wolfenstein: the new order I like how open the level design is in the game. it's not fully open world but the levels are large enough and there's some areas that offer more than one approach to an encounter. stealth is pretty simple, but it's an option if you don't feel like run n gunning. one area early game requires you to fetch a bomb to breach the enemy's base. usually you'd have one blast site but the game gives the option of going through the front gate or in a room that links to the basement. it's not deus ex but it's cool that the game is willing to offer some options without signposting them too hard. also I love that they brought back armor and that killing armored enemies drops armor pieces for you.
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Action Tortoise posted:wolfenstein: the new order I love that it's incredibly easy to unlock the ability to display all the collectible items on your in-game map, it makes what should be tedious padding into a non-issue and encourages clever, stealthy play.
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I liked Wolf TNO because it embraced old school FPS design and let you carry all the guns and eat med kits and dog food to recover health.
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Mad Max also let you eat dog food to regain health. And maggots.
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graybook posted:Mad Max also let you eat dog food to regain health. I forced myself to watch Max eat maggots once, and closed my eyes every time after that. poo poo is nasty.
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Kruller posted:I forced myself to watch Max eat maggots once, and closed my eyes every time after that. poo poo is nasty. My GF only has one fear and that is maggots, in a big way. She wanted to play MM but I convinced her not to. Gross.
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The tap/idle game Eggs Inc has two mechanics that I don't see often: - The first is its IAP purchase mechanic. You can buy chunks of Golden Eggs for increasing amounts of money like most games, but it also has a Piggy Bank mechanic. Every time you do a bit of research or purchase an upgrade, one Golden Egg will be added to that piggy bank, which you can pay 3bux to crack open. Because you're always buying research with basic currency every time you research, this can add up to many thousands of Golden Eggs each time you crack it open. I've dropped a significant money on this game because of how easy it is to get what would be 20+ bucks of IAP for 3 dollars a pop. The developers get money, I get through the game a bit faster, and we both benefit. - Eggs Inc is a tap game, but it supplements it with a simple hold-down-the-button thing that a lot of tap games don't do. I get it, it's a Tap Game, not a Hold Down The Button Game, but it's fun to not have to tap constantly.
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MisterBibs posted:The tap/idle game Eggs Inc has two mechanics that I don't see often: You spent money on an idle clicker my dude
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Ranma Fan Art posted:You spent money on an idle clicker my dude Yes, and? Reading is a skill, I get it, but the point is that the price-for-IAP is extremely good and pretty much the opposite of gouging. Besides, what else am I going to spend Google Play Rewards on?
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MisterBibs posted:price-for-IAP There is no other metric for price-for-IAP other than terrible. I'm sorry you're having issues resolving that mentally.
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Oh, it's resolved. Your metric is wrong for me, and I'm quite happy to drop a few bucks that I earn from keeping my GPS up to a developer from time to time.Metal Geir Skogul posted:There is no other metric for price-for-IAP other than terrible. Show me on this doll where someone who spent their money on a game to make it more enjoyable for them touched you.
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I was going to say something about idle clicker games and IAP and how and why it's all bad and maybe talk a little about how the'yre less games than outright designed so stupid people give away lots of money for what barely meets the definition of "game" but then I saw it was MisterBibs and realized it would all be for naught, as he has a long and storied history being bad at and making bad decision about and in games of all kinds.
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Now I've said that I feel like I should still clarify that as long as MisterBibs is happy and is having what he thinks is fun whilst making these repeated bad decisions, then who are we to stop him? People in brick houses shouldn't throw stones at those in glass ones, as that is kind of a dick thing to do.
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princecoo posted:Now I've said that I feel like I should still clarify that as long as MisterBibs is happy and is having what he thinks is fun whilst making these repeated bad decisions, then who are we to stop him? People in brick houses shouldn't throw stones at those in glass ones, as that is kind of a dick thing to do. Now I really like how well Egg Inc handles its extremely generous IAP purchase mechanic, as it makes some people think they are throwing stones instead of what they really are throwing.
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There's a guy in the Steam thread who's prepared to spend over 600 dollars on games for goons, who the gently caress cares what people spend money on
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I cashed in my piggy bank on eggs Inc, it's cute and very polished. I'm hoping they use that money to make another game 
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People paid a full $60 for No Man's Sky. It's no wonder videogames are (becoming?) a bigger industry than movies.
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princecoo posted:what barely meets the definition of "game" Not this poo poo again.
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Away all Goats posted:People paid for Haydee. It's no wonder videogames are (becoming?) a bigger industry than movies.
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Dicking around in GTA 5 and I accidentally ran into a woman in a bikini smoking on the beach and knocked the cigarette out of her hand. After telling me off I then watched her reach behind her, pull another cigarette out of her rear end, put it in her mouth then reach into her rear end again and pull out the lighter. Lit the cig then reached back one more time to put the lighter back in her rear end.
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jojoinnit posted:Dicking around in GTA 5 and I accidentally ran into a woman in a bikini smoking on the beach and knocked the cigarette out of her hand. After telling me off I then watched her reach behind her, pull another cigarette out of her rear end, put it in her mouth then reach into her rear end again and pull out the lighter. Lit the cig then reached back one more time to put the lighter back in her rear end. It's only fair, since you're allowed to carry around a rifle, pistol, shotgun and rocket launcher whenever you want.
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Wasabi the J posted:Saboteur is one of those games I end up picking up again for no reason, and crush in a couple days; being old it also runs smooth as silk on any system I have in my household. Naturally, Rogues have no magic abilities, and Shadowblade magic is used for making them better at stabbing, though they do have one offensive spell - Illuminate, which lights up an area and at higher levels blinds and deals a small amount of damage. It is possible to beat nearly the entire game on the strength of Shadowstrike Illuminate. What really can be fun is that some items let you use abilities, like a pair of gloves made from a dragon that let you use the Fire Breath skill. These abilities will also trigger Shadowstrike. One of the most entertaining runs of ToME I've done was what I called an Itemancer, a Rogue who maxed out stealth and crit damage and used as many items with skills on them as possible. It ended up being impressively versatile, and while not as powerful as many other characters, it was still a blast to play.
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I complained about Prototype 2's iffy writing (and some other stuff) in the sister thread, but outside of that the gameplay is pretty great and it's clear they actually cared about the game thanks to a lot of the little stuff they added in. One of the very nice perks you can get is bulletproof skin - small arms fire is a constant bleed on your health otherwise. But it not only stops you from taking damage from bullets, it actually makes them ricochet off of you, which can then hit enemies. And despite my qualms with the writing, this side mission made me smile:   Eat poo poo, eugenicists. 
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One thing I liked in Prototype 2 was that collectibles give off a little sonar ping on the map screen, so instead of combing the whole city for that last audiolog you can just look at the Map and wait for the ping to get a rough idea of where it is.
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John Murdoch posted:Eat poo poo, eugenicists. In the strategy guide for Prototype 1, it's implied that the beginnings of the Blacklight virus was a disease that would only infect/kill certain population groups. gently caress, I need to play Prototype again.
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MisterBibs posted:In the strategy guide for Prototype 1, it's implied that the beginnings of the Blacklight virus was a disease that would only infect/kill certain population groups. I'm pretty sure it's outright stated in the game, either in a real cutscene of in one of the cutscenes you get from sucking Plot out of a dude's head.
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Eesh, that was an embarrassing video game trailer I just watched. Dark Souls III I like that armour can't be upgraded anymore. I never bothered with it in the other games because the effects seemed pretty negligible. Now I don't even have to bother and I can focus on weapon upgrades and fashion souls. [edit] Also, the painting guardian set is back for a third time. It's the best armour set.
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wolfenstein: the new order i just dropped an ED-209. like 70% of its body can be used as body armor. they're like pinatas full of scrap metal.
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Action Tortoise posted:wolfenstein: the new order My favorite part of the armor system is the mental image of BJ wearing 20 helmets strapped all over his body as a suit of armor.
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MisterBibs posted:In the strategy guide for Prototype 1, it's implied that the beginnings of the Blacklight virus was a disease that would only infect/kill certain population groups. P2 is almost always installed on my system because it is just SO much fun to screw around. Saints Row 4 is a good time except that it gets less crazy and wild the higher your notoriety. The big demon lieutenants are a threat for about three hours of them game and then just serve to end your rampage when you slaughter them. Prototype? Nah, son. The military does everything aside from nuking the city to stop you. When you're done and well-fed, you grab some civilian, run to the top of a building and take over their appearance. Easy peasy.
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Gunning down soldiers, then turning your arms into God Of War chainblades, ripping them to shreds and escaping the chaos in a hijacked helicopter is a classic gamefeel
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After picking it up again, I really like how Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate makes its jumping attacks and mounting SUPER useful and easy to pull off. It would've been really easy to just make it a situational thing that's useful in a few places they designed for it like most games do, and that would've probably been fine. But instead they made the way more fun choice of being so generous with jumping attacks that you can literally pull one off and mount an enemy by leaping off a knee-sized step. As long as you're technically jumping from a higher part of the ground than your target is on, you're good. As a player that constantly looks for dumb niche ways to get a leg up in fights, I appreciate that they gave me one this fun and useful.
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2house2fly posted:Gunning down soldiers, then turning your arms into God Of War chainblades, ripping them to shreds and escaping the chaos in a hijacked helicopter is a classic gamefeel Honestly? I preferred taking the infected down with un-upgraded fists. Nothing more satisfying than Bruce-Lee-ing the specialist infected with the scythe arms.
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Also great in Prototype: using civilians as sidewalk surfboards. Some of the aerial attacks in the original were satisfying to have in your arsenal, even if they were less than effective most of the time.
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Disguising as a soldier, then pointing at another soldier and claiming he's the protagonist in disguise so that he is shot to ribbons by other paranoid solders, will never get old.
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Cleretic posted:After picking it up again, I really like how Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate makes its jumping attacks and mounting SUPER useful and easy to pull off. In MH Generations they almost become too powerful - you get a 'style' which allows you to essentially jump at will. Most of my battles don't even involve me attacking the monster until I'm airborne or they're toppled. And because you can jump off of attacks if you time it well, I can get through a lot of tougher fights that typically would've been drat difficult for me otherwise, without even losing a life, or whatever they're called (revives?)
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