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Probottt posted:Are Final Fantasy 5 and 6 worth getting on Steam? I've got a hankering to play 5 and I would love to play 6 but I've also heard that the Steam versions of both are kind of hit-or-miss.
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i don't know anything about the ff5 or 6 ports except they are as ugly as sin
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Can someone recommend me a decent train simulator as someone with a curiosity for the genre? I have transport tycoon already but haven't booted it up.
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I just noticed that Stephen's Sausage Roll is currently discounted down to $7.49 (75% off) on Steam. This is far and away the cheapest it's ever been as far as I can recall and it's really worth it if you like puzzle games. It's a very tough game, but it never tries to trick you by giving you unnecessary puzzle pieces and it grows mostly by gradually revealing new ways to interact with existing objects rather than by constantly tossing in new types of objects. It also takes something like 30+ hours to finish so you're getting quantity along with quality. Here's the Steam page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/353540/Stephens_Sausage_Roll/
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Jun 29, 2017 23:39
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-Blackadder- posted:What do you guys recommend as far as first person turn based RPG Dungeon Crawlers that might flown under the radar, I'm basically talking about stuff like the Wizardy series, Might & Magic X - Legacy, StarCrawlers, Elminage Gothic etc. I played Legend of GrimrockI &II, also. If you're up for a jank and weird systems, I am really digging Operation Abyss. It's a remake of an indie Wizardry knock-off, a psp port, and really compelling to me? I like its SMT-esque urban fantasy/horror, I like its weird class system, I love completing maps the hard way. I hear it gets grindy but as I play it windowed with a podcast I don't think I'll mind. The company behind it also made a sequel and Stranger of Sword City but I haven't tried those! e: Okay, back at my laptop: Operation Abyss has these flaws: you can't target your enemies, there's a lot of fluff monsters, the mechanics with items are weird and poorly explained, it's definitely a PSP port (I remapped the keys) and it's got that old-school dungeon design with spinny tiles, teleporters, dark rooms, one-way doors and worse. Also the plot so far is "you're a team of magic high-schoolers investigating generic evil, working with the cops" and it's okay but not mind-blowing. That said: I love the urban setup, monster designs are fun, and it's everything I wanted - keep in mind that I love Shin Megami Tensei I+II so much I beat II back in the day. And Strange Journey. So this is a tentative rec - you have to be in a very specific niche to love this game. StrixNebulosa fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Jun 30, 2017 |
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Jun 29, 2017 23:50
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I haven't seen anyone recommend Nexus The Jupiter Incident yet so I'm going to go ahead and do it. If you haven't heard of it, it's a wonderful 3d tactical space combat strategy game with an absolutely bonkers plot and some unfortunate level designs marring what is otherwise a fantastic fleet commander experience. e: there's also active work being done on it for some reason so as of a year ago it has support for UI scaling and modern resolutions. It has that classic trait of space games like Freespace 2 and Independence War 2 of still looking absolutely amazing even many years on.
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Has anyone played Gate of Firmament? It showed up in my Discovery queue a while back and I do like fantasy wuxia stuff... At a glance I was hoping it was like a modern Jade Empire. Also just a reminder I still have some games I'm giving away: 2 copies of Portal Mercenary Kings King Arthur: The Roleplaying Wargame http://steamcommunity.com/id/celebrity-ghost/
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Jun 30, 2017 00:11
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-Blackadder- posted:What do you guys recommend as far as first person turn based RPG Dungeon Crawlers that might flown under the radar, I'm basically talking about stuff like the Wizardy series, Might & Magic X - Legacy, StarCrawlers, Elminage Gothic etc. I played Legend of GrimrockI &II, also. is etrian odyssey on pc yet
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Jun 30, 2017 00:12
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He said he wanted a reason not to buy it.
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-Blackadder- posted:What do you guys recommend as far as first person turn based RPG Dungeon Crawlers that might flown under the radar, I'm basically talking about stuff like the Wizardy series, Might & Magic X - Legacy, StarCrawlers, Elminage Gothic etc. I played Legend of GrimrockI &II, also. http://store.steampowered.com/app/428880/The_Quest/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/263560/Paper_Sorcerer/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/71161/Shining_in_the_Darkness/ While not completely 1st person view, you'll get 100hrs out of this one: http://store.steampowered.com/app/296570/Lords_of_Xulima/
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StrixNebulosa posted:If you're up for a jank and weird systems, I am really digging Operation Abyss. It's a remake of an indie Wizardry knock-off, a psp port, and really compelling to me? I like its SMT-esque urban fantasy/horror, I like its weird class system, I love completing maps the hard way. The Joe Man posted:http://store.steampowered.com/app/428880/The_Quest/ Thanks for these, I already have a few of them, but the others are going on my wish list. And Lords of Xulima, I'll be picking up this sale. Two unrelated questions.... 1. is that Sherlock vs Cthulhu game (The Awakened or something) a good Lovecraftian horror game? 2. Goon opinions on The Talos Principle? -Blackadder- fucked around with this message at 01:34 on Jun 30, 2017 |
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Justin_Brett posted:Started up Creepy Castle and in the first ten minutes I found a note from a resident bitching that their apartment has running water, which could let someone sneak in at night and turn it on to drown them. also the tutorial sheets you find that describe just basic living Rain World is adding difficulties: quote:In addition to our classic slugcat protagonist, this expansion will feature 2 new playable slugcats, each with their own unique ecosystem and playstyle.
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Meridian posted:Anyone got words on Space Rangers HD? I really like this game but it's probably not for everyone. It has a bunch of "minigame" mechanics, like an rts and text adventures built into it. You can purposely tell the game not to offer you these if you dont want to play them (most people turn off the rts game). Otherwise, you're free to do whatever you want. Be a space trader, be a space rear end in a top hat, or save the galaxy. From what i remember, the "threat" to the galaxy in the game will grow and shrink on its own and can be defeated by ai rangers even if the player does nothing to combat it. Its cheap, so if this sounds interesting at all I'd say try it out.
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So, picked up Subnautica, and while it has a number of things going for it—the physics, a better UI than most similar games, and the way it captures constant feeling of danger underwater—I'm about an hour and a half in and finding it really grindy. Just a long cycle of 30-second dives and resurfaces to gather mundane resources to make very basic stuff. I glanced at the wiki at it seems like I'm still hours away from being able to build anything substantial. Is it worth sticking with if it's not grabbing me so far?
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Probottt posted:Are Final Fantasy 5 and 6 worth getting on Steam? I've got a hankering to play 5 and I would love to play 6 but I've also heard that the Steam versions of both are kind of hit-or-miss.
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It's one of the best gaming experiences I've had the pleasure of having. Get it. Edmond Dantes fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Jun 30, 2017 |
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Blues Hammer posted:So, picked up Subnautica, and while it has a number of things going for it—the physics, a better UI than most similar games, and the way it captures constant feeling of danger underwater—I'm about an hour and a half in and finding it really grindy. Just a long cycle of 30-second dives and resurfaces to gather mundane resources to make very basic stuff. I glanced at the wiki at it seems like I'm still hours away from being able to build anything substantial. Is it worth sticking with if it's not grabbing me so far? Just beeline for the water scooter thing and things will improve vastly. Also make sure you're going to all the nearby distress signals.
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Blues Hammer posted:So, picked up Subnautica, and while it has a number of things going for it—the physics, a better UI than most similar games, and the way it captures constant feeling of danger underwater—I'm about an hour and a half in and finding it really grindy. Just a long cycle of 30-second dives and resurfaces to gather mundane resources to make very basic stuff. I glanced at the wiki at it seems like I'm still hours away from being able to build anything substantial. Is it worth sticking with if it's not grabbing me so far? I actually found Subnautica surprisingly non-grindy. Resources were plentiful and I seemed to get most of what I needed just incidentally while exploring, though I tend to be a bit obsessive about grabbing stuff. I play a lot of modded minecraft so my standards may be different. Someday I'll work up the courage to go back to that game. But there are things down there in the deep.
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Looking for opinions on a few more horror games.... Pathologic Classic HD DreadOut Slender: The Arrival Monstrum Oxenfree Nation Red
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Oxenfree isn't really what I'd call a horror game. It's suspenseful and has supernatural elements but it isn't particularly scary. That said it's pretty good. Somewhere between a walking simulator and an adventure game.
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I'm on the fence about getting Thumper. Are there any reasons to avoid it? I'm a huge Brian Gibson fan so I'm already used to his style of "rhythm".
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-Blackadder- posted:What do you guys recommend as far as first person turn based RPG Dungeon Crawlers that might flown under the radar, I'm basically talking about stuff like the Wizardy series, Might & Magic X - Legacy, StarCrawlers, Elminage Gothic etc. I played Legend of GrimrockI &II, also. I would recommend Operation Abyss but the previous version/Generation Xth trilogy has much better/consistent artwork, if you care about that sort of thing. There might be something in this group that catches your eye. Heroes of a Broken Land does some interesting Xulima/HoMM type things. You could also hold out for the upcoming Grimoire, one man's fever dream ~20 years in the making. It's Wizardry 7 turned to 11, then the knob spins rapidly until it folds space-time. Did you beat Wizardry 6-7-8 on the same savefile? You should definitely do that.
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Sacred Cow posted:I'm on the fence about getting Thumper. Are there any reasons to avoid it? I'm a huge Brian Gibson fan so I'm already used to his style of "rhythm". It takes a while to get challenging but it's a blast once it does. Also, if you have VR it's suppose to be pretty great on that. Harminoff fucked around with this message at 03:41 on Jun 30, 2017 |
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-Blackadder- posted:Looking for opinions on a few more horror games.... Pathologic is unique. It's probably the game that comes closest to having the gameplay match the story of any game I have ever played. The simultaneous bleak but exotic setting, the harsh challenge of the environment and the mechanics of managing food, disease, and inventory all combine to create this affect that I could acutely feel as I played. Unfortunately, this affect is one of crushing oppression. It is a brutal ordeal of a game to play through, and finishing is a relief. It is not a game I can recommend someone play and enjoy. But it is a game that I recommend you experience. Notes if you do play it--the original Russian translation is overall quite poo poo. I bumbled my way through the best-translated storyline, the Bachelor, and still loved it. I am told that the rereleased version has a new script that fixes a lot of what was lost in translation for the other two storylines, the Haruspex and the Devotress/Impostress/Changeling (name has changed throughout translation). I would still recommend starting with the Bachelor as the story and mechanics are probably the most straightforward. Alternatively, Ice Pick Lodge is working on a new version that was Kickstarted not long ago, but I cannot recommend waiting for it without knowing what the final product will look like. edit: RPS had an article series explaining just how unique the game is that I would encourage anyone with interest in the game to read: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/04/10/butchering-pathologic-part-1-the-body/ Cantorsdust fucked around with this message at 03:41 on Jun 30, 2017 |
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My cart so far consists of Hollow Knight Broforce Transistor I was gifted Brothers, Undertale, and Guacamelee. I can add one more game, which should it be out of the following: Valiant Hearts Call of Juarez: Gunslinger Darkest Dungeon The Talos Principle Salt & Sanctuary Any suggestions?
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Anti-Hero posted:My cart so far consists of Assuming you like puzzles and thought provoking sci-fi stories, Talos Principle is the best thing on that list.
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Yeah, those are all different genres. So I would just prioritize the genre I enjoyed the most. FPS in Western setting? 2D Metroidvania? First Person Puzzler? 2D Turn-based Gothic RPG etc.
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StrixNebulosa posted:Assuming you like puzzles and thought provoking sci-fi stories, Talos Principle is the best thing on that list. I absolutely adored SOMA which I played recently. -Blackadder- posted:Yeah, those are all different genres. So I would just prioritize the genre I enjoyed the most. FPS in Western setting? 2D Metroidvania? First Person Puzzler? 2D Turn-based Gothic RPG etc. Yeah, I recognize it's all over the place. I think I'm covered on 2D Metroidvania as I have Hollow Knight and Guacamelee, so we can scratch S&S right off. I think Brothers has me covered on tear jerkers, so buy-bye Valiant Hearts (I swear I'll get it next sale, it's been on my wishlist for 3 years now). I posted about DD earlier in the thread and I'm still worried about it being too stressful, so that's probably a sign to dump it. Call of Juarez was a late addition. Leaning towards Talos Principle now...
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The answer is always Gunslinger.
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Anti-Hero posted:I can add one more game, which should it be out of the following: I don't care how much dicks you have to suck or possesions to sell, or delaying this rent this month, make it happen!! Xaris fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Jun 30, 2017 |
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Anti-Hero posted:My cart so far consists of I like Gunslinger and Darkest Dungeon, but the Talos Principle (especially with the DLC) is great and would be my choice.
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Okay so I'm on board with Dark Souls.. what should I buy? Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition Dark Souls 2 Dark Souls 2 Season Pass That will probably keep me busy enough until winter sale so I can pick up Dark Souls 3. But would that get me everything?
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Polish posted:Okay so I'm on board with Dark Souls.. what should I buy? I'd suggest buying the Humble Monthly for DS2. Basically same price and you'll get some other good stuff with it. also make sure to get the dsfix mod for ds1 so you can run it at normal resolutions and stuff.
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Polish posted:Okay so I'm on board with Dark Souls.. what should I buy? That was a really serious answer, bloodborne is so good. but uh I liked Dark Souls 2 the most and it's only $12... also lol DS1 isn't on sale  e: the above guy is correct. get Humble Monthly Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly
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Xaris posted:Buy both of these 2 This. Polish posted:Okay so I'm on board with Dark Souls.. what should I buy? I'd just go with Prepare to Die for now, that should keep you busy for a good long while. If you really need 2, don't get 2+season pass, get Scholar of the First Sin (which is early unlock on the humble bundle for $12, incidentally) which is the 'enhanced/redux' edition with all DLC included and some other changes.
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Polish posted:Okay so I'm on board with Dark Souls.. what should I buy? Don't buy DS2 and the Season Pass. Combined they are $22, and Scholar of the First Sin is the same thing but updated for $12. Realize DS1 and DS3 are pretty connected, DS2 is a very different. I prefer DS2, but it's quite a bit different in it's design then DS1/3. Lot's of us actually don't like DS3 that much. DS1 and 3 have Estus Flasks which are health potions that refill. 2 has Life Gems you find that heal slooooow, and eventually you build Estus Flasks. 1/3 are also a slightly more coherent world, 2 is a bit more gamey. But a lot of that gameyness works in it's favor.
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Will the humble bundle get all the expansions? And I'm not getting a PS4 until God of War comes out. e: Okay I'll just get the Humble Bundle and curse a lot when I die.
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