Fortuitous Bumble posted:I bought Forza 7 when it came out and it felt kind of half assed to me, like one of those games where the studio rushes it out just before they shut down (they haven't shut down as far as I know). There were quite a few memory leak and crash bugs that I'm not sure were ever fixed, no proper leaderboards for hot lapping, AI is somewhere between the same and worse than Forza 4, and they tried to improve car customization but accidentally made it worse instead. Maybe it's OK if you've literally never played any sort of Gran Turismo/Forza game. I've never played Horizon 3 but it's probably more fun. Ah that's a shame. I enjoyed MS4 on the 360 more than Horizon 1, but yeah the microtransactions and bugs are putting me off 7. I guess if I get either, it'll be Horizon and I'll wait and see on 7. Maybe next year they'll make it better. John Murdoch posted:Not played either myself, but isn't Horizon 3 the "fun" racer and mainline 7 the "serious" one? Because that would be the deciding factor for me right there. Also 7's progression system is apparently a bit of a mess and was lumped in with the microtransaction death spiral. Nowhere near Battlefront 2 bad, mind, but still messy. Yeah Motorsport is the semi-sim one and Horizon is the arcade one. Horizon is probably the true successor to Need for Speed and Burnout Paradise. skooma512 fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Dec 30, 2017 |
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there is also a bunch of loot box garbage in fm7
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Demicol posted:Anyone got fun/good games to recommend for around 9 dollars/euros? Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Simulator doesn't quite focus so much on stuff like building and zoning, but it's in the same neighborhood of things like Tropico in that it's about building up a town but with an emphasis on trying to shepherd automated adventurers to face monsters and get loot and the like. The Let's Play a few years back (Youtube link) was also great, since the main voice actor in the franchise was kind enough to guest commentate a few episodes with them. Majesty 2 is... a thing. I had enough fun playing it, but it's not the classic that Majesty 1 is. I picked up Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville in a Humble Bundle of strategy games that included Cities Skylines, and it was an entertaining enough game for what amounts to a more complex version of a 4x lite flash game all about taking back a city from the zombie hordes. Clear out zombies, reclaim territory, that sort of thing. You can still find the previous versions online at various flash game sites to get a feel for the basics, but the game does add things like factions, perks, random events and a dedicated campaign mode where you can carry your favorite team from map to map. On the simplistic side as far as builders and 4xs go, but it's fun to "one more turn" things as you turn your section of the city into a well-fortified beacon of trade and civilization or a cannibalistic death cult. I enjoyed it enough to throw a few more dollars at the devs for the deluxe edition upgrade during the sale, which basically adds in the Kickstarter rewards (extra starting choices for the main character) plus offline versions of the previous two flash games.
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Skooma, what is your avatar from?
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# ? Dec 30, 2017 07:57 |
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A new (and hopefully less lovely) year is coming soon, and I still have gifts to hand out Add me: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Xander77 Tell me your SA name, and you'll get something good (unless you don't). In return, please ride the Gift Train or do a short writeup of the game. (There's no need to post that you've added me in the thread or to PM me) (Seriously, I need like 10 extra goons for a nice round 100 giftees)
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I have an itch to play a rally driving game. Like the old codemasters Colin McRae ones but modern. Any recommendations? I know there is Dirt Rally and WRC 5/6? but not sure which is better.
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i've dusted off steam.xlsx and made my steamdb filter work again, yay Zetsubou's bumper list of fun games that don't cost too much Artificial Defense - $0.49 (-90%) - electronica-themed TD game Battle Ranch: Pigs vs Plants - $0.49 (-75%) - plants vs zombies with the serial numbers filed off. this is not a bad thing English Country Tune - $0.49 (-90%) - challenging 3D puzzle game Lethal RPG: War - $0.49 (-51%) - casual RPG suitable for twiddling with while listening to podcasts Final Dusk - $0.50 (-83%) - protect the vampire princess from sunlight and other hazards Dark Echo - $0.59 (-80%) - tense top-down echolocation game Finders - $0.59 (-90%) - a casual game that mixes a time-management style with simple crafting and mini-games Blood and Bacon - $0.79 (-20%) - the best shooting-pigs-till-they-explode game of all time klocki - $0.84 (-15%) - a short puzzle game that is very chill Gateways - $0.99 (-80%) - 2D Portal-alike with different portal effects and lots of puzzles - top pick One Finger Death Punch - $0.99 (-80%) - ONE. FINGER. DEATH. PUNCH. Tribloos 2 - $0.99 (-90%) - a fine time-management type game Unium - $0.99 (-50%) - line-drawing puzzle game Circuits - $1.24 (-75%) - try to construct a piece of music from samples Divide By Sheep - $1.24 (-75%) - a cute game, try to get the right number of sheep onto the pontoon so they can float to safety Super House of Dead Ninjas - $1.39 (-80%) - fast-paced action arcade homage to the 16-bit era Bad Mojo Redux - $1.49 (-75%) - mid 90's FMV adventure game inspired by Kafka Kami - $1.59 (-60%) - try to get the playfield a uniform colour in as few moves a possible 140 - $1.69 (-66%) - minimalistic rhythm platformer - short, however 100% Orange Juice - $1.74 (-75%) - a fun multiplayer board game IMSCARED - $1.99 (-50%) - lo-hi horror game that will mess with you Koi-Koi Japan - $1.99 (-80%) - play a popular variant of the traditional Japanese card game Hanafuda Musaic Box - $1.99 (-60%) - place tiles in the correct order to play back some classical music Pixel Galaxy - $1.99 (-80%) - bullet-hellish shmup, but that's okay - ram into into enemies to gain protection and their attack pattern Receiver - $1.99 (-60%) - minimalist fps. Retro/Grade - $1.99 (-80%) - rhythm-based shmup They Bleed Pixels - $1.99 (-80%) - action platformer in a cutethulu style Shattered Planet - $2.24 (-85%) - isometric roguelike featuring short runs and progression CAPSULE - $2.49 (-50%) - retro-computing-aesthetic floating-in-a-tin-can simulator Din's Curse - $2.49 (-75%) - ARPG where a quest to "stop an impending invasion" will fail (and the invasion happens) if you take too long Dungeon Warfare - $2.49 (-75%) - this is a great TD game eversion - $2.49 (-50%) - a cute platformer Everyday Genius: SquareLogic - $2.49 (-50%) - puzzle game with a metric gently caress-ton of puzzles - top pick Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel - $2.49 (-75%) - squad-based tactical Fallout Immortal Defense - $2.49 (-75%) - trippy sci-fi TD, turn up the GFX to melt your eyes PixelJunk™ Eden - $2.49 (-75%) - abstract platformer with a good soundscape Science Girls - $2.49 (-50%) - solid RPG from Hanako Games Spacechem - $2.49 (-75%) - like Opus Magnum but in space Spirits of Xanadu - $2.49 (-75%) - explore a spaceship after something happened to the previous crew System Shock 2 - $2.49 (-75%) - a classic sci-fi horror game. Go play this, or are you just a pathetic creature of meat and bone? The Ball - $2.49 (-75%) - physics puzzle game with massive ball This Starry Midnight We Make - $2.49 (-75%) - simulation puzzler about guiding the growth of celestial objects Train Valley - $2.49 (-75%) - puzzle game, choo choo! - top pick Abyss Odyssey - $2.99 (-80%) - side-scrolling action game set in late 19th-century Chile Militia - $2.99 (-50%) - tactical puzzle game with chess-like concepts MirrorMoon EP - $2.99 (-80%) - abstract puzzle game where working out the rules is half the puzzle NaissanceE - $2.99 (-80%) - very atmospheric exploration game, a great experience - top pick Pre-Civilization Marble Age - $2.99 (-50%) - turn-based strategy/puzzle guiding a greek city-state REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR - $2.99 (-70%) - on-rails 3d shmup, where you can rotate the play-field Hero of the Kingdom - $2.99 (-50%) - chill casual game about grinding bear asses to become the best hero ever Unholy Heights - $3.19 (-20%) - cute apartment management sim / TDish game Forget Me Not: My Organic Garden - $3.29 (-67%) - story-filled clicker game where you grow organic fruit for a boutique shop TIS-100 - $3.49 (-50%) - because spacechem and infinifactory didn't melt your brain: program a lost microcomputer in a cut down version of assembly Space Colony - $3.74 (-75%) - remastered version of a fun base-builder from 2003 Toki Tori 2+ - $3.74 (-75%) - puzzle platformer with birb - top pick Ziggurat - $3.74 (-75%) - first-person action roguelite Antichamber - $3.99 (-80%) - first-person-mindfuck puzzler Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale - $3.99 (-80%) - charming sim/RPG, tagged "Capitalism", ho! Triple Town - $3.99 (-60%) - place objects on a limited playfield for as long as you can. if 3 or more of the same object are adjoining, they merge into a single higher tier object Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten - $4.94 (-67%) - great tower-defense RPG Infested Planet - $4.94 (-67%) - squad-based action game fighting a swarm of alien bugs GemCraft - Chasing Shadows - $4.99 (-50%) - TD game with lots of leeway in how you go about each levels. Many different levels and ways to challenge yourself - top pick Long Live The Queen - $4.99 (-50%) - I used to be a princess like you, until I got an arrow in my lung Mini Metro - $4.99 (-50%) - subway puzzler game, has melbourne trams 5/5 - top pick Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut - $4.99 (-50%) - sci-fi first-person puzzler The Consuming Shadow - $4.99 (-50%) - survival horror game from the guy behind the Chzo series Thomas Was Alone - $4.99 (-50%) - puzzle-platformer with a great story Gnomoria - $5.09 (-66%) - Dwarf Fortress but with a gui and graphics Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal - $7.49 (-50%) - sci-fi TDalike about stopping a relentless mass of blue ooze Desktop Dungeons - $7.49 (-50%) - puzzle game disguised as a roguelike Disgaea PC - $7.49 (-50%) - rule the netherworld by throwing exploding penguins, dood Road Not Taken - $7.49 (-50%) - puzzle game from makers of Triple Town
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I would only support the mobile version of Triple Town. The dev gave up halfway on the PC version.
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Is Strafe any good now? It looked kinda cool in the leadup to release, but apparently wasn't so great initially. Heard updates improved things, but is it worth picking up?
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Oxyclean posted:Is Strafe any good now? It looked kinda cool in the leadup to release, but apparently wasn't so great initially. Heard updates improved things, but is it worth picking up? Just wait for Dusk instead, imo.
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mango sentinel posted:Skooma, what is your avatar from? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkVHvD-IMbg She Was a Hotel Detective - They Might Be Giants Hopper posted:I have an itch to play a rally driving game. Like the old codemasters Colin McRae ones but modern. Any recommendations? Dirt Rally is the king of rally sims right now. If you have a wheel, there's no question about it.
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Mordja posted:Just buy Dusk instead, imo.
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il_cornuto posted:I personally had a lot of fun playing it through several times in single player, but I might be in the minority there. Caveat: almost all of that was on the two DLC characters – the vanilla classes never clicked with me. Gaige and Krieg are amazing, though. MMAgCh fucked around with this message at 00:19 on Dec 31, 2017 |
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Hopper posted:I have an itch to play a rally driving game. Like the old codemasters Colin McRae ones but modern. Any recommendations? Haven’t played WRC but Dirt Rally is a return to good old rally racing. As someone who loved Dirt 2 and hated 3 for all the bullshit required gymkhana races, Rally was exactly what I was looking for.
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Are there any good games that generate levels based off your music, besides Audiosurf and Beat Hazard?
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:Are there any good games that generate levels based off your music, besides Audiosurf and Beat Hazard? Crypt of the Necrodancer, kind of, not really. It'll take any song of yours and convert it into usable tracks, which is really cool.
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:Are there any good games that generate levels based off your music, besides Audiosurf and Beat Hazard? I thought Riff Racer was kinda neat.
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Can anyone recommend Star Traders: Frontiers, in particular how "early" is it in Early Access, and how regularly has it been updated? Looks sort of like a 40K Rogue Trader game, which sounds pretty sweet, but from reading some of the Steam reviews and from the game page, I'm not entirely clear on how the RPG elements and "classic roguelike" elements mix together. Seems interesting, though. Anyone played it?
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Thanks picked up Dirt Rally. I bought a steamcode from MMOGA because it's 5.99€ there which is lower than steam.
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Oh now damnit I was hoping Divinity Original Sin II would get a deeper discount. Is Quantum Break worth $10? -Blackadder- fucked around with this message at 04:57 on Dec 31, 2017 |
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-Blackadder- posted:Oh now damnit I was hoping Divinity Original Sin II would get a deeper discount. If you really want Quantum Break it's part of the Monthly Humble Bundle currently going on.
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McCoy Pauley posted:Can anyone recommend Star Traders: Frontiers, in particular how "early" is it in Early Access, and how regularly has it been updated? Looks sort of like a 40K Rogue Trader game, which sounds pretty sweet, but from reading some of the Steam reviews and from the game page, I'm not entirely clear on how the RPG elements and "classic roguelike" elements mix together. Seems interesting, though. Anyone played it? Haven't played much but what's there is pretty good, and 40K Rogue Trader with the serial numbers filed off is 100% accurate. It is still fairly early in the EA part and I only got it a couple days ago so I can't tell you how good they are about updating and stuff, but what's there is decent. e; Also I picked up Prey after deciding not to and I'm glad I changed my mind because I'm less than an hour in and I am already super here for this, this poo poo is incredible.
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Sgt. Cosgrove posted:If you really want Quantum Break it's part of the Monthly Humble Bundle currently going on. I honestly dunno, should I want it? I heard it was pretty disappointing when it came out but not much beyond that.
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Oxyclean posted:Is Strafe any good now? It looked kinda cool in the leadup to release, but apparently wasn't so great initially. Heard updates improved things, but is it worth picking up? If you want a decent FPS Roguelite, STRAFE is no longer a bad choice. If you're pining for a dose of classic 90's FPS mayhem, STRAFE--despite all of its marketing efforts to the contrary--is probably not what you're looking for.
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Kind of broke this holiday season but I'd be remiss if I didn't pick up at least one game during a Steam sale. Of the stuff on my wishlist under , what do you like? Dragon Age: Origins VtM Bloodlines Talos Principle Axiom Verge Fallout NV Ultimate Edition Hollow Knight Salt and Sanctuary Baldur's Gate EE (1 or 2 but the rules-follower in me wants to start with 1 even though I hear low-level 2E D&D is a slog)
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Personally I like Fallout the best out of all of those, but I prefer first and third person rpgs opposed to 2D and that isometric mess, so your preferences may differ.
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:If you want a decent FPS Roguelite, STRAFE is no longer a bad choice. If you're pining for a dose of classic 90's FPS mayhem, STRAFE--despite all of its marketing efforts to the contrary--is probably not what you're looking for. Thats what I was kinda figuring. Dusk, as others suggested, seems like a way better choice for a 90's fps, but I've sorta wanted an fps roguelike for awhile now and Strafe seems tempting. Oxyclean fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Dec 31, 2017 |
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C-Euro posted:Kind of broke this holiday season but I'd be remiss if I didn't pick up at least one game during a Steam sale. Of the stuff on my wishlist under , what do you like? Well I think people would generally agree that most of those are "classic" or quintessential games in their respective genres. I suppose it depends on what sort of game you're looking for. If you're in the mood for a platforming "Metroidvania", you currently can't do a whole lot better than Hollow Knight. I'd tend to strongly recommend New Vegas if you're in the mood for an RPG with actual agency--even over classics like Bloodlines, DA:O, and Baldur's Gate. And Talos Principle is hands-down one of my favorite first-person puzzle games...I even prefer it over similar titles like Portal 1 & 2 and The Witness. Between all of them I'd say either Talos, New Vegas, or Hollow Knight. They are all fantastic games in their genres and provide a tremendous amount of "bang" for your buck.
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Oxyclean posted:Thats what I was kinda figuring. Dusk, as others suggested, seems like a way better choice for a retro-shooter, but I've sorta wanted an fps roguelike for awhile now and Strafe seems tempting. If that's the case, you'll probably enjoy STRAFE. I bought it after they started making earnest efforts to correct its deficiencies, put about 50 hours into it, and don't regret the purchase or the experience. I would also highly recommend Immortal Redneck if you haven't played it. It's one of the best FPS Roguelites I've played, which is shocking because it initially presented itself as goofy, bargain bin experience made by a developer whose catalog was almost entirely forgettable mobile games.
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C-Euro posted:Kind of broke this holiday season but I'd be remiss if I didn't pick up at least one game during a Steam sale. Of the stuff on my wishlist under , what do you like?
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C-Euro posted:Kind of broke this holiday season but I'd be remiss if I didn't pick up at least one game during a Steam sale. Of the stuff on my wishlist under , what do you like? New Vegas, although I hear Hollow Knight and Talos are good deals as well
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:Between all of them I'd say either Talos, New Vegas, or Hollow Knight. They are all fantastic games in their genres and provide a tremendous amount of "bang" for your buck. Yeah exactly this.
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C-Euro posted:Kind of broke this holiday season but I'd be remiss if I didn't pick up at least one game during a Steam sale. Of the stuff on my wishlist under , what do you like? Dragon Age: Origins--new Bioware at its decentest. Can be summed up as Fantasy Mass Effect 1 with all that entails. Fantasy setting, compose your own party, lots of party banter and interaction, decent real time with pause tactical combat. Arguably a classic but not the best on the list. VtM Bloodlines--FPS/RPG in an early version of the Source Engine. Memorable characters and a clever story in the classic old World of Darkness setting. Use vampiric powers, melee weapons, guns, and guile to survive. Play politics with the local Primogens and Prince. Explore Santa Monica at night. Runs well once you get the unofficial patches. A classic. Talos Principle--Portal with philosophy. Wait wait don't go it's actually good with clever puzzles and a thoughtful story if you like that sort of thing. Good, not sure I'd call it a classic but very good for what it is. Axiom Verge--not played it. Fallout NV Ultimate Edition--Obsidian at its best. Take the Fallout 3 engine and mod in an actual story, characters, and interesting setting, and interesting factions that respond to your choices. Then get actual mods and make it even better. A classic and a ton of value for your money. Hollow Knight--the best of the 2D Dark Souls. Gorgeous and haunting environments. Clever combat, although personally it feels a little floaty to me. Salt and Sanctuary--not played it. I understand it's another 2D Dark Souls, but I can tell you it's not the best 2D Dark Souls. Baldur's Gate EE (1 or 2 but the rules-follower in me wants to start with 1 even though I hear low-level 2E D&D is a slog)--old Bioware at its best. If you're willing to tolerate the arcane 2.5 DnD system, you'll discover how Bioware made a name for itself and just how far they've fallen since. Real time with pause combat system with clever engaging encounters. Assemble a party of detailed characters with extensive interactions (hmm, this sounds just like Dragon Age!) Another game with a vast variety of mods, most of which are compatible with the enhanced edition without much messing around. A classic. Regarding your question as to where to start, it varies. I played the trilogy all the way through using the BG trilogy series of mods and felt that the experience of becoming godlike was greatly enriched by starting out as a pathetic weakling running from a wolf in the woods. But if there's any risk that you would get frustrated with BG1 and give up before starting BG2, then I would say start at 2. Don't miss experiencing the classic. Of them, I would highly recommend: Baldur's Gate Fallout NV Vampire TM Bloodlines I'd recommend: Talos Principle Dragon Age Hollow Knight
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Cantorsdust posted:Hollow Knight--the best of the 2D Dark Souls. Gorgeous and haunting environments. Clever combat, although personally it feels a little floaty to me. I wouldn't call Hollow Knight a 2D Dark Souls, certainly not in the same way that Salt & Sanctuary is. There are obviously elements of Hollow Knight inspired by Dark Souls, but it doesn't have the RPG aspects, or the emphasis on combat and replaying very hard sections and bosses until you learn them and it does have a lot more platforming and an even bigger focus on exploration - basically, it's a metroidvania that takes inspiration from Dark Souls among other things. I love them both, but saying HK is a 2D Dark Souls gives the wrong expectations IMO. In particular, there is a lot of combat and some hard bosses in Hollow Knight, but it's a lot simpler and closer to Castlevania fights than anything in Dark Souls.
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Axiom verge is really good if you like metroidvanias with a twist. The weird biomechanical and existential stuff in the story and world are neat, and the powerups and traversal abilities are very cool and unique. It's quite short to run through, like eight hours or so, but you can easily spend more time to get 100%, speed runs etc. The collection part in the game is pretty fun, there isn't a lot of repetition. The art style is between nes and Snes with some cool effects, and I dig it. The sound is good and I love the soundtrack. Hollow knight is the better, longer, more polished metroidvania, but I heartily recommend both if you're into the genre.
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Salt and Sanctuary is literally 2D Dark Souls. Hollow Knight has the DS death mechanics that every game is emulating now, but other than that I wouldn't say its primary influence is DS at all. It's very much a metroidvania and it's got a strong case as the best ever in the genre.
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100+ goons gifted. Thanks everyone. Докатились, отлетались. Всем спасибо, все свободны. Remember to ride the gift train and/or post a trip report if you were gifted.
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Xander77 posted:100+ goons gifted. Thanks everyone. I need to play that game I got soon. Also why you take a picture while I was idling in a awful game.
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:Well I think people would generally agree that most of those are "classic" or quintessential games in their respective genres. I suppose it depends on what sort of game you're looking for. If you're in the mood for a platforming "Metroidvania", you currently can't do a whole lot better than Hollow Knight. I'd tend to strongly recommend New Vegas if you're in the mood for an RPG with actual agency--even over classics like Bloodlines, DA:O, and Baldur's Gate. And Talos Principle is hands-down one of my favorite first-person puzzle games...I even prefer it over similar titles like Portal 1 & 2 and The Witness. When you put it like that, I have both a first-person puzzle game and Bethesda RPG that I need to finish, but not Metroidvania currently on the docket. Hollow Knight it is, thanks!
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