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nachos posted:Are there any other games like pyre without a fail state? I don’t mean “death is a mechanic” games like souls but one where you winning or losing events is baked into a branching storyline. Alpha Protocol. It even goes so far as to give bonuses for making companions mad
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Fat Samurai posted:Any game where after X hours you can look back and say ‘yeah, I’m powerful now’? Not in bigger numbers (say, Crusader Kings or an RPG), but something like the old The Guild or the Patrician series, where you began with a profession and unlock more stuff you can do as you get titles. The X series gives me a similar feeling. Ark is like this. Start off being killed by absolutely everything, end up being an invincible murder god
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So I played the hell out of Rebel Galaxy a while back and have been looking for something along that same vein and nothing really seems to scratch that itch. I tried the original SPAZ but the top-down view wasn’t great, and I’ve heard Starpoint Gemini is more of a 4X, while I’m looking to basically be a space trucker/mercy and shoot dudes, any suggestions?
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Sgt. Cosgrove posted:So I played the hell out of Rebel Galaxy a while back and have been looking for something along that same vein and nothing really seems to scratch that itch. I tried the original SPAZ but the top-down view wasn’t great, and I’ve heard Starpoint Gemini is more of a 4X, while I’m looking to basically be a space trucker/mercy and shoot dudes, any suggestions? Escape Velocity Nova is top-down, but it's what Rebel Galaxy got a lot of its DNA from
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Sgt. Cosgrove posted:So I played the hell out of Rebel Galaxy a while back and have been looking for something along that same vein and nothing really seems to scratch that itch. I tried the original SPAZ but the top-down view wasn’t great, and I’ve heard Starpoint Gemini is more of a 4X, while I’m looking to basically be a space trucker/mercy and shoot dudes, any suggestions? DROX Operative has a similar feeling of progression to Rebel Galaxy. You play an isometric Diablo in space upgrading your ship & crew while all the AI factions play a 4X game around you. I believe there's a free demo on the developer's website if you want to give it a spin.
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Sgt. Cosgrove posted:So I played the hell out of Rebel Galaxy a while back and have been looking for something along that same vein and nothing really seems to scratch that itch. I tried the original SPAZ but the top-down view wasn’t great, and I’ve heard Starpoint Gemini is more of a 4X, while I’m looking to basically be a space trucker/mercy and shoot dudes, any suggestions? Space Rangers 2 all the way
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Feb 9, 2018 15:49
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nachos posted: Are there any other games like pyre without a fail state? I don’t mean “death is a mechanic” games like souls but one where you winning or losing events is baked into a branching storyline. Vadun posted:Alpha Protocol. This. Alpha Protocol is great despite its flaws. One of the finest RPGs of all time in my opinion. Game makers should take lessons from it for branching storylines.
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Sgt. Cosgrove posted:So I played the hell out of Rebel Galaxy a while back and have been looking for something along that same vein and nothing really seems to scratch that itch. You might find the combat in EverSpace satisfying, although it's a progressive roguelike and therefore has no real economy. You'll spend the money you earn (in a use-it-or-lose it fashion) to improve your stable of ships between runs.
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Feb 9, 2018 15:57
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Sgt. Cosgrove posted:So I played the hell out of Rebel Galaxy a while back and have been looking for something along that same vein and nothing really seems to scratch that itch. I tried the original SPAZ but the top-down view wasn’t great, and I’ve heard Starpoint Gemini is more of a 4X, while I’m looking to basically be a space trucker/mercy and shoot dudes, any suggestions? Starsector is also top-down but it’s really good and exactly what you are describing
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Feb 9, 2018 16:32
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Sgt. Cosgrove posted:So I played the hell out of Rebel Galaxy a while back and have been looking for something along that same vein and nothing really seems to scratch that itch. I tried the original SPAZ but the top-down view wasn’t great, and I’ve heard Starpoint Gemini is more of a 4X, while I’m looking to basically be a space trucker/mercy and shoot dudes, any suggestions? Elite: Dangerous might fit the bill, but is a first person semi-sim that requires alot more technical control than Rebel Galaxy. Starsector is basically Mount and Blade Warband but spaceships, and very very good.
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Is Agents of Mayhem worth getting on sale? And if it is, should I get any of the DLC?
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Fat Samurai posted:Any game where after X hours you can look back and say ‘yeah, I’m powerful now’? Not in bigger numbers (say, Crusader Kings or an RPG), but something like the old The Guild or the Patrician series, where you began with a profession and unlock more stuff you can do as you get titles. The X series gives me a similar feeling. Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare looks to be like this, but it's early access atm
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Trabandiumium posted:Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare looks to be like this, but it's early access atm Freeman is straight up Mount and Blade, but guns. I've always believed Mount and Blade to just be a "Bigger Numbers multiplied by Unit Level" game, with a lengthy grind for each veteran unit and Freeman is just the same. Definitely not a Guild/Patrician style increase in power, and not quite enough depth to have the X feeling of growing an empire.
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Danger - Octopus! posted:Is Agents of Mayhem worth getting on sale? And if it is, should I get any of the DLC? I think it's a pretty neat game, but you have to understand going in that it is NOT a Saints Row game, at all. It has an open world, but it is not an open world game filled with shenanigans. You're actually getting a weird budget-tier mish-mash of a game that ends up being more like Darkspore (yes, Darkspore) meets Overwatch with an open world model that most closely resembles the first Infamous. As for DLC, the character packs are all alright. Lazarus has a unique gimmick and needs some unlocks before she really starts to click, but is fun once you get into the right rhythm. Johnny is fun to play with a beefy slug shotgun and a ratatat SMG skill but sometimes struggles a bit. I don't own Safeword, but I've heard she's pretty cool. Plus it's Kinzie. The rest are all skin packs. Some of them look dope, but a lot of them are "Hey what if this character was <pop culture reference>?" and if you're into that, then hey go nuts, but if not most of them are an easy skip. John Murdoch fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Feb 10, 2018 |
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This is more of a game mechanic than a genre, but what are some good single-player games that have multiplayer elements integrated into them? I don't want co-op, I mean more like the pawn system in Dragon's Dogma or avenging your Steam friends in Shadow of Mordor. I've discovered I really like that.
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Phlegmish posted:This is more of a game mechanic than a genre, but what are some good single-player games that have multiplayer elements integrated into them? I don't want co-op, I mean more like the pawn system in Dragon's Dogma or avenging your Steam friends in Shadow of Mordor. I've discovered I really like that. Heat Signature
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Phlegmish posted:This is more of a game mechanic than a genre, but what are some good single-player games that have multiplayer elements integrated into them? I don't want co-op, I mean more like the pawn system in Dragon's Dogma or avenging your Steam friends in Shadow of Mordor. I've discovered I really like that. Heat Signature? Get loot your friends select as a "Heirloom" when you retire characters and occasionally save their dead toons. Edit: efb
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AC Origins has a ton else going on (and is super good in general) but it also has Vengeance missions where you find other players’ corpses and then kill the bad dudes who murdered them. Also heat signature is good as hell
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Watchdogs 2 has seamless multiplayer - another player will suddenly join your game and you'll get a mission about it, like hacking him or killing him etc.
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I need a game that I can enjoy while frequently pausing; my job requires me to pay attention to something for 20 seconds every 2 minutes exactly, and that makes it really hard to do much else in that downtime. there are certain games I've found that I can still stay engaged with while pausing as often as I need to, but they're few and far between. I'm open to just about any genre that fits my requirements. what has worked great: doom (and other old FPS games) that can easily be paused regularly visual novels of all stripes obviously anything explicitly turn-based; i've played through some tactics ogre and shining force games like this platformers (DKC and the like) what has not worked: anything that can technically be paused, but requires me to stay in a 'zone' to perform well. celeste is a recent example of this, along with plenty of action games like monolith or gungeon anything on a newer console; while i have them available, i need to keep an eye on the clock so as not to lose time and that's not feasible with my setup anything that's forced full screen -- as mentioned, i need to be able to see the clock most of the time or i lose track. I know this is really vague and hard to nail down; I'll try to give more details about what works and what doesn't if needed.
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Rimworld is very playable in a window thanks to its generous on-the-fly camera zoom, can be paused at any time, and auto-pauses itself whenever something that really needs your attention happens. Heat Signature is also window-friendly and based around brief real-time engagements that can be paused at any instant to plan your next move. And what the hell is your job?
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Drinky bird nuclear reactor technician
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Mzbundifund posted:Rimworld is very playable in a window thanks to its generous on-the-fly camera zoom, can be paused at any time, and auto-pauses itself whenever something that really needs your attention happens. lol it's just work from home poo poo where i'm expected to keep up a very specific rate per hour, neither too fast nor too slow Rimworld actually looks perfect for this, thanks!
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Closed-Down Pizza Parlor posted:I need a game that I can enjoy while frequently pausing; my job requires me to pay attention to something for 20 seconds every 2 minutes exactly, and that makes it really hard to do much else in that downtime. there are certain games I've found that I can still stay engaged with while pausing as often as I need to, but they're few and far between. I'm open to just about any genre that fits my requirements. FTL?
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Frozen Cortex? Don't be fooled by its American football trappings, it's really just a swank turn-based tactics game.
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Phlegmish posted:This is more of a game mechanic than a genre, but what are some good single-player games that have multiplayer elements integrated into them? I don't want co-op, I mean more like the pawn system in Dragon's Dogma or avenging your Steam friends in Shadow of Mordor. I've discovered I really like that. It's kind of cliche to recommend Dark Souls in this thread by this point, but Dark Souls? It does feature co-op and PvP elements but you can choose to ignore those for the most part, and you still get online integration with messages/bloodstains.
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Closed-Down Pizza Parlor posted:I need a game that I can enjoy while frequently pausing; my job requires me to pay attention to something for 20 seconds every 2 minutes exactly, and that makes it really hard to do much else in that downtime. there are certain games I've found that I can still stay engaged with while pausing as often as I need to, but they're few and far between. I'm open to just about any genre that fits my requirements. I mean, turn-based games are built for this, darkest dungeon, xcom, age of wonders 3, invisible inc and divinity original sin 2 are amazing examples of the genre. Alternatively, 80 days has good narrative vignettes and it's effectively a giant CYOA novel with good to great writing and imaginative worldbuilding.
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Closed-Down Pizza Parlor posted:I need a game that I can enjoy while frequently pausing; my job requires me to pay attention to something for 20 seconds every 2 minutes exactly, and that makes it really hard to do much else in that downtime. there are certain games I've found that I can still stay engaged with while pausing as often as I need to, but they're few and far between. I'm open to just about any genre that fits my requirements. How about Final Fantasy X. The remaster with X-2 is on Steam, the battle system is entirely turn-based (no ATB) and you can play windowed mode
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Closed-Down Pizza Parlor posted:I need a game that I can enjoy while frequently pausing; my job requires me to pay attention to something for 20 seconds every 2 minutes exactly, and that makes it really hard to do much else in that downtime. there are certain games I've found that I can still stay engaged with while pausing as often as I need to, but they're few and far between. I'm open to just about any genre that fits my requirements. Pokemon games are probably perfect for this. Turn based, minimized screen and you don't need to be in the zone to remember fire>grass etc... There are some middleware devices that let you connect your ds to a monitor/pc.
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There's also Roguelikes, which are almost all entirely turn-based (the traditional kind, not the often real-time modern roguelites).
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Yes, I would recommend something like DCSS (the webtiles version). It's browser-based and nothing happens in the game until you take an action (such as moving or casting a spell).
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Closed-Down Pizza Parlor posted:I need a game that I can enjoy while frequently pausing; my job requires me to pay attention to something for 20 seconds every 2 minutes exactly, and that makes it really hard to do much else in that downtime. there are certain games I've found that I can still stay engaged with while pausing as often as I need to, but they're few and far between. I'm open to just about any genre that fits my requirements. Clash of Heroes?
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Closed-Down Pizza Parlor posted:I need a game that I can enjoy while frequently pausing; my job requires me to pay attention to something for 20 seconds every 2 minutes exactly You get paid to post but not too fast as to rouse suspicion!?
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Cities skylines can be paused whenever, in fact when I play it I tend to pause during most construction moments
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Card Hunter is free and pretty fun. Sort of a dungeon crawler board game where your party's gear determines the cards they have in their decks. Decent writing and humor too. Steam version and a browser based one.
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What's the latest no-teamwork-required type FPS where I can just mute the voice & text chat, ignore everyone and be an antisocial goon. I've been looking at the more recent Quake games and not sure which one is good or if any of them are.
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chunkles posted:What's the latest no-teamwork-required type FPS where I can just mute the voice & text chat, ignore everyone and be an antisocial goon. I've been looking at the more recent Quake games and not sure which one is good or if any of them are. Titanfall 2?
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chunkles posted:What's the latest no-teamwork-required type FPS where I can just mute the voice & text chat, ignore everyone and be an antisocial goon. I've been looking at the more recent Quake games and not sure which one is good or if any of them are. Doom the Doom Marine even explicitly ignores everything he's told over the course of the game
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doesn't stop the game from throwing exposition at him a lot, keeping doors locked until the cutscene has fully played out. God Samuel needs to stfu.
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chunkles posted:What's the latest no-teamwork-required type FPS where I can just mute the voice & text chat, ignore everyone and be an antisocial goon. I've been looking at the more recent Quake games and not sure which one is good or if any of them are. You can play pretty much any online with fps without mic/chat. If you want games with IN GAME low teamwork I would suggest Call of Duty. You can pretty much carry any game by yourself because of the perks. Games like Overwatch/Team Fortress 2 you have to play around your team but there are characters that require 0 teamwork. Like if you are playing scout in TF2 or Tracer you really don't need your team or teamwork to destroy the enemy. Quake live can be fun too. Not sure if people still play it but it runs on pretty much any machine. Very easy to drop in, drop out.
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