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Difficulty chat, but for more general games: I like to start almost all games on normal or easy and then if I like it enough/am good at it I'll crank it up until I feel challenged. Example A: XCOM, I played on very easy and had a great time steamrolling things and was confident enough to play on normal and also had fun, but I know hard will murder my stupid brain. Example B: Command and Conquer Remastered: sticking to normal because just normal is spanking me and I might drop to easy if I get frustrated. Example C: Rimworld! Using the dev mode to undo colonist deaths or spawn in more angry raiders has actually made it more rewarding as it's my game, my story, and with some self-control it's still challenging and people get hurt and potentially die - I'm a whimsical god and sometimes a death is earned. Also NEVER feel shame about cheating in a single-player game. rosebud rosebud rosebud;;;;; is the path to having fun. I wish more modern games would have easy to access cheat commands so you can make the game your own. That said, some people will activate godmode and then remove all the fun and not realize they need to turn it off, so if you're one of those people, uh, remember that challenge can be really rewarding and so on. One last judgmental note: cheating in puzzle games is bad, and I regret every single time I've done it.
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I really shouldn't buy more games this sale, but I was watching this guy's inhuman experiments and it got me thinking: What's your favorite game for just building pretty, aesthetic, beautiful or cool stuff? Like, I noticed when Josh realized nightmares in Planet Zoo and Planet Coaster that there's a shitload of customization options and ways to fine tune stuff, so I'm thinking about games with actual systems that still let you spend hours figuring out small details. Cities Skylines is a good example for me, where I spend an inordinate amount of time making sure a small back road that probably won't get used still looks perfect. Satisfactory is a game with relatively few beautification options, but you can still spend a lot of time creating beauty. How about you?
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Jun 28, 2020 03:18
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Black Griffon posted:I really shouldn't buy more games this sale, but I was watching this guy's inhuman experiments and it got me thinking: Minecraft, Terraria, Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress.... at least those are the biggest ones that come to mind. There's a cool person in the Rimworld thread who makes snake-themed bases.
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Jun 28, 2020 03:31
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Yeah, more abstract stuff like Rimworld is what scratches that itch for me -- I find that if I have too many options I agonize over stuff too much and just go do something else. Every few months I'll get the idea that it would be fun to build a house from scratch in Sims 4 and then I spend like 45 minutes on a kitchen and give up
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Jun 28, 2020 03:49
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aas Bandit posted:I absolutely love the Soulsborne games, but I was super stoked for Sekiro and reluctantly bounced off it after a few hours and finally being forced to realize I wasn't having fun at all with the whole timing/riposte, fight-one-way sorta vibe (along with the lack of dress-up and a bajillion weapons). fallen order's combat is generally looser/sloppier and a lot more forgiving, plus there are difficulty options also you have telekinetic superpowers, of which there is a noticeable dearth in sekiro
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Jun 28, 2020 03:54
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aas Bandit posted:I absolutely love the Soulsborne games, but I was super stoked for Sekiro and reluctantly bounced off it after a few hours and finally being forced to realize I wasn't having fun at all with the whole timing/riposte, fight-one-way sorta vibe (along with the lack of dress-up and a bajillion weapons). I would say fallen order is more on the Sekiro side, it has a specific idea in mind for taking out enemies generally and you get force powers upgrades so you can switch things up somewhat. You can get some new outfits for the main character, light saber crystals to change the blade color, skins for your robot buddy and various parts of the light saber to customize into different styles but they are just cosmetic. You use the same light saber that will get a couple upgrades, it's not like dark souls where you have different kind of swords, spears, a big club etc. I also found Fallen order to be okay, and $30 is a fair price for it if you're a fan of star wars.
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Jun 28, 2020 03:56
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Oxxidation posted:fallen order's combat is generally looser/sloppier and a lot more forgiving, plus there are difficulty options Let's be fair, some of the flamethrower and umbrella stuff was pretty bullshit
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Jun 28, 2020 04:15
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launching into space for the first time in outer wilds was kind of...magical, i dunno. sitting there alone in my tiny ship floating away from my planet into the complete unknown. it made me feel very small like space is supposed to.
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Jun 28, 2020 04:15
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Awesome! posted:launching into space for the first time in outer wilds was kind of...magical, i dunno. sitting there alone in my tiny ship floating away from my planet into the complete unknown. it made me feel very small like space is supposed to. Makes us feel like real astronauts.
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Jun 28, 2020 04:28
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Awesome! posted:launching into space for the first time in outer wilds was kind of...magical, i dunno. sitting there alone in my tiny ship floating away from my planet into the complete unknown. it made me feel very small like space is supposed to. counterpoint, launching into space for the first time followed by immediately losing control of how to move your craft, somehow flipping exactly 180 degrees upside down and crash landing in a geyser one valley over which promptly erupts and kills you ... was also kind of magical tbf
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Jun 28, 2020 04:33
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StrixNebulosa posted:Minecraft, Terraria, Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress.... at least those are the biggest ones that come to mind. There's a cool person in the Rimworld thread who makes snake-themed bases. Those are good options, even if Minecraft is one of those games I'll never, ever return to. I've put so many hours into Rimworld and Dorf, and Terraria is pretty easy to jump back in for a few hours. goferchan posted:Yeah, more abstract stuff like Rimworld is what scratches that itch for me -- I find that if I have too many options I agonize over stuff too much and just go do something else. Every few months I'll get the idea that it would be fun to build a house from scratch in Sims 4 and then I spend like 45 minutes on a kitchen and give up I love Sims 4, but I'm sort of the same way. I guess I guess it's to the game's credit that I don't mind spending an hour on something inconsequential and then just abandoning it.
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Jun 28, 2020 04:34
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Occultatio posted:counterpoint, launching into space for the first time followed by immediately losing control of how to move your craft, somehow flipping exactly 180 degrees upside down and crash landing in a geyser one valley over which promptly erupts and kills you All I did was nosedive when I practiced with the model one. I'm so bad.... (I also crashed landed on my first actual launch.)
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Jun 28, 2020 04:39
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Insert name here posted:I finally got around to buying EDF5 and I can't decide whether to laugh or cry that despite all the changes, the vehicle controls are still the same lovely controls since forever. Can't wait to unlock my first helicopter and fail to kill anything with it, as is tradition. Yes you can and yes I would, but I like hard games.
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Jun 28, 2020 04:56
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i like xcom and xcom2 should i get the mechwarrior xcomlike game? i also liked mechwarrior back whenever the mercs 4 came out
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Jun 28, 2020 05:02
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Kly posted:i like xcom and xcom2 should i get the mechwarrior xcomlike game? i also liked mechwarrior back whenever the mercs 4 came out 100%. It's one of the best games of the last few years imo.
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Jun 28, 2020 05:03
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Anyone tried Hydroneer? Edit: I can't sleep and forgot I already posted.
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Jun 28, 2020 05:23
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Yes. It's pretty much exactly what it is on the tin. You will have some fun digging and panning for gold in order to get your way up to having poo poo do it for, in between you will do things like accidentally nudge an item and send it careening across the map, or tip out a bucket full of ore and experience negative framerates for a minute. If you're in for doing busywork working towards nothing but the elimination of busywork then I would say it's currently a chill distraction.
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Jun 28, 2020 05:42
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Ghostlight posted:Yes. How is the base building aspect? Can you make yourself a cozy, custom made home?
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Jun 28, 2020 06:04
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whats the best sea dogs game?
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Jun 28, 2020 06:16
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Artelier posted:Me: There's a sale! Time to buy a few games at once! Heads up, it's unplayably buggy for me.
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Jun 28, 2020 06:30
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Soul Glo posted:If you like Star Wars or Dark Souls*, you should play Fallen Order. Best SW game, easily. Battlefront 2 has a surprisingly decent single player, based on the small amount I've played.
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Jun 28, 2020 09:35
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sebmojo posted:Battlefront 2 has a surprisingly decent single player, based on the small amount I've played. It takes a very sharp turn for the terrible story wise.
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Jun 28, 2020 09:53
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Kly posted:whats the best sea dogs game? Probably "City of Abandoned Ships", the latest one "To Each His Own" kinda railroads you into one character and busts your balls with some absurdly difficult quests early, expecting you to be a series veteran using all the cheese. "City of Abandoned Ships" is more sandboxy, doesn't have much timed content, although the start as Peter Blood isn't the tutorial as you might expect, but an advanced start. Pyromancer fucked around with this message at 09:58 on Jun 28, 2020 |
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Jun 28, 2020 09:54
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the best part about fallen order for me was the discovery that i can switch on/off the lightsabers individually walk up to guard, switch on one side, guard alerts everyone, flip on dual sides, go ham, leave one guy left, switch back to single side and walk coolly... IT IS STYLISH OKAY
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Jun 28, 2020 10:16
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Imo the most stylish thing is flinging nerds off every surtace you conceivably can.
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SirSamVimes posted:Imo the most stylish thing is flinging nerds off every surtace you conceivably can.
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Jun 28, 2020 11:47
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Fallen order has difficulty settings so it never requires you to master anything like Sekiro if you just want to screw around with light sabers in a fun great looking game
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Jun 28, 2020 12:05
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I got and refunded the C&C Remaster because I realized I never really got into the original games, the first I really loved was RA2 and once the difficulty started ramping up I knew I don't actually like playing C&C and RA. The technical side of the games is immaculate, though. Probably the best remaster I've ever seen.
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Jun 28, 2020 12:24
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Oh my god you can attach shuttle thrusters to the back of rovers in Astroneer GOAT
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Jun 28, 2020 12:56
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lordfrikk posted:I got and refunded the C&C Remaster because I realized I never really got into the original games, the first I really loved was RA2 and once the difficulty started ramping up I knew I don't actually like playing C&C and RA. The technical side of the games is immaculate, though. Probably the best remaster I've ever seen. if you like RTS though, I highly recommend the AoE2 remaster. It's very good.
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Jun 28, 2020 13:06
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FuzzySlippers posted:Fallen order has difficulty settings so it never requires you to master anything like Sekiro if you just want to screw around with light sabers in a fun great looking game I'm playing Fallen Order on the second from highest difficulty and it feels pretty good. It's definitely a lot easier than any of the souls-born games I've played (Dark Souls and Bloodborn, never played Sekiro).
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Jun 28, 2020 13:53
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Biggest adjustment for me from Souls games to Fallen Order is that enemies can do a lot of animation morphing in the middle of an attack to turn and hit you. The Souls games and even the Witcher 3 get you used to position being important and that you can just walk around an opponent's attack once you can predict their behaviour. Oggdo Boggdo teaches you early not to do this in Fallen Order.  Not a criticism of the game, it wants you to dodge very late. Dodging an opponent's attack early means they will morph their animation and hit you even though you weren't in the attack's initial path. v1ld fucked around with this message at 11:11 on Jun 29, 2020 |
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Jun 28, 2020 14:21
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Black Griffon posted:How is the base building aspect? Can you make yourself a cozy, custom made home? It's a neat budget experience but desperately needs building material delivery or something. I don't want an inventory as that'd spoil the point but it's just impossible to build anything if you don't have the ocd to ferry materials back for 95% of your playing time.
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Jun 28, 2020 14:25
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I got Command and Conquer Remastered and am impressed so far with the updates they've made to the originals. There's only so much you can do about the dated FMVs, but all in all it looks and plays great. The C&C "upgrade" intro was a nice touch. It's hard to believe that this stuff came out when people were still playing on 16-bit consoles.
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So what's the word on Space station games at the moment? I know about https://store.steampowered.com/app/900010/Meeple_Station/ but I know there's another two current ones floating about, but I don't remember their names. Any of them decent?
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I do find it funny that ten year old me had no problem beating GDI mission 4 but 21 years later I can’t get past it to save my life. The remaster is amazing though. They better do TS and RA2 soon. Been playing some Streets of Rogue. I bounced off it in the past but playing it now I couldn’t tell you why. This game is insanely fun.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:I do find it funny that ten year old me had no problem beating GDI mission 4 but 21 years later I can’t get past it to save my life. The remaster is amazing though. If you're in Bialystok, here's how I did it on normal: - don't put troops in the APCs until you get to the bottom where the tanks are - before you go down to the tanks put your troops in APCs and go left instead to get the reinforcements - use your vehicles to aggro the tanks one at a time over to the building bottleneck so you can protect your troops with the APCs so they don't get squished - squish as many enemies as you can with your APCs - if you can't aggro the second tank go to him but BE CAREFUL
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OK need the thread's advice. I have a wishlist and I have (thanks to being furloughed) plenty of time to play games. But I'd like some help winnowing down this list to just games I'll actually play and like. I can't do FPS games, especially ones where you shoot other people. I don't go in for multiplayer and I like a more considered, slower pace. Dexterity-free games are my jam (XCom and this war of mine are my top games) BUT I don't like sprawling endless builders or sims like Parkitect or Cities:Skylines and the engine-builder games like Factorio never clicked with me. I like games I can play in 2-3 sittings. And I love love love Walking Sims with great environments and stories and puzzles that aren't absurdly hard. (Tacoma yes, MYST no). What on my list can definitely go, and what's worth a trial at least? tia
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Shrecknet posted:OK need the thread's advice.
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Jedi Fallen Order's asking you to dodge late in the animation makes it harder to punish a big damage, well telegraphed move than if you could position out of it like in the Souls games. It also doesn't let you build up that comforting rhythm against well understood enemies - which is probably what they were trying to avoid in Fallen Order, fair enough. The combat feels a lot looser than a Souls game because of this, but it's still fun and its own thing. Oggdo Boggdo on Hard was a big roadblock for me, but that's a completely optional miniboss deliberately stuck into a small space to make the fight even more challenging. That fight felt a little easier when I first encountered it than when I understood Oggdo's moveset: dodging late on reaction was more successful than when I could predict its attacks and tried to walk around the attack or dodge early, before the dodge late idea got through to me. v1ld fucked around with this message at 11:13 on Jun 29, 2020 |
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