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Fashionable Jorts posted:I'm looking for a game recommend if anyone can help me (doesn't have to be on Steam specifically, just something PC), something where you just explore an either randomly generated world, or at least a massive landscape. Preferably something chill and relaxing. theHunter Call of the Wild has enormous and pretty maps to explore. VRChat has a lot of small but completely "random" worlds you can explore, on your own if you want, and it's weirdly interesting. It has a sense of discovery I hadn't felt in many years. No VR actually required either. Miasmata has exploration, collecting supplies and a very cool map system where you have to manually figure out your position based on landmarks but I wouldn't necessarily call it chill. It's more survival horror.
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StrixNebulosa posted:May I ask why? The developers lied to everyone about what would be in the game, then released something completely broken and near unplayable. Edit: and four years later they're still charging full price.
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Nov 3, 2020 20:58
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Fashionable Jorts posted:Yeah, I feel like NMS is kinda what I want, but I refuse to give them my money. Those guys hosed up their launch (no question there) and then they could have just left the game to die quickly and retire early on the money they got. Instead, they invested it fixing and improving that game over the last four or five years because of the people burned on buying it at launch, and it's got to a point that even the most skeptical people now recommend it. In the era we're living? That's commendable.
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Nov 3, 2020 20:59
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Oh and there's also Morels: The Hunt but I haven't played that one.
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Nov 3, 2020 20:59
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Gay Rat Wedding posted:there are 3 free campaigns: red war is the original game’s campaign, curse of Osiris and warmind are campaigns for expansions that they made free for everyone. if downloading the game for just a week to play those isn’t a burden then go ahead. red war is a blast, and used to be an immensely smooth mass effect 2 style shooting story, like top tier (I played it after it was all patched up but before they did ^^^)
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Nov 3, 2020 21:00
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Saoshyant posted:it's got to a point that even the most skeptical people now recommend it.
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Nov 3, 2020 21:02
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Det_no posted:Miasmata has exploration, collecting supplies and a very cool map system where you have to manually figure out your position based on landmarks but I wouldn't necessarily call it chill. It's more survival horror. Oh dang, that game looks like someone remade Myst from memory using the Morrowind engine and I love it. Not what I was looking for, but I'm definitely intrigued by it, thanks!
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Nov 3, 2020 21:04
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Cardiovorax posted:Uh, not that I do not really respect the commitment the NMS dev team has to making that game into what they promised it would be, but, well... Many people who do not post milquetoast middle of the road non-opinions on literally every game often recommend it including people who initially also believed it was a scam.
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Nov 3, 2020 21:07
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Miasmata actually teaches you the real-world method for how to triangulate your own position from landmarks by using a ruler and a compass, it's pretty cool.
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Nov 3, 2020 21:08
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I'm not a No Man's Sky fan but generally if someone fucks up and then puts the work in to fix it you don't keep yelling gently caress you at them. You don't gotta buy the game either but just, like, move on lol.
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Nov 3, 2020 21:10
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Fashionable Jorts posted:The developers lied to everyone about what would be in the game, then released something completely broken and near unplayable. So what you’re saying is you didn’t buy it at launch, the current game tracks to what they promised, but you don’t want to give them money now for... not delivering a product that you didn’t buy? I mean, do you - but you are missing out. NMS has a few remaining warts (procgen everything means nothing really special), but it’s beautiful, has a good gameplay loop, and has some really novel concepts. If the price is a bridge too far, then grab it on sale.
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Saoshyant posted:Those guys hosed up their launch (no question there) and then they could have just left the game to die quickly and retire early on the money they got. Instead, they invested it fixing and improving that game over the last four or five years because of the people burned on buying it at launch, and it's got to a point that even the most skeptical people now recommend it. In the era we're living? That's commendable. I mean, that just shows how trash the games industry is that NMS is lauded as great because the developers didnt abandon the broken game they publicly lied about and charged people $70 for despite being a hollow shell. Like if it was $10, hell yeah thats cool and good. But at that price point? Nah, they've still not earned my forgiveness. Cardiovorax posted:Miasmata actually teaches you the real-world method for how to triangulate your own position from landmarks by using a ruler and a compass, it's pretty cool. I'm very sold on this, since I love trying to figure out my position on a map when I'm playing ARMA.
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Fashionable Jorts posted:I'm looking for a game recommend if anyone can help me (doesn't have to be on Steam specifically, just something PC), something where you just explore an either randomly generated world, or at least a massive landscape. Preferably something chill and relaxing. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156590/Morels_The_Hunt/ hunt some mushrooms, take pictures of animals. half off right now 10$.
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Nov 3, 2020 21:14
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Monowhatever posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156590/Morels_The_Hunt/ Oh yay! I'm definitely down for hunting mushrooms in a game.
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Nov 3, 2020 21:17
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Project Winter is apparently $6.66 for the bundle (hail Satan) and I hear it's a better Among Us but with a smaller community because streamers didn't pick up on it. Has anyone tried this yet?
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Nov 3, 2020 21:18
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Gay Rat Wedding posted:there are 3 free campaigns: red war is the original game’s campaign, curse of Osiris and warmind are campaigns for expansions that they made free for everyone. if downloading the game for just a week to play those isn’t a burden then go ahead. It should also be said that you can absolutely do the three campaigns without any sort of engagement with the larger game--they're not hard at all and you'll be fine with whatever guns drop while you're doing them. They're high quality sci-fi shooty spectacles, with Red War as the original campaign obviously being a bit higher quality. And they are indeed short: Red War is 10ish missions that are between 20-45 minutes a piece, probably. But yeah, the new player experience is a huge mess. Just go to the hangar and only do stuff related to the campaign you're in.
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We have an actual Destiny thread for this kinda chat but my 2c as a guy who plays Destiny 2 Too Much and also still likes it is if you really care about the campaigns they're doable this week but imo they're not worth it to play. They're schlocky and samey a lot of the time, with the one truly good campaign locked behind DLC. Destiny 2 thrives as a more barebones freeform looter shooter, so if you go into it expecting Halo you'll get a couple hours of enjoyment from how smooth the gameplay is but probably come away disappointed. That said, if you are interested in just checking D2 out in general, please join us.
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Monowhatever posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156590/Morels_The_Hunt/ While this actually looks like an ok game... It just irks me that so many companies use the same style and color scheme for their banners on steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/748300/Treasure_Hunter_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/518790/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild/
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Nov 3, 2020 21:29
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Fashionable Jorts posted:Yeah, I feel like NMS is kinda what I want, but I refuse to give them my money. Just buy a physical disc secondhand (or a key from a non sketchy reseller) if you don’t want to support the devs.
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Nov 3, 2020 21:41
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No Man's Sky is on PC Game Pass so you can pretend you didn't give the devs any money just to play their game.
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Fashionable Jorts posted:I'm looking for a game recommend if anyone can help me (doesn't have to be on Steam specifically, just something PC), something where you just explore an either randomly generated world, or at least a massive landscape. Preferably something chill and relaxing. Eastshade? It's like a bob ross rpg. https://store.steampowered.com/app/715560/Eastshade/ quote:You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
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Psycho Landlord posted:We have an actual Destiny thread for this kinda chat but my 2c as a guy who plays Destiny 2 Too Much and also still likes it is if you really care about the campaigns they're doable this week but imo they're not worth it to play. They're schlocky and samey a lot of the time, with the one truly good campaign locked behind DLC. Destiny 2 thrives as a more barebones freeform looter shooter, so if you go into it expecting Halo you'll get a couple hours of enjoyment from how smooth the gameplay is but probably come away disappointed. I mean I'm coming off of a bit of a Halo high, so that's why I'm interested in the campaigns. How does it compare? As for the eternal grind part of it, I'd *probably* sooner jump back into Warframe unless I get really hooked on the general gameplay loop of D2.
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Hey I just saw that Steam has a city-builder sale going on. Im gonna pick up City Skylines and Northgard, but are there any other titles people recommend? Was going to pick up Anno 2205 (not sure if thats the year, the ultra futuristic one) but I saw it had mixed reviews.
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Mordja posted:I mean I'm coming off of a bit of a Halo high, so that's why I'm interested in the campaigns. How does it compare? As for the eternal grind part of it, I'd *probably* sooner jump back into Warframe unless I get really hooked on the general gameplay loop of D2. It doesn't have the variance of a Halo campaign. Outside of some skyboxes in the Red War and Forsaken campaigns there are no big Bungie War Scenes, no friendly AI whatsoever (a later DLC campaign has some rudimentary turrets disguised as friendlies) and most missions are linear romps through admittedly very cool environments and vistas that you'll later visit for free roam stuff if you stuck around. There's one type of combat vehicle and it's a floatier scorpion tank with a secondary weapon. They just don't stack up, especially if you just came off Reach. If I had to compare the D2 campaigns to a Halo it'd be ODST, but sans a lot of the polish, a huge amount of the mood and presentation, and with like a tenth of the writing quality (in dialogue I mean, Destiny 2's background writing is legit). It's just you solo in arenas for the most part, with a few rare standouts here an there that just aren't worth recommending an install of the whole game over. Not without engaging with the rest of it anyway. EDIT: Like I mentioned above though, D2 *feels* loving great. Best shooter gameplay on the market in my opinion. And as a guy who also played too much Warframe, Destiny 2 grabbed me in a way it didn't because of that feel. So if you think you might stick around after this week then please, join us, because I do think this game is legitimately good. I just have a hard time recommending an install solely for some mediocre campaigns that have been furthered neutered in recent patches and trying to rush through them in a matter of days is all. Psycho Landlord fucked around with this message at 23:24 on Nov 3, 2020 |
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papasyhotcakes posted:Hey I just saw that Steam has a city-builder sale going on. Im gonna pick up City Skylines and Northgard, but are there any other titles people recommend? Was going to pick up Anno 2205 (not sure if thats the year, the ultra futuristic one) but I saw it had mixed reviews. check the management games megathread
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Fashionable Jorts posted:Edit: and four years later they're still charging full price. You have strange ideas about how video game prices work. Also it goes on sale for 50% off all the time.
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papasyhotcakes posted:Hey I just saw that Steam has a city-builder sale going on. Im gonna pick up City Skylines and Northgard, but are there any other titles people recommend? Was going to pick up Anno 2205 (not sure if thats the year, the ultra futuristic one) but I saw it had mixed reviews. Banished is pretty great, but lacks a solid endgame. At that price its a good grab, and I'm sure theres great mods for it by now. John Murdoch posted:You have strange ideas about how video game prices work. Also it goes on sale for 50% off all the time. Usually games get cheaper as they age.
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I thought d2's red war was excellent, it's not ground breaking but is just good kinetic fun that doesn't outstay its welcome.
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The person isn't going suddenly buy and enjoy No Man's Sky because some people tried to shame them into giving it a chance you weirdos. It's cool that they didn't abandon the game but it's also boring as all hell and is absolutely NOT universally recommended. We've already been over this a couple weeks ago.
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Impermanent posted:check the management games megathread Wow lots of good stuff there, thanks! Fashionable Jorts posted:Banished is pretty great, but lacks a solid endgame. At that price its a good grab, and I'm sure theres great mods for it by now. I had forgotten about that game! Had it on my wishlist and everything, will try it out now.
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Fashionable Jorts posted:Usually games get cheaper as they age.
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John Murdoch posted:You have strange ideas about how video game prices work. Also it goes on sale for 50% off all the time. No, I think the price dropping with age is a pretty standard assumption, mostly due to the old need of clearing stock. It's something we see less of nowadays due to digital storefronts, but the logic still follows that older games should be cheaper to reflect the decreased interest. Discounts, however, are more effective at driving sales than flat price reductions due to the psychological impact. That's why you see more games temporarily go up in price before a sale, rather than down, so they can report a higher discount percentage! 
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papasyhotcakes posted:Hey I just saw that Steam has a city-builder sale going on. Im gonna pick up City Skylines and Northgard, but are there any other titles people recommend? Was going to pick up Anno 2205 (not sure if thats the year, the ultra futuristic one) but I saw it had mixed reviews. It's not strictly a city builder in the same vein as a City Skylines but since you mentioned Northgard I'm gonna throw a recommendation for Frostpunk, its more of a settlement management than a city per say but it gives you some real awkward moral choices to make, been enjoying it so far.
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OgNar posted:While this actually looks like an ok game... I thought that logo style looked familiar. White and orange text on trees has turned into blue and orange movie posters, but for outdoorsy games.
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KakerMix posted:The person isn't going suddenly buy and enjoy No Man's Sky because some people tried to shame them into giving it a chance you weirdos. It's cool that they didn't abandon the game but it's also boring as all hell and is absolutely NOT universally recommended. We've already been over this a couple weeks ago. Is it boring as hell in the sense it's basically Animal Crossing for spaceboys? I've never heard the phrase "combat" "story" or "challenge" associated with NMS.
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pentyne posted:Is it boring as hell in the sense it's basically Animal Crossing for spaceboys? The boredom for me really comes from how it has a ton of different systems now (and I do appreciate that they keep working on the game) but none of them really synergize well and individually each one is fairly shallow.
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The story in NMS and the world behind it is probably my favourite in the last decade.
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Ghostlight posted:The story in NMS and the world behind it is probably my favourite in the last decade. This really needs context but having played Outer Wilds I almost got genuinely angry for a second that anyone would say that about another space exploration game.
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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:but the logic still follows that older games should be cheaper to reflect the decreased interest. Except NMS is still relatively popular, has active multiplayer stuff, and is still being updated. There is no "decreased interest" to price against.
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John Murdoch posted:Except NMS is still relatively popular, has active multiplayer stuff, and is still being updated. There is no "decreased interest" to price against. quote:Play with all major updates since launch: Foundation, Pathfinder, Atlas Rises, NEXT, The Abyss, Visions, the 2.0 BEYOND update, Synthesis, Living Ship, Exo Mech, Desolation and the latest 3.0 update, ORIGINS. Holding a grudge against the game/company for the really bad launch is pretty dumb but complaining about the current state of the game cost that for all purposes seems like its been regularly updated and expanded (for free no less) for the last 4 years is insane. Their latest update went up 10/28 and they're in the process of adding a major improvement to the graphics so it'll look better on next gen systems and the new line of graphics cards. It's almost like it's a pay once and access everything MMO, and given how lovely freemium MMOs operate that's a pretty good deal.
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