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Stan Taylor: Oct 13, 2013; Touched Fuzzy, Got Dizzy

MonkeyforaHead posted:

Was also considering the Mighty Switch Force Collection, but ehhhhh. Every time I get a WayForward game I feel like I'm getting a whole lot of style on top of not a lot of substance.

I really didn�t like these games on the 3ds. They felt thoroughly mediocre. Not worth the time it takes to play them honestly.

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TheOneAndOnlyT: Dec 18, 2005; Well well, mister fancy-pants, I hope you're wearing your matching sweater today, or you'll be cut down like the ugly tree you are.

What's the consensus on Streets of Rogue for :10bux:

? Seems like the sort of game that could be really interesting, but also one where the systems combine in really annoying ways.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 21:27

Sway Grunt: May 15, 2004; Tenochtitlan, looking east.

TheOneAndOnlyT posted:

What's the consensus on Streets of Rogue for ? Seems like the sort of game that could be really interesting, but also one where the systems combine in really annoying ways.

I haven't played it myself (the character art just instantly turns me off sadly) but if you can find two other games in this Build-Your-Own Fanatical bundle you can get it for $3.33 instead.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 21:35

JollyBoyJohn: Feb 13, 2019; For Real!

I really need to replay Human Revolution, I remember thinking it was great at the time and felt like a really fitting game in the Deus Ex series

# ? Nov 25, 2020 21:36

Morter: Jul 1, 2006; Gift for the grind, criminal mind shifty

Swift with the 9 through a 59FIFTY

So what are thoughts on Serious Sam 4? I normally wouldn't get something so early, but my friend who's not super big on shooters actually recommended it to me. Of course my first response was "I don't want to deal with Kleers again" and they retorted that there are apparently skills/easier ways to deal with them and the game is actually a lot of fun and does things different. Admittedly, I want to go in a bit blind, but can you folks let me know if it is a good shooter (as opposed to a 'good Serious Sam game')? Does it work well in terms of gameplay and performance?

From the recommendation talk with friend, I had IsThereAnyDeal wait to alert me once it was under 30...and it's now at 32. If it's well liked enough, I might snag it.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 21:38

Gort: Aug 18, 2003; Good day what ho cup of tea

TheOneAndOnlyT posted:

What's the consensus on Streets of Rogue for ? Seems like the sort of game that could be really interesting, but also one where the systems combine in really annoying ways.

I couldn't get into it at all.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 21:40

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

Streets of Rogue is fun and there are tons of crazy and/or ridiculous things you can do to both the levels themselves and the NPCs that inhabit them. The whole thing feels a bit like Noita to me in terms of the sheer variety of destructive or simply weird options that you have available to you - everything is very freeform and there's almost always a way to turn a bad situation around to your own benefit. I have no idea what you might mean with "systems combining in really annoying ways," though, so that question is a bit difficult to answer.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 21:44

Det_no: Oct 24, 2003

TheOneAndOnlyT posted:

What's the consensus on Streets of Rogue for ? Seems like the sort of game that could be really interesting, but also one where the systems combine in really annoying ways.

Get it with a couple other games for the same price instead.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle

# ? Nov 25, 2020 21:44

JollyBoyJohn: Feb 13, 2019; For Real!

I've always been curious about the Tropico games, is there any consensus on which is the best or would 5 make a good hat-trick along with Dirt Rally 2.0 and Metro

# ? Nov 25, 2020 21:52

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

Tropico 4 is generally considered the best of the bunch, but 5 is also pretty okay and usually competes with Tropico 6 for second place when people talk about their favourites.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 21:58

Owl Inspector: Sep 14, 2011

Morter posted:

So what are thoughts on Serious Sam 4? I normally wouldn't get something so early, but my friend who's not super big on shooters actually recommended it to me. Of course my first response was "I don't want to deal with Kleers again" and they retorted that there are apparently skills/easier ways to deal with them and the game is actually a lot of fun and does things different. Admittedly, I want to go in a bit blind, but can you folks let me know if it is a good shooter (as opposed to a 'good Serious Sam game')? Does it work well in terms of gameplay and performance?

From the recommendation talk with friend, I had IsThereAnyDeal wait to alert me once it was under 30...and it's now at 32. If it's well liked enough, I might snag it.

I�ve completed 5 levels and it�s been good so far, not sure what you mean good shooter vs good serious sam though. you are going to backpedal away from a huge number of monsters at once while shooting them and that�s most of the gameplay, with some more varied bits interconnecting them. the shooting feels good enough to do this over and over so that�s good enough for me.

performance hasn�t been great. I have a GTX 1080 and i7 8700 and can�t run the game on max without dropping noticeably below 60 fps at 1080p, while it�s not clear what settings should be lowered to get better performance

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:00

Cream-of-Plenty: Apr 21, 2010; "The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering."

Morter posted:

So what are thoughts on Serious Sam 4? I normally wouldn't get something so early, but my friend who's not super big on shooters actually recommended it to me. Of course my first response was "I don't want to deal with Kleers again" and they retorted that there are apparently skills/easier ways to deal with them and the game is actually a lot of fun and does things different. Admittedly, I want to go in a bit blind, but can you folks let me know if it is a good shooter (as opposed to a 'good Serious Sam game')? Does it work well in terms of gameplay and performance?

From the recommendation talk with friend, I had IsThereAnyDeal wait to alert me once it was under 30...and it's now at 32. If it's well liked enough, I might snag it.

I'm a big Serious Sam fan. The series is definitely it's own "thing", even though it gets lumped into the same "Classic FPS" bucket as games like Doom despite the differences. And the reality is that, while the Doom IP has been radically overhauled over the years--particularly with DOOM 2016 and DOOM: ETERNAL--Serious Sam 4 is fundamentally more of the same. Which isn't a bad thing, per se, but there hasn't been a lot of progression in the series.

So is it a good shooter? It's alright. If you've never been a big fan of Serious Sam, there's basically nothing about it that will change your mind. Does it stand up well to recent releases like DOOM: ETERNAL? Not really. It's the usual drill of backpedaling a lot, mulching through massive hordes of simple enemies, and traversing large open spaces. The biggest additions are the consumable special items (most of which are actually really useful and potent) and an expanded arsenal that's almost too big to really juggle well.

The shooting, itself, is fairly satisfying...but it also feels pretty simplistic when compared to DOOM: ETERNAL's frenetic character-action-game-style combat or one of the more recent Shadow Warriors or Wolfenstein: The New Order or whatever other similar titles have come out since Serious Sam 3 was released earlier in the decade.

There was also some concern about the heavier emphasis on the story and NPCs (including the term "escort mission" being thrown around a bit). The good news is that you can skip the story entirely, and the NPCs are probably one of the best implementations of NPCs in a game like this: They don't die, you don't need to wait for them to catch up, they can't block you, and they can actually (occasionally) kill enemies all on their own.

Cream-of-Plenty fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Nov 25, 2020

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Mr. Fall Down Terror: Jan 24, 2018; by Fluffdaddy

AfricanBootyShine posted:

How twitchy is Outer Wilds?

I play most of my games through in-home streaming as my gaming PC has become our living room HTPC since Ms. Rona showed up. It's ok... It's great 95% of the time, but every so often I'll get 5-10 seconds of lag, which is works for turned based RPGs but not for a game like Doom Eternal. Would Outer Wilds be playable under these circumstances?

there are some fairly technical jumping puzzles and bits of 3D navigation, but very little in the way of moments that require quick reflexes. you may have a couple instances of sporadic lag leading to death but the stakes are low, only annoyance and a bit of wasted time. it's a fantastic game entirely worth playing

JollyBoyJohn posted:

I've always been curious about the Tropico games, is there any consensus on which is the best or would 5 make a good hat-trick along with Dirt Rally 2.0 and Metro

what kind of a game are you looking for? i'll recycle a post i wrote for the management game thread

quote:

either tropico 4 or 6 is best. my ranking is:

4 > 3 > 6 > 5 > 1 > 2

with 4 being not super great and 2 being not that bad but just ok

i think the transition between 4 and 5 added more bad stuff than good stuff, where the jump between 3 and 4 added more good stuff than bad stuff

the classic tropicos are still good if dated, but 2 just doesn't work as a game as well as 1 did

6 is just an iterated version of 5, like 4 is just iterated 3

i group tropico into three 'eras'. the classic era, the freeform era, and the grid-based era. all have their pros and cons, but i personally prefer the freeform era as being the most unique city builder of the lot with sufficient things to do but not too many gimmicky mechanics

the worst part about the grid-based tropicos is that the background music is not quite as good as the series traditionally has

if you're curious you can throw a few dollars at tropico 4 and see if it clicks for you. none of the DLC is necessary, modern times DLC is ok but the rest is cash in garbage

e: o i wrote this a couple months ago itt, another kajillion words on tropico

quote:

i think the series has gotten a bit worse over time, none of the stuff they've added to tropico 6 is very compelling and it's even more of a DLC mill and wish fulfillment simulator than a city builder

tropico 1 was pretty good at the time. it had roughly free form building and a more complex than usual economic and political engine to interact with. also, this is really important, the soundtrack was great

tropico 2 was ok, kind of a whiff. it simplified the original game and injected some off-map action events. think evil genius where you have to send your goons out to steal gold, but you also have to kit out a ship to do it in. the music was a bit piratey, and this was in the early aughts when nerds loved ironic pirate poo poo like talk like a pirate day and pirate rap

the developers for tropico 1 (poptop, who made railroad tycoon 2) and tropico 2 (frog city, who made the excellent game imperialism) worked with gathering of developers, who got both absorbed by take two, which became 2k games. the studios were also absorbed. 2k games did nothing with the IP until they licensed it to kalypso, a german strategy game publisher. kalypso contracted with haemimont games to develop tropico 3, and they also went on to develop 4 and 5

so tropico 3 is basically an updated clone of the original tropico, with some new elements. it's mostly good but there's no reason to play 3 over 4. notably the series took a bit of a cartoon approach in aesthetics, being nominally a game sort of set in the cold war caribbean and dialing up the wacky adventures of el presidente. this is mostly tolerable but it's kind of annoying. very importantly, the soundtrack is very good

tropico 4 is a more confident iteration on tropico 3. more stuff is added, especially in the modern times expansion. personally i think this is the best game in the series in terms of being modern enough to play but not too laden down with wacky game breaking buildings, though the expansion really tests the limits. the most important thing is that t4 still uses a free placement system for building, which is pretty rare in city building games although indies are exploring this idea more. t4 has a lot of little greeble poo poo like trees and fountains so you can really decorate the hell out of your city, which helps when you're playing a mindless little bonsai city builder game. also the soundtrack continues to kick rear end

tropico 5 is a break in the series, and one i think is not so great. one big thing is the introduction of a grid system, like every other city builder. i guess this is because it's easier to drive with a controller, and most gamers didn't care about specific placement of buildings - but this was one of the more unique things about tropico. t5 also further iterates on the number of buildings you can construct, some of which are way overpowered, and there's also new systems tacked on like a research system, a dynasty system so you have more presidentes to run around, and a whole on-map military system replicating squads so that the player can be more involved with combat. it's not bad per se but i don't really like the additional stuff. plus, and this is very very critical - the music started to suck

tropico 6 is developed by an entirely new studio since haemimont went on to make surviving mars (a great, but flawed game) and i never really tried t6 because it just looked like more of the same at a AAA price tag. i might pick it up someday for ten bucks, i dunno - the series really has become moribund and it's clearly focusing in on a niche of gamers who can be milked for DLC. it reminds me a lot of the sims 4, where there's really no challenge to anything and you're just executing build orders and gently brushing away any challenges to your playstyle

if anyone out there really wants to explore the tropico series, i'd say that 4 is worth buying since it's cheap now, 6 may be worth picking up but it makes 5 skippable, 3 is just a prototype of 4 and is entirely skippable, and the first two are maybe worth playing for nostalgia or genre exploration but 2 is entirely skippable unless you really love pirates

Mr. Fall Down Terror fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Nov 25, 2020

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MonkeyforaHead: Apr 7, 2006; God, you vindictive bitch, why can't I ever have any "me" time

About the most complex system in Streets of Rogue is the one of alliances/factions/aggro. By default cannibals will aggress everyone, vampires will aggress randomly when hungry, and mobsters will aggress if you fail to comply to their shakedowns two or three times. I think the rule for police is that they'll aggress in event of witnessing any violence, unless that violence is against a universally hostile group like cannibals. I think. Sometimes (read: often) poo poo goes south despite your best efforts and you're gonna be fighting off half the level because you sabotaged a generator, the store owner caught you, shot a gangster, the gangster shot back, a policeman saw it and also started shooting, meanwhile the store owner chases you down the block and the gangster who's chasing after the store owner is spotted by a rival gangster who also starts shooting, and if for any reason one officer aggresses you, any other officers who see that officer will join the conga line hunting you down...

That's part of the fun of the game though, and you'll usually have a decent handful of equipment to weather these situations. Everything is pretty clearly labeled. Guns shoot. Freeze ray freezes. Shrink ray shrinks. Boombox makes people dance.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:05

Mordja: Apr 26, 2014; Hell Gem

As far as I know, Outer Wilds contains a lot less mass murder than I prefer, but I think imma finally pick it up this sale.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:05

Det_no: Oct 24, 2003

JollyBoyJohn posted:

I've always been curious about the Tropico games, is there any consensus on which is the best or would 5 make a good hat-trick along with Dirt Rally 2.0 and Metro

5 is good. 1, 3 and 4 are very similar so people usually say 4 is best cause it's the newest one and most spiritually pure but I'd argue that 5 is more playable since it cut down on a lot of waiting for things to happen.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:11

Mr. Fall Down Terror: Jan 24, 2018; by Fluffdaddy

Det_no posted:

5 is good. 1, 3 and 4 are very similar so people usually say 4 is best cause it's the newest one and most spiritually pure but I'd argue that 5 is more playable since it cut down on a lot of waiting for things to happen.

i'd agree with this. i think 4 is better than 5 but they're both pretty cheap on sale. 4 is the more gamey game, 5 is easier, but all the tropicos are fairly similar in terms of low challenge city builder games that you just tune out and garden away

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:13

Philman: Jan 20, 2004

explosivo posted:

Hows Mankind Divided for $5 ? I liked Human Rev a lot but remember the newer one getting a lukewarm reception.

I just played thru it again because my PC is much better than the first time. It's well worth $5. it holds up well. The levels are pretty good. the tools they give you are fun to use. The stealth challenge is pretty good overall. There is alot of great artwork in this game from posters to level architecture. Make sure you explore it rather than sprinting thru the main story. It's a good game and I just started the prison DLC, which is also worth the $3 i paid for it so far.

The game got a lot of flak for setting up threads and then ending without resolving them. It setup those threads for a sequel, but i think players didnt really expect that. Look up a graphics tweak guide, the game looks good but even on a good machine it will run like crap. It rightly deserved the flak it got for breach mode and for having paid DLC to speed up the playthru. If you get special weapons with the edition of the game you bought remember that it idiotically gives you those weapons ONCE; not once per new game like a normal game, only once ever.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:13

Eau de MacGowan: May 12, 2009; BRASIL HEXA
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Jedi fallen order worth $30?

E: absolutely the worst thing about mankind divided is the phrase �mechanical apartheid�

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:33

MarcusSA: Sep 23, 2007

Eau de MacGowan posted:

Jedi fallen order worth $30?

E: absolutely the worst thing about mankind divided is the phrase �mechanical apartheid�

It�s on game pass which you can get your first month for $1.

It�s ok? I�m glad I didn�t pay for it though.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:38

Harry Lime: Feb 27, 2008

twistedmentat posted:

Some stuff isn't cheap enough for me to grab, or are new enough i'm not 100% my geforce 970 can handle (like Avengers or Jedi Fallen Order)

I played through Fallen Order twice on my 970, once with an i5-2500k and the second time with a R7 3700x. With the i5 I did have a couple of crashes and some noticeable FPS drops, those went away almost entirely with the 3700x so it might depend more on how old your CPU is in terms of playability. Also as a grain of salt I'm not someone who finds things not being locked at 60fps unplayable and am generally happy with at least 30.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:40

Mierenneuker: Apr 28, 2010; We're all going to experience changes in our life but only the best of us will qualify for front row seats.

MarcusSA posted:

It�s on game pass which you can get your first month for $1.

It�s ok? I�m glad I didn�t pay for it though.

Also part of EA Play on Steam. So unless you are adamant you'll need more than a month to beat Jedi: Fallen Order those are two options that will give you more for far less.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:46

Unlucky7: Jul 11, 2006; Fallen Rib

This has probably been asked before, but is there a case where steam actually does something to your account if you keep getting refunds after the "Please stop making so many refunds" request?

Eau de MacGowan posted:

E: absolutely the worst thing about mankind divided is the phrase �mechanical apartheid�

'Member when Black Lives Matter was starting up at the time and they decided to co-op language from that into its tortured metaphor in the ad campaign and their response when called out on it was "Nuh uh"?

Unlucky7 fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Nov 25, 2020

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:48

Antigravitas: Dec 8, 2019; Die Rettung fuer die Landwirte:

Mierenneuker posted:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/2074411495515541376

"Changes to Auto-Updating to Spread Out Peak Load
For games that haven�t been played recently, Steam has already been scheduling updates for the next off-peak local time period. Beginning this week, we are now spreading these updates out over several more days. Only games played within the last 3 days will be updated immediately. As always, the game will begin updating immediately if you request to play it, and you can always initiate an update (or pause it indefinitely) through the Download Manager. We�re also looking into additional solutions to help on our side."

Valve, being a dumb yank company, naturally defines "off-peak" as "between 02:00 and 06:00". The times when the computer is off�

# ? Nov 25, 2020 22:58

Kibayasu: Mar 28, 2010

Morter posted:

So what are thoughts on Serious Sam 4? I normally wouldn't get something so early, but my friend who's not super big on shooters actually recommended it to me. Of course my first response was "I don't want to deal with Kleers again" and they retorted that there are apparently skills/easier ways to deal with them and the game is actually a lot of fun and does things different. Admittedly, I want to go in a bit blind, but can you folks let me know if it is a good shooter (as opposed to a 'good Serious Sam game')? Does it work well in terms of gameplay and performance?

From the recommendation talk with friend, I had IsThereAnyDeal wait to alert me once it was under 30...and it's now at 32. If it's well liked enough, I might snag it.

Kleers are out in full force in Serious Sam 4.

What your friend was talking about are a variety of limited use power ups. They are incredibly powerful and if you�re conservative in your use of them until you really need them will utterly break the game�s harder fights in half. I actually stopped using them unless a fight killed me a few times first.

Anyways while it does do some slightly different things Serious Sam 4 is still Serious Sam so without knowing what other shooters you�re comparing it to I don�t quite know how to answer that. Serious Sam has always kind of been it�s own thing and it remains that.

You will run around environments too big for their own good until you encounter a horde and then find yourself backpedaling through it, though there are more than a few more confined arena fights where you need to use some footwork. There are dumb secrets you�ll never find without a guide. Did you like TFE/TSE/2? You�ll like 4. Did you dislike SS3? It got rid of most of the terrible elements from it and the ones that remain are at least tolerable on their own.

I didn�t have any performance issues and outside of one progression bug that managed to happen at the end of the final loving level nothing went wrong.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:02

Anonymous Robot: Jun 1, 2007; Lost his leg in Robo War I

Here�s a general pc gaming question.

I just moved, and I usually play games by running an HDMI cable from my pc to a television that is set up as a second monitor. However, the TV I have at the new place is a stupid resolution, and it�s a little too small. PC games are already formatted for desktop monitors, so when gaming on a PC things like UI text can get hard to parse.

I�m not a huge graphics nut. I don�t feel an urgent need to be doing 4k gaming. It would be better for me to get a bigger screen for cheaper, at the same resolution as my primary monitor (1920x1080,) so that I don�t have any issue switching between them. But it seems like they only really offer 4k TVs in sizes 50� and above these days, is that true?

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:06

ultrafilter: Aug 23, 2007; It's okay if you have any questions.

Antigravitas posted:

Valve, being a dumb yank company, naturally defines "off-peak" as "between 02:00 and 06:00". The times when the computer is off�

Real gamers never turn their computers off.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:16

Unreal_One: Aug 18, 2010; Now you know how I don't like to use the sit-down gun, but this morning we just don't have time for mucking about.

Anonymous Robot posted:

Here�s a general pc gaming question.

I just moved, and I usually play games by running an HDMI cable from my pc to a television that is set up as a second monitor. However, the TV I have at the new place is a stupid resolution, and it�s a little too small. PC games are already formatted for desktop monitors, so when gaming on a PC things like UI text can get hard to parse.

I�m not a huge graphics nut. I don�t feel an urgent need to be doing 4k gaming. It would be better for me to get a bigger screen for cheaper, at the same resolution as my primary monitor (1920x1080,) so that I don�t have any issue switching between them. But it seems like they only really offer 4k TVs in sizes 50� and above these days, is that true?

It is near impossible to get a decent 50"+ TV that isn't 4k, you're right. 4k is an integer scaling of 1080p, so you can just leave it there and it should still look good.

e: You can get 4k on any size TV above 32", but not super cheap.

Unreal_One fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Nov 25, 2020

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:21

Kragger99: Mar 21, 2004; Pillbug

Eau de MacGowan posted:

Jedi fallen order worth $30?

I love this game, but I understand it's not for everyone. The 3D map is horrible, so getting around some levels can be really annoying. I'd almost call it a lite-souls-like RPG with metrodvania elements, some lite rear end Creed-like climbing/platforming set in the Star Wars universe. If you're "good at games" play on the higher difficulties though, as it won't be challenging. Some of the VA work is really good, and I never notice things like that. The main baddie absolutely loves her character, and it really comes out in her VA work.

I am 50% through my playthrough on my youtube channel (same name as here) if you wanted to see an old good play it (poorly). I stopped playing in July as the pandemic has taken a huge toll on my mental wellness, and I'm recording it for the playthrouhg, but I hope to get back to it, and finish it soon.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:28

Trickyblackjack: Feb 13, 2012

pentyne posted:

Buy 古剑奇谭三(Gujian3)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/994280/Gujian3/

Never heard of this. Looks dope and straight up my alley :cheers:

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:31

Hawgh: Feb 27, 2013; Size does matter, after all.

Eau de MacGowan posted:

Jedi fallen order worth $30?

It's certainly the best Star Wars experience I ever had

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:34

Damn Dirty Ape: Jan 23, 2015; I love you Dr. Zaius

I thought fallen order was worth $30 but it really doesn't have much in the way of replay value once you've beaten it.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:36

C.M. Kruger: Oct 28, 2013

What Nonogram/Picross style games are worth picking up? I've got Pepper's Puzzles, Pictopix and Voxelgrams already. (Plus the Hexcells series)

tildes posted:

TBH I've had zero luck finding anyone similar on Youtube, so if someone has reccs I'd be interested too.

The most similar reviewer I've seen is Sseth, but he's extremely... FYAD/4chan circa 2007.

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:38

Fart of Presto: Feb 9, 2001; Clapping Larry

Eau de MacGowan posted:

Jedi fallen order worth $30?

E: absolutely the worst thing about mankind divided is the phrase �mechanical apartheid�

I got it for free, but originally didn't plan on buying it due to me not enjoying souls-like games, as this has be categorized as (though in the more forgiving end).

I ended up enjoying it a lot, but also played it on easy, though I would probably also have enjoyed it on regular difficulty level.
It really reminded me of the new Tomb Raider games in how you revisit previous game levels, but with new abilities, you can open up more of the level and explore.

Would I buy it at 30 bux, knowing what I do now? Sure, if I didn't have anything else to play. I wouldn't imagine it getting an even deeper discount than 60% until next year.

C.M. Kruger posted:

What Nonogram/Picross style games are worth picking up? I've got Pepper's Puzzles, Pictopix and Voxelgrams already. (Plus the Hexcells series)

Paint it Back is pretty good.

Fart of Presto fucked around with this message at 23:41 on Nov 25, 2020

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:39

eleven extra elephants: Feb 16, 2007; Menschliches! Allzumenschliches!!

No Mans Sky or Satisfactory?

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:40

Orv: May 4, 2011

Unlucky7 posted:

This has probably been asked before, but is there a case where steam actually does something to your account if you keep getting refunds after the "Please stop making so many refunds" request?

It does not, in large part because they can't in some countries, legally and so they just don't bother enforcing it at all.

E: Granted there is probably some kind of sanity limit on this but given where they start griping at you about I have a hard time imagining anyone reaching it by using the system even mildly abnormally.

Orv fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Nov 25, 2020

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:45

ymgve: Jan 2, 2004; Offensive Clock

eleven extra elephants posted:

No Mans Sky or Satisfactory?

Do you want to fly a spaceship around procedurally generated planets or do you want to build a gigafactory on a single handcrafted planet?

# ? Nov 25, 2020 23:47

Morter: Jul 1, 2006; Gift for the grind, criminal mind shifty

Swift with the 9 through a 59FIFTY

Kibayasu posted:

Kleers are out in full force in Serious Sam 4.

What your friend was talking about are a variety of limited use power ups. They are incredibly powerful and if you�re conservative in your use of them until you really need them will utterly break the game�s harder fights in half. I actually stopped using them unless a fight killed me a few times first.

Anyways while it does do some slightly different things Serious Sam 4 is still Serious Sam so without knowing what other shooters you�re comparing it to I don�t quite know how to answer that. Serious Sam has always kind of been it�s own thing and it remains that.

You will run around environments too big for their own good until you encounter a horde and then find yourself backpedaling through it, though there are more than a few more confined arena fights where you need to use some footwork. There are dumb secrets you�ll never find without a guide. Did you like TFE/TSE/2? You�ll like 4. Did you dislike SS3? It got rid of most of the terrible elements from it and the ones that remain are at least tolerable on their own.

I didn�t have any performance issues and outside of one progression bug that managed to happen at the end of the final loving level nothing went wrong.

I'm pretty sure I beat SS HD: 1st and 2nd encounters, as well as SS3. They're not my favorite games but I didn't hate them. I think one of them (TSE or SS3) sort of wore out its welcome. Otherwise, I generally get good mileage out of fun shooters and I'm certain I'll get as much from SS4 if there have been improvements.

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Kragger99: Mar 21, 2004; Pillbug

drat Dirty Ape posted:

I thought fallen order was worth $30 but it really doesn't have much in the way of replay value once you've beaten it.

They did recently add some additional content - Combat Challenges, and Battle Grid, but I haven't tried any of it yet, and the former sounds like it's a boss rush mode of sorts. I respect them for adding that in (being EA and all) to give the game a little more content. But yeah, after you finish the game, it's basically new game + left.

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HopperUK: Apr 29, 2007; Why would an ambulance be leaving the hospital?

I'm pretty sure you can nominate a game in more than one category by typing it in. I put Hades for about four things.

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