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Mokinokaro posted:11 am est, 4 pm bst according to the official site. I must've done my time conversions wrong, thanks!
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Captain Monkey posted:I must've done my time conversions wrong, thanks! just blame daylight savings time because that's probably what happened also blame daylight savings time for everything until it goes away, really
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I'm slightly worried on what's come past the embargo so far. ACG hasn't been happy, neither IGN, though the latter is of course lol. Overall the metacritic is looking good so far tho. StratGoatCom fucked around with this message at 16:27 on Mar 29, 2021 |
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Mar 29, 2021 16:24
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He’s not called happy game critic
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StratGoatCom posted:I'm slightly worried on what's come past the embargo so far. Reviews look mostly good with some bitchiness. https://www.vg247.com/2021/03/29/evil-genius-2-pc-reviews-scores/ The VG247 review – 4/5 Game Informer – 7 Windows Central – 4/5 Gamespot – 7 Destructoid – 8.5 Wccftech – 6 The Digital Fix – 10 IGN Italia – 8.5 GameReactor – 8 Screen Rant – 8 CGM – 7.5 Metro – 8 IGN – 6 TheSixthAxis – 8
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Mar 29, 2021 16:29
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That's about what I expected out of the game, so I'm happy.
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Mar 29, 2021 16:34
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I still remember people complaining about all the poo poo from the first game and I still have so many fond memories that i kinda want to just buy this to reward them for even trying. This genre is lacking good studios, would like to encourage em.
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Mar 29, 2021 17:03
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One of the 'complaints' I saw was "it doesnt diverge much from the first game, but if you were a fan of the first you probably wont mind that at all." Which honestly just makes me more excited that's exactly what I want
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Mar 29, 2021 17:07
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Yeah, literally all I expect from this is “the first game but we had enough time to finish it” so I’m good with that.
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Mar 29, 2021 17:10
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I remember that the first game had a very "this is all there is?" kind of reaction to the first ~2 hours of gameplay, and only once all of the gameplay loops were unlocked and all the plates were spinning was it able to get its hooks into you. If it's mainly just a remake of the original it will probably have the same problem and people doing light reviews or only giving it a couple hours will bounce off hard.
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Mar 29, 2021 17:13
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The first game had a weird problem where due to slowly unlocking all the neat toys, you didn't have full range to make the base you wanted until the second island literally halfway into the game. Also that it kind of railroaded how your first island had to be designed due to the tutorial quests. You didn't get access to building freezers until you killed an agent, which necessitated building a quick freezer sub-optimally just to stash the body. Same for power plants, you couldn't build one until you'd run out of power once and were left scrambling to power up your doors before agents waltzed all the way into your home.
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This game also seems like it will reward a deal of mastery. People will have a lot of issues until they realize what they need to do. I see a lot of people skimping out on the specialists.
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Mar 29, 2021 18:46
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Today is the last day to pre-order on Steam and get a 10% discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/700600/Evil_Genius_2_World_Domination/
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Mar 29, 2021 18:49
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gently caress SNEEP posted:Today is the last day to pre-order on Steam and get a 10% discount! Humble has a heftier discount but you give up on refunds, I got the deluxe edition for like 40+tax.
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Mar 29, 2021 18:51
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Yeah those review scores were about what I expected. Pretty solid all around with flaws. Complaints about it being too much like the first game is so weird to me though. If EG was a long running series with a lot of entries that complaint would make sense. But it's been over a decade since the first, so what's wrong with it playing safe?
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Mar 29, 2021 19:12
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watching Quill stream this right now and it looks like the game is super aggressive when you skip the tutorial he's also super average at games though so maybe he just hasn't adjusted fast enough 
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Mar 29, 2021 19:43
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Golden Bee posted:He’s not called happy game critic I don't know why anyone pays attention to him at all.
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Mar 29, 2021 19:48
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I've seen some complaints about too much micromanagement and the economy being wonky, but that happens in a lot of management games. Including the original. Plus it sounds like they've already done a patch on the review build, so the game will probably have support and fixes unlike the original. Are they opening it up for mods?
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Mar 29, 2021 19:54
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IcePhoenix posted:watching Quill stream this right now and it looks like the game is super aggressive when you skip the tutorial Seems to me like he went too aggressive on the world map.
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I've seen reviews saying contradictory things, so I'll hope for the best. The ACG review seemed really odd, like a rambling stream of nonsense that didn't have a point . Other stuff sounded like he skipped the tutorial, at one point he was talking about how three different rooms all do mostly the same thing, but they don't?
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Mar 29, 2021 20:27
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Skimming a few reviews tje main complaints i see is bad minion ai and that the world map is annoying, which was true for the original too. More annoying are the mentions that the writing is the same for each Evil Genius and mentions of endless tutorial popups.
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Mar 29, 2021 20:33
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IcePhoenix posted:he's also super average at games though so maybe he just hasn't adjusted fast enough Is this the guy that was DEEPLY CONVINCED for like an hour that Technicians would fix casino gear?
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Mar 29, 2021 20:38
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If you want an exclusive in-game item of John Steele you can sign up your email address here: https://evilgeniusgame.com/giveaway
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Mar 29, 2021 20:41
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AlternateAccount posted:Is this the guy that was DEEPLY CONVINCED for like an hour that Technicians would fix casino gear? I don't think so no. Pylons posted:Seems to me like he went too aggressive on the world map. I've been listening more than watching but it sounds like he got a better handle on the start this time around yeah.
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Davincie posted:Skimming a few reviews tje main complaints i see is bad minion ai and that the world map is annoying, which was true for the original too. You can make minions focus on doing certain things to exclusion of all others. Also the Lines being the same for each Evil Genius is only on the Tutorial and starting stuff. Though I would have preferred if they had their own lines there too. Feels kind of wasteful to get four good voice actors and have them do the same lines.
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I’m eager for this game to come out and have already preordered it. Been binging videos about this game to try and deal with the anticipation. I think I’m gonna try out Emma because I’m seeing a lot of Zalika and I like the flavour of her character. Hopefully the deception path in this game is interesting.
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MonsterEnvy posted:Also the Lines being the same for each Evil Genius is only on the Tutorial and starting stuff. Though I would have preferred if they had their own lines there too. Feels kind of wasteful to get four good voice actors and have them do the same lines. On the other hand, I can appreciate doing this so you don't feel like you have to go through the tutorial every time just to see all the dialogue.
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In case you haven't signed up: John Steele's Defeat Statue (only 10k available, no clue how many are left): https://evilgeniusgame.com/en/giveaway  Some Sort of dog statue thing: https://evilgeniusgame.com/en/sign-up 
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15 hours left.
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Mid day launches are the worst. Just do it at midnight and let everyone review bomb your game because it dipped below 60fps for a millisecond well your development team is asleep and won't get a patch out until the next morning.
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MonsterEnvy posted:15 hours left. I think you mean 14 hours? Wow, check your math. Popete posted:Mid day launches are the worst. Just do it at midnight and let everyone review bomb your game because it dipped below 60fps for a millisecond well your development team is asleep and won't get a patch out until the next morning. It's dropping at 4pm in the dev's timezone.
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Goddammit it'll be 2am Wendesday morning for me and I absolutely should not play it thanks to having work the next day.
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Nam Taf posted:Goddammit it'll be 2am Wendesday morning for me and I absolutely should not play it thanks to having work the next day. I actually took the day off so I could play it.
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I wonder how many statues you could get just for buying it early and being on discord, that’s 3 right?
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Random question that might not be answerable until I find out for myself tomorrow: Is it possible to have a room cut into the rock, but left with bare rock walls? (i.e. how the walls initially are when minions hollow-out the room) I wouldn't mind having my inner sanctum having jagged-looking rock walls, while the rest of the base has regular walls
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Major Isoor posted:Random question that might not be answerable until I find out for myself tomorrow: Unless they changed from the first game, I suspect no- but that sounds suspiciously like a good mod plan.
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Major Isoor posted:Random question that might not be answerable until I find out for myself tomorrow: first thing i'd try is building the room 1 square smaller on the edges than the dug out area. so if i dug out a 8x6 space, build a 6x4 sanctum
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Mar 30, 2021 04:27
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I hope I get to make 25% of my base, lockers again.
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Tenzarin posted:I hope I get to make 25% of my base, lockers again. Making locker and bunk bed corridors was the best! /s
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Mr. Fall Down Terror posted:first thing i'd try is building the room 1 square smaller on the edges than the dug out area. so if i dug out a 8x6 space, build a 6x4 sanctum Assuming the building mechanics are identical to the first game, this would not be possible as you declare the room type when you give the dig order.
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