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Trials of Fire is really good. A bit heavy at first as there are a few systems to get used to, but once it clicks, it's hard to put down.
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Flavahbeast posted:cave story is still recent right Not a Metroidvania!!!!  I will die on this hill!!!
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Jun 28, 2021 18:35
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John Murdoch posted:Not a Metroidvania!!!! Why not?
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Jun 28, 2021 18:38
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Donnerberg posted:Are there any recent Metroidvanias with more Metroid than vania? Guns instead of swords. Mini Doom 2? https://calaverastudio.itch.io/minidoom2
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Jun 28, 2021 18:38
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Palpek posted:I didn't notice, I was frustrated by the gameplay too much. I loved this game and it’s a steal at $6. They just added some new missions and I believe they are working on adding more. The FMVs are just the right level of corny/self-aware.
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Jun 28, 2021 18:38
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victrix posted:Is there a browser addon that can show average playtime from reviewers for any given game you're viewing? This is a cool idea. I don't think any of the Steam trackers out there look at this info specifically. It would require a lot of website scraping because reviews aren't offered as part of an API, as far as I know - you'd need a bot to fully scroll down through every single game's store page and then grab the playtime data. For some games, that's a whole lot of scraping and ensuring you're not logging duplicate info.
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Jun 28, 2021 18:39
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ultrafilter posted:Why not? While it has various secrets and some light backtracking in spots, on the whole it's not oriented around mapping out an open world and gaining new abilities to better traverse that open world. The overall structure is story-focused and linear in a level-by-level way. Also as must be customary when Cave Story is mentioned: gently caress Nicalis.
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Jun 28, 2021 18:43
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Palpek posted:I didn't notice, I was frustrated by the gameplay too much. Regency Solitaire is great fun, as is the same company's (Grey Alien) Shadowhand (currently on sale for $3.74 and definitely worth it). The plots and the art are engaging, the layouts are increasingly taxing, and I replayed on the higher levels of difficulty because I was having fun. Also the dealing noises are nifty.
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Jun 28, 2021 18:51
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Ciaphas posted:Someone sell me on RDR2 online. Any fun to be had there, especially as a non-whale? Just like in GTA: Online, be prepared to get sniped from miles away from a 14-year-old kid. This time, he'll be on a horse, butt-rear end naked, and using a pea shooter.
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Jun 28, 2021 18:52
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Can you climb to the top of a volcano, make gunpowder from bat poo poo and piss, and use it to slay hundreds of Apaches?
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Jun 28, 2021 19:05
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yeah any time I've tried to do any mission where I need to make a big cart go somewhere it just summons some guy who fills it with dynamite and blows it up so I can't make four dollars in a world where pants cost three hundred dollars and have level restrictions for some reason
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Jun 28, 2021 19:05
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I haven't played it yet because Titan Quest is really good, but shoutout to this game existing: NovaMundi: The Spear of Chaqun quote:NovaMundi: The Spear of Chaquén is a Historical Strategy Sim set in a beautiful and perilous land of mountains and jungles inspired by the geography of South America and its indigenous cultures. Your goal is to unite the Muisca people to repel the Spanish invasion of the Andean highlands.
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victrix posted:Is there a browser addon that can show average playtime from reviewers for any given game you're viewing? Augmented Steam can show the average playtime data from steamspy. For example, here's the data from Hades:  And here's the data for Dandara:  It also has some other nice features, like showing the current and all-time-lowest price from isthereanydeal so you can see if a game is cheaper somewhere other than Steam. The online playercount is really nice too if you're thinking about buying a multiplayer-only game and want to know how easy it'll be to find matches. RPATDO_LAMD fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Jun 28, 2021 |
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Jun 28, 2021 19:10
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Donnerberg posted:Are there any recent Metroidvanias with more Metroid than vania? Guns instead of swords. Can't recommend Vision: Soft Reset enough. An indie game with a time-traveling gimmick, it's about the length of a standard Metroid (not terrifically long, but doesn't break things up with tedium), and you have a gun with various upgrades, some optional and others mandatory for progression.  The time-traveling gimmick is long-term, too; you have twenty minutes to explore and find upgrades before the planet you're on explodes. Then you start over, with new upgrades allowing access to new areas. It sounds like the kind of thing that could get annoying, but I never found myself struggling or blocked because of it; your mileage may vary. You also build your own timeline tree and can travel to any save point you hit at any time in the game, which makes sure you're never stuck:  Bad news: the devs didn't have the foresight to be on sale now, during this most holiest of sales. Good news: It's only ten bucks, and you might even have it already if you got that BLM itch.io bundle a while back.
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Brocktoon posted:I loved this game and it’s a steal at $6. They just added some new missions and I believe they are working on adding more. The FMVs are just the right level of corny/self-aware. Arsenic Lupin posted:Regency Solitaire is great fun, as is the same company's (Grey Alien) Shadowhand (currently on sale for $3.74 and definitely worth it). The plots and the art are engaging, the layouts are increasingly taxing, and I replayed on the higher levels of difficulty because I was having fun. Also the dealing noises are nifty. I'll probably also get this one because of how different and stylish it seems: Comrades and Barons: Solitaire of Bloody 1919. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9VQ9iDGrAU
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Jun 28, 2021 19:16
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Palpek posted:Alright, thanks I think I'll get some/all of those to get rid of the Harvest aftertaste. Report back on that one, I've had it on my wishlist for literal years but can't make myself remove it or buy it.
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Jun 28, 2021 19:22
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FirstAidKite posted:Any of you heard about this game called Niche - a genetics survival game? It's one of those games I loved the concept for a lot more than the execution. There was this combo of high-stress because of a constantly ticking death timer, really encouraging you to make every move count, but also it was not an exciting pressure and doing things right was pretty tedious and slow, plus still subject to random bad luck. Sometimes you'd invest a lot into a creature but then you have to abandon in because of time pressure or distance or some little loving thing taking 1 turn too long to complete. Then if you lost you basically had to start over doing the most tedious and basic parts all over again. I'd say it was worth a play around a few times, if cheap enough or included in some bundle, but probably not worth buying specifically. It's possible the game opens up massively after the first stages of the game, but I put several hours in and it mostly seemed to be more and more of the same, but bigger/harder.
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Jun 28, 2021 20:03
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Far Cry 5. I know the story is complete poo poo and you somehow get kidnapped nine times in a row, but as a brainless open-world shooter for 8 bucks?
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Jun 28, 2021 20:42
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Inspector Gesicht posted:Far Cry 5. I know the story is complete poo poo and you somehow get kidnapped nine times in a row, but as a brainless open-world shooter for 8 bucks? For $8 you can do some real solid shenanigans, and even better if you co-op with another shenanigan-loving friend (which I believe also disables the drug kidnapping scenes, so extra good).
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Jun 28, 2021 20:48
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If you've played any Far Cry since 3, you'll know if you'll like 5.
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Jun 28, 2021 20:49
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Pleads posted:For $8 you can do some real solid shenanigans, and even better if you co-op with another shenanigan-loving friend (which I believe also disables the drug kidnapping scenes, so extra good). It does not disable the drug kidnapping scenes, but it does make them extra funny as you absolutely annihilate an army of dudes with zero challenge.
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Inspector Gesicht posted:Far Cry 5. I know the story is complete poo poo and you somehow get kidnapped nine times in a row, but as a brainless open-world shooter for 8 bucks? I played through it a couple of months ago and thought it was complete garbage. If you want a recommendation, Horizon Zero Dawn is easily my favourite open-world game.
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Jun 28, 2021 21:13
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I bought Zombie Army 4, since it's on Steam now, and all it's DLC , even though all the DLC *on sale* is still much more expensive than the base game on sale. Feels like some real dirty diminishing returns poo poo, but I love ZA4 and all the other stuff the developer does. I played the poo poo out of ZA4 on PS4 last year, which supports KB&M and runs 60. Now I can play at 120. The base game is also on game pass, BTW.
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Jun 28, 2021 21:15
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Any opinions on Lux, City of Secrets? I just finished the previous game but the mixed rating on steam is putting me off.
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Jun 28, 2021 21:17
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My only reason to replay Far Cry 5 would be for the fishing. Best fishing ever.
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Jun 28, 2021 21:23
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You get a companion Grizzly Bear named Cheeseburger. You can pet him. I'd call that worth 8 bucks.
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Jun 28, 2021 21:36
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Inspector Gesicht posted:Far Cry 5. I know the story is complete poo poo and you somehow get kidnapped nine times in a row, but as a brainless open-world shooter for 8 bucks? Yes. The forced story parts are annoying but you know exactly when one is coming and you can skip most of the story scenes. The actual missions you have to do to get back to the open world are short and easy I was expecting so much worse after reading all the complaints about it here
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Jun 28, 2021 21:38
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There is a Far Cry 5 spinoff (new dawn) that has the same map but, if I recall correctly, significantly less cutscenes and random kidnappings. I got it cheap a year or so ago and had some fun with it, so it might be an option.
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The map is a lot smaller in New Dawn which may be a good thing. Id say maybe 1/3rd the accessible land. Im pretty sure i got 100% in both games but only started getting burned out near the end with 5 not New Dawn.
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Kly posted:The map is a lot smaller in New Dawn which may be a good thing. Id say maybe 1/3rd the accessible land. Im pretty sure i got 100% in both games but only started getting burned out near the end with 5 not New Dawn. New Dawn also had those raid maps which were fun in co op.
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I literally just finished 5 and New Dawn in a row over the past couple days, and yeah, I'd say skip 5 and go straight to ND. It's a tighter experience, and more enjoyable because of it. The story sucks, but that's par for the course with Far Cry.
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Jun 28, 2021 22:17
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New Dawn also (mechanics for 1/2 way through the game spoiler) has superpowers.
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OgNar posted:My only reason to replay Far Cry 5 would be for the fishing. Unless you're using a mouse. My problem with Far Cry 5 is that by making each of the 3 regions its own independent story that you can start and stop (mostly) any time you want that means that everything in each region has to completely separate from the others. So instead of 1 big okay game like Far Cry 3 and 4 it felt like 3 small worse games in Far Cry 5. This also means that all of the side quests in each district don't connect to anything outside of it so even the side stuff you can do feels small and insignificant. All the usual stuff is there though if you don't care about anything I just typed.
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:Augmented Steam can show the average playtime data from steamspy. Perfect, thank you. I have a feeling average playtime is more useful than reviews on certain games.
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Speaking of Metroidvanias with Guns, there was an indie metroidvania a decade ago when called Project Black Sun, back then they weren't a dime a dozen and it was pretty much this and Shadow Complex and that's it. The game went up on Desura (lol) and Gamersgate in a mostly completed state and it got greenlighted on Steam but something happened and now it's not available for purchase anywhere anymore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaTkNYKVsB0 Now that the original Momodoras are on itch.io, it seems Project Black Sun is truly the last, lost Metroidvania
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how is Project Zomboid? looks kind of interesting openworld exploration game
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The Zombie Solitaire games are pretty good, so long as you don't mind the cartoon zombie aspect of it.
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On the topic of pew pew metroidvanias, I checked its KS and Ghost Song was estimated to be released in 2014, which, lol. Apparently it just got an update in March 2021 though so not completely dead?
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Gromit posted:The Zombie Solitaire games are pretty good, so long as you don't mind the cartoon zombie aspect of it. There's also a way to install the classic Microsoft games, if it's really just getting away from the horrors of the new Solitaire that you want: https://win7games.com/#games
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err posted:how is Project Zomboid? looks kind of interesting openworld exploration game It's amazing, easily one of the two best zombie games ever made. It's a slow-paced solo survival zombie game in an isometric world where you explore a small American town post-Apocalypse. The zombies are slow but one bite WILL infect you, and you have to scavenge and secure a building and get ready for everything to keep being awful, as the electricity and water will eventually get cut off. Super atmospheric and tense, with a great map to explore. The other best zombie game is State of Decay 2, which is fast zombies with powers as you build up a settlement and it's fun and fast and tense! (And then there's Days Gone is a close race for second place, as it's just amazing)
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