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3D Megadoodoo posted:The new Prey? What's the gold standard (if it exists) site for checking if my poo poo Windows 10 box can run it - or any given game? I think it has to be the new Prey, the old Prey is in publishing limbo and can't be bought on any digital store anymore so it's unlikely that Epic got hold of it
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Important to note that new Prey rules, though.
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Dec 21, 2021 23:58
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oh yeah new prey is the better game for sure
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Dec 22, 2021 00:02
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I enjoyed old Prey  It doesn't really hold up anymore though, imo.
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Dec 22, 2021 01:23
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I watched an LP of the OG Prey. It seemed pretty neat, and it looked really nice due to running on the Doom 3 engine.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:The new Prey? What's the gold standard (if it exists) site for checking if my poo poo Windows 10 box can run it - or any given game? I think can you run it is still the goto for this, right? Maybe there's some jazz in the software your graphics card uses, there has to be a reason geforce experience downloads are nearly a gig now
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Dec 22, 2021 01:33
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Prey was pretty well optimized https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d84gqMzPs2U
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dregan posted:I think can you run it is still the goto for this, right? Maybe there's some jazz in the software your graphics card uses, there has to be a reason geforce experience downloads are nearly a gig now It's what I do Anyway new prey is real good, I'll be excited to have it
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Dec 22, 2021 03:16
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Oh wow, 70 new posts in the free games thread! Guess there are a lot of holiday giveaways happen-  Prey is dope as poo poo though, it's a fantastic game and even if you just collect games and don't play them you should play this one, I won't tell anyone. It's System Shock 3 but better than SS3 would have ever been. Runs pretty well too, my ten year old windows 7 brick ran it.
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I am a weirdo who honestly did not care for Prey very much outside the first two hours, so I will diplomatically say don't go into it with too high expectations.
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Dec 22, 2021 06:32
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repiv posted:I think it has to be the new Prey, the old Prey is in publishing limbo and can't be bought on any digital store anymore so it's unlikely that Epic got hold of it The Xbox 360 version is not affected by this, and is still on sale with full back-compat support on newer consoles.
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Dec 22, 2021 06:38
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First prey was good, I think. Clever at the time gameplay. Second Prey is the half-stealth shooter formula (bioshock/dishonored vibe) and it's arguably better, both in visual aesthetics and story.
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Dec 22, 2021 07:14
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I can see why people like Loop Hero but so far I'm also glad I didn't pay for it. Delightful sprites and music aside, this very much like a mobile idle game
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Dec 22, 2021 07:31
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it feels a little early access like the vampire house building, which you start out with, and until you get a few upgrades is AFAICT 100% totally detrimental to place
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Dec 22, 2021 07:58
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I hated using the gloo cannon, but apart from that, new Prey was a drat fine game.
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Dec 22, 2021 08:11
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Tunicate posted:it feels a little early access Nah, Vampires aren't too hard to fight and make for good XP. Also, if you place a town adjacent to a Vampire Mansion, it turns the villagers into ghouls you have to fight. After 4 laps, the town goes back to normal and gives bonus resources.
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Dec 22, 2021 09:03
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plus you can unlock a tile that makes any healing that happens on that tile self-damage instead, which can be a fun gimmick (until you start being able to target builds where you're healing yourself constantly as well). nothing in loop hero is without its uses i do think the game could deal with having many more tile interactions/synergy/etc but it's still very good
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Dec 22, 2021 10:04
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Mutant Year Zero is the freebie today, another repeat
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Mutant Headcrab posted:Nah, Vampires aren't too hard to fight and make for good XP. Also, if you place a town adjacent to a Vampire Mansion, it turns the villagers into ghouls you have to fight. After 4 laps, the town goes back to normal and gives bonus resources. And at the start of the game, you haven't actually unlocked villages, swamps, OR xp, so the manor doesn't give any benefits at all
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Tunicate posted:And at the start of the game, you haven't actually unlocked villages, swamps, OR xp, so the manor doesn't give any benefits at all Well, vampires drop better stuff, so it's better than just better than just running in circles while you beat up slimes and get gear that's not as good as what you already have.
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Lurks With Wolves posted:Well, vampires drop better stuff, so it's better than just better than just running in circles while you beat up slimes and get gear that's not as good as what you already have. So...best early game drop rate is a swamp next to a vampire house?
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Dec 22, 2021 18:30
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Do these get a repeat at the end of the run? Annoyingly I forgot it started on Thursday and missed Shenmue 3, which was one of the ones I was after...
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Dec 22, 2021 20:09
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elf help book posted:Free games on Xbox
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Dec 22, 2021 20:22
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strange feelings re Daisy posted:I can see why people like Loop Hero but so far I'm also glad I didn't pay for it. Delightful sprites and music aside, this very much like a mobile idle game I don't know about that, but unless I'm missing some basic strategic ideas, it feels like progress of each run is a tiny, tiny amount. I'd like this to be less grindy.
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That's my take from it. I'm pretty lucky that i've been able to have it running on the other screen while i do other things and i really like the design, but its so, so grindy. Maxing out my resources on expedition 3 takes forever and it feels like i'm barely constructing poo poo. Got the max level potion hut, some levell'd watchtowers, war camp, smithy, but ehhhh. Grind grind grind.
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Dec 22, 2021 20:42
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are y'all who are complaining about the grind actually trying to take the bosses down? that should be your main priority
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dogstile posted:That's my take from it. I'm pretty lucky that i've been able to have it running on the other screen while i do other things and i really like the design, but its so, so grindy. I thought it'd be great for this but it's demanding way more of my attention than I thought it would. After rewinding the video I'm watching back 2 minutes for the 19th time I'm wishing I could just automate most of this poo poo. It looks like an idle game but there's no way I could possibly get any work done while making any sort of progress in this game at all.
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treat posted:I thought it'd be great for this but it's demanding way more of my attention than I thought it would. After rewinding the video I'm watching back 2 minutes for the 19th time I'm wishing I could just automate most of this poo poo. It looks like an idle game but there's no way I could possibly get any work done while making any sort of progress in this game at all. It reminds me a bit like Realm Grinder with more of a hero RPG element to it. Early on I can usually just let my guy do a whole loop and then worry about stuff later. I don't think there's a big penalty for letting your deck get full and then drop off?
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El Generico posted:I don't know about that, but unless I'm missing some basic strategic ideas, it feels like progress of each run is a tiny, tiny amount. I'd like this to be less grindy. To be honest, my main complaint about Loop Hero is that it takes slightly too many runs to get the resources for any given village upgrade, which adds up to way too many runs across the whole game. It's an established issue with the game.
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cage-free egghead posted:It reminds me a bit like Realm Grinder with more of a hero RPG element to it. Early on I can usually just let my guy do a whole loop and then worry about stuff later. I don't think there's a big penalty for letting your deck get full and then drop off?
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Mutant Year Zero is pretty fun I played through the free copy I got awhile ago using the free tier of GeForce Now because my pc is kinda terrible. Don't sleep on it. Big tips are always keep a silent weapon and a loud weapon on everyone. Also juggle around your party/skills depending on situation. You are pretty much always going to want Dux and Bormin, but the other party members all excel at certain situations. Going loud is a last option, not a first. Grenades are your friend. Everyone has a dud skill on their tree (imo) but you have more then enough points to take every skill if you ignore the stat increase options (you should, they suck). The game does somewhat expect you to be save scumming a little, especially at first, but by midgame I was steamrollering everything from stealth ambushes and lockdowns. Ended up with dozens of healing kits at the end game having only used two or three total I might get the dlc while it is on sale, I know it's just more of the same, but I enjoyed the base game a lot. Plus it has a fire breathing moose-man.
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chglcu posted:I hated using the gloo cannon, but apart from that, new Prey was a drat fine game. I only ever used it for traversal up walls (usually after spending ages trying to jump and climb my way up, forgetting that the thing even existed).
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repiv posted:oh yeah new prey is the better game for sure Nerf gun shenanigans to open doors was both my most and least favorite part of the game.
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I remember being rather happy to see Nioh 1 Complete on Epic not that long ago.... then I found out that I already have that on PS4 and no memory of buying it. Took the lustre off of that freebie, honestly.
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Zushio posted:Going loud is a last option, not a first. That irritated me about the game. I like the tactical combat and exploration, but the stealth is not nearly as neat. You have to save scum all the time cause going loud before you have killed quietly everyone who can go down quietly means certain death. The game pretends stealth is a trade-off cause you have to use a weapon slot for a silent weapon but it really isn't (at least on a decent difficulty level). So for me, it felt like a good tactics game has a poor man's Shadow Tactics/Commandos attached to it.
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I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream is free on gog with two more games free on 12/27 and 1/3
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flatluigi posted:are y'all who are complaining about the grind actually trying to take the bosses down? that should be your main priority You miss the part where i'm on boss 4? E: I guess maxing out on expedition 3 means i could only be on boss 3, but you'd be insane to think I was getting that far into that expedition and not hitting the boss occasionally. dogstile fucked around with this message at 15:24 on Dec 23, 2021 |
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Dec 23, 2021 15:22
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dogstile posted:You miss the part where i'm on boss 4? i was responding mainly to the other posters talking about not understanding the early game
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Dec 23, 2021 15:37
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Why does everyone keep talking about Prey? Was it free and I missed it somehow?
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There was a leak that's pseudoconfirmed that has it as an upcoming giveaway on Epic
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