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pentyne posted:I've not played Vampyre or Twin Mirror but they have similar reputations for "inventive and cool, but not good games" I don't think it's been posted so: Vampyr is today's Epic freebie so the perfect way to try an 'interesting' game.
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Vampyr is like the definition of a 6-7 out of 10 budget concept game. A perfect freebie essentially.
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You know the drill. Validate my reckless spending or talk me out of something.  
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If you’re looking for something to cut, Gris is really pretty, but also pretty much the most boring thing I’ve ever played and still finished.
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Dec 24, 2021 01:01
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You can get Rise cheaper from Fanatical https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/monster-hunter-rise yes, they're legit
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chglcu posted:If you’re looking for something to cut, Gris is really pretty, but also pretty much the most boring thing I’ve ever played and still finished. agreed
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Edmond Dantes posted:You know the drill. Validate my reckless spending or talk me out of something. Are you nostalgic for Streets of Rage? If not, consider axing 4. It's not bad but I played it with a friend and it didn't blow our minds in any way. I'm not sure I'd recommend it for 40% off.
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Det_no posted:Are you nostalgic for Streets of Rage? If not, consider axing 4. It's not bad but I played it with a friend and it didn't blow our minds in any way. I'm not sure I'd recommend it for 40% off. I played the first 3 at launch and my name is Axel. What do you think. /edit: I cut out the prices (local currency) but it's actually quite cheap here anyway.
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SOR4 is loving good as hell even if you have no nostalgia for SOR.
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chglcu posted:If you’re looking for something to cut, Gris is really pretty, but also pretty much the most boring thing I’ve ever played and still finished. Kennel posted:agreed That summarizes my experience with the game as well, perfectly.
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Edmond Dantes posted:You know the drill. Validate my reckless spending or talk me out of something. you really gonna be playing anything besides monster hunter when it’s out?
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Edmond Dantes posted:You know the drill. Validate my reckless spending or talk me out of something. Gunpoint is excellent. I need to go back to it and explore the workshop for many many more levels.
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chglcu posted:If you’re looking for something to cut, Gris is really pretty, but also pretty much the most boring thing I’ve ever played and still finished. Yeah, I went into Gris feeling like it would be a slam dunk since it kinda hits all my aesthetic buttons, and it does look/sound/move as nicely as I expected from the art and trailers, but it never quite became anything more than that. It is exactly the sum of its parts. If the discount is big enough, go for it, otherwise it's a cut. I haven't put too much time into Sable yet but I feel like it's playing around in loosely similar waters as Gris much more successfully despite not playing anything alike. also Streets of Rage 4 is amazing, not only would I keep that on the list but I'd probably also suggest grabbing the DLC as well
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Gay Rat Wedding posted:you really gonna be playing anything besides monster hunter when it’s out? Pretty scared for this to hit PC as it consumed me on the Switch
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Artelier posted:For what it's worth, the mission timers put just the right amount of stress for me. Like "Oh poo poo I have no time" at the start of the mission, and at the end I'm like "Oh I had like three full turns to spare actually..." so I feel like they were balanced perfectly. No shame in modding them if that's not the kind of stress you want to deal with though! Occasionally they are tight as hell and make it so difficult to finish in time without losing one of the guys you've been developing forever. I remember savescumming and having like twelve goes at one mission until I finally found the perfect combination of actions to get me through without losing a crucial soldier Cream-of-Plenty posted:That summarizes my experience with the game as well, perfectly. I'm gonna disagree in that yes it's a little boring gameplay wise, but it's so gorgeous that I didn't mind. It's like looking at a moving painting for an hour or two
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The Dr. Acula parts of Vampyr are really good and the Dracula parts are just ok.
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Gris is basically a walking simulator in the format of a platformer. It's really lovely and worth experiencing, but it's so straightforward and easy that you won't enjoy it if you want any kind of challenge.
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Jumping off the Vampyr discussion if you want a good Telltale-inspired adventure game Guardians of the Galaxy has very good writing and excellent environments. The combat is pretty middling and tends to drag especially early on so maybe turn up the player damage but I think $40 or $30 if you get it on Epic is very fair. Note: It's not related to the not very good Avengers game or the Marvel movies Hub Cat fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Dec 24, 2021 |
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Pwnstar posted:The Dr. Acula parts of Vampyr are really good and the Dracula parts are just ok. There really aren't enough Dr. Acula parts, though.
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NObodyNOWHERE posted:Gris is basically a walking simulator in the format of a platformer. It's really lovely and worth experiencing, but it's so straightforward and easy that you won't enjoy it if you want any kind of challenge. I think this sums it up pretty well. At $4, though, I think it's worth taking the chance.
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Hub Cat posted:Jumping off the Vampyr discussion if you want a good Telltale-inspired adventure game Guardians of the Galaxy has very good writing and excellent environments. The combat is pretty middling and tends to drag especially early on so maybe turn up the player damage but I think $40 or $30 if you get it on Epic is very fair. Guardians of the Galaxy is very good and is the first game I've played that scratched the Mass Effect itch since, y'know, Mass Effect.
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I guess correction it's more Deus Ex HR inspired(and in decent part the same team) but they're in a similar vein to Telltale IMO Hub Cat fucked around with this message at 02:39 on Dec 24, 2021 |
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Dec 24, 2021 02:32
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Ragequit posted:Pretty scared for this to hit PC as it consumed me on the Switch I just bought World on PC to get my fix since I played a bunch of Rise and need more, so I feel this deeply.
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wasn't one of the problems with vampyr is that there is only one combat skill worth anything and the rest are only for masochists?
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What's the best pirate-era sailing game that isn't Assassin's Creed 4/Black Flag or Sid Meier's Pirates!?
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NObodyNOWHERE posted:Gris is basically a walking simulator in the format of a platformer. It's really lovely and worth experiencing, but it's so straightforward and easy that you won't enjoy it if you want any kind of challenge. Yeah, platform walking sim is actually a pretty good way of describing it. I don’t have a problem with walking sims in general, but for me, Gris just wasn’t interesting enough in other areas to overcome the boring gameplay. I guess if you really value aesthetics highly, it might not be so bad, but that just wasn’t enough for me, personally.
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Away all Goats posted:What's the best pirate-era sailing game that isn't Assassin's Creed 4/Black Flag or Sid Meier's Pirates!? Uncharted Waters
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I've always heard Pirates of the Caribbean / Sea Dogs (the license was slapped on right before release) was good.
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Away all Goats posted:What's the best pirate-era sailing game that isn't Assassin's Creed 4/Black Flag or Sid Meier's Pirates!? I hope someone has a good recommendation because Black Flag is peak pirate and I have never found anything to scratch the itch since I played the game and I NEED more pirating life
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DoubleT2172 posted:I hope someone has a good recommendation because Black Flag is peak pirate and I have never found anything to scratch the itch since I played the game and I NEED more pirating life It is a bummer that to my knowledge no one really ever captured the swashbuckling bullshit like climbing the mast and leaping onto an enemy ship in the middle of a battle like they did.
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Away all Goats posted:What's the best pirate-era sailing game that isn't Assassin's Creed 4/Black Flag or Sid Meier's Pirates!? Sea of Thieves?
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Parakeet vs. Phone posted:It is a bummer that to my knowledge no one really ever captured the swashbuckling bullshit like climbing the mast and leaping onto an enemy ship in the middle of a battle like they did. it's a real shame it was bolted to a lovely stealth action game.
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:it's a real shame it was bolted to a lovely stealth action game. With far cry animal hunting to increase wallet size.
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:wasn't one of the problems with vampyr is that there is only one combat skill worth anything and the rest are only for masochists? What skill is that? I claimed it an hour ago but haven’t even downloaded it yet. I just wanted to make a note 
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DerekSmartymans posted:What skill is that? I claimed it an hour ago but haven’t even downloaded it yet. I just wanted to make a note The main thing in Vampyr that I cannot possibly emphasize enough is to play it on the lowest possible difficulty. This might be YMMV, but I adored the first few hours of the game and was incredibly sick of it by the end, largely on the basis of how much combat there was, and how frustrating the last few hours were as a low-experience/no-kill dude.
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Rinkles posted:I've always heard Pirates of the Caribbean / Sea Dogs (the license was slapped on right before release) was good. There's a certain kind of masochist that loves this game, but for 99% of everyone else it's absolutely godawful.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:There's a certain kind of masochist that loves this game, but for 99% of everyone else it's absolutely godawful. https://store.steampowered.com/app/764670/Sea_Dogs/
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FishMcCool posted:Gunpoint is excellent. I need to go back to it and explore the workshop for many many more levels. Yeah the only caveat I'd say people should be aware of is that the big meta-campaign mode is a little half-baked. There's nothing wrong with it exactly, but it was a post-release addition based on player feedback from people who wanted something with more structure and progression than the discrete "runs" the game was originally designed around. It's definitely a good post-release effort, but the difficulty curve is really inconsistent and the goals and unlocks aren't particularly impactful on your play. edit: Lol i posted this and immediately realized you were talking about Gunpoint and not Heat Signature from the same dev. Completely disregard, unless you're thinking of picking up Heat Signature, which is an absolutely fantastic game but I think becomes more rewarding and fun if you approach it as a sandbox instead of focusing on the Galaxy Map meta game thing goferchan fucked around with this message at 09:29 on Dec 24, 2021 |
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Det_no posted:Are you nostalgic for Streets of Rage? If not, consider axing 4. It's not bad but I played it with a friend and it didn't blow our minds in any way. I'm not sure I'd recommend it for 40% off. What the gently caress? Streets of Rage 4 is like, universally praised for being an evolution to the genre and is easily the best game of it's kind. Hands down.
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