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Narcissus1916 posted:Thanks to FPS boost the entire FEAR series is 60fps on the Series X - except for FEAR files. Are those any good? Also worth noting that the console versions of FEAR 1 have some bonus content that was never ported back to PC... and bizarrely, it's different on each platform! PS3 and Xbox 360 each get their own exclusive bonus level where you play as a different character (and as such don't have any bullet time) with an additional weapon therein. I believe the console version also adds an Instant Action mode? I haven't played those versions, admittedly.
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Oct 24, 2022 19:44
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Al Cu Ad Solte posted:There's a great bit in the E3 demo where, I guess they hadn't quite finalized what characters were going to do what, and one guy walks into a room full of charred skeletons and blood. im trying to remember if this part was in the fear demo (yeah it was long enough ago to have a demo lmao) that came with PC gamer, or if i just remember it vividly from prerelease coverage Groovelord Neato posted:Sad because I finished Cultic... yeah ive been replaying it on Extreme bc i just want more cultic. i wish i could get the feeling of lever action headshots in this game in like a topical ointment form. i was really cautiously optimistic about cultic after the demo because the gameplay just felt 'right' to me and the first episode has lived up to it. its not quite fair right now because it is just one episode so far, but i think in gameplay terms it might be... and i feel slightly ill just typing this... better than Blood? hear me out on this, it would be unfair to call cultic a blood clone, but it's clearly blood inspired, but i think where it differs from blood in gameplay terms it does so for the better (I don't like the dynamite interface as much as Blood's dynamite, but Blood's dynamite throws in a really fucky way until you get used to it so I gotta give Cultic more practice before I say its better or worse) i also think cultic has legit horror chops, even though i'm a jaded freak i still felt a chill in the underground butcher warren where the bodybag guys start dropping from the ceiling. the atmosphere, eerie visuals, and the genuine element of the unknown actually gave me goosebumps. and it's not the only moment like that in the game, and even outside of designed scares the game can organically produce very eerie visuals with the roster of enemies and environments it has. now what it lacks, and i think this is much less controversial to say, is the voice acting of Blood. Caleb and the Cultists are such a central part of the soundscape and tone of Blood, to the point that i would say that calebs laughter when you blow up cultists is one of the strongest forms of weapon feedback you get in the game. I like the Blood, because of its huge number of levels, has some really duff levels. So far cultic has none, at least imo, but again its one episode so far and look at KDITD vs the rest of Doom 1. I'd like to assume that the rest of Cultic's episodes will be as good as this one, because the same person is making it, but the future is never guaranteed. Blood has been a comfort food game for me since i was a kid, but last time I fired it up I found myself jonesin for more Cultic headshots instead. also like, the places where Cultic falls a little short of Blood are all things that are completely understandable when you consider it's one guy (as far as I understand?) making the game, rather than a full studio. its a remarkable achievement.
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Oct 24, 2022 19:56
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Best single person accomplishment since Roller coaster tycoon? That might be a little strong to say since this is pretty much a golden age of indie games but it definitely feels right
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Oct 24, 2022 20:11
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Casimir Radon posted:I was giving Perseus Mandate another play through last week and actually jumped pretty hard at a Fettel scare. The one where you walk into a small dead end alley and when you turn around there is a ghost right in front of you? If so, that's the only thing that got to me in and FEAR 1 and expansions, nothing else was very spooky to me.
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Oct 24, 2022 21:25
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Milo and POTUS posted:Best single person accomplishment since Roller coaster tycoon? That might be a little strong to say since this is pretty much a golden age of indie games but it definitely feels right Don’t forget about Cave Story!
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Oct 24, 2022 22:54
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demostars posted:Don’t forget about Cave Story! Cave Story, Axiom Verge, Iji, the entire output of Spiderweb Software...there is some stiff competition! (And if you count stuff using existing engines there's a lot of single-developer game-sized Doom megawads & TCs that would qualify, too.)
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Oct 24, 2022 23:48
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Civvie should try the Trepang2 demo
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Oct 24, 2022 23:54
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verbal enema posted:Civvie should try the Trepang2 demo 
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Oct 24, 2022 23:59
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How different is the 2020 demo compared to the new one on steam? It's so drat good, the gibs alone deserve an honorable mention
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Oct 25, 2022 00:21
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trepang 2 has the initial sheen of an asset flipped unity trash game but then turns out to be incredible
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Oct 25, 2022 01:15
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juggalo baby coffin posted:i was really cautiously optimistic about cultic after the demo because the gameplay just felt 'right' to me and the first episode has lived up to it. its not quite fair right now because it is just one episode so far, but i think in gameplay terms it might be... and i feel slightly ill just typing this... better than Blood? I hope that Cultic continues to sprinkle in a new weapon and enemy (or two) each episode--similar to how an old FPS game might introduce new things with each episode--and I hope that one of those enemies is some kind of kamikaze drone. It's only right.
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Oct 25, 2022 04:50
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No saves on my playthrough at that point yet, did the flamethrower have upgrades?
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Oct 25, 2022 05:39
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juggalo baby coffin posted:i was really cautiously optimistic about cultic after the demo because the gameplay just felt 'right' to me and the first episode has lived up to it. its not quite fair right now because it is just one episode so far, but i think in gameplay terms it might be... and i feel slightly ill just typing this... better than Blood?
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Oct 25, 2022 06:32
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cultic rules but it's definitely not better than blood
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Oct 25, 2022 06:53
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Is it Bloodier than Blood though?
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Oct 25, 2022 08:25
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i feel like cultic needs to stew for a bit longer in the collective brain plane, and get some more chapters out. it's better than blood in some ways, it's worse in others, but i think it nailed the #1 most important thing which is to have basic enemies that are both threatening and really fuckin fun to kill.
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Oct 25, 2022 09:19
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Cultic is pretty good, sometimes very good, but it isn't perfect. I had a few occasions where enemies got stuck. Also in some levels the dev could have spent some more days on detailing, or in creating unique art assets for them instead of reusing the same shipping container everywhere.
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Oct 25, 2022 09:40
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The Kins posted:FEAR Files is basically the two FEAR 1 expansion packs bundled together. They weren't made by Monolith, but they're more FEAR so... FEAR on PS3 and Xbox360 has an instant action mode with time limit (from point A to B in certain time). It's quite decent if you want a randomised setpiece and more FEAR to play.
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Oct 25, 2022 10:18
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I've heard of chocolate Doom, but this is ridiculous!!! Parents beware: Halloween candy found running 1993 MS-DOS game Doom
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Oct 25, 2022 11:13
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The Kins posted:Also worth noting that the console versions of FEAR 1 have some bonus content that was never ported back to PC... and bizarrely, it's different on each platform! PS3 and Xbox 360 each get their own exclusive bonus level where you play as a different character (and as such don't have any bullet time) with an additional weapon therein. I believe the console version also adds an Instant Action mode? I haven't played those versions, admittedly. This is blowing my mind, I've never heard of this extra content before. Crazy it was never ported back to PC
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Oct 25, 2022 11:25
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An Actual Princess posted:cultic rules but it's definitely not better than blood
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Oct 25, 2022 13:36
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Another thing I find impressive is how interesting its bestiary manages to be when it's 90 percent composed of guy in a robe.
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Oct 25, 2022 13:38
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Milo and POTUS posted:No saves on my playthrough at that point yet, did the flamethrower have upgrades? No and it doesn’t need them. Most low tier enemies die in one hit and the tougher ones only need to be doused for a couple seconds before they light up. The Armor and Incinerator enemies are resist to it, though. Harvesters will charge you when they get lit on fire, so watch for that.
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Oct 25, 2022 13:49
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Cultic is almost certainly a tighter and more well-balanced game but it doesn't have much personality or levity, which is a major factor in what makes Blood a fave of mine. Along those lines I think the combat encounters in the maps are well thought out in a way that Blood can't touch, but they're also not as packed with novel/interesting/silly bits that make Build maps what they are. All that said I think it's worth acknowledging that Jason probably isn't trying to compete against Blood and just made what he likes and that's cool.
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Oct 25, 2022 15:01
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Does Cultic even have a carnival level?
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Oct 25, 2022 15:03
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Quantum of Phallus posted:This is blowing my mind, I've never heard of this extra content before. Crazy it was never ported back to PC I only launched FEAR on PS3 like a week ago and found out the extra levels and they're all action packed and filled with guns, it's crazy good. FEAR (cept FEAR Files that are the expansions) got a FPS boost on Xbox Series S|X to 60 so that's a good system to play that extra stuff on.
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Oct 25, 2022 15:18
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I managed to get a FEAR Xbox 360 disk a while back but it was so scratched it wouldn't install to the Series X 
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Oct 25, 2022 15:42
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I played more cultic and still think it is mediocre. Fear 2 took everything that was good about the first game and replaced it with a mid 2000s xbox360 rear end HUD and it’s still not scary.
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Oct 25, 2022 16:12
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I think you can buy digital copies of FEAR on Xbox as well. FEAR 2 is dogshit just Im mad about it dogshit.
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Oct 25, 2022 16:38
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Barudak posted:I think you can buy digital copies of FEAR on Xbox as well. You can't
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Oct 25, 2022 16:42
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An Actual Princess posted:cultic rules but it's definitely not better than blood
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Oct 25, 2022 16:47
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Oh hey, there seems to be an update to the Coven demo for Halloween. Anyone know what's new?
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Oct 25, 2022 17:11
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KOGAHAZAN!! posted:Oh hey, there seems to be an update to the Coven demo for Halloween. Anyone know what's new? The Steam Store Page posted:New areas
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Oct 25, 2022 17:21
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I played Blood for the first time when that new edition came out and it felt like A Build Engine Game with some interesting ideas and a lot of frustrating bullshit. Cultic feels like it takes the thematic elements of Blood and transfers them to a totally new game (also not without its frustrating bullshit mind you). And despite obviously being part of the retro-shooter family, I like that it doesn't feel like it's specifically trying to capture any particular era or mimic any particular game. It feels like more of an artistic statement "a good FPS doesn't have to have fancy graphics or realistic setpieces" and not "hey remember 1999?"
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Oct 25, 2022 17:27
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Maybe I need to retry the demo for Cultic but I didn't even feel like beating the one level. And I love Blood 
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Oct 25, 2022 17:33
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Dynamite feels better in Blood still thus Blood better. I only played Blood for the first time only 2 or 3 years ago (I somehow never even heard of it before then) but I see why it’s so highly regarded. It does have a lot of frustrating stuff I can’t deny though.
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Oct 25, 2022 17:34
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Blood has style and panache. It's the FPS equivalent of a Harryhausen stop-motion film.
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Oct 25, 2022 17:41
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SeANMcBAY posted:I see why it’s so highly regarded. It does have a lot of frustrating stuff I can’t deny though. This is how I feel about Resident Evil 4. I truly love the game, it's easily in my top 5. I love it entirely, and I play it annually. It's fantastic. Except for the sliding block puzzle. And the hedge maze. And the garrador in the falling cage. And U3. And Verdugo, and a lot of the island. And....
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