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This isn't my rarest cheevo but it's the one I'm most proud of. exquisite tea posted:All of my rarest achievements still come from that surprisingly really good survival mode DLC they patched into Rise of the Tomb Raider. That gamemode was very good.
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this looks cool but why are they all separate games rather than dlc or something? having a zillion in your library just seems annoying I'm definitely going to buy the bunny one that comes out in a week though
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Jan 17, 2023 22:17
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how does one commission bees asking for a friend
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How's Hydroneer these days? Way back when I remember it was kind of uneven, but that was years ago I think.
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Jack Trades posted:[Rise of Tomb raider chat] I own that game but never finished it, had a terminal case of cbf about 3/4ths the way through. What's this survival mode and why is it so good?
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Jan 17, 2023 22:38
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Serephina posted:I own that game but never finished it, had a terminal case of cbf about 3/4ths the way through. What's this survival mode and why is it so good? You know the stealth/combat challenge rooms in the Arkham games? It was that, but you could apply modifiers to it in or against your favor, from as much as "start with potent weapons" to "it's arctic cold, you begin taking damage if you're not moving or keeping near a head source" and it was a real fun sandbox that pushed the limits of a fun system. I think you could also play the main game with these turned on and it applied different ones to each arena? Maybe that was a difficulty setting and not this mode.
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Black Griffon posted:How's Hydroneer these days? Way back when I remember it was kind of uneven, but that was years ago I think. It's alright! I haven't played the recent farming update, but especially recently the mining experience was improved a lot with a couple different tiers of equipment and some extra hoops to plan around. If you've done a lot of the mining and piping I don't know that it'd be massively different though. It's still a little aimless and kind of feels like a tech demo at times, but I had a good time in the 20-ish hours I played. Reaction to the farming stuff seems mixed & it definitely looks mechanically like early stages. Overall Hydroneer was an interesting little detour from my continuing obsession with building stupid impractical factories in Satisfactory.
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Nancy posted:It's alright! I haven't played the recent farming update, but especially recently the mining experience was improved a lot with a couple different tiers of equipment and some extra hoops to plan around. If you've done a lot of the mining and piping I don't know that it'd be massively different though. Oh I haven't played it at all, I just remember the general reception. Might wait for another discount if nothing else, I'm rewatching Let's Game it Out's video and even back then it looked pretty neat.
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Serephina posted:I own that game but never finished it, had a terminal case of cbf about 3/4ths the way through. What's this survival mode and why is it so good? It's called Endurance Mode and it's a roguelike where you play as Lara on an infinite procedural Siberian wilderness tileset. You have to consistently manage warmth and hunger while trying to hunt for relics and survive as long as possible while not getting impaled on spikes or eaten by bears. Despite not being especially deep there's a lot of variety because of all the random unlockable cards that create different modifiers with both positive and negative effects. It's actually quite challenging to survive for more than even a few days. I found it to be really addictive and they even patched in a co-op version, if you can find someone else to play it with. It's not like absolutely worldshattering or anything, just way better than it has any right to be.
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CarlCX posted:Angry at this thread for irresponsibly neglecting to recommend the best Metal Gear games, Syphon Filter and WinBack. Syphon Filter 2 and N64 Winback. I love the Syphon Filter series and wish it was still around.
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Serephina posted:I own that game but never finished it, had a terminal case of cbf about 3/4ths the way through. What's this survival mode and why is it so good? It's been a while so I'm probably not going to describe it perfectly but it is a procedurally generated endless snowy forest where the goal is to survive as long as possible with as much treasure as possible and get out when you think you can't make it any further without dying. You score points at the end but I never paid much attention to that part. Along the way you fight enemies from the main game ranging from wild animals to enchanted armor, you gather resources to make health/ammo, and warm up where you can because its cold and Lara apparently didn't pack the right jacket and pants. You can add on modifiers to make it easier/harder which affects the final score. It's not the most original mode these days but it did finally deliver on the more survival-ish themes the marketing for the first game tried to hype up and the beginning of the second game toyed with for an hour or two. Despite being procedurally generated the forest (plus caves and abandoned villages) when combined with the weather effects is actually really pretty and moody - it may be a foggy, dark, mostly flat, and empty expanse of trees (which certainly helps with the generation) but it turns out a foggy, dark, mostly flat, and empty expanse of trees is pretty loving spooky when you make it look right and throw in wolves, bears, dudes with guns, and ghost armor.
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Command and Conquer Remastered is really cheap just now. I got it and clearly my gaming skills have devolved since I played this as a kid, the Nod missions are kicking my arse.
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Disposable Scud posted:Syphon Filter 2 and N64 Winback. I love the Syphon Filter series and wish it was still around.
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anilEhilated posted:Is that the game with the taser that sets people on fire? you can do that in the nintendo ds GTA game
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:you can do that in the nintendo ds GTA game that game loving kicked rear end. they should have kept making more top-down ones
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Chas McGill posted:Command and Conquer Remastered is really cheap just now. I got it and clearly my gaming skills have devolved since I played this as a kid, the Nod missions are kicking my arse. C&C: Remaster is so incredibly well done. They did such a good job with that. I hope EA can get its head out of its rear end to approve the same treatment for TS and RA2. I think even with the remaster I wasn't masochistic enough to attempt the Covert Ops missions lol
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Tiny Timbs posted:C&C: Remaster is so incredibly well done. They did such a good job with that. I hope EA can get its head out of its rear end to approve the same treatment for TS and RA2. and Renegade
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Odd Wilson posted:how does one commission bees One at a time
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Play posted:Yeah it kinda sucks. It's really a keyboard and mouse game, expects pretty tight aiming too which is a lot harder on gamepad, which is why I ended up returning it after playing a few levels. You could have just used the mouse
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Jarvisi posted:You could have just used the mouse I play everything in gamepad and yeah that one just needs m&k. Actually a fun game once you get the double jump on the .. second? mission
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I basically can’t play at a desk anymore, at least for now, so m+kb is out of the question.
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i think i handled necromunda fine on a gamepad, but it left very little impression overall
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sebmojo posted:I play everything in gamepad and yeah that one just needs m&k. Actually a fun game once you get the double jump on the .. second? mission Yeah I play games on my couch or a chair, so the mouse either sits on my lap or to my side, and vice versa with the keyboard, it's pretty uncomfortable and hard to use. But beyond that I just don't like using m+kb to play games, it inhibits my enjoyment and I've got tons of gamepad ready games I haven't played anyways.
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Tiny Timbs posted:C&C: Remaster is so incredibly well done. They did such a good job with that. I hope EA can get its head out of its rear end to approve the same treatment for TS and RA2. 90s RTSes were a different breed, whole lot of pain staking micro.
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remember how you could only select like 12 guys at once in the original c&c
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Weedle posted:remember how you could only select like 12 guys at once in the original c&c That was Starcraft, I don't think C&C has ever had a selection limit.
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I call it StarCRAP btw.
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Scalding Coffee posted:You can say the same for Earth Defense Force. In some of the games, you have to beat all missions to unlock the higher difficulties and its super weapons that nuke the battlefield and kill the team within seconds. EDF6 is 150 missions and you are spending about 30+ hours going through the game. That loving rules though. Edf has two rules, more enemies and more explosions.
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Oxxidation posted:i think i handled necromunda fine on a gamepad, but it left very little impression overall I often forget I played it, which is a bit damning for something by the EYE devs
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Bad Seafood posted:Still stuck in La-Mulana 2. not worth sucking all the fun out in the name of purity or whatever (e) i definitely get it tho Ciaphas fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Jan 18, 2023 |
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Deakul posted:90s RTSes were a different breed, whole lot of pain staking micro. Yeah, that and they really loved missions where you don’t get a base. Ended up spending most of my time in skirmish mode in the remaster. Don’t really enjoy rts without some macro elements
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 I can't wait to get this achievement!
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Fruits of the sea posted:Yeah, that and they really loved missions where you don’t get a base. You'll be delighted to know that that same mistake is still being made in the modern day. The most recent DK2 clones (War for the Overworld & Dungeons 3) both have a no-base mission where you guide around a large blob of dudes and hero units. Dungeon Keeper clones, with no dungeons. Sigh. I think even halfway decent RTS's don't do that poo poo anymore, such as Deserts of Kharak or Grey Goo.
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StrixNebulosa posted:
Man, I really gotta catch up on those Lego Superhero games!
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Serephina posted:You'll be delighted to know that that same mistake is still being made in the modern day. The most recent DK2 clones (War for the Overworld & Dungeons 3) both have a no-base mission where you guide around a large blob of dudes and hero units. Dungeon Keeper clones, with no dungeons. Sigh. Dungeons has dungeon building in all of its levels, the issue with Dungeons 3 is that there's literally only one trap needed and theres zero variance in the "dungeon invasion" gameplay. They come in through designated points. DK2 those fuckers would just chisel through the wall and gently caress your heart
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If you can get used to a trackball then it makes playing mouse-based games easier away from a desk. I like the logitech thumb trackball a lot. Unfortunately, a bigger problem for me playing most mouse-based games on a TV is that these kinds of games often have lots of small text that isn't easily enlarged without breaking the UI and I can't read anything (I need new glasses).
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FuzzySlippers posted:If you can get used to a trackball then it makes playing mouse-based games easier away from a desk. I like the logitech thumb trackball a lot. Nobody trust this guy and dont tell him where earth is
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TheDiceMustRoll posted:Dungeons has dungeon building in all of its levels, the issue with Dungeons 3 is that there's literally only one trap needed and theres zero variance in the "dungeon invasion" gameplay. They come in through designated points. DK2 those fuckers would just chisel through the wall and gently caress your heart According to steam cheevos, I completed "Ups and downs" and never finished “The Titan of Alphaas”. The mission that made me throw the whole game in the dustbin certainly *started* with no dungeon for the first few minutes, regardless of if you got deigned to be given one later on. The overworld combat was nowhere near good enough to play a Blizzard-style hero-unit version of it. But as you said, D3 also had a huge other pile of issues that removed all of the teeth of DK's gameplay. I much, much preferred WftO's missions as they had fun bite, even if it was a rougher product in other areas. Neither of them are good heirs to DK2, which is all that really matters.
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Weedle posted:that game loving kicked rear end. they should have kept making more top-down ones Agreed, it was everything I'd always wanted from a GTA game, except being on a tiny screen with crappy graphics.
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