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kazil posted:Yes, they somehow made the story in DL2 even more dogshit Wow! I actually liked the gameplay in DL1, but the story and dull protagonist bored me to tears, so I never bothered finishing it. I guess I'll steer clear of DL2 
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Hwurmp posted:I played it when it first came out, and it ended with a fight against the evil zombie mastermind who is also your loving father, and zombie blood injections have somehow given him powers of superjumping and throwing goddamn kamehamehas Holy poo poo 
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it was at least funny to watch Kyle Crane constantly getting dunked on by everyone around him whenever Aiden Caldwell is about to get dunked on it is always obvious and stupid and frustrating
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SoR Blaze posted:I agree, but I'm also excited for new Helldivers. The first game was one of my top ten for that year and I've always dug Arrowhead's games. Who knows, Risk of Rain 2 was a big hit that people seemed to like even more than the first one, and it made a similar transition of perspectives. I understand what you're saying, but that actually is part of the game that I'm hoping they change a bit: the fact that the optimal way to play the game was to avoid combat as much as possible was kind of a bummer as I'd get in these groups running radar and stealth and all we'd do is run around doing objectives and never getting our guns hot or hearing the incredible music or playing with our explosive toys. Almost feels like a case where they might want to change the design to focus on the fun part more, being the desperate overwhelming combat, rather than treating the best part as a punishment for failing to be optimally boring. Well, more so than that, I'm also hoping they change the terrible DLC practices of locking you out of all the best weapons and tools. Whatever they end up doing, though, I'll probably give it a whirl as I loved Helldivers, warts and all.
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Is there any fun to be had with Rain World? For the longest time I thought it was some kind of aimless sandbox game where you wander around in a hostile world until something inevitably kills you, learning it's a real game with a beginning and end makes me want to try and get through it.
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NoEyedSquareGuy posted:Is there any fun to be had with Rain World? For the longest time I thought it was some kind of aimless sandbox game where you wander around in a hostile world until something inevitably kills you, learning it's a real game with a beginning and end makes me want to try and get through it. It is an exploration game with plot beats and an ending and very discrete lore, yeah. Personaly, I had a great time with it (I also ragequit multiple times), but it is anything but aimless even if you sometimes might feel lost in it. [edit] As weird as it sounds, I think S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Darkwood are the games I associate mostly closely with Rain World ZearothK fucked around with this message at 01:37 on Jul 7, 2023 |
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Hwurmp posted:I played it when it first came out, and it ended with a fight against the evil zombie mastermind who is also your loving father, and zombie blood injections have somehow given him powers of superjumping and throwing goddamn kamehamehas That sounds like something that would happen in a Suda51 game , but I imagine it's played too straight for that.
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drat Dirty Ape posted:So I saw Dying Light 2 got a big update recently that people seem to like, is it worth getting now or is it still better to just go back and play the first game? I'm light on specifics, but my brother has been singing the patch's praises
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NoEyedSquareGuy posted:Is there any fun to be had with Rain World? My feel is "Great game, but no, not really specifically fun for most of it."
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NoEyedSquareGuy posted:Is there any fun to be had with Rain World? For the longest time I thought it was some kind of aimless sandbox game where you wander around in a hostile world until something inevitably kills you, learning it's a real game with a beginning and end makes me want to try and get through it. Rain World's probably the most fun game I've played in years but you need to be okay with 1) dying a lot, 2) making do with very little signposting, 3) dying a lot.
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I still feel like a massive idiot whenever I read about Dying Light 2 because I spent 60 American dollars and learned it sucked well beyond the refund window. I remember getting the hang glider and thinking maybe then I’d start enjoying it, but then I realized all these previously inaccessible buildings I could finally get into all looked the same and had junk I didn’t need. Also yeah, story is grating. Don’t be fooled by the surprisingly decent intro and welcoming to the town, it’s one of those death by 1000 cuts things.
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Story aside, isn't it mostly just Dying Light 1+? And I did not end up loving Dying Light 1.
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Mordja posted:Story aside, isn't it mostly just Dying Light 1+? And I did not end up loving Dying Light 1. DL1 except you have to grind for better consumables, zombie traps, and parkour assists also you have to choose between traps or assists
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Hwurmp posted:I played it when it first came out, and it ended with a fight against the evil zombie mastermind who is also your loving father, and zombie blood injections have somehow given him powers of superjumping and throwing goddamn kamehamehas "how stupid can it get, Dying Light 1 was pretty stupid" ---- holy moly  That is incredibly stupid, thank you for the recap
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Don't forget that the player character is half-zombie and gets erratic superpowers from it.
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The Lone Badger posted:Don't forget that the player character is half-zombie and gets erratic superpowers from it. but only in scripted scenes, never by your choice when they might be cool and fun
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Any recent roguelikes worth checking out? Like since Hades basically. PantsBandit fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Jul 7, 2023 |
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What's a good WWII shooter? With the typical WWII guns, I'm not looking for some grand epic storyline. I'm more interested in multiplayer than single. MP that people still play and there's more than 2 servers. Vehicles are fun but not essential. Used to love DoD:S but I remember it was almost dead years ago.
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People like Hell Let Loose but I never really stick with those tacticool shooters. BFV actually sees more daily players than BF2042.
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Mordja posted:People like Hell Let Loose but I never really stick with those tacticool shooters. BFV actually sees more daily players than BF2042. BFV is a lot of fun! It took like... two years to get there, but I bought it maybe three months before BF2042 came out and had a blast playing MP. BFV was the first modern battlefield game that I didn't buy at launch and I think that might have been a good decision because it was so poorly received but ultimately turned into a really fun shooter. Then BF2042 came out 
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ProperCoochie posted:What's a good WWII shooter? With the typical WWII guns, I'm not looking for some grand epic storyline.
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PantsBandit posted:Any recent roguelikes worth checking out? Revita, Roboquest, Gunfire Reborn
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Mordja posted:People like Hell Let Loose but I never really stick with those tacticool shooters. BFV actually sees more daily players than BF2042. Hell Let Loose has some ongoing issues after being sold to the studio that makes the Worms games and most of the original devs leaving. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maBNXz7ZK0Y Insurgency: Sandstorm is apparently having similar problems as well. And the Cold War-era FPS from the Red Orchestra: Rising Storm developers also got canceled. Edit: oh yeah and the Post Scriptum (the other realistic WW2 game) devteam got laid off over the holidays in December. C.M. Kruger fucked around with this message at 06:11 on Jul 7, 2023 |
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PantsBandit posted:Any recent roguelikes worth checking out? Voidigo, it's like enter the gungeon if it was made by people who want you to have fun
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PantsBandit posted:Any recent roguelikes worth checking out? The Void Rains Upon Her Heart edit: Oh and Balatro fez_machine fucked around with this message at 06:25 on Jul 7, 2023 |
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FutureCop posted:I understand what you're saying, but that actually is part of the game that I'm hoping they change a bit: the fact that the optimal way to play the game was to avoid combat as much as possible was kind of a bummer as I'd get in these groups running radar and stealth and all we'd do is run around doing objectives and never getting our guns hot or hearing the incredible music or playing with our explosive toys. Almost feels like a case where they might want to change the design to focus on the fun part more, being the desperate overwhelming combat, rather than treating the best part as a punishment for failing to be optimally boring. Well, more so than that, I'm also hoping they change the terrible DLC practices of locking you out of all the best weapons and tools. Whatever they end up doing, though, I'll probably give it a whirl as I loved Helldivers, warts and all. I feel you on that, I just remember too many missions playing with randos that would get caught up on every random enemy, and we'd get into a firefight that would end up getting us killed. Definitely the best part of Helldivers is getting in a little bit over your head where you're calling in airstrikes and special weapons and vehicles, I just always felt frustrated at high levels that no one would actually try to get to the objective and it would doom the whole mission.
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Mordja posted:People like Hell Let Loose but I never really stick with those tacticool shooters. BFV actually sees more daily players than BF2042. This is juvenile but fun and oddly heartwarming idek why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1ubEMFjxqY
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Somehow I've never seen that "Devotion to Duty" trailer for HLL but my god that's awful.
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C.M. Kruger posted:Hell Let Loose has some ongoing issues after being sold to the studio that makes the Worms games and most of the original devs leaving. lmao I've been thinking "maybe I should finally give it another try" because the last time I played was before my 3080 but I guess I'm hosed hey
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How is Sonic Frontiers if I like the idea of a really tight 3d platformer, but am completely neutral on the Sonic property? It's one of those games I can't get a read on: all the reviews seem to say it's a pretty solid 7.5/10 with problems that don't detract from the core experience, but I look at footage and between the godawful pop-in and the weird aesthetic clash between the environment and the enemies, it looks like one of those weekend projects where someone installs UE4 and puts Mario in a Call of Duty level or something.
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Omi no Kami posted:How is Sonic Frontiers if I like the idea of a really tight 3d platformer, but am completely neutral on the Sonic property? It's one of those games I can't get a read on: all the reviews seem to say it's a pretty solid 7.5/10 with problems that don't detract from the core experience, but I look at footage and between the godawful pop-in and the weird aesthetic clash between the environment and the enemies, it looks like one of those weekend projects where someone installs UE4 and puts Mario in a Call of Duty level or something.
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Omi no Kami posted:How is Sonic Frontiers if I like the idea of a really tight 3d platformer, but am completely neutral on the Sonic property? It's one of those games I can't get a read on: all the reviews seem to say it's a pretty solid 7.5/10 with problems that don't detract from the core experience, but I look at footage and between the godawful pop-in and the weird aesthetic clash between the environment and the enemies, it looks like one of those weekend projects where someone installs UE4 and puts Mario in a Call of Duty level or something. The bar is just so loving low for the blue hedgehog fans that despite all that it's still considered to be one of the better entries in the franchise.
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Black Griffon posted:lmao I've been thinking "maybe I should finally give it another try" because the last time I played was before my 3080 but I guess I'm hosed hey
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I'm trying to play MGS5 like Deus Ex and I was having a pretty good time but the stealthing in this game is absolutely terrible. Snake can't open a loving door without SLAM-JAMMING it into the walls, calling guards from 15 meters away and having them teleport on my location when my back is turned. Am I just supposed to go Rambo style to enjoy this game like in Dishonored? Since the saving is checkpoint based, if I spend 10 minutes crawling through slow-rear end vents to stealth and die, it sucks to try again and get spotted at the same exact places.
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tripwood posted:I'm trying to play MGS5 like Deus Ex and I was having a pretty good time but the stealthing in this game is absolutely terrible. Snake can't open a loving door without SLAM-JAMMING it into the walls, calling guards from 15 meters away and having them teleport on my location when my back is turned. Am I just supposed to go Rambo style to enjoy this game like in Dishonored? I'm afraid this is a textbook skill issue
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I don't play that many stealth games and I had no issues with stealth in MGS5 
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tripwood posted:I'm trying to play MGS5 like Deus Ex and I was having a pretty good time but the stealthing in this game is absolutely terrible. Snake can't open a loving door without SLAM-JAMMING it into the walls, calling guards from 15 meters away and having them teleport on my location when my back is turned. Am I just supposed to go Rambo style to enjoy this game like in Dishonored? What? Just uhh...don't sprint while you're opening the door and you won't slam it? I played through MGS5 3 times at least and I don't remember door slamming ever being a problem. Also, checkpoints are a positive thing because they make you learn the game instead of abusing quicksave/quickload.
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tripwood posted:I'm trying to play MGS5 like Deus Ex and I was having a pretty good time but the stealthing in this game is absolutely terrible. 
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tripwood posted:I'm trying to play MGS5 like Deus Ex and I was having a pretty good time but the stealthing in this game is absolutely terrible. Snake can't open a loving door without SLAM-JAMMING it into the walls, calling guards from 15 meters away and having them teleport on my location when my back is turned. Am I just supposed to go Rambo style to enjoy this game like in Dishonored? oof, oh boy
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