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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859580/Full_Void/ Closer comparison is probably Out of this World, or Heart of Darkness.
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Ember Knights just went out of early access with its 1.0 full release. Looks like some good Hades/Wizard of Legend hack-and-slash coop fun. https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256958559/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1689681656 Seems to be highly regarded with 2000+ reviews, 95% overwhelmingly positive. Currently on 15% sale.
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Jarvisi posted:Xenonauts 2 looks like xenonauts 1. I'm not sure what is different about it but I'm vaguely interested? A lot of the negative reviews basically say the same thing; that it's just Xeno 1 with overhauled engine/graphics. I'm gonna wait until it comes out of EA to see if I want to buy it or not, because as much as I love the original xcom game, I think I've probably squeezed as much value out of it as I can.
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PotatoManJack posted:A lot of the negative reviews basically say the same thing; that it's just Xeno 1 with overhauled engine/graphics. I'm gonna wait until it comes out of EA to see if I want to buy it or not, because as much as I love the original xcom game, I think I've probably squeezed as much value out of it as I can. It sucks because I was hoping for a lot of cool expanded stuff but it's apparently exactly the same as 1? What the hell
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Jarvisi posted:It sucks because I was hoping for a lot of cool expanded stuff but it's apparently exactly the same as 1? What the hell Same - even if it's just more tech, more aliens, more vehicles, that would be enough for me to get it, but if it's the same game, but looks nicer and plays better, I can't see the justification
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It's a bit different, it's on its own engine now rather than the diner dash engine, so a lot of the problems the old game had with that are gone. I remember reading somewhere that they couldn't even modify the original engine because they didn't have the source. I suspect a lot of the delay was just they completely underestimated how much work it actually was to rebuild the whole thing and then got sidetracked in scope creep. (The original estimate for release was several years ago, even) There's a lot of QOL stuff, some new/different aliens as well as human agents controlled by aliens (the cleaners), and some new mission types. I just started with it but there's missions where you have to raid a cleaner base and you have several turns to retrieve enough intel before new waves of guys spawn. It's still following that old x-com formula so it's not going to stray too far from that but that's basically all I've ever wanted. I didn't play a ton of the original because I got frustrated with the engine issues, but I'm really enjoying this one so far though. However, it's still way in early access, I've seen some numbers thrown around but only like 75% of the content is done? Like it's missing a bunch of story and content, so if you're on the fence then definitely wait. edit: had it wrong, they're on Unity now. They apparently got stuck on Diner Dash code for Xenonauts 1 because of an early employee who left and then just powered through it, even though it was basically abandoned by the creator at that point. izagoof fucked around with this message at 05:50 on Jul 19, 2023 |
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I'm liking XN2 a lot after few hours, as a long-time veteran of X-Com. It's definitely not a revolutionary change or massive improvement but it just feels so much cleaner, snappier, and with a streamlined UI that has everything just where you need it to be. It's doing an absolutely excellent job of having me consider exacty how I should tackle each situation, whether I should bait the enemy with my MARS, pop smoke for cover, try and throw a flashbang at them, take a long-range shot with a sniper, etc.. If you have XN1 then it's probably worth waiting on to see how the content gets fleshed out over the next nine months (The estimated time to release, though they freely say it could be longer), unless you're a subgenre fanatic like me. There are plenty of placeholders in flavor text and so on, but the core gameplay seems rock solid and it's so much smoother than the original.
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PotatoManJack posted:A lot of the negative reviews basically say the same thing; that it's just Xeno 1 with overhauled engine/graphics. I'm gonna wait until it comes out of EA to see if I want to buy it or not, because as much as I love the original xcom game, I think I've probably squeezed as much value out of it as I can. It being Xeno 1 with more stuff is what it's always looked like it would be though. Even I picked up on that I haven't played either of them. User reviews were a mistake.
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Just as long as it removes that extremely unfun stage of Xenonauts 1 where the psychic enemies showed up, and it turned out they didn't need LoS to target your guys, so every round was a game of "oh boy is someone getting mind controlled and blasting their buddy in the back?" That was the only part of that game I disliked. I also know that they pulled back on some changes because despite a vocal part of the playerbase requesting them, when actually put into effect, said changes turned out to just not be fun, like some of the planned changes to the air intercept mechanic.
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Homeseek came out today quote:Homeseek is a post-apocalyptic survival strategy game set on a dystopian, resource-strapped Earth at the beginning of the next century. In a dried-up wasteland where water has become the new gold, every choice becomes life or death. With your guidance, survival just might be within reach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9YYuObIvpY no reviews yet, I played a few minutes and it makes a good first impression.
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haldolium posted:Homeseek came out today I watched some people play it and the balance is completely rear end. You have to metagame in the very first level and ignore everything the tutorial says cause you will end up in a death spiral otherwise. Seems very overtuned atm.
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FrickenMoron posted:I watched some people play it and the balance is completely rear end. You have to metagame in the very first level and ignore everything the tutorial says cause you will end up in a death spiral otherwise. Seems very overtuned atm. Not sure what you watched but there isn't room to do much more as roughly following the tutorial in the first mission. There are different ways to play this game too, if you play "story" citizens, technology and laws won't transfer between chapters so no idea what the "death spiral" should be. Its very linear in that way even, at least in the first of two parts the campaign is split into.
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PurpleXVI posted:Just as long as it removes that extremely unfun stage of Xenonauts 1 where the psychic enemies showed up, and it turned out they didn't need LoS to target your guys, so every round was a game of "oh boy is someone getting mind controlled and blasting their buddy in the back?" That was the only part of that game I disliked. I never get that far in XN1. I'm just hoping the aliens can no longer camp in their flying saucer, opening the door at the start of their turn, shooting out without triggering overwatch, and then closing it again. Initial impressions are good though, it does clunk a lot less now, and it's nice to be able to throw grenades more than a handful of spaces.
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Punch Club 2 Fast Forward quote:You have come here to read game descriptions and play fighter management sims…and you’re all outta descriptions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkmuRVJaUK8 ALL REVIEWS: Positive (18) / 94%
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haldolium posted:Punch Club 2 Fast Forward More importantly, there is no stat drain in Punch Club 2
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DropTheAnvil posted:More importantly, there is no stat drain in Punch Club 2 You've sold me on this, wishlisting.
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Doomsday Huntersquote:Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone! 89% out of 466. Whispike Survivors - Sword of the Necromancer quote:Cultivate the strongest monster in this horde survivor farming game! Fight against waves of creatures to beef up your Whispike and use its seeds to create even stronger hybrids! 100% out of 4. 10% launch discount. BOSSGAME: The Final Boss Is My Heart quote:BOSSGAME: The Final Boss Is My Heart is a lesbian romance boss rush! Sophie and Anna are broke and trying to pay rent by hunting devils. Fight colorful bosses, flirt with your girlfriend, and uncover the mysteries of Mammon City in this lightning-fast action game! 100% out of 4. 15% launch discount. Toleo quote:Run, jump, slide, and flap your way through beautiful, hand-crafted worlds. No reviews yet.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1584940/Lakeburg_Legacies/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256833459/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1689864478 quote:Take fate into your own hands in Lakeburg Legacies, a social-based village management sim where love is your favourite resource. Play matchmaker to create the most effective, and most loved up, couples and help your kingdom thrive. How long will it take you to crown a sovereign? https://store.steampowered.com/app/2213300/Might__Magic_Clash_of_Heroes__Definitive_Edition/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256952771/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1686751571 quote:Plan your next move wisely, every additional combo can make the difference! Whether in solo or duo, online or offline, mix and match your units to defeat your enemies in this Definitive Edition of Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1554650/DROS/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256959230/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1689850636 quote:Discover the world of Dros, a beautifully detailed story-driven adventure about a slimy little creature and her human bounty hunter shell. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1743830/One_Military_Camp/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256958209/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1689857499 quote:Build your own military camp, manage the economy, recruit the best candidates and train them to become elite specialists. Send them on missions across the land to end the war once and for all! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101120/Gunsmith_Simulator/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256957436/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1689080418 quote:Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2213300/Might__Magic_Clash_of_Heroes__Definitive_Edition/ This is a really great game that I'm going to assume is getting bad reviews because the original version is totally broken and was never fixed, and now they're selling this one instead of patching the old one. That sucks! But it's a great puzzle game! Highly recommended if you've never played it before, or if you can get over paying for it again.
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OzFactor posted:This is a really great game that I'm going to assume is getting bad reviews because the original version is totally broken and was never fixed, and now they're selling this one instead of patching the old one. That sucks! But it's a great puzzle game! Highly recommended if you've never played it before, or if you can get over paying for it again. Yeah that's how the reviews read. I'm hoping it works on Steam Deck
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OzFactor posted:This is a really great game that I'm going to assume is getting bad reviews because the original version is totally broken and was never fixed, and now they're selling this one instead of patching the old one. That sucks! But it's a great puzzle game! Highly recommended if you've never played it before, or if you can get over paying for it again. It doesn't look anything like a might and magic game so I'm very confused.
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DropTheAnvil posted:there is no stat drain in Punch Club 2 This should have been the entirety of their marketing campaign
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Punch Club was a game about grinding stats to make your boxer better but also all your stats would decay noticeably every day so you could really only make headway on one of the three and did so swimming upstream the whole time. Real poo poo game with nice pixel art and the stat decay is really just the easiest thing to point to in the many ways their games disrespect your time. Speaking as someone who plays idle games, punch club was more of a Sisyphus simulator.
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ultrafilter posted:Doomsday Hunters Something about this is tripping a weird Kid Chameleon node in my head
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CzarChasm posted:Something about this is tripping a weird Kid Chameleon node in my head It's like Kid Chameleon and Bastion had a baby. 
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Unholyquote:Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment. 91% out of 12. 20% launch discount.
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Jarvisi posted:It doesn't look anything like a might and magic game so I'm very confused. I think the story is supposed to be a prequel or something to Heroes V, but it's been a long time and I don't remember. It has the same factions at the very least. It is not anything like HoMM, though, and even less like a mainline MM game. It is best described as a Match-3 SRPG, though pretty light on the strategy part and heavier on the tactics part. Mostly it's a puzzle game, and it's really fun. There's a lot of things that go into it as you add different kinds of units from across the factions (which all play very differently), but at the core you are randomly given a set of units every turn that are color-coded, and you match them vertically to attack and horizontally to block. The game is all about setting up combos of matches to get extra moves, and then also setting your big units to attack in a future turn and keeping them alive until they do so.
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Tiramisu posted:Punch Club was a game about grinding stats to make your boxer better but also all your stats would decay noticeably every day so you could really only make headway on one of the three and did so swimming upstream the whole time. Real poo poo game with nice pixel art and the stat decay is really just the easiest thing to point to in the many ways their games disrespect your time. Speaking as someone who plays idle games, punch club was more of a Sisyphus simulator. I am shocked, SHOCKED I SAY, that a game by the folks that made Graveyard Keeper was an unfun grindy game disrespectful of your time.
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Saxophone posted:I am shocked, SHOCKED I SAY, that a game by the folks that made Graveyard Keeper was an unfun grindy game disrespectful of your time. Man, I really wanted to like Graveyard Keeper, but it just wasn't fun or rewarding at all.
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Philippe posted:Man, I really wanted to like Graveyard Keeper, but it just wasn't fun or rewarding at all. 100% this. Like it was such a neat concept that turned out to just be slog, and sometimes spiteful slog.
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