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FEAR - bullet time, rag dolls, guns / meets Mirrors Edge - free running / parkour movement systems? Playing SPRAWL right now which is pretty good & wondering if there's anything else out there mixing bullet time with movement shooters fps.
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i3lueHorneT posted:FEAR - bullet time, rag dolls, guns / meets Mirrors Edge - free running / parkour movement systems? Severed Steel and Trepang2. The former is great the latter I didn't like so much. Pretty sure that's it for FEAR-likes.
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Sep 10, 2023 10:37
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Jack Trades posted:Pretty sure that's it for FEAR-likes. Until Selaco comes out, yeah
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Sep 10, 2023 11:27
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kirbysuperstar posted:Until Selaco comes out, yeah Oh yeah, I'm looking forward to that. The demo was a blast.
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Sep 10, 2023 11:30
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i3lueHorneT posted:FEAR - bullet time, rag dolls, guns / meets Mirrors Edge - free running / parkour movement systems? Turbo Overkill ULTRAKILL and Titanfall 2 have the movement, but not the bullet time Hwurmp fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Sep 10, 2023 |
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Sep 10, 2023 11:56
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i3lueHorneT posted:FEAR - bullet time, rag dolls, guns / meets Mirrors Edge - free running / parkour movement systems? If you deliberately took the powers for it, you could end up playing Dishonored/Dishonored 2 like this. Speed run videos of the games tend to end up going that way.
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Sep 10, 2023 13:21
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i3lueHorneT posted:FEAR - bullet time, rag dolls, guns / meets Mirrors Edge - free running / parkour movement systems? The Max Payne games? Third-person rather than first, and the parkour is pretty much slides and dives iirc, but they're still pretty athletic and have bullet time (the first two at least, never played the 3rd.)
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Sep 10, 2023 14:36
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would stranglehold fit in as well
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Sep 10, 2023 20:15
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I did think of suggesting Stranglehold but I've not played it since release in the mid 2000s and I don't know how well it's aged A recent indie title with bullet time acrobatics is Rollerdrome - it's Tony Hawk meets Max Payne. Short but a lot of fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwx9Rg6zVBA
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Sep 10, 2023 20:46
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I have a craving for Sega bass fishing, but I don't currently own something that can play it, are there any good arcade fishing games like it for the Switch?
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Sep 10, 2023 21:06
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Lunchmeat Larry posted:In a sort of similar vibe to SC2 there's Space Rangers 2, which doesn't get recommended enough It's amazing. Definitely quirky as well, but man, behind those quirks is an absolute classic with such a whimsical sense of humor. I miss the game's original Russian-to-English translation. It was just fucky enough that it (usually) came across as some future space English dialect instead of just sloppy or incomprehensible English. For those who want to check it out, SR2 is on Steam under the name Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. It has a newer, more accurate translation, but they kept the game's tone and humor intact. Shine fucked around with this message at 00:36 on Sep 11, 2023 |
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Sep 11, 2023 00:32
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Shine posted:It's amazing. Definitely quirky as well, but man, behind those quirks is an absolute classic with such a whimsical sense of humor. I miss the game's original Russian-to-English translation. It was just fucky enough that it (usually) came across as some future space English dialect instead of just sloppy or incomprehensible English.
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Sep 11, 2023 00:44
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anilEhilated posted:Just... turn off the RTS missions. Trust me on that one. I always forget those exist because I've always turned them off. 
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Sep 11, 2023 01:28
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I want to try my hand at one of the digital CCG variants - what do people suggest? I’m not the biggest stickler for it being super F2P friendly and would prefer one that’s on the slower/longer individual game side. I have virtually no experience in CCGs so a decent tutorial would be nice but I’m sure there are infinite of those on YouTube also.
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Sep 11, 2023 01:29
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Anno posted:I want to try my hand at one of the digital CCG variants - what do people suggest? I’m not the biggest stickler for it being super F2P friendly and would prefer one that’s on the slower/longer individual game side. I have virtually no experience in CCGs so a decent tutorial would be nice but I’m sure there are infinite of those on YouTube also. I like Runeterra over hearthstone at this point. Runeterra never felt like I needed to spend any money when I was playing it and it has a slick interface.
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Sep 11, 2023 01:33
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Lunchmeat Larry posted:Man some of the text adventures in that were complete incomprehensible nonsense, it was incredible. I still remember one about a... haunted house? Where my character had to work out which of the mirrors were his real self and distinguished between the "real world" and the "actual world" and by the end I have no idea if it was a bad translation, he was insane, I was insane or all three I just remembered this post and it is still a great example of why I love Space Rangers 2.
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Sep 11, 2023 01:43
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Anno posted:I want to try my hand at one of the digital CCG variants - what do people suggest? I’m not the biggest stickler for it being super F2P friendly and would prefer one that’s on the slower/longer individual game side. I have virtually no experience in CCGs so a decent tutorial would be nice but I’m sure there are infinite of those on YouTube also. I assume you meant ones that involve competitive play, but I'm gonna toss out a recommendation for Card City Nights 2, which is a singleplayer-only, campaign-based CCG. Get into card battles, get new cards, unlock new locations and people to battle, complete a (silly) story. Card City Nights 1 is more of the same, but the card battle is much less tactical. CCN2 has really solid gameplay.
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Sep 11, 2023 01:47
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MarcusSA posted:I like Runeterra over hearthstone at this point. Thanks. In my initial review Runeterra looked more interesting than HS, but also like it may not be at all as well supported, which seems like a kind of big deal for these kind of games. TooMuchAbstraction posted:I assume you meant ones that involve competitive play, but I'm gonna toss out a recommendation for Card City Nights 2, which is a singleplayer-only, campaign-based CCG. Get into card battles, get new cards, unlock new locations and people to battle, complete a (silly) story. Competitive or not is fine I just didn't think there was much in the way of "PvE" CCGs that had longterm ongoing support. And I guess I didn't mention that but that's also something I'm looking for - a new game to play for the long term.
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Anno posted:Competitive or not is fine I just didn't think there was much in the way of "PvE" CCGs that had longterm ongoing support. And I guess I didn't mention that but that's also something I'm looking for - a new game to play for the long term. Ah yeah, CCN is one-and-done, not really something you can get seriously invested in (financially or otherwise). I can't really imagine there being a PvE CCG with long-term legs, but if it existed it'd probably be a gacha with scantily-clad anime girls on every card.
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Sep 11, 2023 02:55
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Anno posted:Thanks. In my initial review Runeterra looked more interesting than HS, but also like it may not be at all as well supported, which seems like a kind of big deal for these kind of games. LoR is still trucking, no doubt. Last I looked it still gets new content, balance patches,and has plenty of players. When I want competitive, I play Magic (usually via MTGO) but Runeterra is my go-to recommendation and I enjoy the PvE content. It's a game with a lot of good ideas going for it.
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Sep 11, 2023 03:20
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Anno posted:I want to try my hand at one of the digital CCG variants - what do people suggest? I’m not the biggest stickler for it being super F2P friendly and would prefer one that’s on the slower/longer individual game side. I have virtually no experience in CCGs so a decent tutorial would be nice but I’m sure there are infinite of those on YouTube also. I had my most fun emulating the old Pokemon Trading Card Game videogames for Gameboy. There's not much tutorial, but maybe you can find old advice for the pokemon TCG back in 1998. The second game where Team I've never really played any of the "pure" online TCGs, but if you're just starting out, maybe you'd like a system that keeps things more simple like Guild of Dungeoneering, where you get given "starter decks" with the basic class abilities of each character, and you steadily build your deck by picking up gear in the dungeon, so the decisions when building your deck are relatively simple. Card Hunter is also a bit like that, but has a hybrid system where you use your hand to fight a battle on a grid. With no real story at all, you could play something like Star Realms, which has a number of single player scenarios aside from just playing against an AI player.
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Sep 11, 2023 03:39
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Ah yeah, CCN is one-and-done, not really something you can get seriously invested in (financially or otherwise). I can't really imagine there being a PvE CCG with long-term legs, but if it existed it'd probably be a gacha with scantily-clad anime girls on every card. or one of the 10 million different roguelike deckbuilders? tons of indie devs jumping on that trend. making a run-based game like a roguelite is big for long term replayability
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Anyone looking for a space game, I'm told there's one called "Starfield" that's going quite well and is fun to play.
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:or one of the 10 million different roguelike deckbuilders? tons of indie devs jumping on that trend. Deckbuilders aren't CCGs, though, which is what OP was looking for. The emphasis is on the collection, and then building a deck out of your giant pile of 500 different cards. Now, if OP is fine with deckbuilders, then sure, they have loads of singleplayer options.
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Shine posted:I just remembered this post and it is still a great example of why I love Space Rangers 2. Lmao I forgot about that. Please tell me what that mission is like in the new (I refuse to accept "better") translation if you've come across it
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SlothfulCobra posted:I had my most fun emulating the old Pokemon Trading Card Game videogames for Gameboy. There's not much tutorial, but maybe you can find old advice for the pokemon TCG back in 1998. The second game where Team The Pokemon TCG games are great; did an official translation for the sequel ever get released? The fan translation was good enough for me. In that vain, I'd recommend emulating one of the many Yu-Gi-Oh games. I'm not a huge YGO fan but they have fun single player games where you amass a collection, build decks, and duel chumps.
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Sep 11, 2023 16:08
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Is there such a thing as a falling block puzzle game (Tetris, Puyo Puyo, etc) with an interesting story mode?
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Sep 12, 2023 07:14
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Puyo Tetris 1&2 have very funny story modes but since you cited both of those I'm assuming you've played them
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Cicero posted:Is there such a thing as a falling block puzzle game (Tetris, Puyo Puyo, etc) with an interesting story mode?
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Sep 12, 2023 09:16
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Henry Hatsworth
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Bit of a topical recommendation I'm looking for: played a bit of Starfield but wasn't really feeling it, so I'm looking for Starfield but...good? More specifically, I guess I'm looking for a Bethesda-ish game (open world FPS RPG) like Fallout 4 and Outer Worlds and Skyrim but better. While this does mean I'd like a better story and more interesting quests and so on, the main aspect I'd like to avoid is that weird 50-50 split they do with FPS and RPG that leads to very boring skill trees (more carry weight and higher passive damage, woo~) and bland combat with awkward animations, limp feedback, no strategy and spongy enemies that illogically take multiple headshots. I like the core idea of their seamless open world to explore and scavenge, along with interesting RPG-ish build expression and so on, though. This led me to the obvious answer of going for Bethesda-ish games with a greater FPS focus and a lesser RPG focus: games that focus more on player skill with minor RPG-esque skills/gear and more consistent/logical enemy design. The way I see it, this would be mostly imm-sim games like Stalker, Metro 2033, System Shock, Prey, Bioshock, and the newer Deus Ex, among other games like Remnant and so on. Indeed, this is probably where I should go, and I'd be down for more recommendations. But, as a thought experiment, I was more curious to see what people might recommend for Bethesda-ish games with a greater RPG focus and a lesser FPS focus: typically this would mean leaving behind the FPS design and going for something isometric and turn-based like Underrail or Fallout 1/2, but I wonder if there are some FPS games that do a good job being an RPG. Most of the games I can think of end up being quite awkward though: you've got the old Deus Ex with aiming that takes forever to sight-in, Morrowind with melee attacks that mysteriously miss as if they ghosted through the enemy, Alpha Protocol with its just general terribleness, and so on. Maybe those awkward aspects are just something that naturally comes with trying to paradoxically blend FPS/action with RPG and you have to accept it, but I think there are some games that do a better job than others: Kingdom Come Deliverance felt like it had a nice sense of progression in getting better at sword combat through both the character themselves and you as a player practicing swordplay, for example. Any others?
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FutureCop posted:But, as a thought experiment, I was more curious to see what people might recommend for Bethesda-ish games with a greater RPG focus and a lesser FPS focus: typically this would mean leaving behind the FPS design and going for something isometric and turn-based like Underrail or Fallout 1/2, but I wonder if there are some FPS games that do a good job being an RPG. Most of the games I can think of end up being quite awkward though: you've got the old Deus Ex with aiming that takes forever to sight-in, Morrowind with melee attacks that mysteriously miss as if they ghosted through the enemy, Alpha Protocol with its just general terribleness, and so on. Maybe those awkward aspects are just something that naturally comes with trying to paradoxically blend FPS/action with RPG and you have to accept it, but I think there are some games that do a better job than others: Kingdom Come Deliverance felt like it had a nice sense of progression in getting better at sword combat through both the character themselves and you as a player practicing swordplay, for example. Any others? Yakuza if it doesn't have to be first-person Dying Light 1 does the open world and RPG skilltrees pretty well
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My recommendation for "Skyrim but better" would be Elder Scrolls Online.
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Cicero posted:Is there such a thing as a falling block puzzle game (Tetris, Puyo Puyo, etc) with an interesting story mode? It mixes several genres (and the puzzle element's more of a match-3), but Battle Chef Brigade, maybe?
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Sep 12, 2023 21:27
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Any games like Rimworld that are worth playing? I thought maybe dwarf fortress would be similar but it didn't seem to click for me when I tried it.
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Goobish posted:Any games like Rimworld that are worth playing? I thought maybe dwarf fortress would be similar but it didn't seem to click for me when I tried it. gotta be a touch more specific as to what you liked about Rimworld. Rimworldlikes are an entire genre at this point
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Goobish posted:Any games like Rimworld that are worth playing? I thought maybe dwarf fortress would be similar but it didn't seem to click for me when I tried it. Clanfolk is my current favorite. No combat and guiding a small group of Scottish freeholders into growing rich and numerous. It has pet dogs and cats!
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Ghostwire Tokyo is an interesting mix between first person and RPG, with a somewhat open world. Might be worth a look, I enjoyed it at least.
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My kid has asked for a console for Christmas. I have not had a console since the Xbox 360, original run. She does not have a preference. Games we're looking for: a local coop game with a decent story and monster killing. She's played hogwarts legacy through about 3 times now. She likes Horizon Zero Dawn, but she isn't super dexterous and it's a bit hard for her. I'd go with a Diablo clone, but want to avoid an actual diablo for various reasons. Is there a game out there like diablo or Hogwarts that has local coop and is somewhat appropriate for a 9-11yo? Local coop isn't a complete necessity, as I'm sure she'd enjoy torchlight 2 or something like that. Does one console or the other have more options for things like this? I kinda want to rule out Nintendo simply because it's just Zelda and there's no guarantees she's into it, as she likes playing female characters with customization.
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I kinda want to say Xbox because of gamepass and the 800 games that comes with. My wife and I played through a lot of coop games on it. Afaik neither consoles have exclusives that have coop.
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