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Jack Trades posted:If there's a turn-based sale will there be a turn-cringe sale? Mods??
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I noticed that Bioshock 2 was on sale for $4. I've heard pretty good things about it, particularly its gameplay, and as someone who enjoyed Bioshock 1 (but have to admit I never actually finished it past the twist) I'm quite interested: would y'all say it is worth it? I did notice that the only way to purchase it is in a bundle with the remastered version, but people are really negative on the remaster saying it's a bad port: should I just stick with the classic version, and if so, it is playable on modern without much issue?
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Nov 15, 2023 01:03
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Jack Trades posted:If there's a turn-based sale will there be a turn-cringe sale? Away all Goats posted:It's called Midnight Suns
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Nov 15, 2023 01:03
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FutureCop posted:I noticed that Bioshock 2 was on sale for $4. I've heard pretty good things about it, particularly its gameplay, and as someone who enjoyed Bioshock 1 (but have to admit I never actually finished it past the twist) I'm quite interested: would y'all say it is worth it? I did notice that the only way to purchase it is in a bundle with the remastered version, but people are really negative on the remaster saying it's a bad port: should I just stick with the classic version, and if so, it is playable on modern without much issue? Bioshock 2 has some cool ideas and some extremely cool set pieces but as an overall game it’s just pretty fine. The DLC, Minerva’s Den, is easily the best piece of Bioshock that exists but even it is just pretty good. If you liked 1 well enough there’s probably something in both the base game and the DLC you’ll enjoy. I dunno if the remasters ever got meaningfully fixed up but the old version runs well enough afaik.
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Nov 15, 2023 01:06
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Everybody's talking about the turn-based sale, while not talking about the tragedy that is Last Train Home being desynched from this, Czech & Slovak Games Week.
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Nov 15, 2023 01:42
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I've tried to get into Midnight Suns a couple times, but it's never grabbed me. The cards thing is alright, but I never thought Xcom needed more dialogue trees much less a platonic dating game. As much as I played it seemed like in Midnight Suns base building was mostly replaced with dialogue trees you click through to manage relationships which is what upgrades your units. None of it was very interesting.
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Nov 15, 2023 02:03
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Yeah midnight suns was neat but XCOM 3 it ain't. Maybe it's the closest we'll get to it though.
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Nov 15, 2023 02:04
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TeaJay posted:Thanks for the highlight, I tried it and it seems like fun. I personally never played Everquest, only got into MMORPG's with GW1 and later on LoTRO, but I still recognize the style. The game is quite janky, using the chat and moving your character is a bit of a chore but I'm sure a lot of it is by design. Gonna play the actual game when it releases for sure. Yeah I'm buying this. Even if I only get 5 hours of nostalgia good times that sounds good to me e: oh it's only a total demo now Barreft fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Nov 15, 2023 |
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Nov 15, 2023 02:47
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FutureCop posted:I noticed that Bioshock 2 was on sale for $4. I've heard pretty good things about it, particularly its gameplay, and as someone who enjoyed Bioshock 1 (but have to admit I never actually finished it past the twist) I'm quite interested: would y'all say it is worth it? I did notice that the only way to purchase it is in a bundle with the remastered version, but people are really negative on the remaster saying it's a bad port: should I just stick with the classic version, and if so, it is playable on modern without much issue? Bioshock 2 pros: - Better all around gameplay. You dual wield a gun and a plasmid simultaneously, hacking is simplified into a QTE that doesn't bump you over into a separate minigame. - Maps are generally prettier and flow better, if also being a little smaller/more linear at times. - Has a fantastic special story section that almost nobody talks about. Bioshock 2 cons: - The narrative, while not godawful, is undeniably weaker and there's a lot of reliance on introducing new characters that were totally there the whole time, even in the first game, you just never heard about them before. - Since you're playing a Big Daddy, instead of doing the kill Big Daddy -> save/harvest Little Sister routine, now there's an extra step where you have to watch over her gathering ADAM while Splicers attack. Most people hate this, though I will say a good deal of the arsenal in 2 allows for laying down traps and supports the concept of point defense really well, so YMMV. Basically, at least imo, the two games compliment each other really well. The stuff 1 fumbles a bit is much improved, but 2 struggles to reach the heights of 1's story. You're correct in that everything I've heard about the remasters are that they're buggy as poo poo with busted audio and all sorts of issues. It's been a while since I've tried running the originals, but I think allegedly they're showing their age and might have trouble on newer versions of Windows. (Might only be the first game, idk.) But I'd definitely try the original first, checking for any fixes as needed, unless you're allergic to older-looking games.
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Nov 15, 2023 03:40
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explosivo posted:Yeah midnight suns was neat but XCOM 3 it ain't. Maybe it's the closest we'll get to it though. This reminds me i still need to finish Mario + Rabbids
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Nov 15, 2023 05:08
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John Murdoch posted:- Since you're playing a Big Daddy, instead of doing the kill Big Daddy -> save/harvest Little Sister routine, now there's an extra step where you have to watch over her gathering ADAM while Splicers attack. Most people hate this, though I will say a good deal of the arsenal in 2 allows for laying down traps and supports the concept of point defense really well, so YMMV. This is the whole reason to play the game IMO, you're scouting the entire level, collecting resources and picking the point which is the most defensible, then you're using those resources to build your fortress and then you play a little horde mode against a bunch of splicers.
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Nov 15, 2023 10:38
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FutureCop posted:I noticed that Bioshock 2 was on sale for $4. I've heard pretty good things about it, particularly its gameplay, and as someone who enjoyed Bioshock 1 (but have to admit I never actually finished it past the twist) I'm quite interested: would y'all say it is worth it? I did notice that the only way to purchase it is in a bundle with the remastered version, but people are really negative on the remaster saying it's a bad port: should I just stick with the classic version, and if so, it is playable on modern without much issue? It's pretty good. It depends on what you liked about Bioshock 1 though, if it was the critique of objectivism then 2's critique of collectivism will feel half-hearted and not nearly as well thought out. Bioshock 2 does tell a more personal story though and despite playing as a Big Daddy, I'd say that Delta has more depth and agency than Jack ever did imo. The games compliment each other pretty well, even if it does run into the problem of Sofia Lamb suddenly being a major player in Rapture politics but was never mentioned in the first game.
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Nov 15, 2023 16:46
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Finished the main storyline of Marvel's Spider-Man the other day. Good game, probably has better dialogue, characters, and plot than most of the garbage Marvel has put out in the past four years. My main complaint involves the stability, it crashed several times, and at one point my savefile got corrupted. I had to verify the game files to be able to continue. I see they included some (all?) of the DLC in the Steam release, which is nice. I guess I'll play the Black Cat story next. I'm not familiar with this character, but judging from her appearance in the main story, I'm guessing I'm in for several hours of her going "tee hee you can't catch me Spidey" and it'll end with me getting tricked somehow. I'm ready to have my expectations subverted, but I really, really doubt that that's going to happen.
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Phlegmish posted:Finished the main storyline of Marvel's Spider-Man the other day. Good game, probably has better dialogue, characters, and plot than most of the garbage Marvel has put out in the past four years. My main complaint involves the stability, it crashed several times, and at one point my savefile got corrupted. I had to verify the game files to be able to continue.
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Nov 15, 2023 18:16
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anilEhilated posted:The story left a bad taste in my mouth re: Osborn not ending up a smear on the pavement. I know it's intentional but can we just get some left-wing superheroes? Putting aside if he had it coming or not, I think if you want a superhero that kills people, Spider-man is probably as far from that as you can possibly get.
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Nov 15, 2023 18:27
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Unlucky7 posted:Putting aside if he had it coming or not, I think if you want a superhero that kills people, Spider-man is probably as far from that as you can possibly get. Realistic, sure, realism is extremely important in a comic book game.
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Nov 15, 2023 18:32
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Arguably the MCU movies have the opposite problem where they almost all kill the antagonists outright so there's almost no recurring villains
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Nov 15, 2023 18:41
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anilEhilated posted:Yeah, I'm aware of that, but the story is just constructed in a specific way that makes me uncomfortable. I think it's been the case with several of the Marvel movies too - they try to give the villain nuance by giving them understandable backgrounds and ideologies and eventually realize "oops, this guy is in the right" so they have them do something completely insane and nonsensical to make the hero justified in beating them up. Osborn is easily the most repulsive character in the story and he gets away scot-free. I would not stress it. if the Captain Marvel movie being a recruitment ad for the United States Air Force and a super hero character called "Black Panther" correctly defeating an anti-Imperialist, anti-CIA villain didnt inform you as to the political agenda of Marvel/Disney by now, I dont know what to tell you.
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Nov 15, 2023 18:45
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Black Panther was what I mostly based that on. Haven't seen Captain Marvel and given your description, thank gently caress for that.
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Nov 15, 2023 18:52
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anilEhilated posted:Yeah, I'm aware of that, but the story is just constructed in a specific way that makes me uncomfortable. I think it's been the case with several of the Marvel movies too - they try to give the villain nuance by giving them understandable backgrounds and ideologies and eventually realize "oops, this guy is in the right" so they have them do something completely insane and nonsensical to make the hero justified in beating them up. Osborn is easily the most repulsive character in the story and he gets away scot-free. FWIW I get what you are saying, I am just being a pendant.
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anilEhilated posted:Black Panther was what I mostly based that on. Haven't seen Captain Marvel and given your description, thank gently caress for that. yeah. imo, it simply is not worth the mental real estate. ultimately, grey morality nonsense, the villain getting away with it because we cant lower ourselves to his level, the characters of the show or movie or game coming ever so close to working together to look at things materially and then deciding, at the last moment, that the status quo of things MUST be upheld at all possible costs but harder this time because its the right thing to do, that's all media nonsense designed to keep you down, waste your time and resources, keep you fatigued, tired and bummed out. just dont bother.
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Nov 15, 2023 19:01
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You guys sound like maybe you need to go outside
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CharlestheHammer posted:You guys sound like maybe you need to go outside I can't find "to go outside" on Steam, any help here
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Macichne Leainig posted:I can't find "to go outside" on Steam, any help here Maybe they mean INSIDE?
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pseudorandom name posted:This is the whole reason to play the game IMO, you're scouting the entire level, collecting resources and picking the point which is the most defensible, then you're using those resources to build your fortress and then you play a little horde mode against a bunch of splicers. Yeah fwiw I actually thought it was fun too, but we seem to be in the minority. Maybe people are also traumatized from the much shittier Little Sister escort section towards the end of the first game. 
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Nov 15, 2023 19:53
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TeaJay posted:Thanks for the highlight, I tried it and it seems like fun. I personally never played Everquest, only got into MMORPG's with GW1 and later on LoTRO, but I still recognize the style. My Everquest memory is buying the game for fifty bucks when I was like 12 because I wanted to play with my older, game-developer cousin. But me not knowing anything about pc hardware and the game running at about .5 frames per second on the family computer before crashing every time. Said cousin later passed away from cancer and I was never able to play online games with him and that's the story of why I irrationally hate everquest
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OK my steam queue pointed me to this: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1472060/Apollyon_River_of_Life/ quote:Apollyon is a dark fantasy narrative RPG focused on choices, where you summon demons and spiritual entities, deal with them for power, and delve deeper into an occult universe! It is a multiplayer choose-your-own adventure RPG mixed with a roguelike strategy board game and hidden deckbuilder elements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh0aW4HoYhM Anyone play it? Is it good? I'm tempted!
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StrixNebulosa posted:OK my steam queue pointed me to this: poo poo that looks like exactly my bag
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No Wave posted:I did hardest mode last night with math.max B and 0 cost basic shot, so yeah I'm really good at the game. Will probably play on hard mode for the rest of my runs and just mess around with silly joke cards that arent math.max B and 0 cost basic shot. MathMax B exhausts now lol
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Unlucky7 posted:I am just being a pendant. Well you're really half-assing it
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Unlucky7 posted:FWIW I get what you are saying, I am just being a pendant. 
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Anyone else needing to log in again to make a purchase? I was hoping to use the app for a quicker OLED Deck purchase tomorrow, but both the web site and the app prompt me to log in, and I have to wait for the app to pop a confirmation request—even though I’m using the app and it shows me logged in! Has happened a few times in the last couple of days…
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Nov 16, 2023 00:54
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If you take this as the starting gift you can revive YCS later
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New humble bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/action-roguelikes-what-kills-you-makes-you-stronger
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Nov 16, 2023 01:10
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Is there a browser extension that shows your Steam library status for Humble bundles and such? Takes forever since I can’t remember what I previously bought.
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In a comic book universe you can only make villains speak truths since the higher ups will shrug at what they say. So if a game wanted to make it so you could play an actually righteous comic character they'd need to slip it by in the guise of allowing you to play the hero or villain.
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FuzzySlippers posted:In a comic book universe you can only make villains speak truths since the higher ups will shrug at what they say. 
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So Batman is a selfish lover, got it
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Toxic Batmaninity
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