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Arzette: The Jewel of Faramorequote:A NEW interactive animated adventure! In this action-adventure game, Arzette must explore the Kingdom of Faramore, slay fearsome foes, acquire powerful items, discover secrets, assist colorful characters, and defeat the evil Daimur! 100% out of 10. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft quote:Play the original three Tomb Raider adventures with all expansions and secret levels in this definitive collection. 88% out of 283. 20% launch discount.
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ultrafilter posted:Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft I picked this up hoping it would do for TR2 (which I loved, was the first game I played on the PS1) what the anniversary edition of TR1 did for the original. It doesn't. I could put up with the shonky graphics (oh, which are wayyy too dark unless you switch to the o.g. graphics, with no way I've found to adjust the gamma), but it seems that - if you're planning to use a controller - some of the standard moves don't work at all if you set it to the 'modern' control scheme. The action button, needed for ledge grabs, climbing out of water, flipping switches etc. just doesn't work at all, and you can't tap back to do the little hop backwards in order to drop down and hang off a ledge either, so it seems to be effectively unplayable unless you go mouse + keyboard or use the original tank controls. (This is with a PS5 controller and the recommended Steam control scheme. idk if you could finagle some working settings by reconfiguring the setup in Steam, and I certainly can't be arsed to try, so I just refunded it.)
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DaveKap posted:It's now 95% out of 20 and after playing it for 90 minutes I'm thoroughly engrossed. It's Hollow Knight on psychadelics with a better map and a combat system that rewards variety like a DMC or Bulletstorm game. Every single room is worth just sitting in for a minute to look at all the gorgeous details of the back and foreground. It is a thoroughly weird game in the most positive way possible. It is extremely weird, and the art is truly amazing, but I did think the combat wasn't great and it seemed to have a lot of essentially empty rooms. Plenty of set dressing but nothing to interact with. Just going by the demo though, maybe full release is different. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1329360/Lords_of_Exile/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/257001157/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1707928331 quote:Embark on a quest for revenge in Lords of Exile, an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in the far Lands of Exilia. With classic retro mechanics and linear level design in 8-bit graphics. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/Deep_Rock_Galactic_Survivor/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256997966/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1706795883 quote:Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic, take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes! What the gently caress! I had no idea this was coming out. A little disappointed that it's a survivors-style and not a true action roguelike, but still pretty interesting. Play fucked around with this message at 22:57 on Feb 14, 2024 |
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Play posted:It is extremely weird, and the art is truly amazing, but I did think the combat wasn't great and it seemed to have a lot of essentially empty rooms. Plenty of set dressing but nothing to interact with. Just going by the demo though, maybe full release is different. This is how I feel after about 3 hours. It looks amazing, the weird atmosphere is great. But the level design is basic and the combat pedestrian. There’s no platforming to speak of. The skill tree is lame. Edit: the living network is p cool tho ultrachrist fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Feb 14, 2024 |
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1895350/I_Wani_Hug_that_Gator/ quote:Snoot Game is a parody visual novel loosely based on Goodbye Volcano High, made by transphobic 4channers out of spite for the source material and its LGBT representation. Snoot Game promotes the idea that being nonbinary is a harmful self-delusion as a result of mental illness and toxic enablers, and early in the game, the protagonist claims that the use of the pronoun ‘they’ for Fang constitutes “murdering the English language.” https://medium.com/@aok0o2j1/snoot-games-hateful-transphobic-messaging-psa-c0a6b8309d46
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mystes posted:FYI I was trying to figure out why this sort of looked like Goodbye Volcano High, and it is apparently by the people who made this ah gently caress I did it again. why does a dumb looking vn about a human going to high school with dinosaurs have to come with such lovely 4chan baggage, reactionaries ruin everything Went ahead and removed it
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Pipski posted:I picked this up hoping it would do for TR2 (which I loved, was the first game I played on the PS1) what the anniversary edition of TR1 did for the original. Not a fan of the modern controls either. They feel pointless even. Honestly expected a lot more from these remasters.
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Pipski posted:I picked this up hoping it would do for TR2 (which I loved, was the first game I played on the PS1) what the anniversary edition of TR1 did for the original. I just can't imagine anyone would seriously want to put up with the OG Tomb Raiders in TYOOL 2024, I remember absolutely hating the controls back when it came out on the PS1 too.
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Yeah, I remember liking Tomb Raider 2 a lot back in the day, but then I also remember how the controls worked, and how clunky they were. And how there was a big difference between move forward, and move forward one step. It also always felt like for 99% of the jumping puzzles, there was exactly one solution, and it looked like run, jump, grab, shimmy, mantle, run, step, step, turn, sidestep, turn, standing jump, grab, shimmy, drop, roll, pause, roll, side-jump, back step, backflip, done. But if you did three steps instead of two the whole sequence was hosed up.
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Didn't the games kind of operate on a grid based movement system when it came to anything that wasn't running/walking around?
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Deakul posted:I just can't imagine anyone would seriously want to put up with the OG Tomb Raiders in TYOOL 2024, I remember absolutely hating the controls back when it came out on the PS1 too. I played a little bit of the first tomb raider, and then never played any tomb raider ever again, because of how loving god awful the controls for the first one were.
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Yeah, I was briefly interested when I saw they were doing a rerelease, but it doesn't sound like it'll be worthwhile for me. I also couldn't really get into the original games way back when PS1/N64 were the newest consoles I had, and I don't think these versions will do anything for me without that nostalgia.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568400/Sheepy_A_Short_Adventure/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256955380/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1687877984 quote:A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2198510/New_Cycle/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256964161/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1705600341 quote:New Cycle is a city building game with focus on survival. After an apocalyptic series of solar flares, human society has been thrown into disarray. Establish a settlement and develop it all the way from humble beginnings to industrial metropolis.
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568400/Sheepy_A_Short_Adventure/ I've played that, it's a pretty solid platformer with a super great segment where you run super fast with a bunch of tiny bunnies.
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Banishers is really great so far. Much better than the 78 metacritic score would have you believe. Yea the combat isn’t super interesting, but the writing and characters are top notch.
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theblackw0lf posted:Banishers is really great so far. Much better than the 78 metacritic score would have you believe. Yea the combat isn’t super interesting, but the writing and characters are top notch. I haven't gotten very far but I definitely stared at the first big Decision screen you come across for a good long while
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theblackw0lf posted:Banishers is really great so far. Much better than the 78 metacritic score would have you believe. Yea the combat isn’t super interesting, but the writing and characters are top notch. Yeah I like it. Turned combat down to easy because it's as jerky and laborious as it's made out to be, which is probably the reason for the lower score. Just doesn't feel right. The setting, voice acting, story and environments are absolutely fantastic however and I put much more stock in all that.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1126270/Neon_Tail/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256989634/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1702874416 quote:Neon Tail is an open world roller skating game where you follow a young girl’s adventures and save the streets of Bluepulse City from dimensional disaster.Get a jobs, go shopping, get Super Powers, fight a dimensional invasion, become a skating superstar, and drink bubble teas. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2683030/Deathwish_Enforcers_Special_Edition/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/257001276/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1707975240 quote:A gritty, non-stop blood bath from the creator of Insanity's Blade, Super Battle Princess Madelyn and the recently released GuardGrave. And a parody of beloved 60s and 70s classic action films, heroes and villains. Deathwish Enforcers... There's gonna be hell to pay!
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The Adventures of The Black Hawkquote:Hide behind your mask so they won’t discover your true identity, and grab your sword to face the tyranny of the nobility in the days before the French Revolution in this funny point-and-click adventure, following the path of the classics of the 90s… thirty years later! 100% out of 14.
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Balatroquote:The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos. No reviews but people really liked the demo. 10% launch discount.
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568400/Sheepy_A_Short_Adventure/ this was pretty cute and a fun way to kill some time on staycation, and I don't really play a ton of platformers generally
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NIDUSquote:A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard. 100% out of 39. 20% launch discount.
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goatface posted:The demo appears to have disappeared. Seems like an odd choice. Takes away sales from the full game if people just play the demo forever.
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Nightingalequote:Set out on a journey of survival and adventure, into the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms of Nightingale! Become an intrepid Realmwalker, and venture forth alone or with friends - as you explore, craft, build and fight across a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world. Early Access, no relevant review count yet Empires Shall Fall quote:Empires Shall Fall is a turn-based tactics game set in a dieselpunk world. Upgrade your army and command your troops, then exploit terrain to eradicate your enemies with sheer power and sharp tactics. All Reviews: Positive (21) haldolium fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Feb 20, 2024 |
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ultrafilter posted:Balatro hi this is the game of the year people!!
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Balatro is Real Good. Simple, but lots of ways to push your luck, build weird and wonderful decks, manage RNG. Just great.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1840450/Good_Bones/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256918015/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1669436206 quote:Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2521560/Furious_Farm_Total_ReapOut/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256958775/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1696394383 quote:The world's first combine-harvester racing game. Fling tires at your opponents and set fields ablaze to reap more grain than anyone else and win the Grain Prix! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2468110/Telmari/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256978774/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1707513719 quote:Help Telmari save her Sunflowers on her journey to the Demon Tree, on this precision platformer with your catastic companion. Face over 100 hand-crafted levels where your skill and patience will be tested as you explore the world of Agra. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1477170/Empires_Shall_Fall/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/257001843/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1708361523 quote:Empires Shall Fall is a turn-based tactics game set in a dieselpunk world. Upgrade your army and command your troops, then exploit terrain to eradicate your enemies with sheer power and sharp tactics.
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Snooze Cruise posted:hi this is the game of the year people!! I thought we were getting the Troubleshooter sequel this year?!?
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Subjunctive posted:I thought we were getting the Troubleshooter sequel this year?!? poo poo! gently caress! im sorry! wait it might have an early access period like previous game so lets just say i didn't make a mistake on a technicality
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