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Chrono Ark: is the DLC worth it? I keep waffling on if I want to play it, and my brain has latched onto "you can't play it without the DLC" and I want to know if that's true or not.
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StrixNebulosa posted:Chrono Ark: is the DLC worth it? I keep waffling on if I want to play it, and my brain has latched onto "you can't play it without the DLC" and I want to know if that's true or not. It's definitely not essential. I would say to play it first and then get the dlc later if you really like the base game. There's already a lot of meat on those bones without the extra content (which isn't much really, it's more of a "tip to the devs because you like the game" - type dlc)
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May 8, 2024 16:04
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StrixNebulosa posted:Chrono Ark: is the DLC worth it? I keep waffling on if I want to play it, and my brain has latched onto "you can't play it without the DLC" and I want to know if that's true or not. The...uhhh...little girls in bikini outfits DLC?
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May 8, 2024 16:04
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Resdfru posted:I'm in a similar boat in that I don't know if I would like hitman and I don't want to spend 30 dollars to find out. But thanks to this thread I think I learned that if I wait for part 1 to go on sale I can try that for 10ish dollars and then if I do like it I can get the upgrade pack or something for some amount of money that will in the end be equal to the 30 dollars of the whole game right now. You can download the free demo right now and play through two small-ish tutorial maps. Those maps are actually pretty good and you can easily milk them for half a dozen hours of content. It should give you at least a decent idea of what the game is.
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May 8, 2024 16:06
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drat horror queefs posted:It's definitely not essential. I would say to play it first and then get the dlc later if you really like the base game. There's already a lot of meat on those bones without the extra content (which isn't much really, it's more of a "tip to the devs because you like the game" - type dlc) Sounds good, Erannorth-style dlc.
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May 8, 2024 16:16
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Jack Trades posted:The...uhhh...little girls in bikini outfits DLC? It does have some new items and one new boss, but this game is from the "Binding of Isaac" school of roguelikes where you only unlock new items to find, bosses that can appear and characters to play as, with no "spends 5 meta currency to increase your attack by 5%" type of unlocks. So just the base game is perfectly fine, and if you ever get to the point where you feel that you've seen everything and still want more, you can get the DLC.
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May 8, 2024 16:17
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I'm playing Hi-Fi RUSH right now and I'm halfway through
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May 8, 2024 16:20
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For me it was when I started the game "Hi-Fi Rush"
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May 8, 2024 16:20
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Tamba posted:It does have some new items and one new boss, but this game is from the "Binding of Isaac" school of roguelikes where you only unlock new items to find, bosses that can appear and characters to play as, with no "spends 5 meta currency to increase your attack by 5%" type of unlocks. Oh, I see, I didn't realize it actually had content in it.
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May 8, 2024 16:20
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Megazver posted:I'm playing Hi-Fi RUSH right now and I'm halfway through QA boss
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May 8, 2024 16:20
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I thought it was neat but didn't have enough staying power for me to keep with it past the first couple of hours. If it hasn't grabbed you now it probably won't later.
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May 8, 2024 16:21
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Megazver posted:I'm playing Hi-Fi RUSH right now and I'm halfway through I wasn't really a fan of the game but I played through more than half of it and it's very consistent throughout. If the beginning doesn't hook you then it probably won't later either because it continues to be more of the same.
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May 8, 2024 16:23
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Megazver posted:I'm playing Hi-Fi RUSH right now and I'm halfway through I was also kind of frustrated at first because I'm not particularly good at rhythm games and I dislike platforming, but I turned on the visual aid from the start, and eventually settled into...a rhythm. Mostly I just spammed the heavy attack into beat hit combo, and cycled through my summons as quickly as possible, all while moving around and dodging. It was effective enough, and also pretty fun, even if it's not the kind of game that's going to rock your world. I'd say keep at it until you get to the Rekka fight at least, if you're still not feeling it afterwards, just put the game down.
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May 8, 2024 16:37
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Jack Trades posted:You can download the free demo right now and play through two small-ish tutorial maps. Oh cool thanks! Had no idea there was a demo cause I never looked
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May 8, 2024 16:44
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V Rising, why do you require my birthday when you start up? What is this for? grumbles as she puts in a fake number again
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May 8, 2024 18:50
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so many gamers born 1/1/1900
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May 8, 2024 18:52
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StrixNebulosa posted:V Rising, why do you require my birthday when you start up? What is this for? grumbles as she puts in a fake number again They need your precious data for selling.
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May 8, 2024 18:58
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I have no problem whatsoever providing Steam with my actual date of birth but they keep proposing one that's wrong by several months for some reason, no matter how many times I change it Okay I guess I was born on January 1st 1990, whatever
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May 8, 2024 18:59
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At some point, every Steam user decides they were born January 1st. There’s a new Metroidvania Humble Bundle. Contains both Axiom Verge games.
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May 8, 2024 19:14
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Phlegmish posted:I have no problem whatsoever providing Steam with my actual date of birth but they keep proposing one that's wrong by several months for some reason, no matter how many times I change it it’s so annoying. i have clicked through that prompt one hundred billion times. it remembers day and year but never month. i wish i could just store it in my profile and then they would never need to ask again. why is it like this
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May 8, 2024 19:24
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Detective No. 27 posted:At some point, every Steam user decides they were born January 1st. Did Axiom Verge 2 ever end up being good? I remember discourse at release being that it was kinda bunk.
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May 8, 2024 19:25
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Detective No. 27 posted:At some point, every Steam user decides they were born January 1st. Oh, that's a pretty nice bundle, especially since I don't have either Axiom Verge yet. How do people feel about those games nowadays? Do they pass the test of time or are they not as noteworthy nowadays?
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May 8, 2024 19:26
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Rookersh posted:Did Axiom Verge 2 ever end up being good? I remember discourse at release being that it was kinda bunk. It's a better game than the first one, but the first one was also very overrated IMO.
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May 8, 2024 19:26
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Jack Trades posted:Hades has some amazing presentation and the core combat is pretty good, but all of the gameplay that isn't the core combat is loving awful making you have to juggle half a dozen currencies, like it was some kind of MMO, and you having to frequently choose to sacrifice your run for the sake of getting more metaprogression that in turn gave you pure power for the next run. It's among the worst implementations of metaprogression I've seen in the genre.
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May 8, 2024 19:32
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Detective No. 27 posted:At some point, every Steam user decides they were born January 1st. We're just like horses.
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May 8, 2024 19:36
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:From a couple pages back but IIRC this is not actually true. When you have a choice of rooms in Hades then the choices will be between either only metaprogression currencies or only current-run stuff. It's literally not possible to get into the situation you described. Eh, the room rewards are true but there are still tradeoffs between power in your current run and metaprogression progress to be found. There are vaults that trigger an optional battle in exchange for metaprogression currency, and the shop at the end of the game where you can buy stuff like titans blood if you saved enough money instead of spending it on powerups for the current run. It's fairly mild compared to some roguelites but I can understand finding the existence of those tradeoffs at all grating.
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May 8, 2024 19:37
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You definitely frequently will have to choose between taking the boon option that is right for your build and the boon option that fulfills a minor prophecy. Poseidon also has stuff like the fishing boon that only helps with metaprogression stuff.
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Snake Maze posted:Eh, the room rewards are true but there are still tradeoffs between power in your current run and metaprogression progress to be found. There are vaults that trigger an optional battle in exchange for metaprogression currency, and the shop at the end of the game where you can buy stuff like titans blood if you saved enough money instead of spending it on powerups for the current run. The entire premise of the game is that you die over and over which unlocks more things. If you dislike the idea of metaprogression then Hades isn't the game for you. Choosing to take risks to gain more resources is 100% a valid choice in these kinds of games, not a flaw in the design. Like Hades is a game where, even if you 100% perfect it on your first try, you're going to be missing a ton of the game because more plot, characters and interactions, as well as weapons/boons/etc unlock as you progress the game. It is designed to be something where death isn't a punishment because you get new stuff from it. ImpAtom fucked around with this message at 19:42 on May 8, 2024 |
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Detective No. 27 posted:At some point, every Steam user decides they were born January 1st. Propaganda Hour posted:We're just like horses. And Beverly Hills! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuzoIG9py_c
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How's Cyber Knights: Flashpoint coming along? I see they just put out an update today adding a safehouse xcom layer to the game as well as some visual upgrades and other stuff. I really enjoyed Templar Battleforce so I'm hoping this one ends up being good.
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:From a couple pages back but IIRC this is not actually true. When you have a choice of rooms in Hades then the choices will be between either only metaprogression currencies or only current-run stuff. It's literally not possible to get into the situation you described. I remember that there is a mprog upgrade that would give you in-run stuff from picking mprog currency, but did they actually change it so that you never have to choose between in-run and mprog choices? Because that wasn't the case during EA and I admit I only played one run of 1.0 so I might have missed it.
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May 8, 2024 20:14
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Chrono Ark was in a bundle? That's a shame. That game flew completely under my radar and got a big price bump on release. Might get it anyway. Speaking of bundles, if anyone has a spare Hi-Fi Rush code I can paypal you some moneis (let's say five bucks? I dunno). No premium so hit me up at https://steamcommunity.com/id/detrian/
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May 8, 2024 20:17
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Jack Trades posted:I remember that there is a mprog upgrade that would give you in-run stuff from picking mprog currency, but did they actually change it so that you never have to choose between in-run and mprog choices? Because that wasn't the case during EA and I admit I only played one run of 1.0 so I might have missed it. I played the game in early access and they never mixed metaprogression and per-run stuff in room rewards. If it ever happened it would have been very early in development.
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May 8, 2024 20:18
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We absolutely cannot call it mprog
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Orv posted:We absolutely must call it mprog
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May 8, 2024 20:23
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Orv posted:We absolutely cannot call it mprog Why not? It's clear and concise. For example I really hated in Sonic Unleashed where you had to collect stuff to progress new stages. I've heard people say they love Sonic the Hedgehog mprog but I just don't get it.
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ImpAtom posted:Like Hades is a game where, even if you 100% perfect it on your first try, you're going to be missing a ton of the game because more plot, characters and interactions, as well as weapons/boons/etc unlock as you progress the game. It is designed to be something where death isn't a punishment because you get new stuff from it. I mean, there's basically zero chance anyone will perfect it on their first try because there's a character that gives you a debilitating curse if you beat an area earlier than the devs want you to - it's like they tailor-made a mechanic to piss off the people who already disliked that kinda thing in the first game, lol. ImpAtom posted:Why not? It's clear and concise. For example I really hated in Sonic Unleashed where you had to collect stuff to progress new stages. I've heard people say they love Sonic the Hedgehog mprog but I just don't get it. 🫃
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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:corporations suck and are not your friend but they’re also not always soul sucking evil creatures. sometimes they’re dumbasses that get stuck in the doorway and you can poke at them until they die. sometimes they’re even trying to be friendly but they walk off cliffs or bridges or into the path of your own shots and they die anyway. Bear in mind that Square Enix basically shuttered IO Interactive as they finished Part 1 and the execs literally bought themselves out on faith that the game would be a success just to keep going. It's a miracle of success that they charted a path through the various crises and we got 3 fantastic games now rolled into one out of it.
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Det_no posted:Chrono Ark was in a bundle? That's a shame. That game flew completely under my radar and got a big price bump on release. Might get it anyway. For more reach, you can also try posting in this thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3433797&goto=lastpost
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ImpAtom posted:Why not? It's clear and concise. For example I really hated in Sonic Unleashed where you had to collect stuff to progress new stages. I've heard people say they love Sonic the Hedgehog mprog but I just don't get it. 
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