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Zanzibar Ham posted:

I think CrossCode is dissimilar enough from Zelda that I'd highly suggest checking a demo or something before buying, even if you don't usually do that.

Seconded. CrossCode is a very good game and it does draw some inspiration from classic Zelda, but if you go in expecting a Zelda-like you run a high risk of being disappointed.

# ¿ Jun 9, 2019 15:42

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# ¿ May 11, 2024 14:41

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The Berzerker posted:

3. Any good 2D, sprite style, turn based RPGs (like Final Fantasy 1 or 3/6) available on Steam?

There are versions of most of the old Final Fantasy games on Steam.

# ¿ Jun 23, 2019 19:17

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Overwatch Porn posted:

looking for a good metroidvania; just played through bloodstained and it ruled, and i'm still in the mood for more.

- i have played all the igavanias. they're top notch.
- i have also tried several metroids and none of them felt good. something about the basic movement just always feels really floaty and unpleasant to me and i can't get into them, i wish i could.
- yes i've played hollow knight. it was fine but had a lot of backtracking.
- a few indies too like timespinner and iconoclasts

what else should i try?

Ghost 1.0, Valdis Story, Castle in the Darkness, Guacamelee, The Messenger, Steamworld Dig (and its sequel), Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, Environmental Station Alpha

# ¿ Jun 24, 2019 14:57

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Majotori is one of the best games I've bought recently.

quote:

Lariat the witch will make your wish will come true if you win a game of nerdy trivia, but if you lose, something dark will happen instead. How many lives will your ignorance ruin?

Majotori is a narratrivia, an original little game that adds an interactive narrative to a quiz game.
Features:
25+ diverse characters
50+ branching storylines
1000+ engaging questions for the modern geek
4 question categories (video games, cinema, animation, miscellaneous) with customizable frequency of appearance
A character dying a horrible death because you don't watch enough anime

# ¿ Jun 27, 2019 05:34

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Octopath Traveler will keep you busy for 80 hours or so.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2019 23:19

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Check out Skullgirls.

# ¿ Dec 2, 2019 05:09

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Hollow Knight is a very atmospheric game, and a lot of the details of the game's setting and backstory are never spelled out for you. It's also pretty slow at the beginning but if you stick with it gets amazing later on.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2019 00:12

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Galick posted:

Kind of a weird request, but does anyone have any games that are good to play for literally 3-5 minutes at a time, put down for 10 minutes, and pick back up again? Preferably something where I don't even have to pause, I can just turn away from it. Genre doesn't matter too much.

Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Generations and Coloring Pixels. Both are free with paid DLC.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2019 17:20

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some guy on the bus posted:

Any recommendations for games on current systems with a great story, great soundtrack, and feels unique?

In 2013, I made a post in this thread asking for something similar and someone told me Original Nier, and I love this place forever because of that.

Celeste and OneShot.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2019 01:20

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Baba Is You probably isn't what you're looking for but it's definitely worth checking out if you haven't.

# ¿ Jan 1, 2020 20:06

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garfield hentai posted:

Any suggestions for JRPGs on Steam that have interesting settings? I started playing Trails after tons of people saying it's great and while the game itself is pretty okay so far the story and setting and characters are so generic and bland. I also tried one of the highly acclaimed Tales Of games a while ago and bouncing hard off of that as well, anything with knights and castles makes my eyes glaze over (except DQ for some reason).

Ara Fell. It's elves vs. vampires on a floating island in the sky with very good writing.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2020 18:34

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If you're OK with Dragon Quest, then Brave Hero Yuusha might also be good. It starts off looking just like DQ2 but it goes places.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2020 18:41

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StrixNebulosa posted:

- Any game that has an activity that occupies your hands but not your mind.

Desert Bus has this in spades.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2020 20:18

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Or both!

# ¿ Mar 20, 2020 18:56

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Ego-bot posted:

Hi, are there any good turn-based RPGs that I can buy off Steam? Preferably a fantasy setting.

I really liked Ara Fell, 8-Bit Adventures and Brave Hero Yuusha.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2020 03:44

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Magnibox, Zenge, Hook, klocki, and Scalak are all worth checking out.

# ¿ Apr 21, 2020 23:13

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One Finger Death Punch is a rhythm game that pretends to be about fighting. That might not be exactly what you're looking for but it's worth checking out if you haven't.

# ¿ Jun 13, 2020 21:28

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Angels of Death is more than a little similar to Mad Father. It's worth checking out.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2020 02:51

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Manager Hoyden posted:

Kind of a general game question, but what is the best way to keep up with rising small independent games?

Like I'll hear about a cool game that some guy or small team is developing and wow you can download the current alpha but it turns out the game has been around for years and already has a community behind it. I would like to be more informed of situations like this earlier.

Examples would be Dwarf Fortress back before z-levels, Minecraft when it had limited map size, and Cataclysm before it was even Dark Days Ahead.

That might actually make a good thread. We have the fresh releases thread for things that have just come out, but nothing for anything earlier than that.

e: In a thread like that, it'd be very natural to link to ongoing kickstarter campaigns, but that could potentially run up against existing anti-spam rules. Best to clear it with the mods first.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2020 18:28

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RabbitWizard posted:

I played Sundered and Hob which were free on Epic, then looked up other games like these. By now I have played Guacamelee, Guacamelee 2, 3 hours of Dust (which I didn't like that much), Carrion and Ori and the blind forest.
Right now I'm yelling at my screen in Hollow Knight, which may be a little bit too tough for me.

Got my eye on a few other titles but would love some recommendations what to play next. Relevant info: I hate (long) boss fights.

Maybe Valdis Story, although the boss fights might be an issue for you. Ghost 1.0 is definitely worth a look.

# ¿ Aug 13, 2020 13:32

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The first Steamworld Dig is a reasonably good game but if you're going to play it you absolutely have to do so before you play the sequel.

# ¿ Aug 14, 2020 13:56

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Check out Space Pilgrim Episode I. If you like that, episodes II-IV are of similar quality. There's a Space Pilgrim Academy series as well, but I haven't got around to playing it.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2020 03:50

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Magnetic North posted:

I'm looking for suggestions for some sort of modern point and click adventure game for PC on Steam, Humble or GOG. I guess I'd get Epic if I had to.

The Blackwell Series, Unavowed, and whatever else from that developer.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2020 23:35

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Riatsala posted:

Can anyone recommend a JRPG or similar with a good story? Maybe something with political intrigue or mystery or just fantasy bullshit + good characters, engaging narrative and whatnot. Something that isn't a complete nightmare to play, either? I've been playing FFXII and while it's fun and also hits the mark it's also terribly dry.

Ara Fell.

# ¿ Sep 26, 2020 22:19

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Sandwich Anarchist posted:

I really wish that they would make auto runner games for like metroid and Mega man

Mecha-Tokyo Rush is a Mega Man-ish autorunner.

# ¿ Nov 1, 2020 02:37

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Shine posted:

I reinstall Mark of the Ninja every year or so. It's a wonderfully designed stealth platformer that adds replayability through the various costumes you can unlock, which give you bonuses tailored to various playstyles. My favorite is the one that makes guards panic if they see a dead body, which lets you do some brutal poo poo . It doesn't force you into constant combat like Arkham does; if you'd rather do full stealth and sneak by without a trace, then you may do so. Or murder everybody. Do whatever.

This is a very good game and should be better known.

# ¿ Dec 27, 2020 21:05

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Fruits of the sea posted:

FFII this was pretty boring, it felt like there wasn't much in the way of game mechanics

I'm guessing that you played the game that was released in the US as FF2. The actual FFII was a Japan-only release until sometime this century and it's not something anyone would ever describe as "[not] much in the way of game mechanics". If you want something pretty obtuse that is definitely worth checking out.

FFIV is a little dull now, but it was revolutionary at the time. The other SNES-era games, FFV and FFVI, offer a lot more in the way of replayability because they have a lot of game mechanics and there are numerous ways to completely break the games open. FFV in particular gets a lot of love nowadays because of the Fiesta, which is definitely worth checking out.

FFVIII is also a good source of obtuse mechanics and plot that makes a lot of sense in a fever dream.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2021 17:30

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You played Final Fantasy IV. Since we didn't get II, III or V in the US, IV and VI were released as 2 and 3.

# ¿ Jan 13, 2021 18:40

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The 39 Steps is a VN adaptation of the book that inspired Hitchcock's film of the same name.

The Metamorphosis is a VN adaptation of Kafka's story.

I haven't played either of those, but they definitely qualify as not anime.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2021 15:20

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It's hard to appreciate some of what Shadow Hearts: Covenant does unless you've played through the first game, but it's kind of a mess. On the other hand it's only about 20-25 hours, so it's not like you lose that much time. But even though both games feature vampires, you really wouldn't describe them as vampire games.

There's an ongoing LP if you're interested in checking it out without playing.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2021 02:44

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Play posted:

That one sixty second game where you only have 60 seconds to open up a new area or do whatever?

Minit.

# ¿ May 14, 2021 18:40

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I don't think there's widespread agreement on which Trine game is the best. The first is very short, so that's a good place to check out the series without making a huge investment.

# ¿ May 18, 2021 14:00

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Mordiceius posted:

Okay - can someone recommend me a grindy hack and slashy-style game to play? I was about to go play through Recettear again because I just like grinding through random dungeons. Another one I was thinking of was like Ys: Origins. I think I played like 8 hours of that in the past. Hell, I like the dungeon fighting in the Dark Cloud games too.

So something in the vein of the dungeon grinding in Recettear, Ys: Origins, and Dark Cloud. Push button. Kill enemy. Repeat. Random dungeons are A+. Roguelike elements also A+.

Edit: the PS2 .Hack games are another example of the style of what I'm looking for.

What about the other Ys games?

# ¿ Jun 3, 2021 00:47

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If you have an SNES or can pretend that you do, Super Mario All-Stars is worth checking out to see the roots of the series.

# ¿ Aug 16, 2021 01:05

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SlothfulCobra posted:

There's also characters who have spun off into their entire separate game series like Donkey Kong

Mario was in two Donkey Kong games before he ever got his own.

# ¿ Aug 16, 2021 22:17

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Hwurmp posted:

Velocity Ultra

This is an extremely good game.

# ¿ Sep 12, 2021 01:27

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Judging by my discovery queue, there are a lot of games on Steam that are designed to be played one-handed.

# ¿ Sep 20, 2021 21:52

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credburn posted:

One of my all time favorite games is Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor. It was my first non-Heroes Might and Magic game, and I know some people think it's kind of the shallowest of the 6, 7, 8 run, but I love it. I love the adaptation of a grid-based dungeon crawler. The only one I think that has done it better is Wizardry 8.

So that being said, I really want to play a really good first-person grid-based RPG that isn't: Wizardry, Might and Magic, Legend of Grimrock, Etrian Odyssey, Shin Megami Tensei, Ultima, Arx Fatalis, Bethesda games, Heroes of a Broken Land. The only reason being is that I've played all those. I've also played one for mobile that I hated but I guess is kinda popular, and another one for PC that was kind of a real-time-with-pause thing that... was... gosh, it should have been good but never clicked :\

I guess they're called Gridders. Let's assume I've played everything up until the year 2006. Maybe there's something I've missed since then.

Take a look at Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2021 14:07

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Have you played Life is Strange? It's not an RPG at all but it definitely takes the consequences of your choices seriously.

# ¿ Dec 12, 2021 21:33

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# ¿ May 11, 2024 14:41

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Have you looked at the Cat Quest games?

# ¿ Jan 12, 2022 01:47

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