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Inzombiac posted:Any thoughts on the new Hitman game series? The newest one is basically Blood Money 2 in all the best ways. spudsbuckley posted:Currently about $5 on G2A. G2A are criminals, though. May as well cut the middle man and buy from the Russian mob.
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ilmucche posted:10 pounds, but okay! Is blood bowl 2 worth it at 9 quid as well? No. Stay far away from Blood Bowl 2. It's more DLC platform than proper game.
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Lester Shy posted:I've never played a Final Fantasy game, but I've always wanted to try FFX. Are the "Auto-save and 5 game boosters including high speed and no encounter modes" in the HD remaster enough to adjust the game to my modern sensibilities, or will I still have to grind? FFX is actually pretty grind light if you just want to experience the story. You only need to grind for some optional super bosses. Do not turn off encounters when playing the game normally, basically.
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Stellaris is a LOT simpler. It's really no more complicated than Civ.
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Mr E posted:Is Resident Evil Revelations 2 any good? It and Revelations 1 are all I'm missing in that collection. Revelations 1 is very solid. 2 is a bit weaker but the main issue is that it was a full game cut into episodes so the story flow is odd if you treat it like most episodic games. less of an issue if you just buy the whole thing as a pack.
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Dec 23, 2016 04:38
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kater posted:There's a bundle http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2306/ with Orwell, Hacknet, and Vertiginous Golf. Vert Golf is awful. Hacknet and Orwell are great. There's a free demo of Orwell that covers the first chapter.
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ModernMajorGeneral posted:Is Empyrion: Galactic Survival any good? Never played a game in the genre, but was looking forward to No Man's Sky and was a mixture of disappointed and smug (since I didn't end up getting it) about the massive shitstorm that followed, but somewhere along the way a bunch of people said "this is No Man's Sky but good". Empyrion is good, but it's very very focused on multiplayer and being open to DayZ style screwing over other players (which you can avoid by playing with friends of course)
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Dec 23, 2016 15:43
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ModernMajorGeneral posted:Maybe The Long Dark is better for this? Long Dark is good but it's hardcore on the survival elements and doesn't have building if that's something you're interested in. It's purely a game about holding out in a very hostile environment where the biggest enemy is actually the weather (and the main hostile element outside of that are the wolves looking for a meal.)
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Propagandist posted:Anyhow, I've got my eye on Divinity: Original Sin, Pillars of Eternity, Wasteland 2, and the Banner Sagas. Which should I try next? First I'd recommend scratching Wasteland 2 off that list unless you really love 80s CRPGs with most of their warts. It's a good game, but it's very aimed at a specific niche of folks who like working past obtuse stat systems. Basically it's very true to the CRPGs of two decades ago, for better or worse. Banner Sagas are basically light tactical battles interspersed with moral decisions (only the latter can kill plot/combat characters permanently) wrapped up in an absolutely gorgeous art style. Pillars of Eternity is a really nicely done throwback to the Infinity Engine games but be warned it starts really, really slow and does seem to like having filler fights that are still life and death situations. If you want something that plays how you remember BG2 playing, get this. Divinity Original Sin is an odd beast. It has one of the most fun combat systems I've played ever that heavily carries over into the non-combat areas of the game (most of the rules involving elements apply outside of combat as well, and all spells can be used anywhere.) The story is nothing special, but there is a certain charm to a lot of it. Of the list it's probably the one I'd recommend the most.
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Dec 23, 2016 16:46
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Plan Z posted:Kharak is fantastic. I found it hard to get back into Homeworld Remastered, but I absolutely loved Kharak. The big thing it has going for it is the Land Carrier or whatever it's called. It's your mobile base all in one and can be a mixture of unit spawner, economy, airfield, and mobile weapon fortress. The way missions progress feels like you're actually leading a last-ditch slog through hostile territory, and it's also maybe the third RTS game where I was genuinely interested in the story. The carrier is one of the most powerful weapons in your arsenal after upgrades. But at the same time it's risky to bring into battle. Which is such great design.
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Dec 23, 2016 17:10
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WhiteHowler posted:At first I felt the same way, but after giving Xcom2 a fair chance, I'd have a hard time going back to Enemy Unknown/Within. They did change a few mechanics, and a lot of people hated the fact that many missions are now timed, but it adds a good deal of tension and gives you more difficult decisions than EW's "move one guy up, everyone overwatch, end turn" sequence. And if you really can't get past the timers, they're easy as heck to mod.
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Dec 23, 2016 17:18
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grrarg posted:I'm in the mood for a turn-based dungeon crawler. Can anyone recommend one that isn't one of the usual suspects like Darkest Dungeon, Legend of Grimrock, Might & Magic X, or the Wizardries? I've played all of those. It's only semi-turnbased but have you tried Dungeon of the Endless? It's a really interesting mix of dungeon crawl and tower defence.
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Dec 23, 2016 17:48
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Panama Red posted:Before I do a refund, what do people think of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning? It was a critical success but flopped when it came out. Today I learned that it was the one and only creation of a video game company founded by famed pitcher Curt Schilling, and when the game failed to break even (apparently it would have taken 3 million copies sold) it became the property of Rhode Island taxpayers because the company took out a loan from the Rhode Island government. Were the positive reviews and buzz around the game created by the company in the hopes of getting the game to break even, or did it just flop because it was an action RPG that came out around the same time as Skyrim? It is essentially a single player MMO. Huge world filled with quests to collect bear asses. The overall story is really bland but some of the faction quests are pretty decent. The DLCs are also better story wise. Basically if you want something you can just turn your brain off and goof around in another world for a while you can do a lot worse.
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Dec 23, 2016 17:54
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Clouseau posted:Shardlight by Wadjet Eye from this year is pretty good. Not my favorite of theirs, but certainly a solid point and clicker. If you haven't gotten it yet, I highly highly reccomend Technobabylon from last year also from them. Yeah these two are pretty solid (Techno being a standout.) Others I've played and enjoyed lately: Kathy Rain (highly recommended) The Blackwell series (play in order, the first few are very short) Anna's Quest (avoid the other stuff from Daedelic though. Most of them are bad) Resonance (I'm actually considering doing an adventure game reviews month in a month or two)
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Bolivar posted:Thanks for the suggestion, but I just can't get past the VGA graphics from 1993 that Wadjet Eye uses. I know I used the word "old-fashioned" but the above mentioned Journey Down is a good example of old-fashioned yet relevant. It just feels too fake to use graphics from 1993, that poo poo was old in 1995 already. I feel like I need to get another laser surgery if I play Primordia any further. Anna's Quest might be better for you then. It's got a very cartoony style (think Curse of Monkey Island at modern resolutions) There's also The Whispered World series if you don't mind fantasy. They're pretty as heck with decent puzzles and story.
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Yeah I'm hoping that whenever TSW shuts down someone figures out a way to rig it up as an SP game.
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fast cars loose anus posted:I would not be annoyed even a bit that steam was down except that the launcher keeps throwing up warnings that it can't sync when I try to play a game, and I've had bad experiences with saves getting wiped before. I was gonna try to finish off Dishonored 2 Switch to offline mode and it SHOULD suppress those.
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Rd Rash 1000cc posted:Looks like Phantom Squad on twitter took credit for steam being down. They're a bunch of attention whores who claim every outage is them though. Also a bunch of little kids. Someone doxxed them before apparently.
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Inzombiac posted:What the hell is the point of shutting down a service for video games? Like, go after a target that is doing some harm, maybe. Phantom claims to be a remnant of defunct Lizard Squad (but as has been proven phantom's just some idiot kid)
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ArbitraryC posted:People have already mentioned the single player mmo aspect but I wanted to add that I actually think the class system in the game is quite well done, at first it doesn't look like there's a lot of different choices (basically the typical three trees, strength man, sneak man, magic man) but importantly is what happens when you put points in those trees. The game unlocks various class cards as you level in the trees in different ways and those class cards give you both flat stats that are obviously conducive to the playstyle you're going with but also unique effects or actives. For example I made a rogue/wizard and as I got higher in that particular class my dodgeroll button became a short blink and I basically became nightcrawler. You get skillpoints at a gradual enough drip that you're probably going to naturally narrow your build to focus on one form of melee, one form of ranged, and utilities that either complement those focuses or shore up other weaknesses and at the end of the day there's a lot of different ways you could build a character if you wanted. Yeah this should've been mentioned. The class system is actually pretty drat good. Also, you can respec at any time for what shortly becomes a pittance in cost. The combat is also pretty fun in general in a ARPG way.
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Char posted:Dear goons, is there any fat to trim here? I'd cut LISA the Joyful for now but otherwise that's a drat solid least.
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Awesome Welles posted:So I'm thinking of getting Dark Souls 3. I loved the first one and Demon's Souls, but I could never finish DS2 because it just didn't grab me and I wasn't too big on the world design. Haven't had a chance to play Bloodborne. Yeah you may as well skip 2. A lot of the good parts of 2 carried over to 3 anyways. 3 is pretty much a greatest hits of the series overall, mind.
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Palpek posted:Firewatch - I like good walking simulators Beginner's Guide is good but 100% serious and only good for one playthrough. Don't go into it expecting something like Stanley. It's very different. That Dragon, Cancer is kind of a dragon to actually play. It also makes some weird decicions at points just to have gameplay. Evil Within is just dire. I'd say drop it and That Dragon for sure. Far Cry Primal is also an Ubisoft open world game, but a decently fun one if you mostly used the bow and want to have animal buddies.
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:If you want a space 4X-type game right now I would recommend Stellaris It's actually a fairly rich area currently with Stellaris and the MoO remake currently out and ES2 coming in six months or so.
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Dec 25, 2016 21:42
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Dark_Swordmaster posted:They definitely improve the game and it'd be hard to go back to playing without them, but the base game is perfectly playable without them. Yeah and even then the only one I'd call anything close to essential is Tempest for naval combat.
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Flopstick posted:SotS and Endless Thingummy left me completely cold by comparison, but it's different strokes for folks, I guess. Maybe just grab em all and refund the ones you like least? (And get Stellaris when you can, it's great.) If you played Endless Space 1 this isn't surprising at all. It was just an extremely bland game with some huge glaring faults. Legend and Space 2 are massive improvements. LORD OF BOOTY posted:e: if you can actually see them coming, and if their attack is, y'know, actually leaping at your face instead of just bumping your knee and instantly teleporting to your face, then it's fine. If it's literally just "hmm it's been too long since the player's needed a new pair of trousers, let's drop a facehugger here" then gently caress that poo poo. It's the latter. They also die really easily if you hit them mid leap.
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Zetsubou-san posted:plus (these look Good games. Zetsubou-san posted:Mad Father - $3.99 (-20%) Very bad games. Mad Father and Conception are basically wannabe fetish porn.
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Away all Goats posted:Any thoughts on Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation? It's basically as deep as Sins of a Solar Empire but on land. So not Supcom, but not super simple either.
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Gameko posted:I, too, am looking for some anime games goons. I'd like some action games or ARPGs, not so much puzzle games, turn-based RPGs, or visual novels. Rabi-Ribi is highly recommended. It's just a really solid metroidvania with some bullet hell bosses. I always recommend Recettear but it might not be what you're looking for. It's half shop management simulator, half realtime dungeon crawler. Extremely good though and goons handled the translation. I'd also like to add the following: Assault Android Cactus - just a drat solid and polished twin stick shooter/bullet hell with a varied cast of characters that all play fairly differently (and even more to unlock) Ninja Pizza Girl - a fun almost endless runner Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure really charming action-rpg about a little girl and her monster friends. Actually I'd probably recommend this one the most. ICEY a really fun sidecrolling beat'em up with some really fun meta narrative tricks. Of course there's the whole Ys series entries available on Steam. 1 and 2 have aged a bit, but Origins is really good. EDIT: Another one I forgot Fortune Summoners also translated by goon-affiliated Carpe Fulgur. Just a genuinely charming side scroller starring three mage girls. Mokinokaro fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Dec 29, 2016 |
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Avasculous posted:Actually, I haven't touched any of the lore besides (some of) the movies, but do we even know if the aliens have light-based vision? They don't have visible eyes and they hang out in a lot of dark vents and corners. The devs of the game have specifically stated they modeled it as if it was blind.
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PantsBandit posted:People were generally pretty lukewarm on Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, right? It's fine gameplay wise but lacks the atmosphere and storytelling that really cements New Order.
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Wildtortilla posted:How long does a run take in Renowned Explorers? 2-3 hours at most. Depends how long you take in the fights. Even if you lose, the expeditions you finish with a crew count towards captain unlocks.
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Dog Fat Man Chaser posted:Never played any of the Tales games, how is Zestiria, worth the sale price? Is the combat any good? Zesteria is really rough because you can tell they really rushed it out the door to hit an anniversary date. You'd honestly be better with Symphonia (only the first one) even if it's rather aged. Or wait for Bersaria on Jan 20th though it'll be full price.
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Astroneer: - really bloody pretty and has an awesome interface. There's a decent amount of content in the game, but at the same time there's no challenge to it currently. It's purely build for the sake of building and exploring. Devs have been incredibly quick with fixing most bugs. Stone Hearth - one of the better survival town builders I feel. The art design's lovely, the UI is easy to get a hang of overall, but it does have the issue of once you make a stable town not much is going to threaten it. Development is a little slow but ongoing due to the small team but it shows a ton of promise. Starbound - the only "finished" game on your list but I find Starbound kind of dull to play as the devs decided a creative sandbox game needed to gate everything behind grind and tedium. It's a shame too though as most of the game works really well. It just makes you do unfun things to experience a lot of it for no real reason.
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GreatGreen posted:Does the combat ever get better or more complicated that "1. see warning lights above enemy head, 2. press 1 button to counter with melee" ? Am I only seeing level 1 combat or something? A little bit. You start getting enemies with attacks you can't counter and must avoid, poison abilities, maps with traps, etc. as it goes. You also start getting some equipment that adds quirks after a bit.
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Lowness 72 posted:Is there any way to remove that difficulty bump if you already bought Afterbirth (which I already did...and have been getting my rear end kicked) You can uninstall the DLC in steam. Not sure what that'll do to the save files though.
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Jagwires posted:Can someone give me an overview of what the gameplay is like in both Death Road to Canada and Sunless Sea ? Death Road to Canada is Oregon Trail essentially, with many more random events and top down action pieces when you visit locations and an extremely goofy, wonderful sense of humor. Sunless Sea is...different. The game has amazing atmosphere but also requires a ton of patience to really shine. Do not get stuck in the trading trap, you get rewarded far more for venturing out into the unknown and discovering stuff than just hauling from port to port. As far as I know there's no real ending, just a various number of stories and events you can encounter on each run. The game ends when your character retires (and passes on some items to the next if you wish) or dies.
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Also, Salt and Sanctuary isn't like the others at all. It's literally 2D Dark Souls.
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Smol posted:The Division yes or no? If yes, DLC yes or no? Base game is pretty good now. I'd hold off on the DLC for now. and the Dark Zone is pretty worthless now with the ability to adjust in game difficulty ala Diablo. You get better loot outside of it.
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Palpek posted:poo poo, my bank blocked my card because apparently something fishy was going on which is a good thing I guess. The bad thing is that the new one will come in the next 2 weeks, how will I empty my wallet now on irrational, bad, last-minute purchases? Paypal?
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