StrixNebulosa posted:

If I could use a memory-deleting gun on any video games so I could play it brand new for the first time again, it would be Obra Dinn.

e: Second game I'd pick would be a tie between Dangan Ronpa 2 and the Hitman 2016 trilogy.

Volte posted:

Is there some trick to making Tunic not feel just demoralizingly punishing without just turning on god mode or whatever? I got to a part where you have to get past some alligator things (along with some flying laser enemies that come out of the wall, for reference) which are easy enough to face by themselves, but there's one spot where multiple ones aggro simultaneously and it feels like it's not even possible to avoid death once that happens. I've probably made like 40 attempts over the course of a couple of weeks and not come close to doing it. I've beaten Sekiro without dying, but these motherfuckers are on another level. They run and attack too fast to run away (and seemingly chase you forever anyway, even if you could get away), they attack out of phase which each other so there's no opening for attacking, even blocking with the shield doesn't seem viable because I run out of stamina so quickly and half the time the angle isn't quite right so the block fails anyway. And I can only take like two or three hits from them before dying.

The game seems up my alley in theory but this is a brick wall and the level of punishing difficulty just seems totally at odds with the frankly undercooked combat system and ostensibly exploration oriented game design.

SirSamVimes posted:

this post has revealed that you have not played outer wilds

play outer wilds

Kragger99 posted:

Gay Rat Wedding posted:

to everyone who completed That Puzzle without using the internet.

Triarii posted:

It could be cool if there was, like, an open-world take on Descent. Fly around a galaxy Freelancer-style looking for contracts, but then all the nitty gritty of combat and discovery happens when you enter a derelict space station or planetary ruin and everything's much closer quarters.

MonkeyforaHead posted:

I never realized I wanted this until you said it, and I don't even like Descent specifically.

repiv posted:

valve removed the "transphobia" user tag from hogwarts steam page

SirSamVimes posted:

Eagerly anticipating a "I don't get the hype, this just seems like a mediocre rpg shooter" post as the wilds/worlds distinction claims another soul.

Gay Rat Wedding posted:

wasn't threatening legal action over every petty disagreement pretty much his whole gimmick for decades?

Bad Seafood posted:

Still stuck in La-Mulana 2.

This is the closest I've come to wanting to use a guide. I keep opening google and then closing it. I'm still enjoying it, and impressed I've gotten this far on my own, but I've just been circling the drain on this one specific puzzle for like ten hours now, half-solving other puzzles around it I can't actually complete until I punch through this one.

lets hang out posted:

This seems to be messing up with transferring existing saves to their new location so if you're in the middle of the game you might lose progress. Might be caused by the update instead of the dlc, I dunno. They're working on it, probably.

You also can't select the new slugcats campaigns until you've completed the game as either the base white or yellow one, although you can just unlock all of them from the new accessibility/cheats menu if you want.

Also if youre using a currency other than like USDs or euros you might hold off on the dlc, regional pricing is real jacked up. They're working on that too.

lets hang out posted:

I don't know, doesn't seem like it but all the pre-release stuff has focused on the new characters. There are some new/modified rooms, bug fixes, loading screen tips, and more tutorial popups around, but I haven't heard of any substantial changes to the 3 existing characters.

Think all of the new regions/creatures are exclusive to the new slugcats campaigns. I've only seen bits of a couple of them. They start in the original world, maybe with some changes due to when they occur in the timeline (yes, there is a timeline), and you're free to piddle around there with their unique abilities, but they each conclude their respective campaigns in huge new locations specific to them. They're gorgeous, extremely high effort, and there's basically nothing of them in the trailers. It's wild.

They've patched the save transfer bug now btw

Bad Seafood posted:

Yeah, as a piece of art and tech, Rain World is super impressive. I'm glad it exists and I'm happy to have patronized its creators with my money. When you're playing though, trying to navigate the Exterior, and emergent enemy behavior and semi-randomized placement keeps congregating five invisible lizards right next to the single drainpipe you need to access, on the other side of which is a giant jelly spider thing that nabs you immediately, I start to lose patience with it as a "Game."

In the parts of the game where it's open and non-linear, it works like a charm. Whenever it funnels you somewhere, however, it gets a bit dicey.

lets hang out posted:

Glad you're sticking with it. There's cool stuff over there so have fun, but you're probably going to end up heading back to Shaded Citadel eventually so here's some guidance for getting through there if you want it: once you're inside, head to the bottom of the citadel, into the sewer part where it's half flooded and there are big seaweeds trying to eat you, then head all the way right. That's where the yellow guy should be directing you. separate tip for big seaweeds if you need it: hit them with a spear or any thrown object and you'll be safe to swim by for a few seconds. this actually applies to almost every enemy in the game, they all recoil when injured and can't bite you for a bit

lets hang out posted:

Did you visit Looks to the Moon and actually see the robot thing inside? I assumed you did since you were nearby. If you did and it's still pointing you there then it must actually be bugged. Like the yellow thing's whole itinerary is: 1.) Make sure you lay eyes on the thing inside LttM, and then, if you haven't upset it, 2.) Direct you to the Shaded Citadel and on upwards.

mistermojo posted:

I forgot how incredibly creepy the the spiders in Rain World are. it doesn't help that a dead one wound up in my shelter somehow

deep dish peat moss posted:

I've had this issue in the past caused by Steam's Desktop controller configuration, which makes gamepad buttons double as keyboard keys. Some games seem to not be able to ignore the desktop configuration when playing the game (and it definitely happens with non-Steam games using a controller while Steam is open). Not sure if that's what's going on for you but here are instructions for disabling it:
https://github.com/Davidobot/BetterJoy/issues/991 (Look for the second option under "Two Solutions")

deep dish peat moss posted:

Fwiw I use a switch pro controller personally and I have had the exact same problem with gamepass games. I think I just take for granted how convenient Steam is for gamepad config stuff

tildes posted:

Tried Rain World again now that Downpour is out, and coop has really helped me get past the opener and get into the game. It did feel like I needed a little bit more info than the game gave me, but by and large has been fun figuring stuff out. Also as the movement is starting to click more and more it’s super satisfying.

lets hang out posted:

^ congrats! Did you take the Unfortunate route or the other one?

The new loading screen tips do show you how to do each of those moves individually, it's up to you to put them together

lets hang out posted:

First time I played I (and most other people) didn't know there was another way because it's easy to miss

LLSix posted:

This would honestly be pretty entertaining.

lets hang out posted:

hey so found your problem, maybe

whoops!

Gay Rat Wedding posted:

PSA not to update/restart the steam client if you have it running, an update has made the friends list/chat appear as a black box which was previously a rare thing you used to be able to fix but this old thread on the steam forums just blew up with mentions of it starting here so it seems to be broken for everyone.

Gay Rat Wedding posted:

An insane fix for this that worked for me: from the friends dropdown at the top of the steam client, set your status to invisible, then offline, then invisible again. friends should load properly at that point and you can set to online from there.

Feels Villeneuve posted:

also even as someone who sort of understands it, in no way was BG-era Armor Class a "human level formula". it was designed by madmen