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Walton Simons posted:More of an 'is it worth it?'. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is £9 on Steam at the moment. I liked the first one a lot. I enjoyed the atmosphere, the setting and the exploration but thought a few of the puzzles were a bit obscure. I've seen middling reviews of A Machine for Pigs and was wondering if it was worth the time and money. I know £9 isn't a lot but I hate to overspend and you can pick up anything more than a year or two old for less on PC these days. The setting is different too, Dark Descent was all about this Lovecraftian gothic horror while Pigs has a more modern "industrial nightmare" vibe to it. As for "is it worth it", I personally think it is. It's very linear, all about the atmosphere and the ride to experience the story, but the writing is just seriously so good that I didn't mind the simplicity. It gets seriously disgusting and disturbing, and sure as hell made me poo poo plenty of bricks. I still think Dark Descent is the better game, but I didn't regret dropping a handful of euros on Pigs.
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I've been looking for a good sci-fi game that isn't Mass Effect. Preferabbly on the PC, but I can also do PS3. What've you got for me?
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UncleScapegrace posted:I've been looking for a good sci-fi game that isn't Mass Effect. Preferabbly on the PC, but I can also do PS3. What've you got for me? I recommend Binary Domain - it has some mild RPG elements, epic boss fights, and good sci-fi (closer to Blade Runner than anything else); there is some weirdness (perhaps due to translation) but overall it's a lot of fun. Developed by the Yakuza guys. Also Deus Ex of course, either the latest (Human Revolution) or the original (which I have not played but everyone who has played it sings its praises.) If you don't mind going a bit retro (like, 15 years), and like adventure games and some system twiddling, Blade Runner is a classic. It's not on any game service so you'd have to find a physical copy 
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UncleScapegrace posted:I've been looking for a good sci-fi game that isn't Mass Effect. Preferabbly on the PC, but I can also do PS3. What've you got for me? Vanquish on the PS3, it's a drat good sci-fi third-person shooter. Also seconding Binary Domain - It's pretty much Big Dumb Action Movie: The Game in all the best ways  .
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UncleScapegrace posted:I've been looking for a good sci-fi game that isn't Mass Effect. Preferabbly on the PC, but I can also do PS3. What've you got for me? If you're up for a fever dream crossed Warhammer 40K crossed with Deus Ex in space, get E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy.
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Walton Simons posted:Also since I'm loving Driver San Francisco at the moment are there any good other good car chase/street race games around? Needs to be on PC, realism is nice but not necessary and same goes for good wheel support. I've played the GTA games. I'm tempted by the Need for Speeds Most Wanted and Hot Pursuit. Any good? Other suggestions are very welcome since the extreme rubberbanding in NFS mars the experience for me. You won't believe it, but Euro Truck Simulator 2 is the most exciting driving game on the market. That it's going to have Occulus Rift support is icing on an already tasty cake.
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I actually have that lined up to play next! Thanks for those suggestions, looks like I'll pick up Burnout Paradise at some point and Amnesia when it's a touch cheaper.
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Cantorsdust posted:If you're up for a fever dream crossed Warhammer 40K crossed with Deus Ex in space, get E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy. Why not just go straight to Warhammer 40k and get Space Marine? Take your chainsword to some Ork boyz! 
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is 5 euroes in steam now. Is it worth it?
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Dicky B posted:Burnout: Paradise has very satisfying driving NFS: Hot Pursuit on the other hand was alright, I thought. The way the cars handled wasn't too offensive and making other drivers crash generally felt satisfying enough.
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ManOfTheYear posted:Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is 5 euroes in steam now. Is it worth it? It is fantastic. A bit sticky and buggy out of the box, but you can either look past it or get the big community patches, which are great.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Why not just go straight to Warhammer 40k and get Space Marine? Well, he did ask for good sci-fi games, so... In case you haven't played them, the first Deadspace game is a modern classic for sci-fi, and the second is a good followup.
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Any games where I can manage/build/drive monorails (not trains)?
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ManOfTheYear posted:Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is 5 euroes in steam now. Is it worth it? Get it, install the community patch, and enjoy what's probably the best freeform RPG/FPS since Deus Ex.
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ManOfTheYear posted:Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is 5 euroes in steam now. Is it worth it?
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What are the best mods to play with friends in Garry's Mod? Don't need to be massive games, two to four players suffice. Morbus, TTT and Pirate Ship Wars are fun, what else is out there in the jungle?
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Mans posted:What are the best mods to play with friends in Garry's Mod? Don't need to be massive games, two to four players suffice. I spent hundreds of hours on Spacebuild, which is a gamemode where you start on one of many planets, and the shtick is that the gamemode gives you the tools to construct spaceships with functioning life support systems, artificial gravity, movement (good movement, not just thrusters controlled by the numpad). You can mine asteroids, terraform planets, blow up ships, strip planets of their atmosphere, loads of crazy stuff. What you need varies greatly from server to server though, so I would recommend finding a well-populated Spacebuild 3 server with an ok ping, and looking at their Message of the Day for that server's specific mod pack. The gamemode also requires a very small understanding of WireMod, all you really need to know is how to wire an input to an output. It can be a difficult mod to get working, but the scale and possibilities of it are fantastic. Another fun, more casual one is Deathrun, where a small group of players (Reapers) spend the match activating traps laid before the rest of the players, who are running a sort of lethal obstacle course in order to reach the room the Reapers are in, and murder them. Can be rather dull if you die on the first obstacle and have to spectate the rest of the match, but it's pretty relaxing if you're just hanging out with some friends and chilling alongside the game. The third big timesink for me in Garry's Mod was DarkRP, which is a horrible, awful guilty pleasure of mine. The premise is that the players are inhabiting a city (theoretically) performing various jobs (Mob boss, policeman, gun store owner, drug dealer, etc.) Almost everyone on DarkRP is under the age of 16, and often those who select policework begin to abuse their power horribly. People select the gun dealer because it allows them to purchase guns directly instead of through a third party, and then they abuse that power. Everyone is trying to get power so they can abuse it. Go on with a few friends and you can do pretty much whatever you want.
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Looking for couch-based multiplayer for the PC - Co-op is preferred but not essential. - Nothing too serious or involved. Yes to LEGO games (though we've played most of them), no to hotseat 4X games. - Portal 2 and Trine are on my list of potential games, though I've no idea how the former goes with controllers. UncleScapegrace posted:I've been looking for a good sci-fi game that isn't Mass Effect. Preferabbly on the PC, but I can also do PS3. What've you got for me? System Shock 2 is older, but it's still got a lot to recommend it. Great atmosphere and while it was a niche title in its time it's had a fair bit of influence on other series. Doctor Spaceman fucked around with this message at 06:56 on Nov 1, 2013 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Looking for couch-based multiplayer for the PC Spelunky is great to play either by passing the controller when someone dies or in the chaos that is co-op mode. Co-op in that game can be either a huge boon as you can revive each other and pull off things you could never do alone, or a complete clusterfuck as people run off camera into spikes or hit each other with rocks (onto spikes.)
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Looking for couch-based multiplayer for the PC Castle Crashers is a classic co-op beat-em-up with RPG elements. It should be on Steam. Tons of fun.
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I'm looking for a game with a very complex crafting system, irrespective of what exactly it is that is crafted (armours, weapons, tools, items, etc.). Ideally with many, many different materials, upgrade possibilities and so on. I greatly enjoyed the crafting in the Rune Factory games (as such, I'm totally fine with grinding) and heard that Vagrant Story (PSX/PSN) is supposed to have a very rich and rewarding crafting component. Are there any other recommendations?
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exotarih posted:I'm looking for a game with a very complex crafting system, irrespective of what exactly it is that is crafted (armours, weapons, tools, items, etc.). Ideally with many, many different materials, upgrade possibilities and so on. I greatly enjoyed the crafting in the Rune Factory games (as such, I'm totally fine with grinding) and heard that Vagrant Story (PSX/PSN) is supposed to have a very rich and rewarding crafting component. Are there any other recommendations? What's your stance on mining?
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Vagrant Story is great but it's in bad need of a remake with drastic interface improvements. If you just want a big huge pile of crafting I'd check out this thread and try to remember to put it down occasionally.
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dis astranagant posted:If you just want a big huge pile of crafting I'd check out this thread and try to remember to put it down occasionally. Will do, thanks! I loved D2/LoD but have yet to play any of its mods. Austrian mook posted:What's your stance on mining? I enjoy the act of gathering resources 'by myself' (e.g. through mining) but I somewhat dislike the creative/building component of games like Minecraft. Nothing against these concepts, it's just that my own limited creativity always gets to me and I very quickly begin to dislike stuff that I've built.
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exotarih posted:I enjoy the act of gathering resources 'by myself' (e.g. through mining) but I somewhat dislike the creative/building component of games like Minecraft. Nothing against these concepts, it's just that my own limited creativity always gets to me and I very quickly begin to dislike stuff that I've built. You should check out Factorio.
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That looks like Transport Tycoon and Dune 2000 had a child that one cannot but love. Definitely going to check it out, thanks!
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Is there a PC version of Alien Breed or Alien Swarm that supports local gamepad (couch) co-op?
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exotarih posted:I'm looking for a game with a very complex crafting system, irrespective of what exactly it is that is crafted (armours, weapons, tools, items, etc.). Ideally with many, many different materials, upgrade possibilities and so on. I greatly enjoyed the crafting in the Rune Factory games (as such, I'm totally fine with grinding) and heard that Vagrant Story (PSX/PSN) is supposed to have a very rich and rewarding crafting component. Are there any other recommendations? You might enjoy one of the Atelier games, keeping in mind Atelier Rorona is much worse then the other PS3 ones. (I think Atelier Totori is the one which usually gets recommended.)
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Lord Dudeguy posted:Is there a PC version of Alien Breed or Alien Swarm that supports local gamepad (couch) co-op? I've not tried it yet but I've heard good things about Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (I think up to 2 players also). I'm not sure of anything closer in theme to Alien Breed/Swarm which fits the bill.
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Goons recommend me a game! I haven't really played anything for a long time now, get instantly bored - and doesn't help that I easily get 'motion sickness' from most FPSs/fast movement games (Dishonored, Batman AA, RE series etc.) Recent games I played and enjoyed: - Dark souls - Incredible adventures of van helsing - Deponia - Football manager - Mass effect Any recommendations?
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You might want to twiddle with FOV (field of vision) settings or sit closer/further from the screen if you're getting motion sickness. I know Dishonored at least has a built in FOV slider in the options.
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pigdog posted:You might want to twiddle with FOV (field of vision) settings or sit closer/further from the screen if you're getting motion sickness. I know Dishonored at least has a built in FOV slider in the options. If you're sitting at a big computer screen at a higher resolution, your fov needs to be somewhere between 80-90 degrees. And when you can, turn off head bobbing. Head bobbing is the only thing that really gets me motion sick. Besides, in real life your brain accommodates for your own head bobbing so that you don't notice it, so I don't know why people feel the need to add that into a game where you can't accommodate for it. Game wise, you're all over the map. It looks like you like 3rd person action games or RPGs maybe? Consider Just Cause 2 or Saints Row/GTA. I'll assume when you say Mass Effect that you mean the series, otherwise consider playing ME 2, which is more actiony, and maybe 3, which is like 2 with a disappointing ending. Since you listed Football Manager, which I know has lots of stats/spreadsheets, maybe try one of the Paradox mapgames for something slower paced? Crusader Kings 2 or Europa Universalis 4 are the good entry games there.
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I think I've dried the well in regards to RPGs with some emphasis on dialogue choices. Here are some of the ones I've finished: Deus Ex Series Mass Effect Series Vampire: The Masquerade Jade Empire KOTOR Series Fallout Series Planescape: Torment Baldur's Gate Alpha Protocol Dragon Age Series Anything I'm missing? Edit: Arcanum, too. God, I play too many video games. Kevin DuBrow fucked around with this message at 05:01 on Nov 3, 2013 |
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JadaX posted:- Incredible adventures of van helsing If you enjoyed the item hunting and build making RPG bits of this, check out Path of Exile. If you didn't so much care for that bit but liked all the wordy story bits, try Sacred 2 or maybe Drox Operative.
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Kevin DuBrow posted:I think I've dried the well in regards to RPGs with some emphasis on dialogue choices. Here are some of the ones I've finished: Neverwinter Nights? Not as well done as Baldur's Gate, but there are some good parts. Mask of the Betrayer is considered to be one of Obsidian's best works.
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Internet Friend posted:You should check out Factorio. I tried the demo and it's really nifty so far, but the combat is rear end. I hope they include options for peaceful play if desired.
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pigdog posted:You might want to twiddle with FOV (field of vision) settings or sit closer/further from the screen if you're getting motion sickness. I know Dishonored at least has a built in FOV slider in the options. I actually have, I changed it to 110 for Infinite, 100 for Dishonored - the problem is, I can play fine for 15-20mins, but then I start to feel uneasy and have to pretty much stop playing for the day. Cantorsdust posted:Game wise, you're all over the map. It looks like you like 3rd person action games or RPGs maybe? Consider Just Cause 2 or Saints Row/GTA. I'll assume when you say Mass Effect that you mean the series, otherwise consider playing ME 2, which is more actiony, and maybe 3, which is like 2 with a disappointing ending. I play on my laptop which has a typical 1366x768 resolution wide-screen, so end up bumping fov up to 100 or so. As for games, I tried Saints Row 3, and after 15mins or so had motion sickness from that too! And yep, played ME1/2, didn't try 3 yet - might do so. I'll give CK2 a shot. MooCowlian posted:If you enjoyed the item hunting and build making RPG bits of this, check out Path of Exile. If you didn't so much care for that bit but liked all the wordy story bits, try Sacred 2 or maybe Drox Operative. JadaX fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Nov 2, 2013 |
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Kevin DuBrow posted:Anything I'm missing? Arcanum. Think "Steampunk Fallout" by Troika.
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Tagra posted:I tried the demo and it's really nifty so far, but the combat is rear end. I hope they include options for peaceful play if desired. Maybe the demo is an older version because peaceful mode has been an option in freeplay mode for a while.
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I'm looking for recent games, like the last year or so, with a good story. Preferably on PC but 360/PS3/WiiU are okay too. Gameplay type doesn't matter much so long as it's fun, but I am rear end at strategy/tactics games (which is ironic considering I loved FFT--but again, story). Not picky about setting either, but I like sci-fi mostly. (Also since a friend mentioned them to me, the Amnesia games are right the hell out.  )(ed: because I just remembered it, Shadowrun Returns has already been played, too) Ciaphas fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Nov 2, 2013 |
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