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SpaceGoatFarts posted:It's a nice, unique game but it helps to see it as a contemplative idle builder you can leave open in a window in the background
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Splicer posted:I have a bunch of requests in this thread for ecosystem simulators so you kind of nailed this one for me. I asked the thread for the same but didn't get any interesting leads  If you like ecosystem simulators, you HAVE to check Waking Mars too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Ff2J5Vs3g
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I'm playing The Messenger and loving it. Think original Ninja Gaiden with some Metroidvania elements.
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Yo, what's a good keyboard-only game for when you're on a short trip and forgot/didn't bring a mouse for the work laptop because you thought you wouldn't need it but there's a lot more spare time than expected? This is a really specific question, but it keeps happening to me, I can't be the only one.
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Fruits of the sea posted:Yo, what's a good keyboard-only game for when you're on a short trip and forgot/didn't bring a mouse for the work laptop because you thought you wouldn't need it but there's a lot more spare time than expected? Cook, serve, delicious One finger death punch
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How do you feel about interactive fiction (IF)? It's still a thing and modern games can be really good. All you need is the free Inform interpreter and the game data. I haven't played in awhile, but I can recommend Lost Pig, Spider and Web, and Counterfeit Monkey.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:How do you feel about interactive fiction (IF)? It's still a thing and modern games can be really good. All you need is the free Inform interpreter and the game data. IF is neat, but I'd probably just grab my kindle in that case.
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Fruits of the sea posted:Yo, what's a good keyboard-only game for when you're on a short trip and forgot/didn't bring a mouse for the work laptop because you thought you wouldn't need it but there's a lot more spare time than expected? If you like puzzle games; Baba is you
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Fruits of the sea posted:Yo, what's a good keyboard-only game for when you're on a short trip and forgot/didn't bring a mouse for the work laptop because you thought you wouldn't need it but there's a lot more spare time than expected? Phoenix Wright Trilogy
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Fruits of the sea posted:Yo, what's a good keyboard-only game for when you're on a short trip and forgot/didn't bring a mouse for the work laptop because you thought you wouldn't need it but there's a lot more spare time than expected? e: Nethack 
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Most 2D platformers, especially ones that would be comfortable with just using the D-Pad if you were on a controller. Thomas Was Alone, Shovel Knight, Spelunky, or the infinite possibilities if you use an emulator to play gameboy/snes/nes/genesis games. Also: Luftrausers, Westerado, Kingdom, Solar 2, and Party Hard.
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Splicer posted:e: Nethack Also thanks for the other recommendations, Baba is You is something I've been meaning to try and Cook Serve Delicious looks weirdly satisfying. Had no idea it was a keyboard only game. I'm real bad at platformers, are any of those relatively easy?
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You could check out Hero Core (it's free so no loss trying), it's a Metroidvania without platforming since you fly around, and its mechanics are pretty good for short sessions (you can freely teleport to any save point you've come across at any time if you need to stop suddenly for IRL stuff)
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Fruits of the sea posted:You joke, but that actually sounds good! I'm a DCSS fan but haven't played since they changed the way mutations work.
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Crypt of the Necrodancer is the boss answer for this question.
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P. sure people have played and beaten Crypt of the Necrodancer with a dance mat, you really only need the arrow keys for that game edit: plus an "Enter" and "Exit" key for menus, i guess
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DOOM RL is really very good
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Dungeonmans is drat good and can be played entirely with keyboard, pretty sure.
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What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? Morrowind is a given, of course, but lately I've just noticed soooo many games prefer sword/axe/bow but Spears are, historically, probably far more widely used than all of those just because reach is so damned important.
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Aug 16, 2020 19:44
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khy posted:What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? Horizon Zero Dawn and almost every Dynasty Warriors game, but in both cases the devs take the lazy way out and make them mostly just behave like slashing weapons.
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Aug 16, 2020 19:48
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khy posted:What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey
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khy posted:What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? Mount and Blade gets it right
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khy posted:What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? Nier: Automata most Monster Hunter types
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khy posted:What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? Are you me? I have treated my friends to many a rant about how underrepresented the spear is in media when its basically the only melee weapon that *still* posses some slight form of presence via bayonets. Anyway if you want good spear action, Far Cry Primal is great for it. Also good for slings!
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khy posted:What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? I remember being pissed when Oblivion removed the spear and medium armor since my favorite character from Morrowind specialized in them.
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The lance in Monster Hunter World is loving dope. It has a very unique combat rhythm and feels nothing at all like the slashing or blunt weapons. It's a criminally underappreciated weapon (roughly 2% of players use it) and I will never shut the gently caress up about great it is in the Monster Hunter thread. It's specifically a lance and bigass shield. The game's little introduction video games it look like a very slow step-and-poke-and-turtle weapon, but it becomes one of the most mobile and aggressive weapons in the game once you learn its more advanced movement options. You can switch almost instantly between offense and defense (including defensive counterattacks) and it feels badass. That said, the combat in MHW is all against giant lizards and poo poo, so if you're looking for more of a human combat fighting game, then yeah, something like Mount & Blade would work better.
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Metal Gear Survive actually makes use of the spears poking power as an advantage over the rest of the melee weapons.
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khy posted:What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? My favorite is Kirby's Return to Dreamland, but there's also Dark Souls and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. The thing about spears in a historic context is that they're not that great for single combat, which is what most games tend to be. The first Dark Souls can really give you the feel of hiding behind a shield and poking out at your enemy while keeping your distance, which is probably the most realistic you're gonna get. AC: O also is pretty pokey.
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Fruits of the sea posted:Yo, what's a good keyboard-only game for when you're on a short trip and forgot/didn't bring a mouse for the work laptop because you thought you wouldn't need it but there's a lot more spare time than expected? Gothic is a really good yet short and streamlined open world 3d rpg with keyboard only controls. You start the game out as a weakling/nobody and when you get powerful your really feel like you earn it. The game also has a bit of an immersive sim feeling to it, since you can use the systems in the games come up with creative ways to achieve your goals. When I first played it I was like "whoa, this is like someone read a thread of nerds listing what they wished open world RPGs would do and actually did it." I think it took me about 20 hours to get through the game while doing most of the side quests, but it kind of gets old in the end. It's a game I would recommend to almost everyone, but I wouldn't really recommend playing it to completion. Most people think Gothic 2 is better but I think it's one of those "bigger and better" sequels that actually ends ups being kind of less focused and worse.
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khy posted:What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? spears ftw. vermintide ii newest dlc gave kruber a sweet spear.
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khy posted:What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? Nioh 1 and 2 have pretty good spears with a fancy moveset and they have good range and crowd control. Also you get to be a demon slaying samurai.
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khy posted:What are some first/third person games where you can wield a spear? You got a good point there [huhuhuh]! Mordhau is a first person medieval game, it is mainly multiplayer tho, but it has not just one, but TWO spears. Three if you count the throwing spears. Become a menace on the public servers with the long stabby reach of the longspear, or hide behind a shield and really get people mad with the short spear! Oh, and one of the viking classes comes equipped with a spear in Pirates Vikings and Knights 2. It is a free fps game where the aforementioned three factions fight each other over treasures.
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I just finished Axiom Verge, and I'd like more games where the designers were confident enough to lie to your face -- not just to have characters who are obviously acting deceitful, but where the player is fed straight bullshit and later narrative and gameplay gradually reveals it, ideally requiring that you think and cross-reference things to even realize it's happening. The Void or ECHO would also be solid examples, but I've already played both of them. It doesn't have to be the same genre but I do really like Metroidvanias and the kind of dismal, lonely sci-fi vibe Axiom Verge and ECHO have, so other games in either or both of those genres would be great.
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:I just finished Axiom Verge, and I'd like more games where the designers were confident enough to lie to your face -- not just to have characters who are obviously acting deceitful, but where the player is fed straight bullshit and later narrative and gameplay gradually reveals it, ideally requiring that you think and cross-reference things to even realize it's happening. Have you played the Beginner's Guide?
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StrixNebulosa posted:Have you played the Beginner's Guide? I have, yeah.
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Last time I came to this thread y’all didn’t lead me down a wrong road, so I come again asking for recommendations for the mood I am in: Something sci-fi that’s more story-based/adventure-based. Caveat: I don’t like adventure game logic so it can’t have much of that. I don’t want to play the game with a guide open because the puzzles are so obtuse. A little bit of combat is fine but would prefer it isn’t the main aspect of the game. Also my computer runs like poo poo and I’m poor and can’t get a new one, so no games that are technically demanding. Thanks in advance!!!!
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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.
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Conrad_Birdie posted:Last time I came to this thread y’all didn’t lead me down a wrong road, so I come again asking for recommendations for the mood I am in: SOMA is a sci fi horror game that fits your requirements Though I don't personally like it, Outer Wilds is a beautiful game of exploration and mystery solving with a space ship. No combat, just exploring and charming dialog and visuals. I hear No Man's Sky is actually pretty good now, but might be too demanding graphically.
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Conrad_Birdie posted:Last time I came to this thread y’all didn’t lead me down a wrong road, so I come again asking for recommendations for the mood I am in: Outer Wilds is pretty close to what you're looking for. I think I only had to look up one thing.
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Fighting Elegy posted:Gothic is a really good yet short and streamlined open world 3d rpg with keyboard only controls. You start the game out as a weakling/nobody and when you get powerful your really feel like you earn it. The game also has a bit of an immersive sim feeling to it, since you can use the systems in the games come up with creative ways to achieve your goals. When I first played it I was like "whoa, this is like someone read a thread of nerds listing what they wished open world RPGs would do and actually did it." Same controls as Gothic 2? I really liked that game, although I hosed around with the controls until it worked (sort of) with mouse and keyboard. Don't think I ever tried playing it keyboard only
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