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cmndstab posted:CrossCode is a 2D Action RPG with heavy puzzle and exploration elements, where the latter is strongly encouraged and rewarded. It's also just a wonderful game in its own right. Great rec, CrossCode whips rear end
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Finally picked up Heat Signature. What a manic nonsense game. Getting spaced, flying your pod back to pick yourself up and reboard then clear the ship in 10 (real-time with pause) seconds and fly it back to base. One of the reviews calls it John Wick Line Miami and yeah I get it.
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Heat Signature is incredible and It's only flaw is that there's not enough of it.
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Naramyth posted:Finally picked up Heat Signature. I've described it as "playing Hotline Miami against people that are playing FTL"
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Sandwich Anarchist posted:I've described it as "playing Hotline Miami against people that are playing FTL" I’ve played it for like 2 hours and that is extremely apt.
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cmndstab posted:CrossCode is a 2D Action RPG with heavy puzzle and exploration elements, where the latter is strongly encouraged and rewarded. It's also just a wonderful game in its own right. Crosscode rules
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someone awful. posted:what are some games where you can do stealth archer-type shenanigans that aren't Elder Scrolls/Bethesda? Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 is on sale right now and it's almost all about this. The game alternates between two game modes: one are the iconic set pieces (2-3 per mission) where you need to shoot a bunch of targets 1km away with bonus rewards for not raising alarms or for pulling off trick shots. That part feels like playing Commandos if your mouse cursor had bullet drop, it's really a puzzle game in disguise. Everything outside those set pieces is open and you can go as loud or as stealthy as you like - but you obviously have a lot more options for going stealth than for going Rambo (and while you have regenerating health, you're almost Garrett-level fragile). There is a bow, plus a sidearm crossbow from one of the DLCs, but you also have a drone that shoots tranquilliser darts, traps, throwing knives, a silenced turret, and of course melee takedowns - and most guns can be silenced and/or equip magic bullets. The game has basically no story (or rather it's best ignored as it's just War on Terror clichés), but it's got the right length and watching your ambushes pan out and the nameless mercenaries plop down into the grass never gets old. And the set pieces do a great job at breaking up the game into a nice loop of action->puzzle->action.
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What's a good, not too hard, rhythm game for the Deck? How hard is Spin Rhythm?
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Hi-fi Rush!
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Jack Trades posted:Heat Signature is incredible and It's only flaw is that there's not enough of it. No Heat Signature 2 is the biggest travesty.
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looking for a casino game that doesnt feature cartoon characters or whackiness. I want to relive like the "just cards and green background poker" games like i did as a kid in the 2000s. Encore Casino on Steam fits but the reviews say its pretty bad. Doesnt need to be on Steam tho. Looking to just buy once and play (doesnt need to be online), not microtransactions or gambling with actual money.
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Kvlt! posted:looking for a casino game that doesnt feature cartoon characters or whackiness. I want to relive like the "just cards and green background poker" games like i did as a kid in the 2000s. Hear me out—emulate Vegas Stakes for the SNES
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Rynoto posted:No Heat Signature 2 is the biggest travesty. The dev is too busy working on the next game in the Defenestration Saga: Tactical Breach Wizards.
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Ben Nerevarine posted:Hear me out—emulate Vegas Stakes for the SNES actually i just checked this out and its p much exactly what i wanted ty!!
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Ben Nerevarine posted:Hear me out—emulate Vegas Stakes for the SNES This is exactly what I would have suggested.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:The dev is too busy working on the next game in the Defenestration Saga: Tactical Breach Wizards. We got Heat Signature instead of Gunpoint 2, so I'm down for whatever the dev is working on instead of Heat Signature 2.
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Thinking of dipping my toes back into a MMO. Played a lot of WoW and Classic, but what is putting me off now is the sub & the dailies content both of which kinda feel like they put too much pressure on to login every day. Also played SW:TOR, which I enjoyed a lot, City of Heroes/Villains I enjoyed waaay back and Guild Wars 2 which I could never really get into although this was a long time ago. Can't remember ever trying anything else. I want something I could play 3-4 times a week, for a max of 2-3 hours at a time, and not feel like I am missing out too much even if I am no-where near min-maxed. I have a decent PC, but would also play something on PS5 if that worked since I can sit on a couch instead. Obviously I don't mind group content otherwise what is the point, but I prefer small-scale (5-mans) over raids and I don't want to ever have to use voice chat (although I can listen). I talk to people all day online for work and I don't want to do it to relax too. I also don't care about bleeding edge content at all but I would prefer something that is somewhat challenging compared to mid-era WoW farerolls (I know its probably changed since then). But I also don't want to be standing around during wipes and/or listening to people planning tactics all-day. PvP would be a side-bar, I enjoyed Arathi basin in WoW and Huttball in SW:TOR but it was maybe 10% of my playtime. Don't want open-world ganking or 1v1 type PvP content (because I'm poo poo).
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kaesarsosei posted:Thinking of dipping my toes back into a MMO. Final Fantasy XIV is what you need.
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Kvlt! posted:looking for a casino game that doesnt feature cartoon characters or whackiness. I want to relive like the "just cards and green background poker" games like i did as a kid in the 2000s. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas once you get to Las Venturas.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Final Fantasy XIV is what you need. Yeah this. There is also the new WoW Season of Discovery, where they took classic and added all kinds of experimental new stuff including hidden ability runes and new gear. It's the hotness right now.
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I’ve learned to enjoy deck builders again with Fights in Tight Spaces. It makes me want to play Card Hunter but not play Card Hunter. Is there a newer Card Hunter?
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Gloomhaven, maybe?
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Naramyth posted:I’ve learned to enjoy deck builders again with Fights in Tight Spaces. It makes me want to play Card Hunter but not play Card Hunter. Is there a newer Card Hunter? I'm not sure if there's a new Card Hunter, but Nitro Kid looks like a synthwave themed version of Fights with Tight Spaces. It was on a pretty deep Steam sale recently (but not right now) and sometimes appears in Fanatical bundles. I've got it wishlisted but haven't purchased. Might scratch the itch for you tho!
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I'm looking for a party-based CRPG where my companions already have their poo poo together from get-go and don't need me to be their therapist.
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Rogue AI Goddess posted:I'm looking for a party-based CRPG where my companions already have their poo poo together from get-go and don't need me to be their therapist.
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It’s not readily apparent, but you can stay neutral and let party members take the lead in their quests in Baldur’s Gate 3. They generally do sort their own poo poo out without any player therapy! They all have problems though, so it isn’t quite what you’re asking for.
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Rogue AI Goddess posted:I'm looking for a party-based CRPG where my companions already have their poo poo together from get-go and don't need me to be their therapist. IMO: the Divinity: Original Sin 2 companions are all on personal revenge quests, but they're adults and they just ask you for a bit of combat assistance while they mostly handle their own business. (Which makes sense as they're all potential main characters, and unlike BG3 it's strongly preferred to pick an origin to play as). You can chat about their backstories but none of them are mopey or needy, if anything they're more likely to be overconfident and nonchalant. (Caveat: I didn't play with Sebille or Beast, and Ifan was my main, so I can't speak for them but none seemed the mopey type, and it would surprise me if there was a significant difference in dialogue length with the other three.) e: for something less mainstream, you can check out Colony Ship. NihilCredo fucked around with this message at 01:36 on Mar 25, 2024 |
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Rogue AI Goddess posted:I'm looking for a party-based CRPG where my companions already have their poo poo together from get-go and don't need me to be their therapist. So just blocks of stats that do the mechanics you want? Play any of the modern ones and just hire mercenaries, that way you don't have to engage with any of the writing or story attached to the characters.
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Sandwich Anarchist posted:So just blocks of stats that do the mechanics you want? Play any of the modern ones and just hire mercenaries, that way you don't have to engage with any of the writing or story attached to the characters. It's possible to have characters with interesting arcs and character development, without requiring the player to be a therapist. I get why it happens, because the devs are trying to involve the player in what's going on, but it's really weird when nobody can have the "I need to live for me, not for my dead boyfriend" (or whatever) revelation without the player walking them through it.
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Man, don't i just hate it when side characters involve the player in whatever they do instead of just doing and saying all their poo poo off-screen and just hit the things for me
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HenryEx posted:Man, don't i just hate it when side characters involve the player in whatever they do instead of just doing and saying all their poo poo off-screen and just hit the things for me It's almost like there's a reasonable middle ground between this and being a therapist. A middle ground that the poster is probably okay with.
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Hopefully they can clear that up then so some recommendations can be made.
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sleeping dogs is on sale on gog again
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I really liked Divinity Original Sin 2 and Baldur's gate 3. This has caused me to dip into a genre that I have never really played before: Turn Based Tactics. It's essentially bite-sized turn based CRPG fights. Gimme that distilled CRPG battle. My first abortive attempt into this a few years back was with Into the Breach. It almost felt like it was too tightly designed if that makes sense. It felt like playing a game of Solitaire and making sure that I was ensuring the BEST turns each round. It put me off the genre until I played BG3. I'm looking for TBT games that allow for improvisation, customization or have flexible enough systems that allow for such. Preferably with a 3D \ multidimensional battleground. the ones I've tried that I really love have been:
Ones that I've like the mechanics of, but wish weren't the genre they are \ have no space to navigate within the battlefield:
Please let me know what other, if any TBT games fit this bill! E: i'm okay with any vintage of game given that it's not heinous to interact with. Preferably PC, but i have an Ipad and PS5 as well. UltraShame fucked around with this message at 10:18 on Mar 28, 2024 |
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Above all else, Invisible Inc. is the most tightly designed tactics game I’ve ever played, but with a lot more flexibility and room for experimentation/customization than Into the Breach, which I also found rather limiting. Also notable for having an actually good implementation of stealth in the genre, and incredibly customizable difficulty settings (although I recommend waiting on fine-tuning difficulty until after your first run). The dlc is excellent but unnecessary for a new player. Fruits of the sea fucked around with this message at 10:15 on Mar 28, 2024 |
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While I don't necessarily agree all design choices with XCOM Chimera Squad, it's neat to have an XCOM game where you can focus only on the tactical battles and the home base strategy doesn't matter all that much (you have choices, but they can't really ruin your campaign). It's also different enough to make it worth playing even if it's not as good as the main series.
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Kennel posted:While I don't necessarily agree all design choices with XCOM Chimera Squad, it's neat to have an XCOM game where you can focus only on the tactical battles and the home base strategy doesn't matter all that much (you have choices, but they can't really ruin your campaign). It's also different enough to make it worth playing even if it's not as good as the main series. I didn't mind the Base-Building mechanics in Troubleshooter or XCOM, in the former, it allowed for even more flexibility during the battles E: Invisible Inc looks cool as hell UltraShame fucked around with this message at 10:22 on Mar 28, 2024 |
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I think Wildermyth would work quite well. Otherwise, roguelikes? Jupiter Hell or Golden Khrone Hotel are good entry points. Gloomhaven may be a good fit too, but it's a boardgame adaptation. With cards but with a 3d battleground, there is Trials of Fire. Loddfafnir fucked around with this message at 11:00 on Mar 28, 2024 |
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I realize I didn’t actually describe what it is. Invisible Inc. is an infiltration/sabotage tactics game with a procedural campaign that gives you some control over the storyline. There’s a roster of characters with unique bonuses and skill trees so you can have tanks, stealth fighters, hackers, support dudes etc. It’s very satisfying planning and executing a successful breach and clear, or stealth excursion, but the best part IMO is that the player is pretty capable in a firefight. So stealth isn’t a zero sum game - if alarm levels rise, that just means you’re playing a solid combat tactics game instead. I’ll second Wildermyth, it’s also really good and grows in depth the more you play it.
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Wildermyth is amazing. The combat is not that complex but has satisfying depth when it comes to character building. Plus I always feel the need to stan for the few games that do procedural storytelling, it's such a rare thing.
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