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I need a new game to play. Ideally: A game like Freelancer that isn't Freelancer. I played the living gently caress out of Freelancer, because it's so god damned great, so yeah. Also, love empire building sims, anything like Civ5 or Anno1401 that aren't those games.
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If you can stand limited graphics, check out AstroEmpires.com Free to play MMO spaceboat game.
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I like turn based roguelikes for that, but since I hate text roguelikes, I use Vulture's Eye Nethack and Desktop Dungeons http://www.desktopdungeons.net/?page_id=11 http://www.darkarts.co.za/vulture/downloads
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Sizzlechest posted:I've been out of PC gaming for MANY years. I'm looking for a FPS deathmatch experience similar to Quake III. (Railgun instagib was my favorite.) They don't make these games anymore. TF2 is a decent throwback, but you're just going to get hyper-realistic coverbased boring shite "shoot at the muzzle flash of someone shooting you" shooters. With lots of lens flare and bloom.
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Are there ANY games at all like Anno 1404: The Guild? Preferably The Guild 1 and not The Guild 2, which added a bunch of bad things. Christ I love everything about the idea of that game and nobody will make a proper one that has slick presentation and isn't bugged to hell.
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kissekatt posted:I have no suggestions, but the title is Europa 1400: The Guild, not Anno 1404 (different game). Yeah, I had a brain fart, Anno is one of my dear favorites. But it is Europa. I'm going to reinstall and take it for a spin, even though it's barely playable.
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Head Hit Keyboard posted:Looking for games where I can just sort of press a couple buttons and then put my attention somewhere else (like the forums or Netflix or something) for a few seconds/minutes and come back to it. Games that I can sort play while multitasking pretty much. Sims 3 has been my go to game for this but Civ V seems to fit decently as well despite not particularly caring for it. Wondering what other options there. PC, DS, PSP, Android, and anything commonly emulated on the above systems (PS2/GC/Wii stuff is a no go on my rig) would be best options. The (perennially suggested) Anno series is great for this, either Dawn of Discovery/Anno 1404 or Anno 2071. It's real time production chain management/empire/trade route game, so you build/tweak/layout stuff here and there, and then let it run for awhile and make adjustments as new needs arrive or demand increases. The default speed is kinda glacial but there's like 3 speeds of fast forward. I always recommend Anno1404 over 2071, because the aesthetics are gorgeous.
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Ziji posted:I'm really into games that give very little to no exposition, and you spend the game trying to uncover what is going on. Whether it be a point and click adventure game, or (more preferably) a first person exploration game. Gone Home is probably my favorite game, and until Firewatch or Routine come out, I'm kind of stuck. I'm told the Myst series is really, really good and pretty much fits the bill for me but I was wondering if anyone knew any others. I'm kind of rambling here, but pretty much any game that has you exploring and investigating something that happened (whether it be deep sea exploration, a space station gone dark, etc), like reading emails or journals to piece together what's happening/happened, is what I'm interested in. First Person is a plus but not a requirement! Amnesia if you don't mind a little pants making GBS threads. Penumbra for less pants making GBS threads, more mystery.
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Pengu! posted:Ordinarily, I would recommend the The Guild off of GOG, where you could delve into tons of dastardly plots which involve bankrupting a rival, framing him for a crime, having him executed, and resurrecting his corpse as an undead servant. Sadly, it was just taken off of GOG's catalog. The next best thing I can recommend, however, is its' sequel, which I admittedly have less experience with. From what I hear, The Guild 2: Renaissance is supposedly the definitive version of the game if you were thinking of picking it up off of Steam. The Guild is amazing, The Guild 2... less so. I don't think I played the Renaissance addon, but I remember it being so littered with broken systems and go-nowhere mechanics, it was really hard to love. They expanded the game a bit too much to the point where your building is constantly having firebombs hurled at it, and you're being assaulted nonstop in the streets as well, and you do a lot of tedious town walking trying to arrange meetings with the woman you're courting. Some developer with a decent amount of money and ability to present a game needs to make a new Guild, dammit.
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itsjustdrew posted:Can any of you guys please recommend me a fun RPG? I've recently finished the mass effect series, and feel lost without an RPG: (Other completed games, Fallout 3/ NV, ES: oblivion, Skyrim, Morrowind. Bioshock 1&2, not the biggest fan, but they're alright.) Looking for freedom more than anything, I like multiple endings, I love having to think decisions through and them changing the way the game turns out. The Witcher has multiple endings and lots of interesting intertwining plot elements to quests, as a small spoiler-y for instance: In chapter 1, I slew some monsters that were harrying a cargo handler, and some faction of guerrilla elves took the weapons (i could have stopped them, but I let them), so anyway, later in chapter 2, a drug peddler whose drugs have infested the elves young and gotten them addicted gets assassinated with a wicked barbed arrow from the shipment, the game even put on a little cut scene about it, and Geralt pondered about having to stay neutral if he can with regards to larger conflicts, I then got a big fat red "QUEST FAILED" that I had been working with the drug dealer. The game just oozes love and is deep as hell in lore, but it just lacks polish, if you can get past that (which isn't even that hard), it's really something special.
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GreatGreen posted:And for that matter, now that we have one vote already, if I want to be a Necromancer, what game would be best provide that experience? Not the most feasible, but since we're voting for quintessential Necromancer experience, dark elf necro in EverQuest 1. Could probably have a pretty good experience in Project1999, but yeah.
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Nov 23, 2014 16:55
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Nolanar posted:Yeah, I've had my eye on Stardew Valley for a while, but it's still not out. It's a shame. Not quite the same, but Settlers 7 is a fantastic game where you grow a medieval town. It's mission based and the levels are always interesting and sometimes really challenging. Really awesome game.
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giogadi posted:I just got my wife into Civilization V and we've been having a blast playing together; however, the long game lengths combined with the one-more-turn addictive qualities makes it easy to accidentally spend like 5-6 hours playing in a night. Settlers 7!
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Are there any good Theme/Tycoon games out there these days? I've played all the classics to death, Park, Hospital, etc, but going back and playing those or ones I missed is grating with the bad UIs and whatnot. I just want a good management sim of some sort, theme/flavor isn't even that important. EDIT: I've played Game Dev Story and lots of Kairo games. Also the PC game where you build a village while in exile, can't remember the name. Loving Life Partner fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Jan 31, 2015 |
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I guess Howling Dogs is considered IF, even if you just go through the motions. It's a fantastic trippy loving ride though
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Danger Mahoney posted:Is there a Faster Than Light but focused on exploring the universe and doing poo poo as it pops up rather than a linear rush to the end of the game? Old post, I'd recommend Freelancer if nobody else has. Once you get past the introduction, you can do anything you want. It's very much like a single player space MMO with a vast galaxy to tool around in.
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I definitely recommend going horde if you're going to start from level 1, the Barrens redo is awesome, and there are some gems of zones like Thousand Needles and others. You get a boat mount in Thousand Needles 
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Are there any new-ish games in the style of Game Dev Tycoon that are good/decently deep? I love management sims, played the hell out of GDT and every good Kairosoft game.
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Caeser's Palace for SNES is KIND OF like that. You get to wander around the casino and pick what games you want to play, there are high roller areas you initially can't access, there's an ATM/save system with passwords, where you can purchase scratch off ticket games to play, horse race betting, keno, and randos around the casino you can talk to. It's fun.
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for fucks sake posted:I love physics-based skill games with high skill ceilings like Trials and Absolute Drift. Rocket League!
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quadrophrenic posted:I like Dawn of Discovery (aka 1404) but only because I like the graphics and the art and the general theme Seconding that 1404 + Venice is the way to go. The game just lends itself to that era perfectly, and the graphical aesthetics are just absolutely charming.
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I got an itch I can't scratch, maybe y'all can help me? I want a medieval life sim.... essentially. Games I've enjoyed that KIND of scratch the itch: Civ5 EU4 Games I adore that really scratch it: Anno 1404 Banished The game I really want: The Guild I'd like to ideally be one guy and not a nation, and I'd like to start from scratch and build myself up, buying property, taking over things, building up stock, trading, leveling up and bettering myself. Bonus points if the game is zoomed in enough that there is maybe some exploration or combat oriented stuff, dungeoneering etc.
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Mount & Blade would be a great choice but I've already played it to hell, le sigh. I'm excited for The Guild 3 even though it's bound to be a poo poo fest by its cursed legacy.
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DarthJeebus posted:The Guild 2 Renaissance actually received an update recently-ish and has a fan made patch that addresses a lot of the issues. Guild Gold would be the better game if half of the features weren't straight up missing or not working as intended. Renaissance is worth playing right now IMO. Hmmm. I liked a lot of what Guild 2 was trying to do, it was just weird having an avatar in the game to manage, and also usually 5 seconds after you'd start some thugs would try to kill you lol.
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Something in the Anno series maybe? Yes, Anno 1400 or 2070, whichever aesthetic you're looking for. And Banished should be right up your alley in a big way if you haven't played it.
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Saints Row 3 has the most ridiculously fun and amazing intro mission I've ever played in a video game.
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Pro tip for playing Stellaris that took me 2hrs to figure out: Just do everything from the big galaxy map screen. As much as you can anyway, which is 90% of things you need to do.
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Fat Samurai posted:I'm looking for a good boxing game, PS4 or PC. I played the (latest?) Fight Night for the PS3 to death and want something like that. Ideally, I'd create a boxer and go through his career, but it's not required if the gameplay is good. Fight Night owns the genre, sadly, so I'll make some weird suggestions: The UFC games are solid as hell and worth playing. More complicated than Fight Night or boxing in general, but really in depth create a fighter and career stuff. There's a sport management type game called Punch Club that was really fun, you don't control your fighter in the fights, but you do his training regimen and decide his available attacks in a fight and stuff. Kinda like River City Ransom meets a Rocky movie... or something? You ever played Greatest Heavyweights on Sega Genesis? To me, it's the best boxing game of all time, and essentially the blueprint for Fight Night. There's a decently robust create a boxer, and a really fantastic career mode w/stat training and whatnot.
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Lunchmeat Larry posted:I want a game as close to Freespace 2 as possible. Every space game now seems to be a dull trucking sandbox Nordick posted:Rebel Galaxy falls into that "dull trucking sandbox" category, really. I mean I like the game but it's certainly a different kind of space game than Freespace. Do you want more emphasis on combat or being the space bastard emperor of a galaxy? Did you like Freelancer? I only ask because Freelancer was one of my all time favorites, and i just discovered Starpoint Gemini 2, which is loving great, so maybe check that out?
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Elderbean posted:I'm looking for RPGs or Sim games available on Steam or GOG that have a nice atmosphere. I have Cities Skylines, but was also considering Tropico. I've played a lot of the major western RPGs, but I don't know much about the handful of JRPGs on steam (other than final fantasy). Ever played Anno 1404/Dawn Of Discovery? It's awesome and soooooo pretty. I play it every few months just for the atmosphere. 
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inkblottime posted:I'm mildly interested in DayZ but don't want to drop $35 on something I'm only curious to try out. Plus it seems to be in perpetual alpha which is never wise to invest in. So I'm waiting for a sale on Arma 2 deal on Steam so I can try the DayZ mod version. Rust is $20 and goes on sale frequently. I got bitten by DayZ and quickly moved to Rust for my survival dick punching game. It's gorgeous (just got a recently graphical overhaul), sandbox in its basically purest form, and lets you achieve a real zen about managing your resources and surviving. The main predators are humans though. There are wolves and bears, and an attack helicopter event on the reg, but 90% of the time you die will be to other players, and there's 0 chill about it, if you see someone, either kill them or run.
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The Mantis posted:let's talk about this part No seriously, can we get an A/T or something?
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Azuth0667 posted:The last 5 years. Mad Games Tycoon is cool, kinda Game Dev Story but taken to 11, way more things to research and dip your foot into in the business. Also its had as nails
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Namaer posted:I like games like Banished and Folk Tale, where you build buildings and then assign people to them and slowly grow out a city. I'm not crazy about Banished's maps and lack of any sort of combat, and Folk Tale is too easy and the RPG stuff feels like a completely separate game. Anything else out there that might strike my fancy? I think RimWorld might be up your alley, has way more depth and opportunity to engage in combat with random events, but I didn't like the graphics/interface myself. Banished is one of my all time faves, mostly because of the aesthetics and the chill nature of it. If you want a reskinned Banished with a bit more challenge/danger, I highly recommend Planetbase.
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:I have a pretty general question for the thread. I haven't paid *tons* of attention to game news in the past... 2 years or so? I'm looking for games that came out in that time period that: Stellaris. It's the best strategy game of the last decade (IMHO). The pacing is glacial, but the depth is abyssal. Seriously, even running top speed non-stop exploring your home turf in a tiny circle and expanding your empire takes an hour+ If you play a xenophilic empire and are chill, you can just expand, explore and sucker punch people with quick wars. I'm trying for a federation victory right now and it's neat.
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Millennial Sexlord posted:Possibly the Anno games could scratch that itch. It's all about setting up supply chains and automating production to grow your settlement. Yeah, Anno is a great empire game, i'd also suggest "Banished"
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I assume you've already played the Phoenix Wright games?
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Have you played Banished? It's a different aesthetic than Sim Tower/Project Highrise, but the management level is very high, and if you gently caress things up or expand too quickly you can "go out of business" very fast (everyone starves to death). It's my zen game, I love it so much.
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