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OptimusShr posted:That's all I needed to hear. Picking this up once I finish Undying and GK3. edit: I love remembering that when Strike Commander hit, it was pure top-of-the-line graphical eye-candy.
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teethgrinder posted:edit: I love remembering that when Strike Commander hit, it was pure top-of-the-line graphical eye-candy. I was going to post the same thing, i think it was one of the first mainstream games to have textured polys and shading all over the place, not just the planes. I remember GamePro raving over it. It ran smooth as silk on a crappy 486/25 too.
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Actually the first version has some performance issues, partially because the graphics were so far ahead of the time, but also due to the coding/engine. The later CD version & expansion had improved performance compared to the initial release. And by then the 486 DX2/66 was more affordable so it was smooth.
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Oldstench posted:Does Strike Commander play well with a modern joystick? As long as it's basic enough for DosBox to understand the input, sure.
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White Phosphorus posted:Man I'm loving M.A.X. I played the poo poo out of the limited demo back in highschool, but by then the game was already unavailable. The full game is everything I thought it would be. A kickass turn-based strategy game. It's one of the best strategy games ever made in terms of mechanics, the whole upgrade and research system makes units so unpredictable. Sadly the AI isn't great and the game has a memory leak, it's pretty much impossible to get past turn 300ish. I never understood why nobody tried to make a game like that (M.A.X 2 was poo poo). For some reason I really enjoy just spreading out my base over the entire map, using turrets instead of actual mobile units to kill everything. Having Missile Launchers that can fire 3 shots across half the map is hilariously broken. vvvvvvv I think Sid Meier games are the source of the "one more turn" syndrome Tahirovic fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Mar 27, 2013 |
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Just sat down and played Alpha Centauri for the first time ever. Three hours later: What the...Where did the time go?!
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THE BAR posted:This is gonna be a stupidly good year for GOG, isn't it? KKnD was a shitload of fun, but I never knew there was a sequel! Is it as good?
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Oh god, Strike Commander. I loving loved that game. I deleted basically everything on my parents hard drive just so I could install it. I recall that not going down too well.
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Prawned posted:KKnD was a shitload of fun, but I never knew there was a sequel! Is it as good? KKnD 2 is more balanced than its predecessor, it has more fun with its campaign structure (pick where you'd like to attack on the map, leading to branching paths) and the added faction of murderous farming robots fits the insane style and humour KKnD had... But I felt the humour lagged a bit behind, they never improved the AI or pathfinding, some units had more frames to their animations than others, for whatever reason, and I've always been a fan of FMW, which isn't present in KKnD 2. With that been said, if you liked KKnD you'll like KKnD 2, if not for the more varied multiplayer then for the more engaging campaign.
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pixelbaron posted:Just sat down and played Alpha Centauri for the first time ever. This is why I haven't re-installed SMAC or Civilization. They are both gigantic time vacuums.
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KKnD looks interesting - I grew up playing Red Alert 1 so I'm curious how this would compare to the C&C games in general.Charles Martel posted:This is why I haven't re-installed SMAC or Civilization. They are both gigantic time vacuums.
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Charles Martel posted:This is why I haven't re-installed SMAC or Civilization. They are both gigantic time vacuums. I actually hope they never put the expansion on GOG because it's literally one of the worst expansions I've ever played. Alien Crossfire is absolute poo poo.
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JebanyPedal posted:I actually hope they never put the expansion on GOG because it's literally one of the worst expansions I've ever played. Alien Crossfire is absolute poo poo. They already have, it's packed in with the original now.
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JebanyPedal posted:I actually hope they never put the expansion on GOG because it's literally one of the worst expansions I've ever played. Alien Crossfire is absolute poo poo. It got packaged with SMAC about 4 months ago.
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JebanyPedal posted:I actually hope they never put the expansion on GOG because it's literally one of the worst expansions I've ever played. Alien Crossfire is absolute poo poo. I wouldn't say it's poo poo, but I definitely think the original is much better and truer to the theme. (Play it first.)
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radintorov posted:Immediately bought. I had that CD as well. I think I posted something about wanting Strike Commander on GOG not too long ago, so I'm PUMPED to see it on there now.
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Zero Star posted:Here's hoping Pirates! gets the Gog treatment next. Man that game is addictive. Pirates! has been available as long as I can remember. It was on sale last weekend or the weekend before, when Colonization was as well, though I don't remember the theme of the sale. http://www.gog.com/gamecard/pirates_gold_plus
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Zero Star posted:Here's hoping Pirates! gets the Gog treatment next. Man that game is addictive. JebanyPedal posted:I actually hope they never put the expansion on GOG because it's literally one of the worst expansions I've ever played. Alien Crossfire is absolute poo poo.
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Tewdrig posted:Pirates! has been available as long as I can remember. It was on sale last weekend or the weekend before, when Colonization was as well, though I don't remember the theme of the sale.
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Pirates! 2004 is one of my favourite games ever, it's just brilliant. Also the dancing mini-game is fine, screw the haters 
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Pathologic (2005) is now on GOG for $10. It's... something. Pathologic is something. You most likely want to check a LP of it, because the game is notoriously broken and only half-way translated, but what is there is completely unique and has set the tone for every Ice-Pick Lodge game since. In alternative, you can read the three parts essay about it on RPS: Part 1, 2, and 3. Certainly better than just be confused by the trailer. Saoshyant fucked around with this message at 13:08 on Mar 28, 2013 |
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Saoshyant posted:Pathologic (2005) is now on GOG for $10. Has the fixed translation seriously still not come out? 
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Ice-Pick Lodge mentioned they would like to do that in the future, but they are down on the money front. In fact, there are rumors they already spent all the money they got on Kickstarter for their new game. We'll see how that goes.
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Pirates! 2004 is one of my favourite games ever, it's just brilliant. Nah, the minigames all sucked save for ship battles. I just hate QTEs in general really.
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Deakul posted:Nah, the minigames all sucked save for ship battles. The dance game is certainly a QTE that will fluster anyone with a lack of sense of rhythm, but the other minigames were fun enough. Pirates is fun for a good while, especially if you play it alongside a kid. I just wish there was a female pirate mod for my niece  Total missed opportunity there, Sid, girls like video games too.Also, the only way Pathologic will ever be worth ten bucks to me is if it had a decent translation.
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Tewdrig posted:Pirates! has been available as long as I can remember. It was on sale last weekend or the weekend before, when Colonization was as well, though I don't remember the theme of the sale. I'd actually love it if they released the original Pirates! (before it got the gold treatment.) It's pure nostalgia, kind of like the old EGA versions of King's Quest and stuff, but I played that game so much on my Tandy 1000.  E: Pirates 2004 on iPad actually translates really well and the dancing game doesn't suck nearly as bad.
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The remake definitely worked better in a portable format. It probably got the most playtime on my PSP, even beating all the Japanese RPGs.
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Saoshyant posted:Pathologic (2005) is now on GOG for $10. Something is certainly the best way to describe it. Everything about the game seems designed to make you feel off and uneasy. It's also an incredibly depressing game, that I've only been able to play in short stretches. Still it's a game that I think everyone should look into even if they don't play it because there's nothing else like it. EDIT: The translation is a little wonky no doubt. I think because they were trying to translate into Shakespearean English, but if you have a few Russian games under your belt I think you'd be able to manage. girth brooks part 2 fucked around with this message at 22:10 on Mar 28, 2013 |
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I played Pathologic for 30 minutes a few years ago. The only thing I remember was stepping outside to see a weird masked guy staring at me. I wandered around this weird, foggy town and eventually stumbled upon some villagers burning people alive. I uninstalled the game immediately but swore I would pick it up again later.
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al-azad posted:The remake definitely worked better in a portable format. It probably got the most playtime on my PSP, even beating all the Japanese RPGs. On iOS, swordfights are done with swiping motions on the touchscreen, as is the dancing. It's amazingly intuitive.
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Pathologic plays like a dream. And I don't mean it runs really smoothly and looks gorgeous. I mean it feels like you're playing a dream, where things are all just THIIIIS close to making sense, but everything's all jumbled together. Everything seems just close enough to being an average game, and then you find a gigantic geometric tower standing in the middle of an open field. Or two strange men in a mask who completely kick down the fourth wall and talk directly to you, the player, but the English isn't quite right, so you're only vaguely aware of what's being talked about. But somehow that just made it even better for me. The game is just every so slightly out of your grasp, and it's not afraid to completely lose you, which is a welcome change from every other FPS on the market, that makes sure to constantly make sure you know exactly what's going on and what you're doing at any given moment. Pathologic basically has you walking through a fever dream.
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Topware Classics Sale Any particular standouts in here? I'm probably going to pick up Earth 2150, heard it's good.Enclave and Septerra Core look interesting as well, and people seem to be enjoying Two Worlds, despite what I remember as being really bad press when it released. Lprsti99 fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Mar 29, 2013 |
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Two Worlds loving rules but don't go into it expecting a great game. It's not unplayable but it have several game mechanics that are completely broken (duct-taping equipment, re-spawning you almost instantly next to wherever you died, alchemy) and it's pretty unpolished overall. It's a very fun guilty-pleasure game though, it's a perfect game to buy on sale.
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Two Worlds is quite a bit of fun. I remember warping to every single god drat city and merchant just to buy the exact same weapons and armor so I can duct tape them all together for a super weapon or armor.
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Peas and Rice posted:I'd actually love it if they released the original Pirates! (before it got the gold treatment.) It's pure nostalgia, kind of like the old EGA versions of King's Quest and stuff, but I played that game so much on my Tandy 1000. The gog release includes the original.
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Lprsti99 posted:Topware Classics Sale I liked Septerra Core a lot when I was younger, but it could be really tedious at times (lots of backtracking through long, maze-like dungeons). It did have a pretty neat setting, though, so I'd say it's worth trying at this price.
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I honestly don't remember Wing Commander running this badly on my old 386/66. Anyone have a good conf file that I can crib?
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