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Orv posted:Basically every good series that Sierra published was made by now-extinct studios. Impressions (Caeser, Pharoah, Zeus), SWAT, Homeworld, Tribes. Silent Thunder (the A-10 plane games), Lords of Magic and their adventure games are basically all they have left of their own. Lords of Magic loving owned. I'd pay upwards of $20 for a LoM revival.
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aas Bandit posted:Just a quick note--I purchased A Story About My Uncle today, just because the grappling mechanic looked really fun, and I liked the overall look of the world in the vids. If grappling mechanics interest you, you should take a look at Floating Point. It's free and it's made by the guy who made Gunpoint.
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:Lords of Magic loving owned. I'd pay upwards of $20 for a LoM revival.   I love that game so much, and every time I bring it up people are confused. 
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virtualboyCOLOR posted:So besides the poo poo quest games, what IPs could sierra possibly bring back that any non-retard would care about? 
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virtualboyCOLOR posted:Like I said, anything that wasn't complete garbage? They had some adventure game called Secrets of the Rainforest or something that I loved because I got to save all of the endangered species from the evil corporations and poachers. Had totally awesome sprite work too.
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Heroes of a Broken Land looks interesting; Like OG Might and Magic meets Heroes of Might and Magic http://store.steampowered.com/app/314470/
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Papercut posted:They had some adventure game called Secrets of the Rainforest or something that I loved because I got to save all of the endangered species from the evil corporations and poachers. That was part of the EcoQuest series.
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Some free codes for in game items in Defiance: ORANGE and BIOHAZARD http://www.trionworlds.com/defiance/en/game/ego-codes/
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virtualboyCOLOR posted:So besides the poo poo quest games, what IPs could sierra possibly bring back that any non-retard would care about? 
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Just a heads up regarding the latest Steam client beta update... For some reason, after updating to the latest beta, Steam decided to completely ignore the fact that I had two additional Steam Library Folders set up, on other drives, and was only looking for games in the default installation folder. I was wondering why almost all my games were suddenly greyed out and showing as "uninstalled". The data was still there on the drives but Steam couldn't see it. I was freaking out because the usual methods of fixing this issue (which occasionally happens with the odd game or two) weren't working and the only fix was to apparently redownload each loving game. On a whim, I went into Steam -> Settings -> Downloads -> Steam Library Folders, et voila, it had completely removed the entries for all but my default installation folder. I added the folders back and my games reappeared.
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If you're going to worry a sheep, you should do it in private.
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Sierra? Back? Let's hope for a Phantasmagoria 3! 
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I'd play a Missionforce: Cyberstorm sequel. Still have fond memories of mecs being piloted by chimps and brains in jars.
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Re: Sierra dreamin' I'd take a decent remake (as opposed to a lovely Flash version) of Jones in the Fast Lane.
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Crashbee posted:I'd play a Missionforce: Cyberstorm sequel. Still have fond memories of mecs being piloted by chimps and brains in jars.
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Unlucky7 posted:Heroes of a Broken Land looks interesting; Like OG Might and Magic meets Heroes of Might and Magic I like the aesthetic, but the devs seem to be of the opinion that obtuse mechanics give a game an old-school pedigree. Got this one in a bundle ages ago and dig it out every few months, but so far it really hasn't been very compelling.
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The sprite art looks real bad on that one.
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Unlucky7 posted:Heroes of a Broken Land looks interesting; Like OG Might and Magic meets Heroes of Might and Magic
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quote:Manage multiple 6 parties of up to 6 heroes each to explore the word
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Palpek posted:So we're in the phase of old-school game design where the games look and play literally unironcally how they would have back in the day? And the designers' only exposure to games from back in the day are the worst of the bad Wizardry games. I often wonder how many of these people are old enough to have experienced the 'old school' when it actually occurred.
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To be honest I would mind a game that was distilled down to "form a party of 6 RPG classes into a randomly generated dungeon and fight random encounters of monsters in turn-based tactical combat", sort of like Legend of Grimrock if it had zero puzzles, used Wizardry's combat rather than Dungeon Master's and had procedurally generated dungeons. The only problem is that I don't really believe that developers trying such a thing would be able to pull off the retro-ness without also remembering to keep the UI and the game mechanics modern.
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Unlucky7 posted:Heroes of a Broken Land looks interesting; Like OG Might and Magic meets Heroes of Might and Magic It's cheaper here: http://www.shinyloot.com/heroes-of-a-broken-land
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Sierra also published the Incredible Machine.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:I think Dynamix's IPs are in someone else's hands, cause we've already seem some of their games (namely Red Baron series and The Increadible Machine) on GoG, but not others. Then again, those were from before when Sierra acquired them, so who knows. Zeus was my poo poo and I'd play it if I had it.
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Acquire Currency! posted:Zeus was my poo poo and I'd at it if I had it. It's on GOG. 
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Orv posted:It's on GOG. Oh shiiiit I'm about to have a chill Friday afternoon.
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virtualboyCOLOR posted:So besides the poo poo quest games, what IPs could sierra possibly bring back that any non-retard would care about? Hunter/Hunted! Loved that game when I was a kid, the multiplayer was fun as hell. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Hunted_(video_game) brightweasel fucked around with this message at 14:11 on Aug 8, 2014 |
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MooCowlian posted:Has Trails in the Sky got through the crashing problems yet? Mostly, but not entirely. Edit: Steam updated their look and it's somehow way worse than before. a7m2 fucked around with this message at 13:11 on Aug 8, 2014 |
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So uh, as someone who's currently quite happy to keep playing CS:GO, would it be worth getting Insurgency? I've had my eye on it for a little while now, although I haven't really heard much about it, except that it's supposedly a combination of ArmA and CS. I suppose one thing that would factor in is: how big are the maps/how long does each round (or whatever) take? Are they all small and quick CQB maps like CS:GO's, or are some of them reasonably large (I guess more akin to Battlefield's map-size?), so you get more snipers, and battles are more drawn-out? Since I wouldn't mind looking into it and giving it a go, although I'm just not sure (since I haven't really read all that much about it) about if it'll stand apart from CS (and hopefully taller as well; rather than just being one of the other many "good but not great/CS"-typed FPS' on the market) Thanks for any and all opinions and information! EDIT: Oh hey, I just noticed it's got coop - how good is that mode, and how many players does it support? And are there respawns, etc in that mode? Since now I'm thinking that this might be a contender for a LAN shooter with my dad and a friend of ours; although I doubt my dad will like CS, just for the 'one life per round' thing, since he's more accustomed to BF1942+BFBC2 Major Isoor fucked around with this message at 13:15 on Aug 8, 2014 |
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In no particular order: the Insurgency maps range from a little bigger than COD 4 sized, to about twice that. The combat is a combination of Battlefield gunplay (point and you will shoot it, though there is recoil and such factors) and CS deliberation. Guns are, shockingly, immensely lethal and getting torso hit with a Mosin Nagant with heavy ammo will put you down handily. The gameplay itself moves around a quick CS:GO pace, a little faster and with a sprint option, but people will take their time on urban maps due to lethality. Teams split up differently based on modes, with VIP escort modes being the most group-y and TDM being the least. Depending on the mode and it can be like a 10v10 Dust2 B rush or a slow play Nuke. In the end I'd definitely say Insurgency offers the same thoughtful and methodical (most of the time) gameplay of CS without the hilarious barrier to entry.
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Anyone tried fm2015? After 5+ years of buying the game when the number goes +1, I feel I can skip this one with using custom databases for fm14. Also, why there isn't a football manager thread here?
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Orv posted:The combat is a combination of Battlefield gunplay (point and you will shoot it, though there is recoil and such factors) and CS deliberation. That's just CS gunplay, not Battlefield. Battlefield has bullet drop and velocity, Insurgency doesn't.
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eukara posted:Sierra? Back? Phantasmagoria 3: The Return of Don.
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Make Trevor be the main character so he can tell us more potato stories.
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Eruonen posted:Edit: Steam updated their look and it's somehow way worse than before. I never noticed. I've been using the metro skin for the last year or so. Turned it off and...yikes.
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Altran posted:Anyone tried fm2015? No, because FM2015 isn't out until November.
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GENDERWEIRD GREEDO posted:That's just CS gunplay, not Battlefield. Battlefield has bullet drop and velocity, Insurgency doesn't. I meant in more in the sense that it doesn't have the idiotic spray mechanic CS does.
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Altran posted:Also, why there isn't a football manager thread here?
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