Steam Thread 2019: hey, Half-Life 3 is here *monkey's paw curls* as a VR exclusive

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sebmojo: Oct 23, 2010; Legit Cyberpunk

Oxxidation posted:

probably means the moment-to-moment dialogue and character writing

dishonored has some excellent setting and worldbuilding concepts but all of the people populating that world have so little life and charisma that they're basically scruffy pullstring dolls, so it's all wasted

Yeah dishonored 2 was terribly written, which is a pity since its such an evocative setting.

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Accordion Man: Nov 7, 2012; Buglord

sebmojo posted:

Yeah dishonored 2 was terribly written, which is a pity since its such an evocative setting.

It also ruined a bunch of the interesting lore the first game had, namely what The Outsider was. First game implied that he was a space whale which tied into the underlying lore that all the whales in the Dishonored world are actually a fully sentient species and humans are just using them for fuel to kickstart their Industrial Revolution. 2 just changed it to The Outsider being some kid that got sacrificed by some no name cultists centuries ago.

Accordion Man fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Dec 18, 2018

# ? Dec 18, 2018 20:34

Mystic Stylez: Dec 19, 2009

Can you guys suggest me good relaxing games on Steam? Any genre goes! I've been playing Glass Masquerade while listening to some of my favorite ambient albums and it's such a good way to unwind.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 20:49

HarmB: Jun 19, 2006

Mystic Stylez posted:

Can you guys suggest me good relaxing games on Steam? Any genre goes! I've been playing Glass Masquerade while listening to some of my favorite ambient albums and it's such a good way to unwind.

All 3 Hexcells. I like Farming Simulator and Truck Simulators as well, not too overly complex but enough to just get into it.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 20:50

Too Shy Guy: Jun 14, 2003; I have destroyed more of your kind than I can count.

Mystic Stylez posted:

Can you guys suggest me good relaxing games on Steam? Any genre goes! I've been playing Glass Masquerade while listening to some of my favorite ambient albums and it's such a good way to unwind.

Hero of the Kingdom and the sequel are two of the chillest games I know on Steam. Avoid the third one, though, they lost sight of what made those games good when they put that one together.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 20:52

anilEhilated: Feb 17, 2014; But I say fuck the rain.; Grimey Drawer

Mystic Stylez posted:

Can you guys suggest me good relaxing games on Steam? Any genre goes! I've been playing Glass Masquerade while listening to some of my favorite ambient albums and it's such a good way to unwind.

The Quell series. Chillest puzzle games ever.
Also Anno 1404 but that's a bit more complex.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 21:01

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
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Mystic Stylez posted:

Can you guys suggest me good relaxing games on Steam? Any genre goes! I've been playing Glass Masquerade while listening to some of my favorite ambient albums and it's such a good way to unwind.

Graveyard Keeper
Stardwe Valley
Anno 1404

# ? Dec 18, 2018 21:09

Blattdorf: Aug 10, 2012; "This will be the best for both of us, Bradley."
"Meow."

Mystic Stylez posted:

Can you guys suggest me good relaxing games on Steam? Any genre goes! I've been playing Glass Masquerade while listening to some of my favorite ambient albums and it's such a good way to unwind.

Obulis. Logistical. Mirror Drop.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 21:12

Orv: May 4, 2011

Accordion Man posted:

It also ruined a bunch of the interesting lore the first game had, namely what The Outsider was. First game implied that he was a space whale which tied into the underlying lore that all the whales in the Dishonored world are actually a fully sentient species and humans are just using them for fuel to kickstart their Industrial Revolution. 2 just changed it to The Outsider being some kid that got sacrificed by some no name cultists centuries ago.

That was the lore in the first one too though? It wasn't as explicitly forward but it was clear that that was what had happened.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 21:16

Mokinokaro: Sep 11, 2001; At the end of everything, hold onto anything; Fun Shoe

Xaris posted:

Graveyard Keeper

I'd give this a negative recommendation for a relaxing game actually. Graveyard Keeper becomes about balancing a LOT of plates even if it, iirc, doesn't have a lose condition.

I'd also like to add the obligatory Cities: Skylines.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 21:36

HenryEx: Mar 25, 2009; ...your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call "a body"...; Grimey Drawer

You don't need to balance any plates in Graveyard Keeper. You can just drop all plates except one and just concentrate on doing that for some hours and then come and pick up any other plates you want, they don't break or anything. You can spend as much or as little time on any of the aspects as you want, as long as you eventually at some point do it. There's no penalties for procrastination or, like, loving off from civilization for two weeks straight to go Hobo In The Woods and do nothing but mine the quarry.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 21:41

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
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Laugh and cry

HenryEx posted:

You don't need to balance any plates in Graveyard Keeper. You can just drop all plates except one and just concentrate on doing that for some hours and then come and pick up any other plates you want, they don't break or anything. You can spend as much or as little time on any of the aspects as you want, as long as you eventually at some point do it. There's no penalties for procrastination or, like, loving off from civilization for two weeks straight to go Hobo In The Woods and do nothing but mine the quarry.

yeah this, theres no fail, no "oh poo poo i'll miss that event". Stardew can be way more stressful if you're trying to accomplish X by someones birthday or party. you can literally just do one thing without any consequence and theres not even a "Day" coutner to make you feel bad that you're at day 452 with only being 1/10th done.

i'd say its pretty much the perfect chill game just because there's no balancing acts you need to do and no timers or anything. gently caress around as much as you want, it doesn't matter

# ? Dec 18, 2018 21:44

DatonKallandor: Aug 21, 2009; "I can no longer sit back and allow nationalist shitposting, nationalist indoctrination, nationalist subversion, and the German nationalist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious game balance."

Too Shy Guy posted:

Roguemas IV: (D)eck the Halls

It was the last entry, but I gotta also recommend Card Quest. It is just a genuinely great game. There's a lot of content for the price too.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 21:52

Mystic Stylez: Dec 19, 2009

I thought Graveyard Keeper was supposed to be kinda bad? Have they patched it or I'm remembering wrong?

Also thanks for the suggestions and keep 'em coming, most of them I already have but I added some to my wishlist!

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:08

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
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Laugh and cry

Mystic Stylez posted:

I thought Graveyard Keeper was supposed to be kinda bad? Have they patched it or I'm remembering wrong?

Also thanks for the suggestions and keep 'em coming, most of them I already have but I added some to my wishlist!

It's very good and added a way to have zombies do automated tasks for you, so you can have a giant farm n mining n tree chopping operation all fully automated and heavily sperg out if you want to. or you don't have to. but it cuts down on menial work and adds a lot.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:11

Ghostlight: Sep 25, 2009; maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me

Graveyard Keeper has a lot of questionable design choices that do not respect your time as a player, but if you're playing it to just chill and interact with something anyway then I think that's not a big deal. It's like cilantro, for some people it's fine but absolutely there are people for whom it just tastes like soap.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:27

Nefarious 2.0: Apr 22, 2008; Offense is overrated anyway.

"does this game respect my time" is the new "does this game have a jump button"

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:38

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

Mystic Stylez posted:

Can you guys suggest me good relaxing games on Steam? Any genre goes! I've been playing Glass Masquerade while listening to some of my favorite ambient albums and it's such a good way to unwind.

Wandersong
LYNE
GRIS

I weirdly get the most relaxation from certain parts of games that can otherwise be extremely un-relaxing: billiards, karaoke, or Club Sunshine in Yakuza 0; using the recyclers in Prey; long horse rides in Assassin's Creed Origins; crafting and inventory management in Alien: Isolation; any unoccupied rooms in ECHO.

If you don't mind fifty hours of anime rear end JRPG, then I've always found Trails of Cold Steel to be a very relaxing game too. The atmosphere on free days is always cozy as hell and even the combat has this kind of anti-challenge where you're looking for new ways to break it over your knee instead of ever struggling to win.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:44

Samuringa: Mar 27, 2017; Best advice I was ever given?

"Ticker, you'll be a lot happier once you stop caring about the opinions of a culture that is beneath you."

I learned my worth, learned the places and people that matter.

Opened my eyes.

Nefarious 2.0 posted:

"does this game respect my time" is the new "does this game have a jump button"

Its the new "I have a job and don't have time for pointless bullshit"

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:49

Knorth: Aug 19, 2014; Buglord

Sorry about all video games

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:51

Yakiniku Teishoku: Mar 16, 2011; Peace On Egg

Mystic Stylez posted:

Can you guys suggest me good relaxing games on Steam? Any genre goes! I've been playing Glass Masquerade while listening to some of my favorite ambient albums and it's such a good way to unwind.

Relaxing games are what I'm all about lately.

Everyday Genius: SquareLogic
A relaxing puzzle game with a really huge number of puzzles. Makes a really great podcast or TV game.

My Time at Portia
An atmospheric and cozy life-sim game with light combat, mining, farming, NPC quests, decorating, etc. It's still in EA so it's had some really funky bugs but it's a very enjoyable experience IMO.

World's Dawn
Similarly, a life-sim and farming game that had the misfortune of releasing the month before Stardew Valley. Also made by a solo dev, it takes completely different parts of the Harvest Moon DNA to provide a game that's really light on farming but big on charm and character, nice events, and I enjoy the writing. The dev also has another game out soon, A Story Beside, which looks very nice.

Slime Rancher
Collect and breed the cutest slimes! The game was already very chill from the beginning, but they've also added a Casual mode for people who just want to relax and not deal with any threats.

Castaway Paradise
Kind of like having Animal Crossing on PC. While it's obviously not a $60 Nintendo product, it's cute enough, and the PC version removes all the microtransactions, making it a pleasant little town experience, with quests, museums, decoratable house, etc.

Plenty more I'm sure but those are the first ones that came to mind! I definitely second Hero of the Kingdom!

e: i forgot to note that you can be gay in Portia and World's Dawn, castaway is just full of animal people and you're human so no dating

Yakiniku Teishoku fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Dec 18, 2018

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:52

SolidSnakesBandana: Jul 1, 2007; Infinite ammo

hemale in pain posted:

It's one of those games I will 100% finally have to upgrade my PC for (referring to Cyberpunk 2077)

Its going to be on consoles right? You won't have to upgrade anything if you can run current gen stuff. Nobody makes games that exceed current console hardware.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:53

Grapplejack: Nov 27, 2007

Nominees for Game of the Year
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
HITMAN� 2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Wow 2018 loving sucked

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:56

GreenNight: Feb 19, 2006; Turning the light on the darkest places, you and I know we got to face this now. We got to face this now.

Just put Witcher 3 up there again.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 22:56

Samuringa: Mar 27, 2017; Best advice I was ever given?

"Ticker, you'll be a lot happier once you stop caring about the opinions of a culture that is beneath you."

I learned my worth, learned the places and people that matter.

Opened my eyes.

Red Dead Redemption 2 gets loving robbed once again

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:01

Accordion Man: Nov 7, 2012; Buglord

Grapplejack posted:

Nominees for Game of the Year
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
HITMAN� 2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Wow 2018 loving sucked

Play more indie games.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:01

SolidSnakesBandana: Jul 1, 2007; Infinite ammo

Accordion Man posted:

Play more indie games.

Any suggestions? Like, truly GOTY stuff, not just stuff you found mildly interesting.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:02

Samuringa: Mar 27, 2017; Best advice I was ever given?

"Ticker, you'll be a lot happier once you stop caring about the opinions of a culture that is beneath you."

I learned my worth, learned the places and people that matter.

Opened my eyes.

SolidSnakesBandana posted:

Any suggestions? Like, truly GOTY stuff, not just stuff you found mildly interesting.

Celeste, Into The Breach, Obra Dinn, to name the blatantly popular ones, there's probably some obscure stuff that the more well-informed goons know about.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:05

exquisite tea: Apr 21, 2007; Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."

SolidSnakesBandana posted:

Any suggestions? Like, truly GOTY stuff, not just stuff you found mildly interesting.

GRIS is incredible.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:06

Accordion Man: Nov 7, 2012; Buglord

SolidSnakesBandana posted:

Any suggestions? Like, truly GOTY stuff, not just stuff you found mildly interesting.

Unavowed, Dusk, The Missing, Obra Dinn, Lamplight City, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, Deltarune, and on the more AA side of things Pillars of Eternity 2.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:06

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

SolidSnakesBandana posted:

Any suggestions? Like, truly GOTY stuff, not just stuff you found mildly interesting.

CrossCode
Into the Breach
La Mulana 2
Synthetik
Obra Dinn

not truly GOTY but really liked:
The Messenger
Timespinner
Graveyard Keeper
Dungeon Warfare 2
Overcooked 2

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:08

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

Samuringa posted:

Its the new "I have a job and don't have time for pointless bullshit"

i think all the "games should be shorter" takes over the last few years are more or less because a large generation of gamers just got out of college and got full time jobs

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:10

exquisite tea: Apr 21, 2007; Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."

Feels Villeneuve posted:

i think all the "games should be shorter" takes over the last few years are more or less because a large generation of gamers just got out of college and got full time jobs

And also, games should be shorter.

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:11

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

No game is too long or too short- only poorly paced. - Feels Villeneuve

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:13

HenryEx: Mar 25, 2009; ...your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call "a body"...; Grimey Drawer

Pretend i posted Guybrush here but he says "Never play a game for more than an afternoon"

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:14

Samuringa: Mar 27, 2017; Best advice I was ever given?

"Ticker, you'll be a lot happier once you stop caring about the opinions of a culture that is beneath you."

I learned my worth, learned the places and people that matter.

Opened my eyes.

There isn't a single jRPG in the world that can justify its length

# ? Dec 18, 2018 23:14