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snoremac posted:Is Microsoft Store/Xbox Beta crap with game downloads for anyone else? It'll download for one minute before an error occurs (apparently losing connection to the server, but I have no issues with Steam or anything else). I've tried looking stuff up online (clearing the cache, resetting the apps) but it still is poo poo. Any ideas? You only need the Xbox Beta to start the downloads, from there on it's all Microsoft Store. Beyond inconsistent download speeds, I definitely had other problems with at times. Some were fixed by restarting Windows. The ones were nothing seemed to work were solved by updating Windows first and then the apps. It's also weird with free DLC, to the point where it might be better to just wait with downloading those until you've finished downloading the game itself.
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Cardiovorax posted:It might not seem that way if you just look at the map, but it's actually fairly linear. There's generally only one direction that you really can go, with maybe a short detour into another direction, but you'll be unable to continue fairly quickly. By and large, the game is fairly good about funnelling you where you need to go. I wish it was less linear tbh but it does a good of job feeling open. It also seems like the kind of game that would have some cool sequence breaks if you know what you are doing. Hollow Knight spoiled me on metroidvania openness.
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Andrast posted:Hollow Knight spoiled me on metroidvania
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Andrast posted:I wish it was less linear tbh but it does a good of job feeling open. It also seems like the kind of game that would have some cool sequence breaks if you know what you are doing. anilEhilated posted:How bad is Ori 2 when it comes to giant spiders? Ori 1 had them but they were fairly inoffensive, but last page had a Deepnest comparison and those foreground effects still make me jump every single time.
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Mar 13, 2020 11:07
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anilEhilated posted:How bad is Ori 2 when it comes to giant spiders? Ori 1 had them but they were fairly inoffensive, but last page had a Deepnest comparison and those foreground effects still make me jump every single time. It has a good number of those same hanging spider enemies from the first game, as well as a couple of spiders that crawl along the ground. It also has a house-sized giant spider boss. That particular area is also chock full of bugs and bug parts of all sorts, and is even darker than the area it takes inspiration from.
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Mar 13, 2020 11:09
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If you're an arachnophobe, the Moulderwood Depths may be worse for you than Deepnest edit: Also wrt open-ness, once you hit a certain point of the game you can go to three different areas in any order you choose, with each having items that require the other areas' powers. So it's definitely more open than the first game. There's also at least one completely optional zone that basically only serves as a fun diversion.
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Mar 13, 2020 11:14
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I accidentally glitched myself on top of the left part of the watery area and was very confused when something about the cutscene it gave me just didn't seem quite right. 
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Cardiovorax posted:I accidentally glitched myself on top of the left part of the watery area and was very confused when something about the cutscene it gave me just didn't seem quite right. I've broken two cutscenes so far by coming from somwhere the game didn't expect me to
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Mar 13, 2020 11:35
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Mierenneuker posted:You only need the Xbox Beta to start the downloads, from there on it's all Microsoft Store. Beyond inconsistent download speeds, I definitely had other problems with at times. Some were fixed by restarting Windows. The ones were nothing seemed to work were solved by updating Windows first and then the apps.
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Mar 13, 2020 11:43
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Triarii posted:It has a good number of those same hanging spider enemies from the first game, as well as a couple of spiders that crawl along the ground. It also has a house-sized giant spider boss. That particular area is also chock full of bugs and bug parts of all sorts, and is even darker than the area it takes inspiration from. SirSamVimes posted:If you're an arachnophobe, the Moulderwood Depths may be worse for you than Deepnest God, I don't usually freak out about bugs but the packs of spiny cicada things that serve as wall spikes in the Depths were just right for making my skin crawl.
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Mar 13, 2020 13:10
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Ori 2 difficulty feels a bit weird. Some platforming parts are ridiculously easy (helped a lot by the fact that spikes don't kill you/reset you back to the last safe ground, so with a lot of health you can just brute force your way past spiky areas) while others are really hard (anything that requires redirecting a multiple times). And then there are the chase sequences, where a single mistake sets you back several minutes. It was the most hated part of Ori 1, why did you bring them back in 2? The monsters that chase you are way too close for any breathing room, and they seem to rubberband so doing well at the start of a chase means gently caress all. (I still like the game, but those parts have made me close to ragequitting) ymgve fucked around with this message at 13:17 on Mar 13, 2020 |
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Mar 13, 2020 13:13
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Ori 2s escape sequences are pretty short compared to 1s at least. Ori 2 is real fuckin good. Just refines everything from Ori 1. Combat is better, exploring is better and the soundtrack and environments are amazing.
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Mar 13, 2020 13:36
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the chase sequences in ori 1 owned don't @ me
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Mar 13, 2020 13:39
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I liked Ori 1's chases but they did have some frustrating gotchas that Ori 2 is much better about avoiding
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Mar 13, 2020 13:42
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My least favourite part of Ori 2 so far is the first boss fight against Howler. You aren't quite used to the controls yet, his pattern starts out feeling very confusing and as a final little annoyance, you also have to do the entire preceeding chase sequence over again every time he kills you. Doesn't matter that it's incredibly short, the checkpoint should have been at the end of it, not at the start. It gets a lot better after that, but wow, that's not the greatest way to sell people on your game.
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Mar 13, 2020 13:52
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It's still in alpha, but has anyone played Serin Fate? I'm reading it as a cross between Stardew Valley and Pokemon, but I can't figure it out yet. I should probably just reinstall Stardew unless this has something majorly different?
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Mar 13, 2020 13:56
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I haven't died once to the chase sequences in Ori 2 so I'm a bit disappointed in them since they don't seem have any optional collectables on the way. The ones in Ori 1 were really fun and challenging if you went for the optional goodies. Not having a checkpoint at the end of them if there's a boss sounds pretty dumb though.
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Mar 13, 2020 14:03
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To jump on the Ori train, it REALLY paled in comparison when I played it after wrapping up Hollow Knight. Echoing what others said- The thing I remember most from the game is, sadly, the annoying gotchas during the escape sequences. They totally broke the amazing movement and flow that the platforming provided elsewhere.
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Mar 13, 2020 14:40
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exquisite tea posted:Any competitive multiplayer game can be chill if you just play with voice + party chat disabled and think of your teammates as slightly more advanced MeatSims. this guy gets it
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Mar 13, 2020 14:41
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Wow, so apparently if you went left instead of right at the very start of Ori 2, you actually learns a completely new interaction - "hold Shift to move objects". Is that a 1-time thing, or would you actually encounter it again later? I just randomly decide to start after discovering that Ori 2 is a lot more non-linear than the 1st one, just to confirm what are the paths that I'm missing.
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Mar 13, 2020 15:48
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It's not used too often, always with levers or those really obvious squarish blocks.
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Mar 13, 2020 15:53
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It does come up every so often, but not terribly much. There is one notable puzzle fairly early on that involves some moving platforms and creative block pushing, which was fairly neat. It is also the button you need to press in order to pull levers and such.
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Mar 13, 2020 16:11
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Really liking all the minor platforming skips in Ori 2. Using the midair upward attack with the hammer can act as an additional jump if you roll out of it at the top, I must have used it about 20 times already to get to places slightly out of reach. Nothing sequence breaking as far as story progression goes but there have been a few times where I've been able to circumvent the intended way of getting various powerups.
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Mar 13, 2020 16:50
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State of Decay 2 went from "unlocking in an hour" to "Coming Soon" and you would not believe how angry people are on the forums, my god. There's everything from demanding refunds to claiming it's canceled and blah blah blah
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StrixNebulosa posted:State of Decay 2 went from "unlocking in an hour" to "Coming Soon" and you would not believe how angry people are on the forums, my god. There's everything from demanding refunds to claiming it's canceled and blah blah blah I think that (Coming Soon) is what happens when the developer set time and date for release goes by without the developer actually pushing the Big Red Button, so the game is in a weird state where it's supposed to be released, but the game data isn't active on Steam yet
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Mar 13, 2020 17:14
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Why the gently caress does an EA version of a card-based wargame need a third-party account? https://store.steampowered.com/app/931950/Labyrinth_The_War_on_Terror/
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It does make me wonder why. The game has been available on PC for ages already, after all. It's just the distribution platform that opens up.
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exquisite tea posted:Any competitive multiplayer game can be chill if you just play with voice + party chat disabled and think of your teammates as slightly more advanced MeatSims. I hardly ever play multiplayer games but when I do its either this or party chat with IRL friends. Never turn on voice chat with randos, it's the pits!
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Mar 13, 2020 17:25
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SelenicMartian posted:Why the gently caress does an EA version of a card-based wargame need a third-party account?  Hopefully Labyrinth will lead to ports of the COIN games! I’ve been wanting to try these out for ages, but it’s difficult to justify GMT prices when my friends don’t want to play something that heavy.E: It says right there that the “third-party account” is for Playdek’s online multiplayer. Stickman fucked around with this message at 17:28 on Mar 13, 2020 |
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owl_pellet posted:I hardly ever play multiplayer games but when I do its either this or party chat with IRL friends. Never turn on voice chat with randos, it's the pits! I very rarely deal with assholes on voice chat. I always leave it on so I can listen to the Jerry Springer poo poo some people with hot mics have going on.
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SelenicMartian posted:COINs have bots, don't they? They do, but I’d rather let my computer run them :P (and presumably it’d be much, much cheaper)
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StrixNebulosa posted:State of Decay 2 went from "unlocking in an hour" to "Coming Soon" and you would not believe how angry people are on the forums, my god. There's everything from demanding refunds to claiming it's canceled and blah blah blah Not gonna lie I'm working from home but also refreshing the Windows store on my PC every couple minutes to check for the update 
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explosivo posted:Not gonna lie I'm working from home but also refreshing the Windows store on my PC every couple minutes to check for the update It's unpacking now! ... Why does this process take so long. Man. Don't preorder games if you're impatient.
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StrixNebulosa posted:It's unpacking now! ... Why does this process take so long. Man. Don't preorder games if you're impatient. Lol you have to uninstall and re-download the whole thing from the windows store if you have the gamepass version  Edit: I redownloaded the game as it asked me to and didn't download the Juggernaut edition -_- explosivo fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Mar 13, 2020 |
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State of Decay 2: you can start the game as a lesbian couple looking for supplies. Your girlfriend gets infected, and as your first quest you get plague samples so the doctor can cure her and now she's alive and I can play as her. I cannot describe how happy I am - I was certain she was dead meat and it'd open with gay tragedy but no! No!
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Stickman posted:They do, but I’d rather let my computer run them :P (and presumably it’d be much, much cheaper)
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Ori 2 might be the newest platforming hotness but back here in 2018 I can finally declare my mission to scale a mountain of corpses to reach a berry in the moon a complete success.  
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Oh, a promo email from Steam. “You are receiving this email because you played a game in the Borderlands Franchise series” Tales from the Borderlands. Did 2K put you up to this, Steam?
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StrixNebulosa posted:State of Decay 2: you can start the game as a lesbian couple looking for supplies. Your girlfriend gets infected, and as your first quest you get plague samples so the doctor can cure her and now she's alive and I can play as her. I cannot describe how happy I am - I was certain she was dead meat and it'd open with gay tragedy but no! No! I had no interest in State of Decay 2 but now I do.
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