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Apr 25, 2020 14:12
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Hitman 2 is one of my favorite games of all time. The fact that you can play the 2016 levels seamlessly in its upgraded engine just cements its position, because every map is awesome in some way and I could bean people with bricks for hours.
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Apr 25, 2020 14:25
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The XCOM panic voice clips do a great job of selling the fact that your soldier has cracked hard enough to stop acting rationally and do something like accidentally shoot a teammate. I don’t feel like someone was whackin’ it to them at all, it’s something that gets you invested in your troops. Half the fun of XCom is the narrative that you make in your head around your troops, so anything that makes you identify with them more is a very good thing. Also, anyone who hasn’t tried it- play any of the new XComs with a controller. It sounds crazy but try it, it’s waaaay better than playing with M+KB and you’ll never throw a grenade at the wrong square again.
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Apr 25, 2020 14:45
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I hope they'll add Hitman 2016 and Hitman 2018 to the next Hitman release so I can end up with 300 GB of Hitman (instead of 150 like right now) 
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Apr 25, 2020 14:47
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orcane posted:I hope they'll add Hitman 2016 and Hitman 2018 to the next Hitman release so I can end up with 300 GB of Hitman (instead of 150 like right now) It's Rock Band with more
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Apr 25, 2020 14:59
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I've played a bit of Filament, and it didn't really click with me, even though I loved The Witness. The puzzles feel somewhat less "precise" than in The Witness, and a bit more repetitive. And I'm really annoyed that they have a feature where you can see the whole level at once, but you are not allowed to solve the puzzles in that mode, you can only draw the line when zoomed in.
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Apr 25, 2020 18:22
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I was reading a review of Fell Seal and I was about to get it but can someone confirm that you can't rotate the map in battle because that to me is a must in pretty much every isometric SRPG I've played that has height differences
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Apr 25, 2020 18:23
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Ugly In The Morning posted:
It occurred to me that I play the vast majority of my PC games with a controller. Basically only FPS and a couple strategy games get MKB
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Apr 25, 2020 18:32
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Artelier posted:I was reading a review of Fell Seal and I was about to get it but can someone confirm that you can't rotate the map in battle because that to me is a must in pretty much every isometric SRPG I've played that has height differences You can't, it's true. But I haven't run into a map where it bothered me (about 12 hours in). I will say that means there haven't been really interesting maps.
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Apr 25, 2020 18:36
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I'm also enjoying Chimera Squad, but it's not really the direction I was hoping a new Xcom would go in. I've always thought the story pieces were the worst part of the Firaxis Xcoms (although the setting is great), I'm much more interested in the systems and the overall goals of Xcom than I am in how the Triad guy or the French Psi ladies or Lily Shen feel about things. I much prefer just having aliens to fight and stories emerging from how your rookies evolve into hardened soldiers and then tragically get killed when you trigger 5 pods at once (and then if it's Enemy Within you Robocop them*). It's neat as a smaller Xcom-adjacent game that popped up out of nowhere though. I like Breaching, even if it means things can't get as hilarious out of hand as in the earlier games, and the non-turn ending abilities and Breach abilities give you a lot more interesting things to do. I dislike the character focus a bit, I want to hire 10 rookies and throw them into combat and end up with 3 snipers, not hire Steve the shootman with a unique ability to fire a gun at 2 targets. It's also a little strange that despite the character focus the agents are completely interchangeable in the base - Your huge rage-based melee Mutons are exactly as good at helping out with Reseach/Manufacturing/Spying as Technical specialists or anyone else. I'd rather just have Engineers and Scientists again. I wish I could use my cool Robot as an actual squad member rather than just a backup. This is super trivial, but some of the Skill names and descriptions are either strange or lazy seeming, like it was passed off to an intern or outsourcer. E.g. "Deadeye" is a skill which you would expect to be accurate, but instead it lowers accuracy and increases damage. "Head shot" would seem like a much more apt name, or really anything that sounds like a tougher shot to hit a vital area. I also saw a character called "Claymore" (as in the directional land mine) whose two skills were Shrapnel bomb and Concussive charge so not only is he called "Bomb guy", with his two bomb-based abilities, but they are both standard features of a regular bomb. Just Frag grenade/Flashbang as in the previous games would make more sense. I realise most people won't care about this, I have just wrote lots of game text so I tend to pay attention to it. *= Someone was asking for any reasons to play Xcom 1 over 2 earlier, and I think Enemy Within is a great reason to do so. Using alien tech to turn soldiers into massive cyborgs or biologically enhanced superhumans was a great addition. Plus I think the rush for timed Meld canisters to gain resources was more interesting than just timers that you need to beat or you lose. And if your brain is broken in the right way, the Long war mod can be a lot of fun.
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Apr 25, 2020 18:39
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I'm way more into the unique characters with very different abilities and play styles than the more generic X-Com rookies. Plus I'm enjoying everyone's personalities.
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Apr 25, 2020 19:27
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I'd be disappointed in the deviations if it were a new mainline XCOM gamenbut as a spinoff they're a nrat take on the series imo.
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Apr 25, 2020 20:20
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A Proper Uppercut posted:Are you playing VD2 with M+K or controller? I've been thinking of picking it up, but I pretty much only game on my couch with a controller nowadays. I've been playing KB+M, I'm not sure how well it would work with a controller but should be do-able. There's a good amount of buttons for various menus and stuff which I think is going to be your main issue if you're limited on buttons.
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Apr 25, 2020 20:31
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QuarkJets posted:Not sure if it's been posted already, but Humble is doing another insane Paradox bundle, this time just for DLCs. So if you've been thinking of getting back into EU4, Stellaris, CK2, Battletech, etc. but wanted to wait for a bunch of DLC to be heavily discounted, well here's your chance: For the past four years, I have been buying Paradox DLC in sales without ever actually getting back into the game and playing them...
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Apr 25, 2020 20:31
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Mierenneuker posted:
My favorite one of these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DalyjFKBHvI
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Apr 25, 2020 20:31
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StrixNebulosa posted:Hitman 2 is one of my favorite games of all time. The fact that you can play the 2016 levels seamlessly in its upgraded engine just cements its position, because every map is awesome in some way and I could bean people with bricks for hours.
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Apr 25, 2020 20:50
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Cardiovorax posted:Did you have to buy those separately or were they included with the Hitman 2? It came up in the thread a while ago but I can't remember which one it was. You have to get a dlc pack for 20 bucks. I was confused about what to buy but it's sold as a goty pack for season 1 (Hitman 2016)
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Apr 25, 2020 20:53
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drat Xcom2 better have huge libraries of battle cries in dozens of languages to justify 60+gig download.
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Apr 25, 2020 20:54
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ymgve posted:I've played a bit of Filament, and it didn't really click with me, even though I loved The Witness. The puzzles feel somewhat less "precise" than in The Witness, and a bit more repetitive. And I'm really annoyed that they have a feature where you can see the whole level at once, but you are not allowed to solve the puzzles in that mode, you can only draw the line when zoomed in. I kind of felt the same way about puzzles being "imprecise" at first but the rules of how the line travels/touches stuff have clicked with me and there's not anything that requires exact positioning. Personally I'm really, really enjoying it even though it's kicking my rear end-- solved a couple hidden meta-puzzles too and felt extremely clever
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Apr 25, 2020 20:56
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Cardiovorax posted:Did you have to buy those separately or were they included with the Hitman 2? It came up in the thread a while ago but I can't remember which one it was. the legacy maps dlc was free if you have hitman 2016, all you had to do was log in to hitman 2
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Apr 25, 2020 21:21
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Cardiovorax posted:Did you have to buy those separately or were they included with the Hitman 2? It came up in the thread a while ago but I can't remember which one it was. quote:Gold contains all the Hitman 2 content (base game/missions, the two story expansions, all sniper assassin maps, some extra skin that's also in the silver edition).
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Apr 25, 2020 21:46
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ugh making another game account... 
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Apr 25, 2020 21:50
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:ugh making another game account... That is probably just for the console versions of Hitman 2. If you own the complete version of Hitman 2016/season one on Steam (so all 6 maps) you can download that free version of Hitman 2 (which has Hawke's Bay) and after playing it once it will automatically start downloading those "Legacy Pack" levels.
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Apr 25, 2020 21:58
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IIRC you only need an e-mail address or can even link your Steam/PSN/Xbox account. And yeah I think on Steam it just auto links, might require visiting the right ingame menu once and then restarting the game.
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Apr 25, 2020 21:58
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orcane posted:IIRC you only need an e-mail address or can even link your Steam/PSN/Xbox account. Yeah I did it on PS4 without ever registering for anything, I think I had to have both games installed individually there though as opposed to downloading the Hitman 1 maps from within Hitman 2
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Apr 25, 2020 23:02
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Well, I guess I won't be getting any benefit from it, I just have Hitman 2 anyway.
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Apr 25, 2020 23:24
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Anything absolutely worth picking up from the Ludonarrative sale? I've already got Heaven's Vault.
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Apr 26, 2020 00:47
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WIDE OCEAN BIG JACKET
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Apr 26, 2020 00:53
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SardonicTyrant posted:Anything absolutely worth picking up from the Ludonarrative sale? I've already got Heaven's Vault. Try the Sovereign demo if you haven't. Game isn't out yet, but goddamn am I eager for it now. Other than that, I recommend 80 Days, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, and possibly Six Ages if you've ever played King of Dragon Pass.
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Apr 26, 2020 00:53
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How's Troubleshooter: The Anime XCOM? I was thinking of picking it up then I read the really poorly translated store description and I'm having second thoughts.
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Apr 26, 2020 00:55
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SardonicTyrant posted:Anything absolutely worth picking up from the Ludonarrative sale? I've already got Heaven's Vault. Hypnospace Outlaw is goon-made and insanely good (I was a KS backer so I'm biased) - 90s internet is back, it's like you're exploring angelfire and geocities and there are puzzles In Other Waters is cool and I should play it so I can rec it (I was a KS backer so I'm biased) - explore an alien biosphere Kind Words is incredible and there's nothing out there like it. - send kind letters to other people Disco Elysium - disco elysium And there's other cool stuff but those are the ones I feel strongly about
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Apr 26, 2020 00:56
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SirSamVimes posted:How's Troubleshooter: The Anime XCOM? I was thinking of picking it up then I read the really poorly translated store description and I'm having second thoughts. Do you think XCOM really needs a bajillion extra stats and subsystems? SardonicTyrant posted:Anything absolutely worth picking up from the Ludonarrative sale? I've already got Heaven's Vault. Disco Elysium, obviously I think Ring of Fire: Search for a Killer looks neat, but it's not out yet and I haven't actually tried the demo.
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Apr 26, 2020 01:05
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SardonicTyrant posted:Anything absolutely worth picking up from the Ludonarrative sale? I've already got Heaven's Vault. hypnospace outlaw
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Apr 26, 2020 01:13
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I'm trying out Age of Wonders: Planetfall since it came with Game Pass and... I think I'm not feeling it? I loved AoW3 but I can't just put my finger on what I don't like about this game. The setting is a bit more interesting than ye old standard fantasy fare and I like some of the additions like the new research system and outpost expansion, but I'm not liking the combat changes. Chance to hit feels weird and I don't think I quite like the way cover works in this game. Plus the UI feels very busy, particularly the colored tiles denoting AP expenditure. Maybe I just don't like 4Xs as much as I did before  Despite the two being very different games with different gameplay expectations and styles, I found Northgard to be very fun and relatively straightforward (been playing a bunch of Conquest mode and some MP on the side) so maybe that's tinting my perception a bit.
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Apr 26, 2020 01:26
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I don't know what a ludonarrative is, but from long-standing familiarity with the kind people who come up with words like that, I'm making an educated guess that it's probably something of dumb, knind of obvious and something that most people would doesn't really matter enough to need a special word for it. How close am I?
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Apr 26, 2020 01:33
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is Sunless Skies good? I didn't play the first one but I played Fallen London a little like 10 years ago and liked the setting. I don't need a deep sim or anything I'm just interested in loving around and ending up in weird story situations
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Apr 26, 2020 01:38
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Cardiovorax posted:I don't know what a ludonarrative is, but from long-standing familiarity with the kind people who come up with words like that, I'm making an educated guess that it's probably something of dumb, knind of obvious and something that most people would doesn't really matter enough to need a special word for it. There are so many things you could've done instead of writing such an idiot thing, but that applies to pretty much all your posts.
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Apr 26, 2020 01:38
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google wouldve taken you 1/10th the time as posting and been much less embarrassing
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Apr 26, 2020 01:39
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Samuringa posted:There are so many things you could've done instead of writing such an idiot thing, but that applies to pretty much all your posts.
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Apr 26, 2020 01:43
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Cardiovorax posted:I don't know what a ludonarrative is, but from long-standing familiarity with the kind people who come up with words like that, I'm making an educated guess that it's probably something of dumb, knind of obvious and something that most people would doesn't really matter enough to need a special word for it. I try not to judge you based on your red text but this is the dumbest post I've seen in a while. Please don't do this.
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Apr 26, 2020 01:43
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