Steam Megathread: Stop being boomers! *adds 10 boomer shooters to cart*

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ymgve: Jan 2, 2004; Offensive Clock

SelenicMartian posted:

Brigand Oaxaca has great patch notes:

"This patch replaces all the sound effects with the same format, hopefully more compatible with people using Linux or some other weird poo poo. It also fixes a couple problems with naming the player character. And some other stuff. I'm hoping people can get this running like a vodka smoothie over a Linux nerd's tits."

are we talking about linux nerds anno 1999 or linux nerds anno 2008

# ? Jun 23, 2020 16:54

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 20:06

Fargin Icehole: Feb 19, 2011; Pet me.

Xaris posted:

I really enjoyed my time with Rogue Legacy and dare even say it was good then; however, big caveat is that I played it at launch and while it was not the first roguelite, but one of the ones that sort of started a metaprogression roguelite-type game writ-large in a more castlevania-esque type. It had some clunky movement/combat that wasn't good, merely serviceble, but most everything that's come after has vastly improved on both mechanics and controls. Games like UnderMine, Hades, Dead Cells, Synthetik, Immortal Redneck, etc, have vastly improved all-around on both a metaprogression and mechanical. I think people who tried RL well-after it's launch probably would have found it lackluster for that reason. I think RL2 could be really loving good and devs seem to be aware of where things could be a lot better.

Excelzior posted:

lol make sure never to post this in the roguelike thread

Lemme correct myself here and say rogue legacy was fantastic for it's time, because people were still trying to figure out metroidvanias in 2013.

The games that Xaris posted above? Dead cells in 2017 early access till 2018, Hades 2019 still in Early Access, synthetik 2018, and it wasn't until legion rising came out six months later till people paid attention to it.

In a heartbeat I would play these over rogue legacy, especially with such a gap in years. But rogue legacy was great stuff when it came out, and if they can improve on the formula, I think they can pull it off.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 17:01

Funky Valentine: Feb 26, 2014; Dojyaa~an

DeadFatDuckFat posted:

In comparison to this, yeah it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTqED7mOzrU

This is almost like Legends of Wrestling and those games were cool.

This will almost certainly suck tho.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 17:07

Barry Convex: Sep 1, 2005; Think of the good things, Pim! The good things!

Like Jesus, candy, and crackerjacks! Ice cream and cake and lots o'laffs!
Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Joe! Larry, Curly, and brother Moe!

Cartoon Man posted:

Finally got around to finishing Tomb Raider(2013). Gonna give it an overall score of 8.9, really enjoyed the product but it had a few shortcomings. But if it goes cheap during the upcoming summer sale I highly recommend it.

First off, as a Tomb Raider game, it executes flawlessly. Honestly, this game could�ve easily been Indiana Jones and nobody would have noticed. The plot, island setting, and �mystery� are all top notch and well done. A lot of thought and effort was put into the backstory and it shows. Lara�s crew mates are all walking talking character cliches but not necessarily in a bad way. They work because the game knows that it�s a playable movie. You�ll pretty much know what�s going to happen to each of them but again, I don�t see that as a bad thing.

The combat system works and is probably a bit too easy on the normal setting. If you die, it puts right back at the encounter to try again. There�s no health bar and if you take damage you auto recharge it pretty quickly if you can get away from the enemies. Weapons are all great and do different things, I stuck with the bow and rifle most of the game. Melee combat is iffy but I may just suck at it.

The upgrade system relies on discovering things for experience, salvaging junk for weapon upgrades, and raiding secret tombs scattered throughout. The secret tombs are never that well hidden though and are typically short one room puzzles that pay out tons of upgrade experience/salvage.

Moving around is great and very fluid. Gone are the stiff tank style controls and precision jumping. You�ll scale cliffs, jump from ledge to ledge and it all works great. Graphics are great too, some of the set pieces are very well done. I particularly love the wind/storm effects, they�re over the top and make you feel like poo poo is going to hell.

Unfortunately though the game is loaded with quick time events. They�re obnoxious and there are way too many of them, but it�s not that difficult to pass them. Most will give you lots of leeway once you get used to dealing with them. Don�t let this be a deal breaker.

Also the game loves to torture Lara to the point of ridiculousness. She�ll break legs, bleed out, drown in blood, see people die, witness atrocities, and keep moving. They�re really trying to play up her origin as a survivor but it just keeps happening over and over. But like the QTEs don�t let this be a dealbreaker.

There�s multiplayer, but I didn�t touch it and I�m guessing it�s long dead even if there�s people playing.

Overall I really enjoyed the experience and highly recommend it. I�m hoping the sequel is also on sale for dirt cheap in a few days cause I�m looking forward to playing it too.

haven't gotten around to playing Shadow, but I enjoyed both TR 2013 and Rise a good bit. TR 2013 is one of those rare examples of seeming design by committee working out; yes, it cynically discards almost everything that had defined the franchise up to that point in favor of aping design trends from other AAA games, but it actually manages to make that cohere into a pretty enjoyable game

# ? Jun 23, 2020 17:11

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.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 was announced. This is a sequel to the 8-bit spin off, not the main game.

(0:50 if you want to skip IGA thanking you and just watch the gameplay but also what the hell, friend)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynesdjzxix0

One of the playable characters is a dog in a mech so now you may scroll back up and watch the trailer.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 17:18

Zvahl: Oct 14, 2005; научный кот

i love those loving pixel bosses so much

curse of the moon was the superior game and i loved ritual a lot so woop woop

# ? Jun 23, 2020 17:28

Ciaphas: Nov 20, 2005; > BEWARE, COWARD

I was wondering if there was any way to aggregate update news about Steam games I own. Turns out, there is!

A piece of Steam UI from Valve that I actually like. Whoda thunk.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 17:32

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

I'm just happy Bloodstained is becoming A Thing.

...Wait, what was that fourth character again?

# ? Jun 23, 2020 17:33

damn horror queefs: Oct 14, 2005; say hello
say hello to the man in the elevator

Excited but I hope the characters are balanced a little better this time around, I used the Belmont-style whip lady for 95% of the game and mostly swapped in Zangetsu just to tank damage during harder platforming sections

# ? Jun 23, 2020 17:35

Zvahl: Oct 14, 2005; научный кот

anilEhilated posted:

I'm just happy Bloodstained is becoming A Thing.

...Wait, what was that fourth character again?

you be nice to Grant 2

# ? Jun 23, 2020 18:13

El_Elegante: Jul 3, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Biscuit Hider

SelenicMartian posted:

Brigand Oaxaca has great patch notes:

"This patch replaces all the sound effects with the same format, hopefully more compatible with people using Linux or some other weird poo poo. It also fixes a couple problems with naming the player character. And some other stuff. I'm hoping people can get this running like a vodka smoothie over a Linux nerd's tits."

Is there a brigand Oaxaca thread? I played the first campaign on a less popular class (melee oriented maybe?) and it was definitely not balanced or fun and my interest kind of fell off. I wonder what builds ideally let you see and experience the most.

I wouldn�t be surprised to hear there�s an interesting and fun game inside, but it seems like narrowing the player�s options would help them see it.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 18:14

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is coming to steam!!!!

*it's Story of Seasons actually but in case you didn't know, the OG Harvest Moon team is now Story of Seasons, and any modern Harvest Moon games are just lovely

# ? Jun 23, 2020 18:22

explosivo: May 23, 2004; Fueled by Satan

StrixNebulosa posted:

Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is coming to steam!!!!

*it's Story of Seasons actually but in case you didn't know, the OG Harvest Moon team is now Story of Seasons, and any modern Harvest Moon games are just lovely

So if I loved OG Harvest Moon I should be pretty into this game?

# ? Jun 23, 2020 18:28

Ablative: Nov 9, 2012; Someone is getting this as an avatar. I don't know who, but it's gonna happen.

explosivo posted:

So if I loved OG Harvest Moon I should be pretty into this game?

It's a remake of Friends of Mineral Town for the GBA, which was a remake of Back to Nature for the PS1, so probably!

# ? Jun 23, 2020 18:32

Ragequit: Jun 1, 2006; Lipstick Apathy

Huge Hades update just downloaded for me. Looks to be a ton of rad new content.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNrt43epkG0

Version 1.0 is next!

# ? Jun 23, 2020 18:48

explosivo: May 23, 2004; Fueled by Satan

Ablative posted:

It's a remake of Friends of Mineral Town for the GBA, which was a remake of Back to Nature for the PS1, so probably!

# ? Jun 23, 2020 18:50

Internet Explorer: Jun 1, 2005

ymgve posted:

are we talking about linux nerds anno 1999 or linux nerds anno 2008

I mean, that's just Americans.jpg

# ? Jun 23, 2020 18:53

MMAgCh: Aug 15, 2001; I am the poet,
The prophet of the pit
Like a hollow-point bullet
Straight to the head
I never missed...you

Can I just say that as much as I loved the idea behind the Steam Game Festival (because demos need to be more of a thing), it sucks that the vast majority of said demos seem to be no longer available now? Some you can still play if you downloaded them during the event, but many are gone entirely and can't be launched any more. Not to mention that if someone became aware of a certain game only after the event had ended and want to give it a try now, they seem to be just SOL.

I get that a fair few of those demos really were alpha/beta versions of their game in varying stages of completeness, but removing them altogether still doesn't sit right with me.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 18:57

Dreylad: Jun 19, 2001

It's too bad, the event reminded me of getting an Amiga Power or PC Gamer back in the 90s and getting a floppy or compact disc with a ton of demos to try.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:03

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

MMAgCh posted:

Can I just say that as much as I loved the idea behind the Steam Game Festival (because demos need to be more of a thing), it sucks that the vast majority of said demos seem to be no longer available now? Some you can still play if you downloaded them during the event, but many are gone entirely and can't be launched any more. Not to mention that if someone became aware of a certain game only after the event had ended and want to give it a try now, they seem to be just SOL.

I get that a fair few of those demos really were alpha/beta versions of their game in varying stages of completeness, but removing them altogether still doesn't sit right with me.

It's probably more up to developers if they want to keep a demo out or not. But yes most were like, barely alpha-level and very incomplete and probably don't want them sticking around as a a taste for the game in a very incomplete status. That's less of an issue when it's a big festival free-for-all-frenzy when it's clear it's a bunch of one-off tastings.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:14

OzFactor: Apr 16, 2001

I too played TR2013 relatively recently and I had always assumed the people calling it "torture porn" were exaggerating, but... it really is a lot. It does calm down after the first couple hours, but it ends up just coming off as silly how you are expected to view this as a "gritty, realistic" thing but also Lara just keeps getting up and walking away from things that should absolutely kill any human being. And you just kill... so, so many people. So both of these things combine to make it really hard to reconcile Cutscene Lara and Gameplay Lara. All that said, I'm one of the, apparently, very few people who really loved the Crystal Dynamics TR games and thinks they've been the only people to really thread the needle of "this is a goofy cartoon, but it's still okay to try and tell a story this way." Legend is a great game and everyone should play it for like $2.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:14

40 Proof Listerine: Jul 1, 2007; Baroness Kanan-Zelaya of the minor House of Carbon

By the time Shadow of the Tomb Raider happens it's really jarring how much the narrative revolves around her single minded desire to stab people from stealth as Lara is an adrenaline junkie fueled entirely by spite and already killed a few death gods to gain their powers

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:29

Excelzior: Jun 24, 2013

ludonarrative dissonance :circlefap:

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:37

Leal: Oct 2, 2009

Why does CJ care about being blackmailed by Tenpenny killing cops when I shoot cops all the time in gameplay??

And when I get arrested I get out of jail the next day!!

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:39

Cowcaster: Aug 7, 2002

dissonarrative ludonance

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:39

A good poster: Jan 10, 2010

StrixNebulosa posted:

Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is coming to steam!!!!

*it's Story of Seasons actually but in case you didn't know, the OG Harvest Moon team is now Story of Seasons, and any modern Harvest Moon games are just lovely

I just looked at the link of the title and thought "oh, this is one of the fake Harvest-Moon-in-name-only games, isn't it?"

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:40

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

ludonarrative deezonutz

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:46

Cowcaster: Aug 7, 2002

Hwurmp posted:

ludonarrative deezonutz

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:46

Black Griffon: Mar 12, 2005; Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time.

I know who you are. You are destiny.

so now that we've really entered the age of actually saying no to free games because they're everywhere: this Pathway thing that's free on EGS anything?

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:47

Cartoon Man: Jan 31, 2004

Hwurmp posted:

ludonarrative deezonutz

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:48

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

A good poster posted:

I just looked at the link of the title and thought "oh, this is one of the fake Harvest-Moon-in-name-only games, isn't it?"

It's a frustrating situation but now you know: Story of Seasons is where you go to get the good Harvest Moon stuff. And there's already a Doreamon crossover game on steam by them that I'm gonna buy this sale because cat robot!!

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:49

yegods: Apr 6, 2007; Cerebus can destroy ANYTHING. Cerebus is the POPE.

Price alert: if you're into Klei games (Don't Starve, Invisible Inc, Oxygen Not Included, etc...), there's a steam sale on them, and the bundle have additional discounts. I had Oxygen Not Included and Hot Lava on my wish list, but $12-13 was too much. I noticed that the Best of Klei bundle was $18, and included both, so I got them for $9 each... nifty, along with some Don't Starve DLC that I didn't have already.

so, good for you goons that don't already have all their games.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 19:49

Magitek: Feb 20, 2008; That's not jolly.
That's not jolly at all!

Knorth posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXGc7QMHTXU

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1053900/Radio_the_Universe/

Godspeed 6e6e6e

The Kickstarter campaign was in 2012, dang. I bookmarked the page but I don�t remember if I actually chipped in

# ? Jun 23, 2020 20:17

RBA Starblade: Apr 28, 2008; Going Home.

Games Idiot Court Jester

Black Griffon posted:

Assault Horizon takes place in our world, and is un-numbered, and best forgotten.

It's the best one

# ? Jun 23, 2020 20:20

Hogama: Sep 3, 2011

https://youtu.be/2yi1pXd9AyY
The Rogue Legacy 2 trailer that was promised.

Also, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is 85% off right now, which seems like a pretty good bargain to me.

# ? Jun 23, 2020 20:31

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

Hogama posted:

https://youtu.be/2yi1pXd9AyY
The Rogue Legacy 2 trailer that was promised.

Neat. I'm not entirely sold on the almost flash-esque/castlecrashers art style but they did put a lot of work into it and it looks crisp like slay the spire and stuff. Kind of hard to get a gameplay sense going but definitely picking it up at launch

# ? Jun 23, 2020 20:46