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StrixNebulosa posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161170/The_Rewinder/ This one is excellent. Short experience, only 4-ish hours, but does a good job of telling its story and doesn't wear out its welcome Plays like an old school point and click, puzzles are relatively light though do require some experimentation to come to grips with - an assistant character provides hints where needed (particularly in the cases where knowledge of a tool might be needed) Note that the demo seems to be a much earlier prototype of the full game, and the translation is noticeably better in the full game
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Hwurmp posted:Webbed has released. be a spidie it's pretty cute and the physics are very solid but very little room for not doing riddles the right way. like the very first ant cog elevator riddle I pushed it down in the water and it became impossible to get out as it kept being blocked so I had to restart the entire game due to checkpoint just saved the game "as is". Or I overlooked something. need to play more though, movement is fun.
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# ? Sep 10, 2021 19:58 |
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A couple games that look interesting that I have not bought yet, this first one seems like it doesn't have much game yet, but maybe worth keeping an eye one, it's in early access. Animalia Survival quote:Live as your favourite african animal, choose between being a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore, predator or prey. In this multiplayer ecosystem, with a realistic open world, choose to become a lion, a elephant or even a swift gazelle! But remember, the savannahs law is to survive at any cost! Also people seemed interested in this when it was announced: Lost in Random quote:Play the odds in Lost in Random™, a gothic-fairy-tale-inspired action-adventure where every citizen’s fate is determined by a roll of the dice.
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# ? Sep 10, 2021 20:08 |
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haldolium posted:it's pretty cute and the physics are very solid but very little room for not doing riddles the right way. like the very first ant cog elevator riddle I pushed it down in the water and it became impossible to get out as it kept being blocked so I had to restart the entire game due to checkpoint just saved the game "as is". Or I overlooked something. You could lift it out of the water with a bunch of web strands attached to the ceiling.
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# ? Sep 10, 2021 20:12 |
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From April but I've never seen it mentioned here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581580/The_Legend_of_BearTruck_Trucker/ quote:The physics bear driving stacking hauling trading game I really enjoyed the dev's other game Freeways and this looks similarly cheap and cute/fun.
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# ? Sep 10, 2021 20:15 |
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/740130/Tales_of_Arise/ Japanese Action RPG from Bandai Namco. Looks very nice at least and seems to have decent reviews if this is your thing quote:300 years of tyranny. A mysterious mask. Lost pain and memories. Wield the Blazing Sword and join a mysterious, untouchable girl to fight your oppressors. Experience a tale of liberation, featuring characters with next-gen graphical expressiveness! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158220/Kraken_Academy/ quote:Make friends, free spirits and make sure that the world doesn’t end! Welcome to Kraken Academy, a technicolor fever dream that for legal reasons can only be described as "technically a school." Join forces with a magical kraken to manipulate a time loop and save the world. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1303660/Geometric_Sniper/ Basically just a silly little toy game but priced appropriately at under two bucks. quote:Immerse yourself in Andrew's story and feel the pressure of being a sniper. Find and eliminate the target in the crowd before he runs away.In living environments, designed exclusively for this fantastic game, you will not have a second chance, precision is everything! Too many loving games honestly! I haven't even started on the last batch
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# ? Sep 10, 2021 20:28 |
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Rusty posted:A couple games that look interesting that I have not bought yet, this first one seems like it doesn't have much game yet, but maybe worth keeping an eye one, it's in early access. Thought i'd seen this before a long time ago. But no, that was Animallica a bad game https://store.steampowered.com/app/638850/Animallica/
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# ? Sep 10, 2021 20:38 |
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I'm very interested but also mildly burnt out by deckbuilders- has anyone tried this?
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# ? Sep 10, 2021 21:33 |
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Lost in Random was written by Ryan North if that helps your decision.
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# ? Sep 10, 2021 22:29 |
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Somfin posted:I'm very interested but also mildly burnt out by deckbuilders- has anyone tried this? i believe it is more action-adventure than deckbuilder
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# ? Sep 10, 2021 23:28 |
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Lutha Mahtin posted:i believe it is more action-adventure than deckbuilder I mostly like deckbuilders for the power ramp sensation, so I might give this a miss
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# ? Sep 10, 2021 23:55 |
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Hwurmp posted:You could lift it out of the water with a bunch of web strands attached to the ceiling. unless I've missed something very obvious this is the only way to elevate objects and gets kinda tedious, still fun though
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# ? Sep 11, 2021 04:11 |
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ultrafilter posted:Lost in Random was written by Ryan North if that helps your decision.
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# ? Sep 11, 2021 04:17 |
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/740130/Tales_of_Arise/ I really hate when a Steam page for a game gives literally no good information about the game, just generic anime action poses/setpieces and vague plot details about "breaking free" and "destined encounters" I'm going to download the demo purely to see what the game actually looks like/plays like, and maybe get the tiniest crumb of setting/plot. If this game didn't have "Tales of" in the title, I would have dumpstered any interest in it immediately.
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# ? Sep 11, 2021 15:33 |
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Wow, Tales of Arise also has ingame ads for dlc, getting flashbacks to Dragon Age.
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# ? Sep 11, 2021 17:13 |
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What constitutes an in game ad in this case? I feel like I see what i would consider an ad for DLC a lot on home pages of games so I'm assuming you mean something even more overt.
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# ? Sep 11, 2021 18:47 |
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I don't have the game myself but apparently the ads show up when you rest at a campfire during the game, not just the main menu or whatever.
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# ? Sep 11, 2021 19:26 |
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Tagichatn posted:I don't have the game myself but apparently the ads show up when you rest at a campfire during the game, not just the main menu or whatever. lmao
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# ? Sep 11, 2021 19:32 |
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The ads during the campfire is a button to go the store and a small marquee text of ad copy. I'd prefer it not being in the game, but also it's fairly ignorable.
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# ? Sep 11, 2021 20:03 |
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Yeah it's basically just a text ticker, Alphen doesn't turn to the camera and say that you should buy swimsuits or anything
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# ? Sep 12, 2021 03:10 |
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thecluckmeme posted:I really hate when a Steam page for a game gives literally no good information about the game, just generic anime action poses/setpieces and vague plot details about "breaking free" and "destined encounters" It's... actually pretty good. Kind of follows that formula that some 3D Japanese RPGs have where you can free roam around the map, then if you touch an enemy you have a battle in a set battleground for each area, separating exploration and combat. There's items, equipment, leveling, skills, etc. It's a lot like that one Final Fantasy where you drive around in the car with your buddies. The combat is a bit like Devil May Cry, not nearly as involved but you've got normal attacks, dodges, multiple special attacks, combo attacks and some other stuff, which actually keeps it pretty interesting. It's not that hard, but I at least died several times on the first boss until I figured out what to do. Your companions fight automatically according to your set strategy. There's a lot of story but it has good presentation, lots of voice acting and not just cutscenes but little comic book style interludes. Story seems like pretty standard anima fare, but not bad or anything. Engaging enough. Really it's the first game of this style that I've actually enjoyed a lot, I tried playing several similar games like this but got quickly bored, this one has the presentation, story and combat to keep me interested. OneDeadman posted:The ads during the campfire is a button to go the store and a small marquee text of ad copy. Yeah for what it's worth I didn't even notice any advertisement for anything after playing for like 6 hours
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# ? Sep 12, 2021 09:30 |
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ultrafilter posted:Lost in Random was written by Ryan North if that helps your decision. I also voice a shitload of character in it. I'm about 7 and a half hours in so far and it's fun.
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Aramek posted:I also voice a shitload of character in it. I'm about 7 and a half hours in so far and it's fun. You and Ryan are two of my favourite people! Sold!
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# ? Sep 13, 2021 02:07 |
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Lost in Random is fun so far. The combat feels a bit janky, but it's something different and kinda fun. The world building is great and I really hear Ryan North's writing in some of those dialogues. And I tried the Tales of Arise demo and was just kinda unimpressed. It's pretty and all, but it seems to have the same weaknesses, which made Tales of Beseria feel like a grind, past some point. Maybe the demo is just bad, or your characters aren't leveled well for this point of the game, but the combat just felt boring for some reason.
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# ? Sep 13, 2021 07:42 |
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This looks cool and flew under the radar: Star Drift Evolution People are praising it for great racing mechanics, a ton of content, all possible multiplayer options including 4 people split-screen, the nice clean poly look, fitting synthwave soundtrack and the possibility to play it with the camera behind the car or arcade-style from a bird's perspective. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256846275/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1628777445 Palpek fucked around with this message at 09:31 on Sep 13, 2021 |
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Palpek posted:This looks cool and flew under the radar: Star Drift Evolution Hold the loving phone, how is this NOT made by the same people that did Art of Rally?!
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# ? Sep 13, 2021 13:21 |
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Yeah, it's weird how Star Drift came out of early access a month before Art of Rally but it's Art of Rally that's more known (relatively). Being featured on the MS Store definitely boosts Steam sales. Both look good though and are similarly praised.
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# ? Sep 13, 2021 14:08 |
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1490610/METALLIC_CHILD/ Interesting looking, very Japanese action roguelite Metallic Child quote:“Grab, hurl, and eliminate” Rogue-lite Core-Action!! A large-scale rebellion erupts within the spacecraft “Life Stream.” With the help of you, Rona, an android known as “Metallic Child,” stands up against a fleet of massive robots to stop the plot devised by her own creator, Doctor Irene. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517240/LASER_CHESS_Deflection/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256818248/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1626828961 It's chess with lasers quote:Obliterate the enemy's king with your laser by strategically moving/rotating mirrors, portals and more in this mind-bending chess-like game. Challenge your friends or battle an AI (includes Level Editor)!
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# ? Sep 15, 2021 18:05 |
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https://twitter.com/microtrailers/status/1438189149601902593?s=20quote:Key Features I played the demo for this awhile back and remember it being surprisingly compelling if you like stuff like House Flipper and Car Mechanic Simulator.
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# ? Sep 15, 2021 19:19 |
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Timberborn released into EAquote:Humans are long gone. Will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, river control, and deadly droughts. Contains high amounts of wood. looks like an interesting mix of citybuilding/factorybuilding https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256851731/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1631726716
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# ? Sep 15, 2021 21:57 |
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Timberborn is also a bit like Terra nil, because it involves using water to rejuvinate a wasteland with lots of planning ahead required. Appropriately it also encourages you to make Dams and Reservoirs for when the dry seasons come, a very thoughtful game it would seem.
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# ? Sep 15, 2021 22:06 |
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oh wow Skatebird is finally out https://store.steampowered.com/app/971030/SkateBIRD/
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# ? Sep 16, 2021 15:14 |
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haldolium posted:oh wow Skatebird is finally out Is it still as terrible as the demo that was out for Steam Next like 2 years ago? Because it was almost unplayably bad at that point.
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# ? Sep 16, 2021 15:40 |
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We are discussing Timberborn in the Management thread if people want to know more about the game.
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# ? Sep 16, 2021 16:18 |
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AirRaid posted:Is it still as terrible as the demo that was out for Steam Next like 2 years ago? Because it was almost unplayably bad at that point. Yes, I downloaded it on game pass and it is such a rip on tony hawk yet the control lags and the camera glitches all over the place. If it was good in the controls and camera it would be fun but nope, it’s awful. I could feel my thps muscle memory kick in only to get hosed by control lag and the camera going bananas.
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StarkRavingMad posted:https://twitter.com/microtrailers/status/1438189149601902593?s=20 This looks like my type of strange. Thank you for posting it!
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# ? Sep 16, 2021 16:32 |
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https://twitter.com/microtrailers/status/1438503486501494789?s=20quote:Become a legend! Save a run-down circus, gather a troupe of performers, and dare to defy the greatest showmen on earth - P.T Barnum, Buffalo Bill, and more! A deckbuilder where instead of killing stuff, the object is to build a dope circus that entertains fans. I haven't tried this yet, but I've had my eye on this one from awhile.
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StarkRavingMad posted:https://twitter.com/microtrailers/status/1438503486501494789?s=20 I've had this wishlisted on PSN for a while. I'd be interested to hear if it delivers on the concept!
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# ? Sep 16, 2021 16:53 |
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1741120/Fantasy_General/ It's 5 bucks quote:Fantasy General invites you to enter a world of heroes, swords, magic and beasts. You must lead your army into battle with the Shadowlord’s forces and defeat each of his lieutenants across varying terrain and battlefields. quote:Fantasy General includes the "Island Challenge" add-on. e: so is this one https://store.steampowered.com/app/1741130/Pacific_General/ quote:Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
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I keep seeing screenshots of circus game where I am like "oh this looks potentially tasteless"
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