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Sylphosaurus posted:Had it been the sequel I may have been tempted to get it but the first Dark alliance game was so barebones that I´d just recommend getting one of the other myriad of great Diablo clones on PC instead. I got it for the nostalgia on XB1 a few months ago and had horrible slowdowns in the early sewer level that made things unplayable. Haven’t tried it again yet to see if that’s been fixed. Barebones is accurate, but I did love it back in the day.
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ARPGs are a genre that has been rapidly developed and honed since Diablo 2. Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing. I wouldn't revisit the old games of the genre unless it's just a nostalgia thing. Dark Alliance was cool for its time, but it has been superseded in every possible way.
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StoryTime posted:ARPGs are a genre that has been rapidly developed and honed since Diablo 2. Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing. I wouldn't revisit the old games of the genre unless it's just a nostalgia thing. Dark Alliance was cool for its time, but it has been superseded in every possible way. I will also say that Minecraft Dungeons is a great way to get into the genre without the blizzard supporting aspect (Diablo 3), or the rather insane system depth (Path of Exile). It's also on gamepass, cross platform (PC/switch/Xbox can all play together online), and also has 4 player couch co-op. Also has regular big DLCs every few months- definitely not the same as it was at launch.
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StoryTime posted:ARPGs are a genre that has been rapidly developed and honed since Diablo 2. Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing. I wouldn't revisit the old games of the genre unless it's just a nostalgia thing. Dark Alliance was cool for its time, but it has been superseded in every possible way. I think there's SOME parts of the old ARPGs that are totally missing from the new wave that are actually good. Like having a reason to know what enemies do, for example, instead of just what modifiers they have on them. But DA looks and feels old. It looks old in a good way, it feels comfortable because of how many PS2 games looked like it. But it feels old in a bad way.
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StoryTime posted:Dark Alliance was cool for its time, but it has been superseded in every possible way. Except, ironically and predictably, the new Dark Alliance.
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Has anybody tried this one? It looks fun.
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kirbysuperstar posted:Except, ironically and predictably, the new Dark Alliance. Yeah, really. While I would never in a bazillion years pay $30 for a barebones port of the PS2 Dark Alliance, it would honestly be a much more entertaining experience than the new one. 
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lordfrikk posted:Gunk was released on Gamepass on the 16th and having played ~2 hours so far, it's really endearing and nice-looking, with great music. Somebody compared it to PS2-era platformers with modern graphics and well-written characters. I completely skipped PS2-era stuff so I can't say either way but I really like the game so far. It's also not open-world with ton of useless collectibles which I appreciate a lot. I messed with it a bit and found it pleasant if a bit repetitive. It seems like it'd be good for younger kids because it's pretty easy. Looks nice and I like the whole gunk-sucking effects 
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This game is super great and weird in all the right ways. Been planning it all weekend. Game is like 50% creepy robot adventure game 50% fishing for rare frogs.
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priznat posted:I messed with it a bit and found it pleasant if a bit repetitive. It seems like it'd be good for younger kids because it's pretty easy. Looks nice and I like the whole gunk-sucking effects I guess that says a lot about me but as as 30 something year old, I am enjoying it a lot. I think the graphics are pretty impressive for being an indie effort, the character chatter is really fun, and sucking up all the gunk (while saying the word "gunk" frequently to annoy my spouse) hasn't gotten old yet.
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1296360/Archvale/ This one's keeping my attention a lot better than I expected it to. It reminds me more of Terraria than gungeon or nuclear throne, with how weapon upgrades tend to have drastically different play styles that force you to move and attack differently. the bosses are well designed too, although i've reached a point where all the ones available to me now on hard mode are kicking my rear end effortlessly. I recommend it!
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Yeah Archvale was a ton of fun. I suck at bullet hell games and played on easy and it was very manageable even for me. By the end I think I could probably have managed to play on normal, because I almost never even touched my potions. It has a Hollow Knight badge mechanic that's fun to play around with and try different builds whenever you get a new weapon. At ~7 hours it also didn't overstay its welcome.
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lordfrikk posted:I guess that says a lot about me but as as 30 something year old, I am enjoying it a lot. I think the graphics are pretty impressive for being an indie effort, the character chatter is really fun, and sucking up all the gunk (while saying the word "gunk" frequently to annoy my spouse) hasn't gotten old yet. It’s not a bash on it being easy it makes it very chill! Too often with 3d platformers they make them way too hard at a couple spots and I find that annoying and frustrating. This one you can just walk around and suck gunk up I did get a little stuck at one point where it was really not too obvious where to go but even that wasn’t a big obstacle.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1390700/The_Crackpet_Show/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256802978/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1637066623 Played a bit of The Crackpet Show, it seems like a decent roguelite especially for co-op. It's a little unique in that the aiming is automatic, but you can't move while you're firing so it's more of a balance between firing and not getting hit. The bosses are bullet hell style in the extreme but seem well-designed. quote:The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1750490/Bumballon/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256851422/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1631902773 Bumballon is a cool retro-looking 'platformer' that seems to also have elements of a runner game, where you control the character's super speed. quote:Join the cute Bumballon on this frantic journey into a colorful world full of dangers! Fast, fun and with an ability to control your super speed. Collect all the magic emeralds to complete each level and discover new mechanics throughout the adventure.
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Time for interesting ancient games! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818340/Creatures_The_Albian_Years/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1823900/Creatures_Village/ quote:Create real life on your PC! quote:Thrills, Spills and a Playground full of fun!
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lordfrikk posted:Gunk was released on Gamepass on the 16th and having played ~2 hours so far, it's really endearing and nice-looking, with great music. Somebody compared it to PS2-era platformers with modern graphics and well-written characters. I completely skipped PS2-era stuff so I can't say either way but I really like the game so far. It's also not open-world with ton of useless collectibles which I appreciate a lot. The Gunk is... fine. There's nothing new or groundbreaking in terms of gameplay or plot. The visuals are quite pretty. The puzzles are serviceable. Sucking up gunk and the occasional alien creature is kind of fun the first few times you do it, but then it mostly feels like you're repeating the same steps over and over. What you do in the first ten minutes is essentially what you're doing at the end, even with the minor power-ups you get along the way. There is not a challenging moment in the game. The problem with "fine" is that this was made by the designers of the Steamworld series, who have created some of my all-time favorite games. All of the Steamworld games have been special in their own way, usually taking a tired genre and perfecting it, and injecting loads of style and small but important innovations. The Gunk is a perfectly pleasant way to spend 6-8 hours, and it's on Game Pass, so "free" for many of us. But nothing about it is special, and from WhiteHowler fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Dec 21, 2021 |
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StrixNebulosa posted:Time for interesting ancient games! Oh wow they actually managed to make Creatures 2 run decently! This rules.
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StrixNebulosa posted:Time for interesting ancient games! Are these any different from the ones on GoG?
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WhiteHowler posted:Circling back since a lot of people haven't played it yet, and I just finished it last night. Yeah the main thing I like about it is how it will probably be a fun game for my kids who are pretty bad at games to try with no deaths or difficulty. I made the mistake of trying to get them to play some super mario odyssey and that just ended in tears from all the dyin and frustration
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Hub Cat posted:Are these any different from the ones on GoG? I couldn't get C2 to run well for me at all from GoG. The Steam version seems to work a lot better for me.
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Lacuna is a sci-fi cop game where you have a static narrative framework but some decent leeway to mess around as you see fit within it and get 8 different outcomes. Whats quite neat about it is the sheet system which are effectively measurements of how well you've internalized the case and general information you're given and makes reading the various news articles and notes thoroughly. As far as puzzles go they're very natural and feel fun to solve, nothing really complex just collating the clues you get and putting them together into a narrative, and the game progresses whether or not you're right so never sweat it out. All in all a fun time.
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We just released a big update for The Red Lantern, but more importantly for folks here, we're now out on Steam! I know there were definitely folks who would prefer it there vs. EGS, so wanted to ping the thread. Also, we added a hands-free zen mode and Yuledogs mode so you can kinda use it as a festive holiday background lol. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256860224/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1636748750 quote:The Red Lantern is a narrative, dog-sledding game about survival.
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Lacuna came out like seven months ago, Barudak. Although I empathize with you loving it because it owns, definitely a highlight adventure game that came out this year. The Red Lantern is also great, check it out y'all
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Play posted:Lacuna came out like seven months ago, Barudak. Although I empathize with you loving it because it owns, definitely a highlight adventure game that came out this year. Then why is it in my new releases with new game discount??? (I realize now its only new to Xbox)
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Red Lantern is good, Ashly Burch voices the main character and you can turn off dog death. It was a bit buggy when I first played it but that was a while ago so it's probably fixed by now.
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Tagichatn posted:Red Lantern is good, Ashly Burch voices the main character and you can turn off dog death. It was a bit buggy when I first played it but that was a while ago so it's probably fixed by now. Thanks! If you played at release, a lot of stuff has been fixed since then and hopefully you wouldn't see (those) bugs anymore. The biggest addition in the update is the ability to adopt all of the dogs and switch between them leading the runs so that you can complete all the dog stories on a single save, which helps a lot with replay value/desire imo.
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Bought siralim ultimate the other day, it's great for chilling out with my lovely laptop and a gamepad. Pokémon but with 1200 monsters, just explore absurd combinations of abilities all day. As I get older I'm much more into low-fi games that can be played in my own head, like dominions. I remember loving battle brothers until the desert expansion- the cannon effects were too much for my machine, making the game unplayable  .
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This is an older game, still in early access, built for touch pad, works on pc, and made by a chinese company. But I just found it during the sale. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116880/The_Heroic_Legend_of_Eagarlnia/ It is basically a game where you smash end turn after managing your empire with some simple real time battles. I have put a few hours into it so far and really do enjoy it. The UI is 96% functional in english with only one button I've seen so far having word wrap issues. Also direct translations own since when you build up prosperity they say 'lets build a welfare state!'
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StrixNebulosa posted:Time for interesting ancient games! i think it's ridiculous that game companies expect everyone to rush out and upgrade to a 200+ mhz pentium just so we can play their game
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Look it's time to upgrade to Windows XP grandpa
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So not a new release, but Unsighted just released its 1.1 patch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AXhK7Bxd40 It went from unplayable to an amazing recommendation. The main problem before was that a lot of the puzzle solving/traversal stuff counted as weapons, which meant that you constantly had to go into the menu to change equipment. Thankfully they've added equipment loadouts which can be switched on the fly. It's a genuinely great Metroidvania that seems to have been overlooked.
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Fatty posted:So not a new release, but Unsighted just released its 1.1 patch.
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I wouldn't call it "unplayable", but it certainly was annoying and the weapon sets are a welcome addition to a fantastic game. My main remaining gripe is that your fairy companion continues the grand tradition of Issun and Fi and loving loves to spoil puzzle solutions as soon as you enter a room and otherwise point out the glaringly obvious.
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i loved the creatures games when i was a kid 
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Erik Hermansen, the dude who created DROD, just put out a new puzzle game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449570/The_Godkiller__Chapter_1/ I only recently got into the DROD series and this looks a good deal more involved and intense than those games, which were already incredibly difficult. Looks like a good time if your idea of a good time is a puzzle game that leaves you broken and crying in the shower.
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needing to occasionally change weapons in the menu for puzzle solving/traversal hardly made unsighted anything close to unplayable, it was just a minor inconvenience, just like having to equip different items in zelda games, but not even as bad as some of those could be about it. this is a very welcome improvement though. anyway it's one of the very best games of last year, if you are fond of zelda/hyper light drifter/metroidvania-style exploration it's absolutely a must play.
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Fatty posted:So not a new release, but Unsighted just released its 1.1 patch. I’d hardly call that the major problem. I liked the game well-enough but the demo game a wrong impression so I was surprised how faux-linear the full game ended up being while forcing you to go the long way several times. Sometimes you also had to walk extra when failing puzzles, and this combined with the above just made me think the devs like to waste my time. I liked the combat, the graphics, the music, though.
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It's a game that really likes wasting your time while at the same time threatening you with the death of your friends if you take too long.
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it's designed to be fairly linear on your first playthrough but completely open on subsequent playthroughs once you know what you're doing, which is a more explicit version of the sort of sequence breaks there are in super metroid etc. if you find the time pressure frustrating though you can just turn it off. i didn't need to though, but i didn't find the game to be overly challenging so i had enough time for what mattered - if you're worse at it than i was i can understand if it's really annoying. i still died a fair bit but not to the point that it was ever frustrating. i didn't really find the puzzles to be time-wasting either idk but i didn't really get bothered by the time limit - if you were really focused on it then i can understand how any friction at all to going fast would be annoying.
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