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Just got Nebulous Fleet Command. It's early access and pretty bare bones but has some really satisfying mechanics. It has a great expanse vibe and relies a lot on ECM and ECCM. The controls seem really clunky at first but once you get used to them they really offer a significant amount of freedom. It's also super satisfying to pierce through an entire ship with a keel-mounted railgun and see their reactor go boom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcDlzuv4ujI
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isn't that a prequel
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it's not a sequel or a prequel. it's a genetic freak and it's not normal
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Sagebrush posted:half life 2 episode 1 and 2 were actually the first two-thirds of half life 3. alyx is half life 4, but because half life 3 was only 0.6, and alyx takes place between 1 and 2, that means alyx is really half life 1.5 + 2.6 = 4.1 so that's a 141% chance of winning GOTY at sacrifice Sagebrush posted:it's not a sequel or a prequel. it's a genetic freak and it's not normal
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:Just got Nebulous Fleet Command. It's early access and pretty bare bones but has some really satisfying mechanics. It has a great expanse vibe and relies a lot on ECM and ECCM. The controls seem really clunky at first but once you get used to them they really offer a significant amount of freedom. This looks cool I've been waiting with baited breath for Falling Frontier and Terra Invicta for that expanse-esque space game vibe so this might scratch the itch The Fool fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Mar 14, 2022 |
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Jenny Agutter posted:condolences 2fort could be fun with the right people
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The Fool posted:I've been waiting with bated breath thank you for spelling this correctly
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Sagebrush posted:thank you for spelling this correctly you don't bait your breath?
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Improbable Lobster posted:you don't bait your breath? what sort of prey would you attract with garlic
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Improbable Lobster posted:you don't bait your breath? i don't give people free reign either, or pump my breaks
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I give plenty of free rain while pumping breaks
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Sagebrush posted:thank you for spelling this correctly I'm going to change it just because you said something
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i do not chomp at the bit, sam i am
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akadajet posted:2fort could be fun with the right people 2fort was mostly fun as a concjump ctf map
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gettin real tired of dyin
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ive been having fun with elden ring but i've been taking it slow, playing like an hour once every couple days. it's probably going to take me absolutely forever to finish it.
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:Just got Nebulous Fleet Command. It's early access and pretty bare bones but has some really satisfying mechanics. It has a great expanse vibe and relies a lot on ECM and ECCM. The controls seem really clunky at first but once you get used to them they really offer a significant amount of freedom. this looks cool
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:theres a certain bonfire you need to rest at near where you start to unlock it hth yeah I sat at a grace point rather than just touching it and it let me do this, but I mean, not how technically, but what do I put my time into what might ultimately kill me is simple the time it takes to die and then get back to where I was to get one hitter again and again. PIZZA.BAT posted:also a piece of real advice in the 'this game is different from most others and will punish you until you shake off their habits' category: it isn't about timing your blocks or dodges, although that is important. most other games like this the enemy will have a windup and you're expected to hit the dodge button at just the right time and bingo bongo you've dodged the attack! that isn't how it works here. almost all enemies will not only have variance in how long they take to swing, making timing much more difficult, but they'll track you as you dodge as well so if you gently caress up the timing they'll just stab you in the face anyways. the key in this is to get a read on *where* their attack is going and to dodge into wherever their opening will be. so even if they decide to attack after your dodge is complete it won't matter because they'll have entirely whiffed anyways let’s see if this helps me Sagebrush posted:
it honestly surprises me how people can put hundreds and hundreds of hours into a game. my ex wife loved plants vs zombies and beat the game and restarted it and beat it like 5 times. my reward pathway requires novelty in a way that hers simply doesn’t. she’s watched the office like 10 times. yes all of it. Shaggar posted:if you want something thats factorio adjacent, but more casual The Riftbreaker is really good and is on game pass. its more focused on the combat and base building stuff and less on resource management/logistics. yeah this was good. like a good “game” rather than game-like grind simulator, you’ve got characters and talking and unexpected things and satisfying weapons and the graphics are incredible for what it is and yes I can heartily recommend it polyester concept posted:elden ring/dark souls is about finding the right cheese strategy that works for 90% of the enemies, and then you can summon help for the remaining 10%. for me its stagger locking literally every enemy with a 2 handed zweihander so they dont even have a chance to attack you. jump attacks are extremely good for this. then the difficulty is just crowd control i feel like i’m so dumb when I read any of this. some of the things people describe make it feel like a different game than I am playing. maybe I should restart and do the tutorial Powerful Two-Hander posted:same echi, same what the heck does this mean lol
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echinopsis posted:i feel like i’m so dumb when I read any of this. some of the things people describe make it feel like a different game than I am playing. maybe I should restart and do the tutorial it just means he has a big sword and he's using it with both hands instead of one, and hitting people makes them stagger a bit. that's good because it means while they're staggering around they're not trying to murder you
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I just went into a cave and slaughtered some dog things and then went thru a mist and something very quickly killed me and I realised I'd have to kill all those dogs again and I realised this game is not for me, not for someone with as little patience and inability to experience repitition. it was fun while it lasted. wanted to like it. wish I could fly around the world in VR
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echinopsis posted:I just went into a cave and slaughtered some dog things and then went thru a mist and something very quickly killed me and I realised I'd have to kill all those dogs again and I realised this game is not for me, not for someone with as little patience and inability to experience repitition. not tryin to convince you to keep playing but there’s a checkpoint outside nearly all mist doors so you usually don’t have to fight anything to get back to the boss but if you die in a level before those checkpoints then yeah you gotta fight all those dogs again.
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i think echi was in one of the ruins, which dont have any checkpoint.
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what people don’t really tell you about elden ring and souls games is that its often a game of patience. if you run in swinging like crazy then you will likely die a lot and it will get frustrating fast. an easy beginner strat is to get a 1 handed weapon and a shield that blocks 100% physical damage. just use your shield all the time, it will drain your stamina instead of health when you get hit. there is a mechanic in the game where enemies will be momentarily stunned when striking your shield which opens them up to an easy counter attack. thats when you press r2 for your “guard counter”. most of the enemies work this way, so you just have to wait for them to strike first and block it, the timing is pretty forgiving unlike learning how to parry. practice on the soldiers that are walking around limgrave alone and level up your vigor and endurance until you can tank a few hits without getting destroyed. dogs are one of the most annoying enemies in the game especially when they team up on you also, a lot of enemies are extremely easy to just circle around and will often open themselves up to an easy backstab when they swing at you because they stop moving to do so. lock on, shield out, move in close, circle around and wait for them to take a swing, backstab or block/guard counter. works especially good on big slow enemies, too. its the animals that will absolutely ruin your day though. birds, dogs and bears. polyester concept fucked around with this message at 15:20 on Mar 14, 2022 |
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yeah, it's not a huge deal  it doesn't click for some people i beat it last night and the last few bosses (literally a gauntlet - well, the last 2 - the one before that lets you rest) drained me. Tough fights, can smash you quick. 85 hours and that play through is done. This game consumed me and a break is needed so bad.
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I’m not like jealous or anything but dropping 85 hours in a handful of weeks for a game is a luxury I wish I had. then again I savor every 30 minute session I can squeeze in so fomo gets replaced with just playing as I accept I won’t beat the game for a while. helps save money tho
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I took a trip to the frozen wastes DLC area in H:ZD where I was somewhat underleveled, and soon found myself in a pitched battle with a big 'scorcher' robot dog living in a cave who would ranged explode / fire-breath / swipe me in two hits. Ok, use the tools you have - set up some explosive triplines with supplemental 'explode when damaged' set traps, and then hit him with a 'tearblast' arrow that blows off the mounted mine launcher on its hip. This provokes him into charging, into the tripline that blows and stumbles him down a few seconds, enough time for me to dive to the mine launcher, snatch it up and absolutely plaster him with sticky mines. Just gets up and is readying another lunge when the mines all go off, job done and about third of a level of XP gained. Love it when a plan comes together 
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yeah I remember that being the best way to handle those guys when I first played it get the mine launcher off, get some distance, lay all the mines between you and him, wait for him to charge, get showered with robot parts
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Hey come stop over, Mom says we can play the Video Games! ... 
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someone making a complicated modern berzerk boardgame could probably make a million dollars on kickstarter
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:someone making a complicated modern berzerk boardgame could probably make a million dollars on kickstarter 
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haveblue posted:yeah I remember that being the best way to handle those guys when I first played it I'm def. going to use unmounted weapons more if I have the chance - I just finished the ZETA Cauldron where the last boss is one of the huge T-Rex Thunderjaws, I had a big battle of attrition where I was down to zero health pouches and one health flask left when I finally beat him, then found two disc launchers at the edge of the arena I'd removed at the start of the fight - oh yeah these would probably have been helpful  FMguru posted:they just started shipping the Dark Tower game remake The Dork Tower 
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Fart Sandwiches posted:I’m not like jealous or anything but dropping 85 hours in a handful of weeks for a game is a luxury I wish I had. then again I savor every 30 minute session I can squeeze in so fomo gets replaced with just playing as I accept I won’t beat the game for a while. helps save money tho no kids, chill wife, late nights, work not being too busy and working from home as a janitor lends a lot of time its abnormal though
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NoneMoreNegative posted:The Dork Tower
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NoneMoreNegative posted:The Dork Tower dudes still churning out webcomics despite probably being a millionaire from his munchkin money
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getting the hang of young souls but the loot situation just isn't making sense. more than halfway through and ive seen three helmets. the weapon drops from bosses or gold chests are significantly worse than stuff i find lying around. it seems like there just might not be very many items total in this game
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Sagebrush posted:half life 2 episode 1 and 2 were actually the first two-thirds of half life 3. alyx is half life 4, but because half life 3 was only 0.6, and alyx takes place between 1 and 2, that means alyx is really half life 1.5 + 2.6 = 4.1 so that's a 141% chance of winning GOTY at sacrifice lmfao
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