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I'm a few chapters into Symphony of War and yeah, as an Ogre Battle fan, I love it. I'm rebuilding after the first major story beat and It's going to be pretty cool getting into a groove with these unit formations and such. Lot of classes and I just got a fuckin' dragon, so that's pretty cool.
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Third World Reagan posted:Is the story as long with many paths like in ogre battle 2? And are there hidden units you can get? Only 'Hidden' units I've found so far are some rare Mercenaries who spawn with multiple skills and better stats. They have a little quote instead of a unit description. Otherwise its been completely linear through Chapter 17 in terms of routes/forced recruits. You can make any generic (except Dragons) into their own squad leader and you always have way more deployment slots than you have story leaders. Storywise its been okay so far? You get the normal betrayal at the beginning that starts you on the path to rebellion... then Chapter 12 kills off the created player character and you lose about half your units for a while as you follow a small group doing desperate rebel poo poo against the big evil empire. Not sure when they come back or how but its definitely an interesting twist to go 5+ chapters without the main character. Also unit upgrades are paced really weirdly and you'll be fielding top tier units by level 12ish out of 30. It feels kind of extraneous? Zore fucked around with this message at 08:13 on Jun 12, 2022 |
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Symphony of War is so drat good. Kinda came out of nowhere for me but yeah, it owns big time. The gameplay is fun, story is fun, it looks nice, just well done all around. The one thing that is annoying me is it seems like some of my units SHOULD be able to upgrade their class based on the requirements but they can't? As in I have all the required stats and resources but it won't work. Does anyone know why that might be? Are certain classes disallowed until certain points of the story, or maybe I don't have the capacity in the unit to upgrade them? It can be a little annoying to be fighting units that I can't seem to acquire myself. Third World Reagan posted:Is the story as long with many paths like in ogre battle 2? And are there hidden units you can get? The story seems completely linear as far as I can tell. Not being an ogre battle 2 player I'm not really upset by that but ymmv I guess. Hiro Protagonist posted:Would this be good for someone whose only turn based strategy game experience has been the most recent Fire Emblem game? I don't have TOO much experience but it seems interesting, but I tried War Groove and found it too hard. It doesn't seem too hard to me. Especially once I realized that losing units in a scenario doesn't mean they're gone forever, they magically reappear. It just means they miss XP. Only one worthwhile new game I can find today: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1632170/Belle_Boomerang/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256889713/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1654256024 quote:Face off against an army of ever-changing foes and turn their own powers against them in Belle Boomerang!
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Symphony of War looks really cool, although I see a few reviews complaining about terrible UX. I'm guessing the folk raving about it in this thread have been able to look past it.
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Chas McGill posted:Symphony of War looks really cool, although I see a few reviews complaining about terrible UX. I'm guessing the folk raving about it in this thread have been able to look past it. It's an RPGMaker game made using an older version of RPGMaker that wasn't as flexible about UI things as the newest version is, IIRC VX Ace didn't even have mouse support built-in but it's a mostly mouse-driven game. It only allowed Ruby for custom scripts vs. the newest version's JS support. But the UI/UX jank all comes from having to work within the limitations of RPGMaker and Ruby. This is the type of jank it is: Click your unit to select them then click where you want to move then, then click Attack. Choose "Force Surrender" from the list of attacks and click the enemy - the attack screen shows that their morale is too high for Force Surrender to be effective, so you right click to back up, but that resets your character all the way back to before they moved. Now you need to click them again, choose their destination, click attack again, and choose the attack type you want to use - instead of right clicking just taking you back to choosing an attack type. If you can deal with that kind of stuff, it won't hold you back from liking the game. I'm accustomed to it from messing around with RPGMaker a lot myself and from playing lots of old PC games recently so it's at most a minor annoyance to me. e: Also it's a game that would be very hard to play if you are colorblind and it has no accessibility stuff to help with things like that - the only things really differentiating your units on the map from the enemy's are red/blue colors and left/right facing. deep dish peat moss fucked around with this message at 23:35 on Jun 12, 2022 |
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Play posted:Symphony of War is so drat good. Kinda came out of nowhere for me but yeah, it owns big time. The gameplay is fun, story is fun, it looks nice, just well done all around. For upgrading remember characters need to have mastered their current class first. Check the bar under their EXP bar on their status page and if it isn't full they need to be used in more battles before they can promote.
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deep dish peat moss posted:It's an RPGMaker game made using an older version of RPGMaker that wasn't as flexible about UI things as the newest version is, IIRC VX Ace didn't even have mouse support built-in but it's a mostly mouse-driven game. It only allowed Ruby for custom scripts vs. the newest version's JS support. But the UI/UX jank all comes from having to work within the limitations of RPGMaker and Ruby. This is the type of jank it is: I've found it's maybe a little easier to play with a controller. Although there is definitely still some awkwardness, when you go back it doesn't go quite that far back, ie when you decide not to force surrender it just takes you back to pre-attack rather than pre-movement. Zore posted:For upgrading remember characters need to have mastered their current class first. Check the bar under their EXP bar on their status page and if it isn't full they need to be used in more battles before they can promote. Ahhh okay. I'll look for that.
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ultrachrist posted:I saw that pop on my wishlist too. As a big ogre battle fan I would love to hear impressions. You do NOT want to hear my impressions of an ogre.
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ultrachrist posted:I saw that pop on my wishlist too. As a big ogre battle fan I would love to hear impressions. This came completely out of left field for me, but so far I'd give it a soft recommendation. I loved the SNES and N64 Ogre Battle games as a kid and it always drove me nuts that there was basically nothing else like them for years on end (I guess sort of Last Remnant? Either way, not a lot). The core design of Symphony is good, but I think it still needs a few more months in the oven to really shine. Pro + Aside from the old Ogre Battle games there's still basically nothing else like this + Good variety of units + Missions are challenging without forcing you into a prescribed strategy to win. Plenty of flexibility. + Pixel art on the battle screen is cool + Main story's pretty good so far Con - As mentioned several times there's just enough weird UI jank that it doesn't feel great to play, and I'm playing on a controller which is supposedly a bit tighter than the m/k controls. - The menus are sort of a disorganized mess right now. For example, trying to figure out what the class promotion tree looks like is more awkward than it should be and involves a lot of scrolling screens and changing pages - There's like three different art styles for different parts of the game and at least one of them (what I'll just call the town one) is markedly worse than the others - They really need a proofreader. There are grammar and formatting errors all over the place, both during dialogue and in the journal - Most of the support conversations are pretty meh so far. I'm used to there being a pretty wide range in quality from playing FE games, so it's entirely possible I just haven't found the right bonds yet - Can't rename units/squads. Apparently the devs have said this is coming though
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One Last Memory - Reimaginedquote:One Last Memory is an emotional story-driven 3rd person exploration game with a lot of adventure game elements. You re-discovers your own past and lost memories on this incredible journey through the nature while also exploring the sad background story and fighting your own inner demons and fears. 100% positive based on ten reviews.
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I see that you can preorder the new Ninja Turtles game on Switch for $10 off but is there anywhere you can get the same deal on PC? Doesn’t have that offer on steam, and the only other PC preorders I can find are for physical copies.
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Red Rox posted:I see that you can preorder the new Ninja Turtles game on Switch for $10 off but is there anywhere you can get the same deal on PC? Doesn’t have that offer on steam, and the only other PC preorders I can find are for physical copies.
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Hogama posted:As I'm given to understand, it will have the -10% discount in the launch window on Steam, as well, even though you can't preorder it. Oh true? Any idea how long the launch window is? vvv cowabunga dude thanks Red Rox fucked around with this message at 08:12 on Jun 15, 2022 |
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Probably 6-7 days, the Switch discount is going until the 22nd (game launches the 16th), so I wouldn't be surprised if it's about the same on Steam.
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Gyoru posted:made a thread for Symphony of War Nice! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782150/OVERLORD_ESCAPE_FROM_NAZARICK/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256861763/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1639730824 quote:2D action-adventure game set in the rich world of the epic dark fantasy, Overlord. This latest installment in the series features an original story overseen by Overlord's creator, Kugane Maruyama. Find Clementine's missing memories and make your escape! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1518690/Nevermore_The_Chamber_Door/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256885583/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1651866488 quote:NEVERMORE: The Chamber Door is an indie game developed by just one person, with fluid combat in the style of hack n 'slash and lore inspired by the work of Edgar Allan Poe. https://store.steampowered.com/app/600610/The_Hand_of_Merlin/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256887284/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1655226305 quote:The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627710/Rangerdog/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256834448/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1622679518 quote:Save the universe with Rangerdog! A cute retro-style side-scrolling shoot 'em up!
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tozquote:Sand, powder, life simulation game 92% positive based on 13 reviews.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574240/Dread_Delusion/   Kings Field + Elder Scrolls with a surreal PS1 aesthetic. Originated on the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2020, out in Early Access today with an expected 6-9 month schedule ahead of it. Some main questing is in but a lot of the content is side questing (70% of the side content implemented at release), two of the four regions, and multiple towns.
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It’s been the 16th here all day come on and let the turtles free!
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Apparently the developers of Aeterna Noctis, (which is a really great but tough Metroidvania with impressive visuals and music) made a prequel roguelike action platformer called Summun Aeterna which entered early access. Like the previous game it does look really pretty. If anyone tries it out, I'd like to hear your impressions. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256891532/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1655386817 No reviews yet. Either way, Aeterna Noctis is really good. probably among my favorite Metroidvanias.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers_Terran_Command/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256892258/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1655398801 quote:Starship Troopers: Terran Command is a thrilling real-time strategy game set in the Starship Troopers movies universe. Take command of the Mobile Infantry and do your part in the war against the Arachnid threat. Ensure that human civilization, not insect, dominates the galaxy now and always! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1597290/Swarm_the_City_Zombie_Evolved/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256892171/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1655347974 quote:Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved is a villain protagonist real-time strategy game. You will play as the King of the Dead and rule the world once again by creating zombie legions and destroying human cities. As the King of the Dead, you can infect humans, turn them into zombies and rule the world! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1799930/Redout_2/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256891858/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1655394923 quote:The fastest racing game in the universe. Redout 2 is a tribute to classic arcade racing games and the sequel to the critically acclaimed Redout. Reach impossible speeds in exhilarating futuristic races across an extensive single-player campaign and competitive multiplayer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1533420/Neon_White/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256819933/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1613600863 quote:Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1389360/Mech_Armada/?snr=1_620_4_1401_45quote:Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope. Out of early access. Roguelike turn based mech game. Mostly positive reviews (186 total).
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers_Terran_Command/ I don't want to know more.
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers_Terran_Command/ Undisputed champion of missing the source material's point lol hold up im an idiot i forgot heinlein wrote the original and it was not a joke at the time Venuz Patrol fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Jun 16, 2022 |
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Venuz Patrol posted:Undisputed champion of missing the source material's point I dunno, I feel like you were right but for the wrong reason. The game specifies that it takes place "in the Starship Troopers movies universe". Ought to be satire
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Venuz Patrol posted:Undisputed champion of missing the source material's point If Verhoeven has taught us anything it's that you can't satirize fascism because a ton of fascists love Robocop and Starship Troopers
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Frankly when it comes to Starship Troopers. neither the novel nor the movie are actually reasonably decent satires, especially when held up against better examples of the same. So I'm fine with it just being a schlocky action RTS, whether it's an actually good game is more of a concern https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921760/Pocket_Academy/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256877710/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1648177053 quote:Make your dream school in this management simulation game! School got you down?
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Spanish Matlock posted:If Verhoeven has taught us anything it's that you can't satirize fascism because a ton of fascists love Robocop and Starship Troopers Legitimately a very good yet inadvertent lesson.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1891090/Final_Vendetta/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256873822/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1645023804 quote:Final Vendetta is a hard-hitting action packed beat ‘em up in the vein of classic arcade titles. Featuring stunning pixel art and a thumping soundtrack with exclusive tracks from Utah Saints! Brawl with bad dudes and tough girls as you fight through dangerous environments. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174680/Ashland_Dossier/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256843823/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1627034331 quote:1960, Cold War. Atrocities of WWII are almost forgotten. Nonetheless, a special task force is set out to hunt Nazis down. As its leader, you will be gathering evidence of war crimes against them and bringing these criminals to justice.
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1533420/Neon_White/ Neon White is a correctly assembled video game. You are an assassin doing contract killings in heaven, for John Cena. Clear levels as fast as possible, and then do it again. The developers (who made Donut County) claim that this is a game, "By Freaks, for Freaks." I kind of blew this off as meaningless marketing hype, appealing to the mountain dew crowd. But no, this game is for weirdos. While the core experience is simplistic, with fairly easy stages and non-threatening enemies, the fun comes not from beating but mastering the levels. Only after you score an S-Rank do the leaderboards for a stage appear. Your quest to dominate the leaderboards STARTS when you've mastered a level, and gets more irrational from there.  I did this level entirely in free fall! HOW DID THEY GET A SECOND UP ON ME I will destroy them. But after you've collected every hidden package and S ranked every single stage, you unlock White's Heaven Rush. Play through all 96 stages, including all three boss fights, with infinite lives, for fastest overall completion. Optionally: Randomize the level order. Right now the world record's just over seventy minutes for Heaven Rush, but it's going down fast. And when you've done battling to be the best, do White's Hell Rush. Defeat all 96 stages, in a random order, on one life. Your hit points persist between levels. And you KNOW there's a leaderboard. Then do both tasks again, but with all your weapons changed to work differently.  It's also well written. This is Neon Yellow! He's White's best friend. What a nice guy, I'm sure he was damned to hell as an administrative mistake. I bet you can turn your back on him. If you want to get sweaty and polish your OCD to a mirror sheen, Neon White is super great. Mystic Mongol fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Jun 17, 2022 |
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Neon White seems like a game that is 100% not for me, but I'm super glad it exists and will enjoy watching people lose their mind trying to beat speed records on twitch
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StarkRavingMad posted:Neon White seems like a game that is 100% not for me, but I'm super glad it exists and will enjoy watching people lose their mind trying to beat speed records on twitch Haha yeah that'll be fun. For me, I am actually enjoying it even if I am aware I don't have the skills to compete on any leaderboard, especially since I really, really don't like using mouse and keyboard but it is basically required here. Competing against myself to finish the levels as quickly as possible is actually quite pleasing. To be honest getting an ace score on each level is a hard enough goal for me lol Also, wanna shoutout the Nina Turtle game. It has such a nice classic feel. Wish I had some friends to play with though as I feel like I'm definitely missing a lot of the attraction in single player (obviously for a game based off one of the best multiplayer arcade games of all time). New game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1650590/Nightmare_Frames/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256890349/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1654856973 quote:Nightmare Frames is a supernatural thriller where you'll step into the shoes of Alan Goldberg, in the search for the scariest horror film of all time. An enthralling journey through the streets of the Hollywood of the 80s, a small haunted town, and even Hell itself.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/979480/Born_Punk/ Cyberpunk adventure game set on the Danish island of Bornholm. quote:Bornholm. Today, a quaint island in the Baltic Sea. In 2155, a sprawling metropolis able to compete with major world powers. Thanks to the Space Elevator, a technological marvel built by Bornholm's corporate consortium, The Conglomerate, few nations on the planet are more influential both in industrial matters and space exploration. 
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Mystic Mongol posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA7aG1C5FU0 I just wanna add that you can have fun even if you're not super sweaty about it. In particular there's a hidden gift you can find in each stage where your time doesn't even matter and it turns into more of a puzzle game to reach the gift with the cards available to you. You can also hunt for shortcuts if you want to get an S-Rank but the execution is too much for you.
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432390/Sonority/ ultrafilter posted:Donut Dodo
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