Steam Thread: you're not a kid any more and you want what you had when you were a kid

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

mycot posted:

Well can you name anything else that's come out of Poland?

Shadow Warrior 2013, Hard Reset and Painkiller.
They do make good games, y'know.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2015 18:44

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 02:28

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

Sivek posted:

I only played a bit of Teslagrad but the one-hit kill mechanics turned me off a lot and I just couldn't get into it.

A bit of warning there: Teslagrad isn't a metroidvania game. It's a puzzle platformer that occassionally makes you backtrack for collectibles but that's all there is to it: there's no exploration or enemies (except puzzle boss "fights"), despite the way the map looks it's strictly linear.
Not saying it's not a good game but might not be what you're looking for.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2015 13:47

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

Not sure if serious but you might need a magic weapon. Sword +1 is totally different from Sword.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2015 23:04

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

Well, they never had a story like Heavy Rain, that much is certain.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2015 17:18

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

Shadowrun: Dragonfall, to an extent. You only create your one character but you can upgrade your party. Also the story and missions are pretty drat good even if you never heard of Shadowrun.

# ¿ Jan 29, 2015 14:37

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

GreyjoyBastard posted:

Necrovision is special. Didn't we have an LP of it a bit ago?

That's one way to put it. It starts in WW1 and ends you with riding a dragon to Hell's gates in order to kick Satan's rear end while dual wielding rocket launchers and making GBS threads magical explosive skulls.
That being said, if you don't like arena shooters, you might want to give it a pass. Really slow start, too.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2015 07:37

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

I'm playing through Blacklist right now and I'm enjoying the gameplay - while the story is goddamn terrible. I'm making a point of playing completely non-lethal in order to prove to myself I'm not playing that rear end in a top hat in the cutscenes.
Also love how it's perfectly fine to murder people as long as they're not American - shoot a prison guard, game over.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2015 16:34

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

Honestly, the best part about Urban Chaos is the completely batshit storyline.

# ¿ Feb 8, 2015 14:19

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

Deakul posted:

Lets not get carried away.

Right? If anything it's a Mediocre Game that Embraces The Stupid To Overcome Its General Blandness Occassionally.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 17:29

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

To be fair the worst case is probably Skyrim with its towns spaced in more or less equal distances around the landscape. Can't have the player wander too far from civilization.

anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Feb 10, 2015

# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 19:50

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

Papercut posted:

I'd much rather a map be fun than realistic.

Why can't it be both? I'm thinking Morrowind here - lots and lots of infrastructure, cities clustered in inhabitable regions - and some of the most memorable exploration in games ever. (edited) Or, indeed, Dark Souls - a tiny piece of the world but polished to perfection.
The obvious answer would be "Bethesda can't pull it off" but what really baffles me is the lack of demand. Oblivion, Skyrim and FO3 have completely nonsensical worlds and they all go on and on about immersion.

anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Feb 10, 2015

# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 19:59

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

revdrkevind posted:

No, it really isn't. At one time I had forgotten how bad it was and had to look up some reference material.

D&D "miss most of the time" mechanics in a first person realtime game? Just never do that. Ever.

And it's a fine opinion, but, well, just that. I never minded the combat in Morrowind, still don't mind it, still replay the thing on my laptop.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 20:42

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

Deakul posted:

So, my Brazilian friend gifted me a copy of Baldur's Gate EE but turns out it's loving region locked so I can't activate it on my account, what the hell am I supposed to do now?

Move to Brazil?

# ¿ Feb 14, 2015 17:58

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

I'd so back a sequel to Anachronox.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2015 16:59

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

I think a part of the problem is that it's mostly believable. Lara is decently written and the VA really sells her character (and pain) well - too well for some tastes. And that leads to a lot of people overlooking a pretty good game.
No one minds over the top violence but realistic violence just repels.

edit: VVV Good point about the mass murder but that's a tried and true Tomb Raider tradition. I still maintain the beginning survival parts are well done.

anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 12:10 on Feb 28, 2015

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 11:59

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

It honestly sounds like they're turning it into AssCreed.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2015 23:30

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

I've never even heard of the four most popular games there.
edit: Thi4f at 30, that's just sad.

# ¿ Mar 6, 2015 21:29

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

funakupo posted:

I'm more interested in those Farming Sim numbers, and I like simulation games. I thought the 2015 release wasn't that good, atleast to warrant being that high up for popularity?

The entire population of Germany buys it anyway.
I honestly don't think the players of these things care about relative quality.

# ¿ Mar 6, 2015 22:00

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

zedprime posted:

And more specifically, don't feel compelled to fight if you are caught. I found the pitched combat to be hot garbage especially before you have the crazier spells, while the escape gameplay is incredibly robust due to great level design and blink coming standard. The most important thing is don't save scum ghost. When you get caught, try out the pitched combat and escaping and do whichever you find more fun or situation fitting.

Also note that stealth in Dishonored becomes way easier when you get access to more of your gear, specifically seeing through walls, possession and time stop. There's a reason why stealth games usually don't give you access to those.
(the reason is it's way too much fun)

# ¿ Mar 8, 2015 17:43

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

Both Divinity Games are still worth it. Can't speak for the new one and Beyond is kinda lovely, but Divine and anything Divinity 2 is pretty drat great.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2015 23:13

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

Palpek posted:

My problem with Marvel Heroes was that it felt like an MMO to me and when people complain about not enough weight to combat in Van Helsing then Marvel Heroes has none in comparison. Of course people can still love it, it's just not my thing.

Really? Because I got pretty much the opposite out of it: it's the only ARPG out there that really makes you feel your character is powerful.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2015 12:14

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

It's a comic, people. Stupidity is in the definition.

# ¿ Mar 10, 2015 12:37

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

Zigmidge posted:

You guys are all insane. Getting around the city in City and Origins was fun and relaxing and it was always fun to pull off fighter jet maneuvers with a vinyl cape to more efficiently put a boot into a thug's face from 1km away.

I want more gliding tools in the next game.

Agreeing here. City's size was perfect, you could cross the thing in minutes if you knew what you were doing and it still provided enough variety. The fast travel in Origin just broke the flow completely, not to mention the boring environment.

# ¿ Mar 10, 2015 18:20

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

Leal posted:

I tried buying Deadly Premonition twice (its 90% off till the 25th)

Wow. And they don't even advertise that anywhere. Thanks for telling me that!

# ¿ Mar 12, 2015 16:48

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

Burnout Paradise is on a daily: someone care to elaborate on that a bit? I'm not primarily a racing game player but it does look rather nice.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2015 11:44

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

Hey, Brutal Legend's soundtrack is amazing. Still, I guess I can try Burnout given how cheap it is, thanks for the info.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2015 12:06

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

So if I never played an X game and I wanted to buy one, which would be the one to get?

# ¿ Mar 14, 2015 20:34

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

Mokinokaro posted:

Albion Prelude (you might need Terran Conflict to play it though.)

Avoid Rebirth.

So where does Reunion fit in? Sorry if I'm being annoying, but I've got this Freelancer itch I'd like to scratch and somehow managed to miss the existence of these games before.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2015 20:42

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

nofaves posted:

I was gifted Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide from a friend. Do we need to start with the first one, or can we just jump into the sequel from the start? I've heard Riptide is better.

Honestly? Skip them both, break something over his head and tell him to get you Dying Light while he's still dazed.

# ¿ Mar 15, 2015 17:34

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

It's not that good.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2015 17:48

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

Just from the screens and descriptions it looks like a Russian E.Y.E.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2015 20:07

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

How is the PC version of Dead Rising 2?

# ¿ Mar 17, 2015 18:14

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

Orv posted:

Have fun in heaven with literally only Peter Molyneux and a capricious superbeing for company.

There's no way Molyneux is going to heaven.
And I'm saying that as someone who's very fond of Fable 1.

# ¿ Mar 19, 2015 18:49

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

Would it be too much to just refit Descent's multiplayer with modern graphics? Forget ships, forget singleplayer, just the clusterfuck we know and love.

Also, Nocturne may have been a bad game, but it really knew how to have style. Sadly, it doesn't even have the cult following that'd warrant a sequel.
Then again, neithe did AitD...

# ¿ Mar 31, 2015 15:18

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

Gwyrgyn Blood posted:

I dunno what it is about Descent that keeps inspiring spiritual successors that always end up terrible.

Single player focus. Descent campaigns were never good, they just served as a platform for multiplayer shenanigans.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2015 15:36

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

Which would be fairly decent if the only two good games in that thing weren't ones just about everyone with a Steam account has already.
(I'm assuming that Deus Ex means HR here)

# ¿ Mar 31, 2015 18:59

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

Can't speak for much of the others, but Shadow Warrior 2013 is utterly fantastic and worth it if you like arcadey single player shooters at all. Best FPS since Bulletstorm.
La-Mulana is worth it if you're a masochist with a puzzle fetish.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2015 19:08

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

It plays perfectly fine on KB/M, it just takes some time to get used to it. I may be in the minority, but I enjoy TW2's combat as it is - it hits a right balance between being channeling you being a superhuman badass and still requiring strategy and rewarding item use.

# ¿ Apr 2, 2015 18:07

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

Avatar talk aside

WickedHate posted:

Is Dragonfall any better then Shadowrun Returns? Because Returns took a huge leap into cliche it never escaped from.

Dragonfall is better than SWR in just about every regard. It's still a pretty standard fantasy story but very well executed and definitely worth a try.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2015 06:07

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 02:28

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

saucerman posted:

The only bad thing I (repeatedly) read about Dust is that there are furry characters. And Rogue Legacy is pretty good, actually, I don't know why you consider that one bad (and say what you will about Steam reviews but 95% of the almost 10,000 reviews are positive which is probably no accident).

It has a terrible story and writing all around. It's still pretty fun to play, if you don't mind the fact there's no challenge at any point whatsoever.
Also, character art is full uncanny valley all the time. Environments are gorgeous, though.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2015 09:19

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