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ultrafilter posted:Cursed to Golf I have about 2 hours in this. Super fun, cute SNESish graphics and sound/music. Basic gameplay is a 2D golf game style: pick your swing power, then pick your angle, navigate a winding course full of obstacles towards the hole. You have 4 shots to start, but hitting bonus items in the level gives you more. The real meat of the game comes from using "ace cards" to achieve different effects: take a practice shot, make the ball drop instantly with a mouse click, all the way to splitting into three balls or turning the ball into a rocket. You can carefully make your way through the course hitting all the bonuses to keep your available shots up or you can try weird trick shots and see how fast you can beat the course. There's also a ball spin mechanic that adds some extra finesse to every shot if you want. A round consists of 18 holes, if you fail a hole, you go back to the very beginning to try again (although it hints you might get bonus cards that prevent this?). It's roguelite, so the courses change up each time you try again. There are different biomes and bosses at the end of each one that you compete against. So far, it's pretty fun, the first few holes take about 5ish minutes each to complete, so it's pretty friendly for a quick "pick up and play a hole" in between chores, but it also hits that "weelllll.... just one more hole" kind of vibe. That Dang Dad fucked around with this message at 03:07 on Aug 21, 2022 |
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288320/Way_of_the_Hunter/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256882862/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1650545738 quote:Become the new owner of a hunting lodge nestled among gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Explore vast open world environments and hunt with a premium selection of firearms. Enjoy the perfect hunt on your own or with friends in co-op. Arsenic Lupin posted:Cult of the Lamb is fun and silly. I greatly appreciate its accessibility controls, which include the usual, plus being able to turn combat to easy. I couldn't play it without that switch, and it's a great game for people who are bad at combat. On the other hand I like it a lot on hard. Makes the management side a lot more difficult actually because your cult gets really disappointed and you lose tons of spirit or reverence or whatever it's called whenever you die. So it really makes the combat tense which I like because I know if I screw up I'll have issues at the compound. Just a really well crafted game. The combat is enjoyable, the management side is really good, the art style looks amazing and the minigames are a good time as well. Play fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Aug 21, 2022 |
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Saints Row is out or at least will be imminently. That's the only game I've been looking forward to recently and looks like it's going to suck, sadly  https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/08/saints-row-game-review-an-open-world-mess-beyond-redemption Mozi posted:For anyone else who played this for zillions of hours as a kid...
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mobby_6kl posted:Saints Row is out or at least will be imminently. That's the only game I've been looking forward to recently and looks like it's going to suck, sadly Uh, "action". Everything I've seen about this points to the words "ship it anyway, we have an earnings call next week".
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That's disappointing, as I was looking forward to it. But I tried the character creator, and the interface was really kind of weird. Like saving your creation was confusing. Also, the creation tools were deep, but in weird directions. For example, there are a lot of options for artificial limbs (IIRC), but clothing options are surprisingly limited. Also Epic Game Store only (at least for now) so that is another stumbling block as far as I'm concerned.
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CzarChasm posted:That's disappointing, as I was looking forward to it. Without knowing anything about this, I'd assume that you'd need to buy and unlock additional clothing.
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Well, that's one less thing to look forward to Maybe now I can just spend my next paycheck's game budget on Spider-Man on PC, since I never bought a PS4 and really wanted that back when it came out. Nothing else to look forward to gamewise until Persona 5 on PC and Bayonetta 3, both in October.
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CzarChasm posted:Also, the creation tools were deep, but in weird directions. For example, there are a lot of options for artificial limbs (IIRC), but clothing options are surprisingly limited. That's not inconsistent with the gameplay of the previous SR games. You got a wide range of options for physical appearance, but had a starting outfit that you were expected to use in-game currency to replace as part of a tutorial mission. Purchasing new clothing also was one way to (slowly) increase your "respect", which determined when new missions would become available to you.
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King Vidiot posted:Well, that's one less thing to look forward to Spiderman is great! The pc port is very good and worth your moneys.
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Crustacean Nationsquote:🦀Crustacean Nations🦀 is a real-time strategy game about total crab warfare. Build a sprawling sand castle and amass huge armies to dominate the beach and become the one true crustacean nation! 100% positive based on 18 reviews. Free. 
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Isletsquote:Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries. 100% positive based on 3 reviews.
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HAAKquote:HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust. Fresh out of EA, 85% positive based on 191 reviews.
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Big dump incoming https://store.steampowered.com/app/1947750/Queens_Wish_2_The_Tormentor/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256883445/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1650607135 quote:You are in a barbarian land. They are trying to kill you. The Queen demands you tame them. So what now? Escape into an exciting, open-ended story and cunning tactical combat. Epic, indie fantasy adventure. Freely explore a huge world, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2019990/Yars_Recharged/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256896181/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1657800361 quote:Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885370/WASTE/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256882978/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1650434407 quote:WASTE is a pseudo 3D RPG where you take on the role of a Dustbin/Garbage man, collecting WASTE from the houses of the street you are working on, avoiding obstacles like cars, bikes, dogs.. If your customer is happy, they will invite you inside to play on their new computer or ask other favours. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1131670/Justin_Wack_and_the_Big_Time_Hack/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256901976/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1661161228 quote:A cozy 2D Point & Click adventure featuring multiple playable characters and plenty of silliness. Oh, and there's time travel and relationship stuff going down too. And robots – lots of robots... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1745520/REDSHOT/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256899026/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1660229569 quote:Quick reflexes and clever strategies are required in REDSHOT, a bullet-time metroidvania where everything is deadly, but you are deadlier. Can you save the royal city from total destruction? ...Can you do it with style? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182470/reky/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256765887/movie480.webm?t=1572877932 quote:Fresh technical drawing aesthetics meet elegantly designed logic challenges in this minimalist puzzle game with just a dash of colour. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1100930/LEGIONCRAFT/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256901578/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1660896867 quote:Loslan needs you! The Legion is waiting for your call! Gather your strength, prepare your food, contribute your love, and pull out your gold coin!
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885370/WASTE/ Oh cool, that's a remake of a super obscure ZX Spectrum game called Trashman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUB_Mm9YBnA
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/720660/Overloop/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256900135/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1660125188 quote:A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1390410/Midnight_Fight_Express/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256902267/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1661282049 quote:A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back into “the life” by a mysterious drone claiming they have until sunrise to prevent a citywide criminal takeover together. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859470/PACMAN_WORLD_RePAC/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256898287/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1661464993 quote:PAC-MAN arrives home on his birthday to find the Ghosts have kidnapped PAC-MAN’s family & friends and ruined his party! Off to the rescue, PAC-MAN sets out to Ghost Island! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578500/Starless/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256891368/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1655049407 quote:Starless is stealth action with horror elements inspired classical sci-fi works. You're waking up on a giant space ark teeming with dangerous monsters. Will the colonists manage to escape or will they remain forever wandering in endless space?
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ultrafilter posted:Islets I picked this up yesterday for the Switch and it's a lot of fun! I played Sheepo (the other metriodvania by this developer) earlier this year and this expands on that type of gameplay pretty well. My only complaint is that your character does a lunge when you do a basic attack, so it can take a little getting used to to not ram into enemy hitboxes.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2075120/A_Clumsy_Flight/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256900961/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1660586643 quote:Shoot down swarms of planes to survive your adventure through the clouds. Make smart upgrade decisions along the way to not get submerged by the hundreds of enemies coming your way. 88% positive of 18 reviews.
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BROK the InvestiGatorquote:The very first PUNCH & CLICK! Brok is an innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be? 100% positive based on 27 reviews.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1682060/Warriors_of_the_Nile_2/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256902394/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1661324019 quote:Warriors of the Nile 2 is a fast-paced Roguelite strategy game. This time our Warriors are equipped with a more unique combat style. Freely choose the adventure route, use the skill tablets to strengthen characters, lead your squad to repel the Roman legion. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/I_Was_a_Teenage_Exocolonist/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256891257/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1654986028 quote:Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578500/Starless/ those death animations sure are something 
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I saw some chat about Blossom Tales 2. My impressions are very positive so far. Started a little lackluster, just like the first game, but once I got into the dungeons it really felt like a version of the old isometric zeldas that kicked things up a notch with the combat and dungeon puzzleboxes. The bombs are really fun to use. Snappy, effective, nice FX, and just enough danger to yourself to spice things up a bit. The first real dungeon felt more like a late-game Link's Awakening dungeon than a training tool. They have a gimmick where you can flood and unflood rooms, and there are doors at different elevations that can only be accessed in one state. Getting the swimming item midway through is a delightful AHA moment that re-contextualizes the space. Also a good number of optional treasure rooms that reward backtracking. Bosses consistently have 3-4 different moves that all feel very different. If you are grading it in comparison to Link's Awakening and the Oracle games, I would say that the fights feel more dynamic and interesting, even though they haven't presented a true challenge. They do some really pretty graphical stuff with glow and particle effects. Downsides: Basic writing is less fun. Characters feel blander, less interesting than in most Zelda games. The whole thing with it being a meta story-in-a-story is less cool than the devs seem to think it is. If you feel nostalgia for gameboy-era Zelda games, I would say Blossom Tales 2 is worth a play. However, if you want something more ambitious with better writing, Crosscode, Hyperlight Drifter, or Unsighted would be a better value for your money.
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/I_Was_a_Teenage_Exocolonist/ I grabbed it; if you like life sim games like Princess Maker, Ciel Fledge, or Growing Up then it’s a great addition to that genre. Good art, good story, and a very interesting card game for challenges. Two warnings: the storyline is about a struggling free thinking progressive colony, and the colony really struggles the first play through and so you might find it more depressing and heartbreaking than joyous; second, as implied by the previous sentence, it’s a Groundhog Day situation around your life, so you’re not going to get a happy ending the first time through (at least!). But at least there’s an in-game reason your character somehow knows to be in the right place at the right time to prevent random tragedies in your later play throughs! Oh, also implied by that first warning: if you’re the kind of person who throws a tantrum when games let you choose gender pronouns and non-binary options, this game is absolutely not for you, but that’s fine, because you don’t deserve good games anyways. First run my best friend, my parents, and most of the colonists died, with definite implications that if only I had worked harder I could have saved them. Second run I have so far saved all but one of them AND I got a half-spider half-octopus half-mushroom pet which trills in-game when you pet it.
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https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256903299/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1661877517 If you like Sam Barlow's particular brand of "review the video clips and link stuff together to figure out the story" kind of games (Her Story, Telling Lies), here's Immortality, another one of those. quote:Match cut your own path through the footage and solve the mystery: I liked Her Story quite a bit, and Telling Lies a lot less (but still thought it was okay), so I'll probably grab this to check it out. $17.99 right now on 10% sale for launch. Note that it describes itself as a trilogy, which is a little misleading. I don't think this is an episodic thing where two more games are going to be released -- I think that's referring to the three "lost movies" within the game that you'll be navigating. (edit): This also appears to be on Gamepass, and since these games rarely lend themselves to multiple playthroughs, if you can play it on there for free, even better. StarkRavingMad fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Aug 30, 2022 |
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From what I understand, Immortality uses faces and pictures like the other Barlow games use words to associate clips. So you can highlight a face and see the other videos in which that face appears. The game has tits in it, and you can highlight the tits to see all the times those tits appear
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Manager Hoyden posted:From what I understand, Immortality uses faces and pictures like the other Barlow games use words to associate clips. So you can highlight a face and see the other videos in which that face appears. The game has tits in it, and you can highlight the tits to see all the times those tits appear The future is now
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Play posted:On the other hand I like it a lot on hard. Makes the management side a lot more difficult actually because your cult gets really disappointed and you lose tons of spirit or reverence or whatever it's called whenever you die. So it really makes the combat tense which I like because I know if I screw up I'll have issues at the compound.
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Destroy All Humans 2 came out today https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266700/Destroy_All_Humans_2__Reprobed/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256903183/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1661865617
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StarkRavingMad posted:The future is now
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Manager Hoyden posted:From what I understand, Immortality uses faces and pictures like the other Barlow games use words to associate clips. So you can highlight a face and see the other videos in which that face appears. The game has tits in it, and you can highlight the tits to see all the times those tits appear I'll say this on my limited time so far: the acting in this game is quite good, especially by FMV game standards. The one thing it suffers from is kind of like Her Story where it seems very possible to stumble on critical knowledge fairly early, but it's all compelling enough and well shot enough that I'm still digging around for everything I can find since I'm finding it all very interesting. Also, yes, a fair bit of nudity, although some of it makes sense since the first "lost" movie is supposed to be aping one of those Italian films from the 70s that's like half overwrought drama and half soft porn and the actors and actresses and even the cinematography is really nailing that style. StarkRavingMad fucked around with this message at 02:50 on Aug 31, 2022 |
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Manager Hoyden posted:From what I understand, Immortality uses faces and pictures like the other Barlow games use words to associate clips. So you can highlight a face and see the other videos in which that face appears. The game has tits in it, and you can highlight the tits to see all the times those tits appear return of the bra dinn
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Manager Hoyden posted:From what I understand, Immortality uses faces and pictures like the other Barlow games use words to associate clips. So you can highlight a face and see the other videos in which that face appears. The game has tits in it, and you can highlight the tits to see all the times those tits appear Game of the year
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Tinykin is out today https://store.steampowered.com/app/1599020/Tinykin/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256874936/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1645464737
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as a cinephile, Immortality sounds absolutely brilliant and I'm really looking forward to playing it. I should probably play Telling Lies first, though.haldolium posted:Tinykin is out today Demo of this was great and I'm looking forward to playing the full game whenever I get around to it. Getting very positive buzz, and it's on Game Pass as well, fyi. Just be aware that, while the Pikmin influence is obvious, it's a 3D platformer with Pikmin elements, not the way around. I'd recommend The Wild at Heart if you want something closer to a straight Pikmin-like, though that has its share of unique elements too. Also heard good things about Dap, but haven't played that one yet.
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haldolium posted:Tinykin is out today Already finished it on gamepass. Neat little game, very easy since it has no combat and no real failure states. Enjoyed my time with it, a perfect gamepass game tbh
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Barry Convex posted:as a cinephile, Immortality sounds absolutely brilliant and I'm really looking forward to playing it. I should probably play Telling Lies first, though. It's on sale now, but it's not very good sadly. It has a similar keyword system to Her Story, but it will drop you in the middle of the clip where that keyword occured, so if you want to see the whole thing you need to very slowly rewind to the beginning each time. And also almost all of the clips are long one-sided conversations, since the premise is you're watching recordings from video calls. So overall just very tedious to play, I suggest to skip it and go straight to Immortality.
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Every Barlow video recording game has a terrible video player. It's like the one thing the game is doing, you would think it would be well-executed but absolutely not. Playing through Telling Lies I was lucky enough to find the secret maneuver to start a clip at the beginning rather than when the keyword was said but even then it was a slog to use I'm glad Sam Barlow finally found his niche with these video scrubbing games because his previous track record was pretty dismal (even though I liked his work on Shattered Memories despite it being generally regarded as dogshit) Manager Hoyden fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Aug 31, 2022 |
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Manager Hoyden posted:Every Barlow video recording game has a terrible video player. It's like the one thing the game is doing, you would think it would be well-executed but absolutely not. Playing through Telling Lies I was lucky enough to find the secret maneuver to start a clip at the beginning rather than when the keyword was said but even then it was a slog to use I didn't even realise you could rewind at all until pretty much the very end and it was a much better game trying to figure out how to get earlier in the clip just with keywords.
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a pet shop after darkquote:PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights. 97% positive based on 44 reviews.
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