Epic Game Store is good, actually.
In actuality, it's also better than Steam.
The actual amount of crow that the naysayers now have to eat due to these two facts are immeasurable at this point.
Edit: I like that word. Actually.
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Epic Game Store is good, actually.
In actuality, it's also better than Steam.
The actual amount of crow that the naysayers now have to eat due to these two facts are immeasurable at this point.
Edit: I like that word. Actually.
I read the novella.
It's... bad, imho.
But hey, I'll play the sequel when it comes out.
Just remarking that Roadside Picnic hasn't aged well but it's got great ideas that could be used as a setting.
Edit: Which is why I'm kinda excited for a sequel; I could never play the original game due to it being old or something.
Lamentum and Narita Boy are two that really stood out to me as gems so far of all the ones I've tried.
Steam Game Festival is here!
Demos! Demos everywhere! What upcoming games are you waiting for that got a demo? Here's a few upcoming games I found demos for:
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Just because they give you free games doesn't make the store better. It doesn't even have a cart, the most basic of things a store could offer.
Needs occasional gunshot, or pseudodog howl;
The guitar plucks fit; the industrial ambiance needs to be toned down a bit, imo.
Towards the end the sounds gets "more fitting"
Finished the last Borderlands 3 DLC. Put over 80 hours into that game, it was truly great. So much better than the other games.
Tried For The King with a friend. Nice cooperative digital boardgame.
Tried For The King with a friend. Nice cooperative digital boardgame.
I finally dipped into Darkest Dungeon for about 6 hours after years of it sitting into my library. I think I would've really enjoyed this back in 2016, but playing it now it feels pretty outdated and like I've outgrown the design concepts here. It doubles down on a lot of what tactical strategy designers have somewhat gotten away from in recent years - treating units as a disposable resource, lots of randomness - huge damage ranges and percentage chances galore, trial and error via information obfuscation, etc.. I think what the real killer is though is that I'm not really finding it super engaging or tense at all - years of playing rougelites and ironman-esque modes since this came out have effectively made permadeath or permanent loss of resources not exciting to me on its own, and yet I feel like that is kind of what the game is banking on.
Also holy shit I cannot imagine trying to play this as a 80-100 hour campaign or whatever it was initially/not on Radiant mode. The amount of classes and depth there is impressive but not even remotely close enough to warrant that playtime from what I've played and read.
I'm interested in seeing what they do with the sequel though.
Also holy shit I cannot imagine trying to play this as a 80-100 hour campaign or whatever it was initially/not on Radiant mode. The amount of classes and depth there is impressive but not even remotely close enough to warrant that playtime from what I've played and read.
I'm interested in seeing what they do with the sequel though.
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Is XCOM 1 worth playing for someone with over 200 hours in XCOM 2? Got the itch but want something new-to-me
Definitely. Has some neat gameplay stuff that didn't fully transfer over to the second one, and the community tends to acknowledge that the A.I. is more engaging in XCOM EU.
If you're looking for something even fresher though I recommend Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children, which I still sadly haven't got around to playing but I've heard great things and expect to really like it.
Sorry, you're right I shouldn't have taken the obvious bait. I won't bring it up again.
Expected. A lot of games delayed out of this year cause of COVID.
I liked it considerably more than the second game myself. Enemy Within (I think 1 + the DLC) was awesome. You could try the Long War mod as well with the base game.
Went Femshep first time around, tempted to go the other way, but Femshep is too good not to go on the journey with again.
Humble Choice is tomorrow, given this discount I wouldn't be surprised to see it pop up there.
It's already been in one, they dont do repeats (at least for Choice)
It's been in one last year and one a few years back. DOubt it will ahppen again for a while
Loop Hero is very cool. Might just buy it right away since it already has a 15% discount on it.
Finally played through Resident Evil 3 remake yesterday and today. Short game, as expected, but I came away satisfied overall as someone with no real point of reference for the original. Beautiful game that shines in ultrawide. Now I want to go back and finally finish the original before moving on to Code Veronica.
I'm looking to get into Total War as a complete novice to RTS genre and the franchise. Which one should I start with?
I don't care if it's Warhammer or any of the historical ones.
I don't care if it's Warhammer or any of the historical ones.
Anybody getting in on the Pathfinder: WoTR beta? This is probably my most anticipated game at this point, more so than even BG:3 which I'm sure I'll love.
I really enjoyed the Squadron 51 demo. (love the 50's sci-fi B-movies aesthetic that the game has going on) I just wish the game had an option for english voice acting. It was kinda hard to read what was going on, while also dogging incoming enemy attacks.
I did the Ifrit fight in ffxiv, was a lot of fun! If I'm about to join a Grand Company guess that means Warrior job will unlock soon. Hooray!
Oh wait, the left is the improvement 😂 nah, I'll stick with the original.
Oh wait, the left is the improvement 😂 nah, I'll stick with the original.
Either Three Kingdoms or Warhammer 2, but I'm leaning toward the former since, imo, it has a better tutorial and some quality of life stuff.
karnage10 would have a more comprehensive explanation and recommendation though.
I've not done it myself but I honestly would not recommend it. The worst thing about Xcom1 is the pace of combat which was greatly increased in Xcom 2 thanks to the concealment mechanic and the way they designed the levels.
I suggest looking into modding Xcom2 if you need the same fix.
Happy Birthday Uzzy, have a good one.
Don't think I have ever played any of the Mass Effect games as anything other than FemShep and I don't think I will be changing this time around either.
If you really want to give something a go and don't mind age, try Jagged Alliance 2 with either the Stracciatella mod, or the 1.13 community mod. Highly recommended.
Thoughts on the new Blizzard App?
I still run my game without the launcher.
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