Why did you buy them then?Now if only I could find some motivation to actually play these games...
Agreed. In the similar genre, for the person who asked about Inside, check out Unravel or Trine 1+2.There's some interesting aspects, but I felt like it was a letdown from Limbo, personally. It's like Out of this World/Another World with a little... Oddworld? thrown in.
Not really. It's a very poor mans version of MotN. Average in every way. Have you heard of Shadow Tactics? It's on sale, I'm always tempted to get it but you know, backlog.Is Assassin's Creed Chronicles China worth buying ? I've like previous games in the franchise and the look of the game reminds me a lot of Mark of the Ninja which I also enjoyed
Got 70p left in wallet so sorted by lowest price first...there is some weird shit on the steam store
Not really. It's a very poor mans version of MotN. Average in every way. Have you heard of Shadow Tactics? It's on sale, I'm always tempted to get it but you know, backlog.
I think it's a fantastic little action platformer. What do you understand/dislike about action? It's very action oriented, as you said, but sind the playsessions are pretty short. A successful run of a game last 20min max, usually even less than that. If you fail before (which is part of the fun), it's even shorter. So even though it can get pretty intense, it's in small doses. Maybe that helps with your decision.Still scouring the internet looking for gems. I see Downwell is a buck and it's been that low before, but the videos make it look TOO action-y for me :/
Yeah I've had it on my wishlist for a while now, I'll probably just get it. Stuff like this looks more mentally taxing than fun to me:I think it's a fantastic little action platformer. What do you understand/dislike about action? It's very action oriented, as you said, but sind the playsessions are pretty short. A successful run of a game last 20min max, usually even less than that. If you fail before (which is part of the fun), it's even shorter. So even though it can get pretty intense, it's in small doses. Maybe that helps with your decision.
prices don't change anymore.Just bought a gaming laptop. It's been a while since I bought anything from a Steam sale. I remember that certain games were lower for one day. Is this still the case or is every game on sale the whole time?
If you're gonna buy stuff from steam, see if they're cheaper on sites such as
Nova-111 is 75% off, this is a neat turn based 'strategy' game, where you must move your spaceship in order to progress through grid based areas.
Combat is done by bumping into objects or enemies and the enemy patterns expand as you progress. You also unlock additional abilities to help you in combat as well.
oh good
I rather liked the narrative, I can get it not being for everyone though.Except only half of the objects are turn based, and IIRC there is a really annoying narrative. I bounced off this so quickly.
Welcome to the past 2 years of Steam sales ;Poh good
I hated that flash sale crap, that was the dumbest fucking thing
How's My Time At Portia? It looks good but I never read impressions on it here.
Battletech is an excellent tactical strategy game. It's kind of a mercenary simulator with mechs, and a loosely structured campaign. It has an expansion coming out in a few days, and more in 2019, that will round it out, but even the vanilla game is a whole lot of fun.Might pick up a game. Looking at Battletech -- which is on sale for $25. Anyone have much experience with this?
I can totally back up OneShot. It's not very long either so it's not a huge commitment.
Battletech is an excellent tactical strategy game. It's kind of a mercenary simulator with mechs, and a loosely structured campaign. It has an expansion coming out in a few days, and more in 2019, that will round it out, but even the vanilla game is a whole lot of fun.
The tactical combat in Battletech kiinda feels like the next logical step of XCOM's combat. Instead of being based on avoidance and alpha strikes, Battletech is allll about attrition, meaning you can never walk away from a battle without a scratch. It's super refreshing to play such a ruthless game.
If you play it, be sure to protect your Dekker.
Paradox actually bought Harebrained Schemes after Battletech released, FYI.I have questions Battletech expert Hella! How long is the campaign? Does it have replayability factor? Or after the campaign do you play skirmishes? I actually bought it yesterday even though I don't know much about it. It just looks cool and Paradox are involved, so I was like "yup, mine."
Paradox actually bought Harebrained Schemes after Battletech released, FYI.
But in terms of campaign, I... still haven't finished it. I wanna say the campaign is 50-60 hours or so, but it varies a bit depending on how well you're doing; it's a very meaty thing. Replayability on vanilla is pretty low in terms of like "story choices" and stuff, though the expansions and updates sound like they'll open things up a lot. (In fact, I think the next update has a free-roam mode?) And I've never been into skirmishes, so I'm not sure on that front.
You'll definitely get your money's worth, I think.
Kickstarted it. It's a really fun Xcom with mechs kinda thing. Decent amount of management outside of battle, customizable mechs with pilots that gain unique, specialized abilities and base building. Negatives against it are that the main story's linear with interesting missions and the side missions do have interesting objectives but are all one-offs with no story and the factions aren't played up too much. The next expansion coming out in 3 days will add flashpoints which will pretty much be mini-campaigns with a choice framework and allow more play by the factions, filling in my biggest complaint against the game.Might pick up a game. Looking at Battletech -- which is on sale for $25. Anyone have much experience with this?
Thanks for the info on Planet Pitfall! Just bought it today and we really like it. Overcooked we haven't finished yet as it starts to be a little too stressful on later levels :) I can recommend at least:Any recommendations for local co-op PC games? We already played Overcooked and Planet Pitfall.
Not big on 'physics comedy' games.
you wait until all major expansions and civs are released and buy it then ;)Well shit, Civ 6 is finally under 20. Question is, do I spend 40 for the DLC and Civ packs?
Trine is actually substantially different playing co-op. Instead of switching to the character with the right abilities to make it through, you have to use the characters' abilities to help the other characters get through the parts they can't on their own.Any recommendations for local co-op PC games? We already played Overcooked and Planet Pitfall.
Not big on 'physics comedy' games.
You probably want to wait for the next expansion to come out tbh. If you have waited this long, might as well wait a little bit longer and get (hopefully) a way better experience.Well shit, Civ 6 is finally under 20. Question is, do I spend 40 for the DLC and Civ packs?
Yeah I checked and there's no way I could run it. I would get the ps4 version but I would want to play with a mouse for obvious reasons, plus more DLC support I imagine.It requires a lot of CPU but isn't well multithreaded. Likely a game that will never run smooth on any hardware.
(a i9-9900k or even 32+core CPUs can't maintain 30fps in many scenarios -- game will use 5% of your GPU)
Thanks! Planet Pitfall is one of the finest coop games around. It's a huge shame it isn't better known.Thanks for the info on Planet Pitfall! Just bought it today and we really like it. Overcooked we haven't finished yet as it starts to be a little too stressful on later levels :) I can recommend at least:
- ibb & obb (very well designed unique platformer with a good amount of challenge)
- Never Alone (not too hard but interesting and the videos add a extra dimension to story)
- Brothers (played this with one controller shared, very nice! exemplary design)
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (action puzzler with good mechanics)
These all are some years old already, but I haven't found similar new ones lately.