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Oh yeah, games like Californium, Firewatch, SOMA, along with Talos Principle and Witness, the latter seeming a prettier but hollowed version of the former.

Darkest Cosmologist junk (kingfish), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 00:30 (eight years ago) link

anybody playing stardew valley? worth picking up? i love harvest moon but am a very caz gamer

, Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:21 (eight years ago) link

The press seems to be 'isn't it amazing that if one person puts their mind to it over a number of years they can almost create harvest moon' so hm

carly rae jetson (thomp), Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:22 (eight years ago) link

I've been playing KANE AND LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS. this is my first cover shooter experience

carly rae jetson (thomp), Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:23 (eight years ago) link

I started playing Life Is Strange but I gave up very, very early when I went 'well, that guy is going to be the killer, then'. I liked everything else about it, though.

carly rae jetson (thomp), Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:25 (eight years ago) link

whoa dog days is a weird place to start playing cover shooters. did you turn it on easy? i hope it's on easy.

that game was weird and dumpy but had some of the coolest UI/VFX/presentation of all time and still stands up IMO as ahead of its time in that respect

Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 10 March 2016 15:53 (eight years ago) link

Yeah, the first episode of Life is Strange starts out clunky, but they get going by #2.

Darkest Cosmologist junk (kingfish), Friday, 11 March 2016 01:18 (eight years ago) link

i've been playing dog days on medium but there are some sticking points in the back half that are making me debate easy. i feel like it doesn't benefit the game's narrative or aesthetic to respawn 5-10x each checkpoint instead of 1-2x. i like it a lot, i think, but i guess this fits in with my general trend of liking videogames that make you feel bad for playing videogames

i love the whole crappy-video schtick so, so much

carly rae jetson (thomp), Friday, 11 March 2016 04:16 (eight years ago) link

playing Earthbound for the first time on my 3DS following the recent reissue. best £5 i've spent in aaaaaages and its making my bus journeys to work very pleasurable.

jamiesummerz, Friday, 11 March 2016 10:37 (eight years ago) link

whoa its out on 3DS? fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck time to buy that i guess.

Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Friday, 11 March 2016 16:08 (eight years ago) link

yeah that was my reaction too

ripple-chested beefchrist (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 11 March 2016 16:40 (eight years ago) link

Is there a speed-up/fast-forward button?

Darkest Cosmologist junk (kingfish), Friday, 11 March 2016 18:09 (eight years ago) link

it says out march 24 online, how did you buy it already :O

Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Friday, 11 March 2016 21:14 (eight years ago) link

we have to wait until the 24th here in the U.S. of States

grinding like a jolly elf (jamescobo), Saturday, 12 March 2016 03:15 (eight years ago) link

thanks to all who voted for sunless sea in the poll here. never been engaged with a game in quite the same way.

i finally won by establishing my own colony at aestival through the very damaging irem trade, and then not allying with anyone. i really cared about that decision! in deference to the makers of r-type...

are there other games with a similar languid pace? should i play pirates?

home organ, Saturday, 12 March 2016 09:13 (eight years ago) link

Beat Oxenfree, Vanishing of Ethan Carter, and Dear Esther over the weekend. Got some way into Layers of Fear.

I recommend Oxenfree

Darkest Cosmologist junk (kingfish), Monday, 14 March 2016 20:44 (eight years ago) link

Hadn't heard of Oxenfree, looks good

Nhex, Monday, 14 March 2016 23:47 (eight years ago) link

I noticed earthbound on the 3ds store, never played it. should I?

Interesting. No, wait, the other thing: tedious. (Trayce), Tuesday, 15 March 2016 08:48 (eight years ago) link

if you like fun, then yes.

jamiesummerz, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 11:07 (eight years ago) link

idk if earthbound is fun

carly rae jetson (thomp), Tuesday, 15 March 2016 11:38 (eight years ago) link

if you like the meditative distraction of a simple rpg grind and also like corny jokes then yes

carly rae jetson (thomp), Tuesday, 15 March 2016 11:39 (eight years ago) link

like a lot of those snes era RPGs earthbound hasn't aged that well as a game but it's still got good storytelling & a unique style

ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 16:13 (eight years ago) link

mother 3 is better though...

ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 16:13 (eight years ago) link

one of my many terrible secrets of shame is that i've played earthbound like 5 different times, and i've never really made it out of the initial village area. does the game ever leave that stupid village? after about 10 hours i get bored

Karl Malone, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 16:20 (eight years ago) link

i'm sorry, the village isn't stupid. it's actually pretty great. i just wish i could get past it.

Karl Malone, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 16:20 (eight years ago) link

i haven't played it in like 10 years so i forget the details but there's definitely multiple villages/towns/cities/areas

ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 16:24 (eight years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/iEJ97QP.png

ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 16:26 (eight years ago) link

i have really played the shit out of risk of rain recently. when you get in the groove, it's very calming.

ulysses, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 17:17 (eight years ago) link

i got to the desert in Earthbound. the music in that game is incredible.

AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 15 March 2016 17:41 (eight years ago) link

Earthbound is great played on an emulator or with someway to fast-forward it. I originally beat it like in '06 or so with a controller and zsnes on my work laptop.

Darkest Cosmologist junk (kingfish), Tuesday, 15 March 2016 17:52 (eight years ago) link

Bought Singularity on steam sale. It's from 2010, and boy does it ever embody that. Primary design ideas blend a shit load of Bioshock and some Call of Duty. The Bioshocky world-building(and retro filmstrips/audio logs) are not lower in production value, but at least they tried.

Darkest Cosmologist junk (kingfish), Tuesday, 15 March 2016 17:56 (eight years ago) link

Earthbound is great played on an emulator or with someway to fast-forward it.
this

Nhex, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 20:36 (eight years ago) link

I think the white album is a little padded, so I like to combat this by listening to the whole thing at 1.5x the correct speed

carly rae jetson (thomp), Wednesday, 16 March 2016 01:39 (eight years ago) link

last time i got into earthbound i was playing on a borrowed snes cartridge (this is like... 5 years ago) and i got just about as far as the part where it asks for your real name. then i had to return the cart. i reckon another month and i woulda beaten it, p sad. i was like really far in i think too. excited for this mobile opportunity to play it, def gonna beat it this time (and before the 4th generation poll i run in the fall-or-so, too)

yellow despackling power (Will M.), Wednesday, 16 March 2016 04:38 (eight years ago) link

Partner bought Far Cry Primal the other day. Its a suprisingly fantastic take on the FC franchise. It has the basic structure of FC4 - take over villages and territory - but the whole controlling animals and crafting primitive weapons is a lot better than it sounds on paper.

Interesting. No, wait, the other thing: tedious. (Trayce), Wednesday, 16 March 2016 07:44 (eight years ago) link

xp iirc there's a lot more game beyond that point

Nhex, Wednesday, 16 March 2016 07:52 (eight years ago) link

he said a month tbf

i actually had never played beyond the second (i think) town until recently, when i got to the big high-rise town, and now i've paused again for like a month and i want to get back to it but, oh, also i don't

carly rae jetson (thomp), Wednesday, 16 March 2016 08:58 (eight years ago) link

ultimately, it's worthwhile imo. that game is something special

Nhex, Wednesday, 16 March 2016 10:35 (eight years ago) link

yeah recommended playing for everyone who likes charming weirdness, that game sets the bar for charming weirdness

yellow despackling power (Will M.), Wednesday, 16 March 2016 14:56 (eight years ago) link

I've tried with Earthbound a few times but the beginning (first couple of days I guess) feels slow and not huge fun. is that me or the game?

Szechuan TV (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 16 March 2016 15:00 (eight years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/Uc2as1F.png

ciderpress, Wednesday, 16 March 2016 15:24 (eight years ago) link

salt & sanctuary.

paging adam bruneau, paging adam bruneau, i think you would love this game (sorry if you try it and don't like it but it's only $18 which is one of the best bargains for a new game that i can remember, ever)

Karl Malone, Sunday, 20 March 2016 15:04 (eight years ago) link

AB i think you'd like it because it's such a great combo of dark souls and castlevania SOTN. it obviously rips off elements of both but the enemies are new and unique, and the boss battles are intense. also this is heresy but tbh i'm enjoying it better than dark souls just because S&S is a 2D platformer and i'm much, much better at that than 3D

Karl Malone, Sunday, 20 March 2016 15:08 (eight years ago) link

i think you've talked me into it. now when can i find time to play it.

ulysses, Sunday, 20 March 2016 22:28 (eight years ago) link

I've tried with Earthbound a few times but the beginning (first couple of days I guess) feels slow and not huge fun. is that me or the game?

― Szechuan TV (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, March 16, 2016 3:00 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's definitely the game yo

otoh as of 15-20 hours in i don't think the game it is at any point trying to be either i. fast-paced or ii. fun particularly, and i think it has virtues other than these

carly rae jetson (thomp), Monday, 21 March 2016 02:38 (eight years ago) link

i finished kane & lynch 2, which i hadn't thought about it but it's interesting to be stalled in that game and earthbound simultaneously--they're both player-hostile in not-entirely-dissimilar ways

carly rae jetson (thomp), Monday, 21 March 2016 02:41 (eight years ago) link

earthbound isn't player-hostile? it's just reflecting the Dragon Quest steez of the times

Nhex, Monday, 21 March 2016 03:10 (eight years ago) link

who put this giant pencil here / oh it's just here

carly rae jetson (thomp), Monday, 21 March 2016 12:03 (eight years ago) link

Re: Salt & Sanctuary, it's amazing how well they translated Dark Souls boss fight mechanics into 2-D. I think the jumping aspect (you can freeze in mid-air when attacking, can't remember if that happens in Castlevania or some other game?) adds some complexity. Figuring out the attacks of this dragon boss yesterday was just as satisfying as Kalameet in DS...it seems impossible, then eventually you relax and start looking at the tells instead of the health bars, and it's not so hard after all.

The one thing that stresses me out about Metroidvania games is when you get that new ability that lets you traverse different parts of the world. I know I'm never going to remember all the places that I should backtrack to, and the thought of running through it all is a drag.

sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Monday, 21 March 2016 13:36 (eight years ago) link

KM thanks for the recommendation! sounds right up my alley. unfortunately i don't have a PS4 and can't find out when it comes out on Steam. everywhere lists TBA

AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 21 March 2016 13:37 (eight years ago) link


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