i really like the writing in firewatch, something i've hardly ever said about any game ever, but it's not so much wild fun to play, more a really well-executed mystery/thriller. i like what it points toward re: future of game dialogue & plot but a touch more 'game' would be nice - a variety of endings is kinda bare minimum, bit surprising this wasn't on offer
witness on the other hand isn't gripping me at all. done that first maze room and it all felt a bit zz and shallow, kinda like how The Talos Principle never grabbed me.
trying lifeless planet at the moment but i'm craving a decent story after firewatch and this all seems a bit 16bit.
i guess i don't really know what i want from a game anymore, other than a bulked-up firewatch circa 2019 (imagine if the money & time gone into crap like heavy rain and la noire had gone on something like that, gaming would be in a much better place right now)
― NI, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 03:29 (eight years ago) link
Re: witness, which maze room? Beyond the tutorial area? The glass castle gate marks the ending of the tutorial
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 03:42 (eight years ago) link
ah i don't think i got that far! does it change dramatically? it did feel kinda talos-y, which i found really boring and samey after a while
― NI, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 04:08 (eight years ago) link
no joke when you said "tried lifeless planet" i thought WAIT DID NO MANS SKY COME OUT
even my tired subconscious brain throws shade
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Tuesday, 1 March 2016 06:11 (eight years ago) link
the superhot demo was the shit
I've been playing risk of rain and although it's often a masochistic exercise, any step forward is thoroughly joyous. And they do happen! Just takes forever.
― ulysses, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 15:42 (eight years ago) link
is no mans sky releasing on pc or just playstation?
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 15:57 (eight years ago) link
both i think!
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Tuesday, 1 March 2016 16:00 (eight years ago) link
risk of rain had a really cool vibe but i never got good at it. love the sound in that game.
― adam, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 16:00 (eight years ago) link
hadn't heard of lifeless planet, gonna add that to my to-play list after firewatch i guess
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 16:12 (eight years ago) link
Risk of Rain is FUCKING HARD! And each new character you unlock requires an almost completely different play style. I've been on this game for about a month and i still haven't beaten it once on easy!
― ulysses, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 16:47 (eight years ago) link
i've heard the difficulty is designed for 2+ player co-op and is pretty much impossible to solo
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 16:48 (eight years ago) link
I can attest to that. But I can't ever find anyone who wants to play! I'm gonna beat this fucker at some point, i swear.
― ulysses, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 16:53 (eight years ago) link
HA! Got it! Now on normal...
― ulysses, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 18:21 (eight years ago) link
I Am Setsuna sounds pretty good!
― thos beads (jamescobo), Wednesday, 20 July 2016 01:21 (seven years ago) link
http://imgur.com/FgyVz30
― am0n, Thursday, 21 July 2016 02:18 (seven years ago) link
I rejoined the master race yesterday.. anything I need to get to flex my new systems nuts?
― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 14 October 2016 16:30 (seven years ago) link
feel like steam is being flooded with lil' Trump games
― Nhex, Friday, 14 October 2016 19:26 (seven years ago) link
that's actually all of america i think
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Sunday, 16 October 2016 20:20 (seven years ago) link
liking Owlboy a whole lot; it feels like a late-period SNES platformer stuffed to the gills with modern gameplay amenities. buy it while it's on sale right now.
btw does anyone have an opinion about that game Steep? the pitch is that it's like skate (RIP), but with snowboarding rather than skateboarding; it sounds appealing to me, but even with the sale discount it's still $40.
― thos beads (jamescobo), Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:36 (seven years ago) link
sorry, never heard of those.playing through _inside_ right now...
― calstars, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:38 (seven years ago) link
i'm going to be up for getting a new laptop soon and i'm torn. on one hand i feel like since my #1 activity is gaming i should probably switch back to a PC but otoh i like using OSX significantly more than i like using Windows. why can't apple just make a good gaming laptop?
― Mordy, Friday, 10 February 2017 15:11 (seven years ago) link
how much does whatever difference there is between windows and osx actually come up day-to-day with what you're using a laptop for? personally i can't see any sense in getting a mac, including paying the mac premium, when you know you'll be playing a lot of games.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 10 February 2017 15:18 (seven years ago) link
i use both at work - literally side by side. a lenovo touch screen ideapad and a macbook retina pro. i find it significantly more pleasant using the macbook. just simple things like Mail vs. Outlook. cannot stand using Outlook.
― Mordy, Friday, 10 February 2017 15:29 (seven years ago) link
Right there with you dudeAt the moment I'm using boot camp on my 2014 retina mbpro to play through resident evil 7. I have a stand alone cheap windows laptop as well, which can play the game at a better frame rate and resolution - but the regular user experience is so much worse. So rather than switching back and forth I'm just using the mac (and now my mac partition is running out of space). Can't win
― calstars, Friday, 10 February 2017 16:26 (seven years ago) link
so i've got my ps4 streaming wonderfully thru my macbook w/ zero lag and great looking graphics so i don't actually feel like i'm missing any games (and i don't have to deal w/ the pita of bootcamp)
― Mordy, Friday, 10 February 2017 16:29 (seven years ago) link
i gave into bootcamp this time around for Overwatcha decision was that Windows 10 doesn't nag you/cripple you to register, so you can run it pretty much forever without having to buy itthat said, my Steam backlog (even counting only the Mac games) has more games than I can ever play, I'm sure it's the same for you
― Nhex, Friday, 10 February 2017 17:06 (seven years ago) link
yes, definitely. not to mention games i sunk considerably time into, wandered away from meaning to go back to (coughpillarsofeternitycough) and likely never will
― Mordy, Friday, 10 February 2017 17:10 (seven years ago) link
Legit windows 10 keys can be had over on Reddit for about $30
― calstars, Friday, 10 February 2017 17:37 (seven years ago) link
"legit" sure
― Nhex, Friday, 10 February 2017 19:47 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTjfkQlql2g
coming to Steam!!!!!!!
― thos beads (jamescobo), Friday, 3 March 2017 02:31 (seven years ago) link
i want to play the suda51 game in the series where your character kills himself in the ending
― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Friday, 3 March 2017 06:11 (seven years ago) link
new dream: make a career developing video games where you kill yourself at the end
― Nhex, Friday, 3 March 2017 19:23 (seven years ago) link
https://media.giphy.com/media/gFwZfXIqD0eNW/giphy.gif
― Karl Malone, Friday, 3 March 2017 19:25 (seven years ago) link
i imagine a career in video games would do that to you
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 3 March 2017 19:26 (seven years ago) link
Am loving these pseudo-ZX Spectrum games being made for pc, like Rock Boshers. This latest one called Z-Exemplar takes it's style from the shootem up R-Type conversion. I just purchased it for £4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oEtroc_gg4
― PressAnarchyToContinue (Ste), Monday, 6 March 2017 14:03 (seven years ago) link
looks cool
― Nhex, Tuesday, 7 March 2017 23:41 (seven years ago) link
Heh, Steam gives you a goofy surprise on your "Steam birthday".
― Nhex, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 05:10 (seven years ago) link
it goes 24 hours without downloading an update?
― The Real Remoaner (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 05:50 (seven years ago) link
played a game called the shrouded isle. resource allocation game in the guise of managing a human sacrifice cult. not a ton to it but nicely done and was good fun figuring it out. would recommend if it pops up in a sale or bundle, or if c. 3 hours of game for $10 is not too off putting.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/501320/The_Shrouded_Isle/
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 3 September 2017 13:57 (six years ago) link
help me out, ilx. desperate for a new good game, but nothing on the horizon appeals.
likes: STALKER, splinter cell (esp latest ones), dishonoreds, mgs5, that deus ex one, gta vc & sa, dayz, samorost, inside, firewatch. well-written sneaky-about stuff basically.
dislikes: cutscenes.
is there anything recent (past 4 or 5 years) i should try out? get even's shooting system is too unwieldy and unfun, gta5's script is dismal & early missions zero enjoyment. worth persisting with deus ex mankind divided or trying out witcher 3? at the moment im thinking of finishing off mgs5 but it all became some unholy samey grind once i got to the second island. failing that, back to my first love: sensible soccer 96-97.
― NI, Wednesday, 6 September 2017 22:41 (six years ago) link
witcher 3 100%. check out prey and horizon zero dawn too.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 6 September 2017 22:44 (six years ago) link
thanks mordy, had witcher 3 installed a while and never got round to it but heard tons of good reports. not heard of HZD before but it's on the list for when i get round to buying a ps4. prey sounds perfect, can't believe i hadn't heard of it yet - thanks again!
― NI, Thursday, 7 September 2017 17:04 (six years ago) link
wow, it only took them a decade but you can finally redeem keys in browser without having to open the clienthttps://store.steampowered.com/account/registerkey?
― Nhex, Friday, 22 September 2017 06:37 (six years ago) link
i guess we don't really have a thread for anticipating games? anyhow, this is the new game from the FTL ppl, it looks fun, hopefully it will be: http://subsetgames.com/itb.html
and i am also looking forward to frozen synapse 2 http://store.steampowered.com/app/445020/Frozen_Synapse_2/
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 16:27 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I'm keen on Into The Breach - it's been sat on my Steam Wishlist since last Feb when it was announced, with their infuriating "When it's ready" release date. Excited it now has a release date, and that it's released on my birthday!
― CraigG, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 16:33 (six years ago) link
xposti would very much look forward to both of those.
there are so many games right now. it is overwhelming. especially considering that while there are lots of excellent shorter games, there are also more and more games that you could conceivably devote years to without getting bored (Europa Universalis, for example).
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 16:34 (six years ago) link
Found FTL too frustrating too quickly, hopefully ITB won't be as brutal
― Nhex, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 19:49 (six years ago) link
Can anyone recommend a FPS for PC? Doesn’t have to be super new
― calstars, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 23:30 (six years ago) link
doom? superhot?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 8 February 2018 00:03 (six years ago) link
single or multi player pref?
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Thursday, 8 February 2018 00:50 (six years ago) link