it def lacks the lucasarts tone, but so does loom actually.
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 23:32 (six years ago) link
yeah, the dig often gets overlooked but it’s pretty good, and hints at a direction other adventure games didn’t really follow up on - def worth giving it a try
― dipso inferno (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 23:32 (six years ago) link
puzzle and atmospherewise it was closer to something like riven than it was to the house style. but with nicely animated+voiced puppet theater instead of amateur fmv. (riven is a masterpiece tho.)
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 23:57 (six years ago) link
jazz jackrabbit was pirated on the forums of every bbs i dialed into in the 90s
― Mordy, Thursday, 14 December 2017 00:33 (six years ago) link
am i the only ilxor who spent a lot of time playing bbs doors games? iirc there are maybe some tradewars players maybe. i should really start a thread.
― Mordy, Thursday, 14 December 2017 00:34 (six years ago) link
i had tradewars and a bunch of other doors on my bbs
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 14 December 2017 00:44 (six years ago) link
Legend of the red dragon, the local college's VAX jam
― Dan I., Thursday, 14 December 2017 02:57 (six years ago) link
Also apparently a lot less obscure than I'd always thought!
― Dan I., Thursday, 14 December 2017 02:59 (six years ago) link
the bbs's i was most commonly on had lord, p:teos, tradewars, sometimes majormud. i loved finding a bbs that had a ton of expansions for lord setup bc all these games were moved limited iirc. maybe not majormud which was more of a conventional mud but on a bbs.
― Mordy, Thursday, 14 December 2017 03:03 (six years ago) link
Thanks oystein. Been meaning to get around to GF since forever ago
― calstars, Thursday, 14 December 2017 03:37 (six years ago) link
re: Gog support, yeah, I've never given digital purchases much of a thought. When I got back into games three years ago, I just got steam and bought a buncha stuff, and since then I've pretty much uncritically bought everything there. The DRM question isn't important to me, I admit, but I certainly see the value of DRM-free softare. I didn't realize GOG actively worked to not only keep old games available, but also to make them playable on newer hardware. That's certainly worth supporting!
Loom and The Dig really do stand in the Lucasarts adventure catalog as their odd attempts at trying something other than comedy. The Indy games were somewhere between. I never liked Loom, but am glad to hear some of you repping for The Dig. Just bought it, so now I have an adventure game for some of the quiet days during the holiday.
― Øystein, Thursday, 14 December 2017 14:23 (six years ago) link
i have a decent pile of Gog games, like their business model and I've used them for older stuff when the price is right just to save some of the hassle of trying to get things to run properly thru Dosbox
― The Dearth of Stollen (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 14 December 2017 14:33 (six years ago) link
okay I have a steam key going to anyone who wants it for :
Warhammer: Vermintide Dwarf Helmet DLC
I could just put the link here and whoever clicks it first I guess. Or is that bad form?
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Thursday, 28 December 2017 12:44 (six years ago) link
there's a thread for that: First Come, First Served: A Thread for Offering Duplicate Games from Bundle Sales as Gifts
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 28 December 2017 15:01 (six years ago) link
somewhat decent bundle here. it has gabriel knight 1 remastered and the latest deponia game. under $8.
https://www.indiegala.com/point-and-click-definitive-bundle
― adam the (abanana), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 20:11 (six years ago) link
yup, i got a bundle copy through forum dudes. at Happy Hour prices it's ~$2
― Nhex, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link
"strategy bundle" looks great
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/strategy-bundle
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 19:13 (six years ago) link
Might go Tier 3 for Tooth and Tail
― Nhex, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 21:17 (six years ago) link
But I probably shouldn't considering my massive backlog, including X-COM 1.5 and 2
Tooth and Tail is great - anthropomorphic animals waging marxist class warfare RTS
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 21:26 (six years ago) link
(maybe great is selling it too high - but it's def worth a play - and endless space 2 comes in the same tier!)
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 21:27 (six years ago) link
Too many games, as usual. Any cheap standouts on Steam for the Summer sale?
― Nhex, Sunday, 1 July 2018 06:41 (five years ago) link
it really depends on what you're into. i bought chip's challenge 1&2 for a dollar.
― adam the (abanana), Sunday, 1 July 2018 06:46 (five years ago) link
Yeah there's too many
I have so far bought:Objects in Space - typical space trade/buy type game using lots of terminal type interfaces to interact with ship functions and port computers. Like it a lot so far.
3030 Deathwar Redux - 2d retro version of the above, nice ship combat though
Ultima Martian Dreams (free on GOG) - Ultima VI engine based/Mars version
I'm tempted with Watchdogs 2, it's standing now at 67% off !
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Sunday, 1 July 2018 10:21 (five years ago) link
Bought a bunch of extra tables for Pinball FX but nothing else.
― JimD, Sunday, 1 July 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
bought Ori and Cuphead, lol who needs an xbox. also took a punt on Speed Dating For Ghosts, love the artstyle and just the idea of it all
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Monday, 2 July 2018 09:22 (five years ago) link
bundle of 1990s PC games with a lot of graphic adventureshttps://groupees.com/remutexx
I Have No Mouth etc., Starship Titanic and more for under $3
― adam the (abanana), Friday, 20 July 2018 18:54 (five years ago) link
if you've never played I Have No Mouth i highly recommend it. i've never heard the original soundtrack bc the copy i had the sound didn't work so i'll always remember it as tho it were scored by thom yorke's the eraser
― Mordy, Friday, 20 July 2018 19:12 (five years ago) link
finally bought DOOM for $20
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 20 July 2018 21:09 (five years ago) link
been trying this year not to add to the infinite backlog, but i kinda like that Unity bundle and having a bunch of assets I will never, ever use as I have no idea how to program Unity
but Shadows of the Shogun and Torment look good, so fly away $15...
― Nhex, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 09:24 (five years ago) link
I think Unity's pretty easy to learn! (at least, like, comparable to Unreal, I think?)
― vote no on ilxit (Will M.), Tuesday, 18 September 2018 13:25 (five years ago) link
LootCrate started their own Humble Monthly Bundle competitor, LootPlay. Same idea - one title revealed, the remaining games are a mystery.https://www.lootcrate.com/crates/loot-play
― Nhex, Thursday, 18 October 2018 04:09 (five years ago) link
very easy to get some basic stuff going but you need to know c# for collision/events etc
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Sunday, 21 October 2018 11:53 (five years ago) link
I knew Hyper Light Drifter was an inevitable inclusion - currently in tier 3 of this year's Day of the Devs bundle at a reasonable $12 (with Minit!)
― Nhex, Saturday, 27 October 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
yw https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/subnautica
― Mordy, Wednesday, 19 December 2018 18:22 (five years ago) link
it starts...
― Dan I., Thursday, 20 December 2018 20:31 (five years ago) link
Catherine just released on Steam, although it's "Catherine Classic" meaning it's prob the same game as on PS3 and 360, but Atlus is soon releasing an expanded one for PS4 (and PS Vita apparently?! Lol) so might just be worth waiting for that. Still, if it's a game yr interested in and yr on PC only, there you go!
Also apparently Ubi has jumped ship from Steam to Epic Games launcher/store thing?
― suggest boban (Will M.), Thursday, 10 January 2019 17:04 (five years ago) link
i thought ubi already had their own launcher
― ciderpress, Thursday, 10 January 2019 17:22 (five years ago) link
They do, but the install base probably sucks
― Nhex, Thursday, 10 January 2019 22:32 (five years ago) link
A Story About My Uncle is free on Steam today.
― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Sunday, 13 January 2019 14:54 (five years ago) link
Looks like the free Humble bundle deal is gone for that game, but it's still half off...
― Dan I., Sunday, 13 January 2019 20:04 (five years ago) link
haven't paid for a bundle in a while but the strategy one looks good -- i've wanted to grab stellaris for a while and niche looks interesting too
― Mordy, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 21:33 (five years ago) link
Worth going up $5 to get CLANNAD from the current Humble Hot Date bundle?
― Nhex, Tuesday, 9 April 2019 01:44 (five years ago) link
Welp I forgot to buy that
Anyway, I was a big fan of One Finger Death Punch. The sequel came out a few days ago and was immediately bundled for less than the retail price.
https://www.indiegala.com/one-punch-bundle-bundle
― Nhex, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 14:45 (five years ago) link
Assassins Creed Unity free for the next weekhttp://assassinscreed.com/unity-notredame/
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 14:47 (five years ago) link
a fire sale you might say
― L'assie (Euler), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 14:50 (five years ago) link
Thanks zappi
― calstars, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:02 (five years ago) link
xp *grrrrroooannnn*
― Nhex, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 18:20 (five years ago) link
This digital board game humble bundle is pretty solid: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/more-board-games-asmodee
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 18:25 (four years ago) link
guacamelee 1 is free on humble bundle today.
― adam the (abanana), Sunday, 19 May 2019 02:39 (four years ago) link