Ludosity Edition>What the heck is this/indie/ is the general for all indie games, such as A Hat in Time, Animal Well, Baba Is You, Balatro, Battle Brothers, Cave Story, Celeste, CrossCode, Cultist Simulator, Darkest Dungeon, Darkwood, Dead Cells, Disco Elysium, Environmental Station Alpha, FTL, Hades, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hotline Miami, LISA, Lobotomy Corp, Loop Hero, Machinarium, Monster Train, Noita, Nuclear Throne, OFF, OneShot, Rain World, Shovel Knight, Slay the Spire, Starsector, Subnautica, Sunless Skies, The Witness, Void Stranger, etc., as well as other games that just don't fit in any other general such as Atelier, Pillars of Eternity, and Valkyria Chronicles. /jrpg/ is welcome. Idle, roguelite, shmup, 4x / RTS / city-builders, and RPGMaker games are cool too.Mobile or consoles, Flash or Unity, freeware or early access. This place is a home for the indie game community and indie and obscure games that don't have a home. So be free to talk and share all your hidden gems, forgotten games and starving devs here.>Can I talk about games that already have a general?We mostly discuss games that are not popular enough for their own threads, however, all indie games are allowed. So talk about them if you want, but don't overdo it since you already have other generals for that.>Recommendationshttps://pastebin.com/ZbG0JPSn>Booruhttps://indiegame.booru.org/>Steam Grouphttps://steamcommunity.com/groups/indiegamesgeneralThread Archives:https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/search/subject/%2Findie%2F/text/%2FIndie%2F%20/type/op/>Previous Thread>>539324943
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>27 months between the release of Hades 1.0 and announcement of Hades 2I'm excited for the full release, but I hope Supergiant's next game is announced before December 2027, and that it isn't a sequel
Ah, Earth Dancer! Your dance has brought me joy and happiness. In gratitude, allow me to bestow upon you this recipe.
>>540405605They're still relatively small, and Hades 2 was their first sequel. I doubt they'll do a sequel for any of their other games, while they were successful none were Hades level successful. Plus none of the stories really make sense for a sequel, they like destroying the entire world.
>>540405120Do we know yet which Onirism developer kusokami actually is?Also have they backported the bugfixes and other improvements from the plugin into the main game yet?
I hope the new Wolverine game is good. Xmen Origins was great, even if it was tied to a dogshit movie.Obligatory RIP Raven Software. May they one day escape the CoD mines.
>>540406853Blood and gore aside, I'm not sure how you would make slicing dudes as Wolverine play much differently than punching dudes as Batman. It's not like Spider-man where his powers have a ton of potentially interesting uses.Might also have a similar dissonance to Fallen Order, where regular human enemies can shrug off your clearly lethal attacks because video game.
>>540414090They also won't come with batteries by default anymore.
what do I play next?
>>540415386Elin.
>>540415386You can easily finish void bastards on the first run
>>540416647the game just resets you and forces you to do it like 5 more times
>>540416967Then it's been updated since I played it.There was only the one scripted death in tutorial.
>>540415386Play Scav
The new custom radio system in Underspace doesn't work
I actually sat down and beat the LISA trilogy a couple weeks back.I cried like a little bitch during the nightmare sequence near the end of joyful.
>>540419923I haven't had a problem with it, I transferred over the audio files i was previously usingIt doesn't accept anything besides .wav files of a specific format
So what about Uncommon Time Duet?
>>540422402yeah, 16 or 32-bit PCM encodingmind posting your json file's text? maybe i'm fucking up the script
>>540425841Make sure you don't have a comma on the last entry in anything, that was my first mistake
>>540426491It's not thatit's also not the music files because i'm using the ones from the Freelancer OST steam guide as test files
>>540429425https://pastebin.com/RMie4fwqHere's my settings file that uses FL musicI converted things myself though
>>540405605I hope they go back at making games that are not roguelike.
>>540429620thanks
>>540298048Had my other PS break through too, I swear this one was 10x faster than the other.
>>540433839Have had to make a late herb garden for Spirit Leaf, wish I'd started work on it last year but I'd not realised how much of this crap I'm going to need for Life Pills and things. 19x19 because I've shelled out for a Spirit Seed for the Spirit Soil and that's apparently how big their affected area is, but it takes 3 years. Whatever, some day I'll have a good supply of Spirit Leaves.
>>540434448The start of a stat suppression chamber, it's better than nothing.
>>540404904is this oc?
>>540435828That's Jenny Berry from smash indie game hit Card City Nights
>>540436430i mean, is the pic /indie/ OC
>>540436550yeah, it's a redraw of an edited screenshot someone else made
>>540434448>but it takes 3 yearsDidn't you have to defeat 3 or 4 sects before or by the 4th year?I don't really remember the requisites of your achivement hunting, only that it had some RNG stuff that shafted you over with talismans and extremely fast aging. Could you state your game starting conditions and achivement objectives and how far you are from them please?
>>540417335i am modding scavworking on a saving framework right now for other modsthe code is SHIT
>>540437042>Didn't you have to defeat 3 or 4 sects before or by the 4th year?Yeah, but it's not like the seed goes 2 years and 99% of the remainder doing nothing, it just takes 3 years to finish doing the last tile at a little over 1 tile per day.Plus even if I do get this achievement, honestly I fully intend to commit to this save now. There's stuff I want to try with this Heavenly Chaos modifier. If I don't get the achievement I still have my backup from minute 1 and during all of this time I can properly learn the ins and outs of what to expect going forward so I can better do the achievement next time.
>>540437440Good luck trying to advertise it when the dev doesn't approve of anyone modding Scav.
>>540436920based, saved
Just finished ghostrunner 1, and it was a meh game overall, the entire game is basically just one big corridor with some platforming section here and there so it was dissapointing in that aspect, gameplay was okay I guess but fuck the end that happens in cyberspace, freaking rng horseshit
wish melinoe could use the infernal arms with the new moveset and boons
Planned Scav character stats.
>>540405605>>540431178Desu. I'm hoping that they use the Hades profits and go back to something more creative and experimental. Worst case scenario is that the money-grubbers have taken over and they continue tend chasing.>>540422180About time I did the same, which order are they meant to be played in again?
>>540450724Lisa the First, then Lisa the Painful, then Lisa the Joyful.Then optionally, Lisa the Hopeful
The smart part of me expects Zero Parade to be terrible, but the stupid part hopes it won't be.
>>540456724Have any of those discolikes been good?
>>540456874What's been released is bad, but most of them are still in development. Rue Valley, XXX Nightshift, Hopetown, Zero Valley and whatever the fuck Rostov and Kurvitz are working on are all upcoming. Locust City was cancelled. Summer Eternal is presumably a game studio but all they've released so far is a political manifesto (classic ZA/UM).
My guy I don't think that was wine.
>>540459975Somebody better pick up that phone because I fucking called it.
Hades 2 finally out of EAActually surprised myself that I was able to wait
>>540463645I'm so good at waiting I haven't even played 1 yet.
New Rain World patch dropped with new content. What QoL mods should I use for a second Watcher playthrought?
>>540470356And I'm so good at waiting I got a hefty tip at the restaurant.
>>540463645sex with Scylla
>>540475976good one
>>540415386brutal orchestra
>>540417335This can't be what you mean.
Pool party!
>>540463645I sunk 70 hours into it when EA first dropped, then waited patiently for the rest of it>>540479036Pool's closed
In Megabonk, should I unlock all slots? Or is it maybe better to just focus on one weapon and make that mega OP instead of spreading over 4?
>>540404904Princess Remedy is the biggest whore in all of Ludosity games
>>540478347I know what he's talking about, it looks like Starbound with a bunch of post processing filters. I have no idea what it's actual name is.
I've finished intravenous 2 100% a few days ago and now I want to play it again. Wtf is wrong with me. I literally did 6 playthrough in a row (mostly on the highest difficulty) and unlocked everything.Guess I should play the remake of the first game's campaign instead.
>>540486806>intravenous 80% offthanks for reminding me of that. gonna grab it.
>>540487324You can skip the first game and buy the complete collection of the second game which comes with the remake of the first game with better AI and all the changes and QOL of the second game.
>>540487324You should buy it and buy the second game too. But remember, just because your buddy trust you... It doesn't mean he forgives you for what you did on June 12...Anything below or above True difficulty is fake and doesn't exist.
>>540404904My God, this game gets tedious.
I finished breach mode for deus ex mankind divided yesterday. It was pretty bad and obviously made just to have some kind of lootbox system in the game. So instead of doing p2w shit, I just glitched my energy to have 50k energy and spammed titan+infinite waves at the (insanely tanky) enemies that take over 2 full mag of fully upgraded s-tier weapon in the face to die. Fuck giving them any money for that crap. I played most of it legit but I'm not gonna grind dailies for months to (maybe) get the almost mandatory upgrades and weapons to kill an enemy with over 100k health.Story is absolute garbage, the writing is bad, it's not deus ex at all. Why the fuck does the news call AN ARMED GUERILLA ATTACKING A HUMANITARIAN CONVOY "Activists"!? No news organization would call them activists, that's just terrorism. The whole thing with the kid with blood cancer that dies right after you save her because the megacorp is just that evil and I'm supposed to feel something, like wtf? Also human life has apparently no value whatsoever because even when people get shot and almost die, it's still framed in a very light way. Not as an exceptional show of violence or something traumatic.God the story is so bad. The gameplay is garbage too (feels like a f2p mobile game) and DEMD is not exactly a good game for speedrun or precise and quick movement. It's not dishonored, it's not a game where you can just run, jump of a rooftop and blink your way to safety. It's a game where you slowly crawl around enemies and pick the right time to crawl through enemies to not get spotted.What the fuck were they thinking!? Let me tell you, execs wanted MONEY and LOOTBOXES and LIVESERVICE.It's also the reason why ng+ only works on a single loop (no ng++) and why the highest difficulty deletes your save on death, I've seen plenty of people openly admitting that they've spent money on praxis kits to beat the highest difficulty.All of this shit almost makes me side with the communistes. Fuck corpos!
>>540492454>fell for the square penis live service slopbreach mode does not exist
>>540486806Once you're done with the official campaigns, start playing mod maps and campaigns. Or make your own. The editor is simple and fun to use.
Bitch stole my kill.man. after the king of puppets i am glad this dude was a bit on the easier side again.Can't tell if this game is actually kinda difficult or i am just not used to souls-like combat anymore.
Anyone else fucking with Granvir? I swear that first campaign is impossible on extreme, its way too short to get any good parts going by the end
>>540492454>"Activists"!? No news organization would call them activists, that's just terrorism.Pause for a moment to consider how retarded IRL news media are...>2014>obvious unmarked russian soldiers occupy crimea>media calls them little green men>goddamn little green men>are we really this infantile>then russia says nah they're not ours>everyone is like whoa who r they then??? :O>like this is a fucking mystery or something>oh god we really are this infantile>only finland correctly identified their kit since day 1>and had the common sense to call them russians >but nobody cared or listenedYeah, activists is not that bad.
Diablo 4: Sorc or Druid?
>>540497367But in that case those activists are literally a revolutionary group. They're not a government with massive backings. And they're fighting a corporation that is in fact, extremely rich. It would be like if fox news called luigi an "active protester".
>>540488245what game? I vaguely remember wanting to play this at some point
>>540484568>>540498717https://orsonik.itch.io/scav-prototypemine stepping dislocation-laceration simulator
is /egg/ kill? what happened?anyway, here's my fully automated taqueria in Plateup. turbo mode and limiting the menu to one item means I get 1000+ customers daily that like to sometimes order twice in one sitting. each day takes about 30 minutes of AFKing.
>>540463645Weirdly enough I'm not excited at allFeels like I've already played 2 by playing 1
>>540471257is the dlc complete now or is it still missing content?
>>540492454>Why the fuck does the news call AN ARMED GUERILLA ATTACKING A HUMANITARIAN CONVOY "Activists"!?Because they are pushing an agenda. These are the type of word choices "impartial" news agencies use to manipulate public opinion.
>>540492454>It's a game where you slowly crawl around enemies and pick the right time to crawl through enemies to not get spotted.We played the game very differently, I just shot everybody with nanoblades
>>540476916>ai slop
>>540501557But that's the entire point I'm making. They're calling their enemies "activitists" when a real new agency would never do that.
Erenshor's new class + balance overhaul + content etc big patch just hit this morning.>https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2382520/view/527606395421329222?
How to open this door in the swamps?
How has this game evolved since early access?
>>540502839Eh, I can see a couple of reasons. Like if they are trying to discredit real activist groups by vaguely tying terrorist actions to them through word choice.Though I don't know if this is the case here. I don't know the context.
>>540476014Yes.
>>540506151Don't try to understand the logic. In one of the scenarios you literally destroy a revolutionary renewable energy that would solve the energy crisis entirely because you think some people might decide to use dead bodies as fuel in desert area without vegetation and somehow that's framed as the right way to think about it. Despite the fact that we already do that for a ton of thingThe first scenario literally has a paramilitary force storming a VersaLife building and shoot guards to kidnap a child. Somehow the news story is neutral with a few snarky remarks in favor of the corporation. In absolutely no world would "We killed people in a medical clinic to abduct a child, don't worry she's fine, we smuggled her out of the country and she is back with her real family. Don't ask about her, we won't show you any proof but you have to trust me she's fine, she's totally fine" be seen positively. Even more so when in the context of the game, Picus communication is owned by Morgan Everett and VersaLife is owned by Bob Page. Both illuminati, Bob at this point in the story is Morgan's apprentice and close friend.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3238030/Uruc/the allegedly not-rain-world-clone got a free playtest period today
>>540508902I read that as uncgoddammit newfags*shakes fist*
Looks like barrels are going to be a thing as well
Keep in mind 2mL is enough to OD on fent.
>>540508902Based Saintrainworld funding the sequel
>>540489176yeahonce you learn how all the stuff works it's just incredibly repetitive grinds
>>540511076>4290-2343=1947>>540511076>5730-3147=2583>the unit weight is calculated by individual liquid density
>>540508902Yeah I gave it a try for 20 minutes and it's very weird with really questionable control scheme, I want to say it's borderline unplayable but I might just be stupid
I stopped playing hades 2 in early access so I could play the whole thing on release and I'm actually baffled they decided to leave the delay on dashes in. Who the fuck wants this? What does this add? Just, what?>But there is an arcanaMotherfucker that's even dumber.
>>540515639>delaylike start up time? or you charge it like furi?
>>540498009Best choice: refund2nd best choice: sorc
Company that translated Recettear to english is shutting down after the death of its founder
>>540523273now his daughter can play Recettear in real life
I want a comfy moody game
>>540516939Startup time. The dash doesn't happen exactly when you press the key, it takes a tiny bit of time.
>>540523928>comfy moody gameThis seems like a bit of an oxymoron. Comfy but sad?
>>540498009diablo 2, with the project diablo 2 mod. some sort of druid is apparently real fun
>>540505201You're gonna have to ask /egg/ and pray for the few remaining non-factorio autists: >>540405089
>>540534843I feel stupid when I go there
>>540536915Know that they cannot function outside of factorio, while you probably can.
>>540518902Yeah, I know. In my opinion D3 was actually really fucking good just before they pushed out D4. I'd much rather had seen a revival for that. Gameplay is solid, cool strong builds, good systems that allow you to keep upgrading your gear even if your runs don't get you the dream drops. All it needed was some tweaks so the fucking damage numbers don't lag the game, and maybe scale greater rifts even higher than 150 or whatever it is we have now. >>540530660Meh, I don't have D2, and I kinda don't want to give Blizzard even more money.
>>540536915That's a (You) problem, not a /egg/ problem
>>540404904>Ludosity EditionFuck yes. The Card City Nights series is among the most kino games in my entire library.>there's actually CCN material on rule34Damn, son
>>540538170I personally prefer D4's [almost everything] to D3, but there's no postgame and the seasons (that I played) sucked compared to most of D3's seasonal gimmicks. I got some fun out of it, but I had more fun playing a ton of PoE1 for $0.>I don't have D2I'm not sure if theres some weird licensing Hell it's in, but for some reason Game Pass only has Diablo 1, 3 and 4. Also doesn't include Vessel of Hatred, the greedy cunts.
>>540422180
>>540538170>Meh, I don't have D2, and I kinda don't want to give Blizzard even more moneyI can't fault that. It most certainly doesn't hit the same playing only single player
https://progchad.itch.io/pixurbiahttps://gx.games/games/r5r8eb/pixurbia/I made a free browser game called Pixurbia which is basically an open world crime sandbox with trucking, fishing, hunting, taxi missions, robbing, killing, stealing+selling cars/weapons, burglaries, heists, etcJust updated the game to fix some major bugs and add new cars and shit. Despite the game being broken in a couple of ways up until today, the game got 1800 plays so far and a bunch of 3-5 star reviews which I really appreciate.
>>540544579add detailed kidnapping and rape mechanics and I'll play your game
>>540544579pretty cool, looks like GTA 1-2the camera wobbling around is kinda making me sick though
>>540546019samethe camera needs more lag
bumpo
>>540452136pointless update never ever
>>540540701Hard Agree with most D3 seasons being better. D4 is putting in some effort with giving each season voice acting and cutscenes and honestly: I kinda don't give a fuck? I know the people doing story and voice acting are not the same people who come up with season themes and not the same people who code them, but if it's like a resource allocation thing, I'd rather they ditch the "we're putting story in it now" elements, and go all out on the theme gameplay. >>540542079I was heavily tempted by D2 resurrected, but emded up not getting it.
>>540544579
Has anyone tried Siralim Ultimate? Will it keep my autism busy?
>>540570515YesYes
Bruh I just wanted to figure out what the deal was with those annoying looping static rooms
>>540572223If you want to find out without spoilers the solution is to keep playing.
>>540504272There's 3 towers with a ladder on them and a switch on the top. I remember that there's one on the path to the frorc arena., and the rest is located in the section with the hoverboat.
>wild goose just shouts "lethal" upon seeing meThese birds in soulash 2 ain't right.
fuck that guy. absolute piece of shit boss.
>>540536915 (>>540540685)See? They didn't even notice you. They're completely harmless zombies.
>>540590549>goes to the factorio general>wants to talk about off topic>pikachu_face.png when no one repliesFactorio killed /egg/. Maybe you can get a few non Factorio reply if you talk about spengies, but it will be mostly >gas the marek
>>540590707Major spengies dlc releases don't even register as a blip in there any more.
I like how in rune factory you can pick your wife/husband's nickname. It's generally some vanilla shit but you always have a few themed nicknames like "milady" for a royalty type character. But some are ridiculous. Like can you imagine?>"We're finally married, what should I call you?">"XxX_DaRkL0rdK1ll3r93_XxX">"Are you sure? That's really embarassing! But fine. XxX_DaRkL0rdK1ll3r93_XxX, what should you call me?">"I-Couldnt-Pick-The-Dragon-Loli">"... Really? Fine. I guess I can get used to it. I love you XxX_DaRkL0rdK1ll3r93_XxX">"I love you too I-Couldnt-Pick-The-Dragon-Loli"
>>540590707If you talk about besiege, turing complete or a zachtronics game, they will likely reply.
>>540591639>turing complete or a zachtronics game,they're all me
>>540496657>Can't tell if this game is actually kinda difficult or i am just not used to souls-like combat anymoreThe parry window is all kinds of fucked up, as if they tried to make it as much "not Sekiro" as possible1) it takes a couple of frames for P to lift his weapon after you press block (instant in sekiro)2) parry window itself is shorter (8 frames vs 12)3) you have to hold parry button instead of tapping it (easy to fuck up when parrying multiple hits in fast succession)Boss animations are from the elden ring school of thought will all kinds of long weird wind-ups or quick almost instant strikes after a long combo (designed specifically to remove your guard regain)I got tired of that bs after Markiona (took me 4 hours to kill ffs) and just relied on Absolute Defense fable art and later perfection grindstone>inb4 kitkatI am not ashamed of being a shitter and not above using some slight cheese or cheap tactics, especially if they are put in the game by devs. I am old, have shit reaction time and never been above straight middle of mmr distribution in any online competitive game. Fucking soulslike arms race of making more and more ridiculous bs 40 hits attack bosses is getting real tiresome. It's like melee equivalent of bullet hell. It's not what made DS/DkS special and popular. At least FromSoft games give you plenty of tools for somewhat easy mode playstyle (magic/shields), most other soulslikes don't.
>>540404904Fucking sauce, GIS only leads back to this thread
>no timers of any sort in first three difficulties>can explore levels at your leisure>nice and pleasant>warp 3>insane hp bloat, can't kill SHIT at the beginning, after the clock runs down unkillable enemies start chasing you>have to resort to actual speedrunning strats to have any chance of winning>plot and lore are locked behind completion>apparently other difficulties are easy tutorial mode and this is the dev's initial vision of the gameAny chill action roguelite? I despise timers after getting traumatized by Alien3 on NES back in the day
>>540593378>chill actionWhat?
>>540595579No fucking timersNo bullet hell
>>540593378Transcendence
>>540593378Sundered was an actually pleasant surprise for me: Bought it because it cost basically nothing on a sale but I got ~40 pretty fun hours out of it.https://store.steampowered.com/app/535480/Sundered_Eldritch_Edition/
>>540590549That wasn't me but thanks for saving me the embarrassment of feeling stupid AND ignored.
With the new Rain World patch for the Watcher, Im either go back to my old save, or start a new one.Without spoilers or the bare minimum: What is needed to unlock the new endings or content?
>>540598695I'm wondering as well if I should use my completely rotten save or nuke it and start anew.
>>540598821>completely rotten savehuh?
>>540592745at this point i just grow really tired of "oh you emptied my healthbar? Fuck you. second form with a completely unreleated moveset." cause it just forces you to git really gud at the first phase so you have enough resources to take into the second. and then you get wombo combo'd in 5 seconds anyway.At least assume i am getting close to the end with Krat central station going to shit.it's not a bad game. but so far maybe a 7/10. exploration is also a bit too linear i feel.>I am not ashamed of being a shitter and not above using some slight cheese or cheap tactics, especially if they are put in the game by devsyeah, nah. i don't judge. use whatever tools the game gives you. i don't get the mindset of "hurr durr you didn't beat it if you used X." The devs put it in for a reason.unless it's some absurd unforeseen combo or they fucked up a decimal point or something and it just trivializes everything.I started chucking bombs against the green monster because i really couldn't bother with its retarded moveset.
>>540600748>At least assume i am getting close to the end with Krat central station going to shitYou'll get dlc access after you finish this act, which has a decent amount of content, some really cool weapons and bosses that are way harder than anything in the base gamePeople recommend going in asap (you get some extra lore tidbits at the start of act X if you finish dlc before that) but you also get perfection grindstone (autoparry for 15 seconds) early in act X and an Advance-scaling handle with Absolute Defense fable art further in, both of which would've made my time in dlc waaaay more easier, so keep that in mind.Also finishing dlc made the rest of the game a cakewalk for me because of said weapons and overleveling. New Legion arms are really powerful as well.
>>540593067>>540436920Original got nuked when the archive went down and it's not on that shitty indiebooru for some reason
>>540600343If you know you know
Wanted revenge for that last run I tried a few days ago and got shafted on, went much better.
>>540613106
>>540613265
>>540613440There weren't any moments in the run where I felt like I was about to die, though at one point I was caught by the fleet at 4hp. Level 5 engines meant that as long as I didn't get hit by the first few volleys with 45% dodge that I'd get out of there before the ASB could hit me.
>>540613645Kind of a crappy score but what can you do? I had the "there's a field of debris do you want to search it?" event 4x that gave me nothing at all ever, 4x that one fucking boarding event with no reward, and I literally had zero fights at all in one entire Engie sector which was a bit frustrating.
Maybe I've played intravenous 1 too much, I just played most of the remake and I literally went around noticing all the details that have changed (mostly for the better) in the second game.>This building has windows now>This room changed>This hallway wasn't here>This entire building is different>This part used to be entirely linear>There's garage doors nowStuff like that the entire time.
>>540598695apparently all regions got new content. I don't know how to get the new ending(s?) though
>>540583582The katana you get for beating him is very fun>>540592745As another aging anon who recently played through it, it's still relatively cheesable. Throwables are overpowered, the crossover glaive new players start with is overpowered, and the perfect grinder trivializes both the true final boss and DLC's final boss. It's harder than most games but still easier than Bloodborne, Sekiro, and many non-From contemporaries.
>>540574678There's 3 of those towers? Fuck man I think I've seen one of them a long time ago and I don't remember where. I returned to the game after a hiatus and have been backtracking through old areas, collecting powerups I missed earlier.Maybe I'm retarded but Onirism maps are kinda badly designed.In the sense that once you've done the main quest in them, every area feels the same, there's no way to remember which places you've already checked. Applies to the swamp, inferno, treetops, pinewood early parts and even the sea in borealis sea. When you first play through an area, the encounters give them structure and pace them nicely. Afterwards they're just an empty maze, the even main path through an area is no longer obvious.Doesn't help that the vanilla tab map is crap, the minimap is a blessing.And many areas are too big, you spend a lot of time just holding W(+shift) without an autorun macro.
>>540615437>(mostly for the better)Were there any changes for the worse?I never played IV1 but loved IV2.
>>540602921alright, just got the key item for the DLC. This dude was a bit of a pushover. the walker of illusions miniboss fucked me up a lot though.So suffer through the DLC now for extra lore or push a bit into chapter X for an easier time with the dlc?I guess i'll go see how the dlc treats me.>>540616109>The katana you get for beating him is very fun>got the amulet alreadyfug. guess i need to do NG+ just to get to play with that. i do love the modular weapons though.
Spinny
>>540435583I swear I've been training this guy for ages, at least a month if not more at this point. I want that fucking weather miracle but even with meditate this is a massive hurdle.I honestly don't know what's up with this, I have memories of flying through to ascension in 1 to 2 days tops and it not being too bad to mass ascend people for IMBs in my cultivation array, but this guy is genuinely taking forever. Even now after feeding him a Samsara and Sprout pill and teaching him a few +cultvation speed skills and having him meditate, it's really not going by that fast. About 1k gained every two seconds or slightly under with all of that.
>>540619183>I guess i'll go see how the dlc treats me.Unless they've nerfed anything since release, the DLC's difficulty curve starts where the main game's ends.>i do love the modular weapons thoughThere's a mod that lets you mix & match pieces from boss weapons. Bit too unbalanced (and in some cases literally broken) for NG, but could be fun for NG+.
Aah, so it's like that, huh.I understand everything now. fuck that spider holy shit
>>540618971I liked some of the more linear sections, they looked and felt slightly better. While I like the money system and the fact is rewards you for exploring the map, it doesn't fit well with the narrative since accomplice is supposed to be paying for all of your gear. Shopkeeper doesn't watch gay porn anymore. Unique weapons are harder to distinguish from unbought weapons since both use the same message (which only appears once), this isn't a huge problem in intravenous 2's campaign since there is next to no unique weapons (most appear in at least 2 missions or can be bought) but in the first campaign, almost every level has a unique weapon. Some of the new routes are way too good and some of the old routes were nerfed pretty hard so some levels became much easier and others much harder. I also liked that some rooms didn't have windows, it made them feel safer and gave you a bit of time to think and observe.
>digging through Anti Idle: The Game's .swf>it still has graphics from a feature that was obsoleted over a decade agoThis is why I like cracking open old flash games and looking inside. Shit's neat.
>>540570515>>540571108Ins't this just a shit pokemon? Looks like the kind of game that becomes a grindnfest too.
>>540463645how does it compare to 1?
I like the idea of Hylics more than actually playing it
>>540651987Play Wooden Ocean
>>540652094I don't think I could bring myself to pay more than $10 for an RPG Maker game
>>540652874I've put 150hrs in so far, so I think its pretty worth it. but I keep the latest version on GD for the poors. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k8qdF9ITryS3GK2cTgopXJbH0br-wKIp/view?usp=drive_link
>>540649463It's super autistic. Don't think of them as pokemon, think of them as items you equip. More like an ARPG where you're making spreadsheets to try and figure out how to maximize numbers given a selection of items/skills.
>>540653012>doxing yourself for strangers on 4chanyou could just have used gofile anon...
>>540655596oops. I checked before and I didn't see it showing any info, but I guess it does if you're signed in. oh well.
>>540656195may as well post a new link. https://gofile.io/d/BgOOYs
>>540624593My alchemist is ready to start making life pills, I'm just really hoping to get one single friendship manual for elixir yield first. Really not having any luck on that front though.
>>540657330No good deed ever goes unpunished, USERNAME.
>>540666350oh no
>>540662115I'd play this game if I didn't hate Chinese style so damn much.
I forgot EVA propellant runs out so now Valentina has to walk 7km back to her ship at 1 m/s
I'm playing cult of the lamb for the first time, pretty fun. Watching the first cultist I've ever revived just monch another dude was pretty cool. Prioritizing tattle-tale cultists for sacrifice. The rouge-lite portions are good enough. Knucklebones may be the only fun dice game I've ever played.
>>540404904hades bros, i am a bit confused about the whole surface area thingi just unlocked it - but this area is completely separate from the other route that takes me to the underworld and chronos, correct?so... um, should i keep grinding one and not the other? is the surface harder than the underworld and something that i should save for much later in the game?a bit confused, sorry
i wonder if there's a game out there that takes hades' boons and hammer upgrades and makes them customization options instead of just temporary boosts in a roguelitei wanna experiment with all the bullshit without needing to keep rolling
Never let anyone tell you Empyrion's combat is good. You're lucky if it's even functional.
>>540595997Be sure to just go full embrace in this, it's infinitely more fun that way.
>>540683267Really you can do both whenever, there are characters and plotlines exclusive to each route and it helps add variety to runs
>>540674696But anon that's part of the charm, at least then you know average Californian hands have not touch it.
>onirism>try the heavy duty pyjama>slow as molasses>but nearly unkillableNow I finally understand why Carol is supposed to be C-team's tank.
So I finished Ghostrunner 2 yesterday, and id say its a net improvement overall and seem to have a lot more replayability, may try the hardcore mode.Also restarted System Shock 2 and its way easier than I remember, also feel dumb for not realizing the obvious twist back when I was a kid given how blatant it is.
Why the fuck won't charon give me the phrase for nergal? I have all the weapons and two of my axes at rank 5.
>>540690675I honestly liked ghostrunner 1 a lot more than ghostrunner 2. the second game complected the combat overmuch and the bosses were not memorable.
>>540687689looks fine to me
>>540687689You're shooting bugs.Working as intended.
>>540681314Thankfully you only make some mistakes once...
Another dev doing the 42% for not getting premium wallet access
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What were the best Choose Between Three Things games of 2025?
>>540496657It's fairly difficult. I found it about the same level as DS3, slightly more challenging than BB.>>540592745Source on the parry info? I found it intuitive, much more so than Fromsoft parrying. Felt like i could press the button exactly as the attack landed instead of needing to preempt it, and it was forgiving since being too early still results in a block.>frame delayAre you sure? There is an animation to raise the weapon, but it seemed like that is skipped if damage lands before the weapon is raised. I know it does have a delay after raising guard without being hit, to prevent 'cheating' by spam tapping the button.>hold parry buttonI think the devs were trying to make that a point when they called it a "Perfect Guard" instead of parry. Yeah you can't let go of the guard button until after the attack lands. That could have been communicated better, but it also seems logical. As in, if people hadn't already been trained to do otherwise by Fromsoft, that would be natural.>>540619183DLC is for Postgame. But you need to do it before going into NG+.>didn't get the Two Dragons Sword.That became my favorite weapon in any game, the dopamine hit from landing a charged heavy attack with it is unlike anything else. Though the DLC has another really good one.
>>540662115FUCKING FINALLY. I've been through multiple entire sects, there's been a whole bunch of people have had speed up manuals or success rate, but I finally got one yield, at least.
>>540471257>haven't fixed blast deck>made sky whales block tubs insteadWow, it almost makes inv seem like it wasn't a joke
>In psychiatry, onirism refers to a mental state in which visual hallucinations occur while fully awake. It is a symptom of some parasomnias (such as REM sleep behavior disorder and breakdown syndromes), but is more often associated with drug abuse.Is Carol doing drugs?
>>540719851Well, after submitting myself to a couple attempts of electric CBT i decided to push a bit further into the DLC instead.Got the giant crocodile down.
The Lift is a pretty neat game doing a playtest currently.You are a scifi soviet superintendent and you got to repair your station to get out of dodge.
Is the thread so quiet because half of you are busy playing Cloverpit?
>>540731419I'm on my yearly Cataclysm: Bright Nights run. Which is /rlg/.
>>540695961lol
>>540731419I'm on a demo binge, would share anything interesting but so far it's just been shit
10 pages of weapons in the toybox already...Onirism seriously needs weapon stat cards.At least damage, projectile speed, burst DPS, sustained DPS and damage per ammo.You can't even re-read the fluff text of weapons after acquiring them.
>>540732814whats the difference between CDDA and CBN? I last played when bright nights was a toggleable mod in cdda that just added some more scifi stuff
>>540733515>whats the difference between CDDA and CBN?DDA is about muh realism and BN is about FUN.Not really, the differences are many, from BN not having the retarded pockets system, to not taking actual IRL hours to weld a car.Also I played very modded BN.
>>540730479ANy other games like it? something like making progress by fixing stuff.. i REALLY like the idea
>>540731419been playing the citadel and some phone game, then I don't know what else, feel like I need some new games next, preferably short ones
>new update requires you to start a new save>have to play through that tedious railroaded intro againHoly shit I know this is a game for masochists but come on. Maybe silksong spoiled me but any desire to slog through these random bullshit areas again just hit rock bottom.
>>540719923Life Pill situation more or less sorted, I can make six life pills per batch now so once I have enough herbs for another batch all my old inners will be refreshed and the 100x faster ageing problem will be basically solved.
>>540730186>he found the croc easier than lighting dominatrix. Damn, nice work. I suffered more on the croc than anything else in the game, maybe my fault for doing the DLC under leveled in NG+. Be careful not to overlevel yourself in the zoo, it doesn't get much harder in either the main game or DLC. Though From what I've seen the diminishing returns are pretty well implemented so you can't push damage up too high either. For story reasons it probably makes more sense to finish the main game before the last sub-area of the DLC, make sure to listen to your records so your nose is long enough for the true ending.>>540592745>>540600748>consumable itemsDon't get why these cause such annoyance. Surely giving players optional items to use at one specific part which causes them trouble is better than difficulty options which alter the whole game. It means developers can balance the game properly, yet some people demand every game have 'accessibility options'.Anyway, for Lies of P specifically I found the trick is not to get carried away with parrying. It's easiest to use an equal mix of parries, dodges, and standard blocks. If you are only going to do one then dodge-only is easier than parry-only (block-only depends on your weapon but is still easier than only parrying).
>>540734781it took me exactly 20 minutes to complete
>>540736812First tribulation, ascending my first IMB guy for the weather miracle. Of course I forget to unequip his artifact.Nearly ready to do the triple core breakthrough for the formation nodes, hoping I can get an Air of Cultivation off first.
>>540737072I don't get why they didn't just give an option to skip it
Can you steal Lu Bu's wife in Total War Three Kingdoms?
>>540737038>Be careful not to overlevel yourself in the zoo,i don't know how it is in NG+ but so far i find the ergo droprate from regular enemies atrocious so i haven't really grinded for anything yet so i don't think i am at risk for that. the ones in the zoo and the greenhouse now don't seem to drop much more than the one in the basegame last area. Feels more like getting 2 or 3 quartz from the DLC might push me a bit ahead of the basegame difficulty curve though.>he found the croc easier than lighting dominatrix.yeah. idk. different folks different strokes i guess? Like some people have an easier time processing certain bosses than others.i think i nailed the croc on the third. meanwhile i was at like 10+ attempts and shock therapy dommy mommy fucks me up consistently whenever the armor comes off.I also expected the twist to be that she is sophia's body but guess not and she just really likes simon? idk, i gotta admit, i also mostly just glanced over the collectible documents in this area.
>>540733814the various house flipper games, cleaning games kind of
yay i winned!!!
>>540744501;_; mommy
>>540692627>ComplectedDo you mean complicated? Because I don't believe you're talking about the skin color of characters lmao. Personally I liked the diversification and how you could make more flexible builds (not that I didnt mostly just use shurikens to cut the distance to these freaking arc throwing mechs and the lategame flying dudes), especially how the dodges were based on stamina rather than a set value. But I cant deny the bosses were somewhat lackluster, the only memorable one was the one just before the final boss, as the final itself was such a pushover it wasnt even funny.Only thing im kinda peeved about is how we didnt get to use the wingsuit from the last couples levels more, it felt great to use.
>>540737653Mass bow production turns up another banger, there's really not much left I could want now for Spirit Relics.
Anyone plays idle/incremental games here?I recently played Magic Research 2 and Arcanum: Theory of Magic and really enjoyed them. They felt more like an RPG with automated grinding than a traditional idle game, with great mechanics and fun spellcasting and dungeon running. Any recommendations for similar games with semi-active gameplay that I can play on the other screen while marathoning hundreds of episodes of a show? Or any other comfy game, really, that doesn't require constant attention.
>>540730479It was a neat little puzzle game, but I do wish they make the instability mechanic more than just a progress bar and for it to be integrated as part of certain puzzles, ie gotta juggle with the stability to allow certain interactions otherwise impossible, or certsin interactions changes depending on the level of stability, ie the lower it get the more nonsensical they become. But it do have potential, and I am a sucker for anything scp related, wether it be just in vibes or otherwise. But I hope they dispose of the they/them pronoun retardation in the interview paper, it has absolutely no narrative value and serve only to cater to politically minded nincompoops who'd be satisfied of such a pointless nod to their personal beliefs. MC is basically just a janitor/maintenance guy, no need to use him as a mean to pass a comments on utterly irrelevant political issues.
>>540748415https://store.steampowered.com/app/1814010/Stuck_In_Time/i thought stuck in time was pretty cool.you are stuck in a time loop and you only have so many actions before it resets.You program the loop you do and revisit and optimize it as you learn more about what to do and where to go. and numbers go up in the form of permanent skills and familiarity with each tile.
>>540748415which one of these you think its the best one of the two?
>>540750770Thanks, I'll check it out.>>540752736They are very similar games in pretty much every way, so just pick one, and if you liked it play the other one too. Both of them have about two weeks' worth of content, so it's not a very big time investment. The main difference between them is that Magic Research 2 has some very satisfying unlocking mechanics where there are about a hundred side quests that each unlock something nice for your next run, and you prestige every few hours in it. While in Theory of Magic prestige is a very light mechanic, you can play through the whole game and the content it has on your first character in a couple of days, and you only restart because you want to play through the game on a different character build next time. I think maybe I liked Magic Research 2 a bit more. It's a paid game but you can get it from cs.rin.ru, while Theory of Magic is free. Make sure you play the experimental version, it has a bunch of quality of life mechanics over the stable version: https://arcanumtesting.gitlab.io/arcanum/
This kind reminds me. I wanted to make my own idle game one day, but who I am kidding, I have no creativity or skills.
>>540748415NGU Idle and Your Chronicle are ones I've played the most, but they are LONG runners and get very sit-there-and-do-nothing-for-a-week grindy. I've also dabbled a bit in Incremental Epic Hero 2, but it's somehow even longer and grindier, with an overreliance on a cash shop tacked on, but there is a whole lotta numbers to go up.And of course, there's the evergreen Anti-Idle The Game, which is still (very slowly) getting worked on 15 years after release. The Reforged mod is a major upgrade to both QoL and content.
>play indie horror game>ends up with protagonist failing to do much, sometimes even fail to escape"I'm so unique!" - Every fucking indie horror ever.
O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits.First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.
>>540650571Not much different, just more of what they do well. Im not very far in, but from what ive heard theres a ton more content, and it still has the highest quality music/voice acting and artwork.
>>540748720>they/them pronoun retardationI thought that was gay when I found the paper as well, to be fair the universe is clearly some soviet comittee ran future hell though so you know.
Just finished playing this. highly recommend it if you like dungeon crawlers and turn based jrpgs. It's not a huge time investment either with between 8-15 hours if you going to 100% it. Fights don't drag on more than a few turns. and you can speed it up for grinding.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3524160/Crescent_Tower/
>decide to look up games to system shock as im nearing the end but my immersive sim itch isnt satisfied yet>See that systen shock 3 was a thing>Huh I had forgotten it existed>Learn it got stuck in devellopment hell and will most likely never come to be because the dev sold the IP to TencentGod damn it.
What are some non-rts games where humanity isn't cliche federation or cruel imperium, or shit like that, but which actually play into our traits as a species?Unpredictable, self-cannibalizing, dangerous but extremely coordinated at the same time? I just finished reading blindsight, and i really want more of this "the fact that we don't get along won't stop us from putting every single able man under rifle the moment you decide to declare war on us" feel
>>540775157>sold the IP to Tencentholy kek
>>540766230I remember when the cooldown for this was mere 3 seconds and you could spam it.
i've been feeling like shit recently and player barely any games, sorry /indie/
>>540775157Play Prey.And Ultima Underworld, since SS1 runs on its engine.
Any FPS RPGs that are more grounded instead of being RPG-ish? Unlike Borderlands and Fallout where you get skill builds that stack up your dps, I want a more grounded survivalist fps rpg where most skills are just for utility and you mostly depend on the damage of your guns/weapons. Is Stalker like that?
>>540803297Deus Ex
>>540803297Stalker has absolutely no RPG character skills/leveling, the only things that improve are his gear and your knowledge of the zone.
>>540804807That's fine too. How is it in terms of loot and gadgets? Is it not dated?
>>540803297>>540804914>skills are just for utility and you mostly depend on the damage of your guns/weaponsDeus Ex, System Shock, Nu-Prey DishonoredImmersive sims in general fit that bill I'd say.It does sound like Stalker is what you're looking for though despite it not having RPG mechanics at all, especially if want the survivalist feel.Equipment selection is great, tools eh. I'd suggest playing it on the highest difficulty due to a weird way it affects weapon accuracy.Can't comment on the new stalker though I hear it kind of missed the point of the old ones.
>>540804914>Is it not dated?tl note: dated means better
>>540807473Not really. Some games are timeless, some age like fine wine, but some are just dated.
>>540807562Stalker firmly falls into the timeless category. The way it handles random encounters is effectively lost technology now.
>>540807734Okay, I'll pick it up. Where do I start? Shadow of Chernobyl?
>>540807562Generally speaking, even the worst "dated" concepts from early 00s are better than any modern developments, though.
>>540807818Of course. In many ways that's still the best one. I'd also strongly recommend the original and not the recently released demake.
>>540805731>Stalker 2Yeah they missed the point pretty bad, also the bloodsuckers are bullet sponges that are a chore to fight and constantly screech stun you, and the world in general feel dead as fuck with no a-life but scripted enemies spawn that break all immersion.
https://progchad.itch.io/pixurbiahttps://gx.games/games/r5r8eb/pixurbia/Just added a huge update to my own indie project. It's a free 2D browser crime sandbox called Pixurbia, and I just added an online "shared world" where players can spend in-game money starting a gang and then pretty much every major action from that point forwards influences the game online for every player. The more people are actively playing and working towards their gang, the more influence that gang has in the city and if one side is really kicking ass they get increased pay from their criminal enterprise and more protection while the other gang's players get attacked by more drive-by shootings and earn less cash. You can also ignore starting a gang and instead become a crime-fighting hero killing gang members across the city to lower the winning gang's influence and make the city more peaceful with increased police presence. I'm posting about this everywhere right now trying to bring players into the fight and make it interesting. There's a meter in-game that shows if the gang war has swayed in either direction.
>>540812413Needs loli kidnapping mechanics.
Cloverpit is a lot of fun, it feels like the good part of Inscryption before it goes off the rails.I think it's the only Balatro-like I've enjoyed after Nubby's Number Factory.>>540748415Antimatter Dimensions is really good, it's the perfect phone game. There's a PC version but I've never tried it.
>>540812413Needs a control in the description and help. Cool 2d gta.
Played mouthwashing today. It’s alrightPlaying mouthole tomorrow. Hopefully it’s good
>>540779423probably battletech desu
>>540779423Frostpunk 1.Haven't really played too much of 2, but imo 1 feels like a tighter experience.
>>540816741Does AD get better? I played it for about 2 days so far and it feels like the most generic idle game out of the 20+ I've played.So far the gameplay was watching my 8 dimensions fill up over and over as you reset them in 3 different ways.
>>540824339yeah, it also gets more complex. lots of new ways to prestige and mechanics that require setting up specific autobuyers and auto-prestigers to progress further.doing challenges and getting achievements is fun, they directly affect your production in various ways.the mid/late game plays a lot differently than the early game.
>>540476014>>540506550DOWNDOWN
>>540828323KING OF BONESWITH A CORAL CROWN
Bump before I have to leave for the week
I wish sony would put a remaster of the Siren games
>>540707014Doing the what now?
>>540836997Anon is doing the 26%
>>540841569But my investments are only making 5%, how is that fair?
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Recommend me some fun indiesbeen brainlessly playing megabonk lately and want a more actual game indie to play
>>540854948What genre?
>>540854948The Riftbreaker.Elin.Dustland Delivery.Icarus(it is at 7€ currently and I have over 200 hours at it).Merchant of The Six Kingdoms.My Time At Sandrock.Rings of Saturn(the demo is the full game, you buy it to give pennies to the dev).Wandering Sword.A Hat in Time.
>>540855278anything really just trying to hop out of the dopamine machine that is roguelikes>>540856642danke anonsome random reccs to repay the favorLightmatterChants of SenaarShadows over LoathingSludge Life 1&2Strange Horticulture + Strange AntiquitiesTurnip Boy Robs a Bank + Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
>>540854948Tiny and Big; Grampa's leftoversA hat in timeStarcom: Unknown SpaceTactical Combat DepartmentWheelbornTyrant's RealmSvarog's DreamSKALD: Against the Black PriorySheepy: A short adventureForty-FiveCrying Suns
>nothing I want is on saleIt’s over
You people actually play games? I just cycle through the same dozen or so repeatedly.
>>540859531Why yes, I still play games.From early 1990s.
Time for a big triple breakthrough, these three will form the backbone of my sect killing formation.
>>540748318>>540859968Going well, though I am noticing that there's a tens of thousands of core size difference between the three of them, despite all having basically identical conditions. I'm not entirely sure what's causing that.
>>540860201>Get attacked by GC tier wolvesNot now, kindly fuck off.
>>540861683Yeah, the difference between the three of them is noticeable and I'm not quite sure what caused it, their into and stats in general are a little different but they're also largely the same. Unsure what's up with that.
oh no she's hot!I take this as my sign to get back to the base game because i can already tell after one attempt that fight is gonna be really annoying.
>>540863332I didn't find her too bad, she definitely didn't kill me as much as Laxasia did the first time
>>540861887From left to right:511,835482,246558,480Should end up being about 10 to 15m max qi between them, which will be good for the array. I really should stop dragging my heels on raising the actual main cultivator for the formation centre.
>>540863332>annoyingIt might have the best gameplay of any duo fight in the genre, feels like they made it just to show off. Once you get used to how attacks are telegraphed with the string between them it flows really well. I was somehow parrying attacks which came from off-screen, maybe the audio cues were helping too. When you continue with the DLC get the weapons, not the amulets. >>540854948Exo One
>>540867475>4 charity events pop simultaneouslyI thought it'd been fucking ages since there had been any. I've also not seen any disasters since fucking Spring of year 1, if I keep having a lack of those getting rank 3 agencies is just a pipe dream.
>balatro only -10%is this meme game worth it?
I checked out what's going on with 7 days to die because i remember it being fun but it seems the devs were busy making the game worse and ruining every playstyle they didn't personally approve of, most notable of wich they removed jar, the xp gain while doing specific actions and also you need to find smoothies to access certain biomes? and something about zombie pathfinding.So i decided to give up on it.In short recommend me your favorite survival builder game
>>540880887Hasn't 7dtd been carried by mods for years? Have the devs done something to break that?
>>540881056>hasn't 7dtd been carried by mods for years?Yes.>Have the devs done something to break that?They continue updating the game for some fucking reason, adding worse and worse mechanics and removing previous ones that were tolerable. Every update forces modders to fix their mod or even restructure the entire thing. Inevitably some of them give up and keep the mod on an older version of the game, which lowers their discoverability and could run into bugs which won't be fixed, or they get tired of making fixes and quit. The game would unironically be in a better state if all of the devs died
>>540881338fugThere goes my plan of waiting until it's done before getting into it
>>540881421Oh buddy, it is, "done." In fact it's now in 2.0 if you'd believe it. With three packs of cosmetic dlc for armor!
>>540880510no
I've gotten like 10 hours into Hades 2 so far, and is it just me or is Melinoe really fucking boring and has zero personality besides moping and "muh kill chronos" Zagreus was witty and sarcastic and had to work his way from zero when almost everybody belittled him meanwhile everybody already loves Melinoe and pampers her with the sole exception of Nemesis.
>>540859531I spend most of my time being a depressive sack of shit, drinking myself into a stupor and sometimes play games that caught my interest but as time go on I loose the will to play no matter what. Younger I could pull 12h long gaming sessions for entire weeks, now I can barely enjoy anything more than a few hours at best before I get jaded. Hell I spend more time just lurking and doom scrolling (not for much longer because holy fuck has youtube become utterly unworkable nowadays, shorts taking all the frontpage and I get fuckton of bugs like videos scrolling past super quickly like it was stuck in scrolling or I get comments for another videos altogether, fucking monkeys with typewriter coding I swear to god) than enjoying anything videa related.
>>540871459So what is in your to-do list to start sect killing?
I'd rather have prequel about Hades than sequel.>>540882451>Melinoe really fucking boring and has zero personality besides moping and "muh kill chronos" This is kinda point - Melinoe literally states that she doesn't know what to do aside from her mission and Chronos mogs her that she has no life and fights for family she doesn't even know. She's learning to live in the moment, without waiting for the future or mourning the past.
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Extremely disappointed by Hotel Barcelona.I really wanted to like that game, it has a really cool aesthetic and the MC Is a qt, but it's too low effort and janky.
>>540884359Right now the big roadblock is inspiration. I ideally need millions of inspiration yesterday or sooner and I feel constantly starved for it, planning to rush raise pic related girl in pic related law shortly and do her GC breakthrough this Autumn. With enough inspiration I could have her ready to go for sect killing (maybe) by the end of Autumn, but the only thing right now I can think of to get enough is to save scum Derivative Calc miracles for Manifesting Mandate secrets, as each one gives me a free Eureka pill for 1m inspiration each. I've no better ideas.
>Finish mankind divided (it really sucks)>Didn't get the no alarm achievement>Check the wiki>Long list of random things that void the achievement for no reasonAh, that kinda sucks. At least I got pacifism and now I have a ng+ ready save with all the augments, 120k credits and so many consumables that I can spend the entire time spamming invisibility. It shouldn't take too long, considering how half the missions are "go talk to X at the other side of the town" or "get past 2 rooms of guards".The story was confusing, the game was very, very buggy. I had to spend 1/3 of my time looking at how to fix issues on different forums. It doesn't answer anything, it adds a lot of questions and it ends on a cliffhanger. It almost feels like added content rather than a proper game (despite being actually fairly long, it took me over 40 hours to complete).What a shame. It was a shit game, what a rotten way to die.Also deus ex remastered was announced a few days after I decided to play MD and it looks like shit. Thanks embracer.
Did huge awaited releases stop being a thing?
>>540891010What's the pacifism for beating the last boss? Sneaking up and knocking him out, or pumping him full of tranquilizers?
>>540888519fucked up that there's a dozen different miracles for stealing inspiration from living targets and they all suck absolute ass
>>540893438yeah silksong was the last one
>>540894590Pacifism in mankind divided is a lot less... Strict than human revolution. If you make an enemy fall from high and he dies, it's fine. If you knockdown or trick an enemy into walking on an electrified floor or poisonous gas area, it's perfectly ok. You can even icarus punch someone off a roof and it will be fine. Anything except the kill switch. Pretty sure you can hack the turrets against the final boss. The final boss is an exo-suit enemy so you can't just knock him. You have to stun him with something and then knock him. Additionally I read on the wiki that anything except using an emp/tesla to do a takedown from behind him (it must be from behind) will trigger a silent alarm and void the no alarm achievement.So basically, eat a biocell, put on titan and tazer+takedown if you don't care about the no alarm achievement just use the kill switch if that's what you're aiming for and reload after getting the achievement to do it pacifist, doing both is a pain in the ass and the game is buggy.
>>540891010>Deus ex remaster when there are already mods that make it compatible with modern hardware and graphical modsFor what porpoise
>>540891010>remasterlike clockwork
>>540898632>Jumping someone off a rooftop is not legally murder because of a technicality, it's the gravity that kills youJust like real interpol!
>>540880510I've never played it, all I know is it's a fun word to say.valatroblyatrobulaturorobilantro (rhymes with cilantro but I pronounce that with a k)
>>540899235please tell me this is an AI generated troll image
>>540899651ss_is the steam store prefix
>>540899651Here's your high def chocolate nutcracker
>>540899117Don't believe me? It's all in the numbers.In 1999 remakes made up 5 percent of game releases. Now it's 80 percent.That's terror. Terror built into the system.
>>540899117Money! Here's AI upscaling with a stolen compatibility patch and rendered in unreal 5 (the rest of the code is unchanged)! If you're lucky we'll even add a new dlc based on unfinished content, which we will make using ai voices without the consent of the original actors!30 bucks plz.>>540899235This entire remake looks like doom 3 or riddick.
>>540899651Oh no, it's not. Btw, the recommended setup for this piece of shit is higher than the recommended setup for mankind divided. I'm not joking. You can go on steam right now and check that yourself.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3131640/Deus_Ex_Remastered/https://store.steampowered.com/app/337000/Deus_Ex_Mankind_Divided/It literally looks worse than a 14 years old graphical mod.
>>540900330>It literally looks worse than a 14 years old graphical mod.That's saying something.The deus ex graphics modders are delusional
>>540900509looks like someone loaded the texture in photoshop and pressed Sharpen More 5 times
>>540900509it looks like shit and somehow it still looks better than whatever the fuck that thing above you is
>>540900754Death of the author? It's a murder.
>>540900974>Death of the authorThis is not what death of the author means.
>>540901230I'm coopting it for the murder of aesthetic and cohesive artistic design decisions.
Menace demo available.I'm ready for all of my hopes and expectations to be utterly dashed against the rocks.
>>540901990I thought it was neat, but the balance seems out the window. I started the demo three times, won all three missions once, and the other two times got demolished in the first level by obscene randomized enemy spawns
>>540901990>>540902371Oh, and your default loadout doesn't include a vehicle. TAKE A VEHICLE, put a laser canon on that bitch.
>>540901990Alright.That game isn't interesting or fun enough to have turn based combat. Yet another turn based game that only looks good in clips and screenshots.
>>540893438the last big release is whatever you were excited for when you were 16
>>540896176It unironically might be the last 'big release' for a long time. Had the advantage that people have been waiting since before the indie-scene was so over-saturated. And cyberpunk soured the idea of 'hype' for the AAA market. Best chances are Elder Scrolls 6 or Wticher 4, and by now people have learned to be skeptical of their developers. Games are in a weird spot where the market isn't small enough for individual releases to stand out anymore (it used to be notable whenever a new game appeared on steam). But they aren't ubiquitous enough to become 'cultural events' in the way that movies can (or could, that is changing as well).>>540899235>>540900163Deus Ex doesn't even look bad, plus low-poly styles seem to be the thing now, the should lean into it. And 'improving' the graphics won't make it appealing to the zoomers who won't play because "isn't that game old?". I'm still not sure how they convinced a generation that anything older than 10 years is bad by default.
had to resort to staying still and chucking spears like a chump
>>540906616>Witcher 4Almost assuredly going to be a cashgrab flop, because lets be honest after witcher 3 the story is pretty much done and it wouldnt be the same if it isnt Geralt, and dragging him out of retirement (basically the end of blood n wine) would be spitting on the character devellopment. If they do it about some rando witcher it would barely make sense since they're effectively nigh extinct and can't make anymore iirc, and making a game solely about Ciri would be risky as she is basically OP, but I guess they could potentially make it about her interdimensional travels but even then it may come off as forced. But at the same time id love to see ciri btfo a cyberspycho and for the pleb to shit themselves thinking its some super fancy chrome she has and not realize its literally magic. Which is intend to have happened by her retelling of the events in witcher 3.
>>540907954*Implied to have happenned
>>540899794he became johnny gat
>>540899454i watched someone else playing once and it looks very fun, but I can see it getting old fast
The autumn sale is already delivering for indieGODs. The vampire game received its new update with more goth sexo and a murder investigation quest. It even got a new OST just for this specific update although the best part is always the vampire girls.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3314710/RAVENSBURG/
>>540912065Looks like trash.Shitty trash even.
Is this game good?
Where the fuck is crownsworn, Silksong has already released
Anyone tried the demo for this game?
What are some good waifu games that aren't VNs?
>>540913031Personally found it fine, but I never really went that far, got tired of getting mogged trying to clear hordes.
>>540916742The voice actors are annoying and unconvincing. The characters are very current year.The game has a vague, inexplicable turn order for units. There is no overwatch system to prevent units from running up to eachother and shooting.Magic "EMP" weapons that completely disable vehicles and can keep them disabled permanently are retarded.The detailed 3D models acting during their own turn segments while everyone else stands around doing nothing makes the combat look jarring and bad, a problem shared by many turn based tactics games.The game doesn't seem to have anything going for it besides unit customization and aesthetic.
>>540927123>The characters are very current year.Explain
>>540929518A grab bag of random people, half of which are muscleless women that look like a strong gust of wind would break every bone in their body pretending to be front line combatants.
>>540930323>they're not completely hideousDoesn't seem very current yeary to me.
>>540931318Cutesy maidens that are supposed to be marines in a game this ostensibly gritty is pretty current year.They don't really make for convincing soldiers either way, but they didn't even have the decency to make them look at least like vasquez from aliens.The vehicle commander looks abominable, but that's about it.
>>540930323>muscleless women that look like a strong gust of wind would break every bone in their bodyPic not related? She's definitely got a strong core, not the physique of a dainty little lady.Do you think soldiers have to look like roided out freaks? lol that's just a modern american fashion thing, "very current year" one could say.
Anon is stuck in the 2010s.
>>540922348/crpgg/ is 80% Owlcat waifuposting, so I suppose their games fit the bill.
>>540933212>She's definitely got a strong core, not the physique of a dainty little lady.What picture are you looking at? She has the musculature of a woman that would lose an arm wrestling contest to some random teenage boy.>Do you think soldiers have to look like roided out freaks?Women have to look disproportionately strong to be anywhere close to believable because their muscles are a fraction as effective per pound.
>>540933463The girls in Rogue Trader look like THAT?! I should stop putting it off.
>>540930323Honestly she looks like she was pulled straight off a WW2 propaganda poster.
>>540930323Women who supposed to be physically strong having noodle arms is nothing new. Pic related.Actually looking at that woman's tits, she looks more like old-school Lara, than anything "current year".
>>540933597>Women have to look disproportionately strong to be anywhere close to believable because their muscles are a fraction as effective per pound.No. Women on average have a harder time putting on muscles, but if they do manage it, they have the same strength pound for pound. And they only look disproportionate compared to other woman.
Oh hell yea>it doesn't involve explosivesdropped
>>540933597lol
>>540934012>Women who supposed to be physically strong having noodle arms is nothing new.Current yearisms are nothing new, yes. It simply being a term applied to a set of tropes that became increasingly common in the past decades.I'm just not the type that finds women with twigs for arms to be believable marines.If you're going to do a gritty military setting, I'd rather a cast like what you'd find in world in conflict or company of heroes.>>540934552Nah m8.
>>540934552>but if they do manage it, they have the same strength pound for pound.Anon… there is a reason that men and women are separated in every serious athletic competition.
>>540935189How much of their bodyweight is fat?>>540935463Because women get less gains with the same effort.
>>540936265Probably close to none on the man and around 100 pounds on the woman.
Was thinking of finally playing the Lisa games because I saw some crossover fanart and it reminded me I never got around to them. So I'm looking into which one to start with and that seems crazy that Lisa the Painful has been on Steam since 2014 but Lisa the First only just got added last year? I guess it's been free for years anyway but it seems weird they would wait that long.From looking online I get the impression First is kind of rough and some people say you don't need to play it at all (while other people say if you don't play it then some things in Painful won't make sense, so that's confusing), so maybe that explains it. But apparently it's only a couple hours long so I don't see why I wouldn't play it, worst case scenario if I don't like it, it's over fast and I won't let that stop me from playing the others. Although it also says it's like Yume Nikki and I like that game so I don't see why I wouldn't like it. I'm probably overthinking it. I'll just get started and follow up at some point after I've finished the games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HulO5oR4SaUCheck out my game's first trailer!
First try, I think I did pretty well but by the end of the run I got the feeling that I simply didn't have the tools unlocked to do any better than I was currently doing.
that feel when no qt murderschizo gf
>>540933212i remember a brief discussion on dad operators in /&tactical/ (RIP)
>>540944598What games with that? No fotm shit
>>540944598that feel when forgotted pic
The Steam Autumn sale is popping off on indie games. 60-90% off on tons of great games.
Right, shilling time.Onirism is on the Autumn sale with -25% off, going for 11,24€, down from 14,99€Not as deep of a sale as in the past with 9,99€ offers.
>>540948321Are there any good sales on games that can't be pirated?
>>540935189>weak woman can only lift TWICE her own bodyweightPathetic
>>540948693Yes.
the bass track upon victory is sick as fuck
>>540930323Wow, how unrealistic and new. Very 2025.
CloverPit doesn't feel as fun as Balatro, it's an RNG slot machine yeah but at least a dogshit hand in Balatro still feels fun and actually your fault.
>>540912065Isn't this just porn?
>>540961318No Balatro-like will ever be able to surpass the original, but it's alright for the price while waiting for the big Balatro update next year.
>>540913031ya
I've got nothing to play until Oct 2nd
>>540965214I played a bit of it and it kinda feels slow and boring, does it get better later? I just got Boozer home after his arm got burnt.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420880/WitchHand/Anyone here played this one? Looks fun but I'm not sure. Might just snatch it since it's on sale anyway.
>>540965363Depends on how much you like Deacon. But id say ya, it gets more interesting.
>>540922348What game is that?
>>540965960Rune Factory
I got nothing better to do so now I'm playing MD on hardcore mode. About to leave for golem and I already got 40 biocells and all the essential augs. I remember exactly what to do and where to go so everything should be smooth as long as the game doesn't bug and kill me again. I did make a post-dubai back up because fuck doing the tutorial again because the game decided to make me fall through the floor and die before I even left koller's lab.I only had 4 hard crashes in 2 hours so it should be fine.
>>540922348>>540966079Why do I keep seeing that game pop up here? Is it really that good?
>>540966552its one guy
>>540966582Some autist's weird obsession? Should have guessed.
>>540966552>game>Clearly has a VN UIignore the brainrot
Why is he mad?
>>540966745Everyone's got their own obsession.
>>540922348>not vn>post vn
Do hidden gems exist anymore? I can't find anything worth buying off the sale
>>540968046If it's on Steam it's not hidden
We got delayed again...
deep, man
>>540973874
>>540974671damn...
>>540973729oh you canNOT be fucking real
>>540978613It's real, mang...
>the lighthouseWhat shitty slop, that was incredibly underwhelming and the writing is basically middle school tier shit of muh alcoholic ptsd veteran being remorseful for friendly fire which doesnt even make any sense (why the fuck would civvies be hiding in trenches among soldiery lmao), I regret buying it but its too late for refund.
>>540978720Will 1.0 include voice acting past the 3rd map? Its kind of jarring seeing how there isnt any past such an early point in the game, not like they are asking the VA to improv proses, shit could probably done in a week given most of the lines are 1 sentence at most.
>>5409793431.0 will include full voices for both english (not store bought asset packs) and french.
>>540979056You have only yourself to blame
>>540980614kek
>>540979056you should've spent the time watching the lighthouse instead
if i buy it, can i still continue with my pirate save?
>>540981258Backup your save datadisable steam cloud
>>540748415Kittens Game and Space Idle are the big ones, probably years of content in thoseI found Kittens much less attention demanding, Space was fun but it felt like it's all about regular resets, challenges, micromanaging crew etc>Arcanum: Theory of MagicOrb of Creation is kinda like that but it's definitely on the active side of incrementals, although some playstyles are more laidback
>>540966370 (Me)No alarm and hardcore mode finished. It was extremely easy and I ended up with 12 biocells I didn't use despite literally spamming them to run past enemies. Number of crashes: 11, total playtime: Who fucking knows.It's not as easy as looking at the time of my post because I took a bit over an hour to cook and eat something.I'd say, about 3 hours total playtime, 1/3 of it was crashes, loading and unskippable dialogues.
>>540978720New areas in 1.0 are gonna be buggy regardless of how much they delay it. Especially now that they're crunching so bad that they're noticing its effect on the game quality.New content has always been buggy. It takes a while fix gamebreaking stuff, and ages to fix weird outlier bugs.But it won't matter for most new players, because the game is long enoough for the devs to patch any gamebreaking player-discovered bugs before casuals reach the new lategame content from a fresh start.Speaking of, my save in Marshmalott is probably bricked. Not sure if 1.0 patch is going to fix it or if I have to get into save editing.
I killed both final guardians on the top and underground in Hades 2. Can i assume that i finished the game?
retard
>>540984972>retardYes? What do you want?
>>540984843Do it 9 more times.
>>540984972cute!
>>540980614Huh weird, that is definitely isnt the price I paid for it and it wasnt in EA, and after a quick check it isnt that game, Ill go check my steam library when I have the time, maybe im getting the name wrong which shouldnt be the as the whole story is about some ww1 veteran going to a lighthouse, not whatever this is.
Started btd6 again after 2 years to tons of new stuff i need to grind. How fun
>>540985241Each individually or in sum?
>>540969875There are countless 'games' on Steam with zero players.
>>540959045>a couple emergency sex segregated propaganda units comprised exclusively of specialist roles that were quickly abandoned once the country was no longer on the verge of being destroyed
>>540984972She is just terminally depressive anon, which is just the basic slavic state of being.
>>540888519I did at least manage to unlock the legacy artifact I plan to use as my sect killer's main weapon, but not the inspiration needed to craft it. Will have to see about mass farming the materials for it later.
I feel like the demo of cloverpit had significantly more positive luck.
>>540981128>>540980614>>540979056So I made a mistake and the game title is actually The Lightkeeper, not The Lighthouse, so my bad I guess. Still a shitty game.
>>540984972How far is the EA of that game?
Any interesting horror game on sale you guys recommend?
>>540987607>a couple emergency sex segregated propaganda unitsSome of them were over 100k strong during WWII...>quickly abandoned...with 107 years of history and counting.
>>540930323That might be a problem in a pre-gunpowder setting, but a bullet shot by a woman hurt just as bad as a bullet shot by a man.
>>540996657NOOOOOOOOO YOU NEED GIGANTIC ROIDED ARMS TO LIFT A RIFLE
>>540996657>and yet, frontline troops in modern armies are composed almost entirely out of men
>>540996657Cute krink goblin
>>540930323nah, she looks fineA woman made for modern audiences would be fat, black, trans, autistic and also disabled
>>540997028That's far more due to social factors than physical ones. Especially nowadays where drones dominate, "frontline troops" are more often than not just meat shields.
>>540927123How does it compare to Xcom 2 and Battle Brothers?I don't wanna play the demo myself, don't wanna get spoiled ahead of the launch
>>540995651Amnesia The Bunker aka the best Amnesia game.
>>540996657>>540996657>but a bullet shot by a woman hurt just as bad as a bullet shot by a man.And Africa and middle east have been using child soldiers since forever.
>>540999583NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DELETE THIS ONLY MANLY MACHO MEN CAN USE GUNS
>>540995696The soviet units were pretty much immediately decommissioned when the war ended.
>>540996657>>540998242The soldiers in menace look like they're equipped similarly to modern soldiers.Most modern troops are forced to carry loads of equipment that require you to be in very good physical condition, and even those people still regularly end up crippled from their service.The soviets specifically did their best to only employ women in roles that did not require great physical strength(snipers, aviators, non-combatants), close combat was to be avoided at all costs. Their spatial awareness tends to not be as good either, and that's usually very important for pretty much any combat role. And I'd say the second world war isn't a pre-gunpowder setting.Pretty much every military has looked into using female combatants and found they're an emergency resource at best and an active detriment at worst. The pool of suitable females is minuscule under optimal conditions and usually requires standards to be lowered drastically for general or special forces recruitment.
>>540999583Child soldiers aren't exactly known for being effective combatants.
>>540998242>meat shieldsyou have no idea what the fuck you're talking aboutright now, infantry is the single most important combat element as it's the only one capable of effectively capturing and holding tactical and strategic positions, and are least susceptable to drone attacks compared to dedicated ground attack vehicles.being a frontline trooper means having to carry shitload of gear and ammunition, and multiple weapon types (you'd most likely have a dedicated anti-drone shotgunner in your squad, carrying both a longrifle, a smoothbore loaded with buckshot and a sidearm), having amazing spatial awareness and reaction time for spotting drones, and being able to actively hold trenches for weeks which in worst case could offer you a comfort level of the WWI western frontline under Verdum.and i am not even talking about assault squads that have to be proficient in multiple combat styles in different enviroments, as well as actually being good at shooting.
>>541002926>Child soldiers aren't exactly known for being effective combatants.Never has stopped africans and middle eastern from using them since before we both were born though.
>>541003767it's more of a geopolitcal necessity factor than a conscious choice. do you think that US army wouldn't deploy children if they were effective, lol?
>>541003767It just doesn't seem like a good case for female soldiers to liken them to child soldiers but I guess it's accurate, sure.
>>541004106>do you think that US army wouldn't deploy children if they were effectiveIs not for lack of training.
>>541004529Americans are terrible shots though. Shamefur dispray for a self-professed gun culture.
too much off topic, talk about the game
>>541005402which game
>>541005869Any of these will do.
>>541005402you know, THE game
>>541005869the one whose discussion was originally about, Menace
>>541006008Hat kid is scary
>>541006008I've never played any of those
>>541006617You should play Beebz's and Carol's games.
>>541006602it's another one of those strategy games that looks cool but doesn't have that much going for it hands on, like iron harvest or ancestor's legacy
Fortuna is my favorite Menace
>>541005402but i lost it
Onirism made me think.Think about the evolution of FPS protagonists.We used to have ones like Duke Nukem or Serious Sam. Nowadays to make a similarly whimsical shooter you gotta portray it as a child's dream.Such are the changing times.
>>541008195Mine too.
>>541011005Really the best thing about gray codex. A shame you can no longer use it for the entire game, later missions need IPL craft.
>>541011273Still a good reliable workhorse until then. Even when it gets overshadowed I always keep it around as backup
I just did the first dlc of MD. "Desperate measures"... Are you kidding me, ARE YOU FUCKING ME!? It's a 15 minutes mission. What the fuck? I didn't even have time to use consumables. Also it's really fucking weird to reward you with praxis literally at the end. All of that for what? To tell us the name of the aug with a yellow hoodie at the beginning of the game. Which btw is never mentioned in the main game afaik. He just appears for 2 seconds in the intro, looks extremely suspicious and out of place (enough for me to notice him the first time I played the game completely blind) and just disappear and never gets talked about ever again.
>>541012239With two STC slots and enough shadow orbs it can outperform any other strike craft. Can't make it faster than a Sabre but it certainly can tank and damage just as good as Dragon.Ironically its main limitation is what used to be its strength: the places it can go.Double irony because the new menace salvage mission implies every Menace-class is deep space capable, your dumb horny pirates just don't know how.
the bassline that plays here is my sole motivation to win>>540982396ok i hope it works
>>541012738And now the second dlc starts with a call back to HR's intro, Adam enters the "natural" train in the cutscene but spawns on the aug side. High quality, that's what I paid for.
>>541004106During Vietnam they drafted literal retards. Pretty sure a trained teenager would be more effective than an adult man with down syndrome.
>>540996657where the mags
Dammit, now I want to start another Piratez run. It's been a few updates anyway.
>>541015161I understand that it's an absurd thing to say about a mod, but I think I would love it if it played less like XCOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZtNU-4yqtIOh so that's reason for the ubiquitous Unreal Engine look.The lighting is stuck 50 years in the past
*264 yearsIt's all literally plastic
>>541006617A hat in time is unironically one of the best platformers of the last decade, tight control, ton of replayability, splitscreen co-op and the deathwish dlc content is genuinely fun to beat despite being a pain in the ass at times. Oh and tons of player made levels, many which are genuinely good.
>>541009304The muh serious mc character trope got milked to death in the 2000 and 2010, literally hundred of them, each barely more memorable than the last. You can still find some giving a similar vibes, but they are almost always doom clones that are just insanely pimped out.
>>541016023Am I crazy or do he sound almost exactly like infernoplus? Beside if there is one person who'd be able to go on about such a subject in autistic fashion, it is definitely him.
>>541018143>muh serious mcYou mean that sarcastically, right.But.In today's clown world it would be impossible to make a character like Duke Nukem.In a few decades it might be impossible to make a character like Carol.Wonder where the cultural tides of retardation will take us next.
fuck I just SUCK at these games like Hades. I beat the original maybe two, three times when it came out and of course fired it up again since everyone is talking about Hades 2 and god damn I just suck
>>541018747They don't sound anything alike
>>541018843Sorry, I should have phrased that better, its the 2 decades of muh serious MC in videa games that killed any creativity when it came to FPS mc's, which coincide with the highjacking of the genre by AAA corpos who saw that it as a relatively safe genre to make banks on. We're just seeing the return of MC's made by dev who grew in that generation, while the OG devs are mostly retired or nearing such, and the corpos drones whose themes are defined by commitees are getting stale as hell since they never learned to love the games they make and its just filling a checklist to get a pay check for all they care. Dont worry it will get better and we'll start seeing more and more of these types of characters come back to the scene, just let the new generation of devs do their work.
>Go! Do it! Kill yourself!>I studied the bladeNo way, I'm being trolled. Why is this dlc full of memes?
Found another glitched infinite ammo capacity pickup.This soap water ammo pickup doesn't work properly, it respawns after collecting it. Or at least the glow does. Just restart and run back to it from the nearest checkpoint.There's one for laser dryer battery right at the start of the game too and that still hasn't been fixed.
gee i wonder
What is the optimal strategy for Risk of Rain Returns? I tried a slow and steady farm type strat and got fucked. I tried going really fast and died to what I believe was the final phase of the final boss.>stupid fuck you lingering, area denial, laser beam that takes up 80% of the screen, pinning me in the corner on the stage for the boss to rape me Are you supposed to go really fast until just before the max difficulty slider and then storm the last level?
>>541016023I'm so fucking tired of modern AAA gamedev.Graphics should be banned.
>>540965527i played, you don't want to hear it, but its bland, shallow and with no replay value, i don't regret it, I had some fun, but its not something I would recommend
>>541006008Who's the rightmost one?
>>541027375Diana, the little android from Pragmata.
So many EA games are releasing in 2026 based on current update schedule that I'll have no time to play any of them.
Is Megabonk just streamer FotM or is it actually fun?
>>541031427I keep seeing people in my friends list play it, but I haven't played myself
Hades 1 gave me carpal tunnel so I won't be playing Hades 2.
>>541031427no, it's yet another VS clonebut it has a cute fox character at least
>>541026006Thanks for the honesty. I'll pass on it for now, then
>>541008057see >>540998829
https://scriptwelder.itch.io/waterworksMildly entertainingFinished in 123 turns on normal
>>541038137I've never played either of those, but I didn't like XCOM:EU. I guess I found it more interesting aesthetically? But I still didn't enjoy the tactical gameplay.
>>541032961hades 2 is much less spammy. you only get 1 dash and you can hold every button for a bigger ability.
Risk of Rain >>>>>>>>> Nukeular throne
>>541051364True
>>541051364RoR 1 or 2?
Any good games that are like Xcom but aren't soulless AAA "slop"? I already played Phoenix Point and Xenonauts 1. is JA3 good or is it a lousy sequel?
>>541033524>Visual Studio clone?>oh, he obviously means Vintage Story>he didn't mean Vintage StoryIt's been what, two years, and I still have the same false starts every time I see the acronym
>>541053656XPiratezIt's a mod for a mod for a mod for UFO DefenceIt's been 300 years after mankind lost the war, and Earth is a ravaged colony in the periphery of the vast Stellar Empire. You play as a band of mutant musclegirls who escape from a research lab and decide to become air pirates.
>>541054010>XPiratezAre the controls not clunky since it's such an old game?
>>541054132It looks like ass and you have to memorise a lot of hotkeys, but it's not too bad. It's gotten some QOL updates over the years. At least there are hotkeys for everything, and you can search and sort the equipment lists.
>>541054132I wouldn't say they're *clunky*, but if you're solely used to modern games you're gonna feel it. But like other anon said, there's plenty of hotkeys. Good luck finding and remembering them all though.
>>541051364Why?
>>541017867Platforming is one of the least entertaining genres I can think of, surpassed only by FPS.
>>541054132urmom has clunky controls
>>541053683Don't get my hopes up for Valdis Story clone
I'm excited for Pragmata.I hope there's an option to spank her.
>>541062351>weeb>pedoeverytime.
>>541062523Don't you know where you are?
>>541062710i do actually, and lolis are against the rules on this board, go post your pedobait on >>>/b/
>>541062947Impersonating 4chan staff is not allowed, byyye~
>>541062523Hey now I'm only into big tiddys, don't tar all of us with the same brush just because of a small subset of people.
Hades 2 gave me RSI after only 3 days I'm getting old
>>541062947Blue Archive general is one of the most popular generals on this board and its 90% loli content.
>>541064382that's probably because you haven't learnt to pace yourself yet, take breaks and don't play for more than a few hours per day.
>>541053656Menace looks pretty good
>>541062351diana is NOT for spankings
>>541043846Opinion discarded
>>541064950Literally why? She's the most spankable I saw since... Resident Evil 4. And this one cheats by having Ashley act like she's 7 while she has the body of an adult.
>>541064382Every screenshot of this game I've seen looks like it was drawn by a starving tumblr artist chained in the dev's office
>>540880510You can get it at a -100% discount on skydrow, dodi-repack, or whatever website is considered reliable these day.
>>541067871the characters are taking a bath there. i like the artstyle, but yeah it's very... progressive which irks some.
Anyone plays Granvir? How do I not get krumped in it?
>>541071640Holy shit, that's hot
>>541071640Why did they do it?
>>541071640that is a significant downgrade
Is this game /indie/ approved?
>>541077859Hey hey people
>>541077859It's basically French (Canadian) dragon's dogma. It's janky, badly written, way too big and empty. I really didn't like it.
>>541077859Absolutely.Can't say I really enjoyed it but I still finished it.At least it has good, if completely unfitting music.
>>541025176Those last two panels are completely at odds>>541018843You could absolutely make Duke Nukem today, we're still getting Postal and Shadow Warrior games. The protagonist can be as macho and/or obnoxious as possible if the gameplay is actually good.>>541031427It's just Vampire Survivors 3D, less original than some of the 2D clones.>>540998829Only played XCOM 1&2 but not really that comparable, there's a much bigger focus on pinning and cover fire, and cover itself is less useful and easily destroyed. The demo was just a couple combat missions so no real feeling for how the roguelite elements will go.>>541053656There are some good Front Mission-likes in the pipeline, you might enjoy those.
>>541053656Oh, and if you can stomach unoptimized AA slop that looks a decade older than it actually is while still running like shit, you might enjoy Aliens: Dark Descent. It's real-time-with-pause instead of turn-based, but still gives that good ol' "oh fuck, aliens" feel
>>541090286>there's a much bigger focus on pinning and cover fire>make it so pretty much any amount of fire from any unit turns infantry into immobile useless blocks>also add a bunch of units that can do the same to vehicles>and you're overwhelmingly outnumbered pretty much no matter what so your units are always permanently pinnedWhat fun, well designed gameplay.
>>541091079>immobile useless blocksThere's a crawl command for 0 AP, just move away.>you're overwhelmingly outnumbered pretty much no matter what so your units are always permanently pinnedDid you just not take the consumable that unpins a squad and restores all AP? Did you not use the free missile and gunship?Unironically Git Gud
Is lost in vivo any good?
>>541090286>There are some good Front Mission-likes in the pipeline, you might enjoy those.like what?>>541091034Seems interesting. How is the gameplay depth?
>>541091621It's scary
>>541091079That's why you take Indomitable, Adrenaline and Recover, lil bro.
>>541091431>There's a crawl command for 0 AP, just move awayCrawl away two tiles and do what? Move out of cover and continue to be pinned two more tiles away because they just move up and keep shooting you?>Did you just not take the consumable that unpins a squad and restores all APSo I can kill maybe one squad that's out in the open during that turn and then continue to be pinned the next turn?>Did you not use the free missile and gunship?The free missile and gunship that take ages arrive and kill maybe two units if they all decide to stand perfectly still for multiple turns instead of maneuvering around my pinned units?
>>541091805>the suppression system is good when you stack abilities and equipment that lets your units ignore the system
>>541043262it was nice thanks, although it gets grindy and boring after a while
Hows picrelated? One can play FTL Multiverse only so many thousands of hours
What are some games where I can do cool army maneuvers like the Hammer and Anvil that aren't Total War games?Don't say Mountain Blade, I think formations barely mattered in that game.
>>541092792SOVL?Warrior Kings (kinda). Kingdom Under Fire?Ancestor Legacy?
>>541091628>like what?Kriegsfront Tactics is the one I'm looking forward to most, there's a demo. The others don't have Steam pages up so I can't recall off the top of my head. Phantom Brigade is effectively still Early Access (no real story or pilot customization), but the core combat is fun.>How is the gameplay depth?I haven't finished it yet, but so far comparable to NuCOM 1.
>>541093142Wow, the other two look old. I guess I'll try Ancestors Legacy.
>>541092792total w-uhhhhhRTSs generally? they tend to be more a group of individual units rather than the sort of formations you're thinking of
>>541053656TroubleshooterTactical Breach Wizards
>>541093558Specifically I want RTS with a heavy emphasis on formations. I love total war's micro battles because of the morale system and how groups of units tie each other up, like a real melee. I hate total war's campaign gameplay though so I want a different game. Other RTS systems are not really my cup of tea like Starcraft's which is too "game"-y.
>>541053656Seconding Aliens Dark Descent, i loved it
>>541077859Blurry as fuckMust be AAA
best nectar gifts early on as a retarded ass noob?schelemus for +1 life, and then?
>>541094353Already played both. Tactical Breach Wizards felt more like a puzzle game though.>>541094530I'll try it on your recommendation.
Sales are on. What games should I get, what games should I ignore and what games should I "get"?
>>541064950Literally wrong.
>>541062710I was always under the impression that in the early 2000/10s we were all teenagers and I'm surprised at the fags who didn't grew out of lolishit like a normal person
>>541064520Funniest part is that it's split between two sites and dominates both of them
>>541097146Protesting too much, man.
>>541097146I still like nightcore
>>541097969based
>>541092746it's okay. not as tightly balanced as FTL and focuses more on crew combat/rpg mechanics. i have like 500 hours in ftl + modded, and i enjoyed it
>>541097809You mean projecting? Yeah, I obviously am, not gonna deny that>>541097969I like nightcore again
>>541099181>FTL>tightly balancedThats a stretch. Anyway, after playing Multiverse idgaf about balance.>focuses more on crew combat/rpg mechanicsSounds good, buying eet.
>>541065652A game needs to be exceptional in some way to justify turn based tactical combat instead of real time tactical combat.
>>541097146>grew out of lolI grow older9 yo girls stay the same age
>>541100852FTL is very well balanced when it comes to resource drop rates and most shop item prices weapons provide necessary variety for different playstyles, that's why they different in effectiveness
>>541099181Can I make Space Muhreens mow down hordes of invading tyranids with bolters in the game?
>>541103878There are no xenos in void war right now, only humans, cyborgs and daemons of various kinds.Best you can do is make an invincible tank in power armor that boards living daemon ships and tears them apart from the inside.
>try to start a new stoneshard campaign to check out the new caves and stuff>10 min in and get reminded why the early game is absolute dogshit because every single encounter you are outnumbered and your character is absolute dogshit in combat who fumble his attacks or casts all the fucking time, which get compounded by how easy it is to get wounded which only make everything worseMy loss for forgetting this fucking game is basically rng dependent for difficulty and I have shit luck.
>>541100253I know what I said. Cope.
>>541100253dumb esl
>>541074312>>541071640holy keki'd take his blessing (no homo)
>>541105807>CopeWith what?>>541108946ETL actually
>>540621851what's that game? looks sweet!
>>541112208Freelancer (2003)
>>541112208freelancer (2024)
And God said "Let there be Thief 2" and everyone agreed that we can't make a better stealth game than that so no one ever tried.
>>541113476God I'm so upset that Hitman was the stealth game that got the terrible modern sequel into pretty fucking good reboot treatment instead of Thief
>>541113476The Dark Mod has better Thief gameplay, though.Doom 3 engine with its unique pixel-perfect shadow system is a perfect technological match for a thief game.The movement system (mantling, rope & vine arrows) is also great, I miss TDM mantling every time when playing older Thief games.The game engine also doesn't suffer from long-standing Thief 1/2 exploits and bugs, although some people seem to like them. It even seems to be a major factor still keeping some people attached to Dark Engine.The only thing TDM could have done better is lockpicking.Should have taken the lockpicking minigame from Thief 3. But I guess that would have been too offensive for Dark Engine purists.
>Finish game>Existential dread comes backShould I play divinity original sin or kingdom come?
>>541114984Id tech 4 has really bad LOS and sound propagation. TDM managed to work around the LOS but they can't do anything with the sound propagation.>Should have taken the lockpicking minigame from Thief Enough skyrim lockpicking. It gets boring after the third time.
Game that best represents dukkha? Saying "Disco Elysium" is cheating
Yes, this is exactly what I want to see first thing when I boot up Steam. Thank you Abiotic Factor.
I just wanted to say that Withering Rooms is kino.The combat is a bit jank and its not the greatest looking game visually, but the atmosphere and story are great. I also like the tools you can use, like hexing doors and shooting fireworks to do deal lots of damage to enemies patrolling in adjacent rooms. The curse mechanic is interesting and a bit spooky too.
>>541115046>Should I play divinity original sin or kingdom come?Both are extremely good. So whichever.
>categorizing my steam library>find tons of games removed from the store, from being too gorey to being cryptominersAnd to this day i still don't understand why i even bought them
>>541115473And they'll manage to work around the sound.The good thing about open source projects is that they can keep getting better while Dark Engine is an old, dead black box. (Aside from NewDark which had to be a leak from one of the OG devs with source access.)Anyways, the sound propagation model never bothered me (in fact I could argue the original positional audio cues were overemphasized to "sell" the new feature and make it playable on deskop stereo speakers of the time, whereas TDM positional audio is a more mature take on the same feature) but there's been talks of looking into raytraced audio which might or might not be just the perfect thing for emulating the Dark Engine feel, or even making it a player-configurable option. But recently the enginedev priorities have been in renderer optimization. They finally made the occlusion culling systems work really, really well. Every mission runs better regardless of how good its creator was at optimization. From a FM mapper POV it's starting to resemble a modern game engine rather than a Thief game with its implicit constraints.>skyrim invented things done by games in the previous decadelol memes aside it's not even the same system.Skyrim lockpicking is essentially a game of guess one RNG number whereas Thief 3 lockpicking becomes a game of slowly becoming familiar with different lock makes and models with multiple tumblers.Admittedly that kind of thing works better with a lengthy campaign with consistent lock design rather than single FMs, but I don't get why anyone would oppose a little gameplay in something as important as lockpicking in a thief game? Wanna know what's boring? Hold a button until the lock opens itself. The only way to make that system even worse would be including a progress bar to remove any remaining hint of uncertainty about how quickly the lock can be picked.
>>541115046>>Finnish game>>Existential dreadMitä odotit?
>Prototype got a random unlabeled 100MB updateInteresting. Normally I'd assume it's a steamworks redistributables update but that's a lot bigger than the usual.
>>541119973You can keep assuming it is a redist package/legal update even though it touched the main content depothttps://steamdb.info/patchnotes/19788432/
>>540991563Started setting off some Dragon fireworks, I always forget those exist and provide ambient qi buffs.
>>541119732>The good thing about open source projects is that they can keep getting better while Dark Engine is an old, dead black box. (Aside from NewDark which had to be a leak from one of the OG devs with source access.)Source for that? Afaik, NewDark was made by Le Corbeau on the Ariane4ever forum without any technical explanation on how he achieved it. It was likely done using modern reverse engineering techniques rather than a proper leak.
>>541119871Hiisiviesti
>>541123219
Oh my, weird west is only 6 bucks. It's... Almost fucking free!But is it any good? I've heard extremely mixed things about it. Some people called it "Peak Colantonio design" and others say that this game is an example for why it's important to have proper management to avoid unguided disasters.
>>541122968Occam's razor.Major reverse engineering project like that doesn't come out of nowhere in the way NewDark did. Smaller reversing projects, extensive datamining, little patches, gathering community knowledge would have preceded it. Look at every other old game executable that's been datamined, patched and reverse engineered by its community.Plus, NewDark's author appears to have a motive to not openly engage with the community. Most likely because he's doing something of questionable legality. And that something doesn't seem to be peddling malware. Not that a Thief fan patch would be a reasonable vector for distributing malware.Corbeau said he was just the messenger, not that he made it. Whether that's true or not, the points above stand.
>>541124494You are not Raphael Colantonio Costeau!
>>541120421>Retards keep trying to go sleep and relax in my stat suppression death chamberWHAT THE FUCK. This is the second time today alone.
>>541125130It's comfy in there.
>>541090286eragames are funfaggot
>get the yearly Skyrim itch>suddenly come out of a fugue state 4 hours later>50 mods added to the listGoddammit it happened again.
>>541124659The original engine was already leaked.
>>541119871
>>541126292the incest game is finnish?
>Indie devs claim they won't fix their buggy game because the "code is incredibly unstable"I wonder who's fault was that...
>>541112208underspace
>>541126292Add Space Haven to the list.
>>541126292Don't forget INFRA and that entire dev team. INFRA's fucked up.
>>541127415>look up INFRA>praised for 'looking lovely'>check sysreqs>Graphics: 512 MB of memory or more. Requires support for Shader Model 2.Yeah I think we need more finns in AAA game industry
>>541127415It's simply Source Engine vs slop engines
>>541127929INFRA is legitimately one of the scariest games I've ever played. Something about being stuck in a finnish sewer as it collapses around you is way scarier than a spooky getter that gets you
Opinion on my cart?>Kingdom come royal edition>Divinity original sin 1+2 (source saga bundle)>Weird west>Shadow of doubtShould I drop or add anything?
>>541112208Underspace. Needs voice acting but it's like an RPG heavy version of Freelancer with monsters.
>>541126637You couldn't guess?
>>541105686Bro your claw traps your caltrops your hunting nets your funneling the enemies into a 1-tile chokepoint?????
*excited train autist noises*
Now that the dust has settled, was troubleshooter any good?
>>541128809>Opinion on my cart?Looks good to very good. Shadow of Doubt is the only one I don't like, but mainly because I dislike puzzle games.
>>541129148It's a very autistic kind of game. You will probably like it if you like trains.
I still have unplayed games in my library... and things I want to replay...
>>541129521I don't know I'm still playing 1994 xcom.Ask again in maybe 10 years assuming no new megamods pop up
>>541129650It's all about noticing things that are wrong in an area and taking pictures of it.
>>541112208Underspace.
>>541125130put me in the instant death chamber
>>541101054For me i much prefer turn-based because it gives you time to think and plan out things unlike real time where its more about fast thinking
>>541131113*Kicks ur wheelchair down the stairs*
>>541101054>A game needs to be exceptional in some way Just make it harder, that's what separates the wheat from the chaff.A shitty TB system will just crumble when you crank up the odds against the player.A good TB system becomes an exciting battle of wits where you're planning multiple *enemy* turns ahead, because planning your own future turns ahead isn't enough to eke out a win.Many TB games have the problem that they're dead simple and piss easy, require no thinking beyond your current turn and MAYBE a little bit towards your next turn, essentially just simplistic realtime action mush but unnecessarily slowed down.
>>541125409Sengoku Rance is the only eroge I actually enjoyed playing. Every other eroge with gameplay is just a tedious awful slog between VN segments.>>541129521It's weird and asian in some questionable ways but yes, it's pretty good.
>>541131113>unlike real time where its more about fast thinkingMost turn based combat systems are just boring puzzles masquerading as flashy combat.If a developer puts more effort into a unit model than just making it a basic counter but they also use an abstract turn based combat system they've wasted a fuckton of effort.Many real time tactics games have an extremely low micro requirement that relies on preparation and planning, many also have a pause function.>>541132046You can't accurately predict your opponent's future moves beyond a vague first guess in most turn based games with fog of war.Most AI opponents are not good enough at long term planning to give you what you've asked for.
>>541132046Chess is boring as fuck
>>541134579t. gigabrainlet
>>541133620What do you mean by "asian in some questionable ways"? Does the game mocks you if you get 4.5 stars instead of 5?
>>541134805I'm guessing he means it smells like jay arr pee gee (grindy? weebshit? whatever)
>>541134805Why you not get 5 star in tutorial??? You no play tutorial 2 if you no get 5 star in tutorial 1!!!
>>541134628I'll have you know I'm an /egg/man
>>541134628Computers solved it years ago.
What's the catch? Ubisoft login required?
>>541136330>Ubisoft login required?Basically, yeah.
>>541136437Oh so they're going to brick it like they did the older titles
>>541092746>>541103878>Can I make Space Muhreens mow down hordes of invading tyranids with bolters in the game?Space Muhreens and bolter equivalents all exist.But it's using FTL logic for the gameplay so you can end up finding a shop that offers to sell you a space marine + bolter + siege armor ... when you have exactly 0 fucking scrap to buy the set with.Also, if you somehow did manage to collect four centurion-tier crew, fully equip them, and get the assault sled utility + modules for boarding actions... The only real ships that will cause problems for you will be the the final ones with all-centurion crews, the miniboss, and the final boss.The entire rest of the game at that point will be just watching enemy ships die in 10 seconds or less, because the setup is so over powered.
>>541136601Just pirate it. I did the mistake of buying it but pirated most of the DLCs. Only Anno game I ever bought and played by the way. I should have researched before buying it.
>>541136330Even worse, Steam login required.
>>541137545I'll just not bother
>>541134347>abstract turn based combat systemDo you mean anything by abstract or do you just not like turn baseds in general?
>>541137871It's an incredibly good game if you like city builders. I would say pirate it and if you like it get it on Steam.
Any opinions on Ardenfall?
>>541138984An abstract turn based combat system like the ones used by XCOM where literally nothing makes sense if you take anything like actions, damage, time frames, etc literally. Where you need to fill in everything with your imagination while two dudes awkwardly stare at each other like they took a timeout in the middle of a firefight.The unit models might as well be as abstract as the gameplay. All those fancy animations and models just do the opposite of what they're supposed to when the numbers and what the game shows you are completely different.
There's a sequel to Strange Horticulture. Anyone got opinions on it?
>>541140713I have Strange Horticulture on my backlog. In fact I'm gonna install it now.
>>540882451Melinoe's default manner is serious but polite, but she does get kind of catty with some characters. Scylla in particular seems to irritate her in a way no other foe does. She gets frustrated with Eris, but still treats her like a friend, albeit a really annoying friend who causes a lot of problems. She's also rather terse and confrontational with Polyphemus. Scylla, though, Scylla she actually hates and will make snide comments about to her face or behind her back. The on-going feud between them is actually one of the better parts of the game's character dynamics.
>>540683267It's a totally separate run with its own gauntlet of bosses. The structure of the regions is also different from what you've seen before. Beating Chronos is still the main objective, but the surface runs are tied into it as you will find out by progressing the story. The main thing is that the surface also has totally different crafting ingredients in its regions, which you need to unlock more stuff, so if you're trying to unlock something in particular you'll do underworld or surface depending on which materials you're focusing on. And I would say the surface is harder than the underworld. At any rate I beat Chronos before I ever manged to beat Typhon
>>541140713If you liked strange horticulture, you'll like strange antiquities.Maybe slightly worse than horticulture in the writing but the puzzles are a smidge harder and quite a bit more interesting.The shop feels less comfy but the artifacts are more interesting to look at than 80 random plants so its a tradeoff.>>541141450blogpost about it here when you play it
>>541140471nuxcom has ruined so many zoomzooms
>>541140471If you don't play xcom on legend mode, you're just cheating.
Is ctrl alt ego really that good of an immersive sim? I keep seeing imsim youtubers recommend it.
I finished Phoenix Point on hard.
>Play weird west 20 minutes>Kill a merchant>Get a vendetta against me>"Wow that game is actually pretty fun">Game crashI really hope this is a one-off.
jesus h christ, really? This game is just pachinko mixed with the worlds longest boss run. Also if the boss is gonna be touhou with these massive one shot laser beams, why can't I fly?
>>541151406Personally I disliked how you cant fire diagonally, make fighting that jellyfiah boss in early levels pointlessly harder.
>>541151406Filtered.
>>541134805Optimizing your squad for the endgame is extremely grindy and RNG-dependent. Want X skill? Repeat the same mission killing the same boss until it drops, 5% chance. Only orientals would design a game like that on purpose.
>>541129521It's all right. The early game is really slow and tedious, but it gets better once you have more people in your team.
>>541134805
Fuck me Granvir kicks my ass. I struggle to win in a 1vs1 and it drops 5 enemies on me.
>>541170786bro just shield sumo with grappling hook
>>541171194Literally the first map
Where do I start?
>>541171608Start with the tutorial, that should be what you have selected. Then pick whatever.Also move to /civ4xg/
Did I fuck up by going Traditiön on my first run? Unhappiness mounts up quickly, Liberalism seems to be better for more immediate gain, feels like I'm pretty far for crafting manuscripts and unlocking religion in general
>>541176204What difference does it make? You're playing an idle game.
>>541177630Don't feel obligated to post if you have no idea what you're talking about
>>541177837Why are you upset with me? You're the one playing an idle game.
>>541178118No I'm not, retard.
>>541178183Seems like there'd be even less reason to be upset then.
>>541178343Seeing your retarded posts is reason enough to be offended on behalf of anyone with an IQ over 30.
>>541178482Based
>>541077859>explored starting area, forest, marsh completely>half the desert and half the antique plateau area>came to the conclusion it's shitgame is designed to waste players time constantly with its mechanics be it no good fast travel unless modded in, crafting, inventory management, enchanting or the building of your own town in dlc areawant access to all skills? need two playthroughs where you build said town in the dlc because building are exclusivedeath is irrelevant and even used for fast travelworld map is empty but that's not my problem, my biggest problem dawned on me when i thinking of what to go for in another playthroughbesides the first playthrough there is no reason to go to some locations, or even most of them unless you want a specific gear for a build you thought upmoney? easy as fuck to make in one particular location which means you can be at your desired build skills wise in couple hours after that it's worthless (except dlc)character progression? check abovegear? most of items are trash you wont usedon't wanna ramble on, i tried to like this game really hard but it's a flop for me
>>541180095That's too bad. What are some games where I can dungeon dive, kill monsters, get skills and get some crazy or epic loot? Nethack?
>>541180205Pathfinder
>>541124494It's a pretty fun ride, definitely worth it at that price.I think it's about as good as a sandboxy 3rd person game that doesn't take itself too seriously can be.his next game is first person though, I'm looking forward to that.
>>541140713>>541144706Looks like a cozy October game, though I know very little about it
Damn, I'm in that weird state where I want to play some new game, but the idea of what kind of game is super floaty and unconcrete where I can't really nail it down.
Lemme add to the Xcom pile with Depth of Extinction, it's a bite-sized (comparatively) nuXcom game and I found it okay.
Should I replay this masterpiece?https://store.steampowered.com/app/1004640/FINAL_FANTASY_TACTICS__The_Ivalice_Chronicles/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-pyqcibuyU>Vagrus DLC got a release date for October 22I'm pretty excited, this is a game I'm not nearly playing as much as I should to be honest
>>541171608that's the funny part, you don't
>RF GOA update 1.1>- Added four extremely difficult boss gauntlets which you can challenge after completing the main quest “Guardians of Azuma.”>- Added a new development zone to Summer Village which you can access after reaching Village Level 8.>- Increased the maximum Bond Level to 100.Rest are small fixes or qol changes.
>>541186416Go play a point and click game, here you go
>>541139296Most DLCs are uncracked IIRC
my disappointment is immeasurable.
>>541176204You fucked up playing playing Kittens. It'll take a year to get nowhere and it's not even fun.
>>541194143>here you gowhere?
>>541176204you'll get amphitheaters soon enough to help out if you haven't already and broadcast towers laterbasically you can't brick yourself, although i don't remember shit about policies
>>541188086Is it SF?>>541188424YES.
>>541188424yes, you should
>>541149845game crashing is part of the experience
>>541168692Without context that sounds really dumb, but she's talking about fire ESP users' ability to come back from death (the in-game mastery called Phoenix). They can regenerate their body even from almost complete disintegration, but when they come back the extreme mental trauma of having been killed causes their body to suppress the revival effect until they calm down. Some people with fire ESP can handle it better than others (the guy in the picture for example) but nobody in-universe can override their instinctual fear of death enough to revive consecutively.It's just a lore reason for why it's got a 9-turn cooldown in-game.
>>541198076>>541198601It was a stupid question, of course it's always a good idea to replay FFT.
>>541200040you just needed confirmation and that's okay
>>541188424Did they rebalance it or is it still way too easy?
>>541200515It has a hard mode apparently. Given that, I got filtered several times when I first played it as a kid and I breezed through the game with insane skill combos (fun) when I replayed it as an adult so I think the difficulty is just right.
>>541200040Then play Tactic Ogre.
>>541203591I never got into Tactics Ogre. I've dropped it twice because it just felt like FFT but worse. The Story is less interesting and the skill and job systems don't follow a uniform theme.
>Try to rob a merchant>Fail and get attacked>Kill the merchant>Her wife now has a vendetta against me>She ambushes me and tries to kill me>I kill her>Vendetta resolved>She was a gang leader>Her second in command now has a vendetta against me for killing her leaderI'm starting to really like weird west...
>>541204802I watched footage of both and Ogre looked more appealing to me.Through I admit a non-negligeable part of it is my displeasure at, and grudge against Nybeth after what he did in FFXIV. And also the differece between bows and crossnows.
>>541205064That sounds like Matchless Kung-Fu, I had a bandit pick a fight with me and beat the shit out of me so I trained and killed him. Which I didn't realize started a chain reaction of his whole family coming after me. First his wife, then his 1st son, the 2nd son, the daughter, the uncle, aunt, grandparents. I had to kill them all, like fuck man, I just wanted to grow rich so I could buy a horse, wtf.
>>541205064a never ending loop of vendettas...
modern games are selling so poorly over ancient games are being brought back en masse
>>541207894as it should be
>>541206073CUTE
Why would you play (most) modern games?
Why would you play (most) games?
Hey man don't hijack my question...
Why would (You) play games?
>>541125130>>541125250I think I have understood why they keep doing it: It literally is because it's comfy. To get that pill furnace to VO I used Jade for the furnace and Spiritwood for the displays around it, which while it does ruin the feng shui of the place it also makes it incredibly magnificent to look at - way better than the shabby Marble and Iron in most of my buildings elsewhere.Anyway,>Finally stop dawdling on making a start on my main cultivator>Go and put her in the new stat suppression chamber to boost her stats>"You have already boosted this char"FUCK. I must have done it weeks ago and completely forgotten about it. Frankly I've fucked her up if I've already booster her stats, it might be best if I write her off and raise one of the mortals in her place.
Why (play) games?
>>541209526
I appeared to have started a chain reaction of sorts...
>>541209720very reddit of you
>>541210080What?
>>541209480
(games)?
>>541205064Why would you kill a merchant? Just wondering because they are one of the few little way to get stuff later on in the game as there is only so much stuff that spawn in the world, especially ammo which can become a pain to get a lot of for the later parts where enemies become plentiful and melee weapons just doesnt cut it.
>>541211717Oh god dang it disregard my post, Im a dumb ass and mixed the game with Blood West, a completely different game also set in the far west.
>>541212132lmao, happens to the best of us
>>541171907For fuck sake bro, keep your slop spam to /vdg/. It's exhausting seeing the same animation and the same angle just with 100 different girls/panties/swimsuit.
>>541209526>>541209682Okay, version 2 of my sect killer.
>>541216321I'm not your boogeyman.
>>541171608What game is this? Bannerlord?>>541171907AI Catgirl Awooga
>>541218871Ancestor Legacy. A favourite of mine.
>to get the white key ending in cloverpit you need to get a 666 on deadline 3, 4, 5>you can't do it on or after deadline 8 at all because reasonsThere's a little too much gambling in this gambling game I'm gonna be real
I recall someone here advising to use a unity fork instead. Search engine shows some chinese pages.what could he be talking about?
Was Slay the Spire the original Spirelike? I mean they call games like it "Spirelikes". Was it the first game of its kind?
>>541216624Finally got 2k rep for the final sect tier, man I've been missing branch sects.
>>541223362Do you have all your branches leveld up?
>>541140713I'm afraid this will have the same effect on me as BoH: Making me want to just become an Antiquarian hoarder irl
>>541219045Sell it to me
Looking for sandboxy-ish turn-based tactics with a difficulty similar to Battle Brothers on max difficulty. Played XCOM 2/WOTC/LWOTC, Troubleshooter, and Last Spell. Can't find more games that are engaging enough. Fully released games, or at the very least with enough content to actually be able to sink into it for a while, please. I am aware of Menace, and, imo, they need to cook it more.
>>541224721>Can't find more games that are engaging enough.IMO Xenonauts 1 beats nu-XCOM.And Xenonauts 1 with the X-Division mod is hard as fuck.Also Xenonauts 2 soon.
>>541223975Do you mean agencies? But no.
>>541224478Mmm.RTS, fast-paced, with a relatively small army. You're not a conqueror or a king, but a petty warlord committing warcrimes and capturing villages by putting them to the torch and the sword.You train squads of different types (spearmen, swordsmen, two-handed swordsmen and archers), and try to wipe enemy squads, if possible by surrounding them and crushing them. Similar to Company of Heroes or Dawn od War 2, there's a retreat button, so it's easy to win a fight but difficult to actually wipe an enemy band.Also there's firendly fire, so you want your archers to shoot in the enemies' back.Game is surprisingly well-detailed, with lot of animations and different skins as units are upgraded, which is odd since it's very fast. If your archers are caught with their pants down, they're dead.
>>541224721I haven't played it but have you checked Wartales?Also this might be helpfulhttps://steampeek.hu/?appid=365360
TEN COMETH
>>541222801Slay the Spire was the first to play exactly like Slay the Spire, but its individual gameplay elements were cribbed from earlier games like Dream Quest and Hand of Fate.
>>541224993Thanks, gonna check X-Division.>>541226160Aware of Wartales, I heard that it's nowhere near as challenging as BB. I'll research more about it, just in case.
>>541224993>Also Xenonauts 2 soonOH BOY I LOVE UNITYSLOP
Onirism OP to celebrate Carol's game official release tomorrow?
>>541233803>official release tomorrowAnon, I... >>540973729
>>541234016I think that's the joke, lad.
>>541234549Sure go ahead. Hurry up and bake a new.
>>541234708Not the proposing anon, but I would suggest using this as OP image. >>541233803
>>541233803it's your thread, do what you want
