Hello everyone, hope you are enjoying yourself with whatever you are doing. I rescued a penguin in Ice Caves from being frozen by a mastodon that was freezing everyone, it was cranky with no coffee me thinks.
I still was crushed in the following stage seconds in.
So now that I am done with Spelunky for the time being. How is 3089 for single player only? Still worth getting?
What's people's opinion on Steamworld Dig?
I've heard people say good things about it but none of the gameplay videos I've seen have sold me on it tbh.
mannerbot and I had a back and forth on that last December, regarding the praise the game gets and why some of (me for example) do love it. Perhaps one of our opinions will share some insight to help you out.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=93780245#post93780245
I've read so many different opinions on Alpha Protocol. Tell me what to think, SteamGAF!
Alpha Protocol is a very good game when it's flaws are accepted for what they are and what type of game play it is. They key of course is to remember like Deadly Premonition it is to be played for it's story, albeit one of your own making with dialogue choices and action choices (far better than Mass Effect), and that of course it's shooting is all based on dice rolls because it is a RPG (not far off from how Crimson Shroud determines damage). It's a game where trying to be the catch-all, get every ability, anything can do will result in a rather poor third person shooter, while a planned play style and skill forcus (e.g. stealth, master with pistols, sneaking around) will provide a rewarding experience that games like Fallout 3 and Deus Ex Human Revolution didn't really attempt to reach for role playing. The most recommend is pistols only to try and make it closest to third person shooter and while that's the easiest for some, I don't believe its the best nor the most fun.
The main strength of the game is what it allows you to do. If you ever wanted a game where you could play as James Bond, the action heavy lady swooning, master spy who overcomes great challenges to save the day though he loses people close to him, you can with a wonderful story you create. You however can then take it the opposite way and play it as just a terrible human being who is only a spy because someone in a position of power forces it to happen, while constantly making terrible decisions like that of Archer. I personally recommend at least one play through as the world's worst spy who bumbles his way through everything and no one should ever trust him with an ounce of opportunity, but he somehow saves they day barely.
All perfectly valid ways to play as a spy and you get three different stories and dialogue paths out of it that more games should try to be. Makes it quite easy to play it a second or third time down the road.
Yes it's a flawed game, yes it has bugs, but a lot can be enjoyed as an action RPG where any complaints about shooting a gun and missing is about as valid as swinging an axe in Diablo through an enemy and missing, just something you have to accept as possible. Not for all, but if you can get into it, just lot's of fun to be all those different spies. Some really love the emotionless psychopath take.
