Playing through FEAR at the moment. It has the most satisfying gun play I have experienced. There is nothing quite like slow motion and firing a shotgun and point blank range and seeing the absolute obliteration of the enemy. That the only reason I carry one. It's fucking glorious. Even more amusing since I played it originally on release when my computer was an expensive laptop that could just about run the game at medium at a hit or miss frame rate
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Playing through FEAR at the moment. It has the most satisfying gun play I have experienced. There is nothing quite like slow motion and firing a shotgun and point blank range and seeing the absolute obliteration of the enemy. That the only reason I carry one. It's fucking glorious. Even more amusing since I played it originally on release when my computer was an expensive laptop that could just about run the game at medium at a hit or miss frame rate
Doesn't really matter, just don't believe people who say "skip Clear Sky". People saying it's the worst Stalker game but that's a completely marginal drop in quality, if you like the series you'll probably enjoy Clear Sky anyways since it's just more of the same awesome gameplay for the most part.
Obviously it's all subjective in the end. Some people like Pripyat more, I probably preferred SoC, especially that first time through when the gameplay is fresh and new, the zone is a wildly unforgiving and mysterious place. God damn would I kill for a new properly done Stalker game.
By far. Ragdoll effects that are still unmatched... kind of amazing when you think of how old the game is.
On that note, I just finished F.E.A.R. 2... and I think I realize now why people seem to have forgotten about the original game. It wasn't bad, in fact it was pretty good but nowhere near as good a game as F.E.A.R. and I was especially disappointed by the console UI and checkpoint system (plus the sound was super low for some reason).
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Here's a kind of interesting fan on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games that might be obvious coming from me... But which of the games would you guys say has the best horror element? I know the series isn't a straight-up horror series at all, but it is the part that appeals most to me and an element I'm aware exists in the games.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
So I'm kind of looking forward to Raven's Cry which is coming out next month.
It looks like a ghetto Assassin's Creed 4 but perhaps with more grit. Developed by Reality Pump (Two Worlds devs) and published by Topware.
According to Topware's website, it's also being released for SteamOS.
It looks like a ghetto Assassin's Creed 4 but perhaps with more grit. Developed by Reality Pump (Two Worlds devs) and published by Topware.
According to Topware's website, it's also being released for SteamOS.
So... Linux.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete is highly recommended.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-complete-2009
http://www.moddb.com/mods/clear-sky-complete
http://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-pripyat-complete
Also felt like I should get some non RPGs off my backlog what with RPG season kicking off at the end of this month so fired up Mark of the Ninja. Taking my time and trying to max out all the challenges per level but damn it am I low down on the leaderboards (Grief is top or in the top 3 on every bloody one so far). I guess I must learn some zen like patience.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-complete-2009
http://www.moddb.com/mods/clear-sky-complete
http://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-pripyat-complete
Also felt like I should get some non RPGs off my backlog what with RPG season kicking off at the end of this month so fired up Mark of the Ninja. Taking my time and trying to max out all the challenges per level but damn it am I low down on the leaderboards (Grief is top or in the top 3 on every bloody one so far). I guess I must learn some zen like patience.
Nice to know! Do you have any plans on putting The Oil Blue on steam? Got it on a IndieRoyale bundle and really liked it.
I also wonder how many devs are having problems with Strategy First right now with the loads of games they have been putting on Steam lately. After your incident, Paper Monsters and Infected: The Twin's Vaccine, I don't trust them at all.
That reminds me. When you've got a celebrity making multiple orders, who or what is taking their food?
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
That comes out next month? Always interested in action-adventure pirate games that look like they might be very good. Though I feel a bit bad for it as it was in the works way before Assassin Creed 4 was even announced but probably will be compared to it a lot. XD;
FEAR's gunplay is amazing, but the level design is also amazingly bland after just a few hours. There's very little variety beyond offices and warehouses, and the game doesn't really escalate as much as you'd think. Then there's the end, with the
, which was just no fun at all. And it really goes on for a while, too.
FEAR 2 tried to make up for it with more interesting environments, but honestly, I only remember the school.
ghosts
FEAR 2 tried to make up for it with more interesting environments, but honestly, I only remember the school.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I was thinking the same thing - the game was announced almost 3 years ago and apparently has been completely (or almost completely) scrapped at least once when they changed developers. Now people are just going to think the game is cashing in on the AssCreed4 bandwagon.
I hope it's good though - we need more solid pirate themed action/rpg games.
Not anymore, nah. Here's why: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93011363
I'm sure there's some CSD fan fiction explaining all of that easily. If not, I should write some!
derExperte
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The development history has been troubled to say the least. Was started by another studio but they didn't get anywhere so RP began again basically from scratch using their own engine. As a not-hater (fan would be too much) of Risen 2 I'm definitely looking forward to this.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Shhhh, FEAR is good, but Monolith's best horror outing I will stay say was Condemned: Criminal Origins. Know not on sale right now, but thought it did the best on atmosphere, scares, and variety. Monolith probably had some of the best teams ever for their combat systems though, FEARs gunplay is still amazing, as is Condemned's melee-combat system.
I need to play Betrayer. I'm also now envisioning a world where Monolith went on to make a game with Condemned's melee combat and FEAR's gunplay, and nailed the atmosphere and got good level designers (some of the levels are good, but I find even Condemned in some places suffers a small bit from bad level design).
I need to play Betrayer. I'm also now envisioning a world where Monolith went on to make a game with Condemned's melee combat and FEAR's gunplay, and nailed the atmosphere and got good level designers (some of the levels are good, but I find even Condemned in some places suffers a small bit from bad level design).
Alright guys, see you in 8 and a half years.
xenoflux2113
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Hey I got me guacamelee from this! thanks so much.
It was delayed again until October.
http://www.gamershell.com/news_162333.html
I became a big fan of Reality Pump after the wonderful Two Worlds 2 so I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with Ravens Cry. Only problem is the time they've had on the game to develop it/take over but I'll give it a go regardless. Hopefully the extra time helps anyway
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
It was delayed again until October.
http://www.gamershell.com/news_162333.html
I became a big fan of Reality Pump after the wonderful Two Worlds 2 so I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with Ravens Cry. Only problem is the time they've had on the game to develop it/take over but I'll give it a go regardless. Hopefully the extra time helps anyway
Oh man, that sucks that it got delayed (again). I'll probably forget about it by October.
You can always go for Bound By Flame if you need some of that euro RPG goodness
Due out May 9th.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axBe__61gdU
Gianni Merryman
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Thank you for F.E.A.R.!
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Still almost 20 hours left for this epic free-for-all giveaway.
Be sure to enter for as many games as you'd like.
Be sure to enter for as many games as you'd like.
Was not a fan of the game at first, but with my multiple playthroughs I did enjoy it in the end. Nice little game.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
perfect day in extreme mode ~~~ 189 orders. Fish, Ice Cream, Coffee, and Corn Dogs. Unfortunately I don't have all six menu slots filled yet, so I haven't got the Impossible Perfect Day achievement
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
man why aren't these games on gmg, got all these playfire credits
I think it'll get a Steam Sale sometime later this year, or maybe bundled somewhere in the future? Regardless, I hope it does well enough, all I know is that very few people on my friends list own it (I think on GAF the only person who played it on my Friends List is Grief), but a lot of people have it on their wishlist.
I'm a sucker for horror and for things with atmosphere and for things with interesting visual styles and folklore inspirations and surrealistic edges, so obviously I loved it pretty quickly, but it's well-executed for what it is.
Fuck. The GMG credits are Steam Wallet trading card money all over again.
Just logged on to my GMG account and saw I had 4$ from Playwfire awards, but I can't use them because Im too greedy and only want more.
Dammit.
Positive thing is that I bought Blackgate from GMG for 8$ (5,7€ while it costs 20€ on Steam.
Just logged on to my GMG account and saw I had 4$ from Playwfire awards, but I can't use them because Im too greedy and only want more.
Dammit.
Positive thing is that I bought Blackgate from GMG for 8$ (5,7€
while it costs 20€ on Steam. Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I saw that actually when I was curious to see who on my friend's list owned the game, and you're the only one on it to actually have played it besides me on my friend's list. XD; Which is unfortunate.
The extra ending was fun for me, though I suspect some may not find it as you have to do a lot of reading, but it did some wonderful world building and displays the story in a very different lighting.
Posted some thoughts on it last night as well.
Fixed
More_Badass
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This is probably going to sound funny since the game has been out for years already, but Company of Heroes has easily become one of my favorite games, of all time. It's so intense and gripping and strategic. So much depth, so many variables to think about. Easily the best WW2 game I've played on any platform
Welcome to 2007 man!
Glad you're really enjoying it though. Awesome game.
Add me, and then you'll have two friends who played it!
yea I'll eventually pick it up, being a horror game actually kept me away from the game though
why spend them now when you can accumulate more and spend them on something more expensive ;D
StAidan
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You two (Dusk and Grief) convinced me to put Year Walk on my wishlist as well, it looks pretty interesting even though I don't usually go for those types of games. I'm taking a buy break (yeah right) until the Summer Sale though. I never wanted to be one of those guys who buys games faster than I can play them, but joke's on me -- here I am!
Have you checked out multiplayer? The amount of depth in it is astounding. So much micromanagement, mind games, and strategy. It's a beautiful thing.
BRB, reinstalling.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
yea I'll eventually pick it up, being a horror game actually kept me away from the game though
That's fair, though if it means anything the game is less scary than it is unsettling and a bit odd. There is a couple jump scares though, but they're somewhat underplayed and not really done unexpectedly as they both happen at moments where things are already incredibly off. Most of the horror comes from the atmosphere and strange beings you encounter, who are in-turn from Scandinavian folklore.
Great write up!
It's unfortunate how Year Walk has been ignored on Steam so far.
Ya, its less of a horror game and more unsettling. I never felt truly scared, just strange.
If there is, I haven't seen it. A quick google search doesn't show any rule 34 for CSD either, so maybe we're better off not knowing.
Impressive. When I get the last two menu slots, I'll probably use slow-cook items like steak to keep the number of customers to a minimum.perfect day in extreme mode ~~~ 189 orders. Fish, Ice Cream, Coffee, and Corn Dogs. Unfortunately I don't have all six menu slots filled yet, so I haven't got the Impossible Perfect Day achievement
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Lobster is working pretty well for me, since un-upgraded it's just got two variants and it takes a long time to make. Ditched ice cream because the number of variants is too high. Corn Dogs, Fish, and Coffee are definitely worth it though.
To be honest the release has been extremely silent; even I, who was impatiently waiting for it to come out, didn't realise it had until you posted you impressions
That is very cool.
Does the Android version have controller support as well? Could sideload it onto the FireTV.
Make sure you double check as it is available
I just checked again. It appears I do have it.
Weird that it wasn't available when I purchased it.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Went ahead and picked up Viscera Cleanup Detail for $6, looks like a fun time.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Speaking of games I played last night, I haven't beaten it yet, but played Motte Island for about two and a half hours last night, so some quick impressions.
Motte Island is a top-down flash Indonesian horror game. It's okay. It doesn't do anything particularly bad. When playing it, I wasn't thinking to myself there was any bad element in the game. But it also doesn't really excel at anything, just a few elements that I felt were good, but big parts feel like they're just not well-executed.
The story is a mess. Like, I haven't played a game with a story this much of a mess in a long time. It's not terrible, but definitely the game's worst point so far. It's just badly executed. The characters have some broken English, the story's pace is going way too fast, and interesting plot elements are undermined by this bad dialog and terrible pacing. And the characters are not interesting. The villain literally comes out and tells his evil plan early into the game, and then says outloud something incredibly stupid that basically amounts to, "I would kill you here, but we haven't killed strangers in a long time, so wait right here while I go fetch everyone so we can all kill you." Like, that's almost exactly what he says. He doesn't even imply it or anything, he just says it. And a lot of dialog in the game is like that, where they just outright say stuff, even if it's incredibly stupid they're doing so. Plot is as subtle as a brick on fire screeching out obscenities.
Which is a shame as the game does actually have a some pretty good music, pretty good drawn art to go with the cutscenes, and the game itself has a pretty good atmosphere with a pretty impressive 2D lighting engine. The in-game art isn't half-bad either, though I end up confusing some of the people you can talk too with objects (top-down angle, this one bald guy I thought was a lantern for example).
Unfortunately as its top-down the game is a bit more action-focused than I would like. And there's a few annoying things, like enemies that sometimes respawn when you leave and re-enter a room. Or weird design decisions, like regenerating health. And coupled with some bad level design.
But there are a few interesting ideas here, like when you die you drop your flashlight and have a limited time to go and try to pick-it up. If you don't pick-it up in time, or get hit again before you do, you get a game-over. Some sections go to a first-person, on-rails type gameplay angle. The enemies have been getting progressively more interesting as the game goes on, and some of the scares have legitimately got me. There's even a completely optional stealth mechanic that is actually fairly-well integrated.
But then it does stupid stuff, like too much back-tracking, or how it's really hard to sometimes tell what is something you can pick up in the environment, making them easy to miss, which is a big problem when hunting for key items which for some reason are much harder to spot than weapons, or how some of the level design feels uninspired...
It's not bad, but I can't say it's good either. It's kind of just okay, which is a shame as there's some things to like here, but it's bogged down by flaws that make the good parts a bit less enjoyable. Not to the point the game gets to the point of being bad, but makes it a hard title to recommend or to fully get into when playing.
Could be worth a shake if you're curious enough or like top-down horror games a lot or something, though.
Motte Island is a top-down flash Indonesian horror game. It's okay. It doesn't do anything particularly bad. When playing it, I wasn't thinking to myself there was any bad element in the game. But it also doesn't really excel at anything, just a few elements that I felt were good, but big parts feel like they're just not well-executed.
The story is a mess. Like, I haven't played a game with a story this much of a mess in a long time. It's not terrible, but definitely the game's worst point so far. It's just badly executed. The characters have some broken English, the story's pace is going way too fast, and interesting plot elements are undermined by this bad dialog and terrible pacing. And the characters are not interesting. The villain literally comes out and tells his evil plan early into the game, and then says outloud something incredibly stupid that basically amounts to, "I would kill you here, but we haven't killed strangers in a long time, so wait right here while I go fetch everyone so we can all kill you." Like, that's almost exactly what he says. He doesn't even imply it or anything, he just says it. And a lot of dialog in the game is like that, where they just outright say stuff, even if it's incredibly stupid they're doing so. Plot is as subtle as a brick on fire screeching out obscenities.
Which is a shame as the game does actually have a some pretty good music, pretty good drawn art to go with the cutscenes, and the game itself has a pretty good atmosphere with a pretty impressive 2D lighting engine. The in-game art isn't half-bad either, though I end up confusing some of the people you can talk too with objects (top-down angle, this one bald guy I thought was a lantern for example).
Unfortunately as its top-down the game is a bit more action-focused than I would like. And there's a few annoying things, like enemies that sometimes respawn when you leave and re-enter a room. Or weird design decisions, like regenerating health. And coupled with some bad level design.
But there are a few interesting ideas here, like when you die you drop your flashlight and have a limited time to go and try to pick-it up. If you don't pick-it up in time, or get hit again before you do, you get a game-over. Some sections go to a first-person, on-rails type gameplay angle. The enemies have been getting progressively more interesting as the game goes on, and some of the scares have legitimately got me. There's even a completely optional stealth mechanic that is actually fairly-well integrated.
But then it does stupid stuff, like too much back-tracking, or how it's really hard to sometimes tell what is something you can pick up in the environment, making them easy to miss, which is a big problem when hunting for key items which for some reason are much harder to spot than weapons, or how some of the level design feels uninspired...
It's not bad, but I can't say it's good either. It's kind of just okay, which is a shame as there's some things to like here, but it's bogged down by flaws that make the good parts a bit less enjoyable. Not to the point the game gets to the point of being bad, but makes it a hard title to recommend or to fully get into when playing.
Could be worth a shake if you're curious enough or like top-down horror games a lot or something, though.
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