Endruen
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His name is Fox, though.
EDIT: Ok, you fixed it just when I was writing this. Now I feel dumb.
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His name is Fox, though.
EDIT: Ok, you fixed it just when I was writing this. Now I feel dumb.
Nomadic Sparks
Banned
I approve of all disco references on this page
Battlechili
Banned
Why would they use Denuvo on such an old game? Denuvo isn't even effective anymore.The new South Park game already got cracked.
On the bright side, that price is pretty reasonable for Square.
On the bright side, that price is pretty reasonable for Square.
ThingontheFloor
Member
That is strange considering I don't think there's a connection between the 2 other than shooting ships. I bought Raiden V last week and haven't received a copy, wonder what triggered it.
The same reason any company uses it, Denuvo is a sales company and convinced the other company it needed to use it. Even when Denuvo wasn't easily cracked, it was never actually effective at making the game publishers any money. It's as useless now as it was then from that perspective.
Some companies still bought enterprise licenses for things like Kaspersky and McAfee even when they were shown to be completely ineffective and actually harm the systems they were on, because they were convinced they should by someone else and didn't know any better.
My point is, people shouldn't give "companies" the benefit of the doubt on doing dumb shit because there's some upper management behind the decision somewhere and they do what they are convinced to do, regardless of who does the convincing. There's a reason social engineering is the main way to get sensitive data
SunDimension24
Member
Wait....I thought that was your Halloween Avatar?! O_0
Tizoc
Member
Well I had one planned but I forgot and resized this one for now
I've got another halloween avy ready since we're close to it :V
So yeah, a few hours in and Cogmind is the real deal.
Feels like there's so much going on with this one. A retro ascii presentation with modern amenities (alt. tile-set graphics as well). TONS of raw data in the form of items, weapons, stats, etc. Walls and wall of text that may sound daunting on paper but is rather categorized & presented smartly, making the game feel weighty and dense with content. Wasn't expecting it but the writing & story are high quality as well. You talk to other robots with unique personalities, pick up logs, hack terminals for info, etc. all fleshing out the world. Every story bit is numerically cataloged in a Log that remains persistent between runs. Pulling up that Lore Log reveals that there's hundreds of entries to fill in. So you keep building the narrative no matter how many times you bite it. I understand that there's 7 unique endings as well.
Plays way faster than I would have imagined as well. Feels like BattleBots a bit in that you're always gathering up new gear (mobility, offence, defense, scouting, etc.) to equip yourself with and all those items combine to create an outer armor layer that protects your Core, which contains your true HP. These various items degrade in combat so you're always on the lookout for something not only new and exciting but also with a high condition as it doubles as protection. It's a great push-pull dynamic. Since it's turn-based it feels kinda XCOM with "Hit %" readouts during encounters (Pro-Tip: enable Tactical Readout" in Options for even more in-game combat data).
Game may look real Dwarf Fortress in stills, but in motion it's way more flashy. Lots of particle effects, screen shake for explosions, text & image overexposure & trails...stuff that makes it feel like a merge of vintage & modern technology. Surprising amount of unique ambient sound files as well. Not something you'd expect in this kind of game. Though on the flip side there's no music, and that's a conspicuous absence.
So yeah as I said, this thing is the real deal. I believe it's all made by one guy.
REALLY digging it so far.
Tizoc
Member
Here's a quickie recommendation
http://store.steampowered.com/app/336840/Color_Guardians/
I am playing this on PS4 and it's a nice little auto-runner. 5 worlds, 10 main stages each and a boss battle. There are also a few unlockable levels too.
It's a score-based game, where you can aim to get a high score while switching colors to get orbs and clear obstacles.
Simple gameplay concept and it's a short game, so give it a play if you want something short to play.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/336840/Color_Guardians/
I am playing this on PS4 and it's a nice little auto-runner. 5 worlds, 10 main stages each and a boss battle. There are also a few unlockable levels too.
It's a score-based game, where you can aim to get a high score while switching colors to get orbs and clear obstacles.
Simple gameplay concept and it's a short game, so give it a play if you want something short to play.
texhnolyze
Banned
STAR OCEAN - THE LAST HOPE - 4K & Full HD Remaster
Holy shit. They really had to put everything in the title, huh?
Holy shit. They really had to put everything in the title, huh?
Gave that whole compact thing a shot on my installed games on two locations.
Out of 263GB on my C drive it sliced of 64GB, and out of 133 on my X drive it took 32GB.
Almost 100 gigs out of 400 is not nothing, but I'm not really hurting for space at the moment so I probably won't bother with it.
Out of 263GB on my C drive it sliced of 64GB, and out of 133 on my X drive it took 32GB.
Almost 100 gigs out of 400 is not nothing, but I'm not really hurting for space at the moment so I probably won't bother with it.
They could have added the price too.
STAR OCEAN - THE LAST HOPE - 4K & Full HD Remaster - $20.99
Does Steam allow regional names for Steam apps? Then they could use those to adapt the price to each regions currency.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Any downsides?
Some extra CPU overhead that, on any modern system, much less a gaming one, will be negligible. And also having to recompact things when games get updated.
I mean it's minor cpu overhead as expected, but nothing else.
Will they even sell enough of it to pay for Denuvo?
Tizoc
Member
It was likely considered early on in development I guess. It'll be interesting to see future titles abandon Denuvo over time.
Finished Layers of Fear, had a great time. I loved the atmosphere and enjoyed the story well enough. I thought it would get repetitive but the game's short enough to avoid that and it usually manages to keep things tense and interesting up until the end. Definitely going to replay this as soon as I upgrade.
ussjtrunks
Member
South Park is so smooth after all these iffy ports it's nice to see a game running so well
GoldandBlue
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Get with the times SE, you need to include the Japanese title too.
STAR OCEAN - THE LAST HOPE - 4K & Full HD Remaster / スターオーシャン4 -
THE LAST HOPE - 4K & Full HD Remaster
What I've gathered from the threads is that it is a good game with a bad story and offensively bad voice acting.
But this has the Japanese voices so ¯\_(ツ
_/¯LurkerPrime
Member
In DOS2, I quicksave before pickpocketing every time... you never know when some sneaky NPC will turn.
I learn to do this after a succession of Fort Joy... incidents. It was, uh, not how things were supposed to go.
I learn to do this after a succession of Fort Joy... incidents. It was, uh, not how things were supposed to go.
sixteen-bit
Member
Congrats to StudioMDHR on the success
Savescumming?
The power of creativity, polish and some E3 marketing at work.
spindoctor
Member
I understand the instinctive impulse to save scum but I feel this game is better if you let your actions have consequences. At one point in the game I did a certain thing that gave my character a debuff to all sorts of elemental damage. I was tempted to reload my save but in the end I just decided to play like that and it made things interesting.
A wild GPD Win 2 appears
Looks chunky.
Tizoc
Member
Ninja what? I gotta do WHAT to reach THAT in Doki Doki?
Ugh my mind ain't got time for that @o@
Ah well moving onto Darkside Detective, but y'all need to play Doki Doki, especially Dusk Golem.
Oh my. Good thing I hadn't bought one yet, will grab this if the model gets better over time.
Ugh my mind ain't got time for that @o@
Ah well moving onto Darkside Detective, but y'all need to play Doki Doki, especially Dusk Golem.
A wild GPD Win 2 appears
Oh my. Good thing I hadn't bought one yet, will grab this if the model gets better over time.
I enjoyed it, but wish it didn't rely so heavily on jump scares (oh, and the "you're at a dead end, but turn around and the room/hallway has completely changed from where you came from" gimmick -- nifty the first couple times, less so the 12th or whatever it was).
arts&crafts
Member
Price point was probably a huge factor, even Elex's price point was a huge selling point for me. For example, if a Hat in Time was the same price as Cuphead I would have bought instantly, but with so many games coming out I can wait for a sale. I am not saying games arent worth more or less, but just from an impulse standpoint.
LurkerPrime
Member
If I'm a heretic, I'm a well-equipped heretic.
Like, I have a preference for full ironman/bronzeman, but only when the game has firm endings rather than game overs. In the latter case I'm driven to get through it at any cost.
You don't want to know how many times I've saved and reloaded in my various Total Warhammer campaigns.
Yeah, I agree. It is much better to have an honest run. But it feels silly not to reload for that when I'm reloading to get through fights anyways. (I also wanted to, y'know, not kill everyone in a town for once.)
Like, I have a preference for full ironman/bronzeman, but only when the game has firm endings rather than game overs. In the latter case I'm driven to get through it at any cost.
You don't want to know how many times I've saved and reloaded in my various Total Warhammer campaigns.
Tizoc
Member
A hat in time's price is fine for me, but I had to hold off on it due to other games+cuphead being a shorter game :X
arts&crafts
Member
Yea if A Hat in Time released a few months ago when I was starved for games I would have been fine, but just in the next 2 weeks I am about $200CAD in new games
Tizoc
Member
Yea if A Hat in Time released a few months ago when I was starved for games I would have been fine, but just in the next 2 weeks I am about $200CAD in new games
Speaking of CAD, did you see the price on Nioh PC over at CDKeys?
That reminds me. I need to ask my wife to let me buy Nioh for PC.
fake edit:
ooo, $48 CAD for Nioh at cdkeys.com.
arts&crafts
Member
sigh....fine I will buy it. That makes Assassins Creed, Elex, Nioh and Destiny 2 this "month". I think this the most day 1 purchases I have bought in an entire year.
Tizoc
Member
Now now, I know I am one to tempt people into delving into madness, but keep in mind that CDKeys do allow refunds.
At best the Nioh port will run but it will leave much to be desired. I think the best it could ever be is...I dunno Nier A port quality? I mean even if Nioh PC turns out to be the best of KOEI Tecmo's published ports on Steam, I'll still be weary of their later releases.
Console kids need a reality check sometimes.
I think I ought to make a thread listing various games released this year with solid Singe Player campaigns.
Just to draw out stupid posts for our amusement
arts&crafts
Member
How much is it going to be at release? Steam doesnt have a price, although CDkeys says its base price is "$83.49CAD"
Tizoc
Member
Well look at the price of the last KOEI Tecmo game that is USD 60 and see what it is in CAD. That's how much Nioh'd be :X