VitalNerve
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I seriously would pick the two of them up and try them out. They are both great games.
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I seriously would pick the two of them up and try them out. They are both great games.
I can wholeheartedly recommend both DAO and Witcher 2... They are fantastic games, and both have a lot to offer. Witcher 2 is the better of the two, in my opinion, though. Do it!
arts&crafts
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How is Castlevania? Worth 8.50?
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/ca/...evania-lord-shadows-ultimate-edition/#item-s1
+ 20% off
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/ca/...evania-lord-shadows-ultimate-edition/#item-s1
+ 20% off
Atraveller
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Besides, modern WRPGs aren't hard to get into.
VitalNerve
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Thank you Ganzor for gifting me a copy of Limbo 
spindoctor
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I've actually been on both sides of the fence so I can kind of see why it happens. For example, I loved Gone Home, Journey and the Stanley Parable but I didn't enjoy Dear Esther at all. Games like these that forgo traditional gameplay elements have to hook you with their narrative, and that sometimes doesn't click with everyone. Still, I thought Gone Home did an okay job in this regard given that there are multiple different stories being told while you play it so anyone can find something of interest.
Another major complaint was that it's not worth it's regular $20 price. While it's not fair to judge an experience like this by it's length, it is a pretty short game. I'm not sure how I would feel if I had paid full price instead of the $5 I paid for it in a sale.
Atraveller
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It's a sequel in an established universe, of course it does that.
VitalNerve
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Definitely.
You get a card for each $10 you spend (pre-orders don't count). You can also buy them from the market. I don't think you can get them via idling.
Yeah, after I wrote that I realized it sounded more condescending than I intended it to. I actually have a lot of problems with "art games" that are basically walking down a path while being preached at, and length is of course always a consideration.
That being said, it gets really tiring when the automatic reaction to this sort of thing is "THIS ISN'T A GAME GO AWAY AAAAAH", but I guess that's the internet.
Baron von Loathsome
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Crusader Kings II is awesome.
she just emails you a code you type in the main menu and you get the achievement
it's nice since she personally replies to you heh
derExperte
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Afaik (still haven't played it) W2 doesn't continue after the first game but in medias res, the names are mostly new. I remember that many people were confused at first by this.
charlequin
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$20 for a 2-hour game whose creators (rightly or wrongly) encourage everyone to keep even its basic thematic content secret so lots of people who buy it feel misled about what they're getting.
Narrative-driven experiential games can also be good or bad.
Yes. Yes it is. I need to spend more time in the Elder Scrolls mod.
VitalNerve
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I agree, if the plot for Gone Home did not stick then the game would have been bad. I heard the one big issue with Dear Esther was that the island was too big for the kind of game it was, took forever to get to particular areas and what not.
Price tag is a bit steep so I can see why people would get upset. I personally would pay 20$ for the game, now.
I've been gaming since the 2600
Time is the issue for me nowadays. I just don't have time to play everything I want to, and games that are mercilessly difficult and repetitious are more frustrating than fun for me in that regard.Atraveller
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It does continue after the first game.
VitalNerve
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That game looks almost like Civilization.
No. They confirm your picture and then give you the achievement. It's a viral-style achievement and it's royally stupid to people like me that are sort-of completionists. Yes, because you're going to be in my part of the world to share a beer with, developer. :|
derExperte
Member
Then I must have tought of another game.
MMBosstones86
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nice. 4 more for me!
When does the offers end? I can't buy this until tomorrow.
It's more like a Total War game focused on diplomacy and politics instead of combat.
Baron von Loathsome
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It's Civilization meets A Song of Ice and Fire meets an unintuitive UI.
Shrike Alvaron
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I think what they mean is that it doesn't start immediately after the end of The Witcher, but instead leaps forward and drops you into the middle of the story it's built around (In Media Res means to start in the middle of the story instead of the beginning) and fills you in through the rest of the game.
VitalNerve
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Hmm.. Interesting.
Atraveller
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Emphasis on unintuitive UI.
Head of Vengarl
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Well, fuck. Which one has better combat? If it helps, I really liked Fable 1. And I like Torchlight 2 and Xenoblade, but I don't think those are comparable in any way, judging from the gameplay vids I watched of DAO and TW2.
Stuggernaut
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I am having fun with Skyrim, but I never played Oblivion.
I see it on sale.
Will I like it if I like Skyrim? Or will it look and run very dated after playing Skyrim (I heavily mod Skyrim).
I see it on sale.
Will I like it if I like Skyrim? Or will it look and run very dated after playing Skyrim (I heavily mod Skyrim).
Be warned that while it's a great game, learning it is a pain. Not a Dwarf Fortress-level learning curve made of lava, but one that's at least fairly spiky. Let's plays help.
Baron von Loathsome
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In fact, forget about the Civilization part.
It is indeed. If we re-voted for 2012 goty it would be mine. I really liked the walking dead and originally picked it #1 but I haven't touched it since I finished episode 5 given its extremely linear nature whereas I've dumped another 74 hours into CK2 this year and kept having new experiences.
Atraveller
Banned
None of them is "better", they are just different.
cicero
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Don't be all coy with us!@# Now we have to see the picture!
VitalNerve
Member
Well, imo, Witcher 2 is better in every way. But they both play differently so it is not fair to really compare.
apieceofstrange
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So Rogue Legacy is starting grow on me now that I've upgraded my character enough to stand a fighting chance.
Overall, I'm enjoying Risk of Rain a whole lot more as far as these types of games go though.
Still on the fence on picking up Duck Tales in the last hour of its flash.
Overall, I'm enjoying Risk of Rain a whole lot more as far as these types of games go though.
Still on the fence on picking up Duck Tales in the last hour of its flash.
Robot Pants
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Not that this is a huge number by any means, I'm sure there are just insane Steam libraries out there, but I was just reminded of that cat paw over the users mouse picture and was surprised no one has made a "it's time to stop buying" picture.
Dragon Age Origins it's an old school real-time with pause, meaning that you control your party in real time, but you can hit pause to decide you next move. You can give orders to all the characters.
The Witcher 2 it's more like an action game.
Atraveller
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