jack1974
Dec 27, 2017
Don't try to hide the truth: it's the period of the year where you'll buy 5000 new games, despite still having about 1 million left unplayed
What did you play?
Personally I played LiS:Before the storm and had a blast. I don't know who is this Chloe, but definitely not the same person present in the other game!
Fun, witty really cool to play as her. That was my greatest fear, to not like the main character, and instead was positively impressed. Also very good story overall (I liked the bittersweet ending) and thumbs up to whoever did the 3d model of Rachel, super hot/sexy
I'm also playing Telltale's Batman but I am not sure if I'll go on because there are only 3 episodes out and I hate episodic games
Will probably wait until all episodes are out.
Tried Senua Hellblade but wasn't for me. I have already enough stress in my daily life, don't need a game to add to it
Lastly having fun with Steamworld Dig 2, one of the few platform games I can play (easy mode) without getting too much frustrated.
And you what are you playing ?
BobTheMob
Dec 27, 2017
Got Slime Rancher months back and still have yet to get to it... Seems all my playthroughs that I do to showcase on YT are always MUCH later after the game has come out...
jack1974
Dec 28, 2017
That game is awesome! I know the developer and he's a nice and modest guy as well
Franka
Dec 28, 2017
Well, family has been taking my time, so I've only really played SIMULACRA, which is a "lost phone" game, where we impersonate Anna mostly on social media, to find out what happened to her.
It has really cringy actors, but is a nice puzzle game.
Debating when I have the time to plow through LiS: Before the Storm...
jack1974
Dec 28, 2017
Interesting, those "lost phones" games are getting popular. I was thinking to do one too. Of course, the plot twist is that the person who lost the phone in the end it's an AI!
Debating when I have the time to plow through LiS: Before the Storm...
I think it's worth it. I even ordered the deluxe version!
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Honestly, while the first game had a better overall story, this one has really SUPER writing, in particular the first two episodes. The first two episodes are even more funny than the original game and the best game I played this year. I liked also the 3rd episode but that one it's more controversial (if you check Steam forums, lots of complaints haha).
pahldus
Dec 28, 2017
Well, my sister got me a Steam gift card and I used it to get Expeditions: Vikings, a game I had been wanting for some time. I have already sunk 18 hours into it since Christmas. It has many of the things I like, Story-driven, turn-based combat, base building and VIKINGS! Did I mention I like VIKINGS!
Akar Dorn
Dec 29, 2017
Finished "The letter", brilliant, good-written yet long --
really, really long in some places
, -- horror VN, and right now I try to compare beta of new Pillars of Eternity and alpha of Pathfinder: Kingmaker. And it is a tough choice
. They both promise to become my favorite RPGs at release.
jack1974
Dec 29, 2017
Eh those games must be really good, but since for my daily job I have to read/write a lot of texts, I've become somewhat allergic to story-rich games myself
Franka
Dec 29, 2017
I've been trying to finish The Letter for five months now, I just can't play it for longer stretches of time because - yeah, really, REALLY long in some places!
Pace675
Dec 29, 2017
Honestly, while the first game had a better overall story, this one has really SUPER writing, in particular the first two episodes. The first two episodes are even more funny than the original game and the best game I played this year. I liked also the 3rd episode but that one it's more controversial (if you check Steam forums, lots of complaints haha).
I really liked this one too surprisingly, the writing for all 3 episode was great, the only big and I do mean the big shortcoming of EP3 was the voice acting, it kind of fell off the bus and got ran over by a tank. It sounded like they got coached by Christopher Walken, it kind of detracted from the story. But overall a great by and should keep most people entertained.
BobTheMob
Dec 29, 2017
I keep seeing this thing Doki Doki Literature Club pop up everywhere and from what I understand there are references to Edgar Allan Poe in that game.
Does anyone know if I'm right about that? 'Cause if there are I
GOTTA check that out!
jack1974
Dec 30, 2017
That game is a "break fourth wall" one. It's super popular, though I haven't had time to play it yet. In practice starts a normal dating sim and then becomes creepy, you can't control your screen, etc (like makes your computer feel possessed and such). I am not a fan of breaking 4th wall, but it's so popular that must be done well
I found an "interesting" game (for me as game developer):
http://store.steampowered.com/app/671390/Metropolis_Lux_Obscura/
very fanservice obviously (you can see it already from the screenshots!) but to me is interesting the art style since it's basically to what I wanted to accomplish with Vera Blanc but obviously in that game is done 100x times better
(better art quality I mean).
The match3 game is not particularly fun or bad, but the story has full voice acting and "animated panels". I love manga art and as said I'll do only games with it, but playing that game and seeing it was well received on Steam, made me consider if to make a last attempt at something similar... but without minigames
Ayacast
Dec 30, 2017
I played Doki Doki Literature Club recently (at night, baaaad idea), I didn't catch any particular literary references? It is a compelling and fairly short visual novel and I get why it was included in several lists "Top games of the year" but it can get gimmicky at times. Anyway, the less said about the plot, the better, going into the game blindly constitutes the best experience ^^
I haven't seen Metropolis: Lux Obscura before, I'm not a fan of the art style, the in-your-face nudity and violence seem rather crude and pure fanservice without substance... Well, that's just my opinion judging by the apparence ^^'
jack1974
Dec 30, 2017
pure fanservice without substance
Like 99% of the top selling VN on Steam
Jokes apart, yes I was looking at that one purely from the art style, not the actual contents, I would want to put some story/romance and not just sex and stop
Franka
Dec 30, 2017
I found an "interesting" game (for me as game developer): http://store.steampowered.com/app/671390/Metropolis_Lux_Obscura/
very fanservice obviously (you can see it already from the screenshots!) but to me is interesting the art style since it's basically to what I wanted to accomplish with Vera Blanc but obviously in that game is done 100x times better (better art quality I mean).
Already completed all the endings - it's a pretty underwhelming game, but the premise isn't that bad, and I like the comic style. The match 3 game is pretty broken though.
I do prefer
http://store.steampowered.com/app/594680/Shuyan_Saga/
jack1974
Dec 30, 2017
Nice, that is definitely way above indie levels though!
Jaeger
Jan 08, 2018
Battle Chasers: Nightwar -- I dropped this game months ago, but now starting again after the patches got released. I like the presentation, but the story so far only does enough to move the game along. The turn-based combat on the surface is familiar to those that played a lot of JRPGs, but it has a few nuances that make it more interesting than most of its ilk. Most notably, you can use certain basic Actions generate Overcharge. Overcharge, in practice, allows the characters to use their more powerful Abilities while reducing the drain on their mana pool. During longer battles, the player must deciding between accumulating Overcharge to conserve mana or unleashing their abilities as soon as possible.
King's Bounty: Dark Side -- I enjoy the turn-based battles and variety of units you can use. It's definitely made for people who are already familiar with the series, since there is no tutorial.
Street Fighter 5 -- I need my fighting game fix. Honestly, the game was mess on launch, but I enjoyed the base game and the updates are slowly improving the experience.
jack1974
Mar 06, 2018
I've finished playing the bonus episode of Life Is Strange: Before The Storm and it was awesome (even if heart-breaking).
Why AAA companies don't make more games like that instead of the 500th generic boring shooter? they should be even easier to do since clearly lower budget
Miakoda
Mar 06, 2018
I've finished playing the bonus episode of Life Is Strange: Before The Storm and it was awesome (even if heart-breaking).
Why AAA companies don't make more games like that instead of the 500th generic boring shooter? they should be even easier to do since clearly lower budget
Part of the problem is that the AAA companies are a lot like movie companies; they see something that becomes a blockbuster seller, earning billions of dollars, and they have to chase that bandwagon. Some of this is also attributable to the fact they answer to shareholders who normally demand the highest return on their investment in the least amount of time.
It also doesn't help that when something gets big, they also try to follow the trend. The problem with this is that if something makes it big, the companies are already behind the curve. Whether it is Call of Duty, or PUBG...and you can see it when it was MMORPGs, etc...they think if they make a similar product, they can get as much money. The problem is that people are normally invested in the thing which garners their attention.
jack1974
Mar 06, 2018
Yes true, but I think both the life is strange games got a LOT of money (they were super successful) and I believe their ROI is much better than many other games. I think many AAA companies are still led by... "incompetent people" who think the main character must be a male, there must be blood, etc.
Less blood and more boob-ahem, more love
I'm joking as usual but it's clear what I mean, if we consider that the most popular thing of Bioware games (both Dragon Age and Mass Effect series) wasn't the gameplay, but the story/romances...seems clear to me what many people want
