Random Video Games/News Thread

[MR2 Fan]

Since we have random threads for other things, figured it would be good to have one here also...lots of announcements at E3 just happened and I didn't see many posts about it.


Final Fantasy VII is getting a remake, and I'm very excited, though I have a feeling it will be too different for some fans and they'll complain anyway.

Shenmue III also coming out after being sucessfully funded on Kickstarter. I really enjoyed the first one on Dreamcast, but never played the sequel since I've never owned an Xbox. I re-watched some playthrough videos of the first one the other day, and forgot some of the more tedious parts of it...I kinda wish they'd remake the first two games with modern,updated everything, streamlined a bit, I mean it's now basically being made on consoles from THREE different manufacturers.

[Kchrpm]

The tedious stuff was important! Having to walk to get to the bus! Doing your job driving the forklift! You never knew when a story beat was going to happen, you were just living your life. If everything you did just moved the story forward, it would be a totally different game.

[MR2 Fan]

The tedious stuff was important! Having to walk to get to the bus! Doing your job driving the forklift! You never knew when a story beat was going to happen, you were just living your life. If everything you did just moved the story forward, it would be a totally different game.

I really thought I should get paid for that Forklift crap, I remember that one quite well...really felt like work.

[Kchrpm]

You did get paid. In video game money. Which you could spend at the arcade, or on food for the little kitten.

#greatness

[MR2 Fan]

You did get paid. In video game money. Which you could spend at the arcade, or on food for the little kitten.

#greatness

yeah, or the casino? but if I recall, you couldn't leave the casino with your winnings, so you couldn't buy the ticket from the travel agency to go to Hong Kong? uhh..its been too long since I played it

[Kchrpm]

I don't remember a casino...

[MR2 Fan]

I don't remember a casino...

Well it just had slot machines

[21Kid]

I thought it had retro video games too?

[Jason]

I'm stupid excited for FF7, but definitely fearful of what they're going to change. I really enjoyed the battle system and materia system, and I could see both of those changing due to outsmarting themselves.

[21Kid]

Yeah, I was super excited to replay it... until I heard that it was a "remake". :erm:
Maybe I'll just get the HD version of the original and play that. :|

[MR2 Fan]

I thought it had retro video games too?

Yes it had a few in the arcade, plus darts and other games to help you with the in-game fights.

[Kchrpm]

There was an arcade with retro games, and also games at the bar/lounge at the docks.

[thesameguy]

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It's on sale on xbone for $4 and I couldn't say no. I have very good memories of this game - the style, the action, the story. I remember by buddy and I camped around my computer for hours banging our heads against the perpetual instant death scenarios and the joy that came from nailing a sequence of actions on the first try. It was so different than every other game of the time - quite a revolution.

I only played a few minutes of it last night but honestly it holds up way better than I thought it would. The highly styling graphics help and the "remastering" is to good effect. I only encountered one "WTF am I supposed to now!!" moment, but it was more familiar than frustrating. :)

Hard to guess whether I'm enjoying it from a sense of nostalgia or because game play legitimately still good, but whatever. It's $4 and neat. :)

[novicius]

Yeah should I boot it back up? ;)

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[Tom Servo]

Wow, someone other than me had a 3DO?

[novicius]

Hells yeah! Once I saw "Road & Track's Need for Speed" game, I could never return to Ivan Stewart's IRONMAN on the Super NES. :lol:

[21Kid]

Another 3DO owner checking in. :( I never had this game though. Loved me some Crash N Burn. :lol:

[Tom Servo]

Crash N Burn was pretty much the only game on the system that was worth much, from what I remember. I mostly remember there being decent hardware but the controller's d-pad being next to worthless.

[thesameguy]

I had a PC. :shrug:

[Phil_SS]

Hells yeah! Once I saw "Road & Track's Need for Speed" game, I could never return to Ivan Stewart's IRONMAN on the Super NES. :lol:

Fellow 3DO owner as well. And I loved R&T Need for Speed.

How bout Slayer?
The original Road Rash.
Shock Wave
Gex! (Jungle Boogie, oh won't yaget down) I would pay for this game if they offered it on Xbox as an arcade game.

[novicius]

My 3DO games:
Gex
FIFA International Soccer (supports 6 controllers!)
Out of this World
Road & Track presents The Need for Speed
Road Rash (remake -- had the original on SEGA Genesis)
Samurai Shodown
Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Supreme Warrior (2-discs)
Syndicate

These games pre-dated the original Playstation by two years in some cases. :hard:

[Rare White Ape]

Shit that's nearly as old as some SNES games.

[novicius]

Playstation-quality graphics in the SNES heyday was a big jump. The muddy mess of pixels that is Need for Speed felt photorealistic! :lol:

[thesameguy]

It was very good on the PC... being limited to SDTV resolutions would have been a setback. ;)

[novicius]

That was 1 year AFTER its initial release on the 3DO! :lol:

Believe me, when NFS debuted, the graphics blew everyone away. :hard:

[Tom Servo]

Yep, amazing how far we've come.

http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/13692/1386568-ijhbm.jpg

[MR2 Fan]

http://www.gamesradar.com/original-sonynintendo-playstation-prototype/

[speedpimp]

Best magazine cover faux pas I can think of is back in '97 when I picked up a copy of Official Playstation Magazine with Parappa The Rapper on the cover. MY roommate's son who was in the car with me looked at the cover and said "Parappa The Raper, what kind of fucking game is this?" I pointed out the extra P and he shut up and promptly sunk low into the burgundy leather seat of my '87 Olds Trofeo.

[Tom Servo]

I miss Parappa the Rapper, that was a great game.

[GreatScawt]

So I buzzed through Arkham Asylum and started up my playthrough of Arkham City.... such a good game. But I encountered something really weird yesterday (7/4).
In the basement of the courthouse is a man in his cell called "Calendar Man". I approached him and he started talking about having bombs to set off to get him free and how that would be appropriate for Independence Day. And some more 4th of July references after that. :twitch:

Basically, he does that for every big holiday. Just a weird coincidence my first interaction with him in the game was on a holiday. :up:

[Kchrpm]

Related spoiler: http://kotaku.com/batman-arkham-knights-true-ending-has-a-cool-easter-eg-1715248781

[Tom Servo]

In the spirit of random video games (as this doesn't appear to be purely news related), anybody else pick up anything interesting from the latest Steam sale?

I've found myself surprisingly addicted to Cook, Serve, Delicious: one of those time management games but I guess is an updated remake of an early Playstation title. I usually like these types of games as a way to pass the time for some reason and this one is pretty much the cream of the crop.

Also picked up Grim Fandango Remastered, Homeworld Remastered, Valkyria Chronicles (so far hasn't totally held my interest, but the graphical style is absolutely fantastic, looks like super high quality hand drawn animation but is all rendered), Dirt Rally (which I still haven't installed since I don't have my wheel hooked up at the moment), Project CARS, and X-Plane 10.

[GreatScawt]

Yeah the Steam sale and other competition really had me pull out the wallet just because "goddamn that's cheap".

On Steam I got:
Metro Redux Bundle @ $10
The Talos Principle @ $14 - SUPER good and underrated IMO. I have to play it some more, but it's a fantastic first person puzzler like Portal. And it has a really cool philosophical story structure behind it.
Hotline Miami @ $1.50
Please Don't Touch Anything @ $2.50 - this is a really unique, clever game. Reminds me of a Kongregate game, which probably isn't the best compliment. But it's fun.
Dirt Rally @ ~$26.

And then on Greenmangaming I picked up Arkham Asylum and Arkham City for $5 each plus another 25% off. Couldn't pass that up. I actually threw in Arkham Knight because that was also discounted and would complete the trilogy.

[Tom Servo]

I'd been wondering about Talos Principle but knew basically nothing about it. I'll have to remember that for the next sale.

[Rare White Ape]

I got Antichamber (another portal-esque puzzler but way harder and weirder) and Kill The Bad Guy on either Humble or GOG, I forget which site.

I very highly recommend Antichamber. It's still on sale for a couple of bucks. Or, a couple dollars as you guys would say it, since I paid in USD.

[KillerB]

We definitely use the term "bucks" here as well. :)

[Rare White Ape]

True, but it was the omission of the word 'of' in that phrase that I was hoping to highlight.

I've noticed it a couple of times.

[KillerB]

I'd say it gets used interchangeably here. It usually comes out of my mouth as "a coupla bucks."

[Rare White Ape]

Yeah I'm guilty of that too, but I'd never type it in a formal situation. It's definitely an American thing to formally drop the 'of'. I've seen it in car and video game articles.

[Rare White Ape]

Me randomly cruising Steam, I spot a game, the game intrigues me, I search it on Google, I find a review which tells me it's passable (not overwhelmingly positive like Steam tells me) but hey at least I land on the game's website and find its really sweet soundtrack.

Click this text (http://www.lisatherpg.com/music.html) if you like things.

[GreatScawt]

Talos Principle is $14 right now. The recently released DLC is discounted as well.

[Rare White Ape]

I've never heard of this game before.

Looks like my comically oversized yet hilariously underutilised Steam library has a new game.

[21Kid]

You have one of those too?!?

[Rare White Ape]

Doesn't everyone?

I tend to justify my Steam purchases based on how many packets of chips or McDonald's hamburgers I would buy for the same price. If it's more than two, I begin to think a bit harder about whether I want it.

It's very rare nowadays for me to spend more than $20 on a game. I save that sort of money for console disc purchases, and my most played Steam title is Kerbal, which only cost me $17.

Stupid Steam sales taking my money a little bit at a time :angry:

[GreatScawt]

Yeah, PC games are amazingly cheap. I just got Dark Souls in the Humble Bundle... along with 8 other (decent) games. For $10. I gave away two of them as well.

Speaking of which, anyone want Ridge Racer Unbounded or Beware Planet Earth on Steam?

[SkylineObsession]

Anyone here downloaded this months Live Gold free game, Pneuma: Breath of Life?

I played it yesterday (and finished it a few hours later, at 3am on a work day ;) ) and quite liked it, was a good thinking game and it looks pretty good too.

Easy 1000g score too. ;)

[Cam]

I downloaded it. Have not played.

[Rare White Ape]

Let us know when you've deleted it yeah?

[Yw-slayer]

I'll let you know when I've bought a game which I've installed, but not played.

That said, I DID finally finish COD:Ghosts the other day.

[21Kid]

I've been playing COD: BLOPSIII
It's the most fun I've had on a COD game since the first MW. :D:up:

[GreatScawt]

I keep watching gameplay and I *actually* want to pick it up on PC. Kinda badly. I gotta resist though!

[Rare White Ape]

I got home from work excitedly expecting a package containing a new game on my doorstep.

It wasn't there.

*checks online order*

Turns out SW Battlefront III comes out on Thursday, not Tuesday :sadbanana:

[Kchrpm]

Battlefront is out this week? You'd think I'd know that...

[Rare White Ape]

What? You don't?

Well son, take your pants off and get thee down to your local games emporium.

[Reynard]

For you space game peeps, you might want to check out Rebel Galaxy. It's kept me interested in playing regularly for the past month, which is a very rare thing for me with any game now.... XCOM EW Long War being the exception but that's getting off topic.

Anyway, quick description would be Elite Dangerous "Arcade" meets Battlestations Midway/Pacific. Essentially most of the things you can do in Elite you can do in RG (combat, trade, pirate, smuggle, etc.) but the scale is much smaller, it's much more colorful, is played in 3rd person view, is designed to be played with a game pad and is not a "sim" in any way, shape or form. The Battlestaions aspect is that you maneuver strictly on a 2d plane, have broadside weapons to fire & can assign specific firing traits for individual turrets and your wingman and most of the battles play out like a Pacific theater WWII naval battle.

It's strictly a single player game and there is a story line to play out but it's designed to be a sandbox game in the end as the "Galaxy" you play in is randomly generated each time you start a new game. There are different factions to align or war with and a healthy trade economy you can influence if you wish etc. Exploration is a definite afterthought though. I do like the art & ship design a lot and the game play is very easy to pick up... again not a sim by any stretch but I think it's rather fun.

How long this fun will last it's hard to say but I can see playing it through a couple more times for no other reason then to say be a pirate the whole time or simply to get in the good graces of a different faction. There are a couple of ships that are only available if you're aligned with a specific faction.

So if any of that sounds interesting you might want to take the plunge. It was all of $17 when I got it at launch but I think it's only $20 regularly, on Steam btw. Should be available for the PS4/Xbone early next year I believe.

I should also say that it's meant to have a very "Firefly" like vibe to it and I guess it sort of does but that is mostly expressed by the wild west/rock & roll soundtrack they have for the game. However, a really great feature they implemented into the launcher is that you can add your own pool of music for specific subsets of the game play. Five to be specific being the Title Screen, Ambient, Idle, Combat and in Space Stations. As one who still always listens to my own music while gaming this is a fantastic option.

[Cam]

I'll check it out when it is released for Xbone.

I tried Gems of War this week. It's a free game, so I guess I can't complain. It's like the bastard child of Puzzle Quest and Candy Crush. :lol: I think it will get old quick though.

[TheBenior]

The wife ordered The Witcher 3 and Mad Max for the PS4 from Best Buy yesterday. She wanted to get Mad Max when it came out, but I told her to hold off until it was discounted since reviews were somewhat mixed. Both games ended up being $20 each after the Black Friday sales and her Best Buy Gamers Club discount, so Mad Max was obtained for probably what it's worth, and The Witcher 3 will probably end up being a great game for that price.

[21Kid]

Cyber Monday Cheat Code
Today only get 15% off select pre-order and new release titles with cheat code UUDDLRLR. See terms and conditions below.
:lol:

[TheBenior]

:lol:

I wish I had time to finish games quickly for deals like that to make sense. I'm better off waiting until games are a year old and have dropped in price. :l

On a related note, I just picked up Ass Creed: Unity for $10 from Amazon. Reviews of it after a year's worth of patches to the initially broken game have been much kinder.

[21Kid]

I mostly do that with single player games... unless I really want to play them. With multiplayer games, people are usually done with them if I don't get them right at launch. :(

I got Ass Creed IV for free and haven't even started it. :(

[TheBenior]

Yeah, I pretty much never play multiplayer, partly for that reason.

The wife got me Ass Creed 4 a while ago, and I have yet to play it :lol:

[Rare White Ape]

On a related note, I just picked up Ass Creed: Unity for $10 from Amazon. Reviews of it after a year's worth of patches to the initially broken game have been much kinder.

Hahaha, this is great!

I think it's great because there's been some hoopla in the games media this year about game review embargoes, mostly from UbiSoft but also from Bethesda. From memory, Ubi knew that AC:Unity was going to be terrible at launch so to protect their earnings made sure that nobody could read a review casting this much-hyped game into the sea before gamers dropped their hard-earned on it, lest they find out themselves that it's terrible and not waste any money.

So I think if I was editor of a popular gaming news site like Kotaku (which has been allegedly blacklisted by the two publishers above for, you know, reporting gaming news) I'd go full-smart arse and not review a game until it was 12 months old and actually worthy of any time.

[21Kid]

Do you still play Elder Scrolls online Rich? I might try this out.


Always fancied giving The Elder Scrolls Online a try but haven't yet been able to commit? Here's hoping you have some free time this weekend as Bethesda is giving you the chance to try before you buy.

From Thursday, December 10 until Monday, December 14, 2015, you'll be able to download the full game client and sample the game on PC/Mac or Xbox One (or both, I guess).

For Xbox One you'll need a live Gold subscription, and from 3am PST you'll be able to download The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited client for free

[Cam]

Anyone here downloaded this months Live Gold free game, Pneuma: Breath of Life?

I played it yesterday (and finished it a few hours later, at 3am on a work day ;) ) and quite liked it, was a good thinking game and it looks pretty good too.


Finally tried it. Wow, the voice is annoying. I almost immediately set the voice level to zero. I disagree that it has been a thinking game. I've done the first two chapters so far and it's simply been "Look at the eye and try to figure out what direction you need to move the stick." You think it looks good? I think it looks like I'm moving (slowly) through a Sketch Up drawing. The environments are rudimentary. If you're going to have paintings on the walls, don't just repeatedly use the same four in every room, sometimes more than once. I'll probably finish it, but I think it's... weak.

[Cam]

Knight Squad: Deleted.

[speedpimp]

Do you still play Elder Scrolls online Rich? I might try this out.


Yes I do, and loving every minute of it. Haven't done any of the DLC though.

[novicius]

I picked up a brand new copy of the Mad Max game for $30 off Amazon used (?). Even had a virgin DLC freebie code that was still good! I don't feel so bad about missing it on eBay for $25 now. :D Especially since it's still $50 used at Gamestop. :p

Fun so far. Reminds me a lot of the Nintendo Master System game actually! :rawk:

[21Kid]

Amazon Prime members are getting a nice bonus starting today: 20 percent off newly released physical video games (including pre-orders) shipped and sold by Amazon. The discount is offered on new titles until two weeks after launch, so you can wait for reviews if you'd like. wow.

[21Kid]

Also, for Jason:

Five years ago, DC Universe Online debuted on PC and PlayStation 3. Much has changed since then, including a transition to free-to-play and a PS4 port, but there's still more to be done. Daybreak Games (formerly Sony Online Entertainment) is bringing its MMO to Xbox One this spring.

[TheBenior]

wow.

Sounds like they decided to beat the Best Buy Gamer's Club Unlocked membership, which also gives you 20% off of new games, but is $30 for a 2 year membership.

[21Kid]

Without having to go to Best Buy!

[GreatScawt]

Makes me feel a little better since the ridiculous $100 prime membership just auto-renewed.

[21Kid]

I just had to finally pay full price too. :( I still think it's worth it for how much I use the shipping/video/music/free mobile games/and now this discount.

[Rare White Ape]

Here's a game everyone should play. What a blast! And it's free!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/409160/

[Cam]

Sacred 3 was the free 360 game and it works on the Xbone. Just tried it out. The voice acting and story were so bad I quit out. I'll probably delete it unless someone else plays it. You can play four-player co-op.

[Reynard]

Makes me feel a little better since the ridiculous $100 prime membership just auto-renewed.

I was a Prime member for the first couple of years, when it was still around $60/yr. if memory serves but ended up cancelling because I really wasn't using any of the benefits. I order something from them maybe every 6 weeks and never need it in 2 days and maybe streamed video all of 3 or 4 times in that 2 years. Now of course with the impending Clarkson/Hammond/May show upcoming I feel I'm going to need to subscribe again just for that <sigh>.

So what's my point? They had a good sale for Prime back in October that I missed and was pissed about but there's a new weekend sale for Prime (http://tinyurl.com/gwqsd5d), not as good as the previous one but still better then $100 in case anyone's interested.

[21Kid]

Sacred 3 was the free 360 game and it works on the Xbone. Just tried it out. The voice acting and story were so bad I quit out. I'll probably delete it unless someone else plays it. You can play four-player co-op.

I might give it a shot. I liked the 2nd one.

[Reynard]

I picked up a new game a week ago called Tharsis that I'm really enjoying. This video completely sold me as far as giving it a try and I haven't been disappointed.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idOuWJTev_o

Mind it's certainly not going to be for everyone and it's very difficult but also unique (at least in my viddy game experience) and just plain cool for older sci-fi fans.

[George]

Number 692 in an ongoing series of things that everyone has known for a long time, except me:

If you are tidying up the room where the kids have been playing Xbox 360, and while picking up game controllers, you accidentally press the big silver button in the center on one of them, not only does the controller light up, but the Xbox turns itself on as well.

Interesting. This means one could turn on the Xbox and play games without ever getting up from the couch - or heck, getting out of bed, for that matter - as long as there's a remote control for the TV nearby.

No wonder Americans are so fat. :lol:

[GreatScawt]

When my X1 turns on, it turns my TV on as well :lol:

[Cam]

Mine makes coffee and a boiled egg!

[George]

See, now THIS is why the internet was invented.

To make me laugh. :up:

[GreatScawt]

http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/6/10928652/red-dead-redemption-backward-compatibility-xbox-one

Boom, finally.

[M4FFU]

...or not :P
Shame. That's one game I'd truly love a current-gen reboot of.

[Rare White Ape]

I want to know what the big deal is. Surely you can just switch to your X360 or PS3 to play it, and it will be a better experience on native hardware.

I could understand if it was a next-gen port with better graphics and new features (as per GTA V).

[21Kid]

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[Phil_SS]

I finally got around to playing Pneuma. It was a fun 45 minutes. :lol: Though, I would have been pissed if I paid money for such a short game.

I like puzzle games like Myst and the Portal games so it was worth it to play it for free.

Which reminds me, we need a new Portal or Myst game. Do the Myst style games even exist anymore? If they do I'm guessing they are all on PC.

[GreatScawt]

Well there is something coming out from the creators of Myst called Obduction, funded via Kickstarter. I'm looking at the campaign... unfortunately I only see references to PC and Mac :/

[thesameguy]

Man, I am not comfortable putting Myst and Portal in the same breath.

[Phil_SS]

Why?

I'd say they adequately represent each end of the spectrum of first person puzzle games.

[thesameguy]

Except for one is an inventive action-packed game, and the other is a wait to load rework of the 7th Guest. :P

[Rare White Ape]

I might be wrong (I could easily Google it in the time it takes me to write this) but there was a Myst anniversary HD remake recently, wasn't there?

And there are plenty of first-person action puzzle games on the market now that Portal is a success. PC and console.

One I recommend is Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist (yes that is its title) which is free, short and actually very very funny. It's developed by the guy who made The Stanley Parable (another one worth playing). Another one is The Static Speaks My Name (also free, and creepy!). Another is The Talos Principle, CAT Interstellar (currently on Early Access for $2.99) and you've probably heard of The Witness. The Witness is good, but I find the developer Jonathan Blow and his games to be very pretentious, so I dunno. It's a personal issue for me! I highly recommend Antichamber, because of how difficult it is.

If you want more Portal, look up Portal Stories: Mel, a free game on Steam if you own Portal 2, developed by fans with Valve's blessings. It's really good for a glorified mod.

Get on Steam and look up any of those titles and scroll right down to the 'You might also like:' section, there's heaps of suggestions there.

[21Kid]

I wonder what I'll get...

In celebration of its sixth birthday, Green Man Gaming is selling a mystery bundle for six cents. The bundle consists of one game, and the mystery has to do with the fact that you don't know what game you're going to get. Six cents isn't much of a gamble to find out.

I tried my luck and ended up with Steel Storm: Burning Retribution, a game that is now in my Steam library and will likely stay unplayed forever. The top few comments on the mystery bundle page indicate that other people got American Truck Simulator, Bridge Constructor, and Call of Duty: Black Ops. Some good variation there!

[Alan P]

I wonder what I'll get...

I got Shattered Haven. It'll sit there on my steam list, never having been installed or played.

[GreatScawt]

Ahh, I saw that earlier. Just bought one... I got... Shiplord (http://store.steampowered.com/app/422250/). :|

Eh, for $0.06 that's still a steal.

[Rare White Ape]

Already sold out. As Hydraulic Press Channel man once said (while squashing paper) "Vot de fokk?" :?

[Yw-slayer]

Shiplord actually looks like fun.

[GreatScawt]

It's yours if you want it!

[Yw-slayer]

Don't mind (not that I'll ever play or install it). You need my Steam username? But I think you have it already.

[21Kid]

I got shiplord too. :( Which I got from their $1 mystery bundle a week ago. :(:( Anyone want it?

[speedpimp]

DL'd Defense Grid 2 on XBL. Neat little game.

[21Kid]

I liked the first one. DL'd the 2nd, but haven't tried it yet.

Been playing Tropico 5 on the PS4, since that was free.

[21Kid]

Battleborn is $40 today at Amazon (http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00LO53FY8/ref=gbps_img_s-3_8062_7e91ceb8?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=2449568062&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=gb_main&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0F7NRVB7XEAGYYKGYKQN). It looked fun from what I saw.

[21Kid]

Ooooh, this could be fun. My son likes watching me play Diablo III. This might be something we can get in on together.

The New Skylanders Game is Like Diablo For Kids (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-new-skylanders-game-is-like-diablo-for-kids/1100-6440365/)

Oh, nevermind. You still have to buy useless crap to play it. :(

The process begins with a new class of toys known as Creation Crystals. Tuned to one of the ten different elements—Life, Undead, Air, Fire, Water, Earth, Magic, Tech, Light and Dark—placing a Creation Crystal on the game’s portal begins the character creation process.

[Rare White Ape]

Just when everyone thought the TTL genre was dead because Disney* pulled the plug on Infinity.

*Never mind that they only made a bajillion dollars in it, when they really wanted a gazillion-bajillion dollars.

[thesameguy]

The xbone has been shoving Ori and the Blind Forest in my face for months and I kept thinking about buying it but never did. Just saw Dell has the new "Definitive Edition" for $20, $10 back in a Dell gift card. Couldn't say no.

Anyone played it? It looks beautiful. The girl and I really enjoyed Never Alone and they seem to some degree similar. I don't mind a little calm now and again.

[Rare White Ape]

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrresurrection!


http://www.gamesradar.com/original-sonynintendo-playstation-prototype/


I just watched this really good pair of videos.

Ben Heck (famous for making amazing portable versions of home consoles) opens up the fabled Super Nintendo PlayStation prototype and somewhat fixes its CD ROM drive, gets audio working again.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug-CyGXMabg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh91IO9cV48

[21Kid]

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is making the jump to current-gen consoles this week, Activision has announced.

Starting today, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 are available digitally for PS4 via the PlayStation Store and for PC via Steam. Additionally, both games will be available for Xbox One owners via the Xbox Games Store on July 28. :D yay!!!


While each game can be purchased individually for $40, Activision is also offering a Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Bundle that gets you both games for $60. :twitch: really? :(:(:( My son was just playing UA2 on the 360 last weekend. I guess we'll keep playing it there. :smh:

[Mr Wonder]

I loved Ultimate Alliance, though I never played the second one as it was really hard to get hold of over here for some reason. I've been checking out reviews and it seems that the PC versions are poop from a butt. Also - £32 each? Nooooooooooooooooope.

[21Kid]

It was decent... A little watered down. But, I thought it was pretty good.

And there were some really weird character choices. I don't even know who Penance (http://marvel.com/universe/Penance_(Robert_Baldwin))was before this game (still don't). And Songbird... :erm: really? And only the Nanite version of Nick Fury, there's no option for his normal costume. :smh:


Also duh...

In both cases, you won't mistake these games as modern ones--their visuals aren't up to par with something you'd expect to see released in 2016. They do look better than the original versions (which were released in 2006 and 2009, respectively), though you're going to be disappointed if you had your expectations set high.

[Rare White Ape]

The more I see online about the Nintendo Sony PlayStation dealio, and what people ON THE INTERNET are able to do with it, the more I find it to be a totally bizarre and incredible situation.

One guy finds the mythical beast in his parent's attic, nek minnit people are developing games for it because the BIOS has been copied and turned into an emulator.

Theoretically the game could be burned to a CD and played on the actual hardware. I want to see that happen.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__KvnSLntl8

[Rare White Ape]

http://starecat.com/content/wp-content/uploads/microsoft-uses-dog-noses-for-thumbsticks-on-the-gamecube-controller-sony-playstation.jpg

[21Kid]

:eek: OMGNOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[GreatScawt]

Free Steam keys from a few Greenmangaming game packs I bought for like $0.50. Don't expect much :lol:

Huntsman - The Orphanage: NAQK2-VWI4Q-XXYMQ
Corporate Lifestyle Simulator: QHGBJ-LWJML-BL4CB
Legendary: GZ6Z4-IT796-W9GYN

[Yw-slayer]

Corporate Lifestyle Simulator: QHGBJ-LWJML-BL4CB

Totally up for this. :lol: Thanks dude, have nabbed it.

Legendary looks like it might be funny too but I'll let someone else install and try it. Premise looks hilarious, even though it's broken I might buy it as it's on sale for HK$5.75 (aka a bit less than the price of a stick of curry fishballs at 7-11).

[GreatScawt]

:lol: Enjoy!

[thesameguy]

If Microsoft uses dog noses, why is a Playstation controller pictured?

[GreatScawt]

Part of the schtick, I guess. Notice it also references "GameCube controller".

Also, now that I'm looking at it more... the math doesn't add up and then they call everyone gay. It's a weird, fake triggering attempt? :lol:

[thesameguy]

ROFL! :lol:

Also, I this sentence just cracks me up:


the math doesn't add up and then they call everyone gay

:up:

[Kchrpm]

People seem to be using a Skype vulnerability to get into MS/XBL accounts, so disconnect your Skype account from being able to log-in: https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/5b4o6m/psa_new_login_method_bypassing_two_step/

[thesameguy]

Ugh. I really want next-gen Skype to get here already, so this really annoys me!

[Tom Servo]

Huh, I have two factor turned on, but they're not sending me the text I need to login. Yaay.

[speedpimp]

So its a good thing that I don't use Skype?

[SkylineObsession]

Ditto.

[21Kid]

:o

[Rare White Ape]

You all probably already know that FarCry 3 Blood Dragon is free this month through Ubisoft, yeah?

Well, until tomorrow, you can also get Dirt 3 from the Humble store for free, for download via Steam.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/dirt-3-complete-edition-free-game?hmb_campaign=dirt3_free_2016&hmb_source=bundle_page&hmb_medium=banner_cross

[Alan P]

Far Cry 3 BD is rather 'old school' and equally frustrating/amusing in equal measure. Can't knock free though!

[Rare White Ape]

I think it's a brilliant game.

[SkylineObsession]

With frigging awesome music, 80's references and awesome humour.

Gutted there will never be a sequel, the Trials version i doubt will have the same feel.

[Rare White Ape]

Who wants a Steep beta early access code? Sorry if it looks dodgy, this was the easiest way for me to share the codes.

I play on PS4, so I'm not sure if these codes will generate for other platforms, but give it a shot anyway. Just be nice and let us know if you've used one of them :)

It ends late on Monday USA time (then probably goes into normal beta access) so get playing.

http://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/14991287_10154575270115792_8835728093555077142_o.j pg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9

[Kchrpm]

I played it on XBox One. Nice idea, not that interesting to me personally.

[animalica]

A survival game where you got to escape by car and you are chased by monsters in cars?
Handling seems to be good and the mood too but at the moment it seems to be far from complete:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzlLS3sYJSI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV94s3Unqs0

http://kotaku.com/driving-survival-is-a-car-chase-horror-game-1788964078

[SkylineObsession]

"Sometimes you come across a game premise and think, “Why aren’t there already tons of games like this? It’s such an obviously good idea.” "
Agreed!

That actually looks pretty damn cool, i love the first vid where you see the guys in the chasing car all bouncing around in the seats too.

[Rare White Ape]

Yeah, everyone talks about vehicle physics, but nobody talks about people-sitting-in-vehicle-physics.

This revolutionary title is set to change that.

[Kchrpm]

http://scrapzelda.com/

Zelda themed escape room. Will have to travel to do it.

[animalica]

A game for Rob - NSFW!!! :D

http://kotaku.com/genital-jousting-is-a-steam-game-that-needs-no-other-ex-1789092044

[Alan P]

:lol:

[Rare White Ape]

Ho-ho!

NOT FOR SALE IN AUSTRALIA AND NZ

Where did we fail so badly?

:(

[Rare White Ape]

OK I want to support Genital Jousting because good fucked up ideas like this deserve to be rewarded, and fuck the Australian Government's censorship policies, even though we have an R18+ rating for games now.

The trouble is I don't have a billing address that is based anywhere that the game can be legally bought, so would someone in the USA be kind enough to buy this for me as a gift through Steam? I have money ready and waiting to be plonked into this nice person's PayPal account.

And it has to be someone with a USA account, because I went and changed my Steam account to the USA and it'll be two weeks before I can change it to something else.

[Tom Servo]

Done. It was $5, don't worry about it.

[Rare White Ape]

Haha, you legend!

Thanks :up:

[Tom Servo]

Hey, I'm happy to send genitals all over the globe.

[Rare White Ape]

R+spin+R+spin+B+R+spin+B+Z


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fvs5Ilyj4

[animalica]

Steep wasn`t sooo impressing but the PC port supported triple screen setup right out of the box.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gElSSF5Jck8

And finally Lego City Undercover for PS4, XBone, Switch and PC in Spring 2017! (Y)

https://twitter.com/wbgames/status/801077794922844160/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[animalica]

PC: TABS - Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Buy different units from your budget, place them on the map and hit start and let the battle to beat your enemy commence!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jhC92ZFCkI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRVP0GvITIQ
(Older build)

Here`s the link for the Alpha (no registration required):

http://landfall.se/supersecretlink

[Alan P]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/359050/

The game you've been waiting for. Potentially NSFW.

[animalica]

Brick Rigs - a "Lego" open world vehicle game for the PC:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/552100


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WAsqQU4Od8

And it seems to be very versatile: Drag Racing, tanks, helicopters, semis etc:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brick+rigs

[MR2 Fan]

I downloaded Planet Coaster...I'm a big fan of theme park design games and this one so far is quite good...though they're missing some good rides and scenery...I'm SURE they'll make it available in DLC :rolleyes:

[Rare White Ape]

Brick Rigs - a "Lego" open world vehicle game for the PC:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/552100


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WAsqQU4Od8

And it seems to be very versatile: Drag Racing, tanks, helicopters, semis etc:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brick+rigs

Wow, the destruction physics for this look fantastic :up:

[animalica]

Wohoo! GTA 4 gets its first PC patch in over six years

But it doesn`t skip the annoying GFWL...

https://www.vg247.com/2016/11/30/gta-4-gets-its-first-pc-patch-in-over-six-years/

[animalica]

Exploring planets, harvesting material, terraforming, crafting spaceships, vehicles and modules, online-coop - Astroneer sounds better than No Man`s Sky.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/361420


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6e-EgqAGq4

[Jason]

Do we not have a PS4 thread?

Anyways, bought a PS4P last night. Open to any PS4 gaming suggestions. I have FFXV, and I'll probably pick up No Man's Sky as long as it stays on sale. I don't know what's exclusive to Sony these days since I haven't had a Playstation since PS2 :lol:

[TheBenior]

We do.

http://gtxforums.net/showthread.php?30-PS4

As for exclusives, I'll probably get The Last Guardian at some point. The only Sony exclusive I've gotten on the PS4 has been The Last of Us, which is excellent if you can handle the bleakness and didn't play it on the PS3, which I'm assuming you didn't. It's a PS3 port, but it was the last big first-party PS3 game, and probably one of the best looking PS3 games.

[21Kid]

The Last of US is excellent. (It was a PS3 game that's been remastered in HD. It's still great)
Street Fighter V is supposed to be good... I haven't played it
All of the Uncharted games are great.
MGS V

[speedpimp]

The only game I've found interesting enough to play lately is Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings. Taking a much needed break from Elder Scrolls and GTA V.

[Rare White Ape]

Get the Uncharted collection and Uncharted 4 if you're up for a spot of 3rd person adventure gaming.

And get Journey. This is not a suggestion. Like, literally, you have to get Journey.

And the Resident Evil 7 demo is very very good. Yes, the demo. It stands as a kind of prologue story for the full game and has even been updated with additional content by the developer.

[SkylineObsession]

Minecraft, GTA V

And you'll also need to provide us with your PSN name. ;)

[21Kid]

Also... Rocket League

[Rare White Ape]

And Horizon: Zero Dawn. It's timed well as it lands just before we switch to the Switch.

[GreatScawt]

Steam Winter sale is up and running until Jan 2nd.

[21Kid]

Don't forget to vote for the villain that most needs a hug!!!

[SkylineObsession]

Steam Winter sale is up and running until Jan 2nd.

But.... it's Summer here?

:assclown:

[GreatScawt]

Oops! :p

Steam is *completely* bork'd at the moment. No store, no connection at all. Whenever I play a game it warns me it can't pull my saved game from the cloud. :lol:

[21Kid]

Kerbal space project is on sale... MHHHhhhmmmmmmmmmm

[Rare White Ape]

Do it. Do it now.

[21Kid]

Can't... At work. But, probably when I get home! :D

[Rare White Ape]

A developer called Red Fly Studio (known for The Force Unleashed) has recently uploaded footage of some stillborn Wii projects, including a remake of X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o6k4w34lGQ

It looks fucking terrible at that early stage in development but... I would've bought it because Star Wars. I also would have bought and played the shit out of Factor 5's nearly complete Rogue Squadron Collection, which floundered thanks to internal struggles with the studio's management. The game now presumably sits dormant on an archived workstation somewhere in the depths of Disney's development hell department, formerly known as LucasArts.

Also shown off is Batman: Arkham Asylum, Devil May Cry, and a reboot of Dig Dug, all for Wii.

http://www.redflystudio.com/prototypes

[Rare White Ape]

This is definitely a game to look out for in 2017.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9k4GK-UVJQ

[animalica]

Found some new PC games that I put on my wishlist:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsiGLVMXznc
http://store.steampowered.com/app/451990/
Cranks and Goggles - Spirit of Speed 1937 Birdview Reloaded? ;)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQHkaxMDPug
http://store.steampowered.com/app/500750/
GI Racing 2.0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhPHsfDnIl0
http://store.steampowered.com/app/520380/
Camper Jumper Simulator

[animalica]

This is how I roll - barrel roll! :rawk:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxOxVdJjUV4

[animalica]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSTTR_4IrAA

Today I stumbled upon a cheap Steam title called Russian Car Driver and it was down from 99 to 69 Cent and it only had positive reviews - although it was an Android port.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/566990

I expected it to be cheesy and entertaining but it is simple and entertaining.
Despite being an port from Android it`s a solid game engine and even the controls are good - but there is no gamepad support.

Game Modes:

- Freeride Mode
Follow the story of a guy in the russian countryside, complete missions, gain XP and improve your car stats.
- Drag Racing
- Drifting
- Parking
Reach the parking spot in time and avoid the cones.
- Rally
Time trial with checkpoints.
- Racing Mode
Checkpoint race against two other opponents.

Features:

- drive a Lada Samara (later with NOS)
- AT/MT
- optional driving aids
- Weather
- Working lights
- 3 camera views inclduding hood and cockpit view
- Car damage
- Car can get dirty or clean again
- steering with keyboard only, menus with mouse
- 7 different radio stations
- russian countryside with traffic and authentic russian vehicles
- several animals and a few pedestrians
- Police
- 11 body and rim colors, 18 unlockable designs
- engrish and russian language
- speedometer in kph and mph
- rev counter
- Car trivia (hidden in 25 books on the map)

I`m playing it now for 50 minutes and it`s very entertaining the only thing that I miss is a map.

Some gameplay of the Android version (the PC version isn`t choppy):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiU79Jox8gM

How to get informations the russian way:

http://i66.tinypic.com/miyqh1.jpg

Hidden Car Trivia:

http://i64.tinypic.com/5b1ue.jpg

http://i63.tinypic.com/11jyzx1.jpg

[SkylineObsession]

Thinking of buying The Bunker on PSN. Point and click live action horrorish game, but it's only two hours long. Down from $31 to $12-13 on PSN. Anyone else played it?

http://www.walesinteractive.com/the-bunker

[GreatScawt]

Got another key for Corporate Lifestyle Simulator: A3XEA-QGR2K-428I7

[GreatScawt]

Here's an early access indie JRPG...
TERRA INCOGNITA CHAPTER ONE: XAL0C-T2VJJ-MRBW8 (Steam key)

[Tom Servo]

Sweet, grabbed. EDIT: Terra Incognita, that is.

[GreatScawt]

Enjoy!

So AGDQ (Awesome Games Done Quick) 2017 is going on now, and I got immense enjoyment from watching this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZU_Jksw8WE

[Rare White Ape]

:boggle:

[Kchrpm]

Square Enix to develop Marvel games, more details in 2018. Lead studios are the ones behind Tomb Raider, Thief and Deus Ex.

http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/26/14397916/the-avengers-trailer-square-enix-marvel

[21Kid]

Cool! :up:

I hope it's like Marvel: Ultimate Alliance... There's been rumors (http://www.mobilenapps.com/articles/20735/20161025/marvel-ultimate-alliance-3-2017-release-date.htm)of a 3rd one for quite a while now.

[Rare White Ape]

Random car game news article news:

Eurogamer posted this really nice disquisition on two 'alternative' driving sims currently in development: My Summer Car and Jalopy.

Read it.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-05-the-rebellious-rise-of-road-trip-games

[GreatScawt]

PAGING RWA

https://www.humblebundle.com/star-wars-3-bundle

[Rare White Ape]

Thanks for the heads up Scotty, buuut...

I bought the last Humble SW bundle and already own almost all of those games :lol:

And 90% of them sit unplayed in my Steam library of shame.

But that shirt is damn sweet. If I hadn't already owned most of those games I'd jump at it for the shirt.

[GreatScawt]

:lol: I kinda figured. Just in case!

And oooh, I totally missed the shirt. Sweet :up:

[animalica]

Random car game news article news:

Eurogamer posted this really nice disquisition on two 'alternative' driving sims currently in development: My Summer Car and Jalopy.

Read it.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-05-the-rebellious-rise-of-road-trip-games

I got both. My Summer Car is everything but intuitive more like those outdated adventure games where you got absolutely no clue what and how to do.
Jalopy is still buggy - I just started over after I passed a few updates and after 15 minutes it crashed again.
There is no quicksave or autosave during the game and so all my time was wasted again. :(

So better wait or wait until you see them in a bundle or on offer.

[Tom Servo]

Probably doesn't need its own thread, but I finally hooked up the Steam Link I bought during the Thanksgiving Steam sale. A little annoying that I can only wake it up with the Steam Controller as far as I can tell, but the actual streaming works brilliantly. I have it going over 802.11n right now and it's fast enough to play fighting games over the streaming connection. There's the tiniest bit of lag, but I can only tell because the PC screen moves slightly before the TV one does. It doesn't seem to affect my playing at all (though I'm also not the type to count frames on fighting games).

It's great for playing something like Fallout on the TV.

[animalica]

I sometimes use the streaming feature of Steam with my i5 laptop in the living room and I also tried it out with my tiny netbook which only has an 2,16 Ghz Celeron and 4 GB ram and it`s also no problem. :)

[Rare White Ape]

Without playing down the very good Humble Star Wars bundle that Scotty highlighted for us last week…

THIS is a bundle.

THE FREEDOM BUNDLE

https://www.humblebundle.com/freedom

It's a flat fee of $30

100% of it is going to charity in response to the idiotic immigration ban that Trump attempted to lump upon the world

Humble is also matching the first $300,000 and donating that as well

The three charities are ACLU, MSF and IRC

That's the important info.

I haven't mentioned the games yet. It is the greatest collection of indie gems that I have ever seen. I have already bought, played, or pirated a fair chunk of the games in the list, so I know that a lot of them are highly recommended, and I recommend them to you all.

And even though I have already spent well over $30 to play the games I've already sampled, I'm totally going to buy the Humble Freedom Bundle. Mostly for Stardew Valley.

[GreatScawt]

Get it. For the love of god you guys need to play The Witness.

[Yw-slayer]

I already have a few of those, and have played maybe 1 or 2 of them for 5 minutes, but have bought it anyway. Because freedom.

Does anyone want my Steam codes for:

Super Meat Boy
The Stanley Parable

If so, PM me.

[21Kid]

Done!

Current... --- Goal
$2,704,471 - $300,000

Nicely done nerds!!!

[Jason]

No idea if I'm ever going to play the games, but hey... might as well give $30 to the ACLU plus get some stuff :)

[Rare White Ape]

It's totally my fault, but I neglected to buy the Freedom Bundle when I got home last night (I started drinking... on a Tuesday heeeeeyyyyyaaaahhh!!!!) and I have just noticed that some of these games are selling out, so get on it!

But it's nice to see that they encourage you to go find Super Meat Boy elsewhere because it's DRM-free. Luckily SMB is a game I already own so no need for that, huh?

[Rare White Ape]

My $40.85 AUD will go to a good cause.

I see that someone paid $3000 USD for this.

:boggle:

[21Kid]

If 100% is being donated to charities, and you'd send it anyway, why not?


edit: It says that more games will be added. Will those be available to the people who already paid or only new people?

[GreatScawt]

edit: It says that more games will be added. Will those be available to the people who already paid or only new people?

Pretty sure you get it no matter what. They will reward the people that jumped in first.

[Rare White Ape]

If 100% is being donated to charities, and you'd send it anyway, why not?

Because a direct donation is tax deductible, but this might not be.



edit: It says that more games will be added. Will those be available to the people who already paid or only new people?

Everyone gets all of the games, no matter when it was paid for.

[GreatScawt]

I believe they just add a whole bunch of games :up:

[thesameguy]

WE ARE NEVER GOING TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN AT THIS RATE!

[animalica]

WTF?! Panty Party? NSFW!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLLAHIz9f0E
http://store.steampowered.com/app/562410

[Rare White Ape]

Hahaha!

Sadly, that's not the weirdest creepy-suppressed-adolescent-sexploitation-Japanese-schoolgirl… weirdness I've ever seen in video games. There are some genuinely uncomfortable games that come out of Japan. This one is a good satire on them.

[JSGeneral]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4thRJv0MoI

Custom gun building in a rogue FPS.

[21Kid]

Without playing down the very good Humble Star Wars bundle that Scotty highlighted for us last week…

THIS is a bundle.

THE FREEDOM BUNDLE

https://www.humblebundle.com/freedom

It's a flat fee of $30

100% of it is going to charity in response to the idiotic immigration ban that Trump attempted to lump upon the world

Humble is also matching the first $300,000 and donating that as well

The three charities are ACLU, MSF and IRC

That's the important info.

I haven't mentioned the games yet. It is the greatest collection of indie gems that I have ever seen. I have already bought, played, or pirated a fair chunk of the games in the list, so I know that a lot of them are highly recommended, and I recommend them to you all.

And even though I have already spent well over $30 to play the games I've already sampled, I'm totally going to buy the Humble Freedom Bundle. Mostly for Stardew Valley.

Apparently, Steam doesn't like me trying to activate 30+ codes at a time. :lol:

[Rare White Ape]

Haha!

Fuck Steam. It's shit.

Very convenient, but shit.

[animalica]

Another new Rally game ahead, from the inventors of RBR-Online.it:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v69L12Lg0NE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4K1oXrsmgU

Now on Greenlight:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=772533407

Homepage:
http://grally.net
https://www.facebook.com/grallysim

[speedpimp]

Hahaha!

Sadly, that's not the weirdest creepy-suppressed-adolescent-sexploitation-Japanese-schoolgirl… weirdness I've ever seen in video games. There are some genuinely uncomfortable games that come out of Japan. This one is a good satire on them.
Presenting The Yakuyken Special aka Strip Rock Paper Scissors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q82KW5hgIiI

[MR2 Fan]

I approve

[Rare White Ape]

Stardew Valley. It hasn't grabbed me yet but I'm a few days in and I've grown a crop.

My character's name is Keg. He lives on Barrel Farm. His favourite thing is whiskey.

Character creation, huh? It truly reflects your personality.

And VVVVVV is a fucking raaaad game. I'm super late to the party here; I've got it on PS+ but I don't own a Vita, which is something I must fix one day, so I'm finally able to play it thanks to the Freedom Bundle. Thanks Oba... err I mean Trump!

[21Kid]

Wife is enjoying Stardew Valley. Stayed up until 3am playing it. :o

My son though Octodad was funny. It was pretty annoying to me.

I'll have to try out VVVVV also.

[Tom Servo]

Haha!

Fuck Steam. It's shit.

Very convenient, but shit.

Out of curiosity, what's shit about it? I've found it to be pretty much seamless, and easily the best experience I've had in the realm of non-physical-media game purchasing.

[Rare White Ape]

Technology-wise it's quite awesome. I love it's features. It handles everything you need it to and then some, but doesn't soak up too many resources to allow a smooth gaming experience.

But fuck Steam for the almost completely hands-off approach to Greenlight, a thing which has turned 99% of the Steam store into a wasteland of shit.

Fuck Steam for the proliferation of dodgy side-businesses that engage in gambling (refer to the CS:GO controversy of last year), scams, and giving away free games in exchange for good reviews.

Fuck Steam for allowing developers and publishers to take money for what are often essentially pre-alpha builds of games under the guise of early access, with no guarantee that they'll eventually deliver a complete game, or that it will be any good.

And fuck Steam because Valve still hasn't made Half-Life 3. And also fuck it because of my pile of shame.

[Yw-slayer]

Or rather just use Steam for the good bits and ignore all the other rubbish, since nothing is perfect.

[Rare White Ape]

Oh so that's where I've been going wrong with Steam all this time!

[Tom Servo]

I did hear that they're killing Greenlight because it had turned into what they were trying to avoid in the first place, so it'll be interesting to see where that goes, and I think I've only bought one "early access" title (I think Dirt Rally was early access). But yeah, I guess I treat it the same way I treat most of today's gaming world. I can't be arsed with the online part of most of it, I rarely pre-order games in the era of digital downloads since those don't sell out, and prefer to wait until there are decent reviews or recommendations from friends before I buy anything, so Steam works just about perfectly for me.

[animalica]

Australians will be charged 10 percent GST on Steam games from July

http://www.pcgamer.com/australians-will-be-charged-10-percent-gst-on-steam-games-from-july

[SkylineObsession]

New Zealand too. My brother and workmate may not like this news. Me, i've only got 6-8 Steam games, and most of them are the Broken Sword games.

[Kchrpm]

http://kotaku.com/lego-city-undercover-launches-april-4-with-co-op-mode-1792667957

Lego City Undercover adds co-op and is released on PS4, XBox One and Switch on April 4.

[21Kid]

It didn't have co-op? :erm:

[Kchrpm]

No. It was a definite break from the other Lego games: no licensed content, no co-op, open world (which they've added to other games later). It was basically Lego GTA.

[animalica]

Adressing those who bought the Humble Bundel Freedom Bunde - has anyone a Subnautica key left?
I was late to the party and the Subnautica keys were already gone.
I got plenty of unused Steam keys if you want to swap.

[Rare White Ape]

About two weeks ago, a package containing $10,000 worth of rare SNES games went missing in the post. An archivist was intending on copying the ROMs of each game for preservation and archival purposes, because sometimes these things just become lost to all history.

But today, it was announced that the games had been found thanks to some diligent work from a few USPS employees who were paying attention and actually doing their jobs properly.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-23-missing-usd10k-snes-game-package-found

Hooray!

Also, what the fuck, USPS?

[Rare White Ape]

Adressing those who bought the Humble Bundel Freedom Bunde - has anyone a Subnautica key left?
I was late to the party and the Subnautica keys were already gone.
I got plenty of unused Steam keys if you want to swap.

And sorry, no Subnautica key here. I missed out too :(

[Yw-slayer]

But yeah, I guess I treat it the same way I treat most of today's gaming world.

Yup. I mean, this is a video game platform and delivery service. As long as it works, there are plenty of other far more important things to get worked up about.

[Rare White Ape]

True. Since nothing is perfect it's totally ok to have rubbish.

[Yw-slayer]

Your opinion is not perfect. In fact, it's rubbish!

[21Kid]

Adressing those who bought the Humble Bundel Freedom Bunde - has anyone a Subnautica key left?
I was late to the party and the Subnautica keys were already gone.
I got plenty of unused Steam keys if you want to swap.Shoot. I shouldn't have DL'd it. :( Sorry.

[dodint]

About two weeks ago, a package containing $10,000 worth of rare SNES games went missing in the post. An archivist was intending on copying the ROMs of each game for preservation and archival purposes, because sometimes these things just become lost to all history.

But today, it was announced that the games had been found thanks to some diligent work from a few USPS employees who were paying attention and actually doing their jobs properly.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-23-missing-usd10k-snes-game-package-found

Hooray!

Also, what the fuck, USPS?

Wow, they were about to make it to auction. So they wouldn't have been lost to the community, just lost to the people that can do the most with it. Yikes.

[dodint]

Curious question if you see this, The359. Are postal employees allowed to bid on items at that auction?

[animalica]

Shoot. I shouldn't have DL'd it. :( Sorry.

Sooner or later it will end up in a bundle or it will be cheap at a Steam Sale.
I got a faible for underwater themed games. :)

[Rare White Ape]

You've played Abzu then yeah?

If not, then you had better do it soon.

[animalica]

You've played Abzu then yeah?

If not, then you had better do it soon.

Gave it a go and it looks awesome, especially in 32:9. :eek:

[dodint]

MA rated sports game for PS4 and PC:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzHb0VWij_o

:lol:

[speedpimp]

RE: USPS.
Back around Xmas I was expecting a package with two 1/64 die casts. One was a Wendell Scott, the other was a Dave Marcis. The postman delivered it to the wrong mailbox, the person who got it by mistake decided to keep it. Filed a claim with USPS, they said it had been delivered and denied my claim. So I file an appeal and add some more info to the claim and they deny it once again. I appealed one last time and said "I will keep appealing until you pay the claim." They ended up paying the claim this time.

[animalica]

MA rated sports game for PS4 and PC:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzHb0VWij_o :lol:

Now on Greenlight:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=770652321

[Rare White Ape]

That hockey game looks decent for a hockey game, even without the violence gimmick :up:

[Yw-slayer]

RE: USPS.
Back around Xmas I was expecting a package with two 1/64 die casts. One was a Wendell Scott, the other was a Dave Marcis. The postman delivered it to the wrong mailbox, the person who got it by mistake decided to keep it. Filed a claim with USPS, they said it had been delivered and denied my claim. So I file an appeal and add some more info to the claim and they deny it once again. I appealed one last time and said "I will keep appealing until you pay the claim." They ended up paying the claim this time.

Funny you mention this. Wife's colleague ordered some concert tickets by mail. She never got them, so she asked for them to be re-sent, which was what happened, and they got sent new ones. They then turned up at the venue and there were people (presumably their neighbours) making a fuss trying to get in using the original tickets, which had been delivered to another mailbox in their apartment complex by mistake. The concert staff apparently said something like "You have 2 options. The first is for us to call the Police, in which case you will all miss the concert. Or the 2 of you who have the tickets that were clearly sent to the wrong address and person can go home and let the other people in. Your call."

My wife's colleague and (I think) her husband thoroughly enjoyed the concert, although I guess it's not great knowing that you some of your neighbours are dishonest bastards.

[Rare White Ape]

Man that's pretty low. The east the dodgy neighbour could do is offer the rightful neighbour a lift to the venue :smh:

[Rare White Ape]

Youse blokes'll get a kick outta this ay yeah nah yeah.

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/02/a-very-australian-review-of-australia-in-civilization-6/

[animalica]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOrDli_HXs

16th of March at Steam and GOG.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/405830

[Jason]

I'm confused by the term 'remastered' when it comes to these Turok releases. On it's face it looks like the same polygon and texture quality, smoothed out for higher res displays.

[animalica]

I don`t know how I could have missed both games back in the days because I switched from the PC to the PSX with NFS3 which was released later.

But I bought the remastered Turok 1 and I was totally surprised.
It supports even my 32:9 resolution and it runs perfect and also the gameplay is fun - it must have been a blast back in the days compared to Unreal 1 and Half-Life 1.

It doesn`t feel and play like an old DOS game which runs in Dosbox it feels like a Windows title.

You can remove the fog but then the gameplay sucks because you can see the enemies from miles away, so you play it totally different than with a limited sight.

Here are some comparisons between the original release and the improved Turok 1:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94FUG1T7Dbs

[Jason]

Yeah that video doesn't really sell me on remaster... It's a bit brighter, a bit crisper, and the draw distances improved. To me a remaster should be higher res textures and polygon counts, and dynamic lighting, etc.

(I'm just bitching about the definition of 'remaster' though)

[animalica]

They combined the N64 and PC version and remade it into a new engine with some slight improvements in graphics and gameplay.
The only negative thing about it is that 20 Dollars/Euros is too high for such graphics - but I but it for ~7 Euros while it was on sale and then it`s okay again.
And with Turok 2 they will do the same.

It`s not like Half-Life 1 which was rebuilt into Black Mesa with sometimes totally different map sections:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDL138ZXFIA

Or the old Shadow Warrior with the Duke Nukem engine which is also available as a Classic Redux version with slightly improved graphics and also as an up to date game and a successor with actual graphics.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt7U3ovVt5c

[animalica]

For the PC gamers there are some interesting quality bundles on offer:

Civilization Bundle: CIV3, CIV4 Complete, CIV5 with some DLC, CIV BO with some DLC and rebates for CIV6 for just 15 Dollars:
https://www.humblebundle.com/civilization-bundle

Alien: Isolation Collection (all DLC) for just 8.27 Dollars.
https://www.bundlestars.com/en/game/alien-isolation-collection

ARMA Bundle: ARMA 1 + 2 (Full DLC) + ARMA 3 + Karts DLC for just 15 Dollars:
https://www.humblebundle.com/arma-bundle

ARMA 3 alone is 35 Dollars and even shady key sellers can`t deliver for 15 Dollars.
If you are just interested in ARMA 1+2 just send me a hint, I already got them in my collection.

[Cam]

Tried the Halo Wars 2 demo. It's about what I expected. It's cool and all, but I didn't like it enough to buy it.

[21Kid]

C'mon... we're waiting for the good stuff.

[Cam]

Anyone else have Halo: Spartan Assault? I got it with Halo 5. I enjoy it, but have no one to play with. :(

[GreatScawt]

A local MP-only game that I'll never play:

GENTLEMEN: 7TDY7-LB4D4-MYWZV

[Rare White Ape]

Pfffff what the fuck?

http://press-start.com.au/news/nintendo/2017/03/10/rime-will-cost-double-price-nintendo-switch-australia/

AU pricing for RiME will be $30 on PC/PS4/XB1 in May and $60 on Switch a few months later. Not good.

And what makes it even harder to swallow is that Tantalus, the developer who is contracted to do the Switch port of the game (also known for doing the Twilight Princess HD conversion for Wii U) is a developer based in Melbourne.

Although, check this out: in the US RiME will cost $30 for the three and $40 on Switch, making the $30 version for us by far the cheapest when you factor in exchange rates.

Kotaku reports that it's "unclear" why it's costing more on Switch, against speculation that the cost of manufacturing Switch game cards is a lot more expensive than DVD or Blu-Ray.

[Alan P]

Pfffff what the fuck?

http://press-start.com.au/news/nintendo/2017/03/10/rime-will-cost-double-price-nintendo-switch-australia/

AU pricing for RiME will be $30 on PC/PS4/XB1 in May and $60 on Switch a few months later. Not good.

And what makes it even harder to swallow is that Tantalus, the developer who is contracted to do the Switch port of the game (also known for doing the Twilight Princess HD conversion for Wii U) is a developer based in Melbourne.

Although, check this out: in the US RiME will cost $30 for the three and $40 on Switch, making the $30 version for us by far the cheapest when you factor in exchange rates.

Kotaku reports that it's "unclear" why it's costing more on Switch, against speculation that the cost of manufacturing Switch game cards is a lot more expensive than DVD or Blu-Ray.

UPDATE: The incorrect pricing was sent through by the publisher. The PS4/XB1 version will cost $59.95, the PC*version will*cost $49.95 and the Nintendo Switch version will cost $79.95.

[Rare White Ape]

Haha! Geez.

I dunno if that sounds better or not!