My cousin bought two copies of 7 days to Die so we played that together, it's already a better game than DayZ.
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What games are you playing?
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Agree about Prison Architect. You'll have a lot of fun with Banished too.
I'm mainly playing Planet Coaster these days. And of course, the occasional game of Stellaris. Definitely my two favourites of 2016.
Anyone who played Firewatch? I finished it recently and I'm a bit partial about the ending. The whole game was amazing, I loved the character interaction and the mystery that built up over time, but the ending was a little unsatisfying in a way. In another way I also really liked how the credits were used to bring the whole story to a close, that was a very nice detail.
I guess I'll be controversial.
I thought Firewatch was overall beautiful and emotional, but I am not sure I can say the whole game was good. Resident Evil's quick-time events have more gameplay. That being said, Firewatch has the kind of character interaction and dialogue choices I wish more actual games had.
I found that being forced to hold a controller and move when the only decision I actually had as a gamer was to use a radio or not was grindingly annoying combined with all the endless backtracking and recycling so I could use a radio or not.
It is one of those games that I absolutely loved one aspect of (enough to recommend the game) but the rest of it I really...disliked.
The ending didn't bother me at all considering
the game prepared me from the getgo that I was never going to interact with anything but a voice. I think there might a theme in there too..
I shared these thoughts with some other of my friends who are nuts about the game and have played it through multiple times. They raged. So I'm sorry in advance. I love art as much as the next person, but execution and ideas need to work together.
Absolutely fair. You either like that or you don't. I actually enjoyed the process of learning where everything is. It's the same feeling you get in GTA, but condensed. The gameplay was limited, but I was surprised how little I cared about that, the game just didn't seem to really miss it.
It is one of those games that I absolutely loved one aspect of (enough to recommend the game) but the rest of it I really...disliked.
That was actually the smallest letdown for me. I was kinda hoping to meet Delilah in person, but I'm sure I would've been disappointed by her appearance. What I disliked was how the mystery around what's happening in the woods just didn't deliver. I actually feared to find out what's happening at some point, hearing the modified cassettes and how I was spied on made me furious, but in the end it was just Ned. I even knew that part would be a let down, and I still didn't expect it to be that big.
To be honest, I don't care much for the discussion about a game being art or not, especially one with a strong narrative like this. What I'm searching for is not artistic enlightenment or whatever, but interactive entertainment. And entertained I was, the story dragged me in and made me feel feelings. Maybe it would've worked as a movie as well, but as a game it did just as well, and maybe even better. For me, the gameplay elements were as much as I expected and wanted. The story was more important than the gameplay, and the simple mechanics signified that. More complex ones would've overshadowed the narrative in my eyes.
Yeah, I was super hyped when out of nowhere Piranha Games showed off their original concept trailer for MechWarrior 5 back in 2009:
But I was really disappointed when that project fell through and it morphed into the the multiplayer-only MWO which I was in the closed beta but just couldn't really get into. I spent many, many hours in MW3 (MW4 also and I even played a bit of MechAssault 1 for the Xbox) and I just prefer my MechWarrior games to be single-player with engaging campaigns.
It's now been 16 years since MW4 though Piranha so you better not screw it up!
But I was really disappointed when that project fell through and it morphed into the the multiplayer-only MWO which I was in the closed beta but just couldn't really get into. I spent many, many hours in MW3 (MW4 also and I even played a bit of MechAssault 1 for the Xbox) and I just prefer my MechWarrior games to be single-player with engaging campaigns.
It's now been 16 years since MW4 though Piranha so you better not screw it up!
Hearts of Iron IV! Not sure how i like it, some aspects are great, others a bit confusing and not so great (like defending coastline)
I'm really looking forward to this MMO from Bossa Studios called Worlds Adrift.
If watching this doesn't excite you in the slightest, I don't know what will.
If watching this doesn't excite you in the slightest, I don't know what will.
It's certainly interesting and looks to have some pretty cool mechanics!
Not my art direction or genre but might try it out!
I'm so tempted to download RimWorld again since the new update sounds amazing, but I have power supplies to review
https://ludeon.com/blog/2016/12/rimworld-alpha-16-wanderlust-released/
https://ludeon.com/blog/2016/12/rimworld-alpha-16-wanderlust-released/
I'm so tempted to download RimWorld again since the new update sounds amazing, but I have power supplies to review
https://ludeon.com/blog/2016/12/rimworld-alpha-16-wanderlust-released/
Added to wishlist ... I hate you ! Also added Factorio ... damned, my nights will be so screwed
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Also added Factorio ... damned, my nights will be so screwed
No kidding, between those two games we may not see you again until Easter
No kidding, between those two games we may not see you again until Easter
I know, that's what I'm afraid of. Here is my Steam wishlist ... enough to keep me away from social life for a few years
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