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| jamesh | Jun 15 2015, 01:09 PM Post #1831 |
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Looks a bit like Spacebase DF-9 (which I'm still a bit pissed off about, how they stopped development so abruptly). |
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| Derpstrom | Jun 15 2015, 01:38 PM Post #1832 |
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Level 8
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Considerably more simple than DF-9 looks ![]() Galaxies looks really nice in the kickstarter ![]() Of course that's not always a good indication of what eventuated ![]() That siad it still looks like it had everything I thought was going to be added to Star Control. Wish they had an Android version of Galaxies. |
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| Doomguy | Jun 18 2015, 06:55 PM Post #1833 |
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Level 7
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Just played 20 minutes of Transistor. What the fuck? Talk about I also don't like the feel of the combat at all right off the bat. Edited by Doomguy, Jun 18 2015, 06:58 PM.
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| Moo | Jun 18 2015, 07:22 PM Post #1834 |
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Level 8
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Are you sure you're just not in the mood? I played it for a few hours when it was free on PS+ and thought it was pretty easy to understand, and had a fair bit of fun with it. The only thing I struggled with was choosing upgrades, which felt more complex than they needed to be.
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| Doomguy | Jun 18 2015, 07:52 PM Post #1835 |
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It's definitely both, but I just don't think the beginning of this game (at least the first 20 minutes) makes as much sense as Bastion. |
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| nuttz | Jun 19 2015, 06:06 AM Post #1836 |
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Yeah the beginning of the game is fucked. I'm a fan of not over-explaining things and letting the player discover the world and story naturally but Transistor takes it too far. |
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| Derpstrom | Jun 19 2015, 10:00 AM Post #1837 |
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Level 8
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I disagree. I liked the pacing of Tansistor and felt it gave you what you needed to know with enough questions to make the later reveals more effective. Combat is definitely something you need to be in the mood for. You'll open up a training section soon where you can play around with the various upgrades. They're not as complicated as they initially seem once you get your head around it. |
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| Doomguy | Jun 19 2015, 10:25 AM Post #1838 |
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Level 7
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The upgrade stuff didn't bother me, i just don't like how out of the loop you are to start with. For me personally that's the total opposite of an inviting game. All I know is that I have a talking sword I just put through someone's chest, you can vote on the weather, and "they" took my voice... It's one thing to leave things for the player to figure out, it's another thing to tell them fuck all. This particular route fails to invest me at all. I also just don't like how cumbersome the combat feels. There's a general lack of mobility and the whole "you're rooted to the floor" feeling when you attack that really just feels off. Not really sure what to make of the attack planning mechanic, I don't really like it but I'm willing to give it a chance. Graphics are a step up, though. |
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| Derpstrom | Jun 19 2015, 10:48 AM Post #1839 |
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I felt that worked well in making it more strategic and less actioney. The story is very slow but everything makes sense by the end - including responding to questions at terminals. I can understand how it might not be for everyone though. Definitely a slow burn story but very linear level progression so it's directed confusion
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| Red Panda | Jun 19 2015, 11:05 AM Post #1840 |
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Jerbs and Groathe
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The lack of mobility is intentional (there's a jaunt skill which is all you get really for zipping around if you need it out of the planning phase). You're pretty much made to be vulnerable out of the planning mechanic. I think I spent most of the time with positioning or collecting things that dropped out of the turn phase. The planning mechanic is excellent as it provides a nice push/pull and resource management to combat; accommodating the game's excellent and concise build crafting you can do to suit your approach. It's so satisfying just dicing things up in a well executed sequence that you've set up and crafted. I personally enjoyed how confident it was as just throwing you in there with little handholding or explanation. There's flavour text to dig around and combined with its wonderful audiovisual aesthetic, it made for unusually compelling world-building. |
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| Doomguy | Jun 19 2015, 10:45 PM Post #1841 |
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Level 7
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Dead Space 2. Played the first one back in 2010 on PS3, it was OK. I must be just really in the mood for this because I'm having a lot of fun with it. Definitely relies on the fairly tired startling jump scares thing, though, rather than relying on it's atmosphere. However, it's an action game with a lot of shooting, so it's hard to scare the player otherwise. |
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| Biceps Ben Six Pack Smooth | Jun 19 2015, 11:03 PM Post #1842 |
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Avoid Hot Dogs
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I liked Dead Space 1 more than 2 just for being original. I've got Dead Space 3 sitting in my origin queue for some time now but my PC is virtually unplayable in SLI configuration, the GPU's just overheat and the nvidia driver crashes after about 3 minutes of gaming. I really need a new card but im wating to see what ATI 300 series can produce when released. |
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| Doomguy | Jun 19 2015, 11:07 PM Post #1843 |
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Level 7
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They're out now, aren't they? I heard Dead Space 3 was disappointing for a lot of people, but I can't remember why. |
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| Biceps Ben Six Pack Smooth | Jun 19 2015, 11:12 PM Post #1844 |
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Avoid Hot Dogs
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Nah I dont think so. 3rd quarter this year I believe, probably July. Would look at the 390X to see how it matches against a GTX980 but me thinks nvidia will release the 980ti a couple of months later to counter it. Edited by Biceps Ben Six Pack Smooth, Jun 19 2015, 11:39 PM.
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| Doomguy | Jun 19 2015, 11:22 PM Post #1845 |
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Level 7
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PCCG has 300 series cards in stock. http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=193_1768&zenid=819abe7e6370e057fd54cc04ae3fab98 |
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