Sulphur on 6/10/2008 at 07:46
Nice! Never played that one, thanks for the link. I'm gonna give it a try.
Note to all: yes, it's ad-supported.
doctorfrog on 7/10/2008 at 22:14
(http://www.hedgewars.org/screenshots.html) Hedgewars is a pretty darn good free, open-source clone of
Worms Armageddon.
Reviewed at (
http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/10/06/hedgewars-a-fun-competent-worms-clone/) FreewareGenius:
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Hedgewars is a very faithful adaptation that sticks to the turn-based model and recreates most of the original elements, from the wacky range of weaponry to the destructible environment, and even the cartoonish look and feel all the way down the little one-liners that the characters utter at the end of each turn...
Online multiplayer is supported, but at this time, I saw no one playing :(
gunsmoke on 9/10/2008 at 08:25
Quote Posted by NamelessPlayer
Sometimes, Internet connections go out on us. What if we want to play a singleplayer game that shouldn't need an Internet connection like a multiplayer one to pass the time until our Internet connection comes back, but the stupid DRM refuses to let us do so because it can't access the Internet at the moment?
Also, some people like to put games on their laptops and play on the go. A laptop will most likely not have a constant Internet connection, unless the owner's paying up for a data plan from a cell phone carrier (and even then, the carriers' coverage isn't perfect).
Here's the strangest part of all, though-some people just plain don't have Internet access yet. Should they be denied the ability to play singleplayer games that don't need Internet access for anything other than DRM?
Sure, all of us on this forum probably won't have much of a problem with it. However, I still think that requiring an Internet connection for a game that doesn't really need it is just ridiculous.
But you wouldn't have the game for FREE w/out the ads...If it's such a good game that you just HAVE to play on the go, etc...then buy it. It's like 5 dollars :rolleyes:
And where are you using your notebook that there is no internet wifi? Everywhere I take mine (work/school/friends house/restaurants/family) has it. Besides, the last time my cable/internet connection went down was a couple hours well over a year ago. Your DRM argument is pointless when you aren't paying for shit.
NamelessPlayer on 10/10/2008 at 05:12
Quote Posted by gunsmoke
But you wouldn't have the game for FREE w/out the ads...If it's such a good game that you just HAVE to play on the go, etc...then buy it. It's like 5 dollars :rolleyes:
And where are you using your notebook that there is no internet wifi? Everywhere I take mine (work/school/friends house/restaurants/family) has it. Besides, the last time my cable/internet connection went down was a couple hours well over a year ago. Your DRM argument is pointless when you aren't paying for shit.
When the game is paid for through Internet ads, that's another matter entirely. Besides, as you said, such games can generally be bought for a few dollars each, and then you can have the luxury of playing it without needing an Internet connection.
However, I still feel the urge to vent over games that ARE NOT paid for with such ads (meaning that you have to BUY them) and STILL require it anyway when the core game DOES NOT USE IT.
As for Wi-Fi coverage, I guess you just happen to be more fortunate than I am. Half of the time I travel somewhere, there are no Wi-Fi signals. The other half tend to have a mixture of ad-hoc connections that don't allow for Internet access, secured access points that I don't know the keys to, and seemingly unsecured access points that appear to let you connect just fine, but still won't let you access the Internet. Oh, and I almost forgot about the access points that don't have security and let you connect, but the instant you try to open a Web page, you get redirected to an order form to pay for usage. Finally, I don't want to hang around a place I generally have no interest in other than the fact that I can get a good wireless Internet connection there.
Anyway, let's just drop the subject here and now. It's been discussed enough-hell, it's been in here too long and put a nasty stain on this thread. Why don't we get back to talking about other new freeware games instead of letting this escalate into another stupid Internet flamewar (which I sure as hell know it'll end up being with that nasty tone of yours)?
june gloom on 10/10/2008 at 06:01
Quote Posted by NamelessPlayer
instead of letting this escalate into another stupid Internet flamewar (which I sure as hell know it'll end up being with that nasty tone of yours)?
If you're trying to avoid a flamewar that's not the way to go about it.
NamelessPlayer on 10/10/2008 at 13:12
Quote Posted by dethtoll
If you're trying to avoid a flamewar that's not the way to go about it.
In retrospect, that was a bad move on my part.
However, the general feeling that I get whenever someone uses that apparent tone is that they want to dedicate the rest of their lives to finding out exactly who the hell I am and have that person murdered in the most grisly ways possible, all over a forum post or two. The end result is that I start to get pissed off at whoever was originally pissed off at me, because I won't stand to be eventually murdered over something like a forum post. Psychological flaw? Most likely.
Anyway, this still isn't getting the thread back on topic. I'd try to help with that, but I can't think of any more freeware games that haven't been mentioned here at some point.
doctorfrog on 10/10/2008 at 20:14
It wouldn't be terrible to take this argument to a new thread, where it can dry out and die.
New games, then:
TIGSource had another game making competition! This one had participants selecting an existing property, and 'de-making' it, porting the gameplay mechanics into simpler, less technologically advanced games. They turned Team Fortress II into a side-scroller multiplayer game and Homeworld into a top-down RTS.
(http://tigsource.com/articles/2008/10/05/demake-compo-results) Demake Compo: Results!Winners:
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1. Soundless Mountain II (Silent Hill II)
2. Gang Garrison II (Team Fortress II)
3. Aquarium (?)
4. Little Girl in Underland (Alice)
5. House Globe (Homeworld)
6. S.T.A.C.K.E.R. (STALKER inventory management simulator)
7. Squish (?)
8. Fillauth (Fallout) / Macarena of the Missing (Limbo of the Lost)
9. Sexy Seaside Beachball (Boob-physics and vollyball simulator, with 2-bit graphics)
10. Advanced Set the Rope on Fire Cartridge (Burn the Rope)
I enjoyed
STACKER, which is a surprisingly action-packed Tetris-style inventory-shuffler, with the graphics of a top-end cold-war era computer display. I've heard that
Soundless Mountain II can be pretty creepy as well.
Recommended more for those who enjoy exploring raw game concepts, few of these are polished enough to be considered absolutely complete.
sNeaksieGarrett on 10/10/2008 at 20:41
Cool, thanks for sharing!:thumb:
addink on 10/10/2008 at 21:01
Soundless Mountain 2 IS a winner. Further proof that sound design is key in horror games.
