reizak on 30/5/2021 at 08:46
Speaking of the BLM bundle, there's going to be a similar (
https://itch.io/t/1411702/indie-bundle-for-palestinian-aid) megabundle for the benefit of Palestinians, likely launching in the next couple days, so something to keep an eye on. Seems to be almost 1000 submissions so far.
Thirith on 30/5/2021 at 11:56
Done with Nier Automata's Route A. While I'm still not into the game all that much, I want to see what all the fuss with the following routes is about - though I already know that Route B is unlikely to change my feelings all that much.
Edit: A quick P.S.: I got started on Route B yesterday, and while I see why people got bored with this, my first hour or so hasn't been bad. For one thing, since I know the game better by now and since I've done most of the side missions, moving on with the plot doesn't feel like too much of a hassle - I know where to go and what to do -, for another, I like the smaller and larger touches of adding to the story and characters that come with the change in perspective.
Yakoob on 31/5/2021 at 08:10
Quote Posted by reizak
Speaking of the BLM bundle, there's going to be a similar (
https://itch.io/t/1411702/indie-bundle-for-palestinian-aid) megabundle for the benefit of Palestinians, likely launching in the next couple days, so something to keep an eye on. Seems to be almost 1000 submissions so far.
I participated in the last Social Justice bundle and reached out to Itch support about it after since it might have some legal/accounting implications. It was not the first time to reached out to Itch support, but as before, they never responded to me despite multiple follow ups. It's never a good sign when you're doing business with someone and they never respond to your emails...
Anyways, I just played the (
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1460540/Farlanders_Prologue/) Farlanders Demo and it was surprisingly good. It's a Mars base building game with terraforming elements that's kind of a mix between strategy and puzzle. Overall it feels elegant and well designed. My only caveat is that, after I beat the demo (in like 2-3 hrs) I felt like I've seen all the game has to offer, and trying a new run doesn't feel substantially different. But maybe with future random events, new buildings/resources or other mechanics, it could bring a lot more reparability.
Either way, would definitely recommend checking the demo out. There's a Kickstarter too that just got funded.
[video=youtube;vldbsjeGw54]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vldbsjeGw54[/video]
Malleus on 1/6/2021 at 19:43
I played through Assassin's Creed Black Flag recently. I didn't like the ship parts in AC3 much, so I didn't really expect to like this game, but it ended up being fun enough. The on foot mechanics are basically the same as in AC3, slightly fine tuned, and with less options, like not having support from friendly assassins this time. Also, most combat encounters can be easily handled with smoke bomb, of which we can carry a lot. I appreciate not having a notoriety system this time, except on sea, which is easy to keep low.
The focus was definitely on the ship gameplay, and it's done well, its just that I don't really find the ship combat fun, and there's a lot of that in here. Still, I enjoyed sailing the seas, exploring the map, listening to the crew singing. It has its charm, but the parts I enjoyed the most was the on foot stuff, like stealthily looting warehouses. Looking for loot based on drawn maps was nice too, and I also liked whaling. I also did assassin contracts, but most of those were trivilaized by berserk darts. There was one that was kind of cool though, where you had to descend to the seafloor without any equipment, swim into a hidden smugglers cave, and take out the target there. Story missions were allright, but there were too many instafail tailing missions. These got tiresome by the end.
On a random tone, I would've liked having some kind of autopilot for the ship. What I liked to do in Origins, is to set a destination for my horse, and then just chill and watch the terrain pass by. Would've been cool to let someone take the ship's wheel, while I could walk around on deck, climb the mast, or something.
Visuals are great as usual for this franchise, meaning the locations, clothes, architecture look great, and well done. Too bad there are few unique locations and cities, most of the places are jungle, plantations and pirate ports.
The story didn't grab me in the beginning, and I found Edward to be quite forgettable, but by the end there was enough development to make it interesting. I feel the first half of the game is mainly for those who are already into the pirate stuff, and just want to see the famous historical characters in action. Most of these were new to me, but now having played the game, and having read up on the topic a bit, I can say I am now familiar with these famous pirates and the whole golden age of piracy. Interesting era.
So, all in all, this game was allright. I can't really name anything about it that was bad, it's just that it covered a topic that I'm not really into. Still, it was fun and I don't regret playing it. Gonna play Unity next some time.
Tony_Tarantula on 4/6/2021 at 03:59
Human Revolution. I'm liking the writing somewhat less because the idea that people would start having augmented apartheid and coalesce around that instead of racial or other identity problems is beyond stupid. I could see that kind of thing like protests at augmentation clinics happening if legislation to create "aug registries" or such was created but not over there mere existence of augs.
demagogue on 4/6/2021 at 06:40
Sounds just like what an augie would say. :weird:
nicked on 4/6/2021 at 08:05
Human Revolution does suffer somewhat from being so completely focused around a single issue. Everyone you meet has an opinion on augs, even randos in the street, and it's like there are suddenly no other social issues in the world. Definitely makes the world feel a bit two-dimensional, but the game is fun and stylish nonetheless.
WingedKagouti on 4/6/2021 at 10:20
Recently bought Shadow of War in a sale and it's basically more Shadow of Mordor which is what I was looking for. I've gotten to the point where you're supposed to take over multiple regions and I can see how that could feel like a grind if not paced out over several weeks. From all accounts I've found, things have been sped up so that it's no longer a complete slog.
Still the core gameplay is fun and there are new areas to explore, so I'm happy for now.
Jashin on 4/6/2021 at 16:29
Finished Mad Max recently, I understand its appeal now. Great performance, laughably easy, lets you feel like Mad Max in a post-apocalyptic world of plenty.
Starting Return of the Obra Dinn, should be really good.
nicked on 5/6/2021 at 07:26
Obra Dinn is an incredible experience, that you can only ever have once. Savour it!
