Game Deals Thread
-
@Zecc I'm sick of those puns.
-
@Kamil-Podlesak I suppose it's the recently re-released Labyrinth of Lost Souls. It's old, but was JP-only up until this year. Apparently it's a modern (relatively speaking) adaptation of the first one. Some say it's not even bad. If I could get past that utterly vexing art style, I'd check for myself.
It's wrong to consider it the 9th entry, but it wouldn't be the first time someone did.
-
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
@Zecc I'm sick of those puns.
I'll try to stay away from them from now on then.
-
@MrL said in Game Deals Thread:
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
@MrL said in Game Deals Thread:
@Parody
Have you tried Tabletopia?Not really. I thought I'd tried it a long time ago, but I don't have an account for it listed in my password file. I made an account and tried to try it out, but it keeps telling me that there was an "Error setting up your room."
The review sites seem to indicate it's a buggy Tabletop Simulator with less copyright violations.
Weird. I used Tabletopia many times and never had such problems.
Oh, did you use steam-bundled-desktop-client? I play only through browser.
I was using Vivaldi.
-
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
@MrL said in Game Deals Thread:
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
@MrL said in Game Deals Thread:
@Parody
Have you tried Tabletopia?Not really. I thought I'd tried it a long time ago, but I don't have an account for it listed in my password file. I made an account and tried to try it out, but it keeps telling me that there was an "Error setting up your room."
The review sites seem to indicate it's a buggy Tabletop Simulator with less copyright violations.
Weird. I used Tabletopia many times and never had such problems.
Oh, did you use steam-bundled-desktop-client? I play only through browser.
I was using Vivaldi.
Me too!
The mystery intensifies.
But on a serious note: maybe this specific game implementation is borked. Tabletopia team does not implement the games, they only provide tutorials and support for publishers, AFAIK.
-
@MrL said in Game Deals Thread:
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
I was using Vivaldi.
Me too!
The mystery intensifies.
But on a serious note: maybe this specific game implementation is borked. Tabletopia team does not implement the games, they only provide tutorials and support for publishers, AFAIK.
You would think they'd know if Scythe or Chess were borked, since they're two of the four in the Recommended section on the front page of the website.
Regardless, it seems to have been a temporary thing as I was able to start games tonight. Then I found out they don't stop the mouse movements from going through to Vivaldi. Trying to move the camera around resulted in a new tab opening and (after going back to the game tab) the tab closing, both due to Mouse Gestures. There were other things I thought were weird, but I don't know if that's due to my lack of knowledge of their UI or actual issues.
So far Tabletopia appears to be at least as annoying to use as Tabletop Simulator and replaces copyright violations with a subscription. :(
-
@TwelveBaud said in Game Deals Thread:
Weirdest part of this: Why is Daikatana on Steam in the first place?!? Who was it who looked at one of the most infamous flops in the history of video games and said, "let's have another go at selling this"?
-
@Mason_Wheeler said in Game Deals Thread:
Who was it who looked at one of the most infamous flops in the history of video games and said, "let's have another go at selling this"?
Why not? There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of shovelware titles on there already, what does a few failed games matter?
-
@Dragoon It's just... most of these shovelware titles are things no one has ever heard of. Daikatana was a massive AAA project from a major studio that they hyped up beyond all reason, which then turned out to be a world-resounding disappointment. People know not to buy it.
-
@Mason_Wheeler said in Game Deals Thread:
hyped up beyond all reason, which then turned out to be a world-resounding disappointment
I don't know anything about Daikatana — I wasn't even slightly involved in gaming when it came out 20 years ago — but sometimes things are only "world-resounding disappointments" relative to the unreasonable hype, and are decent, if not great, when considered apart from it. Is that true of Daikatana? I don't know. From the Steam store page, it doesn't really look like something that would float my boat, so I probably won't install it to find out.
-
@Mason_Wheeler said in Game Deals Thread:
@Dragoon It's just... most of these shovelware titles are things no one has ever heard of. Daikatana was a massive AAA project from a major studio that they hyped up beyond all reason, which then turned out to be a world-resounding disappointment. People know not to buy it.
IF you weren't interested in that kind of game at the time, you probably didn't even know of its existence. I certainly had to look it up and I was in HS at the time of its release (though I was probably to busy playing a Blizzard game at the time)
-
@HardwareGeek No, it was a truly awful game. In no particular order:
- As you might assume from the title, a lot of the gameplay centers around a sword. Swords in FPSs have always been terrible, for a variety of game-mechanical reasons, and this was no different.
- You had two AI-controlled companions for most of the game. If either of them died, it's a Game Over. Which essentially makes the entire game into one big escort quest.
- One of these two companions is a black man named Superfly. Not making that up.
- Robot frog enemies.
- Many of your guns can hurt you more or less randomly, due to a combination of ricochets and bad collision detection.
- A time travel plot that makes no sense.
It was just an awful game in general. The massive hype, including an infamous ad promising that "John Romero is about to make you his bitch", certainly didn't help matters, but even without the hype, it was a terrible game.
-
@Dragoon said in Game Deals Thread:
@Mason_Wheeler said in Game Deals Thread:
@Dragoon It's just... most of these shovelware titles are things no one has ever heard of. Daikatana was a massive AAA project from a major studio that they hyped up beyond all reason, which then turned out to be a world-resounding disappointment. People know not to buy it.
IF you weren't interested in that kind of game at the time, you probably didn't even know of its existence. I certainly had to look it up and I was in HS at the time of its release (though I was probably to busy playing a Blizzard game at the time)
The only reason I was aware of the existence of Daikatana was because I heard the story about the biggest flop in gaming history before. I still don't know anything about the game itself. But I plan to download it, just to see what it was all about.
-
@Mason_Wheeler said in Game Deals Thread:
- As you might assume from the title, a lot of the gameplay centers around a sword. Swords in FPSs have always been terrible, for a variety of game-mechanical reasons, and this was no different.
I liked Dark Messiah.
- You had two AI-controlled companions for most of the game. If either of them died, it's a Game Over. Which essentially makes the entire game into one big escort quest.
I'm sure there's a mod for it.
- One of these two companions is a black man named Superfly. Not making that up.
- Robot frog enemies.
As in, earthbound cliff racers? Because as far as design weirdness goes, robot frogs are on the lower end (it's 2020 after all, there exists a pokemon that's literally a bunch of keys).
- Many of your guns can hurt you more or less randomly, due to a combination of ricochets and bad collision detection.
Okay, that sounds like an actual issue and truly braindead design choice.
- A time travel plot that makes no sense.
If I wanted plot, I'd read a book, not play a video game from the turn of the century.
Overall, you set my expectations very low, but none of those is really a deal breaker. I mean, I played Fallout 3 and I liked it.
Edit: note to self - always double check the name of fantasy monsters.
-
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
If I wanted plot, I'd read a book, not play a video game from the turn of the century.
Two words: Deus Ex.
-
-
@Mason_Wheeler I just started playing Deus Ex, actually. After the tutorial and in the middle of the first mission, I give the plot 2/10 (a step above Wolfenstein 3D). I'll reconsider if the evil guys from prologue DON'T become the only enemy in the final act.
-
Loved that game.
-
As mentioned GTA 5 (which is excellent) is free on Epic Games for a week.
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/grand-theft-auto-v/home
-
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
I'll reconsider if the evil guys from prologue DON'T become the only enemy in the final act.
Hoo boy, will you ever have some reconsidering to do. Not going to say anything more to avoid spoilers but... wow do you have some plot twists ahead! Stick with it. This game is a masterpiece, but its full brilliance doesn't become evident until you're a few hours in.
-
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
@MrL said in Game Deals Thread:
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
I was using Vivaldi.
Me too!
The mystery intensifies.
But on a serious note: maybe this specific game implementation is borked. Tabletopia team does not implement the games, they only provide tutorials and support for publishers, AFAIK.
You would think they'd know if Scythe or Chess were borked, since they're two of the four in the Recommended section on the front page of the website.
Regardless, it seems to have been a temporary thing as I was able to start games tonight. Then I found out they don't stop the mouse movements from going through to Vivaldi. Trying to move the camera around resulted in a new tab opening and (after going back to the game tab) the tab closing, both due to Mouse Gestures. There were other things I thought were weird, but I don't know if that's due to my lack of knowledge of their UI or actual issues.
I got a response back from my bug report: they aren't supporting using Vivaldi with Tabletopia. Not surprised.
-
Don't know what it is, but the price is right
-
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
But I plan to download it, just to see what it was all about.
You won't be disappointed. Meaning: it's really terrible.
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
I mean, I played Fallout 3 and I liked it.
You didn't play 1 and 2 before, or you did and liked 3? For fans of original Fallouts it was a big steaming crock of shit dumped on their beloved frenchise.
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
I got a response back from my bug report: they aren't supporting using Vivaldi with Tabletopia. Not surprised.
"Just use Chrome"
Really annoying attitude, but most of the time it's just a generic scripted response and the problem has nothing to do with the browser not being exactly Chrome. "Find any excuse to close the ticket and avoid actual work" is a popular strategy for bug reports.
-
@MrL said in Game Deals Thread:
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
I got a response back from my bug report: they aren't supporting using Vivaldi with Tabletopia. Not surprised.
"Just use Chrome"
Really annoying attitude, but most of the time it's just a generic scripted response and the problem has nothing to do with the browser not being exactly Chrome. "Find any excuse to close the ticket and avoid actual work" is a popular strategy for bug reports.Yeah, I hate that. It gets better, though; here's the list:
We support Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Edge, and IE.
-
@Mason_Wheeler said in Game Deals Thread:
- One of these two companions is [...] Superfly.
- Robot frog enemies.
Uh-oh.
-
@Zecc CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN ALREADY WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SUPERFLY?
-
@Gąska I believe that Zecc is just thinking that frogs are rather interested in flies.
As for how this name came to be... seems there was some slang in the 70ies on which they might have based it on?
-
@JBert said in Game Deals Thread:
I believe that Zecc is just thinking that frogs are rather interested in flies.
I am @Zecc and I approve this message.
-
@Mason_Wheeler said in Game Deals Thread:
Swords in FPSs have always been terrible, for a variety of game-mechanical reasons,
Y'know, Dishonored got it pretty well down pat. Especially Dishonored 2. Pity that the game then encouraged you to not use those swordfighting mechanics, and concentrate on sneaking instead.
Well... maybe they were only good in small doses. Not like there was tremendous variation in the enemy attack pattern, so it would have gotten tedious fast.
-
@acrow said in Game Deals Thread:
Y'know, Dishonored got it pretty well down pat. Especially Dishonored 2. Pity that the game then encouraged you to not use those swordfighting mechanics, and concentrate on sneaking instead.
I sneakes through both games from start to finish. Saw by no one, killed no one.
It's cool that different approaches were viable and people could play it the way they wanted.
-
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
@Zecc CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN ALREADY WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SUPERFLY?
The name is straight out of the blaxploitation movies from the 70s, which isn't very PC in this day and age (or in the age when the game was being made). In a better game with the proper theme it might work OK, but here it's just a gratuitous choice.
The character gets stuck on...well, practically anything in the game. The best way to deal with your "allies" is to get them stuck on something early in the map, clear the entire map by yourself, then go back and slowly guide them to the exit.
-
I'll add this about Daikatana: you're better off watching this documentary about it than playing it yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wPQAm_JJfs&list=PLzx_ak-EKl1zAjC0018-PiZVg9nFqLIos
-
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
@Zecc CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN ALREADY WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SUPERFLY?
You can't leave without your buddy Superfly
-
@MrL said in Game Deals Thread:
It's cool that different approaches were viable and people could play it the way they wanted.
Again, pioneered by Deus Ex.
-
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
@Zecc CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN ALREADY WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SUPERFLY?
The name is straight out of the blaxploitation movies from the 70s, which isn't very PC in this day and age (or in the age when the game was being made). In a better game with the proper theme it might work OK, but here it's just a gratuitous choice.
Couldn't you just say there was a movie Superfly about a black drug lord?
-
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
@Zecc CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN ALREADY WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SUPERFLY?
The name is straight out of the blaxploitation movies from the 70s, which isn't very PC in this day and age (or in the age when the game was being made). In a better game with the proper theme it might work OK, but here it's just a gratuitous choice.
Couldn't you just say there was a movie Superfly about a black drug lord?
No, because I didn't know there was a movie named Superfly about a black drug lord. I just know that people complained about it.
The association I have with the term is Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, a wrestler I saw as a kid in the 80s.
-
The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game is free until May 21 @ 11:59pm Pacific:
-
Witcher anniversary sale started, it will last one week:
-
@MrL why does it want me to buy both the standard edition with each expansion separately, and a GOTY edition with both expansions included?
-
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
@MrL why does it want me to buy both the standard edition with each expansion separately, and a GOTY edition with both expansions included?
I think it assumes that you are capable of making a choice.
-
@MrL so why are both selected and in the cart by default?
(That's a rhetorical question but I know it won't stop you from replying.)
-
@Gąska said in Game Deals Thread:
@MrL so why are both selected and in the cart by default?
Those sale lists have no exclusion mechanism, I think.
(That's a rhetorical question but I know it won't stop you from replying.)
It didn't even slow me down.
-
@MrL said in Game Deals Thread:
(That's a rhetorical question but I know it won't stop you from replying.)
It didn't even slow me down.
It did make you spend more time writing extra words!
-
Crackdown and Crackdown 2 are free on XBox marketplace. However, you still need to have a valid credit card attached to your account.
-
@hungrier Update: It works if you attach a Paypal account, but you have to do that through your MS account settings since it isn't available on the XBox marketplace website
-
@hungrier said in Game Deals Thread:
Crackdown and Crackdown 2 are free on XBox marketplace.
Link? Can't find it for some reason...
-
@Tsaukpaetra said in Game Deals Thread:
@hungrier said in Game Deals Thread:
Crackdown and Crackdown 2 are free on XBox marketplace.
Link? Can't find it for some reason...
Searching the XBox Marketplace site:
Hope you have a 360.
-
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
Searching the XBox Marketplace site:
How the hell do you do that? The only search-like input instead searches xbox.com
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
Hope you have a 360.
I do. It's got 3mm of dust on it though.
-
@Tsaukpaetra said in Game Deals Thread:
How the hell do you do that? The only search-like input instead searches xbox.com
Yes and the top results link to the store pages.
-
@Parody said in Game Deals Thread:
Hope you have a 360.
Supposedly they work on XBone with backwards compatibility