Screenshot thread

[Hag]

Coming to the end of Rayman 2.


Drifting a stolen flying pirate ship. Yeah.


Good luck, thank you, gonna need that to save your land once again.


Rayman's bringing the battle to Razorbeard. Shit's gonna hit the fan.


The infamous flying rocket part. I remembered as a nightmare, hard and unforgiving.
I beat it in the second try.

Now, onto the final boss.


On other news :

GO AWAY LITTLE PIGGIES, THIS IS NO PLACE FOR YOU §

 

[Malamert]

Dung Lords - Steam Edition

Four times the charm?
....
Nah

Why they renamed it again?

Spoiler

What's this, ninja ballerina? Get out of here.

Finally found that bitch.

Yeah yeah, sure, whatever

groovy

oh noes
anyway

No wonder Corvus is mad.
His king is bland banal shit boring.

Low level goblins bodyguarding 3 bosses at least 10 levels beyond me, they would glitch in the textures and their quakes could kill them easily.
This game is weird sometimes.

They don't pay me enough for this.

There are ulgy-old games and there are THIS ugly games.

Both pure melee and melee+casters will turn into walking tank somewhere at ~25 lvl, you'll get so much armor it's not even funny. Playing as a caster pays of later when you find weapons that trigger spells with your attacks, you just need to pump certain skill to start the party.
Solving quests will raise your Honor (you can spend your own stat points on it too, but why waste them) which gives you even more skill points in return.
Switching to Hard makes it worse because you'll get more magic, rare and legendary gear, keeping difficulty level on the very bottom.

Collector's Edition is still the best one, it provides some challenge for the whole playthrough. Why they turned it into popamole fest is beyond me.
And fuck the Shadow Ruins with its shadowgate shenaningans, easily the worst part in the game. Good riddance getting through without walkthrough there if you value your sanity.

edit - I should stop using this name for female characters, heard about Lucy Lawless replacing Gina Carano, saw her Twitter... it wasn't a pleasant experience.

Bought this on Steam some years ago after reading its description. Sounded pretty rad. Around 50 to 70 hours of slaying monsters that don't deserve to live in a fantasy world? Sign me up! Turns out it was a vile lie. Finished it after 25 hours. Didn't even rush through it, I took my time exploring and adventuring about the place. Still enjoyed it a bit, but fuck me.

 

[JDR13]

Kudos for suffering through Dungeon Lords long enough to finish it. You're a stronger man than I am.

 

[Nutmeg]

GO AWAY LITTLE PIGGIES, THIS IS NO PLACE FOR YOU §

Put some CRT shaders on that for pure pixel sex.

 

[Hag]

GO AWAY LITTLE PIGGIES, THIS IS NO PLACE FOR YOU §

Put some CRT shaders on that for pure pixel sex.

I'm trying Lottes shader but I doesn't render on screenshot (I guess it's normal).

Meanwhile, more war-torn and desolated landscape :

 

[d1r]

Dung Lords - Steam Edition

Four times the charm?
....
Nah

Why they renamed it again?

Spoiler

What's this, ninja ballerina? Get out of here.

Finally found that bitch.

Yeah yeah, sure, whatever

groovy

oh noes
anyway

No wonder Corvus is mad.
His king is bland banal shit boring.

You don't say

Low level goblins bodyguarding 3 bosses that are ~10 levels higher than me. They would glitch in the textures and cause quakes that could kill them easily.

They don't pay me enough for this.

Reminds me about "Sanctus Holy" for some reasons.

There are ulgy=outdated old games, and there are UGLY games.

Both pure melee and melee+casters will turn into walking tank somewhere at ~25 lvl, you'll get so much armor it's not even funny. Playing as a caster pays of later when you find weapons that trigger spells with your attacks, you just need to pump certain skill to start the party.
Solving quests will raise your Honor (you can spend your own stat points on it too, but why waste them) which gives you even more skill points in return.
Switching to Hard makes it worse because you'll get more magic, rare and legendary gear, keeping difficulty level on the very bottom.

Collector's Edition is still the best one, it provides some challenge for the whole playthrough. Why they turned it into popamole fest is beyond me.
And fuck the Shadow Ruins with its shadowgate shenaningans, easily the worst part in the game. Good riddance getting through without walkthrough there if you value your sanity.

edit - I should stop using this name for female characters, heard about Lucy Lawless replacing Gina Carano, saw her Twitter... it wasn't a pleasant experience.

Looks like Neverwinter Nights 2 made by russians.

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood

Spoiler

 

[Fedora Master]

Good to know there's some actual wyrm creatures in the game. I was almost certain it'd be nothing but box rooms full of Endron goons the entire time.

 

[Crane]

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood

What do you think about the game? I've heard bad things.

 

[Ivan]

started Yakuza 3

 

[JDR13]

What do you think about the game? I've heard bad things.

I tried the demo version and lasted all of three missions. Don't waste your time.

 

[HansDampf]

Spoiler

Holla! Schöne Fremde.

McCoy in the tower with classic snake trap.

Nicht niedelblennen!

This level!

Poor Doc. Getting punched in the face while I'm wasting time thinking up a good strategy.

I wish the game would look like this. But these screenshots are lies.

a few unedited shots

In reality, it's a blurry mess. The difference is most noticeable when viewed at full size.

Sanchez in the house lol.

With the 2018 update, the game has built-in bilinear upscaling from 1024x576 to fullscreen resolution (in my case 1920x1080). There are no graphics options available besides changing aspect ratio. You can't even change the resolution. The only alternative I've found is to play it in a tiny 1024x576 window. But that's stupid and almost unplayable.
To get the fake screenshots, I took them in window mode and simply doubled the pixel size - 2x is enough in this case - before resizing the image down to 1920x1080. That's it. There are other games that use the same method with good results. Even Dosbox has filters like that. Why isn't this an option here?
Oh, right. Nobody cares.

 

[Hag]

HansDampf There is a way to play it fullscreen without this blur, did it last year. I think you need the original game files and some widescreen patch, works very well.

 

[Ivan]

I see they put the budget to good use in 7

 

[Ezekiel]

I'm playing Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb. He has E.T. hands when he wears the German uniform. Maybe the gloves don't fit? Surprisingly good at keeping my attention, I mean at not boring me.

Oh, it was a graphics issue. His hands look normal now.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

 

[Citizen]

Trine 2 Goblin Expansion = Best Trine experience. I mean Trine 1-2 are good, but the expansion is just better in every way possible. Harder and less linear puzzles, better environments and more intelligent placement of secrets (now they are actually hidden and require you to go off-road to get them, instead of just grabbing them along the way). Basically massive incline

 

[Aemar]

DCSS. Gargoyle fighter of the Shining One, level 17. Took the first rune from the Shoals. Pretty sturdy character, and plenty of room to improve upon. The melee weapon is a plain, unenchanted morningstar, as I wasn't able to find anything more powerful yet.

 

[Fedora Master]

Make sure to keep a demon whip around to turn into a holy scourge later.

 

[Aemar]

That's the plan. Is a blessed eveningstar better than a holy scourge though?

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood

What do you think about the game? I've heard bad things.

It's ok. Nothing amazing or groundbreaking, but more of a bundle fodder or high discounted title.
At first I've played it on full stealth, or at least tried. I say try, because sometimes the margin for error is so small, that it's actually easy to just transform into werewolf and turn the location into a kill room. So instead I've transformed into a wolf form, trying to kill as much guards as possible, plus lower the number/quality of additional groups of enemies. You do that by pulling out cables of some easily recognizable electric boxes. And when I've been spotted, I just tried to play along, knowing my errors and just beat everyone into a bloody pulp. I actually like it, since you are not forcing yourself to use only one style of playing, but instead adapt to the situation. There is no XP change, and that's why it works better than in Human Revolution for example. You can get higher those number by finding flowers/artifacts through each location. At first I thought, that they can be used for healing, but no. You need to use the special vision, and then you can "grab" them.

Cyanide as always didn't have had a big budget, and you can see that right from the beginning. The worst offender are the characters, which looks like from PS 3 era, than nextgen. At least the werewolves look cool, and the environments while not amazing, look good enough. The fighting is really chaotic, especially in the beginning, but later on, when we unlock new abilities, you can quickly adapt to the situation. The agile / heavy stance changing during the bigger battles can be hard to recognize. I made a mistake, and just hoarded the ability points at first, and just used them all later on, which made me realize I should done it earlier on. Because even at the start you are not a total noob, but you can still feel how much stronger you become. That being said, it's not a very hard game for any seasoned player. Not very long either, and there almost no side quests as well which makes it a rather short experience. I finished it in 2 days without breaking a sweat. There is a choice near the end, that gives us different end result, but other than that again, we can see that people simply didn't have the luxury to add more content.

Overall 6/10 title.

 

[HansDampf]

HansDampf There is a way to play it fullscreen without this blur, did it last year. I think you need the original game files and some widescreen patch, works very well.

You mean the widescreen patch for the old version that turns the game into this.

Like with every other old game with pixel graphics, it makes everything too small. But it would have been another nice-to-have option for those that want it.

 

[Hag]

HansDampf There is a way to play it fullscreen without this blur, did it last year. I think you need the original game files and some widescreen patch, works very well.

You mean the widescreen patch for the old version that turns the game into this.
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Like with every other old game with pixel graphics, it makes everything too small. But it would have been another nice-to-have option for those that want it.

Yep, this one. Felt ok to me on my 27'' screen, allowed me to see the art but not the pixels. But when switching resolution you always need some time to get accustomed, either it looks too small or too big, and one hour later it looks just good. Except maybe in the case of the blurred graphics you mentioned in your previous post that felt awful.

 

[Fedora Master]

That's the plan. Is a blessed eveningstar better than a holy scourge though?

Eveningstars are harder to find but they're about equal. It's a speed vs damage per hit thing.
Either weapon is perfectly suitable for the entire game. Heck, why not get a holy scourge and a +9 elec eveningstar.

Just... be very very careful around troll shamans. Anything that destroy walls can target your gargoyle as well.

 

[Aemar]

That's the plan. Is a blessed eveningstar better than a holy scourge though?

Eveningstars are harder to find but they're about equal. It's a speed vs damage per hit thing.
Either weapon is perfectly suitable for the entire game. Heck, why not get a holy scourge and a +9 elec eveningstar.

Just... be very very careful around troll shamans. Anything that destroy walls can target your gargoyle as well.

Thanks to a scroll of acquirement, I already have a +9 evening star branded with the freezing effect. It mows down troll shamans quite well. I guess I'll keep it like it is and use a demon whip for the TSO's blessing effect instead.