Screenshot thread

[DraQ]

Flying screaming at the enemy at almost 6km/s on hyperbolic trajectory around Io:

...Because, even with crappy stock ships, sane intercepts, orbital injections and keeping distance from the enemy are for pussies.

 

[Kabas]

Playing as a charismatic wizard is indeed more fun than playing as a 3 CHA/INT stealth archer. Should have chosen the one from the start.

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But not fun enough to go through all these sewers and lava trolls again. I think i exhausted most of the fun i could.

 

[FeelTheRads]

I'd be curious how you'd go through the later part of the game with a charisma character.
I could barely do it with a melee guy because of those archers you can't get close to.

Although, you can talk your way out of the boss fight. Well, theoretically. If I remember correctly it requires such a high speech skill that I can't see someone making it up to that point by spending so many skill points on speech.

 

[Kabas]

Well, cha is also a primary magical stat here.
I can only tell that ignoring the weapon skills and putting the skill points into your chosen thought school element(the one that can be boosted by the sylvan racial) is more fun early game than the archery, but it didn't feel particularly stronger to me.

 

[DraQ]

Soloing the rather infamous Vesta Overkill mission...

...with a merely 4kt (compared to mission mass allowance of 13kt and enemy fleet tonnage of nearly 30kt) corvette of my own design...

...but built in 100% of stock modules...

...exclusively at CQB gun-range...

...folding radiators and shutting down reactors (I have backup RTG) when needed to let the decoys work their magic on missile salvos...

 

[DeepOcean]

I've replayed Legend of Kyrandia II: Hand of Fate to test the Sound Canvas. One of my first adventure games, and it still holds well. There are some nice easter eggs and references that I didn't noticed earlier. It was cool finding out that you can for example read all the letters that you need to find for the dragon postman. The only letdown was Volcania where someone dropped the ball, and you could even walk through lava at one screen without being burnt. Finding the one particular spell at the rainbow machine was also a cheap move, but after some time I knew what I'm missing. Other than that, it was a great nostalgia trip, Frank Klepacki is one of the best composers ever and the pixel art is gorgeous. I also probably found out all the death screens as well.

Really great pixel art, really hard find a pixel are game of this level of detail,my big problem was with that puzzle with the notes on the tree, I'm almost tone deaf and I HATE music puzzles on adventure games, didn't resist and got a walkthrough and then that was a route where you don't come back... ended up cheating through the whole game, wish I had more patience with it.

Also, Zanthia is a really nice waifu.

 

[FeelTheRads]

I HATE music puzzles on adventure games, didn't resist and got a walkthrough and then that was a route where you don't come back...

It's essentially Simon Says, no music knowledge needed. Thankfully as music puzzles are also a bane for me.

Really great pixel art,

It is quite amazing.
Then after playing through the series I went and played Simon The Sorcerer which was another game I never finished before. And man... wow, that one blew me away. The amount of detail is insane. Hand of Fate has more interesting locations overall, but Simon 1 is technically superior.

 

[Astral Rag]

 

[Baron Dupek]

Alpha Prime

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[Kabas]

Soulbringer

Another one of those rpgees with interesting, but very clunky combat that gets even more clunky the moment you start fighting too many enemies.
I am having fun.

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Brigand with the club is tough. But even he can't survive all the repeated stabbings in the face.

Uncle will gladly teach you magic, but you better pay up the rent.

^This place doesn't actually sells the maps. Which is kinda funny, considering that you don't have an auto-map here. Only maps as an items, compass and NPC's directions.

The minor shield spell is a king so far, shame it doesn't last that long.

 

[Tito Anic]

Soulbringer

Great game - it has very melancholic atmosphere, which i like. Beat it with warrior, no spells. It is a shame they didnt make sequel. It crashed a lot when i played on new pc.

 

[Kabas]

I am definitely maxing speed, closely followed by the combat stat. Also don't want to ignore magic.
I hope i am not screwing myself over be deciding to turn the strength into the dump stat.

 

[A horse of course]

Most of the people who played Soulbringer probably got it in a double-Jewel Case with Planescape.

Total War: Warhammer II - Curse of the Vampire Coast DLC

meh

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[a Goat]

 

[DJOGamer PT]

OOOHH! THE EDGE!!!

 

[Kabas]

Looks like an angry

 

[Latelistener]

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[Darth Roxor]

 

[Kabas]

I don't understand what am i looking at, but i find it oddly fascinating.

 

[HansDampf]

Any other Zachtronics victims here?

Some more puzzles with scores, all optimized for cycles:

This is one of my favorites. Everything fits perfectly.

Water Purifier

It's hard to see, but at least one person managed to do it in 50 or 49. I think 48 would be impossible.

This one has a nice symmetry.

Invisible Ink

These flower shaped molecules are a recurring theme, getting larger and more complex every time.

Alchemical Jewel

They always look nice. But it's disappointing the game doesn't challenge you with one that's too big for one arm to hold and rotate around the center, at least not in the main story campaign.

Timing Crystal

The final puzzle requires some tricky bonding, and the position of the elements couldn't be any more inconvenient if you care about optimization.

Universal Solvent

It's kind of a mess, but it scores well because the 4 salt inputs are being used non-stop.

It's not my favorite Zachtronics game. But there are still some bonus puzzles left with limited space constraints that look interesting.

 

[Latelistener]

I don't know much about this game, but dat interface:

 

[lightbane]

The autism intensifies!

 

[spekkio]

DeadSoulsVania

It's time to kick this shit into everdrive!

Enjoying the view:

Predator's Amulet FTW:

Architect's Key is hard to find, but totally worth it:

Another quality shiat (5 enemies killed lifts the curse):

Final setup, just before the last battle:

Time to take out the trash:

And that's all for now I think, since the 5th difficulty level isn't implemented yet:

Verdict:



Mos def the single best game of recent years.

 

[Darth Roxor]

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

F.E.A.R is like a good wine, it just tastes better and better. The game is so much fun, that I replayed some encounters just because the combat is so good. Replica soldiers are my favourite enemy when it comes to A.I along with the first Unreal and to some degree HL. Nathan Rigg's soundtrack is exceptional as well. Now I'm going onward to refresh my memory with Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate.

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