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The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread
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I don't like to talk about games without having a good understanding of them, but here I just can't help but to recommend staying away from this product.
As I see it, the game has one thing that is responsible for all of it's difficulty - parry mechanic. You can't really defend yourself without relying on parry, the special attack's cooldown is too long so it can not serve as your primary defense option, besides you have to use it if you want to deal big damage and you will really need that big damage, especially if you are dealing with bosses.
You can use your special even if it's still recharging, but that will cost you health, a good portion of health depending on how empty your bar is. Successfully parrying an attack allows you to acess your special immediately but there's more to that, you do not have an invulnerability window after getting up from a knockdown and enemies will aggressively try to kick your ass as you get up, so most of the time your wake up options are: parry as you get up or sacrifise some of your health to use your special.
A lot of advanced enemies are designed in such a way that they try to outrange/outfootsie you: they keep their distance, they move faster than you, their attack range is bigger, they have special or anti-air attacks that come with invulnerability frames etc, but you can completely negate all of that bullshit if you let them attack you first and then parry them, but what if you fail? Well, if they manage to catch you, their combos can deal up to 50% of your health (or even more if several of them decide to juggle you), of course you can break out of combos, but can you guess how to do it? Right, you either parry or sacrifice more of your health to use special attack. And finaly a lot of attacks are multihit and parrying does not stugger/interrupt enemies, so even if you are sucessfull with your parries you can still be harmed by the next hit during multihit attack or just be attacked by any enemy during the very same moment you parry something.
So as you can see, parry is not a mechanic that you call "a cherry on top", it's downright crucial for you survival, I don't know about you, but I simply don't have patience to learn timing for every attack in the game just to be able to defend myself (sure, you can run around and wait for your special to recharge, but where's fun in that?) and not lose anywhere between 30-100% of my life bar each time I make a mistake, especially when action in this game is very chaotic and most of the attacks are untelegraphed. Feels like the game wants to be hard for the sake of being hard.
As I see it, the game has one thing that is responsible for all of it's difficulty - parry mechanic. You can't really defend yourself without relying on parry, the special attack's cooldown is too long so it can not serve as your primary defense option, besides you have to use it if you want to deal big damage and you will really need that big damage, especially if you are dealing with bosses.
You can use your special even if it's still recharging, but that will cost you health, a good portion of health depending on how empty your bar is. Successfully parrying an attack allows you to acess your special immediately but there's more to that, you do not have an invulnerability window after getting up from a knockdown and enemies will aggressively try to kick your ass as you get up, so most of the time your wake up options are: parry as you get up or sacrifise some of your health to use your special.
A lot of advanced enemies are designed in such a way that they try to outrange/outfootsie you: they keep their distance, they move faster than you, their attack range is bigger, they have special or anti-air attacks that come with invulnerability frames etc, but you can completely negate all of that bullshit if you let them attack you first and then parry them, but what if you fail? Well, if they manage to catch you, their combos can deal up to 50% of your health (or even more if several of them decide to juggle you), of course you can break out of combos, but can you guess how to do it? Right, you either parry or sacrifice more of your health to use special attack. And finaly a lot of attacks are multihit and parrying does not stugger/interrupt enemies, so even if you are sucessfull with your parries you can still be harmed by the next hit during multihit attack or just be attacked by any enemy during the very same moment you parry something.
So as you can see, parry is not a mechanic that you call "a cherry on top", it's downright crucial for you survival, I don't know about you, but I simply don't have patience to learn timing for every attack in the game just to be able to defend myself (sure, you can run around and wait for your special to recharge, but where's fun in that?) and not lose anywhere between 30-100% of my life bar each time I make a mistake, especially when action in this game is very chaotic and most of the attacks are untelegraphed. Feels like the game wants to be hard for the sake of being hard.
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While Steam randomly censors VN games because they hate cute girls, while allowing hideous gay and/or furry games with little issues, this game somehow is now available in Steam. It's also an actually fun game to boot! A gamepad is highly recommended though.
Coming to Steam too now:
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Not believing me, Infinitron? You can check this list then for a thorough explanation.
https://archive.vn/tuFxu
Oddly enough this succ game was allowed, even though rape is the central part of the game, nevermind the other incoming succubus games from Libra Heart where raping guys is an actual mechanic. We'll see what happens.
Ie: Six Spells.
https://archive.vn/tuFxu
Oddly enough this succ game was allowed, even though rape is the central part of the game, nevermind the other incoming succubus games from Libra Heart where raping guys is an actual mechanic. We'll see what happens.
Ie: Six Spells.
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Killed first boss, the games seems piss easy so far.
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First time 50% off.
One new release sale in the form of
which I can best describe as the unexpected lovechild of Doom and Crypt of the Necrodancer.
And few update related sales:
A very addictive little roguelite that recently hit 1.0, was already fantastic in EA, still on sale for a couple days more. Beautiful art and brilliant voice acting voice acting.
A traditional roguelike about spellcrafting that just got it's first major (Early Access) patch. Pretty rave reviews so far.
English language options just added. I'm yet to play it, but I understand it to be another 2D MnB-like.
I love that we're seeing more titles like this. Not straight up porn, but still comfortable with sexuality.
which I can best describe as the unexpected lovechild of Doom and Crypt of the Necrodancer.
And few update related sales:
A very addictive little roguelite that recently hit 1.0, was already fantastic in EA, still on sale for a couple days more. Beautiful art and brilliant voice acting voice acting.
A traditional roguelike about spellcrafting that just got it's first major (Early Access) patch. Pretty rave reviews so far.
English language options just added. I'm yet to play it, but I understand it to be another 2D MnB-like.
I love that we're seeing more titles like this. Not straight up porn, but still comfortable with sexuality.
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Steam said they wouldn't be the taste police, then Rape Day happened and that statement was quickly shoved aside. Worse, RD is not even good anyway.
In any case, British Codexers may be interested in this obscure game.
Please post thoughts.
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Steam's official CRPG bundle: The Age of Decadence, Avernum: Escape From the Pit, Low Magic Age, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition, UnderRail
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/16187/The_Old_School_CRPG_Bundle/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/16187/The_Old_School_CRPG_Bundle/
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Avadon is the streamlined version of Avernum when Mr. Vogel stopped giving a fuck and was chasing the magic Steam dragon. So yeah, the Avernum game series is IMHO miles better than the Avadon game series in every respect. Writing, character development, itemization, dungeon design, story, encounter design etc.
Low Magic Age is alright for the discounted price. The game is basically an hobbyist/amateur attempt at creating a mix between DnD and Battle Brothers with Darkest Dungeon style dungeon exploration. That being said the gameplay is more simplistic than the games it aspires to emulate. While it is in a playable state, as of yet it is not feature complete. As with all low key Early Access titles it's a roll of the dice if this game turns into Vaporware or gets finished some day (after all, it's in Early Access since January 2017). But again for the discounted price I feel like you would get your money's worth whether it will be completed one day or enters development hell.
Avadon is the streamlined version of Avernum when Mr. Vogel stopped giving a fuck and was chasing the magic Steam dragon. So yeah, the Avernum game series is IMHO miles better than the Avadon game series in every respect. Writing, character development, itemization, dungeon design, story, encounter design etc.
Low Magic Age is alright for the discounted price. The game is basically an hobbyist/amateur attempt at creating a mix between DnD and Battle Brothers with Darkest Dungeon style dungeon exploration. That being said the gameplay is more simplistic than the games it aspires to emulate. While it is in a playable state, as of yet it is not feature complete. As with all low key Early Access titles it's a roll of the dice if this game turns into Vaporware or gets finished some day (after all, it's in Early Access since January 2017). But again for the discounted price I feel like you would get your money's worth whether it will be completed one day or enters development hell.
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Great to know. I played about eight hours of Avadon and always felt like a half-assed game. I'll give Avernum a whirl.
Thanks for the breakdown. I saw it on GOG for $14 and thought to just get this at half price.
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Hah:
Runescape... didn't see that one coming.
Tokyo Games Show, which means lots of new games on Steam. (As well as a fairly big sale.) The biggest one that stands out to me the NieR remake.
Other interesting looking games on the way:
Oh, and a model building sim... which, idk, if you like it you'll probably adore it.
Tokyo Games Show, which means lots of new games on Steam. (As well as a fairly big sale.) The biggest one that stands out to me the NieR remake.
Other interesting looking games on the way:
Oh, and a model building sim... which, idk, if you like it you'll probably adore it.
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The idol game shows promise
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I was reluctant to post this because this is from one of the labels of PlayWay S.A., the ultimate vaporware publisher, but it looks very 90s so I had to. (Also it claims it will come out in 2 months, believe or not.)
CyberTaxi.
CyberTaxi.
CyberTaxi is an action-packed driving first-person shooter and taxi simulator set in a grim vision of the future. You play as a cab driver who works in a dark-noir Hindenburg city and strives to escape this hellish location.
As a taxi driver you have to complete dozens of various missions for different factions and gain access to further districts of Hindenburg city. During your dangerous roam you will have an opportunity to buy various weapons, shields and gadgets for your taxi. During your journey you will come across hundreds of customers - talk with them in order to get valuable information. Perhaps you may have a chance to survive and escape this unsafe post-apocalyptic urban area.
KEY GAME FEATURES:
- Complete over 300 random missions in 4 different districts!
- Earn money to purchase dozens of weapons and repair your cab!
- Select your favorite color and customize your taxi!
- Gigantic playing environment set in a dark-noir futuristic city!
- Speak with various customers to find out more about dystopian future!
- An ironic comics-like graphics style and humorous visuals!
- Combines best elements of FPS, car racing games and demolition derbies!
- Search for hidden collectibles and additional activities around the city!
- Cool, cyber-punk and funky synth-wave music tracks included!
- Fatally eject customers who offend you!
- All above… and a lot more awaits!
Year 2128. The corrupted Gambricorp organization has led mankind to the verge of self-destruction due to new types of drugs which turned residents of European cities into lunatic maniacs. Once a noble town, Hindenburg city transformed into ruined metropolis which has been contaminated by overwhelming level of pollution, high crime rate and illegal drugs. In their madness, residents have equipped their hover vehicles with deadly weapons and explosive charges in order to wreak havoc on the littered streets of Hindenburg. Many people have decided to become criminals and forgot about their conscience...
PS One more thing, you can buy a buzzsaw and mount it on the hood of your cab! Sounds good, right?
Have a nice night!
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