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i also didn't found any bit of fun in it. It's just not a game for everyone, and there's nothing wrong with that because apparently some people love it.
American Nervoso wrote:
MaliA wrote:
that was about the most exciting thing so far.

If you're expecting excitement then you're playing the wrong game. It's a darkly humourous take on mundane drudgery.


Well, any kind of story. Maybe I am early on, as there are hints about somehting in the daily paper.
MaliA wrote:
American Nervoso wrote:
MaliA wrote:
that was about the most exciting thing so far.

If you're expecting excitement then you're playing the wrong game. It's a darkly humourous take on mundane drudgery.


Well, any kind of story. Maybe I am early on, as there are hints about somehting in the daily paper.

Yes, you're essentially playing the tutorial for the first few days. It goes on for more than 30.
Browsing Steam I noticed a tag of 'Walking Simulator' on one of the game so I looked at what else had been tagged with that and found some potentially decent sounding indie oddities for my wishlist:

John Walker reviews Mind: Path to Thalamus here.
lasermink wrote:
John Walker reviews Mind: Path to Thalamus here.


Holy shit, the screenshots in that article make it looks like one of the prettiest games I've ever seen.
Dex is still in 'early access' on Steam so obviously I'm not even thinking about giving them any money now, but from that article it's got bags of potential as a 2D Deus Ex if they balance the various combat options properly. One to add to the wishlist and keep an eye on.
We have a CADD group at work who asked us for test GPU system

So we built a PC from scratch using custom parts, it has 4 Titans in it

I went and asked them if the were interested in these new cards, thinking there would be time to "evaluate one" as they run this system on Linux and we had to have it run Windows 7 for 2 months to iron out issues with the cards that are just easier on that OS.

Sadly they didn't bite as the software is licensed per GPU so doubling the up cards would mean twice the license cost and they had no budget.
Bamba wrote:
Dex is still in 'early access' on Steam so obviously I'm not even thinking about giving them any money now, but from that article it's got bags of potential as a 2D Deus Ex if they balance the various combat options properly. One to add to the wishlist and keep an eye on.



I've not read a word of text in the article, but dang if that don't look purdy.
Invisible, Inc.
steam, humble bundle.

I'd read nothing about this game, and just bought it on a whim based on the premise of it being a turn based stealth em up.

I think it's great! It's hard, but lots of fun. It's also 'early access', but I haven't played enough yet to quantify how unfinished it feels. Initial impression are that it's a complete game.

Had a 30 minute play last night, and just finished having a second dabble at Lunch whilst at work. I died multiple times today, but on that last run I did two mission in succession and even rescued a new agent who apparently comes with a free rifle! Bonus.
The video on the Steam page make it sound a lot like the recent, and lovely looking, Hitman game for iOS/Android which, coincidentally, is also on sale at the moment.
The latest Indie Gala bundles includes two games I'm very interested in: Lily Looking Through and Lifeless Planet. Together they'd cost about £22 but you can pay what you want. Lily Looking Through I'm less convinced by to be fair but Lifeless Planet looks awesome:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... net-review

The full list of games in the bundle is:

  • Voyager
  • Porradaria Upgrade
  • Fester Mudd
  • Curse of the Gold - Ep. 1
  • Truffle Saga
  • Pixel Puzzles Japan
  • Lilly Looking Through
  • Lifeless Planet
  • Leisure Suit Larry
  • Reloaded
  • Cold War
  • Us and Them
  • R.I.P.D.
  • The Game
  • Racer 8
  • Shiny The Firefly

There may be other decent stuff in that list so I need to do a trawl tomorrow.
Agreed on lifeless planet, it looks boss. Like a cross between Hunter and Exile
It isn't anything like Hunter as far as I've read. It's been categorised along the likes of Dear Ester in that it's a quiet walk along a linear path but with the odd fiddly puzzle thrown in. I'll let Bamba dip his toe first!
Like hunter in that you wander around a big open space, innit.
I just had to look up whether it had a story or anything. Apparently there were 3 game modes and none of them involved trying to find a bicycle to zoom about on. Apparently I'd invented that game mode and yet it as the only way I knew how to play. Tch. Memories...
Saturnalian wrote:
I just had to look up whether it had a story or anything. Apparently there were 3 game modes and none of them involved trying to find a bicycle to zoom about on. Apparently I'd invented that game mode and yet it as the only way I knew how to play. Tch. Memories...


I've read this post three times through and am still none the wiser. Whatever you're talking about sounds awesome though so I'm interested in a fuller explanation?
Bamba wrote:
Saturnalian wrote:
I just had to look up whether it had a story or anything. Apparently there were 3 game modes and none of them involved trying to find a bicycle to zoom about on. Apparently I'd invented that game mode and yet it as the only way I knew how to play. Tch. Memories...


I've read this post three times through and am still none the wiser. Whatever you're talking about sounds awesome though so I'm interested in a fuller explanation?


Hunter was a game where you had to do missions (explode tank, destroy x) in an open world. There were lots of vehicles including a windsurf board and a bike. It was pretty fun but cars ran out of fuel.
Bamba wrote:
Saturnalian wrote:
I just had to look up whether it had a story or anything. Apparently there were 3 game modes and none of them involved trying to find a bicycle to zoom about on. Apparently I'd invented that game mode and yet it as the only way I knew how to play. Tch. Memories...


I've read this post three times through and am still none the wiser. Whatever you're talking about sounds awesome though so I'm interested in a fuller explanation?


*loads up Hunter*

*spends 20 minutes trying to find the push bike*

"WEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeee"

*turns off 5 minutes later*
think i will be horrible now, but i really loved just roaming around, windsurfing from one island to another.. there was a story mode and a mission mode..
I loved Hunter. I just felt so lonely wandering around. In a good way.
So I'm looking through the humble bundle week sales thing and I watch a video for Door Kickers which is apparently *spits* early access. Then I watch this guy (youtube link herewith) playing it (for about 8 minutes - the bloody thing is 22 minutes long) and he appears to be enjoying himself so much that I now want it. He's playing the Alpha but it's apparently now in the BETA Stage (this is a link to the trailer on youtube by the way).

Also, that guy's voice did not make me want to instantly slice two of my fingers off and glue the severed digits into my ear holes. Which was nice.
Wasteland 2 is all up in my Steam account's face.

I watched the trailer and I liked the bit with rows of hanging bodies which looked creepy, but is it any good and would I like it? TELL ME NOW.
Oh fuck me.

Sorry, can someone help me out again cause I'm a fucking knob.

I've just purchased STALKER: Cher Knob Hell on Steam. I've installed. I've clicked play.

Then my TV goes "Invalid format" and it won't display owt.

For fucks sake. Any ideas for fixing this sheeeeeet? I really wanted to play it. :'( :S :droool:
No you didn't, it's awful.
Saturnalian wrote:
Oh fuck me.

Sorry, can someone help me out again cause I'm a fucking knob.

I've just purchased STALKER: Cher Knob Hell on Steam. I've installed. I've clicked play.

Then my TV goes "Invalid format" and it won't display owt.

For fucks sake. Any ideas for fixing this sheeeeeet? I really wanted to play it. :'( :S :droool:


Try this

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/s ... ?t=1110630
Bloody hell. Notepad? Ok, I'll give it a punt.

Cras, you played it with the 2012 mod?
I've only gone and bloody done it. Copied files, replaced stuff, did some notepadding, and even installed a mod. Truly I am a PC gamer now.
LEDs all the way now! ;)
Saturnalian wrote:
I've only gone and bloody done it. Copied files, replaced stuff, did some notepadding, and even installed a mod. Truly I am a PC gamer now.

Hooray!
Saturnalian wrote:
Wasteland 2 is all up in my Steam account's face.

I watched the trailer and I liked the bit with rows of hanging bodies which looked creepy, but is it any good and would I like it? TELL ME NOW.


If your unsure - CDkeys are selling a steam key for £14.99

http://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/wastelan ... -key-steam
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter has me somewhat drooling. Part walking simulator, part interactive story, part puzzle-y detective game and very pretty no matter how you look at it. I suspect there'll be a Eurogamer review at some point but so far it's not doing too badly and the Gamespot review is more than enough to make me want it.
Bamba wrote:
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter has me somewhat drooling. Part walking simulator, part interactive story, part puzzle-y detective game and very pretty no matter how you look at it. I suspect there'll be a Eurogamer review at some point but so far it's not doing too badly and the Gamespot review is more than enough to make me want it.

I was interested until I read about the detective aspects. I just wanted to wander around, not hunt for clues.
American Nervoso wrote:
Bamba wrote:
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter has me somewhat drooling. Part walking simulator, part interactive story, part puzzle-y detective game and very pretty no matter how you look at it. I suspect there'll be a Eurogamer review at some point but so far it's not doing too badly and the Gamespot review is more than enough to make me want it.

I was interested until I read about the detective aspects. I just wanted to wander around, not hunt for clues.


I dunno, I think having actual objectives adds the focus that a pure walking simulator lacks. I enjoy Dear Esther et al for what they are, but having some actual reason to wander around is a better idea I think. As long as there's no time pressure or way to die or anything like that. Hell, even make them optional if you want, but, on balance, I'd prefer to have something to do as well as stuff to look at.
Bamba wrote:
American Nervoso wrote:
Bamba wrote:
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter has me somewhat drooling. Part walking simulator, part interactive story, part puzzle-y detective game and very pretty no matter how you look at it. I suspect there'll be a Eurogamer review at some point but so far it's not doing too badly and the Gamespot review is more than enough to make me want it.

I was interested until I read about the detective aspects. I just wanted to wander around, not hunt for clues.


I dunno, I think having actual objectives adds the focus that a pure walking simulator lacks. I enjoy Dear Esther et al for what they are, but having some actual reason to wander around is a better idea I think. As long as there's no time pressure or way to die or anything like that. Hell, even make them optional if you want, but, on balance, I'd prefer to have something to do as well as stuff to look at.

I fancy this, but it just seems a tad too expensive.
A pretty glowing EG review that has me strongly considering letting this leapfrog the queue of other stuff I've got and playing it this week:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... ter-review
Here's a blog I've been enjoying for the last week or so...

http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2010/02/ ... -here.html

It's the experience of a gentleman who is attempting to play every RPG that has been released on the PC...he's currently up to 1990.
I've been following that blog for a long time, it's excellent. Don't know how he manages to play so many hours, though.
Ain't gonna lie, Ethan Carter is gorgeous. Sadly if you push it it can be a little linear, though I did get a reward venturing off the beaten path for a while..

Now that I have stratospheric power in my rig I've been playing some of the top flight stuff. I already played through Metro : Last Light twice (struggling to keep settings maxed in places on 670 SLI) but when Redux came along I started it again. I'm currently about 60% through.. It's much smoother and prettier !

I recently completed Wolfenstein TNO. A pleasant surprise was how long it was, just a shame about the appalling ending...

I also decided to try Crysis 3 again with absolute maximum settings but sadly my attention vanished again at the same point it did before (when you reach the seph, ceph, whatever they want to call it).

Tried playing Watchdogs but it was so buggy and UPLAY is so annoying that I just gave up.

Next game I look forward to is The Evil Within. I was sold as soon as I heard the classical music. Shame it's slated to run at 30 FPS but hopefully if it isn't that fast paced it may be OK.
Endless Legends is great. If they patch the very passive AI, it can get to be among the best 4x games ever, right there with Alpha Centauri.
I think I've got this on my wishlist already anyway but it looks pretty good:

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tri-of- ... 0-6415916/
This was on my radar mostly due to intrigue at what the guys behind the Serious Sam games would do with a puzzle game and it appears they've made something a bit good with The Talos Principle. I notice there's some kind of intro/demo/test thing available as a free download from Steam that's probably worth checking out if you're interested but not sure about it.
Bamba wrote:
This was on my radar mostly due to intrigue at what the guys behind the Serious Sam games would do with a puzzle game and it appears they've made something a bit good with The Talos Principle. I notice there's some kind of intro/demo/test thing available as a free download from Steam that's probably worth checking out if you're interested but not sure about it.

Ta.
It's getting a PS4 release early next year, so I'll wait for that.
American Nativity wrote:
It's getting a PS4 release early next year, so I'll wait for that.


I did wonder about that given that it seems to be the normal route now for anything of interest (and long may it continue!) so yeah, I'll be joining you on the PS4 version after probably playing the PC demo at least.

Usually I'd be happy to pick it up on the PC, and certainly it'll end up cheaper there no doubt, but there's long been something slightly fucked with my PC. It'll play older and lower-requirement indie stuff fine, but anything too taxing and it does loads of weird micro-stutters (e.g. the Vanishing of Ethan Carter was a real pain in the ass but Tomb Raider: Legend played smooth as silk at 1080p60 throughout) so I don't entirely trust it now for newer stuff. It needs a full upgrade anyway but in the last few months I've

  • Bought a new phone
  • Bought a new tablet
  • Am about to buy a PS4
  • Had to kit the flat out a bit with a new TV and whanot
  • Spend a chunk of change getting the flat done up

So I can't really justify another <best part of a bloody grand> on a new PC that will largely be a glorified indie machine. It's all just bad timing given that, the phone notwithstanding, all the other kit's been ticking along for years and just, annoyingly, all needed sorted out at once but still. Maybe if I get a decent bonus in January (ahahahahaha!).
Bamba wrote:
American Nativity wrote:
It's getting a PS4 release early next year, so I'll wait for that.


I did wonder about that given that it seems to be the normal route now for anything of interest (and long may it continue!) so yeah, I'll be joining you on the PS4 version after probably playing the PC demo at least.

Usually I'd be happy to pick it up on the PC, and certainly it'll end up cheaper there no doubt, but there's long been something slightly fucked with my PC. It'll play older and lower-requirement indie stuff fine, but anything too taxing and it does loads of weird micro-stutters (e.g. the Vanishing of Ethan Carter was a real pain in the ass but Tomb Raider: Legend played smooth as silk at 1080p60 throughout) so I don't entirely trust it now for newer stuff. It needs a full upgrade anyway but in the last few months I've

  • Bought a new phone
  • Bought a new tablet
  • Am about to buy a PS4
  • Had to kit the flat out a bit with a new TV and whanot
  • Spend a chunk of change getting the flat done up

So I can't really justify another <best part of a bloody grand> on a new PC that will largely be a glorified indie machine. It's all just bad timing given that, the phone notwithstanding, all the other kit's been ticking along for years and just, annoyingly, all needed sorted out at once but still. Maybe if I get a decent bonus in January (ahahahahaha!).

I'm much in the same position - my MacBook will play most stuff but I'll get it on PS4 when I can considering I prefer a living room experience. I'll probably shell out for a new PC/Oculus Rift combo at some point 2015/16, but that can wait.
American Nativity wrote:
Bamba wrote:
American Nativity wrote:
It's getting a PS4 release early next year, so I'll wait for that.


I did wonder about that given that it seems to be the normal route now for anything of interest (and long may it continue!) so yeah, I'll be joining you on the PS4 version after probably playing the PC demo at least.

Usually I'd be happy to pick it up on the PC, and certainly it'll end up cheaper there no doubt, but there's long been something slightly fucked with my PC. It'll play older and lower-requirement indie stuff fine, but anything too taxing and it does loads of weird micro-stutters (e.g. the Vanishing of Ethan Carter was a real pain in the ass but Tomb Raider: Legend played smooth as silk at 1080p60 throughout) so I don't entirely trust it now for newer stuff. It needs a full upgrade anyway but in the last few months I've

  • Bought a new phone
  • Bought a new tablet
  • Am about to buy a PS4
  • Had to kit the flat out a bit with a new TV and whanot
  • Spend a chunk of change getting the flat done up

So I can't really justify another <best part of a bloody grand> on a new PC that will largely be a glorified indie machine. It's all just bad timing given that, the phone notwithstanding, all the other kit's been ticking along for years and just, annoyingly, all needed sorted out at once but still. Maybe if I get a decent bonus in January (ahahahahaha!).

I'm much in the same position - my MacBook will play most stuff but I'll get it on PS4 when I can considering I prefer a living room experience. I'll probably shell out for a new PC/Oculus Rift combo at some point 2015/16, but that can wait.


My PC's currently hooked directly up to the living room TV so as long as a game can be played with an Xbox pad stuff works just as well that way as it does on a console. So currently for 'indie' games the argument comes down to 'potentially cheaper on the PC' vs 'no chance of driver etc issues on a console'. For proper games it's console all the way at the moment because I can trust them to run properly there and I can swap/trade stuff when I'm done. If I upgraded my PC though I could potentially buy any game on either platform.
Satellite Reign, the spiritual successor to Syndicate Wars is out on Steam Early Access today. One to keep an eye on:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/268870/
The Dream Machine is soooo good.

It annoys me every time i read about the greatness of old point & click classics, as if no good games of this genre are being made nowadays (see Cobbet's top 25 adventure games for PC Gamer for proof).

We're living a golden age of point & click adventures right now. Just enjoy them.
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