General Gaming Thread

[Schlitzbrille]

59 minutes ago, Benji said:

Can someone suggest me some simple PC games like Theme Hospital/Park, Civ, The Sims etc. Just something where you don't have to go deep into mechanics or sit down and study for hours just to get your first game going, but can still be enjoyable for hours on end.

The freeware version of Spelunky is a good shout. How indepth mechanics are we talking?

• Don't steal and/or kill the shopkeepers unless you know what you're doing.
• Can't fall more than a certain # of blocks without taking damage.
• Jumping on spikes is a no-no.
• Levels are (mostly) randomized in layout.

[JasonM]

1 hour ago, Benji said:

Can someone suggest me some simple PC games like Theme Hospital/Park, Civ, The Sims etc. Just something where you don't have to go deep into mechanics or sit down and study for hours just to get your first game going, but can still be enjoyable for hours on end.

Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 and 2 are the ultimate titles for losing shitloads of time with a simple game. They're old, sure, but there's an Open source out there that makes it run like a peach on modern system. 

More modern games, Rimworld is a massive timesink that has a slightly steep starting curve, but is generally pretty mellow (until a 20 enemy siege starts shelling your wooden huts into the ground). Probably not chill enough, now that I think about it.

[Josh]

On 2/23/2018 at 14:11, Meacon said:

First I've heard of this, but my laws that sounds wonderful. 

Yeah, it’s a crowd-funded game (and already funded.) It’s CHIKARA Action Arcade Wrestling. You can follow them on Twitter to see bits of their progress.

[Meacon Keaton]

1 hour ago, El Hijosh del Ice Cream said:

Yeah, it’s a crowd-funded game (and already funded.) It’s CHIKARA Action Arcade Wrestling. You can follow them on Twitter to see bits of their progress.

I don’t do the Twittuh. Do they have a release date?

[Josh]

Not yet.

[Baddar]

Finished Horizon Zero Dawn. Now to play more of PUBG on my Xbox ahead of the releases of Burnout and Far Cry 5.

[Benji]

I really love Rise of the Tomb Raider's Endurance Co-Op. When you get a partner who actually knows what they are doing it's a really fun little mode that I could see being expanded into a much bigger game.

[Schlitzbrille]

Surprise Chrono Trigger PC release

[Bobfoc]

That sounds brilliant, although the user reviews are currently in the "Mostly Negative" bracket. It's a game I intend to play one day, particularly as it didn't originally come out in the UK, but it's not a day one purchase.

[GoGo Yubari]

The negative reviews, I believe, are because it's a port of the mobile version of the game instead of the original.

[apsham]

Yeah.

I don't blame people for the bad reviews. Romancing SaGa 2 was this same shit menu system and crappy UI graphics.

[Bobfoc]

That does seem to be the case. They're in line with the kind of criticism the Final Fantasy VI port got, although this one hasn't been given a new art style like FF6 was. Some of the reviews state that it doesn't run well, which I'll take with a pinch of salt at this point. As I said, it isn't a day one purchase anyway, so I'll look forward to seeing what people outside the reactionary Steam user review scene have to say.

[OctoberRaven]

The lack of "improved" sprites already puts it over the FF6 release...

[Schlitzbrille]

At this point, I'm expecting a surprise Kingdom Hearts PC release.

STEALTH EDIT: This'll do in the meantime.

[thatshortguy]

That actually looks like some stupid fun without going full Genital Jousting.  Go check out the the Giant Bomb Quick Look of that game, then go check out a round of the original if you want a good chuckle.

[Your Mom]

Metal Gear Survive is like really bad. It's for my son who enjoys it so whatever but I decided to try it. I had to watch a video that seemed to be half an hour long and full of nonsense only to die on the first enemy.

Like I wasn't even mad. I just had to laugh at how absurd the last hour of my life has been  

[RPS]

On 25/02/2018 at 16:16, OctoberRavenO said:

Neither. You asked for gems, mine's more like a... kinda shiny rock.

No but I want to buy it. Name? 

[OctoberRaven]

2 minutes ago, RPS said:

No but I want to buy it. Name? 

http://store.steampowered.com/app/787140/The_Adventures_of_Kusoge/

 

[RPS]

The second tag on the game is sexual content. 

[OctoberRaven]

1 minute ago, RPS said:

The second tag on the game is sexual content. 

That was just me playing it safe. Mostly just jokes and a city that's like that ghost town the Simpsons visited in that episode where Abe's kidneys burst.