Great thread idea by the way, we've needed it for years!
Tell me why I shouldn't buy Microsoft flight simulator 2020....because it's 2021?
Advise me not to buy Ashen.
I don't even play much in the way of soulslikes, but something about thegraphics, characters creation, the buzzwords about its multiplayer and, yes, its nifty trailerhave kinda won me over. I probably would have bought it by now if I wasn't currently apart from my PS4.
Tell me why I shouldn't buy Microsoft flight simulator 2020.
I recommend that you dont get massive chalice because it´s a really lame game. SUpposed to be xcomlike, but the tactic component is really weak.Really? I quite enjoyed my time with it. It's an XCOM-like bolted to a breeding simulator, with the dry wit humor that most Double Fine games manage.
More bland than bad: a non-KS review
June 5, 2015 Verified owner
And an attempt to add some light on the game, unbiased by kickstarter drama or past good or bad experiences with the parent company. Based on my impressions while playing it during this week.
Massive Chalice is mostly an X-COM like game: You develop your base and deploy squads in turn-based missions. In many ways it's a simplified clone of Enemy Unknown 2012: a very similar waypoint system, analogous mission arrangement (AKA: random missions, you have to choose as you cannot respond to all of them). You have in effect three classes of characters: Melee, ranged, and AOE-glasscannon, plus some subclasses for each of these classes. There are limited ways to "tune" your heroes by breeding for certain traits, and by some research options which allow you to carry special items into battle (like in EU2012 and medikits).
Combat itself is likely the game's biggest flaw (which is pretty damning, as it SHOULD be the core of the game). While it apes EU2012 waypoint system, there's just so little to do, the scenarios are so bland, and the enemies feel so much like sitting ducks that it's more a regular every-so-many-years ingame tedium that something that hooks you.
Overall, I think it's not a *terrible* game, but there are better options out there which do what this one does but better. Five years ago it'd have had scant competition and it might have been a better choice. Nowadays I'd recommend going for OpenXCOM or Xenonauts if you're looking for a game of this sort.
I recommend that you dont get massive chalice because it´s a really lame game. SUpposed to be xcomlike, but the tactic component is really weak.
I mean, nobody was going to mention it, ergo nobody was going to buying it until you mentioned it.
Thanks, fam. You friggin' assassinated that game.Advise me not to buy Ashen.
I don't even play much in the way of soulslikes, but something about thegraphics, characters creation, the buzzwords about its multiplayer and, yes, its nifty trailerhave kinda won me over. I probably would have bought it by now if I wasn't currently apart from my PS4.
I struck out those things you shouldn't be considering.
Now, I have played games solely on character creation, but its like the first thing that you only do once per playthrough. And what's so great about creating a single character?
Graphics: Maybe check out actual gameplay videos. They're more interesting than awe-inspiring. Plus, they're graphics.
Buzzwords: Garbage. Maybe when other people you know have played it, then you'll know whether multiplayer is a buy or pass. Review lists it as "passable".
Trailer: Resist! You're better than this! Resist!
Somewhat related to the thread: I've recently found that a good way to resist temptation and to stop yourself from buying a bunch of games on sale is to simply procrastinate. Just leave 'em in your cart for a few days and by the time you remember to go back even if you're still interested they're probably back to full price. #lifehacksI've found the same works with Humble Bundles - not sure if you're willing to pay for the mid/top tier? Just leave it in a forgotten tab on your browser for a couple of days; when you finally get around to making a decision, no more bundle!
Somewhat related to the thread: I've recently found that a good way to resist temptation and to stop yourself from buying a bunch of games on sale is to simply procrastinate. Just leave 'em in your cart for a few days and by the time you remember to go back even if you're still interested they're probably back to full price. #lifehacksI've found the same works with Humble Bundles - not sure if you're willing to pay for the mid/top tier? Just leave it in a forgotten tab on your browser for a couple of days; when you finally get around to making a decision, no more bundle!
So…
I’ve heard there’s this game called “Dwarf Fortress” that’s supposed to be coming out on Steam. I was think about getting it to play on my Linux machine…
I'd suggest the Itch versions in that case, just so that you can keep a fresh unmodded copy on hand.
Perhaps the young lady who called it out was in a bad mood, or perhaps she was an enlightened individual who was attempting to debate the fine line between 'simulation' and 'game.' Whatever the case, after that odd bit of hostility, I obviously ducked from that group of wannabe Zero Punctuation-ists and went on about my dwarf business.
QuotePerhaps the young lady who called it out was in a bad mood, or perhaps she was an enlightened individual who was attempting to debate the fine line between 'simulation' and 'game.' Whatever the case, after that odd bit of hostility, I obviously ducked from that group of wannabe Zero Punctuation-ists and went on about my dwarf business.
Hell with that. I'd have asked her if she was just posing as a gamer because of the inanity of that statement.
Honestly, that degree of gatekeeping would convince me she absolutely was a gamer, albeit a toxic lifestyle gamer.
QuotePerhaps the young lady who called it out was in a bad mood, or perhaps she was an enlightened individual who was attempting to debate the fine line between 'simulation' and 'game.' Whatever the case, after that odd bit of hostility, I obviously ducked from that group of wannabe Zero Punctuation-ists and went on about my dwarf business.
Hell with that. I'd have asked her if she was just posing as a gamer because of the inanity of that statement.Honestly, that degree of gatekeeping would convince me she absolutely was a gamer, albeit a toxic lifestyle gamer.
Hey now, calm down folks, I'd bet good money it was someone on our boards (no speculation on whom, though). Sounds mostly like a missed opportunity for some lively in-person debate, albeit an awkward in-person encounter. Not everyone is a Professional Negotiator. (https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Roger_Smith_(The_Big_O))
but owning it on steam is to advertise the game among my friend list....wouldn't work here. I don't have such a list and don't intend to create one.
You should buy it on Itch instead. DRM free!
You should buy it on Itch instead. DRM free!
Huh?! Why shouldn’t I get something that uses DRM? I thought the Device Rendering Manager was a great addition to Linux…
So…
I’ve heard there’s this game called “Dwarf Fortress” that’s supposed to be coming out on Steam. I was think about getting it to play on my Linux machine…
Hyperlight Drifter and Rain World.
C. Wait a few minor versions so I don’t get swarmed by giant mosquitoes or horses or something.What the heck is your problem, pal? ???
Any haters of Shadow Empire or Rule the Waves 2 to stop me buying them?
Sometimes they got creative and asked for a poem or something weird like that, too.In Soviet Fortress, developer arts you...
Any haters of Shadow Empire or Rule the Waves 2 to stop me buying them?
Fixed that for you, we're trying to talk them out of buying the game. Talking people into buying games is another topic. :PAny haters of Shadow Empire or Rule the Waves 2 to stop me buying them?
My biggest criticism of RtW2 is actually a lack of replayability. Yes, the nations that are in the game are extremely different, but there's so few of them. And while it's understandable that (mostly) it's just the foremost naval powers I think the most fun is had when you are bootstrapping the navies of smaller nations and fighting conflicts that have a lot of focus to them. To that end, mods do help flesh things out, but the way RtW2 works is that one nation has to be unloaded for another to be put in so... meh.That said, it's still supremely fun as a simulator of both naval battles and contextually satisfying campaigns.
It's noooo gooooood. Don't buuuuyyyyy.
Sometimes you did, actually :PNope. I still haven't played anything in the Commander Keen series other than episodes 1 and 4, and likewise for...I believe it was either the first or first two episodes of Doom, wasn't it? That said, these weren't products I had bought and then needed to unlock by mail: they were free offerings that allowed the option to purchase by mail. Once you received it by mail, you didn't need to mail them again for the rest of what you needed to unlock it, except for perhaps in the case of some very expensive software that required hardware dongles.
... I'm not the only one that remembers shareware (in particular, though not exclusively) and its prompts to mail order requests to the dev/publisher, right? Sometimes they got creative and asked for a poem or something weird like that, too.
While I think it's entirely reasonable to make assumptions about a new game based on the person making it, is it entirely fair to advise people to not buy a game that hasn't actually released yet?Yes.
is it entirely fair to advise people to not buy a game that hasn't actually released yet?
While I think it's entirely reasonable to make assumptions about a new game based on the person making it, is it entirely fair to advise people to not buy a game that hasn't actually released yet?Based on Paradox's recent track record, definitely.
Also in all of my attempts to play the AI seemed really dumb, but from what I read around forums it seems I was just unlucky? But the long turn times turn me away from trying another game to find out :-[
It might be best to only bring up games that someone has genuinely inquired about. Otherwise this thread is just going to be a platform for . . unnecessarily verbose negativity. Which is not a problem in itself, but this is kind of a fan boy minefield where I can only see pain and altercation in the future.
Advise me not to buy Ancestor's Legacy next time it's on sale.It's made by Polish edgelords who previously made Hatred, so expect the story to be really pro-Potatoland and stupid?
Pretty much everything about it looks so incredibly cool, but I almost always suck at RTS-es. Plus, if I bought such a purty game at this stage it would have to be on console, which generally ain't considered the ideal platform for the genre. It's not one of those large-scale clickfests where having a mouse is absolutely vital, I don't think, but still.
Allow me to jump aboard and say it looks utterly generic. Just a mishmash of different ideas, historical settings, and mechanics from other RTSes blended together in some kind of bland strategy soup. The top review on Steam would seem to agree with that too.........Advise me not to buy Ancestor's Legacy next time it's on sale.It's made by Polish edgelords who previously made Hatred, so expect the story to be really pro-Potatoland and stupid?
Pretty much everything about it looks so incredibly cool, but I almost always suck at RTS-es. Plus, if I bought such a purty game at this stage it would have to be on console, which generally ain't considered the ideal platform for the genre. It's not one of those large-scale clickfests where having a mouse is absolutely vital, I don't think, but still.
I tried Ancestor's Legacy. I hated it. The UI and pathing and combat are all mediocre, and the story is tedious and nonsensical, for example:Okay, I think that anecdote alone is enough to turn me off it. Thanks. ^-^Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Play it if you really really want a medieval RTS, but you are probably going to be disappointed.
It's made by Polish edgelords who previously made Hatred, so expect the story to be really pro-Potatoland and stupid?Hey now, just because you're Polish doesn't mean you can't write a decent story now and then.
Well, there's Stanislaw Lem, I think. (Though, in its various published and adapted forms, Solaris is maybe a bit of a Marmite piece.)It's made by Polish edgelords who previously made Hatred, so expect the story to be really pro-Potatoland and stupid?Hey now, just because you're Polish doesn't mean you can't write a decent story now and then.
TPH is actually kind of decent, a nod back to Theme Hospital. The main faults are that it's really not super deep, and can get kind of repetitive after about 6 or so hospitals. Still, it's a decent amount of gameplay for the sale price, and if/when you do get the itch to do a few more hospitals the DLC is also pretty cheap on sale (50%+ off fairly frequently). It's competent but not super, a bit above the average tycoon game but not a great game to replay over and over.
“Now, I have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew [insert basically anything here] could be so complicated.” - some random guy
“Now, I have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew [insert basically anything here] could be so complicated.” - some random guy
Fixed that for you! :P
Remember: "Everything is easy if you're not the one that has to do the work!"
EDIT: Well, missed the sale, not spending full price. Hm, maybe I should check out Project Hospital, I found the overall silliness of Two Points Hospital to be a turnoff.