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OfficerBribe, do games w What's up with Epic Games?

Steam and GOG are simply better platforms overall. If you really care about being DRM free and owning your games you go GOG route, otherwise Steam is the king. Epic does not even have a review system.

Epic however is the best source of free games on PC. A lot of the latest games I have played have been from Epic giveaways. Right now they have Outer Worlds and yesterday it was Ghostwire: Tokyo, both of these games I played few months ago after purchasing them through Humble Bundle.

Will I ever buy a game on Epic? Probably not, I prefer Steam, but those that simply refuse to redeem freebies and install their launcher while shouting things like it being spyware are weird.

Araithya, do games w Do you play games over the holidays with your family?

Crawl is a holiday tradition in our house! I know it’s on PC and Switch, not sure what else though.

ampersandrew, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 24th
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I'm coming up on the end of Wargroove 2. It's a solid iteration on the first game, with a few new units and mechanics. It's some solid Advance Wars gameplay, and arguably better.

I started playing The Outer Worlds basically right after Starfield, and it's hard to come up with anything that Starfield did better, honestly. This is just a better version of that, for the most part, and with a good sense of humor on top of that.

I've been trying to get to Master rank in Street Fighter 6, and I'm in Diamond 3, inching closer. I'll get there in due time. This game is great for a first version, but it sure would be nice if the input reader was more consistent and if Zangief's lariat hit behind him.

comicallycluttered,

I started playing The Outer Worlds basically right after Starfield, and it’s hard to come up with anything that Starfield did better, honestly. This is just a better version of that, for the most part, and with a good sense of humor on top of that.

Lol, I’ve actually been thinking of replaying it at some point because as soon as I started becoming frustrated with Starfield, I remembered that we already have a way better “Fallout in space” game.

Also, Parvati is my fellow ace BFF. So fucking happy I got to connect with a character, help her find romance, and not be the fucking center of attention for once. Wish RPGs did that more.

comicallycluttered, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 24th

Decided to finish up my Mimimi collection now that they’re shutting down and I’m now in full stealth tactics mode.

I’ve been playing Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew and man, I never realized how much I miss tactical stealth games. Having so much fun.

Immediately made a beeline for the Yuki (from Shadow Tactics) DLC as soon as the option opened up.

Love that rascal and her having adopted Kuma is just perfect.

It has a super varied cast of characters as well, and I haven’t unlocked them all yet, but enjoying the ones I have so far.

I also find it kind of funny how “save-scumming” is treated as an integral mechanic in the game. Like, you don’t have to do it at all, but if you want to, the game encourages you to enjoy it and not feel bad about it as long as you’re having fun.

GrammatonCleric, do games w Do you play games over the holidays with your family?
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My family can’t get on my level 😂

bbbhltz, (edited ) do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 24th
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Got a few on the go because I recently got a Switch.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder: just about 100%.

Metroid Dread: awesome.

Moonlighter: great for a few minutes here and there.

Axiom Verge: for when I get stuck in Dread.

The to play pile is growing, so I better finish one of those soon. Hades and Iconoclasts will have to wait a bit.

skulblaka, (edited )
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I was so impressed with Metroid Dread, like seriously. As a long time fan of the series I was going to buy the game anyway but it's just such an impressively polished and put together piece of art. I was deeply impressed with it. I'm also a big fan of the direction it's taking the lore into.

Edit: can't get the spoiler tag to work so I just removed the second half of my comment sorry

ampersandrew,
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Dread was great, but the EMMI sections were not fun at all. Especially since you could walk into the room and immediately die with no way to stop it.

skulblaka,
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I didn't mind them that much, I viewed them more as a puzzle than a combat. It helped break up some of the run and gun of the rest of the game and you always knew you were getting a cool ability when you got through it.

That said though I'll admit the last couple EMMIs did give me a really hard time with many, many resets. But I did get through them. And once I even managed to get the perfect parry and escape after getting got by the EMMI and it was extremely hype.

bbbhltz,
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I was worried I would hate them. I find myself looking forward to them. It is always a great feeling to finish one of them off.

bbbhltz,
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I didn’t see it so nothing was spoiled. I’m trying not to read the guides but I do want to know when the last PNR is in case I need to explore a little.

loanrangerofpeanuts, do games w [Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale?

I didn’t get it during the sale, but Cocoon. Such a fun little puzzle game with great art direction. It’s well worth its price tag despite being a fairly short game.

Tunic is on my list and I’ll probably pick it up later this week.

minyakcurry,

Tunic is amazing! Although the combat feels very clunky (maybe I’m spoiled by sekiro).

Thankfully, you can just turn on reduced difficulty, since the beauty of the game lies not in the slow combat, but the puzzles and puzzles within those puzzles. Also the main character is adorable.

DrCake, do games w [Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale?

I picked up Sociable Soccer 24 for the steam deck as I just wanted a simple football game and FIFA doesn’t really work. Pretty good game, the controls can be a bit weird at times but enjoying it for the easy pickup and play style.

Rhynoplaz, do games w Do you play games over the holidays with your family?

We played a few rounds of Jackbox last night with my mom and brother. My daughter and I got in a little Super Mario World this afternoon and we played a round of Pokemon TCG. I kicked her ass pretty bad. She wasn’t really happy about that. Even though we’re both just learning, I have decades of Magic and Hearthstone under my belt. 😂 She’ll get me eventually!

mp3, (edited ) do games w Do you play games over the holidays with your family?
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Some retro-gaming with my son using two bluetooth gamepads and RetroArch on the Chromecast with Google TV.

Easy to carry in the luggage, and no Internet required.

nowwhatnapster, do games w [Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale?

Nothing here, but Black Mesa was outstanding. Could not put it down.

steal_your_face, do games w [Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale?
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I bought Nuclear Blaze and have been having fun with it.

BiggestBulb, do games w [Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale?
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Squad is definitely one of them! Also the Battlefield Collection is on 89% sale (only includes the ones since 2011 tho)

Alto,
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I've been a bit burnt out lately, but fully agree with Squad. My most played steam game by a fair bit. Love the ICO so much.

metaStatic, do games w [Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale?

Flower

gerryflap, do games w [Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale?
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Not sure how well known it is, but on a friend’s recommendation I bought Cassette Beasts. I just got a second hand Steam Deck and it’s a fun combination. It’s basically a Pokemon-like game, but with its own charm. Instead of pokeballs you record monsters with cassette tapes. It’s quite a goofy game and I’m enjoying it so far.

If you do get it for the Steam Deck, you should play it with compatibility mode set to Proton 8, because then it somehow uses 40% less battery or something.

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