I was really excited for that game and donated to the Kickstarter. Played it for a bit in one of the early releases, and it seemed kind of promising despite being very broken at the time. Booted it up a few years later and it was somehow way worse of an experience. What a huge mess of a game.
I didn’t enjoy it at all, but you’re right about what people wanted. L4D is so simple in its core concept and streamlined in its gameplay, but it still has a ton of depth. That’s what people want.
The utter lack of polish and adding in too many mechanics while not tightening up the core gameplay. They also did not have a versus mode where you could control the zombies while the survivors made their way through the map, which was in my opinion one of the most fun versus modes in any game.
Part of the appeal of Hades for me is how it forces you to learn how to fight with different combinations of weapons and modifiers, as well as how differently those weapons play.
Context: Aside from Marathon missing the mark on its early playtests and getting mediocre reviews, Bungie was caught copy/pasting stolen art into a lot of the game’s art and textures. The company is internally under fire.
Since the other person came in and tried to act cool or something by only caring about how it affects them (or doesn’t affect them?), I just want to put it out there that the OW team has been making lots of improvements to the game lately. The last patch added a new core game mode that has been pretty popular, along with a new hero, and they’ve reimplemented 6v6 which has been a complaint of a large portion of the playerbase since they went to 5v5 a few years ago.
So, contrary to that other person, I am happy for the OW team for unionizing, and I hope that Blizzard doesn’t do anything to stifle the progress that they have been making lately because they have now unionized.
I have an idea for a game: It’s the usual “a princess is kidnapped by a dragon and a brave knight is on a quest to rescue her” story. But you (the player) plays as the princess, who is somehow helping the knight on his quest....
Here’s some more Screenshots from Cyberpunk. Did you know this game had a photo mode, because i didn’t. It’s resulted in some pretty images such as this one of some holo-fish:...
I’ve sunk probably a thousand hours into Slay the Spire, have beaten Hades, and just finished Cult of the Lamb. Looking for something else to scratch that itch- preferably on switch. Any suggestions?...
I would call it a complete game that was finished a long time ago but has a passionate developer who provides free content updates. It’s definitely not a live service game, as there are no microtransactions and the updates are free.
I’ve played maybe 10 hours total of Overwatch 2 and it is incredibly boring (to me). But it seems to get lots of updates often, heavy monetization which sucks. The steam reviews are scalding. It really makes me wonder… is it that bad? Like really? It’s hard to gauge if the game is thriving or on deaath’s door…
I’ve always just dragged the cards rather than using successive taps. It’s pretty intuitive in my opinion. I would have never thought to call that a virtual mouse…
Deselecting a card without casting it can be a little tricky, but you can usually tap another card or something without causing an issue.
In that case you tap the card and it pops up to show the text. Still pretty intuitive. I guess if you’ve never played a deck building game or RPG it could be confusing?
The one aspect is slightly unintuitive, but mostly you tap and drag like you would on any mobile interface. There is no"virtual mouse" or anything crazy. It’s wild to me that people would be frustrated out of playing because of the interface.
Agreed, I gave up on beating gold stake when I would lose most of the runs on the first couple antes. I think it’s good to have a brutally difficult mode, I hope they didn’t go overboard on easing it up, but it was good to ease up a bit.
Ex-PlayStation boss says the games industry is "littered" with Fortnite clones and "people trying to do Overwatch with different skins," but keep dreaming if you're just trying to get "big sacks of money" (www.gamesradar.com)
Hollow Knight Silksong (mod recommendations)
What mods have you installed for Hollow knight silksong, and how has your experience been since?
Would-be City of Heroes successor, Ship of Heroes, decides to launch the MMO with a $45 price tag and a $15 monthly subscription and it's, er, going about as well as you'd expect (www.pcgamer.com)
Left 4 Dead creator teasing new four player co-op shooter (www.eurogamer.net)
Yep, I actually own 7,255 games on Steam. I’ve played 23% of my library. I regret nothing.
Why do I play all these games? Because it’s important that they’re played....
Overwatch 2 slaps
First of all I know a lot of people don’t like this game so I’m not here to change anyone’s mind....
Hades II - The Unseen Update Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Had a take about Supergiant Games that recieved a lot of pushback fromy teo longest eunning best friends.
“I wish Supergiant would get the roguelite bug out of their system and make sequels to Bastion and then Transistor finally.”...
New ‘Marathon’ Info: Bungie Morale, Launch Worries And Changing Plans (www.forbes.com)
Context: Aside from Marathon missing the mark on its early playtests and getting mediocre reviews, Bungie was caught copy/pasting stolen art into a lot of the game’s art and textures. The company is internally under fire.
Blizzard's Overwatch Team Just Unionized: 'What I Want To Protect Most Here Is The People' (kotaku.com)
Game design question : how to make a "trapped" player character?
I have an idea for a game: It’s the usual “a princess is kidnapped by a dragon and a brave knight is on a quest to rescue her” story. But you (the player) plays as the princess, who is somehow helping the knight on his quest....
Balatro yet again subject to mods’ poor understanding of “gambling” (arstechnica.com)
Day 184 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots (pixelfed.social)
Here’s some more Screenshots from Cyberpunk. Did you know this game had a photo mode, because i didn’t. It’s resulted in some pretty images such as this one of some holo-fish:...
Any Roguelike/Roguelite suggestions?
I’ve sunk probably a thousand hours into Slay the Spire, have beaten Hades, and just finished Cult of the Lamb. Looking for something else to scratch that itch- preferably on switch. Any suggestions?...
Against the Storm looks charming and cosy, but it's actually the best and most fiendish city builder I've played in years (www.pcgamer.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/23511179...
Stardew Valley 1.6 is Coming November 4th.
Is overwatch 2 really that bad?
I’ve played maybe 10 hours total of Overwatch 2 and it is incredibly boring (to me). But it seems to get lots of updates often, heavy monetization which sucks. The steam reviews are scalding. It really makes me wonder… is it that bad? Like really? It’s hard to gauge if the game is thriving or on deaath’s door…
Concord is shutting down on September 6. (blog.playstation.com)
Overwatch 2 is finally bringing back 6v6 with tests to decide OW’s future (www.dexerto.com)
Lol. After all these years they’re thinking of rolling back the 5v5 changes. To quote someone from Reddit:...
Dr Disrespect Admits To 'Inappropriate' Messages With Minor: 'I'm No Fucking Predator Or Pedophile' (kotaku.com)
Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone Can’t Let Go Of Stardew Valley (aftermath.site)
World of Warcraft boss says Microsoft is happy to 'let Blizzard be Blizzard,' but I'm not sure that's entirely true (www.pcgamer.com)
Slay the Spire 2 - Reveal Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Balatro is getting just a little bit easier in the next patch, and you can try it now (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Overwatch 2 season 10 will make all new heroes free, Blizzard announces (www.polygon.com)
This is the only good move they’ve made since OW2 released. Good to see tbh
What are the best indie games you've ever played?
Fantastic titles made by people in their bedrooms.