Agent_Karyo

Agent_Karyo, 7 hours ago

I’ve tried it out. It’s actually a pretty solid early-access game. Excellent atmosphere and setting.

Respect to the dev with being so open with the community.

Agent_Karyo, 2 days ago

The original was definitely the best (haven’t played Max Payne 3 though), but I thought the sequel was solid enough.

Every 2-3 years I do a replay of both games back to back. It’s almost like a single package for me.

Agent_Karyo, 2 days ago

I should honestly try the 3rd one. These days I don’t really play FPSs other than replaying HL1/HL2 (and their expansions) and Max Payne 1/2 usually in back to back sessions.

I would of course play HL3 (still have to play HLA; I don’t have an index).

Agent_Karyo, 2 days ago (edited 2 days ago)

Would love to try both. I wouldn’t even mind HL1 in VR (HL1 is my favourite in the series, other release are exemplary as well).

Agent_Karyo, 2 days ago

I am not sure I want to play Ravenholm in VR. 😆

You tried HL1 in VR too?

Agent_Karyo, 2 days ago

This makes me really want to try both HL1 and HL2 in VR. 😜

Agent_Karyo, 1 day ago

I wouldn’t be so sure that SQ42 will be a guaranteed slam dunk as many SC fans seem to be speculating. That’s if it ever does get released or course.

The gameplay in the recent demo is subpar. FPS combat in particular was trash, far worse than HL1; a game released more than a quarter of a century ago. Turret gunning and the platforming parts looked decent but they are not going to carry the game. No example of player controlled space flight was shown.

The space battles looked nice in a b-movie kind of way, but I have my doubts how this will translate to fun space flight gameplay.

From SC, we know that they have a very history of even basic conceptual balance and they are horrible at iterative play testing.

Regarding the Hollywood cast, Gary Oldman sounded like he wanted to get his money and get out of there ASAP. Anderson wasn’t much better. Writing was some high school-level drivel “we must win because we must!” and lots of shouty one liners. There is a very real possibility that the whole thing will be a Wing Commander: The Movie - 30 hours of tedious custscenes. And you just know it’s going to take itself extremely seriously (think the space bulldozer scene in Wing Commander).

Looking at the UI/UX of SC, it’s not unreasonable to assume SQ42 will suffer the same sorry fate. Very flashy ironman-style UI visuals that are nigh unusable in a video game.

Let’s see what happens.

Agent_Karyo, 8 days ago

Current AAA titles almost certainly have comparable development costs.

If you have 1,000 FTEs with a blended per-FTE annual cost of $100 K (I would argue this could be higher in North America and Western Europe) that works out to $100 M per year of development.

Agent_Karyo, 8 days ago

Did that Bible game include gameplay around setting up a “church” that was actually a political donation front to promote political parties that would limit free access to healthcare for the population (under the auspices of lower taxes and “market driven solutions to healthcare”)?

Or was the gameplay lazy and uninspired?

Agent_Karyo, 8 days ago

I was hoping for a more simulator/tycoon game. 😀

Agent_Karyo, 9 days ago

I find it difficult to believe that FSR 4.0 will be exclusive to the 9,000 series.

This seems to be an early leak without the full context.

Agent_Karyo, 9 days ago

How do the dynamic elements (motorcycle patrols, arrival of reinforcements) work?

I’ve never played a “PvE” boardgame like this.

Agent_Karyo, 9 days ago

Cheers!

Agent_Karyo, 9 days ago (edited 9 days ago)

Didn’t he get all fucked up and miserable from all that money from the sale to MS?

Agent_Karyo, 10 days ago

Really dislike the style and tone of this particular youtuber. A lot of the clips I’ve encountered with make him sound like a shill or someone whose primary audience is children.

Agent_Karyo, 13 days ago

I stopped playing consoles after my first Sega Mega Drive (most of the games I like work better on M+KB), but I’ve been meaning to try and play some N64 games in an emulator. And HD texture and quality mods would be a nice addition.

Agent_Karyo, 15 days ago

Tried the demo out, it’s a very stylish game and with it’s own unique take on movie production (somewhat similar to how you develop games in Mad Games Tycoon). Seemed promising, although I do wonder how well the core movie production gameplay works in the mid to late game.

Agent_Karyo, 15 days ago

I heard that this one does have pretty dark, sleazy motifs.

Agent_Karyo, 19 days ago

Second screenshot looks really good.

Agent_Karyo, 21 days ago

I recently tried playing TF2 after a long break (maybe 5 years) and while there is still decent number of user run servers, it’s not always easy to find a relatively full one for many maps.

Agent_Karyo, 21 days ago

This is a great game. They’ve managed to pull off a roguelike citybuilder; a genre combination that one would think would not work. Great visuals and atmosphere too.

Agent_Karyo, 21 days ago

It really is special. I initially tried it out because I liked the aesthetic and the map setup/setting; small fantasy colony surrounded by impenetrable forest in a post-apocalyptic world. I was really skeptical about the roguelike x citybuilder hybrid as I like long city-builder sessions with huge maps and elaborate city designs, but they pulled it off perfectly.

I have 100+ hours. I did stop playing after the one of the early access builds made some changes that undermined by core strategy, but that’s a personal thing. Really need to try out the DLC and start from scratch.

Agent_Karyo, 21 days ago

Timberborn is also really good, the water dynamics really makes the game stand out compared to other town/colony builders.

They’ve also added much needed improvements to water dynamics (aqueducts).

Agent_Karyo, 24 days ago

There is also MMORPG Tycoon 2, which is comparable but actually does everything in 3D. It’s a fun game if the concept sounds appealing. The biggest issue is that it has been in early access for over 4 years (albeit with a relatively consistent update cadence).

Agent_Karyo, 25 days ago

… with head honcho Christ Roberts …

Interesting typo.

Agent_Karyo, 24 days ago (edited 24 days ago)

To be fair the “most stable release yet” label is applied to almost every patch by star citizen fans.

Just take a look at any reddit thread (let alone the fan forum) and for every patch you having something along the lines of “perfectly stable” or “best AI I’ve ever encountered” or “a monumental achievement”.

And yet you have threads like this one:

robertsspaceindustries.com/…/4-0-preview-unplayab…

There is a reason to be skeptical of “most stable release yet” style proclamations.

Agent_Karyo, 27 days ago

It seems the model of subsidized hardware is coming to an end.

New semiconductor fab nodes are becoming more and more expensive. And on the flip side improvements in graphics are becoming more computationally difficult while being less substantial compared to earlier console generations.

PC gaming has also somewhat revitalised over the past ~10 years and more and more PCs are benefiting from “good enough” iGPUs (10 years ago even top iGPUs could not be used for even more moderately demanding games).

Agent_Karyo, 30 days ago

Anyone tried this? I generally dislike MMOs, but I am trying to find something that fits my tastes.

I tried GW2 and while it is a great product, the themepark approach just doesn’t fit with my expectations of an MMO.

I played Darkfall back in the day, I did enjoy Darkfall, the world felt real.

Agent_Karyo, 30 days ago

AoC does look promising. But I am not paying $100+ to do alpha testing.

Agent_Karyo, 30 days ago

Never played MMOs while growing up, dialup was of horrible quality and parents wouldn’t pay for subscriptions back then. :)

Agent_Karyo, 30 days ago

Looking forward to eventually trying the Silent Hill 2 remake.

Agent_Karyo, 1 month ago

I see the visual similarities but the non-sandbox mode doesn’t seem to be like Dorfromantik. Gameplay seems more in the vein of classical management games as opposed to the puzzle-focus of Dorfromantik.

That being said, I haven’t tried Evershire, so I could be wrong.