Last game you purchased?

[Vayra86]

you just form a party with AI bots is all, and just go around on your own. its basically a single player experience, but yes online connection is still required, so i get your point

Yeah I'm mostly like, how is this funded, there is a whole server behind it somewhere, shit ain't running locally...

 

[Space Lynx]

Yeah I'm mostly like, how is this funded, there is a whole server behind it somewhere, shit ain't running locally...

NCSOFT has a lot of games and income, I imagine they just share the load. Also, don't underestimate nostalgia, when I logged in today, there were a decent amount of people in paid for cosmetics just idling in town center.

So, yeah, lol

 

[Zareek]

"Schedule 1" a totally ridiculous game that is really fun. It's interesting because although the theme is consistent, what you do as the player changes as you advance in the game. It changes from performing menial tasks like planting, harvesting, and packaging to managing people, equipments, resources, time and money. You can still perform the menial tasks but it becomes much more efficient to just hire workers to do them. There are just a few tasks that to me get ridiculous as you build out more. You shouldn't have to continue dealing with end customers but your workers are limited in how many consumer NPCs they can deal with. I'm not a fan of the subject matter(the production and sales of substances illegally) but it does make for some interesting game mechanics. Very GTA like in the feeling of playing as not a very moral character. I prefer to be the hero/good guy in games but this definitely has merit as entertainment. Overall, a great game so far!

 

[Vayra86]

NCSOFT has a lot of games and income, I imagine they just share the load. Also, don't underestimate nostalgia, when I logged in today, there were a decent amount of people in paid for cosmetics just idling in town center.

So, yeah, lol

So its actually just online wut. I think I might jump in

 

[FreedomEclipse]

But... but... this is still online? How tf does this work then

I hate to say it. But unfortunately it's a dead MMO. There is a small community and following that still plays the game but the population density isnt enough to make it a really active game and thus a lot of the map is pretty empty. You're stuck with Ai bots to help you play and work your way through game.

Still a fun game if you can get a few friends to join you and play through it together

 

[wolf]

Was looking for something new and fun to play with my son, after some searching together we settled on Sackboy - A Big Adventure. Having a blast so far! I'll pay particularly large props to the music too, it really adds to the experience and enjoyment.

 

[InfaRedd]

This bad boy, Rip'n Tear \m/, PC Steam

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RIP'N TEAR BROTHER!

 

[Todestrieb]

oh you went to Japan recently with @witkazy ? did you go together or what? why tpu members traveling together and not inviting me, i work remote, i go with all of you, lol

I'm too socially awkward for this lol.
I went to Japan this time with my brother, with the only main objective of "watching an F1 race live". I bought that in Nagoya? Oosu? with the very little free time outside of race sessions. Transportation of >100K people is hard.
I have to go home the next day after race, and resume work the day after that. No Tokyo this time.

I go to Osaka and Tokyo every year with a lot more free time, but mostly for some remotely rhythm arcade games-related events and friend meetups and generally flubbing around in arcades...that is not very fun if one is not into that side of subculture and music.

 

[Space Lynx]

I bought this recently, it is the perfect Steam Deck game, just fyi. Fits the resolution just perfectly.

I'm too socially awkward for this lol.
I went to Japan this time with my brother, with the only main objective of "watching an F1 race live". I bought that in Nagoya? Oosu? with the very little free time outside of race sessions. Transportation of >100K people is hard.
I have to go home the next day after race, and resume work the day after that. No Tokyo this time.

I go to Osaka and Tokyo every year with a lot more free time, but mostly for some remotely rhythm arcade games-related events and friend meetups and generally flubbing around in arcades...that is not very fun if one is not into that side of subculture and music.

That's interesting, and no worries, racing doesn't interest me. I watch a lot of Abroad in Japan on youtube, and want to visit a lot of nature places and smaller towns that he recommends. I might be going to Japan for three months this Fall. I haven't decided yet.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I bought this recently, it is the perfect Steam Deck game, just fyi. Fits the resolution just perfectly.

Look great! How's the gameplay?

 

[Space Lynx]

Look great! How's the gameplay?

I love it, I mean it is similar to Stardew, but has some twists of its own and is a bit more RPG like in some ways. I think it is a great blend. I mean it's not rated overwhelm positive for no reason

 

[lexluthermiester]

I love it, I mean it is similar to Stardew, but has some twists of its own and is a bit more RPG like in some ways. I think it is a great blend. I mean it's not rated overwhelm positive for no reason

It looks a bit cleaner and less pixelated then StarDew.

 

[unhealthy]

Cult of the Lamb, I didn't give it a chance earlier cause I thought it looked silly but now that I've played it definitely grew on me.
Great game

 

[PLAfiller]

Homeworld 3 - base game. Finally my turn on the title.

 

[KrazyT]

Castlevania Advance Collection on Switch.
Almost finished all Castlevania, but Harmony of Dissonance. It will be fix soon !

 

[nomdeplume]

 

[Princess Garnet]

This is unusual for me because I don't pre-order games. I just don't do it. I've never pre-ordered a game before, and I probably won't start to after this either (the exception is if a Final Fantasy IX remake materializes and looks good). That being said, it releases tomorrow (in a couple hours actually) and I've already decided I'll buy it, so I figure it's an arbitrary difference at this point.

What made me decide to buy it? It's a turn based RPG, although it has some real time elements mixed in (think stuff like Legend of Dragoon, Final Fantasy VIII, or Super Mario RPG because it has QTE-like action button presses that need timed, such as dodging/parrying during defense). Rather than being a small bonus, this sounds like it is actually an important factor, and while I'd normally prefer a lack of real-time or QTE elements if you asked me for my ideal vision of a game... it's not a deal breaker if everything is done right. By the sounds of it, everything else sounds not just good, but phenomenal. Most reviewers didn't talk about the story beyond what the game itself discloses, saying that it should be experienced blind, the music is supposed to be top notch (a big plus for me), and best of all... there's a world map! Take that every Final Fantasy after IX? The game seems to be "explorative linear", and dungeons seem to have multiple paths through them. It sounds like it encourages exploration, but at the same time is isn't completely open world to the point where it feels hollow or overbearing or in need of a ton of side content to fill the empty space . Rather than gear, it seems like you just have a weapon you upgrade with something that resembles the ATB system from Final Fantasy IX (learn something, then have it accessible permanently). Even items seems limited to just to just three (!) so instead of a hundred, you get a few and can augment them with the same things you upgrade your weapons with 9for example, a potion can augmented to heal status effects?).

Basically, it seems to be a lot of things that fans of older JRPGs from the 1990s and early 2000s may have been longing for after the industry moved on and declared turn-based dead. At least, that's how I feel so I'm going to try it. I came across a channel on YouTube a few weeks ago called Resonant Arc and watched a number of their videos, and one of the two caster seems to express a lot of what I value in RPGs and he gave it high praise, so that was what sold me on it.

Sorry Spyro, you're sidelined for a short while.

 

[Space Lynx]

This is unusual for me because I don't pre-order games. I just don't do it. I've never pre-ordered a game before, and I probably won't start to after this either (the exception is if a Final Fantasy IX remake materializes and looks good). That being said, it releases tomorrow (in a couple hours actually) and I've already decided I'll buy it, so I figure it's an arbitrary difference at this point.

What made me decide to buy it? It's a turn based RPG, although it has some real time elements mixed in (think stuff like Legend of Dragoon, Final Fantasy VIII, or Super Mario RPG because it has QTE-like action button presses that need timed, such as dodging/parrying during defense). Rather than being a small bonus, this sounds like it is actually an important factor, and while I'd normally prefer a lack of real-time or QTE elements if you asked me for my ideal vision of a game... it's not a deal breaker if everything is done right. By the sounds of it, everything else sounds not just good, but phenomenal. Most reviewers didn't talk about the story beyond what the game itself discloses, saying that it should be experienced blind, the music is supposed to be top notch (a big plus for me), and best of all... there's a world map! Take that every Final Fantasy after IX? The game seems to be "explorative linear", and dungeons seem to have multiple paths through them. It sounds like it encourages exploration, but at the same time is isn't completely open world to the point where it feels hollow or overbearing or in need of a ton of side content to fill the empty space . Rather than gear, it seems like you just have a weapon you upgrade with something that resembles the ATB system from Final Fantasy IX (learn something, then have it accessible permanently). Even items seems limited to just to just three (!) so instead of a hundred, you get a few and can augment them with the same things you upgrade your weapons with 9for example, a potion can augmented to heal status effects?).

Basically, it seems to be a lot of things that fans of older JRPGs from the 1990s and early 2000s may have been longing for after the industry moved on and declared turn-based dead. At least, that's how I feel so I'm going to try it. I came across a channel on YouTube a few weeks ago called Resonant Arc and watched a number of their videos, and one of the two caster seems to express a lot of what I value in RPGs and he gave it high praise, so that was what sold me on it.

Sorry Spyro, you're sidelined for a short while.

This game almost had me pre-order as well! It was one of the few that really tempted me. I hope you have fun!

I pre-ordered the Switch 2 tonight. $449... my order went through though, so that's cool. I figure it is a 10 year device, as slow as Nintendo is at rolling out new consoles, so yeah should be fun anyway.

 

[JIWIL]

Just picked up Clair Obscur also. Won't be able to experience it for a while but definitely looks right up my alley. Can't remember the last time I've had to make a hard decision about what title I'll play next.. been a good couple months: KCD2, Oblivion Remake, Clair Obscur, tough call!