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Ms Forum Alt
Doomheim
#1 - 2014-08-23 22:29:36 UTC
Where have all the great games gone? I was browsing Steam, looking for something new to buy and didn't really see anything I felt like playing. There's a whole pile of rubbish up there at £2.99 but nothing in the AAA category.

In the past we've had:

Half Life
Supreme Commander
Civilisation
Crysis
Mass Effect
Total War
Bioshock

, and a few others. But over the last couple of years nothing has really hit the spot. Got any recommendations for Eve downtime?
Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-08-23 22:41:11 UTC
Bioshock Infinite + season pass.

oh, also Bastion and Transistor.

[img]http://eve-files.com/sig/grimpak[/img]

[quote]The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.[/quote] ain't that right
Ms Forum Alt
Doomheim
#3 - 2014-08-23 22:44:15 UTC
Grimpak wrote:
Bioshock Infinite + season pass.

oh, also Bastion and Transistor.


Yea I played Infinite already a while back. Not as good as 1 and 2 in my humble opinion but ah well. Oh Starcarft: Heart of the Swarm was good. Not sure when the third instalment is due.
Rezan Tepet
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#4 - 2014-08-24 00:43:34 UTC
So, it looks like you're big on sci-fi.

It's a bit cheesy, but X-Com: Enemy Within I thoroughly enjoyed. You may have to get used to turn-based combat instead of RTS. It's probably the closest thing to AAA that I'd recommend. Honestly, since Mass Effect, most AAA has been flashy trash.

If you want something even more think-y than that, Defense Grid is still my favorite Tower Defense game, and a great time-sink (DG2 is coming out late Q3 or early Q4 as well).

Bastion is another amazing game, sharing a trait with Defense Grid that some devs are seemingly starting to bank on: a kickass narrator (sorry, Aura...you just don't match Mr. Gravel-and-cigars from Bastion).

Then again, if you want to get that EVE feeling of ultimate despair, desolation and worthlessness, ultimately nothing more than a tiny cog in an uncaring and hateful world, there's always Papers, Please. Only thing it lacks is...no, no, goons will try to gank you there, too.

oaramos: |oh-WAR-uh-mohs| _n. — _Term given to early Caldarian wormhole explorers. From Rataani language; literally, "Wave-jumper."  _adj. — _[see: "moss" "mossy"] slang— crazy, insane
Ila Dace
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2014-08-24 00:58:00 UTC
Rezan Tepet wrote:
So, it looks like you're big on sci-fi.

It's a bit cheesy, but X-Com: Enemy Within I thoroughly enjoyed. You may have to get used to turn-based combat instead of RTS. It's probably the closest thing to AAA that I'd recommend. Honestly, since Mass Effect, most AAA has been flashy trash.

If you want something even more think-y than that, Defense Grid is still my favorite Tower Defense game, and a great time-sink (DG2 is coming out late Q3 or early Q4 as well).

Bastion is another amazing game, sharing a trait with Defense Grid that some devs are seemingly starting to bank on: a kickass narrator (sorry, Aura...you just don't match Mr. Gravel-and-cigars from Bastion).

Then again, if you want to get that EVE feeling of ultimate despair, desolation and worthlessness, ultimately nothing more than a tiny cog in an uncaring and hateful world, there's always Papers, Please. Only thing it lacks is...no, no, goons will try to gank you there, too.

"The kid just rages a little..."

If House played Eve: http://i.imgur.com/y7ShT.jpg

But in purple, I'm stunning!
Rezan Tepet
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2014-08-24 01:20:32 UTC
Ila Dace wrote:
Rezan Tepet wrote:
So, it looks like you're big on sci-fi.

It's a bit cheesy, but X-Com: Enemy Within I thoroughly enjoyed. You may have to get used to turn-based combat instead of RTS. It's probably the closest thing to AAA that I'd recommend. Honestly, since Mass Effect, most AAA has been flashy trash.

If you want something even more think-y than that, Defense Grid is still my favorite Tower Defense game, and a great time-sink (DG2 is coming out late Q3 or early Q4 as well).

Bastion is another amazing game, sharing a trait with Defense Grid that some devs are seemingly starting to bank on: a kickass narrator (sorry, Aura...you just don't match Mr. Gravel-and-cigars from Bastion).

Then again, if you want to get that EVE feeling of ultimate despair, desolation and worthlessness, ultimately nothing more than a tiny cog in an uncaring and hateful world, there's always Papers, Please. Only thing it lacks is...no, no, goons will try to gank you there, too.

"The kid just rages a little..."

And the ever-classy: She's gonna need a little help with all them Peckers...

oaramos: |oh-WAR-uh-mohs| _n. — _Term given to early Caldarian wormhole explorers. From Rataani language; literally, "Wave-jumper."  _adj. — _[see: "moss" "mossy"] slang— crazy, insane
Solecist Project
#7 - 2014-08-24 11:11:10 UTC
Using the CCS64 Emulator ... (and internetplay for multiplayer! Hi DJ, I love you so much for this <3)
... and yes, VICE is crap in comparison ....


Spy vs. Spy
M.U.L.E.
Impossible Mission
GhostBusters
Pooyan
Sports League Baseball
Pole Position ][ ... (the bottom car is always a tad faster -.-)
Samantha Fox Strip Poker ... (classic!)


Hope to remember many, many more ...

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2014-08-24 13:03:23 UTC
SNES emulator + Super Metroid.

[img]http://eve-files.com/sig/grimpak[/img]

[quote]The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.[/quote] ain't that right
Mizhir
Devara Biotech
#9 - 2014-08-24 13:36:30 UTC
Grimpak wrote:

oh, also Bastion and Transistor.


This

❤️️💛💚💙💜
Ares Desideratus
UNSAFE SPACE
#10 - 2014-08-24 13:54:28 UTC
Im optimistically waiting for Fallout 4 ; I think if they can make it anywhere near as good as Fallout 3, with newer, better combat and graphics, that could be the best console game I ever play.

For me, since I no longer have an Xbox and my computer is crap, I only play games with my sisters when I go to visit them. And they only have MInecraft, so what I play are those Xbox Live Arcade games. Ive got Doom 1 & 2, Quake Arena, Sonic, Mortal Kombat, and a bunch of other stuff. Doom is really really fun. One of the best games ever.
Solecist Project
#11 - 2014-08-24 15:19:57 UTC
Grimpak wrote:
SNES emulator + Super Metroid.

There is this client called Kaillera ...
... and I don't know if your emulator supports that ...
... but with the CCS64 it enables people to play together over the internet.

Maybe that's something for you, too. (:

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2014-08-24 15:21:41 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
Grimpak wrote:
SNES emulator + Super Metroid.

There is this client called Kaillera ...
... and I don't know if your emulator supports that ...
... but with the CCS64 it enables people to play together over the internet.

Maybe that's something for you, too. (:

SNES emulator + Super Metroid.

P

[img]http://eve-files.com/sig/grimpak[/img]

[quote]The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.[/quote] ain't that right
Ila Dace
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2014-08-24 15:29:26 UTC
- FTL
- Risk of Rain
- Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
- Divinity: Original Sin
- AI War: Fleet Command (prepare to get your butt kicked hard by the AI in this one)

If House played Eve: http://i.imgur.com/y7ShT.jpg

But in purple, I'm stunning!
Ila Dace
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2014-08-24 15:58:13 UTC
This is a beta that might be worth the risk: https://www.civilization.com/en/games/civilization-beyond-earth/

If House played Eve: http://i.imgur.com/y7ShT.jpg

But in purple, I'm stunning!
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#15 - 2014-08-24 16:51:14 UTC
Hengle Teron
Red Sky Morning
The Amarr Militia.
#16 - 2014-08-24 18:23:26 UTC
DotA
Rezan Tepet
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#17 - 2014-08-24 18:34:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Rezan Tepet
Ila Dace wrote:
This is a beta that might be worth the risk: https://www.civilization.com/en/games/civilization-beyond-earth/


I'd be on this myself...if I didn't have a dirty Mac (haters gonna hate).

FTL is another great time-sink, but I'd only recommend it if you knew you enjoyed toying with the RNG wholady, along with games like The Binding of Isaac.

I had a bit of fun with the Wargame series (current iteration: Red Dragon; previously Airland Battle), but the community, frankly, puts the Team Fortress bads to shame. They're the RTS equivalent of CoD teens, and the single player skirmish mode is so poorly designed that it's difficult to recommend spending money on.

But we're beginning to touch on a theme here. During spells of AAA fatigue, it's sometimes fun to go back to the classics. It's refreshing, at times, to play a game where you're never worried about your favorite toon or ship or whathaveyou nerfed in the coming months, or drawing a bad PUG, and just enjoying the scenery and the script for what they are. Surely there's some classic, even a previous AAA title perhaps, that you missed out on for whatever reason. The original Max Payne had a charm to it that surpassed what would now be its glaring flaws (except the nightmare section. The person who designed that is a mad genius, though I still wish upon him weeks of bad wi-fi and tasteless leftovers).

Then again, I'm often accused of being anti-social, so take that last paragraph/recommendation with a grain of salt.

oaramos: |oh-WAR-uh-mohs| _n. — _Term given to early Caldarian wormhole explorers. From Rataani language; literally, "Wave-jumper."  _adj. — _[see: "moss" "mossy"] slang— crazy, insane
Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#18 - 2014-08-24 18:35:44 UTC
Rezan Tepet wrote:

I'd be on this myself...if I didn't have a dirty Mac (haters gonna hate).



you evil apple heretic.

[img]http://eve-files.com/sig/grimpak[/img]

[quote]The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.[/quote] ain't that right
Rezan Tepet
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#19 - 2014-08-24 18:42:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Rezan Tepet
Grimpak wrote:
Rezan Tepet wrote:

I'd be on this myself...if I didn't have a dirty Mac (haters gonna hate).



you evil apple heretic poor, recovering college student.

I fixed it for you!

Hey, we all made poor judgement calls in college that lasted years beyond they had any right to! Evil

oaramos: |oh-WAR-uh-mohs| _n. — _Term given to early Caldarian wormhole explorers. From Rataani language; literally, "Wave-jumper."  _adj. — _[see: "moss" "mossy"] slang— crazy, insane
Shae Mataar
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#20 - 2014-08-24 18:55:07 UTC
Ila Dace wrote:
This is a beta that might be worth the risk: https://www.civilization.com/en/games/civilization-beyond-earth/


Lol, beat me to it...

i bring that which you fear the most

freedom

no matter what the price
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