The Miscellaneous PC & vidya Games Thread

[The Brain]

I have a memento from the Togo shrine in Tokyo on my shelf.

[KRonn]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/742700/Empire_Deluxe_Combined_Edition/?fbclid=IwAR1-pa49VtLzQLLIARAXJ4ztdc2Mo5O8pquItYUcSt8nyDafVH_PWUf9Uj4

OK, so who played this game a lot back in the day?

Man, this was one of the greats. If the new one has well implemented multi-player....

I used to play that game Empire a lot, was a huge favorite in its day. I even played a bit of multi-player with it. 

[Syt]

This reviews nicely so far:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227400/Over_the_Alps/

Over the Alps

Postcards written in invisible ink reveal a secret history...

Travel back in time in the debut game from Stave Studios, OVER THE ALPS. Stay undercover, evade the police, and race across 1939 Switzerland in this Hitchcockian World War Two spy thriller.

Navigate the twists and turns of an interactive story written by Jon Ingold of 80 DAYS and HEAVEN'S VAULT fame, where each of your actions has consequences.

Also available in 14 other languages including Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), German, Russian, French and Arabic!

Featuring:
- A replayable, branching narrative with multiple endings and secret stamps to be discovered.
- Beautifully rendered Swiss scenery inspired by vintage travel posters.
- Determine friend from foe with a colourful cast of characters.
- Choose your own route on a map filled with real-life locations, while trying to avoid the Swiss Police.
- Two upcoming story updates, doubling the size of the base game, which will be included at no extra cost!

[Josquius]

Well that's pretty.

[Josquius]

So....Paradox's Rome game sucks.
But I really am hankering for some kind of strategic level ancient world experience...
Any other options?

[Syt]

So....Paradox's Rome game sucks.
But I really am hankering for some kind of strategic level ancient world experience...
Any other options?

https://www.wargamer.com/reviews/field-of-glory-empires/

[Josquius]

So....Paradox's Rome game sucks.
But I really am hankering for some kind of strategic level ancient world experience...
Any other options?

https://www.wargamer.com/reviews/field-of-glory-empires/

I think I've tried some of their games before. They're very board-gamey style right?

[Tamas]

So....Paradox's Rome game sucks.
But I really am hankering for some kind of strategic level ancient world experience...
Any other options?

https://www.wargamer.com/reviews/field-of-glory-empires/

I think I've tried some of their games before. They're very board-gamey style right?

I guess Empires can also be called boardgame-ish in style as opposed to the Paradox approah, but otherwise it has little to nothing to do with their earlier efforts.

[Syt]

It is quite the departure from their previous games, but I think it feels more like a board game now than their previous games. I don't list that as negative, though. YMMV.

Otherwise there's only Rome 2, I suppose. 

Maybe "Aggressors: Ancient Rome" https://store.steampowered.com/app/783210/Aggressors_Ancient_Rome/

Or perhaps the upcoming "Imperiums: Greek Wars" https://store.steampowered.com/app/1183470/Imperiums_Greek_Wars/

[Josquius]

Now that second one does look like potentially one of the games of my dreams.

Board gamey style is a turn off for me for sure.

[Razgovory]

Played through Doom Eternal.  It was fun, but also informative.  It's basically how Mike Pence sees the world everyday.

[The Brain]

Played through Doom Eternal.  It was fun, but also informative.  It's basically how Mike Pence sees the world everyday.

The demons are all female in Eternal?

[Tamas]

Any opinions on this one? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1022310/Warhammer_Underworlds_Online/

[Tonitrus]

I'm off on Stellaris until they fix some bugs (the no-name rebels is too annoying), and there is a significant update due next month anyway.

So on a lark, I bought Rimword.


Aaaand just spend about the last 14 hours straight playing it.  Dammit, I is hooked. 

[Tamas]

What would you buy if you had to choose: Mount and Blade 2, or X4: Foundations?