The Miscellaneous PC & vidya Games Thread

[Tamas]

So, I am somewhat interested in this, I hope it turns out to be good:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1194590/Star_Dynasties/

But damn, coming out with an Early Access CK3 clone when the new CK3 update and flavour pack drops is quite unfortunate timing. 

[Crazy_Ivan80]

So, I am somewhat interested in this, I hope it turns out to be good:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1194590/Star_Dynasties/

equally on my list

[garbon]

Did you try the demo when it was free in Oct? I tried it but it left me a little cold.

[Sheilbh]

So, I am somewhat interested in this, I hope it turns out to be good:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1194590/Star_Dynasties/

But damn, coming out with an Early Access CK3 clone when the new CK3 update and flavour pack drops is quite unfortunate timing. 

CK3 in space does sound appealing though - I have just started re-reading Dune because everyone raves about it and while I didn't enjoy the book I like the idea of the book a lot (plus I love Lynch Dune and am very excited for Villeneuve Dune).

Maybe I should just play Dune

[Tamas]

Just gave it a quick spin I think there's promise but will need to see how good it is at generating these emerging stories and how much of 4x gameplay is there apart from the RPG stuff.

I am giving it a bit of a pause now that the first personal event coming up for my character in my non-tutorial game was him realising he is attracted to his sister.

Seriously, people, is incest one of these things I have fallen behind on in the fashion curve?

[Josquius]

So, I am somewhat interested in this, I hope it turns out to be good:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1194590/Star_Dynasties/

But damn, coming out with an Early Access CK3 clone when the new CK3 update and flavour pack drops is quite unfortunate timing. 

CK3 in space does sound appealing though - I have just started re-reading Dune because everyone raves about it and while I didn't enjoy the book I like the idea of the book a lot (plus I love Lynch Dune and am very excited for Villeneuve Dune).

Maybe I should just play Dune

The original Dune still holds up fantastically well.

[Solmyr]

I missed that Curious Expedition 2 has come out. The game has traded its pixel look from the previous release to something more of a Hergé/Tin Tin style:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040230/Curious_Expedition_2/?curator_clanid=33526

Well, I got completely hooked on this. Thanks Syt!

[Syt]

 

[Caliga]

while I didn't enjoy the book

I've read maybe 200 science fiction novels and it's the greatest of all of them, by far.

[Jacob]

One thing I'm not getting amidst flight sim and truck sim and their impressive realistic graphics and weak gameplay (not the point, I know) is why can't a more active game do the same?
When you have games set in real world cities they're usually shrunken and altered versions.

Your question contains the answer - "weak gameplay."

It is hard, resource intensive work to populate an open world.

[Syt]

One thing I'm not getting amidst flight sim and truck sim and their impressive realistic graphics and weak gameplay (not the point, I know) is why can't a more active game do the same?
When you have games set in real world cities they're usually shrunken and altered versions.

Your question contains the answer - "weak gameplay."

It is hard, resource intensive work to populate an open world.

Daggerfall, and before that Elite took a stab at handling this procedurally, with mixed results. Similar with No Man's Sky to name a more modern example.

[Syt]

Disco Elysium Final Cut, adding some quests and, most notably, full voice acting will come out 30th March.

I'm not sure how I feel about full voice acting in this game. I'm not sure if it would have been nearly as introspective for me if it had this from the start.

[FunkMonk]

I think I read somewhere there is an option to disable the new voice acting. Maybe I'm just dreaming that up though.

[Solmyr]

One thing I'm not getting amidst flight sim and truck sim and their impressive realistic graphics and weak gameplay (not the point, I know) is why can't a more active game do the same?
When you have games set in real world cities they're usually shrunken and altered versions.

Your question contains the answer - "weak gameplay."

It is hard, resource intensive work to populate an open world.

Daggerfall, and before that Elite took a stab at handling this procedurally, with mixed results. Similar with No Man's Sky to name a more modern example.

And as I mentioned, Cyberpunk 2077. Very big and populated with non-interactable cardboard cutouts. At least in Daggerfall you could actually talk to every NPC and ask various generic questions!

[Tamas]

One thing I'm not getting amidst flight sim and truck sim and their impressive realistic graphics and weak gameplay (not the point, I know) is why can't a more active game do the same?
When you have games set in real world cities they're usually shrunken and altered versions.

Your question contains the answer - "weak gameplay."

It is hard, resource intensive work to populate an open world.

Daggerfall, and before that Elite took a stab at handling this procedurally, with mixed results. Similar with No Man's Sky to name a more modern example.

And as I mentioned, Cyberpunk 2077. Very big and populated with non-interactable cardboard cutouts. At least in Daggerfall you could actually talk to every NPC and ask various generic questions!

Do you go about a real city striking up conversations with randoms?