The Miscellaneous PC & vidya Games Thread

[Syt]

For the Navy afficionados out there (i.e. not me ), this is coming to early access in November:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286220/Sea_Power__Naval_Combat_in_the_Missile_Age/

Features List

Cold war era between the '60s and '80s
Theatres including North Atlantic, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Tonkin and Mediterranean Area
Dynamic campaign - theatre scale [Alpha version @ E.A launch]
Rich variety of historical and fictional single scenarios
Over 150 Naval units, including original ships and more than 60 aircraft
Pausable real-time controls with time compression options
Dynamic time of day and weather per engagement
Custom soundtrack
Realtime combat
Advanced flight and ship physics
Realistic weapons malfunctions & advanced sensor modeling
Full user scenario editor and quick mission builder
Save games everywhere/every time
Detailed and accurate 3D graphics
130 weapon systems and 50 different ground objects
Land facilities and real-world terrain

[Syt]

Dear Rising remaster is now on steam. As well as another Xbox 360 title: Lollipop Chainsaw - in it you also fight lots of zombies, but it is much more cartoony, and you play a high school cheerleader (of San Romero High, subtle ) in tiny skirt fighting the hordes. It was a collaboration of James Gunn (story; Tromeo and Juliet, Slithers, PG Porn, Guardians of the Galaxy) and Suda 51 (Killer7, No More Heroes etc.).

[Tamas]

Do we care about Frostpunk 2?

[garbon]

Do we care about Frostpunk 2?

I found the first one too depressing that it was one of my rare steam refunds.

[Valmy]

Do we care about Frostpunk 2?

My son is obsessed with it.

[Tamas]

Do we care about Frostpunk 2?

I found the first one too depressing that it was one of my rare steam refunds.

Yeah I completed the first one exactly once, was too exhausting to ever want to reattempt.

The second game is releasing on Game Pass so might as well check it out I guess.

Speaking of which, this Civ-like game, Ara, I think it is, is also coming to Game Pass on Tuesday as a day one release. Should I be excited?

[Josquius]

I really liked it. I remember my heating wasn't working either so it was very atmospheric. But yes. Stressful.
But ll play 2 someday. Not rushing out for it.

[The Minsky Moment]

Do we care about Frostpunk 2?

I had to look it up.
Only to find the first one is in my Steam library.

I may have a problem.

[Syt]

I may have a problem.

It's not a problem till you buy games on Steam because you're interested, only to realize later you already had them on GOG.

Speaking completely hypothetically, of course.

 

[Tonitrus]

Speaking of which, this Civ-like game, Ara, I think it is, is also coming to Game Pass on Tuesday as a day one release. Should I be excited?

From the images/videos I've seen, the world map looks like a city-builder.  Me no like.

[Tamas]

OMG Ms Flight Sim 2024s career mode sounds awesome, finally there will be context to your flights: https://youtu.be/g0sgaQuN8ZU?si=Mw0b4-xYYBgMz2Re

[FunkMonk]

I was reading an article about the new career mode and it sounded like what I wanted in a flight sim when I was a little kid 

I wish I had a system that could play this new game

[Syt]

Had a WW2 itch, so I fired up Unity of Command again.

The first game has a certain simplistic elegance, but it's also a tad abstract. Not to mention its ruthless turn limits and the AI finding any gap in your lines to disrupt your supply lines. Overall, it still feels too much like a puzzle game - and that is hampered by the RNG factor in combat.

Unity of Command II is UoC, but better in every respect - more mechanics, less abstracted, and more options. However - it still plays much like a puzzler with its "capture objective X in Y turns" and I find myself reloading scenarios when I realize I'm behind schedule. It's definitely more fun than UoC1 IMO, but if you didn't like the more puzzly scenarios in some Panzer General games and their cousins (Panzer Corps, Order of Battle), then this might be one to skip.

[frunk]

Had a WW2 itch, so I fired up Unity of Command again.

The first game has a certain simplistic elegance, but it's also a tad abstract. Not to mention its ruthless turn limits and the AI finding any gap in your lines to disrupt your supply lines. Overall, it still feels too much like a puzzle game - and that is hampered by the RNG factor in combat.

Unity of Command II is UoC, but better in every respect - more mechanics, less abstracted, and more options. However - it still plays much like a puzzler with its "capture objective X in Y turns" and I find myself reloading scenarios when I realize I'm behind schedule. It's definitely more fun than UoC1 IMO, but if you didn't like the more puzzly scenarios in some Panzer General games and their cousins (Panzer Corps, Order of Battle), then this might be one to skip.

I've found I liked the first UoC precisely for those puzzle aspects, and its stripped down nature.  It made for a nice change from the more standard PG play style.  I think UoC II is objectively better as a simulation, but it feels less puzzly and so compared to other PG games UoC II suffers a bit.  Other PG games do the non-puzzle elements better, and so I've tended to struggle sticking with UoC II.

[Syt]

That's fair. I like puzzle games, but I'm not too happy with the combat dice rolls in UoC1. If it was clear predetermined results (think Into The Breach) then I might feel different about it.


Btw, there's a a demo for Scramble: Battle of Britain on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1530450/Scramble_Battle_of_Britain/

It's a turn based dog fighting game. If you've played Galactica: Deadlock, then you get the idea. Adjust throttle, and flightstick, choose whether fire, and then see it play out in chunks of a few seconds at a time (with a long replay at the end). It feels quite finicky, though that might be the learning curve. It also needs better camera controls. I recommend using WASD for controlling the flightstick - using controller or mouse just feels incredible imprecise and is likely to add movement you don't want.