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Started by Syt, June 26, 2012, 12:12:54 PM

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Syt

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

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

QuoteFeatures 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











I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
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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 :P ) 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.).
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Tamas


garbon

Quote from: Tamas on September 19, 2024, 08:52:45 AMDo we care about Frostpunk 2?

I found the first one too depressing that it was one of my rare steam refunds. :blush:
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Valmy

Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Tamas

Quote from: garbon on September 19, 2024, 09:08:18 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 19, 2024, 08:52:45 AMDo we care about Frostpunk 2?

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

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.
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The Minsky Moment

Quote from: Tamas on September 19, 2024, 08:52:45 AMDo 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.
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson

Syt

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on September 19, 2024, 10:41:44 AMI 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. :ph34r:

Speaking completely hypothetically, of course.

 :Embarrass:
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Tonitrus

Quote from: Tamas on September 19, 2024, 09:48:41 AMSpeaking 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

#5380
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  :lol:

I wish I had a system that could play this new game
Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

frunk

Quote from: Syt on September 21, 2024, 09:01:07 AMHad 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. :D 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.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.