Saturnine Tenshi Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) W&S's status about there not being games he'd like on PC made me think about what is available on PC that you or I may not know about. I still see games on Steam that I've never heard of. Just yesterday Mars appeared on the front page. What is that, a candy bar? A celestial body? Wahraam? Cherry Tree High Comedy Club: Oh, I've already visited this one. $3.99 Mark of the Ninja: On one hand, it's possible that you all know what Mark of the Ninja is. On the other, it's possible that one of you do not, and that is grievous. It's easily the best stealth in a video game since Thief. $7.49 Chantelise: An action JRPG by the folk behind Recettear. I probably enjoyed it much more than I should have. $2.49 Half-Minute Hero: You basically have 30 seconds to finish a traditional JRPG. It's handled favorably, I'd say. I don't think you can jerk the juice out of the genre much more distilled than this. $2.49 Edited July 12, 2013 by Saturnine Tenshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Endless Space I think it pretty ace, and the big edition is currently £8.49 at the moment. It's sort of a cross between elements of Civ, Sins, and Alpha Centauri. The updates are also pretty meaningful too, adding in extra races and such. I'd say my only issue is I'm sort of mixed on the combat system (though the new DLC spices it up so I hear). It's quite different, sort of a rock-paper-scissors-turbolaser approach, with "cards" you unlock through leveling up your hero units or through expanding your tech tree. It's just it's all quite a bit of luck in what you pick over what the other AI-controlled ship picks. Defense Grid is my fave tower defense games, and despite it being a TD and not some long winding RPG is one of my most played games on Steam. And it's only £1.74 without being a Daily Deal too. Last Remnant is a pretty neat JRPG from Square. The combat system is the main draw, sort of a mix of modern mainline FF titles with a dash of Tactics. Major issue is it levels up with you. You get higher Battle Rank, so does the enemies you fight as you progress. Also can take a bit until you get the freedom to make your own teams and battle formations. Also I've yet to finish the game, so can't say too much on the story. Characters are neat enough, Rush is quite headstrong compared to some other FF protags. Only £2.71 without Daily Deal too. Puzzle Quest 2 - Have this on my phone, neat game. Though I guess you'd have to like the match-3 kind of games to enjoy it. EVE Online - This tends to drop quite cheap to like £2 or so (don't buy it now). Grab it just to play for a month and say "I've played EVE". Killing Floor - Wave based zombie game set in England. Wait for it to be on sale. I'd gladly join in with folks to play. Dungeons of Dredmor - It's 87p. You could afford that fine if you sold a playing card or two. Avadon: The Black Fortress is one of my Humble Bundle surprises. Actually got it in the Android bundle but it's for tablets, which I don't have, so settled on playing it on PC. It's very old school looks and such, but with a few modern additions that I can't quite remember as I've not played it for quite a few months. Though you're better of getting it, and others, at HIB at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoStarr Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Grab it just to play for a month and say "I've played EVE". I have a hard time trusting people who have played Eve. Some seriously shady shit goes on there. Bioshock is five bucks. I much prefer the first to the third for having probably the best gunplay I've ever seen in a game and cool water effects. Hotline Miami costs quite a few peanuts less then it usually does; and it's fucking awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) Bioshock 1 has probably the worst gunplay of any FPS that has been generally praised (I'm willing to concede that there are probably games with worse gunplay that were acknowledged as bad). You can't even turn off mouse acceleration without ini editing! Still a good game though and I totally recommend it. *Edit* - To be clear, I'm not just talking about the PC version either, I tried it on 360 back when it first came out and had to stop after half an hour because the aiming controls just felt so awful. PC with a mouse and editing the ini files to make it move reasonably is the only way to play it, and even then I never found the combat fun. Edited July 12, 2013 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 @NeoStarr: And it'll only cost you like £2 to see some shady shit in action. tbh most of my time when I've been playing is spent doing NPC missions and mining, the shady shit is mostly top tier really-getting-into-it type gameplay that'd take a bit more than the included month to get to. Here's a list of heavily discounted non-daily deal games: http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1i4ws5/steam_summer_sale_2013_deepest_discounts/ These are, I'd say, quite safe to skip the usual "only buy it if it's a daily/flash deal" rule on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Yeah, anything like 80% off or more I won't bother waiting for a daily deal or flash sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Price matching on the Humble Store for Steam sales This is pretty cool. You can get DRM-Free versions alongside a Steam key if you buy these games through the Humble Store instead of through Steam. I did this with Proteus. This way I do believe that more money ends up in the developers hands. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 FTL is dirt cheap. The randomization is kinda cheap, but there's some neat mods and...well it's dirt cheap to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 FTL is dirt cheap. The randomization is kinda cheap, but there's some neat mods and...well it's dirt cheap to buy. It's price matched like the others: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/ftlfasterthanlight There's no reason not to buy it through the humble store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted July 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 I already bought it through Steam. x: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Developer hater. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 This time around, I really don't have anything to buy. This is quite nice and Titan Gaben isn't going to knock down Wall Wallet. With that said, I might get a little gift for myself... I don't know how much I'll use it but hey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thanks to the Market and Trading cards I'm slowly building up a tidy little piggybank with which to splash out on either a small bit of DLC or a random small heavily discounted game. So far got £2.82. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 I want Borderlands 2 and the season pass for under $15. Not a recommendation, I know, but I just wanted to vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 I want Borderlands 2 and the season pass for under $15. Not a recommendation, I know, but I just wanted to vent. Wasn't it insanely cheap super recently on GMG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Amazon, IIRC, and I missed it, FDS. I hope it comes back now that I'm paying attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 IIRC, FDS, OMG, AFAIK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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