The Steam Summer Sale has begun, and you know what that means. It's
time once again to bitch about how the sales aren't as good as they
used to be; how the bargains are less dramatic, how Valve has
abandoned a lot of the fun-n-games it used to add to the sales to make
people visit the storefront more often, the lack of freebies, etc.
etc. etc.
The Steam Summer Sale has begun, and you know what that means. It's
time once again to bitch about how the sales aren't as good as they
used to be; how the bargains are less dramatic, how Valve has
abandoned a lot of the fun-n-games it used to add to the sales to make
people visit the storefront more often, the lack of freebies, etc.
etc. etc.
Yeah, but *Euro Truck Simulator* for $1.99? Give a copy to all your friends!
A few other notably cheap games (US prices):
The Steam Summer Sale has begun, and you know what that means.
Yeah! It means I snagged Exit 8, Doom Eternal...
A few other notably cheap games (US prices):
I bought Kingdom Come: Deliverance Royal Edition for $8 (at Indiegala).
Lot of reviews saying 'better than skyrim!' :)
On Sat, 29 Jun 2024 15:11:37 -0600, "rms"
<rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:
A few other notably cheap games (US prices):
I bought Kingdom Come: Deliverance Royal Edition for $8 (at Indiegala). >> Lot of reviews saying 'better than skyrim!' :)
It's not. Or rather, if you go into the game expecting a "Skyrim, but
better" you'll probably be disappointed. Certainly if you take into
the game all the lessons "Skyrim" has taught us.
I /like/ "Kingdom Come: Deliverance"* but its not without its flaws.
it's combat is /much/ more finicky; it's somewhat like a Souls-like in
that you need to learn the mechanics to have any chance of success
(the random flailing click-click-bash of "Skyrim" battles will earn
you a quick death in "Kingdom Come") but it lacks the smoothness
and... gamish fun of the Souls-likes. There's also a lot less to DO in "Kingdom Come"; "Skyrim" practically had another adventure hook at
every street corner, but KC is much more modest in scale.
It's an absolutely gorgeous game, though, and it's attempt at
historical accuracy gives it a uniqueness that carries it fairly well.
But for all its Bethesda-inspired flaws, I found "Skyrim" a much more playable experience. You have to /work/ to have fun in "Kingdom Come".
TL;DR: Both are well worth playing for fans of the genre, but I think
they're different enough that saying one is better than the other
isn't fair to either.
On Sat, 29 Jun 2024 17:34:48 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:02:10 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
The Steam Summer Sale has begun, and you know what that means.
Yeah! It means I snagged Exit 8, Doom Eternal, Serious Sam 4, and Dragon >>Age 2 for around $25.
Throw another log on the backlog. Wooooo!
Play "Exit 8" at least. It's short enough that you can finish it in a
single sitting, and it's novel enough to make the experience worth it.
It's really more of a gameplay-demo more than anything else, but
there's something to be said for a game that doesn't overstay its
welcome.
(well, so long as you didn't pay too much for it. I paid ~$4USD and
felt it was a bit overpriced for what it offered, but the game was
still new. It gave me < 30 minutes play-time to see most of the
variations. Hopefully you snagged it for less)
But, like I said, it's short (I think it took me longer for me to buy, download and install ;-) so there's little excuse to not play it. ;-)
A few other notably cheap games (US prices):
I bought Kingdom Come: Deliverance Royal Edition for $8 (at
Indiegala). Lot of reviews saying 'better than skyrim!' :)
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote in
The Steam Summer Sale has begun, and you know what that means. It's
time once again to bitch about how the sales aren't as good as they
used to be; how the bargains are less dramatic, how Valve has
abandoned a lot of the fun-n-games it used to add to the sales to make
people visit the storefront more often, the lack of freebies, etc.
etc. etc.
Mark P. Nelson <markpnelson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Yeah, but *Euro Truck Simulator* for $1.99? Give a copy to all your friends!
Yah, unlike the big sales of the last few years there a few notable games
at very low prices, probably historically low. While most of the games
on sale aren't actually much of a deal, and they have been often on sale
at the same price or even cheaper in the past, this time there are at
least a few exceptions.
Steam new "Featured Deep Discounts" category seems to have been a
big factor. I think it's more than it just surfacing these discounts.
It looks like publishers have intentionally targeted it with thier
discounts. It seems to have worked out for them as well, as these games
are showing up on the global top 100 sellers list despite the fact its
ranked by revenue.
Ooh, that's very tempting (unlike anything on the Featured Deep
Discounts) especially with a bit more interesting combat than Skyrim. I >think I've heard some chatter on that on the soulslike reddit.
Nothing interesting there. There used to be some way I'd search and
find highly rated games for $5 or under, I can't seem to figure it out now.
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
Ooh, that's very tempting (unlike anything on the Featured Deep
Discounts) especially with a bit more interesting combat than Skyrim. I
think I've heard some chatter on that on the soulslike reddit.
The Epic Game Store has given away Kingdom Come Deliverance before,
so you may already have it.
On Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:00:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 00:55 this Sunday (GMT):
On Sat, 29 Jun 2024 17:34:48 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:02:10 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, >>>>Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
The Steam Summer Sale has begun, and you know what that means.
Yeah! It means I snagged Exit 8, Doom Eternal, Serious Sam 4, and Dragon >>>>Age 2 for around $25.
Throw another log on the backlog. Wooooo!
Play "Exit 8" at least. It's short enough that you can finish it in a
single sitting, and it's novel enough to make the experience worth it.
It's really more of a gameplay-demo more than anything else, but
there's something to be said for a game that doesn't overstay its
welcome.
(well, so long as you didn't pay too much for it. I paid ~$4USD and
felt it was a bit overpriced for what it offered, but the game was
still new. It gave me < 30 minutes play-time to see most of the
variations. Hopefully you snagged it for less)
But, like I said, it's short (I think it took me longer for me to buy,
download and install ;-) so there's little excuse to not play it. ;-)
Is exit 8 any good?
I mean, I enjoyed it. It's a got a good mechanic (walk down a
corridor; if something seems 'off' from your last transition, turn
around. Otherwise continue forward. 'Off' can vary from an additional
door in the wall to some nightmarish horror sprinting at you). It's a
weird mix of puzzle and horror, although mostly the terror is of your
own making ("Did I miss something? Was that pattern on the floor
different this time? Were those posters on the left wall or the
right?"). It has nice -if simple- visuals and the occassional horror
is just spooky enough to be fun.
As stated, the game's biggest sin (and, arguably, strength) is its
brevity. The above mechanic is /all/ the game has. If you the RNG
works in your favor and it gives you identical "safe" corridors 8
times, you can literally finish the game in a minute. Even if you are extremely cautious, you'll probably finish the game in less than ten
minutes. Replaying it a few more times to see the various options you
missed might double that. It's an incredibly short game.
I think the experience is worth the time. What I am not sure is if it
is worth the price, even discounted.
On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 21:00:06 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 17:07 this Monday (GMT):
On Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:00:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 >>><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 00:55 this Sunday (GMT):
On Sat, 29 Jun 2024 17:34:48 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:02:10 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, >>>>>>Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
The Steam Summer Sale has begun, and you know what that means.
Yeah! It means I snagged Exit 8, Doom Eternal, Serious Sam 4, and Dragon >>>>>>Age 2 for around $25.
Throw another log on the backlog. Wooooo!
Play "Exit 8" at least. It's short enough that you can finish it in a >>>>> single sitting, and it's novel enough to make the experience worth it. >>>>> It's really more of a gameplay-demo more than anything else, but
there's something to be said for a game that doesn't overstay its
welcome.
(well, so long as you didn't pay too much for it. I paid ~$4USD and
felt it was a bit overpriced for what it offered, but the game was
still new. It gave me < 30 minutes play-time to see most of the
variations. Hopefully you snagged it for less)
But, like I said, it's short (I think it took me longer for me to buy, >>>>> download and install ;-) so there's little excuse to not play it. ;-) >>>>
Is exit 8 any good?
I mean, I enjoyed it. It's a got a good mechanic (walk down a
corridor; if something seems 'off' from your last transition, turn
around. Otherwise continue forward. 'Off' can vary from an additional
door in the wall to some nightmarish horror sprinting at you). It's a
weird mix of puzzle and horror, although mostly the terror is of your
own making ("Did I miss something? Was that pattern on the floor
different this time? Were those posters on the left wall or the
right?"). It has nice -if simple- visuals and the occassional horror
is just spooky enough to be fun.
As stated, the game's biggest sin (and, arguably, strength) is its
brevity. The above mechanic is /all/ the game has. If you the RNG
works in your favor and it gives you identical "safe" corridors 8
times, you can literally finish the game in a minute. Even if you are
extremely cautious, you'll probably finish the game in less than ten
minutes. Replaying it a few more times to see the various options you
missed might double that. It's an incredibly short game.
I think the experience is worth the time. What I am not sure is if it
is worth the price, even discounted.
Huh, that sounds like that one cancelled tech demo game PT
There are similarities.
"Exit 8" is a more complete game, short as it is. It has a definitive
start and end, whereas "PT" left you wanting more. "PT" was also more
openly horrific. But both games were brief explorations of a very
short game mechanic, and both utilized looping corridors.
"PT" was free, though; I'll give it that. I don't blame the developer
of "Exit 8" for charging for the game; a person's gotta make a living,
after all, and the concept and execution is solid. I just don't think
what's being offered is /quite/ worth the price.
On Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:00:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 ><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 00:55 this Sunday (GMT):
On Sat, 29 Jun 2024 17:34:48 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:02:10 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, >>>>Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
The Steam Summer Sale has begun, and you know what that means.
Yeah! It means I snagged Exit 8, Doom Eternal, Serious Sam 4, and Dragon >>>>Age 2 for around $25.
Throw another log on the backlog. Wooooo!
Play "Exit 8" at least. It's short enough that you can finish it in a
single sitting, and it's novel enough to make the experience worth it.
It's really more of a gameplay-demo more than anything else, but
there's something to be said for a game that doesn't overstay its
welcome.
(well, so long as you didn't pay too much for it. I paid ~$4USD and
felt it was a bit overpriced for what it offered, but the game was
still new. It gave me < 30 minutes play-time to see most of the
variations. Hopefully you snagged it for less)
But, like I said, it's short (I think it took me longer for me to buy,
download and install ;-) so there's little excuse to not play it. ;-)
Is exit 8 any good?
I mean, I enjoyed it. It's a got a good mechanic (walk down a
corridor; if something seems 'off' from your last transition, turn
around. Otherwise continue forward. 'Off' can vary from an additional
door in the wall to some nightmarish horror sprinting at you). It's a
weird mix of puzzle and horror, although mostly the terror is of your
own making ("Did I miss something? Was that pattern on the floor
different this time? Were those posters on the left wall or the
right?"). It has nice -if simple- visuals and the occassional horror
is just spooky enough to be fun.
As stated, the game's biggest sin (and, arguably, strength) is its
brevity. The above mechanic is /all/ the game has. If you the RNG
works in your favor and it gives you identical "safe" corridors 8
times, you can literally finish the game in a minute. Even if you are >extremely cautious, you'll probably finish the game in less than ten
minutes. Replaying it a few more times to see the various options you
missed might double that. It's an incredibly short game.
I think the experience is worth the time. What I am not sure is if it
is worth the price, even discounted.
On Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:07:17 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:00:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 >><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:So basically a psilocybin walking sim.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 00:55 this Sunday (GMT):
On Sat, 29 Jun 2024 17:34:48 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:02:10 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, >>>>>Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
The Steam Summer Sale has begun, and you know what that means.
Yeah! It means I snagged Exit 8, Doom Eternal, Serious Sam 4, and Dragon >>>>>Age 2 for around $25.
Throw another log on the backlog. Wooooo!
Play "Exit 8" at least. It's short enough that you can finish it in a
single sitting, and it's novel enough to make the experience worth it. >>>> It's really more of a gameplay-demo more than anything else, but
there's something to be said for a game that doesn't overstay its
welcome.
(well, so long as you didn't pay too much for it. I paid ~$4USD and
felt it was a bit overpriced for what it offered, but the game was
still new. It gave me < 30 minutes play-time to see most of the
variations. Hopefully you snagged it for less)
But, like I said, it's short (I think it took me longer for me to buy, >>>> download and install ;-) so there's little excuse to not play it. ;-)
Is exit 8 any good?
I mean, I enjoyed it. It's a got a good mechanic (walk down a
corridor; if something seems 'off' from your last transition, turn
around. Otherwise continue forward. 'Off' can vary from an additional
door in the wall to some nightmarish horror sprinting at you). It's a
weird mix of puzzle and horror, although mostly the terror is of your
own making ("Did I miss something? Was that pattern on the floor
different this time? Were those posters on the left wall or the
right?"). It has nice -if simple- visuals and the occassional horror
is just spooky enough to be fun.
As stated, the game's biggest sin (and, arguably, strength) is its
brevity. The above mechanic is /all/ the game has. If you the RNG
works in your favor and it gives you identical "safe" corridors 8
times, you can literally finish the game in a minute. Even if you are >>extremely cautious, you'll probably finish the game in less than ten >>minutes. Replaying it a few more times to see the various options you >>missed might double that. It's an incredibly short game.
I think the experience is worth the time. What I am not sure is if it
is worth the price, even discounted.
Well I have now picked up The Witched III at £2.49!
Well I have now picked up The Witched III at £2.49!
Congrats, great game, and very satisfying to finish! I've a
hankering to go back to W1 and play it again, but that seems like a dumb move. They're remaking it now apparently, if I live that long.
| Sysop: | Keyop |
|---|---|
| Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK |
| Users: | 483 |
| Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
| Uptime: | 174:36:37 |
| Calls: | 9,596 |
| Calls today: | 2 |
| Files: | 13,679 |
| Messages: | 6,150,344 |