Forum: Off-Topic
April 1st, 2022, 10:54
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Call me a pervert or something, but I'm having a…
Call me a pervert or something, but I'm having a great time with Stranger of Paradise: FF Origin (XSX)
The game gets a lot of undeserved flak, which I think is due to two factors:
- extremely bad…
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Forum: Off-Topic
March 2nd, 2022, 10:57
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I've noticed a tendency that this crowdfunding…
I've noticed a tendency that this crowdfunding business gets rather silly.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Graham_Chapman_Colonel.jpg
Seriously: $13Mil for a bunch of pulp books?…
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Forum: Off-Topic
February 26th, 2022, 11:43
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Six hours in Elden Ring (XSX), and I'm safe to…
Six hours in Elden Ring (XSX), and I'm safe to say this game deserves the hype.
Very different yet very familiar to Dark Souls. The open world formula works like a charm with this game -- I have…
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Forum: Off-Topic
February 24th, 2022, 14:00
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Replies: 20
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Hmmm, to avoid further confusion, how about…
Hmmm, to avoid further confusion, how about changing from sci-fi / sci-fa, to sci-fi / fa-fi?
That is:
Science-fiction: any speculative literature that treats science seriously (Asimov, Clarke,…
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Forum: News Comments
February 24th, 2022, 10:18
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Replies: 17
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Not particularly unexpected.
Practically ALL…
Not particularly unexpected.
Practically ALL major software publishers suffer the same issue of how to migrate old IPs for the new generation.
This is much more challenging than it seems:
It…
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Forum: Off-Topic
February 22nd, 2022, 11:23
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Hmmm, methinks these examples are not sci-fi,…
Hmmm, methinks these examples are not sci-fi, neither sci-fa per se -- these are good ol' adventure stories in an exotic setting.
These are modernized boyscout adventures designed primarily for…
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Forum: Off-Topic
February 21st, 2022, 19:11
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I think I get the basic gist of the OP's rant. …
I think I get the basic gist of the OP's rant.
Being an old fart born and raised on Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Bradbury and (my personal hero) Ellison, there is a huge gap between Sci-fi and Sci-fa….
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Forum: Off-Topic
February 21st, 2022, 18:28
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Replies: 14,693
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Now this is weird.
For so many years of…
Now this is weird.
For so many years of ignoring Warhammer games, I've bought WH40K: Mechanicus on the cheap for Switch and. . . praise the Omnissiah, this is a d*mn fine game!
Any good game…
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Forum: Polls & Comments
January 11th, 2022, 20:15
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Replies: 40
Views: 8,668
Now this is interesting.
Spiders and Piranha…
Now this is interesting.
Spiders and Piranha Bytes are two developers I admire for their ambition and stubbornness (for better or worse), but my relationship with their games is shaky at best.
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Forum: Off-Topic
December 15th, 2021, 10:55
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Replies: 14,693
Views: 1,908,700
Now then. So many AAA releases, so much…
Now then. So many AAA releases, so much disappointment (you know who you are)
Therefore, a niche indie game is in order, and Nox Archaist (Apple2 - what?!) fits the bill nicely.
This is as retro…
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Forum: News Comments
November 16th, 2021, 13:08
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,027
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Forum: News Comments
November 15th, 2021, 18:33
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,483
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Forum: News Comments
November 15th, 2021, 16:08
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,691
Hmmm, question is, will it be something like a…
Hmmm, question is, will it be something like a Gothic 2-sequel or more like a Risen 2 sequel? :)
(Note to self: after abandoning Elex for the nth time for "not clicking with me", it is time to…
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Forum: News Comments
November 15th, 2021, 15:59
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,483
This was kinda predictable.
What surprises me…
This was kinda predictable.
What surprises me though, that Ubi spectacularly mishandled the whole situation: BGE2 should have been axed years ago.
They didn't, so the problem is that BGE2…
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Forum: Off-Topic
November 15th, 2021, 13:53
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Replies: 14,693
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Forum: Off-Topic
July 27th, 2021, 15:41
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Replies: 14,693
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Okay, that does it. Tried out Cris Tales (XSX),…
Okay, that does it. Tried out Cris Tales (XSX), but got so upset by it, I downloaded Outward (XSX, also on PC/PS) on rage. Go figure.
Now then. I've heard lots of negative stuff about this game,…
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Forum: News Comments
July 23rd, 2021, 16:31
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Forum: News Comments
July 23rd, 2021, 16:22
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,768
I would not mind this personally, as I had a…
I would not mind this personally, as I had a blast playing these games back then.
This crudeness also adds some humble German-RPG feel to these games (arbeit first, spass second, and viel glueck! if…
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Forum: Off-Topic
July 19th, 2021, 18:37
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Replies: 14,693
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Forum: News Comments
July 9th, 2021, 15:41
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,392
Obviously, horses for courses.
Happened with my…
Obviously, horses for courses.
Happened with my biz partners a few times, sorry. They were pre-evaluated either by a major publisher by Steam reception average or by Metacritic score average.
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Forum: News Comments
July 9th, 2021, 09:50
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,392
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Forum: News Comments
July 8th, 2021, 22:20
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Replies: 7
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Immediately preordered as soon as it was…
Immediately preordered as soon as it was announced aeons ago .. . Btw, being a Bitmap Books release, you can buy it right now, as a digital pdf copy is also yours with the purchase.
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Forum: News Comments
July 8th, 2021, 13:12
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,185
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Forum: News Comments
July 8th, 2021, 12:49
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,098
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Forum: Off-Topic
July 8th, 2021, 12:26
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