The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.

🖥️️🎮 - Frostpunk 2, Lorn's Lure, Welcome to Empyreum & Deckception out today!

BroloBrolo BroseidonLord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
edited September 21 in Social Entropy++
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siT1HTSCY4g
Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…
20240801 Thank Goodness You're Here! (Adventure Hand-drawn Comedy Funny 2D)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8zh1HUcqBk
Bring In Your Bounty, Dead or Alive
20240801 STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™ (Third-Person Shooter Sci-fi Action Combat 3D)

look its august 1st, i ain't got a whole lot for you right now

BahamutZERO on
«134567101

Posts

  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    Thank god they simply stopped releasing games.

    Finally a chance to get into my backlog...

    After I play through Final Fantasy 8 again...

    Ross-Geller-Prime-Sig-A.jpg
  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    What games are good in August?

  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    illegal to release games in august before madden comes out, everyone knows this

    aeNqQM9.jpg
  • KarozKaroz Registered User regular
    edited August 2
    Been stuck on a Darktide rut.

    Got plenty of a backlog with games I'm interested but I just end up going "I want to smash heretics and enjoy the banter between rejects."

    https://youtu.be/x2yx7gdPyB0

    Karoz on
  • Quantum TigerQuantum Tiger Registered User regular
    What games are good in August?

    This is actually a thread for games that are august, i.e. dignified and grand

  • ProhassProhass Registered User regular
    I’m only just now realising how loud both the Xbox and ps5 are as 4K players. The disc spin is insanely loud. I mustn’t have noticed before cos I usually play movies quite loud. But at like a medium volume the disc drive is extremely noticeable. So shitty.

    I wish you could just install your movie so the disc didn’t have to spin the whole time

  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    Tactical Breach Wizards, Steamworld Heist 2 and Dustborn this month, might check out Thank Goodness You're Here. August has most of my most anticipated games this year.

  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited August 2
    What games are good in August?

    This is actually a thread for games that are august, i.e. dignified and grand

    Such as The Witness. Or The Talos Principle.

    DarkPrimus on
  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    What games are good in August?

    Started another dishonored playthrough

  • ProhassProhass Registered User regular
    edited August 2
    I’m looking forward to playing Kena bridge of spirits on Xbox even tho I beat it on PlayStation

    Hopefully that journey to the west souls like is decent, I think that comes out this month

    Also I’m a ubi-chump so I’m looking forward to the Star Wars game at the end of the month

    Prohass on
  • smofsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    Listening to someone talk about Conscript and they describe it as "a world war 1 survival horror game". Which I find bemusing. Cos world war 1 itself is like the definition of survival horror.

  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom try The Substance it changed my lifeRegistered User regular
    Didn't see it mentioned yet, most recent Humble Bundle is LEGO collection

    $15 gets you:

    LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
    LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
    LEGO DC Super-Villains
    LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
    LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
    LEGO Batman: The Videogame
    LEGO Jurassic World
    LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (and a coupon for 85% off LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga)
    LEGO Worlds
    LEGO The Incredibles
    The LEGO Movie Videogame
    The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame
    The LEGO NINJAGO Movie Videogame
    LEGO Avengers
    LEGO The Hobbit
    LEGO The Lord of the Rings
    LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
    LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

  • pookapooka Registered User regular
    Not sure which meaning of bemused you're deploying here, but I think it's meant that WW1 as a setting is modifying the "survival horror" genre. Versus, like, 'space survival horror' or 'WW1 rpg'.

    Which, fair, since there are plenty of wartime shooter games that gloss over the human experience in favor of "wow, cool gun" glorified target practice.

    Due to somewhat related reasons, I'm generally uncomfortable with shooters in realistic settings. I can't put them fully in the magic circle, especially as they strive for greater fidelity to violence on the human form. It's horror that is not treated as such.

    But yeah, 'WW1 survival horror' does seem redundant if you treat the setting as anything more than flavor.

    lfchwLd.jpg
  • smofsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    Yeah I'm being facetious. I kind of hate games set in real wars, and especially WW1/2. So I'm probably being snarky for no reason.

  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    As far as I'm aware, there's nothing supernatural or anything in Conscript - the point of the game is that WWI was a horrific and horrifying experience, and it's trying to bring that to light using the specific mechanics and genre tropes of survival horror games

  • MagellMagell Detroit Machine Guns Fort MyersRegistered User regular
    I don't know if I've got to change the playlist I use most, but Modern Warfare 3 loves small maps where the spawns flip regularly. I think maybe two of the games haven't had me spawn looking at a bad guy.

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkUsk52dppc
    Darkest of Days sends you from Ancient Rome, to the American Civil War, to World War 2 to protect the timestream by absolutely obliterating anything larger than a wristwatch with late 22nd century firepower. This time company is deranged.


    manadlore is so good at finding these AA 7/10 games I've never ever heard of

  • DelduwathDelduwath Registered User regular
    What games are good in August?
    August is a good time to harvest RTS and match-3 games, as they tend to become ripe around this time. These are often eaten raw, though some dishes call for steaming or blanching. If you want to save some RTSes or match-3s for the colder seasons, pickling (either brine or vinegar) and making preserves are both common ways of doing so. Drying is another way, but it can be challenging to keep moisture away from the games after they've been dried; this task is easier these days with the advent of re-sealable packages. Dry RTSes in particular tend to lose flavor and texture when dried and re-hydrated (although they keep their nutritional value), so make sure to pair them with something flavorful, like a Big Heads cheat code or a nude mod.

  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    https://youtu.be/tTqp3zXTq6k?si=uZD2DmRuIGU3cl68

    Dustborn comes out in August and looks great

    I am in the business of saving lives.
  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    Brolo wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkUsk52dppc
    Darkest of Days sends you from Ancient Rome, to the American Civil War, to World War 2 to protect the timestream by absolutely obliterating anything larger than a wristwatch with late 22nd century firepower. This time company is deranged.


    manadlore is so good at finding these AA 7/10 games I've never ever heard of

    The opening of this game/your character’s backstory is some big yikes yikes yikes

    Types: Boom + Robo | Food: Sweet | Habitat: Plains
  • KadithKadith Registered User regular
    Didn't see it mentioned yet, most recent Humble Bundle is LEGO collection

    $15 gets you:

    LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
    LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
    LEGO DC Super-Villains
    LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
    LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
    LEGO Batman: The Videogame
    LEGO Jurassic World
    LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (and a coupon for 85% off LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga)
    LEGO Worlds
    LEGO The Incredibles
    The LEGO Movie Videogame
    The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame
    The LEGO NINJAGO Movie Videogame
    LEGO Avengers
    LEGO The Hobbit
    LEGO The Lord of the Rings
    LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
    LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

    it's funny to see how dlc gets slowly added to these throughout the years

    and by funny i mean depressing

    zkHcp.jpg
  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited August 2
    rxenpk9zkewb.png


    Industry blood continues to flow to the blood God

    A Dabble Of Thelonius on
  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Wooooof...

  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Brolo wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkUsk52dppc
    Darkest of Days sends you from Ancient Rome, to the American Civil War, to World War 2 to protect the timestream by absolutely obliterating anything larger than a wristwatch with late 22nd century firepower. This time company is deranged.


    manadlore is so good at finding these AA 7/10 games I've never ever heard of

    The opening of this game/your character’s backstory is some big yikes yikes yikes

    I just read a full plot summary and let me tell you

    It does not get better

  • OptyOpty Registered User regular
    Really feels like the games industry is actively dying right now

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Opty wrote: »
    Really feels like the games industry is actively dying right now

    It’s not dying, it’s just full of cancer and parasites

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Brolo wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkUsk52dppc
    Darkest of Days sends you from Ancient Rome, to the American Civil War, to World War 2 to protect the timestream by absolutely obliterating anything larger than a wristwatch with late 22nd century firepower. This time company is deranged.


    manadlore is so good at finding these AA 7/10 games I've never ever heard of

    The opening of this game/your character’s backstory is some big yikes yikes yikes

    I just read a full plot summary and let me tell you

    It does not get better

    Holy shit

  • MagellMagell Detroit Machine Guns Fort MyersRegistered User regular
    Opty wrote: »
    Really feels like the games industry is actively dying right now

    More like it's choking itself to keep making the line go up.

  • edited August 2
    This content has been removed.

  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom try The Substance it changed my lifeRegistered User regular
    Zavian wrote: »
    rip physical media

    Physical media isn't dead or dying, as much as businesses keep trying

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Brolo wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkUsk52dppc
    Darkest of Days sends you from Ancient Rome, to the American Civil War, to World War 2 to protect the timestream by absolutely obliterating anything larger than a wristwatch with late 22nd century firepower. This time company is deranged.


    manadlore is so good at finding these AA 7/10 games I've never ever heard of

    The opening of this game/your character’s backstory is some big yikes yikes yikes

    I just read a full plot summary and let me tell you

    It does not get better

    Holy shit
    Upon arriving in the 22nd century, a strange man appears, claiming to be the head of the Opposition. (It later transpires that the Opposition is a future version of Kronotek). The man asks Koell if it is wrong to change terrible events that already happened, to which Koell answers yes, because "dark days teach valuable lessons and define who we are". The Man then shoots Koell twice, once in the chest and once in the head. When confronted by Morris and Dexter, he explains that the Welshes and Petrovich were ancestors of scientists who invented a DNA sequencer that can target the genomes defining racial identity. He goes on to explain that this DNA sequencer was stolen and used by less talented Middle Eastern scientists to create a virus that targeted people of European descent. 2 billion died as a result (including eight out of every ten people in North America).

    this last bit of racial commentary happens after, somehow, an alt-history massacre at Little Bighorn, a scene in a nazi death camp, the player helping wipe out the population of Pompeii, and a few detours of both-sidesing the american civil war and some weird references to 9/11

    despite all this I'm not sure if the game actually has a coherent political message? it just seems to constantly blunder into ideas that require infinitely more consideration and thought than its developers could muster

  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    Zavian wrote: »
    rip physical media

    Physical media isn't dead or dying, as much as businesses keep trying

    I mean magazines and newspapers are certainly dead and/or dying. Not sure how you'd argue otherwise.

  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    You fools. You absolute rubes. I've been saying all along that Game Informer is the last anchor the deep state short-selling ghouls were illegally using to prevent my single-stock portfolio from hitting Jupiter. Feel free to congratulate me now, because I won't be posting here this time tomorrow on account of I'm gonna get my mortgage, my wife, and my kids back and we're all going to be doing fuckin' beast level cocaine in Antigua together.

    IT'S HAPPENING

    GDdCWMm.jpg
  • DonnictonDonnicton Registered User regular
    The only thing I'm surprised about is that news sites are reporting GI is shutting down, I'd have otherwise wagered on its destiny hanging around online as an ad-riddled AI regurgitation mill.

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    oh no, not game informer, that bastion of journalism

    BahamutZERO.gif
  • This content has been removed.

  • This content has been removed.

  • This content has been removed.

  • smofsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    I met the infamous Anor Londo archers. These seem like unnecessarily large arrows.

This discussion has been closed.