Other Games

They finally gave us some Civ 6 Mac news

invalid@example.com (Mikel) — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:18:54 +0000

And it is awesome!

What games are you playing and why?

invalid@example.com (OmniaNigrum) — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 21:05:56 +0000

Currently I am playing Borderlands GOTY. (It comes with all the DLC expansions.)

I am playing it because I watched a bit of Twitch.tv showing someone playing it and they were just plainly horrible at it. I decided to dust it off and play a different class from what I did last time I played. I am currently playing the Soldier. I am mostly prioritizing shotguns and a scoped Combat Rifle as my weapon for distant slaughter.

My character just finished all the quests in and around Fyrestone....

What games are you playing and why?

Dominions 4

invalid@example.com (Dr. Quackzalver) — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:34:40 +0000

I figure we could do some discussion about this wonderful game, now that Horrible Wizard League Fall 2014 is finsihed. (my team won!)

First, some technomantic rituals no self-respecting Pretender God should be without:

Dominion4 Inspector - this one is really big. Much eaiser to look things up here than in the manual...

Dominions 4

Crowfall

invalid@example.com (JamesGoblin) — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:39:13 +0000

Crowfall is something like RTS meets Minecraft meets EVE Online...if that made any sense? More silly stuff - players will be building personal/guild kingdoms by...playing Tetris!?! Also, before massive battles (hundreds of players), building structures and economy make it into the game, it currently looks rather like MOBA than anything else.

Another strange thing is, frequent...

Crowfall

Stardew Valley

invalid@example.com (Unforked) — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:57:14 +0000

I can't stop playing... please send help.

XCOM 2

invalid@example.com (Alephred) — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 01:42:48 +0000

Oh XCOM, never change.

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I am very impressed with this game so far.

Fallout 4

invalid@example.com (Alephred) — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 04:30:10 +0000

Here's a picture of me tending the lush farmland of the New Antipodia. You can see me overseeing a couple of workers - the Work Crew is currently awaiting some new arrivals. If you look in the upper right, you can even see my own Clockwork Knight in storage.

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McDroid

invalid@example.com (Wolfram Hatlocke) — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 15:54:10 +0000

It's a quirky indies game on steam
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it's got rocket ships and you are some kind of robot thingy
weapons
giant strawberries
you can play solo (or coop with completed levels)
you can research better gear
you fight a fictitious gene modifying, polluting corporation that mutates harmless plants/animals and also pollutes planets
to save a world from exploitation and destruction

I also heard about a holloween Michael Jackson feature (I have not gotten into that part...

McDroid

Chroma Squad

invalid@example.com (Samut) — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:36:39 +0000

I've been playing Chroma Squad on Steam for about a week now and it's terrififc.

CS is a Unity-driven turn based RPG where you play a group of stuntmen working on a Power Rangers-esque show. Your director is a jerk, so your stuntmen decide to make their own show.

Play consists of episodes (one or more battles and dialogue in between), followed by crafting, buying better stuff etc before the next episode.

The game looks great - 16-bit graphics, isometric view, very clean layouts and...

Chroma Squad

Airships: Conquer the Skies

invalid@example.com (Wolfram Hatlocke) — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:05:25 +0000

So an airship drops you off to the colony site in Clockwork Empires.

But have you ever wanted to:
design an airship
fly your design
play armchair airship combat tactician
shoot cannon out of an airship
drop bombs from your airship
ram something with your airship
go to the drive-thru and order a hamburger and fries combo with your airship (not really part of the game, but I would want to do it if I could).

Fun stuff with Landships (also a Steampunk staple)
Also, forts (can you say...

Airships: Conquer the Skies

Lethis: A Steampunk Citybuilder...

invalid@example.com (Unforked) — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 03:36:17 +0000

It's not really competition for Clockwork Empires as it might superficially seem, because it's more of a throwback to the old Impressions city builders like Caesar and Pharaoh (in which I sunk far too many hours).

Anyway, it just popped up on Steam as a full launch--not early access. I haven't gotten it yet because of some reports of major bugs, but it looks like the devs may be on top of things.

http://lethispop.com/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/359230/

Colony Builder Planetbase just Released, Looks Solid

invalid@example.com (Unforked) — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 01:09:52 +0000

For those of you who like sci-fi colony builders and/or felt disappointed by the fate of Spacebase DS9, this just launched in full (not EA) and actually seems pretty deep. I haven't started a game myself, but I've watched a couple of Let's Plays and it has a lot going for it.

http://planetbase.madrugaworks.com/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/403190

I'd actually like to see Alephred do a Let's Play on this if he's interested.

Just released: Battle Mines!

invalid@example.com (Psiweapon) — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:14:57 +0000

So, one of the projects I'm involved in and for which I've been pushing pixels for over a year is finally open for players to register.

It's called... BATTLE MINES!

It's a MMO post-apocalyptic empire-building webgame, focused mainly on two things: Building and Combat.

In this game, you control a grid-based city, and through tech research, industry, and CANNON SALVOS, you must vanquish your opposition to emerge as the most dangerous city-state in...

Just released: Battle Mines!

Cryptark, Megasphere and Sublevel Zero

invalid@example.com (OmniaNigrum) — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:32:26 +0000

If you have not heard of these games, then you have no idea what you are missing out on.

Cryptark
Megasphere
Sublevel Zero

I have been playing the hell out of Sublevel Zero. It is strongly reminiscent of Descent. It lacks inertia and gravity, but has an otherwise robust setup for weapons.

I just bought Cryptark after watching...

Cryptark, Megasphere and Sublevel Zero

Tabletop Simulator

invalid@example.com (Haldurson) — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 06:40:58 +0000

I mentioned this in the Regimental Chess thread, but I think this deserves its own thread since it may be of interest to anyone who plays tabletop games (regardless of the type of game):

I'll quote myself here:

Tabletop Simulator

Kickstarter Thread

invalid@example.com (Godwin) — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 23:50:58 +0000

I hope it's okay that I do this.

I was thinking about how I sometimes wanted to discuss kickstarter games with my 'friends' (am I allowed to say that?) here.
Games that I not necessarily back or that I am so psyched about that they merit their own forum post.
Games that may be innovative, quirky, made by completely unknown people. Games at the bottom of the list.
Or of course games you ARE psyched about.
Or just any kickstarter (or indiegogo I guess) game YOU want to talk about.

So, let...

Kickstarter Thread

Worlds of Magic

invalid@example.com (Haldurson) — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:28:30 +0000

This is a game that I supported way back when when it was a kickstarter project. It's supposed to be a spiritual successor to Master of Magic, and based on what I've seen of the game so far, that's a pretty fair comparison. It's a lot more like Master of Magic than most previous fantasy strategy games I've played that also claimed the same lineage.

That said, it's now on Steam early access. And while I think that this may one day be a good game, and maybe even a great game, right now, I...

Worlds of Magic

Master of Orion

invalid@example.com (Haldurson) — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 14:06:44 +0000

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/master-of-orion-returns-to-expand-the-4x-genre/1100-6428383/

I thought this might be of interest.

BTW, I'm EXTREMELY skeptical. Keep in mind that I still play a lot of MoO (the original, not 2 or 3). I like the original because it plays very fast.

Fallout 4 trailer

invalid@example.com (Haldurson) — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 17:49:39 +0000

It's going to be taking place in Boston.

XCom 2

invalid@example.com (Haldurson) — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 04:12:04 +0000

FYI, like Fallout 4, XCom 2 is also due out for November. And FYI: It is reported to be PC-only and will more fully support mods than Enemy Unknown does.