Submitted 9 months ago by BurntWits@sh.itjust.works to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/special_deals
Guardians of the Galaxy was surprisingly good. More so than the movies, the game gives all the characters their due time.
Just make sure to stop when people speak, otherwise you’ll go past the invisible point that makes them stop and then you’ll miss out on the dialogue.
Could have taken some notes from God of War there.
Yeah truly an excellent gaming experience
I will back up Cassette Beasts for having a strategically interesting turn-based combat system.
+1 for tactical breach wizards. description is on point.
Titan Souls is a fantastic boss rush game where you die in one hit but the bosses only take a few hits as well. You only have one arrow to shoot and you need to go pick it up or stand still to recall it to yourself before firing again.
That’s a neat concept, and it’s got a cool art style. I’ll be checking this one out for sure.
Note: GOG is also having a sale
Anything of note? I am considering A Plague Tale Collection at 65% off. Dishonored: Complete Collection is also 80% off. I’m considering buying it to replay on PC, I only gave it on PS4 and the performance wasn’t great.
Europa Universalis IV 90% off. Alan Wake 90% off. Prince of Persia series 80% off. Devil May Cry 1-4 67% off. Various Hitman games 90% off - the original is going for 79 cents. I could go on but I dunno what you’d be into.
They have more recent games too, like Baldur’s Gate 3 20% off, but that’s the same discount as on Steam at the moment so I dunno if it counts as “of note”.
Can someone recommend a bunch of good couch coop games I’ve never heard of
Tinkerlands. I just got it together with Novalands (which is a good time sink on switch). Haven’t started playing it yet, but it seems similar to terraria, but topdown and with more focus on coop.
Does this one have couch coop? I remember buying Don’t Starve Together and finding out it was only “online” together really rustled my gears
I know the 2 games below have 2 player couch coop. Not sure if you can play with 4p local on EDF
Which ones have you heard of?
Puzzle games that let you play single-player levels with two people
If you can forgive the self promotion and enjoy platformers. Our game has (an admittedly challenging) couch coop mode.
Depends on which you did hear of. Spelunky you probably did, but is Octodad niche enough?
Ooh, try Full Metal Furies. I personally mostly played single player, but I think co-op should be cooler.
Damn dude. The AAA games are still expensive, but I don’t think I’ve seen these kinds sales for indy/niche games in years.
Probably not a great economic indicator though.
Which ones? Animal Well is still at -15% after a year, it’s holding on.
I was a bit surprised to see Steamworld Dig 2 at -94%, but then I realised it’s 8 years old.
I already bought them a week ago, but Furi and Blasphemous since a friend got them, and we already beat Furi together. Gorgeous game, though the walking sections make me not want to play again, especially since my Furier difficulty save reset.
Also Bloodstained to go with Blasphemous in a bundle, since I was thinking about it for a while, and Beastieball, since I saw some posts from one of the devs on Bluesky a while back and they seemed cool. And the game seems to have great reviews.
Speedrun mode in Furi auto skips cutscenes.
Does it still give you the ranking at the end for achievements?
I loved furi, but damn those walking sections just made me roll my eyes. Developers think they can just get away with forced slow walking to build atmosphere.
What's with the cynicism? Game is a boss gauntlet, what do you mean "get away" like they're some AAA developers getting away with a lazy design choice? You can enable auto walking in those segments and go refill your water or something, but that was a creative choice, not a "let's cut corners—they won't even notice" choice.
One of the devs boxed, and while I can’t find a source, I heard the walking is supposed to give the same feeling as stepping into the ring. Which is pretty neat.
But I started turning on Youtube as early as after the 2nd boss…
Just got Disco Elysium since I keep hearing how it’s great.
I’m debating Fallout 3 or New Vegas. Both are super cheap without DLC and pretty cheap with the DLC. I’ve owned both historically back in the day but neither survived and apparently I didn’t get them on steam back then. The DLCs would really be interesting at this point but I am so cheap I can’t convince myself
Dear God no. Refund Disco Elysium if you can. Some shady asshole ended up stealing the game from the original creators so any purchases you make ends up lining the pockets of the thieves.
medium.com/…/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-…
The original creators have actually encouraged people to pirate the game instead.
!piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Check the mega thread here to get started. The game is excellent, just don’t give your money to the slimy suit that stole the game.
Any updates since that original post from 2022?
Too bad the mods of .world suck and blocked dbzer0
Damn, that article is from 2022. Did they get recourse?
Two of my favourite games being mentioned? I have been summoned.
Disco Elysium is an absolutely amazing visual novel+. Treat it like a novel whose pages you can read in any order. It doesn’t really behave like a classic RPG, the dialogue options are very un-punishing. Feel free to explore them, feel free to be weird, feel free to commit to wacky ideas. The game rewards that. Lastly: the murder case exists as scaffolding, not purpose. Don’t tunnel vision on it, enjoy exploring the world building, the characters and the protagonist.
If you’re only playing one of those two Fallout games then New Vegas should be a no-brainer, especially if you haven’t played its DLCs. Those are, in my opinion, the very best content New Vegas has to offer and should definitely not be missed. Each DLC is extremely different, and they’re all so good that I can never decide which is my favourite.
I picked up FNV late last night. I yet again have more games than time!
Dying Light is pretty cheap at $5 USD/EUR
Well, I bought RoboCop.
I mean, after that third movie he wasn’t doing so hot so I suspect Murphy’s pretty cheap……
Yeah, but I’m cheaper so I only paid for the mass produced version. No movie bullet holes for me I’m afraid…
Bloons TD 6 is $1.39 so I bought a copy for my wife so we can play together.
That’s a steal. It’s a great game
Here are some “patient” games I’ve played that are on dollar-bin deals right now. Some are actually cheaper off-Steam, so in those cases, I link there instead.
Thanks for the suggestions! I picked up a few of these I didn’t already own.
Black mesa is worth it, full price. I played both the OG and black mesa back to back. Fantastic game!
You only listed Bastion, but the other Supergiant games always go on sale as well. Anyone interested, do yourself a favor and get Transistor and/or Pyre instead or as well.
I’ve been a long time Supergiant fan and it was a thing of gaming beauty to see Hades have such success as it masterfully blended all 3 of their games into the perfect package. Bastion was their first and my least favorite (probably because of it). But it is still worth playing for sure.
Transistor was the first I played and what made me fall in love with their studio. God tier soundtrack, incredible setting, and innovative real time/turn based combat gameplay.
Pyre is the black sheep but my favorite. It is undeniably unique gameplay. But, true talk, you really play it for the story, and that is very much not my gaming MO. It’s indescribable and any fan of Hades wouldn’t receive that game without Pyre coming first. If you liked even 1 character in Hades, you owe it to yourself to play this. I’m not a fantasy fan but I adore the world they crafted. And it is, somehow, probably Korb’s best soundtrack.
Patience may reward you with even lower prices. But they routinely hit this low in every big sale these days. And the risk of not playing them before you die far outweighs the extra dollar you might save.
I am the milkman
Psychonauts required following a guide very, very closely to get it working correctly with a PS5 controller on the Steam Deck. Worth it!
Soulstone survivors is solid for $10. Vampire survivors x action RPG with large number of unlockables
Dude. Fair warning for anybody getting into Vampire Survivors.
It’s designed with bunch of video lottery type effects.
This thing will grab you and not let go. Particularly after you get good at it.
Each round is 30 minutes. I think that’s so people will step away regularly instead of being stuck there. Seriously, its addictive.
(And cheap, and fun, and constantly getting free updates, and dude has his own damn wiki not on fandom.)
for everyone who has an issue with the 30 minuted per run: later on you can speed up the game, so each round is down to 15 minutes.
Nabbed: Ninja Gaiden Collection, Auto Modellista, DOA6
Bonus game: Not really on sale (10% off) but Burggeist after seeing it in the new Iron Pineapple video. I’m a sucker for games inspired by Team Ico.
I wish they port OG NGII to Steam. Goddamn, that game is awesome.
Picking up Rogue Legacy 2 at half off. I really enjoyed the first one
Cyberpunk is on sale for 65% off so I finally picked it up (and its DLC). Currently downloading, I’m looking forward to checking it out. I tried it out shortly after launch, I think a demo or a friend’s house, but it never clicked for me so I didn’t get it. It was also incredibly buggy. I heard it’s far better now though, especially with the DLC, so I’ll give it a real shot.
Don’t expect RDR2-but-cyberpunk (in terms of the open world) and don’t expect a blank slate character RPG: you have some choices for characterization but V will always be V.
If you can get on board with that it’s a great, immersive action game with a good story and some well written characters.
R2D2 but cyberpunk sounds cool as heckin’ hell. C3PO too
Good to know, I’ll keep it in mind. Thanks!
It’s more stable, interesting, and alive than any Fallout, Elder Scrolls, or GTA game in my opinion. If you like any of those, there’s a good shot you’ll enjoy it.
I love all of those. I’m excited to play it tonight
And once again, Steam runs into various errors for me because of the high number of people getting in on the sale.
A beautiful reason to be inconvenienced. Enjoy gaming harmony my friends.
Ugh, I have to decide between the various ace attorney collections, elden ring, and lies of p, because I can’t justify buying all of them…
Go for Elden Ring!! If you have not played any soulslike before this game is a great introduction to the genre. It’s also so BEAUTIFUL, the lore is amazing, and most importantly…it’s so fucking fun! An experience you won’t forget.
The only one I don’t have is the Miles Edgeworth one, I still need to start Apollo Justice…
Edgeworth’s games are very different in structure but SO GOOD. I played the first one when it came out and it instantly became my favorite in the series. I still need to get around to playing the sequel though, lol.
Personally, I’ve never played the Ace Attorney games so I can’t comment on them, but between Elden Ring and Lies of P I’d suggest Elden Ring if you’ve never played it. Lies of P was fun but it never quite hooked me the same way. Also if you’ve never played a Soulslike before, Elden Ring is a fantastic place to start. The DLC is also amazing, and is probably my favourite add-on content of any game ever. It was a bit controversial at launch for being very difficult, but I think that’s kind of the point.
Elden Ring is definitely the easiest to get into, but I think by the end becomes the hardest of all the Souls games on a normal playthrough. Due to its open world though it is easy to trivialize the game if you’re really struggling, with the exception of the final boss of the DLC who is just a brick wall no matter what (or at least was at launch, I haven’t played the DLC in a little while so that might’ve changed). Elden Ring wasn’t my first Souls game, but it was for all my friends who played it, and they all loved it just as much as I did. I’d put it in my top 3 of all time, maybe #1.
With all that being said, Lies of P is still a really good game, and I’m sure other people feel differently than I do comparing the two, those are just the thoughts of a massive Elden Ring fan so maybe take it with a grain of salt.
I’ve bounced off a couple souls games before but I’m now like 150 hours deep into elden ring on a friend’s copy, lol, but they only have the base game. I’d like to play the dlc (which is not on sale) eventually so I think it makes sense to get my own copy at some point (I’ve heard transferring saves is pretty easy on pc)
Outer Wilds at 40% off again. Does it ever get lower? I know I should pay full price because it’s supposed to be a masterpiece but I’m afraid I’ll bounce off it. Also a bit hesitant to play it because I’m afraid it will just give me more existential dread and anxiety and I have too much of that already.
Finally bought the Dead Space remake and WOW do I love this game. It’s even better than I remember the original being.
Still a little expensive for my taste but I think I’ll pick up Space Marine 2 since a buddy has been hounding me to play it with him
Tower wizard just came out but it’s amazing at $3
AtariDump@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Can anyone recommend a game that can be played over zoom (preferably in a web browser) that isn’t:
Jackbox What the Dub Rifftrax the Game Papa’s quiz Use Your Words
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Tic Tac Together is team-based recursive tic-tac-toe. When both teams try to claim the same square at the same time, they have to fight for it by playing a subgame. Or a subsubgame. Et cetera. It’s surprisingly strategic. How much board control should you give up to secure a contested square?
I’ve heard good things about Sunderfolk but haven’t played it myself. It has hex-grid tactical combat with co-op done via smartphone, so only the buyer of the game needs to share their screen.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’ll check those out and thanks!