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[jaxa]

Shadows: Awakening 100% off on GOG

https://www.gog.com/en/game/shadows_awakening

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

[SeriousToni]

On 6/21/2024 at 8:05 PM, jaxa said:

Shadows: Awakening 100% off on GOG

 

Have you been able to play this yourself? I also got the gift and was a little excited when I saw the trailer. However the reviews seem to be pretty mixed and I don't want to take 20 hours to get into the game and then realize that it's not really worth it.

[jaxa]

11 hours ago, SeriousToni said:

Have you been able to play this yourself? I also got the gift and was a little excited when I saw the trailer. However the reviews seem to be pretty mixed and I don't want to take 20 hours to get into the game and then realize that it's not really worth it.

I'm on vacation, and the PC I'm currently using has 8.25 GB of free space. The game is 8.2 GB.

But even if that wasn't the case, I'd probably let it rot in inventory forever like most freebies. It is an iso ARPG though, which I have more interest in.

[Zerush]

I'm playing it, it's a very nice game and easy to handle, almost anything only the mouse needed. But it's not this which make it somewhat frustrating,  but some puzzles which it contains. I got currently stucked in the lower catacombs with the rolling rock puzzle since hours, not so easy as shown in the walkthrough. It's not because the orden of the switch, but because of the right timing.  If you fail a +-half second to switch the lever, the boulder fall in the channel and you must try it again from the beginning.

 

[SeriousToni]

Oh I hate puzzles in ARPGs - thanks for sharing this!

[Zerush]

Pioneer

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Pioneer is a space adventure game set in our galaxy at the turn of the 33rd century.

The game is open-ended, and you are free to eke out whatever kind of space-faring existence you can think of. Explore and trade between millions of star systems. Turn to a life of crime as a pirate, smuggler or bounty hunter. Travel through vast territories of various factions, experience beautiful scenery, be the first to witness foreign stars being eclipsed by alien worlds. The universe is whatever you make of it.

Pioneer is under constant development and has a friendly community of players, modders and developers around it. We’d love for you to try it and make part of the galaxy your own!

(FOSS - Win,Linux)

https://pioneerspacesim.net

[datiswous]

Anyone tried 0 A D RTS?

https://play0ad.com/

 

 

[jaxa]

On 7/1/2024 at 7:50 AM, datiswous said:

Anyone tried 0 A D RTS?

https://play0ad.com/

 

 

I've followed the development on and off for a long time, and tried it a long time ago. It's got the look of Age of Mythology (if not better) which is good enough for an RTS, but focusing on time period of Age of Empires I. AOE II is my most played of the games. That one aged so well it's getting official expansions nearly 25 years after release.

You know, I think 0 A.D. benefits from appearing at the top of software repos organized alphabetically. 

Edited July 4, 2024 by jaxa

[jaxa]

The First Templar - Special Edition 100% off on GOG

https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_first_templar

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Templar

[Zerush]

Yesterday I installed the First Templar, playing for a while, but the handling was horrible and the fluidity of the movements was not to speak of, stumbling between 60 to < 10 FPS at any moment and not because of high demands, I tried it even with the lowest settings without result, adding a continually changing zoom little stable. Probably (it's a 2011 game) it's the cause of compatibility issues with Windows 10. Uninstalled.

Edited July 5, 2024 by Zerush

[jaxa]

Fallout: London 100% off on GOG. Requires Fallout 4: GOTY Edition to install.

A paid total conversion mod? I guess so.

https://www.gog.com/en/game/fallout_london

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

Edited July 25, 2024 by jaxa

[chakkman]

I don't think it's a paid mod. They announced that it would be free.

But, kinda sucks to have to downgrade your Fallout 4... 

[Taquito]

Callisto Protocol is free on Epic.

[thebigh]

Yoink!

[jaxa]

8 hours ago, Taquito said:

Callisto Protocol is free on Epic.

That was one of those heavily promoted games but it must have been a market failure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Callisto_Protocol#Reception

[chakkman]

It's not bad, but, Dead Space is by far the better game. Actually, one of the best games I played in the last 10 years. I mean the original, not the crappy remake.

Edited August 23, 2024 by chakkman

[Taquito]

Exactly. The game is good, but not great. Could been a great 3 Player Coop with the 3 Characters already in the game. One mele, one guns and the other stealth. or have 3 different starts for each of the characters or/and unlock them after finishing the game. Something among those lines could have been better than what it is now.

[thebigh]

14 hours ago, chakkman said:

I mean the original, not the crappy remake.

I don't like that they changed Isaac's face. There's no law that says a character has to look like their VA, and I thought Isaac's original face suited the character better.

[jaxa]

100% off Distant Space and Weapon of Choice DX on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/569610/Distant_Space/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/373600/Weapon_of_Choice_DX/

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Two-well-rated-indie-games-are-available-for-free-on-Steam-for-a-short-time.878519.0.html

Free to Play:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2398520/Classic_Marathon_Infinity/
https://slickdeals.net/f/17708517

Edited August 24, 2024 by jaxa

[s.urfer]

Distance Space is not longer free, but Weapon of Choice still is, thanks!

[jaxa]

Tropico 4 100% off on GOG

https://www.gog.com/en/game/tropico_4

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

I've only played the original Tropico, released in 2001, a game that used the same engine as Railroad Tycoon II.

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/postmortem-poptop-software-s-i-tropico-i-

[revelator]

100% the old dead space here 2 the new one while not bad at all (way better control) just feels a bit out of place.

Id much rather play the scrapped dead space 4 if it ever comes out so we can get a non cliff hanger.

[Taquito]

Fallout Classic Collection is Free on Epic.

[STiFU]

7 hours ago, Taquito said:

Fallout Classic Collection is Free on Epic.

I played Fallout 2 back then and it was a great game. I vastly prefer the oldschool c-rpg Fallouts. Sadly, due to 16 bit color depth and low resolution, these games did not age too well. Here's to wishing for a Remaster.

[revelator]

heh the master remastered would be some sight if you can hold it in

this guy approves.