Author Topic: PC Games |OT| - "I'll never play any of these games, but they're just so cheap!" (Read 54191 times)

Great Rumbler · « **on:** February 20, 2011, 09:38:02 PM »

Let's talk about totally awesome PC games in this thread right here!

archie4208 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2011, 10:16:46 PM »

T minus 180 days until I get them for $5 during a Steam sale.

Bebpo · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2011, 10:33:13 PM »

If Gray Matter was on steam, I'd buy 10 copies and gift them to people

Stupid budget publishers not putting their games on steam

pilonv1 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2011, 10:49:15 PM »

Cities in Motion looks awesome, will get during a sale

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2011, 10:54:06 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on February 20, 2011, 10:33:13 PM

If Gray Matter was on steam, I'd buy 10 copies and gift them to people

Stupid budget publishers not putting their games on steam

Might show up on Steam, wait till Tuesday.

Also, there's a new Drakensang game on Steam for $20. I don't really know much about it, but it's a janky Euro-RPG so it's probably worth getting for $20.

cool breeze · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2011, 11:28:36 PM »

I've wanted to play Grey Matter. I thought it would be a steam. Is it a retail release then or one of those games that appears on a different digital distributer, kinda like White Gold and Precursors.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2011, 11:39:50 PM »

I can't even put Drakensang on my wishlist, stupid region locks

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2011, 11:41:34 PM »

Quote from: Linkzg on February 20, 2011, 11:28:36 PM

Is it a retail release then or one of those games that appears on a different digital distributer, kinda like White Gold and Precursors.

It's on Amazon for $30.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2011, 11:56:58 PM »

It's a shame that Jane Jensen is stuck making budget games while that fat hack at Naughty Dog gets to work with an unlimited bankroll.

cool breeze · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2011, 12:05:18 AM »

Come off it, bro. Uncharted 2's story was on par, if not better than National Treasure. All those ass comments made me half mast in a way I haven't been since Sonic and Kaoru-chan ran (no pun intended lol) into my heart.

Screw that Oscar nominated director for screwing with the Uncharted movie. He's not worthy enough to pickle Naughy Dog's dick.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #10 on:** February 21, 2011, 12:27:34 AM »

Hey, keep the console talk where it belongs!

spoiler (click to show/hide)

In the dumpster.

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Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #11 on:** February 21, 2011, 12:32:52 AM »

the new drakensang is GREAT so far, super polished

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2011, 12:37:48 AM »

Quote from: Van Cruncheon on February 21, 2011, 12:32:52 AM

the new drakensang is GREAT so far, super polished

That's good to hear. I enjoyed the first one and the premise of this latest one sounded interesting, plus that $20 price point is nice too. I think I'll go ahead and buy it now, download it tonight, and play it sometime tomorrow.

dicklaurent · « **Reply #13 on:** February 21, 2011, 05:01:15 AM »

the biggest PC game of the week is Men of War Assault Squad damn it!

yeaaaaaaaahhhhhh

Quote from: Bebpo on February 20, 2011, 10:33:13 PM

If Gray Matter was on steam, I'd buy 10 copies and gift them to people
Stupid budget publishers not putting their games on steam

more like steam is mostly interested in console publisher crap

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #14 on:** February 21, 2011, 08:38:50 AM »

No, I'm pretty sure the biggest PC game of the week is RIFT.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15 on:** February 21, 2011, 10:03:08 AM »

Quote from: dicklaurent on February 21, 2011, 05:01:15 AM

Quote from: Bebpo on February 20, 2011, 10:33:13 PM
If Gray Matter was on steam, I'd buy 10 copies and gift them to people
Stupid budget publishers not putting their games on steam

more like steam is mostly interested in console publisher crap

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #16 on:** February 21, 2011, 01:40:08 PM »

also, awesome looking indie sci-fi noir adventure game Gemini Rue is coming out Thursday.
[youtube=560,345]foZp9ToBewA[/youtube]
No reviews yet, but looks so good I might impulse purchase it at $15.

Bebpo · « **Reply #17 on:** February 21, 2011, 01:45:56 PM »

Yeah I've been looking forward to that.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #18 on:** February 21, 2011, 01:52:45 PM »

I guess we'll just use this as the official PC exclusives thread and update the title each week.

Edit: Gemini Rue looks really cool, like an adventure game from the early 90's.

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #19 on:** February 21, 2011, 02:26:31 PM »

yep, and the soundtrack by Nathan Allen Pinard is just pure sex.

http://soundcloud.com/nathan-allen-pinard/sets/gemini-rue-ost

dicklaurent · « **Reply #20 on:** February 21, 2011, 02:43:50 PM »

oh yeah, got gemini rue prepurchased as well (..as well as men of war assault squad and cities in motion. already got gray matter when it came out in germany).

just picked this up, came out a couple of days ago, http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/21/omnibus-driving-simulator-is-impressive/

looks fucking BAD ASS. anyone who sat in a bus in the 80s will agree.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #21 on:** February 21, 2011, 03:21:08 PM »

This came out last week, by the way:

[youtube=560,345]NTEpprylp2U[/youtube]

It's just the sort of part-based, turn-based RPG'ing that PC-Bore needs to be playing now that Bioware spit the bit and went gay for consoles. It's also one of the most polished Euro RPGs you can find. It and it's predecessor are $20 each on Steam.

Bebpo · « **Reply #22 on:** February 21, 2011, 03:24:05 PM »

I would buy it to support janky euro-devs since it's only $20 and that's a totally fair price, but like with most story-related sequels, I feel like I need to play the original first

That bus game looks awesome though. Looks way better than the bus simulators on dreamcast

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #23 on:** February 21, 2011, 03:30:14 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on February 21, 2011, 03:24:05 PM

I would buy it to support janky euro-devs since it's only $20 and that's a totally fair price, but like with most story-related sequels, I feel like I need to play the original first

Well, it's actually a prequel.

Bebpo · « **Reply #24 on:** February 21, 2011, 03:31:50 PM »

I know, but that doesn't mean it isn't story related

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #25 on:** February 21, 2011, 03:34:32 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on February 21, 2011, 03:31:50 PM

I know, but that doesn't mean it isn't story related

Eh...I don't think it's really all that related, more like a few cameos and some call-backs mostly.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #26 on:** February 21, 2011, 03:51:30 PM »

Grey Matter actually comes out this week.

I know Duke Nukem got all the press about unlikely paths to the finish line for this year, but Grey Matter finally existing as a releasable product, after being shut down, switching developers (twice), and all told at least seven years of dev time, it deserves some attention.

dicklaurent · « **Reply #27 on:** February 21, 2011, 04:15:12 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on February 21, 2011, 03:24:05 PM

That bus game looks awesome though. Looks way better than the bus simulators on dreamcast

it is awesome! just been driving around randomly a while now checking it out. the weight and feel is crazy good. couldn't get the manual gearing working for some reason, so was only using automatic transmission. so much nice detail and functionality to the bus, it really is the dcs black shark of bus simulators

. will try some route/schedule things later. the traffic is actually really well done also, the cars are very aware. sitting on the horn on some guy in a golf will make him shit himself. hehe. I hope they do more cities and locations. it's only two maps now, only tested one but it's not super big. will buy the shit out of extra stuff they release for this.

oh my, disaster at the end of the world http://www.abload.de/img/image2xu9y.jpg

Quote from: Great Rumbler on February 21, 2011, 03:21:08 PM

This came out last week, by the way

international version came out 11th january more like

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #28 on:** February 21, 2011, 04:18:21 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on February 20, 2011, 11:39:50 PM

I can't even put Drakensang on my wishlist, stupid region locks

Same here $:-\$

At the very least let me view the fucking page!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #29 on:** February 21, 2011, 04:19:17 PM »

Quote from: dicklaurent on February 21, 2011, 04:15:12 PM

oh my, disaster at the end of the world http://www.abload.de/img/image2xu9y.jpg

archie4208 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 21, 2011, 04:19:43 PM »

I bought the original Drakensang from D2D for $5 and never played it. I'm downloading it now.

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #31 on:** February 21, 2011, 06:04:54 PM »

damn I wanna play that bus game, but no way am I shelling out 30 euros just so I can satiate my morbid curiosity

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2011, 06:13:41 PM »

what does pc bore think about this list

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/21/the-120-best-pc-games-of-the-last-20-years/

i think it's missing some good ones

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #33 on:** February 21, 2011, 06:21:46 PM »

Quote from: The Worst Poster Ever on February 21, 2011, 06:13:41 PM

what does pc bore think about this list

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/21/the-120-best-pc-games-of-the-last-20-years/

i think it's missing some good ones

No Sim City 4. List = Fail.

tiesto · « **Reply #34 on:** February 21, 2011, 06:26:08 PM »

Quote from: The Worst Poster Ever on February 21, 2011, 06:13:41 PM

what does pc bore think about this list

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/21/the-120-best-pc-games-of-the-last-20-years/

i think it's missing some good ones

One thing that's immediately apparent is, no Monkey Island? Or any Kings Quest? Cave Story should at least have gotten a mention. And no Witcher (aka the best western RPG since the late 90's)?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #35 on:** February 21, 2011, 06:41:16 PM »

Quote from: Shah Rukh Khan on February 21, 2011, 04:18:21 PM

Quote from: pilonv1 on February 20, 2011, 11:39:50 PM
I can't even put Drakensang on my wishlist, stupid region locks

Same here $:-\$

At the very least let me view the fucking page!

The dumbest part is that it's $20 on steam, but some local distributor has released it on disc for $10 here.

http://dicksmith.com.au/product/YG7051/pcdvd-drakensang

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #36 on:** February 21, 2011, 06:58:11 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on February 21, 2011, 06:26:08 PM

Quote from: The Worst Poster Ever on February 21, 2011, 06:13:41 PM
what does pc bore think about this list

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/21/the-120-best-pc-games-of-the-last-20-years/

i think it's missing some good ones

One thing that's immediately apparent is, no Monkey Island? Or any Kings Quest? Cave Story should at least have gotten a mention. And no Witcher (aka the best western RPG since the late 90's)?

Monkey Island 2 is on there.

No Space Quest, though.

Also, GTA IV, but none of the other GTAs. $:-\$

No Sam & Max, Full Throttle, or The Dig.

No Wizardry games.

No love for Alone in the Dark.

Mirror's Edge is absent.

None of the Need for Speed games.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #37 on:** February 21, 2011, 07:26:46 PM »

simply amazing for a PS1/N64 era game

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #38 on:** February 21, 2011, 07:33:49 PM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 21, 2011, 07:26:46 PM

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simply amazing for a PS1/N64 era game

[youtube=560,345]Mov3CuU81LM[/youtube]

[youtube=560,345]V9-hTaFqh_Q[/youtube]

Came out only a few months after FF7's NA release.

brob · « **Reply #39 on:** February 21, 2011, 09:44:45 PM »

real excited for men of war assault squad, but sadly I haven't gotten windows on my mac yet so I won't be getting it any time soon. Also, I'm not sure a macbook pro could run it proper anyway... :c

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #40 on:** February 21, 2011, 11:49:37 PM »

Darkspore doesn't sound that great but could be good enough to tide PCfags over till Diablo.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/14/darkspore-preview/

archie4208 · « **Reply #41 on:** February 22, 2011, 12:37:03 AM »

I tried out the beta. The game itself is trash, but there are some nice community features that I hope Blizz apes into D3.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #42 on:** February 22, 2011, 12:43:47 AM »

Maxis has really crashed since they released SimCity 4 in 2003. Although they've never been the same since the EA acquisition and the company being turned into an assembly line for The Sims expansions. Probably doesn't help that Will Wright bailed a few years ago, although Spore was his baby and supposed to be a return to form [but we all know how that turned out], so maybe him still being there wouldn't really fix anything anyway.

They'll probably churn out a few installments in The Sims series, but Maxis is pretty much done.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #43 on:** February 22, 2011, 12:49:08 AM »

Financially, wasn't Spore a huge success?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #44 on:** February 22, 2011, 12:54:26 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 22, 2011, 12:49:08 AM

Financially, wasn't Spore a huge success?

Yes, but I meant "done" more in terms of "any creativity they have left has evaporated and they're pretty much running on the fumes of their past successes". Spore's outcome, and Darkspore's apparent trash-like nature, cement that.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #45 on:** February 22, 2011, 12:56:18 AM »

Could Darkspore be worse than Space Siege? Borys was the only one that dug SS.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #46 on:** February 22, 2011, 12:59:17 AM »

I bought Space Siege for a few dollars some time ago. Still haven't played it.

dicklaurent · « **Reply #47 on:** February 22, 2011, 03:40:32 AM »

space siege is ok. really really dumb. but ok. the main thing is to not think of it as an action rpg, at all. it's worth playing through for the terrible story. and the whole thing is only 4-5 hrs long. I knew what the ending would be before I got there and I still got annoyed by how shitty it was. well both of the endings really. hehe. they depend on how many robot parts your guy's got, so you have to do a strategic save before the decision to pick up the last robot part or not. good ending is no robot part, bad ending is any robot parts at all.

dicklaurent · « **Reply #48 on:** February 22, 2011, 04:05:30 AM »

oh and cities in motion is up on gamersgate already. :arr

dicklaurent · « **Reply #49 on:** February 22, 2011, 04:21:42 AM »

another hyooooooooge PC game just out today/yesterday

PC DESTROYING

ARE YOU READY TO GET UGLY

Brehvolution · « **Reply #50 on:** February 22, 2011, 09:57:19 AM »

A-10

dicklaurent · « **Reply #51 on:** February 22, 2011, 12:29:37 PM »

have to say I am loving the shit out of this bus simulator. really really well done. excellent feel to the driving. it crashes a bit easily though. still got a couple of hours of practice in driving passengers around now though. not sure I completely drove the route correct, even on the super basic training level. haha. germans passengers start muttering gibberish if you drive too fast. probably if you crash and do other distinguished mentally-challenged stuff as well. but I've only been crashing and running over pedestrians without passengers so far. tehe

only need more maps now. expand me this germans.

brob · « **Reply #52 on:** February 22, 2011, 09:37:44 PM »

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/18/review-men-of-war-assault-squad/

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #53 on:** February 23, 2011, 03:04:42 PM »

[youtube=560,345]9aw-pAU12A4[/youtube]

$18 on Steam!

Brehvolution · « **Reply #54 on:** February 23, 2011, 03:21:20 PM »

Vehicle lights!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #55 on:** February 23, 2011, 03:54:02 PM »

Multiplayer!

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #56 on:** February 23, 2011, 04:15:48 PM »

Gemini Rue haz out a demo got.

get here omg

http://www.gamefront.com/files/20034550/GeminiRue_Demo_exe

pilonv1 · « **Reply #57 on:** February 23, 2011, 05:33:48 PM »

Is this from the makers of PC-Bore favourite Demolition Company? They also did Farming Simulator

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #58 on:** February 23, 2011, 05:36:35 PM »

No I think this is a different game.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #59 on:** February 23, 2011, 05:39:32 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on February 23, 2011, 03:04:42 PM

[youtube=560,345]9aw-pAU12A4[/youtube]

$18 on Steam!

Steam achievement list:

Jumped Down
Turned Around
Picked a Bale of Cotton

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Author Topic: PC Games |OT| - "I'll never play any of these games, but they're just so cheap!" (Read 54191 times)