Author Topic: SP campaigns that don't dick you around (preferably on steam) (Read 1805 times)

headwalk · « **on:** June 25, 2019, 07:06:19 PM »

steam sale's on and i want tightly wound, well edited game that doesn't feel like it's a minute longer than it needs to be and leaves an impression after. preferably something that isn't just indie jank but beggars can't be choosers i suppose.

speak to me.

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2019, 07:30:38 PM »

The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game. It takes like an hour, and is cool and good.

Last Day of June is also cool and good, I think it's free on epic store right now? Also should be cheap on steam. takes like 3 hours.

headwalk · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2019, 07:40:57 PM »

added stipulations:

can have a narrative, but not entirely narrative based and must be a decent challenge from the first moment to the last moment without any grind.

hotline miami is the gold standard.

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2019, 07:51:02 PM »

In that case, have you tried hyper light drifter? Damn I love that, and feels just perfect length wise, while still being challenging.

headwalk · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2019, 08:34:51 PM »

not on sale. shame.

anyone tried titan souls? sounds about right.

tiesto · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2019, 08:53:03 PM »

La Mulana? Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom? (that is coming next month)

naff · « **Reply #6 on:** June 27, 2019, 07:26:40 PM »

MGSV: Ground Zeroes

kingv · « **Reply #7 on:** June 27, 2019, 07:48:28 PM »

Any of the Assasssins Creed Games.

Borealis · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2019, 02:08:00 AM »

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

Coax · « **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2019, 03:10:33 AM »

Dishonored 2 comes to mind. Tight, chapter-based missions, non open world, great mechanics and world design.

El Babua · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2019, 03:18:34 AM »

Sekiro, don't know if it's on sale tho

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is, and is p.good and better optimized on PC than Dishonored 2 was

Coax · « **Reply #11 on:** June 28, 2019, 03:26:20 AM »

Quote from: El Babua on June 28, 2019, 03:18:34 AM

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is, and is p.good and better optimized on PC than Dishonored 2 was

I found they both performed alright on a 9xx series card. That said I wouldn't recommend DotO, it's the only Dishonored entry I didn't like. It's the most linear in scope, most obviously with the recycled levels which have alternate pathways and areas blocked. The bank mission was excellent though.

archnemesis · « **Reply #12 on:** June 28, 2019, 03:27:21 AM »

There are plenty of solid B-tier first-person shooters with short campaigns that are perfect for Steam sales. I wouldn't pay $60 for them, but at $5-10 they are great. I enjoyed Singularity, Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason, Clive Barker's Jericho, Spec Ops: The Line, and Binary Domain. I'm sure there are more recent games that fit the same description.

benjipwns · « **Reply #13 on:** June 28, 2019, 04:34:19 AM »

Singularity was definitely a FPS from that gen that made me want more and not really due to the gameplay so much. Kinda like Syndicate maybe.

obligatory "joke" answers:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/214700/Thirty_Flights_of_Loving/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/6269/The_Puzzle_RPG_Matching_Bundle/

archnemesis · « **Reply #14 on:** June 28, 2019, 05:21:22 AM »

Oh yes, Syndicate is a another good example. Also Condemned, The Darkness and its sequel, and the F.E.A.R. series.

GreatSageEqualOfHeaven · « **Reply #15 on:** June 28, 2019, 06:45:24 AM »

Mark Of The Ninja is a pretty great 2D stealth-em-up, but they recently did an "HD remaster" and tripled the price while removing the perfectly acceptable OG version from sale, but its still relatively cheap at 35% off.
Brothers - A Tale Of Two Sons is exactly as long as it needs to be, at like 2 hours long, and is 80% off and like $3? Its not exactly 'challenging', but its pretty satisfying mechanically.

Also like peeps above are saying, there's a fucking ton of last gen titles that are still perfectly playable at like, 75% discounts on their base $20 pricetag - the F.E.A.R series is pretty fun

benjipwns · « **Reply #16 on:** June 28, 2019, 07:49:31 AM »

I'm realizing that I may have keys for some of this stuff still.

headwalk · « **Reply #17 on:** June 28, 2019, 08:38:54 PM »

i made this thread then bought kingdom come: medieval time wasting simulation fuled by gamergate.

joke's on you losers!

chronovore · « **Reply #18 on:** June 29, 2019, 01:09:46 AM »

Quote from: Philip Cardgage on June 28, 2019, 07:51:23 PM

Did Syndicate ever make it to PC?

Yes.

archnemesis · « **Reply #19 on:** June 29, 2019, 02:06:27 AM »

Quote from: Philip Cardgage on June 28, 2019, 07:51:23 PM

Did Syndicate ever make it to PC?

For a long time it was an exclusive on EA's Origin store and I got it for $5 a few years ago. I don't know if that's still the case.

HardcoreRetro · « **Reply #20 on:** June 29, 2019, 03:50:37 AM »

If you're still looking for something that scratches that Hotline Miami itch. Give Katana Zero a try. It's the same sort of fast paced action gameplay, but as a 2D action sidescroller.

benjipwns · « **Reply #21 on:** June 29, 2019, 09:06:01 PM »

You obviously can't play Syndicate online because there's nobody but if you wanted to co-op with a friend last I knew all of it still works, just uses your Origin account I think.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #22 on:** June 29, 2019, 09:07:14 PM »

Titanfall 2

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Author Topic: SP campaigns that don't dick you around (preferably on steam) (Read 1805 times)