3201

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What? I liked it a lot, and I paid full price for it.

I’m getting mixed messages here.

3202

If Solitaire had a deck with space decorations Brian would be all over it and may even be willing to fund a Kickstarter project for it. Brian - likes - space. Starpoint Gemini has a 46 Metacritic score for 9 reviews.

3203

Dishonored for $45 is a great deal.

On another note, Dishonored is coming out next week! I did not realize that! Exciting stuff.

3204

shrug I’m just being honest. It got a buncha patches post launch that made it even better than it was at launch. Y’all don’t like it, then suck my exhaust, especially you robc, you dirty fucker. ;)

3205

I thought it was absolutely awful as well, even post-patches. And I can deal with some serious eastern-european space game jank.

3206

I’m just giving you a hard time. I never even played it. Space games suck :-)

Except of course for FTL!!!

3207

Just curious. What makes FTL different? I admit I ignored it after I heard it was a roguelike set in space. I’m not a fan of roguelikes. So is there more to it? Is it the roguelike for the people who don’t normally like roguelikes?

3208

Amazon sale found over @ slickdeals…

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Prices after discount

Sleeping Dogs $22.50

Guild Wars 2 $45

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Ultimate Digital Collection $7.50
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The Storming, Burning, Reflecting, Flaming, Sabotaging Pack $7.50
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    Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
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Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition $30
3209

It’s a really awesome “I’m going to have a cup of coffee and play a game” kind of game, which I’ve been looking for forever.

I’m kind of take it or leave it on both space games and roguelikes, but I really love this game. It’s not particularly complicated, but there is enough variation to keep your interest.

The random nature of what’s for sale at stores, what kind of ship you have, and what you run into as far as an environment to have to fight in, adds up turning what is a very simplistic game, into one that can have a lot of combinations and outcomes.

It’s easy to pick up, easy to play, tough to win. Good game I think regardless of genre.

3210

I’m not typically a space fan and only a mild fan of roguelikes, but I find FTL a blast. It is super easy to understand and get into. The random nature makes you adjust your play style somewhat to the equipment you find. There is a sense of exploration with the events and not knowing where you’ll find a store and what goods will be at that store. You need to come up with a strategy to deal with the different dangers posed by the different ships. Once you figure that stuff out the game does become a bit automatic to play, but it was interesting enough. The choice of what to spend your limited resources on keeps it interesting.

3211

Someone posted on CAG that Gnomoria (simpler Dwarf Fortress with nicer gfx + UI) is available on https://indiegamestand.com/

Pay as little as $1 for a Desura key, and $10+ gets you this game, SpaceChem, and whatever next game they host. Portion of the proceeds go to charity. Available for the next ~94 hours as of now.

Not sure if I’ll get this, since it’ll just sit in my huge backlog, and I’ve been meaning to learn to play Dwarf Fortress someday…

3212

Any DF players out there have an impression on Gnomoria? I love DF but wouldn’t mind trying another game in the genre if it’s good.

3213

Amazon has XCOM preorder for all three platforms with a $15 credit, or the digital download for $45. Is that equivalent to the best deal for the game so far?

3214

I got it for $34 with some combination of GMG codes about two weeks ago. I think it was a 15% off code plus I had to “purchase” a free game and immediately “trade” it back to GMG for an additional 10%.

3215

No, that’d be the Greenmangaming version, which was $45 and then they had a free game you could immediately trade in for a $8 credit. I mean, okay, it’s not quite $15, but it’s close and up front, and it doesn’t saddle you with a boxed copy and possible shipping costs.

3216

Almost everyone with the exception of Steam is now offering the pre-order of the PC version for $45.

3217

I played a ton of Gnomoria about two months ago. Now I’m kinda waiting for some major new features to be added, specifically nobles and a few other things.

On one level, it can very much be described as Dwarf Fortress with isometric graphics and a mouse-driven interface. Which is a great thing IF you like Dwarf Fortress for its core gameplay: mining, building, crafting, managing dwarves-or-dwarf-equivalents. Some other DF-inspired games like Towns are taking the formula in their own direction, but Gnomoria is sticking much closer to DF’s example.

If you love Dwarf Fortress (justly) for its epic complexity, the depth of its simulation, and all its crazy quirks, then Gnomoria will seem like it’s ripped the soul out of the game. Gnomoria is much simpler and will stay that way, I assume.

At this point, in alpha, there’s also not much danger in the game (last I played it) so the “losing is fun element” is not nearly as strong. I assume that’s just because the monster and combat systems aren’t fully fleshed out yet.

I would recommend it. There’s still good reason to dive into the abyss that is DF, but if you want to play a game, not wrestle with the most ambitious game-thing of our time, Gnomoria might be just what you’re looking for.

It does get frequently updated with little improvements. It seems to be moving at a good pace.

3218

Thanks.

3219

Thanks! Seems like it’s worth a fiver already then.

3220

Are we aware whether this is still an available option?