1741

How can I resist buying a game that has Brian singing its virtues in a universe filled with other shiny bright stars. Obviously this star is brighter. Thanks for the recommendation Mr. Rubin.

1742

How close is it to being finished?

1743

Due for proper 1.0 release in September.

1744

Then that would mean the game is essentially finished, just bug fixes and polish remain. I may pick it up then.

1745

Wait; what?

edit: missed this one completely. Bought.

1746

Very well, Kassandra Withakay.

1747

That’s what it should mean, yes…

There is still a fair bit of missing content, namely the campaign/story which isn’t in yet. Also if space exploration is your thing this game probably won’t scratch that itch as it all takes place pretty much in a single solar system and is quite small (something like 15 minutes to fly from one end to the other?). It feels like the old zoned skybox scenario rather than flying around an actual star system.

Still, it looks to be a great game and I’m keen on playing it more once they balance it and start me off in a ship that is not overpowered.

1748

Yay!56

1749

Steam today (Monday): Syberia II - $0.99 - (90% off).
[indent]Part of the Meridian Adventure Bundle, on sale $2.99 (90% off). Includes Syberia 1/2 and 3 others.[/indent]
Yesterday: Kerbal Space Program - $16.19 - (40% off). Early access.
[indent]If your kid is remotely interested, he/she would have bugged you to buy it for him/her already.[/indent]

A small selection of this week’s weeklongs
[ul]
[li]Sacrifice - $4.99 - (50% off).[/li][li]Toki Tori - $0.99 - (80% off).[/li][li]Rush - $0.49 - (90% off).[/li][li]100% Orange Juice - $3.49 - (50% off).[/li][li]Avadon 2: The Corruption - $4.99 - (50% off).[/li][li]Supreme Commander - $3.74 - (75% off).[/li][li]Waves - $1.99 - (60% off).[/li][li]Warhammer: Kill Team - $4.99 - (50% off).[/li][/ul]

1750

You can have a lot to explore in a single solar system. There isn’t much difference between a rich galaxy to explore with very mundane solar systems or a single solar system rich with interesting places to explore. I think a good story with a lot more to do then blow people up for the sake of a few credits and xp could be fun. However if this game ends up being super-combat centric, then Ill get bored very quickly unless the story is really compelling.

1751

So I saw My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant on steam. I guess times are changing. The question is, is it any good? I can’t find a real review for it.

1752

My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant is a traditional point-and-click adventure but stands out for its gay cast and eye-catching visuals.
On the surface, the storyline is standard science fiction fare: you play as retired space captain Tycho Minogue…

Tycho Minogue? I’m straight as an arrow and I would love to play a game where I’m someone named Tycho Minogue!

1753

Here’s a weird one: Amazon has codes to the Planetary Annihilation Early Access on sale for $29.99. Unlocks on Steam. Well, maybe not so weird since they’re selling boxed copies already, too.

1754

Let me know if it is any good. I have not played a point and click adventure for years. I do not have fond memories of them. Click on everything and when that doesn’t work, start using the objects you have on everything. I think the last time I played one, you had to use duct tape on a cat to get its hair to make a fake moustache or something. I think I put the genera down after that.

1755

And the goal of that was to impersonate someone that didn’t have a moustache.

1756

The old LucasArts adventures games at least had the redeeming quality of featuring funny dialogue. In contrast, the Sierra games were unforgiving, although I did learn a lot about adventure game tropes after several years of education via trial and error.

1757

Daikatana humble bundle. Yay!

Features:

1$+
[indent]Anachronox
Daikatana
Hitman
Hitman 2
Mini Ninjas
Thief Gold[/indent]

BTA:
[indent]Battlestations Midway
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Deus Ex: The Fall
Hitman Absolution
Nosgoth (F2P paid beta, 5$ pack)[/indent]

15$+
[indent]Deus Ex: Human Revolution DC
Deus Ex GOTY original
Just Cause 2
Kane & Lynch 2
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light[/indent]

1758

Steam today: ibb & obb - $5.99 - (50% off).
[indent]…or buy 2 for $6.99, only $1 more.[/indent]
Steam mid-week #1: EVE Online starter pack - $5.00 - (75% off).
[indent]For new accounts only; must login using Steam client.[/indent]
Steam mid-week #2: Planet Explorers - $14.99 - (40% off). Early access!

…I just realized I forgot to buy Strider. Oh well, next time.

1759

Despite the inclusion of Diakatana, there are some really excellent games in there, if you missed them the first time around.

I loved Anachronox and Deus Ex: HR / DC, and of course the original Deus Ex is just an amazing, amazing game. Anachronox, if you don’t know it, is a RPG with JRPG-style combat mechanics and very good Western writing. This is one of the few games where the cutscenes are a pleasure to watch. I’ve played it through twice, and I’m tempted to chuck in $1 just so I can have a Steam copy in case I feel like playing it through again. The main negative about the game in this day and age is that it’s early 3D, so the models are quite low poly. That, and the early combat’s pretty hard - you absolutely must rely on grenades until you gain a few levels.

If that level of graphics doesn’t bother you, get it. For $1 is a huge steal.

The economics of the top tier in this bundle really require that you want a lot of these games. DE:HR and the original DE are fantastic games, but you can get both for a total of $5-$10 fairly often.

1760

The Humble Bundle pricing lately has baffled me, because the tiers above BTA (and sometimes even BTA) are such a poor value. I get it’s for charity but you think they would structure the bundles in a way to entice more high dollar buyers.