1743

I can’t even get anything to get into my cart. I think they’re getting hit pretty bad.

1744

Code doesn’t seem to work for Mafia 3.

1745

GOG sale has started. It’s tough to say if there will be flash deals, but so far it doesn’t look like it.

1746

AppShopper informs me that Final Fantasy Tactics on iOS is down from $16 to $4. I’ve always wanted to try that game, though I remember 3MA said the PlayStation emulated version was the best.

1747

Tom Clancy’s The Division, down to 10 bucks for all platforms looks like everything except Xbone has sold out.

1748

I can’t speak to it on iOS, but I really liked the game, and also really liked the mobile ‘sequels’.

For tactical RPG’s it really is one of the best, with a very enjoyable job system. The story is absolutely pants on head crazy, but if you’ve played any Final Fantasy games and liked them, it should be fine.

1749

I see 2 for the PC but not at $10. Shows $29.90.

1750

Throw money at the screen… ;)

$14 for Grim Dawn, is so worth it.

1751

$3.10 BTA right now gets you Legend of Grimrock 2, Dungeons 2 and The Secret World (plus 3 other games). Just over a buck each for those three is criminal!

1752

I don’t care about Grim Dawn, but a $3 copy of Infinifactory makes me feel better about not sniping the copy in the Giveaway Thread.

1753

I’ll give a dissenting opinion on most of this. The job system is indeed great, one of the most flexible and interesting character building systems out there, with all sorts of intriguing combinations to work toward. The problem is that once once those characters are built, actually using them in combat is pretty rote. Most of the time there’s an obvious correct move for each of your characters’ actions, and the difficulty is all over the place, meaning you’ll spend a lot of time in battles that don’t represent any kind of threat or challenge.

The game mechanics also tacitly encourage grindy cheese tactics – character advancement is mainly awarded per individual action taken rather than per enemy defeated, so by far the most efficient way to reach those cool new job abilities you’re salivating over is not to fight new battles but to leave one enemy alive but paralyzed and have your characters yell and throw rocks at each other until you get too bored.

On the other hand, the story is actually quite good, and the only mainline Final Fantasy game that would be a meaningful point of comparison is XII, since it’s by the same guy. In tone, it’s much closer to Game of Thrones or The Black Company than to the sparkly anime bombast of the rest of the series. It’s a much more grounded, relatively low-fantasy (until an 11th-hour turn into cosmic threats) tale of medieval politicking and church corruption, full of shades of grey and inspired heavily by the War of the Roses. And while some people find the pseudo-Shakespearean writing in the War of the Lions version (the original PS1 release had a garbled and confusing mess of a translation) overwrought, I think it fits perfectly and adds to the atmosphere. Great soundtrack, too.

All that said, I’d put it somewhere in the middle of the pack among tactical RPGs overall, but probably near the top of what’s available on mobile.

1754

This. Not to mention TIS-100 and The Secret World

1755

Ohhh, Already have GD, but I’ve been wanting The Secret World and Dungeons II, so yay! Thanks!

1756

Yeah, I might get the bundle just for The Secret World.

1757

EA/Origin sale: https://www.origin.com/usa/en-us/store/deals/bf_supersale

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst - $16
Titanfall 2 - $40
Battlefield 1 - $40
PvZ: Garden warfare 2 - $10
Dragon Age: Inquisition - $15
Battlefront - $16

1758

Grabbed Dragon Age: Inquisition for 9.9$ on GreenManGaming. Seems to be the perfect price point for games with Denuvo.

If you add another BlackFriday title with 52% discount (Like GTAV) you can use BLACKFRIDAY10 discount for an extra 10%.

I see that TitanFall (or maybe it was BF:1) were heavily discounted on PS4; But the price in the EA store for PC was higher (Think they had a 33% discount on EA Store) , so guess I am skipping them.

1759

You can get TitanFall 2 with 33% discount at EA Store.
Use code “TITAN20” for another 20%.

Not sure you’ll find any players on the PC tho.

1760

So TIS-100 looks way beyond my ability to get my mind around, but the stealth one (Volume) interests me, as does Legend of Grimrock 2 just for the old-school-ness. Is Dungeon 2 basically a Dungeon Keeper game in new clothing?

1761

The first Dungeons purported to be that but wasn’t really. And was utterly awful. I can’t vouch one way or the other for II but I’d be surprised if it was much of an improvement. If you want Secret World and/or Infinifactory (and I recommend both if you don’t already have them), you might as well see for yourself. Or if you want Grim Dawn. Otherwise, I wouldn’t bump up that high. (And didn’t.)

1762

I have the PSVita version and the IOS version.

The IOS version is a bear to play because of the controls. Really awkward.