Steam Autumn Sale!
http://store.steampowered.com/
Yes! Been waiting for something like this so I can pick up a few games on the cheap.
Pocketed:
1. Bastion
2. Resonance, and
3. Intrusion 2
so far. Wud love to get my mits on xcom as well but not too keen on waiting on a 20gb d/l.
Yes! Been waiting for something like this so I can pick up a few games on the cheap.
Pocketed:
1. Bastion
2. Resonance, and
3. Intrusion 2
so far. Wud love to get my mits on xcom as well but not too keen on waiting on a 20gb d/l.
Comments
Already played Bastion, but snatched up Frozen Synapse (on a friend's recommendation) and picked up Terraria to see what the fuss is about. It's 2D minecraft :P
Any other recommends? Intrusion 2 has pretty tween-a-mations but I don't like metal slug much :P
PS. Can't help it I hear Metal Slug and I start drooling from the mouth lol
On another note, Arnt Jensen's design methodology for Limbo is really interesting. He decided on 3 goals for the game:
1. Minimalist chromatic art
2. Minimalist player control scheme
3. No tutorials for the player - requiring the player to learn the mechanics on his/her own
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_(video_game)
IMO, very much in line with @Elyaradine's video that we watched at the monthly meet a couple of months back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FpigqfcvlM&feature=showob
Same thing with Bastion, actually.
Don't really have time to play though, but at least I'll have plenty to do, one day. :P
Wanted to pick up XCOM, but I'll wait a little longer.
If anyone's on the fence, I quite enjoyed Sleeping Dogs. They did the setting super well, with authentic Mandarin and Cantonese. The combat's similar to the Arkham games, with a focus on melee combat and counters. Entertainingly violent too. The story overall was interesting, although bits of it felt forced. (I dunno; to me, flashbacks almost always feel forced...)
And... somewhat unrelated, I picked up Guild Wars 2 last week, and have a level 20 mesmer, but don't really have the time to do much at the moment unfortunately. Although two things that were Super Awesome surprises (had a friend showing me around the game) were the diving spots, and the Weynard's Revenge secret location. I mean, normally when a game hides something from you, it's just a little room or something. No, it's a massive freaking section, with a maze, and a jumping puzzle stuff. I was impressed with how much aesthetic polish there was. :)
Oh and you'll also definitely want to get hold of Machinarium and Botanicula from Amanita Design. Flash based games. The artwork is stunning and the audio in Machinarium specifically is excellent. I swear these guys were high when they designed Botanicula :D
Picked up Blocks That Matter - it sounds totally stupid but is such an interesting little puzzle platformer. The story is very cute, involves the devs themselves :) It's only $2 too, so no pain there at all :)
Frozen Synapse is HARD :)