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General Gaming / Re: The Currently Playing Thread / Recently Finished Thread

« Last post by scottws on Friday, January 17, 2025, 01:35:23 PM »

So update on Tunic... I'm going to put it all in spoiler tags because one of the keys to really enjoying this game is going in cold with zero knowledge about anything and avoiding online hints.

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I'm essentially at the end of the game. I figured out The Golden Path and opened the mountain door. Now I'm basically just trying to collect all the fairies. It looks like I can go share knowledge with the Heir or fight it and I'm going to try for the former. I tried fighting it for fun to see how I'd do and wow it is hard. Much harder than any of the other bosses, which were tough.

I do have to say I didn't especially like the game transition when you first meet the Heir and are killed. It goes from having a bunch of combat and going through sections to almost zero combat and extreme puzzle solving. I adjusted to it with time but it hit like a ton of bricks. Almost like it became a different game.

It's a heck of a game and I definitely recommend anyone check it out.

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General Gaming / Re: The Currently Playing Thread / Recently Finished Thread

« Last post by idolminds on Tuesday, December 03, 2024, 10:36:58 PM »

Tunic is a great game. Its gonna surprise you.

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General Gaming / Re: The Currently Playing Thread / Recently Finished Thread

« Last post by scottws on Monday, December 02, 2024, 09:59:58 AM »

I recently switched an old ThinkPad that couldn't take Windows 11 over to Ubuntu and have been experimenting with gaming on it. It plays Civ V from Steam just fine and I discovered Heroic Launcher (for GOG and Epic games). I bought and have been playing Tunic.

It plays, technically. I had to lower the resolution a bunch, turn off AA, and turn of shadows and depth-of-field. Intel graphics, curse you! Works fine with my 8bitdo SN30 Pro gamepad. People say it has a lot of Zelda influences. I see it a bit in the combat, but I feel more Metroidvania vibes from it honestly in terms of the world exploration. I'm still pretty early in the game. It's pretty good so far!

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Serious Topics / Re: Biden

« Last post by Pugnate on Saturday, November 09, 2024, 09:51:53 AM »

For some reason, I feel worse about Musk being part of the government than Trump winning. 

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Serious Topics / Re: Biden

« Last post by idolminds on Wednesday, November 06, 2024, 02:16:36 PM »

Well fuck.

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General Gaming / Re: The Currently Playing Thread / Recently Finished Thread

« Last post by idolminds on Wednesday, November 06, 2024, 07:25:36 AM »

Yeah its sorta like that. Basically a bunch of short form retro style indie games in a single package.

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General Gaming / Re: The Currently Playing Thread / Recently Finished Thread

« Last post by nickclone on Tuesday, November 05, 2024, 04:27:14 AM »

Ufo 50, eh? Heard about it and saw a video on YouTube, but I never watched it. I'll check it out, I'm guessing like its Cheetah Men or something?

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General Gaming / Re: The Currently Playing Thread / Recently Finished Thread

« Last post by idolminds on Saturday, October 05, 2024, 10:15:43 AM »

UFO 50 came out a little bit ago and its been pretty awesome trying out all the games in it. Some really grab me, some I'm kinda meh on but overall a really cool package.

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General Discussion / Re: GPW Depreciation Thread

« Last post by K-man on Thursday, October 03, 2024, 05:46:23 AM »

Finally, a thread I can get behind.

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General Gaming / Re: The Currently Playing Thread / Recently Finished Thread

« Last post by Pugnate on Tuesday, October 01, 2024, 01:24:11 AM »

There's a new Diablo expansion coming out. But I was so disappointed by the Live Service crap in Diablo IV that I am not interested. Paid full price for the game and I couldn't even pause the game to take a 30-min break without getting booted hours deep into a dungeon because of the live service design.

I'll probably give the game another shot, but Blizzard is so fucked compared to 10-20 years ago.