Some of these are good things to point out. That being said, I think it is up to the reviewer to decide if it is a great value, has good graphics, and is well-optimized.

The only option I want right now is the ability to remove or hide games from my library. There are a few indie games that I just didn't like or will never play again. I've also got some beta tests and demos that are no longer playable, yet stay in my library for some dumb reason. I would really like the ability to trim some fat.

Trillian? Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long, long time...

Xero wrote on Sep 7, 2021, 13:48:

Solemn-Philosopher wrote on Sep 7, 2021, 13:07:
I enjoyed Alan Wake when it came out. It has great atmosphere, but the gameplay is repetitive. I'm not sure I would want to play though it again even with a remaster. I also felt the same way about Control, which is set in the same universe.

I've been stuck on that first boss in Control, lol. The one that hovers and you have to throw sh!t at him. I'm about to quit the game due to frustration.

Yeah, it took me a while to figure that out as well. You have to mainly shoot him, since he mostly dodges your launch attacks. It is kind of silly since it is ability you just recently got, but than it doesn't actually work well against the boss.

I enjoyed Alan Wake when it came out. It has great atmosphere, but the gameplay is repetitive. I'm not sure I would want to play though it again even with a remaster. I also felt the same way about Control, which is set in the same universe.

I haven't checked, but I would guess The Suicide Squad is rated a hard R. I can see that limiting some numbers.

I look forward to destroying the Eiffel Tower as a Viking.

I am a big fan of the first game, but not so much the second one (it was okay). I am only in it for the single-player campaigns though.

Might & Magic X was on my wishlist for a long time, but never quite got motivated to buy it due to having only "okay" reviews. I guess I wont be playing it now, unless I go back to my old pirating ways of my teenage and college years.

theyarecomingforyou wrote on Jun 24, 2021, 12:16:

Solemn-Philosopher wrote on Jun 24, 2021, 12:06:
The live stream was lacking info and overflowing in sentiment. I feel like I should invite Windows 11 to my next family picnic.

Goodness. It was emotionally manipulative tripe. That, and the livestream kept cutting out throughout.

For what it's worth, Windows 11 looks pretty decent. I just think the presentation was rather superficial and didn't tell me what I really wanted to know about it.

Windows 11 does look interesting. My only slight complaint is the start menu. I've always had my lesser used programs in folders (Windows 7 and earlier) or in categorized tiles (Windows 8 & 10). The Windows 11 start menu appears to be just a blob of icons with no way to group or organize them.

The live stream was lacking info and overflowing in sentiment. I feel like I should invite Windows 11 to my next family picnic.

El Pit wrote on Jun 16, 2021, 11:08:
Featuring $10 off coupons for everyone who is buying a game.
Oh, sorry, wrong store. Stickers and points instead.

I haven't purchased much on Epic, but I must admit I've taken advantage of their coupons. It has allowed me to purchased games on sale or extra content for their free giveaways and push them under $10.

Shock wrote on May 14, 2021, 19:38:
You should. I love Subnautica. But as I recall, Subnautica was somewhat buggy out of the gate so I don't think you need to rush to start this one.

I already bought Below Zero during a sale, but I am also going to wait a short while to make sure any major bugs are worked out (as I do with most games these days). However, from what I've read, Below Zero is more of a Subnautica 1.5 than a full sequel. Hopefully all the fixes they added in the first game are already built into the new game. I haven't seen many complaints about any major bugs in the reviews, though I have been mostly skimming to the summary to avoid any potential spoilers.

For a moment I was excited for what I thought was the sequel to The Talos Principle.

Whatever the case, it could be an interesting retro 2D game. It reminds me a bit of Castlevania 2 or Faxanadu. I am not always a fan of story rich games though, I am more into gameplay than heavy reading.

Bent wrote on Apr 28, 2021, 13:52:
I love the world.

Not my normal type of game but this looks interesting.

Same group made Sunless Sea and Fallen London. Fallen London is a free browser game and seems mostly text and art based. Sunless sea seems similar to Sunless Sky.

Anybody try any of these? Is the actual game-play halfway decent?

I enjoyed Sunless Seas, but it definitely isn't for everyone. It is a highly atmospheric survival and exploration game that requires some patience. It is also story-rich and reminds me of the old Choose Your Own Adventure Games (if you are old enough to remember those).

Sunless Seas certainly doesn't hold your hand. I had my own little sea journel to keep track of various ports for what they do and sell. I think the story and economic pacing could have been a been quicker. Part of the problem is that if you die, you restart the story with a new sailor, which was a major complaint.

I hear the Sunless Skies fixes a lot of the weaknesses of the first game. I own the sequel, but I've been waiting for the Sovereign Edition to actually play it (which was announced a long while ago).

I enjoyed the first two games. Curious to see how this turns out.

I just recently played through Prey (2017) and it gave me similar feelings as the original Bioshock game. It is not quite open world, but I think Bioshock using the similar semi-open concept would be awesome.

Interesting. I was a fan of the original game. I also liked Desperados 3, though I preferred the samurai theme.

Prez wrote on Mar 18, 2021, 21:08:
Yeah I came in to say the same thing. But since I'm here I'll say that I was surprised by how much I liked the first, considering that I'm about as far from a dreamy teenage girl in a hipster high school who likes indie music as you can get.

I enjoyed the first one as well and I am also not in that generation. Did you play the Life is Strange 2? I was waiting for the full game to get released, but the later episodes seem to have mixed reviews and so I've been hesitant.

I think the title was meant to say Life is Strange: True Colors and Life is Strange: Remastered Collection.