The General Videogame Thread

[Alan989]

Yeah, they damage the temple and it starts falling apart.

I lost interest in handheld games when I started playing consoles (Post SNES consoles anyway) I've not had any since the GBA, but I am willing to pick one up.
When I'm playing stuff I've got my PC but most of the time I am just in the front room on my laptop - My phone broke so I've just got a Nokia-style brick (This one has a colour screen.. advancements have been made) at the moment (It's like being in year 7 again) so the most I can do on my phone is play snake, but I've never been into mobile games at all.

I've got Dragon Quest on my iPhone.

 

[TootyNooty]

I've got Dragon Quest on my iPhone.

Cool! I was never much into JRPG's (Other than Pokemon) I had to share with my little brother so I rarely got to play a singleplayer game that we couldn't switch after game over screens.

 

[Alan989]

Cool! I was never much into JRPG's (Other than Pokemon) I had to share with my little brother so I rarely got to play a singleplayer game that we couldn't switch after game over screens.

So you never even played Final Fantasy? That series inspired Pokemon's battle system and many of it's mechanics.

 

[TootyNooty]

So you never even played Final Fantasy? That series inspired Pokemon's battle system and many of it's mechanics.

I have not, I never really felt like I wanted to.

I don't doubt it, but Pokemon has lots of colourful little monsters, it was much more appealing to me at age 7 ahah.

 

[Alan989]

I have not, I never really felt like I wanted to.

I don't doubt it, but Pokemon has lots of colourful little monsters, it was much more appealing to me at age 7 ahah.

You just like going "awwwww" at furry wee creatures don't you?

 

[TootyNooty]

You just like going "awwwww" at furry wee creatures don't you?

No way, I drink from the skulls of defeated trainers using my badass team of non-fluffy cartoon monsters...

Spoiler

Milotic isn't furry anyhow. Scales matey.

 

[Alan989]

No way, I drink from the skulls of defeated trainers using my badass team of non-fluffy cartoon monsters...

Spoiler

Milotic isn't furry anyhow. Scales matey.

Well that's a new one. :rofl:

 

[TootyNooty]

Well that's a new one.

Pokemon is a serious matter.

Ok I buckle.. My Milotic was a multiple Poke-padgent award winner.

...I miss Pokemon. I need it.

 

[Alan989]

Pokemon is a serious matter.

Ok I buckle.. My Milotic was a multiple Poke-padgent award winner.

...I miss Pokemon. I need it.

The "To Play" list just got bigger. :lol:

 

[TootyNooty]

The "To Play" list just got bigger. :lol:

Aye. But it's not joining much...

Cyberpunk, Bannerlord and maybe Gears of War 4 if the port is good... Not the most populated list.

2077 is years off, Bannerlord lives in limbo and Gears 4 might still be awful. Pokemon can fill the void.

Looking at GOG now I found one more game I might enjoy:

https://www.gog.com/game/necropolis

 

[Gilrond-i-Virdan]

Very interesting video about reverse engineering Sega Saturn to break its DRM:

What's amazing is how far some go in crippling devices that they make, because of DRM paranoia.

 

[Alan989]

Hmm, this looks interesting: A full multiplayer Mount and Blade style game.

 

[TootyNooty]

Hmm, this looks interesting: A full multiplayer Mount and Blade style game.

Must I say more?

 

[Alan989]

Must I say more?

There's no need to.

 

[Phinnway]

A few things from the website

The game is being made a modding team that made "cRPG" - a popular multiplayer mod for M&B. There is currently 14 people on the team. It's been development for three years and was originally called "Melee: Battlegrounds.

Here's a video of the combat system. It's basically an iteration of M&B.

Here is some information about what the developer's call "The Epic World." Also... it appears settlements aren't destroyed during invasions.

The world of Of King And Men will be very barren in the beginning, until players start to construct outposts; over time, the more successful outposts will turn into villages, towns, cities. All of that is fully player-controlled and designed. While outposts or small production facilities can be run alone or with a group of friends only, the larger you want to become the more feudal you have to become.

There are various different roles that appeal to different players. There is no actual role classification; you can create characters that specialize in one, or try and do everything.

If you want to become more than a sole wanderer around the land you will either need to form or join a faction. Factions will control areas within the world, sometimes contested, sometimes full control of entire cities.

Of Kings And Men will feature a vast world where players can explore and discover various resources across the land that will benefit both you and your faction.

There will be a constant struggle for power, and you as the players will write your own stories of conquests and Epic battles.

There will be a symbiosis in how war affects the entire world. Fighting battles will earn factions silver to fund crafting better equipment, better defenses, which will then be used to continue this warfare. OKAM will have wars with hundreds of players, going on for extended periods of time, with political struggles inside and outside.

The world of The Epic will consist of ‘rounds’, potentially spanning several months – we are unsure of an exact timespan right now, it will greatly depend on our playerbase.

Whenever a round ends the world is reset, but honor and achievements earned will carry over as part of the history of the world and you may unlock some nice features along the way!

Of Kings And Men is a game about stories written by the players. It is not a survival game.

Whilst you can spend your time wandering the world alone, we believe that the game will best be enjoyed if you have something to explore and fight for, teaming up for great battles that will be recorded in the history of the game.

Basically sounds like the medieval version of No Man's Sky.

 

[Alan989]

Here's some information about Of Kings & Men from the website.

• It's being made by the team behind "cRPG" - a popular multiplayer mod for M&B. They currently have 14 people.
• It's been development for three years. It was originally titled "Melee: Battlegrounds" until it was rebranded recently.
• It is not on early access, but it will be "soon."

The combat system is an iteration of M&B. It has strong attacks, light attacks, combat stances, and a stamina meter. You lose stamina by performing advanced maneuvers such as strong attacks, dodging, or blocking incorrectly. Once your stamina is depleted your opponent can beat you pretty easily.

• Settlements constructed by players ARE NOT damaged during battles. Instead, the winner simply earns more resources.

Here is what the developers have to say about "The Epic World," as they call it.



Basically sounds like the medieval version of No Man's Sky.

edit:
A glimpse at combat from May 2016.

Sounds good to me.

 

[Phinnway]

Soooooooooo.... it sounds to me like they're going for something similar to Planetside 2, where the real attraction is meant to be the battles. The game is one, massive overworld segregated into different servers (like Eternal Crusade). Each server is owned by a clan. Each clan builds up a settlement on their server. Battles take place inside settlements built by players, but the settlements are not destroyed in the process. Wars are fought for virtual resources to build up your settlement more. At the end of a season the world is reset, but character progression carries over between seasons.

The only thing I'm curious about is how much progress is lost when the world resets. Do you literally have to build a new settlement every season?

Overall, it looks like a really cool authentic medieval war game. I hope the developers accomplish their goals and aren't forced to reduce their vision due to lack of funding *cough* Eternal Crusade *cough*

 

[Gilrond-i-Virdan]

Unity(3D) raises $181M monster round at a reported $1.5B valuation.

 

[TootyNooty]

Skyrim is finally playable, thanks to TW2. (The guards of the holds along with the Imperials and Stormcloaks also all wear various Witcher-style gear sets).

 

[Gilrond-i-Virdan]

For Gothic fans - ReGoth. Open source re-implementation of the Gothic I & II engine: https://github.com/degenerated1123/REGoth

(Note that video is shown on Linux with KDE).