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[LEANIJA]

My go-to magazine in the late 90s and early 2000s was [the German-language] PC Player - until that was bought up by PC Gamer's parent company, redesigned to look alike and then killed off in 2001.

There is an archive here: PC Player forever

 

[BlueOdin]

It’s really hard finding my Christmas open world checklist game this year. Initially planned it being RDR2. But then AC Valhalla is two days before Cyberpunk. And Death Stranding is something I would like to play even though the story is bonkers in a bad way. And Elex 2 might also be around then, too.

 

[ISee]

My go-to magazine in the late 90s and early 2000s was [the German-language] PC Player - until that was bought up by PC Gamer's parent company, redesigned to look alike and then killed off in 2001.

There is an archive here: PC Player forever

Was that the one with the legendary Briefonkel Rainer Rosshirt or was that PC Action?

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

I had a TON of old 80s/90s Speccy/General gaming magazines but they were binned decades ago when i moved out to go to Uni

Early CVG, Crash, Sinclair User and the best... Your Sinclair!

Your Sinclair Magazine : Free Texts : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive

Praise the Sun for Archive.org!

I do have Edge magazine going back to the early issues though. They'll be moving around with me forever.

The UK edition of the PC Gamer magazine is nothing like the twitter/clickbait of the site, so at least there's that to say for it. I still have my subscription and there's usually some interesting articles in it.

 

[gabbo]

I never bought it, in fact I haven't heard of it at all. Was it focused on gaming?

It was a pc gaming mag filtered through a Maxim parody. Maybe not such a good idea in 2020, but in 1997, a definite change from the old white guys talk about games for 50 pages. One of their editor was a deceased coat rack in a gas mask, for instance. Just weird and not taking itself seriously at all, but the content was thorough and well written if often tongue in cheek (see editor being a coat rack). Never would have found some of my favourite pc games without it.

Example issue:

This was mine.

Next Generation articles were great, at least to my teenage mind.at the time. I feel smarter reading their articles.

Oh man, I remember that quote about it being a game screenshot. Those were the days

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

gabbo Your Sinclair had the same quirky humour with a couple of double-entendres and nods and winks in it so that mums would still buy it for little johnny. Crash was good but a bit dry, not as dry as Sinclair User but that was to be expected as it started out covering productivity software and moved into games coverage when the market exploded. At least that's how i remember them.

Early CVG was good as it covered Arcade and consoles too. I knew the Americans had a video game bust but it barely registered for me and my mates as we all had C64/Speccy/Amstrads, consoles were barely a thing over here at the time. Good times. Lots of nostalgia for those 8bit machines even if 80% of the games are near unplayable when you go back to them.

Vice even had an article on Your Sinclair years ago talking about how they changed games magazines.

How 'Your Sinclair' Magazine Changed Gaming Journalism Forever

The ZX Spectrum is a relic, tech trash by yesterday's standards, but the legacy of its leading magazine is immeasurable.

www.vice.com

 

[Knurek]

The only half-decent game magazine ever made lashman :

 

[QFNS]

I had a subscription to Next Generation for a few years. THAT PRINT STOCK WAS SO GLOSSY. Mmmmmm

 

[Nabs]

Neon Abyss comes out tomorrow for $20 usd. It's a rogue-lite, action-platformer.


It's available on Game Pass now. I'll give it a try in a bit.

 

[PC-tan]

RIP MSI CEO

 

[Arsene]

Surprise midnight launch

 

[PC-tan]

Surprise midnight launch

SO DS will be sharing a banner with Halo 3?

So N/S gets Mario Oragami, PS4 gets Ghost, and PC gets both DS and Halo 3?

 

[Nabs]

falling down another indie game rabbit hole

 

[YourFriendMaynard]

So is anyone doing any apexing this week

anyone wanna carry a newb

 

[NarohDethan]

[UWSL][/UWSL]

RIP MSI CEO

wait what

So is anyone doing any apexing this week

anyone wanna carry a newb

North America? BlindRhythm and I can play during the nights

 

[Cacher]

Done with Watch Dogs' main story. Story has its moments and some of the gameplay mechanics (eg. combat, gadgets, hacking) are also fun. Fun game overall though it may be too repetitive to some.

Now moving on to some smaller titles while slowly tackling Trails of Cold Steel. I will also come back to WD from time-to-time to clear side activities as well as the DLC.

 

[NarohDethan]

Done with Watch Dogs' main story. Story has its moments and some of the gameplay mechanics (eg. combat, gadgets, hacking) are also fun. Fun game overall though it may be too repetitive to some.

Now moving on to some smaller titles while slowly tackling Trails of Cold Steel. I will also come back to WD from time-to-time to clear side activities as well as the DLC.

 

[inky]

Neon Abyss comes out tomorrow for $20 usd. It's a rogue-lite, action-platformer.


It's available on Game Pass now. I'll give it a try in a bit.

Heh, in my demo impressions post I said this is the kind of game I'll give a shot to once it comes to gamepass. I guess they figured just as much.

 

[PC-tan]

wait what

North America? BlindRhythm and I can play during the nights

It seems that the MSI CEO died not that long ago. He fell to his death or something like that. The dude has been with MSI for a while now.

Also I think I might try getting back into APEX as well. Maybe I can join in as well sometime.

 

[Cacher]

Oh you have no idea. I will start playing Food Girls later this year

 

[Li Kao]

NarohDethan
MSI ceo 'fell from the seventh floor of a building in Taipei's Zhonghe District'.
Which is, uh ?

 

[YourFriendMaynard]

wait what

North America? BlindRhythm and I can play during the nights

Neato

yes I'am north american

so lemme know when it's okay (i perfer around after 6:00 PM) I'm in Missouri

 

[MonthOLDpickle]

I got it installed as well but I am in Taiwan. Price of living in the future is nobody is really on ever.

 

[PossiblyPudding]

So is anyone doing any apexing this week

anyone wanna carry a newb

North America? BlindRhythm and I can play during the nights

Yep! Like Naroh said we'll be happy to help out.

Neato

yes I'am north american

so lemme know when it's okay (i perfer around after 6:00 PM) I'm in Missouri

Oh perfect! I'm usually free around that time.

 

[NarohDethan]

NarohDethan
MSI ceo 'fell from the seventh floor of a building in Taipei's Zhonghe District'.
Which is, uh ?

Wtf. RIP

I got it installed as well but I am in Taiwan. Price of living in the future is nobody is really on ever.

We can give it a try!

 

[ISee]

Seven hours till Death Stranding is available Meta.

 

[prudis]

Neon Abyss comes out tomorrow for $20 usd. It's a rogue-lite, action-platformer.


It's available on Game Pass now. I'll give it a try in a bit.

demo was pretty fun during steam festival

 

[Hektor]

Swery is such a wholesome boi

 

[Mor]

Woah, I don't know if you realize how weird but stunning this day is, PC today got Halo 3 and Death Stranding

 

[Li Kao]

Woah, I don't know if you realize how weird but stunning this day is, PC today got Halo 3 and Death Stranding

But still no Tetris date or price

 

[LEANIJA]

Was that the one with the legendary Briefonkel Rainer Rosshirt or was that PC Action?

That name doesnt ring a bell, but a quick Google seach suggests it was PlayTime: Play Time – Wikipedia (I never read that or PC Action)

 

[Mor]

But still no Tetris date or price

9 days left, my friend, if it's releasing in 9 days, we should be getting the announcement July 16, a week prior the potential release date, just like last year.
July 16 - announcement of PC version (egs)
July 23 - release of pc version.

Let's see if pattern repeats again.

 

[beep boop]

9 days left, my friend, if it's releasing in 9 days, we should be getting the announcement July 16, a week prior the potential release date, just like last year.
July 16 - announcement of PC version (egs)
July 23 - release of pc version.

Let's see if pattern repeats again.

Good month if it does come out
No weird bugs with that game like Journey?

 

[Mor]

Good month if it does come out
No weird bugs with that game like Journey?

None that I can remember, the PC version was really good, just EGS.

 

[Joe Spangle]

Is Death Stranding worth £55? It looks fun but I could get 5 other fun games for that amount.

 

[Mor]

Is Death Stranding worth £55? It looks fun but I could get 5 other fun games for that amount.

That's a difficult question to answer, you see there are two parts of Death Stranding, the story and the gameplay.

Story is interesting, Kojima style mixing both Sci-fi and more meta stuff like life and death or what connects us (the main core of the story).

However the gameplay is not what you would think, it's a carrying packages simulator with mixes of action and exploration, it is very zen, it's gorgeous but there's also a management part that it's mostly menus, spending resources and materials and of course, getting better gear to make even more impressive carrying, you are connecting the people through the package delivery alongside other things so....

If you want a relaxing, frustrating, quite repetitive game but that has a very interesting story, Death Stranding is your game, although it's not for everyone, I would recommend to check it out before buying.

 

[ISee]

Is Death Stranding worth £55? It looks fun but I could get 5 other fun games for that amount.

£38 on cdkeys.com

Death Stranding PC + DLC

Buy Death Stranding PC + DLC ✔️ CD Key ✔️ Instant download ✔️ Fantastic price ✔️ Game DLC ✔️

www.cdkeys.com

Still not the recommended "never pay more than 20 bucks for a game" though

Hard to tell in general, feelings for DS are all over the place.


EDIT: What helped me is to watch 40 minutes of this:

But it is getting into spoiler territory. So be carefull.

 

[C-Dub]

I haven't played it, but it've heard it's definitely one of Kojima's more divisive games.

 

[Joe Spangle]

it is very zen, it's gorgeous but there's also a management part that it's mostly menus, spending resources and materials and of course, getting better gear to make even more impressive carrying,

I quite like that sort of thing. Cheers.

£38 on cdkeys.com

Death Stranding PC + DLC

Buy Death Stranding PC + DLC ✔️ CD Key ✔️ Instant download ✔️ Fantastic price ✔️ Game DLC ✔️

www.cdkeys.com

Nice. Thanks.

 

[didamangi]

Square Enix Files "Tomb Raider Ultimate Experience" Trademark as Potential Promotional Material Leaks

A new rumor suggests that Square Enix is preparing to release a Tomb Raider game bundle, the supposed leak claims that the bundle won't just include the modern games but also classics from the 90s. The package is supposedly set for release on Steam, Stadia, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo...

www.techpowerup.com

Probably just a bundle for steam but who knows.

 

[beep boop]

Tim Rogers has a fun and pretty much spoiler free review of the game as well.

 

[texhnolyze]

Another story from SAO Alicization Lycoris.

Since the game only have 1 (you read that right, one) save slot for everything, including manual save and auto-save on crafting something and passing certain points of story quest, your save can easily get overwritten by starting a new game.

SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris General Discussions :: Steam Community

SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris - Digital Deluxe Edition.The Deluxe Edition includes the following:• Full Game• Premium Pass which includes 2 Major Expansions and a Special Costume as a bonus• Virtual currency : 200 SAO coinsAbout the GameThey always shared the same moments. They thought it...

steamcommunity.com

 

[ISee]

Oh look, Ubi stuff is on sale and it is making money.
Quelle surprise.

 

[Mor]

Oh look, Ubi stuff is on sale and it is making money.
Quelle surprise.

Yeah and it pretty much killed HZD making it go from 7th to 21th

Ubisoft banking on Steam is no an unusual thing, if anything is funny how much they sell every time there's a sale.

 

[Tomasety]

Oh look, Ubi stuff is on sale and it is making money.
Quelle surprise.

Yeah, I noticed tha sale yesterday. There are at least 3 games with a new highest lowest discount which are Far Cry 3, 4 and 5 if I'm not wrong.
I guess Ubi didn't want to put their games on current discount prices for so long during Steam Summer sale until their UbiForward stream, so well, now it's not a bad time to pick some of their Far Cry games if you want and miss them. The Bundle is probably a good purchase for the majority of the players that like the Far Cry franchise.

 

[Deku]

Another story from SAO Alicization Lycoris.

Since the game only have 1 (you read that right, one) save slot for everything, including manual save and auto-save on crafting something and passing certain points of story quest, your save can easily get overwritten by starting a new game.

SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris General Discussions :: Steam Community

SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris - Digital Deluxe Edition.The Deluxe Edition includes the following:• Full Game• Premium Pass which includes 2 Major Expansions and a Special Costume as a bonus• Virtual currency : 200 SAO coinsAbout the GameThey always shared the same moments. They thought it...

steamcommunity.com

What's the reason for having only one save slot? Is it so it can emulate an mmorpg game?

 

[texhnolyze]

What's the reason for having only one save slot? Is it so it can emulate an mmorpg game?

Probably. So there's no save-scumming or something like that, that all your actions are final.

It is indeed a single player MMORPG (with optional co-op).

 

[Deku]

Probably. So there's no save-scumming or something like that, that all your actions are final.

It is indeed a single player MMORPG (with optional co-op).

But even mmorpgs have multiple saves for different characters

 

[Li Kao]

News - Tabletop RPG Vaesen, Nordic Horror Roleplaying, to release on July 28th

Just a quick reminder for people who have a social life, a new Tabletop RPG is releasing on July 28th. Not any new RPG at that, the new RPG from the trendy as fuck Fria Ligan / Free League, the Swedish studio that did nothing but interesting RPG for the last few years. Mutant Year Zero Tales...

metacouncil.com

 

[prudis]

Another story from SAO Alicization Lycoris.

Since the game only have 1 (you read that right, one) save slot for everything, including manual save and auto-save on crafting something and passing certain points of story quest, your save can easily get overwritten by starting a new game.

SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris General Discussions :: Steam Community

SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris - Digital Deluxe Edition.The Deluxe Edition includes the following:• Full Game• Premium Pass which includes 2 Major Expansions and a Special Costume as a bonus• Virtual currency : 200 SAO coinsAbout the GameThey always shared the same moments. They thought it...

steamcommunity.com

and this is exacl why only io have direct access to my account and rest of my folkes have it famshared