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Same kind of background. Same kind of protagonist. Different views.

I am trying to find similar images, and the model likes to pick words from the images, so the rest of the results are a bit disappointing. For instance:

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Some good stuff here and there:

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Welcome to the third PC Gaming MetaCouncil GOTY (Games of the Year) awards! The main award focuses on PC games which we deem GOTY worthy. This year, we will also vote for the best ongoing game, the best Early Access game, the best VR game, and the most disappointing game. Previous Year's...
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Any recommendations for some cute RTS games. I'm thinking in line of Pikmin. Been playing Ni No Kuni 2 and the RTS game type is making me want to play something in that vein. I'm thinking Little King's Story (have to investigate how bad this port is) and Shadow Tactics. Maybe just start up Brutal Legend and get to the RTS section and play a little there. Thanks!
 
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Swenhir said:
Anyone here have experience with Grim Dawn? It seems to be another one of those games with PoE where you need to research and theorycraft the entire game's systems before being allowed to roll a character, on pain of having your gamer badge revoked.
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I been through the game a few times and its never even occurred to me to look up a build. Unlike PoE :P
 
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I played Hellpoint for the first time today and I have to say that I really like it a lot so far.

In fact, of all the games called "Soulslike" or "Dark Souls inspired" by players or the press, I feel like this one easily lives up to that the most. At least from my personal perspective regarding what I enjoy most from Dark Souls games, Hellpoint captures most of that really well, and covers all the standout aspects, unlike the other similar games.

  • It has very intricate level design with tons of interconnecting passages, secret doors, and meaningful shortcuts.
  • It has combat that rewards being careful and can punish you for taking even easy opponents too lightly.
  • It (appears to) support several different playstyles with different character builds and equipment.
  • It fully supports co-op.
  • Some of its lore mysteries seem to relate directly to gameplay mechanics which are not spelt out for you the moment you encounter them, the specifics of which you need to uncover for yourself during your playthrough. (E..g. the black hole and accretion storms)
  • Trying to get back your resources after dying invokes the same thrill that you get in DS, especially early in the game and in areas you haven't yet fully explored.
Unless the quality completely falls off a cliff later on I think this one is extremely underrated. Or at least not as popular as it deserves to be.
 
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#Senpai said:
I'm going to play something new today. Yes.
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What did you choose??
fantomena said:
Im gonna start Obra Dinn today. Need to turn on the Sherlock part of my brain.
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Yessss Obra Dinn is so damn good and unique. It can be difficult at times and you will be stumped. But so worth it! The only real downside I can think of is in regards to the visual style. I really liked the default one and the various options given, but my partner really could not watch the game for more than half an hour without getting a bad headache (tried every visual option available). She still really liked it, though.
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CONTROL SCREENSHOTS
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Nice shots! Reminds me of how I played the entirety of the game via GeForce Now and was using the typical Steam screenshot key... and found out after I had essentially finished the game that GeForce Now doesn't save those screenshots done in that manner.
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Uh wow.


Bloodstained released their "Classic Mode". Hey did anyone like Castlevania 1-3? Cause, uh this is those games. Like unashamedly. Just a straight up classic Castlevania game. I think its 5 stages, bosses for each stage. You have score, etc. Man its REALLY just those games. Impressively so.
 
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texhnolyze said:
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New Feature Release - Buffer Cache Rewrite · yuzu

Hey there, yuz-ers! The follow-up to our previous big code rewrite is finally here: the Buffer Cache Rewrite! This massive undertaking not only improves performance significantly, but also simplifies the code for our developers. Now let’s get this article started!
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the URL is broken due to some SSL shenanigans with the website. Is anyone else getting that error?
 
bobnowhere said:
Did anyone miss out on the Little Nightmares giveaway? My key finally came through. May only be EU/AUS though (can always try in other locations)
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Yes, sort of. When I logged in to the Bamco website it forced me to verify my email again, but never got the email. :D

But then it turned out that I already own the game anyway, so nothing was lost. :grinning-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Still would be nice if they sent me that email sometime this year in case I need that account for something else. :surrenderblob:
Durante said:
I played Hellpoint for the first time today and I have to say that I really like it a lot so far.

In fact, of all the games called "Soulslike" or "Dark Souls inspired" by players or the press, I feel like this one easily lives up to that the most. At least from my personal perspective regarding what I enjoy most from Dark Souls games, Hellpoint captures most of that really well, and covers all the standout aspects, unlike the other similar games.

  • It has very intricate level design with tons of interconnecting passages, secret doors, and meaningful shortcuts.
  • It has combat that rewards being careful and can punish you for taking even easy opponents too lightly.
  • It (appears to) support several different playstyles with different character builds and equipment.
  • It fully supports co-op.
  • Some of its lore mysteries seem to relate directly to gameplay mechanics which are not spelt out for you the moment you encounter them, the specifics of which you need to uncover for yourself during your playthrough. (E..g. the black hole and accretion storms)
  • Trying to get back your resources after dying invokes the same thrill that you get in DS, especially early in the game and in areas you haven't yet fully explored.
Unless the quality completely falls off a cliff later on I think this one is extremely underrated. Or at least not as popular as it deserves to be.
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To the wishlist it goes.

Keep us updated once you are deeper into it. :crystalblob:
 
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Durante said:
I played Hellpoint for the first time today and I have to say that I really like it a lot so far.

In fact, of all the games called "Soulslike" or "Dark Souls inspired" by players or the press, I feel like this one easily lives up to that the most. At least from my personal perspective regarding what I enjoy most from Dark Souls games, Hellpoint captures most of that really well, and covers all the standout aspects, unlike the other similar games.

  • It has very intricate level design with tons of interconnecting passages, secret doors, and meaningful shortcuts.
  • It has combat that rewards being careful and can punish you for taking even easy opponents too lightly.
  • It (appears to) support several different playstyles with different character builds and equipment.
  • It fully supports co-op.
  • Some of its lore mysteries seem to relate directly to gameplay mechanics which are not spelt out for you the moment you encounter them, the specifics of which you need to uncover for yourself during your playthrough. (E..g. the black hole and accretion storms)
  • Trying to get back your resources after dying invokes the same thrill that you get in DS, especially early in the game and in areas you haven't yet fully explored.
Unless the quality completely falls off a cliff later on I think this one is extremely underrated. Or at least not as popular as it deserves to be.
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Parsnip said:
To the wishlist it goes.

Keep us updated once you are deeper into it. :crystalblob:
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Hellpoint is pretty cheap on CDKeys.

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Hellpoint PC

Buy Hellpoint PC ✔️ CD Key ✔️ Instant download ✔️ Fantastic price ✔️ Digital Download ✔️
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Durante said:
I played Hellpoint for the first time today and I have to say that I really like it a lot so far.

In fact, of all the games called "Soulslike" or "Dark Souls inspired" by players or the press, I feel like this one easily lives up to that the most. At least from my personal perspective regarding what I enjoy most from Dark Souls games, Hellpoint captures most of that really well, and covers all the standout aspects, unlike the other similar games.

  • It has very intricate level design with tons of interconnecting passages, secret doors, and meaningful shortcuts.
  • It has combat that rewards being careful and can punish you for taking even easy opponents too lightly.
  • It (appears to) support several different playstyles with different character builds and equipment.
  • It fully supports co-op.
  • Some of its lore mysteries seem to relate directly to gameplay mechanics which are not spelt out for you the moment you encounter them, the specifics of which you need to uncover for yourself during your playthrough. (E..g. the black hole and accretion storms)
  • Trying to get back your resources after dying invokes the same thrill that you get in DS, especially early in the game and in areas you haven't yet fully explored.
Unless the quality completely falls off a cliff later on I think this one is extremely underrated. Or at least not as popular as it deserves to be.
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How far along are you? I reviewed the game and I found it to be one of the few indie soulslikes that nailed the feel of the combat. I had a lot of fun for the first few hours but over time I got frustrated because I found it extremely hard to make a mental map of the environment. I thought that the story and level design became very confusing and the various areas started repeating themselves in look and feel. I also noticed some AI issues with the bosses back when I played it (before launch). I'd love to hear some more thoughts from you as you advance the story.
 
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Considering picking up Nioh 2 when it launches. Long time since Ive played a Soulslike game. Also Deathloop. Dishonored games are so damn fun.
 
Rockin' Ranger said:
Hellpoint is pretty cheap on CDKeys.

www.cdkeys.com

Hellpoint PC

Buy Hellpoint PC ✔️ CD Key ✔️ Instant download ✔️ Fantastic price ✔️ Digital Download ✔️
www.cdkeys.com www.cdkeys.com
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Yeah I bought it there.

Alexandros said:
How far along are you? I reviewed the game and I found it to be one of the few indie soulslikes that nailed the feel of the combat. I had a lot of fun for the first few hours but over time I got frustrated because I found it extremely hard to make a mental map of the environment. I thought that the story and level design became very confusing and the various areas started repeating themselves in look and feel. I also noticed some AI issues with the bosses back when I played it (before launch). I'd love to hear some more thoughts from you as you advance the story.
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4 hours in or so. I'll post again when I've played more, they do seem to have updated the game a lot over time, so maybe at least some of these issues have been resolved.

Edit: 6 hours actually. Sign of a good game ;)
 
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You missed a wild OT, people !
I was interested in discussing : Japanese apartment, how small is small ? Why not make a separate topic to not pollute things here, even ?

Then I made a google search, looked at plans, and... there is indeed not much to discuss.
My tone is joking but is was genuinely interested. I recalled the usual 'Japanese have no room for a PC' and that led me to wonder.

Turns out, while from what I saw there is still some customization room, Japanese people have to be awfully focused in their layout.
No wonder the minimalism lady is from Japan. Clutter is death.

So yeah, just a little post, no grand OT :worried-face:

Ruvon said:
Same here !

And one of my cats REALLY likes to play in the snow. I knew he was a nutjob, but he keeps surprising me.
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Glad to see you back Ruvon ! Don't talk about nutty cat, mine loves to go in the freezer when I get the drawer out to rearrange things :dizzy-face:
 
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Just figured out that I have yet to play the last 2 areas/levels of Hitman 2, thought I did them, but apparently I didn't. But that has to wait, got Obra Dinn and Just Shapes and Beats first, then Medium, Little Nigohtmares 2 and Nioh 2 in the coming weeks + I really wanna play Ghostrunner, Wasteland 3, When The Past Was Around, Streets or Rage 2 and a lots more before getting to Hitman 2.

Too much.
 
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Does anyone know if there's a particular option to disable the "fogginess" of the image in Control? I've noticed is the only game I struggle to play because it tires my eyes very quickly.
 
Snakethesniper said:
Does anyone know if there's a particular option to disable the "fogginess" of the image in Control? I've noticed is the only game I struggle to play because it tires my eyes very quickly.
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Unfortunately no. The game has a very grainy quality to its image. You can try disabling the film grain but it will make color banding more obvious.
 
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Naheulbeuk? Wow.

Also, that's an interesting graph. That means that there were only a small number of Yakuza voters in there, but most of them scored it pretty high.

It's also great to see ATOM in there among the highest rated games. Shame on those who skip it. :coffee-blob:
 
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Hektor said:
Apparently, the "launch" is actually complete abandonment with the game still stuck being a chapter 1 tutorial
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prudis said:
huh weird :-D
given how i have seen reviews of some dude playin for 20h and not being finished:notlikethisblob:
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Hektor said:
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lashman said:
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Seems they ran out of funds and gave up. Seems they solely relied on the sales of the game to get revenue.
I don't blame them (no one likes bleeding money), but this could have been handled much better.
 
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Snakethesniper said:
Does anyone know if there's a particular option to disable the "fogginess" of the image in Control? I've noticed is the only game I struggle to play because it tires my eyes very quickly.
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I get migraines if my eyes can't focus on cleary visible shapes / edges / contrasts and installing reshade and tinkering a bit with sharpening/clarity filters until my eyes are fine is my first step after installing almost any game. Just adding some sharpening via the driver (at least nvidia has that option, don't know about amd) could also do the trick.
 
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Seems they ran out of funds and gave up. Seems they solely relied on the sales of the game to get revenue.
I don't blame them (no one likes bleeding money), but this could have been handled much better.
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They forgot to read the guidelines for Early access

What Early Access Is Not
Early Access is not a way to crowdfund development of your product.
You should not use Early Access solely to fund development. If you are counting on selling a specific number of units to complete your game, then you need to think carefully about what it would mean for you or your team if you don't sell that many units. Are you willing to continue developing the game without any sales? Are you willing to seek other forms of investment?
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