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[Tizoc]

Sega is re-releasing After Burner Climax on mobile:

After Burner Climax is coming to SEGA Forever

One of the most underrated mid-00s SEGA-AM 2 arcade game After Burner Climax will get one more cha…

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Hopefully this will mean a console re-release, and finally a PC release for the game.
I had it for my (now broken) Xbox 360, and it was a lot of fun.

Oh shiiiiiii
Hope my ipad and samsung s9 can run this without issue.

 

[Ex-User (307)]

Don't see anything at 18" but there's plenty at around 15, like even Microsoft's own Surface Book stuff. Most have detachable keyboards and I'm pretty sure that in most they're purely optional rather than have more powerful specs or whatever when attached. My local price comparison site lets me search for tablets at various sizes including an over 11" parameter which is how I came up with these so see if there's a site doing that for you. They're all too expensive for me tho.

Edit: ok so not quite plenty, mostly Microsoft and HP have these. Both have some called "<brand> Book" among other naming schemes.

Yeah I saw some ones at 15", but I'm really looking for something at least 18" if not larger. I could use 15" if I absolutely had to, but I would really prefer as big a screen as possible.

Especially since as you noticed, they're expensive as heck, so I might as well try to find exactly what I need if I can!

 

[MegaApple]

Sega is re-releasing After Burner Climax on mobile:

After Burner Climax is coming to SEGA Forever

One of the most underrated mid-00s SEGA-AM 2 arcade game After Burner Climax will get one more cha…

segabits.com

Hopefully this will mean a console re-release, and finally a PC release for the game.
I had it for my (now broken) Xbox 360, and it was a lot of fun.

Best news!

 

[Hektor]

Me too, but how come the ESRB never lists the PC version? It was announced for Windows right? Are they just not submitting that version to ESRB maybe? Or is it gonna be delayed?

I looked into this, seems the PC versions of Zero Escape games never had an ESRB rating either:

Note that it says the console versions were published by Aksys, where as the PC versions were published by SpikeChunsoft themselfs.


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Also i wasn't even aware Banner of the Maid had a steam store page yet.
I'm actually really looking forward to it. Would be a shame if it dropped the western release.
SRPGs + historical settings + anime bahoobas are my jam.
And it has an incredibly pretty style to boot.

 

[lashman]

Note that it says the console versions were published by Aksys, where as the PC versions were published by SpikeChunsoft themselfs.

that's because they don't need the rating for PC .... that's pretty much only for retail

 

[madjoki]

I believe consoles require ratings even for digital only games.

 

[Hektor]

Couldn't you have been saying that before i began looking into this

 

[lashman]

Couldn't you have been saying that before i began looking into this

you never asked

 

[prudis]

few new trailers from yesterday

|OT| - Ministry Of Broadcast - 1984`s Flashback

Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven 2D cinematic platformer with the story set in in a country which has been divided by THE WALL. The only way how to cross the borders to the other side is to win in a TV reality show organised by the regime. Gameplay mechanics address the themes like...

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News - She Dreams Elsewhere - Official Trailer

You wake up in a foggy haze with one hell of a headache. The way ahead is dark and foreboding. You remember who you are, but not a lick of how you got there. And to top it all off, you’ve got a persistent, bloodthirsty doppelgänger chasing after you. Welcome to your coma; enjoy your stay! SHE...

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|OT| - Unity of Command II

Built on a brand new bespoke 3D engine, the game retains Unity of Command’s signature art style and delivers highly polished fluid gameplay. Easily accessible yet hard to master, Unity of Command II is the highly anticipated sequel to the cult classic that’s been turning novice players into...

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News - Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - EA Launch

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is the ultimate real-time soviet-themed city builder tycoon game. Construct your own republic and transform a poor country into a rich industrial superpower! Manage all aspects of your own republic with planned economy, including mining resources...

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|OT| - Mutazione - A mutant soap opera

Mutazione A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural… Mutazione is an adventure game where the juicy personal drama is just as important as the high-stakes adventure part of the story. Explore the community as 15-year-old Kai as she travels to the strange and...

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News - Buildings Have Feelings Too! -launching March 2021

Old Pete, “The Dock Yard”, is being demolished. He’s the first of his group of friends to go. It was unexpected and everyone is a bit worried. Being made of bricks and mortar doesn’t mean you don’t have your own things to worry about. This ragtag group of friends were there, right from the...

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[lashman]

few new trailers from yesterday

so many awesome games!

thanks for making those threads, man i know not many people reply in those ... but they do get quite a few views - so at least they're reading them

 

[Kuro]

4 days

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Weird, my profile page shows 66 games wishlisted but the wishlist page itself is 64

2 are gone (phoenix point, Observation), thanks Epic now you're driving my OCD nuts >_>

 

[Theswweet]

Not completely PC gaming related, but I went to my second FGC locals today! I think I'll bring my laptop next time this one meets, I saw others on laptops and I have all the games in the current rotation on Steam anyway.

 

[Tizoc]

https://gcs.steamosaic.com/2/76561198011845242.jpg

My mosiac

 

[madjoki]

https://epicdata.info/

Like SteamDB, but for Epic Store.
If we assume Store Pages has been created right after exclusive negotiations have been done:

Phoenix Point

https://epicdata.info/offer/75e9feab76fc46bb8ce6f3d7dadae3c8

Created at:
2019-02-15 18:26:02

Metro Exodus

https://epicdata.info/offer/a3576c624f22419bad64123a78540aa8

Created at:
2019-01-11 16:20:11

 

[708]

^^
FYI, there's also a GOGDB

 

[madjoki]

I believe there's also one for Battle.net, but don't remember name

 

[Le Pertti]

So we will see right away when a game is going to go exclusive?

 

[BlueOdin]

If it isn't called BattleDB I would be disappointed.

Can anyone recommend me an universal stand that would help me getting my second monitor vertical? The one that came with it years ago doesn't support it sadly.

 

[prudis]

News - Tales of the Neon Sea - releasing April 30

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea! Boasting stunningly detailed pixel art, and featuring a...

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[Wok]

It was all written.

 

[lashman]

It was all written.

$2.99? damn ... those devs who have taken it have no shame






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via Hektor (who doesn't like us enough to post it in here as well )

I have actually been paying attention to their website:
The Steam link that used to be right of the PS4 one has been removed as well today.

Here's a link to it from January:
Coming Spring 2019 to PC and PS4 | Observation by NoCode

 

[Hektor]

via Hektor (who doesn't like us enough to post it in here as well )

I didn't post about it here because the conversation was over there

 

[lashman]

I didn't post about it here because the conversation was over there

 

[SpectrumWarrior]

Estranged Act II is free to keep if you get it during Early Access:

I asked Valve to ensure that anyone that downloaded the game for free during Early Access could keep it forever, even if it transitions to being a paid title for the full release (this was a pledge I made a long time ago when Estranged: Act II first entered Early Access).

Game back in Steam library :: Estranged: Act II General Discussions

How did this game end up back in my steam library? Usually free games gets removed when you uninstall them.

steamcommunity.com

 

[Le Pertti]

I'm still ways of my goal to get my wishlist to 100, so I need you help! Show me what game you are most looking forward to?

 

[Wok]

I am most looking forward to a game not yet on the Steam store. It is: Spelunky 2. Other than that:

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[lashman]

but Wok ... all those are epic-exclusive

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Don't you dare!!

 

[lashman]

Don't you dare!!

you know at least 2 of them will be ...

 

[Deleted member 113]

"Popular user-defined tags for this product: [Loot] [Shooter]"

Gevin , stop labelling every game on Steam as a shlooter!

 

[Tizoc]

For every game that gets turned into an epic exclusive, y'all should try to suggest 2 or more indie games that others should try or even a new genre for them to delve into

 

[Deleted member 113]

For every game that gets turned into an epic exclusive, y'all should try to suggest 2 or more indie games that others should try or even a new genre for them to delve into

Couldn't agree more!
People are getting too caught up on these exclusives. I mean, on the day Microsoft announced the Halo series would be returning to the PC , including Steam (and possibly more games as well), many where caught up about that Phoenix Point scummy deal, and possibly Borderlands 3 releasing only on Epic. Really?!

I'll repeat something I keep saying: no matter who great a game or two is (from the pool of titles that is going for these EGS exclusivity deals), you have dozens of other titles releasing, or already released, on others stores that are equally good. And, if you are like me, you probably have dozens or hundreds of better games on your backlog.
You can easily choose to not support these titles and companies.

Anyone has a list of exclusives, so we can recommend alternatives?


I mean, let's take Phoenix Point. Yeah, it was a promising game. But are we lacking options in the genre? Has everyone already played all the below games that are already released:


Or will be releasing soon-ish:



Not to mention the "big ones":

 

[Tizoc]

Tl;dr stop getting legit shook by the epic store news.

 

[Le Pertti]

I have the usuals in my most looked forward, Shenmue 3, Silksong etc, so here some that haven't been mentioned!

 

[Ascheroth]

I'm still ways of my goal to get my wishlist to 100, so I need you help! Show me what game you are most looking forward to?

Oh, I have a few things:

And of course,

But they don't have store pages yet (Bamco hasn't really grasped the concept of store pages and wishlists yet, apparently)

 

[Deleted member 113]

Ascheroth Death Mark is also high on my list (Experience Inc.!!!). It will be a day one purchase, even if I don't play it right away.

A few more games I'm really looking forward to (2019 launches):

 

[bobnowhere]

I mean, let's take Phoenix Point. Yeah, it was a promising game. But are we lacking options in the genre? Has everyone already played all the below games that are already released:

I want to like this more but it really needs a difficulty and design pass. It's almost more of a puzzle game. It has incredible tight timers and if you don't select the correct crew members and use the correct abilities at the right time and in the right combinations you fail. There is no tactical freedom in the game at all. It demands to be played one way and one way only.

 

[Le Pertti]

Thanks for the tips! Will be checking them out.:

 

[Tizoc]

It's not necessarily same genre; ANY recommendation would be worthwile, even a genre one isn't accusomted to.

 

[itsamiracle]

2 hours in SOTFS can't say I love anything about it so far. You have to deal with an enemy ambush every 2 steps which makes the exploration really sluggish/unpleasant. At least the game is a looker when downsampling from 4K.

 

[Stevey]

I'm still ways of my goal to get my wishlist to 100, so I need you help! Show me what game you are most looking forward to?

R.I.P.
Looked so good.

 

[Deleted member 113]

I think I'll have grandkids, before Mount & Blade II is out.

 

[Frecklestein]

How is Hitman 2? I didn't play 2016. And have never played a Hitman game at all.

 

[QFNS]

Battletech shaping up to get another set of good content soon. The devs at HBS are moving to a bigger studio location!

How is Hitman 2? I didn't play 2016. And have never played a Hitman game at all.

Its great! If you haven't played any Hitman before I recommend getting the DLC or Legacy pack that lets you play the Hitman 2016 levels in Hitman 2 so you can see all the story since it is connected. Either way though, its a great game if you want to enjoy a silly murder sandbox.

 

[Frecklestein]

Battletech shaping up to get another set of good content soon. The devs at HBS are moving to a bigger studio location!


Its great! If you haven't played any Hitman before I recommend getting the DLC or Legacy pack that lets you play the Hitman 2016 levels in Hitman 2 so you can see all the story since it is connected. Either way though, its a great game if you want to enjoy a silly murder sandbox.

Bleh, I saw it has a season pass. The game+DLC is on CDKeys for $18, so I was just curious.

 

[Deleted member 113]

How is Hitman 2? I didn't play 2016. And have never played a Hitman game at all.

The game is a lot of fun! I can't recommend it enough.
Metacouncil users even voted it game of the year 2018.

There's a Hitman 2 free starter pack on Steam. Give it a try, for a sample of the game.
Do note that this is the intro map, the rest of the locations (both for this, and the previous game) are big maps, with a lot of freedom, a lot of ways to accomplish your objectives. That free small map is more linear than the rest of the game.

Since you are not familiar with the series, as it may be easy to understand, you play as a Hitman, and you get jobs to murder certain targets.
You can do so in a million ways: fake an accident, poison them, kill them from a distance with a sniper riffle, (...). Ideally, you will complete the mission killing only your target, without being spotted, and without anyone suspecting of anything.
In order to do so, you can steal the clothes of other people to infiltrate locations without arousing suspicion, pick locks, find different entry points, (...).

It's one of the rare games where replaying the maps over and over is actually a lot of fun, because you can do things radically different.
Plus. each location has different challenges, special events (like seasonal missions and elusive targets, the later missions where you only have one chance to complete your mission), extra missions, and user created content.

You also have the Sniper Assassin Mode (that currently has a single map, but more are coming) that is played exclusively by using a sniper riffle to shoot targets.

Here's a trailer for the free starter pack:

 

[Li Kao]

Well, I have surprisingly already passed many hours on Two Point Hospital, the game is fun and the perfect refresher between games like The Division 2.
But now I have to pay for it and can't budget it, knew free week ends were a bad idea

Still far from perfect, the difficulty is on the easy side but it's all good because the moment you want to have a clear view of your budget... good fucking luck ! And I physically can't stand the fact that in this world, doctors and nurses swap desk like it's free candy, goddamn.

I still would like to play more of it


Tropico 6 is another out of budget game, it seems far too late to play 5, which for the little I played was super long, but I may not have much of a choice. And the music was sooooo good.

 

[Li Kao]

Oh God why did I google it...

Btw what the fuck, it’s from 4 ? Maybe I didn’t even play 5

Edit - It seems it is in 5 too.

 

[Ascheroth]

Just finished Killer is Dead, which I think I started 2 years ago, lol.
I really loved how stylish, weird and crazy the artstyle and store are. Was not a fan of the "Gigolo Missions" though...
...That makes 20 games this year so far.
I'm in the mood to play some stuff more I've had for a while, but haven't finished or even started for whatever reasons, but I'm not sure what yet.