EPTAssuming I'm treating the main game as a sunk cost that will never be recovered, is it even worth considering the DLC?
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
Assuming I'm treating the main game as a sunk cost that will never be recovered, is it even worth considering the DLC? | ||
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Zooper31
United States5711 Posts
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Lemstar
United States387 Posts
On July 17 2013 12:48 WolfintheSheep wrote: So, hypothetically speaking...I want to buy Duke Nukem Forever. I know it's one of the biggest pile of shit to come out in recent years, but I still want it. Assuming I'm treating the main game as a sunk cost that will never be recovered, is it even worth considering the DLC? Never mind the cost, is it worth your time? On July 17 2013 12:18 rebdomine wrote: Did anybody here try out any DLCs for Sleeping Dogs? Loved the base game but never bothered with any DLCs. Never realized there were actually a few DLCs that actually added missions to do rather than just aesthetic content. Are they worth picking up while they're on sale? Skip Zodiac Tournament. | ||
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nanospartan
649 Posts
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Makro
France16890 Posts
is mark of the ninja worh it ? i read here that a lot of people enjoyed it so | ||
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Beamer
United States242 Posts
On July 17 2013 14:39 nanospartan wrote: Mark of the ninja worth 3.74? Idk if ill finish it tho... On July 17 2013 14:39 Makro wrote: is mark of the ninja worh it ? i read here that a lot of people enjoyed it so Here are how some TLers would probably answer: On July 17 2013 02:44 Yacobs wrote: Everyone should buy Mark of the Ninja immediately. Great game. On July 17 2013 02:36 ThatGuy wrote: @Mark of the Ninja BUYBUYBUY! On July 17 2013 03:06 Ethenielle wrote: Absolutely recommend mark of the ninja. It's just geniunely fun to play, since all the playing styles are viable and challenging. Unfortunately a little short, but hey. Can't get everything. On July 17 2013 03:09 Tobberoth wrote: If you have any form of appreciation for stealth games, Mark of the Ninja is a must-have. Best 2d stealth game I've ever played, it's ridiculously well made. | ||
BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES50592 Posts
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
On July 17 2013 14:54 BLinD-RawR wrote: mark of the ninja, FTL and hotline Miami are THE must buy games of this summer sale. My issue with those three is that they seem the type that will be in an Indie Bundle. | ||
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Ajunta
Germany522 Posts
I used to play a lot of hot-seat homm in the old days. Recently I tried homm 6 but either I got too old or the game is bad because it was just boring. | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On July 17 2013 15:11 WolfintheSheep wrote: My issue with those three is that they seem the type that will be in an Indie Bundle. Or, in Hotline Miami's case, already was. | ||
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hiro protagonist
1294 Posts
Considering how many hours Im gonna dump into Civ 5 alone, that's stupidly cheap :D | ||
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Ajunta
Germany522 Posts
On July 17 2013 15:47 hiro protagonist wrote: Just picked up Civ 5 gold and mark of the ninja, both 75% off, for like 16 bucks. Considering how many hours Im gonna dump into Civ 5 alone, that's stupidly cheap :D Same here. I hope civ5 is fun in hot-seat cause that's how I will probably play it with my brother. And of course I got ninja as well since all you fine people made me do it. But that's the last games I buy ...I swear it ... unless xcom goes below 10 bucks ... or batman ... or anno 2070 .... | ||
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Ysellian
Netherlands9029 Posts
On July 17 2013 15:50 Ajunta wrote: Same here. I hope civ5 is fun in hot-seat cause that's how I will probably play it with my brother. And of course I got ninja as well since all you fine people made me do it. But that's the last games I buy ...I swear it ... unless xcom goes below 10 bucks ... or batman ... or anno 2070 .... You just need to ask yourself, will you play those games before Christmas or not?  Btw Civ 5's community is huge haha, I always knew it was a popular franchise and it's nice to see it confirmed in numbers. | ||
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shinosai
United States1577 Posts
TR2013 has an amazing atmosphere, music, and story. The only thing that was lacking is that puzzles tended to be overly simplistic (not necessarily easy, but rather they tended to only involve 2-3 steps at most). That is my only complaint, and I bet they'll fix it in the sequel. What a steal for $12. | ||
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Yurie
11936 Posts
On July 17 2013 16:04 shinosai wrote: Getting the new tomb raider is some of the best money I've ever spent. I've tried playing the older tomb raiders to compare, and the puzzles are definitely harder and more interesting... but quality of gameplay is worse. The older games have lots of bugs (clipping thru walls and falling through the ground) and noticeably bad combat. I encountered no bugs in my playthru of TR 2013. TR2013 has an amazing atmosphere, music, and story. The only thing that was lacking is that puzzles tended to be overly simplistic (not necessarily easy, but rather they tended to only involve 2-3 steps at most). That is my only complaint, and I bet they'll fix it in the sequel. What a steal for $12. How many QTE was there? The majority of the complaints I've read has been regarding QTE, which is why I am skipping it. | ||
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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
On July 17 2013 16:04 shinosai wrote: Getting the new tomb raider is some of the best money I've ever spent. I've tried playing the older tomb raiders to compare, and the puzzles are definitely harder and more interesting... but quality of gameplay is worse. The older games have lots of bugs (clipping thru walls and falling through the ground) and noticeably bad combat. I encountered no bugs in my playthru of TR 2013. TR2013 has an amazing atmosphere, music, and story. The only thing that was lacking is that puzzles tended to be overly simplistic (not necessarily easy, but rather they tended to only involve 2-3 steps at most). That is my only complaint, and I bet they'll fix it in the sequel. What a steal for $12. Ugh I am glad you enjoyed your expense but I feel compelled to point out, for the benefit of anyone who might be swayed by your review, that TR2013 has repetitive, simplistic combat, it doesn't actually have puzzles it just has arrows that point you in the direction all the time, it has reasonable atmosphere but NOTHING like the original Tomb Raider or the sequel. And the small things like the fast travel and the ridiculous obsession the game has with collecting 100 of any specific item are extremely grating. The game really starts to lose its luster by the 10 hr mark. That's just a counter-opinion because I don't want anyone who is like me to be swayed by your review then end up realising they wasted it. For the record, I 'obtained' the game without expense a while back and actually still consider myself ripped off purely because of the hours I spent. | ||
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
On July 17 2013 15:21 Ajunta wrote: how is civ V in hot-seat? Is it fun? I used to play a lot of hot-seat homm in the old days. Recently I tried homm 6 but either I got too old or the game is bad because it was just boring. There's nothing wrong with hotseat in a technical sense. It is however a rather slow paced game with a low degree of interactivity between players. Unless you want to 1v1 on a tiny map, it will feel like playing two simultaneous single player games 95% of the time - and with two people alternating turns, it will take forever to get anything done. I would never play it in hotseat myself. I would say the optimal multiplayer format for Civ 5 is a more long form PBEM-like enviornment. | ||
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UniversalSnip
9871 Posts
mark of the ninja is very good, although you should go in expecting more of a puzzle game than a stealth game or even a platformer really. | ||
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shinosai
United States1577 Posts
On July 17 2013 16:23 Yurie wrote: How many QTE was there? The majority of the complaints I've read has been regarding QTE, which is why I am skipping it. There was a fair bit of QTE early on, but after the first few hours it went away (mostly). And it's generally pretty simple (press A, S quickly, press F at the right time, is about as complex as the QTE gets). There are honestly many games out there with far more obnoxious QTE than this. Ugh I am glad you enjoyed your expense but I feel compelled to point out, for the benefit of anyone who might be swayed by your review, that TR2013 has repetitive, simplistic combat, it doesn't actually have puzzles it just has arrows that point you in the direction all the time, it has reasonable atmosphere but NOTHING like the original Tomb Raider or the sequel. And the small things like the fast travel and the ridiculous obsession the game has with collecting 100 of any specific item are extremely grating. The game really starts to lose its luster by the 10 hr mark .Repetitive, yes, in the sense that most of the enemies that pop up are very similar (they throw grenades at you, shoot with rifles, or swing at you with a sword.) Simplistic? I'm not sure what you mean, but I'll agree that it's simplistic in the same way that most shooter games are (you shoot the enemy and they die). If you're talking about the regen mechanic, well, I think that a bandaid mechanic would've been a good addition to the game, but I don't think it stopped combat from being enjoyable. Specifically about combat: Aiming was very smooth, and the stealth component enjoyable. Compared to earlier TR games, where Laura aimbots her enemies, the combat in this game is vastly superior. The enemies lacked variety, which is something they could definitely work on in the sequel. But the combat itself was okay. The puzzles in the secret tombs do not have arrows as far as I know. They are, however, rather simple and usually involve less than 3 steps to solve. It was my one negative of the game. I don't think the fast travel or collecting items is a valid complaint, as neither of these are required if you just want to progress through the story. They are for those who want to collect extras. Also you are not compelled to use survival instincts. You can go through the whole game using your eyes and never see a single arrow. | ||
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
Don't use hyperbole to make a point in a thread that's about giving advice to other people. It defeats the purpose of the thread. | ||
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