If you're looking for some great action RPGs, the Ys series is an excellent choice. Just be warned that I and II are based on games from the eighties and some gameplay elements may feel dated. For instance, the whole bumping into enemies thing may take some time to get the hang of. But once you do, it's a lot of fun. It also helps that both games are fairly short (they took me 4 and 7 hours respectively).major_chaos said:Well for better or for worse very little on my ever shrinking PC wishlist is actually getting a steep discount. Only things I might pick up at this point are Ziggurat, Strider, and maybe the Ys games. Has anyone here played Ys? I keep thinking they look really charming but something I can't quite put my finger on stops me from hitting the buy button every time.
Well, I've not played it yet, but my housemate has. It looked really fun, which convinced me to get it. It has free running meshed with zombie survival and I'm not a huge fan of the latter, but I do like the former.BloatedGuppy said:Dying Light for $20 intrigues me. Can anyone give me a run down on Dying Light and whether or not they felt it was worth a play?
Thanks man!DoPo said:AS I said, overall, I was really pleased with it. I didn't really see many downsides. I guess if I had to name any, it would be that there is zombies. I don't really like them in games and movies - I find them used too often with too little variation, to the point where the concept feels stale. I can tolerate them, at best, and I found them tolerable in Dying Light. Other than that, I can't think of a downside that I've seen in the game. Could be that I've been exposed to them, but my housemate was also really fond of the game.
I highly recommend Banner Saga. I bought it at full price and it did not dissapoint me.Random Gamer said:Frustrating to see there's no daily or flash sales around, so most games won't get huge discounts.
Still, a good thing for me, considering the huge amount of games I have to play.
I might give in and buy Pillars of Eternity, Banished, Banner Saga and XCOM Enemy Within. Ouch...
I can only tell you what I told BloatedGuppy, take it as you will.A KissLike Smile said:I am not sure whether to get Dying Light or not. 66% off seems like a good deal, but I have heard mixed opinions.
DoPo said:Well, I've not played it yet, but my housemate has. It looked really fun, which convinced me to get it. It has free running meshed with zombie survival and I'm not a huge fan of the latter, but I do like the former.BloatedGuppy said:Dying Light for $20 intrigues me. Can anyone give me a run down on Dying Light and whether or not they felt it was worth a play?
The game has day/night cycle that matters - during the day you have slow zombies, but at night you can also encounter special zombies which are both fast and like to jump. And like to chase you. They are pretty tough to boot. And to top it off, it's dark at night, I mean pitch black. Essentially day/night is easy/hard. You get a couple of flashlights that help you navigate at night - normal one, which gives you vision, and UV one which lets you spot the special zombies.
You also get character progression system - you can develop in several different areas which include combat, acrobatics and survival. I might be missing one more. At any rate, you get XP for each different category, by doing activities related to it - for example, climbing and jumping would get you acrobatics points. When you get enough, you get to unlock a new perk in the corresponding tree - you get stuff like new manoeuvres or improvements of some previous skills (climb faster, more stamina, etc).
The missions I've seen were about helping out survivors - be it scavenging for food or other items, for example. I don't really know how the story is, though.
The game looked quite gorgeous, too.
AS I said, overall, I was really pleased with it. I didn't really see many downsides. I guess if I had to name any, it would be that there is zombies. I don't really like them in games and movies - I find them used too often with too little variation, to the point where the concept feels stale. I can tolerate them, at best, and I found them tolerable in Dying Light. Other than that, I can't think of a downside that I've seen in the game. Could be that I've been exposed to them, but my housemate was also really fond of the game.
Agh, tough choice. I haven't actually seen Dying Light multiplayer, so I don't know. I've played Vermintide and it's good. However, it does benefit a lot from having a full party. Yet, it seems it's not that easy to fill up the slots, or at least that's my experience from playing with one other person (same housemate) in the EU server.BloatedGuppy said:Thanks man!DoPo said:AS I said, overall, I was really pleased with it. I didn't really see many downsides. I guess if I had to name any, it would be that there is zombies. I don't really like them in games and movies - I find them used too often with too little variation, to the point where the concept feels stale. I can tolerate them, at best, and I found them tolerable in Dying Light. Other than that, I can't think of a downside that I've seen in the game. Could be that I've been exposed to them, but my housemate was also really fond of the game.
It's most likely between this, or two copies of Vermintide (to play with the GF) or two copies of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (again, to play with the GF). What would you pick, if choosing between those?