Lurker > EchoBaz

Got some real cute stuff for you all today!

Love art this this one, where you're either getting hugged, or about to get hugged

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she looks cuddly
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God I love this one!
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I_Abibde posted...

The first game is enjoyable. The second game drops the ball.

Yeah, that's kinda what I got from steam reviews.

https://twitter.com/Vahn16/status/1542738714694148096

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wwinterj25 posted...

I can for sure sleep well tonight.

Yeah, she's so cute!

Lokarin posted...

And here's my personal picks:

The most emotion you'll ever have in a game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/335670/LISA_The_Painful/

It's pokemon!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/814370/Monster_Sanctuary/

A very solid RPG

https://store.steampowered.com/app/359440/Artifact_Adventure/

ALSO Pokemon! (and I'm in the game cuz kickstarter)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289810/Siralim_Ultimate/

It's Undertale the Rhythm game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229380/Everhood/

A good metroidvania

https://store.steampowered.com/app/268770/Treasure_Adventure_World/

Yeah, these seem promising, thanks for sharing.

deoxxys posted...

I tried going to sleep

despite feeling really tired my brain wouldnt let me sleep

Can relate!

More cute asians:

Leilani Barnett
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Katarina Ishii
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Felicia Vox
Edit: probably pushing things a bit too far, nevermind.

Malese Jow
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Liza Soberano
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Kelsey Chow
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Lily
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Sasha Emiri
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Keilah Kang
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Most of these are likely steam exclusives, and a lot can't run on a toaster, sorry.

The first I've talked about before, feel free to skip this first paragraph.

I came across a couple really promising games in the last couple days that have really impressed me. One of which is from 2015, called Celestian Tales: Old North.
It has mixed reviews, but it seems to be one of those games that is really bigger than the sum of its parts. It's also mercifully short, like under 8 hours on average.
I'd compare it to the PS1 game Suikoden 1, not in terms of "ooh, I get to collect over 100 party members, watch my collection number go up," but more in terms of how the writing and the dialogue is really ahead of the curve for video games, and has aged unbelievably well, has really beautiful art, and has a really beautiful soundtrack!
Unlike Suikoden 1, the combat isn't super generic, and repetitive. I'd sorta compare it to Saga Frontier on the PS1 if you've played that, only a little more simplified.
It's on sale for less than 2 dollars as well!

Please, at least consider looking into it, as I'd really like to discuss the game with others that have played it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/315860/Celestian_Tales_Old_North/

On a side note, these aren't on sale for cheap, but I've played some of them, and I think they're worth putting on your radar. They're very Fire Emblem-like!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1488200/Symphony_of_War_The_Nephilim_Saga/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1580520/Lost_Eidolons/

And here's some other games worth putting on your radar:

This game feels like a Metroidvania version of Xenosaga. The demo boss was pretty challenging too!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1429500/Frontier_Hunter_Erzas_Wheel_of_Fortune/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313140/Cult_of_the_Lamb/

Back to games that you can buy that are on sale right now:

Metal Themed First person souls-like. Unlike the last 2 games, it's out, and on sale!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/727850/ELDERBORN/

This has been compared to HOMM3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1656780/Heros_Hour/

This is supposed to be really great, interactive cyberpunk fiction!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578650/Citizen_Sleeper/

Bethesda developed first person horror rpg. Watched a friend play it, it's so damn atmospheric and immersive!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1475810/Ghostwire_Tokyo/

Challenging love letter to Past Era Pogeymans!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1218210/Coromon/

This is my GOTY so far. Really unique, dark fantasy take on an alternate dimension wild west. Super similar to Fallout 2 in that it's Isometric, and a lot of quests really let you use your imagination to resolve questlines. It's $10 off, on sale for $30!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097350/Weird_West/

Card Based, story heavy rpg set in a town that feels similar to one that you might find in The Witcher 3. Played a little bit of it, and it's so damn good! On sale for $15

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1138660/Black_Book/

Redfall inspired Souls-like side scrolling souls-like RPG that's pretty challenging. Once again, really immersive atmosphere, and narrated by the VA behind Geralt from The Witcher. It's got some really great plot twists too!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1283410/Tails_of_Iron/

And I figure that's plenty!

DeltaBladeX posted...

Not the whole bundle, a spare key for that game from a previous bundle. I have a lot of keys I keep for trading or gifts.
https://www.steamtrades.com/trade/cz8BI/w-missed-bundle-games-of-interest-console-games-h-steam-bundle-keys

Aww, alright.

DeltaBladeX posted...

Own it, and still got a spare bundle key, but I haven't played it. Sorry.

Ooh, if you don't want the bundle, may I have it, please? @DeltaBladeX

This game is a PC exclusive, but it can run on a toaster, and I imagine can be played with a controller.

So when I think Suikoden, I don't think "oooh, you can have over 100 people join you. I get to watch the number of my collection go up!"

What I think of is a really beautiful looking PS1 game with a great soundtrack, and dialogue that is way above the curve of what you'd expect from a JRPG, that also doesn't outstays its welcome at the same time. I also think mercifully short for an RPG.

I'm about an hour or so into what is indeed a mercifully short rpg(reviews kinda suggest that it's over in around 5-6 hours) and I'm really impressed so far. It's got a mixed rating on steam, but I think like the OG Suikoden, and titles like Planescape Torment, it's probably one of those games that is better than the sum of its parts, and is probably worth picking up.

It's also on sale for less than 2 dollars, and unlike the switch you can refund it if you play it for under 2 hours and find that you don't like it.

Please, consider it, I'd really like to have people that have played it that I can talk about it with!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/315860/Celestian_Tales_Old_North/

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Got some real nice stuff for you today.

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DeltaBladeX posted...

https://i.imgur.com/ZzIoB6f.mp4

That is so cool!

@wwinterj25 Yeah, this is awesome!

funkyfritter posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3jf9_rua5Q

Ah The Doors. My first serious girlfriends favorite band.

DeSantis2024 posted...

https://youtu.be/1lHOYvIhLxo

Oh yeah, somewhere over 10 decades later this is still a classic! :D

VampireCoyote posted...

https://youtu.be/LPRrHyXchEY

Great song, but damn that 20 seconds of dead air at the beginning gets to you when you're trying to block out other peoples sounds and lose yourself in a songs atmosphere.

Share something that you think is super well aged even after a couple decades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcjzHMhBtf0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atxUuldUcfI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85u34SUh05Y

hehehe, ok then. What cartoon is it from?

lol, what the fuck?

VampireCoyote posted...

when have they made the world considerably worse for the LGBT

the owners opposed gay marriage but they lost that fight overwhelmingly, years ago

They still donate a huge amount of their profits to anti-lgbt organizations, they just don't advertise it anymore.

ZangsBeard posted...

Its fucking Sunday... like... I swear.

Oh, you mean the place that uses your money to actively go out of its way to make the world considerably worse for the LGBT? That the place that you're talking about?

anyone?

This is what I see whenever I try to open them:

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I tried restarting my pc, and uninstalling, and then uninistalling, and reinstalling them, no dice whatsoever, same problems.

This is different

Female Barret [cosplay by aliyawill]
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/4/4/AAAAQsAADXRQ.jpg

Don't just worry about trans women with this bill, mostly worry about them, but also worry about anyone who doesn't look "girly"

TERFs are already trying to stop other TERFs from using the bathroom. You look slightly butch, you might as well be trans in their eyes.

Brings me back to junior high where because I've always had long hair, they'd say "You're in the wrong locker room." with one of the gym coaches laughing when a few of them hit me.

What I'd give to go back in time and report that gym coach.

Gaawa_chan posted...

Even the blonde character's animations look like Miriam's. And having multiple characters on-screen looks to work similarly to Portrait of Ruin.

Dunno why you thought of Xenosaga. This is styled after Igavanias (which, great, my kind of game, but still).

@Gaawa_chan again, play the demo and you'll see. But just so you know, the demo is temporary. It's going away tomorrow morning.

adjl posted...

I'm getting big Bloodstained vibes. The art style's very similar.

Indeed, it's 2.5d

Judgmenl posted...

Please don't mention Xenosaga unless it's Xenosaga.
You actually had me excited for a second.

Sorry to dissapoint you @judgmenl but hey, this very much feels like a spiritual successor to Xenosaga

edit: Also, there's a xenosaga like cutscene in the demo! voice acting is japanese sadly, but it's exciting!

It's a 2.5d side scrolling metroidvania, and it's a really fun game. You get the switch between different characters, and one of them has a fighting style that really reminds me of Kos-Mos, and the whole demo really makes me think of the beginning of Xenosaga Episode 1.

Like the topic says, there's a demo, and you can play it here. Sadly it's only coming to the PC:

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1429500/Frontier_Hunter_Erzas_Wheel_of_Fortune/

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Much better! very big, clear picture.

Judgmenl posted...

The games that come out need to fit your specific niche.
As a result I'm playing Runescape in 2022 because those types of games are no longer made.

They fit all sorts of niche, but more importantly they're really different in a good way, which is why I want to shout them out.

for the morning crew

Revelation34 posted...

Weird graphics but I guess that's what they were going for. Looks good anyway.

mhm :D

Revelation34 posted...

This will probably get delayed.

EchoBaz posted...

Yeah, I've learned to not trust release dates at all until we actually have a date down, and even then I take it with a grain of salt. I recommend doing the same

2022 and 2023 might as well be placeholder dates.

DocDelicious posted...

I was checking this out last night. Looks really cool.

Yeah, it does seem really cool.

Odd, I sure wish that I was getting that.

Ok, yeah, if I actually click on them it'll open the website and I'll see it, but if I don't click on them, they look like this.

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Mensis posted...

Dont forget the grooming.

Yeah, exactly.

The Early access for this game came out. More going for a wierd vibe than being scary, which I absolutely love!

One of my favorite streamers is playing it right now, and it's really interesting.

https://www.twitch.tv/skinnedteen

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574240/Dread_Delusion/

Jen0125 posted...

Here's me! I'm an au ra now.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/7/7/AAAgaZAADWeN.jpg

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/37152037/

You look great, like Yuna! Was that your intention?

Why are those screenshots so small?

Judgmenl posted...

It's not about games being good/bad anymore

What do you mean?

Here's some honorable mentions, stuff that are either on my to play list, or stuff which seems really interesting.

tERRORbane(2d meta rpg comedy)

I've also heard good things about:
Ghostlore EA(Diabloish)
Anuchard(2d Terranigma-like Action RPG)
Dungeons of Dreadrock(Dungeon Crawler)
Vanaris Tactics - Prologue(FFT inspired TBS RPG)
Rogue Legacy 2(first rogue-lite I was able to beat. It's got suuuuuuper good accessability options, something I wanna see more of in rogue-lites and souls-lites)
Sea Horizon(a Roguelike turn-based RPG. hope there's an easy mode)
Cat Powered UFO ( blend of turn-based RPG combat and old-school Zelda top-down action. SO gotta watch it.)
Citizen Sleeper( TTRPGs inspired 3d Text based interactive fiction cyberpunk)

Young Souls(Story Rich Brawler RPG)

Description: Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.

My thoughts: Really really fun combat, love the art, very very likable main characters, and it's got some really great, memorable plot twists at the end of the game that transform it into something that was pure fun into a truly emotional experience. IIRC it's on all 3 major consoles as well.

It's also part of game pass, yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/985900/Young_Souls/

ANNO: Mutationem(Side Scrolling Cyberpunk Action RPG set in big Cyberpunk City)

Description: ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.

My thoughts: I've only played a couple hours so far, but it's a really fun, beautiful looking game set in a city that really draws you in with its atmosphere, and it's fun to explore the city!

Pretty sure that it's pc only sadly. Somone please tell me if I'm wrong.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368030/ANNO_Mutationem/

Weird West(Supernatural Dark Fantasy Wild West Action RPG that feels very similar to Fallout 2)

Description: Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an immersive sim from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.

My thoughts: My game of the year so far! It's combat is really SUUPER fun in its simplicity.(With bullet time included!) and like with the 90's Fallout 2 there's often multiple solutions to solving quests, giving it an immersice sims feel. I wanna say that I can't recommend it enough, but I've got friends who have told me about their issues with the game, and I understand why you wouldn't like this, but if you're a fan of 90's isometric rpgs, there's a good chance you'll love this too!

It's also part of game pass, yaaaaaaaaay!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097350/Weird_West/

Judgmenl posted...

Looking as depressing as 2022 tbh.

Have you played Wierd West @Judgmenl? It's my GOTY so far. It's an Action RPG that feels a lot like the 90's Fallout 2.

MechaKirby posted...

FF7Rebirth
FF16
Street Fighter 6
Hollow Knight Silksong
BotW2
REmake4

Holy Shit

Yeah, I've learned to not trust release dates at all until we actually have a date down, and even then I take it with a grain of salt. I recommend doing the same the same
@Mechakirby.

Also, aren't you excited for anything that isn't an extremely popular ip?

As for me, the stuff I hope that's good that might come out in 2023:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Marvels Spider-Man 2
Final Fantasy XVI
FF7Rebirth
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Eitr
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Redfall
Black Myth: Wu Kong
Alan Wake 2
Everspace 2
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
Forza Motorsport
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

Why did the creator of Ren and Stimpy have to end up being such a pariah?

papercup posted...

Also yeah Integrade on Steam tomorrow(my birthday! :0) but I already played it on PS5

Happy delicious cake eating day!