Muzman on 31/12/2014 at 11:27
I like it. Hard to say if you should get it yet though. There's still odds and ends to be added. Things that may not be all that complex but could alter things a lot, like neutral shipping. Plus you notice the bits of story missing and placeholder stuff and feel like you shouldn't be playing yet.
It's good though. It will be interesting to see if getting into it is easier at release. It has a problem a lot of trading or exploring games have in that you have a hard time reaching that plateau where you start to feel free. (I've seen similar complaints about Elite, actually). For some time you're struggling a bit for a good income and it can feel hopeless. But once you get over that hump it's a lot of fun.
Key is also grasping what sort of game it is. That it's not quite Pirates or anything like that. It's a little indie 2d adventure game that is a bit like Pirates but leans heavily on its writing and atmosphere. So important are stories in the game that they're actually a form of currency.
I try to come up with analogies of what sort of game it is and it covers a lot of examples and gets quite tortured.
Think of Oregon Trail/Organ Trail with free movement from Pirates but no specific destination; you travel around, manage resources and people and get random encounters and events. In this travel you can find all these different islands and on many of these islands is something like a little game of The Yawgh or one of those life sims - little text based tales filled with choices and outcomes and tasks that evolve over time, which are affected by your captain's stats, your crew, your cargo etc.
That might be a befuddling explanation, I don't know. It's hard to explain. It's not usually the awesome tramp steamer game of anyone's dreams and that can disappoint. It's mainly too small and indie for that. But it's very much its own thing and that thing is pretty cool.
Actually playing it is mainly a slow and meditative time cruising around the darkened spaces avoiding (or hunting) monsters, finding new stuff and reading. All while listening to the (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8jlKSOdDXs) cool music.
Thirith on 31/12/2014 at 13:01
Most stylish game with the best soundtrack: Transistor
[video=youtube;cGMWL8cOeAU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGMWL8cOeAU[/video]
Game that pushed that RPG nostalgia button most expertly: Wasteland 2
Weirdest game that remained grounded where it matters most, namely the main characters: The Cat Lady
Game that I enjoyed on the PS3 and am most looking forward on PC: GTA V (mostly for the online)
What I'm most looking forward to in 2015, gaming-wise: the new PC working reliably (I've got the professionals looking into it)
What I'm most hoping will come out in 2015: the Oculus Rift release
yxlplig on 5/1/2015 at 00:39
All the 2014 releases I've played are 2013 games that released on PC in 2014 (or are actually from 2013), but here's my list:
GOTY 2014:
One Finger Death Punch
Other games I've enjoyed in 2014:
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance
Super Time Force Ultra
Gunpoint
Best games of 2014 that I will get to in the next year or two:
Dark Souls II
Wolfenstein The New Order
Styx
Alien Isolation
