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Posted August 14, 2016
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Bass47: Progress update on LIMBO
Congratulations on beating LIMBO!
As for your next game, I suggest XIII. I finished it last year, after I found that I had a copy from a game magazine. I also liked it quite a bit ;-) Sadly, it is no longer available on gog, or I would have bought it sure enough.
Posted August 14, 2016
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Bass47: Progress update on LIMBO
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Nymes: Congratulations on beating LIMBO!
As for your next game, I suggest XIII. I finished it last year, after I found that I had a copy from a game magazine. I also liked it quite a bit ;-) Sadly, it is no longer available on gog, or I would have bought it sure enough.
Thank you for your suggestion. I will play XIII next :)
Posted August 17, 2016
Progress update on XIII

I had some free time and managed to beat the game. I loved the graphics and the comic book artstyle. The game is preety challanging because if you save and load again you will be brought to the begining of the level, not in the last checkpoint(and there aren't many checkpoints, especially in the later levels). The game soundtrack was pretty good too.

As for my next game I'm going to play Risen next because I'm in a mood for a RPG.
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Posted August 17, 2016
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Bass47: Progress update on XIII

I had some free time and managed to beat the game. I loved the graphics and the comic book artstyle. The game is preety challanging because if you save and load again you will be brought to the begining of the level, not in the last checkpoint(and there aren't many checkpoints, especially in the later levels). The game soundtrack was pretty good too.

As for my next game I'm going to play Risen next because I'm in a mood for a RPG.
Congratulations on beating XIII! I also found it to be pretty tough. Risen however is a good RPG, but no Gothic. I enjoyed it first, but was disappointed in the end. Well, let's see how you will like it! :)
Posted September 02, 2016
Progress update on Expeditions: Conquistador:

For the first time in two weeks I found time to continue the game. I explored some more of the island, completed some sidequests and fought some battles. Can't help to think that the AI opponents are incredible stupid at times. More than once there were situations in which they could have beaten me (or at least could have made a victory much harder), but instead they made some very weird moves instead that made it extremely easy to kill them.

Still like the game though. The story is very well written and the characters are interesting and believable (at least most of them).
Posted September 19, 2016
I will take a break from Reus for the moment. It's not a bad game, but it's not what I need at the moment. Every playthrough takes at least an hour and I need to unlock a lot of stuff to succeed with the game (by completing all tasks). I don't have that much time at the moment and so it's not a good game to play besides Expeditions: Conquistador.

I would love to play something that is either real short or can be played in short bursts (15 to 30 minutes).

Anyone has a good idea?
Posted September 19, 2016
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PaterAlf: I will take a break from Reus for the moment. It's not a bad game, but it's not what I need at the moment. Every playthrough takes at least an hour and I need to unlock a lot of stuff to succeed with the game (by completing all tasks). I don't have that much time at the moment and so it's not a good game to play besides Expeditions: Conquistador.

I would love to play something that is either real short or can be played in short bursts (15 to 30 minutes).

Anyone has a good idea?
I see you have Hard West on your list.

It is a short bursts game (each chapter is self-contanied) and it is impossibly awesome.
Posted September 19, 2016
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Telika: I see you have Hard West on your list.

It is a short bursts game (each chapter is self-contanied) and it is impossibly awesome.
Are the game mechanics very similar to Expeditions: Conquistador? In that case I would play something else first, because I don't like to play two similar games at a time.

In case that it is too similarHere is another list to choose from (in case that it is too similar):

Second Sight (might take a little longer than 10 hours)
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Mutant Mudds
Unmechanical Extended (just the new content)
Snapshot
Incredipede
Retro City Rampage
Lucius
99 Levels to Hell
Zafehouse Diaries (I'm not sure how long it is)
Driftmoon
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
The Adventures of Shuggy
The Lords of Midnight
World Rally Fever (not sure how long, but I assume one can play it in between more complex games)
Race the Sun
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Outlast
Giana Sisters: Rise of the Owlerlord
Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves
Shelter
Long Live the Queen
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
The Swapper
Tales from Space: Mutant Blob Attacks
Teslagrad
American McGee's Grimm (probably longer, but it seems to be a number of short episodes)
InFlux
Stick it to the Man!
Mark of the Ninja
Schein
Fractured Soul
Clarc
Mousecraft
Reprisal Universe
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
World of Goo
Metrocide (no idea about the length)
The Fall
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadville
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure
Apotheon
Anodyne
The Last Tinker
Lula: The Sexy Empire (I had the retail version and I think it was quite short for a management game)
Never Alone
Card City Nights
Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition
80 Days
Pony Island
Deadbolt
Duskers (probably longer, but it seems like a good game to play a mission once in a while)
Bit.Trip Beat
The Westport Independant
Posted September 19, 2016
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Telika: I see you have Hard West on your list.

It is a short bursts game (each chapter is self-contanied) and it is impossibly awesome.
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PaterAlf: Are the game mechanics very similar to Expeditions: Conquistador? In that case I would play something else first, because I don't like to play two similar games at a time.
It's very different, at least from what I remember from Expedition Conquistadors. Hard West, in gameplay, felt more like Fallout/Wastelands2, in the sense that you explore the map freely, clicking on the location where you want to go, seeing locations of interest popping out of the dust. These locations represent little dialogue quests, or fights that remind me of the detailed XCom/JarredAlliance more than the more stylized ExpeditionsConquistador/BannerSaga. They are about running for cover, entering or sneaking around buildings, using windows or overturning tables, etc. It feels like a turn-based Lucasarts Outlaws.

Also, as the chapters are small and disjointed, the map gameplay changes every thime, like you're hopping into a new game with different mechanics and interfaces every hour. There isn't any long term development of RPG characters, nor King'sBounty/Homm-style forces gathering (or linear pathways).

I'd say, give it a try. I believe that it won't feel similar, and if I'm wrong you'll notice it very fast I suppose.
Posted September 19, 2016
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Telika: It's very different, at least from what I remember from Expedition Conquistadors. Hard West, in gameplay, felt more like Fallout/Wastelands2, in the sense that you explore the map freely, clicking on the location where you want to go, seeing locations of interest popping out of the dust. These locations represent little dialogue quests, or fights that remind me of the detailed XCom/JarredAlliance more than the more stylized ExpeditionsConquistador/BannerSaga. They are about running for cover, entering or sneaking around buildings, using windows or overturning tables, etc. It feels like a turn-based Lucasarts Outlaws.

Also, as the chapters are small and disjointed, the map gameplay changes every thime, like you're hopping into a new game with different mechanics and interfaces every hour. There isn't any long term development of RPG characters, nor King'sBounty/Homm-style forces gathering (or linear pathways).

I'd say, give it a try. I believe that it won't feel similar, and if I'm wrong you'll notice it very fast I suppose.
Ok, I will give it a try. Thank you for the recommendation.
Posted September 20, 2016
I'm done with Titan Quest Aniversary Edition and I want to play a good game next, what do you suggest?

Retail:
Hitman: Blood Money

GOG:
Spelunky
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - 20TH aniversary edition

Steam:

AquaNox
Black Mirror
Bound by Flame
Broken Sword 2
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Company of Heroes
Darksiders II
Dead Space 2
Duke Nukem Forever
Deus Ex Human Revolution( not the Director's Cut version)
Dustforce
GRID
Multiwinia
Civilization V
Spec Ops: The Line
Thief Gold
Posted September 20, 2016
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Bass47: I'm done with Titan Quest Aniversary Edition and I want to play a good game next, what do you suggest?

Thief Gold
I think you should play Thief Gold. It's a real classic and I still like it a lot.
Posted September 20, 2016
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Bass47: I'm done with Titan Quest Aniversary Edition and I want to play a good game next, what do you suggest?

Thief Gold
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PaterAlf: I think you should play Thief Gold. It's a real classic and I still like it a lot.
Thanks for your suggestion :)
Posted September 21, 2016
First progress update for Hard West:

I've played the 75% of the first scenario and it is indeed a great game. Atmosphere is very dark, art-style is fitting the theme, music is awesome and the voice-acting of the narrator is among the best that I've ever heard in a video game.

The turn-based battles are extremely well made. You have to use cover, keep on moving so the enemies can't flank you and the "luck" factor adds an interesting element to it. Some of the cards (kind of power-ups) seem to be a little over-powered though. I got a "Golden Shot" card that let me do shots through cover with a guarenteed hit and it can be used every three turns which made the battle very easy.

There are also some flaws like the tiny text and buffs and debuffs after a fight that are shown on the right side of the screen for a short moment, but then vanish very fast without a log to see it again (which means you miss important information when you don't read fast enough).
Posted September 29, 2016
Progress update on Baldur's Gate - The Original Saga
Assigned by yoshino

So... I finally managed to take some time for this great game and made slight progress. My party reached the Gnoll Stronghold and freed Dynaheir, constantly fighting against ever respawning Gnolls. Now, she is united with Minsc and has replaced Kivan. As far as I know, my party consists now of the "canonical" members.
Furthermore, I have reached the Nashkel Mines, my next destination in the main storyline. I entered them, but haven't reached the end yet.

Hopefully, I can make some more progress in the future :)
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