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Posted July 25, 2009
I don't buy many new games so the Witcher. Best RPG in years.
Posted July 25, 2009
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jorgesc: And Tecno-base: mix Deus Ex with System shock 2 (with similar graphics) and so fu**in high difficult and you got this very good game, it was made by a single person!!!
http://www.tecno-base.com/
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lowyhong: I posted this on RPGCodex before. My main issue with it was that ammo was "infinite", in that whenever you left a room and came back later on, it would respawn. That stopped me from buying the game.

Well, the enemies are infinite as well.
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Mentalepsy: I thought about mentioning that one, as it's pretty good. It's certainly interesting and unusual to combine elements of hardcore shooters and hardcore logic puzzles, but the main problem is that the puzzles are so damn obtuse sometimes.
I stopped playing the game because I got completely stuck. I've tried to find help online, but there's no help to be found.
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jorgesc: I been emailing with the creator just because the difficult of some puzzles (of ALL puzzles). The "FPS" part is simply secundary, the game is for hardcore puzzles lovers...

Are you able to get help from him? I'd like to finish the game, but I've been stuck for hours at the point I left off at.
Post edited July 25, 2009 by Mentalepsy
Posted July 25, 2009
I can't pick just one!
*Dreamfall (great, great, game that far too few people played with a really satisfying story)
*Noctropolis - one of those games that never got its due. Think of a dark fantasy adventure version of Comix Zone
*Gothic 2 - great but suffered in comparison to Morrowind, that other life-destroying CRPG which overshadowed it around its original release
*Stranglehold - Max Payne as per John Woo. The game isn't terribly original but it's amazingly fun and cinematic. I don't know why it wasn't more popular.
*Nocturne and the Blair Witch Game Series - Ghostbusters proved what I've known for years. Terminal Reality are just about the only dev besides Midway (The Suffering) that knows how to make a horror/action game.
*White Chamber - for an indie horror game, pretty amazing (probably the best small team effort since the studio/2 or 3 people that did Darkfall, Lights Out, Lost Crown).
http://www.studiotrophis.com/site/projects/thewhitechamber
Post edited July 25, 2009 by cioran
Posted July 25, 2009
I've had a few in mind.
Sea Rogue
Terra Nova
Mid Winter
They aren't recent but they were overlooked for their time.
Posted July 25, 2009
For me it would be Iji.
A fun indie platformer with a good story.
Posted July 26, 2009
If you can find it, which I fiercely doubt:
Aquanox / Aquanox 2: Revelations
Both absolutely amazing and enjoyable submarine shooter/action games. They're dated, but I still love the feeling of being underwater in them.
A2's storyline is slightly. . .dare I say, angst-filled? It's been done before, but I still found myself quite recently, up at 6AM in the morning trying to get through the storyline.
Aquanox is probably the game that has consumed the most of my mental capacity since I last played. I've looked in many various places, savory and otherwise, to find a copy. No luck so far.
I do recommended them, if you can get a working copy off Amazon, or other places.
(Archimedian Dynasty, for those that don't mind DOS games. Predecessor.)
Post edited July 26, 2009 by Orvidos
Posted July 26, 2009
is good for killing some time. If you seriously want to get into it, ask [url=http://twitter.com/KeenanW]Vagabond.
Post edited July 26, 2009 by Romulus
Posted July 26, 2009
My favourite recent indie games (not that I've bought too many, admittedly) are DIgital Eel's "Brainpipe" and Dark Castle's "Gravitron 2".
To quote myself from this thread:
* Brainpipe
Digital Eel are very good at creating games that you might only play in short bursts, but will keep on your hard-drive permanently, meaning that their games are there any time you feel like a quick burst of fun. Brainpipe has you flying through your own mind, avoiding harmful obstacles, and collecting glyphs for extra points. The graphics are neat (if difficult to make sense of in static screenshots), the gameplay is smooth, and the soundtrack is superb, constantly throwing strange little 'memories' out at you. As with most Digital Eel games, things are randomised so that the game never gets old.
* Gravitron 2
Not a Thrust clone (no pendulum action here), however that classic is a good point of reference, and Gravitron 2 is simply the best game of that ilk that I have ever encountered (and ridiculously cheap as well). If you have any affection whatsoever for this style of game, you must buy this. Admittedly I'm a Thrust fanatic, but this was one of my favourite games of last year.
Post edited July 26, 2009 by Shadowcat
Posted July 26, 2009
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Siannah: Mount & Blade. Hard to describe just why....
Think of a Sid Meier's Pirates in the darkest times of the middle age, with an open world like Oblivion. You're free to go and do as you wish. And the combat is fresh, rewarding and challenging.
Yes, the game is a bit... let's call it unpolished. Still, I keep getting back to it and every time I do, the time flies by.
It can get a bit frustrating before you found out about the "dos" and "don'ts". I'm still just a newb even after my third attempt and reaching lvl 16, still standing away from forming an army or getting involved in the actually ongoing wars. Just running around with 8 other NPC, beating up street robbers and the likes, selling them to ransom collectors or even slave dealers - as soon as the enemies show some kind of military training, I'm getting my ass handled to myself. :)
And for Steam-haters: if you buy it over steam, you'll get an activation code with it. With this code you can actually activate the demo into the full game, so you don't have to use steam again.
Download the demo, try it out and see if you're getting into it. I'm simply hooked.

I bought Mount & Blade back when it was pre-Beta... It's a great game with a huge and active community for modding. Should try the Demo definitely and then buy it!
Posted July 26, 2009
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Orvidos: If you can find it, which I fiercely doubt:
Aquanox / Aquanox 2: Revelations

Oddly enough, I've actually got both of those games on my shelf, but I never got around to playing them. Like many of my games, I picked them up dirt-cheap back when you could still buy used PC games at retail.
Posted July 26, 2009
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jorgesc: Aztaka: mix of plataform, rpg, action...with amazing 2d graphics.
http://aztaka.citeremis.com/

Aztaka is a good game, but it's almost ruined by hundreds of annoyings bugs.
Also, I've been playing The Club on PC and the game is one great arcade shooter. Seriously, pure and plain fun.
Posted July 26, 2009
Yeah The Club seems like something I'd be into. I'm waiting for a good price on it.
Posted July 26, 2009
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kiva: I really liked this one, its artsy and relaxing. [url=]http://www.playauditorium.com/[/url]

Agreed.
Posted July 26, 2009
I'm not sure if this as overlooked as some other games on this list, but Contact is a really unique RPG on the DS that I don't hear many people talking about it when they talk about RPGs on the DS, bringing up games like The World Ends With You and Mario & Luigi instead.
Posted July 26, 2009
It's not new. But Hostile Waters rocks, and i don't recall hearing much about it. here on gog.
and it's not a game, but a HL2 mod, but i'd HIGHLY recommend Research & Development
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/07/20/science-in-action-research-development/
PS/ for mount & blade fans:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/07/26/mount-blade-warband-beta-sign-up/
Post edited July 26, 2009 by soulgrindr
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