#3387 posted by JneeraZ on 2010/05/03 18:22:56
Chrome. I see a bunch of grey squares. What's supposed to be happening?
 Hm
#3388 posted by ijed on 2010/05/03 18:41:54
I'm using Chrome as well and no problems. Latest flash etc?
It's a single-screen platformer where the level gets modified as you progress through it (no screen change), lasting about 5 minutes to play through.
Some neat little ideas, but the controls are a bit naff.
 So
#3389 posted by Zwiffle on 2010/05/03 23:54:58
Direct2Drive.com is in their 4th week of their month long gaming sale-a-bonanza, and this week looks pretty good. Mass Effect 1 + 2 bundle for $35, Aion for $25 (any good, Jago?), Fallout 3 for $15, etc.
Nice little sweep of games. Anyone know if Sacred 2 or Divinity 2 are worth their sale price? Or Civ 4 Complete Collection for $10?
Fuck, whatever, I'll probably get em anyway.
#3390 posted by necros on 2010/05/04 00:29:10
sacred 2 is fun for mindless killing. there's a story, but you really don't need to pay attention to enjoy the game.
there are a lot of ways to develop each class, so there's a lot of replayability.
 Tiny Castle
#3391 posted by starbuck on 2010/05/04 16:51:56
Worked for me, pretty good fun, I evicted the fuck out of that bitch.
Minus a million points for the bit where you have to hit the globes in order, covering the whole length of the level only to have pressed them in the wrong order. Also, there is not way of telling what the correct order is.
 Yeah
#3392 posted by ijed on 2010/05/04 17:25:35
That was crap. I wanted to hit stuff while moving as well.
Good idea though.
 Globe Puzzle...
#3393 posted by metlslime on 2010/05/04 19:28:53
I didn't like it much either. In retrospect i realized your worst case (if you're clever about which order you attempt to hit the globes) is to have to make the trip down and back up 3 times (if you keep guessing wrong) but still, i agree that that was a bit too tedious.
 Bumper List Of Flash Games
#3394 posted by ijed on 2010/05/04 20:08:07
#3395 posted by Spirit on 2010/05/04 21:48:46
 Aion
#3396 posted by Jago on 2010/05/04 22:05:21
Zwiffle: Aion is great for the first 26-27 levels, until it turns into a grindfest of an epic proportions, which gets progressively worse with each level. NCSoft also has non-existing "customer support" whose sole reason for being there seems to be to insult the remaining paying customers.
 That Pay What You Want Offer
#3397 posted by megaman on 2010/05/05 10:19:25
to be precise, you can't pay less than $0.01. Or negative amounts of money, for that matter.
Of course, that also means you NEED an account at one of their pay thingies, which are mostly evil or very US centric (or is theresome way to let amazon.de handle the transaction?). What am I gonna doooooo!?
 Cry A River Of Tears?
#3398 posted by starbuck on 2010/05/05 11:06:22
 <- I'd Rather Laugh A River Of Tears
#3399 posted by megaman on 2010/05/05 11:47:37
 Or You Could Turf A Shiver Of Fears.
#3400 posted by Spirit on 2010/05/05 13:40:54
#3401 posted by gb on 2010/05/05 15:33:17
> grindfest of an epic proportions, which gets progressively worse with each level
isn't that why you play these games?
Is it true that Aion uses the Cryengine?
#3402 posted by Spirit on 2010/05/05 16:16:52
If my scraping is correct the pack is currently doing $135 per minute. That's 8000 dollars per hour. Pretty good for some "old" indie games, eh?
 Gb
#3403 posted by Jago on 2010/05/05 18:31:21
isn't that why you play these games?
No, a well-made MMO masks the grind with a lot of things and makes it as subtle as possible.
Is it true that Aion uses the Cryengine?
Yes.
 Achron
#3404 posted by bear on 2010/05/10 10:12:31
Since I'm pretty much a non-gamer these days and not been too much into RTS I guess I won't play it in the end - but it does seem to be a game with some interesting concepts!
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/05/achron-the-rts-where-time-keeps-on-slipping.ars
 Phenomen 32
#3405 posted by megaman on 2010/05/11 16:29:09
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2010/05/10/phenomenon-32-released/
First impression: nice atmosphere, way too hard. For me, anyways ;-) died maybe 20 times in the first 3 levels.
 The Humble Indie Bundle
#3406 posted by negke on 2010/05/12 20:01:48
Nice one, way to go. Five games for one dollar! (nah, I payed more) Though wtf at the $1000+ donations.
 Manufactoria
#3407 posted by metlslime on 2010/05/22 12:00:20
 I'm Normally Pretty Good At Games Like That...
#3408 posted by pjw on 2010/05/23 03:47:24
...but that one just confuses the fuck out of me. I think there's something in the branching/coding explanation/instructions that I'm just not understanding.
 Manufactoria: Good Nerdy Fun
#3409 posted by BlackDog on 2010/05/23 14:53:00
The interface is abysmal, but the game is pretty engrossing once you get into it. I've done all but the last two rows.
Got stuck on Androids for a while, but eventually found three solutions (one extremely slow, one flaky hack, and one that's actually good).
 Mamano Sweeper
#3410 posted by metlslime on 2010/06/05 03:02:31
minesweeper RGB hybrid --
http://www.hojamaka.com/game/mamono_sweeper/
Each "mine" is actually an enemy level 1-5. When you start, you can safely kill only level 1 enemies; if you click on a higher-level enemy, you will take damage. After killing some enemies, you level up and can kill level 2 enemies, etc.
Normal minesweeper controls, and press A or D to flag a square.
 Very Nice!
#3411 posted by starbuck on 2010/06/05 10:28:45
Liked it. I was still confused for a couple of minutes, despite your description, due to general stupidity. All round a nice twist on the old formula.
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