Comments on: The RPS Bargain Bucket: Gods And Monsters http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:37:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LewieP http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-273589 LewieP Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:18:34 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-273589 A fantastic bonus offer now: http://savygamer.co.uk/2009/09/sins-of-solar-empire-free.html Sins of a Solar Empire for completely free! A fantastic bonus offer now:

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]]> By: Dominic White http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-272332 Dominic White Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:30:05 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-272332 I recall that the story was KOTOR 2 was that about 3/4 of the way through development, Lucasarts had a change of heart, and cut their deadline by six months - six months which had been budgeted on.. y'know.. finishing the game. An enormous dick move, as far as publishing goes. In the end, they spent that last six months having to hack together something approaching and ending, and surgically removing whole PLANETS worth of a content which they just didn't have the time to finish anymore. The (absurdly overdue) fan-patch is apparently going to bring back a lot of the content that had to be cut, but which Obsidian kindly left in the data files in unfinished form. I recall that the story was KOTOR 2 was that about 3/4 of the way through development, Lucasarts had a change of heart, and cut their deadline by six months – six months which had been budgeted on.. y’know.. finishing the game. An enormous dick move, as far as publishing goes.

In the end, they spent that last six months having to hack together something approaching and ending, and surgically removing whole PLANETS worth of a content which they just didn’t have the time to finish anymore. The (absurdly overdue) fan-patch is apparently going to bring back a lot of the content that had to be cut, but which Obsidian kindly left in the data files in unfinished form.

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]]> By: MD http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-272321 MD Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:23:22 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-272321 Excellent, and yeah I am tempted by KOTOR II but I've heard that it is indeed unfinished. I figure I might as well play the first one first, then hopefully by the time I am up for the sequel (if ever), the big fan-made patch will have been released. (Also the first one is available online for $10, while it looks like I'd have to hunt around for the second and perhaps pay more also.) Excellent, and yeah I am tempted by KOTOR II but I’ve heard that it is indeed unfinished. I figure I might as well play the first one first, then hopefully by the time I am up for the sequel (if ever), the big fan-made patch will have been released. (Also the first one is available online for $10, while it looks like I’d have to hunt around for the second and perhaps pay more also.)

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]]> By: Psychopomp http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-272302 Psychopomp Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:01:02 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-272302 *YES* II is even better with the story, albeit unfinished. *YES*

II is even better with the story, albeit unfinished.

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]]> By: MD http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-272296 MD Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:53:56 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-272296 KOTOR worth $10 for someone who isn't into Star Wars, but feels like something with a tasty story and tolerable mechanics? KOTOR worth $10 for someone who isn’t into Star Wars, but feels like something with a tasty story and tolerable mechanics?

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]]> By: frightlever http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-272292 frightlever Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:46:56 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-272292 I got Evochron Legends in the Impulse sale (and Demigod - for SP, at the price, why not?) I'm holding out for Sins second micro-expansion to get bundled. Sacred is decent, for cheap. I've about 40 hours under my belt, which is scratching the surface. Gotta be careful with your builds though, as there's no re-speccing. I got Evochron Legends in the Impulse sale (and Demigod – for SP, at the price, why not?)

I’m holding out for Sins second micro-expansion to get bundled.

Sacred is decent, for cheap. I’ve about 40 hours under my belt, which is scratching the surface. Gotta be careful with your builds though, as there’s no re-speccing.

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]]> By: Dominic White http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-272280 Dominic White Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:28:47 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-272280 @Joe - Yeah, N'thing that with a bit of practice, the keyboard works remarkably well for SFIV. My only complaint is that it's just not QUITE fast enough to do Zangiefs Final Atomic Buster. Every other move in the game I can do, but not that one. His single-360-motion throws? Easy. Just not the double. Ah well, if I need that move, it's probably a bad sign anyway. It is an exceedingly good fighting game, although if people think SFIV (which is about as pared down as a modern-day fighter can get) is complex and inaccessible, their heads would explode if they ever played five minutes of BlazBlue. This Penny Arcade strip just about sums it up: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/7/27/ Good thing the game itself doesn't take itself the slightest bit seriously. @Joe – Yeah, N’thing that with a bit of practice, the keyboard works remarkably well for SFIV. My only complaint is that it’s just not QUITE fast enough to do Zangiefs Final Atomic Buster. Every other move in the game I can do, but not that one.

His single-360-motion throws? Easy. Just not the double. Ah well, if I need that move, it’s probably a bad sign anyway. It is an exceedingly good fighting game, although if people think SFIV (which is about as pared down as a modern-day fighter can get) is complex and inaccessible, their heads would explode if they ever played five minutes of BlazBlue.

This Penny Arcade strip just about sums it up:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/7/27/

Good thing the game itself doesn’t take itself the slightest bit seriously.

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]]> By: Joe http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-271923 Joe Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:00:01 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-271923 SFIV controls well with a keyboard. Personally, I prefer keyboard over anything else after playing a lot of emulated Neo Geo fighters. Timing is very forgiving, and I can consistently pull off the shoryuken motion for the first time ever. Woo. Unfortunately, I caused some, er, structural damage fistmashing the Esc key while trying to ragequit. New rule: Esc should always bring up a menu, especially when that blubbery yellow git is doing his stupid victory dance. By the way, when a fighter game makes me actually violently angry, I take that as a good sign. This is probably the best one I've played on PC, perhaps excepting The Last Blade 2, and it's reasonably kind to non-experts like myself. SFIV controls well with a keyboard. Personally, I prefer keyboard over anything else after playing a lot of emulated Neo Geo fighters. Timing is very forgiving, and I can consistently pull off the shoryuken motion for the first time ever. Woo.

Unfortunately, I caused some, er, structural damage fistmashing the Esc key while trying to ragequit. New rule: Esc should always bring up a menu, especially when that blubbery yellow git is doing his stupid victory dance.

By the way, when a fighter game makes me actually violently angry, I take that as a good sign. This is probably the best one I’ve played on PC, perhaps excepting The Last Blade 2, and it’s reasonably kind to non-experts like myself.

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]]> By: LewieP http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-271869 LewieP Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:17:40 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-271869 I must admit Crimsonland did come to mind, but it is years since I have played Crimsonland, and even then it was only the demo. I must admit Crimsonland did come to mind, but it is years since I have played Crimsonland, and even then it was only the demo.

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]]> By: Vinraith http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-271754 Vinraith Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:50:04 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-271754 I humbly submit that the best place to get Sacred 2, or any game with an unreasonable install limit, is Gamersgate. Of the digital distributors, they're the only one I'm aware of that guarantees you'll always be able to download and play the game, regardless of any nonsense DRM attached to it. I humbly submit that the best place to get Sacred 2, or any game with an unreasonable install limit, is Gamersgate. Of the digital distributors, they’re the only one I’m aware of that guarantees you’ll always be able to download and play the game, regardless of any nonsense DRM attached to it.

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]]> By: Spoon http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-271696 Spoon Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:30:38 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-271696 Nation Red is an uninspired Crimsonland clone, with better graphics and less interesting gameplay. Less weapons, less enemy types, less missions/challenges, less perks. Unless you are a graphics whore or a zombie whore, stick to Crimsonland imo. The survival mode is particularly bad, as once you get to a certain strength level, you cannot die. I got to around 32 minutes into a survival game before i got so bored that I had to ask myself "why am I still doing this?!" and let myself die. When I saw the time I played, I facepalmed hard and uninstalled. Nation Red is an uninspired Crimsonland clone, with better graphics and less interesting gameplay. Less weapons, less enemy types, less missions/challenges, less perks. Unless you are a graphics whore or a zombie whore, stick to Crimsonland imo.

The survival mode is particularly bad, as once you get to a certain strength level, you cannot die. I got to around 32 minutes into a survival game before i got so bored that I had to ask myself “why am I still doing this?!” and let myself die. When I saw the time I played, I facepalmed hard and uninstalled.

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]]> By: born2expire http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/05/the-rps-bargain-bucket-gods-and-monsters/#comment-271689 born2expire Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:22:41 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=17204#comment-271689 Thinking I'm gonna buy Scared 2, but i'm considering holding out for Steam to have it on sale. Thinking I’m gonna buy Scared 2, but i’m considering holding out for Steam to have it on sale.

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