I feel like I’m ranting but I just want to talk about this game so much. The game is basically linear, but if you find a random hidden path you’re rewarded with a tiny bit of environmental storytelling. If you work your way off the main path, you find entire sections of jump challenges that have no purpose to the game. It’s like the game is saying “Look at this thing I built! Come jump around for a while!”
Lorn’s Lure - This game absolutely enthralled me over the past 2 weeks. It’s a parkour/exploration game, one developer, and it’s just so well designed. Punches way over it’s price for $15.
The maps are these enormous sprawling runes of an ancient machine, and there so much to find and see in each level. Then after beating the game you can go back with all upgrades and there are so many new paths, new secrets. There’s this special feeling when a developer adds so much in just for their love of the game. Things that don’t unlock new content, don’t satisfy any goals, just more fun and interesting stuff to look at and play around in, if you want. Then you get to the last level and it’s such an emotional peak. It’s like the dev spent 7 chapters just teaching us, preparing the player for the final level, and then doesn’t hold anything back.
AND it relates to both Hatch and Kill the K.O.T.H., Hatch specifically could be a lesson in pacing, I recommend that as well for anyone interested.
Oh, is it that time again? Time for warm tea, cozy blankets, and cowering from wolves in The Long Dark? This is the game that fully convinced me on the steam deck.
You can play BAR on the steam deck!? That’s awesome! But how are the controls? Playing without keyboard/mouse?
Eyyyy I love this game, I never could get a good run build going. Maybe it’s time to re-download it
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Is this another case of subsidizing the product to sell the data? Information over each individuals driving habits, audio from the car, connection to the phone. Could be valuable to the CCP.
Yea, this is a surprisingly good read, and it covers a pretty wide breadth of topics.
Not trying to make a point or anything, but it only took one comment for you to bring up a Hitler reference. Isn’t that like loosing the game or something? Means you only have a weak point?
Anyone with a Steam Deck looking for a deckbuilder roguelike with a great story, look at Inscryption. The game is a roller coaster, and great on deck.
I hope modding capability is a focus, it helped KF2 stay awesome for years.
The sounds and feeling of shooting were so fantastic in KF2. The atmosphere kept all my friends there for days at a time just popping zed heads.
Chris Christodoulou killed it with the Risk of Rain 2 soundtrack, personal favorite is The Rain Formally Known as Purple
I never thought about temperature/humidity sensors! I know some gardeners that use them in various greenhouses, but that’s interesting stuff. Is there anything yall’ve learned about the power efficiency of heating/cooling methods? Currently we’re making a lot of baked goods and stews to keep the house warmer and more humid, but I don’t have any data on actual power use changes.