The Video/PC Game Discussion Thread

Another key I can't use. The game is Monsti. First come first served. As usual if you do take it, please just say that you have so other's don't waste their time. Thanks.

Well, even though it is being finished it looks like I'm never buying Telltale's The Walking Dead Final Season, since they've just announced it's NOT coming back to Steam unless you already purchased it (and they've been blocking new purchases for weeks or even months). Instead, they've cut an exclusivity deal with something called Epic Store, which is something that a lot of people seem to be talking about lately, but has crept up on me and although it probably sounds like I'm just being awkward, I'm against what they stand for: basically another game company who wants a piece of Steam's pie and is prepared to get it by enticing developers away from Steam by taking a smaller cut of sales for themselves, which is fine for the devs but just creates a nuisance for actual PC players who then have to install yet another game client/launcher, have bank details put into another website (and they DON'T accept PayPal) and simply most annoying of all, makes your game library just that bit disorganised. It's bad enough that we need Origin to play Mass Effect games. Or that we're obviously going to need Bethesda.net to play any of their future titles including Elder Scrolls 6. I also bet that once they've drawn enough trade away from Steam they'll creep their cut of the profits up. 

adg211288 wrote: I picked up Sonic Forces recently but am not impressed. The first boss is insanely difficult in that you barely get any chance to actually hit it (if you miss, you have to repeat the whole wave of boss helpers) and it's so buggy that even if you do hit, you might automatically be propelled off the platform and have to start over with the boss back to full health.

666sharon666 wrote: adg211288 wrote: I picked up Sonic Forces recently but am not impressed. The first boss is insanely difficult in that you barely get any chance to actually hit it (if you miss, you have to repeat the whole wave of boss helpers) and it's so buggy that even if you do hit, you might automatically be propelled off the platform and have to start over with the boss back to full health.  I played the game with my nephew when he last stayed with us. That boss was a pain in the arse. The trick is, counter to pretty much every other Sonic boss that I can recall fighting, NOT to jump when the thing tries to slam you.  It's a poor Sonic title overall to be honest. You're better off getting Sonic Mania.

Speaking of Epic Store, this made my morning already:

Have to admit, I'm finding myself tempted by the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy on Steam for just under £23. While I always found the first game on the PS1 to suffer from serious design flaws that were fixed in the next instalments, Cortex Strikes Back and Warped numbered among my favourite PS1 titles, especially Warped. I still own those two and fire them up every now and then. 

^ That's an unfortunate thing to hear. I wish there was a demo available to try.

This upcoming The Outer Worlds game looks quite interesting. 

The Fallout enthusiast in me wants to play Fallout 76 just to explore. However A) No Steam and B) Other players (I hate MMO's and online multiplayer titles in general - all my experiences with them have been bad) means it's a game I'll never purchase.

adg211288 wrote: I went ahead and bought Crash. I figured that I get two hours to try it out on Steam and if it does have problems I can get it refunded no questions asked so long as I don't pass two hours playtime.