Arcade & Indie Games

[Irishbrewed]

I think These games deserve their own thread considering they have blown up in the last couple years. I am always browsing the Market Place for new games and demos. Something to be said about a game that cost anywhere from $1 - $15 and can pack the same entertainment punch as a full $60 title... So I am a fan of these two type of games. I probably have about 10-15 arcade games and about 20 indie games on my hard drive... Not counting the numerous PS3 arcade games I have as well

Is there any Arcade or Indie games you recommend? I have a list and will use this thread for it....

Idnie Games to check out
Mithra: The Calling
Machiavelli's Ascent
Weapon of Choice
Solar
 I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1

And is anyone interested in the upcoming Arcade titles, like LIMBO?

[Irishbrewed]

So I read a review on the indie title "To The Moon" on Rock,Paper, Shotgun http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/11/03/wot-i-think-to-the-moon/

The reviewers is a softy, he claims to have cried twice while playing the game. But anyhow I had heard about this and am thinking of giving it a shot. A JRPG 2D PC game that supposedly has a real deep story. Anyone else hear or play it? It's only 12 bucks.

http://freebirdgames.com/to_the_moon/

[Transience8985]

Never heard of it, but it seems like it might be right up my alley.

 

As far as Indie games go, I'd also recommend the Cthulhu Saves the World/ Breath of Death VII combo pack on Steam.  It's only $3 or so, and has two SNES-style JRPGs that are pretty funny, largely at the expense of JRPG tropes and the Cthulhu mythos (in the case of Cthulhu saves the world).

 

Has anyone tried Frozen Synapse?  It's a pretty cool looking tactical game, and the neatest thing about it is that turns are simultaneous, and movement isn't locked to a grid.  I played the demo and it seemed cool, but to really get into its complexity I'll probably just have to buy it, because the learning curve is too high for me to mentally commit to for just a demo-length experience.

 

Also, Minecraft leaves beta tomorrow and officially "releases," so today is the last day to get it at a discounted price, if anyone is still interested that doesn't have it yet.

 

 

[Lurfadur]

Played the demo of Frozen Synapse and decided to pass.  Seems like it would take a pretty significant amount of time just to get through everything and the trial and error gameplay sort of turns me off after a while.

[Irishbrewed]

Will check out cathulhu and to the moon. Nostalgia!

Can someone please explain to me the appeal with minecraft. I hear a shit ton about it, I have seen videos of what looks to be a clunky game. What am I missing on this one?

Another indie title JRPG style I've always wanted to play: Super Columbine Massacre RPG. Honestly I watched a doc on the game and the varying opinions on it, kinda peeked my interest. When it first came out I thought it was twisted for someone to make that but. Think I might give it a go. Anyone?

[Transience8985]

Minecraft is totally a clunky game.  The graphics are poo (though some mods smooth the textures out), jumping feels weird, and combat is just click as fast a possible and hope the monster dies before you.  It's a love it or hate it type of deal.  Though the thing people like about it is that it's a vast sandbox that lets you get creative and build things, kind of like playing with Legos as a kid.  Though the game aspect comes in the fact that you have to get building materials by venturing out into the world and mining, chopping down trees, and otherwise gathering shit while contending with monsters that are trying to kill you.  If you die you lose everything you're carrying (though you can build storage boxes if you want to leave things at home so you don't lose them).  People have built some pretty cool stuff, like castles to live in, roller coasters, and they've also exploited game logic to make things like automated monster death traps and rudimentary computers with basic functions.

 

TLDR: The game definitely looks like something one dude put together in his basement, but the fun you get from it is really what you make of it.

[Irishbrewed]

I googled TLDR.

[eZACKe]

Bastion should be on the list.

[Irishbrewed]

i agree

eZACKe said:

Bastion should be on the list.