The fact that the social tab now tracks which items people like or don't like is actually a big change, which saves constantly having to refer to the wiki for that info. And I like the rice farming mechanic.

But most importantly, the kitty sleeps on your bed! I cannot overstress this.

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Quoting: scaineI loved Transistor's version of "easy" mode. The base game is played evenly for a while, but you quickly accrue optional "Limiters" which change your, or your enemies capabilities, making each encounter harder. The flipside was that each Limiter added to the experience you accrue from each encounter, so playing a harder battle reaped slightly better rewards overall. You were in control at all times, and it felt seamless, because the Limiters were placed like Functions, so you didn't have to escape out to a control panel and change a slider from "normal" to "easy" - it was all done in context to the main game.

To be fair, given the setting, going to a menu to make changes is in context for CrossCode.

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Quoting: MaathI don't think games need an "easy mode," but if I could just slow the game down a bit, then I could at least have some reasonable chance of completing it. I don't think that is too much to ask of developers.

I think developers need to consider more user control over things like speed of input, damage done/received, how long a QT event gives you, etc. so as to avoid the stigma that "easy mode" carries with it in the gaming community. Honestly, there shouldn't be any shame in making the game more accessible for people who need it, or simply want it to seem like fun rather than work. But here we are.

I think CrossCode handles this very well, with a set of sliders (labled "Assists") for damage, enemy attack frequency, and puzzle timing, that you could adjust at any time during the game. Even during a boss battle. This gives lots of freedom, increases accessibility, doesn't affect the enjoyment of someone who doesn't want to touch them, and neatly sidesteps the idea that "easy mode" is a bad thing for some reason. Win-win!

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Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: dpanter"retro arade" huh? Clever girl... :wink:

Fixed.

Too late, the zombie got you.

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Trying it out right now, and it's pretty fun. Might be interested in picking this one up.

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Can confirm, the Index page in the Steam app does give a price and an "Add to cart" button for Canadian users.

Oddly, they still don't offer the Steam Controller here.

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Quoting: Kimyrielle

Quoting: subI somehow get the feeling there are many different stakeholders that just don't want to see this thing to be successful.

I am one of them. I want it to fail and fail hard. Because I don't like monopolies. We all know how this is going to end, right? Right now, Stadia is (or rather, wants to be) the Netflix of gaming. Then the big studios (ahem EA, Ubisoft, MS etc), will do the same thing the big content creators did to Netflix: Declaring 100% of their own content "exclusive" to their own streaming platforms. Google will react to that by tossing big bucks at developing their own exclusive stuff, because they can and want to stay in business. And now players will have to pay $$$ a month to 5-6 different platforms to get access to a halfway comprehensive library of games. The publishers will laugh at how we're now spending three times more money on gaming than in the olden days, when people used to buy good games in Steam sales, and laugh even harder at how they can dictate both prices and terms consumes without them having the slightest chance to do anything about it.

Brave new world.

We're already living in that world, it seems.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/20/20974324/amazon-cloud-gaming-service-streaming-2020-twitch-google-stadia-microsoft-xcloud [External Link]

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Quoting: Grifter

Quoting: Nezchanlet alone connect to a remote session of Overcooked 2 or whatever.

Overcooked 2 has proper multiplayer so no need to use this for it, though the first Overcooked would benefit from it =) That said, Overcooked2's networking leaves a lot to be desired, and it can be really glitchy and laggy even between good connections.

This literally is designed so people can play if they don't own the game or have it installed.

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I wonder how much fast a connection you need for this to work properly. Roomie has throttles in place because she works remotely and needs a certain amount of our bandwidth, and what's left doesn't seem to be enough to even stream Stardew Valley to my tablet, let alone connect to a remote session of Overcooked 2 or whatever.

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Quoting: Doc Angelo

Quoting: NezchanStill puzzled by the "Zeldaesque" description when it looks and apparently plays nothing like the Zelda games save in the most abstract sense, and what we see of the story is leagues away. Even stuff like "punishing combat", I'm pretty sure that's not the first thing people look for when picking up a Zelda game.

This game is a rather direct copy of Hyper Light Drifter, and that game referenced Zelda as one of the influences. I think this is why they chose to market it like this.

I guess "Zeldaesque" sounds better than "So close to HLD you expect to see the Heart Machine logo".

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