I've been sick so spending a lot of time on the couch this holiday weekend. I happened upon Ravenfield which is a SP only, very minimalist remake of Battlefield 2. Pretty over the top but super fun. If you liked BF2 this is a good time-waster / substitute.

It's early access but very playable. I think this one will really shine if they fix a few things and add the promised content.

On demand slo-mo is worth the price of admission.

https://steelraven7.itch.io/ravenfield 

I have always benefited of "analogue movement speed" with keyboard+mouse in decently designed games...you just tap the fucking direction/go key more or less rapidly unless you want full speed....duh ;D

Works great in most games 

https://www.bluesnews.com/s/185849/nioh-mouse-support-this-week

"Team NINJA tweets about plans to add PC support to the PC edition of Nioh" --- blue's dry humour right on the mark again. 

Finished Evil Within 2 - it's good. Definitely recommended if you like the first, or if you never tried the first but like survival horror with a bit more emphasis on combat progression and characters rather than pure gore and horror.

It's an interesting progression from EW1, while that was a chaotic mess with lots of WTF moments and some properly fucked up monsters/scenes, EW2 is almost entirely logical, coherent, and well plotted (which really comes together at the end-game despite some cheesy moments). I feel it's lost a bit of it's impact by being more cohesive and less fucked up, but there is plenty of style to it and immersion. There's also more combat and exploration and tactics how you deal with situations, but there is quite a discrepancy between some semi-open-world sections and some very cinematic-driven sections. TL,DR: see first paragraph. 

http://www.siliconera.com/2017/11/29/face-monsters-triple-barrelled-shotgun-horror-shooter-reborn/ 

Would like to see a video with FOV greater than 60.

Mixing standard horror with a bit of FPS fun could work tho. Lives and dies on the gameplay I reckon as there's enough games doing that vibe (well, maybe not that kinda OTT "fun" horror, but close enough). He says, having just finished EW2.... 

This is interesting:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/471010/Seven_The_Days_Long_Gone/

Shadow Tactics meets RPG with hints of Dishonoured and Satellite Reign aesthetics and british voiceovers with added swearing.

Cohh has been playing it: https://www.twitch.tv/cohhcarnage (or "view latest broadcast"), does look nifty. 

 

www.adom.de best rpg, no sounds, no graphics, ~1MB 

http://www.adom.de/home/index.html

best rpg, no sounds, no graphics, ~1MB 

is it really the best rpg? I mean, there are a lot of classic RPGs. 

Can someone test this:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/485510/Nioh_Complete_Edition___Complete_Edition/

In the context of this:

Update Information 1.21.03 (11/30/2017)　※Patch 1.21.03 has been released.
27 NOVEMBER - TEAM NINJA

　　- Added camera/action controls for mice.

　　- Added customizable key bindings for keyboards.

And check that everything is working and fully rebindable, including movement on mouse buttons and mouse 4/5 thanks. 

Best RPG.

Tough one for me. I would have to leave FPS / 3PS RPGs out because they are very much their own genre (Skyrim first, then tie between DX / DX4 / DS3 for me?).

In the Iso / top-down / whatever, eeeesh, tough call.

Spent most time ever in Guild Wars, so I guess that's good. It was my first tho, and I was playing it when I had an immobilising injury. In recent years, Grim Dawn has just pipped Diablo 3 and Path Of Exile for reasons I've mentioned before. But.....I might have to go with Divinity Original Sin 2, despite only playing the Early Access....it just has so much to it in all directions (plot, skill, interactions, super-tactical combat), and looks amazing. So maybe that one. 

Witchfire 

Witchfire (much better quality) 

...built around paid advertising for games in alpha.

But Witchfire does look purdy. 

cool
https://www.destructoid.com/gtfo-gets-first-gameplay-trailer-476820.phtml 

Looks pretty promising. 

 

http://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/The_Evil_Within_2/

Do it. No qualms recommending this at full price even. 

I just noticed that the 2017 Cacowards have been anounced, and Shadows of the Nightmare Realm by YukiRaven (who made Temple of Azathoth is number 2 in the top ten (screenshot.

I'm not much of a Doom player, but some of these maps look pretty good, judging by the screenshots. YukiRaven's map requires GZDoom, which I can't get to work on my system, so I haven't played it, but I played Brigandine by Viggles (number 5), and it's really, really nice (screenshot). I quickly get bored of Doom partly because I miss the true 3d of Quake and partly because the gameplay of most custom maps I've played feels like busywork (mindless button pressing without knowing what the buttons do, too many monsters and maze-like layouts), but this map has actual pacing and a manageable scope, and it's just fun to explore. It feels very 3d despite being made in 2.5d engine. 

I didn't expect the Cacowards of this year to be announced so soon. 

Assassin's Creed IV
https://free.ubisoft.com/promotions/assassins-creed-black-flag/16/pc/login

Company of Heroes 2
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/company-of-heroes-2 

Layers of Fear

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/layers-of-fear-and-soundtrack?hmb_source=layersoffear_deluxe_freegame&hmb_medium=banner