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Nothing too groundbreaking and relatively short but still had a great time with it. It has been on Game pass for a while, not sure if still will be available there.


I played the demo and it was great (except for the forced “cinematic” 21:9 aspect ratio). However I played it at 240 FPS, so not sure what you mean by “lower framerate”.


Hopefully they listen and add a toggle to disable the forced 21:9 aspect ratio. Otherwise I’ll wait until I have an actual 21:9 monitor.




Last game I paid over €20 was Remnant from the ashes 2, and it was €50 with a whole year of DLC content included. Most of the games announced this week like the sequel to Kena, will buy when they are €20 too. You get the game at a fair price AND actually finished.



I didn’t get to play the original and is not clear to me what the game is about from watching the trailer. What should I expect? An RPG,a survival game? Is it story based, or maybe more of a sandbox open world style?


Understandable, have around 100 games from Epic… Haven’t paid a dime tough.



In my case it was the opposite. Doom was ok-ish and Duke Nukem blew my mind, the fact that you could move the camera around with the mouse, it was like wow, this is the future. Haven’t played them since so not sure which one will hold better now.


Oh, but this game is also single player, right? I remember playing the demo and wishlisting it because is was so satisfying the movement and the shooting. Is still single player o has it evolved to mainly multiplayer?


Been on the fence for this game for a while but not too sure what it’s about exactly. From what I gather it has a part that is pure roguelike combat, something similar to Hades, and there is another management part where you grow your community. It’s that so? Is the combat fun and satisfying like in Hades or is more like a filler?


For what I gathered the game was fine but very short on the content side of things. For me the lack of a solo mode it what killed it.


It looks exactly what I’m looking for plus it looks lot of fun. Thank you!


Yup, although las time I played was like 30 years ago or so. Lotta fun! I would like to try one of the new one but don’t know where to start.


Thank for the thoughtful answer! Kind of sad to all that FOMO in every single AAA game. Will wait for a demo and see.



I played the first game, I think, it was fun… Itching for some arcade-ish racing. Does the new entries have paid DLC cars, gated progression or any shit like that?


Oh, wow, saw a video, that looks crazy, not sure if it’s my thing but it certainly fits what I was asking for, thanks!


Yes I was referring more to side scrollers rather than top down or twin sticks. Thank you anyway :)


You are right, played that game a while ago, really a great game, thanks!


I think that’s a twin stick shooter, even if aiming is with the mouse. I was referring to side scrollers. Thank you anyway :)


Oh, it seems that is delisted on Steam. Will try to find it elsewhere. Thanks!


Oh, nice! Looks like Hotline Miami meets Bonanza Bros. Will definitely be checking it out, thanks!


Yes, it looks promising, and it doesn’t looks that old. Thank you!


Seems to fit plus it looks cute. Thanks so much!


Definitely looks like was i looking for, will be checking it, thanks!


Modern games with Abuse-like controls scheme?
Hi everyone! Yesterday I was checking the demo of Acrolyte, a pixel art metroidvania. The think I liked the most was the controls scheme, it was like the old game Abuse, keyboard for movement and mouse for aiming. So my question is, do you know any other modern (or not as modern) games that are similar? As in side scroller where you aim with the mouse. Doesn't matter if it is 2D, 2.5D or pixel art. Cheers!
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One of the best games ever and one of the very few a replay from time to time.


It’s a shame that it launched unfinished and at full price because the core gameplay was incredible good. Shall it had launched at €30 and with updates and expansions along the way it would have been a hit. But, yeah, corporate greed.


A 5900x. At The time it was top of the line. I didn’t experience any crashes but the stutter was crazy and the FPS were, as I remember, always around or below 60 at 3860x1600. Problem is the maxed out graphics were meh at best, so that level of performance wasn’t justified at all in my opinion.


I had (And still have) a 5900x, which, at the time, was high end.


I remember watching the first trailer they released more than a decade ago and thinking wow, those are some nice graphics and I am a sucker for space stuff. But at the time, my 1080ti didn’t look powerful enough for such a game.

Then some 4 years ago or so, with a brand new 3080Ti there was a free weekend to try the game and, after cranking every setting to max, what I remember is, wow these graphics are outdated AF and it is a stutter fest. Uninstalled after a couple hours never to think about it again.





I want to upgrade my PC by late 2026, hope the AI bubble has burst by then.


Isn’t this the same trailer than before? Because looks like it.


Sure, if something has taught me life is that when a corpo is trying to deny something, then 100% chances the thing they are trying to deny is true.