Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Justisaur Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: If You Could Get Just One Game This Christmas... Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:00:52 -0800 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:00:53 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="3244753"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="Qhe2PUx7m0g9bYSXAivnRF/BNu0vlRR08ycHrj9WPKg"; User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 4174 Lines: 82 On 12/15/2024 9:13 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > > If you could get just ONE game this holiday season, what would it be? > New or old, doesn't matter. Whether it's an old classic you never got > your chance to play, or the latest release (or even some game just > announced that won't actually be out for a year or three), which games > tops your list? > > Given the nature of the newsgroup, obviously PC games are preferred, > but so long as you limit it to digital games (no tabletop here, but > arcade machines are fine ;-), we wanna hear it. > > > > So, this is a tough one for me, since most games I WANT I usually get > in short order. A month ago, "Mechwarrior 5: Clans" probably would > have topped that list. Then I bought it (and played it), so it got > bumped. > > Of those that are left, well, I have a hard time choosing, so I'm > going to immediately break my own rules about it being ONE game and > offer a selection. > > > - "Kingdom Come: Deliverance II" is definitely up there, even > though I know very little about the game other than I quite > enjoyed the original. > > - "Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024", even though right now it's > just too buggy and expensive for a game I know I won't play > very much. > > - The next five years of expansions for "American Truck > Simulator" rank pretty highly. I want to roam the entire > country and waiting for the next state to drop every other > month is /agonizing/ > > - Oh, and "Bedlam 2: Absolute", a sequel to 1996 DOS shooter > which apparently came out but there's very little information > about the game and I've never seen it. There's a gap in my > collection. It hurts, it hurts! > > > Oh, and so many more. My wishlist is overflowing, Santa! > > What's on the top of your most-wanted? Looking at my steam wishlist: #1 GTA 2. I've never played it, and it isn't legally available anywhere. Well perhaps if I bought a used PS and the physical game, which isn't really very expensive, but it'd require more effort than buying a digital version if it were available. I've got 178 other games on my steam wishlist. There's a few that stand out #2 Noita - I've seen and read things that make me think it's a game I might like, but it's a side scroller which puts me off. Indy, rogue-like and low res, but you can apparently combine different types of magic to make countless different spells and destroy the environment as well as enemies and yourself. #3 High on Life - looks like my kind of weird game on the one hand, on the other it seems aimed at those who enjoy altered consciousness which isn't me. #4 Nuclear Throne - Steam version. Yes I have the Epic version, but I don't have the Steam version, there's some online challenge stuff with the Steam version. #5 Cult of the Lamb - $12 sale seems just a bit too much for something I'm not sure if I'm going to like. The idea seems cool, but the type of game isn't really my thing. -- -Justisaur ø-ø (\_/)\ `-'\ `--.___, ¶¬'\( ,_.-' \\ ^'