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Well, just in case anyone was looking for the next jaw-dropping No Man's Sky statistic, here it is:

Sean Murray, one of the creators of the computer game No Man’s Sky, can’t guarantee that the virtual universe he is building is infinite, but he’s certain that, if it isn’t, nobody will ever find out. “If you were to visit one virtual planet every second,” he says, “then our own sun will have died before you’d have seen them all.”

https://www.technologyreview.com/news/529136/no-mans-sky-a-vast-game-crafted-by-algorithms/

For the curious, that would mean that No Man's Sky has more than 150 quadrillion (1,500,000,000,000,000,000) planets.

I am so pumped about the idea of a basically infinite universe to explore that I honestly don't care much about what the gameplay is like. That's an unusual thing for me to say, because usually gameplay is everything to me... I've never much cared about graphics or story. But this game really seems like it's going to be something we've never seen before, something that a lot of people have wanted for a long time. I can't remember the last time I've been this giddy about an upcoming game.
 
Alice: Madness Returns was pretty awesome. First game I've managed to play all the way through in the last 2 or 3 months.
 
I've finished Child of light, Bastion and Transistor. All of them are quite good.

Transistor stood on its own platform. It put the narrator into a relatable position that Bastion couldn't. Red also was more interesting than the Kid. I am surprised to see more people like Bastion.

Child of Light had a beatiful language even though it felt forced sometimes.

Europa Universalis IV. Can't stop playing.

Killer is Dead. Looks like it is going to be bad. Gameplay is very much like Devil May Cry and the story is messed up right now. Hopefully it picks up. I also couldn't buy into the art style.
 
AtheistPreacher said:
Well, just in case anyone was looking for the next jaw-dropping No Man's Sky statistic, here it is:

Sean Murray, one of the creators of the computer game No Man’s Sky, can’t guarantee that the virtual universe he is building is infinite, but he’s certain that, if it isn’t, nobody will ever find out. “If you were to visit one virtual planet every second,” he says, “then our own sun will have died before you’d have seen them all.”

https://www.technologyreview.com/news/529136/no-mans-sky-a-vast-game-crafted-by-algorithms/

For the curious, that would mean that No Man's Sky has more than 150 quadrillion (1,500,000,000,000,000,000) planets.

I am so pumped about the idea of a basically infinite universe to explore that I honestly don't care much about what the gameplay is like. That's an unusual thing for me to say, because usually gameplay is everything to me... I've never much cared about graphics or story. But this game really seems like it's going to be something we've never seen before, something that a lot of people have wanted for a long time. I can't remember the last time I've been this giddy about an upcoming game.
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As a fan of exploration games, this sounds like the bee's knees to me.

When I first got Morrowind, I remember spending days just wandering around the world. It was about as fun as I've ever had a in a game, despite its many bugs and problems with combat. The key to this game is if they can get the atmosphere right. Morrowind nailed it IMO.
 
If anyone would have a suggestion, I crave for a different, unique and original game. Last time, I've played Journey on a friend's PS for half an hour and it was beautiful and definitely something new. I would like to know if there are other games out of the mainstream themes like Journey. Preferably for PC, because I've never had a game console and I don't consider to have anytime soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mF8KkDiIdk
 
Enes CanTear You Apart said:
If anyone would have a suggestion, I crave for a different, unique and original game. Last time, I've played Journey on a friend's PS for half an hour and it was beautiful and definitely something new. I would like to know if there are other games out of the mainstream themes like Journey. Preferably for PC, because I've never had a game console and I don't consider to have anytime soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mF8KkDiIdk
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Well, of course your best bet if you liked Journey is either Flower or flOw, which are games by the same developer (I love all three). But like Journey, they are both for Sony consoles only.

Kinda hard to recommend without more of a genre guideline, but one I've already talked about in this thread that's on PC is The Stanley Parable. The gameplay is nothing exciting mechanics-wise, but it will blow your mind nonetheless.

You could also check out Antichamber, which is a really crazy puzzle-type game.
 
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AtheistPreacher said:
Well, of course your best bet if you liked Journey is either Flower or flOw, which are games by the same developer (I love all three). But like Journey, they are both for Sony consoles only.

Kinda hard to recommend without more of a genre guideline, but one I've already talked about in this thread that's on PC is The Stanley Parable. The gameplay is nothing exciting mechanics-wise, but it will blow your mind nonetheless.

You could also check out Antichamber, which is a really crazy puzzle-type game.
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Thanks for the great suggestions man. Repped. You indeed are an avid gamer.

I checked the games and definitely liked both Antichamber and The Stanley Parable. The resemblance of Antichamber to Portal is enough itself for me to want to buy it. And it has also enough difference and dissimilarity not to regret trying it.


AtheistPreacher said:
So first of all, the Steam Summer Sale is on, so it's a good time to check if a game you've had your eye on has been discounted.

More importantly, The Stanley Parable is on sale for the next two days. You can get it for just $6. I can't recommend any game more highly.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/

Despite the fact that there are only about three or four hours of content, The Stanley Parable is one of my very favorite games ever, because it's a game that humorously but ruthlessly exposes the limitations of video games themselves. It's a game about games. And it's something that I really think anyone and everyone who considers himself/herself a gamer should experience. You'll never look at games the same way again.
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I also liked the reviews about this game. I haven't played a game like this before and I would certainly love to try it.

However, since I'm not much of a gamer, I don't like to spend much for games. Actually the only two games I've ever purchased were Portal 2 and the M&B series because they were both brilliant games and I really wanted to support them. Anyway, The Stanley Parable is $15 at the moment in Steam and the Antichamber is $20. My question is, do you know when could another discount like you wrote in the above post be on these games on Steam and how could I learn about it if it ever happens?

Thanks in advance.
 
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