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Double Holy Crap!- Want a little nostalgia? This is a Half Life Remake. Unfortunately this is PC and Steam only where as the original Valve games are Mac compatible.
Double Holy Crap!- Want a little nostalgia? This is a Half Life Remake. Unfortunately this is PC and Steam only where as the original Valve games are Mac compatible.
It is a really unfortunate trend - even games I previously played on Mac that are coming to GoG seldom have Mac versions anymore.
I think it is because as the MacOS evolves, it leaves a lot of games behind, unless the porter of said game is on the ball and wants to spend money updating it.
The question is do the original Valve Half Life games (Mac versions) work on Catalina???
I think it is because as the MacOS evolves, it leaves a lot of games behind, unless the porter of said game is on the ball and wants to spend money updating it.
Absolutely - I know updating to El Capitan cost me the ability to play Mac versions of Star Wars games on my old MacBook Air (still can play on my Pro, which has other software I can’t lose to El Capitan!). I totally get the cost/benefit and in particular when they are not getting new money to update. Just sad to keep having more of my gaming move to my PC.
This is the reality, and although it does not make me happy to say it, as a realist, gaming on a Mac can cost you in many ways over the long run. Now that statement would be separate from iOS games, but imo, there is no iOS game that holds my attention as compared to the competition in the gaming arena, something like Fallout 4.
I started playing Red Dead Redemption II tonight. Somehow I'm a girl with a naggy horse. I'll report back later as I get into it further. ?
Pretty sure I'm going to like it though. But so far it's a bit slow out of the gate... lots of horse trotting to the next location.
Pretty sure I'm going to like it though. But so far it's a bit slow out of the gate... lots of horse trotting to the next location.
I started playing Red Dead Redemption II tonight. Somehow I'm a girl with a naggy horse. I'll report back later as I get into it further. ?
Pretty sure I'm going to like it though. But so far it's a bit slow out of the gate... lots of horse trotting to the next location.
Answered here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/red-dead-redemption-2.2214363/post-28319853
I see that Titanfall 2 is on sale on Steam till 9Jul20 for $9.89 (normal price at Steam: $29.99) and I read a comment in reviews that you have to tie it to an EA/Origin account. No problem but I thought I'd go see what it was selling for on the Origin Game Launcher and there it is $19.99 so a good deal at Steam.
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Die Young not a bad game per se, but it held my attention for a relatively short period of time. You are on an island where a vacation with friends went very wrong and your goal is to escape the island that requires a lot of sneaking, climbing, and jumping mechanics. Guns are in short supply.
Thanks for the info.
I bought it along with the two extensions for $5.47 .
I have a pretty big queue of computer games to play and I'm currently in the middle of ARK:Survival Evolved so I have no idea when I will get to it
.Board games can be pretty great value if it's a good one, because they essentially have infinite replayability. I put 11 hours into LoWD within the first couple of days (after having played it a lot on the iPad) and I expect dozens or even hundreds of hours to come. Not bad for $5.
AAA titles on the other hand have high production values but they end up being more of a cinematic experience that you only end up playing once or twice.
Hmm, picked up several on sale. Will try to remember to post tomorrow. I’m a sucker for many games $10 or less, which I might not even play...
Hmm, picked up several on sale. Will try to remember to post tomorrow. I’m a sucker for many games $10 or less, which I might not even play...
See I not only buy games I definitely will play, I buy games that I think I’ve got a good chance of beating all the achievements! My achievement percentage is 82% currently!
A friend recommended Terraforming Mars so I picked it up.
I also picked up the three older expansions for ARK.
I also picked up the three older expansions for ARK.
I haven’t picked up anything yet ... but then I just bought Star Wars Racer and Duke Nukem on Switch ...
- Mass Effect Andromeda Deluxe
- Mirror's Edge Catalyst
- Titanfall 2
- Raft (positive)
- Osiris: New Dawn (mostly negative though)
- Half-LIfe Alyx- Heard this was good, but I don't want to spend $45 on it. I'll keep watching it.
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Don’t know anything about those sorry @Huntn, but I wouldn’t recommend negatively reviewed products generally.
I like smaller indie and board games usually, but occasionally others. I picked up some cheap indie games Hidden Folks and Chuchel by Amanita Design. Also recently picked up Lords of Waterdeep as mentioned above.
I’m considering Tropico 6 since I’ve enjoyed and got good value out of the previous three in the series. I’d also like to pick up Disco Elysium, but I’m kind of waiting for a > 25% discount. It’s been discounted that much numerous times previously so I thought they might drop it a bit more for the Summer sale, but alas.
Other games I’m considering are Scythe, Slay The Spire, Frostpunk and even Doom Eternal, which is 50% off.
Has anyone played any of these?
I like smaller indie and board games usually, but occasionally others. I picked up some cheap indie games Hidden Folks and Chuchel by Amanita Design. Also recently picked up Lords of Waterdeep as mentioned above.
I’m considering Tropico 6 since I’ve enjoyed and got good value out of the previous three in the series. I’d also like to pick up Disco Elysium, but I’m kind of waiting for a > 25% discount. It’s been discounted that much numerous times previously so I thought they might drop it a bit more for the Summer sale, but alas.
Other games I’m considering are Scythe, Slay The Spire, Frostpunk and even Doom Eternal, which is 50% off.
Has anyone played any of these?
Holy Crap, wanting to duplicate the Aliens experience, I may be forced to buy this :
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This appears to be a good candidate for the last stand gunfight, Aliens-style.Holy Crap, wanting to duplicate the Aliens experience, I may be forced to buy this
Summer 2021
If you want something that better captures the first movie Alien (which isn't really a sci-fi shoot 'em up but really a horror movie that takes place in outer space) play Alien: Isolation. I've dabbled with this game in VR mode as well, it is one creepy game.
The first two Alien movies illustrate the cavernous divide between Ridley Scott and James Cameron's cinematic styles.
For sure I will put this game in my Steam wishlist. I loved the first two Alien movies.
That video's been removed - what game was it?Holy Crap, wanting to duplicate the Aliens experience, I may be forced to buy this
Summer 2021