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PaperclipPerfector  4mo ago (text post)   2033 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for June 28, 2024

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Just pasting directly what I put elsewhere:

Haven't checked if all of these are on sale, but:

  • Six Ages (revamp of the classic tribal RPG/strategy simulation King of Dragon Pass - if you haven't played KoDP, what are you even doing?)
  • The Banner Saga (kind of resembles KoDP but more focus on battles)
  • Frostpunk (post-apocalyptic city simulation)
  • The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante (dark fantasy choose-your-own-adventure)
  • Pentiment (medieval adventure/detective)
  • Return of Obra Dinn (dark time-detective style puzzle)
  • Roadwarden (dark fantasy RPG)
  • Griftlands (Slay the Spire style scifi deckbuilder with fun mechanisms)

All single-player, note. Might also add in Balatro, since others had already recommended it multiple times in the discussion I commented on.

I've just started with Vagrus:The Riven Realms, which is a combination Roadwarden, Sunless Seas with a bit of Darkest Dungeon combat. Really enjoying it. Great if you like merchant caravan style games in a fantasy post apocalyptic setting.

Would you recommend KoDP before Six Ages or would you recommend for someone that doesn't play that much to go straight to Six Ages?

You can go either way. KoDP is a bit more complex gaming-mechanics-wise (which could be a minus or a plus in your opinion, the mechanics are not super complex either way) and the story is a bit richer and longer.

What's your opinion on six ages 2? Is it an improvement on 1 or more of the same?

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