The General Pooter Games Thread.

[Psychosplodge]

a what?

[eldargal]

Star Trek Birth of the Federation. Also, totes, it was a great game.

[Psychosplodge]

What about that startrek online game, is that any good for you?

[Tyrendian]

I for one did quite enjoy it - it's certainly not overly complex or anything, and neither does it look amazingly good by today's standards (especially the ground part, which honestly is very meh all around, but also not what is important about a Star Trek game^^), but it's a fun way to dive into the universe and have some good times with friends.

[Kirsten]

just had a go of the Warmachine Tactics demo on Steam. I am liking the look of it, it has all the rules of the tabletop in place, but with single player missions comparable to things like XCOM, Shadow of the Horned Rat, Valkyria Chronicles etc. not just skirmish line ups. worth giving it a go I would say.

[Wolfshade]

oooh that might be worth a look

[Tyrendian]

if only the controls were as good as XCOM, or it had any kind of artificial intelligence beyond the level of a three year old... as an alpha or maybe early beta it would have been plenty good, but it's rather ridiculous to call the game in its current state "finished" and start releasing (expensive) DLC for it... the faults of Early Access for you Don't get me wrong, it's definitely worth a try and it does have great potential once the controls are less dodgy and there is a more meaningful selection of units (not that I expect many more free units to make it into the game - probably lots more DLC coming). But as it is now, I really can't justify the price tag they slapped on it...

[Kirsten]

when it was first released I was expecting it to be half the price it turned out to be. it certainly doesn't seem to be very finished it is true, I noticed a few bugs just doing a couple of missions. worth downloading the free demo though.

[Psychosplodge]

Yeah so I bought Elite: Dangerous at the weekend. Flying is easy-ish, but difficult to master. Combat is still a big no at the moment. Making money is going slowly. The galaxy is immense.

[Psychosplodge]

Bought my first ship. "Upgraded" from the starter ship to the [URL="http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Adder"]Adder[/URL] can make credits space trucking quicker now. The downside is this one sounds like the ******* offspring of a messerschmitt and a tractor. Just need about two million or so and I'm outfitting it to go exploring