Well, I figure I might just list the contents of my wishlist. Has anyone played any of these, what did you think, and do you still play them?
I reckon I'll only buy one or two at most this week.
Pandemonium, Legend of Dungeon, Surgeon Simulator 2013, Risk of Rain, Post Master, King Arthur's Gold, Savant - Ascent, Cranky Cat, Super Amazing Wagon Adventure, FATE, Ballpoint Universe: Infinite, Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut, Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage, Home, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves*, Not The Robots*, Dominique Pamplemousse, Steam Marines, Magicite, One Finger Death Punch, Poof (vs. the Cursed Kitty), Shadowrun Returns*, Retro City Rampage™, Hammerwatch, Revenge of the Titans, Overgrowth*, Rust*, Planet Explorers*, Corporate Lifestyle Simulator, RUNNING WITH RIFLES.
*Not likely to work on my computer.
Well let's see.
Most of those I can't say anything about.
Legend of Dungeon: I don't have a terribly large amount of time clocked on this, but so far it seems like a curious take on a roguelike. Generally fun.
Surgeon Simulator 2013: If you've seen people play this game, you've seen everything it has to offer. It's a simple title, capable of providing simple bloody fun, but once you get through it there isn't anything else to do.
King Arthur's Gold: This one I haven't actually
played, at least the recent-er versions, but what I know of it points to a generously fun mix between Team Fortress and Terraria. An odd game, but if you have a bundle of friends to play as a team with, it could be pretty good.
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage: Haven't played this exact game, only the original VCD. This... isn't a game so much as it's a method of indulging your inner OCD person. It's not bad, but I suspect that its replayability is limited by its nature. You can only get a space station/hall/house cleaned so often and so fast. Like Surgeon Simulator, it's simple bloody fun at times, but it doesn't last.
Revenge of the Titans: The later updates with "free" research broke it. Earlier versions where your research was only limited by your money seemed to play out better, because your successes allowed you to progress faster. Right now, it's as was earlier mentioned. There is a fairly strict path you must follow in research in order to win, making this game seem like it took the worst aspects of competitive Starcraft and DOTA simultaneously. It's somewhat fun on the overall, and perhaps in survival mode, plus the art style is nice, but there are definitely better TD games out there.
Overgrowth: I'm only familiar with the early alphas personally, but I saw some of the later alpha footage as the features are showcased regularly. The original, Lugaru, was very fun to play, the unique combat system makes every fight a potential challenge. With the upgrades to the physics and fighting mechanics, I think that Overgrowth, once complete, will be a very interesting game to play.
RUNNING WITH RIFLES: This... well, I find it hard to judge a game like this. One one hand, it's fairly basic, and you have to hunt around for information on how to do a lot of things because the game doesn't tell you much. Somewhat odd controls, confusing camerawork at times, this all compounds to a fairly mediocre first impression. However, the game itself, on the inside, is a very interesting beast. Once you get past the initial impression, the game itself plays like somebody crossed Cannon Fodder with Battlefield 1942. Or perhaps Operation Flashpoint. And Soldat 2D. It evokes many different games for me (Counter-Strike?), primarily due to how it combines large-scale strategic combat with individual involvement and top-down perspective. It's an odd game to play, but definitely interesting and fun, even just against (and with) AI.
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