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Are there any games you're planning to pick up during the Steam and GOG sales? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 4 months ago by stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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We've got two big sales going on, and I'm currently deciding what I would like to pick up. I'm planning to get Expeditions: Rome since it's 60% off, and I'm trying to decide if I want to finally get Terra Invicta.

What patient games are the people here planning to pick up? Maybe I'll find a few that I "need" to try!

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago

I don't have that much time to spend grinding!

I expected grind, considering it's free and very well made. But I don't find Warframe grind-y at all.

I do about 20% backtracking, due to playing asynchronously with a few friends, and doubling back to get them quest objectives.

Other than that, I can't think of a time I've repeated a level for any reason but failing the mission or just wanting to play it again.

The grind-y aspect is there, and stuff you can purchase is there, but it all feels like "New Game Plus" mechanics.

I've unlocked several additional mechanics and Warframe across my play without paying for them. They're amusing but the base game is so good I wasn't feeling anxious for them to unlock.

I eventually bought a character pack to support the developers, and sure enough, it played just like a "New Game Plus" variant. When I did that, I finally did revisit a bunch of old levels, to try out the new game mechanics in familiar contexts.