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Funcom、マルチプレイヤーサバイバルゲーム『Dune: Awakening』のリリースに先立ちSteamで予約販売を開始 | gamebiz playing-games.com/576782/ #Funcom、マルチプレイヤーサバイバルゲーム『Dune:Awakening』のリリースに先立ちSteamで予約販売を開始 #Game #GameNews #gamebiz #GamingNews #Social #SocialGameInfo #インフォ #ゲーム #ゲーム最新情報 #人気アプリ #最新情報

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Zendadaist

#MMO geekery ahoy

Having more time stuck at home sitting with my leg propped up, and thus relegated to my laptop, has meant I've been bored enough to see if I can get the original #TheSecretWorld MMO game client working (the servers are still running). It stopped being playable on my main machine some time ago after a Win10 update messed with how add-ons work.

I did eventually get it to work on the laptop, though the launcher does get stuck in an infinite-patching loop about 40% of the time.

#Funcom has a lot of faults. I've been playing their games for 20 years, so I'm quite familiar with their failings. But one thing they have always excelled at is the game soundscapes. It's always been atmospheric and heavily tied into the environment, conveying themes and ideas through well-timed musical stings and an excellent use of sfx, instead of just looping zone MP3s.

It's really nice just... listening to #TSW once more through decent headphones. Travelling through the zones and hubs, and avoiding laughing-hyena woman in London.

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Zendadaist

Shameless nerd moment: I've finally got my PDF copies of Star Anvil's #TheSecretWorld #TTRPG corebook and the other bits (Monster cards, Power cards, Pregen characters).

It's based on the #Funcom #MMO of the same name (which still has running servers) and one of the writers of the RPG is one of the writers of the MMO story so I have high expectations for the lore. The missions and stories of the Secret World were always my favourite bits anyway.

System is 5th Edition which I'm not hugely familiar with but eh, details. I'm much more of a narrative & cinematic style of TTRPG player these days than a number cruncher (I do enough of that in the dayjob).

I've also got vouchers for hardcopy versions of it all too but am holding off on getting those shipped for now.

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Zendadaist

@massivelyop Well.... ooof. On the one hand I kinda agree with those but on the other I disagree with them at the same time.

The Secret World and what it did wright/wrong is a topic I seem to revsit semi-regularly. I've come to the conclusion that some of the things it did "wrong" in the genre were actually reasons I not only enjoyed my time there but found memorable. I LOVED the investigation missions, but then I'm a huge nerd and would do them in-character with others in my Cabal who were also in-character (in between runs of the PvP arenas like Fusang because that's how we rolled).

The charlie brown football analogy for the factions is pretty good though. My frustration at how dumb our supposed world-changing secret societies seemed to be at times was one of my biggest complaints!

It did feel lacking in width at times though. As in other activities and fluff like housing/Cabal housing. Not depth - it has tons of lore to immerse into. Not height - some very vertical progression there (and yes I see what they were TRYING to do with AEGIS not affecting lower zones: it's final form was much better than its truly awful debut).

Oh and the game introduced a dodge roll for it's (not great) combat -before- those were de rigeur everywhere else, and it would annoy me no end playing something else and trying to roll out of the way of an attack and remembering that the something else didn't have that option....

#TheSecretWorld#MMORPG#Funcom
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SBird

#TheLongestJourney is my favorite #PointAndClick #AdventureGame hands down. It has 24 years old and was created in #Norway Request: a remaster and release on all platforms with beautiful physical editions for #NintendoSwitch #Xbox and #PS5 This reminded me that I may still have both the 4CD and 2CD physical releases for #PC at my parents house :blobcatgiggle: The #GOG file comes also with gorgeous #ConceptArt manual, avatars, guide, wallpapers and soundtrack.
#Funcom vær så snill!

White Dragon's Lair, concept art for The Longest Journey by Funcom. Via GOG.
Roper's Castle, concept art for The Longest Journey by Funcom. Via GOG.
Ye Olde Geezer, concept art for The Longest Journey by Funcom. Via GOG.
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Zendadaist

Really enjoying the #warframe update (Whispers in the Walls) so far, although I've barely had time to do much beyond take my sweet time going through the quest marvelling at the tileset and finding all of the hidden secrets.

DE's environment team (artists, sound folks etc) just obliterated the ballpark and then some.

I had SUCH a The Secret World (the old #Funcom MMO) flashback when the quest got to a certain place. Filth-infested subway anyone?

Pro-tip: don't have the Naberus wing ephemera on while doing the quest.

Right, gotta go see a man about a fish.

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