2018-04-11 20:50 UTC · PC Gamer
Boss fights are great. Except when they're terrible! Things got heated when the PC Gamer staff debated whether the boss fight is good design or an antiquated videogame trope, so we decided to present our strongest evidence for each case. First up: a collection of our favorite bosses, the battles that have stuck with us for years. On page two, the list of shame: a whole bunch of bad, stupid bosses we hated fighting but love talking shit about. They all deserve it. The Master, Fallout Jody: I've finished Fallout twice and never defeated The Master by just straight-up shooting him in
2016-03-19 13:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (John Walker)
I was certain I’d never have any time for roguelites. To clear up confusion about this most ambiguous of genres, by this I mean games that have permanent or mostly permanent death states, where losing means starting again from the beginning, with finite resources, and not necessarily any end goal. In fact, if you’d asked me a few years back, I’d have said this was the antithesis of why I play games. …
2015-12-19 00:00 UTC · PC Gamer
2015-02-05 15:30 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alec Meer)
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game recommendations. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time. We had no idea what a roguelike resurgence there was going to be back when brutal yet light-hearted dungeon-running RPG Dredmor was released in 2011. Sure, a few were doing the rounds, but they were rare enough that this tongue-in-cheek take on perma-death adventuring seemed ever so special. It still is, even if what it’s doing seems rather more commonplace today. It’s got wit and strangeness as well as a mean streak a mile wide. …
2014-09-04 18:03 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (RPS)
We’re seven years old! (Actually, we were seven years old last month, but we’ve never been much for punctuality.) And so by way of celebration we’ve curated the latest weekly Humble Bundle, and that means we’ve chosen some of our most beloved indie games from the past seven years for the Pay What You Want sale. An esoteric bunch, but so very beautiful, all. If only there were room for all the delights of those many wonderful years. As ever, some of the money goes to charity, too: we chose EFF and Medecins Sans Frontieres. Find out more, below, or simply click over the t
2014-08-14 18:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alec Meer)
Clockwork Empires is a citybuilding/Lovecraftian survival sim from Gaslamp Games, they of the splendid Dungeons of Dredmor, in which you manage and protect Imperial colonists attempting to build a life on a new frontier. A new frontier which just so happens to contain Other Creatures. While it might be a dramatic departure from the successful roguelike that went before it, it does retain the horror-comedy tone. It arrives on Steam Early Access tomorrow, but I’ve been playing it for the last few days. …
2014-03-20 11:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (John Walker)
Imagine if so much of the bullshit Peter Molyneux has talked over the years was actually in a game. A simulation game where each tiny human lived their own lives, had their own thoughts and feelings and memories, and behaved accordingly. It’s a claim we’ve heard so often that it’s hard not to dismiss it out of hand. So much so that when Dungeons Of Dredmor developers Gaslamp Games were claiming it, I demanded they stop and prove it to me… They did. Clockwork Empires, a colonial village building sim (of sorts) pulls you in with the cult monster worship, but you stay for
2014-01-27 19:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (John Walker)
While the main Humble Bundle is diverting itself from gaming with a really quite splendid collection of audiobooks, it seems to have snuck out one of the best collections of games so far in its Weekly Bundle. Rather than showcasing games from one studio, this week it’s a collection of Roguelikes. (Everyone who wants to have a fight about the terminology, please do so here.) That’s Paranautical Activity, Dungeons Of Dredmor Complete, Hack Slash Loot, The Binding Of Isaac + DLC, Teleglitch Die More Edition, and Sword Of The Stars: The Pit Gold. Cor. (more…)
2013-10-31 16:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Nathan Grayson)
2012-08-24 05:39 UTC · Product Update · Valve
CORE: • FIXED: various issues with saving and loading games, including but not limited to your inventory disappearing, your save games breaking, and you losing levels when entering or leaving the pocket dimension. • FIXED: The Traditional Achievement Fixing Ritual has been performed. (Please join in at home by chanting to the Pterodactyl Wizards until you feel the icy grasp of their claws upon your shoulderblades.) • FIXED: primary stats not being buffed by skills • FIXED: game now runs correctly on machines with international localizations. • FIXED: aggressively regenerate levels when a level
2012-08-01 22:17 UTC · Product Release · Valve
Conquest of the Wizardlands, all new DLC for Dungeons of Dredmor, is Now Available on Steam! Deep within the pocket dimensions of the Wizardlands, the mighty Wizardkings plunge their hands greedily into their stashes of magical wizarding booze, desperately searching for more mana. Their time has passed, and they have faded into the drunken myths of obscurity. Some of them can still be seen on street corners, but most people just give them five zorkmids and walk away. While the Wizardkings have faded into the hangover-fuelled mists of time, their artifacts of power corrupt the world. Powerful w
2012-08-01 15:27 UTC · Product Update · Valve
NOTE: This is a major patch. We have tried to keep save games compatible between versions, but if we have not succeeded we apologize. We also strongly recommend being patient around mods; it may take a little time for mod creators to get their work updated to run with the new version of Dredmor. CORE: • SKILL: Two new skills, Daggers and Polearms. • SKILL: Accompanying new weapons for the Same. • SKILL: Shields: Defensive Bash changed to scale damage by block% • SKILL: Miscellaneous, undecipherable skill tweaks that absolutely nobody will notice. • CORE: burn="1" effect removed from game. • CO
2012-08-01 07:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Nathan Grayson)
Welp, I guess that’s it, then. We can’t escape it. The Steam Summer Sale’s returned, but honestly, can you remember a single moment before it began? Was there ever a moment before it began? Maybe we’re trapped in some infinite, Groundhog-Day-style loop of spending, obligation, and guilt. Maybe we’ll never escape. Maybe this is the least threatening eternal hell loop ever conceived. But oh well, because look at all of the savings! (more…)
2012-07-18 17:00 UTC · Announcement · Valve
The Steam Summer Sale continues today with huge savings throughout the store! Today's Daily Deals Include: * L.A. Noire; * Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion; * Thief Franchise; * S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Franchise; * Super Meat Boy; * Age of Empires Online; * Carpe Fulgur Collection; * Total War Mega Pack; * Indie Bundle VI - featuring Avadon, Zombie Driver, QUBE, Dungeons of Dredmor, Vessel; Don't forget to check back for a new Community Choice vote every 8 hours and new Flash sales throughout the day! You can also grab the Steam mobile app to make sure you never miss any great deals while you're on th
2012-06-20 19:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (John Walker)
I went back to Dungeons Of Dredmor recently, having realised it had expanded twice since I’d last played. The good news is it’s still as brilliant as ever. The bad news is, I’m still just as terrible at it. The brilliant news is, Kieron’s still just as cross that we’re all playing Rogue-likes now, after having ignored him about them for years. And the news news is, there’s to be another update “hastily named” Conquest Of The Wizardlands, due out soon. It’ll be adding not only new realms, but sneakiness and at last some weapon and armour aug
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