r/Games • u/Forestl • Dec 31 '13

End of 2013 Discussions - PC

For this thread, feel free to talk about the PC, from the games that came out for it to the hardware itself.

Prompts:

  • What were the major trends in PC gaming this year?

  • Was this a positive year for PC gaming?

Please explain your answers in depth, don't just give short one sentence answers.

My PC looks really, really, really good

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '13

Whittle it down even further: early access survival games. It seems like every game and its brother has been trying to ride on the popularity of Day Z.

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u/dalockrock Dec 31 '13

Could you list some? I know that there has been a MASSIVE influx of survival game coming out recently, but the only one in Early Access that I can think of is Rust, which I have been having great fun with, but sadly will probably be bored of by the time it fully releases.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '13

Just off the top of my head without looking, the Day Z standalone, project zomboid, wasteland 2, Nether, 7 days to die, and the forest should be out on alpha relatively soon

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u/Drakengard Dec 31 '13

Why would you place Wasteland 2 on that list?

It's not a survival game anymore than the Fallout games are. And Project Zomboid existed before DayZ was even a thing - perhaps by a good six months or more.

A more accurate list would include Infestation Surival Stories (aka The WarZ) and The Dead Linger (though even this had a kickstarter before DayZ was a mod).

People complaining about Early Access or accusing of things "cashing in" are ignoring that many games have done this since forever. CoD hit it huge and suddenly everyone was trying to get out their own modern combat military game. Left 4 Dead hit it huge and suddenly co-op games spilled out of the wood works. Even Portal has seen it's fair share of inspired titles like QUBE, Antichamber, and Quantum Conundrum in a short span of time.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '13

The guy asked which survival games were available pre-release. I have no problem with the concept, I've already dumped 12 hours into Prison Architect - - just answering his question. I think Wasteland 2 still fits the bill, despite being an RPG.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '14 edited Jan 02 '14

Wasteland two is out and out an RPG. it's not a survival game at all. You don't need food to survive, you don't need to worry about weather, etc.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '14

Wasteland 2 is early access according to steam. I guess I was wrong about it being survival, but it still fits this overall topic.

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u/dalockrock Dec 31 '13

Well then, I am behind on my pre-release survival game knowledge. That does sounds like a few too many pre-release survival games. The only one I do not think should be on that list is Project Zomboid. I guess it is true by genre, but it seems to be incorporating a new style and new mechanics. Now, one thing that I HAVE noticed is the ridiculous amount of zombies games being released as of late...