Lamplighters League (1930's Xcom) by HBS, devs of Battletech and Shadowrun
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spronk
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not many reviewers
its out on gamepass, i probably will check it out - someone on twitter said its a Indiana Jones/Mummy style tactics game which sounds awesome
interesting visual style
its out on gamepass, i probably will check it out - someone on twitter said its a Indiana Jones/Mummy style tactics game which sounds awesome
Buy The Lamplighters League | Xbox
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
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interesting visual style
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Gavinmad
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I reaaaaaally want to white knight HBS here, but fuck those greedy faggots for the way they priced Battletech DLC.
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Ambiturner
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j00t
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i think it's less about being too poor to afford gamepass, and more about too many streaming/gaming services. it is with me at least. but i'll usually pick up gamepass for a couple months every year/every other year to catch up on whatever games i haven't played yet.
but yeah, let's say someone who works full time and has an active social life might only have a few hours a week for gaming, it doesn't really make sense to pay subs for a bunch of services. also with gamepass/psplus, you don't own the games. if you stop paying your sub, you lose access to the games. if your in a situation where you always have gamepass, then it really doesn't matter, but for someone like me, who only subs every once in a while, it's kind of irritating not being to just buy the game and play it whenever you want.
that being said, the counterargument of it only being like $10 a month to play a bunch of games that you'll never replay again is quite the deal
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Kirun
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Gamepass was something I dropped just because I felt like I rarely ever used it. Same reason I dropped Netflix, D+, etc.
It also felt a lot like "dailies" to me, in that there's a constant nagging rush to finish a game ASAP, because you don't own said game and want to complete it before it's dropped from the platform(same FOMO mechanism that dailies prey on).
For the budget, $5-10 dollar games? Sure, it's great for just the 30-60m session timewaster type shit. But I just hated it for AAA releases or "old" AAA releases. I'd rather just buy the games instead of renting them.
It also felt a lot like "dailies" to me, in that there's a constant nagging rush to finish a game ASAP, because you don't own said game and want to complete it before it's dropped from the platform(same FOMO mechanism that dailies prey on).
For the budget, $5-10 dollar games? Sure, it's great for just the 30-60m session timewaster type shit. But I just hated it for AAA releases or "old" AAA releases. I'd rather just buy the games instead of renting them.
Mr Creed
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Other than GTA V (because Take-Two is asshole) pretty much everything third party on Game Pass stays for a year at least. First/Second party games are there forever.
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Qhue
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So everything is going along great with the missions and the doomsday clock etc and then around Week 16 or so everything goes haywire. Now I'm routinely facing swarms of 13 mobs in a single encounter each of which hits like a mack truck and most are immune to real-time takedowns.
I played one scenario 6 times only to fail the optional objective due to pure attrition. This also means that you are effectively stuck using the most powerful agents because trying to swap in a defensive or specialized agent is a fast track to painsville.
That having been said, it's generally a fun title...just very punishing all of a sudden.
I played one scenario 6 times only to fail the optional objective due to pure attrition. This also means that you are effectively stuck using the most powerful agents because trying to swap in a defensive or specialized agent is a fast track to painsville.
That having been said, it's generally a fun title...just very punishing all of a sudden.
Shmoopy
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Welp, this flopped pretty hard which sucks because I like the developer. Paradox already declared it a tax write off.
It's only got 132 Steam reviews a week after release so guess its no surprise.
www.gamewatcher.com
www.paradoxinteractive.com
It's only got 132 Steam reviews a week after release so guess its no surprise.
Paradox Interactive says The Lamplighters League's | GameWatcher
Paradox Interactive is adjusting its financial records to reflect that "The Lamplighters League" didn't do as well commercially as it had hoped, and it's now taking a significant financial hit in Q4 2023 because of it.
www.gamewatcher.com
Paradox Interactive writes down MSEK 171 of capitalized development cost for The Lamplighters League - Paradox Interactive
Paradox Interactive is a world leading PC games publisher known for games such as Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings.
www.paradoxinteractive.com
Gavinmad
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Welp, this flopped pretty hard which sucks because I like the developer. Paradox already declared it a tax write off.
It's only got 132 Steam reviews a week after release so guess its no surprise.
Paradox Interactive says The Lamplighters League's | GameWatcher
Paradox Interactive is adjusting its financial records to reflect that "The Lamplighters League" didn't do as well commercially as it had hoped, and it's now taking a significant financial hit in Q4 2023 because of it.
Paradox Interactive writes down MSEK 171 of capitalized development cost for The Lamplighters League - Paradox Interactive
Paradox Interactive is a world leading PC games publisher known for games such as Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings.
I never even heard of it until after it came out on Game Pass and I own all the other HBS games. Sounds like Paradox dropped the ball when it came to marketing.
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LOL. 690 peak players. Ouch. Day 0 DLC from the devs who brought us that shit Battletech game and its pile of shitty, overpriced DLC. I guess people saw these idiots coming this time and noped out.Welp, this flopped pretty hard which sucks because I like the developer. Paradox already declared it a tax write off.
It's only got 132 Steam reviews a week after release so guess its no surprise.
Paradox Interactive says The Lamplighters League's | GameWatcher
Paradox Interactive is adjusting its financial records to reflect that "The Lamplighters League" didn't do as well commercially as it had hoped, and it's now taking a significant financial hit in Q4 2023 because of it.
Paradox Interactive writes down MSEK 171 of capitalized development cost for The Lamplighters League - Paradox Interactive
Paradox Interactive is a world leading PC games publisher known for games such as Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings.