Whoa, you like supporting developers by buying original games even if they aren't deeply discounted?! Have I got a rec for you...

Unrelated to anything, I bought Shadow Tactics at 50% off during this steam sale.

It's your guys' lucky day - I have a THREE IN ONE review post to make. Picked up a several cheap, simple puzzle games on Friday, and am ready to pass judgement on the first 3 I spent some time with, all of which are from the same developer:

Hook: meh. A bunch of lines are tangled up with each other and it's on you to figure out the right order to untangle them. The mechanic isn't super catchy and it doesn't get any more interesting when they introduce modifications to it. Don't recommend.

Push: also meh. There's a bunch of buttons in each level and some of them have symbols and based on the symbols you have to press them in the right order, and also not all the buttons are visible at once so you have to switch the puzzle view while doing this. Major thumbs down, the gimmick sucks.

But, the finale...

klocki: this one's great. You try to make groups of lines connect with each other, either by swapping pieces or rotating them depending what kind of piece they are:



It has a gorgeous, simple aesthetic and good sound (to be fair Push has these too but that alone can't carry a game) and I found this style of puzzle much more fun to solve. This one's a winner!

Also they're all $1 so go buy klocki.

+1 for klocki. I played it on mobile but it was awesome.

I didn't like klocki, found it tedious.

I'm not a huge klocki fan either. I got it on sale a while back prolly played it for about an hour but it got dry fast. Guess for a dollar thats still ok value though

Watch some playthrough before purchasing, but I'm enjoying Battle Chef Brigade. It's definitely NOT going to be for everyone.


Imagine a cooking show as an anime where the contestants have to go out into the wild and gather ingredients by battling monsters out in the wild. Then they bring the ingredients back and cook them up, all while timed. Oh yeah, the timer started before you even went out to start looking. When you cook, you're basically playing a spin on a match-3 game but it's got a little more depth and complexity than you'd think if I just said it was a matching gem game.

I like it, and I don't mind tossing $20 to a developer for a game that's going to give me at least 5+ hours of entertainment. I know there's a lot more game there, but I might not play it again for a while, if ever. I have a tendency to play things once and then never go back to them, but that's not a statement on the game. Just saying that $20 means very little in a world where I toss 30-80 bucks on a round of golf I guess.

First there were no bundles for a while on HB and now we're getting an utter crap one:
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/c...rs-racing-2017

I guess the days of HB are truly over. Thanks IGN.

After 2 years of use, my wired 360 controller for PC is starting to lose its connection unless I hold the wire a certain way, so I definitely need to replace it. Hopped on Amazon and they don't sell the wired 360 controller for PC anymore, only wireless.

Is it safe to go wireless? No lag or unreliable connections or anything?

You'll likely have to get a ****ty third party wireless USB dongle that has a high chance of being a piece of **** from one to the next, unless someone stepped up and started making actual nice ones in the last couple years, which they may have.


I've always just used a wired 360 controller because of how bad the available dongles were for the wireless.

If you have an Xbone then you can use that controller wired though the micro USB. Never tried but I think you can do it with a DS4 as well. I'm still using wired 360 for PC though.

What about:

AmazonBasics Xbox One Wired Controller $23 (Free shipping over $25)

I use https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/USBBT400/ but I couldn't get my xbox one s to work wirelessly. I thought it was the controller's fault, but maybe I'm wrong.

tbf the recent $35 bundle was quite good as was the regular telltale bundle.

You're right, I forgot about that since I owned many of the games and passed on it. So I guess some of the bundles will prevail but this one seems worst in a while.

I do, I'll try that...

I'd prefer the 360 if possible just cause I'm so used to it and I love the thumbstick feel of that controller.

Didn't even realize you needed a separate receiver for the wireless, yuck.

Yeah people think I'm crazy but I prefer the 360 controller to the Xbone as well.

Tried the XB1 controller wired and it worked out pretty well and also this happened to start overtime (direct link, because 2+2 is slow as hell to load it: here)



This should work, except I think it's a little louder and my gf may not appreciate it as much when sleeping

I'm not a high-usage controller guy, but I have several of the PDP Afterglow Xbox 360 controllers (not the "Rock Candy" version) and they seem very well built. They are officially licensed controllers, not some knock-off brand. I just played a three-player Overcooked game with the kids the other day.

The rubber cracked on one of the analog sticks, but that a) may have been a child problem, and b) maybe that happens to all controllers. I bought some stick covers, problem solved.

$30 new on Amazon, though I've gotten them for less on the Marketplace.

I had a wireless 360 controller hooked up through a dongle on my Mac and never had any problems while playing, though I did have to reinstall the software any time there was an OS update. I switched to DS4 since the buttons were getting sticky but 360 controller is far superior, not sure how Xbone holds up.

Also I don’t think that shot was going in

I haven't played many games but yes I searched this thread to see if there's any discussion on this game. I played it and found it to be amazing.

I played with PC + PS4 controller. I can't really imagine playing w/ Mouse and Keyboard. So make sure you have a controller if you pick it up for PC.

Really enjoying Deep Sky Derelicts through the 1st couple hours. The game looks great with an old school sci-fi comic book look to the art style. Combat is similar to Darkest Dungeon but instead of having access to all your abilities at once, there is a card draw mechanic similar to Hearthstone or MtG. As your characters pick up loot or level up they can equip new weapons, tools, or mods (cards to your deck) but you run the risk of bloating your deck so much that you can't get access to the right cards when you need them.

Sound like my type of game but I’m too backlogged atm, trying to get in a couple of must plays before baby gets here and I have other concerns

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified free on Humble Bundle

Not worth it.