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Started 16 years ago by Whiterabbit-uk
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sixtyplus
Member

After perusing this thread it is obviously a little boys domain. It doesn't take intelligence to play a game in which you shoot first and ask questions later.
It's one thing to play a a shooter game in which your up against, e.g. monsters/aliens vs games in which the shooting of people/animals is satisfying and/or acceptable.
Lockett, you obviously like blood and gore in your games based on your very descriptive terminology which would make me wonder what your like in real life. And you don't even come close to the quality of Whiterabbits threads, though I have no use for shoot to kill scenerios.
Obviously none of you have seen death in real life; I rest my case.

Addendum: I'll take a game in which one has to think, one has to solve, one has to use ingenuity in which to plan the next move.

Posted 15 years ago #
thewebmaster
Member

Yes, sixtyplus, I have never seen real death. Your post is very motivating, but, unfortunately, I cannot receive its benefits. I really don't play em'.

Whenever I play a game, I usually play a thoughtful war game, in which bloodshed is not seeable in the computer generated world.

For instance, Steel Panthers, doesn't go down to the nitty gritty in killing. In fact, it's more for how to plan a battle, how to think it out, and not KILL, KILL, KILL!.

I'll take a game in which one has to think, one has to solve, one has to use ingenuity in which to plan the next move.
Steel Panthers; exactly that. It is freeware; I rest my case.

Those are the games I enjoy, and not KILL KILL KILL! games. If you wish, I will give you the link...
http://www.steelpanthersonline.com/main.asp
This s the official website, Matrix is giving it away for free, because it is so old. You see from a 2D position over what looks like a board game...
-Webmaster

Posted 15 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

Sixty plus: I don't mean to sound rude, but how can you rest your case with respect to those of us who have posted in this gaming thread. I doubt many peple who have seen death actually like to (or would)talk about it, as it's a very emotive subject. I wont talk about my experiences only to say you're very wrong.

I agree with you about playing games where you have to think, solve and have to use ingenuity, I love them also, but I also love mindless games sometimes as I just want to stare at the monitor and play a mindless game; usually to kill the pain, which mindless games do very well.

Regards

Stephen

Posted 15 years ago #
thewebmaster
Member

I mostly agree with Whiterabbit. You know WB, You should try posting Steel Panthers some time.

Now enjoy this topic while it lasts...I know one of the over skeptical moderators will soon delete our discussion and even more when I say this. LOL.

I am what the Skeptical moderators would call, the nice bendy stupid moderator. :) Just kidding...

Still, I think we should close this discussion, to save some of the skeptical guys from deleting the whole thing...

-Webmaster

Posted 15 years ago #
BuBBy
Teh adnim

I think this makes as much sense as -

Car driving games make people drive dangerously in real life.
Playing Windows Solitaire leads to a gambling addiction in casinos.
Sim City led to people becoming irresponsible city planners.
And games involving firing weapons lead to killing sprees on space stations behind Uranus.

I've played FPS (First Person Shooter) games for years - both offline against the computer, and online against other human players. To say it doesn't take intelligence to play such a game - I would say applies to any game.

To play such a game well involves careful visual observation, prediction, listening for audible cues (footsteps, falling objects, weapons reloading), team communication (spoken or otherwise), teamwork and coordination, resource management, tactics and strategy, accurate hand eye coordination, and good 3dimensional spatial skills. And all in real-time (none of this turn based rubbish). ;P

Yes, sixtyplus - a little boys domain. pew pew your dead, I shot you. No puzzles, ingenuity or plans. Even the military use such games as simulators as a type of training and to practice scenarios. A commando strike force or SWAT team locating and eliminating a terrorist force that is holding hostages. A commander taking his team of specialist soldiers into the jungle to eliminate a druglords hidden camp.

It is fine that you don't like or cannot manage such games - and cannot distinguish between the movie making death or that depicted by computer pixels and real life. But they are different to real death and killing. But just as you are welcome to your choice of game you play or tv you watch or books you read - so are others.

Seeing death in real life has never been a prerequisite to seeing death in a game, movie or book.

Posted 15 years ago #
sixtyplus
Member

WhiteRabbit is excellent on his threads and his description of games but when it comes to obvious enjoyment(said with emphasis) in seeing blood and gore whether human or animal then it becomes inappropriate.

FYI: I am a female, served during the Vietnam War, and became a psychiatric nurse. I cared about people and always will and yes games do sway the way younger people behave though it's obvious your in denial.
Training films are one thing, FPS's are another. And lest you already forgot it was per the use of training films that the Twin Towers were destroyed.
It was not my intent to "push buttons" but I will not apologize for expressing my opinion.
I have appreciated the gamegiveaway and a few other games posted per this forum and I thank you for the effort put forth to provide that.

Posted 15 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

Thank you SixtyPlus, btw, I worked as an intensive care nurse for awhile (until the deaths upset me too much). I chose to work as a male nurse (despite the hostility towards male nurses at the time) because I cared and thought I could make a difference because of my own experiences with pain. I believe a primary goal of a nurse apart from ensuring they get adequate care is empathy. And the only way to really empathize with people is to have been there yourself. Having been near death, had several accidents and been hospitalized countless times from the age of 18 months onwards, I was idealy placed to empathize with patients; something I was actually very good at, and because of it was able to ease the suffering of many people I cared for.

On a number of occassions I've had patients say to me after only a few days of care that they felt they'd known me all their lives.

You're entitled to your opinion, and no apology is necessary as this is a public forum and we're all entitled to an opinion, no matter how different it is to others; however what is unacceaptable is insulting others, even if it's in an apparently innocuous way as you did in your first post.

Regards

Whiterabbit

p.s.

If you wish to reply to what I've said above, please PM me rather than use this thread, which is meant for space shooters. Thank you.

Posted 15 years ago #
BuBBy
Teh adnim

I will instruct WhiteRabbit to not express any enjoyment in seeing blood and gore as you feel it is inappropriate.

Do games sway younger people to behave in a particular way, or do younger people already have an inclination to behave in such a way - and are also attracted to games depicting violence? Considering I have been playing games since the early 1980s and am now almost 40 years of age - and have never been violent - perhaps I am the exception that breaks the rule.

I hear that people who are arrested for illegal street racing also have 'need for speed' on their computers and '2 Fast 2 Furious' in their DVD collections. Obviously that is what pushed them over the edge. Or maybe they were always going to be real life street racers - and the games and movies just 'fit in' with their behaviour and interests. There are many many more people who have the game, and seen the movie on street racing, but prefer to ride a pushbike or walk or use public transport.

It was the use of training films that the Twin Towers were destroyed... we should ban training films too - because seeing something on film makes you go out and do it.

I've been watching Bruce Willis in Die Hard - so I know how to crash an Office Christmas Party, when it gets taken over by Terrorists. Yippee-ki-yay...

If you went to ask 1000 gamers who play the most violent games possible - you would most likely find fairly normal people from all backgrounds with no intentions or history of committing violence against other people.

Walk into a psychiatric ward or police lockup and speak to someone who has just committed the most atrocious violent crimes - and you might just find they own a violent movie (one of their favorites) or a computer or console game with violence in it (because computer games are so rare that only a sick killer would play one). They might even admit it was the game that made them 'do it' - or perhaps it was the man who lives in their fridge.

Violent games don't make people violent - but lots of people enjoy playing games that have violence (including violent people).

Posted 15 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

I could never have put it better myself BuBBy......:)

Posted 15 years ago #
sixtyplus
Member

Both well said, Whiterabbit and BuBBy. I will apologize if what I said was taken as an insult, that was not my intent.

I do remember one shooter when Win 95 was considered the best and that was Terminal Velocity; though I spent more time shooting trees and was usually beat by the "Boss" at the end of each level. Another more recent was LoTR but could not get past the Balrog. Ended up giving the game to a friend.

Edit: Whiterabbit, I think I did send a PM, not sure if I did it correctly.

Posted 15 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

It's about time I started to update this thread; especially considering Shmups are still one of my favorite arcade genres.

Just found the following bundle called Fall Gamebundle, that includes 3 space based games two of them shmups and one strategy game. They are Battlestorm, The Fleets of Sol and Astrokill. You can pick all three up for a little over $3.50. I've added a few more space oriented games to the Shmups thread, all from bundles that are live at this time.I've only checked the indie Gala and Game Bundle sites so far. There are at least 60 bundles live at the moment. most bundles retails for much less than $5, so you may find some excellent shmups if you check through the indie bundles that I've linked to in the Weekly round up of games thread over in the Game discussion sticky section. The three space games are worth more than that the cost of the whole bundle alone, in fact, the cheapest of those three games Battlestorm costs more if you buy it directly from Steam. All games come with Steam keys. You can find the deal HERE.

The following are several other space oriented games you'll find in one of the several Indie Gala bundles that are available at this time. You'll find Indie Gala
Idie Gala Prime Bundle includes Nightork Adventures - Beyond the Moons of Shadalee - Pilot your spaceship through procedurally generated dungeons Fight against evil demons, to save the galaxy in 30 missions, or IACTURA - It is your job to save the planet from its decay. Only you can prevent an extraterrestrial species from taking over all of humankind. G Prime - a gravity gripping steampunk slingshot simulator. Space Ranger ASK - a classic arcade shoot'em up game, featuring asteroid blasting, spacemen rescues, UFO destruction, asteroid mining and Boss fights! Two excellent real time space battles waged with waves of fighters and massive battleships are available in the form of Haegemonia: Legions of Iron and it's stand-alone expansion Haegemonia: The Solon Heritage are available via the Anuman Interactive bundle and you'll find even more space oriented games in the The Indie Gala Mogul bundle for example RX Squad a side scrolling smup (ground based). You can find the Indie Gala bundles HERE

There's another bundle on the Game bundle site that is soon to end called The LaborDay Bundle that also has a decent Shmup called Nordenfelt, which you can find HERE and see on Steam HERE. The usual cost of that game is £5.99/$8.99 but you can get it and nine other games for $3.73 (approx £2.88)

AStrokill

Battlestorm

Fleets of Sol

Haegemonia: Legions of Iron

Haegemonia: The Solon Heritage

Posted 8 years ago #
delenn13
Dedicated Gamer

I so miss Lockett, webmaster and, especially, Scubaguy. ;(

P.S. See, StrayCat, it worked. Thanks!

Posted 8 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

Hi Delenn, yeah, sadly Scubaguy passed away some years ago (not sure if you knew), though I don't know what happened to Lockett or Webmaster?

Posted 8 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

Here are some more Shmups and other related shooters that are on sale over on Steam until the 3rd October. I'll be leaving these up even when the sales end as they are related to this post. I may consolidate the whole thread once I've added the shmups released over the last several years. At least those available on PC.

For some reason, linking directly to the Steam page from these forums no longer works, so I've had to remove the codes that allowed you to click on the name of the game. instead I've had to post the direct links, but clicking on these will only take you to the sales page and not the actual game. To do that you will have to copy and paste each link into your browser to see the Steam page. The giveaway site have added something to the forums that won't allow direct links, but only to the home page.

I will see if I can find an alternative method when I have time.

Shmup Love Boom - 70% off £0.59
http://store.steampowered.com/app/387110/

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Renegades of Orion 2.0 - £1.59
http://store.steampowered.com/app/434780/

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Void - £3.99
http://store.steampowered.com/app/503710/

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1917 - The Alien Invasion - £3.99
http://store.steampowered.com/app/470060/

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War Birds: WW2 Air strike 1942 - £1.39 (50% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/451670

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Bladestar - £2.44 (65% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/424760/

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Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt - £0.99 (50% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/448790/

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Freespace 2 - £3.49 (50% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/273620

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Uriel's Chasm 2: את - £0.99 (75% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/414580

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Zotrix - £2.49 (75% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/343280/

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Zotrix - Solar Division - £6.99 (Tower Defense in space)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/351720/

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CDF Starfighter VR - £8.49 (15% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/433190/

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Naval War: Arctic Circle - £3.74 (75% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/200050/

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Fair Strike - £0.69 (75% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/352120/

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Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War - £3.35 (30% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/273600/

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Space Codex - £0.39 (51% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/469890/

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LUFTRAUSERS - £1.74 (75% off till 3rd Oct)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/233150/

Posted 8 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru
You can actually get The Renegades of Orion 2.0 via the Otakumaker Bundle 17 at the moment, which is available HERE till 26th October next month. Also included in the bundle are five other games:

Pills4Skills
The Grandfather
The Lady
Volstead
Alien Run

The total cost of the bundle is less than the cost of The Renegades of Orion 2.0 at only $1.49 whereas on Steam the game is $1.99 pl;us you get the other games. If you are into giving games as presents to friends and family, Otakumaker have some very generous offers. You can get two keys for each game for an additional $0.50 and 5 keys for an additional $1.50 and 10 keys for each game for an additional $3.50.

I'll be giving away a lot of games once the review site that Whizzy (giveaway name) Mavadelo (Steam name) has created for me is ready. So such deals are perfect for me. I've already been purchasing bundles from this site, but only recently started to get 5 or 10 bundles. I have over 10 000 spare Steam keys, so it's going to take a long time to give them away. :)

Renegades of Orion 2.0

You can check out Renegades of Orion 2.0 via the Steam store by copy and pasting the following link into your browser. Clicking on hyperlinks now only take you to the home page even though the address is correct for the games page:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/434780/
Posted 8 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru
Space Pirates and Zombies 2 has just gone on sale for the next 48hrs on steam. You can find the deal HERE.

The game is still in early access, so what you see in the following videos HERE, HERE and HERE, is not the final game. I have not checked through all of the content of each video so cannot guarantee any inappropriate language that I may have missed.
Key Features:
Posted 8 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

Here's more Shmups and similar games to find on Steam. most are decently priced. With the changes made to the giveaway site, to get to the correct Steam page you will need to copy paste the links I've provided. Hyperlinks no longer work properly. some security measure I think.

Gal-x-e http://store.steampowered.com/app/473510/ £1.59

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Lew Pulsipher's Doomstar
http://store.steampowered.com/app/504750/ £6.99

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Zenodyne R http://store.steampowered.com/app/466820/ £6.99
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RX Squad http://store.steampowered.com/app/494120 £1.59

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Galactic Fighters http://store.steampowered.com/app/513960/ £0.79

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Bitmaster (itch.io) https://comigo.itch.io/bitmaster $0.99

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Solar Shifter EX - http://store.steampowered.com/app/363940/ - £5.99

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Iron Sky: Invasion - http://store.steampowered.com/app/224900/ £14.99

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Starship Command (Itch.io) - https://evglabs.itch.io/starshipcommand $5 or more

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Starship Corporation - http://store.steampowered.com/app/292330/ - £14.99

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Star Drifter - http://store.steampowered.com/app/485330/ - £0.79

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Super Space Pug - http://store.steampowered.com/app/466840/ - £0.79

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Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax - http://store.steampowered.com/app/389650/ - £6.99

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Space Codex - http://store.steampowered.com/app/469890/ - £079 (£0.39 till Oct 3rd 16)

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Star Chronicles: Delta Quadrant - http://store.steampowered.com/app/383330/ - £0.79

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Posted 8 years ago #
Inas
Member

Thank you, WhiteRabbit.

Posted 8 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

:)

Posted 8 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

Just bringing this back to the front page as we have just been given a Shmup (Sat 1st sept 2018. :)

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