Stump the Gaming Geniuses (Guess the Game)

[ZedClampet]

We have a friend staying over and I didn’t have time to make a new screenshot, so I pulled an old screenshot from Steam. It's the only game I've ever uploaded screenshots from though, so this is the only time I'll be able to do this

Well, I googled aprimay and septober and came up with Rimworld. I've only played a few minutes of this, but the map looks right now that I think about it.

 

[Pifanjr]

Well, I googled aprimay and septober and came up with Rimworld. I've only played a few minutes of this, but the map looks right now that I think about it.

Correct!

It's indeed not much to look at, but as we all know gameplay is more important than graphics.

 

[ZedClampet]

Correct!

It's indeed not much to look at, but as we all know gameplay is more important than graphics.

It is, indeed, more important, but I won't play games if I find the graphics too ugly no matter how good the gameplay is, and some of it depends on my vision. I can't play Rimworld because the graphics are so bad that with my poor vision I can't see what anything is, and I don't want to hold my magnifying lens to the screen the whole time. Maybe some day I'll still give it a go.

 

[Brian Boru]

I won't play games if I find the graphics too ugly no matter how good the gameplay is

Yeah, I've moved gradually in that direction too—paid my dues on 'beginner graphics' in 90s-00s Makes a big difference that graphics have become so much better in the last ~15 years compared to earlier—starting with say Crysis in 2007—so that now they're a legit game element, rather than previously being a constraint.

I don't want to hold my magnifying lens to the screen

Umm… would reducing screen resolution solve that? Would make everything bigger, at expense of a smaller viewport.

Big Ambitions?

 

[ZedClampet]

Umm… would reducing screen resolution solve that? Would make everything bigger, at expense of a smaller viewport.

Big Ambitions?

It doesn't make everything bigger. It makes the window smaller along with everything in it. Maybe that works differently in different games depending on how they have them set up? If I then max out the window, everything gets back to normal size, but now it's blurry. The solution would be to buy a large monitor and play on my poor, neglected desktop.

And Big Ambitions is correct!

I think @Pifanjr probably knew what it was and thought, "Man, I don't have time for this crap..."

 

[Pifanjr]

I think @Pifanjr probably knew what it was and thought, "Man, I don't have time for this crap..."

I wanted to give other people a chance to guess as well. I suspect the previous guessing thread died because everyone was intimidated by how good I am at guessing games.

 

[Zloth]

Hmmm, an early access game.... must be Big Ambitions.

 

[ZedClampet]

Hmmm, an early access game.... must be Big Ambitions.

Correct, but Brian beat you to it.

 

[Zloth]

Correct, but Brian beat you to it.

D'oh!!

 

[Brian Boru]

"Man, I don't have time for this crap..."

I'm with Stu

Er, I agree! Who does? Oh yeah, you…

must be Big Ambitions

I'll pass my turn, so take 'er away Zenor Zloth

 

[Zloth]

Thanks!

 

[Pifanjr]

I thought it was a Mass Effect game for a second, but there's too much that doesn't fit.

 

[Zloth]

Not Mass Effect or Andromeda.

 

[McStabStab]

Anthem?

 

[Zloth]

Nope, not Anthem.

 

[neogunhero]

Thanks!

I am going to guess The Callisto Protocol, the aesthetics seems right to me.

Here is my submission!

 

[Zloth]

Sorry @neogunhero, but you've guessed wrong.

 

[ZedClampet]

Sorry @neogunhero, but you've guessed wrong.

Just because no one has guessed the obvious, I'll say X4

 

[Brian Boru]

I'm pretty sure I played a demo for this game within the past year—as @neogunhero says, the style is distinctive.

Cannot think of the title tho
Not that I want to—don't have time to launch and find a suitable screenie anyway

ETA: I remember… I think

Spoiler: I'm not competing in game

Echo

 

[captaincrazy]

Here is my submission!

ahh BulletStorm (Bulletstorms?) - last game i played on Windows (now Linux gaming)

 

[captaincrazy]

Whats this?!? 😲

 

[ZedClampet]

I am going to guess The Callisto Protocol, the aesthetics seems right to me.

Here is my submission!

Whats this?!? 😲

lol you two aren't playing quite right. You are supposed to successfully guess the last game before posting your picture. You've both jumped the gun a bit in posting your pictures, but I appreciate your enthusiasm. If anyone wants to make a guess at their screenshots, go for it

 

[ZedClampet]

I'm going to guess that @Zloth posted Echo. If that is correct, I'm passing my turn to both @neogunhero and @captaincrazy

I've had Echo on my wishlist since that caveman, the one with the beard, discovered fire. I'm going to have to start chucking stuff that I never actually buy even when they are on sale.

 

[Zloth]

I'm going to guess that @Zloth posted Echo. If that is correct, I'm passing my turn to both @neogunhero and @captaincrazy

I've had Echo on my wishlist since that caveman, the one with the beard, discovered fire. I'm going to have to start chucking stuff that I never actually buy even when they are on sale.

It is Echo!

I would only get it on a sale. It's worth the time, IMHO, just to see its interesting take on only doing what you've done, but everything else about the game is very bare bones. The story is dictated to you as you walk between levels, all the levels look very similar, and there's really not much depth to the shooting gameplay. I wouldn't expect to finish it. (The idea sure would make a fun level in an action-adventure or single character RPG!)

 

[neogunhero]

ahh BulletStorm (Bulletstorms?) - last game i played on Windows (now Linux gaming)

You got it! Full Clip Edition from 2017 specifically And sorry @ZedClampet