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Absolutely loving this game Black Market. It was in the last Championship bundle.

Unfortunately it's not on sale right now, but maybe it will before the winter sale is over. Basically the game consists of flying to different planets and space stations (just clicking on a map with lines between locations), picking up goods to buy low and sell high, and avoiding/killing pirates on the way. The battle system is limited, but pretty cool. If you get in a fight, the game turns into a side view battle (like a shmup) where you can move left and right and fire your weapons at the enemies above you.

The battles are a bit difficult at first, but once you salvage a good weapon, you can become pretty unstoppable. Thankfully, moving to the next system usually provides an immediate jump in difficulty, so it's not too easy all the time. Really though, what sets the game apart is its writing. You play as a trader named Vincent who has woken up with no memory and an eyepatch that is actually a cybernetic implant with a living AI inside it. I've actually laughed out loud more than once at this game. The writing (especially the dialogue) is good.

Definitely worth it for $2.50, or even $5. I wasn't expecting much and this game pleasantly surprised me.

@Idiotekque
Is that a space-sim game like Freelancer and EgoSoft's X series of games?

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Edit: Wrong thread.

Originally Posted by MysterD @Idiotekque Is that a space-sim game like Freelancer and EgoSoft's X series of games?

Same style, but it's not a dogfighting game. It's more strategy/shmup. A bit odd.

Originally Posted by Idiotekque Same style, but it's not a dogfighting game. It's more strategy/shmup. A bit odd.

Thanks for the info!

Originally Posted by Idiotekque Absolutely loving this game Black Market. It was in the last Championship bundle. Unfortunately it's not on sale right now, but maybe it will before the winter sale is over. Basically the game consists of flying to different planets and space stations (just clicking on a map with lines between locations), picking up goods to buy low and sell high, and avoiding/killing pirates on the way. The battle system is limited, but pretty cool. If you get in a fight, the game turns into a side view battle (like a shmup) where you can move left and right and fire your weapons at the enemies above you. The battles are a bit difficult at first, but once you salvage a good weapon, you can become pretty unstoppable. Thankfully, moving to the next system usually provides an immediate jump in difficulty, so it's not too easy all the time. Really though, what sets the game apart is its writing. You play as a trader named Vincent who has woken up with no memory and an eyepatch that is actually a cybernetic implant with a living AI inside it. I've actually laughed out loud more than once at this game. The writing (especially the dialogue) is good. Definitely worth it for $2.50, or even $5. I wasn't expecting much and this game pleasantly surprised me.

Aww man, I kind of wanted it to be about being in the Russian mafia and intimidating store owners to give you Nvidia and ATI cards as tribute and then taking out the bonus game Steam keys and selling them on the internet.

So it's kind of like Recettear but scheistier and not Anime and in space?

It looks like there's a version you can play in a browser or download at the developer's site but I imagine those are demos?

http://www.bigblockgames.com/

No clue about the demos. Doesn't feel like Reccetear at all though. Think of it as a strategy space trucking simulator, but with quasi-shmup combat in between. If you've played Freelancer or X, you'd understand. It's the same idea as those, just totally different gameplay and not quite as much variation (ships, guns, etc).

Note that it does have a story, and excellent writing. It's not just trading.

Originally Posted by Motoki Aww man, I kind of wanted it to be about being in the Russian mafia and intimidating store owners to give you Nvidia and ATI cards as tribute and then taking out the bonus game Steam keys and selling them on the internet. So it's kind of like Recettear but scheistier and not Anime and in space? It looks like there's a version you can play in a browser or download at the developer's site but I imagine those are demos? http://www.bigblockgames.com/

From what I recall, it's not a demo, it's the full game.

Originally Posted by Idiotekque Definitely worth it for $2.50, or even $5. I wasn't expecting much and this game pleasantly surprised me.

Woo!

That game was the one reason I decided I had to grab that bundle. Nice to know it doesn't suck.

Hm, well someone try this.

http://www.bigblockgames.com/games/blackmarkethd/

Looks like you can download the game for free. xD

Originally Posted by Idiotekque Absolutely loving this game Black Market. It was in the last Championship bundle. Unfortunately it's not on sale right now, but maybe it will before the winter sale is over. Basically the game consists of flying to different planets and space stations (just clicking on a map with lines between locations), picking up goods to buy low and sell high, and avoiding/killing pirates on the way. The battle system is limited, but pretty cool. If you get in a fight, the game turns into a side view battle (like a shmup) where you can move left and right and fire your weapons at the enemies above you. The battles are a bit difficult at first, but once you salvage a good weapon, you can become pretty unstoppable. Thankfully, moving to the next system usually provides an immediate jump in difficulty, so it's not too easy all the time. Really though, what sets the game apart is its writing. You play as a trader named Vincent who has woken up with no memory and an eyepatch that is actually a cybernetic implant with a living AI inside it. I've actually laughed out loud more than once at this game. The writing (especially the dialogue) is good. Definitely worth it for $2.50, or even $5. I wasn't expecting much and this game pleasantly surprised me.

You know I passed on this not being sure what it was. Now it sounds like a better version of one of my favorite games all time :(

Hopefully this pops up in another bundle soon.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox You know I passed on this not being sure what it was. Now it sounds like a better version of one of my favorite games all time :( Hopefully this pops up in another bundle soon.

Judging from this:

Originally Posted by Idiotekque Hm, well someone try this. http://www.bigblockgames.com/games/blackmarkethd/ Looks like you can download the game for free. xD

You may be the wiser of us, having not bought a free game!

Originally Posted by Idiotekque Hm, well someone try this. http://www.bigblockgames.com/games/blackmarkethd/ Looks like you can download the game for free. xD

Originally Posted by Idiotekque Judging from this: You may be the wiser of us, having not bought a free game!

DLing now! Thanks. Looking forward to it. Between KF Christmas Cheevos, TSW, and now this I am inundated with good games.

Edit:
Just DLed, installed, and started playing a little. This game does feel a lot like a new version of Gazillionaire, only better, thanks again.

Originally Posted by Idiotekque Judging from this: You may be the wiser of us, having not bought a free game!

OK. I downloaded it. It's version 1.0, and it continually crashes on me. The game on Gamersgate is noted as version 1.04, and has a different filesize. I'm downloading it know and I'll let you know if it crashes on me like the one from the web page.

I seem to recall that, when I grabbed the bundle, there was a link on the page to buy the HD version. I don't see one any more.

Ah. Also, the one from the web page has a link on the bottom of the screen where you can click to buy the full version.

Hm, not sure. The version I have from GG looks really clean and good. There's really no graphics options in the game, but I wouldn't even both changing the resolution if I could. It's a pretty game, for what it is.

At least the browser based version is free.

Googled a bit, found this. http://www.violentgamerreviews.com/2...pressions.html

Sounds like the free version is limited, they just don't specify that very well on their webpage.

Oblivion GOTY (not Deluxe) price glitch $4.99.
http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ES4OGOT...e-year-edition

EDIT: asheskitty beat me to it

Oblivion GOTY came out to around $4.50 with IAMANELDERGEEK + BlueCoins cashback.

The Deluxe additions are pretty pointless from what I know, so GOTY is fine for me.

Obviously, this is Steam redeemable.

I'm just pointing out that there is a Deluxe and that it comes with more DLC. (And I finally picked it up on the steam summer sale for $12.) Yes steam. Sorry, I was in a rush to get the word out since I suspect it's a price glitch.