Steam Summer Sales 2014 |OT3| Sale over, new thread tonight/tomorrow
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Ikaruga is a weird one, but despite being one of the harder shmups still one I would recommend to people who think they are bad at the genre.
Something about the polarity system feels really intuitive to me. As long as you think about how to use it, and use the level select to practice individual stages, the whole process of learning the game/bullet patterns seems to come a lot more naturally than in other shmups.
What I meant by 'damaging the ecosystem' was that Steam's not only been receiving praise lately. The almost universal trust it enjoyed some years ago has been declining; that's the damaged ecosystem, not the whole of PC gaming. As I said in what you quoted, I don't actually have a definite opinion on what the sales do to PC gaming as a whole, because I have far from enough data to base it on.
However, some devs do have that opinion, which they can base on what they've been seeing in the sales of their own games. I'm not gonna go search for links right now, but there've been plenty of interviews, opinion pieces, blog articles and what not, from devs, about their negative perception of the long-term influence of Steam sales. One I remember clearly was by Jason Rohrer, which was debatable, but spawned quite a lot of responses. So, yeah, there is an increasing mistrust of Steam coming from developers (at least from indies) because they think the sales aren't wholly beneficial to PC gaming as a whole, and that mistrust led to what I called a damaged ecosystem. Sorry if I wasn't clear. It's late.
And, by the way, of course *I* dislike the complaints and heightened expectations... I'm not going to claim omniscience. It doesn't negate my comment.
MisterLuffy
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Nice.
twothunder
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That's just great. Almost makes me wish it was real just to have a good laugh about it.
Cloudius12
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I dont even know what these keys are. wtf
;-; I hate you.
Dont fall for the hype then. You should know better than anyone else what games you are good at/you enjoy.
But yeah, I kinda feel the same. lol
Currently on sale for $12.49. But you can trade Team Fortress 2 keys obtain from the Steam Market to trade for cheaper copy.
Madrugador
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Is there any mod for making XInput work in GTA San Andreas?
BinaryPork2737
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They're keys for tf2 crates. It's the trader's currency of choice. You can get games for cheap by trading for them, generally by buying them when they reach low prices and then later trading them for a game you want.
I have never been more pleasantly surprised by a game. It feels like the bastard child of Drake and Kratos. So many awesome moments, in a really tight package.
MisterLuffy
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How do you get keys without buying them?
Leftover humble stuff from a while ago.
Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 2 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).
Rules for this Giveaway:
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself. Don't try to claim games you have no interest in collecting or playing. Don't claim games to give them to friends off-site.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:
Fieldrunners --MB-59557CE29F25EA22- Taken by SmarterUnconscious
The Shivah --MB-298FD5053B279090- Taken by graywolf323.
Playing the game I suppose.
ERMAGERD TRANSISTOR
But it's not THAT on sale... should I wait?
Yes. Or participate on the giveaway going on currently.
I should not have said that since you are going to reduce my chances of winning it (which are already very low), but oh well. 
You sure are making it hard for me. I will stand strong this time, I made a promise to myself. lol
Ah, got it. Thanks. Eh, seems complicated and time demanding. I think I will it for a sale. Eventually. It has to happen right? :X
I just remember the gorgeous boxart and being like... what is this game?
Completely ruined with the IGN quote.
MisterLuffy
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legacyzero
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Bought Payday 2. Was that a good decision?
breadtruck
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I just remember the gorgeous boxart and being like... what is this game?
I bought it on a whim one day at Walmart. I just wanted ANYTHING to play on my Gamecube since I wasnt currently using it, and I figured, ehh, why not a shooter. No regrets yo.
XANDER CAGE
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This is a good video game.
ModBot said:Instructions for participants:
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Rules for this Giveaway:
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Transistor --MB-AA79C99657199AC9- Taken by UncleO. 84 entrants total.
There is just something unsettling about the word frothing. Cannot put my finger on it, but it just makes me queasy.
ShadowgeistX
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I'm kinda justifying it that way too. It might get to the point where I'll buy it tonight heh.
MarcoZombieCannon
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You'll need the ASI loader if you don't have it already, but here is Ginput. It works fine aside from the triggers still being read as digital. If that link doesn't work for whatever reason, just google it. I had issues downloading it from gtagarage in the past so I dumped it on my onedrive after I managed to get a download.
Okami had it worse tbh.
I think it's "before and after influx of entertainment options", rather than "before and after steam sale." In the context of the deluge of options available to most today, someone saying they'd only buy a game at 75% gauges their interest. They might not have bought it otherwise at all. It's not that these people are out there thinking, "I'm going to stiff this game's developer! Only 80%! hahaha!" it's probably that they have other things they want to play or do, and wouldn't have bought it otherwise. (And they likely still won't play said game when they do buy it, but the discount got their attention, and the developer or publisher got some money they might not have gotten otherwise. Glass half full, Accent
)NightmareTrigger
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Reminds me of the definition of santorum
I am in two Transistor giveaways, one PM was titled lucky me and the other one unlucky me, watch me win the one titled Unlucky (if I win it). My nick in here should be UnLuuKyK. lol
Kiki's Delivery Service <3 Amazing movie.
Kiki's Delivery Service <3 Amazing movie.
Yup. Near Ammy´s mouth
OH WHAT GIMME
You can use either or both.
I think it's "before and after influx of entertainment options", rather than "before and after steam sale." In the context of the deluge of options available to most today, someone saying they'd only buy a game at 75% gauges their interest. They might not have bought it otherwise at all. It's not that these people are out there thinking, "I'm going to stiff this game's developer! Only 80%! hahaha!" it's probably that they have other things they want to play or do, and wouldn't have bought it otherwise. (And they likely still won't play said game when they do buy it, but the discount got their attention, and the developer or publisher got some money they might not have gotten otherwise. Glass half full, Accent
Yeah, maybe you're right.
I dont even know what frothing means.
Very nice giveaway.
Since infinite continues are unlocked from the get-go (at the expense of not being on the leaderboards) those that think they're "bad" at it can "credit feed" the entire game to see it from start to finish. It's 20 mins max that way. For $10 they asked on launch, it was worth it.
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Anyway, someone gave me Awesomenaunts and I'm not really interested in MOBA nor INDIEZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz. Someone convince me to actually put this in my library. :/
That will probably depend on the ESRB, then. When Loren came to Steam, the developer said that Valve was fine with nudity, etc, as long as they had a rating. Rather than get one, they chose self-censorship. Jast might decide it isn't worth the trouble.
Just entered for Shovel Knight and Transistor. Hope I did it right!
PM'd modbot with "title - key" in the body
Amazing giveaway!
FlashFlooder
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Transistor is going to have like 300 entrants
While we're on the topic. Have you played Juniper's Knot it's a short novel with amazing artwork. You should check it out because it is free.
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