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[Self_Destructive]

Here.

Thanks! That looks very close, but it still seems like something in jshackles shot still a bit better.

It might just be a simple adjustment of the values, but I'd like to hear from jshackles his settings. Looks so much better than vanilla though in both cases.

Cheers.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Haha wow.
Somebody straight up copy-pasted my entire review of STEEL RIVALS.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/pepsimanvsjoe/recommended/391130
http://steamcommunity.com/id/KaupoPrius/recommended/391130

Reported him. Bizarre behaviour.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Dude's a review bot. He's using idlemaster or something to hit a specific playtime and then, I guess, fake reviewing them. All of "his" games have... bizarre playtimes.

All of them.

Believe it.

Holy shit.
You're right.

So many games with 15.2 hours spent on them...

 

[jshackles]

Thanks! That looks very close, but it still seems like something in jshackles shot still a bit better.

It might just be a simple adjustment of the values, but I'd like to hear from jshackles his settings. Looks so much better than vanilla though in both cases.

Cheers.

It's actually a different (new) mod than the one Sch1sm linked.

Here is what you need

Extract the files to your Final Fantasy 6 installation and run the exe to patch the game.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Holy shit.
You're right.

So many games with 15.2 hours spent on them...

The baffling thing is his account was made in 2003. He's in exactly a thousand groups and has exactly a hundred games. That profile description. There's a +rep comment in his profile, so I guess he's a trader or else selling his reviews, too. Oh and he uses SAM. (Check his CS:GO achievements and playtime). And then check his playtime in the last two weeks.

It's just bizarre all around.

 

[MulderYuffie]

Super House of Dead Ninjas is my go to cheap game about going downwards quickly whilst killing shit.

Thank you but I already own the game it is FANTASTIC please guys play this is a really good game now I like Downwell but Super House of Dead Ninjas is overall better IMO please pick this up you will enjoy this.

 

[chadskin]

Toma's hidden indie deals thread is now live. He's working on it as I type.

If you're looking for niche, overlooked, or downright weird games, all of which are cool, then this is your stop. Toma will shepherd you to deliverance.

QFT, amazing thread as always.

 

[kagamin]

Any recommendations for me? Recent-ish games I've played on steam and enjoyed were Grandia II, all the UmiharaKawase games, Remember Me, and Resident Evil 5. I'm gonna get some more monies soonish so I want to have some things to think about.

Can I get anymore recommendations?

 

[hlhbk]

Is there any kind of automated software that can take inventory of your steam backlog and track it for you?

 

[Easy_D]

Final Fantasy VI without the bilinear filter on the characters looks pretty damn amazing.



I honestly don't know what Square Enix was thinking.

That actually looks pretty good. What the hell. The filter they used made the sprites look much worse than they actually were.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Is there any kind of automated software that can take inventory of your steam backlog and track it for you?

Everything I know of has to be manually input.

 

[Self_Destructive]

It's actually a different (new) mod than the one Sch1sm linked.

Here is what you need

Extract the files to your Final Fantasy 6 installation and run the exe to patch the game.

Thank you sir!

 

[LurkerPrime]

Can I get anymore recommendations?

Right off the bat, if you haven't play RE4 PC edition then get that ASAP. It's RE5 but goood.

Now...

CLICK THE GIRL

It's from the people that made Remember Me. Note that Life is Strange is an adventure game, so it plays very different from RM but retains the focus on atmosphere, storytelling, and world-building.


CLICK THE ORC

Before Half-Life 2 was cool there was Dark Messiah. It's like HL2 except fantastic...al.

CLICK BIG BO

Binary Domain is a Japanese take on Gears of War and oh my gawd is it amazing.

 

[Fireblend]

Can I get anymore recommendations?

If you like adventure games, Life is Strange is a great game by the makers of Remember Me. Tales from the Borderlands is also a great game if you're into those.

Maybe the Alan Wake games? I loved those.

Edit: I also second the Binary Domain recommendation above me.

 

[nbraun80]

What was gaf's opinion on Chroma squad? Looks like a pretty fun game, but haven't heard it talked about and its not on Toma's indie list so I wasn't sure.

 

[Jawmuncher]

RE5 is better than RE4, because I said so.

 

[mrgone]

Is there any kind of automated software that can take inventory of your steam backlog and track it for you?

www.steamcompletionist.net seems to do what you're looking for. It looks pretty harmless (you log in through Steam), but as always be careful with your info.

 

[Im a Manatee]

Sanity Check: I own Dark Souls 2 and its season pass. Has the Scholar of the first sin upgrade ever been cheaper than 9.99/67% off during a sale?

 

[kagamin]

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TY ♥ Surprisingly the only thing that I have played that you mentioned was RE4

 

[Littlefang]

Thanks to everyone giving out recommendations in this thread. Holy fuck snakebird is addicting.

 

[LurkerPrime]

TY ♥ Surprisingly the only thing that I have played that you mentioned was RE4

I nearly skipped it, assuming you had played it.

Figures...

 

[industrian]

I wonder if there's a reason why Steam doesn't think that I already own Painkiller: Black Edition.

 

[1upmuffin]

Me and a few friends bought Dungeon of the Endless, really neat co-op tower defense rougelike. Up to 4 players online.

 

[NightmareTrigger]

Did someone say BIG BO?

 

[Jawmuncher]

Gotta say going from the positive talk, I think locking the other thread and coming in here during sales has been a success so far.

 

[Tagyhag]

Dude's a review bot. He's using idlemaster or something to hit a specific playtime and then, I guess, fake reviewing them. All of "his" games have... bizarre playtimes.

All of them.

Believe it.

But...What's the endgame here lol.

 

[Sch1sm]

But...What's the endgame here lol.

Probably getting paid for the reviews. Who knows.

 

[bobnowhere]

But...What's the endgame here lol.

I'm trying to fathom it myself. None of his reviews have more than 1 or 2 "likes" so it can't be to drive traffic anywhere.

 

[kurahador]

Any recommendation for some good casual simulation/tycoon type game that's not a city builder?

 

[oipic]

Gotta say going from the positive talk, I think locking the other thread and coming in here during sales has been a success so far.

Indeed. We old-timers would be wallowing in the lack of dailies etc around about now, and gifs of you-know-what would be abundant.

So very nice to see so many new faces from a SteamGAF perspective (although I'll go on record as saying I love all flavours of SteamGAF, even on its, umm, lesser days).

Hi everyone, and Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays etc.

 

[LurkerPrime]

I'm trying to fathom it myself. None of his reviews have more than 1 or 2 "likes" so it can't be to drive traffic anywhere.

I figure it wouldn't be about people seeing them, but influencing the "Positive/Negative" percent on the top of the Steam page. Overall, that's more useful than individual reviews for eyeballing games that are horrid vs. ones worth a customer's time. It's also something visible outside the store page itself. After all, the only thing worse than bad reviews is no reviews.

Now, of course, if these are bought reviews, then they can bomb indies that decline their generous offer with negative reviews. Even five bots like this could heavily influence a small game's rating. And extra copies given to these "reviewers" can go into straight the grey market.

 

[Archaix]

Any recommendation for some good casual simulation/tycoon type game that's not a city builder?

It's a classic, but I love Evil Genius. It's still very playable if you've never tried it. You're taking the role of a James Bond villain and developing your evil spy operation.

 

[Rushersauce]

Is Dark Souls 1 worth? I got it and don't know if refund it .

 

[Catshade]

Any recommendation for some good casual simulation/tycoon type game that's not a city builder?

Rollercoaster Tycoon; Well, it's a builder, but you build theme parks!

 

[Stumpokapow]

I'm trying to fathom it myself. None of his reviews have more than 1 or 2 "likes" so it can't be to drive traffic anywhere.

Ask for review keys -> resell spares to make a profit -> plagiarize the reviews to keep up the illusion and keep getting keys

 

[1upmuffin]

Any recommendation for some good casual simulation/tycoon type game that's not a city builder?

Any of the Roller Coaster Tycoon games are awesome. RCT 2 is a lot of people's favorite and it's only 4 dollars. Or you can get all 3 for around $11.

 

[corrosivefrost]

A wild frost suddenly appears!

And you say, "Hey Frost! Where ya been?"

That's right, boys and girls, gather round while uncle Frost brings you more tales of actually playing games!

Not as bad as I thought it would be, all things considered.
The framerate was rather solid after all the patching and my upgrade to a gtx970. Mostly 60 with a few dips here and there into the mid to low 50s. The story was solid, the combat was similar but upgraded, just about what you'd expect. The season pass content was a bit light in spots... a lot of the "campaigns" are just a few fights/predator areas back to back with a few cutscenes... nothing overly involved. The stuff they just added yesterday was kind of nice -- a lot of free upgrade points too if you need them -- though they're also short; but at least they're available in the normal game as Batman. I was also glad to see that the crazy sets of DLC achievements had been toned down (there's a reason I have 100% of the main achievements for AC but not many if any at all for the DLC stuff... I just had no interest in doing the crazy number of challenges necessary consider how similarly a lot of the characters played there). One thing that bugs me a bit though -- my showcase shows I have 1 missing skin; it looks like it's supposed to be a Batman skin, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what it is... google returns a bunch of results that seem to indicate others have had this problem for awhile at various stages of the DLC being released...

Anyway, it was a good swan song to the series. I kind of hope they give the games a rest now, as I was a bit overloaded after AC and because of that it took me a bit to get into AO and now finally AK.

 

[squidyj]

man, no dailies really takes all the excitement out of it :l

 

[squidyj]

Is Dark Souls 1 worth? I got it and don't know if refund it .

durante fix and only ever play with a controller and it's fine.
It's Dark Souls, I hear that game is pretty good.

 

[accel]

I wonder if there's a reason why Steam doesn't think that I already own Painkiller: Black Edition.

Same for me. I guess the package that I purchased was replaced with a different one (with same content) for some reason.

 

[Teeth]

Is Dark Souls 1 worth? I got it and don't know if refund it .

Literally one of the best games of all time, but not for everyone.

If you don't have a controller, refund it.

 

[Sarcasm]

Is Dark Souls 1 worth? I got it and don't know if refund it .

It is the best one out of the series.

 

[oipic]

Ask for review keys -> resell spares to make a profit -> plagiarize the reviews to keep up the illusion and keep getting keys

Yep, I think Stump has nailed it - I can't see any other possible justification for making this kind of effort to look 'legit'. I wonder if this fella has a token YouTube channel or blog or something alongside this? Bit harder to fake that though, I guess.

 

[corrosivefrost]

man, no dailies really takes all the excitement out of it :l

Beyond that, it seems to have given the publishers cold feet as to how deep the discounts should run. Apparently leaving something on sale for more than 48h is a big red flag or something. :lol

Seriously, there's so much on my wishlist that isn't on sale or has some discount at 50% or less... same as the Fall sale for most titles. I appreciate that there's an easy way to get some free card drops, but outside of that, this is just as disappointing as the last sale.

 

[Dimmle]

Is Dark Souls 1 worth? I got it and don't know if refund it .

Some would say it's the best game of last generation. Hyperbole aside, it's really good. You might look into the mods that bring the PC version up to snuff.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Now, of course, if these are bought reviews, then they can bomb indies that decline their generous offer with negative reviews. Even five bots like this could heavily influence a small game's rating. And extra copies given to these "reviewers" can go into straight the grey market.

Hmph. I don't appreciate the stunts these clowns are pulling. It gives the legitimate Steam-reviewers a bad name.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Literally one of the best games of all time, but not for everyone.

If you don't have a controller, refund it.

If he doesn't own a controller, I have a better suggestion for what he should be doing...

 

[diamount]

Hmph. I don't appreciate the stunts these clowns are pulling. It gives the legitimate Steam-reviewers a bad name.

Where do you find these 'legitimate reviews' I see a popular game and its pages and pages of 10/10 memes and one-liners.

 

[Rushersauce]

durante fix and only ever play with a controller and it's fine.
It's Dark Souls, I hear that game is pretty good.

Literally one of the best games of all time, but not for everyone.

If you don't have a controller, refund it.

It is the best one out of the series.

Some would say it's the best game of last generation. Hyperbole aside, it's really good. You might look into the mods that bring the PC version up to snuff.

Got a controller (DS4 from my PS4). The problem is, it doesn't recognize it... Even with DS4windows.

 

[Nabs]

Got a controller (DS4 from my PS4). The problem is, it doesn't recognize it... Even with DS4windows.

Click "Hide DS4" in the settings. You might have to close Steam, maybe not.