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[Creamium]

Tales from the Borderlands, 66% off

I wasn't a big fan of TWD season 1, so I was kind of wary to play another Telltale game, but I'm glad I tried it out, because TftB is one of the best games I've played this year.

Make no mistake: this is a full-on comedy game that's always 'on', so there's a constant joke stream. Luckily, there are rarely any misses and if it's your style of humor, you're in for a treat. Tales however achieves the rare feat of successfully combining this humor with a lot of heart. Over time you get attached to the characters and when a serious character moment does come by, it still hits home. But somehow they get away with the other extreme too: very absurd and outright over the top moments work just as well.

This may seem like a weird comparison, but it reminded me of golden age Simpsons and the Guardians of the Galaxy movie in a way. Both combine comedy with heart, and have great characters that make the experience more than just a joke barrage.

The opening credits for each episode are amazing. Whenever I started a new episode I was looking forward to that moment. When I finished the game I rewatched all of them, some incredible stuff there with great song choices. That's another big standout: the soundtrack is ace, with a perfect song selection. The final credits song gave me goosebumps. It helped that I was a fan of

Spoiler

First Aid Kit

, but still.

After finishing this game I was ecstatic and over the moon. It'd been a really long time since a videogame story and its characters did this much for me, but Tales is really on another level. It's so rare that a genuinely funy game comes along, and this it. That it combines this with great writing and directing is just icing on the cake.

Since the game is lighthearted in tone, the writers also poke fun at Telltale's own series clichés, like the choices. So if you were critical of their games before, you should try this at well.

Oh, important: no knowledge of the Borderlands universe is required. I've never even touched a B'lands game and I loved this like nothing else. I'm sure it helps if you know the world, but Tales is a standalone thing.

I'll remember Tales from the Borderlands for a long time to come, it's a game I'd easily recommend to anyone. So don't sleep on it!

 

[Tizoc]

Marlow Briggs & The Mask of Death

Currently not on sale but wishlist for now if interested
A God of War-like game that puts even the original God of War games to shame. I've written a more indepth review of Marlow Briggs here

Megaman Legacy

Not on sale right now, but wishlist it at least
This is about the most legal way you could get your hands on Ports of the NES games. I've found the emulation to be fine personally without any issues, but you can always test the game out for yourself and if you've found any issues with the performance ask for a refund.

Melty Blood

Currently on sale for USD 19.99
This is the latest update in the most hechtic, extreme and best anime fighter you could ever play. Has traditional arcade mode and the typical Nasuverse English absurdities.

Metal Slug series

All games are currently 50% off, although MS2 isn't bundled with the other 3 games
The main Metal Slug games are all available on Steam and run well for the most part (there are a few audio issues though). You can't go wrong with any of them so may as well just grab all 4 of them.
Note that the games had been cheaper in prior sales.

Might & Magic Clash of Heroes

Currently on sale for USD 4.99, DLC is for multiplayer
This is a Match 3+RPG hybrid developed by Capybara. The sprites are colorful and have good animations, and I personally found the gameplay quite addicting. The game starts rather slow until you get the primary combat rules (Links and Chains) and from there it gets really good...bearing the irritating Puzzle-centric battles.

 

[Durante]

I'd like to add recommendations to

Valkyria Chronicles
It's one of the best Japanese SRPGs of all time, really unique in its gameplay, a good port, and very cheap at this point.

Pillars of Eternity
Which is my GotY 2015.

Shadowrun: Dragonfall
An absolute steal at its current price, and widely regarded as the best of HBS' SR games. (Though I personally rank it equally with HK)

Tales of Zestira
One of the best "non-indie" JRPGs on Steam, and a really good version of the game which deserves sales - and it's 60% off, which is really good considering its release date.

 

[Tizoc]

Currently on sale for USD 10.74 over at Funstockdigital
https://www.funstockdigital.co.uk/mega-man-legacy-collection-steam-key-pc-download
You can change the currency between GBP and USD.

Also Max Payne trilogy is USD 7.43 over at Funstock Digital too
http://www.funstockdigital.co.uk/max-payne-complete-bundle-steam-key-pc-download

 

[Tizoc]

Monkey Island 1 and 2

The bundle is currently USD 3.74
These releases also come with the original MS-DOS games (not the Floppy versions), and are among the best PnC games you'll ever play, which isn't saying much.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010

Currently on sale on USD 4.99
If you like Arcade Racers, NFS: HP has you covered, the graphics have aged pretty well and all the cars look gorgeous.

Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

Currently on sale for USD 13.99
This is the 2nd Nelly Cootalot game, the first can be downloaded from here. The game is a traditional PnC game with some good humor and features the Fourth Doctor as Nelly's bird companion, who offers insightful snarky remarks on various topics, items and characters.

One Finger Death Punch

Currently on sale for USD 2.49, but has gotten cheaper
Beneath this game's simple presentation is one of the most fast past rhythm-like games you never thought possible with stickmen. TotalBiscuit's review of the game is enough to sell just about anyone on it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN6rYygppY0

Paint it back

Currently on sale for USD 5.99 and worth every cent
There aren't many Picross games on Steam, but this one fills that niche. It also has Steam Workshop support to try out designs by other users. Even if you've never played a Picross game before, this game is worth playing. It has a good tutorial mode that teaches you the primary rules and basics. From there it's the joy of solving the paintings on higher difficulties.

 

[Prime crotch]

shy of 5€

I'm honestly quite surprised with this, it's very clunky and resembles more a PC rpg from 1998 than a console one, it's seriously quite ugly, but the story and characters will keep you digging through the decent-ish combat till the end. It nails the ASOIAF feel of the first two books and it is a more than capable story on its own; but seriously, it is very ugly.

 

[Tizoc]

Oh thanks for reminding me to pick up that got game

 

[MilkyOctave]

Is Tales of Symphonia playable now? It's on sale for 8 bucks...

Would like to know this too.

It's playable now, but still visually unpleasing unless you use TSFix.

Here are some important fixes by Bandai Namco:
- Fixed crash at Welgaia when receiving the Chipped Dagger.
- Various localization and corrupt text fixes throughout the game.
^ This actually means English text should no longer appear in French, Italian, German or Spanish localizations. There still are minor typos in the English text, though.
- Alt + Tab from the full screen mode should now work as expected.
- The 4-10 second delay when launching the game, switching resolution, and toggling full screen should no longer occur.
- Game client should no longer crash after 15 minutes on touch screen devices
^ This affected any PC that was running Tablet Input type of service.
- Increased the number of save slots to 100.
- Disabled portrait mode option to avoid crashing.

The VMProtect mentioned in Durante's article was silently removed at some point. Probably as it did more harm than good (AV false positives, sec####.tmp errors, writing to C drive)

However, it's still recommended to use TSFix by Kaldaien for these fixes:
- Fixes Namco's bad framerate limiter (30 FPS still, but no stutter)
- Fixes world's worst cursor management system
- Fixes Zelos' Harem Master achievement not unlocking
^ The achievement doesn't unlock as the string in TOS.exe doesn't match the string on Steam servers (one byte short, missing "E" at the end).
- Adds Multisample Anti-Aliasing
- Allows fullscreen borderless window mode
- Integrates Durante's character outline enhancement
- Improves Durante's work by outlining weapons
- Correctly matches rendering to the selected resolution (rather than 720p upscaled)

 

[derExperte]

The Charnel House Trilogy

A short p'n'c adventure which serves as a prelude to a bigger game coming this or next year, not very difficult but creepy enough.

 

[Oldest Snake]

Gunpoint
75% off - £1.50

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle murder mystery, with a little comedy thrown in on the side. 2D side scroll through a bunch of different maps, using the characters projectile trousers to launch yourself through the air and rewire power grids to open doors, turn off lights and trap enemies. There's some combat in the vein of tackling enemies & you can unlock a gun, but it's Hotline Miami one hit kill style for you and the enemies and restarts/reloads are just as fast. Well written and quite funny, with a very creative ending.

A little light on content (finished it in a little less than 3 hours) but it has workshop support for fan made maps.

 

[RealityCheque]

75% off. €4.49

Throwing a shout out for Volume. Kind of like Metal Gear VR missions but with nicer graphics and a lot of humor. A real "one more go" kind of game.

 

[Nordicus]

Just a heads up, if you're on Windows 10, Lost Planet 2 may not work properly. It has nothing to do with the game, but instead GFWL, which won't let you sign in. This means that you won't be able to play co-op, online or even save.

GFWL will never stop haunting us

 

[More_Badass]

Flywrench - Regularly $9.99, 60% off, so the final price is $3.99. It's from the makers of Nidhogg. It's like... Flappy Bird meets Ikaruga's polarity system. It's frantic. It's REALLY, REALLY difficult. I got the achievement for dying 100 times within 10 minutes of installing the game. But it has an awesome visual style/presentation, a cool soundtrack, and it's fun to play in short bursts or for hours at a time. Plus it has a small file size and really low system requirements. Lastly, I highly recommend using a controller over KB/M.

Flappy Bird comparisons does this game a disservice. The controls and challenge is so much more nuanced and skillful than that

Here were my impressions from last year

Almost two years ago, I wrote about the allure of difficulty, how the looming challenge of roguelikes and hard-as-nails platformers offer a unique kind of satisfaction by demanding the utmost focus and skills from the player. How each failure sharpens your skills until you finally pull off that white-knuckle, honed-to-perfection finish. Flywrench encapsulates that perfectly, in a stylish psychedelic package.

In each stage, you guide a rectangle through claustrophobic gauntlets of gates, projectiles, rotating barriers, and more. Your default movement is a simple floating descent; flapping and flipping round out your moveset. While you only have three movements, they compliment each other, letting you pull of acrobatic evasive maneuvers with ease. You're always in control, especially once you master the feeling and physics of the movement. Learning how to time your flaps and flipping or the amount of upward movement you'll gain from each flap, and maintaining your momentum are all crucial to weave between the tricky array of hazards that Flywrench throws at you,

But evasion isn't the only thing you have to worry about. Each movement is color-coded - default being white, flapping is red, and flipping green - and you can only pass through same-colored barriers. This adds a slight puzzle element to Flywrench's precision flapping, as you figure out the best route through each level, when it's best to flap, flip, or float, when you need to act to build momentum or bleed off speed to fly around a corner at the perfect angle.

You might not reach the finish on your first attempt, nor your second or third or perhaps even your thirtieth. But Flywrench throws you right back to the start a split-second after each failure and like with the best in the genre, soon your losses start to feel less like losses and more like learning. With each reckless collision with a wall, you learn to slow down a second earlier to gracefully reverse direction and keep moving. Each crash into a spinning barrier trains you to flap earlier or later to better maintain control, or to flip now to ricochet at just the right angle to careen through a narrow passage a hair's-breadth from danger. Each loss improves your mastery over the controls, until perhaps you can enter a level for the first time, study the hectic arrangement of lines and color, and pull it off in a single flowing maneuver.

The aesthetic and music certainly make tackling Flywrench's challenges much more enjoyable. The game is pure spectacle of color and motion, as you leave a fluid trail of red and green and white in your wake, distorting the background with each movement. The soundtrack, with music from artists like Daedelus, Dntel, and Goodnight Cody, perfectly complements the arcade action. You might even find yourself flapping and flipping to the beat.

Rounding out its sizable selection of 170 levels with time trials, leaderboards, and even a level editor to craft your own gauntlets, Flywrench offers hours of content for the fans of the genre. Tight responsive controls, a colorfully minimalist aesthetic, and a rapid-fire pace that demands honed skills makes for an always tough but satisfying arcade experience.

 

[ChryZ]

Disclaimer, I've played and beaten all of the following recommendations:

TinyKeep, http://store.steampowered.com/app/278620/

Adorable dungeon crawler/brawler with permadeath: first 30 minutes are the hardest, but once the player survives the initial character build up, then it's smooth sailing. The main objective is to escape around 20 stages while going from zero to hero. Impressive physics and crowd dynamics add to the frantic and fun gameplay. I also enjoyed the whole presentation, excellent art direction and also technical feats like lively lighting and shadow effects. Stages are procedural, so the dungeon exploration stays fresh with every play through.

Refunct, http://store.steampowered.com/app/406150/

Wicked first person platformer. You have to raise submerged platforms by reaching and pushing buttons. The more platforms are raised, the bigger the obstacle course gets and the harder it gets to reach the next button. Plays great, sounds great, looks great. Unreal4 engine game, buttery smooth, flawless frame pacing, so easy on the eyes. Only negative point: it's a very brief game, more would have been nice.

David., http://store.steampowered.com/app/346180/

It's pretty much Shadow of the Colossus with a slingshot instead of a stabby dagger, the aesthetics and soul of Thomas Was Alone. You have to fight a series of bosses, which all behave very differently. Your only weapons being a pixel slingshot and wits. The whole game is physics driven, resulting in lots of randomness and the player's skill is required to keep the chaos at bay. The game isn't the longest, but that's excusable since the gameplay is super fresh and fun.

Hammerwatch, http://store.steampowered.com/app/239070/

Never heard of this game before, picked it up on a whim because it looked neat. What a pleasant surprise, online co-op, local co-op, lan co-op, Gauntlet with RPG and bullet hell elements. Exploring the floors for secrets and loot while blasting through hoards of enemies, dodging their attacks. There's even a strafe button! Gameplay and level design offer more depth than the initial impression suggests. Highly recommended, such a fun game especially with multiple players. Props to the developer, they're really trying: added the thief class with via patch, free campaign add-on planned, editor for user created content, free soundtrack on their site, etc

The Floor is Jelly, http://store.steampowered.com/app/295750/

Great little platformer with a bunch of neat ideas and twists. The floor is ACTUALLY jelly and makes the whole gameplay super playful, bouncy and fun, sorta in a LocoRoco kinda way. Later on it sneaks different elements into the mix from exploration to nifty puzzles, plays on gravity and changes in surface tension. Extra wild events in the home stretch, pleasant surprise to say the least. The game's music is by Disasterpeace (FEZ, Runner2, etc)!

FRACT OSC, http://store.steampowered.com/app/243220/

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I followed this game since the developer kicked off a dev blog, the whole thing shaped up from something interesting into something really special. The player ends up in a Tron-like world that requires lots of 3D exploration and solving of logic puzzles that re-establish various modules of a synth. Brilliant level design, everything is connected and reachable by foot. Waypoints can be discovered, they interconnect all areas and enable fast-traveling on some kind of virtual tram line. Going from waypoint to waypoint is like flying through the machine's cyberspace. The sound design is fully synth driven and similar to what Daft Punk produced for Tron Legacy.

Out There Somewhere, http://store.steampowered.com/app/263980/

Lovely 16+bit puzzle platformer with stellar sprite work and chiptunes. Its gameplay twist: a teleportation gun, pretty much Portal meets Cave Story.

 

[Harlequin]

EDIT: Ah, sorry. I'm dumb. Ignore this post .

 

[fenners]

EDIT: Ah, sorry. I'm dumb. Ignore this post .

Do you already own one of the two games? You'll get a further discount off the price if you do, as you're really only buying part of it. New steam feature, that's probably why you're seeing different prices.

 

[Harlequin]

Do you already own one of the two games? You'll get a further discount off the price if you do, as you're really only buying part of it. New steam feature, that's probably why you're seeing different prices.

Yeah, I wasn't logged in in Firefox so it didn't exclude Rise from the bundle there but it did in the launcher. Even so, if you already own one of the games, then buying the bundle for just the other one seems like good deal because you get both the discount that the games alreay have on their own, as well as the 25% discount applied to the bundle so it'd be cheaper than buying the game you're missing on its own.

 

[Polioliolio]

I don't know if it qualifies, I've probably only played for a half hour, but after much deliberation for what I should spend my summer sale budget on, I chose The Bug Butcher among a few others.

Love the art. The basics are a lot like Buster Bros, but it's much more than that. Love the art style, has a co-op mode, and the gameplay is a lot of fun. The game feels really polished. Definitely an arcade style experience (there is a mission/story mode but but it's an arcade game through and through) but top quality.

 

[AlanOC91]

Marlow Briggs & The Mask of Death

Often goes for USD 0.99
A God of War-like game that puts even the original God of War games to shame. I've written a more indepth review of Marlow Briggs here

I was about to buy this until I noticed it's not even on sale

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

Steamworld Dig - link

A great 2D platformer with digging mechanics. Super polished, great music and very addictive. Ramps up appropriately as you go downwards, but never gets too complicated for its own good.

Steamworld Heist - link

Everybody says it's XCOM in 2D. I couldn't believe it, but on the strength of the first game I gave it a go. It's totally XCOM in 2D. It's incredibly fun, the control scheme works great with controller or keyboard/mouse, and the art/music/writing is polished to a degree that you just can't help but fall in love. Missions are short and punchy, and the difficulty levels are perfectly tuned. I chose to go with Normal difficulty - I pay for mistakes and often scrape through a mission by the skin of my teeth. If only I had one more turn, I could have picked up the extra loot. Shucks.

It's long, it's polished, it's approachable, it's smart. This is the creme of the crop as far as indie games go.

Amazing Frog? - link

The Ouya's killer game is on Steam. It's Early Access, but it kind of fits with the sort of game this is. Basically, a crazy-physics-platformer. I would compare it to Goat Simulator, but I never found GS fun - it always seemed like a Youtube game first and foremost, never a game where the actual mechanics of controlling a character actually feels right or fun to me. In Amazing Frog? the physics feel just right to the type of game they're trying to make. It's got a certain tightness of control, and it reminds me of old N64 platformers where weird shit was a-ok. It's a sandbox of non-sequiters and jokes that you can experiment with, blow up, or play various modes in. The game's totally playable and pretty damn fun right now, and the patches keep coming.

I was going to buy a clearance Ouya for this game at one point in my life. That's how much I enjoy it. Thank god the Steam version happened.

Divine Divinity - link

I know everyone is talking about Divinity: Original Sin but let's not forget our roots. Top down action RPG in the style of Diablo, with a few extra layers thrown in including a fully open world. Great for old computers or just to have around when you're stuck in a hotel room with nothing else to play.

Divinity II: Director's Cut - link

It's Divinity II after many rereleases and director's cuts. You can kind of see through the seams a little bit, but I found the game really fun, charming, with good writing. I also like the speed of the game - this is an RPG with action being in the forefront (a Divine Divinity sequel without action? Come on!). Your character moves quickly and it gives the game a slippery, hectic feel I kind of enjoyed over most of the clunky, slow WRPG's we have to deal with these days.

Even if you don't like it, the opening few hours of the game is still probably worth the measly $3 it's going for.

EDIT: Don't buy Beyond Divinity.

FRACT OSC - link

Musical Tron. An abstract 3D world with rules you just have to figure out as you go. I loved it. Not only are the puzzlish areas really gratifying, the game allows you to influence the music through your actions, and it makes you feel in control of the environment. No extraneous mechanics to get in the way.

Kairo - link

An abstract simple puzzler. It communicates through architecture - the game's graphics have almost no texture or context. It feels like a modern art museum with large structures you can look at and interpret. It's not a long game unless you want to dive into finding all the bits, but I'm not sure it needs to be any longer.

 

[Dezeer]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/214730/
Overall: Very Positive (1,559 reviews)
Space Rangers HD - $3.74 (75% off)


I can not recommend this game enough. I unwittingly purchased it's predecessor (Space Rangers 2 Reboot) on a big sale years ago and it turned out that purchase became my best purchase that sale not to mention one of my favorite games ever.

I wish I could give an accurate description of what the game is like but I've never been able to. If you like roaming around in a universe that feels alive, building up strength trading and fighting, doing quests etc, liberating captured systems and losing them, doing RTS ground battles or text quest adventures then this game is for you (both the RTS missions and the Text quests are optional and can be ignored once and you'll never get the same style of quests offered again if it's not your thing).

I can recommend Space Rangers a war apart also. Certainly not a game for everyone and can be a bit rough around the edges, but is has its charm.

 

[Orakio Rob]

Let me second this:

Divine Divinity - link

I know everyone is talking about Divinity: Original Sin but let's not forget our roots. Top down action RPG in the style of Diablo, with a few extra layers thrown in including a fully open world. Great for old computers or just to have around when you're stuck in a hotel room with nothing else to play.

I was hyped about Original Sin, but my old notebook couldn't handle it. I had a new notebook ordered, but delivery would take a week, so I thought: "why not play Divine Divinity as a warm-up?"

Well, I ended up loving the game so much that when my new notebook arrived and I finally played Original Sin, I just couldn't enjoy it. For me, Divine Divinity is waaaaaay better. Yes, it's Diablo-like in dungeons, but there is a big and interesting overworld filled with interesting places and people. Really, really cool game.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

More dumb games.

Original War - link

Sometimes, I get a craving for an old RTS. I try the usual names in the genre but none of them quite stick. This one is pretty good. The story isn't stupid, it's actually kind of good (it's better than StarCraft II, not saying much but it's true). The game's been maintained and updated a bit so the interface isn't so bad it's unplayable. For a buck? Not a bad time. Lots of mods in Steam Workshop too.

Out There Somewhere - link

It's 50 cents! And it's a decent platformer! Definitely worth the money and shockingly enough worth your time. Comes in a few bundles with other similarly high rated games for criminally low prices.

Project: Snowblind - link

I don't know how much you know about PS2 era first person shooters (I'm an expert) but this one's probably the one that has aged the best. It has aged, don't get me wrong. But it's got enough interesting and novel ideas for its time and avoids scripted spectacle like a lot of its peers. And it works in Windows 10, as far as my recent playtime went.

Proteus - link

All those dumb survival games have a cool world but it takes so much effort to see it all. How about you just get to look around? Here's an island, it's got a cool sound-music-animation sync thing going on (I'm a sucker for subtle synesthesia. Or unsubtle too.), lots of little discoveries. It's calming and I find myself returning to Proteus' island often, just to experience it again. I wish the Steam version has the PS3's achievement system though.

The Polynomial - link

The Polynomial is a 3D arcade shooter with zero depth, but it's got a lot of really cool particles that flow to the music. An interactive Winamp visualizer. You can bring in your own tracks and have a little rave party to the Hackers soundtrack. For the cheap price, there's moments of beauty I think that are worth it (those shooting stars that come onto the playfield are great when they sync up just right). Oh hey looks there's a sequel with VR support?! Holy shit.

TRI: Of Friendship and Madness - link

First person puzzler with a wicked art style and a unique, dreamlike sense of place. I would recommend playing Portal and The Talos Principle before this one, but if you've played those and are hungry for more, here's a cheap fix.

 

[Lashley]

The Last Rrmanant 5$ great deal

Great job OP for updating

Any mods needed?

 

[SilentRacoon]

I'd like to add recommendations to

Valkyria Chronicles
It's one of the best Japanese SRPGs of all time, really unique in its gameplay, a good port, and very cheap at this point.

Pillars of Eternity
Which is my GotY 2015.

Shadowrun: Dragonfall
An absolute steal at its current price, and widely regarded as the best of HBS' SR games. (Though I personally rank it equally with HK)

Tales of Zestira
One of the best "non-indie" JRPGs on Steam, and a really good version of the game which deserves sales - and it's 60% off, which is really good considering its release date.

Thanks, forgot all about VC, bought.

Also I'm wondering if they ever said anything about the second game, I mean the steam release did well enough to guarantee a port of the sequel, right?

 

[TheMan]

This'll double as a recommendation!

Age of Wonders 3 is the best fantasy 4X on the market, bar none. Tons of content, lots of variety, and it's just damn cool. The expansions are a great deal, adding new mechanics, campaigns, and factions, and just, in general, rounding out the gameplay.

Extremely recommended. Must play. Game of the Year 2014.

any idea why steam reviews have dipped from very positive to mixed recently?

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

Flappy Bird comparisons does this game a disservice. The controls and challenge is so much more nuanced and skillful than that

Here were my impressions from last year

Very nice write-up on it! I know Flappy Bird was a weak comparison, but I really couldn't think of anything else to compare it to in the 30 seconds it took me to make my recommendation.

I'll edit my post to link to yours, as you describe the way the game plays in a much, much better way.

[url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/47870/]Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010

Currently on sale on USD 4.99
If you like Arcade Racers, NFS: HP has you covered, the graphics have aged pretty well and all the cars look gorgeous.

I forgot this game was on steam - I was thinking it was only on Origin for some reason. This game is fantastic and definitely has aged fairly well. One of my favorite arcade-style racers of all time.

 

[drotahorror]

Is the first post not getting updated anymore? I understand it's a lot of work, just wondering.

 

[Dusk Golem]

Is the first post not getting updated anymore? I understand it's a lot of work, just wondering.

Yesterday was busier than expected, and I just woke up. BACK TO THE GRIND WITH ME, about to get updated again and I'll post again when all caught up.

 

[Kickz]

Any good isometric levels games? Like Diablo 3 or Xmen Legends?

 

[Dice]

Any good isometric levels games? Like Diablo 3 or Xmen Legends?

The greatest: http://store.steampowered.com/app/219990/

If that is too expensive, get their last one: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/402/

Straight action not RPG: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/7678/

Solid F2P like old school Diablo: http://store.steampowered.com/app/238960/

 

[Htown]

Any mods needed?

http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Last_Remnant

In particular, make sure you enable Vsync, as the tearing is out of control otherwise

 

[gogojira]

Watch Dogs for $11.99? Interested in WD2 and never play this one. I enjoy open world games and naturally have ran through GTAV. Also adored Sleeping Dogs.

I know this one gets mixed reviews, but for $12 what do you guys think?

 

[Anteater]

are there mods to make the original quake and doom to have modern 3d graphics

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Any good isometric levels games? Like Diablo 3 or Xmen Legends?

Torchlight II

Maybe the first Torchlight as well, but the sequel is the better game. Plus, it has online co-op if you're into that.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Flywrench - Regularly $9.99, 60% off, so the final price is $3.99. It's from the makers of Nidhogg. See More_Badass' write up here for a much better description than mine.

My original description: It's like... Flappy Bird meets Ikaruga's polarity system. It's frantic. It's REALLY, REALLY difficult. I got the achievement for dying 100 times within 10 minutes of installing the game. But it has an awesome visual style/presentation, a cool soundtrack, and it's fun to play in short bursts or for hours at a time. Plus it has a small file size and really low system requirements. Lastly, I highly recommend using a controller over KB/M.

Loved Nidhogg, will definitely be checking this out. I'm surprised those guys turned out a new game so fast considering how many years Nidhogg was in development.

 

[Lashley]

http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Last_Remnant

In particular, make sure you enable Vsync, as the tearing is out of control otherwise

Thanks mate

 

[exmachina64]

Watch Dogs for $11.99? Interested in WD2 and never play this one. I enjoy open world games and naturally have ran through GTAV. Also adored Sleeping Dogs.

I know this one gets mixed reviews, but for $12 what do you guys think?

Pass, it's such a boring open world and the only playstyle is to engage in forced shootouts. The game won't let you play in a stealthy manner.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Figured I would give a boost to some of my faves :v

Recommended: Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

Recettear is a really solid, fun game that mixes a bartering system to get the most out of your customers for your items with a decent dungeon-crawling section in its own right. 4/5

Recommended: Undertale

Can't recommend this game enough, it's my second favorite game ever made (and it still is managing to hold onto that title, surprisingly enough). Ignore the obnoxious fanbase and allow yourself to enjoy this bullet hell RPG hybrid the way you want. And if you want concept spoilers,

Spoiler

you can either kill or not kill :v

Also, damn fine soundtrack. 5/5

Recommended: The Stanley Parable

This is a really fun game, and one that I want to go back to. One of the most interesting puzzle games I've played, where the puzzle is figuring out how to manipulate and access the game. 5/5

Recommended: The Beginner's Guide

Not quite as good as The Stanley Parable, but I really respect the designer for making something new and interesting. A lot of neat narrative tricks and it's fun to go through all of the small games included and toy with them. 4/5

Recommended: Crypt of the NecroDancer

Amazing rhythm game, and one of my favorite games of all time. If you can get into the groove that the game puts forth, it is a fantastic experience. It's simply unlike anything I've ever played. 5/5

Recommended: Rocket League

Aside from the Punch-Out!! games (like, all of them), this is definitely my favorite sports game, which I think has a lot to do with the fact that it is not a real sports game. It's so fast, so high-octane, it's ridiculous. I simply adore playing this game and I like to get at least some time in with it every day if I can. 5/5

 

[Isaccard]

It's playable now, but still visually unpleasing unless you use TSFix.

Here are some important fixes by Bandai Namco:
- Fixed crash at Welgaia when receiving the Chipped Dagger.
- Various localization and corrupt text fixes throughout the game.
^ This actually means English text should no longer appear in French, Italian, German or Spanish localizations. There still are minor typos in the English text, though.
- Alt + Tab from the full screen mode should now work as expected.
- The 4-10 second delay when launching the game, switching resolution, and toggling full screen should no longer occur.
- Game client should no longer crash after 15 minutes on touch screen devices
^ This affected any PC that was running Tablet Input type of service.
- Increased the number of save slots to 100.
- Disabled portrait mode option to avoid crashing.

The VMProtect mentioned in Durante's article was silently removed at some point. Probably as it did more harm than good (AV false positives, sec####.tmp errors, writing to C drive)

However, it's still recommended to use TSFix by Kaldaien for these fixes:
- Fixes Namco's bad framerate limiter (30 FPS still, but no stutter)
- Fixes world's worst cursor management system
- Fixes Zelos' Harem Master achievement not unlocking
^ The achievement doesn't unlock as the string in TOS.exe doesn't match the string on Steam servers (one byte short, missing "E" at the end).
- Adds Multisample Anti-Aliasing
- Allows fullscreen borderless window mode
- Integrates Durante's character outline enhancement
- Improves Durante's work by outlining weapons
- Correctly matches rendering to the selected resolution (rather than 720p upscaled)

Thanks for the detailed post man. Really wish a port report of some kind accompanied these sale threads.

 

[WonkyPanda]

Steam Link/Controller bundle for $62. yay or nay?

 

[Anteater]

Steam Link/Controller bundle for $62. yay or nay?

for steam controller: if you don't mind a shitload of customization and hate using your mouse and keyboard, yay

if you expect plug and play: nay

 

[FloppyDelux]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/252030/

Valdis story, absolutely top-tier "Metroidvania" style action rpg is only 4$. If you have not played it you owe it to yourself. Hidden secrets, deep combat and some actual story meat. Multiple playable characters.

I always recommend dark souls of course as well.

sweet think ill buy it
edit: nvm..I bought it along time ago apperently...

 

[WonkyPanda]

for steam controller: if you don't mind a shitload of customization and hate using your mouse and keyboard, yay

if you expect plug and play: nay

Hm, that sounds disappointing. It seems the DS4 works very well with the Link, so maybe I won't bite on the controller. I was hoping for some great mouse style feedback on the pad, but I guess you can always just go wireless M/KB if you want that.

 

[Anteater]

Hm, that sounds disappointing. It seems the DS4 works very well with the Link, so maybe I won't bite on the controller. I was hoping for some great mouse style feedback on the pad, but I guess you can always just go wireless M/KB if you want that.

yeah, it's a really good controller, but you need to customize it to make it good

 

[Dezzy]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/400160/

Concrete Jungle was a big surprise. I like puzzle games, so I gave it a shot. It's a great game so far. It's a deck-building puzzle game. It's hard to describe, but basically it's a card game/puzzle/tetris style game. It is NOT a city builder, that's just the theme it uses. If you like very strategic puzzle games, give it a look, it's only $6:50, and honestly if nothing else, the music alone is worth that price. The soundtrack is amazing.

 

[Mackenzie 92]

shy of 5€

I'm honestly quite surprised with this, it's very clunky and resembles more a PC rpg from 1998 than a console one, it's seriously quite ugly, but the story and characters will keep you digging through the decent-ish combat till the end. It nails the ASOIAF feel of the first two books and it is a more than capable story on its own; but seriously, it is very ugly.

I'll second this. Recently played through it and it's pretty good. Decent voice acting and KOTOR type battle system. Story is better than the Telltale GOT.

 

[Ladekabel]

Anyone got an opinion about Windward? Looks kinda neat.

 

[Decado]

any idea why steam reviews have dipped from very positive to mixed recently?

Wouldn't read much into it. Doesn't seem corroborated by written reviews other than a few frustrated souls and people who don't know what the game is intended to be.

 

[afternoon delight]

What a great idea Dusk Golem.

Odallus: The Dark Call
Destructoid gave it a 9/10, calling it the best Castelvania in years. It has 210 positive reviews on Steam and only 10 negatives. It's incredible, and on sale for the lowest I think I've seen it.

Dark Souls
The best game and series I've played in years and the best way anyone could spend 5$ today.

Sunless Sea
A Steam reviewer said it best: "I'm recommending this game, but it should be said that this game is not for everyone. This game is, at its core, an interactive story. Explore, discover stories, and start pursuing or advancing stories that you find interesting. You earn the most money not by trading, but by exploring and seeing stories through to their end. You will die, but the next captain in your lineage will be in a better place. Don't be alarmed." A wonderful experience but I still haven't managed to beat it after thirty plus hours, so there's that.