GAF Steam Sale Hunt

contest #12
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this is a bit annoying without gamepad
 
Contest #11:

Steam sale comes along
Yes, my body is ready
My wallet is not

Look what I have done
One hundred twenty-two games
How did this happen?

Hours and Hours
Play Civilization 4
It is 5 AM

Bought gaming laptop
I play mostly console games
Still money well spent

Braid looks really good
Puzzles are satisfying
Fuck the haters man

Sony never learns
Same mistakes as PSP
Vita has no games

Three foot stack of games
Sit on top of my dresser
Keep buying more games

Played Chrono Trigger
Need to buy DS version
Playstation port sucks

Have Tiny Tower
Constantly check to restock
What am I doing

Own Cave Story Plus
Wanted 3DS version
Bought during Steam sale
 
Contest #11


Mount and Blade
frozen waves of steel
striding mounts on windswept plains
fear not death's embrace
 
I'm laughing so hard at Cth's answer, brilliant. One thing that threw me bit off in that tenth question was the one extra underscore on the first word. Sneaky.

Also, can we get a list of all the rpg's named? Had myself bit difficulty choosing between BoF V and Nocturne, because BoF V ain't hard people, get to know the battle mechanics and it's a breeze.

Anyways congrats to the winners.

I originally had the words kitten and facial but thought better of it :D
 
I originally had the words kitten and facial but thought better of it :D

Good, otherwise your new avatar would be NSFW! :p
I really like how that corset looks like the transformers body, btw.
 
CONTEST #11

Rubber Chicken Wants..
Oh! It Was Monkey Island.
Boy Do I Feel Dumb!

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Got some too:

Sleep deprivation,
but I still love doing this,
our, GAF Steam Sale Hunt.

Fought fifteen giants,
my steed ever by my side.
Now to cross this bridge.
Shadow of the Collossus

Your heart in my hand,
at last! Caught your attention!
Your will flows through me.
The Darkness

I admit, that was a bit cheesy. Was going for the game surprise.

CONTEST #11

Rubber Chicken Wants..
Oh! It Was Monkey Island.
Boy Do I Feel Dumb!

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Cute :)
 
You know, actually, I'd love doing this contest thingie for other games than Steam too. There are tons of games with demos that might be worth a try but no one gives them a look. Guess the problem is how to keep the community for that together. If its like a new contest every day for 10 days, everyone keeps looking for new stuff constantly, but if its like 1 contest a week, many people will lose interest (I guess) if its a week with a game they are not interested in.
 
#11

Steam saving gaming
Will not be killed by ea
What's a paladin?

Good to see contest #12, picked that up after probably the same recommendation. Now I will play it.
 
#11

Steam saving gaming
Will not be killed by ea
What's a paladin?

Good to see contest #12, picked that up after probably the same recommendation. Now I will play it.

Haha, works like last years steam achievement hunt then! Steam recommended us games that we actually needed to play :)

Haiku for contest #11


oh Gabe hath betrayed
no tickets, no fun for gaf
Toma, saviour, bro


I think I managed the correct number of syllables.

Oh god, just saw this one. Ha, thanks :)
 
Contest #11 entry:

I love platformers
Collecting coins is so fun
Jump on all the heads

StarCraft is the best
Only one war of the brood
Think fast click faster
 
Oh I like the one that I just tried:

Fought fifteen giants,
my steed ever by my side.
Now to cross this bridge.
Shadow of the Collossus

Adding it to my intial post.
 
Best I could do. Fun game, but I agree with someone else that it doesn't feel quite right on a controller.

Why not?

Best I could do. I could only execute everything properly when I got the +10 bonus rather than the +15 (only got it once).

You sure you guys arent twins or something? Would be even funnier if you had the same score :P
 
Add myself to the list of those who thinks there's *something* off with using a controller with it. Can't quite put my finger on what. The latency?

Too bad, I had some issues on the keyboard actually. They layout did not suit me. Need to check whether I can change that.
But ah well, dont think people will burn me over a 1$ purchase. And I think its still a rather cute game.
 
Too bad, I had some issues on the keyboard actually. They layout did not suit me. Need to check whether I can change that.
But ah well, dont think people will burn me over a 1$ purchase. And I think its still a rather cute game.

Putting aside the control issues, I rather liked it as a game. There's a nice forward-planning aspect when putting together an escape; some well-placed ropes can save a lot of hassle.
 
Putting aside the control issues, I rather liked it as a game. There's a nice forward-planning aspect when putting together an escape; some well-placed ropes can save a lot of hassle.

Ah I didnt even think of using the ropes for escape BEFORE the actual escape. Nice.
 
It feels like it takes too long to climb up ledges. There were also a few times where the game wouldn't let me throw a rope up at a spot I did before. It would taken dozens of presses to work. Also, on the Xbox controller X is confirm and A is back. There is no way of changing it; it's like I'm playing MGS1-3.
 
Too bad, I had some issues on the keyboard actually. They layout did not suit me. Need to check whether I can change that.
But ah well, dont think people will burn me over a 1$ purchase. And I think its still a rather cute game.

Yeah, just a buck. The demos works though just for competing on the contest

I think the game just handles controls poorly, not the issue with controller input itself (I'm using a DS 3)
 
Also, on the Xbox controller X is confirm and A is back. There is no way of changing it; it's like I'm playing MGS1-3.

That's particularly odd given that this exists on XBLIG, and I assume the controller button prompt colours are derived from that. Certainly the buttons the colours suggest are the right ones for those roles, just for some reason they're not matched up as we'd expect when using a real Xbox pad on the PC.
 
Contest #12

I actually liked the game. Played it with a gamepad, I HAD to reconfigure the mapping because the default one is kind of weird. Feels good to me. Glad I bought it, it's been on my wishlist for a while.

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Contest #12:



Fun game! I actually felt somewhat meh on it until I kept replaying the level for the challenge. Wish the 15-second bonus wasn't quite so hard to get though.

You are currently 2nd I believe. 23500 is the entry to beat :)
 
Hey Toma, I have this idea for a haiku but it contains several verses. So is it okay to post a few haikus that tie into each other instead of posting haikus that are unrelated? Every verse will be a traditional haiku, but make less sense without the context of the other haikus.
 
Hey Toma, I have this idea for a haiku but it contains several verses. So is it okay to post a few haikus that tie into each other instead of posting haikus that are unrelated? Every verse will be a traditional haiku, but make less sense without the context of the other haikus.

I had the same idea actually. Sure, go ahead! And I saw some other people with that avatar... thing. What is that about?
 
here are my entries
for videogame haiku
(contest eleven)

↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ then
← → ← → B A start
for Konami code

only 2 eps out
should i get the walking dead
or wait for next sale?

wallet bleeding cash
buy lots of good PC games
then play Disgaea

Oh I like the one that I just tried:

Fought fifteen giants,
my steed ever by my side.
Now to cross this bridge.
Shadow of the Collossus

Adding it to my intial post.
you are a poet
and now it seems you know it
write on, explorer
Chrono Trigger

Omg, this one is genius.


And yes you should get it! :) Just pondered over this myself since yesterday and finally gave in ;p

Yep that's who my vote is going to.
thank you humble-y
i count on my five fingers
for more than discounts

for breathtaking art
and irreverent haikus
Kingdom of Loathing
(technically a video game)

west of a white house
there is a small mailbox here
bring your brass lantern

it is pitch black here
you're likely to be eaten
(of course) by a grue
 
here are my entries
for videogame haiku
(contest eleven)

↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ then
← → ← → B A start
for Konami code
Omg, this one is genius.

only 2 eps out
should i get the walking dead
or wait for next sale?
And yes you should get it! :) Just pondered over this myself since yesterday and finally gave in ;p
 
What time do contests end? When daily deal hits? 10 AM PDT?

When the daily deals hit, yep. Whatever time that is for you. Then we'll do the voting for 1 hour, and after that results.
 
Contest #11

Bright daylight moonlight
blazing heat and summer rain
are wasted on me

For I am inside
not playing videogames
but checking flash deals

Who can find time
to sit back behind his desk
not thinking of sales

That's what Gabe gave us
an entire game library
and empty wallets

But I have more issues
not only a crippling debt
but a huge backlog


Okay that sounded way better in my head.
 
you are a poet
and now it seems you know it
write on, explorer
Chrono Trigger

Your heart in my hand,
At last! Caught your attention!
Your will flows through me.
The Darkness

I admit, that was a bit cheesy. Was going for the game surprise.
 
i must be the only one who doesn't get haikus or syllable for that matter. i just don't get it.

When spoken aloud
Each distinct sound is its own
Syllable, savvy?

So hai-ku has two,
Syl-lab-le has three and, you,
Diprosalic, four.

The haiku pattern
Is five syllables first line,
Then seven, then five.

(Well, supposedly
Ha-i-ku's three syllables
But this ain't Japan.)
 
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