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[The Grim Heaper]

What does the Tomb Raider update?

It adds French! Hooray!

 

[Santini]

Random question: What are some of the best HL2 mods? I've seen a few come through Greenlight but which ones are actually worth playing?

For multiplayer, I enjoyed the few times I managed to find other people and play NeoTokyo. If anything, great anime/cyberpunk-aesthetic, and a kick-ass soundtrack.

 

[Grief.exe]

Wasn't this game terrible, or am I thinking of something else?

It was terrible.

Should be called LocoCycle. Looks neat!
Edit: It is called LocoCycle! Grief messed me up with calling it LogoCycle...

Apparently you are right! No wonder i had so much trouble finding trailers to post.

 

[Eanan]

So, I won this game from someone and registered with Steam, realizing later that I already had another key via IndieGala

cheers dude!

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Paradox is awesome. They gave out Magicka: Wizard Wars for free as a goodwill gesture gift:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/202090/discussions/0/558746745593781046/#p3

Hi folks! I will explain the situation to you. (I'm the Community Developer for Magicka: Wizard Wars).

Some of you may or may not know that Paradox Interactive (the publisher for Magicka: Wizard Wars and the Mount and Blade games) will no longer continue to publish the Mount and Blade series. With this in mind and to offer a form of "thank you" for the 5 and a half years that some of you have been with us in one form or another we gave a little goodwill gesture gift.

The gift in this case was Magicka: Wizard Wars Early Access, it's up to you if you choose to play or not, but I will confirm you will NOT be charged a cent. Your play now is entirely free, and when the final version is launched that too will be free-to-play going forward.

We hope you have fun and again thank you for a fun 5 and a half years! (and hopefully even longer should you find Wizards to be your thing!)

 

[rCIZZLE]

This is the pattern that always seems to happen whenever I try an MGS game.

Me: I hate MGS. I'm not going to try this one no matter what.
Game reviews: New MGS gets 10/10! Game of the forever!
Internet: The new MGS is super awesome. Kojima is an artist!
Me: Fine. I'll fucking try it.
New MGS: Can love bloom on a battlefield? You are the clone of Big Boss's left testicle! Nanomachines. *shits pants*

So far MGR is breaking that cycle, but ... I remain worried.
You aren't going to get me to try MGS3.

As someone who absolutely loved MGS2 back when it first came out, I just couldn't get into any of the others. The depth of the gameplay (when you're actually allowed to play) just doesn't wow me anymore like it did in 2001. The cutscenes are way too long and filled with countless cringeworthy moments like Snake trying to be suave or Ocelot spinning his guns like a clown. They're also completely unpauseable in the PS2 and PS3 Collection versions which is a huge problem for their length.

 

[Razorskin]

They've been really good for the past six years or so. Pretty sure they have the industry standard 99.9% uptime. 99.99 is what everyone is looking for though.

Offline mode is always handy.

Yeah but it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that occasionally the store goes down once in a while. Thankfully it never impedes me from playing games just making purchases so it never bothered me.

 

[Kiru]

Paradox is awesome. They gave out Magicka: Wizard Wars for free as a goodwill gesture gift:

So it's basically them just forcing their f2p crap into peoples libraries. Fuck that.

Not for 3chopl0x. He was not amused.

 

[MarcoZombieCannon]

Is anyone able to connect to Steam right now? Can't go online on my end.

I still can't get on, and the weird thing is offline mode won't work either.

I get the "can't connect" error, click on go offline, then it brings me back to the sign in window, rinse, repeat.

edit: had to disable my wifi to even get into offline mode. wut.

 

[I H8 Memes]

Tomb Raider got a 1 gb update just to french? Ridiculous.

 

[Thorgal]

I still can't get on, and the weird thing is offline mode won't work either.

I get the "can't connect" error, click on go offline, then it brings me back to the sign in window, rinse, repeat.

Works fine on my end although a bit slow .

 

[def sim]

I didn't know it was coming to Steam. Interesting. Isn't it a Microsoft 1st party game?

A trademark search shows that it's a Microsoft IP, yes. It's not too strange for MS to release their games on Steam, though. We've seen Fable and, more recently, State of Decay added to the service.

Hopefully they bring Halo later in the year or the next.

 

[Chance Hale]

MGS games continue to have some of the most involved and thought out mechanics in gaming(at the very least most detailed) so even if one dislikes the story I think all of them are worth playing. And although the narrative in MGS4 often veers towards the very silly it has some interesting storytelling devices that no other game has used.

 

[Grief.exe]

Paradox is awesome. They gave out Magicka: Wizard Wars for free as a goodwill gesture gift:

The opposite of what others though earlier this morning.

 

[r3n4ud]

Tomb Raider got a 1 gb update just to french? Ridiculous.

Ridiculous? I believe you meant sacre bleu!

 

[Blue Ninja]

Just finished Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches. A lot better than the Knife of Dunwall, a lot. The missions were fun, the enemies were dangerous, even forcing me to drop my 'no kills'-rule for the first time ever.

Plus, those pesky witches were asking for it.

 

[Grief.exe]

MGS games continue to have some of the most involved and thought out mechanics in gaming(at the very least most detailed) so even if one dislikes the story I think all of them are worth playing. And although the narrative in MGS4 often veers towards the very silly it has some interesting storytelling devices that no other game has used.

For example, in MGS2's opening Ship level, the bags of rice had rudimentary physics when you shot or cut them. This effect wasn't seen anywhere else in the game.

Its insane how detail oriented they can get at times.

 

[Stumpokapow]

RE: LocoCycle

February 14th release date. $9.99 (half the price it debuted at on Xbox One)

http://playxbla.com/lococycle-update-xbox-360-and-steam-coming-on-valentines-day/ <-- Microsoft Studios' blog (for all their first party stuff)

 

[woo and indeed hoo]

I can understand that MGS games can take a toll on you when it comes to story and cutscene

Spoiler

length

s. But in my humble opinion, Metal Gear Solid 3 is the best of the games. It has better gameplay and by far the best story.

Well if I ever find some patience I'll give it a go.

However, the intro sequence to Super Metroid irritated me so I wouldn't hold your breath!

has anyone broken 100 games won through modbot? a few are close

My advice is not to ask questions you won't like the answer to .

Far better to focus on the lovely few who have contributed far more than that to their fellow GAFers .

This is the pattern that always seems to happen whenever I try an MGS game.

Me: I hate MGS. I'm not going to try this one no matter what.
Game reviews: New MGS gets 10/10! Game of the forever!
Internet: The new MGS is super awesome. Kojima is an artist!
Me: Fine. I'll fucking try it.
New MGS: Can love bloom on a battlefield? You are the clone of Big Boss's left testicle! Nanomachines. *shits pants*

So far MGR is breaking that cycle, but ... I remain worried.
You aren't going to get me to try MGS3.

LOL I think I need to reconsider my non MGS playing ways.

If I could have a copy with your commentary to listen to instead of the characters that would be perfect .

 

[TheD]

RE: LocoCycle

February 14th release date. $9.99 (half the price it debuted at on Xbox One)

http://playxbla.com/lococycle-update-xbox-360-and-steam-coming-on-valentines-day/ <-- Microsoft Studios' blog (for all their first party stuff)

I am sure that people will be logging on to Steam like crazy to buy it /s

 

[Armoured Priest]

Well if I ever find some patience I'll give it a go.

However, the intro sequence to Super Metroid irritated me so I wouldn't hold your breath!



My advice is not to ask questions you won't like the answer to .

Far better to focus on the lovely few who have contributed far more than that to their fellow GAFers .



LOL I think I need to reconsider my non MGS playing ways.

If I could have a copy with your commentary to listen to instead of the characters that would be perfect .

MGS MST3K?

OK, I would pay money for that. =p

 

[Lime]

How's that free Serena game that just came out?

 

[toddhunter]

For those waiting for Escape Goat 2 it is worth checking out Candy Escape Goat Saga http://magicaltimebean.itch.io/candy-escape-goat-saga

It is a free ~20MB download and only half a dozen levels. But it is actually a pretty fun twist on the upcoming steam game.

 

[TheFightingFish]

For example, in MGS2's opening Ship level, the bags of rice had rudimentary physics when you shot or cut them. This effect wasn't seen anywhere else in the game.

Its insane how detail oriented they can get at times.

Yeah, they are far from my top games (especially 4) but they are so unique that I consider that most every gamer should give them a shot or two. As you noted the world simulation can get so oddly in depth at times with these games. Lets folks do crazy stuff like this when they figure out how all the pieces work together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le23bsVURds

 

[brotkasten]

A trademark search shows that it's a Microsoft IP, yes. It's not too strange for MS to release their games on Steam, though. We've seen Fable and, more recently, State of Decay added to the service.

Hopefully they bring Halo later in the year or the next.

While Halo coming to Steam (with Steamworks) would be nice, I'd rather have a port of Fable Anniversary.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

MGS games continue to have some of the most involved and thought out mechanics in gaming(at the very least most detailed) so even if one dislikes the story I think all of them are worth playing. And although the narrative in MGS4 often veers towards the very silly it has some interesting storytelling devices that no other game has used.

MGS4 just needed an editor to cut a lot of the narrative down, but it had some great level design.

 

[TouchMyBox]

So how is using Steam?

Is it fun?

Are there a lot of cool games and stuff?

It sounds nice.

 

[HoosTrax]

So how is using Steam?

Is it fun?

Are there a lot of cool games and stuff?

It sounds nice.

Did something happen to your account?

Edit: is Steam down?

Edit 2: nope

 

[TouchMyBox]

Did something happen to your account?

Edit: is Steam down?

Steam is down only for some accounts, mine included.

My alt account works fine though, but that account has no Octodad.

 

[graywolf323]

Paradox is awesome. They gave out Magicka: Wizard Wars for free as a goodwill gesture gift:

I'm guessing they just gave us all the base pack?

edit: saw his other post, it's just game access, nothing from any of the packs

 

[MarcoZombieCannon]

Steam is down only for some accounts, mine included.

My alt account works fine though, but that account has no Octodad.

For a while there, my profile wouldn't even show anything on the website. I was kinda freaking out. I still can't sign in through the client though.

 

[TouchMyBox]

For a while there, my profile wouldn't even show anything on the website. I was kinda freaking out. I still can't sign in through the client though.

Yeah same.

 

[jaundicejuice]

New Shadowrun expansion is up for pre-order. Guess I should get around to beating the base game.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/272030/?snr=1_4_4__105_1

 

[trailmix16]

i wonder if any creative types can help:

i wanted to do a kind of thought experiment that tracks money and its changing form through steam. Originally I wanted to buy something on the marketplace from foreign sellers and monitor over the next few weeks to see how that money is spent, and how much is lost through conversion fees/steam tax. but I guess you cant buy outside your country. maybe i'll just buy some random items and track their gain/loss over time.

 

[Rhaknar]

edit: also Europa Universalis 4 and all its DLC are 75% off on Bundlestars

 

[Chance Hale]

You're a sick, sick soul.

 

[Exuro]

Steam is down only for some accounts, mine included.

My alt account works fine though, but that account has no Octodad.

You need to add your comp to your family sharing devices so you can play your games on separate accounts.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Serena's

Spoiler

ending makes a bit more sense after I found out who the developer was.

It's a nice surprise to see something so interesting pop up on Steam for free.

 

[Stallion Free]

New Shadowrun expansion is up for pre-order. Guess I should get around to beating the base game.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/272030/?snr=1_4_4__105_1

I hope they add achievements and I hope the family shared copy I have access to get the expansion lol.

 

[jaundicejuice]

I hope they add achievements and I hope the family shared copy I have access to get the expansion lol.

Looks like the only new features, content aside, they're adding are some enhancements to the editing tools and the ability to save anywhere. No cheesemints.

 

[Stallion Free]

Looks like the only new features, content aside, they're adding are some enhancements to the editing tools and the ability to save anywhere. No cheesemints.

Damn you guys will just have to trust me when I eventually beat it.

 

[MMBosstones86]

Coming to Early Access on February 20th

Interesting. Enjoyed the mobile version. Depends on price as usual.

 

[The_Monk]

New Shadowrun expansion is up for pre-order. Guess I should get around to beating the base game.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/272030/?snr=1_4_4__105_1

Took me around 12 hours to finish the game plus 3 hours of restarting and doing/repeating another whole mission in the end due to a save breaking glitch. It was worth it but It felt a bit short to be honest.

Either way, that game gave me much more hype and got me a lot more interested in Wasteland 2.

 

[Dusk Golem]

Random misc games I had giveaway, not much, but in case any of you all were interested in these:

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 10 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:
- This is a free for all! You can enter for multiple games on the list below. Send an individual PM for each game you'd like to win.
- This giveaway is a LIGHTNING raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 15 minutes after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- 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:


Gravity Badgers -- MB-2DFFC8881C235518 - Taken by alr1ght. 1 entrants total.
Archon Classic -- MB-E921839F7EF15EED - Taken by tylergregg. 1 entrants total.
Gravity Badgers #2 -- MB-181C135644FCA7BC - Taken by Scipius. 1 entrants total.
Hero of the Kingdom -- MB-4C98A4C948EC0EBA - Taken by Mavromatis. 2 entrants total.
Tales of Maj Eyal #2 -- MB-C5C934E7187EB420 - Taken by Kinky John. 2 entrants total.
Tales of Maj Eyal -- MB-7DE5423CC9D5D9E0 - Taken by Sinatar. 2 entrants total.
Shadows Price for Our Sins -- MB-05E082B8220FD5F1 - Taken by Ingueferroque. 2 entrants total.
Shadows Price for Our Sins #2 -- MB-3C0DB29B9D1F31FD - Taken by Reg. 1 entrants total.
Light of Altair -- MB-27312E306CBA2157 - Taken by bkw. 2 entrants total.
Two Brothers -- MB-7DFBF378F27A1AC6 - Taken by Sarcasm. 3 entrants total.

 

[Iadien]

Steam is down only for some accounts, mine included.

My alt account works fine though, but that account has no Octodad.

Same, my account has been down for 2 hours that I am aware of.

 

[FACE]

Steam is down again *sigh*

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

edit: also Europa Universalis 4 and all its DLC are 75% off on Bundlestars

Thanks, buying now.

 

[Stephen_drewz]

I know I am about 6hours late but holy shit, KoA finally gets a sale!!


EDIT: Jesus. ~$18 in AUS but ~$6 in US. Any US gaffer able to help me out here?

 

[Myshkin]

Dammit . i keep missing the wrong issuing city's on Passports in papers ,please !

Guess i am not cut out for border watch

Really they should just issue you a gun, so you can shoot someone if you think they shouldn't be allowed in but you can't find a reason.

 

[Rhaknar]

I bought Amalur day 1 full price and loved it, suck it haters!

Spoiler

Its not very good, its basically a single player mmo, but Im a mmo freak so thats why I liked it I guess

I shoul play the dlc one of these days, or just replay the game (and play the dlc)