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[Pachimari]

Now that I think about it, A TR reboot that was closer to a survival-horror third-person title (Last of Us, Silent HIll, or Evil Within on the extreme side) would've been more interesting. I recall Tizoc mentioning that he cared for the feeling of isolation in the original games, and I mean, I could see something like that with TR. Lara would barely have to speak, and most of the stuff could be told via exposition found in the environment (which to be fair is what's done now, but none of this "oh this ancient Mayan bucket was used for ritualistic defecation on the odd days of the Moon calendar" ruining the the feel of loneliness and more so the pacing.) She could explore a single haunting tomb, quiet, atmospheric.

Tomb Raider (2013) were originally pitched as a darker, and more isolated experience on an abandoned Island, were you could ride around on horse and explore. It had that horror vibe.

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Top post again. Should I buy The Witness? It keeps pulling me.

 

[TheLetdown]

240 GB SSD isn't much better.

I'm glad 1TB SSDs start to get affordable.

The trick is to try not to juggle too many large games during a single period of time.

I have not learned this trick yet, mind you. But that is what the trick is.

 

[kagamin]

240 GB SSD isn't much better.

I'm glad 1TB SSDs start to get affordable.

Gotta get the 16TB SSDs.

 

[Htown]

is Grow Home worth playing?

 

[Durante]

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Top post again. Should I buy The Witness? It keeps pulling me.

Yes. If you like solving puzzles. Just don't ever read anything about it online until after you're done.

 

[rtcn63]

I have ~200GB SSD and yeah I need to pick up a 500GB+ sooner or later. I only have at most ~40GB for games because then Windows will start deleting system restore points.

 

[Hektor]

Tomb Raider (2013) were originally pitched as a darker, and more isolated experience on an abandoned Island, were you could ride around on horse and explore. It had that horror vibe.

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Top post again. Should I buy The Witness? It keeps pulling me.

Here is te unfinished gameplay prototype:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbJjcBC2rnc

And this is the concept art:

Makes me really sad, thinking about what could've been.

is Grow Home worth playing?

Absolutely.

 

[Endruen]

I'll get XCOM 2 and it's the first full price game on release im getting since like Witcher 3, and likely the last for a while

might as well be one I know i'll put like 200 hours into

also, XCOM 2 is 50 gigs so im getting ready for bummer HDD load times

fuck my puny 120gb ssd

240 GB SSD isn't much better.

I'm glad 1TB SSDs start to get affordable.

Wow, can you guys survive with that? I have 2 1TB HDD and I'm struggling with the space. I'm buying a 4TB HDD soon only for my games.

 

[Hero Prinny]

Here is te unfinished gameplay prototype:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbJjcBC2rnc

And this is the concept art:



Makes me really sad, thinking about what could've been.



Absolutely.

oh i remember this, this sounds much more interesting than the uncharted clones that we got. Its a shame, RIP what could have been

 

[jshackles]

Here is te unfinished gameplay prototype:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbJjcBC2rnc

And this is the concept art:

Makes me really sad, thinking about what could've been.

That's really cool, did not know about that. I'm enjoying Rise but I'd still love to see a more horror themed Tomb Raider. I haven't read up to much on it but it seems Baba Yaga is somewhat leaning in that direction.

 

[Dr Dogg]

From the artbook developer commentary part of the concept for Survival Horror TR13 sounded a bit escort questy. Give us a tick I'll dig it out.

Every project usually has some concepts that don't make it to the finished product, but this game had an AMAZING amount of great ideas that didn't fit our final formula. You'll see in these pages explorations of characters and environments that were created when we were going for a more fantastical vision. Back in these early days, before my time [Brian Horton I guess] at Crystal Dynamics, true exploration was the theme and the myths took centre stage. Lara had a child companion she needed to protect and the enemies were the size of buildings.

Another treatment showcases a much more horrific vision for the island and its inhabitants. The Oni were designed as manifestations of pain and suffering. I came in at the tail of this process but I was very inspired by these images.

Ultimately, we feel the direction chosen was the best one for us, but these steps were important to get us there.

So we could have had Shadow of the Tomb Raider or Lara Space.

 

[Last Baron]

is Grow Home worth playing?

Definitely. The movement mechanics are unique. Very tense when you're up high, can't think of any other game that's made me nervous about falling like that.

 

[Salsa]

Sacrifices must be made.

I aint moving the witcher 3

 

[kagamin]

Any Rabi-Ribi impressions?

 

[Purkake4]

Here is te unfinished gameplay prototype:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbJjcBC2rnc

And this is the concept art:



Makes me really sad, thinking about what could've been.



Absolutely.

What the fuck?

I aint moving the witcher 3

There will be a time when you'll have to make a hard choice. I hope you'll be ready.

 

[Wok]

Nice Humble Bundle. Bought the $1 tier.

I remember a time where "Nice Humble Bundle" meant that the bundle was so enticing that people were willing to pay more because they wanted to (literally pay what you want). The idea behind the humble bundle is pretty dead now, with these BTA, etc.

 

[Monooboe]

Top post again. Should I buy The Witness? It keeps pulling me.

is Grow Home worth playing?

A strong YES to both of you.

 

[tuxfool]

There will be a time when you'll have to make a hard choice. I hope you'll be ready.

He might as well wait until Blood and Wine gets released.

 

[Purkake4]

He might as well wait until Blood and Wine gets released.

That's not a bad idea actually.

 

[FloatOn]

so helldivers is slightly cheaper

I need a new co op jam and I think this will due nicely

any steamgaf impressions?

 

[brau]

so helldivers is slightly cheaper

I need a new co op jam and I think this will due nicely

any steamgaf impressions?

Pretty fun game. Specially playing with friends.

 

[kagamin]

Any Rabi-Ribi impressions?

Has anyone heard of it? Maybe that's a better question.

 

[Lain]

if FFXV really comes to PC, I only need a KH3 pc port confirmation to go sell my PS4.

You're not interested in Star Ocean 5? The more that one shows up in new videos, the more it looks hype to me and makes me hope for a PC port.

 

[Nabs]

so helldivers is slightly cheaper

I need a new co op jam and I think this will due nicely

any steamgaf impressions?

That Canadian price is looking nice.

 

[sadblob]

so helldivers is slightly cheaper

I need a new co op jam and I think this will due nicely

any steamgaf impressions?

Is this the one that's like Magicka but sci-fi?

 

[derExperte]

so helldivers is slightly cheaper

I need a new co op jam and I think this will due nicely

any steamgaf impressions?

FYI: If you have a PS4/3/V and PS+ you can get it there this month.

 

[zkylon]

To put some context, this brick wall represents the pinnacle of visual technology employed by this game. In 2005 it was a real oddity in a game that just looked average.

haha i see you're implying league looks average when it's actually gorgeous hahah

silly you :>

Just to be clear I didn't want to offend you, it was meant to be LoL joke. If I did I am really sorry.

nah don't worry about it, i'm not that easily offended, not always at least

just having a bit of fun at my own expense cos self-deprecation is the one kind of humor i understand :>

 

[tuxfool]

haha i see you're implying league looks average when it's actually gorgeous hahah

silly you :>

Honestly, it looks fine. It is primitive, but it has acceptable art direction. However, my point is that integrating such advanced technology would look stupid and ugly. It would also make me question the competency of the technical directors in allowing such overindulgences into the game.

 

[FloatOn]

Is this the one that's like Magicka but sci-fi?

yeah

kind of gives me a starship troopers vibe

 

[Endruen]

Has anyone heard of it? Maybe that's a better question.

I know it's a metroidvania with bunny girls. A friend is playing it, but I have no idea how the game is.

 

[kagamin]

I know it's a metroidvania with bunny girls. A friend is playing it, but I have no idea how the game is.

I like the features list:

– Retro exploration platformer featuring a bunny girl.
– 4+n difficulty settings for all types of players.
– 9+ main areas and 20+ sub-areas to explore.
– Bunny.
– Over 60 items and upgrades.
– Over 20 fully illustrated characters with cutscene illustrations.
– 40+ boss battles, 1000+ attack patterns with Boss Rush Mode to fight some or all of them in a row.
– Post game story and content with speedrun mode which takes out every section of the game where the player cannot control the main character.
– Over 50+ pieces from an original soundtrack.
– English, Chinese and Japanese support.
– Bunny.

 

[Shantom]

I was reading up on the last couple of Crusader Kings 2 expansions and came across this gem

One performance improvement of patch 2.4 was regarding huge Byzantine empires in late game, which were slowing down the game because each Greek person was evaluating against each other person in the realm "can I castrate?". 70% of the AI demands were about castrating or blinding someone

Also, if anyone wants CK2: Horse Lords, it's 73% off at GMG using 20PERC-WTHGMG-201627

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

I remember a time where "Nice Humble Bundle" meant that the bundle was so enticing that people were willingn to pay more because they wanted to (literally pay what you want). The idea behind the humble bundle is pretty dead now, with these BTA, etc.

Well you can "upgrade" your purchase and lock in a (lower) BTA price while you decide if the second-week extras are worth it, but I think the amount of competition and oversaturation have dimmed the initial goals of Humble.

It's like the first 75% Steam sale. We all thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. All the other digital download sites jumped on board and now even 75% off isn't enough to entice consumers. Publishers counter by drip-feeding DLC and seasons passes and keeping the MSRP high.

 

[Knurek]

240 GB SSD isn't much better.

I'm glad 1TB SSDs start to get affordable.

Don't do that to your SSD.
They need at least 25% of free HDD space to work. And roughly 50% to not have performance degradation.

 

[Endruen]

I like the features list:

I love metroidvania games, but that one just doesn't catch my attention. I've never found the appeal for bunny girls either. Cat and fox girls are top tier, though.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Cool, thanks for the recap. I'm glad he didn't make as big a deal about that issue as some people on GAF did. $5m in revenue in the first week is pretty extraordinary, even if it didn't take them to the "break even" point.

It sure seemed like he made a big enough deal on twitter... I'm legitimately surprised that there was no mention of it in the "fakts".

Don't do that to your SSD.
They need at least 25% of free HDD space to work. And roughly 50% to not have performance degradation.

I'm still waiting to get a 1TB drive or something to that effect to use as my main steam drive for games that are hungry for the performance of an SSD or are heavy on load times in general. They just haven't been cheap enough and I really don't want to do anything short of 1TB if I can manage it.

Hopefully that'd give me some room to put the games I'm focused on actively playing and finishing on there and use my normal Steam library drive for backlog. Hell, it's easier to do the move/delete/"install" trick than to redownload in some cases...

 

[madjoki]

The Mean Greens: Plastic Warfare Full Giveaway (Steam key)

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-mean-greens-plastic-warfare-full-giveaway/1100-6434433/

Don't do that to your SSD.
They need at least 25% of free HDD space to work. And roughly 50% to not have performance degradation.

I know.

 

[Dr Dogg]

Don't do that to your SSD.
They need at least 25% of free HDD space to work. And roughly 50% to not have performance degradation.

What? I think you want to go read up on what Over-Provisioning is and how TRIM works. And still in any doubt check out Tech Report's torture test on SSD's.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Don't do that to your SSD.
They need at least 25% of free HDD space to work. And roughly 50% to not have performance degradation.

SSDs sound like more trouble than they are worth.

 

[Ganado]

The Mean Greens: Plastic Warfare Full Giveaway (Steam key)

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-mean-greens-plastic-warfare-full-giveaway/1100-6434433/

Got a dupe key.

Spoiler

THANKS OBAMA

 

[Hektor]

The Mean Greens: Plastic Warfare Full Giveaway (Steam key)

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-mean-greens-plastic-warfare-full-giveaway/1100-6434433//QUOTE]

Duplicate product code yay!

 

[Jazz573]

So the Root Double localization Kickstarter has been funded.

 

[Ludens]

The Mean Greens: Plastic Warfare Full Giveaway (Steam key)

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-mean-greens-plastic-warfare-full-giveaway/1100-6434433/

Nice, got a duplicate :\

 

[The Dear Leader]

The Mean Greens: Plastic Warfare Full Giveaway (Steam key)

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-mean-greens-plastic-warfare-full-giveaway/1100-6434433/



I know.

Mine worked! thanks

 

[freshVeggie]

SSDs sound like more trouble than they are worth.

They are totally not. Tried some games and didn't notice improvements, so I use it for OS and everything non-gaming or media. It's pretty great.

 

[Starwolf_UK]

The Mean Greens: Plastic Warfare Full Giveaway (Steam key)

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-mean-greens-plastic-warfare-full-giveaway/1100-6434433/

Duplicate product code so I hit the "Help & Feedback" button and said as much there. Will update on what support do.

 

[sadblob]

The Mean Greens: Plastic Warfare Full Giveaway (Steam key)

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-mean-greens-plastic-warfare-full-giveaway/1100-6434433/

I got a valid one, thanks!

 

[dex3108]

nah don't worry about it, i'm not that easily offended, not always at least

just having a bit of fun at my own expense cos self-deprecation is the one kind of humor i understand :>

I just wanted to be clear

I am thinking about putting RotTR on hold until i get new graphics card. It is beautiful game with average story so i at least want to enjoy in visuals and great environments.

 

[derExperte]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/20266/

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

General
Restrict chat from users who do not share a friends, game server, or multiuser chat relationship with you
Fixed a case where having Steam Cloud sync disabled (either globally or for an App) could cause that App to be told there were no local files found
Reduced memory usage of games which integrate Steamworks cloud storage features
Improved stability of games which make Steamworks API calls from multiple threads simultaneously

Big Picture
When Steam is first launched only show up to 4 notifications for friends that are in a game, otherwise just show a single summary notification
Improved performance when displaying a large list of scrollable items

Steam Controller
Added per-account Controller Personalization.
Added support for Configuration Travelling, Click here for details
Added Trigger Mouse Dampening options for soft pull/soft+full pull. Defaults to previous Soft Pull only mode.
Added mouse region snapping support for non-mode-shifted mouse regions. Mouse regions can now snap or not-snap to previous position when they're not in use.
Overlay Disabled message is now shown in Big Picture game screen when the overlay is disabled.
Added New Export Save System. Unifies and simplifies exporting configurations. You can now more easily browse and save Private and Public configurations, including replacing/editing existing configurations.
Added Exporting new Configuration Templates for often used configuration defaults.
Added Browsing/Importing of all games configurations from any game. Useful for when you made the perfect setup in a sequel or similar game and want to use the same config as a base or verbatim.
Publishing a new community configuration now requires you to have played with the configuration for at least an hour.
Added additional Touch Menu selection settings to allow selection on Release Click and on Release Touch.
Added Trigger Hip Fire Exclusive mode - this mode is a dual stage trigger mode that allows either soft or full pull, but once either is engaged, the other will not engage until the trigger has been released.
When exiting Steam, Controller now returns to its default “lizardmode” Mouse/Keyboard state
If Steam loses its ability to send input due to UAC/Control-Alt-Del prompts, controller will now attempt to drop into its default state to allow interaction with these dialogs and resume normal configuration once workable state is re-established. The controller will beep when entering/exiting this mode.
Fixed bug with joystick not always sending fast taps to the left.
Anti-Deadzone now obeys deadzone shape setting. For gyro applications such as Steering Wheel in Racing games, using the cross shaped deadzone will provide expected anti-deadzone behavior.
Added better support for non-Steam games and applications that cannot use the Steam Overlay such as browsers, command line tools, emulators, etc.. While these applications won’t currently support some functions such as touchmenus, xinput, and controller HUD functionality, these applications will now be better detected and use their Non-Steam Game configuration when in focus.
Shortcuts/Non-Steam games will also attempt to use their designated configuration when launched outside of Steam, provided Steam is running in the background, with the same limitations mentioned above.
Fixed legacy bindings on configurations with native controller support not displaying/working outside of the first action set.
Fixed a dead zone issue when a trackpad was used in Mouse mode

In-Home Streaming
Added support for streaming 5.1 audio from Windows host machines to other Steam Clients and the Steam Link. Click here for more info
Added NVIDIA NVFBC encoder as a separate option under Advanced Host Settings in Big Picture mode
Added logic to retry any previously-failed encoding methods whenever a new game is launched
Added logic to fall back to software encoding when hardware encoding is being unreasonably slow
Fixed one-pixel color misalignment in Direct3D 9 games such as Rocket League
Significantly improved performance of Intel QuickSync encoding - please note that Intel has released new drivers for most of its GPUs, which are recommended for performance and stability ( http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/graphics-drivers.html )
Improved compatibility with Dragon's Lair, Space Age, and other older 2D games
Improved stream quality and bitrate usage for games running below 60 fps
Improved compatibility with Stronghold Crusader HD and other old DirectDraw titles
Adjusted settings for Intel hardware encoding to improve compatibility with 4th and 5th gen Intel CPUs

VR Mode
Steam notifications now display in-headset using the work-in-progress SteamVR notification system.
Improved support for VR keyboard. Keyboard now positions itself better and selection bugs fixed.
Fixed several places where taking an action in the desktop client would cause the VR UI to respond when in VR mode.

Linux
Fixed validating local content with some filesystems
Fixed a hang when starting "CrossCode" and other Chrome-based applications from Steam


SteamOS
Added UI for pairing Bluetooth devices

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Is it ok to get Firewatch gifted from the Canadian store without any issues?