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Steam | 02.2016 - Orangeade
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texhnolyze
Banned
It's nice to be unmarried.
go for it, you never know when a dry spell strikes
freshVeggie
Member
OK, ever since December I'm on a roll like never before. So many games finished in a few months. Dishonored, Alien Isolation, ARMA3, Tomb Raider 2013, The Swapper. I'm not even trying to do the 52 Games Challenge either, just feel in the mood for gaming. Maybe it's the cold weather, haha.
Anyway, I just started up Rise of the Tomb Raider and suffice to say, the visuals are pretty great. Pretty great. I just arrived in
and so far a lot feels the same but a lot has been improved as well. Facial animation, character movement, camera shakiness. All much better now. No more
. I love it! The thematic even, I find it a lot more interesting. Maybe because I like history. Great start I have to say. Characters are also vastly improved. The few ones so far shown are interesting.
The Tombs or better the one tomb so far, was good. Could be bigger but it's a vast improvement already.
Yes,
sections are still the same but with the greatly appreciated improvements in other areas, they become easier to stomach.
I'm having fun. That's what matters. Hope it continues
Eh, just noticed Steam didn't take any screenshots but it's enabled and worked just fine with other games today. Bummer.
Anyway, I just started up Rise of the Tomb Raider and suffice to say, the visuals are pretty great. Pretty great. I just arrived in
Siberia
same-old area, it's a globetrotting adventure
The Tombs or better the one tomb so far, was good. Could be bigger but it's a vast improvement already.
Yes,
audio logs, shooting, slip&slide
I'm having fun. That's what matters. Hope it continues
Eh, just noticed Steam didn't take any screenshots but it's enabled and worked just fine with other games today. Bummer.
My advice for RoTR is to ignore the side missions and item collecting for the most part. You're better off just doing the optional tombs and focusing on the main story, since the payoff for everything else is... well there really isn't.
And if you want any sort of challenge, you may want to consider NOT upgrading your combat-related skills or weapons. Basically play it like you would Uncharted.
And if you want any sort of challenge, you may want to consider NOT upgrading your combat-related skills or weapons. Basically play it like you would Uncharted.
Leafhopper
Banned
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4's reviews aren't too great atm I guess.
corrosivefrost
Member
Saw mention of Vanquish, ran out to research gameplay.
The impression I get is not Vanquish, other than you can slow down time while firing a gun.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
So, SteamGAF, you doing okay? I'm sorry, I was sucked into OT for a while.
But I'm back now.
Daddy's back.
But I'm back now.
Daddy's back.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Ohohoho
Morgan Blackhand
Member
We ok
how come you don't share ur secrets to me anymore salsa ;_;
just pick safe stuffs and getting out of bronze is ezpz
you just gotta see things my way :>
yea i was just finding it funny cos i don't think i've seen a game with that many kills in ages. it's like a once in a year thing, but probably a thing that makes bronze super fun lol
just pick safe stuffs and getting out of bronze is ezpz
i'm a very agreeable person
you just gotta see things my way :>
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Salsa is asking for dating advise and Volimar is talking about the drugs he's doing.
So... typical SteamGAF Thursday night stuff.
Some of us are working.
I'm still hoping that the God Eater games get good treatment.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
The worst part is it's not after a track record of indifferent mediocrity like KT.
Bearseria's looking shaky without even seeing any details, ya know?
I think it's ok to assume that if they show it beforehand, its going to be decent.
Well, to be fair, Naruto isn't even near as bad port as Symphonia. It has some weird decisions like not having a menu where to choose a arbitrary resolution and v-sync, but those options are still available through .ini, and the bad performance reports seem so far all come due to a bug where the game will default to integrated graphics cards, which is also something easily fixable. A patch to fix these issues seems something very trivial to do, and once it's done it's a alright port(even if barebones).
This has infact been the thing i concluded long ago, in distant times.
Dio Brando
Banned
wish i could enter this whole Xcom 2 bandwagon with you guys, but i didn't even finish the first one. it does look really good tho.
Why didn't you just use a VPN to unpack and start playing? If you used an Australian VPN, XCOM 2 unpacking began at 1 PM EST.
I'm really not interested in trying to circumvent region locks.
LurkerPrime
Member
North America would be envious of you right now, but that costs extra.
I have no idea wtf is happening
deleted local content. re-downloaded
download says 24 gigs out of 25
reaches 25, stops downloading
but the game isnt downloaded and it doesnt even exist on steamapps
this happens every time, even restarting steam
welp
deleted local content. re-downloaded
download says 24 gigs out of 25
reaches 25, stops downloading
but the game isnt downloaded and it doesnt even exist on steamapps
this happens every time, even restarting steam
welp
What costs extra?
LurkerPrime
Member
What would happen if you made an empty XCOM 2 folder where it should be in Steamapps and then verified? It'll either fix everything or worsen the phantom problem.
When it comes to the Internet? Everything.
When it comes to the Internet? Everything.
I'm actually doing this on my Macbook because I was going to play a little in bed before I went to sleep. I'll have to even find where it puts the files lol.
LurkerPrime
Member
I was having a really good RE5 Mercenaries run right when XCOM 2 decided to unpack. Now the final character unlock is in limbo until the decrypting finishes...
For some reason I thought I was the one deciding when Steam did its thing. Oh well.
For some reason I thought I was the one deciding when Steam did its thing. Oh well.
Uh, it's not really circumventing region locks. That would be activating keys or gifts that are restricted to that region.
Nobody really cares if you use a VPN to unpack a preload early. There are no consequences and no downside for any party (Valve, publishers, and yourself). It's ultimately your choice but I don't see the harm at all.
It would be playing the game before the publisher has agreed to allow the game to be played in your region, no?
lol good one
Whatever, I'm not going to apologize because I follow the rules. If they wanted you to play the game before a certain time you wouldn't have to use a vpn. It's not like it's a big deal to wait.
It's also not a big deal to use a VPN. And the "if they wanted you to play the game before" is irrelevant.
You pay for a damn digital game: when it unlocks for one country, it should unlock for everyone.
I love it, I absolutely love stuff like this XD
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