Yeah, like I said in that other post, I'm still incredibly pissed about that.
When they got bought by MumboJumbo, the dream was basically dead.
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STEAM 2013 Announcements & Updates: 6, GFWL: 0 | Number of hours played bugged
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Yeah, like I said in that other post, I'm still incredibly pissed about that.
When they got bought by MumboJumbo, the dream was basically dead.
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phantomspiker
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I remember Gabe Newell saying this was the future of gaming years ago.
That dream died quick.
So a couple days ago I made This Post about how since Steam does not delete the games after the Steam Free Weekend, All the files are still there And I am able to play Dead Island Dark Tide for free since the free weekend last week. Tried the same thing again this weekend and I still am playing Retrovirus even though according to Steam, it is not in my Library and I do not own it. Anybody else experienced this before? Seems like a huge exploit.
I'd have loved a more narrative driven Bioshock, but yeah.
The dream is still alive in adventure games (see Telltale games, see stuff like Cognition), but everyone else is way too focused on either a 'small' game, or big AAA nightmares.
At this point, after TWD I'm not worried about the quality, since I know TT can make some amazing games. But I feel the same regarding episodic releases. If I have to wait months (or even years) between episodes, I'll end up forgetting everything so far, which ruins the experience.
I'm the opposite. I'd rather play it all together at my own pace than wait for each one.
Gold doesn't have Brave New World expansion.
Madrugador
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Civilization games are actually cheaper here in Chile (minus BNW which is the same).
If somebody needs help PM me, but I'll only be online for a few minutes before I get back to Red Dead Redemption.
If somebody needs help PM me, but I'll only be online for a few minutes before I get back to Red Dead Redemption.
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.
Added the ability to sort your games list by install size (if you're logged in) to Enhanced Steam.
The result looks like this:
Seriously, why is Star Wars Force Unleased the largest game I own at 29GB? That seems unnecessarily huge.
The result looks like this:
Seriously, why is Star Wars Force Unleased the largest game I own at 29GB? That seems unnecessarily huge.
Uncompressed HD video plus lots of assets duplicated across multiple directories, IIRC. Seems like they didn't do much in the way of optimizing when porting from console.
Baron von Loathsome
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I just beat Rayman Origins.
Holy crap, what a fantastic game.
Holy crap, what a fantastic game.
Rickenslacker
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What's the world come to.
Did you play it in co-op, game is fantastic with 3 other buddies,
I'm surprised there isn't a mod to people online to play with you, latency might be an issue I guess with some of the later levels.
Think it was mostly PS3 stuff including movies in every language just like on a PS3 disc, so you download every cutscene 10 times or something.
You also download the same resources for every single level as well
Ain't exactly a simple thing to mod sadly, that gets in the realm of hack/trainer stuff and lots of memory searching/editing for what controls certain stuff (Frame-stepping, Control Inputs, etc.).
However, the Wii version of it works kinda fine in Dolphin, except for the low-res textures. And that is the only way I've been able to do Netplay so far, although it de-synced pretty quickly into 2-3 screens. That might've just been the >200 ms ping tho.
Baron von Loathsome
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I played it in single-player. I have heard it's great with friends, but I don't know very many people I could play this with, and with those later levels in mind, perhaps that's a good thing.
TheSadRanger
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my sister bought me gta v as a surprise
still gonna wait for the pc version #dedication #pcgamers #yopgtavo
Are ya gonna have her return it? Waste of money if your not gonna play it.
my sister bought me gta v as a surprise
still gonna wait for the pc version #dedication #pcgamers #yopgtavo
I cracked because duckroll kept nagging at me to buy it, played it for a few hours, did not have any fucking fun and it's got the worst interface ever (really? I can't pick a default radio station? You're going to keep blasting random shit at me? And the only way to restart a race is to get out of the car and dying? Are you kidding me?).
Don't feel any need to go back to it.
I still recommend it, heck play it with your family, neighbors or your pet dog.
Just mail it to me instead.
Pickles Spill
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Does anyone know if the Gothic Collection on GMG provides steam keys? All it says is it needs the Capsule Client, which by itself sounds kind of weird. Is it worth trying to fight using the client just to play the game?
jaundicejuice
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Ah the mid-ought's, I remember when episodic gaming was a buzzword that was tossed around in conjunction with a few different series (even Legacy of Kain at one point). I don't think anyone really delivered on the concept until Telltale started their seasons with various adventure game series. I think Sam & Max games were the first?
maneil99
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It would say if it did
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.
I just pushed Enhanced Steam version 4.9 to Google for Chrome users. Here is the changelog:
- Non-sale games are now hidden from the "Specials" search
- Added option to display PCGamingWiki links on store pages
- Added ability to sort "All Games" list by install size if logged in
- Added filter to "All Games" list for installed/not installed if logged in
- Added pricing history and formatting support for BRL (thanks drizzle!)
- Added Polish translation by mrmahon
- Profile links now display on private profiles
- The formatting of tags has changed from square to rounded
- Options now save automatically without the need to click the save button
- Enhanced F2P detection on homepage, genre page, and search results
maneil99
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I'm from canada but see no reason I can'tAus gaffer here looking for a US gaffer to buy me Civ V: Gold Edition and Brave New World and I'll reimburse over paypal, anyone available?
toddhunter
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Thanks Jshackles
When are we getting the SteamGaf translation?
When are we getting the SteamGaf translation?
Code:
options_owned: "Stuff You'll Never Play",
options_wishlist: "Stuff You Want On Sale",
options_coupon: "Shit With Coupons You Are Stuck With",
options_gift: "Stuff For ModBot",
options_guest: "Shit You Want off Your Game List",
options_friends_wishlist: "Stuff JaseC and Xelios Dont Have",
options_drm: "Warn You About UPLAY",
options_steamdb: "Show Grief.exe Stuff",Atraveller
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No Firefox love
Don't you mean "Stuff you'll never play"?
toddhunter
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Quite right.
Atraveller
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I only got like 140 games, and I already have some I probably will never touch.
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.
That would actually be pretty great. Also thanks to this great GAFer I'm going to be checking out Enclave - I always wanted to play it when it came out for Xbox but never got the chance. If the reviews from 10 years ago are to be believed, it's going to blow my mind.
I hope I do!
No Firefox love
I'll hopefully have a new Firefox version later this week. Most of these recent changes should be included.
Enclave is great. Starbreeze makes the shinies, and it's a fun game too.
Thanks for the heads-up. I was telling a mate just yesterday that he needs to buy the game when it's next on sale.
MMBosstones86
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I want to like Magic, but I find myself going 'are you fucking serious?' way to often when a card is played.
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.
I'll let you know, but I'm pretty sure it's the same version they're selling on GOG which has been updated for modern PCs.
I started Puzzle Bots earlier today, which I think I got from a Groupees bundle. I was bored and didn't know what to play, and this seemed like a small distraction, so I said "Why not?".
Let me tell you, this is actually a very charming and nice game, with some funny dialogue and interesting puzzles. They are fairly easy, and yet satisfying to solve. If any of you has it on their library and hasn't touched it yet, I'd suggest you give it a chance.
Let me tell you, this is actually a very charming and nice game, with some funny dialogue and interesting puzzles. They are fairly easy, and yet satisfying to solve. If any of you has it on their library and hasn't touched it yet, I'd suggest you give it a chance.
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