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STEAM 2013 Announcements & Updates VIII - Don't ask when the sales are starting.

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Jawmuncher

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I'm deeply sorry guise, but I won't be buying any more Steam games in the foreseeable future. I finally made the decision to actually start playing the games in my backlog. So I guess I'll see you in about 10 years.

You'll come crawling back they always do.
Steam is about buying games who even plays games this day and age on PC.
 

Lunaniem

Member
Oh, wow, I wasn't expecting it to actually work:

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I just added the game to my cart and checked out. Steam converted my cart to Steam AU but let me complete the purchase.

Have you tried purchasing the DLC too? They seem to have separate Japanese versions as well.
 

okayfrog

Banned
wut?

The only thing that changes prices are the runes, and thats because they increase the more you buy.

Armor doesn't go up as well? Could have sworn it does. Well, the stuff you buy in the tower portion before you get to the castle goes up in price. I just wish they told you how much everything is and how much everything is going to be so I can plan out my purchases better. It's hard to do that when the prices change without telling me.
 

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Wait, the cc= work for regional purchasing?!

Everything has more depth than animal crossing but I wasn't talking about those kind of sim games. I meant farming sim, euro truck sim. Stuff like that. I guess the former would be more comparable to harvest moon?

I'd argue that no game manages to deal with strange mathematics and chances in AC.

Ah you mean other types of sim games (those were life and village sims). And nah, Harvest Moon is a bit more... RPGish than farming sims in Steam.
 

jediyoshi

Member
Anyone else have a problem with Steam Achievement Manager where it is missing tons of your games? I want dem cards!

It seems buggy if the game has cards but no achievements. Manually getting the gameid from the store page and inserting it into sam has worked for me.
 
Lords of Football 66% off at GMG ($5.09). I'm sure there is a coupon somewhere

Armor doesn't go up as well? Could have sworn it does. Well, the stuff you buy in the tower portion before you get to the castle goes up in price. I just wish they told you how much everything is and how much everything is going to be so I can plan out my purchases better. It's hard to do that when the prices change without telling me.

i don't THINK armor does, but you are right about the castle stuff. But you can view it before each run to see what the current prices are. I'm about 5 hours in and havn't found it to be that much of an annoyance.
 

FloatOn

Member
Love me some sim games. If that game had internet radio as well it'd be a no brainer for me. I'd blast some harvester of sorrow by metallica while I'm rollin over those corn fields.

there must be some kind of correlation between the games you dislike and the music you enjoy because any music critic would eviscerate you for being a metallica fan.
 

Derrick01

Banned
there must be some kind of correlation between the games you dislike and the music you enjoy because any music critic would eviscerate you for being a metallica fan.

Music critics have their heads up their ass much like movie critics do. They would prop up some obscure death metal band in comparison just to get some internet cred.
 

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.
Enhanced Steam for Firefox has been updated to version 4.5.1

This version includes support for browsing Steam in Private Browsing Mode, as well as many new features which have been brought over from the Chrome version.

Your extension should update automatically the next time you restart Firefox or you can download it here.

As always, feel free to let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
 

drizzle

Axel Hertz
Wario is reporting that Amazon Tony is trying to get Pac Man CE DX+ for 3.75 and Enslaved for 4.99-7.99, all Steam versions.

Interesting.
 

Guy.brush

Member
Maia is on Early Access
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If this would be more like OUTPOST (1994) and less like XCOM / DungeonKeeper I would be all over it.
Is there any Sci-Fi RTS/strategy game that is less about the individual human scale and more about a bigger scale? Terraforming, building a colony, digging, mining?
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
lol, the stars were definitely aligned for this purchase.

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And you still think it's coincidence or gods? (><)

A coincidence put into motion by the divine powers that be.

Wut, how did you do that

I think I'm Jesus. But in all seriousness, I remembered super-famicom saying that, occasional hiccups aside, he had no issues purchasing from the US store despite being in Japan, so I thought to myself, "I wonder if the reverse is possible: can you purchase from the Japanese store if you're in a region that uses USD?"
Have you tried purchasing the DLC too? They seem to have separate Japanese versions as well.

I won't buy it just yet on the count of it not being discounted, but, yeah, that seems to work just fine, too:

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Wait, the cc= work for regional purchasing?!

Only in the case of the JP store for some reason.
 

cicero

Member
So glad to have the real thread back.

Since were here can anyone tell me about Tron 2.0?
Someone is sending it to me since I love tron and I forgot this even existed.
I know it's made by monolith yet no one ever talks about it like they do NOLF.

Wow. It has actually been ten years since this game was released...

I thought Tron 2.0 was great, especially given my like for the original movie and world. This is one game I would love to see added to GOG and Steam. The jumping puzzle issues were annoying, and not everyone liked the pace of the action or the disc weaponry. I had no problems with either of these issues though. The style, story, levels, music, and visuals were unique and I thought quite rewarding. Have fun!
 
Started and finished 9.03m, it is very short indeed and only took about
15 minutes
. I still think it was a worthwhile experience though and part of the money goes to good cause.

I might run it again and then go some CS: GO before Sanctum 2 co-op session. Woo, I play games now :)
 

JakeD

Member
Armor doesn't go up as well? Could have sworn it does. Well, the stuff you buy in the tower portion before you get to the castle goes up in price. I just wish they told you how much everything is and how much everything is going to be so I can plan out my purchases better. It's hard to do that when the prices change without telling me.

i've never noticed the armor's price changing. but i'm not sure im understanding the complaint of the tower portion. it only changes price when you are upgrading to the next level. ie: the first upgrade is probably 100, and the 10th upgrade is 1000. that's the only logical way to do it or else you'd be able to max out your armor level in like 3 runs
 

drizzle

Axel Hertz
[I think I'm Jesus. But in all seriousness, I remembered super-famicom saying that, occasional hiccups aside, he had no issues purchasing from the US store despite being in Japan, so I thought to myself, "I wonder if the reverse is possible: can you purchase from the Japanese store if you're in a region that uses USD?"

Only in the case of the JP store for some reason.

Only japanese-only games we should be aware of? :D
 

Turfster

Member
Humble Jumbo bundle
TIER 1: 1$
  • Natural Selection II
  • Sanctum 2
  • Magicka + DLC
TIER 2:7$ starting BTA, currently 4$
  • Orcs Must Die 2
  • Garry's Mod
  • Serious Sam 3 BFE

PS: LOL
 
Humble Jumbo bundle
TIER 1: 1$
  • Natural Selection II
  • Sanctum 2
  • Magicka + DLC
TIER 2:7$
  • Orcs Must Die 2
  • Garry's Mod
  • Serious Sam 3 BFE

PS: LOL

go home humble bundle, you're drunk.

cue the 'i just bought NS2 yesterday!!!asdf;lkajwe;fj'. Seriously, it is now "never buy a computer game unless it's in a bundle"
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Only japanese-only games we should be aware of? :D

FEAR 2, Dead Island, Homefront, Metro: Last Light and Risen 2 all have fully-fitted JP-only apps, but they're all tied to retail subs. So, uh, anybody know of any Japanese game stores that ship overseas?
 

Dr Dogg

Member
Wario is reporting that Amazon Tony is trying to get Pac Man CE DX+ for 3.75 and Enslaved for 4.99-7.99, all Steam versions.

Interesting.

Bloody typical after I snagged Enslaved for $9.99

Speaking of which it's got some lovely issues. As per usual UE enable vsync is rubbish and it still tears left right and centre, there's horrendeous amounts of motion blur, AA, AF and shadowing are set really low. Thankfully it can't be sorted with a bit of .ini tweaking and d3doverider.

Seams like a real quick and dirty port. Then again I wasn't expecting too much.

FEAR 2, Dead Island, Homefront, Metro: Last Light and Risen 2 all have fully-fitted JP-only apps, but they're all tied to retail subs. So, uh, anybody know of any Japanese game stores that ship overseas?

Amazon.co.jp and be prepared to pay through the arse for shipping and tax. Though you might be alright seeing as it's relatively close.
 
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