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STEAM 2013 Announcements & Updates VIII - Don't ask when the sales are starting.
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You are probably better off on GOG and checking out Freespace 2 with the FreespaceOpen mod.
This is the correct answer.
The best pure space shooter I own on Steam is Strike Suit Zero, but that really isn't saying much. Most of them aren't that compelling.
I haven't tried Galaxy on Fire 2 HD yet though.
edit: why is Freelancer nowhere to be found? I really want to play Freelancer now.
Intheflorsh
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Glad I got the endorsement, I'll come back to say that I should probably differ to someone who has a little more experience in the genre. I was just bringing up a game I commonly hear in the past as one of the best.
T'would be nice if I didn't have to wait 25 minutes for microsoft.NET Framework 4.0 Redist Package to go through "first time setup".
First time maybe I could actually understand, but I've lost count of how many titles do this now. Times vary of course, the displeasure is constant.
First time maybe I could actually understand, but I've lost count of how many titles do this now. Times vary of course, the displeasure is constant.
MMBosstones86
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it boils down to if you liked DA:O or not...as the games are basically not similar at all. The only thing they share is the same universe.
HalfwayOrb
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Strike Suit Zero i guess. There's not really much space shooters on Steam.
Oh, ya, X3: Albion Prelude (not the recent last one) is pretty good.
Stallion Free
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Don't play either one of those games, they're an affront to good design
It's so noble of you to take these triple-A bullets for us year after year saving us from experiencing the pain.
I know people don't generally like L.A. Noire, but I really enjoyed it. It's a great period drama in the form of an adventure game (this I'd like to stress out). Never understood the open world complaints or people hating on Phelps as I thought that he was supposed to be an unlikable bastard stuck in his ivory tower with his own demons. Give it a chance if you like Phoenix Wright, other adventure games, beautiful setpieces, detective stories, police procedurals, the 40s, great facial animation tech or any combination thereof.
Get into Wing Commander, start with the first one. It's on GOG though.
I do what I can to help.
Intheflorsh
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... And party based RTwP combat.
jaundicejuice
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Cheers, it's been years since I last used or logged into my Bioware/EA account so it's good to know all of the substantive content doesn't require jumping through any hoops. Don't really care about the pre-order stuff, that was just armor cosmetics and such if I recall correctly. I've got my term break coming up so I think I'll pick this up.
Stallion Free
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Yeah, this sums up pretty well why I bothered to 100% it.
Irobot82
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You paused the game in DA2? What for, it's press A for awesome and winning.
Intheflorsh
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The store page should have that info around where it tells if if the game is single player or multiplayer, has controller support, etc.
Thanks!
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Fine Ham Abounds
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I'm convinced you're secretly a masochist.
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Hmm tried my luck! Thank you!
Also, I finally have the chance to kill those two bosses in Anor Londo and I'm terrible. I manage to get one down but then I couldn't get the other one.
EDIT: Ah, too slow.
I stopped at S & O. Came very close, literally a hit or two away from ending the boss fight, and died. At that point, I had to face that I just wasn't having enough fun to justify the headaches. The Painted World was legit though.
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AbundantChoice
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Yeah, I thought the back half was just fine. I think the gameplay changes a little though; I ended up hilariously overpowered with explosive arrows and silenced sniper rifles and whatnot, so my usual "Clear out an outpost from the next state over" tactic got a little old; so for the "back half of the game I switched to a "sneak in on foot and only use takedowns" approach and found it just as enjoyable. I also spent an inordinate amount of time going completely off-script when you get the soldier disguise; i'd find a patrol, wander up, chain takedown them all, wait for reinforcements to arrive, and get in massive firefights and whatnot. I must have done this for a good 4 hours for no reason whatsoever. Plus the upgraded skills and abilities come in very handy, not to mention having most of the stuff crafted. It makes you *crazy* overpowered, but it also makes it crazy entertaining.
The story missions in the 2nd half aren't as strong as the first half, but for me the game was never about the story missions anyway. It was more 'I wonder if I can wingsuit into an output and do a death-from-above takedown from the skies?" "I wonder if I can light that hill on fire to force the wildlife into that base to do my killing for me?" "Can I do stealth takedowns on this entire base without getting spotted once?"
.... so yeah, I guess for me it was all about the outposts/bases =)
I hope they just decide that it isn't canon and do something else. What a shambles
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I had this in spare
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I've got a problem Steam GAF. I had a night free with the family out so I did a rare multihour Steam binge where I installed and played for half an hour or so as many of the games that I was most interested in playing next. I figured that I could pick one or two to work though in the next month as well as disregard a few that I didn't like and move them off of the "on deck" area.
The problem is that I played through six games and I really liked all of them. Still can't figure out what to play next. My half hour or so impressions were as follows:
Sanctum 2 - I might not have given this a chance if I'd not tried Orcs Must Die last year and enjoyed that blend of TD + Action. For a TD game a big part of the enjoyment really is in the difficulty curve, so early impressions only mean so much. But I liked how the explicit grid placement system (and the little minimap showing enemy flow) allowed me to plan and set my mazes and towers in hopefully optimal configuration, I've had issues with other TD games where enemy flow doesn't behave like I expect. I also like how the shooting stage was distinct from the planning stage, I'm not the best fast multitasker, so I like having the time to put out a real plan and then just blasting as the waves come, it's a big reason why I didn't like Iron Brigade when I tried it.
Sine Mora - Tossed this into the mix as I was looking for a new SHMUP on the PC since I've moved on from Jamestown, plus it's a genre that I'd love to see more PC support of. First off, I loved the art style and execution of this game. Kinda japanesesq alternate history WWII or something like that (reminded me of Valkyria Chronicles) and it looks fantastic. The slight downside of this is that I felt that I struggled a bit with the hitboxes in this game. It might just be an adjustment from playing Akai Katana on the 360 mostly, but I had quite a few times trying to weave through patterns where I was getting hit when I felt that I was well clear of the danger. Hopefully this is just something that I can adjust to as I really liked the game otherwise. Ohh, and it does need to be dinged a point or two for only having preset gamepad settings and now allowing for full configuration, much more important to have that on the PC with so many possible input options.
Mount & Blade: Warband - This series has been talked about a bunch and I've never given it a try, so I wanted to get on that. Since I had limited time with each game I just played a bit of the tutorial and then just jumped into the mix. I expected this to be a hard game to jump in like that, but I honestly found it pretty easy to get up and running with. So far this game was firmly in the side of super charming and enjoyably janky as opposed to frustrating and obtuse janky. I'm not sure how the gameplay evolves as you play more, but early on it mostly reminds me of Sid Meier's Pirates. It has a story and stuff, but the real enjoyment is carousing around with a band of warriors and causing trouble hither and yon in the countryside. Which is open world the way that I like it.
Burnout Paradise - Might be the game that I end up not playing as much of. Super cool presentation, and I enjoy driving around the city to start events. The issue here more is just that I'm not a big racing guy (Sonic Transformed aside) and even a super arcadey racer is still a racer. Also wins the award for being the hardest game in a while to actually figure out how to exit out of.
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger - I actually thought that this game might be a bit overhyped, but in what I played so far it's the perfect FPS for me. Fast arcade shooting action, upgrade system that allows for a bit of progression without being overwhelming, cool shooting mechanics, story told in a fairly amusing fashion, a reasonable game length, and really solid looking graphics. Also I'd say that the Wild West is an incredible setting for shooting games, all the guns are so cool and meaty looking and sounding. Shotguns, lever action rifles, six shooters, all weapons that are just begging for awesome reloading animations. My favorite game of the bunch that I played, but I might save it for second or third as I just got off playing another shooter or two in the last few months.
Titan Quest - This guy was being discussed a bit this week due to the sale, so since I had it already I installed it on my laptop and played a bit. It's another genre where half an hour really isn't enough to start to judge it, but I wanted to mention it here just to state how great the game looks for its age. It looked incredibly nice when I booted it up, the clean, colorful graphics seem to have aged really well for when this game was made. Combine that with the Greek setting and it's a game that I look forward to spending some time with.
So yeah, I want to play all of them., too many games and too little time. BTW, should I be modding Warband? It's a game that I hear about folks modding a lot, so I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing by just playing Vanilla.
The problem is that I played through six games and I really liked all of them. Still can't figure out what to play next. My half hour or so impressions were as follows:
Sanctum 2 - I might not have given this a chance if I'd not tried Orcs Must Die last year and enjoyed that blend of TD + Action. For a TD game a big part of the enjoyment really is in the difficulty curve, so early impressions only mean so much. But I liked how the explicit grid placement system (and the little minimap showing enemy flow) allowed me to plan and set my mazes and towers in hopefully optimal configuration, I've had issues with other TD games where enemy flow doesn't behave like I expect. I also like how the shooting stage was distinct from the planning stage, I'm not the best fast multitasker, so I like having the time to put out a real plan and then just blasting as the waves come, it's a big reason why I didn't like Iron Brigade when I tried it.
Sine Mora - Tossed this into the mix as I was looking for a new SHMUP on the PC since I've moved on from Jamestown, plus it's a genre that I'd love to see more PC support of. First off, I loved the art style and execution of this game. Kinda japanesesq alternate history WWII or something like that (reminded me of Valkyria Chronicles) and it looks fantastic. The slight downside of this is that I felt that I struggled a bit with the hitboxes in this game. It might just be an adjustment from playing Akai Katana on the 360 mostly, but I had quite a few times trying to weave through patterns where I was getting hit when I felt that I was well clear of the danger. Hopefully this is just something that I can adjust to as I really liked the game otherwise. Ohh, and it does need to be dinged a point or two for only having preset gamepad settings and now allowing for full configuration, much more important to have that on the PC with so many possible input options.
Mount & Blade: Warband - This series has been talked about a bunch and I've never given it a try, so I wanted to get on that. Since I had limited time with each game I just played a bit of the tutorial and then just jumped into the mix. I expected this to be a hard game to jump in like that, but I honestly found it pretty easy to get up and running with. So far this game was firmly in the side of super charming and enjoyably janky as opposed to frustrating and obtuse janky. I'm not sure how the gameplay evolves as you play more, but early on it mostly reminds me of Sid Meier's Pirates. It has a story and stuff, but the real enjoyment is carousing around with a band of warriors and causing trouble hither and yon in the countryside. Which is open world the way that I like it.
Burnout Paradise - Might be the game that I end up not playing as much of. Super cool presentation, and I enjoy driving around the city to start events. The issue here more is just that I'm not a big racing guy (Sonic Transformed aside) and even a super arcadey racer is still a racer. Also wins the award for being the hardest game in a while to actually figure out how to exit out of.
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger - I actually thought that this game might be a bit overhyped, but in what I played so far it's the perfect FPS for me. Fast arcade shooting action, upgrade system that allows for a bit of progression without being overwhelming, cool shooting mechanics, story told in a fairly amusing fashion, a reasonable game length, and really solid looking graphics. Also I'd say that the Wild West is an incredible setting for shooting games, all the guns are so cool and meaty looking and sounding. Shotguns, lever action rifles, six shooters, all weapons that are just begging for awesome reloading animations. My favorite game of the bunch that I played, but I might save it for second or third as I just got off playing another shooter or two in the last few months.
Titan Quest - This guy was being discussed a bit this week due to the sale, so since I had it already I installed it on my laptop and played a bit. It's another genre where half an hour really isn't enough to start to judge it, but I wanted to mention it here just to state how great the game looks for its age. It looked incredibly nice when I booted it up, the clean, colorful graphics seem to have aged really well for when this game was made. Combine that with the Greek setting and it's a game that I look forward to spending some time with.
So yeah, I want to play all of them., too many games and too little time. BTW, should I be modding Warband? It's a game that I hear about folks modding a lot, so I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing by just playing Vanilla.
MulderWasTaken
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Thanks for Snuggle Truck, The_Super_Inframan!
tylergregg
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I had this in spare
Sorry, I took this but forgot I already had it. I nuked the key with modbot so someone else can have it.
GazzaScotland
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Thats just plain creepy.
Grampa Simpson
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You know what else tastes like chicken?
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Why is the first time I've heard about this one? It looks amazing!
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That Thomas thing is creeping me out.
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Wok
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Nope, keep reading it as "Doc Cock", then my natural inkling would be to change the subtitle to "the toasted sex sandwich of time"..... stupid brain
Thanks for Garry's mod!!!!
Samurai Gunn is a lightning-fast Bushido brawler for two to four players.
Why do indie devs keep doing that? Nobody's will play your multi-only game two weeks from the release... smh
derExperte
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Another Gun Monkeys. But it says Single Player on the Steam page. I'm slightly confused.
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it's local multiplayer
Backlogger
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I can't look at stuff like this at work because I start laughing at my desk, but its more of an out of control snicker, because I'm trying to be discreet but failing miserably.
I'm pretty sure CoJ is only like 6 hours long, so that may be a good one to start with.
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