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[Buttonbasher]

Finished Evoland tonight.

I didn't really like it. It spends way too much time pointing at all of the things it's referencing and saying "GET IT?! LIKE ZELDA! REMEMBER ZELDA GUYS?!" than actually crafting a good game. It can be cute at times, but more often than not it just ends up dredging up issues with the genre's it's calling back to. You don't really have any motivation to level your character up in the turn based RPG stuff, as that comes and goes super frequently, so more often than not the incredibly frequent random battles just come off as super tedious. The other chunks are somewhat better, in that they're less annoying to deal with, but they still aren't all that interesting. It's parlor tricks are probably worth poking at if the price is right in one of the upcoming sales, but it's a bummer that the game didn't come together into something fun to play.

 

[JaseC]

A wild bundle just appeared
http://www.universa.la/en/

Pay minimum $5 for these games
Dungeonland
Magicka
Magicka wizard wars
Knights and pen +1
The Showdown effect
+some other non Steam games

I already got most of the games, just missing wizard wars, so I don't know if I should get it

Ah, crap, I wasn't paying attention to which key I was copying and accidentally activated Wizard Wars.

Edit:

I am giving away 3 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
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Dungeonland -- MB-68F9774C0ED99311 - Taken by gwynplaine
The Showdown Effect -- MB-A7E3410CEFB56DA8 - Taken by Flandy
Knights of Pen & Paper -- MB-F367B3CA85DDB453 - Taken by Copons

I didn't receive a key for the original Magicka.

 

[Ledsen]

I won Two Worlds II! Thanks Agent Mulder.

Noooo

 

[Tizoc]

Won the Awesomenauts DLC, thanks =3

 

[wazoo]

Quick question... Is Legend of Grimrock that good??? Huge Seal ends in a couple of hours and the only two games I'm really really interested (and i doubt will be cheaper when the sales come) are Jamestown and Trine... So, Buy or Don't Buy

It is good. And workshop support means tons of user created contents.

 

[oipic]

I wanted to get rid of all my extra keys and give back to the community. Enjoy.

A very belated and overdue thank you, Mulder, for your great giveaway - Proteus is just what I need right now, and is much appreciated. Thanks mate.

 

[Card Boy]

You would think with so many copies of The Ship and Showdown Effect out there heaps of people would be playing them. But nope, still dead online.

 

[Sajjaja]

You would think with so many copies of The Ship and Showdown Effect out there heaps of people would be playing them. But nope, still dead online.

You have to set up a friends match to ever get a game

We should do a Steam GAF tourney or something. Would be easy too seeing how everyone can get a copy of the game.

 

[kurahador]

Finished Witcher...god damn the epilogue chapter sequence of events is weird as hell.

Question: is there much difference in Witcher 2 by importing saves?

 

[Acccent]

Hey everyone I was in a game jam during the whole week-end, too busy designing stuff and not sleeping enough to follow steamgaf (but I missed y'all!). I saw that Atlus trolled everyone but eventually announced P5 (although isn't really related to Steam) and JaseC changed his avatar to someone who might be Saoirse Ronan but looks like a 70s version of her at best (that, on the other hand, is totally related to Steam)... did anything else of note happen?

 

[Sajjaja]

Hey everyone I was in a game jam during the whole week-end, too busy designing stuff and not sleeping enough to follow steamgaf (but I missed y'all!). I saw that Atlus trolled everyone but eventually announced P5 (although isn't really related to Steam) and JaseC changed his avatar to someone who might be Saoirse Ronan but looks like a 70s version of her at best (that, on the other hand, is totally related to Steam)... did anything else of note happen?

About a bajillion key giveaways.

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

Finished Witcher...god damn the epilogue chapter sequence of events is weird as hell.

Question: is there much difference in Witcher 2 by importing saves?

You get the same armour and swords you had at the end of W1, but apparently what's really good for W1 has beginner stats in W2.

 

[curlycare]

Wow
Won SS:1st encounter.
Much thanks MulderWasTaken!

 

[JaseC]

Hey everyone I was in a game jam during the whole week-end, too busy designing stuff and not sleeping enough to follow steamgaf (but I missed y'all!). I saw that Atlus trolled everyone but eventually announced P5 (although isn't really related to Steam) and JaseC changed his avatar to someone who might be Saoirse Ronan but looks like a 70s version of her at best (that, on the other hand, is totally related to Steam)... did anything else of note happen?

Aw, you noticed. <3

Edit: GamersGate's Daily still hasn't changed over, but the midweek deal is, as far as Steam is concerned, 50% off Trackmania 2 titles. The Collection is 60% off ($20).

 

[xelios]

I successfully received a Steam key for The Shivah by e-mailing the developer (admin@wadjeteyegames.com) with a screenshot of the game in my account on Groupees, with my name and e-mail showing in the top right corner. I'm sure this, or a similar method if you purchased it elsewhere, will work for others.

Edit: Wadjet Eye Groupees Bundle.

 

[Acccent]

About a bajillion key giveaways.

business as usual then glad to see the generosity doesn't die

Aw, you noticed. <3

Really though, I first really thought it wasn't her. What film is the picture from?

edit: also surprised that my post went through since I was redirected to a maintenance message. Luckily I didn't resubmit 12 times

 

[Deques]

I successfully received a Steam key for The Shivah by e-mailing the developer (admin@wadjeteyegames.com) with a screenshot of the game in my account on Groupees, with my name and e-mail showing in the top right corner. I'm sure this, or a similar method if you purchased it elsewhere, will work for others.

Which Groupees bundle was it in?

 

[xelios]

Which Groupees bundle was it in?

Wadjet Eye Groupees.

Aw, you noticed. <3

Edit: GamersGate's Daily still hasn't changed over, but the midweek deal is, as far as Steam is concerned, 50% off Trackmania 2 titles. The Collection is 60% off ($20).

Starpoint Gemini 2 was $11.50 and I went ahead and picked it up since I'm a sucker for space games. Looks like it's back up to $16.09 now for some reason.

 

[Boss Doggie]

So I think I'll download EverQuest II to see all of the hubbub.

Though apparently Vah Shir are gone (and instead got reintegrated into Kerran).

 

[Arthea]

It took me 2 hours, for holy smoke, two hours to make a cup of espresso in Deponia, it included:

Spoiler

flooding basement of my friend's house, detonating 3 houses of inhabitants of my city, stealing many items, breaking into a car, solving mystery of my father's booze cabinet (well, that alone makes all process worth), taming a mechanical bull and getting his blood in syringe, and much more.

After all this, just imagine what it would take to make some real work done. That's why almost nobody bothers with doing anything in Deponia, most likely.
Also I'm so appropriating "holy smoke" for my future use.
(just letting you know where reference come from)

 

[Slyjss]

Finished Evoland tonight.

I didn't really like it. It spends way too much time pointing at all of the things it's referencing and saying "GET IT?! LIKE ZELDA! REMEMBER ZELDA GUYS?!" than actually crafting a good game. It can be cute at times, but more often than not it just ends up dredging up issues with the genre's it's calling back to. You don't really have any motivation to level your character up in the turn based RPG stuff, as that comes and goes super frequently, so more often than not the incredibly frequent random battles just come off as super tedious. The other chunks are somewhat better, in that they're less annoying to deal with, but they still aren't all that interesting. It's parlor tricks are probably worth poking at if the price is right in one of the upcoming sales, but it's a bummer that the game didn't come together into something fun to play.

I felt the same. I think it worked better as a short flash game, as the new parts are not really interesting, and they cross the line between reference and straight rip-off changing the names. The 2D part works better, but on the 3D bit it really falls apart. They spent so much time referencing they forgot that the game should be fun.

 

[JaseC]

I successfully received a Steam key for The Shivah by e-mailing the developer (admin@wadjeteyegames.com) with a screenshot of the game in my account on Groupees, with my name and e-mail showing in the top right corner. I'm sure this, or a similar method if you purchased it elsewhere, will work for others.

Edit: Wadjet Eye Groupees Bundle.

I didn't buy the bundle because I'm useless, but you did remind me that I've yet to e-mail the Gimbal devs for a Steam key, so thanks for that.

Really though, I first really thought it wasn't her. What film is the picture from?

It's from a promotional photoshoot for How I Live Now.

 

[Deques]

I successfully received a Steam key for The Shivah by e-mailing the developer (admin@wadjeteyegames.com) with a screenshot of the game in my account on Groupees, with my name and e-mail showing in the top right corner. I'm sure this, or a similar method if you purchased it elsewhere, will work for others.

I registered my Groupees profile via Facebook. So I don't have any mail showing in my profile. Do I have to show my mail in my profile?

Edit: Nvm, I just emailed them and asked them instead

 

[Arthea]

It is my understanding that the AI in Civ 5 is broken right? Like you can't win diplomatically because the AI will declare war on you for pretty much anything?

Would you suggest going for a technological or military victory instead?

you can, if you are at war and winning your opponent will try to buy peace treaty from you, agree to it, do it every time with every opponent, not only you'll be rich, you get easy access to rare resources. Of course, you have to be winning a war, that might be a problem.

The oh so waited update of...

The Copons' Euro Truck Simulator 2 Adventures

Holy smoke, I hope you'll never get to really driving a truck, that would be huge loss for steam topic adventure section (><)

Finished Evoland tonight.

I bought it on gog, because my friend recommended it to me, he really liked it. I still haven't played it though, don't think random encounters will be problem to me as I like Suikoden 4. (><)

Sanctum franchise sale on gamersgate.
http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-SANCTUM/sanctum
http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-SANCTUM2/sanctum-2
http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-SSTD/super-sanctum-td
http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DDB-SANCTUM24P/sanctum-2-four-pack-bundle

-75% for games, no discounts for collection or dlcs, it seems.

 

[Copons]

Holy smoke, I hope you'll never get to really driving a truck, that would be huge loss for steam topic adventure section (><)

Eh, it's not me that you should worry about.
In that case, I'll probably paint the side of my trailer with this gif, just to remind everyone who's in danger:

 

[Arthea]

Eh, it's not me that you should worry about.
In that case, I'll probably paint the side of my trailer with this gif, just to remind everyone who's in danger:
one who knocks.pic

Unlike in ETS2, I'm afraid to tell you that it works both ways in rl

Also at gamersgate, Just Cause 2 sale:
http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-JC2/just-cause-2
all dlc are on sale with same discount too.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

I successfully received a Steam key for The Shivah by e-mailing the developer (admin@wadjeteyegames.com) with a screenshot of the game in my account on Groupees, with my name and e-mail showing in the top right corner. I'm sure this, or a similar method if you purchased it elsewhere, will work for others.

Edit: Wadjet Eye Groupees Bundle.

Nice, wasn't sure if they were going to do this. Shot em an email off with a screencap of my groupees bundle page. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Jawmuncher]

I forgot I needed to preorder Dark Souls 2. Horribly though Namco doesn't have a black armor edition for PC.....I think i'll just deal with the PS3 and 30 FPS and grab it on PC later on.

 

[wazoo]

Eryi's action keys are up on groupees.

 

[deejay]

Have fun

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below containing the key.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:

Batman Arkham City GOTY -- MB-099A2D07F5BDB1E7 - Taken by schwupp

 

[runnin_blue]

Hi guys and girls. I've recently put together a new PC and so a friend and I are looking for 2 player coop games that we can play online together. We'd prefer coop campaign games but might be interested in something different if it is fun.

The catch is that our budgets are limited and we don't want to spend anymore than $15 on a game.

It'd be great if someone could give us some tips and steer us in the right direction.

 

[HalfwayOrb]

Hi guys and girls. I've recently put together a new PC and so a friend and I are looking for 2 player coop games that we can play online together. We'd prefer coop campaign games but might be interested in something different if it is fun.

The catch is that our budgets are limited and we don't want to spend anymore than $15 on a game.

It'd be great if someone could give us some tips and steer us in the right direction.

I had a blast playing and beating Renegade Ops with a friend. 15 bucks.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/99300/

 

[runnin_blue]

I had a blast playing and beating Renegade Ops with a friend. 15 bucks.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/99300/

Cool, that's one I haven't heard of yet. I'll check it out, thanks

 

[schwupp]

Have fun

thanks will try it later

 

[JaseC]

Eryi's action keys are up on groupees.

Thanks for the heads-up:

I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below containing the key.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


Eryi's Action -- MB-71B53DC93B2030C5 - Taken by NingenJanai

 

[toddhunter]

Hi guys and girls. I've recently put together a new PC and so a friend and I are looking for 2 player coop games that we can play online together. We'd prefer coop campaign games but might be interested in something different if it is fun.

The catch is that our budgets are limited and we don't want to spend anymore than $15 on a game.

It'd be great if someone could give us some tips and steer us in the right direction.

What genre? There are quite a few options.

Eryi's action keys are up on groupees.

Still waiting on indie gala (october bundle)

 

[NingenJanai]

Thanks for the heads-up:

Thanks for Eryi's Action JaseC, looks like a nice platformer.

 

[JaseC]

Hi guys and girls. I've recently put together a new PC and so a friend and I are looking for 2 player coop games that we can play online together. We'd prefer coop campaign games but might be interested in something different if it is fun.

The catch is that our budgets are limited and we don't want to spend anymore than $15 on a game.

It'd be great if someone could give us some tips and steer us in the right direction.

The Autumn Sale starts in a few days, so you'll be able to pick up the likes of Portal 2 and the Borderlands games on the cheap.

Thanks for Eryi's Action JaseC, looks like a nice platformer.

No worries.

 

[NingenJanai]

The Autumn Sale starts in a few days, so you'll be able to pick up the likes of Portal 2 and the Borderlands games on the cheap.

Isn't supposed to start today and last all the week?

 

[Arthea]

Eryi's action keys are up on groupees.

Thanks for posting this, I checked before and keys weren't there still.

 

[Maxwood]

Thanks to Grampa Simpson, I've had the privilege to play some Bioshock. Played a small bit of it a looong time ago and was quite disappointed, but the last couple of months I became really curious to how I would experience it now.

And, well, my experience is better then before, but that isn't saying much.

Don't get me wrong, the game oozes quality. But it's just...
...ugh. Where to begin. The game has a very unique world, strong atmosphere and intriguing story. You experience most of it through fun exploration and finding hidden audiologs, whom become even better through the game's wonderful voice-acting. Exploring Rapture, surviving, discovering it's destroyed beauty's (and horror's), disturbing back story and finding out where it all went to hell is really well done.
But then there where guns.
So many guns.
For a city primarily build for rich people, scientists and artists there sure are a whole lot of gun vendors. But that's not even what really bothers me.
Now, I have to say, I rarely like shooting in games, but Bioshock's gunplay is just awful. It barely has any punch or impact, and there is way too much of it. I feel like this game would have been so much better as an RPG with a Deus Ex approach. All of that violence and shooty-bang-bang makes it really hard to continue playing for me. Such a shame, because it's a really well made game. I can see that.

And those Little Sisters...
A videogame where you explore a destroyed city and must defend yourself against zombie like, brainless, genetics altering junkies. Eh, I can deal with that. But when children get involved I, well, can't deal with it. Thankfully there's a way to save them, but still. Disturbing.

 

[HalfwayOrb]

Isn't supposed to start today and last all the week?

No, it starts on Nov 27 and runs till Dec 3, apparently.

 

[runnin_blue]

What genre? There are quite a few options.

Open for anything except games like LoL & DOTA.

 

[derExperte]

Isn't supposed to start today and last all the week?

If this http://i.imgur.com/BazPkxO.png was no fake it's the 27th.

 

[runnin_blue]

The Autumn Sale starts in a few days, so you'll be able to pick up the likes of Portal 2 and the Borderlands games on the cheap.

Yep, definitely going to pick up Borderlands 1 & 2.

 

[toddhunter]

Open for anything except games like LoL & DOTA.

Anything except for Borderlands 1 or 2

Spoiler

Just kidding..or am I?

Horror: Cry of fear (free)
Action: Portal 2
Tower Defense: Pixeljunk Monsters (perfect for two)
Puzzly: Monaco

 

[JaseC]

Isn't supposed to start today and last all the week?

The Autumn Sale has always begun on a Wednesday and, save for 2011, lasted through Monday.

 

[Seanspeed]

Thanks to Grampa Simpson, I've had the privilege to play some Bioshock. Played a small bit of it a looong time ago and was quite disappointed, but the last couple of months I became really curious to how I would experience it now.

And, well, my experience is better then before, but that isn't saying much.

Don't get me wrong, the game oozes quality. But it's just...
...ugh. Where to begin. The game has a very unique world, strong atmosphere and intriguing story. You experience most of it through fun exploration and finding hidden audiologs, whom become even better through the game's wonderful voice-acting. Exploring Rapture, surviving, discovering it's destroyed beauty's (and horror's), disturbing back story and finding out where it all went to hell is really well done.
But then there where guns.
So many guns.
For a city primarily build for rich people, scientists and artists there sure are a whole lot of gun vendors. But that's not even what really bothers me.
Now, I have to say, I rarely like shooting in games, but Bioshock's gunplay is just awful. It barely has any punch or impact, and there is way too much of it. I feel like this game would have been so much better as an RPG with a Deus Ex approach. All of that violence and shooty-bang-bang makes it really hard to continue playing for me. Such a shame, because it's a really well made game. I can see that.

And those Little Sisters...
A videogame where you explore a destroyed city and must defend yourself against zombie like, brainless, genetics altering junkies. Eh, I can deal with that. But when children get involved I, well, can't deal with it. Thankfully there's a way to save them, but still. Disturbing.

If you're really unhappy with the gunplay(which many were), the best option is to go for a melee-focused strategy. In combination with plasmids and some upgrade perks, the wrench can be quite a devastating weapon all throughout the game. You'll still likely have to use guns, but you can reduce your reliance on them a great deal.

 

[runnin_blue]

Anything except for Borderlands 1 or 2

Spoiler

Just kidding..or am I?

Horror: Cry of fear (free)
Action: Portal 2
Tower Defense: Pixeljunk Monsters (perfect for two)
Puzzly: Monaco

I haven't heard of Cry of Fear, I'll check that out too, cheers.

 

[kurahador]

November is almost over and still no word on TWD season 2 release...oh come on Telltale!!!