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STEAM - Announcements & Updates 2010
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Stallion Free
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Just finished the Rush tutorial levels and the first 8 or so easy puzzles, shit is really good. There is something incredibly pleasing about watching the blocks move in-sync.
Joe Molotov
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HOW DOES IT KNOW???
Joe Molotov
Member
It's an Action-MMO. It got trashed by critics on release, but apparently they've overhauled it a lot since then, so I'm giving it a whirl. Only $10 and you get two free months.
benjipwns
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You can still install Codename Gordon though: steam://install/92Remy said:
Not that I have any idea why you'd want to.
platypotamus
Member
Joe Molotov said:
I got it too. It was a lot of fun.
JoshuaJSlone said:
Steamprices.com has also added a tracking feature, but they've only been at it since september this year.Stumpokapow said:
For example this is their TF2 history.
ClovingWestbrook
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Lostconfused
Member
So what are the odds this will hit #1 on the top ten.LovingSteam said:
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Lostconfused said:
Wouldn't be surprised.
Schmattakopf
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKB4h9gvmm0#t=12LovingSteam said:
Leatherface
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LovingSteam said:
not @ $199.99 it won't. :O
ClovingWestbrook
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Leatherface said:
You'd be surprised.
Leatherface said:
I don't think you understand how popular this game is. The steam forums has like 44 pages (bigger than like 90% of the games), and some people have put up to 1000 hours into rail works. I did something like that with Counter Strike, and can't even wrap my head around putting 1000 hours into a train sim.
PedroLumpy
Member
Twig said:
Uh.. well People being fucking stupid is a bit of a vague argument. I happen also to agree that people shouldn't be stupid. However I don't agree passing up sale a is stupid. Steam has created it's own little world of really wonky value propositions that become extremely unique to each individual due to the incredible choice and price point available.
And perhaps I'll regret asking, but what's your deal with Bloodlines since you keep mentioning it?
Leatherface
Member
vocab said:
True as that may be, I doubt there are enough people out there willing to shell out $200 to take this game to #1. Hell, I bet it won't make it to the top 5.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Leatherface said:
Oh, it won't get to #1 but it may hit the top 10 which is what I was saying.
It doesn't seem to show up as a normal special, so I don't know how much attention it would get. Plus, I feel like people who would buy the DLC are not super numerous -and- they may already have some or most of it so it actually might not be such a deal for them.Leatherface said:
By the way, the Rush demo is available on Steam again. Judging from screenshots, I would agree that the bloom may be a bit much. It would be nice to have a slider option. The screenshots remind me of Mirror's Edge though. I almost want to make Mirror's Edge maps that look like the blocky puzzles. :lol I think a key factor in Rush for me may be whether it has awesome music. Take Shatter for example...the music is one of the things that makes the experience more enjoyable.
cicero
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How would you get more value out of a game that you could wait to purchase in a sale? The selection of cheap quality PC titles is so huge now with services like GOG and Steam that a person could easily find great games to play until some of the newer higher priced titles have been reduced in price. It's not as if PC gamers have any kind of higher moral obligation to try to buy at full retail as much as possible.SapientWolf said:
Complaining about other people who are choosing to wait for a sale to maximize the amount of titles they can buy with their limited funds is simply inane.Twig said:
I wouldn't have bought Super Meat Boy without the discount. Why should I when I know it will be on sale eventually? If I like the developer or there is some special reason to go out of my way to pre-order a game to help fund the development of a title I want, or if there is some special reason why even a donation is needed, I would do it. But again, that is based on personal reasons where one would find some added value in whatever action they chose. Complaints about personal choices like that are just inane bitching.
"Ten bucks for 3-5 hours is a pretty fucking good deal" Not for me it isn't. I have better things to spend my money on. I can wait it down unless it is something absolutely brilliant, or enough people I know are playing it and the community aspect to purchasing a title and playing it together kicks in. My "backlog" is 180+ on steam alone, book/ebook "backlog" is probably like 500+, I can find something else to occupy my time...
Joe Molotov
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Ermac said:
Well, now it only has $199.99 worth of DLC.
Leatherface
Member
LovingSteam said:
I'm pretty sure you proclaimed that you wouldn't be surprised if it reached #1 in the top 10, or at least agreed to that statement. Maybe I'm crazy though?
*checks like 8 posts up*
Nope. Not crazy.
j/k
..but still, even top 10 is pushing it for a pack that expensive. Think of the number of people buying shit on Steam every day. I'm sure this game is VERY popular with a select group of people. Vocal as they may be about it in the forums, that does not = top 10 sales.
Judging from the demo, the Rush music is pretty repetitive and not that special. The graphics are decent if you turn the anti-aliasing option on (I'm not sure what use the other visual modes are, unless you're on a netbook or something). There is too much bloom though. A slider would be nice. A list of (configurable?) keyboard commands would be nice too, maybe that exists in some form.
It seems like a cool puzzle game that could be quite good with a few improvements. I may get it anyway. The biggest oddity to me, at least in the demo version, was that there doesn't seem to be any indicator when you have actually beaten a level. You would expect there to be a checkmark or something so you can be a completionist, especially since the levels seem to unlock in random order and only be identified by a white glowing 3D model.
It seems like a cool puzzle game that could be quite good with a few improvements. I may get it anyway. The biggest oddity to me, at least in the demo version, was that there doesn't seem to be any indicator when you have actually beaten a level. You would expect there to be a checkmark or something so you can be a completionist, especially since the levels seem to unlock in random order and only be identified by a white glowing 3D model.
ClovingWestbrook
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Leatherface said:I'm pretty sure you proclaimed that you wouldn't be surprised if it reached #1 in the top 10, or at least agreed to that statement. Maybe I'm crazy though?
*checks like 8 posts up*
Nope. Not crazy.
j/k
..but still, even top 10 is pushing it for a pack that expensive. Think of the number of people buying shit on Steam every day. I'm sure this game is VERY popular with a select group of people. Vocal as they may be about it in the forums, that does not = top 10 sales.
Ahh you're right. I could have sworn it said #10. My bad.
Stallion Free
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When you beat a level it loses the glow behind it.Blizzard said:
Ah, thanks. It would probably be more obvious with the full version and more levels unlocked. I think you said it was satisfying when the blocks were marching in sync. I agree...when they are rolling quickly in some big complex configuration and not colliding, it's rather rewarding.Stallion Free said:
zombieshavebrains
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vocab said:
I mean...you there are no levels, there is no loot, and worst of all THERE ARE NO FUCKING HATS! How can people play this for that long?
Lostconfused
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So I played the Rush demo and I kind of stopped having fun and got bored around level 5.
And it's gonna stay that way!PedroLumpy said:
Absolutely no beef with Bloodlines. But for two years now people have been saying "just waiting for that sale OH MAN OH BOY GIMME A SALE VALVE!!!" and it hasn't happened. And they refuse to buy it without a sale.
If you've been specifically waiting for a single game for two goddamn years, just buy it you stupid babby mans.
Well, it's a good thing that's not what I'm doing, then! Phew!cicero said:
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Ahh, that one's more like it--even if it doesn't have much of a history to it yet.ne1 said:
Joe Molotov
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Beat all the Easy levels on Rush, it was pretty fun. Not too hard so far (I only used hints on one level) but I'm sure it'll ramp up pretty quick now. I looked at one of the Bonus Levels (Blackhole) and it made my brain melt. :lol
slidewinder
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Is it known why this sometimes happens with non-steam-game shortcuts?
Seems like I've had this issue on and off forever.
Seems like I've had this issue on and off forever.
Man, I'm actually...pretty impressed with Just Cause 2 and Square-Enix (or at least the London studio). I got the game in the $7.50 group pack recently, and finally made myself try it out, since I hardly ever play games anymore.
I'm playing on normal difficulty. Using the grappling hook and parachute are crazy, it seems pretty hard to die, and the guns have auto-aim so enemies aren't too frustrating thus far. I feel like the game will end up being short it's so action-oriented, but from the size of the island it looks like there may be a lot of buildings to hunt and blow up.
It is awesome how smooth the game is though, and how there is hardly any loading. I have not seen more than a couple of seconds loading between cutscenes, and even the start of pretty big maps seem to only take maybe 5-10 seconds. Other than that, you can grapple yourself all over these crazy structures, and the jumping mechanic is such that it works quite well in general.
I'm sure there are flaws. The mechanic for picking up weapons/ammo and such is a little confusing to me. I am not fond of the QTEs to take out pilots, but they are easy enough on normal difficulty so far so that's not a big deal. If I look closely through the hazy filter, I can see jaggies at 4xAA, but overall it looks good and the draw distance seems to be so far that I really don't mind. With everything maxed besides 4xAA, my 5850 happily gets 40-60 fps at 1680x1050, down to 30-something when there are big explosions near me.
And there are even multiple save slots! So basically, it's like someone made a PC game that looks pretty nice and performs well and gives you lots of freedom. That's neat!
I'm playing on normal difficulty. Using the grappling hook and parachute are crazy, it seems pretty hard to die, and the guns have auto-aim so enemies aren't too frustrating thus far. I feel like the game will end up being short it's so action-oriented, but from the size of the island it looks like there may be a lot of buildings to hunt and blow up.
It is awesome how smooth the game is though, and how there is hardly any loading. I have not seen more than a couple of seconds loading between cutscenes, and even the start of pretty big maps seem to only take maybe 5-10 seconds. Other than that, you can grapple yourself all over these crazy structures, and the jumping mechanic is such that it works quite well in general.
I'm sure there are flaws. The mechanic for picking up weapons/ammo and such is a little confusing to me. I am not fond of the QTEs to take out pilots, but they are easy enough on normal difficulty so far so that's not a big deal. If I look closely through the hazy filter, I can see jaggies at 4xAA, but overall it looks good and the draw distance seems to be so far that I really don't mind. With everything maxed besides 4xAA, my 5850 happily gets 40-60 fps at 1680x1050, down to 30-something when there are big explosions near me.
And there are even multiple save slots! So basically, it's like someone made a PC game that looks pretty nice and performs well and gives you lots of freedom. That's neat!
Leatherface
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LovingSteam said:
lol I've done that a thousands times. no worries. lol
Joe Molotov
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VALIS said:
I actually beat it, but I have a soft spot for match-3 games. The actual zoo part of Simplz Zoo is pretty pointless, you can just stick stuff anywhere with no regard for aesthetics or function and it doesn't make any difference. The only reason to even do it is that it gives you power-ups during the match-3 parts.
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