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[Aaron]

If you haven't played riddick yet you have to (HAVE TO!) buy it!

I bought it last time there was a sale. I thought it was terrible. Xbox FPS games just don't hold up.

 

[Winterblink]

But TAGES.

Yeah, saw that too. How bad is it?

 

[witchedwiz]

But TAGES.

tages.. no.

 

[Stallion Free]

Escape from Butcher Bay is fucking awesome (it comes with Dark Athena). If you liked EFBB then you will most likely enjoy DA as well.

Just a heads up, it is the style of DRM where you automatically get activations back as opposed to having to call to get more.

 

[shintoki]

Escape from Butcher Bay is fucking awesome (it comes with Dark Athena). If you liked EFBB then you will most likely enjoy DA as well.

Just a heads up, it is the style of DRM where you automatically get activations back as opposed to having to call to get more.

Is it the same for the retail copy?(The one I own :O)

 

[Stallion Free]

Is it the same for the retail copy?(The one I own :O)

I would assume so.

 

[ArjanN]

Yeah, saw that too. How bad is it?

Never noticed it.

I bought it last time there was a sale. I thought it was terrible. Xbox FPS games just don't hold up.

That's why you get the PC version. And it holds up very well, and the one you get with Dark Athena is the upgraded verison as well.

 

[Shaneus]

Just a quickie to continue on from the DE3 post at the top of the page... does anyone know if the extra mission is worth it? If I buy the AE from here in Australia or the UK it comes with an extra mission as well as the other stuff. If I get it from the US (far easier) it doesn't.

 

[Tambini]

Holy crap I actually looked at the Riddick page today, saw £15 and wished it would go on sale.

Buy buy buy.

 

[Jive Turkey]

Heh...That's funny. I just watched Pitch Black for the first time last night.

 

[nincompoop]

So the online activation for Riddick is a one-time only thing, rather than every time you play the game, right?

 

[RedSwirl]

Picked up MW1.

Was surprisingly easy to get back into the swing of it. Seemed a little sluggish at first for a PC shooter but.. it's not bad. Active enough games, too.

Also, I never knew I had so much nostalgia for a 4 year old online FPS, haha. Playing this takes me back to playing this on the 360 when the whole Modern Warfare thing was still pretty fresh and interesting.

Also, I forgot how mental games of COD were online. Played that for about half an hour and I think my eyes are bleeding.

Yeah, MW1 still holds up and is still probably the best COD game. Still really tempted for MW2 though, maybe because we know it will stand as the last real IW game.

EDIT: Y'know what I never played COD1. I hopped on at COD2. Does it hold up?

 

[Anilusion]

So the online activation for Riddick is a one-time only thing, rather than every time you play the game, right?

One-time activation, 3 activations every 30 days.

 

[Stallion Free]

EDIT: Y'know what I never played COD1. I hopped on at COD2. Does it hold up?

COD1 + UO hold up fine. They are easy to fix for widescreen.

 

[gdt]

Hmm, how is Riddick?

 

[masterkajo]

Just a quickie to continue on from the DE3 post at the top of the page... does anyone know if the extra mission is worth it? If I buy the AE from here in Australia or the UK it comes with an extra mission as well as the other stuff. If I get it from the US (far easier) it doesn't.

I got the extra mission and played it. IMO, not worth it. In between in the story instead of getting some information directly you will be redirected through the whole city and rescue one dude (15-20 min. gameplay of absolutely the same as the whole game). After that you get the grenade launcher. Never used it though as I played stealth.

So you don't miss much (has no relevance to the story) apart from sligthly after that mission you see that guy (you rescue in the bonus mission) escaping while you escape some other way and you have no clue who he is. (that scene is totally out of context if you havn't played the mission). But it is not like you learn much about him in that mission. Just his name and who he is related to. A little fan service for DX1, I guess.

 

[Aaron]

That's why you get the PC version. And it holds up very well, and the one you get with Dark Athena is the upgraded verison as well.

I have the PC version, and it still feels clunky and blurry as hell no matter how I tweak the graphics options. Obviously my opinion, but after playing it a few hours I couldn't find anything good to say about the game.

 

[R1CHO]

Hmm, how is Riddick?

Great pack. The original is good, the remake is good and the new adventure is also enjoyable.

 

[Shaneus]

I got the extra mission and played it. IMO, not worth it. In between in the story instead of getting some information directly you will be redirected through the whole city and rescue one dude (15-20 min. gameplay of absolutely the same as the whole game). After that you get the grenade launcher. Never used it though as I played stealth.

So you don't miss much (has no relevance to the story) apart from sligthly after that mission you see that guy (you rescue in the bonus mission) escaping while you escape some other way and you have no clue who he is. (that scene is totally out of context if you havn't played the mission). But it is not like you learn much about him in that mission. Just his name and who he is related to. A little fan service for DX1, I guess.

Thanks for the info! I never played the first one (gasp! shock! horror!) so in that case I'll stop trying to look for a cheap UK/AU one and just get the US one instead.

 

[Imp the Dimp]

Do I have to unlock the original Riddick by playing through Dark Athena or is it available right from the start?

 

[jaundicejuice]

You're getting two games for the price of one for 5$, even if it has TAGES. A rolling 30 day activation after the 3rd activation to get your 3 activations back. That's not the insane bullshit Risen has.

 

[amrod]

Hmm, how is Riddick?

Good game only thing that pissed GAF off in the pass about it was the DRM

 

[Glass Rebel]

Can anybody confirm if Clash of Heroes is Steamworks? If I can get this cheap from Getgames I only need Rock of Ages, Limbo, Blocks that Matter, Bastion and Binding of Isaac for the rest of the year.

 

[R1CHO]

Do I have to unlock the original Riddick by playing through Dark Athena or is it available right from the start?

iirc is available from the start.

 

[Sinatar]

Do I have to unlock the original Riddick by playing through Dark Athena or is it available right from the start?

No they are both available from the get go.

Can anybody confirm if Clash of Heroes is Steamworks? If I can get this cheap from Getgames I only need Rock of Ages, Limbo, Blocks that Matter, Bastion and Binding of Isaac for the rest of the year.

It's Ubisoft so I doubt it.

 

[Glass Rebel]

It's Ubisoft so I doubt it.

But it's Capybara and it has Cloud saves. :-/

 

[Sinatar]

But it's Capybara and it has Cloud saves. :-/

All the Ubisoft DRM'd games have cloud saves.

 

[weekendCONFIRMED]

Getgames has Dungeon Siege for 19.99$/€. It's Steamworks.

Edit: I'm in Europe and changed the price to $ to save money. Pretty cool I must say.

Kind of tempted. But I feel like if I buy it, Steam is going to have some Labor Day sale on Monday and make me wish I hadn't spent that $20.

I think I already have enough western RPGs in my backlog...

 

[zkylon]

Getgames has Dungeon Siege for 19.99$/€. It's Steamworks.

Edit: I'm in Europe and changed the price to $ to save money. Pretty cool I must say.

How's Get Games? I'm very interested but first time i hear of it.

 

[Exuro]

It's Ubisoft so I doubt it.

The Cartel is also published by Ubisoft but is Steamworks. The Clash of Heroes page shows Steamworks features like VAC, so I would assume so unless it's a mistake.

 

[gdt]

Bought Riddick.

Wait, Steam has labor day sales?

 

[Glass Rebel]

How's Get Games? I'm very interested but first time i hear of it.

Well, I only bought Dungeon Siege III so I can't really comment on it but it only asked me the basic stuff Steam and other online retailers do and best of all I could change the currency it charged me at. Got the code for Steam immediately.

Edit: Gamersgate says you need a 3rd party download for Clash of Heroes and D2D directly says it's Steamworks, so...

 

[Zimbardo]

so i'm playing COD1 from the Warchest and it'll give me occasional hitching/hiccups/split second freezes from time to time while playing single player.

anyone else have this happen?

fuckin annoying.

 

[weekendCONFIRMED]

Wait, Steam has labor day sales?

Honestly can't remember / don't know. Steam has made me second-guess every purchase because of what may go on sale the next day! Agh.

 

[coopolon]

Honestly can't remember / don't know. Steam has made me second-guess every purchase because of what may go on sale the next day! Agh.

Dungeon Siege 3 may get a sale to promote the new DLC, but I have a pretty hard time believing it will go under $20 this year.

 

[Corky]

So how does the pc version of riddick hold up ( disregarding drm ) ?

 

[scorpscarx]

Fuck yes, Riddick is a must buy, even if the price is 666

Spoiler

lol

, Butcher Bay included is soo good.

 

[Sinatar]

So how does the pc version of riddick hold up ( disregarding drm ) ?

It's fantastic.

 

[Corky]

It's fantastic.

Thank you, and bought <3.

 

[CrookedRain]

As much as I love adding to my backlog, I'm going to have to pass on Riddick after buying Red Orchestra 2, Space Marine and Rock of Ages in the last week. I'm sure it'll go on sale again by the time I would have got around to it.

 

[Zimbardo]

so i'm playing COD1 from the Warchest and it'll give me occasional hitching/hiccups/split second freezes from time to time while playing single player.

anyone else have this happen?

fuckin annoying.

so i fixed it

in nvidia control panel, 'manage 3d settings' ...reset my settings to default = COD1 no longer hitching.

i guess it didn't like the settings i had changed in there.

and yeah, Riddick is worth the cash. two games for $6 ...sweet.

 

[Salsa]

Bought the Riddick game after finding out it comes with the original (guessing you launch it from the main menu of the new one or something?). Wont be playing them for a while though, with everything that's coming out..

 

[Refreshment.01]

Really, BS DRM aside. I've played the first one.

Its a good game... competent not mind blowing, solid game. Plus StarBreeze tried to infuse the game with some soul, not the piece of shit by the numbers FPS experience everyone is used to by now.

So buy Riddick at the diabolical price of 6.66 monetary units and PLAY THE THING, don't let it roth in the backlog fuckers.

 

[gdt]

Finished Back to the Future, great game. It's a dream for BTTF fans. The ending was soooo good.

 

[Snuggles]

Riddick is tempting. I played both of em on PS3, and I had fun until they got way too combat focused towards the end. The gunplay sucked.

 

[Refreshment.01]

Riddick is tempting. I played both of em on PS3, and I had fun until they got way too combat focused towards the end. The gunplay sucked.

Let's just put it in the list with sweet games with shit gunplay -Stalkers, Falloutets, bark, bark, etc-

So Snuggler pick it up for the improved visuals and superior control that helps the sucky shooting.

 

[Stallion Free]

Riddick is tempting. I played both of em on PS3, and I had fun until they got way too combat focused towards the end. The gunplay sucked.

The gunplay is hard because it isn't hitscan weapons.

 

[Snuggles]

Let's just put it in the list with sweet games with shit gunplay -Stalkers, Falloutets, bark, bark, etc-

So Snuggler pick it up for the improved visuals and superior control that helps the sucky shooting.

You dissed Stalker's gunplay so I'm not gonna buy Riddick just to spite you.

 

[AngryChinchilla]

According to this link you can get Rage: Anarchy Edition for $42.99 (normally $59.99) with the coupon code. Game is supposed to be Steamworks

I didn't confirm it because I'm waiting for $5
(triple digit backlog)

 

[Glass Rebel]

So I took the bullet and pre-ordered Clash of Heroes from Getgames. Can't complain about 8.50€ (paid in $). I'll see if it's really Steamworks when it's released.