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[wilflare]

Congrats, wilflare - you have been choosen randomly out of 21 entrys
Space Marine is yours. I'll add you on Steam and then send you the copy.

thank you derFeef! i just got home and this is really a pleasant surprise
-brother was playing RO2 on my PC- thank you so so so much!
(i saved that picture on my PC, it's really cool too )

Yep, he's gifted me games (for US prices) everytime I've asked him. Congrats!

A very deserving individual. He's been quite generous with me.

Ledsen and xelios, thanks for your kind words you guys been very good to me too!

 

[OniShiro]

Free copy of Just Cause 2 to the first pm I get =) (yay new video card promotions)

Please

 

[Archie]

Avadon 50% off.

 

[LocoMrPollock]

I don't know what I'm going to play now. Maybe Shogun 2.

If you want more, check out Alpha Centauri, Colonization, or Galactic Civilizations 2. They all kind of scratch that CIV itch while being different enough to stand on their own.

Avadon 50% off.

Awesome deal. Wish I had the cash to DD.


Anyway, I wonder if the GOG version of Psychonauts is gonna receive the update, minus the cheesemints, of course.

 

[spindoctor]

And holy crap, the first Dungeon Siege is fantastic (even though I'm still not 100% sure on how the leveling system works). This is some of the best music I've heard in years. <3

Indeed! I still find myself humming the main theme of Dungeon Siege 1 now and then, so many years later.

 

[Glass Rebel]

wilflare for president, enjoy the game man

 

[ShaneB]

Avadon 50% off.

Been on my wishlist since it was released on Steam! Yay.

 

[Salsa]

I played through most of Psychonauts last year. Stopped at the godforsaken Meat Circus. It was one of those games where you forget your powers because you rarely use some of them. Contemplating throwing it into my "will play" pile that currently consists of 52 games on Steam.

Meat Circus difficulty has been made easier on this patch.

Actually there's an achievement for beating it called "I thought this was unbeatable!"


also yes, wilflare is the man.

 

[Deleted member 10571]

Transformers is the deal of the day is it any good?

If you're a fan of 80's Transformers and despise the movies, it's one of the greatest things since sliced bread. It's a bit short, but it's freaking amazing, tons and tons of references to the 80's show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzIwjioWyDg <- The best credit roll on this planet, no actual spoilers but I'm advising not to watch it if you're planning to beat the game. I wasn't aware of it and i cried tears of joy when I was surprised by this. Not kidding.

 

[Anilusion]

Transformers is not on sale anymore though.

 

[Deleted member 10571]

Whoops. It still showed up for me, sorry for that

 

[VGChampion]

Picked up Transformers at the last minute. Installed surprisingly quick. I like it. Playing on Medium and I feel like I'm running out of ammo almost instantly though.

 

[The Technomancer]

Avadon 50% off.

Good deal. The game is nowhere near the best Spiderweb RPG, but you can't go wrong for five bucks.

 

[jaundicejuice]

I want to like Avadon but the demo was kind of flat to be honest.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

I would like to have my name officially added to the list of people who think that wilflare is awesome.

 

[The Technomancer]

I want to like Avadon but the demo was kind of flat to be honest.

Yeah, pretty much my biggest criticism of it is that the first ten hours or so are extremely linear. It picks up significantly after that, but thats hardly a selling point...

 

[(._.)]

^ me too

 

[Stitch]

feels good man

 

[Flunkie]

feels good man

I missed this.

 

[SteveWinwood]

I'm probably late to this since I only read this thread every once and a while. Blood bowl worth 8 bucks? 40s fucking ridiculous, but 8 ehhhhh...

For some reason I think orcs playing football sounds awesome but I don't know.

Any impressions? I know some of you have it.

 

[Ledsen]

I'm probably late to this since I only read this thread every once and a while. Blood bowl worth 8 bucks? 40s fucking ridiculous, but 8 ehhhhh...

For some reason I think orcs playing football sounds awesome but I don't know.

Any impressions? I know some of you have it.

It's literally a turn-based board game with 3D graphics. So if you like slow-paced, rule-heavy turn-based board games, go for it.

 

[SteveWinwood]

It's literally a turn-based board game with 3D graphics. So if you like slow-paced, rule-heavy turn-based board games, go for it.

Hmmm.... If the store page literally just said this I would have bought it. I thought there was some more real time stuff. Also I remember watching the quick look for it now... I'll give it a shot. And by give it a shot I mean add it to my backlog which already consists of 200 something games :/

 

[Cmagus]

Transformers is not on sale anymore though.

..... damn it lol forgot they update during the day

 

[Tomodachi]

The game is nowhere near the best Spiderweb RPG, but you can't go wrong for five bucks.

I'm pretty ashamed to admit I never heard before of Spiderweb and its RPGs. I googled it and found out they usually do trilogies, tetralogies and so on.
Could you please tell me which series should I start looking for? Which one is the best in your opinion, so far?

Too bad there's only Avadon on Steam, btw

 

[nexen]

I'm pretty ashamed to admit I never heard before of Spiderweb and its RPGs. I googled it and found out they usually do trilogies, tetralogies and so on.
Could you please tell me which series should I start looking for? Which one is the best in your opinion, so far?

Too bad there's only Avadon on Steam, btw

someone said that Geneforge is coming. Is this true?

 

[The Technomancer]

I'm pretty ashamed to admit I never heard before of Spiderweb and its RPGs. I googled it and found out they usually do trilogies, tetralogies and so on.
Could you please tell me which series should I start looking for? Which one is the best in your opinion, so far?

Too bad there's only Avadon on Steam, btw

He has two main franchises, Avernum and Geneforge. IMO one of the best things about both series' is that he uses descriptive walls of text to describe new areas you enter and the mannerisms of the NPCs you talk to, which helps compensate for the crude graphics and are actually very well written and good at setting mood.

Avernum was heavily inspired by 80s and early 90s computer RPGs, and plays almost like Dungeons and Dragons in that respect. Party of four, large world with lots of quests and secrets and magic items and stuff. This is what your character screen looks like, basically:
http://www.avernum.com/images/avernumold/Statscreen.JPG

So its worth noting that he's remaking the first one into Avernum: Escape from the Pit, which will be releasing early next year. That'll be on Steam as well, so if that sounds interesting I'd wait for that. The original game looks like this:

The remake will look like this:
http://www.avernum.com/avernum/shots.html

Geneforge on the other hand is inspired more by games like the original Fallout titles, or Baldur's Gate. The first game in the series, just called Geneforge, is pretty much my top RPG of all time. It hits what I think is an incredible balance of exploration, mystery, faction-based politics and more. Read my review here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=24339218&postcount=336

The other games in the series are definitely solid, although not as amazing. But the first game is something I think every RPG fan should at least play once.

 

[Tomodachi]

He has two main franchises, Avernum and Geneforge. IMO one of the best things about both series' is that he uses descriptive walls of text to describe new areas you enter and the mannerisms of the NPCs you talk to, which helps compensate for the crude graphics and are actually very well written and good at setting mood.

Avernum was heavily inspired by 80s and early 90s computer RPGs, and plays almost like Dungeons and Dragons in that respect. Party of four, large world with lots of quests and secrets and magic items and stuff. This is what your character screen looks like, basically:

So its worth noting that he's remaking the first one into Avernum: Escape from the Pit, which will be releasing early next year. That'll be on Steam as well, so if that sounds interesting I'd wait for that. The original game looks like this:

The remake will look like this:
http://www.avernum.com/avernum/shots.html

Geneforge on the other hand is inspired more by games like the original Fallout titles, or Baldur's Gate. The first game in the series, just called Geneforge, is pretty much my top RPG of all time. It hits what I think is an incredible balance of exploration, mystery, faction-based politics and more. Read my review here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=24339218&postcount=336
The other games in the series are definitely solid, although not as amazing. But the first game is something I think every RPG fan should at least play once.

Thanks a lot for your explainations, I will definitely get Geneforge right now, while I'll wait for Avernum remake, from the shots I really dig the new art style. They both look so interesting, thanks again

 

[Detox]

Got Arkham City retail key from somewhere else. Checked in my library and the recent news had the spoiler story from kotaku, all this time I've been trying to keep away from anything to do with the game.

 

[Dog Problems]

Got Arkham City retail key from somewhere else. Checked in my library and the recent news had the spoiler story from kotaku, all this time I've been trying to keep away from anything to do with the game.

Well thanks for the heads up. Whenever I get a key to add I'll remember to avoid looking over there. Sorry it's spoiled for you though :-(

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Wait... where did you guys get Arkham City key?

 

[Dog Problems]

Wait... where did you guys get Arkham City key?

Buying an nVidia card right now comes with a code. A lot of people are selling them cheap on eBay.

 

[Stitch]

Wait... where did you guys get Arkham City key?

http://cdkeysdiscount.com/147-batman-arkham-city.html

 

[JaseC]

A big thanks to jaundicejuice for gifting me Rage. SteamGAF is BestGAF.

Half-Life 3 needs to be announced already so I can give back. (No, I haven't forgotten. Not yet, at least. )

 

[Dog Problems]

Oh, wow. That's very awesome of jaundicejuice.

 

[jaundicejuice]

No worries with Rage, I just got paid and I remember what it was like being a student.

If you want more, check out Alpha Centauri, Colonization, or Galactic Civilizations 2. They all kind of scratch that CIV itch while being different enough to stand on their own.

Given that the science victory seems to be my preferred route in Civ, maybe I should check out Alpha Centari.

 

[Aselith]

If you want more, check out Alpha Centauri, Colonization, or Galactic Civilizations 2. They all kind of scratch that CIV itch while being different enough to stand on their own.

Despite being last on that list, you should check out GalCiv 2 first. The game is incredible. It's got great AI and the game is fucking infinitely customizable when you have all of the expansions which I think is the only way to buy it at this point. This may be sacrilege to some but I actually think it's a better game than Civ 4 was unless you are super into multiplayer of which GalCiv has none. Definitely Stardock at its finest.

But Shogun is great too as are all the other games on Loco's list, although Alpha Centauri is going to look fucking rough at this point, so you really can't go wrong. I'm holding out hope that they remake Alpha Centauri with the Civ 5 engine at some point like they did Colonization. That would be boss as fuck.

Given that the science victory seems to be my preferred route in Civ, maybe I should check out Alpha Centari.

Science route is VERY rewarding in GalCiv...just sayin!

 

[Struct09]

http://cdkeysdiscount.com/147-batman-arkham-city.html

Anything to worry about when ordering from this site?

 

[amrod]

Anything to worry about when ordering from this site?

thats where i got my steam batman key from awhile ago...

 

[Gav47]

Anything to worry about when ordering from this site?

Nothing to worry about, other than the fact that you'll probably find one cheaper on eBay in the coming weeks. I just got one for £18.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Anything to worry about when ordering from this site?

It's a very safe site. Most of them linked in GAF are. I've dealt with a few with 100% satisfaction.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

So... anyone figured out what changes Double Fine made to Meat Circus in this patch? Because as someone who never played the original it's kind of annoying as is.

 

[Mexx]

Anyone have any key for good game for poor, polish student who don't have many games on Steam? Will be pleased.

 

[Dog Problems]

Can the Batman Arkham City codes be activated now?

 

[QuantumBro]

Can the Batman Arkham City codes be activated now?

Yes.

 

[jaundicejuice]

Despite being last on that list, you should check out GalCiv 2 first. The game is incredible. It's got great AI and the game is fucking infinitely customizable when you have all of the expansions which I think is the only way to buy it at this point. This may be sacrilege to some but I actually think it's a better game than Civ 4 was unless you are super into multiplayer of which GalCiv has none. Definitely Stardock at its finest.

But Shogun is great too as are all the other games on Loco's list, although Alpha Centauri is going to look fucking rough at this point, so you really can't go wrong. I'm holding out hope that they remake Alpha Centauri with the Civ 5 engine at some point like they did Colonization. That would be boss as fuck.



Science route is VERY rewarding in GalCiv...just sayin!

I love finding the PC games sections in retail stores because they're generally these interesting little museums of sadness that span nearly a decade in terms of content but every now and then there's some rare finds. I'm fairly certain I've seen a copy of Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition, I'll pick it up next time I'm in the neighbourhood. I know it's probably on Impulse but I don't think I want to use that service.

 

[LocoMrPollock]

Given that the science victory seems to be my preferred route in Civ, maybe I should check out Alpha Centari.

Forgot to mention Call to Power 2.


Also agree with Aselith about GALCIV 2. Such a great game.

 

[Dog Problems]

Yes.

Thanks.

I love finding the PC games sections in retail stores because they're generally these interesting little museums of sadness that span nearly a decade in terms of content but every now and then there's some rare finds. I'm fairly certain I've seen a copy of Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition, I'll pick it up next time I'm in the neighbourhood. I know it's probably on Impulse but I don't think I want to use that service.

That reminds me of seeing a copy of Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit at a Meijer store here a couple of weeks back. It was in one of those jewel cases with a gray border around it and the EA logo on the bottom-middle.

 

[Salsa]

HOLY SHIT Heroes of might and magic VI is fantastic and Batman/RAGE left me with no money, fffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu it seriously is Heroes III part 2.

 

[FloppyDelux]

feels good man

i know how you feel

 

[X05]

Arkham City Steam keys?
Nice, will try to get one of those...

HDTVs are cheap in Uruguay? Lucky you. They're freaking expensive down here in Argieland...

Expensive relative to income and first world countries, but notably quite cheaper than in Argentina (don't ask me how that happens, I'm still trying to figure it out)

HOLY SHIT Heroes of might and magic VI is fantastic and Batman/RAGE left me with no money, fffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu it seriously is Heroes III part 2.

shiiiiiiit... having no time sucks D: