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[CarbonatedFalcon]

Grabbed Chaos Theory. Decided to pass on R6V1. Conviction I would grab as well, but it's borderline on whether I'd be able to run it and I don't buy games where being able to run it is a question for me. I may build a PC over the summer, but that's not a definite so I'll save the money in the meantime.

We have the summer sale to look forward to now.

Oh dear.

 

[kamspy]

How is the co-op and PC port for vegas 2? Me and my friend have been looking for a new coop game and at this price it seems nice, unless one of the other Tom Clancy games are better for co-op?

It's not bad. R6 1 is a better game and a better port though.

 

[1-D_FTW]

SC1/Chaos Theory/Conviction are all great, especially the co-op in Conviction.

RC Vegas 1/2 are amazing in Terrorist Hunt Co-op/Story mode co-op.

I would buy Nightsky but the demo was like 320p resolution and that's a fucking severe turnoff.

What about as pure single-player games. Would you recommend either Vegas game?

 

[Stallion Free]

How is the co-op and PC port for vegas 2? Me and my friend have been looking for a new coop game and at this price it seems nice, unless one of the other Tom Clancy games are better for co-op?

It's pretty sick plus there are a boat-load of maps from multiplayer to play terrorist hunt on which is also a ton of fun.

Looking at Conviction, does it have pad support? And is the Deluxe version worth it?

Yeah, it worked great with a wired 360 pad, changed the button prompts and everything.

It's not bad. R6 1 is a better game and a better port though.

Eh, I'd say that R6V2 was a significantly better port.

What about as pure single-player games. Would you recommend either Vegas game?

I beat both in singleplayer first and enjoyed them. I love the shooting mechanics and feel of the guns. The strategy elements reminded me of Replubic Commando more than of the OG R6, but I didn't mind too much.

 

[kamspy]

What about as pure single-player games. Would you recommend either Vegas game?

Yeah, they're both fun single player games. At that price I'd be all over them if I didn't have them. Neither game struck me as having bad mouse controls, but it seems like I'm not that sensitive to that kind of thing.

 

[Mafro]

Is there any particular reason why Pandora Tomorrow isn't on Steam? Seams odd that it's not, while the rest of the series is.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

What about as pure single-player games. Would you recommend either Vegas game?

At least for 2 - it's mediocre. It's not terrible though, and for $3.39 I'd say it's worth giving a whirl.

 

[legacyzero]

It's not bad. R6 1 is a better game and a better port though.

AND terrorist hunt is MUCH better. I used to play LVU campus T-hunt for hours.

 

[ArjanN]

How is the co-op and PC port for vegas 2? Me and my friend have been looking for a new coop game and at this price it seems nice, unless one of the other Tom Clancy games are better for co-op and is a better port?

Very good port IMO.

 

[Stallion Free]

Yeah, they're both fun single player games. At that price I'd be all over them if I didn't have them. Neither game struck me as having bad mouse controls, but it seems like I'm not that sensitive to that kind of thing.

They both have native 360 pad support though I can't remember if they change the button prompts.

 

[Baha]

Rainbow Six Vegas, Rainbow 6 Lockdown, Rainbow 6 3 GOLD & HAWX GET!!

 

[JaseC]

How is the co-op and PC port for vegas 2? Me and my friend have been looking for a new coop game and at this price it seems nice, unless one of the other Tom Clancy games are better for co-op?

Myself and a mate have co-op'd both Vegas games and they seemed fine, though admittedly it's been a long while (Vegas 2 came out in, what, '08?) The only thing I can recall that particularly bothered me is the games became quite easy.

 

[classicdms]

Which one is the Splinter Cell with the legendary asynchronous co-op? And is that playable still on PC?

 

[kamspy]

Eh, I'd say that R6V2 was a significantly better port.

I just remember the AF and LOD being busted as hell on ATi cards when the game came out. Maybe it got patched or ATi addressed it in a driver update.

 

[Stallion Free]

Myself and a mate have co-op'd both Vegas games and they seemed fine, though admittedly it's been a long while (Vegas 2 came out in, what, '08?) The only thing I can recall that particularly bothered me is the games became quite easy.

Hardest difficulty + max terrorists in T-hunt is hard as fuck.

I just remember the AF and LOD being busted as hell on ATi cards when the game came out. Maybe it got patched or ATi addressed it in a driver update.

Must have been fixed as I played on a 5850 last year and it was fine.

 

[Weenerz]

HAWX 2, worth it?

Nevermind, PC Gamer gave it a 30 out of 100 LOL

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/01/21/tom-clancys-hawx-2-review/

 

[Murkas]

Hmm looks like I'll get both Rainbow 6 Vegas since they're cheap. Maybe H.A.W.X 2 aswell since I love Ace Combat yet never played it (Can they compare).

And these games were made before Ubisoft started going DRM crazy right?

 

[szaromir]

Is the infiltration mode in Conviction worth it?

And such a shame Chaos Theory doesn't have a proper controller support. It's unplayable for me with kb/m

 

[kamspy]

HAWX 2, worth it?

If you liked HAWX 1 and want more of the same, yeah. It's not much of an improvement, just more levels really. There are a lot of UAV / drone missions, FWIW.

 

[Sysgen]

So, since I now have HAWX (and have had Wings of Prey for a while), I'm thinking of picking up a stick.

Thoughts on this one?

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000LQ4HTS/

Or should I just get the cheap $50 Thrustmaster? Or the regular $125 X52.

Don't have it but I will in a couple of days. Did enough research to post it here:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009OY9U/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[JaseC]

Hardest difficulty + max terrorists in T-hunt is hard as fuck.

I was referring to the story campaigns in particular. Don't think I've bothered with any other co-op modes, but that gives us something to try given the lack of co-op content in recent years. (Not before playing through Portal 2 co-op, though.)

Edit: Having just read up on it, Terrorist Hunt seems as though it could be fun.

 

[IrishNinja]

Hmm, after seeing your post I went and checked CAG and numerous people have reported the same problem, one since last night.

ah, this really sucks. i traded a few games on this, and now CAG's thinking it might be delayed until tuesday (they also noted this puts it right outside the window for a return, natch).

 

[Stallion Free]

And such a shame Chaos Theory doesn't have a proper controller support. It's unplayable for me with kb/m

How so?

 

[Donos]

Hardest difficulty + max terrorists in T-hunt is hard as fuck.


Must have been fixed as I played on a 5850 last year and it was fine.

yep, played through RSV2 just a week ago and now are playing all the levels on T-hunt with max difficulty, max enemies (always around 35-46) and it's hard as fuck. even with two teammates and i'm fairly good at fps.

 

[1-D_FTW]

Vegas, Vegas 2, Conviction, and HAWX for me.

 

[Scoops]

Just got Vegas 1. Never played it and I really enjoyed Vegas 2 on PC. I'm considering Conviction.

I had my eyes on Night Sky when it was announced for WiiWare years ago, but after it didn't come to WiiWare my interest sort of fell off. Plus $5 is a bit much for an indie game on Steam, at least when they pack them in groups of 5 for the same price.

Only other game I got during this week was Trackmania which I'm defintley enjoying.

 

[Joe Molotov]

How is HAWX if you don't have a stick? Is it playable with a 360 pad or do you have to use KB/M?

 

[CecilRousso]

Tempted to buy a Splinter Cell game, but they feel like backlog traps.

Heard good things about Convictions story. Anyone who can confirm? Suprised to see that the store page doesn´t mention any UbiDRM also.

 

[legacyzero]

Is the infiltration mode in Conviction worth it?

And such a shame Chaos Theory doesn't have a proper controller support. It's unplayable for me with kb/m

In my opinion, NOTHING in Conviction is worth it. Even Double Agent is a better game, and that's saying something, as DA was not received very well

But SERIOUSLY GAF, buy Double Agent! That game's Multiplayer is too good to be dead. (I'm guessing the PC version was buggy because I play the 360 version religiously and love it.

 

[Stallion Free]

How is HAWX if you don't have a stick? Is it playable with a 360 pad or do you have to use KB/M?

Perfectly playable with the 360 pad. It's a console game so it was built with a pad in mind.

In my opinion, NOTHING in Conviction is worth it. Even Double Agent is a better game, and that's saying something, as DA was not received very well

Strange, cause I enjoyed Conviction significantly more than DA once I accepted that they game was trying something new with a series 5 games in.

 

[szaromir]

How so?

a)I vastly prefer third person games with dual analog setup, controls much better
b)controlling Fisher's speed with the scrolling wheel is just awkward

In my opinion, NOTHING in Conviction is worth it. Even Double Agent is a better game, and that's saying something, as DA was not received very well

I'm willing to give it a chance, had a lot of fun with Splinter Cells 2-4 on Xbox1, so I have some nostalgia for the series

 

[scitek]

Is there a way to map the triggers on a 360 controller in Chaos Theory?

 

[Stallion Free]

a)I vastly prefer third person games with dual analog setup, controls much better
b)controlling Fisher's speed with the scrolling wheel is just awkward

Hmm, I prefer the scroll wheel because of how precisely you can control the speed. Same with aiming with the mouse.

And precision is fairly important in those games.

 

[legacyzero]

Perfectly playable with the 360 pad. It's a console game so it was built with a pad in mind.


Strange, cause I enjoyed Conviction significantly more than DA once I accepted that they game was trying something new with a series 5 games in.

Apologies. I guess I'm still bitter from them crippling the multiplayer component and COMPLETELY removing Spy vs Merc. Made the entire package sour. Co-op modes were fun, but that's all it's worth to me.

 

[Veal]

AHHHH FUCK YOU STEAM. I am so weak

Anybody know why Pandora Tomorrow isn't a part of this deal?

 

[szaromir]

Hmm, I prefer the scroll wheel because of how precisely you can control the speed. Same with aiming with the mouse.

And precision is fairly important in those games.

Why would you even need aiming in Splinter Cell? I played through CT on highest difficulty without knocking guards down.

 

[speculawyer]

Wow Ubi, well done. Well fucking done. All Tom Clancy for 66% off. I picked up everything I didn't have yet except HAWX 2 and End War.

 

[Stallion Free]

Why would you even need aiming in Splinter Cell? I played through CT on highest difficulty without knocking guards down.

Disabling lights? Which is significant to playing stealthily.

 

[Sanic]

What kind of drm does double agent have?

 

[Buttonbasher]

Hmm, I prefer the scroll wheel because of how precisely you can control the speed. Same with aiming with the mouse.

And precision is fairly important in those games.

I agree. I feel like a master puppeteer when playing the first two Splinter Cell games with mouse and keyboard. You just have such good control over him creeping along.

Then Conviction happened and he's always running.

I've just made myself sad.

 

[PaulLFC]

How was EndWar? It's only £5 and seemed interesting when it was released, not sure how good it actually was though.

 

[ClosingADoor]

AHHHH FUCK YOU STEAM. I am so weak

Anybody know why Pandora Tomorrow isn't a part of this deal?

It isn't on Steam at all for some reason. Not that you're missing much, the original and Chaos Theory are the best.

 

[szaromir]

Disabling lights? Which is significant to playing stealthily.

Piss easy with the controller.

 

[Nabs]

wow. so many games... ha

 

[Buttonbasher]

Oh also, word of warning. Conviction has horribly inconsistent servers from what I've experienced. The past three times I've gone to play it, the uServers will not allow me to play. Chaos Theory had that occasionally too, but it's far more frequent in Conviction.

 

[speculawyer]

Fuck yeah . . . good daily deal too. Nightsky is a 2D platformer with a good review . . . I'll bite.

 

[mattiewheels]

Question about the older ones:

- Is R6 3 the oldest R6 game on steam? I loved the tactical stuff they forced you to do before games in the earlier ones.

- Did GR ever get a direct sequel? Remember loving 1 but wondering if there's a better sequel that has aged better to try out.

 

[Nabs]

Fuck yeah . . . good daily deal too. Nightsky is a 2D platformer with a good review . . . I'll bite.

i'd wait for a better deal tbh.

 

[Drkirby]

Don't have it but I will in a couple of days. Did enough research to post it here:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009OY9U/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Reminds me of the one I got, I found a Logitech Freedom 2.4 at Good Will for $5. Not Thrilled that it is wireless (And thus uses batteries), AND that it doesn't seem to have a real on off switch, but you can't beat the price.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006OP9C/?tag=neogaf0e-20


I have also been on the lookout for a good Steering Wheel, but nothing so far. Maybe I should just get something that uses a the old Game Port/Midi Port, and buy a PCI card. The biggest thing that has been holding me back so far is all the ones the past few month Good Will has had don't have both the Wheel and the Peddles (Or the Wheel is super cheap feeling)

Edit: Heh, you swivel the stick for a Z axis, I don't think it is practical but I find it really amusing.

 

[Polk]

Anybody know why Pandora Tomorrow isn't a part of this deal?

AFAIR there are bugs on modern hardware (no dynamic shadows and such), so they won't sell it on steam.