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STEAM- Announcements & Updates 2011 Edition
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OmegaDragon
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Guardian of Light is amazing. I played it coop last week (first time i played the game) and we both loved it. The mechanics are almost perfect. The combat is fun, there is incentive to explore to find extras and the puzzles are really, really great. I wasn't expecting it to be that fun.
Anyone know if the challenge packs are worth it and which ones are the best?
Anyone know if the challenge packs are worth it and which ones are the best?
Stallion Free
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The issue with Legend on release is that it came with both the 360 and PS2 assets. The PS2 assets ran perfectly at the time and were visually consistent. However, PC gamers *need* to max shit out so they would put on the 360 assets which ran poorly and in all honestly aren't consistent (it was an early 360 game). However, on modern hardware, both run perfectly fine so it really just comes down to preference.Bear said:
With Underworld it's missing some shadowing tech that wasn't workable on DirectX 9 (360 is like a ghetto DX 9.5) and they weren't willing to release DX10 support to include it. Honestly, until you won't notice anything missing unless you do a side-by-side comparison. And the upside is that you are playing the game locked 60 FPS at 1080p with 8x+ AA. The game looks fantastic with that level image quality. The other downside is that the PC release never got the two DLC packs. They flesh out some of the story further, but again, they aren't critical and you won't feel like some part was just chopped out.
Diomedeskun
Member
Wish I hadn't picked up Underworld during the christmas sale, since this is half off of what I paid. Only thing I don't have is the bonus content for GOL. Has anyone tried the Kain and Raziel pack? Is it just skins, or are there any cutscenes or story? Is the pay dlc any better than the free packs?
bucknuticus
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Can you play Guardian of light online co-op on this pc version?
Stallion Free
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They actually pulled dialogue from the games in series to edited it in a way to make the story make some sense. It's pretty entertaining hearing them talk.Diomedeskun said:
Yes.bucknuticus said:
bucknuticus
Member
So how does Guardian of light play with a keyboard and mouse? I played the demo on xbox, but dont have a wired controller. Am I going to be doing a disservice by playing it on keyboard?
Diomedeskun
Member
Stallion Free said:
Cool. Will get it then.
Huevos de Oro
Member
Well, it was a very fruitful sale to me. Damage done:
$7.58 Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Lara Croft GOL
$3.74 Supreme Commander 2
$7.50 Just Cause 2
$7.50 Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY
Total: $26.32
$7.58 Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Lara Croft GOL
$3.74 Supreme Commander 2
$7.50 Just Cause 2
$7.50 Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY
Total: $26.32
ClosingADoor
Member
Lime said:
Seriously. I have spent 111.87 euro over the last month and got 38(!) games out of it. Of course most are a bit old, but 3 bucks a game is crazy.
The Aussie ROFL COPTER
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Can someone please explain to me as to why the valve complete pack is not available in Australia. It is available everywhere else in the world but not Australia, does anyone know why this is?
Joe Molotov
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Australia hates freedom.
The Aussie ROFL COPTER said:
Because the Australian version of L4D2 is censored and they can't be fucked making a region specific package with the censored version would be my guess.
If you want to get the pack, you could try your luck in getting one of the fine international GAF members to gift you the package, and then you can repay them back via paypal. But you might find it's a little harder to do when you're a junior / relatively unknown by the community.
Wow, I love Steam so much ! They have a DEAL (YEAH!!!) on the Director's Cut of the Witcher. Save 30% !! WOW !
So Steam decides to download it, install it, WITHOUT FUCKING ASKING ME, because if you have already paid for the Enhanced Edition the Director's Cut is for free, and now my saves will not load. The game crushes. This is my fourth fucking attempt to play this game, and the second that it crushes due to Steam.
So there, how's that for an update on Steam's offers.
So Steam decides to download it, install it, WITHOUT FUCKING ASKING ME, because if you have already paid for the Enhanced Edition the Director's Cut is for free, and now my saves will not load. The game crushes. This is my fourth fucking attempt to play this game, and the second that it crushes due to Steam.
So there, how's that for an update on Steam's offers.
I don't even know. I have bought this game twice. The first time I got the Collector's edition from normal retail, but by they time the EE was released I had lost my CD key. So I bought again from Steam. The game crushed, that was a year ago.Twig said:
I have a new PC now, so I re-download from Steam, re-install, and play for 2 days. Today I see a message "hey, Director's Cut DLC finished download, cool bro?". And the game crushes. Thanks Steam ! I'm now trying to post on their forums but I'm not "activated" yet. I'm starting to believe truly higher powers do not want me to play this game.
jaundicejuice
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Just beat Kane & Lynch 2, took about 4 hours. Both games were entertaining distractions, well worth the 5$ I spent on each, between two games I would say that enjoyed Dog Days a fair bit more than Dead Men. I don't mind that Io dropped the Freedom Fighters-lite squad based mechanics and went for more of a standard cover-based third person shooter. The play mechanics and controls are more satisfying in Dog Days. The enemy A.I. in Dog Days is markedly better than what's present in Dead Men. In Dog Days enemies pop in and out of covering annoyingly well, they'll even attempt to flank given the right environment. In Dead Men enemy A.I. would do things like use the cover animation but be standing out in the open.
The overall aesthetic and presentation of Dog Days is a massive leap over Dead Men and I honestly think that the presentation makes Dog Days worth playing through, at least once. Both games had some interesting set pieces, Dead Men could be really epic, action movie extreme in some instances but Dog Days is more grounded and cohesive. It's a train wreck in slow motion in the beautifully ugly under belly of Shanghai.
I don't think I'll be uninstalling Dog Days right away, I'm going to try and play some co-op, arcade mode and maybe try the multiplayer mode, although I expect a ghost town at this point.
The overall aesthetic and presentation of Dog Days is a massive leap over Dead Men and I honestly think that the presentation makes Dog Days worth playing through, at least once. Both games had some interesting set pieces, Dead Men could be really epic, action movie extreme in some instances but Dog Days is more grounded and cohesive. It's a train wreck in slow motion in the beautifully ugly under belly of Shanghai.
I don't think I'll be uninstalling Dog Days right away, I'm going to try and play some co-op, arcade mode and maybe try the multiplayer mode, although I expect a ghost town at this point.
I really feel like buying all of them tomb raider games.
What's the consensus on the Underworld/Legend/Anniversary? Are they all worth it? Anniversary for 2,50, I can't even find a reason not to buy it. But what about the other games?
Screw it, I just paid 20 USD for Viva Piñata for the 360 and I'll never play. I can afford 24 for 4 games, 2 of which I will play.
Also, somebody else already said all games are good. So yeah.
What's the consensus on the Underworld/Legend/Anniversary? Are they all worth it? Anniversary for 2,50, I can't even find a reason not to buy it. But what about the other games?
Screw it, I just paid 20 USD for Viva Piñata for the 360 and I'll never play. I can afford 24 for 4 games, 2 of which I will play.
Also, somebody else already said all games are good. So yeah.
MichaelEM3
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How well does GoL control on the PC?
Is having a game pad (I have a 360 wired controller) recommended?
Is having a game pad (I have a 360 wired controller) recommended?
Well, considering it's stated in your profile as well.poisonelf said:Well no, I guess it's obvious?
You might want to if you'd like to use the Triggers as buttons in games that don't support Xinput (they are treated as axes, like the sticks), but I can't think of a recent game that doesn't see the triggers at all. I may not have tried to use the 360 controller on those that don't though, so take it with a grain of salt. I'm pretty sure some emulators don't recognize them, but aside from that newer games, especially console ports, should work flawlessly with it.~Kinggi~ said:
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