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STEAM announcements & updates 2011 Thread 3 | Buy now, play later.
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DiscoJer
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Gez said:
I don't disagree with you at being upset at high prices, but at the same time I think the internet has given the world the illusion that the economy is global, when it's really not. Countries still have vastly different laws, regulations, currencies, taxes, etc, etc, etc.
What you should be doing is try to get your government to spend money/give taxes breaks aimed at building up Canadian software publishers (as opposed to simply developers, and in particularly, bad ones like SK).
A big reason companies do this is because they can - what are you going to do, buy locally published games? In the regions where the answer is yes (Like say Russia) the result is cheaper games.
Excellent. My very first time playing it I hooked it up to my TV (VGA + audio out = DIY Big Screen Mode) and I got to the main menu after just sitting down and the controller didn't work. Had to get up after every level. I was really hoping it would get patched.Nelo Ice said:
Holy cow, I was playing Scratches when a spine-chilling moment came right at me:
At the end of the second day, in the nightmare when
It caught me really off guard, and made me want to quit the damn game and go cry in a corner D:
I'm liking it so far, I'll try to finish it this week and write up some impressions.
At the end of the second day, in the nightmare when
I went to the African gallery room to investigate something, I entered the hidden room and noticed the mask was gone, then I opened the door and (Oh my god...) it was behind the door staring at me!
I'm liking it so far, I'll try to finish it this week and write up some impressions.
Is it possible to have a 2nd installation of steam on an external drive? Ideally I would like to be able to plug in my backup HD and have everything auto update, but I'm afraid already having steam installed would screw things up. Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing?
DiscoJer said:
Firstly, he's not Canadian.
Secondly, laws, regulations, currencies, taxes, etc - have absolutely no bearing on the pricing of digital goods on the Australian Steam store.
It's solely greedy publishers desperately trying to cling to an outdated pricing model based on physical goods (and those things you mentioned that actually apply because of physical goods).
I'll just continue getting my games gifted by the friendly folks on GAF. Unfortunately other people don't have the convenience of posting on a gaming forum with thousands of Americans who can help us out.
I'll like to add
* whinging to the publishers does nothing
* whinging to the ACCC does nothing
* whinging to an MP does nothing
* whinging on the Steam forums does nothing
* whinging to Valve does nothing
* whinging to Gabe does nothing
* VPN/Proxy gets your account potentially locked
* self gifting between an 'American' fake account on a VPN/proxy gets you potentially locked aswell
I am bloody helpless and powerless here, my only option is get people like wilflare to help me out.
* whinging to the publishers does nothing
* whinging to the ACCC does nothing
* whinging to an MP does nothing
* whinging on the Steam forums does nothing
* whinging to Valve does nothing
* whinging to Gabe does nothing
* VPN/Proxy gets your account potentially locked
* self gifting between an 'American' fake account on a VPN/proxy gets you potentially locked aswell
I am bloody helpless and powerless here, my only option is get people like wilflare to help me out.
DOTA survey is ridiculous. I dont remember havng to say I played DOTA games before when I signed up for a shot at the beta. They assume you have played one in the signup. This will be my first, Im just going to play it when it releases. The survey was asking me shit like "Who is the hero you used most" so I just closed it. I didnt notice an option to say "Never played it".
Syphon Filter
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Do you think Bastion will be cheaper in the holiday sale?
Syphon Filter
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Wait is there gameplay in the saints row demo or just character creation?
lastplayed
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The Batman: AC price rise is really confusing. $100USD is like $120NZD, but you can get it at retail for about $90NZD. Is Steam happy about letting publishers push their customers away? You can get the console version cheaper FFS.
Whatever Steam, enjoy losing your customers.
Whatever Steam, enjoy losing your customers.
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Htown said:
No it isn't. But they ultimately allow it, and it's pushing their customers away. I love Steam and use it when I can, but I can get so many games far cheaper, so I go elsewhere.
If I go buy Batman at retail, WB still gets the money and Steam gets nothing. It's like they don't even care.
I seem to be having a strange new problem where the games I try to play don't work after they've downloaded. I have to do that verify game cache thing and it usually downloads the missing piece that will make it work. I guess as long as that continues to solve the problem then it's not a huge deal but I've never had to do that before and it seems like an added hassle for no reason.
Like I just finished downloading Arkham Asylum and it kept crashing when my save loaded, but after I did that verify thing it downloaded a 150mb file.
Like I just finished downloading Arkham Asylum and it kept crashing when my save loaded, but after I did that verify thing it downloaded a 150mb file.
lastplayed said:
Valve from what I hear, have imposed enough as it is already on 3rd party studios that use Steam. They should keep their noses out of other companies business as much as they possibly can. Buy the retail version if you like, but dont go saying Valve should come up with, and start enforcing pricing rules for Steam, that would be a big step in a terrible direction.
If they want to raise the price and lose a shitload of digital sales, then let them.
carbonbased
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Evil Genius is in the same vein as Dungeon Keeper correct? shamefully i have never played any of them and would like to rectify that.
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Cipherr said:
I'm not saying they should do anything. Just their lack of competitive spirit confuses me. I often buy games from other DD services, doesn't bother me much.
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Just wrapped up Alice: Madness Returns, some thoughts:
What I liked:
What I disliked:
I felt a bit lead on after playing the game, having read some really glowing reactions to it. The game is thoroughly mediocre from the gameplay perspective and the art isn't outstanding enough to warrant suffering through 10+ hours of the mechanics. IMO.
Here are a couple neat screens though:
What I liked:
- When the art works, it works fantastically. And it does work most of the time. There is a good amount of variety between the different areas of Wonderland and each style looks really lovely. The juxtaposition between Wonderland and the "real" world works well too.
- There are some pretty neat platforming bits combined with light puzzle elements.
- The weapons are satisfying to use and upgrading them looks cool.
- There are some really great pieces of music.
What I disliked:
- The game is like the perfect example of padding. It gets really awful in some chapters where it just feels like environments go on forever. Certain types of puzzles get repeated to the point where you just start rolling your eyes and while the art is generally pretty great, it gets spread way too thin. The game really should have been about half the length with the ideas they had.
- Ridiculously uneven texturing. It's weird going from decent texture work to downright appalling textures with a simple camera pan.
- The story is incredibly simple yet it's dragged out over the course of 10-12 hours. I also didn't give a shit about Alice or the kids.
- The combat camera can get awful at times and the camera while platforming sometimes is grabbed from your control screwing things up.
- A lot of the collectibles feel really meaningless while others have meaningful story bits (which is the right way to do it).
I felt a bit lead on after playing the game, having read some really glowing reactions to it. The game is thoroughly mediocre from the gameplay perspective and the art isn't outstanding enough to warrant suffering through 10+ hours of the mechanics. IMO.
Here are a couple neat screens though:
lastplayed
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legend166 said:
Yeah, $120NZD is what $60US used to be, but that was eons ago. But do publishers lower the local price to reflect the current exchange rate? No, they just jack up the Steam price to an absurd level to keep up with retail, where it should be the other way around.
"Tropico Trilogy" has been added to the registry, so look for a bundle of the first 3 games and Absolute Power soon.
The Just Cause 2 DLC has also been re-added recently for some reason - usually this means it'll be going on sale soon or is getting some sort of promotion/price change, although this isn't guaranteed.
Finally, if you're nearing the end of the main game and just can't get enough, then the Farming Simulator 2011 DLC Pack is here to answer your prayers.
The Just Cause 2 DLC has also been re-added recently for some reason - usually this means it'll be going on sale soon or is getting some sort of promotion/price change, although this isn't guaranteed.
Finally, if you're nearing the end of the main game and just can't get enough, then the Farming Simulator 2011 DLC Pack is here to answer your prayers.
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I use SteamTool to store games I'm not playing onto a different external HD. The added benefit is that you can still play your stored games off the HD through Steam.
Though...I don't know, I think the latest steam update has borked my SteamTool. Anybody else using SteamTool having problems? It's telling me that my Steam folder now has broken links, but I don't know how to correct those in Win 7.
Though...I don't know, I think the latest steam update has borked my SteamTool. Anybody else using SteamTool having problems? It's telling me that my Steam folder now has broken links, but I don't know how to correct those in Win 7.
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Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Ken said:
How about this: I'll give you Sanctum for free. It's not the complete pack, but it is the base game and it is totally, 100% obligation free.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Ken said:
Sorry for the delay, I stepped away from the computer. I PM'd you the code.
Enjoy!
I like inMomentum, but I'm still waiting until I have like half an hour to rework my stream of consciousness two pages of thoughts on it into some semi-coherent review. It's kind of like low-gravity trickjumping without a body through abstract Mirror's Edge levels while listening to electronica. I liked the levels much better than the tutorial.Ken said:
Also I seem to recall that the Alice thread title said to ignore reviewers, so I'll just ignore Stallion's negatives and buy the game anyway! (just kidding, I already bought the game even though I'm disappointed in whatever DRM + EA account + phone home stuff it has)
oh yeahh, my first 100%
to be fair the achievements were really easy though and basically if you beat it = 100%. great game! took me 6-7 hrs. there was a stacking advertisement in it leftover from XBLA, heh. really hoping for a sequel or at least more charming light-hearted games with great humor that are very relaxing to play.time to try out isaac i suppose.
Not strictly Steam-related (but who knows, it may come out on valve's platform in the future, I sure hope so) but have you heard about Cognition? It's Phoenix Online's new game (they already did The Silver Lining, inspired by King's Quest, looks great but unfortunately I still haven't played it, it's free tho!) and featuring Jane Jensen as story writer (Gabriel Knight and Gray Matter, I know there's a few fan of hers in this thread). Game is still in development and they started a fund raising on kickstarter. I already bought my copy for 20$, just wanted to spread the word since it's a game I'd really like to see actually published. Someone with better writing skills than mine (as usual I apologize for my crappy English but I'm Italian) should open an official thread about it.
Official site and kickstarter page.
Official site and kickstarter page.
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