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STEAM announcements & updates 2011 Thread 3 | Buy now, play later.
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Psy-Phi
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I wish the DLC for Sanctum was on sale too 
. I own the base game already, I will probably buy the collection, but I don't really care for the music in Sanctum, and would prefer a collection without that (and the reduced price to reflect that). If only I could gift the extra copy that will be lost in the transaction to a friend, it'd make it easier to swallow.
There should also be a 4-pack with all the DLC too....bleh. Maybe I won't buy this stuff.
. I own the base game already, I will probably buy the collection, but I don't really care for the music in Sanctum, and would prefer a collection without that (and the reduced price to reflect that). If only I could gift the extra copy that will be lost in the transaction to a friend, it'd make it easier to swallow.There should also be a 4-pack with all the DLC too....bleh. Maybe I won't buy this stuff.
Nabs
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Fatshark just announced their new game. It's a top-down real time RPG called Krater. It'll be out next year on Steam.
http://www.kratergame.com/
http://www.kratergame.com/
ROBOKITTYZILLA
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For anyone that pre-ordered Sonic Generations, do you get keys for the free games, are they added to your inventory, or are they automatically applied to your account and just show up in your library?
Sportbilly
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Yeah, I saw something similar with the Orcs Must Die demo, where the store page told me everyone on my friends' list had it.
Lord British
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Wahey! My new graphics card arrived and I can play games again. Preloading Sonic Generations LIKE THE CLAPPERS.
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I'm pretty sure someone said they confirmed preload earlier in the thread.Volcynika said:
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3 maps? What game was that for?Anilusion said:
Sportbilly
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K.Jack said:
GfWL and SecuROM take up 15 gigs.
Just kidding.
Anyone have any experience pre-ordering Steamworks games on Direct2Drive. I pre-ordered Skyrim and am hoping they give us the codes a day or two early so that I can preload the game. My only experience pre-ordering a Steamworks game not on Steam was with GMG Deus Ex which did release the codes a few days early.
DyslexicAlucard
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Smash88 said:
I never asked for this.
Who knows, maybe you'll like it. And that's just my opinion =P
Cool tech aside, the game just wasn't much fun. Driving around gets overdone and it isn't exciting in the least (you can skip driving sequences, though), shooting mechanics are mediocre (maybe playing with KB+M will solve the issue?), and interrogation gameplay could have been handled better. The city in uninteresting and Cole is an unlikeable asshole.
I loved investigating crime scenes, but... That's about it. About 1/3 into the game, I couldn't handle playing more than one mission at a time. It doesn't help that the game is 15+ hours (which, in this case, is a bad thing).
My advice to others who may be interested: wait for a sale.
Cool tech aside, the game just wasn't much fun. Driving around gets overdone and it isn't exciting in the least (you can skip driving sequences, though), shooting mechanics are mediocre (maybe playing with KB+M will solve the issue?), and interrogation gameplay could have been handled better. The city in uninteresting and Cole is an unlikeable asshole.
I loved investigating crime scenes, but... That's about it. About 1/3 into the game, I couldn't handle playing more than one mission at a time. It doesn't help that the game is 15+ hours (which, in this case, is a bad thing).
My advice to others who may be interested: wait for a sale.
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Despite all the negativity I'm still really curious about LA Noire. But like 20$ excited.
Stallion Free said:
$20 or less sounds good to me.
It's a very ambitious game, but it fell short in a lot of ways. The gamey stuff, like the driving and combat, was average at best and felt tacked on so that there was 'more' to it than just story bits and investigations. The illusion of choice is shattered pretty quickly when you realize that what you choose to do doesn't have a significant impact in the way cases play out.
As Doomrider said, the crime scene investigations are the highlight of the game, if only for the fun of pretending you're a real detective, but even those got repetitive several hours in. But despite all of that, it's still unlike anything else out there, and you should experience it for yourself when it hits the right pricepoint.
I think the gulf between those that enjoyed it and those that didn't is the age of the player...I'm an old fart at 41 and I really enjoyed the story. I can't say that I enjoyed much else about it but (for me) it was enough. If you can, get it cheap and watch a film noir classic like the "Maltese Falcon" or "Double Indemnity" to get into the mood before jumping in.Stallion Free said:
Dice
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Picked up Empire/Napoleon (which is Steamworks) for $12 and also the slightly older Medieval 2 Gold, non-Steam but only $2.50! Has to be a 10:1 gameplay hours/dollars ratio. It is time for WARRRR!!
Downside: Killing like 1/4 of my monthly bandwidth to get them.
Downside: Killing like 1/4 of my monthly bandwidth to get them.
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