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STEAM announcements & updates 2011 Thread 3 | Buy now, play later.
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It does but for some reason when I played it, it was weird with the analog sticks. Anything straight forward and I'd still walk even though a slight tilt would let me run at full speed, albeit at an angle.
Baron_Calamity
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When it first came out there were a bunch of issues. It would sometimes loop cut scenes over and over if more than 2 gigs of memory was present, gamepad support was rather broken, it would oddly glitch from time to time.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=249455&page=2
But then a patch came out and all is good.
Marsipolami
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There are currently 1337 games under 10 on Steam.
TrumanBurbank
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People seem to be recommending Bully here but it's only got a 72 on metacritic. I'm torn on whether to buy it....
Heh, only a 72.
Joe Molotov
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The PC port was pretty bad when it first came out (plus it was like a year after the console release), but all the major bugs were patched out.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
In terms of World Design it's second only to maybe San Andreas in the entire open world genre, in terms of story it probably is the best open world game ever, and it's tons of fun to fuck around in. Plus it's got some great in-game weather stuff so if you're a sucker for seeing the same areas in snowy winter and chirpy summer, play dat.
jim-jam bongs
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Those be strong words from a man who hasn't played Saints Row: The Third yet, Stumpy.
Bully wore out its welcome pretty quickly, here. Core game mechanics weren't that great, heavy emphasis on minigames to break things up, but the minigames weren't particularly interesting either. Strict scheduling windows for activities when you have massively accelerated base time is a major annoyance. Dunno how the world design is remarkable in the least.
So it looks like Bully is quite a polarising game (ove and hate might be a bit strong, love and indifference perhaps). But with these responses and all the talk of it on the Bombcast I just have to try it out.
I also think this is the first time I've bought one of the daily deals, I thought my wallet was fucked when they were first introduced but they've been kinda lack luster.
I also think this is the first time I've bought one of the daily deals, I thought my wallet was fucked when they were first introduced but they've been kinda lack luster.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
The school stuff and the strictness of the the timing is toned down as you go through the game and by the half-way mark you're essentially not attending class anymore. The world design shines when you start actually spending time in town--when you're just at the school (pre-Winter) things are fairly limited. It takes a few hours to get over that hump, but I sort of felt like the game was still very much in introductory mode at that point so I wasn't burnt out at all.
I guess I focused too much on missions, but I didn't really experience the city myself. It just meant I had to ride my bike farther to get to where I needed to be.
Great music though.
I can largely echo that. Also, I don't know whether you need to be from the US or not for the theme to work? I am familiar with the clichés (nerds vs jocks, etc, blabla), they just didn't work for me, apart from some neat lines. Jimmy is a massive idiot, too, which was kinda off-putting.
Great music though.
GhostRidah
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Definitely get Bully if you haven't, just played 2 hours and its freakin awesome, the sound track is amazing also.
Kind of disappointed I missed out on this back when it came out with me being such a big rockstar fan.
Kind of disappointed I missed out on this back when it came out with me being such a big rockstar fan.
Don't think anyone's ever said it's the best Rockstar game ever, but it's definitely one of the most original, humorous and fun open world games I've played. It feels really fresh compared to GTA due to it being a different studio. Think of it as last gen's RDR.
Woody Invincible
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Bully is the best thing Rockstar ever made.
jim-jam bongs
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And Lemmings.
SteveWinwood
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Space station silicon valley is up there for me. I loved that game. Yes, more than body harvest.
Not buying then, thanks.
bloodydrake
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Well its the best Rockstar game I've ever played, but I don't claim its the best Rockstar game ever made critically.
I absolutely loved the games charm visually and aurally.
I honestly found Jimmy to be a fun protagonist for the most part and School Stereotypes and hijinks to be alot of fun. I guess I enjoyed the less psychopathic nature of the game as well. Slingshots vs shotguns, Stinkbombs vs Grenades.
I loved the seasons of the game in the same setting(Mafia II did this as well to great effect) it gave a better sense of time passing throughout the school year.
I think I plowed thru all the classes as soon as I could cuz I heard once they were done the strict time elements were eliminated and you could just run around and explore the town as you wish.
I'm quite serious :| it's the closest thing you can compare the game too (except maybe combat), btw I think the early HP games were pretty good.
snoopeasystreet
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If you like things that are good then buy Bully.
I only played it earlier in the year and it'd easily be in my top 5 if that Kind of thing was allowed.
I only played it earlier in the year and it'd easily be in my top 5 if that Kind of thing was allowed.
Sounds like that's the problem. Not sure why it's applicable to anyone else though.
Really? wao, now i need to buy Harry Potter games, i loved Bully, very funny game...excellent music(and is original), great game...mmm now i want to buy it for PC
Because there are probably people with tastes similiar to his own?
Typographenia
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OH YEAH!
So glad I managed to talk myself out of buying it a few days ago during the thanksgiving sale. Vindication!
Bully = Bought
So glad I managed to talk myself out of buying it a few days ago during the thanksgiving sale. Vindication!
Bully = Bought
SenorDingDong
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According to the Steam store page Assassin's Creed: Revelations has been released however in my library I can't proceed beyond pre-load complete. Is anyone else experiencing this?
Have you restarted Steam?
cs:go beta is out
Damn u! =(.
SenorDingDong
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Yeah, I did but it seems I was a bit premature with my complaints. It apparently only released about 10 minutes prior and is now unlocked.
MustacheBandit_
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cs:go beta is out
so jelly!
Oh, sure. But not everyone. For the people who don't share those exact tastes, it could be the best 3.75 they spent on gaming all year.
So I bought Bully. The game runs "ok" I guess... I had to patch the exe to remove the 30fps cap and turn off all the FSAA to get a solid 60fps. That's kinda shitty considering it's mostly a PS2 game but whatever, it's running at 60 now so that's fine.
I do have a major issue with the controls however. I'm playing using a 360 pad. The game recognize it and put the right buttons on screen but the left stick controls are SUPER weird. For some reason I don't go full speed if I press forward. I run if I push the stick in any directions except up. For example, I had to run away from prefect early in the game and the only way I could do it was to run in zig-zag. If I went straight I would be super slow and get cought right away.
Anybody got that problem with the pc port?
I do have a major issue with the controls however. I'm playing using a 360 pad. The game recognize it and put the right buttons on screen but the left stick controls are SUPER weird. For some reason I don't go full speed if I press forward. I run if I push the stick in any directions except up. For example, I had to run away from prefect early in the game and the only way I could do it was to run in zig-zag. If I went straight I would be super slow and get cought right away.
Anybody got that problem with the pc port?
jediyoshi
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That'd make sense if there were more of an argument for people to relate to. What are people that have similar tastes to his supposed to get out of a statement like that?
Yep, only with Bully with a wired 360 controller. Never happens in any other game, so I'm considering just kb/m-ing it instead.
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