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STEAM announcements & updates 2011 Thread 3 | Buy now, play later.
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Togglesworlh
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Buy it if you'll play it right away. Who gives a shit if you paid five dollars instead of two cents? The question is not "How much did I pay?" The question is "Did I like it?"
Bastion is absolutely one of the best games of the year, bar none. If you have any interest in action RPGs, a good story, beautiful artstyles, or indie games, it is a no-brainer purchase at $5.
i guess my mindset is that if i'm going to have my chance at it in the future anyways, whats the rush?
edit: woot just became a non-junior
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Bastion is published by Warner Bros. I doubt it'll be in a Humble Bundle any time soon, if ever.
Edit: Let me clarify a bit: Supergiant owns the rights to Bastion as far as I can tell, but I doubt the contract they have with WB will allow them to put the game in one of these bundles. Which means we'd have to wait for the terms of that contract to expire.
If you don't have a burning desire to play it in the near future, and you think it's likely that the game will be on sale for a cheaper price in the future, and you think you will be on the internet when that sale happens, then waiting makes sense.
QuantumBro
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Huge thanks to RoaringHawk for giving me a copy of Bastion, I can't wait to play it later tonight to celebrate the end of finals!
Togglesworlh
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Yes. But if you want to play it now, just get it? What's the big deal? It's five bucks, you cheap motherfucker! d:
RoaringHawk
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Deleted member 10571
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Holy shit, Bastion is amazing. I watched a review once, didn't care that much for the gameplay, but when you actually play it yourself, its so good. Also, (mild spoilers) the
. Holy shit, again.
playable dream scene when you get to the first shard
And to bring it back full circle. I was just talking to my friend in Gmail chat. Mentioned that I bought my gamepad. He's currently yelling at me because he bought me one for Christmas.
crimsonheadGCN
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EverQuest® II Free-To-Play. Your Way.™ is now available on Steam.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/201230/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/201230/
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Deleted member 10571
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Wait. Are they using the same stupid catchphrase now for all their F2P games?
i can't find any more info on this, does it include expansions or do you buy those seperate? i can't find them on steam
I thought it was a great MMO, leveling up low levels and PVPing on EQ2 was one of my favorite video game experiences. haven't played in years though, so i'm not sure if it's still worth it
crimsonheadGCN
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Yes. They even trademarked the phrase.
I believe it includes most of the expansions. Might have to buy the latest one that was released yesterday though to get all the content.
While i was checking that everquest 2 page out, i stumbled onto the APB page. Appearantly it is f2p now. I kinda enjoyed the character creation in the beta so i might download this even though premium stuff sounds a little ridicilous;
-Up to a 90% bonus to all Contact Standing (XP) gains
-125% bonus to al APB$ (in-game currency) gains!
-20% discount in the Armas Marketplace
-50% reduced cooldown on activated abilities
-Advance access to customization suites (up to 100/50/50)
-Up to a 90% bonus to all Contact Standing (XP) gains
-125% bonus to al APB$ (in-game currency) gains!
-20% discount in the Armas Marketplace
-50% reduced cooldown on activated abilities
-Advance access to customization suites (up to 100/50/50)
Bastion is kind of reminding me why I don't bother with the majority of indie games. Put like an hour into it and it feels like I'm flying through the game, and it's very simplistic. It looks nice and the narrator aspect is kind of interesting but that's all the game has going for it so far.
Because I already own Aquaria and Crayon Physics Deluxe and those were the only two games that interest me in the Humble Introversion Bundle, here are Steam keys for games from that bundle if anyone wants them:
* Darwinia, DEFCON, Uplink, and Multiwinia: FKNZP-CBAMN-CE8GX
* Crayon Physics Deluxe, Aquaria, and Dungeons of Dredmor: I9JL8-73YYN-BLPB9
* Darwinia, DEFCON, Uplink, and Multiwinia: FKNZP-CBAMN-CE8GX
* Crayon Physics Deluxe, Aquaria, and Dungeons of Dredmor: I9JL8-73YYN-BLPB9
Took this, thanks!
Starwolf_UK
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Christmas achievements contest. Call me scrooge but, seriously? I thought the point of Christmas was to spend time with family; not Steam unlocking hats, coupons or whatever they'll do. Guess you could argue the same about Summer though...
But yes this shows what PWYW has done to indie gaming. Its making people turn down 67% off over a small possibility. Thats a pretty powerful market force. To me Indie games are always a gamble. Either you love them and put hours into them or you give up within an hour so I guess the bundle makes me consume more.
Besides, I'll only have my netbook which is unable to run like 80% of my Steam Library.
It is if you want to play it now as the price difference is small. But since I'm in no rush to play I can wait. Over a lot of games it should make some difference.
I know more logical reason is given but its not on mac so not in a humble bundle anyway.
But yes this shows what PWYW has done to indie gaming. Its making people turn down 67% off over a small possibility. Thats a pretty powerful market force. To me Indie games are always a gamble. Either you love them and put hours into them or you give up within an hour so I guess the bundle makes me consume more.
You get everything excluding Destiny of Velious ($20 in their marketplace) and Age of Discovery ($40 in their marketplace). Velious is not needed until level 85+. Age of Discovery just launched today and includes features, instead of new lands to explore, something new they are trying. They are releasing new content (level 90+) in Velious up through 2013, so if you own Velious you'll have access to the new content as it releases.
Lord British
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Ahahaha, the one game I was actually waiting for to go on sale goes on sale on the one time I can't access my Paypal. Bravo, Steam, Bastion. Bravo.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
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If you get a random friend request from me, I'm going through the GAF group and trying to add the people I recognize from this thread. Group is huge though so I think I might give up soon. I need more Steam friends. :/
Add me if you want: ROBOKITTYZILLA
Add me if you want: ROBOKITTYZILLA
snoopeasystreet
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snoopeasystreet
Just a dude on the internet. I'll help you out in the rare case that a game is cheaper in the EU.
Just a dude on the internet. I'll help you out in the rare case that a game is cheaper in the EU.
Sandwich is a buck cheaper, too.
TrumanBurbank
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Anyone have a spare blocks that matter key? I missed that bundle......
It's a fairly fun albeit really simplistic action RPG with a real nice aesthetic.
Prophet Steve
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And does great things with the storytelling.
The music and voice acting is also great, but that is part of the aesthetics.
Dice
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Can't argue with those numbers.
snoopeasystreet
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anyone in the US want to help me out with bastion? It's not much of a saving but it's better than nothing.
Edit - Sorted now! Thanks, lads.
Edit - Sorted now! Thanks, lads.
bigmit3737
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If anyone has an extra Dungeons of Dreadmore quick let me know, I can paypal you some money, as I missed the sale.
IndieJones
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I've got two Steam friends - AND THEY'RE GREAT - but I wouldn't mind more, name is IndieJones if you'd like to add me.
jaundicejuice
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Got all of Skyrim's cheesemints, still have a burnin' yearnin' to play. May explore the few remaining dungeons, may roll a new character.
Buttonbasher
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Finished Duke Nukem Forever, and didn't mind it as much as most people seemed to.
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