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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 2 - Bad Rats Daily Deal for next 6 months
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Claimed. Not by me. The person didn't post about it though.
bigace33
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That looks awesome but no mention of controller support. I may get this if it supports a gamepad.
Kryptonite
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Yes they did ... look above.
dragonflys545
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I need impressions!!! I thought it was 360 exclusive... I'll most likely pick it up. It looks fun!
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I can't seem to find yours.
I also joined the gaf group. Now that I have a pretty healthy games list I should probably start getting some steam friends. My ID is tomance.
dragonflys545
Member
Wait for a price drop. It felt more like an expansion rather than a sequel.
Welcome! Have fun and anything we can help let us know.
Welcome. Too bad you didn't get to join us for the sale itself. Was a lot of fun participating in the many highs and lows. It was glorious when I think back on it.
Best friend ever.
bigace33
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lol welcome. I know the feeling, I waiting 6 long months for the privilege of posting at Gaf.
zephervack
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You guys really tempted me and now I own Dark Souls, I usually can only play 1-2 hours a day, so im not sure what will happen hehe.
CosmicQueso
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Welcome to the party... what's the dog's name?
PixelHorror
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Hah, it's just a random picture off of internet that I saved because I liked it's expression so much.
Steam has never caused me to sleep less. Maybe cause I only collect games and not play them though.
Madrugador
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I'm 12 hours in Dirt 2 and it's amazing. A lot better than Dirt 3, great fun.
MMBosstones86
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hah welcome. I know the feeling...recently got approved as well. Thankfully BEFORE the sale
TheFightingFish
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Are you worried about the time investment?
I'm a married dad, and I play probably about 3 hours a week max, with an occasional mini-binge if the wife has a night out and the kids are in bed. When I got Dark Souls on the 360 I played nothing but that for about three and a half months and finished it in around 80 hours of playtime. That's actually the most time that I have ever spent with a game (I've never been a binge gamer and I usually prefer to play lots of shorter games over big long ones) and I don't regret a single hour of it. Trust me, it doesn't matter how much time you have to dedicate to gaming, as long as it's over zero hours Dark Souls is worth it. With the ability to save and quit anywhere I found that it actually works rather well with shorter gaming sessions, though many of the bosses are worth tackling multiple times in one session so the patterns are fresh in your mind.
It's a weird bug that affects all EGO Engine games (All Codemasters racing game). If you alt-tab it will actually go in Windowed mode and you have to sometimes manually Alt-Enter to go back to full screen or just click on the windows and it will maximize automatically...really annoying issue thats been around for years and they never fixed.
The One Who Knocks
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Congratulations on finally getting approved (it's like having a weight lifted off you only now you enter a gauntlet-like probationary period where every post feels like it could be your last)! As has been stated previously I'm sorry you missed out on the ability to post during it but hopefully the fun and chaotic atmosphere within the thread was infectious.
Anyway, I've just finished Dear Esther and I must say it was an incredible experience. I'm not sure if I'd call it a game, it's comparable to Journey but without the gameplay found in Journey with much more of a story (although it's very vague, you really have to put it together yourself and interpret it) in case anybody is still interested in it (without the sale price of course). Thanks again to GoingGreen and DukeBobby.
And with that I've finished my first game from this year's Summer Sale. I think I'll finish off Amnesia next from last year's and then move onto Hard Reset. Does anybody have any suggestions off what to upgrade in Hard Reset by the way? I've just been upgrading the electric gun so far and ignoring the upgrades for the machinegun and for myself (I've phrased that poorly, but the things like HUD upgrade, the map, more hits etc.) but don't know if I should be doing that.
And finally, now that I notice that Left 4 Dead 2 is on sale, if anybody hasn't bought it yet do yourself a favour (although not your wallet/credit card) and buy it! It's a very enjoyable game to be played in either short doses or marathon sessions depending on if you can get a group together to play it.
And another follower of the Cult of Gaben...
I've actually been doing good at playing the new games instead of looking at them. Tried Binding of Isaac last night and it really does tickle all the right places. Videos and screens of it made it look morbid and gross, but I actually find it more adorable than anything. Dunno if that says something about me as a person?
zephervack
Member
Are you me?
Holy crap, this is exactly my situation, and this post has me even more excited for Dark Souls now, thanks for posting!
If I had another 1.50 in my Steam wallet, I'd probably get Dirt 2. Playing Burnout Paradise again and newly aquired NFS:HP, has reignited my love for racers.
I'm confused though, trying to think of what I thought to be a racing game, where the claim was that the world was so massive or something? Quick look and it's Fuel the game I'm thinking of. Dang, it's only 10 bucks, I guess it was probably 5 during the sale.
I'm confused though, trying to think of what I thought to be a racing game, where the claim was that the world was so massive or something? Quick look and it's Fuel the game I'm thinking of. Dang, it's only 10 bucks, I guess it was probably 5 during the sale.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Later T_TNOw you can buy L2D2 so we can do a GAF-foursome.
Dog Problems
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Yes, it's pretty brutal and there's no difficulty setting.
Hm..won't pick it up right away then. Maybe in 18 months
It's certainly not an easy game, but it's only really hard if you're impatient. You just have to remember to take your time, play it smart, and don't get frustrated. I've played way way way harder games.
Felix Lighter
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Dark Souls requires patience and focus and if you don't get lazy, you'll have no problems. If you let your guard down or you try to rush, you'll pay. I was scared away by the difficulty talk before I gave it a try and it's not nearly as bad as I feared.
It's a different kind of hard. It just asks the player not to rush into the enemy like a fool. It's hard, but it's so satisfying. I'm totally not into hard games but Demon's Souls/Dark Souls are definitely my favourite games of the generation by FAR.
Also, it has amazing atmosphere and it's the most absorbing game I've played in a long while.
Dog Problems
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I don't consider myself very skilled at most games (some genres are an exception) and I still managed to make good progress through the game. But it was definitely a constant struggle and I wanted to give up at various points. If it weren't for the horrible framerate of Blighttown I would have finished.
My name is Andrew, so you therefore are an awesome person.
Still, you have an awesome friend.
Unless GFWL is just a b*tch to use, you have my sympathy....
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
What can I do :_: 90 Celsius... CPU during small sessions of Deus Ex: HR...
edit: around 55 Celsius idle...
55 idle is crazy. My CPU has been 100% occupied encoding video 24/7 for the last week and it's running at about 53 Celsius. Get yo compressed air out son.
Flawless Victory!
Felix Lighter
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What can I do :_: 90 Celsius... CPU during small sessions of Deus Ex: HR...
edit: around 55 Celsius idle...
Make sure you have good airflow, there isn't excessive dust in your case and make sure your heat sink is seated properly and the thermal paste has been applied properly.
Canis lupus
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Strange, I see HL Lost Coast in my list of games, I bought Orange Box but I don't ever recall buying Lost Coast and I'm sure it wasnt included in OB.
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