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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 2 - Bad Rats Daily Deal for next 6 months
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Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Is anybody from the US/Aus up for buying an Orcs Must Die 2 2 pack with me?
From what I can gather they do work weekends there is just less of them on the weekend shift. I think the support team probably have a lot more tickets to deal with after the summer sale but 4 days is ridiculous.
I don't know. The few steam problems I've had I could wait a while, but India support with EA always gives me struggles. Whether it's them not understanding me due to not understanding english 100% or sending me on some internet scavenger hunt just to put Mass Effect 1 on my Origin account.
iNvid02
Member
you'd be making a pc only thread, all it needs to cover are some basic things like orange said
i think the main thing will be warning everyone that there is a new boss called GFWL which actively hunts your save files
indigocyclops made the original OT, you dont need to do much at all
and if it doesnt turn out as awesome as the ACR thread dont worry about it
it's $37.46
toastyToast
Member
Everything!
Don't know about that. I put 90 hours into the game (lot of exploring everything + crafting involved), and still never finished it.
You beat Kingdoms of Amalur? Welcome to the 1%. I lasted a good 40 hours but I probably still hadn't seen at least half of the game yet.
snoopeasystreet
Member
I put about 3 hours into it. I dunno, seemed hell of average to me. Are the quests any good?
I'm struggling to stay away from Borderlands since I've seen so many people playing it recently. I've always heard great things from GAF, and I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to tear myself away.
But I just started Ys: Oath in Felghana a couple of days ago, and I don't want anything to distract me from that. So for whoever it was on GAF that talked me into buying Oath in Felghana, thank you!
But I just started Ys: Oath in Felghana a couple of days ago, and I don't want anything to distract me from that. So for whoever it was on GAF that talked me into buying Oath in Felghana, thank you!
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?
It was my pleasure to recommend you an Ys game
Now do yourself a favor and listen to what I had to say about Borderlands!
Kelegacy
XBOX - RECORD ME LOVING DOWN MY WOMAN GOOD
Played a ton of Divine Divinity over the weekend. Still a brilliant game, one of the all time best crpgs. I wish more games would feature an isometric static camera. I prefer that to the 3D zoomable/rotatable camera angles, but then again I am old school.
Got past the first dungeon and now I am ready to rumble. First dungeon is the only hurdle in the game since it is too diabloish and is not representative of the rest of the game.
Got past the first dungeon and now I am ready to rumble. First dungeon is the only hurdle in the game since it is too diabloish and is not representative of the rest of the game.
I had always been hesitant to try Ys games because when I heard them discussed on retro game podcasts, it sounded like the battle system was basically "run into things until they die," which didn't sound so great to me. But this is a whole different experience. Also, this is the first time I've kept the music on in a game in a long time. Usually, I just listen to podcasts after a little while, but this is great.
And yes, I'll try out Borderlands a little later today, Dino-chan.
And yes, I'll try out Borderlands a little later today, Dino-chan.
Joe Molotov
Member
The game lasted longer than their company did.
Dog Problems
Banned
Ouch.
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?
Thank you Credo ♥ !
IndieJones
Member
Good lord. I tip my hat to you. I could only make it about 14 hours into that game before it drove me insane.
Good to hear this, it's sitting on my list, installed, ready to play. Just a matter of getting in the mood to play it
I pre-purchased the game, so it's taken me a while, haha. I think I reached Detyr before burning myself out on the game, relegating it to the virtual shelf. It was only when I read about 38 Studios and BHG closing their respective doors that I was reminded of the game's existence. I actually think I enjoyed it more upon returning to it. It's just the right mix of Fable-esque RPG Lite with shallow MMORPG underpinnings and a hack-and-slash-inspired combat system.
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SteveWinwood
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chaosblade
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Of the localized games, only Ys 1 & 2 don't have attack buttons (2 does have a button to fire off magic though). But they're still really fun, having played Chronicles on PSP, I'm not sure I'd want those games any other way.
And Ys music is pretty much always awesome. You can actually dig the songs out of the installation directory, they're in OGG format (but naturally they're not tagged or anything).
Thanks for that tip! I'll definitely be doing that.
EternalGamer
Banned
I very much regretted buying Amalur. I forced myself to play it for about 10 hours though it wasn't fun much of that 10 hours even. The combat is ok. It is certainly no Devil May Cry or even Darksiders or God of War. I dont' think the combat gets a pass at being pretty standard just because it is an open world game.
As for the open part itself, if there has ever been a more generic and boring open world, I haven't seen it. Two Worlds worlds are vastly more interesting and full of color and humor and those games get a lot of flack. Amalur seems like almost the very definition of generic and majority of the quests you get are the most filler fetch quest bullshit I've ever seen. I tried four times to make myself go back and play it more since I paid $50 for it. I hate that game. In fact it is the only game I have felt this way about in years. I guess I should be happy that Epic saved these people's jobs since there are clearly some talented people in animation and programming, but I sure hope they fired the creative director and the writers. They don't deserve their jobs. They need to be Walmart greeters instead.
If you have 50 hours of your life you want to completely throw away and get absolutely nothing in return, I guess I could recommend it. But even then: play it drunk or stoned or listen to podcasts or something while you play. There sure as hell isn't anything in the game to keep your mind at all occupied.
As for the open part itself, if there has ever been a more generic and boring open world, I haven't seen it. Two Worlds worlds are vastly more interesting and full of color and humor and those games get a lot of flack. Amalur seems like almost the very definition of generic and majority of the quests you get are the most filler fetch quest bullshit I've ever seen. I tried four times to make myself go back and play it more since I paid $50 for it. I hate that game. In fact it is the only game I have felt this way about in years. I guess I should be happy that Epic saved these people's jobs since there are clearly some talented people in animation and programming, but I sure hope they fired the creative director and the writers. They don't deserve their jobs. They need to be Walmart greeters instead.
If you have 50 hours of your life you want to completely throw away and get absolutely nothing in return, I guess I could recommend it. But even then: play it drunk or stoned or listen to podcasts or something while you play. There sure as hell isn't anything in the game to keep your mind at all occupied.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Haha, that's my style, too. I have 111 hours on Skyrim and I still haven't done any guild quests and only played the story up to
when you see the dragon summon the other one and fly off.
Kelegacy
XBOX - RECORD ME LOVING DOWN MY WOMAN GOOD
Once you start you wont stop. Well, if you let yourself get through the first dungeon anyway. I still had fun in the first dungeon but it can be hard until you level up a bit or run away to heal at the village.Good to hear this, it's sitting on my list, installed, ready to play. Just a matter of getting in the mood to play it
On a modern display at 1080p thinks are sharp but super small. Reading books or scrolls in the game can be hard and I am gaming on a 27" monitor. But I am too proud to drop the red.
Still, I love this game but it is almost too addictive. It is that good.I also mapped quicksave and quickload keys as they didn't seem to exist. And don't forget to use your Ctrl key to find hidden goodies! Or don't if you like to hunt blind. Keys and items can be hidden under trash and pillows and stuff which is awesome and pretty realistic in a way. Reminds me achingly of Ultima VII.
I think that is why I love the game
toastyToast
Member
So I went a bit wild with Borderlands and I think I burnt myself out again at around level 25
Think this happened last time too, just after I got to Rust Commons. I'm not sure if I dislike the game or only so much of it. Either way I preordered the second
Think this happened last time too, just after I got to Rust Commons. I'm not sure if I dislike the game or only so much of it. Either way I preordered the second
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Someone should inform this thread when a steam-activatable game goes on sale in GamersGate.
Anyway, if I have MDK2 and the HD version comes out, will I get it for free?
Anyway, if I have MDK2 and the HD version comes out, will I get it for free?
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Someone usually does. I can't remember the last time a significant sale on Gamersgate was missed here.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Likewise, am still looking for a Orcs Must Die 2 pack too.
I've only played the demo but I hated as well.
The camera controls were a joke and the world was boring. The combat was ok but nothing special. I saw fetch quests and not much else. I'm sure the full game is better but I have zero interest in trying it out now.
MMBosstones86
Member
agreed on the camera. using kb/m, the defaults settings are almost unplayable with the brutally high sensitivity. Had to reallly reduce this in order to get even remotely playable. Even then it's still pretty bad
MMBosstones86
Member
ouch!
Labombadog
Member
What's the census on Endless Space? Been wanting a great sci-fi based game and saw the trailer for it and was blown away by seeing a galaxy and then it zoomed in to see planets and other things.
SteveWinwood
Member
General attitude is it is a good, albeit simple (now this is relative, it's still a 4x strategy game) and very pretty masters of orion. If you're interested in it, I'd say pick it up.
MMBosstones86
Member
pretty decent if you have the time to devote. Lots of tutorials to go through, very detailed oriented.
Don't get it for the 'epic space battles', that was the worst part IMO. You basically pick 3 commands and hope things work out.
As much as I wanted to love this, as it looked great, it's really not good.
Union Carbine
Member
These sales are just so hard for me to resist. Is this one any good? What's the word?
Very fun game of shallow space exploration and true three dimensional combat. Each session lasts only a few hours so it's great for casual play. It's also randomized so you can keep coming back to it. I wish it had a little more content, but for $2.50 it's a super deal.
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