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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 2 - Bad Rats Daily Deal for next 6 months
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Weird, it works perfectly for me. I just tested this and didn't have any problem to launch the game.
I should get back to playing it.
Funny story, I swore up and down I would not pay more than 5$ if it went on sale. I told myself 10$ was too much. So Amazon put it on sale for 5$ and I bought it. Then the summer sale on Steam happened and I bought it again.
Guess I better to go download it on Steam.
Will do, when I get home from work.
restarted steam and it works, annoying but eh
Joe Molotov
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What's this, my computer is being incredibly unresponsive for like 5 minutes? Oh right, Thursday DOTA 2 update time.
To add insult to injury, GAF decided to give me a "We DON'T Like Young Men! We Want YOU!" ad for the thread. ;_;
I guess it's because I have my OS on a different drive than Steam, but I never get this unresponsiveness during updates that I hear other people talking about.
toddhunter
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Awesome $80. So much for Bethesda discarding the Aussie Tax
That'd probably do it. I think it's because of the Steam folders and/or temp directory getting hammered during the update because of lots of file copies. I don't know the exact details.
Don't worry game will bomb so bad. Expect it to be $5 by Xmas.
Jasper Avenue
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Is there a reason why people don't like Nexuiz? Game seems like some old school shooting fun.
arts&crafts
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I thought New Vegas had steam cloud!? Now all my saves are gooooooooone. I will be forced to trek through the wasteland again.
UK version is kinda cheap (as in priced like a normal PC game)
or you could wait for GMG/Amazon to get on board for cheaper.
Cloudius12
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You are running Windows 7/Vista at elast right?
I'm thinking of waiting until its on GMG, but at the same time I'm not really hyped for it. I like the ideas and concepts of Dishonord. But not really super excited, maybe its because its not out for awhile? Right now I can't get enough of Sleeping Dogs and can't wait for my key from GMG.
I think it was bugged so they removed it but I guess the never updated the store page?
Good news though: you have a reason to replay FNV again.
UK version is kinda cheap (as in priced like a normal PC game)
or you could wait for GMG/Amazon to get on board for cheaper.
So Bethesda, over the course of a couple of weeks, removes the Aussie Tax from all its games, including Skyrim, but taxes Dawnguard and Dishonored?
SteveWinwood
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So Bethesda, over the course of a couple of weeks, removes the Aussie Tax from all its games, including Skyrim, but taxes Dawnguard and Dishonored?
You failed the test obviously.
PixelJunk Eden is actually pretty engrossing, in an Osmos way -- got it in some random indie bundle a while back, finally tried it. I have no idea how people managed to play it on PS3 though, I'd go crazy if I had to play this with a controller. It seems pretty well suited to mouse control, maybe even more so for touch controls.
That makes me feel really stupid. I bought it on the summer sale, but didn't really understand it, I just tumbled my way through the first level. I had a friend explain the game to me, but still felt it was overly complicated, and never came back to it.
I got that stupid feeling when I tried English Country Tune. Eden makes more sense to me I guess. Maybe it's the aesthetics that throw people off.
- It's sort of like Spiderman, only you can only attach webs when you're already on a "building"(plant), and then swing on them -- you can't fire "webs" (silk) in midair
- The spin move is sort of like Sonic's spinning jump and will make you invuln if you touch an enemy while doing it (at least in the case of the earlier enemies). If you touch an enemy while jumping normally, you get knockbacked instead. You have to hold the spin button hold to continue doing the spin throughout your jump.
- The spin move also detaches your "web" if you're swinging
- The drop attack is kind of like Mario's ground pound, but with the added caveat that you need to be spinning to do that.
I pretty much always hold down the "spin" button when I need to detach the web or when I'm jumping, makes it easier to drop attack whenever I need to, to hit the pollen guys or enemies.
There is one aspect of the game that's annoying me though -- there's a timer, and you have to extend it by collecting things or doing special combos. Adds a sense of urgency to an otherwise relaxing game.
It wouldn't surprise me if you were right.
Bethesda Exec: "Sales haven't increased 2000% after the removal of the Aussie Tax? Well then, we will apply it to future releases!"
There are enemies in this game? There's a drop attack? I... I think I might have been playing it wrong...
Spin button? I don't think I've gotten that far, never heard of it. Drop attack? Spinning ground pound attack that detaches the web? Wow, it's actually much more complicated than my friend made it seem!
Also, there's the fact that when I collect the pollen or whatever it is, I never know which one of the flowers will be activating. And I couldn't find the MacGuffin to complete the second level, though I'm sure I explored most of it. It's like the game purposely doesn't want me to play it
Wow, English Country Tune. I started it, thought "Huh, this is just Sokoban?" and then discovered it is something mindbendingly more. It feels healthy and satisfying in some weird way, or maybe I'm just tired.
There is very little instruction, yet it seems surprisingly intuitive, introducing new steps and tactics a bit at a time. I highly recommend anyone interested in abstract puzzle games check it out (demo at http://www.englishcountrytune.com/, since I don't think the demo is on Steam itself).
Undo is a great feature to have. My one main objection is that the floater-in-eye graphical effect is kind of obnoxious. *edit* My other objection is that it has no vsync or frame limit so it goes at like 500 fps and cranks up your video card temperature/fan needlessly.
There is very little instruction, yet it seems surprisingly intuitive, introducing new steps and tactics a bit at a time. I highly recommend anyone interested in abstract puzzle games check it out (demo at http://www.englishcountrytune.com/, since I don't think the demo is on Steam itself).
Undo is a great feature to have. My one main objection is that the floater-in-eye graphical effect is kind of obnoxious. *edit* My other objection is that it has no vsync or frame limit so it goes at like 500 fps and cranks up your video card temperature/fan needlessly.
Didn't test the PC version, but with no optimization (frame rate etc ...) should be as funny as the console version.
Wok
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It looks like Sokoban for the first levels, but then the game gets much more richer. I never encountered fps problem. And for those that missed it:
For information, I bought the game on the day of the release for $10 through the Humble Store [...] and this is the best puzzle game I have played for several years. A game which will blow your mind in a good way. If you are not convinced, try the demo on the official website.
toddhunter
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Sure do, purchased it in the steam sales. Was a great pick up.
Sorry, haven't played it though
It could be, and it is only a 0.00001%er that they are going to tax games at release, and then a short while later drop the price once retail is no longer a consideration.
God I can't believe I seriously typed that. But as far as ripping off Australia's go, at least that is somewhat legit.
spindoctor
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It's like Left 4 Dead, you're supposed to replay the missions in multiplayer.
Krappadizzle
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I picked up Hitman:Absolution for $30 about a month back from greenman, I'm hoping for a similar price point before release from them($30-40) as Dishonored an Hitman are the two games I'm looking forward to the most this year, followed by Halo 4.
It has 7 now as they gave people the No Mercy Heist for free. Also L4D had a equally number of low missions before Valve patched more in. If you have a friend with the DLC you get 9 as you can play them for free. These guys dont have the billions of dollars Valve does and its only $20 compared to the $50 L4D launched at.
I have it, and if I have to be honest, no, it's not worth it. Trinity is already so big that there's so much skills, research trees, units, what have you that by having played Trinity a year back, and having bought Rebellion now, that I can't find any difference other than Steam enabled multiplayer.
Your silk will indicate to your which direction the closest "MacGuffin" is in. When you're swinging in a circle from it, pay attention and you'll see a little circle flash around your Grimp (your little avatar) when you're pointed in the direction closest to the "MacGuffin".And I couldn't find the MacGuffin to complete the second level, though I'm sure I explored most of it. It's like the game purposely doesn't want me to play it
Like I said, it's been a year since I played Trinity. So if you're big on the Sins lore and all and you can spot everything, go for it. It's a great game, but I'm still pretty much starting in the whole thing, and I only played a few (proper) games of Trinity.
I think I'm not too entitled on having a professional rundown on the game :lol It's good fun, if you've played alot of Trinity and want more: go for it. Is this your first sins game: you should have gone for the ultra cheap trinity during the summer sale.
I can see how its not that much of a difference for him.
I'm on the edge about preordering Hitman. I don't know what the price will be when it launches, nor when will it be discounted. And they haven't released the minimum requirements yet, I'd hate to buy a game my pc can't run.
Oh, that's something I didn't know, and which looks extremely useful. Thanks a lot for the tips and guides, I'll see if I can play it again tonight and beat the second level at leastYour silk will indicate to your which direction the closest "MacGuffin" is in. When you're swinging in a circle from it, pay attention and you'll see a little circle flash around your Grimp (your little avatar) when you're pointed in the direction closest to the "MacGuffin".
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Don't worry, you will have had your fill by the second or third level and completely lose interest in the rest.
Np, happy to help. One more thing -- once you get really close to a "MacGuffin" (I think they're called Spectra or something similar), as in it's just out of view, you'll see a pulsating glow on the edge of your screen indicating the direction it's in as well.Oh, that's something I didn't know, and which looks extremely useful. Thanks a lot for the tips and guides, I'll see if I can play it again tonight and beat the second level at least
So, the game doesn't have me THAT much? Good to know! And yes, I'd forgotten the name of those thingies, that's why I used the term "MacGuffin". If they're Spectres, then I'm Commander Shepard (terrible joke, please don't hit me).
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