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[Blizzard]

Hard Reset is on sale for 4.99 at Greenmangaming.

Worth it?

Here are the reviews that show up on my Steam page:

Gorgeous, but extremely boring. Get locked in a room, fight a series of robots, repeat. Over. And. Over.

If you can look past the completely incomprehensible storyline and horrendous voice acting, there's an enjoyable game to be had here. The game looks, feels, sounds, and plays like something straight out of the Unreal franchise, especially Unreal Tournament 3, despite using a propriety engine (not UE3). In terms of gameplay, it's more along the lines of a Serious Sam game, eschewing cover, weapon reloading, and regenerating health for a more classic corridor shooter style. The gameplay can get extremely hectic once the waves of enemies start flowing -- this fun and frantic gamplay is Hard Reset's strong point, and is executed well.

Steam has a demo you can download, and I don't think I cared for it, but I don't know if the demo conveys the feel of the full game very well.

 

[Giard]

Oh okay. Guess I'll hop in my time machine then.

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I was just trying to be helpful. It'll probably be at a lower price during the winter sale.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

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I was just trying to be helpful. It'll probably be at a lower price during the winter sale.

Sorry. I was in the middle of a horrid cough when I read your last post.

 

[Syphon Filter]

what was wrong with tomb raider angel of darkness? i remember hearing bad things about it.

 

[didamangi]

I was looking for a new skin after getting bored with pixelvision and wow, this metro skin is pretty good.

 

[jediyoshi]

I was looking for a new skin after getting bored with pixelvision and wow, this metro skin is pretty good.

Neat. I think I prefer the background image being just behind the list instead of the rest of the window, looks a bit garrish in comparison to normal. Dropdown style looks a bit funky though

 

[didamangi]

Neat. I think I prefer the background image being just behind the list instead of the rest of the window, looks a bit garrish in comparison to normal. Dropdown style looks a bit funky though

Yeah, I actually prefer the background image on the description like the original skin but unfortunately there's no settings to change it atm. Still a pretty good skin though.

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

Absolutely. It's like Painkiller and Serious Sam, but legitimately great and worth playing.

Also I believe the Exile DLC is free with all downloads, making it even better value.

 

[HoosTrax]

Here are the reviews that show up on my Steam page:

Steam has a demo you can download, and I don't think I cared for it, but I don't know if the demo conveys the feel of the full game very well.

I still think it's a little weird that they didn't just use UE3. I don't think the average person would be able to tell the difference, other than being slightly less blinded by massive amounts of bloom in this game than your typical UE3 game. I mean, it's technically impressive what they were able to create, but part of me wishes they had spent that time and money on a writer and better VAs instead.

 

[Stallion Free]

Also I believe the Exile DLC is free with all downloads, making it even better value.

Yeah those levels were great, I would have happily paid for them. The new areas looked gorgeous.

 

[Robot Pants]

Best TF2 vid....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NCERdh_-j4

Yep by far. Crazy how it didn't win.

 

[ShaneB]

I was looking for a new skin after getting bored with pixelvision and wow, this metro skin is pretty good.

Yeah, the windows 8 skin is really really slick. The new 2.6 is pretty cool. I've been using Appariton2, I love the colour tone and the transparency factor of many aspects.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Oh okay. Guess I'll hop in my time machine then.

He was mentioning that because once a game hits a certain price tier in a sale, it's virtually guaranteed to hit that price tier (or lower) in subsequent sales, so if you're talking about a game that you've passed on for a few years, it's probably worth continuing to pass on it until the next sale.

 

[SteveWinwood]

So I'm playing Stealth Bastard Deluxe and I'm getting the strangest slowdown. I compared it to some youtube videos and those are moving much faster than mine at all times. It's not like it's a demanding game, not sure what's going on.

 

[didamangi]

seems like GMG has JSR for 3.39 was this the lowest price ever?

It is but on Sunday, Amazon will have a dreamcast pack for $4.99 that includes:

1. Crazy Taxi [Download]
2. Jet Set Radio [Download]
3. SEGA Bass Fishing [Download]
4. Sonic Adventure DX [Download]
5. Space Channel 5 Part 2 [Download]

All are steam keys.

They are also going to have a bunch of other sega pack. (Copy paste from CAG forum)

Sega Arcade Pack - $14.99 contains:

1. Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg [Download] - THIS IS NOT STEAM!
2. Jet Set Radio [Download]
3. Renegade Ops Coldstrike Campaign [Online Game Code]
4. Renegade Ops [Download]
5. Virtua Tennis 4 [Download]

Sega Action Only Pack - $20 contains:

1. Aliens vs. Predator [Download]
2. Binary Domain [Download]
3. Condemned: Criminal Origins [Download]
4. Hell Yeah [Download]
5. Viking Battle for Asgard [Download]

Sega Genesis Classics Pack - $4.99 contains:

50 Sega Genesis Games.

All are steam keys except Billy Hatcher (DRM free)

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

He was mentioning that because once a game hits a certain price tier in a sale, it's virtually guaranteed to hit that price tier (or lower) in subsequent sales, so if you're talking about a game that you've passed on for a few years, it's probably worth continuing to pass on it until the next sale.

Yeah I got it.
I'm just not feeling well and it's affecting my mood.

 

[xJavonta]

I was looking for a new skin after getting bored with pixelvision and wow, this metro skin is pretty good.

Yeah that's what I've been using for a couple of months now and I love it. I love Pixelvision as well, but this felt fresh and I can't go back now. Love the Metro style.

 

[Sober]

It is but amazon will have a dreamcast pack for $4.99 that includes:

1. Crazy Taxi [Download]
2. Jet Set Radio [Download]
3. SEGA Bass Fishing [Download]
4. Sonic Adventure DX [Download]
5. Space Channel 5 Part 2 [Download]

All are steam keys.

Wait, I thought Amazon's Dreamcast pack was only JSR on Steam and the rest was something else.

 

[didamangi]

Wait, I thought Amazon's Dreamcast pack was only JSR on Steam and the rest was something else.

Yeah, I thought so too. The genesis pack, virtua tennis 4 was also non steam earlier but Amazon changed it. By popular demand it seems.

 

[Pureauthor]

So what are your go-to responses when Steam downloads its updates and freezes at whatever percentage for an eternity?

 

[didamangi]

So what are your go-to responses when Steam downloads its updates and freezes at whatever percentage for an eternity?

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=30850704&postcount=3

 

[SteveWinwood]

It is but amazon will have a dreamcast pack for $4.99 that includes:

1. Crazy Taxi [Download]
2. Jet Set Radio [Download]
3. SEGA Bass Fishing [Download]
4. Sonic Adventure DX [Download]
5. Space Channel 5 Part 2 [Download]

All are steam keys.

When is this?

Edit: Sunday...

 

[Nabs]

Hard Reset is amazing.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

The level design in Hard Reset is really boring but it's pretty and the designs are cool. 5 bucks is about right.

 

[Kurdel]

Hard reset is like shooter from 1996 with pretty graphics.

 

[zkylon]

The level design in Hard Reset is really boring but it's pretty and the designs are cool. 5 bucks is about right.

Yeah I have to agree with this. I found it very pretty to look at but it was corridor after corridor and I hated the enemy design.

I wish in Hard Reset 2: Reset Harder we get to kill dudes.

 

[Cramoss]

Hard reset is like shooter from 1996 with pretty graphics.

Which is the reason I really liked it. Cool game.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Hard Reset level design isn't really anything like old school level design, though.

 

[Sajjaja]

I was looking for a new skin after getting bored with pixelvision and wow, this metro skin is pretty good.

Is there a way to show only installed games?

 

[zkylon]

Is there a way to show only installed games?

Yeah, it has a small arrow on the bottom left corner that you can use to can filter your library like usual.

Edit: in the newest version he moved the filter arrow but you can still do it, by the way.
Edit2: I just realized I don't have a billion GTA for Mac clones anymore, yay

 

[Exuro]

I've been using the Metro skin for about a week now and it's by far my favorite. Everything is clean and compact.

 

[Sajjaja]

Yeah, it has a small arrow on the bottom left corner that you can use to can filter your library like usual.

I don't see it =/

EDIT: Oh I got it. It's in the search bar.

 

[zkylon]

I don't see it =/

EDIT: Oh I got it. It's in the search bar.

Yeah, sorry, I was using the old version and he moved it to a much much better location.

I've been using the Metro skin for about a week now and it's by far my favorite. Everything is clean and compact.

Yeah, I really like it, and it feels faster for some reason. Pixelvision is still very pretty, too.

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

wow, that metro skin is really slick. So much nicer than pixelvision, which makes me feel like i'm using a music jukebox from the 90s.

Beautiful.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I was looking for a new skin after getting bored with pixelvision and wow, this metro skin is pretty good.

Won't install. Anyone else have this problem?

 

[didamangi]

Won't install. Anyone else have this problem?

Did you create a folder on the skins folder and extract it there? Don't extract it directly (version 2.5.5)

So for example you should extract it to steam\skins\metro not steam\skins\

 

[Dead Prince]

I was looking for a new skin after getting bored with pixelvision and wow, this metro skin is pretty good.

thanks. using that now.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Did you create a folder on the skins folder and extract it there? Don't extract it directly (version 2.5.5)

So for example you should extract it to steam\skins\metro not steam\skins\

Just did, thanks.

I like it.

 

[Salsa]

so im an idiot and just found a super easy way to do what I wanted

to move the Steam client itself to another drive while leaving all the games in the old one:

- Participate in the beta
- Move Steam.exe to new drive, run it
- Install one game, choose to create a new "SteamLibrary" folder in the drive you have all your games
- Grab everything in your steamapps folder and put it in this new SteamLibrary folder
- Open your moved Steam client and hit Install in whatever game you want to play, and choose that SteamLibrary folder as the destination. Steam will recognize its already installed and download nothing.


so yeah, cant believe I didnt thought of that before.

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

The only problem I can find with the metro theme is that it fucks up the news section of the in-game overlay... no huge loss.

 

[Dynoro]

so im an idiot and just found a super easy way to do what I wanted

to move the Steam client itself to another drive while leaving all the games in the old one:

- Participate in the beta
- Move Steam.exe to new drive, run it
- Install one game, choose to create a new "SteamLibrary" folder in the drive you have all your games
- Grab everything in your steamapps folder and put it in this new SteamLibrary folder
- Open your moved Steam client and hit Install in whatever game you want to play, and choose that SteamLibrary folder as the destination. Steam will recognize its already installed and download nothing.


so yeah, cant believe I didnt thought of that before.

I just did this when changing to SSD and it doesn't work for every game - you can't choose the installation folder for games that are not on the new file system (Borderlands and Saint's Row 3 are two that I couldn't move).

 

[kami_sama]

Anyone has the link to the custom art for the tile view in steam? I've tried searching it, I can't find it.

 

[Dynoro]

Anyone has the link to the custom art for the tile view in steam? I've tried searching it, I can't find it.

This one?

 

[Tomodachi]

Endless Space is like a more naive Civilization. The interface is sometimes lacking, for example when I research a new technology I only see the name of the improvements I unlock, but if it's the first time I'm playing how am I supposed to know what the hell that improvement does? Also the tutorial is good but a bit vague, still not clear what influences my population on every planet. Just food? Same goes for happiness, people hate me but I'm having a hard time finding out why.

Anyway, always wanted a Civilization in space and this does the job right, it's not as good as the more popular franchise but it will do.

Spoiler

I'll wait for a better deal next sale though, still to pricey

 

[Salsa]

I just did this when changing to SSD and it doesn't work for every game - you can't choose the installation folder for games that are not on the new file system (Borderlands and Saint's Row 3 are two that I couldn't move).

yup this is true

they need to hurry up

as an alternative you could install them on your ssd and then move them to an hdd with steamtool

 

[zkylon]

Free Kung Fu Strike I think:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IndieGaming...al_tribe_games_is_giving_away_more_free_game/

Just post or PM

Tried my free copy, game's not great, but it was goofy enough for me to like it. Well worth "free".

 

[JaseC]

GamersGate has Homefront and Aliens vs Predator at 75% off ($4.99) for the next 22 hours.

 

[Dynoro]

yup this is true

they need to hurry up

as an alternative you could install them on your ssd and then move them to an hdd with steamtool

I think I'll do that and just reinstall when Valve get around to switching the games over.

 

[Blablurn]

i put the metro data in the skin folder but i can't open it in the steam settings

EDIT: nevermind, got it!

 

[Tizoc]

EDIT: NVM, codes are gone.
When's the Winter Seal? I WANNA DROP MORE MONEY FOR MY BACKLOG!!!1111