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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 4 - winter seal is coming
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Don't think I did, I wish it was a fix for the time trials not to crash. Most likely something related with big picture mode though, I think you had to use the mouse during the first time you ran the game to define the graphical options and it was set by default to use the keyboard, having the controller off, so it was probably a patch for that to allow the game to have the "fully compatible with gamepad" icon.
I do not own it (yet..) but... YES!
I saw my friend playing and really liked it. I'm also not a fan on the genre but I found this one to be interesting. And the price is great so get it if you can.
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Fuck my life, AfterFall won't get achievements till Q1. Why would they do that to me.
At that price point? Pass pass pass.
It's a shmup.
It's a very very pretty shmup, with a totally nonsensical plot narrated in Hungarian of all languages, and balls hard even on Normal, but it's still just a shmup.
If you don't like shmups, or rather, if you don't know how to play shmups properly, then don't bother.
It is very pretty, though. And right now, it's very cheap, so even if you don't like it, you won't lose much.
@Hakkuei: the demo most certainly does NOT represent the full game in the slightest.
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As for me, I'll probably get Intrusion 2, some OMD!2 DLC and maybe CS:GO if I have enough left after my PS3 repair bill.
Thanks for the heads up, will do.
It more accessible than the average shmup, and the story is actually pretty good. I like it a lot.
One Foul Note
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Not really. The genocide story stuff is fun* but between the crazyness is a very reaction required shooter that borderlines on bullet hell come bosses. If you are not a fan of the genre I can't see you getting a lot out of the game to be honest.
*Never thought I'd have to write that sentence.
Wok
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Ditto. I killed the boss and he kind of revived in a special form. Such a hard game!
PepsimanVsJoe
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Oof. Already kinda wishing I hadn't gotten Wanderlust.
There have been a few occasions where the attack button doesn't work. What the eff.
There have been a few occasions where the attack button doesn't work. What the eff.
Of All Trades
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I had more problems beating Jamestown than Sine Mora. The story in Jamestown is better, though; Sine More tries to be clever but doling out the story in little chunks between each often largely unrelated level makes paying attention a chore, particularly if you stop playing for a month or so.
Deadlight: $7.50 or under. That's what I paid for it. I beat it in three sessions, probably a total of 4 hours or so. Zero interest in ever playing it again and the whole time I kept thinking that I'd rather be playing Mark of the Ninja (there are a few gameplay similarities). The story, what there is, could have been more interesting (although possibly still bad) if all the weird random stuff tied together, but it doesn't (that I could tell) and what's left is a pretty straight telling of a tired story.
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What made it really disappointing for me was how much I enjoyed the first half (roughly). After the sewers is just went progressively downhill to the point where I just straight up hated most of the third act.
So that's the language. At one point I thought it was made up, lol.
Liking it so far (only 30 minutes in the game) and I'm not a big fan of shmups in the slightest.
It's a total euroshmup. Throwaway enemies take multiple shots to kill, level design is long and sloppy, balance and learning curve are all fucked up, on and on. It's at least pretty and the music's great, but ... yeesh.
Of All Trades
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I found the sewers pretty uninteresting, and largely kept playing after that to see how it ended. I think my issue with the sewers is that while the gameplay was still decent, the whole concept seemed too ridiculous (unless Seattle really has a sewer system going down a few hundred feet) and the story was put on pause for a section that felt like filler. Fortunately the game doesn't go much longer after the sewers (I anticipated having an awful time with the official 3rd act because the 2nd was so much longer than the 1st, but it was surprisingly short).
I was also expecting a lot more of a twist at the end based on flipping through the diary (some of the entries were really weird) and some of the hidden items floating about (like all the ID cards for real serial killers).
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I didn't mind the sewers because it was some neat puzzly platforming and zero combat.
I had so much fun playing that game during the winter sale for the achievement, I put it in my backlog and haven't picked it back up yet.
I think I'm having trouble picking it back up because I generally don't like those games, but I did have fun with that one.
Its funny because I had the same experience, you try a level and get wrecked then you attempt it again and beat it easily.
Not gonna lie. I tried this when it was first released and it was a total buzz kill. I'll give the demo a second chance when it hits 75 percent, but I'm not sure I can be turned around.
Or maybe I should just trust my first instinct on that one.
Well I wouldn't call it easy. Bullet hell was a new genre to me, and Jamestown forced me to learn and adapt to continue playing. I liked how it made you replay the earlier levels at higher and higher difficulties to progress to the later levels, but the last level is just plain hard and, by now, I'm sure what little skill I had has deteriorated.
Great game though.
JaseC strikes again....
Xelios vs JaseC
Agreed. But it's quite short.
TouchMyBox
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But, they just released an update to make it controller-friendly?
SteveWinwood
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Shank 2 is a lot better control-wise.
I think he meant the actual game plays better with keyboard and mouse.
RibbedHero
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Can any Americans help me out with Orcs Must Die 2? The thread of equal distribution is kinda quiet, and I want to get some play time tonight if possible. Will paypal straight away.
Cheers
Cheers
Don't listen to someone who uses the word "euroshmup".
dark_inferno
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Great, after the Steam update i have to update every single game... fucking great
Krappadizzle
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Really? Hasn't happened to me yet.
maniac-kun
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I would assume it's some combination of the developer (Liquid Entertainment) already having a game on Steam, and the fact that it's Jordan fucking Mechner.
It's a shoot 'em up.
It's only short in the way, say, Pacman, Geometry Wars or Street Fighter IV are "short". You're meant to play it over and over to get better at it.
Haha, no problem. That's fine.
I personally think the problems a lot of the hardcore shoot 'em up fans have with the game aren't going to bother most of the people playing it.
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