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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 4 - winter seal is coming
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Rawket Lawnchair
Member
I know a few people who are hooked and have not given a chance to any other MMORPG since they took the plunge.
It has a monthly subscription, else I'd have tried it already.
Tizoc
Member
Oh that might be why it didn't accept, will try it out thanks.
Classic DOS Doom? Nice, should check it out then.
Laugh all you want, but the Excel 97 easter egg made my afternoons at school much more bearable. As did the Word 97 pinball.
jaundicejuice
Member
So when I launch Far Cry 3 this happens...
Verified local file cache, nothing is missing or corrupt.
Edit: Looks like restarting Steam after the decrypt fixed it, now it's doing the usual install process on first launch.
Game launched, now I have a different problem. I have to use uPlay.
Verified local file cache, nothing is missing or corrupt.
Edit: Looks like restarting Steam after the decrypt fixed it, now it's doing the usual install process on first launch.
Game launched, now I have a different problem. I have to use uPlay.
No, as in tropical island paradise takes a surreal turn. Not as in, the gameplay mechanics change.
YianGaruga
Banned
Has anybody played Thomas Was Alone?
http://store.steampowered.com/app/220780/
I played and beat it today (it's only 2-3 hours, which is probably the only "negative" thing I have to say about it) and enjoyed it immensely.
In its core, it's a simple puzzle-platformer where you use differently colored and shaped rectangles to get each one into their specific goal. They have different jumping heights and some even have special abilities. The puzzles aren't very hard, but vary enough to keep you interested.
What's special about it though, is that every rectangle has a name and character that you get to know through an omniscient (british) narrator, who tells you what they are thinking. It's done so well that I actually started caring about them. There's even a love story involved. Very charming.
Here's an example of Claire, John and Thomas
I haven't really seen much talk about it, so if you're interested in this sort of thing, at least put it on your wishlist and look for it during the winter sale.
EDIT: Oh yeah, the soundtrack is fantastic as well.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/220780/
I played and beat it today (it's only 2-3 hours, which is probably the only "negative" thing I have to say about it) and enjoyed it immensely.
In its core, it's a simple puzzle-platformer where you use differently colored and shaped rectangles to get each one into their specific goal. They have different jumping heights and some even have special abilities. The puzzles aren't very hard, but vary enough to keep you interested.
What's special about it though, is that every rectangle has a name and character that you get to know through an omniscient (british) narrator, who tells you what they are thinking. It's done so well that I actually started caring about them. There's even a love story involved. Very charming.
Here's an example of Claire, John and Thomas
Another one of Thomas and Chris
I haven't really seen much talk about it, so if you're interested in this sort of thing, at least put it on your wishlist and look for it during the winter sale.
EDIT: Oh yeah, the soundtrack is fantastic as well.
I don't know how long the demo is, but instead of watching the quicklook you could also play the start of the game for yourself and see if you like it.
Syphon Filter
Member
does anyone know if you can remove the big picture icon on the corner?
YianGaruga
Banned
I don't think so. I hope they add an option for it later on. It's super ugly.
I'm not laughing. Excel is dope.
jim-jam bongs
Member
it goes away when you launch the superior version of steam
Oh, thought it would be more like Serious Sam, with the fun mindless shooting. Do you think it was still a good game?
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
It's turns into a ridiculously cheap and frustrating game. At no point does it play anything like Serious Sam though, they actually have gameplay mechanics and some of the enemies actually have AI.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Nabs tipped me off on how to do this last night.
Even though I don't mind the button, I went ahead and made an image pack. Download this: http://www.sendspace.com/file/33988u, unzip, and place its contents in your "Graphics" folder in the main Steam folder. It will overwrite the files there. I've included the original files in a separate folder named "original." Copy those files to get the button back.
1 final edit: this obviously just removes the graphics from the Steam client. Clicking on the same area will still launch big picture mode.
One Foul Note
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I was honestly very disappointed with Thomas was Alone. I liked the minimal art style and lightning, but the game is charming in a very ham fisted and slightly pretentious fashion and it doesn't help that the gameplay itself is repetitive and boring.
Now I just need the season Pass to get a hefty discount and I can start playing the game!
Visualante2
Member
EVE is okay, worth checking out for a few months but it's so difficult to get into the high level play that makes EVE great, because the corps are so established, you're really just a pawn.
I played some more Bit.trip runner and I don't really think I like it. Some of the levels are incredibly long and I'm only on the first world. It's a shame the gameplay is quite nice but I really don't see the value in lacking checkpoints when the level is so long.
I played some more Bit.trip runner and I don't really think I like it. Some of the levels are incredibly long and I'm only on the first world. It's a shame the gameplay is quite nice but I really don't see the value in lacking checkpoints when the level is so long.
That's a low blow, though not untrue. TFE Classic was a great game despite that, or should I say because of that.
Perseverance is the key. Sooner or later you'll get the hang of it. It plays better with an Xbox controller, in my opinion, so you could try using one. It's frustrating, sure, but it's also rewarding and fun. And the music kicks ass.
MEGA... SUPER... ULTRA... EXTRA. And now I want to replay it.
me?
Glass Rebel
Member
I'm really looking forward to Lords of Shadow 2 but...
the fuck, Konami? I know you got games on Steam!
the fuck, Konami? I know you got games on Steam!
Leon Belmont
Member
I'm really looking forward to Lords of Shadow 2 but...
the fuck, Konami? I know you got games on Steam!
It shows 7 games, 1 demo, 3 videos and 9 posts for me
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I'm really looking forward to Lords of Shadow 2 but...
the fuck, Konami? I know you got games on Steam!
Are they ever going to put the first LoS on Steam? Never finished it on PS3, but I'd love to play it on PC with a stable frame rate and overall better visual fidelity.
Glass Rebel
Member
Yeah, that's what I mean. Fucking Konami ignoring my region.
Dave Cox from MercurySteam has hinted at it at least twice but there is no confirmation as of yet. I doubt that LoS2 is anywhere close to being released so it'd be nice if we got LoS1 in the first half of the year. I enjoyed the first few hours I spent with it on a friends console but the framerate D:
They talked about a possible port if there was enough interest.
I can't find the thread on GAF right now.
Would love to see more konami games on PC, particularly with their new fox engine.
Here found the thread
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=43269287
Leon Belmont
Member
[B said:
That's bull sheet!
BertleTheTurtle
Member
Pid is 40% off today. It just came out so I'm a little surprised.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/218740/
It looks fun. I watched the giant bomb quicklook a while ago.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/218740/
It looks fun. I watched the giant bomb quicklook a while ago.
Dog Problems
Banned
It got a big update that adds an Easy mode and adjusts the difficulty in Normal. I guess they're trying to "relaunch" it.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/04/pid-receives-easy-mode-on-pc/
Edit: Oh, it's part of that Big Picture sale.
YianGaruga
Banned
While it looks nice and changes it's mechanics a lot so it doesn't get boring the game didn't really grab me. Aside from the difficulty, which is kind of ridiculous at times, I felt it missed something to keep you interested in it.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
To follow up on my image pack that removes the big picture mode button, I have made a special JaseC edition available here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/q08e56
For those of you who do not wish to download it, here is what it does:
not a joke. file really works.
jediyoshi
Member
To follow up on my image pack that removes the big picture mode button, I have made a special JaseC edition available here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/q08e56
For those of you who do not wish to download it, here is what it does:
not a joke. file really works.
Desperately needs a gaben version.
jaundicejuice
Member
Far Cry 3 doesn't seem to properly track total play time in the Steam client. Just played it for about an hour and it says about 8 mins in the Steam client.
GeniusTo follow up on my image pack that removes the big picture mode button, I have made a special JaseC edition available here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/q08e56
For those of you who do not wish to download it, here is what it does:
not a joke. file really works.
Shorty11857
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If you preorder on GMG when do they charge you?
Maybe some uPlay-related weirdness?
Straight away.
Normally Ubi games tend to overestimate, because I forget to close the uplay client after exiting a game, I've never seen it underestimate before. That's pretty weird.
Visualante2
Member
Might not be uPlay related, I've been noticing that in at least two other games recently.
Shorty11857
Member
Ah thanks, want Tomb Raider but don't like paying 3 months in advance
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
if your internet connection drops at any point, the timing will get messed up.
FYI, if they offer a better deal after you preorder you can just hit up their customer service and they credit you the difference. I'm sitting on $11 of credit from my Hitman preorder with them after they did that crazy discount just before release. They're pretty good about that sort of thing.
Yeah. I had to go check what they actually had on the store, because I didn't even realize Konami was on Steam. Now I know why I thought that.
I'm really looking forward to Lords of Shadow 2 but...
the fuck, Konami? I know you got games on Steam!
I'm mostly shocked at the lack of PES on Steam, they are missing out a lot of sales considering there's absolutely no competition on Steam as far as football games go.
Yeah, I've never understood why they don't put it on Steam. Sales here in Argentina would really skyrocket, since PES is pretty much the only game people don't want to pirate so they can play it online, but since retail here is next to non-existant, everyone ends up pirating it anyways.
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