$10 sounds right for Dungeon Siege 3. It's like a bizarro Obsidian game...it's unambitious, the world and character writing are super boring, but it's fundamentally sound and polished. I managed to play it from start to finish within a week, the solid combat and loot were enough to hold my attention for the 15 or so hours it lasted but I don't feel any desire to play it again. Obsidian did it for the paycheck, and not out of love for the "game", and it shows. Their talent is enough to save it from complete mediocrity, but it's not nearly as memorable as the rest of their catalog. If the genre appeals to you, it's worth ten bucks. Just be sure to choose Katarina (the gun chick), she kicks ass.
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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread - Summer sales usually last week of June
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I H8 Memes
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What is wrong with my Steam paypal page??
All I have is that tiny window to work around in and I cant find any way to expand it to full. It worked fine last week.
All I have is that tiny window to work around in and I cant find any way to expand it to full. It worked fine last week.
CornBurrito
Member
Fallout Collection was a big mistake. I can't get them working on my computer. 
2 days ago I tried using the steam client to buy EVE, but it wouldn't show, it was transparent.
What is wrong with my Steam paypal page??
All I have is that tiny window to work around in and I cant find any way to expand it to full. It worked fine last week.
That happened to me as well.
Try updating your steam skin.
This is probably the best and most accurate description I've seen on the game, even with the correct character choice.
CecilRousso
Member
Sooo.....instead of saving 30 bucks, you just wasted 10?
Skipping the purchase myself. I´m not about to go buy mediocre/ok games when I still have great games to play.
Action RPG, loot whore pew pew bang bang snikt
PuppetSlave
Member
Fallout Collection was a big mistake. I can't get them working on my computer.
Is everything black? Sadly the fallout games are bugged straight out of steam. I had to mod/patch them to get them to work as I vaguely recall.
I H8 Memes
Member
Yup. The paypal interface doesn't play well with pixelvision.
Stop using bad steam skins and start using Steam CompactWhat is wrong with my Steam paypal page??
All I have is that tiny window to work around in and I cant find any way to expand it to full. It worked fine last week.
I H8 Memes
Member
Sorry but I prefer pixelvision.
I H8 Memes
Member
And now I'm getting this message at checkout.
Going on for several minutes. Hope it's just a temporary glitch and not my account being blocked from making purchases.
Going on for several minutes. Hope it's just a temporary glitch and not my account being blocked from making purchases.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
I would assume that both Microsoft Flight and Age of Empires Online are being added this week.
AOEO had a trailer added and Microsoft Flight had a starter pack added to the registry.
AOEO had a trailer added and Microsoft Flight had a starter pack added to the registry.
It's perfect. It's not gaudy at all and it takes up as little space in an already large program as possible.
That happens when you don't complete your initial Paypal transaction. I've had it happen to me during steam sales were I've went as far as the paypal screen and then backed out to add something else to my cart. It usually takes 2hrs+ for Steam to cancel the first transaction.
CecilRousso
Member
What was the deal with MS Flight now? Did you have to use a GfWL account, or was it optional?
most likely the DLC had to go through steam rather than the GFWL storefront.
I think steam could be considered as a tax now, you pour money into it - not knowing where it ends up.
I'm with you. Pixelvision for life, my friend.
I H8 Memes
Member
You can make it man. It's tough, but after that time runs out and you reflect back on it you realize that you could wait for that game. Latest one it happened to me with was TR Anniversary. Sure it was only 2.50, but I've got more games than I can play now, and it will be 2.50 again.
CecilRousso
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Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
We know of two places this money is going:
1) To making Half Life 3
2) JEYNE KASSYNDER
DS3 is in the top 10 but not the collection. That's crazy. People should be buying the collection. Treasures of the Sun adds not just quests but game play changes like item enhancements + the dlc is great and lengthy. TOS also has the games best weapons and armor. On top of that you get the 1st 2 games as well.
DS3 is a terrible game. Avoid. It's the most braindead action RPG I've ever played.
Well...a bit of hyperbole on my part. It's not terrible, but it's not particularly engaging. It's a corridor RPG with an uninteresting story, pointless loot, and poorly conceived class mechanics. It might be alright for an afternoon romp, but it's not going to engage you any more than your average corridor shooter.
Well...a bit of hyperbole on my part. It's not terrible, but it's not particularly engaging. It's a corridor RPG with an uninteresting story, pointless loot, and poorly conceived class mechanics. It might be alright for an afternoon romp, but it's not going to engage you any more than your average corridor shooter.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Bought the DLC for DS3. Still have yet to play it, but overall, I think I've spent about $9 for the game and the DLC. Ha ha.
Don't let posts like this put anyone off. It's surprisingly polished, has a well thought out and constructed story / lore. Thought it had a Japanese tinge. The loot is good enough and unlike DS2 you don't get mired down in loot management though there is a bit of it. True, no skill trees and wasn't a big fan of it's ability / proficiency system nor the lack of health and mana potions but these are compensated for by a DMC health system. One of the few, maybe the only PC games of it's type where you could get on your couch and play this in front of your TV with a controller.
Fair Trial
Member
Does Thief Deadly Shadow still hold on visually?
I'm also wondering about issues with win7 64bit and 16:9.
I'm also wondering about issues with win7 64bit and 16:9.
Haeleos
Member
Yes it does. You can grab John P.'s hi res texture pack as well... http://www.shacknews.com/file/27124/thief-deadly-shadows-john-ps
Here's what it looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJqrv4hfVR0
Spectacular Dr Dawg
Member
I'm still unsure if I should pre-order. Risen was great but I'm not sold on some of the changes in the sequel.
Mechanized
Member
If I wanted to get into the Stronghold series should I just get the first one? I've read bad things about 3(maybe it has been patched?) and 2 is supposed to be overly complicated.
Are there any similar games worth looking into?
Are there any similar games worth looking into?
cartman414
Member
Rats. I totally missed the GoL DLC.
Well, time to get DS at least.
Well, time to get DS at least.
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
I liked how you had the whole Duke Nukem Forever mysogynist controversy at the time, yet on the first things you see in Dungeon Siege 3 (the demo) is a pair of floating tits in a red dress and puffed lips like mad.
I always enjoy knowing that gamers are essentially voiced by a bunch of hypocrites, yes sir I surely do.
Fair Trial
Member
Looks nice, thanks.
There are fov and 16:9 fix, but seems that 1366x768 resolution is not supported...
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
great deals this weekend..Dungeon Siege complete and fallout bundle just can't be overlooked
Can't wait till this Sept/Oct when I can purchase a Steam Tablet..er windows 8 tablet and revel in portable gaming, PC style.
I really think Steam and GOG are gonna be The must have windows 8 apps for me
Can't wait till this Sept/Oct when I can purchase a Steam Tablet..er windows 8 tablet and revel in portable gaming, PC style.
I really think Steam and GOG are gonna be The must have windows 8 apps for me
Just a heads up if you missed : Indie Bundle Thread basically trying to keep tabs on all bundles that are out and that are coming soon.
an ARM version of steam would be interesting.
an ARM version of steam would be interesting.
Cydonian__Knight
Member
Thanks for making that thread, it will be really useful for keeping up with all the bundles.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
Not sure if joking or not ..so gonna assume your sincere ;-) .. its gotta be x86 or none of existing PC games would work. ARM will only work with new metro apps not legacy apps
Good work. There were way too many threads for these.
Fucking fail, UBI.
So I figured I was going to start the Assassin's Creed series. And because I don't have time for junk, I've decided to skip 1.
Launch AC 2. Patching. Through UBI. More patching. Even more patching. Get to the conclusion and "PATCHING FAILED, TRY AGAIN LATER".
Wow. I honestly thought this was one of the issues EA had with Steam. I wish Valve did outlaw this. Really? You won't let Steam handle this for you and then you can't do it yourself, UBI?
EDIT:
Go to register and "UBI Soft services are down for the moment."
Go fuck off. I'll play something else and remove the UBI games from my wishlist.
So I figured I was going to start the Assassin's Creed series. And because I don't have time for junk, I've decided to skip 1.
Launch AC 2. Patching. Through UBI. More patching. Even more patching. Get to the conclusion and "PATCHING FAILED, TRY AGAIN LATER".
Wow. I honestly thought this was one of the issues EA had with Steam. I wish Valve did outlaw this. Really? You won't let Steam handle this for you and then you can't do it yourself, UBI?
EDIT:
Go to register and "UBI Soft services are down for the moment."
Go fuck off. I'll play something else and remove the UBI games from my wishlist.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Dungeon Siege 3 is divisive. I've read people in this thread calling it terrible and boring, yet people whose opinions I generally agree with and value accordingly say it can be a lot of fun, especially with a good co-op partner.
It didn't really need patching to fix anything. This is Obsidian's most technically sound release to date, built off their own homegrown engine. It basically proves that they're mostly victims of circumstance, having to work around Publishers' shitty choices.
Stallion Free
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Only if you have a shit partner. I played it with someone who is like the other half of my gaming brain and co-op was pretty fun. Certainly entertaining enough to play the whole campaign and the DLC to completion.
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