Blast Processing
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I keep seeing people say that Dirt 2 is better, but no one seems to go into why or how.
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I keep seeing people say that Dirt 2 is better, but no one seems to go into why or how.
Dirt 3 is kinda like baby's first racing sim, it hand hold's you to much.
nincompoop
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I just checked Ati Tray Tools and it looks like I had Morphological AA enabled, so I guess that could be it.
EDIT - Nah, it still drops to 50 when the screen fills with dust if I skid/crash into a wall
Stallion Free
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People dislike Dirt 3 because it added Gymkhana to the series which is absolute shit.
Not if you turn all assists off.
Not if you turn all assists off.
Fewer rally races, shorter rally tracks, Gymkhana rubbish, being unable to complete seasons because you have to buy DLC to do so, constantly being nagged to put replays on youtube, the unironic use of words like 'amigo' with a frightening frequency (far worse than Dirt 2). Literally the worst game I played last year.
Glass Rebel
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Hmm I'll finish Dirt 3 first then before thinking about it.
Blast Processing
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What the hell, it's only $5, and I like the rally best in Dirt 3...
Stallion Free
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I guess you weren't able to try trailblazer races, no assists, forced cockpit, online with 4+ friends because that was one of the best game experiences I had last year.
Fixed.
Madrugador
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I played 34 hours of Dirt 3, so I think I'll get Dirt 2.
TheNamelessOne
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I'll ask in this thread since it's close enough. Is the $50 prizetag on Assassin's Creed Revolution on Steam the best deal out there? And I guess I can't get it on Steam if I buy it from somewhere else, right?
Cydonian__Knight
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It's not Steamworks so no, you won't be able to register it on Steam if you bought it somewhere else. Unfortunately that series isn't discounted very well during sales either.
I would also say that the Dirt 2 courses just seem more organic and natural. To me, the Monaco DLC was the most Dirt 2 like course in the whole game.
Bill Murray
Banned
You mean Revelations? I'd wait. It's sure to be $30 to $35 or less within a couple months or so. It's $37 on Amazon right now if you don't mind not having it on Steam, by the way.
I have to agree with both Stallion and Kabouter, the online rally/trailblazer events with others from GAF is tremendous fun, but literally everything else is annoying and takes too long to do. Constant voice overs that freeze you out of the menus, when you get into the menus they take too long to do anything, Gymkhana is complete shit, way too much of the career is NOT rally/trailblazer, DLC pushed on you everywhere (including actual fucking voiceovers telling you that ITS AVAILABLE ON THE LIVE STORE or whatever its called on PC).
Wow, the steam front page is... scarybroken. Almost everything is "uninitialized". edit: aaand fixed I guess.
Sounds like it hasn't gotten better then. I did try to warn people earlier in the thread ^^;;
Sounds like it hasn't gotten better then. I did try to warn people earlier in the thread ^^;;
Fare Godmace
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The Ball is a very cool game. Will buy mainly for Sideways, but I also wanted to try Xotic.
On the other hand, the new Indie Gala... Notsureifwant.jpg. May be the first bundle I skip, I just want Roboblitz and Fortix2
Stallion Free
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You can tweak the car handling settings before races and they will then stick to those settings until you want to change them again.
The SP experience didn't exactly leave me wanting more, so no, I never did try that.
Dog Problems
Banned
That's really disheartening. The game looks so good and also looks like it's fun to play.
The basic idea of the game is great, but the execution... leaves a lot to be desired.
Dog Problems
Banned
The eXceed Collection releasing later this month for $9.99 They can also be purchased separately. There's a video of the third game at the link.
http://indiegames.com/2012/02/nyu_media_capcom_to_launch_exc.html
What a shame.
http://indiegames.com/2012/02/nyu_media_capcom_to_launch_exc.html
What a shame.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
Was there a thread about this?
http://lambdageneration.com/posts/more-info-and-concept-art-surfaces-on-valves-secret-new-game-sob/
It links SOB, which was discovered through the data mining of the Dota 2 client and was thought to be a new game, and some of the concept art that belongs to an artist at Valve (Peter König).
Probably got scrapped. That's why it's on the website, but who knows.
http://lambdageneration.com/posts/more-info-and-concept-art-surfaces-on-valves-secret-new-game-sob/
It links SOB, which was discovered through the data mining of the Dota 2 client and was thought to be a new game, and some of the concept art that belongs to an artist at Valve (Peter König).
Probably got scrapped. That's why it's on the website, but who knows.
SteveWinwood
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I can't even get Dawn of War Gold Edition to start :/
Verified twice. Got through the config utility once. Played with launch options. Now I just hit play game and my portrait turns green and then back to blue. Won't do anything.
Edit: And now Max Payne is having mouse issues. Sigh, this is my least favorite part of pc gaming.
Verified twice. Got through the config utility once. Played with launch options. Now I just hit play game and my portrait turns green and then back to blue. Won't do anything.
Edit: And now Max Payne is having mouse issues. Sigh, this is my least favorite part of pc gaming.
ChoklitReign
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I know that feel, man. Steam should have QA as good as GOG. I'm going to call THQ support later.
So I bought the Dawn of War II pack and I'm about four or five missions in. Really great game. Love the way it plays! By removing what I normally don't like in RTS games I can really focus on positioning units, getting them into cover etc. Would not have thought that removing the whole base building stuff would improve the genre that much (to me at least). I also love the whole loot whoring aspect of the game and the way it handles the way you retry missions. Every time you have to retry a mission you can catch additional buildings which give bonuses to your squads.
Great game, will play more tomorrow.
Great game, will play more tomorrow.
SteveWinwood
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lol I got it to work. I had to download winter assualt as well. That started with no problems, then just exited out, and tried to start gold edition again and it worked flawlessly.
Also I just had to turn off precision pointer control for some reason to solve my Max Payne issue.
I do wish some of this stuff was a tad easier.
JakkuFurosu
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I was never a fan of Zuma and love the 3 you mentioned (currently going through PvZ goty again)....some obvious choices you probably already have/played would be chuzzle, gyromancer, PuzzleQuest: Challenge of the Warlords (the other PQ games blow imo) and Might and magic:clash of the heroes (i highly recommend this one)
Thanks. I just downloaded the Gyromancer demo, and I totally forgot about Clash of Heroes, it's been on my wishlist for awhile. I'll try that demo too.
Spectros64
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I'm planning on purchasing CoD4 for PC on steam, primarily for promod. What steps will I need to take to get promod up and running? I am new to PC gaming and am wondering if it is as easy as just downloading the mod off a site and starting CoD4 up. Thanks.
ChoklitReign
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What am I doing wrong in DOW? My scouts can't infiltrate points when I right-click on them, my sergeants keep dying and lose morale (and troops), and I don't know how to use cover (can they shoot through solid objects?). Plus the game (and genre in general) are a clusterfuck when multitasking and knowing WTF is going on. I suck at strategy games.
jaundicejuice
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Titans Attack is a totally neat riff on Galaga but with more varied enemy types and patterns but what really sets Titans Attack apart is the scoring meta-game. The better you score each wave, the more money you make, the more upgrades you can buy for your tank. More guns, more shots, faster rate of fire, smart bombs, shields (lives), etc.
Totally worth the 5$.
Totally worth the 5$.
Just find the servers that have promod and join and it should start downloading the promods for you it's that easy.
Leon Belmont
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I want Alan Wake too, I never played it!
jaundicejuice
Member
Pineapple Smash Crew is also a really fun little game too. Picked it up along with Titans Attack. It's a real fast paced, top down shooter with randomised environments that's fun to play in short bursts.
Dog Problems
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Yep. I've been cycling between those two, Binding of Isaac, NightSky, and PixelJunk Eden. Pineapple has been a lot of fun and I've been addicted to getting that next upgrade in Titans Attack. I've had a couple of songs from Pineapple stuck in my head.
masterkajo
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A dream comes true
I own the second game and played it at least 5 times through but never played the first. Ah, childhood memories... Will buy both immediately if/when released.
Sportbilly
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A dream comes true
I own the second game and played it at least 5 times through but never played the first. Ah, childhood memories... Will buy both immediately if/when released.
You can get them from GOG right now if you want. The versions there are definitely moddable, as well.
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