Wok
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Is it really addictive for the average gamer? Or are you personally working in the cinema industry?
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Is it really addictive for the average gamer? Or are you personally working in the cinema industry?
RibbedHero
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Should I play Planescape Torment or Baldur's Gate 2?
I played BG2 for a dozen or so hours back when it was released, but I can't remember it at all. They're not on Steam obviously, but I purchased the Anthology from Gamersgate recently, and I thought it was best to ask here.
I played BG2 for a dozen or so hours back when it was released, but I can't remember it at all. They're not on Steam obviously, but I purchased the Anthology from Gamersgate recently, and I thought it was best to ask here.
Pid is really great. Got tough reviews cause I guess people that are bad at games or dont enjoy challenge in their platformers think it's hard
I guess some spots can get difficult but even then they released a patch with an easy mode and a tweaked Normal mode, so no longer an issue
it's also mad pretty
Messofanego
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Pid's pudgy jump can be frustrating, but if you're up for a really challenging platformer with a gobsmackingly beautiful art style, go for it.
snoopeasystreet
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Pid is pretty crappy. If they just let you aim your gravity balls it'd have been so much better. You do get used to the throw arc but allowing the player to pause and free aim would have made the game so much more enjoyable to me. It real pretty though and isn't as difficult as much as it's frustrating, so I'll definitely finish it some day when I'm bored and have nothing better to do.
@KingKong Cargo Commander is great. It sort of wears thin after a while but I've had more fun with it than most other games this year but I'm just a sucker for rogue-like likes and things with cool relative gravity.
Cargo Commander is pretty neat, haven't played Pid. The general impression on Cargo Commander is that it's best played a bit at a time, rather than powering through in like a 7-hour sitting or something, since it can get repetitive. In a way the repeating stuff and music is super fitting for the nature of the game and the situation of the main character. It's weird.
ClovingWestbrook
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Nabs
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http://harebrained-schemes.com/shadowrun/shadowrun-returns-pre-order/ It's still $15/30 here. It looks like today is the last day to preorder from their shop.
aiming the things is easy, as you say you get used to that arc. Never died or anything like that because of misjudging a throw, not an issue for me
when it comes to enemies it tends to stick to the pipe on top of them as well, its pretty generous
That first pic nearly gave me a heart attack, without the context. I thought that we were finally getting Rising.
I had a look earlier and glad I waited so that I could get the Steam key.
Looks interesting.
Messofanego
Banned
Yeah, I didn't have issues with making gravity wells once you get good at it. It's just the jumping controls aren't tight enough for such a timing-based game.
graywolf323
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the 28th was yesterday but maybe they haven't gotten around to cutting off orders yet
toddhunter
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Anybody want to make me buy stealth bastard?
BUY IT
Just listen to the menu theme all day.
DUN DUN duh duh duh duh DUN DUN duh duh duh duh
Stallion Free
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Hey guys did you here the new Respawn (ex COD 4 devs) game is using the Source engine supposedly??
The ironic bit would be that if it releases on PC there is a chance it will be an Origin exclusive.
The ironic bit would be that if it releases on PC there is a chance it will be an Origin exclusive.
Same here! Although, it did take me a bit to readjust to the controls. Once I got past that, it was a fantastic experience.
Yeah, they actually have a Quake control preset that works pretty well. Thief 2 is still awesome as well, though I don't think Thief 1 is as great as people say, too many mediocre levels for me to really like it
ClovingWestbrook
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I wonder if it's Source 2?
Half-life 3, using Source 2, outsourced to Turtle Rock, which was then purchased by EA, Origin exclusive, abandoned due to problems during development, finally to be completed by Randy Pitchford.
I thought EA partners games didn't have to use origin?
CrunchyFrog
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It's no descent, for sure, level progression is way more linear, but it scratches that 6DoF itch with a pretty interesting but totally optional story, a genre which is so woefully underserved these days.
CrunchyFrog
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BG2 is a more balanced game, though you do yourself a disservice without playing BG1 first. Torment however has the superior story/character interaction/world reactivity, but the combat is not very good. Really depends on what you're looking for. Either way though, look up the GoG thread here by Minsc and consult the modding guide as there are a few essentials in there such as bugfixes and widescreen support
crimsonheadGCN
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Wasn't EA Partners closed down a day or two ago?
RibbedHero
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Cheers mate. I've played the first BG, but that too was many many years ago when I was still a young'un. I think I'll go with PT seeing as the consensus is that the game is much shorter than BG2 and I'm thus more likely to complete it.
chixdiggit
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Kind of interested in this. Have not bought a COD game for a few years and have a small urge to play. Good idea?
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Blops 2 is better.
chixdiggit
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Blops 1 is actually the last COD game I bought. Do people still play BLOPS 2?
Yeah, for some reason MW3 nearly got 400 hours out of me. I know everyone else hated it so you'd probably be better off skipping it. I've heard BLOPS2 is better but I haven't played it.
All I play is Quake Live nowadays, for multiplayer FPS at least. I sometimes have the urge to go back to Calladoody though.
Definitely. Still very popular on Steam and there's quite a few Gaffers who play.
All I play is Quake Live nowadays, for multiplayer FPS at least. I sometimes have the urge to go back to Calladoody though.
Definitely. Still very popular on Steam and there's quite a few Gaffers who play.
uh yeah, it came out only 5 months ago and has a solid playerbase
Huge improvement over BO, imo.
chixdiggit
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Ah, I was thinking MW3 was the new one...
Scott32020
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Are hackers a problem on BO2 multiplayer PC? I played a couple months ago after playing up until a month or two after launch and it seemed like people had really good aim. Just a more hardcore player base that stuck around...or maybe I was out of practice?
Nabs
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Hackers are not a problem in Blops 2. Treyarch and Valve are both on their shit.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Yeah, it has been a while since I've caught someone undeniably hacking and I play pretty frequently.
Poor sportsmanship is worse. People love to think that someone is hacking, when they clearly aren't.
Poor sportsmanship is worse. People love to think that someone is hacking, when they clearly aren't.
RibbedHero
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No hackers at all in BO2 in my experience. Maybe the aiming was particularly good when you were playing, in my experience the aiming in pub games is still far below CS levels (no surprise there really).
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Hope you're not buying on the e-Store
Still cheaper than buying retail in my country. If my console breaks or gets stolen, I'll probably suck it up, deal with it like a proper adult and kill myself.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Still cheaper than buying retail in my country. If my console breaks or gets stolen, I'll probably suck it up, deal with it like a proper adult and kill myself.
Where are you from?
Argentina. For example, tomorrow I'll be picking up Theatrhythm Final Fantasy new for 53.22 bucks, and that's the cheapest I've been able to find it (actually a friend did and sent me the link). Many other new games are sold for $60 or even more.
ClovingWestbrook
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Wow. Well, youre excused
Thanks! I promise I'll redeem myself come next Steam sale.
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