It will get a patch with resolution options and windowed mode very soon.
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STEAM announcements & updates 2013 II - ITT we buy $1 games and complain about them
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jediyoshi
Member
Is it a 15/85 split for valve and item creators as well?
BadAss2961
Member
Some free codes, just post below if you've nabbed any
Alan Wake Collectors Edition:
Alan Wake American Nightmare:
Blades Of Time - Limited Edition:
Dear Esther:
Hotline Miami:
Says Blades of Time code isn't valid. Thanks anyway though.
You can get the beta patch with resolution support
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=567965&highlight=hotline
Fare Godmace
Member
Saw this in the Pics that make you laugh thread:
Putting dat Steam money to good use, I see!
Putting dat Steam money to good use, I see!
I know it's not Gaben, but I'm laughing anyway
Very strange, I checked the code is ok and it's the same one as on the Humble Bundle site (where it comes from)
Another thing to do is to check that you've removed any spaces that might be at the end or start if copying and pasting.
If it says invalid rather than code used i might have to contact them.
Everyone else, enjoy!
bonesmccoy
Banned
If anyone is feeling super generous, I'd love a copy of Victoria 2.
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How fortuitous that they legalized it in Washington state. Hmm...
Haha it worked. Someone else got it, but thats cool. If it was half as bad as X Blades then someone saved me.
Nah it's nowhere as bad as X-Blades. I mean, you aren't missing a classic but from what I've played (which isn't much admittedly) it's pretty serviceable. Nothing spectacular but enjoyable enough. Perfect game for a bundle, which I, err, bought cheap in a xmas steam sale
SteveWinwood
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As in dota and tf2 items?
The most commonly cited split is 25/75 so most are pretty sure it's that.
oipic
Member
Hotline Miami please?
ussjtrunks
Member
Dawn of War Retribution please
dawn of war please
hahaha: my luck is bad today, my dad just disconnected the internet for error before claiming dawn of war
I thought it was great. Shut off the hint system and enjoy**.
** The game is *highly* influenced by old rotoscoped platformers like POP, Flashback and Another World and controls like those games did. If you don't like that style of control, you will hate deadlight.
It's a platformer with shitty and infuriating original Prince of Persia-style controls (seriously, you have to come to a complete standstill and jump straight up to grab a ledge, and you'll more than likely involuntarily jump to your death every two minutes or so), it contains multiple chase sequences that reset you to the beginning if you die (which you will, thanks to your geriatric main character), the voice acting is horrendous and even though it's only 3 hours long it feels like it should've ended after the first 30 minutes. So basically, yes. God I can't get over those controls, so bad.
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
Dear Esther Steam key:
Is a controller required for this one? Or are the M/KB controls decent?
faceless007
Member
That's unfortunate, the art style really does it for me.
This calmed my rage over my 3 wasted hours, thank you. Aaah, Seyda Neen...
Cyberquake
Member
Awesome, which mod is that? As soon as I'm finished with the Dragon Age and Witcher Sagas, the rest of the Elder Scrolls series will be next (I stopped after finishing the bugfest Daggerfall).
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
To give another perspective, since I liked the game:
It's a platformer with heavy character weight and momentum (similar to Prince of Persia, Blackthorne, Flashback/Out of this World, last year's PSN/XBLA War of the Worlds game, etc). The controls are fair, and it's pretty rare to involuntarily kill yourself, but you do need to be constantly aware of the controls and a big part of that genre of game involves understanding your character's movement.
Some sequences in the game, particularly near the end, require a level of precision and reflex you're unlikely to have at first so they play out a little as trial and error. The checkpointing is generally pretty generous so failure isn't really a problem, but if you don't like trial and error you may be annoyed.
The game has a bunch of collectibles and is designed for replays to minimize time and collect everything, and although there's no real sequence breaking, you can really really shave down your time with creative or tight play. I've got my game time well below an hour, since you can replay individual segments.
One problem with the game is that the pacing is a little weird. The first third of the game is sort of a 2D survive, avoid zombies, platform based game. Then the middle bit of the game introduces more puzzles and environmental obstacles and brings you underground. Then the last part of the game has more trial/error type sections and more heavily emphasizes combat. Your character is weak and combat is basically a stalling technique until you can traverse an area rather than a stand and fight situation.
There are problems with the game, it's not perfect, but many of the issues people have with it are more related to the fact that it's in a genre of game that's pretty uncommon and counterintuitive to a lot of people's expectations. I tend to like that genre, so maybe that's why it worked for me.
Probably Morrowind Overhaul 3.0.
I recently started playing Morrowind for the first time and boy is it a great game. Once you get over the dice rolled combat, it's really atmospheric and tense.
I tried this Oblivion conversion mod called Morroblivion that basically recreates Morrowind inside the Oblivion engine. It works pretty well, but in limited opinion, it doesn't nearly capture the feelings I get from playing Morrowind.
In Morroblivion, I was level 2, came across this temple like building north of Caladara I think it was called. Next thing you know, I'm wearing full ebony armor and have a weapon that was 2 shotting everything. I know for a fact that it's simply not possible to progress so fast in Morrowind. At which point I deleted it because it felt broken.
Right now I'm playing vanilla Morrowind with the better bodies/better heads mod and that's all I need. It's great.
Morrowind was so open I wouldn't be surprised if you could get awesome gear at lvl 1. I'm pretty sure on one playthrough I managed to steal a full set of Glass armor close to the beginning of the game.
You can get some of the best equipment in the game like 15 mins after you start playing, that's part of the fun of the original. Of course, you'll have to be a bit crafty.
I've really been enjoying Morrowind so far, even though I've been playing unmodded (unless you count widescreen and a slightly larger UI from the FPS optimizer). I'm only level 3 right now, and I haven't done much as far as the main quest goes. I like how the sidequests promote exploration (such as by having you collect flowers in a nearby area), or have some humour thrown in here and there (such as a robbery victim who's become enamoured with a thief, or this guy I'm escorting right now who got his clothes and weapons stolen by a witch). The music is nice, which is great since I keep hearing the same three or four tracks no matter where I go! I'm guessing the music and enemies will change a bit once I get further... I'm supposed to be going to Arkngthand, but I haven't exactly gotten around to that yet.
I also like the little secrets and surprises you encounter here and there. Most of the time this means heading into a cave and getting killed, but I've also stumbled upon some nice treasure (I got a nice set of heavy armour in a
and levelled my skills a little bit. I just recently got attacked by
while I was trying to sleep, so I killed him and took his clothesthey should net me a good amount of money. So right now I'm trying to find a book for my Mage Guild duties, need to find where a witch is camping, am supposed to find out more about the
, and can also say "screw that" to all those things and just progress the main story. Cool.
I also like the little secrets and surprises you encounter here and there. Most of the time this means heading into a cave and getting killed, but I've also stumbled upon some nice treasure (I got a nice set of heavy armour in a
sunken ship under a tavern
a member of the Dark Brotherhood
Dark Brotherhood
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
It's possible to get end-of-game equipment in less than an hour of gameplay with no skills or awareness of the game's mechanics.
Seyda Neen -> Balmora -> Walk to Ghostgate (I don't think there's a Silt Strider directly to Ghostgate, it's been 8 years since I've done a substantial replay) -> Basement of guard building has a full set of glass armor and weapons.
You can either steal the items and immediately drop them (transfers ownership to you) before the guards bust you, or steal them without being caught. There's at least a few angles in the room and at least a few points in the guard's AI loop that you can do it without being caught.
Oh man. I actually stumbled upon Ghostgate by mistake a couple sessions ago when I went the wrong direction out of Balmora. Might have to go back and try this.
XANDER CAGE
Member
I love Morrowind, but I always laugh when I remember how much of it was bizarrely broken like this.
Baron_Calamity
Member
Thanks to Borderlands 2 getting trading cards, I got another free $6 to spend on games. Thanks Valve!
I don't usually go for the open world CRPG but Morrowind is so damn good.
Goodness. Was bored so I tried out Thomas Was Alone expecting to not enjoy it, but it is AMAZING. I absolutely love it. So anyone who got the HB that was planning to just let it rot in their Steam library, at least fire it up and try it out (it's only 168mb anyways).
The soundtrack is fantastic too.
The soundtrack is fantastic too.
I liked it, even though the controls can be pretty wonky.
Borderlands 2 has cards now? Whaaat.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Also as soon as you hit Balmora you can find a Sword of White Woe in one of the guard towers sitting on top of a closet. Also if you're feeling gutsy there's Dren Plantation near Pelagiad. A ton of Daedric and Ebony goodies can be found.
Bethesda's insistence on "balancing" future Elder Scrolls games is one of the reasons why I don't enjoy them as much as Morrowind.
Leftover911
Banned
Anyone have an extra Hotline code? I'm really intrigued by that game, but nothing else in the bundle really interests me. I can trade some random stuff.
I wouldn't go out of your way to break the game on your first play through.
Could ruin the experience for you.
cicero
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haha. My first initial thought when I heard about the Borderlands 2 cards was, "I wonder how much they will sell for", and then I immediately thought, "What is xelios is going to do?". Level 22 or 23?! GO GO GO!
fluffydelusions
Member
Would anyone be interested in buying some steam credit from me? I have like $300 in gamestop credit and I'd rather just cash so maybe I will just pickup some steam cards with it.
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