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[morningbus]

Damn, I missed number 1 by a fair amount. Gotta work overtime.

I'm just glad I made the top 10 again.

 

[Glass Rebel]

still on page 1? woot!

Steam had a good run.

 

[FloatOn]

Has anyone else been playing Defiance?

Really want to hear more from people before jumping in.

It's been a rough launch for me but people are enjoying it. Check the OT:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=533220&highlight=

 

[ShaneB]

New thread, new deals, more games I won't play. Excited to play AoE2 tonight when I get home. Yay.

 

[Stallion Free]

They don't need it. Their superior discounts drive word-of-mouth.

Word of mouth... on places like Gaf and CAG. I seriously doubt the average PC gamer is aware of them if they aren't a forum regular on larger website.

 

[Mavromatis]

I'm just glad I made the top 10 again.

Every new thread I check that list hoping to somehow be there and then notice that I only have 30 something posts and JaseC have nearly 900. I meant there can't be so many Saoirse pictures now can there?

 

[kaleii]

New bundle at Bundle Stars: Catnip.
http://www.bundlestars.com/

All of them look really bad, at a glance ... Anyone played them? All are Steam except the first one.

£1.00 (UK), €1.17 (EU), $1.26 (USD)
Pushcat (Desura)
Metal Drift

£3.94 (UK), €4.64 (EU), $4.99 (USD)
Wasteland Angel
Obulis
Nicopol: Secrets of the Immortals
Chains
Post Mortem
Avencast: Rise of the Mage
+ 2 secret games that aren't unlocked yet.

 

[Ingueferroque]

Is Sniper on sale somewhere? It's popping up on steamgifts an awful lot.

 

[Stallion Free]

Is Sniper on sale somewhere? It's popping up on steamgifts an awful lot.

It's really cheap in the UK atm. 8 pounds I think. That isn't low enough for me though, I need 5$ or less as I enjoyed the previous game at that price point.

NM I thought you meant 2.

 

[Dimitri2401]

Is Sniper on sale somewhere? It's popping up on steamgifts an awful lot.

It's $1 if you use some Alienware coupon (http://na.alienwarearena.com/deal/90-off-sniper-ghost-warrior-1).

 

[Megasoum]

Is Sniper on sale somewhere? It's popping up on steamgifts an awful lot.

Sniper Ghost warrior? It was 90% off with an Alienware coupon a couple of days ago.

Edit: Beaten

 

[Uiki]

Does anyone know how much God Mode would cost?

I remember something like 800mp on xbox360 so 10$ on steam, but i'm not so sure.

 

[Ark]

Anyone know when AoE2 HD unlocks today?

 

[SteveWinwood]

I'm just glad I made the top 10 again.

 

[morningbus]

Every new thread I check that list hoping to somehow be there and then notice that I only have 30 something posts and JaseC have nearly 900. I meant there can't be so many Saoirse pictures now can there?

The dude has an unfair geographical advantage. He posts while the rest of the world sleeps.

New bundle at Bundle Stars: Catnip.
http://www.bundlestars.com/

All of them look really bad, at a glance ... Anyone played them? All are Steam except the first one.

£1.00 (UK), €1.17 (EU), $1.26 (USD)
Pushcat (Desura)
Metal Drift

£3.94 (UK), €4.64 (EU), $4.99 (USD)
Wasteland Angel
Obulis
Nicopol: Secrets of the Immortals
Chains
Post Mortem
Avencast: Rise of the Mage
+ 2 secret games that aren't unlocked yet.

There's scraping the bottom of the barrel then there's checking under the fingernails of the guy who scraped the barrel. This is lower than that.

 

[Varg]

Seems that I have a 25% off bit trip runner 2 coupon in my steam inventory right now. If your interested in the game and want it just send an invite my way. ID is SnakeVargas86

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Anyone know when AoE2 HD unlocks today?

Not until the 9th, I thought.

 

[Stallion Free]

I reached the second town in Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath last night and in terms of world building and art design this is some seriously c-tier Dreamworks stuff. I would be embarrassed if someone walked in and saw the art and heard the dialogue.

I'm not a big fan of the gameplay loop either. Switching between 1st and 3rd person continuously feels awkward and the enemy spam is tiring.

 

[drizzle]

There's scraping the bottom of the barrel then there's checking under the fingernails of the guy who scraped the barrel. This is lower than that.

It's also a buncha repeats from other bundlers, because I have most of these games.

 

[legacyzero]

New OT eh?

 

[kaleii]

There's scraping the bottom of the barrel then there's checking under the fingernails of the guy who scraped the barrel. This is lower than that.

I bought the previous one just for Syberia 1+2, but that one was painfully bad as well.

 

[Varg]

Not until the 9th, I thought.

unlocks later today for pre purchasers.

 

[Def Jukie]

Under the trusted sites that sell keys in the OP, Gamefly should be added. They have had some good deals recently and they are legit.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Metro LL on GMG is tempting. Going to play the wait and see game with that one.

 

[esai]

there should be a steam sale to honor the new thread. I need more games.

 

[Macmanus]

Any WRPG fans thoughts on Divinity 2 Directors Cut? The game looks pretty solid but I haven't heard much about it.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Oh yes, AoE II HD today for me as well.

 

[Glass Rebel]

I really wish Spec Ops: The Line was a better game. I really do.

 

[dark_inferno]

I really wish Spec Ops: The Line was a better game. I really do.

The game part is as good as Bioshock Infinite. Even the Story is nearly as good as Bioshock Infinite. But in the end Bioshock Infinite gets "Game of all Generations" while Spec Ops gets declared as Piece of shit from some guys.

 

[Sblargh]

I really wish Spec Ops: The Line was a better game. I really do.

It's ok. Spec Ops: The Line also wish you were a better person.

 

[Derrick01]

The game part is as good as Bioshock Infinite. Even the Story is nearly as good as Bioshock Infinite. But in the end Bioshock Infinite gets "Game of all Generations" while Spec Ops gets declared as Piece of shit from some guys.

I definitely had more "fun" playing Spec Ops than Bioshock. It was a tougher game on normal than Bioshock is on Hard and you didn't have to spend 6 hours scavenging for shit in every corner. Infinite's probably the longest 12 hour game I've ever played, it seriously felt like 25 hours.

 

[nexen]

Why do I want to buy Divine Divinity and Beyond Divinity?
I own the first one on CD and both of them on GoG.
I already finished the first one and my backlog is so large I doubt I'll ever even install the second.

...and yet...compelled.

 

[Ledsen]

WTF? Wasn't NWN2 made available on Steam again after a prolonged absence? It's gone now...

 

[Stallion Free]

I really wish Spec Ops: The Line was a better game. I really do.

Yeah, there is a lot of missed potential.

1. They hardly used sand. They just kinda forget about it completely later on. It should have been cool as shit. More sand whirl pools, unsteady ground, dunes, etc. There are so many cool setpiece opportunities that they failed on implementing.

2. Enemy spam. Encounters could have been so much more meaningful if everyone didn't consist of 20 enemies minimum. Second waves are terrible design in these games.

3. Co-op. You are with 2 other dudes for like the whole game. Rework that shit a bit and you could at least have 2 player co-op. It makes these kinds of games replayable. Inversion is a decent game, but I played it twice because a friend got a co-op and there was a co-op opportunity. It made the game even better. The co-op content they added in the patch to Spec Ops was shit and completely missed the point.

 

[Sblargh]

I definitely had more "fun" playing Spec Ops than Bioshock. It was a tougher game on normal than Bioshock is on Hard and you didn't have to spend 6 hours scavenging for shit in every corner. Infinite's probably the longest 12 hour game I've ever played, it seriously felt like 25 hours.

I disagree, but only because one game lets you shoot crows with your hand and the other doesn't.

 

[nexen]

WTF? Wasn't NWN2 made available on Steam again after a prolonged absence? It's gone now...

I own it on steam. Huh, yeah I cant find it for sale either.

It is on sale on GOG right now. Up to 80% off if you already own or buy a bunch of other D&D games on there.

 

[Stallion Free]

The game part is as good as Bioshock Infinite. Even the Story is nearly as good as Bioshock Infinite. But in the end Bioshock Infinite gets "Game of all Generations" while Spec Ops gets declared as Piece of shit from some guys.

One has you sit behind cover for 6 hours, the other gives the player some degree of choice as to how they approach things.

One apes an incredibly well known story that has been aped multiple times through film and games. The other feels fairly creative.

 

[Ark]

Not until the 9th, I thought.

It's supposed to unlock on the 5th if you pre-ordered it.

 

[dark_inferno]

One has you sit behind cover for 6 hours, the other gives the player some degree of choice as to how they approach things.

One apes an incredibly well known story that has been aped multiple times through film and games. The other feels fairly creative.

The funny thing is : I dont know wich game you mean with the gameplay and with the story. Because those description could fit on both games.

 

[Sblargh]

Spec Ops gameplay isn't great, but it does marry the narrative to be constantly shot at. To feel trapped behind a little piece of wall with the entire world against you. I can't see this game being made any other way.

 

[morningbus]

The funny thing is : I dont know wich game you mean with the gameplay and with the story. Because those description could fit on both games.

1) I don't think anyone would use the word "cover" while describing Bioshock's gameplay.

2) Spec Ops is based off Heart of Darkness, which has been adapted many times in many different forms of media. Bioshock is its own original story.

At this point to continue this discussion, you're going to have to start being incredibly disingenuous.

 

[Stallion Free]

The funny thing is : I dont know wich game you mean with the gameplay and with the story. Because those description could fit on both games.

What well known source material is Infinite a blatant retelling of?

 

[Glass Rebel]

The game part is as good as Bioshock Infinite. Even the Story is nearly as good as Bioshock Infinite. But in the end Bioshock Infinite gets "Game of all Generations" while Spec Ops gets declared as Piece of shit from some guys.

Haha, it really isn't. Bioshock Infinite gives you so many tools for creative combat and experimentation, it isn't even a comparison.

Yeah, there is a lot of missed potential.

1. They hardly used sand. They just kinda forget about it completely later on. It should have been cool as shit. More sand whirl pools, unsteady ground, dunes, etc. There are so many cool setpiece opportunities that they failed on implementing.

2. Enemy spam. Encounters could have been so much more meaningful if everyone didn't consist of 20 enemies minimum. Second waves are terrible design in these games.

3. Co-op. You are with 2 other dudes for like the whole game. Rework that shit a bit and you could at least have 2 player co-op. It makes these kinds of games replayable. Inversion is a decent game, but I played it twice because a friend got a co-op and there was a co-op opportunity. It made the game even better. The co-op content they added in the patch to Spec Ops was shit and completely missed the point.

I 100% agree on the first and the second, can't comment on the third.

The first time I got to use the sand to bury enemies was pretty cool and I thought it'd be an integral part of the game. Second time it took me ages to break that window and that was it. I'm pretty close to the end so I don't expect it to drastically change.

I somehow feel it'd have been better as a shorter game because it's really overstaying it's welcome, mostly because of enemy spam. The execution leaves a lot to be desired and I feel it'd have had a way bigger impact with less shooting but I guess they wanted us to notice Walker going from

Spoiler

"Tango down!" to "HOSTILE FUCKING DOWN!"

. Meh.

 

[mrklaw]

quick bioshock question but I'm afraid to ask in any bioshock threads.

Just about to finish Bioshock 1 and I'm loving the atmosphere and the story, but don't care for the action particularly. I read that Bioshock 2 has less story/more action so would I be ok to skip it and go straight to Infinite?

 

[Macmanus]

The funny thing is : I dont know wich game you mean with the gameplay and with the story. Because those description could fit on both games.

Bioshock isn't a cover based shooter...

q I read that Bioshock 2 has less story/more action so would I be ok to skip it and go straight to Infinite?

I absolutely loved Bioshock, and have absolutely no desire to play Bioshock 2. I'm with you, except I don't care what people say, I'm just not going to play it.

 

[Snuggles]

Spec Ops gameplay isn't great, but it does marry the narrative to be constantly shot at. To feel trapped behind a little piece of wall with the entire world against you. I can't see this game being made any other way.

My biggest issue was enemy spam. It was like there were conveyor belts behind the monster closets, spitting out row after row of faceless army dudes. Shit gets tiring pretty quick.

 

[Stallion Free]

quick bioshock question but I'm afraid to ask in any bioshock threads.

Just about to finish Bioshock 1 and I'm loving the atmosphere and the story, but don't care for the action particularly. I read that Bioshock 2 has less story/more action so would I be ok to skip it and go straight to Infinite?

Nah BS2 is a similar ratio to 1. Def worth playing since the combat is tighter.

 

[Dr Dogg]

quick bioshock question but I'm afraid to ask in any bioshock threads.

Just about to finish Bioshock 1 and I'm loving the atmosphere and the story, but don't care for the action particularly. I read that Bioshock 2 has less story/more action so would I be ok to skip it and go straight to Infinite?

That's what I did and no harm done. Infinite is a separate story and characters. 2 carries on from the first but you could dive into Infinite not having played either.

 

[morningbus]

Now that I think about it, Grand Theft Auto is pretty indistinguishable from Tetris.

 

[Sblargh]

quick bioshock question but I'm afraid to ask in any bioshock threads.

Just about to finish Bioshock 1 and I'm loving the atmosphere and the story, but don't care for the action particularly. I read that Bioshock 2 has less story/more action so would I be ok to skip it and go straight to Infinite?

Do it. You won't miss a thing.