Syphon Filter
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Derrick is in the next gen thread again lol. Good luck.
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Joe Molotov
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I played 60+ hours of Borderlands 2 with the 360 pad.
Disregarding that...Darksiders 2, maybe?
I liked it. The combat was simple and well-executed (if not particularly polished), there were a few instances of visual design being totally awesome and there were a handful of fun and unique things (like turning into a dragon, having a huge citadel of your own, reading people's minds and more). There are some pretty interesting sidequests, but the game itself is very much action-oriented. That's all based on the original version I played around its release time, have no idea about Dragon Knight Saga and its improvements/additional content.
The Spelunky remake is what you want. You do progress with various pieces of loot but when you die it's all gone because of permadeath and it's the perfect short burst game for just that reason.
I'd also recommend Bastion as you can knock out a level or challenge map in 10-15 minutes or so and all the different gear and upgrades you can progress with are very enjoyable.
maneil99
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GTA V
Jawmuncher
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I want the GoT RPG but 7.50 isn't in my random but range. Wonder if I can grab it for 2 keys
Thank you for your contribution. It really adds to the topic in question.
Great suggestions. Bastion can end up feeling a bit repetitive after a while, I would recommend that you play something else after a level or two just to avoid getting burned out.
28 Posts Later
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Absolutely, it's ugly and plays badly, but the narrative is engrossing enough to overcome its many mechanical and presentational shortcomings.
So I'm downloading some Arkham City DLC via the GFWL overlay. For some reason, you can redeem the keys & start the downloads just fine from it, but an attempt to view the full download list prompts you to launch an external GFWL client. Surprisingly, said client works as intended, but you are also met with a standard Steam overlay launch prompt when you open it. It's, uh, ironic.
This is true. I found that switching out your weapons and augmenting the difficulty with the different idols helped with that though.
Get started on all three of those games!
MMBosstones86
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Crap, bad timing Steam, bad timing
Only had 15 hours last month. And I'm not scheduled at all this week either.
Does 400 Days need a save game from the original or does it function as standalone? I bought and beat it on the Xbox. I have a copy of TWD on Steam, just trying to avoid having to add to my backlog even more I guess
Just bought MirrorMoon with the last of my SteamCards.. wish I had seen FEZ was on sale before then.
Steam really IS an addiction!
Last Baron
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Is there any reason to pick up Fez if I already own it on XBLA?
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
being able to play it when you disconnect your 360 at some point
derExperte
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Already scared.
Already scared.
It's certainly a good week for horror fans.
Not right now, at least. It's been $5 before. Since you're not chomping at the bit to double-dip, I'd wait until it hits 75% off in however-many months.
The following games were added:
09/05/2013 - Rise of Flight: Channel Battles Edition - Flight Sim - 1C Company/777 Studios - $49.99
09/05/2013 - Paranautical Activity - FPS - Code Avarice/Code Avarice - $9.99
2013 - Age of Empires II HD – The Forgotten - RTS - Microsoft/Skybox Labs - $XX.XX
2014 - Sniper Elite 3 - FPS - Rebellion/Rebellion - $XX.XX
TBA - Risen 3 - RPG - Deep Silver/Piranha Bytes - $XX.XX
TBA - Space Hulk: Deathwing - FPS - Streum On Studio/Streum On Studio - $XX.XX
More to come...
09/05/2013 - Rise of Flight: Channel Battles Edition - Flight Sim - 1C Company/777 Studios - $49.99
09/05/2013 - Paranautical Activity - FPS - Code Avarice/Code Avarice - $9.99
2013 - Age of Empires II HD – The Forgotten - RTS - Microsoft/Skybox Labs - $XX.XX
2014 - Sniper Elite 3 - FPS - Rebellion/Rebellion - $XX.XX
TBA - Risen 3 - RPG - Deep Silver/Piranha Bytes - $XX.XX
TBA - Space Hulk: Deathwing - FPS - Streum On Studio/Streum On Studio - $XX.XX
More to come...
The following games were added:
09/05/2013 - Rise of Flight: Channel Battles Edition - Flight Sim - 1C Company/777 Studios - $49.99
09/05/2013 - Paranautical Activity - FPS - Code Avarice/Code Avarice - $9.99
2013 - Age of Empires II HD The Forgotten - RTS - Microsoft/Skybox Labs - $XX.XX
2014 - Sniper Elite 3 - FPS - Rebellion/Rebellion - $XX.XX
TBA - Risen 3 - RPG - Deep Silver/Piranha Bytes - $XX.XX
TBA - Space Hulk: Deathwing - FPS - Streum On Studio/Streum On Studio - $XX.XX
More to come...
I love the list but you should also make a Google docs spreadsheet that you can link to as you update.
Working on it, but visually it's just unappealing.
Chance Hale
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I hope they add dismemberment in Sniper Elite 3. It was silly blowing a person's grenade by shooting it and having there be no real damage done to them.
Atraveller
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Blasphemy!
toddhunter
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As another option for EU4, ozgameshop.com (aka 365 games) has it for $32.99 with the 100 year DLC code.
http://www.ozgameshop.com/pc-games/...-with-100-years-war-dlc-code-by-email-game-pc
In general I think this is another shop to keep an eye on for discounts that isn't listed on ITAD. I don't know if there is any issue with them, but they have been around for ages as a retail store.
Played through it once before a while ago.
Played both.
Now this game seems interesting, i'll check it out.
Played it.
I'll check out La-Mulana, played the other 2.
Have played both
.I played 60+ hours of Borderlands 2 with the 360 pad.
Disregarding that...Darksiders 2, maybe?
Playing a shooter on computer with controller seems... counter intuitive. Anyway, i'll give it a shot. Darksiders 2 didn't really click with me as much as a the first.
Played bastion. I literally just started spelunky, it seems really fun. The lack of a consistent character progression really turns me off though. But it's good for sitting down in short bursts
.As usual your posts are insightful, provocative and relevant to the topic of discussion.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys!
I literally just started spelunky, it seems really fun. The lack of a consistent character progression really turns me off though. But it's good for sitting down in short bursts
There is persistent progression, but it's in your own skill as a player rather than grinding for gold. Fantastic game.
MMBosstones86
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I just went through some of the tutorials of Crusader Kings 2 and thought "i got this".
Started a game and quickly found out : "I don't got this". I have no idea what the hell is going on.
Started a game and quickly found out : "I don't got this". I have no idea what the hell is going on.
Atraveller
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Just noticed that, might consider buying that.
lolololololololololol What didn't you get?
Buster Machine
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I think most people recommend reading this LP since the in-game tutorial is garbage, so you could try that.
Working on it. Still have loads of games from summer seal too.
Does 400 Days need a save game from the original or does it function as standalone? I bought and beat it on the Xbox. I have a copy of TWD on Steam, just trying to avoid having to add to my backlog even more I guess
Steam really IS an addiction!
You need a copy of TWD on steam for sure, but I think you can play it standalone, it uses your save in places i've heard though, but you could always grab a save from somewhere online. Does anywhere have like a save archive of all the branching decisions, like someone did for mass effect (I think I heard something about that anyway)
And true dat.
I tried to do that before, but then I realized that the game is randomized and dynamic. Really the best advice I could give is just play. And yeah, the in game tutorial isn't the greatest, but it's enough to set you on your way to start playing and somewhat grasp the mechanics.
The key is not losing your cool.
I'm surprised that thread didn't turn into a graveyard though. It was quite the mess.
Terra_Ex
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When the tutorial failed me and the LP linked above proved of limited worth, what helped me to finally grasp wtf is going in CK2 was this series of video guides:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMzAXqOqV5k
After watching a few of them and playing alongside, it was smooth sailing.
Ohhh, it turns out that Paranautical Activity was also available for purchase Indie Game Stand, and I also bought it there.
IGS Key is already out. I'll try it later today.
Chance Hale
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Ugh why did I buy Outlast, don't have a working mic at the moment so I can't stream. I'm all alone with these horrible horrors in the dark and with some old headphones found ;-;
Got a chance to crack into Outlast tonight. Hate to say it, but I'm disappointed. The first jump scare got me good, but everything after that was just kind of boring. I spent about 10 minutes running away from a guy who couldn't manage to kill me. He cornered me multiple times, but you're capable of taking multiple hits from enemies without dying. It actually got a little chuckle out of me, because of the horns that play every time you're "spotted." I would run into a room and the music would start to fade out, then this ridiculous horn would play as I watched the guy come running through the doorway after me.
I'm playing in the dark with headphones on, and I even have blackout curtains in the bedroom since I work nights. I'm trying to be scared. All I feel is disappointment that I spent the last of my Steam card funds on this instead of Amnesia.
I'm playing in the dark with headphones on, and I even have blackout curtains in the bedroom since I work nights. I'm trying to be scared. All I feel is disappointment that I spent the last of my Steam card funds on this instead of Amnesia.
maneil99
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Because secretly you needed it
You can call us on the telephone and we'll listen in.
Hell yeah! Time is my favorite album from them, I'm a big fan of "Yours truly, 2095" and "The lights go down" (the latter of which I play -poorly, of course- in the bass).
Funny little story: when I was playing Vice City for the first time, there was a song I really liked on Flash FM. I remember trying to beat a particular race at the car showroom, which was very hard. Every time I lost I loaded the game again and gave it another try, and every time, right as the race was beginning, this song started playing on the radio. It helped make my failures less frustrating, because I was looking forward to hearing it again. Mind you, I had heard (and liked) a couple of ELO songs before, but didn't know this one. Then one day I remembered that my uncle had lent me a greatest hits album not too long ago, which I had ripped to my PC (hey, I did buy their albums afterwards, OK?), and I decided to give it a listen. You can imagine my surprise when I found out that "Four little diamonds" was the song from Vice City that I loved so much. That alone probably turned the game into an instant classic in my book.
And it was followed right by "Owner of a lonely heart", which made for a real aural pleasure once I started listening to Yes too.
On a totally unrelated note, I just logged in on Steam to discover that I got a Wake booster pack. Which is selling for only $0,30, but whatever. It's free money.
Ah shit ya! I bought it there too
. Was going to pick it up on Steam without realizing I already purchased it. Made that mistake more than once :/- Status