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STEAM announcements & updates 2013 - Year of the SteamBox
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You only receive gift copies if explicitly stated on the page (such as with pre-purchase promotions) or as noted here.
Edit: I don't know how I managed to link to GAF instead of BioInf's Steam page. Fixed.
Don't buy the entire GOTY edition, buy the upgrade. Also, you wont get anything giftable if you buy a pack/edition that contains the game/dlc you have already in your steam account
Orcs Must Die 2 is so damn good. I hope you guys jumped on this.
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I felt the same as well. I don't really like the genre though(side-scroller beat-em-up) so I'm glad they went in a different direction with Mark.
Shank 2 refined the controls a lot.
I'm curious about this too, that price is enticing.
With the controller right? I played it with mouse and keyboard and hated it. Which is interesting because I had a blast with the first one.
Thanks for letting me know this. Was able to snag a 2 pack for ten bucks this morning.
Perhaps you're trying to think of Tim Burton (who owes a lot to Edward Gorey).
My fiancé was just talking about how they introduced food rot and refrigerators a few days ago. I haven't checked on it in months, should probably see what's new...
Madrugador
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I currently have the Civ V GOTY Edition and I want to get the Gold Upgrade ($3.75 in my region).
What DLC is the GOTY Edition is missing? Will I have every content the game has to offer when I get the Gold Upgrade?
What DLC is the GOTY Edition is missing? Will I have every content the game has to offer when I get the Gold Upgrade?
GoldenEye 007
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This was my first time logging in remotely like that. So it just wasn't something I would have come across. On my Nexus 4 it seemed fine and later on I did install the app. Seems interesting but yeah as another poster said, its a bit slow.
Either way cool that you can buy like that. Steam has come a long way since the first time I used it with the Half Life 2 release.
Korea, Wonders of the World, and Gods and Kings would be my guess.
Yes, you would get everything that are listed here, including the dlcs that weren't included in GOTY and the expansion
Fare Godmace
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Quick question: I need to buy Counter Strike 1.6 ASAP for my brother, is there any place that sells it cheaper than Steam?
Thanks
Thanks
Quick question: I need to buy Counter Strike 1.6 ASAP for my brother, is there any place that sells it cheaper than Steam?
Thanks
maybe some retail store is selling it for dirt cheap, you can redeem the game in a steam account
Lord British
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Sooooold.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Awesome, but how well do these games work with a controller?
Well that sucks. Thanks.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I don't think the first 2 have controller support. I'm unsure of Defiance, but I'd assume not.
MMBosstones86
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any current deals for Tomb Raider, or did that ship sail for now? All i've seen is 10% off.
You probably won't see higher percentage off before release
Joe Molotov
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10% off + 20% coupon at GreenManGaming.
Chairmanchuck
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I am sure you will see some good deals in a week or so.
Normally if a Game is bundled with a GPU, you will see the codes on ebay or such for 15-20.
I got the Game for 19,50 from Nuveem 3 days ago.
Damn.
Orcs Must Die 1 was amazing, I still haven't gotten around to picking up the sequel.
Gave in to the Legacy of Kain Collection after a friend said the price would be worth it even for Defiance alone. Apparent lack of controller support is a shame but I can deal. Maybe there's some random controller emulator solution I can use when I get to it.
$4.50 for the Steam Legacy of Kain collection at GG is a great deal. <--- US link
Yeah the Nuuvem deal for $26 was pretty hard to pass up. You can still get Tomb Raider for the same price in a roundabout method by buying one of the AMD GPU promo cards for $50-55 then selling the bundled key to Crysis 3 or Bioshock Infinite (after AMD sends it out...) for $25-30. Magic.
This is what I did but in reverse. I'd already picked up the Nuuvem deal on Tomb Raider then decided I wanted Bioshock Infinite for $25, so I sold the Tomb Raider key I got with it. Would've been much simpler for me to just do the above in the first place and keep both games but my brain was behind schedule that day.
Yeah the Nuuvem deal for $26 was pretty hard to pass up. You can still get Tomb Raider for the same price in a roundabout method by buying one of the AMD GPU promo cards for $50-55 then selling the bundled key to Crysis 3 or Bioshock Infinite (after AMD sends it out...) for $25-30. Magic.
This is what I did but in reverse. I'd already picked up the Nuuvem deal on Tomb Raider then decided I wanted Bioshock Infinite for $25, so I sold the Tomb Raider key I got with it. Would've been much simpler for me to just do the above in the first place and keep both games but my brain was behind schedule that day.
Cloudius12
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Brought!
Thanks for that heads-up! I've been wanting to replay these since they were added to Steam.
Would you mind posting an update if you're able to find a good solution? I have a Logitech controller that is a couple years old that I will try tonight with their drivers, but I would prefer to use the 360 controller. I'll see if I can figure something out, too.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Coming up to the end-game of The Last Remnant now.
The thing about this game, is that you have to enjoy the hell out of it early on, to want to continue playing when the bullshit fights start happening.
While the PC version is awesome. I'd look into a mod that drops enemy damage by 10-20%. There are some fundamental problems with the game, but it would take some heavy-duty modding to fix those.
EDIT: Apparently there's an hack that lets players edit their party member's equipment. That is HUGE.
EDIT x2: And that's all the info I could find. Fuck. Well it's not like I'm doing any of the optional super-bosses.
Speaking of, I updated the gallery with a bunch of TLR pics. Most of them are of bosses dying...because I hate them that much.
The thing about this game, is that you have to enjoy the hell out of it early on, to want to continue playing when the bullshit fights start happening.
While the PC version is awesome. I'd look into a mod that drops enemy damage by 10-20%. There are some fundamental problems with the game, but it would take some heavy-duty modding to fix those.
EDIT: Apparently there's an hack that lets players edit their party member's equipment. That is HUGE.
EDIT x2: And that's all the info I could find. Fuck. Well it's not like I'm doing any of the optional super-bosses.
Speaking of, I updated the gallery with a bunch of TLR pics. Most of them are of bosses dying...because I hate them that much.
Dice
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Yeah, when there is a monster drop crafting system yet the game punishes grinding, it is obviously fundamentally confused about what it wants to be.
Cloudius12
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Fundamental problems? I really never had any problems after grinding for several hours. The first play through was super smooth. The harder difficulty is where it is at
It is not that bad on the PC version compared to the 360 version.
Fundamental problems? I really never had any problems after grinding for several hours. The first play through was super smooth. The harder difficulty is where it is at
Grinding for a few hours....
Grinding for hours....
You don't see this as a core balance problem? Nothing wrong with this statement?
PepsimanVsJoe
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It's pointless to grind when most enemies/almost all bosses level-up along with you.
It's kinda like FF8. You have to find the stuff that'll actually give you the advantage if you want to win.
FF8 has a very indirect approach, and can get through a lot of the game without leveling, or even fighting at all.
In The Last Remnant you fight all the time, and there's really not much you can do to keep yourself from leveling too quickly.
It's not as stupid as in Romancing Saga (a series most of TLR's key staffers worked on) at least. In the third game, if you spent enough time grinding in the first dungeon, you'll start fighting end-game creatures.
It's kinda like FF8. You have to find the stuff that'll actually give you the advantage if you want to win.
FF8 has a very indirect approach, and can get through a lot of the game without leveling, or even fighting at all.
In The Last Remnant you fight all the time, and there's really not much you can do to keep yourself from leveling too quickly.
It's not as stupid as in Romancing Saga (a series most of TLR's key staffers worked on) at least. In the third game, if you spent enough time grinding in the first dungeon, you'll start fighting end-game creatures.
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The only truly enjoyable grinds are in Tony Hawk 1-3.
Sure, I'll post any results when I get to try it out.
Working fine on my end, I just made an account too.
TLR is actually one game where traditional grinding is counterproductive, serving only to make the boss fights more difficult--not less. Especially early on; there are exceptions later on in the game where it can be done properly.
I can tell you from personal experience that I went into the game the first time not knowing this, did as I usually do in RPGs and fought a ton of random battles in the beginning and ended up eventually running into a boss that was literally impossible for me to beat as a result (had to restart the entire game).
The only "grinding" one should do in this game is very min/max, involves specific enemies as well as dodging most encounters early on in the game and only doing forced battles. It's something you'd never figure out without researching on the 'net.
Yep. Last paragraph in my above statement. You're spot on; the min/max strategy ideally involves passing up all but forced battles through much of the early game.
The only way it'd make sense is if he was in the know on the min/max grinding strategy (edit: apparently so, he mentions the "proper way to grind") and was referring to that type of grinding or was far into the game. While the PC version did make linking battles less punishing and ranking up a slower process it's still ideal to skip random encounters altogether until a certain point in the game.
Rickenslacker
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Haha what the fuck? Can someone elaborate on the system because that sounds terrible.
Edit: Oh I see. Could never play something like that just on the stress that I'd be leveling too much.
PepsimanVsJoe
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I went through the 360 version of TLR with relatively little trouble.
The main thing is that enemies in that version don't adhere as tightly to the Battle Rank, so you could grind/quest if you're facing a tough section. I did just that for the 6-bosses late in the game.
The PC version isn't as lenient. It's more rewarding sometimes, but also more frustrating, since even the slightest mistakes or even a little bad luck will get you killed.
The main thing is that enemies in that version don't adhere as tightly to the Battle Rank, so you could grind/quest if you're facing a tough section. I did just that for the 6-bosses late in the game.
The PC version isn't as lenient. It's more rewarding sometimes, but also more frustrating, since even the slightest mistakes or even a little bad luck will get you killed.
Grinding late in the game is generally more rewarding and less punishing than early in the game, which is where most people messed up. Skipping early random encounters altogether is optimal. You were probably grinding on the right enemies at that point. You rank up more slowly in the PC version, actually. That was one of the positive changes for me and I actually found the PC version more fun/easier, but that could be because I already learned my lesson from my mistakes when playing on 360.
Cloudius12
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I grinded pretty early on actually. The proper way to grind is to fight monster several BR higher than you (you can tell when that is if you start the battle will low morale and if wasn't because you were caught off guard.
scorpscarx
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Yeah that's exactly it.
Food spoils over time, and makes you sick when eating it when the bar is low... at least I think that is how it works so far.
It's so fun to design a little plantation and grow a beard in this game, I have a wormwhole in my base straight to a pigmen base to launch op's on. Yes this game is great
. That's all I know about it so far, went in blind.CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Wow, this is an excellent deal. If you have any appreciation for well written and acted characters, action-adventure game puzzles and a unique take on the Vampire story, you absolutely need to pick this up.
That's pretty much the issue that results in any frustration with bosses (that there is a "proper" way to grind and it's not what RPG fans are used to, not that a change in mechanics is a bad thing once you're aware of it). PC version isn't as bad because of the slowed ranking up process, reserves gaining stats, linking not punishing you and various other changes, even if enemies are technically stronger. I'm not sure if it's possible on PC to gimp yourself to the point I did on 360 (having to restart).
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