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STEAM announcements & updates 2013 - Year of the SteamBox
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My reasons for my opinion? Okay, I can do that. My opinions on it is that they are shallow, buggy, and ultimately boring videogames about things that in my mind occupy the same quality level as a 3D farmville game. I find the style mundane and low budget. The fact that it is #1 on steam is shocking to me, because that means that people seem to enjoy it, when the games have done none of that for me. Maybe it actually is the best game ever and it's worth your money, but I'm never going to not (at least in my own mind, not saying I'll post about it) be dismissive of games of this type. You know Bad Rats? That was my experience with similar simulator games in this vein. Maybe ETS2 breaks the mold? Anyways sorry for making you mad.
Alright now that we've got the reasons why sim games shouldn't exist at all out of our system, would something like this control fine with mouse and keyboard? I'm not going to be able to get a wheel for a long time probably but if it's still more than functional then it'll be enough for the time being.
Can't you run your own company in this? I thought I saw something like that but I tried not to spoil too much, although maybe it was just naming the company. I did see there's upgrade trees and quite a bit of truck customization.
Can't you run your own company in this? I thought I saw something like that but I tried not to spoil too much, although maybe it was just naming the company. I did see there's upgrade trees and quite a bit of truck customization.
It's a great way to kill 5 minutes on the crapper, I wouldn't ever sit down and dedicate real time to playing it though.
I have no interest in Sleepy Dogs, for the same categorical reasons, but I'm not about to call it a piece of shit just because I didn't like GTA3 once upon a time. Because, really, why would I bother spewing shit about something I haven't played?
I distinctly remember reading in the PCGamer review for the game that there was something related to running your own trucking company.
It's my favourite iOS game, but as others have said, I can't imagine playing that on the pc, it is great for 5 minute breaks and the bathroom.
xenoflux2113
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The more you guys talk about this trucking game the sweeter it sounds.
toddhunter
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Very much agree. It is a pretty awesome iphone game whilst it lasts but if I'm sitting at a PC it isn't something I would want to be playing.
I don't think I could deal with more simulated [law-abiding] driving on top of all of the real-life commuting I do every day (if you've ever driven around DC / the Beltway, you'll understand).
A construction simulator sounds more interesting to me. Getting to play with giant, real-life Tonka Trucks and construction machines, and building things.
A construction simulator sounds more interesting to me. Getting to play with giant, real-life Tonka Trucks and construction machines, and building things.
toddhunter
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Search for 'baldurs gate' no results.
So this being on steam now has been discussed to death right? Because baldurs gate on steam is pretty darn awesome. Just a shame about the price (but we all know a sale is never too far away)
So this being on steam now has been discussed to death right? Because baldurs gate on steam is pretty darn awesome. Just a shame about the price (but we all know a sale is never too far away)
Stallion Free
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Man I just wrapped up chapter 4 in Hotline Miami and I swear the tension in that game is gonna give me an ulcer.
scorpscarx
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Get angry, it helps, start cussing at the poor fool your about to murder.
No results because it's called "baldur's gate", with an apostrophe.
xenoflux2113
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Wait I can't run cars off the road in my big rig? Well it still looks damned fun and I have other games that will let me cause destruction with a big rig. But a construction sim would be quite a bit of fun as well.
Sportbilly
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The rather disappointing sounding 'enhanced' edition?
The original is widely available and by all accounts the new one doesn't bring much to the party over a modded version. Plus it's twice the price of the first game and its superior sequel.
Hardly surprising there's a muted response, this ain't a DD of System Shock 2.
DunderHassan
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toddhunter
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Then all is well
SteveWinwood
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I played it for 4 hours straight last night so maybe I'm strange because I didn't play it on the crapper. I think I've almost beat it though...
Stallion Free
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I'm sticking to just 1 chapter a day along with 1 chapter of Mark of the Ninja in NG+ (final achievement get). I need to pace tense experiences even if MOTN isn't as tense.
crimsonheadGCN
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Valve added Metacritic User Scores to store pages: http://store.steampowered.com/app/228280/
DunderHassan
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I can sell Euro Truck Simulator 2 to you for $15 if you really want it now
How good is this game as a simulator?
Looks kinda neat and I think this could be pretty fun for a friend who just got a driver's license for trucks.
Glass Rebel
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Noooooooooooooo.
Awful idea, everybody knows that these are trolled to hell and back
Then again, no sane person cares about those anyway.
Nabs
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It doesn't seem to be forced on every page. Maybe it's up to the publisher.
It seems to be getting excellent reviews, and you haven't played it. Your opinion means jack shit if you have literally experience with which you can back it up.
Your only valid opinion is that the game doesn't appeal to you. You're in absolutely no place whatsoever to make any claims about how buggy or poorly-designed a game is that you've literally never touched.
I think Hotline Miami's hardest chapters are the first ones, I'd say the first 5-6. Then you get the hang of it and play a lot without even thinking (reload reload reload reaload reload etc), much like Super Hexagon, but you get much faster at clearing levels. That's when the game offers its best, imho. It's alienating and numbing, in a good way.
Glass Rebel
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Luckily, but adding more metacritic to Steam isn't a good thing IMO. I guess a part of the userbase wants it though.
I'm not seeing it.
DunderHassan
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Me neither, tried the browser and the client, but neither show me the user score.
I thought about that too, but it isn't showing up in Chrome, either.
Edit: Oh, apparently it updated and required a review of permissions. You can disable the showing of user scores in the extension's options, as I just did.
crimsonheadGCN
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crap, I forgot I had that installed.
Glass Rebel
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dammit crimsonhead :lol
It's an okay time killer for a telephone game, but on the PC... ehhh. Really underwhelming. I'm not even a "graphics guy" per se, but this game looks jank even on the iPad.
anyone on my friends list said:
Because I'm a dirty whore.
Stallion Free
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Yeah, the way it numbs you to violence, but then makes you feel quite proud of it... works far better on me than Spec Ops attempt at violence commentary.
Plus Spec Ops didn't have an ongoing racial commentary.
cicero
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Joe Molotov
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I played it this afternoon and it seemed pretty fun. I have a shitty work PC though, so my options are pretty limited for when I'm "working".
DyslexicAlucard
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Stop buying the wrong cakes.
I would soooo love to give my girlfriend a cake like that for her birthday. Pitting her love of animals against her love for sweets is ingenious!
BAH, already taken. Thanks anyways.
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