scorpscarx
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What am I supposed to play in February since I refuse to dip into the waters of Origin? Metal Slug and RE4? Lame, man this month is gonna be boring.
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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 II - The Definitive Edition
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AScotAbroad
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Still hoping to one day win something, anything, on SteamGifts. I've probably wasted half a day on that site, clicking through giveaways.
Well, I hate the gameplay in BioShock, so comparing anything to it isn't very favorable to that game in my opinion
And it's not just a matter of reading guides; I want to feel that I'm getting better, not that I'm simply following a walkthrough. When fighting armored enemies I always get hit, and bosses kill me with two or three strikes. I have no idea which weapon is the best or what should I improve, and using a pre-made build found in some random website doesn't sound like a tempting idea. I don't know, you guys sound like you've learned how to play it well, how to stand your ground and put up a good fight. I'm like a little child trying to play with adults, and of course I'm gonna get destroyed.
Well, I think that you should go into the game as blind as possible and avoid walkthroughs, but I didn't say anything because using a walkthrough and enjoying the game (albeit a lot less than you probably would without one) is much better than not using a walkthrough and being too frustrated to play the game. As far as what weapon is best, you don't need to worry about that if you're just trying to beat the game. Try out a bunch of different weapons and go with whichever one you like best; you can use any weapon that isn't obviously awful -- like a broken sword hilt -- for the entirety of the game, provided that you keep it properly upgraded.
And as far as how to actually play the game, maybe observing enemy attacks for a bit before you actually try to get hits in so that you can learn the attack patterns and how much of a window you have to counterattack after it whiffs. If you get a shield with 100% physical block and good stability you can simply block and counter if that's the playstyle you like, or else you can use the invincibility frames at the start of rolls to dodge attacks like a ninja. Hopefully you'll give the game another shot; I'd be happy to answer any questions you have or give you pointers etc.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Next it will be Brony-based games.
Deputy Dangle
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Now it's beginning to snowball. All according to plan.
Don't say things that can't be taken back.
toddhunter
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There will probably be like 50-100 games released on steam this month. I'm sure you'll find something.
chrominance
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One of the reviews is from RPGFan, which piqued my interest. Made the game sound like late-era Persona, which sounds like a Cherry High kind of thing, so sounds good!
But then there's a whole slew of comments on this Let's Play video that basically makes it sound like the dumbest thing ever, and then the whole thing devolves into a weird argument about Men's Rights activists and feminism and what is even going on I just wanted to know if this was a decent game holy shit.
So, um, maybe I'll just let one of you folk try it out first. ENJOY.
Play some Gravity Badgers. Good way to kill time and easy to get all the achievements in the game
corrosivefrost
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Uh... Sine Mora is a solid shmup.
Jets'n'Guns feels very weird from what I've played of it. It's kinda janky... partly because the bullets are easy to miss in the explosions and stuff -- and they're small lines instead of well defined circles or anything.
It's got potential, but I kinda regret dropping the $3.49 on it.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Support entered into their traditional circles of logic and ultimately I gave up. For a while it seemed like they would comply, but in the end they told me I would need to contact the publisher and that a Steam copy would not provided.
jshackles, any idea why they removed the achievement info from the store pages?
This:
And is there any chance you could add it back with ES?
I have no idea why they removed this from the store pages but...
This.
This will be in the next update for Chrome, likely this weekend. I'll be adding it to the Firefox code as well, but it will take more time for Mozilla to (hopefully) approve the update.
The Grim Heaper
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chrominance
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Thinking about it some more, I'm less certain this will be an Amnesia Fortnight thing. The first time Double Fine did one as a Humble Bundle, it was a two-week affair at least. I don't know if DF would shorten their game jam to just a week, especially since Amnesia Fortnight seems to be much closer to actual game-producing R&D than, say, the random weekend-long jams Mojang and company have held in the past for Humble Bundles.
Maybe they're just putting all of last year's prototypes back on sale, with the Steam version of Spacebase DF-9 as the BTA? That might make the most sense.
As a shmup, I felt like Sine Mora had odd / unorthodox mechanics.
I felt like I was constantly getting hit and it was because the hitboxes are huge. Which seems to run contrary to other shmups, where your ship's hitbox is smaller than it might seem visually and the bullets will often pass through your wings -- the visual effect being more to intimidate with a "bullet hell" effect, while at the same time being physically possible to evade. In Sine Mora on the other hand, the bullet patterns sometimes seem totally randomly, and your ship's hitbox is apparently larger than it would seem intuitively.
Honestly, the only thing I felt like the game did well was presentation.
Atraveller
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lol
The Amnesia Fortnight was a separate page and didn't count as one of the standard humble bundles, iirc.
Treasure save us and bring CAVE with you!
Castlevania is the only game that matters in February.
scorpscarx
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Play some Gravity Badgers. Good way to kill time and easy to get all the achievements in the game
Thanks I needed that, I'll check it out.
Derrick01 said:
I forgot about that since it still isn't listed, definitely more interested in it than Thief.
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Well, I hate the gameplay in BioShock, so comparing anything to it isn't very favorable to that game in my opinion
And it's not just a matter of reading guides; I want to feel that I'm getting better, not that I'm simply following a walkthrough. When fighting armored enemies I always get hit, and bosses kill me with two or three strikes. I have no idea which weapon is the best or what should I improve, and using a pre-made build found in some random website doesn't sound like a tempting idea. I don't know, you guys sound like you've learned how to play it well, how to stand your ground and put up a good fight. I'm like a little child trying to play with adults, and of course I'm gonna get destroyed.
There are a lot of different ways to approach Dark/Demon's Souls. Try out different weapons-- they have different moves, different reach vs speed vs damage, etc-- and find one that works for your playstyle. Maybe you prefer shield + spear and poking away at things until they die, maybe you prefer using a reinforced club and keeping your distance before leaping in with an overhead bash, maybe you'd be better off with archery or just skipping weapons and instead using sorcery or pyromancy. Whatever approach you go with, take the time to get comfortable with how it controls.
The world resets every time you rest at a bonfire, and it always resets the same. If you go in a direction and there are three undead plus some jerk throwing firebombs at you, there will always be those three + jerk every time. Use your foreknowledge to your advantage-- every time you die, make sure you understand why and figure out what you can do next time to prevent it.
For me, I play as a level 1 pyromancer. I'm not good at games or anything, but being stuck at level 1 gives me only a handful of options for any given encounter, and basically I look at every encounter as a puzzle that can be solved only by some combination of club and fireballs. Naturally, I spent a lot of souls upgrading that club and those pyromancies to be as strong as possible, but it still comes down to bash or burn or burn + bash.
I know if I started leveling up, I'd have more options and that would open me to choice paralysis and I'd never get anything done.
All according to Keikaku!
We can dream!
If they do come, I hope they bring vertical video support.
Backlogger
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This is the most fun part of these games, especially when you are new to them. Starbound has a great soundtrack too which certainly helps create that atmosphere of exploration.
Stallion Free
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I suggest waiting a while since you are already deep in the main game. EW takes the campaign you are playing currently and basically puts it on steroids. There is a lot added, but it's the same core and you are essentially replaying the whole game.
I don't know what that is so I can't count it.
Oh. Okay! Thanks for the explanation. I assumed it would be an additional campaign with elements upgraded in the main campaign as well like Brood War or Conquerors or something.
I want to say I'm surprised, but I'm not.
After Sim City I'm open to just about anything to take over. I'll keep an eye on it.
Anno 1404 should be back soon, too. We're 1/4 of the way there!
33250 Anno 1404 said:
I see EatChildren bought it, hope he'll be able to post an impression.
Really enjoyed Cherry High School.
graywolf323
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Support entered into their traditional circles of logic and ultimately I gave up. For a while it seemed like they would comply, but in the end they told me I would need to contact the publisher and that a Steam copy would not provided.
Steam has really poor support
It looks like it plays very similarly to a fortress-building game with dwarven elements.
corrosivefrost
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I'm on board with Treasure and CAVE games coming to Steam.
More games is NEVER a bad thing.
Although I don't think I"ll be rotating my 42" TV to play those vertically.
PetriP-TNT
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Bought the Sid Bundle, I guess I now have to find time to play BNW... Last Civ session ate a week of my night life
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Astro Tripper --MB-2AD670CC40B8573A- Taken by Benedict
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
What sort of game is Interstellar Marines?
It's been in one or two bundles as well.
Thanks JaseC for the trip
edit: Seems like the BTA on Sid Meier is pretty high at the moment, $8.70.
I hope that Colonization is added to the bundle.
Be Mine Bundle 11 will be released in about 9 hrs and supports Julia's Journey against Neuroblastoma
7 games:
Aerena clash of champions
Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge
Redshirt
IL-2 Sturmovik 1946
Grimm
Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe
Infected: The Twin Vaccine
Here we go. I also updated my post pertaining to the previous batch using data from IGBW's new site.
Now worries.
toddhunter
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Thanks for that.
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