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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 II - The Definitive Edition
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Big thanks to Knurek for gifting me Gun Monkeys! The game looks really cool, hopefully I'll find someone to play with. Maybe we could make a little GAF tournament, like the one we never did for L4D2 
On an unrelated note, is Enhanced Steam for Opera 12 not working? Since yesterday none of its functions are showing on my browser, be it highlighting owned games or showing lowest prices.
And don't listen to people when they say the
level is bad. I loved it!
On an unrelated note, is Enhanced Steam for Opera 12 not working? Since yesterday none of its functions are showing on my browser, be it highlighting owned games or showing lowest prices.
MoH:AA is my favorite war game ever. The soundtrack is top-notch, and the gameplay is very fun. That said, it can be a bit frustrating at times, especially when it comes to stealth levels (whoever thought this was a good idea was wrong) or sections with respawning enemies. If you're willing to put up with those things, the rest of the game is fantastic.
And don't listen to people when they say the
sniper town
Nox is pretty damn fun! I played through that so many times as a kid. I probably has a ton of nostalgia for it though, and haven't played it in awhile. Some interesting locales and monsters and it's cool to watch your character go from fledgling warrior/conjurer/mage to a bad ass over the course of the game.
Chance Hale
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Anyone here have a Surface Pro 2? Have one arriving Monday and was just wondering about experiences with steam and what games can actually run on a Intel HD 4400. Obviously getting it more for school and the size than gaming, but it'd be a nice extra.
ab.aeterno
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Does anyone know where to get a genuine 360 wireless adapter? All I can find online are knock-offs.
My adapter finally died, but frustratingly, I have no idea why. It simply will not power up when plugged into any usb port.
My adapter finally died, but frustratingly, I have no idea why. It simply will not power up when plugged into any usb port.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Interestingly, I've heard that the knock off is the better product in this case.
Cheapest it's been so far separately is 6 and 10 so this is the cheapest the two have been together. It's easily worth $15 imo!
Official one has a fuse that blows out pretty easily (not sure if they ever fixed that in a revision or anything) so both could be hit or miss. I'd just go with a knockoff personally.
Toma has played everything :lol. Thanks, I'll search for it.
Aye, it no longer seems to be working. Tried it on a couple different computers today and no go.
Hopefully we can figure some way to get the basic 1.1 version features back.
That looks really good, gonna keep an eye on it.
In theory it sounds cool and I thought it's my type of a game too, I bought it last year, played about 2-3 hours and never went back, it's kinda boring. I think I played 3 generations and it's basically more of the same, granted you train more skills and get different, but board part remains the same, and for me it was not fun even at the start. But I remember that someone liked this game, so it might be just not for me.
It's good, but it's not like Civilization, if even it might seem so. If I had to compare it, it is somewhat like Eador.
Keep in mind, that you wanna buy Legendary Heroes, because they make game better.
It has tactical grid combat, resources management, city building and sidequests. There is a lot of combat, that's why I say it's nothing like Civ.
The game has not very well thought interface, it annoys and takes time to get used to.
But all in all it's a good game.
edited: I just noticed that Legendary Heroes aren't discounted at all. So, I would wait for discount on that.
you pain me, what you call pointless annoying shit... is what an adventure is about. I think that the first DMC is the better game than all later ones because they shifted heavily from adventuring to pure action.
Technically, anything that runs the Steam Client can stream to anything else. In other words, Windows, MacOS and Linux all work*.
However, streaming FROM Windows seems to be the less buggy one. Doesn't matter to where you'll stream it to: Be it Windows, Linux or MacOS.
*Android doesn't count.
Da DreadLord
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ab.aeterno
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Hmm, must be that then, as the damn thing won't draw any power at all, even from a power adapter for my phone or tablet.
Welp. Guess it's time for a knock-off or to get my DS4 working with the PC.
Your adapter blew a "protection" fuse (that apparently blows for no reason at all). It's hard to replace (because it's so small) but you can plop down a glob of solder (bypassing the fuse) and it'll work.
Sure, you're risking frying your USB port, but since you're not constantly plugging it in and out your computer, it shouldn't be a problem.
Knock Offs, on the other hand, work without an issue and I've never heard of a knock-off stop working (probably because they don't have the fuse).
Either buy a fake one (which is what everybody does. My fake one has been going strong for 4 years now) or fix yours following this guide: http://replayproject.wordpress.com/...x-360™-wireless-gaming-receiver-for-windows®/
I fixed one of my originals (i sent the other one to a friend) and it's still working. However, it sits most of the time on my drawer, as I have no use for it since I bought the fake one (before fixing it). A lot of gaffers fixed theirs as well, and it has been discussed in numerous threads, including earlier versions of this one. afaik, nobody ever reported a problem with fixed adapters.
scorpscarx
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Thank you for Civ! I have a friend who bugs me a lot about how much he still prefers 4 over 5, so I've always wanted it .
.Everybody prefers 4 over 5, it's rule of nature!Thank you for Civ! I have a friend who bugs me a lot about how much he still prefers 4 over 5, so I've always wanted it
who's in Civs, I mean (><)
Stumpokapow
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I really, really liked LocoCycle. It was a fun game. Clearly I'm in the minority as people in here have already shit on the game or described it as self-evidently terrible (I'm assuming they played the Xbox One version) but I really liked it.
Just to get this out of the way -- I don't recommend the game to you or to anyone because I'm in the minority on it. A lot of people didn't like it. The core gameplay loop is pretty shallow (you get a shallow spy hunter clone, a button-mashing brawler element, some analogue stick rail shooter sequences, and then a few other surprises that I won't spoil here. Here's a screenshot of a late game boss fight if you REALLY want to spoil yourself, but if there's any chance you are going to play the game at all, this is an awesome surprise so don't spoil it.). So if you're looking for a deep, replayable game, it's not here. Despite per-level leaderboards and a score attack element, I don't think people will be coming back to this.
However, I found the game consistently funny (lots of puns, lots of deadpan humour, tons of reference humour, lots of great visual gags in the gameplay, it's so hilarious), it was always introducing new enemy types and patterns so that any shallowness in the gameplay was made up with sort of consistently new things, there are so many different gameplay genres including the second last boss fight which basically made me drop my jaw when it happened I couldn't even believe it. I thought the 30+ minute long B-movie that provides the game's live action scenes was funny and enjoyable. I thought the audio was excellent, with great performances by the Prague Symphony Orchestra. It ran well on my computer, it looked great in a cartoony way in motion (not so much in screenshots). As with every Twisted Pixel game, there are hundreds of unlockable concept art bits, pitch videos, production shots from the live action movie, and historical stuff--including a sneak peak at their next game which seems to me to be ambitious. I think the game succeeds at what it sets out to do.
It took me about 4-4:15 to finish the game with all upgrades, A grades on most levels, 17/20 achievements, and look through all the concept art and stuff. This is not a long game. But I feel absolutely like I got my money worth out of it. I'd place it above Comic Jumper in execution, and personally I was pretty burned out by the end of Ms. Splosion Man. I liked Gunstringer and the Maw more. I continue to think that Twisted Pixel is an interesting studio doing interesting work and I'm glad they're around. While I think LocoCycle worked, I hope their next project manages to find the right balance between core gameplay that appeals to other people and their own unique style.
I uploaded 40-ish screenshots. I put spoilers on most of the later game or live action shots.
P.S. Double Helix did the Xbox One and PC ports. The game has a 32-bit DX9 version and a 64-bit DX11 version. I don't have a DX11 video card, so I played the DX9 version.
In summary
Just to get this out of the way -- I don't recommend the game to you or to anyone because I'm in the minority on it. A lot of people didn't like it. The core gameplay loop is pretty shallow (you get a shallow spy hunter clone, a button-mashing brawler element, some analogue stick rail shooter sequences, and then a few other surprises that I won't spoil here. Here's a screenshot of a late game boss fight if you REALLY want to spoil yourself, but if there's any chance you are going to play the game at all, this is an awesome surprise so don't spoil it.). So if you're looking for a deep, replayable game, it's not here. Despite per-level leaderboards and a score attack element, I don't think people will be coming back to this.
However, I found the game consistently funny (lots of puns, lots of deadpan humour, tons of reference humour, lots of great visual gags in the gameplay, it's so hilarious), it was always introducing new enemy types and patterns so that any shallowness in the gameplay was made up with sort of consistently new things, there are so many different gameplay genres including the second last boss fight which basically made me drop my jaw when it happened I couldn't even believe it. I thought the 30+ minute long B-movie that provides the game's live action scenes was funny and enjoyable. I thought the audio was excellent, with great performances by the Prague Symphony Orchestra. It ran well on my computer, it looked great in a cartoony way in motion (not so much in screenshots). As with every Twisted Pixel game, there are hundreds of unlockable concept art bits, pitch videos, production shots from the live action movie, and historical stuff--including a sneak peak at their next game which seems to me to be ambitious. I think the game succeeds at what it sets out to do.
It took me about 4-4:15 to finish the game with all upgrades, A grades on most levels, 17/20 achievements, and look through all the concept art and stuff. This is not a long game. But I feel absolutely like I got my money worth out of it. I'd place it above Comic Jumper in execution, and personally I was pretty burned out by the end of Ms. Splosion Man. I liked Gunstringer and the Maw more. I continue to think that Twisted Pixel is an interesting studio doing interesting work and I'm glad they're around. While I think LocoCycle worked, I hope their next project manages to find the right balance between core gameplay that appeals to other people and their own unique style.
I uploaded 40-ish screenshots. I put spoilers on most of the later game or live action shots.
P.S. Double Helix did the Xbox One and PC ports. The game has a 32-bit DX9 version and a 64-bit DX11 version. I don't have a DX11 video card, so I played the DX9 version.
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Piercedveil
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It's on my "pick up when 75% off" list.
ab.aeterno
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Cheers for the info!
Da DreadLord
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I really, really liked LocoCycle. It was a fun game. Clearly I'm in the minority as people in here have already shit on the game or described it as self-evidently terrible (I'm assuming they played the Xbox One version) but I really liked it.
Just to get this out of the way -- I don't recommend the game to you or to anyone because I'm in the minority on it. A lot of people didn't like it. The core gameplay loop is pretty shallow (you get a shallow spy hunter clone, a button-mashing brawler element, some analogue stick rail shooter sequences, and then a few other surprises that I won't spoil here. Here's a screenshot of a late game boss fight if you REALLY want to spoil yourself, but if there's any chance you are going to play the game at all, this is an awesome surprise so don't spoil it.). So if you're looking for a deep, replayable game, it's not here. Despite per-level leaderboards and a score attack element, I don't think people will be coming back to this.
However, I found the game consistently funny (lots of puns, lots of deadpan humour, tons of reference humour, lots of great visual gags in the gameplay, it's so hilarious), it was always introducing new enemy types and patterns so that any shallowness in the gameplay was made up with sort of consistently new things, there are so many different gameplay genres including the second last boss fight which basically made me drop my jaw when it happened I couldn't even believe it. I thought the 30+ minute long B-movie that provides the game's live action scenes was funny and enjoyable. I thought the audio was excellent, with great performances by the Prague Symphony Orchestra. It ran well on my computer, it looked great in a cartoony way in motion (not so much in screenshots). As with every Twisted Pixel game, there are hundreds of unlockable concept art bits, pitch videos, production shots from the live action movie, and historical stuff--including a sneak peak at their next game which seems to me to be ambitious. I think the game succeeds at what it sets out to do.
It took me about 4-4:15 to finish the game with all upgrades, A grades on most levels, 17/20 achievements, and look through all the concept art and stuff. This is not a long game. But I feel absolutely like I got my money worth out of it. I'd place it above Comic Jumper in execution, and personally I was pretty burned out by the end of Ms. Splosion Man. I liked Gunstringer and the Maw more. I continue to think that Twisted Pixel is an interesting studio doing interesting work and I'm glad they're around. While I think LocoCycle worked, I hope their next project manages to find the right balance between core gameplay that appeals to other people and their own unique style.
I uploaded 40-ish screenshots. I put spoilers on most of the later game or live action shots.
P.S. Double Helix did the Xbox One and PC ports. The game has a 32-bit DX9 version and a 64-bit DX11 version. I don't have a DX11 video card, so I played the DX9 version.
In summary
loving the summary...
Intheflorsh
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Edit: Wrong thread.
I really liked your review and a pic too.
added to my wishlist, although I really shouldn't
let's agree to disagree
nuh uh!
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Damn Stump how are we not suppose to make a curiosity purchase on first 75% sale after a review as interesting as that.
dirtywhirlwind
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Um, how do you actually play R.I.P.D in single player?
Edit: Never mind.
Edit2: Ok, this was garbage.
Edit: Never mind.
Edit2: Ok, this was garbage.
Backlogger
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Yes Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection does work on W8.1, at least for me.
I haven't had any problem with any games running in W8 or 8.1 that also ran in 7. I know some people have, but I think its not W8 by itself that is always the issue.
I haven't installed or tried all 17 games, but I know the first 1 works.
Better to test yourself rather than ask I have found. A lot of W8 haters will say things don't work in W8 whether they have tried it or not.
here ya go.
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Thanks! Might have to pick it up them. Anyone know if more expansions are on the way?
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Still blows my mind that Double Helix was bought by amazon, they were really starting to come around in terms of respectability. Suppose that could continue.
ah thanks dude
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Would anyone recommend 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat? I'm kinda thinking about getting it.
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This update is great. I just checked and it told me I have 126 worth of card drops to find. If only I wasn't a lazy ass
i got it when it was $40 and enjoyed it quite a bit. id say i liked it more than City. the combat is a little tougher but more satisfying. story is better too IMO. i also never experienced any serious bugs.
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Origins shares too much in common with City for me to really believe one person hating one and loving the other. The whole trilogy is good stuff in my book and I can't wait for more.
I'm tempted to grab Thirty Flights of Loving with card money. I'm afraid it may be a waste of free cards, since it's supposed to be extremely short. I mean, I kinda enjoyed Gravity Bone, but there's a small difference between "completely free" and "free, but I could have used that freeness to pick up another game instead".
What I'm trying to say is I don't know if I'll regret getting it. Oh well, he who doesn't risk doesn't win, or something like that, so here goes nothing. *Adds to cart*
What I'm trying to say is I don't know if I'll regret getting it. Oh well, he who doesn't risk doesn't win, or something like that, so here goes nothing. *Adds to cart*
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All aboard the dynastic murder train, CHOO CHOO.
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So, is Far Cry 3 supposed to be meta or something ? I just got to the second island.
Also, something relevant (NSFW).
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