SteveWinwood
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Man I haven't remembered chips challenge in like 15 years.
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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 II - The Definitive Edition
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corrosivefrost
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I"m not really feeling it. It feels like Shadow Complex with a sword.
That sounds like it would feel awesome. Admittedly, my interest in the game waned somewhat after USgamer downplayed the Shadow Complex comparisons many other previews had made.
More_Badass
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Picked up Flatout 2 and Ultimate Carnage and Drunk Robot Pornography (best game name since Rockets Fucking Everywhere)
I'm really enjoying DRP. It's silly and over-the-top and the towering bosses are very impressive. The game is pure spectacle with dozens and dozens of lasers, missiles, and enemies to avoid as you jetpack gracefully through the air. Wish there was more variety in terms of weaponry or if the pick-ups changed your gun or something, but overall it's just great crazy bullet hell FPS fun
The Flatout games are as fun as I remember. Flatout 2 was good on PS2, but here I can play on highest settings with no lag and fast load times. And I find the keyboard controls quite comfortable.
I'm really enjoying DRP. It's silly and over-the-top and the towering bosses are very impressive. The game is pure spectacle with dozens and dozens of lasers, missiles, and enemies to avoid as you jetpack gracefully through the air. Wish there was more variety in terms of weaponry or if the pick-ups changed your gun or something, but overall it's just great crazy bullet hell FPS fun
The Flatout games are as fun as I remember. Flatout 2 was good on PS2, but here I can play on highest settings with no lag and fast load times. And I find the keyboard controls quite comfortable.
CheesecakeRecipe
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where's my wallet
DaBargainHunta
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Not sure if this has been mentioned, but I found another one of those indie bundle sites.
http://groupees.com/
Not every game includes a Steam key, but most do.
The Steampunk 2 bundle is a weird hodgepodge of games, ebooks, comics, and music. Truthfully, I was more interested in the ebooks.
You can pay as little as a buck for each of the two bundles they have. Pretty cool, I thought. I grabbed both bundles.
There are more of those sites here: http://www.indiegamebundles.com/complete-bundle-list/
But I don't know if all of them offer Steam, and I can't personally vouch for some of them.
Humble is still the best IMO, but the others aren't bad.
http://groupees.com/
Not every game includes a Steam key, but most do.
The Steampunk 2 bundle is a weird hodgepodge of games, ebooks, comics, and music. Truthfully, I was more interested in the ebooks.
You can pay as little as a buck for each of the two bundles they have. Pretty cool, I thought. I grabbed both bundles.
There are more of those sites here: http://www.indiegamebundles.com/complete-bundle-list/
But I don't know if all of them offer Steam, and I can't personally vouch for some of them.
Humble is still the best IMO, but the others aren't bad.
Stallion Free
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Well the gun-gameplay in Shadow Complex sucked so this sounds like an improvement.
DaBargainHunta
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Oh man... I LOVED Chip's Challenge.
Not too crazy about the art style on display here, but a spiritual successor by the same designer definitely has me excited!
So good. I did absolutely everything in Ultimate Carnage and wish there was more. Next Car Game better be good.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Dude, it's not a port of the Sega game. :lol
Pretty sure most of us in here know about Groupees by now, but thanks just the same.
Dude... You must be new here (or new to the bundle scene at least)
groupees is one of the oldest and more active bundles up there with indiegala / royale Gonna give it a bit more in-depth answer, and an edit might be missed.
It's a bit of a theme-park in the ARR incarnation, with some dynamic content with the FATEs system, some sidequests and a main storyline that brings you to visit the whole game world.
Combat is fun, a mix of action and traditional MMO types, with a need to dodge most special attacks. Melees have positional attacks, making the combat require focus.
Dungeons are interesting, some more than others, with the first dungeons being easier than what comes after level 30ish. There are also some interesting mechanics to defeat certain bosses that can make fights easier or harder, depending on people's ability/equip.
Crafting system is addicting in its own way, though I found some parts of it quite mechanically boring (too much back and forth between windows for my taste).
For 15$, with it coming with a free month, you can't go wrong if all you're looking for is to scratch a MMO itch. The game definitely delivers on that as it's a fun experience, at least the first time up to cap.
Also there is the GAF guild on Ultros, in case you'd want people to play with.
This happens sometimes.Paid for Humble Bundle but didn't get any link
You'll get the link in your email, or check your account page.
SteveWinwood
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How did I miss Grimm getting on steam?
That is so random. Was a gametap exclusive in like 2008.
Does gametap even exist anymore?
That is so random. Was a gametap exclusive in like 2008.
Does gametap even exist anymore?
DaBargainHunta
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After I pay with Paypal and it loads me back to the Humble site, the confirmation screen always hangs for me. But the transaction does go through, and the games do get e-mailed and appear on my bundle page.Paid for Humble Bundle but didn't get any link
Syphon Filter
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I thought you meant grim fandango,i always wanted to try that out.
ab.aeterno
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Any word on if/when the Thief preload might happen?
Ahh, the glory days of Lucasarts return to the mind...Still miss this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7TCD7Zg-VI
SteveWinwood
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um no i wouldnt miss that for the world
corrosivefrost
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Right about now, I'm not feeling the combat in this either. The animation is ... off... somehow... and the attacks don't feel like they have any impact. The boss fight against Solo is a good example of everything I'm not liking about the game. 4 bosses in before you have a way to deal with gunfire. Which is what a large portion of the normal enemies attack you with... combine that with a seeming lack of precision in the movement controls and dodging some of the attack patterns of Solo can be infuriating. On top of it all, your attacks do piddling damage, so it takes forever to kill bosses either by slamming them with charge attacks or mashing attack. The only salvation I've found so far is if you can manage to hit them with option C. Maybe it gets better, but I'm not loving it to this point... it's kind of what I was afraid it would be when I watched the trailers.
Capcom, I'll forgive this trespass if you port Strider 1 and Strider 2 to Steam.
It feels a LOT like it to me. Especially in terms of the animation and level design. Even down to the combat where it doesn't feel like your attacks have any impact. Check out the demo if you liked Shadow Complex, I guess.
I certainly don't have it.
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Is FFIX free to play until you hit a level cap? Or do you need a subscription from day 1?
crimsonheadGCN
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I use to love Gametap when it had a client and I was able to watch old episodes of Adult Swim shows (like Sealab). It's too bad that it was sold off by Time Warner.
Finally got this to spit out a code for Thief Gold https://www.thiefmodcompetition.com/#tab1
But the code wasn't valid.
Its sub based, the first 30 days come with the purchase though.
But the code wasn't valid.
Its sub based, the first 30 days come with the purchase though.
Last August, Night Dive uploaded a photo to its Facebook page of an employee standing next to Schafer with a boxed copy of the game in hand, but said photo has since been removed. Presumably, whatever plans were in motion later stalled.
I actually pre-ordered the game as Capcom won't release the art book and OST separately. I'll get around to it at some point!
SteveWinwood
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Oh man I remember that. Watching space ghost on that thing was cash.
I wanna say the Brak show was on there too, but I might be getting my years mixed up.
Yup- the latter proved to be the solution for me at least.
The code worked for me but wont allow me to purchase in Canada because digital games aren't available here. I own digital Amazon games already though...
Edit: Since it was free I changed billing address and it worked.
Like Grief said, you need a subscription but the first 30 days are free. What Grief didn't mention is that 30 days is more than enough to hit the level cap, finish the story, and
gargle some mouthwash
vomiting over how bad the voice acting is
Nice.
I even just tried a different email address, got a different code, still invalid.
Last Baron
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So you can upload any video you want and get a code?
More_Badass
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Now having played Flatout 2 and UC, I think while UC definitely is a step in visuals and more cars on a track is always better, Flatout 2 seems to have the looser more arcade-y-er physics. Seemed easier to roll and fishtail and barely be in control in 2, and I mean that in a good way
What are you doing getting non steam games anyway? Traitor!
It's a Steam key. Just redeemed fine on my account.
Don't you get a steam key?
I didn't actually upload anything.
Just clicked "claim your free game" at the top left, entered a name and email and instantly got a key.
corrosivefrost
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Not necessarily directed at Grief, but for anyone who might know:
I've never played an MMO before... is it kind of like FFXII but without a party?
Does my 30 days start the day I purchase the game? Or can I activate that 30-day sub at a later point in time?
Haven't played this particular MMO so I'm not sure on the first part but your 30 free days will usually start the second you create an account using the key, or apply the key to an existing account (since this probably uses Squenix accounts?).
More_Badass
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Revisiting the Flatout series on PC makes me realize how underrated the games were. They really nailed the hard hitting arcade racing, with awesome crashes and loose but responsive controls. From the footage and screenshots, Next Car Game seems to be missing some of the charm that made Flatout so enjoyable: the drivers and their personalities, how they'd fly out in the hardest crashes, the minigames, the mix of street and backroad racing
MMOs are like FFXII if all the gambits were "be an idiot," "say something incredibly sexist and/or racist," and "wear level 5 earrings even though you're level 50."
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