Joe Molotov
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Play the superior "Saints of Rage" instead.
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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 II - The Definitive Edition
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Play the superior "Saints of Rage" instead.
Stallion Free
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Amazon had it for 15$ which you could combine with a 5$ coupon to bring it down to 10$ I got it for 15$ on the Christmas sale and didn't feel ripped off, but it will probably pop up for 10$ again somewhere soon.
Exclusives are literally the only reason I own them. None of the next-gen platforms have enough exclusives for me to break and buy. WiiU is almost there, especially since the GF would probably get a ton of use out of it.
Blue Ninja
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oooohh they will be releasing white Xbox one controllers according to rumors
Looks great. Can't wait for the pc support i will definitely pick it up to replace my 360 one.
Likewise, that thing looks sexy as fuck.
MMBosstones86
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I think what he means is it'll get to that during a sale. Lowest recorded in Amazon at $10. Which means next Steam sale, we'll probably see that price as well.
I'm only getting a controller to play the platformer games on steam. Seems like the DS4 with the awesome dpad as well as symmetric layout is more comfortable than the xbone controller for that. Although I'm scared it doesn't get PC support and I will have to play with ABXY prompts.
Mr. Poolman
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oooohh they will be releasing white Xbox one controllers according to rumors
Looks great. Can't wait for the pc support i will definitely pick it up to replace my 360 one.
That looks pretty!
emiranda061288
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oooohh they will be releasing white Xbox one controllers according to rumors
Looks great. Can't wait for the pc support i will definitely pick it up to replace my 360 one.
white is the worst color, it will get yellow in no time
dave is ok
aztek is ok
My wife went into labor last Monday and I forgot to buy the Humble Bundle before it switched over 
Oh well, I'm sure I can get Papa y Yo for a couple dollars in the summer sale.
Oh well, I'm sure I can get Papa y Yo for a couple dollars in the summer sale.
oooohh they will be releasing white Xbox one controllers according to rumors
Looks great. Can't wait for the pc support i will definitely pick it up to replace my 360 one.
Not bad. I might buy it if my 360 controller dies before the Steam controller gets released.
Intheflorsh
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It is until the grime sets in. White controllers never look any good after a few months.
My wife went into labor last Monday and I forgot to buy the Humble Bundle before it switched over
Oh well, I'm sure I can get Papa y Yo for a couple dollars in the summer sale.
Congrats!
Edit: also, check your PM
My wife went into labor last Monday and I forgot to buy the Humble Bundle before it switched over
Oh well, I'm sure I can get Papa y Yo for a couple dollars in the summer sale.
At least you have your priorities right.
Also congrats on being a daddy
At this point I almost want to buy a Wii U to give nintendo some charity. It bums me out that they are doing so bad. Playing nintendo games after not playing them for so long would probably be pretty refreshing too.
But anyway, this list making experiment has been encouraging. I'm glad to have it all down on paper so I can form some kind of plan of attack. It will also curb my spending habits knowing that I have so many games I'm interested in beating.
I think the only game I'm really hyped to buy right now is Dark Souls 2. Not that there isn't other things I'd like at some point, but DS2 takes priority.
I'm a fan of camo pattern, either the urban/digital variant that the DS3 has been offered in, or the old-school woodland pattern that's offered for the 360. Doesn't get yellow. Doesn't show that greasy, muddy mixture of hand gunk + skin cells + sweat that ends up getting deposited on controllers and mice.
Congratulations.
Blue Ninja
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I have a white 360 controller I got with my original 360 back in '05, still looks fine.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Thanks guys! First baby so it's a little scary but he seems pretty rad so far.
Intheflorsh
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Don't forget Cheeto dust.
emiranda061288
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TheFightingFish
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Had a bit of time to game last night and I'd just finished up Saint's Row 3 so I gave the next two games in my on deck circle a try.
Pixeljunk Shooter - This is what I sunk the most time into and I came away really impressed with it. The graphics and sound are both very pleasing. In particular pouring a big dose of water into lava (or water into oil, or lava onto ice, ect...) is just a very satisfying transformation to watch. The level design is enough to make you think, but not too much as to stall your progress very often (I'm in the third world) so it makes for a nice game when you want a smidge of challenge without having to be totally engaged in the game. So far it's also done a nice job of introducing a new fluid type or new ship suit to shake up the basic gameplay just when it seems about to get stale. This game is a really nice surprise for me so far, I've played PJ Monsters and Eden before and both of those were games that I enjoyed, but had some major drawbacks. The only slight nitpicks that I can make with this guy so far is that the difficulty curve could stand to be a touch harder, and I feel like I would like some type of aiming laser that would show the start of my rockets trajectory before I fire them. It's really hard to be accurate when nailing an enemy close to one of the guys you are looking to rescue.
Dead Space - Less to say about this one, because 75 mins or so was enough to tell me that this is not the game for me. Not that I think it's a bad game, but more so that I found the environment unsettling enough that I just can't see playing this and enjoying it as a leisure time activity. Had a very cool horror / sci-fi vibe that I can see the appeal of, but I'm not much of a scare gamer (Dark Souls or RE4 is about as far down that path as I go) so having small cramped dark environments with a slightly clumsy to control character and jump scares is just not my thing.
Pixeljunk Shooter - This is what I sunk the most time into and I came away really impressed with it. The graphics and sound are both very pleasing. In particular pouring a big dose of water into lava (or water into oil, or lava onto ice, ect...) is just a very satisfying transformation to watch. The level design is enough to make you think, but not too much as to stall your progress very often (I'm in the third world) so it makes for a nice game when you want a smidge of challenge without having to be totally engaged in the game. So far it's also done a nice job of introducing a new fluid type or new ship suit to shake up the basic gameplay just when it seems about to get stale. This game is a really nice surprise for me so far, I've played PJ Monsters and Eden before and both of those were games that I enjoyed, but had some major drawbacks. The only slight nitpicks that I can make with this guy so far is that the difficulty curve could stand to be a touch harder, and I feel like I would like some type of aiming laser that would show the start of my rockets trajectory before I fire them. It's really hard to be accurate when nailing an enemy close to one of the guys you are looking to rescue.
Dead Space - Less to say about this one, because 75 mins or so was enough to tell me that this is not the game for me. Not that I think it's a bad game, but more so that I found the environment unsettling enough that I just can't see playing this and enjoying it as a leisure time activity. Had a very cool horror / sci-fi vibe that I can see the appeal of, but I'm not much of a scare gamer (Dark Souls or RE4 is about as far down that path as I go) so having small cramped dark environments with a slightly clumsy to control character and jump scares is just not my thing.
Various Artists
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That white XBone controller looks nice. Once they work with PC I might pick one up.
Cheeto camo for those situations.
This is the 360 mod kit that I actually use (the "dpad" works great for certain types of games that use it for weapon selection; not ideal for platformers):
Blue Ninja
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(Horrible lighting though.) I pimped it a bit last summer, quite the messy affair. Original white shell, though. I replaced the two grey parts, the D-Pad, the two white buttons and the sticks. I was going to put in black ones to fit the theme, but the ones I use now are just so much better.
You guys got some greasy doritos hands or something because my controller is still white as a guy in a fedora and a neckbeard and it's old as fuck.
Ban Puncher
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Cheeto camo for those situations.
Flamin' Hot
Every wireless controller becomes wired (as in, Energy AND data go through the cable) once you plug it in.
At least that's what Microsoft told us.
Intheflorsh
Banned
I'm not sure about the Xbox One's controller, but the DS4 can be connected to the PC via a USB cable.
Those sticks look really nice.
Blue Ninja
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A lot better than the originals. I wanted to get the rotating D-Pad in there, too, but it didn't fit the old shell.
Yeah PJ Shooter didn't feel particular challenging to me. I played it using mouse for aiming and left analog for movement, which turned out to be a rather cheaty combination. I would have beaten the last boss without any deaths if I hadn't decided to try to find out whether touching him would do damage to myself (turns out it's an instadeath).
Well, like I said, very very faint
But yeah, Eldritch sadly doesn't really go anywhere with its magic powers and exploration.
Incognita was the better name. We should start a petition.
I know, right?
No. Stop smoking whatever it is you're smoking.
We can't be friends anymore.
You're not missing much. The PC port is a horrible mess that crashes at the drop of a hat. (unless they fixed it)
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Intheflorsh
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On the topic of controllers, I've been using the Hori Assault Pad for the last few months. I bought it because of the Nintendo style dpad, but unfortunately they turned out to be pretty stiff and unresponsive. It's still a nice product overall, but not one of Hori's best efforts.
Really hope they get cards.
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Darksiders already had a soundtrack (and a comic), both of which got dumped on your desktop without asking
Please do this, Nordic.
Intheflorsh
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Jesper Kyd is such a champ.
Yeah, I keep thinking that could be viable. Hope they do the same with Dark Souls, but that seems less likely.
I wonder if the cards make the devs that much money (compared to new sales at least), but for the relatively limited amount of work to create the items, it seems like it would at least make money especially for games whose sales have dried up.
Darksiders already had a soundtrack (and a comic), both of which got dumped on your desktop without asking
Ah, I thought I was misremembering that. Turns out they install to C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Darksiders.
Blue Ninja
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I'm still interested to know if he decided to ditch the AC series, or if Ubisoft decided to ditch him. His soundtracks were so great.
PandaPedinte
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Besides the "blocky art" it's not like Minecraft. It's a roguelike with Lovecraft lore as inspiration for the setting.
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