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Definitely still pretty. Time to visit the optician?
thesaucetastic
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My favorite Tales game is Tales of Legendia, but that's apparently a really unpopular opinion.
ToS is cute if a little juvenile. Still really fun though! It was my first.
I figured I'd go the sophisticated beauty route before diving into drugs and getting into limos while not wearing underwear.
To be honest, I'm not a fan of modern Call of Duty in the slightest, including the oft-lauded Call of Duty 4. It's just not my cup of tea.
He got old
arts&crafts
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Can't wait to see JaseC in the movie of the year next week.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I too noticed this. There's a few others in the same boat. Oniken's ongoing key redemption fiasco is one such example (Indie Royale still doesn't have keys, everyone else does). Very stupid having to spend time keeping track of all this dumb stuff.
steam thread ruining wes anderson movies for me, this is going too far
arts&crafts
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Didn't you hear, STEAM is the hipster platform
If this is of any help, you can go IGS->Desura->Steam key route for 99 Levels to Hell
man I hate that stupid undodgeable attack from the big skeletons in guacamelee, always caught me off guard
I've only bought vesperia and symphonia, didn't have the chance to play the other games
My favorite Tales game is Tales of Legendia, but that's apparently a really unpopular opinion.
ToS is cute if a little juvenile. Still really fun though! It was my first.
I've only bought vesperia and symphonia, didn't have the chance to play the other games
Popular opinion, but my favorite tales is probably Vesperia. It seems to have the most adult cast and lead, and doesn't really have any big glaring deficiency, even if it doesn't re-invent the wheel for gameplay or progression.
On a steam note, been putting a fair bit of time into new Castlevania. My short impression is that reviewers were not wrong, but I still think the game is a lot of fun. I won't put a number on it, but the gameplay is a little better, everything else a little bit worse, with some stupid decisions on stealth and the ending. I legitimately think LoS1 is a good game. This one I'm more hesitant to say that. I'll burp out a steam review once I try out some of the challenges and higher difficulty.
On a steam note, been putting a fair bit of time into new Castlevania. My short impression is that reviewers were not wrong, but I still think the game is a lot of fun. I won't put a number on it, but the gameplay is a little better, everything else a little bit worse, with some stupid decisions on stealth and the ending. I legitimately think LoS1 is a good game. This one I'm more hesitant to say that. I'll burp out a steam review once I try out some of the challenges and higher difficulty.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Heh, there was no need, I had it in I think at least 2 bundles in addition to IGS so it worked out OK in the end. Thanks for the tip though. I've seen a few games where that has worked.
I seriously don't think I could see a movie with her in it without feeling a little creeped out. It's as if JaceC is my window into an uncomfortable obsession.
arts&crafts
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That word rubs me the wrong way, but there's no need for me to get into this again so I'll leave it alone.
The game's only ~6GB installed, too. Nice and small.
If you were quick enough you could have bought it for $20!
Edit: Well, I say "quick enough", but the loophole was open for ~2.5 weeks.
arts&crafts
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Basically, you sign into your account on her PC, authorise the system itself, and then authorise her actual Steam account (which is automatically detected). Concurrent game access is not permitted and so she'll be unable to play something while you're in-game and if you jump into a game while she's playing something then she'll be booted out after a few minutes' warning. Also, some games are excluded from Family Sharing, such as those with third-party account systems (Uplay games, GFWL games, and so on).
For quite a while it was possible to circumvent the lack of concurrent game access by having the secondary user/s switch to Offline Mode, however Valve recently plugged this loophole -- Family Sharing is now disabled when Steam is in Offline Mode.
No slower than usual.
Your account has to be signed in on her machine to give access. After that, barring any issues that break authentication, your account isn't needed anymore.
Your sister can play your games as long as you aren't playing anything from your library. Only one person can access a single library at any one time. You can play her games at the same time she plays one of yours, but you can't be both playing one of your games at the same time. Or you can play a game from your friend's library at the same time she plays a game from yours.
If you're playing a game from your library it won't let her launch a game. If she's playing a game from your library you can launch a game and she'll get a warning message and a few minutes to save her game before it forcefully ends it on her end.
CheesecakeRecipe
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I can't even load cdn.steampowered.com anymore, avatars and stuff don't show up if the page even loads at all. Don't even know who to shake a stick at to get it fixed.
I have two pending trade offers than I can't accept.
One of three things happens:- Steam claims there was an error accepting the offer
- The items don't load when viewing the offers
- The trade offer page doesn't load at all
AScotAbroad
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Any impressions of Real World Racing? Had a quick search for an |OT| but didn't see one, and tempted by the 2x copies for $6 at IndieGala.
damn it's out,,,, I thought it still in beta
SteveWinwood
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Who wants real world racing when you could have motor rock
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I have two pending trade offers than I can't accept.
- Steam claims there was an error accepting the offer
- The items don't load when viewing the offers
- The trade offer page doesn't load at all
The real definition of madness - when Steam no longer wants you to use it.
I bought it for $22
Oh, that's nice!
I suppose the game's style helped with that.
Yep, just a day or two after I got it the damn region locking started
Yeah, definitely. Considering also the game's system requirements I might play it at my mate's place using his laptop that'll be hooked up the the PC. He'd like to build a gaming PC soon and so it'd be a good opportunity for him to familiarise himself with Big Picture Mode.
Yep, just a day or two after I got it the damn region locking started
Ah, that's unfortunate. I helped a mate buy a copy just a day or two before Ubi finally added the PurchaseRestrictedCountries flags, so he was lucky.
AScotAbroad
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Enjoy!
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The real definition of madness - when Steam no longer wants you to use it.
I want my ref, Valve!
I, uh, didn't realise I already owned it:
Oops.
I vote RE4. I've never played it myself but the game is beloved by many and supporting belated PC ports* is only a good thing.
* Let's just ignore the existence of the original PC port.
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Oops.
I vote RE4. I've never played it myself but the game is beloved by many and supporting belated PC ports* is only a good thing.
* Let's just ignore the existence of the original PC port.
AScotAbroad
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REAL WORLD PROBLEMS.
Intheflorsh
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I bet you have that problem frequently. Thanks!
If you own Shadowrun Returns and enjoyed it, definitely give Dragonfall a shot.
AScotAbroad
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arts&crafts
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Just played Super Hexagon for the first time, instant headache ow
Haha, usually I recognise the name! In this case, though, the game didn't sound familiar at all and so I assumed I didn't own it. Lesson learned.
If you haven't played it before, RE4 is a fantastic game
RE4 is one of the only RE's that I have never played. I didn't even finish the town level.
I know I know I'm missing out.
Glass Rebel
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I've been decimating my backlog these last few days.
Strider
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea
The Swapper
Alan Wake: American Nightmare
"Luckily" I have so many half-finished games.
Strider
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea
The Swapper
Alan Wake: American Nightmare
"Luckily" I have so many half-finished games.
But is he going to build a proper gaming machine? a Steambox? HTPC with some gaming capability?
Well, I did get it in the nick of time so there was no problem there, even though I was *this* close to not redeem it so I could gift it to a friend later... Luckily I did, but then couldn't get another one so he'll have to wait
My "
" was just because region locking sucks and pisses me off.Hey guys, apparently there is a new phishing method out there and you should all know about it just in case. Got it from Reddit.
http://www.reddit.com/r/lowendgaming/comments/1yx74h/heads_up_to_all_steam_users_nasty_scam/
Beware guys. Trade safe.
http://www.reddit.com/r/lowendgaming/comments/1yx74h/heads_up_to_all_steam_users_nasty_scam/
Beware guys. Trade safe.
Yeah, he's going to spend around $2k (he doesn't own a PC at all, so the budget will include a monitor and a kb&m). Depending on when exactly he'll go ahead with the plan I may advise him to wait for the higher-end Maxwell cards.
Well, I did get it in the nick of time so there was no problem there, even though I was *this* close to not redeem it so I could gift it to a friend later... Luckily I did, but then couldn't get another one so he'll have to wait
My "
Ah, sorry, I misread your post earlier, haha.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2
The ending of the trilogy of the Lords of Shadow saga improves everything that is gameplay but sometimes suffers in erratic level design and poor story. The gameplay is easily better than LoS1 and the World navigation works great for being all interconected.
The problem with the world is that the modern world sections have monotone/repetitive design while the Castle areas are varied. The enemies on the modern day section are generic for most of the part and do not fit the theme of the game and in some cases feel annoying and poorly thought out (Yes talking about the mutants with shotguns and bombs). The narrative of the game doesn't feel connected at all unlike LoS1 and MoF. Sometimes the main story feels like sidequest with some of the things you must do and then takes a deep nosedive on the last quarter of the game.
As for the positive the combat its meatier and feels more responsive than the previous games. The camera didn't get in the way as much as it was implied by the press reviews. The world on the Castle area was amazing and the boss fight were all memorable thing I can't say about the first one in terms of the boss mechanics and no titan boss fights like the first game make it all better.
Let us talk about the infamous "stealth" moments of the game. IMO they don't feel that important in term of narrative but the execution isn't hard and frustrating as it has been mentioned on reviews. It breaks up the combat to do something different which I would have liked better puzzles instead of the stealth puzzles. (It's goddamn Dracula and he was powerful enough for most of the stealth areas.
Overall if you don't mind much the problems with the narrative and the monotony of the design of the modern world Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 manages to be a great game and worthy of the Castlevania series as this game manages to get the ideas of the Metroidvania and made it work on a 3D world almost perfectly. In the end it was a fun ride with some flaws on the way. I wished the plot was better but it is what it is.
8/10
You can see my LoS2 Gallery if you want (It has spoilers)
The ending of the trilogy of the Lords of Shadow saga improves everything that is gameplay but sometimes suffers in erratic level design and poor story. The gameplay is easily better than LoS1 and the World navigation works great for being all interconected.
The problem with the world is that the modern world sections have monotone/repetitive design while the Castle areas are varied. The enemies on the modern day section are generic for most of the part and do not fit the theme of the game and in some cases feel annoying and poorly thought out (Yes talking about the mutants with shotguns and bombs). The narrative of the game doesn't feel connected at all unlike LoS1 and MoF. Sometimes the main story feels like sidequest with some of the things you must do and then takes a deep nosedive on the last quarter of the game.
As for the positive the combat its meatier and feels more responsive than the previous games. The camera didn't get in the way as much as it was implied by the press reviews. The world on the Castle area was amazing and the boss fight were all memorable thing I can't say about the first one in terms of the boss mechanics and no titan boss fights like the first game make it all better.
Let us talk about the infamous "stealth" moments of the game. IMO they don't feel that important in term of narrative but the execution isn't hard and frustrating as it has been mentioned on reviews. It breaks up the combat to do something different which I would have liked better puzzles instead of the stealth puzzles. (It's goddamn Dracula and he was powerful enough for most of the stealth areas.
Overall if you don't mind much the problems with the narrative and the monotony of the design of the modern world Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 manages to be a great game and worthy of the Castlevania series as this game manages to get the ideas of the Metroidvania and made it work on a 3D world almost perfectly. In the end it was a fun ride with some flaws on the way. I wished the plot was better but it is what it is.
8/10
You can see my LoS2 Gallery if you want (It has spoilers)
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