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[Sub Zero]

Is The Bureau: XCOM worth 6$? The gamefly sale is ending soon so I'm debating whether or not to pick it up.

Enjoy!

Thanks for the game!

 

[catabarez]

Some of Sega's MegaDrive games are linked to store.steamgames.com rather than store.steampowered.com. It's why they're not flagged as owned in search results.

I figured it may have been something like that, but I went to Deadly Premonition page again and it looked like a normal url this time.

 

[JaseC]

I figured it may have been something like that, but I went to Deadly Premonition page again and it looked like a normal url this time.

Weird. File it under "Just one of those things", I guess.

 

[catabarez]

Weird. File it under "Just one of those things", I guess.

Yeah I guess so haha

 

[Mavromatis]

Weird. File it under "Just one of those things", I guess.

Funny thing is the akamai link works exactly as the original site.

 

[JaseC]

Funny thing is the akamai link works exactly as the original site.

That's to be expected as it's still on the steampowered.com domain.

 

[Cth]

Rush rush get the yayo!

Woo hoo! Thanks for Rush Bros!

 

[TheD]

Metro Last Light worth it for $12?

 

[Mavromatis]

That's to be expected as it's still on the steampowered.com domain.

Ok let me give you the weird.
https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/
This thing goes to Steam Store too.

 

[DJSebolski]

So is Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2 worth getting? Or wait for PS4 Xbone release?

 

[zkylon]

btw is it just me or xenoblade has lower res characters than xenosaga?

like I know I'm really old to the whole wii thing but it's pretty striking lol

 

[Grief.exe]

So is Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2 worth getting? Or wait for PS4 Xbone release?

Never really heard that question before if you have a gaming PC.

btw is it just me or xenoblade has lower res characters than xenosaga?

like I know I'm really old to the whole wii thing but it's pretty striking lol

Its so strange, it seems like a lot of PS2 models were extremely detailed.

 

[JaseC]

Ok let me give you the weird.
https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/
This thing goes to Steam Store too.

I wasn't aware that Valve used Akamai until today but I suppose it makes sense. Microsoft uses it for XBL content, for example.

 

[dani_dc]

btw is it just me or xenoblade has lower res characters than xenosaga?

like I know I'm really old to the whole wii thing but it's pretty striking lol

I'm assuming that's due to scale, Xenoblade is an open world game as opposed to Xenosaga.

 

[zkylon]

Its so strange, it seems like a lot of PS2 models were extremely detailed.

yeah, but well, ff12 is like sh3, some games are just amazing. xenosaga wasn't anything too cray even tho it looked really good

like not the fairest of comparisons but

xenoblade:

xeno 3:

also copy pasta my thoughts on xenosaga series from steam:

final thoughts on the xenosaga series:
* the scale and ambition of the plot is really unique among games. awesome characters, awesome meta-philosophical nonsense, awesome presentation. xenosaga will stick in my head for a long while
* some characters work better than others. jr and kos-mos, great! ziggy is such a bro, and chaos when he gets deep and mysterious is pretty cool. allen is the best! the biggest problem are the uzuki brothers. I can't imagine anyone ever inviting shion to a party, man that girl can whine about everything and anything. jin isn't much better, but I guess the doc citan inspired coat in xeno 3 won me over. the huge cast of secondary characters is very good too, like albedo, virgil, miyuki, etc.
* i missed the xenogears combo thing about combat in xeno 3, and I feel like xeno 1 was the best of the series as far as mechanics are concerned. they never really made mechas too much fun tho.
* music's a big disappointment in the series, even tho there are a couple good tunes, it's not near close to xenogears
* not sure about the cutscene to gameplay ratio. like this is the metal gear of rpgs. I enjoyed it, but man it was a big barrier of entry

overall it's just an impressive effort to do scale like prettty much no game out there. for the most part it works, threading a lot of complicated themes and broken characters into a thoroughly entertainingly confusing ride.

makes me very sad that there won't be a xeno 4 and we'll never get full closure for these characters but at least what we got was fun and sweet

onto xenoblade!

 

[Grief.exe]

I'm assuming that's due to scale, Xenoblade is an open world game as opposed to Xenosaga.

That is a good point.

yeah, but well, ff12 is like sh3, some games are just amazing. xenosaga wasn't anything too cray even tho it looked really good

like not the fairest of comparisons but

xenoblade:

I believe there is an HD texture pack available for Dolphin.

 

[Knurek]

Tales of the Abyss is probably still my favorite Tales game, though I suspect I'm sadly alone in that. :s

No, I don't think you are.
JadeC was a lovely character, and the UNDUB version with fully voiced skits... Pure sex.

 

[Tellaerin]

Never really heard that question before if you have a gaming PC.



Its so strange, it seems like a lot of PS2 models were extremely detailed.

If memory serves, the PS2 was designed to push polys over textures. I think Sony envisioned a future where we'd model everything in raw geometry someday, rather than focusing on tex + bumpmaps.

 

[JaseC]

yeah, but well, ff12 is like sh3, some games are just amazing. xenosaga wasn't anything too cray even tho it looked really good

like not the fairest of comparisons but

xenoblade:


xeno 3:


also copy pasta my thoughts on xenosaga series from steam:

 

[Zafir]

Tales of the Abyss is probably still my favorite Tales game, though I suspect I'm sadly alone in that. :s

Nah, it's also my favourite, so you aren't alone. Although I do fear we're the minority.

 

[Terra_Ex]

Tales of the Abyss is probably still my favorite Tales game, though I suspect I'm sadly alone in that. :s

No, I don't think you are.
JadeC was a lovely character, and the UNDUB version with fully voiced skits... Pure sex.

You're far from alone. Abyss has long been my favourite as well, plenty of people are vocal on GAF about disliking Luke's early asshole behaviour but for me it was a breath of fresh air amidst the holier-than-thou jrpgs heroes I'd suffered through for years. Great game, fantastic cast and some really great skits (sadly unvoiced in english) Having Jade along to mock Luke for most of the game never got old.

And Xeno3 had some pretty nice character models for its time, definitely my preferred look out of the trilogy.

 

[zkylon]

I believe there is an HD texture pack available for Dolphin.

yea I'm just commenting out of curiosity rather than annoyance or anything like that. like the game's still very pretty and expressive which is all I care about. like resolution is something that matters really little to me once you get over the general usefulness so I'd rather just keep my framerate stable

I'm assuming that's due to scale, Xenoblade is an open world game as opposed to Xenosaga.

yup, probably

he's thinking "the saboteur... someday"

If memory serves, the PS2 was designed to push polys over textures. I think Sony envisioned a future where we'd model everything in raw geometry someday, rather than focusing on tex + bumpmaps.

interesting

I would've been fine if graphical fidelity didn't progress from ps2 era and all the technological prowess was focused on mechanics

too bad we got the other way around

 

[JaseC]

e's thinking "the saboteur... someday"

It's so close yet so far.

 

[Syphon Filter]

It's so close yet so far.

Dam forgot about that. Doesn't EA own that though?

 

[Tecl0n]

No, I don't think you are.
JadeC was a lovely character, and the UNDUB version with fully voiced skits... Pure sex.

You both have my sword, if ever needed.

also copy pasta my thoughts on xenosaga series from steam:

From

Spoiler

Metempsychosis

to the end, it's an iconic ride of unique boss battle themes. IMO.

 

[JaseC]

Dam forgot about that. Doesn't EA own that though?

Yeah, EA bought Pandemic, along with BioWare, only to later kill the studio.

 

[catabarez]

Anyone having any issues starting Bioshock Infinite? It won't even start for me.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Yeah, EA bought Pandemic, along with BioWare, only to later kill the studio.

Why would EA allow that game on Steam then? They stopped ever since Origin.

 

[JaseC]

Why would EA allow that game on Steam then? They stopped ever since Origin.

That listing is a million years old. I do expect EA to return to Steam eventually, though, at least to some extent.

Edit: To clarify, the game wasn't available and later pulled a la Crysis 2 and Dragon Age 2: EA just stopped short of putting it up on the store at all.

 

[Tecl0n]

It's so close yet so far.

One day...
Although I did hear horror stories of this game's performance on AMD hardware.

 

[zkylon]

It's so close yet so far.

I'd ship you my boxed copy but I think it would only make you cry

From

Spoiler

Metempsychosis

to the end, it's an iconic ride of unique boss battle themes. IMO.

yeah there's a couple good ones

probably comparing anything to the xenogears ost is a lost battle

Anyone having any issues starting Bioshock Infinite? It won't even start for me.

starting just fine for me

 

[JaseC]

I'd ship you my boxed copy but I think it would only make you cry

"Why doesn't this box redeem on Steam? "

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Never really heard that question before if you have a gaming PC.



Its so strange, it seems like a lot of PS2 models were extremely detailed.

The cutscene animation especially. Balthier's expression is surprisingly subtle for a PS2 game.

 

[zkylon]

"Why doesn't this box redeem on Steam? "

I keep rubbing it against my monitor and nothing happens!!!

:<

 

[catabarez]

This is annoying. I have deleted every file relating to display and verified the game and still nothing. It worked for me when I first got it.

 

[Terra_Ex]

This is annoying. I have deleted every file relating to display and verified the game and still nothing. It worked for me when I first got it.

Tried reinstalling everything in the game's redist folder (VC++ runtimes, etc)?

 

[zkylon]

This is annoying. I have deleted every file relating to display and verified the game and still nothing. It worked for me when I first got it.

how about the benchmarking thingie?

 

[catabarez]

Tried reinstalling everything in the game's redist folder (VC++ runtimes, etc)?

I tried reinstalling the game to see if it was that. It went through all of those steps and still nothing.

how about the benchmarking thingie?

Yeah I tried that too. I even tried to force the game into windowed and it just won't start.

 

[Syphon Filter]

I tried reinstalling the game to see if it was that. It went through all of those steps and still nothing.



Yeah I tried that too. I even tried to force the game into windowed and it just won't start.

what you mean it dont start,no pop ups?

 

[Levyne]

I have The Saboteur one origin, unplayed, if it shows up on steam I might actually play it!

 

[JaseC]

I keep rubbing it against my monitor and nothing happens!!!

:<

I tried to put the manual containing the key in my disc drive but I think I broke something.

I have The Saboteur one origin, unplayed, if it shows up on steam I might actually play it!

The Saboteur is the one and only EA game I actually want to play. I already have it on Origin, but I'm holding out for a Steam release before giving it a whirl.

 

[catabarez]

what you mean it dont start,no pop ups?

It opens like it is going to start, then a get a black screen for a second, then it brings me back to the desktop.

 

[zkylon]

the saboteur is actually pretty decent. I get the feeling it won't have aged to well but I really enjoyed it back then

I tried to put the manual containing the key in my disc drive but I think I broke something.

an origami swan popped up when I opened it!

 

[Dec]

I keep rubbing it against my monitor and nothing happens!!!

:<

Reminds me that the Drakensang collection is LIES.

It clearly has the Steamworks logo on the back, and the fine print says "You must activate this product via the internet by registering for a Steam account and accepting the SSA." but inside there are just two discs.

I saw it in a liquidation store and bought it for Steamworks, but even though it's not it was still a great deal.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005OGYVKU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I paid $5

 

[JaseC]

It opens like it is going to start, then a get a black screen for a second, then it brings me back to the desktop.

Are you forcing vsync/triple-buffering via D3D Overrider? While this initially worked just fine a patch broke it.

Reminds me that the Drakensang collection is LIES.

It clearly has the Steamworks logo on the back, and the fine print says "You must activate this product via the internet by registering for a Steam account and accepting the SSA." but inside there are just two discs.

I saw it in a liquidation store and bought it for Steamworks, but even though it's not it was still a great deal.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005OGYVKU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I paid $5

If you hit up Valve, providing proof of purchase and photos of the packaging, you may be able to get the games added to your account manually.

 

[zkylon]

Reminds me that the Drakensang collection is LIES.

It clearly has the Steamworks logo on the back, and the fine print says "You must activate this product via the internet by registering for a Steam account and accepting the SSA." but inside there are just two discs.

I saw it in a liquidation store and bought it for Steamworks, but even though it's not it was still a great deal.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005OGYVKU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I paid $5

wow lol

I bet the retailer just sold the key separately or something

 

[okayfrog]

Cortex Command has the worst tutorial ever, or the best, I can't tell. Either way, it doesn't make me want to play the game at all.

 

[Dec]

I'm thinking at one time it was going to be a Steamworks release and didn't end up being one after the packaging was printed. There is a thread on the Amazon page and I believe on the Steam forums for the games, all the copies of this collection have the Steamworks warning and logo but none actually contain keys.

Valve might actually add them to my account if I ask but I don't think it's a case of a retailer snatching the keys.

 

[jshackles]

If you hit up Valve, providing proof of purchase and photos of the packaging, you may be able to get the games added to your account manually.

I'll offer the counter point - I had the same situation with Top Gun. The packaging had a bunch of Steam logos and such, but inside the place where the CD key went was blank.

I tried contacting Valve and even provided a photo of where it said "Enter this Game Activation Key into Steam..." (blank)

After going back and forth with them for a few weeks, I still don't have Top Gun on Steam.

 

[catabarez]

Are you forcing vsync/triple-buffering via D3D Overrider? While this initially worked just fine a patch broke it.



If you hit up Valve, providing proof of purchase and photos of the packaging, you may be able to get the games added to your account manually.

I was using the Nvidia Control Panel and I tried turning those off but still nothing.