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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 III - Don't Believe The Tags
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what am i watching....
C00kie M0nster
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Edit: Weird double post.
Bundle Stars new The Adrenaline Bundle. 12 Steam keys for $4.99
http://www.bundlestars.com/all-bundles/adrenaline-bundle/
http://www.bundlestars.com/all-bundles/adrenaline-bundle/
- Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages
- Etherlords II
- Master Reboot
- Expeditions: Conquistador
- Rock of Ages
- Postal
- Gun Monkeys
- Heli Heroes
- Monday Night Combat
- Bang Bang Racing
- Kaptain Brawe
- Axis Game Factory
arts&crafts
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Steam notified me that one of my screenshots I posted was banned
It was a Metro Last Light screen that contained a boob
Etherlords 2 is actually the Etherlords Bundle, so you get both games. I thought it was odd that the sequel would be included but not the original.
LurkerPrime
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Expeditions: Conquistador is a really neat game, and it alone is well worth $4.99. It's a semi-historical turn-based RPG based on the Spanish conquest of South America. There's a large overworld, squad management, some survival-ish stuff, and an interesting, non-linear adventure waiting to be discovered.
I really enjoyed the time I spent playing EC and highly recommend it.
I really enjoyed the time I spent playing EC and highly recommend it.
Darkroronoa
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This is hard to resist
derExperte
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He, right when Master Reboot gets released for PS4.... Good bundle.
The Grim Heaper
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This is a nice bundle! Bundle Stars has been doing really good as well as Groupees and Humble... It's worth it just for Rock of Ages.
too many bundles D:
trailmix16
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how is expeditions: conquistador? Been wondering for a few months now, I feel like it is always on sale and advertised but nobody plays it.
edit: thanks lurkerprime
edit: thanks lurkerprime
Jawmuncher
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Looking at my installed games on this external HDD. I's say about 60% of them are orange AKA they need an update. Steam sure isn't the future if you're traveling and only have crap internet. Really wish there was a way to disable steam from even checking if a game needs an update. Or you know allowing me to play it offline if I don't want to update. Wow a feature that consoles have over steam who would have though that would happen.
Spares:
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Gun Monkeys --MB-9F5BF9EA4E94EA05- Taken by Scipius
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Heli Heroes --MB-BD3CEC607C5929F9- Taken by tylergregg
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Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World --MB-423C4ED7E0541E78- Taken by fernandes
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Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Because of the new bundle, I think I'm going to leave some thoughts for Master Reboot, as I played it a couple of months ago.
Master Reboot is a bit of an odd game. In both a obvious way and a non-obvious way. Essentially, the idea behind Master Reboot is that you are in a future where people can upload their memories, personality, and other traits into a cloud service, and then family and friends can visit these memories or download and install these peoples personalities into robotic shells to continue living with them if they desire. However, there was a crash in the system that caused the whole cloud service to have a reboot, which lost and corrupted some data. And now you play someone delving into the memories of someone with said corrupted data looking for something.
It's basically a walking simulator experience game, except not in a typical sense. The game is split-up into memories, with each memory being a stage. They're called memories, but they're more like surreal takes on memories, with a lot of odd and abstract imagery and logic. Each memory also is different, and not just in themes, but with what you do. Some are literal walking simulators, but others have elements like puzzles, or things you have to avoid or sneak past or else you'll die.
The stages have some good variety. Some are more relaxing, like this beach stage where you look for items with a metal detector. Others are a bit obtuse with what you must do, like this one amusement park stage you attend too. Some take on a horror tone, with creepy atmosphere and things trying to kill you.
On that note, my favorite stage, and something that was legitimately scary, was the plane memory. With memories in the game like a hospital, school, and graveyard, you'd think one of those would be the scariest stage (and they do have some creepy factor, to be sure), but the actual scariest stage was definitely the plane one. It scared me pretty bad a few times, and this is coming from someone who plays a lot of horror games.
That's the thing I think this game does best. Atmosphere. I think the people who will enjoy this game the most are those who like atmosphere and maybe some oddities in their games. It was a bit longer than I was anticipating, but I did like it. Not the best thing I've ever played, but I liked the variety of tasks and settings, even if the basic concept of the game's story was more interesting than the story that develops in the game. But I'd say worth checking out if you're into this kind of thing, and it being part of a bundle now means more may be able to peek into it.
Master Reboot is a bit of an odd game. In both a obvious way and a non-obvious way. Essentially, the idea behind Master Reboot is that you are in a future where people can upload their memories, personality, and other traits into a cloud service, and then family and friends can visit these memories or download and install these peoples personalities into robotic shells to continue living with them if they desire. However, there was a crash in the system that caused the whole cloud service to have a reboot, which lost and corrupted some data. And now you play someone delving into the memories of someone with said corrupted data looking for something.
It's basically a walking simulator experience game, except not in a typical sense. The game is split-up into memories, with each memory being a stage. They're called memories, but they're more like surreal takes on memories, with a lot of odd and abstract imagery and logic. Each memory also is different, and not just in themes, but with what you do. Some are literal walking simulators, but others have elements like puzzles, or things you have to avoid or sneak past or else you'll die.
The stages have some good variety. Some are more relaxing, like this beach stage where you look for items with a metal detector. Others are a bit obtuse with what you must do, like this one amusement park stage you attend too. Some take on a horror tone, with creepy atmosphere and things trying to kill you.
On that note, my favorite stage, and something that was legitimately scary, was the plane memory. With memories in the game like a hospital, school, and graveyard, you'd think one of those would be the scariest stage (and they do have some creepy factor, to be sure), but the actual scariest stage was definitely the plane one. It scared me pretty bad a few times, and this is coming from someone who plays a lot of horror games.
That's the thing I think this game does best. Atmosphere. I think the people who will enjoy this game the most are those who like atmosphere and maybe some oddities in their games. It was a bit longer than I was anticipating, but I did like it. Not the best thing I've ever played, but I liked the variety of tasks and settings, even if the basic concept of the game's story was more interesting than the story that develops in the game. But I'd say worth checking out if you're into this kind of thing, and it being part of a bundle now means more may be able to peek into it.
Darkroronoa
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dat homing crystal soul mass
Terra_Ex
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Well you can manually set each game not to check for updates (too much trouble for Valve to add a basic feature like setting these options en masse of course). However I've noticed in the past that Steam will randomly elect to ignore or reset the "do not update" setting when it feels like it so its still hit and miss in my experience. Best way to handle it imo is to put yourself in offline mode once everything's up to date.
Incredible game, fantastic writing, random events, choices galore and really fun to play. Worth far more than the price of the bundle. It's the kind of game that sits in your backlog for years, then one day you randomly choose to play it and realise what you've been missing out for so long.
I really like "Don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story" because it really illustrates the divide between generations on topics like the Internet and personal information.
That VN actually attacked my beliefs and made me think. I can't say the same for any other game.
The password protected picture is also a very interesting mechanic... for many a reason.
http://scoutshonour.com/donttakeitpersonallybabeitjustaintyourstory/
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
ohh, Expeditions: Conquistador, nice 
spares for GAF...
spares for GAF...
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Gun Monkeys --MB-9E2A703BBB06BFAC- Taken by tylergregg. 8 entrants total.
Rock of Ages --MB-DDD79253E5BC71F7- Taken by Purkake4. 24 entrants total.
Kaptain Brawe A Brawe New World --MB-1297A4B7DA3A78C4- Taken by Fox318. 11 entrants total.
Ring Runner Flight of the Sages --MB-60F9F2A3A8870843- Taken by Sub Zero. 15 entrants total.
POSTAL --MB-E4230B8B7BEFC4E8- Taken by trailmix16. 11 entrants total.
Bang Bang Racing --MB-BD5EC79CE0FFB722- Taken by Saty. 6 entrants total.
trailmix16
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some spares
ModBot 3 said:Instructions for participants:
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The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
btw, seeing Axis Game Factory in the bundle, why is stuff like FRAPS, Xpadder and other useful PC gaming software still not on steam?
i would have thought that these kind of software was a given back when steam started selling software
i would have thought that these kind of software was a given back when steam started selling software
Jawmuncher
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Yep I early enjoyed DTiPB as well. Since as you said it's message was a good one and was presented quite well. Those 2 free games are actually what got me into trying out VNs. Since I am still looking for more experiences akin to those.
Yeah I have everything set to "Do Not Update" which alone is a pain since you have to do each game manually. But the game itself will still pop up and say it needs to be updated which is annoying. Do Not Update just prevents it from updating on it's own initiative. Steam still has to be a jerk and find that the game needs an update. As you said sticking to offline is the better idea But not having my time recorded while I play bothers the hell out of me.
derExperte
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I own half of the bundle
Me too. And it's the half worth owning.
PS Master Reboot cards are still worth something, better be quick.
I'm eyeing the weekly humble bundle... is Professional Farmer 2014 worth the $10?
Objectively, on game awareness they were probably the best idea, as I recall someone mentioning that when a game had one of those its sales skyrocketed (more than a regular sale), and as you mentioned it prompted people to actually install games. My gripe with them was that a bunch of those achievements were total bullshit
trailmix16
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sounds rad, thanks for the impressions
Daily Receiver 66% off
Weeklong
Weeklong
- Blackguards 10% off
- Waking Mars 80% off
- Hexodius 66% off
- Stronghold 3 Gold 50% off
- Condemned Criminal Origins 75% off
- Supreme Commander Gold 75% off
- Greed 90% off
- Making History The Calm & The Storm 75% off
- Droplitz 50% off
- Marc Ecko's Getting up 75% off
- Unity of Command 75% off
- Violett 50% off
- Continue?9876543210 40% off
- Truck Racer 70% off
- Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 50% off
- The Inner World 50% off
- Aliens vs Predator 75% off
- Avencast 75% off
- The Ironclads Collection 75% off
Thanks for Expeditions: Conquistador JaseC!
No worries.
arts&crafts
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Was Reciever in a bundle? I am 94% sure I have it somewhere but its not in my STEAM library.
derExperte
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Blackguards -10%? Good luck with that.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Here we go again...
Hasn't it been 9999999x on sale?
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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Pat and Mat need some company.
Just 3 this time, not 50.
It hadn't been on sale on Steam in some time.
HalfwayOrb
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also:
NFS Shift 75% off
NFS Shift 2 75% off
Battlefield Bad Company 2 75% off
Sacrifice 66% off
(Steam)
NFS Shift 75% off
NFS Shift 2 75% off
Battlefield Bad Company 2 75% off
Sacrifice 66% off
(Steam)
Hey, look, yet more EA deals! Just stop beating around the bush, EA.
Dio Brando
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Damn, Hydrophobia: Prophecy for 49 cents. Sorta hard to resist at that price. Anyone here played it?
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