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[Copons]

The new Gauntlet game coming to Steam looks pretty cool.

Bit of a problem here streaming fairly YouTube videos, but doesn't it look similar to the (kinda horrible IIRC) 2005-or-so Gauntlet reboot?

Also, I've recently remembered Gauntlet in an article as Gauntlet II for NES is one of my overall favourite games of all time (probably for affection reasons but still!).
And I was thinking, as we live in this era of 2D respawning and improving every day, why not trying a new 2D Gauntlet instead? Procedural dungeons and all that.

I mean, anyway, I don't know which genre is the most spoiled at the moment, between 3D dungeon crawlers and 2D roguelikes (which I must say are the true roots of Gauntlet), so if I had to pick, I'd pick the roguelike version.

 

[Dice]

The new Gauntlet game coming to Steam looks pretty cool.

Next gen = Too dark to see anything and brown and grey... after THREE GENERATIONS.

Also, still using PS2 textures?

 

[Arthea]

It just occurred to me, that One Finger Death Punch in fact is not one finger death punch, it has to be renamed to Two Fingers Death Punches or One Finger at the time Death Punch.
Seriously, can someone reassure me that I'm not that blind and this game has glitches, please. I'm talking about missing punches reported to the level score, when I've seen not one missed. Anyone experiencing this problem?

I read this word and immediately thought of the level with the same name in F.E.A.R. I don't even know what the word means, lol

It's when you stare at something very long time, later you keep seeing it even when thing you was staring to no longer there. steamgaf is very prone to this, every time when steam servers are down, someone is sure their steam is OK, when in fact it's afterimage.

 

[Mavromatis]

That's just the ones that were logged in concurrently. Valve reports that Steam users have exceeded 75 million "active" users.

So they went beyond just İstanbul but reached the population of Turkey. But I don't know how they count "active". Origin have 30 million active users or so they claimed two years ago. With BF4, Titanfall and ME3 I assume that number went even higher. I wish they all released clear stats.

 

[Casimir]

ASUS routers are great. If you're on a budget I'd recommend the RT-N56U. I was going to buy one myself back in 2012, when my area was slated to receive fibre later in the year.

It's a nice router, just remember to update the firmware if you buy it. ASUS completely redid the UI (on top of bug fixes) to increase the ease of use and aesthetics.

Does the pope shit in the woods?

Only if a bear is Catholic.

 

[Anteater]

It just occurred to me, that One Finger Death Punch in fact is not one finger death punch, it has to be renamed to Two Fingers Death Punches or One Finger at the time Death Punch.
Seriously, can someone reassure me that I'm not that blind and this game has glitches, please. I'm talking about missing punches reported to the level score, when I've seen not one missed. Anyone experiencing this problem?

i use 1 finger on my controller! I didn't run into glitches of misreporting punches as far as I can tell, all of my misses were pressing buttons too early/throwing additional punches.

 

[Turfster]

man, shortcutting to ice caves in spelunky is a baaad idea.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Next gen = Too dark to see anything and brown and grey... after THREE GENERATIONS.

Also, still using PS2 textures?

Looks fine to me.
It has some better textures than PS3/x360 games... like Dark Souls 2. :lol

 

[DexterPepper]

It just occurred to me, that One Finger Death Punch in fact is not one finger death punch, it has to be renamed to Two Fingers Death Punches or One Finger at the time Death Punch.
Seriously, can someone reassure me that I'm not that blind and this game has glitches, please. I'm talking about missing punches reported to the level score, when I've seen not one missed. Anyone experiencing this problem?

I haven't, but are you absolutely sure you aren't missing? Especially those weapon that are in pickup range for half a second? That's what usually gets me if everything else was perfect.

My only issue with this game so far is achievement related. Why does getting a higher medal for a level not count towards getting a lower one? I'm going to have to replay levels and do worse just to pick up all those silver and bronze medals.

 

[Arthea]

i use 1 finger on my controller! I didn't run into glitches of misreporting punches as far as I can tell, all of my misses were pressing buttons too early/throwing additional punches.

that means I'm too blind for this game too
that's heartbreaking, when I think about it.

I haven't, but are you absolutely sure you aren't missing? Especially those weapon that are in pickup range for half a second? That's what usually gets me if everything else was perfect.

My only issue with this game so far is achievement related. Why does getting a higher medal for a level not count towards getting a lower one? I'm going to have to replay levels and do worse just to pick up all those silver and bronze medals.

you probably right, only I don't see misses, I was hoping it's a glitch of sorts and it will be fixed. Oh well.

Ya, that's awful idea.

 

[Dice]

Too bad they fucked up Scrabble by not putting in online multiplayer. I would have bought that.

 

[Tuxmascot]

Hm, I'm still logged in to Steam, but it wont let me purchase things I put in my cart. At least it's said ERROR every time, and I don't think it's actually tried to charge me for them (I hope)

Trying to create a support ticket, and all I get is:
Error Code: -118
Unable to connect to server. Server may be offline or you may not be connected to the internet.

Servers might be overloaded with sales. Try again in an hour or so.

 

[DexterPepper]

that means I'm too blind for this game too
that's heartbreaking, when I think about it.



you probably right, only I don't see misses, I was hoping it's a glitch of sorts and it will be fixed. Oh well.

Ya, that's awful idea.

It's possible. Especially if you aren't seeing miss notifications.

The pause menu really needs a restart level option too.

 

[The_Super_Inframan]

Keys for Doctor Who are up on Groupees!

 

[Rhaknar]

Keys for Doctor Who are up on Groupees!

thank you. also it has cards

 

[Faabulous]

Tiberium Wars or Red Alert 3?

Spoiler

Or both?

 

[Tuxmascot]

Tiberium Wars or Red Alert 3?

Spoiler

Or both?

They're both good. If you want to get both, go for it. Red Alert 3, in my opinion, is the better of the two.

 

[Rickenslacker]

The new Gauntlet game coming to Steam looks pretty cool.

Glad it didn't turn out to be some mobile f2p thing. Looks really fun.

 

[Arthea]

Keys for Doctor Who are up on Groupees!

thanks
it has cards too, way to go, Who!

It's possible. Especially if you aren't seeing miss notifications.

The pause menu really needs a restart level option too.

There is sometimes so much going on the screen, that I'm not entirely sure I don't miss notification, as we talk about 1 miss here. Still, it sucks that I don't see what I missed, even after repeating level.

 

[RavenValor95]

Played a bit of Braveland last night.
It's not that great.

I'm not sure who compared it to Scribblenauts, but the character definitely does look like a janky version of Scribblenauts.

The combat is also pretty boring, and rather simple(although I'm only playing on Normal)
Sounds effects also don't do really do much, they sound pretty awful.

The writing is also pretty bad, it's super simplistic and tends to be, grr i h8 u, i smash
or, grr, join me on a quest or i'll grr at you, grr.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend it, but the steam grid icon is pretty fancy.

 

[jshackles]

thank you. also it has cards

Idling now, playing later.

 

[Syphon Filter]

All the pain and suffering in this world of ours comes from one source, EA.

And Ubisoft ; )

 

[PandaPandaPanda]

Tiberium Wars or Red Alert 3?

Spoiler

Or both?

haven't played tiberium wars but red alert 3 was a total letdown compared to 2. the best part of the game is the in game cut scenes which you can probably just watch on youtube if you're really inclined. The game has forced co op which if that's your thing then you may like it more than I did

overall didn't like the game too much

 

[Sajjaja]

Hey guys, did they add more screenshots to the Dark Souls 2 steam page?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/236430/

I don't remember most of these from before. These look legit.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Steam matchmaking is wonky now.

 

[r3n4ud]

Craaaap. Missed the cs:go sale :/. If anyone grabbed an extra copy, I'd love to take it off your hands. Let me know...

 

[Tellaerin]

Also it appears that Steam has more users than half of İstanbul's population. I'm waiting for the day that it'll reach the population of İstanbul.

Isteambul?

 

[NG28]

Hey guys, did they add more screenshots to the Dark Souls 2 steam page?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/236430/

I don't remember most of these from before. These look legit.

That's what I was thinking when I was checking out the store page yesterday. I don't remember them all being there but its possible.

 

[-MD-]

Hey guys, did they add more screenshots to the Dark Souls 2 steam page?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/236430/

I don't remember most of these from before. These look legit.

Sure looks that way, I was scoping the store page earlier today and didn't see a few of those.

 

[toddhunter]

Tried Ku: Shroud of Morrigan for a bit.

I want to like it, because it has a nice graphic style, somewhere between Bastion and Machinarium. It is also apparently pretty short, so I was keen to get through it.

Unfortunately I've hit quite a few control issues and everything just seems a little too clunky. For example buttons that stop working, or work too well and skip text when you don't want it to.

Might be one to pick up cheap if it gets a few patches.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Idling now, playing later.

Apparently you don't get a key if you just got the "bonus" episode 5.

Hey guys, did they add more screenshots to the Dark Souls 2 steam page?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/236430/

I don't remember most of these from before. These look legit.

Dunno, but they don't look like they're great from what I can see.
Watching the "locomotive breath" trailer makes the game look like one of those janky ass Gamestop commercials. Power to the players.

 

[The_Super_Inframan]

Not cool jshackles, not cool...

Too bad that these cards will be worth 0.20$ before someone will buy them, as always...

 

[PixelHorror]

Hey guys, did they add more screenshots to the Dark Souls 2 steam page?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/236430/

I don't remember most of these from before. These look legit.

FROM really, REALLY needs someone to capture their game from them. The game can look so much better than that.

 

[fallout]

Too bad that these cards will be worth 0.20$ before someone will buy them, as always...

Yeah, that's generally how markets like this work. There aren't enough people willing to buy them at a higher price, so it comes down as supply goes up and people try to sell.

 

[corrosivefrost]

FROM really, REALLY needs someone to capture their game from them. The game can look so much better than that.

How do you know?
Considering the current state of the retail game on consoles, it might NOT look "so much better than that".

 

[Pachimari]

I'm not sure if I understand "Digital - A Love Story" correctly. Am I supposed to "log out" of the game and then come back to it the next day?

 

[inm8num2]

Just popping in to say The Swapper is a brilliant game!

 

[DexterPepper]

Just popping in to say The Swapper is a brilliant game!

Loved every minute of the swapper.

 

[Rhaknar]

a new Battle Chess on early access, thats a huge megaton! :O

 

[jshackles]

WTF did I just do?

 

[Sajjaja]

a new Battle Chess on early access, thats a huge megaton! :O

How are you still a Junior? Hmm....I think you might evolve in 3 days.

 

[Grief.exe]

Here is the thing about the Dark Souls Steam Page.

The shots that are up don't have the flat lighting that is in the console version, yet it has the same geometry/textures as the retail console version

 

[Guy.brush]

I wonder if you still have to login to Gamespy for MP lol. Also J.K Simmons is the President for the Allied Campaign which makes it worth it alone

Shit. Should have checked the Steam boards before the buy. Apparently RED ALERT 3 is still using Gamespy and/or some weird combination of an EA account that you need to create to log into the multiplayer lobby or to host Coop campaign games.
Lots and lots of people who can't play multiplayer it seems. Anyone with experience. Is the Origin login compatible? Any magic port fw tricks?

ps.: oh and the whole game seems locked at 30fps. MOTHER

 

[Knurek]

WTF did I just do?

Might be that the anesthesia from your operation has not wear off yet?

 

[phantomspiker]

Here is the thing about the Dark Souls Steam Page.

The shots that are up don't have the flat lighting that is in the console version, yet it has the same geometry/textures as the retail console version

That looks pretty good IMO.

 

[scorpscarx]

Personally I only anticipate awesome art direction and animations from Dark Souls 2, I don't think anything short of Witcher 3 is going to impress in the whole 3rd person dark rpg graphics area.

 

[r3n4ud]

WTF did I just do?

Joined 36 of your friends with poor taste?

 

[Thorgal]

So after reading Oranges Thread A question popped in my head :

Did Steam make a substantial dent in rampant piracy and illegal downloading of games on PC ?

Now it is no question that Steam is very successful due to great sales and ease of use .
However ,even if the prices are low it is still not "free" which is enough reason for some to take the piracy route and download the game through a torrent .


I wonder if developers still lose a crapload of sales on PC because of Piracy even tough cheap and legal alternatives as Steam exist ?

 

[jediyoshi]

Finished up my last day of playtesting at bungie.

I yelled at them to release things on PC.

 

[BoosterDuck]

OH SHIT A THIRD STRIKE CAB

do want @_@