Everything about the closing prologue cutscene is super dumb.
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Everything about the closing prologue cutscene is super dumb.
I managed to trade a TF2 gun for South Park, so even though I had no real interest in it to begin with (and haven't watched the show in over 10 years really) I'm kind of excited to see what this is like. I'm sure it'll be entertaining and for the price of zero Pounds Sterling I'm fine with taking a shot at it.
Having no South Park-themed TF2 hats as pre-purchase incentives strikes me as a massive missed opportunity.
Yeah that one gif that got quoted earlier seems like it would make a perfect hat.
if it weren't for the freakishly realistic spiders I would've given that game a chance
still don't regret buying it
Kadin
Member
Completely agreed. I see you're playing Thief, I'll be curious to see what you think about it. Seems to be getting hammered by a few sites which is a bit unsettling...
Jesus "El Saviour" Christ announcer for DOTA
I'm still moseying about the first chapter (that is, the first chapter after the prologue) but I can say that I'm not a fan of the contextual jumping. I haven't played a Thief game since 2 released a million moons ago so the contextual rope arrow usage doesn't particularly bother me, although I would've liked to have seen it earmarked as the game's answer to Dishonored's Blink power in terms of opening up exploration and encounter approaches, but the contextual jumping is rather unreliable (most notably you often jump to the ground when trying to jump to a rope) and makes exploration a little unclear due to the pre-defined nature of the routes.
I'm not entirely sure of the difficulty settings I'm using but I'm playing a slightly customised Master Thief difficulty. From memory I disabled Focus and limited myself to speciality arrows, but I think I changed one or two other options, too.
Edit: Ah, I did disable enemy alert status icons, although that's not part of the difficulty options but rather a general HUD setting you can enable/disable at will (difficulty options are locked once you begin a game).
Kadin
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So you can't really do anything other than what the jumping already wants you to do? No way of going off the beaten path yet you still have to full engage it yourself, to which it sounds like is kind of amiss?
I assume you're using a controller. How about the attack being setup for a shoulder (not triggers) button, can this be changed? Seems really odd to have it bound to that type a key.
There's a story reason for it. Garrett is actually
an elephant
Dogs
look up
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
Just make sure to spend all your cash on reduced-price stock if you aren't going to be able to make your weekly payment!
well you know I'm a gal that's all about the story
oipic
Member
Reminds me of the Looking Glass GAMBIT podcasts, where they revealed Garrett was actually
a snowman
Yeah, the levels aren't nearly as large or open as those in Dishonored.
Nah, kb&m, since it's first-person (not that you really need the superior precision of a mouse).
This man has it ALL.
Yeah, but when he loses the sub he'll be back to where he was.
The press sub actually isn't as comprehensive as the master sub Valve employees get as publishers can elect to leave stuff out of it. For example, it has Outrun but not Wheelman.What? But... Dishonored levels were already tiny compared to the Thief ones.
The final part of the
crumbling building
Pure bullshit.
Da DreadLord
Member
You have to understand with the evolution of gaming computers: cpu, memory, gfx cards... it just becomes impossible to make levels as big as back in the days... err.. yea...
Taken on their own they weren't too bad, even if some of them were chopped up a bit. Thief, from the little I've played of it, seems noticeably more claustrophobic.
Squeenix did say something to that effect at one point!
Kadin
Member
I never really thought about that but I guess that's why we don't have game worlds the size of Daggerfall anymore these days... or of course Arena.
Syberia 2 is a bit weird so far, dialogues don't connect that well because Kate often seems to know the next objective before the NPC give her pointers, so dialogues are sometimes out of order... which leads to her asking things she already know, or making decision on things she shouldn't have known about >_>
Yep.
Remember when we had the whole world to walk around in, instead of just a small province?
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
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How do I get more friends on Steam?
Kadin
Member
Friend slots? You gain an additional 5 every time you "level up".
Edit: Oh, if you're after people to add to your list then, as mentioned, just post your profile. I don't add people myself since I never chat to anybody unless they initiative the conversation but you can access my profile by clicking on my GAF name.
Get a somewhat rare item in Dota 2 or TF2 and people (russians) will add you all the time.
Intheflorsh
Banned
If Dishonored was a dumbed down Thief 2, Th4if is a dumbed down Dishonored.
I'm finding the game to be about as basic as a stealth game can be-- linear and with no room for experimentation. There have also been some levels with barely any stealth gameplay, chapter 4 in particular was just a string of scripted explosions and chase sequences. There was even a point when the game goes into an Uncharted-style third person view just to be as derivative as possible.
Elite 2: Frontier had a whole friggin' galaxy on a single SD floppy.
B... B... B... B... B... But...
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIX!!!!
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
Member
http://www.steamcommunity.com/coldsun/
I love me some GAF friends =)
I love me some GAF friends =)
PandaPedinte
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Yeah, but when he loses the sub he'll be back to where he was.
Do all the Wheelman retail copies register on Steam?
Done this a couple of times before, but what the hell:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/benjasfromnordland
http://steamcommunity.com/id/benjasfromnordland
Da DreadLord
Member
I always think of adding you while I'm at work so no steam... then I get home and forget..
Da DreadLord
Member
As I still often can't add people on steam, especially those with private profiles, feel free to add me, link to my steam id is in my public profile, as usual.
And it's absolutely true about TF or Dota, just sell some items, and you will be added by people you never heard about (><)
don't tempt me! I have work to do
And it's absolutely true about TF or Dota, just sell some items, and you will be added by people you never heard about (><)
don't tempt me! I have work to do
Tonight..
Looking forward to inevitable photoshops that substitute the thumb with something a bit thicker.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
If I get the PAL version of Final Fantasy XIV gifted to me then can I still play it in the US?
Two thumbs?
Edit: If you bought the first Green Light Bundle, check your inbox for a Major Mayhem key. Mine was sent through about 90 minutes ago.
bobnowhere
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I got the PAL/euro version and I'm playing on Ultros in NA no problem. I think it only effects the SE account, for some reason there is a different one for EU/AUS/Other players. I couldn't seem to use the one I previously had for Tomb Raider and Hitman Absolution.
I think I added everyone! If anyone wants to:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/bobnowhere/
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