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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 - To Next-Gen and Beyond!
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Cyberquake
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Thanks for Cognition, Jase!
tylergregg
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99% sure this key still works, enjoy
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Mark of the Ninja --MB-D8BF16AA5B9873FA- Taken by adriano999
Since Shade is (was? it took me a comically long time to write this...) giving everybody (who is a regular in this thread) the chance to enjoy Brothers , and the game is currently on sale, I wanted to give my two cents on the game for those that are on the fence.
I played the game without knowing anything, and will try not to spoil it. For those that want to go in absolutely blind: I liked it and would recommend playing it.
As for why:
I had heard only good things about the game when I bought it, but I am absolutely not surprised that there were quite a few negative opinions when the game was discussed here yesterday.
The game does not really offer a challenge, it uses the puzzles and the controls as a mechanic to tell its story, to "live" the relationship of the brothers.
All in this game works to tell the story, and the story relies heavily on atmosphere and feelings.
So of course it will work for some and say nothing to others.
I believe even those that are not moved by the game, should be able to get enjoyment out of a couple of clever techniques the game uses, that I had never seen or thought of (again, all for the story and the emotional attachment, you will not see these mechanisms implemented in games where the focus is on reflexes or complex problem solving).
The one challenge I gave myself, was to control the brothers as naturally as possible. I tried to play in a way that was nice to look at. I was treating the game as a play in which I was in charge of the "action scenes" (which were mostly puzzles).
For this reason I found the challenge to be appropriate. It was just enough to feel like you were doing something, and the one time I had to repeat a sequence more than once I felt slightly annoyed, because it was messing with the flow of the game (and it felt like the game was at fault
).
The game takes more or less as long as an average movie to play through, the setting is fairy tale like and, apart from playing through the story once more, the only reason to replay the game are a couple of side puzzles that unlock most achievements.
For what it is worth, I did thoroughly enjoy my journey.
And speaking of short, story-heavy, puzzle focused games.
Enjoy!
I played the game without knowing anything, and will try not to spoil it. For those that want to go in absolutely blind: I liked it and would recommend playing it.
As for why:
I had heard only good things about the game when I bought it, but I am absolutely not surprised that there were quite a few negative opinions when the game was discussed here yesterday.
The game does not really offer a challenge, it uses the puzzles and the controls as a mechanic to tell its story, to "live" the relationship of the brothers.
All in this game works to tell the story, and the story relies heavily on atmosphere and feelings.
So of course it will work for some and say nothing to others.
I believe even those that are not moved by the game, should be able to get enjoyment out of a couple of clever techniques the game uses, that I had never seen or thought of (again, all for the story and the emotional attachment, you will not see these mechanisms implemented in games where the focus is on reflexes or complex problem solving).
The one challenge I gave myself, was to control the brothers as naturally as possible. I tried to play in a way that was nice to look at. I was treating the game as a play in which I was in charge of the "action scenes" (which were mostly puzzles).
For this reason I found the challenge to be appropriate. It was just enough to feel like you were doing something, and the one time I had to repeat a sequence more than once I felt slightly annoyed, because it was messing with the flow of the game (and it felt like the game was at fault
for having to guess where you should crash with the glider
The game takes more or less as long as an average movie to play through, the setting is fairy tale like and, apart from playing through the story once more, the only reason to replay the game are a couple of side puzzles that unlock most achievements.
For what it is worth, I did thoroughly enjoy my journey.
And speaking of short, story-heavy, puzzle focused games.
Thanks to random for Papa & Yo
Enjoy!
Thanks! I've been eying a Valley Without Wind for like the last 4 big sales and just never pull the trigger. Looking forward to trying it out without needing to get over the hurdle of the offputting visuals before buying it.
Yes! NG+ is even stealthier (IIRC, cause I tried playing last week at the DLC after months since the base game, and apparently I can't remember how to play it, so maybe I forgot the NG+ too
)No worries.
Yeah, something went awry with the client updates released recently. I woke up yesterday to find that my library game count had dropped by one. My initial thought was that one of the keys I'd bought from a reseller had been pulled, but for this very reason I keep a list of the keys I've bought from such places and all the games were still present, plus my Community game count hadn't dropped. I ultimately realised Steam had decided to uninstall Codename Gordon (I like to keep free [not to be confused with free-to-play] games installed).
Baron von Loathsome
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Mark of the Ninja is the only game I've ever beaten in New Game Plus. It was worth it, though, such a great game.
Impending avatar quote.
Choices Bundle is live
bit shitty, and I own everything >_>
Cognition eps 1 and 2, Valley without Wind 1 and 2, Dungeon Hearts, Pid Waveform all steam. Richard and Alice is greenlight
bit shitty, and I own everything >_>
Cognition eps 1 and 2, Valley without Wind 1 and 2, Dungeon Hearts, Pid Waveform all steam. Richard and Alice is greenlight
AHA-Lambda
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Thank you kindly for Reus!
whoa, I actually won!! Thanks Aha Lambda!
No problem guys, enjoy ^_^
Leon Belmont
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Another game that won't be discounted too?
adriano999
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Thank you very much, it works.
Haha, I just said something similar in the dedicated thread:
I'm surprised Majesco remembered Steam existed.
Another extra key. Enjoy!
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Sleeping Dogs --MB-A549202CD94150BA- Taken by crazyrabbits. 31 entrants total.
Awesome game, for anyone wondering!
Haha, I just said something similar in the dedicated thread:
I'm surprised Majesco remembered Steam existed.
That's fitting, because I had no idea those games were on Steam. So Steam might have trouble remembering Majesco exists.
I'm surprised Majesco remembered Steam existed.
Maybe they will finally discount their library, after we already bought Advent Rising and Blood Rayne full price lol.
Gotta be careful, they are on bankruptcy watch.
Leon Belmont
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Haha, I just said something similar in the dedicated thread:
I'm surprised Majesco remembered Steam existed.
We are in the same frequency lol
The discount expired shortly before the Autumn Sale and Phoenix hasn't made any effort to make the episodes available individually... on Steam, that is: http://store.postudios.com/collecti...roducts/cognition-season-upgrade-episodes-3-4
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Do we have a timer for when MGR is up?
This happens if you are logged in both in the client and browser. Close browser and restart client. At least it fixes that way to me.
why the fuck is steam not letting me sell cards because it says the cookies in my browser arent on? whut?
This happens if you are logged in both in the client and browser. Close browser and restart client. At least it fixes that way to me.
Kaleinc
Banned
If you like the game, why not? Beating it once was enough for me and M/KB controls are average at best.
Thanks to the generosity of The_Super_Inframan, I have a copy of The Ship to give away. Enjoy!
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The Ship --MB-3A329A84DB769023- Taken by m.gorecki
Congratulations, it's a great game.
Nah, it's been doing that to me too since the client update.
Backlogger
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I haven't even scratched the surface yet obviously, but really liking Starbound so far. Love the music and graphics. Since I am playing on a 1440p monitor I'm glad they had the zoom setting (set to 4x). Based on the HUD it doesn't seem likely that they would add controller support to a game like this, but I think they should. I may work on an xPadder profile or wait to see what people come up with for the Steam controller.
I like the quest structure, something I think is missing from games like Minecraft and Terreria. How much is the questing part of the game finished? Does it get to a point where you kind of run out of quests to do?
I like the quest structure, something I think is missing from games like Minecraft and Terreria. How much is the questing part of the game finished? Does it get to a point where you kind of run out of quests to do?
fernandes
Member
That sucks, the first episodes have been in so many bundles. Looks like I'll just have to wait for the next sale and grab the whole thing on Steam.
Last Baron
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It's right on the store page.
No problem, hope you enjoy it!
Backlogger
Member
Congrats. Its a fun, relaxing game. Terrific art style and interesting controller/play style. I haven't finished it yet, but what I have played so far doesn't seem like a very challenging game but an enjoyable experience all around.
I remember reading a preview of this game in a gaming magazine a long long time ago. It looked cool at the time and, surprisingly enough, it still does now.
The timer displayed is somewhat irrelevant since someone at Konami has to manually unlock the game through the registry.
Human error comes into account and, oftentimes, games aren't unlocked when they should.
I'm wating for all those downsampled High Res Screenshots of MGR. I'm counting on you guys!
Atraveller
Banned
heh
No worries.
Thanks once again for PID.
The game is due to be 66% off so the next time it goes on sale it'll likely be cheaper than the $15 Phoenix wants for the two episodes, anyway.
No worries.
maniac-kun
Member
My advise for everyone now that the Steam Sale is over:
Only install the games you want to play at the moment. And select to view only your installed games. Less choise is good for you. I get intimidated by my backlog sometimes and i dont feel like playing anything then.
Only install the games you want to play at the moment. And select to view only your installed games. Less choise is good for you. I get intimidated by my backlog sometimes and i dont feel like playing anything then.
Kiru
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Ahhh right. 1920x1080 was the max... :/
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