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[BruteUA]

Maybe a "remake" of Blood in the same vein as Shadow Warrior & Duke Nukem 3D?

Yes please.

 

[Original Famous Ray]

Hotline Miami 2 and Shadow Warrior 2 was mentioned but man.. a new Hexen game would be nice. The Heretic and Blood games were dope so I'd like a new one of those too!

 

[GaussTek]

So, as of right now, the only really good thing/deal on Amazon to spend the $5 credit is Brothers?

Oh well, I'm not really excited about it, but I guess I'll try that one out, as have to use at least one of the promo credits :/

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

They're talking about new games, almost every single one of the suggested titles has already been formally announced except for new Shadow Warriors.

We gotta think bigger. Crazier.

 

[Jawmuncher]

So, as of right now, the only really good thing/deal on Amazon to spend the $5 credit is Brothers?

Oh well, I'm not really excited about it, but I guess I'll try that one out, as have to use at least one of the promo credits :/

I'll have impressions on Marlow Briggs soon.

 

[nexen]

Maybe a "remake" of Blood in the same vein as Shadow Warrior & Duke Nukem 3D?

I want me a modern Chex Quest.

edit: actually those Blake Stone games would be interesting modernized. Retro sci-fi, but with lots of gore.

 

[JaseC]

Maybe a "remake" of Blood in the same vein as Shadow Warrior & Duke Nukem 3D?

Did Shadow Warrior sell enough? Atari still owns the IP (WB did pick it up as part of the Monolith acquisition but didn't care to keep it), and in fact Jace Hall was set to develop a remaster until the former changed its mind.

 

[Crab Milk Mickey]

Hi Derrick

Don't need to be Derrick to notice how poorly designed of a "game" it truly is. Loads of wasted potential if you read up on their original pitch (open-world, horror-themed survival game with Metroidvania-esque exploration), a cookie-cutter 'cinematic' third-person shooter no one asked for to replace a mainline Tomb Raider, shockingly atrocious writing for something that the developers desperately wanted to be taken seriously and the reason why (from the sounds of it) another Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light is never going to be greenlit with Square-Enix at the helm of it all.

See, SR4 and Bulletstorm are funny.
Conker (and Borderlands 2)'s "humor" is just sad and pathetic.

I don't know what Saint's Row games you've been playing, but all of them have very similar "piss and shit humor" as those other two games you're condemning. The series is as lowbrow as it gets.

I just finished Brothers and I thought it was a wonderful little game. A bit rough around the edges, and despite it being visually breathtaking there were some aesthetic inconsistencies that really bothered me (very nitpicky things because the game, at its best, is unparalleled), but I thought it was lovely. The complaints of oversimplicity don't really jive with me because I could see things easily turning tedious. As is, I thought the mechanics were just engaging enough and for the most part everything felt really good.

Seems to be a tad overlooked. I think it may have suffered from an identity crisis (dull Swedish comedy director makes frou-frou game with mid-sized Swedish FPS studio) along with launching as a timed exclusive on an effectively dead console. If it were published by Sony people would be claiming that it's one of the greatest games ever made. It's not, but it's still a special little thing.

Finished it a couple of days ago too, and it was a pleasant little diversion in between brutal games like Spelunky or Teleglitch. Found it to be an elegant game (for lack of a better word) and especially so with its aesthetics, even though there wasn't much meat to the actual gameplay aside from its setpieces never being repeated. The developers knew very well how they wanted to pace it and what they wanted to portray; as such I didn't particularly mind that it only lasted approximately 4 hours for an incomplete playthrough where I missed some achievements. It reminded me of ICO overall given its simplicity, though not quite as well executed.

Speaking of inconsistencies: did it bother you how the scroll of the map the brothers were carrying was unphased by water?

Crimson Skies was great and all but Snoopy Flying Ace was my dog fighting game of choice back on 360.

I spent so many hours on this back in the day. Snoopy: Flying Ace was much better than you'd expect for a 'simple' multiplayer-oriented franchise cash-in. Even the American Football mode was highly enjoyable.

 

[Dusk Golem]

I would be willing to join along as well. Looks like a fun game to play with friends.

A novel GAF idea going. I decided to gift him the game anyways after writing that as he gifted me a game last night, and I also am aware trailmix has the game, so we might be able to get a full party. And I also happen to still have three spare copies of the game, so I guess if we wanted to do it today I could also let someone aboard.

 

[JaseC]

Today's Daily is 80% off EYE ($1.99 or $5.99 for a four-pack [$1.50 per head]).

 

[Zia]

Speaking of inconsistencies: did it bother you how the scroll of the map the brothers were carrying was unphased by water?

Ha, I noticed that, and I worried about

Spoiler

the solution gathered from the tree when the younger brother went swimming. Guess that must've been pretty airtight.

 

[GaussTek]

I'll have impressions on Marlow Briggs soon.

Thanks, looking forward to it. Looks really interesting too!

 

[Ingueferroque]

Today's Daily is 80% off EYE ($1.99 or $5.99 for a four-pack [$1.50 per head]).

So worth it.

 

[Backlogger]

Speaking of inconsistencies: did it bother you how the scroll of the map the brothers were carrying was unphased by water?

It was clearly laminated

 

[Kinky John]

Hope you enjoy it to whoever wins

Thanks for the giveaway!

One of the first threads in the 3089 forum on Steam.

 

[Archaix]

Today's Daily is 80% off EYE ($1.99 or $5.99 for a four-pack [$1.50 per head]).

I might have to grab this. It looks just janky and crazy enough to be fun. And who doesn't love a good terrible translation job?

 

[ramoisdead]

If anyone is doing a 4-pack for EYE, I'll join in.

 

[KenOD]

Today's Daily is 80% off EYE ($1.99 or $5.99 for a four-pack [$1.50 per head]).

I couldn't say no to such a price after hearing so much love for it.

I can however say I'm quite confused by getting Snow Globes again for purchasing it.

 

[Benedict]

Freedom Fall has been released on Steam now.
Any words regarding keys on Desura?

 

[MMBosstones86]

metal gear rising looks alright

hard to take pictures when playing...



The fucking grain filter though..

Game looks so much better in motion. Hard to tell outside of screenshots

Hilarious.

-Hotline Miami 2
-Hotline Miami 2
-Hotline Miami 2
-Hotline Miami 2

Spoiler

only one I care about

 

[AHA-Lambda]

god we better get a release date for hotline miami 2 soon!

does that tweet not seem to indicate new games though?

Spoiler

serious Sam 4 was hinted at in a humble bundle

 

[JaseC]

Freedom Fall has been released on Steam now.
Any words regarding keys on Desura?

Not yet, but there's already a thread on the game's community hub regarding keys for Groupees (Build a Bundle 6) and Indie Royale (Sigma Bundle) purchasers.

 

[Robert J. Sullivan]

Maybe a "remake" of Blood in the same vein as Shadow Warrior & Duke Nukem 3D?

wasn't/isn't blood in licensing hell or something ?

 

[honorless]

Brothers is available again on Amazon for anyone interested.

So is Tiny and Big, which ends up being free with the voucher. Maybe I'll just hoover up a number of copies to hand out because what the hell else am I using the vouchers for :|

 

[dirtywhirlwind]

Guys, Velocity Ultra is great. Use your coupons!

 

[nexen]

wasn't/isn't blood in licensing hell or something ?

It is being sold on GOG, so someone has clear rights to it.

 

[r3n4ud]

god we better get a release date for hotline miami 2 soon!

does that tweet not seem to indicate new games though?

Spoiler

serious Sam 4 was hinted at in a humble bundle

To morningbus's delight, no doubt.

 

[Crab Milk Mickey]

Guys, Velocity Ultra is great. Use your coupons!

Briefly talked about it a while back, no one cared.

Game is so difficult and exhausting in the later levels (given how much you need to multi-task) when aiming for the gold medals. Which I consider a plus!

 

[Deques]

Final Fantasy 8 is 33% off in GMG

The voucher doesn't work for it

 

[Nabs]

Maybe a "remake" of Blood in the same vein as Shadow Warrior & Duke Nukem 3D?

I think they looked into it and saw that it was too expensive or something like that.

 

[NingenJanai]

So is Tiny and Big, which ends up being free with the voucher. Maybe I'll just hoover up a number of copies to hand out because what the hell else am I using the vouchers for :|

They might add new games before the month ends, so don't use all your vouchers.

 

[JaseC]

wasn't/isn't blood in licensing hell or something ?

Monolith -> GT Interactive -> Monolith -> WB -> Atari. Monolith's site still purports that WB owns the IP, but all of WB's listings for the game on the USPTO website are dead, and as I mentioned just before, Atari shut down Jace Hall's desire to release a remaster.

 

[Robert J. Sullivan]

It is being sold on GOG, so someone has clear rights to it.

holy shit i didn't know it was avalaible

my bank account is 5 bucks lighter

Monolith -> GT Interactive -> Monolith -> WB -> Atari. Monolith's site still purports that WB owns the IP, but all of WB's listings for the game on the USPTO website are dead, and as I mentioned just before, Atari shut down Jace Hall's desire to release a remaster.

well that's that

 

[Caerith]

Hotline Miami 2
Hotline Miami 3
Hotline Miami 4
HLm: Hotline Miami

 

[Deques]

So is Tiny and Big, which ends up being free with the voucher. Maybe I'll just hoover up a number of copies to hand out because what the hell else am I using the vouchers for :|

The voucher doesn't apply for me

 

[rtcn63]

Hotline Miami 2
Hotline Miami 3
Hotline Miami 4
HLm: Hotline Miami

Hotline Miami 2: Hotline Toronto

 

[PriitV]

Hotline Miami 2
Hotline Miami 3
Hotline Miami 4
HLm: Hotline Miami

They all need to be named a bit differently, so on steam they would be out of release order.

 

[cicero]

I got a few rare games now on Steam in my library.

Blur
Cryostasis
Football Manager 2012
Mafia
Neverwinter Nights 2: Platinum
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

So glad I got these in time (Homefront excluded?):
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Cryostasis
Mafia
Blur
Elven Legacy + All removed DLC
Homefront
Space Rangers
Space Rangers 2: Reboot
Neverwinter Nights 2: Platinum
Fuel
Fable III
Prey - I have no idea where my cd is

The ones I really have wanted but didn't get in time, so glad some of them are returning:
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
1701 A.D.: Gold Edition
1701 A.D.: Sunken Dragon
Dawn of Discovery
Dawn of Discovery - Venice
Pacific Fighters
Wolfenstein
Indigo Prophecy (got this on GOG this Christmas for only $1.79 though)

 

[Levyne]

012 [Duodecim] Hotline Miami

 

[Gamerloid]

Awwww, Biskie got me Ys I & II Chronicles+ and Starbound for my Birthday.

He needs to start posting here.

 

[MMBosstones86]

Hotnado Miami 2 : The Second One

 

[Tellaerin]

So is Tiny and Big, which ends up being free with the voucher. Maybe I'll just hoover up a number of copies to hand out because what the hell else am I using the vouchers for :|

The vouchers don't seem to be applying for me on that one. : / I go to check out and it's showing the normal (sale) price.

 

[nexen]

The ones I really have wanted but didn't get in time, so glad some of them are returning:
...
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
...

what?

 

[wilflare]

question!

currently, I have Mass Effect 2. If I get the Digital Deluxe, will it overwrite my current one or come up as another entry?

(similarly in Origin, I have Mass Effect 2. Will getting Digital Deluxe just overwrite or?)

 

[JaseC]

what?

Quake Wars isn't returning, but it could as according to Acti itself all rights reverted back to id in 2011. I've been meaning to fire off an e-mail to Bethesda/id about the possibility of the game being returned to the store.

 

[honorless]

The voucher doesn't apply for me

The vouchers don't seem to be applying for me on that one. : / I go to check out and it's showing the normal (sale) price.

Huh. Must be a different promotional discount I've got access to...somehow. Sorry for the unintentional misinformation.

 

[FloatOn]

Hotnado Miami 2 : The Second One

alright this got me. steamgaf should go on a comedy tour.

 

[dirtywhirlwind]

Briefly talked about it a while back, no one cared.

Game is so difficult and exhausting in the later levels (given how much you need to multi-task) when aiming for the gold medals. Which I consider a plus!

Their loss

But yeah, I'm only going for gold and perfect on a level before moving on to the next one. Haven't been too difficult yet, but only like 11-12 levels in. The teleport can be a bit annoying sometimes with a controller but just realized you can use the right analog stick for bombs so that should make things a bit easier. I wish you could rebind controller buttons though.

But it's definitely a giftable game.

 

[wilflare]

this page is useful to keep track of all those Greenlit games from bundles

http://indiegamebundle.wikia.com/wiki/Keys_Added

 

[JaseC]

LazyGuys Bundle keys came through:

I am giving away 3 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


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Aztaka -- MB-9B348208C18E0AEC - Taken by bornlivedie