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I had to start a new game at the entrance of the Cirromon Caverns in Dust, I changed the difficulty to Tough on Abadis Forest because the game was too easy on Normal but then I read that the achievement doesn't unlock if you change the difficulty mid-play. Replaying the beginning didn't take so long since all dialogue is thankfully skippable and the combat is very enjoyable too.

Really liking the game. After the middle section I started to get mildly annoyed by hits that leave you with 1 hp, but I'm not even mad considering that in the 360 version those were actually 1-hit kills (shieeeet.gif).

Got up to the end of the Sorrowing Meadow. Those Necromancers were a bitch to deal with, serves me right for not upgrading Fidget's range attack beyond the absolute essential. I ignored them right to the very last mansion, until I realized they dropped the Lost Soul item I was needing for my best three blueprints. Lol.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Keviniskool's Steam review of Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta - Episode 1 - Gold Edition made my day:

Many people would try to tell you that Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta is a poor man's Uncharted, when it's clearly the other way around. My friend and I discovered after playing through the whole game that what we have here is clearly the better experience.
For example:

Uncharted had Nolan North. Unearthed has Troy Baker. Which one of these voice actors won GOTY last year? That's what I thought.

Unearthed: 1 Uncharted: 0

Unearthed runs at 60 FPS at 1080p. Uncharted only runs at 720p at 30 FPS. Basic math tells us that since the frame buffer has roughly 4 times as many pixels and twice as many frames, Unearthed is at least 8 times better looking than Uncharted.

Unearthed: 9 Uncharted: 0

Uncharted 3 had horses. Unearthed has 4 wheel ATVs. That's 4 more wheels than Uncharted lets you ride.

Unearthed: 13 Uncharted: 0

Uncharted only runs on the PS3, while Unearthed runs on Android, PC, Mac, and probably the Gizmondo.

Unearthed: 17 Uncharted: 0

Uncharted only has creepy slippery Nazis. Unearthed has full on zombies, and it doesn't need to explain why they're there.

Unearthed: 18 Uncharted: 0

Uncharted usually only gives you a few weapons to choose from at any time. Unearthed has more weapon types than there are enemies in the entire campaign.

Unearthed: 19 Uncharted: 0

Nathan Drake is a ♥♥♥♥♥ who gets scared and emotional when the going gets tough. Faris Jawad doesn't stop cracking jokes even when a gun is fired at his sister.

Unearthed: 20 Uncharted: 0

Finally, as Unearthed rightfully points out on the store page, this game has been translated into more languages than most best-selling literature will ever see, because Semaphore knows everyone will want to play this and wants to be culturally sensitive to everyone. Uncharted consists of playing a while guy shooting minorities. I think we know who is more socially responsible.

Unearthed: 41 Uncharted: Racism

Winner: Unearthed

This is just a summary of all the things that make Unearthed the best. I didn't even go into detail about the leisurely strolls through the city discussing the plot, or the Kafka-esque analysis of the futility of escaping in a car as the city loops around you. There's just too much to this game to pack in one review, and I implore you to check out what may already be the de-facto GOTY of 2014.

Post of the Year.

Professor Scott Steiner himself would be impressed with these deductions.

 

[PriitV]

Better late than never, especially now that stock is beginning to dry up.

It was an euro plus shipping on Amazon, so in quite pleased with the deal.

 

[kurahador]

Is there a website that list the price for various emoticons and backgrounds? I wanna know which game I should craft a badge for.

 

[FloatOn]

Is there a website that list the price for various emoticons and backgrounds? I wanna know which game I should craft a badge for.

http://ehsankia.com/steam/

 

[Hasney]

Is there a website that list the price for various emoticons and backgrounds? I wanna know which game I should craft a badge for.

http://ehsankia.com/steam/

Good god.

http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/753/224260-:colorbars:

I realise none of those have sold for those prices, but even £9.48 is a little excessive.

 

[Colin.]

Got some cheap DLC from GMG, for when I eventually got the game. Which didn't take long, as I got a copy for £4, which had this DLC included (doh) So one of you can benefit from my impulse, enjoy!

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below containing the key.

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
- This giveaway is a LIGHTNING raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 15 minutes after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- 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:

XCOM Declassified: Codebreakers DLC -- MB-46D7FF3D24097D42 - Taken by Hasney. 2 entrants total.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

You're not kidding about surprises. Loved the first time I encountered

Spoiler

a mimic directly on top of a real chest

. Nice try, game. Nice try.

Spoiler

The first, second, third and fourth time you ran into a big painting (those "our previous games" ones) and it's an enemy

DARK SOULS NOPE.png.exe

 

[Sajjaja]

There's no risk of confusing Early Access with EA (the company). One is associated with broken games and a general lack of quality. The other, of course, is Early Access.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

Post of the Year.

Professor Scott Steiner himself would be impressed with these deductions.

That's hilarious.

 

[Milamber]

Got some cheap DLC from GMG, for when I eventually got the game. Which didn't take long, as I got a copy for £4, which had this DLC included (doh) So one of you can benefit from my impulse, enjoy!

Oh shit! Thanks for telling me. Imma gonna buy somma dat.

 

[_hekk05]

Man Teleglitch is so good, I wish so many people weren't sleeping on it. Reminds me of Super Metroid, somehow, even though it plays like a less frantic Hotline Miami.

I've only been able to get to level 3 once. Crafted a nail gun but couldn't find any nails to use with it

Oh. You need a box of nails and some 250g explosives to craft the nail gun ammo.

I also got teleglitch+DLC at GMG for only 3 bucks. Cant go any lower than that anytime soon.

Also, it really gets frantic when 10 zombies are running at you and you only have a knife and 2 pistol rounds lol.

 

[tmespe]

Good day everyone. I have an extra key to give away. Enjoy!

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below containing the key.

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
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- 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:


Bioshock Infinite -- MB-0CAB9DED14033C65 - Taken by alr1ght. 48 entrants total.

 

[Lain]

The GOTY Edition will be out in a few months.

Arkham Asylum: August 2009
GOTY Edition: March 2010

Arkham City: October 2011
GOTY Edition: May 2012

You can expect a 75% off sale before then.

Edit: For perspective, the game isn't even three months old yet has already been half off at several stores, so you won't have to wait long.

Thanks, I'll wait then.

 

[TronLight]

Are those guys still doing DDoS attacks? Trying to redeem a key on Origin and it gives me error even if it accept the key.

 

[Echoplx]

Better late than never, especially now that stock is beginning to dry up.

It is? Now I want it. Damnit Jase.

For real though, I played it briefly years ago at a friends and have always been interested in getting it.

I'm guessing there's no way to get it locally? Shipping to Aus is expensive.

 

[Colin.]

Oh shit! Thanks for telling me. Imma gonna buy somma dat.

Not sure about the US, but you get 10p cashback on each DLC ordered in the UK as well, if you buy separately. And don't forget the 25% off voucher: GMG25-0YUM5-VKMVU

Cheers for the XCOM DLC Colin. Will have an extra mission once I get to it in my backlog it seems!

No worries Hasney. Hope you enjoy it!

 

[Kuroyume]

Bothers me that teleglitch doesn't have music. People say that it's so you can hear footsteps but I never pay attention to that stuff.

 

[JaseC]

It is? Now I want it. Damnit Jase.

For real though, I played it briefly years ago at a friends and have always been interested in getting it.

I'm guessing there's no way to get it locally? Shipping to Aus is expensive.

The game is more or less only available through Amazon affiliates these days. PriitV just said he picked up the game for 1 Eurobuck + shipping so you could hit him up for a copy (you only need the key, after all).

 

[Hasney]

Cheers for the XCOM DLC Colin. Will have an extra mission once I get to it in my backlog it seems!

 

[Milamber]

Don't forget the 25% off voucher: GMG25-0YUM5-VKMVU

Already did. Bought Plasma DLC for $0.18.

 

[Arthea]

Good god.

http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/753/224260-:colorbars:

I realise none of those have sold for those prices, but even £9.48 is a little excessive.

I managed to sell 1 emote for a little less than 1€ and I thought it was impressive enough! lol

this one
http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/753/225140-:duke:

Are those guys still doing DDoS attacks? Trying to redeem a key on Origin and it gives me error even if it accept the key.

Wait, what?

 

[Milamber]

Wait, what?

Yep.

 

[Arthea]

Yep.

damn...

 

[Oreoleo]

Bothers me that teleglitch doesn't have music. People say that it's so you can hear footsteps but I never pay attention to that stuff.

I honestly didn't notice. The sound design is so great with all the random humming machinery, rustling of grass and other ambient sounds. I find myself much more drawn into the world with Teleglitch than I do with other games in the genre.

 

[JaseC]

UFO: Afterlight is back on Steam.

 

[xelios]

UFO: Afterlight is back on Steam.

With a different AppID it seems.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/237950/

vs

http://store.steampowered.com/app/7500/

 

[JaseC]

With a different AppID it seems.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/237950/

vs

http://store.steampowered.com/app/7500/

Yeah, I just noticed that. I don't think Bohemia realised it was previously available.

 

[Turfster]

I managed to beat the whole game without using weapons, so I know it's doable.

Yeah, I did the game without firing a shot on my first playthrough (after just buying what was basically my first console and as my like, third or fourth game to play with a controller practically ever. I don't recommend doing this =p).

Of course, it wasn't fun because almost every fucking time, your flow would be broken up because I had to screech to a halt and take out dudes before I could continue without being shot in the back or whatever while climbing a drainpipe. And don't get me started on that huge winding staircase... So much trial and error...

Weirdly, I don't remember having any trouble with the server room at all. I just powered through that thing...

 

[xelios]

Yeah, I just noticed that. I don't think Bohemia realised it was previously available.

Their mistake is our gain (+1)

 

[inky]

The Long Live The Queen cards are so great. Shame that the Emoticons and Backgrounds suck. Here's a few of my favorites.

LOL. Is this game the new Recettear everyone needs to play? I voted for it during the sale, but I forgot to go buy it.

 

[JaseC]

Their mistake is our gain (+1)

When I saw the low app id I just assumed I missed the boat, but apparently I didn't. What a nice surprise!

 

[Anteater]

speaking of long live the queen, the artist has some cool ass art

I hope she makes a return for their next game, I'm becoming a fan of her art

http://ikr.deviantart.com/gallery/

 

[Arthea]

LOL. Is this game the new Recettear everyone needs to play? I voted for it during the sale, but I forgot to go buy it.

Absolutely!

 

[xelios]

When I saw the low app id I just assumed I missed the boat, but apparently I didn't. What a nice surprise!

I guess 7500 is the one that's been in a couple of indie bundles (Indie Gala 7, Build a 1C). I don't see it anywhere in my account details so I'm guessing I got it in the 1C Complete Pack in 2011.

 

[TheSeks]

I think I'm done with Spelunky. I just can't get into it.

Oh well, it was only $3.50, I guess...

Spoiler

Hotline Miami and Frozen Synapse continue to be the only good Indies

 

[JaseC]

I guess 7500 is the one that's been in a couple of indie bundles (Indie Gala 7, Build a 1C). I don't see it anywhere in my account details so I'm guessing I got it in the 1C Complete Pack in 2011.

Yeah, you're right: in my history it's mixed amongst some other 1C titles and all are retail activations.

 

[PandaPedinte]

LOL. Is this game the new Recettear everyone needs to play? I voted for it during the sale, but I forgot to go buy it.

Yes!

 

[afternoon delight]

Nice give away on Bioshock Infinite, I've only played the first but am eagerly awaiting the second later this year... I keep hearing great things about Minerva's Den.

 

[NingenJanai]

I think I'm done with Spelunky. I just can't get into it.

Oh well, it was only $3.50, I guess...

Spoiler

Hotline Miami and Frozen Synapse continue to be the only good Indies

It was hard for me too, you have to be careful, don't try to rush through the levels, it's quite addictive even if you die a lot if you go with the right mindset.

That said it's not a game I feel like playing for prolonged periods, it's best in short sessions in my opinion.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

LOL. Is this game the new Recettear everyone needs to play? I voted for it during the sale, but I forgot to go buy it.

It's a pretty good game, if you like skillchecks and such.

 

[More_Badass]

Man Teleglitch is so good, I wish so many people weren't sleeping on it. Reminds me of Super Metroid, somehow, even though it plays like a less frantic Hotline Miami.

I've only been able to get to level 3 once. Crafted a nail gun but couldn't find any nails to use with it

Made it to Level 2 after three hours...and then I died.

I'll make it to 3 eventually. Cangun is awesome

 

[More_Badass]

I think I'm done with Spelunky. I just can't get into it.

Oh well, it was only $3.50, I guess...

Spoiler

Hotline Miami and Frozen Synapse continue to be the only good Indies

What other indies have you played?

 

[Xanathus]

Is there a way I can easily see a full list of all my friends that own a particular game on Steam? The store page only shows a few of them. Library only shows friends that have actually played the game.

 

[inky]

Absolutely!

Yes!

It's a pretty good game, if you like skillchecks and such.

Cool, I'll have it in mind then =)

 

[Turfster]

Is there a way I can easily see a full list of all my friends that own a particular game on Steam? The store page only shows a few of them. Library only shows friends that have actually played the game.

You can click through in the library.
It'll show you who has it and who has it on their wishlist.

 

[YianGaruga]

LOL. Is this game the new Recettear everyone needs to play? I voted for it during the sale, but I forgot to go buy it.

Just to be THAT guy:

It's my biggest disappointment of the sale and I wouldn't recommend it.
You're just raising numbers that depend on other numbers and then pick choices which lead you through a story/decision tree but with no indication where you are or where you could go, even after you've beaten/lost the game and got an ending. After that you're starting again but don't really know anything more than last time, so at some point you probably have to look at a guide to get other endings.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but don't understand the appeal.

 

[Smash88]

Based Family Sharing allows me to hook my friends up with access to my Steam copy for 0$.

Dad!?

Priitv I also sent you a PM about Prey.

 

[Xanathus]

You can click through in the library.
It'll show you who has it and who has it on their wishlist.

That's weird, when I click that Friends Who Play button in my library, the page it loads up only shows people who've played the game. However when I load that page URL in my browser, Steam Enhanced loads up all friends who own the game. That's neat.

 

[woo and indeed hoo]

Is there a way I can easily see a full list of all my friends that own a particular game on Steam? The store page only shows a few of them. Library only shows friends that have actually played the game.

Enhanced Steam.

EDIT - oh, you discovered it whilst I was posting, good .