Jawmuncher
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STEAM | August 2014 - Everybody loves iDLEM@STER
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Finally got Deponia, thanks!
Pretty cool piece of news.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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More VN's on Steam (Sakura Spirt is a Boob Simulator not VN) the better.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
It's nice seeing MangaGamer turning things around a bit. I wonder if they're still in the red.
Well, first off, the mouse sensitivity is very wonky so that it's either not sensitive enough on one side of the sensitivity slider or RIDICULOUSLY fast on anything past the other 50% of the bar. It's really hard to get a bead on enemies because of it. I think part of it is since it's running at 60fps for me the mouse is way more sensitive from the high framerate. Second, the hacking minigame (the one where you match two sequences of numbers and letters) is borked: Instead of just using directional keys and wasd to control both sequences, it's wasd and the mouse, which BARELY works (very bad latency that makes you mess up half your clicks). Lastly, all menu stuff has really strange... hitboxes? Like, if you mouse over something it doesn't activate half the time. Really strange.
Edit: I will try my ps3 controller tomorrow and see if that helps any. It really feels like a game made for consoles and haphazardly ported to pc.
I watched a dude play it on pc and he was complaining about it but I just kinda disregarded it as hyperbole. It isn't. It REALLY is that bad.
Yeah. Wouldn't surprise me that if they can't get it out on Steam same day, they'll offer Steam keys to people that buy the game from them, like they did for some other games (was it actually Sakura Spirit? I can't remember).
They managed to get Lilith games, they must be doing better... I hope.
If you think 5cm ones are hell-spawn, you should probably steer clear of east asia. In japan they are poisonous and about 20cm long.
(picture of huge centipede)
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I finished Trails in the Sky with about 50 hours of playtime. Had so much fun with that game! I didn't see that ending coming at all (well, I guessed one part of it at least).
Can't wait to play the sequels, I hope the success of the Steam release so far is going to bring them over soon.
NingenJanai
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Amazing news, the more VN on steam the better, hopefully someday they bring the ecchi ones.
Whee
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Pixel Junk Shooter --MB-425A7BBC7615138E- Taken by kudoboi. 10 entrants total.
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BinaryPork2737
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Never heard of it before today, but it's a visual novel, so it's always good to have one more on Steam. I'll look into it at some point.
That's strange, but okay.
Otakon's bringing a lot of announcements so far.
On the topic of visual novels:
I'm not interested in games that focus on romance or dating, which visual novels would you recommend to me?
I've enjoyed Kamaitachi no yoru (which is a murder mystery) and the Silent Hill play novel for the gba, but I don't know any others like that.
I'm not interested in games that focus on romance or dating, which visual novels would you recommend to me?
I've enjoyed Kamaitachi no yoru (which is a murder mystery) and the Silent Hill play novel for the gba, but I don't know any others like that.
Corpse Party, Saya no Uta, 999, Virtue Last Reward.
DyslexicAlucard
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Alright, SteamGAF, I'm in the mood for a space sim ala Freelancer. What's the best one available on Steam? Preferably one I already own:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/DyslexicAlucard/games?tab=all
http://steamcommunity.com/id/DyslexicAlucard/games?tab=all
PsychoSoldier
Banned
I've had these games in my inventory forever (already own Civ IV), figured maybe someone might want them.
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Wonderful End of the World --MB-130D51F6247A790B- Taken by WinterDemons
The last time EA spoke of Origin's performance, it used the metric of total installs rather than registered accounts (and that's in total, not active accounts, which is the metric Valve uses). That's pretty telling if you ask me.
Nabs
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Someone on twitch is trying to beat Super Meat Boy with his feet. http://www.twitch.tv/rockleesmile
Holy hell; SMB with a keyboard is hard enough!
I'm sorry, could someone tell me if Metal Gear Rising on Nuveem is actually ok to buy from EU2?
I remember asking if it was fine buying it from a Russian trader and it was a big no-no.
EDIT: I just found out someone on Reddit activated in Italy so yeah, Reddit is SO better than you!
I remember asking if it was fine buying it from a Russian trader and it was a big no-no.
EDIT: I just found out someone on Reddit activated in Italy so yeah, Reddit is SO better than you!
Well that's something... I guess lol. That game was hard enough on it's own for me, especially on keyboard... let alone feet.
Yeah he really is. I don't know how long I can watch this for, but he has to be pretty damn good at this game normally to be playing with his feet as well as I play this game normally.
StrangeTaco
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He's actually doing surprisingly well for just using his feet, color me impressed.
Now for the inevitable "A fish is playing Super Meat Boy".
A Fish plays Aquarium Simulator.
After a couple of weeks without touching the game due a rage quit (FU unexpected extra wave of teleported enemies that obliterates your scattered and exhausted team before you can even react), I decided last night to push on the playthrough once again, finishing the game few hours ago.
The game can be described as a rip-off of the XCOM reboot combat system (Teams of up to four members. Each one can do two actions per turn including movement. Several special skills. Low and high cover. Weapons divided in shotguns, assault rifles and snipers. % to hit... its all there) in a kind of "Doom in space" setting with team/gear management between missions. A pretty interesting premise, but the game has a couple big flaws that prevents it to reach all its potential.
While the combat itself works and flows perfectly, for most part of the game the only variation on the few types of enemies is their colour and toughness (including possible shields), which could feel kinda repetitive. This is solved on the last part of the game with the addition of several extra enemies, but their behavior is very similar to the others so your tactics are mostly the same.
The level design doesn't help much on the enemy/tactics issue, as most of the maps are just corridors (real ones or "created" due a gazillion obstacles in rooms), "directing" your and enemy movement/actions across them, being the use of chokepoints something to abuse even if you don't really plan to, as usually it won't be many alternatives. Actually, the game itself will force you to abuse them, as for most part of the game the concept of "getting harder" is just "more enemies/more waves/higher toughness" if not all three combined. Last part of the game solves this a bit, but again it feels quite late.
That said, I've really enjoyed the game. And I *love* the music. The devs are very active too, not just fixing any bug found but also balancing and adding/changing gameplay features based on the players feedback. I'm looking forward to the future level editor and workshop support.
Visual Novel romance is like the pervy Mills & Boone of our times.
Well considering only a little under 15% of those total account numbers have bought content on Origin it's pretty safe to say that figure includes accounts based on consoles as well as mobile devices as stated in the article.
We'll see how well The Sims 4 and Dragon Age: Inquisition do later this year which could be pretty telling for the future.
At times Twitch is more akin to a Freak Show than a streaming service.
Huh I had no idea Halfway was a turn based, tactical game. Cheers for the impressions. One to keep an eye on I guess.
Well considering only a little under 15% of those total account numbers have bought content on Origin it's pretty safe to say that figure includes accounts based on consoles as well as mobile devices as stated in the article.
We'll see how well The Sims 4 and Dragon Age: Inquisition do later this year which could be pretty telling for the future.
At times Twitch is more akin to a Freak Show than a streaming service.
Huh I had no idea Halfway was a turn based, tactical game. Cheers for the impressions. One to keep an eye on I guess.
HP_Wuvcraft
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I wish they would allow use to change our account login name/email. Have a 6 digit collecting dust since it has a pretty embarrassing login email that my 14 year old self thought was hilarious.
Had to rant that after checking again and seeing they're holding firm on the no account changing policy.
Had to rant that after checking again and seeing they're holding firm on the no account changing policy.
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EDIT: I just found out someone on Reddit activated in Italy so yeah, Reddit is SO better than you!
I wonder if there's a shelbyville version of Jasec over at Reddit
I'm just imagining a webcam trained on a fish tank 24/7.
It's frightening to imagine how many subscribers such a channel would get.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
WHY IS HE SO GOOD AT THIS??????
I'm sorry, could someone tell me if Metal Gear Rising on Nuveem is actually ok to buy from EU2?
I remember asking if it was fine buying it from a Russian trader and it was a big no-no.
EDIT: I just found out someone on Reddit activated in Italy so yeah, Reddit is SO better than you!
Poppycock! I posted a list of the restricted countries twice several hours ago. It's not our fault you didn't search the thread.
toddhunter
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Gigantic Army isn't that bad. Needs another layer or two of polish on top of it, but it is fun for what it is.
On the other hand, Unholy Heights is a polished game, but it is just a bit limited in scope. You might have fun adjusting sliders to keep the demons happy, but it wasn't my cup of tea.
One way heroics is not good.
Poppycock! I posted a list of the restricted countries twice several hours ago. It's not our fault you didn't search the thread.
I read it, I just needed a reassurance as some weeks ago you and someone else here told me buying it from a Russian trader was basically the same of letting Lost's countdown hit 0!
EDIT: I'm aware Russia and Brazil are not the same country.
Also on Reddit I didn't even have to ask! They not only already have the information there, but it was also an Italian dude for max convenience!
Guys you should totally step your game up!
I read it, I just needed a reassurance as some weeks ago you and someone else here told me buying it from a Russian trader was basically the same of letting Lost's countdown hit 0!
EDIT: I'm aware Russia and Brazil are not the same country.
FYI, ACRTAG only affects Steam gift copies, and further still it only applies to gifts bought by Eastern European, South American and South-east Asian (because of the imminent support for the Thai Baht) users.
Edit: As an aside, two people on Steam messaged overnight inquiring as to why they own Ultra SF4 when they didn't buy it. You really should have handled this differently, Capcom.
I read it, I just needed a reassurance as some weeks ago you and someone else here told me buying it from a Russian trader was basically the same of letting Lost's countdown hit 0!
EDIT: I'm aware Russia and Brazil are not the same country.
Also on Reddit I didn't even have to ask! They not only already have the information there, but it was also an Italian dude for max convenience!
Guys you should totally step your game up!
Just to make you even more insecure if you buy games from outside a region not designated as your own, especially Russia and Brazil not only are you breaking the law but The Terrorist's Law! How's that weighing on your continence now eh?
They probably have a resident Steam expert Casey Johnson, lovingly knows as CaseJ.
That would probably turn into a strange case of life imitating art, initiating life, imitating art...
Twitch plays PokeMon might seem like a new fangled social experiment but soon it's going to have radicalised off shoots the more or less form cults. I mean some people take horoscope readings seriously (I used to sometimes help out the columnist who wrote them for a company we worked for) so who knows, next up might be Do What Charmander Does!
You're right. One Way Heroics is not "good". It's awesome.
I agree with you on Gigantic Army, though. Feels (and looks!) like a slightly more arcade-y/stripped-down version of Assault Suits Valken/Cybernator. Definitely a diamond in the rough.
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I just now realized ACRTAG means AllowCrossRegionTradingAndGifting.
Well now your previous posts make sense.
AHAHAHAH
Oh well who cares, I'm Italian, we all revel in breaking laws and shit!
Kiru
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Did you miss Fish Plays Pokémon on Twitch?!
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I just now realized ACRTAG means AllowCrossRegionTradingAndGifting.
Well now your previous posts make sense.
Artist's rendition of Copons' current facial expression:
No, I'm saying that's the natural progression.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Amoeba plays Pokemon.
NamikazeBurst
Member
Steam is lying to me. It says I have 38 card drops remaining, but I count 33. It says 12 games have drops remaining, but I count 11. Does anyone know what is going on?
So I hadn't thought about getting the Humble Bundle Japan since none of the games really interest me (except Ys and maybe Astebreed), but all the $1 tier games have cards also? I'm in!
I'm a sucker for card trading
One Way Heroics is surprisingly fun! You should try it out!
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
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