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STEAM | August 2014 - Everybody loves iDLEM@STER
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Elevator conversations, the game.
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Idk, I always enjoyed it on PC with the vanguard class. The cover system is awkward, but you don't need to use it much if you play on a lower difficulty. The shotgun with the explosive rounds is wonderful too.
PandaPandaPanda
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but the gun play with the overheating guns and exploring generic looking space outpost #31 is all the rage that the kids are talking about these days
lol
Atraveller
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You would think EA would integrate the DLCs into Origin, but no.
Is Origin really the only way to buy them? I would love to play the hole series again with all the DLC's but it would cost me 32 (~43$) just for 3 DLC'S, that's absolutely insane..
I don't even think you can buy Pinnacle Station for the first Mass Effect any more unless you buy the trilogy pack. To be fair it's pretty much a throw away bit of DLC that was a series of combat challenges (not the first games strong suit unless you speced correctly) with a loose plot connecting it all. You did get the possibility of a nice reward of an apparent on a planet to go chill in, look at the view, rob the storage lockers for some high level gear and never return.
You can use a save game editor though when Importing your game for 2 to get the added choice flags.
Anyone picking up the first Mass Effect be careful where you get a copy of Bring Down The Sky from as the older installers that needed a CD Key are loaded with SecuROM that will lock you out of it it you install it more than a couple of times. Go grab it from here which is DRM free and no key required.
http://help.ea.com/uk/article/mass-effect-bring-down-the-sky-dlc-redemption/
But they have...
Still got to use Disney Dollars and you might get an installer problem and have to redownload them again but you don't have to use the Bioware Social site any more.
You can use a save game editor though when Importing your game for 2 to get the added choice flags.
Anyone picking up the first Mass Effect be careful where you get a copy of Bring Down The Sky from as the older installers that needed a CD Key are loaded with SecuROM that will lock you out of it it you install it more than a couple of times. Go grab it from here which is DRM free and no key required.
http://help.ea.com/uk/article/mass-effect-bring-down-the-sky-dlc-redemption/
But they have...
Still got to use Disney Dollars and you might get an installer problem and have to redownload them again but you don't have to use the Bioware Social site any more.
Armoured Priest
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Have some extras from the recent indiegala bundle:
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NingenJanai
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I finished Mass Effect 1-3 on 360 but will double dip when they release the eventual HD collection remaster anniversary deluxe edition.
someguyinahat
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I liked the gameplay in ME1 better than ME2. I'm not a fan of cover shooters. The fact you needed heat sink clips was also pretty ludicrous. Guns that overheat if you use them too much but have near-infinite capacity would have been PERFECT in cover situations where you only use a few bullets at a time and then rest.
Ban Puncher
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Exclusive to Origin.
NingenJanai
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I'm ok with Origin, unbelievable I know, but true.
That's why he has the mod to replace the spiders.
There is a spider removal mod for D:OS?
Time to google...
very carefully
I'd buy Mass Effect Trilogy remaster on Origin for sure.
Armoured Priest
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Huh, made a little booboo on the register and modbot skipped over one of the games...added a space and it took:
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Gianni Merryman
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If they ever release something like that, I guess it won't be on Steam, but it would be rather an Origin and/or Xbone exclusive.
StrangeTaco
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I didn't try mass effect 1 until after 2, and I couldn't finish it because of the gameplay. The story and settings are nice, and I normally enjoy RPG's but the way it was put in the first one just felt so clunky it drove me nuts.
Not that 2 was perfect either, went to the other extreme.
It's on sale a lot on origin so I'd personally suggest picking it up if you liked the first two. The ending isn't great, but hardly the travesty that it was made out to be.
freshVeggie
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Thanks for the write-up. I plan on getting the 8-ball bundle mainly for the two pool games.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/299500/
At the risk of being completely random, let me talk about International Snooker. [...]
Despite having so many great games, I spend most my play time with Solitaire. The quick open-and-play-for-5-mins nature is really what gets me. If those pool games can be played windowed, I might finally have formidable alternative to Solitaire while browsing and listening to music.
I feel so stupid for having waited and now missed Thief 2 from yesterday. Heh, it's usually pretty cheap during steam sales, so not much lost I guess.
EA Bioware seems to be one of the few companies not releasing complete versions of their games eventually, for whatever that is worth. They must still be selling enough DLC on games like DA2 and the Mass Effect games to make it worthwhile keeping it separate.
It's Free to Play?
Sharkiller
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the sale for fallout 3 in gmg is the non goty. lame
clockworkinyou
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Give em to me : D
How do you make a game already release in HD even more HDier? If you got a decent enough GPU and a Nvidia one at that there are a fair few little tweaks and injectors got get the game looking not too shabby. Some environment areas really have shown their age though like Noveria is one great big concrete office block and some locations are tiny to mask loading (although I prefer it to the approach in 2 & 3 with a blatant loading screen). All running off the same engine would be nice for consistencies sake but I don't know if messing with the differing styles of combat for each would go down or ever work well for that matter.
Atraveller
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So they have reduced the hoops customers have to jump, but it's still hoops jumping.
Gah this system is so stupid!
Edit: The Tropico 4s in my activity feed is crazy!
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Will my ME2 DLC show up automatically if I buy Mass Effect 2 on Origin? (Bioware/Origin accounts are same/tied together).
Tizoc
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Confession time:
I play Age of Mythology on Easy and spend most of my time building up my city and forces before creating a big ass army to charge at enemies and achieve objectives.
...whenever such missions/chapters let you build a city of course.
I still have fun doing it this way >_>;
I play Age of Mythology on Easy and spend most of my time building up my city and forces before creating a big ass army to charge at enemies and achieve objectives.
...whenever such missions/chapters let you build a city of course.
I still have fun doing it this way >_>;
What are you arguing? You asked why people played the game, and my answer is that it was free to play (and it has zombies or something, but I thought that was implied for some reason). Why would you be offended by that to reply in such a way?
There are actually some very good texture packs for ME1 and ME2, here is a particular one I have bookmarked for the first game. It is fairly amazing from a fidelity standpoint, but also convenient as a standalone installer. Most ME1 mods require an awkward program to get working in UE3.
http://forum.bioware.com/topic/241434-mass-effect-1-updatedimproved-textures-mod/
http://forum.bioware.com/topic/241434-mass-effect-1-updatedimproved-textures-mod/
Hahaha well what they have done is closed the loop hole that used to be buying the promo Dragons Age II Bioware Points which netted you about an extra 20 points per £. It's just stupid now as when you go to buy something you add it to your cart and if you don't have enough BW Points on your account it then asks you to buy them, thus wiping the contents of your cart. Of course you have to make sure you get the right amount of point as they don't sell them in arbitrary number.. Oh no that would be too easy. So you can only buy 400, 800, 1200 and 1600 points at a cost of £3, £6, £12 and £16 a pop. Now if you only want one piece of DLC that costs 560 points you have to spend £6 to buy it. So you think 'fuck it I'll get a couple more bits' and then you realise that not a single package of point covers most of the combination of DLC for Mass Effect 2 unless you're buying a lot. The story based packs in 3 are 800 and 1200 points so that makes it easier to just grab what you want without having to fuck around with fake currency.
Mine all did bar Overlord and my copy is from Steam. I did have to register my Steam key through Origin but that took seconds. If you install it via Steam it will show up in Origin and then that will handle the DLC and install it in the steamapps folder (so some odd client inception). Though if you do that the executable is still tied to Steam and that needs to be open to launch but once the DLC is installed you don't need Origin open at all. I had to install Overloard via the all installer method from Bioware Social but I'm sure if I spoke to support they would see why it doesn't show on my account.
practically the same situation as me, but i didn't see it as too bad. i had played the first few missions of ME on a friend's xbox, but when i found out that ME2 was coming to ps3, i dropped that. almost finished ME2 when they announced the ps3 version of ME 1, so here i am replaying ME2 again after beaintg ME1. I'm a big story fan, and i was left satisfied, and the gameplay didn't feel too bad.
someguyinahat
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It's free to play, it contains zombies, AND it looks like Minecraft. That's like the trifecta for kids right there.
The Red Wizard
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Thank you!
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Oh shit, I forgot I could just plug in my Steam key. Everything showed up perfectly! Thanks for pointing that out!
Guys, you need to check out this Gamescom preview of Capy's latest game, Below.
Releases in 2015, heavily inspired by Roguelikes and has an amazing artstyle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KyPnSAeWyE
Releases in 2015, heavily inspired by Roguelikes and has an amazing artstyle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KyPnSAeWyE
Dragon1893
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Dude, Leviathan is the exact opposite of unimportant, story-wise it's one of the most crucial pieces in the whole trilogy.
Agree with everything else. There's a lot of dlc worth checking out in this franchise but a lot of it is a bit overpriced.
abracadaver
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where was that website where you could watch the different game badges that you unlock ?
dmix90
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StrangeTaco
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Looks really cool, not sure how big a fan I am of how zoomed out it looks. Makes it a bit hard to see details.
Tizoc
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At work so can't watch YT, but I don't liek Roguelikes, yet I liked the games Capy made.
If this isn't another 'Pixel art'-ish game visually I'ma prob. jump onto the bandwagon for this game.
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darkchewie
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Driving the Mako was one of the better/worse parts of ME1, so funny.
Tizoc
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What a beautiful day it is... The sun is shining, The birds are singing, liezryou is back.
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Welcome back~
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