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[Spirited]

Thanks to everyone who came out tonight for SteamGAF Blood on the Killing Floor night! We got rekt pretty badly, and some confusion ended up tripping up the two lobbies we had situated. We'll get it all figured out a bit better next time hopefully.

Including killing this bastard.

Had a great time, hoping for less confusion and we'll plow some goddamn Zeds for next week.

 

[The_Super_Inframan]

if Trails SC releases this year, there is 99% chance it'll end up being my goty, but as there is 1% chance of it actually releasing this year, Witcher and PoE both have chances if I'll manage to finish them this year. And I like how you are all forgetting Higurashi, not cool!

Keep believing, man. Keep believing!

I believe with him :/

In other news, the Rocket League hype is real, already played almost seven hours today

Witness the Schnitzelfee brothers owning the game

so much fun...

 

[ashecitism]

Watching Atonement and woah I think that's a very young Ronan there

 

[Caerith]

If it's a completely new app, it'll count. Same is true of the Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin release earlier this year.

Hmm. So if Arkham Knight - Game of the Year Edition comes out this year, #1 and #2 can both be Arkham Knight, right? Because different app ID, even if same content, I mean.

I can see SotFS counting because at least that changes things in the base game.

 

[lashman]

Rogue Wizards

 

[Stallion Free]

Watching Atonement and woah I think that's a very young Ronan there

Impossible not to hate every fiber of her being in that film

 

[Uzzy]

Watching Atonement and woah I think that's a very young Ronan there

You think correctly. Excellent movie.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Hmm. So if Arkham Knight - Game of the Year Edition comes out this year, #1 and #2 can both be Arkham Knight, right? Because different app ID, even if same content, I mean.

I can see SotFS counting because at least that changes things in the base game.

WB is salivating at the thought of wiping the Steam reviews out.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Watching Atonement and woah I think that's a very young Ronan there

Bite it. You have to bite it.

 

[lashman]

EVERSPACE KS DevVideoBlog01 - Gamepad Controls

 

[Caerith]

Rogue Wizards

Looks neat. Available 2016 though?

 

[corrosivefrost]

GTA is up there for sure

Surely, it's not higher than Rocket League.

 

[jshackles]

Hmm. So if Arkham Knight - Game of the Year Edition comes out this year, #1 and #2 can both be Arkham Knight, right? Because different app ID, even if same content, I mean.

I can see SotFS counting because at least that changes things in the base game.

Fair point... Last year I kinda had to moderate this on a case by case basis for a few games, and I'm sure the 2015 voting will continue that trend.

 

[Atraveller]

Let people use what they want!

That's what console people say in performance threads.

No ES, no deal.

But you do have ES, just not the latest one.

Bite it. You have to bite it.

gross

 

[corrosivefrost]

That's what console people say in performance threads.
But you do have ES, just not the latest one.

Not the new one? Still no deal.
Hell, I'm lazy enough that I haven't pulled the git source to get the market features for selling yet, but I'm still hounding Jshackles to release it to chrome store so my browser will update.

Firefox is relegated to work usage anyway, since that's something that's required for my work.

 

[Hektor]

We all know GOTY is going to be gwent, even tho Fallout: New Vegas' Caravan was objectively, factually superior because i say so but that doesnt matter since F:NV didnt release this year, so gwent.

 

[JaseC]

Watching Atonement and woah I think that's a very young Ronan there

Yeah, that would be her Oscar-nominated role. She was 12 when filming kicked off (mid-2006 or so). I still think The Lovely Bones plays host to her best performance, but Brooklyn, which has been getting a palpable amount of Oscar buzz since premiering at Sundance, might change that.

Edit: inXile's GAF rep has confirmed that Torment will have a separate app for its final release:

We will have a separate app for release.

USD$65 well spent.

 

[L.O.R.D]

GRIP just reached more then $100000

 

[Caerith]

WB is salivating at the thought of wiping the Steam reviews out.

Didn't Marvel Heroes rebrand itself as Marvel Heroes 2015 to wipe out its bad metacritic score?

Fair point... Last year I kinda had to moderate this on a case by case basis for a few games, and I'm sure the 2015 voting will continue that trend.

It just seems kinda weird to allow something just because it's a +1, like maybe instead have a top ten best new games and a top five best updates to old games or something. But then, I wasn't around for last year's voting, so I don't mean to be stepping on the toes of a collective decision for what does and does not count.

 

[Leafhopper]

That's what console people say in performance threads.

:<

Didn't Marvel Heroes rebrand itself as Marvel Heroes 2015 to wipe out its bad metacritic score?

They also fixed a lot about that game as well. Damn near started over. Much better game.

 

[Volimar]

Didn't Marvel Heroes rebrand itself as Marvel Heroes 2015 to wipe out its bad metacritic score?

It's a much better game now. It'll be Marvel Heroes 2016 in September I think.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

It's ok to tell the truth in SteamGAF.

GTA5 is cutting-edge mediocrity.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

WB is salivating at the thought of wiping the Steam reviews out.

I hope no matter what, the reviews carry over. WB shall never get beyond this.

 

[Sober]

I hope no matter what, the reviews carry over. WB shall never get beyond this.

Good thing a bunch of worthless scam indies solved this problem.

If not all it takes is everyone who wrote a shit review to give it another one.

 

[JaseC]

I hope no matter what, the reviews carry over. WB shall never get beyond this.

They'll only not carry over if the patched-up version of the game is a different app. *winks at WB*

 

[jshackles]

It just seems kinda weird to allow something just because it's a +1, like maybe instead have a top ten best new games and a top five best updates to old games or something. But then, I wasn't around for last year's voting, so I don't mean to be stepping on the toes of a collective decision for what does and does not count.

Maybe "eligible because it's a different app" is a bit backwards like you say. I was thinking more along the lines of "this game is being relaunched as a completely separate purchase - even for those that already own the game" kind of thing. More like Deus Ex Director's Cut, Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition, Scholar of the First Sin, Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition, and games like that.

Like if owning Batman + the Season pass automatically puts the "Definitive Edition" (or whatever they're calling it) in your library, it wouldn't count as a separate game.

But of course I'll have more definitive guidelines in place as the voting window draws closer.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

They'll only not carry over if the patched-up version of the game is a different app. *winks at WB*

Which I would never put past WB. They should just be really cheeky and put "GOTY" at the end of the new app.

 

[derExperte]

ProjectCars got a nice little 2.5GB patch with a changelog that's way too big to post.

http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/showthread.php?37074

 

[Atraveller]

Which I would never put past WB. They should just be really cheeky and put "GOTY" at the end of the new app.

It's not even game of first half of the year.

 

[jshackles]

It's not even game of first half of the year.

Wasn't even game of the month in the month it was released.

 

[JaseC]

Which I would never put past WB. They should just be really cheeky and put "GOTY" at the end of the new app.

Gaffe of the Year Edition.

 

[rtcn63]

Watching Atonement and woah I think that's a very young Ronan there

It's too late too apologize bro

 

[Sober]

They should just rename the new version Batman: Arkham Knight -

Spoiler

Jason Todd

Edition

(yes those are real spoilers under that)

 

[Salsa]

Sober NO

I almost highighted that and I dont even wanna guess by the length of the spoiler box ughhhh

 

[Atraveller]

They should just rename the new version Batman: Arkham Knight -

Spoiler

Jason Todd

Edition

(yes those are real spoilers under that)

Called it a month before release, it's basically

Spoiler

Red Hood

but worse.

 

[Salsa]

guys stop

 

[MMBosstones86]

^ el oh el

Guys stahp

 

[Khronico]

It's weird cause I was kinda excited to play Arkham Knight but the instant I saw how much batmobile stuff was in it I was completely turned off. Not what I want in a Batman game.

guys stop

Bruce Wayne is The Batman

 

[Spring-Loaded]

They should just rename the new version Batman: Arkham Knight -

Spoiler

Jason Todd

Edition

(yes those are real spoilers under that)

It'll have some undeserved uplifting subtitle. "B:AK &#8212; Reborn Edition," and WB will release individual teaser trailers for new features like reasonable memory usage, >30fps and lack of hitching.


Gaffe of the Year needs to stick though.

It's weird cause I was kinda excited to play Arkham Knight but the instant I saw how much batmobile stuff was in it I was completely turned off. Not what I want in a Batman game.

If you're genuinely excited about playing it, skipping it for that is a disservice to yourself.

The borked PC version though? That's all you need to kill hype.

 

[KarmaCow]

Called it a month before release, it's basically

Spoiler

Red Hood

but worse.

Spoiler

Pretty sure everyone with even a limited knowledge of the Batman universe did.

 

[Ruruja]

I already clicked it, it's too late for me.

 

[Dsyndrome]

Why you guys gotta do that? I guessed it, but now it's confirmed.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

I already clicked it, it's too late for me.

I can do nothing for you son.

Why you guys gotta do that? I guessed it, but now it's confirmed.

There's a better surprise in the game, if it's any consolation. I essentially spoiled you guys, so I'm sorry

 

[derExperte]

I don't even know why that's a spoiler.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Didn't Marvel Heroes rebrand itself as Marvel Heroes 2015 to wipe out its bad metacritic score?.

Yup. There's dozens of games that have done that sort of thing. WarZ to Infestation: Survivor Stories endures as the most prominent one, in my mind. IIRC there was some dinosaur game that did it twice; can't remember the name, though.

I hope no matter what, the reviews carry over. WB shall never get beyond this.

That's the thing: there's a handful of games re-releasing specifically to avoid their bad reviews at release. Oddly, indie games are in the lead for this because bigger retailers make their GotY editions either way. (Arkham Knight excepting.)

 

[Salsa]

Atraveller saying "I called it" pretty much says its what im thinkin about cause I think I remember his guess

I mean whatever, but ive managed to remain spoiler free and not read anything for like a month now, spoilers4jokes is bad

also the name of my charity

 

[Ozium]

IIRC there was some dinosaur game that did it twice; can't remember the name, though.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/104900/

*Previous version names include ORION: Dino Beatdown (2012) and ORION: Dino Horde (2013).

 

[Caerith]

Maybe "eligible because it's a different app" is a bit backwards like you say. I was thinking more along the lines of "this game is being relaunched as a completely separate purchase - even for those that already own the game" kind of thing. More like Deus Ex Director's Cut, Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition, Scholar of the First Sin, Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition, and games like that.

Like if owning Batman + the Season pass automatically puts the "Definitive Edition" (or whatever they're calling it) in your library, it wouldn't count as a separate game.

But of course I'll have more definitive guidelines in place as the voting window draws closer.

I'm not sure how I feel about the "it counts if they charge you for it" clause.

Is DLC/etc counted if it doesn't change the app ID? Like, Civ V's Brave New World expansion really improved the game, but it's still the "same" game (unlike any year's Batman GOTY which is a "separate" game but changes nothing), and this year's Beyond Earth expansion which might be just as substantial?

 

[Khronico]

If you're genuinely excited about playing it, skipping it for that is a disservice to yourself.

The borked PC version though? That's all you need to kill hype.

I can't really describe it in words but every time I see footage of batmobile stuff my eyes glaze over and I lose interest completely.

Also I was spoiled on the entire story so eh.

 

[LurkerPrime]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/104900/

*Previous version names include ORION: Dino Beatdown (2012) and ORION: Dino Horde (2013).

Right, this was it.

Good work, Ozium.