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[JaseC]

Holy shit.
I didn't know that GAF was (well, still is) this intense in terms of review scores. But it seems that the group is divided into two, the ones who care about metacritic scoress and who don't.

The most amusing thing about all of the knee-jerk vitriol is that once the game actually released and the veneer of "New entry in my favourite series!" wore off, many found themselves retroactively agreeing with the score.

EviLore said this earlier in the year:

Review threads for hyped up platform-exclusive games are consistently some of the most embarrassing threads on my site.

And he's not wrong. Some people truly need to distance themselves from the emotional attachment they have to their preferred platform.

 

[derExperte]

Does everyone not remember how awful the strategy levels in BLOPS2 were?

I forgot, yes. So couldn't have been too bad but I don't know if want to replay those on Veteran.

 

[Deques]

Looks like it's my seventh Steam birthday

I am going to celebrate with a giveaway. You must Super Win the Game!

The first who can beat my chapter 1 score in Ikaruga will win Super Win the Game

The competition will end in 27th August

For reference, here is my score
[IMGhttp://i.imgur.com/UlWWY5Q.jpg[/IMG]

Is my challenge too difficult to achieve? Seems like nobody is doing it, except for shockdude and salazar547

Should I lower the challenged?

 

[JaseC]

I think it's more the fact that the game is currently $2. That's literally cheap as chips.

 

[Dr Dogg]

Sunhi's gif in The Order review thread says it all and in a humorous way that I think we can all laugh at how preposterous the build up of entertainment products is today in mass media.

I wouldn't say a big fallout. I'd say more something vaguely resembling a fallout that has more in common with gaming oblivion.

Touche!

 

[Ozium]

Is my challenge too difficult to achieve? Seems like nobody is doing it, except for shockdude and salazar547

Should I lower the challenged?

raise the challenge.

I already SWTG so I'm not participating.

 

[derExperte]

Going by how most are eating up early impressions of Until Dawn from some dudes that haven't in any way shown to be trustworthy and read like they came straight out of the marketing department (seriously, how can they write some of that stuff and not fall off the chair cringing?) that review thread could be a nice appetizer for the main event.

Spoiler

Or the game is actually the most innovative, in-depth, awesome and scary cinematic survival horror experiece yet. Stupidly great writing and acting. Just wow. Part cheesy, part serious and always cliche in a brilliant way. GOTY for many.

Is my challenge too difficult to achieve? Seems like nobody is doing it, except for shockdude and salazar547

Should I lower the challenged?

You're rank 286. In Ikaruga, a notoriously difficult shooter, a genre I don't think we have many experts of in here.

That's a really neat dust magnet.

Seriously, that thing will suck up dust like crazy.

And eventually break. As a rule of thumb if you have some gimmicky mechanical gimmick it will give up the ghost at about the same time you get sick of looking at / waiting for it. Best example are automatically extending displays in cars, unreliable and shortlived as fuck. Only good for those selling spare parts and doing repairs.

 

[Ozium]

If Phantom Pain has a metacritic less than 95 I will kill myself.

 

[derExperte]

If Phantom Pain has a metacritic less than 95 I will kill myself.

yes

 

[ashecitism]

The most amusing thing about all of the knee-jerk vitriol is that once the game actually released and the veneer of "New entry in my favourite series!" wore off, many found themselves retroactively agreeing with the score.

EviLore said this earlier in the year:



And he's not wrong. Some people truly need to distance themselves from the emotional attachment they have to their preferred platform.

Or when people constantly shit on the likes of IGN, Gamespot etc, how they're not worth listening to, but when those give their games of choice 9s to 10s, it's "HOLY SHIT!". The same also goes for the opposite, when a game people don't look forward to receives 7s to 8s or worse by those outlets it's "Hah, I told you so!"

 

[Ozium]

yes

deer expert... why tho?

 

[TheAutomator]

Is my challenge too difficult to achieve? Seems like nobody is doing it, except for shockdude and salazar547

Should I lower the challenged?

would play but I don't have that game

 

[pahamrick]

If Phantom Pain has a metacritic less than 95 I will kill myself.

It won't get a metacritic rating higher than 89.

 

[Ozium]

It won't get a metacritic rating higher than 89.

How can you be so sure?! MGS4 got 94.. and that game is terribad

 

[Atraveller]

I'd like to see some contrarian reviews just for the drama.

"We need to add something so people can't just say 'It's the same game as last year's.'"

While I appreciate Treyarch's effort of getting something new in, but how its people play-tested it and didn't think it's shit is beyond me.

Would you say there might be a big Fallout?

Get out, get out!

I forgot, yes. So couldn't have been too bad but I don't know if want to replay those on Veteran.

I played it on a console at a friend's house, but I seriously doubt it'd be much better even with KB+M.

 

[pahamrick]

How can you be so sure?! MGS4 got 94.. and that game is terribad

I won't mind being wrong, but I just get a feeling that it's going to get knocked a lot for silly things. You can already almost see it in various discussion topics.

 

[lashman]

Subnautica Habitat Update: Example Sea-Base

 

[MUnited83]

How can you be so sure?! MGS4 got 94.. and that game is awesome and the best in the series so it does make sense

Ftfy

 

[lashman]

Digital Foundry vs ultra-wide 21:9 PC gaming

 

[toddhunter]

Super cyborg is pretty neat. If you got it in a bundle...and it is quite possible you did... give it a go. Sure it rips off pretty much every contra style game ever...but at least they put some effort it.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/341550/

 

[derExperte]

I got Decay - The Mare cheaply from GMG and played the first episode, it's a p'n'c with pre-rendered backgrounds, few animations which looks like it came out 10 years ago. The puzzles are on the easy side and navigation is a mess, like sometimes you go in a room and look at the door you came in, sometime you look in the opposite direction, sometimes the down arrow turns you around, sometimes you take a step back. Turning also isn't 90°, very confusing plus no map. Maybe that's all deliberate like how in The Shining the layout of the hotel is physically impossible to disorient you but I'd call it annoying. Still I find myself genuinely creeped out after a while and it has some solid jump-scares but not too many plus a help function if you become lost. Let's see where the story is going, despite the complaints not too bad for 1,49€ of Playfire credit.

Super cyborg is pretty neat. If you got it in a bundle...and it is quite possible you did... give it a go. Sure it rips off pretty much every contra style game ever...but at least they put some effort it.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/341550/

How difficult is it? I like playing those games until they make me wanna cry, see Oniken.

 

[Dr Dogg]

Digital Foundry vs ultra-wide 21:9 PC gaming

DF late to the party as per usual and see the thread here has the potential of summoning the usual string of detractors either saying they hate the ratio or it's not well supported with them not really knowing how widespread the support is and if it's not then quite often with a bit of tinkering and perseverance you can get a lot more games than you think running at as 21:9 ratio. Ah well.

 

[toddhunter]

How difficult is it? I like playing those games until they make me wann cry, see Oniken.

From what I've played, a lot easier. I certainly rate it above Oniken so far.

 

[Ozium]

Ftfy

 

[MUnited83]

 

[pahamrick]

 

[Dr Dogg]

To be fair most of those complaining don't post here anymore. Some of them I've not seen in here for months. Eventually this thread will just be nonsensical gif posts one after the other.

Yep.

 

[fantomena]

Can't see my Steam inventory for some reason. Game inventories I can see, but not Steam.

 

[pahamrick]

Yep.

Hey now, I hardly ever post GIFs.

Can't see my Steam inventory for some reason. Game inventories I can see, but not Steam.

Community Market was screwing up earlier too, wouldn't let me list anything.

 

[Uzzy]

Eight hours into Shadowrun: Hong Kong, and I have to say that I'm loving it. The party characters are all very well written, and I just love coming back to them after every mission to chat about things.

 

[Tizoc]

Oh but you can? Who're you to judge us huh, grandpa?!

 

[pahamrick]

Eight hours into Shadowrun: Hong Kong, and I have to say that I'm loving it. The party characters are all very well written, and I just love coming back to them after every mission to chat about things.

Racter and Gaichu are among the most well written and interesting companions, imo.

 

[JaseC]

I think the Rainbow Six Vegas games are due for a featured deal slot some time between now and Saturday. Don't let me down, Ubidubisoft.

 

[derExperte]

Owners of Under the Ocean can get a free steam key for Firstful of Gun

https://steamcommunity.com/app/227720/discussions/0/535152511372469134/

Oh, almost missed this. email sent, hope the online coop works good.

 

[Dr Dogg]

Hey now, I hardly ever post GIFs.

I've still got a hangover so naturally I've still got my grumpy pants on.

That or I'm just being a smarmy git showing that I can predict the future

Spoiler

no matter how obvious it may be.

 

[pahamrick]

I think the Rainbow Six Vegas games are due for a featured deal slot some time between now and Saturday. Don't let me down, Ubidubisoft.

Wait, you don't already have them? Did you miss them during this past summer sale?

I've still got a hangover so naturally I've still got my grumpy pants on.

That or I'm just being a smarmy git showing that I can predict the future

Spoiler

no matter how obvious it may be.

Well then, I'll forgive you if you drink an extra shot for me next time since I can't have alcohol.

 

[JaseC]

Wait, you don't already have them? Did you miss them during this past summer sale?

I've had them for aeons, but one of mates doesn't. We'd planned on playing through Siege's "campaign" together, but since the game has been pushed back to December, we figured we'd play through the Vegas subseries again.

 

[pahamrick]

I've had them for aeons, but one of mates doesn't. We'd planned on playing through Siege's "campaign" together, but since the game has been pushed back to December, we figured we'd play through the Vegas subseries again.

Makes sense, and a good plan.

 

[Ludens]

What I find really dumb on MGSV is Skullface's masterplan. I mean, it's too dumb to be real, but it's true. I can approve the idea behind it, but the execution is just dumb.

 

[Spirited]

I'm sure MGSV will end up with something like 84 on metacritic and GAF will explode.

What I find really dumb on MGSV is Skullface's masterplan. I mean, it's too dumb to be real, but it's true. I can approve the idea behind it, but the execution is just dumb.

No teasing, thought this was a safe place.

 

[Tizoc]

What I find really dumb on MGSV is Skullface's masterplan. I mean, it's too dumb to be real, but it's true. I can approve the idea behind it, but the execution is just dumb.

Well it is a Hideo Kojima game :V

 

[Dr Dogg]

I think the Rainbow Six Vegas games are due for a featured deal slot some time between now and Saturday. Don't let me down, Ubidubisoft.

Is this a feel it in my waters situation or 99.99% chance one? Really want to pick up R6 3 Gold but not for £7. Yes I'm tight.

Well then, I'll forgive you if you drink an extra shot for me next time since I can't have alcohol.

Don't worry I'll dedicate the next pint to you which judging my current condition might be in 25 mins time when the local opens.

 

[pahamrick]

Don't worry I'll dedicate the next pint to you which judging my current condition might be in 25 mins time when the local opens.

Awesome, cheers!

 

[AHA-Lambda]

EDIT: for sake of spoilers I will not quote it now.

 

[JaseC]

Is this a feel it in my waters situation or 99.99% chance one? Really want to pick up R6 3 Gold but not for £7. Yes I'm tight.

The subs haven't been touched since the Summer Sale ended, so I doubt my wish will come true.

Edit: As far as Steam Sales' data is concerned, which begins from the 2010 Winter Sale, the Vegas games have never a featured deal outside of Steam's Summer/Autumn/Winter Sales and Ubi publisher sales.

 

[Se7enSword]

What I find really dumb on MGSV is Skullface's masterplan. I mean, it's too dumb to be real, but it's true. I can approve the idea behind it, but the execution is just dumb.

His plans were revealed?

 

[Hektor]

Stop it before its to late. This is a safe place for safe people! No spoilers!

If you wanna talk about spoilers go into the spoilerthread. plase.

 

[kurahador]

Urghhh...of course there's a spoiler post here. Goddammit gaf.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

OMG Steam has Trine 3 cheaper than GOG!! D:

I can not recall GOG ever being more expensive :O

Spoiler

it's 10p

EDIT: urgh, I just heard Trine 3 gates levels behind collectibles (a la Dragon Age 3, Just Cause 2 or Saints Row 2). I am sick of games pulling this shit >_>

 

[Nzyme32]

Urghhh...of course there's a spoiler post here. Goddammit gaf.

I am so glad your comment made it to a fresh page. I'm outta here