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[Xater]

I'm interested in Quake Champions. It actually looks quite good. Hearing complaints baout low player counts on streams though. Like real long waiting times for matchmaking as well. I think I'll wait for the free release and see how it does then.

I'm repeating myself but every jrpg in existence needs a Turbo mode

Every JRPG needs an editor that cuts out the filler. These games have most of the time spinning their wheels in mid game.

 

[Rickenslacker]

I'm interested in Quake Champions. It actually looks quite good. Hearing complaints baout low player counts on streams though. Like real long waiting times for matchmaking as well. I think I'll wait for the free release and see how it does then.

Server issues are the culprit right now I reckon. I haven't been able to get a game going because of all the server connection errors.

 

[Hektor]

I'm interested in Quake Champions. It actually looks quite good. Hearing complaints baout low player counts on streams though. Like real long waiting times for matchmaking as well. I think I'll wait for the free release and see how it does then.

Didn't really had any waiting times when I played it yesterday. Tho the player count is indeed not very high.

Pretty sure the game will be dead a few months from now tho

 

[Xater]

Didn't really had any waiting times when I played it yesterday. Tho the player count is indeed not very high.

Pretty sure the game will be dead a few months from now tho

That would be a shame. To me it looks like a better return of the arena shooter than Lawbreakers.

 

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[Rhaknar]

these are usually good (thats bundlestars before you ask)

 

[texhnolyze]

You can use turbo mode outside of battle too, and it doesn't skip dialog boxes.

You don't breeze through the part where you are actually playing -- that is, making the decisions -- you skip and/or speed up the sequences where you watch your decisions playing out.

IMHO, the combat is easily in the top 15% of all JRPGs. Especially if you play on hard where you have to make be pretty good with your strategic decisions.

It shaves off so many hours because as in any rpg you'll fight hundreds of battles throughout the game and yes, the battle animations in Sky are notoriously slow.
In Cold Steel all battle animations can be skipped, but in Sky you can only skip ultimate attacks (which have a mini-cutscene), making battles drag on for too long. Turbo mode fixes this which is imo the only big flaw these games have.

That makes sense, I guess. Fine, I'm installing the FC. I'll play it later this week.

I'm repeating myself but every jrpg in existence needs a Turbo mode

Turbo mode for Dark Souls would be amazing.

 

[TheGreenArrow]

Not sure if it was mentioned yet, but that really cool looking isometric game that looks like The Thing comes out today. It's called Distrust.
I think someone mentioned it like a month ago.

 

[NeoRaider]

Just finished RiME.
It's my GOTY so far. Actually it's one of the best games i ever played.

 

[Rhaknar]

Not sure if it was mentioned yet, but that really cool looking isometric game that looks like The Thing comes out today. It's called Distrust.
I think someone mentioned it like a month ago.

was literally just looking at it. It's quite cheap too.

 

[bobnowhere]

Not sure if it was mentioned yet, but that really cool looking isometric game that looks like The Thing comes out today. It's called Distrust.
I think someone mentioned it like a month ago.

There is a demo so might be sensible to try it out first, the forums are conflicted. Almost bought it but this week is Guardians of the Galaxy and Uncharted and next week is XCOM!

 

[TheGreenArrow]

There is a demo so might be sensible to try it out first, the forums are conflicted. Almost bought it but this week is Guardians of the Galaxy and Uncharted and next week is XCOM!

Didn't even know there was a demo. Sweet!

Totally forgot about that X-Com dlc!
Does anyone know if it comes with all the past dlc?

 

[arts&crafts]

these are usually good (thats bundlestars before you ask)

Bundlestars is the best. Always the best priced and best games (aside from Humble). Gala has gone downhill and is super expensive. I should really start "happy hour splitting" but it seems like a lot of work.

 

[JaseC]

Does anyone know if it comes with all the past dlc?

The expansion is its own thing as far as additional content is concerned and doesn't include any of the fluff DLC.

 

[Tizoc]

Bundlestars is the best. Always the best priced and best games (aside from Humble). Gala has gone downhill and is super expensive. I should really start "happy hour splitting" but it seems like a lot of work.

Indiegala have a few good bundles from time to time. Their Current hump day bundle has at leat 2 good games in them
https://www.indiegala.com/hump

The Keep and Tangrams

 

[Oreoleo]

That would be a shame. To me it looks like a better return of the arena shooter than Lawbreakers.

Based on my time with both games' betas, it is and it's not even close.

 

[Snakethesniper]

these are usually good (thats bundlestars before you ask)

What time?

 

[Nabs]

What time?

~1.5h from now

 

[MUnited83]

Bundlestars is the best. Always the best priced and best games (aside from Humble). Gala has gone downhill and is super expensive. I should really start "happy hour splitting" but it seems like a lot of work.

Takes no work at all, just find a group for the bundle and reserve a spot.

 

[arts&crafts]

Takes no work at all, just find a group for the bundle and reserve a spot.

I will try one now and see how she goes.

 

[pislit]

Is there a pre-order bonus for xcom 2 war of the chosen?

 

[Deques]

Bundlestars is the best. Always the best priced and best games (aside from Humble). Gala has gone downhill and is super expensive. I should really start "happy hour splitting" but it seems like a lot of work.

Only takes time when you are the organizer of bundle splitting

Takes no work at all, just find a group for the bundle and reserve a spot.

Here is the group for bundle splitting
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/groupbuys/discussions
Most of these group buys are "subscription" based and all the spots are filled almost instantly. So the only hassle is that you have to act fast to join a group buy

 

[JaseC]

I will try one now and see how she goes.

Slots tend to fill up very quickly, but there are a couple of people who buy a bunch of spares and sell them with only a tiny profit margin attached (usually just a few extra cents), so either way you're still getting a much better deal versus buying the bundle yourself.

 

[arts&crafts]

Only takes time when you are the organizer of bundle splitting



Here is the group for bundle splitting
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/groupbuys/discussions
Most of these group buys are "subscription" based and all the spots are filled almost instantly. So the only hassle is that you have to act fast to join a group buy

I should just join a subscription.

 

[Deques]

I should just join a subscription.

I don't see why you should, unless you want to collect games, even the turd ones. As JaseC said, you might end up finding a group buy but a bit more expensive from those who sell with profit.

 

[Phinor]

F1 2017 preload is available.

*excited*

I was excited until last month when I bought this stupid rift that makes non-VR racing games feel inferior. Also ruined Forza 7 hype at the same time. I really hope they (or someone! anyone!) patch VR support into F1 2017 but I predict there's exactly 0% chance of that happening.

Ah well, I bought F1 anyway. I need my fix.

 

[arts&crafts]

I don't see why you should, unless you want to collect games, even the turd ones. As JaseC said, you might end up finding a group buy but a bit more expensive from those who sell with profit.

I sort of "collect turd games" but usually there is 1 or 2 actual games in these bundles so I would buy the bundle if it is cheap.

 

[Orakio Rob]

Biomutant gameplay

https://youtu.be/w0jEvNdNYpA

Man, this game came out of nowhere and it's exactly the kind of game I like. Third-person action game in an MMO-like open world? Count me in!

From the video, it looks like it's a lot of fun.

 

[MUnited83]

I don't see why you should, unless you want to collect games, even the turd ones. As JaseC said, you might end up finding a group buy but a bit more expensive from those who sell with profit.

Be aware that the group you posted don't allow group buys for profit however.

 

[Phawx]

I should just join a subscription.

I've been subscribed to a group buy for about a year now. it's ezpz and when you factor in selling off trading cards, it's almost as if the money spent on groupbuy goes directly to your steam wallet.

 

[Dragon1893]

Just finished RiME.
It's my GOTY so far. Actually it's one of the best games i ever played.

That good huh? I've seen very little gameplay, what's the main gameplay loop? Puzzles? Exploration?

Is there a pre-order bonus for xcom 2 war of the chosen?

Well, GMG has a discount code.

 

[Tizoc]

That good huh? I've seen very little gameplay, what's the main gameplay loop? Puzzles? Exploration?



Well, GMG has a discount code.

Exploration along with some light puzzle elements.

 

[The_Super_Inframan]

maybe some of you are interested in this, the PUBG tournament starts in like 5 minutes...

today its the Solo finals I think

https://www.twitch.tv/playbattlegrounds

should be fun

 

[TheGreenArrow]

maybe some of you are interested in this, the PUBG tournament starts in like 5 minutes...

today its the Solo finals I think

https://www.twitch.tv/playbattlegrounds

should be fun

Seeing people play well in that game just pisses me off.
Im a "1 kill per 5 games" kind of guy.

 

[thesaucetastic]

Really tempted to get the $10 tier of the new Humble Bundle since the only one I own is Alien Isolation, but I'm annoyed that Dead by Daylight is one of those games that has a standard edition and a deluxe edition, but no option to upgrade to the deluxe edition if you already own the standard edition.

I'm pretty sure the Deluxe Edition has like nothing super worthwhile in it anyway. Just the soundtrack, a digital art book, and two masks for Payday 2. Unless you're super into the masks for P2, I don't think it's worth the upgrade.

 

[Ludens]

https://www.gog.com/game/absolver

Preorder Absolve, get Furi for free.

 

[zombieshavebrains]

I'm repeating myself but every jrpg in existence needs a Turbo mode

I'm starting to feel this way after playing ff12 on ps4. I will never be able to play it again without x2 or x4 mode.

 

[NeoRaider]

That good huh? I've seen very little gameplay, what's the main gameplay loop? Puzzles? Exploration?

I absolutely loved it.
It's exploration with puzzles/platforming.

 

[Tizoc]

I take it the music IN qUAKe 1 and 2 is better in the Steam ver. than in the GOG ver.?

 

[Teggy]

Is there a reason they updated .hack goo instead of starting at the beginning of the series?

 

[Knurek]

I take it the music IN qUAKe 1 and 2 is better in the Steam ver. than in the GOG ver.?

No music on Steam, lossless CDAudio on GOG. Take your pick which is better.

 

[Chairmanchuck]

Is there a reason they updated .hack goo instead of starting at the beginning of the series?

G.U. were better games than the first quadrology.

The bigger "problem" about G.U. is that it was connected to too many other media products imo. Roots is (imo) kinda a must-see to understand the relationship between a lot of characters. Then there were 2 light novel "side-stories" released by Tokyopop that explain certain aspects of The World 2.0.

 

[Lain]

Is there a reason they updated .hack goo instead of starting at the beginning of the series?

Probably would have required more to update the first 4 games, plus with G.U. they can add that new episode and hopefully go on from there.
At least they have the video digests (or what they're called) together with the game to get the people new to the games up to speed.

 

[Teggy]

G.U. were better games than the first quadrology.

The bigger "problem" about G.U. is that it was connected to too many other media products imo. Roots is (imo) kinda a must-see to understand the relationship between a lot of characters. Then there were 2 light novel "side-stories" released by Tokyopop that explain certain aspects of The World 2.0.

Probably would have required more to update the first 4 games, plus with G.U. they can add that new episode and hopefully go on from there.
At least they have the video digests (or what they're called) together with the game to get the people new to the games up to speed.

Is the deal with the story that the whole thing takes place inside the mmo or does it affect the outside world?

 

[Chairmanchuck]

Probably would have required more to update the first 4 games, plus with G.U. they can add that new episode and hopefully go on from there.
At least they have the video digests (or what they're called) together with the game to get the people new to the games up to speed.

What I am wondering is if they retcon the whole The World R3/3.0 or if they, if G.U. remake is succesfull, they still continue with R2/2.0

 

[pislit]

Well, GMG has a discount code.

I thought it's just my region having none of those promotions, indeed no bonuses.

 

[Nabs]

Bundlestars coming through again.

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/indie-legends-6-bundle

Clustertruck, The Final Station, Shadowrun: Dragonfall - DC, Chroma Squad, Cortex Command, Unbox, Vanguard Princess - DC, Goat Sim.

 

[ramoisdead]

Bundlestars coming through again.

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/indie-legends-6-bundle

Good bundle. Unfortunately I own everything but Unbox.

 

[Phawx]

New Bundle Stars bundle is Tiny Build heavy.

Not that that's a problem. Just that I own most of it.

Edit: Actually I own all of it.

 

[Ladekabel]

Bundlestars coming through again.

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/indie-legends-6-bundle

Clustertruck, The Final Station, Shadowrun: Dragonfall - DC, Chroma Squad, Cortex Command, Unbox, Vanguard Princess - DC, Goat Sim.

Looks like a good bundle. Clustertruck alone is worth the asking price imo.

Only thing I don't own and would be interested in would be Final Station.