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STEAM | August 2017 - Toot toot, Cold Steel Warrior, shaka brah

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madjoki

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https://www.sgda.ch/en/voucher

Select one of 13 games for free (steam games Transport Fever and First of Strike out of keys)

A Nifty Game
Air Console Premium
Airships
Conrad
Crossbow Warrior
Feist
First Strike
Niche
Plug & Play
Slime-san
The Firm IOS/Android
Transport Fever
 
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Ludens

Banned
Im playing The Saboteur and the game is really nice and fun. I don't like free roaming games, so I'm doing main missions only for now, but the title is entertaining and well done, honestly I'm preferring this above all games on EA Access.
 
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Zeknurn

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madjoki said:
https://www.sgda.ch/en/voucher

Select one of 13 games for free (steam games Transport Fever and First of Strike out of keys)

A Nifty Game
Air Console Premium
Airships
Conrad
Crossbow Warrior
Feist
First Strike
Niche
Plug & Play
Slime-san
The Firm IOS/Android
Transport Fever
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Transport Fever is the only game I would be interested in. Thanks for the tip though!

Ludens said:
Im playing The Saboteur and the game is really nice and fun. I don't like free roaming games, so I'm doing main missions only for now, but the title is entertaining and well done, honestly I'm preferring this above all games on EA Access.
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The Saboteur is fantastic and it's still one of the best open world games out there. If only EA hadn't killed Pandemic and would have let them made a sequel instead.
 
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dex3108

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DHcTnGzXoAITj8V


Valve will no longer automatically fullfill key requests from the developers to combat game sales outside of Steam. https://t.co/Gp1TyivEeO
 
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Anteater

Member
Grief.exe said:
Wouldn't be surprised to see a thread

"Does anyone prefer 20 FPS with drops?"
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well those old games where animations were tied to framerate literally go into slow motion when too many things are on screen when frame drops, so basically bullet time, makes the game easier and they didn't bother me lol
 
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zkylon

zkylewd
Jadax said:
I guess loading times, maybe some hitching issues - but you can just disable texture streaming on xcom2 if you have it installed on a hdd. As long as its 7200rpm I don't see why the performance will be any different than on a ssd.

Only time I've noticed a performance upgrade on the ssd (barring loading times) is playing that stupid Batman game (think AK).
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well i remember loading times being really really REALLY long
 
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bobnowhere

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I can't imagine this is going to effect large key retailers, it's clearly targeting the low effort games that are sold for a few cents in vast numbers on Russian sites instead of 49c on steam.
 
Phawx

Phawx

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Hey fellers,

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http://store.steampowered.com/app/532190/Super_Blood_Hockey/

If you played and loved Ice Hockey (NES) then I can reasonably assume that you would really like Super Blood Hockey. For people that haven't played Ice Hockey (NES), imagine a very simplified arcade-y Hockey game that features players who align with a Paper, Rocks, Scissors formula. It's fast, offers a decent amount of nuance to gameplay for people who wish to excel and, most importantly, it's extremely fun.

My only gripe is that it doesn't feature online multiplayer so I had to resort to shenanigans with streaming video to a friend and capturing his gamepad controls.

So currently that's the only caveat to my recommendation. If you require Online Multi, I understand how that can be a deal breaker. But if you're lucky to have the ability to play local multiplayer, it's easy to recommend.

Here's some video of me playing with a friend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efwiEeNBZbE
 
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zkylon

zkylewd
idk how humble bundle works for keys, does the developer have to supply the keys for that?

i always imagined humble took care of the keys, same with gmg
 
Phawx

Phawx

Member
zkylon said:
idk how humble bundle works for keys, does the developer have to supply the keys for that?

i always imagined humble took care of the keys, same with gmg
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I always assumed that Humble made deals with devs/pubs and then the devs/pubs would distribute x amount of keys to Humble Bundle after a deal was arranged.
 
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JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
dex3108 said:
DHcTnGzXoAITj8V


Valve will no longer automatically fullfill key requests from the developers to combat game sales outside of Steam. https://t.co/Gp1TyivEeO
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Galyonkin is getting the wrong end of the stick here. Key requests have always been manually fulfilled for precisely the reason Valve states. No policy has changed and digital retail isn't being walled off; there's just now an increased level of scrutiny applied to smaller requests so that developers who are believed to be selling keys for pennies on sites like DIG or otherwise frequently undercutting the store can't continue to do so.
 
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zkylon

zkylewd
Nilua said:
The creator behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume just announced and released a new game: Subsurface Circular

Steam Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/Subsurface_Circular/

Twitter thread explaining the decision of releasing it without previous notice: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell/status/898225218728194048

The game seems interesting, and I want to see if this will work out for them. I loved the previous games!
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that's real interesting

was volume any good? it sounded like such a big departure from thomas was alone that i didn't know if i was interested in it
 
AHA-Lambda

AHA-Lambda

Member
Nilua said:
The creator behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume just announced and released a new game: Subsurface Circular

Steam Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/Subsurface_Circular/

Twitter thread explaining the decision of releasing it without previous notice: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell/status/898225218728194048

The game seems interesting, and I want to see if this will work out for them. I loved the previous games!
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ok, i've got to be honest, i'm baffled by how many indie devs think they can pull a Beyonce and just drop a new release unexpectedly.

We just seen it with the Introversion guys very recently, and that game flopped.
It doesn't work if your name doesn't have some cache and some half expectation behind it already. Valve could drop HL3 tomorrow unexpectedly and it'd work, I doubt this will.
 
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FLD

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zkylon said:
that's real interesting

was volume any good? it sounded like such a big departure from thomas was alone that i didn't know if i was interested in it
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Do you like Metal Gear Solid VR Missions? That's basically what Volume is. It's alright.
 
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Nilua

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zkylon said:
that's real interesting

was volume any good? it sounded like such a big departure from thomas was alone that i didn't know if i was interested in it
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I really, really liked it, but, i mean, you have to be interested in what it is - a puzzle-stealth game. The story isn't the big focus here, and it isn't as good (although I still found it well written and interesting enough, doesn't hit the highs of Thomas was Alone).

But I enjoyed the vast majority of the levels and it's varied enough to last the entire campaign (100 levels, iirc? which i finished in like 9 hours with a ton of failures) without feeling repetitive. It goes pretty cheap on sales, I think it's worth a shot.
 
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Vlad

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zkylon said:
that's real interesting

was volume any good? it sounded like such a big departure from thomas was alone that i didn't know if i was interested in it
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I found it kind of bland, personally. I finished the entire thing, but don't remember much about it aside from waiting for the game to get interesting. I do remember just kind of going through the motions to complete the levels, and never really feeling super challenged.
 
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r3n4ud

Member
Phawx said:
Hey fellers,

header.jpg


http://store.steampowered.com/app/532190/Super_Blood_Hockey/

If you played and loved Ice Hockey (NES) then I can reasonably assume that you would really like Super Blood Hockey. For people that haven't played Ice Hockey (NES), imagine a very simplified arcade-y Hockey game that features players who align with a Paper, Rocks, Scissors formula. It's fast, offers a decent amount of nuance to gameplay for people who wish to excel and, most importantly, it's extremely fun.

My only gripe is that it doesn't feature online multiplayer so I had to resort to shenanigans with streaming video to a friend and capturing his gamepad controls.

So currently that's the only caveat to my recommendation. If you require Online Multi, I understand how that can be a deal breaker. But if you're lucky to have the ability to play local multiplayer, it's easy to recommend.

Here's some video of me playing with a friend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efwiEeNBZbE
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Been waiting for this one for awhile. Ice Hockey NES is one of my all time favourite games and this looks like its right up my alley.

Can never have enough arcade hockey games.
 
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Anteater

Member
a 272mb patch for hellblade =o

http://store.steampowered.com/news/?appids=414340

Patch 1.01 Release Notes

Summary: A bug fixing patch that addresses a range of bugs identified since launch. The patch fixes issues across general gameplay, combat, photo mode, localisation and audio. Notable issues resolved by the patch include:

Fixed a potential progression stopping bug in the Fenrir Cave by the ‘M’ rune door puzzle.
Fixed a potential progression stopping bug in Fenrir Cave due to check pointing after skipping a lit region.
Fixed potential progression stopping bug in Fenrir Cave if player fails to collect floor rune after combat and subsequently dies.
Fixed collision issues that could allow players to unintentionally exit the game world.
Various subtitle localisation fixes across a number of languages.
Fixed an issue where key bindings and run toggle were not being saved between game sessions on PC.
Fixed an issue where the menu would not load on start up on PC.

In addition to bug fixes, combat gameplay has been tweaked and Russian subtitles added to the Hellblade feature.

Full Patch Notes:

Fixed a crash that could happen if two Keep Guard enemies are standing close to each other and one dies.
Russian subtitles for the Hellblade feature have been added.
Fixed an issue where the audio would be out of sync with the Hellblade feature if it has been paused for an extended period of time.
Fixed an issue where the Baldr Masks in the Tower Shard level are white on the inside.
Fixed scenarios resulting in unlit geometry after reloading from checkpoint.
Fixed a potential progression stopping bug in the Fenrir Cave by the ‘M’ rune door puzzle.
Fixed potential progression stopping bug in Fenrir Cave due to check pointing after skipping a lit region.
Fixed potential progression stopping bug in Fenrir Cave if player fails to collect floor rune after combat and subsequently dies.
Fixed collision issues that could allow players to unintentionally exit the game world.
Fixed audio cut-out issues.
Added audio cues for hidden faces.
Fixed audio hard cut at the end of various cut scenes.
Fixes for audio lip sync issues.
Audio balancing fixes.
Various subtitle localisation fixes across a number of languages.

Combat tweaks:

Global
- Adjusted automatic difficulty enemy health scaling and Senua’s damage taken/given modifiers.

Senua
- Increased damage value of certain combo finisher attacks.
- Adjusted rate of combat focus resource build-up in Hard difficulty mode or higher.
- Fixed issue with stinger animated cameras popping if the same attack was repeated.

Warrior Enemy
- Warriors now have an increased chance of evading certain heavy attacks.
- Fixed missing sound effects on certain reactions.

Protector Enemy
- Health values have been lowered.
- Will now remain vulnerable for longer after his shield guard has been broken.

Keep Guard Enemy
- Fixed a potential crash bug if Keep Guard enemies are standing close together and one of them dies.
- Tweaked rotation rate during certain attack windups.
- Fixed missing sound effects on certain attacks.

Surtr
- Fixed an issue where Surtr was able to throw Senua outside of the arena.

Valravn
- Fixed an issue where Valravn could not be damaged while in Focus for certain combos.
- Parried projectiles will now remove shadow state on hit.

Fenrir
- Health values have been adjusted.
- Fixed issue where certain attack were not dealing damage correctly to Fenrir.

Revenant Enemy
- Adjusted slide properties for certain attacks.
- Adjusted cooldown for parry and evade defensive actions.
- Parried projectiles will now remove shadow state on hit.

Photo Mode
- Fixed an issue where motion blur is applied to object incorrectly during Photo Mode.
- Removed the second slider that did nothing when cycling through the Effects tab.

PC Only fixes

Fixed an issue where altering master volume would cause no audio to be played during the intro.
Fixed the lack of vibration with the Steam Controller for the Blindness level
Fixed an issue where key bindings and run toggle were not being saved between game sessions
Fixed an issue where looking around with the mouse during the boat intro was not working.
Fixed an issue where Focus was not able to be assigned to another key.
Fixed an issue where tabbing out during cut scenes would cause audio to go out of sync.
Fixed an issue where the menu would not load on start up.
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