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STEAM | August II 2014 - Kept you waiting, huh?
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Gipsy Danger
Member
It's so strange seeing an internally-developed Ubi game with Steam achievements and an active Steam Community representative.
Darkroronoa
Member
Its very good, and on steam.
I dropped it because after a rating you hit a wall with people with amazing decks and you need a lot of farming to progress :/
-MD-
Member
I've been messing around with it and it might be one end of my HDMI cord that is the problem, I tried the pack-in HDMI cable and it seems ok now.
I've been using that cable in my PS3 for a year and it decides to die the day I buy my PS4? I'm not convinced. Gonna play with it for a couple days I guess and see if it happens again.
Just curious, do the HDMI cables plugged into your PS4s wiggle a bit or are they pretty firm in place?
I've been using that cable in my PS3 for a year and it decides to die the day I buy my PS4? I'm not convinced. Gonna play with it for a couple days I guess and see if it happens again.
Just curious, do the HDMI cables plugged into your PS4s wiggle a bit or are they pretty firm in place?
Started playing Sniper Elite III, courtesy of abracadaver, and completed the first two missions.
Took me 7 hours to do that since I was taking my time looking everywhere and reloading a lot in mission 2 as I experimented with things. For some reason, one of those devices that was supposed to cover the sound of my shots wasn't doing its job, so I had to clean the vehicle area with backstab kills, grabbing the corpse and walking step-pause-step to go hide them.
I've been having a lot of fun with lining up the shots or leading some soldiers around to backstab kill them and the game looks pretty good.
Took me 7 hours to do that since I was taking my time looking everywhere and reloading a lot in mission 2 as I experimented with things. For some reason, one of those devices that was supposed to cover the sound of my shots wasn't doing its job, so I had to clean the vehicle area with backstab kills, grabbing the corpse and walking step-pause-step to go hide them.
I've been having a lot of fun with lining up the shots or leading some soldiers around to backstab kill them and the game looks pretty good.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Is this image messing up the page for anyone else?
It's causing my browser to redirect to it from accessing this page and I can't even reply properly without switching to my outdated copy of IE because of the thread preview at the bottom.
It's causing my browser to redirect to it from accessing this page and I can't even reply properly without switching to my outdated copy of IE because of the thread preview at the bottom.
huh...
And I had no idea it had been out for so long. I just saw Trump playing it on his youtube channel, and it looked like fun.
All's fine here. I use Firefox (well, Waterfox).
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Yeah I use the aurora builds of Firefox. Well since I just made it to a new page just now I can go back to that.
Tektonic
Member
I just got my first foil, and it couldn't have been more anticlimactic.
It's for Giana Sisters and goes for mere 0.13.
First world problems, I know
Don't worry, whatever foil you get - unless it has a Waifu on it, no-one will buy it (looks at steam inventory)
Yeah it was happening to me too. After removing the 'Steam linkfilter bypasser' addon for Firefox it's loading properly.
Do you mean that the box doesn't go away or it just disappears? The latter is what's supposed to happen.
Tektonic
Member
it disappears... but i still have keys and no game. how long should it take?
I'd say no longer than 10-15 seconds. You don't have an add-on to disable the Steam Community link filter, do you, as per Bean's suggestion?
Tektonic
Member
no, no addons. everytime i've tried its failed - so maybe i should try a sandboxed browser. anyway just used tf2outpost and found someone to trade with.
no, no addons. everytime i've tried its failed - so maybe i should try a sandboxed browser. anyway just used tf2outpost and found someone to trade with.
Strange. I had the same issue a week or two ago, but I eventually realised that the trade offer URL attached to my Dispenser account was out of date, haha. If you're purchasing anonymously and copying/pasting your current trade offer URL, though, then that's definitely not cause.
no, no addons. everytime i've tried its failed - so maybe i should try a sandboxed browser. anyway just used tf2outpost and found someone to trade with.
One thing that might cause issues is if you are not logged into Dispenser.tf (through the Steam login thingie). In the past you were able to use Dispenser even without logging in, but couple of weeks ago I was after Defense Grid 2 and nothing happened when I tried to trade, just got a similar (same?) confirm screen. There's no warning or anything about logging in, it just didn't work even though I had the right trade offer URL etc. I decided to log in and that fixed the issue, whatever it was.
The website says that videos of the game are OK to upload, so I don't think I am. I'll check out the different game modes tonight and let you know, as I barely explored it last night.
From what I've tried, the gameplay feels pretty similar to Nitronic Rush. You have boost, jumping, rolling and gliding, and the track I played had several paths.
Kiru
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Do you have a steam chat link filter script installed? I used some other script before and that one didn't let me load community stuff and reloaded the page all the time. If that's the case you should deinstall it and install some other one.
Tried some steam link filter addon from firefox store and experienced the same thing you had going there. Seems to be the culprit. Use this one: Filter Disabler Script (Greasemonkey required)
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I already have that on GOG tho.
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
It will probably be a GOG key like the first BloodRayne in one of the last Groupee bundles.
Kaleinc
Banned
Neither 1 nor 2 has a badge with Rayne on it, I'd craft some non foil ones otherwise.
PandaPedinte
Member
Yes, I'm playing on a laptop.
Tizoc
Member
Due to my borked net I am avoiding downloading anything big since it'll take for fucking ever.
Ther are at least 2 games in the playfire rewards that I want to get the cash from and they are for playing the game for the first time, can someone post how to edit the file that'll make those games appear as if I've played them? Or does that require the game(s) to be installed first?
Ther are at least 2 games in the playfire rewards that I want to get the cash from and they are for playing the game for the first time, can someone post how to edit the file that'll make those games appear as if I've played them? Or does that require the game(s) to be installed first?
I managed to complete Lovely Planet. It's my perfect game #13. Major props to YianGaruga for helping me whenever I was stuck! Always being super helpful and even creating illustrative webm's. Below are my impressions.
Lovely Planet is like a refreshing breeze. From presentation to gameplay it offers something rarely seen with games. It's a first-person shooter at its core. Gameplay consists of going through short levels as fast you can while hitting all the "baddies" as the game calls them. There are about 100 of these shorts levels. In theory you could beat them quickly but perfecting them is another matter. Each level has three stars. One awarded for beating it, one for 100% accuracy and the final for beating the qualification time.
The presentation of this title really sets is apart. No doubt the developer has played Katamari Damacy but nevertheless the game manages to create its own unique identity. It's simplicity done right. Great use of colors. OST is one of the very best released this year. Each world has one track that then loops for those 15-20 stages but I feel each song with the exception of Lovely Swamp (more about that later) keeps you hooked and you come back to the OST even after those stages are over. Very cheery and nice contrast to the usual game music.
The actual level designs start very solidly. You feel good about playing and everything works. This lasts until the fourth world. Here what happens is nothing less but the worst quality dip I have ever seen in my 15 years or so of playing video games. The game goes from amazing to just mediocre or even bad. To understand the problems I had with this level you need to know that the game is heavily trial & error based. You try something that doesn't work and you adjust. Fortunately this wasn't too heavily present in the first three worlds. The fourth world introduces fog element that cuts your view distance heavily. That also amplifies the trial & error nature of the game while adding nothing positive to the mix. Also big part of the game is learning to feel where your shot goes (there is no cross-hair). In the fourth world there's many long shots you have to make. I never got good at making these shots where your target is moving and far away. Fog doesn't help here either. As if this wasn't enough the fourth world also has the worst background music by far. It's the kind of stuff you usually hear in adventure games in places you visit for less than minute. I certainly didn't feel good listening to this music for hours while trying to do complete these hard levels. Luckily after the fourth world the final world is solid and makes enduring it worth the while.
In addition to getting three stars in every level achievements also require you to search for secrets. They are a nice addition when you happen to stumble upon them but make less sense as levels get harder. When you are determined to hunt down them all I found guide absolutely necessary. In the later levels everything tries to kill you and it's not the kind of environment that encourages exploration. More so seeing how the game doesn't tell you what levels have secrets in them but rather just the total number of secrets remaining in each world. Hunting for these secrets also highlights some problems with the level design. At worst the levels are really broken in some of the most obvious ways. You could think this is intentional to allow pro players adopt faster tactics but with the latest patch the developer already patched some of them. It's not just that the levels are broken easily either. It's the smallest things that add up. The final polishing seems to be completely missing with the level design. Achievement set as a whole is solid but is a bit on the hard side.
As a conclusion I'd like to say that even if the game's concept just remotely interests you it's worth the asking price ($5.99/£3.49/4.39€. It's a game that's flawed at times but still leaves a really good aftertaste. If nothing else it's something you won't find on anywhere else on Steam. That's a feat that shouldn't be understated as Steam keeps growing.
Lovely Planet is like a refreshing breeze. From presentation to gameplay it offers something rarely seen with games. It's a first-person shooter at its core. Gameplay consists of going through short levels as fast you can while hitting all the "baddies" as the game calls them. There are about 100 of these shorts levels. In theory you could beat them quickly but perfecting them is another matter. Each level has three stars. One awarded for beating it, one for 100% accuracy and the final for beating the qualification time.
The presentation of this title really sets is apart. No doubt the developer has played Katamari Damacy but nevertheless the game manages to create its own unique identity. It's simplicity done right. Great use of colors. OST is one of the very best released this year. Each world has one track that then loops for those 15-20 stages but I feel each song with the exception of Lovely Swamp (more about that later) keeps you hooked and you come back to the OST even after those stages are over. Very cheery and nice contrast to the usual game music.
The actual level designs start very solidly. You feel good about playing and everything works. This lasts until the fourth world. Here what happens is nothing less but the worst quality dip I have ever seen in my 15 years or so of playing video games. The game goes from amazing to just mediocre or even bad. To understand the problems I had with this level you need to know that the game is heavily trial & error based. You try something that doesn't work and you adjust. Fortunately this wasn't too heavily present in the first three worlds. The fourth world introduces fog element that cuts your view distance heavily. That also amplifies the trial & error nature of the game while adding nothing positive to the mix. Also big part of the game is learning to feel where your shot goes (there is no cross-hair). In the fourth world there's many long shots you have to make. I never got good at making these shots where your target is moving and far away. Fog doesn't help here either. As if this wasn't enough the fourth world also has the worst background music by far. It's the kind of stuff you usually hear in adventure games in places you visit for less than minute. I certainly didn't feel good listening to this music for hours while trying to do complete these hard levels. Luckily after the fourth world the final world is solid and makes enduring it worth the while.
In addition to getting three stars in every level achievements also require you to search for secrets. They are a nice addition when you happen to stumble upon them but make less sense as levels get harder. When you are determined to hunt down them all I found guide absolutely necessary. In the later levels everything tries to kill you and it's not the kind of environment that encourages exploration. More so seeing how the game doesn't tell you what levels have secrets in them but rather just the total number of secrets remaining in each world. Hunting for these secrets also highlights some problems with the level design. At worst the levels are really broken in some of the most obvious ways. You could think this is intentional to allow pro players adopt faster tactics but with the latest patch the developer already patched some of them. It's not just that the levels are broken easily either. It's the smallest things that add up. The final polishing seems to be completely missing with the level design. Achievement set as a whole is solid but is a bit on the hard side.
As a conclusion I'd like to say that even if the game's concept just remotely interests you it's worth the asking price ($5.99/£3.49/4.39€
. It's a game that's flawed at times but still leaves a really good aftertaste. If nothing else it's something you won't find on anywhere else on Steam. That's a feat that shouldn't be understated as Steam keeps growing.
Jawmuncher
Member
If blood Rayne 2 was somehow a steam key is grab the bundle just for that.
NingenJanai
Member
Metro last light, yes or no?
-MD-
Member
It's decent.
A lot of people really like it, so I'd say 'yes'.
I thought it was entirely mediocre, personally
Woody Invincible
Banned
Played it on ps3, I was really disappointed.
Tizoc
Member
Pretty sure there was another way by means of editting a text file.
Jawmuncher
Member
I managed to complete Lovely Planet. It's my perfect game #13. Major props to YianGaruga for helping me whenever I was stuck! Always being super helpful and even creating illustrative webm's. Below are my impressions.
Lovely Planet is like a refreshing breeze. From presentation to gameplay it offers something rarely seen with games. It's a first-person shooter at its core. Gameplay consists of going through short levels as fast you can while hitting all the "baddies" as the game calls them. There are about 100 of these shorts levels. In theory you could beat them quickly but perfecting them is another matter. Each level has three stars. One awarded for beating it, one for 100% accuracy and the final for beating the qualification time.
The presentation of this title really sets is apart. No doubt the developer has played Katamari Damacy but nevertheless the game manages to create its own unique identity. It's simplicity done right. Great use of colors. OST is one of the very best released this year. Each world has one track that then loops for those 15-20 stages but I feel each song with the exception of Lovely Swamp (more about that later) keeps you hooked and you come back to the OST even after those stages are over. Very cheery and nice contrast to the usual game music.
The actual level designs start very solidly. You feel good about playing and everything works. This lasts until the fourth world. Here what happens is nothing less but the worst quality dip I have ever seen in my 15 years or so of playing video games. The game goes from amazing to just mediocre or even bad. To understand the problems I had with this level you need to know that the game is heavily trial & error based. You try something that doesn't work and you adjust. Fortunately this wasn't too heavily present in the first three worlds. The fourth world introduces fog element that cuts your view distance heavily. That also amplifies the trial & error nature of the game while adding nothing positive to the mix. Also big part of the game is learning to feel where your shot goes (there is no cross-hair). In the fourth world there's many long shots you have to make. I never got good at making these shots where your target is moving and far away. Fog doesn't help here either. As if this wasn't enough the fourth world also has the worst background music by far. It's the kind of stuff you usually hear in adventure games in places you visit for less than minute. I certainly didn't feel good listening to this music for hours while trying to do complete these hard levels. Luckily after the fourth world the final world is solid and makes enduring it worth the while.
In addition to getting three stars in every level achievements also require you to search for secrets. They are a nice addition when you happen to stumble upon them but make less sense as levels get harder. When you are determined to hunt down them all I found guide absolutely necessary. In the later levels everything tries to kill you and it's not the kind of environment that encourages exploration. More so seeing how the game doesn't tell you what levels have secrets in them but rather just the total number of secrets remaining in each world. Hunting for these secrets also highlights some problems with the level design. At worst the levels are really broken in some of the most obvious ways. You could think this is intentional to allow pro players adopt faster tactics but with the latest patch the developer already patched some of them. It's not just that the levels are broken easily either. It's the smallest things that add up. The final polishing seems to be completely missing with the level design. Achievement set as a whole is solid but is a bit on the hard side.
As a conclusion I'd like to say that even if the game's concept just remotely interests you it's worth the asking price ($5.99/£3.49/4.39). It's a game that's flawed at times but still leaves a really good aftertaste. If nothing else it's something you won't find on anywhere else on Steam. That's a feat that shouldn't be understated as Steam keeps growing.
Thanks for the impressions. Was wondering how it would hold up for anyone trying to perfect it. Glad to know it holds up.
ME1 DLC is free iirc. For 2 and 3 you have to buy Bioware Points through origin (they're pretty cheap on the Mexican Store) and then buy the DLC from Origin as well. You don't have to go to Bioware's site at all
It's amusing how ridiculous this is. It's tantamount to having to purchase DLC on the Steam Store by using the overlay browser while inside the game in question.
Jawmuncher
Member
Still the idea for points for DLC on a title is just dumb. Why EA allowed that for ME is beyond me. Hurts even more since if you don't use the Mexican store those things never go on sale.
Yeah, it's ridiculous. Especially the prices for the ME3 ones. I managed to pick up all the DLC for Dragon Age 2 a couple of days ago for 26$, which is a pretty reasonable price imo. At least they will drop them for DAI, so that's something
Tizoc
Member
Thanks, though this seems to require the game to be installed heh. Let's see if my crappy net can dl these 2 games...
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