Goddamn I still need to play this game. I only got an hour or so in because it seemed really difficult. I kind of want to play the first one first anyway.
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STEAM | August II 2014 - Kept you waiting, huh?
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Jawmuncher
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Still not sure if i'm going to replay Witcher 1 and 2 before 3 comes out.
The games just haven't grabbed me like the books have.
I'd planned on doing that myself, but I don't think I'll get around to it.
indigo-cyclops
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Also, quick thing about Curse: The Eye of Isis;
I haven't played it myself, but I've heard from others it's pretty good. It's a Resident Evil clone game with an Egyptian mythological theme that takes place in a museum. I think it's worthwhile to mention when older horror titles hit Steam, and this is one of them I've recognized and need to try at some point (especially as I already own it). Generally for a Resident Evil clone, it's been recognized as a good one by horror fans, easier than the 'average' horror game, but also notable some improved controls from the era, decent voice acting from the era, pretty good music, and a pretty interesting story. Not in the amazing league, but the good league. But it's $2.99 right now, so...
I never thought I'd see this on Steam. Picked up right away, as well as Amerzone.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Nah, Jase is right.
"We do not comment on future product" is common for the auto industry as well.
Would be nice for both, but if there is an application that does that then it would suffice too
NingenJanai
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I only finished Witcher 1, haven't played 2 yet, seems like too much of a time investment.
It's much shorter than the first.
NingenJanai
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Really? Then I might start it.
Worth it. Just got grab the it if somehow you butterfly effect a patch again
2 is only half as long, and that assuming you do all the sidequests.
Yeah I think Witcher 2 only took me around 25-30 hours to beat, and that was with doing as many sidequests as I could find at the time.
The Prologue got some difficulty tweaks in The Enhanced Edition of 2 (which everybody owns now regardless) which doesn't make it so brutal. The first is worth a playthrough if you can get past the opening and the weird rhythm style combat.
I haven't read any of the books so can't comment but I played the vanilla pre Directors Cut of the first and almost didn't bother with the series due to the awful translation and even worse voice acting. Though I'm glad I did as I find it one of the better 3D RPGs of recent years. Last time I played 2 it gave my setup at the time a real headache so I'm considering this latest attempt unfinished business.
3 sounds a little bit different in the approach with an open world but asides from side activities I'm not sure how 'open' it will be outside of the main quest line but I guess we'll see.
Yup Act II of Witcher 2 is one of the most amazing things, which basically lends the games to 2 playthroughs. Chapter 2 is also by far the longest chapter in the game and takes up over 40% of the gametime, and to have that be completely different based on a choice you make it Chapter 1 was great.
Both games do take a bit of time to get into, especially Witcher 2 having a pretty slow start. I don't think I got addicted to playing Witcher 2 til around halfway through Chapter 1
AHA-Lambda
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One day I will sit down and finish both witcher games; it's weird I actually want to like them but they haven't been able to hold my interest :s
I agree that he worded it poorly, but I also don't think the way he described the girlfriend mode did not at all imply that it was designed for female players or that females are bad at games. But regardless, he could have worded it a lot better. It was a single guy in a single interview, and Gearbox immediately backed off from the wording and never referred to it as such again.
I just think it's a bit silly to still be harping on a poorly phrased line from a developer from 2 years ago, when the actual idea of having a newbie friendly option in a genre that is traditionally unfriendly to newcomers is actually really great.
The Dear Leader
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I beat the Witcher 1 before it was the enhanced edition you bunch of whipper snappers!
shykyoichi
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spindoctor
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I have everything except NBA 2K13 and I strongly question it's inclusion in this list in the first place
What are you guys thoughts on SweetFX? I have some friends who swear by it, use it on every game. But I installed it on Fallout 3 after about an hour of playing and it strated freezing on me. It may have been the ADS mod I installed at the same time, but I'm not sure.
Should I try it again on other games? Or is it kind of a preferance thing?
Should I try it again on other games? Or is it kind of a preferance thing?
Mr. Luchador
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I don't expect an answer as historically I've had mixed success when it comes to general enquiries. I just feel that some sort of acknowledgement should be considered a common courtesy rather than a tall order. I mean, if Bethesda can take the time to respond to my big ET:QW e-mail with "Thank you for your feedback" then surely a developer that needed Kickstarter for its current game can do the same.
So you'd both be happy with a non-specific auto-generated response bot reply as 'acknowledgement'? Perhaps my own levels of self-worth are too low, as I've never really thought about it enough to get disgruntled over.
I personally find it a strange thing to worry over, but I appreciate it matters to some.
I never even got it to work the one time I tried it, I should go back to it though. Just for AA purposes when GeDoSaTo doesn't work.
corrosivefrost
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Go look at the shots for a game.
If you find a profile that makes the game look night and day different for you, then use it.
That's what I do.
Use the SweetFX 1.5.1 configurator and it will take some of the error prone nature of the files out. I had been trying to get Borderlands 2 to work with SweetFX at one point and the game wouldn't even start when I manually installed it. The other day, I used the configurator just to check it out and now I'm tweaked and looking mighty awesome. That reminds me, I should check out GeDoSaTo for Borderlands 2 while I'm at it and see about Downsampling some.
Examples of ones I thought were worthwhile:
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/142/ (Borderlands 2)
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/1570/ (Dark Souls 2 **not sure if this is the exact one I'm using)
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/1225/ (Spelunky)
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/199/ (Tomb Raider 2013)
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/1243/ (Volgarr the Viking)
I have never really had this issue.
I import in configurator. If I like it and it looks good, I keep it. If it causes problems or I don't like it in motion, I deactivate it or try another profile. I have never sat there and tweaked a config file for SweetFX cause I feel too uninformed about how to actually make the settings matter.
That said, using the SweetFX Configurator makes it seem like it'd be a lot easier to tweak things too.
My problem with it is that it's a lot of effort to get it running well.
It's very machine specific as to the settings needed so you always need to tweak things a lot.
I prefer to play the game than mess around for hours to make it look prettier.
The Hipster
"Assassin's Creed IV: Your Mooooooooove"
You can always count on Youtube comments for a laugh.
Works for me
Yup
freshVeggie
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legacyzero
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Man, I still can't register a Metal Gear game coming to PC again.. #DoesNotCompute
Great now I feel like replaying Witcher 2 again.
And damn I loved Iorveth as a character...
I looooved this game on console. Is the PC version worth a go?
Apparently the franchise pack is $8.99. How is the PC version of the original, too? I never finished it on PS3.
Sounds like me and the Dead Rising series. It has a lot of components that I like but I just don't seem to get on with them. Still tempted to have a look at 3 when it comes out next month but I've tried to finish the first about 4 times and the second I've bailed on about 5 playthroughs so might wait for a sale. Well that or the crazy Capcom Ultra Doodah DLC coming out.
Kiru
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man, really makes me want to play through it again. what a beautfiul game..
Spirit of Jazz
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I think the combat in the games are a real weakness. To be honest I'm really disappointed that the combat in 3 looks nearly identical to that in 2, especially given that I don't consider "You can go anywhere that you see!" to be much of a selling point.
The Red Wizard
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GMG is slooooooow.
abracadaver
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Is that vanilla or with mods?
I wouldn't say I'm disgruntled; if the post I responded to earlier hadn't brought it to mind, I wouldn't even be thinking about it. "I would appreciate it if more publishers made an effort to respond" is the gist of what I've said. Nothing more.
Nice, now to buy the Complete Pack so I can get the DS2 OST DLC.
Ehhh, I think I'll hold off on DS2 actually. Apparently the PC port isn't a very good one, and I already got the platinum trophy on PS3. Pretty much the only reason I should get this is the DLC, and I don't recall hearing if it was any good.
Any of you guys played it on PC? What did you think of the port?
Any of you guys played it on PC? What did you think of the port?
Ugh, give me 75% off that Season Pass please.
NingenJanai
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Nice find, thanks for posting it.
Atraveller
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DS2 is a good port, a freaking awesome one for Japanese standards, plug in a controller and you are good to roll.
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