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[Gintoki313]

So glad I picked up La Noire a few hours ago for $1 on Amazon. It was in a bundle for Max Payne 3 so I thought, why not?

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

GABE.

GABE.

WHERE IS MY 75% OFF KOF13 GABE.

WE HAD A DEAL.

Waiting for this.

 

[fantomena]

SHadow Warrior deal has been replaced with War Z.


GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEEEEE!!!!!!

 

[Boss Doggie]

Gabe onii-chan stop being so mean

 

[AHA-Lambda]

ooh, Shadow Warrior on a flash deal?

Wait, that's the same price it's been since the start of the sale? Bugger that then -_-

 

[phantomspiker]

Shadow Warrior is quite cheap enough for me yet.

My wait for Shadowrun continues...

*EDIT* LMAO @ that WarZ switch.

 

[The One Who Knocks]

I'm waiting for Garry's Mod to go lower than $4.99.

I haven't bought anything on steam yet.

That's a very safe bet; if not now then definitely at Christmas. It seems to drop pretty frequently and I believe I've seen it drop during every sale (or almost) I've participated in.

 

[PandaPedinte]

SHadow Warrior deal has been replaced with War Z.


GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEEEEE!!!!!!

 

[DXLelouch153]

SHadow Warrior deal has been replaced with War Z.


GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEEEEE!!!!!!

good now replace that dragon commander with Guaca

 

[Semblance]

da fuq, where'd the Shadow Warrior flash deal go

 

[JBourne]

Oh man. Trolled so hard. God damn, Gabe. That venom.

 

[Caerith]

Not really no. Most games these days will rarely surprise you with something you took the time to find yourself. Nor do they make much demand of skill right from the start.

Define "most." And my question was not so much about the chock-full-of-secrets-ness of games but about the stick-with-it-and-improve-ness of games.

But with Spelunky, it's more like trying to 1CC a shmup. It's "how far can I get this time before I die?" You may not be memorizing specific enemy patterns on each stage like you would in a shmup, but you're learning what each enemy/weapon/object does and how best to use/deal with it. Like playing a shmup the "right" way (that is, not credit-feeding your way to the end), it's all about starting over from the beginning repeatedly, honing your skills and progressing further each time until you reach the end.

(And I think I just sold myself on the commercial version of Spelunky. Dammit...)

That's a fair description, and also an illustration of why some prefer Rogue Legacy over Spelunky. In Spelunky, you die and you start over, but the levels are slightly different. In Rogue Legacy, you die and you start over, but the levels are slightly different and so is your character. In either game, the player is still going to continue to improve their skills and play more effectively, but in the end the difference is that an expert Rogue Legacy player can beat the game in one life but an expert Spelunky player is forced to.

 

[The Grim Heaper]

There is literally no god.

 

[Dusk Golem]

No boys, don't let War Z fool you! DON'T LET THIS DECEPTION PIT OF LIES FOOL YOU.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Hahahahaah War Z

It's still there holy shit

whyyyy

 

[Dr Dogg]

Why do I get the feeling that Shadow Warrior $20 is the flash, even though it's not truly a flash deal

Hahaha or not at all. Fingers crossed Steam is giving us a freaky premonition to a future Flash actually staring Shadow Warrior.

 

[mrgone]

SHadow Warrior deal has been replaced with War Z.


GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEEEEE!!!!!!

This is literally cyberbullying on Valve's part.

"Cyberbullying is the use of Information Technology to harm or harass other people in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner." -wikipedia

 

[feel]

Wtf at WarZ being promoted on the frontpage with a sale... Valve you had one job.

 

[Khronico]

Oh wow why is WarZ still even on steam, it's literally worse than bad rats.

 

[rudieboy77]

I thought they had changed the name on War Z, so I looked at flash sale, that's what they're calling it now?

 

[Wario64]

Shadow Warrior got bumped out of flash for that shitty zombie game, lol

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

GABE.

GABE.

WHERE IS MY 75% OFF KOF13 GABE.

WE HAD A DEAL.

I want this so bad

SHadow Warrior deal has been replaced with War Z.


GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEEEEE!!!!!!

What kinda sick twisted joke is Gabe pulling on us?!

 

[Intheflorsh]

Valve shouldn't be peddling that shit let alone promoting it.

 

[The Grim Heaper]

War Z is their punishment for us abusing their pricing error.

Gabe's jokes are the worst!

 

[catabarez]

WarZ is just a better DayZ right guys?


guys?

 

[Chairmanchuck]

Just bought Infestation. Hope its good. Looks cool from the Screenshots. Anyone wanna make a group?

Spoiler

As if...

 

[jwtsonga]

if Guacamelee doesnt go on flash or daily soon ima have to break some kneecaps

THIS

 

[Scoica]

SHadow Warrior deal has been replaced with War Z.


GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEEEEE!!!!!!

metascore 20/100

isnt that the game where ppl paid for alpha lol

 

[Gintoki313]

Infestation on sale instead of Shadow Warrior
XD

 

[JBourne]

I think they promote War Z every sale. It's pathetic.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Just finished Papers, Please.

What a great game.

 

[toddhunter]

Define "most." And my question was not so much about the chock-full-of-secrets-ness of games but about the stick-with-it-and-improve-ness of games.

The typical game will start easy and slowly introduce new mechanics until the point where everything is revealed and you are free to play the game. At this point you are "trained" in everything that can be thrown at you and you just have to keep doing it over and over until the game ends.

This applies to a lot of modern games. Your ACs, Batmans, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raiders, whatever. There is no real hump to get over, you don't need to start with skills or struggle to develop them and you are always making progress. I believe this category of games covers "most".

In spelunky or a game like Dark Souls you will fail over and over until you start to "get it". At this point you finally start to make progress.

Does that make no sense or do you still disagree?

 

[Spring-Loaded]

isnt that the game where ppl paid for alpha lol

It was also a poorly revamped game clearly aping the Day Z arma mod

 

[Boss Doggie]

Why does Steam have a hard on for War Z

 

[denx]

War Z is their punishment for us abusing their pricing error.

We have sinned, so the Gaben has brought his retribution upon us.

 

[The Grim Heaper]

https://twitter.com/_ShadowWarrior/status/406607794809233409

Hooray!

 

[mrgone]

Why does Steam have a hard on for War Z

It's not just Steam, either. The game is consistently popular on Twitch, with like 500-1000 viewers most evenings. It's completely baffling.

https://twitter.com/_ShadowWarrior/status/406607794809233409

Hooray!

Aww yeah. I won't let you hurt me with your deal terrorism, Valve. Solidarity.

 

[Tellaerin]

That Shadow Warrior switcharoo was just cruel.

I read the description, saw that it was developed by Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset, which I loved), got incredibly hyped, literally reached for my wallet and refreshed the page in anticipation of the price dropping to -75%... and then it was gone, replaced by Janky Ripoff Zombie Game. Dammit.

Edit:

https://twitter.com/_ShadowWarrior/status/406607794809233409

Hooray!

Redeemed!

 

[Prophane33]

Ooh, this is the game I kept confusing with State of Decay.

 

[denx]

https://twitter.com/_ShadowWarrior/status/406607794809233409

Hooray!

Can devs speak about when their games are going on sale?

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I survived Black Friday.

Now to buy a game.

 

[DXLelouch153]

the sooner 4am gets here the better

 

[Intheflorsh]

Why does Steam have a hard on for War Z

It makes money! Look in the stats page, it was one the top 50 games most played today.

 

[Wurstsemmel]

Tease me with Shadow Warrior and while hitting F5 switch it to warz. Oh Gaben what have you done

 

[DXLelouch153]

Can devs speak about when their games are going on sale?

they created the damn game course they can
quick someone kidnap the creator of Guaca and grill him for the 75% or up date

 

[mrgone]

Can devs speak about when their games are going on sale?

When you've just had your game teased then replaced by one of the top-10 shittiest games on the entire store, I think they'll relax the guns on a little damage control.

 

[firehawk12]

Why the fuck does Valve keep selling Infestation Stories?

Seriously, this is the scummiest thing they've done and they keep doing it.

 

[Khronico]

Why does Steam have a hard on for War Z

.

 

[Boss Doggie]

It's not just Steam, either. The game is consistently popular on Twitch, with like 500-1000 viewers most evenings. It's completely baffling.

but... why

 

[toddhunter]

So real talk. I know War Z was all sorts of wrong when it came out.

But what has happened since then? Have they patched/supported it? Is there any fun to be had?