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STEAM | December 2015 - _ Diretide Greetings and Happy Holidailies

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Enter the Dragon Punch

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Se7enSword said:
You were expecting fairness?

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Knurek

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God damn it, is SGSSAA really so expensive?

I can do Tales of Zestira in 4kp60 with everything set to high, including enhanced shadows. GPU utilization hovers around 60-80%, but it generally doesn't drop frames.

But I can't do 1080p60 with SGSSAA x4 enabled. There's one scene (entrance to Wind Temple) which tanks my framerate hard, and I've been having some random slowdowns during the fights.

Thing is, 1080pSGSSAA looks way better than 4kpFXAA
Way less temporal aliasing in some scenes, way less jaggies.
I thought 4k was an automatic way to have best image quality... What gives?
 
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Deques

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jshackles said:
Humble Bundle has the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 DLC Pack for $1.18. Includes:
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 Additional Content1
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 Additional Content2
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 Additional Content3
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 Histoire Battle Entry
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 Peashy Battle Entry
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 Plutia Battle Entry
They also have the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 DLC Pack for $1.48. Includes:
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 Additional Content1
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 Additional Content2
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 Additional Content3
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 Histy's Rescue Plans
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 Nepgear's Beam Zapper ZERO
Seems like a pretty great deal, especially considering that the DLC isn't on sale currently on Steam.
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Why don't they have DLC pack for Nep-nep 3 and discount for Fairy Fencer F? :(
 
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uncredited male

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Bundle misfire. Realms of Ark. key is a double key, split it in half (game and DLC).

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bit Dungeon II -- MB-CF1C4277175D247D - Taken by Baron_Calamity. 5 entrants total.
Wizardry 8 -- MB-4878D6001FCB639C - Taken by Accoun. 5 entrants total.
Etherlords I & II -- MB-259B36C00F9CCAB2 - Taken by Naaq. 1 entrants total.
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Blades of Time Limited Edition -- MB-666261A5863BC61E - Taken by OmarYusaf. 9 entrants total.
FATE: Undiscovered Realms -- MB-62B52A5EA87EDBDE - Taken by Kuroyume. 3 entrants total.
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny Revised Edition -- MB-AEA6566B205B36F7 - Taken by WinterDemons. 4 entrants total.
Rune Classic -- MB-698F9F965A9922F3 - Taken by user237. 3 entrants total.


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Kaleinc

Kaleinc

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Knurek said:
God damn it, is SGSSAA really so expensive?

I can do Tales of Zestira in 4kp60 with everything set to high, including enhanced shadows. GPU utilization hovers around 60-80%, but it generally doesn't drop frames.

But I can't do 1080p60 with SGSSAA x4 enabled. There's one scene (entrance to Wind Temple) which tanks my framerate hard, and I've been having some random slowdowns during the fights.

Thing is, 1080pSGSSAA looks way better than 4kpFXAA
Way less temporal aliasing in some scenes, way less jaggies.
I thought 4k was an automatic way to have best image quality... What gives?
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Performance and visuals of SGSSAA depend on AA compatibility bit.
I thought 4k was an automatic way to have best image quality...
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Nope.
is SGSSAA really so expensive?
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30-40% GPU usage, 4x SGSSAA = 100% usage, a common thing.
 
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Pachimari

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jshackles said:
I typically think of gaming like I think of seasons of TV shows. I (usually) don't just sit down and watch an entire season of a TV show from start to finish without watching other stuff in between. Most of the time, especially for newer network shows, that's nearly impossible anyway. In the same way, I typically don't sit down and play through a single game from start to finishing without starting something else or picking up another game that I've played previously. This is just as true (for me, at least) with episodic games as it is for other genres: especially RPGs. Having multiple games in a series is like having multiple seasons of a TV show.

And, just like TV shows, sometimes I'll watch a few episodes and the show won't really "grab" me the way I thought it would initially. And that's okay. I take it for what it's worth, and move on to watching something else. Maybe I'll pick that other show back up at some point, maybe I won't. I treat games the same way. And it happens sometimes where I pick up a game I've not played in a long time but can't remember what happened previously, and I'll start the whole thing over again if it's worth doing. And that's okay too.

Basically - don't let people tell you what's an acceptable way to consume your media. Do what works best for you, both with gaming and other things like TV shows/books/whatever.
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Dr Dogg said:
Gaming to me is like takeaway pizza. You order a good one you can woof it all down in one good. Maybe even want to share it with friends or family. The ones you really enjoy could also involve some smaller side dishes or deserts as well. Sometimes you might not feel like gorging yourself to indegestionville so you stick the rest in the fridge to eat for breakfast the next day. The horrible ones you have a taste then feed it to you dog or happily give it away and chalk it up as money wasted. Also sweetcorn ruins everything, games and pizza.

I may or may not be a genius with that analogy.
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I'm really forgetful. So if I leave a game for 2-4 weeks and come back to it, I will have forgotten most of the plot and I start over. Which is basically a bad cycle and probably the reason why I never complete my games, because I always starter over.
 
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Xanathus

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Kinda disappointed sales ended early, I was on the fence on picking up Ass Creed Unity but I guess I can wait till the Winter Sale.
 
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Chairmanchuck

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Finished the Sale.
My haul:

Evoland
Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Princess Evangile
fault milestone two side:above
Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
Love at First Sight
Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon
Sound of Drop - fall into poison
Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler-
Just Cause 3
Lucasarts Adventure Bundle
Ori and the Blind Forest
The Beginner's Guide
planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~
CLANNAD HD Edition
The Fruit of Grisaia
SAMURAI WARRIORS 4-II
Girlish Grimoire Littlewitch Romanesque: Editio Regia
3D Realms Anthology - Steam Edition
Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 1
Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 2
Raiden 3
Legend of Grimrock 2
Sunrider Academy
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02
Umihara Kawase Trilogy
D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die -Season One-
Cursed Sight
Alphadia Genesis
Tiamat X
Titan Souls
The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — Prelude
Always The Same Blue Sky..
Rocket League
AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed
Elite: Dangerous
Toukiden: Kiwami (EN)
Endless Legend
Life is Strange
 
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Messiah

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Great work as always with the OT jshackles! Let's make your last thread (for now) a great one.

Bummed out that I probably can't run Just Cause 3 on my PC. Looks really fun.
 
Tizoc

Tizoc

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OH FUCK
Forgot to get Lost Planet 2 @_@ (It's not sold in my region but I can get it from other regions or Amazon if gifted)
Hope it goes on sale for the Winter Seal though.
 
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neoemonk

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Looking forward to the winter sale as I didn't buy anything from the Autumn sale on account of overseas travel. The recent glut of JRPGs on Steam is great, and I have several on my wishlist that I'll be looking out for on sale.
 
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Grandia II -- MB-25D761C265FDC36F - Taken by CheesecakeRecipe. 84 entrants total.
Binary Domain -- MB-02950093867DBC19 - Taken by gurm3n. 18 entrants total.
Kero Blast -- MB-4A753763BBA2CED4 - Taken by Nzyme32. 46 entrants total.
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Dragon Quest Heroes -- MB-C39883C1DC70E83F - Taken by Messiah. 129 entrants total.
Ikaruga -- MB-1EE300FF7E883AB6 - Taken by AsylumX. 45 entrants total.
Freedom Planet -- MB-C072A0E740E41EFD - Taken by AcademicSaucer. 4 entrants total.
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara -- MB-CE724EFB3A0854F1 - Taken by pantsattack. 25 entrants total.


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neoemonk

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jshackles said:
I'll make this more difficult for you - Dragon Quest Heroes >>> Hyrule Warriors.

Also, they're vastly different games - while Hyrule Warriors is more Musou (individual missions that barely coalesce into a story) Dragon Quest Heroes is more of an Action RPG where your characters level up and you gain new weapons and armor and "orbs", a 30 hour storyline that's well voiced, and pretty superior to Hyrule Warriors in almost every way.
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I hadn't played a Dynasty Warriors game since the PS2 era and was never crazy about them, but I thought Hyrule Warriors was lots of fun. If DQH is even better I'll have to get around to picking it up as a long time Dragon Quest fan.
 
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Uzzy

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New EU4 DLC finally comes out today. Looks pretty damn good from the stuff I've seen.

Guess that'll be another hundred hours gone on EU4.
 
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Adventures of Pip -- MB-701555E520DB0696 - Taken by maty. 32 entrants total.
Grandia II -- MB-25D761C265FDC36F - Taken by CheesecakeRecipe. 84 entrants total.
Binary Domain -- MB-02950093867DBC19 - Taken by gurm3n. 18 entrants total.
Kero Blast -- MB-4A753763BBA2CED4 - Taken by Nzyme32. 46 entrants total.
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Dragon Quest Heroes -- MB-C39883C1DC70E83F - Taken by Messiah. 129 entrants total.
Ikaruga -- MB-1EE300FF7E883AB6 - Taken by AsylumX. 45 entrants total.
Freedom Planet -- MB-C072A0E740E41EFD - Taken by AcademicSaucer. 4 entrants total.
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara -- MB-CE724EFB3A0854F1 - Taken by pantsattack. 25 entrants total.

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Hektor

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Jawmuncher said:
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In this game you play as some dudes AND GALS in a RTS fashion and fight other players and towers. Along with some smaller units. I think there might be more to it but it's pretty complicated. There's also a character called poppy, that most call poopy. So this game might be for you! A+++ Highly Recommended, would talk about again.
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zky, you logged into the wrong account.

BernardoOne said:
TMNT by Platinu. Dayum.
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YES. I didn't even finished transmorphertrons yet tho.

Chairmanchuck said:
Finished the Sale.
My haul:
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My haul:
Snakebird
Sonic Adventure

Welp, that was it.
 
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