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STEAM | December II 2014 - A thread for people who don't like sale side posters.
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Nice...!
Maybe even thrice?
spindoctor
Member
You have to wonder what prompts someone to make the effort to block 700 people from a giveaway. I mean it's one thing to have the idea but to actually go through with it feels so vindictive that I have to think there was something that triggered it. And of course now there's a convenient text dump of the list so imagine if a few more folks copy paste that into their giveaways and then all of SteamGAF can enter the modbot global blacklist.
Anyway I was looking back at the the games I played this year and one recurring theme kind of stuck out to me was that a lot of games this year made a comeback.
What do I mean by this?
I guess it starts with the release of Reaper of Souls early in the year. Everyone knows that Diablo 3 got a ton of criticism over the last couple of years. Some of it was deserved, some was not. Blizzard took all the flak with humility and grace and got to work on fixing the game. They actually did fix a lot of things in the months after release and it all culminated in the release of the expansion. It still obviously hasn't made everyone happy but I'd imagine most D3 players are very pleased with the direction the game has taken.
Then I look to Counter Strike Global Offensive which has made what is quite possibly the greatest comeback of any game ever. In general, CS was on a decline in the last few years as fewer people played it and esports tournaments started to drop the game in favor of more popular MOBAs and such. In case people are not aware of this, Valve actually outsourced the original development of CSGO to another studio. Unfortunately the result was that it was a pretty terrible game when it released in 2012. Many considered it the final nail in the coffin of the series. But then Valve took over development of the game, they listened to the community and made many, many changes to it. This and their continued community support and push for esports put CSGO back on the map for competitive play. I'd venture that it is the fastest growing game community on Steam right now.
There are a few other smaller examples I can think of from my personal experience. Risen 3 released this year after the previous game was not received well. The developers made it a point to make the game closer to Risen 1 than Risen 2 and I'd say it was a fairly successful effort. Dark Souls 2 came in for some criticism for it's level design not matching up to the first game but I believe they did a lot to fix that in the DLC. Bioshock Infinite is a regular punching bag for bland gameplay but they tried to mix it up with the second DLC release (which I think was this year).
Maybe I'm just reaching with this idea but it does seem like some developers tried to do better by their communities.
And of course, the biggest comeback of the year... an entire genre pulled back to life from beyond the grave. We finally started to see the fruits of the Kickstarter craze from 2012 in all these amazing crowdfunded RPGs that released this year. No one could have predicted a couple of years ago that 2014 would bring games Shadowrun, Divinity, Wasteland etc. back to us.
This has been a pretty great year to be a PC gamer. Here's hoping 2015 is just as good if not better.
Anyway I was looking back at the the games I played this year and one recurring theme kind of stuck out to me was that a lot of games this year made a comeback.
What do I mean by this?
I guess it starts with the release of Reaper of Souls early in the year. Everyone knows that Diablo 3 got a ton of criticism over the last couple of years. Some of it was deserved, some was not. Blizzard took all the flak with humility and grace and got to work on fixing the game. They actually did fix a lot of things in the months after release and it all culminated in the release of the expansion. It still obviously hasn't made everyone happy but I'd imagine most D3 players are very pleased with the direction the game has taken.
Then I look to Counter Strike Global Offensive which has made what is quite possibly the greatest comeback of any game ever. In general, CS was on a decline in the last few years as fewer people played it and esports tournaments started to drop the game in favor of more popular MOBAs and such. In case people are not aware of this, Valve actually outsourced the original development of CSGO to another studio. Unfortunately the result was that it was a pretty terrible game when it released in 2012. Many considered it the final nail in the coffin of the series. But then Valve took over development of the game, they listened to the community and made many, many changes to it. This and their continued community support and push for esports put CSGO back on the map for competitive play. I'd venture that it is the fastest growing game community on Steam right now.
There are a few other smaller examples I can think of from my personal experience. Risen 3 released this year after the previous game was not received well. The developers made it a point to make the game closer to Risen 1 than Risen 2 and I'd say it was a fairly successful effort. Dark Souls 2 came in for some criticism for it's level design not matching up to the first game but I believe they did a lot to fix that in the DLC. Bioshock Infinite is a regular punching bag for bland gameplay but they tried to mix it up with the second DLC release (which I think was this year).
Maybe I'm just reaching with this idea but it does seem like some developers tried to do better by their communities.
And of course, the biggest comeback of the year... an entire genre pulled back to life from beyond the grave. We finally started to see the fruits of the Kickstarter craze from 2012 in all these amazing crowdfunded RPGs that released this year. No one could have predicted a couple of years ago that 2014 would bring games Shadowrun, Divinity, Wasteland etc. back to us.
This has been a pretty great year to be a PC gamer. Here's hoping 2015 is just as good if not better.
crazyrabbits
Banned
Last one for the night - Merry Christmas to all!
I look forward to many more fruitful conversations in the days and weeks to come.
I'll also repost this for the new page.
I look forward to many more fruitful conversations in the days and weeks to come.
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Ilamentia #2 --MB-4D1D521F3F7B46AF- Taken by nja
Blue Rose (Desura) -- MB-D6C65D3D546A60B3
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The Witcher 2 (GOG) --
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Fireburst --MB-6797E5B03346B243- Taken by Chreznor
Soulbringer --MB-94D86767AE944F5B- Taken by drizzle
Dead Hungry Diner -- MB-86070E84DA1EA8EA
Depth Hunter 2 --MB-B18A2743AA024E67- Taken by Ventara
I'll also repost this for the new page.
Like Croixleur in that it's just small arena battles but in a 2D environment. It has a more deeper progression system where you have a sizable list of skills and attributes to pick from. The mission structure is slightly more varied but still bland. Enemy design is quite boring as well outside of the few boss battles.
The combat is probably its bright spot and may be enough to carry you through the ~3 hours to finish.
Reposting from Sales thread:
The ultimate Christmas game!
Enjoy!
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NiGHTS Into Dreams --MB-0990E3F810583FE4- Taken by VaeVictis. 12 entrants total.
The ultimate Christmas game!
Enjoy!
Amen to that. There's a youtube channel called GamerZakh who has put together a nice set of videos of top PC games to look for in 2015 in various genres. Recommended viewing!
The demo seemed fun but it seems I might need to grind a bit to get the cool moves. I'll keep an eye on it cause it could be cheaper.
MrTeachwell
Member
Horry shit.
I'm only 9th on that list! NINETH I'm famous!
Yeah im drunk. xmas comes late in 'Urope sometimes.
I feel special, I made the list twice. Merry Christmas guys, it's my 1 year old daughter's first Christmas and she's passed out from all the excitement of ripping up wrapping paper ( and has not shown any interest in any of her gifts).
MMBosstones86
Member
so I'm enjoying Valkyria Chronicles so far, but I think I'm pretty terrible at it.
That, and my damn tank keeps getting stuck on nothing spinning endlessly and wasting an entire turn.
That, and my damn tank keeps getting stuck on nothing spinning endlessly and wasting an entire turn.
salazar547
Member
i have this game , coop doesnt work , it takes less than 15 minutes to beat the game but i guess that can be a good thing for some people , i play it from time to time and enjoy it
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btw merry christmas SteamGaf , hope all of you have a good day
LurkerPrime
Member
How adorable!
On the bright side, at least now you know what to get her next year.
IIRC they fixed the framerate bug that caused such a thing to happen, so maybe you're clipping walls or rocks or something? Keep in mind the tank needs to move to turn, so you'll have to back up once you get stuck; both of these take movement points so try to plan ahead.
Oh, im on chariot block list
Well on a 5 day travel with the family, so I couldn't really read the thread. Hope all of you are having a nice Christmas
Edit: oh, so its a giveaway list? Thought it was a forum ignore list.
Apparently me too
Which is ironic cause I gifted Chariot a copy of Astebreed during the auction. It's his list though so he do whatever he wants but posting the list was a bad move since that might cause people to put him on their list in the future.Ripping Up Wrapping Paper Simulator?
Apparently me too
It was also ridiculous of him to do that when he's only giving away relatively low cost games, it's not like he was giving away MGS 5 or something. A lot of people wouldn't have noticed it if he didn't mention it because I doubt many people would have entered for the giveaway.
LurkerPrime
Member
Nah... I doubt it's ventured through Greenlight yet.
Probably one of these. Steam was immensely helpful in finding them.
freshVeggie
Member
wish you all great holidays and a great new year!
take care and please don't drink too much or drive!
huge thanks to milena and spin for just being too nice <3
take care and please don't drink too much or drive!
huge thanks to milena and spin for just being too nice <3
Naked Snake
Member
Chariot's List has caused a shitstorm...
MrTeachwell
Member
I would definitely get that, especially if the little inferno devs made it.
I went to my gf's place when this was posted and only returned now. I think I get what this list is for though I gotta say I'm still a bit confused.
I don't know what landed me on the block list, I must say I'm a bit saddened by it. I've become a member recently and even though I sometimes mess with you a bit I didn't think it was anything serious, even if I haven't left a impression on you (good or bad) I thought that on our few interactions we got along fine. But this isn't about me.
I don't know if you've revised the list meanwhile but WinterDemon really shouldn't be there. He regularly makes good giveaways and is an active friendly member of the community and more than once I've seen him gift games to people who didn't win a game in the raffle or missed a game or just because.
If the list is supposed to be for the uncool guys please remove him because he's a really cool guy!
Edit: shit hadn't realised the thread had moved on. I'm sorry and please disregard my post. (I won't delete it though cause I don't think that's a right thing to do)
freshVeggie
Member
people still getting sad and angry for being on the list?
that list was not manually made. it was copied by looking up the list of all users that posted in this and the last steam thread. copy-paste.
then he just deleted folks he knew by name out of it. that was cleared already.
it's not a good method and chariot said that as well.
being on the list sucks but it is not because chariot choose you especially to be on it.
that list was not manually made. it was copied by looking up the list of all users that posted in this and the last steam thread. copy-paste.
then he just deleted folks he knew by name out of it. that was cleared already.
it's not a good method and chariot said that as well.
being on the list sucks but it is not because chariot choose you especially to be on it.
-MD-
Member
No, I'm angry that I'm NOT on the list
Lets just repeat this.
derExperte
Member
Me too. Why is Rhaknar not on there? Everyone but derExperte should be.
I'm number 7 baby.
Played a bit more Mass Effect tonight. Digging it! Why did no one tell me it was a decent game? Besides these god awful visuals that only go to 720p for some reason and no controller support :/
you know what this means? Chariot knows me by name.
Sorry I've been away and wasn't properly caught up.
Just a thing though, the post wasn't about me.
freshVeggie
Member
someone really loves you from heart it seems <3 XOXOX XD
i don't know any more teen love emotes
haha. no need to excuse yourself buddy. it's all fine
i saw several people taking it personal. we talked a couple pages ago about it. just wanted to stop a storm before it gained wind.
Choosing to post the list was his decision though. I didn't enter the giveaway so I'm not bummed by it. I just don't see the point of posting the list though.
derExperte
Member
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=28452676&postcount=3
And I would've told you if you asked me. I also would've told you that the series goes downhill fast after ME1 so enjoy that.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
this transistor game, it's not very long huh? But it's pretty damn good. Got 2 doggies coming in and helping me out, pretty much crushing the Process.
Also, I'm not on that list so merry Xmas to me and my loved ones.
Also, I'm not on that list so merry Xmas to me and my loved ones.
I think we all do =)
the avatar helps too
Pupo
Member
I love you SteamGAF. <3
freshVeggie
Member
no question. bad decision. as proved by the mild shitstorm.
fun fact.
when you quote rhaknar you will see a huge hidden list of gaffers.
i am glad i am on that list
you all should better check it out for yourself.
EDIT: aw, rhaknar. you edited and deleted the list. no need to be embarassed to show your love for us
It's obvious what has happened here. Someone has taken over Chariot's account and done dastardly deeds in his name. However, they were quite silly. They didn't use a waifu avatar when everyone knows Chariot uses a waifu avatar. Don't worry Chariot, we'll save you eventually! :bbtcat:
the_firewithin
Member
It's amazing how much more time there is for playing games when the tv shows I watch aren't airing new episodes.
Amen
Stupid me. Hopefully this also fixes a portion of the screen being cut off on all sides lol.
It's k bb I made sure to block you. Although knowing you I bet you own it already.
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It's amazing how much more time there is for playing games when the tv shows I watch aren't airing new episodes.
Totally true!
There's a thin line between love and hate. We all know you love us. There's no need to be all tsundere.
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