Yeah this month should be awesome - Wolfenstein 2 TNC, South Park TFBW, Assassin's Creed etc etc
How did South Park not get a slot in the OT - or rather why was I too lazy to post a blurb for it!?
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Yeah this month should be awesome - Wolfenstein 2 TNC, South Park TFBW, Assassin's Creed etc etc
How did South Park not get a slot in the OT - or rather why was I too lazy to post a blurb for it!?
Imagine if Destiny 2 actually came out on Steam. and same time as consoles.
Would probably be at 17 million concurrent now.
Devs not releasing those type of GaaS games on Steam these days are missing out on a lot of money with this large userbase. I wonder how much they regret these type of decisions.
Or Rockstar not announcing RDR2 for PC when Steam probably has twice as much monthly active users as Xbox one at this point. A lot of dumb decisions by some of these publishers.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Well Rockstar is almost certainly delaying the PC version so they can have people double dip and then next generation do a rerelease on next gen consoles, I mean GTAV is like the highest selling game of all time because of that very tactic. They won't ignore that kind of money so this is the way it's going to be for all their big games going forward.
TheLetdown
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Yeah, this month is going to be hectic with great releases.
And a new Mario on top of it all.
Gonna be interesting to see how well RDR2 sells overall. The first did 15 when last gen was basically at its peak. The series is nowhere near as popular as GTA so it won't see anything close to those type of numbers. And outside of Destiny there hasn't been anything too over the top in terms of software sales and launches this gen for consoles.
Not buying any games this month either, but that's more because I have to save up. No doubt The Evil Within II and Wolfenstein II are gonna be some heavy-fire games!
Thanks for the new thread Mr. Orange once again.
Also, thanks to Ucchedavāda for the giveaway of Danganronpa V3. It seems to have been way more than a year since I last won something huge from a giveaway, so I appreciate the fact. Danganronpa is my new game of the month! =)
PS: Is this where I need to download the latest Rivatuner for the Windows 10 creators update?
Thanks for the new thread Mr. Orange once again.
Also, thanks to Ucchedavāda for the giveaway of Danganronpa V3. It seems to have been way more than a year since I last won something huge from a giveaway, so I appreciate the fact. Danganronpa is my new game of the month! =)
Thank you! I already have you on my friendlist, so I'll hit you up in the chat. [edit] Oh, I see you already sent it to me. I only just woke up on this Sunday lol.Ucchedavāda;250570334 said:
PS: Is this where I need to download the latest Rivatuner for the Windows 10 creators update?
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
Servizio
I don't really need a tag, but I figured I'd get one to make people jealous. Is it working?
Just beat a do-everything-I-can-manage first run of Prey, going for every side objective, every achievement, delved into every nook and cranny. Clocked at 43 hours. Lots of save scumming.
I'm surprised at how reactive the game was to the things I did as I played, and how it parsed them in the ending in a way that really encourages you to play through again in a totally different style and mind set.
It's a real interesting game, but looking at the achievement stats it doesn't look like a lot of folks really stick with it for long which is a real shame. I imagine the reasons will be varied; too scary, too hard at the beginning, not weird enough, not enough plot or scripted scenes.
If I had to lay one fairly major criticism against it, it's that the art direction isn't that memorable or cohesive. Especially compared to similar titles like the Bioshock games or Alien: Isolation. Those have a really strong, recognizable aesthetic that I'd say Prey lacks. It has the occasional weirdly art deco statue here and there (Why is there that one dedicated to your father basically crammed into the ceiling of the hardware labs?) but it doesn't commit in a way that makes me think people will be able to look at a screenshot of it a decade from now and go "That's Prey!" It needed a more iconic look and gimmick to stand out more. That might be more a marketing lament on my part at this point though. Here's some of the concept art for consideration.
I'm sad the leader designer has apparently retired in some capacity, but this is also a pretty strong title to go out on. Perhaps he'll be back when his son is good and raised. In any case, if you've picked it up and haven't beaten it; go beat it. Put some neuromods into mobility and run on through it. See the ending.
I'm surprised at how reactive the game was to the things I did as I played, and how it parsed them in the ending in a way that really encourages you to play through again in a totally different style and mind set.
It's a real interesting game, but looking at the achievement stats it doesn't look like a lot of folks really stick with it for long which is a real shame. I imagine the reasons will be varied; too scary, too hard at the beginning, not weird enough, not enough plot or scripted scenes.
If I had to lay one fairly major criticism against it, it's that the art direction isn't that memorable or cohesive. Especially compared to similar titles like the Bioshock games or Alien: Isolation. Those have a really strong, recognizable aesthetic that I'd say Prey lacks. It has the occasional weirdly art deco statue here and there (Why is there that one dedicated to your father basically crammed into the ceiling of the hardware labs?) but it doesn't commit in a way that makes me think people will be able to look at a screenshot of it a decade from now and go "That's Prey!" It needed a more iconic look and gimmick to stand out more. That might be more a marketing lament on my part at this point though. Here's some of the concept art for consideration.
I'm sad the leader designer has apparently retired in some capacity, but this is also a pretty strong title to go out on. Perhaps he'll be back when his son is good and raised. In any case, if you've picked it up and haven't beaten it; go beat it. Put some neuromods into mobility and run on through it. See the ending.
October came too soon, something is wrong with time flow this year.
I see nobody mentions it in their lists but Battle Chasers: Nightwar also releases in October.
I see nobody mentions it in their lists but Battle Chasers: Nightwar also releases in October.
MulderYuffie
Member
It sucks Coming Out on Top didn't get an honorable mention 
also isn't South Park coming out?
also isn't South Park coming out?CecilRousso
Member
Everything you hear about Prey makes it sound awesome, but then you look at a trailer for the game, and feel "meh". A free weekend for the game would have been nice.
OST is really awesome though.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Aggh! That feeling when you buy a game and realise it isn't a Steam copy >_<
(shouldn't complain too much, got a copy of Minecraftt Story S2 for free thanks to an Amazon/AmEx offer I had)
PS: jesus I can't believe it's october! Where has this year gone?!?
(shouldn't complain too much, got a copy of Minecraftt Story S2 for free thanks to an Amazon/AmEx offer I had)
PS: jesus I can't believe it's october! Where has this year gone?!?
There's a demo!
Wait when tancent will remove the game from steam
I think this should work, I tried to activate it a while back before realising I already had the game so the key has just been sitting there in it's revealed state
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Jawmuncher
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Cuphead is pretty good so far. Only thing is I wish you could hold LT on the controller so you were always shooting in one direction, even when moving around and dodging.
ThirtyFour
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Some interesting games in the OP, gonna have to keep my eye on them.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
This made me go look at the store page and holy shit the review bombing:
Is it review bombing or is the game suffering heavily from issues? Cause I read it was having really bad connection issues on some gaming journalism site and some of the negative reviews are complaining about being banned for killing streamers.
I've been hearing about this for a while. The devs don't give a fuck about bans and throw them around liberally because their playerbase is so huge they don't care.
edit:
Oh, and apparently they added in game advertisements lolol
edit2:
ouch
NeoRaider
Member
Would like to know this too. It's releasing (leaving EA) in 3 days.
Bans are not thrown liberally at all. There's just a bunch of of gamergate-type shitheads that continously make up bullshit.
The actual recent issue is VPN advertising to Chinese players.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
What do you mean gamergate-type shitheads?
The type of shitheads that harass and send death threats to the developer on twitter, the type that goes review bomb and lies about bans that didn't happen.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
If that is the case that is really shitty.
You cant
I believe they said they wanted to get that stuff up and running at the end of the year.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
ah fuck
https://www.rocketleague.com/news/roadmap-after-autumn-update/
rocket league said:
hopefully its ready when the switch version comes out
i played it for a bit, didn't like it at all
TheGreenArrow
Member
The whole collection is $5 on bundle stars
yeah, and the demo is quite great
it's just kind of misleading cos the game after the demo isn't very good and the demo just sets up your expectations quite high
to compare it further to bioshock, i feel like the bioshock demo was incredible but then the rest of the game really matched it
here the rest of the game loses a lot of steam really quick
CecilRousso
Member
When looking at Steam stats, I think I'm actually more impressed with Empire: Total War, then PUBG.
It was launched in 2009 with issues regarding AI, naval combat and loading times, have had 6 new games release in the Total War series since it's release - but still have over 4000 concurrent players.
That's really impressive.
It was launched in 2009 with issues regarding AI, naval combat and loading times, have had 6 new games release in the Total War series since it's release - but still have over 4000 concurrent players.
That's really impressive.
Yeah kind of all of the above and lots of china specific issues. Bit messy since most games going to China from the west need a publisher and they do there own things, whether that is good or bad for the game itself.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Huh. I had heard the Party over there was cracking down on VPNs ahead of some huge conference they were doing (plus the usual China Don't Care authoritarianism).
I wonder what's the story here.
So, I managed to complete four games this week-end, all very short:
-HeadLander. Started it some months ago when it was bundled, I cleared half the game and stopped for some reasons. Today I booted it, my saves were gone but I figured out it was due to a bug which saves the game in another folder if your connection drops, so I just put that save back in the original folder and I could continue. Very interesting game, maybe one of the best of the "new" DoubleFine (the one focusing on little projects like Stalking, not the DF which used to do "big" games like Psychonauts or Brutal Legend) game, fast-paced, never boring, amazing art, interesting plot.
-Samorost. I started it on monday or something like that. Much better than Samorost 2, there are a lot of secrets/achievement but sadly most of them just require to solve the same puzzle multiple times. Nice if you love to think a bit (but not too much) and if you like the art, it's unique.
-Tiny Echo. A 40 minutes point and click game, there are some easy puzzles, the art is again quite good. The only bad thing is the movements are just too slow, and you can't double-click to leave the screen. Since it was bundled, I can't complain too much, it's a little experiment but honestly I wouldn't suggest it for 8.
-Mini-Ghost. A little surprise. I played the Normal mode, the game is quite easy and it's again very short (you can 100% normal mode in one hour or so). The game was good, except for the very final area with a section filled with respawning enemies, jumps and of course lava under you. That was frustrating, expecially because I managed to clear it the first time with no problem just to discover I needed an upgrade hidden in a secret room to proceed. The second time I tried maybe 15 times to pass the area.
-HeadLander. Started it some months ago when it was bundled, I cleared half the game and stopped for some reasons. Today I booted it, my saves were gone but I figured out it was due to a bug which saves the game in another folder if your connection drops, so I just put that save back in the original folder and I could continue. Very interesting game, maybe one of the best of the "new" DoubleFine (the one focusing on little projects like Stalking, not the DF which used to do "big" games like Psychonauts or Brutal Legend) game, fast-paced, never boring, amazing art, interesting plot.
-Samorost. I started it on monday or something like that. Much better than Samorost 2, there are a lot of secrets/achievement but sadly most of them just require to solve the same puzzle multiple times. Nice if you love to think a bit (but not too much) and if you like the art, it's unique.
-Tiny Echo. A 40 minutes point and click game, there are some easy puzzles, the art is again quite good. The only bad thing is the movements are just too slow, and you can't double-click to leave the screen. Since it was bundled, I can't complain too much, it's a little experiment but honestly I wouldn't suggest it for 8.
-Mini-Ghost. A little surprise. I played the Normal mode, the game is quite easy and it's again very short (you can 100% normal mode in one hour or so). The game was good, except for the very final area with a section filled with respawning enemies, jumps and of course lava under you. That was frustrating, expecially because I managed to clear it the first time with no problem just to discover I needed an upgrade hidden in a secret room to proceed. The second time I tried maybe 15 times to pass the area.
I'll look into it. Maybe I'll wait the 90 days, maybe I'll use a VPN, maybe the game gets delayed. Thanks.
Steam is dead. Long live WeGame!
yah honestly i'm fighting with the controls so far, i remapped dodge to LB and even then the difficult part of the game is still mostly the controls for me
those review bombs for PUBG mention a lot of "stream sniping bans". What exactly happens when you get banned in PUBG, are you banned from a particular server, or from the actual game?
I assume its not the later as I dont even see how that would be legal, certainly not for "stream sniping" which is unprovable.
I assume its not the later as I dont even see how that would be legal, certainly not for "stream sniping" which is unprovable.
Also I think its really cool that a non-Valve, non-established publisher game is beating everything else. Hopefully there are more to come
You get banned from actual game, for one week.
It's certainly legal, as well as provable too. No fucking person will ever do the actions you need to do to be banned without actually being stream sniping.
DeliciousDoc
Member
sarcasm without a tag gets you banned from owning a pug.
I am about half-way through, and it never loses steam, as far as I am concerned. Great game! The fact that it isn't literally for everyone, and not trying to please every kind of player just makes that clearer.
I have seen you write about BioShock a few times (in the context of Prey), and that so misses the mark. This isn't that kind game, it's clearly trying to be an immersive sim, in the vein of System Shock. Very, very different things.
paperspace
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Battlechili
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Not just all that. A lot of people are also upset at the developer's consideration of doing a lawsuit against Fortnight for also doing a Battle Royale mode, and the way the developer has spoken in the past, he's said things like the idea that people need to license his game mode, which alongside other statements implies that he thinks that he invented a new genre and owns the rights to video game mechanics
how do you prove that anyone is stream sniping, aka watching a stream and using that as info (I guess thats what it is?). People could have different names on Twitch (in fact most people do?) and shit.