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STEAM | February 2015 - Steam GOTY results still delayed
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Lucky I kept that receipt
oh wow that was indeed super short
* claire
* knock-knock
* lifeless planet
* the novelist
*stranded
* year walk
*dreaming sarah
*a bird story
* maybe giving shadow warrior a second chance
* world end economica
stranded is uhh, kinda weird. there's not much to it, you just walk around, look at pretty pixelart, get kind of annoyed at how you have to wait forever for the astronaut guy to walk to the end of the screen and you click on stuff and like 20 minutes later the game ends. the slow walking is intended to get you to gather your thoughts as you progress, but there's not really all that much to think about, at least not enough to offset the annoyance of how slow it is to get from one place to another. i don't mind the short length, it's just a little story vignette that's successful at telling its tiny tale, and it does so fairly well, but it's also not something i can say will stay on my mind too long, despite its evident bigger ambitions.
i saw the guys behind this game are working on a blade runner esque adventure game that's a bit more involved, so looking forward to that
onto the next one, then
edit: also it's hilarious that it seems like everyone on steam bought the game thinking it was some sort of desert island survival game based off some ue3 mod project or something? how did these people manage to buy this game without seeing one freaking screenshot lol
also it has like anime in it i think
but seriously, i like the ideas behind the game, so i want to try it out for myself, like usual
* claire
* knock-knock
* lifeless planet
* the novelist
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* year walk
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* maybe giving shadow warrior a second chance
* world end economica
stranded is uhh, kinda weird. there's not much to it, you just walk around, look at pretty pixelart, get kind of annoyed at how you have to wait forever for the astronaut guy to walk to the end of the screen and you click on stuff and like 20 minutes later the game ends. the slow walking is intended to get you to gather your thoughts as you progress, but there's not really all that much to think about, at least not enough to offset the annoyance of how slow it is to get from one place to another. i don't mind the short length, it's just a little story vignette that's successful at telling its tiny tale, and it does so fairly well, but it's also not something i can say will stay on my mind too long, despite its evident bigger ambitions.
i saw the guys behind this game are working on a blade runner esque adventure game that's a bit more involved, so looking forward to that
onto the next one, then
edit: also it's hilarious that it seems like everyone on steam bought the game thinking it was some sort of desert island survival game based off some ue3 mod project or something? how did these people manage to buy this game without seeing one freaking screenshot lol
i literally bought it because of its name
also it has like anime in it i think
as a fervent adorer of anything and everything ice-pick lodge, and as a backer of both their kickstarters, i will play knock-knock and there's nothing you can do to stop me!
but seriously, i like the ideas behind the game, so i want to try it out for myself, like usual
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I actually have Ruler Designer, but haven't fiddled with it. I think I should.
I don't have Rome, Viking and Charlie. So you said Rome and Charlie have new interworkings in intrigue?
Let's just say I think GG is very extremist.
Buuut... And I'll just leave it at that.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I found the other boss before that one a lot more frustrating with all the modifiers + hard difficulty. The final boss took me a fraction of the retries. Both were complete ass though.
MMBosstones86
Member
My Steam account is 6 today. Damn that's old.
Not too old. Mines 10, but pretty sure others have hit 11
Mine apparently was 7 yesterday and I didn't even remember it. I might have bought something nice to celebrate if I had.
I think you get those anyways. Paradox patch core featurea and overhauls for free. But I think every major content dlc is worth it, except Jeruslame because that somehow is major offender for bugs.
Team Fortress 2.What is the first game you guys bought on Steam? I realized that my first was Orange Box.I had a few retail games activated on Steam before of course but I was still surprised that the first game I actually bought on Steam Store was so "new".
One month before it went f2p ://
uhhh what?
orange box too, followed by l4d, both imported by my uncle who goes to the states fairly frequentlyWhat is the first game you guys bought on Steam? I realized that my first was Orange Box.
i think it was also one of my first forays into the non-piracy world. i know the first game i legally bought was fallout 1, but ended up returning it cos it was in spanish
RavenValor95
Member
I'm sorry everyone...There's been another death in the XCOM squad..
Maniac encountered a Thin Man and it poisoned him, that itself was no problem for Maniac, but in that same mission the XCOM squad encountered an alien we hadn't seen before, a Muton.
An incredibly powerful alien that they use for front line combat, the Muton managed to deal severe damage to Maniac and the poison in addition to the damage, it was too much for Maniac...
However, in his dying breath, Maniac rushed to the Muton and stunned it, allowing the rest of the squad to bring it back for our research team to interrogate, the Muton knew just about everything about the alien weaponry allowing the research team to come up with new weapons that will no doubt save many lives in the future.
Your sacrifice will not be forgotten Maniac.
It seems the loss of Milamber and Maniac has motivated you and the rest of the squad to perform your best.
The latest objective was to assault the alien central base, and we did just that.
There were at least 3 Mutons, 6 Chryssalids, and more thin-men and aliens than I can even remember, and in addition to that an Alien Commander was found, with the ability to mind control members of the XCOM squad, Jawmuncher was aggressive in the approach to the alien commander and if Cpl.Titch and Cpt. Deques hadn't been quick on the draw, it looked like Jawmuncher would've killed Cpt. Dragon!
But in the end, the assault was a massive success with zero casualties! Zkylon and Jawmuncher were a very useful tag-team, Jawmuncher would rush in with a shotgun to greet the aliens and Zkylon would put a bullet right between their eyes.
It's not the end of the war with the aliens, but the XCOM squad has dealt them a massive blow, so much so worldwide panic was reduced by 2 and the council said it was well beyond their expectations.
The aliens can't possibly be ready for an attack on anything after a blow like that, so it looks like we can rest for a few days, and it looks like a lot of you need it with the wounds you're carrying around.
Maniac encountered a Thin Man and it poisoned him, that itself was no problem for Maniac, but in that same mission the XCOM squad encountered an alien we hadn't seen before, a Muton.
An incredibly powerful alien that they use for front line combat, the Muton managed to deal severe damage to Maniac and the poison in addition to the damage, it was too much for Maniac...
However, in his dying breath, Maniac rushed to the Muton and stunned it, allowing the rest of the squad to bring it back for our research team to interrogate, the Muton knew just about everything about the alien weaponry allowing the research team to come up with new weapons that will no doubt save many lives in the future.
Your sacrifice will not be forgotten Maniac.
It seems the loss of Milamber and Maniac has motivated you and the rest of the squad to perform your best.
The latest objective was to assault the alien central base, and we did just that.
There were at least 3 Mutons, 6 Chryssalids, and more thin-men and aliens than I can even remember, and in addition to that an Alien Commander was found, with the ability to mind control members of the XCOM squad, Jawmuncher was aggressive in the approach to the alien commander and if Cpl.Titch and Cpt. Deques hadn't been quick on the draw, it looked like Jawmuncher would've killed Cpt. Dragon!
But in the end, the assault was a massive success with zero casualties! Zkylon and Jawmuncher were a very useful tag-team, Jawmuncher would rush in with a shotgun to greet the aliens and Zkylon would put a bullet right between their eyes.
It's not the end of the war with the aliens, but the XCOM squad has dealt them a massive blow, so much so worldwide panic was reduced by 2 and the council said it was well beyond their expectations.
The aliens can't possibly be ready for an attack on anything after a blow like that, so it looks like we can rest for a few days, and it looks like a lot of you need it with the wounds you're carrying around.
Swatting and harassing are pretty extreme and certainly not what the average gamer does.
RavenValor95
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Counter Strike SourceWhat is the first game you guys bought on Steam? I realized that my first was Orange Box.
I don't even like counter strike that much, I don't know why I purchased it, haha.
What is the first game you guys bought on Steam? I realized that my first was Orange Box.
Frontlines Fuel of War (please don't judge me i was young XD)
I started playing Stranded but got so annoyed with it, that I probably won't bother to finish it.
Find no reason to spend another minute with it.
So, I have been playing some BF4 on PC and gosh its a bloody mess. Not the game mind you, the game is fine and fixed, but the goddamn battlelog is so horrible, how does that thing come to pass? It's ugly, bloated, slow and doesn't tell you enough.
Then I tried the Free weekend of Advanced Warfare, and by god, that managed to be even worse. It doesn't tell you about one third of the stuff. It's slow as balls. No dedicated servers. Ages to find a bloody game (and that's on a free weekend).
What the fuck happened to PC FPS's man
Then I tried the Free weekend of Advanced Warfare, and by god, that managed to be even worse. It doesn't tell you about one third of the stuff. It's slow as balls. No dedicated servers. Ages to find a bloody game (and that's on a free weekend).
What the fuck happened to PC FPS's man
SteamDB added names for Free on Demand apps.
I'm thinking it's Steam bug because this:
https://steamdb.info/sub/61455/
https://steamdb.info/sub/61458/
https://steamdb.info/sub/61562/
SteamDB just uses custom client which request free licenses even without appinfo (ie. those marked private).
I didn't even go T.T
Looks like I'll go on the next mission though. Everyone's missing a limb or something
If I panic and stab someone in the back I am so so sorry
RavenValor95
Member
You were resting, you had saved a friend of the council from France while the rest were providing cover support against 6 or 7 thin men! In fact, I think you were bleeding out as the person got onto the ship, if you hadn't taken the fire, the member may have died and the mission would've been for nothing!
But yes, it looks like you're about rested up and ready to kill some alien scumbags!
the novelist aka ringo starr is a sad dude is certainly interesting, although i don't care much for its murdered soul suspect esque "stealth"
and with "i don't care much for" i mean i absolutely hate it
and now kind of confused about yours
what the hell is going on -__-
and with "i don't care much for" i mean i absolutely hate it
damn i'm a beast
i'm just confused about the context of his post as i only said i thought i was surprised total biscuit was a gamergate apologist
and now kind of confused about yours
what the hell is going on -__-
yeah, it's pretty annoying, but it's only like 15 minutes. wouldn't say it's absolutely worth the annoyance, but i liked it
Ban Puncher
Member
PUT ME IN COACH I'M READY TO PUNCH SOME ALIEN ASS
Those damn bureaucrats
Conrad Link
Member
Are either of the $10 tier games on the new co-op HB must haves or anything? They don't look that interesting to me.
you can get that entire bundle through a 4pack at $7.50
me and Shadownet are in. we are looking for one more.
Hammerwatch and Forced are pretty good, but I am not sure if they (or at least Forced) is even beatable if you play alone.
Edit: Oh, 10$ tier. Yeah, Forced ist awesome.
RavenValor95
Member
Yep, and you're from Italy so you're practically a modern day Lisa Lisa!
(the one on the right)
YOU GOT IT SAILOR SCOUT.
RavenValor95
Member
In XCOM he's a she and she's from Italy.Ehm, Zky is male and he's from Argentina
Argentina is not Italy.
YianGaruga
Banned
I seriously doubt that
Conrad Link
Member
Sounds cool how do I get in on that! My only requirement is I'm still able to gift Hero Siege to my brother.
I will never forgot how with his last breath Maniac punched the sky a fighter till the end may his soul rest in peace.
The alien scum will pay you have my word on it.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Well, I mean to me they do sound like they're speaking Spanish with an Italian accent.Ehm, Zky is male and he's from Argentina
Argentina is not Italy.
MMBosstones86
Member
speaking of GOTY....SteamGOTY should be out sometime today, right?
I'm pretty sure that the game has to review well for it to be considered for GOTY. See GTA IV.
Tizoc
Member
PUH-LEES.
MGS4 made it to GAF's top 10 GotY list twice.
Tomb Raider 2013 made it to the top 10 in 2013 too, Dragon Age Inq. made it to the top 10 over Divinity OS.
In 2012, Mass Effect 3 was among the top 10 GotYs too.
The Order is likely guaranteed a spot in the top 10 this year as well.
Jawmuncher
Member
It got pushed back another month.
Games that release early in the year almost never make the end of year lists.
YianGaruga
Banned
Everyone will have forgotten about The Order by the end of the year. All of the other titles you listed were also mostly praised by critics.
I don't know if you're joking or not..
MMBosstones86
Member
You listed games that actually reviewed well.
The Order did not.
no shit? I thought that was a joke.
Dragon1893
Member
It wont be in the top 10, especially in a year as crowded as this one.
Chance Hale
Member
I can't wait until a few months have passed and like with Ryse the noise will have calmed down and people will say "Wow, The Order sure was gorgeous and alright, hopefully a sequel builds on it" and move on.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's forgotten before then.
I finished Red Faction 2 last night. It's a mediocre game, with nothing to make it stand out from other FPSs on the market. Have to admit though, taking advantage of Geo-mod (a system that allows for real-time, non-scripted environment destruction) is fun, but as in the first game, it's rather underused. The story was impossible for me to follow, as I could rarely make out what people were saying, and it lacks subtitles. Reading it on Wikipedia afterwards made me realize I didn't miss anything, it's simply not good.
Shooting mechanics were acceptable, though nothing to write home about. There's a nice selection of weapons, but several of them use the same ammo pool, which can be annoying if you're running low. Also, there are lots of respawning enemies at some points, and I hate that. In fact, that was what made me lower the difficulty from Hard to Normal a few levels in. There is virtually no downtime here, you're being attacked at all times. Sometimes you have a companion with you, but more often than not you're on your own.
Some levels do offer a bit of variety. There are turret sequences, submarine sections and even places where you pilot a mech, the latter of which is pretty cool (especially when combined with destructible environments). As for the levels themselves, most are really short, and while they may start from where the previous one left off, it's impossible to go back from inside the game as they aren't interconnected (though you can jump right into any unlocked level from the main menu). This is both a negative and positive thing, due to the way the game manages death. There are no checkpoints in the middle of levels, instead forcing you to start it from the beginning. The short length avoids it being a big punishment, but some parts can be frustrating due to the amount of enemies and the respawning properties of them, so you may end up replaying the easier early sections a lot without getting enough practice on the hard ones (not to mention the unskippable cutscenes in some levels; while being 10-30 seconds long, it still becomes annoying).
All in all, not a particularly bad game, but I think you won't miss anything by skipping it. I liked the first one a lot more. At least I can start Guerrilla now!
Shooting mechanics were acceptable, though nothing to write home about. There's a nice selection of weapons, but several of them use the same ammo pool, which can be annoying if you're running low. Also, there are lots of respawning enemies at some points, and I hate that. In fact, that was what made me lower the difficulty from Hard to Normal a few levels in. There is virtually no downtime here, you're being attacked at all times. Sometimes you have a companion with you, but more often than not you're on your own.
Some levels do offer a bit of variety. There are turret sequences, submarine sections and even places where you pilot a mech, the latter of which is pretty cool (especially when combined with destructible environments). As for the levels themselves, most are really short, and while they may start from where the previous one left off, it's impossible to go back from inside the game as they aren't interconnected (though you can jump right into any unlocked level from the main menu). This is both a negative and positive thing, due to the way the game manages death. There are no checkpoints in the middle of levels, instead forcing you to start it from the beginning. The short length avoids it being a big punishment, but some parts can be frustrating due to the amount of enemies and the respawning properties of them, so you may end up replaying the easier early sections a lot without getting enough practice on the hard ones (not to mention the unskippable cutscenes in some levels; while being 10-30 seconds long, it still becomes annoying).
All in all, not a particularly bad game, but I think you won't miss anything by skipping it. I liked the first one a lot more. At least I can start Guerrilla now!
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