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STEAM | February 2017 - Giveaways are back

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BasilZero

BasilZero

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Nzyme32 said:
I need to know if Mass Effect 3 is worth playing. I thoroughly enjoyed 1 and 2, but I know the ending of 3 thanks to the uproar about how stupid it was, and I get the feeling I won't be able to tolerate the idea that all the work done in the game, and prior games is ultimately the same outcome, that was pretty poop.

Andromeda isn't looking too hot to me so far in terms of story and characters (which there is little to go on anyway), but the combat certainly looks improved.
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I am playing through it now despite knowing about the ending.

I am enjoying every bit of it. Just got done with the leviathan dlc. I say go for it especially for the extended ending.
 
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Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
I played Nier... well, I played A Nier. Wasnt Nier the weird ass game that on one system you played as the dude and on another system you played as the lady and they were different games?

Or was it region based? something like that?
 
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Pixieking

Banned
AlanOC91 said:
Hi guys,

Super annoying issue that has been plaguing me recently. I think it was around 8th December when Steam received a beta update that caused me a host of issues that goes a little like this:

Steam is on and working fine -> Turn on my controller -> Steam hard crashes with "Steam boostrapper has stopped responding" -> I kill the Steam Process -> Steam refuses to launch no matter what I try -> I need to restart my PC to fix it (and leave the controller on to use it).

I gamed for 100s of hours with my Steam and 360 controller before that beta update with next to 0 issues but ever since the update I've had nothing but problems.

I'm not in the beta anymore, I've deleted all my steam files and re-downloaded and a host of other attempted fixes.

Is this a bug on the live client or is there something else I need to do? It's become super frustrating to once have a wonderful issue free experience now ruined with numerous issues.
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Tried different USB ports? I had an issue with my 360 controller ages ago not being recognised. I ended-up uninstalling everything related to the controller, plugging it into a different port, and reinstalling all the driver. It worked fine after that.
 
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Hektor

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Rhaknar said:
I played Nier... well, I played A Nier. Wasnt Nier the weird ass game that on one system you played as the dude and on another system you played as the lady and they were different games?

Or was it region based? something like that?
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This was only the case in Japan. PS3 got young brother Nier and Xbox got old papa Nier.

In the west we got old papa Nier on both platforms.

That's also the only thing that's different between these two versions.
 
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LurkerPrime

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I don't remember if it was mentioned here (heck, I could have even said it) but Total Warhammer won Sega's Make War Not Love campaign, which means that on Feb 28th, Isabella von Carstein is going to be added to the game for free. She's a Legendary Lord for the Vampire Counts, and will give that faction their first alternate start, in Schwartzhafen. She will have special bonuses alongside her husband (and fellow Legendary Lord) Vlad von Carstein.

And yeah, she drops the same time as the Bretonnia free faction.


May Total Waaagh live forever.
 
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Ascheroth

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Aaron D. said:
I'm not an anime guy. Like, at all.

But Steins; Gate made me a believer.

Still not an anime guy. Like, at all.

But I'm now open to quality genre experiences. At least ones that aren't steeped in the more unsavory tropes. :p
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Have you heard of The House in Fata Morgana?

Because 'quality genre experiences' can't be written without it.

To quote my Steam review:
I've teared up a number of times, I've felt anger, pity, hope, shock, happiness and a number of other emotions on this unpredictable, endlessly twisting and masterfully crafted roller-coaster ride.
I genuinely think this is one of the best and most emotional stories I've ever seen unfolding.

Combine this with a great artstyle and a fantastic soundtrack and you have a masterpiece that is simply a must-play if you're even remotely interested in VNs.
It's brilliant.
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Also featuring none of the 'more unsavory tropes'!
 
Tizoc

Tizoc

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LurkerPrime said:
I don't remember if it was mentioned here (heck, I could have even said it) but Total Warhammer won Sega's Make War Not Love campaign, which means that on Feb 28th, Isabella von Carstein is going to be added to the game for free. She's a Legendary Lord for the Vampire Counts, and will give that faction their first alternate start, in Schwartzhafen. She will have special bonuses alongside her husband (and fellow Legendary Lord) Vlad von Carstein.

And yeah, she drops the same time as the Bretonnia free faction.


May Total Waaagh live forever.
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Wouldve orefered a new ork lord or the like
 
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LurkerPrime

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Tizoc said:
Wouldve orefered a new ork lord or the like
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They did that already, thankfully.
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With WURRZAG!

The Empire and Dwarves are the only basic factions without a free alternate start now. (Even Bretonnia will have them.)
 
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Uzzy

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LurkerPrime said:
I don't remember if it was mentioned here (heck, I could have even said it) but Total Warhammer won Sega's Make War Not Love campaign, which means that on Feb 28th, Isabella von Carstein is going to be added to the game for free. She's a Legendary Lord for the Vampire Counts, and will give that faction their first alternate start, in Schwartzhafen. She will have special bonuses alongside her husband (and fellow Legendary Lord) Vlad von Carstein.

And yeah, she drops the same time as the Bretonnia free faction.


May Total Waaagh live forever.
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A new von Carstein and the Bretonnians? This is a good day.
 
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Aaron D.

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Ascheroth said:
Have you heard of The House in Fata Morgana?

Because 'quality genre experiences' can't be written without it.
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Yup.

It's likely next up* on my list. Looks fantastic.

It was already at the top of my VN Wishlist, but I jumped on Clannad first because of the deep discount (lowest price on Steam to date) and impeccable 'Essential Reading' reputation.

* provided that Necrobarista doesn't launch beforehand.
 
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Parsnip

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That whole Horizon review thread thing is about as silly as you might expect. Why can't people just be happy that the game is rating well? That one post about echochamber is especially amusing, considering.

Looking forward to Crash review thread (assuming it rates well) so people can search and quote my dislike of the entire franchise (excluding CTR) and interpret it as some kind of platform wars bullshit.

Nzyme32 said:
I need to know if Mass Effect 3 is worth playing. I thoroughly enjoyed 1 and 2, but I know the ending of 3 thanks to the uproar about how stupid it was, and I get the feeling I won't be able to tolerate the idea that all the work done in the game, and prior games is ultimately the same outcome, that was pretty poop.

Andromeda isn't looking too hot to me so far in terms of story and characters (which there is little to go on anyway), but the combat certainly looks improved.
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It is worth playing. There are great moments still littered throughout that game, lots of great character story conclusions (but also a lot of really weak conclusions to some story bits that I felt deserved more).
And yeah the last couple of hours or whatever are garbage. The extended ending massaged the ending a bit but didn't really change what the big problem was. So basically the big plot conclusion is poopoo but the smaller stories and character arcs are worth seeing to the end. Assuming you care about any of the crew. :D

Press Turn said:
So uh...I exist here.
Well, I existed here for over a year but I remembered I can actually post now. So yeah, hi, I'm some sort of creep lurking in the background.

(I'm already dying from anime I'm sorry in advance)
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Hello and welcome.
 
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Amzin

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It's kind of crazy how much content in Dragon's Dogma is just completely missable in a playthrough. Like, mostly everything that isn't a bounty or a main quest can be auto-failed/blocked if you don't circle around the map after each quest to check for stuff to do. I think I'd enjoy the game a lot less if I wasn't referencing the Wiki periodically :p
 
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JarrodL

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Nzyme32 said:
I need to know if Mass Effect 3 is worth playing. I thoroughly enjoyed 1 and 2, but I know the ending of 3 thanks to the uproar about how stupid it was, and I get the feeling I won't be able to tolerate the idea that all the work done in the game, and prior games is ultimately the same outcome, that was pretty poop.

Andromeda isn't looking too hot to me so far in terms of story and characters (which there is little to go on anyway), but the combat certainly looks improved.
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I'd say it's worth playing to at least make up your own opinion. There's plenty of people who loved the game, flaws and all, and didn't mind the ending. You could be one of those lucky ones. Mind you, this is what I personally try to do with any "mixed reaction" creative work I'm even remotely interested in, your habits may be different.
 
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LurkerPrime

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Rhaknar said:
also, when the fuck did they announce a Saint's Row spin-off? o_O
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E3 2016 or something like that.


It's kind of shocking how much Deep Silver is missing the mark with Saint's Row. First Gat Out of Hell, and now this.
Amzin said:
It's kind of crazy how much content in Dragon's Dogma is just completely missable in a playthrough. Like, mostly everything that isn't a bounty or a main quest can be auto-failed/blocked if you don't circle around the map after each quest to check for stuff to do. I think I'd enjoy the game a lot less if I wasn't referencing the Wiki periodically :p
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I get the impression they had much larger ambitions that got pared down a lot to make it to release. The affection system is a big example of this on top of the weird way the progression works.

I really wish they made a direct sequel to it, there's such a good foundation there.
 
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Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
BernardoOne said:
Nice, I'll finally be able to invade people fighting against the Mirror Knight again.
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You can. And you will be roffled by my army of summons which is what happens every time I do that boss, and then I laugh.
 
Lashley

Lashley

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LurkerPrime said:
E3 2016 or something like that.


It's kind of shocking how much Deep Silver is missing the mark with Saint's Row. First Gat Out of Hell, and now this.
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I wish they'd go back to the roots of Saints Row 2. Superpowers and all that was too much imo.
 
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Tonton

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Rizzi said:
Why do you hate the second best Dark Souls game?
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I dislike most areas and bosses in the game, which is basically all the reason I play these games since I don't PvP
A lot of it is either awfully bland or annoying
I do like some of the mechanics possibly more than the first but the meat of the game is just not there for me
 
Dice

Dice

Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Mankind Divided has one of my big pet peeves of modern games:

*throws you into massive, explorable, interactive environment that is rich with resources, information, and chances to practice various skills*
*nags you on comms to get to the next mission when you dawdle*

STAHP

It made me think perhaps what I really want is something even less mission based and more open like Zelda, but BotW will probably have some stupid fairy or sword or spirit person nagging you. Maybe I need Dark Souls 3...
 
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Pixieking

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Dice said:
Mankind Divided has one of my big pet peeves of modern games:

*throws you into massive, explorable, interactive environment that is rich with resources, information, and chances to practice various skills*
*nags you on comms to get to the next mission when you dawdle*

STAHP

It made me think perhaps what I really want is something even less mission based and more open like Zelda, but BotW will probably have some stupid fairy or sword or spirit person nagging you. Maybe I need Dark Souls 3...
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Yeeeeeeeees.

Join us.

:D
 
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Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
Dice said:
Mankind Divided has one of my big pet peeves of modern games:

*throws you into massive, explorable, interactive environment that is rich with resources, information, and chances to practice various skills*
*nags you on comms to get to the next mission when you dawdle*

STAHP

It made me think perhaps what I really want is something even less mission based and more open like Zelda, but BotW will probably have some stupid fairy or sword or spirit person nagging you. Maybe I need Dark Souls 3...
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Dark Souls 3 has a Estus goblin constantly telling you which boss will kill you next tho.

Kinda wish that was true now lol
 
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Amzin

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LurkerPrime said:
I get the impression they had much larger ambitions that got pared down a lot to make it to release. The affection system is a big example of this on top of the weird way the progression works.

I really wish they made a direct sequel to it, there's such a good foundation there.
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Yea, it makes it feel a lot more linear actually if you want to do side content at all, because you HAVE to do a ton of stuff in specific orders, AND you may have had to do a quest only available as a side quest 2 towns over before you completed your previous main story quest.

The affection system is also screwy for sure. Doesn't have much of an impact on gameplay but does affect the RPG-ness of the game I suppose.
 
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Mivey

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Dice said:
Mankind Divided has one of my big pet peeves of modern games:

*throws you into massive, explorable, interactive environment that is rich with resources, information, and chances to practice various skills*
*nags you on comms to get to the next mission when you dawdle*
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That was fun in Human Revolution: If you wait on the first mission to actually go to the helipad, people die. Though, the game is telling you that a hostage situation is going on, so you probably shouldn't take half an hour to break into every single office (which I did anyway).
 
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UltraJay

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Dice said:
Mankind Divided has one of my big pet peeves of modern games:

*throws you into massive, explorable, interactive environment that is rich with resources, information, and chances to practice various skills*
*nags you on comms to get to the next mission when you dawdle*

STAHP

It made me think perhaps what I really want is something even less mission based and more open like Zelda, but BotW will probably have some stupid fairy or sword or spirit person nagging you. Maybe I need Dark Souls 3...
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I got afraid that I would fail something and someone would die
just like the first game if you hang around the offices where you work
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Tonton

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Speaking of DS3, the DLC releasing March is the last one, right?
Hope the Deluxe edition reaches a price i'm comfortable with by then
 
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Ghostmaster

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I don't really remember Mankind Divided being too bad with that stuff, or maybe X-Com 2 completely made me forget about that, because I can't even finish a single research project in that game without it going THIS IS A VITAL MISSION YOU COULD LOSE THE GAME ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO IGNORE IT.

Off Topic: Ryse has some of the best voice work for villains, the two sons are some of the most sleazy guys you could find, it's a shame that the story devolves into a Gladiator rip-off near the end.

Tonton said:
Speaking of DS3, the DLC releasing March is the last one, right?
Hope the Deluxe edition reaches a price i'm comfortable with by then
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Yes, they said only 2 DLCs for 3.
 
Lashley

Lashley

Why does he wear the mask!?
X-COM 2 is on Xbox One!? Recommended it to friends. It's on sale too.

Volimar said:
The story makes no sense, the gameplay is extremely repetitive. The game isn't very intuitive at all. I'm kind of addicted to it.
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Haha, I'll try it for free
 
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Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
why arent games I move categories on my laptop als moving on my desktop? isnt that shit all in the cloud?

I mean, I had my categories on the laptop and Ididnt make them there?
 
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