Hmm, I had it crash a couple times but it worked long enough for me to get the achievement.
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Steam Holiday Sale 2011 | Valve Has Run Out Of 3rd Party Coupons/Games (Dec 19-Jan 2)
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Hmm, I had it crash a couple times but it worked long enough for me to get the achievement.
hopefully it comes out before this sale ends.
oh yeah "Uninstalls Toki Tori Forever "
Emerson
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Are you sure the DLC is included? Can't find that anywhere.
I've tried playing it (DEFCON) without the tutorial. I have no idea what I'm doing. It also falls over outside the tutorial with an assert statement. I'm assuming that's not supposed to be in the release exe. It seems to be a problem with the Steam release and not the recent bundle.
Themacabre
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I can't register an account for this crappy Rise of Immortals game. Really annoying.
Bought! Though I'm surprised they announced it during the sale since I'm sure some people would have bought it if was cheap enough during a daily.
snoopeasystreet
Member
How hard is the rise of the immortals achievement?
I'm in
dragonlife
Member
This is the first sale I've gotten to enjoy since my time on Steam. It's my second winter sale as a member, but last time I had almost no money. This is what I'v gotten so far:
- The Witcher 2 (Gift)
- The Last Remnant (Gift)
- Bunch of Heroes ("Gift," haha)
- Counter-Strike: Source (Inventory Gift)
- Swords and Soldiers HD
- Blocks that Matter
- Defense Grid Complete Pack
- Psychonauts
- Costume Quest
- Recettear
- Chantelise
- Fable: The Lost Chapters
- Shogun 2 (before the sales started, but close enough)
Amazon:
- Just Cause 2
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Gift)
And, of course, the amazing Humble Indie Bundle. I also managed to get a code from a friendly GAF member that had Aquaria, Dungeons of Dredmor, and Craon Physics Deluxe.
I'll have gotten my top 3 games in my wishlist this year! Deus Ex: Human Revolution > Dead Rising 2 (Waiting for a daily, but if it's not, I'm definitely getting it at $15 because I REALLY want it) > The Last Remnant.
I fucking love the friends that gave me gifts. I'm really grateful to them. I also gifted some as well. I love the holidays
- The Witcher 2 (Gift)
- The Last Remnant (Gift)
- Bunch of Heroes ("Gift," haha)
- Counter-Strike: Source (Inventory Gift)
- Swords and Soldiers HD
- Blocks that Matter
- Defense Grid Complete Pack
- Psychonauts
- Costume Quest
- Recettear
- Chantelise
- Fable: The Lost Chapters
- Shogun 2 (before the sales started, but close enough)
Amazon:
- Just Cause 2
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Gift)
And, of course, the amazing Humble Indie Bundle. I also managed to get a code from a friendly GAF member that had Aquaria, Dungeons of Dredmor, and Craon Physics Deluxe.
I'll have gotten my top 3 games in my wishlist this year! Deus Ex: Human Revolution > Dead Rising 2 (Waiting for a daily, but if it's not, I'm definitely getting it at $15 because I REALLY want it) > The Last Remnant.
I fucking love the friends that gave me gifts. I'm really grateful to them. I also gifted some as well. I love the holidays
Nabs
Member
Yeah, I just want to get this over with soon.
I just bought it today from Amazon while on sale, and I can confirm that it included the DLC (Coldstrike campaign and Reinforcement Pack) and was able to be activated on Steam.
Emerson
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I wonder if that would run on my laptop with Intel HD graphics.
cooltobeyou
Banned
I bought it last year and really enjoyed it. Very low key and relaxing. But after this and the summer achievements, I think I hate this game. It haunts my nightmares.
Johnlenham
Member
Whats this DotA2 thing ive gotten? Hardware test or something?
Anyone?
Nabs
Member
It's Dota 2. Welcome to the Beta.
If you complete the survey, you get the beta.
It's a virus, send it to me and I will dispose of it correctly.
CecilRousso
Member
Heh, got Beat Hazard Complete for the Defence Grid achievment.
shrapnelmagnet
Member
It'll take some doing
Also, I saw something posted earlier about UNLISTED daily deals (EYE)? Is there a list of these, day to day?
echoshifting
Banned
Ooo, don't let that one gather dust. Awesome game.
Spectrum128
Member
Edit. Sry moved to correct thread
Bonus for current bundle or part of upcoming bundle?
snoopeasystreet
Member
I did a load of achievements but none of them have had their day yet. So frustrating.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
First completion of the Christmas Sale:
Fortix 2
Fortix is a lot like Qix, or if you've never heard of Qix, Jezzball is maybe the closest comparison. In Qix, and in Fortix, you are given a level which is a 2d field. Your character walks around the edges of the field. Enemies move around the inside of the field. Your character can leave the edges and walk, drawing lines on the field. If an enemy or projectile hits the line, you die. If you close the polygon you're creating (by touching the outside of the field), that area becomes "safe". The bigger the polygons you create, the more risk, but the more points you get. In some games of this variant you need to "save" enough of the level to continue, but Fortix is a little different
In Fortix, this is wrapped in a fantasy theme. You're a... knight or something, and you're trying to recapture the land which has been invaded by an evil dragon. There are dragons flying around each level, as well as the occasional ambling ogre. The main enemy, though, are these defensive towers and balistas which shoot projectiles at you. You need to either destroy or save every tower. To destroy towers, you save catapults scattered around the levels. Some of the projectiles fire linearly so you can dodge them, but others are homing, so you need to quickly close up your polygon. There are about 30 stages broken up into chunks of one, two, or three stages in a row. You get points for the amount of land you've captured, the amount of time you've taken, and if you complete a stage perfectly. Near the end of the game, you unlock an additional 15 stages from Fortix 1.
More advanced stages become tough by introducing insurmountable walls. I'm not sure the game scales very well; the later levels were an exercise in frustration rather than difficulty. I found that the later levels in the game were best accomplished by making dozens and dozens of very small squares so you're never vulnerable for long enough to be hit.
One tip: if you restart a level, it disregards the deaths you had in the level, so if you die near the beginning of a stage or want to go for perfect, just restart.
After 4 hours I perfected the entire game on Easy, there are three other difficulties. I got 14/26 of the achievements. The game's presentation is colourful and lively. I had a great time for the first half and an okay time for the second half of the game. You can see a full sized screenshot I took from one of the later levels HERE
Here's one of Valve's screenshots from near the beginning of the game:
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Fortix 2 is 2.49 You can buy it here, as well as look at videos and screenshots. If you like the Qix formula or are just looking for a lighthearted action puzzle game to kill an hour or two, I highly recommend it. (PC Only, unfortunately)
Fortix 2
Fortix is a lot like Qix, or if you've never heard of Qix, Jezzball is maybe the closest comparison. In Qix, and in Fortix, you are given a level which is a 2d field. Your character walks around the edges of the field. Enemies move around the inside of the field. Your character can leave the edges and walk, drawing lines on the field. If an enemy or projectile hits the line, you die. If you close the polygon you're creating (by touching the outside of the field), that area becomes "safe". The bigger the polygons you create, the more risk, but the more points you get. In some games of this variant you need to "save" enough of the level to continue, but Fortix is a little different
In Fortix, this is wrapped in a fantasy theme. You're a... knight or something, and you're trying to recapture the land which has been invaded by an evil dragon. There are dragons flying around each level, as well as the occasional ambling ogre. The main enemy, though, are these defensive towers and balistas which shoot projectiles at you. You need to either destroy or save every tower. To destroy towers, you save catapults scattered around the levels. Some of the projectiles fire linearly so you can dodge them, but others are homing, so you need to quickly close up your polygon. There are about 30 stages broken up into chunks of one, two, or three stages in a row. You get points for the amount of land you've captured, the amount of time you've taken, and if you complete a stage perfectly. Near the end of the game, you unlock an additional 15 stages from Fortix 1.
More advanced stages become tough by introducing insurmountable walls. I'm not sure the game scales very well; the later levels were an exercise in frustration rather than difficulty. I found that the later levels in the game were best accomplished by making dozens and dozens of very small squares so you're never vulnerable for long enough to be hit.
One tip: if you restart a level, it disregards the deaths you had in the level, so if you die near the beginning of a stage or want to go for perfect, just restart.
After 4 hours I perfected the entire game on Easy, there are three other difficulties. I got 14/26 of the achievements. The game's presentation is colourful and lively. I had a great time for the first half and an okay time for the second half of the game. You can see a full sized screenshot I took from one of the later levels HERE
Here's one of Valve's screenshots from near the beginning of the game:
Fortix 2 is 2.49 You can buy it here, as well as look at videos and screenshots. If you like the Qix formula or are just looking for a lighthearted action puzzle game to kill an hour or two, I highly recommend it. (PC Only, unfortunately)
Johnlenham
Member
Nuked Santa, received lump of coal
You act like that wasn't an expected result, you SANTA KILLER.
SteveWinwood
Member
I feel bad for them having to play Rise of the Immortals regularly.
I'm not sure if it was for nuking Santa, or for making his naughty list after nuking most of Russia and the impending genocide.
There's a sentence I never thought I'd use...
LOL good point
CecilRousso
Member
The Defence Grid developers seem to struggle with the term "achievement" btw. 1½ hours playtime on one map in one of all the game modes = 26 achievements.
PixyJunket
Member
I really should play Toki Tori outside of these achievement games soon, it's a great game.
When you get 200 crowns, click the pinkish crossed swords in the top right corner and select Lockdown. It'll put you into a game of some sort, and hopefully it'll be one of the snow themed ones. Then you pick up a snowball and throw it at someone from the opposing team. You'll see the snowballs I'm sure
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
Don't so it, the game horrible.
Artofwar420
Member
So I played some Payday: The Heist and I loved it. The shooting is incredibly satisfying and the premise behind it is well implemented. If you bought it please play it right now especially if you like FPS games, don't let it sit in your backlog.
Schmattakopf
Member
I just completed an objective and got Dota 2 - Hardware Survey.
Is that a joke or did I just get Dota 2?
Is that a joke or did I just get Dota 2?
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