I voted for it, just because it might bring the DLC to 0.49 for me if it wins.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Steam Holiday Sales 2013: DIE HARDER
- Thread starter Salsa
- Start date
- Status
I voted for it, just because it might bring the DLC to 0.49 for me if it wins.
It says $9.99 for me. Bummer, I'll wait for a Steam discount.Cloudberry Kingdom is ~$2.72 on GMG (with GMG20-ZB5D1-93X49)
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/au/en/pc/games/indie/cloudberry-kingdom/
Yes it does.
From the Indie Games thread:
This was a little before the expansion phantomspiker notes was incorporated into the base game. I don't remember reading whether it actually improved things, but if you're that determined you might want to check the thread and see if anyone followed up.
Blue Ninja
Member
Bought Garry's Mod as a gift. Decided to sell the card I made off of it (as well as the one I got from voting), and I just witnessed some card prices plummetting into oblivion.
Yes, I recall using an external program to up the number into the hundreds, so much fun.
Artofwar420
Member
This thread is dangerous; it keeps reminding me of great games when originally all I wanted was Skyrim.
Beelzebubs
Member
ModBot said:Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 7 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).
Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- This is a free for all! You can entry for multiple games on the list below. Send an individual PM for each game you'd like to win.
- I really appreciate thank you messages, but please send them to me (Tolerance, not ModBot!) via PM instead of in thread.
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:
HE Duality: Inception Part 1 DLC --MB-1DA301930DD789A5- Taken by derExperte
Battlegroup (Desura) --
MB-BE1C3264B96E8D83- Taken by Boom Boom Pow. 2 entrants total.
Creatures Exodus (GOG) --
MB-C22BB255167D7396- Taken by Stumpokapow
HE Duality: Inception Part 3 DLC -- MB-4B0F0DF8568C0868
Hacker Evolution Duality Hardcore Package 1 --MB-B9E1998F0D4CF07C- Taken by redfirm. 1 entrants total.
HE Duality: Inception Part 2 DLC --- Taken by pantsattackMB-6B02B7BE2E94382A- Taken by ModBot
Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time --MB-3485877D63397596- Taken by Lonewolf_92. 2 entrants total.
Sorry if the HE codes are already claimed (don't think they are though)
I didn't think I wanted anything but have ended up getting the following so far:
The Bridge
Bit.Trip Runner
Bit.Trip Void
Electronic Super Joy
Sine Mora
Deus Ex: HR Director's Cut
Ace of Spades (gifted to the boy, he wanted it..in fact it was a well spent £2.49 for the peace and quiet I got yesterday afternoon!)
I'm limited to Controller Supported games as I mainly play on the HTPC, the boy has his own desktop PC.
..now I just need some time to play all these damn games and GT6!!
The Bridge
Bit.Trip Runner
Bit.Trip Void
Electronic Super Joy
Sine Mora
Deus Ex: HR Director's Cut
Ace of Spades (gifted to the boy, he wanted it..in fact it was a well spent £2.49 for the peace and quiet I got yesterday afternoon!)
I'm limited to Controller Supported games as I mainly play on the HTPC, the boy has his own desktop PC.
..now I just need some time to play all these damn games and GT6!!
WordAssassin
Member
I keep telling myself to buy it and then I'll at least have them for the future when I figure out how to get Windows on my iMac. I know there's Boot Camp and I've been told in other Steam threads it works just fine, but I have the new iMac with no DVD drive so even if I had a copy of Windows to use for BC (which I don't) I wouldn't be able to use it without finding/borrowing/buying an external DVD drive.
I want in on all these sales but I won't ever get to use them
You are a good person and you should feel good.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I recommend anybody who likes old school run-and-gun shooters to pick up Shadow Warrior. It's a legitimately well designed and focused homage to the original franchise and genre style of play. Level design is a lot more linear than maze/hub-like stages of the Duke3D/Shadow Warrior era, but the encounters are smartly designed around projectile attacks and melee confrontations so you have no annoying hitscan stuff from enemies. Bigger encounters really throw a ton of enemies at you with decent variety, kind of like a traditional arcade game, where XP/ranking is based on how quickly you can chain together kills as well as the style of your kills.
Earlier parts of the game feel a little bit weaker due to having only a couple of weapons and none of your power/sword buffs, but it quickly picks up once you start learning some of the sword basics and upgrade your weapon damage/accuracy/etc. Swapping between sword attacks and ranged works really well, and melee isn't regressed to a secondary attack. You can quite comfortably walk in and out of encounters using just the sword. Hit feedback from weapons can be a bit bullet-spongey, but it's okay because the lack of hitscan enemies means you can pump them full of bullets while dodging their own attacks. Gore is over the top and crazy satisfying, especially the semi-procedural dismemberments with the sword.
As a whole the game is also surprisingly long. I was expecting something a lot more along the lines of your standard digital release, but the campaign takes you a good few places and lasts a fairly long time, especially for a digital game. Story is stupid silly and the humour might not work with a lot of people, but it's suitably satirical seriousness without edging on racism for jokes.
I didn't like Hard Reset much as the hit feedback and weapon play never felt satisfying to me. Shadow Warrior is the exact opposite and seems like a clear design and production improvement from Flying Wild Hog. Really excited for their next project simply because of how well rounded Shadow Warrior is, and I highly recommend it to anybody who got a kick out of stuff like Bulletstorm thanks to the itch it scratched that so many other games lately do not.
Earlier parts of the game feel a little bit weaker due to having only a couple of weapons and none of your power/sword buffs, but it quickly picks up once you start learning some of the sword basics and upgrade your weapon damage/accuracy/etc. Swapping between sword attacks and ranged works really well, and melee isn't regressed to a secondary attack. You can quite comfortably walk in and out of encounters using just the sword. Hit feedback from weapons can be a bit bullet-spongey, but it's okay because the lack of hitscan enemies means you can pump them full of bullets while dodging their own attacks. Gore is over the top and crazy satisfying, especially the semi-procedural dismemberments with the sword.
As a whole the game is also surprisingly long. I was expecting something a lot more along the lines of your standard digital release, but the campaign takes you a good few places and lasts a fairly long time, especially for a digital game. Story is stupid silly and the humour might not work with a lot of people, but it's suitably satirical seriousness without edging on racism for jokes.
I didn't like Hard Reset much as the hit feedback and weapon play never felt satisfying to me. Shadow Warrior is the exact opposite and seems like a clear design and production improvement from Flying Wild Hog. Really excited for their next project simply because of how well rounded Shadow Warrior is, and I highly recommend it to anybody who got a kick out of stuff like Bulletstorm thanks to the itch it scratched that so many other games lately do not.
Easy to pic up maybe true, but I tried it when it had free weekend on steam and it isn't fun... if anything I would choose something like GOME over it, or even DOTA.
MooseKnuckles
Banned
Jesus Christ guys, the art style in Guacamelee is amazing. I fucking love it. They're really overdoing the inside jokes in the background though.
Yeah, I picked it up from the Humble Store when it was super cheap and just finished it today, one of the best looking games I've played all year. There's an ability you get a bit later in the game that makes the artstyle even more impressive -
being able to switch between the real world and the 'world of the dead' at will lets you really appreciate the thought and craft put into the environment. The visuals become so much more impressive when you can directly compare the two different artstyles, colour palettes and atmospheres that are present in the same area
They do lay it on pretty damn thick with all the in-jokes and references though.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I guess I'm the only one who doesn't feel Guacamelee and at points think the animation is cheap.
Not yet.Has Skyrim been in the sale yet? Much to my own horror I've never played it and will need do thing to occupy my time over the Christmas holiday.
Ovek
7Member7
Ah will keep checking the store when it updates then.
thekenta
Member
I want this game so bad after seeing the Stan Bush Launch Trailer.
Reminds me of what Duke Nukem Forever could have been.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I wonder if Valve realizes that they'd make more money selling real snowglobes of Steam mascots than virtual ones.
derExperte
Member
Butbutbut I already own Tele and have 7 Grand Steps on my wishlist since release. Don't hurt me dude.
SpaceShark
Member
OK, this makes me want to play it, as that is the exact reason I didn't dig Hard Reset too much. The game looked great but I couldn't find any weapons that felt right, which really ruined it for me.
I grabbed Shadow Warrior during the last sale on a whim, so I might give it a whirl now. Cheers!
Dragon1893
Member
I don't think I ever got bored of a FPS as fast as I did with Hard Reset.
derExperte
Member
I was about to buy Blackguards but then read http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/12/13/blackguards-preview/. And then http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=9232 which is more positive. Not sure.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
You just gotta kinda push through with Shadow Warrior. The sword is really great, but you start off with the absolute basics and a fairly shitty pistol. Hurts combat diversity and satisfaction of deeply engaging with opponents. Then you'll pick up some new equipment, upgrade your weapons so you're shooting two sub machineguns instead of one, blasting energy out of your sword, and mowing down hoards with ease. Good stuff.
I have a spare 8 if you'll trade. Steam ID is Dambrosi. Friend me.
Robert J. Sullivan
Member
From what I gather, a lot of people were surprised by that negative reaction by RPS. The game has been a positive surprise to a lot of people, including a very positive preview in Finnish gaming magazine Pelit which might not mean much to most people but I value the opinion of this specific writer. Also read the RPS preview comments, a lot of people disagreeing with the preview.
That being said, I'll wait for the release. Early access games are just annoying at this point, so many great games I've yet to play so I really don't have the time to play early access games just to play them again at release.
- Status