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Steam Holiday Sales 2013 |OT2| DIE HARD (AND HAPPY NEW YEAR)
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Kinectic Void has the amazing discount of 0%, so go with that.
... Hmm, if no one bothers too fix that we may have a litmus test for how many either don't check things out first, or actively troll.
Story is genuinely enjoyable for those who like off kilter surreal stuff, and the gameplay is surprisingly solid.So, is Deadly Premonition any good... like for real good? I have this feeling people like it because it's so bad. Maybe I got it all wrong?
I did my part and voted for it!
Robot Pants
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The correct answer is who cares.
As a game is pretty bad, but the characters, the story, the quirkiness and the atmosphere make it an amazing experience.
Kryptonite
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I voted for Steam Marines since it is a roguelike. I didn't look at it closely the first time, and thought it was Steam Machines 
Lol, think Valve is trying to see how fucked up the community voting is.
*Waves Hand*
Kimectic Void if you want to troll, Steam Marines otherwise. If it isn't the best at least it's the one game not on sale for that price already whether it's through a third party or Steam itself.
matrix-cat
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Had to double dip on Rise of Flight. I'd already spent money on the free-to-play version, but dem Steam Achievements (and, more importantly, the play-time tracker) was too tempting for my favourite flight sim ever. The basic $12.50 version comes with all my favourite planes, anyway.
Is the Deus Ex HR Director's Cut supposed to show up as a separate entry in your Steam list? I figured it'd replace the original version if you already had it, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Is the Deus Ex HR Director's Cut supposed to show up as a separate entry in your Steam list? I figured it'd replace the original version if you already had it, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
So, is Deadly Premonition any good... like for real good? I have this feeling people like it because it's so bad. Maybe I got it all wrong?
I did my part and voted for it!
From what I understood, it's good if you can stand the game crashing a lot and having to reboot your PC every 8 hours.
That would drive me insane personally.
Instead they vote for a new game with a 4 dollar discount... really was that even worth it?
EDIT: spoke too soon, saw the old price which was 10.49 and until now I didn't see it was 7.49
Man, maybe this time the joke's on us and the community was better informed.
... More likely it was accidental.
So, is Deadly Premonition any good... like for real good? I have this feeling people like it because it's so bad. Maybe I got it all wrong?
I did my part and voted for it!
It's pretty much the game version of Twin Peaks minus some mediocre horror survivor segments. The game shines in its roster of unique, bizarre and interesting characters including a huge rural town waiting to be explored. It got a detective/serial killer plot which is really interesting!
Overall it's an extremely unique game, I don't think I have ever played something quite like it.
Trolling it is then. Screw you community, enjoy your same-priced game.
AHA-Lambda
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Master race is full of idiots.
It's not even that DP lost that gets me but that Dream won, I mean seriously?!
It's not even that DP lost that gets me but that Dream won, I mean seriously?!
Necromanti
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Dream may very well be an interesting game, but...I wouldn't have voted for a game that's not even remotely complete yet for that price.
PedroPanache
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Same here; it piqued my interest the most out of all three. Read up a little on it and if executed correctly, it could be a really interesting game. Still, I'm on the fence as to actually putting money down on it. Playing unfinished games isn't my thing, I'd rather just wait till it's been finished by the devs. Anyone have any impressions?
Chairmanchuck
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To be fair, the DP Port is a piece of shit.
Even Durante told me to play it without any crashes, you should reboot your PC every time you want to play it for more than 30 minutes.
But it was patched, crashing problem I mean and it wasn't every 8 hours, but certain cutscenes, at least that's what steamgaf experienced. I got it when it was patched and it was before or during Autumn sale, I think.
PedroPanache
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So, is Deadly Premonition any good... like for real good? I have this feeling people like it because it's so bad. Maybe I got it all wrong?
I did my part and voted for it!
It's apparently one of, if not the, most polarizing games out there. It certainly looks unique.
If you liked Twin Peaks, you might like Deadly Premonition.
Chairmanchuck
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The DPFix is a resolution-fix and the patch is for better loading-times. I can try to search for Durantes post about that.
Just a few days ago I asked why it still crashes so much and he just told me I need to reboot the PC if you wanna play it without crashes.
AHA-Lambda
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What? I thought Durante fixed it :/
There are people that didn't like Twin Peaks? not possible!
I don't talk about Durante's patch but about official one.
I'm slightly embarrassed asking this, but I'm a bit new, and, er, well it's Christmas, so give me some slack.
What do you actually get when you've got those - you get all 10 cards and craft a badge, and then.. you get an in game item or a game or something (I assume you don't choose what)?
I doubt I'll be able to use the cards I've got, I've only got 394 XP, so I'm not a level 5 yet - and I can't buy snow cards on the market, as I haven't bought steam games in the year.
Can I give the cards I have to others, or can others give me cards?
Did RSG even contact Durante yet? They really should just pay the guy to work freelance fixing the port.
AHA-Lambda
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Actually how is Strike Suit Zero? Seems to have a mixed reception
Chairmanchuck
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Durante fixes stupid locked resolutions and gets some nice visual effects in, but something like that is clearly going to need a lot more time from people who can really dig deep into the game. Preferably its own developers.
PetriP-TNT
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I know the Twin Peaks references are quite clear, but there is much much much more to the game than "hey, York likes coffee too". Like I've said many times before, if you liked Majoras Mask's world, you MUST see DP's one!
The official patch reduced the crashes and fixed the load times and many other things but yes, the game still occasionally crashes, but nothing that a reboot can't fix.
PedroPanache
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There's only so much stardust you can sprinkle on a turd.
PedroPanache
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It's all about those trading cards.
Chairmanchuck
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It doesnt matter if you have Durantes fix or not.
It will still crash at certain points and not only during cutscenes. If you wanna exit to the "overworld" or city at certain times, it will crash. And then it crashes randomly too, during a cutscene.
Or when you enter a building.
And yeah. It really works rebooting the PC. I had crashes like every 20-30 minutes before Durante told me to reboot the PC. Now I can play 2-3 hours without any crash.
Visualante2
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Someone call 911. Deadly Premonition just got robbed
I have been playing other games so I haven't updated it to the newest update. Also you need to go over the cfg. I noticed tier 4 sword was listed as the same as tier 3. Anyways.
Spelunky has to be the best purchase I made this year lol.
Thanks for clearing that up. It's a pity, I was under impression that crashes got fixed. Oh well...
Not sure we can call it a shitty port, seeing as it doesn't run that good on PS3 too
OTOH the director's cut is a port of sorts, so it is a shitty port.
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