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Steam Holiday Sales 2013 |OT2| DIE HARD (AND HAPPY NEW YEAR)
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Hahah, it's true!
Krusenstern
Banned
I knew that Shinobi is fanatic about every AAA game out there and that Derrick is very critical about them but I didn't know their tags were related.
Yeah, you can pick up a AMD "Never Settle Forever Gold/Silver" code (A large portion of their cards are going toward mining so the owners have no interest in the games) for ~$17. AMD just added Thief as one of the claimable codes.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Unless it's different from the ME trilogy pack, it includes none of the DLC aside from the online multiplayer 'season pass', and IIRC, the PC had issues with the free dlc multiplayer packs.
Probably worth a 5'er to finish the trilogy and see the companions stories if you've never played it, though.
Azure Dream
Member
Aware, but if I pay the same price on Steam, can add it to my inventory first just in case, get a trading card, and use part of the giftcard I just got... See why I want Steam to fix it?
Appreciate you trying to help, though.
Just wanna thank Ezra again for 400 days and Monaco and ask a question, how the hell do I play single player in Monaco. I must be blind as I can't find the option.
I don't want to ruin anyones night by noobing it up.
Also, more thanks to the guys who urged me to keep playing the witcher 2, shit really picked up during flotsam and now I'm loving it. Destroyed some Nekker nests the other night then searched in vain for endrega cocoons then beat the fuck out of tasskedick.
I don't want to ruin anyones night by noobing it up.
Also, more thanks to the guys who urged me to keep playing the witcher 2, shit really picked up during flotsam and now I'm loving it. Destroyed some Nekker nests the other night then searched in vain for endrega cocoons then beat the fuck out of tasskedick.
That is why its quite ironic.
Indie games are truly designed by those people who have grown tired of the dumbed down and streamlined mechanics and have decided to make something new and innovative.
I don't often venture into AAA game threads as I am not the target demographic for the majority of those games, so his opinions may have changed. To my understanding, that was the original design behind the tags and every time I have seen him post in a thread he is vehemently defending that section of the industry.
I am quite thankful to Ezra as well for Gunpoint, I thanked him earlier in the thread but no harm in doing so again.
560 ti and 8 GB here. Seems like it's right between the two consoles for me.
Tesseract
Banned
somewhere sits valve's phd economist, monitor aglow with snowy delight.
dat gabe cut.
Grimm Fandango
Member
So with the trilogy being $3 more and me not caring about multiplayer, do you feel the DLC is worth it?
edit: oh wait the DLC isn't included? nvm
JPeeples83
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Thanks! Bought it since it's still on sale.
Intheflorsh
Banned
I mean, categorically dismissing indie games (a label that's pretty arbitrary) already seems like a dumb thing to do, but I guess it's ironic too.
UnObtainium17
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got Satazius! thanks sephiroth
Ok offloading more junk, two games (well, game-ish thing) and two Steam invites that I don't know what to do with now. Are they even relevant now?
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not psycho
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I was going to buy it on the last day no matter what if it didn't go on sale. Now I'm not so sure... the fake flash sale is so annoying. It seems like it was an error, and now they've decided to stick with it. Maybe they would even eliminate a community vote or daily deal it would have had, since if they make a community/daily sale better than a flash sale that will annoy people who bought it.
Yep, Shinobi being Yang and Derrick being Yin was a direct representative of their contrasting views. The former is still super positive about AAA though, so the design never changed I think.
And the one thing I want out of indie games is a proper spiritual successor to the Resident Evil REmake but not one studio has thought of doing it yet which disappoints me greatly. A big mansion with pre-rendered backgrounds is something the AAA industry would never do, not even Mikami anymore.
I picked up a second used 560 ti for SLI and I am, so far, destroying next-gen releases. Running BF4 at high settings, 1080p, 70-80 FPS. The only problem I run into is a lack of VRAM.
Most indie games are trash though. Its just that now with the huge influx of indie games being made the odds dictate that there will be more gold. But the river of shit is flowing faster and stronger too.
Still waiting for Routine
Rodney McKay
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Been playing Arkham Origins that I picked up when it was on sale, but it appears to still have game breaking bugs.
Basically I loaded my game and it loads directly into Batman falling through the environment (like it didn't load). Restarting the last checkpoint starts it in exactly the same spot every time:
Huge bummer because I was actually enjoying it a lot. I deleted it and am redownloading it to see if that will fix it, but I'm not holding my breath.
Basically I loaded my game and it loads directly into Batman falling through the environment (like it didn't load). Restarting the last checkpoint starts it in exactly the same spot every time:
Huge bummer because I was actually enjoying it a lot. I deleted it and am redownloading it to see if that will fix it, but I'm not holding my breath.
I think I might bite on Papers, Please. It looks so weirdly addicting. I have had good results from those types of games.
I have been on the fence since it went on sale. I keep reading about performance issues, so that is keeping me away from now. A handful of gaffers have said it ran fine on their rigs though.
Both are really solid, fun games. Depends on whether you're more in the mood for an epic JRPG with an interesting battle system (mass melees where your party's broken up into little subgroups of units you manage, each with its own single life bar; positioning and maneuvering come into play even though combat's not played on a tactical map), or a really good side-scrolling shmup, also with some interesting mechanics (you have the ability to rewind time a la Prince of Persia, and you've got a timer that ticks down in place of a life meter/# of ships. Shooting down enemies adds to the timer, and getting hit takes seconds off). You can't go wrong with either, as long as you like the genres they belong to.
Thanks, Eusis! I've always wanted to play around with Garry's Mod, and thanks to you I can.
Yep, Shinobi being Yang and Derrick being Yin was a direct representative of their contrasting views. The former is still super positive about AAA though, so the design never changed I think.
And the one thing I want out of indie games is a proper spiritual successor to the Resident Evil REmake but not one studio has thought of doing it yet which disappoints me greatly. A big mansion with pre-rendered backgrounds is something the AAA industry would never do, not even Mikami anymore.
Both are fanatical in their own ways which is what made the tags perfect.
This will probably be a temp tag for derrick.
clockworkinyou
Banned
Anyone have thoughts on Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition?
I never played the first. Played the second, waiting to see if that will go lower this sale, but I'm itching to buy something!
I never played the first. Played the second, waiting to see if that will go lower this sale, but I'm itching to buy something!
Huh, should look into that, though I also need to check on my power supply. I had one that was more than powerful enough probably, but the fan got noisy so I replaced it. It's Corsair though so I should be able to go through the warranty process someday.
No problem! I haven't booted it up in forever, perhaps I should try again.
Nope.
I got a secret im gonna unveil regarding trading tomorrow. If you guys hate me its okay
Why not just reveal it now instead of hyping it up?
His post box is now bigger. :/ Dammit mods I wanted to see less of his (mostly) terrible opinions, not more.
CrunchyFrog
Member
I flipped a coin and went with TLR, but I'll get the other eventually, it's on my ever growing wishlist.
Routine is going to be freaking amazing even if just for the atmosphere. It will be what Gravity should have been.
80's space survival horror? Sign me the hell up.
Intheflorsh
Banned
"A river of shit" is definitely not what I would characterize the indie scene right now, especially compared with recent AAA offerings.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I think I'm done for the sale. I got what I wanted (well, most), and the rest don't interest me much.
Ahh that explains it then.
VitalNerve
Member
Do it. I am still playing it, I just can't stop. I honesty am starting to feel pretty bad, denying good people entrance, lol it gets deep.
I downloaded the game during a free weekend. I popped into a server, someone called me a low level/free weekend faggot and I got banned. I uninstalled the game. I feel as if I have missed nothing worthwhile.
Buy something else.
Grimm Fandango
Member
Do it.
Good enough for me.
toastyToast
Member
Is Brigmore Witches available anywhere for less than $5?
What is your point? The majority of AAA games, movies, books, etc are complete trash as well.
The amount of stellar, indie, releases that I played this year, let alone the ones that are showing up on mainstream media's GOTY list is truly astounding.
Don't Starve, Dust, Gone Home, Papers Please, SteamWorld Dig, Spelunky, Guacamele, Stanley Parable, Volgarr, Rogue Legacy, The Swapper, and so many more to list.
If you haven't played the majority of these games you are either jaded, an idiot, completely lacking in taste, or all three. Sorry to be so blunt, but there are only a modicum of explanations and they all carry a negative connotation.
lordfroakie
Member
thx Eusis for steam beta access um its not letting me accept it 0_o
edit: nvm it works
um its not letting me accept it 0_oedit: nvm it works
Intheflorsh
Banned
It's been an hour. Merry bumpmas, kids.
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Nope. $6.69 is the cheapest at the moment.
thx Eusis for steam beta access
The Steam Community beta ended several months ago -- it was an early look at what you see now.
corrosivefrost
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I liked Dungeon Defenders, but I never played it with randoms. If you have a couple friends to play with, it can be a very amusing game.
Not likely.
Strangely KOF13 is still recognizing flash sale price. I just bought it to give to someone.
But I want to play good games!
I have played spelunky, guacamelee and rogue legacy though. They're forgettable at best, terrible at worst (mostly just spelunky though). RL could be decent but there's too much grinding for me.
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