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eyeball_kid
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I see that Wargame: Red Dragon is a Daily Deal right now. I've always been curious about this series, but I've never known anyone who has played it. Is it a good RTS? It looks kind of overwhelming in scope. Does it have good single-player options? I don't really do multi in RTS, so that's important.
joeygreco1985
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FUUUUUUU I missed ac black flag for 10 bucks 
FUUUUUUU I missed ac black flag for 10 bucks
It's sitting so high on top sellers. HOLD FOR ENCORE.
hey_it's_that_dog
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You know what else says something about the game's quality? The critical consensus and cult status the game has attained. Why the fuck would anyone give more weight to your single opinion than the multitude of (positive) opinions already out there?
FUUUUUUU I missed ac black flag for 10 bucks
Last I checked, Amazon is still selling a digital steam key for Black Flag for 10 bucks.
Wondering the same about Five Nights at Freddy's 2. I need to buy the first one first of course and that is on sale for $2.50 right now. Should I bite on the first one?
TekGryphon
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How do you specialize soldiers? I'm on Chapter 5 and right now I can give them experience to progress them on a linear leveling system (Snipers Level 3 -> Snipers Level 4) which doesn't give you any indication of what you're doing beyond occasionally handing you new orders.
I can also upgrade their weapons, which are also linear progression systems (SMG 2 -> SMG 3), and their armor (Armor 1 -> Armor 2).
The game is handing me money hand-over-first so at no point have I had to choose between SMG 2 -> 3 vs Rifle 2 -> 3. I can always get everything.
Is that "technically" RPG? Yes, which is why I never said it wasn't an RPG. I said it's such a simplistic RPG that it's lack of depth would raise eyebrows as a premium tablet game, much less as a release for PC.
Dark Souls 1 got cult status too, and while I enjoyed that I never understood how people could blindly recommend it to others without acknowledging that it was an absolutely terrible PC port. Even after the developers acknowledged how horrible of a job they did, Dark Souls fanboys would still defend the game to the death from any criticism seeking to warn potential new customers.
Same thing here. Cute story, some deeper moments here and there, on a simplistic RPG and strategy game with clumsy controls and a frustratingly labyrinthine menu system owing to the developers doing a complete cop-out when porting it over to PC.
But God forbid we acknowledge the flaws.
I'm with you on Oblivion. Bored me from the get go. Skyrim, though. I enjoyed every one of the 300+ hours I poured into it on PS3, no questions. Even when I couldn't get two steps into Markarth without guards attempting to destroy me because I couldn't pay my bounty to the Thane in some insane bug that lasted weeks. It's fine without overhauls entirely unless you're looking for replay value. It has some great mods, however, wouldn't discount those.
Just franchise sales, will be common sense games.
Well, what bored me with Oblivion was the really bad writing. Fallout 3 had serviceable writing. Has Bethesda finally gotten good writers?
D3RANG3D
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Did you play the good quests in Oblivion though like Dark Brotherhood/Thieves Guild/Shivering Isles?
Nothing in Skyrim comes close to these.
No. I just of just stopped after like a few hours. The game just bored me.
But the games not trying to do this. Like a lot of RPG's, and definitely SRPG's, out there you're playing a cast of established characters. The characters are already defined. You're exploring their story, seems rather unfair to condem it as a failing simply because you (evidently) dont like that approach.
electroflame
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I can help you out, but I'm not sure if it's possible to gift it anymore with the recent changes. Anyone know if you can still trade it with the new restrictions?
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hmmm okay. would probably pull the trigger on South Park at that price, probably wait on Divinity and Wasteland until next summer (especially with... in theory.... Pillars of Eternity around corner)
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how mandatory are the EU4 expansions? I haven't put that much time into the base game, but I've put hundreds of hours into Vicky 2, EU3, HOI2, etc. seems like they're a lot smaller in scope than Paradox's usual expansions, don't even know where to begin with them... just get them all? roll with vanilla?
Here's a list of notable SHMUPs that were released this year that fans should keep an eye out for if they show up as "NEW DEALS" or "DAILY DEALS."
Crimzon Clover is currently on sale for $3.39.
Danmaku Unlimited 2 is currently on sale for $1.99
Astebreed is currently onb sale for $4.49
Revolver 360 RE:ACTOR is currently on sale for $4.99
Ikaruga maintains its $9.99 price tag.
Hangeki is currently on sale for $8.49
RefleX is currently on sale for $3.99. There's also ALLTYNEX Second and Kamui that make up the other part of this trilogy, but don't expect them to get a discount since they were just released.
Savant Ascent was released in December of last year, but it was recently updated in October with a free expansion. It's currently on sale at $0.99
Crimzon Clover is currently on sale for $3.39.
Danmaku Unlimited 2 is currently on sale for $1.99
Astebreed is currently onb sale for $4.49
Revolver 360 RE:ACTOR is currently on sale for $4.99
Ikaruga maintains its $9.99 price tag.
Hangeki is currently on sale for $8.49
RefleX is currently on sale for $3.99. There's also ALLTYNEX Second and Kamui that make up the other part of this trilogy, but don't expect them to get a discount since they were just released.
Savant Ascent was released in December of last year, but it was recently updated in October with a free expansion. It's currently on sale at $0.99
Already taken care of, works like a charme - the new changes only restrict trading from some low price regions like Russia. Thanks anyway!
But I need benchmarks!
Morrigan Stark
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Okay that's just an argument from popularity, which is pretty bad, sorry to say. He's allowed to dislike the game, it just happens that his criticisms so far have little to no merit.
Uh, everyone knows about the PC port issues, because with the brain-dead easy-to-install Durante fix it's been turned into the most definitive version of the game? There's nothing to "warn" potential customers about. What a terrible example.
Great post. The eXceed games are also on sale, though I only really enjoyed the second one.
So are the games in the Gundemonium Collection series, with the whole package at $5. That one is certainly worth it.
New Vegas was developed and written by Obsidian. Bethesda's writing quality is still in the dumps.
Warn about what exactly? The biggest issues have been fixed entirely. Are they still there? Sure, but the reality is they don't effect the end user.
Resolution? Fixed within minutes of release.
Mouse control? Fixed just after release, though I would still recommend controller for a 3rd person action game.
Framerate? Game was a solid 30 even on modest systems, but was unlocked to 60 just after release.
GFWL? Removed last week.
Morrigan Stark
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Oh yeah, forgot about that. Oops.
eyeball_kid
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Yes, well they are enlisted troops, not special ops forces, so it makes sense that their gear is more standardized with a linear tech path. Your tank is where the real customization options are, choosing what weapon types to focus on, or spending your money on armor, etc.
Plus i dont think anybody really defended the game's technical problems. Game was praised despite its issues because its core was so good. And thankfully now things have been patched and fixed probably becuase so many bothered to buy it.
NeckToChicken
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Note: I also just completed chapter 5.
If you scroll down the weapon tree, you'll see that all of them split at some point, barring grenades I think? I believe snipers/lances have two different lines and machineguns/rifles have three. There's also the option to use enemy weapons taken from aces which seem to be weapon sidegrades. The tank upgrades seem to be linear but also cost more, with the choice being for accessories based on space. I would avoid doing skirmishes if you think the game is handing you too much money.
Choosing which soldiers to use and unlock the hidden potential of presents a choice as well (mechanism of which I'm guessing comes through repeated use): one of my scouts gained an ability where she just forgets to reload. But I can swap her out as needed or even throw her back into the recruiting pool if I wanted to.
Purposefully inflammatory language does the game and the discussion a disservice. If you don't like it, that's fine. All games aren't going to be alike in how they play and progress. But to face consistent praise with "but it's really a bad game guys" accomplishes nothing.
If you scroll down the weapon tree, you'll see that all of them split at some point, barring grenades I think? I believe snipers/lances have two different lines and machineguns/rifles have three. There's also the option to use enemy weapons taken from aces which seem to be weapon sidegrades. The tank upgrades seem to be linear but also cost more, with the choice being for accessories based on space. I would avoid doing skirmishes if you think the game is handing you too much money.
Choosing which soldiers to use and unlock the hidden potential of presents a choice as well (mechanism of which I'm guessing comes through repeated use): one of my scouts gained an ability where she just forgets to reload. But I can swap her out as needed or even throw her back into the recruiting pool if I wanted to.
Purposefully inflammatory language does the game and the discussion a disservice. If you don't like it, that's fine. All games aren't going to be alike in how they play and progress. But to face consistent praise with "but it's really a bad game guys" accomplishes nothing.
opticalmace
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Thanks, bought it. Looking forward to playing it.
autoduelist
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A couple questions --
1) Is the 'digital deluxe' version of M&M Legacy X worth the extra money?
2) Are games that are on sale for 70%-75% for the entire sale (Breach & Clear, Nation Red) 'safe' to buy, or do even they fall into the 'buy last day' category?
3) Does DLC for F2P games ever go on sale? For example, I've been interested in trying M&M Duel Of Champions, and was hoping the DLC would go on sale with other M&M games, but today seems to be the M&M sale but no discount on the DoC DLC. Is that sop?
Big thank you to whoever posted that Steamdb page that lists the hidden daily sales. It was driving me crazy missing them. I don't understand why these timed sales aren't on the front page. Found Warmachine Tactics is another 'unlisted' daily sale. Game looks great, still priced too high for me though.
1) Is the 'digital deluxe' version of M&M Legacy X worth the extra money?
2) Are games that are on sale for 70%-75% for the entire sale (Breach & Clear, Nation Red) 'safe' to buy, or do even they fall into the 'buy last day' category?
3) Does DLC for F2P games ever go on sale? For example, I've been interested in trying M&M Duel Of Champions, and was hoping the DLC would go on sale with other M&M games, but today seems to be the M&M sale but no discount on the DoC DLC. Is that sop?
Big thank you to whoever posted that Steamdb page that lists the hidden daily sales. It was driving me crazy missing them. I don't understand why these timed sales aren't on the front page. Found Warmachine Tactics is another 'unlisted' daily sale. Game looks great, still priced too high for me though.
To be fair, it's still unoptimized. I get framerate drops despite being well above the requirements. Mouse controls still shit. GFWL has been there for two years now, and while it's Steamworks now, they still haven't gotten it right with the region lock. Yeah, it was a shit port. Having their userbase fix this does not change the fact that the devs made a shit port.
God yes. The deluxe version comes with the DLC, a bonus dungeon, and a copy of the original Might and Magic VI.
I had no interest in any of these, so I'll vote for this one
Beeblebrox
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Would anyone be kind enough to get me one Shadow of Mordor key from Nuveem while it's on sale for 45 Reals?
I'll get you something worth 13 from Steam in exchange, some time tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I'd get the key myself, but I don't have any money on my debit card right now, and the deal has a countdown that ends in 45 minutes, while my bank opens in 9-10 hours from now, so I can't transfer my money to my card in time.
Or, if anyone can confirm that the Nuveem deal (this one) is going to be available tomorrow, I'll just get it myself after I transfer some money on my card tomorrow.
I'll get you something worth 13 from Steam in exchange, some time tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I'd get the key myself, but I don't have any money on my debit card right now, and the deal has a countdown that ends in 45 minutes, while my bank opens in 9-10 hours from now, so I can't transfer my money to my card in time.
Or, if anyone can confirm that the Nuveem deal (this one) is going to be available tomorrow, I'll just get it myself after I transfer some money on my card tomorrow.
Yeah. I thought about making an all encompassing post for SHMUPs on Steam, but I thought to just go with 2014 releases that are likely to go on sale. There's Redux: Dark Matters and Geometry Wars 3, but I highly doubt they'll go on sale this year.
This one slipped my mind because of the recent release of the rest of the trilogy. I was in the mindset of no discount when this was actually released way earlier this year.
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