Cornballer
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Heh, me too.
I was thinking about picking up a set and crafting a badge before the timer runs out, but I'm concerned about market issues screwing up purchasing, and I don't want to get caught with a bunch of cards at the end.
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Steam Holiday Sales 2014 |OT3| : DIE HARDEREST (HAPPY NEW YEAR WOOHOO!!)
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I was thinking about picking up a set and crafting a badge before the timer runs out, but I'm concerned about market issues screwing up purchasing, and I don't want to get caught with a bunch of cards at the end.
Ohh God, I shouldn't have seen this post, I thought I was done with the Holiday purchases ;_;
(great deal BTW
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Just want to say thanks to everyone who gave this is my korg ds 10 plus giveaway please enter it if you own a ds.
And yes it's free shipping us only.
And yes it's free shipping us only.
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Blackguards Early Access --MB-65F4FFE3C86BAB7D- Taken by jshackles. 15 entrants total.
Doesn't start until tomorrow, they point that out in the email.
woo and indeed hoo
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Busy week, haven't been able to talk to Steam GAF as often as I would like
I just bought XCOM: Enemy Unknown, first time playing it. Should I do Ironman? Sort of tempted to do so, I want to do normal but don't want the game to be too easy, I would like some sort of difficulty without having to jump up just yet.
No. Just don't restart a borked mission. On my very first XCOM playthroughs I only re-started a few times and that was due to the game borking a mission rather than me e.g. clipping a soldier through a ship into oblivion, taking a 'cancel' command as a 'run out into the middle and get youself killed' command and so on. You'll probably re-play it anyway so can always do an Ironman run if you wan to. Besides the 'easier' difficulty levels are far from easy if you're a noob to this type of game, as I was. You can switch difficulty level mid playthrough as well IIRC.
Good for you!
You should feel good about yourself as working out and more importantly sticking at it is not easy. I've been doing so for awhile and finally feel like I'm starting to get somewhere. Feels good man .Multiple examples on every page of this thread [and previous ones] :/.
I enjoyed it, but let me state that for many, the "Assassin's Creed influence" was a major turn off, as was playing a character the vast majority of people would want to punch in real life while the friends that need to be rescued do nothing to make you really care about them. Those are valid issues and quite reasonable reactions to the title with the mindset and how mostly designed to be played.
For me the trick was treating it as a game to be immersed in, to not focus on the game's story of a boy becoming a man, but rather on making a journey by my own imagination into having this character I control become the ultimate hunter and warrior. For that understand Far Cry goes for the "realistic" human movement, hunting down, travelling through the jungle in a serious and drama filled story, with weapons that have real impact and weight to their behaviour and that means that often you will have to trek through large parts of terrain and wilderness.
No crazy weaponry (though it's bow and arrow are my favourite weapons in a FPS in a long time), no bizarre vehicles (outside of the relaxing air gliders), and no strange environments, but still filled with beautiful jungle and roaming animals to hunt or be hunted by. For some this means an "empty open world feeling" and repetitive game play, but for others like me it meant making the most out of what was offered and being content with what was there.
The islands are a beautiful place, full of natural colours and with the right settings lovely looking lighting peering through the foliage. Wild animals bring a bit of surprise if you aren't constantly checking your map and that adds both variety and a sense that it's a "living world" as you hear a noise by a startled animal just metres from you hadn't seen previously, or a friendly komodo dragon hug when you were busy setting up a shot against an enemy.
The combat ranges from standard to "that made me feel so cool". Basic FPS mechanics for all the guns and explosives (give or take strapping a mine to a turtle and watching it slowly make it's way into an enemy camp), with a bow and arrow that doesn't evolve anything specifically, but is quite enjoyable due to trying to follow arc and distances.
The "that made me feel so cool" comes from the stealth and combo kills. Where you can make your character quickly kill someone or chain a kill from one enemy to another with a knife gutting them or being thrown at them, with several other techniques. I particularly enjoyed grabbing someone from the water, dragging them down, and letting the wild shark eat them.
You can go in it guns blazzing and be Rambo and actually get rather far, but I find that kills most of what makes this game interesting and will quickly leave you feeling it's repetitive. I prefer working with a bit of stealth, taking down specific enemies in camps or locations, tricking enemies into heading toward a specific decision, trying to be the ultimate killer while barely being seen. It won't replace any actual dedicated games for stealth, but it does better than most titles and being set in a jungle makes it feel unique as compared to others set in cities.
If you are the type of person who enjoys fun terrain to drive around in for a off road vehicle like a Jeep or an ATV, it's good for that as well. Plenty of good terrain and paths to take beyond just the main roads, lot of hidden jumps designed into the game, and a decent sense of speed in the PC version with high settings.
I by no means claim this is one of the greatest games of all time, but I enjoyed my 30 some hours with it greatly and will return to it someday.
If you do get it however, I greatly recommend the following.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Cool giveaway I entered since I want to make some music for my game.
Baconsaurus Rex
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Cheers! That sounds good
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Correct.
I was going to pick a few things up today in the sale, not realizing it was only the encore items that were still reduced.
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
Oh thanks guess I missed that.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Cheapest I have seen it.
That would explain why card prices haven't crashed yet.
purpletentacle
Member
I'm in Canada. Am I screwed?
Saw Future Wars included in the Magic 10 Bundle, so thought I would check reviews and came across this:
"I love turn based games, I don't love this. The game mechanics are awful, it just feels bad, looks bad and feels like turn based teletubbies warfare"
I think this would be a perfect use for JaseC's Greenlight submission fee.
"I love turn based games, I don't love this. The game mechanics are awful, it just feels bad, looks bad and feels like turn based teletubbies warfare"
I think this would be a perfect use for JaseC's Greenlight submission fee.
Leon Belmont
Member
Does anyone is getting the Error Code: -118 trying to access to the inventory or community?
It starts tomorrow.
bigwinnerx
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No, just been some currency issues (say, if you were in the UK), but, check if it'll work for ya.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Level 2013 for 2013 that is adorable.
crazyrabbits
Banned
Aren't the cards supposed to disappear? Why won't the prices drop?
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Adorably expensive.
Also - thanks Fantomena for Blackguards! The game looks really fun.
And Rise of Venice is about $7.49
purpletentacle
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that's be great! 7 and change would be great for that expansion.
My Steam says "100 Minutes" so 120 Minutes tops.
45 minutes until snow globes are done. Just reposting that I have a few extras to give away if anyone needs them. Locked out of the market so I can't sell them.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=95698108&postcount=6164
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=95698108&postcount=6164
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Can't access my inventory still :/
Between one hour and a half and three hours should be more than enough. Try to finish it in one sitting, you won't want to get out of the house once you're immersed.
Taco_Human
Member
Well I'm bummed. Playing through midnight club 2 to find out the third one isn't on pc.
derExperte
Member
Steam having problems at least keeps me from contemplating leveling up my sale badge further.
I recommend doing a second run to hear the audio commentary.
I recommend doing a second run to hear the audio commentary.
1 hour and 45 minutes.
DJSebolski
Member
Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves $6 @GMG
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/indie/sang-froid-tales-werewolves/
Any impressions?
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/indie/sang-froid-tales-werewolves/
Any impressions?
derExperte
Member
Was cheaper during the sale and I didn't buy it because I would almost bet on it being in bundles soon.
Ahh, my fault. Kept seeing the countdown on the front page and forgot there was an extra hour after the sale closes.
Thats the Best Youve Got?
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I'm thinking about taking a flyer on The Stanley Parable, any reviews on it from GAFfers? Worth it for $9? How long is it? My huge backlog be damned!
crazyrabbits
Banned
As did I - might have had something to do with the fact that I signed up for the Playfire beta. Would have been nice to have while buying the ME3 deluxe edition, but I'm not complaining.
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