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[Ruruja]

Yeah, I guess they're good games if you weren't hyped for it.
I remember enjoying my time with the og Borderlands when it was a monthly PS+ game. I'm considering grabbing the GotY edition on steam to see what all the fuss about the dlc is about.

IMO 2 is a lot better than 1 in every regard. Small things like vehicle-spawn placement so you don't have to run everywhere, automatic picking up of cash/ammo etc add up to make it a lot more enjoyable. I'm also playing 2 in co-op which obviously helps make it more fun.

I just think the world is very fleshed out though, interesting characters, places and back stories.

 

[Arthea]

We can't...
Sega insiders stated the petition did not motivate VC port in any way. :*(

I don't believe that, tbh
do you?

 

[Teeth]

Interestingly, despite having tons of Nazi smybols the previous two games aren't runprohibited in Germany.
The things German gamers have to check :/

I didn't know there even was a third one.
-
Played a game "for real" in months last night/morning... Dark Souls. And went to bed immediately. I dreamt of it ;_;

Oh btw I meat the guy from the sun memes in the game. Haha. He didn't make the pose though. Right after him there is a red dragon which I cannot figure out to beat. I spammed arrows under the bridge but after 40% damage he magically regenerates :/
I tried luring him away and run to the fireplace but that fucker turns back waaay too fast and flames me.

Did I tell you I beat all bosses so far on first try? I did but I just want you to know again :3

You don't need to beat that red dragon (I don't think I ever have in my 4 play throughs). You can either bait him and run under him to the bonfire, or go beneath the bridge to the rat room.

Save yourself some headaches and move on, you don't get anything for beating him.

Also, if you haven't figured it out yet...keep talking to NPC til they repeat dialogue. Sometimes they don't give you their items into 3 conversations in.

 

[Madn]

How do giveaways limitations work? Like pay-it-forward/number of posts/being on a ban list...
Are they checked when you make the giveaway, when someone enters it or at the end of the raffle?

 

[derExperte]

How do giveaways limitations work? Like pay-it-forward/number of posts/being on a ban list...
Are they checked when you make the giveaway, when someone enters it or at the end of the raffle?

end of raffle

 

[Madn]

end of raffle

Thanks

You don't need to beat that red dragon (I don't think I ever have in my 4 play throughs). You can either bait him and run under him to the bonfire, or go beneath the bridge to the rat room.

Save yourself some headaches and move on, you don't get anything for beating him.

You do get a nice sword if

Spoiler

you cut his tail

that is pretty good for that moment of the game

 

[MMBosstones86]

How do giveaways limitations work? Like pay-it-forward/number of posts/being on a ban list...
Are they checked when you make the giveaway, when someone enters it or at the end of the raffle?

generally checked at the end to see who meets the requirement. Which is why if you see a unclaimed key and claim it...can see the number of entrants is > 1.

More people entered, but were not eligible.

 

[Deques]

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The ModBot check if all entrants meet the requirements of the giveaway. If someone is not qualified he/she will not be able to win the giveaway

 

[Kiru]

How do giveaways limitations work? Like pay-it-forward/number of posts/being on a ban list...
Are they checked when you make the giveaway, when someone enters it or at the end of the raffle?

End of raffle as far as I know.

 

[squadr0n]

Anyone know what time the steam store usually updates daily/releases new games? Im waiting for GRAV and was wondering around what time should I hop on to buy it.

 

[Madn]

And thanks for the more details

 

[Knurek]

I don't believe that, tbh
do you?

I'm a happy, good consumer, I always believe everything a company says.

 

[NingenJanai]

No doubt. But will it sell enough to turn heads of the stubborn Japanese devs?

Probably not, and even if it does, I don't think steam gives numbers of units sold, they only show top sellers lists, and I doubt Acquire will disclose that data, they probably would only say "it sold better than we expected".

 

[MMBosstones86]

Anyone know what time the steam store usually updates daily/releases new games? Im waiting for GRAV and was wondering around what time should I hop on to buy it.

Store updates : 1pm EST

Game Releases : I think it's up the developer

 

[Teeth]

You do get a nice sword if

Spoiler

you cut his tail

that is pretty good for that moment of the game

That way madness lies.

 

[Milamber]

Probably not, and even if it does, I don't think steam gives numbers of units sold, they only show top sellers lists, and I doubt Acquire will disclose that data, they probably would only say "it sold better than we expected".

I'd like to think that they will spread the word to other devs in Japan about all the dosh they made on Steam.

 

[Tizoc]

I don't believe that, tbh
do you?

I'm a blind optimist so I choose not to believe it~

 

[Madn]

That way madness lies.

Is it something bad? Because that's what I did and now I'm getting scared

 

[Chariot]

Finally beat the damn tinker level in Shovel Knight. No idea why, I made it through the other levels just fine, but thad big issues with the tinker level. I rage quitted that level 3 times until I finally got it right. The boss fight was then laughably easy, beat him on the first try without problems. Now only the tower of fate remains...!

--

I'm talking about when it releases on Steam, not the current release. If this games quirkiness doesn't sell at all on the marketplace, other Japanese publishers may be wary of ever porting to Steam in the future.

No more kemonomimi lolis on Steam.

No more Waifus.

No more HBaikal crying rape.

Well, they got my money at least. But so did SEGA with VC ...

Anyone know what time the steam store usually updates daily/releases new games? Im waiting for GRAV and was wondering around what time should I hop on to buy it.

Every day 6 pm GMT if I not miscalculated the time.

 

[Shadownet]

I don't get this separation between anime and non-anime games. A game is a game and should be judged on it's own merits.

Why doesn't Valkyria Chronicles get hate? It's an "anime" game after all...

And people who call all of anime, be it games, movies, shows or whatever bad just because it's anime or has a anime like art style are just plain ignorant imo.

Sure, the japanese animation industry tends to produce a lot of crap, but so does hollywood and so on. It's just an art style and there are more than enough great and more mature movies, games and shows for people who aren't in that fanservice, moe stuff and so on. It's not my cup of tee either.

But I will fight anyone who ignores masterpieces like Ghost in the Shell or Perfect Blue or something like that just because there "anime", there great movies and thats it.

Sorry for being OT, and I usually don't care for most of the petty discussions on this board or this thread but the ignorance for an entire art form (and no, I don't mean porn VNs) that is displayed here from time to time just gets me somehow.

/rant over

Man this is such a good post. *clap clap*

I'm with you on this, and its not anime alone, any art form that get neglected despite having gain a serious worldwide fan base with some serious contributions should at least be looked at.

The people who refuses to watch anime cause of its art style are missing out on some of the most interesting stories and characters ever created.

 

[Arthea]

I want to play some FFXIII-2, then I did Oerba 300 F and it killed my joy to play the game. Really, this is just crappy design. An area just full of puzzles, both the "connect all dots", "clear the clock" are here, with "take all crystals on the platform" too. I mean, it's okay when you put some puzzles in and there, but just don't put ALL OF THEM in a single location.

Also my left stick on 360 is broken, completing those was a nightmare.

so basically you hate the best part of a game, figures... that's why we can't have nice things

Spoiler

as puzzles in games!

 

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visual novel

 

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Man this is such a good post. *clap clap*

I'm with you on this, and its not anime alone, any art form that get neglected despite having gain a serious worldwide fan base with some serious contributions should at least be looked at.

The people who refuses to watch anime cause of its art style are missing out on some of the most interesting stories and characters ever created.

I hate the majority of Animu I've watched, to the extent that I tend to make fun of... Animu. I love Attack on Titan though. The problem (Or, well, is it really a problem?) is that there are so many incredible and interesting stories and characters to be found in a great deal of mediums, that experiencing them all, and completing them in one lifetime is a challenge. So I don't mind if people say they don't want to watch X Y or Z, because... There's so much great shit out there.

Ofcourse, there's a lot of shitty shit too!

Heh, poop.

 

[Sarcasm]

Anyone in Scandinavia (or close to Scandinavia) whom has any experience with choosing a Steam Download Server? I want to know where I can get the best speed now that I have...

FIBER

GUYS

I

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FIBER

ERMEHGERD ITS SO FAST

It's... Beautiful. :') Also got a new router cause the old one was broken (apparently) and some cash in hand, cause warranty is the shit.

-----------
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Regardless where you live its Ukraine.

 

[Arthea]

I hope you are joking...really?
Connect the dots and all that stuff is good?
Yeah, you are kidding

As I said, it was okay when the game took a pause with a puzzle. It's not so okay when it throw you 50 puzzles at once
Since each puzzle has multiple istances too.

I'm only partly kidding, it's only one location! small part of the game which I liked, yet you are complaining. yeah, it's OK to have one location with puzzles, it's fine, it's different, it's fun.

Regardless where you live its Ukraine.

seriously?

 

[DocSeuss]

I don't get this separation between anime and non-anime games. A game is a game and should be judged on it's own merits.

Why doesn't Valkyria Chronicles get hate? It's an "anime" game after all...

And people who call all of anime, be it games, movies, shows or whatever bad just because it's anime or has a anime like art style are just plain ignorant imo.

Sure, the japanese animation industry tends to produce a lot of crap, but so does hollywood and so on. It's just an art style and there are more than enough great and more mature movies, games and shows for people who aren't in that fanservice, moe stuff and so on. It's not my cup of tee either.

But I will fight anyone who ignores masterpieces like Ghost in the Shell or Perfect Blue or something like that just because there "anime", there great movies and thats it.

Sorry for being OT, and I usually don't care for most of the petty discussions on this board or this thread but the ignorance for an entire art form (and no, I don't mean porn VNs) that is displayed here from time to time just gets me somehow.

/rant over

Because some games cater to the uguu desu waifu crowd and others do not. The ones catering to that crowd tend to get by more on their identity as anime games rather than functional gameplay mechanics.

I like sienen stuff. I have watched, read, criticized, and analyzed more anime than most. Heck, I literally just wrote 10-15 pages on Satoshi Kon's oeuvre. I like anime, particularly, as I said, sienen stuff. But I've been dissatisfied with the general discourse around animes, particularly the waifu bullshit, for quite some time. I'm not really wild about the moeification of anime.

I don't mind people being into it. I don't mind talking about it occasionally. But the specific complaint as it relates to Steamgaf is that it feels like it's increasingly taken center stage the past few months to the exclusion of other topics.

So no, there's no reason to see this as an attack on anime or anything. Nobody's demanding you stop enjoying what you enjoy. Just asking if we might turn the noise down a bit.

EDIT: It's the feeling that waifu anime bullshit overwhelms the rest of the discussion to the point of actively driving some people away that's the problem. Steamgaf should feel free to talk about whatever, and I know some people, myself included, feel less free to talk about things than the waifu crowd. The desire is for more diverse discussion, rather than just one specific type.

 

[TheLetdown]

It''s interesting that out of all the off-topic chatter that goes on (3DS, WiiU etc), anime is the only one where posters can't wait to write up their rants about how talking off-topic is bad. These people don't seem to say anything when other off-topic chats occur.

Personally I don't care, this is a Steam "community" with other interests too. Most discussion is about Steam, who cares if half a page is dedicated to something else?

Devil's advocate, because I see both sides: this exact type of discussion was just recently gone through concerning the use of Saorise in SteamGaf.

Anime is not the only one. It does, however, have a larger groundswell in defense of it. There's also a smack of victim playing that tends to occur within that defense, and I don't think that helps the cause any.

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PM me if you know a good, preferably legit, place to stream episodes Berserk. I'd like to check it out.

 

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[Chariot]

Because some games cater to the uguu desu waifu crowd and others do not. The ones catering to that crowd tend to get by more on their identity as anime games rather than functional gameplay mechanics.

I like sienen stuff. I have watched, read, criticized, and analyzed more anime than most. Heck, I literally just wrote 10-15 pages on Satoshi Kon's oeuvre. I like anime, particularly, as I said, sienen stuff. But I've been dissatisfied with the general discourse around animes, particularly the waifu bullshit, for quite some time. I'm not really wild about the moeification of anime.

I don't mind people being into it. I don't mind talking about it occasionally. But the specific complaint as it relates to Steamgaf is that it feels like it's increasingly taken center stage the past few months to the exclusion of other topics.

So no, there's no reason to see this as an attack on anime or anything. Nobody's demanding you stop enjoying what you enjoy. Just asking if we might turn the noise down a bit.

Now you lost me a bit. Are you referring to Visual Novels or something else?

 

[Nabs]

Anyone in Scandinavia (or close to Scandinavia) whom has any experience with choosing a Steam Download Server? I want to know where I can get the best speed now that I have...

Pick whatever seems closest. Steam will still try to get you the best servers it can even if you pick the moon.

 

[Teeth]

Is it something bad? Because that's what I did and now I'm getting scared

No, it's nothing truly awful or anything.

The sword itself is great. Too great. It basically breaks the difficulty of the first quarter/third of the game. Enemies that would normally take two to three shots take one. Killing the first gargoyle before the second shows up becomes trivial. Basically, using the sword allows a new player starting out to run around slaying things without a care. That often trains them into bad habits they have to un-learn once they get to (around) Anor Londo. At that point, strengthening that sword is difficult, so other swords are better (but the new player never had to learn about hammering titanite into weapons) and the enemies take a lot of hits that they aren't used to fighting. Basically, they may think the game starts to get too hard, too cheap, or just plain bad because they never were forced to learn how to fight properly early on.

I recommended DS to a friend of mine and periodically checked in with him while he was playing to see how he was doing. He hated it at first (which didn't surprise me, so did I) but I urged him to continue on. Amazingly, he found the tail/arrow trick completely on his own. Once he got the Noob Sword, he was just wrecking shit left and right ("This is the first time this game actually feels right"). He didn't even know that most people had to fight two gargoyles at once because he killed the first one the first time before the second appeared. Slashed his way through the Depths and got bored. He never went back.

Some have theorized that the designers put that sword in as a crutch for new players. They can read up on it online or hear it from their friends and it makes the beginning of the game super easy. But it's a dead end. Like a lot of things in DS, it's a trick. A false gift. You'll eventually have to learn how to play correctly and you'll have to find a different weapon you like, which could be tough after so many hours of one-shotting goons. You'll have to learn how to dodge and weave and block and backstab, but now you'll have to learn how to do it against Silver Knights instead of Skellingtons. You'll also be cheating yourself out of the best part of Dark Souls. Some of the best encounters, bosses, mountains to climb, and scary situations to live through come in the beginning of the game.

There's plenty of time to massacre monsters later on. Use the early time to pick up skills with a long sword, a hand axe, a halberd, a zweihander, or a Uchigatana.

Dragon swords are for funning around in the back half.

 

[Dragon1893]

Umh, is not so fun :S
Expecially if you need to do that with a broken pad (aka Noel won't run, it only walk, lol).

Completing the "connect all dots" was horrible for me. Expecially the kyactus one.

Come on dude, how is that the game's fault?

 

[DocSeuss]

Now you lost me a bit. Are you referring to Visual Novels or something else?

Anime-related shit in general in SteamGAF is somewhat overbearing and omnipresent and tends to skew to the kind of anime stylings/fan interests I actively dislike (eg the occasional waifu discussion). Not sure how to express that more clearly.

 

[Sarcasm]

seriously?

Yes..even in Taiwan I get the best from there.

 

[NingenJanai]

EDIT: It's the feeling that waifu anime bullshit overwhelms the rest of the discussion to the point of actively driving some people away that's the problem. Steamgaf should feel free to talk about whatever, and I know some people, myself included, feel less free to talk about things than the waifu crowd. The desire is for more diverse discussion, rather than just one specific type.

I think the problem is that there are more people in the thread interested in anime that people that aren't, so the discussion tends to go more towards anime games.

Are you saying that the majority of us should stop discussing what we are interested in so that you can feel comfortable? sorry but no, nobody is stopping you from discussing what you are interested in as long as it's mostly steam or game related, anime and VN games are a reality on steam, and there are more and more coming to steam, so the anime discussion will probably stay for a long time.

 

[Shadownet]

I hate the majority of Animu I've watched, to the extent that I tend to make fun of... Animu. I love Attack on Titan though. The problem (Or, well, is it really a problem?) is that there are so many incredible and interesting stories and characters to be found in a great deal of mediums, that experiencing them all, and completing them in one lifetime is a challenge. So I don't mind if people say they don't want to watch X Y or Z, because... There's so much great shit out there.

Of course, there's a lot of shitty shit too!

I'm glad that you're enjoying Attack On Titans, but IMO, its not even close to being on the God Tier of great anime that have been ever been produced. The manga is still much better. But I mean you're enjoying it so that's all that matter. I'm just curious to see how many anime you have seen. Cause if you did indeed have seen most of it and the only one you liked was Attack On Titans then you my friend have a strange taste. But as I said, as long as you are enjoying something I guess that's all that matter. Now on the other hand if you have seen that many, then yeah there are some pretty amazing things you gotta try.

Because some games cater to the uguu desu waifu crowd and others do not. The ones catering to that crowd tend to get by more on their identity as anime games rather than functional gameplay mechanics.

I like sienen stuff. I have watched, read, criticized, and analyzed more anime than most. Heck, I literally just wrote 10-15 pages on Satoshi Kon's oeuvre. I like anime, particularly, as I said, sienen stuff. But I've been dissatisfied with the general discourse around animes, particularly the waifu bullshit, for quite some time. I'm not really wild about the moeification of anime.

I don't mind people being into it. I don't mind talking about it occasionally. But the specific complaint as it relates to Steamgaf is that it feels like it's increasingly taken center stage the past few months to the exclusion of other topics.

So no, there's no reason to see this as an attack on anime or anything. Nobody's demanding you stop enjoying what you enjoy. Just asking if we might turn the noise down a bit.

EDIT: It's the feeling that waifu anime bullshit overwhelms the rest of the discussion to the point of actively driving some people away that's the problem. Steamgaf should feel free to talk about whatever, and I know some people, myself included, feel less free to talk about things than the waifu crowd. The desire is for more diverse discussion, rather than just one specific type.

Pschhh... Bro.. I love you and all but its seinen.. Just to let you know in case you write an article on it next time and the spellcheck is not on your side, just know I was.

Anyway, I understand what you mean completely, I just dislike the people who are not willing to give an anime/game a try because "oh it's that anime bs, just probably some tentacle rape weird stuff."

Or even worst not trying to watch Avatar or Legend of Korra because it is "weird anime style, so it much be like the rest of the weird Japanese stuff."


Edit: yes sometimes SteamGAF does get into the anime waifu stuff and it does get uncomfortable for some people. Like when the Hunnie Pop news came out, etc. I think I might have contributed to an anime waifu talk once or twice. But mostly I guess if you're really uncomfortable with something like that, I guess I would just ignore it to be honest.

I mean you can try asking people to stop. But talking about anime waifu is like so low on my list of things that make me uncomfortable in a forum. For example I don't like Visual Novel nor do I care about it. But if I see like wall of posts on it. I would just skip it or skim through it.. Mostly ignoring it cause its not what I'm into but if people wanna talk about it, its cool.

 

[Deques]

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The bundle is only €2.49
I only want Anomaly Defenders, PM me

 

[Madn]

No, it's nothing truly awful or anything.

The sword itself is great. Too great. It basically breaks the difficulty of the first quarter/third of the game. Enemies that would normally take two to three shots take one. Killing the first gargoyle before the second shows up becomes trivial. Basically, using the sword allows a new player starting out to run around slaying things without a care. That often trains them into bad habits they have to un-learn once they get to (around) Anor Londo. At that point, strengthening that sword is difficult, so other swords are better (but the new player never had to learn about hammering titanite into weapons) and the enemies take a lot of hits that they aren't used to fighting. Basically, they may think the game starts to get too hard, too cheap, or just plain bad because they never were forced to learn how to fight properly early on.

I recommended DS to a friend of mine and periodically checked in with him while he was playing to see how he was doing. He hated it at first (which didn't surprise me, so did I) but I urged him to continue on. Amazingly, he found the tail/arrow trick completely on his own. Once he got the Noob Sword, he was just wrecking shit left and right ("This is the first time this game actually feels right"). He didn't even know that most people had to fight two gargoyles at once because he killed the first one the first time before the second appeared. Slashed his way through the Depths and got bored. He never went back.

Some have theorized that the designers put that sword in as a crutch for new players. They can read up on it online or hear it from their friends and it makes the beginning of the game super easy. But it's a dead end. Like a lot of things in DS, it's a trick. A false gift. You'll eventually have to learn how to play correctly and you'll have to find a different weapon you like, which could be tough after so many hours of one-shotting goons. You'll have to learn how to dodge and weave and block and backstab, but now you'll have to learn how to do it against Silver Knights instead of Skellingtons. You'll also be cheating yourself out of the best part of Dark Souls. Some of the best encounters, bosses, mountains to climb, and scary situations to live through come in the beginning of the game.

There's plenty of time to massacre monsters later on. Use the early time to pick up skills with a long sword, a hand axe, a halberd, a zweihander, or a Uchigatana.

Dragon swords are for funning around in the back half.

I see, thanks for the detailed explanation. I did have no problems beating the gargoyles.
I guess I'll try to get myself more familiar with different weapons

 

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Deus Ex Revision set to launch in February.

Looks like it adds what you would normally expect from these type of mods, textures, models, and shader improvements across the board, but also adds in some options that change the gameplay and music. Thankfully, the latter is optional for those that want to experience the game as it was originally intended, albeit with a graphical facelift.

http://www.pcgamer.com/deus-ex-revision-expected-to-launch-in-february/

 

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[Chariot]

Anime-related shit in general in SteamGAF is somewhat overbearing and omnipresent and tends to skew to the kind of anime stylings/fan interests I actively dislike (eg the occasional waifu discussion). Not sure how to express that more clearly.

Your edit made it clearer, but I still don't think that the situation is that severe. I think the last time was weeks ago when I asked people to post a waifu picture for a giveaway. People rightfully complained and I didn't make a giveaway with this condition nor will I do it in the future. Other than that I can't remember a real waifu discussion. The next best thing is the occasional red head and Saorise appreciation, both of which aren't limited to anime.

In my opinion the majority of times we talk in here about anime the topic is closely related to actual steam games. We mostly get into meta territory when people start complain. Do you see me complain about topics I don't like? I think I told people that talking about Hatred is not good, but that's because the mods explicitly stated that they don't want discussion about that.

I mean, everyone is free to participate at the topics they liked and not participate at topics they don't like. People talking about one thing doesn't mean that you can't talk about another thing. If your topic is interesting, people will react.

 

[YianGaruga]

If the complaints are about non-game anime discussion in here, I can understand it since I'm not a fan of some other off-topic discussions, but I don't think that even happens here very often. Not more often than other OT discussions at least. In general, it's way better than it has been in previous threads.

When it's regarding anime (and waifu) videogames, ones that are on Steam or might be potentially on Steam at some point, sorry, you don't get to choose what games people talk about. If it really bothers you so much (which would be weird) use the ignore function.

People are genuinely excited that more Japanese games are coming to Steam recently and thus the discussion might skew into that direction sometimes.

 

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The bundle is only €2.49
I only want Anomaly Defenders, PM me

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[Stallion Free]

Deus Ex Revision set to launch in February.

Looks like it adds what you would normally expect from these type of mods, textures, models, and shader improvements across the board, but also adds in some options that change the gameplay and music. Thankfully, the latter is optional for those that want to experience the game as it was originally intended, albeit with a graphical facelift.

http://www.pcgamer.com/deus-ex-revision-expected-to-launch-in-february/

I never understood the fixation people have on polishing a visual turd.

 

[Deques]

DRM-Free version only.

The bundle contains Anomaly 2 (Android, Linux, MacOS and Windows versions) and Anomaly Defenders (Linux, MacOS and Windows versions) as DRM-free downloads and Steam keys. Bonus content: soundtracks from both games (FLAC, MP3, WAV files).

 

[Shadownet]

I think I told people that talking about Hatred is not good, but that's because the mods explicitly stated that they don't want discussion about that.

I just googled that up.. Didn't even know it existed till now. Wow, it seem like this kind of game is either because it's trying to be edgy so the creator find the most polarized subject and make a game off of it or idk.. I'm not sure how this sit with me.

I never understood the fixation people have on polishing a visual turd.

Hey now, it's a job for some people. People at Ubisoft gotta eat too you know?

Spoiler

AC:Unity and those patches

 

[Teeth]

I see, thanks for the detailed explanation. I did have no problems beating the gargoyles.
I guess I'll try to get myself more familiar with different weapons

It's not a huge deal. I heard about the sword before playing and purposely avoided it to try and get the "true Dark Souls experience" and was happy I did. But everyone is different. Some people love summoning friends for bosses (which makes those bosses much much easier), and that's okay too. Some people like the struggle (which I didn't think I did, but learned to love it).

If I were to make a recommendation, I would say to look through your inventory and try out a bunch of different weapons on random skeletons in the Parish. See which ones suit your playstyle (you never know, you could be a rapier guy!), and bump it up to +3/4/5 with titanite when you find one you like enough.

Then keep on playing. If you struggle a bit on a boss or a particularly tough encounter, try it a few times, but if you get to your tolerance limit, switch on over to the noob sword and wreck shit to continue. It'll always be there as a backup if you need it.

That's what I'd recommend.

But meh, play however you want, I don't subscribe to the "THERE'S ONLY ONE RIGHT WAY TO PLAY A GAME" theory. But I do think certain play styles limit the potential heights an experience can bring.

 

[Kiru]

Remember the Corona MotorSport Greenlight Offer I posted yesterday ? It got greenlit, and you can reserve yourself a key if you are part of the steamgroup.

http://whosgamingnow.net/reserve/corona

 

[Madn]

It's not a huge deal. I heard about the sword before playing and purposely avoided it to try and get the "true Dark Souls experience" and was happy I did. But everyone is different. Some people love summoning friends for bosses (which makes those bosses much much easier), and that's okay too. Some people like the struggle (which I didn't think I did, but learned to love it).

If I were to make a recommendation, I would say to look through your inventory and try out a bunch of different weapons on random skeletons in the Parish. See which ones suit your playstyle (you never know, you could be a rapier guy!), and bump it up to +3/4/5 with titanite when you find one you like enough.

Then keep on playing. If you struggle a bit on a boss or a particularly tough encounter, try it a few times, but if you get to your tolerance limit, switch on over to the noob sword and wreck shit to continue. It'll always be there as a backup if you need it.

That's what I'd recommend.

But meh, play however you want, I don't subscribe to the "THERE'S ONLY ONE RIGHT WAY TO PLAY A GAME" theory. But I do think certain play styles limit the potential heights an experience can bring.

Thanks again. I never summoned because I saw it as an "easy" way to deal with bosses, while I considered the sword just a particularly good drop. I do see your point as after picking it up I just slayed enemies in a much more rushed pace without bothering to check upgrades for other weapons

 

[trailmix16]

is there a better feeling than redeeming a bunch of keys? i dont think there is.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/KeysAdded#announcements