platform wars
gaming side is a mistake, it's nothing but trash
everyone seems to have an agenda and everyone seems to take everything defensively
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STEAM | January 2016 - Out of cash, out of cache
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platform wars
gaming side is a mistake, it's nothing but trash
everyone seems to have an agenda and everyone seems to take everything defensively
Nyteshade517
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Darth Kupi
Banned
Oh man.
I regret not playing this when it came out. Seems hard to own a non gimped version nowadays.
I consider removing songs removing an essential part of the GTA experience. To add to that all this GFWL/securom bulllshit.
Before voting for the SteamGAF GOTY awards, I figured I should play some of the smaller games that came out last year that I think might have a shot at being in my list. So with that in mind, today I finished Cibele.
There's a lot to admire about this game. While it's only 'based on a true story', it's very autobiographical, and it's pretty brave of the developer, Nina Freeman, to put together such an intimate, almost voyeuristic look at her formative years and first love. Young love may be a subject much travelled in other media, ever since Thespis first stood up on a stage, but it's still rare in gaming, and as such it's valuable to see it here.
Gaming has this unique ability to really place you in another person's mindset, to let you explore their life, ideas and experiences. That's where Cibele excels, in letting you explore the desktop of 'Nina' and find out what she's going through at your own pace. It's awkward in the way young people are in their formative years, and it was certainly uncomfortable to see it all out there, laid bare for your eyes. There's a lot of different media you can view, pictures, blog posts, e-mails, even html code, that bring out a lot of small and large details about 'Nina' and her relationship with Ichi/Blake.
The faux MMO in the game, Valtameri, isn't that interesting. Mechanically you just click monsters to summon a boss three times, then beat that boss. But mechanics aren't really the point of the game. The gameplay of the MMO is entirely secondary to the more important social interactions that are going on, with Ichi/Blake and others, which is interesting to listen to and read through. I'd have liked more, but what I got was good.
It's awkward, uncomfortable and voyeuristic. But I still liked it a lot. I love that we have these autobiographical pieces in gaming now. Games like Cibele, The Beginners Guide and Her Story point the way towards really excellent explorations of people's stories in gaming, but I think the best of that style is yet to come.
There's a lot to admire about this game. While it's only 'based on a true story', it's very autobiographical, and it's pretty brave of the developer, Nina Freeman, to put together such an intimate, almost voyeuristic look at her formative years and first love. Young love may be a subject much travelled in other media, ever since Thespis first stood up on a stage, but it's still rare in gaming, and as such it's valuable to see it here.
Gaming has this unique ability to really place you in another person's mindset, to let you explore their life, ideas and experiences. That's where Cibele excels, in letting you explore the desktop of 'Nina' and find out what she's going through at your own pace. It's awkward in the way young people are in their formative years, and it was certainly uncomfortable to see it all out there, laid bare for your eyes. There's a lot of different media you can view, pictures, blog posts, e-mails, even html code, that bring out a lot of small and large details about 'Nina' and her relationship with Ichi/Blake.
The faux MMO in the game, Valtameri, isn't that interesting. Mechanically you just click monsters to summon a boss three times, then beat that boss. But mechanics aren't really the point of the game. The gameplay of the MMO is entirely secondary to the more important social interactions that are going on, with Ichi/Blake and others, which is interesting to listen to and read through. I'd have liked more, but what I got was good.
It's awkward, uncomfortable and voyeuristic. But I still liked it a lot. I love that we have these autobiographical pieces in gaming now. Games like Cibele, The Beginners Guide and Her Story point the way towards really excellent explorations of people's stories in gaming, but I think the best of that style is yet to come.
the_firewithin
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OK i bought Dragons Dogma and i dont know when i'll even get to play it
Nyteshade517
Member
the game itself was a little under $9 a few weeks ago at GamesPlanet
ashecitism
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Instead they usually complain about the companies.
Gedosato
Somebody teach me about Gedosato? Are all of you using that?
I remember once, I had made custom resolutions, and downsampled that way, to get rid of aliasing. Now I use nothing but what's in-game. =/
Good to see you back mate!
Btw, is Medal of Honor: Allied Assault available digitally anywhere?
Darth Kupi
Banned
It's a good game.
Unfortuantely, I've hit some difficult bosses that I need to beat to progress the game. I've fought them multiple times, and I guess I should grind a little, but I've gotten tired of them to the point of considering using CheatEngine.
someguyinahat
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I just got back into this game over the past few days. I'm not big on tower defense, but I like this one a lot.
Tizoc
Member
This has been recommended by jshackles IIRC.
No one expected Nines to gain popularity. If they knew, they would have given the Lego buildable figure the riot baton
This is good news, and the price tag isn't that crazy. Thanks!
I guess No One Lives Forever will remain the only disc-based game I'll have installed on my computer.
gedosato is basically a downsampling tool before downsampling is a thing, it only supports dx9 games tho
Damn Splinter Cell Blacklist is amazing, haven't had this much fun with co-op horde mode since Mass Effect 3, the co-op campaigns are great too, coming up with plans and executing them with a buddy is so satisfying, haven't even touched the single player or spies vs mercs mode yet, so much awesome content.
Few days ago i tried creating custom resolution for my 1080p monitor (1440p 59Hz) and it worked (60Hz is not possible) but i had vertical black bar on right side of my monitor. Today i tried 58Hz and it didn't work at all (Monitor out of range issue) then i went back to 59Hz and everything worked without issue and no more black bar. I tested in few games and it works without any issues even Steam Overlay scales perfectly and it is usable
I really don't know how to explain this.
I really don't know how to explain this.
It's that good.
Few days ago i tried creating custom resolution for my 1080p monitor (1440p 59Hz) and it worked (60Hz is not possible) but i had vertical black bar on right side of my monitor. Today i tried 58Hz and it didn't work at all (Monitor out of range issue) then i went back to 59Hz and everything worked without issue and no more black bar. I tested in few games and it works without any issues even Steam Overlay scales perfectly and it is usable
I really don't know how to explain this.
Wait why are you making custom resolutions when both AMD and Nvidia have native support for downsampling?
UcchedavÄda
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It's a good game.
Unfortuantely, I've hit some difficult bosses that I need to beat to progress the game. I've fought them multiple times, and I guess I should grind a little, but I've gotten tired of them to the point of considering using CheatEngine.
I found it to be pretty hit and miss.
The game-play itself is very basic for an RPG, and while the humor is amusing for a while, with some parts that just fell flat, it did not carry the game all the way through. I only had problems with difficulty early in the game, but once you get going it wasn't very difficult. One thing to keep in mind is that grinding for levels seems mostly pointless, since the biggest gains are obtained from upgrading your gear (I never found much use for high-level skills, and your characters only get marginally stronger). So grind for money, if anything.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Yeah the DLC in that bundle is pretty lame too.
Nvidia DSR pushes 60Hz (or even more) and i get "Out of Range" message on my monitor. Gedosato and custom resolution (at 59Hz) works. It is my monitor that causes issues. When i use HDMI cable and attach my TV on PC DSR works without issues.
ashecitism
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https://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1446262&p=49500445&viewfull=1#post49500445
Looks like the Steam Workshop entry page is displaying apps it probably shouldn't:
Top left one (with the Spotify logo) is an unknown app. Based on recent rumblings, it's probably for Steam Link stuff. Or maybe Steam controller stuff?
Top right one is "Galactineers", which got Greenlit at some point. Doesn't seem too interesting.
Bottom right one is this:
I have no idea what this is, and Google isn't proving useful. Any ideas?
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
Ah that sucks, custom resolutions seem like the dark ages now
I still use Custom Resolutions because I don't like dealing with the DSR - Smoothness setting that comes from not having even multiple resolutions setting. I have a 1440p monitor, so any 2x, 4x, etc stepping is going to be quite large.
Easier to just set 4K, or some custom resolution in between, and allow the driver to downsample automatically without any inherent fuzziness.
The drivers handle downsampling much easier now, there is no need to mess with timings, all done automatically.
arts&crafts
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WTF an outdoor store has an internal studio developing fishing games?
The only thing I wanna make virtual love to right now, is my new Android homescreen...
edit: showcase video I made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaOjAlBzD34
PandaPedinte
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Ah that sucks, custom resolutions seem like the dark ages now
Strange thing is that i can play Dishonored 4K to 1080p in 60FPS without any issues when i use Gedosato. And DSR causes some issue.
Just posted this on Twitter, but the Squadron 42 links to an app that gets frequent updates.
https://steamdb.info/app/432200/history/
EDIT: I got tweeted this as a source https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=438935719
Console Classics publishing a non-emulated PS1 game? What sorcery is this?
I assume it's an old PC game, am I correct?
ashecitism
Member
That's the Spotify stuff
https://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1446262&p=49500784&viewfull=1#post49500784
Jawmuncher
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PandaPedinte
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According Wikipedia its was originally released in 2009
Kaleinc
Banned
And as they don't have anything ready for current gen all that's waiting for us is ugly unreal engine stutterfest.
Yeah, but that price was because of a certain price error at Newegg. It's unlikely to find anymore copies at that price on B/S/T (individual copies from someone that bought a graphics card aside)
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