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STEAM | January 2016 - Out of cash, out of cache
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Cool, looking forward to this one. Not gonna bother signing up for this though, too much to play as is.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Spooky's House of Jump Scares - Karamari Hospital DLC
Spooky's House of Jump Scares was an interesting game for me, I enjoyed it but it was definitely crippled by glaring repetition of repeating rooms and same-y monster encounters (most monsters were tackled by the art of running viciously through randomized rooms with a few exceptions), a flaw that made the game feel like it was dragged on a bit longer than it should of been. Spooky's DLC piece, Karamari Hospital, is maybe the highlight of the whole SHoJS experience, and worth it for anyone who found enjoyment in the title.
Basically this whole DLC being a love-letter of sorts to Silent Hill (to the point the credits even end off in a, "Rest in Peace, Konami," message amusingly at the end), the game takes place right before the end of the main game in some sort of alternate storyline. Right before you take the elevator to the final five rooms of the original, the elevator instead breaks and crashes far beneath the house into a strange abandoned hospital that Spooky, "Forgot was even here." In the hospital, we follow the story of several doctors who experienced strange phenomenon with their patients and operations, and learn a bit more about the backstory of Spooky.
The DLC is completely centered around this hospital location, and its better for it. You go through creepy hallways, patient and office rooms, and disturbing basements, as you unlock doors, escape monstrosities, and try to find your way out of the hospital. The atmosphere in this DLC is really quite immersive, the music is undoubtedly Silent Hill-inspired but it works quite effectively, and the change of pacing to the rest of the game makes it so that you may not really know what to expect even if you beaten the main game. More than this, the DLC has some ingenious scare tactics, and presents you with five new monsters never encountered in the main game. More-so, since the DLC is not made of random rooms, the areas you encounter them in have thought put into them, and as a result, much more memorable and tense encounters with much better design than the main game. You can tell the creators have learned things since the original game, and have put it into practice here.
The more condensed experience makes a much more memorable one that avoids the repetition pitfalls of the main game, the story is more interesting being set in a single location to further develop its characters from notes, the monsters are twisted and more varied than the main game and present unique threats in unique locations, the scares are in my opinion much stronger than the main game, the music in the DLC really stood out to me with some fantastic pieces, and while its Silent Hill inspiration is obvious (along with some other nods, like a police officer enemy you encounter probably being based off of a Shibito from the Siren series), it is a good love-letter, and a fantastic piece of DLC for SHoJS.
The one downside to the DLC is length. The DLC will probably take you 45-60 minutes to complete, but as the main game is free and the DLC doesn't pad itself out like the main game and in many way exceeds the original, I think is worth it for any fan of the game. Of note, once you complete the game, you unlock New Game+, which I do recommend trying. It has some hidden secrets to uncover, and the secrets are a delight to find, as well as Spooky's outfit changes for it.
All in all, an incredibly solid piece of DLC for Spooky's House of Jump Scares which, in many ways, triumphs over the main game. With a more focused experience comes a more memorable and creepy one, and a fantastic continuation of the world of Spooky's Home.
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Steam Review: http://steamcommunity.com/id/AestheticGamer/recommended/414150
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I can do better. Not bad for my first run in like a year.
shortsFortallPeople
Banned
I'm finding super meat boy to be a lot less frustrating now than it was 6 years ago or so. Maybe I'm more patient of a player but at least the main stages in the game aren't giving me a headache
I think my recent playthrough of crash 2 for the first time reinstilled the virtues of patience or something
I think my recent playthrough of crash 2 for the first time reinstilled the virtues of patience or something
Dsyndrome
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Good to see you, now jump on the Dragon's Dogma bandwagon like everyone else.
I like to do this but I feel like it would take too much time.
TheMadMan007
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To me it was worth the money for sure. I just said it, because I was on the fence about it until I heard a few people rave about it and bit the bullet and got it. And I'm super glad I did, so hopefully if anyone else is on the fence about it, maybe I can help someone figure out if they really want it or not.
ramoisdead
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Not only can't you not activate DD
A when bought on Nuuvem not it says for Resident Evil 0 that it is restricted only for Brazil. Yup, Capcom lurks in this thread.
A when bought on Nuuvem not it says for Resident Evil 0 that it is restricted only for Brazil. Yup, Capcom lurks in this thread.someguyinahat
Member
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Alf never had us in the first place
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I wish, I liked that show when i was a kid.
Dsyndrome
Member
You're a little late =P
Well then enlist into one of the on-going fights against the pre-cursors to the reverse lamias. Iosefe and Spirited both probably need fresh blood.
BoosterDuck
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The perfect PC controller is a symmetrical Xbox One controller with Vita's D-Pad
Atraveller
Banned
Acer XB271HU, it's what I would buy if I had the money.
shortsFortallPeople
Banned
I'd say the perfect controller lets me have a decent chance at playing any PC game without the need of extra software
I'm with nabs, the steam controller is so damn versatile that now that I'm used to it I have a hard time going back
I'm with nabs, the steam controller is so damn versatile that now that I'm used to it I have a hard time going back
BoosterDuck
Banned
I'll get a 1440p monitor when pascal comes out
gotta keep dat 90 fps in GTAV
gotta keep dat 90 fps in GTAV
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Huge and ungainly? How.
E: I've preferred the Xbox controller, One and 360. That's just me, though. It's all preference, but I wouldn't call the 360 controller ungainly at all.
I'd use the DS4 but I only have the one and need it for PS4. I do find it more comfortable than the DS3.
shortsFortallPeople
Banned
Steam controller is like the opposite of the ps4 controller. Shit you not, this thing has to have nearly a hundred hours on it and it's still not dead.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Baby Hands McGee.
Asian hands. It's pretty big and bulky for me as well.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I owned a 360 long before a PS3, and yes, for smaller hands the 360 controller feels like a behemoth in comparison. It's not just that it's larger, but that the AA's add significant weight.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
I don't have small hands.
I just never got used to the layout of the controller.
I just never got used to the layout of the controller.
The Dear Leader
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The DS3 is like a controller made by aliens who have never touched an actual controller in their lives and needed to keep up appearances so they tried their hardest and came up with the DS3.
The 360 controller is seriously the perfect controller in my opinion.
The 360 controller is seriously the perfect controller in my opinion.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
gee it's almost as we have different physical characteristics and preferences.
shocking
shocking
shortsFortallPeople
Banned
Dat dpad though
The newer xb1 controllers with the fixed bumpers and 3.5 headphone jack is probably the best standard controller on the market now. The ds4 has terrible battery life and the cheap sticks are peeling off all of the time.
Steam controller is my preferred controller at the moment though it's not perfect. It's good enough to retire my 360 pad for PC at the moment though.
It has mushy convex triggers and the sticks are both convex and much too close. It's okay but there are better pads out there now
Nyteshade517
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I'm interested in The Division as far as wanting to play it but that's about it. If I can get a Beta key once it ever starts I'll try it out but it's not a game that's on my "got to have immediately" list.
Grief's guide to cheating the system:
That was easy.
- pre-order PC Physical. (Offer does not apply to digital content.)
- PS4/XBO physical work too.
- Doesn't charge your card until Amazon ships.
- Immediately sends you an email with activation code.
- Activates on Division website, attaches to your Uplay account.
- Took less than one minute.
Theoretically you can cancel your pre-order at any time, but I'm going to wait until after the Beta.
DS3 triggers are from hell itself
The Dear Leader
Banned
I mean this sums it up right here.
I mean this sums it up right here.
thanks obama
TheAutomator
Banned
I personally never found a problem with DS3 and neither did anyone I ever met. Until I went to GAF. Its like stepping into bizzaro world.
spindoctor
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I haven't played the game myself but I asked my friend (who loves SOMA) whether I should use it. He told me there are certain points later in the game where this mod could hamper the experience.
Alternatively, you could enable god mode in the game?
Its how an infomercial for xbone controllers would look like.
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