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[zkylon]

Have you played Grim Dawn?

i don't lik ediablo games

Was just another typical open world game to me :/

it gets a lot better later on but it's nothing mind blowing for sure

there's a much better game to be made if u remove the unnecessary grinding and crafting and just focus on making an awesome free roaming parkour zombie game thing

 

[The Dear Leader]

Considering the Helldivers release directly by Sony in December and the timeline, it say it's a sure thing. Sony isn't going to start bringing one game to PC and then stop, they'd clearly have a plan for a few more of their indie catalog. And someone that just wanted to make a fake submission would need a hell of a luck to get it leaked just as Sony is publishing a game on PC so it is feasible, and then constantly updating the app over months, and then designing a banner for it to put on the store... I mean, none of this makes sense if the game isn't actually being ported

My conspiracy theory is that Sony must have included a clause in the their indie contracts that allow a possibility of a PC version later down the line if they sign a exclusivity deal. Because it's weird seeing PC focused indie developers working exclusively on console. It all makes sense man, it's just a big scheme from Big Indie™ to get us to buy their games twice man!!!

 

[Maxwood]

There is no multi in Syndicate.
Too much forced Jacob tho.

Jacob's a schmuck. His ego's the size of a skyscraper and everything he touches turns to shit.
Just like most Assassin's.

Evie is charming, though. Best character in the series. Right next to Adéwalé.

 

[dex3108]

I like new approach from both Sony and MS (especially Sony) because PC owners are in really good position. Both companies are trying to secure exclusivity on their platform but they don;t care if game is on PC.

 

[The Dear Leader]

I like new approach from both Sony and MS (especially Sony) because PC owners are in really good position. Both companies are trying to secure exclusivity on their platform but they don;t care if game is on PC.

Yeah it's great, I hope they continue to not care about PC or consider it a threat. It's really a win/win/win, Sony/MS gets a taste if they publish, the developers get extra sales, and PC gamer's get some dope games.

 

[uncredited male]

I like getting console leftovers. They tend to be cheaper and have all the DLC and major bugs fixed.

 

[accel]

Saw the deal on Tom Clancy games on Humble Bundle. Reached for my wallet. Then saw that it's for Uplay, not Steam. Damn...

 

[NingenJanai]

Seems people like Uplay, the average got to almost $10...

 

[texhnolyze]

Considering the Helldivers release directly by Sony in December and the timeline, i'd say it's a sure thing. Sony isn't going to start bringing one game to PC and then stop, they'd clearly have a plan for a few more of their indie catalog. And someone that just wanted to make a fake submission would need a hell of a luck to get it leaked just as Sony is publishing a game on PC so it is feasible, and then constantly updating the app over months, and then designing a banner for it to put on the store... I mean, none of this makes sense if the game isn't actually being ported

I guess you're right.
March would be ideal, there aren't that many games slated for that month.

i don't lik ediablo games

Well, that's too bad. :/

I like getting console leftovers. They tend to be cheaper and have all the DLC and major bugs fixed.

PC masterlate!

 

[zkylon]

Well, that's too bad. :/

bigger numbers do nothing for me

i was never able to get any sort of enjoyment out of having better gear in any of those games (or boredlands or other games of the style)

 

[Copons]

Voted, yo!

#5 - Prison Architect
#4 - Rocket League
#3 - Contradiction
#2 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
#1 - Cities: Skylines



What a weird year. I played really few 2015 games (also thanks to emulating PS2-era long ass JRPGs), but the one I played, I loved so much and some of them are straight in my GOAT list.

 

[ashecitism]

before this escalates, newest story from reddit

http://imgur.com/a/EfHC5

 

[accel]

Seems people like Uplay, the average got to almost $10...

Uplay might be a fine platform. Same as Origin, same as ten others. My problem with all of them is that I don't want several of these platforms, performing the same things, trying to be the same all-in-one hubs, plugging themselves into the same spots. I only want one of them and I have chosen Steam (and that's not changing for some time).

(The only additional thing I tolerate is Battle.net, and that's only because of long history with Blizzard games...)

 

[Copons]

before this escalates, newest story from reddit

Yeah but what does this mean for halflife

 

[accel]

before this escalates, newest story from reddit

http://imgur.com/a/EfHC5

The email shot is cropped on the most interesting place. Is there a URL where it is shown in full?

 

[ashecitism]

The email shot is cropped on the most interesting place. Is there a URL where it is shown in full?

here's the supposedly full email: http://imgur.com/a/EfHC5

 

[MUnited83]

Seems people like Uplay, the average got to almost $10...

The number of buyers is much more revealing than the average purchase

 

[AHA-Lambda]

The number of buyers is much more revealing than the average purchase

That dedicated UPlay "club"

 

[milena87]

I have yet to decide on my 4th and 5th spot for the GOTY vote. Top 3 is decided and I have The Witcher 3, Pillars and Life is Strage, but I've played and liked more games released this year than usual...

Paint it Back, Cities: Skylines, Contradiction, Her Story, Tales from the Borderlands, Rocket League. And I have a few days to complete SOMA as well... Help.

 

[ashecitism]

Here's the pastebin dump of the supposed email: http://pastebin.com/4HNGTaEj

oh yeah, here's the thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/comments/3zzmi2/sent_an_email_to_marc_laidlaw_about_hl3_he/

 

[dex3108]

Yeah it's great, I hope they continue to not care about PC or consider it a threat. It's really a win/win/win, Sony/MS gets a taste if they publish, the developers get extra sales, and PC gamer's get some dope games.

Now if only MS would be nice enough to allow Insomniac to publish Sunset Overdrive on PC.

Here's the pastebin dump of the supposed email: http://pastebin.com/4HNGTaEj

oh yeah, here's the thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/comments/3zzmi2/sent_an_email_to_marc_laidlaw_about_hl3_he/

So Valve pushed Mark out because they didn't allow him to work on things he probably wanted XD Booo Valve, booo! XD

 

[The Dear Leader]

Now if only MS would be nice enough to allow Insomniac to publish Sunset Overdrive on PC.

I would love that.

 

[NingenJanai]

Uplay might be a fine platform. Same as Origin, same as ten others. My problem with all of them is that I don't want several of these platforms, performing the same things, trying to be the same all-in-one hubs, plugging themselves into the same spots. I only want one of them and I have chosen Steam (and that's not changing for some time).

(The only additional thing I tolerate is Battle.net, and that's only because of long history with Blizzard games...)

So fine you can't even add friends, I mean you can send friend request, but the user in question never gets them, lol.

You are talking about UPlay? I never had issue with friend requests there.

Yes, a friend tried adding me multiple times and I never received the friend requests, I tried adding him and he didn't receive them either.

 

[dex3108]

So fine you can't even add friends, I mean you can send friend request, but the user in question never gets them, lol.

You are talking about UPlay? I never had issue with friend requests there.

Uplay might be a fine platform. Same as Origin, same as ten others. My problem with all of them is that I don't want several of these platforms, performing the same things, trying to be the same all-in-one hubs, plugging themselves into the same spots. I only want one of them and I have chosen Steam (and that's not changing for some time).

(The only additional thing I tolerate is Battle.net, and that's only because of long history with Blizzard games...)

You can always use Raptr that detects .exe files so no matter what platform you are using you can see all games installed on your PC in their app. Also they track your game time no matter what platform you are using.

 

[accel]

here's the supposedly full email: http://imgur.com/a/EfHC5

Thank you.

 

[Copons]

I have yet to decide on my 4th and 5th spot for the GOTY vote. Top 3 is decided and I have The Witcher 3, Pillars and Life is Strage, but I've played and liked more games released this year than usual...

Paint it Back, Cities: Skylines, Contradiction, Her Story, Tales from the Borderlands, Rocket League. And I have a few days to complete SOMA as well... Help.

Just do the right thing: lower your top 3 by one position, to allow C:S to be your #1 and add Contradiction as your #5. Easy peasy!

 

[Arthea]

I actually have two lists, one is my GOTY list, other is my "I'm sorry GOTY list", of games that had very good chance ending on my GOTY list if I had time or opportunity to play them. I'm sorry GOTY list is as long as GOTY list, *laughs*

 

[dex3108]

Yes, a friend tried adding me multiple times and I never received the friend requests, I tried adding him and he didn't receive them either.

If you want you can try to send me request (same nick as here). It is really strange because that was thing i never had an issue on UPlay.

 

[Phinor]

I like the top 5 only voting system. It makes it all the more tough to cut down from the list of 10 you created for every other vote.

That being said, damn this list of five. I had to make some hard decisions.

 

[Arthea]

I like the top 5 only voting system. It makes it all the more tough to cut down from the list of 10 you created for every other vote.

That being said, damn this list of five. I had to make some hard decisions.

top 5 is good, yeah, hard decisions and all that

 

[Messiah]

Since everyone is posting lists:

#5 Life is Strange:
Having only seen snippets of the game and the cringy dialogue I went into it reluctantly only because it got so much praise around these parts. I was not prepared for this emotional rollercoaster.
The game has some outstanding emotional moments, which I did not expect and it manages to handles the subjects it touches upon really well in my opinion. The first and especially the last episode weren't really that satisfying for me and so I can't justify ranking this game higher on my personal list.

#4 Way of the Samurai 4
I picked up this game mostly because of Kurt's praise in this thread. I thoroughly enjoyed my time I spent with it. From the wacky characters over the branching story to the surprisingly deep combat system, the game just managed to get its hooks into me.


#3 Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!!
This game came out of left field. I was already interested in it after reading through its OT and reading about its complex systems.
When Leafhopper got into the game and started praising it as well I couldn't resist anymore and I am glad I picked it up. Thankfully the game has a really good netcode as well so I could even play decently with people overseas which is sadly necessary due to the low amount of players even in its release timeframe.
I really hope more people will give this game a shot when it is cheaper. Sadly it didn't do well at all.

#2 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Well, this is a divisive choice. A lot of people were really bummed out about this game and while I agree with most of the common complaints I just can not ignore how addicted I was to this game and the amount of fun I had while playing it.
I just loved toying around with enemy soldier, infiltrating camps, watching my buddies do the work for me and even upgrading my Motherbase, fultoning soldiers and research new gadgets.

#1 Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-
Probably my favourite fighting game at the moment, period. I love the music, the presentation, the characters and I even enjoy the dumb story kinda.
Already put a lot of time into this game on console and will continue to do so on PC.

Honourable Mentions:
Don't take this as number 6 to 10, these are just some games I enjoyed and want to shout out.

Phantom Breaker: Battlegrounds: I don't normally enjoy Beat 'em Ups, but this one is really neat.
Undertale: Great Music, charming characters and a clever use of its mechanics.
Love At First Sight: I like cyclope girls.
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R: Would've probably ranked higher if Xrd didn't arrive this year. It is really worth playing even if you own Xrd though.
Yatagarasu: I love this game. It is really janky in its online aspects and in its UI. When you get it running the Netcode is awesome though. Lots of fun were had with this title.

 

[spindoctor]

Just a reminder: SteamGAF GOTY voting is now open.

I've already received and tallied a total of 39 ballots. There is a bit under 2 weeks remaining in which to vote. There were some great games released last year.

Spoiler

I'll try to keep the reminders down to about once daily so that people are generally aware of the voting, but not to disrupt things too much.

Umm... so what's your position on updating ballots from people who have already voted? I know you don't want to be swamped with people who keep re-voting but I realized last night that I made an absolutely daft mistake in the list I sent in because I simply forgot about another eligible game that came out and deserves that spot so much more.

In my defense, I keep a list of all games I completed in every year and I used that to choose my top five. I don't list multiplayer games on it because, obviously, you can't actually complete a multiplayer game. And the game I missed in my vote was Rocket League.

 

[NingenJanai]

If you want you can try to send me request (same nick as here). It is really strange because that was thing i never had an issue on UPlay.

Thanks dex, I'll try when I get home in a few hours.

 

[Arthea]

so far of all lists that were posted none contains Higurashi, why?

 

[Shadownet]

I was hoping to be surprise to see what the results will be but with all this list posting. It probably won't be.

I wonder if the academy will start leaking people their votes before announcing the winners as well

 

[Dascu]

Valve's published a write-up and some numbers to the Steamworks developer group regarding the Winter sale.

Not sure if this is all public info, but they generally seem pleased and note increased revenue, wishlist additions and product page views compared to previous sales.

 

[jdw_b]

Ugh my AMD account is still on hold for validation, it's been over 24 hours now

What's the latest with the Dirt Rally codes???

 

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[Chairmanchuck]

Valve's published a write-up and some numbers to the Steamworks developer group regarding the Winter sale.

Not sure if this is all public info, but they generally seem pleased and note increased revenue, wishlist additions and product page views compared to previous sales.

Were you satisfied with the Winter Sale?

 

[Dusk Golem]

EDIT: OKAY, got it and good~ Thank you very much.

 

[zkylon]

ok now i have to figure out who the fuck to remove to put undertale on my top 3

FUCK

 

[jdw_b]

What the hell is this game

Ozium posted a screenshot in the Activity feed, so I had a look at the store page...

Deserter Simulator

 

[Megauap]

Shadow of Mordor: GOTY for 3€ on:

http://gama-gama.ru/detail/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-game-of-the-year-edition/

Do you think this web is legal?

 

[Senhua]

Now if only MS would be nice enough to allow Insomniac to publish Sunset Overdrive on PC.

Exclusively on Windows 10

 

[texhnolyze]

Ok, that's it.
I'm done with tinkering with widescreen fix for KOTOR, I've wasted too many hours on it. I'll just settle with stretched widescreen and deal with it.

/criesintensively

 

[Arthea]

Shadow of Mordor: GOTY for 3€ on:

http://gama-gama.ru/detail/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-game-of-the-year-edition/

Do you think this web is legal?

as far as I know (was told by Russian friends this) you can't buy anything on online Russian stores without Russian IP, address and payment method, meaning not even with VPN.
As for legitimacy, no clue, not even a way to check it, and even if it is, they key will be locked to Russia anyway, so what's the point.

 

[Se7enSword]

so far of all lists that were posted none contains Higurashi, why?

A better question is why haven't they played Trails in the Sky SC yet.

 

[Arthea]

A better question is why haven't they played Trails in the Sky SC yet.

for the same reason they haven't played Trails FC last year, they don't know what's good for them?

 

[Chairmanchuck]

for the same reason they haven't played Trails FC last year, they don't know what's good for them?

I bought FC and SC on steam, but havent even started, because its a looooong jrpg and not sure when I have the time for it.

 

[Deques]

as far as I know (was told by Russian friends this) you can't buy anything on online Russian stores without Russian IP, address and payment method, meaning not even with VPN.
As for legitimacy, no clue, not even a way to check it, and even if it is, they key will be locked to Russia anyway, so what's the point.

My SteamDB-fu maybe isn't the best, but I can't find a russian specific cd-key in SteamDB. Someone wanna tell me that I am wrong?