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STEAM | January 2017 - Time to get GAMEDUMPED
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Yeah, I had heard this, but I had it in my backlog and it's not too long so it seemed a good idea to play it and get introduced to the engine.
The Elder Scrolls Online: One Tamriel counts as DLC, right?
No worries, I haven't played DS 3.
No worries, I haven't played DS 3.
Jawmuncher
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I cante you why it gets piled on because I'm playing it right now. The game drags something fierce, especially due to the dark world.
Crimsonclaw111
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5k doom is amazing, too bad it runs like 20-30fps max here lol
Gsync is the real game changer, 144hz is just a bonus. I can barely tell the difference between 60 and 144hz.
Gsync is the real game changer, 144hz is just a bonus. I can barely tell the difference between 60 and 144hz.
LurkerPrime
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Heh. One Tamriel would be a good nom if it's eligible (not sure, myself). I can't imagine playing ESO with level requirements.
And I should get this off my chest: I managed to get infected by a Werewolf on my very first encounter with them.
ENTIRE ESO GOAL ACCOMPLISHED.
Returns is something you play first or not at all. You made the right choice, I'd say.
It's not that it's a terrible game (I'd call it mediocre), but it's just really difficult to go back to (return to, if you will) because of all the gameplay/engine/roleplaying improvements the sequels manage to pack in.
And I should get this off my chest: I managed to get infected by a Werewolf on my very first encounter with them.
ENTIRE ESO GOAL ACCOMPLISHED.
Returns is something you play first or not at all. You made the right choice, I'd say.
It's not that it's a terrible game (I'd call it mediocre), but it's just really difficult to go back to (return to, if you will) because of all the gameplay/engine/roleplaying improvements the sequels manage to pack in.
Rickenslacker
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I felt exactly that with Ocarina of Time. That game has how many dungeons? 12? 13? At some point I was just trying to beeline it to the next to get it over with. Wind Waker's rupee grind and sailing vast nothingness also comes to mind. It's almost a series staple. Something that absolutely helped in quelling my fatigue there in Twilight Princess was the lack of some instrument that had a variety of code inputs. I never want to play an ocarina or wave a baton again.
This list is what I wished mine looked like. In an alternative timeline where I had way more time to spend on Paradox games, I'd be this guy right here.
Tyranny is probably next on most tho. Need to see how a tighter Pillars of Eternity goes.
What? No fair!
There are so many ways to experience games these days. Between Youtube, Twitch, and other outlets you can easily get an idea whether a game is well designed and would appeal to you without explicitly playing the game.
Games like Xcom and Stardew I know I will enjoy, but I haven't been able to devote the time they deserve in 2016. I'll get around to it in 2017, but I know they deserve a spot on my list.
Yeah, and playing visual novels is really just like watching a YouTube video anyway.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I find the skill ceiling of Youtube videos entirely too low.
You actually digging in on this one? Voting for a game you haven't played is stupid.
That's how I felt about the game too, but I haven't played it in so long I can't dig deeper.
House of Fata Morgana number 1 Steam GAF 2016.
What a well thought out and nuanced argument. I'm convinced.
I gave it about as much thought as it deserved.
Alright decided to vote in the end. I practically missed almost every single big release this year so my list is shorter.
I did play a few more games from this year but decided against putting them on the list since I barely spent one hour on each for one reason or another. Mostly played older games and Siege.
I did play a few more games from this year but decided against putting them on the list since I barely spent one hour on each for one reason or another. Mostly played older games and Siege.
For the most part, yeah. AFAIK the main-story doesn't require it. It's just for the trophy/platinum that you have to do that.
oh with a new studio too?
excited for what he makes next
i wonder what this means for access games. i never knew much about em but i was kinda rooting for them since swery worked there
Dunno if you'll count it, but since someone put that Steam Gauge up:
1. Dark Souls 3
2. Tom Clancy's The Division (if only for Survival mode. Surprise of the year for me)
3. Disgaea 1/Disgaea PC
4.
Battlefield 1
So let's put in Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD5. Biohazard 0: HD
Early Access:
1. Paladins, which is "Open Beta" but not EA per-se. I'd still count it as that.
2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Online (wait, this released at the tailend of 2015. D'oh)
2. If GitS doesn't count: Blockhood.
3. Overload Playable Teaser (since it's supposed to release this year IIRC, I'd count this demo as Early Access last year)
DLC:
1. Tom Clancy's The Division - Survival: While it can get repetitive since people are making maps, the base concept is very cool and I feel some developer needs to copy the idea and tweak it slightly for single-player/offline purposes and it'd be damn near perfect.
(I haven't played much DLC this past year, so I have no clue past that)
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spindoctor
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I feel like you should have at least played a game to vote for it in the GOTY awards. We all know that there are a lot of really great games coming out these days and it's difficult to get the time to play them all. Or sometimes you can't necessarily finish a particular game due to it's design or difficulty or just sheer breadth of content. And while you can reasonably make a judgement on what games you'd like just from reading reviews or watching footage, I feel like it would be best if the GOTY award is about the best game you played. And yeah, there are some games like kinetic novels which you can watch entirely on Youtube and get the same experience. Nobody is going to check if you played anything so just vote for whatever you feel was the best thing you enjoyed.
What really makes the SteamGAF GOTY interesting is that there's a huge variety of games that release each year and everyone votes for different stuff. The final list is not your bog standard top 10 GOTY list that you can grab from any gaming news website. In fact, even the ranks 10-20 will be interesting because it'll probably be filled with stuff that not many people played but enough liked to vote for them. So for example Doom is going to land up in the top 5 and you might not have been able to play it yet but what you saw looked good and you've heard great things so you could put in a vote for it. But how about instead of that you vote for that less recognizable puzzle game or platformer that you did play and let the rest of us know that it was a good game too?
Anyway, that's just my 2 cents on the issue.
A friend gifted me Trackmania Turbo yesterday get this... I couldn't get the gold medal on the first level. Granted I only played it for about 5 minutes but it was the first level. That is so dire...
Another friend gifted me Shantae Half-Genie Hero and that is one really nice game. Great music and art style. I played a couple of levels of that and died several times. The second level boss was particularly challenging because I reached it with less than 40% total health and the game doesn't replenish your health if you die and restart the boss. I didn't have any healing potions stocked up either (a mistake I will not make again). Kind of feel like that's a bit of a design flaw because it gets super frustrating to start the fight with so little health. There is an item that lets you abandon the level and go back to town where you can heal/buy potions to try it again though but I eventually managed to git gud and beat the boss with the handicap.
But yeah the two new games I tried yesterday gave me a lot of trouble. This was me yesterday night
What really makes the SteamGAF GOTY interesting is that there's a huge variety of games that release each year and everyone votes for different stuff. The final list is not your bog standard top 10 GOTY list that you can grab from any gaming news website. In fact, even the ranks 10-20 will be interesting because it'll probably be filled with stuff that not many people played but enough liked to vote for them. So for example Doom is going to land up in the top 5 and you might not have been able to play it yet but what you saw looked good and you've heard great things so you could put in a vote for it. But how about instead of that you vote for that less recognizable puzzle game or platformer that you did play and let the rest of us know that it was a good game too?
Anyway, that's just my 2 cents on the issue.
A friend gifted me Trackmania Turbo yesterday get this... I couldn't get the gold medal on the first level. Granted I only played it for about 5 minutes but it was the first level. That is so dire...
Another friend gifted me Shantae Half-Genie Hero and that is one really nice game. Great music and art style. I played a couple of levels of that and died several times. The second level boss was particularly challenging because I reached it with less than 40% total health and the game doesn't replenish your health if you die and restart the boss. I didn't have any healing potions stocked up either (a mistake I will not make again). Kind of feel like that's a bit of a design flaw because it gets super frustrating to start the fight with so little health. There is an item that lets you abandon the level and go back to town where you can heal/buy potions to try it again though but I eventually managed to git gud and beat the boss with the handicap.
But yeah the two new games I tried yesterday gave me a lot of trouble. This was me yesterday night
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Nintendo has disrespected my Borderlands. So I will now declare that the Switch will be dead before Borderlands 3 stops its DLC cycle.
I might of actually bought some Siren amiibo.
I might of actually bought some Siren amiibo.
I feel kind of bad not having Dragons Dogma or Xanadu Next on my list. Xanadu Next is like sixth on my list and Dragons Dogma was my third time playing it this year so it was more like just quick visit back home.
That said, I am glad to see them both popping up on several peoples lists!
That said, I am glad to see them both popping up on several peoples lists!
The STEAM forums reaction to Guilty Gear Xrd Rev. 2 is downright embarrassing. The people on their spewing their vitriol all over the place are so ignorant. They are talking about the DLC as if it's another stand alone game and are expecting to be charged full price for it. On top of that they are basically making things up to try and make the situation way more dramatic than it already is. I feel bad for Shini right now. He/she is trying to put out some fires, but the people there will only believe what they want to believe. The STEAM forums are embarrassing to look through much less comment in. I'm surprised developers even take the time to even post in that cesspool of a place.
People have complained for so long about Arc System Works not having their games release on PC at the same time as consoles. Now that we get DLC for Revelator, you have people on their bitching about it being too soon and complaining about it as if it's some full fledged release. I know that it's just the minority, but damn are they loud as hell about it.
People have complained for so long about Arc System Works not having their games release on PC at the same time as consoles. Now that we get DLC for Revelator, you have people on their bitching about it being too soon and complaining about it as if it's some full fledged release. I know that it's just the minority, but damn are they loud as hell about it.
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That spreadsheet doesn't even include SHENZHEN I/O though. For shame.
(For the SteamGAF awards I always just look through the "recent" list in the Steam library)
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morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
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It's not like it's that old? Risk of Rain is great, one of the best games of its type. Liked it a *lot* more than Rogue Legacy that's for sure.
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