Damn rights it is! Thanks a lot Volcy
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STEAM | July 2014-2 In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming
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super-famicom
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If you want to go single player: Start with Warband and ignore vanilla Mount & Blade, as Warband is a superior version. It would be helpful to play the tutorial so you can learn the controls. Then create your character and enter the world of Calradia (where the game is set). I recommend playing Warband for a couple hours, then if you want more, install the Floris mod. It builds upon Warband and adds a lot more content: more weapons and armor, a diplomacy mod so you can bargain with lords, expanded troop trees, and new music and sounds. It is what I play when I play Warband. You can find the mod here: http://www.moddb.com/mods/floris-mod-pack
Another mod to try out, especially if you are a fan of Game of Thrones, is A Clash of Kings. This mod turns the game into Westeros and is set in between books 2 and 3 (WITH A SPOILER IF YOU HAVEN"T FINISHED BOOK 3). Fight for House Stark and defend the North, or aid Renly Baratheon in claiming the Iron Throne. Or claim it for yourself! More info at the link.
I haven't really played much MP, since I have a ton of fun just doing single player. Warband does include MP and there is a popular mod for it, c-RPG, which makes the multiplayer persistent (you earn gold and can buy better armor and weapons for your MP character) and adds a couple new modes. I haven't tried it myself but I hear it is awesome.
As for the other games in the collection, Napoleonic Wars is just MP DLC featuring the final years of the French Empires struggle to remain the dominant power of Western Europe in the early 19th century. It adds 19th century weapons and armor including artillery, MP up to 200 players, and 5 nations with over 330 unique units to choose from. I haven't played this.
With Fire & Sword is not very good. It's basically DLC that adds more to the base game, including guns which kinda unbalance the game. It's basically a weak mod when compared to Floris or some of the other ones, like Brytenwalda or Prophecy of Pendor.
You can find a lot of the mods for Warband here: http://www.moddb.com/games/mount-blade-warband/mods?sort=ranktoday-asc
Robert J. Sullivan
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just recorded this lil' nugget (no those weren't bots and yes they didn't kill each other) :
a.pomf.se/jiuxcv.webm
also :
a.pomf.se/igwpse.webm
i don't know why that vid has freezes
edit : 2nd game is lost planet 2
a.pomf.se/jiuxcv.webm
also :
a.pomf.se/igwpse.webm
i don't know why that vid has freezes
edit : 2nd game is lost planet 2
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I could go on and on about Kentucky Route Zero being awesome and possibly knocking some games out of my top 5 of all time, but I want to point everyone towards Ether One in this sale. It was a surprise release for me and while it does go slightly Bioshock: Infinite by the end the journey is beautiful and mystifying. I summed it up before at the end of the summer sale thread:
I have a full sized review written, but I'll spare the wall of text unless someone wants to read it out.
Freedom = $1.05
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Ysiest choice to enter that one. If i didn't own all of them between vita/PC i'd be so excited for that giveaway.
Also, now on the ice mountains in Ys II. I found some shoes that should allow me to access parts of the area i couldnt access before but, of course, im all out of magic right now so i can't destroy the ice blocking my path on the way back to the previous area.
I *think* MP regens in this game but if it doesn't then i dunno what im going to do hah.
A few humble spares:
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Stacking --MB-74E678012222FF3E- Taken by Halo 2
Lifeless Planet --MB-7683DED46DDC4CB7- Taken by derExperte
Paranautical Activity --MB-B6392E64A0C724A0- Taken by PLASTICA-MAN
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Melhisedek
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Warband is one of the greatest games ever made and I will stand by that statement till my dying breath.
Inquisitor is great if you like reading lots and lots of well written dialogue. I swear all ~2 hrs of my time with that game was spent reading. Not that I'm complaining, the writing is really good. There's even a quest that just consists of you listening to the life story of an NPC. You'd think that would be the most boring thing ever but I just kinda sat there for ten minutes straight reading it all. Very few games have writing good enough to do that to me.
Robert J. Sullivan
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lost planet 2, i'll edit it
super-famicom
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you will get frustrated. a lot. you will probably even wanna call the devs a dick like that guy did earlier. but you should definitely buy it
Melhisedek
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That looks pretty good tbh
PLASTICA-MAN
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Stacking is in which bundle?
More extras from the new weekly Humble Bundle. I forgot I had Stacking, which probably shouldn't happen.
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Widdly Scuds
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You might overdose on testosterone. The game doesn't have an unfair level of difficulty, you just can't rush into things carelessly. Also read the manual http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/247240/manuals/Volgarr_GameManual.pdf
Great giveaway, too bad I'm not interested in the Ys franchise haha. Good luck to everybody participating!
Lifeless Planet for $10 is great, a very nice experience.
Never heard of Funstock Digital. Reliable?
freshVeggie
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Thanks for taking the time to write so much in detail. Really appreciated.
Guess I'll get the floris mod and play warband. You made me really excited about it.
Never watched Game of Thrones, so no need for that mod for me.
Thanks for the chance to get Lifeless Planet!
CheesecakeRecipe
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I'm really curious for those who liked Lifeless Planet - can you tell me why? I feel like we played different games because I did not care for it and I seem to be the only one.
Maybe I'm not after all haha
Maybe I'm not after all haha
What's wrong with you?
It's fine, just curious why
Haha, it just doesn't look to me like a game that I would enjoy
Maybe I'll try it one day.Thank you both! Some good games in there but there's nothing else in the $6 tier to tempt me, so I'll use my money on this instead (from that funstock deal above):
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PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX Plus All You Can Eat Edition --MB-D3F58F596ED69BFA- Taken by PunishedSnake
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YianGaruga
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I didn't like it very much. The idea is good and it starts out nice, but it's way too long and it doesn't have enough story and gameplay to stay interesting.
FWIW they have an official rep on Reddit Video Game Deals and they don't allow unauthorized CD key resellers on there.
I liked the atmosphere that the developer created, I really felt immersed, gave me the feeling of being lost on that planet far away from home heh. The puzzling and exploration gameplay was also just fine. It's probably a love or hate thing like most "experiences"
derExperte
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You are not the only one, it's more the other way around, I'm surprised that so many here liked it while everywhere else the consensus seems to be 'interesting at first, then boring, then annoying'. Thanks to JaseC I'll play a bit later and will report back.
Here's a Strife Beta code if anyone wants it. Apparently you need to register at Strife.com first to use it.
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MMBosstones86
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People generally don't like walking simulators?
Good news, everyone.
It's not my spine or a hernia.
Bad news is we still don't know exactly what it is =p
Looks like most of the deals that happened during my absence got posted.
Apparently, more people are playing Unturned than Rust, Terraria and Day Z (aka the things it's slapped together with Minecraft for its game loop) combined?
Not sure how I feel about that.
Good for them, but I weep for the popularity of these kinds of games =p
It's not my spine or a hernia.
Bad news is we still don't know exactly what it is =p
Looks like most of the deals that happened during my absence got posted.
Apparently, more people are playing Unturned than Rust, Terraria and Day Z (aka the things it's slapped together with Minecraft for its game loop) combined?
Not sure how I feel about that.
Good for them, but I weep for the popularity of these kinds of games =p
DaBargainHunta
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A couple left from my previous giveaway. Take them.
Hopefully there are no problems with the keys. My apologies if there are.
Hopefully there are no problems with the keys. My apologies if there are.
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The Journey Down Chapter 1 --MB-D2AEE39E255F25B9- Taken by Spring-Loaded
1953 KGB Unleashed --MB-5DFC0A7CCE491220- Taken by Kanhir
I've never played any of the Ys games before and I was reluctant to buy more games since I've got plenty of stuff to play from the summer sale...
But then I remembered that I've got some M&M money in my steam wallet!
Definitely going to buy Ys: Oath in Felghana later tonight!
But then I remembered that I've got some M&M money in my steam wallet!
Definitely going to buy Ys: Oath in Felghana later tonight!
YianGaruga
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Haha I never thought about that, but I guess the title is accurate at least.
If the game was half as long (and cheaper) I would have no problem recommending it.
super-famicom
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No problem. Warband is one of my favorite games, so I hope more people in SteamGAF try it out.
derExperte
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they sent it to me at 9:06pm, when i got to the site there were 21 keys, and i wasn't able to get one...
100 keys while the AMD group alone has 30.000 members. Ain't happening.
But I enjoy seeing so many posting the names of two games they want. That takes a special kind of stupid.
Jawmuncher
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So I opened up my Xbox One controller and the cause was get this.
The screw that's supposed to hold the board in the controller somehow got loose and got stuck to the triggers magnet. Hoe the hell does that even happen.
The screw that's supposed to hold the board in the controller somehow got loose and got stuck to the triggers magnet. Hoe the hell does that even happen.
So, of the fps roguelikes that have popped up on Steam which is the best? From my count there is: Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike, Hoovy Bullets, Fancy Skulls and Paranautical Activity..
Which is the best and why? Bullets and Skulls look the most interesting to me, art style wise.
Which is the best and why? Bullets and Skulls look the most interesting to me, art style wise.
YianGaruga
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I really thought there was a reasonable chance of me getting one. I got the mail at 8:19.. yeah, maybe not.
would you recommend it at $10 (humble bundle price)
ItsGeeMcGee
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FTL
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FTL Faster Than Light -- MB-41D2A23A291D13B7
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Paranautical Activity --MB-F051A9D4F304FB68- Taken by Baron_Calamity. 1 entrants total.
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