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STEAM | July 2014-3 Let Off Some STEAM Bennett
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Yeah, literally 15 minutes ago.
Freedom = $1.05
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neat. just add one more and it'll be perfect.
MMBosstones86
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That controller is starting to look like it requires a B.S. Degree to operate.
That's at least a step in the right direction. As long as all my AssCreeds are in a row, we're ok for now.
Check your steam.
Another Spare.
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Interfectum
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Seems like ModBot's "payitforward" rule is working as intended, IMO. Big name giveaways with that rule encourage users to giveaway more games. Everyone wins.
Beelzebubs
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Fellow gaffers.
Is there any way anyone here can help me get my game to TotalBicuit?
We sent him a Steam code and we tweeted on our tweeter account a call out but we need more strenght, more numbers! We need MOAR!
It would be so awesome to get a "WTF is..." video of his to push sales.
Can you guys help out? I promise I will do another giveaway if we get there
Here is our Tweeter account - https://twitter.com/Nerd_Monkeys
Thanks!
Have to send a mail to his publicist Christian I believe he's called. Should be able to contact him at mailbox@cynicalbrit.com
corrosivefrost
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Holy schnikes. Something I don't own.
Well, I'll toss my hat in the ring... whynot, I am dead after all, right?
No extras here?
Sgt.Pepper
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FEAR THE FUTURE
4 years in the making, I just recently 100%ed Metro 2033, having played through it what must be 8 times now, and I wanted to convince you to play it if you haven't.
It's one of those FPS that knows how a game should feel. The music is subdued, with ambient noise and echoes in the tunnels making up most of the audio, peppered with the sound of gunfire and unearthly screams. Each of the guns has an appropriate kick with their recoil. Every fight feels like a fight for your life, as both you and your enemies could easily die with one mistake. It's tense, it's eerie, and strangely beautiful considering most of the game occurs in tunnels.
Metro is also is part of a trend that I hope continues: the trend of limited hud. On lower difficulties you have what amounts to a weapon wheel and bullet count on screen, but not only can you turn those off, the higher difficulties automatically disable them, meaning the only thing on your screen is a gun model and game, game, game. All of the information you need can be found on your model itself. You can see how many bullets are left in your clip by looking at the clip. You can see how much air you have by how foggy your mask is getting.
So many games just bombard you with information to get you where you need to go, and all Metro gives you is a bullet count. You have your traditional objectives screen, but instead of being a menu, it's an item that you can equip, and to read in the dark you flick on a lighter. How much better is that than pausing the game? ANSWER: A MILLION TIMES BETTER. It also has a compass marker if you need directions, but as you can imagine, taking place largely in metro tunnels, there's usually only one direction to go.
It is indeed a linear shooter, which I usually don't enjoy nearly as much as something like Farcry 3, but again, the feel is just sooooo good as to keep me going. I've played through 8 times in a linear shooter ffs, 40 hours of the same, yet I could probably play through it again. I know every twist and turn, every scripted enemy encounter, how long events last, and it's still fun. Largely due to the enemy's above-average ai in firefights, and the good feel of everything.
That's not to say there's nothing to explore. If you follow the compass marker you'll pass by all these side rooms both above and below ground that could contain the equipment and ammunition you need to survive, because unless you know how to game the barter system, you'll be out of luck when your gun clicks empty with a nazi rifleman at your throat. Limited ammo is a bitch, but it makes you consider every shot as important, which heightens the tension, and it makes exploring worthwhile.
Oh, also, when your revolver clicks empty, not only does it actually click, the cylinder keeps turning. What a good detail that a lot of games miss.
That's something else this game has: detail. Being a linear and story-based shooter I know makes it easier to do, but there's so much stuff packed into each area. At your home metro station, knocking on doors will prompt your neighbors to answer and greet you. In the stations and out in the field, if you're stealthy enough you can overhear conversations between allies and enemies that can go on for awhile. Standard affairs of the philosophy of their group, horror stories of what happened down a tunnel the other day, modern fairy tales about a magical metro tunnel, or just some dudes saying how their latest target begged for mercy and received none, stuff like that. There's so many objects strewn about each level, no area feels samey or like a corridor that you were just in 5 minutes ago. Each area feels unique, as do almost all of the weapons, and it's great.
No bits about the story here because talking about the early stuff is useless and talking about the late stuff is spoiling one or more parts, so just know that it's pretty good, but not amazing. It is a game based on a book, so the narrative is expected to be good.
Your first time through on any difficulty could take you up to 10 hours. After that, you could easily do a run-through in about 3-5 hours. Know that 100%ing this game is a nightmare if you care about achievements. Like I said, it took me 40 hours, and even then I was lucky to get them all.
Time to put it at the front of your backlog if you have it. I'm moving on to Last Light, and hope that it's even better.
I've seen the future, and it left me wanting
I'm waiting for Redux before sinking in.
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phoenix296
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On Chrome, right click ->Search Google for this image
You should. NHK is my favorite animu of all time.I knowyou told me before. I just cannot help but see Colonel Mustang everytime lol. I gotta check out N.H.K. though so thank you
You are weak. Dark Souls II DLC just released! Hurry up and finish DS1!
YOU liar! I didn't even gift it to you yet! HA! caught you!
But I ain't even mad since you used a Supernatural gif..
The Queen have returned! YES!
PandaPedinte
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Any idea if this is going to be the iteration that get released?
It's the quintessential Tumblr gif -- awful contrast and missing a ton of frames.
Doing another quick (& shameless ) giveaway to be eligible for Shadownet's awesome Batman giveaway, Since my Witcher giveaway is a 24hr one.
That reminds me that I should play Batman AO soon
) giveaway to be eligible for Shadownet's awesome Batman giveaway, Since my Witcher giveaway is a 24hr one.That reminds me that I should play Batman AO soon
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corrosivefrost
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If one pops into my inventory, it's yours if you want it, gooch.
On the condition that you play with me.
It's single player only because there's literally only one person playing it right now
Autofokus
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Doing another quick (& shameless
That reminds me that I should play Batman AO soon
This is a cool game, people should enter for it.
Did you just dissed Supernatural as a show?
I will still beat the game! I actually plan to try and stream for maybe an hour later today so everyone can see the hell that is the Tomb of the Giants and Duke's Archives
I imagine Valve will make an announcement when it settles on a final retail design.
It shouldn't have continued past s05.
MMBosstones86
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no, he dissed Tumblr gifs.
lashman
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I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
I'd welcome our new webm overlords if it wasn't so CPU intensive.
I should make saoirse webm's.
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phoenix296
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You're streaming? Time to dust off my level 1. I hope you're ready this time... :3
billmcdougal
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I agree. If someone adding Payitforward to a $60 game encourages 60 random people to give away a game, even if it is a bundle game that is worth a dollar or so to the winner, applying that rule just resulted in 60 other people getting free games, right?
Beelzebubs
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Sub Zero being Ice Cold.
If one pops into my inventory, it's yours if you want it, gooch.
On the condition that you play with me.
I'll be in the US in 25 days. No more 500 ping when playing with USgaf again hohoho
I'm shameless but not that shameless. You can do whatever you want with your copy if you get it (which includes giving it to me. I said I was shameless lol)
Oh you.
One of the few indie multiplayers I've seen have a healthy population is Natural Selection 2, and that one had a pre-established fanbase from its mod days.
Hello SteamGAF, how are you?
I'm slighty miffed. Everyone talking about some rich guy named Bruce Wayne as though he is the greatest rich man that dresses in unusual suits and fights crime. Bah to that I say, humbug as well. Scrooge McDuck is richer and been fighting crime since 1889!
You would never see a giant prison built inside of DuckBurg. No, Scrooge simply built a super prison on an asteroid in space that he won from a group of aliens in a space card game instead.
As an example of a reason, I have hardly been one to be shy about giving away games (made a thread just to do so after all), but sometimes the simple use and auto-posting of the Anonymous command is quite handy and I don't have to worry about it. Especially if I'm giving away a game while on my mobile and I simply don't care to do a copy and paste through touch screen controls.
A game is given and hopefully a game can be enjoyed by whomever takes it, and that's all that really matters.
They've really hit a lot of the issues I've had, amazing. I'm not quite used to that from Valve.
Wonderful news. Should make moving games between categories easier as well.
I get the reasoning, but the more they change the closer it gets to just being another controller and not standing out. I really don't want this to be a terrible drawn out joke where in the end it's just a PC Gamepad circa 2003.
I'm slighty miffed. Everyone talking about some rich guy named Bruce Wayne as though he is the greatest rich man that dresses in unusual suits and fights crime. Bah to that I say, humbug as well. Scrooge McDuck is richer and been fighting crime since 1889!
You would never see a giant prison built inside of DuckBurg. No, Scrooge simply built a super prison on an asteroid in space that he won from a group of aliens in a space card game instead.
As an example of a reason, I have hardly been one to be shy about giving away games (made a thread just to do so after all), but sometimes the simple use and auto-posting of the Anonymous command is quite handy and I don't have to worry about it. Especially if I'm giving away a game while on my mobile and I simply don't care to do a copy and paste through touch screen controls.
A game is given and hopefully a game can be enjoyed by whomever takes it, and that's all that really matters.
They've really hit a lot of the issues I've had, amazing. I'm not quite used to that from Valve.
Yes, you can Ctrl+click on multiple games, right click and set a category for all of those games at once!
Wonderful news. Should make moving games between categories easier as well.
I get the reasoning, but the more they change the closer it gets to just being another controller and not standing out. I really don't want this to be a terrible drawn out joke where in the end it's just a PC Gamepad circa 2003.
corrosivefrost
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yes ... do a stream ... that would be sooo cool!!!
If they ever patch Steamworks into Dark Souls, I will stream my eventual playthrough of the game, for certain.
Ban Puncher
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Agreed.
I say take it easy and remember why you're giving stuff away.
It's for fun/kindness. No need to stress.
I half agree with this. But I'll take the Winchester Brothers for as long as I can see them on my tv. There are some great moments in the later seasons too.
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There is a new Steam update coming? When is it?
PandaPedinte
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I hope they announce it this year. Valve's steam machines partners must ve annoyed by the pace Valve works.
corrosivefrost
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This makes me want to be a smartass and ask you if you own x360 controllers. :3
They knew what they were getting into. See: Half Life 2 Episode 3 or Half Life 3.
He's always like that with me. He's either forgetting about me or being straight up cold blooded toward me. I don't think he likes the idea of a second icy ninja in his world.
ashecitism
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Don't think so. This will get tested again, and of course the "where's the d-pad?" reactions are still going. Then again Valve will only listen to people who tested it and not some random forum people
Perhaps, but it shouldn't have come as a shock, haha.
Beelzebubs
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I disagree. It's justified because Crowley! Also more Castiel stuff, admittedly, leviathan season was weak.
lashman
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Why do you think I say great moments? More Crowley and Castiel stuff is great. Though if you like the actor that play Crowley. You should watch him in Leverage. He play almost the exact character lol
billmcdougal
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I mostly agree, but I certainly haven't stopped watching.
I think the past few seasons have been relatively bad, but this past one was actually much better (although the brotherly drama has gotten old).
It's still really entertaining though, and has some great characters. There were some great plots in early days, but these past seasons have generous helpings of Cas and Crowley, so...
corrosivefrost
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only if you get a mic first!!
Never. I will forever remain voiceless! :3
Finalization of the removal of GameSpy?
Madrugador
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I still haven't played Dark Souls only because I'm waiting for the GFWL removal. It's been more than a year I think D:
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