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[Ascheroth]

I really wanted to like this. It's legit scary and does a lot of really novel and interesting meta stuff. Unfortunately all that is buried under a layer of tedious puzzles that got worse and worse as the game continued. I (nearly) reached the end, but then it turns out I need all the achievements for the true end, so I'd have to replay the game and get the missing ones... And then I just said it's not worth it and gave up.
There's a lot of great somewhere in there, but ultimately I leave frustrated.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

I should also mention that I HATE crafting systems.

 

[MUnited83]

Army of Tentacles : Black GOAT of the Woods Edition is on the current Cubic Weekend Bundle, so the legitimacy of the site can be verified by Wuvcraft

 

[Anteater]

I've tried various Zelda games time and time again, but they've never clicked.

tried a link to the past? not like i tried hard to get into zelda games, but i always liked lttp and still liked it when i played it a few years back

 

[Freezard]

Capcom bundle.

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[Ladekabel]

I should also mention that I HATE crafting systems.

There is no crafting in BotW. How do you like cooking systems?

 

[gabbo]

The game's looking good.

Dammit. clicked link 'massively multiplayer'

 

[PaulSane]

Dammit. clicked link 'massively multiplayer'

Same The little interest i have left in MMOs is only for those which can be played as a single player game.

 

[zkylon]

Did you always have that tag?

not always but for a long time now

i've always been lewd tho

Fck this section and god bless whoever designed it. 100k+ souls have been lost in the damned place.

yeah that's one of my least favorite areas too

worst one is the swamp area tho

it's like valley of defilement but without any redeeming qualities to it lol

 

[Parsnip]

I never knew that arrows don't pull aggro in these games. Brb getting a bow.

They do, but you can pull one from a distance, kill them one at a time.

 

[MUnited83]

Dammit. clicked link 'massively multiplayer'

Same The little interest i have left in MMOs is only for those which can be played as a single player game.

Guys, the game has single player.

 

[Hektor]

A fantasy RPG made by the Blue Isle studios, you'd think that's a chinese bootleg of Planescape

 

[haendeul]

worst one is the swamp area tho

it's like valley of defilement but without any redeeming qualities to it lol

Swamp wasn't so bad after I learned you can use the dagger weapon art to skate all over it. It was over so quick in my second playthrough.

 

[oni-link]

Yeah I think I'm gonna drop Valkyria Chronicles

13 hours in and then this desert tank mission ruins it

I got to the part where the superboss gets an invincible teammate that can 1 shot your team from all over the map and still had one weak point to go before the actual superboss could be harmed and thought, fuck this

This game is legitimately unfair, which is a shame, because the mechanics are great, it's just been designed by a sadist

 

[Jawmuncher]

Yeah I think I'm gonna drop Valkyria Chronicles

13 hours in and then this desert tank mission ruins it

I got to the part where the superboss gets an invincible teammate that can 1 shot your team from all over the map and still had one weak point to go before the actual superboss could be harmed and thought, fuck this

This game is legitimately unfair, which is a shame, because the mechanics are great, it's just been designed by a sadist

That's the worst mission in the game. But yeah I felt in general the mission design wasn't as good as VC2.

 

[Kaleinc]

Yeah I think I'm gonna drop Valkyria Chronicles

13 hours in and then this desert tank mission ruins it

I got to the part where the superboss gets an invincible teammate that can 1 shot your team from all over the map and still had one weak point to go before the actual superboss could be harmed and thought, fuck this

This game is legitimately unfair, which is a shame, because the mechanics are great, it's just been designed by a sadist

It would be unfair if you couldn't save at any moment during your turn.

 

[Popstar]

Got a Civ IV that doesn't work in Europe. Not sure what it's restricted to.

Doesn't seem to work in NA (Canada) either.

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Civilization IV Complete -- MB-49876B4343B3AFA5 - Taken by Natty1

 

[oni-link]

It would be unfair if you couldn't save at any moment during your turn.

Well it's bad design then

I've looked up a few guides and they even recommend saving before you fire and reloading if you miss, and even admitting some parts of the mission are down to luck

If that's what is coming from people who are writing guides on how to beat the mission, then it's a terribly designed mission

"Yeah but you can save scum" doesn't justify it being poorly designed in the first place

 

[Purkake4]

Doesn't seem to work in NA (Canada) either.

The mystery code, like a Christmas fruitcake bounced around until it finally works for someone.

 

[zkylon]

Swamp wasn't so bad after I learned you can use the dagger weapon art to skate all over it. It was over so quick in my second playthrough.

i guess, but i stand by there not being anything interesting to that level

like 5-2 had really good lore and was connected to 5-1 which is an awesome level and maiden astraea which is an awesome character

swamp area in dks3 is like the lamest me-too shit ever

 

[Natty1]

Didn't work for me, thanks anyway.
Hopefully it works for the next person.

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Civilization IV Complete -- MB-567F2E8DB578D2B6 - Taken by PaulSane

 

[Purkake4]

Didn't work for me, thanks anyway.
Hopefully it works for the next person.

Maybe someone from the Steam Eastern Europe region can try it?

 

[PaulSane]

Didn't work for me, thanks anyway.
Hopefully it works for the next person.

Yep, not available here as well (Russia)
Quote to reveal the code.

 

[Anteater]

the surge demo is sorta alright

haven't finished it tho

 

[fuzaco]

Yep, not available here as well (Russia)
Quote to reveal the code.

Not available in Hungary either.

 

[Purkake4]

Yep, not available here as well (Russia)
Quote to reveal the code.

I guess we gave it a good shot. Maybe it's like India or Brazil-bound.

Just makes you hate region-blocking, even though I understand why it's there.

 

[Lain]

Well it's bad design then

I've looked up a few guides and they even recommend saving before you fire and reloading if you miss, and even admitting some parts of the mission are down to luck

If that's what is coming from people who are writing guides on how to beat the mission, then it's a terribly designed mission

"Yeah but you can save scum" doesn't justify it being poorly designed in the first place

I beat the mission (on PS3) on the first or second try from what I remember (talking about the mission against the tank where Selvaria shows up, right?). Might have been a second try after experiencing the sandstorm and stuff.

Sending scouts out to uncover parts of the map and taking care of enemies (because scouts rule), keeping your tank buster force under cover thanks to terrain (and if I remember right, the tank itself acts as cover against Selvaria) and making good use of orders should be enough to complete the mission with maybe a few casualties, but as long as you complete the battle before the corpses turn dead-dead or enemies reach them, then it's still fine.

 

[thesaucetastic]

Does Australia have region blocking? Might be something to try other than South America and India.

 

[Tizoc]

Yeah I think I'm gonna drop Valkyria Chronicles

13 hours in and then this desert tank mission ruins it

I got to the part where the superboss gets an invincible teammate that can 1 shot your team from all over the map and still had one weak point to go before the actual superboss could be harmed and thought, fuck this

This game is legitimately unfair, which is a shame, because the mechanics are great, it's just been designed by a sadist

Watch a video of it getting s ranked
It is what i did and i bet the battles

 

[dex3108]

Are you hyped jshackles?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6yBZKj-eo

 

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[yuraya]

Are you hyped jshackles?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6yBZKj-eo

Gonna be movie of the year! Fuuuuu only 4 more months.

Also Flash poking the sword to Wonder Woman was great

 

[dex3108]

Gonna be movie of the year! Fuuuuu only 4 more months.

Also Flash poking the sword to Wonder Woman was great

Aquaman will steal the show, mark my words XD

 

[Hektor]

Just finished the Crystal Tower Raid-Series in FFXIV.

They did a really fantastic job at translation it into both 3D Graphics and MMo-Gameplay.

Hopefully Return to Ivalice will be just as good.

 

[Rhaknar]

oh we talking about the tank mission in Valk? Yeah that's where I stopped playing back on PS3 lol.

Granted I didnt really read about it or go online to see what the deal wise I think, It was such a out of nowhere difficulty spike that after a few tries I think I just went "yeah im good" and never touched it again.

 

[prudislav]

seems like this little indie soulslike finally got a date

Release Trailer (28 Jul 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ivi4JBAuBw

 

[Orakio Rob]

seems like this little indie soulslike finally got a date

Release Trailer (28 Jul 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ivi4JBAuBw

I think it's closer to Hyper Light Drifter. From the trailer, it could be very good... or very boring

 

[prudislav]

^
well i got quite intruiged by it thx to the FextraLife's"Hands On With A True Soulslike" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz1ppMfnFmk)
and they were quite positive about it
BTW: its made by the dev of RONIN

 

[electroflame]

GMG updated their flash deals.

Pretty decent. Finally jumped on the Hitman train -- getting it for ~$20 was my tipping point. Worked out to $20.40 in the cart, which I think is a historical low (

Spoiler

aside from price mistakes

).

Some decent deals on Just Cause 3 XL (i.e. game + season pass), Sniper Elite 4, and Left 4 Dead bundle (for the 5 people who don't have them already).

SUMMER2017 voucher still works, although it's only 15% off now, not 20%.

 

[Nilua]

Yep, not available here as well (Russia)
Quote to reveal the code.

It worked for me, I guess it was a brazilian code? Thanks anyway!

 

[rainking187]

GMG updated their flash deals.

Pretty decent. Finally jumped on the Hitman train -- getting it for ~$20 was my tipping point. Worked out to $20.40 in the cart, which I think is a historical low (

Spoiler

aside from price mistakes

).

Some decent deals on Just Cause 3 XL (i.e. game + season pass), Sniper Elite 4, and Left 4 Dead bundle (for the 5 people who don't have them already).

SUMMER2017 voucher still works, although it's only 15% off now, not 20%.

I don't understand how the flash deals work. I bought Hitman from GMG a couple of days ago for $24. That's the exact same price it is now as a flash deal, not counting the voucher. Are the flash deals not cheaper than the normal sale prices?

 

[Dec]

I don't understand how the flash deals work. I bought Hitman from GMG a couple of days ago for $24. That's the exact same price it is now as a flash deal, not counting the voucher. Are the flash deals not cheaper than the normal sale prices?

I think they are the same but you get 25% off the sale price if it's a flash deal.

Though Quantum Break was only 10% off yesterday on GMG and is now 50% + 25% off the sale price.

Edit: oh they reduced it to 15%.

 

[Hero Prinny]

Jawmuncher became a meme on gaming side

Thats what happens when you make a dino crisis thread like every other week. Now he must embrace being a meme

 

[Jawmuncher]

Thats what happens when you make a dino crisis thread like every other week. Now he must embrace being a meme

Don't worry I read the other comments in this thread. Y'all brutal. I do have another D.C. Thread coming up though. It's a good one.

 

[Tizoc]

Thats what happens when you make a dino crisis thread like every other week. Now he must embrace being a meme

No it's more that you peeps can't stfu and ignore his posts that don't share your opinion :v

Jaw doesn't make DC-related threads every week, and that thread was made by a SteamGAFfer :v

 

[Teggy]

we had a cool conversation at work about two of my favorite games today, dark souls and thief, and it was weird trying to explain them to people that never played them and were asking me for similar games to offer as an example

for dark souls the best examples i could find were castlevania and metroid, but i'm not super pleased with those responses, specially metroid.

If my friend told me to go play Dark Souls because I liked Castlevania that person would not be my friend anymore.

 

[yuraya]

Aquaman will steal the show, mark my words XD

Aquaman is gonna be great. Next year his solo movie should be fucking amazing too.

 

[MUnited83]

No it's more that you peeps can't stfu and ignore his posts that don't share your opinion :v

Jaw doesn't make DC-related threads every week, and that thread was made by a SteamGAFfer :v

He does have 29 threads with Dino Crisis in the title

Spoiler

which is a higher number than the people interested on Dino Crisis in 2017

 

[Tonton]

Dino Crisis is just like Crash, people keep saying nobody cares about it but when it comes back Regina will DOMINATE the charts

Mark my words

 

[oni-link]

That's the worst mission in the game. But yeah I felt in general the mission design wasn't as good as VC2.

Ok so after posting I was going to drop the game earlier, I decided to give the stupid tank mission in Valkyria Chronicles one more go, this time using a guide (which my gf read out to me since I hate playing games with a guide)

I managed to beat it, just

It's such a badly designed mission, I deviated from the really specific guide a few times and this resulted in death and needing to reload the save

Hopefully there is nothing as shitty as this mission left in the game?