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STEAM | June 2016 - Dear Valve, E3 is here, please release Ricochet 2

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Kieli

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Dang
Missed out on the $10 offer for Cosmic Star Heroine @o@
Ah well will grab it during summer sale.

Uh, don't think there will be discounts on pre-orders during a summer sale.

There is a discount right now of 20% if you pre-order, however. But the game is already $15. If you get $10 off, the devs only get $5 :(.
 

AHA-Lambda

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urgh, i hate the puzzles in these dreamfall games >_<

I'm at literally the second puzzle of the new episode and am already totally lost
 

SSPssp

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As far as I remember, there was never a FF PC port that was released day and date with console. Heck, even the FFIX on PC was delayed for the sake of mobile release first. FF on PC is always aimed at double dippers. With the exception of the mmo ones, of course.

Yeah thats what I thought, I wonder if its really worth it for them to do that. Maybe they're aren't enough PC-only FF fans.
 

Tizoc

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Uh, don't think there will be discounts on pre-orders during a summer sale.

There is a discount right now of 20% if you pre-order, however. But the game is already $15. If you get $10 off, the devs only get $5 :(.

Well this discount lasts for around 2 months so I'll try not to miss on this discount :p
 
I was wondering why I deleted Hearthstone from my phone, since it's such a polished, deep, easy in/out experience.

So, I redownloaded it and remembered exactly how lopsided it can be when you're working with a free deck. Ugh.

Hand of Fate is pretty good, though? How long do the matches run? Hearthstone's matches are short by nature, but I remember some Magic: The Gathering (actual cards, not digital versions) matches lasting obscenely long with reshuffle cards and healing.

Well... Hands of Fate vs. other card games is a weird comparison because it's a roguelike third-person action game, using a tarot sort of thing to build the dungeons. Basically. Giant Bomb's Quick Look gives a good picture of the gameplay.


But yeah, Hearthstone's matches are insufferable. Its constantly a feeling of "what gimmick deck do I get wrecked by this time in my grind for a decent counter-gimmick?" Made me realise how much I prefer Gwent's gaminess in progression, by comparison.
 
Well... Hands of Fate vs. other card games is a weird comparison because it's a roguelike third-person action game, using a tarot sort of thing to build the dungeons. Basically. Giant Bomb's Quick Look gives a good picture of the gameplay.


But yeah, Hearthstone's matches are insufferable. Its constantly a feeling of "what gimmick deck do I get wrecked by this time in my grind for a decent counter-gimmick?" Made me realise how much I prefer Gwent's gaminess in progression, by comparison.

Wow. I utterly misjudged that game.

I saw it back when it was in Early Access or something like that, and thought it was a CCG. That thought never went away.
 

Knurek

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Dang
Missed out on the $10 offer for Cosmic Star Heroine @o@
Ah well will grab it during summer sale.

It's currently 20% off at Humble (&#8364;10.79), with additional 10% if you have a Monthly sub (&#8364;9.71) and additional 10% if you have a coupon from the E3 bundle (&#8364;8.73).

If you have the means, I think that comes out even less than the $10 deal.
 

Lomax

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Hand of Fate is pretty good, though? How long do the matches run? Hearthstone's matches are short by nature, but I remember some Magic: The Gathering (actual cards, not digital versions) matches lasting obscenely long with reshuffle cards and healing.

Hand of Fate isn't at all a card game. Like, not even remotely. Yes, things are represented by cards, but the deckbuilding is more "which encounters are you going to have a chance for" and the combat is a straight (mediocre) Arkham style melee fest. It's a neat game, and the atmosphere is great, and I keep going back to it because it gives you nice bite sized play sessions, but the flow is weird and the combat is lacking. But it is definitely not a card game, for good or bad.
 

Tizoc

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It's currently 20% off at Humble (&#8364;10.79), with additional 10% if you have a Monthly sub (&#8364;9.71) and additional 10% if you have a coupon from the E3 bundle (&#8364;8.73).

If you have the means, I think that comes out even less than the $10 deal.

Well thanks for that I managed to get it for USD 10 after all, cheers~
EDIT: Woah since when did HB start using Phone verification o_O
 

Momentary

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Bad news man. My Logitech G502 mouse's optic died. Good news is that they are sending me the updated Spectrum version free. I don't even have to send the dead mouse back.
 

Kagemusha

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Magic Duels is more broken than ever. Game deserves negative reviews. But I can't stop collecting daily coins and building decks. I win every other online game so its fun for me.



I'm half way through Walking Dead. I like the characters and illusion of choice. I'm at a point now were it's obvious that you can't really change anything. It's a fun ride.
 

Tizoc

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Magic Duels is more broken than ever. Game deserves negative reviews. But I can't stop collecting daily coins and building decks. I win every other online game so its fun for me.



I'm half way through Walking Dead. I like the characters and illusion of choice. I'm at a point now were it's obvious that you can't really change anything. It's a fun ride.

Give Dyscourse or 80 Days a play if you want a game that better fits the 'create your own adventure' mold.
 

Teggy

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Avatar change time? Avatar change time.

Game 52: Picross DS - started on 19.04.2016, finished on 17.06.2016 (43:13) - &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;

Just need to finish Root Double, Witcher 3 xpac 2 and I'll be ready for Umineko and 999 Steam whenever they release.

Wow, time for you to pick up an 80 hr RPG.

I don't know if I will make it this year. I haven't been pushing toward it but have been making decent progress just playing what I want. I'll see where I am in September and decide then.
 

jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Wow, time for you to pick up an 80 hr RPG.

I don't know if I will make it this year. I haven't been pushing toward it but have been making decent progress just playing what I want. I'll see where I am in September and decide then.

Final Fantasy XV and Dragon Quest VII both coming in September means I basically have until September to finish the challenge. Between that and Dishonored 2, Deus Ex, Civ VI, South Park, etc the end of this year is jam-packed.
 

Adnor

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Capcom should sell this mod as DLC, maybe then SFV would sell:

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Tizoc

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SF5's mod-ability is one factor to consider getting it on Steam.
Capcom should get the update up by the 30th to help boost the game's sales uring the Summer Sale :X
 

Teggy

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Final Fantasy XV and Dragon Quest VII both coming in September means I basically have until September to finish the challenge. Between that and Dishonored 2, Deus Ex, Civ VI, South Park, etc the end of this year is jam-packed.

Out of curiosity I checked last year's post. At this time in 2015 I had finished 41 games. This year I have finished...16. Now, in reality it's not that terrible, because one game a week puts you at 26 at the end of June.
 
Yes, there's that at least. Gaming became really bad in a matter of a day or two, though. Constant freezes of 5-30 seconds, missing sound effects and music, lag...

One annoying part will be reinstalling and redownloading everything back. Like that massive The Witcher 3 download... although, if this hdd will still work after receive the new one I guess I could copy paste the game folder and hope it will work fine.
Does your faulty HDD make clicking noises? You might want to try connect it to an external HDD case in rare case the HDD is fine but your MOBO is acting up.
 
Nfs hot pursuit on steam is a nice arcade racer
Heard decent things about most wanted too

Yaiba is a musou-lite game
Strider '14 is a metroidvania game
Mark of the ninja is a good stealth game

Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae is a good ninja game, and it also has cute girls in sailor uniforms, so as I see it is a win-win situation.

Steam ninjas?

The classics:
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/211207/header.jpg?t=1461928529[IMG][/URL]
[URL="http://store.steampowered.com/app/235210/"][IMG]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/34277/header.jpg?t=1461923051[IMG][/URL]

The classics revisited:
[URL="http://store.steampowered.com/app/235210/"][IMG]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/235210/header.jpg?t=1447357650[IMG][/URL]
[URL="http://store.steampowered.com/app/272330/"][IMG]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/272330/header.jpg?t=1456654420[IMG][/URL]

The neo-retro-indies:
[URL="http://store.steampowered.com/app/224820/"][IMG]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/224820/header.jpg?t=1447356973[IMG][/URL]
[URL="http://store.steampowered.com/app/405540/"][IMG]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/405540/header.jpg?t=1456274596[IMG][/URL]

The stealthy:
[URL="http://store.steampowered.com/app/214560/"][IMG]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/214560/header.jpg?t=1447356038[IMG][/URL]

The strategist:
[URL="http://store.steampowered.com/app/274230/"][IMG]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/274230/header.jpg?t=1447360149[IMG][/URL]

The brutal:
[URL="http://store.steampowered.com/app/233130/"][IMG]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/233130/header.jpg?t=1462465505[IMG][/URL][/QUOTE]

[quote="Messiah, post: 207478027"][url]Super House of dead Ninja's is a gem.[/url]

Edit: Beaten. It's really great.[/QUOTE]

thanks for the recommendation anyone!
 
I don't know why Steamworld Dig felt the need to take half of my money upon death when I was so close to getting a better torch, but that's one less game I want to play
 
Does your faulty HDD make clicking noises? You might want to try connect it to an external HDD case in rare case the HDD is fine but your MOBO is acting up.

Hmm, I'm not entirely sure how to do that though. I haven't heard any weird noises from it, as far as I can tell. But I've run several tests, and basically all of them failed.

Western Digital's Data Lifeguard Tool quick test couldn't even be completed. I tried searching online for the error code it gave me and I mostly found out people that had their HDD in even worse conditions than mine.

HD Sentinel says the health status of the HDD is 13%, and it estimates it will lasts for about another 19 days.

Crystal Disk Info gives me similar results, and CHKDSK took a long time only to get completely stuck in the middle of it.

So I hope it's just really the HDD and not some other thing, since I can't really afford to spend any more on this.
 

zkylon

zkylewd
Vampyr looks really really interesting. Its like a spiritual succesor to Pathologic
eh i'd wait before saying something like that

there's similarities in themes i guess but i don't think anyone can really capture the ice pick lodge spirit other than themselves
 

KingKong

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eh i'd wait before saying something like that

there's similarities in themes i guess but i don't think anyone can really capture the ice pick lodge spirit other than themselves

Wha? How on earth are you seeing that?

did you guys watch the gameplay reveal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeeXUYtyfVM

the theme of the flu and this doctor in a city full of people that you feel like you're living in and being able to kill or not kill everyone, I feel like it's going for the same kind of feeling
 
Firewatch on a $375 PC - PC vs PS4 - Firewatch Graphics Comparison
Surprising results. PM manages to run the game at 1080/60 even at High settings. 1440/30 at High, 1440/60 at Low and even 4K/30 at Low settings. Would have imagined PS4 to be powerful enough for 1080/60 seeing how well PM fares.

Also lol at his jab at MS and "high quality pixels" :D
Hmm, I'm not entirely sure how to do that though. I haven't heard any weird noises from it, as far as I can tell. But I've run several tests, and basically all of them failed.

Western Digital's Data Lifeguard Tool quick test couldn't even be completed. I tried searching online for the error code it gave me and I mostly found out people that had their HDD in even worse conditions than mine.

HD Sentinel says the health status of the HDD is 13%, and it estimates it will lasts for about another 19 days.

Crystal Disk Info gives me similar results, and CHKDSK took a long time only to get completely stuck in the middle of it.

So I hope it's just really the HDD and not some other thing, since I can't really afford to spend any more on this.
Hm, that sounds like an HDD issue. Honestly though, I didn't intend to scare you of having a bigger issue. MOBO being the problem should be unlikely.
And with external case I meant something like this where you can plug in an internal HDD and use it as an external one. But yeah, doesn't look needed at all in your case. Good luck hunting a cheap HDD o/
 

Anteater

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Firewatch on a $375 PC - PC vs PS4 - Firewatch Graphics Comparison
Surprising results. PM manages to run the game at 1080/60 even at High settings. 1440/30 at High, 1440/60 at Low and even 4K/30 at Low settings. Would have imagined PS4 to be powerful enough for 1080/60 seeing how well PM fares.

I have almost the identical machine as this guy, maybe I have a better cpu but his channel is so convenient because of that, better than nvidia articles which don't cover all games.

Too bad Doom has issues with framerate dropping.
 

Ozium

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So FFXV is running @ 800p on Xbox one. Not only are they releasing it on a console with barely any jrpg fans (and will sell terribly as a result) but they also are dragging performance of the game back 10 years into the past.

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FFS Square. How can they not announce a pc version and release it day n date? Makes me never want to support such an incompetent and out of touch company again.

eh, it's not like that game looks any better on the ps4?

only talking about the visuals, gameplay looks like dog shit on both
 

zkylon

zkylewd
did you guys watch the gameplay reveal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeeXUYtyfVM

the theme of the flu and this doctor in a city full of people that you feel like you're living in and being able to kill or not kill everyone, I feel like it's going for the same kind of feeling
to be fair i hadn't before and imo the surreal element of pathologic is too important to not be a part of what a spiritual successor could be, but i can see better what you mean now
 

Panda Rin

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Anyone recommend Dreamfall Chapters? Been wanting to play through an adventure game, but some of them are hit or miss for me (Game of Thrones and King's Quest fell short).
 

AHA-Lambda

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Anyone recommend Dreamfall Chapters? Been wanting to play through an adventure game, but some of them are hit or miss for me (Game of Thrones and King's Quest fell short).

I really want to say no tbh, I loved TLJ and Dreamfall, even without having grown up with them

It's a big step down from the previous series entries (and if you've not played them don't bother with Chapters, it'll be incomprehensible) in terms of storytelling.

The drawn out episodic format really didn't do this game any favours, makes following the plot by each episode very difficult (the previous episode was 6 months prior so I struggled in places for this new one).

And lastly, the game is quite fond of making you go pixel hunting for items in quests and it gets real irritating real quick.
 

Parsnip

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Anyone recommend Dreamfall Chapters? Been wanting to play through an adventure game, but some of them are hit or miss for me (Game of Thrones and King's Quest fell short).

I only played the first episode so far and liked it.
Decided to wait for the whole thing to be finished before continuing.
 

Jawmuncher

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It's hard to get excited about FFXV. But if it was XII PC, give it to me.

Kind of agree everything I have seen and played hasn't done much for me. The battle system is still so rough. The Xbox demo showed as much. I have a feeling the reviews are gonna sing a similar tune "a return to form held back by its battle system".
 

Ozium

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Kind of agree everything I have seen and played hasn't done much for me. The battle system is still so rough. The Xbox demo showed as much. I have a feeling the reviews are gonna sing a similar tune "a return to form held back by its battle system".

the FFX battle system makes Kingdom Hearts 2 look like The Last Remnant
 
Kind of agree everything I have seen and played hasn't done much for me. The battle system is still so rough. The Xbox demo showed as much. I have a feeling the reviews are gonna sing a similar tune "a return to form held back by its battle system".
I've tried both of the demos (Duscae and Platinum) and neither were worth the installation space.

A shame, imagine the other cool things we could've had if Square wasn't wasting their time on it. Definitely not feeling this stupid bro out.
 
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