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[GoldandBlue]

Looking at upcoming Steam games.

Orange is the New Black game looks great.

 

[Rhaknar]

Has it been leaked or confirmed when the steam summer sale is this year?

this thursday

 

[jediyoshi]

One day left on the bundle to end all bundles.

https://www.humblebundle.com/sekai-project-bundle

Spoiler

nyaa~

🐱

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

One day left on the bundle to end all bundles.

https://www.humblebundle.com/sekai-project-bundle

Spoiler

nyaa~

🐱

By which you mean the bundle that condemns the Humble Bundle to an early grave, right?

 

[Pachimari]

So now I'm wishlisting anime series on Steam... lord save me.

 

[GoldandBlue]

By which you mean the bundle that condemns the Humble Bundle to an early grave, right?

Considering how many bundles they sold, it likely saved them from an early grave!

 

[BasilZero]

this thursday

Yaassss

Awesome

Thursday it can be down and then I can start buying on Friday 😂

 

[Wok]

Steamdb has a good top list with a sane ranking system.

It has Contradiction in the top 100 so you know it's quality.

For info, I have written the rank of Contradiction for various values of alpha:

• alpha>=10^10 => Contradiction is 99th
• alpha=10^6 => Contradiction is 27th
• alpha=10^5 => Contradiction is 185th
• alpha=10^0 => Contradiction is 210th

Edit: Ranks corrected since we use 1 in real life for the first rank, instead of 0 as in programming.

 

[Durante]

For info, I have written the rank of Contradiction for various values of alpha:

• alpha -> infinity => Contradiction -> 98th
• alpha=10^6 => Contradiction is 26th
• alpha=10^5 => Contradiction is 184th
• alpha=10^0 => Contradiction is 209th

This is a good and scientific approach for finding the correct value for alpha.
Maybe you could get even closer to the perfect value using some hillclimbing algorithm!

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Considering how many bundles they sold, it likely saved them from an early grave!

I meant that metaphorically. As in, "you're dead to me."

 

[Tizoc]

I got the ot written up
Expect it to go up by thursday

So now I'm wishlisting anime series on Steam... lord save me.

Better be good ones
Do one punch man and mob psycho 100 show up in your region?

 

[Baron_Calamity]

Looking at upcoming Steam games.



Orange is the New Black game looks great.

Kinda cute. Any girl on girl mini games?

Considering how many bundles they sold, it likely saved them from an early grave!

Underaged, over developed cartoon Ta-Tas to the rescue.

 

[GoldandBlue]

I meant that metaphorically. As in, "you're dead to me."

Oh to you, well that's fine.

 

[Pachimari]

Better be good ones
Do one punch man and mob psycho 100 show up in your region?

Mob Psycho 1 does. Punch Man doesn't.

 

[dawgparty]

I was looking for dumb cheap shit and bought Blood and Bacon to play with a buddy. Steam is a wonderful service because holy shit this game is stupidly great.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Oh to you, well that's fine.

 

[Coreda]

Steamdb has a good top list with a sane ranking system.

It has Contradiction in the top 100 so you know it's quality.

Hidden Folks in the top 10. Surprising. Guess it lays out its appeal and gameplay very apparently so there aren't many disappointments.

 

[GoldandBlue]

Forgot The Crimson Court was today, been wanting to start a new game of DD but waited for the DLC.

 

[Wok]

This is a good and scientific approach for finding the correct value for alpha.
Maybe you could get even closer to the perfect value using some hill-climbing algorithm!

Actually, this is what I have considered, I have done it more crudely with a grid search.

The best rank for Contradiction is 22, which is achieved for alpha~10^(6.45). Since one has to choose alpha one way or the other, this could be the procedure which suits your tastes the better. This would result in the following top 25 hidden gems:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/400630 01 Wuppo
http://store.steampowered.com/app/411960 02 TY the Tasmanian Tiger
http://store.steampowered.com/app/303310 03 The House in Fata Morgana
http://store.steampowered.com/app/435400 04 Hidden Folks
http://store.steampowered.com/app/32150 05 Everyday Genius: SquareLogic
http://store.steampowered.com/app/344770 06 fault - milestone two side:above
http://store.steampowered.com/app/542770 07 Castle Must Be Mine
http://store.steampowered.com/app/412830 08 STEINS;GATE
http://store.steampowered.com/app/623080 09 planetarian HD
http://store.steampowered.com/app/420530 10 OneShot
http://store.steampowered.com/app/552280 11 tayutama 2 -you're the only one-
http://store.steampowered.com/app/511470 12 Glass Masquerade
http://store.steampowered.com/app/600370 13 Paradigm
http://store.steampowered.com/app/324160 14 CLANNAD
http://store.steampowered.com/app/316720 15 planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~
http://store.steampowered.com/app/571880 16 Angels with Scaly Wings
http://store.steampowered.com/app/529150 17 Lazerbait
http://store.steampowered.com/app/559210 18 Rakuen
http://store.steampowered.com/app/333640 19 Caves of Qud
http://store.steampowered.com/app/530390 20 Slayaway Camp
http://store.steampowered.com/app/385250 21 Paint it Back
http://store.steampowered.com/app/373390 22 Contradiction - the all-video murder mystery adventure
http://store.steampowered.com/app/545980 23 Voodoo Vince: Remastered
http://store.steampowered.com/app/339350 24 Choice of Robots
http://store.steampowered.com/app/406550 25 Umineko

Any other ranking procedure would require to change the formula for the criterion, but I doubt one could find something both simpler and still tweakable.

 

[Aaron D.]

LOL, what the hell?

I knew downloading the High Resolution Texture Pack was just asking for trouble.

 

[Orakio Rob]

I'm one of the few weirdos that don't really get Binding of Isaac. Where most people love the art style, I find it really ugly. I also hate the way the main character fires, the projectiles move reeeeally slow...

I wish I liked it, because it looks like everyone has so much fun with it. Maybe it's just not for me

 

[BasilZero]

I'm one of the few weirdos that don't really get Binding of Isaac. Where most people love the art style, I find it really ugly. I also hate the way the main character fires, the projectiles move reeeeally slow...

I wish I liked it, because it looks like everyone has so much fun with it. Maybe it's just not for me

Took me a while too before i got used to it.

I should give the game another whirl lol 😂

 

[dawgparty]

One day left on the bundle to end all bundles.

https://www.humblebundle.com/sekai-project-bundle

Spoiler

nyaa~

🐱

Are these all VNs?

 

[e90Mark]

Looking at upcoming Steam games.



Orange is the New Black game looks great.

Is there a link I could see to take a closer look? Tried a search in the store.

 

[GoldandBlue]

Is there a link I could see to take a closer look? Tried a search in the store.

Here ya go

http://store.steampowered.com/app/619810/Fabulous__Angelas_High_School_Reunion/

I was just kidding about it being an OITNB game.

 

[e90Mark]

Here ya go

http://store.steampowered.com/app/619810/Fabulous__Angelas_High_School_Reunion/

I was just kidding about it being an OITNB game.

Lmao! Thanks, I was genuinely excited if it was an OITNB game. I'll still check this out tho.

 

[Orakio Rob]

Took me a while too before i got used to it.

I should give the game another whirl lol 😂

I've only played the flash version and I heard it got hugely improved with Rebirth, but still, I don't know if it will be enough to change my mind...

...

Oh crap, the sale will end in less than an hour. Now I don't know if I should give this a try. Help me, gaf!

 

[Naarmight]

I'm one of the few weirdos that don't really get Binding of Isaac. Where most people love the art style, I find it really ugly. I also hate the way the main character fires, the projectiles move reeeeally slow...

I wish I liked it, because it looks like everyone has so much fun with it. Maybe it's just not for me

I never really liked the art style, but damn it has to be one of my favourite games ever. I have over 400 hours, and there is still plenty for me to do. There are a few things that are annoying, some of the bosses at early levels just being bullet sponges is the worst. But when you get going it is so much fun, learning the synergies with all the power ups is amazing, and when you get that crazy run it is the hook that makes you want to come back for more.

 

[BasilZero]

I've only played the flash version and I heard it got hugely improved with Rebirth, but still, I don't know if it will be enough to change my mind...

...

Oh crap, the sale will end in less than an hour. Now I don't know if I should give this a try. Help me, gaf!

Can't you just buy it and return it if you didn't like it?

 

[Arthea]

Trying to find hidden gems: I have ranked the top rated games based on a simple criterion (Wilson score times a decreasing function of the players total). There is one parameter (alpha) which can be tweaked. When alpha goes to infinity, the ranking is solely based on the Wilson score. So, basically, the higher the alpha, the less hidden the games. �� The top 20 games are shown below for different values of alpha. I say the games corresponding to alpha equal to 1.0 are pretty well-hidden. �� What do you think?

Almost considered hidden gems:


Hidden gems:


Truly hidden gems:

I appreciate your work, only first list consists of all games I've played or know of, so that's not a hidden gems list.

Now second and third have some games I haven't heard of, so researching now.


edited: well, those games I didn't know of are EA and VR, both of no interest to me, so no wonder, but I did wishlist one game from those list, so I consider your effort a success.

 

[Orakio Rob]

Can't you just buy it and return it if you didn't like it?

Hmm, I forgot about that.. guess I'll give it a go.

 

[Vlad]

I'm one of the few weirdos that don't really get Binding of Isaac. Where most people love the art style, I find it really ugly. I also hate the way the main character fires, the projectiles move reeeeally slow...

I wish I liked it, because it looks like everyone has so much fun with it. Maybe it's just not for me

I don't know if I've ever seen anybody gushing over the artstyle. It's your standard Team Meat stuff, but it's hardly the big draw of the game. I kind of suffer through it for the gameplay.

Yes, your shots start out fairly slow and weak, but that's kind of the point. You get used to how they fire pretty quickly, and there are so many different items in the game that can drastically alter how they fire that you kind of need to start out slow and wimpy to really appreciate some of those runs where you end up firing all sorts of craziness by the end.

 

[Ludens]

2YBWR-H6NJH-FZFDN

 

[Wok]

I appreciate your work, only first list consists of all games I've played or know of, so that's not a hidden gems list.

Now second and third have some games I haven't heard of, so researching now.


edited: well, those games I didn't know of are EA and VR, both of no interest to me, so no wonder, but I did wishlist one game from those list, so I consider your effort a success.

Thanks.

I am glad it helped, but even otherwise, the reason for my effort is mostly to come up with a simpler procedure with fewer magical numbers and tweaking than the procedure described in http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/Bill...e_Steam_games_and_digging_for_Hidden_Gems.php... and to mess up with some Python.

 

[MUnited83]

BoI art direction is great. I love the cute+morbid aesthetic.


Also got me one of these

 

[Arthea]

Thanks.

I am glad it helped, but even otherwise, the reason for my effort is mostly to come up with a simpler procedure with fewer magical numbers and tweaking than the procedure described in http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/Bill...e_Steam_games_and_digging_for_Hidden_Gems.php... and to mess up with some Python.

that's a very nice article, it still omits games nobody played that are good, I have quite a few such in mind when reading about lists and how they are still popularity lists even hidden gems ones, like CAVYHOUSE games for example

 

[Deques]

BoI art direction is great. I love the cute+morbid aesthetic.


Also got me one of these

Poor Guppy, squeezed to death

 

[Tagyhag]

Looking at upcoming Steam games.


Orange is the New Black game looks great.

Had no idea Steam had Gamehouse games.

These are apparently pretty good.

 

[jshackles]

So I've had this feature in mind for quite a while actually but decided it was finally time to sit down and hammer it out. I'm adding a feature to Enhanced Steam that will let users create their own custom profile links that point anywhere they would like.

In the settings:

After clicking the "Custom" button:

Then, on user profiles:

This can be customized to use your favorite site as long as it supports urls that use your SteamID64 attribute, just like the ones Enhanced Steam already uses.

What do you guys think?

 

[Anteater]

holy shit guilty gear xrd looks so good =o they could probably perfect the celshading if they were given the budget since the game already runs super good

 

[SunDimension24]

No Weeklong deals and all special offer games have sales that end on June 22nd...*sniff*....yep...that's the smell of a Steam Summer Sale being cooked up.

 

[tuxfool]

holy shit guilty gear xrd looks so good =o they could probably perfect the celshading if they were given the budget since the game already runs super good

It would look really great with a higher polygon budget.

 

[arts&crafts]

No Weeklong deals and all special offer games have sales that end on June 22nd...*sniff*....yep...that's the smell of a Steam Summer Sale being cooked up.

Deadcells and Axiom will finally be mine! (I expect Deadcells to be essentially full priced)

 

[LurkerPrime]

Fully destructible environments in XCOM 2 were a great choice. Leads to some wonderful situations.

e.g. Firing a rocket at this building to damage two enemies in it seemed like a straightforward enough choice at the time, but turns later when the Berserker Queen revealed herself, the missing infrastructure proved critical in surviving the mission. It gave some good vantage points for crossfire, as well as a good maze to run through as she chased everyone. Although I will admit, I've savescummed every mission the super aliens show up in due to either bugs or full wipes.

I can't even begin to fathom how people survive (let alone take down) the super aliens in ironman or bronzeman. Their reaction turns (they get a turn for every soldier that takes an action!!!!) mean that they can wipe out a squad in no time flat. Like, the Viper and Berserker ones are terrifying; I'm afraid to see what the last one is...

So I've had this feature in mind for quite a while actually but decided it was finally time to sit down and hammer it out. I'm adding a feature to Enhanced Steam that will let users create their own custom profile links that point anywhere they would like.

In the settings:


After clicking the "Custom" button:


Then, on user profiles:


This can be customized to use your favorite site as long as it supports urls that use your SteamID64 attribute, just like the ones Enhanced Steam already uses.

What do you guys think?

Are there any safeguards against phishing links? By default, Steam has huge warnings whenever you're leaving their site.

(I don't know what SteamID64 is, in case that is relevant.)

 

[Anteater]

It would look really great with a higher polygon budget.

yeah I think that's mostly the most noticeable flaw, that they look sorta blocky when zoomed in

 

[yuraya]

This Thursday will either be:

The best summer Steam sale ever. With flash deals, meta games and amazing discounts that SteamGAF jumps all over instantly.

or

The worst summer sale ever. With no meta game or flash deals. Plus shit deals. 50% off is the new 75% off. 66% off is the new 85% off. and most fucked up thing when publishers bump price of games the night before the sale.

 

[Chairmanchuck]

This Thursday will either be:

The best summer Steam sale ever. With flash deals, meta games and amazing discounts that SteamGAF jumps all over instantly.

or

The worst summer sale ever. With no meta game or flash deals. Plus shit deals. 50% off is the new 75% off. 66% off is the new 85% off. and most fucked up thing when publishers bump price of games the night before the sale.

Arent there rumors that at least the "new client" would launch with the sale?

Edit: Also 50% is the new 75% since over 2 years now.

 

[Purkake4]

Fully destructible environments in XCOM 2 were a great choice. Leads to some wonderful situations.

e.g. Firing a rocket at this building to damage two enemies in it seemed like a straightforward enough choice at the time, but turns later when the Berserker Queen revealed herself, the missing infrastructure proved critical in surviving the mission. It gave some good vantage points for crossfire, as well as a good maze to run through as she chased everyone. Although I will admit, I've savescummed every mission the super aliens show up in due to either bugs or full wipes.

I can't even begin to fathom how people survive (let alone take down) the super aliens in ironman or bronzeman. Their reaction turns (they get a turn for every soldier that takes an action!!!!) mean that they can wipe out a squad in no time flat. Like, the Viper and Berserker ones are terrifying; I'm afraid to see what the last one is...

It kind of works, but doing it Silent Storm style would have been so much better.

 

[Nyteshade517]

This Thursday will either be:

The best summer Steam sale ever. With flash deals, meta games and amazing discounts that SteamGAF jumps all over instantly.

or

The worst summer sale ever. With no meta game or flash deals. Plus shit deals. 50% off is the new 75% off. 66% off is the new 85% off. and most fucked up thing when publishers bump price of games the night before the sale.

better prepare yourself for Option #2 then

 

[uncredited male]

Valve would be insane to roll out a major upgrade alongside a sale.