I'm sure there are copies in the B/S/T thread.
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I'm sure there are copies in the B/S/T thread.
William Bonney
Banned
I would start in the B/S/T thread right here on gaf. https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1117123&page=1
This guy has a copy for $5 here. https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=198918616&postcount=15757
SockyJohnson
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Giving away free stuff and things.
Shame about Slain! hope the dev can pull it around and get it sorted.
Shame about Slain! hope the dev can pull it around and get it sorted.
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Delicious Waffles
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Of course, the B/S/T thread. That'd be a good start. Thanks.
Groupees (Sometimes) Thursday Bundle - $2
- Rock 'N' Roll Defense
- The Secret Of Hildegards
- Dreamscapes: Nightmare's Heir - Premium Edition
- Devoured Time
- Jerry McPartlin - Rebel with a Cause
- The Archetype
- LUMEET - Lucitania (mp3)
- mystery game
- Rock 'N' Roll Defense
- The Secret Of Hildegards
- Dreamscapes: Nightmare's Heir - Premium Edition
- Devoured Time
- Jerry McPartlin - Rebel with a Cause
- The Archetype
- LUMEET - Lucitania (mp3)
- mystery game
Starwolf_UK
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Thanks, finding what page the indiegala giveaway is on is like a hidden object game in itself.
Not sure if it's my computer, but I was getting some pretty annoying graphic glitches in The Division. Like, to the extent where there were giant black/brown walls that kept me from seeing enemies, but of course they could see me. I actually thought they were part of the level design at first and was all "who the fuck is shooting at me".
I do like the combat though. I mean, it's no worse than Uncharted. Is there a way to stealth kill enemies?
I do like the combat though. I mean, it's no worse than Uncharted. Is there a way to stealth kill enemies?
why the fuck am I blind?
Old age. Happens to the best of us.
DaBargainHunta
Member
Is your Steam running and downloading/updating any games from the client?
Just happened to me, and I'm betting it's a Steam bug related to game updates.
freshVeggie
Member
The Division (uPlay) -- MB-A67D9870BFCB3C62 - Taken by Aaron D.. 36 entrants total.
This is an NVidea key and may not work, must be redeemed at https://redeem.geforce.com/en-us/ if you win please let me know if it works or not
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Thanks either way, Lomax! This is the first "high-stakes" ModBot giveaway I've ever won, so it was a thrill just to see my name pulled.
Thanks again.
Crazy that nvidia disabled them even before Newegg has said anything about it. Sorry for the disappointment, I'm out right now but when I get home I'll send you my list of keys and see if there's something else you'd like.
millenial bastards
so the only way to ask for a refund is to click this "I purchased this by mistake" button? becaue, you know...thats a lie and I bought it in february >_>
So the games weren't revoked?
the problem still occurs when steam isn't running
TheAutomator
Banned
Could this mean they will end up revoking all the keys?
The Hermit
Member
Why?
William Bonney
Banned
I doubt it, they would have to get Steam and Ubisoft involved.
Ouch.
In an unrelated note: The Last Remnant is pretty bad. Like, I get why people slag it now that I've (begrudgingly) finished it. I forget which publication was waxing on about wanting people to play it (PC Gamer? Game Informer? It was in a magazine and I can't seem to find the copy that had it) but man, I'm pissed. The entire system is RNG on top of RNG with TERMINATED! DEADLOCK! RAIDLOCK! FLANK ATTACK! TERMINATED! flashing by you with very little explanation of what the system(s) are supposed to be and what is the best method of abusing it. :/
Ugh, and the story is pretty much spoiled
by the Title. You literally are "the Last Remnant" because you destroy all the others so all the people you've come to be friends and family with are saved because they're humans and not part-Remnant like you and the old world.
Meh. I really wish I could get that $13 I paid for it on Amazon back. :/
The Hermit
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Soo I am playing those weeaboos game Ys and they are pretty legit.
Too bad my GF think they are too hard (well they are hard even for me so...)
What could be a good RPG or something to a non gaming girl? She can barely use the controller, so I want something that might teach her basic stuff
Too bad my GF think they are too hard (well they are hard even for me so...)
What could be a good RPG or something to a non gaming girl? She can barely use the controller, so I want something that might teach her basic stuff
shortsFortallPeople
Banned
south park would be a good start, though she might be turned off by its sense of humor
also, costume quest
someguyinahat
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Well, Skyrim and/or Fallout 4 are as accessible as they get as far as modern RPGs go...
Or you can go with simple RPGmaker games like Skyborn (one of the few good ones,) and see how that goes. Keep in mind that RPGs aren't for everyone. Women tend to be drawn to more puzzle-type games. A lot of women I know like Trine, for example.
Tizoc
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Blood will be spilled.
Uh Ys 1 and 2 I guess? I mean they were promoted back in the 80s as being gentle or kind in their combat system for players to learn.
someone that can barely use a controller has no fucking idea how to play a third/first person game. We take controllers for granted because we've been using them for years
That'd be a first.
The Ys games on steam all have easy difficulty modes. Never done them, but it should be ok? Oath in Felghana and Ys Origin are damn fun.
Se7enSword
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Ys games can be played with KB+M perfectly fine. They're also amazing action RPGs. Otherwise i'd recommend Trails in the Sky as you can play that with KB+M + you don't really need to have a good grip with a controller for it as it is a turn-based RPG.
This seemed to have somehow slipped under my radar.
Admittedly, I haven't played long - just 1/4th of a route, but it does seem to be a good read, especially for people who liked Higurashi.
And it's free, so there's really nothing stopping you from trying.
Okay, I've gone through all routes.
Amazing read. Well worth your time. Even if you hate VNs, just use the guide on Steam to read through like a novel.
I can safely say it's the closest thing to Saya no Uta that can be put on Steam with Valve's current 'adult content' policy.
Se7enSword
Banned
3rd one on PC too! New store page
The Hermit
Member
She hates South park with passion
the_firewithin
Member
Skyrim or Fallout?
Last Baron
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The Division told me to wait in line and then gave me a black screen. The simple pleasures of life.
Head of Vengarl
Banned
So true. When I moved in with my (ex)gf, she wanted to play my Wii one night. I put in Super Mario Galaxy because it's easy as shit, and my god it was both hilarious and incredibly tedious/frustrating watching her play. It made me realize how natural controlling a video game character comes to me, after a lifetime of gaming.
someguyinahat
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indiegala back at it again... people who bought the greenlight bundle #3 way back finally got their Yrminsul keys, about 20 days after the developer sent them and after the "yrminsul debut" bundle was over...
and on top of that not everyone got a steam key... I and others have clicked on our 'redeem for steam key' button only to be greeted with "No Serial Available Yet"
fucking indiegala clown shoes, so now I have to email support?
not getting a key until 2017
fuck IG
and on top of that not everyone got a steam key... I and others have clicked on our 'redeem for steam key' button only to be greeted with "No Serial Available Yet"
fucking indiegala clown shoes, so now I have to email support?
not getting a key until 2017
fuck IG
someguyinahat
Member
From their article:
When you make a short, linear experience - one that can be experienced passively and not take away very much from an active experience - that's the risk you take. Other games become hugely popular because they see Let's Players playing it and they think "That's something I want to experience for myself!" because they can see the value in doing things themselves a different way. But when people play it and you get the same experience watching them...well, what were you expecting to happen?
Eurogamer's article title is at odds with the content. That the game hasn't seen "a single dollar" implies that it hasn't sold a single copy.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
With all due respect to the developers (they went through a terrible, unspeakable life trauma), that's a really dishonest and interview. First, they have seen revenue; $150,000 worth. There's no need to dramatize having not yet made a profit by claiming you haven't seen a dollar. Most businesses do not make a profit in their first year and gaming is a tough business.
Second, they defined the scope of their game and they chose the level to spend. Granted that they must have felt an obligation to polish the project and work on it until it was just right. But clearly they must recognize that sales potential does not scale linearly with budget, and at some point spending more money means accumulating more debt. Responsible scoping of the project means looking at your market potential. That Dragon, Cancer is mostly in the same genre as the "walking simulator" -- it is a series of vignettes that the player experiences fairly passively designed to elicit emotional reactions and tell a story. It is not primarily driven by mechanics. In addition, it is fairly expensive and has not yet seen significant discounting or been bundled. Ether One has been significantly discounted and on sale for two years and only has 50k sales. 30 Flights of Loving is $5, has been discounted extensively, has been on sale for 3.5 years, and is at 100k sales. Sunset is at 20k sales in about 10 months. Is 14k in 2 months really outside expectations for T D, C? The occasional game in the genre does get big (Dear Esther, Gone Home, the Vanishing of Ethics Carter, Stanley Parable) but it's hardly the genre you go into if you're expecting 6 figure sales.
Third, I also can't believe it has to be said, but while experiencing TD, C may be cathartic for some people, there is also the very real sense that a lot of people do not want to relive their own personal trauma of dealing with cancer by playing through an experience about it. I'm theoretically interested in TD, C some day, but I am absolutely not paying full price to ruin my own day. I can do that by looking at old photos or something. Shouldn't it be obvious that the choice of making a game whose effect is to afflict emotional pain on most of those who play will be alienating? This is not an argument against making an alienating product, I wish more developers would, but let's not pretend it doesn't impact the game's commercial potential.
Fourth, unlike most developers, the developers here were given the advantage of the Ouya matching funds deal. That's effectively a subsidy to their development costs. Which is good. If I was working on a project that meant a lot to me emotionally and personally but that I thought was unlikely to make a profit, having a company willing to subsidize my development would be a total lifeline that could help mitigate my risk exposure. Or I could choose to use it as just more budget, but that's my choice and the consequences are mine.
Finally, Let's Plays are not piracy and piracy is not lost sales. The idea that absent YouTube, the game would have 200,000 sales or something is silly. Let's Plays keep the conversation about a game alive. If a game sells very little but gets huge Let's Play attention, the correct response is to look at the extent to which pricing, value proportion, and game subject matter are shaping sales. Why not literally ask the comments section of a popular Let's Play "hi people who watched and enjoyed this but didn't buy the game, what could we have done differently?" This is a learning experience. If you turn potential customers and advocates for your product into bad guys, that's your loss. And even in the scenario that they're describing actual piracy, again the "anti-pirate" approach is not productive for independent developers.
I hope they recoup their costs and that making the game was useful for them dealing with grief. It may be the case that the comments are misconstrued or misrepresented by the article. But what's in the article is dumb and I strongly disagree.
Second, they defined the scope of their game and they chose the level to spend. Granted that they must have felt an obligation to polish the project and work on it until it was just right. But clearly they must recognize that sales potential does not scale linearly with budget, and at some point spending more money means accumulating more debt. Responsible scoping of the project means looking at your market potential. That Dragon, Cancer is mostly in the same genre as the "walking simulator" -- it is a series of vignettes that the player experiences fairly passively designed to elicit emotional reactions and tell a story. It is not primarily driven by mechanics. In addition, it is fairly expensive and has not yet seen significant discounting or been bundled. Ether One has been significantly discounted and on sale for two years and only has 50k sales. 30 Flights of Loving is $5, has been discounted extensively, has been on sale for 3.5 years, and is at 100k sales. Sunset is at 20k sales in about 10 months. Is 14k in 2 months really outside expectations for T D, C? The occasional game in the genre does get big (Dear Esther, Gone Home, the Vanishing of Ethics Carter, Stanley Parable) but it's hardly the genre you go into if you're expecting 6 figure sales.
Third, I also can't believe it has to be said, but while experiencing TD, C may be cathartic for some people, there is also the very real sense that a lot of people do not want to relive their own personal trauma of dealing with cancer by playing through an experience about it. I'm theoretically interested in TD, C some day, but I am absolutely not paying full price to ruin my own day. I can do that by looking at old photos or something. Shouldn't it be obvious that the choice of making a game whose effect is to afflict emotional pain on most of those who play will be alienating? This is not an argument against making an alienating product, I wish more developers would, but let's not pretend it doesn't impact the game's commercial potential.
Fourth, unlike most developers, the developers here were given the advantage of the Ouya matching funds deal. That's effectively a subsidy to their development costs. Which is good. If I was working on a project that meant a lot to me emotionally and personally but that I thought was unlikely to make a profit, having a company willing to subsidize my development would be a total lifeline that could help mitigate my risk exposure. Or I could choose to use it as just more budget, but that's my choice and the consequences are mine.
Finally, Let's Plays are not piracy and piracy is not lost sales. The idea that absent YouTube, the game would have 200,000 sales or something is silly. Let's Plays keep the conversation about a game alive. If a game sells very little but gets huge Let's Play attention, the correct response is to look at the extent to which pricing, value proportion, and game subject matter are shaping sales. Why not literally ask the comments section of a popular Let's Play "hi people who watched and enjoyed this but didn't buy the game, what could we have done differently?" This is a learning experience. If you turn potential customers and advocates for your product into bad guys, that's your loss. And even in the scenario that they're describing actual piracy, again the "anti-pirate" approach is not productive for independent developers.
I hope they recoup their costs and that making the game was useful for them dealing with grief. It may be the case that the comments are misconstrued or misrepresented by the article. But what's in the article is dumb and I strongly disagree.
Eh I can empathize with their frustrations and understand what they're looking for. They're obviously not taking a totally anti-LP stance since they released the content claim despite the slight irony in that tweet. Asking an LPer to at least link back to a place to buy the game or mention that they can donate a dollar or two to the dev team if they enjoyed the stream seems like a pretty reasonable request.
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