arts&crafts
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Good I have never played it and i have like 9 copies (or did)
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Good I have never played it and i have like 9 copies (or did)
PandaPedinte
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Ah I forgot the Bandit shoot faster if you keep mashing the attack button. And I agree , both the headshot and the dynamite should be buffed.
I think it's one of those games that ended in my infamous Nope category, will check later if that's the case, not playing it, even for rewards.
JawesomeJaw
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I thought the same and just realized I never picked it up. Still weird they are offering that much.
arts&crafts
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Doesn't look that bad, I have never played though, will install tonight and post impressions.
PandaPedinte
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Shitty games still need love.
Nabs
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Don't get me wrong, not saying it is a bad game as such, even Bad Rats has one genuine fan.
It might be just not for me.
also I'm really easily bored and picky (._.)
ashecitism
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gog is our last refuge!
toddhunter
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The same gog that has regional pricing for their own games?
Which ones? I bought the Witcher collection from them for the same price as the rest of world. What do you mean?
It was long ago, though
which ones?
Only those three where publishers threatened to sue the company, yes.
Witcher 2 and Age of Wonders 3. Divinity: Original Sin and The Witcher 3 will also have them once they get released.
Tizoc
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StAidan
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Rush Bros quickly went into my Nope category as well, I thought it looked neat from the trailer but in practice I just couldn't stand more than the ~20 minutes that I spent with it.
Not to mention it advertises itself as having a single player mode, but single player actually isn't available unless the game can't find someone to match you up against.
Not to mention it advertises itself as having a single player mode, but single player actually isn't available unless the game can't find someone to match you up against.
arts&crafts
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ugh online only? The worst
PandaPedinte
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In this case it's Stockholm syndrome
Don't we have a NeoGAF member who finished Bad Rats? In the end it doesn't matter how bad a game is, someone will actually enjoy it.
Or it's Stockholme syndrome.
When The Witcher 2 released it was Aussie Taxed on GOG, but to be fair, Scamco co-funded the final leg of development, so CDPR wasn't in the position to deny the former's desire to Aussie Tax the game across the board and GOG AU was set up such that those who purchased the game would receive the difference in GOG credit. The Witcher 3 is being self-funded, though, with WB and Scamco merely assisting with international distribution and marketing, so history shouldn't repeat itself.
Edit: Oh, wait:
This is dumb. There's no reason why The Witcher 3 should be hit with the same nonsense.
toddhunter
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Gog are still bringing in regional pricing, albeit with some sort of credit back scheme in the event of price gouging.
Or has that changed again?
Or has that changed again?
Yeah, I just read that again and edited my post. Nothing really changed, then: region-specific pricing just went from a general policy to something publishers can opt into.
That's strange and bad, yes. Probably, I won't buy the Witcher 3 from gog then.
Still, I'm fairly sure collection was not regionally priced, when it came out. Now I begin to have doubts, maybe I haven't noticed! Although, that's unlikely.
Wait, so it was for Aussies only? Or I'm reading you in a wrong way.
Last time I checked, no regional pricing was to be implemented, but then again, I'm no sure anymore...
At the time, yes, but once the game dropped in price, price parity kicked in.
What changed is that region-specific pricing went from mandatory to optional.
GoG are complete hypocrites for turning their backs on one of the selling points they loudly yelled about (and if you read the original announcement about regional pricing, the thread had people from GoG not even saying that they would never turn their back on DRM free!).
From steam dev days
the currencies being added are
Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, the Indonesian rupiah, the Japanese yen, the Malaysian ringgit, the Mexican peso, the New Zealand dollar, the Norwegian krone, the Philippine peso, the Singapore dollar, the Thai baht, and the Ukrainian hryvnia.
Of course Taiwan isn't in that..the white island between the green ones (SW of Japan)..lol
StAidan
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Yeah, I tried that and it let me play one round by myself, next round matched me up with someone even though multiplayer was still turned off. I couldn't figure out how to just disable it permanently, maybe there was a way, but if so then it wasn't obvious to me.
"Devolver Digital games purchased on @G2A_com are not legitimate, not guaranteed, and not supported. We are actively canceling those keys"
https://twitter.com/devolverdigital/statuses/466577590606520320
I'm not a fan of cdkey resellers but I don't think it's fair to punish the customers like that, I highly doubt G2A would ever give a refund.
More reasons to avoid key resellers I guess.
https://twitter.com/devolverdigital/statuses/466577590606520320
I'm not a fan of cdkey resellers but I don't think it's fair to punish the customers like that, I highly doubt G2A would ever give a refund.
More reasons to avoid key resellers I guess.
Nabs
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Just updated:
Devolver Digital ‏@devolverdigital 1m
Devolver Digital will not cancel active products gamers own but cannot guarantee delivery/authenticity of keys from unauthorized retailers.
I must survive this
Is it that bad?
I've just bought a steam key for $0.5
At least it has local co-op I see, hopefully the achievements can be done that way.
Yeah, I was about to say that since they're resold retail keys it's not actually possible for Devolver to "cancel" them short of obtaining a full list from the reseller itself.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I wrote a review of it here on GAF at the start of the year, but as the sale, organized my thoughts and wrote my Steam review for Spec-Ops: The Line.
Spec-Ops: The Line is a squad-based third-person shooter, but really this is just a cover-up. The game is actually an experimental arthouse game that tries to challenge conventions of the modern game industry, narrative, and ask the player what they really want from games.
Spec Ops: The Line is the 11th game in the Spec-Ops series, but you'd be forgiven for not knowing that, as the series wasn't particularly great and hadn't had a new entry in its series in over 10 years before this game came along. However, Spec-Ops: The Line is more of a stand-alone game, and you need no knowledge of the previous Spec-Ops games to enjoy it.
You play as Captain Martin Walker, who comes into the town of Dubai under fictional settings that its been ravaged and left for dead by rampant sand storms and riots in the town. A US team, known as the 33rd, was sent there to help keep things under control. The last the city and the 33rd team were recorded doing was trying to form a caravan to help save the survivors of the city. However, all contact was lost, and the city was declared a no-mans land, with access to the city barred off by the UAE government.
Our main character, Walker, comes in with a small team, with the only other members being Lieutenant Alphonse Adams and Staff Sergeant John Lugo. Walker has a personal stake in all of this... The leader of the 33rd, Colonel John Konrad, is a personal hero of his, someone who saved his life on the battlefield. This man changed Walker's life, and is the sort of man Walker inspires to be. So when a communication message from Lugo gets out, he takes on the mission very personally, and is determined to do whatever it takes to save him.
Spec-Ops: The Line is a very beautiful game. Countless scenes and imagery are backed by fantastic artistic design, and one sometimes can't help but to just sit-back and appreciate the aesthetics of it all. The characters are well animated, the effects of things like sand and water are impressive, there are some gorgeous overlooks of the city at various points in the game, and visually stimulating environments that range from theaters to malls to aquariums to the natural desert itself.
The soundtrack is also very stimulating. The game features a variety of licensed music, ranging from Hush by Deep Purple to Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix. The original soundtrack is also rather interesting, featuring rather ethereal sounds, industrial, and pseudo-rock to home in the tones of each scene. The voicing is handled fantastically, and fits each character rather perfectly.
But there is something looming over Spec-Ops: The Line almost the entire time that may turn off a lot of people. The game isn't really all that fun to play. It's serviceable and not badly made, but something about it makes the gameplay never really a fun experience. And as odd as it may sound, I think this is what the developers were going for. There comes a tedium to the combat, a sort of unfeeling to it all. It can be a struggle at times, and there are some moments that are really cool from a visual stand-point and conceptually so, but it still somehow remains unfun.
Also as someone who played the whole game on hard difficulty, I recommend you do not. I usually play games on the hardest difficulty available as I find it fun to be challenged, but in the case of Spec-Ops I'd argue it actually actively worked to try and make me enjoy the game less. I wasn't having fun with the harder challenges, it didn't feel satisfying to overcome difficult segments, and it caused me to repeat several segments over-and-over again, and not in a way that it was enjoyable.
But I'd still say Spec-Ops is worth experiencing. While the game poses as a third-person shooter, and there is definitely third-person shooter gameplay here, that isn't at the same time really what the game is or is about. Talking about Spec-Ops is difficult, as I believe it is best to go into it without knowing almost anything at all. But at the same time, there is a tedium, a drudgery to pull through in the game.And that arguably is part of the game, and is part of the point of the game and its themes. Spec-Ops has a lot of thought put into it, and is a case where the narrative, atmosphere, and overall experience is much stronger than the gameplay.
Here's an odd analogy; This game is essentially to Shooters what Silent Hill is to Survival-Horror or Braid is to platformers. The games are well-made, but gameplay isn't the focus. Other elements take the lead, and the games have rather strong emphasis on its other elements. The gameplay without these other elements is arguably rather lackluster, or kind of tedious. But with the other elements, the games rise from this to become a rather interesting experience in game form. Some may never see the enjoyment of a game that isn't fun to play from a gameplay perspective, but if you can, there is a lot to love in Spec-Ops: The Line.
It's depressing, sometimes hard to swallow, and you may not honestly understand everything the first time you play it. However, it is likely to stick with you, and really delves into a sort of symbolic social message on shooters and war, and how the general public see's it. It's not very fun, but Spec-Ops is still an experience worth undertaking.
Spec-Ops: The Line is a squad-based third-person shooter, but really this is just a cover-up. The game is actually an experimental arthouse game that tries to challenge conventions of the modern game industry, narrative, and ask the player what they really want from games.
Spec Ops: The Line is the 11th game in the Spec-Ops series, but you'd be forgiven for not knowing that, as the series wasn't particularly great and hadn't had a new entry in its series in over 10 years before this game came along. However, Spec-Ops: The Line is more of a stand-alone game, and you need no knowledge of the previous Spec-Ops games to enjoy it.
You play as Captain Martin Walker, who comes into the town of Dubai under fictional settings that its been ravaged and left for dead by rampant sand storms and riots in the town. A US team, known as the 33rd, was sent there to help keep things under control. The last the city and the 33rd team were recorded doing was trying to form a caravan to help save the survivors of the city. However, all contact was lost, and the city was declared a no-mans land, with access to the city barred off by the UAE government.
Our main character, Walker, comes in with a small team, with the only other members being Lieutenant Alphonse Adams and Staff Sergeant John Lugo. Walker has a personal stake in all of this... The leader of the 33rd, Colonel John Konrad, is a personal hero of his, someone who saved his life on the battlefield. This man changed Walker's life, and is the sort of man Walker inspires to be. So when a communication message from Lugo gets out, he takes on the mission very personally, and is determined to do whatever it takes to save him.
Spec-Ops: The Line is a very beautiful game. Countless scenes and imagery are backed by fantastic artistic design, and one sometimes can't help but to just sit-back and appreciate the aesthetics of it all. The characters are well animated, the effects of things like sand and water are impressive, there are some gorgeous overlooks of the city at various points in the game, and visually stimulating environments that range from theaters to malls to aquariums to the natural desert itself.
The soundtrack is also very stimulating. The game features a variety of licensed music, ranging from Hush by Deep Purple to Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix. The original soundtrack is also rather interesting, featuring rather ethereal sounds, industrial, and pseudo-rock to home in the tones of each scene. The voicing is handled fantastically, and fits each character rather perfectly.
But there is something looming over Spec-Ops: The Line almost the entire time that may turn off a lot of people. The game isn't really all that fun to play. It's serviceable and not badly made, but something about it makes the gameplay never really a fun experience. And as odd as it may sound, I think this is what the developers were going for. There comes a tedium to the combat, a sort of unfeeling to it all. It can be a struggle at times, and there are some moments that are really cool from a visual stand-point and conceptually so, but it still somehow remains unfun.
Also as someone who played the whole game on hard difficulty, I recommend you do not. I usually play games on the hardest difficulty available as I find it fun to be challenged, but in the case of Spec-Ops I'd argue it actually actively worked to try and make me enjoy the game less. I wasn't having fun with the harder challenges, it didn't feel satisfying to overcome difficult segments, and it caused me to repeat several segments over-and-over again, and not in a way that it was enjoyable.
But I'd still say Spec-Ops is worth experiencing. While the game poses as a third-person shooter, and there is definitely third-person shooter gameplay here, that isn't at the same time really what the game is or is about. Talking about Spec-Ops is difficult, as I believe it is best to go into it without knowing almost anything at all. But at the same time, there is a tedium, a drudgery to pull through in the game.And that arguably is part of the game, and is part of the point of the game and its themes. Spec-Ops has a lot of thought put into it, and is a case where the narrative, atmosphere, and overall experience is much stronger than the gameplay.
Here's an odd analogy; This game is essentially to Shooters what Silent Hill is to Survival-Horror or Braid is to platformers. The games are well-made, but gameplay isn't the focus. Other elements take the lead, and the games have rather strong emphasis on its other elements. The gameplay without these other elements is arguably rather lackluster, or kind of tedious. But with the other elements, the games rise from this to become a rather interesting experience in game form. Some may never see the enjoyment of a game that isn't fun to play from a gameplay perspective, but if you can, there is a lot to love in Spec-Ops: The Line.
It's depressing, sometimes hard to swallow, and you may not honestly understand everything the first time you play it. However, it is likely to stick with you, and really delves into a sort of symbolic social message on shooters and war, and how the general public see's it. It's not very fun, but Spec-Ops is still an experience worth undertaking.
And in their latest tweet, they're pretending like they never posted the cancellation thing.
Devolver not looking very good today. Is that a first? Never heard of them being up to shenanigans before.
Nabs
Member
Eh, not really. This situation isn't in some publisher handbook. Indies have to figure this shit out as they go.
Devolver Digital ‏@devolverdigital 1m
@lewiep Good point and poor wording on our part - we would only deactive unused keys that were obtained fraudulently. Will correct.
Devolver Digital ‏@devolverdigital 3m
To clarify, we'd never cancel a game someone purchased - it is not the gamers fault. We aim to cancel unused keys obtained fraudulently.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
I wrote a review of it here on GAF at the start of the year, but as the sale, organized my thoughts and wrote my Steam review for Spec-Ops: The Line.
Spec-Ops: The Line is a squad-based third-person shooter, but really this is just a cover-up. The game is actually an experimental arthouse game that tries to challenge conventions of the modern game industry, narrative, and ask the player what they really want from games.
Spec Ops: The Line is the 11th game in the Spec-Ops series, but you'd be forgiven for not knowing that, as the series wasn't particularly great and hadn't had a new entry in its series in over 10 years before this game came along. However, Spec-Ops: The Line is more of a stand-alone game, and you need no knowledge of the previous Spec-Ops games to enjoy it.
You play as Captain Martin Walker, who comes into the town of Dubai under fictional settings that its been ravaged and left for dead by rampant sand storms and riots in the town. A US team, known as the 33rd, was sent there to help keep things under control. The last the city and the 33rd team were recorded doing was trying to form a caravan to help save the survivors of the city. However, all contact was lost, and the city was declared a no-mans land, with access to the city barred off by the UAE government.
Our main character, Walker, comes in with a small team, with the only other members being Lieutenant Alphonse Adams and Staff Sergeant John Lugo. Walker has a personal stake in all of this... The leader of the 33rd, Colonel John Konrad, is a personal hero of his, someone who saved his life on the battlefield. This man changed Walker's life, and is the sort of man Walker inspires to be. So when a communication message from Lugo gets out, he takes on the mission very personally, and is determined to do whatever it takes to save him.
Spec-Ops: The Line is a very beautiful game. Countless scenes and imagery are backed by fantastic artistic design, and one sometimes can't help but to just sit-back and appreciate the aesthetics of it all. The characters are well animated, the effects of things like sand and water are impressive, there are some gorgeous overlooks of the city at various points in the game, and visually stimulating environments that range from theaters to malls to aquariums to the natural desert itself.
The soundtrack is also very stimulating. The game features a variety of licensed music, ranging from Hush by Deep Purple to Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix. The original soundtrack is also rather interesting, featuring rather ethereal sounds, industrial, and pseudo-rock to home in the tones of each scene. The voicing is handled fantastically, and fits each character rather perfectly.
But there is something looming over Spec-Ops: The Line almost the entire time that may turn off a lot of people. The game isn't really all that fun to play. It's serviceable and not badly made, but something about it makes the gameplay never really a fun experience. And as odd as it may sound, I think this is what the developers were going for. There comes a tedium to the combat, a sort of unfeeling to it all. It can be a struggle at times, and there are some moments that are really cool from a visual stand-point and conceptually so, but it still somehow remains unfun.
Also as someone who played the whole game on hard difficulty, I recommend you do not. I usually play games on the hardest difficulty available as I find it fun to be challenged, but in the case of Spec-Ops I'd argue it actually actively worked to try and make me enjoy the game less. I wasn't having fun with the harder challenges, it didn't feel satisfying to overcome difficult segments, and it caused me to repeat several segments over-and-over again, and not in a way that it was enjoyable.
But I'd still say Spec-Ops is worth experiencing. While the game poses as a third-person shooter, and there is definitely third-person shooter gameplay here, that isn't at the same time really what the game is or is about. Talking about Spec-Ops is difficult, as I believe it is best to go into it without knowing almost anything at all. But at the same time, there is a tedium, a drudgery to pull through in the game. But at the same time that arguably is part of the game, and is part of the point of the game and its themes. Spec-Ops has a lot of thought put into it, and is a case where the narrative, atmosphere, and overall experience is much stronger than the gameplay.
Here's an odd analogy; This game is essentially to Shooters what Silent Hill is to Survival-Horror or Braid is to platformers. The games are arguably well-made, but gameplay isn't the focus. Other elements are, and the game has rather strong emphasis on its other elements. The gameplay without these other elements is arguably rather lackluster, or kind of tedious. But with the other elements, the game rises from this to become a rather interesting experience in game form.
It's depressing, sometimes hard to swallow, and you may not honestly understand everything the first time you play it. However, it is likely to stick with you, and really delves into a sort of symbolic social message on shooters and war, and how the general public see's it. It's not very fun, but Spec-Ops is still an experience worth undertaking.
Great impressions, Dusk. I liked the game myself but it says something about game writing and meta commentary in gaming at large when this was considered a well written game at the time of release. The writing is as serviceable as the game's mechanics and I expect that most people will see some of the turns the plot takes coming from a mile away.
Still, just seeing a game with a large budget try to tackle some heavier themes is worth paying $5 for, just make sure you don't set the bar too high.
I've managed to avoid paying a dollar just to have Saints Row 2 sitting in my backlog. Now, lets see what Humble throws my way today.
x360ce
Speaking of, I found a useful application that lets you map a keyboard key to the guide button on your 360 controller. Now I can map the screenshot key to my guide button without using BPM, pretty nice.
Sweet, thanks!
Thanks! Can't wait to get home and check it out!
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I feel the unsaid for Spec-Ops is more effective than what's said. The writing isn't particularly remarkable, but I'd argue the narrative at play is... If that makes any sense. Our characters kind of talk like you'd expect characters in a third-person shooter to talk, but I also feel that's kind of the point. But there's a lot more going on with the story than what's being said.
But I think set expectations is important, it's not the best thing since sliced bread or anything. On-top of the fact I personally found the game very unfun. BUT, maybe this was emphasized on my playthrough as I played Spec-Ops on the heels of having played Binary Domain, which I would say is a much more fun game.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Spec Ops is very much a fun game when played on easy/normal.
Still the best survival horror I've ever played, just not as frustrating as it is on fubar.
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
Meanwhile, in Dark Souls II: I'm currently exploring The Gutter. So good. It's like a combination between Valley of Defilement and Blighttown. Loved that last one.
Traded some bosssouls for weapons and i'm regretting it already.
I finished the original and enjoyed it, but even though BL2 is better on all fronts, I grew tired of it rather quickly. I was playing it wrong, though, so that could have had something to do with it.
It's made for co-op, even more then the original game. You can sense it everywhere. And all those waves are incredibly annoying in SP.
I like it, I just don't enjoy it. :/
Traded some bosssouls for weapons and i'm regretting it already.
Then follow my lead and don't play it.
I finished the original and enjoyed it, but even though BL2 is better on all fronts, I grew tired of it rather quickly. I was playing it wrong, though, so that could have had something to do with it.
It's made for co-op, even more then the original game. You can sense it everywhere. And all those waves are incredibly annoying in SP.
I like it, I just don't enjoy it. :/
I agree. It's not a boring game, it is a good game and without a doubt a fun game. Still the game is so insanely unotivating. Every time I start to think "Should I install it and play the DLCs" after 5 seconds it's like "Meh."
I loved the game, played it for 14 hoursduring 3 days. Not many times Ive played so much. But now I can't stand it.
Almost like with Titanfall. It's a good game, but it is insanely boring imo.
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