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STEAM | May 2014 - every time improve protection Steam Guard
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the least they could do is discount this as well: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AEV8IWM/?tag=neogaf0e-20
although you can't really blame amazon for being confused about how these packs are set up
on another note: maybe i'm nitpicking here, but it's pretty lame that you can't install a game on one pc while playing a game on another (two pcs setup for streaming i mean)
someguyinahat
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Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Get the 48-game one for $5 and wait for Sega Genesis Pack 5 to go on sale for 50% off (3.75), which it has been before on Steam. Total price, 8.75 for all of them. The constituent games in the Genesis Pack 5 add up to $30, so at 3.75, that's an 87.5% discount versus the base price. That's assuming they don't put Genesis Pack 5 on a deeper discount than 50% at any point.
Whereas if you buy the 50-game one which includes Genesis Pack 5, but not the standalones, even three games at 50% off will get you above the 3.75. I'm not sure how many games don't overlap but it's gotta be more than 5.
Edit: Based on my Amazon library, the 48-pack is the 4 Classics sets and 8 standalone games, so at 50% off each of the stand-alone games you'd be looking at $12 on top of the Amazon pack, substantially more than at 50% off for Genesis Pack 5.
WTF Is... Day One: Garry's Incident.
Beaten.
Wow thanks for rubbing it in.... don't you have some slaves to free >_<
Atraveller
Banned
too slow
So I got the Indie Gala Tiny Mix Bundle. Already redeemed Postal, Hexcells Plus and Grimind. Any other game worth having?
derExperte
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Thanks for the game!
Chairmanchuck
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Started playing Circuits from that IndieGala bundle and I'm already finding the gameplay annoying after 6 minutes with it.
It has a clean look, the music you have to put together is nice but the whole waiting aspect to listen to sounds to pick the right one to put in its spot is kinda... boring.
I'm gonna play it some more to see how it unfolds as the levels become harder but the initial impression wasn't as good as I thought, as I also had the game in my wishlist on Steam.
What movie/show is this from?
It has a clean look, the music you have to put together is nice but the whole waiting aspect to listen to sounds to pick the right one to put in its spot is kinda... boring.
I'm gonna play it some more to see how it unfolds as the levels become harder but the initial impression wasn't as good as I thought, as I also had the game in my wishlist on Steam.
What movie/show is this from?
BinaryPork2737
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So I finished up my first playthrough of Always Sometimes Monsters. I don't want to make a definitive judgement on it quite yet since I want to play through it a few more times to try different choices and explore it more. As of now though, I've got to say that it was enjoyable enough if you plan to play through it once. The achievements are all story progression based, so it's really easy to get all of them in one playthrough, by the way. Also pretty sure I got the bad end, the next sentence is only vague spoilers for now that won't ruin anything. It's hard to describe how I feel about the ending I got since I feel sort of satisfied with it but let down by it at the same time, especially with how some of the events go and what happens to some of the characters.
If you're interested in the game, pick it up some time, especially if it goes on sale.
If you're interested in the game, pick it up some time, especially if it goes on sale.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I skimmed through the list of stuff I have added to my Steam account and I have finished everything I have added since early December (whenever Zeno Clash 2 was hell cheap), not counting a couple double dips. Feels damn good.
Porting to Linux I can understand as a Valve/Steambox thing, especially if Valve reached out to them about it. As for Macs, I'm not certain. Are Macs particularly popular in Japan or something, I wonder?
Joe Molotov
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Hell. Yeah.
Just tried T.E.C. 3001, and it's really cool. It has a great sense of speed, controls are responsive (though at first I couldn't get the hang of how the robot turned) and the music is really good. The backgrounds remind me of Nitronic Rush, while dodging between obstacles at full speed reminded me of Race the Sun.
A couple of levels have some different mechanics, like changing free movement for on-rails platforming with 3 different lanes you can switch between, or forcing you to run in a straight line while taking advantage of some special platforms that make you accelerate.
So far, I'm digging it a lot. Can't say if it'll get boring or repetitive later on, but it has a very promising start.
A couple of levels have some different mechanics, like changing free movement for on-rails platforming with 3 different lanes you can switch between, or forcing you to run in a straight line while taking advantage of some special platforms that make you accelerate.
So far, I'm digging it a lot. Can't say if it'll get boring or repetitive later on, but it has a very promising start.
I own Revelations 2012 and now Garry's Incident too, but Bad Rats is even below my level. I refuse to get that low.
I'm a little tempted to wipe my save just to do this as getting them the legit way seems way out of my reach and I've already had my consolation runs.
super-famicom
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Apple is a pretty popular brand in Japan. My wife's family and a large number of people I know all use iPhones and I have a number of friends who use MacBooks. But most Japanese PC gamers (there are some! Just not that many...) I know use Windows.
If they have a tv commercial, it'd be cool to see Raiden slice up the Apple logo.
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phantomspiker
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I spent $14.99 on Day One Garry's Incident.
Seemed like okay idea at the time.
Seemed like okay idea at the time.
SteveWinwood
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They're popular with journalism students in university and with people who like to waste money.
Oh, so like in the US, then! >.>
Atraveller
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If only the laptops have better graphics cards, otherwise they are the best laptops money can buy.
Macbook Pro, Pro, Prooooo~ Come on, you named them "Pro" and only have integrated graphics cards installed, the fuck is this shit?
arts&crafts
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I spent 59.99 on Brink....Although it is a better game, i still would rather have your purchase
Chance Hale
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Thanks a lot! Will give some of the games a go after I get back from my run.
Stallion Free
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So in the last week or so I finished Wolfenstein so I thought I'd write up my thoughts to help summer sale planning/price-point purchase decision making.
What I Liked:
I had a lot of fun playing the game. It was a creative place to take the series and I really hope we get another entry from Machine Games. They nailed pretty much everything I want from a Wolfenstein game. So what's the final say? If you dig shooters, this is well worth your time. If you dig the Wolfenstein series, this is well worth your time. If you have 20$ and this game reaches that price point, I totally think you should buy it.
What I Liked:
- The shooting feels great. Every gun has a really punchy feel, like a bullets are really coming out of the end of this thing feel. Most guns create copious amounts of blood and/or gore to further that effect. Dual-wielding anything and everything is hilarious, but useful.
- The characters and story were surprisingly satisfying. I always felt interested to find out where the story would take me next and I was genuinely worried (as much as one can be with a fictional story) about the well-being of the main cast. I thought they explored some heavier themes nicely as well.
- The art direction was really strong. A future ruled by Nazi's lead to some really cool high-tech 60's era level technology that feels really creative. The style is well-defined and consistent throughout the game.
- The general attitude of the game: killin' Nazis in a grindhouse manner, inner monologuing, and twisted alternate futures. It just feels right with this license.
- The boss design was pretty weak. There are only two in the game, but they didn't feel all that exciting to fight. The final boss had some really cliche design-work put into it too.
- The stealth was a bit iffy at times. I think making it forgiving was the right decision, but having a couple levels focus on it completely was a bit weird. It is a fun bonus that falls apart most when put front and center.
- IdTech 5. There is some really strong art direction in the game and I feel like the engine limitations genuinely held it back. Megatexturing is cool is a rather open game like Rage, but it's just not worth it here.
- Some of the perk challenges required stupidly specific scenarios that relied on the AI rather than the player. That or stupidly specific enemy setups. It felt like poor playtesting. Most of these were in the demolition category if you were wondering.
I had a lot of fun playing the game. It was a creative place to take the series and I really hope we get another entry from Machine Games. They nailed pretty much everything I want from a Wolfenstein game. So what's the final say? If you dig shooters, this is well worth your time. If you dig the Wolfenstein series, this is well worth your time. If you have 20$ and this game reaches that price point, I totally think you should buy it.
phantomspiker
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My fuck-up was definitely cheaper than yours.
super-famicom
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Hey! My 2011 MacBook Pro has a 256Mb Radeon...
I can still play a ton of great games: most indie stuff, XCOM, Civ V, and Warband
IblisGinjo
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The Close Combat series is real-time in that you can speed up or slow down the game. Playing from a top-down the game units are not abstract, so a fireteam is actually 4 soldiers and a squad is 8 actual individual units, etc. What's really neat is that each soldier has it's own health, ammo & morale/psychological status. So you can have individual wounded soldiers, soldiers that revert to hand to hand combat when out of ammo, soldiers that cower in fear & refuse orders, and even soldiers that turn heroic and storm a bunker without you ordering them to do so.
Tanks take into consideration which side they are hit on as far as armor penetration. One sniper can hold down a whole squad or ambush an enemy officer lowering morale. Artillery is effective in softening up targets and smoke is used to conceal movements. The close combat engine has been used to train officers & soldiers in the military. Think of it as a topdown Arma.
Close Combat 2 is good but really CC3: Russian Front, CC4 & CC5 is where they really shine because of the mods. The Vietnam mod and the Pacific mod are top notch.http://www.closecombatseries.net here's a good resource for info about the series and mods and the wiki page does a better job of explaining what's so special http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_Combat_%28series%29.
I hope the new 3d engine is extremely moddable but I'm not too sure what Slitherine has in it's plans.
toddhunter
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Thanks for the write up Stallion.
This bit really gets to me. At what point did shooters decide that bosses were not something gamers wanted to fight? If I had my way, every single level would have some sort of boss fight, ideally some that are great and memorable.
Without them, it is just shooting the same guys over and over. Bosses break things up, they give you an excuse to use different weapons or tactics and they help make levels memorable. But for the longest time fps designers especially seem to do without them.
I don't know, am I alone in this one?
This bit really gets to me. At what point did shooters decide that bosses were not something gamers wanted to fight? If I had my way, every single level would have some sort of boss fight, ideally some that are great and memorable.
Without them, it is just shooting the same guys over and over. Bosses break things up, they give you an excuse to use different weapons or tactics and they help make levels memorable. But for the longest time fps designers especially seem to do without them.
I don't know, am I alone in this one?
Rickenslacker
Banned
Halo, probably. I remember finishing the warthog run at the end of it thinking back to how it had no bosses and found it pretty refreshing, just its pure combat loop from start to finish.
Probably for the best, as boss fights aren't something shooters really do right most of the time if ever. Circle strafing and blasting into a bullet sponge for minutes isn't the most interesting thing, and modernizing that by mixing in a bunch of scripted sequences and QTEs ain't better.
Atraveller
Banned
I was talking about the latest MBPs, but when the MBPs have real graphics cards, they are usually mid-range and only available to the most expensive models.
I'm not the biggest fan of bosses, especially on first person shooters since they usually are just ridiculous and boring bullet sponges. I vastly prefer well set encounters with normal but challenging mooks over bosses.
Thinking about it, the only boss battle I can remember that I actually like in a FPS is the final battle against the hunters and striders on HL2:EP2, and I don't know if that counts as a boss battle.
toddhunter
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phantomspiker
Member
Don't worry, I'll see myself out.
Sorry, toddhunter...I'm not a big fan of FPS bosses either.
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