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Did Jedi knight collection just go on sale for 66%? Those two Jedi games I bought cost just as much as that package with like 5 more games ...
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Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
ONE LAST REVIEW. Wanted to get a few on Steam I guess. Might be appropriate as this game is available in a bundle right now. I wrote this review to one of my favorite songs in the game, "Where Is It Going?"
Lone Survivor is a 2D psychological survival-horror game that pulls a lot from David Lynch and the Silent Hill series. I originally played it back when it came out from the developer's website, and have played through it a few times since also on Steam and on the PS3.
You play as a nameless character who is stationed in an apartment in a ruined city. Each day is a struggle, with limited supplies and draining willpower. Our character decides that he doesn't want to die alone, and sets off to find someone else to give meaning to his minimal existence. As he ventures out, he does meet other characters, but they all seem rather odd. Are they real, or a figment of his imagination? Is everything as it seems, or just an illusion?
The game has atmosphere in spades. While the graphics are low-res and pixely, the game has a fundamental understanding of the effect minimalism can have on games; like the original Silent Hill or Resident Evil, your mind fills in the blanks of details. Everything is just detailed enough to make out what everything is, but minimalistic enough that your imagination fills in the blanks. The game also utilizes some nice lighting and fog effects to help add to the atmosphere.
The audio is fantastic, with moody and stylistic music, wonderful sound design, and while unsettling, adds so much to the experience.
The game doesn't have jump-scares, but rather mood to unsettle and oppress you. Some will find this decision to make the game ultimately not very scary, but it remains tense and unnerving through tough obstacles and strange moments.
The game is a bit cryptic, which might turn some off from the title. Something that most may not see coming is that our character has human needs for things like sleep, food, and rest of mind. If you don't take good care of your character, it effects him. And to take good care of him means to search around for things that may help, such as gas for his stove to cook things or a game system and batteries to use to play it with. You collect food and supplies from the game itself, and from utilizing these elements you can help tend to your characters needs. Or you can not, and just do the minimum effort to get by.
But choice in gameplay matters here. The game has about six different endings (one of them is slight alteration of another ending though), with four available on the fist playthrough. Which ending you head towards is not determined by simple A or B choices, but by how you play the game. And most everything effects it. How often do you eat? How often do you sleep? Do you use the transfer mirrors to return home? Do you indulge in side-quest? Do fun but meaningless things to help your sanity? Do you help or hurt this guy? Do you kill or avoid enemies? All these choices add to an unseen score (that they finally show you after the credits) which determine which ending path you're going on. Well, that is except one ending, where you need to do a secret side-quest to obtain it.
There are a few points the game drags on a bit, particularly of note in the basement segment where your map is near useless and maneuvering can become rather confusing. After completing the game for the first time, you'll probably have more questions than answers. To really get the full experience of Lone Survivor means to play the game more than once, in fact certain areas, side-quests, and endings aren't even available until the second playthrough. This kind of commitment will turn some off from the game. And for some the survival element will feel superficial, as the game essentially will give you anything you need if you don't mind gaining 'ending points' to go on a certain bad ending path.
But it's also probably one of the truest Silent Hill games to release since Silent Hill stopped really being SH, and is one of the best 2D horror games to exist. To really dig into the game requires hard work to keep your sanity up and your spirits high, and rewards those that dig into the game's systems and figure it all out.
Lone Survivor is atmospheric, and one of the best 2D horror games in terms of atmosphere, and one of my personal favorites. It has sim-like mechanics not all will care to manage, but those that delve into it will be rewarded with interesting story twists, revelations, and new areas. It needs to be replayed to be fully experienced, but likely will attract a niche audience with its surrealism and mysterious storyline. For those less interested in the strange, there is a pretty solid old-school styled survival-horror game here. It may not have all the bells and whistles, but it's an ominous adventure while it lasts.
Lone Survivor is a 2D psychological survival-horror game that pulls a lot from David Lynch and the Silent Hill series. I originally played it back when it came out from the developer's website, and have played through it a few times since also on Steam and on the PS3.
You play as a nameless character who is stationed in an apartment in a ruined city. Each day is a struggle, with limited supplies and draining willpower. Our character decides that he doesn't want to die alone, and sets off to find someone else to give meaning to his minimal existence. As he ventures out, he does meet other characters, but they all seem rather odd. Are they real, or a figment of his imagination? Is everything as it seems, or just an illusion?
The game has atmosphere in spades. While the graphics are low-res and pixely, the game has a fundamental understanding of the effect minimalism can have on games; like the original Silent Hill or Resident Evil, your mind fills in the blanks of details. Everything is just detailed enough to make out what everything is, but minimalistic enough that your imagination fills in the blanks. The game also utilizes some nice lighting and fog effects to help add to the atmosphere.
The audio is fantastic, with moody and stylistic music, wonderful sound design, and while unsettling, adds so much to the experience.
The game doesn't have jump-scares, but rather mood to unsettle and oppress you. Some will find this decision to make the game ultimately not very scary, but it remains tense and unnerving through tough obstacles and strange moments.
The game is a bit cryptic, which might turn some off from the title. Something that most may not see coming is that our character has human needs for things like sleep, food, and rest of mind. If you don't take good care of your character, it effects him. And to take good care of him means to search around for things that may help, such as gas for his stove to cook things or a game system and batteries to use to play it with. You collect food and supplies from the game itself, and from utilizing these elements you can help tend to your characters needs. Or you can not, and just do the minimum effort to get by.
But choice in gameplay matters here. The game has about six different endings (one of them is slight alteration of another ending though), with four available on the fist playthrough. Which ending you head towards is not determined by simple A or B choices, but by how you play the game. And most everything effects it. How often do you eat? How often do you sleep? Do you use the transfer mirrors to return home? Do you indulge in side-quest? Do fun but meaningless things to help your sanity? Do you help or hurt this guy? Do you kill or avoid enemies? All these choices add to an unseen score (that they finally show you after the credits) which determine which ending path you're going on. Well, that is except one ending, where you need to do a secret side-quest to obtain it.
There are a few points the game drags on a bit, particularly of note in the basement segment where your map is near useless and maneuvering can become rather confusing. After completing the game for the first time, you'll probably have more questions than answers. To really get the full experience of Lone Survivor means to play the game more than once, in fact certain areas, side-quests, and endings aren't even available until the second playthrough. This kind of commitment will turn some off from the game. And for some the survival element will feel superficial, as the game essentially will give you anything you need if you don't mind gaining 'ending points' to go on a certain bad ending path.
But it's also probably one of the truest Silent Hill games to release since Silent Hill stopped really being SH, and is one of the best 2D horror games to exist. To really dig into the game requires hard work to keep your sanity up and your spirits high, and rewards those that dig into the game's systems and figure it all out.
Lone Survivor is atmospheric, and one of the best 2D horror games in terms of atmosphere, and one of my personal favorites. It has sim-like mechanics not all will care to manage, but those that delve into it will be rewarded with interesting story twists, revelations, and new areas. It needs to be replayed to be fully experienced, but likely will attract a niche audience with its surrealism and mysterious storyline. For those less interested in the strange, there is a pretty solid old-school styled survival-horror game here. It may not have all the bells and whistles, but it's an ominous adventure while it lasts.
God dammit, just tried it again. Black screen at the start, nothing else. Fuck.
Darth Kupi
Banned
Where is a good place to find russian traders?
ashecitism
Member
They fixed the price on the second day I think.
YianGaruga
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tf2outpost.com
steamtrades.com
Always check their reputation and pick one that has a lot of positive ones.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Always glad to help push people to try certain games, I decided to tackle a few thoughts on some titles tonight to finally let a few thoughts out.
The Red Wizard
Member
Thanks. I was just searching 'Call of Duty' so only Warchests, not War Chests, were coming up.
legacyzero
Banned
Tempted to pick up Force Unleashed II. Its a pretty game. Just not a very deep one.
I just checked this out. This will be a day one purchase for me. Love the design of the ship.
Abomination
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Same here, That skin looks really nice
ChimpanzeeThat
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Darth Kupi
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Well after you posted your SH: Homecoming impressions I went and watched a few copies of 2 on eBay (50 bloody quid is the going rate at the moment it seems) and after you posted about Deadly Premonition about 5 people I've got added from GAF started it up
I'm always in a quandary of what to play as my free time where I can actually sit down is at a premium and having nigh on 700+ games in my backlog isn't helping. Though the way I look at my Steam library is thus, a third is stuff I bought knowing what the game was about and price was not a factor in my purchase and I've probably completed the. Or played as much until I wasn't getting any enjoyment from them. Another third will be items I would have been waiting in a price drop to what I would have deemed to be worthy of that game, with some played and others I'll get round to at some point. Finally the other third is mainly made up of stuff from bundles that were tertiary to my purchase and very easy to get overlooked, that's the games I love hearing impressions about because I like to be pleasantly surprised about a game I more than likely have over looked.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Silent Hill 2 is still like the greatest narrative in a videogame ever in my book. The amount of feels I felt with the ending was unlike anything else.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I love being able to play as a Rodian in Academy. It's just so goofy. Outcast is probably the better game, though.
toddhunter
Member
It is special.
Me too. I just couldn't believe that
a dog
trailmix16
Member
Awesome!
Crimzon Clover is great, can't wait for this
yeah this is the best news in a while.
trailmix16
Member
Have your playing habits changed since Playfire? How do you juggle making badges, selling cards, playing games, and anticipating Playfire rewards?
CrunchyFrog
Member
Having the same issue. Ridiculous they put this game on sale and not have the keys there to meet demand.
Not really. The only PlayFire Rewards inclusion I've played for express the purpose of obtaining GMG credit is Goat Simulator. Everything else I loaded up/was already playing for some other reason.
is this actually worth it?
https://stacksocial.com/sales/may-the-4th-be-with-you-star-wars-gamer-bundle
https://stacksocial.com/sales/may-the-4th-be-with-you-star-wars-gamer-bundle
no considering you can buy them separately on steam for a cheaper price
edit: nope miscalculated. you save 46 cents from buying from stacksocial. i guess its just depending on convenience then
You'd save more by not buying the bad games though =/
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I feel like such an asshole in the Bell Bros covenant in Dark Souls 2. It's not my fault From hid a spell in there though!
Darth Kupi
Banned
How much did you get them for?
At any rate Cod war chest at 50% off with russian prices is the only fair price for >10 year old Cod games, even if they are the best ones.
Mw2 for 9.5$ and War Chest for 7$.
Last Baron
Member
Man I wish my Jedi Knight keys would register on Steam. At least I have this cool lightsaber keychain to drown my sorrows with.
If the invaders don't like it, they can play offline. I admit I did it during the server trouble.
I'd imagine it's more along the lines of costing too much in royalties for the original voice cast or a licensing agreement for tech keeping them from just being dumped on digital distro. The ones that matter (ie 2, 3 and possibly 4) already have PC versions (some with a few abnormalities over their PS2 counterparts) so I guess if we all gang up and pester the right person at Konami we might get an answer as to why.
-MD-
Member
Welp, someone get that petition going.
That top bar reminds me of XBMC menu.
Just bought the 2014 Star Wars collection (yey for trading peoples).
Now to finally re-install KOTOR 2 (I have it retail but didn't get it on Steam yet), and try Force Unleashed 2, as well as the older titles.
Up to 998 games on Steam too. 2 more to 1,000, scary.
Now to finally re-install KOTOR 2 (I have it retail but didn't get it on Steam yet), and try Force Unleashed 2, as well as the older titles.
Up to 998 games on Steam too. 2 more to 1,000, scary.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Jedi Knight 2 + Academy still play great.
Hahaha blimey don't take my word for it there could be any number of reasons as to why any of the previous Silent Hill games are absent. For example the company who handled the port of 2 have been shut for more than 10 years and might have taken any source code with them. I remember there being a big ho-hah around the time of the HD collection about the redub that was included. 2 still had it's original audio but 3 was new audio only.
I would say first step is to establish a line of enquiry and then go from there. Problem is the people who would make the decision ultimately are hardly the people to talk to us let alone get involved in any form of two way communication so finding the person who can talk to the decision maker(s) would be a good idea to start and not just a twitter account more than likely manned by an intern. No idea what publishers think of petitions but they're not really a commitment to buy so if they have to spend hundreds of thousands and risk it all on a non legally binding collection of signatures and statements you can see why most might get ignored.
Ingueferroque
Banned
It is an outrage that Valve allows big publishers to release classic, big-name titles like Dark Forces 2 to barely run/operate. Why should I have to spend an hour installing community-made mods to get a game to work or control?
Why don't they see the value in their heritage? At least GOG has some quality control.
Why don't they see the value in their heritage? At least GOG has some quality control.
Seems to be quite a big problem if you look at how many people commented in this thread about the problem.
Stallion Free
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9 times out of 10 a game that is released on both GOG and Steam is literally the exact same copy with different install methods. See: Tomb Raider, System Shock 2, etc.
Good luck
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