Been too long since a big Steam sale.
People are going stir crazy.
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People are going stir crazy.
Armoured Priest
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Hi all, going to give this a go. First time doing a giveaway...i think I did it right:
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corrosivefrost
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I'm in awe at The Gutter... 
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
To be fair, there are probably 50+ games on sale every week on Steam, and if you then include another 35-50 games that are in bundles at any given time and then consider maybe a few dozen games on sale that redeem on Steam but are on sale on GMG, GG, Amazon, Humble Store, etc... there are probably more games on sale in the run of a non-sale week these days than there were during a major sale event in 2008-2009. Plus, with cards, even at 50-75 cents a game, you probably have an effective 10+% discount added on top of all the games you're buying at 75%+ off to begin with.
True, but the whole place takes on a different kind of buzz, a charged atmosphere of excitement at sale thread time. Possibly the real world events happening at those times and the things surrounding them are a big factor too, but you can't deny sales are still something special, even though we pretty much all already have everything that goes on sale anyway
Another factor might be the 4? 5? disappointing Humble main bundles in a row.
To be honest Steam threads at sale time aren't much fun. They're moving way too fast to follow them properly. I like to read the Steam thread as a after-work routine to be updated on everything regarding PC gaming and 30+ new pages in a few hours are so overwhelming that I often skip these threads alltogether.
styl3s
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The chaos is great though.
Every day soon as the dailies roll in we get 3 pages of WTF AT THE PRICES and then another 3 pages of these sales suck, i already own these games, when are they gonna put X on sale.
70% "wait for the dailies" by volume.
phantomspiker
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The devs are saying 4-6 weeks for H1Z1.
motherfucker
That looks great. I wish I could transfer my steam games to play on PSVita and not have to buy everything again. (NOTE: I do not own a Vita yet, I'm on #team3DS for the time being)
Added to my ever-growing wishlist. Have it on ps3 thanks to ps+ suscription, haven't played it yet. xD
No problem, sent a friend request your way and bought a copy for you.
Risk of Rain's an awesome choice, more people need to play it
derExperte
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Warlock 2 giveaway, 40 minutes left
Yep, and you just described the reason why the last two years of sales have been "disappointing." Everything's always on sale now.
chixdiggit
Member
Oh man missed out on that Warlock 2 deal. I really want that game too.
Backlogger
Member
Been so busy at work haven't checked in lately. New thread! I know its already 5/1 somewhere, but its still the 30th here. Does that mean I am posting into the future?
MAV looks really interesting. Looking forward to seeing where that goes in Early Access. Mech games always intrigue me but I never seem to really get into any of the ones I have tried. I like that this one will have a single player mode.
MAV looks really interesting. Looking forward to seeing where that goes in Early Access. Mech games always intrigue me but I never seem to really get into any of the ones I have tried. I like that this one will have a single player mode.
Jawmuncher
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Holy Shit someone on the team couldn't make a banner better than that?
They literally just grabbed a screenshot and used MSpaint with that font type and slapped it up there.
Regardless of that traveling is going well. Just a lot of work until I get to where i'm going.
styl3s
Member
Hola-hola-hola-hola hold up.. Pier Solar, the RPG that was released on Genesis/Mega Drive a couple years back is coming to PC? First i learn Killer is Dead is coming now this? I am out of touch.Yep, still 30th over here too
BTW, another month has passed, and Pier Solar HD hasn't been released
Gotta have Diablo font when you have a SRS FIGHTAN RPG.
hey it worked in 1998 for blizzard
Holy Shit someone on the team couldn't make a banner better than that?
They literally just grabbed a screenshot and used MSpaint with that font type and slapped it up there.
BinaryPork2737
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Holy Shit someone on the team couldn't make a banner better than that?
They literally just grabbed a screenshot and used MSpaint with that font type and slapped it up there.
Regardless of that traveling is going well. Just a lot of work until I get to where i'm going.
This was the art that was used for the game when it was on Greenlight.
Yeah, and it's coming to consoles too (PS3, PS4, X360, XB1, Wii U, etc).
It got greenlit a while ago, and it was supposed to come out in late March, but it was delayed. Devs were targeting a late April release, but I guess they need more time
Oh well, have more than enough stuff to play before it releases...
Jawmuncher
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I beat Hate Plus by the way. Liked it a lot more than the first game.
Didn't bother making a cake though. I just lied to me AI, eh she won't know the difference anyway. Her route I think was the most enjoyable though. Misha's just kinda crashed and burned with how it went. Harem route was fun near the end though and the closing song was fun. Still really liked just how they showed off the 2 different angles of how people can feel about gender roles and everything else.
styl3s
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I went to go look at this ridiculous looking game on steam only to find out i somehow own this game. Must of been part of some bundle.
Holy Shit someone on the team couldn't make a banner better than that?
They literally just grabbed a screenshot and used MSpaint with that font type and slapped it up there.
Regardless of that traveling is going well. Just a lot of work until I get to where i'm going.
Glad it's coming to PC and newer consoles because i really wanted to play it but can't justify $50 on it.Yeah, and it's coming to consoles too (PS3, PS4, X360, XB1, Wii U, etc).
It got greenlit a while ago, and it was supposed to come out on March, but got delayed. Devs were targeting a late April release, but I guess they need more time
I'm waiting for that RV giveaway so i can retire and go cross country.
Jawmuncher
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This was the art that was used for the game when it was on Greenlight.
That's only slightly better. But resided would have worked better as a banner.
I do have to make it up to her somehow.
it's the least you can do, eat some cake
it's still cool how it forces you to lie to them if you don't want to make the cake
like you can lie a bit and get caught and it's all cool (i've tried that too), but eventually you know you can get away with it if you just wait a while and then you gotta live with that consequence. like real you, not get a -10 relationship points!, just you know, you.
i think that sort of thing is what really makes me love clove's games, they've all made me feel like i was getting relationship points irl rather than in-game, and that's not a feeling i get often in games. though i'm probably a lot less cold about this shit than most people
AbundantChoice
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Huh, Fract OSC and Child of Light within one week, and neither are totally blowing my socks off. Child of Light sure is pretty though.
Jawmuncher
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I can understand stand that. I felt the same way and it's why the AI dialog was easily the best part of the game in the end. I had the same sort of feelings when I played DTIPBIJAYS. Really looking forward to her next game since it will be a more typical VN experience and i'm interested in what she'll do with it to give it that sort of feeling again.
Shalashaska
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I don't mind not having one. I have a bit of a break now and *gasp* I'm trying to clear some of my backlog.
I didn't know it was US only when I entered. Could you remove my entry?
I think it is due to the shear amount of people online at once. When you have 50,000 people all playing the same few areas, it can get a bit crammed.
crazyrabbits
Banned
Same. Even though I have an uncle in upstate New York who could probably use it, I can't bring myself to win something I wouldn't use.
yea don't take it personally was really cool, tho my least favorite of all of hers
digital actually hit me pretty hard, just grabbed it on a rainy day and beat it in one sitting and went places T_T
the feels were real T_T
dunno about her new game tho, i'll 100% play it but dunno how to put it, it seems like a bit too "commercial".
Jawmuncher
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Digital was my gateway to other VNs as well as DTIPB. Digital really grabbed me and didn't let go until I had finished playing it. I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt with her new game. I'll be playing it but I think she's trying to use that more "commercial" angle to try and get whatever the message is with that game to more people.
might be, i don't always agree with what she has to say (like the whole don't take it personally thing about being open on social media is kinda weird) but i love that she finds ways to say it thru games
i'm just happy we get to pay her to make these games. like it's nice that shit like depression quest and digital and every day the same dream exist but it's sad that they don't get "real games" legitimacy just cos they're free. it's also sad that if you want to make a game about a more human theme you can't charge money for your game
When modbot is bigtime and doing price is right type of giveaways, I hope he (she?) doesn't forget about us.
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