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[TheLetdown]

Yeah, edited my post
Is it true Ryse is 3 hours long? HLTB says 6 hours or so, but people on community hub claim otherwise.

I finished it yesterday in one sitting. 6 is closer, but like r3n4ud mentioned, that 3 could be the actual gameplay.

The main reason I played it was to give my shiny new 970 a spin with a flashy game. Beyond a technical showpiece, it's hard to recommend, because:

- the story is functional, sometimes even verging on interesting. For historical accuracy, it gets a flat F. God of War might be closer to historical truth. Your character development is a grab bag of: For Rome! For my family! For me! Pick some.

- the gameplay is functional, kind of. There are no real combos to be had beyond switching up attacks with a guard break. The executions are truly QTEs with color-coded button presses, but because the combat is so basic, even the non-execution moments feel like QTEs. X, Y, X or just X,X,X. Sometimes A. It's like that memory game Simon.

- there's no depth in stat upgrades. None. The upgrades came so fast and plentiful that it made me question why the game wants me to do it. Just give me those stats to start and do away with the whole thing, since it boils down to "I don't have that amount yet" and then moments later, "I have that amount now." I never felt like I was working toward any upgrade. And they were menial, at that.

But damn is it pretty. And I love the setting, as I've always been a bit of a Roman history "buff." These 2 factors weighed heavily enough that even the above complaints didn't kill the entire game for me like it would for most. I'm not unhappy I played it.

 

[Turfster]

Getgames Stealth sale is basically a Mordor 50% off and AssCrud/Splinter Cell Uplay up to 75% off sale (Uplay titles not for the US)
They also have a Codemasters sale


GamesRepublic Birthday sale, today's Capcpom day! Up to 75% off (Not for the US, though)


Groupees WDN Drastik Measure 2 bundle
Price: 1$/2 game minimum

• Nyctophobia
• Incognitio
• AERENA Masters Edition
• Survivors
• 8 Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey
• Yargis Space Melee

GOG is having an Activision weekend too.
If you don't have them yet, buy the Quest for Glory collection and Gabriel Knight games =p


Gamestop (US only) has Witcher 1 & 2 Steam keys for 1.5$/3$ respectively


Not Without my Donuts keys now available for Groupees BAGB22

Whitewash keys now available for Groupees BAGB 8

 

[wetflame]

Everywhere has Mordor for 50% off these days. I'm waiting for a 75% as I'm not really sure how well my laptop will run it.

 

[pahamrick]

Getgames Stealth sale is basically a Mordor 50% off and AssCrud/Splinter Cell Uplay up to 75% off sale

GamesRepublic Birthday Sale, today's Capcpom day! Up to 75% off

And none of the Capcom or Ubisoft games from those sales are available in the US, just as a heads up.

 

[Dr Dogg]

I really liked Ryse and no that's not that parasitic Ceti Alpha 5 Eel latched onto my cerebral cortex telling me to say that.

 

[derExperte]

[Gamestop] The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition (PC - STEAM DRM) ($2.99) US only

W1 $1.49

 

[C4rter]

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[Dsyndrome]

I really liked Ryse and no that's not that parasitic Ceti Alpha 5 Eel latched onto my cerebral cortex telling me to say that.

Hypnotoad then.

I'm hoping for some ball-buster price during Steam sales to pick it up, too many new releases and backlogged new games for me to put any time into.

 

[Ban Puncher]

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[Backlogger]

Yeah, edited my post
Is it true Ryse is 3 hours long? HLTB says 6 hours or so, but people on community hub claim otherwise.

I find that whatever people say their time is I can easily add 3-5 hours to that, maybe more depending on the game.

 

[Nabs]

Yeah, edited my post
Is it true Ryse is 3 hours long? HLTB says 6 hours or so, but people on community hub claim otherwise.

Ryse is about 5.5 hours long with about 2 hours of cutscenes.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Are those better now? If you have any other suggestions or requests please feel free to write them

Yes, except I have no clue what the 14th, 15th, and 16th months are.

Is one of them Smarch?

Lousy Smarch weather...

Has anyone played Venetica? The user reviews are much more positive than the metascore.

Gee... could it be possible that critics pan a game that's actually good?
It's $4 for crying out loud. If there's anything else in that bundle that interests you, like The Last Tinker, then it's $2 or less. It's not like it's a $60 game man. Read the reviews, decide who sounds most credible to you, then make an informed decision.

It's not rocket science, people.

so, since it's been 7 years since Fallout 3 came out and, for many folks, Skyrim was a more recent and possibly first beth RPG they've played...

how long soon after Fallout 4 is finally revealed until someone calls it Skyrim with guns?

Ahh... and we'll have come full Circle:

Fallout 3 reveal: "So it's Oblivion with guns?"
Skyrim reveal: " So it's Fallout with swords and dragons?"
Fallout 4 reveal: "So it's Skyrim with guns?"

 

[Momentary]

Looking at D4 they say that it's a 1080p display in recommendations. That doesn't mean that's the max resolution for the game. I don't see it that way at least.

 

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[YianGaruga]

Looking at D4 they say that it's a 1080p display in recommendations. That doesn't mean that's the max resolution for the game. I don't see it that way at least.

PC ports from Japanese devs: assume the worst to avoid disappointment later

 

[Dr Dogg]

What on earth have Microsoft been doing?!?!?1 That ex Rare dev's kickstater has hit 20% of it's goal in 5 mins and it's climbing rapidly.

 

[InfiniteNine]

PC ports from Japanese devs: assume the worst to avoid disappointment later

Well it's UE3 it's not like we can't force it above with an ini edit.

 

[YianGaruga]

What on earth have Microsoft been doing?!?!?1 That ex Rare dev's kickstater has hit 20% of it's goal in 5 mins and it's climbing rapidly.

You don't like Kinect?

EDIT: Holy crap the speed of that kickstarter. It's going to be funded within the hour

 

[morningbus]

Ryse is about 5.5 hours long with about 2 hours of cutscenes.

So it's somewhere in the Order of half a game?

 

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[dex3108]

Yes, except I have no clue what the 14th, 15th, and 16th months are.

Is one of them Smarch?

Lousy Smarch weather...

Only way to satisfy both sides would be to set up images to load based on IP .

 

[Sch1sm]

So it's somewhere in the Order of half a game?

10/10 execution.

It's a pretty game, at least.

 

[Lomax]

What on earth have Microsoft been doing?!?!?1 That ex Rare dev's kickstater has hit 20% of it's goal in 5 mins and it's climbing rapidly.

I'm sure Microsoft would have been more than happy to fund a sequel to Banjo-Kazooie for $300k.

 

[Woody Invincible]

Grabbed The Evil Within from Amazon for $11, physical copy. Love it when I don't have to wait over a year to play new releases.

 

[YianGaruga]

I'm sure Microsoft would have been more than happy to fund a sequel to Banjo-Kazooie for $300k.

The $300k is a placeholder goal and they obviously expect to make way more. And they will.
MS could've definitely funded a BK on a budget, not every game needs to be AAAA.

 

[Spirited]

Yooka laylee already has funded over £ 100,000.

That's genuinely impressive.

 

[Ruruja]

Didn't know Sony and MS conferences are at the same time this year, how daft.

 

[Dragon1893]

Grabbed The Evil Within from Amazon for $11, physical copy. Love it when I don't have to wait over a year to play new releases.

Is the digital version also at that price? (on the phone right now)

 

[lashman]

Yooka laylee already has funded over £ 100,000.

That's genuinely impressive.

old news ... they're already at 123k ... 124 ... 125 ... 126 ... damn ... 127

Edit: 128

Edit2: 129

Edit3: 130 ... lol

Edit4: ok, I'm done ... they'll get the cash in the next 10 minutes

 

[Dio Brando]

Yooka laylee already has funded over £ 100,000.

That's genuinely impressive.

The thirst for a banjo kazooie type of game was real.

 

[dex3108]

Didn't know Sony and MS conferences are at the same time this year, how daft.

We still don't know exact time for MS, Sony and Ubisoft conferences

old news ... they're already at 123k ... 124 ... 125 ... 126 ... damn ... 127

Edit: 128

Edit2: 129

Edit3: 130 ... lol

Edit4: ok, I'm done ... they'll get the cash in the next 10 minutes

 

[Spirited]

old news ... they're already at 123k ... 124 ... 125 ... 126 ... damn ... 127

Edit: 128

Edit2: 129

Edit3: 130 ... lol

Edit4: ok, I'm done ... they'll get the cash in the next 10 minutes

We can't count, mate.
It's going too fast.

 

[r3n4ud]

Yooka laylee already has funded over £ 100,000.

That's genuinely impressive.

As long as it reaches the local coop stretch goal, I'm happy.

 

[morningbus]

Why are we surprised that Banjo Kazoo fans would want to collect as many stretch goals as possible?

 

[Teggy]

Gee... could it be possible that critics pan a game that's actually good?
It's $4 for crying out loud. If there's anything else in that bundle that interests you, like The Last Tinker, then it's $2 or less. It's not like it's a $60 game man. Read the reviews, decide who sounds most credible to you, then make an informed decision.

I already bought it, I was just wondering if people thought it was worth taking a look at given my library is so huge.

 

[Dsyndrome]

old news ... they're already at 123k ... 124 ... 125 ... 126 ... damn ... 127

Edit: 128

Edit2: 129

Edit3: 130 ... lol

Edit4: ok, I'm done ... they'll get the cash in the next 10 minutes

People have fond memories it seems. Never played any of the Banjo games.

 

[Spirited]

Why are we surprised that Banjo Kazoo fans would want to collect as many stretch goals as possible?

Well I wonder how many of them they'll hit today.

I think we might get to the fourth goal.

 

[rtcn63]

The Banjo games were competent collect-a-thons, and the characters were charming for the time. The levels themselves were a bit uneven IIRC, and I stopped enjoying the game sometime around the shark level.

 

[lashman]

... aaaaaaaaaaaaand we're done ... funded ... in 40 minutes ... lol

 

[LurkerPrime]

Anyone have any experience with getting Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast to work o Windows 7 64 bit? Same for any front ends that might help with Dark Forces 2 and Mystery of the Sith.

Already found Dark Forces XL to be pretty helpful for the very first game.

Funny you should ask about fixes for the latter two games, because I actually made a guide to get both running due to how difficult they were to get working. Here is the Dark Forces 2 fix & here is the Mystery of the Sith fix. The only drawback is the visual quality takes a hit due to the nature of the fix. I didn't do extensive testing, but I see no reason why they won't work for you.

For Outcast & Academy, there's probably still user .cfg edits or whatever posted in their respective discussion pages to get them working without much fuss. IIRC it took one copy & paste to get them working fine last time I played them.

Definitely try to play them in order. Dark Forces is a cool snapshot in time, and while Dark Forces 2 is merely ok, MotS builds it up to an incredible finale. Jedi Outcast is just incredible, and acadamy is a good follow-up. It's a classic series... such a shame they never continued it. Kyle Katarn 4ever; the Star Wars EU can never die.

 

[Annubis]

and it will take place only in the washington subways

The whole game is a sewer level.

 

[Spirited]

...And funded

EDIT: Damn it Lashman is quicker than me as usual.

 

[Accoun]

Meanwhile, Temple Of Elemental Evil world editor was discovered in Polish 2.0 patch.

http://www.pcgamer.com/temple-of-elemental-evil-world-editor-found-hiding-in-polish-patch/

 

[Mr. Doop]

The Banjo games were competent collect-a-thons, and the characters were charming for the time. The levels themselves were a bit uneven IIRC, and I stopped enjoying the game sometime around the shark level.

Yeah, Clanker's Cavern is really unenjoyable for me. I just don't like 3D water levels.

 

[Ban Puncher]

I can't even buy keys now to trade for out of region games without having to wait a week?

Fuck this.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Meanwhile, Temple Of Elemental Evil world editor was discovered in Polish 2.0 patch.

http://www.pcgamer.com/temple-of-elemental-evil-world-editor-found-hiding-in-polish-patch/

Wow. Knowing nothing about the game, that seems like a big find.

It's amazing what the Internet can turn up.

 

[MUnited83]

I can't even buy keys now to trade for out of region games without having to wait a week?

Fuck this.

If you're getting the keys from the market you were doing it wrong anyways

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Not A Hero got pushed back a week from May 7th to May 14 to add more fun
http://www.devolverdigital.com/blog/view/not-a-hero-time-travels-to-new-may-14-release-date

 

[JaseC]

Not A Hero got pushed back a week from May 7th to May 14 to add more fun
http://www.devolverdigital.com/blog/view/not-a-hero-time-travels-to-new-may-14-release-date

Or to launch on my birthday. Yeah, I'm going with that!

 

[Ban Puncher]

If you're getting the keys from the market you were doing it wrong anyways

But Silk Road closed down and I'm too scared to go DEEP WEB.