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STEAM | May 2016 - VAC to life, VAC to reality
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I'm still amazed at how long The Witcher 3 is. I've been playing it for over 80 hours and I think I'm barely halfway through the main game. The DLC should add A LOT of stuff, since Blood & Wine alone is supposed to be about 40 hours (that's how long the Gamespot reviewer played). The truly surprising thing is that it stays good throughout, not regressing to mindless tedium like so many other games.
i'm not super informed about the series to say how that would affect it, but yeah, maybe that's it
honestly i still feel burned out from buying it, i loved playing the beta with salsa so damn much and then the real game never quite lived up to it
tbh none of the enhanced editions quite fixed the bigger issues with the witcha games, but sure, it'd be nice
Tizoc
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It's as I kept telling others; remove the shootybang, and make it an adventure game and it would've been better.
If you touch a flame and get your fingers burned, it's OK to be wary next time you're near a fire. If you touch that one and get another burn, it'd be unwise to keep repeating that process. The next fire could be colder, sure, but are you really willing to risk getting burned yet again?
In this case, you should ask the opposite question: What has WB done to earn trust in its PC announcements? And the answer, sadly, is nothing.
Personally I don't see the point in purchasing a potentially subpar product only for the benefit of being able to purchase other potentially subpar products in the future. If WB decides it's not worth releasing these titles on PC because there's so little demand for low quality ports, then so be it. No one should have to pay for rotten food so they can hopefully eat a more tasty sandwich in the future; in that case the smarter thing to do would be resorting to restaurants that are consistently good.
Fine, I'll skip that first playthrough and just play the New Game + for free
derExperte
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While playing I was imagining how the next game would revolve around the mysterious disappearance of legendary game designer Neil Druckmann who suddenly vanished up his own aresehole. Unimaginable wonders await Nate and crew.
And get even more of that writing? Ohnononono.
While playing I was imagining how the next game would revolve around the mysterious disappearance of legendary game designer Neil Druckmann who suddenly vanished up his own aresehole. Unimaginable wonders await Nate and crew.
And get even more of that writing? Ohnononono.
Chairmanchuck
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Damn. Just about 1 month after release....
And I bought it for full-price
At least I got an Oculus Home key.
I played with aim assist on so that basically made the shootybang sections very quick action scenes with very little chance of failure. Pretty sure I enjoyed UC4 more than any of the previous three because of that one decision. Also much better than Rise of the Tomb Raider when previously the Tomb Raider reboot was my choice over the original Uncharted games.
Yeah, I wrote it time ago, Witcher 3 is the only game providing a great amount of content without never getting boring, not even for a minute.
And the first DLC was around 17 hours for me.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
A new clone of DrugWars is coming out tomorrow:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/466800
If it's cheap I may get it. I remember getting addicted to a web based version of it in the early 2000s.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/466800
If it's cheap I may get it. I remember getting addicted to a web based version of it in the early 2000s.
Tizoc
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Eh Rise of Toom Braider has the Bow and Arrow, that alone makes it better than UC4 from a combat stand point.
Honestly they're tied to me; UC4 has good adventure game aspects but deplorable shooting, while Rise of Toom Braider has the joy of murdering people with the bow and arrow but everything else is pretty cookie cutter safe.
DOOM 2016 is far more deserving of GOTY 2016 on the gameplay alone. Graphics are passable but it's such a thrill to run around gunning and punching demons in the face.
Alt. GOTY 2016 would be Xanadu Next.
jaundicejuice
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Every Netherrealm fighter on PC has had issues and garbage online. If Injustice 2 doesn't sell, it's only because people wised up after 3 terrible ports of NR fighters on PC. You want to give NR the benefit of the doubt? Go right ahead, they don't deserve it or your money.
If WB games start selling poorly on PC, they'll have no one but themselves to blame. They've burned away what goodwill consumers may have had towards their products with slipshod ports that they have never fixed. I had issues with the multiple layers of DRM and the earlier Arkham games, I couldn't even play the original version of Arkham City because of SecuROM and GFWL (failed authentication on the third layer of DRM, SecuROM, partially because of a GFWL update fuck-up), got bounced between everyone's customer service (including Steam's, it was awful) for weeks and the issue was never resolved. I had to wait for the Steam version of Arkham City, that came out a year after I bough it, to finally be able to actually play the game. Arkham Origins was plagued with stability issues and progression blockers that WB Montreal never fixed, all the while WB were trying to sell PC gamers a season pass. People act like WB just started fucking up with the last MK and Arkham game when they've been consistently shit from the get-go.The few rare ports of WB games that weren't awful, like Shadows of Mordor, are because of the developer.
WB does not deserve the benefit of the doubt and no one that's remotely paid attention to their output should pre-order their games on PC. But people will pre-order or blindly buy at launch and the cycle of bitching about WB will begin anew.
Leafhopper
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BoosterDuck
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NRS can eat shit, we already got Guilty Gear and Street Fighter and KOF and Killer Instinct we have no need for constipated plastic mannequins flailing around awkwardly
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Harsh, yet true.
LurkerPrime
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Nyteshade517
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pretty much true
Boon burned downed whatever was left of the bridge with that trolling he pulled making it seem like there was news on the PC version of MKX and just ended up being some competition garbage
Hey hey, let's not bring GOTY on the table when talking about UC4, those two don't belong together at all*. I really enjoyed UC4 but it's not even in my top 5 of the year at this point of the year, having finished maybe 10 games so far. Then again, neither is Doom but I'm still in the middle of it. Doom has so far been exactly a solid shooter, nothing more but nothing less either. I enjoyed Rage more but I might be alone in the world with that one.
*UC4 will win most GOTY awards this year because most awards are all about mainstream appeal. Popularity over quality.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
TheAutomator
Banned
DOOM is pretty good so far. Even the pistol has a purpose.
They are always in a bundle. Always the same games too. I bought a bundle once and keep seeing the same games bundled again and again.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Yo, everyone at least get on the Nightmares from the Deep trilogy.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Ooh that's a nice bundle.
I've only played (and reviewed) the third entry, but it's really quite good.
I think his point was more that the chart is pretty dumb even without the knowledge who made it.
Surely you could have researched 2 seconds on google to find that the chart is absolute bullshit
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I'm going to be the Derek Smart of the Citizen Con documentary that will supposedly make millions.
Honestly I have to question where he gets his information, such that it is a place where a chart like that isn't labelled with big red letters "A crazy person did this".
Black Soma
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I'm surprised RE Operation Raccoon City keeps on getting discounted. Wonder if they are planning a Steamworks patch. Would probably make me play the game.
dir en grey is the shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPh...m/watch?v=uPhOpYO0CCM&feature=youtu.be&t=1462
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPh...m/watch?v=uPhOpYO0CCM&feature=youtu.be&t=1462
I really enjoyed my time with Oxenfree, but I'm not sure if I can justify buying it at 50% discount, and that's solely because of it's ending. I won't go deep into it, as I've already talked lots back at the release, but it's safe to say that it was my biggest disappointment with a vg ending, especially considering how great of a journey it was (it's like LiS but actually written by human beings, not aliens trying to emulate teenager behavior). It's a game that would be excellent if it ended on a dubious note, but unfortunately bad endings seem to be a generalized problem throughout video games. So yeah, wait for the Steam Sale/HMonthly.
No, probably they keep discounting it because there's no plan to spend money on it, so it's better trash it away with a 75% off instead of having no sales at full price.
Add all of those along with BlazBlue, Melty Blood, and UNIEL for me. Oh, look at that, I was able to come up with three more right off the top of my head.
TheAutomator
Banned
I dunno. Star Citizen bombing is not a crazy outcome.
Recognise the name but can't remember where from
System Shock 1 vs System Shock Remastered comparison footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-fRXAV9CGM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-fRXAV9CGM
It isn't. But quoting crazy people doesn't really help explain why that might be.
It's a lot of the other stuff that's pretty stupid. Like on what metric is Mass Effect competing beyond just being a sci-fi game. WTF is Starfield even? Or the class action lawsuits and documentary that apparently makes millions.
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