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STEAM | October 2014 - Proper PC gamers buy a Wii U and Bayonetta 2
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CosmicQueso
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Not sure what LOD system means, but in my experience the x360 pad always worked fine across all the games except for the original.
The only thing that really disappointed me was when they dropped 3D support for nvidia surround. I was probably 1 of only like 4 people that used it, but it was pretty cool.
Thanks for the advice. I think I'm just going to try the original and see how it goes. I feel like these games go on sale every now and then and if I like the original a lot I'll grab II and Brotherhood eventually.
Jawmuncher
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Hmmmm. Well every AC game has had it's quirks I'll give you that but all of them have been stuck with 16:9 aspect ratio presentations which would leave them bordered on a 16:10 screen and multi monitor support out the window. Except one that is...
Brotherhood would take any resolution you throw at it. Revelations actually has the best 3D support out the lot as it has convergence taken into account within the engine which still leaves ghosting on every other title. Of course the earlier games are easier to play around with using external tools due to being DX9.
Level of Details, there was an unfixed bug in the PC version which resulted in low-quality textures being loaded just about 1 meter from the player.
Yeah, I think it never works for games and sales. Maybe not everybody is so stubbornly vindictive as me, but many are. For example I still haven't bought the white sofa game even being interested in it, and it's not about price too. I bought a bundle for this game, and I don't care about circumstances, I feel I paid for a game already, and I won't be coaxed into paying for it one more time, nope.
Actually indie dev scene is similar to freelancing in some ways. If you screwed one time too many, doesn't matter how good your work is, you not gonna get good clients come to you, and you are left with no other options than finding "proper" job (><)
And knowing how hard is to be noticed in both of those fields, you carefully build your "fanbase" and you don't do stupid things ever, or else... you pay for it.
Every time I had a runin with the alien playing the Nostromo DLC, I was too panicky and afraid to get good screenshots.
Also, can't screenshot while leaning, sadly.
Gamersgate is doing a Tomb Raider sale, 75% off on the whole franchise.
(Didn't check all of them, but they seem to be Steam keys, even the older ones)
I've only played the first one, but I can say that after about 10-ish hours, I was ready for it to be done. Your mileage will vary of course, but I had a lot of fun with it up until that point.
BasilZero
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Record the footage then make screenies out of that ;p
Wired X360 controller support is fine, but Ubi didn't support the wireless controller until Brotherhood -- both AssCreed and AssCreed 2 require this fix for the controller to function properly (minus rumble).
when the world will end and all who are on facebook and twitter will be resurrected as zombies or skellies to fight in Ragnarok, only we two will rest in peace. Feels good to know that, no?
Atraveller
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I like it and I hate it.
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.
I think that mainly because of their lack of proper Steam support, additional DRM on top of Steam, and lack of proper sales, I've almost completely written off both EA and Ubisoft on the PC.
I picked up a physical copy of Watch_Dogs on the PS4 for $18. That's more than half off the cheapest price it's ever been on the PC (even for a Uplay key) and I find that to be a completely unacceptable situation. Assassin's Creed IV is pretty much in the same camp with it's 33% off sale.
As for EA, I've completely written them off to the point that I forget they even release games on the PC anymore. In my head, things like Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, and Dead Space 3 I think of as console exclusives.
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Fare Godmace
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Someone is streaming Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition right now http://www.twitch.tv/darksnakesoul.
Also, you can't buy the base game anymore, but they've left all the DLC. Wise move, Square.
Also, you can't buy the base game anymore, but they've left all the DLC. Wise move, Square.
Ubi is a great developer for semi-Indie titles (Children of Light, Valiant Heroes, Blood Dragon)
Ubi is also a great publisher for 3rd party developers (CoJ: Gunslinger, South Park).
I will give you that Ubi is terribad for their 1st party effort though.
MillionStabs
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I'll get to that once I finish downlaoding Isolation. Initial impressions from people are saying it's not that much better, but it's my game of 2013 and I got it for $8 so I'll probably love it regardless of the graphical fidelity.
Kiru
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I thought about buying it today - is it a proper stealth game? I havent really seen any gameplay or read any reviews.. so I'm not sure if I'd like it.
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Jawmuncher
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I really don't get how people are getting so scared from Alien.
For comparison P.T. scared the hell out of me.
I really think it's just from all the Alien through out the years that I just can't see them as scary. Even if Alien is my favorite film in the franchise.
Removed last year.
For comparison P.T. scared the hell out of me.
I really think it's just from all the Alien through out the years that I just can't see them as scary. Even if Alien is my favorite film in the franchise.
Removed last year.
Tizoc
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It's more of a stealth game than Ass Creed ever hopes to be.
Heck on its hardest difficulty, you get killed in 1 hit. Stealth is the name of the game.
So the value for the base game I have in my inventory rises then?
Right?
Maybe I'll soon become a millionaire like JaseC!
CosmicQueso
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Ahhh, perhaps that's why. I was wired during my runs through those games.
Interesting detail on the resolutions too. Guess I was running 5760x1080 with some stretching or black boxes, but I don't remember either. Maybe I need to get my eyes checked lol. Getting old.
It's been sitting in the top 10 since release, so it seems to be getting a good amount of attention and seems to have pretty positive buzz, so I don't think its being completely overlooked. Plus it's at a good price point to grab people who won't drop $50 on the bigger releases.
Yep. It's a good game.
someguyinahat
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1 new item in your inventory!
Oh great, what coupon now?
The Journey Down Chapter One Booster Pack? *checks price vs individual cards* Hmm, more value if I open it. Lo and behold, it's got the cards I need for a badge!
So I guess I'm savin' that guy for a sale where badges count, huh?
Oh great, what coupon now?
The Journey Down Chapter One Booster Pack? *checks price vs individual cards* Hmm, more value if I open it. Lo and behold, it's got the cards I need for a badge!
So I guess I'm savin' that guy for a sale where badges count, huh?
Agree. Part 1 has aged poorly.
Loving the improvement on the faces.
Suigoi.
I feel like... so late to the party.
Indeed it is good. My plan to uninstall my out of Steam copy and get it on Steam is ruined.
AsfaeksBR
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Yes, it is. And it's a hard one too, because the levels are wide open and there are a lot of ways to get to the objective and a lot of enemies to get past from.
It's really cheap right now, there's no way to go wrong with it!
For me, these days I just tend to wait for a while on Ubisoft's big titles, and usually end up having a better experience. I waited a good 6-8 months on Farcry 3, Blood Dragon, and ACIV, and the games were significantly cheaper and had much better performance and optimization than they'd had at release. Still have to wade through the uPlay, of course.
After you're done playing the ROW version, you should play the German version. And then the Italian version. And then the Russian version.
Gameplay for the most part works but some cutscenes and in engine events that segue into gameplay locked the image down to 16:9. Brotherhood on the other hand didn't on 21:9 at all for me for the 3 or 4 hours I played like that. Though come Revelations and the shift to Anvil Next that all went out the window again. I'm curious to see what quirks Unity is going to have.
Somewhat relateable Max Payne 3 is a really funny one as it supports muliple monitors perfectly with cutscenes playing just on the centre monitor but if you use a 21:9 resolution on only one monitor all cutscenes in engine or prerendered get pillarboxed to the centre third of the screen. Looks really stupid.
Today's Daily is 40% off the Carmageddon franchise.
The French version is there in the registry but it's never been available.
It always gets updated when there's a franchise sale, though, so maybe R* will realise it's missing at some point.
And the French version?
The French version is there in the registry but it's never been available.
It always gets updated when there's a franchise sale, though, so maybe R* will realise it's missing at some point.- Status