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STEAM | October 2014 - Proper PC gamers buy a Wii U and Bayonetta 2
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Kiru
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https://twitter.com/sleepingdogs/status/517974908065046528
Wat, why can you still play sleeping dogs uncut in the regular version though ? They can't really justify the "prohibitrunincountries" tag they applied for the DE...
Wat, why can you still play sleeping dogs uncut in the regular version though ? They can't really justify the "prohibitrunincountries" tag they applied for the DE...
Jawmuncher
Member
Germany bans some of the most random stuff.
Kiru
Member
Yeah. Just read that post too. But the answers he gave before he posted that were riduculous... Let's see if they change it like Capcom did with DR3.
Nice, may I ask how you stumbled upon Last Knight? On GMG they have it not updated yet with the release and being out of Early Access. It is there over Steam key anyway though.
Stuggernaut
Grandma's Chippy
Heh. Just met my first "hacker" in Dark Souls 2.
Was in the Belfry and he repeatedly kept appearing behind me for a backstab attempt. He was on the complete other side of the level at times.
Plus one time he swung at me from about 50ft away and took half my health lol.
Was in the Belfry and he repeatedly kept appearing behind me for a backstab attempt. He was on the complete other side of the level at times.
Plus one time he swung at me from about 50ft away and took half my health lol.
The sad thing about it is, that it just isn't true that the game is "banned" in Germany. There are just 18 games which are truly banned, which means it is illegal to sell the uncut version of the game in Germany: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Beschlagnahmtes_Computerspiel
Every other game, that isn't on the list is perfectly legal and can be sold and bought in Germany.
The only thing which isn't allowed is to advertise those game and if you want to buy it in a shop they can't sell it like other games. They need to lock it in some room, you have to ask for the game and then you can buy it.
Also there is not a single law in Germany which says, that it is illegal to play those games. It is also not illegal to play one of the 18 games mentioned above.
EDIT: Also it is perfectly legal to buy one of those 18 games in another country and to bring it with me to Germany. Only thing I can't do is to sell this game or to show it to people under 18.
Well GAF, today's my birthday and I'm a whole year older now.
It's been a tough year for me - I lost my house and I lost my health benefits from work. But, like always, I've managed to bounce back and come out the other side better than before. I've also had a great time keeping Enhanced Steam up to date and adding cool new features that everyone likes.
And of course, it's been a great year for gaming. I'm just a few games shy of my goal of 52. In fact, I plan on finishing a game or two today.
I know it's something typically reserved for other holidays, but every year on my birthday I always count my blessings and recognize the things in my life that are important. I just wanted everyone to know that GAF is one of those blessings. You guys are truly a great community and I'm happy to be a part of it.
Happy birthday and all the best for the upcoming year!
someguyinahat
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Have an Enhanced Birthday!
So, everyone and their dog are talking about Korra... Is this something like an American version of Juuni Kokki?
Chairmanchuck
Member
Its an american "Shounen"-cartoon with some heavy anime influences.
I wouldnt really compare it to Juuni Kokki, since Juuni Kokki had a more mature audience.
billmcdougal
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Sequel series to Avatar: The Last Airbender, which was an American made cartoon with anime influences. Korra is slightly less for young audiences, but still in that ballpark. They're both quality shows though, with fantastic animation, especially in the action scenes of the new series.
Well GAF, today's my birthday and I'm a whole year older now.
It's been a tough year for me - I lost my house and I lost my health benefits from work. But, like always, I've managed to bounce back and come out the other side better than before. I've also had a great time keeping Enhanced Steam up to date and adding cool new features that everyone likes.
And of course, it's been a great year for gaming. I'm just a few games shy of my goal of 52. In fact, I plan on finishing a game or two today.
I know it's something typically reserved for other holidays, but every year on my birthday I always count my blessings and recognize the things in my life that are important. I just wanted everyone to know that GAF is one of those blessings. You guys are truly a great community and I'm happy to be a part of it.
Happy Birthday!
Still nothing compared to good anime like Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop, Great Teacher Onizuka or Death Note. I find 'American' animes to be completely different from proper Japanese anime.
Don't hate - just my personal opinion.
Atraveller
Banned
kthnxbye
PetriP-TNT
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Goddammit Dusk Golem, Silence Of The Sleep is really
Up to chapter 2, pretty spooky so far
Up to chapter 2, pretty spooky so far
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Somebody who has played The Evil Within extensively coming here to answer some questions!
Scariness is subjective, but I think the game is more unnerving than some are expecting. A big part of this is because of the following aspects:
01.) Evil Within has fantastic sound design from the area I've played. The music is very down-toned and more blends in with everything else, and mostly it is natural sounds of the environment. There is very good use of 3D sound space, by which I mean you may hear a sound from a distance, but at a distance it is echo-y, dissonant, and distorted that slowly comes more into focus and louder the closer to the source you get. Some sounds are there just as ambiance, some are a clue, others are less than desirable. But the sound design in the game has impressed me, most impressive I've seen in a horror game since Among the Sleep, and adds a lot to the atmosphere of the game.
02.) Having the world suddenly change, legitimately unnerving music begin playing, and know that a slow-approaching stalker you can't kill is after you and you may not even know where he is immediately because he virtually makes no noise is legitimately nerve-wrecking, and he literally can appear at any time (even in the middle of fighting other enemies, doing a puzzle). He can appear anywhere, at anytime, and has a bad habit of bursting through doors.
03.) Speaking of randomization, the game has randomization elements when whether enemies will be there or not. If you die, or are playing through a segment again, a room that might of previously been safe suddenly is loaded with baddies, or one that was previously loaded will be safe, or there will be a different assortment of enemies, or more, or less than before. It does a good job to keep you on your toes.
04.) Surreal what-the-fuckitry where you see something so bizarre that it takes a bit to register what it is you're looking at, added with elements of surrealism and the unexpected.
05.) The game tackles a lot of different areas of horror, part of why I think it'll be scary for people is because you don't know what the game will do next.
06.) The game is also very challenging, someone said the horror is dampened if you can headshot enemies, I would argue that didn't dampen the effect of REmake at all, and headshots are very challenging to get here. Enemies will also reanimate and come back alive after you've killed them as long as you don't burn the body, shoot the head completely off, or stealth kill them. Enemies themselves are unnerving, the main enemies remind me of a mix between the Shibito from Forbidden Siren and Ganados from RE4, but a lot more intelligent and menacing. They don't move like people though, they move are strange, fidgety, and erratic.
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Now to other things.
Game has a 21:9 mode for 21:9 monitors.
Texture load only happens upon initial load in the demo, and takes about 2-3 seconds when first arriving in a new area. I did not see any other texture pop-in or loading when playing the game outside of that initial 2-3 seconds at the very start. Cleverly blend this in with a gameplay mechanic, as the game starts blurry as the textures are loading in as if your character and camera are coming into focus, and gets clearer and more focused once all the textures have popped in.
On PC, been confirmed you can play 16:9 without borders, but game was designed around it, so advise to play with it on. It's to make the player look around more and be cautious of what's below and above them, as without the bars some traps would be too easy to initially see.
Trust me, gameplay being shallow is one of the last things you need to worry about with Evil Within. I was really impressed with all the mechanic depth there was in the demo of Evil Within, there's a lot of hidden gameplay depth that becomes evident as you're playing.
Crimsonclaw111
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Happy birthday jshackles, make sure to idle for birthday cards.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Goddammit Dusk Golem, Silence Of The Sleep is really
Up to chapter 2, pretty spooky so far
Oh my, enjoying it so far? Chapter 2 is when the game really starts picking up. I believe in you to do it, but Chapter 2 was pretty unnerving at times.
WinterDemons
Member
Well GAF, today's my birthday and I'm a whole year older now.
It's been a tough year for me - I lost my house and I lost my health benefits from work. But, like always, I've managed to bounce back and come out the other side better than before. I've also had a great time keeping Enhanced Steam up to date and adding cool new features that everyone likes.
And of course, it's been a great year for gaming. I'm just a few games shy of my goal of 52. In fact, I plan on finishing a game or two today.
I know it's something typically reserved for other holidays, but every year on my birthday I always count my blessings and recognize the things in my life that are important. I just wanted everyone to know that GAF is one of those blessings. You guys are truly a great community and I'm happy to be a part of it.
Happy birthday jshackles! Good to have you here. Hope you have an enhanced day!
Kurt Russell
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Well GAF, today's my birthday and I'm a whole year older now.
It's been a tough year for me - I lost my house and I lost my health benefits from work. But, like always, I've managed to bounce back and come out the other side better than before. I've also had a great time keeping Enhanced Steam up to date and adding cool new features that everyone likes.
And of course, it's been a great year for gaming. I'm just a few games shy of my goal of 52. In fact, I plan on finishing a game or two today.
I know it's something typically reserved for other holidays, but every year on my birthday I always count my blessings and recognize the things in my life that are important. I just wanted everyone to know that GAF is one of those blessings. You guys are truly a great community and I'm happy to be a part of it.
Happy birthday jshackles!
<3Well GAF, today's my birthday and I'm a whole year older now.
It's been a tough year for me - I lost my house and I lost my health benefits from work. But, like always, I've managed to bounce back and come out the other side better than before. I've also had a great time keeping Enhanced Steam up to date and adding cool new features that everyone likes.
And of course, it's been a great year for gaming. I'm just a few games shy of my goal of 52. In fact, I plan on finishing a game or two today.
I know it's something typically reserved for other holidays, but every year on my birthday I always count my blessings and recognize the things in my life that are important. I just wanted everyone to know that GAF is one of those blessings. You guys are truly a great community and I'm happy to be a part of it.
Happy birthday Jshackles! Keep on making Steam a better place, please. But not today, take the day off and make sure you enjoy it as much as you can!
It's a parody.... of a satire? How does that work? (Hotline Miami is meant to be satire, right?)
yeeeeeeeeah...no.
Technically, yes.
I'm afraid most people think it's great because OMG YOU CAN KILL DUDES AND BLOOD GOES EVERYWHERE.
revolverjgw
Member
Is there a tweak or a skin to get Steam back to how it looked before the Blue Meanies got to it?
Atraveller
Banned
Do you like hurting other people?
someguyinahat
Member
It wouldn't be the first time that satirical games become popular for the very things they were satirizing. Games like "Achievement Unlocked" and "Upgrade Complete" got huge just because you COULD unlock and upgrade all sorts of things.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Protip: Never play Amnesia.
Alan Wake is about as much as I can handle personally.
No, let him play it!
ANuclearError
Member
Has anyone else had an issue with the Steam Overlay in Shadow of Mordor? Doesn't seem to work for me, which is a bit of an issue, other games don't seem to have that issue for me.
billmcdougal
Member
I personally really like Korra, though Samurai Champloo is my favorite anime, actually.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Only when I use borderless mode. But I don't think any game works with the overlay in borderless mode anyway.
That's how they tricked me, and then I had to change my underwear!
Alan Wake is more hilariously bad Z-movie, though.
I've played it
for 10minutes
I could play dead rising!
Yeah no. I use borderless window in games all of the time and the overlay has never had an issue.
Kiru
Member
Well GAF, today's my birthday and I'm a whole year older now.
It's been a tough year for me - I lost my house and I lost my health benefits from work. But, like always, I've managed to bounce back and come out the other side better than before. I've also had a great time keeping Enhanced Steam up to date and adding cool new features that everyone likes.
And of course, it's been a great year for gaming. I'm just a few games shy of my goal of 52. In fact, I plan on finishing a game or two today.
I know it's something typically reserved for other holidays, but every year on my birthday I always count my blessings and recognize the things in my life that are important. I just wanted everyone to know that GAF is one of those blessings. You guys are truly a great community and I'm happy to be a part of it.
Oh. Happy Birthday jshackles! Glad to have you here on GAF.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Oh then Idk. I just barely started using borderless so I assumed it was a problem with all games.
So it seems borked I guess.
I think the random aspects will be a seriously underrated feature. When I go back through RE4 or Dead Space, I generally know where the enemies will be which kills the tension to a degree. Not knowing whats around the next corner will give more replay value to a genre that tends to struggle in that regard.
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