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STEAM | October 2015 - You had me at "game ... comes to Steam".
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No, the promotion is a coupon that doesn't stack. But the "earn $1 for first time playing" reward ends in four days, and it's the only remaining active reward on Playfire.
It actually is, Agarest is not even a JRPG, it's TRPG and that genre has its shortcomings in plenty, nevermind the game.
TheAutomator
Banned
I was talking about the weeklong deals though!
If you have Tales of Zestiria pre-ordered, Symphonia is now in your library:
That was fast! Pretty cool.
If you have Tales of Zestiria pre-ordered, Symphonia is now in your library:
SWEET! I'm going to go stare at it right now.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Alright now that I'm done with work at ACL I bought myself Sayonara Umihara Kawase! I've bought the game twice before but I like the game that much and I'd prefer to play on PC anyways. 
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
What?
lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
Agarest 2 isn't a TRPG, but we're already in No True Scotland so let's just agree to disagree. You think JRPGs can do no wrong, I think JRPGs are just for waifus and I'll stick to actual RPGs even if developed in Japan.
Dsyndrome
Member
Running at sub 20-FPS? GOTY.
Leafhopper
Banned
You are talking to someone that probably won't budge on that opinion probably so better off not trying to reason.
Again not all JRPGs are like that. Ill admit a good chunk of them that come out now are that though, sadly.
Thought we were passed this kind of stuff.
Se7enSword
Banned
Nice! That's some mad dedication! I should do something similar with some series and stop being lazy.Alright now that I'm done with work at ACL I bought myself Sayonara Umihara Kawase! I've bought the game twice before but I like the game that much and I'd prefer to play on PC anyways.
If you have Tales of Zestiria pre-ordered, Symphonia is now in your library:
Excellent. I've never understood why publishers don't bother adding an unreleased game to an existing sub until after it's released. Doing so doesn't actually serve any purpose and just leads to situations like Ethan Carter Redux, where pre-purchasers received the game a little late because the devs forgot about the pre-order sub.
Time to buy a new GPU.
Oh wait you were talking about 2? That battle system is great.
That's not necessary have to do much with games but with people, some can even treat the Witcher like glorified waifu simulator and don't get me started on Mass Effect.
I'm not saying JRPGs can do no wrong, absolutely not what I am saying, they do plenty wrong, but one thing that is not true is that combat systems are bad, firstly nobody is physically able to play all JRPGs, and most of those that I have played have so vastly different combat systems, even in the same subgenre that they can't be lumped into one "JRPG combat" thing, there is no such thing!
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
That's my stance on it, and nice to have it in your library to know its coming and just to stare at it. XD If you're getting it anyway, I don't understand why they don't add it to the sub either.
Se7enSword
Banned
Wasn't there a bug with the latest driver?
I haven't updated yet because of it causing problems to users.
I haven't updated yet because of it causing problems to users.
salazar547
Member
Toybox Turbos $3.74 , its like the old micromachines games, not really that good imo but its very decent:
"Did you turn off and then turn on again, sir?"
Leafhopper
Banned
Toybox Turbos $3.74 , its like the old micromachines games, not really that good imo but its very decent:
Ah man you reminded me of that Micro machines game I had on PC. Fun game.
lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10565
Hi everyone,
Today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10565 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. This build has quite a few new features and improvements so were really excited to get this one out to you for you to try out. One thing I want to call out up front is that this build and associated Language Packs wont be available until later this week for Windows Insiders in Russia and Turkey.
Heres whats new in this build:
Skype messaging, calling and video experience: As weve announced previously, Skype messaging, calling and video capabilities will come integrated into Windows 10 through the Messaging, Phone and Skype video universal Windows apps. These Windows applications enable quick and easy, free calling and messaging to other Skype users across phones, over 3G/4G and Wi-Fi tablets and to PCs Wi-Fi. With this build, you can preview the integrated capabilities on your PC while an upcoming Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview build will have these integrated capabilities for you to preview soon on mobile devices. Try things like Quick Reply from Action Center where incoming notifications will come in with the option to reply inline without opening the application. This is an early preview and you can expect some bugs, and more features to come as we deliver monthly updates.
Tab Preview in Microsoft Edge: In Microsoft Edge, you can now hover over your open tabs and get a preview of whats on those websites. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Syncing Favorites and Reading list items in Microsoft Edge: In this build, youll see a first look at the new syncing feature in Microsoft Edge that lets you sync your Favorites and Reading list items. We are still working on refining it, but definitely check it out and let us know what you think.
Cortana improvements: Cortana is able to intelligently understand your inked notes setting reminders based on locations, times and numbers that she can understand from your digital annotations.
We are also rolling out new features in Cortana to help you keep track of your leisure time, including movie and event reminders. Cortana will keep track of your bookings for movies and ticketed events through your email confirmations. Two hours prior to the event start time, youll get helpful information to be sure you know where to go and get there on time, including an option to book and track an Uber ride directly from Cortana.
More vibrant title bars: Thanks to feedback from Windows Insiders, with this build you can now enjoy your title bars with a full color intensity that matches the rest of your theme. Title bars will now appear darker. You can adjust the color by going to Settings > Personalization > Colors. Colored title bars will appear only if Show color on Start, Taskbar, Action Center, and Title bars is enabled.
Improved context menus on Start: You will notice we have made some adjustments and improvements to the context menus on Start including new icons for tile adjustments.
New icons: We know Windows Insiders love new icons this build has another batch of new icons for devices (check out Device Manager). Registry Editor finally gets a new icon!
Device activation improvements: We have received a lot of feedback from Insiders on making it easier to activate Windows 10 on devices that take advantage of the free upgrade offer to genuine Windows by using existing Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 product keys. If you install this build of the Windows 10 Insider Preview on a PC and it doesnt automatically activate, you can enter the product key from Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 used to activate the prior Windows version on the same device to activate Windows 10 by going to Settings > Update & security > Activation and selecting Change Product Key. If you do a clean install of Windows 10 by booting off the media, you can also enter the product key from prior Windows versions on qualifying devices during setup. Refer to the Insider Hub for more information on these activation improvements including requirements.
Managing your default printer: We are introducing a new mode that makes your default printer the last printer you used. This change helps ensure the best printer is preselected in inbox print dialogs. You can manage this behavior in Settings > Devices > Printer & Scanners to change this to the previous way Windows handled default printers. The ability to set a default printer by network location has been removed.
Here are some things we have fixed:
- You should no longer see a warning message in the Settings app > Update & Security > Windows Update regarding changed ring settings for preview builds unless you actually change your ring settings.
- Background audio playback works again when apps like Groove are minimized.
- We fixed the issue where clicking on the system icons in the notification area quickly results in Windows Shell blocking the launch of fly-outs like Audio, Networking, etc.
- After Build 10525, we heard a lot of feedback that some context menus were too big for mouse. Weve made adjustments to many of the context menus to make them smaller for using them with a mouse.
- You can now pin contacts to the Start menu from the People app.
- Certain apps wont appear twice anymore when pinned to the taskbar.
- Hiding desktop icons via context menu on the desktop now works.
- Windows Store apps should now be updating automatically.
Known issues:
- The search box does not work if you are in a locale where Cortana is not available. We are currently investigating workarounds.
- The Xbox app for Windows 10 will consume gigabytes of memory on your PC if you have any Win32 games (non -Windows Store games) installed on your PC that have been identified as games or added by you in the Xbox app. Closing the Xbox app will release your PCs memory.
- WebM and VP9 have been temporarily removed from the flight builds. We continue to develop a VP9 implementation that we intend to ship in Windows. Expect VP9 to return soon in a future release.
- Small form-factor devices, like the Dell Venue 8 Pro, that boot with rotation or virtual mode screen size set larger than the physical screen size will experience a bluescreen on upgrade and will roll back to the previous build.
I hope you enjoy this new build and try out all of the new changes. Please report problems and give us suggestions in the Feedback app.
Thanks,
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How's Arkham Knight?
lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
I don't know if my decision to grab this on 360 for (hopefully) one final hurrah before I shove the thing back in the cupboard for good is going to be a wise one. Thought the same with AssCreed Rogue but here we are again (yes I am inpatient). Also urgh YouTube comments are really the worst.
lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
oh refunds now take 7 days to give u your money back
that's lame
at least it got approved right away
i did therapy for a while but therapy takes effort and tbh we ended up focusing on other stuff since i have bigger issues than arachnophobia
i actually had to work on a game once that had spiders in it and i begrudgingly added them to the game. it was just on a single section and i tried to argue not to add them but u know, you don't really get a choice
that's lame
at least it got approved right away
i did therapy for a while but therapy takes effort and tbh we ended up focusing on other stuff since i have bigger issues than arachnophobia
lolTry this Zyklon http://www.amazon.de/Actionfigur-SIGMUND-FREUD-beweglichen-Gelenken/dp/B00I0N082O/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1444643644&sr=8-1&keywords=sigmund+action+figuren. Just talk a little with him and its done
yeah that's true. would be nice, but i don't think most developers care
i actually had to work on a game once that had spiders in it and i begrudgingly added them to the game. it was just on a single section and i tried to argue not to add them but u know, you don't really get a choice
nahh, that's not why queelag/queelan doesn't affect me
Yay for no more solid white title bars. Honestly it's the single thing about Win10 that has annoyed me the most.
Nyteshade517
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lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
The Wii game? Cool, I guess.
Dsyndrome
Member
That seems pretty big to me.
these devs know their market.
? who the hell doesnt like back to the future
not like they had to extensive market research
Head of Vengarl
Banned
RTTP: Torchlight II
Man what a great game to kill time; playing my berserker just shredding my way through enemy after enemy. I found my very first legendary item yesterday: The Rules of the Game!
I wish more people played this online. It's fun alone, but much more fun to play with other people.
What are some other good games similar to Torchlight?
Man what a great game to kill time; playing my berserker just shredding my way through enemy after enemy. I found my very first legendary item yesterday: The Rules of the Game!
I wish more people played this online. It's fun alone, but much more fun to play with other people.
What are some other good games similar to Torchlight?
As a third party observer I can provide my in-depth analysis. Both of you are really silly and wrong. Happy to clarify that for you!
Great, 50 features I don't care about.
I'd really rather they fix the memory leak (and no, I'm not talking about the xbox thing. An actual system-level leak not associated to any process).
derExperte
Member
I tried my fair share of JRPGs back in the 90/00s when the genre was getting lots of exposure in the west including some which are now considered classics. Didn't become a fan then and none of the recent crop looks half as interesting as those so why should I bother? I mean one glance at the Zestiria store page tells me that I absolutely do not want to spend time in that nondescript world with those generic as fuck designed characters and that was before I watched the videos full of horrid voice acting and dialogue. 'But the gameplay.' No, I can not deal with this amount of aggressive Japanese blandness for 50hrs, I just can't, rubs me the wrong way hard and indeed harder than western blandness.
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