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STEAM | September 2016 - Good job doing previous stuff, let's do new stuff
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So, finished MW2 campaign. It was... OK, I guess. Had a few really good missions (
), but was brought down by everything else with Ramirez (including the infamous
and the favela missions (although the small marketplace part was cool).
Also, the checkpoint system is wack. There were missions or parts of them that I needed to repeat multiple times before finding out there were checkpoints in places I've already been to before I died - with
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By the way: does Ghost have a cult following among the fanbase? Because I thought he had for a long time and now that I've finished the game, I can't see why. I guess it's just that the mask and glasses make him look memorable on pics (because frankly, in game I was too busy shooting and getting shot at to care who is it, as long as it's not one of the enemies). Or maybe that we
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Gulag, Second Sun
Burger Town defense
Also, the checkpoint system is wack. There were missions or parts of them that I needed to repeat multiple times before finding out there were checkpoints in places I've already been to before I died - with
the road to the submarine dock in Contingency being the worst offender
By the way: does Ghost have a cult following among the fanbase? Because I thought he had for a long time and now that I've finished the game, I can't see why. I guess it's just that the mask and glasses make him look memorable on pics (because frankly, in game I was too busy shooting and getting shot at to care who is it, as long as it's not one of the enemies). Or maybe that we
saw him dying with us
Stumbled upon some conspiracy level rumour that apparently Palmer Luckey is the owner of 4chan since last year and Hiroyuki is "just a front" - based on Palmer liking a tweet back in May that stated as much but has now been deleted.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=217908299&postcount=3318
Excellent. Was planning on buying but then it got delayed
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=217908299&postcount=3318
Short one from Wok (a member here):
Excellent. Was planning on buying but then it got delayed
freshVeggie
Member
New Watch_Dogs 2: Welcome to DedSec Trailer focusing on story.
Seems to be grind-heavy from what I read in the reviews.
Yet again feels good waiting for complete editions to jump at. Nothing lost.
That's freaking dope as heck! Thanks for posting.
It's also on Steam.
Seems to be grind-heavy from what I read in the reviews.
Abomination
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So 6 core Hyper-Threading I guess
Was it posted yet? Dead End Junction got released on Steam
I remember voting for it on greenlight, might grab it later.
I remember voting for it on greenlight, might grab it later.
LurkerPrime
Member
Was it posted yet? Dead End Junction got released on Steam
I remember voting for it on greenlight, might grab it later.
Man with no nose
Miss Flannel, why
The Dear Leader
Banned
Looks like he's got a dog nose breh.
Short one from Wok (a member here):
Thanks.
why is zkylon in this game
LurkerPrime
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I'm pretty sure... not entirely sure... that that's an age spot or scar or something, not a dog snout.
You haven't noticed? zkylon is in every game.
Consult the zkylon and you will learn this truth, and many more.
He's even got furry ears, so I think that's his nose.
LurkerPrime
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AAA game budget oftentimes brings in those type of design goals, have to throw the widest net possible to justify the staff size, marketing, etc.
WinterDemons
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I think it's about time I start tackling some of the Artifex Mundi games in my library. Which one would be good to start with or is there a good order to play them in? I own most of them.
http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Artifex Mundi
http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Artifex Mundi
Thanks, I'll take a look at OBS.
EDIT: using OBS and Shadowplay as keywords I searched and man are there a lot of these now. Shadowplay, Raptr, OBS, Dxtory, Fraps, Bandicam, Action, X-Split...
bobnowhere
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I think I've only played through 3: Abyss, Time Mysteries 3 and Enginmatis: Ghosts of Maple Creek. Abyss is basically just Bioshock. I think the Nightmares from the deep are highly thought of.
To be honest, they are all exactly the same, female main character goes somewhere spooky, spooky stuff happens, she solves it by finding the one useful object in piles of elaborately drawn useless ones and the game lasts at least an hour longer than it should.
My fav. HO game isn't from Artifex Mundi, it'sthe Sherlock Holmes one, Hound of the Baskervilles. It does take liberties with the original story though!
Messofanego
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Short one from Wok (a member here):
Oh cool. Thanks, Wok!
the_firewithin
Member
Virginia is trippy as hell
Messofanego
Banned
Virginia was amazing!
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Virginia is for lovers.
the_firewithin
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the music is absolutely fantastic too
I can show you Virginia 👀
You don't have enough money to pay for a flight, starving student.
Nomadic Sparks
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I know some Virginians
Atraveller
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Should I buy Virginia?
LurkerPrime
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morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Look at Lurkerprime over there thinking he's the London Company.
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People with lots of stuff for sale on the market might find this useful. One of those things that I can't for the life of me understand why Valve hasn't done yet.
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derExperte
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I got quite the opposite impressions from GB's QL, more goofy and colorful than 1 which I really liked but lacked personality.
Grim Legends 1 is excellent.
Messofanego
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Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Gonna post this again, yes Virginia has absolutely amazing music. Had to do a quick game recording rip of two of my favorite songs in the game that were easier to capture (though the second song might actually more be several songs, but oh well).
Virginia OST - Roadhouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMDUwMB6Oa4
Virginia OST - Images: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuJtntrUmUU
(happy with all the Virginia love on this page.)
Atraveller
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Last Baron
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Dammit, I'm trying to save money here, not have a fantastic time in Virginia
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I could walk for a little while and end up in Virginia, but, it's getting really tough to not hit the buy button and pay a visit to Weird Virginia instead.
LurkerPrime
Member
I played the Virginia Demo. I think?
Either way, it did more to sell me than I would have thought. Charming!
Either way, it did more to sell me than I would have thought. Charming!
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Virginia is basically a 2-3 hour long cutscene where you have control of your character, but no real agency (though there are a few optional and actually tricky puzzles to do in the achievements that involve you sort of reading the achievement descriptions and trying to figure them out, many span over multiple chapters even). There is no choices, the story is linear, and you in the end have to do what the game wants you to do to progress. While it's narrative-based, the game doesn't have a line of dialogue in it, the characters don't even make any sounds at all. No grunts or breathing sounds either.
So why is it being so well received? Simple, it is an engaging experience that makes use of what only very few film directors figured out, let along game developers. The game manages to be touching, emotional, and have deeper characters than most games without a single spoken word, the music is phenomenal (performed by an orchestra), but with fantastic direction for a game as the music sort of moves and changes with your own actions, it does it so well the transitions feel natural and always fit what's going on, even if you take your time to get to the next point and continually lead well into each other and add so much to each scene. And the scenes themselves are engaging, I won't spoil it, but the game has some fantastic art direction, and builds up a multi-layered mystery with great environmental and detail story-telling full of repeating imagery, breath-taking scenes, and pulls from surrealist works of the likes of David Lynch not for mood, but the idea of deeper meanings and various connections you can make as you play of how everything connects and comes together.
It won't strike with everyone, but those who find the appeal of the game of the game may find themselves engrossed in it, and it definitely sticks with you past the ending. Also been reading a lot of people who finished and immediately went back to play through it again, it is a game with a lot to appreciate on a second playthrough, and is interesting to talk about theories, thoughts, and observations with others.
So why is it being so well received? Simple, it is an engaging experience that makes use of what only very few film directors figured out, let along game developers. The game manages to be touching, emotional, and have deeper characters than most games without a single spoken word, the music is phenomenal (performed by an orchestra), but with fantastic direction for a game as the music sort of moves and changes with your own actions, it does it so well the transitions feel natural and always fit what's going on, even if you take your time to get to the next point and continually lead well into each other and add so much to each scene. And the scenes themselves are engaging, I won't spoil it, but the game has some fantastic art direction, and builds up a multi-layered mystery with great environmental and detail story-telling full of repeating imagery, breath-taking scenes, and pulls from surrealist works of the likes of David Lynch not for mood, but the idea of deeper meanings and various connections you can make as you play of how everything connects and comes together.
It won't strike with everyone, but those who find the appeal of the game of the game may find themselves engrossed in it, and it definitely sticks with you past the ending. Also been reading a lot of people who finished and immediately went back to play through it again, it is a game with a lot to appreciate on a second playthrough, and is interesting to talk about theories, thoughts, and observations with others.
WinterDemons
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Ooo, I didn't know that Sherlock Holmes games was a hidden object game. Will definitely try it out. I should check out the other Sherlock games too since point-and-clicks are right up my alley.
Looks like a nice start. The third game is in tier 3 of that HB, hmm.
ramoisdead
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