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STEAM | September 2016 - Good job doing previous stuff, let's do new stuff
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Some upcoming releases
Everspace - 14th
Event[0] - 14th
Sorcery 4 - 15th
Everspace - 14th
Are you bored of long space flights? Has landing on oddly similar looking planets gotten old? Sick of trading and just want to blow shit up? Then Everspace might just be the game for you. Kickstarted last year, Everspace brings fast-paced arcade space combat to Early Access. Pirate bases, lightning storms, massive capital ships, debris fields, and other procedurally generated locales offer gorgeous backdrops for hectic battles, and various ships, weapons, and upgrades to craft let you develop your own playstyle. A linear story-driven campaign, additional ships, and dynamic cockpit views are coming later in Early Access
Event[0] - 14th
If youre familiar with the 2005 indie game Facade, you might be excited for Event[0]. Much like that freeware classic, Event[0] is a narrative-driven sci-fi game where you type your own responses and queries rather than choosing pre-written choices. And the game will talk back, because Event[0] is a story of being trapped on a mysterious station controlled by an AI that will react and respond to your tone and comments. Building your relationship with this AI is crucial to learning more about the games world and explore more of the ship.
Sorcery 4 - 15th
Three years in the making, inkles Sorcery saga is finally coming to a close. Each digital adaptation has expanded and evolved Steve Jacksons classic gamebooks in new and more complex ways, and The Crown of Kings is no different. From the 3D world of the Mampang fortress, to the new disguise system that changes how and who you can interact with, new forms of magic, Sorcery 4 promises over 500,000 words of secrets, monsters, side stories, and an epic finale to the fantasy quadrilogy
The Dear Leader
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I'm in the market for a new mouse and keyboard, my only requirement is that it has to at least burn one of my retinas every time I RGB it up. Got a bunch of research to do, I'm really not trying to get the Razer Deus Ex bundle but if I can't find anything else I want it'll be my stand by.
Tizoc
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This would prob. explain why Sony are bumping up the price of PS Plus: To cover on any chance of their PS VR line failing.
bobnowhere
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Chart is inaccurate. Battleborn line should keep going.
BoosterDuck
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the line should start before the 0 day coordinate tbqh
SunDimension24
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Took halo 5 forge for a test drive before heading to bed and it runs very well. Have an i5 3340/gtx 970/8gb ram and it seemed really smooth and no crashes. With how well this, Forza apex and Killer Instinct run, I wonder what happened with quantum break.
Well Remedy is 3rd party studio so they probably got very little time to do port with limited knowledge of UWP.
Finished The Turing Test earlier today. Just wanna echo what people said here before, that the game plays awfully safe, and if you have ever consumed any other media piece that deals in depth with AIs and the complexity of human consciousness, you know what you're in for. The story never attempts to make breakthroughs given the themes it addresses (granted, the central theme itself has been explored to exhaustion, but nevertheless it feels far too commonplace), and although it brings up valid discussions, it never does anything with those, it feels like wasted potential. The way the plot itself is put together is very odd, too: by the middle of the game, all big twists are laid bare, and the rest of the game is basically an huge dialogue between the AI and the main character, which turns tiresome very quickly. It does help that the VA is very good, and the two main characters are interesting enough that it holds your attention for a certain period of time, but after some time it wears thin.
The puzzles itself are, well, easy. I'm honestly impressed at how much mileage they got out of such a simple formula, adding a bunch of variables throughouth the game, but it clearly didn't left much space for actual challenge. My issue with this is that, although I found the puzzles to be entertaining, it never gave me a sense of accomplishment, it only felt like I was powering through all the puzzles without putting much thought in any of them. Compared to, let's say, Portal 2, which is arguably just as simple, it never gave me this impression, and even though I never had any difficulties to beat the puzzles, at least the act of doing so felt rewarding. The arrangement of the game design and the way new mechanics are introduced to the player is very weird too, it's very unnatural and doesn't feel completely "embedded" in the gameplay cycle (to exemplify, during Chapter 6, right after a head scratching puzzle, there's one where they present the
, and it's literally something a 5 year old could solve). Compared to, again, Portal, where new mechanics are constantly being presented to you but never in such a jarring way, this is hard to swallow. It takes a turn for the better during the last chapter though, where it feels like all the challenging puzzles they've been holding to themselves were thrown in a single segment, which is a bit of a difficulty spike but I'm not complaining, it was an welcome change.
There's also the Optional Puzzles, which are arguably the most interesting part of the game. They are by far the most challenging puzzles, requiring further thought and going beyond what the game has conditioned you to (some even requiring knowing stuff like
, which I had no idea it was a think till today). And they are very well recompensed, since it is in those rooms where you get the more meaty part of the story, where they actually addressees the topics proposed by the game without any qualms. Still, doesn't make up for the unfulfilling plot.
In conclusion... you probably own way better games that explores philosophical issues about the nature of human consciousness, so don't bother, at least not at full price.
The puzzles itself are, well, easy. I'm honestly impressed at how much mileage they got out of such a simple formula, adding a bunch of variables throughouth the game, but it clearly didn't left much space for actual challenge. My issue with this is that, although I found the puzzles to be entertaining, it never gave me a sense of accomplishment, it only felt like I was powering through all the puzzles without putting much thought in any of them. Compared to, let's say, Portal 2, which is arguably just as simple, it never gave me this impression, and even though I never had any difficulties to beat the puzzles, at least the act of doing so felt rewarding. The arrangement of the game design and the way new mechanics are introduced to the player is very weird too, it's very unnatural and doesn't feel completely "embedded" in the gameplay cycle (to exemplify, during Chapter 6, right after a head scratching puzzle, there's one where they present the
mounted turret
There's also the Optional Puzzles, which are arguably the most interesting part of the game. They are by far the most challenging puzzles, requiring further thought and going beyond what the game has conditioned you to (some even requiring knowing stuff like
logic gates
In conclusion... you probably own way better games that explores philosophical issues about the nature of human consciousness, so don't bother, at least not at full price.
Finished 52 games this year. Yay 
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=192057333&postcount=648
Steam Trading Card Glitch report:
It still works
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=215927103&highlight=#post215927103
Not sure whether Valve cares fixing this glitch or they don't know it yet...
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=192057333&postcount=648
Steam Trading Card Glitch report:
It still works
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=215927103&highlight=#post215927103
Not sure whether Valve cares fixing this glitch or they don't know it yet...
Tizoc
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Great work mate
i fixed this stupid bug where you can't open the gate in bioshock infinite
don't disable textrue streaming like pcgamingwiki suggested
don't disable textrue streaming like pcgamingwiki suggested
Coreda
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Thx for the recommendations. Everspace looks like a mix of Ancient Space and Elite Dangerous (visually). Might be the game that I buy while waiting for Star Citizen to complete.
Ahem.
(Click for general game info.)
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Tips and tricks:
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Mitigate stuttering (4): Set bUseBackgroundLevelStreaming in XEngine.ini to FALSE.
Note: Will break certain script events.
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So, yesterday I finished Banner Saga. Initially I planned to do a quick play and than going to see a movie, but I got involved with the game and I ended up on beating it.
Solid title, but there are things I didn't like:
-give me a speed-up button. Really, seeing the slow walking animation for 10 hours when there are no dialogues it's awful. Just speed-up until the next event/dialogue.
-sometimes you try to make a choice and, even if apparently is the "good" one, you get punished hardly for trying to help all people. I mean, it's not strictly a negative thing, but during the end of the game I saw half my party wiped out for one single "bad" decision.
-again, sometimes the game tricks you. You reach one point in which you need to wait for another character. Another character insists to wait for the other one, and you end up spending days and wasting resources for nothing. The game tricks you into burning those resources and after that point there's no way to recover your resources from the market, considering you won't find one. I found this very irritating, because I was doing very well until that point, but after that a lot of clan members and vaarl left every moment.
-the game is just an "intro". I hope to get Banner Saga 2 soon and see how the story develops, because as a single game, plot side, there's not so much meat on the table, it's just a general introduction.
Solid title, but there are things I didn't like:
-give me a speed-up button. Really, seeing the slow walking animation for 10 hours when there are no dialogues it's awful. Just speed-up until the next event/dialogue.
-sometimes you try to make a choice and, even if apparently is the "good" one, you get punished hardly for trying to help all people. I mean, it's not strictly a negative thing, but during the end of the game I saw half my party wiped out for one single "bad" decision.
-again, sometimes the game tricks you. You reach one point in which you need to wait for another character. Another character insists to wait for the other one, and you end up spending days and wasting resources for nothing. The game tricks you into burning those resources and after that point there's no way to recover your resources from the market, considering you won't find one. I found this very irritating, because I was doing very well until that point, but after that a lot of clan members and vaarl left every moment.
-the game is just an "intro". I hope to get Banner Saga 2 soon and see how the story develops, because as a single game, plot side, there's not so much meat on the table, it's just a general introduction.
Tizoc
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THE SPANKING ROOM IS BACK BABY!
https://youtu.be/BNi-7pu7-x4
JaseC is wise beyond your years, heed his words well child.
https://youtu.be/BNi-7pu7-x4
JaseC is wise beyond your years, heed his words well child.
http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1144/
Well, it seems Capcom heard my suggestion about the pack...but it's not the Triple Pack, like on console which is 50€, but a Collector's pack including dlcs...so I will end to pay 10€ more if I take this because it's packed with useless DLCs. Well, better having another option than having none I guess.
EDIT: The pack includes also DR3, so the price is justified. Didn't notice that at first.
Well, it seems Capcom heard my suggestion about the pack...but it's not the Triple Pack, like on console which is 50€, but a Collector's pack including dlcs...so I will end to pay 10€ more if I take this because it's packed with useless DLCs. Well, better having another option than having none I guess.
EDIT: The pack includes also DR3, so the price is justified. Didn't notice that at first.
Is the bundle new? I thought I saw it in the last Capcom sale
Is there any other reason to get the Steam version of GameMaker besides getting a +1? Does it have improved functionality with the Steam market?
The_Super_Inframan
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From what I understand, the Steam version is not up to date version of Game Maker. The plus side to the Steam version is that you will have Steam API stuff ready to use
Just checked myself regarding the version
The non-steam version is 1.4.1760
The Steam version is 1.4.1757
Well, they included DR1 now.
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But wasn't it already included during the last Capcom sale?
As a pre-order of course...
How can be included if it will release next week?
Well, I saw it only today
It's been included since the day DR1 was purchasable on Steam.
I hope this comes to PC
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Well, sure, with a obligatory KS that promises the world to PC players and then delivers a half baked F2P game. That's his MO at this point. He really seems less like an auteur and more like a one-note con artist.
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I see God Eater is still steadily climbing up. Gained another 2,5k, currently at 36,5k. Glad my 'prediction' was wrong
I wonder where it will end up once there is no noticably daily increase anymore. Pretty interesting.
And while I'm at it, I need my Falcom fix, XSeed! Xanadu Next when?
I wonder where it will end up once there is no noticably daily increase anymore. Pretty interesting.
And while I'm at it, I need my Falcom fix, XSeed! Xanadu Next when?
Either this or EVGA Precision X.
But isn't it possible to break the GPU if I do this, seeing that I have never tried it out before?
But isn't it possible to break the GPU if I do this, seeing that I have never tried it out before?
You won't break the GPU. You might cause your PC or game to crash if your OC is unstable, which is why you take it slow, crank it up only a few nothces at a time, testing things out
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But isn't it possible to break the GPU if I do this, seeing that I have never tried it out before?
Overclocking with Afterburner just involves moving some sliders. Don't go too crazy with it and you'll be fine. Go with 50-100Mhz on the core clock and maybe 150-200 on the memory clock to start things off.
Map creation tools with free online multiplayer with no micro-transactions is a-ok with me, I probably wouldn't play the campaign anyways.
Halo was on the PC since day1
I think this is fine, it's just missing the game browser now.
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