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Steam Summer Camp 2011 - Immediate Regrets :(
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Cock Encumbered
Tron Legacy OST = sex.Chavelo said:
cooljeanius
Member
The Graveyard. Even judged as an "art game" it still sucks.
CecilRousso
Member
If I look at the games I bought individually, I have no regrets. But these purchases along with the ones from previous years sales, has now led me to have 73 installable items in my games list, and even I don´t have that big backlog (it´s about 5-6 games perhaps), it´s just many more games than I feel I really need and want.
Amish_Gramish
Member
I bought:
Bit Trip Runner
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
C&C: Red Alert 3
Deus Ex Invisible War (bought the other one on GfW for $1)
Empire: Total War
Fatale
Flight Control HD
Garry's Mod
The Graveyard
Max Payne (bought the other one from GfW for $1)
Musaic Box
Napoleon: Total War
Port Royale 2
Recettear
Rush
Supreme Commander 2
Windowsill
Of the game I've played so far, these weren't worth it:
Flight Control HD ($1.25)
Port Royale 2 ($1.75)
Games I've played so far that I thought was worth it:
Recettear ($5)
Games I've played and am unsure about:
Rush ($1.25)
Bit Trip Runner
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
C&C: Red Alert 3
Deus Ex Invisible War (bought the other one on GfW for $1)
Empire: Total War
Fatale
Flight Control HD
Garry's Mod
The Graveyard
Max Payne (bought the other one from GfW for $1)
Musaic Box
Napoleon: Total War
Port Royale 2
Recettear
Rush
Supreme Commander 2
Windowsill
Of the game I've played so far, these weren't worth it:
Flight Control HD ($1.25)
Port Royale 2 ($1.75)
Games I've played so far that I thought was worth it:
Recettear ($5)
Games I've played and am unsure about:
Rush ($1.25)
EternalGamer
Banned
I bought:
Beat Hazzard
Boost Trooper
Horde
Monday Night Combat
Sanctum
Just Cause 2
Neverwinter Nights 2
Bioshock 2
Dawn of War 2 Retribution
Garshasp
Terarria
Madballs BABO Invasion
AI War
Supreme Commander 2
Tropico 3
Recettear
Left 4 Dead 2
Killing Floor
Serious Sam 1st Encounter
Magicka Vietnam expansion
Penny Arcade Adventures 1&2
Frozen Synapse
Space Chem
What I regret:
Bioshock 2- already played it on 360. Not sure why I bought it again.
Mad balls BABO - it isn't bad co-op, but there are SO MANY more interesting games to play.
AI War- I kinda think I might dig it but think it may be too complex for my friends to get into co-op, which means it probably won't be played much. Also, we can't for the life of us figure out how to get a multiplayer game going.
Beat Hazard- As a "game," this game sucks. It is shallow and the concept is boring. I have no idea what I was thinking. I probably, stupidly bought it for the ticket, actually. It was not worth it. It is good if you want a cool music visualizer and you like to sit at your PC and listen to music, but this is not me. If I am playing a game, I want a real game with ga,e music. Again, I am not sure why I thought I'd enjoy it to begin with.
Everything else is great so far, even Garshasp. I have put three hours into it on easy and I am really enjoying it. Ive had no major bugs and it runs solid for me at least.
What I LOVE so far:
Monday Night Combat
Sanctum
Space Chem
Recettear
Beat Hazzard
Boost Trooper
Horde
Monday Night Combat
Sanctum
Just Cause 2
Neverwinter Nights 2
Bioshock 2
Dawn of War 2 Retribution
Garshasp
Terarria
Madballs BABO Invasion
AI War
Supreme Commander 2
Tropico 3
Recettear
Left 4 Dead 2
Killing Floor
Serious Sam 1st Encounter
Magicka Vietnam expansion
Penny Arcade Adventures 1&2
Frozen Synapse
Space Chem
What I regret:
Bioshock 2- already played it on 360. Not sure why I bought it again.
Mad balls BABO - it isn't bad co-op, but there are SO MANY more interesting games to play.
AI War- I kinda think I might dig it but think it may be too complex for my friends to get into co-op, which means it probably won't be played much. Also, we can't for the life of us figure out how to get a multiplayer game going.
Beat Hazard- As a "game," this game sucks. It is shallow and the concept is boring. I have no idea what I was thinking. I probably, stupidly bought it for the ticket, actually. It was not worth it. It is good if you want a cool music visualizer and you like to sit at your PC and listen to music, but this is not me. If I am playing a game, I want a real game with ga,e music. Again, I am not sure why I thought I'd enjoy it to begin with.
Everything else is great so far, even Garshasp. I have put three hours into it on easy and I am really enjoying it. Ive had no major bugs and it runs solid for me at least.
What I LOVE so far:
Monday Night Combat
Sanctum
Space Chem
Recettear
Seriously, you don't see how the track you're riding on connects to the music you're playing? Just look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9EECLvMy6QSteelAttack said:
Fast music: your ship will speed up, the track is going downwards, there's more blocks, and most of them are either red or yellow (worth more points);
Slow music: your ship will slow down, the track is going upwards, less blocks and most them are either blue or purple (less points);
With a proper music, you can even make the track more bumpy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Oaear9jVE
I regret my 3 impulse tf2 keys. I don't usually spring for these things but some of the stuff in the crates was looking pretty cool. Got my ass handed to me by getting a double of one item, not to mention the two kinds I did get I didn't particularly want, which means I've got to try and trade now.
I've learned my lesson with those and I'll be staying far away from now on.
Everything has been theoretically fine. I haven't had much time to actually play games yet since I was extremely busy during the week of the sale.
I've learned my lesson with those and I'll be staying far away from now on.
Everything has been theoretically fine. I haven't had much time to actually play games yet since I was extremely busy during the week of the sale.
spindoctor
Member
No real regrets from the few games I bought. Not thrilled with Test Drive Unlimited 2 because the social/lifestyle crap is a bit much and it's hiding the decent driving game underneath, but that's about it.
What I do regret however is that I can't get my friends to play Recettear. I beg them to buy it when it's cheap and no one does. I buy copies as gifts only to see them get lost in long lists of Steam games that never get played. At that point I'm helpless. I really do wish more people would look outside their comfort zone to try out new games like this.
I hear you mate. I've bought one key and one hat from the Mann Co. store and it was instant regret both times. I should not be spending money on that stuff.
What I do regret however is that I can't get my friends to play Recettear. I beg them to buy it when it's cheap and no one does. I buy copies as gifts only to see them get lost in long lists of Steam games that never get played. At that point I'm helpless. I really do wish more people would look outside their comfort zone to try out new games like this.
Dreavus said:
I hear you mate. I've bought one key and one hat from the Mann Co. store and it was instant regret both times. I should not be spending money on that stuff.
spindoctor said:
Oddly, I didn't have much of a problem with my hat purchase (which I got all at once with the keys). TBH I've really wanted that masquerade mask for the spy since it was released and I don't have a problem with spending the 2 bucks for that.
But those keys, man. Those silly keys... Feels real bad.
Beat Hazard hurts my eyes, and I feel like it's a shallow arcade-y kind of game. And there aren't even interesting powerups or mechanics. Lame.
The Tiny Bang Story is ehh. I was expecting something more amazing like Machinarium, but it's less of an adventure game and more of a LOOK REALLY CLOSE AND FIND 50 PUZZLES PIECES / 10 BALLS / 5 LIGHTBULBS / 6 PIPES ALL DISGUISED AS STUPID BULLSHIT. The art style is really charming though, so I'm still playing through it just to see it all, but I'm definitely not enjoying it all that much.
Windosill was only a $1 so I don't feel too bad about it, but it didn't last that long and the ending was kinda like, oh, that's it?
Eufloria I'm on the fence about. It's fun, but also really, really slow and a bit repetitive. I wish there was a way to speed the game up.
Games I am pleased to have purchased:
Audiosurf
Borderlands
Machinarium
Neverwinter Nights 2: Platinum
Sanctum
Shatter
Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II - Retribution
All in all pretty good!
The Tiny Bang Story is ehh. I was expecting something more amazing like Machinarium, but it's less of an adventure game and more of a LOOK REALLY CLOSE AND FIND 50 PUZZLES PIECES / 10 BALLS / 5 LIGHTBULBS / 6 PIPES ALL DISGUISED AS STUPID BULLSHIT. The art style is really charming though, so I'm still playing through it just to see it all, but I'm definitely not enjoying it all that much.
Windosill was only a $1 so I don't feel too bad about it, but it didn't last that long and the ending was kinda like, oh, that's it?
Eufloria I'm on the fence about. It's fun, but also really, really slow and a bit repetitive. I wish there was a way to speed the game up.
Games I am pleased to have purchased:
Audiosurf
Borderlands
Machinarium
Neverwinter Nights 2: Platinum
Sanctum
Shatter
Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II - Retribution
All in all pretty good!
I bought :
Frozen Synapse
Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY
Magicka (without DLC)
and that's it.
I already had an awesome evening playing Magicka with some friends, so no regrets.
Not disapointed, but some little regrets for now about Frozen Synapse, because I find it quite hard to get into, I can't even finish the first campain mission.
Frozen Synapse
Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY
Magicka (without DLC)
and that's it.
I already had an awesome evening playing Magicka with some friends, so no regrets.
Not disapointed, but some little regrets for now about Frozen Synapse, because I find it quite hard to get into, I can't even finish the first campain mission.
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
I'm sort of regretting picking up the Assassins Creed bundle, because of the massive ballache I am having trying to get my official wireless 360 controller to fucking work right with it.
I would expect this kind of crap with mapping a controller in an emulator or something, but not in a frigging AAA title from a major publisher that claims that their game is controller enabled.
I would expect this kind of crap with mapping a controller in an emulator or something, but not in a frigging AAA title from a major publisher that claims that their game is controller enabled.
slidewinder
Banned
How do people find Beat Hazard "awful" and whatnot? Is it mostly the Jeff Minter-style visual overkill?
Keikaku said:It is. I just plugged mine right into the USB and it worked. The problem is likely on your end, not the games
It's a real bug with the wireless stuff. If one plugs in a wired controller, the wireless controller evidently works fine. It's a weird fix.
slidewinder said:
I'd wager it's track selection. Half the fun I've had so far was finding songs equally punishing and awesome to play.
The exact same thing happened with me and Guns of Icarus at the end of a previous sale. I contacted steam support and they did a "one time only" refund. I ended up picking it up during a later sale. Worth a shot unless you want to play the game now. My only regret is paying $15 for Dow2 retribution when it could have been bought for $7.5 later. Best deal for me was the Telltale everything pack. I regret missing it years ago, but got an even more amazing deal since it now includes BTTF, Wallace. And Sam and Max season 3.crimsonheadGCN said:
TyrantGuardian
Member
I regret being gifted Super SF4: Arcade Edition because Corky is working me to the bone
My left thumb is blistered so bad. That's one reason to play with a stick at least.
My left thumb is blistered so bad. That's one reason to play with a stick at least.
slidewinder
Banned
Yeah, that's true. Even some of the built-in songs have pretty awful pacing.Narag said:
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Azure Phoenix said:
Um, it is leaps and stages beyond Sims 1. There's more to do in this game. It's a bigger leap compared to 1->2 where it was just a graphical update.
Somehow I got it for free. I Dled the demo then it turned into the full version when they released a patch due to people not being able to play the full game after buying it. Still showed up in my wishlist and with a price on the store page (instead of a play now button) Wierd.PBalfredo said:
Nabs
Member
TyrantGuardian said:I regret being gifted Super SF4: Arcade Edition because Corky is working me to the bone
My left thumb is blistered so bad. That's one reason to play with a stick at least.
I had to play with my 360 pad until I figured out x360ce. My hand still hates me for that.
nismogrendel
Member
Bought:
X3
Witcher 2
Solar 2
Warhammer Dawn of War
Shogun 2
Beat Hazard
Terraria
Magicka
Atom Zombie Smasher
Fate of the World
Regrets:
Nothing really, Fate of the World seems like something I will play once or twice. Other than FOTW everything else is awesome.
X3
Witcher 2
Solar 2
Warhammer Dawn of War
Shogun 2
Beat Hazard
Terraria
Magicka
Atom Zombie Smasher
Fate of the World
Regrets:
Nothing really, Fate of the World seems like something I will play once or twice. Other than FOTW everything else is awesome.
Unhandled Exception
Member
I haven't made a list of the shit I bought but it was well over $250.
Things I regret: probably all of it.
Things I regret: probably all of it.
jediyoshi said:
Shallow arcade-y. Of course being arcade-like isn't bad, I absolutely love games like Jamestown, Ikaruga, etc., but Beat Hazard just doesn't seem... right. I don't think it pulls off the scoring very well or in a compelling manner. Ikaruga is beautiful, skillful, and technical, whereas Beat Hazard is just dumb.
And yes, there are pickups, but they don't do anything interesting or cool. Woohoo, increase the volume on your song or make your gun slightly more eye-strain-inducing, or a pickup that increases your multiplier. That's not creative in the least.
Zombie James said:Oblivion.jpg
See, I tried it years before and immediately felt that it didn't like up to how people were hyping it, but hey, STEAM SALE = CHEAP so I thought I'd give it another try.
...damn it
I bought on the daily deal, which I think it was the first or second day, and it is the only game I've played from the sale so far. :lol
67 hours into it.
slidewinder
Banned
Yeah, and there's a fair amount of in-game strategy around working the daredevil multiplier versus killing as much stuff as possible. Then when you add in the limited perk system (as compared to the old level-up-and-get-everything one) where you want to switch out your perks depending on song length and tempo, and there's another level of depth to it if you play for score. It's definitely not, nowadays anyways, shallow compared to your average twin-stick shooter.Carm said:
opticalmace
Member
I bought:
Civilization V off GG (wow this game is awesome)
Frozen Synapse (haven't tried yet)
Universe Sandbox
No regrets yet and I think it'll stay that way.
Civilization V off GG (wow this game is awesome)
Frozen Synapse (haven't tried yet)
Universe Sandbox
No regrets yet and I think it'll stay that way.
I see two people here who got Stubbs and can't play it. If you're nvidia users, use 260.89 drivers. I did this as well as added Stubbs.exe and OpenALwEAX.exe (both found in the steam Stubbs folder) to the DEP exception list. That should let you load the game and play it properly. There's an ATI fix out there as well but I'm too lazy to look. Check the Stubbs steam forum for more info.