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Steam Summer Sale 2013 Thread #2 - Many questions answered in the OP's FAQ

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toddhunter

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HP_Wuvcraft said:
First card I get, I'm going to corner the market.
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I'm going to fix him good.

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Timedog

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Actually they're too old to have metacritic scores.

HEY EVERYONE.

What are the most well renouned old Tomb Raider games?
 
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Karu

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Voted for Orcs Must Die 2. Def on my wishlist!

You need a budget on the Steam Summer Sales is like a bad joke. In more than one way...
 
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Smash88

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Exeunt said:
Maybe it's partly because I don't have many PC games to compare it to, but I played System Shock 2 for the first time this year and thought the first 80% or so was fantastic.
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And by all means I hope those that do enjoy it can, but for a vast majority (speculating here) it most likely will not be. We all have our own opinions, this is just what I feel. But if someone can find enjoyment from it still in this day and age, and then by all means enjoy it.

Sorry I shit on everyone's parade. I'll stop now.

Tellaerin said:
That's like saying the love for Deus Ex is fueled by nostalgia. -_-;
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I may come to that conclusion as well - any game over 10 years old will have a large nostalgia factor. Hell Doom started me on my way to gaming along with Rogue Spear on Mplayer (which then became Gamespy) and I can definitely see my love for those games. But if I compared it today? Pretty bad.

Just my opinion though. Feel free to disagree.
 
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When I first played 2033 I HATED the gunplay, but on Rangermode I enjoyed it. Did they switch it up for Last Light or is Rangermode pretty much mandatory if I didn't enjoy the previous gunplay?
 
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Whatever you vote for don't let it be Deadlight.
 
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Timedog said:
Actually they're too old to have metacritic scores.

HEY EVERYONE.

What are the most well renouned old Tomb Raider games?
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Total Biscuit has been making suggestions on the Steam deals, and he said he thought Anniversary and Underworld were the best 2.

I've barely touched any of them though, so I have no opinion.
 
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Smash88 said:
And by all means I hope those that do enjoy it can, but for a vast majority (speculating here) it most likely will not be. We all have our own opinions, this is just what I feel. But if someone can find enjoyment from it still in this day and age, and then by all means enjoy it.

Sorry I shit on everyone's parade. I'll stop now.
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In all seriousness, a few mods, a few option tweaks and it still looks really good. It also still sounds AMAZING and the gameplay, whilst more complicated then some will be used to, is still extremely engaging.

You can check out the gaf thread from the GOG release to see just how many people picked it up and were still blown away.

Everybody owes it to themselves to try playing it.

Fleshfeast said:
Total Biscuit has been making suggestions on the Steam deals, and he said he thought Anniversary and Underworld were the best 2.

I've barely touched any of them though, so I have no opinion.
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I agree. Anniversary is the best one...Underworld is worth getting for the water levels (I'm a sucker for well done water in games).
 
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cripterion said:
Snatched tomb raider collection, borderlands 2 + season pass and hitman absolution for the price of a full game. Not bad Steam, not bad!

Also street fighter x tekken is surprisingly good! Enjoying it more than MK9 and the other street fighter.
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Really SFXT better then MK9?
 
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Saty

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For some reason i still have a Super Monday Night Combat still in my inventory and apparently gift-able even though the game is now F2P.

Is it ethical to gift it through Modbot?
 
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ZenaxPure

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Put my vote in for OMD2, more people need to play that game so Robot will give us an OMD3 finally. One of my most desired products ;_;
 
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TUSR said:
I like 1, 2, and 3
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Yeah they're good, but I feel as if they haven't really aged all that well. The camera works quite badly in comparison to many other games available now, I'd pick up Anniversary if it were up to me in place of the first.
 
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Smash88 said:
Look like I hit a nerve here. I think to play it in this day and age it really is not something I would waste money on. The only reason I would re-buy doom today would be due to nostalgia, otherwise the game by today's standards is simplistic and pretty bad.

No I haven't played it, but I've seen footage and people streaming it. No thanks. Too old.

I am sticking with my conclusion that this love is largely fueled by nostalgia.



<3 you too baby. Good night.



The graphics are a slight turn off, but with mods I could accept it, but based on what I've seen it's not something that IS AMAZING I MUST HAVE IT. It's more to the nostalgia factor - I grew up with this fantastic game from my childhood/teen days and I can enjoy it once again - playing it once and never touching it again.
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The fact you just called the greatest fps of all time"simplistic and pretty bad" completely discredits your opinion on games. Fps today can't touch the greatness of Doom. Suggest you visit http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=617771
 
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I refuse to get Witcher 2, oh i know i'll really like it, i's just that 3 years later and i still havnt beaten that damn dog in Witcher 1.
 
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Do not forget to redeem Anomaly.

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Smash88

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hlhbk said:
The fact you just called the greatest fps of all time"simplistic and pretty bad" completely discredits your opinion on games. Fps today can't touch the greatness of Doom. Suggest you visit http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=617771
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But you omitted the part where I said by today's standards. You can not in good concious tell me that Doom is a better FPS than some of the other big hitters out there. Also I feel that most of the love games get is derived from a nostalgic factor. That thread proves my point. Of course this may not apply to everyone, but to a large majority I feel it does.

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Exeunt said:
Yep, everyone's entitled to their opinions. Melee is a little rough to be sure, and of course the models and animations don't hold up well when compared to today's standards. But the story is told in an interesting way (which carried over to Bioshock apparently, for those who are familiar with that title), the sound design is stellar with headphones on, and I think there's a lot of tension throughout the game. Can it be difficult? Sure. But you also have quicksave at your disposal, and can tweak certain settings to adjust the game to your liking. Overall, I think it's worth a shot even if it is an older game. You might not think so, and that's fine. But for $2.50 I'd encourage anyone who might be on the fence to jump in.

You can even idle for cards if you don't like it
if you absolutely must
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Fair points. I think if people like what they saw, then they should by all means purchase the game - sorry if I pissed off some people this is just how I feel about it.
 
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Chance Hale

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Why should I buy System Shock 2 when Bioshock is so much more deep and pretty with art. If I wanted an action packed RPG I'd play Dragon Age II, not some old relic. God you guys and your nostalgia.
 
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Exeunt

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Smash88 said:
And by all means I hope those that do enjoy it can, but for a vast majority (speculating here) it most likely will not be. We all have our own opinions, this is just what I feel. But if someone can find enjoyment from it still in this day and age, and then by all means enjoy it.

Sorry I shit on everyone's parade. I'll stop now.
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Yep, everyone's entitled to their opinions. Melee is a little rough to be sure, and of course the models and animations don't hold up well when compared to today's standards. But the story is told in an interesting way (which carried over to Bioshock apparently, for those who are familiar with that title), the sound design is stellar with headphones on, and I think there's a lot of tension throughout the game. Can it be difficult? Sure. But you also have quicksave at your disposal, and can tweak certain settings to adjust the game to your liking. Overall, I think it's worth a shot even if it is an older game. You might not think so, and that's fine. But for $2.50 I'd encourage anyone who might be on the fence to jump in.

You can even idle for cards if you don't like it
if you absolutely must
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Tempy

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YianGaruga said:
Did you buy one of the CAG Amazon bundles? It was $2 as a part of those.
Crazy.
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Ah, that was probably it. Obviously not the main reason I bought the bundle I guess since I didn't remember.

On another note, playing some Sniper Elite Nazi Army - pretty fun actually.
 
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Atruvius

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For those that have only played System Shock 2 recently, is it actually any good or is it too old and clunky to be enjoyable with out nostalgia goggles?
 
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