This also seems a quote from Dear Esther.
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This also seems a quote from Dear Esther.
captainwhat
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This steam sale is making me really consider getting a gaming pc. I have a huge library and nothing to play it on...
still love my macbook pro tho
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I need to start using BPM. I play from the couch on a TV but never really saw much use to it as a launcher.
MachoSuave
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No, not even a giveaway like previous years.
If anyone was still sceptical over the decline in sales over the years: Q.E.D.
masterkajo
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More annoying than people complaining about artsy games are people who complain about people who complain about artsy games.
Throw a dart
Just checked my account, and sadly can´t participate in the Steam Sale anymore =(. Going on a roadtrip next week, and I really need that money for the ride.
It was good as long as it lasted...and at least I got Torchlight 2 and The Last Remnant.
Will go for Silent Hill - Homecoming, Grimrock and Dishonored in the winter seal.
It was good as long as it lasted...and at least I got Torchlight 2 and The Last Remnant.
Will go for Silent Hill - Homecoming, Grimrock and Dishonored in the winter seal.
toddhunter
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Under the ocean seems pretty interesting. Getting strong "Don't starve" vibes only in a 2D space.
If anything it looks like it might end up with more depth but it is nowhere near that point of polish yet. For example the first thing I hit had text overlapping itself.
For $2.50? Yeah why not, but I think it is a "buy and hope it is finished and rocks" kind of game.
If anything it looks like it might end up with more depth but it is nowhere near that point of polish yet. For example the first thing I hit had text overlapping itself.
For $2.50? Yeah why not, but I think it is a "buy and hope it is finished and rocks" kind of game.
STAY AWAY macbook user!
Ciastek3214
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The wrong one.
With the prices on cards dropping so low and market bottoming out to the point of it not being worth selling them I feel like Valve should create a "I have this, I want this" system to get trading going properly, but seeing as they make at least a cent on every card sold there's no reason for them to encourage actual trading of cards.
Naaaah
You are a good person and with great taste.
DONE, it landed on skyrim.
There is no right or wrong, only the light side and the dark side of the force.
I haven't played Journey or to the Moon so I can't compare them but Dear Esther is not a game at all per se, there are no puzzles, no interactions, no nothing, just a narrator and you walk. It is like a virtual hiking with your headphones. And I'm not saying it's bad but it is definitely not a game.
I personally thought that the environments were really pretty, so they're not generic in that regard. As far as actual level design goes — I don't know how it could be good or bad as they're essentially not video game levels.
I also actually felt that the writing being "obfuscated" was an essential part of the figuring out the details of the story metagame. It adds to the experience, not the other way around. What sort of subtlety would you prefer instead?
Oh, you didn't even finish it? It's actually 40 minutes long, maybe shorter (no hyperbole, it took me exactly 40 minutes). I guess you missed most of the pretty parts (like caves and the shore in the ending), too, as well as the actual ending (which is the best part of the game).
My tally so far:
Age of Empires II HD (Amazon.com price match + $5 from buying AOE III)
Antichamber
Don't Starve
Duke Nukem 3D Megaton Edition (flash deal for $3)
Sniper Ghost Warrior 2
Ys I & II Chronicles (flash deal for $5)
Toki Tori 2+ (with 10% off coupon)
Tomb Raider Collection (best deal yet IMO)
Penny Arcade 4 (flash deal for $2.50)
System Shock 2 (flash deal for $2.50)
StarDrive
Reus
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Dishonored + DLC
Hitman Absolution (got gifted this, not sure that gift is the operative word, at least I didn't have to buy it)
So in total: ~$100
I think I'm set for the rest of the sale. Unless Gunpoint, Rogue Legacy & Monaco go on sale or I get them as gifts, there's nothing else I really want.
Age of Empires II HD (Amazon.com price match + $5 from buying AOE III)
Antichamber
Don't Starve
Duke Nukem 3D Megaton Edition (flash deal for $3)
Sniper Ghost Warrior 2
Ys I & II Chronicles (flash deal for $5)
Toki Tori 2+ (with 10% off coupon)
Tomb Raider Collection (best deal yet IMO)
Penny Arcade 4 (flash deal for $2.50)
System Shock 2 (flash deal for $2.50)
StarDrive
Reus
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Dishonored + DLC
Hitman Absolution (got gifted this, not sure that gift is the operative word, at least I didn't have to buy it)
So in total: ~$100
I think I'm set for the rest of the sale. Unless Gunpoint, Rogue Legacy & Monaco go on sale or I get them as gifts, there's nothing else I really want.
They must be preparing to announce Half Life 3
I end up not using BPM because the rig is close to the TV I use for gaming and I have a small wireless keyboard and mouse to use from the couch, so it ends up being quicker to launch games and browse the store from vanilla Steam. Taking screenshots with the controller is great though, not sure how it never occurred to me that the feature existed. I've been playing with the keyboard close by just so I can press F12 when needed. :lol
chugen
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i believe that man
Thanks for the explanation. I may try it anyway, since I got it on a Humble Bundle, but I'm afraid I may end up wasting my time.
Oh well, it's not like my time is valuable or anything, so it won't matter in the end.
I'm fairly certain gunpoint and monaco are guaranteed to be flash sales or daily sales. Not sure about rogue legacy.
Visualante2
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Don't think so, for 75% off I'm willing to give it a go.
13 cards? How much did you spend?
No
Guess I could elaborate since it's mostly just opinion based.
I don't like the 3D, it takes a lot of the feel out of the game for me. I liked the smaller micro based building, felt more like a god game than anything, now with the 3D you lose that
Here's my list so far:
Torchlight II
Fallout New Vegas Ultimate
System Shock 2
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Surgeon Simulator
And I was lucky enough to be gifted these via Modbot:
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
Not much so far, have blown through my card money so am holding out for unmissable deals. Have bought most of the recent big releases on console so don't need those. Might pick up some more smaller indie titles.
Torchlight II
Fallout New Vegas Ultimate
System Shock 2
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Surgeon Simulator
And I was lucky enough to be gifted these via Modbot:
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
Not much so far, have blown through my card money so am holding out for unmissable deals. Have bought most of the recent big releases on console so don't need those. Might pick up some more smaller indie titles.
In no way whatsoever
kurtrussell
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It's not as much of a hardcore sim, but when I think about it, I probably enjoyed RCT3 more than RCT2, which I felt was a little bit too similar to RCT to be a true sequel.
Rickenslacker
Banned
You can experience your rollercoasters in first person view in 3.
Yep.
I saw the caves and they were surprisingly well designed compared to the rest of the island.
It's not very long at all, so if you do own it then it may be worth playing just to form your own opinion on this (somehow) controversial game.
chugen
Member
it's what the cool kids are buying now. buy it quick
Cheers. The weather is crummy here so I thought it may be my internet playing up.
toddhunter
Member
I agree with this. It isn't bad... But I'd rather play theme park for a 3d game. RCT2 was something quite different in focus and depth.
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