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[Prophane33]

Why is Everyone getting Under the Ocean fellow GAFfers?

What is this, did I miss something? I feel so lost, what's going on!

Look who's NOT cool.

Edit: I have no idea either.

 

[Tenrius]

I'm very much against labelling games "artsy" in general, by the way. It's like a stigma, which leads people to having very specific expectations and even forming opinions about the game before ever actually playing it. In the end, some people will skip such a game altogether (because they don't like "artsy" games), some will be disappointed (because they expect one game and get another) and other will miss the point of the game (because they think they're supposed to experience it in a non-conventional "artsy" way and it might not be true). True for any other label, of course, the most notable probably being the common misconception that * Souls games are "ridiculously hard and unfair".

 

[DukeBobby]

Why is Everyone getting Under the Ocean fellow GAFfers?

What is this, did I miss something? I feel so lost, what's going on!

I just looked at some screenshots, and it actually looks pretty good.

 

[MMBosstones86]

mother of god these threads move too fast

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and are generally more off-topic than the OG steam thread

Shit they are adding a lot of cards. Been remote for 10 days, lots of idling to do. Almost spent all my card money so far.

Reallly appreciate coming back from my honeymoon to a gift of System Shock 2. SteamGAF is too kind.

 

[fantomena]

They must be preparing to announce Half Life 3

You're playing with my feelings.

Why is Everyone getting Under the Ocean fellow GAFfers?

What is this, did I miss something? I feel so lost, what's going on!

It looked good and was cheap.

 

[Lighthouse]

Good morning Gaf

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English Country Tune -- MB-C47F1267EDD2C2AB

 

[Tenrius]

Why is Everyone getting Under the Ocean fellow GAFfers?

What is this, did I miss something? I feel so lost, what's going on!

All hands, submerging is now underway. Clear the bridge!

 

[toddhunter]

I was sold on UTO on finding a stick, attaching something sharp to it and going fishing.

It is full of stuff like that.

When you start the game? You have a limp that needs splinting. You can get wounded and wounds will fester if not treated. Because it is 2d you can build a shelter out of palms you cut down.

And so on.

Not that I think it is ready to play just yet, but the update history suggests activity and Don't starve has warmed me to the whole pre-release process.

Or it is $2.50 and +1 game account total and I had card money.

 

[RionaaM]

Waiting for the complete Star Wars pack to go on sale.

It's mostly trash, but Republic Commando was fun on XBOX. Would be nice to have the KOTOR games in Steam too.

33% just don't cut it.

Battlefront 2, Dark Forces, Jedi Knight (haven't played much of Mysteries of the Sith), Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy and Force Unleashed (which isn't a bad game), and you call the pack "mostly trash"? That's not cool man, that's not cool at all.

I'm very much against labelling games "artsy" in general, by the way. It's like a stigma, which leads people to having very specific expectations and even forming opinions about the game before ever actually playing it. In the end, some people will skip such a game altogether (because they don't like "artsy" games), some will be disappointed (because they expect one game and get another) and other will miss the point of the game (because they think they're supposed to experience it in a non-conventional "artsy" way and it might not be true). True for any other label, of course, the most notable probably being the common misconception that * Souls games are "ridiculously hard and unfair".

So you don't agree with the notion that Dear Esther is the Dark Souls of artsy games?

 

[DukeBobby]

mother of god these threads move too fast

Spoiler

and are generally more off-topic than the OG steam thread

It seems to be moving slower than the first two threads.

 

[Marcovaldo]

Paradox just announced that trading cards have been produced for the following, and will be live soon:

Cities in Motion 2
Dungeonland
Europa Universalis III
Hearts of Iron III
Impire
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
Leviathan: Warships
March of the Eagles
Sengoku
Warlock
Victoria II

this reminds i have europa but never got around to playing it, this might be the push i finally need

 

[Omega_Tom_Hanks]

A big thanks to all the insane people who are routinely buying my trading cards. You have allowed me to purchase two games for free.

 

[fantomena]

I usually hate capitalism, but the trading cards is an exception.

Spoiler

socialdemocrat over here

 

[ashecitism]

wait a minute, I just noticed this is the third thread already. lol

 

[RionaaM]

mother of god these threads move too fast

Spoiler

and are generally more off-topic than the OG steam thread

Shit they are adding a lot of cards. Been remote for 10 days, lots of idling to do. Almost spent all my card money so far.

Reallly appreciate coming back from my honeymoon to a gift of System Shock 2. SteamGAF is too kind.

Hope you had a great time man

And this thread was the most on-topic of all the sale ones, so far. Nice talk about the F.E.A.R. games last night, and Half-Life's multiplayer.

 

[chugen]

I usually hate capitalism, but the trading cards is an exception.

Spoiler

socialdemocrat over here

good luck with that

 

[Out_Of_Ammo]

Oh wow, we're already at thread 3? I have some catching up to do.

 

[fantomena]

good luck with that

No luck needed. Living in a socialdemocratic country aka. Norway.

 

[GK86]

RCT won? I hate the community.

 

[chugen]

No luck needed. Living in a socialdemocratic country aka. Norway.

i'm sorry

 

[electricpirate]

I'm not sure if the recent crop of games has been really good, or this sale has been really good. Either way, it's a test for my wills!

so far I'm 23 dollars in, and that's probably my max

Dishonered
Penny Arcade 4
AntiChamber
Dust an Elysian Tale

 

[PandaPedinte]

It seems to be moving slower than the first two threads.

We need someone come here and start some sort of drama then this thread will mone fast again.

I like the pace this thread is moving, I can actually keep up with it.

 

[RionaaM]

I usually hate capitalism, but the trading cards is an exception.

socialdemocrat over here

Feel free to distribute your Steam games among us, if you want to achieve true equality.

 

[Lighthouse]

I take it English Country Tune isnt a highly sought after game?

 

[H3xum]

Feel free to distribute your Steam games among us, if you want to achieve true equality.

Hahahahaha. I was thinking it but didn't want to say it and get lambasted. Just remember when you're being crucified, you made my day a little brighter

 

[Addnan]

I take it English Country Tune isnt a highly sought after game?

Probably taking time to be taken because of this

- If you won a game from ModBot recently [since the start of beta testing for ModBot], you are not eligible for this giveaway.

 

[DaBoss]

I'm not sure what to vote lol. I don't think I would buy Skyrim or Tomb Raider, but I already bought Bioshock Infinite.

 

[Razorskin]

I want Condemned to go on sale so I can go Toma on this thread.

 

[zerokoolpsx]

Probably because someone who hasn't won a giveaway with Modbot isn't awake yet so........

 

[wilflare]

wait.. there was a deal/price match on Age of Empires II HD?
what's the $5 discount?

 

[toddhunter]

We need someone come here and start some sort of drama then this thread will mone fast again.

I like the pace this thread is moving, I can actually keep up with it.

Don't know what time it is now, but after the 7pm update Australian time (5 hours ago) things really die off and settle down.

 

[X05]

Battlefront 2, Dark Forces, Jedi Knight (haven't played much of Mysteries of the Sith), Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy and Force Unleashed (which isn't a bad game), and you call the pack "mostly trash"? That's not cool man, that's not cool at all.

That does remind me that I want FU 1 and 2 for cheap. Hopefully we get a Star Wars daily or something, so those terrible people that don't have the Jedi Knight collection finally get it.

 

[rikitikitik]

I take it English Country Tune isnt a highly sought after game?

It has been a part of a recent Humble Bundle as well, but yeah, it's mostly the no winner rule.

 

[PandaPedinte]

I take it English Country Tune isnt a highly sought after game?

Maybe people don't like nice puzzle games.

 

[Lighthouse]

Probably taking time to be taken because of this

- If you won a game from ModBot recently [since the start of beta testing for ModBot], you are not eligible for this giveaway.

Damnit!
Next time I will leave that rule out, was hoping to give a game to a gaffer that hasnt won anything yet.

 

[H3xum]

was hoping to give a game to a gaffer that hasnt won anything yet.

Probably does not exist

 

[rikitikitik]

Damnit!
Next time I will leave that rule out, was hoping to give a game to a gaffer that hasnt won anything yet.

I think there's a 'did not win for the past day' rule? Or was that just an idea that was floating around?

 

[t-ramp]

wait.. there was a deal/price match on Age of Empires II HD?
what's the $5 discount?

It was $10 as a Daily Deal, I believe.

 

[Lighthouse]

I think there's a 'did not win for the past day' rule? Or was that just an idea that was floating around?

No you're right, there is - no winner daily, no winners weekly, and no winners

 

[Stumpokapow]

RE: Dear Esther; I don't think it's really all that hard to understand. Relax, don't immediately say "it must be pretentious if I didn't get it right away". Don't say "I'm smart and so the emperor must have no clothes". Try to understand. And don't think of it as a story with a neat beginning, middle, and end--think of it as a sculpture or art installation or painting or something; it's not about narrative, it's about visual and audio form, themes expressed (and then contradicted), how you feel about each individual part

I previously wrote this post on the experience in response to someone who claimed "they didn't get anything out of Dear Esther":
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=46678899&postcount=106

The main theme behind Dear Esther is "the collapse of meaning/symbols". The audio is pseudo-random, and contradictory. Everything you hear could be true, false, both at the same time, or neither. Try to write down what you think happened based on the text/audio that you got, and see if it makes sense. By the way, was that a ghost you saw out of the corner of your eye? *walks closer* Oh, I guess not. I could swear it was, though... hmm... It's about ambiguity and contradiction and fantasy and reality. Where is the island? Where does it feel like it is to you? When is the island? What century? Who do you play as? Is the player character the narrator or someone else? Who is he writing to, and who is she to him? What happens at the very end?

Besides that, there are recurring themes
- Kidney stones
- Drunk driving
- Religious faith and evangelism
- Circuits
- Seagulls
- An injury to your leg
- (Biblical) Paul
- Paper boats

And then there's the big one--how do you feel about what you heard? Presumably you feel uncomfortable and a little sad, lonely, confused...

This is the stuff that should be rattling around your head if you got the most out of the experience.

 

[def sim]

I think there's a 'did not win for the past day' rule? Or was that just an idea that was floating around?

NOWINNERSDAILY
This makes it so that people who have won within the last day are not eligible.

 

[Deadbeat]

Damnit!
Next time I will leave that rule out, was hoping to give a game to a gaffer that hasnt won anything yet.

How about giving it to someone who has given ton of games? You could probably find that list of the biggest givers of games.

 

[wilflare]

It was $10 as a Daily Deal, I believe.

oh.. and there's a $5 discount for owning AOE3?

 

[chugen]

lets wake up the thread

morrowind and oblivion are shit, too old and ugly too be interesting.

 

[t-ramp]

oh.. and there's a $5 discount for owning AOE3?

Not that I know of. The 25% off currently is just the general discount for this summer sale.

 

[Prophane33]

this reminds i have europa but never got around to playing it, this might be the push i finally need

You need to. Paradox is my favorite PC publisher and EU is their flagship game (though Crusader Kings 2 is their current most popular). EU4 comes out this year and is going to be absolutely epic. I recommend playing March of the Eagles as a way to get into "Grand Strategy" games.However, if you need some turorials or somesuch for EU you can check some out here http://www.paradoxian.org/ and/or ask the wonderful people at the Paradox Plaza forums.

 

[rikitikitik]

No you're right, there is - no winner daily, no winners weekly, and no winners

Ah there you go. That last group is probably pretty small by now.

 

[louiedog]

I can't believe you don't own Psychonauts. Fix that.

I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line and copy the key line below into the body of the PM.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker--if you have both five or fewer posts in this Steam thread and five or fewer posts in the immediate previous one--you are not eligible for this giveaway.
- If you won a game from ModBot in the last day, you are not eligible for this giveaway.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:

Psychonauts -- MB-12056A14292309D8 - Taken by Deadbeat

 

[Isaccard]

oh.. and there's a $5 discount for owning AOE3?

Wait wat?

 

[RionaaM]

That does remind me that I want FU 1 and 2 for cheap. Hopefully we get a Star Wars daily or something, so those terrible people that don't have the Jedi Knight collection finally get it.

I don't have the Jedi Knights on Steam, I hope that doesn't make me a terrible person


I want the whole franchise pack, if I can get it for $15 or less that would be sweeeeet.

Hahahahaha. I was thinking it but didn't want to say it and get lambasted. Just remember when you're being crucified, you made my day a little brighter

Just a little harmless joke

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or is it?