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[Sissel]

If I can afford one Fear game which do I buy?

The first one is generally the one with the most praise.

 

[Oyashiro]

Everyone buy Ys: OiF. I played it on the PSP and it was so much fun! I definitely recommend it.

 

[Fratkabula]

You already have the Source engine files

Most likely you already have installed another Source engine game.

Right, I had CS.

That's so cool, valve.

Anyone knows if origin does this too?

 

[Im_Special]

Hey guys I'm thinking of picking up Assassin Creed 2 + Brotherhood since it seems like those are considered the 2 best ones, but first can anyone tell me what kind of DRM these two games use? It's Ubi so I'm going to assume the worse.

 

[dragonlife]

At work, but is Brotherhood a flash sale? If so how much, and how long before it's over?

No, the Assassin's Creed pack is a daily deal (messed up pricing, though). Brotherhood alone costs $7.49.

Kinda want Brotherhood.

 

[Boss Doggie]

People liked Rage?

 

[MachoSuave]

Dear Esther and AoE3 for me! Today's indie bundle was tempting at first, but the only game in there I don't have that I really want is Ys.

Are you me?

One of the last things on my wishlist is Legend of the Beast,
at $1.70,
and I'm waiting for a better deal.

Do you see the monster you make me become, Gabe?

 

[Sianos]

If Recettear gets a daily/flash will the whole pack go down too?

Think I'll put aside an extra $5 until then. No purchases for me today unless we get a great flash or community day. Time to get a bit more frugal... maybe.

 

[Credo]

BOOM! Bought Metro 2033 and KotR... two games I've never played in my entire life... that's right, I've never played KotR. SAY SOMETHING HATER.

Enjoy!

 

[CriginsMcJuggs]

Something beat the daily deal. Shogun 2 DLC is cheaper now during the flash sale than it was during the daily, same with Ass Creed Rev.

 

[JaseC]

I have been wanting rage since it was release but was hesitant due to all the problems and complaints. I'm wondering if I should pick it up now for $10 or would the PS3 version just be better than PC?

Grab the PC version. It runs maxed out at 60fps even on modest hardware while the PS3 version has a dynamic resolution that drops as low as 640x720.

 

[toastyToast]

i recommend the Da Vinci DLC as well. it's actually substantial to the lore.

edit: i don't see it there. nm

it's included in Brotherhood deluxe

 

[Semblance]

Nothing in the dailies for me. Maybe the flash deals will surprise me later.

 

[DyslexicAlucard]

For the record, the Assassin's Creed pricing may be busted. It's 39.19 to buy the games, including all DLC, individually, but $44.79 to buy them in a pack. In case the 75% off pricing was a mistake, I jumped on the ACII Deluxe and AC: Brotherhood Deluxe that I was missing for $15 total. Not bad, really.

Looks like I was right. They changed the Assassin's Creed Pack pricing to $35. I feel sorry for everyone that bought everything individually to save money though .

 

[Miker]

Not sure if this has been said yet, but FTHREEAR is actually a ton of fun in co-op. It's short as hell, too, but that's a good thing to me because it doesn't outstay its welcome. Good, solid shooting, fun guns, hilarious melee attacks, and stupid dialogue out the ass. It's not a bad PC port either -- performance is solid even on older rigs, FOV is tweakable via .ini, and co-op uses Steamworks, so you shouldn't have any connection issues. If you want a fun shooter, GET FTHREEAR.

 

[LiK]

Hey guys I'm thinking of picking up Assassin Creed 2 + Brotherhood since it seems like those are considered the 2 best ones, but first can anyone tell me what kind of DRM these two games use? It's Ubi so I'm going to assume the worse.

you MUST buy Revelations as well. it ends Ezio's story and ties up other loose ends.

 

[2San]

BOOM! Bought Metro 2033 and KotR... two games I've never played in my entire life... that's right, I've never played KotR. SAY SOMETHING HATER.

I still have kotor, from the previous summer sale, still haven't gotten around to playing it. To make it worse for some reason I'm playing DAII atm(bought via origin, no less).

People liked Rage?

Carmack worked on it, so I bought it. Is there something wrong with my logic?

 

[beanman25]

dear esther... bought!

 

[KarmaCow]

i recommend the Da Vinci DLC as well. it's actually substantial to the lore.

edit: i don't see it there. nm

It comes with the game in the PC version.

 

[ghostmind]

Picked up AoE3, Metro and Dear Esther.

Will wait for individual sale on Gemini Rue, whenever that will be.

 

[BadAss2961]

I'm on the fence with Dear Esther... Looks interesting, but how long is it? Does it tell any type of story?

 

[Gbraga]

Is it very unlikely that we'll get a flash steal from Gemini Rue? I want the indie pack just because of it and Ys.

 

[Tomodachi]

I love (not) the fact that I bought Dear Esther on the 16th of May for 3,49€ and I still have to launch it for the first time. Of course today it's 1,74€, so that's the clever (NOT!) part about building the hugest backlog ever. FML.

GABE, I BLAME YOU!

Spoiler

(NOT! I blame myself )

 

[Einbroch]

BOOM! Bought Metro 2033 and KotR... two games I've never played in my entire life... that's right, I've never played KotR. SAY SOMETHING HATER.

KoTOR is a mediocre game. The combat just wasn't fun and I have no investment at all in the Star Wars universe. Story was pretty good (I quit about 10 hours in or so).

Yes, I'm being completely serious. It's not a bad game, and I can see why people like it, but...Star Wars is such a putoff for me, and I don't know why. SWTOR sealed the deal.

Don't kill me.

 

[RealMeat]

What's the better game for someone who's never played Ys, Origin or The Oath in Felghana?

 

[LiK]

it's included in Brotherhood deluxe

It comes with the game in the PC version.

great, no need for me to pimp it, lol

 

[Ziltoid]

I'm guessing most of GAF got it when it was a flash deal.

I didn't But I'm probably going to buy it anyways. I'll wait a bit just in case though.

 

[Yoshichan]

Don't kill me.

I'll be the judge of that once I play the game!

 

[sorijealut]

What's the better game for someone who's never played Ys, Origin or The Oath in Felghana?

Oath in Felghana, according to many many gaffers.

 

[Sarcasm]

Well Assassins creed pack price updated..its 34.99 now. Still iffy..feels weird spending over 10 bucks.

 

[Miker]

I'm on the fence with Dear Esther... Looks interesting, but how long is it? Does it tell any type of story?

It's about an hour. Yes, one hour. And the story is reaaaaaally vague. Artsy and all that. At that price, though, it's worth it for the visual and atmosphere alone. The environments were done by the same guy who helped make Mirror's Edge's environments. Seriously, the caves are fucking beautiful.

 

[YoYo Switch]

Wont let me vote on the mobile app

It's been the same for me for ages. I Don't even bother anymore.

 

[Credo]

What's the better game for someone who's never played Ys, Origin or The Oath in Felghana?

Same question I was about to type. How about it, GAF?

 

[demosthenes]

Yoshi, have fun w/ Kotor. I've played it 5 times now. There are some pretty neat mods out for it as well!

I'm buying AssCreed pack tonight!

 

[1-D_FTW]

People liked Rage?

Like the original FEAR, it's gun porn. Do you not like porn? Something must be wrong with your wii-wii.

 

[Tomodachi]

KoTOR is a mediocre game. The combat just wasn't fun and I have no investment at all in the Star Wars universe. Story was pretty good (I quit about 10 hours in or so).

Yes, I'm being completely serious. It's not a bad game, and I can see why people like it, but...Star Wars is such a putoff for me, and I don't know why. SWTOR sealed the deal.

Don't kill me.

I basically hate everything Bioware ever produced, so I'm totally ok with this.

Spoiler

I love Star Wars though, so I'll have to kill you anyway. Sorry.

 

[adg1034]

Anyone can answer these questions, please? ;_;

I'll copy and paste my Dear Esther recommendation from within Steam itself:

Prior to buying Dear Esther, I saw it described as a "first person sad-em-up." Which, if I'm being fair, is accurate. The developers clearly were aiming for a capital-E Experience rather than a game, and they succeeded. But what an experience. The best visuals I've seen from the Source engine yet, jaw-dropping music, and writing that's had more care put into both its creation and its voice acting than most titles with 100 times the budget.

I can recommend Dear Esther unreservedly to anyone who'd like a shorter, more cerebral experience as a change of pace from their usual games. Or anyone who thinks they appreciate good art. For this is just that.

 

[Sora_N]

Well Assassins creed pack price updated..its 34.99 now. Still iffy..feels weird spending over 10 bucks.

That's such a great deal, I'm not sure if I like the series enough to double dip though (I have AC2 and AssBro on PS3).

 

[Yoshichan]

Yoshi, have fun w/ Kotor. I've played it 5 times now. There are some pretty neat mods out for it as well!

Thank you sir!!! I really look forward to it~

 

[zephervack]

So tempted by RAGE and Assassins Creed pack, I only own Assassins creed 1 but im dying to play the rest.

Why cant RAGE be 7.50 or less, it would have been an insta buy.

Does RAGE run fine on an AMD HD 7970 card?

 

[dragonlife]

Same question I was about to type. How about it, GAF?

You guys should get Oath in Felghana first. It's cheaper and a great starting point.

 

[Prelithe]

Rage discount went up to 67% at 9.99. YES! I'm gonna save 20 cents.

 

[FrankT]

Gabe your iPhone app needs some work as I cannot buy jack with it.

 

[Dusk Golem]

I just want to say that Gemini Rue is an amazing underlooked gem. I can't say too much without spoilers, but the game has an amazing world, characters, and story matched with a very interesting aesthetic and gameplay design to the adventure genre. Essentially imagine more 'survival' scenarios and combat added to an adventure game... IT sounds weird but the game does a good job at teaching a more strategic combat system and it's actually a lot of fun. It is an extremely thought-provoking game. I hope others gush to explain it better, but I will say there's a reason those who played it, critics and gamers, loved it both.

 

[BadAss2961]

It's about an hour. Yes, one hour. And the story is reaaaaaally vague. Artsy and all that. At that price, though, it's worth it for the visual and atmosphere alone. The environments were done by the same guy who helped make Mirror's Edge's environments. Seriously, the caves are fucking beautiful.

Thanks. I'm not sure yet, but i've got all day to think about it.

 

[HoosTrax]

Well for you young'uns, KOTOR is basically Mass Effect with a Star Wars setting. Very formulaic -- you can see all the same little influences that would eventually go into making ME.

 

[zephervack]

The fuck, the Assassins pack doesnt come with Brotherhood deluxe edition , was about to bite until I noticed this, so weak

 

[Credo]

You guys should get Oath in Felghana first. It's cheaper and a great starting point.

Thank you for answering the question one more time =)

 

[Ifrit]

Always wanted to play Dear Esther, I'll byte on this one

 

[Train of Midnight]

So tempted by RAGE and Assassins Creed pack, I only own Assassins creed 1 but im dying to play the rest.

Why cant RAGE be 7.50 or less, it would have been an insta buy.

Does RAGE run fine on an AMD HD 7970 card?

I picked up RAGE for $5 and I regret it. Saying that the performance is horrible is an understatement.