I just watched the trailer video it has definitely come a long ways. The people who have already paid full price are likely to vote it up because the game appealed to them. I doubt someone use to AAA games will thumps up Planet Explorers, just like they probably didn't thumbs up Gone Home, the only difference is PE never got the all exposure that Gone Home received. The 98% thumps up at least says the game managed to not suck so bad that it pissed people off on their first play session.
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I just watched the trailer video it has definitely come a long ways. The people who have already paid full price are likely to vote it up because the game appealed to them. I doubt someone use to AAA games will thumps up Planet Explorers, just like they probably didn't thumbs up Gone Home, the only difference is PE never got the all exposure that Gone Home received. The 98% thumps up at least says the game managed to not suck so bad that it pissed people off on their first play session.
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WinterDemons
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Gone Home is tempting, but I'll probably wait for some other sales.
Out of curiosity, which character class did you choose to start?
legacyzero
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Facism
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well just sent the keys to modbot, will post.
We can give origin keys away as well, ya? I've still got all the origin keys from that humble origin giveaway LOL
DMC4 is amazing. I was watching my partner play it and some of the boss designs are incredible. Especially that one where you're
in the network, fighting the newscaster whose head comprises of dozens of 2D-projections of ongoing news footage that's been molded into the shape of his head.
Er... isn't that DmC, the reboot?
That's not DMC4. That's DmC. But you are right. DMC4 is amazing.
legacyzero
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Kinda hoping X-Rebirth goes on sale again now that I have the money. I need a decent game in space.
I hear it's quite buggy though.
I hear it's quite buggy though.
I knew this was coming. Will wait for a $7.50 sale on this instead.
Yes. Just make sure to designate as (Origin) so Modbot gives the Origin logo to it.
(Also stop avoiding me.
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Facism
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bah looks like trine and brutal legend are still in the system no info on them in my loot or showing up as being taken in the original gift post. where's the help thread?
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Fancy Clown
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Damn.
I'm playing it on a MacBook Pro, so that might have something to do with it.
I'd give it some more time until the community has fixed it well enough.
It's also very... consolified.
BertleTheTurtle
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Agreed. $3 is too much for me to buy it. I'd rather play Duke Nukem Forever or Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Oh, yes, I just Google'd and it seems problems with the Mac port are fairly common.
DMC4 is good, yes, but you're describing the best boss fight of DmC.
As you can tell, I've yet to play any of them. I just assumed it was the latest one since it was about 3 or 4 months ago when I saw it.
Rabbit Clock
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Is the Lego Movie game any good? I've never actually played a Lego game before.
Also has Eldritch gone on sale at all yet?
Also has Eldritch gone on sale at all yet?
Some unused keys from previous giveaways, enjoy!
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legacyzero
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I'm OK with that for the most part. No Man's Sky is consolified too, but it's my most anticipated game right now.
Just a reminder. I would've done it earlier but I was playing a game.
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Fancy Clown
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Maaan, I'm not sure how/if I can fix it. I've set everything to 'very low' and I don't think there's a steam update for it. I'm especially bummed because the opening is sweet.
As you can tell, I've yet to play any of them. I just assumed it was the latest one since it was about 3 or 4 months ago when I saw it.
Yeah, DmC is the latest one. It came out early last year. DMC4 was early 2008.
I recommend Gone Home for anyone interested in it. It's short and sweet and just right for $3. It's dense with objects and tidbits to investigate and there's satisfaction playing amateur detective to piece together the chain of events for each family member. You'll likely knock it out in one sitting, but honestly, isn't that better than paying more for a lengthy game that will just sit unplayed in your backlog forever?
Dice
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How can you say Gone Home isn't overrated? The GOTY kind of praise it gets doesn't even make sense before you can agree with it or not because it's not a game. It is a graphic novel minus the novel, because it's only a short story. You can like its story, but you have to be real that it's just an art piece, a statement. It is missing entire dimensions of what people play games for. I saw people responding to Proteus and Dear Esther in a reasonable manner for such an experience, but for some reason Gone Home and now The Stanley Parable seem to be getting too high of acclaim with too few disclaimers attached.
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Since this thread is moving fast im going to ask again: is gone home supposed to be some sort of system pusher? Because i dont get why i cant get this game to lock @ 60 fps. Gonna try a system reboot to see if that helps any.
phantomspiker
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They are having trouble dealing with all of the new players.
Not really, lots of Hi-Rez textures though.
BertleTheTurtle
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I'm not sure how good the movie game is but Lego Marvel Heroes is probably the Lego game to start with. Most people agree it's the best.
I thought Gone Home was one of the most interesting games I played last year and I would at least recommend anyone to try it, but yeah, Polygon and Adam Sessler giving it their GOTY is absolutely fucking insane.
Adam Sessler even more so, after he spent so much time in his reviews for Bioshock Infinite, The Last of Us, and GTA V drooling over the games, and then he gives his GOTY to... Gone Home. Just to make a point. Fuck that.
If DMC4 has anything like that boss fight, I'd play it just to marvel at it. I don't really ever recall being blown away by a boss fight like that in quite a while. I'll have to look into possibly grabbing myself a copy then.
BertleTheTurtle
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I'm not even being sarcastic. I'd rather play a bad game over something that isn't even a game.
DMC4 its way better.
DMC4's bosses give DmC's bosses atomic wedgies.
DMC4 is pretty different from DmC. DmC is a reboot that is more focused on spectacle. DMC4 is more focused on gameplay. You're not going to see the same tone or use of color in DMC4.
bobnowhere
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Pretty interesting how hard the non-summer card market has tanked once everyone realised the game is complete BS!
DaBargainHunta
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Rogue Legacy worth it? The screenshots look right up my alley. But what kind of game is it exactly? I have no real concept of what a "Rogue Lite" is. Yes, I realize that's a popular PC genre, but it's one I've never knowingly dabbled in.
Has it? Can I get cards for a penny to complete my badge now?
TheMadMan007
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It was EXTREMELY overrated. I remember not being able to listen to any gaming podcast for about a month and a half without hearing "OMG, GONE HOME IS THE BEST GAME EVER!!!" It really put me off getting it. I waited and kept hearing about it. It was finally on sale somewhere for like 7 bucks and I bought it because I thought $20 was way too much for a indie game that was apparently short.
Once I played it, I really did enjoy it, but nowhere near "BEST GAME EVER" status. It was a fun 2 hour game that I enjoyed. Can't go wrong with this sale at this price now, but if I would have paid $20 for it, I would have been disappointed.
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