Good luck everyone. Not eligible for this but been some nice giveaways on here. Gaf continues to impress.
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Steam Summer Sales 2014 |OT3| Sale over, new thread tonight/tomorrow
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Good luck everyone. Not eligible for this but been some nice giveaways on here. Gaf continues to impress.
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Thanks for the thoughts everyone, it was pretty much in line with what I was thinking but I don't want to be some hard-headed asshole who thinks "my way of doing things is the best and/or only way!" - it's important to me that I get feedback on features like this to keep them as relevant as possible.
I do think this one particular game is a bit of an isolated case. It sucks if this feature has caused them lost sales, but the same is true for a product on Amazon or elsewhere that suffers in the same way for the same thing. If those same 4,700 people who have left positive reviews for Gone Home went ahead and marked the top 50 bad reviews as "not helpful", this wouldn't even be an issue.
The way it's done is a bit of a democratic process, and I'd like to keep it that way, at least for now.
I do think this one particular game is a bit of an isolated case. It sucks if this feature has caused them lost sales, but the same is true for a product on Amazon or elsewhere that suffers in the same way for the same thing. If those same 4,700 people who have left positive reviews for Gone Home went ahead and marked the top 50 bad reviews as "not helpful", this wouldn't even be an issue.
The way it's done is a bit of a democratic process, and I'd like to keep it that way, at least for now.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
far cry 3 blood dragon looks amazing...
is it really, though?
is it really, though?
Jason Frost
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I would love Shovel Knight, but I'm too broke...
The ES percentage is as valid as a Metacritic score, which is provided by Steam even without enhancement.
Personally, the only reviews I care for are those by my Steam friends, who have excellent taste. I only take the aggregate scores into a cursory consideration because, not being
The biggest problem with the ES function is that some of the best reviews on Steam are friends-only, which makes them practically private ever since Xelios unfriended practically everyone.
That ball is entirely in Microsoft's court it seems: the USPTO database lists MS as as the owner of the trademark and the US copyright database lists MS as the owner of the game itself.
Regarding the little impressions I posted about Valiant Hearts in the the other page, if someone would like to give any advice on how to improve my writing (considering that English is not my native language) feel free to drop me a PM with some tips. Steam-GAF already helps me a lot, actually!
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Also, what's the latest news about Fable Anniversary for PC? Any information on the release date? Is it going to have a retail release or will it be Steam only?
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Also, what's the latest news about Fable Anniversary for PC? Any information on the release date? Is it going to have a retail release or will it be Steam only?
Yes!
Tripolygon
Banned
Thanks, bought.
0/7.
Tomorrow will be the day.
lol My luck has gone to shit last 3 days.
I mean, it's a fairly basic shooter but great setting, lots of humorous moments (especially if you are into 80s action movies), nice music, handful of side activities and missions (not as extensive as FC3), definitely worth the discount.
Do you like schlocky 80's movies? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FG7E9gQDIE
It's far cry 3 on 80's action LSD
Chance Hale
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It's a pretty fun game with stellar presentation but unfortunately there are few missions like Chinatown in terms of being built around assassinations and the game has a lot of filler. Still, worth playing and it's a nice base for the next hitman game to build upon with the new mobility and improved gunplay being the best changes.
Nothing has been said since Lionhead uploaded the teaser to YouTube. I'm playing through the original at the moment, so I hope it's still a few months away as I think I'd burn myself out if I were to jump straight from TLC to Anniversary.
Haha, yeah, the first underground ruins you encounter is where I quit the last time I played it.
PLASTICA-MAN
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Aren't other sites like GMG , indie gala and humble bundle stores running sales too?
Besides, if you look at the basic Steam webpage without enhanced steam while not logged in (when friend reviews are listed and pushed to the top), Gone Home's 5 reviews are still 80% "not recommended", so yeah, the problem doesn't lie with Enhanced Steam here.
They mostly did their big sales before the Steam sale started.
(Except GOG, whose is still running, but no Steam keys there, of course)
Revelations shall be mine sooner or later
later
You are not helping with these videos Dusk! :/
Well it managed to get into the top 20 today (I believe it was in the 15th spot) on steam which is amazing considering the sale is going on. I think it'll do pretty good overall.
The chinatown mission is interesting to me. It's like having a very simple puzzle that has several ways to solve it. I guess Blood Money was that with more content per level but it feels like a good way to show players that you can complete missions in different ways.
BinaryPork2737
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Indie Gala has bad rats on sale for $.69, I know that much. Humble's got a few sales too, they had Deadly Premonition for $5 the other day.
tav7623
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It's a good game that is also a love letter to cheesy 80's sci-fi action movies (the bit early on with the helicopter & long tall sally blaring was imo awesome) & pop culture all soaked in a coat of neon. The only thing about this game that disappointed me was that it was a bit short.....not MGS: GZ short, but close as I was able to beat the game's 7 story missions in 3 hrs.
I know everybody else will say yes, but I'll offer a different opinion:
It's okay. I played it without ever having touched Far Cry 3, and I thought I had enough of Far Cry 3 by the time I finished Blood Dragon. It starts out with a section that makes fun of annoying tutorials, then puts you in an annoying tutorial, which is a black mark against the game for me. The humor, I think, can get a bit obnoxious in a similar way, in that I think it would've been funnier if it had played it completely straight and not be a tiny bit too far up its ass with self-awareness.
I don't think the mission design is anything to write home about, and the open world-ness of it seems empty and pointless, even for a Ubi game. I took over maybe two outposts, then stuck to story missions for the rest of the time. The weapons have kickass animations, but otherwise, they're variations on the standard military arsenal. There wasn't really anything terribly special about the way the game actually *played*.
At the current price, I think it's definitely worth it, and I wouldn't have regretted it had I paid that price for it (I actually got it for free), but maybe this post will lead you to not buy another game you don't need
I know what you mean, I haven't bought a bunch of stuff on my list simply because the discount hasn't gotten high enough yet
Quick update, I added 20 something more games to the Indie Games Steam sale thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=841250
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=841250
Jason Frost
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And I lost.
Yeah, I don't remember TT2 being anywhere in the top sellers which was unfortunate. Looks like this game has a good amount of hype/word of mouth behind it to keep it above most of the summer sale deals.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Bought.
Ok thanks, will try em out!
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
well, i never played FC3. i watched a trailer for vanilla and it didn't do anything for me. All i'm guessing is its a free-world shooter, but I have yet to really play one of those...
yeah, i love them.
the call of juarez package makes it seem worth it, since i'm into having a western game, too.
I know everybody else will say yes, but I'll offer a different opinion:
It's okay. I played it without ever having touched Far Cry 3, and I thought I had enough of Far Cry 3 by the time I finished Blood Dragon. It starts out with a section that makes fun of annoying tutorials, then puts you in an annoying tutorial, which is a black mark against the game for me. The humor, I think, can get a bit obnoxious in a similar way, in that I think it would've been funnier if it had played it completely straight and not be a tiny bit too far up its ass with self-awareness.
I don't think the mission design is anything to write home about, and the open world-ness of it seems empty and pointless, even for a Ubi game. I took over maybe two outposts, then stuck to story missions for the rest of the time. The weapons have kickass animations, but otherwise, they're variations on the standard military arsenal. There wasn't really anything terribly special about the way the game actually *played*.
At the current price, I think it's definitely worth it, and I wouldn't have regretted it had I paid that price for it (I actually got it for free), but maybe this post will lead you to not buy another game you don't need
thanks for this. i think the main thing i was curious about was how much actual play time this would offer, but yeah the price sort of eliminates that, even if it is only 3 hours of gameplay.
toddhunter
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Servizio
I don't really need a tag, but I figured I'd get one to make people jealous. Is it working?
Greenman had their big sale a week before Steam's started, it was pretty good for picking things up with credit or vouchers. GOG.com has been running a concurrent sale and has had some pretty sweet deals on bundles and individual titles. Amazon.com has been doing some price matching, I believe. I think Humble has had some flash sales, but I'm not sure if they're doing a lot. Bundlestars came out with a pretty nice bundle and they're giving away Space Chem keys through pcgamer.
That's all I can think of off hand without checking CAG or isthereanydeal.
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Gunslinger is the better of the two games, but they're both enjoyable.
HP_Wuvcraft
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I'm trying so hard not to do this.
well, i never played FC3. i watched a trailer for vanilla and it didn't do anything for me. All i'm guessing is its a free-world shooter, but I have yet to really play one of those...
yeah, i love them.
the call of juarez package makes it seem worth it, since i'm into having a western game, too.
Juarez is another fantastic game. Those two together make a fantastic purchase.
It does help that most of the reviews I've seen for it have been gushing over the game. That helps when you have buyers that are influenced by reviews.
is any other call of juarez any good? really loving Gunslinger right now.
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