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[plasticpassion]

Holy seizure batman. If you're sensitive to flashing lights, stay away from Beat Hazard or at least check it out on youtube before buying. It's an awesome game but wow those strobe lights.

I think you can turn down the intensity of it but I had to quit before I went blind lol. It's fun though.

 

[Jomjom]

Just bought deus ex and invisible war. Never played either.

 

[Jzero]

RUSH also got a large update, but I know you guys don't like nifty little puzzle games anyway.

It's an okay game, the developers said it there was going to be a new achievement

Stupid crap indie-game that sucks.l

I actually enjoyed this game, pretty chill game.

 

[Echoplx]

Hot Pursuit is 12$ on the AU store, PM me if you want it for that price (paypal in advance required)

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if you guys want me to stop spamming this just say so

 

[echoshifting]

Holy seizure batman. If you're sensitive to flashing lights, stay away from Beat Hazard or at least check it out on youtube before buying. It's an awesome game but wow those strobe lights.

I think you can turn down the intensity of it but I had to quit before I went blind lol. It's fun though.

Same thing for BIT.TRIP, all three of these games are crazy in the strobe department

 

[XeroSauce]

Do you guys think it will get lower than $3.33 ?

Would not be surprised to see it at $1.99 or $2.50.

 

[Chuck]

This is sort of off-topic, but what is the deal with the Steam mascots? They look like blobs in suits and that cat looks kind of mean, but what do they have to do with anything?

 

[ElectricBlue187]

I was not aware there was such hate for Civ 5. It's like the ME2 of Civilization games!

That's close but not quite apt. ME2 took out broken systems instead of improving them, Civ V took out gameplay systems that worked pretty well in IV and fixed some that weren't working so well

 

[Gully State]

Any chance of the Last Remanent being a daily deal? It's been a long ass time since that game went on sale..

 

[clav]

The DLC makes it better but I doubt it will change an opinion.

Ah thanks.

Well, if it makes it better, then I'll buy it.

 

[Gvaz]

I hope they bring back the RPG for ME3 but I really doubt it. I didn't want a Gears space game, with a conversation system, I wanted an RPG with a gears shooting system.

 

[Benedict]

It's an okay game, the developers said it there was going to be a new achievement


I actually enjoyed this game, pretty chill game.

I would like to enjoy it, if it worked.
Now it doesn't, hence it sucks.

 

[binary]

Which Stalker game is better? Clear Sky or Call of Pripyat? I already have Shadow of Chernobyl.

 

[echoshifting]

This is sort of off-topic, but what is the deal with the Steam mascots? They look like blobs in suits and that cat looks kind of mean, but what do they have to do with anything?

I wanna say they first materialized during the Potato Sack sale...I might be off. Maybe Thanksgiving.

Either way, I much preferred the "stay inside, there are bears out there" daily ads from last year's sale...those were hilarious. But I can see why they've adapted these mascots, since it gives them a chance to organically incorporate characters from the dailies in their advertising.

Which Stalker game is better? Clear Sky or Call of Pripyat? I already have Shadow of Chernobyl.

Call of Pripyat. So sayeth gaf

 

[Nealand Liquor]

Ok so as I previously said I'm a PC gaming noob (even though my PC gaming origins go back to the days of Kings/Space/Police Quest). Quite frankly I'm not an idiot when it come to doing stuff on the PC but I'd bet 99% of you would make me look like one when it comes to PC gaming, mods and whatever.

With all that said this is the part where I plead for help. I just bought Deus Ex and the Invisible War and I'm hoping someone can post links for the best mods and instructions on how to use them. Please Gaffers', can some of you help this old n00b fall in love with PC gaming?

 

[TeegsD]

I have always wanted to get MNC since it went up on XBL but never did. Is the PC community big enough to warrant a purchase?

 

[Sophia]

Whoa. Stalker SOC's mouse controls seem laggy.... I wonder why.

 

[Salsa]

Rush was sweet. I never finished the potato stuff though

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[TheNamelessOne]

Need another GAF verdict: Wings of Prey with a 360 pad. Yay or nay?

Also: Is both Call of Pripiyat and Clear Sky worth getting?

 

[SteveWinwood]

I wanna say they first materialized during the Potato Sack sale...I might be off. Maybe Thanksgiving.

Either way, I much preferred the "stay inside, there are bears out there" daily ads from last year's sale...those were hilarious. But I can see why they've adapted these mascots, since it gives them a chance to organically incorporate characters from the dailies in their advertising.



Call of Pripyat. So sayeth gaf

Naw it was way back when they first started the community stuff.

 

[mojiimbo]

Do you guys think it will get lower than $3.33 ?

Telltale was selling it for $1.25 on their site during their June sale so it's possible, I guess.

 

[Oreoleo]

Which Stalker game is better? Clear Sky or Call of Pripyat? I already have Shadow of Chernobyl.

Call of Pripyat is the best game in the series and Clear Sky is the worst.

 

[MRORANGE]

SSFIVAE is up for DL

cool!

WTH?

SFIV: 4460mb

SSFIVAE: 9224mb

surely the updates to game do not equate to more than double HDD space??

 

[Drek]

Just to clarify-by "interesting", that means "removed entirely". There is no diplomacy in Civ V, the diplomacy screens and UI elements in the game are merely vestigial in nature, the appendix for the great colon of Civilization V. At any point the diplomatic condition can and will be overridden by hard scripted AI behaviors and triggers, which makes the entire system pointless. As long as you know how the AI programming will react to a situation, you can accurately judge what the AI may or may not to next. If you trust the diplomacy screens to help you determine the range of future AI actions, you will be confounded by what actually happens.

I was a big fan of the city state interaction myself. Added a lot of options that weren't available in Civ4 as to how you deal with non-major nations.

Its a Civ tradition for diplomacy "ratings" to be wildly off, but at least in Civ5 you could make some pretense of it working with the city states and whatnot.

Civ IV: Beyond the Sword is the alpha and the omega. You get to be the best of a game series when other members of said series use you as the reference point when comparing the other games. Everyone who plays Civ uses Civ4:BtS as that as the standard to which other entries are compared against.

Pretty much what I've been saying. Why buy Civ5 when you can instead get Civ4 Complete? The visuals aren't that much better. The hex grid and one unit per tile were nice ideas, but so much of the rest of the game falls short compared to fully realized Civ4.

Maybe they'll get Civ5 up to that point after multiple expansions and patches and I'll find myself making the same argument for Civ5 Complete over Civ6 in several years. But as it stands right now Civ4 just offers a better overall experience.

 

[echoshifting]

Naw it was way back when they first started the community stuff.

Oh yeahhhhhh....geez time flies.

Well, the ads from last year's summer sale were still better ;p

 

[R1CHO]

This is sort of off-topic, but what is the deal with the Steam mascots? They look like blobs in suits and that cat looks kind of mean, but what do they have to do with anything?

Yeah... they just exist xD Valve should make a comic of something like that about them. Anyway, i like the evil cat!

 

[Fragamemnon]

I was not aware there was such hate for Civ 5. It's like the ME2 of Civilization games!

There's a lot in Civ 5 that is really awesome. It's very much a "one step forward, one step back" sort of evolution in the series and a lot of us are wondering if Firaxis/2K will work on patches/DLC/expansions to mitigate or correct the steps backwards for the series.

Finding a longtime Civ player who hates every part of the game is hard. Finding one that can't point out a half dozen mind-boggling, fundamental problems with the game is also not hard.

I was a big fan of the city state interaction myself. Added a lot of options that weren't available in Civ4 as to how you deal with non-major nations.

Its a Civ tradition for diplomacy "ratings" to be wildly off, but at least in Civ5 you could make some pretense of it working with the city states and whatnot.

I like the City-States too. They add a neutral element to the game that you have to work with that you just can't roll over with armies, as it is usually pretty unprofitable to do so.

The diplomacy ratings in Civ4 were VERY important. Every leader had a set of actions that they could perform depending on your relation to them (pleased, annoyed, cautious, friendly, etc.). Once you knew the AI thresholds for war declarations, bribing into war, etc, meeting those thresholds for some of AIs really determined how you played the game. There was personality there-Montezuma the madman, Catherine and Suryaman the backstabbers, Shaka the "I will war anyone for the right price", Mansa Musa the ultimate tech whore/peace vassaler, etc. Civ 5 has none of that personality due to the triggered AI behaviors trumping disposition, and it hurts for it.

 

[Schmattakopf]

Is Clear Sky worth getting or skipping?

 

[Oreoleo]

Also: Is both Call of Pripiyat and Clear Sky worth getting?

Yes.

Is Clear Sky worth getting or skipping?

Get it if you played the others and liked them.

Clear Sky shouldn't be anyone's first experience with STALKER.

 

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

SSFIVAE is up for DL

Forgot about this! Downloading now.

 

[MegaKungFuRadio]

OMG! OMG! OMG!

OK, I've been wondering for a while now: What's so exciting about AE on PC? A lot of people who seem to already have the console version even seem to be super excited about it.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Is Clear Sky worth getting or skipping?

I'd usually say skip it, but at that price? Give it a go.

Everyone needs to buy the STALKER games now.

Nothing for me today.

 

[echoshifting]

Yes.



Get it if you played the others and liked them.

I hope you're prepared to man this thread all day...

 

[Salsa]

Finding one that can't point out a half dozen mind-boggling, fundamental problems with the game is also not hard.

well, i can point out a thing that does GREAT for every thing that doesnt do so good.

 

[R1CHO]

Is Clear Sky worth getting or skipping?

Its worse, but totally worth the price.

 

[Zzoram]

How far in the game do you have to get to get the And Yet It Moves achievement?

I got the game in a 5-indie pack for $5 because I wanted Reccettear and never played anything else in the pack but now it can get me another ticket

 

[Schmattakopf]

I'd usually say skip it, but at that price? Give it a go.

Everyone needs to buy the STALKER games now.

Nothing for me today.

Why would you usually skip it? I'll take anything to bring my cart down another $2.50.

 

[Oreoleo]

I hope you're prepared to man this thread all day...

I fucking am

 

[echoshifting]

Oh, fuck it.

Get in the car, Clear Sky. You can come too.

 

[JaseC]

http://i.min.us/ib0Axm.PNG

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I hope Valve forever leave the potato there. My profile would feel naked without it.

 

[BioHazard]

swagger

haha nice

I keep forgetting that's you on steam, like the other day when you messaged me lol.

 

[Derrick01]

There's a lot in Civ 5 that is really awesome. It's very much a "one step forward, one step back" sort of evolution in the series and a lot of us are wondering if Firaxis/2K will work on patches/DLC/expansions to mitigate or correct the steps backwards for the series.

Finding a longtime Civ player who hates every part of the game is hard. Finding one that can't point out a half dozen mind-boggling, fundamental problems with the game is also not hard.

I'm kind of glad I held out on the $11 deal on that other DD place then. I have Civ 4 complete and I enjoy it but for whatever reason I never really felt the urge to get 5. Now that I know that it was streamlined

Spoiler

gaf's favorite word

I don't know if I'll ever get it or just wait for 6.

 

[Binabik15]

Dammit, Steam.

Downloading Darksiders (10 gigs) took around an hour, Torchlight (533 MB) has been downloading for two hours and still isn´t finished *Shakes fist*

 

[Firebrand]

Do you guys think it will get lower than $3.33 ?

It was $1.50 on Telltalegames.com all of June (and could be activated on Steam), so sure.

I sort of regret not picking up Puzzle Agent at the same price, so hoping for daily sale on that.

 

[echoshifting]

Dammit, Steam.

Downloading Darksiders (10 gigs) took around an hour, Torchlight (533 MB) has been downloading for two hours and still isn´t finished *Shakes fist*

Does Steam intentionally throttle download speeds on smaller games? This happens to me all the time.

 

[Smokey]

Got damn this thread for real

Caved in and got all 3 STALKER games even though I hate scary games

smh

 

[StuBurns]

Does Steam intentionally throttle download speeds on smaller games? This happens to me all the time.

I was thinking that last night, I was downloading two games at the same time, and the bigger one was going much quicker. Which logically is the opposite to what I'd want.

 

[Gvaz]

swagger

http://steamcommunity.com/id/gonefish1ng/

add me bro

 

[Buttonbasher]

OK, I've been wondering for a while now: What's so exciting about AE on PC? A lot of people who seem to already have the console version even seem to be super excited about it.

PC players have only had access to Street Fighter IV Vanilla.

AE is the first time PC players will get to play Super Street Fighter IV, plus we get the bonus of the AE characters. For me who has only played IV on PC (54 hours worth), I am super excited to get my hands on Super. Keyboard controls are great for Street Fighter games.

 

[echoshifting]

Got damn this thread for real

Caved in and got all 3 STALKER games.

smh

I know right? I couldn't even resist the one everyone was telling me I really don't need. >.<

For $2.50 it just wasn't worth the mental anguish