It's a longshot, but just wondering if anyone else who bought Dead Rising 2: Off the Record recently is also experiencing crashing at launch? I think it's actually a GFWL problem, when I click "I agree" when trying to validate my CD-key, the screen goes black and I have to kill the program. Dang.
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Steam Winter Sales 2012 | Deal quality keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
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Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Binary Domain is in many ways like a B-Action film, but the kind that has lovable cheesy characters, surprisingly intelligent at times, it's dumb but in all the right ways and actually quite quirky.
If Japanese games aren't your usual cup of tea, then you should always be skeptical of Gaf's hype. I am a junkie for Japanese games, and Gaf has not steered me wrong yet.
The first act of Binary Domain is bad, but the game enters GOTY terrain after the first act. However, I am massively bias towards Nagoshi's games.
I'm going to guess 5. Haven't beat it yet but I just made out/fucked some girl in my squad who was very irritated by my macho pig attitude earlier in the game.
I'd say pass if you don't have a 360 controller. Something about shooting in the game feels very passive. There isn't enough feedback to make shooting intense and that leaves you uninvolved enough to not bother going for skill shots which is something they want you to do. Skill shots are pretty much just headshots. It's.. eh.
I'm not a fan of the multiplayer but yeah.
So I'm interested in one of these mid-evil games but only want to buy one. Either Mount and Blade Warband or Chivalry. Which one would gaf recommend? They both intrigue me but I don't want to be splitting time between the two games because I'll likely wind up preferring one over the other.
bigace33
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lol if you say so. In fact, there are not many reputable gaming sites and fans who would agree with you or your assessment of Gears.
Binary Domain just has some good ideas but fails to capitalize on any of them. I can see why the 'game experience' people love it since the story and presentation is pure shlocky action movie but actually playing isn't anything special.
Johnny Cage In The Shower
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It's showing at $7.50 now, the game got lotta praise but, not sure if I am into the Strategy/Simulation genre.
Thanks for posting this. Now I'm not alone on that too
I didn't know what it was when I got it...needless to say, it freaked me out. I'm going to go back and play it, now that I have a decent headphone.
Nabs
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Chivalry would be my pick.
Piercedveil
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Chivalry for sure.
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It really depends if you're interested in that Japanese style of narrative - it's cheesy, overly dramatic and completely unlike your typical third person shooter.
SilentSilas
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Welp, time to decide if I should buy Dragon Age Origins UE, or the Mount & Blade collection.
jediyoshi
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Oh another gamefly code popped up
HOLIDAY10
gets Hotline Miami to $4.50
http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Hotline-Miami/5005014/
HOLIDAY10
gets Hotline Miami to $4.50
http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Hotline-Miami/5005014/
Chivalry it is! Looked like crazy mindless fun.
I will just say that DA:O is in my top 3 favorite RPGs from this gen. Its an awesome game. I beat it four times.
Ok, maybe top 5.
I will just say that DA:O is in my top 3 favorite RPGs from this gen. Its an awesome game. I beat it four times.
Ok, maybe top 5.
I dunno man. I assume by typical you basically mean Gears. Gears is still the reigning king of cheesy, overly dramatic narrative in TPS. If you are referring to Uncharted then you have more of a point.
I knew it and I was curious but I think it's the sound, man... It's so freaky.
dragonlife
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Good choice. Binary Domain is probably one of my favorite shooters.
It's both. Each successive Steam sale is worse because there is less to buy but other places have had better deals making Steam's relatively weak.
Ok, grabbed Binary Domain. Will start playing it next week to see what all the fuss has been about. So far I've escaped the sale relatively unscathed, only getting that, the Monkey Island pack, and the FEAR collection. The only thing I'm really looking for is a Far Cry 3 deal. I'm picking it up at the end of the sale regardless, but I'm really hoping it gets a discount at some point.
Jables Swan
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Yeah I reckon it'll go 50% for sure.
Unless it says you'll get gifts, yes you 'lose' them.
Yep.
Don't let the hype get too much to you, it's just a really enjoyable and satisfying third person shooter. I feel all the fuss around the game might actually hurt people playing it for the first time due to having ridiculous expectations.
SilentSilas
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Yeah, I sort of bought it a few seconds after posting that...
shaowebb
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Thanks for posting this. Now I'm not alone on that too
I turn into a mewling baby if I glance over and see a slenderman-esque image on someone else's computer. Im NO GOOD with anything scary. No way can I handle it pixel form or no.
Jables Swan
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Secret Santa gave it to me for Christmas this year. Just need to install it.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Lone Survivor knows how to use its limited pixel design to its advantage to let players fill in the blanks in their mind, but backed up with excellent sound design, an oppressive atmosphere, limited supplies, and realism mixed with surrealism. It takes a lot from Silent Hill school, but it knows how to use these to it's advantage.
It's so partial it's complete. Really though, "partial" controller support doesn't mean the game doesn't support controllers, it means that there might be a launcher for the game or something that you'd have to use a mouse for with big picture mode. A lot of games on Steam that have flawless controller support are only marked as "partial" for this reason or other small technicalities.
One thing about Binary Domain's gamepad support - in the config tool, turn up the FOV and if you're playing with a controller, make sure to turn the prompts to controller; it doesn't switch on the fly and defaults to the keyboard.
Wok
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WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Far Cry 3 is mocking me. I have time off to play it, finally. It's new, so it's probably not going down in price. I have the cash.
And yet. The sales. If I buy it, who knows what insane deal I'll be passing up tomorrow?
It's a blessing and a curse.
And yet. The sales. If I buy it, who knows what insane deal I'll be passing up tomorrow?
It's a blessing and a curse.
I H8 Memes
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Critter Crunch is similar as well as Astro Pop Deluxe. People who like Bejeweled also seem to like well made games within the same genre like Plants vs Zombies and Peggle.
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