SapientWolf
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Steam Winter Sales 2012 Thread 2: [Extended To Jan 7th For Encore Deals]
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Koroviev
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Oh, really? I'm using a GTX 460 on a 1920 x 1080 monitor. I just expected slightly better performance given the modest requirements, but it's not a huge deal.
I wish I had the nuts to ask for games on here sometimes.
It's not like he didn't deserve it. Maybe next time
"If 99% of videogame stories suck, then why bother with the remaining 1%?"
I seriously cannot understand how that line of thought leads to that conclusion, specially when you do agree there are games with compelling stories.
It should be the other fucking way around, since 99% of videogame stories suck, just suck that 1% dry and live and breath by it!
You really make no sense to me.
zerokoolpsx
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Did you own most of the games on sale?
Angelus Errare
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Well I'll be damned, got this damn Visa card to work again, schway! And thanks to Lingitiz for Bioshock 2.
Koroviev
Member
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
Oh, and is there any issue running the game on Windows 8? Hotline Miami crashes...a lot.
Wait. So that's why things like Blightown were so bad? The unlocker allows it to run smoothly at all times?
Doesn't seem the same to me, the girl on the cover gets held hostage in a bunch of pictures, but that's not the actual girl that's taken hostage in the game.
Random hot girl on a cover on a GTA game makes sense in the way that you know you will not play as her or any story will be about her.
MMBosstones86
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SPAZ : 26 friends already own this game
bravo Steam....
bravo Steam....
Angelus Errare
Banned
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Game publishers have grown tired of making money off their old titles so they only pimp their new ones every single day.
You must be new to Steam sales
Or being sarcastic.
oipic
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This may be some sort of new year melancholy, but I don't think I'll need to buy any games in 2013.
Scrolling (and scrolling) through my Steam library has reminded me of just how many great must-play games I've accumulated through the past year or two of sales - I should really stop coveting and just play what I have.
Must stay away from this thread - I love you all dearly, SteamGAF, but in the words of Sir Mix-a-Lot: baby got back(log).
Scrolling (and scrolling) through my Steam library has reminded me of just how many great must-play games I've accumulated through the past year or two of sales - I should really stop coveting and just play what I have.
Must stay away from this thread - I love you all dearly, SteamGAF, but in the words of Sir Mix-a-Lot: baby got back(log).
Missed Witcher 2 the other day though, stupidly (it'll return, right?). I should probably try FTL, too, and if a good price pops up again for Sleeping Dogs, that would be tempting as well...
Hispanicguy
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Just bought Hotline Miami from Amazon (thanks to the $5 coupon). The only game I've bought during this whole sale and it wasn't even from Steam, lol.
I think the only other game I may purchase before this sale is over is Magical Drop V (and possibly Critter Crunch...). Just read another patch is in the works for MDV.
You can read about that patch here if anyone is interested: http://steamcommunity.com/app/204960/discussions/0/864951657744737526/
I think the only other game I may purchase before this sale is over is Magical Drop V (and possibly Critter Crunch...). Just read another patch is in the works for MDV.
You can read about that patch here if anyone is interested: http://steamcommunity.com/app/204960/discussions/0/864951657744737526/
I know what you mean... I feel the exact same way, even your spoiler speaks to me... Haha.
I don't know how I went from not having a steam account to having over three hundred games in 15 months.
faceless007
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I haven't spent very much in dollars this year, but between the last few Humble Bundles, GOG, and Amazon sales for Steam codes, I've probably added another 15 titles to my backlog for less than $30.
I'm a little late to this, but as been mentioned there are great examples of extremely well written stories in video games. The problem is that the bar is set so low, most games are created with the intent that story doesn't matter, because we're being trained that all video game stories have been awful, and that totally impedes progress in getting any sort of quality.
joeygreco1985
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Paycheck came in today so I splurged on Deadlight. I'd say I'm done but I said that 4 games ago :/
wakajawaka
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So I bought Hero Academy to have something to play these days on my laptop, and it doesn't run because of the shitty integrated gc
brandonh83
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It's not like he didn't deserve it. Maybe next time
Oh hell there's nothing wrong with it at all. I think it's awesome. I just don't think I could ever do it, despite how many times the thought has crossed my mind.
joeygreco1985
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Worth it, loved that game.
Do you have an ATI card though? That game had major problems with ATI cards last time I checked. It never worked right when I had my HD 5870, but ran well I switched to a GTX 670
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Picked up MP3, I really have to beat 2, I bought it day one, and then rebought the steam version and still have yet to beat it, or even get very far into it. :/
Also, is the first Transformers game not controller compatible? It doesn't say so on Steam, almost bought it but held off, no way I will play a game like that with M&KB.
Also, is the first Transformers game not controller compatible? It doesn't say so on Steam, almost bought it but held off, no way I will play a game like that with M&KB.
I H8 Memes
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I wish I had the nuts to ask for games on here sometimes.
Shit I'll give it a try.
Hey any of you assholes want to gift me Alan Wake!?
I H8 Memes
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Echelon079
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Chivalry or War of the Roses?
Oh hell there's nothing wrong with it at all. I think it's awesome. I just don't think I could ever do it, despite how many times the thought has crossed my mind.
Don't worry, I'm just like you. In fact, I've never even taken a free code given here.
War of the Roses is a pretty bad name for a videogame.
Nabs
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That's because Chivalry is better.
Transformers has controller support. I don't remember if it had proper button prompts, but it's pretty easy to figure out.
MP2 is a pretty quick game. I think it took me around 6 hrs.
I'll trade you Alan Wake franchise for Dead Space franchise.... Assuming Dead Space franchise even goes on sale.
cicero
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Actually, you have until they decide to push the price back to normal once the Steam sale ends. Or you have until they run out of keys, which probably is a good possibility given the apparent widespread interest in this deal.
Look guys, I think you're missing my intention here.
This started with a discussion of whether Max Payne or Max Payne 2 has a good story.
I contend that Max Payne, like any game with attention to detail and atmosphere, tells its story through the gameplay. The rest of it does not matter to me.
Do I think making game stories is a worthwhile pursuit? Sure. Does it happen 99.99999% of the time? No.
But again, I didn't start this. My comment was merely a response to the idea that Max Payne 2 or its predecessor has a bad story.
If Max Payne's story is bad, as one side contends, then I don't see it being any worse than the typical video game standard for stories.
If Max Payne's story is good, it has very little company.
I said "Game stories are crap."
Perhaps a lazy generalization on my part, but does the medium really have the ammunition to strike that claim down?
What if every game story is good when a developer simply tries? That would, on its face, make any discussion as to the merit of one good game story versus another pointless.
It sounds like people want to call up another discussion without any consideration to the context of my original comment.
This started with a discussion of whether Max Payne or Max Payne 2 has a good story.
I contend that Max Payne, like any game with attention to detail and atmosphere, tells its story through the gameplay. The rest of it does not matter to me.
Do I think making game stories is a worthwhile pursuit? Sure. Does it happen 99.99999% of the time? No.
But again, I didn't start this. My comment was merely a response to the idea that Max Payne 2 or its predecessor has a bad story.
If Max Payne's story is bad, as one side contends, then I don't see it being any worse than the typical video game standard for stories.
If Max Payne's story is good, it has very little company.
I said "Game stories are crap."
Perhaps a lazy generalization on my part, but does the medium really have the ammunition to strike that claim down?
What if every game story is good when a developer simply tries? That would, on its face, make any discussion as to the merit of one good game story versus another pointless.
It sounds like people want to call up another discussion without any consideration to the context of my original comment.
Assuming Dead Space franchise even goes on sale.
It has to, right? DS2 is one of the games I've been holding out for, and I'm sure it's been on sale (either on it's own or with DS1) in the past.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Worked great on my 69502GB recently. No issues at all and smooth as butter maxed.
Nice. Is it worth 5 bucks?
Good to know, I hear the ending is pretty amazing, looking forward to beating it.
brandonh83
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what's your Steam ID?
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