NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
What's the GAF mind on War of the Roses?
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Steam Winter Sales 2012 Thread 2: [Extended To Jan 7th For Encore Deals]
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"Get Chivalry instead" is what I've gleaned.
The Grim Heaper
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Ooh, really? I bought the bundle kinda blindly the other day and haven't had the chance to play yet. My expectations have been raised a bit!
If you wait a couple of days Spec Ops will be $2.5 after the credit on Amazon if you don't want/already have the bioshock games.
You really cant go wrong with either Rome or medieval total war 2. I personally loved both of them, just depends on which setting you prefer.
If you're into muskets, naval warfare,line infantry and whatnot then empire total war is pretty epic.
I'd be wary of running anything more than indie games on that.
Depends on the particular model of the GPU. If it's anything less than a Mobility 4870, I wouldn't bother.
Edit: Oh, that's righit, HD Graphics 4000 is Intel. Yeah... nah.
Lol.
Koroviev
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Keep in mind that it is a shooting gallery. A shooting gallery with encounter variety, an excellent licensed soundtrack, and nice visuals (because a desert setting doesn't mean everything needs to be brown). And if I go any further you won't be going in blind.
It is a blast in coop, just ignore all the side quests though.
Possibly late, but that was only true back in, uhh, 2008 I think. GTAIV ran best with Core i7s, Dragon Age had a huge boost, Witcher 2 almost literally needs them, and I believe in general most games are just happier if you give them at least three cores now.
So, yeah, you may want to look into a Core i5 for your next upgrade.
50fps at 720p doesn't offer much insight if he has a higher-res screen.
Edit: Here are some real benchmarks, DE:HR included.
MessieurCouchon
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So, new community's choice vote is up. Fingers crossed for Sleeping Dogs.
toddhunter
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I'll just say this.
Spec Ops is a "modern" shooter first and foremost. If you go into it expecting anything different you will not have a good time and will just be pushing through to the end. Even then it is "short" but not "short enough" to be played in that way.
If you actually like shooters and want something a bit special on top, it'll probably be worth the time.
zerokoolpsx
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Sleeping Dogs has the biggest discount so voted. Already have it.
It's basically all the shooting portions of Uncharted games with partner AI that will actually kill enemies.
Syphon Filter
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How is Day of Defeat source?
I love it. If you want a simple old school WWII shooter, get it. The community is great, as well.
statham
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one of my graphics card died, and just for fun I tried MW3 on high and was getting 5-10 fps @900p not playable but on low w/720p it could probably pulled off 30fps.
zerokoolpsx
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I gotta admit, the AI for Spec Ops is good. They actually do something! Its not your typical shooter.
Koroviev
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That is a mistake in the pricing surely?
oipic
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A month is a long time in the digital retail space, so I'd wager it's likely that some other things may pop up in the coming weeks with which these $5 discounts might apply - particularly given how willing Tony appears to be to price-match etc... but we'll see.
It is a terrible shooting game, but still worth playing. I would recommend putting it on easy.
I'm trying to think of reasons not to buy 2 copies for me and a friend. Is it a good coop series?
dreamstation
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I disagree. There's at least 1-2 full servers with a few others partially filled every night here in Australia.
Just because it doesn't attract 60,000 users per day doesn't mean it's dead. I actually prefer it over Counter-strike too.
I said "All but dead", in reference to the fact it doesn't show up in the Top 100 (i.e. less than 1k players worldwide), not Top 10.
Koroviev
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The AI still has its moments, particularly Adams, who will waste a seemingly endless number of bullets *not hitting* an enemy and stand in front of cover instead of behind it, even if you haven't given him any directions to misinterpret.
It already sold for that price as a daily. More like the THQ fire sale continues considering the pricing of all of their titles this sale.
Which of the three hadn't been on sale before? There are only two options: vote a repeat, or don't vote at all.
I love the Hello Kitty level that someone lovingly crafted. No stage more authentic to relive WWII in.
Ok fair enough thanks.
Considering picking up the pack for my wife, I already have the games.
Syphon Filter
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Wow,and it's only online right? No campaign?
Koroviev
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How is it terrible? Adams' finer moments aside, it's a pretty standard affair. I had no outstanding issues playing through it on normal, some fiddly encounters with the cover mechanics notwithstanding.
Shit, I love the user created stuff.
Yeah, it's an online game. Do you have the original DoD? No reason to get source, if you do.
Yeah, MP-only. You may be able to use the Steam server browser to check server popularity in your region (although I'd presume you need the game added to your account for it to show up in the list).
Edit: Failing that, you can use one of these.
Rickenslacker
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Yep. I got it when it was a daily earlier even though I only needed DoW2's expansion stuff. Still worth it.
Syphon Filter
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Nope, never played DoD.
dreamstation
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Here's a screenshot of the server list in Steam right this very minute. Plenty of players. While it doesn't have as many daily users as other games, I've found the community to be very consistent and the population never really changes.
Edit - screenshot removed due to player numbers being skewed.
It's up to you, man. Personally, I love jumping on, and playing a simpler game that doesn't have unlocks, etc. Many people would call it dated, though.
And there are plenty of people playing it.
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