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So apparently Nimble Quest is on sale for 50 cents but there's no discount in the Canadian store whatsoever.  Also, here's a free key for Home because I hate everyone and want you to suffer what I did: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=B38hNuKth4UEZ8ue
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MonkeyforaHead posted:So apparently Nimble Quest is on sale for 50 cents but there's no discount in the Canadian store whatsoever. Not on sale for me in USA, which is a shame, because the game looks like it could easily be 50c of fun.
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Nov 2, 2014 06:25
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Installed and played The Vanishing of Ethan Carter a few days ago. Haven't finished it yet, but so far I'm...not quite impressed. The graphics are absolutely beautiful and detailed, the investigation segments are fun, and there have been some pretty mind-blowing WTF moments so far...but it almost feels like there could, or maybe there should, have been more to the gameplay and the story. Gameplay-wise, there's a lot of room for me to explore but theres also a lot of nothing as a result of it. Only a few times did I find a "reward" of sorts, while the rest of the time I am wandering in an empty scenery until I hit an invisible wall. Story wise, its kind of meh so far. I just reached the mines and I am not particularly attached to any of the characters I'm learning about. The mystery is pretty compelling, but anyone familiar with Lovecraft can pretty much figure out whats going on. In fact, I think they pretty much spoil what's going on in the first murder scene. I'll still play through it to the end, and I'm hoping the game turns around at some point. I think part of my problem is that I went into it expecting a full-blown noir/detective game with some supernatural elements and I got something that...kinda feels like a demo of sorts for a larger game. I'm fresh off of beating Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments so I think I'm kinda spoiled in expectations of detective and/or investigative adventure games now.
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Nov 2, 2014 06:47
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MonkeyforaHead posted:So apparently Nimble Quest is on sale for 50 cents but there's no discount in the Canadian store whatsoever. It WAS on sale for Canadians too a week or two ago since I bought it for 54 cents canadian
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Nov 2, 2014 06:55
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Anyone ever get into a funk where you have a bunch of stuff that you could play, but just don't really feel like it, can't decide on anything, or ADHD it back to the shelf after 10 minutes? Last game I actually sat down and played for awhile was Shadow of Mordor. Maybe I just don't have the patience for a game that doesn't absolutely captivate me right off the bat or maybe it's just the weather 
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Nov 2, 2014 07:08
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Xaris posted:Anyone ever get into a funk where you have a bunch of stuff that you could play, but just don't really feel like it, can't decide on anything, or ADHD it back to the shelf after 10 minutes? Last game I actually sat down and played for awhile was Shadow of Mordor. Maybe I just don't have the patience for a game that doesn't absolutely captivate me right off the bat or maybe it's just the weather This is me everyday. First world problems. My secret is to just pick something, and start playing it. If it doesn't stick, I try another. Usually the first or second ends up being fun, and I forget that feeling you had before. If that doesn't work, streaming it and letting goons/friends know so that can watch can be fun too. It's different playing a game when others are watching.
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Nov 2, 2014 07:17
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Xaris posted:Anyone ever get into a funk where you have a bunch of stuff that you could play, but just don't really feel like it, can't decide on anything, or ADHD it back to the shelf after 10 minutes? Last game I actually sat down and played for awhile was Shadow of Mordor. Maybe I just don't have the patience for a game that doesn't absolutely captivate me right off the bat or maybe it's just the weather Absolutely. It helps to narrow down by genre usually. I usually waffle between 'indie', 'shoot things', 'stab things', or 'time to get lost in an RPG'.
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Nov 2, 2014 07:25
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Palpek posted:I finished Alien: Isolation. Steam shows it took me about 15 hours. I didn't do much of backtracking though as the Nostromo messages that you find doing this weren't too interesting so I decided it's not worth the effort. I played offensive stealth which means I only hid from imminent danger but otherwise didn't hide long behind cover/in lockers etc. which may explain why some people claim it took them 20 hours + to finish the title. I was wondering: What happens if/when the Alien finds you? Is it pretty much a game over or can you run away? I am assuming that you won't always have access to a flame thrower and even that loses its edge at some point. Can you kill the Alien?
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Nov 2, 2014 07:28
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saucerman posted:I was wondering: What happens if/when the Alien finds you? Is it pretty much a game over or can you run away? I am assuming that you won't always have access to a flame thrower and even that loses its edge at some point. You die / you probably die / no. Colonial Marines it ain't.
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Nov 2, 2014 07:30
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If the alien catches you it's bye-bye. No real way to fight back other that a weapon you get around the half-way mark. It's a fun and atmospheric game but the human AI is almost literally brain-dead and the alien AI is neat but very easily manipulated and can go into these weird random patterns where it either hones in on your location or starts running around everywhere. I'd say wait for a sale at around the $20 mark. There's little to no replay value either but that's pretty much standard for these games.
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Nov 2, 2014 07:46
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Kragger99 posted:This is me everyday. First world problems. I don't think I'd make a good streamer (too many distractions/breaks) but yeah I guess that's what I need to do--just keep starting things.
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Nov 2, 2014 07:46
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As a word of warning don't buy Resident Evil Revelations. The vast majority of the game is quite solid but the final boss is utter and complete bullshit that just ruins the game. Capcom can never get things right anymore and it sucks because they were so close with this one.
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Nov 2, 2014 08:02
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Accordion Man posted:As a word of warning don't buy Resident Evil Revelations. The vast majority of the game is quite solid but the final boss is utter and complete bullshit that just ruins the game. Capcom can never get things right anymore and it sucks because they were so close with this one. Also revelations is kind of short and I found the whole cruise liner setting was criminally underused. I didn't have the same issues you had with the final boss but found the game to be kind of bland overall.
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saucerman posted:I was wondering: What happens if/when the Alien finds you? Is it pretty much a game over or can you run away? I am assuming that you won't always have access to a flame thrower and even that loses its edge at some point. You can't kill the Alien. You can only temporarilly scare it away. There are numerous vents in the ceiling on every level that are the Alien's enter/exit points so if you attack it with flames it will run to the nearest one but it WILL come back after not too long from a different vent. Things that will scare the Alien into a vent: a direct attack with flamethrower, molotov, pipebomb. It's not even fazed or slowed down by regular guns, they only give away your position. Things you can use to lure the Alien to certain places or to hide yourself from it: noisemaker, flare, banging your wrench on walls, smoke bomb to sneak close to it. Also it's cool to observe what the Alien is doing to other humans, it's all so well animated: 
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Nov 2, 2014 08:08
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Palpek posted:Also it's cool to observe what the Alien is doing to other humans, it's all so well animated: Man, that game looks so good. I would probably poo poo my pants playing it, though.
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Nov 2, 2014 08:38
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FadedReality posted:I can't even tell if Palpek's gushing is ironic or if he really truly enjoyed the game that much. It's too positive and you people have made me a cynical, I ended up thinking something that I really rarely feel in gaming anymore: "oh man, I can't wait to have another session with this game today". Even when I had enough of it the previous night at a particularly tense/difficult section that I was dying over and over at. Shooting dudes in the face with a shotgun/bolt gun/revolver is amazing in this game, I could really see some sort of horde mode working nicely in this title.
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Nov 2, 2014 08:44
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 Just a reminder, since it's gotten a little slow, we have a Gift Train running over in PGS! Come hop aboard!
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Nov 2, 2014 11:00
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Palpek posted:I went into the game being very sceptical but this title just defended itself with its own merits. I did have a couple of problems with it like the mentioned qtes, minigames, filler emails and sequences that I kept dying at with saving points way too far apart but it's just the usual video game problems that didn't really sour me on the title. If you whisper "medical" to someone who has played Isolation they get this real nervous look in their eyes
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Grapplejack posted:If you whisper "medical" to someone who has played Isolation they get this real nervous look in their eyes
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Nov 2, 2014 11:15
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Anyone tried Majestic Nights? Paranormal/cospiration/aliens activities all while trekking '80s dancing floors. Sounds intriguin'! 
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Nov 2, 2014 11:17
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Accordion Man posted:As a word of warning don't buy Resident Evil Revelations. The vast majority of the game is quite solid but the final boss is utter and complete bullshit that just ruins the game. Capcom can never get things right anymore and it sucks because they were so close with this one. Yes, don't buy a 10 hour game, with a bunch of solid co-op content on the side, because the last 5 minutes are bad. Other games you shouldn't buy Hitman 2 Devil May Cry 4 Deus Ex: Human Revolution XCOM Arkham Asylum Dead Space 2 Pomp fucked around with this message at 11:21 on Nov 2, 2014 |
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Nov 2, 2014 11:17
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Playing Deadly Premonition and it went okay so far, until now. I've arrived back at the reception after being down at the morgue. I shoot 3 or 4 enemies there, the game load screen appears and the next scene fades halfway in and the screen freezes. Should I set the compatibility on the exe with XP or something else?
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Nov 2, 2014 14:06
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Downs Duck posted:something else? Uninstall it and watch an LP instead.
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Nov 2, 2014 14:08
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Kin posted:Uninstall it and watch an LP instead. But, but... I want to play it. Alright, just set the comp to some different states and run as administrator and now I get a message about it not starting in full-screen or some such. Might be doing that LP if no one has a solution. EDIT: Okay, it doesn't want to play anymore, keeps freezing at that hospital scene. I'm guessing the one LP by supergreatfriend is okay? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFpYKx9m3NU Downs Duck fucked around with this message at 14:27 on Nov 2, 2014 |
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Nov 2, 2014 14:09
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So I guess Frozen Synapse, 2011s best TBS, is getting a definitive edition, which... completely fucks the graphics? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1FC3BZwG1s Arena seems cool, but what on earth.
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Nov 2, 2014 14:11
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Xaris posted:Anyone ever get into a funk where you have a bunch of stuff that you could play, but just don't really feel like it, can't decide on anything, or ADHD it back to the shelf after 10 minutes? Last game I actually sat down and played for awhile was Shadow of Mordor. Maybe I just don't have the patience for a game that doesn't absolutely captivate me right off the bat or maybe it's just the weather Jesus christ, just go outside or something
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Nov 2, 2014 14:31
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A few more Alien: Isolation screenshots as people seem to enjoy them.     
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Nov 2, 2014 14:46
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I can't believe you're still going on about this game. Not that I don't like the posts and pictures (because I do), it just surprised me.
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Nov 2, 2014 15:03
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I hope Transistor hits the Apple App store soon. The Steam deal is nice, but I want to play it on the iPad.
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Xaris posted:Anyone ever get into a funk where you have a bunch of stuff that you could play, but just don't really feel like it, can't decide on anything, or ADHD it back to the shelf after 10 minutes? Last game I actually sat down and played for awhile was Shadow of Mordor. Maybe I just don't have the patience for a game that doesn't absolutely captivate me right off the bat or maybe it's just the weather Happens all the time. The best way of fixing it I've found is to go back to the oldies. Pick a classic I know I loved and replay it. Deus Ex, Morrowind, Baldur's Gate, etc. I spend enough time going "OH MAN THIS IS STILL SO GOOD" that it gets me past that initial hurdle, and then once I'm in game I usually stick there until the end. And by the end of it I usually have a few new candidates to play that I really want to check out. Works out well. If that fails me I'll go out for a jog or something to clear my head, come back and just casually think to myself what I want to play. Then I go grab the 1-5 games I want to play the most and put them in their own category, and collapse the other ones. As soon as I get home from work/wake up the next day I totally forget about all the games that aren't in that category, so it makes it pretty easy to start checking things off. Eruonen posted:I can't believe you're still going on about this game. Not that I don't like the posts and pictures (because I do), it just surprised me. It's drat good. I hosed around with the Oculus build a bit back when it came out, and it actually made me physically ill. Not due to motion sickness or anything, but due to the sheer pressure I felt doing ANYTHING. I got super stressed out and couldn't sleep for a few days, so I had to put it down. I'm actually just now going back to it, and I'm super excited, because I loved the actual gameplay mechanics when I played it last.
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Nov 2, 2014 15:08
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Downs Duck posted:I'm guessing the one LP by supergreatfriend is okay? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFpYKx9m3NU No, it's not okay. It's the loving best.
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Nov 2, 2014 15:12
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Isolation would appeal more to me if I hadn't seen far too much Giger art. As it is, I can't look at an Aliens alien without thinking of dickbutt, which kind of kills the tension. Shame, too, it looks pretty good and I like the concept. Full price for 10 hours of playtime or less is also kinda too pricey for me.
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Nov 2, 2014 15:16
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I've played and enjoy Tower of Guns. How does Ziggurat compare to it in gameplay and replayability? Worth the asking price?
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Nov 2, 2014 15:35
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Orv posted:So I guess Frozen Synapse, 2011s best TBS, is getting a definitive edition, which... completely fucks the graphics? It's a port of the PSVita remake. I guess that's how they're solving the multiplayer population problem. Incidentally, they're also doing a PS3 version for some reason.
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Nov 2, 2014 15:41
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mr. nobody posted:How does Ziggurat compare to it in gameplay and replayability? Worth the asking price?
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Nov 2, 2014 15:45
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Mutation posted:Okay, so I played Eidolon for four hours and I guess I could talk about it. Thanks for the rightup. This was a goon made game too wasn't it? Also reminder that Crimsonland is under six bucks.
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Nov 2, 2014 15:49
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Cardiovorax posted:Isolation would appeal more to me if I hadn't seen far too much Giger art. As it is, I can't look at an Aliens alien without thinking of dickbutt, which kind of kills the tension. Shame, too, it looks pretty good and I like the concept. Full price for 10 hours of playtime or less is also kinda too pricey for me.
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lordfrikk posted:No, it's not okay. It's the loving best. Thanks. I actually managed to fix the freeze screen just by restarting my computer, so I'm continuing my playthrough, but if the LP is that excellent I might do both.
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Nov 2, 2014 16:02
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Sounds like a lot of people picked up Risk of Rain. If you want to do some co op, hit me up http://steamcommunity.com/id/A_Proper_Uppercut I played it a bit back when it first came out, wouldn't mind checking it out again.
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I see the DMC franchise is on sale. Having never played one before, which one would be the "best" to jump into?
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