Steam Thread: you're not a kid any more and you want what you had when you were a kid

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Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Quest For Glory II posted:

Humble Store is doing an Ubisoft sale, uhh for the 2nd time this week. Different games though!

Child of Light - $11.24

I'm not real big on games as art usually. Is this a game I will likely enjoy?

# ¿ Jul 18, 2014 20:45

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# ¿ Apr 20, 2024 00:59

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Samurai Sanders posted:

Also speaking of Divinity, is there no night in this game? Is there some way to advance time that I can't see? If no one is ever going to be asleep, how will I sneak into their house and take stuff (as is required for an early quest)?

Talk to them with one party member then control another and use c to sneak is one option.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2014 07:01

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

I already have this game so here's a key from the Square Enix Humble Bundle!
Hitman: Blood Money

# ¿ Jul 29, 2014 20:25

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Does Dead Space 2 go on sale much? I have Dead Space 1 and 3 from the Humble Origin Bundle but it'd be nice to play through all 3.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2014 20:55

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Samurai Sanders posted:

Yeah, that is my problem. If BL2 is a 6 on the self-reference and Internet joke scale, that video is an 11, regardless of the writer's stated intention.

I never found Borderlands (2 especially so for me) to be hilarious. In addition the drop rate on items was horrendous in a game supposedly about loot that shouldn't have really had balance concerns. And we're talking about the company who released Duke Nukem Forever and Aliens Colonial Marines.

# ¿ Oct 11, 2014 21:41

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Quest For Glory II posted:

Bulletstorm is available again and on sale for $4.99

If you don't own this game you need to. Nothing is better than leashing an enemy and then shotgunning him into an electric building.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2014 04:20

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Anyone want to comment on how Heavy Bullets is? I see it's for sale on the Humble Store but I'm not sure if I want to pull the trigger.

# ¿ Oct 17, 2014 22:27

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Dominic White posted:

And here I am absolutely loving it. It's pure Mikami. Resident Evil 4 remade for 2014, pretty much, but that's cool with me. It's much tighter than RE4 - the enemies are always threatening, and ammo/health is always very scarce. It's an action horror game but never falls into the Dead Space pitfall of making the player an unstoppable god of destruction.

It helps that the setting is basically Silent Hill + Hellraiser 2. Lets them mess with the player a lot more.

I don't get the comparisons to RE4. I always had plenty of ammo in that game where as The Evil Within you seem to not have enough ammo to fight through most situations. (This is just from watching streams of it, at least)

# ¿ Oct 18, 2014 03:30

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

I have Bioshock 1 and never got around to finishing it. I'm wondering if I should snag the deal for Bioshock 1, 2 and Infinite? Is any of the Infinite DLC worth picking up?

# ¿ Oct 29, 2014 23:34

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Resident Evil 4 is just listed as Resident Evil 4 / Biohazard 4 but isn't there a HD remake? Or is that the HD remake and it's just not very clear?

# ¿ Oct 30, 2014 20:39

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Deakul posted:

So, what exactly is bad about Evil Within? I'm hearing good stuff about it like it's an improved RE4.

The plot makes zero sense. And from watching people play it from Chapter 10ish on you are given 1/3rd of the ammo you need for the amount of enemies you encounter.

# ¿ Oct 30, 2014 20:42

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Manatee Cannon posted:

Got some Risk of Rain keys, help yourselves.

https://humblebundle.com/s?gift=BSw6qUpadU8SrxMC
https://humblebundle.com/s?gift=6hn6ruv2EdPTbKGY
https://humblebundle.com/s?gift=q4vkyX2RP2CPKT6U

I grabbed the first key for this, thank you very much.

# ¿ Oct 30, 2014 23:24

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Palpek posted:

Good games with decent sale %:

[*]The Testament of Sherlock Holmes[/list]

How is this if I have very limited adventure game/puzzle/point and click game experience?

# ¿ Oct 30, 2014 23:36

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Zombie Samurai posted:

Shadow Warrior

I found this game didn't hold my attention at all. I'll probably give it another shot but I was pretty disappointed.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2014 19:07

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A Bakery Crime posted:

Seems like nobody's had a chance to try this Insurgency game yet, I aim to right that:

https://www.humblebundle.com/?gift=tCGMWE7tkVF2VSha

Grabbed one of these, thank you!

# ¿ Nov 14, 2014 00:05

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

I was really hoping for a better sale than $40 for Borderlands since I have some steam bucks to use. Oh well, guess there's always the Christmas sale.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2014 19:15

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Drifter posted:

Or just don't play another Borderlands game.

I actually agree it's a poor series by a studio I don't really care to support but a buddy enjoys playing it coop.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2014 19:23

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

How is Child of Light? Is it worth $6 and what are the strong/weak points of the game?

# ¿ Dec 1, 2014 21:07

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

I had trouble getting into Metro 2033 due to controls and only made it 2 hours in. Is redux worth picking up? What issues does it address exactly like controls, graphics, etc.?

# ¿ Dec 20, 2014 20:21

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Bully says on the steam store page english isn't supported? What gives?

Edit: I see this question up the page, my bad!

# ¿ Dec 24, 2014 23:57

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Kin posted:

That looks like the most tedious loving thing ever. It looks like it's got all the gameplay of a modelviewer mode in an extras menu.

I'm inclined to agree. I played Serious Sam 3 for 4 hours and all of it was tedious, bland and terrible.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2015 11:02

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Any recommendations for playing through Dark Souls 2 and enjoying myself? I don't have any of the DLC and when I tried the game at release I just found it frustrating unlike previous games.

# ¿ Apr 21, 2015 22:47

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Azran posted:

I don't know what could have been frustrating beyond the way Agility works. I do recommend picking up the DX11 version for the best possible experience though.

I already own Dark Souls 2, how do I get the DX11 version?

As to what I found frustrating I found the dodging and parrying frustrating compared to previous games. I'm aware of agility I just don't like it.

# ¿ Apr 21, 2015 22:59

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Niggurath posted:

It might be good to forewarn people that Scholar made some pretty large enemy layout changes and some of them might seem a tad extreme if you were already having issues with the game (i.e. hopefully you like fighting the Pursuer cause you'll be doing that a whole bunch). I mean it's appreciated that they did make improvements and performance changes, and I don't really mind the price. But if you were already having troubles with Dark Souls 2, I wouldn't really recommend getting the Scholar version.

Yeah I didn't find the original version of DS2 enjoyable, and certainly not enough for a $30 patch.

# ¿ Apr 21, 2015 23:08

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Azran posted:

On the note of Early Access shooters:

http://gfycat.com/WeightySnappyHorseshoecrab

The more I watch this the more it bothers me the enemy just disappears into a couple giblets and blood. Sure the shotgun should be effective closeup but bleh.

# ¿ May 8, 2015 09:06

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Any recommendations for a Puzzlequest esque game? I haven't played most, but what's considered the most polished?

# ¿ Jul 18, 2015 10:47

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Quest For Glory II posted:

borderlands 2 can be playable as long as you have a ton of golden keys to give you actual fair loot for your current character level since you'll find good weapons in the field approximately never

in the end it's still just clicking a lot at an enemy that has no visual feedback for taking damage as a bar drains while you do extremely MMO-like quests like collect 5 blorph poops but there's wacky dialogue over them

Borderlands 2 even with friends was one of the most unpleasant game experiences for such an acclaimed game. If you hate stupid humor like I do it's even worse.

# ¿ Oct 8, 2015 04:29

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Drifter posted:

Well, I mean, if he's not going to be using them anymore...

Really? If this person kills himself he can't use these hats anymore so I'd better enter? I don't even know how you can think like that.

# ¿ Oct 11, 2015 16:54

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Not steam related but I see Dragon Age Inquisition is $20 on Origin. Is it worth picking up or should I just splurge for Witcher 3? I haven't played either series so I have no attachments to either franchise.

# ¿ Oct 30, 2015 04:55

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Max Wilco posted:

On another note, what's the consensus on Sword Coast Legends? It seems like there's been a bit of backlash at it, but I have no idea why. It looked pretty interesting, and I remember someone here in thread saying that the main campaign was pretty good. Is it worth waiting for it to go on sale?

I know this was 2 pages ago but Sword Coast Legends is bad. They just released a state of the game address. Every time I play it the game crashes at least once, classes are very much not balanced and any basic feature doesn't exist pretty much.

# ¿ Oct 31, 2015 21:18

Xeras: Oct 11, 2004; Only a few find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want to.

Serious Sam 3 sucks, don't buy it.

# ¿ Nov 27, 2015 07:29

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# ¿ Apr 20, 2024 00:59

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Drifter posted:

But really, don't play borderlands at all.

Even with the drop rates cheat engined to a tolerable level, the gunplay isn't something amazing and enemies are bullet sponges.

Xeras fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Nov 28, 2015

# ¿ Nov 28, 2015 20:58

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