evilmiera posted:

As it should be. Once those services get out of the development-swamp that Steam was in during its early years there might be a reason to get the services other than "these companies forced it on us to play their games".

Thingyman posted:

Technetium posted:

Also Mass Effect 3 is good.

Technetium posted:

I actually had ME3 for 360 and kept thinking I should get it for PC just for multiplayer but had no idea how active the playerbase was. Legitimate thanks for this.

Technetium posted:

I dont have the cash for it right now but it goes on sale p often, I'll probably get it. Doesn't it have native controller support?

Crappy Jack posted:

Nope, none of the Mass Effect games have any controller support on PC. Which is stupid as hell. Every time I get all pumped up to play through the series in glorious High Def, I stop myself when I realize that I can't do it just chilling out on my couch with a controller the way Shepard intended, even though Bioware very obviously has the data needed to put it in.

Phenotype posted:

What is the best game on Steam that is like Final Fantasy Tactics? I just played XCOM - thanks for the recommendation, by the way - but I'm in the mood for something more RPG-esque, something I can relax with after work and not worry about clicking things quickly.

The Kins posted:

Hey! Remember how EA gave the "Ultimate Edition" of The Sims 2 away to everyone who owned some other digital version of the game?

Well now they're giving it away to everyone for free until the end of the month, presumably to stop people from bugging Origin support to add their decade old retail keys to their account.

To get it, crack open Origin and redeem the CD-key I-LOVE-THE-SIMS before 10AM PDT on July 31st.

Crabtree posted:

I want to see this actually kill people and Ubisoft to desperately try to not act like they're profiting off someone's life.

Dementropy posted:

Not entirely Steam related, but I was just cleaning out my spam folder and received an email from Bioware which linked to this video.

The video led to a sparse (and crappy) site.

Does anyone know about an upcoming game called either Nightmare or You've Been Chosen? I can't see Bioware pulling off survival horror, so I'm guessing it has to be something more than just that. Than again - Bioware. It could very well be overpriced survival horror with the option of being able to romance Slenderman party members.

Tezzeract posted:

It's a good free substitute - the wave based combat is passable. But yeah ME3 multiplayer is in a league of its own.

homewrecker posted:

Are there any good First/Third Person Shooters that have really unique and interesting enemy designs? I started playing XCOM - The Bureau and while it seems okay so far, it makes me sad that we ended up with the same kind of humanoid enemies from the other XCOM games as opposed to getting what they showed off in the 2010 version of the game when it was more of a horror FPS (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdVb4UnqO7A ).

MGN001 posted:

Are there any games like MGR, DMC, or Bayonetta that you guys recommend?

Lowness 72 posted:

I don't get it.

Also Heavy Metal is a great movie. I found the sequel in a truck stop in the middle of Arizona but haven't gotten around to watching it yet.

PantsBandit posted:

So I did the very beginning of Binary Domain tonight. My only real comment so far is that it seems like the mic picks up every little noise. I constantly hear Bo go "What? Huh? Can't talk right now!" even though I turned the threshold way up. I'm using a headset btw. Not sure what that's about.

Orv posted:

So if you've played Sacred 2, or any ARPG really, think about what defines the experiences of that genre for you. Randomized, awesome loot. A character progression system through both loot and skill upgrades. Many different play experiences with each of the different classes in a game. A fair amount of (within a somewhat linear framework) exploratory freedom.

Now remove all of that.

nodadchad posted:

I am really enjoying Zombies Monsters Robots. Co-op action games are one of my favorite types and the only online multiplayer I can get into. It is very similar to games like God Mode, Gears of War (same dev team) and Warframe. I have not played the PvP yet and doubt I ever will but the PvE is super robust with four very distinct modes.

The movement is a little clunkier than most modern games but it is part of the mechanics. People are bitching about the weapon rental system, but honestly it doesn't bother me. You make enough Gold completing missions and objectives to keep a steady arsenal. The costumes and other flair items that can be purchased with real money are ridiculously overpriced though.

The game has a internal clan system if anyone is up for some slaughtering add me -> http://steamcommunity.com/id/bottled_water/

Fair warning, there are some major ping issues at the moment. For me, this has just meant an occasional 1 minute stretch where I am jumping all over the place. Developers have acknowledged and rectifying the problem. Hopefully soon. Other than that matchmaking has been very smooth and I have not had any trouble getting into a game.

Drifter posted:

Blackguards is an absolutely awful game. Boring Boring Boring, bad bad bad. The writing is terrible and gameplay pretty basic. I wouldn't buy it if it's the only reason to get the 6$ tier.

revdrkevind posted:

Diablo 2? Halo 2/3?

The whole "pay more for the real ending" thing has been around for a long time. I agree it hasn't seen a rebirth into the microtransactions world proper, but it would not really be new.

Devil Wears Wings posted:

SH4 may be my favorite of the series but it's seriously flawed in parts. Definitely worth a play though. Too bad Shattered Memories is confined to the Wii of all things.

Homecoming is just poo poo and I haven't really paid attention to Downpour.

Rookersh posted:

Haha, thanks to all those who decided to come check out my Dungeon of the Endless stream.

Stupid loving ignore Stele, I was SO CLOSE to unlocking Elise. And I had so much wit between her/Max, I could have gotten that run far had I found a runner. Auuugh, next time I guess.

Asmodai_00 posted:

Are you talking about the Long War mod? It's that good?

Rookersh posted:

It was already on sale for a whole bunch cheaper the day before the sale, and then again when Endless Legend went on sale.

It may come back for the end of day repeat sale though? Either way, I'll probably start streaming runs over the next few days just to get people to check it out and get some ( terrible bad ) Easy strategies. I can reliably hit floor 8-10 on Too Easy now, so I'm basically banging my head against the Easy wall, trying to get a run mobilized and moving forward. So far my biggest bane seems to be those ignore steles, as I build my runs around heavy firepower/chokepoints with runners drawing everything back into a killzone. Becomes a bit of a problem when the enemy mobs ignore the killzone and just wander through it though.

I'd be down for setting up some goon runs on my days off if anyone is interested. I'll ease people in with Too Easy and move up from there when people get a few more heroes under their belts. Only problem is multiplayer doesn't have saves yet, so as the host I'll need to stick around for the whole thing ( other people can drop out when their hero dies/they need to go to work and the rest of us can take over for them. But on those first 3-4 floors they can grab a few new heroes for their game and unlock them. ). So yeah, days off runs only. If we do end up getting 4 interested people at a time, it'll keep people from getting new heroes, but it'll still be useful to show people good strategies they can take forward into their single player games, even with the basic hero setup.

I'll probably write up a strategy post if enough people end up getting the game/are interested in such a thing.

e: e: and i'm off to work! that was a lot of fun, although it made me realize too easy is a bit too easy for me now. i have 3 high wit heroes, a bunch of wit boosting items, and almost everything unlocked at this point. outside of a really bad level layout, i'm not sure anything going forward can hurt me. either way, i'll be jumping back in at the end of the day to finish it off.

Riso posted:

I dont care how good Origin is, I want to avoid a stupid Steam->Origin->Steam loop like Uplay does.

Edmond Dantes posted:

I'd say PC so you can get rid of the loving letterboxing and get it running in 60fps.

Paradoxish posted:

Yeah, I absolutely loved SoM and I'd recommend it in a heartbeat (especially at under $30), but this is entirely true. The game is pretty easy on the whole and you don't get to see the really interesting stuff unless you purposefully limit yourself and make it happen. The coolest things that happened in my game mostly happened because I put myself in ridiculous situations where I had to run, or because I purposefully let an Orc that I liked get away a bunch of times. Even high-level captains never get all that scary.

bowmore posted:

Best Co-Op Games?

Justin_Brett posted:

I already beat the game on easy, it's not like I had any choice.

Now I'm just trying to maybe unlock the other variant of the Kestrel, but oops, the achievements for that are luck-based too. I had a pretty good run going, or at least I thought, and then guys with three shields showed up when I didn't have a piercing weapon.

I should probably just stop playing the game, but everyone says it's so good, and I haven't even seen 10 percent of the ships and stuff.

The Steak Justice posted:

I've never played Baldur's Gate. Should I spend the money on Divinity not knowing if I'm going to like it at all, or just go the safer route of Dragonfall being a lot cheaper?

e: I'm not implying that they're similar or anything those are just what I'm torn between right now.

Speedball posted:

Gunpoint is five bucks.

Someone sell me on it.

tithin posted:

So is Darkest Dungeon a dungeon crawler like Etrian Odyssey, or otherwise?

Drifter posted:

But is the music at least good again?

New Concept Hole posted:

Spec Ops: The Line is the the most well-made video game expression of those essays I had to write in high school about subjects I didn't give a poo poo about, so I'd write them as contrary and smug as possible because I thought I was so clever for subverting their expectations about what they expected the essay to say.

Those essays were all terrible and I was embarrassed when I discovered them later on.

Shima Honnou posted:

Isn't the blue woman supposed to be like the her race version of a teenager or whatever, but in a mature body? I can't remember anymore.

Jolo posted:

If another Batman game is ever developed, I wonder if that developer will remember that Batman had an enemy named the Joker and feature him in their new Batman game. Maybe they could put the Joker in the opening credits to alleviate the player's fears that he might not be in the game at any point.

prussian advisor posted:

Is Plague Inc more or less feature-complete at this point, the singleplayer at least? The game seems extremely popular and well-reviewed, there's hordes of mods and guides up, it has over a hundred achievements and playing cards, and seems to have been in Early Access for more than a year and a half. I've wanted to play it for a really long time but I don't like playing incomplete games.

spudsbuckley posted:

I'm not reading every single post but the couple of times i have seen it mentioned it's been "Gee shucks, pity about the awful servers. Oh well, let me write paragraph upon paragraph to tell you about a thing i did that could be achieved in any number of other open world games. Also, here's a terrible fan theory to make an excuse for a lovely game mechanic that someone brought up earlier"

I like the MGS series and played and enjoyed all the other games and really liked Ground Zeros because of the tight focus due to there being a relatively small well-crafted area to work in.

Phantom Pain is just a bloated, repetitive, tour-de-force in shonky game design.

Edmond Dantes posted:

You mean also play Shadow of Mordor, also known as Orc Politics Simulator 2015.

-Blackadder- posted:

I never got around to playing any of the STALKER games. How are they? The last one, Priayapat got the best reviews on Steam, I'm not a completionist so can I just play that or is there a reason to get all three?

sauer kraut posted:

Which of the 4 DoW1 games do you need to install? For singleplayer campaigns only.
The bundle vomited stuff like Dark Crusade, Soulstorm and Winter Assault over my account, and I'm