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Fifteen of Many posted:Humble is selling the Mass Effect trilogy for They sell DLC bundles on Origin these days, which is a step up from only being able to buy them from BioWare’s site. I imagine there will be a Complete Trilogy Edition in 5 years or so!
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Hwurmp posted:it is 2020 and I have only just learned that Steam trading cards have artwork attached to them Writing as well sometimes. Although I only think Heat Signature went so far as attaching stories to them: https://steamcommunity.com/games/268130/announcements/detail/1708443926960046083 Sininu posted:Oh heck! I can finally play it!  I don’t even remember when I bought it. 2017? I think it was during a sale when flash sales were still a thing.
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I got curious as well and it turns out Humble Indie Bundle 18 had KRZ. That was May 2017. Huh, I thought I got it during a Steam sale.
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HopperUK posted:I got this even though I *did* use the idle program. My secret shame. I think they gave those halos out again when the game went F2P.
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Nordick posted:I played Victor Vran for a bit, and the main thing I remember from it is that Doug Cockle made absolutely, utterly ZERO effort to not sound exactly like he does as Geralt of Rivia, which I found inexplicably hilarious What are the odds he was asked to sound like that by whoever was the voice director? Ask Steve Blum and Nolan North about having a wide range and being asked to do the same kind of voice a lot.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Oh, that’s just bad coding and not a memory leak then. I only caught the very end of the DOS era, but I’m pretty sure there are people here who will laugh hard at “a gig of RAM”. There will be war stories about spending hours managing their computer memory just to get a game going.
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Baller Time posted:Ah, Kingping, the "Oh no is my graphics card broken?!" game of pulsating fun Kingpin, the game of beefy hotdog men.
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TURGID TOMFOOLERY posted:I’m playing read dead 2 on steam with a ps4 dual shock. Ha ha ha, he doesn't know how to use the 3 horizontal stripes!  It is the future, we now have hamburger and kebab buttons. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 12:27 on Jan 21, 2020 |
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exquisite tea posted:A Plague Tale: Innocence is now on Gamepass. Gris as well. Edit: And Frostpunk a couple days ago, for those not keeping up with Game Pass. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 13:32 on Jan 23, 2020 |
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Det_no posted:Crusader Kings II: Sons of Abraham is free if you get it now. https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-is-testing-a-subscription-service-for-europa-universalis-4/ Maybe eventually Paradox will have their own subscription service for all their games. It's not like somebody is going to be done with their entire catalogue within a month, let alone a single game. Edit: Oh, I forgot they published some RPGs. So a slightly higher number. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Jan 23, 2020 |
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Artelier posted:I keep going back and forth on whether I want to get Rage 2. The gunplay looks fantastic and the colours are beautiful but everything else sounds like a slog. haldolium posted:Gunplay gets fun once you have the guns and updates which in return makes a large portion of the game boring. Cardiovorax posted:Seconded. Rage 2 is fun for a ten dollar game, but spend more than that and you'll be disappointed by how shallow of a game it is in practice. Which is why Rage 2 is the ideal Game Pass game. Pay 10 bucks*, play Rage 2, play some more games when you’re done with it. *less if you haven’t started a trial period before
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With Metro Exodus on the Microsoft Store I wanted to delete the intro movies, but even when I got access to the folder I still didn't have the proper rights to delete the files. Finding an ini to edit was another labyrinth.Fallom posted:It’s because the second one is just Ubisoft games op Yeah, and the uPlay service is going to stay underwhelming unless you want to play a brand new game of theirs. Compare this to Origin Access which also offers as Basic tier for a third of the price, with double the catalogue (not all of them EA games). Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Jan 24, 2020 |
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Orv posted:Just to clarify, sans deals/promotions Game Pass PC is $5 right now and will eventually go up to $10 so keep an eye out for that email or news story or whatever if you wanna cancel. And if you click on your profile picture in the Xbox app > Settings > Account it will show the auto renew date under Subscriptions.
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Xander77 posted:Steam still manages to surprise me sometimes. I remember reading the Arcanum section on the Before I Play wiki. Later on I also checked some Steam guides and I found one which seemed to copy-paste the former. I was completely ready to be outraged!... but then I saw the author's name. I own the game on GOG instead of Steam, so I couldn't give it a thumbs up. You also can't upvote and downvote when your account is not in good standing. Probably to prevent abuse. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Jan 26, 2020 |
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Gay Rat Wedding posted:shame, now you can’t play exodus drat, I got the good ending in Metro 2033, does that mean I shouldn't have played Last Light? 
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Xaris posted:The 'morality' system in Metro is definitely extremely obtuse and the weakest parts about them. that said just lookup the other ending and pretend thats what you got if you want to. It’s even worse in Metro Exodus. Also the first part of its ending is shared between both endings, the second part has the different outcomes. With the good ending it ends up being an emotional rollercoaster. With the bad ending that buildup is just a kick in the nuts. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 23:45 on Jan 28, 2020 |
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Jan 28, 2020 23:25
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gary oldmans diary posted:Is Steam down? I checked two sites dedicated to telling me if Steam is down and one said yes, the other had a lot of errors for Steam services. I think that is another yes.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:I got a new desktop yesterday. What are some good games I should play to put it through its paces? If it involves ray tracing, even better, but anything that’s stupid demanding is welcome. There is a demo for the ray tracing version of Quake 2. I believe if you owned Quake 2 before, you got the full version for free. It’s a 20 year old game, but you are not going find any new games with full-blown ray tracing anytime soon.
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Note: Mal'Ganis died on the way back to his home plane
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So is it an essential oil mod or not? My aunt on Facebook wants to know.
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srulz posted:So I've been playing Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice now, and I really need to vent on something: You might have missed that you could use your torch to light something in the rooms which is a clear indication that you've been there before.
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PlushCow posted:In COJ Bound in Blood, you sometimes get an option of who to play between two brothers, and I would recommend always picking the crazy one that can dual wield pistols. That game also had a nice auto cover system if youre crouching behind a box or at a corner. COJ Bound in Blood and Gunslinger are both lots of fun, the first CoJ is a bit old and rough but I still enjoyed it (played it after Bound in Blood). I tried Bound In Blood three years ago and all I got was unskinned yellow models doing T-poses in a dark dimension of nothingness. I don't think that's an universal problem, but keep in mind that game might need some serious ini fiddling to run properly. As for GUN, it's an open world game with barely anything in it. GTA 3 could stuff plenty in an urban environment, but GUN is mostly plains and wilderness. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Feb 7, 2020 |
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NObodyNOWHERE posted:God drat, Xbox Gamepass is a ludicrous deal. I was looking at getting Children of Morta, but turns out it's on GP, along with Plague Tale and Pathologic 2. When did that happen? Then they're offering 3 months for a buck to sign back up. I think you just need the app to start the download for a game, after that it's all handled through the Microsoft Store app. You don't to run the Xbox app to start the games, relying on desktop shortcuts or the start menu works. Apparently next week you'll also get access to the second DLC for Metro Exodus as it launches. Kind of a "screw you" to the people who actually bought the season pass for that game, but I'm definitely not complaining. I'm game for the adventures of Steve Blum in Vladivostok. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Feb 9, 2020 |
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quote:Pledge US$ 75 or more (About €69) Nice try, Jeff, but I just played the poo poo out of the shareware releases as a kid. No piracy here!
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Ugly In The Morning posted:I want one of those things with a monitor stand, so I can game on my couch with a monitor for those games that have teeny text. Don't dilly-dally on glasses. If you need them more than you'd like to admit it'll be like going from the lowest setting for textures to the highest one. All of a sudden people won't have a Metal Gear Solid 1 face anymore when they are standing at a distance!
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Ugly In The Morning posted:The Game Pass’s UI and download speeds are so bad that I buy stuff on Steam even though it’s available there. And I’ve had a lotof problems with Steam, but it’s still less of a pain in the rear end than using game pass. You are supposed to pay for Game Pass to save money elsewhere, you weirdo! In the case of Metro Exodus, the Microsoft Store (thus Game Pass) version is really messed up though. Really hard to edit game files because where it is stored (no deleting the intro movies, a labyrinthine hunt for an ini). It needs to “adjust settings” every time you boot it up for some reason and that takes half a minute more, even stored on a SSD. And the Dolby Atmos setting is just broken. I think they had a QoL patch for the game recently and it would longer to arrive on the Microsoft Store... yeah. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Feb 15, 2020 |
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SirSamVimes posted:You know something I love about 2033? When you group up with the elite badass team in preparation for the final push, their shop is just... free. They don't sell you poo poo, they just load you up And then in Last Light you can just pick weapons in the very first level and it gives you a gun range to test them out. There is even an achievement ("Veteran") if you pick 3 weapons that use different types of ammo at that point. You end up losing your weapons early on, but it is the thought that counts! Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 13:54 on Feb 16, 2020 |
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quote:It is possible to retrieve Artyom's weapons that he picked in the Sparta level, but only during Ranger Difficulties. The weapons can be found after reaching the guard post, on the periodic table of elements on the wall. However, the guns are empty of all ammunition. Huh.
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I own Cryostasis on my Steam account. I should reinstall it at some point to see how terribly it runs. It’s a timeless benchmarking tool really!
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The total length of Metro Exodus depends on if you are interested in standing around and listening to people. There are interludes between levels and those tend to be 5 minutes of mandatory listening and then you can use a map to move on. You can also spend half a hour just chilling with the other people on the train. That also occurs in the levels themselves. I take pity on those who didn’t stick around for the Admiral’s tea party. Cream-of-Plenty posted:Colonel Miller's dumb as gently caress though. I love my gruff buddy from Diablo 3.
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ultrafilter posted:Speaking of good 30 year-old games, the SNK collection is worth picking up on the cheap just for Crystalis. It was one of the best games on the NES, and it's competitive with a lot of modern indie games. Anything else there that you like is a bonus. Frank Cifaldi was involved with it. Mega Man: Legacy Collection, Disney Afternoon Collection, Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection. If he did something for a collection it’s more than just roms running on an emulator.
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Infinity Gaia posted:Hah, not Ace Combat. This is a series that thrives on insane cinematic bullshit like flying through tunnels, giant laser towers and jousting but with JETS while spanish guitar plays. Definitely my favorite video game song featuring castanets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML4Jx76vSTk
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Dazzling camouflage.
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Yakuza 0 is now on Game Pass. You'd think I could finish it before the 3rd of March or will I get too wrapped up in its mini-games? I had a great 3 months with Game Pass but I should get around to the stuff I bought during the winter sale. And both Hitman seasons, holy poo poo I finally have a PC that can run it properly 
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anilEhilated posted:Does it have just the missions, or the story and cutscenes and progression as well? Yes. Unless you are adamant about having 100% of the content, because Season 1 in Season 2 does not have all the Escalations that Season 1 by itself had. Escalations give you another reason to replay a level after you've already played it dozens of time unlocking all the challenges. I imagine you have to be really dedicated to the game to enjoy Escalations. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 13:19 on Feb 29, 2020 |
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Serephina posted:I'm dying over here! There oughta be some sort of compilation lists of worlds greatest gaming bugfixes somwehere https://twitter.com/thestrangelog I think it is biased AGAINST Dwarf Fortress patch notes, because that is just too easy. e;f,b
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Max Wilco posted:At the moment, I find myself leaning towards FF15, since it's the one I know nothing about, but the Steam reviews mention there being some issues with the port (one review mentions issues with frametimes and controls locking up), and brought up how the game's DLC got cancelled, leaving some of the story threads unresolved. That said, it still sounds like the game is pretty solid. It’s on Game Pass if you have Win10 and are unsure about it. Apparently the stories for the cancelled DLC got turned into a novel and it verges from the actual finale quite a bit. It’s not like the DLC that did get released, which clearly belongs with that rushed second half of the game. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 23:41 on Mar 1, 2020 |
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Max Wilco posted:I'm not familiar with PC GamePass. It looks interesting, but similar to MMOs, I'm skeptical as to paying a monthly fee, since I feel if I don't put enough time in using the service, the money's going to waste. I'm also a little wary of it being through Microsoft, because I worry it might be like GFWL. They might still offer a trial where you get 3 months for a buck. Just cancel the renew instantly, no need to leave a calendar reminder. But if you are patient, they announced last year that Game Pass will eventually have every Final Fantasy from VII to XV, not counting the MMOs. I won’t be surprised if it’ll be a dripfeed, one new addition for every month for 2020. https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/14/20964604/final-fantasy-microsoft-xbox-game-pass-vii-viii-ix-x-zodiac-age-remaster-xiii Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 23:52 on Mar 1, 2020 |
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Samuringa posted:There has to be an alcoholic orc though. They made poet orcs and bard orcs, that's not much of a stretch. There definitely is one in the sequel. There is also another one who is a brewer, but clearly loves sampling his own products. My personal favorite tho is One-Word. There are some crazy orcs who will repeat the same word, even if you didn’t Shame them into derangement yet. This guy on the other hand is... definite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ1Xbj3zu_g I encountered him in the second region of act one, but just left him alone. When act two came around he had become the leader of the region. It was amazing starting the castle siege, seeing him walk out of the inner fort to speak to his troops and only say one word. I wish I remembered what it was. Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 09:07 on Mar 2, 2020 |
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HopperUK posted:Isn't there an orc who just genuinely wants to be your friend? I feel bad for that guy. Some want more than just friendship  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qshjZVyP2k
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