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I feel like I've bought 40 adventure games today. I'm kind of iffy on anything by Daedalic outside Edna and Harvey but Dark Eye for 2 bucks can't be that bad.
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For those who don't know, you can manually add the games from the bundles to your cart and the bundle discount will be automatically applied. This lets you get multiple bundle deals without having to checkout for each one. I don't know why the bundle pages themselves don't let you add them to a cart directly, but there you go!
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Jun 19, 2014 01:56
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Discount Viscount posted:This is me. I already bought 7 things for 17 or so dollars. And I still haven't played poo poo from the last sale. Or the one before that. "Another GOG sale, eh? Well, shouldn't be too bad, since I bought gently caress-near everything on the site last year and still haven't played any of it and... wait, where did these games come from? Oh, that's really cheap. Oh, that one is one of the few still on my wishlist. Oh, they made a sequel to this game that I must have missed. Not that I played the previous games, but I do own them, so I should buy this too. "Holy poo poo where did all my money go?!"
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Jun 19, 2014 03:03
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Jamesman posted:"Another GOG sale, eh? Well, shouldn't be too bad, since I bought gently caress-near everything on the site last year and still haven't played any of it and... wait, where did these games come from? Oh, that's really cheap. Oh, that one is one of the few still on my wishlist. Oh, they made a sequel to this game that I must have missed. Not that I played the previous games, but I do own them, so I should buy this too. Oh thank god, I thought I was the only one. The most terrifying thing however, is that it starts all over again with the Steam sale tomorrow 
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Jun 19, 2014 04:46
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The Steam Sale probably won't beat $3.74 Rogue Legacy, right? I have it wishlisted there but it's probably done needing updates and the like, I'd think.
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Jun 19, 2014 04:54
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C-Euro posted:The Steam Sale probably won't beat $3.74 Rogue Legacy, right? I have it wishlisted there but it's probably done needing updates and the like, I'd think. I doubt it since it was a special last week at 66% off, will probably just match it at best.
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Jun 19, 2014 04:58
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Pengu! posted:Oh thank god, I thought I was the only one. The most terrifying thing however, is that it starts all over again with the Steam sale tomorrow My undying hate for Steam saves me from Steam sales. I have three things left on my wishlist; Banished, Shadowrun DLC, and Blackguards DLC. Has anyone seen them come up on the flash sales, or should I just pull the trigger and buy them while they're on reduced price?
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Jun 19, 2014 05:59
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There are not really any advantages of having Age of Wonders 3 (the deluxe edition) on Steam (compared to GoG), are there? I'm asking because GoG right now is asking for $30 for the deluxe edition (~€21) and I'm wondering whether it'll get any cheaper than that during the (Steam) summer sale.
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Jun 19, 2014 08:49
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Hard to say how cheap it'll get, but don't expect a massive price drop since it's a fairly recent game that sold quite well to boot.
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Jun 19, 2014 09:21
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synertia posted:The Spiderweb software bundle gets you about 400 hours of good RPG gaming for 7 bucks. I picked up the bundle based on this recommendation. Thanks!
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Jun 19, 2014 09:43
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gradenko_2000 posted:I picked up the bundle based on this recommendation. Thanks! Geneforge is good. But Avadon is a good intro to the spiderweb style if you start there. Not as much freedom with your character, though. And a more traditional world than Geneforge which is sci fi mixed with fantasy.
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Jun 19, 2014 12:38
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How do the Syndicate games hold up? I never played them back in the day
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Jun 19, 2014 16:02
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Jose posted:How do the Syndicate games hold up? I never played them back in the day Not well? i've only played the first one but it's pretty much a case of <<group all your guys (4) together and click on enemies as you/they approach>> I can see the potential but there's too little gameplay variety to me.
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Jun 19, 2014 16:06
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How do I stop sucking at Wing commander 1?
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double nine posted:Not well? i've only played the first one but it's pretty much a case of <<group all your guys (4) together and click on enemies as you/they approach>> Yeah, they aren't exactly XCOM. On the other hand, I found them to be a nice nostalgia trip and they aren't actively painful to play like some old games are.
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Jun 19, 2014 16:36
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Mortimer posted:How do I stop sucking at Wing commander 1? I haven't played WC1 since I was in high school when it first came out, but I do recall at that time that using a joystick with at least two buttons was very helpful. Let me know if that does anything for you.
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Jun 19, 2014 16:43
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Do the Wing Commander games work with a 360 controller?
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Jun 19, 2014 16:49
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Mortimer posted:How do I stop sucking at Wing commander 1? Honestly, just play the game with only surviving the mission as your goal. The game adapts to the missions you succeed and fail at. No matter what ending you get, it's a great time. Just don't get stressed out when you lose a carrier escort mission to a bullshit Dralthi patrol ambush.
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Jun 19, 2014 17:03
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Bart Fargo posted:I haven't played WC1 since I was in high school when it first came out, but I do recall at that time that using a joystick with at least two buttons was very helpful. Let me know if that does anything for you. I'm not going to buy a joystick for a single game I'm only slightly interested in  Commander Keenan posted:Honestly, just play the game with only surviving the mission as your goal. The game adapts to the missions you succeed and fail at. No matter what ending you get, it's a great time. Just don't get stressed out when you lose a carrier escort mission to a bullshit Dralthi patrol ambush. This sounds reasonable, I'll try it, thanks.
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Jun 19, 2014 17:20
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Mortimer posted:How do I stop sucking at Wing commander 1? Go through the escort missions backwards. You'll have a much easier time with those missions since battles happen based on your position.
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Jun 19, 2014 17:32
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Cemetry Gator posted:Go through the escort missions backwards. You'll have a much easier time with those missions since battles happen based on your position. EDIT: vvvvv Nah, I know, I still think it's pretty funny having your character be briefed by the Colonel and then going, "ya know what, gently caress your mission brief, I'll fly however I wanna fly!" JazzFlight fucked around with this message at 18:37 on Jun 19, 2014 |
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Jun 19, 2014 17:41
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JazzFlight posted:That's actually hilarious, I can't believe that's possible. Well, he doesn't mean literally backwards like driving your ship around rear end-first. But you can bring up your navmap and circle through NAV 3 - NAV 1 instead of NAV 1 - NAV 3 and that will work.
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Jun 19, 2014 17:46
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Jamesman posted:My undying hate for Steam saves me from Steam sales. I always give GOG preference, myself. I always get annoyed when I break down and buy a game on Steam, only for it to come out on GOG later. I'm not sure about Banished, but Blackguards with the DLC was on a flash deal at least twice, for $14.99 if memory serves - I thought briefly about getting it. If you want just the DLC, I'm afraid that I can't say. I picked up Shadowrun base during the insomnia sale, and Dragonfall was #1 on my wish list coming into this event. Despite being quite attentive I have yet to see it on a flash, so I broke down and bought it for $9.99.
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Jun 19, 2014 19:09
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Ended up getting the thief pack and I'm enjoying the first thief game so far. Took me like 45 minutes just to finish the first mission though. Going by the briefing the second one looks like it's gonna be even longer
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Jun 19, 2014 19:13
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JustJeff88 posted:I'm not sure about Banished, but Blackguards with the DLC was on a flash deal at least twice, for $14.99 if memory serves Wierd. I saw flash deals for Blackguards, but no combos with the DLC. Are you sure about this?
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Jun 19, 2014 19:19
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lil baby anime posted:Ended up getting the thief pack and I'm enjoying the first thief game so far. Took me like 45 minutes just to finish the first mission though. Going by the briefing the second one looks like it's gonna be even longer It's so drat good. I've forgotten most of the little details from the first two Thief games and when I go back to replay them it's gonna be so sweet. Only video game that ever managed to worm its way into my sleep. Thief is best played with the headphones on, the sound turned up, the lights turned off, on the highest difficulty, with your gamma perfectly tuned, and with plenty of patience. And a stomach for graphics that were low-poly even in 1998 (gamma settings + shadows helps with this).
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Jun 19, 2014 19:25
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Jamesman posted:Wierd. I saw flash deals for Blackguards, but no combos with the DLC. Are you sure about this? Not 100%, no. I have a slightly vague memory "Deluxe", but I am 100% positive that there was a Blackguards... something for $14.99. Of that I am sure.
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Jun 19, 2014 19:37
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Just checking here. What exactly is GOG's patching system or is it different for every game? A lot of times I read people having to download the original installer again and re-install the game over itself to patch. That seems super inefficient. I'm hoping when GOG Galaxy comes out, it'll just have the ability to auto-patch like Steam because that's the one giant thing holding me back from ever buying a newly-released game on GOG. Older games are pretty much set, but I'd hate to have to manage patches on my own again like in the 90s.
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JazzFlight posted:Just checking here. It depends. In many cases, particularly newer games that are larger they just release a patch installer that brings you up to date. I think reinstalling with the full installer is only used on older smaller titles that are hard to patch. (These updates are usually to the emulation anyway) JazzFlight posted:I'm hoping when GOG Galaxy comes out, it'll just have the ability to auto-patch like Steam because that's the one giant thing holding me back from ever buying a newly-released game on GOG. Older games are pretty much set, but I'd hate to have to manage patches on my own again like in the 90s. I believe this was listed as a feature.
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lil baby anime posted:Ended up getting the thief pack and I'm enjoying the first thief game so far. Took me like 45 minutes just to finish the first mission though. Going by the briefing the second one looks like it's gonna be even longer Yep, the missions are huge and if you're making an effort to ghost them and get most/all of the loot, you can easily spend multiple hours on most individual missions. On the other hand, if you're speedrunning it, you can blow through the whole game in like half an hour, with a conga line of guards behind you the whole way. I note that if you haven't already done this, you should install using TFix (Thief 1) or TafferPatcher; this automatically gets them all set up to play nice with modern systems, including automatically installing the NewDark patch for widescreen support and whatnot.
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ToxicFrog posted:including automatically installing the NewDark patch for widescreen support and whatnot. Not sure about Thief 1, but Thief 2 definitely comes with NewDark already included out of the box.
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Blackwell Epiphany is 25% off. Wasn't it more off when it was a flash sale on the first day, or am I misremembering?
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Misremembering I think, I recall passing on it initially thinking it would be cheaper in a subsequent sale. Isthereanydeal.com also records 25% as its biggest discount a day ago.
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Yeah, I thought about it and I doesn't make much sense that it would be cheaper, considering how recent it is. Bought it anyway. Didn't really like the direction of the series in the last game but people here seem to like the new one, so.
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I've noticed that GOG now routinely sets game executables for all games as requiring admin rights to run, whether this is needed for compatibility or not. Probably to get around UAC issues for folks who install directly to c:\Program Files. It's mildly annoying.
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Ooh, Cognition looks tempting. Worth it?
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Jun 21, 2014 00:40
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How's Rune? Any fun? I do love a little bit of third person action every now and then... although to be honest, as a Dark Souls fan, my bar's set a little high. e: ah crap the flash sale ended nvm SpruceZeus fucked around with this message at 03:09 on Jun 21, 2014 |
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Jun 21, 2014 01:08
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SpruceZeus posted:How's Rune? Any fun? I do love a little bit of third person action every now and then... although to be honest, as a Dark Souls fan, my bar's set a little high. It's otherwise great and the combat is really, really fun, but... be warned, I guess.
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Jeabus Mahogany posted:Ooh, Cognition looks tempting. Worth it? If it comes up again, its okay but unfortunately it goes downhill as the episodes go on. They become shorter, spend more time solving long puzzles in single locations, and the ending just doesn't really tie much together. It doesn't have the best production values either since it was a kickstarter from back when that wasn't a big thing so the voice acting and animations aren't all that great at times and it seems they were hoping the earlier episodes were going to sell more than they did given the length of the last two episodes. It does have a pleasing art style at least, and it doesn't shy away from gore what with the serial killer motif. I might have taken less issue with the decreasing episode length if I had played them all at once though so if you're doing that it might be better than as I experienced it. Starts strong but doesn't quite bring it home well.
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