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Trustworthy posted:But it's freeeeeeee!  Huge savings, too!
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I ain't a fan of EA and I probably won't buy from them using Origin, but Origin itself is fine. I even played Saboteur without ever having to log in after I installed it.
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Aug 5, 2014 19:06
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Drifter posted:Okay. Boy, the government sure did a great job faking that whole moon landing thing, too, huh? It's you, you're the one over reacting to something I don't mind programs doing!
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Aug 5, 2014 19:08
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Accordion Man posted:I ain't a fan of EA and I probably won't buy from them, but Origin is fine. I even played Saboteur without ever having to log in after I installed it.
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Aug 5, 2014 19:10
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There's nothing particularly wrong with Origin but giving away a 20 year old game (especially making a big deal about GETTING A FREEEEEE GAME!!!!!) is stupid as hell.
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Aug 5, 2014 19:19
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PantsBandit posted:There's nothing particularly wrong with Origin but giving away a 20 year old game (especially making a big deal about GETTING A FREEEEEE GAME!!!!!) is stupid as hell. Counterpoint: Wing Commander 3 owns, and I forgot it existed until this promotion.
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Aug 5, 2014 19:26
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Insert name here posted:IIRC any game you have on Origin will play just fine without Origin running in the background unless said game explicitly uses Origin for stuff (like ME3 or Battlefield).
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Aug 5, 2014 19:34
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Wing Commander 3 is such a beast. Playing it with my old MS Sidewinder joystick from time to time.
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Aug 5, 2014 19:35
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PantsBandit posted:There's nothing particularly wrong with Origin but giving away a 20 year old game (especially making a big deal about GETTING A FREEEEEE GAME!!!!!) is stupid as hell. Are they making a big deal out of it? The page is exactly the same as the one they've used to give away the last three games (or however long they've been doing this).
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Aug 5, 2014 19:37
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Veotax posted:Are they making a big deal out of it? The page is exactly the same as the one they've used to give away the last three games (or however long they've been doing this). I mean, yeah it's the same page but this is supposed to be a promotion, something to get people excited. In my opinion you shouldn't even bother if you're going to give away something that's essentially worthless at this point. Not that WC isn't good, it's just something you could get for pennies anywhere.
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Aug 5, 2014 19:40
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PantsBandit posted:There's nothing particularly wrong with Origin but giving away a 20 year old game (especially making a big deal about GETTING A FREEEEEE GAME!!!!!) is stupid as hell. Yeah, and even selling it for actual money like GOG does is just so stupid, you know?
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Aug 5, 2014 19:42
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Drifter posted:Yeah, and even selling it for actual money like GOG does is just so stupid, you know? You seem to be missing my point. It's just an empty gesture. I get it though, you guys disagree.
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Aug 5, 2014 19:44
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Eh, free's free. They've given out relatively new games for free, and they've given out old games for free. The mix is actually kind of nice.
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Aug 5, 2014 19:48
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Liquid Penguins posted:They're giving away free games to get you to install their HDD scanning software, advertising popups, and digital store.
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Aug 5, 2014 19:49
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Origin is fine and I leave it running all the time but if you've ever wondered why they give away old games for free, it's data aggregation and advertising.
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Aug 5, 2014 19:55
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PantsBandit posted:You seem to be missing my point. It's just an empty gesture. they are giving you something for free. take it or don't. whining about it makes you look like a baby
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Aug 5, 2014 19:56
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Awesome! posted:they are giving you something for free. take it or don't. whining about it makes you look like a baby I'll take it, it is a great classic game. But honestly it's not like it's really impressive or anything. "Oh man, Wing Commander 3 for FREE!? Got to get me that."
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Aug 5, 2014 19:58
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doctor 7 posted:I'll take it, it is a great classic game. But honestly it's not like it's really impressive or anything. Finally someone who gets where I'm coming from. I don't really care what they give away, even if it was a newer game I'd probably ignore it since I have more than enough already. I'm just commenting on the fact that it seems pointless. It's like the effort it would take to download the game is worth more than you would pay for it. But feel free to keep telling me I'm a whiney baby!
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Aug 5, 2014 20:03
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listen origin, your free games? yea they're not really very impressive to me. you really need to step your game up in the giving me free poo poo department. I mean why even bother giving out this game if it's old and cheap? lol like why the gently caress would you even bother you dumbasses?
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Aug 5, 2014 20:10
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Awesome! posted:listen origin, your free games? yea they're not really very impressive to me. you really need to step your game up in the giving me free poo poo department. I mean why even bother giving out this game if it's old and cheap? lol like why the gently caress would you even bother you dumbasses? this but unironically
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Aug 5, 2014 20:19
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I've gotten a bunch of free poo poo from Origin since I've started using it and I've always wanted to try Wing Commander so this is perfect for me. Y'all can keep being crybabies and whining about free games, I'm gonna go fly a spaceship and blow poo poo up.
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Aug 5, 2014 20:24
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I played peggle when origin gave it out for free because peggle is a fun game v v
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Aug 5, 2014 20:34
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I'm just playing through the Lego Hobbit just now and is it just me or have they really turned the collectathon into too much of a clusterfuck now (and also with the LEGO LotR i guess)? It used to be a fairly straightforward bit of fun after finishing the main levels, but now post game you have to: 1. Hunt down (by using the internet) the characters you need to unlock to be able to do previously basic things like break shiny blocks 2. Find a schematic in the world or in a level 3. Make sure you have enough fruits and veg and gently caress knows what other materials in order to create that item. 4. Take that item to the appropriate person in order to unlock the opportunity to buy a item. 5. Have enough money to buy said item. There's no way I could ever figure out half of what I need to do without using a guide. Like, in order to get the mini-kit/schematics locator, you need to get the correct schematic from the correct level (or it may be hidden somewhere on the world map) then run through all of the above.
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Aug 5, 2014 20:42
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The Kins posted:Just announced for Steam: A HD-ish update of the 2002 Gamecube remake of Resident Evil 1! Apparently this is considered the definitive version, using pre-rendered backgrounds to kick up the polycount on the characters above the norm for the time. gently caress yes! This made my day. Now, if they could only do a remake of Resident Evil 2. Downs Duck fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Aug 5, 2014 |
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Aug 5, 2014 21:04
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Downs Duck posted:gently caress yes! This made my day. "We have no idea why people do or do not buy certain games, so we'll just keep remaking the games you did buy over and over again." So just give it time, they'll probably get around to it.
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Aug 5, 2014 21:12
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Downs Duck posted:Now, if they could only do a remake of Resident Evil 2. Probably not gonna happen. The only reason this is getting an HD makeover is because they had the assets from REmake lying around.
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Aug 5, 2014 21:16
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Got my kickstarter key for Rex Rocket today, thought I would give it a quick spin and almost 2 hours went by. I love 2D platformers but I haven't played any that are actually challenging in a long time.
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Aug 5, 2014 21:22
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Lance Streetman posted:Probably not gonna happen. The only reason this is getting an HD makeover is because they had the assets from REmake lying around. Maybe they'll just straight up remake it! They could use the dead rising engine and it would be awesome! Imagine the full world environment totally explorable (with the exception of the locked door puzzles) etc. I kinda think that's what they were ultimately aiming for back in the PS1 days but were just limited by the hardware.
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Aug 5, 2014 21:30
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Awesome! posted:listen origin, your free games? yea they're not really very impressive to me. you really need to step your game up in the giving me free poo poo department. I mean why even bother giving out this game if it's old and cheap? lol like why the gently caress would you even bother you dumbasses?
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Aug 5, 2014 21:32
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Kin posted:Maybe they'll just straight up remake it! They could use the dead rising engine and it would be awesome! Imagine the full world environment totally explorable (with the exception of the locked door puzzles) etc. Hahahaha. Capcom putting any effort into remaking older games. That's funny. You're funny.
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Aug 5, 2014 21:33
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They should see if they have any Cannon Spike assets laying around and throw that up Actually they've ported their arcade emulator to so many systems I'm surprised they never put a Capcom Collection on Steam.
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Aug 5, 2014 21:35
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Palpek posted:I'd say they did step up the game when they gave away numerous games under $20 for free. Best sale ever. I got practically every game on origin for free except for the COD-likes. Man, what a good sale. 
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https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house Wing Commander III, but you'll need Origin. Edit: vvv for some, free is still too high a price. Hav fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Aug 5, 2014 |
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Aug 5, 2014 21:40
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Hav posted:https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house Ya didn't even read the page
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Aug 5, 2014 21:43
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Is there any really good must have Meridian4 games I should get? I was thinking of picking up Haegemonia just out of nostalgia
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Aug 5, 2014 21:44
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I guess broforce is lying about its system requirements. says opengl 3 is minimum but I have 2.1 and expendabros runs fine. would have been nice to know during the sale 
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Aug 5, 2014 22:20
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Quest For Glory II posted:They should see if they have any Cannon Spike assets laying around and throw that up I would kiiiiiillll for this. Give me an official CPS EMU with rom packs and GGPO net play Capcom. Iron Galaxy's already ported several games for console and at least one for PC. This poo poo is basically free money at this point.
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Aug 5, 2014 22:36
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The Expendabros just sold me on Broforce, whenever it leaves EA. Though it's kind of annoying that every time you save someone your character switches, which can screw you over depending on what you need.
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Nativity In Black posted:I would kiiiiiillll for this. Give me an official CPS EMU with rom packs and GGPO net play Capcom. Iron Galaxy's already ported several games for console and at least one for PC. This poo poo is basically free money at this point. http://www.desura.com/games/irem-arcade-hits The games people might know are In the Hunt, R-Type Leo, and Kung Fu Masters, but I had never heard of Cosmic Cop or Undercover Cops or Ninja Spirit.. but they're all solid games too. It'll feel like you entered an alternate universe 1990s where instead of Golden Axe there's Blade Master, instead of Metal Slug there's Gunforce 2(by the same development team), instead of Shinobi there's Ninja Spirit, instead of Xevious there's Image Fight.
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SelenicMartian posted:Actually, those morons made the original C&C for Win95 require Origin running. Yeah I ran into that issue because to get Tiberian Sun working on Windows 8 you have to download a 3rd party patch for the launcher in order to let it pass through certain commands that Origin ditches. If anyone wants to know how to get that fucker working send me a PM, it's a massive pain in the rear end and took me forever.
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