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revdrkevind, took Joe Danger 2. Thanks.
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Grey Elephants posted:Any good first person physics puzzlers out there? I have Portal 1 and 2, Qube, and Quantum conundrum. Can't vouch for Magrunner: Dark Pulse's goodness, but it's probably the sort of thing you're after.
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Aug 26, 2014 21:55
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Seventh Arrow posted:A couple of hours for a tutorial? Do you fight enemies with physics equations? Close enough. Here's what you're building up to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeUiwRI6rqM Granted, this is a very late-game boss, but it's an example of why you probably need to learn all the basics first. This isn't even the most complex one right now, either. When I say that 1-15 are the tutorial, I don't mean that it's literally just wall after wall of text. I just mean that it's a very gentle buildup set in and around your starting city, and each new quest usually introduces some new gameplay mechanic or feature. Around Lv15, you're given a quest to go on a pilgrimage, meet the leaders of all the cities in the world, and are given free reign to explore and do whatever the hell you want. It's also where the main story arc kicks off. Dominic White fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Aug 26, 2014 |
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Aug 26, 2014 21:57
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Took Papa & Yo, thanks revdrkevind.
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Aug 26, 2014 21:57
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revdrkevind posted:Hero Academy Much appreciated! It looks neat. Antichamber: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=dcR3nNmWzkSFvwHM PixelJunk: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=NVwe4aP5eDCq86yk
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Since I know people were talking about Lichdom: Battlemage a while ago, worth noting that its full release was today. Been watching someone on Twitch play it today, they fixed up a lot of the things that people were complaining about it, the cutscenes have full art now, etc. Also holy poo poo the game is so crazy to watch in motion.
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Aug 26, 2014 21:58
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Kyrosiris posted:Since I know people were talking about Lichdom: Battlemage a while ago, worth noting that its full release was today. Been watching someone on Twitch play it today, they fixed up a lot of the things that people were complaining about it, the cutscenes have full art now, etc. Downloading the update on steam right now, will post back with how awesome it is!
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Aug 26, 2014 21:59
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revdrkevind posted:
Got this one, thanks! This game is loving awesome, thank you again! Whiirrr fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Aug 26, 2014 |
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Aug 26, 2014 22:00
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Quest For Glory II posted:I dunno what it says about Tiny and Big that it was still available even this long after you made that post (seems sometimes like people use bots to scoop up these codes) but I grabbed that and Little Inferno. Thanks! I'll give em a spin this weekend. Tiny and Big was available? Weird, I tried to grab it and it said it was already taken.
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Aug 26, 2014 22:06
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Grey Elephants posted:Any good first person physics puzzlers out there? I have Portal 1 and 2, Qube, and Quantum conundrum. Recently I've played the following and liked them: Ether One - I'd highly recommend this one. More than any game recently it felt like I was playing a first-person version of Myst. With the hook that you're diving into the mind of someone with the intent of restoring their memories, it uses a fairly cool inventory system and some nicely grounded puzzles. I only found myself getting stuck in the game a few times, and aside from one small puzzle needed for full completion the answers all came back to things that I had overlooked. Mind: Path To Thalamus - This is a beautiful game with a terrible screenplay attached to it. The puzzles never got super complex until the very end, but it was worth going through just to see the amazing level design. That being said, at the moment I'd recommend using a community hack to turn off the voiceovers - it's quite bad. The developers have stated that, based on the feedback, they intend to re-write and re-record the narration of the game in a few months, so you could wait for then if you like. They've already done a pass to patch-out a lot of the redundant lines since when I played. Only If - Notable because it's free. Although it has its warts, it has a fairly interesting approach to voice direction that makes things sound quite natural on the whole - almost as if a lot of it was improvised during recording. It's not the prettiest or the best game, but you can't beat that asking price. Anti-chamber - If you like non-euclidian FPS puzzlers, then this game is for you. It has a really striking visual style and made a fair bit of waves in the indie community on its release. It's a bit of a divisive game on these forums, but I personally love it and think it's well worth your time. As for Eldritch, I had a good time with it but ultimately thought that it ended up being a bit too short, and a bit too samey for the time that I did spend with it. Some patches have come out since then that I'm told address that however. Brackhar fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Aug 26, 2014 |
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Aug 26, 2014 22:09
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Brackhar posted:Ether One - I'd highly recommend this one. More than any game recently it felt like I was playing a first-person version of Myst. With the hook that you're diving into the mind of someone with the intent of restoring their memories, it uses a fairly cool inventory system and some nicely grounded puzzles. I only found myself getting stuck in the game a few times, and aside from one small puzzle needed for full completion the answers all came back to things that I had overlooked.
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Grey Elephants posted:Any good first person physics puzzlers out there? I have Portal 1 and 2, Qube, and Quantum conundrum. Play The Swapper and thank me later.
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Aug 26, 2014 22:27
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Jon Joe posted:Downloading the update on steam right now, will post back with how awesome it is! I'm shipping this game hard right now and just posted a thread about it!
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Aug 26, 2014 22:32
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Paracelsus posted:It's interesting, but I've found myself annoyed with the controls a lot and the graphics seem really poorly optimized. It drops down to single-digit fps a lot while a more graphically complex game like Dark Souls 2 runs smoothly on the same machine. There's not too much in the way of controls though. There's a pickup/examine, a return to hub, and then that's about it outside of normal FPS movement. As for the FPS I didn't run into any issues on my machine as a counterpoint, so at least that's not a universal problem. DoctorOfLawls posted:Play The Swapper and thank me later.
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Aug 26, 2014 22:43
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So I usually sell my steam cards as soon as I can to get wallet funds. I even managed to get Insurgency for free because of it. But now Valve demands a whole lot of information from me because I sold 199 cards/items total apparently. It sounds like it only applies to US citizens but it still asks me to fill out the form. Can I just leave it blank and hit send since I'm in the EU or what am I supposed to do? I'd rather not lose my Steam account because the form was filled out incorrectly or some other bureaucracy bullshit.
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Torabi posted:So I usually sell my steam cards as soon as I can to get wallet funds. I even managed to get Insurgency for free because of it. But now Valve demands a whole lot of information from me because I sold 199 cards/items total apparently. It sounds like it only applies to US citizens but it still asks me to fill out the form. Can I just leave it blank and hit send since I'm in the EU or what am I supposed to do? I'd rather not lose my Steam account because the form was filled out incorrectly or some other bureaucracy bullshit. Just fill it out, you won't have to pay US taxes. edit: iirc you put your address in and on one of the pages you tick "not US citizen", that's basically it Dr Sun Try fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Aug 26, 2014 |
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Aug 26, 2014 23:10
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Kragger99 posted:Been working on my backlog the past few weeks, and got to play Brothers - a Tale of Two Sons last night (Thanks Dementropy!). This is the game where you control 2 brothers (most times simultaneously) each with one of the thumbsticks on the controller. It's a puzzle/platrformer. Played it to the end just now and don't regret it. Story is so simple, but so great. One more item removed from the backlog.
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Brackhar posted:There's not too much in the way of controls though. There's a pickup/examine, a return to hub, and then that's about it outside of normal FPS movement. I've also had to reload a couple times because I apparently accidentally walked too far in the wrong direction during parts that are supposed to be somewhat on-rails (doors were involved) and ended up stuck. Paracelsus fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Aug 26, 2014 |
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Aug 26, 2014 23:36
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Woo! Finished Saint's Row 4. Got all the homie missions and %100ed Steelport. That was fun. Does GTA 5 ever hit the highs Saint's Row does? If not then I also got Sleeping Dogs to play.
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Aug 27, 2014 00:21
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Orcs Must Die 2 https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=ZR8BxDTMEctzNZAR
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Aug 27, 2014 00:26
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Sleeping Dogs felt a lot tighter to me than SR4 did. A LOT less filler bullshit and the combat was way more fun/satisfying and the city more interesting. Play it! Plus GTA isn't even out yet.
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Sleeping Dogs is my favorite game of the genre. It's so much fun.
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Aug 27, 2014 00:31
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Sleeping Dogs is the best open world game I have played. Go play it NOW.
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Aug 27, 2014 00:37
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These new newbie avs are trippin me out. For a second there I thought the same guy triple-posted different endorsements for Sleeping Dogs.
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Mung Dynasty posted:These new newbie avs are trippin me out. For a second there I thought the same guy triple-posted different endorsements for Sleeping Dogs. I wouldn't complain if someone did.
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Mung Dynasty posted:These new newbie avs are trippin me out. For a second there I thought the same guy triple-posted different endorsements for Sleeping Dogs. It's just THAT good.
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Lance Streetman posted:Forgot to mention this earlier, but: As part of the one year Anniversary of the FFXIV relaunch, Square Enix is holding a free login campaign that ends September 1st, in addition to the free trial they started recently. So if you already have an FFXIV account, you can log in for free, and if you don't, you can do the free trial. They're doing a bunch of neat summer fair events right now, so it's a good time to check it out.
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Scalding Coffee posted:Is this the FFMMO where you can get a pet Cactaur? Can I get it during the trial? Yes, no.
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SR4 and Sleeping Dogs are both great games.
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I've got a question about Sleeping Dogs. I have played it up until you get your first driving mission then for whatever reason I had to quit and I sort of forgot all about it. However the small bit that I did play felt very enclosed and claustrophobic, not open worldy at all. Even the combat parts before felt like that, very enclosed. I enjoyed what I played but does it open up at any point? It didn't feel like an open world game to me.
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peter gabriel posted:I've got a question about Sleeping Dogs.
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Accordion Man posted:It's open world, just keep at it. OK cool thanks, I got the vibe that the parts I have played were really tutorials? If it opens up into a proper open world game then I will certainly give it another go as I love SR and crap like that. Edit: Can you load it up and just tool around for fun for 10 mins or so like in SR etc?
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peter gabriel posted:OK cool thanks, I got the vibe that the parts I have played were really tutorials? If it opens up into a proper open world game then I will certainly give it another go as I love SR and crap like that. Also for your second question you can. It's not nearly as free as SR because its more grounded but just go to the east side of North Point and find yourself the fire truck. Then you can have some fun. 
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peter gabriel posted:I've got a question about Sleeping Dogs. The map isn't as big as some popular open world games, but it's very well crafted. I've heard people say it actually captures the feel of Hong Kong pretty well but I can't comment on that personally. I just know that despite it not being the biggest map, I loved every inch of it and Sleeping Dogs is one of the few games I beat 100% with all achievements.
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Lencho posted:Sleeping Dogs is the best open world game I have played. Go play it NOW. Sleeping Dogs is what it would be like to live in a John Woo action movie. Best game in the genre, best atmosphere by far. Saint's Row 4 (and to a lesser extent 3) is everything GTA ever wanted to be. Loud, fun satire of crime stuff. SR4 is certainly the most fun in the genre. If you just want to yell HELL YEAH at your screen, play SR4. The DLC is totally optional. GTA 5 is... not SR4. Big IMHO since this is another hailed as revolutionizing storytelling in games thing: The three main characters are ultimately flat, soulless embodiments of three archetypes of how the developers feel about the gamers. One guy is like Ray Liotta's cousing trying to play Tommy Vercetti, one guy is a bad clone of CJ from San Andreas, and then there's a character literally based on the Rampage minigames. To me it comes off as a giant middle finger. GTA5 has the worst overall fun factor of the three games, and the decreased survivability of the character makes the sandbox mode pretty useless. To be fair, and writing a giant asterisk because I admit the controls were unplayably bad at release, Vice City is still my favorite GTA. TLDR- Don't play GTA5, just listen to Chakra Attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqyi0Iv2CdI OOOooOOoommmMMMmmmMMMmmMMMMmm....
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Kibayasu posted:God drat it Steam midweek sale promo image I know, the promo images for TWD don't work well for trying to keep yourself in the dark about the game. This one and the previous sale image kind of took away some of the potential surprises and that kind of sucks for a game where the enjoyment comes entirely from following the story. Doesn't mean I didn't just buy the game and am going to be playing it soon, but I wish they would've just stuck with solo images of Clementine. First world video game problems.
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Yeah, loving hell. I hope that image isn't as big a spoiler as I'd expect but it's certainly annoyed me more than it should.
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revdrkevind posted:Sleeping Dogs is what it would be like to live in a John Woo action movie. Best game in the genre, best atmosphere by far. Are there any decent Let's Play videos or reviews about GTA5 worth watching/reading?
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BigRed0427 posted:Woo! Finished Saint's Row 4. Got all the homie missions and %100ed Steelport. That was fun. Does GTA 5 ever hit the highs Saint's Row does? If not then I also got Sleeping Dogs to play. Play Sleeping Dogs. I played GTA5 not too long ago and outside of not liking the humour of the series at all since Vice City it felt really, really lifeless. Immaculately detailed in most parts, but lifeless. None of the character ever really clicked with me, the story never came together is any satisfying way, and the big selling point of the single player (the "heist" missions where you get to plan things out, hire different henchmen, etc) literally only matters to a significant degree during one mission, and its the very first one. I'm told the multiplayer is great but I don't have any interest in it so I can't say for sure or not. Honestly the worst part of GTA5 is that it isn't even that fun to just go around shoot at things any more because a single cop with a pistol can kill you in a few seconds if you aren't in cover. Sleeping Dogs has its own problems (most of them due to the cuts that had to be made after Activision dropped it) but I rarely felt bored or completely disconnected from the world, story, or characters.
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