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The IGN review claims almost the exact opposite of everything Polygon says. Either way I'm going to buy it because I WANT TO
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Yeah it's definitely a very "love it or hate it" game going by those two reviews (and the polygon streamers.)
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Sep 1, 2015 00:29
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Mokinokaro posted:Polygon's review is mostly whining about archetypical and sexist characters. It's like they don't get Mad Max at all. Yeah, had to check, they say the chick in the game is there to make the bad guy seem more evil and to be a love interest. Oh no, stop the presses, a trope someone doesn't like is being used. gently caress em, the games about beating up thugs and rad as gently caress car chases.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:30
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Goddamn it Steam, why do you always do this to me. It's getting late and I want to try it out before going to sleep. I can totally understand that the game is probably nothing special if you're not a huge Mad Max fan. Luckily I happen to be one, so I'll probably get way more mileage out of this than someone who isn't. EDIT: OK it just unlocked for me. 
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Sep 1, 2015 00:31
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dogstile posted:Yeah, had to check, they say the chick in the game is there to make the bad guy seem more evil and to be a love interest. Oh no, stop the presses, a trope someone doesn't like is being used. I'm still picking up the game first thing tomorrow morning but that IS dumb as dogshit considering the movie it's being released in the same summer as.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:32
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Unpacking now, didn't need to have the Store location set as UK.
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Neo Rasa posted:I'm still picking up the game first thing tomorrow morning but that IS dumb as dogshit considering the movie it's being released in the same summer as. It was spoiled a bit by one of the official streamers She's not really much more of a love interest than Furiosa. She gets captured and enslaved, but it's actually HER who comes to Max's help later on instead of him doing the rescue, apparently.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:34
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A lot of open world games get really mixed reviews because some reviewers just want to finish the game so they can write their review, and at that point dozens of hours of gameplay becomes a chore instead of a selling point. Edit: I shut down Steam, VPN'd to the UK, booted up Steam, and the game started unpacking straight away 
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Sep 1, 2015 00:34
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Justin Credible posted:Unpacking now, didn't need to have the Store location set as UK. You using a VPN or are you in the proper time zone? I'm EST and dang I just wanna rip around the desert 
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Sep 1, 2015 00:36
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Mokinokaro posted:Polygon's review is mostly whining about archetypical and sexist characters. It's like they don't get Mad Max at all. Wait, I can't believe I'm potentially taking Polygon's side on this, but when was Mad Max about sexist characters?
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Sep 1, 2015 00:37
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Sep 1, 2015 00:37
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How will you know if its unpacking or not?
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Sep 1, 2015 00:38
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Love it or hate it is totally fine with me. Most of the time it's just fun-haters that end up populating the latter anyway.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:38
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It's not out until September 7th here. God damnit Japanese steam store. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise, I can play MGSV now no worries.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:39
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Crabtree posted:How will you know if its unpacking or not? It says so in the downloads screen.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:40
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Frozenfries posted:It's not out until September 7th here. God damnit Japanese steam store. You might want to check the Steam countdown. When I was testing VPNs like six hours ago, Tokyo said 22 hours left.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:41
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Neo Rasa posted:I'm still picking up the game first thing tomorrow morning but that IS dumb as dogshit considering the movie it's being released in the same summer as. Nah, I didn't expect the game to be the same as the film.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:44
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I read the Polygon review, and the thing about the sexist trope is literally one paragraph in a sidebar. My guess is he would have mentioned it even if the game was good. Looks like he actually reviewed the game based on how he enjoyed it and what he felt it did wrong when it came to being a game. Crazy, I know. Still getting it though because personally, I think it looks fun. Okay that's my hot take, bye.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:46
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Goddammit, I just know I'm gonna wake up at like, 5 am tommorrow and go completely insane waiting for 10 to come around. fake edit: oh joy now the tv is gonna rub it in by playing the commercials over and over 
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Sep 1, 2015 00:46
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Logged into a Germany VPN, started Steam, started download, unplugged the VPN, downloading at my own speed. 
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Sep 1, 2015 00:48
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Is it kosher to ask someone to walk me through using a VPN? Never done it before and I'm an impatient dork.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:50
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Capn Beeb posted:Is it kosher to ask someone to walk me through using a VPN? Never done it before and I'm an impatient dork. Turn off Steam. Then go here, download the topmost zip. Unpack that, install the client, start the program. If it asks you to create a network adapter let it do so, if not there'll be an option to do so. Once it's created, open the VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Servers option, accept the two windows and select one of the Germany servers. If one won't connect use the other. Once connected, restart Steam, go to Mad Max and decrypt it. From there until the game launches wherever you are you'll need to be connected to the VPN in order to see Play instead of Preload, but you can play to your hearts content.
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Capn Beeb posted:Is it kosher to ask someone to walk me through using a VPN? Never done it before and I'm an impatient dork. http://www.flyvpn.com/freetrial Download the client use the password and account name on that page connect to the UK. Disconnect with Steam before using the VPN.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:55
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Sounds like this is Shadow Of Mordor without the Nemesis system.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:59
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Gamesradar was super positive about the game. http://www.gamesradar.com/mad-max-r...6066a1b5f249e2d
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Orv posted:Turn off Steam. Then go here, download the topmost zip. Unpack that, install the client, start the program. If it asks you to create a network adapter let it do so, if not there'll be an option to do so. Once it's created, open the VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Servers option, accept the two windows and select one of the Germany servers. If one won't connect use the other. Once connected, restart Steam, go to Mad Max and decrypt it. From there until the game launches wherever you are you'll need to be connected to the VPN in order to see Play instead of Preload, but you can play to your hearts content. Unlocking now, enjoy your free ticket to Valhalla
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Sep 1, 2015 01:05
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Won't let you launch the game even after it's unlocked if you're not in the right region though.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:I am honestly surprised they gave MGS5 a good review. I assume its too big of a game to poo poo on and get away with. It's like how the crybaby Chris Plante spent half the GTA V review complaining about sexism and violence but still gave it a 9 because god knows if Polygon is still around when GTA VI drops, they can't rock that boat.
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Whenever I launch the game the colors on my pc get like ten kinds of hosed up until I restart. This is not off to a good start for me. edit: Switching to borderless windowed and restarting the game fixed it. Yeah sure why not.
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bloodysabbath posted:It's like how the crybaby Chris Plante spent half the GTA V review complaining about sexism and violence but still gave it a 9 because god knows if Polygon is still around when GTA VI drops, they can't rock that boat. http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/1/6881161/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-torture-terrorism he wrote this and other stupid poo poo. i am honestly not surprised.
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Orv posted:Turn off Steam. Then go here, download the topmost zip. Unpack that, install the client, start the program. If it asks you to create a network adapter let it do so, if not there'll be an option to do so. Once it's created, open the VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Servers option, accept the two windows and select one of the Germany servers. If one won't connect use the other. Once connected, restart Steam, go to Mad Max and decrypt it. From there until the game launches wherever you are you'll need to be connected to the VPN in order to see Play instead of Preload, but you can play to your hearts content. Is there a step missing? I did all that and Steam still won't decrypt.
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Sep 1, 2015 01:28
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Of course my motherboard decides to forget my SSD exists halfway through the decryption and chew up four gig worth of files. What other possible time could it decide to do that.
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Quick quality update: Past that weird color error that I had, it's fantastic. Loads of graphics options, runs very smoothly, looks beautiful. Also it has native xbone/ps4 controller support which is surprising given that PC games usually don't. edit: Also, the screenshot mode is UNBELIEVABLY extensive and it has a complete free-cam mode which is pretty mind boggling to me for some reason. I don't know if it was covered in the pre-release stuff or not but drat, you can zoom pretty far out with it. Lots of fun instagram filters too    This is gonna be a lot of fun to mess around with in fights and on pretty vistas and such. CJacobs fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Sep 1, 2015 |
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Anti-Hero posted:Is there a step missing? I did all that and Steam still won't decrypt. Nope, seems like some people are having problems with it this time around, no discernible reason.
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Sep 1, 2015 01:36
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Anti-Hero posted:Is there a step missing? I did all that and Steam still won't decrypt. http://www.ipchicken.com/
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Sep 1, 2015 01:37
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Is there a color option to make it as vibrant as Fury Road?
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Sep 1, 2015 01:39
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Orv posted:Nope, seems like some people are having problems with it this time around, no discernible reason. Croccers posted:Check that your IP is actually hitting that location? Yup, IPchicken reports the same as VPN gate. Hell, Google is reporting results in German, too. Maybe a PC reboot will help.
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Anti-Hero posted:Yup, IPchicken reports the same as VPN gate. Hell, Google is reporting results in German, too. Maybe a PC reboot will help. Friend fixed it by changing his password so that Steam on his phone couldn't log in, because the mobile app keeps reporting even with the phone off.
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Lots of excuses and review bashing from people who haven't even played the game in this thread. The game has a 71 on Metacritic, which means "average-good, but no great". Did you really expect anything else? Every video shown so far made it look like a typical open world game with fun but shallow gameplay, and copy and pasted content out the wazoo. Given that those types of games are a dime a dozen do you really think this game deserves an 80-90 just because it's Mad Max themed? It's probably a perfectly average open world game with a neat theme and gimmick (focus on cars) that is getting the scores it deserves. And for 20 dollars new that's a steal considering things like Assassins' Creed & Shadow of Moror were $60 at launch for essentially the same product with different gimmicks and theme.
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Megasabin posted:Lots of excuses and review bashing from people who haven't even played the game in this thread. More because of the sites doing the reviewing than anything though.
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