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Plastic Goldbaby posted:Went digging for a bunch of smaller, cheaper games but I'm looking to trim the list a little. Any suggestions on what to axe? Post your steam ids
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I use these sales to get classic games that I've never played. Dungeon Siege I through III is only $4 total. Are they worth playing? I never got around to BioShock Infinite - is $7.50 the lowest it's been? Is the season pass worth it? Any other suggestions for hot deals on popular games of the last 10 years? (I realize this may be a dumb question, considering the shear magnitude...) Dr Strangepants fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Jun 28, 2017 |
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Jun 28, 2017 05:54
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i'm now gonna talk about Stories the Path of Destinies since it was given to me. if Stories was judged purely on its gameplay it would probably just be a C+ game, but because of the interesting nature of its structure and narrative, it slides into a B-. congrats! a bronze medal gameplay-wise, it's just sort of an isometric action game with arkham-lite combat, with very bare bones loot (you get ore to upgrade/essences to upgrade your swords, and gems with passive perks that you install like materia on your gauntlet). it's passable but it would not sell the game by itself. bear in mind i've played games like driftmoon which had way worse combat that I suffered through because I was charmed by the dorky low-budget world they made. there's a skill tree at level up but not all of the skills are all that interesting. just being real here!! now for the narrative, Stories goes for a Virtue's Last Reward style "relive the story but you remember things" structure. you will play 5 chapters and get an ending, almost always bad, and your choices determine where you go and how the story unfolds. there are 24 total stories to play out, although they are sorted into 4 different ending types, each revolving around a certain Truth. The stories are often amusing, especially because you can choose for Reynaldo (the player character) to disregard his own past-life intuition. The game is narrated and while it's no Stanley Parable, there is plenty of dialogue and most of it is new in every run. One fun thing I found was I was spinning around in a circle for no real reason and the narrator had something to say about that (actually it has a couple of different things to say). the game has good art design and cartoony character designs that are a cut above the average. the music is nice (and I believe performed by a real orchestra) though not particularly memorable. WARNING, the game has a lot of dumb nerd references forced in. I didn't mind the posters in Guacamelee but I do mind the narrator saying "there's an inscription here: PRAISE THE SUN" or "Reynaldo remembered the time he found issue 1 of Superman in a jar he broke" (so there's DC Comics in this universe???). i was waiting for a character to say Bazinga. :|
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Jun 28, 2017 05:56
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Dr Strangepants posted:I use these sales to get classic games that I've never played. Dungeon Siege I through III is only $4 total. Are they worth playing? Well before you decide about Dungeon Siege 3... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZExeoT_jZHA Also imo no. DS1 is aged horrible and was really more an MP experience at the time. DS2 is ok but it's basically a weak Diablo clone. DS3's gameplay is pretty bland and basic, theres not much redeeming about it. When there's SO many loving good ARPGs out there, theres no reason to settle for outdated mediocrity. Go play Grim Dawn, Diablo 3, Path of Exile, Victor Vran, Marvel Heroes, Titan Quest remasted, Van Helsing, Torchlight, whatever, literally anything else is better. Also i'd say god no. BioShock Infinite is pretty mediocre and there's much better games out there. It's at least playable and has some moments if you REALLY want it, but the DLC is awful. I'm pretty sure it's been $5 before as well. I would not recommend it unless you've exhausted literally every other good shooter of the last 10+ years. Go take that $7.5 and go buy Call of Juarez: Gunslinger instead. Or Metro 2033, or Metro Last Light, or Doom 4, or Wolfenstein: TNO, or Far Cry: Blood Dragon, or STALKER games, or Hard Reset, or Shadow Warrior 1 & 2, or Spec Ops, or even Bioshock 1+2 again, or literally just donate it to charity. Xaris fucked around with this message at 06:08 on Jun 28, 2017 |
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Jun 28, 2017 05:59
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Xaris posted:Well before you decide about Dungeon Siege 3... This is good advice, life is too short to play bad games. During these sales always remember that time is one of your most precious resources
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Jun 28, 2017 06:16
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ZZZorcerer posted:This is good advice, life is too short to play bad games. During these sales always remember that time is one of your most precious resources  this should be the next sale thread title
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Jun 28, 2017 06:19
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Brother Buer posted:Post your steam ids drat man, I really appreciate it! http://steamcommunity.com/id/lotsstick/ Dr Strangepants posted:
After waiting forever to play it, I finally got it pretty cheap a couple years back and found it incredibly disappointing. It becomes a slog very quickly and I found myself wanting to play the first two instead. So I would recommend playing those (if you haven't yet) instead.
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Jun 28, 2017 06:20
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I'm waffling between Starpoint Gemini Warlords and Everspace. Both sound like games I would enjoy. Help tip me over the edge on one that will be worth my limited gaming time.
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Jun 28, 2017 06:43
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Brother Buer posted:Post your steam ids http://steamcommunity.com/id/drunkenengineer/ Man, thanks a bunch!
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Jun 28, 2017 06:53
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Plastic Goldbaby posted:Went digging for a bunch of smaller, cheaper games but I'm looking to trim the list a little. Any suggestions on what to axe? Neo Scavenger is pretty good but be aware it's not a typical stats-driven RPG or anything like that (I don't know what its current marketing is looking like so maybe this advice is redundant). Can possibly drop Massive Chalice unless you're looking for something XCom-ish. It's not bad, but it's not amazing either, and the central conceit of families and generations of heroes doesn't quite work as well as I'd hoped.
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Jun 28, 2017 07:09
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People were asking about Nier Automata - it is no exaggeration for me personally that it is the best game of 2017 so far. It's not perfect but it does things with the story other games can't come close to approaching, and it actually has fun Platinum style combat on top of that (although it does wear thin by the end) It's on sale for $40 or so I believe but it did just come out 3 months ago.
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Jun 28, 2017 07:14
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Caved and bought prey. Review so far: it is a system shock game, as promised.
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Jun 28, 2017 07:32
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Plastic Goldbaby posted:Went digging for a bunch of smaller, cheaper games but I'm looking to trim the list a little. Any suggestions on what to axe? Reigns is a weird, unique game where events happen and all you do is pick from two choices while balancing four bars. If any of those bars fill or empty, you die, and your successor takes over and the cycle repeats. Some items and events carry over between characters. I think it's better suited for phone for how quick you can get in and out of a game. You Must Build a Boat is a match 3 puzzle that's crazy addictive and fast. I also think it's better on phone due to how the controls work. Crypt of the Necrodancer is super fun. Basically rhythm game rogue like with bonuses for keeping the beat. Definitely recommended.
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Jun 28, 2017 07:37
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I am tempted to buy the Friday The 13th game, although I've never been a fan of those movies (I'm a Nightmare on Elm Street guy) but it looks fun! I'm willing to trade my steam gifts for it but I don't think they'll even cover the full cost for the game 
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Jun 28, 2017 08:38
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Anyone know some cool vive games on sale?
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Jun 28, 2017 08:39
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Anyone ever here about this game? Devil Daggers. Just came across it browsing, reviews seem pretty good.
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Jun 28, 2017 08:50
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-Blackadder- posted:Anyone ever here about this game? Devil Daggers. Just came across it browsing, reviews seem pretty good.
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Jun 28, 2017 09:04
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What's goon consensus on Abzu? Reigns is pretty fun, for what it is. Which is to say, a minorly entertaining diversion that you'll probably toss pretty quickly. I've had much worse expenditures of 2 bucks and an hour or two. I think it's been said plenty, but Metro, Doom 4, and Witcher 3 are all hideously good deals right now. I bring this up to ask: what about Prey and Nier: Automata? I've heard good things, but they feel a little pricey to me right now. I'm probably willing to wait til winter or next year's summer sale.
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Jun 28, 2017 09:06
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Nier Automata is GOTY for me atm : - Interesting characters - Mindfuck Yoko Taro story + assorted emotions - Excellent adaptive music - Platinum gameplay + RPG elements. Not as intricate as Bayonetta but still very fun Whether that's worth the current asking price is up to you, but I bought it at launch with no regrets. Iirc the best summary whether if you like Automata was (paraphrasing) Do you like Bayonetta and feeling really sad? Protip: Tutorial area is badly designed and has no save points until after you clear it. Feel free to blast through it on easy
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Jun 28, 2017 09:18
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Tulip posted:What's goon consensus on Abzu? I played it a couple weeks ago and had a lovely time. Can't recommend it enough.
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Jun 28, 2017 09:25
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ZZZorcerer posted:Keep Crypt of the Necrodancer Fahrenheit is actually amazing, just make sure you set the qtes to be full screen, and prepare yourself for a fully mental story. E: you fist fight the internet sebmojo fucked around with this message at 11:02 on Jun 28, 2017 |
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Jun 28, 2017 09:34
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Stumpus posted:I'm waffling between Starpoint Gemini Warlords and Everspace. I don't know the former but I bought the latter this sale. Everspace is fun, it looks great and the random encounters/zones make for good replayability. I am only 8 hour sin, this is what I learned: It has a zone mechanic that is the same as in FTL, you enter a zone, explore it/fight a bit until at some point you get a warning that the enemy fleet arrives, which means "Time to haul rear end outta here" and you jump to the next zone, which you chose on a map from 2-3 alternative paths that all lead to a jumpgate into a new sector via some other zones. This looks very similar to path picking in FTL, if I remember that game correctly. When you die, you keep your credits to use in the shop before the next run but loose all progress. As for the ship: you have a standard ship and there are 2 more unlockable ones, as well as unlockable loadouts (similar to ftl again), a wealth of unlockable clours, primary and secondary decals, as well as perks (more hull strength, faster shield recharge, more weapon slots etc.) that you unlock by paying credits you earn in your runs. During a run you can also upgrade weapons/shields and items by gathering resources (these upgrades are lost when you die though) and you can repair your ship. There also is a story behind it, but I haven't seen much yet and it seems this only consists of cutscenes with memories and the occasional special enemy. But again I haven't delved into this much. All that said, the random zones are kinda samey after a while (there seem to be 5 types: asteroid field, planet orbit, ice asteroids, space columns, debris field) and so are the enemies, but I like the roguelike aspect of it and it is great fun so far, basically it kinda plays like a first person (or third person) FTL. I got my moneys worth and I plan to play a lot more of it. Tipp: use a gamepad, also it only saves after jumps upon entering a new zone/sector.
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Jun 28, 2017 10:24
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Tenzarin posted:Anyone know some cool vive games on sale? Yon Paradox - a time-fuckery puzzle game. at regular intervals you warp back in time, but each loop creates a copy of you that does what you did. However, you cannot allow yourself to be seen by your past selves, because that would cause a deadly paradox
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Ok, I need some goon opinions here. I've bought pretty much everything I wanted - well, almost. I revised my cart more than once. There's room for a final 20-25€ game. There's three competing games left. Pillars of Eternity, Tyranny and Divinity: Original Sin. Which one did you prefer and why?
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Char posted:Ok, I need some goon opinions here. Tyranny, by all accounts, has really good writing, in the Obsidian traditions. I didn't care for either the combat nor (what little I saw of) the story in Pillars.
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Char posted:Ok, I need some goon opinions here. Overall, I feel like I enjoyed Pillars of Eternity the most, but Tyranny may come close once all of the additional content has been released. It might be worth waiting for a complete edition. basalt fucked around with this message at 12:19 on Jun 28, 2017 |
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Jun 28, 2017 12:10
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Char posted:Ok, I need some goon opinions here. in my opinion: Pillars: Characters are well written but voice acting isnt very good overall, story/writing is bleh, lots of exposition that didnt engage me at all, combat starts good but becomes bland because there is a poo poo ton of combat in that loving game Tyranny: The main NPCs are really well written and voice acted. The characters in your party are the blandest crap. Story/writing is pretty good, lots of choices and multiple playthroughs are needed to see them all. Combat is better than pillars but theres a lot of it and becomes a chore rather quickly Divinity: Characters arent really interesting, story/writing is maximum tongue in cheek, combat is the best one of the three, its turn based with lots of different synergies between the classes and the fights are spaced out in a better way and are more rewarding than in the other games. I had the most fun with Divinity
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Jun 28, 2017 12:18
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Does Bioshock 2 Remastered not include Minerva's Den?
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Jun 28, 2017 12:31
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I'm finally back at home and can actually buy some games on sale now. I'll probably grab like half a dozen Pinball FX tables that I missed.
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Jun 28, 2017 13:05
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Xaris posted:Well before you decide about Dungeon Siege 3... ZZZorcerer posted:This is good advice, life is too short to play bad games. During these sales always remember that time is one of your most precious resources Thank you for the recommendations! Maybe I shouldn't be so eager to play older games, since in general game design does improve over time, unless they are considered to have aged well. I'll look into some of those other ARPGs and other suggestions.
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Jun 28, 2017 13:19
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Rinkles posted:Does Bioshock 2 Remastered not include Minerva's Den? Almost positive it does.
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Xander77, basalt and lalaland, thanks for your impressions. I guess I'll go with Divinity, and wait for Tyranny content updates. Eventually I'll get PoE as well, but it seems the most... "vanilla" game among the three.
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Jun 28, 2017 13:58
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Friendly reminder if you don't own Super Hot you should and it's on sale for $15. It has a unique presentation and amazing unique gameplay that is unforgiving but also keeps you sucked in to "one more time" at least 20 times.
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Jun 28, 2017 14:10
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This is my first time buying stuff in a steam sale since xmas 2015 and I swear some stuff was cheaper then. Has this been a trend recently and will stuff not get deeper discounts in the fall/winter sales?
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Jun 28, 2017 14:39
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Tulip posted:What's goon consensus on Abzu? It's a really beautiful, relaxing exploration game but it's pretty light on gameplay. There are a couple very light puzzles, but mostly it's just swimming and looking at ocean life. Extremely pretty though, so it makes a good chill out game (unless the deep ocean gives you massive anxiety, in which case parts of the game will turn your stomach)
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Catching up with a page: Bioshock Infinite is underwhelming in both gameplay and story terms. Unless you really want it, avoid it. Divinity: Original Sin has the best combat, Tyranny has the best writing, and Pillars is good all around. My vote is for D:OS before the other two but all three are a worthwhile purchase. Yes, we've had better discounts on almost everything on sale. The era of insanely cheap sales is over.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to thank Nekoxid for Owlboy. I heard good things about it and I'll definitely play it! You're the best!
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Jun 28, 2017 15:04
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Someone tell me something horribly annoying about Dark Souls 3. I'm on the verge of buying it but have a load of good games in my backlog already.
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Jun 28, 2017 15:09
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http://i.imgur.com/Lalu0I2.mp4
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Kin posted:Someone tell me something horribly annoying about Dark Souls 3. I'm on the verge of buying it but have a load of good games in my backlog already. It's not as focused as 1 or as mechanically interesting as 2. I honestly feel like they attempted to cram a number of Bloodborne elements in the Dark Souls 1 formula without fully considering how well they would fit. Enemies move faster and more aggressively but the player's toolset isn't expanded to react to those changes in a meaningful way. It's definitely worth playing at some point if you like the series, but I wouldn't make it a priority.
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