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Are Ubisoft games not worth purchasing on steam ? Haven't been playing on PC for long but from what I read their launcher is horrible.
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Mar 12, 2023 22:17
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The launcher is fine? It opens and then the game opens.
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Mar 12, 2023 22:20
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Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:My GOD!!! Is that THE SMURFS??? GRABBD!!! lmao
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Mar 12, 2023 22:23
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Tiny Timbs posted:The launcher is fine? It opens and then the game opens. Yeah, it's annoying - especially if you haven't played one of their games for a long time and you have to hunt up the login info you're suddenly being asked for after clicking play on Steam - but once you've taken care of that, it's just an (utterly redundant) extra step that you immediately forget about.
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Mar 12, 2023 22:37
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fit em all up in there posted:Are Ubisoft games not worth purchasing on steam ? Haven't been playing on PC for long but from what I read their launcher is horrible. It's just an extra layer of launcher added on; it's gotten a bit better over the years when they discontinued UPlay and it became "UbiSoft Connect" but it can still be annoying when UC has an update that must be patched in and you have to re-enter your login stuff before you get to the games. I do genuinely like the cross-platform implementation and the way your UC achievements across all your Ubi games double as points that you spend on superfluous stuff like wallpapers and skins. They do some giveaways as well, like a free copy of Watch Dogs 2 in exchange for watching their E3 press conference or whatever it was. I hated UPlay but put up with it. UC has become "good enough" that I don't consider it's mandatory use something that I have to "put up with" but YMMV. I've never actually bought anything through it, though. Just free redemptions like EGS.
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Mar 12, 2023 22:45
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I had no idea Uplay was "gone"! Guess that shows how long since I last played one of their games (AC Odyssey I think), which I guess was down to them putting Valhalla into Epic so that people forgot it existed.
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Mar 12, 2023 22:48
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Haven't done a review in a bit, right? V Rising is a vampire themed survival game with basebuilding and isometric ARPG combat versus the environment and other players. Or so as the joke goes, "Valheim: The Requiem". I feel like if I was choosing between several games of this variety from scratch, this one would be my preferred choice, since it did feel like a fun time but 1) it took a little too long to get going relative to the type of game it is, 2) I already have 1-2 like it, and 3) it feels like it really wants you to have a friend to be worth your while for more than a cursory playsession. The sort of thing I'm content to return, but I could very easily see myself buying again if I found a group for it. Jossar fucked around with this message at 22:57 on Mar 12, 2023 |
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Mar 12, 2023 22:53
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Wot if Mario had a gun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncwtz7j5cZ0
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Mar 12, 2023 23:02
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Yoshi's Safari gave him a bazooka.
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Mar 12, 2023 23:18
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Mordja posted:Wot if Mario had a gun Reminder that the Doom .wad Golden Souls 2 exists and may satisfy this unexpected craving.
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Mar 12, 2023 23:22
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fit em all up in there posted:Are Ubisoft games not worth purchasing on steam ? Haven't been playing on PC for long but from what I read their launcher is horrible. It doesn't matter where you buy them, you need to go through their launcher no matter what.
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Mar 12, 2023 23:27
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Scalding Coffee posted:Yoshi's Safari gave him a bazooka. Mario + Rabbids implemented hand cannons (a la Mega Man) and like everything else in that game...it all somehow came together.
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Mar 12, 2023 23:32
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I started Zero Time Dilemma and am a couple hours in. This animation sucks rear end, and I'm not sold on the time jumping premise, but obviously the series has earned enough good will for a lot of play. That being said, I let out an audible OH poo poo when I tried to get Q to kill Q and was treated with "PLEASE INPUT Q'S NAME" rather than the "You cannot commit suicide" when you put "myself" Can't wait to see where that bullshit goes, haha.
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Mar 13, 2023 00:59
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Agent Escalus posted:It's just an extra layer of launcher added on; it's gotten a bit better over the years when they discontinued UPlay and it became "UbiSoft Connect" but it can still be annoying when UC has an update that must be patched in and you have to re-enter your login stuff before you get to the games. I do genuinely like the cross-platform implementation and the way your UC achievements across all your Ubi games double as points that you spend on superfluous stuff like wallpapers and skins. They do some giveaways as well, like a free copy of Watch Dogs 2 in exchange for watching their E3 press conference or whatever it was.
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Mar 13, 2023 01:24
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Also no family sharing, on Steam or their client.
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Mar 13, 2023 01:26
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Commander Keene posted:Got it, never purchase anything by Ubisoft again. I have a Steam Deck, and I want to be able to play my games in offline mode on it. No thanks.
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Mar 13, 2023 02:17
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Jossar posted:Haven't done a review in a bit, right? There is a lot to say about this game but the one thing I'll add is that the feel of the combat is really interesting, and despite the perspective it isn't a "kill hordes of enemies" thing like Diablo. The devs came from a MOBA background and it shows, there are a lot of aimed abilities and dodges etc. that you need to actively engage with in combat, even in PVE against NPCs. That aspect is pretty cool and isn't really anything I've seen replicated in other games.
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Mar 13, 2023 02:28
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Commander Keene posted:Got it, never purchase anything by Ubisoft again. I have a Steam Deck, and I want to be able to play my games in offline mode on it. No thanks. I've heard rumblings that you can make your Steam Deck play your games from GOG and EGS so I'm sure there's a workaround for UC. Either that or Ubi better get on with SD verification or support on their end; I'm pretty sure that like PSVR that hardware sold beyond expectations and hit sales targets far sooner than predicted, ergo there shall be doubling-down on the next iterations. And Ubi needs its franchises onto as many platforms as they can to recoup all those escalating production costs - lord knows AAA open-world collect-a-thons can't be reined in at this point! $200+ mil spending ahoy!
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Mar 13, 2023 02:30
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https://gamerant.com/ubisoft-games-steam-deck-fix/
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Mar 13, 2023 02:42
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wow lucky steamdeck owners
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Mar 13, 2023 03:15
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Volte posted:You should still be able to play them in offline mode. What was it about that post that indicated otherwise?
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Mar 13, 2023 04:05
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goferchan posted:There is a lot to say about this game but the one thing I'll add is that the feel of the combat is really interesting, and despite the perspective it isn't a "kill hordes of enemies" thing like Diablo. The devs came from a MOBA background and it shows, there are a lot of aimed abilities and dodges etc. that you need to actively engage with in combat, even in PVE against NPCs. That aspect is pretty cool and isn't really anything I've seen replicated in other games. For anyone interested in V Rising, I made a pretty informative OP last year about it - not much has changed since that thread was posted, but there's a major patch coming in May that's adding an entire new area, revamping a lot of the building mechanics, adding news weapons/spells/bosses, and some other QoL stuff: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4003177 And just a side note, while it's technically true Stunlock Studios has made "MOBAs", I'll comment that they aren't what you'd typically associate with the term (no creeps/npcs/shops/bases, just 3v3 team fights that last a minute or two), probably most importantly with regard to the controls since they use WASD for movement and skillshot abilities near-exclusively. This is also the case of V Rising and a big part of what drew me to the game since I absolutely hate click-to-move games almost as a rule.
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Mar 13, 2023 04:37
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Commander Keene posted:The fact that you have to log in to a (presumably) online service to play them? you have to log into steam too but it works offline they work the same way as the steam launcher
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Mar 13, 2023 04:58
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:you have to log into steam too but it works offline Steam is a 'necessary evil' of DRM, with the whole purchasing digital goods and the like. Some purchases come lacking DRM and can even be launched without steam at all! People with Steam accounts generally have dozens to hundreds of titles under it. Individual publisher launchers generally add no value in a product that couldn't be done in-game (eg patching), and more importantly typically have only a single title (or maybe a small few, for a dedicated fan) working under that launcher. People really don't like to have to sign up for a new account every few seconds. The superfluous launchers are antagonistic. An excellent example would be the Bioshock Infinite launcher. tl;dr: Don't piss on someone's leg and tell them it's raining.
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Mar 13, 2023 05:14
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steam is not a necessary evil, gog exists and is quite successfull selling nothing but drm-free games you're right that extra launchers are annoying and stupid but also people get way more mad about them than they actually should be considering it's like one stupid extra window you see for 2 seconds before playing a game like normal for an hour if a game is the same price in two places ill buy it on steam sure but if isthereanydeal says it's $5 less on the ea store, who cares, i'm not paying $5 extra to have the desktop icon i click to launch a game go through the steam launcher instead of the ea one RPATDO_LAMD fucked around with this message at 05:27 on Mar 13, 2023 |
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Mar 13, 2023 05:23
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Fair enough, the market has moved on and shown that DRM-free stores are practical. Still doesn't excuse making things worse just
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Mar 13, 2023 05:37
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I'm just mad I can't play Mass Effect Legendary Edition at work. You have to be online every time you boot up the game to log into their launcher and it's annoying as hell. Edit: this isn't the Steam Deck thread lol
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Mar 13, 2023 06:20
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The one launcher that annoys the hell out of me is Rockstar's, it's 100% awful and made me stop playing GTA V on PC entirely.
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Mar 13, 2023 07:59
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Chucklefish announced a sequel to Wargroove, which will be developed by Robotality (Halfway, Pathway) Tower Unite, which apparently added Libretro support at some point for their arcade (maybe it was there all along and I never noticed?) added lightgun support, and a fake dualscreen console for plugging in DS/3DS emulation. Steam put up a recap for last month's Next Fest: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextrecap_feb23 The top 10 wishlisted demos: Dark & Darker, Voidtrain, Darkest Dungeon 2, Infection Free Zone, Broken Arrow, Sons of Valhalla, Fabledom, Plan B: Terraform, Wandering Sword, Ravenbound Top 10 most played demos: Dark & Darker, Voidtrain, Infection Free Zone, Boundary, Broken Arrow, Hero's Adventure, Wandering Sword, Ravenbound, Darkest Dungeon 2, Plan B: Terraform
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Mar 13, 2023 08:36
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Which Rune Factory game is better if you have never played any of them, since they are on sale for a similar price?
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Mar 13, 2023 16:09
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Zathril posted:Which Rune Factory game is better if you have never played any of them, since they are on sale for a similar price? Go with 4. 5 was a little under baked as it moved into 3D.
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Mar 13, 2023 16:12
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Definitely go with 4.
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Mar 13, 2023 18:10
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Now that I finally have a computer which can run it, I'm inclined to pick up Deathloop while it's on sale ($26.39 CDN). Okay, after looking around a bit, I'll probably pass on the Deluxe, it doesn't seem to offer much that doesn't come with the base game. I don't need weapons skins and costumes in a first-person game that badly. (If the game is trash, this is also your chance to warn me off.) Stabbey_the_Clown fucked around with this message at 18:51 on Mar 13, 2023 |
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Mar 13, 2023 18:14
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As someone who really really likes Arkane, Deathloop is a really fun idea that fails in execution in my opinion. It's like the opposite of Dishonored and Prey in that instead of blossoming into a variety of approaches and paths as the game goes on, you're narrowing your paths until you find one that works. The invasions were a way to keep everything from being the same run-to-run and it is cool, but not cool enough to save it. Some people really like it! I felt it had nothing in there that I typically enjoy out of Arkane games. Nancy fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Mar 13, 2023 |
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Mar 13, 2023 18:24
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Get Gamepass for a month and play Deathloop there imo
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Mar 13, 2023 18:30
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Deathloop's original idea, the one they were testing with Mooncrash was pretty clever, but then the people making Mooncrash never ended up actually talking to people making Deathloop so they completely fumbled the execution making a Dishonored 0.5: Majora's Mask instead. It's really meh and basically seals that death of that studio in my eyes. Redfall being a loving coop schlooter doesn't help that assessment either. Weird West, made by ex-Arkane people, was much better at carrying on the spirit of the Looking Glass, even though it was over-ambitious for it's budget.
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Mar 13, 2023 18:31
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EDIT: Oh, apparently the Deathloop Deluxe Edition trinkets are random from the base trinkets? That and reading some of the reviews and forum posts makes me less inclined to go Deluxe. Okay, that's good. Might get the full OST, though.Nancy posted:As someone who really really likes Arkane, Deathloop is a really fun idea that fails in execution in my opinion. From what I recall of the trailers and the premise, isn't that idea explicitly stated? X targets, got to get them all in one day? I played Mooncrash for a bit, and got the main "story" achievements for it, but if I recall, it didn't "click" with me as much as the main game, for some reason. "Not the same as Mooncrash" doesn't necessarily mean that I'd dislike it more. (To be fair, it not being the same as Mooncrash doesn't mean I'd like it better, though.) explosivo posted:Get Gamepass for a month and play Deathloop there imo Nah. ESPECIALLY given my character flaw of playing a game for a month, getting really close to the end and then getting distracted and not quite finishing it. Stabbey_the_Clown fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Mar 13, 2023 |
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Mar 13, 2023 18:43
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:Now that I finally have a computer which can run it, I'm inclined to pick up Deathloop while it's on sale ($26.39 CDN). The questions are then, regular or deluxe edition ($36.29 CDN), and/or should I get the full Original Game Soundtrack ($6.74 CDN). I'd just go with the normal edition, finding good trinkets is easy enough in the game without you starting super-OP. Deathloop is a pretty linear "Bioshock-like" with some greater freedom to do side things if you're so inclined, I enjoyed it overall.
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Mar 13, 2023 18:48
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Skip deluxe, and you are correct that skins don't matter with online invasions disabled. I suggest playing without online invasions anyway so you have free license to goof around with fun abilities and perks instead of needing to worry about getting erased by a player julianna because you weren't optimal. very fun game if you treat it like dishonored high chaos except no one gets mad at you for killing everyone.
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:EDIT: Oh, apparently the Deathloop Deluxe Edition trinkets are random from the base trinkets? That and reading some of the reviews and forum posts makes me less inclined to go Deluxe. Okay, that's good. Might get the full OST, though. That is the stated point of Deathloop, yeah, and it's fine in concept, I just don't like the execution. Deathloop and Mooncrash are similar, but instead of Mooncrash's random elements and increasing difficulty Deathloop tries invasions, so depending on what you did or didn't like about Mooncrash it may click with you. For what it's worth I halfway enjoyed Mooncrash and didn't really enjoy Deathloop. Most fun I had with Deathloop was probably on the invading side.
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