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I blame all the early access garbage for me being hesitant to pick up a good game from a good studio but man, my library is filled with early access games that never really got finished.
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HopperUK posted:If you look in the steam forums you'll find that actually it's extremely woke, and people there are conflicted about whether they should buy it or not There seems to be some meme where every game that is released will have a "is this game woke" thread on the steam forums
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May 6, 2024 19:49
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People farming that jester award.
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Hwurmp posted:Girly Asses Yuck:(
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Who is telling terrible jokes here in the Steam thread get thee to a punnery
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Leal posted:There seems to be some meme where every game that is released will have a "is this game woke" thread on the steam forums I was very confused when I saw that thread for Chrono Ark, but that explains it, I guess.
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i'm very careful with what EA games i get. Hades 2 is a sure bet to finish. my EA game list: Anamalous - at v0.9, doing a final pass on earlier levels Beyond Sunset - likely end of year release/early 2025 Dread Delusion - 1.0 next week Extraneum - end of year 2024 Forgive Me Father 2 - early 2025, first game also went through EA process and finished I Am Future - new content update on the 20th, still regular updates Magenta Horizon - 2025 Satisfactory - end of year 2024, they already put out a video about it Tower Unite - already pretty feature complete but still putting out content updates frequently Ultrakill - relatively frequent content updates Vibrant Venture - dev recovered from cancer treatment recently, still putting out updates but progress is slower Viscerafest - finishing up the final chapter, probably early 2025 Voltage High Society - put out an update recently, possibly eoy 2024 the two that feel less certain to me: Hyperviolent - Fulqrum has published other EA FPSes like Diluvian Ultra, Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, Dread Templar, Forgive Me Father, etc, so I assume they're on top of this one, but the progress by the developer has been very slow. Swords n' Magic n' Stuff - Gets frequent updates but seems to have no real roadmap to the finish line, mostly just redesigning existing stuff and kicking the can on new regions. so mostly what i've bought is gonna get finished. other EA games i bought in the past that finished: My Time at Sandrock, Slime Rancher, Lunacid, Wrath, Dread Templar, HROT The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 20:03 on May 6, 2024 |
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Hades 2 is probably the most fleshed-out Early Access title I've ever played. I put 20 hours into it and still haven't come close to seeing or doing everything. If they never updated it again it would probably still be worth the money.
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The 7th Guest posted:Dread Delusion - 1.0 next week Had an eye on this for one for a while, and found out a couple days ago that 1.0 was just around the corner. Yay.
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ImpAtom posted:Hades 2 is probably the most fleshed-out Early Access title I've ever played. I put 20 hours into it and still haven't come close to seeing or doing everything. If they never updated it again it would probably still be worth the money. "Will I get more out of this half-finished game than a $18+tax+tip burger lunch at a non-chain restaurant?" The amount of distraction from the inevitability of death that you can get out of any game at any price point, early access or not, compared to just about anything else you can spend money on for pleasure in this godforsaken first world hell is incredible. Buy the game. I can't even go fuckin' bowling alone for less than $30 now. Objects in Space was the worst failure of an early access game I really liked, where the devs just...stopped one day, but even that I played long enough to not feel hosed out of 25 clams. Squiggle fucked around with this message at 20:33 on May 6, 2024 |
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I am holding strong in my not purchasing Early Access games, even if I know I'll like them. No Rest for the Wicked needs some time to cook, and I don't want to burn myself out on Hades 2 prior to its complete narrative. Playing Hades 1 to a complete the narrative was enough to pretty much satisfy my needs to play Hades, no super challenging modifier runs were needed thank you.
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Jossar posted:I still maintain that for perfect comedic timing, the Hades II Early Access releases sometime this month and sucks up all the oxygen out of the room. lol, lmao even
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Squiggle posted:The amount of distraction from the inevitability of death that you can get out of any game at any price point, early access or not, compared to just about anything else you can spend money on for pleasure in this godforsaken first world hell is incredible. Buy the game. I spent something like $20 on Satisfactory years ago and have put an unacceptable amount of time into it. Finally close to release at this point but I've gotten more value out of it as an Early Access title than any other piece media.
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ImpAtom posted:Hades 2 is probably the most fleshed-out Early Access title I've ever played. I put 20 hours into it and still haven't come close to seeing or doing everything. If they never updated it again it would probably still be worth the money. 
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The thing to think about thought with early access is a lot of times the mental math isn't as simple as "is it good enough right now at that price point?," but rather sort of a weird and more complex situation of delayed gratification. I know personally I'd much rather have a fully realized game just drop as a 1.0 release instead of intermittent play based on updates. Like I mentioned before, I and a lot of other people tell themselves that lie of "I'll come back to it once in a while" and a lot of times never really do. You can very easily burn yourself out on something incomplete, and then you question what would I have thought of this if it was just done? If I enjoyed an early access game for a solid 30 hours before burning out, could I have maybe gotten double that if I just waited? It's a personal psychological hurdle to get over but I've found myself unable to not do the what if thing. What if there was a better experience here I spoiled myself on by the drip feed.
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:Hasn't the game only been out in EA for about two hours? Was there some sort of closed alpha? The last couple weeks yeah.
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hmm well, it seems we will have to come back in 5 more years to get the second data point. Or see if Gearbox goes with a 6 month Epic exclusivity window for their next release now that they are a Take-Two owned studio. Speaking of Steam review bombing, Borderlands Three's 6-month delayed Steam release was one of the first instances I heard about iirc.
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I know this has probably been asked a bunch of times, so I'm sorry, but I just want to be sure... So Hitman is on sale, and I'm in the mood to play it. What fortuitous timing! Yay! I understand that, unless I'm mistaken, despite the fact that I already own Hitman II, I can't transfer save data, and I can't leverage that ownership into some form of discount. Boo, but I'm ok with that (well, I'm not, but eh). Anyway, the sale looks like this:  So if I want the game proper, I should get the discounted Hitman World of Assassination for $28, right? And if I want the deluxe content, I shouldn't get the Deluxe Edition because it's not on sale for some reason ($99!), but rather I should get Hitman World of Assassination for $28 and then the Deluxe Pack Bundle for $21?
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FutureCop posted:I know this has probably been asked a bunch of times, so I'm sorry, but I just want to be sure... You want the $28 discounted thing (it's Hitman 1+2+3). The Deluxe Pack is mainly the "Seven Deadly Sins" add-on which is Hitman 3 DLC, plus the Hitman 2 bonus missions, plus add-on poo poo like artbook, soundtrack, and some special missions. EDIT: If Strix is right and the sale caught up and discounted the $99 bundle down, get that to get "everything playable." I agree with Strix, the bank and resort levels for Hitman 2 are fun as gently caress. The World of Assassination Deluxe Pack contains everything extra of value for all three games. The Hitman 3 - Deluxe Pack is just art books and poo poo, and is included in the WoA Deluxe Pack. Here's an image I stole from Reddit and yes this entire setup is psychopathic:  Squiggle fucked around with this message at 21:03 on May 6, 2024 |
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FutureCop posted:I know this has probably been asked a bunch of times, so I'm sorry, but I just want to be sure... Saoshyant posted:The new reboot has always been confusing what with three releases, ton of DLCs, online requirements, changing publishers, etc, so thanks for clearing out most of the questions I've had about this one. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1659040/HITMAN_World_of_Assassination/  Purchasing the Deluxe Edition gets you Hitman 1-3, the bonus maps (NY Bank, Haven Island, etc) and a shitload of bonus minor content. It is the most cost effective way to purchase the whole trilogy in one fell swoop. e: NY and Haven are fully fledged maps and worth it imo StrixNebulosa fucked around with this message at 20:59 on May 6, 2024 |
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Beyond HITMAN World of Assassination at 60% off, you want this specific DLC: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829590/HITMAN_3_Access_Pass_HITMAN_2_Expansion/ It features two new, full-fledged maps. None of the other DLC offerings give you that great content. If you played Hitman II you might already known about this one. e;f,b
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ImpAtom posted:Hades 2 is probably the most fleshed-out Early Access title I've ever played. I put 20 hours into it and still haven't come close to seeing or doing everything. If they never updated it again it would probably still be worth the money. I have enough faith in the studio that I'm happy to just buy it now and then leave it on the shelf until they are out of EA.
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:Hasn't the game only been out in EA for about two hours? Was there some sort of closed alpha? Look at this loser who hasn't mastered time dilation so they can play more video games in less time. Yeah, they sent out early access to early access codes for early previews.
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ShadowMar posted:it should be illegal to sell video games like this I agree! I have no idea why the full game and deluxe pack are on sale, yet the deluxe edition and part one slice is full price! You could actually pay more for less: that's absolutely devious. And looking at that reddit image that Squiggle posted made my eyes hurt. Anyway, from what y'all said, I suppose this is what I should be going for: 
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loving ImpAtom violating the laws of space and time in order to play more video games Ca n you teach me how to do it
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FishMcCool posted:Had an eye on this for one for a while, and found out a couple days ago that 1.0 was just around the corner. Yay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGhW1PTSEpk
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Phlegmish posted:That was her? I had no idea. Although to be honest, like 90% of WOTR players I killed Wenduag as soon as possible I remember her name
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SirSamVimes posted:Is the Seven Deadly Sins DLC worth picking up too? No.
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SirSamVimes posted:Is the Seven Deadly Sins DLC worth picking up too? Eeeeenh. If you get a dollar of fun out of the average escalation mission, then maybe while on sale. But I think the game's got enough going on now without them.
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Rebel Blob posted:I'm excited! It looks so great. what on earth this looks wild
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Subjunctive posted:what on earth this looks wild It's like...Gothic Morrowind that looks like Nightmare Creatures, buying this immediately Squiggle fucked around with this message at 21:51 on May 6, 2024 |
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Gumdrop Larry posted:The thing to think about thought with early access is a lot of times the mental math isn't as simple as "is it good enough right now at that price point?," but rather sort of a weird and more complex situation of delayed gratification. I know personally I'd much rather have a fully realized game just drop as a 1.0 release instead of intermittent play based on updates. Like I mentioned before, I and a lot of other people tell themselves that lie of "I'll come back to it once in a while" and a lot of times never really do. You can very easily burn yourself out on something incomplete, and then you question what would I have thought of this if it was just done? If I enjoyed an early access game for a solid 30 hours before burning out, could I have maybe gotten double that if I just waited? Obviously the longer you wait, the more polished the game will be By this logic, never playing any game is the best strategy, ab uno disce omnes
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