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Rookersh posted:CoH2 remains the only game I've ever played that tries to push the narrative that Hitler was right. That we should have looked up to the German army for it's efficiency and kindness, and how all it's soldiers were just doing their job. That the fact them evil dirty ratlike Russians beat the Germans on the Eastern Front with their cheap tactics is one of the greatest travesties of the war. And all this happens in the "Russian" campaign of CoH. There's a reason the game is banned in Russia.
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HGH posted:So they announced an expansion to This War of Mine but...it's PS4 exclusive? Is this a thing now with PC games that get console releases? As long as Sony keeps paying the developers of the games to do so, yes?
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Riso posted:There's a reason the game is banned in Russia.
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Aug 28, 2015 16:47
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The Kins posted:A gay dude worked in the same building as the dev team? No, that was fine but then he talked in the break room about his boyfriend.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:02
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It reminds me of the UAE banning Spec Ops: The Line. Before I watched an LP of the game I was like, really? I thought the UAE was fairly liberal? When I watched it I could see why at least. CoH2 sounds way worse than that.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:03
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Like some have said, trying to portray both the Nazis and Soviets as human in World War 2 sounds cool in theory, both sides did some awful stuff but they still were human and had families and some people who didn't agree with the Nazi ideology but followed it out of fear etc. But CoH2 just flat out says Hitler was right, Russians are all cartoonishly evil aside from one guy who is narrating the story but he's the only non-evil Russian and it comes off as insulting.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:12
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I don't feel like this is a new things. I feel like every WW2 game where you can play as the Germans you are "history channel germans" as opposed to "real life germans."
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Aug 28, 2015 17:16
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This might be a historical moment - everyone who bought Company of Heroes 2, in one thread!
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Aug 28, 2015 17:19
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The Kins posted:This might be a historical moment - everyone who bought Company of Heroes 2, in one thread! Apparently I have it but I've never played it.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:21
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Riso posted:There's a reason the game is banned in Russia.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:29
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The Kins posted:This might be a historical moment - everyone who bought Company of Heroes 2, in one thread! Picked it up on sale after hearing how bad it was because it couldn't be that bad, could it? Silly me.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:32
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Bob A Feet posted:I feel like every WW2 game where you can play as the Germans you are "history channel germans" as opposed to "real life germans." Are there many of these games? I can't think of any.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:33
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Mr. Fortitude posted:it couldn't be that bad, could it? Silly me. If we did serious thread titles around here, this would be it.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:36
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anilEhilated posted:Russia being a fascist dictatorship that idolizes Stalin? Ding ding we have a winner  I mean, I'm not even Russian, and the Russian stereotypes feel insulting. It's like that one comic strip where Captain America says he isn't a coward and what do you think, that the A stands for France? It's lazy as poo poo.Sober posted:Well poo poo, I figured it had to be something like that re: Eastern front history. It's all in the details - the resources for example. In CoH1 they are vertically displayed, making them easier to read. In CoH2, they are horizontal because ??? I bought the game for $13 and I still feel like I paid $7 too much.  Det_no posted:The worst change from COH to COH II was how the unit dialogue went from witty and heroic/stoic to super lifeless, edgy "Ja/Da, let's burn the orphanage then roll in the ashes" bullshit. We will never find out what happened to Konrad and his laces.
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Mr. Fortitude posted:Like some have said, trying to portray both the Nazis and Soviets as human in World War 2 sounds cool in theory, both sides did some awful stuff but they still were human and had families and some people who didn't agree with the Nazi ideology but followed it out of fear etc.
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a7m2 posted:Apparently I have it but I've never played it. It has a free weekend right now so everyone on steam has it. I haven't played COH2 but General Winter is one of my favorite characters in Sonic Racing Transformed. 
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Aug 28, 2015 17:38
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Ekster posted:It reminds me of the UAE banning Spec Ops: The Line. Before I watched an LP of the game I was like, really? I thought the UAE was fairly liberal? When I watched it I could see why at least. Spec Ops was banned in the UAE for portraying the destruction of Dubai (the sandstorm that turned the city into a wasteland). It's got nothing to do with the game's actual content, supposedly.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:47
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I admit I almost want to play this now just to see how you unironically do Hitler Was Right.
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ImpAtom posted:I admit I almost want to play this now just to see how you unironically do Hitler Was Right. Also the free weekend lets me play Ardennes Assault but it seems like a really by-the-numbers Battle of Bastogne thing.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:52
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CJacobs posted:Spec Ops was banned in the UAE for portraying the destruction of Dubai (the sandstorm that turned the city into a wasteland). It's got nothing to do with the game's actual content, supposedly. Huh. I assumed it had to do with Dubai's elite fleeing while telling their populace everything is going to be fine.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:57
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This was added to steam and i'm just gonna fuckin leave this here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXA9ZO-SQTQ
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Aug 28, 2015 18:07
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Starbound daily. Decided to check out the status of its EA process, and apparently a huge stable patch just hit. Looks like they are still improving quite a bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6db4718sRY
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Aug 28, 2015 18:08
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Stealth Inc 2 for free: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/stealthinc2_agameofclones_freegame
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Ragequit posted:Starbound daily. Decided to check out the status of its EA process, and apparently a huge stable patch just hit. Looks like they are still improving quite a bit: That was yesterday's daily, today's is Hand Of Fate.
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Aug 28, 2015 18:16
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Quest For Glory II posted:Stealth Inc 2 for free: That can't be a solid sales tactic...
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Ragequit posted:Starbound daily. Decided to check out the status of its EA process, and apparently a huge stable patch just hit. Looks like they are still improving quite a bit: It's still boring garbage, Terraria remains vastly superior.
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Aug 28, 2015 18:21
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Deakul posted:It's still boring garbage, Terraria remains vastly superior. They're like the exact same game. Terraria has more boss fights, I guess.
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Aug 28, 2015 18:23
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Shoutout to Gromit who gave me some Pirate anime titty adventure last night. Hes a Certified Cool Guy.
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Aug 28, 2015 18:23
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Drifter posted:That can't be a solid sales tactic... I'm not sure I'll even play it, but it looks good on the backlog.
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Quest For Glory II posted:This was added to steam and i'm just gonna fuckin leave this here What the hell did I just watch?
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Neddy Seagoon posted:What the hell did I just watch? The next logical question after "Who let the dogs out?"
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Crashbee posted:That was yesterday's daily, today's is Hand Of Fate. Whoops! Jumped the gun a bit. Hands of Fate looks pretty good as well. Deakul posted:It's still boring garbage, Terraria remains vastly superior. Terraria is pretty fun, but I like the aesthetic of Starbound more. Have you tried the new patch from 2 days ago and still think it's garbage? I know what you mean though. Devs adding a ton more stuff and mechanics is just the worst. Hard hitting truths from the guy who couldn't figure out how to play Diablo 3.
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Quest For Glory II posted:This was added to steam and i'm just gonna fuckin leave this here 
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CJacobs posted:They're like the exact same game. Terraria has more boss fights, I guess. The boss fights in Starbound are garbage, though. The first boss is a gimmick "avoid the lasers and hit a switch three times" thing, except that you have to fight through a maze to get to it, you move slower backwards than forwards (making it a lot harder to avoid the lasers), and if you die you have to do the entire maze over again.
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Game of Thones + Tales from The Borderlands are really cheap on the bundle store right now. Just add some of the cheaper telltale games(Puzzle Agent, Poker Night) to your cart along with them and you can get them 85% off.  I got both for 11 bucks instead of the 14 or 12 dollars they would cost individually.
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Quest For Glory II posted:This was added to steam and i'm just gonna fuckin leave this here 
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It was a good patch but they added content for like 4 our of 10 tiers or something weird like that. There's also another complete combat overhaul in the works. Starbound might legit be good in like a year.
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Ragequit posted:Whoops! Jumped the gun a bit. Hands of Fate looks pretty good as well. Yes, I have and it's still poo poo. There's no sense of progression or anything to do that's -fun-, the NPCs don't add jack to the game as it is, and the combat is still a chore. And in this case, the stuff the devs are adding are pretty awful. http://playstarbound.com/21st-july-farming-farmables/ boy howdy I sure do want to play harvest moon in my space travel game.
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Azran posted:History-wise, the way Company of Heroes 2 displays the Eastern Front is 1) biased towards Germany and 2) factually wrong. First of all, in a story set in the Eastern Front, THE ONLY ONES COMMITING ATROCITIES ARE THE RUSSIANS. How hosed up is that? That particular bit was kind of repulsive. On point two, there are a lot of things you can mention but basically you can bring it down to two things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m4SCUaBHS8
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Det_no posted:It was a good patch but they added content for like 4 our of 10 tiers or something weird like that. There's also another complete combat overhaul in the works. Starbound might legit be good in like a year. Awesome. Terraria took a little time to become really good as well, so I hold out hope.
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