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As usual during the winter sale \ my birthday, I'm handing out games: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Xander77/ Add me, tell me your favorite genre(s), receive a game. In return, write a review of the game somewhere and\or ride the gift train. Don't add me if you just want more goon friends, that's not the point here.
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Jan 1, 2023 17:52
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Whoever was worried about the Steam release of Scott Pilgrim not supporting crossplay, it's sounding likely that it'll still just be using the Epic online service and require an Epic account to play. Careful what you wish for I guess.
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Jan 1, 2023 18:14
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Jan 1, 2023 19:03
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Someone linked steam 250 in the previous thread https://steam250.com/ Cool site for finding hidden gems and good deals
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Jan 1, 2023 19:09
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If you're interested in hidden gems there's a thread for that.
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Jan 1, 2023 19:22
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Astlibra is a fun game that really does not need as many epilogue chapters as it has. I enjoyed playing it, I just don't need that much of it. It's like being handed a 5 gallon bucket of chocolate frostening. It sounds awesome and you say you want it, but once you've have a full cake out of it and eaten it, you really don't need more. The itch is scratched, you can stop scratching now and just say the game is over.
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Jan 1, 2023 19:25
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fit em all up in there posted:Any opinions on Metal Wolf Chaos XD and Daemon X Mechina ? Metal Wolf Chaos is an arena shooter has a fun but very same-y gameplay loop. Enough variety and enemies to be a solid game for the era it was a part of, but nothing really memorable other than the cute-sy cheesy cutscenes, which is why you play it. They also do the "you can take 50 hits, but touch water and you instantly die" thing, and combined with the "no save points" thing that was popular at the time, I rage quit it and just never finished it.
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Jan 1, 2023 19:29
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explosivo posted:Thanks for talking about MW5 in the last thread, I bought it all and have been loving the career mode with the one DLC. Also did some co-op with a friend on gamepass and the cross play stuff works flawlessly. I assume I won't be able to invite non dlc havers to a career campaign? I believe only the host needs the DLC, even career mode.
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Jan 1, 2023 19:38
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ultrafilter posted:If you're interested in hidden gems there's a thread for that. This rules thank you
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Jan 1, 2023 19:39
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Tried to subscribe to a Rimworld mod, Steam says I have to log in, then it can't reach the servers. Staying consistent for the New Year!
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Jan 1, 2023 19:48
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ultrafilter posted:If you're interested in hidden gems there's a thread for that. this is cheating, you should have to find that thread on your own
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Jan 1, 2023 19:52
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Started playing Rogue Legacy 2 and the verdict is in: it’s good
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Jan 1, 2023 20:21
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Here's a link for the Discord section. Its not necessarily a games Discord so much as a general all around SA discord with a games section. https://discord.gg/BhtfybFDvs As always be a goon but dont be a dick. It was around before Tempus Thales wiped out a bunch of the Discords, but never really picked back up since no one could remember everyone to reinvite.
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Jan 1, 2023 20:33
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explosivo posted:Thanks for talking about MW5 in the last thread, I bought it all and have been loving the career mode with the one DLC. Also did some co-op with a friend on gamepass and the cross play stuff works flawlessly. I assume I won't be able to invite non dlc havers to a career campaign? Nope, you can, they only need base game
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Jan 1, 2023 20:43
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Can’t wait to actually get something in the sale, but I’ll only be in position to do so on the 4th.
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Jan 1, 2023 20:55
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Kibayasu posted:I believe only the host needs the DLC, even career mode. RBA Starblade posted:Nope, you can, they only need base game Oh this rules, thanks for the info.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:01
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This year I'm trying to cut my video game spending, and I've been really picky in what games I pick up - I have a HUGE backlog and lots of big games that take time to go through, so I don't want to add to that so much. So I've picked up: Dead Grid: zombies card game weird early access thing made by one guy. I adore zombies, and this is my jam. Tainted Grail: Slay the Spire but with demanding graphics and a really eerie setting! Procemon: It's a broken GBC pokemon clone  Also it's edgy! An evil corporation has created a way to break into new worlds to steal their energy and exploit the labor of the procemon! The starting procemon kill the prof and trainer and then you play as them, looking for a way to stop the exploitation of the working class procemon! Contains all procedurally generated everything.But now I'm trying to decide if I want to do any big purchases before the sale ends - Is Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi any good? I love dungeon crawlers and this one looks big and engaging. - Is Elden Ring any easier than Dark Souls? I like the idea of exploring a huge open world, but I kinda suck at the genre. - How's Disgaea 6? I've heard it was more auto-battle-y than the other ones, which might be exactly what I'm looking for. - Soul Hackers 2 turned out to be merely OK and kinda simplified, right? etc etc. Trying to figure out what one big game to purchase is tough, and I like most genres, and it's nearly impossible for me to ask for recommendations as I know a lot of games.  I keep circling back to Undernauts though, but I'm kind of worried I'll purchase it and burn out midway through when there are other dungeon crawlers I could play already. And yet I do love the idea of mining my own dungeons...
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Jan 1, 2023 21:13
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StrixNebulosa posted:- Is Elden Ring any easier than Dark Souls? I like the idea of exploring a huge open world, but I kinda suck at the genre. Yes and no. I think spirit summons do a good job of mitigating some boss fights, but late game bosses are kinda nutso. I will say I haven't played since like April so maybe there were some balance patches. Overall it's a really good game and worth playing.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:16
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Has anyone successfully streamed from their gaming PC to another computer (not a phone with Steam Link)? Everything I can find through web searching seems to say it should "just work" but I cannot for the life of me get my library of installed games to appear on my laptop's library.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:18
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StrixNebulosa posted:- Is Elden Ring any easier than Dark Souls? I like the idea of exploring a huge open world, but I kinda suck at the genre. And the open world is straight-up amazing.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:21
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StrixNebulosa posted:
Undernauts is really good, I played it on the switch and loved it. Lots of great QoL stuff and the theme is really cool. The games from that developer usually hew too close to the hardcore Wizardry clone style fort my taste, but this one hits a really nice balance. Soul Hackers 2 is perfectly fine. I might hold off only because they announced a patch to fix a bunch of things a couple months ago, but still haven't released it.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:24
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Begemot posted:Soul Hackers 2 is perfectly fine. I might hold off only because they announced a patch to fix a bunch of things a couple months ago, but still haven't released it. Are you talking about the big quality of life patch? That happened in November.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:26
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Magnetic North posted:Has anyone successfully streamed from their gaming PC to another computer (not a phone with Steam Link)? Everything I can find through web searching seems to say it should "just work" but I cannot for the life of me get my library of installed games to appear on my laptop's library. If you just want to stream use Parsec or Moonlight, no need to use steam's solution.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:27
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secretly best girl posted:Are you talking about the big quality of life patch? That happened in November. Oh dang I totally missed it. I need to go finish that game now 
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Jan 1, 2023 21:28
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elden ring is really hard, hardest of the souls game to do a pure melee run in, but they also put in a lot of different ways to modulate your own difficulty through summons, magic, ashes of war (special attacks tied to weapons), and levels in general being very abundant means you can get real over levelled for any parts you want to bulldoze. dark souls 1 feels like molasses in comparison, and its difficulty largely comes from the environment and a few tricky bosses. you can also delete the difficulty in that game by getting a big shield and lots of stamina and/or pyromancy. i'd recommend playing through the games in order if you're interested in the franchise as a whole since they form a nice coherent skill curve from 1 to 2 to 3 to elden ring.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:29
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I bought Elden Ring but haven't loaded it up yet (finishing up some other games first, since I heard it's long). Is the story connected to the other Dark Souls?
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Jan 1, 2023 21:35
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ninjoatse.cx posted:I bought Elden Ring but haven't loaded it up yet (finishing up some other games first, since I heard it's long). Is the story connected to the other Dark Souls? Not at all. Wholly separate game in it's own universe.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:36
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My primary concern with Elden Ring is that I'll boot it up, realize it needs really intense focus, so I'll play it for 2-3 sessions and then keep finding excuses not to play it.  (someday I'll return to you Nioh...someday...)
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Jan 1, 2023 21:44
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StrixNebulosa posted:My primary concern with Elden Ring is that I'll boot it up, realize it needs really intense focus, so I'll play it for 2-3 sessions and then keep finding excuses not to play it. Or you’ll play it for 2-3 sessions and become absurdly hooked and fall in love with it. It’s real good.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:48
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StrixNebulosa posted:My primary concern with Elden Ring is that I'll boot it up, realize it needs really intense focus, so I'll play it for 2-3 sessions and then keep finding excuses not to play it. I'm teetering on buying it or not for basically the same reason. I know it's a huge time investment and I'm always hot and cold when it comes to this kinda stuff. I also seem to be an odd one out that I much prefer From's earlier output to their latter (though the jury is still out on Bloodborne  ) so I'm worried I'll invest all 100 hours or whatever into it only to realize I dislike for the same reasons I'm cool on Dark Souls 3...FWIW, blanket reminder if you have a Humble Bundle subscription to check their store for deals since the extra 20% off can nudge the price down further than you can possibly get elsewhere. Pretty sure Elden Ring is currently at its absolute cheapest there thanks to that.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:50
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holy poo poo John Murdoch I watched your movie last night again and it's still one of my favorites. Just an absolutely earnest 90s noir weirdo thing and so worth it. God I love Dark City.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:52
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The typical Souls game has the hard critical path and the optional harder critical paths, but Elden Ring is a gigantic open world game where any time you get stuck on a boss you can just wander off to explore something else, which is effectively grinding for souls without the tedium of the previous games.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:56
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I want more Nioh. It's the only game that solves the issues I have with the soulslike genre.
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Jan 1, 2023 21:56
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StrixNebulosa posted:holy poo poo John Murdoch I watched your movie last night again and it's still one of my favorites. Just an absolutely earnest 90s noir weirdo thing and so worth it.  Is it weird that the ending bugs me a lot? But otherwise I'm obviously a big fan.
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Jan 1, 2023 22:06
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Jack Trades posted:I want more Nioh. It's the only game that solves the issues I have with the soulslike genre. Wo Long is out in just a couple months, it looks great.
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Jan 1, 2023 22:20
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Foul Fowl posted:i'd recommend playing through the games in order if you're interested in the franchise as a whole since they form a nice coherent skill curve from 1 to 2 to 3 to elden ring. lol @ recommending playing 120+ hours of other games before playing the one that is best for a newcomer
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Jan 1, 2023 22:27
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John Murdoch posted:I'm teetering on buying it or not for basically the same reason. I know it's a huge time investment and I'm always hot and cold when it comes to this kinda stuff. I mean if you put 100 hours into it you probably got your money's worth. It's my first souls game and I'm about 25 hours in and it's getting hard (I'm bad) but I'm doing ok trying to level and gear up elsewhere. Some things I just have to try 10 times to beat it and finally it happens. Luckily you will likely respawn right there so it doesn't feel as tedious.
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Jan 1, 2023 22:41
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AfricanBootyShine posted:lol @ recommending playing 120+ hours of other games before playing the one that is best for a newcomer ‘other games’ lol
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