Steam Thread:It's easier to believe in myself with a +5 gargoyle tail axe in my hands

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Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

The 7th Guest posted:

games this month:

Trails to Azure - March 14th

This is it, folks. The last of the 2.5D Trails games, the end of an era. After this point it's all downhill. Savor this last supper. Lloyd and his fake-bracer cop friends are back for one more round of detective work, along with high political tension as the game takes place during the beginning of the conflict in Trails of Cold Steel, and yes, Cold Steel characters may show up here. Hopefully not Rean. if Lloyd and Rean had to share screentime together i'm not sure the world could handle such limit-breaking blandness.

Rean is not in that game, but the two do meet in other games :ohdear:

# ¿ Mar 2, 2023 22:04

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# ¿ May 14, 2024 19:44

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Pierson posted:

Before the sale ends are there any other good games (indie or not) of the style of Recettear, Mystia Izakaya or the cabaret minigame from Yakuza 0? Basically running and building up a small business where you directly control the boss/employees and the gameplay is fulfilling guest/buyer requests?

Thanks for mentioning this.
I got it after your post and it's really good (it's also still on sale until thursday).
It feels a lot like Recettear (figuring out what your customers like to make enough profit to pay back your loans) combined with a bit of the Atelier games (walk around the map collecting materials from gathering points and then try to make items that have all the traits you want from the traits of the materials)
The music is comfy and relaxing and the art is gorgeous as well.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2023 07:52

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Squiggle posted:

An immersive sim is any game that gets a bunch of old dorks wound up about the definition of an immersive sim

Immersive sims are roguelikes?

# ¿ May 23, 2023 05:56

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Upsidads posted:

Steam put some "Adult Only" title in my recommendation section.
Idon't own any adult or M rated titles except Myst what gives?

It means you've turned on adult only content here:
https://store.steampowered.com/account/preferences
Turn it off again if you don't want to see that.

# ¿ Aug 10, 2023 17:11

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

The 7th Guest posted:

ok this is kinda funny lol

https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1699703814209548630

# ¿ Sep 7, 2023 17:42

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Galaga Galaxian posted:

So I guess Unity has decided to set it all on fire in the name of short term profit…

Enshittification claims yet another company. :smithicide:

# ¿ Sep 12, 2023 17:58

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

ponzicar posted:

So if I hate a Unity game developer, after January 1st I could just uninstall and reinstall their game at 20 cents a try until I exceed the price I paid for it?

And if you want to be really rude, you refund the game when you're done.

# ¿ Sep 16, 2023 23:00

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Unity now wants 4% of the revenue past $1,000,000 (Unreal Engine takes 5%) and it's not retroactive.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-18/unity-overhauls-controversial-price-hike-after-game-developers-revolt

also lol:

quote:

�I don�t think there�s any version of this that would have gone down a whole lot differently than what happened,� Riccitiello said.

Maybe not trying to revoke an irrevocable license would have been a start?

e: seems like there's a paywall, here's the full text:

quote:

Video-game tool maker Unity Software Inc. said Monday it�s backtracking on major aspects of a controversial new price hike, telling staff in an all-hands meeting that it�s now considering changes including a cap on potential fees.

Unity, which operates and licenses a suite of video-game development tools called the Unity Engine, set off a firestorm last week when it announced plans to charge customers for every new installation of their game after a certain threshold. The decision triggered widespread protests, leading several video-game makers to say they would boycott Unity until the policy is changed.

Under the tentative new plan, Unity will limit fees to 4% of a game�s revenue for customers making over $1 million and said that installations counted toward reaching the threshold won�t be retroactive, according to recording of the meeting reviewed by Bloomberg. Last week, Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello delayed an all-hands meeting on the pricing changes and closed two offices after the company received what it said was a credible death threat.

The company apologized to customers on Sunday and said it would be making changes to the pricing policy.

We have heard you. We apologize for the confusion and angst the runtime fee policy we announced on Tuesday caused. We are listening, talking to our team members, community, customers, and partners, and will be making changes to the policy. We will share an update in a couple of�
� Unity (@unity) September 17, 2023

Marc Whitten, a Unity executive, said the company hasn�t yet announced the latest changes because executives are still running them by partners and don�t want to repeat last week�s communications debacle, which led to several clarifications.

One of the most controversial elements of the policy concerned how Unity would track installations of its software. Although the company first said it would use proprietary tools, Whitten said Monday management will rely on users to self-report the data.

In the meeting, Riccitiello emphasized that the new policy is designed to generate more revenue from the company's biggest customers and that more than 90% of Unity users won�t be affected. Several employees asked during the meeting how Unity would bounce back from what appeared to be a breach of trust. Executives said the company will have to �show, not tell� and handle future communications more carefully.

�I don�t think there�s any version of this that would have gone down a whole lot differently than what happened,� Riccitiello said. �It is a massively transformational change to our business model.�

But, he acknowledged, �I think we could have done a lot of things a lot better.�

Tamba fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Sep 18, 2023

# ¿ Sep 18, 2023 21:50

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Kairosoft's games also tend to be on the cheaper side, so they would have been the hardest hit by a fixed fee per install.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2023 10:24

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Flair posted:

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/control-narrative

Opus: Echo of Starsong looks interesting. Has anyone here played it?

# ¿ Sep 22, 2023 22:41

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Unity backpedals even more, to terms that are actually reasonable
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/unity-makes-major-changes-to-controversial-install-fee-program/

- Only for projects that upgrade to or start with the 2024 version of Unity
- fee per user (per platform) OR 2,5% of revenue, whichever is lower
- only for games with $1 million in revenue (last year) and 1 million users (lifetime)

If they had started with that, there would have been some grumbling, but most devs would have stuck with them. Now they've lost all trust and have the EU regulators looking into their spyware suite

# ¿ Sep 23, 2023 10:58

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Also, ignore the Defender item set. It's basically a bunch of cheat items that were added to let you rush to the expansion content. You shouldn't use it for your first playthrough.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2023 21:00

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

The 7th Guest posted:

notable next fest demos:

[...]
Tevi (Rabi-Ribi dev)

Tried this. Just like Rabi Ribi, it's a Metroidvania with a huge amount of content. I played the demo for 90 minutes (still not done), and it put me at 3% map completion and 4% items.
But you need to be strong enough to handle the anime.

e:

GhostDog posted:

Riccitiello is out at Unity. Probably took responsibility for his fuckup. And by responsibility I mean a big sack of money.

Looks like it's around $26 million, according to this
https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001810806/ab96d3bf-3c33-462a-b630-bb3a9320cc84.pdf
(page 61)

Tamba fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Oct 9, 2023

# ¿ Oct 9, 2023 23:40

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

The 7th Guest posted:

if you can get past the extremely mediocre combat, Yohane the Parhelion demo (out next month) is pretty solid. it's Inti Creates doing another GBA-style Igavania but this one is patterned after Ender Lilies. it's got nice visuals, great music, and solid UI amenities. it's really just the combat holding it back because there's literally no comboing

I've played the Tevi demo before that, so the combat felt really bad in comparison, but that wasn't the only problem this game has: The bosses felt like they had way more HP than necessary, which was made worse by them making you fight the exact same boss 3 times in a slightly different arena :psyduck:

# ¿ Oct 11, 2023 17:02

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

quote:

For that reason we are removing in-game monetization completely. Content from the existing Leveling Passes will be turned into cosmetic-only optional “supporter pack” DLCs sold on Steam.

Removing in-game monetization by turning it into out-of-game monetization?

# ¿ Oct 15, 2023 16:59

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Hwurmp posted:

what is the hall effect

It's when you have 3 doors to choose from, only one of which contains the price...

# ¿ Oct 20, 2023 16:54

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Attack on Princess posted:

I don't know if it applies to your case, but it's been a thing since Sid Meier was quoted saying players will optimize the fun out of a game if given the chance.

It was Soren Johnson, the lead designer for Civ4
https://www.designer-notes.com/game-developer-column-17-water-finds-a-crack/

# ¿ Nov 13, 2023 08:49

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Leal posted:

And here I thought names wouldn't get more silly than Kingdom Hearts Three Five Eight Days Over Two

If there is a game with some japanese words in the title, it may or may not actually be from japan. But if the title is something like Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition, you can be absolutely sure that it's a japanese game :v:

# ¿ Nov 14, 2023 14:30

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

claw game handjob posted:

I think I just got to this exact place via a variety of I-can't-tell-if-it's-sequence-breaking, the now-redheaded repeat fight, in Volcanic Cavern?

I'm loving Rabi-Ribi because it's one of the most freeform metroidvania titles I've ever run across. Once you hit Chapter 1 (ie, the town), the game basically gives you two signposts but opens up everything. Last night I took out a boss and an achievement popped telling me "congrats, you did this without an item you don't have that would have made this fairer". Multiple times the game has flagged "congrats, you figured some unlisted skills out, good work!", but only after a few uses when it clearly figured I wasn't just flailing on the game pad. Talking it over with a pal we've completely taken two different routes and he found regions I hadn't run across yet and I had to be informed what the Easter eggs did because he prioritized those instead.

Highly recommend it, this thing is systems on systems on systems on maps on maps on bosses on...

Yeah, the dev put a ton of effort into it post-release, and there were quite a few cases where someone found a sequence break or did some weird challenge run, and instead of patching it out, they added an achievement for it :v:

Their new game, Tevi will be out this week, and it has a demo you can play already (though progress won't carry over because the demo is a special build that moved items/unlocks around)

# ¿ Nov 28, 2023 18:40

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Zaphiel posted:

... but the twist is that every item you carry is represented in your backpack, where placement rules and the number of spaces you have in it matter.

You will be playing placement Tetris in your backpack and it is glorious.

Sure, you have your Wooden Sword that has 7 damage, but if you place it adjacent to your Bronze Amour, that's +1 damage! But you better make sure your Bronze Amour is next to your Leather Cap, so it can get +1 to block, and that your Leather Cap is in the top row, so it can get max block as well.

And if you want that, but as an asynchronous PVP game, try the other backpack game :v:

# ¿ Dec 6, 2023 18:45

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

RPATDO_LAMD posted:

a good game? for any genre?

anime dating simulator

Persona 5

(e: under the assumption that 'dating sim' means 'games like the Tokimeki Memorial series' (which is a very dead genre) and not 'any visual novel where you end up with a girl at the end is a dating sim' )

Tamba fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Dec 6, 2023

# ¿ Dec 6, 2023 19:05

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Mordja posted:

Does the end of Wolfenstein: TNC remain the worst use of music in a game?

Yakuza Kiwami suddenly playing Amazing Grace at the end

# ¿ Dec 7, 2023 21:49

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

They're talking about the Sealed Forest biome, at the end of a world map cycle.
Reputation doesn't win you the game there.

But good news: The options you have there are always the same, do now you know and can be prepared better the next time.

# ¿ Dec 9, 2023 08:30

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

There's an end goal of reforging all the seals, but it requires playing on the highest difficulty levels

# ¿ Dec 9, 2023 21:46

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

...! posted:

Steam is officially on my last loving nerve.

It refuses to show me anything with "adult content". It tells me I have it blocked. I do not. Every single box for allowing content is checked. No matter how many times I check/uncheck various things, it changes nothing.

Has anyone had this happen before? Any ideas for how to fix it?

Are you in Germany? Steam has to block all porn games here, because they do not want to do whatever age verification is necessary, and "even my Steam account is older than 18 years at this point" is not good enough

# ¿ Dec 15, 2023 07:04

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

repiv posted:

steam now allows you to hide your shameful purchases

https://twitter.com/SteamDB/status/1737582613395599592

quote:

If a Steam Friend attempts to buy a game as a gift that you have marked private, you will not show as already owning the game.

Huh, so does Steam just take the money in that case?

# ¿ Dec 20, 2023 23:49

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Countblanc posted:

what ive learned this page is that "anime" just sorta means whatever

The PS Vita thread here was legendary. Just page after page of people going " 'I hate anime' , and I love Persona 4, so it can't be anime" and then arguing what anime ~really~ means

# ¿ Dec 27, 2023 00:30

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Flair posted:

Dang, you must have been super good at https://store.steampowered.com/app/203290/Americas_Army_Proving_Grounds/

/s

C&C Generals :colbert:

# ¿ Jan 16, 2024 23:29

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Rinkles posted:

Anyone have any idea how likely it is to be moddable?

FAQ posted:

[Does Palworld support modding? Steam Workshop?]
Steam Workshop support won't be supported straight away but we plan to add it after launch. Palworld is made in Unreal Engine 5 and we look forward to seeing what sort of mods people come up with!

# ¿ Jan 21, 2024 11:48

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Flair posted:

But what if Steam Deck 2 comes out? Like tomorrow!?

Then you buy that too

# ¿ Jan 31, 2024 21:53

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

ZearothK posted:

BG3 is an indie game.

And Dave the Diver, which won a bunch of indie game awards isn't, because the dev is a division of Nexon.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2024 10:00

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Detective No. 27 posted:

I think it was here someone was debating on getting the Etrian Odyssey Collection but thought that the $50 even after sale price was too stiff. Well have I got good news for you.

https://twitter.com/wario64/status/1768344756248076461?s=46&t=uiUehxbkNdNcN0PmfZ4Vaw

Direct link, because my uBlock origin did not like the multiple layers of redirects in that link
https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/etrian-odyssey-origins-collection

# ¿ Mar 14, 2024 20:01

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

ColdIronsBound posted:

We (me&GF) own a Steam Deck & gaming PC, with the same account on each.

If I buy a co op game, can we both play together? One person on each device

Unlikely, but it depends on the game. If it's using Steam for the accounts, it definitely won't let you play with 'yourself', but if the game has its own account system or simply does not have any accounts at all, it might work if the Deck is in offline mode.

# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 18:33

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

ninjoatse.cx posted:

I bought Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend as it popped into my feed.
It's a "Slay the spire"-like that's still very much in early access. Game is pretty fun, and lots of super cute artwork (and some ZUN-inspired bad artwork).

You forgot to mention that the music is really good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi7MnYLuaBw&list=PLnkoiitBgdmi5xzjj9BqGrxYI_4Cdi4EA&index=15

# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 20:25

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

StrixNebulosa posted:

Dark Souls report: having found Andre and gotten my Mace upgraded to +1, I decided to backtrack to Firelink shrine. I swiftly discovered that fighting BACKWARDS is awful and I hate it.

You did find the elevator from the church back down to Firelink and didn't go back the long way, right? :ohdear:

# ¿ Apr 11, 2024 07:36

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Phlegmish posted:

I've heard of names like Koontz, but never Cuntz.

That sounds like someone passed through Ellis Island and either trolled or was trolled by the guy Anglifying his name.

e: Kuntz does seem to exist.

Kunz is a relatively common German surname. The spelling Kuntz isn't quite as common, but I've definitely seen it around as well.

# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 18:27

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

kazil posted:

lol Niger

The Scunthorpe problem strikes again

# ¿ May 4, 2024 20:13

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

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.

# ¿ May 6, 2024 19:57

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Jack Trades posted:

The...uhhh...little girls in bikini outfits DLC?

It does have some new items and one new boss, but this game is from the "Binding of Isaac" school of roguelikes where you only unlock new items to find, bosses that can appear and characters to play as, with no "spends 5 meta currency to increase your attack by 5%" type of unlocks.

So just the base game is perfectly fine, and if you ever get to the point where you feel that you've seen everything and still want more, you can get the DLC.

# ¿ May 8, 2024 16:17

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# ¿ May 14, 2024 19:44

Tamba: Apr 5, 2010

Serephina posted:

I thought they where talking about EA games at first on that chart, but apparently not:

So uh, it's a useless loving differential to anyone who's not Valve?

That was introduced when people started releasing "game-like objects" (I think that's what one Valve blog post called them): Just some Unity thing with free assets, made not to be played by anyone. The 'dev' would generate free keys, use those to farm trading cards and sell them on the marketplace, earning 1 cent for each marketplace transaction.

# ¿ May 9, 2024 19:07

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