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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 III - Don't Believe The Tags
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That is... a very interesting Saoirse avatar. >.>
Is there a reason that in the Steam Store, it doesn't say I own Painkiller: Black Edition and offer the "Play Now" option? It's not that I ever start a game that way, but it's nice to know for a quick way to check if I own a game as my library increases on this account.
I can not recommend these games enough. Whenever someone talks about the best stealth games things like Thief, Splinter Cell, Mark Of Ninja, Tenchu, even some odd ones like Amnesia: The Dark Descent. pop up, but far and above all of them in mind are the Commandos series.
Aye they are top down or isometric, but that in no way takes away from the key aspect of properly planning (or being quite lucky and barrelling through), while using surroundings and items to best dispatch, distract, or fully sneak past enemies and sometimes wildlife while completing a series of missions during war time.
While somewhat dated in user interface, still fully practical and and one will get used to them and have plenty of tactical options to take advantage of quickly and easily once they get used to it if they only know modern game interfaces.
Some effort may be required to get it work on modern systems (Vista and above) depending on the set-up, but can be done with plenty of guides online to help you should you require to alter anything.
If you don't want all the games, just one to try out one, I recommend Commandos 2 - Men Of Courage to try out. It's $0.59 USD, worth the risk at least.
Wizorb is the best RPG using a Arkanoid/Breakout game as a RPG battle that I have ever played. It's also the only one, but it manages to keep me entertain on both sides of that even if it's a bit short, silly, and never too challenging beyond perhaps some odd stages with unlucky bounces and some forced grinding.
I fully enjoyed it on Xbox 360 as a game to play every now and then when I needed a break from playing a longer game, say Assassin's Creed 2, and that's all it was there for while still providing enough I wanted to keep at it for it's basic story and RPG upgrading.
I have no memory of what I paid for it, but it was rather cheap and it was worth it.
I can not recommend these games enough. Whenever someone talks about the best stealth games things like Thief, Splinter Cell, Mark Of Ninja, Tenchu, even some odd ones like Amnesia: The Dark Descent. pop up, but far and above all of them in mind are the Commandos series.
Aye they are top down or isometric, but that in no way takes away from the key aspect of properly planning (or being quite lucky and barrelling through), while using surroundings and items to best dispatch, distract, or fully sneak past enemies and sometimes wildlife while completing a series of missions during war time.
While somewhat dated in user interface, still fully practical and and one will get used to them and have plenty of tactical options to take advantage of quickly and easily once they get used to it if they only know modern game interfaces.
Some effort may be required to get it work on modern systems (Vista and above) depending on the set-up, but can be done with plenty of guides online to help you should you require to alter anything.
If you don't want all the games, just one to try out one, I recommend Commandos 2 - Men Of Courage to try out. It's $0.59 USD, worth the risk at least.
Wizorb is the best RPG using a Arkanoid/Breakout game as a RPG battle that I have ever played. It's also the only one, but it manages to keep me entertain on both sides of that even if it's a bit short, silly, and never too challenging beyond perhaps some odd stages with unlucky bounces and some forced grinding.
I fully enjoyed it on Xbox 360 as a game to play every now and then when I needed a break from playing a longer game, say Assassin's Creed 2, and that's all it was there for while still providing enough I wanted to keep at it for it's basic story and RPG upgrading.
I have no memory of what I paid for it, but it was rather cheap and it was worth it.
NingenJanai
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Cool, I miss his beautiful avatar.
Garcia
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Man, I was just about to ask you guys if the Commandos were worth the purchase and you totally convinced now. Also, I'll buy Wizorb. Thanks for your quick reviews.
Thanks for the update! Glad to hear he's coming back. : )
Good to hear.
Rickenslacker
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Pretty much. Having a completely empty island was just as bad as having enemies that came back the moment you looked away and back again. It just seemed like an extreme response to FC2's criticism, but not the right one.
Spent time playing Gravi to unlock the achievements for the 0.45£ from Playfire and I hated every second of it.
I despise the way this game controls. I started off playing with a controller but I switched to kb/m because it didn't feel right, but things didn't improve too much for me. Aiming was faster with the mouse but other than that I felt like I was wrestling with the controls the whole time.
I despise the way this game controls. I started off playing with a controller but I switched to kb/m because it didn't feel right, but things didn't improve too much for me. Aiming was faster with the mouse but other than that I felt like I was wrestling with the controls the whole time.
Milamber pls.
Also does the game accurately portray the japanese lifestyle? You know, outside of the sexual tension and all that. You know, for research
Yeah, some Asian countries missed out unfortunately. SG in particular doesn't even have an unlock date.
Mmm, food. The interview it was taken for is behind a paywall, sadly.
If I could just pay 1 pound or whatever to unlock that specific article, I would.He could've used "Back soon" rather than "Bye".
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Did the Splinter Cell games drop to 75% off thus weekend?
arts&crafts
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Is Thief unlocked in other countries? Not in NA until 24 hours
Every Tom Clancy Game did. Except EndWar.
Edit: I've sold my Thief-themed Dota 2 item set for $6.70 ($5.86) and made $3.69 from the Gunpoint and Rome 2 TF2 items I'd forgotten about. Not a bad haul! The Thief-themed TF2 items aren't marketable just yet but the Dota 2 set alone vindicated my decision to purchase the DDE through Steam rather than GMG.
corrosivefrost
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Is that the game that spawned the amazing gif that was posted in here?
I have tabs open for Hammerwatch, Bridge Constructor, and Tetrobot...
Any strong recommendations on these?
Tizoc
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Of course it does!
scorpscarx
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Just grabbed Thief for $20, here we go, I can stomach that much.
Yeah, some Asian countries missed out unfortunately. SG in particular doesn't even have an unlock date.
Mmm, food. The interview it was taken for is behind a paywall, sadly.
He could've used "Back soon" rather than "Bye".
Lol take it from a Singaporean. Don't bother checking our store. We pay US prices, follow asian region lock and release dates most of the time, and only sell games in english. I don't think steam actually recognises the singapore dollar.
You really might as well use a vpn to check the US store
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Damn. So much for wish list notifications
PetriP-TNT
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Alien8
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I agree 100% with your opinion. I'll just add that Commandos series, although easy to grasp the gameplay, are quite difficulty games (exasperating, sometimes), but worth to give a chance. Hell, I even got to finish Commandos 2 on the OG Xbox. I had in my fingers the agility of a pianist at that time.
Squeenix needs to put Commandos: Strike Force back up.
Edit: It's still on GamersGate! No excuses. I might e-mail Squeenix Support and ask if I can be given a Steam key should I purchase it.
Edit: It's still on GamersGate! No excuses. I might e-mail Squeenix Support and ask if I can be given a Steam key should I purchase it.
Tizoc
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Tempting buuuuuuuuuuuuuut I'm gonna wait for the GotY edition, I think Jase mentioned it'll be added to Steam?
Where'd you get it for $20?
scorpscarx
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The same place Jshackles got it for $5 lol, sellers from the AMD promo, this case in our own b/s/t thread.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Oh look, the since-removed Child's Play pack for only $1.19. JaseC is gonna be pissed (unless he was able to already sell his copies)
Nabs
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Double Dragon: Neon Bro-Pack is $12.99 http://store.steampowered.com/app/252350/
MMBosstones86
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crimsonheadGCN
Banned
There will most likely be an Indie sale at the end of March. The next store wide sale will be in June unless Valve has other plans.
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
Ahw yeah!
Really nice price. They should have released it at launch, though.
Alien8
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Freedom = $1.05
Banned
Guys,
WTF happens in Dear Esther? Like, I think theres a story about an accident and infidelity and a man coping with it by turning into the world's most articulate seagull but im not sure just how wrong I am.
WTF happens in Dear Esther? Like, I think theres a story about an accident and infidelity and a man coping with it by turning into the world's most articulate seagull but im not sure just how wrong I am.
Tizoc
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NOW THEY PROVIDE THE BRO-PACK?
Frag's sake these devs need to make these things available day 1.
PetriP-TNT
Member
I think I will not bother. With Metal Gear Rising Revengeance I downloaded the game itself much much much faster than the thing unpacked itself.
There's no Spring Sale, however last year Valve did hold an Indie Sale in March.
Deep Silver also didn't take it down from Amazon, the buggers. I've been waiting for Valve to add refund functionality to unsent gifts, as the phrasing on the first page of the refund process so states, however this hasn't happened yet. I might as well just submit a ticket and remove the items from my scalping spreadsheet.
ashecitism
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so what's up with the Blood licence again?
Oh!, you!.
Don't forget to tell us, if you are succesful
Will do! The only other Squeenix game I don't have is Infernal.
Atari got its hands on it (again) after the IP went with Monolith to WB but was later abandoned.
Chance Hale
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I prefer the shopped version.
Nabs
Member
Too expensive.
From what I gathered after I played through it last year no one really knows for sure as it's quite vague and there are some random elements to it. I think it's just meant to be interpreted, and that no matter how you interpret it you kind of feel worse afterwards than you did before.
Even after Blood 2?
Thanks for filling in, JaseC.
In other news, the games for the next Indieroyale bundle, the pancake bundle, aren't known, but it's coming.
Edit: Derp, I thought those looked familiar.
Also, people that think the RPS review for Thi4f is flattering need to reread it
Apart from the first line, he basically spends the next couple of thousand words destroying the game.
In other news, the games for the next Indieroyale bundle, the pancake bundle, aren't known, but it's coming.
Edit: Derp, I thought those looked familiar.
Also, people that think the RPS review for Thi4f is flattering need to reread it
Apart from the first line, he basically spends the next couple of thousand words destroying the game.
ashecitism
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That and Last Light are tempting my wallet right now.
Blue Ninja
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Might try streaming a playthrough of Dark Souls soon, I've never played the game before and I want people to experience my demise.
Loaded it up for laughs, and it looks like this:
Loaded it up for laughs, and it looks like this:
Looks like I'll need to reinstall DSfix. :lol
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