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STEAM 2013 Announcements & Updates VIII - Don't ask when the sales are starting.
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MMBosstones86
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Oh man I remember this, was super hyped after watching those videos.
shira
Member
Depends on the rating.
Blue Ninja
Member
Me too. Replaying it on my laptop now is amazing. Just a few mods, for the rest it still feels largely the same.
Can't wait for them to announce Fallout 4. Bethesda games are the only ones that still get me unreasonably hyped.
Scorsese Romulan cast on season 4
Psh, she broke free of the shackles of TV work when she was 11. I saw that edit, by the way.
The game is trying its best to recreate the Bill Murray classic Groundhog Day.
I can't wait for Half-Life the 3th.
I was thinking of replaying Bioshock 1 and now I can play the second one too at last. Thanks a million, Soule!
First giveaway done! Next time I might actually follow the guide instead of the gif, didn't realize how much you could specify the giveaway.
Buttonbasher
Member
Would you say that this caused you to experience...
...anger?
Also I'd back 'Taco Cat Coalition: The JaceC Incident' on Kickstarter/Greenlight.
Madrugador
Member
Damn, now I really want a dog. Last one I had died at age 10, I still miss him ;(
I'll probably play Sleeping Dogs now.
I'll probably play Sleeping Dogs now.
Being acutely familiar with id's history, here's what I knew heading into Rage:
- The story would be non-existent, and
- The ending, too
The lack of a final boss was surprisingly and, frankly, unforgivable, though.
"Here's the game's BFG equivalent!"
*five more minutes of fighting through regular enemies*
~fin
If you remove the "o" from "taco", it spells "cat" backwards.
- The story would be non-existent, and
- The ending, too
The lack of a final boss was surprisingly and, frankly, unforgivable, though.
"Here's the game's BFG equivalent!"
*five more minutes of fighting through regular enemies*
~fin
If you remove the "o" from "taco", it spells "cat" backwards.
You can't fool me, I know you've not played it as it's not on the 3DS.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Finished Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed is the quaintessential Ubisoft title - fantastic idea, rushed out before it was finished that leaves you disappointed.
There is a core game here, which could be amazing. The idea behind the gameplay mechanics are great, and the free running features are smooth at times. Yet, there's nothing more to it. It's essentially a tech-demo.
I'm informed that the other Assassin's Creed games are MUCH better, and have a better storyline, and don't have you repeating the game over at the halfway point ala the first Assassin's Creed. If that's the case I look forward to the other Assassin Creed titles.
I originally played this game on the 360 when it was initially released. My hype was high and expectations were perhaps uncontrolable. I remember getting into an argument with the Ubisoft rep who would come into our store about how crap the game was. He wasn't too happy that I wasn't going to shill it hard to people.
However, the first one is stale and undercooked at the same time. The crashes to desktop are beyond frustrating. DX10 version is unstable and unsupported. The DX9 version strangely runs smoother. I get the impression it's the Steam interface which causes the crashes.
Overall, I'd suggest watching the story on youtube and jumping on (hopefully) the much improved Assassin's Creed II or Brotherhood. The first game is everything that is currently wrong with Ubisoft:
Full of Bugs
Repeated pointless gameplay
Collect 100 lots of 100 different items
Promises and hopes that never live up to the expectation
All of this distracts from what COULD be a really great game.
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Next game up on the Backlog Blitz is... Eleusis, which I'll be streaming on: http://www.twitch.tv/mrluchador from tomorrow morning UK time.
Assassin's Creed is the quaintessential Ubisoft title - fantastic idea, rushed out before it was finished that leaves you disappointed.
There is a core game here, which could be amazing. The idea behind the gameplay mechanics are great, and the free running features are smooth at times. Yet, there's nothing more to it. It's essentially a tech-demo.
I'm informed that the other Assassin's Creed games are MUCH better, and have a better storyline, and don't have you repeating the game over at the halfway point ala the first Assassin's Creed. If that's the case I look forward to the other Assassin Creed titles.
I originally played this game on the 360 when it was initially released. My hype was high and expectations were perhaps uncontrolable. I remember getting into an argument with the Ubisoft rep who would come into our store about how crap the game was. He wasn't too happy that I wasn't going to shill it hard to people.
However, the first one is stale and undercooked at the same time. The crashes to desktop are beyond frustrating. DX10 version is unstable and unsupported. The DX9 version strangely runs smoother. I get the impression it's the Steam interface which causes the crashes.
Overall, I'd suggest watching the story on youtube and jumping on (hopefully) the much improved Assassin's Creed II or Brotherhood. The first game is everything that is currently wrong with Ubisoft:
Full of Bugs
Repeated pointless gameplay
Collect 100 lots of 100 different items
Promises and hopes that never live up to the expectation
All of this distracts from what COULD be a really great game.
---
Next game up on the Backlog Blitz is... Eleusis, which I'll be streaming on: http://www.twitch.tv/mrluchador from tomorrow morning UK time.
indigo-cyclops
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Yea same here, I was just curious. Thanks!
I'm genuinely surprised at all the positive reactions to The Last Express. It's a top 5 adventure game of all time, but so few people played it when it came out due to the publisher's marketing division quitting a month before release.
It's been on GOG for a couple years so I guess people didn't know about that or were otherwise waiting for Steam. Either way, buy and play this game!
It's been on GOG for a couple years so I guess people didn't know about that or were otherwise waiting for Steam. Either way, buy and play this game!
MMBosstones86
Member
Posting animal pics now? You guys trying to get us into Community?
...don't have a dog pic handy...
how would you rate it on a scale of 0 to Rogue Legacy?
...don't have a dog pic handy...
how would you rate it on a scale of 0 to Rogue Legacy?
Finished Assassin's Creed
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I'll always have a soft spot for the original game due to it succeeding the most at making the player feel like an actual assassin. I wish Ubi had iterated upon the investigative mechanics instead of simply ditching them in favour of steering the series towards a more streamlined action-adventure experience.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
you already love him
Yes.
Blue Ninja
Member
You and your cute doggies
mine died earlier this year
I know that feel, bro, mine did too.
On an unrelated note, I want TellTale to release episode 1 of the Walking Dead, season 2 already. I AM WAITING.
Mr. Luchador
Member
I haven't played any of the other Assassin Creed titles, so I can't really comment on those, however; I found the Investigation missions in Assassin's Creed to be interesting at first, but quickly boring.
I found myself scouting and looking for the easiest ones straight away, just so I could progress through the game as quickly as I could (as I was getting very bored with the gameplay and pace of the missions/story/etc).
Arma 2 goes on sale but get the highend graphics for DayZ I'm missing about $.80-$1
WHY.jpg
Play Dota 2 Diretide for a few matches and you 'll get that money in no time by selling essences on the market...
Finished Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed is the quaintessential Ubisoft title - fantastic idea, rushed out before it was finished that leaves you disappointed.
There is a core game here, which could be amazing. The idea behind the gameplay mechanics are great, and the free running features are smooth at times. Yet, there's nothing more to it. It's essentially a tech-demo.
I'm informed that the other Assassin's Creed games are MUCH better, and have a better storyline, and don't have you repeating the game over at the halfway point ala the first Assassin's Creed. If that's the case I look forward to the other Assassin Creed titles.
I originally played this game on the 360 when it was initially released. My hype was high and expectations were perhaps uncontrolable. I remember getting into an argument with the Ubisoft rep who would come into our store about how crap the game was. He wasn't too happy that I wasn't going to shill it hard to people.
However, the first one is stale and undercooked at the same time. The crashes to desktop are beyond frustrating. DX10 version is unstable and unsupported. The DX9 version strangely runs smoother. I get the impression it's the Steam interface which causes the crashes.
Overall, I'd suggest watching the story on youtube and jumping on (hopefully) the much improved Assassin's Creed II or Brotherhood. The first game is everything that is currently wrong with Ubisoft:
Full of Bugs
Repeated pointless gameplay
Collect 100 lots of 100 different items
Promises and hopes that never live up to the expectation
All of this distracts from what COULD be a really great game.
---
Next game up on the Backlog Blitz is... Eleusis, which I'll be streaming on: http://www.twitch.tv/mrluchador from tomorrow morning UK time.
I really liked the first 2 or 3 hours of AssCreed 1, after that i couldn't keep playing. On the other hand, I finished 2 and Brotherhood, it's the same ideas but with way better gameplay and more variety.
Yeah, the types of investigations are few and oft-repeated so I certainly understand why that aspect of the game quickly wore thin for most people. Despite this, though, I love the fundamental concept behind the game that as an assassin you need to use your brawn and intuition to gain information on your key target; information that's entirely optional in terms of implementation but can be used at the player's discretion to alter their approach to the assassination scenario.
I don't play MOBA's. So: GIVE $.80 (ASCII cat thingy here?)
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Now I want tacos. The real kind, not the hard shelled with ground beef.
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.
GAF has spoken. I'm actually making some right now.
MMBosstones86
Member
Thats the one thing I wish they would've 'innovated' upon in the later releases, instead of scrapping it all together.
Madrugador
Member
I'm one achievement away from doing everything in Rayman Legends.
Too bad it's just Uplay :/
Too bad it's just Uplay :/
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Hooray, though I think I'll still get it for 3DS. The whole thing feels more suited as a portable game.
Mr. Luchador
Member
I wouldn't mind if they had progressed the idea somehow, but I never felt that the information you gained from the investigations actually mattered. It just felt like hoop jumping to slow the game down/stop you progressing.
JESUS CHRIST
Thanks, will try.
codswallop
Member
Yeah this is how I've felt about the series since the start too. The first game gave you options (limited, sure, but a sequel could've expanded on it), and investigating showed more of these (guard routes, better infiltration routes, when to wait, etc) so you could plan your assassination accordingly.
The newer games are basically Uncharted: Medieval. Still fun, but I wish they'd stuck to their guns, though everyone had issues with the investigation stuff being repetitive (the actual mechanic was, sure, but the information you gained out of it was useful).
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Your avatar is both disturbing and amazing.
Sure, why not? Add me on Steam. We can figure out something...
I H8 Memes
Member
Arma 2 goes on sale but get the highend graphics for DayZ I'm missing about $.80-$1
WHY.jpg
I know how you feel. Skyrim is on sale for 6.75 at the Ubistore but all my money is in Gabe Dollars.
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