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Steam Summer Sale 2017 |OT| The Weather's Hot and the Deals are Not
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electroflame
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No problem, enjoy! Last Light was really good, so you're in for a treat.
sixteen-bit
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I remember seeing a review a while back (LGR maybe) that made me not want to play it.
There's no better game for fans of murder mysteries and puzzles than Umineko.
Honestly, it's literally a deconstruction of the mystery genre.
My wife and I both enjoyed Human: Fall Flat.
midasmulligan
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Great, thanks for the info
I need to vent a little bit...
Underrail is a great game. It's the type of RPG Bethesda wishes they were still competent enough to make. I've played the game for 64h and, apart from some minor issues, loved every minute of it.
Until I reached the final zone/dungeon. Why? Who thought this was a good idea? The list of stupid shit randomly put in there seems endless... Neverending spawning enemies? Yes! Permanent debuff that can't be cured? Yes! Labyrinthine dungeon where every room looks almost identical? Of course! No sense of direction or instructions of what to do or where to go? Yep! Barely any interaction with the environment or NPCs, the kind of thing you expect in a RPG, besides combat? Sadly yes...
It's just stupid design decision on top of stupid design decision, on top of yet another stupid thing. It's so bad it tarnishes all the other 60h+ I played the game and managed to suck all the joy I had while playing it, to a point where I don't even feel like finishing it... It's all so bad it's sad.
Underrail is a great game. It's the type of RPG Bethesda wishes they were still competent enough to make. I've played the game for 64h and, apart from some minor issues, loved every minute of it.
Until I reached the final zone/dungeon. Why? Who thought this was a good idea? The list of stupid shit randomly put in there seems endless... Neverending spawning enemies? Yes! Permanent debuff that can't be cured? Yes! Labyrinthine dungeon where every room looks almost identical? Of course! No sense of direction or instructions of what to do or where to go? Yep! Barely any interaction with the environment or NPCs, the kind of thing you expect in a RPG, besides combat? Sadly yes...
It's just stupid design decision on top of stupid design decision, on top of yet another stupid thing. It's so bad it tarnishes all the other 60h+ I played the game and managed to suck all the joy I had while playing it, to a point where I don't even feel like finishing it... It's all so bad it's sad.
It seems like it's a must buy for almost everyone. What didn't you like about it?
Alright, despite what I said about my backlog, I couldn't resist and updated my cart with a few games. Found some nice gems and my cart is at $29. Might cut a few out, but This should pretty much be my final list. Just need to wait until Friday for Humble Monthly before making my purchase.
White Wolf
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do you have the one touch feature enabled? because that might be your issue...... if i'm wrong, someone can correct me
level1
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Next humble monthly is on the 7th iirc, so 2 days after sale ends
AbundantChoice
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Ultimate Chicken Horse is *brilliant*, and Crawl is also fantastic, and probably inspired more hooting and hollering than any other game in our house. People want to play those two every time we do a "couch games night", while other things like Gang Beasts have fallen off a bit.
How's the skill ceiling in Gang Beasts? The videos for that always look amusing enough, but is it possible to ever really get "good" at the game? It always seems so floppy and flailing that I wonder if there's any appeal after laughing at the physics stuff wears off.
Cool - I forgot to mention, it'd mainly be 1v1 local multiplayer, do UCH and Crawl require more than 2 players to be at their best/most fun?
Oh, you're right! Thought it was this Friday, but I made a mistake with the dates. I guess there's no reason to wait. Well, maybe I'll first see if there's a bundle tomorrow.
UcchedavÄda
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Somehow Steam has decided that I really, really like rogue-likes.
Just about every game in the last 3 queues I went through were rogue-likes.
Can anyone cast light on why that is happening?
Just about every game in the last 3 queues I went through were rogue-likes.
Can anyone cast light on why that is happening?
Greatest Ever
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How was it?
Funyarinpa
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THE HOUSE IN-
I'm glad you beat me to it.
Yup. Best VN, best story, best cast, best OST, best art I've seen in a game.
..:That said, it does get really horrific at points, there's a content warning list out there (with spoilers).
Higurashi's horror, but you might want to try it out regardless, it's great.
Umineko is absolutely wonderful, you might enjoy it slightly more after Higurashi though. It's also HUGE (like, 120+ hours for all 8 episodes huge. but only the first 4 episodes are out right now on Steam, no date announced for Episodes 5-8, which is called Umineko Chiru)
A retro one I love is YU-NO. Ever17 and Remember11 are other favorites of mine.
(Not on sale, but the common route is free, so you might want to try it before buying)
Seconding Umineko and Fata Morgana.
All of you are now on FBI's watchlist
thanks for the replies
that sounds really cool, will pay a bit more attention to it
That's why I stopped playing and am waiting for the DLC which supposedly addresses this very often repeated issue with the game's ending.
But yeah its an awesome game with so much replay value if the ending didn't make you to never want to play it again.
LurkerPrime
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Speaking of roguelikes, I'm trying to remember the name of this third-person action roguelike. It was released a year or two ago, was in Early Access for a bit, and I think was one of the first PC games from that particular Japanese(?) developer. Had sort of a chibi look to the characters, while also looking kinda Dark Souls-y.
It's super low-profile--couldn't find it while looking through the roguelike tag.
Isn't your avatar from a roguelike? That's probably why.
Or else you recently played a game with a roguelike tag, I guess.
It's super low-profile--couldn't find it while looking through the roguelike tag.
Ucchedavāda;241900803 said:
Isn't your avatar from a roguelike? That's probably why.
Or else you recently played a game with a roguelike tag, I guess.
DerekOfTheDykes
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Ended up picking up a PC copy of Lost Planet 2 for $4 along with some buddies so we can co-op that game again, it's been a long time and despite its flaws I love it dearly.
Also grabbed Lost Planet 1 but I guess I forgot how horseshit the final boss is so I just kind of pretended that the game ended at Mission 10 so I can say I beat it.
Also grabbed Lost Planet 1 but I guess I forgot how horseshit the final boss is so I just kind of pretended that the game ended at Mission 10 so I can say I beat it.
Crimsonclaw111
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How does Logitech RMA work? They offered me a G710+ with blue cherry keys to replace my G710+ with brown keys. Typically, can I expect to send my old one AFTER they ship a new one to me? Or do I send the old one first?
My next 3 days off will suck if they expect me to send the old one now.
My next 3 days off will suck if they expect me to send the old one now.
Do not start with these, both of them are 80+ hour affairs.
This is a decent intro into the genre - 100% free, not too long (3-5 hours), great story as well.
Heebie Jeebies
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Bought Orwell, very much doubt I'll buy anything else this sale.
Jawmuncher
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Tender loving care is still the only game i've bought this sale.
I want DisHo 2, but now that's it's $19.99 I wonder if I can just try and wait for it to hit $14.99 now.
I want DisHo 2, but now that's it's $19.99 I wonder if I can just try and wait for it to hit $14.99 now.
OmegaDL50
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Is it fair to list game deals we scored from other sites that incidentally also go on sale to keep up with Steam's own Summer Sale?
Because I managed to get some really good deals despite trying to not buy anything for this sale.
I managed to get Tekken 7 plus it's Season Pass for $60 basically getting the Season Pass for free from Gamebillet.
Also on a Metroidvania kick, I grabbed Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, and Momodora Reverie Under the Moonlight. I actually managed to not spend over a $100 for this sale.
The best part is I bought games I'm actually going to legitimately play not just impulse buy stuff I just sit on my backlog and remember some months down the line.
Because I managed to get some really good deals despite trying to not buy anything for this sale.
I managed to get Tekken 7 plus it's Season Pass for $60 basically getting the Season Pass for free from Gamebillet.
Also on a Metroidvania kick, I grabbed Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, and Momodora Reverie Under the Moonlight. I actually managed to not spend over a $100 for this sale.
The best part is I bought games I'm actually going to legitimately play not just impulse buy stuff I just sit on my backlog and remember some months down the line.
Very solid like everyone says. It was very easy to be immersed into each route I have played so far.
Thanks for the recommendations everyone by the way!
at launch there was a lot of annoying stutter and I hated the map system in it. also I feel I wont be able to complete some of these platforming sections..how difficult did people find it ?
Do not start with these, both of them are 80+ hour affairs.
This is a decent intro into the genre - 100% free, not too long (3-5 hours), great story as well.
I recommend this, a lot. Needs way more love.
the_firewithin
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So I've never played a dead Rising game. Should I start from the beginning? I seem to recall these were kinda cappy ports?
The Dear Leader
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Dead Rising 1 just released earlier this year and is a great port. don't know about 2 or Off the Record.
Do not start with these, both of them are 80+ hour affairs.
This is a decent intro into the genre - 100% free, not too long (3-5 hours), great story as well.
I knew Clannad was long, but 80+ holy shit. I'll go with that then, thanks.
The stutter is thankfully gone. The map system is still the same, though some additional hints have been added in to help you know when you're close to the map maker in each zone so that's probably a bit easier.
The only platforming section that's almost universally considered super difficult is optional to completing the game. It is necessary for the true ending though.
OmegaDL50
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None of the Dead Rising games on PC are crappy ports. Then again pretty much any game that uses the MT Framework engine runs exceptionally good on PC hardware.
hmm thats interesting about the hints...I will check it out. thanks!
My intro was 999, then VLR. Then Zero Escape. Incredible trilogy of games. And they have puzzles as well. Try those
the_firewithin
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