Naked Snake
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STEAM | January 2015 - Steam GOTY results: Delayed
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How much does it cost on 3DS?
$15.
Snakethesniper
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Half of my friend list is playing Huniepop right now
shocking news
BinaryPork2737
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I've been meaning to type something up about Silence of the Sleep for a while, and since it's in a bundle, now's as good as ever to post ramblings. It's honestly best not to know too much about specific plot and gameplay elements outside of the bare basics, so I'll keep spoilers to a minimum.
Silence of the Sleep is a psychological horror adventure game that seems to take inspiration from multiple horror related games including the Silent Hill franchise and The Cat Lady. One of the reasons why it's so fascinating is that a single person, Jesse Makkonen, is responsible for the entire game. That combined with how good it is just makes it really impressive to me.
Without giving too much away, the story is pretty decent. You're given enough information to have a vague idea about what's happening during the first half of the game, though the final chapter is kind of a plot dump. While it will likely go in a direction you'll mostly expect outside of a few twists, the story is still worth sticking with through to the end. The writing is a bit stilted at times, and I'm willing to bet that it's due to English not being Makkonen's native language (I'm pretty sure he's from Finland) along with the lack of an English editor. The English translation is serviceable, though, so it's fine.
The artstyle is all around excellent. There are times where it's hauntingly beautiful and times where it's surreal and slightly disturbing.
I really don't want to post any other screenshots because it's much better to just experience it yourself. Don't look up the monster designs, either. The monsters you encounter are surreal and lanky figures that I'll get to in a bit.
Gameplay is really divided into two sections. The first you'll encounter is the section without monsters that plays more like a traditional adventure game; it's basically the calm before the storm. You go around the environment talking to different characters, solving puzzles, and gathering items to advance to the next area. The puzzles can be a little obtuse at times, but you're still given enough hints to figure them out on your own. As long as you search the entire environment, you'll be able to get past the puzzles with brain work and a bit of luck. The other section is characterized by the appearance of monsters. You still have to gather items and solve puzzles in these sections, but hiding from the area's monster rather than talking to characters. Each monster will just instantly kill you, so it's important to use caution while searching different areas. And make sure to save often, since there are no checkpoints in the game. The lack of checkpoints might frustrate people, especially in Chapter 2, but it serves to make the monsters threatening along with penalizing you for your mistakes.
The sound design is fantastic, and used in all the right ways for a horror game, especially since it actually serves as a mechanic to avoid monsters. It also adds to the game's creepy atmosphere, which is the best part about the game.
The one negative thing that comes to mind are the controls. You basically move on a 2D plane and have the ability to turn and look at both the background and foreground. The main issue I have with that is that you can't turn from the background to the foreground, and instead have to turn left or right prior to that. It's a minor thing, but it can be really frustrating at times (mostly during the monster segments).
Sorry to keep the explanations sort of vague and short, but Silence of the Sleep is definitely a game that you should experience for yourself.
Bundlestars Vendetta Flash re-bundle
Price: 5.25
Price: 5.25
- Sniper Ghost Warrior 2
- Alien Rage Unlimited
- Disciples III Reincarnation
- Deadly 30
- Fearless Fantasy
- Muffin Knight
- Street Racing Syndicate
- I Am Vegend
- Iron Grip Warlord
- Iron Grip Warlord Scorched Earth DLC
Gunstarheroes
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My personal GOTY last year, glad that people are still getting and discovering it. Pretty pumped for Magfest this weekend where the composer is performing, i can't wait to jam out to some Shovel Knight tunes.
someguyinahat
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Are we in for another "TV TV TV Sports TV TV Sports Sports Callo'duty Callo'duty TV"? I mean, I hope they learned, but...
This is likely the most terrifying tweet I've ever read.
More tablets, maybe Surface 4 and Windows Phone 10 unveiling if a fair few of the the folks in the Windows news and blogsphere are to be believed. Makes sense seeing as the last device that will have the Nokia brand, the Lumia 735, was released ages ago.
I hope I enjoy it as much as many of you seem to. It's on my gog cart, but I promised myself to play through a few greats on my list before purchasing/tackling this one.
MMBosstones86
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Well.
Looks like I'm heading to the hospital to start inducing labor. I'll see you guys on the other side.
Looks like I'm heading to the hospital to start inducing labor. I'll see you guys on the other side.
*yonks ago
oh noooooooo.
The Dear Leader
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Good luck, and congrats, remember to push, I hear it helps.
Good luck to you and your wife.
Hahaha. Hey even a month is an age in the mobile phone world. Before Microsoft bought Nokia they were releasing upwards of 25+ new models of phones each year. The 735 was announced 6 months ago and was available 3 and no sign of the 930 successor which itself is 6 months old.
Good luck.
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BinaryPork2737
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Well, HuniePop doesn't seem to want to start for me ;__; Apparently it's having issues for some people that use Windows 8.
Good luck!
Good luck!
PetriP-TNT
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Silence Of The Sleep is an amazing game! Read my review:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/MemphisCreep/recommended/321870/
And buy the bundle!
http://steamcommunity.com/id/MemphisCreep/recommended/321870/
And buy the bundle!
Haunted
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Reposting for those who've missed it.
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ashecitism
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The Spencer one? It got mostly buried. It was posted earlier this afternoon, was reading back and saw it. The Nadella tweet was posted afterwards.
Kaleinc
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Don't mess up QTEs
billmcdougal
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Thanks for pointing out BlazeRush in that bundle. I didn't realize it was that local multiplayer game on my wishlist. Nice!
Haunted
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Alien Rage is the best one out of that bunch, a fairly straightforward (but technically competent) linear FPS.
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Forgot to do Auto Repost, so here it is again...
You can use any mic with any voice communication software really. Skype and Google Hangouts both among the easiest and best free options for software. Nothing fancy about setting them up, just plug in your headset and place the call.
freshVeggie
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Good luck and wish you & wife the best
first time playing?
Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 and Alien Rage Unlimited are both really fun shooters. If you are in the mood for FPShooting get this bundle.
FiveElementNinja
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Congrats!
Only got to play a bit of the beginning of the game at a friend's house. (Didn't even get to finish the tutorial)
Good luck! ^^
NihonTiger90
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Good luck to you both!
VMB has some of the most absorbing atmosphere in a game. Decided on a Gangrel for my first playthrough, and it was pretty much beast mode. People tend to rec Malkavian for the extra bit of weirdness, though.
Good luck!
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The Few --MB-D4DF1F277E7799BB- Taken by Haunted
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Malk is generally recommended for a subsequent play through as the references will have context.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=646159
That may be what you're looking for. Just note that the unofficial patch got updated several times since the topic was made.
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